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Afternoon activities will include campus explorations to other museums, outdoor spaces, bowling or others depending on the weather. Workshops are geared for elementary-aged children.


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The Zoho Invoice/Books integration allows you to view and monitor invoices related to customers within your Zoho CRM account. You can also view the payment status of the invoice under the Account, Contact and Potentials details.
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Born in Birmingham, England, on December 3, 1948, John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne started his carreer as a musician in the late 60s, as he, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward banded together, seeking to escape the trappings of factory life in their shared hometown. The foursome began to take shape as a blues band – influenced by the likes of Led Zeppelin and Cream – calling themselves Earth Blues Company (later shortened to Earth). Osbourne channeled his love of soul music (particularly Sam and Dave) to his duties as frontman, but the group took a tectonic shift after Osbourne penned a song about Butler's encounter with a sinister spectre, calling the song "Black Sabbath." The band eventually took Black Sabbath as their name – and the title of their 1970 debut album. The group would go on to release such heavy metal classics as Paranoid, Master of Reality, Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, effectively defining the heavy metal genre and making Osbourne the voice of it. Osbourne's delivery was melodic and well-pitched, and he never resorted to the sort of histrionic screaming that became a hallmark of metal's lesser lights.
Osbourne took his heavy metal charge solo in 1978. With his first two studio albums, Blizzard Of Oz and Diary Of A Madman (recorded with virtuoso guitarist and friend Randy Rhoads), Osbourne became an in-demand solo artist, riding on the strength of powerful tracks such as "Crazy Train" and "Flying High Again." Following the death of Rhoads, Osbourne rebounded in 1983 with Bark At The Moon, gaining extensive MTV airplay for the album's title track video. Osbourne's mark on the 90s was loudly heard with the release of No More Tears, which featured the hits "Mama, I'm Coming Home" (a song written with Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead) and "No More Tears." That same decade saw the advent of the concert juggernaut Ozzfest, which preceded the reformation of Black Sabbath featuring the original lineup, and the subsequent release of the live album Reunion in 1998. Osbourne's ninth and 10th studio albums, Black Rain and Scream, arrived in 2007 and 2010, respectively. Recently, news was released of another reunion of Osbourne, Butler, Iommi and Ward, though this time the original Black Sabbath lineup is at work on an album of new material with veteran producer Rick Rubin.
With a career spanning more than four decades, Osbourne has been a singular force in heavy metal. The Rock Hall selected 10 essential songs we feel highlight his versatility, range and longevity as a singer and performer, from the evocative pleas of "Black Sabbath" and tender emoting of "Changes" to his charismatic presence in "Flying High Again" and his razor sharp singing on "No More Tears" to his signature delivery in the industrial-tinged bombast of 2007's "I Don't Wanna Stop."
"Black Sabbath" (Black Sabbath, 1970)
"Paranoid" (Paranoid, 1970)
"Iron Man" (Paranoid, 1970)
"Changes" (Black Sabbath Vol. 4, 1972)
"Crazy Train" (Blizzard of Oz, 1980)
"Mr. Crowley" (Blizzard of Oz, 1980)
"Flying High Again" (Diary of a Madman, 1981)
"Bark At The Moon" (Bark at the Moon, 1983)
"No More Tears" (No More Tears, 1991)
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Menopause is a normal, natural event—defined as the final menstrual period and usually confirmed when a woman has not had her period for 12 consecutive months (unless there are other obvious causes). Menopause is associated with reduced functioning of the ovaries due to aging, resulting in lower levels of estrogen and other hormones. Occurring on average around age 51, it marks the end of a woman's ability to bear children. Some women experience menopause at an earlier age for a variety of reasons.
Moving from the reproductive years through menopause and beyond, a woman experiences many physical changes caused by both menopause and aging. Some normal changes related to menopause include hot flashes, difficulty sleeping and vaginal dryness. Changes that can occur due to age include diabetes, thyroid disorders, sleep apnea (disordered breathing, high blood pressure, and an increased risk for heart disease and certain cancers). For women who also have an unhealthy lifestyle, high stress or unlucky genes, the changes due to menopause and aging can be particularly challenging.
Each woman experiences menopause differently. How she responds to the physical changes may be similar to or different from how her mother or sisters responded. A woman's own expectations of this time of life are important, too. The menopause experience varies around the world and within ethnic groups, suggesting that both culture and genetics influence it. A woman may view the end of fertility as freedom from concerns about birth control, or she may regret the end of her childbearing ability. Some women will have troublesome symptoms, while others may have few or no symptoms at all.
Menopause is better understood and more openly discussed than ever before. Many women look back on menopause as a passage to a new part of life in which they feel confident, empowered, involved and energized. Menopause is an ideal time to begin or reinforce healthy changes in your life.
The Three Stages of Menopause
Let's learn more about what you can expect in the transition through menopause. First, here are some essential terms.
Physical clues that you are approaching menopause may start years before your final menstrual period. This time is called "perimenopause" (meaning "around menopause"). It is the result of changing levels of ovarian hormones in your body. Estrogen levels decline, but they do so unevenly. Sometimes they can even be higher than when you were younger. Irregular menstrual periods, hot flashes, vaginal dryness, sleep disturbances and mood swings are common, normal signs of perimenopause. At this time, women may still be able to get pregnant, although it does not happen often. Birth control is recommended until one year after the last period if pregnancy is not desired.
Natural Menopause
Natural menopause is a spontaneous, permanent ending of menstruation that is not caused by any medical treatment. In North America, most women experience natural menopause between ages 40 and 58, averaging around age 51. Some women reach natural menopause as early as their 30s and a few as late as their 60s. Today, most North American women spend at least one-third of their lives after menopause. Women often experience menopause around the same age as their mothers and sisters. Smokers may reach menopause about two years earlier than nonsmokers. No clear connection has been found between age at menopause and race, age at first period or use of birth control pills or fertility medications.
Postmenopause is the time after menopause. Some menopause-related symptoms (such as vaginal dryness and hot flashes) may still occur because your body is only making a small amount of estrogen. In this time, your risk increases for diseases associated with low estrogen levels, including osteoporosis.
How Can I Confirm Menopause?
The most common symptoms women in their 40s notice are changes in periods and the onset of hot flashes. To date, there is no simple test to predict when menopause will occur but research continues.
During perimenopause, hormone tests are often not helpful because hormone levels change throughout a menstrual cycle. Sometimes testing is done to check specific hormone levels, especially with fertility problems or when periods stop at an early age. This can help women make decisions about beginning or adjusting medications. For some women, it may make sense to test for other causes of symptoms that can seem like perimenopause, such as thyroid disease.
Follicle-stimulating Hormone
Sometimes, elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels are measured to confirm menopause, especially in women who have had a hysterectomy and have no menstrual period to follow to let them know what is happening. When a woman's FSH blood level is consistently elevated to 30 mIU/mL or higher, and she has not had a menstrual period for a year, it is generally accepted that she has reached menopause.
However, a single FSH level can be misleading in perimenopause since estrogen production does not fall at a steady rate from day to day. Instead, both estrogen and FSH levels can vary greatly during perimenopause. One elevated FSH level is not enough to confirm menopause. More importantly, a low FSH level in a woman who is having hot flashes and changing periods does not eliminate the likelihood of perimenopause. Also, if a woman is using certain hormone therapies (such as birth control pills), an FSH test is not valid.
Saliva Testing
Some clinicians recommend testing a woman's saliva for estrogen or other hormone levels. Saliva hormone levels are not recommended in this setting and should not be used to evaluate or treat menopausal symptoms.
For more information on symptoms and solutions visit menopause.org.
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The Department of Agriculture's "Secrets of a Successful Season" workshops will feature advice on creating farm stand displays, event planning and roadside traffic safety. Attendees will also bring home free promotional materials to boost their markets' reach, including a carousel display.
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Clopidogrel/Selected Proton Pump Inhibitors (mono deleted 12/30/2015)
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
Some proton pump inhibitors may slow down how quickly your liver processes clopidogrel to its active form.
What might happen:
Your clopidogrel may not work as well.
What you should do about this interaction:
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to change to a different proton pump inhibitor or to a different medicine.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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2.Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) US prescribing information. Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership March, 2015.
3.US Food and Drug Association. Information on Clopidogrel Bisulfate (marketed as Plavix). Available at: http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPati entsandProviders/ucm190836.htm October 27, 2010.
4.Luria X. Public Statement: Interaction between clopidogrel and proton-pump inhibitors. CHMP updates warning for clopidogrel-containing medicines. European Medicines Agency. Available at: http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/Public_statement/2010 /03/WC500076346.pdf March 17, 2010.
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8.Protonix (pantoprazole sodium) US prescribing information. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. December, 2014.
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13.Cuisset T, Frere C, Quilici J, Poyet R, Gaborit B, Bali L, Brissy O, Morange PE, Alessi MC, Bonnet JL. Comparison of omeprazole and pantoprazole influence on a high 150-mg clopidogrel maintenance dose the PACA (Proton Pump Inhibitors And Clopidogrel Association) prospective randomized study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Sep 22;54(13):1149-53.
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Tutorial: Converting video using MediaCoder
*GUIDE UPDATED 1-31-08. Important setting found missing and corrected, which would cause file format not supported message. Better guide coming up
I thought I would write this guide because there is always a lot of questions on how to get video working correctly on the NS-DV. This is for the NS-DV4G but should work on the other versions. It will show how to convert video files and/or dvd files to AVI for the player.
1. Install Mediacoder:
Go to http://mediacoder.sourceforge.net/download.htm and download the latest full version. This is probably one of the best free programs which will convert from virtually any video/audio format to another. It is very customizable, convert from dvd direct, zoom and crop, subtitles, customize just about anything.
2. Setup the file(s) for encoding:
To add the files you are encoding, you can drag them right into the window. Or you can click on the 'Add' button up top and choose Add Files or Add Folder. To add a DVD click on Add Track. If the dvd is ripped to your hard drive browse for it using the second button (Disc Root/URL). You can even encode straight from the DVD. If it is in the DVD drive choose the drive letter. It should show all the tracks on the left side, choose the tracks you want and then the chapters and click Add and Close.
Important forgot to add this. Thanks to another forum member TheDreamDoc. You have to go to File > Settings. In the settings window expand OVERALL, then expand VIDEO OPTIONS. In VIDEO OPTIONS, there is one setting that says OVERRIDE FOURCC of OUTPUT STREAM. You must change that to "XVID", all capitals.
3. Encoding:
Now the files you are encoding should be on the list of files. On the bottom half of the screen click on the Audio tab. Change the encoder to LAME MP3. Change the Resample to anything you want but I usually leave it as Original so that it is same as the file. Channel should be Stereo. If you are doing a DVD, change the Audio ID to 128 which is usually the main DVD audio. On the right side of the screen you can change the LAME MP3 settings, don't go over 192kbps it probably wont work. Also I would recommend to leave it on CBR, VBR might cause some problems with navigating movies.
Click on the Video tab. Change the mode to Bitrate-Based. You can move the slider to whatever bitrate but I would recommend not going over 512Kbps which is clear enough for DVD's. Go lower to save space or if match your video's bitrate if it is low. Change the Format to MPEG4. Change the container to AVI. Leave the Source and Backend checked as auto-select. Click on the Muxer tab, check it on Auto-Select. Click on the Picture tab. Change Resize to 320x240. Change the crop, I would recommend choose Manual. A window comes up where you can crop the video. Usually choosing Auto-Crop at the top will crop it for you or you can choose Free-Cropping and do it yourself. You can close that. You don't have to change the Frame rate unless it is over 30fps then lower it to 30fps. Click Start button at top and that should be it. It should encode pretty fast depending on the file and how big it is. You can then connect your player in File/Folder mode and drag the video on to it. Videos came out pretty good without any navigation/sound problems for me. You can also go to Save Preset and save your preset for Insignia and load it up any time.
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hi, I tried this exactly as you said. the video would not work in the ns. when I would try to put it on, it would tell me it was not comaptible. i did it in file mode and it went to the player but then would not open. this worked for you? how is it possible it did not for me? insignia is using mpeg 4 but what type then? how can it work for some but not others. confused... doc
Hi there Mediacoder released a new version lately so I will have to update this tutorial but everything should be almost the same. It could be many things that could not make your video work. The video that you got converted if you load it up in Mediacoder and click on it what does it say on the right side: is it 320x240, video XVID, Audio MP3 and the sample rate? Does the converted video play on your computer?
There is one important thing i forgot to add which may be why you are getting the format not supported. You have to go to File > Settings. In the settings window expand OVERALL, then expand VIDEO OPTIONS. In VIDEO OPTIONS, there is one thing that says OVERRIDE FOURCC of OUTPUT STREAM. You must change that to "XVID", all capitals. Now try converting the video again and it should play.
Hey! now we're getting somewhere. I can confirm this works with the corrected settings. many thanks to Daking. great tutorial for a great free program. this allows you also to get full screen from you 16x9 video by using the manual crop option (of course you lose a bit of picture). this transcoder is fast, free, versatile and most importantly it works. a superior alternative to the limited, slow arcsoft prog. I'm a great believer in personal choice in all asptects of life. Now insignia owners have one thanks again Daking!
Hello. I am getting an error and a failed to output message. Please help!!!
Also the prgram freezes when I click on dvd track number.
Decent guide. I'm making a link to it in Tobey's "NS-DV Directory" sticky.
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Hey I downloaded MediaCoder 0.6.1.4077 and I'm getting a no file output... it wants to create it and then it's just kicks out an error and then nothing. I'm converting .MP4's so it should be no problem... but apparently it is... any ideas?
Im getting the same thing as Hatcher.
Download the Update to 0.61.93 or newer there was a problem with mpeg4 for a few versions in between 0.61.48-0.61.85 I think..Click on support in the program and check for update..
Woo Hoo!
Yeah this worked absolutely perfectly, no audio sync issues, I can scroll back and forth throughout without worrying it will throw the audio off the picture, it fits the screen perfectly, and I converted a 2 hour movie in 30 minutes. No leaving shit over night to convert, this is exactly what I've been looking for FOR MONTHS! Thanks so much.
Ive downloaded Media Coder 0.6.1.4026 and im trying to convert a movie saved on my computer to a different format, something like Mp4 that will work on my 4th gen. ipod nano. it shows me "no file is outputted"
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WHO: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will host a candlelight vigil in honor of the life and legacy of Michael Jackson this Tuesday evening.
WHAT: On Tuesday, July 7 at 9 p.m. the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's remembrance of Michael Jackson will commence with a special program honoring the life and musical legacy of this two-time Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame Inductee.
The program will include a short memorial presentation by Pastor Jawanza Colvin of the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church and Terry Stewart, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,
followed by fan testimonials and a candlelight vigil outside on the Museum's Plaza. A limited supply of candles will be available on a first-come, first-served basis courtesy of the Rock Hall. Fans are also welcome to
bring a Jackson- inspired memento to the event; the Rock Hall will provide a memorial space.
WHEN: Tuesday, July 7 at 9 p.m.
WHERE: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum – Outside plaza
1100 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
MORE: In addition to the Rock Hall's permanent Michael Jackson exhibit, the Museum will unveil a special memorial wall on Tuesday dedicated to Jackson in the Ahmet M. Ertegun Main Exhibit Hall.
About Michael Jackson
As a child star with the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson displayed showbiz savvy well beyond his years. He was 11 in 1970, when the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," their first single for Motown, hit Number One and sold more than 2 million copies. The precocious singer, dancer and frontman was largely responsible for the group's remarkable success. The Jackson 5 are the only group in the history of Billboard's Hot 100 to have their first four singles go to Number One, and they ultimately scored 13 Top 20 hits.
As a solo artist, Michael soared beyond the stardom he'd known with the Jacksons. The makeover from teen sensation to adult superstar began with his move from Motown to Epic Records in 1976. Jackson donned a tuxedo for the cover of Off the Wall (1979) and a casually elegant white suit for Thriller (1982). The music on those albums was sleek, polished dance-pop. Thriller became one of the biggest albums in pop history, selling more than 40 million copies worldwide and earning a record eight Grammys and more than 150 gold and platinum awards.
Jackson's spectacular celebrity transformed him into the global icon of the 1980s. Onstage and in videos he cut a riveting figure, with his blackout shades, spangled glove and loafers. On March 25, 1983, Jackson performed "Billie Jean" at Motown's 25th anniversary celebration at the Los Angeles Civic Center and debuted his signature moonwalk dance. Later that year MTV began playing the song's video. It marked the first time the cable network had put a video by an African-American artist into heavy rotation. Jackson was a strong presence on MTV throughout the 1980s. He followed the phenomenal Thriller with Bad (1987), which launched five Number One singles ("I Just Can't Stop Loving You," "Bad," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Man in the Mirror" and "Dirty Diana.")
Michael Jackson's first release of the 1990s, Dangerous (1991), also topped the charts. Throughout the decade he fought both shifting musical tastes and the tabloids but continued to have Top 10 hits, including two from his greatest-hits collection: "You Are Not Alone" and "Scream," a duet with his sister Janet. The video for "Scream" cost an unprecedented $4 million. He released Invincible in 2001.
In July 2008, after three years out of the spotlight, Jackson announced a series of concerts at London's O2 Arena. Seventy-five thousand tickets sold in four hours when they went on sale in March 2009. However, some of the shows, initially scheduled to begin in July, were eventually postponed until 2010. On June 25, 2009, Jackson died from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles.
Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997 and as a solo artist in 2001.
About the Michael Jackson Exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has a permanent exhibition dedicated to Michael Jackson in the Legends of Rock exhibit in the Ahmet M. Ertegün Main Exhibit Hall. All artifacts are collection of Michael Jackson unless otherwise noted and include the following collection pieces:
Michael Jackson of the Jackson 5 Outfit, 1971
Design by Bill Whitten
collection of universal music group
Michael Jackson Grammy Award, 1984
Michael Jackson won eight Grammys for Thriller at the 1984 ceremony. He set the record for most Grammys for a single album, a record that has been matched only once, by Santana's 1999 album, Supernatural.
Michael Jackson Jacket, 1984
Design by Bill Whitten
Michael Jackson wore this jacket to the 1984 Grammy ceremony.
Michael Jackson Mask, 1992
Design by Rick Baker
Michael Jackson wore this mask during performances of "Thriller" on the Dangerous world tour, 1992-1993, and the HIStory world tour, 1996-1997.
Michael Jackson Jacket, 1983
Design by Deborah Nadoolman
Michael Jackson wore this jacket in the video for "Thriller." Directed by John Landis, the 14-minute video first aired on MTV on December 2, 1983, and set higher standards for music-video production with its intricate storyline and extensive use of makeup and costumes.
Michael Jackson Glove, 1992
Original design by Michael Jackson and Bill Whitten
Created by Michael Bush and Dennis Tompkins
Michael Jackson wore this glove during performances of "Billie Jean" on his Dangerous tour.
Michael Jackson Outfit, 1992
Design by Michael Jackson, Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush
Michael Jackson wore this outfit during performances of "Billie Jean" on his Dangerous tour, 1992 - 1993.
Michael Jackson Outfit, 1987
Michael Jackson wore this outfit in his video for "Bad," directed by Martin Scorsese. The song reached Number One.
About the Michael Jackson Memorial Wall Exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock Hall pays tribute to the life and music of Michael Jackson with a special memorial wall exhibit opening on July 7, 2009. The following collection pieces will be exhibited:
Jermaine and Michael Jackson, photograph, c.1972
gift of jeff gold
Michael Jackson idolized his older brother Jermaine.
The Jacksons in Japan, photograph, c. 1973
gift of jeff gold
Left to right: Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, Michael, Randy and Jackie
Michael Jackson with His Parents, Joseph and Katherine Jackson, photograph, c. 1973
gift of jeff gold
Michael Jackson Swimming, photograph, c. 1972
gift of jeff gold
The Jackson 5 Onstage, photograph, c. 1972
collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum
Left to right: Tito, Marlon, Jackie, Michael and Jermaine
The Jackson 5 Onstage, photograph, c. 1971
collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum
Left to right: Tito, Marlon, Jackie, Michael and Jermaine
The Jackson 5, photograph, c. 1972
collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum Left to right: Tito, Marlon, Jackie, Jermaine and Michael
The Jackson 5, photograph, 1971
collection of universal music
Left to right: Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Tito The outfit that Michael Jackson is wearing in this photo is featured in the Michael Jackson exhibit in the center of this gallery.
Michael Jackson at the 12th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, photograph, May 6, 1997
Photo by Sheryl Olson/Mazur collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum
Left to right: Marlon, Michael and Tito Jackson. Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997. The induction ceremony, traditionally held in New York City, took place in Cleveland, Ohio that year.
Michael Jackson at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, photograph, February 28, 1984
collection of the estate of michael jackson
Michael Jackson won a record seven Grammys for his 1982 album, Thriller.
Michael Jackson at the 16th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, photograph, March 19, 2001
Photo by Kevin Mazur
courtesy of getty images
Michael Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2001.
Michael Jackson, photograph, October 10, 1988
Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, Ohio
Photo by Janet Macoska
gift of the photographer
Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour was his first as a solo artist. The tour spanned 16 months, from September 1987 to January 1989. It included 123 concerts, spanned 15 countries and attracted 4.4 million fans. It was the largest-grossing and largest-attended tour up to that point.
Creem Magazine, September 1971
gift of jeff gold
The Jackson 5 were depicted in a Saturday-morning cartoon series on ABC-TV from 1971 through 1973. ABC rebroadcast the series during the
1984-1985 Saturday-morning season.
Rolling Stone Magazine, April 29, 1971
collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum This was Michael Jackson's first of six appearances on the cover of Rolling Stone.
Rock and Soul Songs Magazine, November 1971 gift of terry stewart
Life Magazine, April 1985
gift of david schoonover
This Life magazine article commemorated the historic "We Are the World" recording. The song was a benefit project for the USA for Africa charity, and the recoding became the top-selling single up to that point. Michael Jackson was co-composer and performed on the single, along with a cast of music stars.
Rolling Stone Magazine, January 9, 1992 and February 17, 1983
collection of the rock and roll hall of fame and museum
Michael Jackson Jacket, c. 1994
Design by Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush
collection of the estate of michael jackson
Michael Jackson wore this jacket at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards.
He and his then-fiancé, Lisa Marie Presley, shared a lengthy kiss onstage.
Michael Jackson Shoes, c. 1988
collection of the estate of michael jackson
Black penny loafers became identified with Michael Jackson in the wake of his iconic 1982 "Billie Jean" video and his performance of the song on the Motown 25th Anniversary television special. Jackson wore these shoes during the 1987-'89 Bad world tour.
Michael Jackson Belt, c. 2000
Design by Allan Adler
collection of the estate of michael jackson
Each one of the relief panels of this belt commemorates a milestone in Michael Jackson's life and career. The first small panel, which features one large cherub surrounded by four smaller ones, seems to represent Jackson along with his brothers in the Jackson 5. The fourth small panel, showing a cherub up on its toes and sporting a jeweled glove, could be a representation of Jackson's iconic moonwalking performance on the 1983 Motown 25th Anniversary television special.
Michael Jackson Belt, c. 1992
Design by Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush
collection of the estate of michael jackson Michael Jackson wore this belt in the 1992 video for the song "Remember the Time." The video was set in ancient Egypt and featured appearances by Eddie Murphy, Iman and Magic Johnson.
About the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. It carries out this mission both through its operation of a world-class museum that collects, preserves, exhibits and interprets this art form and through its library and archives as well as its national educational programs.
The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Wednesdays (and Saturdays through Labor Day) the Museum is open until 9 p.m. Museum admission is $22 for adults, $17 for seniors (60+), $13 for children (9-12) and children under 8 and Museum members are free. When you become a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the world of rock and roll becomes yours to explore. Call 216.515.8425 for information on becoming a member. For general inquiries, please call 216.781.ROCK.


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ZF-7886: Zend_CodeGenerator_Php_Parameter falsly assumes DocType can be used as Type-Hint
Zend_CodeGenerator_Php_Parameter falsly assumes DocType can be used as Type-Hint
This issue is related to a bugfix in Zend_Reflection_Parameter in r18073 in relation with Ticket ZF-7227.
A regression case now occurs for CodeGenerator because an @param int $var is rewritten back on generate to be a typehint "int".
The type in code generator is falsly used from the docblock type and should be the real type hint to make code generation from reflection a bijective function.
Patch for a regression introduced in ZF-7227 which was related to the named false assumption.
ZF-7884 describes the regression tests that fail due to this issue and the bugfix in Reflection which caused it.
Fixed in trunk and merged into 1.9 release branch


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Rotisserie Chicken With Waffles And Gravy
Published: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 5:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 7:15 p.m.
Rotisserie Chicken With Waffles And Gravy
Start to finish 20 minutes; serves 4
1 tablespoon olive oil
Two 4-ounce containers sliced button mushrooms
1 medium yellow onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup white wine
1 cup heavy cream
salt and ground black pepper
4 frozen waffles
meat from a 2-pound rotisserie chicken, warmed and shredded
In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the mushrooms, onion and garlic, then saute until the mushrooms are browned and the pan is nearly dry, about 5 minutes.
Add the wine and stir to deglaze the pan. When the wine has evaporated, stir in the cream, then bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside.
Toast the waffles according to package directions.
Place one toasted waffle on each serving plate. Top with a heap of warmed, shredded chicken, then spoon ample amounts of mushroom gravy over it.
Nutrition information per serving: 510 calories; 290 calories from fat (57 percent of total calories); 32 g fat (16 g saturated; 0.5 g trans fats); 165 mg cholesterol; 23 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 29 g protein; 1310 mg sodium
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The author of the brilliant one-woman show I Got Sick, Then I Got Better, has a few things to say about midlife marriage.
Theatergoers know only the hair-raising marital Sturm und Drang of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? However, the following manuscript pages—recently discovered in a trash can outside the playwright's house by an enterprising dramaturgy grad student—suggest that Albee had originally planned a fourth act of the now-classic play, an act that returns George and Martha to the humdrum existence of an ordinary couple.
[Morning. George and Martha are in their living room, cleaning up glasses and full ashtrays after the previous evening's debacle, the worst get-together in the history of man.]
George: I thought they'd never leave.
Martha: Tell me about it. Honey, where are all the empty vodka bottles?
George: I put them in the trash.
Martha: In the recycling bin?
George [Wearily]: Yes, in the recycling bin.
[Martha exits stage right, into the kitchen, and returns.]
Martha: They're in the returnables bin. Returnables are different from recyclables. You can't return vodka bottles. Returnables are soda cans, and you get five cents. Recyclables get recycled. I don't know why I have to say this every single day.
The act continues in this vein, with Martha exiting offstage to run the dishwasher, and George remarking that running the dishwasher only half full is not exactly in keeping with Martha's desire to live green. Martha finds that George has not screwed the top tightly enough onto the opened bottle of tonic and there is no fizz left. "Now we have to throw it away," she says, not failing to add, "in the returnables bin." George notices that Martha is whistling absentmindedly and asks her to stop, as she knows it annoys him. And so on. The act is unfinished, possibly because Mr. Albee was boring himself to death.
Happy couples, unhappy couples, couples in between, it doesn't matter—everybody asks: Could you please fold the empty grocery bags and put them away instead of leaving them all over the kitchen? Could you please use a coaster, would you mind putting the half-and-half back in the refrigerator, would you please lower the volume on the TV during the commercials? Could you please, please, please not do that thing you do?
I have been married a long time, longer than I was alive before I got married—an idea I find hard to grasp. Apparently, I also find it hard to grasp that the thing he does is not going to change. I seem to think that this time, when I say, "Would you mind not doing that? Would you please change how you do that, and do it this way?" my husband will stop doing that.
Why on earth would I think this? Am I crazy? What's that definition of insanity? Repeating the same thing and expecting a different result?
It's surprising to me, this piece of middle-aged marriage. It's surprising to me that you're having the same back-and-forth about the little things, the things you'd think would have been settled, somehow, long ago. You didn't think you'd be this kind of person, frankly. You thought your union would be, well, better than other couples', at least in this regard.
Not long ago, I was sitting in the kitchen of two people I know. They have been married for something like 20 years, they have three children, they love each other a lot. The husband was loading the dishwasher. The wife said, "Honey, you don't have to wash the dishes before you put them in the dishwasher. Just rinse them off." I don't remember what he said—probably, "It's no bother"—but I remember he kept washing the dishes. And I remember thinking, she probably tells him this every day, and every day he does it his way, and this has been going on for 20 years. Does she really think he's going to stop, plate in hand, and say, "You know, you're right! You've told me 30,000 times, but this time I've listened. Thank you for this one last reminder, honey."


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2009 Outdoor: Raced in the 1500m event five times on the season... ran a personal-best of 4:58.34 at the Sun Angel Track Classic.... selected for Second Team Academic All-Pac-10 honors... 2009 Indoor: Did not compete... 2008 XC: Ran in three races for the Sun Devils and was the top finisher twice... led the way at the Joe Uff/ASU Invitational (15th place) and the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational (12th)... also finished 17th at the Dave Murray Invitational... selected to the Honorable Mention Academic All-Pac-10 team... 2008 Track: Redshirted... 2007 XC: Redshirted... ran in a pair of races unattached to Arizona State... placed 26th in her collegiate debut at the Dave Murray Invitationall... finished 45th at the ASU Invitational.
High School: A 2007 graduate of St. Mark's High School (Wilmington, Del.)... lettered four times each in cross country and track & field and twice in swimming... served as the team captain for cross country and track & field as a senior... cross country team won the state title during her senior season... selected All-Catholic Conference four times in cross country and also was a four-time all-county selection... added second-team all-state honors four times in cross country... member of the National Honor Society and was a commended National Merit Scholar.
Personal: Major is undeclared... parents are Rodger and Kelly Stringham... has two siblings: brother John and sister Claudia... born April 26, 1989, in Lafayette, Ind.... hobbies include rollerblading... full name is Maureen Anne Stringham.


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The film series Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary seeks to explore just what is so extraordinary about the recent wave of significant documentaries produced in Brazil. The series will include 24 feature films and 15 short films dating from 1974 to the present, and several of the filmmakers will be present for screenings. The largest series of Brazilian documentaries ever presented in North America, Cruzamentos offers audiences the most expansive opportunity to familiarize themselves with this vital tradition.
Brazilian filmmakers have historically moved between documentaries and fiction films with great regularity, so this series spotlights some of the most significant contemporary filmmakers, including Eduardo Coutinho, Leon Hirszman, José Padilha, Glauber Rocha, Rogério Sganzerla, João Moreira Salles, and Walter Salles. Although most of the series will focus on the particularly adventurous work made in the 21st century, several important antecedents will be included, including Iracema (Jorge Bodanzky, Orlando Senna, 1974) and Twenty Years Later (Eduardo Coutinho, 1985). Those films serve as foundational templates for the later films in the series in that they establish a hybridity of fiction and documentary and examine broad social issues by focusing on specific lives. Too rarely screened outside of Brazil, they are also emblematic in that they are not only masterpieces of Brazilian cinema, but are also key films in world cinema history. This series hopes to put these films in a larger dialogue with international cinema as it is produced and discussed today.
The Cruzamentos film series shares a title with the exhibition that will be in our galleries at the same time. The two projects were developed and researched in tandem and each complements and completes the other. As with the exhibition, the film series aims to extend the ideas behind the Portuguese word "cruzamentos" (literally "crossings" or "intersections," but also, more poetically, "hybridity") to contemporary documentary. With Brazil increasingly making international headlines, Cruzamentos provides an occasion to examine a country in motion and to contextualize the astonishing economic and cultural transformation it has witnessed over the past twenty years.
Leading up to the large Cruzamentos film series and exhibition, the Wex presented a number of important contemporary and historical Brazilian films to build interest in Brazilian art and cinema and welcomed visits from three of Brazil's most notable directors (representing three generations of Brazilian filmmakers): Kleber Mendonça Filho (who discussed his extraordinary debut film Neighboring Sounds), Walter Salles (who introduced his Oscar-nominated film Central Station), and Nelson Pereira dos Santos (who visited as part of a monthlong retrospective of his legendary body of work).
Cruzamentos: Contemporary Brazilian Documentary will tour to the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the National Gallery of Art, and the UCLA Film & Television Archive.


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New Orleans new GM has history with Thomas.... COuld this be our break to get CP3?
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By Tommy Dee on Jul 23, 2010, 3:50 pm
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Kay says a source said that had Isiah been part of the discussions Lebron likely would have chosen NY. Also, Isiah isn't being considered as GM because of PR hit.
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Dan LeBatard Show
No joke- inside source telling us that Isiah Thomas flew into Ocean City, NJ airport today & met w/ highest levels of Knicks management.
So Michael Kay has jumped on the Isiah stuff and here's what we know. Dell Demps was given a significant promotion by Isiah Thomas in 2004. What I don't understand is how he can broker any deal here. Demps answers to ownership. The Knicks, with or without Isiah, can propose a pretty strong offer. I understand the relationship with the owner, what I don't understand is this need for Isiah because of his relationship the younger generation of players. Stephen A. Smith, and now Michael Kay, have both now stated that the thought is Zeke has "influence over the young African American players" in today's NBA.
Kay said Paul has modeled his game after Isiah. CP3 was literally 3 Isiah was winning rings. And there is no evidence that Paul has ever said he wanted to be Isiah 2.0, actually 3.0 after Marbury, anywhere.
Essentially somewhere, someone is trying to re-establish Isiah as a "power broker" or is trying to make Isiah look good for helping the Knicks specifically with Amar'e.
It's pretty clear, to me, that person is none other than the owner.


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Things to see and do - Egypt
Leaving for Egypt
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Egypt Leisure tips
Private Tour: St Catherine's Monastery and Moses' Mountain at Sunrise
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Tiran Island Cruise and Snorkeling
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Egypt Travel guide
Egypt : Michelin's recommendations
As modern-day Egypt sets about its political and social normalisation in the wake of the revolution of January 2011, it is Ancient Egypt and its history that continue to fascinate Westerners; and the mysteries of this civilisation that preceded the Greeks and Romans never cease to enchant us! Its monuments built for eternity, innumerable divinities, and the way the Egyptians tamed a hostile environment to give mankind one of its greatest masterpieces are astonishing to modern man, accustomed to the ephemeral nature of all things.
You'll be captivated by the Delta region: in Alexandria, the ultimate Mediterranean city, you can enjoy a carriage ride along the Corniche between Qaitbay Fort and the legendary library. And the light on the Nile, the soul of this land since ancient times, is positively bewitching at Aswan! Feluccas and motorboats will take you to Elephantine Island and Philae Island, more of Egypt's wonders. Every year Aswan cruises - of Agatha Christie fame - transport tens of thousands of tourists to Luxor, encapsulating the long history of the pharaohs. Karnak, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens are magnificent, breathtaking sites!
And then there's Cairo, a capital so vast and complex that it has perplexed more than one visitor! But this teeming, tentacular conurbation also contains some archaeological marvels and shopping districts that you should take time to explore.
Egypt : Must-see towns and regions
Let yourself fall under the charm of the thousand faces, multiple identities and striking contrasts of the Arab world's largest metropolis. From the Al-Azhar Mosque to the Khan al-Khalili (the souk), ...
A former capital of the ancient world standing on the banks of the Nile and boasting countless treasures, Luxor has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To the east stand the remains of the t...
Lying just outside Lower Nubia, Aswan is a city bursting with charm. The Nubian people are very welcoming, the air seems miraculously pure, and the sky is an azure blue. The sails of the feluccas floa...
Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, is named after the ancient rural suburb of Al-Djiza, which was founded in the 7C. This extraordinary site, which counts among the most famous in the world, is home to ...
Alexandria may no longer influence the rest of the world as it did during the Ptolemaic Dynasty, and very few vestiges remain from ancient times, but it is nonetheless a charming city straddling East ...
Lush palm groves, cows grazing peacefully in fields of exuberant green grass, orange trees bowing under the weight of their fruit, bougainvillaeas in bloom - this is Dakhla, the most fertile and highl...
The charm of this extremely photogenic old village near the Dakhla Oasis lies in its mudbrick houses, oil press, grinding wheel and Nasr el-Din Mosque, secreted in the little covered passageways. A sl...
The capital of the "New Valley", so named by Nasser in reference to the large-scale projects undertaken to modernise the oases, Kharga distinguishes itself from the pack thanks to its resolutely civil...


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Sorry, sweetie. Babies will have to wait. I'm studying.
Wonder why women are waiting until they're older to have kids these days? A new study says it's because they're taking time to further their education—at least in England and France, the website ScienceBlog.com reports.
"Later childbearing has been a major feature of fertility trends in recent decades, both in Britain and other developed countries," Professor Ní Bhrolcháin says, according to the site. "… The data we have examined shows that in the past several decades, young people have been starting their full adult lives around two years later on average than in the recent past, and this has meant family life starting later, too."
The average age at which women have their first baby is 27, according to 2004 data—three years older than the average age in 1974, ScienceBlog notes.
Actually, 27 still sounds pretty dang young to us.
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