What directors do when actors drop dead Oct 27, 2009
Computer-generated effects enabled Reed to "appear" in the scenes he had not yet shot, with his face digitally superimposed on to a body double and on to a mannequin. Even with a reworked script in which his character, gladiator owner-trainer Antonius Proximo, died, however, the effects were laborious and expensive, costing $US3. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
High school students learn ins and outs of a hospital Oct 23, 2009
They pressed their stethoscopes onto an electronic mannequin simulating cardiac arrest ... At one demo, registered nurse Denise Nietzel showed off SimMan, a $47,000 electronic practice mannequin with a number of realistic and controllable features, such as breathing sounds, a heartbeat and a tongue that can swell up ... At nursing school, Nietzel told the students, she had used a plain old mannequin. (Framingham TAB, MA)
Firefighters use building for training exercise Oct 22, 2009
13 firefighters with the Marshfield Fire Department, which hosted the mock event, hid the unfortunate victim, which was a durable, hard-rubber mannequin with movable joints, somewhere inside the doomed home s first floor ... The team focused its attention on the corner of the home in which the mannequin was thought to have been buried ... Had the mannequin been a human trapped in the debris, Levenson said he or she would likely experience a variety of trauma, including being either severely... (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Why does shopping have to be so boring? Oct 21, 2009
Upon closer inspection though he wasnt addressing Brahma but quite another deity the mannequin in the Louis Vuitton window. Clearly then, great religions CAN coexist. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Lodi man takes taxidermy from hobby to profession (543) Oct 20, 2009
Put the skin on a pre-manufactured mannequin and then sew the bird back up. Source: Calvin Gomes. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Taylors learn the taxidermy trade as a family Oct 19, 2009
Taxidermy involves moving hide from dead animals to a mannequin ... The hide is then applied to a mannequin to make it look lifelike ... We have to skin the whole fish, put it over a mannequin, and paint it by hand with about fifteen different colors to bring it back to life. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Beyond the Grave in Baltimore: Poe Resurfaces The master of the macabre gets a memorial service 160 years later. Oct 12, 2009
"It is not a dummy. It's a re-creation of Mr. Poe. This is not a mannequin. When people look at this, people don't say there's a dummy dressed like Poe. They think it is Poe, and that's what we want," Jerome says. The casket will be moved by horse-drawn carriage to the Westminster Church where Poe is buried, a place that remains a big tourist draw. (ABC News)
Jack's Mannequin rocks Rec Hall Oct 12, 2009
Jack's Mannequin performed Sunday night to a packed Rec Hall ... Jack's Mannequin lead singer Andrew McMahon may have found a home at Rec Hall last night, and he even brought his own toys ... Overall, the performance put on by Jack's Mannequin was great, but the crowd was disappointing, Kristi Hackman(senior-behavioral health) said. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Fire chief gives village youths emergency training to help others, themselves (5/3/03) Oct 11, 2009
Fred, the CPR mannequin, is missing its lungs ... The Dragon Slayers practice intubating, inserting a tube into the airway of Fred, the mannequin ... "They still hang at the fire station, where they do homework, feast on 00000FEA chips and sodas and dance with "Choking Charlie, " the mannequin on which they learned the Heimlich Maneuver.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Block Party: First Between San Pedro and Central Oct 10, 2009
If youre in the market for a Halloween costume, visit Tokyo Salon at 342 1/2 E. First St. From the outside it looks like a typical barbershop, but inside a few dozen realistic-looking wigs and hairpieces are displayed on mannequin heads. If you need to fix up a beloved heirloom, visit the tiny shop Miki Seki at 363 E. First St., where Pat Seki specializes in watch and jewelry repair and engraving. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Premieres at HIFF Oct 10, 2009
" All three people will be in attendance at HIFF.Le's fab FIVE "Air Doll" A twisted and Japanese version of "Mannequin," starring Bae Doona ("The Host," "Linda, Linda, Linda") as a sex doll who comes to life and learns the human experience in modern day Tokyo."More Than A Game" It's the LeBron James documentary that's opening in theaters on the Mainland, but not in Hawai'i until later this month. It's an amazing story of a close-knit group of friends who have stuck together since "small-kid... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Where excellence is on display: A tour of the Patriots hall of fame Oct 9, 2009
You can get in the huddle with life-sized mannequin versions of Tom Brady and the offense and hear Tom calling out plays and giving specific instructions to his teammates. You can try out your skills in a virtual placekicking game (I watched one guy miss two in a row, wide-right, just like Scott Norwood of the Buffalo Bills). (Norwell Mariner, MA)
News in brief Oct 9, 2009
Jack's Mannequin tickets still available. If tickets for Sunday's Jack's Mannequin concert do not sell out by today, the Student Programming Association will open ticket sales to the general public at the door of Rec Hall prior to the show, which starts at 8:30 p.m. More information on when the box office will open is to come. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Clothes Vine consignment shop opens on Main Street in Melrose Oct 9, 2009
An acoustic guitar leans against the wall in the display window, next to a mannequin wearing a string of pearls and a black hat that DeSantis herself particularly likes. None of the lights are on in the store; instead, sunlight from a skylight shared with next door s Coates Florist streams in, illuminating the space. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Kaiser Sees Healthy Future In Medical Tech Oct 7, 2009
High-tech mannequins and tablet computers to store health records are among the tools used at health group Kaiser Permanente's testing facility ... Mannequin's No Dummy ... The futuristic operating room features a simulation mannequin that lets doctors try out new procedures. (Investors Business Daily)
Dead? Try again Oct 6, 2009
Stan is actually an $80,000, high-fidelity patient simulator or mannequin that can speak, blink, cry, bleed, and have seizures and reactions to drugs. It is one of two adult simulators used at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Simulation Center. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Mattoon students creative work earns spot in statewide show Oct 4, 2009
Newcomb s 18- by 24-inch oil pastel painting of a mannequin in action will be displayed at the Illinois Art Education Association Student Show as part of the IAEA conference Nov. 5-7 in Lisle ... Students were asked to adorn action figure-like wooden mannequins with various props ... Most of the joints on the mannequins were adjustable, in order to mimic human movement, so students positioned the figures accordingly and then drew what they saw with chalk on black paper. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Protecting your garden from birds Oct 4, 2009
If you can't find a scarecrow, a mannequin or even a plastic predatory bird can suffice as well. To maximize the effects of these phony watchdogs, move them from time to time, and consider changing the appearance of scarecrows or mannequins. (Burlington Union, MA)
Common Sense Not Sex Discrimination Oct 3, 2009
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Hancock event explores future Oct 3, 2009
Cabrillo High School student Daisy Alvarado, center, reaches in to take the pulse of a lifelike mannequin Friday during Career Exploration Day at Hancock College. Len Wood/Staff. (Lompoc Record, CA)
Fans excited to see band Oct 2, 2009
Jules Cripps has seen Jack's Mannequin four times already, but that didn't stop her from getting up early to wait in line for tickets to next weekend's show in Rec Hall ... The Student Programming Association (SPA) and Penn State Homecoming 2009 are sponsoring the Jack's Mannequin concert at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Rec Hall ... He said he likes Jack's Mannequin's music and is excited to hear their old hits and new material. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Newman's worst sin: he's not funny Oct 1, 2009
Sam Newman demonstrated the awe-inspiring depths of his intellect by stapling a picture of a woman's face on to an underwear-clad mannequin and groping its vagina. Oh, there's more. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Phone collection fills collectors home Sep 30, 2009
Of course the operator is a mannequin, but the pay phone is hooked up to his home land line and actually works. There are phones lining all four walls and two storage buildings filled with more phones, some still in their original packages. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Band to bring 'Mixed Tape' to PSU Sep 30, 2009
What: Ticket sale for Jack's Mannequin concert When: Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Thursday ... That will change next weekend, when the Student Programming Association (SPA) brings California piano rockers Jack's Mannequin to break in the remodeled building at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 ... Jonathan Jick (senior-labor employment relations) said he's been a big fan of Jack's Mannequin since he first heard the songs "Holiday from Real" and "The Mixed Tape" in high school. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Veil lifts on a trove of WWII treasures Sep 24, 2009
There s a mannequin of a French woman in the summer of 1944 outfitted in a wedding dress made from the reserve parachute of an American paratrooper on D-day ... A mannequin of Hitler in his original brownshirt uniform. (Boston Globe)
Met's Gala Opening Evokes Chorus of Boos Sep 23, 2009
(Metropolitan Opera)After too long a delay to be plausible, a mannequin dressed like Mattila flies out from an opening and hangs suspended by a wire as the curtain falls. It's meant to be a coup de theatre, but instead of gasps it evokes giggles. (CBS News)
Farewell Pepper: Mid-Missouri TV host signing off Sep 23, 2009
At a recent taping, a producer's hearty laugh could be heard off-camera as the co-hosts joked with their stage-prop mascot, a disembodied mannequin head. Pepper has grown more combative in the weeks leading up to the cancellation, openly challenging his university bosses and station general manager Marty Siddall. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
VIDEO: Volunteers prepare for disaster in Palo Alto Sep 22, 2009
If something were to happen, you get an appreciation for how long it might take to get help in a disaster," she said. Two women -- difficult types -- on the yellow blanket shouted out complaints. They were in the "delayed" category for minor injuries. "Usually, you find that the screamers are the minors," Heister said. The drills might have been serious, but the victims weren't without gallows humor. "Put that woman with the red shirt and compound fracture on the morgue blanket," one woman... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Crooks 'R' Us Sep 20, 2009
Neill sat behind her solicitor looking like a mannequin on parade. In evidence she said Leigh had threatened to blow her head off before showing her a pistol. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Remember my name: 30 years after the Fame Sep 19, 2009
Bruno, he of the big hair and audacious knitwear, stalked the corridors with his tiny white keyboard like a young Leo Sayer, stopping occasionally to mash the keys and look off in a reverie of composition that resulted in such classics as High-Fidelity ("hi, hi, hi"), Mannequin ("I love your frozen grin") and the only turkey on the album, Desdemona ("I want to own ya"). As he pointed out, "Mozart wouldn't orchestrate today, he'd overdub.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The naked opportunism of "Jennifer's Body" Sep 18, 2009
And as Jennifer, Fox's mannequin eyes are lifeless; they betray an attraction to no one -- there's no sex in her sexiness. The kiss comes from nowhere and leads to nothing. (Salon)
Q & A with Girl Talk Sep 15, 2009
Q: What did you think of the openers, The Cool Kids and Jack's Mannequin ... I've played with Jack's Mannequin once before, too. (Daily Orange, NY)
Dance Party | Juice Jam acts bring in record crowd Sep 15, 2009
And that was exactly the atmosphere that mash-up artist Girl Talk, along with The Cool Kids and Jack's Mannequin, brought to this year's Juice Jam ... Jack's Mannequin's tour bus pulled in about 20 minutes behind schedule, with singer Andrew McMahon striding directly towards the stage. (Daily Orange, NY)
Q & A with Jack's Mannequin Sep 15, 2009
Q h Jack's Mannequin - Feature ... Q h Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin. (Daily Orange, NY)
Group weighs in on cellphone radiation debate Sep 12, 2009
Manufacturers are required to make the measurements - widely seen as an imperfect method - by operating the phones next to a mannequin head filled with liquid. They measure the amount of energy that reaches the watery center. (AZCentral -- Business)
Girl Talk to take stage this weekend Sep 11, 2009
Indie rock group Jack's Mannequin and rap act The Cool Kids will open the welcome back concert sponsored by University Union. The acts range from three different genres. (Daily Orange, NY)
Rodeo memories on display at FMAAA Sep 10, 2009
The FMAAA thanked the following people for adding to the impact of this exhibition: Paula Kropp, Nancy Thompson, Kathy Fuerman, Joyce Cowles, Wanda Whitehead, Tom and Sherry Oppenheimer, Duane Sherwood, Mary Lou Roberts, Joyce Burton, Teresa Dearing, Peg Mohrfield, the NLCHS, and the mannequin owners. Share this Article. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
Juice Jam provides campus with different musical experience Sep 1, 2009
This year's Juice Jam, featuring Girl Talk, Jack's Mannequin and The Cool Kids, provides the annual outdoor concert with a musically diverse lineup that is sure to bring an impressive turnout ... Jack's Mannequin caters to a different audience, providing a balance to the overall show. (Daily Orange, NY)
Designer's passion for passion recognized Aug 30, 2009
With no pattern, she used a mannequin to design the outfit ... The Passion for Fashion is much the same, Mahon said, with competitors bringing their own tools -- except a sewing machine and mannequin. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Schwarzenegger hosts massive garage sale to raise funds for Calif. Aug 30, 2009
Many arrived hours before the gate opened at 8 a.m., walking past a "Terminator" mannequin on the way in. AP. (KHOU.com, TX)
50 YEARS: SEARK TRACES ITS ROOTS TO NURSING SCHOOL Aug 30, 2009
Shirley said SEARK has acquired a state-of-the-art 60,000 mannequin as a diagnostic learning tool for nursing students and plans to acquire two additional mannequins. The mannequins offer opportunities that are unparalleled in nursing, Shirley emphasized, providing students the same experience as on-site observation in a clinical environment. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Calif. Holds Statewide Garage Sale Aug 29, 2009
Many arrived hours before the gate opened at 8 a.m., walking past a "Terminator" mannequin on the way in. An auctioneer sold vehicles by the minute under a crowded tent in the parking lot behind the warehouse. (Click2Houston, TX)
StarshipBand History Aug 25, 2009
Starship went on to enjoy further hits: Sara (# 1, 1986), Tomorrow Doesn t Matter Tonight (1986) and Nothing s Gonna Stop Us Now (#1, 1987) the theme from the movie Mannequin and the biggest hit of the band s career. Starship s first two albums, Knee Deep in the Hoopla (# 7, 1985) and No Protection (# 12, 1987) charted higher than any album by the group since 1979. (Suite101.com)
Museum spins textile history into great yarns Aug 23, 2009
Kids, in particular, get a kick out of slipping on a firefighter s jacket, and a soon-to-be-installed video will show how such gear is tested by a mannequin named Pyroman inside a chamber that simulates flash fire conditions. Yet sometimes nothing beats fibers we ve been using for thousands of years. (Boston Globe)
Durability of global recovery in doubt Aug 23, 2009
A young shopper plays with a mannequin at a clothing shop in Shanghai, China. Turnabouts in European and Asian economies, along with recent gains in the U.S., are raising hopes that that the worldwide recession is drawing to a close. (MSNBC -- Business)
Super Bowl fantasies come alive for local football fans Aug 19, 2009
Gerson and longtime friend Gary Konkel once despised Favre so much they built a casket and placed inside a mannequin dressed in a Favre Packers jersey. The duo and other friends paraded the casket through town during Goodview Days after the Packers beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.. (Winona Daily News, MN)
WWII enthusiast helps theatre Aug 17, 2009
Smith also set up two mannequins for display in the theatre lobby with several other era artifacts. The first mannequin sports a mid 40s ladies Ike jacket shirt and pants, and the other showcases an auxiliary woman s coverall. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
'idol' Wave Needs Modern Touch Aug 13, 2009
Looking like an Elvis Presley mannequin, he was all wails and bombast, but that drearily fizzled as he slogged his way through Muse's "Starlight" and the Gary Jules/Michael Andrews "Donnie Darko" version of "Mad World.". He was at his worst in a cringe-inducing David Bowie medley that Simon Cowell surely would have deemed below cruise ship entertainment. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
New Single from JACK'S MANNEQUIN, "Swim," To Be Used in Promos for New Fall CBS Drama Three Rivers Aug 12, 2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Swim the new single from Sire Records pop/rock phenomenon JACKS MANNEQUIN will be used in promo spots teasing the premiere of CBSs upcoming fall drama Three Rivers ... Swim is the second single from Jacks Mannequins current album The Glass Passenger ... Swim, which Jacks Mannequin performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Full Story » Aug 11, 2009
New Designs in Wire Mannequins and Dress Forms Create Exciting Displays in Boutiques, Homes and Gardens - Yahoo ... New Designs in Wire Mannequins and Dress Forms Create Exciting Displays in Boutiques, Homes and Gardens ... This shape has of course fascinated mankind through the centuries, and so today it takes a new twist with these custom designed, private label, mannequins. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
New Designs in Wire Mannequins and Dress Forms Create Exciting Displays in Boutiques, Homes and Gardens Aug 11, 2009
This shape has of course fascinated mankind through the centuries, and so today it takes a new twist with these custom designed, private label, mannequins ... The wire mannequins are classic decorator torsos on sturdy stands with a contemporary flair made of heavy gauge iron wire mesh , finished in silver and black, though they are conducive to painting to blend with any decor ... The Tyl Mannequins are truly oil paintings, art in fact, but rather than being on flat canvas, this art is on the... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Roanoke Rapids summer camp for ESL Students Aug 7, 2009
Kupietz, the fire service and EMS coordinator at Halifax Community College, brought a training mannequin and shared first aid methods with the students. The students were able to practice these methods on the mannequin and have their own heart rate taken with a monitor. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Selectmen prep for anniversary celebration Aug 6, 2009
Fred Hale, president of the Ipswich Historical Society, requested the board allow six to eight commemorative mannequins decked out in 18th and 19th-century garb be put on display throughout the squares in town ... Each mannequin is equipped with tools representing of the trade being presented. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
Milton may buy mannequin horse Aug 5, 2009
Milton hopes to get Lucky, the mannequin horse ... A member of the Departmental Air Rescue Team comprised of L.A. Animal Control officers trains with a horse mannequin ... Lucky, as in the $11,000 horse mannequin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Kennedy Health buys SimMan for hospitals Aug 5, 2009
The three life-like mannequin SimMen will be used for clinical education at Kennedy, providing the opportunity for medical students to practice life-saving clinical, technical and decision-making skills without risk to patients or health-care providers. Kennedy-Stratford s SimMan will be permanently based in the new simulation lab on the hospital s third floor. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Simulation center to test new nurses Aug 4, 2009
Banner using 71 mannequins to train its staff ... Banner Simulation Medical Center in Mesa will have no human patients, just 71 computerized mannequins that lie in beds waiting for programmers to give them strokes, heart attacks or even breech births ... The $11 million to $12 million project includes mannequins that range in price from $35,000 to $250,000. (AZCentral -- Business)
At the head of the Spa hat class Aug 4, 2009
Jockey Edgar Prado gives an autograph to Ryan Trodden, 9, of Kings Park, Long Island, on Sunday. (Luanne M. Ferris / Times Union). (Albany Times Union)
Mrs Fev shoots for the stars with Sam and Ed Aug 3, 2009
The fallout from the Caroline Wilson mannequin shemozzle comes to mind. One of Alex s snaps is particularly striking: this one of Sam at Channel Nine posing next to a portrait of a Footy Classified star. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Police reaching out to stem a drop-off in young recruits Aug 3, 2009
CAMBRIDGE - The blood on the mannequin s chest was fake and so was the pink money on the table. The drugs lying next to it weren t real, either. (Boston Globe)
Will Ratings Drop Impede Obama's Agenda? Aug 1, 2009
Trust me polls are pure b s But when some mannequin sits on TV reading off a teleprompter and says. "Breaking News! The Gallup Poll says that 52% of Americans approve of the President and his policies, thats a sharp drop from just 3 months ago" whenever you hear b s like that do me a favor turn off your TV. Our current President is destined for greatness, he will go down as one of the greatest in American History, GUARANTEED.. (CBS News -- Politics)
LETTERS: NCT, August 1, 2009 Aug 1, 2009
"Rick UriasEscondidoHope excellent care at TCMC continuesSince 2008, I have had two surgeries and various outpatient procedures and can only praise the staff and the outstanding quality of care I had at Tri-City Medical Center.Hope the wrangling at the top will not interfere with their continued excellent care.Dorothy DailyOceansideThe need for live tissue trainingRe: "Live pigs wounded, euthanized in troop trauma training," July 23: I am an animal lover, but I also realize the crucial role... (North County Times)
Junior cadets are on the scene Aug 1, 2009
One cadet noticed abrasions on the leg of the motorcycle victim, a mannequin sprawled out in front of the mock crime scene set up in the back of the department's parking lot. Broken reflectors from the Chevrolet were by the victim's feet. (Juneau Empire)
More retailers at Fashion Square's east wing Jul 31, 2009
In the meantime, Fashion Square is building interest by placing Libby and Kevin, two mannequins that Birchler said represent "the ultimate Scottsdale Fashion Square shoppers," in spots around the mall and around town ... The mall also is launching an art exhibit for the grand opening titled "The Mannequin Is Our Muse," in which local celebrities, artists and others will decorate 120 mannequins ... Judges will pick five to be displayed at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art this fall, and... (AZCentral -- Business)
THOSE WERE THE DAYS Jul 31, 2009
The other case is half filled by a mannequin dressed in an old-timey Bisbee uniform, dark navy in color and made of thick wool. After the Bisbee Copper Kings season concludes this weekend, one of the team s current jerseys will be hung in the case alongside the mannequin. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Daily guide to television and radio Jul 30, 2009
Also: Jack s Mannequin. Late Night With Jimmy Fallon at 12:35 a.m. on Chs. (Boston Globe)
