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Tuesday, February 11,1997
Valentine’s Day web pages help
sweethearts find love at first site
Valentine’s Day, the day we love to hate. So much love
is in the air that I sometimes feel nauseated. Don’t get
me wrong, I’m all for warm fuzzies, but the onslaught
of pink and red hearts everywhere in sight is a bit much.
Despite my disgust, the Valentine’s Day web sites
impressed me. The creativity and snappy graphics almost
and I repeat almost got me in the holiday spirit.
For an overview of the
Valentine’s Day scene, ZIA
Valentines at http://www.zia.
oom/holidays/valentine reminds
you to think pink, pink, pink! You
can send a romantic e-mail to your
special someone, and the selection
includes just the right amount of
sap. The site also gives party ideas
and Valentine’s Day recipes.
Fortunately, not all sites feature cheesy “Be my valentine”
e-greetings. Alternative sentiments can also be sent the elec
tronic way. Let me explain.
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The Digital Anti-Valentine Service at http://www.padf
ic.net.sg/cards/val/dark.html has three cards to send Feb.
14. “Get a Life,” “What is love?” and “What the *s@&?”
grace the covers of e-cards when you want to send the very
best. Enter your bitter half’s e-mail address and your greeting
will be delivered.
The Valentine’s Day Luv-O-Matic at http://www.sacbee.
com/smile/luvomatic will “randomize” a love note to give
you a bizarre message. “Dear phone sex operator, Happy
Boxing Day. I wanted to show you how much I miss the
Mother Ship,” is just an example. Click on the crossbones or
the heart to determine the tone of your message.
If you’re not sure of the tone you want to convey, let the
Cyrano Server guide you. At http://www.nando.net/toys/
cyrano.html send a valentine, write a love letter or let Cyrano
help you dump someone. In an Ad Lib-esque way, you fill in
the blanks and Cyrano does the work. Do you want your mes
sage to be indedsive, steamy or surreal? Once finished, add on
the finishing touches of a graphic or a sound byte; the recipi
ent will be sure to swoon.
And in true ’9os form, dedicate a URL to your loved one at
Valentines on the Web. At http:// www.aristotle.net/valen
tines, a glance at other people’s dedications gives you an idea
for your own. For example, one sweetheart sent the URL for
a virtual wedding chapel to his significant other (http://
www.jckeepsake.com/chapel.html for those interested par
ties). Also at this site, a scrumptious heart-shaped box of
chocolates guides you to other Valentine’s Day sites. Pick a
chocolate, and you’ll end up at a site devoted to Romeo and
Juliet or “Valentine Forever.”
Finally, croon to your sweetie at http://pacific/tele
byte.net/~brianles/valentine.html. The Virtual Valentine
pays tribute to the holiday with four “love songs.” Not all of
them relate to the joined-at-the-hip-type couples. The creators
include songs for those who vow to never fall in love again and
the ever hopeful.
But the clever part of the songs is that the lyrics link you
to related pages. The lyric “Love hurts” takes you to a page
devoted to band-aids and another “Love” lyric takes you to the
“I Love Lucy” home page. At http:// access.moontain.
net/~paula, the page gives reason to love America’s favorite
redhead. A sound byte of the theme song and Lucy pictures
complete the shrine to the comedienne.
While my cynicism might pervade my web searches for
anti-Valentine’s Day sites, love prevails, and for 24 hours I’ll
just have to deal with lots of pink.
Send electronic Valentine’s Day greetings, romantic or indecisive, to
jlbanov@email.unc.edu.
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Jessica Banov
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stormwater impact were being made
based on out-of-date data.
“Calculations are being made based
on data collected in the ’7o’s,” he said.
“The floodway is probably in the middle
of the hotel now.”
Werner said he was also concerned
about the precedent that would be set.
“By approving this project near a
floodway and creek, it will make it dif-
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rience within the organization,” he said.
Reynolds and Roederer said they
would devote much of their energy to
increasing fan enthusiasm.
Reynolds said they would push for
the promotion of athletic events through
increased publicity of not just the most
popular sports, but of all games.
“We really want to highlight the
Olympic sports,” he said.
Roederer said he and Reynolds
would also make Homecoming more
appealing to students by bringing in a
band to boost their spirits.
“A lot of people think that CAA
crowds are lackluster, but I want to dis
pel this,” he said.
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which in-state students can strive and
attracts research funding that can bene
fit the entire system, he said.
“UNC-Chapel Hill is the engine that
keeps the system nationally recognized
and respected,” said Lee, who received
a master’s in social work at UNC-CH.
The arguments that plagued the 1995
budget negotiations between the Senate
and the Republican-controlled House of
Representatives have died down, Lee
said. But with two, three and sometimes
four chairs on each House committee,
he said battles between committee
chairs were sure to arise.
“I come from a social work back
ground, and I know people,” he said.
“With all these chairs, there is sure to be
some antagonism and politicking. But
we shouldn’t see each other as enemies.
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ficult to deny variances for larger pro
jects in the Resource ConservatiZ&i
District outside the flood plain,” he said.
Residents said the project would be
aesthetically pleasing, provide jobs and
increase the tax base.
Stick Williams said he hoped the
council would not he intimidated by
activist groups. “This is a good project,"
he said. “The retaining pond will pro
vide more help than there is now, and
the motel will improve the entranceway
into Chapel Hill."
Stem and Whitley said their top pri
ority was to cater to the needs of the stu
dents. “Their ideas are welcomed,”
Stem said.
Stem and Whitley said they also
wanted to utilize CAA’s new web site
and to promote student group involve
ment in the CAA.
Whitley said he and Stem would pro
mote student involvement by initiating a
week entitled “CAA Action Week” in
order to increase student involvement.
“We want to build on our own expe
rience,” Whitley said.
In response to an audience member’s
question about the candidates’ decision
to ran as co-presidents, all conveyed the
message that they felt two presidents
would make twice the contribution to
CAA.
Lee, who became the first black
mayor of a predominantly white,
Southern town when he was elected in
Chapel Hill in 1969, has handled con
troversy and dealt with opposing fac
tions in the past.
“I want to keep the lines of commu
nication open with the House (educa
tion) chairs by meeting informally once
a week,” Lee said. “We have to avoid
the ‘us versus them’ scenario.”
One of Lee’s top education priorities
is strengthening preschool education.
“Unless we give our students a good
start in learning, nothing else really mat
ters,” he said. “Strengthening these pro
grams will, in turn, strengthen the
whole system, including universities, by
producing a higher caliber of student"
Increasing funding for technology is
also high on Lee’s list. “
“What some people fail to realize is
that the computer of today is the pen
and paper of yesterday," he said.
Julia White, communications direc
tor for Senate Majority Leader Mate
Basnight, D-Dare, said teaming Lee
with three-term senator Leslie Winner,
D-Mecklenburg, would help address the
state’s educational shortcomings.
“They have varying backgrounds and
come from different regions, but they
both have a fundamental understanding
of education," she said, before adding
that despite Lee’s two-year absence
Basnight did not hesitate to appoint hn
last week.
Winner said that Lee’s knowledge of
North Carolina’s community college
and university systems meshes well with
her expertise in elementary through
high school education.
“We both know about all aspects of
education, but our individual aptitudes
will strengthen the team,” she said.
Lee added that the committee would
be too much for one chair to handle.
“This way we can each be really pro
ficient in a manageable area,” he said.
“It also adds realism by forcing both
chairs to bounce their ideas off one
another.”