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Monday, June 29, 2009
Lyric Opera of Chicago 55th Season –
From Heaven to Hell, and Several Points Between!!
Lyric's special events, benefits, and lectures
help audiences get the most out of their opera experiences
What a way to see the world – and beyond – from your opera seat!
Two productions in Lyric Opera of Chicago's 55th season, Gounod's Faust and Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust, explore the fabled "deal with the devil" legend, traversing Heaven, Hell, and assorted earthly locales.
Puccini's Tosca goes behind the closed doors of power and passion in 19th-century Rome. Verdi's Ernani transports us to Renaissance Spanish castles, crypts, and outlaw encampments. Janáček's Katya Kabanova unfolds on the banks of Russia's Volga River. Lehár's The Merry Widow effervesces in early-20th-century Parisian ballrooms, while Donizetti's The Elixir of Love pours out its heartfelt charms in a small Italian village. To close the season, Mozart's sublime The Marriage of Figaro plays out its delightful "Upstairs-Downstairs" entanglements in the chambers and grounds of an 18th-century castle in Seville.
To help audiences make the most of the coming season, Lyric Opera of Chicago offers an array of concerts, lectures, tours, galas, and other special events early September through early April.
Please take note of these highlights for your season-preview coverage and/or calendar listings. Photos available on request. Additional information at www.lyricopera.org.SPECIAL EVENTS & BENEFITS
Friday, September 11, at 7:30 p.m.Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium ParkFor the ninth time, Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a star-studded free outdoor concert as its pre-season gift to the city. Enjoy a grand night of singing with some of opera's most famous stars – many of them featured in Lyric Opera's amazing 2009-10 season. Deborah Voigt, James Morris, Vladimir Galouzine, Ana María Martínez, Joseph Kaiser, Kyle Ketelsen, Lucas Meachem, and more in a glorious concert dedicated to the men and women of the United States Armed Services. Sir Andrew Davis conducts the Lyric Opera Orchestra. The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts airs this concert live on 98.7WFMT and WFMT.com starting at 7:15 p.m. Millennium Park, Jay Pritzker Pavilion.Monday, September 21, at 6:30 p.m.Season Preview ConcertNew subscribers, Chapter members, and $500+ donors are invited to attend a musical preview of the upcoming season performed by members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, with a season overview by Roger Pines, Lyric's dramaturg. Ardis Krainik Theatre, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., by invitation only. For more information, call (312) 827-5657.Saturday, September 26: Doors open at 5 p.m. for Gala reception; performance at 6 p.m.Tosca Opening Night Gala BenefitFlowers cascade from every corner. Gorgeous gowns are everywhere. The lobby's awash in rose-colored light and electricity is in the air! No event on the entire Chicago social calendar matches the heady excitement of Opening Night at Lyric. Complimentary hors d'oeuvre and sweets before the performance and during intermissions. Tosca performance begins at 6:00 p.m., starring Deborah Voigt, James Morris, and Vladimir Galouzine. Opening Night Gala Benefit, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., $75 to $600 (does not include Opera Ball). To purchase tickets for the Opening Night Gala Benefit, go to www.lyricopera.org, or call (312) 827-5600.
The Opera Ball immediately follows the performance at Hilton Chicago's Grand Ballroom, 720 S. Michigan Ave., $475. Cocktail reception, Grand March presentation of the evening's artists, seated dinner, and dancing to the Stu Hirsh Orchestra. To purchase tickets for the Opera Ball, please go to www.lyricopera.org, or call (312) 827-5681.Saturday, October 10, 8 a.m. – midnightOPERATHON 2009Tune in to 98.7WFMT for Lyric Opera's 30th annual live radio fundraiser for conversations with Lyric stars and artistic staff on-air. Phone in your pledges and make purchases from the stunning selection of exclusive Lyric Opera merchandise, autographed items, and gift certificates that are offered via Lyric's OPERATHON catalog, available in September. All proceeds support Lyric's education and community-engagement programs for children, adults, and seniors. For more information and to obtain a catalog, call (312) 827-5658.Saturday, February 6, at 6:30 p.m.Fantasy of the OperaCelebrate the 26th annual Fantasy of the Opera benefit at the Civic Opera House, organized by the Guild Board of Directors, with exceptional restaurant tasting stations, a seated dinner, silent auction, raffle, cabaret, and dancing! Fantasy is a perfect mid-winter revel and Lyric fundraiser, and one of Chicago's liveliest black-tie events. Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., $400, reservations required. For more information, call Lyric Opera's Guild Board office at (312) 827-5656.Sunday, March 7, 14, and 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Guild Board Backstage ToursThe backstage at Lyric Opera of Chicago is open to the public just three times a year! You don't want to miss this opportunity to see the inner workings of one of today's premier professional opera companies. The magic behind the scenes reveals itself in a fascinating journey backstage. Tour stops include Wardrobe Department, Wigs & Make-up Department, Scenery Handling Facility, Armory Room, Props Room, Orchestra Pit and Main Stage. Tours depart every seven minutes, lasting approximately two hours. Backstage Tour $35, box lunch available for $12, cash bar. Premium Tour $150 (departs at 11:00 a.m. and includes valet parking, photograph on Lyric Opera's main stage, parting gift, seated gourmet lunch in the Malott Room with a Lyric Opera insider). Group Tours of 15 or more available at a discounted price. Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., reservations required. For more information call the Guild Board office: (312) 827-5656.Saturday, April 3, 7:30 p.m.Rising Stars in ConcertEnsemble members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago will conclude a spectacular year of study and performance with an end-of-season concert with orchestra for Lyric Opera donors. Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr., by invitation only. For more information call Lyric Opera Donor Records: (312) 827-5689.DISCOVERY SERIESRoger Pines, Lyric's dramaturg, moderates eight discussion sessions with singers, directors, and conductors from the 2009-10 season. First session (Tosca – Sept. 22) held in the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Grand Foyer, Civic Opera House, 20 N. Wacker Dr.; all other sessions held at UBS Tower Ballroom, 1 N. Wacker Dr. (directly across from the Civic Opera House). $16 per session, all eight for $104. Call the Education Department for more information: (312) 827-5912.Tuesday, September 22, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – Tosca*Join stars Deborah Voigt/Tosca and James Morris/Scarpia for an absorbing discussion on their roles in this most dramatic of Puccini's operas. *Limited availability.Tuesday, October 6, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – FaustMaestro Andrew Davis joins his Faust and Marguerite (Piotr Beczala and Ana María Martínez) to explore this popular French operatic take on the famous Faust legend.Wednesday, October 28, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – ErnaniSondra Radvanovsky, reigning Verdi soprano, and José María Condemi, director of Lyric's new production, discuss the rarely heard masterpiece that contains all the Verdi touchstones: searing drama, soaring solos, scintillating ensembles, and those rousing Verdi choruses.Tuesday, November 17, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – Katya KabanovaKatya Kabanova, Janáček's opera of forbidden love in a provincial Russian village, stars Karita Mattila as the vulnerable heroine. Join her and debuting conductor Markus Stenz for an in-depth look at a tour-de-force opera by the "Czech Puccini."Tuesday, December 1, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – The Merry WidowPolitical intrigue, romance, comedy, and a score chock full of charming music – it's all there in Franz Lehár's The Merry Widow. Stars Elizabeth Futral, Roger Honeywell and conductor Emmanuel Villaume share their thoughts on arguably the most popular and delightful operetta of all time.Tuesday, January 19, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – The Elixir of LoveLyric general director William Mason says Elixir is one of his "desert island" operas. In other words, it's a not-to-be-missed classic – and so is this Discovery Session with Nicole Cabell (Adina) and Giuseppe Filianoti (Nemorino) discussing this bel canto feast.Tuesday, February 16, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – The Damnation of FaustSir Andrew Davis calls it "an opera of the mind." It is that and much more in this new production, which comes alive with projections and technical wizardry of which Berlioz could only dream. Join stars Susan Graham/Marguerite and Paul Groves/Faust, Maestro Davis, and director Stephen Langridge for a stimulating discussion of Berlioz and his most adventuresome work.Monday, March 1, 6 – 7 p.m.Discovery Series – The Marriage of FigaroIt's one of the great works of Western culture, and Lyric's cast is second to none. Do not miss this Discovery Series session with the delightfully engaging Danielle de Niese/Susanna, Kyle Ketelsen/Figaro, and English National Opera music director Edward Gardner/conductor.FREE PRE-OPERA LECTURES FOR ALL TICKET HOLDERSFree 30-minutes lectures by opera experts before every performance except Sept. 26. Ardis Krainik Theatre, Civic Opera House. Ticket for that date's opera performance must be shown for lecture admission. Open seating on main floor. Call the Education Department for more information: (312) 827-5912.Wednesday, September 30 through Tuesday, October 13; Sunday, January 10 through Friday, January 29 at 6:30 p.m.Tosca lectures by 98.7WFMT radio host Carl Grapentine before performances Sept. 30, Oct. 3, 7*, 10, 13, Jan. 10*, 15, 19, 22*, 25, 29. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.Monday, October 5 through Saturday, November 7 at 6:30 p.m.Faust lectures by Jesse Gram, Lyric's audience education manager, before performances Oct. 5, 8*, 11*, 14, 17, 20, 23*, 30, Nov. 3, 7. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.Tuesday, October 27 through Monday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m.Ernani lectures by William Mason, Lyric's general director, and Nicholas Ivor Martin, Lyric's director of operations, before performances Oct. 27, 31, Nov. 5*, 8*, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23. *Pre-matinee lecture starts at 1 p.m.Sunday, November 22 through Saturday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m.Katya Kabanova lectures by Roger Pines, Lyric's dramaturg, before performances Nov. 22*, 25, 28, Dec. 1, 4, 7, 12. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.Saturday, December 5 through Saturday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m.The Merry Widow lectures by Roger Pines, Lyric's dramaturg, before performances Dec. 5, 9, 11, 14, 16*, 18, 20*, Jan. 5, 9, 14*, 16. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.Saturday, January 23 through Monday, February 22 at 6:30 p.m.The Elixir of Love lectures by Jesse Gram, Lyric's audience education manager, and Jack Zimmerman, Lyric's subscriber relations manager, before performances Jan. 23, 27*, 30, Feb. 2, 5*, 7*, 10, 13, 19, 22. *Pre-matinee lecture starts at 1 p.m.Saturday, February 20 through Wednesday, March 17 at 6:30 p.m.The Damnation of Faust lectures by music critic Wynne Delacoma before performances Feb. 20, 24, Mar. 2, 5, 8, 13*, 17. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.Sunday, February 28 through Saturday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m.The Marriage of Figaro lectures by 98.7WFMT radio host Carl Grapentine before performances Feb. 28*, Mar. 3*, 6, 9, 12*, 15, 18*, 20, 22, 24, 27. *Pre-matinee lectures start at 1 p.m.
Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert lead sponsor: Deutsche Bank. Cosponsors: The Chicago Community Trust, AT&T, Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, and Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson with additional support from an Anonymous donor, Rhoda and Henry Frank, and The Music Performance and Film Funds.
Season Preview Concert and Reception sponsored by Audrey Love Charitable Foundation.
Opening Night Gala Benefit sponsored by Aon Corporation.
Opera Ball Reception sponsored by Liz Stiffel.
Opera Ball cosponsored by Illinois Tool Works Inc. and Northern Trust.
OPERATHON 2009 cosponsored by American Airlines, Official Airline of Lyric Opera of Chicago, and William Blair & Company, LLC.
Guild Board Backstage Tours sponsored by Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc.
Rising Stars in Concert lead sponsor: Donna Van Eekeren.
Discovery Series sponsored by The Bernard and Marjorie Mitchell Family Foundation. Katya Kabanova program made possible in part by a grant from the Katherine A. Abelson Educational Endowment Fund.
Pre-Opera Lectures sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Boshell, Jr., and Kip Kelley.
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American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2009 Iraqi security forces, with the assistance of U.S. soldiers, detained 16 suspected criminals throughout Iraq on Jan. 13.
Iraqi soldiers, with the help of U.S. soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division's 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, detained nine suspects during combined operations in Baghdad's Kadhamiyah and Mansour districts.
Seven other suspects, including one believed to have kidnapped a boy rescued by Iraqi forces on Jan. 7, were arrested in the Balad area. They are suspected of weapons trafficking and attacks on coalition forces.
(Compiled from Multinational Corps Iraq news releases.)

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Discussion in 'Memorabilia' started by corymiller, Jan 29, 2012.
"After buying it did you walk three yards and fall?" Still has me rolling with laughter
I hope those are jersey strings.
ha ha Nope! Just some threads hanging from some cut off shorts.
I wouldn't spend $5 on a CJ jersey... just my 2 cents!
kstone spent $5 on his
$5 is a fair price for a CJ jersey these days
I don't have $5 to spend. Sad panda.
After that big contract he just got and the lack of performance he has been having... and all the trash talk about how he thinks he is the best RB in the league... how he is faster than usain bolt... how the fake Titans fans need to shut up when we voice our opinion... and this recent interview he had saying he could basically careless where he ends up next season as far as what team he'd been on... im sorry but i work too hard for my money to put another dollar in cjs pocket so he can run3 yards and fall down... the BEST RBs in the league can run without having the best offensive line... that's what seperates the average from the great... again just my 2 cents
edit: cj is a great athelete don't get me wrong but with all that talk he puts out... i want to see the effort put out as well on the football field
Maybe CJ's problem is too much booze lately, he's on that LenDale Tequila diet. I know he claims not to drink, but thats bull. He should tell his friends not to post pictures of him drunk on the internet if he wants to keep that lie going.
cj does more than just drink... check out his rap videos lol


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The bathroom has been flooded by water leaking from the sink, shower, or the
toilet overflowed. The cleanup process is not that difficult if you know what to
do and how to do it properly. Before you even begin cleaning up the mess, you
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Put towels in the doorway of the bathroom to prevent
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on the bathroom floor along with anything else. If the flooding is more than 2
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water as quickly as possible. If you do not own one, you can rent one from a
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Put the soaked towels and rugs into a bucket or
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
TOD Webchat on Planetizen
If anyone wants to livechat with me (day job Jeff) and Professor John Renne of the University of New Orleans over at Planetizen about TOD you'll soon get your chance. We'll be taking questions and typing as fast as we can on October 20th at 11am Pacific.
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We examine evidence for the hand of God in the original text of the Bible – in the 66 books that comprise the Old and New Testaments.
Our purpose is to increase faith in the reliability of the Word of God and to demonstrate that the writings point to Jesus, the promised Messiah – the Savior of all who place their trust in Him and in His atoning death on the cross and in His resurrection from the dead.
The seminar examines easily verifiable design features in the text. You will become familiar with the original languages of Hebrew and Greek without needing to master them. The examples are simple and easy to follow.
This is not mysticism or hidden knowledge. No new doctrines are put forward. Everything you need to know for salvation is revealed in the plain text of the English translation of your Bible. However, your faith, which is "worth more than gold" (1 Pet 1:7), will be strengthened when you see the wonders of God's "grand design" in Scripture.
Each seminar session is presented in a video embedded on this website. Study notes can be downloaded for most of the sessions.
Content may be re-posted without permission. Please acknowledge this website as the source. Please do not modify the material and please do not distribute in any way for financial gain.
After viewing the Introduction, your next session is: Session 2 – Types and Shadows»
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
That is the opening verse of the Bible. There is so much in that, and we are going to explore some of it in the sessions ahead. But we need to see at the outset that the Creator – this Creator God – was Jesus.
It is recorded for us at the start of the Gospel of John, and also in the book of Hebrews, that everything came into being through Jesus. All things.
And a third time, this truth is repeated in the book of Colossians, the first chapter. That all things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible were created by Jesus.
And what an astonishing world He created. What an astonishing world we live in. And these days we see even more the wonders of God.
The Hubble Telescope was sent into space in 1990. It is orbiting the earth ' it has orbited now well over 100,000 times. And it is beaming back images of the furthest reaches of space. Photographing stars and planets and galaxies – systems of stars – billions of light years away.
Genesis chapter 1 tells us that on the first day of creation God made light. Light travels. And it travels at speed – high speed. 186,000 miles per second. That is 300,000 kilometers in one second. Which means that light, reflected off the moon and bouncing back to us here on earth takes just over a second to reach us because the moon is about 400,000 kilometers away. One second. Light takes just over a second to reach us.
What about light from the sun? Well, the sun is a lot further away. Light travelling from the sun to earth takes just over 8 minutes. The sun is about 150 million kilometers from the earth. So the speed of light is approximately 1 billion kilometers per hour, or 25 billion kilometers in a day, or nearly 1 trillion kilometers in a year – that is how far light would travel. One with twelve zeros after it.
The closest star to earth is 4.2 light years away. That is 4 trillion kilometers away.
With the naked eye you can see about 3,000 stars on a dark night. With the Hubble Telescope, they have found galaxies – billions of galaxies – galaxies which are more than 13 billion light years away. That is 13 billion trillion kilometers away. 13 with 21 zeros after it, if you can even get your mind around that. This is the vastness and the beauty of the world that our God and our Savior created.
But it is cursed. Even the ground was cursed. In Genesis chapter 3, we learn that Adam disobeyed God, and God cursed the earth.
In the book of Isaiah we are told that the earth – this earth – will be completely laid waste. Peter, writing in the New Testament, says that "the Day of the Lord will come, and the heavens will pass away with a roar, and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth – and its works – will be burned up."
Why? Because God is creating a new heavens and a new earth, the home of righteousness.
The end of the Bible, chapter 21 of the book of Revelation, tells us of this new heaven and new earth, "because the first heaven and the first earth have passed away".
So God has created this beautiful, complex, stunning world – vast in scale – and yet He is going to destroy it, because it is flawed. He is not going to fix it up. He is going to destroy it.
And our first thought as we embark on these sessions, is the truth, the Bible tells us, that "Heaven and earth will pass away, but the Word of God will never pass away." Jesus said of His word, that "not one jot or tittle" – that is the King James version – not the smallest letter or stroke of a pen – will pass out of the Word of God.
In Hebrew, a jot would be a yud – the smallest letter. In Greek, an iota. Not the least stroke of a pen will pass from all God's written word. That is how perfect the Word of God is, as it was delivered to us in the original languages... in the Hebrew script, and in Greek for the New Testament.
The Word of God is perfect.
In these sessions, we are going to explore the wonders of God's Word.
The Word became flesh and dwelt amongst us. Jesus is the living Word. Jesus took on human form and came to save us. Through the cross. Through His death and resurrection. Through His sacrifice of atonement. He purchased us for God. He rescued us. Jesus is the Word... the living Word. Jesus is eternal. By faith, we are in Him. The Word will never pass away. And we too, in Him, will live forever.


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Jenni Rivera remembered at Los Angeles memorial service as album sales rise
Fans, friends and family members are gathering at a memorial service being held for late Mexican American singer and TV personality Jenni Rivera. She died along with six others in a plane crash on Dec. 9, and now her family is giving those who loved Rivera a chance to mourn.
Tickets to the event cost $1 and sold out in less than an hour after they went on sale. The event is set to begin at 10 a.m. PT at the Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, and leading the service will be Rivera's pastor brother Pedro Jr.
"We will celebrate the graduation into heaven, with honors, of our beloved mother, daughter and sister," the Rivera family says in a statement.
Since her death, Rivera's album sales have gained 1014 percent and are now at the top three spots on the Latin music chart, Billboard reports. Her new hits compilation, "La Misma Gran Senora," is currently at number one. Rivera's entire catalogue of albums sold 64,000 copies last week, up from 6,000 the week before.


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It is difficult to believe. No, unfathomable.
These are the backward savages who now control the Republican party. What century are they living in?
Tragically, the life and death of millions of Americans is riding on the ability of these Neanderthals (no offense to the cave folk) to have a rational discussion and debate. If I weren't an optimist, I'd say our nation is doomed.
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Exhibition reviews 15 years of Science Museum history
The scientific development of the last 15 years has greatly changed the lifestyle of many people while drastically improving people's quality of life.
Today (April 18) marks the 15th anniversary of the Hong Kong Science Museum, which has been committed to popularising science and enabling people to explore science and appreciate its applications in an entertaining and inspiring environment since its opening on April 18, 1991.
Over the past 15 years, more than 10 million people have visited the Science Museum, to learn about the interesting facets of science and technology through an array of thematic exhibitions and hands-on exhibits.
A ceremony to mark the anniversary celebration programmes was held at the museum today. The officiating guests were the Convenor of the Sub-committee on Governance of Museums Services, Committee on Museums, Mr Vincent Lo; Chief Adjudicator of the "Weather Machines" – Kinetic Sculptures Design Competition, Professor Norman WM Ko; and Adviser to the Hong Kong Science Museum, Dr Tai Ming-hing. After the opening ceremony, the guests moved to the lower piazza of the museum to join the unveiling ceremony of "Singing in the Rain", the winning sculpture of the "Weather Machines" Kinetic Sculpture Design Competition.
Programmes include the exhibition -- "From Aspiration to Achievements", a photo collection campaign, "My Favourite Scientists", birthday parties, education activities and the "Science Fest" for people to share the fun of exploring science.
The "From Aspiration to Achievements" exhibition focuses on the development of the museum over the past 15 years by showcasing highlights of its past significant exhibitions and developments.
Through panels, valuable photographs and audio-visual programmes, the museum's vision, mission and values as well as the characteristics, facilities and interactive exhibits are featured.
The exhibition highlights memorable and meaningful events that took place in the museums throughout the years. It elaborates on the lifting process of the DC-3 airplane, the first exhibit installed at the museum; the characteristics of the Energy Machine, the biggest exhibit at the museum; and the content of the "Mount Everest" exhibition, the first special exhibition organised in the museum. It also reviews the three most well-received dinosaur exhibitions and the most unforgettable and honoured exhibition, the "Exhibition on China's First Manned Space Mission".
The exhibition introduces the museum's original exhibitions, the exhibition projects for overseas exchange, the multifarious extension activities, the diversified education services and the generous docent services organised by the museum.
Some valuable exhibits are on display to demonstrate the rich collection of the museum. They include the components of the track of the Energy Machine; two interactive exhibits in the "Flower in the Mirror" exhibition; the fossil dinosaur eggs; the training spacesuit of Yang Liwei who was China's first astronaut; a large satellite image of HKSAR taken by Yang; the replica of the "Ecliptic Armillary Sphere"; and "What Jack Says", the latest exhibit in the new "Safety Science Gallery" which makes ample use of the avant-garde Augmented Reality as a medium of presentation.
The museum has collected photographs from the public which were taken at the museum for the "Photo Collection Campaign – Mosaic of the Hong Kong Science Museum". The photos are processed to create a giant mosaic image and is now on display at the exhibition.
Unveiled in the ceremony, "Singing in the Rain" is the winning entry of the "Weather Machines" Competition held in 2004. It was aimed at encouraging an appreciation of science and nature through art by an open public design competition of kinetic sculptures related to changes in the weather and environment in one of the categories: wind, rainfall and temperature.
A total of 61 entries were collected and three winning pieces from each category were chosen. The winning entries for wind category are "A Tender Wind" by Kan Tai-keung, "Windpromptu" by Lee Shu-fan, Chan Man-ling, Or Ming-yue and Mok Yuk-kwan, and "Whistling Aloft" by Sze Wing-yee and Ip Cheuk-lam.
The winning entries for the rainfall category are "Singing in the Rain" by Wong Chun-yu, Chan Tsin-ching and Ng Yuen-ki, "Rainflower" by Sarah Lee, and "Wobble" by Yung Wai-yeuk and Ng Wing-yan. The winning entries for the temperature category are "The Thermal Canvas" by Chan Tsin-ching and Wong Chun-yu, "Migrant" by Yung Wai-yeuk and Ng Wing-yan, and "Ignition" by Tsang Cheung Shing. For more information on the winning entries and the "Weather Machine" competition, please visit the website
Commissioned for production and installation, "Singing in the Rain" is installed at the lower piazza of the Science Museum to celebrate its 15th anniversary. It is a musical instrument to praise the power of nature. According to the designers, the idea was generated from the first shower in 2006. The golden sun was setting while rain started to pour. People on the street were worried about getting wet and sought shelter under their umbrellas. Among the rhythmic whisper of the rain, people heard solemn sounds of percussion from afar.
Resembling the shape of a piano, the sculpture is composed of bamboo and stainless steel tubes. As water drains away, the bamboo tubes strike the stainless steel tubes creating melodic sounds.
Located at 2 Science Museum Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, the Science Museum is open from 1pm to 9pm from Monday to Friday, and from 10am to 9pm on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. It is closed on Thursdays (except public holidays). Admission to the museum is $25, with a half-price concession for full-time students, people with disabilities and senior citizens aged 60 or above. Admission is free on Wednesdays. Admission to "From Aspiration to Achievements" exhibition, which will run until May 31, is free.
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The 2013 AIA Los Angeles Restaurant Design Awards (RDA) Call for Entry opens Tuesday, February 12, 2013.
AIA|LA is looking for individuals and practices (both restaurant owners and architects/designers) for projects located in the United States or projects outside of the USA done by US-based architects/designers. Submissions are accepted in three main categories: restaurant, café/bar and lounge/nightclub.
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- Call for Entry: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
- Registration Closes: Monday, April 1, 2012.
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Presenting the 2013 RDA Jury:
Margot Dougherty - Writer/Editor & Contributing Editor to ZesterDaily.com
Margot Dougherty is a copy writer/editor at One Kings Lane and the former food and Dining Guide editor at Los Angeles magazine. She is also a contributing editor at zesterdaily.com and her freelance articles have appeared in Los Angeles, Dwell, More and Condé Nast Traveler among other magazines.
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Co-Owner Warner Ebbink is a native Angeleno whose passion for restaurants extends beyond cuisine, leading him to his four current ventures, 101 Coffee Shop, Dominick's, Little Dom's and Tom Bergin's Tavern, all proudly reflecting the fabric and integral involvement in their respective neighborhoods.
During his spare time, Ebbink pursues his passion for architecture by restoring vintage homes.
George Kelly, AIA- President & Principal Architect, Kelly Architects
While a partner with a major design firm, George recognized that bar, nightclub and restaurant businesses were not being adequately served by experienced Architects. Kelly saw an opportunity to raise the standards and bring professional architectural design services to these entrepreneurs. In 2003 he founded, Kelly Architects. Since its formation, the firm has successfully completed over 50 projects per year and can boast a roster of repeat clients and referrals that reflects on the personal service each and every client deserves. He has also been the recipient of numerous Restaurant Design Awards.
About AIA|LAThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) is the voice of the architecture profession, dedicated to serving and empowering its members through advocacy, educational and outreach programs as well as educating the public on the value and importance of architecture. AIA/Los Angeles is a not-for-profit professional membership association.


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Ever thought about making your own dance film? Think you might be the next Wim Wenders? The Dance Films Association is seeking submissions for its second annual Capturing Motion NYC contest, open to New York City high school students. According to the application guidelines, your one- to five-minute film "should address the relationship between dance and the camera, linking the two in imaginative ways. Films can be documentary, narrative or art films."
Looking for inspiration? Whether you're a rookie filmmaker or have some experience behind the camera, you might glean some ideas at the Dance Film Lab holiday party, Dec. 18 at Dance New Amsterdam. The evening features a screening of short works by Marta Renzi, Victor Lazaro, Auri Jackson, Alexandra Pinel, and Christy O'Harris (curated by Moviehouse), followed by some refreshments and classic holiday movie clips. To hear from six pros making dances for screens large and small, check out our story from last April, "When the Camera is Your Partner."
Selected Capturing Motion NYC films will be shown at the Dance on Camera Festival in February; the winning selection gets a special screening at Lincoln Center. The deadline to apply is January 4. Find out more (and watch last year's first-place film) here.


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Lug wrench
|This article contains instructions, advice, or how-to content. (July 2010)
A lug wrench is the name for a type of socket wrench used to loosen and tighten lug nuts on automobile wheels. In the United Kingdom and Australia, this tool is commonly known as a wheel brace.
Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped. The form commonly found in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end. The prying tip is mainly intended to remove hub caps or wheel covers that may be covering a wheel's lug nuts.
Another common type, sometimes called a spider wrench, is made in the shape of a cross with different sized sockets on each of the four ends.
Ideally, the nuts (or bolts) should be tightened with a torque wrench. Lug wrenches are much less expensive because they lack the ability to measure or limit the force used. Installing a wheel with a lug wrench thus requires a bit of rough guessing about proper tightness. Excessive force can strip threads or make the nuts very difficult to remove. Also, uneven torque between the various lug nuts, or excessive torque, can lead to warping of the brake rotor if the car is equipped with disc brakes[citation needed]. For this reason, impact wrenches should properly be used only for removing lug nuts, not for tightening them, although in practice this rule is often ignored for convenience's sake, even by professional mechanics.
When re-fitting a wheel, the nuts (or bolts) should be tightened in a criss-cross pattern (to even out the forces) and initially should only be tightened 'finger tight' on all nuts. In this context 'finger tight' is tight enough to reach the point where free play is taken up and proper tightening is about to begin, say, the tightening force using the lug wrench/wheel brace like a screwdriver. This should be repeated twice, to ensure the wheel is properly centred and restrained by all nuts (as often the first nut(s) that is tightened will be slightly loose after completing the set for the first time), then the wheel should be lowered to the ground and the criss-cross tightening pattern repeated to modest torque (say few fingers force on the lug wrench/wheel brace arm), and then finally repeated to full hand force.
Rarely, and more often with large trucks and lorries, insufficient force can lead to the nuts coming undone while in use. Because of this, it is best to use a torque wrench or similar tool to finally tighten the wheel lug nuts to the proper torque specification as soon as possible after using a lug wrench to affix a wheel. At the very least, the lug nuts should be checked for tightness after 50–100 km/miles when things have been subject to some vibration and thermal cycling.
Lug wrenches are known for their use as weapons in cases such as road rage, as they are readily available in most cars, made of metal and heavy enough to cause injury.
Lug wrenches are occasionally mistaken for tire irons[citation needed], due to the relative rarity of the tire iron, another metal tool of similar size which is not often needed by those who do not work with cars.
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text: HomeParks & Recreation Parks & Recreation Page Settings Print RSS Feedback Share & Bookmark Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google+ Reddit Font Size: Larger Smaller Page ContentDana Kasler, DirectorLee County Parks & Recreation: The Natural Place to Learn and Play!Lee County Parks & Recreation oversees recreation centers, community centers, community parks, Conservation 20/20 lands, the Calusa Blueway Paddling Trail, pools, boat ramps, sports complexes including the Boston Red Sox and Minnesota Twins spring training facilities, dog-friendly facilities and pristine Gulf of Mexico beach parks. We invite you to explore our department online, where you may:register for programsview facilitiesrent pavilionsview special eventspurchase parking stickersview maps and brochuresview volunteer informationfind Spring Training informationExplore UF/IFAS Lee County Extension Contact Dept ContactsPhone: 239-533-7275Fax: 239-485-2300Administration Office Terry Park3410 Palm Beach Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33916View mapEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com Us On Social Media Staff Directory ›› News Free Parking Last Weekend in July at Many SitesCelebrate National Recreation and Parks month: Free parking last weekend in July at many Lee County Parks & Recreation sites Miracle to Host 2016 Florida State League All-Star GameNorth & South Division All-Stars to Play at Hammond StadiumClosures & Schedule Changes for July 4 HolidayAnimal Services, LeeTran, Libraries, Parks & Rec, Solid WasteSix Mile Cypress Slough Preserve ReopensBoardwalk Trail & Interpretive Center Reopen Thursday, June 18 More ›› Events Summer Naturalists CampJuly 08Summer Naturalists CampJuly 09Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee Meeting (aka CLASAC) Conservation 20/20 Land Acquisition and Stewardship Advisory Committee Meeting (aka CLASAC) July 09 5:30 PMSummer Naturalists CampJuly 10 More ›› Yes Yes


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Since in 2008, Nanning S.D Import & Export Trading Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and exporter of a wide variety of fine han...
Since in 2008, Nanning S.D Import & Export Trading Co. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer and exporter of a wide variety of fine handmade handicraft in natural materials. Our main products are picnic baskets, flower baskets, hanging baskets, decoration vases, flower pots, gift baskets, fruit baskets, rattan or willow storage baskets, metal pots, laundry hampers,, bread baskets, cosmetic packaging baskets, barbecue baskets, garden tool basket sets, Christmas decoration and home decoration.
Our head offices are located in Nanning, China-ASEAN international trade center, which also hold two factories for manufacturing:
1.Our 1st factory is located in Bobai County, Guangxi Province, near our head office with three hours travelling, with a total area of 2,000 square meter mainly producing rattan fern, bamboo, seagrass, chipwood, paper-rope, water hyacinth baskets, banana- leaf, wire and metal baskets. Our 1st factory near Guangzhou and Shenzhen seaport with well facility.
2.Our 2nd factory is located in Linyi, Shandong province, with a total area of 3,000 square meters mainly produces willow, maize, straw and wooden baskets. Our second factory near Qingdao seaport with good transportation.
With more than 4 years' manufacturing and export experience, we export our products worldwide and the main markets are in Europe, North America, Australia,UAE and Japan. We have been successfully supplying our products to many famous companies. Many middle and small supermarkets are also in our customer list.Perfume and cosmetic companies become our bigest buyers for promotional baskets.Because of our superior quality, competitive prices, punctual shipment and 5-star service, we gain our reputation for better quality and service and become a reliable and leading supplier in our field.
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Nexus 5 review
As had been rumored in the lead up, Google dropped the Nexus 5 and Android 4.4 Kit Kat on Halloween. Thanks to the frequent rumors and leaks, the actual launch came with little in terms of surprise. But nonetheless, it was nice to get confirmation on the specs and pricing. The launch went smooth, especially as compared to the launch day issues Google had with the Nexus 4.


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Okay, so most people try to talk to other people or whatever to get to know them. Little do they know, all you have to do is look under their profile picture and translate that little code in the parentheses next to where it says View Photos of ____ (###). I'm going to tell you what those numbers actually mean:
Number of Photos: 0
Meaning: You're an Idiot
Why do you have a Facebook? You clearly are not paying attention to it and are just taking up a spot on somebody's list of friends. Upload a picture, or GTFO. Also, notice girls never have that "blank" picture? Every girl in the world has a picture of herself on her computer.
Number of Photos: 1
Meaning: You Hate Yourself
Oh, looks like you were bored once and you just up and made a Facebook! How bout that!? Good thing you uploaded that picture oh, wait, that's not you. That's a South Park version of you! How hilarious! Clearly you don't want people to know what you really look like so you've transformed yourself! If you go outside ever make sure to untag all those photos people take of the REAL you.
Number of Photos: 52
Meaning: You Don't Get Out Enough to Prove You Have Friends
52, hey, that's pretty good. We're getting up there. Looks like 8 of those are from your own private "Photo Booth" photo shoot. 26 are from that family reunion. 14 are from graduation pictures you snuck in to. And the rest are you in the background of the party asking "When are we leaving?" Let's face it, if there were more pictures of you, maybe we'd believe you had friends. But it looks more like the people that took these pictures didn't know you were there until you tracked them down and tagged yourself.
Number of Photos: 355
Meaning: You Are Somewhat Normal
Ok, so clearly you have friends that exist. These photos are in 10+ locations. You're even wearing a different shirt in most of them. This is a good number of pictures to have. It makes you look like you go out, but not too much. The only downside to this number could be the length of time you've had Facebook. 3 years? Pretty good you have a good consistency. 3 months? Look out
Number of Photos: 1,031
Meaning: You Are Very Close To Becoming A Whore
Quadruple digits. Ok, missus nobody wants to look at you in a different pose over 1,000 times. But relax, you're not a whore yet. Statistics have shown that girls get a boost in photos their freshman year in college, what with all the new friends you meet and old friends tagging you in memory photos, not to mention all the new places you end up going. This is a solid number for a girl. For guys, you don't want a girl who's always out, but you also don't want a girl who will make your hand hurt when you're .you know ..clicking through her photos.
Number of Photos: 2,573
Meaning: You, Ma'am, Are A Whore
Wow, that is a lot of fucking photos. If you have more photos than there are years A.D., bitch, you need to cut back on the partying. God damn. You have more photos than Joe DiMaggio had hits .that's fucked up. These are the types of girls that look at pictures they've been tagged in and comment "Ewww" and leave the tag on. Advice: If you think you're ugly in a picture so does everyone else. Here is what I believe the breakdown of your live looks like: 33% Being in Pictures 33% Thinking of Retarded Photo Album Names and Adding Extra Letters To The End of The Last Worddddddd, 33% Facebook, and 33% School. That's right. I don't believe you know how to add whole numbers.
Number of Photos: 14,401
Meaning: You Are Either A Company or A Promoter or A Red Plastic Solo Cup
If you're a company, that's cool. It's a good way to promote. A lot of people have Facebook, you can get your name out there. It's kind of annoying, but I get it. If you're a Promoter hey, good job. Gotta get paid, I see what you're trying to do. Now, if you've made a Facebook for a Red Plastic Solo Cup you're a genius someone needs to do that and tag the cup in every picture. If you are an actual person, and you just happen to have this many photos on Facebook .kill yourself .by the time people start to care you're dead .everyone will have caught up to your photo total.


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2009-2010Attended Middle Tennessee ... played club ball.
2008 FreshmanPlayed in 20 games for the Lady Mocs and started nine at defender ... took two shots with one on goal against The Citadel.
High SchoolNamed All-State, All-Region and All-District at Ooltewah High School ... named to the Chattanooga Times Free Press "Best of Preps" team ... received the Warrior Award and named Best Defensive Player for the Owls ... helped lead her team to the 2004, 2005, 2006 district titles and the 2004, 2005, 2006 Region titles ... played club ball for Express 90 ... led her team to the Division II state title ... named to the National Honor Society ... maintained a 3.5 GPA ... member of Younglife, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Beta Club and National Honor Society.
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Small Business Committee Republicans Ask FCC to Withhold LightSquared Approval
October 31, 2011
Republicans on the House Small Business Committee asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to hold off approving LightSquared's planned national wireless network until tests show that it won't interfere with global-positioning systems.
The FCC has repeatedly said it won't give LightSquared the green light until the interference problems are solved, and that stipulation is included in waivers that the agency granted the wireless start-up.
But House Small Business Chairman Sam Graves , R-Mo., and eight other GOP colleagues on the committee want reassurances that that the commission won't move ahead without solving 100 percent of the problems.
They wrote FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, rejecting LightSquared's assertion that its plans won't interfere with 99 percent of GPS devices.
"This is not an acceptable answer or solution for general aviation," they wrote. "The [Federal Aviation Administration] has very specific requirements for safety, and 1 percent tolerances are not acceptable - 100 percent accuracy is needed to ensure a safe flight for general aviation."


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In January of this year, my husband, Karl Schweinfurth, and I invited a group of our neighbors to meet with representatives of the city of Walla Walla to share our joint concerns about traffic and pedestrian safety in our neighborhood. We identified three dangerous intersections -- Chestnut and Howard, Bryant and Howard, and Catherine and Bryant.
Mayor Barbara Clark, City Engineer Wrandoll Brenes and Capt. Gary Bainter of the Walla Walla Police Department were in attendance. At that meeting we first learned that our portion of Bryant Avenue (the section west of Howard Street) was potentially to be included in the initial three infrastructure improvement projects slated for completion in 2010. The timing was advantageous for considering changes that would make the corner of Catherine and Bryant safer.
Having lived at this corner for a number of years, my husband and I had observed traffic violations on a minute-by-minute basis. Traffic more often than not did not come to a full stop at the eastbound stop sign. Frequently, westbound traffic did not come to a full stop before continuing west on Bryant.
An added hazard was the speed with which cars and trucks were taking the wide turn from Catherine to Bryant or vice versa. This intersection was also frequently used to make U-turns. All of the above hazards were exacerbated during slick and icy weather conditions.
Our neighborhood is a wonderfully diverse mix including a number of young families and many active older adults. In addition, the neighborhood is also enjoyed by walkers, joggers, bicyclers, kids on scooters, dogs, cats, ducks and more.
We appreciate representatives of the City of Walla Walla for their willingness to listen and respond to our concerns. The infrastructure project brought us new sewer and water lines, street surface and curbs and also included a narrowed intersection and a full three-way stop. We hope this will improve the safety for all who pass by.
Marilee Schiff
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For nine years straight, every graduate of Ferguson has been accepted into college.
Katina is still in Russia, where she is a straight girl who is a gay icon in a country where being gay in public is illegal.
She had a weird ability to set you straight and make you laugh at yourself at the same time.
mid-14c., "direct, undeviating, not crooked," properly "that which is stretched," adjectival use of Old English streht (altered, by analogy with streccan, from earlier streaht), past participle of streccan "to stretch" (see stretch (v.)). Meaning "true, direct, honest" is from 1520s. Of communication, "clear, unambiguous," from 1862. Sense of "undiluted, uncompromising" (e.g. straight whiskey, 1874) is American English, first recorded 1856.
Theatrical sense of "serious" (as opposed to popular or comic) is attested from 1895; vaudeville slang straight man first attested 1923. Go straight in the underworld slang sense is from 1919; straighten up "become respectable" is from 1907. Straight arrow "decent, conventional person" is 1969, from archetypal Native American brave name. To keep a straight face first recorded 1897; straight shooter is from 1928; straight-edge as a punk subculture is attested by 1987.
"conventional," especially "heterosexual," 1941, probably in part from straight and narrow path "course of conventional morality and law-abiding behavior," which is based on a misreading of Matt. vii:14 (where the gate is actually strait), and the other influence seems to be from strait-laced.
Very strict in one's military appearance and grooming
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Father Richard Ryscavage SJ, is professor of sociology and international studies at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Ct. He is director of the new Center for Faith and Public Life which addresses public issues where politics and religion intersect. Father Ryscavage served as national director of the Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, a non-governmental organization operating in 50 countries. He set up the first program to provide religious coordinators for immigration detention facilities of the US Department of Homeland Security. At the national office for the Jesuits in the USA he was their main advisor for international and domestic social issues.
He chaired the humanitarian section of Interaction, the largest coalition of American agencies working internationally. For several years he was selected to represent the US non-governmental organizations on official US government delegations to the United Nations. From 1994-97 he was a tutor and researcher at the Refugee Studies Centre of Oxford University. He represented Oxford at numerous human rights and refugee meetings. At Oxford he convened a major international conference on the ôMilitary and Non Governmental Humanitarian Organizationsö.
Fr. Ryscavage was executive director of migration and refugee services for the US Catholic bishops where he ran the largest refugee resettlement agency in the US with an annual budget of 40 million dollars He was also president of a legal services corporation set up by the bishops to help new immigrants with legal issues.
In 2006 Fr. Ryscavage was appointed official advisor to the delegation of the Holy See to the United Nations 61st General Assembly. He participated as one of the Vatican representatives in the ôHigh Level Dialogue on Migrationö convened by the UN Secretary General in September 2006.
He is also a consultant for the Archdiocese of Bridgeport Catholic Charities immigration services program. In November 2006 he gave the Bricker Memorial Lecture at Tulane University on ôMigration, Globalization and the Future of Christianityö . He recently contributed a chapter to a book on the ôBasics of Humanitarian Missionsö (edited by Kevin Cahill. Fordham University Press)
A graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Father Ryscavage received a honorary doctorate from Assumption College and Masters degrees in political philosophy from Boston College and in international administration from the School for International Training. He teaches regularly at Fordham Universityĺs International Diploma Program in Humanitarian Assistance. He is a member of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus.
Rick Ryscavage will speak about the new Center at Fairfield University: The Center for Faith and Public Life. Fairfield University has created the Center for Faith and Public Life to respond to the growing global awareness of the influence of religion on public affairs. It is a cross-disciplinary forum for students, scholars, policy makers and religious leaders, to converse and reflect on the many issues where religion intersects with civic life. Anchored in the rich traditions of Catholic social thought and Jesuit spirituality, the Center will respect diversity while promoting the common good. The Center views faith as a way to link the University to local, national and international communities. Attending to faith can also prove crucial in preparing and mobilizing people for intelligent participation in political and community life. Through academic research, teaching, publications and public initiatives, the Center hopes to provide a new and exciting focus for viewing the role of religion in the public square. One of the programs that we are developing, in association with alumni from Fairfield, is the Thomas More lecture series which will invite recognized traditional Catholic speakers to campus to discuss current societal, political and religious issues.


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Career Advice and Jobs for Women Over 50 – Interview with Kerry Hannon
Kerry Hannon is an expert on personal finance and careers for boomer women and is my special guest in this episode of the Sixty and Me Show. Kerry is a writer for Forbes magazine and Next Avenue and is AARP's Jobs Expert. Kerry is also the author of the best-selling book Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … And Pays the Bills.
In our discussion, we talk about the need for women over 60 to create financial security in their lives and the challenges that they might face when looking for a new job. We discuss how to take positive steps to deal with being laid off, taking an early retirement, or the need to supplement a pension. Kerry also shares some great ideas for women wanting to pursue a brand new encore career or set up their own freelance business.
Kerry also offers some practical advice for how to think creatively about online business opportunities, seasonal work and launching a freelance business based on something you love. She also reminds us about the details of starting a new business including taxes and other legal requirements.
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I highly encourage you to check out Kerry's website and many inspirational books:
Great Jobs for Everyone 50+: Finding Work That Keeps You Happy and Healthy … And Pays the Bills, by Kerry Hannon
What's Next? Updated: Finding Your Passion and Your Dream Job in Your Forties, Fifties and Beyond, by Kerry Hannon
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Here are some of the websites that Kerry recommends to start with if you are thinking about establishing your freelance career:
Elance.com – an online marketplace where jobs are posted and freelancers bid on them – you can find a lot of writing and translation jobs there.
Etsy.com – a marketplace where people around the world connect to buy and sell unique hand-made goods.
Fiverr.com – a place where you can offer a service that uses your skills – voice-over for an advertising, designing an invitation, and so on.
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Choe Ryong Hae Visits Kim Hyong Jik Univ. under Renovation
| Pyongyang, April 25 (KCNA) -- Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, learned about the work at Kim Hyong Jik University of Education under renovation on the spot on Tuesday.
Leader Kim Jong Il assigned the People's Army the task to successfully renovate the university as required by the new century and settled all issues arising in the project.
The soldier-builders dynamically pushed forward the project despite unfavorable weather conditions in severe winter.
Choe looked round for hours the interior and exterior of building No. 1 nearing completion and encouraged them to achieve achievements in the project so as to complete the project as quickly as possible at the best level as intended by Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un.
He underscored the need to thoroughly ensure the quality in the project in the spirit of working for their own parents and brothers and sisters and sprucing up the yards of their own houses under the motto "Let's help the people!" put up by Kim Jong Il.
It is the way of upholding the noble intention of Kim Jong Un to creditably discharge the honorable mission of the People's Army as defender of the country and creator of the people's happiness, Choe said, calling upon them to renovate the seat for training educational talents in an impeccable manner and make a report on their victory to the supreme commander.
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'American Idol': Scotty McCreery's 'She Believes In Me' has us believing in him
For his judges' choice song during the "American Idol" Top 3 performances, Scotty McCreery was given Kenny Rogers' 1979 hit "She Believes In Me." We thought it was one of Scotty's best performances in the competition.
That doesn't mean it was perfect. The chorus had a few high notes that Scotty couldn't quiiiite reach, though the judges commented about how great it was that he just went for it on the big stuff. But the verse and the quiet ending were really lovely.
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His Majesty Otumfo Osei Tutu II has reiterated the need for the collective responsibility of all citizens, security agencies, and leaders of the various political parties, towards safeguarding the democratic credentials of the country, and to maintain the peace and unity before, during, and after the December 7 elections.
He was addressing participants, including all the eight presidential candidates contesting the December 2012 general elections, at a well-attended event, held at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi, where all the candidates signed a peace pact to commit themselves to a peaceful electoral process.
"Let us make the Kumasi declaration one of the pillars of our nascent democracy, committing us to the avoidance of any form of electoral violence, impunity, and injustice," he noted.
He, however, cautioned that anyone who had the privilege to serve with the Electoral Commission, and who seeks to use his or her position to undermine the process in favour of any particular party or candidate, violates the honour of the land
The initiative was coordinated by the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), and the Peace Council, under the auspices of Manhyia Palace.
His Majesty Otumfo Osei Tutu II reminded the nation not to forget how it arrived at where it was today.
To him: "The fact that we have never descended into the horrors of civil war, does not mean we have no pain and no anguish in our past. Indeed, it will be fair to suggest that we have been exposed to, and tried practically, every form of government in our fifty years plus, as a sovereign nation."
"We have tried the one party state; we have been exposed to shades of military rule; it is from this complex painful mix that we have drawn the experience that informed us to commit ourselves to multiparty democracy in 1992."
To him, democracy may have its own strain and stresses, but it was the country's irrevocable choice, and each one had a binding duty to make it work, not only today, but for all time.
He noted that fundamental to the sustenance of democracy was the electoral process by which the people exercise their inalienable right to chose how they wish to be governed.
"Take away this right, or by any means frustrate the people in the free and unfettered exercise of this right, and the value of democracy drops to zero," he said.
He stated further that the recognition Ghana had gained, as a beacon of African democracy, should not give room for complacency, and tasked all to make Ghana a shining example in the sub-region, even as it goes into the December elections.
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Nothing seems more far removed from the visceral, bodily experience of emotions than the cold, rational technology of the Internet. But as this collection shows, the internet and emotions intersect in interesting and surprising ways. Internet and Emotions is the fruit of an interdisciplinary...
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WEST UNION, Iowa (AP) - The burglary trial of a former Iowa state trooper will be moved to Waterloo.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that Mikel Yauk's trial normally would have been held in Fayette County because the crime was reported in West Union. Yauk is accused of breaking into the home of an acquaintance on Oct. 5, 2011, and taking her cellphone.
Yauk's attorney argued in a motion that the case has been widely publicized and discussed in Fayette County and many of the prosecution witnesses are well-known, making it difficult for the 39-year-old Yauk to receive a fair trial there.
Prosecutors agreed, and a judge ordered the trial moved to Black Hawk County. Court records don't list a trial date.
Yauk resigned from the patrol at the end of 2011.
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On Valentine's day, in the midst of global Fashion Week madness, YSL released its Spring/Summer 2009 Manifesto by distributing heart-shaped USB keys and branded tote bags on the streets of Paris, New York, London, Milan, Tokyo and Hong Kong to the first 2,000 passersby in each city.
Each USB key contains the 20-page Manifesto featuring Claudia Schiffer, shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin under the artistic direction of YSL's own Stefano Pilati, as well as behind the scenes footage. Online, you can watch the full Manifesto video at YSL.com, and see the photos that will also be published as a print promotion. Even the print version takes on a unique form – consumers will be able to interact with the campaign by peeling out stickers and removing a poster.
This is YSL's fourth seasonal manifesto, released as new collections for warmer weather hit stores around the world. Luxury brands are bracing for a tough year, and YSL's manifesto strategy allows it to reach its fans directly by handing them an exclusive piece of the coveted brand. The promotion and content got picked up on at least sixty blogs in several languages, including major fashion sites, from the LA Times to Selectism.com, to Kanye West's trend-setting personal blog.
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He's blown it up in "Independence Day" and crushed it with an aircraft carrier in "2012," but this week, Roland Emmerich rolls out his most concerted assault on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue yet with "White House Down."
The film stars Channing Tatum as John Cale, a recently-rejected Secret Service applicant who's on a consolation tour of the White House with his daughter when a group of disgruntled domestic terrorists invade. With the grounds locked down and the cavalry helpless, it's up to Cale to save the President (Jamie Foxx), his daughter, and the day -- but not the White House, which he tears up almost as much as the bad guys.
So just what is it that the blockbuster director has against the presidential digs anyway? I broke down the destruction in "White House Down" in order to find out.
Emmerich takes his time.
For all the famous buildings the serial landmark killer has destroyed in his career, it's obvious he still has some unfinished business in Washington. Clocking in at 131 minutes, the director methodically works his way through the White House, leaving no nook or cranny undamaged, ripping up the South Lawn, blowing up the underground tunnels, and staging shootouts in the President's private residence. Despite the runtime, the film never drags, but this time around, it's clearly not enough for Emmerich to simply destroy the building. He wants to watch it suffer first.
Nothing is safe -- not even the décor.
It could be that Emmerich just wants to redecorate, because he saves most of the carnage for the White House's interior design. A piano explodes, a Ming vase is shattered, even a portrait of George Washington gets capped. In fact, the only art the director seems to actually like is a painting commemorating the White House being burnt down during the War of 1812. Then again, maybe he just thinks mixing all those different decades and styles is tacky.
The grounds get a makeover.
Every self-respecting action movie has to have a high-speed car chase, and since the White House has a basketball court, tennis court and swimming pool, but no racetrack, Emmerich improvises by holding his chase scene on the famous South Lawn. Also, after he's done with his landscaping makeover, the White House no longer has a basketball court, tennis court or swimming pool. It does, however, have a few downed helicopters, which could really spice up the next White House Easter Egg hunt.
Emmerich doesn't stop at the Oval Office.
It's not clear whether the director hate-watched "The West Wing" for research, but Emmerich's bullet-riddled behind-the-scenes tour isn't limited to just the Oval Office or the famous facade he blew up in "Independence Day" (something the movie has fun pointing out). Instead, Cale and President Sawyer also fight their way through the building's lesser-known territory, which besides providing "White House Down" some much appreciated variety for its big action set pieces, also gives Emmerich a chance to blow up even more publicly funded real estate.
It's nothing personal.
As President Sawyer, Jamie Foxx makes for a pretty good Commander-in-Chief. He's sincere, humble, loves his job, and his most controversial political move is trying to ensure peace in the Middle East. He also gets to kick the most ass out of any movie president since Harrison Ford, even if his catchphrases could use a little work. It's often said people should respect the office of the President, if not the man himself. Emmerich flips that sentiment around here -- then blows that office to bits. So even though the director's retreading old ground with "White House Down," he's also clearly still having a lot of fun, and it's important to do what you love.
"White House Down" opens in theatres on June 28.
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International passengers from all walks of life, from a prominent AIDS researcher and soccer fans to a nun and a florist, were aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
The Boeing 777 was carrying 298 people when it was shot down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday in eastern Ukraine, sending shock waves around the world from Malaysia to the Netherlands.
Relatives, friends and colleagues paid tribute Friday to victims even before the airline released their names as it scrambled to contact the next of kin of the victims.
A Malaysia Airlines official said 189 of the passengers were Dutch. There were also 29 Malaysians, 27 Australians, 12 Indonesians, nine from the United Kingdom, four each from Germany and Belgium, three from the Philippines, one each from Canada and New Zealand and four passengers whose nationalities have yet to be confirmed, said Huib Gorter, the airline's regional vice president for Europe told reporters at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.
For one Australian family, the Ukraine crash represented an almost unbelievable double tragedy. Kaylene Mann's brother Rod Burrows and sister-in-law Mary Burrows were on board Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 when it vanished in March. On Friday, Mann found out that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed on Flight 17.
"It's just brought everyone, everything back," said Greg Burrows, Mann's brother. "It's just … ripped our guts again." Several passengers were traveling to Melbourne, Australia, for the 20th International AIDS conference, which was starting Sunday.
The Academic Medical Center hospital in Amsterdam said in a statement that two of its staff, including renowned AIDS researcher Joep Lange, a former president of the International AIDS Society, and his colleague Jacqueline van Tongeren were believed to have perished.
"Joep was a man who knew no barriers," the hospital said. "He was a great inspiration for everybody who wanted to do something about the AIDS tragedy in Africa and Asia."
A World Health Organization spokesman traveling to the conference was also killed. Most of the victims were Dutch. The flight set off from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport during the country's school summer vacation period and was heading for the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
In the close-knit fishing town of Volendam, near the Dutch capital, flowers were laid outside a florist's shop whose owner and her boyfriend also were believed to be among the victims. A handwritten note taped to the storefront above a bunch of orange roses, read: "Dear Cor and Neeltje. This is unwanted, unbelievable and unfair. Rest in peace. We will never forget you."
Dutch activist Pim de Kuijer, once a political intern of former Dutch lawmaker Lousewies van der Laan, was also among the dead. On Twitter, Van der Laan called him "a brilliant, inspiring and caring activist fighting for equality and helping AIDS victims around the …continued »


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MSI Megabook EX623GS
SpecificationsNotebook: MSI Megabook EX623GS
Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core T3400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS
Display: 16.0 inch, 16:9, 1366x768 pixels, glossy: yes
Weight: 2.7kg
Price: 600 euro
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)
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Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 09/19/2009
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80% display: 50% mobility: 60% workmanship: 50%
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Rating: Total score: 80% price: 90% performance: 60% features: 60% display: 30% mobility: 50% workmanship: 50% ergonomy: 70%
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User Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/20/2009
Rating: performance: 70% emissions: 90%
NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS: Middle class GPU that ist about 10% faster than a similar clocked GeForce 8600M GT graphics adapter. Therefore, the card does not deliver enough performance for very high details with DirectX 10 effects of demanding games like Crysis.
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Pentium Dual Core: The return of the name Pentium, though it is a Yonah core. In fact, it is a double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption.
T3400: Merom based entry-level Pentium Dual-Core processor with some reduced power saving functions compared to Core 2 Duo CPUs.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
16.0": 16 inch display-variants exist since 2008 and partially got the market share of 15 inch notebooks. The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2.7 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
MSI: Micro-Star International (MSI), is a Taiwan based computer hardware manufacturer since 1986 best known for desktop computer motherboards. MSI also designs and manufactures graphics cards, barebone PCs, notebook computers, networking products, servers, multimedia, consumer electronics, and storage devices. MSI, as most Taiwanese computer manufacturers, sells products on OEM/ODM basis. It also sells products worldwide based on its own brand name "MSI". The market share of laptops with the MSI brand is rather low.
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Family of Michael Brown filing wrongful death lawsuitFamily of Michael Brown filing wrongful death lawsuitThe family of Michael Brown, Jr. plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Ferguson. Attorneys say the lawsuit will prove that Darren Wilson did not need to use deadly force against 18-year-old Brown.
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Keira Knightley and James Righton Honeymoon in Corsica — See Pics!
It's not the Caribbean, but we think it'll do.
Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley, 28, and new husband James Righton celebrated their newlywed status with a honeymoon in Corsica, according to People.
The two got hitched in a small village in the south of France over the weekend, and then they hightailed it over to the French island of Corsica for some relaxing in the sun.
They were photographed enjoying the beach as Keira wore a teensy bikini.
See a photo of the happy couple on their honeymoon by clicking here. Aren't they the cutest?
The couple got engaged in May 2012 and were first seen together about a year prior to that. They were reportedly introduced by TV personality Alexa Chung.
James is in the band The Klaxons, while Keira was recently in Anna Karenina and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.
Enjoy some fun in the sun, you two!
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Scary? Hungover? Or just riddled with some form of disease?
Whatever freaky conclusion you come to on the above gruesome photo, we all had lots of fun dressing up and terrorising the rest of the Fresh Egg office!
Stephen Jones, Rob Taylor and I went for the classic Zombie, and pulled off the rabid, un-dead look rather well I think! (That is Rob's personal straight jacket by the way).
Our lovely Tania went for an evil, wicked witch persona this year...which is the complete opposite to her usual sunny self (unless you haven't done your timesheets)!
Ryan Ogilvie being a massive Harry Potter fanatic, donned his swarve Slytherin robes that were bought in Disney World during his last visit...and I presumed he was a mere muggle all this time!
James Taylor; once a fun-loving member of our analytics team now a self proclaimed evil Wizard of the dark arts. Note to self: don't annoy James from now...
Can't wait until next year, muhahahahahahahaaa!
Big thanks to Ollie Battams Head of Design, for making our photo even more terrifying.
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'Believe' Season 1, episode 9 video: Skouras interrogates Channing in 'Prodigy'Add to Favorites | Believe
Interrogation isn't what it used to be before "Believe." In Sunday's (May 4) episode, "Prodigy," Skouras (Kyle MacLachlan) arranges for Channing's (Jamie Chung) interrogation by alternative methods. See how that goes in Zap2it's exclusive first look video, "Mind Games."
Elsewhere in the epiode, Tate's (Jake McLaughlin) efforts to keep Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) focused on training get sidetracked when she has a premonition of a young musician dying in a car crash. Winter (Delroy Lindo) also has a lot to do with a contingency plan set into motion after Channing's capture. Finally, Orchestra sees Skouras testing the powers of a newly discovered telepath, Dani (Mia Vallet).
The "Prodigy" episode of "Believe" airs Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
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How To Have No Regret
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Do you have it?
If so – you're not alone.
It's ridiculously common and people all across the world feel it daily.
But there is a way to combat regret.
With one specific mindset you can banish regret from your life and reframe your thinking.
It sounds like a fairy tale or a magic bullet, but I'm talking from personal experience on this one. This is the real deal.
I filmed a video to explain what I'm talking about. It's a little rough around the edges but this a new skill I'm learning so it will improve. Check it out…
Regret is when you play the mental loop in your head of "I wish I wouldn't have done X like that." or "I wish I would have done X like that."
The Mindset: Everything you've done in your entire life has led up to this moment right now. The good, the bad and the indifferent was all necessary for you to become the person you are. Also it was all necessary for you to become the person you want to be.
Practical Steps
1. Look back on your 2013.
2. Identify anything at all that you feel some regret for.
3. Ask yourself three questions
- What can I learn from that?
- How did I improve as a person because of doing that?
- What can I do better? Or what have I already done better because of that?
4. Let those answers sink in.
Life's too short to ruminate on the past. All the stuff in your past has led up to right now. Act on this idea and start implementing on it a regular basis and I promise your regrets will go away.
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No. 41 Men's Tennis Drops a Close Match to host No. 1 Ohio State 4-3 Friday
April 11, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio - No. 41 University of Tulsa men's tennis team dropped a close match to host No. 1 Ohio State 4-3 on Friday at the Varsity Tennis Center after getting singles wins from senior Clifford Marsland, junior Alejandro Espejo and sophomore Dylan McCloskey.
"Overall, I thought we played very well," TU head coach Vince Westbrook said. "This is one of the toughest places to play in the country. We could have won the doubles point, but made a couple mistakes. We played well at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions and we've shown a lot of improvement since our last match against Oklahoma."
The Buckeyes (24-3) won at the No. 3 doubles position 8-4, but the Golden Hurricane (10-12) won at the No. 1 doubles position after Marsland and McCloskey's 8-6 win over Peter Kobelt and Ralf Steinbach.
OSU clinched the doubles point with an 8-5 win at the No. 2 doubles position to take an early 1-0 lead.
Ohio State took a 3-0 lead after a 6-1, 6-3 win at the No. 1 singles position and a 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 5 singles position.
No. 87 Marsland got TU on the board with a 6-2, 6-3 win over No. 74 Herkko Pollanen to cut OSU's lead to 3-1. With the win, Marsland moves up to eighth most singles wins in school history with 82.
But the Buckeyes clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win at the No. 6 singles position.
The Golden Hurricane won the final two matches with Espejo's 6-1, 7-6 (3) over Chris Diaz win at the No. 3 singles position and McCloskey's 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over No. 124 Kevin Metka at the No. 4 singles position.
The Golden Hurricane returns home for a doubleheader on Sunday with Incarnate Word at 10 a.m. and Oral Roberts at 3 p.m. at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
For all Tulsa men's tennis news and information, visit www.TulsaHurricane.com. Follow Tulsa Athletics on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TulsaHurricane and Facebook at www.facebook.com/TulsaHurricane. Follow Tulsa Men's Tennis on Twitter (http://twitter.com/TulsaMTennis) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/TulsaMTennis).
No. 1 Ohio State 4, No. 41 Tulsa 3
1. #9 Peter Kobelt (OSU) d. #67 Japie De Klerk (TLS) 6-1, 6-3
2. #87 Clifford Marsland (TLS) d. #74 Herkko Pollanen (OSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Alejandro Espejo (TLS) d. Chris Diaz (OSU) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
4. Dylan McCloskey (TLS) d. #124 Kevin Metka (OSU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
5. Ralf Steinbach (OSU) d. Or Ram-Harel (TLS) 6-3, 6-0
6. #109 Hunter Callahan (OSU) d. Carlos Bautista (TLS) 6-4, 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 4
1. #24 Clifford Marsland/Dylan McCloskey (TLS) d. Peter Kobelt/Ralf Steinbach (OSU) 8-6
2. Hunter Callahan/Chris Diaz (OSU) d. #59 Japie De Klerk/Alejandro Espejo (TLS) 8-5
3. Kevin Metka/Herkko Pollanen (OSU) d. Carlos Bautista/Daniel Santos (TLS) 8-4
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
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