Friday, June 27, 2008

Burning Man News "911" Service in Black Rock City

In recent years Burning Man as an event and as a community has grown,

and the Emergency Services Department (ESD) has developed in tandem

with Black Rock City in providing 911 services such as EMS, fire,

mental health, and emergency communications. In 2007 ESD started

offering a remote way for theme camps, art projects, and participants

to get help and in 2008 we plan on building on what we learned from

the first trial year of service.



While all the conventional ways to get help are still available (for

example know your local Ranger or where the nearest Emergency

Services Station is), we wanted to enhance safety by providing an

option for those who might have a specific concern or for those who

just want be helpful to others in their neighborhood. This is

accomplished by ESD and Rangers monitoring the license-free MURS

(Multi User Radio Service) radio band.



MURS is a service similar to FRS (the frequencies that Motorola

Talkabouts and similar radios use). As on-playa radio users can tell

you, FRS is extremely overcrowded and in use by thousands of

participants during the event. FRS radios are also not powerful

enough to effectively communicate throughout Black Rock City. MURS,

in contrast, is currently not in common usage and operates at a

higher power so it can communicate across the entire playa.



We hope that with the intention of reserving this "911" channel

before MURS use becomes widespread at Burning Man will set the

expectation that this channel will be for emergency use only. You

will need to purchase your own MURS radio to contact ESD 911, but the

other four MURS channels can also be just like the FRS channels for

other purposes. Large camps or villages might also choose to make one

part of their group planning efforts and store it in a public place

for emergency use.





Why do I want one of these when my FRS radio works just fine?



* If you're part of a large theme camp it could be a good investment

to have a MURS radio around to call 911 for your group, especially

if you have members who have known health issues or the risk of

injury is of special concern.



* Large art projects working out on the open playa will be able to

get help faster.



* Camps that are on the outer-rings of the city and are far from a

Ranger outpost or Emergency Services station don't have to send

runners for help when an emergency arises.



* The other 4 channels on MURS can be a great alternative to crowded

FRS channels, especially if your camp has an art-car or event-wide

project they want to coordinate.



* Emergency Services Dispatch cannot be reached on an FRS radio.





Calling 911



FOR ALL MURS USERS: we ask that all Burning Man participants respect

that channel 5 will be used as a 911 channel only. While the other

channels are fine for use as an alternative to FRS, we want to stress

that channel 5 on MURS please be kept open for emergencies and not

used for any other purpose.



Set your MURS radio to channel 5, code 11 (154.600 / CTCSS 97.4) to

reach Black Rock City Emergency Services Dispatch. Using any other

"privacy codes" on channel 5 will interfere with 911. Instead limit

your personal use to channels 1-4.



If you have further questions or need help in finding a source for

radios, please email 911@burningman.com for more information.

Reno July Event Chicken Wing Cook Off July 5th-7th Downtown Reno

Willie Davison also known as "The Chicken Wing King" had a vision to bring the best of the best of Chicken Wing Sauces to Reno, Nevada for an annual competition of the Best Sauce Around. Not only was the first year's sauces Great! It set off an annual event now known as "The Great International Chicken Wing Society Cook-off!" and has been growing ever since. Last year in May of 2006 the Crew went to Las Vegas and had competitors from Colorado, Texas and Southern Nevada. In the same year for the fourth of July weekend they held the Finals in Downtown Reno! The Days where hot and the Chicken wing sauce got hotter. We even had coverage from Fine Living Television Network!

So make your plans now to come to Reno for the Fourth of July and visit us....we are looking forward to seeing you and your friends this year in Downtown Reno for the Great International Chicken Wing Society's 6th Annual Chicken wing Cook-off!



This Just in! “TGICWS” Chicken Wing Cook-Off Receives National Media Attention : The Great international Chicken Wing Society is pleased to announce that its 5th Annual Cook-Off received national media attention when it was featured on “Vacation Best Bets” on Fine Living Television Network in October and November. Nationally Fine Living Television Network is seen in approximately 40 million homes on cable and satellite and is the first network dedicated to inspiring and empowering people to find the most rewarding ways to spend their time and money, allowing them to uncover the greatest value from their experiences. Find more information at www.FineLiving.com.





A Historical Summary



2002

The First cook-off was held at the Reno Hilton back in July of 2002 and over 80,000 wings were cooked and served. The official tally for people in attendance was 12,000 during the two day event.



2003

The Second year cook-off was held in Downtown Reno and over 100,000 wings were cooked and served. People in attendance was 30,000 during the three day event. The event blocked off Virginia Street from First Street to Fourth Street!



2004

This year was held in Downtown Reno and over 112,000 wings were cooked and served!(It just Gets Better every year!) People in attendance was 40,000 during the three day event.



2005

This year like last year the event was held in Downtown Reno and over 115,000 wings were cooked and served! People in attendance was 50,000 during the three day event.



2006

Again it was held in Downtown Reno and over 117,000 wings were cooked and served!(really it does gets Better every year!) People in attendance was 55,000 during the three day event. The event was also held in Las Vegas during May and was a HOT one!



2007

Which leads us to last year! It was held in Downtown Reno and over 10,000 lbs of wings were cooked and served! People in attendance was 45,000 during the three day event.





2008

This year it will be held in Downtown Reno and we are projecting some Big Numbers! 120000 Wings sold, and an estimated 50,000 people will attend the three day event.

The Great International Chicken Wing Society, Chuckie the Chicke Hawk and the Cook-off event is the property of Norther Nevada Special Events.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Reno Nightlife Bar Fly Best Summer Event Highlighting Reno Bars

Why crawl when you can Fly to all the Best Reno Bars?

Reno Passport Magazine would like to officially announce that the Bar Fly Reno Bar Event has reached critical levels. The Best Reno Nightlife Event is going Weekly! That’s right, Thursday nights we will be taking you to the Reno bars that you need to know about! These bars are the best of Reno and are what makes Reno nightlife what it is.

You have seen us on TV, your friends are talking about us, and we have a really cool Megaphone. Prizes will be given out to people demonstrating how to “Live Ur City,” Reno Passport style!

Check out the Rumor “Reno Passport is on Fire!” Updated show schedules and invites to the Pre Playa Music Festival setting Reno nightlife on fire @ Nikki Beach and Pearl Nightclub August 22nd!

Tonight the party gets kicked off at Waterfall 8pm. Stops on the Bar Fly include Red Martini, The Polo Lounge, The Underground, Archies Bar and Grill, and Scruples.

Thursday nights are the new Fridays come out and enjoy a night of fun, drinking, laughs, and meeting the best people in Reno bars. Reno Passport Magazine will be hosting the Bar Fly all summer!

For more information check back often www.renopassport.com

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Pre Playa Music Festival DJ Preview: Aaron Jae, Best Reno Summer Nightlife Event

Check out this preview video on Aaron Jae, an established dj in San Francisco. He spins with the Evil Breaks and Space Cowboy Crews in San Fransisco and at Burning Man respectively. We are honored to have Aaron Jae performing at the Reno Passport Pre-Playa Music Festival on August 22 at Nikki Beach and Pearl Reno Nevada.

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Reno 911 TV Show Idea, Yelper in Washoe County Jail!

"This place is a slam! Complimentary transportation was provided in a convenient shuffle that will arive to your current location. Upon entering the transportation shuttle a nice greeting welcomes you reading something very similar to Thank you for choosing Reno Police Department for your Transportation Needs. You have several gentleman who all in all, were courteous enough to open doors and even assist me in buckling my seat-belt's, two for extra safety. Upon entering the venue a self service buffet style station was available, highlighting the finest creation to come from two pieces of bread. A mystery non-allergenic peanut butter substance filled the center. Desert included an economic anti-green tub filled with what resembled an orange at first. It can only be described as containing a flavor and texture resembling the pussy discharge of a light medical grade sterilization alcohol. The beverage was a water full of radiating tones of metallic proportions. This was only the beginning of my epicurean adventure, for I had three more meals to come! Breakfast was an unimpressive mixture of what I believe was an attempt at oatmeal. Failed attempt at oatmeal, really don't need to go much further with that aspect, and powdered milk to rinse the slime down. Lunch was something that had been mentioned by other patrons as a highlight and a solid reputation as cat food sandwiches. As a side note pertaining to this name, I went and purchased some wet cat food, and tried a small portion, cat food would be a compliment. No I didn't eat more then a small taste, and the rest was donated to the alley cats. Dinner, oh there were vegetables that flavored like water, that melted on the spork. Yes the spork was the fine dining utensil, of bright orange plastic! The rest I can't truly explain what it was, I offered it to my dining partner, in which he accepted graciously. For it was time for me to end my tour, as a result of a moped."
http://ping.fm/3zRhe Hillarious Yelp of Washoe County Jail!

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Just so you don't miss the next huge Reno Party August 22 Nikki Beach: Details -->http://ping.fm/4Z9fC