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Megabus Crash Leaves At Least 25 Injured
from:TheChicagoTribune,StaffReport
Itwas reported that threeU.S.airplaneswere in-volved in a near-miss incident at Washington’sReagan National Airport. The Washington Postclaimedthattheplanescamewithin12secondsofhittingeachothermid-air.TheincidenthappenedonTuesdayafternoon,whenairtrafficcontrollersput twodeparting jetsveryclose toa thirdplanethatwasabout to land.Thankfully, all theflightsreached their destinations without any trouble.Withatotalof192passengersandcrewmembers,thiscouldhaveendedtragically.Thisisaddedontoasummerofplanescares including twoemer-gencylandingsofAmericanAirlinesflights.
from:ABCNews,byMattHosford
NATIONAL
Another Scary Airplane Incident
LOCAL
TheChicago-nativepunkrockpastryshopBleed-ing Heart Bakery is closing all of its locations,muchtothesadnessofitscountlessfans.Thoughtherewerespeculationsofadispute,ownersVinnyandMichelleGarciahavereassuredtheirloyalcus-tomers that themovecomesoutofnewpersonalobligations,notingthattheywereofferedpositionsatanothercompanythatwillallowthemtonurturethehealthoftheirfamily. “Icannotrockmysontosleepwhilearguingaboutmoneymissingfromtheregisterorafailedbatchofdevilsfood,”writesGarciaon theBleedingHeartBakery’sFacebookpage. The Belmont Ave location will shutter itsdoorsforgoodonAugust5th.
from:RoscoeViewJournal,byPattyWetli
NEIGHBORHOOD
Bakery’s Heart Bleeding No More
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POLITICS
A filibuster Thursday afternoon in the SenateblockedtheObamaadministration’sCybersecurityBill.Thebillwouldhavecreatedoptionalstandardsforcomputersoverseeingthingslikepowergrids,dams,andtransportation.AftersignicantwateringdowntotrytoappealtotheGOP,thebillstillfellshortwitha52to46votetocutoffthedebate.
from:TheNewYorkTimes,byMichaelS.Schmidt
Filibuster Ends Cyber-security Bill
Nothankstofaultyelectronicsandbuginthesys-tem,KnightCapitolGroup’sstockdropped70per-centwithin30minutesthisweek.Whilethe$440millionlosswastheresultofaglitchinthemarketmaking software, not an actual monetary loss, itwill still lookprettybadon their records.This isespeciallyembarrassingforacompanywhoisre-veredforhavingthemostuptodatetechnologyinthebusiness.
from:BloombergBusinessWeek,byMatthewPhilips
BUSINESS
Knight Falls Off the Horse; Stocks Take a Dive
TECHNOLOGY
Betterdouble-checkyourlistofFacebookfriends,someofthemmightbefake.Andnotintheback-stabbingway, in theway that theyactuallydon’texist.AnewreportlookingatFacebookusagees-timatesthat8.7percent,or83.09millionaccounts,areactuallyfake.Thiseithermeanspeoplearecre-atingdoppelgangeraccountsorit’sonlyamatteroftimebeforespambotscompletelytakeoversocialmedia.
from:CNet,byEmilProtalinski
Invasion of the Facebook Snatchers
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TheBoyScoutsaren’ttheonlyclubintownfacingpublic scrutiny. The Girl Scouts of Greater Chi-cago andNorthwest Indiana are facing a lawsuitaftertheydisbandedinanallegedretaliatoryefforttokeep frompaying for an interpreter for adeafscoutmember.AccordingtotheFederalDisabilityAct,thetroopactingasanon-profitmustprovideaccommodations for those with disabilities, buttroopleadersclaimedthatdoingsowouldinhibitthe troop from taking advantage of a number ofactivities.
from:TheChicagoTribune,NaomiNix
On My Honor I Will Try To Not Serve Those With Disabilities?
AlleyesareonVictoryGardenTheater’sfreshestartisticdirector,ChadYew,ashefaceshisfirstIg-nitionFestivalstartingtoday,August3rd,runningthroughAugust11.Debutingin2008,theIgnitionFestivalwascreatedtoshowcaseyoungprodigiousplaywrightsofcolorinanefforttogivetheirworkanopportunityfornationalandinternationalrecog-nition-andtheartisticdirectorthechancetoshow-case his curatorial skills with his choices for thecovetedspots.Thisyear,fivetalentedwritersgettosee theirpiecesonstage, tacklinganumberofdifficult subjects including surrogate parenthood,healingtouchanatimeofwar,andsecretsrevealedonlyafterdeath.
from:TheChicagoReader,bySharonLurye
SPORTS
Ignition Festival Kicks Off
After recently dropping a substantial numberof channels, DirecTV has noticed a substantialamountofpeopledroppingthem.Thoughthecom-panywasexpectingsomesortoflossfromthe“IwantmyMTV”types, theywerenotanticipatingthemorethan52,000USsubscriptioncancellationstheyreceived.Theoriginalplanwasforthecompa-nytomakemoremoneyofitscurrentsubscribersthantofocusonrecruitingnewones,butwiththesenumbers,theymightwanttorethinkthatstrategy.
from:TheNewYorkTimes,byBrianStelter
DirecTV Loses Channels, Subscribers
Foronlinegamers talking trash is justpartof theroutine,butasmoreandmorefemalesstartgettinginvolvedintheonlinegamingworld,trashtalkingall tooeasilyhasbeenturningintosexualharass-ment.A recent incident during theCrossAssaultvideogametournamenthascausedgamersaroundtheworldtorallyandendnotonlysexualharass-mentbutallhatespeechduringgaming,whichisalltoocommon.
from:TheNewYorkTimes,byAmyO’Leary
Online Trash Talk Not All Fun and Games
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Forsomeemployers,havingapassword-protectedsocial networking profile didn’t exactly spell out“privacy.” Apparently, a number of employersacross the country, including Federal employers,havemadeitprotocoltorequirepasswordstoso-cialnetworkingsitesaspartoftheinterviewpro-cessforprospectiveemployees-breachingnotonlytheprivacyof theprospective employeebut alsothatofanyonethepersoninteractswiththroughhisorherprofile.Whileemployeeshavearguedthatitisasensibleextensionofabackgroundcheck,Gov.Quinndisagreesandhassignedanewlawintoef-fectbanningthepractice.
from:Sun-TimesMediaWireEmployers Unfriended
North Korea, normally known for only showingshort excerpts of any media not created in theircountry, ismaking an exception for theOlympicGamesthisyear.Everydayfivehoursofcoveragewill be broadcast on theNorthKorean airwaves.When the games first began, only 15 minuteswereshowndaily,butascountrymenbeganwin-ning gold, themedia guidelines softened and thegovernmentallowed thepopulation tocheer theiratheleteson.
from:WallStreetJournal,byEvanRamstad
For North Korea, More Gold Equals More Airtime
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Just read that over 83millionFacebook ac-countsare fake.210millionaccounts,how-ever,haveduckfaces.
Copyright © @nikkiso316; Used with permissionShoutout to VitaCoco and their Lollapaloo-za giveaway! Thanks to them two of our teams members will see you at the festival!
OfalltheOlympicsports,itisobviouslybadmin-ton that ismostscrutinizedforbeingoverwhelm-inglyscandalousanddramatic.Atleastthat’showitseemstotheChineseteamwhowereaccusedoffixingthegameandpromptlydisqualifiedfromtheLondonGames altogether.Nowonce again,Chi-na’s obsession withmedal count instead of teamspirit is beingpulled intoquestionby sports fansandcommentatorseverywhere.
from:TheWashingtonPost,byKeithB.Richburg
Badminton Game Fixed Says a Little Birdie
InanightmarescenarioforanyonewhousesbussestogetoutoftheCityonthecheapandquick,aMegaBusdouble-deckercarrying81passengerslostcontrolonI-55andhitanoverpasspillarafteroneofitstiresblewout.Initialreportsstatethatatleast25ontheSt.Louis-boundbuswereinjured,thoughtheextentoftheirinjurieswerenotyetreportedatpresstime.Imagesofthecrashshowthefrontofthebuscompletelysmashedinasemergencyworkersshutdownthehighwayinbothdirectionsinordertorescuepassengers.
Rock the Vote Nights Presented by CK OneFriday, August 3 to Sunday, August 5-LollafanscanalwayscountontheHardRockHoteltopro-videplentyofafterpartiesandthisyearisnodif-ferent.RocktheVoteNightsreturnstoHardRocksponsored by CK One. Beginning at 10pm eachnight of Lollapalooza,music lovers can continuerockin out til 2am with performances by: Dev,Deluka,HaleyReinhart,Chairlift,MidnightCon-spiracy,RoscoBandana,LittleDragon,andmore.
FINDS
Everyonceinawhile,breakfastfordinnercanbearealtreat,butwhenyoueatatKanelaBreakfastClubfordinner,you’llbemorethanpleasantlysur-prisedtodiscoverthattheLakeviewbreakfastjointdoesmorethanjustFrenchtoast.KanelahasbeendishingoutaGreek-inflectedbreakfastand lunchmenu (think: red velvet French toast, portobelloeggsbenedict,spicyfetaomelet)sinceitsopeninginFebruary2011.Now,themenuhasexpandedtoincludedinneronThursday thruSaturday,6p.m.to11p.m.
ByMarisCallahan
More than French Toast: Lakev-iew’s Kanela Breakfast Club Does Dinner
Copyright © Kelly Hafermann Photography; Used with permissionLong a staple in Chicago, these vegan treats will no longer be availabel when Bleeding Heart Bakery closes its doors on August 5th.
Beingapartofabandoragroup iskindof likebeingmarried.Forbetterorworse,you’re tiedtoyourpartnerorpartners,andeveryoneneedstodotheirpartfortheshiptosail.Beingpartofagrouporcrewalsoallowsforartiststosharetheweight.Instead of carrying awhole song, you only needtocarryaverseorahook.Whenyou’reonstage,thereisalwayssomeonethereforafill-in.
from:RubyHornet,byAlexanderFruchter
Going Solo: 12 Artists That Achieved Group and Solo Success
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Late Tuesday morning, three teenage girls fromMontclair, N.J.—Emma, Sammi, and Elena—trooped into theWashington headquarters of theCommissiononPresidentialDebates.Thetriocar-ried with them a box full of petition pages withmorethan118,000signatures,callingonthecom-mission to choose awoman tomoderate at leastoneofthisyear’spresidentialdebates.Thoughnotyetoldenoughtovote,thehigh-schoolsophomoresare appalled that a woman has not moderated ageneral-electionpresidentialdebatesince1992.
from:TheDailyBeast,byMichelleCottle
Teenage Girls on Quest for Woman Moderator of Presidential Debates
Fashion
The timehas come forme to talk about fashion,sincemy“gianthairbow”hasbeenthesubjectofmuchonlinedebate!Butinallhonesty,ascrazyasitwas,Ihadnoideaitwouldcausesuchastir!Iamcertainlynotcomplaining--it’sbeenamazing.Ofcourse,IwastryingtomakeastatementonmyfirstbigredcarpeteventinHollywood.Thiswasahugedealforme,Iwon’tlie.
from:TheHuffingtonPost,byTalliaStorm
How I Became the Target of the ‘Fashion Police’
Spring 2012′s art deco trend is still going strongwith jazzy Great Gatsby-inspired gowns, embel-lisheddrop-waists,andfringedhemlines.ArtDecofirstbeganinParisbackinthe1920s.It’sallaboutsymmetricallinesandlotsofbeading,feathers,andfringe.Ofcourse,we’requitepartialtoallofthisglitzy glamour (there’s nothing minimalist aboutit!).Incorporatethistrendintoyourwardrobewithsomefunkyrhinestonejewelryandopen-toesan-dals—theperfectcocktailpartyensembleawaits!
from:TheGlitterGuideOn Our Radar: Art Deco
Film
I finally saw The Dark Knight Rises in a tinyWyomingtownanhourfromwhereI’mcurrentlycampedforrockclimbing.Sincemostofthepedan-ticcritiquesofthefilmhavealreadybeenvoiced,letmeofferapotentiallynewone:Theclimbinginthismoviemakes no goddamn sense. 95 percentoftheclimbBruceWaynemakesoutoftheprisonpitisontop-rope,meaningthathe’sconnectedtoaropethatisalreadyrunthroughananchorsystemnear the topof thepit.This isperhaps the safesttypeofclimbing,andmeansboththatthereshouldbevirtuallynodangerasheclimbstotheanchor,andthatheshouldbeabletoclimbtheropeitselfatanytimeifhegetsstuck–assumingofcoursethathehasacompetentbelayerwhoisnotacompletesociopath.
from:Slate,byLauraHudson
The Real Problem with The Dark Knight Rises? The Climbing Scenes Make No Sense
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A philanthropist with interests across the board,CameronCrofthasbeeninvolvedwiththeworld’sfist B-Corp certified web-based fundraising pro-gram,servesasChicagoIlliniClub’sCommunityServiceDirector,andisafixtureofyoungprofes-sional charities and galas year-round in the city.While Cameron’s not busymanaging day-to-dayoperationsofAlumniforPublicSchoolsorspeak-ingattheUniversityofIllinois’scampus,hecanbefoundliterallyrunningaroundChicago;he’scom-pletedtwomarathonssofarandkeepsactivewithbeach volleyball and soccer among other things.Cameron is a SponsorshipDirector at theYoungProfessionals of Chicago, Vice President of theLookingglassTheatre’sJuniorBoard,isthePresi-dentandfounderoftheChicagoTENAlumniClub,andisTheTopSheet’sChicagoanoftheDay.
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A long line of Englewood residents waited forvegan ribs,macaroni and greens in front ofPay-lessGroceryon69thandAshland.Dinnerslikethisdon’tusuallyexistinaseaoffast-foodeateries.OnTuesday,theveganflavorscamefromSoulVeganFood,courtesyofhip-hopartistLupeFiasco.Dur-ingRamadan,theChicagonative’sfoundationhasthegoaloffeeding100peopleaday.Someareinneighborhoodsthatareconsideredfooddeserts.
from:WBEZ,byNatalieMoore
Lupe Fiasco feeds Chicagoans in Food Deserts
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Vests have always been a tricky wardrobe item.Whiletheycandefinitelylooksharpandmenswearinspiredfashionisafavorite,Ifindmyselfgettingtrippedupoverhowtowearthem.Ieitherendupfeelingoverstyledortoobulkedup.PoorRowenaendedupwithsomethingthatlookedlikefurniture!In addition to polka dots (love them!), vests areverymuchinstyleforfall.
from:SheSheShoppers,byJenaOn Trend: Vests For Fall
BobbieGentrywillalwaysbeknownfor“OdeToBillieJoe”,oneofthegreatcountrypopsongsofthe’60s.Itstillsoundssooriginaltoday.ButGen-try’s unique approach to country, which blendedpopandevensomeR&B,was,forthemostpart,not commercially viable, but for her later smash,“Fancy.” Accordingly, her career was too short,eventhoughshewasaprototypeforfuturegenredefyingcountrysingerssuchasRoseanneCashandShelbyLynne.This is toobad,asGentry’smusichadasophisticationwhichhascausedittoageverywell.
from:CHIRP,byMichaelBennett
Friday iPod Mp3 Shuffle - Happy Birthday Bobbie Gentry Edition
Copyright © @alroman84; Used with permissionLollapalooza kicks of today in Grant Park!
Everything you hated about school (studying,namely), you’ll love about Study Hall, WestTown’s newest design-centric shop, soft open-ingtoday.HusbandandwifeMalcolmFelderandNaokoNaganoDIYedthesunnyspaceforaclean,industrial-meets-beachcomber look: orange hang-ingfixtures, clothing racks suspended from rope,steelladders,and,ofcourse,vintagedesks.
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Food
Frenchtoastfeelslikehome.Itremindsmeoffog-gymornings,thickblankets,andentiredaysspentbyafire.Itbringswithitsuchnostalgia–notfromchildhood,perse,butwhenIwasbackhomefromcollege,inbetweensemesters.Irememberfeelingso grown-up and independentwhile Iwas away,butwhensittingonthestoolsatthekitchencoun-ter, I loved thatmyparents stillmademe frenchtoastforbreakfast.Thisrecipeisavariationontheoriginalwithacrumblytopthataddsawonderfultextureandreallyelevatesthedishtoanotherlevel.
from:CupcakesandCashmere,byEmilySchumanBaked French Toast
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Intheeffort tobesupportiveandencouraging, toavoidhurtingfeelingsandmakesureourplaceinthe tribe is secure,we lie to each other.Themis-anthropicstreakthatrunsdeepinmytatteredsoulcropsupinwavesandIgetincrediblywearyofthetrend.AndImakeasincere(butrarelywelcome)attempttospeakthetruthaboutthingsasoftenashumanlypossible.
from:AWGChicago,byDonHallThe Surprising Truth
I recently triedmyfirst spinclassandabsolutelylovedit!ItwasextremelyhardandIcouldbarelybreatheafterwards,butoverallitwasanawesomeworkout.AsamemberofEquinoxIhatespendingmoneyatotherworkoutstudios,howeverIhadtogiveinandtryoutFlywheel.
from:ChiOnaDime,byAbbyCrazy for Cycling
Food
I’verecentlybegun tosee increasinglymorerawfoodrestaurantspoppingup.I thought tomyself,“Whywouldanyonebe interested in raw food. Ilikeagoodheartymeal...notgrass!”onlytorealizethatItrulydidn’tevenknowwhatthewholerawfooddietarycraze is all about.Visionsofboringsaladsandwheatgrassinfusedjuicescrossedmymind. Salad....the bane ofmy vegetarian dining-outexistence.Isthatwhatrawfoodis?Nope-notbyamile.
from:SheSheShoppers,byJena
Raw Food-It’s More Than Just Salad
