Chicago; Nov. 14th, 2012 “Jobs Galore” Fair for People with Disabilities

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Chicago Lighthouse Teams with MOPD

In an effort to boost employment prospects for people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind or visually impaired, The Chicago Lighthouse is joining forces with the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to host a “Jobs Galore” Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 14th. This very special event will take place from 10 am to 3 pm at the MOPD field office located at 2102 W. Ogden on Chicago’s near west side.

The Lighthouse will be pre-screening candidates for more than 200 positions, ranging from entry level to management. Included will be call center managers, call center supervisors, call center agents, mailroom processing clerks and retail sales associates. In addition to discussing opportunities with key Lighthouse representatives, participants will be able to get tips on resume writing, interviewing and other areas. There will also be a separate breakout session on “Options to Work,” which will provide attendees with a chance to meet with a MOPD disability specialist to discuss employment options; how to connect with appropriate service providers; and receive counseling on state and federal benefits. Another session will offer advice on how to dress for success, gain greater self confidence and improve one’s overall chances for securing employment.

As an added bonus, treats will be available to participants compliments of Dunkin Donuts.
Free parking is available at the 2102 W. Ogden location. The site is also close to public transportation, including the #157 CTA bus route and the Pink and Blue rapid transit lines.

In addition, the Lighthouse will provide shuttle service every 30 minutes between its headquarters building at 1850 W. Roosevelt Road and 2102 W. Ogden. The first shuttle will leave at 9:30, the last at 2:30 pm.

For additional information on the event, call Dominic Calabrese at 312/997-3662.
or visit: http://chicagolighthouse.org/

Momma's Couch Makes Me Dream Good

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I married a French woman and we consummated our union on top of a 10 story old stone church. We were living on the Independence square in my grandfather's old office. My mother came over one day upset; her ex-husband accused her of being a pedophile and she was going to lose her job. Luckily for us, he had recently had his chemo-ridden brain replace with a cyberbrain. My wife was a professional hacker and she broke through his firewall. While there, I extracted the necessary evidence to clear my mother and then planted a virus, one I designed myself, which killed him of "natural" causes after the trial was over. Later, my wife and I were going to community college at the Independence Center Mall. We studied computer languages. While in the food court with some of our friends we noticed the fashion department having a runway show on the catwalks above us. They were modeling wedding dresses and tuxedos for gay weddings. When a bunch of the models backed out, my French wife convinced our friends and me to participate. She walked me down the isle in tuxedo, I in beautiful white gown. She had a drawn on mustache, slicked back black hair, top hat, etc. We kissed and had a good time. Unfortunately, that was the final good time of the dream. It flash forwarded to bad times in the future. She was sleeping with all my friends which started getting on my nerves and we were signing divorce papers.==========================================I was in a hurry. It was dark and cold outside. I was late for class. The city was Kansas City but in a Dark City fashion. Again, my school, this time UMKC, was in a mall, Crown Center. There was some sort of organizing or protest going on outside, but I was in too much of a hurry to figure out what was going on. It was mostly black or brown students. I rushed to my class once inside, just past Z-Tecca. I sat in the back next to the gimpy guy with a plane but attractive girl I'd never spoken to next to me. After about 10 minutes of class there was a violent banging on the door as if someone was trying to break in. I looked around and realized that this class was full of white or light skinned people. They all started screaming and cowering in the corner like this was Columbine or something. My dream body knew what was happening and sprung into action, but my passive observer mind had no clue. I broke the desk top and held it like a shield, broke off the leg and used it as a blunt object. I told the gimp to stand behind me and use his crutch. Just then the door sprung open and there was a crowd of blacks with knives and sticks. We started beating the shit out of each other. I beat the first couple in front of me but several had gotten past and were beating some white girls next to me. I swung for the fences, knocking each of them out in one blow to the back of the head. I dropped my weapons and fled the building. All over the campus dark people were dragging light skinned people into the streets and beating them to death. I saw administrators, professors, students, janitors, all engaged in this battle. Periodically on my way home I was confronted by several gangs but usually got away unscathed. I tried to get on the bus and wasn't allowed because I was white. Apparently, people of color had finally realized the extraction and transfer system placed upon them and they were blaming those with fare skin. Once in the safety of my apartment I barricaded myself in. I wasn't sure how my neighbors would react as they are all mostly Indian. Before I woke up, I remember thinking that they were still missing the point. It isn't average white people exploiting them, its corporations.=====================================my mother's couch makes me dream good.

Mail Order Zombie: Episode 179 - Blood Splatter, Pretty Dead, The Hunger Games, Corman's World & The Americans

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Mail Order Zombie . . . now with TIMECODES! The dust has finally settled after the Dead Letter Awards and we finally washed the vampire smell out of the carpet from last week's Mail Order Vampire fun, it's time to get back to business here at Mail Order Zombie. In Episode #179, we're packing in the reviews when Brother D takes a look at Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects by Craig W. Chenery while Silent Death reviews Jake Bible's Dead Letter Award-nominated novel The Americans. On the movie-front, Miss Bren gets dystopian on Brother D with some talk about The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross), D reviews the upcoming zombie film Pretty Dead (dir. Benjamin Wilkins), and we use the documentary Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (dir. Alex Stapleton) as a palate cleanser. There are two (count 'em - TWO) contests running right now at Mail Order Zombie, and you'll have to listen to the Feedback Discussion to find out how you can win . . . stuff!

INTRO (00:00)
BLOOD SPLATTER REVIEW (03:24)
CORMAN'S WORLD REVIEW (12:06)
THE HUNGER GAMES DISCUSSION (27:49)
THE AMERICANS REVIEW (1:01:52)
PRETTY DEAD REVIEW (1:09:53)
FEEDBACK (1:30:01)

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Blood Splatter: A Guide to Cinematic Zombie Violence, Gore and Special Effects - http://www.zombiebloodsplatter.com/
Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel - http://www.cormansworld.com/
Jake Bible's Brain Squeezin's - http://jakebible.com/
Pretty Dead - http://www.prettydead.com/

heiDESIGN: Marketing and Communications - http://www.heidesign.com.au/

Family Movie Night - http://blog.fmnpodcast.com/
The Takedown MMA Radio - http://www.wix.com/takedownshow/takedown
Ball & Chain - http://show6403.podomatic.com/

BoneBat Film Fest! - http://bonehand.com/bonebatff.html

An Oasis in the Desert - http://www.facebook.com/AnOasisInTheDesert

Parsec Awards - http://www.parsecawards.com/

(Various production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Mail Order Zombie #181 - The Terror Experiment, Feed, Telltale's The Walking Dead, The Collective Volume 3

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Brother D is on pins and non-Euclidean needles as he looks forward to this weekend's H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival & Cthulhu Con, but he's not so distracted that he can't put together Episode 181 of Mail Order Zombie! This time around, he takes a look at the 2012 zombie movie release The Terror Experiment (dir. George Mendeluk). This episode also features Part One of a two-part review of JABB pictures' latest anthology release The Collective, Volume 3. The Mail Order Zombie offers up some reviews of their own when Silent Death reviews the videogame The Walking Dead from Telltale Games, and a review of the Mira Grant's novel Feed comes from Eradication H. In addition to the Lovecraft Film Festival, Brother D will also be attending Crypticon Seattle this month where he'll be a panelist, so he talks about that as well before Miss Bren joins him for this episode's Feedback Discussion. (Brother D would like to formally apologize to the Lifetime television network. He's not entirely sure why, but he feels that he must.)

INTRO (00:00)
FEED (02:15)
THE TERROR EXPERIMENT (08:17)
THE WALKING DEAD (25:52)
THE COLLECTIVE, VOLUME 3  (29:18)
CONVENTION ANNOUNCEMENTS (45:05)
FEEDBACK DISCUSSION (48:37)

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JABB pictures

Simple Studies - Bandcamp

(Various production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Mail Order Zombie #193 - Remains, Ultimate Zombie Feast, I Heart Monster Movies, Zombies & Werewolves & Lovecraft OH MY!

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Brother D survived his triple-booked weekend and he's here in episode #193 of Mail Order Zombie to talk about it!  He attended the world premiere of I Heart Monster Movies (dir. Tyler Benjamin), went Howl Con (the first annual werewolf convention), and watched a handful of short movies at Zompire, the Undead Film Festival.  When he wasn't watching movies and hanging out with werewolf enthusiasts, he also reviewed the 2012 zombie movie Remains (dir. Colin Theys) and the Monster Pictures' compilation release Ultimate Zombie Feast.  Need-a-Nickname Scott brings the latest and greatest in zombie news with his Zombie Beat, while Jimmy and Eric from Galactic Gaming News has zombie video game news.  Throughout this episode, you'll hear the entries from the listeners trying to win the drawing for the book The Cabin in the Woods: The Official Visual Companion, and, of course, Miss Bren will help round out the show in the Feedback Discussion.  Other things to listen for in this episode: a list of important werewolf films throughout the history of cinema, a zombie . . . er . . . living impaired running for political office, an Easter Egg, some real talk about RA, and the startling revelation that there might be something out there that makes Brother D feel pretty.

INTRO (00:00)
ZOMBIE BEAT (03:17)
CABIN ENTRY #1 (20:08)
HOWL CON (21:11)
NIC BROWN (26:46)
CABIN ENTRY #2 (45:27)
I HEART MONSTER MOVIES (46:55)
VIDEO GAME NEWS (53:11)
CABIN ENTRY #3 (1:03:42)
REMAINS (1:04:46)
CABIN ENTRY #4 (1:18:00)
ZOMPIRE (1:19:11)
ULTIMATE ZOMBIE FEAST (1:26:31)
CABIN ENTRY #5 (1:34:11)
FEEDBACK (1:35:51)

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Nic Brown - http://bmovieman.com/
Werewolf for Hire - http://werewolfforhire.com/
Zompire vs. The H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival - http://zompire.com/
Howl Con - http://www.howlcon.com/
The Shadow Over Portland - http://shadowoverportland.blogspot.com/
Slice of SciFi - http://www.sliceofscifi.com/
Galactic Gaming News - http://shadowoverportland.blogspot.com/
The IndyCast - http://theindycast.com/

Zombie Beat:
AMC Press Release on The Walking Dead’s 3rd Season Premiere - http://www.amcnetworks.com/release_release_press.jsp?nodeid=6594
Microsoft Windows 8 Walk Dead Commercial - http://youtu.be/w8GU3ih3kv8
Zombies stopped by US Park Police - http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tv-column/post/zombies-attempt-to-take-washington-are-stopped-by-us-park-police/2012/10/12/03420044-14b5-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_blog.html
Syfy/Asylum - Rise of the Zombies trailer - http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/60819/see-five-new-asylum-trailers-featuring-zombies-cannibals-satanic-babies-biblical-disaster
Zombie Massacre trailer and more - http://www.zombiemassacrethemovie.com
Eaters, presented by Uwe Boll - http://www.eatersthemovie.com/
Call of Duty Undead raising money for Wounded Warrior Project - http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/call-duty-undead-gears-charity-film-proceeds-benefit-wounded-warrior-project
Christmas with the Dead - http://www.horror-movies.ca/2012/10/trailer-for-christmas-with-the-dead/
Zombie Hunter releases poster and several pictures - http://www.facebook.com/zombiehuntermovie
Zombie Burger - http://zombieburgerdm.com/

Video game news:
The Walking Dead IOS News - http://galacticgamingnews.tumblr.com/post/33854458161/episode-3-of-the-walking-dead-now-on-ios
The Walking Dead Collector's Edition - http://galacticgamingnews.tumblr.com/post/34031428012/the-walking-dead-the-game-retail-bundle-revealed
Plants Vs. Zombies sequel? - http://galacticgamingnews.tumblr.com/post/33892590419/garden-warfare-the-plants-vs-zombies-sequel
Sleeping Dogs zombie DLC - http://kotaku.com/5953265/sleeping-dogs-is-about-to-get-a-little-crazier
Ninja Gaiden Z for next-gen - http://galacticgamingnews.tumblr.com/post/34034272930/ninja-gaiden-z-will-appear-for-next-gen-systems
Day-Z - http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/19/more-dayz-standalone-pics-released
The War Z giveaway - http://galacticgamingnews.tumblr.com/post/33734941598/we-are-giving-away-3-free-48-hour-pass-for-the-war-z

(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT - phishing -Oct 2012

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****IMPORTANT SECURITY ALERT****

There's a dangerous phishing email going around with the subject line:

"CNN Breaking News -- Mitt Romney Almost President."

If you receive this email, I recommend you delete the email immediately!
Inside the email are legitimate-looking links that will take you to a malicious website. This site will put a virus on your computer that leaves it wide open for hackers. They can steal your information, including online passwords and financial data.

This is a good reminder to be cautious when opening unsolicited email, especially one containing links. If you have doubts about an email, visit the site referenced in the email manually instead of clicking the links in the email.

This malicious email isn't the only threat out there, so it's also a good idea to have up-to-date security software installed. You can find great, free security software on my site at this address: http://www.komando.com/securitycenter/
Stay on your guard and have a fantastic weekend!

As posted by Kim Komando : http://www.komando.com/

Netflix agrees to Provide 100% Closed Captions in On-Demand | Oct 2012

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Netflix and the National Association of the Deaf Reach Historic Agreement to Provide 100% Closed Captions in On-Demand

As posted by NAD on 10/09/2012:

Netflix Inc. and the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), a non-profit organization, have submitted a joint Consent Decree to a federal court in Springfield, Mass., ensuring closed captions in 100% of Netflix streaming content within two years.

NAD, along with the Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired (WMAD/HI) and Lee Nettles, a deaf Massachusetts resident, brought suit against Netflix seeking that commitment in 2010.

The agreement indicates the parties’ mutual intent to increase access for people who are deaf and hard of hearing to movies and television streamed on the Internet. Netflix began its closed-captioning program in 2010. Netflix has increased captioning for 90% of the hours viewed but is now committed to focusing on covering all titles by captioning 100% of all content by 2014. Captions can be displayed on a majority of the more than 1,000 devices on which the service is available.

Howard A. Rosenblum, CEO of NAD, the lead plaintiff in this case, said, “The National Association of the Deaf congratulates Netflix for committing to 100% captioning, and is thrilled to announce that 48 million deaf and hard of hearing people will be able to fully access Netflix’s Watch Instantly services.”

“We have worked consistently to make the broadest possible selection of titles available to Netflix members who are deaf or hard of hearing and are far and away the industry leader in doing so,” said Neil Hunt, Netflix Chief Product Officer. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement and hope it serves as a benchmark for other providers of streaming video entertainment.”

Netflix will also improve its interface so that subscribers will be better able to identify content that has been captioned in the period until 100% captioning is achieved. The parties have asked the court to maintain jurisdiction of the case for four years to assure compliance with the terms of the Decree, and plaintiffs will monitor Netflix’s progress.

“We’re so pleased that Netflix worked jointly with plaintiffs to devise a reasonable and workable way to achieve 100% captioning. The Decree is a model for the streaming entertainment industry,” said Arlene Mayerson, Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund's Directing Attorney. “DREDF hopes that this is the beginning of opening the internet for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in streamed entertainment, education, government benefits, and more.”

The Consent Decree is available here: http://dredf.org/captioning/netflix-consent-decree-10-10-12.pdf regarding National Association of the Deaf, et al. v. Netflix, Case No. 3:11-cv-30168.

The plaintiffs are represented by the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund in Berkeley, CA, the Oakland, CA law firm Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson P.C., and the Boston, MA law firm Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.

Netflix is represented by David F. McDowell and Jacob M. Harper of Morrison & Foerster LLP.

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National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
http://www.nad.org/

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) is the nation's premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the United States of America. NAD represents the estimated 48 million Americans who are deaf or hard of hearing and is based in Silver Spring, MD. www.nad.org

Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (WMAD).

WMAD is an advocacy membership organization of individuals who are deaf and hearing impaired in western Massachusetts.

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
http://dredf.org/

Founded in 1979 by people with disabilities and parents of children with disabilities, the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF) is a national law and policy center based in Berkeley, CA and is dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. www.dredf.org

Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson P.C.

Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson P.C. is a national law firm based in Oakland, CA that represents plaintiffs in civil rights, employment discrimination, ERISA employee benefit and pension litigation, and wage and hour Overtime litigation. www.lewisfeinberg.com

Sugarman, Rogers, Barshak & Cohen, P.C.

SRBC is a Boston-based civil litigation firm with 26 lawyers and more than 80 years of success in managing complex cases for local, regional and national clients. www.srbc.com

http://www.nad.org/news/2012/10/netflix-and-national-association-deaf-reach-historic-agreement-provide-100-closed-capti