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June 14, 2012

Carbon footprints of goods made in China and implications for American industrial areas

I recently came across several studies that answer a long-running question of mine:? what is the carbon footprint of goods traveling from China to that big box store down the road?? The answer also?planted a more perplexing question:? could it be possible that the carbon footprint of goods in China, if built and assembled in China (or some other distant country)?and shipped in?a particular eco-sensitive way, could be less than goods "made in the USA"?

The issue of goods transportation and carbon footprints seems to me one of the most important, but potentially counter-intuitive, aspects of land use policy.? Independent of economic concerns, which?of course is a huge issue of its own,?we might presume that a?consumer good "made in the USA" has a lower carbon?footprint than one made in China.? But what if the "American" good is?made from parts manufacturers around the world and simply assembled in the United States?? For instance, just 40% of the Ford Focus in made in the USA, and just 15% of that car is made in Mexico, with the remainder coming from non-North American parts suppliers.? Most "American" cars are really smorgasbords of parts suppliers shipped from the world over to a factory in the US.? At the very least, that provides factory assemply jobs for US workers.? But if we just consider the environmental impact for a minute, would?the?carbon footprints of those cars?be lower if all?the parts were made in one place in?China, assembled in China,?and then those cars were shipped to?their US destinations?

While I can't answer that question directly, a really interesting November, 2011 paper, Moving Containers Efficiently with Less Impact: Modeling and Decision-Support Architecture for Clean Port Technologies, by Josh Newell and Mansour Rahimi at USC's School of Policy Planning and Development, traces the important steps in answering carbon footprint issues in the supply chain.? In particular, Chapter 2 in the report models the emissions from real container shipments of an undisclosed toy manufacturer from manufacturing destinations in China to various retail destinations across the US.

The report noted that there were three main contributors to carbon footprints, each of which were?potential variables:?

The first is the land contribution, which is partitioned into China and United States segments, and is further partitioned into truck and rail segments. The second contribution comes from the sea, which is portioned into cruising speed, and slow speed segments. The third contribution comes from port operations for loading and unloading containers.

In general, the report concluded:

For the average container shipped from China to various U.S. destination zip codes, a carbon footprint of 2,821 kilograms per container per trip was determined. Transport by container ship is the most efficient in terms of CO2 burned per mile. So it is possible for a container to travel a greater distance, yet have a smaller carbon footprint than one that uses land transportation (train/truck) for a greater portion of the distance.

So there you have it:? 2,821 kilograms per container on average.? And the further?the?container goes?by ship, the lower the CO2 emissions.??A similar NRDC study studying retail apparel?shipments from China to Denver compared air to ship transit and?concluded:

[T]he truck-air-truck pathway emits over 5 times more soot (particulates) and 35 times more greenhouse gases than rail-ship-rail, sending an additional 99 tonnes [sic] of greenhouse gases into the air. On the ocean leg alone, a retailer would reduce GHG emissions by 99% sending cargo by ship instead of plane. Using this method, a retailer could send 101 full containers by ship and still emit fewer GHGs than one container sent by plane.

So ships are cleaner than air transit, too.? And what if we could make ship transit cleaner, with greener fuels and such?

All of this brings me back to my?new question.? If ship transport is relatively green (and we could likely make it greener), and we can run ships all around the world and ship things in containers for relatively low costs, would it be better from a carbon emissions perspective to build all the parts?near an?assembly site for?a product in China and ship it here, or build parts around the world and assemble it in the US?? This presumes, of course, that we cannot convince manufacturers to both build the parts and assemble them in the US, which seems to be an industrial model that has gone the way of the dodo bird for economic reasons.?

The implications seem vast to me for our industrial areas, both for how we conceive of them in economic and environmental terms in this global age.? If the shipping container has changed the economics of manufacturing (anyone interested in this must read Marc Levinson's excellent?The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger), might it also change the environmental aspects of manufacturing, too?? And if so, what?might this mean for?our city's industrial areas, and in particular, how we contemplate their environmental footprints?? I'd be curious if anyone has studied this particular issue.?

Stephen R. Miller

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Dueling speeches, big day: Obama, Romney in Ohio

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Cut Breast Cancer Risk By Avoiding Scans : Personal Liberty Alerts

SAN DIEGO (UPI) ? An analysis of environmental causes of breast cancer suggests women can reduce breast cancer risk by avoiding unnecessary medical imaging, researchers say.

Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman of the University of California, San Francisco, said the Institute of Medicine reviewed all the available scientific data compiled to date about potential environmental risks of breast cancer ? factors such as pesticides, beauty products, household chemicals and the plastics used to make water bottles.

The report concluded there are not enough data to confirm or rule out that exposure to most of these factors caused breast cancer but the report identified two factors that definitely increased risk: post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy and radiation exposure from medical imaging.

An article in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine said the single thing the IOM highlighted that a woman can do to lower her risk of breast cancer is to avoid unnecessary medical imaging.

Smith-Bindman said CT scans and other forms of medical imaging have revolutionized medicine and can be life-saving, but women need to engage their doctors and ask questions such as:

? Is this scan absolutely necessary?

? Is it necessary to do it now?

? Are there other, alternative tests?

? How can I be sure the test will be done in the safest way possible?

? Will having the scan information change the management of my disease?

? Can I wait until after seeing a specialist before getting the scan?

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Astrophile: Runaway is star of cosmic whodunnit

Astrophile is our weekly column on curious cosmic objects, from the solar system to the far reaches of the multiverse

Object: Runaway star
Location: Orion Nebula, about 1300 light years from Earth

As whodunits go, this one's a smash hit. There's a m?nage ? trois that went horribly wrong, a near collision with an innocent bystander and a fugitive fleeing the scene of the crime. The cast doesn't include any famous human detectives or victims, though ? the stars are all of the astronomical variety. As a result, the detective work resolves a big question about where a superfast star got its speed.

The stellar tale begins in 1967, when astronomers Eric Becklin and Gerry Neugebauer stumbled upon an object in the Orion Nebula that was detectable only in the infrared. It was a star whose visible light was completely obscured by gas and dust. Over the last decade or so, it's become clear that the Becklin-Neugebauer (BN) object is a rare runaway star, moving away from the centre of the nebula at 30 kilometres per second.

One theory says that runaway stars start running away when one star of a pair of orbiting stars, known as a binary system, goes supernova and ejects its mate. But there's no supernova remnant in the Orion Nebula that could be the culprit.

So, what caused the BN object to flee? Fingers pointed to a massive object nearby called the Kleinmann-Low (KL) nebula protostar, which is about 15 solar masses in size, and is still growing by gulping gas from the disc of gas surrounding it. If one were to trace back BN's path, it passed perilously close to KL about 500 years ago.

Promiscuous proximity

There were other signs that KL spawned BN. The protostar's accretion disk is spewing out massive amounts of gas. This is normal, but in the case of this disk, the outflows are enormous, almost explosive. The cause could have been a violent collision with BN, which in turn could explain why the star ran away. It's what you would call circumstantial evidence.

Jonathan Tan of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, though, has always eyed another suspect: Theta-1 Orionis C, the brightest star in the Trapezium, a cluster which also lies in the Orion Nebula. In 2009, astronomers got firm evidence that theta-1C is a binary made of a massive primary star of 38 solar masses tightly embracing a smaller secondary star of 9 solar masses.

The couple weren't always so cosy. At some point, they were joined in a messy threesome by BN (stars in the Trapezium are promiscuous in their proximities). "That's quite an unstable situation," says Tan. "Generally, the least massive of those three stars will undergo a gravitational slingshot, and will be ejected from the system."

Chaotic threesome

Could the least massive star be BN, at 8 solar masses? That would offer a new explanation for how it became a runaway.

Tan and colleague Sourav Chatterjee decided to settle the issue once and for all, using Chatterjee's forensically valuable ability to simulate the massively complex three-body interactions.

The three-star system is so chaotic that in order to explore all the possible outcomes the duo had to perform 10 million simulations. And voil? ? in some situations they found BN was ejected at 30 kilometres per second.

That still wasn't proof, however. Using the scenarios in which BN got ejected at the required speed and in the correct direction, the team calculated properties of the leftover binary system, theta-1C. They predicted seven properties, including how tight the orbit would be, the angle of the orbit relative to BN's direction and the recoil felt by theta-1C. Theta-1C's observed properties match these predictions.

Who framed KL?

The chances of this being just a coincidence are less than 1 in a 100,000, their calculations show. "The most likely explanation for the production of the runaway BN star is that it was ejected by a gravitational slingshot from theta-1C," says Chatterjee. The team presented the results at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.

Case closed? Not so fast. What about the KL protostar? How can we explain its massive, explosive outflows? It turns out that even though BN was ejected by theta-1C, the object still passed through the outskirts of KL's accretion disk, which happened to lie in its path. This created gravitational tidal waves in the disk, leading to faster accretion, which in turn led to the explosive outflows.

What's more, the runaway star's trajectory got bent by KL's gravity by about 10 degrees. Which is why if one merely traces BN's path backwards in time in a straight line, it comes close to the KL protostar, but is nowhere near theta-1C.

But though KL is still part of the story, the source of the mischief is clear: theta-1C. "All the evidence is pointing to theta-1C as the guilty party," says Tan. "KL is a victim. It was almost framed, if you like."

Reference: arxiv.org/abs/1203.0325v3

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Day 4 of Sandusky trial set to begin

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives for the third day of his trial at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Sandusky faces 52 counts of child sex-abuse involving 10 boys over a 15-year span. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Penn State University assistant football on leave Mike McQueary's father John McQueary arrives at the Centre County Courthouse to testify in the child sexual abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa., Wedneday, June 13, 2012. Sandusky is charged with 52 counts of child sexual abuse involving 10 boys over a period of 15 years. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) ? Testimony is set to resume in Jerry Sandusky's fast-moving child-sex abuse trial, and the prosecution could wrap up its case by the end of the week.

Thursday will mark the fourth day of testimony. Jurors have already heard from five of the former Penn State assistant football coach's alleged victims. Three more are expected to testify.

Authorities say they don't know the identities of two other alleged victims.

Sandusky is on trial on 52 counts that accuse him of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year span.

On Wednesday, one accuser who had been in foster care said Sandusky assaulted him and then told him he'd never see his family again if he told anyone about the attack.

Sandusky denies the allegations. His attorney has suggested the accusers have financial motives.

Associated Press

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Does 'Yellow Letter' Marketing Really Work? | FortuneBuilders

FortuneBuilders ? Real Estate News ? Does ?Yellow Letter? Marketing Really Work?

Do You Like This Article?

By Than Merrill

Is Yellow Letter marketing worth the investment or just another marketing trap?

One of the most common marketing questions new real estate investors have is about ?Yellow Letter? direct mail campaigns. Many are interested in trying in because they have heard others have been successful at it but is it really the yellow note paper that closes deals or something else?

The premise of ?yellow letter? mailers is a hand written and addressed note on yellow note paper. So does it really work for real estate investing and urging sellers to call in and turn over their homes at big discounts?

Some investors have seen incredible results from this type of marketing. Even with a few dozen letters some real estate investing businesses have seen amazingly high response rates and closing ratios for capturing bargains on distressed properties. Others of course may not have realized much in the way of results at all. Why the disparity?

Yes, the yellow paper may help you stand out and perhaps in some cases encourage more recipients to read your message. On the other hand some recipients may find it a huge turn off and consider it unprofessional, like a sloppy ?we buy houses cash? sign on a rusty old station wagon.

The marketing strategy of focusing on a more personal tone and standing out is a smart one which has proven very successful. However, this doesn?t mean you have to use yellow paper by any means, nor have to hand address hundreds of envelopes. This is especially important to recognize when in reality in normally requires thousands of direct mail letters to be sent on a regular basis in order to reap significant and consistent results.

It is also important to point out that how responses are handled is just as important as the mail piece sent out. It doesn?t matter how many people call in if the calls are not handled well or with rapid responses. Solo real estate investors may find it difficult to keep up by themselves, which makes outsourcing a smart move as well as utilizing toll free numbers for testing and access to online call details and email notifications of voicemails.

Lastly, before you contemplate launching any direct mail campaign take a moment to consider who your prospects are and what type of mailer they will really respond best too.

Than Merrill

Than Merrill, star of A&E?s ?Flip this House? and the Co-Founder of FortuneBuilders.com and CT Homes, LLC is one of the most successful real estate investors in the nation. In the past eight years he has bought and sold a total of over 500+ properties nationwide.

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

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Teixeira's HR helps Hughes win another

By MIKE FITZPATRICK

AP Sports Writer

Associated Press Sports

updated 10:26 p.m. ET June 9, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Teixeira and the surging Yankees have spent two nights in a row reminding the Mets which team gets top billing in New York.

Teixeira hit a go-ahead homer and Phil Hughes won his third straight decision, sending the Yankees to a 4-2 victory over their crosstown rivals Saturday.

Curtis Granderson also connected and Alex Rodriguez had an early RBI single for the Yankees (33-25), who go for a Subway Series sweep Sunday with Andy Pettitte on the mound against Jonathon Niese. They have won seven of nine and 12 of 16 to move a season-high eight games over .500.

"Right now we're on a nice little run," Teixeira said. "Starting pitching has been the key."

An injury-depleted bullpen has delivered, too. With runners at the corners, Rafael Soriano retired pinch-hitter Jordany Valdespin on a routine fly for the final out.

David Wright hit a long homer and Omar Quintanilla went deep for the first time since 2008, but the scuffling Mets lost for the fifth time in six games. A pregame message on a clubhouse grease board encouraged them to "stay positive" and "keep battling."

They got a strong outing from Dillon Gee but managed only two solo homers against Hughes (6-5), who topped his win total from an injury-plagued 2011 season.

"It's nice to keep it going," Hughes said. "I relied on my fastball a lot and I think that's what's been working overall."

Coming off a four-hitter against the Tigers in which he threw a career-high 123 pitches, Hughes struck out six in 6 1-3 innings to improve to 5-1 in his last seven starts.

"I didn't think he was quite as sharp as he was in Detroit, but I thought he battled his rear end off," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "Made some big pitches when he had to. I thought he did a really good job for us."

Cory Wade and a fine running catch in deep left-center by Granderson kept the Mets at bay in the seventh. Granderson added his 18th homer off Bobby Parnell in the eighth, ending an 0-for-18 slump, and Soriano got three outs for his ninth save in nine chances.

After a 9-1 loss Friday night, the Mets dropped to 2-14 in series in the Bronx.

"They have a lot of power up and down that lineup. We don't," Wright said.

The matchup between Big Apple foes was just one event on a jam-packed sports schedule Saturday in the New York area. Also on the docket: the Belmont Stakes, Game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals, a world-class track and field meet and an exhibition soccer match between South American rivals Brazil and Argentina.

Teixeira put the home team on top at Yankee Stadium before a sellout crowd of 48,575.

"I think the crowd gives us energy. It's a big series for New York," Teixeira said. "When you're playing at home it just makes it that much more special."

Gee (4-4) worked around leadoff walks in the third and fourth before another one came back to bite him in the sixth. He was one strike from escaping again when Teixeira lined a 2-2 breaking ball over the short porch in right to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.

Teixeira's 11th homer was the first hit for the Yankees since three of their initial four batters singled.

"I would throw that pitch again, just a little better. I hung it just a little bit," said Gee, who had trouble staying loose - and with his footing on the mound. "I didn't feel very good tonight. I thought my command was all right."

Derek Jeter snapped an 0-for-17 slide with a leadoff single in the first. He advanced on Gee's balk and scored when Rodriguez grounded a single up the middle.

Quintanilla tied it when he connected on a 2-2 pitch in the third for his third major league homer and first since a game-ending shot for Colorado against Cincinnati on Aug. 24, 2008.

Wright drove his eighth homer to the back of the Mets' bullpen in the sixth, far beyond the 399-foot sign on the left-center fence.

"Singles don't win too many games in this ballpark," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "We have to have somebody step up and get some hits."

Hughes has served up 15 home runs - at least one in each of his 12 starts. The Yankees said that streak is tied for the second-longest to begin a season in major league history behind Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven, who gave up a homer in his first 14 starts of 1987 with Minnesota, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Raul Ibanez grounded into a double play to end the first, dropping him to 0 for 9 with the bases loaded this season and the Yankees to 10 for 64 (.156) in those situations.

"We are better than what we've shown in those spots," Girardi said. "I think it's eventually going to change and that's good for us."

NOTES: Rodriguez tied Hall of Famer Eddie Murray for seventh on the career list with 1,917 RBIs. ... Jeter reached 1,800 runs scored, passing Ted Williams for 17th place. ... Yankees starters had pitched at least seven innings in seven straight games, the team's longest streak since an eight-game run in July 2010. ... Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda expects to make his next start after he was hit on the left foot by Daniel Murphy's line drive Friday night, though Girardi said the team probably will have to wait a couple of days to know for sure.

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Nats punch out Sox again

Gio Gonzalez followed Stephen Strasburg's strong effort a night earlier by pitching 6 1-3 effective innings to carry the Washington Nationals to a 4-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.

Vogelsong?baffles Rangers, wins 5th straight

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Ryan Vogelsong pitched a season-high 7 2-3 innings and won his fifth straight decision, Nate Schierholtz hit an RBI triple and the San Francisco Giants bounced back from their first shutout of the season to beat the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Saturday.

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Lobbyist tied to Sen. Harry Reid pleads not guilty

Defense attorney John Arrascada, left, with Harvey Whittemore at his side speak to the media after Whittemore's arraignment Thursday June 7, 2012 in Reno, Nev. Whittemore, a former developer and lobbyist with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges involving campaign contributions. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Tim Dunn) NEVADA APPEAL OUT; NO SALES

Defense attorney John Arrascada, left, and Harvey Whittemore leave the Thompson Federal Building after Whittemore's arraignment Thursday June 7, 2012 in Reno, Nev. Whittemore, a former developer and lobbyist with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges involving campaign contributions. (AP Photo/The Reno Gazette-Journal, Tim Dunn) NEVADA APPEAL OUT; NO SALES

RENO, Nev. (AP) ? A former developer and lobbyist with ties to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Nevada's political elite pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal charges involving campaign contributions.

Harvey Whittemore, leg chains largely concealed by his blue suit, spoke in a steady voice when questioned by U.S. Magistrate Judge William Cobb. Asked for his plea to the federal indictment, Whittemore said, "Not guilty to all four counts, your honor."

Once a partner in the prestigious law firm of Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, Whittemore stood at the podium with one of his lawyers, John Arrascada, while family members and friends sat in the front row of the small courtroom during the six-minute arraignment.

Whittemore was expected to be released later in the day on his own recognizance. An Aug. 7 trial date was set before U.S. District Judge Larry Hicks, though it's likely the trial will be postponed.

Whittemore, 59, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on four counts related to campaign contributions made in 2007 to an unnamed elected federal official.

Prosecutors say Whittemore solicited campaign contributions from family members and employees and skirted federal election law limits by reimbursing them. He's also charged with lying to federal agencies.

Once a kingpin in state political circles, Whittemore made campaign contributions to numerous politicians, including Republican Sen. Dean Heller and Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley. Records show only Reid received donations of more than $100,000 on a single day in 2007.

Justice Department officials accused Whittemore of concealing the scheme from the elected official who received the donations ? widely believed to be Reid ? along with his campaign committee and the Federal Election Commission.

Confirming Whittemore's once prominent stature, Magistrate Cobb disclosed in court Thursday that he has known Whittemore for close to 40 years and has attended social functions and other events with him. He volunteered to recuse himself, but Assistant U.S. Attorney Sue Fahami said the government did not object to Cobb's involvement in the case.

Outside the courtroom, Arrascada said, "There will be no stone left unturned in our very vigorous defense of Mr. Whittemore."

Arrascada would not say whether the defense would seek to question Reid.

If convicted, Whittemore could face up to 20 years in prison and $1 million in fines.

"Mr. Whittemore allegedly used his family members and employees as conduits to make illegal contributions to the campaign committee of an elected member of Congress," Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer said in a written statement.

Whittemore also "attempted to conceal his crimes by lying to the FBI," he said.

In 2007, federal election law limited campaign contributions to $4,600 from an individual and $9,200 from a couple. The law also prohibits making contributions in another person's name to hide the identity of the true donor.

Prosecutors claim Whittemore met with the elected official in February 2007 and agreed to try to raise $150,000 for the person's campaign committee.

Reid had become the Senate majority leader several weeks before, after Democrats won control of the chamber in 2006.

The following month, Whittemore solicited employees, family members and their spouses to make maximum campaign donations and reimbursed them with personal checks and wire transfers, according to the indictment.

On March 28, 2007, authorities allege, a Whittemore employee transmitted $138,000 in contributions to the elected official's campaign committee. Two weeks later, the campaign committee "unknowingly filed false reports with the FEC stating that the conduits had made contributions, when in fact, Whittemore had made them," prosecutors said.

The criminal investigation was revealed in the wake of lawsuits Whittemore and his former partners in his Wingfield Nevada Group Holding Co. filed against each other earlier this year.

In a civil suit filed in state court in Clark County, Thomas Seeno and Albert Seeno Jr., who now control the company, alleged Whittemore embezzled tens of millions of dollars to support a lavish lifestyle, buy homes, subsidize a research facility at the University of Nevada, Reno, and even sponsor a pro golfer.

Whittemore and his wife then sued the Seenos in federal court, accusing them of making death threats against their family; having ties to the Hells Angels motorcycle gang and convicted felons; and forcing them through intimidation to turn over homes, cars, jewelry, money ? even a Steinway piano.

Each side denies the allegations.

Associated Press

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Epson BrightLink 485Wi

The Epson BrightLink 485Wi ($2,200 street) is far more than just another ultra short throw interactive projector. Among its more interesting features are automatic calibration, the ability to use two interactive pens simultaneously, and the extension of the interactive whiteboard feature to work with other image sources besides computers. The result is a step ahead of the competition in many ways, and also an Editors' Choice.

Like the Editors' Choice Hitachi BZ-1 ($1.795, 4.5 stars), the 485Wi is LCD-based, which means it shares some of the same advantages and disadvantages. Under disadvantages, file the lack of 3D support. Although more and more DLP projectors today, including the Editors' Choice Optoma TW675UTi-3D ($1800 street, 4 stars), offer the feature, 3D isn't available yet in any LCD data projectors. If you need it, this pretty much rules out the 485Wi.

On the other hand, LCD projectors don't suffer from rainbow artifacts, with light areas breaking up into little red-green-blue rainbows. These artifacts result from the way single-chip DLP projectors produce color. Some people see them more easily than others, but if you don't need 3D, you can guarentee that no one in your audience will be annoyed by them simply by picking an LCD projector like the 485Wi.

The Basics, Portability, and Setup
The 485Wi offers WXGA (1280 by 800) native resolution and a 3100 lumen rating. As with most interactive ultra short throw projectors today, it's designed so you can mount it either horizontally or vertically, facing straight down, to create an interactive table top. According to Epson, the cooling system works just as well in either orientation.

Measuring 5.7 by 14.5 by 14.8 inches (HWD) and weighing 11.9 pounds, the projector can sit on a cart for room to room portability, but it's meant primarily for permanent installation. In fact, one of the reasons it costs more than most of its competition is that, unlike most, it comes with a mount. You even have the choice of buying it with either a wall mount or tabletop mount.

Except for the 485Wi's interactive feature, setup is absolutely standard. Connection options for images include an HDMI port for a computer or video source; two VGA ports for computers or component video; both S-video and composite video ports; and a USB A port?for a document camera, for sending images directly from a computer, or for reading files directly from a USB memory key. In addition, you can send images over a LAN connection.

Enhanced Interactive Features

One advantage that most DLP interactive projectors have over LCD projectors is that they use TI's approach to interactivity, which doesn't need to calibrate the pen and projector. The 485Wi not only needs calibration, it needs to recalibrate every time you move the projector, change resolution, or change the image size.

The good news is that calibration with the 485Wi is fully automatic, which is the next best thing to not needing it at all. Simply press two buttons on the remote and wait about 10 seconds while the projector puts a calibration image on screen, analyzes it, and recalibrates.

The automatic calibration is only one of the 485Wi's extras. Unlike most interactive projectors, it comes with two interactive pens rather than one?another additional piece of hardware that helps justify the price. More important, it lets you work with both pens at once, so two people can interact with the screen, adding notations simultaneously. This is particularly useful with an interactive tabletop, with people seated around the table.

Still another new feature, adding up to a hat trick, is the ability to interact with image sources besides computers. An annotation mode in firmware lets you mark up images from any source, including, for example, Blu-ray players and iOS devices (with plans to include Android devices shortly). You can even freeze a video image, so you can mark up the frame. The player will keep going, though, so when you unfreeze the image, you'll pick up at some later point in the video.

Big Picture, Short Distance, High Image Quality
The most impressive feature for any ultra short throw projector, of course, is the ultra short throw. For my tests, to get a 78-inch wide (93-inch diagonal) image at the native 16:10 aspect ratio, I had to put the projector all of 10 inches from the screen. According to Epson, the full range for image size is 60 to 100 inches diagonally, at 2.5 to 12.2 inches from the screen.

The 3100 lumen rating is a touch less than the Optoma TW675UTi-3D offers, at 3200 lumens. However, unlike the Optoma projector, the 485Wi lets you interact at full brightness, rather than using a separate interactive mode with a lower brightness. In my tests, the 93-inch diagonal image was easily bright enough to stand up to typical levels of ambient light in a conference room or classroom.

Image quality also counts as a strong point for the 485Wi, particularly for data images. The projector handled our standard suite of DisplayMate tests nicely, with vibrant, fully saturated color; excellent color balance with suitably neutral grays at all shades from black to white, and reasonably crisp, highly readable text even at small font sizes.

You won't mistake the video quality for something coming out of a home theater projector, but it's good for a data projector, and good enough to be watchable, thanks in large part to the lack of rainbow artifacts. The 485Wi did a particularly good job for a data projector with shadow detail (details based on shading in dark areas), and I saw little to no posterization (shading changing suddenly where it should change gradually) even in scenes than many data projectors tend to posterize.

With all of its strengths, the Epson BrightLink 485Wi is shoo-in for Editors' Choice, standing alongside the TW675UTi-3D and BZ-1. If you need 3D, the TW675UTi-3D is the only one of the three that offers it, making it the obvious pick. Similarly the BZ-1 is the most portable of the three, and it can save you some money if you don't want to pay for a mount or second pen that you don't need. But if you don't need 3D, and you're planning to mount the projector permanently, the Epson BrightLink 485Wi is a compelling pick, with a bright, high quality image plus innovative features, including automatic calibration and the extension of interactivity to any image source.

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Snape Gets Some Googly Eyes In Dailies!

Severus Snape would have been so much less intimidating if he had big googly eyes. Luckily, he had Alan Rickman's. Also, Viggo Mortensen habla español, and learn all about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in Dailies! » Why doesn't the fact that Viggo Mortensen is starring in a Spanish-language thriller as twin brothers surprise us [...]

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Sony keeps Xperia upgrade train rolling, brings ICS to Mini Pro

Software update sagas typically center around carriers and OEMs failing to deliver to users in a timely manner -- or, even at all. Not so with Sony, which continues to set itself apart from the mobile pack by keeping to its public timetable and doling out the Android 4.0 upgrades to Xperia handsets globally. And despite community concerns that featherweight devices like the Mini Pro wouldn't make the cut, the company's surprising owners by making the Googlefied OS goods available to download for that diminutive handset now. You'll need to have the proprietary PC Companion software installed to access it, but after that, all should be smooth ICS sailing.

Sony keeps Xperia upgrade train rolling, brings ICS to Mini Pro originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Jun 2012 23:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Tracy Mabb, Florida Crazy Woman, Poses For One of the Greatest Mug Shots Ever

Tracy Mabb may not be a celebrity, but she's joined our celebrity mug shots gallery thanks to one of (if not the most) ridiculous booking photos ever.

The 35-year-old Miami, Fla., resident was arrested for pulling her clothing up in a busy road and flashing ALL of her private parts to passing drivers.

No word if her bizarre behavior was influenced by the coming zombie apocalypse in some way, but what is it with crazy people on Miami roads?!

Unsuspecting motorists were forced into watching the impromptu freak/strip show as Tracy Mabb revealed her breasts, vagina and buttocks. Lovely.

She acted in a “vulgar, indecent manner,” according to the police report.

“I don’t give a f**k,” said the blonde non-bombshell when apprehended for her actions. No word if she was on bath salts and/or is a Muppet.

Mabb was later charged with exposing sexual organs in public (that's an actual law!) and was being held in jail on Wednesday on a $600 bond.

Apparently she is also being held on a prior petty theft offense that allegedly took place April 8, according to Broward County court records.

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Longtime NHL head coach Maurice joins KHL's Magnitogorsk

Magnitogorsk of the KHL has hired longtime NHL coach Paul Maurice as their next head coach.

Maurice joins Magnitogorsk after a 15-year head coaching career in the NHL with the Carolina Hurricanes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Hartford Whalers.??

Former Hurricanes goalie coach Tom?Barrasso will also join Maurice on the Magnitogorsk bench as an assistant coach.

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Yemen: 23 al-Qaida militants killed in south

SANAA, Yemen (AP) ? Yemeni officials say at least 23 al-Qaida-linked militants have been killed in fighting in the country's south.

The confrontations come during Yemen's campaign to retake parts of the south from al-Qaida following a year of internal turmoil.

Military officials say al-Qaida militants tried to storm a small town north of the group's stronghold of Jaar in Abyan province on Thursday. Armed civilians along with soldiers backed by artillery fought off the al-Qaida militants, officials said. At least 20 were killed in the battle

Also in the south, warplanes bombed a vehicle suspected to belong to al-Qaida on the road between Jaar and another al-Qaida stronghold ? Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan, killing three militants.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters.

Associated Press

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Arts and entertainment calendar for June 7 | Digital Cinema South

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Stage

?Hero,? a story of a gifted immature artist and comic book illustrator vital anything though a superhero life, June 20-Aug. 19 during a Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. The opening report is 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $40-$48, and taxation and doing fees. Discounts accessible for students and comparison citizens. Dinner and party tickets, $55, are accessible Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Dinner is during Kings Wharf Restaurant or a Fairfield Inn (based on dining availability). Call (847) 634-0200 or revisit www.marriotttheatre.com.

?Married Alive!,? a low-pitched comedy about married life, through Jun 17 during a Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. Performances are during 7:30 p.m. Jun 7 and 14; 8 p.m. Jun 8 and 15; 7 p.m. Jun 9 and 16; and 3 p.m. Jun 10 and 17. Tickets: $39-$43. Visit www.metropolisarts.com or call (847) 577-2121.

?The Music Man? will be presented by H.O.T.T. Productions June 15-23 during a Prairie Center for a Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg. Performances are during 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $20; $18 for students and comparison citizens. Call Pat Draper, (847) 895-2828.

?The Pirates of Penzance,? by Jun 10 during a Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, during 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $41-$49, and taxation and doing fees. Discounts accessible for students and comparison citizens. Call (847) 634-0200 or revisit www.marriotttheatre.com.

?A Summer Storm,? presented by TesserAct Theatre Ensemble during 8 p.m. June 9 and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. June 10 during a Arlington Toyota Scion facility, 2095 N. Rand Road, Palatine. Tickets on sale during a doorway for $10 (cash only). For information, revisit www.tesseractensemble.com.

?You Can?t Take It With You,? presented by Elgin Theatre Company June 15-July 1 during a Kimball Street Theater of Elgin Academy, Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue, downtown Elgin. Performances are during 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets: $15; $12 comparison adults and youth. Call (847) 741-0532 or revisit www.elgin-theatre.org.

Classical

Opera in Focus, Rolling Meadows Park District Park Central Facility, 3000 Central Road. Puppets behaving scenes from renouned operas during 4 p.m. Wednesdays and 1:30 p.m. Saturdays. $12, $11 for comparison citizens, $7 for children underneath 12. Reservations required. (847) 818-3220, ext. 186, or www.operainfocus.com. Through Jun 16: ?Kungsholm Flashback,? a jubilee of a Kungsholm Miniature Grand Opera with a feature-length display of Giuseppe Verdi?s ?Aida.? Performance lasts approximately 2? hours, with 4 brief intermissions. Free refreshments will be accessible in a lobby. Following any performance, assembly members can see a accumulation of Kungsholm ephemera backstage, including photographs, menus, and strange Kungsholm puppets.

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 24, 2-4 p.m.: Buffalo Grove Symphonic Band presents a seventh annual Ensemble Recital. No registration required.

Woodstock Mozart Festival, Jul 28-Aug. 12 during a Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. Saturday performances during 8 p.m. and Sunday performances during 3 p.m. Pre-concert introductions Saturday during 7 p.m. and Sunday during 2 p.m. Single tickets are $30, $40, $52; $25 students. Subscriptions are $90, $102, $133. Visit www.mozartfest.org or call (815) 338-5300. Week One, July 28-29, facilities David Schrader, pianist and conductor. The module includes Mozart?s Symphony No. 29; Mozart?s Piano Concerto No. 8 (?L?tzow?); and Mozart?s Piano Concerto No. 9 (?Jeunehomme?). Week Two, Aug. 4-5, facilities Igor Gruppman, violinist and conductor, and Vesna Gruppman, violin. The module includes Bach?s Concerto for dual Violins; Mendelssohn?s String Symphony No. 9 (?Swiss?); Grieg?s Holberg Suite; Mahler?s Adagietto for Strings and Harp; and Arnold?s Concerto for dual Violins, Op. 77. Week Three, Aug. 11-12, facilities Arthur Arnold, conductor, and Alex Klein, oboe. The module includes Pleyel?s Symphony No. 1, Op. 3 in D Major; Mozart?s Oboe Concerto; Schubert?s Symphony No. 5 in B-flat; and Choro no Capricho, a Brazilian choro chronicle of Paganini?s 24th Caprice.

Pop/folk/jazz

Akoo Theatre during Rosemont, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Tickets are accessible during www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000; a sheet prices listed next do not embody use fees. For some-more information about a theater, call (847) 671-5100 or revisit www.rosemonttheatre.com. June 10, 7 p.m.: Roberto Carlos ?Un Millon De Amigos? (?One Million Friends?) World Tour. $65-$125. Aug. 7, 7:30 p.m.: Yes with special guest Procol Harum. $40, $50, $65, $75. Oct. 21, 7 p.m.: Celtic Thunder. $32.50, $49.50, $65, $75.

Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets are accessible during www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000; a sheet prices listed next do not embody use fees. For information, revisit www.allstatearena.com. Parking is $20, money only. July 7, 7 p.m.: American Idol Live! Tour 2012. $29.50, $45, $65. July 19, 7 p.m.: Rock of Ages Tour ? Def Leppard/Poison with special guest Lita Ford. $29.50, $59.50, $79.50, $95. Aug. 3, 7 p.m.: Summerland Tour 2012 featuring Everclear, Sugar Ray, Gin Blossoms, Lit and Marcy Playground. $39.50, $49.50. Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m.: System of a Down with deftones. $50.

Arlington Park, 2200 W. Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights. www.arlingtonpark.com. Track ubiquitous acknowledgment is $6-$8; $15 on Arlington Million Day, Aug. 18. Miller Lite Saturday Summer Bash features live song by internal bands from 1-5 p.m., and food and libation specials. June 9: Robbie Gold Band. June 16: Rod Tuffcurls a Bench Press. June 23: Trash Martini. July 7: TBA. July 14: Suburban Cowboys. July 21: UFC Band. July 28: Cover Gurl. Aug. 4: Red Pop Fury. Aug. 11: Hooked on Sonics. Aug. 18: Prom Band. Aug. 25: Dave Tamkin Company. Sept. 1: He Said She Said. Miller Lite Party in a Park on Fridays facilities live music, and food and libation specials. Bands perform on a categorical rope theatre from 4:30-8:30 p.m. July 6: IPop. July 13: Murley Shertz. July 20: Hit or Miss. Aug. 3: A Thousand Julys. Aug. 10: Petty Cash. Aug. 17: Hey Jimmy. Aug. 24: DuPage Band.

Barrington Park District summer unison series, 7 p.m. Wednesdays during Citizens Park, 511 Lake Zurich Road (at Route 14), Barrington. For information, revisit www.barringtonparkdistrict.org. June 27: The Ragtops (oldies). July 11: AC Rock (acappella rock). July 18: Second Time Around (?70s rock). July 25: Joe Cantafio a 101st Rock Division (classic rock). Aug. 1: Jack Salamander Band (rock).

Cubby Bear North, 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire. (847) 541-4700. www.cubbynorth.com. June 8, 15, 22 and 29, 9 p.m.: ?Dario Radio? Dueling Pianos show. No cover. Jun 9, 10 p.m.: Girls Night Out, $5. June 16, 9 p.m.: Frye Daddy, $5. June 23, 10 p.m.: Breakfast Club, $6.

eSkape Entertainment GrillWorks Restaurant Sports Bar, 350 McHenry Road, Buffalo Grove (located in Buffalo Grove Town Center). (847) 821-9000. www.eskapeonline.com. Industry Night during 9 p.m. Wednesdays with DJ Bobby D from Dance Factory Radio, hosted by Mike Taylor Entertainment. Karaoke Fridays with Infinity Sounds, during 10 p.m. No cover; ages 21-plus. Music by internal bands during 9:30 p.m. Saturdays; $5 cover. Must be 21-plus+ to enter. June 9: Even Five (classic to stream rock). June 16: Blue Rock Inn (classic rock). June 23: Retroactive (?80s hair metal). June 30: Universal Slim Blues Kangaroo (blues, rock, RB).

InterContinental Chicago O?Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont. (847) 544-5300. For information, revisit www.montroseroom.com. June 21: Pure Prairie League (country rock). General acknowledgment $20; VIP $30/$40.

The Jazz Consortium Big Band celebrates a year of bringing large rope jazz to a northwest suburbs with a opening from 6-9 p.m. June 10 during Durty Nellie?s Pub, 180 N. Smith St., Palatine. Festivities embody servings of giveaway anniversary cake and CD raffles, as a 17-piece rope plays song of Glenn Miller, Maynard Ferguson and Buddy Rich. $10 cover, $5 for students 17 and under. For information, call (847) 358-9150 or revisit www.durtynellies.com.

Lake County Folk Club events are reason during 7 p.m. Sundays during Aleks? Restaurant, 525 Rockland Road, Lake Bluff. Concert acknowledgment is $12; $10 for Lake County Folk Club members, students and comparison citizens. No acknowledgment assign for Open Stage and Song Circle. Reservations speedy for all concerts; call (847) 602-8882. For information, revisit www.thelakecountyfolkclub.org. June 10: Open Stage, hosted by Scott Engstrom. Jun 17: Concert Stage facilities Anne Hills. Dee Lee opens. June 24: Song Circle.

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. www.metropolisarts.com. (847) 577-2121. June 9, 10:15 p.m.: Second Hand Smoke, cover rope of ?90s stone rope Sublime. $15.

Raue Center for a Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. (815) 356-9212. www.rauecenter.org. June 22, 8:30 p.m.: Lucy?s Music Caf? will underline a eight-piece rope Elevate behaving funk, soul, RB and rock. $20 in advance; $25 during a door. June 29-July 1: Piano Weekend. The weekend starts during 7 p.m. Friday with Fox Hills Grands, 100 internal piano students personification on 5 grand pianos. Saturday includes workshops and master classes taught by Melissa Manchester, Kurt Bestor and Danny Wright, followed by a America Celebrates a Piano Concert starring all 3 performers during 8 p.m. The Children?s Interfaith Concert outlines a finish of a piano jubilee during 11 a.m. Sunday.

?Rockin? in The Park during Rosemont,? an outside song festival featuring 11 live bands, 5-11 p.m. June 8; 1-11 p.m. June 9 and 1-7 p.m. June 10 during MB Financial Park, 5501 Park Place, Rosemont. Performers embody Jimmie Van Zant, Infinity, Wedding Banned, April?s Reign, Kashmir, He Said She Said, Smokin? Gunz, Hot Rocks, Fortunate Sons, School of Rock, and Rod Tuffcurls. Free admission. Food and splash will be accessible for squeeze from restaurants within a complex. Outside coolers can?t be brought into a park. Call (773) 327-3830.

Sanfilippo Foundation 2012 Summer Concert Series during a Sanfilippo Estate in Barrington Hills. Doors to a Place de la Musique open during 6:30 p.m. and guest might suffer a Sanfilippo Collection of antique song machines and phonographs before a 8 p.m. concerts. Subscription array $220 for all 4 concerts; particular unison tickets are $65 each. Tickets contingency be purchased online during www.placedelamusique.org. June 16: ?Summer Storm,? with William Powers, bass-baritone, and Simon Kyung Lee, tenor, in an dusk of uncover arias (solo and duet), as good as uncover tunes and lighter fare. July 21: Ron Rhode on a Sanfilippo Wurlitzer organ. Aug. 18: Reginald Robinson, ragtime pianist, composer, recording artist and lecturer. Robinson will play a Sanfilippo 1927 Knabe Concert Grand in an dusk of exemplary and strange ragtime, while highlighting a story of ragtime. Sept. 22: Limited Edition Big Band with vocalist Julie Caselli perform swing, jazz and dance music.

Summer Showcase concert series, 7 p.m. Wednesdays during Starbucks Plaza, 675 Deerfield Road, downtown Deerfield. For information, call (847) 945-5321. June 13: Deerfield Concert Band. June 20: Not for Profit (rock). June 27: Blue Road (rock). July 11: Red, White and Brass (patriotic coronet band). July 18: Bob Gand Smooth Jazz. July 25: Big Band Sound of Deerfield.

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 27, 7 p.m.: Bluegrass unison featuring Harpeth Rising, 4 classically lerned musicians who play banjo, fiddle, cello, and palm drum.

Viper Alley, 275 Parkway Drive, Lincolnshire. www.viper-alley.com. (866) 463-3401. Shows are for ages 21-plus, unless remarkable otherwise. June 8, 8:30 p.m.: Jon Anderson: The voice of YES. $26-$65. June 9, 6:30 p.m.: Elvis Tribute: Rick Saucedo ? Summer Nights, City Lights. $10-$15. June 16, 7:30 p.m.: Pat Travers Band (guitar rock). $15-$30. June 26, 8 p.m.: Tower of Power (RB). $35-$65. June 29, 8 p.m.: Blues guitarist and thespian Coco Montoya. $18-$30. June 30, 7:30 p.m.: Reely Dan (Steely Dan tribute). $10-$30. July 3, 8 p.m.: Victor Wooten with Spare Parts, $20-$50. July 11, 8 p.m.: Edwin McCain, $20-$50. Jul 13, 8 p.m.: John Parr with Sam Llanas, $15-$35. July 14, 9 p.m.: The Prince Experience, $15-$30. Jul 28, 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.: Contemporary vocalist Linda Eder presents her ?Songbirds? show. $30-$75. July 31: 1960s English cocktail rope The Zombies with Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent. $30-$70. Aug. 4, 8 p.m.: Ron Hawking. Aug. 11, 9 p.m.: Blues/rock guitarist, thespian and songwriter Kenny Wayne Shepherd. $36-$75. Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m.: John Mayall. Sept. 28: Ronnie Baker Brooks with Cedric Burnside Project.

Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. (815) 338-5300. www.woodstockoperahouse.com. July 14, 8 p.m.: Folk thespian Tom Paxton, $25.

Art galleries

College of Lake County Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art, 19351 W. Washington St., Grayslake. Call (847) 543-2240 or revisit http://gallery.clcillinois.edu. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturdays; and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Through Jun 29: ?Here Comes Trouble,? an vaunt of 23 works by Chicago painter Bill Frederick. Frederick uses elementary materials of brush, ink, watercolor and paper, and his work expresses his preoccupations with friends and family, history, geography, and a whinging clarity of dread.

Auditions
opportunities

Chicago Master Singers will reason outspoken auditions for a 2012-13 deteriorate Aug. 9, 14, 16 and 21 in Palatine. Dedicated singers are invited to call (877) 825-5267 or send an e-mail to cms.information@gmail.com to make an try-out appointment. CMS is a 130-voice garb destined by Alan Heatherington featuring singers from via a Chicago area. The garb will perform this deteriorate with a Ars Viva Orchestra and a Lake Forest Symphony. For some-more information, revisit www.chicagomastersingers.org.

Suburban Chicago?s Got Talent, a internal talent competition, will reason auditions from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 7-9, by appointment only, during Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. The grand esteem leader will accept a paid outing to a 2013 try-out for ?America?s Got Talent,? and The Fan Favorite will win a Fun Jet vacation package valued during $1,600. The opening price is $5 for a solo act and $10 for a organisation act. Only pledge acts will be accepted. Visit www.MetropolisArts.com/scgtauditions for sum and to pointer adult for an try-out time

Entries are sought for a Elgin Short Film Festival, scheduled for Sept. 22 during The Hemmens Cultural Center in downtown Elgin. Filmmakers are invited to contention their brief films (20 mins or reduction in length, including credits) for a competition. Films in any genre and theme matter will be accepted. Awards and financial prizes will be presented to a tip 3 films. Deadline to contention films is Aug. 17. For a finish list of manners and regulations, and to download an application, revisit www.hemmens.org/annualfilmfestival.

Books poetr

Barnes Noble, 590 E. Golf Road. Schaumburg. (847) 310-0450. June 16, 4:30-6:30 p.m.: Appearance by David Carani of Park Ridge, grand esteem leader of a International Writers of a Future contest, and Rhiannon Taylor, leader of a International Illustrators of a Future contest

Ela Area Public Library, 275 Mohawk Trail, Lake Zurich. (847) 438-3433. www.eapl.org. June 21, 10-11:30 a.m. Discussion of Life, On a Line: A Chef?s Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death and Redefining a Way We Eat by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 14, 10 a.m.: Discussion of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America?s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson.

Volo Bog, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, west of Highway 12 between State Routes 120 and 134, Ingleside. Of Bogs Books Reading Group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. a second Saturday of a month. The small, spontaneous book contention organisation is for adults meddlesome in environmental, outside and healthy story literature. Books comparison for contention operation from exemplary to contemporary. Reservations are requested during dnr.volobog@illinois.gov or (815) 344-1294. June 9: The Story of Stuff ? How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing a Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health ?And a Vision for Change by Annie Leonard.

Child?s pla

Akoo Theatre during Rosemont, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Tickets are accessible during www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000 ; a sheet prices listed next do not embody use fees. For some-more information about a theater, call (847) 671-5100 or revisit www.rosemonttheatre.com. Aug. 9, 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.: Getting Strong ? The Wiggles! Live in Concert. Tickets: $15.50-$85.50

Crabtree Nature Center, 3 Stover Road, Barrington. (847) 381-6592. June 10, noon-4 p.m.: Grand opening of a Explore Nature area. Children can stand a spider web, lay in a bird nest, learn how to age a tree, drop nets in ponds, locate insects and join in other giveaway activities

Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. www.marriotttheatre.com. (847) 634-0200. July 7-Aug. 18: Marc Robin?s low-pitched retelling of a Brothers Grimm story ?Sleeping Beauty.? Performances are during 10 a.m. Wednesday-Saturday. $15 per person

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 13, 7 p.m.: Emerald City Theatre presents ?If You Give a Cat a Cupcake.? June 22, 11 a.m.: Dave Herzog?s Marionettes benefaction ?Puppet Soup!? For children adult to age 8 with an adult. June 26, 2 p.m.: Ken Schultz, a Flying Fool, entertains with an afternoon of comedy, juggling, and waggish feats in a module for grades 1-9.

Comed

The Improv Comedy Showcase and Restaurant, in Woodfield Mall, 5 Woodfield Road, Schaumburg. (847) 240-2001. www.improv.com. Showtimes during 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Fridays; 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays. Must be 18 or older. Two-item smallest per chairman in showroom. June 7-9: Carlos Mencia, $30. June 14-17: Aries Spears, $22. June 21-24: Gary Gulman. $17-$19. June 29-July 1: Bill Bellamy, $24. July 5-8: Ryan Stout. $17-$19. July 12-15: Orlando Jones, $22.

Danc

Barrington Youth Dance Ensemble presents ?Under a Big Top: A Circus Ballet? during 2 p.m. June 9-10 during Barrington High School, 616 W. Main St., Barrington. The one-act ballet facilities 70 tyro dancers from a Barrington area. Tickets are $16; $14 for girl and comparison citizens. Call (847) 382-6333 or revisit www.byde.org

Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. (815) 338-5300. www.woodstockoperahouse.com. June 8-10: Judith Svalander Dance Theatre 40th Anniversary Celebration, including brief excerpts from classics such as ?Cinderella,? ?Sleeping Beauty,? ?Coppelia? and ?Swan Lake,? as good as pieces from 40 years of repertory. Performances are during 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. $28; $21 for students

Arlington Squares Square Dance Club offers a summer Plus workshop, 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays, June 12 by August, during a Congregational United Church of Christ, 1001 Kirchoff Road, Arlington Heights. Singles are welcome. The callers/instructors are Wally Smulson and Barry Johnson. $5 per person, per week. For information, call (847) 397-4381

Chevy Chase Country Club, 1000 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling. www.chevychasecountryclub.com. (847) 465-2311. Ballroom dancing to song by a Dick Elliot Orchestra, 7:30-10:30 p.m.; doctrine by Bob and Penny Urbon during 7 p.m. $13 per person; tickets can be purchased during a door. June 20: Foxtrot. July 18: Cha Cha. Aug. 22: Rumba. Sept. 19: Mambo/salsa. Oct. 24: Swing

Dance World presents dances during a Hoffman Estates Park District?s Triphahn Community Center, 1685 W. Higgins Road, Hoffman Estates. An discretionary one-hour doctrine is offering during 7:30 p.m., followed by open dancing from 8:30-11:30 p.m. A accumulation of accessible song is played for ballroom, Latin, pitch and dispatch dance styles. Dress formula is florid casual; no jeans or jaunty shoes. Adults of all ages and dancing abilities are welcome. Admission is $10; $5 for members. There is an additional $3 assign for guest participating in a lesson. Membership is $20 per year. For information, call (847) 429-5922 or revisit www.ballroomchicago.com/dance_world.htm. June 9: Swing. Jul 14: Rumba. Aug. 11: Waltz.

Dinin

Agio Italian Bistro, 64 S. Northwest Highway, Palatine. (847) 991-2150. www.agiobistro.com. June 18, 6:30 p.m.: Four-course Caymus Collection booze dinner. $90 per chairman (includes taxation and gratuity). Reservations required

Pinstripes Bowling, Bocce and Bistro, 100 West Higgins Road, South Barrington. (847) 844-9300. www.pinstripes.com. June 22, 7 p.m.: Four-course Millbrandt Vineyards booze dinner, featuring wines from Millbrandt?s Traditions and Estates portfolios. Millbrandt booze ambassadors Heather Price and Paul Underwood and cook Gutierrez will be on palm to plead a evening?s menu and booze pairings. $60 per person, including taxation and gratuity. Reservations required

Rosebud Old World Italian, 1370 Bank Drive, Schaumburg. (847) 240-1414. www.rosebudrestaurants.com/rest11.php. June 25, 7-9:30 p.m.: Culinary Class Series facilities grilled octopus, Spaghetti Insalata, Brick Chicken, and grilled peaches with gelato surfaced with Amaretto. $55 per chairman includes food samples and booze pairings. Registration required; call (773) 325-9700, ext. 2006

Tokio Pub, 1900 E. Higgins Road, Schaumburg. (847) 278-5181. www.tokiopub.com. June 18, 6:30 p.m.: Samuel Adams drink dinner, featuring 4 rounds of food with drink pairings from a Boston-based Samuel Adams brewery. $30 per person, and taxation and gratuity. Reservations are recommended.

Fairs festival

The 29th annual Strawberry Festival, Jun 22-24 during Old McHenry Road and Robert Parker Coffin Road, Long Grove. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday. The festival facilities giveaway live party all 3 days during venues all over town, and many of Long Grove?s shops, galleries, cafes, and restaurants offer variations of strawberry-themed foods, drinks and merchandise. Activities for children embody hack rides, face portrayal and outside activities. For some-more information, call (847) 634-0888 or revisit http://thelonggroveblog.com/event/long-grove-strawberry-festival/

Midwest Fiber Folk Art Fair, Jun 22-24 in a Expo Center during a Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 Peterson Road, Grayslake. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Fiber humanities instructors will control workshops in knitting, spinning, felting, weaving, basket making, macram?, beading and polymer clay modeling. Musicians will perform via a fair, and there will be a fleece judging competition, folk art and selected purse exhibits, a businessman marketplace, and food concessions. There will also be a Garment Extravaganza runway display during 1 p.m. Saturday, and a llama/alpaca uncover on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $10 any day; $25 for all 3 days. Free acknowledgment for children 10 and under. For information or to register for workshops, revisit www.fiberandfolk.com

International Fest 2012, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 23 during a Korean Cultural Center, 9930 S. Capitol Drive, Wheeling. The family-focused eventuality will underline some-more than 30 vendors, a dining area, an party stage, a kid?s territory with hack rides, petting zoo, face painter, balloon artist and more, as good as a designated 21 and comparison territory portion wine, drink and spirits from around a world. The party lineup includes dance troupes, musicians, singers and more, representing Korean, Irish, Bolivian, Hawaiian, German, Chinese, Mexican and Greek cultures. Admission is free; food and sell are accessible for purchase. For some-more information, revisit www.WheelingEvents.net or call (847) 432-6000

Promenade of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 23-24 during Vail and Campbell streets, downtown Arlington Heights. Features a work of 150 juried artists from around a country, including ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, sculpture, churned media, paintings, drawings, photography, printmaking and furniture. There will also be art demonstrations, live music, children?s activities and food. Free admission. For information, revisit www.amdurproductions.com

The 27th annual Woodstock Folk Festival will be reason from 12:30-6 p.m. July 15 in Woodstock, Ill. Main Stage performers embody Tom Paxton, RJ Cowdery, Tim Grimm, Anne Hills, Joe Jencks, Kate MacLeod and Kat Eggleston, and Small Potatoes. The Georgia Rae Family Band will be a featured performer during a Open Mike Stage, and Mark Lyons and Jean Adaskavich will perform in a Children?s Area. Also, Lil? Rev will lead a ukelele workshop. The Main Stage will take place outdoor on Woodstock Square; in a eventuality of rain, it will be during a Unity Spiritual Center, 225 W. Calhoun St., Woodstock. The Open Mike Stage will be during a air-conditioned Stage Left Cafe, adjacent to a Woodstock Opera House on a Square. Entrance to a festival is by donation. Suggested donations are $15 individual; $25 family; $10 comparison adults and students. For information, revisit www.woodstockfolkmusic.com/folkfestival.

Fil

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 15, 2 p.m.: Screening of ?Babette?s Feast,? rated G. June 23, 2 p.m.: Screening of ?Big Miracle,? rated PG. June 29, 2-4 p.m.: Screening of ?Big Night,? rated R.

Lecture

Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. www.harpercollege.edu. (847) 925-6100. June 28, 7 p.m.: Appearance by author and comic book historian Michael Uslan, executive writer of a Batman film series, in a Performing Arts Center. $10 ubiquitous admission; $7 seniors and students.

Organization

Shutter Bugs Camera Club meets from 7-9 p.m. a third Wednesday of any month, solely December, during Volo Bog, 28478 W. Brandenburg Road, west of Highway 12 between State Routes 120 and 134, Ingleside. Meetings embody how-to workshops, members? photos and competitions. Ages 13 to adult are welcome. Upcoming meetings embody June 20 and Jul 18. For information, revisit www.shutterbugsofvolobog.org.

Single

New Beginnings, a nondenominational amicable support classification for a divorced, widowed, separated, remarried and single. Meetings during 7 p.m. each Monday (except holidays) during St. Hubert?s Church, 729 Grand Canyon St., Hoffman Estates. Donation is $3-$5 per meeting. Visit www.nbsingleshe.org. June 16, 7:30-10:30 p.m.: Jun Bug Dance during St. Matthew Church?s Hughes Center, 1001 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg. $8.

Workshops
classe

Barrington Writers Workshop meets weekly during a Barrington Area Public Library, 505 N. Northwest Highway, Barrington. The morning organisation meets from 9:30 a.m.-noon Tuesdays, and a dusk organisation from 6:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays. The organisation is dedicated to improving and compelling a essay qualification by a reading, critique and contention of members? work, with workshops and classes offering via a year. For information, hit Beverly Ottaviano, (847) 394-3129 (morning group), or Janet Souter, (847) 398-1087 (evening group), or revisit www.barringtonwriters.org

Lake County Camera Club presents PhotoEXPO June 9 during a University Center of Lake County in Grayslake. Participants can select from a accumulation of classes on several topics, workshops and mechanism labs formed on dual educational tracks: ?Nature, Wildlife and Landscape? and ?Wedding, Portrait and Commercial.? The expo will also underline a photography contest, vendors, raffles, and amicable networking events. Cost for a all-day eventuality starts during $80. Scholarships are accessible for high propagandize students and teachers who are meddlesome in training some-more about photography. For information, revisit www.lcccphotoexpo.com

Northwest Cultural Council presents communication workshops from 9 a.m.-noon a second Saturday of a month during a Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, Palatine. Cost is $15 per session. Participants are speedy to move 12 copies of their possess work to share with a group. Register by job (847) 991-7966 or e-mailing nwcc@northwestculturalcouncil.org. June 9: Charlotte DiGregorio will benefaction ?Learn All About a Fun Art of Haiku.

Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire. (847) 634-3650. www.vapld.info. June 13, 6:30-8:45 p.m.: Writer?s Support Group. Newcomers welcome; no registration required.

Et ceter

Allstate Arena, 6920 N. Mannheim Road, Rosemont. Tickets are accessible during www.ticketmaster.com or (800) 745-3000; a sheet prices listed next do not embody use fees. The information line is (847) 635-6601. June 20-24: Cirque du Soleil presents ?Dralion,? featuring an general expel of 52 acrobats, gymnasts, musicians, singers and comedic characters. Performances are during 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $35-$80; $31.50-$67.50 for comparison citizens, students and military; $28-$65 for children 12 and under. Visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/dralion.

?Loving Llanview,? an interactive fan eventuality celebrating a soap uncover ?One Life to Live,? 3 p.m. June 24 during a Akoo Theatre during Rosemont, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont. Cast members participating embody Kassie DePaiva, John-Paul Lavoisier, Michael Easton, Melissa Archer, Hilary B. Smith and Trevor St. John. Tickets: $125 Gold Circle, $75, $55, $35; post-show designation and print session, 5:30-7:30 p.m., $125 (must have uncover sheet to attend). Visit www.lovingllanview.com or call (866) 364-0330

Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St., Arlington Heights. www.metropolisarts.com. (847) 577-2121. June 10, 6 p.m.: The Tonys Viewing Party, featuring a live chronicle of ?Name That Tune,? finish with dueling pianos and Metropolis performer Lisa Rock, and a observation of a Broadway awards show. $15

Tempel Farms, 17000 Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth. (847) 623-7272. www.tempelfarms.com. Performances by a Tempel Lipizzan stallions, set to exemplary music, with a fast open for furloughed following a show. In a eventuality of severe weather, a opening will be reason indoors. Matinee performances are 1-3 p.m. June 24, Jul 25, Jul 29, Aug. 22, Aug. 26 and Sept. 23. Tickets in allege are $25, $20 active troops and veterans, $15 children underneath 15; tickets during a doorway are $30, $20 for children and military/veterans. Evening toast and performance, 6-9 p.m. June 9, Jul 21, Aug. 18 and Sept. 8. Evening performances start with a champagne toast to a Lipizzan multiply and respected guests. Following a performance, guest are invited into a fast yard where nominal hors d?oeuvres, booze and drink will be served as a object sets. Advance tickets usually for dusk shows, $50; $45 active troops and veterans, $20 children underneath 15.

Museum

Lake County Discovery Museum, located in a Lakewood Forest Preserve, Route 176, west of Fairfield Road, nearby Wauconda. (847) 968-3400. www.LCFPD.org. Hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; and 1-4:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $6; $3 for comparison citizens; $2.50 for children ages 4-17; giveaway for children 3 and younger. Through Sept. 5, giveaway acknowledgment will be offering to all active avocation troops crew and their families by a Blue Star Museums program. Through Aug. 19: ?The Blues: From a Heart and Soul,? featuring playbills and autographs, as good as a strange low-pitched instruments that combined some of a many successful song in American history

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