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Elite politicians Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

One of the other editors beat me to writing the editorial this week, so in order not to duplicate effort, I’m going to discuss my thoughts about the recent precinct caucuses.

First, let me clearly say this: I don’t personally give a shit about Republican or Democratic caucuses. It’s the rare politician whom I trust anymore, and it’s the corrupt political party mechanism that allows the corruption of politicians and the dysfunction of politics.

I “let” certain of our writers cover the caucuses because shining lights into the dank and sweaty crevices of party politics is part of what we do, our mission, but I don’t believe for a second that one reader in 10 actually feels any different about caucuses than I do. And that perception is borne out by the number of people who actually caucused in Washoe County, about 6,700 people, or about 1.5 percent of the county’s residents.

And so, with the massive failure of the caucus system— although as Dennis points out, if you compare it to the Republican caucus numbers in 2000 or 2004, it’s a roaring success—the Republicans have announced their idea of fiscal responsibility: Since so few people care to caucus, they want to consider moving to a primary system for election years. In other words, instead of having the political party animals who do care about the results pay, they want the people who don’t care enough to participate, 97 percent of us, to pay for them.

If the parties want people to participate, they should open the caucuses to everyone.

Democrats could participate in the Republican caucuses and visa versa. I offer my personal guarantee that the caucuses would be more fun for me, and bloodier for participants. I, as a non-partisan, could go to be informed, and maybe we as a state could figure out who should be the best candidates to run this country instead of who are simply the best party and church ideologues.

Life is death

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Re “Gimme shelter” (Apply Liberally, Jan. 19): What about livestock animals?

Huh? Do you so-called animal lovers ever think about all the cows, pigs and chickens slaughtered by the thousands each day for burgers, steaks and pet food? I didn’t think so.

And what about abortions? I bet you’re pro-abortion. You want no-kill shelters for dogs and cats, but go ahead and abort unborn babies, huh.

Re “Government-approved voters?”

(News, Jan. 26): I’m 73 years old, on Social Security and Medcare. I don’t know if that qualifies me as a “senior citizen” or not.

When I go to Target for my medication each month and write out a check, do you know what the pharmacist asks me, even though I’ve gotten my prescriptions there for more than seven years? “Could I see your photo I.D.?”

When I go for a doctor’s appointment or a lab test, do you know what they will ask me, even though I have been going there for years, and they know me? “Could I see your insurance card and a photo I.D.?”

Reading “Government-approved voters?” made me wonder, what is so wrong with showing a photo I.D. to vote and to protect your vote?

I think that this should be required in this day and age, when identities are stolen, as we hear so often.

Toby Carruthers Reno

Nobody likes to kill fetuses Re “Anti-birth control petition filed” (Upfront, Jan. 19): For the religious right, this would really be a victory. It is not practical and flies in the face of freedom of choice. I liked it when Clinton said something like, “I am not pro abortion but feel every woman has a right to choose.” I feel the same way. Yes, I have heard the argument that you may be aborting the next Einstein.

How about the next drug baby or the next public assistance baby or for that matter the mom who has babies for the welfare check? In the petition, “all persons are endowed by their creator, Jesus Christ ...” This is a religious statement and as such should be negated for governmental purposes. It tries to use the term “prenatal” to cover the argument as to when a fetus is actually viable.

Jury is and has been stalled on that issue. How about when a fetus can survive outside of the mother? “An unborn child at any stage of development” is just an end around on this issue. Unless there are compelling medical reasons, I am very much against late-term abortions. However repugnant abortion may be to some, it is allowed under law. A constitutional amendment is ludicrous and a waste of politicians’ time. But then again, many will pander to the voters at this time. Who would want to alienate that part of the population by voting against this?

Ted Beecher Reno

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Re “Grainy season” (Feature story, Feb. 2): Wow. Ashley Hennefer’s article on gluten claims that “it is estimated” that 40 percent of Americans are gluten intolerant. That pencils out to about 120 million people.

“Estimated” by whom? Mickey Mouse? Elvis? Aliens from Mars?

Someone selling “the antidote”?

Truly, according to the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, less than 1 percent of the U.S. population actually has a diagnosable illness related to wheat consumption. That’s less than 3 million people. Not 120 million. Don’t get me wrong; I truly feel for those few people it affects. While we’re on the subject of allergies, food intolerances, etc., though, it turns out that about 7 million Americans are allergic to seafood, and another 3 million or so are allergic to nuts.

Nonetheless, only about 10 people a year die from food allergies in this country, a small enough number that CDC considers it “statistically insignificant.” More people die from

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The truth is, just about any food substance has a very few unlucky chumps who have a negative reaction to it. That doesn’t excuse attempts by sensationalistic members of the hipster news media, who make claims that almost half the population are suffering from some desperate addiction to a mythically “poisonous” food substance. Look up “mass psychogenic illness,” “collective delusion” and “mass hysteria” sometime. So, thanks for providing us with unsubstantiated claims, half truths and claims of rampant “gluten addiction” without the support of any actual science. Meanwhile, I’ll be sure to carbo load on pasta before my next long, technical alpine climb, as I’ve been doing for a few decades.

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They might claim they must disclose, and when accused, go before an ethics committee. We have seen that show too many times already. When a sitting senator or congressman violates a specific law, he or she is “forced” to face the ethics committee.

They can draw out the proceedings for years and if public outcry becomes overwhelming, they simply resign. Most of the time, they are not held accountable. Former Sen. John Ensign is a recent and good example.

If we want real accountability in Congress, we must force them to remove the exemptions for themselves. I suppose they could give all of us the same exemption they enjoy, but, what would be the point of passing any law? Our lawmakers get

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away with this sort of stuff because we let them. We should be ashamed of ourselves for not paying attention to our lawmakers. I have heard too many times from friends and family that “it” does not affect me so why should I bother. This attitude, I believe, is the reason we have no control over our elected officials.

Stop sitting on the sidelines and get involved. Do your part as a citizen!

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Thanks for the review Re “Hot Topic” (Art of the State, Jan. 12): I enjoyed Mark Dunagan’s review of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. I felt it was honest and humorous in places. As Dunagan pointed out, he had never seen the play before. Not surprising, as it is a very difficult show and rarely tackled since its debut on the big screen with Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor, both of whom turned in what some might say were their finest performances. But what RLT has done with this show is somewhat more impressive, as they are doing the 1975 play version, rewritten by Tennessee Williams the way he originally envisioned it, without the cuts and re-writes forced upon him by Elia Kazan and Hollywood in the 1950s. This show by RLT is Cat as it was supposed to be, and a very ambitious and risky proposition in the process, as politically-correct adherents would have a field day with Mr. Williams’ language and subject matter in any decade over the last 60 years. But that is the point: This play is about truth, and both the freedom and pain it brings. Congrats to Mark Dunagan for voicing his truth on what he found in this production, and kudos for the RN&R for covering what I feel is a very courageous and daunting production. Good luck to Dunagan, I look forward to many more insightful reviews in years to come, and good luck, or, break a leg, RLT, you’ve begun your next 77 years with a bang!

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What food do you really love?

Asked at the University of Nevada, Reno food court Patrick Kelley Student

Sandwiches. They’re really customizable. You can put different stuff that you’re in the mood for on them. It’s really easy to get what you like.

Shaqueal Wilson Student

Probably be hamburgers or maybe pizza. … I always eat it, like it’s all we have at home.

Right now I’m trying to change to a more nutritious diet.

First, remove tax loopholes There is an effort going on by mining industry lobbyists to stop a proposed constitutional amendment that would, if passed by voters, remove an industry tax loophole from the Nevada Constitution.

Their argument is that instead of singling out the mining industry for a tax increase, a broad-based business tax should be created. By making that argument, they are hoping to distract attention from a constitutional amendment wending its way through the Nevada Legislature.

The Reno Gazette-Journal last weekend became a voice of this emerging consensus with an editorial. “The goal of policy-makers should not be to pick out winners and losers in the tax system,” the newspaper argued.

“Neither should they pick out individual industries to target for higher taxes. Instead, the state needs to consider a top-to-bottom rewrite of its tax code to bring it in line with the way the state economy works in 2012.”

There is a problem with this line of argument. The Gazette-Journal is confusing tax policy with taxation. Its editorial attacked an initiative petition filed by Monte Miller, a Las Vegas businessperson who was an advisor to Gov. Jim Gibbons during his administration. The petition seeks to allow the Legislature to increase taxes slightly on mining but would protect the industry’s tax break.

Both the initiative petition and the argument made by the Gazette-Journal and the mining lobbyists about a broad-based business tax seek to do the same thing—divert attention from an effort to reform the favored position of the mining industry in the Nevada Constitution.

In 1864, when mining industry barons considered themselves and their mines the “paramount industry” of the state, it convinced delegates to the Nevada constitutional convention to write a tax break into Article 10, 4

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protecting them from taxation of the gross proceeds of mines. Whatever sense it made in the 19th century, in the 21st it allows foreign mining companies to despoil the land while shipping Nevada capital to Canada.

Imagine if Nevada had become a state in the 1960s when the gambling industry was riding high and its lobbyists had gotten delegates to write a limit on gambling taxes into the new constitution.

The initiative petition the Gazette-Journal attacked would preserve that exemption, to be sure, and should be defeated. But the newspaper plays into the hands of its sponsors by failing to make distinctions when it should be educating the Nevada public on the constitutional favoritism shown to the mining industry.

Though the newspaper never mentions it, the 2011 legislature approved a constitutional amendment to finally pry out that loophole. Their measure, Senate Joint Resolution 15, must still be approved by the 2013 legislature and then be approved by voters. Unless it passes, the state will be unable to conduct the “top to bottom rewrite of the tax code” the newspaper wants because part of that code will be shielded from revision by constitutional language. See how it’s all linked together?

The newspaper doesn’t want the mining industry singled out for taxation, but the Nevada Constitution already singles it out for a tax privilege that is not enjoyed by any other businesses in Nevada—dry cleaners, barbers, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers. The Gazette-Journal needs to keep the lines straight because the mining industry has a vested interest in confusing tax policy and taxation. The Miller initiative should be defeated, as the Gazette-Journal recommends, but let’s keep our eyes on the ball: Statutes, not constitutions, are the place for tax loopholes. Ω

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Redistricting: All over the map As the next election inches steadily closer, some significant changes to district boundaries due to population growth could have notable impact not only on Democratic candidates, but also on the influence of minority groups in the election.

Assemblyman Skip Daly has been particularly affected by redistricting. This year, as a result by of shifting district boundaries, as many as 85 percent of his conCasey O’Lear stituents may be new. Though this caseyo@ newsreview.com poses some challenge, Daly said he does not intend to alter his campaigning methods.

“We’re going to run the campaign very similar to what we did before,” he said. “I’m not a person who likes to mess with success.

Voters are people, and I believe you have to take the message to the people, and if you communicate your message effectively, you’ll be successful in your campaign.”

Nevada was the fasted-growing state in the United States for many years. In 2010, it was announced that Nevada’s population growth

had earned us an additional U.S. House seat. After a battle between the Nevada Legislature and Gov. Brian Sandoval, a state court judge drew up new boundary lines for the four seats.

A key factor in Nevada’s population growth and subsequent redistricting is the expansion of the Hispanic community in the state.

According to the last U.S. Census report, people of Hispanic or Latino origin made up about 26 percent of Nevada’s population in 2010.

Las Vegas, Reno and Washoe County are actually considered “minority majority” areas. This essentially means that the population is less than 50 percent white, and it is a weird concept in itself, in a “Wow, look at all the minorities! I’m the only majority here!” kind of way.

Nonetheless, about half of the population growth in Nevada can be attributed to Hispanic growth.

And this growth in number signifies greater political power.

Much of the debate over the redistricting involved whether Nevada should include a “minority majority”

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congressional district. Some leaders speculated that concentrating these voters in one area would limit their influence rather than expand it.

And, yes, expansion of these voters’ influence is what we should be expecting. Nevada is an exciting state with lots of growth and change in recent years, and a lot of that comes from flourishing non-white communities.

Nevada’s Hispanic population is known to vote mostly but certainly not exclusively Democratic. Splitting the population up into different districts rather than concentrating it in only one would, theoretically, make all four districts a bit more difficult to predict, leaving all four seats up in the air.

And, although the redistricting makes this particular election all the more unpredictable, many have already composed optimistic theories of its outcome.

“I think the redistricting overall— statewide, coming from the congressional districts on down—is going to be beneficial to Democrats,”

Daly said. “I mean, two districts are solid Democrat, and another one is competitive. My prediction is that there will be three Democratic congressional representatives after the next election. And it’s a similar situation for the Senate and for the Assembly. … I know the numbers have changed recently a little bit, but they’re still very solid. I think the Legislature will be controlled by Democrats in both houses.”

Of course, there is no obvious way to determine how the redistricting will influence this election, or how the votes of Nevada’s Hispanic populations will play into that. The most important thing that can be done now is for Democrats to look ahead, register new voters and reach out to those who find themselves in a new district.

Daly put it well in an adage he first heard from former governor and U.S. Sen. Richard Bryan: “There’s only two ways to run: unopposed or scared,” he said. “You run like you might lose. You run, you run hard, you run scared, and you don’t ever look back.” Ω

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The good, the bad and the caucus At long last, the Nevada Republican caucuses are officially over. Not soon forgotten, it is my hope that the Nevada voters and the Republican Party will process the events that transpired and take from this experience the hard lessons and learn from them.

The presidential nominating process, however imperfect, matters. If the process is simply a by formality to nominate the person Sean Cary most likely to win in the general seanc@ election, then call the whole thing newsreview.com for Romney. Santorum, Gingrich and Paul need to take their marbles and go home. If this were only about picking winners, then the parties could just go back to the way they used to do it, and appoint nominees with no say from the voters at all. Thankfully, the process is about more than that. All the candidates, not just the frontrunner, help to build the party and shape the platform on a local and

national level. Many of the upcoming contests on the Republican side are proportional in the way they assign delegates, and this will allow the more conservative Gingrich—if he continues to compete—to still have significant representation at the national convention. When the Gingrich delegates get to Florida to participate in the convention, these more conservative delegates will do much to influence what Romney’s party and platform end up saying.

I have never been a fan of Gingrich or his crotchety, grumpy demeanor and unwillingness to talk about anything he doesn’t want to, but I do agree with him on one thing—the media has no business anointing candidates. This race will be over when the voters say it’s over, not when the media says so.

You can’t please all the people all the time. A special evening caucus for religious voters who observe a Saturday Sabbath may have seemed like a good idea, but in the end, it was not. The caucus held at the

Adelson Educational Campus in Summerlin was poorly managed, the rules were vague, and the Ron Paul campaign, always willing to disregard the rules to gain undeserved influence, swarmed the building with supporters causing long lines, angry confrontations and cries of voter disenfranchisement.

The Paul campaign sent out a series of robo-calls to their supporters notifying them that the evening caucus was a second chance to participate for those who missed the morning caucus, conveniently forgetting the fact that this session was for those voters who observe the Sabbath.

In the end, I applaud the Republicans’ attempt to be inclusive, but there are simpler, easier solutions, like holding the whole thing on a Tuesday evening.

The dismal turnout speaks volumes. Nevada Republicans will be debating for years to come if the abysmally low turnout was a result

of poor organization, the moronic rules that prohibited many voters from participating even if they wanted to or the fact that the candidates ignored us because we gave away our influence in the process.

Maybe Nevada voters don’t like the caucus process?

Regardless of the reason, something has to be done. The Republicans are already talking about a presidential primary system, which would take the process out of the hands of the parties and return it to the grownups in the Secretary of State’s office, but in a time when we don’t have the money to fully fund basic services, I don’t imagine any legislation calling for $1.5 million for a presidential primary will ever make it anywhere past Republican fantasyland.

Nevada Republicans have spoken. The caucuses are over, thank god. Now comes the regular primary and general elections. Can we at least get these two right, please? Ω

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Eric and Midge Redli, right, waited in line at Dilworth Middle School to be admitted to their Republican precinct meeting.

Joni Wines 1926-2012 Four days before the 32nd anniversary of her recall from office, former Nye County sheriff Joni Wines died at Lake Tahoe.

Wines became sheriff at a time when corruption and an old boy’s network reportedly ruled the county. Women seeking changes drew Wines, a grandmother, into the race for sheriff, and she was elected in an upset over incumbent Jay Howard in 1978. Though not the first woman sheriff in the state, she was the first elected woman sheriff.

But as so frequently happens in small county corruption cases, the resulting turmoil alienated the public, and soon Wines was facing a recall petition. (Earlier, Lyon County District Attorney John Giomi, who reported a bribe attempt by Joe Conforte, had been defeated for reelection.)

Wines’ tenure became ensnarled with a rivalry between established brothel owner Bill Martin and a new and more successful brothel owned

by Walter Plankinton. In June 1978, Martin paid arsonists to burn down Plankinton’s Chicken Ranch brothel and was later murdered himself.

The brothel battle proved irresistible to out-of-state reporters, resulting in wide publicity of the Nye County turbulence, which exacerbated the sheriff’s political problems.

After her recall by a 1,228 to 979 vote in February 1980, she and her husband left town in the dead of night. U.S. Justice Department investigators pursued the corruption investigation and achieved some convictions, but the biggest targets were never indicted.

Wines later ran unsuccessfully for governor and the U.S. House and was appointed to the Nevada Ethics Commission by Gov. Bob Miller.

The saga became the subject of Jeanie Kasindorf’s book The Nye County Brothel Wars/A Tale of the New West, described by a New York Times critic as “splendid … a taut account of a chain of vicious acts perpetrated by a group of toughs,” and of the fictionalized 1981 CBS movie Incident at Crestridge, which starred Eileen Brennan as Wines.

Wines was 85 when she died at Lake Tahoe.

Taking aim At least one Nevada liberal group is assuming Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP presidential nominee. Either that, or they are trying to soften him up in the state to help Barack Obama get a weaker Republican opponent—the strategy Obama’s campaign keeps pushing.

Progress Now Nevada put up an anti-Romney website tailored to Nevada—specifically, to home foreclosures (Nevada has the highest rate) and Romney’s record on the issue, along with a few other economic matters. It can be found at http://forecloseromney.com.

Deja vu State legislators and the governor are not the only officials that failed to finish their reapportionment work.

At the University of Nevada, Reno, the Sagebrush reports that the reapportionment of the student Senate has gone undone.

Reapportionment is easier at this level because, unlike the Legislature, no geographic districts are required. Senate seats are apportioned one to a college and then by number of students after that, so that the college of business administration, for example, has one automatic seat and two seats representing its “population.”

Like the state’s legislative and U.S. House seats, the UNR dispute involves friction between executive and legislative branches. According to former student Sen. Sean McDonald, the last couple of student body presidents have failed to submit reapportionment plans to the Senate.

And, as in the case of the state, judges—in this case, justices of the student judicial council—are considering stepping in and doing the job.

Trump trumps Romney Billionaire Donald Trump has taken credit for Mitt Romney’s Nevada caucus victory, though he claim’s it’s unidentified others who credit him.

“And a lot of people are giving me credit for that and I will accept that credit,” Trump told Fox News.

It’s the second time Romney won the Nevada caucuses. Trump did not explain how Romney won without him in 2008.

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Long lines The West is heard from in the GOP “You must have a government-issued photo I.D.,” Tom Dickman said at Sparks Republican caucuses held at Dilworth by Dennis Myers Middle School. “A Costco card will not work [laughter]. No one can vouch for anyone.”

This is a relatively new ritual. For most of the past 150 years of statehood, no one needed identification to attend a Republican—or Democratic—caucus. No one, after all, would try to crash a precinct caucus. The real problem was getting people to attend at all.

“He’s created jobs.

Nobody in Washington creates jobs.”

Eric Redli Romney supporter But that was before Republican leaders developed the technique of preventing low income people who don’t have identification and would probably vote Democratic from voting in real elections. And the GOP caucuses must now set the example.

Most of the people attending the caucuses at Dilworth Middle School in Sparks never heard Dickman’s remarks. He was speaking in the front hallway, which held only a few dozen people. Most of the participants were outside standing in a long line.

This school has a footnote role in Republican history. In the early 1960s, GOP strategist Karl Rove attended seventh, eighth and ninth grades at what was then Dilworth Junior High School. Rove might not have felt comfortable at these caucuses because

so many of the participants wanted a candidate who could appeal to the moderates Rove did so much to drive out of the party. An ABC News survey of Nevada caucus-goers indicated that the quality they cited most in a candidate was an ability to defeat Barack Obama. Among the 44 percent of caucus participants who felt that way, 74 percent voted for Mitt Romney.

Eric Redli, who is retired from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Department, attended the Dilworth caucus with his wife Midge. He went to his first caucus four years ago.

“The first time, I was curious to see what the process is,” he said.

This year, he and his wife attended to support Romney.

“Mitt Romney’s got the tools, the moral character, the core values to get us out of this mess, and being a CEO of companies and so on, he knows what to do,” Redli said.

“He’s run companies for 25-plus years, he’s created jobs—and that’s the biggest issue. He’s created jobs.

Nobody in Washington creates jobs.”

Romney and Ron Paul had volunteers at the site from out of state to distribute literature and give sales pitches, which freed their in-state supporters to attend their caucuses.

“Well, you know, we got to get the constitutional message out for Ron Paul,” said Paul backer Scott Macintosh of Pacifica, Calif.

“We’re out here to put the flyers out and give people free information.

We got a super flyer here, a lot of info about Ron Paul, the only veteran in the race. You know, things like that, that people ... well, might not get from the mainstream media.”

Helen Sealey, a local resident, was working for Gingrich, who was run-

ning on a shoestring in Nevada and had no money to bus volunteers in.

She caucused after proselytizing for her candidate.

“I just really think he’s the guy to put us on the right track,” she said. “I really like him. I heard him talk. I’m totally convinced.”

There was some sentiment for a presidential primary election at Dilworth. According to our interviews of participants, those who want a presidential primary are those who attend the caucuses only in presidential years, suggesting they are less interested in the Republican Party organization.

(Caucuses are held for party business in every even-numbered year.) Those who attend caucuses in non-presidential years tended to be happy with the existing system.

The special election held in 2001 to fill a vacant U.S. House seat in the Northern Nevada district cost $536,000. The secretary of state’s office is trying to work up an estimate for a statewide presidential primary.

Secretary of State Ross Miller said he expects it will come in somewhere around $1-2 million.

One man at Dilworth wore a white T-shirt that read in part, “We the people want a real American President…” Just italics were not enough—italics and underlining were combined.

What was most interesting about the Dilworth caucus-goers was that the participants had virtually no interest in the matters that so occupied journalists. They didn’t care whether Nevada made a splash nationally, whether advertising money helps the state economy, or even whether the candidates visited Nevada personally. They treated the caucuses as earnestly as an Election Day, as a step in choosing a president, and they took the role seriously. Each vote was cast as though it would determine the nomination.

The long count

Romney finished slightly lower statewide than in 2008, 50.1 percent compared to his earlier 51.1 percent showing, though he had fewer opponents to split up the vote this time around. And he had essentially the same dynamic as in 2008—only one active opponent, Paul. Gingrich and Santorum tried to slap together late Nevada efforts, but Santorum spent only $12,000 on cable-only television advertising. Gingrich spent nothing.

Romney spent $371,000. Personal appearances were the main sign of Gingrich and Santorum campaigns.

(Among Mormon voters, who made up 26 percent of the GOP caucusgoers, Romney received 91 percent compared to 95 percent in 2008.)

Paul, who matched Romney nearly dollar for dollar in TV ads ($350,000) in Nevada and poured everything but the kitchen sink into the state, gained only 5 percentage points over his 2008 showing (18.7 to 13.7 percent)—and in the process lost the second place he won in ’08 to Gingrich. Romney’s opponents had begun verbally hedging their bets on Nevada before the caucuses began, but it was less than credible coming from Paul. He had thrown everything into winning what he considered the receptive territory of the Silver State, appearing personally time after time over the months. If he could not win Nevada among Republicans, it’s hard to imagine where he could win a primary or caucus, much less what state he could carry in a general election— and if Dilworth was an indication, winning against Obama is vital to Republicans in choosing a nominee.

Dickman declined to provide the Dilworth results, but individual caucus-goers interviewed indicated that Romney did well among the precincts represented at the site. “Ours went for Romney,” one said.

Statewide, 32,864 people caucused.

If the Nevada Republican Party’s decision to report its vote count through Twitter and Google was designed to show how the private sector can count votes better than government election offices, it was a fiasco. The caucuses were held on Saturday. By Sunday morning at 9, only 70 percent of results had been released—and those were five hours old. Not until about 2:30 Monday morning was the count complete—and it reported Romney’s percentage incorrectly, depriving him of a tenth of a percentage point.

Thr delay led to some bad journalism as some writers extrapolated from misleading early returns. The first returns showed Paul in second place, leading to a Huffington Post article under the headline, “Ron Paul Poised To Finish Surprisingly Strong In 2012 Nevada Caucus.”

FINAL NUMBERS 2012 NEVADA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES Romney

Gingrich

Paul

Santorum

50.1 percent 16,486 votes

21.1 percent 6,956 votes

18.7 percent 6,175 votes

9.9 percent 3,277 votes

“I just really think he’s the guy to put us on the right track.”

Helen Sealey Gingrich supporter After Gingrich moved into second place, he held at 26 percent for a while, producing inflated coverage of his showing. He finally dropped to 21.2 percent.

The slow count allowed one fringe figure, South Dakota Constitution Party leader Lori Stacey, to post an article on the DC Examiner site accusing the Nevada Republican Party of a “corrupt system” without any substantiating evidence except the delay. At another Examiner site, a Mark Wachtler ran an article headlined “Paul camp cries fraud over Nevada Caucus results.” The article contained no information supporting the headline and no quotes from anyone representing candidate Paul.

The Nevada party’s decision to release its results on Twitter allowed people to post some acid comments alongside the partial returns. One read, “We’ve seen developing countries where folks lining up to vote with purple thumbs do better.” (The comments were later purged from the site.

They were recovered and can be read on our Newsview blog.)

“I don’t know why they didn’t just post them on the state Republican website,” said one GOP state legislator. In fact, the final results were posted on the state website, not Twitter or Google. But the state’s website has usually been fairly stale. It did not have caucus information until very late in the game and well after the Washoe County Republican site. Ω

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GREENSPACE Community service The city of Reno is offering the Reno Citizens Institute, which will allow residents to see how tax dollars are spent and how they can be more involved in the process of making decisions. Several classes pertaining to the local ecology are available, including Parks, Recreation and Community services on March 13, Reno Fire Department on March 20, and Public Works on March 27.

Apply for the program at www.renogov.com. Registration deadline is Feb. 22.

Take a hike Instead of the ol’ dinner date, take your loved one for a Valentine’s Day hike instead. The Tahoe Rim Trail hosts the Sweetheart Sunset snowshoe hike on Feb. 14. Participants will meet at the Ophir Creek Trailhead and hike to the Tahoe Meadows Ridge Overlook to watch the sunset over Lake Tahoe.

The three mile trek starts at 4 p.m. and is expected to last three to four hours. It’s also free, and wine, sparkling water, cheese and other goodies will be available.

Sign up by emailing jaimes@tahoe rimtrail.org or call 298-0012.

Ent-approved Alumna Keira Hambrick, from the University of Nevada, Reno’s literature and environment program, was recently published in the anthology Environmentalism in the Realm of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, edited by Chris Barrata.

According to the description of the book, “The essays analyze important literary works to yield an understanding of how they address the environmental issues we are facing today and the solutions that these works present to ensure the sustainability of our natural world and, in turn, the sustainability of humanity. With topics ranging from the dangers of industrial progress to the connection between environmental degradation and the destruction of the individual, and from the environmental dangers posed by capitalistic societies to ignored warnings of ecological crises, the essays tactfully analyze the relationship between the environmental themes in literature and how readers and scholars can learn from the irresponsible treatment of the environment.”

Check out the book on Amazon.com.

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ECO-EVENT Sierra Nevada College and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center of UC Davis will host the lecture “Two Billion Cars: Driving Towards Sustainability.” Drs. Dan Sperling and Tom Turrentine from UC Davis will present their research and ideas for renewable energy projects. Feb. 23, 5:30-8 p.m. No-host bar opens at 5:30 p.m. and the program starts at 6 p.m. $10 donation requested. Sierra Nevada College, Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences room 139/141. For more information, call 775-881-7560 or visit www.sierranevada.edu/TERC.

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Sometimes it’s not hard to envision what the Nevada landscape would look like after the apocalypse—an empty desert filled with decaying roads and crumbling billboards. Perhaps that’s more evocative of the video game by Fallout: New Vegas than reality, but Nevada is no stranger to flashy Ashley lights and signs embedded into its cities and along the highways, and Hennefer Reno soon may have an influx of digital billboards—against the wishes ashleyh@ of the community. newsreview.com Digital billboards are billboards with electronic displays, projecting images or video clips. In 2000, 57 percent of residents voted in a ballot initiative against the construction of new billboards, but 12 years later, plans are underway to resurrect what environmental group Scenic Nevada refers to as “garish digital displays.” The initiative stated, “The construction of new off premises advertising displays/billboards is prohibited, and the city of Reno may not issue permits for their construction.”

“That didn’t mean just digital boards, but existing ones as well,” says Lori Wray, board member of Scenic Nevada. “That meant that billboards already built could be used, but no new ones could be built. And now they are going against that.”

In 2008, Councilmember Dwight Dortch began an initiative to add a text amendment and allow for digital billboards. The city hosted a workTo learn about Scenic shop later that year, but the motion didn’t get very far. The Council took Nevada’s efforts the item off of the planning commission’s agenda in 2009. against digital “After 2009, it sat dormant, but in 2011, it started heating up again,” billboards, visit www.scenicnevada.org. Wray says.

An appeal was filed last month after the planning commission voted 4-2 for the development of new billboard zones. Current legislation only allows billboards in commercial and industrial areas, and the boards have to be spaced at least 1,000 feet apart. A public hearing was held on Feb. 8.

“We believe this is a violation of the voters’ trust and what the voters wanted,” Wray says. “We wanted less billboards and not more.”

Several studies conducted on the boards have indicated that the digital ones are a safety hazard for drivers because they can make it harder to see headlights on cars or cyclists. Too many could potentially violate the Dark Night Sky act, which limits the amount of light that can be emitted by a city.

“There is, in the code right now, that no lights can flash out from the billboards,” says Wray. “That’s what it does, and that’s why they are prohibited in Reno.”

Digital billboards are notorious for requiring a lot of power to function 24/7, and environmentalists argue that the components used to make them will end up as electronic waste. Some cities have proposed poweing the boards with renewable energy sources such as solar or wind power, or constructing them out of recycled materials.

Utah is also working to ban digital billboards, which have already come under heavy restriction in tourism-dependent states Alaska and Hawaii. The Reno-Tahoe area is in the top 35 markets for Clear Channel’s digital boards, which owns 34 out of the 50 permits for billboards in Reno. Ω

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“All other food co-ops call us the miracle co-op,” says Amber Sallaberry, cofounder and general manager of Great Basin Community Food Co-op.

GBCFC’s large new, three-story location at 240 Court St. is scheduled to open Feb. 10. The seed was first planted back in 2005—and, as it has grown, there has been a cornucopia of drama and bushels of DIY perseverance.

“That’s what I like about our story—everyone I’ve told says, ‘I had no idea the co-op started on $814 it took you guys nine months to save up, hidden under your bed in a cashbox,’” says Sallaberry. When she talks about food or the co-op, her eyes light up with a wild excitement that seems nearly ecstatic. “It just shows a lot for Nevadans—especially because this was right when the recession was hitting us really hard—so when we were booming in that time and really moving forward, I think it gave people a ton of hope, especially in terms of agriculture. So many people think that things don’t grow here, and that we’re not going to have that kind of environment, but it’s totally not true.”

In her home on Sept. 14, 2005, Melissa Nixon hosted a potluck meeting to explore the possibility of starting a natural foods cooperative in Northern Nevada. To generate interest, she posted flyers around town, and the event attracted a diverse group of local foodies, including Pauline Hamilton— who went on to start Reno’s first Great Basin Basket Community Supported Agriculture—and Amber Sallaberry.

“Food cooperatives are shopperowned stores that go out and source locally and regionally for good quality natural and organic,” says Rick Lattin, the owner of Lattin Farms and a part-time employee of the Nevada Small Business Development Center, a University of Nevada, Reno program that has awarded grants to the GBCFC. “My research had shown me at that point that we needed to start with a buying club, which is basically when people get together, and they buy in bulk,” says Sallaberry.

The small group of potential coopers soon discovered that United Natural Foods, Inc., the biggest national organic foods distributor, wouldn’t sell to a buying club within 50 miles of a Whole Foods or a Wild Oats.

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“We talked to Pneumatic Diner, and those guys were awesome, and they allowed us to piggyback on them,” says Sallaberry. “They just ordered more for us. Load it all up, and then Angie [Watson] at Black Hole Body Piercing had a garage next to her spot. We cleaned that all up, and we would load it all in there.”

Six years ago, in January 2006, what is now a sprawling three-story food mecca began as a buying club in the garage of a body-piercing shop.

“We pretty much ran like a blackmarket buying club just to get a co-op in Nevada,” says Sallaberry.

The participants would place their orders and agreed to pay 15 percent above the wholesale price.

“We were getting organic avocados for like 37 cents apiece, whereas at Whole Foods or something at the same time it was $1.99,” says Sallaberry. “So we were saving ourselves and anyone who wanted to participate a lot of money by buying in bulk. … So we’d split it all up. They’d all pay their 15 percent above. We had a little tiny cash box that we hid under my bunk bed. In August—it took us about eight months—we opened up the cashbox, and we saved $814.”

That $814 was the initial startup money for the food co-op, but the GBCFC benefited from some generosity from like-minded folks. Quincy Natural Foods, a co-op in Quincy, Calif., donated a cash register. And a co-owner of a local record store offered the group something they needed even more: a retail space.

“I saw Joe Ferguson at some punk show at the old Spacement,” says Sallaberry. “I didn’t know him very well, and I was telling him, ‘We can’t be in Angie’s garage anymore. It’s getting too big. ... We need a spot to set up, and he’s like … ‘I’ve got the little back room of Sound & Fury Records, why don’t you guys move in there? I won’t charge you rent or anything until you get going and on your feet.’”

The Great Basin Community Food Co-op opened in the miniscule back room of the punk and hardcore record store near the corner of Wells Avenue and Wonder Street on Oct. 6, 2006.

“We opened as a private buying club/co-op because we were so far from being health department certified,” says Sallaberry. “We asked the small farmers, ‘Why aren’t you selling your stuff to Whole Foods or Raley’s?’ ‘Well, you have to have these huge premium insurance plans that no small farmers can afford. You have to jump through all theses hoops and red tape, and we just can’t do it.’

So we’re like, ‘So the only outlet you have is like once a week at a farmers’ market?’ And they’re like, ‘Pretty much, or direct to consumer.’ So we’re like OK, cool, this will be good then.”

Originally, there was just a handful of local farms selling their goods at GBCFC—Churchill Butte Organics,

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Oasis Farmstead Dairy and Lattin Farms among them. Now, they work with over 60 producers.

When it moved into the record store, GBCFC was essentially an underground operation.

“When we opened our doors, we said, ‘You can join—it’s private— you’ve got to sign your little indemnification clause, like you’re part of a little poker club or something,” says Sallaberry. “It was $15. It was all volunteer-run. We all work in our day jobs and try to keep this co-op going. It was awesome because all the record store young punk kids—it was great because they all had shifts there, so they would split shifts with us.

They’d cover the register, which I think was a really good cultural infusion of a lot of older crazy health foodies and young crazy punk kids.”

By June 2007, partly because it hadn’t been paying any rent, the co-op had saved close to $13,000.

“We didn’t have a website,” says Sallaberry. “We didn’t do any marketing. It was all word of mouth.

Obviously, there was a huge need because people came out of the woodwork.”

At this point, the food co-op was attracting more business than the record store, so the two organizations switched, with GBCFC taking over the main floor, and Sound & Fury moving into the small back room.

“That was phase two,” says Sallaberry. “And that $13,000 got us through that big expansion. That was the summer of 2007. That was the year that we incorporated officially as a cooperative in the state of Nevada. I think we were the first incorporated food co-op in our state. There was the Washoe Zephyr Food Co-op, but I believe, in trying to chase that ghost trail, that they were a 501c3.”

That December, the co-op hired its first two paid employees, Toni Ortega and Nicole Sallaberry, Amber’s sister.

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tive business which I think was a huge help,” says Nicole.

“Amber decided to go back and finish her degree,” says Laura Fillmore, who was on GBCFC’s board of directors at the time and is again now. “She needed to do that. I don’t think everyone could see clearly why she was doing that at that point in time. She was burnt out in some ways, but she knew she needed to know more to make this project real in the world. So she left and went back to Evergreen [State College in Olympia, Wash.] to finish her school. And there she apprenticed with some of the best co-op people in the country.”

Through Evergreen, Sallaberry interned with Grace Cox, a board member of the National Co-operative Grocers Association, and the finance manager of the Olympia Food Co-op.

While completing a course of study in cooperative business development, she commuted back and forth from Reno to Olympia.

Melissa Nixon also left the state for a period to work for the Alberta Cooperative Grocery in Portland, Ore. “It’s really important that [Nixon] left and got experience at an established co-op and brought it back to what we’re doing now, because we had no idea what we were doing,” says Nicole Sallaberry. “We knew nothing about retail until we learned from other co-ops.”

“Then, that next spring was when the health department came for the first time,” says Sallaberry.

There was a new law, SB 22, which prevented the sale of raw milk.

When a health department representative showed up to enforce the law, he said, “You know, you should really work on getting up to code.”

“We’re private,” responded Sallaberry.

“Yeah, that’s not going to last,” responded the rep.

They started researching getting the Wonder Street space up to code. It became apparent that this would be difficult. Plumbing and electrical contractors were skeptical about the building.

“There was a bunch of issues at the store,” says Sallaberry. “Sound & Fury went totally out of business.

We had to pay the difference in rent.

We had no parking. … And we couldn’t take food stamps because

we weren’t health department certified and open to the public.”

In April 2009, the co-op moved to 542 1/2 Plumas St., near the corner of Plumas Street and California Avenue.

“It was the best thing we ever did,” says Sallaberry. “We blew up over night. We were open to the public and could finally start announcing it. We got an awesome website. We were at this main epicenter where everyone driving in the downtown business community can see us, and I think partially we had the national local food movement. It was the right thing at the right time, and we just got it, right when it was happening and expanding to Reno.”

As business boomed, what was originally a casual enterprise started to demand a more formal structure.

“We really wanted to be a nonhierarchical, workers collective at the beginning,” says Sallaberry. “We tried really, really hard for like five years.”

In 2009, GBCFC dissolved its board of directors.

“We pretty much ran like a black-market buying club just to get a co-op in Nevada” Amber Sallaberry, GBFC cofounder.

“We had decided we didn’t want a board,” says Sallaberry. “We were a non-hierarchical, workers collective, and we wanted to look at the options of being workers only. … So we just said to our board, and they were amazing to do this for us, we said, ‘Look, we’re a little workers collective. We want to figure out how we want our structure to be. These board meetings are really long and arduous, and we seem to argue a lot. We just want an ability to start from scratch again.’ We had set up the board in the way a lot of nonprofits are set up, because we didn’t know any better. Nobody knew models for co-ops in Nevada. … They said, ‘Fine, OK, we’ll step down.’ So at that point our workers collective became the board.”

“It’s very much the own-your-ownlabor idea,” says Fillmore, who was on the dissolved board. “It’s great conceptually, and it’s great in situations when you have a really tight collective of people who have that vision over that long term, but not so great in the real world when you’re hiring people who are probably less committed.”

“Nobody wanted to have titles, everybody wanted to be equals, but we all partook in different work,” says Sallaberry. “It was a really good learning experience, but it was by far one of the hardest things any of us have ever done. When you’ve got a central hub, and you’ve got hierarchy, and you’ve got managers, they’re like ‘This is what we’re doing’ … and they make sure everyone’s on the same page. It’s a lot different than sitting

through six hours—a meeting that would take you an hour—sitting through six hours to get everyone to agree. It’s full consensus. … We had the most challenging, hard year ever.

We had really long intense meetings where ultimately half the staff would be on the verge of tears. It was what helped us learn how to communicate with each other. It helped us learn what direction we wanted to take the co-op. It was the year that we came up with our ultimate vision.”

“It became patently obvious that people just wanted [Sallaberry] to make decisions, and they wanted to have influence over those decisions, and they wanted to have a collective process, but they didn’t want to have it at the level that they’d had it in the past,” says Fillmore.

In 2010, a board of directors was reinstated, and Sallaberry officially became the general manager of GBCFC.

Memberships to the co-op had more than doubled since moving into the Plumas Street location, and that space was now, simply put, too small. The co-op enlisted an advisory board comprised of local business leaders to help develop a new location. One of the members of that board was David Woods, commercial real estate associate with CB Richard Ellis, who helped them secure their new building at 240 Court St. in the former location of Fitness Evolution.

In order to execute the move and expansion, the co-op needed to raise some serious money. An early estimate for additional funds needed was $400,000. The group began a massive fundraising campaign, including biweekly presentations at the VSA Lake Mansion near their new location.

“We would invite the community at large,” says Sallaberry. “We would just go through the whole big plans, the history, the huge plans, where we were going, what it’s going to look like.”

The first fund-raising presentation was somewhat disappointing. After the second presentation, the Sallaberry sisters went to a nearby bar to read their pledge sheets.

“We start opening them up, thinking we’ll get like $500,” says Sallaberry. “And we had a $20,000 one! And we had a $15,000 one! …We were like, ‘Oh my god! Oh, my god!’

And everyone in the bar is looking at us like we’re crazy, and I’m like texting my mom, ‘You’re not going to believe this! It’s working! It’s working!’ That was the first big night. And as soon as people started donating … they told their friends, and sent them to our presentations.”

As of Jan. 1, GBCFC has raised $565,500 in member loans, member donations and membership equity investments, 10-year up-front memberships. Sallaberry says this breaks down to around $60,000 in donations, $86,000 in member-equity investments and $419,000 in member loans.

“Most of our member loaners offered us great terms—seven years at 0 percent—though some did ask for the max investment option of 3 percent and only four years,” she wrote in an email. “For the most part, I’d say that we have a great member-owner base who really believed in this project and proved that by pledging a lot of cash capital up front.”

The Court Street location has a newly constructed third floor, complete with balcony seating and what will eventually be a café, juice bar and deli area. The main floor will have all kinds of produce, a walk-in cooler, 10 coolers of chilled foods, eight coolers of frozen meat, a 20-foot run of bulk foods, beer and wine, snacks, and more. There’s also artwork by local artists, including Erik Burke and Kelly Peyton, and, out front, an edible landscape demonstration garden designed

by Jana Vanderhaar.

Perhaps the most noteworthy feature of the new location is that it will be the central hub of a co-op program called Distributors of Regional & Organic Produce and Products [DROPP], which will serve as an intermediary between local farmers and local restaurants.

Amber Salla be and genera rry, GBCFC cofoun de l floor at th manager, works on r the e new loca tion.

“It’s very difficult for a farmer to run around and talk to all the restaurants and make deliveries to restaurants on an individual basis … if we have the DROPP center … it’s a winwin for everybody.”

“It’s to allow our local producers—producers in Nevada—to publish their availability, and then make that list available to area restaurants and consumers to place orders, so that way producers know exactly how much of something to bring to town,” says Manny Becerra

of PACE Creative Media, who helped design the website. “And restaurants and consumers can access those goods.”

Restaurants pay a fee to join. It’s free for the producers, though they must complete an extensive survey about their growing, production and

labor practices, and submit to a site inspection.

“The restaurant gets the information, and they get to choose what they want to do with it,” says Elias Dechent, the DROPP program administrator. “Basically, it’s what they want to sell, and is it organic or

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Rick Lattin, Lattin Farms “It’s very difficult for a farmer to run around and talk to all the restaurants and make deliveries to restaurants on an individual basis,” says Lattin. “It’s just not a very good model, but if we have the DROPP center, where farmers can conglomerate, and the co-op can do that. I think it’s a win-win for everybody.”

DROPP uses a website, www.dropp.coop, that’s sort of like a matchmaker dating site that connects local restaurants to farmers and other producers. Many producers who sell their goods at the co-op are already signed up for the program, as are some of the area’s most respected restaurants—Pneumatic Diner, Granite Street Eatery, 4th St. Bistro, Campo and Beaujolis Bistro, among others.

not. And if they’re not certified organic, we want to know why.

Because we want to direct people to be certified organic, but we don’t require it.”

The new location has other advantages.

“It’s also right at the nexus of people in downtown Reno,” says Fillmore. “What that does for me personally is create a situation where we can actually work on food justice. In Albuquerque, their cooperative is so large that they provide meals to the homeless. I really think that there’s just such an overwhelming need in Nevada, as the hardest hit state economically in jobs and foreclosures. We really fully intend to reach, teach, feed and sustain the community.”

“It’s one of those businesses that grew from the ground up, from a need,” says Lattin. “It started more or less as a buying club. Then it’s grown as the people have gotten a little more business savvy and seen how great the demand is. I think they’ve just grown to meet the demand.”

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VALENTINE’S DAY by

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tech support

Just in time for Feb. 14, here’s a roundup of the latest in sex toy technology If you’re still fooling yourself into thinking that the motivations behind technological advances are a desire to improve our quality of life or add convenience to the world, you’re as clueless as a floppy disk manufacturer in 2012. There’s only one desire behind new technology, and that’s the desire to find new and creative ways to satiate our sexual appetites.

Our civilization has a long history of mating tech with sex. We’ve come a long way from the hand-crank vibrators of the late 19th- and early 20thcentury. These days we’re flooded with hundreds of models of dozens of different types of sex toys. Navigating an adult book store—or worse, the internet—in search of the perfect gadget to spice up your sex life is like climbing up a hill of avalanching dildos.

For this Valentine’s Day, skip the phallic panic attack and sit back. Let us thrill you, chill you and fulfill you with the newest, high-tech sex toys for women, men and couples, which deliver innovative technologies, perfected designs, and the next level in human-machine sexual interaction.

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We games

The Swedish company Lelo bills the Tiani ($159, Lelo.com), a wearable couples’ massager, as “Wii for the bedroom.” We imagine this Ushaped vibrator will get more use as the video game system in the corner gathers dust. With a similar design to another vibrator, the WeVibe, the soft silicone curves so that one end sits inside the vagina while the other rests outside atop the clitoris. On the We-Vibe, each end is almost the same size and both tips vibrate, but with Tiani, the insertable section is much smaller and only the external tip vibrates so it’s less noticeable for the guy if worn during sex.

However, the biggest factor distinguishing Tiani from the We-Vibe and other vibrators is the SenseMotion wireless remote.

SenseMotion lets the users control the vibrations by shaking or tilting the remote, hence the comparison to a Wii. Tiani’s remote actually uses an accelerometer to register movement, so it’s more akin to your smartphone than a Wiimote, which also relies on optical sensors. Tilt the remote and the vibrations increase—the greater the angle, the stronger the vibration.

Give the remote a shake and the vibrator will respond with a little buzzing jolt of fun. It’s a fun way to control things, and the remote

vibrates in sync with Tiani, so the remote-owners have a much better understanding of their actions.

One problem is the hard plastic strip at the point where it separates to charge. If you don’t line the pieces up just right, it can pinch or scrape—it’s preventable, but annoying. Still, Tiani does a great job of introducing accelerometers to sex toys. If they release a mobile app so we can control the vibe discreetly from our smartphones, we don’t see a reason why the “Wii for the bedroom” can’t thrive on long car rides, date nights or trips to the club.

Go clubbing

Until we see a Tiani mobile app, OhMiBod’s newest vibe covers club-goers looking for a little thrill. Their first vibrator, also called OhMiBod, hooked up to an MP3 player and let the music drive the vibrations, but Club Vibe 2.OH ($79, Ohmibod.com) responds to any external audio source. Like Tiani, Club Vibe is a wearable vibrator with a wireless remote.

The remote has an embedded mic that picks up any noise from voices to club music. The vibrator buzzes and hums to the beat the remote picks up and though there is a little time delay, it’s quite effective while dancing to some deep bass.

While the Tiani remote stole the show, Club Vibe’s wearable portion is actually more impressive.

The gentle curve of the vibrator keeps it thin and sleek, but also allows the toy to cup and hug the

vagina, so that in a tight pair of jeans it stays exactly where you want it. A little bump at the top of the vibe also gives that extra pressure against the clit, localizing and intensifying the enjoyment. The remote has pre-programmed patterns for those looking to avoid the club, but this could be the ultimate marital aid when used at a club: Men get the remote and women get their men to dance.

Rabbit, run

Many people believe that the Rabbit vibrator became wildly popular after it was mentioned on Sex and the City, but it might have just been when the first woman who tried it told everyone who would listen how awesome it is. The basic design of a Rabbit has always been the same; an insertable shaft rotates while a rabbitshaped vibrator stimulates the clit.

Jopen’s Vanity line riffs on this concept by changing the shape of things and altering or completely removing the Rabbit, but it’s when they stick closest to the original design that they succeed the most.

The Vr10 ($230, Jopen.com) is the Rabbit perfected. Surrounded in soft silicone, the thick, but not overwhelming shaft doesn’t just undulate at the base. The entire shaft swirls as if you were tracing a circle with your finger without moving your hand. When in use, the movement is very noticeable but not so drastic that it threatens to create a cyclone in your lady bits. The Rabbit vibe, covered in the same soft silicone, is intense—very intense. Two buttons control the shaft and vibe independently and while the shaft may not ramp up to alarmingly ecstatic speeds, the vibrations do.

As enjoyable as the toy is, oddly enough, it’s the base of the toy that really impresses. The ball-shaped base is comfortable to hold and houses the two buttons and LED indicators that clearly show the speed of both movements. Paired with the simple, two-button controls it is one of the most user-friendly interfaces we’ve ever seen on a toy, with instant recognition on how fast you’re going and where you can go from there. Everything about this toy screams luxury and pleasure to the extent that we’re not sure anyone can improve the Rabbit beyond this point—but we’re eager to see someone try.

Rise of the sex machines

Let’s face it, all this tech is leading in one direction: Sex with robots.

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your fantasies with holograms, but for men whose wives have already forbidden use of this yet-invented technology, there’s an alternative.

Answering the age-old question—will a guy stick his penis in anything?—RealTouch ($330, Realtouch.com) is an automated masturbator that syncs with certain XXX videos. If the video shows a flick of the tongue, you’ll get a little tickle at the tip; the on-screen actors move to missionary and the RealTouch will tighten and give you a shot of lube to create a “wet” atmosphere. To produce this effect, two conveyer belts made of the same material as Fleshlights—prosthetic vaginas shaped like flashlights—move back and forth and apply pressure to simulate sex. There’s a built-in lube dispenser to keep things frictionless and a gentle heating element to suggest body heat. Sound scary? It is—until you use it.

Then you see what the device can do, and you stand at attention.

As long as you use plenty of lube, dispensed at the click of a button through the computer program, it’s much like a Fleshlight with a very effective mind of its own.

RealTouch is not new on the sex scene but the company recently introduced the RealTouch JoyStick, a wand that allows a second user to control the RealTouch.

The JoyStick is still in Beta testing, but we tried it out in Vegas recently, and the tech is solid.

JoyStick users can use the wand as a dildo for manual, oral, vaginal or anal stimulation, and the RealTouch user receives the benefits. Initially, the company is creating a website where strangers with RealTouch and others with the JoyStick can meet and schedule some fun time via webcams. Long-term plans include opening up a separate website and service to couples who want to use the products exclusively with each other—spouses stationed overseas or long-distance couples would not reside in the same place as the men and women looking for a pay-to-play experience with RealTouch models.

If you can overcome the fear of sticking your penis in a machine housing whirring conveyer belts, a mini hot plate and a lube factory, this is quite a ride. Plus, if the current course of sex tech is any indication, this won’t be the last high tech hole we’re asked to fill with our manhood in search of bigger and better machine-powered orgasms. Ω

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Horn Stand

These days, smartphones act as our personal movie theater, cable television and jukebox. Loaded with gigs of entertainment, our phones make airports bearable and cubicle lunches enjoyable. We have the gadgets needed to go hands-free with your mobile entertainment. Despite the name, Crabble is not a crustacean-based Scrabble game. Designed for the iPhone, this foldable stand from Seskimo can actually hold any comparably sized phone, which, let’s face it, is most of them. The two “claws” can keep the phone in place whether you place the phone horizontally or vertically.

Depending on which portion of the claw you rest the phone, you can change the angle—ranging from 45 degrees to 85 degrees—so this small piece of plastic is quite versatile. It’s cheap, practical, and does exactly what you need it to do. $5.

Do you want your phone stand to do a little more than just sit there? Do you like 19th-century technology? If so, this is the perfect gadget for you: Functionality born from century-old tech revamped for the digital age. The Horn Stand uses the same sound amplification principles as the phonograph. Sound travels through two small holes in the rubber base and out the stand’s horn for a bigger umph. We didn’t confirm that the Horn Stand added exactly 13 decibels, as advertised, but it did make our movie louder. The Horn Stand can accommodate phones vertically or horizontally, but the Horn Stand is meant solely for the iPhone 4 and 4S. You could cram another phone in, but the speakers would probably not line up with the slots leading to the horn. Android fans may be out of luck, but iPhone users will like the soft rubber, simple look, and opening for a charger. It’s the priciest and most awkwardly shaped gadget in this lineup, but it’s still affordable and portable. $10.

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File this gadget under, “That’s so simple, why didn’t I think of it?” A small rubber ball sits on a suction cup, which sticks to your phone. The rest is a lesson in physics and suction cups. It will work with any phone or case that has a smooth back, and you can adjust the angle by placing the suction cup higher or lower on the phone.

Small, portable, 1/1200th the price of your iPhone 4S, and cutesy, it’s perfect for a bit of whimsical stability when checking out Snakes on a Plane while flying in a plane. $2.

—Matthew Craggs

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State tripper

Cyclist Max McManus, left, and filmmaker Tyler Bourns collaborated on the Freedom 50/50 project, a bicycle ride through all 50 states in 50 days.

Freedom 50/50 What does it take to ride a bicycle through all 50 states in 50 days? An extremely fit body? by Mental determination and tenacity? Guts?

Megan Berner Or, maybe just the crazy idea that it could even be done? Local cyclist Max McManus, owner of MRI athletic training complex, had all of these things. Those of us not quite as fit, determined and crazy can live vicariously through Freedom 50/50, a film documenting his epic journey, set to premiere Feb. 11 at Cargo inside of CommRow. McManus conceived the idea of conThe premiere of Freedom 50/50 is on necting all 50 states by riding his bike Saturday, Feb. 11 at through them as a tribute to the victims of Cargo in CommRow, 255 9/11. The idea was that he would do this in N. Virginia St. Free, with donations being accepted 50 days and end at Ground Zero in New for the 9/11 HelpAmerica York City on Sept. 11, 2011. As part of his Foundation. For more tribute, McManus also raised money for information, visit The 9/11 HelpAmerica Foundation, collectwww.freedom5050.com. ing donations along his route. “When I came up with this idea I didn’t even know if it was possible,� says McManus, who calculated that he’d have to ride 150 miles a day to complete the approximate 7,400 mile journey. “I was

thinking, ‘Can I reunite the United States?’ basically. It was a way to show my appreciation for all the people that have sacrificed their lives for our country.�

As McManus began planning his ride— he came up with the idea only a few months before he would have to leave on July 24—50 days prior to September 11— he decided he would like to have someone document his trip. McManus approached Bourns Productions, a local production company started by Tyler Bourns, about doing a film. Due to budget constrictions, Bourns was only going to shoot pre- and post-interviews and the end of the ride in New York City. The rest of the filming was going to be done by the support crew—a single vehicle with one or two people following McManus and carrying extra water and supplies, helping to navigate and monitor his general well-being.

As luck would have it, the support crew for the trip fell apart days before McManus’s departure date. Bourns ended up going for the first week of the ride—

starting in California—doubling as support car and film crew. “It was really unusual being on both sides—filming and doing support,� says Bourns, who also went back out for the last two weeks of the ride in the same capacity. “It was kind of a blessing in disguise that I got to go out there. I got a lot more footage.

In the end, though, it was more important that Max get there and finish the ride than that we get the shots we wanted.�

The documentary, a feature-length film finished in early January, was shot using minimal crew and equipment. It’s compiled from footage of McManus shot from the support car, interviews with McManus and people from the community and crew, and footage from cameras attached to McManus’s cycling helmet.

There were many unpredictable elements, such as weather and road conditions, and, because of the route McManus had created in order to connect all 50 states, he was often riding on dangerous terrain, sharing narrow roads with truck traffic. There was even a stretch of two days where McManus was riding alone with no support crew and only a small backpack. “You’re just one solo dude by yourself, it’s not the Tour de France,� McManus says. “There’s a lot that goes on inside your head. I don’t know how you express that.

This documentary is pretty intense.� “Down at its roots, it’s a really great story about a guy who has more willpower and strength than I’ve ever seen before,�

Bourns says. “I felt more connected to this project because I got to live it. I saw how hard it was for him. My biggest problem with putting together this documentary was that Max made it look easy, and I know it wasn’t.â€? â„Ś

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For the main dish, I ordered the ultimate hangover food, chilaquiles ($5.99). Chilaquiles are tortilla chips simmered in green chili sauce topped with eggs, onions and cheese. The green sauce was thick and spicy, and coated the chips perfectly. Because La Rioja’s chips are so thick, they didn’t get all soggy from the green sauce. The eggs were fried so the runny yolk broke onto the chips and blended well with the green sauce.

This dish had some serious heat, which was exactly what I needed.

Brett ordered the three taco combo plate ($4.99) and went with one each of asada, carnitas and al pastor. I only got to have one bite of the carnitas taco because he shoveled the other tacos down quickly, but the bite I did manage was tender and flavorful, with large chunks of onion atop two fresh corn tortillas. Brett obviously liked the other tacos but said the carnitas was his favorite.

Both dishes came with a side of rice and beans. The rice had peas and carrots in it, which I liked, and the beans had a nice sweet flavor.

I was starting to feel somewhat human, but knew that I wouldn’t feel up to cooking that evening so I ordered a chicken burrito ($5.99) to go. When the bag was brought to me, I wondered if last night’s adventures had left me weak, since I couldn’t believe how heavy it was. Later that evening, when I unwrapped the monster, I was blown away by the size.

The burrito weighed at least two pounds and was crammed full of rice, beans and shredded chicken.

Despite being in my refrigerator all day, the chicken was still tender. I quickly realized that not only would I have dinner, but enough left over for lunch the next day as well.

The bottom line is La Rioja has good, authentic Mexican food that will cure a hangover and fill you up, so I might find myself returning to industrial Sparks for food instead of car repair. Ω

La Rioja shares a building with a boat repair place, so a faint hint of diesel permeates the air. The restaurant is fairly sparse, with an ordering counter in the back, a small covered bar, and tables throughout.

A fake palm tree sits in the center and a jukebox in the corner. There’s not much to look at here, but I came for food, not ambiance.

My friend Brett and I placed our order at the counter. The staff at La Rioja is friendly but not overly talkative. This was fine by me, and my pounding head wasn’t welcoming unnecessary sounds. We started with some chips and salsa ($1.50). The chips arrived quickly and were La Rioja is open warm, crisp and thick. The salsa had 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. a ton of cilantro and onions and a creeping spice. We had to stop ourselves from finishing the bowl of chips in order to save room, but I would recommend these to anyone coming here.

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Stupor powers Chronicle There’s a good movie and a great idea buried in the stagey muck that clogs up Chronicle, the latest entry in the “found footage” craze. There are so many of these found footage movies now, I feel like I’m writing about them every week.

A movie about three high school kids finding some kind of meteor and absorbing a strange energy that gives them super telekinetic powers is a magnificent idea. But hampering the movie with the idiotic premise that everyby thing is filmed by the characters in an attempt Bob Grimm for a new twist on the tiresome fake documentary gimmick is a terrible mistake. bgrimm@ newsreview.com That’s not to say there aren’t moments of brilliance. The potential for goodness is actually achieved multiple times in the movie, especially in its slam-bang finale. But seeing a movie strain for originality in showing how many different ways people can film each other is a slog to watch. It’s a major distraction and, in this case, completely unnecessary.

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The three Seattle teens who get a little more than drunk at a high school rave are Andrew (Dane DeHaan), his cousin Matt (Alex Russell) and class president candidate Steve (Michael B. Jordan). Andrew has a new camera, and he’s chronicling the violence inflicted on him by his lousy father (Michael Kelly) and making a record of his mother’s dying days. Of course, like all high school kids do, he brings his rather large and cumbersome camera to the rave party.

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they dive in, because that’s what crazy high school kids do. They spy a large glowing object, get a little too close, and start spouting blood from their noses.

Cut to days later, as Andrew’s footage reveals that the trio has gained superpowers.

They can crush things, stop things in midair and even fly. And they got it all on video!

Even the part where blood was spouting out of their noses, where Andrew didn’t even bother to drop the camera and assist his friends or apply a hankie to his own nose.

Andrew is the main focus of the film as his character becomes the strongest of the three.

This lends to trouble because Andrew also has the most teen angst due to bullying from his dad and kids at school. So he starts pushing cars off roads with the drivers still in them and yanking out bully teeth with his mind.

His ability to manipulate things also allows for him to let his camera hover around him, without a hands-on operator, while he’s doing all this stuff.

So, on top of being a budding super-villain, Andrew can now frame a shot without even touching a camera or looking through the lens.

Another student has one of those crazy video blogs that all the teens are doing these days, so she’s conveniently shooting video as well.

Everybody has video on their phone, so all of the material they manage to shoot makes it into the final edit. Director Josh Trank finds every conceivable way for somebody to be caught on video and incorporates it.

Something about Andrew also had me feeling a bit of a sulky Twilight vibe, and I figured out that DeHaan has a slight resemblance to Kristen Stewart. Actually he looks to be a combination of Stewart, Justin Bieber, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ray Wise of Twin Peaks fame. There’s a little bit of Leland Palmer in his evil grin.

It’s time to stop this moviemaking trend.

It’s just a way for studios to take a $100 million dollar budget and turn it into $10 million.

Granted, Chronicle looks better than most found footage films (the recent The Devil Inside was a visual mess), but it still has that sloppy element going on. It’s a lot cheaper to look sloppy than pretty. Ω

The Artist

An homage to silent films that’s actually a silent film, this is a funny, touching and innovative piece of work with a fun performance from Jean Dujardin. He plays a silent movie star at the dawning of the sound age, much like Charlie Chaplin, who either must make the leap to sound or slip away. Berenice Bejo plays Peppy Miller, a star on the rise. After sharing a scene in a film, their two careers go in separate directions. They’re wonderfully expressive performers, which suits Michel Hazanavicius’s film perfectly. One of last year’s biggest surprises, and they’ll be watching this one a hundred years from now.

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Mark Wahlberg can be cool in a movie.

In fact, he’s cool in most of his movies, and the right director can make the man look like a pro. But, oh boy, when Mark Wahlberg stinks, he stinks real bad. Like, The Happening bad. Wahlberg looks clueless and tired in this movie, and who can blame him?

Director Baltasar Kormakur packs this silly actioner full of so many garbage subplots and locales that most actors would probably grow weary. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) has gone legit after a career as a smuggler.

Life is good due to beautiful wife Kate (Kate Beckinsale) and his alarm system business.

But when his brother-in-law gets into trouble, Chris goes back into the criminal world, which inexplicably involves long boat trips and gunfights with Panamanians while his wife is terrorized back home by a drug dealer (Giovanni Ribisi). This is an overstuffed mess.

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Keira Knightley is just brilliant as a temporarily insane woman who has an affair with her psychiatrist, and that psychiatrist just happens to be Carl Jung (masterfully played by Michael Fassbender). Viggo Mortensen does an impressive turn as Sigmund Freud in this spellbinder from director David Cronenberg. Knightley delivers one of those high-wire performances that go right to the edge of physical and emotional cohesion at all times. When her character is more “ill” in the film’s early stages, her tics and fits are so real, I was actually concerned for her. Watching Fassbender’s Jung and Mortensen’s Freud having intellectual battles over sex and the psyche is one of last year’s great acting feats. This is without a doubt the best thing Knightley has ever done.

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George Clooney delivers another great performance as Matt King, a rich land tycoon living a modest life in Hawaii, trying to get along with his two daughters while his wife is in a coma. Matt finds out some stuff about the wife, and his life takes some interesting turns. Shailene Woodley is excellent here as Matt’s older daughter, as is Amara Miller as the younger one. Robert Forster is both funny and sad as Matt’s bitter fatherin-law, while Matthew Lillard gets a good role as a real estate agent with a secret.

Written and directed by Alexander Payne (About Schmidt, Election, Sideways), it’s characteristic of his films. There are lots of good laughs to go with the heavy stuff.

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The latest 9/11 movie is the worst one yet, focusing on an obnoxious kid (Thomas Horn) on a quest to find the lock for a key his father (Tom Hanks) left behind after dying on 9/11. Horn is just impossible to watch, and the plotting is deplorable. Yes, the kid is making his acting debut here, and it’s a demanding role. I’m sorry—he just drove me crazy. Max von Sydow shows up in a silent role and has some fun with it. That’s about the most positive thing I can say about this trash. It wastes decent performances from Hanks and Sandra Bullock.

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Liam Neeson battles nature and puts up a good fight in director Joe Carnahan’s totally absorbing and devastating survival pic. The Grey tells the scary and surprisingly emotional tale of some Alaskan oil drillers who find themselves stranded in the middle of frozen tundra after their plane crashes. There’s scant chance of survival due to lack of food, lack of shelter and lack of time before temperatures drop and people freeze. There’s also the little matter of nasty, evil wolves trying to dismember them as they fight to stay warm and find food. The animals in The Grey have very little in common with White Fang. Actually, they make the werewolf from An American Werewolf in London look like an elderly pug. Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney and Joe Anderson all shine in supporting roles, but this is Neeson’s movie, containing some of his best work.

Meryl Streep is my pick for 2011’s Best Actress for her incredible, uncanny work as former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in director Phyllida Lloyd’s engaging biopic. Streep disappears into her role. Yes, it’s partly due to excellent makeup work, but it’s mostly due to Streep’s beautifully nuanced performance.

She plays Thatcher at many ages, including her recent declining years, and she’s spot on. Her accent is natural, her physicality is perfection. Yes, the film glosses over a lot of the political aspects that made Thatcher controversial. It focuses mainly on Thatcher’s relationship with her husband (played in later years by Jim Broadbent), and her psychological and emotional difficulties in her elder years. This is all about Streep and seeing an actress showing the world how this sort of thing is done right.

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Katherine Heigl is Stephanie Plum, a former Macy’s employee who goes into the bail-bond business. Her first gig is to go after a cop in trouble, Joe Morelli (Jason O’Mara), a guy she lost her virginity to and tried to run over with a car. It’s all based on the first of a popular string of novels by Janet Evanovich, and my guess is that director Julie Anne Robinson missed something in the translation from book to film. The movie is a dull dud. O’Mara is an actor who has a talent for making every line irritating. He’s just so intense. This is a guy who visits the catering table for coffee a lot during the shoot. Heigl does her best with lazy material, and Debbie Reynolds shows up in the kooky grandma role. This isn’t the movie that will take Heigl to the next level. Actually, I see direct-to-video movies in her future.

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This is an old-fashioned haunted house movie from Hammer Films that takes some time to get going but gets some good scares in the end. Daniel Radcliffe plays a lawyer who goes to a village in the middle of nowhere and, quite illogically, spends a couple of nights in a haunted house. While there, he sees multiple ghosts, not the least of which is the ghost of a deranged woman angry about the death of her son. Director James Watkins sets the film in a place where it’s impossible for Radcliffe’s character to escape, adding to the dread. There are some interesting sequences—I especially like when a mudcovered young boy makes a visit in the rain—and Radcliffe makes his character somebody we can root for, even if he is dumber than a box of hammers for entering the house in the first place. This one is committed to darkness, so those looking for a good time might want to go play skee ball instead.

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Noise candy BRAP! A Reno Noise Night No neon signs greeted visitors as they arrived at the Hobson Gallery on a quiet January night in downtown Reno. If it hadn’t by Kelley Lang been for the low lights visible through the front windows, you probably kelleyl@ wouldn’t have known something was newsreview.com going on at the art space across the street from The Spice House.

But that night, four local musicians made some “noise,” as part of BRAP! A Reno Noise Night, an all-ages showcase of experimental, electronic music.

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Jason Hollis and Kyle Weiss organize BRAP! A Reno Noise Night.

Weiss describes noise music as “abstract application of sound.”

This month’s BRAP! A Reno Noise Night, featuring N8-Bit, Oh Gnosis and Transmitter, is at 8 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Hobson Gallery, 315 Spokane St., Ste. 1.

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What is noise music? It depends on who you ask.

“It’s ‘abstract application of sound’ is how I could best try to tell people in a way that’s easy to understand, even if they’re not familiar with the genre,” says Kyle Weiss, who along with Jason Hollis, organizes the monthly event.

“What I tend to respond with is, ‘What do you imagine when you hear that? What comes to mind?’ They describe something, maybe one or two things, and I’ll say yes it’s all that, because it’s true, all of that,” says Hollis. “If you’re thinking of [a dissonant sound similar to radio static] then you’re right. If you’re thinking of analog doodlelies and live percussion over that, you’re right.”

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Weiss performed at some of these events under the name Stickybop.

After Pham moved to Portland, Ore., Weiss carried on with the Reno Noise Night name, setting up shows at the Hen Den and the Aeon Gallery.

Eventually, Weiss teamed up with friend Hollis, who is also the electronic musician Endif.

“The Noise Night name, as far as I’m concerned, is not owned by anybody in concept,” says Weiss “It’s been promiscuously traded [among] folks of like-minded musical natures.”

In this version of Reno Noise Night, artists who participate in the show must adhere to a mostly freeform, improvised performance.

Modified or homebuilt instruments are also encouraged.

The “BRAP!” part of the title refers to “brap,” a term coined by the Canadian industrial music band Skinny Puppy that refers to “drugfueled experimental noise,” says Hollis. However, he adds, the “drugfueled” part of the term doesn’t apply in this showcase.

The first show of this version of Reno Noise Night took place at Hobson Gallery last November. Hollis and Weiss performed under their Endif and Stickybop monikers and were joined by Noisecomm and XTeVioN, the frontman of local avant-garde pop band Schizopolitans. Weiss and Hollis said the debut went well, attracting up to 30 to 40 people that night.

Weiss says the Hobson Gallery is a good venue for this kind of event.

“Part of the reason why [the Hobson Gallery] wanted us to participate with this, for that one night that we do it a month, we’re kind of their soundscape,” he says. “In fact, the artists really expressed a great interest in us. They create art while we’re creating our art.”

The musicians who performed at last month’s event say they also appreciate having a place to reach an audience and show off their skills. “[For some of us] this is the only outlet we have,” says Urtubia, a.k.a.

Next Door Ninja and also a member of Schizopolitans. “I hope it keeps happening for a long time.” Ω

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DAVIDSON’S DISTILLERY 275 E. Fourth St., (775) 324-1917

E4 Mardi Gras Pub Crawl w/Frazzled, 8pm, no cover

Valentine’s Day Massacre Party w/Determined, 9:30pm, no cover

Hollywood Trashed, 9:30pm, no cover

EL CORTEZ LOUNGE

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Nick, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke w/Lisa Lisa, 9pm, no cover

The Improv at Harveys Cabaret, Harveys Lake Tahoe, Stateline, (800) 553-1022: Dat Phan, Brett Walkow, Th-F, Su, 9pm, $25; Sa, 8pm, 10pm, $30; Joe Starr, Tony Camin, W, 9pm, $25 Reno-Tahoe Comedy at Pioneer Underground, 100 S. Virginia St., 686-6600: The Utility Players, Th, 7:30pm, $11, $16; DC Ervin, Karith Foster, F, 7:30pm; Sa, 7:30pm, 9:30pm, $12, $16; Hynopt!c with Dan Kimm, F, 9:30pm, $16, $21

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Open Mic Comedy, 9pm, no cover

JAVA JUNGLE

Jazz Jam w/First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

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Thursday, Feb. 9 TREVOR CROWS HIP HOP NIGHT

Java Jungle Open Mic, 7:30pm, M, no cover

Live jazz w/First Take featuring Rick Metz, 6pm, no cover

Hella A Capella, Na Na Nonchalant, Present, The Letdowns

Digital Underground (All Original Members), Element, Black Rock City Allstars

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Karaoke w/Mitchell, 9pm, M, no cover Karaoke w/Nick, 9pm, Tu, W, no cover

My Flag is on Fire, Poppets, Letters, 8pm, $TBA

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Karaoke w/Mitchell, 9pm, no cover

Above All Things, The Harvest and The Hunt, 9pm, $TBA

Lagwagon, Cobra Skulls, Nothington

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Karaoke, 9pm, Tu, no cover Open mic, 9pm, W, no cover

Sunday Music Showcase, 4pm, no cover

246 W. First St., (775) 329-4484

71 S. Wells Ave., (775) 384-1652

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Blues Jam Wednesdays, 7pm, W, no cover Emily Tessmer, 7pm, Tu, no cover

The Pharmacy, Southpaw Stranger, Memory Motel, 8pm, $5

140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858

1180 Scheels Dr., Sparks; (775) 657-8659

Large Bills Accepted, noon, M, no cover Mile High Jazz Band, 8pm, Tu, $5

HomeMade Jam Band, 8pm, no cover

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Live flamenco guitar music, 5:30pm, no cover

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The Shell Corporation, 7:30pm, Tu, $3 -$5, Melvin Makes Machineguns, 9pm, W, no cover

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Nigel Richards, Erik Lobe, FM Marc, Mike Madnuss, 8pm, $10-$100

211 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-5648

Wale, 8pm, W, $22-$60

KNUCKLEHEADS BAR & GRILL

Open Mic Night/College Night, 8pm, Tu, no cover

405 Vine St., (775) 323-6500

NEW OASIS

Tamborazo San Marcos, DJ Das, 9pm, no cover

2100 Victorian Ave., Sparks; (775) 359-4020

OLE BRIDGE PUB

La Nueva Rebelion, Furia Kali, Tamborazo San Marcos, DJ Das, 9pm, $25 Benefit w/Cody Rea, Apprentice, 6:30pm, $10+ donation

50 N. Sierra St., (775) 322-8877

PLAN:B MICRO-LOUNGE

Open Mic Night w/Michelle Pappas, 7pm, no cover

THE POINT

3001 W. Fourth St., (775) 322-3001

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 7pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

Karaoke hosted by Gina Jones, 9pm, no cover

POLO LOUNGE

Stevie D., 8pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

Corky Bennett, 7pm, W, no cover

RED DOG SALOON

Lady and the Tramps, 8pm, no cover

Jay Goldfarb, 7pm, W, no cover

RUBEN’S CANTINA

Support Our Troops Valentines Benefit w/Bobby Adams, noon, donations

318 N. Carson St., Carson City; (775) 887-8879

1559 S. Virginia St., (775) 322-8864 76 N. C St., Virginia City; (775) 847-7474 1483 E. Fourth St., (775) 622-9424

RYAN’S SALOON

Chord Soup, 8pm, no cover

924 S. Wells Ave., (775) 323-4142

The English Beat

Open jazz jam, 7:30pm, W, no cover

SIDELINES BAR & NIGHTCLUB

Wicked Hicks, 9:30pm, no cover

1237 Baring Blvd., Sparks; (775) 355-1030

SIERRA GOLD

The Desert Ramblers, 7pm, Tu, no cover Karaoke w/Gina Jones, 7:30pm, W, no cover

John Palmore, 6pm, no cover

Liquorville, 9pm, no cover

Apostles of Badness, Liquorville, 9pm, M, live jazz, 8pm, W, no cover

Geezerslaw, 9:30pm, no cover

Black and Blues Jam, 8:30pm, Tu, no cover

Feb. 10, 8 p.m.

CommRow 255 N. Virginia St. 398-5400

Jamie Rollins, 9pm, no cover

680 S. Meadows Pkwy., (775) 850-1112

SPARKY’S

Gemini, 9pm, no cover

9570 S. McCarran Blvd., (775) 787-9669

Jamie Rollins, 9pm, no cover

ST. JAMES INFIRMARY

445 California Ave., (775) 657-8484

STREGA BAR

Acoustic Night hosted by Alan, 9pm, no cover

STUDIO ON 4TH

Toast & Jam w/Christy Lynn, 5pm, Grown Toast & Jam w/Christy Lynn, & Sexy with He Man, 11pm, no cover 5pm, no cover

310 S. Arlington Ave., (775) 348-9911 432 E. Fourth St., (775) 786-6460

THE UNDERGROUND

Merkin, Kimes, 9pm, no cover

2) E4 Masquerade bar hop party, 8pm, no cover

555 E. Fourth St., (775) 786-2582 1) Showroom 2) Tree House Lounge

WALDEN’S COFFEEHOUSE 3940 Mayberry Dr., (775) 787-3307

Bump Crew w/DJ Adam Glass, 9pm, no cover

1) F U Cupid Party w/DJs Kentot, Fredy G, Boom, 10pm, $8 before 11pm, $12 after

1) Euforquestra, Jelly Bread, Mojo Green, 8pm, $10

Reno Video Game Orchestra, 7pm, no cover

Reno Music Project Open Mic, 7pm, no cover

WILD RIVER GRILLE

Jazz Night w/Mike Mayhall & Friends, 7pm, no cover

Strange on the Range, 7pm, M, no cover Tuesday Night Trivia, 8pm, Tu, no cover

Sunday Night Strega Mic, 9pm, no cover

Occupy Reno Outreach Night, 9pm, M, Dark Tuesdays w/Stefani, 9pm Tu, no cover

HomeMade Jam Band

Karaoke w/Steve Starr, 8pm, Tu, Cliff Notes Live Jam, 8pm, W, DJ Ryon, 11pm, W, no cover

Feb. 11, 8 p.m.

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Sunday jazz, 2pm, no cover

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2) Atomika, 8pm, no cover

2) Atomika, 4pm, Escalade, 10pm, no cover

2) Atomika, 4pm, Escalade, 10pm, no cover

2) Escalade, 8pm, no cover

2) Steppenstonz, 8pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

2) Stew Stewart, 8pm, no cover

2) Stew Stewart, 8pm, no cover

2) Stew Stewart, 8pm, no cover

2) Steve Lord, 6pm, no cover

2) Steve Lord, 6pm, M, Tu, W, no cover

Fastlane, 10pm, no cover

Fastlane, 10pm, no cover

1) Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Roger Clyne, 9pm, $25, $30

1) Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, 9pm, no cover 2) Wala, Lil Miss Milkkrate, 11pm, no cover

ATLANTIS CASINO RESORT SPA 3800 S. Virginia St., (775) 825-4700 1) Grand Ballroom Stage 2) Cabaret

CARSON VALLEY INN

1627 Hwy. 395, Minden; (775) 782-9711 1) Shannon Ballroom 2) Cabaret Lounge

CIRCUS CIRCUS

500 N. Sierra St., (775) 329-0711

CRYSTAL BAY CLUB

Big Head Todd & The Monsters

14 Hwy. 28, Crystal Bay; (775) 833-6333 1) Crown Room 2) Red Room

ELDORADO HOTEL CASINO

Feb. 10, 9 p.m.

Crystal Bay Club 14 Highway 28 Crystal Bay 833-6333

345 N. Virginia St., (775) 786-5700 1) Showroom 2) Brew Brothers 3) Roxy’s Bar & Lounge 4) Cin Cin Bar & Lounge

2500 E. Second St., (775) 789-2000 5) Country dance lessons 1) Theater 2) 2500 East 3) The Beach 4) Xtreme Sports Bar 5) Mustangs Dancehall & Saloon w/DJ Jamie “G”, Cowboy Tom, 8pm, $5 6) Summit Pavilion 7) Grand Sierra Ballroom 8) Silver State Pavilion

Flowing Tide Pub, 465 S. Meadows Pkwy., Ste. 5, 284-7707; 4690 Longley Lane, Ste. 30, (775) 284-7610: Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover Red’s Golden Eagle Grill, 5800 Home Run Dr., Spanish Springs, (775) 626-6551: Karaoke w/Manny, F, 8pm, no cover Sneakers Bar & Grill, 3923 S. McCarran Blvd., 829-8770: Karaoke w/Mark, Sa, 8:30pm, no cover Spiro’s Sports Bar & Grille, 1475 E. Prater Way, Sparks, 356-6000: Music & Karaoke, F, 9pm; Lovely Karaoke, Sa, 9pm, no cover Washoe Club, 112 S. C St., Virginia City, 8474467: Gothic Productions Karaoke, Su, Tu, 6pm, no cover

RN&R

1) Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, 8pm, $45-$75

4) Baila Latin Dance Party, 7:30pm, $5

2) Arthur Hervey, 8pm, no cover 3) DJ/dancing, VEX Girls, 10:30pm, $20

1) Los Lonely Boys, 7:30pm, $35 2) Arthur Hervey, 8pm, no cover

1) Sam Tripoli, 8pm, $20

1) Aeromyth—A Tribute to Aerosmith, 8pm, $25, $30, Sam Tripoli, 10:30pm, $20 2) Karaoke, 6pm, Club Sapphire, 9pm, no cover

1) Aeromyth—A Tribute to Aerosmith, 8pm, $25, $30, Sam Tripoli, 10:30pm, $20 2) Club Sapphire, 9pm, no cover

2) Buddy Emmer Band, 8pm, no cover 3) Milton Merlos, 5:30pm, no cover 5) Ladies ’80s w/DJ BG, 6pm, no cover

2) Buddy Emmer Band, 9pm, no cover 3) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover 5) Namolokama, 5:30pm, DJ BG Weekend Jump-Off Party, 10pm, no cover

1) Super Diamond, 9pm, $20 2) Buddy Emmer Band, 9pm, no cover 3) Milton Merlos, 6pm, no cover 5) Namolokama, 5:30pm, DJ BG, 10pm, no cover

HARRAH’S LAKE TAHOE

Bottoms Up Saloon, 1923 Prater Way, Sparks, 359-3677: Th-Sa, 9pm, no cover

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1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, 9:30pm, $19.95 + 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 3) Live piano, 4:30pm, DJ JC, 11pm, no cover 4) Guitar Stevie, 5pm, no cover

1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 8pm, Tu, 7pm 1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, $19.95 + W, $19.95 + 2) Live Band Karaoke, 10pm, 2) Left of Centre, 10pm, no cover M, DJ Chris English, 10pm, Tu, 3) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover Steele Breeze, 10pm, W, no cover

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1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 8pm, $19.95 + 1) Benise—Nights of Fire!, 7pm, $19.95 + 2) Left of Centre, 10:30pm, no cover 2) Left of Centre, 10pm, no cover 3) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, DJ JC, 11pm, 3) Live piano, jazz, 4:30pm, no cover no cover 4) Guitar Stevie, 5pm, no cover

2) Wick-It the Instigator, 11pm, Tu, no cover

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15 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (800) 427-7247 1) South Shore Room 2) Casino Center Stage 3) VEX

HARRAH’S RENO

219 N. Center St., (775) 788-2900 1) Showroom 2) Sapphire Lounge 3) Plaza 4) Convention Center

JOHN ASCUAGA’S NUGGET

1100 Nugget Ave., Sparks; (775) 356-3300 1) Showroom 2) Cabaret 3) Orozko 4) Rose Ballroom 5) Trader Dick’s

MONTBLEU RESORT

2707 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-2121 1) Tuscany Ballroom 2) Cabaret 3) Terrace Lounge 4) Edge 5) Aqua Lounge

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

1) Ben Seidman, 8pm, 10pm, Tu, $20

2) Buddy Emmer Band, 8pm, no cover 5) Namolokama, 5:30pm, no cover

3) Tony Exum Jr., 6pm, W, no cover

3) Pop Rock Burlesque, 9pm, Tu, $15, $25

2) Easy Money, 11pm, no cover 3) Chris Costa, 7pm, no cover

2) Soul Experience, 9pm, no cover 4) Salsa dancing with BB of Salsa Reno, 7pm, $10 after 8pm, Affection Core w/DJs Dragon, Ryon, Chris English, 10pm, $20

2) Soul Experience, 9pm, no cover 4) VJ Infinight presents Affection Core w/DJs Dragon, Ryon, Chris English, 10pm, $20

3) Chris Costa, 7pm, no cover

3) Chris Costa, 7pm, M, W, no cover

2) DJ I, 10pm, no cover

2) Dueling pianos, 9pm, no cover 3) Dance party, 10pm, no cover

1) Leann Rimes, 8pm, $39.50, $57.50 2) Dueling pianos, 9pm, no cover 3) Dance party, 10pm, no cover

2) DJ REXX, 10pm, no cover 3) Salsa Etc., 7pm, no cover

2) DJ Tom, 9pm, M, DJ I, 10pm Tu, W, no cover 3) Dudes Day, 7pm, Tu, Country Night, 7pm, W, no cover

SILVER LEGACY

407 N. Virginia St., (775) 325-7401 1) Grand Exposition Hall 2) Rum Bullions 3) Aura Ultra Lounge 4) Silver Baron Ballroom 5) Drinx Lounge

3) DJ/dancing, VEX Girls, 10:30pm, $20

1) The Expendables, MTHDS, Through the Roots, Fortunate Youth, 9pm, $18, $20

55 Hwy. 50, Stateline; (800) 648-3353 1) Theatre 2) Opal 3) Blu 4) Cabaret 5) Convention Center

PEPPERMILL RESORT SPA CASINO

1) Senses, 9pm, Tu, W, $15

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13TH ANNUAL FEAST OF CHOCOLATE: This allyou-can-eat full buffet of chocolate treats is presented by the American Association of University Women, Capital Branch. Proceeds of the event fund local scholarships and the AAUW Educational Opportunities Fund. Sa, 2/11, 11am-2pm. $5-$13. Plaza Hotel and Conference Center, 801 S. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 267-4515.

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2ND ANNUAL RENO DARWIN DAY GATHERING: This international event celebrates the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin and his contributions to science. The local celebration includes presentations, children’s activities, door prizes, film and conversation. Sa, 2/11, 3-6pm.

Free. South Valleys Library, 15650A Wedge Parkway, (775) 335-5505.

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ELIOT COLEMAN FOUR SEASON FARM WORKSHOP: Learn about moveable greenhouses and using fabric covers, rodent control, farm tools, soil health, vegetable varieties that survive well in the cold and more at this workshop taught by the best-selling author, researcher and farmer. Coleman will also present a four-season gardening workshop on Feb. 12, at Rail City Garden Center in Sparks. Sa, 2/11, 9am-3:30pm. $85. Reno High School, 395 Booth St., (775) 351-2551, www.wnc.edu/sci.

and grinnin’ Artown’s Encore series continues with a performance by Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers this Friday. The banjoplaying humorist and his five-piece backing band return to Reno for “An Evening of Bluegrass and Comedy.” Most people know Steve Martin as an actor, comedian and writer, but he’s also an accomplished bluegrass musician. The Steep Canyon Rangers have gained a strong following thanks to regular touring and appearances on numerous high-profile stages, including the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and Telluride Bluegrass festival, as well as A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor.

Martin won four Grammy awards for his 2009 album, The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo. His collaborative release with The Steep Canyon Rangers, 2011’s Rare Bird Alert, has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. Martin and the acoustic quintet hit the Grand Theater stage at 8 p.m. on Feb. 10 at Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. Tickets are $45-$75.

Call 789-2000 or visit www.renoisartown.com.

—Kelley Lang

EWOMENNETWORK’S ACCELERATED NETWORKING EVENT: The local chapter of eWomenNetwork presents strategies to foster great relationships while running a business with Have an extraordinary relationship and have a business, too. Participants will learn from presenter Cheryl Blossom of the Blossom Institute in Reno. The event includes dinner, networking session and a business expo. W, 2/15, 5-8:15pm. $40-$60.

Hidden Valley Country Club, 3575 E. Hidden Valley Drive, (775) 853-2120, www.ewomennetwork.com/chapter/reno.

LIVING IN EL NORTE: Blanco De San Roman will talk about his exhibition Living in “El Norte”. Through the paintings and recordings of Alma and Ramiro’s personal experiences, Blanco De San Roman endeavors to bring a human perspective to the issues surrounding illegal immigration. W, 2/15, 3-5pm. Free.

TMCC Main Art Gallery, 7000 Dandini Blvd. Truckee Meadows Community College, (775) 303-8086, http://tmcc.edu.

HIKE FOR LOVE: This naturalist-led hike is open

Frischeisen will present his slide show program “Kayaking through Siberia to the Arctic Ocean: A Healthy Adventure.” M, 2/13, 6:30-7:30pm. Free.

Council Chambers, Reno City Hall, 1 E. First St., (775) 746-1092.

to all ages. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Advance registration required.

Sa, 2/11, 1pm. $5 suggested donation per person. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948, www.thegreatbasininstitute.org.

REMSA’S SAVE A HEART HEALTH FAIR: REMSA

NEW MOTHERS SUPPORT GROUP: This group

and Scheels present the fifth annual health fair, which includes free CPR classes, demonstrations on hearthealthy living and other information. Sa, 2/11, 10am-2pm. Free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, (775) 331-2700.

SAIWI’S 3RD ANNUAL ROCK 4 WATER CONCERT:

offers support to first-time mothers in dealing with the changes and issues that come with having a new baby. Th, 1011:30am. Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, 235 W. Sixth St., (775) 770-3843, www.supportsaintmarys.org.

SECOND SATURDAY SCIENCE: Discover the

The Student Association for International Water Issues (SAIWI) holds its annual fund-raising event.

Funds that are raised this year will be used for a trip to Panama in May to build composting latrines and to the Navajo Nation in June to help provide access to clean water for rural communities. F, 2/10, 6pm-midnight. $10 suggested donation. Se7en on West, 148 West St. Ste. A-10, (775) 224-1057, www.saiwi.org.

wonder of science on the second Saturday of each month. Classes are taught by Nevada state-credentialed teachers. The subject for Feb. 11 is “Snap Circuits.” Call to reserve a spot.

Sa, 2/11, 10-11am. $3-$5; free for children under age 2. Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 884-2226, www.cmnn.org.

SMALL WONDER WEDNESDAY: Families with children 5 years old and younger are invited to play, explore and listen to stories read by the museum’s educators. Only children age 5 and younger are admitted to Small Wonder Wednesdays, which start at 9am, an hour before the museum opens. Older siblings may join at 10am.

Third W of every month, 9am. $8 per person; free for members and babies under age 1. Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum, 490 S. Center St., (775) 786-1000, www.nvdm.org.

All ages 3RD ANNUAL FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE: Tahoe SAFE Alliance holds its annual event.

There will be DJ/dancing, creative stations and a photo booth. F, 2/10, 6-9pm. $20 per father-daughter couple; $5 per additional child. Tahoe Biltmore, 5 Highway 28, Crystal Bay, (775) 298-0010, http://tahoesafealliance.org.

BARNES & NOBLE STORYTIMES: Staff members and guest readers tell stories to children. Sa, 10am. Free. Barnes & Noble, 5555 S. Virginia St., (775) 826-8882.

BOOKS AND BRAGS STORYTIME: This preschool storytime is held every Tuesday morning. The theme for Feb. 14 is “Clifford’s Valentine.” Tu, 2/14, 9:3010:30am. $3-$5; free for children under age 2. Children’s Museum of Northern Nevada, 813 N. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 884-2226, www.cmnn.org.

STAR PARTY: Families are invited to a star party and a presentation about galaxies given by Mike Hopper. Telescopes will be set up afterwards, weather permitting.

Advance registration required. Sa, 2/11, 5-7pm. $5 suggested donation per person. Galena Creek Visitor Center, 18250 Mt. Rose Highway, (775) 849-4948, www.thegreatbasininstitute.org.

Art ARTISTS CO-OP OF RENO GALLERY: Great Basin

CHESS AND MORE: Players of all ages and skills are invited to play chess and other board games for fun. Second and Fourth Tu of every month, 3-5pm. Free. Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, located at Lazy 5 Regional Park, Spanish Springs, (775) 424-1800.

Bonanza. Artists Co-op of Reno hosts this month-long art show and sale to benefit the Great Basin Outdoor School.

M-Su, 11am-4pm through 2/29. Free. 627 Mill St., (775) 322-8896, www.artistsco-opgalleryreno.com.

THE HOLLAND PROJECT GALLERY: Homebodies.

Local artists Bryan Christiansen, Jen Graham and Leah Ruby showcase their work in non-traditional media exploring domestic objects and utilitarian craft.

Tu-Sa, 3-6pm through 2/18. Free. 140 Vesta St., (775) 742-1858, www.hollandreno.org.

NORTH TAHOE ARTS CENTER: Printmaking Extravaganza. Artists Candace Nicol, Larry Hunt, Sue Gross, Cathy McClelland and Janet Martin will exhibit a genre of printmaking techniques from wood cuts, collagraph assemblage, screen prints, silk screening, metal etching, monotype, relief and intaglio to name a few. Artists’ reception is Feb. 10, 5-7pm. M, W-Su, 11am4pm through 2/27.The Weekly’s 30-Year Anniversary Exhibit. M, W-Su, 11am-4pm through 2/27. Free. Art Gallery & Gift Shop, 380 North Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, (530) 581-2787, www.northtahoearts.com.

SHEPPARD FINE ARTS GALLERY, CHURCH FINE ARTS BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO: No Strings Attached Exhibition.

The Biennial Valentines Auction serves as a fund-raising event for the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery. Silent auction and reception, 5:30-8pm on Feb. 10.

Auction starts at 5:30pm and ends at 6:30pm; Amy Sacksteder: Gallery-asStudio Artist, 2/13-3/9. Free. 1664 N. Virginia St., (775) 784-6658, www.unr.edu/arts.

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SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE: Light On Your Feet: A Study in Play, Participation and Collaboration, This group art show explores improvisation, practice, performance, movement and synergy. There will be a reception and performance on Feb. 9 at 5pm. M-F, 5-7pm through 2/9. Free. 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, (775) 881-7549, www.sierranevada.edu.

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Presented by: For the Love of Jazz, UNR’s Program in Jazz & Improvisational Music. contributors: This event was made possible by grants from Nevada Humanities, the Program of Jazz & Improvisational Music and the School of Arts. Piano provided by Mayan’s Music Center. more info: www.FTLOJ.org

Finding Common Ground. Nevada Arts Council Traveling Exhibit present this exhibit in the Prim Library. M-F through 4/6. Opens 2/16. Free. 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, (775) 831-1314, www.sierranevada.edu.

STREGA BAR: Art Show. Strega Bar will host an art exhibit featuring work by Rev Luficarius van Ratspeed, Gary Weinheimer, Michael Kelly, Alexandria Nicol, Bill Harris, Arielle Murphy and Stefani Leota, as well as work

by TMCC art students. Mediums include photography, men’s tailoring and prints. MSu through 2/10. Free. 310 S. Arlington Ave., (775) 348-9911.

Museums NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM (THE HARRAH COLLECTION): Mutant Rides: Origin of a Species. M-Su through 7/25. 10 S. Lake St., (775) 333-9300, http://automuseum.org.

Call for Artists NORTH TAHOE ARTS OPEN CALL FOR MARCH EXHIBIT: North Tahoe Arts invites artists to submit artwork for its March exhibition Wildlife in Wild Places. The show has an all-animal theme and is open to all mediums. Send three images of your work on a CD or email to info@northtahoearts.com. Please label your CD with your name and a self-stamped enveloped for its return. An application fee of $20 is required for processing. M-Su, 10am-4pm through 2/17. Art Gallery & Gift Shop, North Tahoe Arts Center, 380 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City, (530) 581-2787, www.northtahoearts.com.

NEVADA HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Basque Aspen Tree Art Exhibition. W-Sa, 10am-5pm through 4/28; Reno: Biggest Little City in the World. W-Sa, 10am-5pm. $4 adults; free for members, children age 17 and younger. 1650 N. Virginia St., (775) 688-1190.

NEVADA MUSEUM OF ART: Jacob Hashimoto: Here in Sleep, a World, Muted to a Whisper, W-F, Su through 7/1; The Canary Project: Landscapes of Climate Change, W-Su through 4/29; August Sander: Face of Our Time, W-Su through 4/22; Landscape Futures: Instruments, Devices and Architectural Inventions, W-Su through 2/19; Tim Hawkinson: Totem, W-Su through

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Some unenchanted evenings My boyfriend lacks romantic ambition. In our two years together, we’ve never gone out to dinner someplace I can wear a dress and heels, and he never brings me flowers or does anything for our anniversary or Valentine’s Day. I’ve suggested he pick out lingerie he’d like to see me in and shown him how to set a romantic mood in our apartment. I’ve told him things like “Nothing makes me happier than fresh flowers,” and tried flat-out asking him why he never brings me flowers. He said, “I was thinking about doing it yesterday, but I forgot! But now that you’ve asked me, I don’t want to because it will seem like I bought them just because you asked.” When I encourage him to take initiative in planning a night out, he’ll say he’s worried he’ll choose wrong and that I complain about things I don’t like, so I always decide what we do. I know he loves me from his other actions; I just want some romance!

Should I just accept this as his flaw?

You aren’t asking for much. It would just be nice if Valentine’s Day felt like something other than a Tuesday and if, on some random Tuesday, he’d stop at the grocery store and pick you up some flowers.

You’ve done everything but hand him a pictorial to-do list complete with store addresses and closing times. So what’s stopping him? Well, maybe because he doesn’t need this flowers and chocolates business, he thinks you shouldn’t either. And if he starts doing sweet things for you, he’ll have to keep doing them.

And we all know how buying flowers and making reservations at a restaurant with white tablecloths is like breaking rocks in a quarry.

Women evolved to feel a need for commitment cues from men. They didn’t have cute cards back in the Stone Age, but a thoughtful gift of fresh wildebeest probably made some ancestral lady’s heart go pitter-patter. And that’s the point here. Falling in love isn’t like falling in a big bottomless hole (one tumble and you’re done). There’s maintenance required. Your boyfriend should care about doing the little things that make you happy. If he doesn’t, maybe instead of going for “long walks on the beach” planned by you, he should be making short trips out to his car to load up boxes of his stuff.

Explain that you need him to do these things so you feel loved, and explain that the only way he can really go wrong is by doing nothing. Even the smallest remembrances count—like scrawling a heart on a Post-it and anchoring it with a chocolate or drawing “You ’N’ Me Forever” on your dirty car window.

You, in turn, need to be sure you show appreciation for whatever effort he does make—even as he’s seductively drinking champagne out of your scuzzy old bedroom slipper.

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave., No. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (www.advicegoddess.com).

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10/7; This is Not a Trojan Horse, W-Su through 3/11; Art, Science, and the Arc of Inquiry: The Evolution of the Nevada Museum of Art, W-Su through 7/1; Jean-Luc Mylayne: The Heavens Are Blue, W-Su through 3/11; Peter Liashkov: Paper Cowboy, W-Su through 4/15; Out of the Forest: Art Nouveau Lamps, W-Su through 5/20. Opens 2/11; In Company with Angels: Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows, W-Su through 5/20. Opens 2/11; Tiffany & Co. Arms from the Robert M. Lee Collection, W-Su through 5/20. Opens 2/11. $1-$10. 160 W.

COME IN FROM THE COLD: Electric Catfish performs a mix of original and cover blues, jazz and ’50-’60s rock tunes as part of the family entertainment series. Sa, 2/11, 7pm. $3 suggested donation per person. Western Heritage Interpretive Center, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 828-6612.

DIEGO’S UMBRELLA: Carson Valley Arts Council presents a performance by the San Francisco gypsy rock band. F, 2/10, 7pm. $10 advance; $15 day of show. CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda Ave., Minden, (775) 782-8207, www.cvartscouncil.com.

Liberty St., (775) 329-3333, www.nevadaart.org.

WILBUR D. MAY MUSEUM, RANCHO SAN RAFAEL REGIONAL PARK: King Tut: Wonderful Things from the Pharaohs Tomb, W-Sa, 10am-4pm through 5/23; Su, 12-4pm through 5/20. $8-$9.

JAZZ SAMPLER FOR SWEETHEARTS: The 18-member Mile High Jazz Band and vocalist Sheryl Adams perform jazzy versions of favorite love songs for Valentine’s Day and other swinging, big-band selections. Tu, 2/14, 810pm. $5; free for youth age 18 and younger.

Comma Coffee, 312 S. Carson St., Carson City, (775) 883-4154, http://milehighjazz.com.

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Film THE LOVE PARADE: Artemisia Moviehouse presents a screening of Ernst Lubitsch’s 1929 comedy/musical/romance starring Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette McDonald and Lupino Lane.

Tu, 2/14, 7-9pm. $7 general; $5 for members, bicyclists and students. Good Luck Macbeth Theater, 119 N. Virginia St., (775) 337-9111, www.artemisiamovies.org.

THREE WITH BRIDGES FILM SERIES: Churchill Arts Council presents a screening of the 1981 film, Cutter’s Way, starring Jeff Bridges, John Heard and Lisa Eichhorn. F, 2/10, 7pm. $7 CAC members; $10 non-members. Oats Park Art Center, 151 E. Park St., Fallon, (775) 423-1440.

COME IN FROM THE COLD: Electric Catfish performs a mix of original and cover blues, jazz and ’50-’60s rock tunes as part of the family entertainment series. Sa, 2/11, 7pm. $3 suggested donation per person. Western Heritage Interpretive Center, Bartley Ranch Regional Park, 6000 Bartley Ranch Road, (775) 828-6612.

MARK CASTRO BAND: The classic rock group performs. The show takes place at the Base Lodge. Sa, 1-4pm. Diamond Peak Ski Resort, 1210 Sky Way, Incline Village, (775) 832-1177, www.diamondpeak.com.

A TRIBUTE TO THE KINGS OF THE BLUES: Fillmore Slim, Sunny Blue Bland, Pinkie Rideau, Kyle Rowland, Ro Harpo, Bobby Jones, Diamond Cooper, Eric Alston and others perform. Su, 2/12, 6-10pm. $20-$40. Cal Neva, 38 E. Second St., (775) 5373213, http://facebook.com/kingsoftheblues.

Poetry/Literature WILLIAM L. FOX BOOK SIGNING: Science and art writer William L. Fox signs and presents The Half-Life of History: The Atomic Bomb and Wendover Air Base. Th, 2/9, 6:30-8pm. Free. Sundance Bookstore & Music, 121 California Ave., (775) 786-1188, www.sundancebookstore.com.

WRITERS IN THE WOODS: LI MIAO LOVETT: Sierra Nevada College presents environmental novelist Li Miao Lovett as part of its 2012 Writers in the Woods series. Her visit includes a reading, book signing and reception in the Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences. F, 2/10, 7-9pm. Free. Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, (775) 881-7549, www.sierranevada.edu.

Music BRAP! A RENO NOISE NIGHT: This experimental music event features performances by Oh Gnosis, N8-Bit and Transmitter and art created on site by Hobson Gallery artists. Sa, 2/11, 8pm. $3. Hobson Gallery, 315 Spokane St., Ste. 1, (775) 287-2255.

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Sports & fitness RENO BIGHORNS: The NBA D-league team plays Los Angeles D-Fenders. F, 2/10, 7pm; Sa, 2/11, 7pm; the team plays Austin Toros. Tu, 2/14, 7pm. $8-$125. Reno Events Center, 400 N. Center St., (775) 284-2622, www.renobighorns.com.

SCHEELS RUNNING AND WALKING CLUB: Runners and walkers are invited to join this Tuesday night group run. Water and snacks will be available after the runs. Meet in the men’s sport shoe shop. Tu, 6:30pm through 11/27.

Free. Scheels, 1200 Scheels Drive, Sparks, (775) 331-2700, www.scheels.com/events.

VARIETY YOGA: Each week the Sunday class is taught by a different instructor. Su, 10:3011:20am through 12/30. $15 drop-in fee. Mind Body & Pilates, 670 Alvaro St. Ste. B, (775) 745-4151, www.yogareno.com.

WOLF PACK MEN’S BASKETBALL: The University of Nevada, Reno plays Cal State Bakersfield. Tu, 2/14, 7pm. $10-$117. Lawlor Events Center, 1500 N. Virginia St., (775) 348-7225, www.nevadawolfpack.com.

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Onstage THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ERNEST: Good Luck Macbeth presents Oscar Wilde’s play about a couple of English aristocrats pretending to be the same made-up person in order to escape burdensome social obligations in Victorian London. F, 2/10; Sa, 2/11; Su, 2/12; F, 2/17; Sa, 2/18. $17 general; $14 students, seniors; $20 at the door. Good Luck Macbeth Theater, 119 N. Virginia St., (775) 322-3716, www.goodluckmacbeth.org.

IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY): Brüka Theatre presents Sarah Ruhl’s comedy “about marriage, intimacy and electricity.”

There will be a talkback with the company following the Feb. 12 matinee performance.

Th, 2/9, 8pm; F, 2/10, 8pm; Sa, 2/11, 8pm; Su, 2/12, 2pm; Th, 2/16, 8pm; F, 2/17, 8pm; Sa, 2/18, 8pm. $18 general admission; $16 students,

seniors and military; $20 at the door. Brüka Theatre, 99 N. Virginia St., (775) 323-3221, www.bruka.org.

Ken Ludwig’s comedy about two down-ontheir-luck English Shakespearean actors who hatch a plan to pose as an elderly woman’s nephews in order to get their hands on her fortune. When the pair find out that these relatives are actually nieces they continue the scheme in drag, but things become more complicated when one of the men falls for the woman’s actual niece. F,

2/10, 7:30pm; Sa, 2/11, 7:30pm; Su, 2/12, 2pm; F, 2/17, 7:30pm; Sa, 2/18, 7:30pm; Su, 2/19, 2pm; F, 2/24, 7:30pm; Sa, 2/25, 7:30pm; Su, 2/26, 2pm.

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Classes BEGINNERS CERAMICS CLASS: Learn how to work with the clay, the tools, glazing and techniques of throwing on the wheel. No previous experience is required. Sa, 2-5pm through 12/29. $40 per person. The Wedge Ceramics Studio, 2095 Dickerson Road, (775) 770-4770, www.thewedgeceramics.com.

BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR CLASSES: Artist and teacher Eileen Fuller conducts ongoing classes. Call for a suggested materials list and reservations. M, W, 9-11:45am & 6:30-9:15pm. $25 per class. Wildflower Village, 4275-4395 W. Fourth St., (775) 787-3769, www.wildflowervillage.com.

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The group will practice speaking English around various scenarios that involve everyday activities. W, 4:30-6pm. Free. Sparks Library, 1125 12th St., Sparks, (775) 829-7323.

CROCHET 102 CLASS: Go beyond crochet basics and learn to crochet in the round to make toys, hats, doilies and more. W, 2/15, 5-7pm; W, 3/14, 5-7pm. $25. Jimmy Beans Wool, 1312 Capital Blvd., Ste. 103, (775) 827-9276, www.jimmybeanswool.com/class.asp.

ELIOT COLEMAN GARDENING WORKSHOP: Learn about moveable greenhouses and using fabric covers, soil health, vegetable varieties that survive well in the cold, and more.

Coleman will also present a small farm workshop on Feb. 11 at Reno High School. Su, 2/12, 10:30am-noon & 1:30-3pm. $50. Rail City Garden Center, 1720 Brierley Way, Sparks, (775) 351-2551, www.wnc.edu/sci.

HEARTSAVER CPR AED: The Heartsaver AED Course teaches one-rescuer CPR, Automated External Defibrillator use and relief of choking in adults, children and infants. The use of barrier devices for all ages will also be covered. Sa, 2/11, 5:30-

9:30pm; Sa, 2/25, 9am-1pm; W, 3/14, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 3/24, 9am-1pm; W, 4/11, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 4/28, 9am-1pm; W, 5/9, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 5/19, 9am-1pm; W, 6/13, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 6/23, 9am-1pm; W, 7/11, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 7/28, 9am-1pm; W, 8/8, 5:309:30pm; Sa, 8/25, 9am-1pm; W, 9/12, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 9/29, 9am-1pm; W, 10/10, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 10/27, 9am-1pm; W, 11/14, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 11/17, 9am-1pm; W, 12/12, 5:30-9:30pm; Sa, 12/15, 9am1pm. $45. REMSA Education & Training Center, 230 S. Rock Blvd., Ste. 23, (775) 858-5700, www.remsaeducation.com.

HEARTSAVER FIRST AID: The Heartsaver First Aid Course teaches how to manage illness and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives. Th, 2/9, 5:30-8:30pm; Th,

3/15, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 4/12, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 5/10, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 6/14, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 7/12, 5:308:30pm; Th, 8/9, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 9/13, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 10/11, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 11/15, 5:30-8:30pm; Th, 12/13, 5:30-8:30pm. $45. REMSA Education & Training Center, 230 S. Rock Blvd., Ste. 23, (775) 858-5700.

KID CARE: The Kid Care babysitting class is designed to teach adolescents the basics of caring for young children. Techniques for setting up babysitting opportunities, diaper changes, bottle-feeding, playtime activities and taking charge of situations while babysitting are covered. The course also includes pediatric first aid and CPR training. Sa, 2/11, 9am-4pm; Sa,

3/10, 9am-4pm; Sa, 4/21, 9am-4pm; Sa, 5/5, 9am4pm; Sa, 6/9, 9am-4pm; Sa, 7/14, 9am-4pm; Sa, 8/11, 9am-4pm; Sa, 9/15, 9am-4pm; Sa, 10/13, 9am4pm; Sa, 11/3, 9am-4pm; Sa, 12/1, 9am-4pm. $40.

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LI MIAO LOVETT FICTION WORKSHOP: The environmental novelist will teach a fiction writing workshop. Sa, 2/11, 9am-noon. $50; free for SNC students. Sierra Nevada College, 999 Tahoe Blvd., Incline Village, (775) 881-7549, www.sierranevada.edu.

RENO PORTRAIT SOCIETY: There will be a live model for artists to paint or draw in the medium of their choice. No formal instruction, but participants can learn from experienced artists. The event is open to all ages and abilities. W, 9am12:30pm. $10. Nevada Fine Arts, 1301 S. Virginia St., (775) 786-1128, www.nvfinearts.com.

SMALL CLAIMS: Nevada Legal Services and Washoe Legal Services present a legal education clinic on filing a small claims case. Th, 2/9, 3-4:30pm. Free. Nevada Legal Services, 654 Tahoe St., (775) 284-3491 ext. 214.

TESSERA GLASS MOSAIC 101 CLASS: Learn the ancient art of mosaic. The class includes all materials, three hours of instruction, hands-on learning and finished project. Sa, 10am-1pm through 4/7. $65. Tessera Glass, 2325 Dickerson Road, (775) 329-5454, www.tesseraglass.com.

Community BREAST CANCER–ON WITH LIFE: This support group provides a highly educational approach to looking at breast cancer. The latest research is discussed, along with alternative therapies, side effects of chemotherapy, reconstruction and community services. The group meets on Tuesdays at Saint Mary’s Center for Health’s Radiation Oncology Department. Tu, 4:30-6pm.

Free. Saint Mary’s Center for Health & Fitness, 645 N. Arlington Ave., Ste. 100, (775) 722-1222, www.supportsaintmarys.org.

BRIDGEWIRE–MAKERSPACE OPEN SPACE NIGHT: Learn about this member-funded, non-profit makerspace, hackerspace workshop. Th, 6-9pm through 12/27. Bridgewire, 1055 Industrial Way, Ste. 20, Sparks, (775) 219-7987, http://renobridgewire.org.

CROCHET CONNECTION: Learn to crochet or share tips with other crochet enthusiasts. Second and Fourth Th of every month, 4-5:45pm. Free.

Spanish Springs Library, 7100A Pyramid Lake Highway, located at Lazy 5 Regional Park, Spanish Springs, (775) 424-1800.

DHARMA BOOK GROUP: This group meets to read and discuss books of interest to Buddhists.

Check the website for the current offering. For beginning and long-time Buddhists alike. Enter the building by the Taylor Street entrance.

First and Third W of every month, 6-7pm. Free.

Reno Buddhist Church, 820 Plumas St., (775) 348-6603, www.renobuddhistchurch.org.

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must be a relation either of sympathy or conquest,” said author George Eliot. I believe the same is true even about intimate bonds that have not been legally consecrated. Each tends to either be a collaboration of equals who are striving for common goals or else a power struggle in which one party seeks to dominate the other. Which of those two models has characterized your romantic history, Aries? Now is an excellent time to begin working to ensure that the partnership model will predominate for the rest of your long life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “Love loves

to love love,” wrote James Joyce in his 1922 novel Ulysses. “Nurse loves the new chemist.

Constable 14A loves Mary Kelly. Jumbo, the elephant, loves Alice, the elephant. Old Mr Verschole with the ear trumpet loves old Mrs Verschoyle with the turnedin eye. The man in the brown macintosh loves a lady who is dead. His Majesty the King loves Her Majesty the Queen.” What Joyce said 90 years ago is still true: The world is a churning, burning uproar of yearning. The droning moan of “I want you, I need you” never dies down. Give yourself to that cosmic current without apology this Valentine season, Taurus. Celebrate your voracious ache for love. Honor your urge to merge with reverence and awe for its raw splendor.

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written a personal ad for you to give to your Valentine or potential Valentine: “I’m looking for a free yet disciplined spirit I can roll down hills with on sunny days and solve thorny puzzles with when the skies are cloudy. Can you see the absurd in the serious and the serious in the absurd? Are you a curious chameleon always working to sharpen your communication skills? Might you be attracted to a sweet-talking wiseass who’s evolving into a holy goofball?

Emotional baggage is expected, of course, but please make sure yours is organized and well-packed. Let’s create the most unpredictably intriguing versions of beauty and truth that anyone ever imagined.”

CANCER (June 21-July 22): On average,

an adult on planet Earth has sex 103 times a year. But I’m guessing that in the immediate future, Cancerians everywhere may be motivated to exceed that rate by a large margin. The astrological omens suggest that your tribe’s levels of sensual desire may reach astronomical heights. Do you know anyone you’re attracted to who might be willing help you out as you follow your bliss? If not, be your own Valentine. One way or another, it’s prime time to celebrate your relationship with eros.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I’d love for you to be

able to always give the best gifts you have to give without worrying about whether they will be received in the spirit with which you offer them. But that’s just not realistic.

I would also be ecstatic if you never had to tone down your big, beautiful self out of fear that others would be jealous or intimidated. And yet that’s not a rational possibility, either. Having said that, though, I do want to note that now and then both of those pleasurable scenarios can prevail for extended lengths of time. And I believe you’re now in one of those grace periods.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In accordance

with the astrological omens, here’s what I wish and predict for you in the near future: You will be a connoisseur of temptations. By that I mean you will have a knack for attracting and playing with allurements and enticements. More importantly, you’ll have a sixth sense about the distinction between good bait and bad bait—between provocative temptations that will serve your most fervent dreams and debilitating traps that will dissipate your integrity. And when you get a lock on the invigorating, ennobling kind, you will know just how to work with it so that it drives you wild with smart longing.

and to KEEP SILENT with discernment.” Your assignment, Libra, is to apply this approach to your love life. How can you create a relationship with love that will be a gift to the world and also make you smarter, kinder, and wilder? KNOW what magic you have to do. WILL yourself to do it. DARE to be ingenious and inspired. And don’t tell anyone what you’re doing until you achieve your goal.

CORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): After analyz-

ing the astro data for this Valentine season, I realized that you could really benefit from being less sober, solemn, and serious about your intimate relationships. That’s why I decided to collect some one-liners for you to use as you loosen up your approach to togetherness. Please consider delivering them to anyone you’d like to be closer to. 1.

“Let’s go maniacally obsess about our lives in a soothing environment.” 2. “We’ll be best friends forever because you already know too much about me.” 3. “It would be great if you would schedule your social events around my mood swings.” 4. “I’m sorry I drunk-dialed you before realizing you were already in bed with me.” 5. “I wanna do boring things with you.” (All the one-liners come from www.someecards.com.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

“The world is an oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a mattress,” said a character in Arthur Miller play. He was referring to the idea that if you’re obsessed with sex and romance, your level of worldly accomplishment may be rather low. It jibes with what a friend in my youth told me when he noticed how much of my energy was engaged in pursuing desirable females: “They don’t build statues in parks for guys who chase women.” I realize you may not be wildly receptive to ruminating on these matters during the Valentine season, Sagittarius. However, the omens suggest I advise you to do just that. It’s a good time to fine-tune the balance between your lifelong career goals and your quest for love.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

Ancient Egyptians thought that drinking bear grease could stimulate ardor, while the Greeks believed that eating sparrow brains would do the trick. When potatoes first appeared in Spain in 1534, imported from the New World, they were used in love potions and worth more than $1,000 a pound. The Asian rhinoceros was hunted nearly to extinction because its horn was thought to have aphrodisiac properties.

Just in time for Valentine season, I’d like to suggest that you call on a very different kind of romantic stimulant that costs nothing and doesn’t endanger any species: being a good listener.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Maybe

there is a soulmate for you in this world.

Maybe there isn’t. But you can count on this: If that person is out there, you will never bond with him or her by clinging to a set of specific expectations about how it should happen. He or she will not possess all the qualities you wish for and will not always treat you exactly as you want to be. I’m sure you already know this deep down, Aquarius, but hearing it from an objective observer like me might help liberate you further from the oppressive fantasy of romantic perfection. That way you can better recognize and celebrate the real thing.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “We are all a

little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” So proclaimed Dr. Seuss. I think this is an excellent meditation for you during this season of love. You need more permission to share your idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, and you need more freedom to ally yourself with people whose idiosyncrasies and eccentricities you’re compatible with— and on behalf of the cosmos, I’m hereby giving you that permission.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Eliphas Levi was a 19th-century author and hermetic magician whose work has had a major influence on Western mystery schools. The great secret of magic, he said, is fourfold: “to KNOW what has to be done, to WILL what is required, to DARE what must be attempted,

Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text message horoscopes. The audio horoscopes are also available by phone at (877) 873-4888 or (900) 950-7700.

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Vocal point The Whitney Myer Band’s frontwoman recently auditioned for The Voice, a television singing competition. In the early rounds of the show, contestants audition to attract the attention of one of the show’s four celebrity voice coaches, Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton, with hopes of joining their teams for future episodes. Myer is contractually bound not to reveal how her audition went until the episode airs. We did our best to pry information from her. The Voice airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on NBC.

I know you’re restricted.

What can you say?

I can say that I’ve auditioned for The Voice, and that blind auditions continue next Monday [Feb. 13] at 8 p.m. ... I don’t know which episode I’m going to be on.

But you do want people to see the episode you’re on?

Yes, absolutely. I’d love for everybody to tune in and watch the show in general, so that when my audition does air, that our community will know that they have someone from Reno who has tried to do that.

Is it a fair deduction that because you want us to see it that means you made it on a team?

No, that is not a fair deduction. [Laughs.]

Another contestant is coming to town for a show with you?

Absolutely. I made a really good friend while I was there. Her name is Lindsey Pavao.

She auditioned last night, and she had three chairs turn around [three judges chose her], and she is on Christina Aguilera’s team.

She’s awesome. Basically my band is going to be backing her up, in an acoustic way, and we’ll play full band after her. ... Cargo in CommRow, March 1.

What else is going on?

We’re playing South By Southwest this year.

And we’re also going to release a single along with my audition whenever that airs. So we have a single almost ready—in the process of getting on iTunes right now. It’s called “Broken.” ... I’m really excited about the single. Really excited. We recorded it at Tom Gordon’s studio, which is awesome. …

I’m really excited about trying to promote that and get some radio airplay.

You’re probably not allowed to talk about whose team you would want to be on ...

Probably not.

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Movie notes—if they give the Oscar for best performance by a sullen mumbler, then by all means, give it to Rooney Mara. Jeez, what a crab. As for The Descendants, that’s a decent flick.

But in the end, it’s all about a bunch of people getting hysterical over an affair.

Jesus, get over it. People occasionally get a case of the hots. Sometimes they OPINION

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So you’re going to nominate for president—the dude who was the first guy to ever sign into law a tyrannical communist health care system? Let me rev up the ghost of good ole Arte Johnson and say “veeeeerrrrryyyyy interesting.” (Arte J is a reference for geezer readers who will dare to admit they remember Laugh-In.) •

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actually scratch those sexy little itches. What’s with all the freakin’ drama?

The Descendants was almost as good as my fave flick of ’11, The Big Year. But then again, I like birds.

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Well, I’d say that it is something that you think about beforehand, but I’m just going to venture out and say that, in the moment, I’m sure there’s a lot of things going through your head, and plus, it’s not like you know who those people are, the coaches. When they’re talking to you, I’m sure you get a different idea of who they are than who you thought they were. Does that make sense?

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Community of Earthlings So a Brit hottie named M.I.A. flips off an enormous Super Bowl audience?

Instant knee jerk reaction—well, right back at ya, ya little strumpet. And feel free to kiss my ass, too. Second, deeper reaction, after a minute of reflection— if the girl was flipping off a worldwide audience of football freaks in the spirit of “this is what I, a Citizen of A More Loving and More Caring Community of Earthlings, think of your silly, brutish game of torn ligaments and concussions, you neanderthal slobs,” well, then good for you and well done. And congratulations for having the ovaries to take advantage of the gigantic stage upon which you found yourself.

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It’s funny when a lot of contestants get up there, they act like they don’t know whose team they want to be on.

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completely delusional is the crutch that politicians still have, and Romney is easily the worst offender, about “uniting the country.” And here, I have to quote the great Matt Taibbi, who wrote in the Feb. 16 Rolling Stone, “All politicians engage in public fakery to some degreee, but Romney's plastic-man act is so forced and grotesque, it's actually painful to watch.”

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You kidding me? You're going to unite the country? Funny how fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing. When I hear someone crowing about uniting the country, I get this image of Rush Limbaugh and Dave Chappelle having a beer and some wings. Don't worry about “uniting” us, politicians. We're just fine in our cozy little cliques out here. You want to unite something, start with Congress and its single-digit approval rating. Ω

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