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Here is a look at upcoming concerts.
Gigs include the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's Classical III concerts in Frankfort and Palos Heights and Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz's show with Ann Stewart and her Banjo Buddies in Chicago Ridge.
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra
Hailed as one of the world's great violinists, Ilya Kaler will be the soloist for the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's February concerts.
The 8 p.m. Feb. 16 show will be a IPO's home stage at the Lincoln-Way North Performing Arts Center, 19900 S. Harlem Ave., Frankfort.
The 3 p.m. Feb. 17 concert will be at Trinity Christian College's Ozinga Chapel, 6601 W. College Drive, Palos Heights.
Kaler, who is billed as the only violinist to win gold medals at the world's three largest violin competitions — the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition and the Paganini Competition — will showcase his talent and artistry as soloist in the Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky "Violin Concerto."
Born in Russia, Kaler was a son of an orchestra musician and showed enormous talent as a youth.
After making his mark in Europe, Kaler performed with renowned American orchestras and has been a professor of violin at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., and Indiana University.
He is professor of violin at DePaul University in Chicago.
The program will also feature the Chicago premiere of "Divertimento for Small Orchestra," a work by American composer Lee Actor, resident composer of the Palo Alto Philharmonic in California.
Actor will be in Chicago for the premiere and will join IPO executive director Andrew Bradford for a preconcert conversation at 7 p.m. just prior to the Feb. 16 performance.
"We will open the program with an American piece by Mr. Actor. And after looking thoroughly at the score I can really say that this is going to be the perfect companion piece for the (piece by Joseph) Haydn," IPO music director David Danzmayr said.
"Folkloristic elements, great rhythm and a real sense of musical joy are presented by a composer who clearly knows how to write for orchestra. I am sure that the audience will absolutely be bowled over by this composition."
"We are delighted to present another concert that pairs a classical masterpiece like the Tchaikovsky with a fine American work," Bradford said.
"There are very few conductors who are as deeply committed to performing American music as Maestro Danzmayr, and I think that as our audiences hear more and more examples of great American works on IPO concerts, such as Lee Actor's piece, they will develop a real affinity with them."
Rounding out the program will be Haydn's "Symphony No. 92 (Oxford)."
Tickets are $35-$55 for adults and $5 for students with identification.
Information: (708) 481-7774, ipomusic.org.
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Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz
Ann Stewart and her Banjo Buddies will perform at the Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz concert set for 2-5 p.m. Feb. 17 at Glendora Banquets, 102nd Street and Harlem Avenue, Chicago Ridge.
Based in the Chicago area, the group is billed as one of the most unique and exciting musical attractions.
"Don't let their name fool you. This is not a banjo band as their name might imply," officials said.
"This is a high-energy Dixieland show band. They have been performing throughout the country with their unique, contemporary style of Dixieland entertainment for over three decades."
The band was formed in the early 1970s by the now-retired tenor banjoist Ed McIntyre.
At its inception the band was more of a banjo band, hence the name. The band's style has changed through the years, but the members have kept the name simply because of name recognition.
The group also operates under the name the Ann Stewart Jazz Ensemble.
"Thanks to the marketing efforts and talents of Ann Stewart and her dedicated band members, the band has evolved into one of the premier Dixieland show bands in the country," officials said.
"While the banjo is the focal point in the band, it is their high-energy approach to this style of music that contributes to their popularity.
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The group includes Stewart as the leader and on the four-string plectrum banjo, Tim Stewart on trombone, Al Ramsey on trumpet, Verne Rind on drums, and Mike Zudis on bass.
Tickets are $18 in advance or $20 at the door. Students with identification can attend for no charge.
Information: (708) 672-3561, illianajazz.com.
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BY ART GOLAB AND LAUREN FITZPATRICK Staff Reporters March 16, 2013 1:38AM
In this photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis delivers his speech as he meets the Cardinals for the first time after his election, at the Vatican, Friday, March 15, 2013. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho) ORG XMIT: OSS105
Updated: April 18, 2013 6:29AM
Before he became pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote something that became church doctrine: "Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is a more or less strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil; and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder."
In 2013, Cardinal Francis George said in a letter to parishioners that it was "physically impossible" for two people of the same sex to "consummate a marital union," but "families and the church still love those . . . who are same-sex oriented."
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And "No matter what's going on in the church, we will continue to be in the church, we will continue to be a community of faith," Pett said.
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UPS sells something called an 'express tube' for posters which has a triangular rather than circular cross section. I think they're better than circular tubes because they're stronger, unfold to pack flat, and more comfortable to carry than a tube if you add a strap. More to the point for your question, unlike a circular tube, they're easy to make yourself out of flat cardboard in any size/diameter you need. Link to the UPS version here (second item down): http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/packaging/supplies/boxes.html linkanswered Mar 11 '12 at 11:29 Caitifty |
When I was a graduate student, we had to transport posters for meetings. I bought a section of polyethylene drainage pipe from my local hardware store. They also sold polystyrene end caps that would make a waterproof seal on the cut ends. This would hold a lot of posters for transport. I had to use POP rivets to attach a nylon webbing strap for carrying. You should check with your airline to see what restrictions they have on the length of carryon luggage. I am pretty sure that you'd have to check your poster carrier, if it will be as long as four feet. Three feet long? Maybe. Also, loose straps tend to get caught in luggage handling equipment. A detachable shoulder strap may be best. linkanswered Mar 12 '12 at 07:54 DanYHKim |
I use an ArtBin tube to transport posters to conferences. It expands to 60" long, is sturdy, and has a carrying strap that attaches to the lid so you don't misplace it. I've not carried more than 2 or 3 posters in it, but it looks to be like it would hold many more. Cathy F linkanswered Mar 13 '12 at 09:48 CAFiorello |
Would a FLY ROD CASE work? They are sturdy, but I don't know how large of diameter is available. linkanswered Jun 30 '12 at 02:16 ERDRPHIL |


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Charlie McKenzie said this morning he was not aware of the allegations until being told Friday by Walter Hunt, a Sheriff's Office investigator. McKenzie neither confirmed nor denied he used the word "n-----."
"Since running for and since taking office, there have been some personal attacks against me. I believe they are politically motivated," he said. "I ran for office to serve all citizens of Cleveland and Bradley County equally, no matter their color or race.
McKenzie added, "Due to my current health condition of pneumonia and respiratory problems and the added stress of these allegations, I did request a medical leave of absence and to my knowledge, it was approved. I have no further comment."
When asked if the accusations would affect McKenzie's seat on the Council, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland said he did not have enough knowledge of the allegations to comment.
Sheriff Jim Ruth confirmed McKenzie submitted a request Friday for medical leave during the investigator's interview, but according to the sheriff, McKenzie implied he would not return to duty.
Ruth said McKenzie's supervisor performed an evaluation recently which was not satisfactory. He said based on McKenzie's reported medical issues and unsatisfactory evaluation, he wouldn't have allowed McKenzie to return to work after his medical leave request.
The events surrounding McKenzie began when an email was circulated to area media from firstname.lastname@example.com. The email cited complaints filed by two of McKenzie's co-workers.
Ruth said, "We asked the district attorney's office to look into this and they determined it to be a fictitious site."
He is requesting further investigation to determine if any laws were violated.
Lawrence Armstrong, president of the Bradley County branch of the NAACP, said there are many questions that need answers.
"We are totally against any form of discrimination and will advocate strongly against any individual or entity who condones or endorses this type of behavior," Armstrong said. "I am not sure of the validity of the information that is listed in the email because I'm not familiar with the source. There are many questions that we really need answered and we look forward to working with all parties involved to resolve these issues. We will issue a formal press release once we're able to obtain more knowledge of the situation in its entirety."
The email stated that deputies Tony Liner and Kristie Barton complained McKenzie used the derogatory term "while he was in uniform and in the line of duty."
According to Ruth, McKenzie had been training for the past few months with deputies to serve civil papers.
"He would be serving papers on his own which would help Judicial Services officers to do other jobs," Ruth said.
The email also questioned why McKenzie resigned instead of being terminated. "Earlier this week, sheriff Ruth and chief Bird (Chief Deputy Wayne Bird) called a private meeting with McKenzie which ended in McKenzie's resignation," the email stated.
According to Ruth, that meeting never took place with McKenzie, Bird nor himself.
After learning of the deputies' complaints on Friday, Ruth asked for an internal affairs investigation, he said.
"There were allegations of myself as being racist in the email. Anyone who knows me knows I wouldn't stand for anything like that happening here at the Sheriff's Office," Ruth said.
The email implies unfair treatment of minorities by Ruth and Bird since Sept. 1, 2010, when he assumed office. The email listed minority officers by name who it alleged had been terminated.
"The day Ruth took office, he demoted Capt. Gabe Thomas from head of the Corrections Division to a slick sleeve deputy, and cut his pay by $24,000," the email stated.
Also, Lt. Antonio L. Simpson, deputies Daphney A. Dunn, Calvin K. Thompson and Sgt. Sharon L. McBride, all African-Americans, and deputy Eduardo B. Choate Jr., of Brazilian ancestry, were all terminated, according to the email.
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Iran's Cyber Battle
June 18, 2009 by TMO
By Noah Shachtman, Wired
More and more of Iran's pro-government websites are under assault, as opposition forces launch web attacks on the Tehran regime's online propaganda arms.
What started out as an attempt to overload a small set of official sites has now expanded, network security consultant Dancho Danchev notes. News outlets like Raja News are being attacked, too. The semi-official Fars News site is currently unavailable.
"We turned our collective power and outrage into a serious weapon that we could use at our will, without ever having to feel the consequences. We practiced distributed, citizen-based warfare," writes Matthew Burton, a former U.S. intelligence analyst who joined in the online assaults, thanks to a "push-button tool that would, upon your click, immediately start bombarding 10 Web sites with requests."
But the tactic of launching these distributed denial of service, or DDOS, attacks remains hugely controversial. The author of one-web based tool, "Page Rebooter," used by opposition supporters to send massive amounts of traffic to Iranian government sites, temporarily shut the service down, citing his discomfort with using the tool "to attack other websites." Then, a few hours later, he turned on the service again, after his employers agreed to cover the costs of the additional traffic. WhereIsMyVote.info is opening up 16 Page Reboot windows simultaneously, to flood an array of government pages at once.
Other online supporters of the so-called "Green Revolution" worry about the ethics of a democracy-promotion movement inhibitting their foes' free speech. A third group is concerned that the DDOS strikes could eat up the limited amount of bandwidth available inside Iran — bandwidth being used by the opposition to spread its message by Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. "Quit with the DDOS attacks — they're just slowing down Iranian traffic and making it more difficult for the protesters to Tweet," says one online activist.
But Burton — who helped bring Web 2.0 tools to the American spy community — isn't so sure. "Giving a citizenry the ability to turn the tables on its own government is, I think, what governance is all about. The public's ability to strike back is something that every government should be reminded of from time to time." Yet he admits to feeling "conflicted." about participating in the strikes, he suddenly stopped. "I don't know why, but it just felt…creepy. I was frightened by how easy it was to sow chaos from afar, safe and sound in my apartment, where I would never have to experience–or even know–the results of my actions."
Meanwhile, San Francisco technologist Austin Heap has put together a set of instructions on how to set up "proxies"—intermediary internet protocol (IP) address—that allow activists to get through the government firewall. And the Networked Culture blog has assembled for pro-democracy sympathizers a "cyberwar guide for beginners." Stop publicizing these proxies over Twitter, the site recommends. Instead, send direct messages to "@stopAhmadi or @iran09 and they will distributed them discretely [sic] to bloggers in Iran."


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Below is a statement issued a few minutes ago regarding this afternoon's events at the Supreme Court..
Albany (March 27, 2012) – The group representing small businesses in the Supreme Court this week in the landmark case against the federal health care law expressed confidence in its argument today that individual American's cannot be forced by Congress to buy anything.
"We focused on the question today that the government has been unable to answer – if President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid can force you to buy health care, then is there anything they can't make you do," said Mike Durant, New York State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
Durant was briefed today after the morning session, during which constitutional expert Michael Carvin, representing NFIB, pushed the group's main argument against the so-called individual mandate portion of the federal Affordable Care Act.
"We've argued from the beginning that the Constitution does not permit the federal government to command individual Americans to buy health insurance," said Durant. "Based on what I heard today, the government's lawyers are still having a hard time identifying any limits on Congress' power over individual liberty. That's very troubling and I think it makes our case stronger."
The Court will hear arguments tomorrow as well and then it is expected to deliberate on whether the federal law is constitutional. A decision is expected in June.
"This is a case that has implications beyond health care," said Durant. "For the last 70 years the federal government has used the commerce clause to interfere in deeper and deeper into the activities of local businesses, local consumers and private citizens. If we win this case, there will finally be a line in the sand that the federal government can't cross."
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Just wanted to let you know that we officially closed the Ajax store on Sunday, June 16th at 5:00. While this was a difficult day for us for several reasons we are looking forward to moving ahead. The period between June 17th and June 30th will be spent packing up and moving everything to our new location in Whitby. We will reopen on Tuesday, July 2nd and will be keeping the same business hours of operation, we will still accept interac debit cards and credit cards for payment and will continue
Another one of those popular questions that gets asked of us but for some reason it came up several times this past week. Why have so many card shops closed over the years ? This has happened to stores of all sizes over the years and the answer is simple. LACK OF LOYALTY and GREED.
With the intrusion of Ebay, Amazon and other websites the card buyer doesn't have to leave his home to buy what he wants at prices that may be cheaper then what the local card store is willing to do. With flea
Well the S%&T will hit the fan and the I told you sos will start. All the bragging about a double rookie crop in 2013-14 thanks to the lockout/strike has claimed its first victim. Those who thought that things would go on as if nothing happened next season are being proven wrong. I just saw the pre-order prices for 2013-14 SCORE HOCKEY and to say I had to check the prices three times is not a lie. A 2012-13 hobby box with 36 packs which we sold for $28 this past year will now cost almost $60
I got an email asking if this card was a rookie card or not as several are currently listed on websites for sale. This question has been asked before and I will repeat exactly what I said previously.
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This card (along with the others from this 'set') is not a ROOKIE CARD. It is not recognized by Beckett as a RC because it doesn't come from a regular issued set. It doesn't matter that it is serial-numbered or not it
Website Rip Offs has been a big pain in the butt for many sellers Buyers who claim they didn't get their item and file a claim to get there money back Most sites will give these so-called buyers their money back if you can't provide a tracking number I don't know how many times I've lost money to this circumstance but it isn't something that you usually forget. Not all of these instances are scams but it is hard to believe when you look at it that certain delivery
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ESS is the section of ADE responsible for ensuring that public education agencies in Arizona have special education programs, policies, and procedures that comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its implementing regulations, and that eligible children and youth with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE).
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Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is full of contrasts: ultra high-rise buildings and glossy shopping malls nestle next to white sandy beaches and traditional souks. With its year-round sunshine, fabulous shopping and luxurious hotels, Dubai attracts jetsetters and weekend shoppers alike.
Just a short taxi ride away from most accommodation in Dubai, the giant Dubai Mall isn't just about shopping. It's also packed with cafés, food stalls, cinemas, and even an ice rink. Don't forget to check out the mall's famous musical fountain and the panoramic view of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, while you are there.
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If you are interested in the history and culture of the region, visit Dubai Museum, housed in an imposing 19th-century fort. For Arabic architecture and traditional buildings, see the Bastakiya Quarter, as well as the Jumeirah Mosque.
From your hotel in Dubai, it's easy to book camel rides, dune driving adventures and sailing trips on a traditional wooden dhow.


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Journalist Shane Bauer Detained in Iran
August 6, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Aaron Glantz, NAM
New America Media correspondent Shane Bauer is among three Americans detained over the weekend along the Iranian-Iraq border, along with his girlfriend Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal.
Bauer, 27, who grew up in Onamia, Minn, had filed more than two dozen stories for NAM from Syria and was in Northern Iraq to cover the Kurdish elections, said NAM Executive Editor Sandy Close.
"We were awaiting his coverage when we learned that he and his girlfriend, and another friend, had been arrested by Iranian authorities," she said.
A freelance journalist and fluent Arabic speaker, Bauer has contributed to numerous other publications including the Nation, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Los Angeles Times.
"Shane's dispatches have been enlightening," Close said. "His fluency in Arabic and his writing and photography skills enabled him to provide a valuable lens into what ordinary people are thinking and saying in the Arab world. We consider Shane to be a gifted young correspondent who typifies the long tradition of journalism by the student-traveler learning the craft by doing."
At Iran's Mission to the United Nation's in New York, spokesperson Mohammed Sahraei refused to elaborate on official state media reports which had referred to Bauer and his fellow travelers as "infiltrators."
Iranian state television reported on Sunday that the head of the Iranian Parliament's foreign policy committee Alaedddin Boroujerdi said, "This case is currently on its natural course."
Their detention has quickly become international news.
On Monday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed to Iran for information, saying U.S. the interests in Iran are asking officials from the Iranian Foreign Ministry for details but have not yet gotten official confirmation of the trio's arrest. She asked that Iran determine the facts of the case and to "return them as quickly as possible."
"As of a few hours ago, we did not yet have official confirmation that the Iranian government or an instrument of the Iranian government were holding the three missing Americans," Clinton told reporters at the State Department. "We asked our Swiss partners … to please pursue our inquiries to determine the status of the three missing Americans."
"Obviously, we are concerned," Clinton said. "We want this matter brought to a resolution as soon as possible and we call on the Iranian government to help us determine the whereabouts of the three missing Americans and return them as quickly as possible."
In New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists said it appeared that the Americans were "targeted for being reporters" and that they were walking along the border because they were backpacking along the mountains that mark the border between Iran and Iraq, "for purely recreational purposes."
"It's possible that they walking back and forth the border numerous times without ever knowing it," said CPJ's Mohmmed Abdel Dayem. "We hope that it is a routine thing. We assume the best."


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With unemployment hovering at 9.7 percent while good jobs remain scarce, it becomes more important than ever to develop your own personal brand to help survive your career. Our labor market is fiercely competitive with many more eminently qualified people than suitable jobs. In a crowded labor market with many people who have the same set of skills and experience as you do, you need to spend time on developing your own personal brand to remain marketable, whether you're currently employed or looking for a new job.
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3. Now, set your long-term goals of where you want to be and possible ways to move forward. I follow the saying, "If you don't know where you are going, you'll never get there." Spend quality time determining what you want for your career and lifestyle before you start promoting yourself. Create a plan and stick to it. Brand for your career, not your job.
4. Get your name out there. People need to know you exist before you can become a brand. Meet people at industry, social and networking events. Make sure to always have a business card on you with your contact information, so people you meet can find you.
5. Use Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter correctly to start building your brand. Each media site is different and should be used correctly to build your social networking that reflects your brand. Your brand needs to be the same on all sites. Try to stay focused on these three sites and skip the others for now. Spend time on doing this right by making sure your profile is professional and reflects your brand. Check for any typing errors on your profile and correct; create a flawless profile.
6. Pay attention to what you say on social media sites by monitoring your comments and remarks. Everything you say on-line is a reflection of you. So when you are posting photos of yourself at a party, think twice before you share your photos with the world. What you post online is you and will affect your brand.
7. When using social media sites, make sure you're talking about something that solves someone's problem versus self-promotion. Follow the 80-20 rule where 80 percent of your postings offer useful information and supports others, and 20 percent is spent on promoting what you are doing.
8. Invest money into a good website and PR. Your website is your calling card and the first thing people look at when searching for information on you. Make sure you secure domain names to insure you get the best website address. Hire someone to professionally lay out your website and make updates. Costs for this have come down to an affordable rate. If you have any money left over, look for people who can help you with some public relations; it helps keep your name out there.
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Steve-O's latest stunt -- backflipping from a bridge into the shallow, San Antonio River -- could land him in jail for the crime of "Deadly Conduct."
Steve made the jump last Friday ... a very risky proposition given the water below is only 4' deep.
Cops threatened to cite him but didn't ... however, law enforcement sources now tell us the "Jackass" star is under criminal investigation.
So, you ask, what is the crime of "Deadly Conduct." Under Texas law, someone who engages in reckless conduct that could place someone else in danger of great bodily injury, then it's considered deadly conduct ... a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail.
We're told Steve-O may also be cited for swimming in the San Antonio River -- which is prohibited.
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I Didn't See Any 'No Backflip' Signs On This Bridge
Steve-O insists police should be THANKING him for doing a high-flying backflip off a San Antonio bridge this weekend -- into four feet of water -- telling TMZ, thanks to him, the entire city now knows ... that bridge should really have "no diving" signs on it.
San Antonio police are currently investigating the incident -- a rep for the SAPD tells us, they're trying to determine how Steve-O should be punished ... because backflipping off that bridge isn't just illegal, it's extremely dangerous.
But Steve-O says that's BS -- telling us, it's dangerous because the city never posted signs on the bridge, warning people that the water below is only 4 feet deep.
He adds, "They've given no indication that people shouldn't jump, and done nothing to warn anyone about the serious dangers of that shallow water. Very irresponsible, indeed."
Steve-O says his video -- shot for his new YouTube channel -- has raised awareness about the dangers of San Antonio bridge jumping ... and he should be rewarded.
Fake Seizure Stunt Pisses Off L.A. Fire Dept.
7:30 AM PT -- Steve-O just told us he couldn't agree more ... his stupid stunt SHOULD be illegal ... but that doesn't mean he's taking any responsibility for it. "This 'seizure prank' wasn't my idea or my operation, and I agree it was a real stinker," he said, adding the stunt provided an "invaluable service by exposing a glaring shortcoming in the laws."
The L.A. City Fire Dept. is LIVID at former "Jackass" star Steve-O ... for a stupid prank Tuesday that triggered a 911 emergency ... but in reality there's nothing that can be done to him.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Steve-O and three of his cohorts FAKED simultaneous seizures at a West Hollywood coffee shop ... and the 911 call prompted cops and paramedics to rush to the scene.
TMZ obtained video of the prank ... showing Steve-O and the others seemingly going into spasms and frothing at the mouth -- while horrified customers frantically call 911.
Here's the thing. Since Steve-O and his friends were not the ones who called 911, they can't be prosecuted for making a false report to authorities ... and the people who made the call did so in good faith.
Capt. Jamie Moore tells TMZ he's contacting Steve-O, his lawyer and his publicist to let them know the prank was not only dumb ... it threatened lives. The ambulance or fire truck could have gotten in an accident, and someone who didn't get an ambulance in time could have died.
Capt. Moore tells us, "The L.A. Fire Dept. frowns on his action that impacted public safety."
Johnny Knoxville
I Got DRUGGED at Frat House
... It Was Awesome!
SOMEONE DRUGGED JOHNNY KNOXVILLE AT A FRAT HOUSE ... so says Johnny Knoxville, but he ain't exactly complaining about it.
Knoxville says someone slipped an ecstacy pill into his beer during a recent promo shoot for his new movie "Bad Grandpa" ... and during his drug-induced haze, he injured his hand.
Now, knowing Johnny ... it's totally possible he's telling the truth. But still, we gotta ask ...
'Jackass' Star Chris Pontius
'Party Boy' Back on the Market
It took four years .... but "Jackass" star Chris Pontius -- aka Party Boy -- is finally free to throw on his g-string and grind on whoever he wants (guilt-free) 'cause a judge just finalized his divorce, TMZ has learned.
We broke the story ... Chris was hit with divorce papers in 2011, two years after he had separated from his wife Claire Nolan. The two had married back in 2004.
Math Fact -- they had been separated almost as long as they had been married.
As far as assets go, the couple had two homes -- one in the Hollywood Hills (he got that) and one in Ireland (she got that) ... this, according to the judgment, filed in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ.
As far as the other stuff goes ...
Chris got ... his 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser, his royalties from "Jackass" and "Wildboyz," everything in their American investment accounts, and an unknown amount of credit card debt.
Claire got ... a vintage 1965 International Scout (see below), her engagement ring, a check from Chris for $200,000 dollars and whatever's left in their Irish bank account.
We reached out to Pontius for comment -- so far, no word back.
Bam Margera
Destroyed Rental Car, Didn't Pay
Bam Margera was arrested in Iceland yesterday ... over a rental car he DESTROYED last year and never paid for, this according to the "Jackass" star himself.
It's a pretty bizarre story ... basically, Bam allegedly rented a Toyota Landcruiser from Hertz when he visited the country back in 2012. According to officials, Bam returned the car in TERRIBLE shape 5 days after the rental period was over -- but never paid for the damage, fees and other costs associated with the ride. Then, he left the country ...
So, when Margera returned to Iceland yesterday ... he was arrested upon arrival at the Keflavik Airport.
Bam eventually remedied the situation (after cutting a huge check) -- and was released from custody.
But the best part of the saga was the incredible, probably-drunken post-arrest interview he gave to a Icelandic newssite Visir.is ... in which he ADMITS to trashing the hell out of the car.
"I kicked the door in because I was pissed one night ... and then there was a scratch over there that they had to replace the whole panel for," Bam said.
There's more -- "The back got hit, and then there was … I've been painting like with oil paints so oil paints get everywhere so there was like blue paint all over the inside of the car."
So what's the lesson here? DON'T LET BAM BORROW YOUR CAR!!!
Bam Margera
Your Schlong's Been
Removed from YouTube
Bam Margera is learning the hard way ... the folks at YouTube do not take kindly to self-induced golden showers posted on their site.
In case you don't follow Bam's career ... the MTV star is now getting into the rap game ... and one of his videos started to get some heat on YouTube.
Problem is ... the video ain't exactly family friendly ... containing some incredibly graphic images (naked people) and some unusually graphic hydration techniques (Bam takes a drink from his own yellow fountain).
Also, the lyrics were a bit too racy for YouTube ... since the hook is basically a description of how Bam wants to bend a particular body part in an unusual way so that he can have sex ... with himself.
A rep for YouTube tells TMZ ... "The video was taken down because of the content. It was flagged by users and a policy team believed it contained too much sexuality per our terms of use."
Prolly for the better.
Knoxville to Al Roker:
Wanna Shart in the
Next 'Jackass' Movie?
Al Roker's crazy pants-pooping hijinks have impressed the master of all things dung ... and now Johnny Knoxville says he's inviting the weatherman to SHART in the next "Jackass" project.
Knoxville -- who has featured several real-life crapping scenes in his "Jackass" flicks (including the infamous poo-cano) -- was in L.A. last night when we told him about Al's dirty little secret.
"That makes my day," Knoxville said ... adding, "If Al Roker ever wants to shart in 'Jackass,' he's more than invited."
Roker hasn't been shy about his little slip -- going on "Dateline" and "Today" to talk about the time he tried to fart at the White House ... and crapped himself instead.
Bam Margera
My Herpes Cleared Up!
Bam Margera says his herpes sore is GONE following his crazy run-in with a naked, masturbating female intruder ... and tells us he only wants to see the woman get help.
As TMZ first reported, Margera claims he woke up in the middle of the night to find a woman trying to kiss him, and when he went to call police ... she laid on the floor and started masturbating.
Bam claimed a cold sore sprouted on his mouth following the incident -- and believes it's the result of direct contact with the woman (ew!!!) or from the stress of the whole thing. But last night in Hollywood, Bam recounted the ordeal for us and gave us the good news ... his cold sore has cleared up.
Bam says he's not interested in pressing charges and just wants to see the woman get help.
Starting with a shot of penicillin, perhaps?
Bam Margera
I Think My Naked Stalker
Gave Me Herpes
Bam Margera is convinced the naked chick who broke into his house and masturbated on his floor ... might have left a little gift behind as well -- HERPES.
Bam and his friend Tony Hawk posted a video on YouTube ... where Bam tells Tony everything that went down the night his alleged stalker was arrested two weeks ago -- including the part where she pleasured herself in front of him.
But then the "Jackass" star drops a bombshell -- he says he woke up the day after she busted in with a giant sore on his bottom lip.
In other words, he thinks she might have given him the herp when she kissed him -- or, Bam admits it could be the stress of the whole mess.
Bam Margera
Masturbatin' Intruder
Secretly LIVED in My Tree
The naked girl who allegedly broke into Bam Margera's house and masturbated on his bedroom floor didn't just appear out of nowhere -- she had secretly been LIVING in Bam's tree house for weeks ... the "Jackass" star tells TMZ.
As we first reported, cops arrested the 24-year-old woman Friday in the area surrounding Bam's Pennsylvania mansion ... and according Bam, the girl told police she had been living on his property for weeks leading up to her wild bedroom invasion.
Bam tells us ... the girl had been camping out in the giant tree fort on his property -- the same fort featured as Fast Eddie's Treetop Casino in an episode of "Viva La Bam."
After she was arrested on charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and stalking, Bam says cops found evidence the girl had been living in the tree house -- including clothes and garbage.
But she didn't just hole herself up in the treetops -- Bam says the girl had knocked on his parents' door a couple of weeks ago with luggage, claiming she had moved from Florida to marry her son. Bam says his mother sent the woman away ... after trying to set her up with a homeless shelter.
As for the woman, we're told she's still in custody -- being held on $50k bail.
Bam Margera
Naked Chick Broke into My House,
According to law enforcement sources, Bam told police the 24-year-old woman woke him up in his Pennsylvania home by kissing him -- completely in the buff -- and Bam freaked ... throwing the girl off him and dialing 911.
And here's where it gets really insane -- according to law enforcement sources, while Bam was on the phone with cops, he claims the girl dropped to the floor and started to masturbate.
After Bam hung up, we're told he kicked the girl out of his house -- still completely naked.
West Chester police tell TMZ, they arrested her nakedness in the rural area surrounding Bam's mansion.
According to the criminal complaint, she faces charges of burglary, criminal trespass, and stalking.
Bam Margera
Detained & Cuffed in Airport
... for Reeking of Booze
"Jackass" star Bam Margera wound up being dragged through a North Carolina airport in handcuffs this weekend ... for allegedly being a drunken pain in the ass ... and TMZ has the pic.
Bam spent several hours in a holding cell at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Sunday after airline employees refused to let him on his flight ... because he reeked of booze and was cussing like a sailor ... this according to the incident report.
Officials say ... Bam got loud and combative... and cussed even more ... so law enforcement was called in, handcuffed Margera and immediately removed him from the area (above).
TMZ spoke with Bam ... who admits he was loud and obnoxious ... but insists he was NOT drunk at the time. Bam says the alcoholic odor was merely "left over" from a bender the night before.
After he was released from the holding cell, Bam says the airline booked him on a later flight ... which he boarded without incident.
We reached out to the Charlotte airport police ... but so far, no word back.


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Meanwhile, Polk County Mayor Hoyt Firestone and Ducktown Mayor James Talley are waiting to see how much more debris might fall onto the roadway.
Tennessee Department of Transportation Region 2 Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn said the highway department has worked with state parks and other agencies to resume rafting on the Ocoee River beginning this morning.
She said crews brought as much additional material down Thursday as possible using a trackhoe and a hydraulic hoe ram, which she described as a powerful percussion hammer fitted to an excavator. Hoe rams are used for demolishing concrete structures or rocks and for jobs too large for jackhammering or in areas where blasting is not a good option.
"Our traffic control personnel will be set up accordingly. If the containment area behind the rockfall fence is cleaned up to our satisfaction, we are planning on possibly allowing one lane of traffic through the slide area by midmorning today," she said. "Drivers will be protected by the containment area, the rockfall fence and by a row of dump trucks parked along the fence to divert any material that might possibly come over the fence."
TDOT Operations personnel will monitor the situation and stop motorists if necessary.
"This operation will continue throughout the long weekend," she said.
TDOT Commissioner John Schroer flew to Cleveland Regional Jetport Thursday for the second time within two weeks to discuss U.S. 64/S.R. 40. The first time was to tell local officials of $10.1 million in safety improvements to the road while environmental studies for Corridor K are underway.
"We're always concerned about rockslides on this road. It's inevitable we're going to have them," he said at the site of the rockslide. "While this one is very significant, it looks like we're going to be able to clean it up and keep the rockfall fence in place."
A rockfall fence, similar in appearance to a chain link fence, was installed after the January 2010 slide at mile 11 near S.R. 30 and Maddens Branch. It is the same location as the slide Wednesday evening just before 9 o'clock.
"We think that will solve it for the time being, but this ground is all very unstable. We monitor it and we know we will continue to have rockslides on this road, which is why we're trying hard to figure out another alternative to this road."
The alternative is Corridor K, a route on the Appalachian Development Highway System, which starts at Exit 20 on Interstate 75 and ends in Dillsboro, N.C. The portion of Corridor K lying within the project area follows U.S. 64 and is part of the Ocoee Scenic Byway, designated as the nation's first National Forest Scenic Byway.
The portion of the corridor lies between the Ocoee River and S.R. 68 near Ducktown. Corridor K is part of the Appalachian Development Highway System created in 1965 as part of the Great Society envisioned by President Lyndon B. Johnson. There are two sections of Corridor K not completed: the segment in Polk County and another in North Carolina.
The Corridor K project, initiated in late 2008, is in the National Environmental Policy Act phase. That phase, tentatively scheduled for completion in Spring 2014, was pushed back to fall 2016. Shifts in the project have occurred because of extensive agency coordination and technical analyses that were required during the project development.
Schroer said the problem now is to get through that phase of the project "and we're a long way off from that. People use this road a lot. It's a big economic generator for this region and we have to keep it open as best we can, but our first priority is making sure people are safe."
He agreed the positive aspect of the rockslide is that the rockfall fence worked.
"They're not pretty, but they work," he said.
Firestone said the rockslide only reinforced the need to build Corridor K.
"Here's another slide that shut down our U.S. Highway 64, the main east-west corridor in Polk County on one of the busiest weekends of the season for our commercial traffic. It also interrupts our safety response of fire and rescue, ambulance and law enforcement and it just draws attention to the fact again that we need an improved corridor to get out of this gorge," Firestone said.
The county mayor said the location of the slide is one of about a dozen spots subject to slides at any given time.
"We're patching and basically piecemealing the project and we shouldn't. We should have serious consideration of building Corridor K and getting it completed," he said.
As Ducktown's mayor, Talley recognizes and appreciates that TDOT is doing all it can to keep the road open. But, when the first minor slide occurred Monday, he was concerned there would be more debris coming down off the mountainside because of the weather we've had.
TDOT Region 2 Director of Operations Ken Flynn said the slide could be weather related.
"It's a shale material. When it gets wet, they tell me it expands. Now we've had this good, dry weather and it's heating up and drying out. It shrinks and as it shrinks, that expanded extra room that it has — something has to happen because it loses cohesion."
He said they spent all day Wednesday cleaning out the catchment area behind the rockfall fence.
"But later that evening we had a massive failure and it has filled it up again," he said. "There is more loose material above that's still moving and some of those trees and stuff are still shearing and coming down, so we're afraid to put anyone down below to work on it."
TDOT rented a trackhoe with an extended boom to reach across the fence, then pull the fallen material off to the side, and let more of the loose material fall.
"If that doesn't work, then I'm going to have to let a special contract and get somebody up there and get it down," he said. "We feel like there may be a bigger problem than this. We feel like it may be breaking up in the woods above us up there, so it may be a self-feeding type of thing and as this material comes out, more material will slide down and take its place."
Talley said his biggest concern lies ahead in the winter, when the ground freezes.
"There's a good probability, in my opinion, we'll end up with a big slide like we did before," he said. "It's not going to do anything but get worse."
He said TDOT is doing everything it can to clean up the fallen material, but he, like Firestone, said they need a new road.
"Our community can't stand many more of these," the Ducktown mayor said.
At an earlier meeting in the day with the hospital board, it was announced the hospital is setting up to transport all patients by helicopter, but if it rains, then there is no way out for emergency cases, except for an 81-mile detour. At that point, Atlanta or Marietta could be the better options.
He said the loss of Labor Day traffic would be an economic disaster for business. At least two businesses failed in 2009-10 during the big slide "and a lot of businesses are teetering. It wouldn't take but a weekend or two for tourism to be shutdown, then those businesses would just have to shut down. It's going to hurt our sales tax, which is what we live off of. Our small community can't endure much more."


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Mike HornickSalinas, Calif.-based River Ranch Fresh Foods LLC is voluntarily recalling a variety of retail and foodservice bagged salads after a random retail sample tested positive for listeria.
The Food and Drug Administration tested the salad, according to a news release. River Ranch is also working with the California Department of Public Health; no illnesses have been reported.
The recalled retail products bear the labels River Ranch, Farm Stand, Hy-Vee, Marketside, Shurfresh and The Farmer's Market. Ten have the River Ranch name and were distributed nationwide. The other labels were distributed in 31 states.
The foodservice products have the River Ranch, Cross Valley, Fresh n Easy, Promark, and Sysco labels. Nineteen have the River Ranch name and were distributed nationally. The other brands went to California, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, Indiana and Iowa.
The salad bags have best-by dates of May 12-22, or Julian dates of 116 to 125. Romaine, iceberg lettuce, cabbage, carrots and spring mix are the prime components of the salads.
The recall comes a week after River Ranch announced the closure of its Salinas processing plant. Operations moved to nearby Taylor Farms' foodservice and retail salad facilities.
In October, the same pathogen – listeria – was cited in a voluntary recall of River Ranch bagged lettuce prompted by an Ohio random test. No illnesses were reported.
In March, an FDA letter to the company reported that an inspection done in Salinas after the October recall found samples of listeria in the plant. The letter also noted damaged floors and standing water.
The plant needs upgrading but its closure was not affected by the FDA findings, a River Ranch spokeswoman said.


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Soundgarden just released King Animal, their first album in 16 years. So what better way to celebrate than with a Q&A session that moderator and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins called "the raddest garage party ever"??
Last night, at an event hosted by SiriusXM at the legendary Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, the reunited Seattle rockers took part in an informal Q&A session, moderated by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. The venue is microscopic; there were maybe fifty people there, so needless to say, there wasn't an un-close seat in the house.
Now, most musicians don't go into the business for the press circuit. They're usually roped into these events by their publicists in order to promote an album or a tour, and they tend to answer questions — nearly all of which they have been asked countless times — with marginal, rehearsed enthusiasm. You could tell there was an element of forced publicity in last night's session, but the discussion was surprisingly lively and informative. READ FULL STORY