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"It weighs 2,120 pounds and is loud, noisy and smelly. In truth, it's rather slow unless whipped," Dickenson says. "The engine has done well over 250k miles and leaks oil like a bastard. I just keep topping it up and it continues to go.
"The car gets regular outings to the track where I thrash it mercilessly. True to its Caf Racer inspiration (the rear badge reads 911CR) I use the car daily in Hollywood, hopping from one watering hole to the next in an attempt to look like I'm doing something useful.
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I am a Central Holmes graduate and I send my kids to school there. I loved it when I was there and I love sending my kids to school there. I'm proud of the academics as well as the sports aspect of the school. I would really encourage people to send their kids there!!!! Christy Rogers Pritchard class of 92'
I graduated from this school when it was still 'Central Holmes Academy' and I now have 3 children attending with a 4th to follow. The teachers are attentive and caring, and the curriculum is awesome. The extracurriculars are there for anyone who wants to take advantage of them, but there is no pressure on those who do not; everyone can find a place at CHCS. I proudly support the school and would recommend it to anyone.
CHCS is not a school I would send a child of any age. This school focuses mainly on sports rather than academics.This school should be avoided at any cost. My children attended CHCS for 3 years. They learned nothing but basketball and football tips. The teachers are underpaid and act accordingly. Please save you children from a place like this, homeschool!
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My son has attended this school for 11 years. Since he started in kindergarten, he was labeled as a 'high strung' kid. It did get better as he grew older, but the main complaint I have is that most of the teachers spend their time out in the halls 'gossipping' instead of teaching the kids in class. The administration needs changes...but the curriculum is great here.
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Far from a surprise, quarterback Nate Montana, son of 49ers legend Joe, went unselected in this weekend's draft. The 49ers, though, have decided to throw a bone to the oldest son of the quarterback who helped them win four Super Bowls.
It's not a contract offer, however, but the team has reportedly sent an invitation to the younger Montana to attend the team's rookie minicamp in two weeks. It's only nothing more than a try out, but Montana is hopeful he can turn the opportunity into a contract:
That's what he and his agent, Marty Magid, are concentrating on now, and their hope is that the 49ers offer him a deal after the minicamp. Magid said other, unnamed teams also have shown interest in Montana and that he was trying to secure an invitation for one of the rookie minicamps being held during the upcoming weekend, May 3-5. "A couple of teams have asked about him," Magid said. "We'll find out this week."
Montana also recently worked out for the Niners during a local pro day for athletes who grew up or played college ball in the area. He was a vagabond in college, playing for four different schools, including his old man's alma mater Notre Dame and, amusingly, the University of Montana, before winding up at someplace called West Virginia Wesleyan, a D-II school where he finally got a shot to start last season during his senior year. He posted a 51.6 completion percentage.
Montana never started while he was in high school at De Le Salle in Concord. And it was the same for a solid majority of his collegiate career, even while at a JC. Now, he's milked his name all the way to a shot at the NFL. But we're willing the wager he sees less NFL camps than he did colleges.
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- goat cheese
- 1 egg over easy
- salsa
- sriracha sauce
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Current Films & Showtimes
The Boxtrolls
A family event movie from the creators of "Coraline" and "ParaNorman" that introduces audiences to a new breed of family - The Boxtrolls, a community of quirky, mischievous creatures who have lovingly raised an orphaned human boy named Eggs (voiced by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) in the amazing cavernous home theyve built beneath the streets of Cheesebridge. When the towns villain, Archibald Snatcher (Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley), comes up with a plot to get rid of the Boxtrolls, Eggs decides to venture above ground, "into the light," where he meets and teams up with fabulously feisty Winnifred (Elle Fanning). Together, they devise a daring plan to save Eggs family. Directors: Anthony Staachi and Graham Annable.
- Fri 19th:
- 17:15
- Mon 22nd:
- 17:15
- Tue 23rd:
- 17:15
- Wed 24th:
- 17:15
- Thu 25th:
- 17:15
Its the summer of 1984 Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is on strike. At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But there is a problem. The Union seems embarrassed to receive their support.But the activists are not deterred. They decide to ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a mining village in deepest Wales and set off in a mini bus to make their donation in person. And so begins the extraordinary story of two seemingly alien communities who form a surprising and ultimately triumphant partnership!
- Fri 19th:
- 19:45
- Sat 20th:
- 19:45
- Sun 21st:
- 20:30
- Mon 22nd:
- 19:45
- Tue 23rd:
- 20:45
- Wed 24th:
- 19:45
A Most Wanted Man
The Hundred-foot Journey
In "The Hundred-Foot Journey," Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch. Displaced from their native India, the Kadam family, led by Papa (Om Puri), settles in the quaint village of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south of France. Filled with charm, it is both picturesque and elegant - the ideal place to settle down and open an Indian restaurant, the Maison Mumbai. That is, until the chilly chef proprietress of Le Saule Pleureur, a Michelin starred, classical French restaurant run by Madame Mallory (Academy Award (R)-winner Helen Mirren), gets wind of it. Her icy protests against the new Indian restaurant a hundred feet from her own, escalate to all out war between the two establishments - until Hassans passion for French haute cuisine and for Mme. Mallorys enchanting sous chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), combine with his mysteriously delicious talent to weave magic between their two cultures and imbue Saint-Antonin with the flavors of life that even Mme. Mallory cannot ignore. At first Mme. Mallorys culinary rival, she eventually recognizes Hassans gift as a chef and takes him under her wing.
Salome & Wilde Salome Plus Live Q & A With Al Pacino
Salomé: the Oscar Wilde play is set in the time of Jesus and is the story of Salomé (Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain appearing in her first movie role), a princess whose stepfather, King Herod (Pacino), drunkenly promises whatever she desires if she performs the erotically charged "Dance of the Seven Veils" for him. Her demand for the head of John the Baptist - the only man whom Herod fears - leaves the king in a terrible position.
Wilde Salomé: the documentary (directed by Pacino) takes us on a journey that focuses on his fascination and obsession for Wilde's work after seeing the play performed in London with Stephen Berkoff in the role that Pacino would go on to fill.
- Sun 21st:
- 16:00
Madama Butterfly - On Sydney Harbour - Opera Australia
One of the world's most spectacular events, Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, is returning to cinema screens in September 2014 with a modern retelling of Puccini's tale of love and honour, Madama Butterfly.
This year is the third opera to be staged on the magnificent water stage, suspended over the harbour against a backdrop of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. This outdoor spectacle includes a giant sun and moon - both 12 metres wide - which will rise from the water to hang above the stage where Japanese soprano Hiromi Omura will portray tragic Cio-Cio San with her co-star Georgy Vasiliev who performs the role of Pinkerton.
Past Handa productions include La Traviata, featuring a giant chandelier floating above the stage, along with last year's Carmen with spectacular costumes and staging confirming Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour gets bigger and better every year! Yes, there are fireworks, of course!
- Tue 23rd:
- 18:15
Billy Elliot The Musical - Live
Live from London's West End this special performance brings multi award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to cinemas for the first time.
Based on the Academy Award® nominated film first released in 2000, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London's West End and has gone on to captivate audiences around the world, winning over 80 theatre awards along the way including Tony Awards® and 5 Olivier Awards.
Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/'85 miners' strike, Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.
The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.
Stephen Fry - More Fool Me - A Memoir - Live
Dont miss this rare opportunity to see the multi-award-winning comedian, actor, presenter, writer and raconteur on stage giving a one-man comic tour de force.
This live event is to mark the publication of Stephen Frys brand new volume of memoirs More Fool Me and will be broadcast around the world.
The Fry Chronicleswas the biggest UK autobiography in 2010, selling more than one million copies worldwide.
Get a sneak preview of More Fool Me: a heady tale of the late Eighties and early Nineties in which Stephen driven to create, perform and entertain burned bright and partied hard - and damn the consequences
- Wed 1st:
- 19:15
Billy Elliot - The Musical - Encore
From London's West End this special performance brings multi award-winning Billy Elliot the Musical to cinemas for the first time.
Based on the Academy Award® nominated film first released in 2000, Billy Elliot the Musical has won the hearts of millions since it opened in London's West End and has gone on to captivate audiences around the world, winning over 80 theatre awards along the way including Tony Awards® and 5 Olivier Awards.
Set in a northern mining town, against the background of the 1984/'85 miners' strike, Billy's journey takes him out of the boxing ring and into a ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.
The original creative team behind the film, including writer Lee Hall (book & lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, and choreographer, Peter Darling, is joined by music legend Elton John (music) to produce a funny, uplifting and spectacular theatrical experience that will stay with you forever.
- Sat 4th:
- 19:40
One Direction: Where We Are - The Concert Film
The biggest band in the world and global pop superstars, One Direction, bring their epic 'Where We Are' world tour to cinemas all around the world.
Across one un-missable weekend this October, join Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis for their first ever full One Direction concert experience on the big screen.
Recorded at Milan's iconic San Siro stadium, experience the concert, featuring all of One Direction's biggest hits, plus a 15 minute never before seen interview with the band cut with exclusive backstage tour footage, all in true high definition and 5:1 surround sound.
Manon - Live - Royal Opera House
Manon Lescaut is a beautiful young woman who falls prey to the moral corruption of 18th-century Paris. Kenneth MacMillan brings Manon's story vividly to life, with his ballet, which evokes the brutality and decadence described in Abbé Prévost's infamous novel, as well as the feckless character of Manon herself – torn between love for the poet Des Grieux and her desire for money and attention. The cast of complex characters includes the callous Monsieur GM, the swaggering Jailer, Manon's roguish brother Lescaut and his coquettish Mistress, but at the ballet's heart are the duets MacMillan created for Manon and Des Grieux, which are among the most emotionally intense and erotically charged ever choreographed.
Marianela Núñez and Federico Bonelli
Jules Massenet
Barry Wordsworth
Kenneth MacMillan
Production Information
Ballet in three acts
Running time 155 minutes (approx)
Includes two intervals
- Thu 16th:
- 19:15
Matisse - Encore - Tate Modern, London
Filmed at the Tate Modern, audiences are invited to enjoy anintimate, behind the scenes tour of the blockbuster Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs exhibition. Featuring interviews with experts such as Tate Director, Nicholas Serota, and friends of the artist, plus rare archive footage of Matisse at work, this is an exclusive look into the final chapter in Matisses career as he began carving into colour and his series of spectacular cut-outs was born.
The film features breathtaking new performances by Royal Ballet principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky, with a dance reflecting the colours, dynamism and freedom of the cutouts,and jazz musician Courtney Pine who created a jazz piece invoking the golden age of Bebop and jazz greats, the improvisational rhythms of which Matisse compared to his own way of working when making the cut-outs.
These unique personal responses and exclusive access to the exhibition make this a must-see for art lovers worldwide.
- Tue 21st:
- 19:00
A Streetcar Named Desire - Encore - National Theatre - Young Vic Production
National Theatre Live - Encore Performance due to public demand.
The fastest-selling production in the Young Vics history, Tennessee Williams timeless masterpiece A Streetcar Named Desire will be broadcast live from their London home by National Theatre Live. With Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, The Fall) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (Lone Survivor, Kill Your Darlings) as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby (BBCs Great Expectations, Three Sisters at the Young Vic) as Stella.
As Blanches fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. Visionary director Benedict Andrews returns to the Young Vic following his Critics Circle Award-winning Three Sisters.
- Wed 22nd:
- 18:45
I Due Foscari - Live - Royal Opera House
Plácido Domingo returns to give his first London performances of another major Verdi baritone role. I due Foscari is based on a play by Byron set in 15th-century Venice. The two Foscari of the title are the city's Doge, Francesco Foscari (sung by Domingo) and his son, Jacopo (Francesco Meli), who has been brought back from exile to face charges of treason. Jacopo is innocent, but neither the pleas of Jacopo's wife Lucrezia (Maria Agresta) nor those of his powerful father are enough to save Jacopo from condemnation by the hostile Council of Twelve. This taut, sombre drama provides the basis for one of Verdi's most arresting early scores, not heard at the Royal Opera House since 1995 and newly presented in an acclaimed staging by the American director Thaddeus Strassberger, which had a much praised premiere in Los Angeles in 2012 and has gone on to further success in Valencia and Los Angeles.
Plácido Domingo, Francesco Meli, Maria Agresta and Maurizio Muraro
Giuseppe Verdi
Antonio Pappano
Thaddeus Strassberger
Production Information
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian
Running time 155 minutes (approx)
Including one interval
- Mon 27th:
- 19:15
Frankenstein - Encore - National Theatre
National Theatre Live's thrilling broadcast of Frankenstein returns to cinemas for a limited time, due to unprecedented audience demand.
Directed by Academy Award®-winner Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire), Frankenstein features Benedict Cumberbatch (12 Years A Slave, Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting, Mansfield Park) alternating roles as Victor Frankenstein and his creation.
The production was a sell-out hit at the National Theatre in 2011, and the broadcast has since become an international sensation, experienced by almost half a million people in cinemas around the world.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered Creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless Creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within this thrilling and deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
The Vatican Museums
An extraordinary voyage of discovery to see the most impressive collection of works of art built up over the last two thousand years. Vatican Museums 3D brings Ultra HD 4K/3D film cameras inside the Vatican Museums and the Sistine Chapel for the first time, to show masterpieces from the likes of Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Van Gogh and da Vinci to name but a few. Audiences will be led on a unique, spectacular and fascinating tour by the Director of the Vatican Museums, Antonio Paolucci, as they gaze upon some of the most famous works of art the world has to offer.
- Tue 18th:
- 18:45
Lelisir Damore - Live - Royal Opera House
Donizetti's romantic comedy of rural life shines brilliantly in Laurent Pelly's hilarious staging, which matches the piece's perfect blend of sentiment and tomfoolery. Italian conductor and former Jette Parker Young Artist Daniele Rustioni conducts a starry cast. Lucy Crowe takes the dazzling soprano lead as Adina, the most sophisticated woman in the village, loved from afar by Vittorio Grigolo's handsome but shy Nemorino. Nemorino meets a worrying rival in Levente Molnár's braggart Sergeant Belcore, until the love potion sold to him by Bryn Terfel's larger-than-life travelling quack, Dr Dulcamara, gives him a powerful dose of courage – with both comic and touching results.
Vittorio Grigolo, Lucy Crowe, Bryn Terfel and Levente Molnár
Gaetano Donizetti
Daniele Rustioni
Laurent Pelly
Production Information
Opera in three acts
Sung in Italian
Running time 165 minutes (approx)
Includes one interval
- Wed 26th:
- 19:15
Rembrandt - Exhibition On Screen Season
Every Rembrandt exhibition is eagerly anticipated but this major new show, focused on the final years of his life and hosted by Londons National Gallery and Amsterdams Rijks museum, is the biggest in many years.
Given exclusive & privileged access by both galleries, the film documents this extraordinary show and interweaves Rembrandts life story with the behind the scenes preparations at both institutions. For many, this is the greatest artist that ever lived this film will take a close look at the man behind such acclaim.
- Tue 2nd:
- 19:00
JOHN - Live - National Theatre
JOHN contains adult themes, strong language and nudity. Suitable for 18yrs+.
Internationally renowned DV8 Physical Theatre bring their powerful new production to the National Theatre.
DV8 Physical Theatre has produced 18 highly acclaimed dance-theatre works and four films for television, which have garnered over 50 national and international awards.
The company's new production, JOHN, authentically depicts real-life stories, combining movement and spoken word to create an intense and moving theatrical experience.
Lloyd Newson, DV8's Artistic Director, interviewed more than 50 men asking them frank questions, initially about love and sex. One of those men was John.
What emerged was a story that is both extraordinary and touching. Years of crime, drug use and struggling to survive lead John on a search in which his life converges with others, in an unexpected place, unknown by most.
Don't miss this eagerly anticipated new production, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
- Tue 9th:
- 20:00
Alices Adventures In Wonderland - Live - Royal Opera House
Christopher Wheeldon's full-length ballet based on Lewis Carroll's book is an exuberant piece of storytelling featuring an instantly recognisable cast of characters, among them a tap-dancing Mad Hatter, a tetchy White Rabbit and a raucously bad-tempered Queen of Hearts.
Wheeldon, along with composer Joby Talbot and designer Bob Crowley, have created a genuine family ballet in the spirit of Carroll's much-loved children's classic. While regular ballet goers can appreciate nods to other famous works – there's a parody of the Rose Adagio from The Sleeping Beauty, for example, with jam tarts instead of flowers – the ballet is above all a brilliant realisation of Carroll's zany dream-world featuring stunning choreography, a colourful score and ingenious stage-magic.
Lauren Cuthbertson and Federico Bonelli
Joby Talbot
David Briskin
Christopher Wheeldon
Production Information
Ballet in three acts
Running time 175 minutes (approx)
Including two intervals
- Tue 16th:
- 19:15
Girl With A Pearl Earring & Other Treasures - Exhibition On Screen Season
After two years on a blockbuster world tour, the Girl with a Pearl Earring has returned home to the much-loved Mauritshuis gallery in The Hague, which has just completed extensive renovations.
With huge queues lining up for a glimpse of her enigmatic beauty and nearly 1.2 million visitors at its stop in Japan, the enduring appeal of this masterpiece is indisputable. The beautifully filmed documentary goes in pursuit of the many unresolved riddles surrounding the extraordinary painting and its mysterious creator Vermeer. Who was this girl? Why and how was it painted? Why is it so revered?
- Tue 13th:
- 19:00
Treasure Island - Live - National Theatre
Suitable for 10 years +
Robert Louis Stevenson's story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
It's a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.
- Thu 22nd:
- 19:00
Andrea Chenier - Live - Royal Opera House
Umberto Giordano's Andrea Chénier (1896) presents a fictionalised account of the last years of the French poet André Chénier, guillotined during the Reign of Terror in 1794. It is the greatest of Giordano's operas and shows why Puccini sometimes feared Giordano as a rival. Taking the starring role of Chénier, with its three marvellous arias, is Jonas Kaufmann, Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek sings the role of Chénier's beloved Maddalena (which includes the great aria 'La mamma morta', a favourite with Maria Callas) and Serbian baritone Željko Lu?i? stars as Carlo Gérard – the servant-turned-revolutionary who is Chénier's rival for the love of Maddalena. With a string of successful productions for The Royal Opera to his name, including Rigoletto and Les Troyens, director David McVicar brings Giordano's thrilling historical drama back to the Royal Opera House for the first time since 1985 in a stunning new production.
Jonas Kaufmann, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Željko Lu?i?
Umberto Giordano
Antonio Pappano
David McVicar
Production Information
Opera in four acts
Sung in Italian
Running time 150 minutes (approx)
Including one interval
- Thu 29th:
- 19:15
Loves Labours Lost - Live - Royal Shakespeare Company
Summer 1914. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting them with a severe test of resolve.
Shakespeares sparkling comedy delights in championing and then unravelling an unrealistic vow, mischievously suggesting that the study of the opposite sex is in fact the highest of all academic endeavours. Only at the end of the play is the merriment curtailed as the lovers agree to submit to a period apart, unaware that the world around them is about to be utterly transformed by the war to end all wars.
Christopher Luscombe directs one acting company in both Loves Labours Lost and Loves Labours Won (usually known as Much Ado About Nothing).
- Wed 11th:
- 19:00
Treasure Island - Encore - National Theatre
Suitable for 10 years +
Robert Louis Stevenson's story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
It's a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.
- Wed 18th:
- 17:45
Der Fliegende Hollander - Live - Royal Opera House
Wagner's first masterpiece explores the themes of damnation and redemption that would fascinate the composer throughout his career. In this tale of a captain forced to sail the seas for eternity unless released by the faithful love of a good woman, and the lonely girl who longs to save him, Wagner created two unforgettable characters operating near the limits of human emotion. Tim Albery's atmospheric 2009 modern-dress staging provides an ideal platform on which Bryn Terfel's turbulent Dutchman and Adrianne Pieczonka's visionary Senta will explore their passions and struggle to find salvation in a hostile world. Admired for his Wagner interpretations with the CBSO and at Bayreuth, Andris Nelsons returns to steer the orchestra through Wagner's stormy score.
Bryn Terfel, Adrianne Pieczonka, Peter Rose
Richard Wagner
Andris Nelsons
Tim Albery
Production Information
Opera in three acts
Sung in German
Running time 140 minutes (approx)
No interval
- Tue 24th:
- 19:15
Loves Labours Won - Live - Royal Shakespeare Company
Autumn 1918. A group of soldiers return from the trenches. The world-weary Benedick and his friend Claudio find themselves reacquainted with Beatrice and Hero. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, Claudio and Hero fall madly, deeply in love, while Benedick and Beatrice reignite their own altogether more combative courtship.
Shakespeares comic romance plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a post-war house party, as youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived and happiness is threatened before peace ultimately wins the day.
Christopher Luscombe directs the second of Shakespeares matching pair of comedies that rejoice in our capacity to find love in the most unlikely places. Better known as Much Ado About Nothing, the play is performed under the title Loves Labours Won, a name possibly given to it during Shakespeares lifetime.
- Wed 4th:
- 19:00
La Traviata - Live: English National Opera
English National Opera: La traviata (LIVE) by Verdi
A stunning production of Verdi's masterpiece which reaches to the heart of the opera's themes of passionate love and tragic death. The production is ideal for newcomers to opera with its contemporary staging, and a running time of less than two hours.
Conductor Roland Boer
Director Peter Konwitschny
Designer Johannes Leiacker
Lighting Designer Joachim Klein
Translator Martin Fitzpatrick
Violetta Elizabeth Zharoff
Alfredo Ben Johnson
Germont Anthony Michaels-Moore
Flora Clare Presland
Gaston Paul Hopwood
Baron Douphol Matthew Hargreaves
Marquis d'Obigny Charles Johnston
Dr Grenvil Martin Lamb
Annina Valerie Reid
- Wed 11th:
- 19:30
Swan Lake - Live - Royal Opera House
Swan Lake, surely the greatest of all Romantic ballets, is the captivating story of a beautiful woman transformed into a swan, and a heart-rending tribute to the power of love. Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of choreography and music and, though Tchaikovsky did not live to see it become a success, his first ballet score is now synonymous with ballet itself, inspiring generations of dancers and crossing over into popular culture. From the earliest days of the Vic-Wells Ballet, Swan Lake has been one of The Royal Ballet's signature works. In creating this production, Anthony Dowell aimed to return to an authentic version of the choreography created by the great Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov for the Mariinsky Theatre in 1895. Yolanda Sonnabend's designs draw on the Russian Imperial Court of that period with an inspired blend of historical accuracy and gothic fantasy. The court scenes of Acts I and III have a dark glamour rooted in the opulent style of Carl Fabergé, while the famous lakeside 'white' acts are rich with mist, shadow and moonlight.
Cast to be confirmed
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Boris Gruzin
Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Production Information
Ballet in four acts
Running time 180 minutes (approx)
Including two intervals
- Tue 17th:
- 19:15
Rise & Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny - Live - Royal Opera House
A major work from the remarkable partnership of playwright and poet Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill, Mahagonny was first performed in Leipzig in 1930. Its first ever Royal Opera staging, by Associate Director of Opera John Fulljames, is sung in English, and conducted by Mark Wigglesworth – recently announced as the successor to Edward Gardner as Music Director of English National Opera. Mahagonny is a satire on money, morality and pleasure-seeking among the dubious citizens of a fictional city. The richly varied, jazz-infused score, influenced by ragtime music, includes such irresistible melodies as the 'Alabama Song' and many dramatic ensembles. The superb cast includes Kurt Streit as the wild lumberjack Jimmy, Christine Rice as his sweetheart Jenny, Anne Sofie von Otter in a welcome return to The Royal Opera as the cunning Leokadja Begbick, and Peter Hoare and Willard W. White as her helpers and fellow-fugitives Fatty and Moses.
Christine Rice, Willard W. White, Anne Sofie von Otter, Kurt Streit, Peter Hoare and Darren Jeffery
Kurt Weill
Mark Wigglesworth
John Fulljames
Production Information
Opera in three acts
Sung in English
Running time 180 minutes (approx)
Including two intervals
- Wed 1st:
- 19:15
Vincent Van Gogh - A New Way Of Seeing - Exhibition On Screen Season
Enjoying complete and unprecedented access to the treasures of Amsterdams Van Gogh Museum, this is a brilliant new film about one of the world's favourite artists, marking both a major re-showing of the gallery's collection and a celebration of the 125th anniversary of Van Goghs death.
Experience the wonder of seeing these masterpieces on the big screen while specially invited guests, including world-renowned curators and art historians, offer their interpretations and explanations of his work. With exclusive new research revealing incredible recent discoveries, the Van Gogh Museum has helped craft a cinema experience like no other. Not to be missed.
- Tue 14th:
- 19:00
La Fille Mal Gardee - Live - Royal Opera House
Frederick Ashton's final full-length ballet is one of his most joyous creations, inspired by his love for the Suffolk countryside. It is based on an 1828 French ballet and the music was adapted by John Lanchbery from Ferdinand Hérold's original score. La Fille mal gardée was a resounding success on its premiere in 1960 and has remained a firm favourite in The Royal Ballet's repertory. The ballet is laced with good humour and a whirl of dancing chickens, grouchy guardians and halfwit suitors take to the stage. Ashton affectionately incorporated elements of national folk dance into his choreography, from a Lancashire clog dance to a maypole dance, making La Fille mal gardée (despite its title) The Royal Ballet's most emphatically English work. Osbert Lancaster's colourful designs reinforce the robust wit of the production.
Cast to be confirmed
Ferdinand Hérold
Barry Wordsworth
Frederick Ashton
Production Information
Ballet in two acts
Running time 135 minutes (approx)
Including one interval
- Tue 5th:
- 19:15
The Pirates Of Penzance - Live: English National Opera
English National Opera: The Pirates of Penzance (LIVE) by Gilbert & Sullivan directed by Mike Leigh.
Guaranteed to be a major event, Mike Leigh (Palme d'Or winner and five times Oscar nominee) directs his first ever opera for the stage. Gilbert and Sullivan's popular comic opera features much-loved favourites including A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One and I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General.
- Tue 19th:
- 19:30
The Impressionists - Exhibition On Screen
They are the worlds most popular artists. The works of Cezanne, Monet, Degas andtheir compatriots fetch tens of millions of dollars. But just who were they really?Why and how did they paint? What lies behind their enduring appeal?To help answer these questions, the film has secured unique access to a major newexhibition focussing on the 19th century Parisian art collector Paul Durand-Ruel, theoutspoken champion of Impressionism. This eagerly anticipated exhibition is perhapsthe most comprehensive ever held about the Impressionists. Durand-Ruels bravedecision to exhibit the Impressionists in New York in 1886 introduced enlightened,wealthy Americans to modern French painting. In doing so, he not only filled greatAmerican galleries with Impressionist masterworks but also kept impressionismalive at a time when it faced complete failure. This energetic and revealing film willtell his remarkable story along with that of the Impressionists themselves.
- Tue 26th:
- 19:00
La Boheme - Live - Royal Opera House
The most popular opera of all returns in one of The Royal Opera's best loved stagings, regularly revived since its opening night in 1974 – and now being seen for the very last time. John Copley's keen stagecraft and loving attention to period and dramatic detail make his production a masterpiece of realism, while Julia Trevelyan Oman's designs evoke the atmosphere of 19th-century Paris. Several of today's greatest opera stars return to bid farewell to this sublime staging, notably Anna Netrebko as Mimì, and Joseph Calleja as her lover, Rodolfo. Israeli conductor Dan Ettinger conducts one of Puccini's most emotional and melodious scores, in a revival that promises to go down in Royal Opera history.
Anna Netrebko, Joseph Calleja, Lucas Meachem and Jennifer Rowley
Giacomo Puccini
Dan Ettinger
John Copley
Production Information
Opera in four acts
Sung in Italian
Running Time 170 minutes (approx)
Including two intervals
- Wed 10th:
- 19:15
Carmen - Live: English National Opera
English National Opera: Carmen (LIVE) by Bizet.
Probably the most popular opera in the world. Carmen scandalised its earliest audiences with its raw depiction of lust in 19th-century Seville. In ENO's popular production, the action is a full-on battle of the sexes, fought out in the arena of the Spanish bullring.
- Wed 1st:
- 19:30
Guillaume Tell - Live - Royal Opera House
Opening with what is arguably the most exciting of all operatic overtures, Rossini's final opera helped to lay the foundations of the genre of French grand opéra that dominated European stages throughout the mid-19th century. The opera's theme is liberty, as exemplified in the struggle against Austrian occupation led by the Swiss archer and patriot Guillaume Tell: in the opera's most famous scene, Tell shoots an apple from his son's head, a feat that inspires his countrymen to revolt. Rossini's score is one of his most outstanding, and packed with glorious arias, choruses and ensembles, as those who have heard Antonio Pappano's admired recording will know. The exciting young Italian director Damiano Michieletto makes his debut with what promises to be a spectacular and thought-provoking production.
Gerald Finley, Malin Byström, John Osborn, Enkelejda Shkosa, Sofia Fomina and Nicolas Courjal
Gioachino Rossini
Antonio Pappano
Damiano Michieletto
Production Information
Opera in four acts
Sung in French
Running time 240 minutes (approx)
Including two intervals
- Sun 5th:
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Spyker is bringing the production ready C8 Aileron to the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, but they will also be presenting the new Aileron GT - a new race car that will replace the current C8 Laviolette GT2R racer in the 2012 motorsport season. The new model will be developed by Spyker Squadron's expanded engineering team at its Zeewolde headquarters in conjunction with its long-standing technical partners. According to Spyker, various racing teams are already interested in purchasing the racer.
Spyker Squadron Managing Director, Peter Van Erp, said: "We are taking a racing sabbatical this year to concentrate our resources on developing a new GT racer based on Spyker's new C8 Aileron supercar, instead of continuing to spend money on a car at the end of its development cycle. For the long term future of Spyker Squadron, and for its role in the promotion and technical development of Spyker road cars, it's a positive and strategically important step.
"Ultimately, our fans can look forward to a very exciting long term future following Spyker in top-flight endurance racing, with both the Spyker Squadron and customer racing teams fielding C8 Aileron GT cars. And as a result, Spyker will become an even more prominent and successful name in endurance motorsport around the world in 2012 and beyond."


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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has remade the company via acquisitions. Oracle has acquired a bevy of companies such as Siebel Systems, PeopleSoft, BEA Systems and others to become a significant applications player. Meanwhile, Oracle remains the database leader and displays strength in middleware. Oracle's next frontier: Hardware. The acquisition of Sun Microsystems could position Oracle as "T.J. Watson's IBM" or be a big headache.
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Adoption of customer services systems to grow 46 percent in Latin America
Argentina and Chile will top demand while Brazil will slow down, says Frost & Sullivan.
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Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for installing malware.
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We are Monitoring Metro with a development affecting potentially thousands of Maryland college students and their families. It is the decision by Metro to close its College Park station this weekend when the University of Maryland is having its commencement.
Most intriguing about this is the matter of when the university found out this was going to happen.
"I've heard that the university only found out about it this week," says Ted Van Houten, graduating Sunday with a Masters in Urban Planning.
He is also on the board of The Action Committee for Transit.
"And I'm really disappointed in the university. They know these days for commencement years in advance," he says.
Van Houten says 11 members of his family are coming to College Park for Sunday's commencement.
"It seems like the university just assumed that Metro would be open," he says.
"Yes, the Metro's closed this weekend, and yes that's stupid," says Eric Nietering.
He is graduating with a Masters in Computer Engineering.
"They should not close it this weekend. They should reschedule that for some other time because there are going to be tens of thousands of people here," says Nietering.
Metro says closing its College Park station this weekend is part of scheduled track work along that part of the Green Line.
"Back in January, we issued a press release with our scheduled track improvements and plans that we had out," says Metro spokesman Caroline Lukas. "It's been on the website. We issued a press release. We tried to do everything we could to make sure people were aware of what our plans were."
University of Maryland officials say it will all work out -- just allow for extra time if using public transportation. They say university shuttles will be running to and from campus and the College Park station.
Metro says it will have plenty of buses available and doesn't expect there to be too much trouble -- using last year's graduation day as a guide.
"The busiest hour only saw 262 people exiting the system," Lukas says. "And that is something that really can be easily be accommodated by buses."
Guess it depends on your point of view.
"That added inconvenience of getting on those shuttle buses," says Van Houten, "is really going to put a damper on the weekend."


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This week's news round-up focuses on health events and new or revised health resources. What's included? A New York Times article about the question of why Americans weigh more now than we did 40 years ago, Diabetes Awareness Month, lesbian/bi/queer women and STI risk, and the relative benefits of HPV vs. pap screening.
Why do Americans Weigh More Now than We Did 40 Years Ago?
For many people it seems clear that the "obesity epidemic" (a phrase we don't particularly like) is due to bigger portion sizes and less physical activity. However, a recent article in the New York Times explores one of the many alternative factors with which those in the Health At Every Size® (HAES®) community are very familiar – changes in the gut bacteria that helps us digest carbohydrates, provide vitamins, and regulate how much fat our body stores. Click here to read the article.
November is Diabetes Awareness Month!
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans and an estimated 79 million people are at risk for developing the disease. In observance, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) and its partners are working with individuals, families and communities to take action and encourage simple, but important lifestyle changes to improve their health – particularly if they have diabetes or are at risk for the disease. Diabetes is definitely a preconception health issue as uncontrolled, both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes raises the risk of problems for the baby and the mother.
While the NDEP is focusing on prevention, the American Diabetes Association, which sponsors the event, is focusing on raising awareness that diabetes is a condition that affects people who have it on a daily basis. They are inviting people with diabetes to share their photos and stories of living with the disease on Facebook as part of their "Day in the Life of…" campaign.
At Go Folic! we are always interested in healthy food. What to cook if you have diabetes? You can download "Tasty Recipes for People with Diabetes and Their Families" by clicking here (PDF – 1 MB).
Are women who have sex with women at risk for getting STIs?
The Womenshealth.gov website recently updated their health fact sheet for lesbian and bisexual health women, which provides a whole section on STI risk among women who have sex with women. In addition to impairing fertility, untreated STIs – including some that are more likely to affect queer women, can affect a developing fetus and raise the risk for preterm birth. Access the health fact sheet here.
HPV Screening vs. Pap Smears
Finally, a new study published in the Lancet suggest that screening for the human papillomavirus (HPV) is more effective than Pap tests for protecting women against invasive cervical cancer. This is life-saving news for the 12,340 who are diagnosed with the condition annually. Get the full story here.


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September 11
"All in the Family" Art Show, featuring the art of Jeanne Holt Mason and Ray Holt will be held at Minden City Art Works, 701 Main Street, from 5 until 7 p.m.
A Place that Warms the Heart, an organization that provides grief support services in a caring and compassionate environment is holding the first meeting of their fall session at 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. at Broadmoor B.C., 4110 Youree Dr., Shreveport. The session will run 8 weeks and is facilitated by trained professionals. A children's group for ages 5-12, teen group for ages 13-18, significant other group for those who have lost a significant person such as a spouse, sibling or parent, a parent's group for those who have lost a child, and an early infant loss group for parents who have lost a baby soon after birth or to SIDS, stillborn or miscarriage are provided. Contact Leigh Peregoy, LCSW at 746-5775 for more information.
September 13
The Webster Association of Retired Teachers will hold the year's first meeting at 10 a.m. at the Minden Housing Authority. Special guest speaker will be Ms. Melanie Smith.
September 15
Reservations for the Dubberly School reunion, which will be held October 27 at the Dubberly Fire Department starting at 10 a.m. with a fish fry at 1:30 p.m. should be made by Sept 15. The cost is $20 per person. Contact Betty E. Beatty at 377-3591, Sister Connell DAvis 377-1631 or Mary Evelyn Pittman at 469-4455.
September 16
Central Assembly of God, 700 Hwy 80, Haughton, invites the public to worship with Terry MacAlmon at 6 p.m.. Call 949-0010 for more information.
Crichton Hill C.O.G.I.C., 707 Crichton St., presents Family and Friends Day Program at 3 p.m., guest speaker is Missionary Pearl C. White. Everyone is invited.
Blue Run Baptist Church is having a Family and Friends Program at 2:30 p.m. Special Guest is Rev. James Landfair. Everyone is invited to attend.
September 17
Reservations for the Dennis Crain/Crane- Nancy Wheeler family reunion should be made by today. The reunion will be held in conjunction with the WAshington Parish Free Fair in Frankliton. For more information contact Linda E. Crain at 985-839-5822
September 18
Minden High School is hosting a parent open house at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium for Junior and Senior parents. Principal Robin Tucker will review T.O.P.S. requirements, graduation pathways, other requirements and important information. Parents will be able to meet teachers during a 30 minute meet and greet session after Tucker's presentation.
September 19
Tillman C.O.G.I.C. is hold their annual church revival at 7 p.m. nightly until Sept. 21. Speaker is Trinity District Superintendent Lytton Cleveland Jr.
September 20
The Sprinhill Amateur Radio Club, Inc will be teaching a free ham radio licensing class one night a week on Thursdays from 7 until 9 p.m. and will last 10 weeks. The study guide cost $30 and are available at the beginning of class. Contact Bill Sale at 539-2069 or David Smith at 539-3226 after 6 p.m. for more information.
The DeSoto Arts Council Gallery is hosting a reception/show for feature artist Lu Parish from 1 until 3 p.m. in the DAC Gallery in Grand Cane. Parish's oil and acrylic works reflects her world travels and her "dynamic" flowers suggest her "California experience" for more information call 858-2444.
September 22
Springhill High School Lumberjack graduates are invited to an Ultimate Class Reunion at 10 a.m. at the C.A.B.. Also being celebrated is a 102 year celebration and all graduates are encouraged to attend. Membership is $5 per year or a $100 lifetime membership. This year, four inductees will be added to the Hall of Fame. For more information contact Charlie Jackson at 423-6405 or 832-4740
September 23
Antioch B.C., Hwy 79 North, is having a Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. Guest speaker is Rev. Roderick Thomas. Everyone is invited to attend.
Carrington Place, a nursing and Rehab Center, 215 1st NE St., Springhill, invites the public to their open house from 2 until 4 p.m.
LongSpring C.O.G.I.C., 3208 Dorcheat Rd., is celebrating their pastor and wife 7th anniversary at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Lytton Cleveland Jr.
September 24
A District Judge candidates forum will be held at the 14th District building, 132 Bailey St., at 6 p.m. Candidates Mike Nerren Whit Graves and John Slattery will answer questions from community members in an effort to help inform citizen about the candidates before voting.
The event is sponsored by the NAACP Minden branch. For more information contact Sharon Wallace at 840-1165 or Kenneth Wallace at 518-1266
September 27
The Fuller Center for Webster is constructing its 50th home and will be hosting "The Golden Blitz Build". residents of northwest Louisiana are being asked to assist Fuller Center of Webster by donating monetary donations and by working on-site. Work will be done Monday through Saturday each week. Contact Construction Supervisor Billy Joiner at 268-4079 to add your name to list of volunteers. Donations can be mailed to Fuller Center for Housing , P.O. Box 1470, Minden La 71058 or contact Judy Dodson at 382-7949


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Kafka: LinkedIn's Distributed Publish/Subscribe Messaging System
Another open source project from LinkedIn:
Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system. It is designed to support the following:
- Persistent messaging with
O(1)disk structures that provide constant time performance even with many TB of stored messages.
- High-throughput: even with very modest hardware Kafka can support hundreds of thousands of messages per second.
- Explicit support for partitioning messages over Kafka servers and distributing consumption over a cluster of consumer machines while maintaining per-partition ordering semantics.
- Support for parallel data load into Hadoop.
LinkedIn has open sourced a couple of exciting projects, but they haven't been able to get enough attention and grow so far a community around these.
Original title and link: Kafka: LinkedIn's Distributed Publish/Subscribe Messaging System (NoSQL databases © myNoSQL)
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Great mini-interview w/ Beck and Philip Glass about their recent collaboration.
I'm interested in what happens to music when other people use it. Whereas there are composers who don't like anyone to touch their music, I think people should because they do things I can't think of. I'm the opposite of being possessive about a piece.
He illustrates this idea in a story about Arthur Russell:
I wrote him a cello piece, and he liked the work and was playing it. And I came back about three months later, and I heard it and I said, "Arthur, that's beautiful, but what happened to the piece?" And he said, "No, no, that is what you wrote," and I said, "Arthur, it's no longer what I wrote, it's your piece now." And he thought I was being upset, he apologized and I said, "No, no, no, I think we should put you down as the composer." He had reached the point of transformation. The incremental changes had turned it into this other thing. I love the fact that he did that. And I love the fact that he didn't know that he did it.
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Even though there are many organizations around the world that try to protect human rights, we are still in the primitive stage. we need a world that will not deprive human beings from there basic rights and from any other right that one think it's necessary for one to live.
the right to talk and the right to work are becoming too restrictive so we need to change all that.
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Chris Dunn called the class to order with a simple instruction:
"One, two, ready, strum."
A torrent of E minor chords — or close enough — from nearly a dozen guitars filled the room at the Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/Middle School near Patterson Park.
The smallest kids could barely get their right arms around the body of the instrument, but they found a way to strum as energetically as the others.
For the next 90 minutes, Dunn darted from student to student, making sure they had their fingers on the correct fret, offering words of encouragement.
Things turned a little chaotic at times as the class proceeded; it can be a challenge to hold the attention of 8- to 12-year-olds for that long at the end of a full school day. But a sense of purpose, as well as fun, prevailed.
The Baltimore-based Dunn, 36, who earned two degrees and a graduate performance diploma in classical guitar from the Peabody Institute, is on a mission with his after-school project.
"The guitar is not represented in the schools," he said. "I'm trying to change that."
Emphasis in pre-high school music programs is more likely to be on orchestra or marching band instruments and, perhaps, keyboards. But there is plenty of reason to add the guitar, too, considering how popular it has long been in mainstream music. Recent industry figures compiled by industry publication Musical Merchandise Review show more guitars are sold than any other instrument in this country.
Detecting a need, and still as passionate about the guitar as when he started playing it while growing up in Howard County, Dunn decided to act.
First, he created Face to Face Guitar last year — an interactive online community that allows students of all ages across the globe to take cyber lessons from highly qualified teachers.
Then he added an educational outreach to the program, involving in-person instruction, a component created specifically for Baltimore, where Dunn has lived since he was 17. He devised an online element to the outreach, too: Students can test themselves on their progress using laptops in the school library.
Dunn now spends several hours each week at Commodore Rodgers and several other city public schools, including Tench Tilghman Elementary/Middle and Hampstead Hill Academy (a couple of other guitarists share the teaching load at some of the schools).
"Fifty percent of the students take the class just for fun," Dunn said. "They know the guitar from pop songs, and they have a great sense of syncopation. In every class there are at least two people who really want to study. ... It's fun to see their eyes light up."
Dunn brings to the project an entrepreneurial background. He launched his first venture a decade ago, around the time he was working on his master's degree at Peabody. Dunn is president, owner and featured artist of Classical Guitar Ceremonies Inc., which supplies guitarists and ensembles for hundreds of weddings and other occasions each year up and down the East Coast and as far away as Los Angeles.
"I've made my bread and butter from that for 10 years," he said.
Enough to risk bankrolling Face to Face Guitar himself.
The main online project (facetofaceguitar.com) is still in its early stages, but already offers instruction in classical, jazz, rock, fusion, and R&B genres. Sign-up and several features are free; online lessons start at $35 for a half-hour.
"My interest is to get as many guitar people in the country in one space as possible, a communal, info-sharing combination of Wikipedia meets Facebook and YouTube," Dunn said.
Dunn added the Baltimore school project, which has now grown into a major focus. And another financial responsibility.


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Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center receives new accreditations
Imaging Services at Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center have received special recognition. The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently awarded a three-year accreditation for both Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology services.
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After a patch of near-summer temperatures in the Washington area, this week will feel a lot more like spring.
High temperatures are expected to be in the 60s most days this week, according to the National Weather Service. Lows are expected to be in the upper 30s and 40s.
The chilliest weather this week is on tap for tonight, with a low near 35 inside the Beltway and 32 in the western suburbs. Tuesday, the Weather Service expects the high will rebound to about 54 degrees.
The Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for tonight and into Tuesday morning, meaning that freezing temperatures are possible. If temperatures dip below freezing, sensitive vegetation could be killed or damaged, forecasters warned.
Wednesday is expected to be the warmest day this week, with a high near 70. According to the Weather Service, Wednesday should also be the only day this week with a chance of rain and thunderstorms.
How do this week's temperatures compare to the norms for Washington? With the exception of Tuesday, forecasters said the high temperatures should be above normal by at least 1 degree. The normal high for Monday through Saturday ranges from 59 to 61 degrees.


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As we see that summer is finally winding down, there's a few simple thing to do to make sure you will be ready for this coming winter season. I use the first day of fall to remind me to take care of a few things around the house to make sure I'm prepared for winter-time. Here's a list of things that might apply to you as well.
Just a little time and effort can save you lotsa dollars by being prepared in advance.
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The son of a man who was reported missing in New York but later turned up in South Carolina says he wasn't part of any plan concerning his father.
Jonathan Roth spoke to media outlets from an undisclosed location. The 22-year-old says he had nothing to do with the actions of his father, Raymond Roth.
The elder Roth vanished a week ago after a swim at Jones Beach, and his son reported him missing.
He was later spotted in Florida and pulled over for speeding in South Carolina.
On Friday, Roth's wife told reporters he had staged the disappearance without her knowledge. She distributed copies of emails he had sent to his son.
New York State Park Police Capt. Bruce Marx said authorities still don't know where exactly Roth is.