Nov 04
By: travelmayor
The musical Chicago is based on the play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins who covered the 1924 trials of murderesses Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner for the Chicago Tribune. Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb wrote the book. With music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, it is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, and the concept of the ‘celebrity criminal’. Set in prohibition era Chicago The Musical, the original production opened on Jun 3, 1975 and closed on Aug 27, 1977 after 936 performances. The success of Chicago The Musical group rose to greater heights when it was revived on Nov 14, 1996 and there have been 4234 performances as of Jan 14 2007.
Act 1 opens as the Overture ends. Velma Kelly is introduced as a vaudevillian who shot the other half of her sister act when she caught her husband with her sister. She belts out ‘All That Jazz’ as Roxie Hart’s story unfolds. Nightclub regular Fred Casely is her lover and is murdered in cold-blood. Convinced that the victim was a burglar, Roxie’s husband Amos cheerfully takes the rap.
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Nov 04
By: Alan Wilson-
The 5570 is the latest colour laser to join the established magicolor family. With a quoted top speed of 35ppm for mono and 30ppm for colour, it looks capable of satisfying high-volume workgroup printing and uses Konica Minolta’s Simitri HD polymerised toner technology, which claims to deliver superior print quality.
Simitri HD uses toner particles that are uniform in shape, and Konica Minolta claims this allows the printer to deliver finer detail and use less toner than the competition. It also claims the toner melts at much lower temperatures, allowing the printer to save up to 15% on power consumption and reducing paper curling. Plus, it emits 40% less CO2 than conventional toner.
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Nov 04
The weekly poll and ranking from the USA Today Top 25 Coaches’ Poll
2007 USA Today Coaches’ Poll
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USA Today Coaches Poll Week 10 RANK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. Ohio State (55) 10-0 1493 1 2. LSU (1) 8-1 1393 3 3. Oregon (2) 8-1 1376 4 4. Oklahoma (2) 8-1 1330 5 5. Kansas 9-0 1241 8 6. West Virginia 7-1 1222 7 7. Missouri 8-1 1143 9 8. Boston College 8-1 951 2 9. Arizona State 8-1 946 6 10. Georgia 7-2 927 10 11. Virginia Tech 7-2 829 13 12. Hawaii 8-0 807 11 13. Michigan 8-2 770 14 14. Texas 8-2 757 12 15. USC 7-2 706 15 16. Connecticut 8-1 568 20 17. Auburn 7-3 551 16 18. Florida 6-3 529 17 19. Boise State 8-1 368 22 20. Clemson 7-2 318 24 21. Virginia 8-2 259 NR 22. Kentucky 6-3 197 23 23. Alabama 6-3 174 18 24. Tennessee 6-3 114 NR 25. Penn State 7-3 105 NR Others Receiving Votes Wisconsin 86, California 74, Cincinnati 58, Illinois 45, BYU 39, Florida State 26, Arkansas 20, Texas Tech 18, Wake Forest 17, South Carolina 16, Purdue 14, South Florida 5, Houston 4, Oklahoma State 3, Fresno State 1 Continue reading »
Nov 04
SOTOGRANDE, Spain — Justin Rose survived a 3-over 74 to win the European Order of Merit title Sunday with a playoff victory at the season-ending Volvo Masters.
Rose rolled in a 12-foot birdie on the second playoff hole, the par-4 10th, to beat Simon Dyson (70) of England and Denmark’s Soren Kjeldsen (67).
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Nov 04
Since no one’s beating down his door with offers to return to coaching, Gary Barnett is taking it upon himself to find opportunities. And he thinks the SMU job is one.
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Nov 04
THE Gold Coast Blaze recorded their fourth consecutive win to entrench their top eight position on the NBL ladder with a 101-80 home victory over Cairns.
Star guard James Harvey continued with impressive form to contribute a game-high 23 points while Ben Melmeth (20) and Scott McGregor (18) chipped in at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.
For the Taipans, guard Stephen Black (19 points) was a stand-out in a losing side, with gun rookie Nathan Jawai (17 points) also having a strong game.
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Nov 04
QUEENSLAND battled through a pace onslaught from exciting Sri Lankan quick Lasith Malinga to beat the tourists by four wickets in their three-day game at Allan Border Field.
Chasing a target of 142 to win from 43 overs, the Bulls made six for 142 with 5.5 overs remaining after Clinton Perren (62 not out) and Ashley Noffke (21 not out) added a match-winning partnership of 64 for the seventh wicket.
Sri Lanka paceman Farveez Maharoof (3-33) dismissed opener Jimmy Maher (12) with the score on 35 and the Bulls were looking solid at tea on 1-36, needing a further 106 runs to get from 31 overs.
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Nov 04
By: Elmo Kandel
While modern bungee jumping has become known and practiced worldwide, what is less understood is the physics behind bungee jumping. Interestingly enough, the extreme sport originated from spiritual rituals of South Pacific natives, who had no idea of the science behind the sport. Modern bungee jumping enthusiasts find much comfort in the idea that someone has worked through the math required to perform a safe jump. So who developed the physics of bungee jumping and how sure are the modern practitioners of the sport that it is relatively safe? Let’s start by taking a look at the origins of the science behind the sport.
Years before the discovery of the land diving natives on Pentecost Island, a British mathematician named Robert Hooke was discovering the physics of bungee jumping. He began working as an assistant to the famous scientist Robert Boyle in 1653. However, it wasn’t until 1660 that he formulated and wrote down Hooke’s Law of Elasticity. In laymen’s terms, Hooke’s law basically tells us how much tension a spring can endure, and the maximum length it will reach. Hooke’s law can be used on any material that is considered linear-elastic, or stretching lengthwise. Oddly enough, rubber is usually considered non-linear, because variations of stress and temperature can have a significant impact on the elasticity of the rubber.
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Nov 04
Rockford IceHogs
Michael Blunden scored the game-winning goal for Rockford as the Ice Hogs defeated the Manitoba Moose 2-1.
Troy Brouwer had the first goal of the game for Rockford eight minutes into the first period, with assists by Evan Brophey and Martin St. Pierre.
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Nov 04
Rochester Americans
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Adam Dennis recorded his first shutout of the season, making 22 saves to lead the Rochester Americans to a 3-0 win over the Hamilton Bulldogs in AHL action Saturday.
Anthony Stewart, David Brine and Clarke MacArthur scored for the Americans (6-7-1-1).
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