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Posted: Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:00 am
Steve Morton (left), with his son, Tyler, read some of letters to Santa that he has collected Nov. 7, 2012, at their home in Rutherford County, Tenn. (TMP Photo/M. Willard)
A chance trip to Macy's Department store set one local father on a mission.
A few years ago, Steve Morton's son, Tyler, was the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee's child of the month for December. So, they traveled to the Cool Springs department store and witnessed the Macy's "Believe" campaign.
The store invites kids to believe by dropping off a letter for Santa at a local Macy's Santa Mail letterbox. For each letter dropped off in a Santa Mail letterbox through Christmas Eve, Macy's will donate $1 to Make-A-Wish, up to $1 million, to help grant wishes for children who have life-threatening diseases. And Macy's pledged to donate $2 for every letter dropped in the letterbox on a specific day.
"We went to Macy's, and I saw all the letters. I thought I could do this," Steve Morton said.
He was determined to help both children with life-threatening diseases and Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee because of his son's connection to both.
In 2006 when Tyler Morton was 10 years old, he was diagnosed with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, which is a rare medical condition that causes tumors to grow on his vocal cords.
This rare condition only affects 4.5 out of every 100,000 children and could prove fatal if the growths aren't removed because they can block his airway. Tyler Morton's tumors grow so fast, he has to have them removed every three months.
"He has anywhere between a 20 and 70 percent blockage everytime," Steve Morton explained, adding his son has had 22 surgeries in the past six years at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Not knowing if he will ever recover fully from RRP, Tyler Morton applied for a wish and Make-A-Wish granted it.
Steve Morton credited the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Middle Tennessee for giving his son and the entire family something to anticipate other than another trip to Vanderbilt when it granted Tyler Morton's wish for a Caribbean cruise.
"It was really a blessing for us because it gave him and us something to look forward to other than another surgery," Steve Morton said.
Tyler Morton explained he thought about it for months and researched wish ideas on the Internet before picking a cruise.
"I knew I was only going to get one, so I wanted to do the right thing," Tyler Morton said.
He said the cruise was his best idea, because he wanted to choose something his whole family could enjoy together. Plus, he got to swim with the dolphins on his birthday.
"And I got pretty much unlimited money in the arcade. That was pretty cool," Tyler Morton said.
His dad's dedication to the Believe campaign is also pretty cool.
Last year alone, Steve Morton collected 15,000 letters from around Middle Tennessee, which raised $30,000 for Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee.
The foundation serves 38 counties in the midstate and grants between 90-100 wishes every year. With each wish costing $7,000 on average, Steve's dedication helped four sick kids have their wishes granted.
"This is one of (Make-A-Wishes') biggest fundraisers," he said. "All that money comes straight back to Middle Tennessee kids."
His goal this year is to collect 20,000 letters to Santa by going to schools, churches and just about any event he can to drum up support.
"I went to a wrestling match in Columbia and got 50 letters that night," the determined dad said.
Anyone one or group that is interested in contributing letters can call Steve Morton at 615-513-6027 or e-mail him at firstname.lastname@example.com. He will pick up any letters by Monday, Dec. 10, and turn them in to Macy's department store on the $2 day. He noted the letters do not have to be in envelops.
He said his determination comes from having a sick child, which puts life into perspective.
"I've lived in Middle Tennessee all my life and never been to the children's hospital before. It's life changing," Steve Morton said, adding he wants to help sick children and their families like Make-A-Wish helped his.
"We've been through a lot. But we try to stay positive, because it could be a lot worse," he said about the family's experience with Tyler's disease. "We still come home with our child when others don't."
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Cardinals are in the second day of the conclave. They will not be seen or heard from until the next pope is chosen. People around the world continue to wait for a decision.
Monday, the master of ceremonies gave the order to close the doors of the Sistine Chapel beginning the conclave. What exactly goes on behind the doors is a closely-kept secret.
Father Larry Toschi of Our Lady of Guadalupe said, "The word conclave means 'with a key.' They're behind closed doors to avoid a centuries-old situation to avoid any interference from outside pressures."
The end result will be the selection of a new pope.
"When you think of 115 men coming from all over the world, coming to a 2/3 majority that is not immediately that easy so it is an act of prayer and trust and listening to each other and listening to God," said Toschi.
There are several factors considered and qualities expected in the next pope.
Toschi said, "Language has become an important thing because, since John Paul II particularly, the popes have communicated with peoples all over the world in different languages. On a human level, it's a huge administrative level effort in the Catholic Church. Of course, there are many to help him, but he's the one responsible for choosing those whom he trusts and who will guide him. But above all, he is a shepherd to speak and preach to the whole world."
Until the white puff of smoke is seen at the chapel, the world will wait.
"It's maybe like somebody waiting for Christmas to open their gift, we're waiting to see what pope the Holy Spirit will gift us with."
In the past century, a conclave hasn't lasted more than five days. Pope Benedict was elected within two days after four rounds of voting.
For some, hope is riding on a Latin American pope to emerge as Benedict's successor. Latin America is home to an estimated 42 percent of the world's Catholics but, among the 115 cardinal electors, only 19 are Latin Americans. Latin America is harboring hope that a non-Italian pope will be chosen after John Paul II was appointed in 1978.
However, some Latin Americans who gathered in front of the Vatican said it's most important to select someone who will have the best interest of the church. Here in Bakersfield, Father Toschi said the selection of the pope won't be based on geography or nationality.
"If a Hispanic pope or a pope from the Americas were elected, of course we'd be elated as people from any country would feel a natural bond with somebody from their own country. But we realize a person can only be from one country and he's shepherd of all countries."
He said although the Catholic church has the longest history in Europe, and there is a number of European cardinals in the conclave, there is a good possibility the pope could be selected from a non-European country. Although Latin America has the largest population of Catholics, Europe is represented by the most cardinals.

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- Well, Hurricane Irene (2011) pretty much put the whole brewing hobby on hold while we re-build the brew shed (12'X20') that was destroyed by a fallen tree. Most of the equipment suffered only dents and scratches. Thank goodness! The down time has allowed me to do several upgrades and changes I wished I had done the first time. Hence the "insulated and finished" brew shed, upgraded power (80 amps), and new equipment. I've done alot of the DIY projects to include a CFC, Stir-Plate, Site glasses, etched carboys, a 3 tap keezer, a dual temp controlled fermentation chamber (both with very cool "chalk board" paint), custom tap handles (white lab vials), stainless dip tubes, and prolly many more I've forgotten about. Hi, my name is Paul, and I'm an addict.
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(08/23/13) - Welcome to ABC12's Mid-Michigan Music Scene, your Trusted Source for concert information and music news in Flint, the Great Lakes Bay Region and beyond. Here's a look at what is happening Aug. 23 - 29.
Friday, August 23:
Country funnyman Rodney Carrington at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant http://www.soaringeaglecasino.com/entertainers.htm
Saturday, August 24:
Wonderfest hits FirstMerit Event Park in downtown Saginaw. Various local musicians will honor the Saginaw born Stevie Wonder throughout the day. Despite attempts by organizers, Wonder will not be able to make an appearance this year. http://saginawwonderfest.com/
Birch Run Blues Brews & BBQs returns to the Birch Run Expo Center with The Rusty Wright Blues Band and many others. https://birchrunchamber.org/br-event/birch-run-blues-brews-barbecue/
Sunday, August 25:
Following their canceled Chesaning Showboat concert, Theory of a Deadman return to mid-Michigan with a sold out show at The Machine Shop in Flint. http://themachineshop.info/
Thursday, August 29:
Larry McCray takes to the water for a Blues Cruise aboard the Princess Wenona in Bay City. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/432477
Alabama bring their 40th anniversary reunion tour to Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant. http://www.soaringeaglecasino.com/entertainers.htm
Friday, August 23:
Queensrÿche, Slaughter and Vince Neil at Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights http://www.axs.com/events/240592/warriors-of-rock-vince-neil-of-motley-crue-queensryche-slaughter-tickets
Redlight King and Icon For Hire at The Shelter in Detroit http://saintandrewsdetroit.com/event/08004ACCDA467BDB
The Wailers at Campus Martius Park in Detroit http://www.campusmartiuspark.org/parks/Campus-Martius-Park
Walter Trout & The Radicals at Callahan's Music Hall in Auburn Hills http://www.atcallahans.com/event/332135-walter-trout-auburn-hills/
Saturday, August 24:
Keyshia Cole at Chene Park in Detroit http://cheneparkdetroit.com/keyshia-cole-lyfejenning-kmichelle/
Michael Franks at Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights http://www.axs.com/events/242279/michael-franks-tickets
Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival featuring Alice In Chains, Jane's Addiction, Coheed And Cambria at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston http://www.palacenet.com/events/detail/rockstar-energy-uproar-festival
Sonny Moorman at Callahan's Music Hall in Auburn Hills http://www.atcallahans.com/event/323229-evening-sonny-moorman-auburn-hills/
Sunday, August 25:
Diana Ross at Sound Board @ MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit http://www.olympiaentertainment.com/default.asp?olympia=46&objId=674
Lyle Lovett at Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester http://www.palacenet.com/events/detail/lyle-lovett
Michael McDonald and Toto at Chene Park in Detroit http://cheneparkdetroit.com/michael-mcdonald-toto/
Eric Burdon & The Animals with Rare Earth at Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights http://www.axs.com/events/242445/eric-burdon-the-animals-tickets
Monday August 26:
Sammy Hagar at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston http://www.palacenet.com/events/detail/sammy-hagar-four-decades-of-rock
Tuesday, August 27:
Adam Ant and Prima Donna at The Jack White Theatre in The Masonic Temple in Detroit http://themasonic.com/events.php
Carnival Of Madness Tour featuring Shinedown, Papa Roach and Skillet at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston http://www.palacenet.com/events/detail/carnival-of-madness-featuring-shinedown
Wednesday, August 28:
Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston http://www.palacenet.com/events/detail/honda-civic-tour-maroon-5
Volbeat, HIM and All That Remains at Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights http://www.axs.com/events/242230/volbeat-him-all-that-remains-airbourne-tickets
Thursday, August 29:
Smokey Robinson at Freedom Hill Amphitheater in Sterling Heights http://www.axs.com/events/242407/smokey-robinson-tickets
Reverend Horton Heat at The Magic Stick in Detroit http://majesticdetroit.com/calendar/
Friday, August 23 at 10am:
Sheryl Crow & Gary Allan Friday, Oct 25 at The Palace of Auburn Hills http://www.ticketmaster.com/sheryl-crow-gary-allan-auburn-hills-michigan-10-25-2013/event/08004B138A6E38BB?camefrom=PALACE_Palacenet&brand=palace
Saturday, August 24 at 10am:
The Browning Tuesday, September 24 at The Machine Shop in Flint http://themachineshop.info/
Dwight Yoakam Friday, October 11 at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant http://www.soaringeaglecasino.com/entertainers.htm
ZZ Top Saturday, October 26 at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant http://www.soaringeaglecasino.com/entertainers.htm
Motionless In White Thursday, Nov 14 at The Machine Shop http://themachineshop.info/
Fitz & The Tantrums and Capital Cities Sunday, November 17 at The Fillmore Detroit http://concerts.livenation.com/event/08004B067F133F80?c=EML_LN_123065&camefrom=EMLN_123065
The Rides-featuring guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Crosby Stills and Nash legend Stephen Stills and keyboardist Barry Goldberg-drop their debut album "Can't Get Enough." http://www.kennywayneshepherd.net/therides
Avenged Sevenfold release one of the most anticipated heavy metal albums of the year, "Hail To The King." http://www.avengedsevenfold.com/
And Detroit rapper Big Sean's sophomore effort "Hall of Fame, hits the streets this week as well. http://uknowbigsean.com/ You can find Josh Daunt's review of "Hall of Fame" HERE.
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That's a mouthful…and in more ways than one.
I had decided months ago that once I got my new range (a beauty I have dubbed Gilda from KitchenAid), one of the first things I was going to make was another Danish Braid. I love them, Jon loves them…heck, I don't even know anyone that has ever said "Danish? No thanks."
So, I've had the range installed for six days now. It only took three before the braid was in the oven, though. I used Gilda's wonderful Proofing Feature (versus lugging the dough out to my care to raise). Each side of the oven (Gilda has 2 ovens!) is equipped with a proofer that holds a steady 100 degree temperature. Not only that, but there is also a Steamer in the oven. No need to be a bread genius, KitchenAid has it set up already for breads, meats, casseroles, desserts – you name it, it knows what to do. Then again, if you want to be the boss, you can manually override the pre-set steam and tell it exactly what you want it to do. Being my first steaming experience, I went the safe route and let Gilda do all the thinking.
She is a genius, that Gilda. Crispy, flaky, golden brown outside, chewy and soft inside. Perfection.
I've already written a post on the how-tos of making the danish dough and braiding it. It's pretty in-depth, and I hope you will give it a shot. Honestly, it's not complicated, it just takes time – most of which has you sitting on butt eating popcorn while watching The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. (Quite possibly the longest movie ever, and definitely the longest with Princess Buttercup in it, who somehow turned Swedish when I wasn't looking.)
Anyway – you can do it. It's a gratifying experience, watching the dough come together as you complete each fold, and then filling it before you carefully braid the sides across that luxurious filling.
Speaking of the filling – you'll want the recipe for that. It's rich and yet subtle at the same time, sweet, but not too sweet, nutty, tart, and exactly what you want with a mid-morning cup of coffee.
- Danish Dough, prepared
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 3 ounces white chocolate, melted (chips or chunks)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 tart apple (such as Granny Smith) cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup crushed walnuts
- Roll out prepared dough into large rectange (12x18 is a good size.)
- In small bowl or in stand mixer beat cream cheese, egg, melted white chocolate, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
- Spread cream cheese filling down the center length of the dough, leaving 4 inches unfilled on each long side. Cut slits 1/2 inch wide evenly down each side.
- Top cream cheese filling with apples and walnuts. Begin "braiding" the strips of dough across the filling.
- Once braided, allow dough to rise for one hour. If desired, apply egg wash and sanding sugar to risen braid, then bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Rotate pan at 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 and bake for 15-20 additional minutes. Serve and enjoy!
See that pretty little French Press up there? It's Le Creuset. It's from their new Café Collection, and it is gorgeous. The color is called Truffle – very appropriate in my opinion. I've paired it here with the other color from the Café line up – Red. The collection has the cups and saucers, the cutest spoons, the French Press, and even a storage container for the coffee.
I love the looks of it, the feel of it. Plus, if you a re as big of a Le Creuset junkie as I am, you'll understand the NEED for it.
Am I right?
Must. Collect. Every. Piece.
When the show Hoarders comes to find me, they'll have to dig me out of years worth of enameled cast iron from Le Creuset and KitchenAid mixers.
There are worse ways to go down.
Now, how would you like to win that sweet set of Le Creuset Café Collection?
You can.
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Contest is open until April 22, 2012, 11:59pm EST. Open to US Addresses only. Winner will be notified via email at end of contest.
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Off to a hardcore music festival…
- Today: Drive 2 hours, then Midwest Fest! All day long. Perfect weather, albiet a little chilly.
- Tomorrow: hanging out with the boy, my beautiful cousin, & doing nothing of any importance.
- Sunday: another hardcore show! Driving 2 hours to St. Louis LATELATELATE.
- Monday: sleeeeeeeeping all day while Chris has to work, then I'm going to see THE FUCKING SHINS. Seriously been a dream of mine for almost 8 years.
- Tuesday: drive 3 hours back home, work a shift, spend the night at the best friend's house.
- Wednesday: pack up all of our shit, leave at 5am to drive 4 1/2 hours to see her dad then to St. Louis (again), spend the day at the city museum & shopping!
- Thursday: Going to FROLIC WITH SOME FUCKING PENGUINS (like, literally, taking a behind the scenes tour and hanging out with penguins!) then go see the amazing Donald Glover (AKA CHILDISH FUCKING GAMBINO) be amazing like he always is, and hopefully later that night we will be wed.
- Friday: drive 3 hours back home, photograph a wedding reception.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Rice boils Marshall for C-USA championship
Published 12/7/2013 at 5:32 p.m. 0 comments
HOUSTON — Remembering the details of Rice's previous outright conference championship is an exercise that would tax even the sharpest memory.
Sports for West Texans, 12/8
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Sports for West Texans appears Sundays and Wednesdays. Items must be submitted in writing at least two days before publication date. Mail items to Sports for West Texans, Standard-Times Sports Department, P.O. Box 5111, San Angelo, TX 76902. Fax to ...
PRO FOOTBALL: Cowboys' LB Lee to return, Claiborne out again
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IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dallas linebacker Sean Lee is set to return at Chicago after missing two games with a hamstring injury and cornerback Morris Claiborne will sit for a second straight game with the same issue.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bell's late TD pass lifts OU
Published 12/7/2013 at 5:06 p.m. 0 comments
STILLWATER, Okla. — Blake Bell saved his best moment for his last, sending yet another shakeup through the BCS bowl picture.
MANDY SCOTT: Winter a great time for trout
Published 12/7/2013 at 5:06 p.m. 0 comments
Here's a fish trivia question for you: What fish species is popular among anglers across the state, but can't even survive here year-round? That would be Oncorhynchus mykiss, or the rainbow trout.
ASU VOLLEYBALL: Belles hang on to reach regional final
Published 12/6/2013 at 7:46 p.m. 0 comments
The Angelo State volleyball team saved three match points to pull off an epic 20-25, 25-18, 20-25, 26-24, 18-16 win over Colorado Mines on Friday to keep its season alive and advance to the NCAA Division II South Central regional ...
PRO FOOTBALL: Texans fire coach Gary Kubiak
Published 12/6/2013 at 6:26 p.m. 0 comments
HOUSTON — Gary Kubiak pulled the Texans out of the NFL basement and remains the only coach to take them to the playoffs.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: No. 9 Baylor, No. 23 Texas for Big 12 title chance
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WACO — By time No. 9 Baylor and No. 23 Texas kick off their regular season finale, they could be playing a de facto Big 12 championship game with a Fiesta Bowl trip on the line.
Local Sports Roundup, 12/7
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Lake View girls basketball - Brooks' late FTs lift Maidens to victory; ASU men's basketball - Rams' game vs. Ft. Smith postponed
AUTO RACING: Johnson, Knaus are magical combo
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LAS VEGAS — Rick Hendrick remembers the stress-filled days in 2001 when he was trying to launch a new team with an unproven driver.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Auburn, Mizzou guarding against SEC letdowns
Published 12/6/2013 at 6:12 p.m. 0 comments
ATLANTA — Auburn and Missouri are competing for the Southeastern Conference title Saturday, and possibly a chance to play for the national championship.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: UCF visits SMU with 1st BCS bid already in hand
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December's fatal accident at 80-year-old Midway Airport was a frightful reminder that Chicago's South Side airport has no buffer zone. Its mile-square footprint is far smaller than those of newer airports, and it's surrounded by homes, businesses and busy roadways. So, as Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 skidded beyond a snow-slickened runway and plowed through a perimeter fence before striking a vehicle carrying Joshua Woods, 6, there was no room for error and little to slow the jet's motion. That could soon change. The city is asking the Federal Aviation Administration for approval and funding to install crushable concrete beds at the ends of the runways. These beds, made of lightweight concrete, collapse under a jet's weight. Its tires sink into the bed, which absorbs its forward motion energy and provides swift deceleration as it rolls through the concrete. This is a no-brainer for Midway. Deceleration beds have long been the best alternative to the very expensive ($200 million to $300 million) prospect of buying enough land to extend the runways. So why weren't such beds already in place? Although Midway had gone 33 years without a fatality involving an airplane before December's accident, the risks have grown along with the soaring number of flights at Midway in recent years. Last year, there were an average 800 daily takeoffs and landings at Midway--more than 500 of those were commercial flights--and 18 million passengers passed through its 43 gates. The reason is that, until recently, those concrete beds weren't considered feasible on space-constrained runways. Minimum setbacks of 75 feet from runways' ends were needed to protect the bricks from being damaged by jet-engine blast during takeoffs. Unless Midway's already-short runways were further shortened, its proposed setbacks would be just 35 feet. But the Pennsylvania company that makes the crushable concrete, ESCO, recently developed a coating that protects the bricks from jet-blast damage--even with the shorter setbacks. The concrete beds, with the new coating, were successfully installed at the end of runways last year at New York's LaGuardia Airport, which also has limited room and short setbacks. The FAA says crushable beds have been installed at 14 U.S. airports, with plans in the works at four additional airports. Three times over the last six years, the beds have prevented airplane overruns (and passenger injuries or worse) at JFK International Airport in New York. This is a proven technology and, with the new ability to prevent jet-blast damage, one that now will give Midway some additional margin for error. The FAA is "very encouraged" by the city's proposal to install such beds, calling it "a step in the right direction." The cost is estimated to be about $40 million, although the city will seek federal funding for as much as 80 percent of that. After December's accident, Mayor Richard Daley praised Midway's safety record and insisted no changes were needed. So this proposal is an about-face for City Hall. Good. What happened to Joshua Woods shouldn't happen again. from this link
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The material is strong enough to walk on, permitting passengers and crew to exit an aircraft safely and for the plane to be removed without damage, according to the manufacturer, Engineered Arresting Systems Corp. The bricks would be laid out in rows of about 200 to 300 feet long, depending on how much space exists at the end of each runway. The FAA has approved similar systems at 14 airports, and seven more are being planned or designed, officials said. FAA officials said Tuesday that they are encouraged by Chicago's proposal, calling it "a step in the right direction." But the agency needs time to evaluate the plan, said FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro. He said the agency would want to test how the shorter length of the concrete beds would slow or stop different types of planes at varying speeds. The standard aircraft-arresting system extends up to 600 feet at airports with the room. To get FAA approval, Midway will need to receive special clearances to relocate navigational equipment at the ends of the runways--4 Right, 22 Left, 13 Center and 31 Center--where the aircraft-arresting system would be installed. Those runways accommodate the Boeing 757, the largest plane serving Midway, a 1-square-mile airport surrounded by neighborhoods. Also, the aircraft-arresting system installed at Midway would be set back about 35 feet from the end of each runway, only about half the standard minimum distance of 75 feet. This would create challenges to protect the rows of soft bricks from the jet-engine blast of planes taking off every day. City officials expressed confidence that a protective coating that has been successfully tested at LaGuardia Airport in New York can be used at Midway to preserve the bricks. "The city would like to move forward with the installation ... at Midway," Patrick Harney, Chicago's acting aviation commissioner, wrote in a letter dated Tuesday to Jeri Alles, FAA airport division manager in the Midwest. "The city requests that the FAA reserve the appropriate grant funding for the city's forthcoming grant application." The proposed improvements at Midway would cost up to $40 million, the city estimates. Midway is among almost 300 U.S. commercial airports that do not comply with the FAA's minimum 1,000-foot safety zone at the ends of runways to provide extra protection to planes that overshoot their landings. Congress recently passed a law requiring all airports to comply or provide alternative safety methods by 2015. The landlocked Midway cannot expand to provide 1,000-foot safety zones, the city told the FAA in 2004. Midway's longest runway, 31 Center, where the Southwest accident occurred, is 6,522 feet--already considered short by modern airport standards. Reducing the length of any Midway runway has been ruled out. The city estimated it would cost $200 million to $300 million to acquire the property off the airport needed to build runway safety areas. The city said it would require condemning 350 to 700 residential buildings and 80 to 130 commercial buildings.
The aircraft-arresting system was considered the next-best alternative. Yet the runway safety enhancements now planned at Midway reflect an about-face on the city's part. After the Southwest accident in December, Mayor Richard Daley defended Midway's "wonderful record of safety" and said no changes were warranted due to one major accident. City aviation officials also said that based on FAA criteria, it was not practical to construct standard 1,000-foot runway safety areas or a standard 600-foot aircraft-arresting system at the space-constrained Midway. The Southwest accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. A fact-finding hearing may be held this summer, officials said. Planes overrunning runways have posed serious safety threats at airports worldwide. Seven planes have skidded off runways in the U.S. and Canada from October 2004 to February 2006, killing eight people and injuring 34 others, records show. In March 2000, a Southwest plane ran off the end of a runway in Burbank, Calif., smashed through a blast fence and came to rest on a highway outside the airport. There were no serious injuries. The Burbank airport later installed an aircraft-arresting system. One of the worst recent accidents occurred in June 1999, when an American Airlines jetliner overran the runway at the Little Rock National Airport in Arkansas, killing the captain and 10 passengers. Three potentially deadly accidents have been averted at Kennedy International Airport in New York thanks to the aircraft-arresting system, the FAA said. An expert on disaster planning said he is not surprised that Chicago reconsidered its past position and now wants to install the new system. "The mayor's comment that a crash like the Southwest incident had never happened before at Midway is really not the best way to reduce the risk," said Gunnar Kuepper, chief of operations at Emergency & Disaster Management Inc., a California-based consulting agency for government and private firms. "You must find a balance between the costs of safety and the benefits of reducing risk. Either that, or you stop flying." ----------from this link email@example.com


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10/02/12 10:17 pm
Haha that's so cute XD
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Haha too funny and cute!
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LOL. His face is priceless. xD
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Haha, what?
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Eva Rausing American wife (crypto jew) of Hans "Kristian" Rausing has just expired in London....from over use of serious hard drugs.
Both of 'em were are drug addicts....and billionaires.
Kristian is currently residing in hospital.
He is related to the Tetra pak empire.
Eva Rausing was once apprehended attempting to take cocaine into the American Embassy....which is a bloody cheek on the Americans behalf,since the American CIA is actively involved in the global drugs trade.The CIA is ALWAYS headed up by a Jew.


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Nehemiah UCHA consists of 10 Board Members as follows:
Chair: Kwadwo Owusu-Darko (Equality and Diversity Champion).
Board members: Bishop Wilton R Powell OBE, Paul Grant, Treasurer (Continuous Improvement Performance Champion), Sam Farrell, Andrew Pratt (Health and Safety Champion), Cynthia Spence, Jimmy Ogunshakin, Vincent McCalla, Jamil Bakhsh (Tenant).
Co-opted Members: Akin Babasanya (Tenant), Margaret Carver(Tenant).
Currently there are three main Committees:
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These committees meet usually every three months with the senior members of staff as required to examine the strategic management of the association and its business plan.
Members have a wide range of experiences within the public, voluntary and private sectors.
Board members are accountable to tenants, the TSA and relevant stakeholders. They comply with all relevant legislation, regulatory requirements, governing documents and code of governance. They safeguard, plan, control and monitor the financial viability and risks of the association.
The Board also support and where appropriate challenges the senior team to achieve key performance targets and service standards.
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Pu-erh Tea by Numi Organic Tea
This is a green puerh tea blended with Moroccan mint. It's pretty nice on the belly, not at all toothpasty like some mint teas, and has some fierce amber liquor that is thick and nice. I think icing it would work nicely too.


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A Solid OSPros: Fastest and easiest installation of any OS I've done to date. Cons: Half of the default Metro apps are worthless clutter. Since they can be removed with three clicks, this isn't really a big deal. Other Thoughts: On previous versions, cleaning up the Start menu was entirely optional. Not here. For Windows 8, organizing your Start screen is the single most effective way to make your computer feel like a powerful, efficient tool. Did you find this review helpful? |
Win8Pros: Latest windows OS Cons: Latest windows OS Other Thoughts: There are many good things about the OS and many bad things. Basically if you don't mind an OS that will be obsolete in about 5 year Windows 7 will work fine. Otherwise you need to go with windows 8 (now 8.1) Did you find this review helpful? |
DOES WORKPros: If you really like to play with computers and don't get upset over things not going your way then get this. And you do get W8 an W7 together one is W7 the other is a touch screen with your apps which is W8. It really is different but in a Good way for some. Cons: It takes too much time to lean and play But is here to stay so if you have nothing better to do in your life then this is for you. Other Thoughts: I did this when it was 40$ with download you only got 32 bit and have several of these when they were 70 $ for the 64 bit . W8 is different but not for a novice it was Worth the Money at 40 $ not this price when W7 will do for 95 % of the people. Did you find this review helpful? |
Not for desktop users... yet?Pros: Boot times under 10sec. Cons: track pad gestures cause all kinds of input errors. Other Thoughts: I work with a lot of different Operating systems on a daily basis for fun and for work. with that in mind my main PC is a Alienware M14xR2 (intel 3610QM, 8GB of Ram, 120GB intel 525SSD, 650m 2GB) and after 2 weeks and 4 different clean installs on Windows8 im officially moving back to Windows7. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Works GoodPros: Decent. Cons: Has a "learning curve", which, initially is making one want Windows 7 back! But once over that, it's better than Windows 7 mostly. Other Thoughts: If you're a "busybody", and your PC is mostly secondary or an afterthought, and you don't have patience to learn this new operating system, then stay with Windows 7 until you have a few days to figure this one out. Otherwise, you may just remove it, and "swim back to the shoreline" of WINDOWS 7. Did you find this review helpful? |
Modern AgePros: Grew on me quite a bit after a few months or so. And, is the top tier Windows O.S. Cons: None. Other Thoughts: Not Microsoft's fault, but Apple's. 0 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
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Women were the beneficiaries of the first cancer vaccine―Gardasil, approved in 2006 to prevent cervical cancer. Several weeks ago, the same drug was made available to young males to prevent genital warts. And now it looks as if the first vaccine approved to fight cancer, by enhancing the body's immune response to cancer cells, will benefit males. Last month the Food and Drug Administration committed to deciding the fate of the prostate cancer vaccine Provenge by May 1, 2010. Prostate cancer is an appealing target because it moves slowly (even men whose cancer comes back after prostate surgery often live for well over a decade). That wide window of opportunity gives a vaccine time to prompt the immune system into fighting the body's own cells when they've become cancerous. (The immune system routinely fends off some tumors on its own, generally tiny cancers that are never detected, much less diagnosed.)
But while Provenge is on track to enter the market first, a less-sexy vaccine that hasn't caught the eye of biotech investors could work just as well at a much lower cost.
To the chagrin of patient advocates (and investors), the FDA ruled against allowing Provenge into doctor's hands back in 2007 when the results of its large Phase III trial came in. The trial supported the vaccine's effectiveness—men with advanced prostate cancer lived several months longer after getting the vaccine. But Dendreon, the company that owns the technology, hadn't set out to judge the vaccine's value for extending life. The company had designed the trial, and had so informed the FDA, to assess disease progression—how fast the cancer grew and spread. Those results didn't show that the drug offered a statistically significant improvement. New goal, new game, dictated the FDA. The company had to fund a second large trial, this time designed explicitly to test for survival benefit, if it was ever to see its product enter the U.S. market. The results, announced in April, showed that patients with advanced metastatic prostate cancer who had failed other treatments lived four months longer, on average, if they got the Provenge vaccine. That's statistically significant, but is it clinically significant? Dendreon wants patients and doctors, not the FDA, to decide.
Provenge isn't your typical vaccine. It's custom-made from each patient's dendritic cells. These specialized cells mop up foreign molecules (antigens) and then show them off to the immune system's T-cells. If the T-cells don't like what they see, they seek and destroy any cells that carry the antigen, even the body's own cells. To make the Provenge vaccine, technicians must culture a patient's dendritic cells and expose them to an antigen called PAP, found in cancerous prostate tissue. After the cells take up the antigen, they are reintroduced into the patient's bloodstream in a series of three injections to begin schooling the immune system. Because of all this high-tech labor, Provenge will be very expensive, which has attracted the interest of a lot of investors. A few months more of life for a hefty price is all that most cancer therapies offer, and that won't change with this vaccine.
Now for the cheaper way—David Lubaroff's old-school approach. Lubaroff, director of urology research at the University of Iowa, has fashioned a vaccine from a common cold virus. It can be produced inexpensively in mass quantities like the influenza vaccine. Lubaroff and his team inserted the genetic code for prostate-specific antigen, which is generated by prostate cancer cells, into a weakened virus. When a prostate cancer patient gets Lubaroff's PSA vaccine, the weakened virus causes the body's immune system to think that PSA is a foreign intruder like rest of the virus's proteins, and the T-cells go on a search-and-destroy mission against the invading cancer cells. Lubaroff has already demonstrated this fact in animal models, and this month in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, he reports on the vaccine's first human trial. Only 32 men with advanced prostate cancer got the vaccine—the group was so small because the goal of such a Phase I trial is only to determine whether a drug is safe. That's also why investigators only enrolled men with severe disease who were out of other options. There were no serious side effects. As for cancer fighting, over half of the patients lived longer than would be expected—three patients lived close to four years longer. But the study was too small to say much more.
Men with localized prostate cancer could end up benefiting from a vaccine, but they'd have to get the vaccine only after a prostatectomy to remove the prostate gland. Cancer-fighting vaccines are designed to target your own tissues, and even healthy prostates put out PSA. If you got Lubaroff's vaccine prior to prostatectomy, you'd have a painful inflammation of the prostate gland (prostatitis) as your immune system attacked PSA-producing cells. But while Lubaroff's vaccine and Provenge are being tested in men who have cancer that's spread elsewhere in the body, both vaccines may be more effective if given before that happens. For one thing, men who've received chemotherapy, like some of those in the vaccine trials, may have worn-out immune systems that can't take full advantage of the vaccine's stimulation. For another, it makes sense to nip a cancer in the bud.
If the FDA approves Provenge without specific and strong restrictions, some doctors are sure to use it on patients with localized prostate cancer, and they'll be theoretically correct in doing that. "We thought it would be a harder sell" to do a trial in men with less-advanced disease, says Lubaroff. He thinks cancer vaccines like his would work as effectively, perhaps even more so, in men with cancer that hasn't spread. He has a larger Phase II trial underway, funded by the Department of Defense. For a big Phase III trial like those backing up Provenge, Lubaroff knows he'll need pharmaceutical sponsorship. Will he get such backing? Lubaroff's vaccine is a one-shot, one-size-fits-all deal; there's little opportunity for big money to be made from its manufacture or on the healthcare provider's end. Even the seasonal flu vaccine, which goes out to a far larger "customer base," wouldn't be feasible without special government concessions and sponsorship. But if Provenge goes on the market and doctors offer it to men without advanced disease, the expense will put a huge strain on the healthcare system. If the government truly wants healthcare that is more efficient and affordable, wouldn't it make sense to should seek out and accelerate the development and approval of simple, cheap drugs—like Lubaroff's vaccine?


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Maggie Ovian is a student at James Madison University and an ISA Featured Blogger. Maggie is currently studying abroad with ISA in Sevilla, Spain.
I've been living in Sevilla for over a month now and have had the chance to travel a bit to places like Barcelona, Munich, and Rome. Seeing these different places has made for some amazing weekend experiences, but after those few days are over I've found myself excited to come home to Sevilla. Traveling has also made me realize some of the major differences between European countries' cultures. You really can't just lump Europe into one stereotype; each country has different qualities that make it unique. So as I settle into my new life in Sevilla, I've found myself (of course) missing aspects about the U.S., and then also missing aspects of Spain when I travel to other European countries. Read more


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You might have heard about CityBeat's first Answers Issue, but in case you haven't, here's a quick and dirty rundown: You submit us questions about life in the Queen City you want
answered, but can't solve with the help of Wikipedia, Siri or your mom.
That means anything on city politics, arts and culture, food, sports,
neighborhoods, dog-friendly restaurants, Clifton's suspicious monopoly on Indian cuisine, why McMicken Avenue is consistently scary at all hours of the day, why Cincinnati doesn't have its own font, or if any episodes of The Wire cross-reference any IRL events in Cincinnati.
You submit your question (check out the Answers Issue page here), and our dutiful reporting team will pick the ones we like best, divide them up and bring you back the answers in an issue sourced directly from you guys. Don't worry, we can see your names when you submit, but otherwise, your questions will be anonymous.
Here's a taste of what we've gotten so far:
Q: What would win in a fight, an Over-the-Rhine rat, or a Fountain Square pigeon? Each would be able to choose one non-projectile weapon of its choice.
Q: Where can you find poutine on a menu in Cincy?
Q: What would be the economic and environmental effects of making hunting illegal in the Greater Cincinnati region?
Q: Why is it that Madison Road through O'Bryonville can get backed up to DeSales Corner on some days during rush hour, but be completely open on others?
Q: Is it safe to jump in the Genius of Water Fountain?
Q: Why isn't Hudephol brewed in Cincinnati?
Some, clearly, are taking it more seriously than others, but that's okay. Be real, we all need to know who'd win that fight (Disclaimer: No animals will be injured in the making of The Answers Issue).
We could use a lot more questions, you inquiring minds. Here's the question submissions form.
Tonight marks O'Bryonville's first Third Thursday Benefit Wine Walk of the year. Support the neighborhood's independent businesses like Hemptations, Phyllis Weston Gallery, Ten Thousand Villages, The Bonbonerie, indigenous and many more as you hop from spot to spot, enjoying complimentary wine and bites at each participating venue. This month's walk benefits Pets in Need (a UCAN affiliate) and Cincinnati Pet Food Pantry. The event runs from 5-8 p.m. tonight.
Enjoy a romantic night in Paris...without needing a passport. Art Design Consultants presents en evening with their Design Star, Grace Jones of Dwellings on Madison. Jones will transform the ADC loft space (310 Culvert St., Downtown) into a French apartment. Stop by at 6 for cocktails and stick around for the 7 p.m. unveiling of Jones' designs. Holly Golightly attire is encouraged! RSVP here.
Comedian Jim Norton kicks off his three-night gig at Funny Bone on the Levee tonight. Specializing in dark comedy and self-deprecation, the comic has also acted in television and film and has written two humorous nonfiction books. Many will recognize Norton from the Opie & Anthony radio show, Louie, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and several small, odd film roles (two words: Furry Vengeance). Norton goes on tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets are $22.
Cincinnati Zoo's Tunes and Blooms series continues tonight with Shiny and the Spoon and The Tillers. The free concert features local favorite musicians performing in the beautiful setting of the zoo's gardens. The concert runs 6-8:30 p.m.; admission to the zoo is free after 5 p.m. (parking is $8). Tunes and Blooms continues every Thursday this month.
Jungle Jim's hosts a mystery mix cigar tasting tonight from 5-8 p.m. The tasting will be held at the Oscar Event Center's Monorail Terrace. Guests can enjoy three different cigars with $15 admission. There will be a cash bar, raffle and plenty of cigars and accessories for sale. Each Thursday, Jungle Jim's presents a different variety of cigars to try. No word yet on whether "mystery mix" is an early 4-20 reference.
Follow our music blog for nightly shows and check our To Do page for more art exhibits, theater productions and events.
It can't be denied that news reporting, in many ways, is stepping further away from hard facts and closer to tabloid gossip. In a day and age where Twitter is the new paperboy, it can't be denied that the facts are coming faster. And while this could be an opportunity for better news, more quickly, more often than not we're trading chances for quick links to real stories with 140 character quips on MC-Hammer-like "did you see her butt"s (#chauvanistsforCyrus).
The real disappointment comes, though, when we look to major media outlets (Still trusted by some. Take off the aluminum hat, Johnny.) the next day for hard-hitting news, only to see that they've decided to throw their own hats in the ring. With prize-winning headlines such as CNN's "Miley Cyrus twerks, stuns VMAs crowd," the morning news was just as obsessed as the evening newsfeed.
As a reporter, a writer, an observer, this obsessive, sprawling focus is what scares me most. It isn't the performance itself, full of dancers dressed as teddy bears or Cyrus' gyrating hips on Thicke's overly hyped crotch (See "Blurred Lines" for more details). It isn't so much the event that took place, as it was the reactive reports that left an extra, bitter after taste to my morning coffee.
Even arts reporting, perceived to have more lenient, pop-culture laced subject matter, used to hold itself to similar standards of respectful re-tellings of facts rather than fiction. Though there had once been a clear distinction between opinion pieces and news articles, even in the realm of aesthetic focus, the lines are suddenly more blurred than ever. And where does that leave us, the "responsible" voices?
Culture is, in many ways, defined by the voices that carry out its most essential conversations. If we are of the few so lucky as to have a readership, our words carry the weight of decades of said cultural insight and historical backing. What do we have to say for ourselves when these words, our influence, sacrifice authenticity for celebrity? Integrity for popularity? What are we really accomplishing when we re-draw the line between honest reporting and scandalized, gossip mongering, and honest words inch closer to the latter? What would our (fore)mothers say?
This isn't to say that there aren't some voices, some news outlets out there, who aren't doing it right. While most couldn't look away from Cyrus' extended tongue (search "Venom" and "Marvel Comics" for more details), The Guardian, for example, wouldn't look past the more subtly digressive implications of the performance. Did you miss the moment where the young, stage-dominant, Caucasian Miley Cyrus groped her not so white back up dancers? (The Guardian didn't.)
I ask again: What are we creating when we allow objectivity to bend to the will of popular demand, asking for glitter and jazz and sensationalized headlines? Nothing. We are creating a secular sinkhole of informational access. We lead our readers right back where they started.
And that says to me that there must be a change made. The truth is, we CAN stop. If we want to.
To women, nothing says 'I Love You' quite like a big, fat cockroach on Valentine's Day. That's right, for just $10, you can name a special bug living at the Bronx Zoo after your sweetie - because like love, a cockroach is indestructible.
There's $100,000 on the line waiting to be handed out to 12 ambitious groups of Cincinnatians with big ideas, and every applicant is hoping to earn your vote.
They're all contestants in Cincinnati Innovates, a
contest designed to support Cincinnatians with progressive,
transformative ideas of any kind — and sometimes they're pretty quirky. This year there's an entry to raise awareness about how to steep tea, one for a woman named Mickey who wants to expand her CheeseSicles (frozen cheesecake on a stick) biz, another proposal that wants to develop a local indoor shrimp farm and one that wants funding to make "Bitch Bras" for dogs. But go look for yourself...there are plenty more, including the folks behind the Please and Carriage House Farm outdoor dinner series, recently profiled in a CityBeat cover story here.
Some of the proposals have a potential to impact not just Cincinnati, but also the great, big world outside us. Voting ends July 15, so there's still time to shake up the rankings; the proposal with the most votes when the polls close will win $2,500, but the rest will be doled out by judges after deliberation.
Last year the top winner was "Skinny Mom," spearheaded by Brooke Griffin. Griffin won $25,000 to support her network of mom bloggers who share info on food, fashion, fitness and family trends.
The applicants who've earned the top 5 votes so far are as follows:
1.) 3DLT.com - These guys want to create an online database based off the iStockphoto model, instead for 3D designs that can be purchased and printed at home, online or at a local 3D print shop. If you haven't heard about 3D printing, you probably will soon — it's what gave Buttercup the duck a new leg and it can also be used to print things like eyeglasses, jewelry, casts and tons of other things. Their website is already up and running, but they're looking for support to work on making 3D printing more accessible to the public.
2.) Fly Up Fitness - Applicant Brent Kruithof's inspiration for Fly Up Fitness, the portable fitness device, arose from his frustration with his busy schedule that made it difficult to make trips to gym. His "Fly Up" device uses body weight as resistance to exercise chest muscle, but the video shows a bunch of other ways to get your fitness on that don't look too terribly intimidating.
3.) Perfect Pass - This one's targeting a pretty specific market: quarterbacks. Pat McLaughlin, football coach at Moeller High School, developed "Perfect Pass" to train quarterbacks to throw a football properly by building muscle memory.
4.) Please & Carriage House Education Kitchen - CityBeat last month covered Please & Carriage House Farm's dynamic outdoor dining series taking place this summer, and now the duo is looking for funding to grow its system into a full-scale facility offering "education kitchen" classes and workshops to encourage the community to use and appreciate local, healthy foods.
5.) Fit Mommies - There is apparently a humongous and very active community of moms trying to get rid of their pooches. Fit Mommies is a local workout program designed specifically for prenatal and postnatal fitness. They're hoping to win so they can expand the business into a mobile app and an online workout platform.
Today is also the kick-off of American Craft Beer Week. That's a thing! Cincinnati has a rich brewing history, so it's no surprise that local watering holes are celebrating the creation and consumption of delicious craft beer. Tonight, Arnold's taps Bell's Third Coast Ale — one of two fifth-barrels in the entire city. Find Arnold's full ACBW schedule here.
The Crazy Fox in Newport hosts open mic and all-night happy hour every Monday. All musicians are welcome to perform in a friendly atmosphere, beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Seedy Seeds' Margaret Darling guest hosts this week.
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Tomorrow, Northside Tavern hosts a fundraiser for End Slavery Cincinnati. Help raise awareness about human trafficking in the country and right here in Cincinnati from 5-10 p.m. There will be live music from The Flavor Junkies and Wild Mountain Berries, door prizes and more, for $5 at the door.
This American Life presented a live cinema event last Thursday that featured its standard true storytelling format, but with ample visual elements. In addition to anecdotes from David Sedaris, Tig Notaro and others, there were also dance performances, a hilarious short film from Mike Birbiglia and an interactive performance by OK GO. The theater in Newport where I watched the show was far too empty — I found the show more entertaining than any movie in theaters right now! Those who missed out have another chance to check out the program in theaters Tuesday. Sure, it will be a recording of the live show, but the charm and excitement of the live format will surely shine through. Without spoiling anything, the stories they were able to assemble were killer: laugh-out-loud, misty-eyed, thought-provoking TAL goodness.
Be sure to download this free app before you go — the TAL crew pulled some strings to allow audiences to use their phones at one point in the performance. Go here to find nearby theaters screening the show tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Can I gush any more? No. It's worth the $20 ticket. Please go.
Ricky, Julian and Bubbles bring the trailer park to town for
a night tomorrow! For those unfamiliar, Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian
mockumentary-style comedy series and movies that has developed a
cult following over the past decade. It's white trash hilarity at its finest.
If last year's live show was any indication, Tuesday's "Community Service Variety
Show" is sure to bring the LOLs. Buy tickets here.
Park+Vine's Vegan Slowcooker Throwdown, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed. Check their calendar or follow P+V on Facebook for updates. You can still celebrate meatless Monday by grabbing lunch or items to make dinner at the green general store.
If you're still experiencing some residual St. Patrick's Day drinking enthusiasm, Northside's Mayday presents Monday Mayhem each week – stop by between 4 p.m.-midnight and grab a dog and a draft for under eight bucks. Mayday's gourmet hot dogs are served on homemade pretzel buns with delicious, unique toppings. And their beer selection is killer. Or stop by Milton's on Prospect Hill for Vinyl Club. Bring your records to share or have a DJ spin 'em for you while you enjoy a drink. The night starts at 10 p.m.
Later tonight, Cincinnati native Geoff Tate will appear on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. The comedian offers a storytelling style and has been compared to the late, great Mitch Hedberg. Tune into CBS at 12:35 a.m.
Follow our music blog and To Do page for more nightly events.
Hold on to your knickers, girls! This weekend is full of excellent music, arts, theater and shopping events. Here we go:
Ides of March premiers tonight (FINALLY). Check it out and see how many Cincinnati landmarks you can spot. Or just look at Ryan Gosling. Read our interview with an actor who is not Gosling or Clooney here, and check out our review.
Clifton Heights Music Festival is back for its fifth installment! Bands of all genres take over six Clifton-area bars (in walking distance of one another) tonight and Saturday. The ever-growing fest continues to be one of the most affordable - $8 gets you in all venues for one night, $12 for both nights. Go here for the full lineup and venue details.
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly plays Madison Theater tonight. My little sister wants to marry him. Important facts here.
I like to think I'm always up on the gossip, but some newsworthy items slip under my radar, like 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons (my childhood fave - sorry, Nick) being a Chippendales performer! Chippendales at The Rio in Las Vegas features the Cincinnati boy as their hunky headliner all summer long, extending his stay (eyebrow wiggle) several times.
So, if you like combining the most homoerotic performance ever to be marketed to middle-aged women with prepubescent boy band fantasies, and who the hell doesn't, get your ticket soon! Jeff will only be flexing his "Hardest Thing" (sorry) through Labor Day.
Or just watch this painfully awkward video of him posing for pictures!
Speaking of former child stars-turned-desperate, orange juiceheads, Baywatch alum and current Celebrity Rehab-er Jeremy Jackson has also made a bow tie-and-cuffs appearance. Some reports say he's addicted to fitness and would make excellent eye candy, so I'm guessing they haven't seen his stint on the VH1 show. Dude's addicted to German cattle steroids and cancer patient meds.
And if he's worried chemicals in bottled water will turn him gay, he clearly needs to give his Chippendales contract a second read.


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