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SoundBytes: Puscifer, BoDeans, Styx and more
-- If you're trying to keep score of singer Maynard James Keenan's many projects, here's a clip 'n' save guide: Legendary prog-metal outfit Tool is his main gig; A Perfect Circle is the hard rock group he formed with guitarist Billy Howerdel; Caduceus Cellars is his winemaking operation; and Puscifer, above, is essentially an oddball solo project that has earned a cult following, in no small part due to its cameo on Mr. Show with Bob and David. Got all that? Then you'll be fully prepared when Puscifer comes to Fergurson Hall of the Straz Center on June 11 (two days after they perform at Bonnaroo). Tickets start at $32.50 and they go onsale Friday. Click here.
-- Do you miss the opening credits to Party of Five? Do you simply yearn to be Closer to Free? Good news: The BoDeans are coming to Jannus Live on June 14. Tickets are $10-$15. Click here.
-- Can Styx live up to the daunting precedent set by Dennis DeYoung and the Florida Orchestra performing the music of Styx earlier this year? We'll see on June 3, when the group performs at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets are $35-$79.50 and they go on sale this week. Click here for details.
-- Hot up-and-coming comedian (and former NFL cheerleader) Anjelah Johnson is coming to the Straz Center on Sept. 29. Tickets start at $32.50. Click here for details.
-- Fans of the Radiators (and singer Dave Malone) and the Subdudes (and singer Tommy Malone) will want to catch the Malone Brothers, together at last, in concert June 7 at Jaeb Tehater of the Straz Center. Tickets are $23-$25 and go onsale this week. Click here.
-- Jethro Tull fans won't want to miss this: Frontman/fluteman Ian Anderson will peform landmark 1972 album Thick As a Brick in its entirety on Sept. 23 at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets are $59.50-$89.50 and they go on sale this week. Click here.
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The first report to take a comprehensive look at the use of tobacco by Indigenous Australians was released this week and the results are worrying.
The report, commissioned by the Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal and Tropical Health, demonstrates the enormity of the problem of tobacco use by Indigenous people.
"It's really been an issue that people have forgotten about compared to alcohol or petrol," explained author Dr Rowena Ivers, from the Menzies School of Health Research.
Tobacco use is responsible for more Indigenous deaths than alcohol or petrol sniffing, and 54 per cent of Indigenous people smoke, compared to 22 per cent of the non-Indigenous population.
Rates are even higher in remote regions, with up to 83 per cent smoking in some areas. The Northern Territory has one of the highest rates of smoking in the country.
The report, Indigenous Australians and Tobacco: A literature review, also looked at the kind of programs likely to reduce the harm Indigenous people suffer from tobacco use.
Programs that have worked in the past include education and quit courses.
Dr Ivers considers anti-smoking campaigns to be highly effective "for example, the hard-hitting graphic advertisements that are part of the National Tobacco Campaign".
Another way to curb the problem is changing legislation, she said.
"In the Northern Territory our legislation is quite a long way behind that of other states," she explained.
"It's quite legal to sell a single cigarette, as long as it has a warning on it."
In other states the legislation states that cigarettes need to be in packets of 20 or more, in order to discourage sales to young people.
According to Dr Ivers, there is anecdotal evidence of cigarettes being sold individually without warnings.
In addition, Northern Territory retailers are not required to hold a licence to sell cigarettes.
"There's no way to police whether they are selling to kids," explained Dr Ivers. "That's one of the main issues."
There is also very little policing of people coming to the city and buying cigarettes in cartons, to sell them at highly inflated costs (often double) from the back of a truck or out of a plane, said Dr Ivers.
The report suggests that community-based approaches to lowering tobacco use can supplement legislative approaches.
"A lot of indigenous communities have their own government, and often there is a community-run store," explained Dr Ivers.
"They could make their own policy that was dealt with at a community level."
One policy could be to increase prices of cigarettes an effective way of cutting down tobacco use in low-income populations.
"But it can lead to hardship because sometimes people buy cigarettes instead of food," Dr Ivers said.
The Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services will be releasing a discussion paper next month asking for submissions about the Tobacco Act.
Indigenous people, young people, and passive smoking are expected to be the areas of major legislative change.


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Eye in the sky: UAE mulls use of delivery, traffic monitoring drones
The initiative is considered the first of its kind and officials say it will help the government respond faster to residents' needs. The move comes as part of a drive to improve the efficiency of government services.
"We want to reach people before they reach us," said UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid in a statement, adding that flying drones will be delivering official documents such as driving licenses to UAE citizens "within a year."
The battery-powered test drone is about 18 inches wide, colored white and stamped with a UAE flag, it is propelled by four rotors and contains a compartment on top to store a package.
The drones will use Google ( GOOG, Fortune 500 ) maps to identify addresses and fingerprint recognition technology to confirm a recipient's identity to protect the cargo from unauthorised recipients. They're also expected to have technology allowing a remote pilot to track and control the device in real time.
"Within a year from now we will understand the capabilities of the system and what sort of services, and how far we can deliver. Eventually a new product will be launched across all the country," Cabinet Affairs Minister Mohammed al Gergawi said.
The announcement was made in Dubai at the Virtual Future Exhibition conference, where a prototype was displayed in front of UAE Prime Minister and the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum.
The UAE and Dubai, its largest city, are known for innovative showmanship and a love of gadgets.
Local engineer Abdulrahman Alserkal, who designed the project, confirmed eye-recognition and fingerprint technology would be used.
Proposals for miniature drones have run into difficulties elsewhere, because of conflict with civilian air regulations. Dubai, the home of the world's tallest building, also suffers a similar problem to that of urban deliveries in high density areas of the US, such as Manhattan.
However, aircraft in the US, including miniature drones, must have either line-of-sight control from an operator or sense-and-avoid automatic control which most small drones currently lack.
Earlier, US online retailer Amazon announced a prototype delivery drone but aviation experts dismissed the claim that it would be operational any time soon.
Proposals for the use of drones to deliver packages were put forward in December by Amazon, while Deutsche Post DHL told CNBC it had its own drones too. Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, was testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, according to its Chief Executive Jeff Bezos.
The drones, called Octocopters, could deliver packages weighing up to 2.3kg to customers within 30 minutes of them placing the order, he said. The service was to be called Prime Air and comes as Amazon is looking to improve its efficiency to boost growth.
Amazon also posted a video on its website showing a drone picking up a package from one of its warehouses and delivering it to the doorstep of a customer's house.
But the use of unmanned vehicles for delivery by Amazon was slammed, with critics citing security and logistical concerns. Experts believe the UAE will have similar issues.
"Are the systems that they would be introducing going to be reliable enough not to fall out of the sky?" Paul Schulte, senior visiting fellow at King's College London, told CNBC in a phone interview.
One can see that it might work away from the main cities if you were trying to arrange deliveries out in small villages in the desert. The problems would occur when you had a higher concentration of delivery mechanisms in an urban center."
The FAA has been reviewing commercial drones since 2009, but it has not yet given them the thumbs up so it could take up to five years for the service to start.
The US Federal Aviation Administration is yet to approve the use of unmanned drones for civilian purposes.
The FAA has already approved the use of drones for police and government agencies, issuing about 1,400 permits over the past several years.
Civilian air space is expected to be opened up to all kinds of drones in the US by 2015 and in Europe by 2016.
Existing regulations are in place to minimise the risk of injury to people on the ground, said Dr Darren Ansell, an expert on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the University of Central Lancashire.
"The UAVs do not currently have the awareness of their environment to be able to avoid flying into people. To deliver goods to people's homes for example in residential areas, the UAVs must overfly densely populated towns and cities, something that today's regulations prevent.
"Other things to consider are security of the goods during the transit. With no one to guard them the aircraft and package could be captured and stolen," he said.
The FAA was "actively working on rules for unmanned aerial vehicles", the company said, adding that it hoped the green light would be given as early as 2015.


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Panthers' Ben Haus running toward bigger feats
When Ben Haus strolled to the plate on opening day of the high school baseball season, the Upper St. Clair senior promptly drilled the first pitch into the outfield for a double. The 5-10, 170-pound senior outfielder has gone on to bat .519 this spring with 14 runs scored and 19 RBI. He maintains a .617 on-base percentage and has smacked six more two-baggers.
Yet, the first double remains etched in Jerry Malarkey's memory. As Haus rounded first and headed to second base, the USC manager noted the improbability of the accomplishment.
"My only hope for Ben last fall was that he could walk again," Malarkey said. "The worry back then wasn't about him running."
The concern was would Haus have a left leg. On Oct. 18, 2013, during the Panthers' 54-0 football win against Plum, Haus shattered his tibia and fibula, in much the same fashion mixed martial artist Anderson da Silva had in December during the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight bout. Immediately after two rods and a set of screws were placed in his extremity, Haus developed compartment syndrome. He underwent two more surgeries that placed and removed a temporary sponge in his leg so as to relieve the pressure on the appendage.
"It was an attempt to prevent me from losing my leg," explained the son of Charles and Mary Jane Haus.
The procedure worked. Though Haus was sent home from the hospital after a 2.5-week stay, his recovery was far from over. For two months, he administered shots to his belly to prevent blood clots in his legs while he was confined to a wheelchair and eventually crutches. For three months, he rehabbed at David Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Center in Mt. Lebanon.
"[Joe David] had worked with me on a previous injury so there was no way I wasn't going back to him again," Haus said.
Getting back to the diamond was not easy especially for Haus, who had been elected captain of the baseball team.
"It definitely was frustrating not being able to participate and run," he said.
Plus, not in a captainship position, he explained, was it possible to be a leader. "I believe you have to be able to stand behind what you are saying. If you can't there is no validity. People find it hard to listen to you if you can't do it."
Off the diamond, people listen to Haus because there is plenty that he can do. Academically, he owns a 4.08 GPA. He has achieved highest and high honor rolls each semester, even when he missed 1.5 months of schooling due to a concussion incurred during a freshman football game. Haus feels strongly about academics.
"Education is your ticket to doing something and pursuing goals," said the National Honor Society member, who has also been nominated for Student of the Year honors.
As early as his sophomore year, Haus aimed to attend one of the military academies. This fall, he will attend Virginia Military Institute. He hopes to one day become a Navy Seal.
"VMI is the correct decision," said Haus, who will have to pay his tuition his first year in Lexington before applying for a spot in the United States Navy Reserves program. "It's a direct path to what I want to do. I am fully committed to that."
Haus commits 100 percent to all that he does.
In addition to being a two-year starter in baseball, he excelled on USC's back-to-back conference championship football teams. He had eight receptions for 100 yards and one touchdown as a wide receiver. He returned kick-offs and punts and played on a defense that produced six shutouts in nine regular season games.
Outside of athletics, Haus served as an attorney during the 2013 Mock Trial Competition between various other high schools. He sits on the leadership team for Athletes Taking Action, a peer-mentoring program for student-athletes. With the help of another student, Haus also planned, organized and scripted a presentation to middle school athletes about the transition to high school. According to Malarkey, the presentation, which dealt with the importance of making good academic, athletic and social choices, was well received and resulted in positive feedback.
"Ben's maturity and his comfort and confidence in his own values and decisions are extremely impressive," said Malarkey, who has doubled as a guidance counselor at USC for 36 years in addition to his coaching duties. "He is a focused young man with a strong set of values and deep faith, both of which constantly guide his behavior and decisions. He possesses exceptional character, courage and integrity. He is respectful of others and is a loyal and trusted friend."
In other words, Haus is the ultimate team player, whether in athletics or in a future platoon. He refuses to look at his statistics, focusing rather on team goals. "You can't get caught up with yourself when others are depending upon you. Your main interest should be concentrating on your team," he said. "I try to do what I do silently. Perform for team rather than myself."
Long after his playing days are over, Haus will be battling for the United States. Because of his military commitment, he has been nominated for the Waldie/Shaeffer Scholarship Award, sponsored by The Almanac. When he learned he had been named as one of five finalists, Haus researched the award and learned about the recognition for the two former area athletes, both Navy Academy graduates, killed or wounded in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the country.
"It's such a huge honor," said Haus, who was in elementary school that fateful day but did not fully understand the gravity of the events until studying the history in high school.
"We have been given so many great opportunities in this country," he added. "And people have given so much to protect our freedoms. It's time [for me] to give back. I don't know any better way to do that than to serve myself."


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Most school nurses agree: The best way to keep students healthy during the school year is to make sure they wash their hands.
That simple tip matches the advice from experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): "Keeping hands clean through improved hand hygiene is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others."
Hand Washing Is the Top Recommendation
A total of 271 school nurses responded to a KidsHealth in the Classroom survey in October and November 2013. When asked, "What do you think is the most important thing parents can do to help keep their children healthy during the school year?," 28% of the nurses said parents should make sure kids and teens wash their hands.
"Educate children on hand washing and how to cover their coughs and sneezes. We at the school cannot do all the education; it has to start at home," said a school nurse from Fayette, Alabama.
"Teach them how and when to wash their hands and to keep their fingers away from their eyes, nose, and mouth, and how to cover coughs and sneezes using their elbows," said a Bradford, Rhode Island, school nurse.
Here's what else school nurses suggested:
- 18% said parents should encourage kids and teens to eat a nutritious diet.
- 17% said parents should help kids and teens get enough sleep.
- 11% said families need to stay up to date with all recommended immunizations, including flu shots.
- 8% said parents have to keep students home when they're sick.
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"I think the biggest health problems occur because there are parents who send their children to school knowing they are sick," said a Piermont, New York, school nurse.
A Newport Beach, California, school nurse agreed that the biggest problem is "Parents who send sick kids to school (even with a fever) because 'they have to take a test.'"
Many schools require that students stay home until at least 24 hours after a fever has broken naturally, without fever-reducing medicines.
When asked "What's the most important thing teachers can do to help keep students healthy during the school year?" even more school nurses recommended hand washing:
- 73% said teachers should encourage proper hygiene and hand washing, and keep desks and classrooms clean
- 12% said teachers should be role models to their students for healthy behaviors
- 3% said teachers should send students home or to the nurse's office as soon as students say they feel sick or show signs of illness
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Montgomery Co., VA - A man convicted of stealing from the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce will have to pay more than $17,000 for the crime.
Shane Adams, 48, the chamber's former president and CEO, was sentenced Wednesday.
A jury found him guilty on three counts of embezzlement in May.
He must repay more than $10,000 he took and pay a $7,500 fine.
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Woulfe Mining Announces a Preliminary NI 43-101 for its Mugak Gold Project
Woulfe Mining Corp.(TSXV:WOF) announced resource updates for its 100% owned Mugak project in South Korea. Woulfe employed AMC Consultants Pty Ltd to prepare the resource estimate for Mugak and have commissioned the company to undertake a scoping study early this year.
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Woulfe is very encouraged with these initial results and has commissioned AMC to undertake a scoping study which is scheduled to be completed by early 2012. The study will be based on cut and fill mining of the Three Brothers Vein at a rate of 150,000 tonnes per annum, producing approximately 34,000 ounces of gold per annum assuming a mining grade of 7.5g/t gold and a metallurgical recovery of 93%.
Woulfe Mining, Brian Wesson, CEO & President, stated:
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TAMPA -- In matching last year's 7-5 regular-season record and 3-4 mark in Big East play and in landing a signature win at Miami two weeks ago, the first season under USF coach Skip Holtz has been a more seamless transition than with most first-year coaches. Of the 23 head coaches who took over programs this season, only one -- Florida State's Jimbo Fisher -- finished with fewer losses than Holtz.
The area where the coaching change has been easiest to see -- on the field and on the scoreboard -- has been the offense, where a new scheme and a badly depleted receiving corps combined to have the Bulls take a step back in their productivity. USF is averaging 23.5 points per game (including a 59-point opener against I-AA Stony Brook), within a point of being the lowest scoring Bulls in 11 seasons.
The losses in the passing game cannot be understated -- seven of the top eight Bulls in receiving yards in 2009 didn't play this season, due to either graduation, early entry to the NFL or injury. That, and the decision to make sophomore B.J. Daniels more of a pocket passer, led to Daniels having 1,022 fewer yards of total offense this season (he could lessen that difference in a bowl game).
Daniels' lack of scrambling -- he went from 772 rushing yards last year to 237 this season -- took away a major big-play threat. Daniels' longest run this season was 16 yards; last year, he had runs of 23 yards or longer in eight different games.
USF lost four games in which held opponents to 20 points or less, the most of any team in I-A football. That's as many such losses as the Bulls totaled in the previous six seasons. All 12 SEC teams combined to have four losses in which they allowed 20 points or less, as did the 11 teams in the Big Ten.
You could argue that no team out of the 66 teams in BCS conferences got more wins out of less offense. The Bulls ranked 54th out of 66 BCS schools in scoring, and none of the 12 schools ranked lower than USF mustered more than the Bulls' seven wins; they ranked 58th in total offense, and again, no teams lower than them won more than seven games.
USF will have another off-season of turnover on offense, as graduation will take three starters on the offensive line, the team's leading rusher (Mo Plancher) and receiver (Dontavia Bogan), as well as the starting fullback (Richard Kelly) and tight end (Kevin Gidrey).
BIG BILL: One difference between the Meineke Car Care Bowl and USF's last two bowls is a higher expectation of ticket sales -- teams in Charlotte are obligated to buy 12,500 tickets each, as opposed to 10,000 each for recent bowls in Toronto and St. Petersburg.
When USF made its first bowl appearance in Charlotte in 2005, the Bulls sold about 6,100 tickets -- they'll be fortunate to sell that many this time around -- and still had to spend $380,000 on unsold tickets, the single-largest bowl expense that season, just short of the combined cost of travel, lodging and food for USF's entire athletic department travel party.
USF will get a check for $1.1-million from the Big East as its bowl payout, as well as a smaller payment to defray travel costs, expected to be between $100,000 and $200,000.
THIS AND THAT: Holtz's opponent in Charlotte is a familiar one -- he faced Clemson every year while as an assistant on father Lou's staff at South Carolina from 1999-2004. Clemson won five of six meetings against the Holtzes, including a 29-6 game in Lou's final game as head coach that was marred by a huge brawl in the fourth quarter. ... Men's basketball's scoring is down enough that junior Augustus Gilchrist leads the team with 10.7 points per game. If that held up, it'd be the second-lowest average ever to lead the Bulls -- Dave Niemann averaged 10.3 points to lead the 1975-76 squad.


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Removed so much unnecessary piping - Space Nuts (now a dead link), Rawhide (also deleted), Carmen (why did this even have a link? is it referring to the opera? lol Adam&Eve does have a famous porn star named Carmen employed, but I don't think this helps the article in any way), Ringo. I'm considering taking out the piping to the other porn stars listed. ChaosAkita 15:46, 2 March 2012 (PST)
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Are we keeping track of any new purchases? Like the new doll that was shown during the Jackie Date/Dancing/Sex/Bathroom Sex videos? I don't know the names of any of the dolls (as I am a girl and don't use them...) but I don't think we've ever seen this new one that's in a sitting position. --4Macie 05:59, 3 March 2012 (PST)
I recall a video where Chris ripped apart a dildo vibrater to express how straight he was, and when asked about said vibrator he claims that it was a free bonus gift which was put in there by surprise without his knowing.
Now, I don't have it on hand, but a podcast I listened to (I believe it was Wreckless Media Radio) frequently advertised this site and mentions that the free gift is something of your choosing. So, it's likely Chris specified a dildo and used this as an excuse. That and the bullshit "I bought it for my future sweetheart" cover story.
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It certainly felt like an eternity, but I think that I am finally getting over this cold! I must state the obvious here that unless you are a pharmaceutical company that specializes in cold remedies, there is nothing good to be said about the common cold. Even with the so-called cold aids, my affliction just seemed to keep lingering on. Not fair!
I know we're just coming out of cold and flu season, but I obviously am capable of landing and suffering with a cold any time of the year! And, unlike the flu, with a cold you are not quite sick enough to skip going to work.
The most exasperating part for me is that this condition seems to always progress in phases. First I get the sniffles and a then a sinus headache, followed by congestion and sneezing, a loss of my sense of taste, and finally that dreadful, nagging cough that prevents my household and most likely my neighbors from having any hope of getting a good night's sleep. I think a few rules are in order!
· From this moment forward, a cold can never attack during an important or joyful time of the year. For example, the start of a new school term, or the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday or opening day for Major League Baseball, or my birthday. Colds are now forbidden during holidays or vacations.
· The fact that I go through boxes of facial tissues is irksome, especially when opening a new box. Try as I might, that first attempt to pull out a single sample usually results in an unwanted mass of tissue that proves awkward to return to its place of origin. That should not happen. Also, tissues should be industrial strength.
· There are a lot of products on the market that claim to ease the pain and suffering that accompanies a cold. I don't know how it is for others, but treatments designed to ease cold symptoms might offer temporary relief but usually make my cold feel that much worse when the medicine eventually wears off. This is now against the rules! Products that claim to offer respite of cold symptoms must do so on a permanent basis.
· Since the cold virus most often spreads from human contact, such as the act of shaking hands or hugging, I suggest a regulation that requires all those with a cold to wear a bright orange or neon green flashing sign around their neck indicating that they, in fact, have a cold and should be circumvented as much as possible. I know I always appreciate it when someone with an affliction lets me know before I take hold of their infected hand or offer a kiss on the cheek. I would go so far as to require a mandatory quarantine for those who find themselves in the early stages of a cold.
· I would like to propose a rule to replace that familiar saying "feed a fever, starve a cold," or vice versa. There still seems to be much debate on this topic. Now, the more modern adage shall be "hot toddy a cold, cold toddy a fever," or the other way around. It really doesn't make a difference as long as a toddy is involved.
· Finally, I have been told countless times that I just need to wait a cold out and let it run its course. Not anymore! I propose a rule that will allow a cold to do its worst, but only for two hours.
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Victory Gardens to Stage Midwest Premiere of Samuel D. Hunter's REST, 9/12-10/12
Victory Gardens Theater announces the first play of its 40th Anniversary Season: the Midwest Premiere of Rest by Ensemble Playwright Samuel D. Hunter, directed by Joanie Schultz. Rest runs September 12-October 12, 2014, with the press performance on September 19, 2014, at Victory Gardens Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.
A retirement home in northern Idaho is being shut down, and only three residents and a bare-bones staff remain. When a record breaking blizzard blows into town and an elderly resident disappears into the storm, everyone is brought to face their own mortality. Samuel D. Hunter (from last season's hit The Whale) returns with a tender and heartbreakingly funny play about life's unexpected beginnings and endings.
REST will run in previews September 12 - September 18, 2014 with a press opening slated for Friday, September 19, 2014 at 8:00 pm. The regular run continues September 20 - October 12, 2014. Schedule: Tuesdays: 7:30 pm; Wednesdays: 7:30 pm; Thursdays: 7:30 pm; Fridays: 7:30 pm (except September 19 at 8pm); Saturdays: 4:00 pm and 7:30pm; and Sundays: 3:00 pm. All performances play the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, in the heart of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Tickets: Previews: $20 - $40; Regular run: $20 - $60. Box Office: The Box Office is located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue, Chicago. Call 773.871.3000 or visit victorygardens.org.
About Victory Gardens Theater: Under the leadership of Artistic Director Chay Yew and Managing Director Christopher Mannelli, Victory Gardens is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through productions of challenging new plays and musicals. With Victory Gardens' first new Artistic Director in 34 years, the company remains committed to the development, production and support of new plays that has been the mission of the theater since its founding, continuing the vision set forth by Dennis Zacek, Marcelle McVay, and the original founders of Victory Gardens Theater.
Victory Gardens Theater is a leader in developing and producing new theatre work and cultivating an inclusive Chicago theater community. Victory Gardens' core strengths are nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays, reflecting the diversity of our city's and nation's culture through engaging diverse communities, and in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, bringing art and culture to our city's active student population.
Since its founding in 1974, the company has produced more world premieres than any other Chicago theater, a commitment recognized nationally when Victory Gardens received the 2001 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. Located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, Victory Gardens Biograph Theater includes the Zacek-McVay Theater, a state-of-the-art 299-seat mainstage and the 109-seat studio theater on the second floor, named the Richard Christiansen Theater.
In 2012, Victory Gardens Victory Gardens appointed new Ensemble Playwrights Philip Dawkins, Marcus Gardley, Samuel D. Hunter and Tanya Saracho, for seven-year residencies. The Playwrights Ensemble Alumni includes Claudia Allen, Lonnie Carter, Steve Carter, Gloria Bond Clunie, Dean Corrin, Nilo Cruz, Joel Drake Johnson, John Logan, Nicholas Patricca, Douglas Post, James Sherman, Charles Smith, Jeffrey Sweet and Kristine Thatcher.
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i had the lap band surgery in august of 2009.i weighed 280 before my surgery, i now weigh 184. i'm not really sure what my breast siz was before the surgery but i wore a 44ddd bra. i was recently fitted for a bra and was told that i am a 36k cup. i have chronic back problems an xray revealed that there is a problem with the disc in my back. and i also developed arthritis in the lower right side of my back would i meet the criteria for breast reduction surgery and how do i go about it
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Students at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary are in for a treat from the founders of Feed DC.
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Illumina was founded in 1998 in San Diego and develops, manufactures and markets integrated systems for the analysis of genetic variation and biological function. Illumina has grown tremendously over the last few years and now employs 3,100+ people worldwide. Last year the company generated $1.42 billion in revenue.
One of the things I like about the Illumina story is it is not dependent on a particular drug or customer.
Looking at Ilumina's stock chart, you can see that after a selloff from March to April, Illumina has come roaring back and is now up 50% for the year. The stock has been trading well since the end of April when it reported a solid quarter, beating earnings estimates by $0.02 and exceeding revenue estimates with management guiding up both earnings and revenue estimates. First-quarter revenue increased an impressive 27% on a year-over-year basis.
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Illumina's products are selling well in the marketplace and its HiSeq X Ten low-cost ($1,000), ultra-high-throughput sequencer product is gaining traction even faster than anticipated. The product just starting shipping in Q1 of this year and already received orders for 104 units during the quarter. Illumina's large portfolio of sequencers and market penetration has created a barrier to entry for new competitors.


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UHF Long Range EPC Gen-2
This highly functional RFID system provides flexible communication options between the antenna and tags, e.g. 1-to-1 communication between a Tag and an antenna, multiple simultaneous access mode and selective access mode, or FIFO (first-in, first-out) read/write mode. In multiple simultaneous access mode, if there is more than one Tag in the communications area, the RFID System reads and writes data from and to all the Tags at one time. In selective access mode, the user can specify the Tags from and to which data is read and written. In FIFO read/write mode, the RFID System reads and writes data to one Tag after another as they come into the communications area.
- Up to 39.4ft (12m) read distance
- Real-time operating system
- Application-focused filtering function
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I've been watching a fair amount of TV lately. As you may know I'm getting ready to hit the amateur bodybuilding stage once again in just over 3 weeks and while performing one of my many cardio sessions, I caught the infomercial for a new fitness gadget called the Push Up Pump on the airwaves.
What is it? What does it do? And does it work?
Here's my Angry Trainer summary…
The Product Pitch
Essentially what we have here is a company trying to put a new spin on a tried and true bodyweight exercise. The Pushup Pump is a cantilever bench of sorts that when you lay your chest across it, essentially helps you to perform a pushup. It's got three different hand positions that allegedly target different parts of your body. The company even goes so far as to say that using the equipment will 'simultaneously engage muscles all over your body to get an entire core workout'.
But the makers go further, saying 'it only takes 5 minutes per day to get lean and ripped results'. During the product video demo, various trainers talk about how this device targets your upper back, triceps, biceps and shoulders. There's a section in the video that shows professional grade gym equipment and explains that the Push Up Pump works all of the same muscles in one compact design. There's no more back pain, no more need for a gym. Simply use the Push Up Pump and you'll be ripped in just a few minutes per day!
How much for this amazing device. Well it's usually 6 payments of about $25, but the first 100 callers can have it for just 4 payments! So with $100 you'll be set… or will you?
The Angry Trainer Says
Okay straight up – this thing is a JOKE in my opinion!
For one, have you seen the various hand positions? In the outer grip nearly all of the users are overextending their shoulders and inviting injury. It provides a 'total body workout?' How? It's a freakin' pushup! Don't get me wrong, pushups are great, but they're hardly a full body core workout.
What really pisses me off, and I mean I'm pissed, is where the trainers say this contraption works the back, biceps and other muscles. That's a total load of crap and NOT a matter of opinion. The FACT is you simply can't flex or be using your back muscles like you do in a row, while performing pushups! It's absurd. How exactly does performing a pushup, whether via this device or with the more conventional approach replace biceps curls? It can't and this is just more snake oil marketing. And finally we have the 'just use it for 5 minutes' load of BS. Come on really? You think you'll look like those models in 5 minutes? Seriously? I'm insulted that this infomercial is even on the air.
Here's the thing – you don't need a Push Up Pump. If you're not strong enough to perform traditional varieties of push-ups, there are modified versions like off the knee or wall pushups. The resistance bands on this 'pump' provide minimal if any resistance and no matter how you slice it, the true bodyweight variety is better. Period.
All information contained within this site, Angry Trainer Fitness.com, is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem – nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. No action should be taken solely on the contents of this website. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health or on any opinions expressed within this website. Please see your physician before changing your diet, starting an exercise program, or taking any supplements of any kind.


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Why do my loaves have that caved in look )( on the sides?
I have used a bread machine for many years now but for some unknown reason sometimes my loaves have that caved look from the sides )( which is sometimes accompanied by a cracked top.
The recipe I am using is white bread which I have made into Buttermilk and I add an egg so I have reduced the yeast. I am using a Sears which is like my Betty Crocker from the past.
Recipe: 1 cup water/milk, 1 tsp salt, 2 Tbl sugar, 1 large egg, 1 heaping tsp dry buttermilk - 2 heaping tsp if using water, 3 Cups bread flour and 1-1/2 tsp yeast. Regular bread, medium.
Can anyone tell me why the sides will cave in sometimes and what I can do to correct it please?
Thank you very much,
**edited 7/30/07: I was advised that my loaves are incorporating too much air and that I should "knock down" the dough before the baking cycle.
When I mentioned this to a baker he advised that it sounded like my ingredients weren't blending properly if I was getting air-bubbles. Well, I haven't been heating the butter or milk to room temperature so I am going to try it. I wanted to mention what I have found in case anyone else has caved-in loaves too.


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Sapphire RADEON R9 280 Dual-X with Boost, κάρτα γραφικών, 3GB GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0 x16, 2 x DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort
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The next generation of AMD Eyefinity technology is here, featuring all-new support for stereo 3D, universal bezel compensation and brand new display configurations. Face it: the best just got better: The enhancements for AMD Radeon HD7000 series include: Stereo 3D-multi-display stereoscopic 3D support via DisplayPort 16K X 16K maximum display group resolution-output up to 268 megapixels per GPU.
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2 Faster boot and resume times: When compared to the legacy BIOS, systems with UEFI has a much faster boot and resume time to the OS.
The SAPPHIRE HD 7730 UEFI edition/UEFI ready products are compatible with motherboards that comply with UEFI Specification 2.3.1 or after. It is also compatible with motherboards that do not have UEFI feature. Motherboards that contain earlier version of UEFI must be updated to the latest version or have the UEFI option turned off, otherwise, the graphics card will boot in legacy mode, or in some cases, not boot at all. Please refer to your motherboard userguide for BIOS update instruction.
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Microsoft Office 2010
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See more, and get more done. Enhanced productivity with accelerated GPU processing for Office applications.
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AMD PowerPlay with ZeroCore Power Technology
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AMD ZeroCore Power technology allows your AMD Radeon GPU to consume virtually no power when in idle state5. When used with AMD CrossFire technology, it shuts down additional GPUs when theyre not in use.
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The Bob And Tom "Joke Of The Day"
Engineer Husband
A wife says to her engineer husband, "Could you please go to the store for me and buy a carton of milk. And if they have eggs, get six."
A short time later the husband comes back with six cartons of milk. The wife asks, "Why the heck did you buy six cartons of milk?"
"They had eggs."
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The California State Athletic Commission today released the findings from the UFC on FOX 1 drug test screenings conducted on fourteen of the night's professional athletes.
Junior Dos Santos, Cain Velasquez, Aaron Rosa, Clay Guida, Mackens Semerzier, Ricardo Lamas, Pablo Garza, Robert Peralta, DaMarques Johnson, Cub Swanson, Clay Harvison, Matt Lucas, Benson Henderson and Dustin Poirier were all tested for either steroids, drugs of abuse or both and all came up clean.
UFC on FOX 1 took place last month on the 12th live on FOX TV from the Honda Center in Anaheim California. The one-fight televised card featured a UFC heavyweight title bout between Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez.
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Coon Rapids will have several new polling places for the 2012 primary and general elections.
That's because redistricting based on the 2010 U.S. Census has shifted ward and precinct boundaries in the city, although the number precincts, 22, remains the same.
"While many of the same polling locations are being utilized, most are being designated for different precincts," said City Clerk Cathy Sorensen.
According to Sorensen, new polling locations include the Coon Rapids Ice Center, Bunker Hills Golf Course, Emma B. Howe YMCA, Coon Rapids American Legion and the Coon Rapids VFW.
The Anoka County Elections Department will send postcards to all registered voters in July to let them know their ward, legislative districts and polling locations, Sorensen said.
"City staff will also be working to publicize this information as much as possible via the web, CTN, Coon Rapids Herald, city newsletters and by other means," she said.
Voter registration cards will be available at the Coon Rapids City Center for anyone not registered or who have moved since the last election, Sorensen said.
The new polling locations are:
Ward 1, Precinct 1: Coon Rapids Free Church, 2650 128th Ave. N.W.
Ward 1, Precinct 2: Coon Rapids Free Church, 2650 128th Ave. N.W.
Ward 1, Precinct 3: Morris Bye Elementary, 11931 Crooked Lake Blvd. N.W.
Ward 1, Precinct 4: Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2135 Northdale Blvd. N.W.
Ward 2, Precinct 1: Chapel Hill Church, 12691 Hanson Blvd. N.W.
Ward 2, Precinct 2: Bunker Hills Golf Club, 12800 Bunker Prairie Dr. N.W.
Ward 2, Precinct 3: Sand Creek Elementary, 12156 Olive St. N.W.
Ward 2, Precinct 4: Sorteberg Early Childhood, 11400 Magnolia St. N.W.
Ward 2, Precinct 5: Faith Lutheran Church, 11115 Hanson Blvd. N.W.
Ward 3, Precinct 1: Hoover Elementary School, 2369 109th Ave. N.W.
Ward 3, Precinct 2: Epiphany Church, 11001 Hanson Blvd. N.W.
Ward 3, Precinct 3: Coon Rapids VFW Post, 1919 Coon Rapids Blvd. N.W.
Ward 3, Precinct 4: Spirit of Grace Church, 10110 Woodcrest Dr. N.W
Ward 4, Precinct 1: Coon Rapids American Legion Post, 11640 Crooked Lake Blvd. N.W.
Ward 4, Precinct 2: Coon Rapids American Legion Post, 11640 Crooked Lake Blvd. N.W.
Ward 4, Precinct 3: Coon Rapids Ice Center, 11000 Crooked Lake Blvd. N.W.
Ward 4, Precinct 4: United Methodist Church, 10506 Hanson Blvd. N.W.
Ward 5, Precinct 1: Crosspoint Church, 10936 Foley Blvd. N.W.
Ward 5, Precinct 2: Peace Lutheran Church, 20 Northdale Blvd. N.W.
Ward 5, Precinct 3: Word of Life Church, 10730 University Ave. N.W.
Ward 5, Precinct 4: Emma B. Howe YMCA, 8950 Springbrook Dr. N.W.
Ward 5, Precinct 5: Adams Elementary School, 8989 Sycamore St. N.W.
Peter Bodley is at [email protected]


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The U.S. Department of State has issued a new report warning that thousands of man-portable air defense systems (Manpads) remain unaccounted for and may be "outside the control of national governments," posing threats to the commercial aviation industry and military aircraft around the world.
According to the department, countering the proliferation of Manpads is a top U.S. national security priority. While the U.S. government and other nations have destroyed more than 32,500 of the shoulder-fired surface-to-air weapons in more than 30 countries since 2003, more than one million Manpads have been made worldwide since they were introduced in 1967.
The new report outlines numerous steps that the U.S. and other countries are taking to collect remaining stockpiles and stop additional attacks. Among them is the creation of a U.S. government interagency task force chaired by the State Department, which has implemented the United States International Aviation Threat Reduction Plan. The plan is part of the broader National Strategy for Aviation Security.
The State Department said that since 1975, more than 40 civilian aircraft have been hit by Manpads, causing about 28 crashes and more than 800 deaths across the globe. Most Manpads attacks have occurred in the world's most troubled hot spots in Africa, the Middle East and Korea. However, there have been at least two attacks closer to the U.S.–one in Nicaragua and one in Costa Rica.
Since the November 2002 attempted shoot-down by terrorists of a Boeing 757 in Mombasa, Kenya, the U.S. has stepped up its efforts to keep Manpads from falling into the wrong hands, launching an initiative to prevent the illicit acquisition and use of the weapons by terrorists, criminals and other non-state operatives.
This year it helped launch the Manpads Contact Group with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the UK. The group's primary function is coordinating each country's efforts to counter the illicit proliferation of Manpads.