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Precise force control and Soft-Land™ capability for a glass and ceramics manufacturer. SMAC high precision actuators improve the glass grinding methods.
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Product used: LAL55 series linear
Objective: Since glass is extremely brittle material, grinding processes requires precise force control and high accuracy. The grinding process itself produces a 125µm finish with less than a 50µm variation in the finish. The customer was having a difficulty with adjusting force for the grinding wheel which was driven by pneumatic cylinders. This could easily damage the material at each end of the cycle. The challenge was to provide a constant force of 2 to 4N with a 5mm stroke during the whole process.
Solution: LAL55 series linear actuators move the grinding wheel with the appropriate force. The SMAC LAC-1 single axis controller monitored the data and sent immediate feedback. Thus, the force is precisely controlled at all times. The production cycle became more reliable and no material was damaged anymore, increasing efficiency and performance.
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Product used: LAL20 series linear
Objective: The customer needed to measure the thickness of very thin glass material. They had been using pneumatic cylinder, LVDT and a force control system which didn't bring the expected results. They were looking into electric options to improve their measurement procedure with more control and flexibility.
Solution: SMAC provided a LAL20 series linear actuator to control force precisely and use the Soft-Land™ procedure to gently touch the glass surface. An additional load cell was mounted on the shaft in order to increase the accuracy of the force measurement during the process. The data of the LAL20 and the load cell was monitored by LAC-25, a dual-axis controller, providing constant feedback of the measurement. The SMAC actuator cooperated with load cell replaced three devices. This not only simplified the system but also provided accurate operation, data capture and feedback, and resulted in efficient performance.


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Billie Joe Armstrong talks about his years of substance abuse
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong opens up in a new interview with Rolling Stone about his years of alcohol and prescription drug abuse.
The East Bay native went to rehab following an onstage meltdown last September at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas.
"I couldn't predict where I was going to end up at the end of the night," he said. "I'd wake up in a strange house on a couch. I wouldn't remember how. It was a complete blackout."
Armstrong confronted the issue after the Vegas show, where he smashed his guitar onstage and shouted, "I'm not (expletive) Justin Bieber, you mother (expletives)." Armstrong's recovery sidetracked promotion of Green Day's album trilogy "¡Uno!", "¡Dos!" and "¡Tré!", as the band postponed tour dates.
"I remember tiny things," Armstrong says of the Vegas incident. "The next morning, I woke up. I asked (my wife) Adrienne, 'How bad was it?' She said, 'It's bad.' I called my manager. He said, 'You're getting on a plane, going back to Oakland and going into rehab immediately.'
The issue of Rolling Stone comes out Friday

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The Chin'toka system was a Cardassian system located near the Federation border. This system contained four planets, two of which (Chin'toka II and III) were habitable and formed a binary pair. It was the scene of two major confrontations in the Dominion War. This system was located in the Alpha Quadrant.
During the Dominion War, the subspace relay AR-558 was established on a small planet in this system by the Dominion.
At the end of 2374, the system was protected by only five squadrons of Jem'Hadar attack ships because the rest had been diverted to reinforce Dominion forces along the Romulan front. This vulnerability provided an opportunity for Allied forces to launch an invasion of Cardassian space. However, the Cardassians had anticipated their attack and deployed hundreds of orbital weapon platforms in the system. These platforms nearly turned the battle against the Allied forces, until a way was found to neutralize them. Subsequently, the system fell to Allied forces (see: First Battle of Chin'toka). (DS9: "Tears of the Prophets")
However, the invasion did not proceed further than Chin'toka as was hoped; the victorious Allies remained bottled up in the system, fending off constant Dominion attacks. (DS9: "Image in the Sand", "The Siege of AR-558")
A Dominion counterattack on the system in early 2375 was halted, although the forces of the Romulan Star Empire suffered heavy losses. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")
The Chin'toka system remained under Allied control for most of 2375, until it was retaken by a combined force of Dominion and Breen warships. An Allied attempt to repel their advance ended disastrously, in which 311 of 312 ships were destroyed with relative ease. This was due to Allied unpreparedness for the Breen energy dampening weapon, which rapidly disabled the fleet, leaving all affected ships completely defenseless (see: Second Battle of Chin'toka). The Allies retreated from the system. (DS9: "The Changing Face of Evil", "When It Rains...")
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A close-up shot of a tactical map in the beginning of "When It Rains..." shows the position of the Chin'toka system in relation to Ferenginar, Starbase 375, Cardassia, Bajor, and the Badlands. The Chin'toka system was labeled by the AR-558 relay in the map.
A scene cut from "Tears of the Prophets" would have shown that Miles O'Brien came up with the idea to attack Chin'toka, over such alternatives as the Torg'Q system or the Ventani system. The last time he was on a patrol on that part of the border, he had noticed the warp signatures of the ships there to have been changed, suggesting the signatures might have been faked. Garak then suggested ships from the system might have been sent to the Romulan front, leaving the system less defended then previously thought.
An infographic depicting the Chin'toka system in DS9: "Tears of the Prophets" reads: "Chin'toka; Cardassia; binary orbit; perihelion 107 km; aphelion 109 km."
According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 36) and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385"), the primary of the Chin'toka system was a G-class star.
External link
- Chin'toka system at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works


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Man dead, fiance released from hospital after Woodlawn shooting
Brandon Simms identified as man killed
Police have identified the man killed in a Woodlawn shooting Friday.
Authorities said a man was shot and killed inside a home in the 10100 block of Chester Road before 11 p.m.
That man has been identified as 33-year-old Brandon Simms.
Police said Simms' fiancee, Lateesha Wright, suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was taken to the hospital. She was released Saturday night.
A 911 dispatcher asked Wright if she saw who shot her fiance: "I did not see. They was masked, but they came in and we were coming through the garage and they came in and shot him," she said.
Officials said Saturday the shooting happened in a car in the attached garage of the home. They are unsure if the shooting took place inside or outside the car.
WLWT News 5 spoke to a neighbor who said the couple was the quietest in the neighborhood. The neighbor said she witnessed first responders bringing both adults out and saw an officer carry out a 2-year-old little girl.
"I was hoping that whatever was done was not done in front of the child. I just can't imagine," said neighbor Nancy Fitzgerald. "You know, it could have been me! That is a scary situation here in the neighborhood. They never bothered anybody."
Neighbor Sharon Byrd had a heavy heart after the tragedy on her street.
"My heart goes out to the people involved in this simply because that woman woke up this morning without a partner, a husband, and a friend and that baby woke up without a daddy," said Byrd.
Witnesses said two people in masks were seen fleeing the scene in an unknown direction.
Officials said the motive was robbery. The suspects got away with about $100.
"Nobody has it good right now, but what we should be doing is helping each other, not taking away from each other and definitely not taking the life of somebody that was a provider for somebody," said Byrd.
Police only said they were looking for two male black suspects.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Woodlawn Police Division at 513-771-8480 or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040.


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How to cheat in baseball without PEDs
Michael Pineda is the 2014 poster boy for pitchers who put a little something extra on the ball — and by that we mean a little something illegal. Junk ballers have been around as long as the game has, but baseball's unwritten code permits pitchers using things like pine tar and sunscreen to get a better grip, even though it's a clear and direct rule violation.
There is a plethora of other ways for baseball players to cheat without the use of PEDs. Take a look at the creative ways that pitchers have cheated in baseball over the years by doctoring baseballs.


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Vegas Summer League Day 9
Recaps of a selection of todays games.
Game One: Dallas Mavericks 91, Boston Celtics 70
Maurice Ager
9 Points, 1 Rebounds, 0 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Turnover, 3 Fouls, 4-9 FG, 1-3 FT
-Ager had a decent game today, but played away from his strengths for the better part of the contest.
-Ager is the type of player that can get overconfident after hitting a few shots, and it showed today as he hoisted numerous jumpers off of jump stops from a variety of angles. He had a couple of nice shots from the perimeter when he had his feet set, but also missed a handful of shots because of poor balance.
-Ager had one especially impressive play, where he ran the length of the court to block a jump shot in the left corner.
Jose Juan Barea
10 Points, 4 Rebounds, 11 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Turnover, 1 Foul, 5-9 FG, 0-1 3FG, 0-1 FT
-Barea didnt have a great game in comparison to the others that he played, but he clearly had a different motivation today.
-Barea made a ton of plays for his teammates, and didnt bother looking for his shot after a while. The game got out of hand relatively quickly, so Barea let his teammates shine.
-Barea had two especially impressive passes to Reyshawn Terry. He threw the first from one side of the court to the other through traffic to hit Terry in stride for a layup. The second game on an impressive spin pass to Terry who had a defender on his hip.
Reyshawn Terry
23 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Turnovers, 3 Fouls, 3 Blocks 9-13 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-4 FT
-Terry put on a show today, and put up one of the best stat lines of the day.
-Terry was hitting on all cylinders offensively, hitting shots from the corner, and hitting a couple of uncharacteristic turnarounds.
-Terrys range appears to be improving the point that he can pull up from NCAA three-point range.
-Terry played well on defense as well, getting one really nice swat on a Gerald Green dunk.
Pops Mensah-Bonsu
7 Points, 6 Rebounds, 1 Steal, 1 Block, 2 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 2-7 FG, 3-5 FT
-Mensah-Bonsu appeared to be forcing the issue a bit today, but still managed to provide an inside presence.
Mensah-Bonsu didnt play his typically aggressive inside game, and shot a couple of unnecessary touch shots from the midrange. Thats not really his game.
Nick Fazekas
8 Points, 7 Rebounds, 4 Fouls, 4-10 FG, 0-0 FT
-Fazekas has really struggled to get his shot going in Vegas, severely limiting his ability to contribute offensively.
-Fazekas needs to get his shot back quickly, unless he wont see any time in Dallas in the near future.
-Fazekas rebounded relatively well today, and showed better touch around the rim, but nothing spectacular.
Gabe Pruitt
2 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Block, 1 Steal, 1 Turnover, 3 Fouls, 1-5 FG
-Pruitt played a quietly efficient game, looking relatively good running the point, reading the shot clock, and playing under control.
-Pruitt really didnt appear to be playing for the purpose of wowing people with his offensive abilities, as he made good decisions whenever possible.
-Pruitt played very solid defense, but could still use a little work on the fundamentals.
Allan Ray
15 Points, 1 Rebound, 2 Assists, 2 Turnovers, 3 Fouls, 5-10 FG, 2-4 3FG, 3-3 FT
-Ray did a good job of shooting the ball today, and was more selective than we have seen him in recent games.
-Ray also proved to be capable of taking the ball to the rim, utilizing a jab step and a spin move to sweep inside for a reverse layup.
-Ray made one especially impressive three-pointer, which he hit after crossing his man over nearly 27 feet from the rim.
Gerald Green
15 Points, 2 Rebounds, 2 Turnovers, 3 Fouls, 4-14 FG, 0-3 3FG, 7-10 FT
-Green never really got things going in Vegas, and was visibly frustrated with his play today.
-Green still needs to add consistency to his offensive game, but is smooth enough to be contributor down the line.
-Green really had a rough time offensively, but has the work ethic to smooth things out over time.
-Greens shot selection and mediocre basketball IQ had a lot to do with his struggles.
Glen Davis
19 Points, 14 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 6 Blocks, 2 Steals, 3 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 8-18 FG, 3-4 FT
-Davis was an absolute monster throughout this game, staying extremely active at all times.
-Davis really got after things defensively, showing great timing.
-Davis made play after play on the offensive end, attacking his defender from all angles before floating in left and right handed hooks.
-Davis even took the ball up the floor on a few occasions, making a nice spin move on one of the most memorable plays of the night.
Game Two: Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Memphis Grizzlies 91
Rashad McCants
7 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Block, 1 Steal, 6 Turnovers, 2-5 FG, 2-4 3FG, 1-2 FT
-McCants didnt record a huge stat line, but he wasnt really in scoring mode tonight.
-McCants played solid defense, and made a couple of deep jumpers, but still looks like he is getting used to his offensive repertoire.
-McCants is an ideal third guard, and will probably be playing that role in the near future. His ability to score in bunches should serve him well down the road.
Randy Foye
28 points, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Turnovers, 5 Fouls, 12-17 FG, 4-5 3FG
-Foye really lit things up from the perimeter tonight, as he carried over an unusually long streak of made three-pointers into the game.
-Foyes form looked extremely consistent, something that he will need to continue refining in the coming months.
-Foye used a variety of crossovers and jump stops to get where he wanted to go on the floor.
Craig Smith
25 Points, 6 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 1 Steal, 4 Turnovers, 8 Fouls, 10-13 FG, 5-8 FT
-Smith put together a strong game in typical fashion.
-Smith used his size extremely well down low, and doesnt give up any space that he creates near the rim.
-Smith was a little overaggressive on defense, largely due to the hustle of the Memphis bigmen.
Corey Brewer
18 Points, 11 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Block, 3 Turnovers, 5 Fouls, 7-17 FG, 1-4 3FG, 3-4 FT
-Brewer had a good game, but was visibly disappointed in his shooting performance.
-Brewer was enthusiastic about his passing, celebrating after two big assists that led to and-ones.
-Brewers shot wasnt great from the perimeter, but he compensated for that by finishing well around the rim.
Kyle Lowry
15 Points, 4 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals, 5 Turnovers, 6 Fouls, 4-10 FG, 0-4 3FG, 7-11 FT
-Lowry was very aggressive tonight, attacking the basket at every opportunity.
-Lowrys results were pretty mixed in terms of finishing, but he got to the line very consistently. His aggressiveness definitely paid off in that respect.
-Lowry did a good job of distributing as well, getting some steals and receiving some outlet passes to spark fast break opportunities.
Rudy Gay
26 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals, 1 Foul, 9-15 FG, 2-4 3FG, 6-9 FT
-Gay had a very good game tonight, and showed solid consistency on his jump shot.
-Gay is an extremely effective offensive player when his shot is falling, and he becomes nearly impossible to defender when he is feeling it from the floor.
-Gay had a couple of spectacular alley oops, one of which came off of a creative back screen in the first half. Gays athleticism has really been on display this week, but its the rest of his game that has developed the most
Mike Conley
15 Points, 1 Rebound, 6 Assists, 4 Turnovers, 2 Fouls, 3-12 FG, 9-12 FT
-Conley had a similar game to Kyle Lowry, utilizing his quickness to get to the free throw line at will. At one point, Lowry appeared to be telling Conley during a play to get to the rim. Clearly, the pair is on the same page.
-Conley didnt make many shots from the field, but he displayed solid form on those that he did.
-Conley controlled the game with his play at point guard, but still made some bad decisions with the ball. As time goes on, Conley should become a significantly better distributor due to a higher level of acclimation to the NBA game.
Game Three: Cleveland Cavaliers 71, Washington Wizards 76
Daniel Gibson
16 Points, 5 Rebound, 3 Assists, 1 Steal, 2 Blocks, 4 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 4-8 FG, 2-6 3FG, 6-6 FT
-Gibsons performance was typical of his Summer League play.
-Gibson hasnt taken on a big role with in Vegas since he was probably asked to defer to his teammates.
-Gibson shot the three-ball well, knocking down a couple of contested threes from the wing.
-Gibson used his momentum from the perimeter to blow past his defender on their closeout, getting to the rim for floaters or getting to the line.
Shannon Brown
14 Points, 4 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 5 Turnovers, 8 Fouls, 5-15 FG, 0-3 3FG, 4-4 FT
-Brown played an average game tonight, putting up decent numbers in an inefficient fashion.
-Brown has a great body, and is a prototypical third guard. In order to fill that roll in Cleveland, he needs to improve his consistency in every aspect of the game.
-Brown had a hard time getting his shot off against Nick Young, and didnt get into the flow of the game as well as he would have liked to.
-Brown was aggressive on both sides of the floor, but that led to far too many fouls and turnovers.
Dijon Thompson
13 Points, 7 Rebounds, 1 Turnover, 2 Fouls, 6-17 FG
-Thompson really looked for his own shot tonight, and came up with mixed results.
-Thompson had one nice backdoor cut for a dunk, but in a subsequent play, missed an easy layup off the dribble.
-Thompsons shot is solid, but he has occasional problems with his release.
Nick Young
18 Points, 3 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Blocks 5 Turnovers, 3 Fouls, 6-14 FG, 1-6 3FG, 5-9 FT
-Young came through with a strong performance tonight, but showed a lack of experience as well.
-Young almost seems like he decides to shoot before he even gets the ball in that hell get in a more aggressive stance when he wants to score. It is possible to read when hes going to be involved in an offensive play and when hes not based on how he breaks down his defender off the catch. For this reason, the defense is able to adjust to his game, leading to turnovers.
-Youngs jumper is still a work in progress, but he does have solid form. Hes still trying to find his range at this point. Playing at the point, he did a strong job of working off the ball for his shots after bringing the ball up the floor.
-Young played well on the defensive end, using his athleticism to block a couple of jumpers.
Oleskiy Pecherov
14 Points, 9 Rebounds, 4 Fouls, 4-9 FG, 3-4 3FG, 3-4 FT
-Pecherov came through with a strong performance, shooting the ball extremely well from the field.
-Pecherov doesnt have ideal form, since he doesnt get the ball in the typical shooting pocket, but the results make this negligible.
-Pecherov shows a willingness to mix it up down low, and has above average lower body strength at this point. His narrow shoulders will make it hard for him to put on a ton of weight, but he doesnt have a long way to go before his body is ready for consistent NBA action.
Dominic McGuire
11 Points, 8 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 Blocks, 2 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 4-12 FG, 3-4 FT
-McGuire scored on a variety of moves tonight, including a right handed hook shot, a tip dunk, and an impressive fadeaway.
-McGuires jumper does have great arch, but it has enough touch to make it seem like he has the potential to be a better midrange player down the line.
-McGuire did a good job getting to the line tonight, and uses his athleticism as well as anyone in attendance to play his game.
Game Four: Golden State Warriors 91, New York Knicks 87
Golden State
Corey Williams
13 Points, 4 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 3 Steals, 5 Turnovers, 6 Fouls, 6-13 FG, 1-1 FT
-Williams played a decent game tonight, but seemed to be out on a mission on the floor.
-Williams tried to shake Nate Robinson off the dribble repetitively, finding success on a few occasions.
-Williams only made one jump shot, getting the rest of his buckets from in close.
Josh Powell
15 Points, 9 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Block, 3 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 5-8 FG, 5-5 FT
-Powell played a brutally efficient game tonight, using his body well to get position and get to the line.
-Powell showed a solid post game, using a reverse seal to get position down low.
-Powell had one very nice move where he used a jump stop to get to the middle of the lane before knocking down a jump shot and one.
Patrick OBryant
8 Points, 7 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 1 Block, 4 Turnovers, 4 Fouls, 4-6 FG
-OBryant played a half way decent game tonight, playing significantly more efficiently than usual.
-OBryant did have a tough time hanging onto the ball, getting pushed around down low for the duration of the game.
-OBryant showed his range, knocking down an impressive 20 foot jumper to open up play.
-OBryant used his size better than usually to get position for rebounds on the defensive end.
Nate Funk
14 Points, 2 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 2 Steals, 4 Turnovers, 5 Fouls, 5-9 FG, 4-5 3FG
-Funk played really well tonight, finally getting the chance to play to his strengths. With Marco Belinelli out of the picture, things opened up for Funk significantly on the outside.
-Funks jump shot looked great, and hit shots off of an array of cuts and moves.
-Funk isnt athletic enough to be a great defender, and his lack of footspeed also hurts his ability to handle the ball as a point guard.
Carlos Powell
10 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Assist, 1 Block, 1 Turnover, 3 Fouls, 4-7 FG
-Powell did a solid job tonight, using his athleticism to create opportunities for himself.
-Powell did a good job of attacking the basket in transition, but didnt show much in the half court offense.
New York
Nate Robinson
23 Points, 4 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 2 Steals, 2 Blocks, 4 Turnovers, 6 Fouls, 7-15 FG, 1-5 3FG, 8-14 FT
-Robinson is almost unstoppable at the Summer League level, as he possesses too good of first step to be defended by most of the point guards here.
-Robinsons shot looked good, but he forces up some questionable shots occasionally. He compensated for his below average shot selection with some very impressive assists.
-Robinson is so quick defensively that he can simply attack a loose ball and start the break without anyone else having a shot at the ball.
-Robinson put in some work on the defensive end, and had a couple of impressive blocks and rips.
Demetris Nichols
11 Points, 1 Rebound, 1 Steal, 1 Block, 4 Turnovers, 3 Fouls, 5-12 FG, 0-4 3FG
-Nichols played a steady game, hoisting shots from the perimeter and working hard on the defensive end.
-Nichols will have an uphill battle to make the Knicks given their depth, but could find a home somewhere down the line.
-Nichols had a few nice catch and shoots, but didnt show ideal range.
Wilson Chandler
17 Points, 3 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 1 Steal, 1 Block, 2 Turnovers, 6 Fouls, 7-12 FG, 1-1 3FG, 2-5 FT
-Chandler played a solid game tonight, doing a good job on both ends of the floor.
-Chandler came up especially big on the offensive end, knocking down midrange jump shots off the dribble and off the catch.
-Chandler even showed his range by knocking down a three.
-Chandler has very solid ball handling skills, and also displays good hustle on the defensive end.
-Chandler showed his maturity today as well, pulling an angry Nate Robinson away from an argument with a referee.
Renaldo Balkman
19 Points, 12 Rebounds, 1 Assist, 4 Steals, 3 Blocks, 2 Turnovers, 5 Fouls, 5-10 FG, 9-12 FT
-Balkman played a spectacular game today, dominating the game on the defensive end.
-Balkmans came is somewhere chaotic, but he always appears to be in control. He pushes the ball up the floor by himself pretty frequently, but does a great job getting to the line when he does.
-Balkmans jump shot looks consistent, but he shies away from taking too many shots from the outside.
-Balkman is a monster on the glass, and goes after every ball. He had one especially nice save, where he jumped well out of bounds while saving the ball behind his back across the court into a teammates hands almost 40 feet away.
Randolph Morris
16 Points, 9 Rebounds, 1 Block, 1 Steal, 3 Turnovers, 1 Foul, 5-7 FG, 6-7 FT
-Morris looked very good today, finishing his post moves well, and putting in work down low.
-Morris showed a nice turnaround and an up and under move.
-Morris didnt run the floor very hard, but did a lot of work down low.


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'Jesus Christ Superstar' to tour North America
NEW YORK >> The 1970s rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" is being resurrected for a North American tour.
It was revealed Friday that the musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice about the last days of Jesus will start a 50-city tour in New Orleans on June 9.
It will star punk legend John Lydon as King Herod, Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child as Mary, Brandon Boyd of Incubus as Judas and JC Chasez of 'N Sync as Pilate. Ben Forster, the winner of the U.K.'s prime-time contest show "Superstar," will play the son of God.
The guitar- and keyboard-driven musical, which debuted on Broadway in 1971, includes such songs as "What's the Buzz?" "Superstar," "Everything's Alright" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him." The new version is being billed as an arena rock spectacular.
The original production earned five Tony Award nominations, including one for Ben Vereen, who played Judas. A film version was released in 1973 and the last Broadway revival was staged in 2012 under the direction of Des McAnuff. Foster played Jesus in the 2012 broadcast of "Jesus Christ Superstar UK Rock Spectacular," a touring version of the musical that was taped in Birmingham, England.
The musical dramatizes Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, the unrest caused by his preaching and popularity, his betrayal by Judas, the trial before Pontius Pilate and his ultimate crucifixion. It marked an early collaboration between Lloyd Webber and Rice, who would go on to create "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and "Evita."


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- A council voted to slash cod catch rates by 77% in area from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia
- The move is expected to decimate fishing communities and have domino effect
- "We're doomed, as they say," said Massachusetts fisherman Dennis Robillard
- Environmentalists say depleted cod stocks show the region needs time to recover
An old wooden carving known as "the Sacred Cod" hangs in the Massachusetts State House.
That figurine has stared down at lawmakers for more than two centuries as a reminder of how important cod fishing has been to New England, where generations have made a living by casting their nets out at sea.
"It's the only job I've ever had," said Al Cattone, a Gloucester fisherman, who -- like his father and grandfather before him -- spent more than 30 years braving the Atlantic's rough waters and cold winds in search of fish.
"It's not so much a job as it is an identity."
But Gloucester, like many coastal towns, now faces the largest cuts ever to the region's commercial fishing industry. An advisory council voted Wednesday to slash cod catch rates by 77% in the Gulf of Maine, a region roughly the size of Indiana that extends from Cape Cod up through Nova Scotia.
That move, analysts predict, is expected to decimate fishing communities across the region and have a domino effect on seafood processors, wholesalers, distributors and retailers who all make a living off the water.
"The impact will be severe," said John Bullard, the regional administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, who voted in favor of the cuts.
"It wasn't easy, but it was necessary."
A response to low cod stocks, the proposed cuts have left thousands wondering what they will do for work at the start of the fishing season in May.
Scores of fishermen gathered Wednesday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to hear the vote of the New England Fishery Management Council, which has since submitted its recommendations to the federal government.
"We're doomed, as they say," said fisherman Dennis Robillard, whose voice wavered as he acknowledged that his boat, the Julie Ann II, is now up for sale.
"I'm getting out. It just doesn't make any sense to me anymore."
The council also voted to cut 55% of cod catch rates in Georges Bank, an expansive area near Cape Cod, which was named by a 17th century British explorer after discovering an abundance of the ground fish.
If approved by the Commerce Department, fishermen catch rates will drop to about 3,550 metric tons of cod in the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank.
A decade ago, they could net around 20,000.
The fish population
Most analysts agree that cod stocks today are nowhere near healthy numbers, though some fishermen say they've netted more cod recently than in the past. Still, the Gulf of Maine has hit only about 18% of target levels, while Georges Bank fared far worse at around 7%, according to NOAA.
A government survey found that Gulf of Maine cod, considered a top earner, were so depleted that even if the fishing industry were to shut down completely, it would still not recover to the levels mandated by federal law by 2014.
And yet, while the stocks haven't replenished fast enough, they have come back, according to two decades worth of NOAA data tables.
"It's more of a management crisis," said Steven Cadrin, a former NOAA scientist and faculty member at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
"There's twice as many cod there compared to the 1990s, but they're still not at the levels we'd like to see them at."
Just a few years ago, the government projected that the area was well on its way to recovery after decades of overfishing. Federal regulators then raised catch rates to nearly five times the sustainable level based estimates now believed to have been far too optimistic.
That, combined with warmer waters, pollution and policies that protect natural predators like seals, have all contributed to fewer fish that triggered the mandatory cuts.
While larger commercial trawlers capable of traveling to more distant fishing grounds are expected to survive, the plan will likely cost most of the region's smaller crews their jobs.
"Fifteen years from now, it'll all be corporate," Robillard said. "The mom-and-pop days are over."
Still, codfish aren't about to become an endangered species, according to Sam Rauch, head of the NOAA's fisheries service. Coming restrictions are about protecting the overall size of the cod population and complying with federal law.
Environmentalists say depleted stocks show the region needs time to recover in order to save it.
But fishermen are furious.
They say the law and its targets are largely arbitrary and argue that murky science surrounding fish estimates has given fodder to those willing to let their livelihoods founder.
In September, the Commerce Department declared the Northeast ground fishery a formal disaster, which raised hopes of economic relief that were later dashed in a trimmed-down relief bill for victims of Superstorm Sandy.
Confronted with possible drops in domestic cod supply, industry analysts say U.S. consumers will likely look elsewhere, importing more from other countries such as Norway and Canada.
But the danger, they say, is a loss of U.S. market share. And for men like Robillard and Cattone, that shift has already occurred.
"I call it the systematic castration of the groundfish fleet," said Cattone.
But the 47-year-old man from Gloucester also said he never gave his son -- who's now in college -- the option to fish in the way that generations of his family had.
"I was afraid he was going to fall in love with it the way I did," he said. "It's a shame, but it's something I knew I had to do."


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|Linda Bove
|Tom Cooke
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Sign Language Fun with Linda Bove is a children's book that teaches basic sign language. Pictures of Linda signing words and phrases are interspersed with drawings of Sesame Street characters performing the activities described. Topics covered include "In the Morning", "Family", "School Days", "Colors", "On the Farm", "Playground Fun", "Things that are Opposite", "Action Words", "People in the Neighborhood", "Spring", "Summer", "Autumn", "Winter", "Utensils and Food", "In the Woods", "How People Get Around", "In the Jungle", "The Way You Feel", and "Nighttime." Additionally, the letters of the alphabet are inside the front cover, and numbers from 1 to 10 are inside the back cover.
The title page of the book states that it was prepared in cooperation with the National Theatre of the Deaf. In a short foreword entitled "About Linda Bove", it states that
- "Linda has put together this unique picture book with the help of her Sesame Street friends for any child or parent who enjoys discovering and describing the world in new ways."
Much of this material was later included in The Sesame Street Treasury series.


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Six executives of a Louisiana company that recycles explosives were indicted Monday in an investigation into the improper storage of millions of pounds of military propellant, a discovery that led a small town to evacuate after an explosion.
Explo Systems and six of its owners and managers face 10 felony charges each in a sealed indictment handed down by a grand jury, Webster Parish District Attorney Schuyler Marvin said. The employees have not been identified because the indictment is still sealed. The company has disputed in court documents the material was stored improperly.
Explo Systems had a multimillion-dollar military contract to dismantle propelling charges used to fire artillery rounds. The company operated on space leased at Camp Minden, a Louisiana National Guard installation in northwest Louisiana. An explosion last October led authorities to look more closely at Explo and its facility.
An investigator discovered millions of pounds of an improperly stored propellant called M6, leading to the evacuation of nearby Doyline, the town known as the backdrop for the TV series "True Blood."
Louisiana State Police officials stripped Explo Systems of its explosives license on May 20, but the company won it back in state court Friday when state district court Judge Kay Bates signed a restraining order against the state police.
"The allegedly improperly stored materials are not explosive, nor are they within the jurisdiction of the" state police, the company wrote in its lawsuit against the state.
A hearing is set for June 17.
The indictment consists of five charges apiece relating to explosives storage, and five conspiracy charges.
Marvin said he had sent letters to the employees, including two who live outside Louisiana, asking that they turn themselves in. He said he didn't consider the people to be flight risks.
Authorities said the M6 should have been stored in certified magazines — sometimes called bunkers — but some of it was found in boxes stacked in buildings, packed into long corridors that connect the buildings or "hidden" among trees outside. Some of the containers were spilling open, authorities said.
Authorities feared any ignition — like a brush fire or lightning — could set off a massive chain reaction that would race through the corridors and blow up multiple buildings, threatening Doyline. Its 800 residents were put under a voluntary evacuation order for several days in December.
State police monitored the movement of the material, which took months as some of it was sold to other companies and the Guard provided additional space at the installation.
More 10 million pounds of the material was eventually stored properly and Explo relinquished its keys to the magazines at the installation. Also, state police said, about 100,000 pounds of flammable solid material and 130,000 pounds of Tritonal were moved to proper storage locations.
The company said state police took its license and the keys to storage magazines May 20 without giving the company a proper chance to contest the state's action. Explo's lawsuit also said State Police Captain Taylor Moss had told the company it could restart operations once all the M6 was properly stored and that there were "no problems with Explo's license."
In its lawsuit, the company said the state police then refused Explo's request to sell some of its materials to meet existing contracts, effectively taking its property and putting it in danger of going out of business. Explo alleged the state's actions were unconstitutional and it was due some sort of hearing and the state laws cited by the police were "unconstitutionally vague" because they don't clearly define why licenses can be taken.
Lawyers representing Explo did not immediately return a call seeking comment. It's not clear if they will also represent the company in the criminal action. State police spokesman Doug Cain said the state will answer Explo's claims in court at the hearing.
The Army gave Explo a $2.9 million annual contract in March 2010 to dismantle up to 450,000 propelling charges a year.
At some point, the company ran out of storage room and in early 2012 asked to lease more space at the installation, the Guard said. The company was turned down because it was about $400,000 behind on rent.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press under a public records request suggested Explo overstated its storage capacity when applying for the Army contract. The plan was for the company to sell the material, not store it, but the M6 appears to have quickly piled up when demand went down because of declines in the coal mining industry.
The evacuation last year wasn't the first time the company had come under scrutiny.
A series of about 10 explosions at the facility caused an evacuation of Doyline in 2006. In 2007, Explo Systems was cited for violations in West Virginia for its use of an old military explosive for coal mining in 2007.


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