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Local artistic director wins honor for his theatrical work
Michael Baron, artistic director at Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, was recently honored with a Helen Hayes Award for his work on the Adventure Theatre production of "A Year With Frog and Toad." Baron directed the popular children's musical at the Maryland theater in May 2011.
One of the country's most prestigious cultural honors, the Helen Hayes Award recognizes artistic achievement in plays and musicals produced in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Baron was one of 31 recipients honored at a ceremony held at the Warner Theatre in the nation's capital.
"What a special night! Winning the award was truly an honor and then to see all of my friends and theatre colleagues at the party afterward was a real treat," Baron said.
"I am so proud of the entire staff and company at Adventure Theatre for dedicating themselves to creating the best in theatre for young audiences and I'm just thankful I could be a part of such a wonderful production."
"My young nephews Freddie, Sidney and Nate, who live in Washington, D.C., are my biggest fans. Seeing the joy in their faces is the main reason I direct shows for children and I think they were the most excited that I won."
Baron's longtime collaborator Lee Savage, who designed sets for the Lyric Theatre's productions of "Oliver!," "Ragtime" and "A Christmas Carol," won a Hayes award for his set design of the Shakespeare Theatre Company's "Much Ado About Nothing."


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Jason Parad is changing lives, and he's doing it with condoms.
As part of a dual master's degree in public health and bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, Parad launched The Condom Pledge, a campaign calling for youth to promise to use condoms during sex and to publicize their oaths.
The goal is to change social norms in order to prevent HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancies on a global scale. Since its launch in March 2013, the Condom Pledge has attracted more than 30,000 supporters from 60 countries and aligns with the global engagement principle set forth in President Amy Gutmann's Penn Compact 2020.
Aware of the growing HIV epidemic and ongoing related public health efforts, Parad, was traveling through Asia as part of a research trip during the 2012-13 winter recess when he realized that improving sex education in schools and expanding access to condoms was not enough.
"Far more important," says Parad, "is tackling the societal norms that forbid the use and, in some cases, even discussion of condoms."
Under Karen Glanz, a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor with a joint appointment in Medicine and the School of Nursing, and Rosemary Frasso, a senior fellow at the Center for Public Health Initiatives, Parad learned how to apply health-behavior-change theories to create "a boldly simple intervention to normalize condoms."
Chyke Doubeni, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, observed the campaign's growth during the last year and says Parad's creativity is unparalleled.
"This program represents an ingenious use of social media to demystify the tools for prevention of HIV, particularly in developing countries, with the potential to produce long-lasting change in attitudes toward condoms," Doubeni says. "Jason's ability to engage people from such a wide range of cultures is remarkable."
With 15 youth advocacy partnerships internationally, Parad's project is making a big difference in places like Ghana, Malawi, Zambia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Indonesia, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, Jamaica and Sierra Leone, where more than 5,000 young people have been educated about condom use.
One example of how the network has served as a catalyst for change was during a World AIDS Day event, Parad says. After campaigning throughout Sierra Leone, The Condom Pledge assembled a group to march through Bo, an area with staggering rates of HIV. Soon after, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation approved the group's efforts and began supplying the organization with condoms for all of its upcoming campaigns there.
The Condom Pledge is also working to address other public-health concerns, like the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa.
Parad says that, while agencies have sent medical experts to evaluate the situation, few have assisted in the field operations that address containment. But The Condom Pledge is leveraging its networks to help reduce the spread of Ebola in places like Sierra Leone, where access to health information is limited and resources are scarce.
On-the-ground volunteers are providing education about the signs and symptoms of Ebola and delivering buckets and soap for hand washing.
"The Condom Pledge is well respected in Sierra Leone, allowing us to act quickly and effectively," Parad says. "Given our familiarity and success with educational campaigns, helping out with Ebola prevention in this time of crisis is a no-brainer."
Parad finished the public-health portion of his degree earlier this year and is now participating in the Blakemore Freeman Fellowship, a year-long program that supports him in his studies of the Korean language at Seoul National University. He plans to continue his coursework online and is scheduled to earn his master's in bioethics in December.
"The uptake of The Condom Pledge has been truly impressive and foreshadows the lasting contributions Jason will make to the field of global health," says Jennifer Pinto-Martin, professor of nursing and director of the MPH Program and Penn's Center for Public Health Initiatives. "He has inspired both his classmates and the faculty, and we're all exited to see what he does next."
Parad says that, while abstinence pledges have long been studied and considered a potentially viable solution, the idea of a condom pledge has yet to appear in an academic journal. He's all set to change that, too.
"My next step is to demonstrate the campaign's effectiveness and then publish the results to begin an important conversation in public health," Parad says, adding that it's a humbling experience to watch an academic idea transform into thousands of pledges being made around the world, especially in the public-health sector, in which the translation of theory into practice is never easy.
"Every pledge is a testament to the impact of the campaign and an inspiration to continue onward," Parad says.

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Summer isn't the usual launchpad for subtitled films, but this weekend two June openers both show promise. One is from the most consistently successful foreign language director, Pedro Almodovar's "I'm So Excited," which Sony Pictures Classics opened solidly, if below his usual level. The much less-heralded "Museum Hours" (Cinema Guild) scored an above-average per screen average in two New York theaters. Both should gain attention across the country in upcoming weeks.
Among the multiple films that have widened out, none shows signs of breaking out, but SPC's "Before Midnight" has at least managed to stabilize at a respectable level with a reduced theater count. Radius/Weinstein's "20 Feet from Stardom" remains the strongest of the more limited releases.
"I'm So Excited" (Sony Pictures Classics) - Criticwire grade: B-; Metacritic score: 59; Festivals include: Los Angeles 2013
$103,000 in 5 theaters; PSA (per screen average): $20,600
Although this opened to a lower PSA than other recent Almodovar films, he is still the most reliable draw among foreign auteurs, and managed to pull off one of the best subtitled openings of the year. This is a credit to his long-term appeal, since it came in the face of the least favorable reviews any of his films has received since the early 1990s. The film is a return to the more flamboyant, outre (and gay) feel of his earliest films. His recent work has sustained a serious (occasionally comedic) tone.
All of which suggests, particularly with a summer release (SPC opened his previous six films in October and November, with an eye toward potential awards) that a core audience should turn out as it widens across the country. The opening PSA -- playing at five theaters, more than normal for the distributor -- is higher than recent subtitled films such as "Rust and Bone" and "No," which have amassed totals over $2 million, respectable these days for foreign entries.
What comes next: Though this might not have the crossover appeal of some of the bigger Almodovar titles (particularly "Volver"), this entertainment should be a decent arthouse performer.
"Museum Hours" (Cinema Guild) - Criticwire grade: A-; Metacritic grade: 89; Festivals include: Locarno 2012, Toronto 2012, San Francisco 2013
$29,400 in 2 theaters; PSA: $14,700
The biggest opening weekend gross ever for Cinema Guild, a distributor known for such top quality festival oriented-films as "The Beaches of Agnes," "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," and "Leviathan." Enthusiastic reviews and major theater placement in New York (Lincoln Plaza, IFC Center) more than made up for a miniscule print ad campaign (even by contemporary specialized standards) to achieve a gross at a par or ahead of many recent subtitled films.
The story -- about a 60ish Vienna art museum guard and his interaction with an American visitor as well as a documentary-like conveying of the daily routine in the galleries -- clearly had some real appeal for Manhattan, but, particularly if reviews continue there's no reason to think this can't find interest in other urban centers. (Though an Austrian production, its director is U.S. independent Jem Cohen, known for "Benjamin Smoke" and "Chain.")
What comes next: This potentially could become Cinema Guild's biggest success. Much of their business usually comes for non-theatrical dates as well as DVD sales later, but apart from theaters already set in some cities, this likely will now find heightened interest after this opening.


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I'm a Spanish interactive designer & developer, currently based in London and working under the studio name of carlosulloa.com.
I've always been passionately involved with interactive entertainment. During the 90s I worked on various areas of the game industry, including PC and PlayStation development at Psygnosis and Sony.
In 1999, I moved into Flash design and worked for OgilvyInteractive in Madrid, DoubleYou in Barcelona and Hi-ReS! in London, among other design and advertising agencies. During this time, my work evolved into the fields of graphic and typographic effects, motion design, interactivity and 3D.
For the last two years I've been developing Papervision3D, a realtime 3D engine for Flash. Released as Open Source on December 1st 2006, it has been quickly adopted by developers and agencies worldwide. Papervision3D is now developed by a team of 8 and tested by more 2,500 people.
What do you do for inspiration?
I find inspiration mostly in music, but also in games, motion graphics, architecture, nature... But best ideas usually come when walking in the park or along the canal.
Please list 3 of your favourite sites.
I love these three Papervision3D sites, good examples of experimental work as part of an advertisement campaign.
Canon EOS 400D. An immersive experience that combines navigation and exploration.
REC YOU. Great concept and superb creative and technical execution.
Rhythm of Lines. A very ambitious project that breaks new ground among web experiences.
What do you regard as being your biggest achievement?
carlosulloa.com is the culmination of many years of work and research. It gives me the opportunity to work for clients that enjoy my work as much as I do building it.
On a project level, I can't ignore Papervision3D, certainly the most successful project I've ever worked on.
What software could you not live without?
Directory Opus on the PC (and the Amiga).
What projects do you have in the pipeline?
I want to continue exploring the possibilities of 3D navigation and hope my next projects are based around this.
I'm also prototyping a 3D driving simulation but haven't found the right client yet.
Who do you rate as being the top 3 design companies?
Hi-ReS! the most creative studio I've worked at.
North Kingdom - simply love their work.
Erik Natzke, a constant source of inspiration.
But there's a new generation of web designers coming through, people like Mathieu Badimon, Masayuki Kido or mediosyproyectos.
What effect on traffic do your new designs have?
Since my work is very interactive, centred in the user experience, it tends to spread virally, attracting all sorts of people.
Who is your target audience?
We aim to deliver a compelling experience to every user, regardless of the target demographic.
What did your very first site look like? Is it still online?
My first site was the first version of my portfolio Noventaynueve.com 1.0. It's still online and can be accessed from version 3.0, which also was the debut of Papervision.
Have you written any books, if not do you plan to?
Right now I'm focused on my commercial work and on Papervision3D development, but in the future I would love to complement my conference and workshop work with writing.
What was the toughest thing you ever did with Flash? How long did you spend on it? Is it still online?
During the development of Papervision3D I faced many programming and mathematical challenges. After all the hard work I'm very happy to see what people are doing with it.
Do you think Flash is here to stay?
Until something better appears and users adopt it, there's no better option for delivering interactive content on the Web.
When your company was just getting started, what did you find was most effective for getting new clients?
We believe that building a good portfolio is the best way to attract clients.
How have you learned so many Flash/design skills and techniques and can you offer any advice for newbies?
Always try all the options you can think of. Don't leave any route unexplored.
What is the most expensive thing you have bought in the last week?
The most expensive bike lock I could find, after my new bike was stolen on its first day.
Any parting shots or pearls of wisdom?
If it's online, it's already old.
It has been a privilege, thanks very much.
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The earth spins at around 1100mph so that means everything is moving at 1100mph unless its being powered like cars n stuff but forget that. yes imagine if it sudently stopped. just casue the earth stops doesnt mean you or any other stationary object will, your gonna still be going 1100mph. so you'd would go flying along with all the other buildings, trees,cars,lamp posts,houses,rocks, people, animals, debris everything! IMAGIN THAT! 1100mph!
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Things like that are just too mind boggling for me. So what exactly counts as the earth? Is it hte trees too? Will teh water stay? What about...piles of dirt? What if you've ordered dirt for your house and it's sitting on your driveway? Will the [i]air[/air] stop moving or will it continue to spin? How would birds be affected? Long story short:The world would be fucked over, we would all die(How on earth would anyone live through it?) There would be no coming back. The whole world would be a non inhabitable wasteland. It would be ice on one side and baked dry on the other.
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Undoubtedly it is with deep regret and profound sadness that
the nation mourns the death of former President of Sri Lanka D.B.
Wijetunga the third executive President.
At this hour when the nation mourns for its former leader justice,
gratitude and appreciation require we should on this occasion to bestow
on him an honourable remembrance.
In this country our political ancestors kept themselves always firmly
settled in office and through their valour handed it down free to every
since succeeding generation, unlike President Wijetunga who was more
than magnanimous.
Worthy indeed of praise is he and yet more worthy are our political
fore fathers who bequeathed their political work of toil to the present
generation of politicians.
President Wijetunga's chequered life having his beginnings in an
ordinary upcountry village family without the command of a clan or class
power or the attraction of prestige of economic or social assets is
known to everyone.
He started his life almost in the manner of any ordinary man would do
with all the disadvantages in life posing a challenge to time. If he
wanted to gain anything say education, a job, a place in society he had
to work hard and by his own dint of hard work realised it.
There was no one to offer him such rewards on a golden platter.
Perhaps it is this quality that finally moulded his character and shaped
its electric philosophy. What he learned in the formal and informal way
was systematised by him by his own effort based on his own experience.
In his manner of living he showed an elegance tempered with frugality
and he cultivated a philosophy without enervating the mind. He displayed
his humble wealth in the season of beneficence and not in the vanity of
discourse. A confession of humble political beginnings is disgrace to no
politician and no effort to avoid it is disgrace indeed.
President D.B. Wijetunga entered politics by joining the United
National Party in 1946. He entered Parliament for the first time when he
successfully contested the Udunuwara seat at the 1965 general elections,
and quickly made a reputation for himself as a fine constituency Member
of Parliament ever mindful of the needs of his electors.
In terms of meeting the needs of his constituents he was considered
the most effective MP in that parliament. He lost Udunuwara in 1970 and
returned in the 1977 UNP landslide as Minister of Information and
Broadcasting in the J.R. Jayawardene administration.
He later also served as Minister of Post and Telecommunication,
Minister of Power and Highways and Minister of Agricultural development.
He served briefly as the Governor of the North Central Province in 1988
before returning to parliamentary politics a few months later. President
Wijetunga preserved friends not by receiving but by conferring
For he who does a kindness has the advantage over him who by the law
of gratitude becomes a debtor to his benefactor. The person obliged is
compelled to act the more insipid part conscious that a return of
kindness is merely a payment not an obligation. Thus every body who got
to know President Wijetunga returned honesty impartiality and more
dedication to work.
As President Wijetunga espoused our form of Government is committed
not to the few but to the whole body of the people which is called a
democracy. How different President Wijetunga was in his private capacity
he made us enjoy the same general equality our laws are fitted to
preserve and superior honours just as we excel.
He showed every body that public administration is not confined to a
certain class of people but is attainable only by merit.
He showed us that poverty is not a hinderance since whoever is able
to serve his country meets with no obstacles to preferment from his
first obscurity. Historic Udunuwara the stronghold of President
Wijetunga cover scenery so varied as to include ravines and streamlets
and acres and acres of sparkling paddy fields vanishing into the purple
distant mountains.
Backward villages in the Udunuwara electorate were provided with
roads repaired enabling far flung villages access to development and
modern amenities. With the assistance of officials and with the
cooperation of constituents he implemented several schemes for the
development of Udunuwara.
When Ranjan Wijeratne was killed by a car bomb it was to D.B.
Wijetunga that Premadasa turned to assume the Ministry of Defence in
which capacity he chaired the National Security Council Wijetunga was
asked to take on the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Services on top
of his many other responsibilities.
Wijetunga was appointed Prime Minister in 1989 by President Premadasa
which was a surprise to the country. At the untimely death of President
Premadasa by the unanimous decision of members of Parliament both
Government and Opposition he was elected as the third executive
President of Sri Lanka, to serve the rest of President Premadasa's term.
The silver haired President Wijetunga emerged as a tough talking no
nonsense President steeping himself in controversy and not giving in an
inch to rivals.
As for us who now survive President Wijetunga it is our business to
pray for a different fate at the moment but we should think it as our
duty also to preserve the same spirit and warmth of courage, against
even our enemies.
President Wijetunga made the daily increasing grandeur of his country
the object of our thoughts, to grow quite enamoured by it.
When it really appears great to our apprehensions we again conclude
that this grandeur of our country was acquired by great and valiant men
such as President Wijetunga who knew his duty and in the moments of need
and action was sensible. Sadly we have lost another great political
leader of our nation.
The life of President Dingiri Banda Wijetunga was exemplary, an ideal
which all Sri Lankans should emulate in spirit and philosophy. May the
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When I think of Easter, I think Spring. The flowers are starting to surface and gain color, the grass is turning from brown to green. It is all so refreshing–a sign that summer is near.
It always amazes me to think that Easter is such a wonderful holiday, however, celebration of this holiday does not contain much structure. We all have fairly strict traditions for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but what about Easter.
Easter in my family has become a "fly by the seat of your pants" holiday. Sometimes the men are in the fields so it becomes a quick egg hunt at Grandma's, dinner at the restaurant of choice and then out to the fields–everyone scurries. Or there are years like this–the weather has not been very cooperative in allowing us to have a little structure and planning for this day of celebration. Now if we can just get Mother Nature to cooperate we will all have a wonderful day.
I received a phone call from my Dad a few weeks back telling me that he wanted to start a new Easter tradition. He wanted to move the egg hunt on Easter morning from Grandma Irma's to his house on the farm! Yikes! So as the story goes, much like Thanksgiving, we are now passing the holiday down one generation from Irma to Bruce and we will be having our Easter festivities out on the farm.
So as my step-mom Stef prepares a feast of all feasts, I have begun to think of some fun little Easter additives that I can bring as well. The following recipe is top on my list this year, what is on yours?
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2 eggs
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CarDekho.com, the leading automotive portal in India, proudly announces the CarDekho Awards 2013 winners, based on the viewer's choice. The awards were presented by BerkshireInsurance.com and co-sponsored by Sterling Holidays.Kicked off on the 7th of January 2013, this event has witnessed a fabulous rush of votes over its month-long lifetime, wrapping up on the 7th of February 2013 with a magnificent figure of 3,29,434 votes cast across all categories. Each of the 10 categories that were a part of this award event and every one of the nominations in those categories was selected on the basis of our trusted viewership data, size, passenger capacity and other capacity-specific factors. As for the winners, they have been selected purely on the basis of the number of votes polled for them.
Mr. Amit Jain, CEO & CoFounder CarDekho.com, said CarDekho Awards 2013 was the first edition of our awards to recognize the popular cars and new launches across different segments. The contest got a beyond expectation response with over 3.2 Lakh votes being cast. On behalf of CarDekho team I thank all the viewers who voted in this event and made it so successful. Many congratulations to winners, and thanks to BerkshireInsurance.com who presented these awards and cosponsor Sterling Holidays
The winning cars in each category of this years Awards are as follows:
Most Popular Hatchback : Hyundai i10
Most Popular Premium Hatchback : Maruti Suzuki Swift
Most Popular Sedan : Hyundai Fluidic Verna
Best Sedan 2012: Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire
Most Popular SUV : Mahindra XUV 500
Best SUV 2012 : Renault Duster
Most Popular Utility Vehicle (UV) : Toyota Innova
Most Popular Luxury Car : Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Best Luxury Car 2012 : BMW 6 Series Coupe
Manufacturer of the Year : Maruti Suzuki
Mr. Arun Balakrishnan, CEO BerkshireInsurance.com, said "When we partnered with CarDekho.com for these awards, we had hoped to utilize this opportunity to support a platform that we truly believe in and get the chance to talk to the online car user base in India. We are very happy to see the interest that was shown by the customers towards these awards. This talks not only about how well CarDekho.com conducted them, but also the fact that customers in India are clearly becoming more aware of options and are exploring the research medium before making a final purchase decision. Customers in this segment provide an ideal synergy with the business model that we have adopted and I hope to see customer


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While the CF Cl- channel defect has been shown to be reversible in cell culture many additional extracellular barriers exist in vivo as the airway epithelia have evolved to prevent penetration by foreign materials (McCluskie & Davis 2000).
Initially the GTA carrying the transgene needs to reach the pulmonary airways where it will encounter the mucus membrane complex, which may bind the gene transfer agent (GTA) and clear it from the lung by mucociliary clearance (Boucher 1999).
If not immediately cleared from the lungs, the GTA must penetrate the mucus to gain access to the surface of the cell and then penetrate the plasma membrane (Yonemitsu et al. 2000).
In the airway, generally only the apical surface of cells is available to a GTA as tight junctions between cells restricts access to the basolateral surface.
Once the GTA has entered the cell, it must cross the cytoplasm and the DNA must enter the nucleus. Therefore a successful strategy for long term gene transfer to the apical surface of the airway epithelia must be able to overcome these barriers.
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Toronto's Drake has announced when he'll be dropping his third studio album. Taking to Twitter, the YMCMB rapper announced that his Nothing is the Same album will be released on September 17. Drake recently released four new songs including the "Jodeci Fresstyle" featuring J. Cole, "The Motion" featuring Sampha, Migos' "Versace" featuring Drake, and PARTYNEXTDOOR's "Over Here" featuring Drake.
Big Sean's Hall of Fame has been in the works for a long time. The Detroit emcee will drop his sophomore album on August 27. Releasing a video to announce the date, Sean's next single from the album will be "Beware," featuring Lil Wayne and Jhene Aiko and will premier on June 25.
Houston, Texas native Chamillionaire has released two EPs since his departure from Universal Republic Records. This year, Cham has announced the release of his next EP titled Reignfall. The project will self-release digitally and on CD July 23. Chamillionaire has not released a nationally-distributed album since his sophomore solo album, 2007's Ultimate Victory.
A$AP Rocky is planning to drop an instrumental album titled Beauty & The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions, Chapter 1. The RCA/Polo Grounds artist said he will not announce a release date, dropping the project randomly.
Mobb Deep's Havoc will release his second "Beats Collection" album Tuesday. The eight-track project features a sequel composition to "The Learning (Burn)" from Mobb Deep's Infamy album. Titled The Beat Collection, Vol. 2, Hav's latest release will include one song with himselg on the chorus, intended for emcees to make a track with.
Madchild is set to release a 14-track album titled Lawn Mower Man. The Suburban Noize Records album drops on August 6 and features Bishop Lamont, JD Era, Prevail (of Swollen Members), and Slaine (of La Coka Nostra).
Less than 24 hours ago, Wiz Khalifa confirmed the title of what will be his third Atlantic Records-backed release with Rostrum, Blacc Hollywood.
View the rest of the retail releases coming soon below, and on HipHopDX's Release Dates page.
June 24
Wyld Bunch & DJ Brans
June 25
College - Secret Diary
DeLorean - GRACE
Dessa - Parts Of Speech
Evidence - Green Tape Instrumentals
Havoc - The Beat Collection, Vol. 2
John Legend - Love In The Future
Junclassic - BLVD Backdrop
Lightnin' Slim & Swamp Dogg - High & Low Down
Novalima - Karimba: Diabolic Remixes
Serengeti - Kenny Dennis
Slum Village - The Evolution
Wale - The Gifted
Wrekonize - The War Within
Yo Dot - Sherman Park Memoirs
June 29
Killer Mike & El-P - Run These Jewels
July 2
Daz & WC - West Coast Gangsta Sh*t
Gucci Mane - Trap House III
Joe Thomas - DoubleBack: Evolution of R&B
Jon Connor - Unconscious State
Juicy J - Stay Trippy
Nemo Achida - Midnight Magic
No Malice - Hear Ye Him
REKS - Revolution Cocktail
Young Scooter - Juughou$e
July 4
Jay-Z - Magna Carta Holy Grail
July 5
Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines
July 9
Adlib - Bad Newz
araabMuzik - The Remixes, Vol. 1
Ciara - Ciara
Freddie Gibbs - ESGN
Greenhouse (Illogic & Blueprint) - Bend But Don't Break
Rich Quick - Sad Songz
July 16
Ace Hood - Trials & Tribulations
Chris Brown - X
Hieroglyphics - The Kitchen
Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go
Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
July 23
Chamillionaire - Reignfall EP
Rich Gang - Rich Gang: Flashy Lifestyle
U-God - Keynote Speaker
July 30
Cory Mo - Take It Or Leave It
Tech N9ne - Something Else
August 6
Madchild - Lawn Mower Man
Maybach Music Group - Self Made Vol. 3
August 27
Big Sean - Hall of Fame
Goodie Mob - Age Against The Machine
J57 & Blame One - Walk In The Sun
SunGod - Redemption
September 10
2 Chainz - Based On A TRU Story 2
September 17
Drake - Nothing is the Same
The Roots & Elvis Costello - Wise Up Ghost
September 24
DJ Khaled - Suffering From Success
September 30
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience (Part 2)
October 5
Waka Flocka Flame - Flockaveli 2
Akon - Stadium
A$AP Rocky - Beauty & The Beast: Slowed Down Sessions, Chapter 1
Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
AZ - Doe or Die II
Big Sean - Hall Of Fame
Birdman - Bigga Than Life
B.o.B - Underground Luxury
Brick Squad - Big Money Talk
Clipse - As God Is My Witness
Craig G & Da Beatminerz - TBA
Curren$y - Pilot Talk 3
Danny Brown - Old
DJ Khaled - Suffering From Success
DJ Scream - Long Live The Hustle
Dom Kennedy - Get Home Safely
Drake - Nothing Was The Same
E-40 - Block Brochure: Welcome To The Soil Vol. 4, 5 & 6
Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
Eminem - TBA
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Cocaine Pinata
Future & Rocko - TBA
Gucci Mane - MR.GUWOP
Ice Cube - Everything's Corrupt
Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Immortal Technique - The Martyr 2
Jay Electronica - Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)
Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$
KA - The Night's Gambit
Ludacris - Ludaversal
Malik B & Mr. Green - Unpredictable
Method Man & Redman - Blackout 3
Mystikal - Original
Nelly - M.O.
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: The Pinkprint
Plies - Purple Heart
Raekwon - F.I.L.A (Fly International Luxurious Art)
Rebel Armz - TBA
Redman - Muddy Waters 2
Rich Boy - Break The Pot
Rick Ross - Mastermind
RiFF RaFF & Skrillex - TBA
Roc Marciano - Marci Beaucoup
Roc Marciano & Alchemist - TBA
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Spice 1 - Hater's Nightmare
Swizz Beatz - Haute Living
T.I. - Trouble Man: He Who Wears the Crown
The Roots - & Then You Shoot Your Cousin
Twista - The Dark Horse
Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood
Wu-Tang Clan - A Better Tomorrow
XV - The Kid with the Green Backpack
Yelawolf - Love Story
YG - Freshman on Campus
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As The Dark Knight mounts its record-breaking box office run, talk of future sequels has already reached a fever pitch. But which foes might Batman face in a potential follow-up? Following in the footsteps of Heath Ledger's terrifying turn as the Joker would be an unenviable task for any actor, but the real challenge could lie with director Christopher Nolan and his brother/writing partner Jonathan. A peek at the remaining adversaries in Batman's legendary "Rogue's Gallery" reveals a less-than-appealing cast of cartoonish, over-the-top characters ill-suited for the darker, more realistic vision of the Caped Crusader established in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Any characters plucked from remaining ranks of Batman villains would almost certainly have to be reinvented to fit the Nolan mold: that is, no supernatural abilities, no outsized physical proportions and no preposterous origin stories. Here's a list of foes with a shot at making the cut.
A smooth-talking misanthrope with severe obsessive-compulsive tendencies, the Riddler taunts his pursuers with puzzles and devises elaborate deathtraps for his victims.
Previously portrayed on-screen by: Frank Gorshin, John Astin, Jim Carrey
Could be re-made in the Nolan mold as: a modern-day version of the Zodiac Killer.
Potential actors: Guy Pearce, Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling
A waddling, corpulent gent with a large, beak-like nose, the Penguin is best known for pioneering the use of umbrellas as weapons.
Previously portrayed on-screen by: Burgess Meredith, Danny DeVito
Could be re-made in the Nolan mold as: a dapper, diminutive mob boss with a serious bird fetish and a Napoleon Complex.
Potential actors: Jack Black, Philip Seymour Hoffman
a sultry former botanist, Poison Ivy can communicate with plants, is immune to all poisons and secretes a toxin that allows her to literally kill a person with a kiss.
Previously portrayed on-screen by: Uma Thurman
Could be re-made in the Nolan mold as: An environmental zealot turned eco-terrorist -- like the Unabomber, only more creative (and female).
Potential actors: Hilary Swank, Angelina Jolie
an expert in field of mind control, the demented, unstable Mad Hatter manipulates others with the aid of a device embedded in the brim of his hat. Inspired by the Lewis Carrol's Alice in Wonderland character.
Previously portrayed on-screen by: David Wayne
Could be re-made in the Nolan mold as: A renegade Wayne Enterprises employee who utilizes nanotechnology to scramble the brains of his foes.
Possible actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Jude Law, Joaquin Phoenix
A powerful mob boss with aristocratic roots similar to those of childhood friend Bruce Wayne, his trademark fashion accessory is a mask carved from the ebony coffin of his mother.
Previously portrayed on-screen by: Nobody
Could be re-made in the Nolan mold as: The Black Mask is rumored to have made an appearance in early drafts of The Dark Knight, as a would-be industrialist who turns to crime after his company is absorbed by rival Wayne Enterprises.
Potential actors: Viggo Mortensen, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman (if Marvel lets him)
Bane - A steroid-pumped madman who broke the back of the comic book Batman in the early '90s. Bane's forgettable cameo in 1997's disastrous Batman & Robin broke the back of his movie career.
Killer Croc - Batman's reptilian adversary has been a regular fixture of the comic in recent years. His sci-fi features and unimaginative name, however, make him a poor candidate for Nolan's universe.
Mr. Freeze - Like Bane, Mr. Freeze is a Joel Schumacher casualty. His character is probably too preposterous for Nolan anyway.
Clayface - A shapeshifter who can alter his appearance into any form he chooses, Clayface is too sci-fi (and too similar to the Spider-Man 3 villain Sandman) for this version of Batman.
Catwoman - With memories of Halle Berry's franchise-killing spin-off still fresh in fans' minds, don't expect Catwoman to be prowling around Nolan's Gotham City anytime soon.
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Winning bidders are selling the mobile homes to the public at discount prices. This comes at a perfect time when most families are planning camping trips and other outdoor activities.
But while, the deep discounts on the mobile homes are certainly a draw, there are some things interested buyers need to be aware of before making the investment.
Shawn Light spent Friday going in and out of stores looking for parts for his new $4,000 trailer.
He says he's generally happy with his purchase, but minor repairs could make the deal less of a bargain.
"Now what I'm having to do is what you would call, 'red-necking it,' and get me a separate tank and hook the hoses up to it," Light says about plumbing repairs he needs to do on the RV.
Jan Davie of Fred and Jack trailers says the parts and labor could cost consumers up to $5,000.
"They don't have the tanks and they don't have a lot of the equipments that a normal travel trailer would have," she says.
But Ron Campbell, who purchased and is selling about 1,700 of the FEMA trailers, disagrees.
"When we are talking about parts, we are really not talking about parts that people necessarily need. It depends on whether you want one that's self-contained," Campbell said.
Apart from the plumbing concerns, Campbell believes there's nothing wrong with the mobile homes. In fact, he says the discount trailers have been selling off his lot very quickly.
"There are a lot of dealers, camper dealers that I know this is going to hurt their business," said Campbell.
Traveling trailer dealers say the market was hurt back in 2005 when most RV manufacturers were tied up with FEMA orders for Hurricane Katrina.
"We've had some part sales for them but it didn't bother us so much this time as it did a few years ago," Davie said.
Back on Campbell's lot, customers like Keith Slaten say the purchase is well worth it.
"It's in good enough condition that it's ready to go," Slaten said.
Campbell says there's a company that is selling the parts for the trailers without holding tanks for about $60 but that doesn't include labor costs.
Consumers have also brought up concerns about formaldehyde, mold and mildew building up in the trailers since they sat in Hope for years, unused before being auctioned off.


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We promote community activism through volunteer days and we promote our community by supporting programs that enhance and enrich our area.
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Twelve-year-old Ilana Wexler, the youngest speaker at last week's Democratic National Convention, on Vice President Dick Cheney's use of an obscenity on the floor of the U.S. Senate.
Message found on an air-sickness bag aboard a United Airlines flight last week from Sydney, Australia, to Los Angeles. The common acronym for "bomb on board" prompted the pilot to turn around 90 minutes into the flight and return to Sydney. Investigators did not find a bomb. Flight attendants in Australia say they often use the acronym for "best on board," or most attractive passenger.
"They wanted to know whose mother I was."
U.S. Olympic dressage competitor Debbie McDonald, 49, on the reaction of U.S. teammates when she first met them at the 1999 Pan American Games. Dressage involves directing a horse in prearranged steps and gaits.
The number of McDonald's Big Macs eaten by Don Gorske since 1972. Mr. Gorske, who made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for most Big Macs consumed, has eaten at least one per day for 32 years. The 6-foot, 170-pounder says a Big Mac is his typical Christmas meal. He reached 20,000 last month.


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IT department employees aren't the only people who can get a string of letters behind their names. Today, anyone from a secretary to a CPA to the manager running a company's employee rewards program can take courses leading up to a certification.
Robert Half International, a Menlo Park, California-based staffing firm, lists 40 certifications in administrative, accounting and finance alone. Secretaries can become certified administrative professionals through the International Association of Administrative Professionals. CPAs can take additional courses from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to be certified information technology professionals. HR payroll specialists can become certified through the American Payroll Association.
Certiport, a certification company in American Fork, Utah, helped Microsoft roll out the Microsoft Office specialist certification 10 years ago and recently created a digital literacy certification for people who have mastered basic computer and Internet skills and software. Certiport has awarded more than 5.3 million certifications and keeps a running total on the front page of its Web site.
Certifications can bump up salaries, and for temp workers they can be the difference between bouncing from job to job and getting hired on somewhere permanently, says Certiport CEO David Saedi.
Certiport also offers certification classes at Navajo Nation community centers in Utah in a program to help high school students and other tribe members gain computer and Internet skills. "It's another way of empowering underserved populations," Saedi says.
After a handful of companies created the position of chief recognition officer, it was only natural that a certification program should follow, says Christi Gibson, executive director of Recognition Professionals International, an industry association based in Naperville, Illinois.
RPI created a one-year recognition professional certification program in 2006. Since then, 84 students have passed the exam, including executives at Abbott Laboratories, Amtrak, BMW, Boeing, DirecTV and Verizon. Another 240 are taking courses, Gibson says. Amtrak was so pleased with the results that it promoted its employee rewards program manager to a C-level position. "If she didn't have the certification, she wouldn't have had everyone's ear," Gibson says.
Some companies pay for certifications. Tyler Technologies' EDEN division, in Renton, Washington, is paying for employees who are working on project management and HR certifications, says Connie Shaw, the company's HR manager.
And some organizations make earning certifications part of an employee's annual performance goals. "This isn't subjective, so it's a perfect way to benchmark accomplishments," Certiport's Saedi says.
The majority of people who hold a project management professional certification are in IT-related fields, but that's changing. Michelle LaBrosse, a PMP expert, author, training company founder and herself a PMP, sees more people in engineering, law, facilities management and marketing getting PMPs.
Any department that spends money on short-term projects can use a PMP, says LaBrosse, with Cheetah Learning in Carson City, Nevada. In marketing, for example, "If they did better project management they could spend less money and get better results," she says.