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Remember last week when I mentioned the Microsoft Web Platform Installer? It's an bootstrapper that gets you setup for free web development, all in a single application. It'll setup IIS7, get you Visual Studio, SQL Server, .NET, etc. Cool. And there was much rejoicing (except XP folks, sorry.)
Well, the team just released the Web Application Installer (Beta). Get it? First Platform, now Applications.
What does it do? Well, how about a screenshot.
Yes, that's Drupal in there. And PHPBB. And WordPress. Sweet.
I've talked to the team, and they've promised that DasBlog is next in line to get in that list o' applications. It's a *ahem* gem of an application. Well, it's a great start. Open Source, baby, baby.
The installer knows about prerequisites, although the app can't currently install them for you. However, it'll point you to all the correct places to get what you need.
When you've satisfied the prerequisites, it'll setup IIS for you, prompt you for application-specific configuration and you're up and running. It'll also validate the configuration so you'll know ahead of time if the app will work.
There are people at Microsoft do care about Open Source. I'm telling you guys and gals, we're turning this ship around. Slowly, but we are.
Oh, by the way, the Web Application Installer uses and ships ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib, which is GPL'ed Open Source. It has an exception, however:
"..gives you permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from or based on this library"
Which is legal Open Source license speak for "link on, brother, link on." There you go, Microsoft ships an app with a mostly GPL'ed library. Madness. Cats and Dogs, living together, mass hysteria!
Go check them out:
They require Vista or Windows Server, x86 or x64 and you'll need admin rights. Enjoy.
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22-year-old Maisan Hamdan of Isfiya. Photo by Miral Ra.
"First of all, I am a human being, then I am a woman, then I am a Palestinian. Period."
This is how Maisan Hamdan, a 22 year-old student at Haifa University and member of the Druze community, chose to introduce herself when we met for an interview in August 2013. She lives in Isfiya, a mixed Druze and Arab Christian village near Haifa. As a student in the Arabic Department of Haifa University, Maisan spends her time outside of school volunteering with both Baladna – an Arab youth organization based in Haifa and the American Friends Service Committee, an international Quaker organization focused on social justice and peace, Even at such a young age, Maisan has dedicated herself to mobilizing and creating awareness within and around the Druze community, showing it as part of the larger Palestinian community that continually falls victim to the discrimination of the Zionist state.
Originally from present-day Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Israel, the Druze are an Arab-speaking religious group whose beliefs include elements of Neo-Platonism, Ismailism and Gnosticism. About 122,000 Druze Israeli citizens currently live in 22 villages in the north of Israel, especially in Dalyat el-Carmel and Isfiya, near Haifa. The Druze community has been compelled to take part in Israel's compulsory military service since 1956 and have been considered a distinct ethnic community by the Israeli authorities since 1957.
The leaders of the Druze community have indeed signed a "Blood Bond" with Israel, declaring the loyalty of the community. This bond is supposed to originate from the concept of "Taqqiyya", or dissimulation, referring to the secrecy kept around the Druze's beliefs and the adoption of the codes of the main religious group. The Druze are regularly used as an example of the successful integration policy the Israeli military pretends to be implementing within its ranks.
The Druze are regularly used as an example of the successful integration policy the Israeli military pretends to be implementing within its ranks.
The Druze are regularly used as an example of the successful integration policy the Israeli military pretends to be implementing within its ranks.
"Back in the '40s, when the State of Israel was called Palestine, the Druze joined in the struggle against that Arab rebellion. When the Declaration of the State of Israel was announced in 1948 they fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the Jews for the sake of the young state," brags a page on the official website of the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF). The all-Druze Herev (or Sword) Battalion is also praised for being "the first arrow on the Lebanese border," meaning the first one in and the last one out during Israel's incursions in the area.
According to Kais M. Firro, Professor and researcher in Haifa University, in his essay "Reshaping Druze Particularism in Israel" (2001), this "bond" is the product of a strategy implemented plan by the Zionist movement and, after 1948, by the State of Israel aimed at dividing the present Arab communities. Since the inception of such a plan, several lower-ranking leaders have been coopted by the Zionist movement and have helped aided the State in over-throwing the higher leadership of the Druze community in exchange for future privileges. Firro further argues that, after its creation, the State of Israel has committed itself to the reshaping of the "Druze traditional particularism (...) into a Druze identity that is part reconstruction, part invention."
Resistance and forced re-shaping of the Druze's identity through education
Israel's strategy of co-opting and remaking the Druze has long faced resistance, as the Druze, like all other Arab citizens of the State, are victims of the discriminative policies. The 1948 Governmental law granting the state the right to confiscate land for "security reasons," and the creation of nature reserves in the north of the country (B. Strauss), deprived the Druze of about two-thirds of their land (Firro). High property taxes also made access to property difficult for the Druze (B. Strauss). Protests and resistance therefore started in 1948. The Mubadira, or Druze initiative, created in the 1970s consistently opposed Israel's compulsory conscription Druze men, as well as the discriminative policies of the Israeli state, arguing for the creation of a non-Zionist state.
According to Maisan, "the Druze are not aware of their history. The resistance of the Druze against the Israeli colonization is intentionally hidden from the Druze themselves in order to serve the Zionist movement's agenda." For that reason, she took it upon herself to research the story of Isfiya, her village. Although she did not want to disclose their names, Maisan told the Palestine Monitor she discovered that many of the Druze living in Isfiya did resist Israel's colonization. Herown grandfather participated in the resistance, helping dozens of Palestinians victims of displacement escape via the trunk of his bus.
"Now most of the people participating in this resistant movement deny what happened (...). It is easier for them to say that they were not involved," said Maisan.
Maisan's public display of her attachment to the Palestinian identity got her expelled from the first college she attended. Even though they were not clear on the reasons, the administration of the College of Communication in Afula, a Jewish Israeli city near Haifa, forced her to leave after she "quite frankly" expressed her political opinion.
Maisan is currently studying at the University of Haifa, in the Arabic studies department, where she has noticed an important gap between her knowledge of the Palestinian history and that of "official" Palestinian students.
As she explains, in "1976, the government separated the Druze municipalities from other Arabic municipalities, including the educational system and the curriculum."
Unlike the rest of Arab students, Druze students are required to undergo two units of history, one on Israel and one supposedly on Druze history: "the Druze history as they presented it wasn't concerning the Druze of Palestine but rather Lebanese and Syrian Druze. The way they teach about the Druze in Israel is through a lesson supposedly about legacy, tradition, or religion. In reality, this class was used to teach loyalty to Israel and the importance to serve in the army."
The insistence on the discrimination experienced by both the Jewish community and the Druze community is also one of the tenets of the Zionist discourse designed to strengthen the particular bound the two communities.
"We must strongly uproot every discrimination. We must give to each Druze the chance to progress like Jews," former Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion, wrote in his personal diary back in 1960.
In reality, this "chance" at equality was not granted to the Druze community. According to Maisan, apart from the Palestinians recognized by the State as Arabs, "socially, economically, [and] in terms of education, Druze have the lowest ranks (...). The main reason is that Druze men were forced to serve in the army in 1956, they work now mostly in security and police forces (...). When they go to the army, they choose their path."
"The Druze are not well represented in politics. The only representatives of the Druze are part of Zionist parties, not Palestinian parties. A tiny part in the communist party, but without much support from the rest in the community," Maisan argues.
Acting within the community
Maisan is now working with the Quaker American Friends Service Committee, and is the Coordinator of a support group for the Refusal of Military Service organized by Baladna and New Profile – an organization aimed at the demilitarization of the Israeli society. For Druze in Israel, the military seems to represent an opportunity to secure future employment, which could be jeopardized by refusing service. Yet, in the first two weeks of her volunteer work this August, seven Druze men from Isfiya and Dalyat al-Carmel have contacted Maisan for guidance on how to approach their refusal.
Through her volunteer work, Maisan is also trying to preserve and build her Palestinian identity, in order to increase her feeling of belonging and,to challenge the image the rest of the Palestinian population have of Druze being collaborators in Israel's occupation.
Her involvement in Baladna began while she was in high school. In 2008, as Israel's Operation Cast Lead was taking place in Gaza, Maisan came to school wearing a keffieh (a traditional Palestinian scarf) in solidarity with the people of Gaza. The other students "not only attacked me but also called me a terrorist," remembers Maisan.
Acting against violence as well as against the conscription of Arab youth into Israel's civil service, she now participates in the training of youth leaders within the Arab community.
Due to the image of Druze held by both the Jewish-Israeli and Palestinian communities, Maisan is faced with a two-sided struggle: "To Israeli Jews, Druze, no matter what they do, no matter how they serve the country, will always be Arabs; and to the rest of the Palestinians, Druze, no matter what they do, will always be traitors."
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A letter to the editor that appeared incomplete in this week's paper:
Why are the Medina Township board members so wasteful with taxpayers' money?
My son bought the farm with everything legal and all the paperwork done by FHA (the Federal government) after we went bankrupt and it was repossessed. He has paid taxes on it for over 20 years, including the house trailer that for the last three years they have taken him to court over twice, trying to make him remove.
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Why make it harder? My son wants to know who is instigating this on the board, but no one will step up. Whoever you are, are you a God-fearing person or just a person who thinks you are God?
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Women and Gender in Islam. New Haven: Yale University Press; 1992.Abstract.
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Do writers need to be supportive of each other, as if we are all part of one big dysfunctional family, as if all writers are the same, or at least connected in some way? I can see that it's important not to be envious of those who make it big, since envy destroys the envier, but I see no reason to be glad of the success some writers attain, especially those who write books I would not read if they were the last books left on the face of the earth. Nor do I see any reason to celebrate the success of someone I have never met or have never exchanged so much as a single eword. Nor do I see any reason to encourage writers to write. Those who want to write, write. It's as simple as that.
To some extent, almost all people are writers, even if they just jot shopping lists, post status updates, and respond to email messages, but this doesn't make me connected to them except in the cosmic sense that we are all connected. (To be crankily honest, some who call themselves writers should have stayed with writing shopping lists.)
I've never felt any great bond to other writers, perhaps because I never really considered myself a writer. I don't always write — sometimes I do, more often I don't. I have no great passion or deep need for writing, no burning desire to create, no characters that scream to be born, no story that demands to be written or that writes itself. I don't define myself by what I've written or what I might plan to write. My books are not my children, my characters are not my friends. When I write, I do have moments of being in the "zone," but mostly I have to dig for each word, which is okay since that's the part of writing that's fun for me — finding the perfect word to say exactly what I mean. (The other day someone posted a question in a writing group asking for help figuring out a word since he didn't have time to find it for himself. To me, that's not a writer. Words make a writer. If you have no time for words, what's the point of writing?)
Speaking of words, I don't understand why so many writers brag about their word counts. What does a word count mean? It doesn't impart anything about the quality of writing. For all I know, the authors could have been stringing nonsense syllables together or writing shopping lists, so why should I care how many words they wrote? Word counts mean nothing, what counts is the meaning of the words.
I really do sound cranky, don't I? Well, perhaps I am, but it does irk me that just because I've written a few books and gotten them published, I am supposed to accept other writers as my "family." Someone who slaps together a draft and posts it on Amazon as a published book doesn't have anything in common with me. Someone who sits down and spews out thousands of words — good or bad — doesn't have anything in common with me. Someone who scribbles an erotic book that catches the fancy of the masses doesn't have anything in common with me. (Nothing I write will ever go viral. I have taste.)
Still, I do what I can to be supportive of other writers. I have two blogs that cater to writers — one is for book excerpts, and one is for interviews. (Feel free to send me an interview or book excerpt according to the instructions on the blogs.) I also have a writing discussion group on Facebook to help writers develop their craft, and I host a self-promotion extravaganza every Saturday to give writers a forum to promote. So maybe this is a case of my actions speaking louder than my words.


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You have definitely exespod me to new artists. It is one of the few RSS feeds that I actually read (I have pared my list down to only 120 or so, most of which I just scan headlines ). Here' s to hoping things improve. Good luck, and keep up the good work.


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Make no mistake though, Shadowland is by no means a well-liked crossover by most comic fan standards.
Written by Daredevil author Andy Diggle, and pencilled by former X-23 artist Billy Tan; Shadowland takes us into the dark territory it's title suggest in the form of casting prolific crime-fighter and man without fear, Daredevil; as it's central villain.
While this controversial storytelling decision has perturbed many a Daredevil fan since it's publication, thankfully there is indeed a logical, though somewhat hokey explanation as to why Matt Murdock would suddenly turn heel overnight.
Leading up to the events of Shadowland, one of the Daredevil's arch-nemeses, Bullseye; blew up a city block in Hell's Kitchen, effectively creating a gigantic smoldering symbol of the hero's personal failings smack dab in the middle of his backyard.
Having recently been offered the position as head of The Hand, a Japanese cult of ninjas and longtime opponent of Daredevil and Elektra; Daredevil ends up accepting the offer, in hopes of wielding the forces of The Hand to better protect the citizens of New York.
This leads to the purchase of the plot of land that was destroyed by Bullseye, and the erection of a huge Japanese fortress in it's place; a territory that Daredevil dubs "Shadowland."
Unfortunately, poor Matt Murdock didn't count on being possessed by The Beast, a demon under the control of a splinter group within The Hand known as Snakeroot.
Said possession causes Daredevil to lose control of himself and his army, resulting in The Beast using him as a vessel to infect the citizens of New York with feelings of hatred and violence.
While many of the heroes of the Marvel universe tolerate Murdock's actions, grudgingly; it isn't until he does the unthinkable, and kills Bullseye; that his close friends begin to suspect that the devil of Hell's Kitchen might be losing his marbles.
Thus sets the stage for a series of pitched battles between Daredevil and those that care most about him.
A "mini-event" staged in the wake of Marvel's most recent event comic proper, Siege; Shadowland represents the rather rare crossover event wherein the core players consist almost exclusively of "street level" superheroes.
That is to say, despite a suitably epic storyline involving demonic possession and a mass riot across the Hell's Kitchen section of Manhattan, the majority of the superheroes involved consist of low-powered, or in many cases; unpowered, individuals such as Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and The Punisher.
Unlike many event comics, that raise the stakes to cosmic levels and beyond, a strong part of the appeal of Shadowland; at least for me anyway, is the fact that the story remains grounded in Daredevil's niche in the Marvel universe, that of New York city.
While many of the heroes, such as Cage and Iron Fist; are personal friends of Daredevil, ultimately the one thing tying everyone together in the story is that they all share New York as their field of operations.
Early on in Shadowland we're shown an overhead splash of the city, with several embedded panels serving to show us many of the New York-based Marvel superheroes as they all glare at Daredevil's newly erected eyesore of a fortress and ponder on what to do of it.
It's moments like this that serve to unify the cast of Shadowland in a much more satisfying manner than many other event comics.
With the exception of Ghost Rider and Moon Knight, (and a truly random Wolverine) both of whom have close to nothing to do within the context of the 5 core Shadowland issues, the vast majority of the cast feel appropriately cast.
That being said, what of the actual story?
Well, to be perfectly honest, Shadowland is one of those crossovers that seems to demand an unreasonable level of commitment from it's readers, such that it feels like many important story beats are found only in tie-in issues.
That being said, questions arise every now and again when one is reading Shadowland, usually pertaining to where certain characters went, or how they knew some of the things they did.
In that sense, the storytelling and plot progression of Shadowland can feel fractured and abbreviated, however in my opinion this does not hurt it's overall enjoyability.
Put it this way:
Shadowland is not a suspenseful story.
From it's first pages, the "mystery" of Daredevil's bloodthirsty nature are laid out for us crystal clear.
While the (surprisingly good) ending serves to shake things up a bit, there's close to zero character development in Shadowland.
From the moment Bullseye gets shanked, we know exactly who our villains are, making for a story that does most what little "telling" it needs to as fists are flying and blood is spilt.
The real meat of Shadowland is in establishing Daredevil as a character poised to take a fall, and then watching as his closest friends band together to set him straight, not through superpowered might, or even magical exorcism; but through heart… and a shit ton of kung fu.
While it sounds corny, Shadowland is essentially the comic book equivalent of an intervention.
Hal Jordan fell prey to Parallax, Jean Grey turned into Dark Phoenix, every now and again one our most beloved superheroes finds themselves under the control of some malevolent force, ultimately resulting in their friends banding together (unsuccessfully) to stop them, only for them to choose redemption through the only means most superheroes seem to know:
Altruisticly Superpowered Suicide, better known as A.S.S.
Sorry, couldn't resist…
Despite the frequently used storytelling formula listed above, one should note that I never said that's how Shadowland ends.
I'm not a fan of spoilers, so I'll let you read the story yourself to find out just what happens.
Anyway, it's a safe bet to say that Shadowland represents a story that has been recycled in the world of comics more than a few times already, however the new coat of paint it throws into the mix, in the form of it's cast and setting, make for a fun experience for those who, like myself; are somewhat invested in things from the get go.
In other words, Shadowland is hardly a jumping on point for those who don't read any of the characters involved in the core storyline, but for those that frequently read tales from the streets of Marvel New York; it's hard not to have fun with Shadowland.
Coming into Shadowland, I honestly didn't know what to expect from artist Billy Tan.
Normally, I am keen on looking up the work of artists for comics I'm about purchase, largely because I put a great deal of stock in an artist's abilities when it comes to gauging my overall enjoyment of a book.
Most reviews I read of Shadowland prior to purchasing it were mostly negative, however nearly all of them made mention of the art being "typically outstanding" in reference to Tan's body of work.
Don't ask me why, but for some reason I came into Shadowland wanting to be surprised by something, given that most of the story can be spoiled by reading even the most vague of reviews.
Anyway, I was indeed surprised by Billy Tan's art in Shadowland, but more importantly; I was impressed.
Like many of my favorite comic artists, Tan excels at drawing his characters with somewhat more realistically proportioned bodies.
Many of his figures appear lithe and flexible, which is a very important factor to consider when dealing with a cast of characters consisting largely of martial artists and acrobats.
Speaking of which, while his face work can seem a little off at times, Tan displays a penchant for illustrating figures in motion.
There are moments in Shadowland, particularly in the battle with Bullseye; where the action of the panels felt more like viewing an animation than reading a comic.
Needless to say, Billy Tan's artwork and easily deciphered layouts in Shadowland meet my approval, and quite handily at that.
I won't be reading X-23 anytime soon, out of my general disdain for the character; but nevertheless, I look forward to more Tan projects in the near future.
Anyway, that's about all I've got to say about Shadowland.
As mentioned earlier, it seems like Marvel expects us to read a lot of the tie-ins in order to get the whole story, but I myself can't justify such an investment.
I will however be picking up the Moon Knight tie-in, as it genuinely looked pretty good to me, and besides; Moon Knight's my boy.
Other than that though, I'm mostly happy with what I got from Shadowland on it's own.
Hope this was helpful to some of you, thanks for reading!
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Review: Table Talk Cafe, TTDI
>> Friday, October 10, 2014
Overall comment: Great-tasting food & generous portion at affordable prices!
Halal: Pork-free
Table Talk Restaurant has been around for almost 2 years now & it has since been a popular eatery in Taman Tun Dr Ismail area & its surrounding areas. This humble restaurant boasts of serving "real food" that "tastes good" & I have to agree with its boasting! The restaurant is opened for breakfast through dinner, offering a variety of fusion meals that are creative, innovative, & most importantly, tastes good!
Night view of the restaurant - reminds me of Christmas!
Interior of the restaurant - spacious & comfortable
Pride of Table Talk
For this review, Table Talk introduced to us some of their latest creations & current best-sellers, which will be available on their new, improved menu this month. I have to say that the dishes that we tasted were delicious!
Drinks: Orange+Carrot Juice (RM9.50/glass), Flat White (RM8.00/cup)
Nothing to complain. The fresh juice is refreshing & nutritious after a long day at work.
Drink: Lemon Ribena Soda (RM8.50/glass)
Looks SO good! Bet it tasted great as well, but I wanted something fresh & non-fizzy, so I took the fruit juice.
Appetizer Combo (RM35.00/serving)
This combo may look common, but the taste is certainly not common! Each item has its unique, distinct taste, which makes the platter a very enjoyable eating experience. The chicken wings has fish sauce added to it, while the crispy prawns have a strong pepper fragrance. The chicken fingers & fries were also very nice & hey, they used the air-fryer for their french fries! Healthy yo! This is actually one of the best appetizer platters that I've had for the year & in these past few years! *gasps*
Tom Yam Seafood Carbonara (RM22.00/serving)
Surprisingly SO good! The pasta dish has a well-balanced tom yam sour taste, just the right note of spiciness & creamy enough as well. With the freshness of the seafood, I would say that this dish deserves at least 9/10 points! Blogging about it makes me wanna have this for dinner now *drools*
Oxtail Linguine (RM32.00/serving)
Something different, Something good,
Table Talk's real food, Tastes so good!
I love the well-braised, tender oxtail. The linguine is lightly seasoned & doesn't carry much taste until it meets with the oxtail's gravy. Yums! The portion is actually enough to feed 2 persons!
Chicken Parmesan (RM28.00/serving)
After enjoying the 2 pasta dishes, this felt slightly below average. There was enough cheese on the chicken, but the chicken + ham slice + tomato-based gravy made the chicken dish slightly too salty for my liking. The blanched local spinach at the bottom of the chicken felt 'out of place' as well. The mash was creamy, but maybe slightly too heavy on the milk/butter, but I can still accept it since I'm a potato-lover. All in all, I think this dish has room for improvement if they want to make it the next best-seller :)
Mini Wagyu Burgers (RM38.00/serving)
After tasting the 3 dishes, I felt that these AREN'T MINI! With the thickness of the wagyu beef patties, I think I can only finish 2 of the burgers & not even touch the fries! But these are delicious. The meat is properly cooked (medium) & they added some "kick" in their mayonnaise by adding some wasabi in it. Good stuff!
Table Talk Signature Hot Plate Pancake (RM15.00/serving)
Bananas & strawberries on a sizzling pancake? Oolala...I loved the hot & slightly melting fruits, but I felt the pancake was a tad too thick for my liking. Flavour is lovely though :)
Chocolate Cake with Ice Cream (RM15.00/serving)
This simple dessert was my favorite among the 2 served that evening. The rich chocolate cake, caramelized banana, & cool vanilla ice-cream goes extremely well! Although I'm no sweet tooth, I think I could finish the whole pan by myself! *love*
Map to Table Talk Restaurant
Table Talk Restaurant
No.4, Jalan Datuk Sulaiman
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: (+603) 7733 7718
Business hours: 10:30a.m, - 3:30p,m,, 5:30p.m. - 10:30p.m. daily
FB: https://www.facebook.com/TableTalkRestaurant
Note: Behind Secret Recipe in Taman Tun Dr Ismail
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Correlation-Based Tests for Phase Unknown Linkage Disequilibrium & Contingency Tables
The programs here are to accompany Zaykin, DV, Pudovkin AI, Weir BS 2008. Correlation-based inference for linkage disequilibrium with multiple alleles. Genetics (in press). They are compiled for Windows' "Command Line". The C++ source, developed under Linux (GNU compiler), is also provided.
- dz-rxc.exe -- computes correlation-based tests for RxC contingency tables (as well as several other tests)
- mcld.exe -- computes correlation-based tests for linkage disequilibrium. A sample input file is "loci.txt" in this directory (this file is modeled after LD found in STRs in Rosenberg NA et al., Science 2002; 298:2981-2985)
- Zipped file containing the C++ source, exe and txt documents: rxc.zip (396KB) Updated: 2010/01/13
- For support: please contact Dmitri Zaykin("/Rhythmyx/assembler/render?sys_contentid=35225&sys_revision=5&sys_variantid=1278&sys_context=0&sys_authtype=0&sys_siteid=&sys_folderid=" sys_dependentvariantid="1278" sys_dependentid="35225" inlinetype="rxhyperlink" rxinlineslot="103" sys_dependentid="35225" sys_siteid="" sys_folderid="")
- Start the "Command Prompt" window. (In Windows XP it is in Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt)
- Change to the directory where you stored the programs, e.g. type "cd C:\MyStuff"
- Run one of the programs to get help screen on its usage, e.g. type at the prompt "dz-rxc.exe" or "mcld.exe"
- To run sample files downloaded from this directory, type "mcld.exe -file=loci.txt" or "dz-rxc.exe 10000 < rxcdat.txt"
- you can direct output to a file as e.g. "dz-rxc.exe 10000 < rxcdat.txt > Results.txt"
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State rarely prosecutes for failing to report child abuse
Top Penn State officials facing charges in Sandusky case
The Jerry Sandusky case has shined a new light on child abuse, with two top Penn State University officials charged with failing to report the alleged abuse.
As Channel 4 Action News' Paul Van Osdol found, the state rarely prosecutes people for failing to report abuse, with only three other criminal cases in the five years before Sandusky was arrested.
For Beth Docherty, the scenario was all too familiar.
Docherty, a flutist in her high school band, told Van Osdol she was sexually abused by her band teacher.
"Then, eventually, he did start raping me. Sometimes daily, at school," said Docherty.
Docherty said other parents and teachers knew the band leader was molesting her and other girls but no one came forward.
"If one person had done that and stopped him, I would have been saved a lifetime of pain, really, and so would a lot of other people," said Docherty.
She eventually reported him and he was convicted on multiple charges and sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in prison.
The trial judge called him a "depraved sexual maniac."
Docherty said when she heard about the Jerry Sandusky case, it stirred her emotions.
"I was pretty devastated and very saddened because it seemed like nothing had changed in 25 years," she said.
Suspended Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and former university vice president Gary Schultz have pleaded not guilty after they were charged with failing to report abuse in the Sandusky case.
Van Osdol found there were only three failure to report cases in Pennsylvania in the decade prior to the Sandusky charges.
One case was filed against the York School District after it allegedly failed to respond to complaints a gym teacher was inappropriately touching students.
He later pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of witness intimidation and received five years probation.
The district also pleaded guilty and paid a $300 fine.
In another case, the owner of an Adams County day care was accused of failing to tell authorities that one of her employees was molesting children.
She received one year of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition probation and a $1,100 fine.
Dr. Rachel Berger, of Children's Hospital, said she's not surprised by the failure to report cases.
Berger said Pennsylvania's laws make it hard for mandated reporters -- even doctors -- to know when abuse should be reported.
"The reporting laws are so complicated and so vague that, unless something is so egregious, it would be very hard to show someone failed to report," said Berger.
As an example, Berger said if she sees a child from Ohio with belt marks from being beaten, that's clearly abuse under Ohio law.
But if she goes into Pennsylvania and sees the same child with the same injuries, that's probably not abuse in Pennsylvania.
"In this state, you'd have to have such severe belt marks, either you go into kidney failure or the child says there's severe pain," said Berger.
In Pennsylvania, not everyone is required to report child abuse. Only professionals like doctors, teachers and police, and those who are required to report, are not required to go to training sessions
"No one deserves to be raped, abused, or hit. They're children. They can't really protect themselves. It's up to us adults to step in and protect them, and if we don't, nobody will," said Docherty.
Pennsylvania has the lowest child abuse rate in the country, but experts said that's not because children are necessarily safer in the state. Instead, they cite the very narrow definitions of abuse in the state.
After the Penn State scandal, Gov. Tom Corbett and the legislature appointed a task force to study changes to the law.
The committee, of which Berger is a member, is expected to make recommendations by the end of this year.


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TMZ Live: Ryan Lochte -- I Was BORN to Win 'Dancing with the Stars'
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(0:00) Olympic superstar Ryan Lochte is on the phone! He reveals whether or not he was one of the many sex-crazed athletes at the Olympic games, explains why "Dancing with the Stars" isn't a step down, and answers one question for the ladies in the office ... are his hipster glasses real or just for show?
(10:00) Stephanie Pratt's boyfriend calls BS on the cop that arrested him for assault -- but video of the incident only proves how stupid he was for hitting the gas pedal while a cop was writing him a ticket.
(15:00) Sharon Osbourne quits "America's Got Talent" because NBC won't let her son Jack compete on a boot camp show due to his MS. But it looks like NBC did the right thing.
(18:00) The little person who Zac Brown bowled with calls in -- and explains why the term "midget bowling" is NOT offensive.
(23:00) Nivea drops Rihanna for being too sexual -- sounds like the dumbest move ever ... but some people in the newsroom say she's gotten too raunchy to represent a family company.
(27:00) "Teen Mom" Farrah Abraham releases a song ... and it's amazing! Kidding, it's horrible. Don't act surprised.
(29:00) Paris Hilton has boyfriend number 1,000 -- and Harvey thinks she's independent and has it all figured out.
(33:00) Michael Phelps' smoking hot girlfriend has been around ... the world. We have pictures of her jet-setting, party girl ways.
(37:00) The wife of the "Snow White" director who hooked up with Kristen Stewart was pictured without her wedding ring! Uh oh.
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Ear Infections - Topic Overview
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This topic covers infections of the middle ear, commonly called ear infections. For information on outer ear infections, see the topic Ear Canal Problems (Swimmer's Ear). For information on inner ear infections, see the topic Labyrinthitis.
What is a middle ear infection?
The middle ear is the small part of your ear behind your eardrum. It can get infected when germs from the nose and throat are trapped there.
What causes a middle ear infection?
A small tube connects your ear to your throat. These two tubes are called eustachian tubes (say "yoo-STAY-shee-un"). A cold can cause this tube to swell. When the tube swells enough to become blocked, it can trap fluid inside your ear. This makes it a perfect place for germs to grow and cause an infection.
Ear infections happen mostly to young children, because their tubes are smaller and get blocked more easily.
What are the symptoms?
The main symptom is an earache. It can be mild, or it can hurt a lot. Babies and young children may be fussy. They may pull at their ears and cry. They may have trouble sleeping. They may also have a fever.
You may see thick, yellow fluid coming from their ears. This happens when the infection has caused the eardrum to burst and the fluid flows out. This is not serious and usually makes the pain go away. The eardrum usually heals on its own.
When fluid builds up but does not get infected, children often say that their ears just feel plugged. They may have trouble hearing, but their hearing usually returns to normal after the fluid is gone. It may take weeks for the fluid to drain away.
How is a middle ear infection diagnosed?
Your doctor will talk to you about your child's symptoms. Then he or she will look into your child's ears. A special tool with a light lets the doctor see the eardrum and tell whether there is fluid behind it. This exam is rarely uncomfortable. It bothers some children more than others.
How is it treated?
Most ear infections go away on their own, although antibiotics are recommended for children under the age of 2 and for children at high risk for complications. You can treat your child at home with an over-the-counter pain reliever like acetaminophen (such as Tylenol), a warm washcloth or heating pad on the ear, and rest. Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20. Your doctor may give you eardrops that can help your child's pain.
Sometimes after an infection, a child cannot hear well for a while. Call your doctor if this lasts for 3 to 4 months. Children need to be able to hear in order to learn how to talk.


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Stage IV uterine cancer involves the bladder, bowel or distant locations in the body. Stage IVA cancer has invaded the bladder and/or bowel and IVB disease has spread to distant locations in the body.
A variety of factors ultimately influence a patient's decision to receive treatment of cancer. The purpose of receiving cancer treatment may be to improve symptoms through local control of the cancer, increase a patient's chance of cure, or prolong a patient's survival. The potential benefits of receiving cancer treatment must be carefully balanced with the potential risks of receiving cancer treatment.
The following is a general overview of the treatment of stage IV uterine cancer. Circumstances unique to your situation and prognostic factors of your cancer may ultimately influence how these general treatment principles are applied. The information on this Web site is intended to help educate you about your treatment options and to facilitate a mutual or shared decision-making process with your treating cancer physician.
Most new treatments are developed in clinical trials. Clinical trials are studies that evaluate the effectiveness of new drugs or treatment strategies. The development of more effective cancer treatments requires that new and innovative therapies be evaluated with cancer patients. Participation in a clinical trial may offer access to better treatments and advance the existing knowledge about treatment of this cancer. Clinical trials are available for most stages of cancer. Patients who are interested in participating in a clinical trial should discuss the risks and benefits of clinical trials with their physician. To ensure that you are receiving the optimal treatment of your cancer, it is important to stay informed and follow the cancer news in order to learn about new treatments and the results of clinical trials.
Optimal treatment of patients with stage IV uterine cancer often requires more than one therapeutic approach. Thus, it is important for patients to be treated at a medical center that can offer multi-modality treatment involving gynecologic oncologists and radiation oncologists.
For early stage uterine cancers, all visible cancer can be removed during surgery. Unfortunately, the removal of all cancer cannot typically be achieved in patients with stage IV disease. Treatment of stage IV uterine cancer is dictated by the site of metastatic cancer and symptoms related to the spread of cancer. The goal of treatment for women with stage IV uterine cancer is to reduce symptoms and prolong survival. Few patients are cured with current standard treatments.
"Debulking" Surgery for Inoperable Uterine Cancer
When the cancer cannot be completely removed, an appropriate question to ask is whether surgical removal of as much cancer as possible is beneficial. This is referred to as a "debulking surgery," and is often performed so that radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy will have fewer cancer cells to kill. This, however, is major surgery and has many potential complications. The value of debulking surgery has not been clearly demonstrated in controlled clinical studies; however, researchers have evaluated the outcomes of women with advanced uterine cancer who underwent debulking surgery. Patients with less than 2 centimeters of cancer remaining after debulking surgery were compared to patients who had more than 2 centimeters of cancer remaining after debulking surgery and to patients who did not undergo debulking surgery. The average survival for optimal surgical debulking was 32 months, compared to 12 and 13 months for women with inadequate or no debulking. Thus, there may be a role for surgically removing as much cancer as possible in women with widespread uterine cancer.
Radiation Therapy
For bulky pelvic disease, radiation therapy consisting of a combination of brachytherapy (intracavitary placement of a radioactive isotope) and external-beam radiation therapy is frequently used. Radiation therapy can decrease symptoms and improve survival for patients with inoperable uterine cancer.
Primary Hormone Therapy
Cancers that have estrogen or progesterone receptors (small proteins on the surface of the cells) can be treated with hormonal therapy, which can delay cancer progression and prolong survival, especially in patients with small amounts of cancer not involving the lung or liver. Estrogen and progesterone are female hormones produced mainly by the ovaries and are found circulating in the blood. Many organs in the body are composed of cells that respond to or are regulated by exposure to these hormones. Cells in the breast, uterus and other female organs have estrogen and progesterone receptors and when exposed to these hormones, are stimulated to grow. When cells that have these receptors become cancerous, the growth of these cancer cells can be increased by exposure to the female hormones.
The basis of hormonal therapy as a treatment for uterine cancer is to block or prevent the cancer cells from being exposed to estrogen and progesterone hormones. Removal of the ovaries, the organ chiefly responsible for producing these hormones, is one effective approach to eliminating hormone production and is commonly used in many countries. Another approach is to utilize drugs that can accomplish a similar effect without removing the ovaries.
Progestational agents have long been used in the treatment of advanced or recurrent uterine cancer because of the presence of receptors for these agents on the cancer cells. Well-differentiated cancers respond better to progestational agents than undifferentiated cancers. Progestational agents that have been used include hydroxyprogesterone, medroxyprogesterone and megestrol. These agents produce a partial or complete disappearance of cancer in 20-29% of women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer. The combination of a progestional agent (megestrol) and Nolvadex® (an anti-estrogen) may be better treatment than megestrol alone. In one study performed by the Gynecology Oncology Group, 61 patients with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer were treated with megestrol and Nolvadex®. The complete response rate was 21% and 5.4% had a partial response. The average survival was 14 months. Toxicity was moderate and there were no treatment related deaths. Of those who responded, 50% sustained this response for an average of 20 months. It was noted that, overall, younger women had better responses to the treatment than older women. From these findings, the researchers concluded that megestrol and Nolvadex® appears to be an active combination against advanced and recurrent endometrial cancers. More recently, hormone treatment is being used in earlier stages of this disease.
Chemotherapy is the use of chemicals (drugs or medications) to kill cancer cells. Numerous chemicals have been developed for this purpose and most act to injure the DNA of cells. When the DNA is injured, the cells cannot grow or survive. Successful chemotherapy depends on the cancer cells being at least somewhat more sensitive to the chemicals than the normal cells. Because the cells of the bone marrow, the intestinal tract, the skin and hair follicles are also very sensitive to these chemicals, injury to these organs are common side effects of chemotherapy (i.e., mouth sores, diarrhea, rashes and hair loss).
Doxorubicin was the standard chemotherapy treatment for women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer for over a decade. When doxorubicin is administered as a single agent, it reduces the amount of cancer in about 25% of women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer. Doxorubicin is now being administered in combination with other chemotherapy agents. A comparison of doxorubicin administered alone to doxorubicin plus Platinol® in women with uterine cancer showed that the combination reduced the amount of cancer in 45% of women, compared to only 27% for doxorubicin alone. Thus, doxorubicin and Platinol® became the standard chemotherapy drug combination for treatment of women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer.
Recently, the Gynecologic Oncology Group compared the standard doxorubicin and Platinol® treatment regimen to doxorubicin and paclitaxel. This study randomly allocated 314 women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer to receive doxorubicin combined with either Platinol® or paclitaxel. Paclitaxel was given with Neupogen® to hasten recovery of blood counts. Side effects were similar between both treatments. The response rate following doxorubicin and Platinol® was 40% and 15% of these were complete responses. The response rate following doxorubicin and paclitaxel was 43% and 17% of these were complete responses. Longer follow-up is required to determine whether either treatment prolonged survival.
Chemotherapy and Hormonal Therapy
Chemotherapy and hormonal therapy prevent cancer cells from growing by different methods. Combining chemotherapy with hormonal therapy may reduce cancer cell growth more than either treatment administered alone. Researchers in Greece have evaluated a four-drug combination of Paraplatin®, methotrexate, fluorouracil and medroxyprogesterone. These physicians treated 23 patients with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer. None of the patients had received prior chemotherapy or hormonal therapy and 10 had received prior radiation therapy. Responses were observed in 74% of women, with two long-lasting complete remissions. The average duration of response was over 10 months and the average survival was over 16 months. This regimen was administered on an outpatient basis and was well tolerated. These doctors concluded that this was an active treatment regimen for women with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer.
Strategies to Improve Treatment
The progress that has been made in the treatment of stage IV uterine cancer has resulted from improved hormonal treatments, chemotherapy treatments and doctor and patient participation in clinical studies. Future progress in the treatment of stage IV uterine cancer will result from continued participation in appropriate studies. Currently, there are several areas of active exploration aimed at improving the treatment of stage IV uterine cancer.
Supportive Care: Supportive care refers to treatments designed to prevent and control the side effects of cancer and its treatment. Side effects not only cause patients discomfort, but also may prevent the optimal delivery of therapy at its planned dose and schedule. In order to achieve optimal outcomes from treatment and improve quality of life, it is imperative that side effects resulting from cancer and its treatment are appropriately managed. For more information, go to Supportive Care.
New Hormonal Agents: Researchers are continuing to design new agents that take advantage of the hormone sensitivity of some uterine cancers. SERM LY353381 binds to the estrogen receptor and has been shown to prevent growth of uterine cancer. A novel agent, SERM LY353381, was evaluated in 35 women with progesterone sensitive uterine cancer. Most patients in this study had failed surgery and radiation therapy. Twenty-two percent of patients experienced a partial disappearance of cancer following treatment. The major side effects were hot flashes, swelling and sweating. The importance of this study is that a new hormonal agent with a different mechanism of action is now available for further evaluation in patients with advanced or recurrent uterine cancer.
New Chemotherapy Regimens: Development of new multi-drug chemotherapy treatment regimens that incorporate new or additional anti-cancer therapies for use as treatment is an active area of clinical research carried out in phase II clinical trials. These studies are performed in patients with stage IV or recurrent uterine cancer. One drug combination currently under investigation is Platinol® and Hycamtin®.
Phase I Trials: New chemotherapy drugs continue to be developed and evaluated in phase I clinical trials. The purpose of phase I trials is to evaluate new drugs in order to determine the best way of administering the drug and to determine whether the drug has any anti-cancer activity in patients with uterine cancer.
Gene Therapy: Currently, there are no gene therapies approved for the treatment of uterine cancer. Gene therapy is defined as the transfer of new genetic material into a cell for therapeutic benefit. This can be accomplished by replacing or inactivating a dysfunction gene or replacing or adding a functional gene into a cell to make it function normally. Gene therapy has been directed towards the control of rapid growth of cancer cells, control of cancer death or efforts to make the immune system kill cancer cells. Gene therapy studies will be carried out in patients with recurrent uterine cancer.
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Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV Infected and Uninfected Young Women
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00067587
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : August 26, 2003
Last Update Posted : March 1, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|HIV Infections Hypercholesterolemia Glucose Intolerance
Patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens develop potentially deleterious metabolic effects, including insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, osteopenia and osteoporosis, and hyperlactatemia. Changes in body fat distribution and bone metabolism are also documented. There is considerable evidence that protease inhibitors (PI) can induce insulin resistance and increase triglyceride and cholesterol levels. It is now also clear that both metabolic changes and fat distribution abnormalities occur in PI-naive patients treated with nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). In addition to class specific effects, there is emerging evidence that there are differences within each class of drug in the nature and magnitude of metabolic effects. This study will examine the metabolic effects of HAART in young women.
Adolescent women aged 12 through 24 years will be recruited into each of 5 treatment strata: Stratum 1 - HIV uninfected; Stratum 2 - HIV infected but never had HAART; Stratum 3 - HIV infected on NNRTI regimen for 3 or more months and less than 2 weeks of PI therapy; Stratum 4 - HIV infected on PI regimen for 3 or more months and less than 2 weeks of NNRTI therapy; and Stratum 5 - HIV infected on NRTI-only regimen for 3 or more months and less than 2 weeks of PI or NNRTI therapy. Participants in the study will have one study visit conducted over 1 or 2 days. The study visit will include survey questionnaires, DEXA scanning, anthropometric measurements, and blood tests examining lactate, glucose, and lipid metabolism.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|300 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Prevalence of Morphologic and Metabolic Abnormalities in HIV Infected and Uninfected Young Women
|Study Start Date :
|July 2003
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2005
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2005
HIV Negative
HIV negative subjects
HIV Positive - NEVER had ARV therapy.
HIV Positive - NEVER had ARV therapy.
HIV positive, on a NNRTI, non-PI regimen
HIV positive, currently on a NNRTI, non-PI regimen for at least 3 months. Must NEVER have received a total of more than SIX months of PI-containing regimen and at least ONE year must have passed since receipt of last PI-containing regimen.
HIV positive, on a PI, non-NNRTI regimen
HIV positive, currently on a PI, non-NNRTI regimen for at least 3 months. Must NEVER have received a total of more than SIX months of NNRTI-containing regimen and at least ONE year must have passed since receipt of last NNRTIcontaining regimen.
HIV positive, on a non-PI, non-NNRTI
HIV positive, currently on a non-PI, non-NNRTI containing regimen for at least 3 months. Must NEVER have received a total of more than SIX months of PI- and/or NNRTI- containing regimen and at least ONE year must have passed since receipt of last PI- and/or NNRTI-containing regimen.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|12 Years to 24 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion criteria
- Negative serum or urine pregnancy test if not sterilized
- Tanner Stage 4 or 5
- Accessible medical and medication history
- Willing to fast and complete clinical and laboratory evaluations
- Willingness and ability to give consent or assent with parental permission
Exclusion criteria
- Refusal to fast for 8 hours prior to specimen collection
- Unable to obtain history
- Pregnancy in last 12 months or currently pregnant
- History of anorexia or bulimia
- Type I Diabetes mellitus
- Type II Diabetes mellitus and cannot omit medication for the 48 hour period prior to laboratory specimen collection
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00067587
|United States, California
|Children's Hopsital of Los Angeles
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
|University of California at San Diego
|San Diego, California, United States, 92093
|United States, District of Columbia
|Children's National Medical Center
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20010
|United States, Florida
|Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center
|Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States, 33316
|University of Miami
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33124
|University of South Florida
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33606
|United States, Illinois
|Stoger Hospital of Cook County
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|United States, Louisiana
|Tulane University
|New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112
|United States, New York
|Montefiore Medical Center
|Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
|Mt. Sinai Hospital
|New York City, New York, United States, 10128
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Study Chair:
|Grace Aldrovandi, MD
|Children's Hospital Los Angeles
|Responsible Party:
|University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|August 26, 2003 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|March 1, 2017
|Last Verified:
|February 2016
Treatment experienced
Treatment naive
Glucose Intolerance
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
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When I first met bass player-vocalist Little Lisa nine years ago, she was a member of the freshly minted four-woman copy band, Catfight. I had been impressed by the group's freewheeling stage presence and energetic covers of everyone from Michael Jackson to Guns N' Roses, and wrote an article about them for the Palatine Countryside newspaper. After five years of partying with Catfight on stages across Chicago (there was hardly a streetfest they didn't play) Little Lisa and guitarist Rose (band members go by first name only) broke off to form the synth rock outfit Dot Dot Dot.
The two women hooked up with lead vocalist-guitarist Adam, a charismatic frontman well-suited to carry on the Catfight tradition of actively involving the audience. Together, they came up with their own tunes, recorded three EPs, and although there have been a few lineup changes, jelled into a solid studio and live band. Impressive enough to reach the finals of Fox TV's The Next Great American Band and craft commercial jingles for companies like Party City and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.
Dot Dot Dot recently arrived back in Chicago after a hectic national tour, and is playing the summer streetfest circuit. Last Saturday, the group performed at the Roscoe Village Burger Fest, which really lived up to its name. At times, smoke from numerous grills blanketed Belmont Avenue, creating a mysterious ambience around the capacity crowd. Dot Dot Dot faced an audience that was ready to party, but probably included a lot of people eager to see headline act, The Smithereens. The set included well-crafted originals that were catchy without being overly commercial, and inventive covers like "Sex On Fire" by Kings Of Leon and "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.
Adam continually pumped the crowd, emphasizing that Dot Dot Dot was glad to be back home after its extensive travels. He's a talented vocalist who can switch to bass or guitar whenever Little Lisa or Rose take a turn at singing lead. Fans who remember Rose as the quiet Catfight member who barely spoke onstage would likely be amazed at the way she can belt out a tune these days.
Dot Dot Dot will be playing the Windy City Rib Fest in Chicago this coming Sunday, and has a number of dates coming up in the Midwest through September.


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