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Periodically, I get asked if there are more gender independent/ gender non-conforming/gender imaginative/ gender creative/gender variant/ transgender/ trans children and youth because there is more awareness of transpeople and trans-identities in society.
The answer is always no.
More awareness may mean more legal protections, and it may mean that there are more caring adults willing to support children and youth, but knowledge of transpeople does not make children up and decide that their own gender or sex needs to be changed. Even if it did (which it does not) I'd like to suggest that there is very little cultural material for children about transpeople. Carly, She's still My Daddy is just not showing up in many kindergarten libraries. And while there are children who read 10,000 Dresses and think "I'm just like the main character" it's not like the image it paints is so alluring that other children are going to think "hey, that's not me but I wish it was". The images of trans people that young children are exposed to are few, hard to find, and seldom positive. I dream of the day that resources like Reflection Press' Gender Now Coloring Book are more widely available, and even when they are, more awareness is not going to create more trans children.
The claim that there are more gender independent/ gender non-conforming/gender imaginative/ gender creative/gender variant/ transgender/ trans children and youth because here is more awareness of transpeople and trans-identities in society, is the polite way of saying "we recruit" and it's a slander that plays into the primal fear that "we are out to get your children". The myth that faeries would steal unbaptized children persists, and I remember being told that if I was bad, the gypsies would come take me away. The culture that I am a part of has a long history of claiming that those it wants to other will 'steal the children'. The antisemitic belief that Jews steal children to make Passover matza is a gross and disturbing example, but the idea that "we are out to get the children" has been proven over and over again as a successful way to villianize whole people. We the othered then have to spend time defending ourselves, and proving that we are not out to get your children. Often we are told that the way to do this is to act as much like the majority culture as possible and to be quiet. Talk about silencing marginalized voices.
The idea that there are more (and younger) trans people because of greater awareness of trans people also serves to distracts us from what is actually going on. Peggy Orenstein in Cinderella Ate My Daughter, documents a huge cultural shift towards an increasingly rigid gendering of childhood and children. She discusses at some length the marketing brilliance of clearly defining "boys toys" and "girls toys" and how doing so means that fewer older siblings are sharing their toys with differently gendered younger siblings and thus more toys are being sold. I frequently remind teachers that childhood now is more gendered than it was when we were children. I was born in the mid seventies and grew-up with Free to Be You and Me. While the message was that "every boy in this land grows to be his own man, every girl in this land grows to be her own women" and not "everyone gets to figure out who they are and then live that way" there was more room in the categories of "girl" and "boy". I could refuse to wear dresses, mostly play with boys, try-out and play on boys sports teams, and my behaviour was seen as "feminist" or that of a "tomboy", and inside the category of girl.
The other thing that has been happening at the same time, has been happening in the DSM. The DSM III first introduced a childhood diagnosis, Gender Identity Disorder in Childhood in 1980, and at the time it required:
Table 1 DSM-III diagnostic criteria for Gender Identity Disorder of Childhood
For females
A. Strongly and persistently stated desire to be a boy, or insistence that she is a boy (not merely a desire for any perceived
cultural advantages from being a boy)
B. Persistent repudiation of female anatomic structures, as manifested by at least one of the following repeated assertions
(1) that she will grow up to become a man (not merely in role)
(2) that she is biologically unable to become pregnant
(3) that she will not develop breasts
(4) that she has no vagina
(5) that she has, or will grow, a penis
C. Onset of the disturbance before puberty ...
For males
A. Strongly and persistently stated desire to be a girl, or insistence that he is a girl.
B. Either (1) or (2)
(1) persistent repudiation of male anatomic structures, as manifested by at least one of the following repeated assertions
(a) that he will grow up to become a woman (not merely in role)
(b) that his penis and testes are disgusting or will disappear
(c) that it would be better not to have a penis or testes
(2) preoccupation with female stereotypical activities as manifested by a preference for either cross-dressing or simulating female
attire, or by a compelling desire to participate in the games and pastimes of girls.
C. Onset of the disturbance before puberty. ...
The DSM IV broadened the diagnostic criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in children, with the result that children no longer had to state a clear interest in or belief that they are the other sex. Instead it said:
- In children, the disturbance is manifested by four (or more) of the following:
- repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is, the other sex
- in boys, preference for cross-dressing or simulating female
attire; in girls, insistence on wearing only stereotypical masculine
- strong and persistent preferences for cross-sex roles in make-believe play or persistent fantasies of being the other sex
- intense desire to participate in the stereotypical games and pastimes of the other sex
- strong preferences for playmates of the other sex
- In children, the disturbance is manifested by any of the following:
- in boys, assertion that his penis or testes are disgusting or will disappear
or assertion that it would be better not to have a penis,
or aversion toward rough-and-tumble play
and rejection of male stereotypical toys, games and activities;
- in girls, rejection of urinating in a sitting position,
assertion that she has or will grow a penis,
or assertion that she does not want to grow breasts or menstruate,
or marked aversion toward normative feminine clothing.
- in boys, assertion that his penis or testes are disgusting or will disappear
- The disturbance is not concurrent with a physical intersex condition.
- The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or
impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
So, what "makes" gender independent/ gender non-conforming/gender imaginative/ gender creative/gender variant/ transgender/ trans children and youth? I have several answers, but I believe that key among them is the simultaneous narrowing of the cultural understandings of what it means to be a boy or girl and the broadening of the definition of Gender Identity Disorder for children. Simply put, when there are fewer ways to be a girl or boy, and more ways to be identified as having GID, more children will find that they simply can not fit into what is expected of them, and instead find themselves being pathologized.


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Branson officials say they are cautiously optimistic about this year's tourist season, despite the southwest Missouri city's continuing efforts to recover from a 2012 tornado and the loss of two star attractions.
Although this is be the first time in years that visitors will not be able to see crooner Andy Williams, who died in September, and comedian Yakov Smirnoff, who returned to the tour circuit, city officials hope visitors will be drawn in by new and more varied attractions, The Springfield News-Leader reported.
"I'd say we are cautiously optimistic," said Branson Economic Development Director Garrett Anderson.
Tourists will be able to visit new attractions such as the Xtreme Racing Center, which features go karts that travel up to 40 mph, a walk-through animal safari called The Promised Land Zoo, and Parakeet Pete's, a zip line that will carry passengers across Lake Taneycomo.
Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Ross Summers said Branson has adapted to new demands and changed throughout its history.
"What Branson is going through is not unusual," Summers said. "Our market and our businesses are reacting to the marketplace. It's a little more challenging. It's a bit of a shift in the marketplace. The entrepreneurs are responding. That's what we've always done here."
Other reasons for optimism include the Outlaw Run roller coaster at Silver Dollar City, which is billed as having the steepest drop of any wooden roller coaster in the world and as the only one that turns riders upside down three times. And city officials point to Southwest Airlines decision to fly out of the Branson Airport.
"It's a boost when a company like Southwest Airlines comes in," Summers said. "It tells us there is great value. They would not come in if the business atmosphere was not good. They have done their research. Branson has proven in their analysis to be a good market."
Fueled partly by rebuilding from a 2012 tornado that damaged some businesses on the city's main entertainment strip, new construction in 2012 was valued at $69.8 million and has reached $23.5 million through April of this year. That's after new construction, based on dollars spent, had dropped every year from 2007 to 2011, to $26.2 million in 2011.
After a few years of flat or declining sales tax, the city is projecting sales tax returns similar to those in 2012, when its 1 cent sales tax returns were down less than 1 percent from 2011. The city's tourism sales tax, which comes from theaters, ticketed attractions and restaurants, declined 3 percent in 2012.
And Branson aldermen have contracted with a team of engineers and architects to develop a plan to renovate and improve the city's entertainment strip, Missouri 76. Preliminary concepts for the $80 million, six-year, 5-mile-long project were unveiled to the public last Tuesday. Efforts will include lighting, streetscapes, landscaping, gathering points, crossings and trolley stops.

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The roller-coaster ride the equity markets have been on for the last few years has led many investors to re-evaluate both traditional asset allocation models that have often fallen short of expected returns and alternative investment strategies that have failed to insulate portfolios from market losses. This has led to a growing interest in the global allocation and risk management strategy known as "risk parity."
Risk parity is nothing more than an effort to distribute risk equally across key elements of a portfolio that are not only lowly correlated with one another but also linked in different ways to the main economic drivers—growth, inflation and sentiment. In addition, it entails targeting a consistent level of portfolio volatility regardless of changing market conditions.
Most typical asset allocation strategies direct a modest majority of the dollars in a portfolio, usually about 60%, to equity investments. That can be effective during periods of disinflation and positive growth, which describes the 25-year period ending in 2007, according to data from S&P. A longer view of financial history, however, shows that there are extended periods when equities typically don't perform particularly well but other asset classes, such as bonds and commodities, generate acceptable returns.
For example, data from Barclays Capital, MSCI and Salient shows that if you had invested in the equity market in 1928 before the crash and held that investment all the way to 1950, you would essentially have made no money. Investors often fail to realize that they have anchored their expectations of the market on very recent financial history, and that these results are not necessarily indicative of the economic outcomes we could be facing going forward.
Many investors also fail to truly understand diversification. Diversification is not necessarily a function of the number of managers in a portfolio. It comes from the combination of the underlying asset classes and strategies. An investor may be employing dozens of managers through mutual funds, ETFs and other more complicated structures to purchase hundreds of individual securities, but all those managers are typically driven by what's going on in the stock market. Investors who want to hedge against changing levels of growth, inflation or investor sentiment could potentially achieve better results by lowering the level of equities in the portfolio and increasing their allocation to commodities, interest-rate-sensitive bonds and other diversifying strategies.
As they say on TV, "don't try this at home." Constructing a risk parity portfolio is not a task for the uninitiated. A naïve retail investor might be able to implement a risk parity strategy on her own through the use of ETFs that represent equity, credit, rates and commodities, though it would be considerably more difficult to balance out the risk without some of the mathematical formulas used by investment professionals. The problem with this approach is that an equal dollar weighting across all of those components does not necessarily bring you back to an equal risk rating, although it's a step in the right direction.
A professionally managed risk parity portfolio typically includes futures contracts or swap contracts. This often gives the manager more flexibility to increase or decrease exposure to these markets as the volatility of each asset class and the correlation of each asset class to all other asset classes rises and falls over time. (ETFs also hold futures and swaps as the main vehicles to give them exposure to the market, but direct execution is not only more precise in terms of risk allocation, but cuts out the middleman.)
Rather than focusing on the percentage of dollars allocated to various investments, most risk parity investors focus on the amount of portfolio risk generated by each component and seek to equalize the risk contribution of each component.
Historically, risk parity strategies have resulted in lower risk at the same level of return when compared to traditional allocation strategies. Data from Barclays Capital, MSCI and Salient not only support that finding, but also show that risk parity strategies have also led to considerably lower peak-to-trough drawdowns during such periods of crisis as 2008-2009 and 2000-2002. For advisors and their clients, that's something to consider when building portfolios.


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The Society of Actuaries released in June a report that analyzes provisions in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would affect pension funding requirements in private, single-employer defined benefit plans.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was passed by the Senate on March 14 and focuses largely on public transportation and highway safety. However, the bill contains several provisions that would affect private pensions.
"What we're trying to do is provide analysis on the bill," Joe Silvestri, an actuary at SOA and lead researcher for the report, told AdvisorOne on Friday. "We have no opinion on the bill itself or its merits. It must be considered in the larger context of the voluntary defined benefit system."
Section 40312 of the bill states that the interest rate used to measure pension obligations would be constrained within a specified range. As such, the provisions "challenge one of the fundamental aspects of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA)—that calculated pension obligations closely track market conditions," Silvestri wrote in the report. Over the next several years, Silvestri wrote, the provisions would create a pattern of interest rates that reduce contributions at first, then subsequently increase them annually until they exceed the level required by current law.
"Plan sponsors need to keep that pattern in mind when they budget for contributions," Silvestri (left) said.
Furthermore, because those interest rates are set for several years, changes in the market level of interest rates would have little effect on funded statuses and contribution requirements. The provisions don't address non-interest rate sources of volatility like asset returns, so they would continue to affect contribution requirements.
The short-term effects of MAP-21 would be significant, Silvestri wrote. Contribution requirements and solvency levels would fall, and reduced contribution requirements would give plan sponsors more flexibility to invest in their business. This could lead to long-term consequences, though, as sponsors would have to plan for subsequent increases in requirements.
The report notes that sponsors who use a full or non-smoothed yield curve to measure plan obligations, as opposed to a smoothed, segmented curve, won't be affected by the interest rate changes caused by the provisions. "It should be noted, however, that while the funding stabilization provisions would affect valuation interest rates, they would widen the gap between smoothed interest rates and the full yield curve, making the transition from one curve to the other more disruptive," Silvestri wrote. "Thus, the proposed law could deter movement toward such hedging strategies."
Contribution requirements would be lowered initially under the bill, but would increase in later years. Eventually, requirements under the provisions would exceed those of the current law because the same obligations need to be funded, and sponsors would need to make up for lower initial contributions. "The provisions would defer funding requirements by the amount of time it would take for the valuation interest rates […] to return to market levels," according to the report.
The provisions could affect how predictable aggregate contribution requirements are, especially looking ahead to 2016 and 2018, the report notes, when many plans are likely to pass the 100% funded threshold currently required. A "significant amount of volatility" remains under the provisions, as they don't address some sources of volatility. The report notes that the bill could improve predictability in the short term; sponsors would have to be "proactive" about managing cash contributions to maintain stable cash flows.
Silvestri expects that under the proposed bill, the funded ratio of a typical plan would drop rapidly as falling interest rates would lead to valuation losses. Sponsors who don't fund more than the minimum required would run the risk of falling below the 80% funded threshold required.
While most obligations would be at least 60% funded in 2012, the report notes, "significant disparities" occur at other ratios. For example, under current law rates, 62% of obligations would be 80% funded, compared with 92% under proposed rates. "Measurement under the current law would suggest that plans are in much better shape than a market measurement would suggest, while the proposed law would suggest that, contrary to market measurements, plans are generally in good health," according to the report.
Under the provisions, plan solvency would decline initially, but eventually return to current law levels, the report found. The difference between the median funding level under current law and the proposed bill exceed $100 billion for the six years between 2014 and 2019, "so even a small percentage of defaults could result in losses measured in the billions."


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Obama stunk up the stage, no one is questioning that. Even Seth Meyers on Saturday Night Live had a hard time finding ways to take jabs at Romney's debate performance. That means Romney did something special in that first debate. So what do you do when your opponent so completely mops the floor with you that your most loyal allies can't even find a nice thing to say? Accuse your opponent of lying.
In fact, Obama hasn't just accused Romney of lying. Obama has accused Romney of so completely abandoning his beliefs and principles that Obama didn't even know how to respond. The spin now is that Obama was so shocked by how far Romney would go to lie about his record that Obama was overcome with moral outrage and simply couldn't get over it enough to respond or call him out.
That's right, when Romney said he actually doesn't want to cut taxes on the rich by $5 trillion and raise taxes on the poor and middle class to pay for it, Obama figured every American out there would know that was an outright lie. When Romney said he wants a healthcare plan that is determined by the states but ensures that people with pre-existing conditions can get coverage, Obama figured he wouldn't have to respond to such an obvious distortion of the truth. Or perhaps Obama was so disgusted by Romney's lies that he simply couldn't stammer out a response.
Obviously that's a bunch of baloney to try to excuse the worst debate performance since…well maybe ever. Or is it?
Barack Obama is a pretty smart guy, but surely he tunes in to watch his friends in the mainstream media talk glowingly about him and attack Romney. When the Tax Policy Center said that Romney's tax plan was going to raise taxes on the middle class to pay for a tax break for the rich, Obama may have actually believed them. When Chris Matthews and the left portray the Republican party as some sort of gathering of vampires seeking to suck the life-blood out of the poor and minorities, perhaps Obama began to actually think such wild leftist representations of Republicans must be accurate.
When Obama said that Romney wants to cut taxes by $5 trillion for the rich and raise taxes on the poor and middle class to pay for it, maybe Obama truly believed that was an honest attack. When Obama, who himself cut $716 billion out of Medicare, talked about Romney taking away Medicare for seniors, maybe he thought the charges were accurate. And since the debate, perhaps the leftist media has Obama convinced now that Romney would actually like to put Big Bird in the unemployment line.
Republicans really aren't evil. We don't want to raise taxes on the poor. We don't want to do horrible things to people's "lady parts" as one Obama internet ad suggested. We don't want to put blacks back in chains as Biden suggested. Honestly, we don't want to keep Hispanics out of the country or go to war with every country with a majority Muslim population. Republicans are not racists by nature either.
If Obama doesn't figure out that the other half of the country isn't evil, he will look just as lost and bewildered in the next debate too. And in the next debate, if Romney doesn't admit to being a monster who wants to chain women to the kitchen sink or station troops at churches to stop gay weddings, I'm sure the Obama campaign will try to get more mileage out of the "Romney is a liar" argument to defend his next debate performance.
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When it comes to examples of social media in action, consumer companies dominate. From this B2B marketer's perspective, it is like a tired A-side of well-worn 33-rpm disc: food, fashion, travel and consumer goods. The B-side has its own groove with a preponderance of IT-related social result stories.
Time to change the record.
We're launching a new, ongoing interview series called B2B Social Spotlight. It's our way of shining some well-deserved wattage on those B2B marketers who are putting social to work to elevate commoditized products and services. Our goal is to let these folks tell their stories of success (and failures) and help others know the potential power and value of social business.
That said, welcome to installment number one.
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Kyle Thill, Toyota-Lift of Minnesota
No matter how you look at it, there is nothing glamorous about a forklift. Lifting and moving things from one place to another is about as utilitarian as an old brown-colored Chrysler K-car… but much more useful and reliable.
So why does Kyle Thill, Director of Services at this materials handing dealership, Toyota-Lift of Minnesota, have over 18,000 Twitter followers and, as of this writing, sent over 98,700 Tweets?
It's simple really. Think about how many different types of businesses rely on these brawny little workhorses. It allows Kyle to Tweet a universe of content related to businesses that depend on supply chain and logistics. Kyle's prolific tweeting helped earn Toyota-Lift of Minnesota the B2BTOTY (B2B Twitterer of the Year) award in the category "Natl/Intl B2B Manufacturer".
Chalk it up to Kyle's focus and passion about facilitating smooth operations throughout the business, from personnel, technology infrastructure, and knowledge of inventory control, to data management and analysis, and managing parts warranty and service. It is that range of experience of 28 years with Toyota-Lift that earned Kyle the Toyota Material Handling's National Aftermarket Sales Manager of the Year in 2010.
E-R: When it comes to marketing Toyota Forklift, did you intentionally set out to do something differently?
Thill: We ventured into social media just to promote our OEMs and us, and to replace the advertising they used to pay for. There was little then, and not a lot more now, of the brand's representation anywhere in social media. Additionally, as Toyota cut our marketing budget, they prompted us to enter social media because it was "low cost".
We look to get people to read our blog and possibly get local people to subscribe to our newsletter so to ingratiate us to our brands. Being present, supplying relevant information, and doing in it in a reasonable way can be of value.
E-R: Forklifts can be seen generic pieces of equipment. How do you work to attract not just customers, but create relationships and build dialogue?
Thill: We focus on issues that are important to them, such as costs, durability or fuel consumption. For safety, we can talk about safety systems present on our equipment and not on other makes. Ergonomics and operator comfort are a number of critical points that can be focused on there. Everyone has a need. We just have to find it and focus in on how we can satisfy it.
E-R: What aspects of social media have worked for Toyota Forklift?
Thill: Our primary goal is to expose the market to our people and company through our blog, and not truly focus on anything other than digging into the topics we think our customers are concerned about. I feel our biggest success has been simply to raise the awareness of business to our brand.
E-R: You are a prolific Twitterer. How do you manage your presence on the platform?
I'm in front of a computer almost all day and use a mix of real-time posting and automation, such as Buffer. I rely on Google Alerts, and Google Reader as my information aggregator. Even with the automation, I think it's important to be there to respond and interact.
E-R: What online tools do you rely on everyday?
Thill: Our Blog, Facebook, then Twitter.
E-R: What do you regularly measure to see what is working and what is not?
Thill: As small as we are, we can't afford too many calories to be spent on analytics. We fall back to the position if what we are doing makes sense we'll simply "do it" without truly looking back.
From websites, outside marketing firms and social media, there isn't anything we're doing that could be questioned regarding value or worth. We think of it as "eating healthy". It's difficult to point to anything specific that it makes better, but at the end of the day, you feel good and you're able to continually improve the effort.
E-R: What has been your biggest mistake using social media?
Thill: We don't focus enough on our other brands, meaning those markets that are much smaller than Toyota, with the possible exception of Aichi and its construction equipment.
E-R: What is one thing your Twitter followers don't know about you?
Thill: We're humbled by what we see others doing in the social media arena.
E-R: What is the one thing people would never know about know about a forklift?
Thill: At some point in the supply chain, a forklift has touched their stuff. We're more reliant on material handling that anyone knows. I'm not certain my parents think yet that this is a permanent job.
E-R: How's the business doing in light of the economy?
Thill: We achieved ten percent growth last year, and it looks like the same this year. Our fiscal year ends this month.
E-R: What three blogs would you recommend?
Thill: That is the hardest question. I'd have to answer in categories. Those from other dealerships or OEMs, followed by construction then logistics or trucking. If I answered with specifics, I'd only change my mind a few moments later.
E-R: How can people connect with you?
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/toyotaequipment
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Toyota-Lift-of-Minnesota/201975476484625
LinkedIn, Kyle Thill: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=51923164&trk=tab_pro
LinkedIn, Toyota Lift of Minnesota: http://www.linkedin.com/company/toyota-lift-of-minnesota


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This is nefarious-sounding: The Department of Homeland Security "spent millions of dollars on mobile body scanner technology that could be used at railways, stadiums, and elsewhere," according to a trove of documents obtained via FOIA by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
The documents, beginning with one titled "Rail Security Pilot Study Phase II at PATH," go back a few years and detail proposed studies and contracts with scanning technology manufacturers, discussing the potential for security measures such as body scanners in public places like mass transit. Phase I of the Rail Security Pilot, for instance, was oriented around evaluating technologies that don't "require the collection of personally identifiable information" like x-rays. But Phase II, discussed in the documents, talks about evaluating technologies "with a potential privacy impact" like whole-body infrared images, whole-body millimeter wave and whole body terahertz images. The study proposal also talks about how passenger privacy would be protected during the study (by anonymizing the data collected, blurring faces and the like).
The crazier stuff in the docs is what's referred to as "intelligent video," using "multiple static cameras at different corners of a Z Backscatter Van"-think a giant, body-scanning van-along with cameras mounted on poles and buildings, designed to detect and track "one or more persons and objects using multiple cameras." In other words, the DHS had Northeastern University working on technology to make it possible to scan and digital strip-search people basically anywhere and everywhere, like walking on the street.
The overwhelming concern in these documents is thwarting suicide bombers and "leave behind bombs." A really fascinating detail though: One of the TSA's key performance parameter for a "standalone backscatter x-ray system for imaging of suicide bomber explosive devices" to be developed by Rapiscan-i.e., like one of the backscatter body scanners at the airport-only require a 90 percent success rate in detecting concealed explosive devices. For all of the hassle and grandstanding and security theater, it is within the TSA's acceptable parameters that if 10 terrorists attempt to smuggle an explosive device through one of these scanners, one of them gets through.
All in all, the documents are pretty mind-blowing: Basically all of the worst things you've considered the DHS and TSA might want to do, they've at least thought very hard about doing it, even if, as they told Forbes, "TSA has not tested the advanced imaging technology that is currently used at airports in mass transit environments and does not have plans to do so." It doesn't mean they won't.
Take a look for yourself: [EPIC, EPIC (PDF) via Forbes]


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We know you're probably preparing yourselves for the season finales of some of your favorite shows, but there's plenty of new and returning series premiering this summer to not just tide you over until the fall, but completely entertain you.
From "True Blood" Season 5 to the premiere of TNT's new "Dallas" reboot to the TV return of Charlie Sheen in FX's "Anger Management" to the beginning of the end of fan-favorite shows "The Closer" and "Damages," we've got you covered with all of the most important summer TV premiere dates.
For those who think summer TV is just filler, this lineup proves otherwise: HBO's new Aaron Sorkin series "The Newsroom" will make its debut, as will USA's ambitious and star-studded "Political Animals"; comedy fans have new seasons of "Episodes," "Louie" and MTV's "Awkward."; and reality TV addicts will get more "Big Brother," "The Bachelorette" and "Bachelor Pad," "Snooki & JWoww" and all the Gordon Ramsay you can handle.
We've got the scoop on the over 80 series premiering this summer, broken down by month over the next three pages (navigate the pages by clicking the page numbers 1-4 below) and listed in chronological order -- the perfect way to go down the list and start setting some season passes on your DVRs. Happy viewing!
Click to Page 2 for May premieres
"Sherlock" Season 2 premiere
Sun., May 6, 9 p.m. ET on PBS
This sleek BBC update on the classic tales of Sherlock Holmes was nominated for an Emmy and won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series -- and for good reason. If you missed Season 1, it's easy to catch up: The three 90-minute episodes are streaming on Netflix.
"Around the World in 80 Plates" series premiere
Wed., May 9, 10 p.m. ET on Bravo
If "Top Chef" contestants were sent on a trip around the world, you'd have something as frenetic and fascinatingly food-filled as "80 Plates." First stop: London.
"Common Law" series premiere
Fri., May 11, 10 p.m. ET on USA
Police partners Travis Marks (Michael Ealy) and Wes Mitchell (Warren Kole) can work together, they just can't get along. So their captain orders them to couples therapy with Dr. Ryan, played by Sonya Walger.
"Food Network Star" Season 8 premiere
Sun., May 12, 9 p.m. ET on Food Network
They're shaking things up this season, with Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown picking teams to coach the contestants to the grand finale and the chance to win their own Food Network cooking show.
"Sister Wives" Season 3 premiere
Sun., May 13, 9 p.m. ET on TLC
Kody Brown, his four wives and their 17 children are back, and this season finds them trying to get settled in Las Vegas while Kody looks for a home big enough for all of them.
"America's Got Talent" Season 7 premiere
Mon., May 14, 8 p.m. ET on NBC
Howard Stern is coming to TV -- is there anything else to say?
"The Bachelorette" 90-minute Season 8 premiere
Mon., May 14, 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC
It's single mom Emily Maynard's turn to date a bunch of men, go on fabulous dates and hopefully, find everlasting love ... or at least someone to propose to and then break up with.
"Pregnant In Heels" Season 2 premiere
Tues., May 15, 10 p.m. ET on Bravo
Pregnancy concierge extraordinaire Rosie Pope is pregnant (in heels, naturally) with her third child when Season 2 kicks off, but that doesn't make dealing with her demanding clients and growing empire any less hectic.
"Duets" series premiere
Thurs., May 24, 8 p.m. ET on ABC
Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke aren't just judges or mentors for this new reality singing competition -- they're partners with their wannabe contestants. The best amateur duet partner wins a recording contract with Hollywood Records.
"So You Think You Can Dance" two-hour Season 9 premiere
Thurs., May 24 8 p.m. ET on Fox; moves to regular time slot on Wed., May 30, 8 p.m. ET
Less is more in the case of "SYTYCD" this season. No, we won't have an extra elimination show each week, but maybe that'll make the one episode a week that we do still get even more of a must-see.
"Rookie Blue" Season 3 premiere
Thurs., May 24, 10 p.m. ET on ABC
"Rookie Blue" is the little summer cop show that could. Now in its third season, here's hoping the action and emotion for these rookie cops gets kicked up a few notches to really get noticed.
"Men at Work" series premiere
Thurs., May 24, 10 p.m. ET on TBS
A sitcom about four best buds and coworkers -- Milo (Danny Masterson), the recent dumpee; Gibbs (James Lesure), the ladies man; Tyler (Michael Cassidy), the sophisticated one; and Neal (Adam Busch), the one with the girlfriend -- who help each other navigate life.
"Hemingway & Gellhorn" original movie
Mon., May 28, 9 p.m. on HBO
This made-for-TV movie follows the love story of Ernest Hemingway (Clive Owen) and Martha Gellhorn (Nicole Kidman), one of America's most famous literary couples, from their meeting in 1936 through their exciting and tumultuous five-year marriage.
"Hatfields & McCoys" premiere
Mon., May 28, 9 p.m. ET on History
History goes Wild West for this three-part miniseries, all about one of the most infamous rivalries in American history, starring Kevin Costner as "Devil" Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy.
"The Catalina" series premiere
Tues., May 29, 8 p.m. ET on The CW
A new sun-soaked reality series about the hot young staff at The Catalina hotel in Miami's sexy South Beach neighborhood.
"Design Star" Season 7 premiere
Tues., May 29, 9 p.m. ET on HGTV
Twelve new designers from all over the country will be vying for the ultimate reality TV prize: their own HGTV show. We've missed judges Genevieve Gorder and Vern Yip's brutally honest banter and, of course, Season 1 winner David Bromstad's charm.
"Workaholics" Season 3 premiere
Tues., May 29, 10:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central
Co-workers, roommates and friends Blake, Adam and Ders are back for more partying on this underrated offbeat Comedy Central sitcom.
"Dogs in the City" series premiere
Wed., May 30, 8 p.m. ET on CBS
A different kind of dog whisperer, expert Justin Silver will be helping New York City dog owners with their various canine conundrums.
"Melissa & Joey" one-hour Season 2 premiere
Wed., May 30, 8 p.m. ET on ABC Family
Mel and Joe are back for more family hijinks and sexual tension in this throwback sitcom.
"Breaking Pointe" series premiere
Thurs., May 31, 8 p.m. ET on The CW
This new reality show takes place at Ballet West in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the most intensely competitive dance companies in the country. They have dance moms there too, don't they?
Click to Page 3 for June premieres
"Secret Millionaire" Season 3 premiere
Sun., June 3, 8 p.m. ET on ABC
Sunday's most uplifting reality show is back with even more millionaires rewarding deserving people and heroes of their communities with cold hard cash.
"Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition" Season 2 premiere
Sun., June 3, 9 p.m. ET on ABC
Get ready for more inspiring total life makeovers as ABC's weight loss show returns with all new stories of obese people ready to make major life changes on TV.
"Drop Dead Diva" Season 4 premiere
Sun., June 3, 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime
Now that Grayson knows and is totally smitten with Jane, how will that change their dynamic? And will Jane return to the firm? And will Fred return at all, especially now that Ben Feldman is on "Mad Men"? And what about Parker and Kim? And then there's the other Kim (Kardashian) guest starring in the season premiere ... so yeah, big season, lots of questions, can't wait.
"The Glades" Season 3 premiere
Sun, June 3, 9 p.m. ET on A&E
There's an endless supply of mysterious murders in the Everglades, and it's up to Jim Longworth to solve them.
"Longmire" series premiere
Sun., June 3, 10 p.m. ET on A&E
A modern take on both Westerns and crime thrillers, "Longmire" follows a small-town sheriff in Wyoming (Robert Taylor) as he tries to rebuild his life after being widowed, with help from a new deputy (Katee Sackhoff) and his oldest pal (Lou Diamond Phillips).
"Teen Wolf" two-part Season 2 premiere
Sun., June 3, 11 p.m. ET & Mon., June 4, 10 p.m. ET on MTV
A new breed of monster in tearing up the town, sparking another bloody war. Can Scott and Crystal ever just be happy together? According to the Season 2 trailer, outlook's not so good.
"Hell's Kitchen" two-night Season 10 premiere
Mon., June 4, 8 p.m. ET & Tues., June 5, 8 p.m. ET on Fox
He's ba-ack! Let's hope the wannabe chefs have been working on their Beef Wellington recipes. We know how picky Gordon Ramsay can be ...
"MasterChef" two-night Season 3 premiere
Mon., June 4, 9 p.m. ET & Tues., June 5, 9 p.m. ET on Fox
And for even more Gordon goodness -- and the added bonus of his fellow judges, Graham Elliot and Joe Bastianich -- "MasterChef" is heating up this season with the most promising and talented bunch of home cooks yet.
"Push Girls" series premiere
Mon., June 4, 10 p.m. ET on Sundance
An inspiring, refreshing look at why life in a wheelchair doesn't have to handicap you, these "Push Girls" are strong, fearless, take-no-prisoners badasses.
"Pretty Little Liars" Season 3 premiere
Tues., June 5, 8 p.m. ET on ABC Family
Now that we know who "A" is, what does that mean for our favorite liars? After a (thankfully) very short break between seasons, we can't wait to see who their next big enemy is.
"Jane By Design" Season 1 summer premiere
Tues., June 5, 9 p.m. ET on ABC Family
Jane is back, and we'll finally get to meet Jane's long-lost mother, played by Teri Hatcher.
"Rizzoli & Isles" Season 3 premiere
Tues., June 5, 9 p.m. ET on TNT
The ladies are back, but can they fix their broken relationship? After last season's insane finale, we wonder ...
"Franklin & Bash" Season 2 premiere
Tues., June 5, 10 p.m. ET on TNT
We're not sure we'd actually hire Franklin and Bash to defend us, but that doesn't mean we wouldn't have fun watching them try.
"Royal Pains" Season 4 premiere
Wed., June 6, 9 p.m. ET on USA
Hank, Evan and the gang are back for more quirky medical cases in the tony Hamptons.
"Necessary Roughness" Season 2 premiere
Wed., June 6, 10 p.m. ET on USA
Football season has begun and the doctor is in -- Dr. Dani (Callie Thorne) and the ever-plagued Hawks players are back for more unconventional therapy sessions. Now if only Dani can get her own personal life in check.
"Love in the Wild" two-hour Season 2 premiere
Thurs., June 7, 8 p.m. ET on NBC
People find love in some pretty unexpected places, so why not in the middle of nowhere? With new host Jenny McCarthy, this adventure dating show is back for another summer of love.
"The Choice" series premiere
Thurs., June 7, 9 p.m. ET on Fox
"The Choice" steals "The Voice's" spinning chair surprise reveal hook and uses it for a reality dating show -- with single celebrities like Carmen Electra, Joe Jonas, Warren Sapp and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino looking to find love.
"Saving Hope" series premiere
Thurs., June 7, 10 p.m. ET on NBC
A new hour-long medical drama series with an ensemble cast that includes "Smallville's" Erica Durance and "The Vampire Diaries'" Daniel Gillies.
"Comedy Bang! Bang!" series premiere
Fri., June 8, 10 p.m. ET on IFC
Based on Scott Aukerman's award-winning podcast, this offbeat sitcom is about a late night talk show-within-the-show, peppered with sketches and featuring an insane list of some of the biggest names in comedy as guests.
"Bunk" series premiere
Fri., June 8, 10:30 p.m. ET on IFC
Take a classic TV game show, make celebrities sing, dance, draw and improv as the contestants and give them bizarre prizes, then you've got something resembling this new IFC show, hosted by Kurt Braunohler.
"True Blood" Season 5 premiere
Sun., June 10, 9 p.m. on HBO
Waiting sucks, but the wait is almost over for Season 5, which picks up right where the shocking Season 4 finale left off. One thing we're especially excited for: finally flashing back to see how Eric turned Pam.
"Our America With Lisa Ling" Season 2 summer premiere
Sun., June 10, 10 p.m. ET on OWN
Lisa Ling continues to shed light on those facets of American life that aren't always publicized, from faith healers, polygamists and sex offenders to veterans of war.
"Tia & Tamera" Season 2 premiere
Mon., June 11, 8 p.m. ET on Style
These "Sister, Sister" twins are all grown up, but they're still pretty in sync. Last season was all about Tia's pregnancy and Tamera's wedding, and this season, it's Tamera's turn to prepare for motherhood.
"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" Season 5 premiere
Mon., June 11, 8 p.m. ET on ABC Family
With a new season ending just a week after the Season 4 finale, it's anyone's guess where Amy and her fellow teenagers will be, but the third episode of this season marks their 100th -- a huge milestone and a first for any ABC Family series.
"Bunheads" series premiere
Mon., June 11, 9 p.m. ET on ABC Family
Michelle (Sutton Foster) goes from sexy Vegas showgirl to small-town ballet instructor in this new series from "Gilmore Girls" creator Amy Sherman-Palladino.
"Dallas" series premiere
Wed., June 13, 9 p.m. ET on TNT
Welcome back to Southfork Ranch, where the "Dallas" alum and some fresh blood are still scheming and backstabbing for the rights to that black gold bubbling under the surface in their own backyard.
"Burn Notice" Season 6 premiere
June 14, 10 p.m. ET on USA
The gang's all back -- except Fiona. Is she really gone for good? And what does that mean for Michael Westen?
"Suits" Season 2 premiere
Thurs., June 14, 10 p.m. ET on USA
"Suits" was a surprise hit last summer with some of the best chemistry on TV, and we can't wait to see what Mike and Harvey pull off next in their unlikely legal partnership.
"Falling Skies" Season 2 premiere
Sun., June 17, 9 p.m. ET on TNT
Season 2 picks up three months after Tom (Noah Wyle) went aboard that alien ship, and his kids are still searching for him while helping to lead the 2nd Mass alongside Captain Weaver (Will Patton).
"Baby Daddy" series premiere
Wed., June 20, 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC Family
This new sitcom follows twentysomething Ben, who finds a baby on his doorstep left by an ex and instantly becomes a new dad. Ben decides to raise the child with help from his mom, brother, best friend and gal pal who might be more.
"Inside Men" series premiere
Wed., June 20, 10 p.m. ET on BBC America
This thrilling drama follows three security company employees who are planning a multi-million dollar heist, with the story all told from their perspectives.
"Futurama" Season 7 premiere
Wed., June 20, 10 p.m. ET on Comedy Central
Basking in the glow of their big Emmy win last year, this sci-fi animated sitcom takes us back to the 31st century with a new season, kicking off with two back-to-back episodes, and 13 new episodes total.
"The Soul Man" series premiere
Wed., June 20, 10 p.m. ET on TV Land
In this "Hot In Cleveland" spinoff, R&B singer Boyce "The Voice" Ballentine (Cedric "The Entertainer") leaves the glitz and glamour of being a soul superstar in Vegas to take over preaching duties as Reverend of his father's church in St. Louis, with his reluctant wife Lolli (Niecy Nash) and family in tow.
"The Exes" Season 2 premiere
Wed., June 20, 10:30 p.m. ET on TV Land
What'll happen next with Holly (Kristen Johnston) and Phil (Donald Faison)? And can we please get Ken Marino back to guest star as Holly's ex?
"Snooki & JWoww" series premiere
Thurs., June 21, 10 p.m. ET on MTV
Snooki and JWoww are leaving the "Jersey Shore" house to move into their own place together, and Snooki's big baby and engagement news means that this is kind of their last hurrah to live it up as single best friends.
"The Newsroom" series premiere
Sun., June 24, 10 p.m. on HBO
Aaron Sorkin's latest TV drama takes a look behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show just trying to put out the best show possible with an unpredictable anchor (Jeff Daniels), a demanding boss (Sam Waterston), a flighty producer (Emily Mortimer) and the show's largely unmotivated staff (Olivia Munn, Dev Patel and Alison Pill).
"The Great Escape" series premiere
Sun., June 24, 10 p.m. ET on TNT
TNT's first reality competition show, executive produced by Ron Howard, will follow three teams each week as they fight for a big cash prize by making it through Hollywood blockbuster-style challenges in unique locations.
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" Season 9
Sun., June 24, 11:45 p.m. on Adult Swim
At this point, they're just calling it "Aqua Something You Know Whatever" ... which is fitting, don't you think?
"Craft Wars" series premiere
Tues., June 26, 10 p.m. ET on TLC
Tori Spelling hosts this new TLC crafting competition show that pits three crafters against each other each week for challenges in all areas of crafting.
"Wipeout" Season 5 summer premiere
Thurs., June 28, 9 p.m. ET on ABC
Will the big balls ever stop being funny?
"Anger Management" series premiere with back-to-back episodes
Thurs., June 28, 9 p.m. ET on FX
Yep, Charlie Sheen's back on TV with this re-imagining of the 2003 Jack Nicholson/Adam Sandler movie of the same name. Sheen will play an anger management therapist with unconventional methods who needs just as much counseling as his patients.
"Wilfred" Season 2 premiere
Thurs., June 28, 10 p.m. ET on FX
Sometimes man's best friend is just another man in a dog costume. This trippy take on the hit Australian comedy returns with Jason Gann back in the shaggy Wilfred suit and Elijah Wood's character's life falling apart because of it.
"Awkward." Season 2 premiere
Thurs., June 28, 10:30 p.m. ET on MTV
Are you Team Matty or Team Jake? We're totally Team Jenna and can't wait for this delightful show to return.
"Louie" Season 3 premiere
Thurs., June 28, 10:30 p.m. ET on FX
Louis C.K. is back with more brutally honest comedy, loosely based on his real life. Last season was a revelation, and we're happy the show has really found its stride.
"Brand X with Russell Brand" series premiere
Thurs., June 28, 11 p.m. ET on FX
Russell Brand is tackling late night with this new comedy show, which looks nothing like a traditional talk show (thank god) -- it's basically six half-hour comedy specials featuring Brand's signature style of stand-up, shot in front of a live audience.
Click to Page 4 for July & August premieres
"Weeds" Season 8 premiere
Sun., July 1, 10 p.m. ET on Showtime
You don't screw over as many people as Nancy Botwin has and not have a few enemies out to get you. So who shot at Nancy and her family at the end of last season? (Hint: It's someone we know from her past.) And was anyone hit? We long for the simpler days in Agrestic, but at this point, we're curious if Nancy will ever get what's coming to her.
"Episodes" Season 2 premiere
Sun., July 1, 10:30 p.m. ET on Showtime
You might've written off Matt LeBlanc playing "himself" as just another stunt, but his Golden Globe win helped legitimize this role a bit for doubters. The fact that he plays an insanely self-absorbed, clueless version of himself whose well-endowed nature is frequently referenced? Well, that's just a bonus.
"Web Therapy" Season 2 premiere
Mon., July 2, 11 p.m. ET on Showtime
Lisa Kudrow's online therapist Fiona Wallice just makes us feel so ... sane. In Season 2's 10 episodes, we'll see patients played by Meryl Streep, Conan O'Brien, Rosie O'Donnell, Molly Shannon, Minnie Driver and Selma Blair, among others.
"The Closer" Season 7 summer premiere
Mon., July 9, 9 p.m. ET on TNT
Wrapping up its final season with a bonus six episodes to launch the spinoff, "Major Crimes" (more on that in August premieres), get ready to say goodbye to sassy, sweet-eating Brenda Leigh Johnson forever.
"Perception" series premiere
Mon., July 9, 10 p.m. ET on TNT
Everything isn't always what it seems, and this new drama proves that one man's perception is another man's truth ... and possibly another man's hallucination. Eric McCormack returns to TV as Dr. Daniel Pierce, a slightly unhinged professor and neuroscientist who helps the FBI out with tough cases.
"Opening Act" series premiere
Mon., July 9, 10 p.m. ET on E!
A new reality series from "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe, this one plucks musical acts from online obscurity, giving them the chance to open huge concerts for artists like Rod Stewart, Brad Paisley and Nicki Minaj. Mary J. Blige will be helping Lythgoe choose the lucky groups.
"Trust Us With Your Life" series premiere
Tues., July 10, 9 p.m. ET on ABC
Improv is back on TV with this new show, from the creators of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?," hosted by Fred Willard. Celebrities like Ricky Gervais and Florence Henderson tell funny life stories while the cast of improvisers reenacts them.
"White Collar" Season 4 premiere
Tues., July 10 at 9 p.m. ET on USA
With a sunny new locale to kick things off (they shot in Puerto Rico), "Smallville" and "V" alum Laura Vandervoort joining the cast, likely as a new love interest for Neal (Matt Bomer), and Mekhi Phifer stopping by to play a federal agent, this season sounds especially steamy.
"Covert Affairs" Season 3 premiere
July 10 at 10 p.m. ET on USA
This sexy summer spy drama is back, and now that Annie's finally found her footing as an agent, with her first kill under her belt, the action can only get bigger. Rumor has it, they've shot episodes in Istanbul, Stockholm and Jordan already this season.
"Final Witness" series premiere
Tues., July 10, 10 p.m. ET on ABC
A new true crime series that takes a different look at some very shocking murder cases, all told from the victim's point of view.
"Damages" Season 5 premiere
Wed., July 11, 10 p.m. ET on DirecTV
The fifth and final season of this onetime FX hit that made the move to DirecTV last year is sure to be explosive. We may never get all the answers about Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne), but we sure love to watch them spar.
"The Franchise" one-hour Season 2 premiere
Wed., July 11, 9 p.m. ET on Showtime
Major League Baseball just got a little sexier: This sports doc series is going behind the bullpen with the Miami Marlins this season.
"Beverly Hills Nannies" series premiere
Wed., July 11, 9 p.m. ET on ABC Family
From the people who brought us "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" comes a new reality docuseries about the nannies who work in La-La-Land's most exclusive zip code.
"Big Brother" Season 14 premiere
Thurs., July 12, 9 p.m. ET on CBS
We don't know what the season's big twists will be yet, but we'll bet it's something big -- after 13 season, it has to be.
"The Real L Word" Season 3 premiere
Thurs., July 12, 10 p.m. ET on Showtime
Showtime's hit "The L Word" told stories of lesbians living in Los Angeles, but no matter how dramatic things got, they could never rival the real thing -- these ladies are completely uninhibited, making this a fascinating guilty pleasure. Plus, this summer, they're adding some New York lesbians.
"Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse" Season 2 premiere
Fri., July 13, 9 p.m. ET on TBS
Based on Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married"? movies, this show stars Tasha Smith and MIchael Jai White as a married couple just trying to juggle it all while keeping their marriage intact.
"Leverage" Season 5 premiere
Sun., July 15, 8 p.m. ET on TNT
There are plenty of cop shows on TV, but for those who like to see things from the thieves' perspectives, this show sets up new heists each week.
"Political Animals" series premiere
Sun., July 15, 10 p.m. ET on USA
This six-part Washington, D.C.-based drama series boasts an impressive ensemble cast -- including Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, Ellen Burstyn, Adrian Pasdar and James Wolk -- and an incredibly intriguing story full of scandal and political corruption.
"Breaking Bad" Season 5 premiere
Sun., July 15, 10 p.m. ET on AMC
The much-anticipated fifth and final season will be split in two, according to star Bryan Cranston, with the first half airing starting in July, and the second half in 2013. They're picking up right where we left off in the jaw-dropping Season 4 finale.
"Small Town Security" series premiere
Sun., July 15, 11 p.m. ET on AMC
This new reality series centers on a family-owned private security company in rural Georgia. We wonder if they have the same "security" problems that Walter White and Co. experience in Albuquerque ...
"Sullivan & Son" series premiere
Thurs., July 19, 10 p.m. ET on TBS
From executive producer Vince Vaughn, this new sitcom stars comedian Steve Byrne as Steve, a guy who takes over his family's Pittsburgh bar.
"3" 90-minute series premiere
Sun., July 22, 9 p.m. ET on CBS
Based on a hit Israeli reality dating show, "3" follows three very different women as they meet hundreds of men who could possibly be their soul mates.
"Bachelor Pad" Season 3 premiere
Mon., July 23, 8 p.m. ET on ABC
As long as there are people willing to look for love on "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," there will plenty of cast-offs to fill the "Bachelor Pad" house.
"Hell On Wheels" Season 2 premiere
Sun., Aug. 12, 9 p.m. ET on AMC
This post-Civil War drama returns, and former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon (Anson Mount) is still out to find the Union soldiers who made his life a living hell.
"Major Crimes" series premiere
Mon., Aug. 13 at 10 p.m. ET on TNT; moves to regular timeslot Mon., Aug. 20, 9 p.m. ET
This much-anticipated spin-off of "The Closer" will hopefully make the loss of that fan-favorite show a little easier on viewers with continuing characters, including Mary McDonnell's Captain Sharon Raydor and G.W. Bailey's Detective Lt. Louie Provenza.
"Boss" Season 2 premiere
Fri., Aug. 17, 10 p.m. ET on Starz
Kelsey Grammer's drama wasn't exactly a ratings hit, but it did score some Golden Globe love and a second season pickup before the first season even premiered. We ended last season on election day, but this season Mayor Tom Kane promises that he will tear it all down if needed -- and if his disease doesn't take him down first.
"Married to Jonas" series premiere
Sun., Aug. 19, 10 p.m. ET on E!
The latest couple to share their married life on reality TV: Kevin Jonas and his wife, Danielle. Other JoBro cameos are all but guaranteed.
"Hotel Hell" series premere
Originally slated to premiere in June, Fox moved it to later this summer, TBD
And now, a new Gordon Ramsay show ("Hell's Kitchen" and "MasterChef" just aren't enough for some) to complete what Fox has dubbed the "Summer of Gordon." This one follows him as he whips ailing hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts into shape.
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0me!ess Thousands Watch Waters Retreat as Flood Danger Passes Editorial Offices RI 4111, Sta. 227 Night - PR -4776 SOUTHERN DAI LY CALIFORNIA TROJAN United Press World Wide News Service f0lume XXVIII Los Angeles, California, Thursday, April 29, 1937 Number 126 longsfress io Entertain jncers lemi-Formal Prom ' Uill Be in Lounge [omorrow Night -m Hutchinson, recently ioerehwln's featured singer, ^finitely made arrangements 'li the all-university spr ng ■ 'omorrow evening, according •cement received from Foy Lancer president, last night. », Hutchinson, blonde song- * off with KEHE. was fea- * ver the National Broadcast-i(0BP»ny's eastern network for "rs Henrietta Pelta, cam-i«ordlonl.it, will also be spot-on the evening's program, a rith Felix Vailed, protege of |k;c will Roaers, who is a danced lasso artist. w Tarleton. non-org admints-j,, board member in charge of ^nil-formal prom's floor show, jvtsterday that other promin-jiest entertainers would be it at the dance in the Stu-Unlon social lounge from 9 to midnight. Ill the slogan "where all the l<and non-orgs meet," the ali-usity prom will have a spring |UM reports concerning the Iknlversity popular sons con-ilMnj conducted hy the spring ■ commiitee revealed that hwt Leilani." with 56 tallies, best-liked musical hit of i students, to date. PLANNER Refugees Return to ANNUAL APOLLIAD IS IN TOUCHSTONE Flooded Area THEATER SATURDAY Louis Tarleton, member of the Trojan Lancer administrative board, yesterday promised U. S.C. socialites a full round of entertainment for the all-university spring prom which will be held tomorrow night. Reconstruction of Inundated Properly To Begin B) Uni led Press. Flood waters receded Wednesday in the eastern part of thc United States and Canada, leaving 28 dead, 12.000 homeless and property damage estimated at $10,000,000. Three thousand refugees, concentrated In Wheeling, W. Va., watch* j ed tlie Ohio river retreat toward its banks again, leaving silt and debris thick on business and residential J streets. The Ohio crested at 45.9 | feet and then began to drop at the j rate of.about two inches an hour. INOCULATION PLANNED The program of the 13th annual Apolliad will be presented at 8 o'clock Saturday evening in Touchstone theater. | All numbers on the program will be original contributions i of students of the university. On the program there will be poetry, an essay, a short I «a dance, a number of color photographs by William Paulson, I a verse-speaking choir, a monodra- ) Today s Organ Program Pnlchra ul Lunn ...................... Daltier Dallier is organist of the Madeleine in Paris. Suite from "Le Roi s'amuse," Delibes Delibes is perhaps best known for his opera "Lakme," first produced in 1883. but which still holds the boards. As a composer Trojan Creeks Will Dance At Bowl Interfratemity Formal Is May 11/ Knights Will Be Honored Trojan Greeks will go formal Tuesday night. May 11, when thc interfratemity council sponsors Its CREEK HEAD ma, and three original one-act j annual dinner dance at the Bilt-plays. An art exhibit has also been more Bowl. Court Plan Foes Increase Three Uncommitted Senators Switch To Opposition WASHINGTON. April 28—<U.P)— President Roosevelt's supreme court Authorities planned to establish i refined dance music intended an inoculation center to prevent a {or ballet, he occupies a place of ; possible outbreak of illness. Sup- j his owTn in France, comparable plies of typhoid serum in Wheeling ^ that oJ j0hann Strauss Jr. in were said to be adequate, WPA Austria. workmen surveyed the city, prepar- I_ atory to clearing the streets of debris. Only one railroad was operating into the city. In London, Ont., the number of flood deaths stood at six when Canadian national railway officials reported discovery of another body tn the baggage car wreckage of a Chicago-Montreal train which was derailed by a washout. The body was that of an unidentified transient. Thp fireman and the engineer also lost their lives when the train leaped the track near Beach- arranged by the College of Architecture and Fine Arts WORKSHOP PROGRAM FRIDAY In addition to Saturday evening's Apolliad there will be a program on Friday night devoted to original plays produced by Touchstone Drama Workshop. On this progrnm will appear plays which are to be This will mark the third consecutive year that the council has chosen the Bowl as the site for its dinner dance. Thc room has been filled to capacity at each of the previous formals, with more than 300 couples attending. Sid Smith, chairman of the music committee, announced yesterday j that a "big name" band will be j presented at the Apolliad, together i secured In place of Jimmy Grier's [ Tea To Honor Speaker Director of Reid Hall, Columbia Professor Will Attend Reception Serving a dual purpose, the re- d in decorations. Shirley ichiid. chairman of this phase ern Ontario, began to recede. THAMES SWEEPS WEST The crest of the Thames flood swept westward toward Lake St. Clair driving 1.500 persons from their homes in Tiiamesville and imperiled river front sections In Chatham. Seven deaths attributed directly or indirectly to the flood were re- reorganization program was placed caused most of the floods tn west-in jeopardy today when three previously uncommitted members of the senate judiciary committee ^falr, states that spring" col- j switched to the opposition camp, md flowers will adorn the j They are senators Pat McCarran. . Serpentine, balloons, and ( Nevada; Joseph C. O'Mahoney, m will help present a gay, j d , Wyoming; and Carl D. Hatch, ll scene. j p.. New Mexico, who announced Ui [or the dance, priced at fcl j their stand after the committee, by te, are being sold by the Stu- I unanimous consent, agreed to end 3 Union cashier and campus j secret discussions and start voting j ported throughout the western im. The Trojan Lancer ad- j on the measure and amendments on Pennsylvania watershed. The Pltts-irative board, comprised of j May 18. j burgh city council sent a resolution I Draper. John Rose, Carmen 1 MOst SERIOUS REVERSAL to Washington, asking congress to «df Phyllis Hight. George Hill, j ' .... .. , appropriate funds for flood control. !Gonzales. Glenn Stephens. Bob s,h'ft w"'he ™ At New Martinsville, W. Va.. 40 te Louis Tarleton, and Emil 'p'sal 1 ie pres ens . M miles south of Wheeling, the sltua-i? is leading in this activity. | received. It assured an unfavorable serioUs Probably report, at least on the president s ..... . , te Talbert and his orchestra, ! £ , t0 add six new justices to the worst h t town below Wheeling, twd partly of prominent stu- the high court but lt may lay the m0Te three-fourths of the city s Irom the U S.C. musical or- | groundwork for a compromise which "as un er wa er' many opponents are demanding ville. The Thames river, which has ! ception and tea given this afternoon cent" with several others. Original scripts by Fay Mitchell. Hubert Long, Grange Lewis, Eleanor Brown, and Paul Lady will be given. The stage manager for these plays is Ben Marshall, president of Drama Workshop, INVITATIONS REQUIRED According to Miss Florence Hubbard. director of play productions, the Touchstone Drama Workshop, by making possible the production of Apolliad programs, is working for development of campus talent. Admission to the Apolliad will be by invitation only. Student activity cards will admit Trojans to the Friday program, and general admission for that evening wil lbe 40 orchestra which will not be available to play for the dancers. The name of the band will be announced early next week. PROFESSIONAL ACTS Mauri Kantro, who is in charge of the entertainment for the event, states that a number of professional acts will be secured for the evening. The Bowl will be filled to capacity, according to Willis Stanley, bid chairman who stated yesterday that 312 couples are expected to attend. Fraternity houses have been apportioned a number of bids equivalent to 38 per cent of their active and pledge membership. Bob Trapp, interfratemity council president, is general chairman of the annual Greek formal dinner dance which will be at the Biltmore Bowl May 11. Tire Strike Settled Firestone Company Ends 56-Day Dispute Affecting 10,000 Men Extempore Tourney Begins Today Twenty-Three Trojans Enter Bowen Cup Speech Contest Twenty-three undergraduate students, including six women and 17 men. had. at a late hour yesterday, signed up for the Bowen Cup extempore speaking tournament which starts this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in Porter hall of the Law building for the preliminary round of the contest. • The event was to have been conducted last Tuesday but as tourney officials were unable to obtain faculty members to Judge the preliminaries. it had to be postponed until today. The finals of the contest will be next Tuesday afternoon. Faculty members who will be Judges this afternoon had not been selected late yesterday. DEBATERS PREDOMINATE With the names of members of the men's and women's debate teams predominating, the entry list with more than a score of signatures foretells success to the tourney, according to Harold Weeks, varsity debate manager who is aiding Coach Alan Nichols in preparing for the event. The rontest, which is named after Judge William Bowen, Los Angeles jurist, and former Trojan debater, is considered the highlight by Dr. Rufus B. von KleinSmid and the council on graduate study Apolliad Invitations will honor both Miss Dorothy Leet. director of Reid hall in Paris, and Are Available Dr. Sarah Sturtevant of Columbia I university ' Invitations to the 13th annual "Oraduate Work in Paris" will be | 0*1*? the subject of a talk to be given AKRON. O April 28—<l'.P»—The __ .... . . , , . ,__ Firestone Tire and Rubber com- I of the U.S.C. extempore season. °wtn' hT h'mu-rt nnnonnrrri |mny t0<lBy ''lRnpd Rn agreement j The tournament yearly draws the .sages will be tanned announced h Unltrd Rubber Workers of schools leading speakers. Bob Trapp, provident of the council. . ....... 0"#l.#,ar . * Amcrica a CIO affiliate, Rndlns n famtitktantk lUAiMim SPECIAL FEATURE \fi-dav dlsnute that had made 10 - CONTESTANTS NAMED As a special feature of the eve- l)on workers idle Joyce Rippe, Marjorif Atkinson, ninp newiv-elerted members of ... . | Brooke von Fajkenstein, Betty Eb-ning, newiy-eieeten numbers oi Tlie settlement was reached 24 . . Trojan Knights will be Introduced |lour8 after resumption of negotla- j ' . ' who have by Smith, president of the Junior- , ,lon8i whtrh hlui becn broken off , wnust ll ions department and from former Walt Schumann's band, I play for the gala prom tomor-lillht. Archaeologist o Tell Secret' ramids' A. C. Daniels To Leave Troy Both O'Mahoney and McCarran indicated a willingness to approve addition of two judges to the court if it can be shown that the tribunal's work has become too burdensome for the present nine justices. TEN VOTES CERTAIN O'Mahoney said that nothing in Pvramirlc' the recent public hearings had con- r y I dllllUb I victed him that "any Increase of U". , . . * I the court is either necessary or de- »ng record of achievement . " • behind Dr. George Stein- j slrRDle-professor emeritus at the ' The trio of senators made the er 18 years service in thus capacity. Wty of Leipzig, who will speak ! opposition sure of 10 members of Before he became manager of the 3«ne hall at 3 p.m. tomorrow j the 18-member committee on a vote student store, Daniels worked in Tlie Secret of the Pyramids" against six new justices. ithe ticket department and previous can Justly lay claim to be I After today's secret session It0 thBt he had « P°sition wlth ,hP ®*red as the general storehouse 1 Chairman Henry Fountain Ashurst, Wry science." the world-fam- d" Arizona, made public a letter 'ffPtologlH said in an article from Solicitor General Stanley ^XThavmg reCel ed hfs eg e( "ed as earlv as iQni tho that two resident's trallon- having received ms uegrei by Miss Leet following a reception in the president's suite from 3 to 4 p.m. She will discuss problems facing the average American university student who goes abroad for research and study. Miss Leet is the head of Reid hall, headquarters for both American and French students in France. She has been awarded a decoration by the French government for her work in furthering cultural relations between French and foreign students. Dr. Sturtevant is on leave from office to any members of the faculty who will telephone requesting them. These also entitled to Invitations are all contributors of manuscripts, regardless of acceptance, all who take part In the program, all former contributors to previous programs, and members of the student Apolliad committee. Those who wish to attend the performance are requested to call for their invitations not later than Friday afternoon. If any Invitations remain uncalled for on Friday afternoon, students senior men's service organization New members of Blue Key, Junior men's "honorary fraternity, will be presented by Maynard Hathaway, president of the group. Following these introductions. Trapp, general chairman of the dance, will award plaques to thc Greek houses which have been victorious in the interfraternity athletic competitions. Council officers stated that nine athletic plaques will be presented. for several days. FIVE SIGNERS The agreement was signed by L. her duties at Columbia and is mak- | may obtain them b>> calling at thc ing a tour of Inspection of United speech office. States educational institutions. Included ln the receiving line will be Dr. von Kletn8mid; Dean Mary j Sinclair Crawford; Dean Rockwell Dennis Hunt, of the Graduate School; J. J. Viala, French consul to Los Angeles; and Suzanna Win- Music Society initiates Six Robert Crawford, Wallace Dorman, Maurice Atkinson. Woodrow de Castro, Clint Ternstrom, Glen S. Buekmanter, president of the Stephens, Spike McNeil, Cliff Roy-Ftrestone local, Tom Owens, re- *ton. Oordon Jeffers, Fred Hall, cording secretary of the local, Al- 1 Sterling Livingston, Arthur Guy. Ian Haywood. Committee for Indus- J Tarleton. E. E. Jorle, Grant trial Organization representative; Burton, Walt Rohwedder. and Rob-and W. R. Murphy, F. L. Armltage, «rt Feder are the men who have and C. B. Qreenlese, company of- | signed for the tournament, ficlalfl. ENTRY I.IST NOT COMPLETE It. provided; as Manager Weeks pointed out Company recognition of the un- yesterday, the entry list ls notcom-lon as the representative of such piete, ss prospective participant* Fin stone employes as desire URW | have until 2:20 o'clock this after-services. noon to sign their names to thc Agreement by the union to ban itnt thal is posted outside the de-slt-down strikes. j bate office. 427 Student Union. The tournament Is open to all RE-EMPLOYMENT ASKED A. C. Daniels, who has been the manager of the Student Union w llusv,", bookstore for the last six years, will 1 stel. Pi Delta Phi president. Prof. TODAY be business manager at Chaffey ! Adele Jallade and Prof. Aura D. high school and junior college aft- Hardison of the French department er June. will pour. He will succeed Franklin E. Chaf- ;_ fey who died several weeks ago aft- CAMPUS GUESTS WELCOMED Company agreement to re-employ j undergraduate students who hnve not won cups in previous contests. Rules limit the speeches from five to seven minutes ln length. After | choosing their topics, participants \ will be given one hour In which to | prepare their speeches. fred Hall, Margaret Patilla. Jean lion for collective bargaining. lAbol- £oec|s ^yj|| Qeha|-e Los Angeles Building and Loan. He is a graduate of the College of AC - degree in 1930. University officials have not yet Freshmen Plan Town Hall' Burlesque as early as 1903. In the ! Reed stating that the president's rear he directed an Egyptian ! bill would "measurably aid" the su- TOon which spent three years | preme court rather than impair its ... . . Ie,-,1UI. u, "r the Cheops pyramids at efficiency as Chief Justice Charles ' decided who will take the vacated | nresldent ^ From 1909 to 1910 Dr. Stein- Evans Hughes had claimed. | Pl®ce ln the bookstore. M the Ernst von Sieglin S _____ "Bovard Hall Tonight," a burlesque on the famous "Town Hall Tonight," starring Fred Allen, is Six new members were initiated and new officers were Installed in the Honorary Music club during ] as rapidly as possible all worktrs ceremonies conducted yesterday by I now on strike. Ruth Watanabe, retiring president [ Resumption of plant operations as of the organization. j soon as possible. Initiates Include Thelma Molina, I Company agreement not lo fl-Mary Halsey, Wanda Elvin, Wini- nance any labor group or organlza- Dr. Surah Sturtevant of Columbia university and Jose Osmena of ] Truett. Plans for the evening were I lshing the Firestone "company un the Philippine Islands will be j in charge of Marjorie Voclkel who ion" plan.) guests of honor at a luncheon this ; arranged for corsages ln the club's I Union agreement not to Intiml noon in Elisabeth von KleinSmid colors, gold, green, and white, to j date or coerce employes and to rc- i 81x COed debaters will participate hall sponsored by the Los Angeles be presented the neophytes. 1 frain from soliciting membership , ln 'the Los Angeles Junior college University of International Rela- officers who will serve next year j on company time or company pro- invitational forensic tournament tions. are Edith Cummock, president; j perty. i tomorrow and Saturday, concluding Dr. Sturtevant, a professor at Marjorie Voelkel, vice-president. I Tlie settlement will not lie adopt- ti1P current dcbe.te season, lt was Columbia, is making an inspection Heruko Hirashiki. secretary; Thel- <*i officially by the union until a announced yesterday, tour of educational institutions ,"a Molina, treasurer; Wanda El- ; vote of the membership is taken. The three teams entered ln the throughout the United States. She Vin, historian, and Winifred Hall, | Tlie vote was set tentatively for pianist. I tomorrow afternoon. ... In L.A J.C. Tournament will also be honored at a reception and tea in Dr. Rufus B. von Kleln- on in its archaeological ef- j J *t the Chepbren pyramids. ' oteindcrffs career as an au-j*8an with the publication of optic Grammar" in 1894 Since he has written several , t*le best known of which 'pocalypse Of Elias" and ' The I it of the Pharaohs." I Mort Brigadier was selected by Deasy to write the continuity of STRUBLE TELLS OF NEW ARTISTIC ACE now being produced under the di- , smid's suite at 3 o'clock this aft- 1 rection of Neal Deasy, freshman ernoon. Jose Osmena is the son of the vice-president of the Philippine Islands and is puusing for a visit in southern California during a 2-year world cruise. Arrangement* for the luncheon are being made bv John Mangun, vice-president of the Los Angeles University of International Relations student body. the variety show. He will be assisted by "Sid" Wise. During the past semester Brigadier has written for the Wampus. The show will be presented in Bovard auditorium during the last week In May. Among the performers that have been selected to take ■ Essies I Music S; Rented Today The new age—a glorious one which finds sincere reflection .......... ............ " "" in the characteristic contemporaneous art—wa.s described by I)art ^ the ^ow is Henrietta Pel-« nr Mildred C Struble, professor of comparative literature, la, Who will play the piano-accord- " I at yesterday's Wednesday lecture in the art and lecture room.; i0n She was heard on tiie Pon- jOluierS kjUara Doheny library. Attempting to show life as it act- PORNOGRAPHY PLEA PRODUCES PROTEST "No dirty joke—50-cent fine," was the edict last evening Ppalininn School Sid Smith, president of Trojan Knights, a.s lie . ought to SI ^ ___Jorce by economic pressure the traditional custom ol following dinner with a round of risque humor. The regular debate division are Carol Hover und Jane Richtei, Elaine Holbrook and Olga 8hmueff, and Frances Dunn and Gloria Kemerer. Miss Richter also plans to enter the or-atorlcal declamation contest, and Miss Hover, Mlss Holbrook, and Centlnut-fl on I'a»e Four ually. is without orderliness and j, - I without logical progression of # « selections will form the events, modern art and literature wt of the student talent achieves a kaleidoscopic effect in .. 11 12 45 p.m. today in 11 , keeping with modern life" expiain-01 Mus>c. ed Miss Struble, whose topic was numbers will include Men-« Scherzo in E Minor play-* Man EUen Ray bourne; The Effect of Tempo on Literature and the Fine Arts. ,, - -..... ivoruugiiA:, The challenge of life and art une by Debussy, offer- • makes us the "luckiest persons on Johnson; and Tocatta ; earth, Dr. Struble pointed out Mary - - Lt ftftllth in D Minor by Bach-t formed by Ruth Wata- wil1 comPlet® the Mildred Carrico singing , . Jong from Gounod's "Ro-I* Juliet. and wlUard Cross lnrief's "Invocazlone di Or-BDhm's "Still wle die *ce at the noon programs u * niuslc majors un-Director Max van r ■ Tlie modem age lias produced restlessness, but with it a dynamic quality," she declared. "Art today is fourth dimensional—it gives us the tiac show several weeks ago. Mer- M, , ' /'* r. ed to the intellect of the people ' iam Joidon will sing several se- Any S I e Ty LT3lt was brought out by the speaker. | lections. "In its earlier stages, art stressed j a complete cast has not been se- BURBANK. April 28—H'.I'i—Arm- repetltion, for lhat appealed to the lected as yet. Freshman who wish ed guards, ready to enforce mill- unsophisticated minds of the pub- to participate will be interviewed lary orders to "shoot cameras out Knight who refused to pay il 11c The vast majority of the un- today, during the assembly period, of the hands of photographers." | Protest was Immediate and vehe Of npH enforce by economic pressure the traditional _custom oi -p^ Oive SaUSBQS meeting was at the Phi Hau house. Breakfast Junior Knights balked when ord*» - — ered, as usual, each to contribute a pearl of pernography to aid the digestion of Smith and his complacent cohorts—the senior Knights. So Smith countered with the four-bit ante, denying the right of balloting on new candidates to any EARHART PLANE X-RAYED IN NEW EXPERIMENT educated could appreciate the beau- in Touchstone theater. Old College, ty which they found ln the repetl- said Brigadier last night, tion in musical verses, ln the retell- ing of stories, or in the simplicity of geometric designs in architecture. Art now is aimed ior sophisticated people, demanding that they put effort into understanding and appreciating it." A greater appreciation is possi- lourin aimeiuuuimi—through the release from drud-sensation of ^lauvlty in gery by modern conveniences, brlng- there is no fixed point > - - -1 lng more leisure time, Dr. Struble ! tie Chapel of 8ilence Meditation Services Will Continue Weekly Dr. Carl S. Knopf, detin of the School of Religion, will direct a short meditation service tomorrow morning at 7:30 oclock in the Lit- patrolled a private airfield today to keep prying eyes from a stratosphere "mystery" plane, being completed for the U.S. army at the Lockheed Aircraft corporation plant. The order to ' shoot and ask ques- ment. By Cavaney, irked at the expense, shouted "fraud," and his clarion call was echoed by Bob Smirl, Tom Guernsey, and Del Hessick. Smith, realizing that conslitution- we may place everything; whereas formerly the sense of orderliness produced a static quality. It is much more exciting to be reminded that the universe is constantly moving at top speed. This ls what modern art strives to do." That art and literature are geat- explalned. "And whenever educated people have leisure, they turn to fine arts. Once they are acquainted with them they never know boredom." As one of the many kinds of art Continued on Page F*w The meditation service is to be given every Friday morning for the remainder of the semester, according to Robert Homiston, president of the School of Religion. Services will be open to student* and faculty. tions afterwards" was issued alter \ al correctness could not be a part one alert newspaper photographer J of his argument, held that so sa-crept close enough to the bi-motor- I ered a Knight tradition as altered plane to snap a picture. Two j dinner story-telling should not be government Intelligence men were allowed to perish. He was support-reported to have been Instructed ed by Hal Newell, former president, from Washmgton to investigate the I 'There are few traditions with circumstances under which the sto- the background and fundamental len shot was made. bases of our dirty Joke-telllng," said The plane was trundled out on Newell. "I, for one, would like to the runway again today but an j see you fellows preserve the prac-army of guarda and worker* screen- i tioe, rather than lowering the high ed lt from view and kept civilian* ) standards that have been maintain-Irotn approaching within range. 1 ed in foregoing yen» ' Cupt'tKbl, 19.V, Al United Hit s. Amelia Earhart's ocean-hopping airplane, like an ailing human patient, was placed under a powerful x-ray yesterday in an unprecedented experiment calculated to determine structural flaws before the aviatrix takes off on her second attempt to span the globe. Two young Inventors, Tom A. Triplett, 30, and Victor P. Barton, 29. took more than 1.000 x-ray negatives of the plane. They reported some showed weakened wing parts and other flaws that can be corrected before the famous woman flyer embarks a few weeks hence on her second projected flight around the equator. The sausage will be the theme of the third annual School of Religion breakfast to be given Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock ln Fern Dell, Griffith park. Tlie theme will be carried out in toasts, games, and special music. Mrs. C. C. Douglas, wife of Dr. C. C. Douglas, professor of Oreek; W. Ballentine Henley, acting dean of the School of Government; Mrs. Rebecca B. Price, Instructor in religious education; Robert Homistoii. sludent president of the School of Religion; and Dr. Carl S. Knopf, dean of the School of Religion, | will propose humorous toasts to | the sausage. A special song, "The Sausage Machine," lias been prepared for the ! breakfast, and will be sung by a student quartet. Well-known games, which have been adapted by Tom 1 Pendle to fit the theme, will a Is* be a part of the entertainment. Dr. llufus B. von KleinSmid will opeu tlie program by extending greetings 1 io the gioup.
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0me!ess Thousands Watch Waters Retreat as Flood Danger Passes
Editorial Offices RI 4111, Sta. 227 Night - PR -4776
United Press World Wide News Service
f0lume XXVIII
Los Angeles, California, Thursday, April 29, 1937
Number 126
longsfress io Entertain jncers
lemi-Formal Prom '
Uill Be in Lounge
[omorrow Night
-m Hutchinson, recently ioerehwln's featured singer, ^finitely made arrangements 'li the all-university spr ng
■ 'omorrow evening, according •cement received from Foy
Lancer president, last night. », Hutchinson, blonde song-
* off with KEHE. was fea-
* ver the National Broadcast-i(0BP»ny's eastern network for
"rs Henrietta Pelta, cam-i«ordlonl.it, will also be spot-on the evening's program, a rith Felix Vailed, protege of |k;c will Roaers, who is a danced lasso artist.
w Tarleton. non-org admints-j,, board member in charge of ^nil-formal prom's floor show, jvtsterday that other promin-jiest entertainers would be it at the dance in the Stu-Unlon social lounge from 9
to midnight.
Ill the slogan "where all the l
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