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Every year over 50 million Americans struggle to put food on the table. Over 17 million children are impacted and that leads to difficulty focusing at school and many other social challenges. The partnership between Wegmans, witf, and the Central Pa Food Bank has provided approximately 270,000 meals in the past two years alone.
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12 p.m. - 3 Steps to Incredible Health with Joel Fuhrman
3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a program that directly addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America. Over 65% of Americans are overweight or obese – and that number is growing just like our waistlines! Dr. Fuhrman will offer a healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming the vitality and good health we all deserve.
During the show, we'll be offering special thank you gifts for your donation to witf. For your gift of $65, you'll receive the "3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D" DVD. For your gift of $150, you'll receive the "3 Steps to Incredible Health! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D" DVD, "3 Steps to Incredible Health" 2-book set, "Incredible Health" library of 5 DVDs, "Get Started Now" workbook and website membership for 3 months.
1:30 p.m. - The Immunity Solution with Joel Fuhrman
Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution! is the follow-up program to the successful pledge hit "3 Steps to Incredible Health!" Joel Fuhrman, M. D. is a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist in the prevention and reversing of disease. Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution! shows us how we can become almost totally resistant to colds, influenza, and other infections. The evidence is overwhelming: we can supercharge our immune system to protect our bodies against disease - everything from the common cold to cancer. Nutritional science has made phenomenal strides and discoveries in recent years, and when this new research is applied it enables us to seize control of our health like never before.
During the show, we'll be offering special thank you gifts for your donation to witf. For your gift of $65, you'll receive the "Immunity Solution" DVD. For your gift of $150, you'll receive the "The Fuhrman Solution" 6-DVD set, "Super Immunity" book, "Nutrition Handbook and Food Scoring Guide," "Success Journal," 1 year "Gold" membership to Dr. Fuhrman's website, set of 6 "Immunity Solutions!" cards and "The Solution" refrigerator magnet.
3 p.m. - Wishes Fulfilled with Dr. Wayne Dyer
For his ninth PBS special, best-selling author and teacher Dr. Wayne Dyer presents his Five Wishes Fulfilled Foundations: the five steps to living from your "highest self" and thereby attracting your deepest desires. Using his trademark humor, combined with source material drawn from some of the most original American New Thought philosophers of the 20th century, Dr. Dyer outlines a program for mastering the tools necessary for living a profoundly extraordinary life. Viewers learn how to use Imagination, Living from the End, Assuming the Feeling of the Wish Fulfilled, Attention and the Last 5 Minutes of Each Day to create new and astonishing thought patterns, while defeating unproductive and recurring habits.
During the show, we'll be offering special thank you gifts for your donation to witf. For your gift of $60, you'll receive the "I Am Children's" book. For your gift of $100, you'll receive the "Wishes Fulfilled" 2-DVD set. For your gift of $275, you'll received the "Wishes Fulfilled" gift pack.
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The operas – Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Siegfried and Götterdämmerung — will be preceded on Monday, September 10, 2012 by the broadcast of award-winning filmmaker Susan Froemke's documentary Wagner's Dream, which chronicles the backstage story of the creation of this ambitious new staging.
Wagner's Dream
A documentary by Susan Froemke
(Monday, September 10, 9 p.m.)
The stakes could not be higher as visionary director Robert Lepage, some of the world's greatest operatic artists and the Metropolitan Opera tackle Wagner's Ring cycle. An intimate look at the enormous theatrical and musical challenges of staging opera's most monumental work, the film chronicles the quest to fulfill Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring.
"A highly entertaining outing for operaphiles and operaphobes alike." (Variety)
Das Rheingold (The Rhine Gold)
(Tuesday, September 11)
Conducted by James Levine
Starring Wendy Bryn Harmer (Freia), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Richard Croft (Loge), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Eric Owens (Alberich), Franz-Josef Selig (Fasolt), Hans-Peter König (Fafner)
In the first opera in the Ring cycle, the gods of Valhalla clash with underworld dwarves and brawny giants, with disastrous consequences. The evil Alberich steals gold from the Rhine and uses it to forge a ring of unimaginable power. Wotan, the king of the gods, uses magic to steal the ring, but Alberich places a curse that guarantees misery for whoever wears it. Wotan's unwillingness to part with the ring leads him to break a contract with the giants who have built the gods' new castle in the sky, setting in motion a chain of events that will end in his own destruction.
"A triumph, at once subtle and spectacular, intimate and epic." (The Telegraph)
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie)
(Wednesday, September 12)
Conducted by James Levine
Starring Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Eva-Maria Westbroek (Sieglinde), Stephanie Blythe (Fricka), Jonas Kaufmann (Siegmund), Bryn Terfel (Wotan), Hans-Peter König (Hunding)
The mysterious hero Siegmund finds shelter in the strangely familiar arms of a lonely woman named Sieglinde. Their forbidden love leads Wotan's daughter, the warrior maiden Brünnhilde, to defy morality and intervene on behalf of the hero. Brünnhilde's transgression forces her father to choose between his love for his favorite daughter and his duty to his wife, the formidable goddess Fricka. Overcome with grief, Wotan takes away Brünnhilde's godlike powers and puts her to sleep on a mountaintop, surrounded by a ring of magic fire that can be crossed only by the bravest of heroes.
"Die Walküre enthralls." (The Huffington Post)
(Thursday, September 13)
Conducted by Fabio Luisi
Starring Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Patricia Bardon (Erda), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), Bryn Terfel (The Wanderer), Eric Owens (Alberich)
The young hero Siegfried grows up in the wilderness, raised by Alberich's conniving brother Mime. He puts together the broken pieces of the sword Nothung, uses it to slay the fearsome dragon Fafner and takes the ring for himself. To fulfill his destiny, he must overcome one more opponent—Wotan, now disguised as the Wanderer, who knows the world of the gods is coming to an end—and cross through the magic fire to awaken his true love, Brünnhilde.
"Visually stunning and dramatically engrossing." (Associated Press)
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
(Friday, September 14)
Conducted by Fabio Luisi
Starring Deborah Voigt (Brünnhilde), Wendy Bryn Harmer (Gutrune), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute), Jay Hunter Morris (Siegfried), Iain Paterson (Gunther), Eric Owens (Alberich), Hans-Peter König (Hagen)
Siegfried and Brünnhilde's love is torn apart by the curse of the ring. A trio of scheming humans separates the two heroes in a desperate attempt to steal the ring for themselves. Their villainous plan fails, but they succeed in murdering Siegfried. Heartbroken, Brünnhilde takes the ring and leaps into the hero's funeral pyre, causing a global cataclysm and the twilight of the gods.
"The most theatrically effective staging of the four works in this epic series." (The New York Times)]]>
BROADWAY OR BUST will be the first-ever TV series to capture the behind-the-scenes coaching and grueling rehearsal schedule leading up to the National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA). Popularly known as "The Jimmy Awards"—named in honor of renowned Broadway theatre owner and producer James M. Nederlander—this national competition culminates in a unique weeklong New York experience—a make-it-or-break-it week of rehearsals, coaching and auditions that are capped by an awards event on a Broadway stage in front of a live audience and a panel of high-profile judges.
"WGBH is thrilled to be working with Lance Shultz and the NHSMTA to bring audiences across the country a look at the enormous talent of these young performers, and the emotional process they endure as they take on a once in a lifetime opportunity to compete at 'The Jimmy Awards'," says WGBH Executive Producer of Lifestyle Productions, Laurie Donnelly. "We believe that these performers will truly touch the hearts of viewers as they have ours, positioned against the magical backdrop of Broadway."
Part competition, part performance and part non-fiction drama, BROADWAY OR BUST will capture the highly charged atmosphere as the country's most talented teens are plunged into the theatrical capital of the world to compete for a shot at Broadway and college scholarships. In addition to being hosted by Broadway stars Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox surprise visits and cameo appearances by some of today's biggest Broadway names will offer the kids insider perspectives and tips about working on the Great White Way.
"Full of captivating performances, compelling characters and dramatic storylines, this series will pull back the curtain to show viewers the whole process—the talent, ambition, drive, vulnerability, discipline, resiliency, dreams dashed and dreams fulfilled—both the highs and lows of what it takes to make it to Broadway," says BROADWAY OR BUST executive producer, writer and director, Lance Shultz.
The series begins as young talent from all over the country try to catch their big break at highly competitive, regional musical theater awards competitions in over 30 cities including, San Diego, Memphis, Atlanta and Pittsburgh. Next, follow the finalists in New York for a grueling and energizing week of behind-closed-door performances, voice and acting sessions. The final hour will showcase "The Jimmy Awards," at New York's Minskoff Theatre, the finalist performances, the celebrity hosts and presenters, and the naming of the winners—the top male and female performers.]]>
In August 1962, Woodhead made a two-minute film, in Liverpool's Cavern Club, with a raw and unrecorded group of unknown rockers — the Beatles. Twenty-five years later, while making a series of films in Russia, Woodhead would learn just how powerful Beatlemania was. Even though the Beatles never played in the Soviet Union, their music and their rebellious style still infiltrated the country, soaking into the lives of a generation of kids.
"I've always been fascinated by the story of how the moptops conquered the world," said Woodhead. "And since I've made a series of documentaries in the former Evil Empire over the past 30 years, I have a special taste for this film."
HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED THE KREMLIN introduces the world to members of the Russian Beatles generation, who relate how the Fab Four changed their lives, gave them hope and helped to undermine the foundations of the Soviet system. The film showcases archival Soviet-era footage laced with interviews with Soviet Beatles fans, who reveal just how they managed to listen to the outlawed music of the Fab Four.
Artemy Troitsky, Russia's leading rock music writer and self-proclaimed "radical young man" during the Beatles era, describes the importance of the band behind the Iron Curtain. "In the big bad West," he says, "they've had whole huge institutions which spent millions of dollars for undermining the Soviet system. And I'm sure that the impact of all those stupid Cold War institutions has been much, much smaller than the impact of the Beatles."
HOW THE BEATLES ROCKED THE KREMLIN features interviews with Kolya Vasin, a Beatles "superfan" from St. Petersburg, who built a "Temple of Peace and Love" to John Lennon; Sergei Ivanov, Russia's deputy premier, who insisted that he learned English from smuggled Beatles records; rock commentator Troitsky; and numerous Soviet Beatles cover bands, including bandmates Yury Pelyushonok, Yuri Yakovlev and Anatoly Chernuchevich, who reunited for this film, writing and performing a new song called "Kruschev Era Rock."]]>
The very special event will air on Friday, September 7 at 9 p.m. on witf.
A few hours after the long-awaited addition of McCartney's star to the Hollywood Walk of Fame drew a traffic-stopping throng to pack the stretch of Vine Street in front of the famed Capitol Records building, McCartney took his place behind the same microphone that had captured so many of the most magical voices of the past several decades, while the core team that backed McCartney on his debut turn on Kisses prepared to reprise their roles in this one-time-only concert event. McCartney and the assembled musicians had never performed this material live, adding to the evening's electricity.
The reunited all-star entourage included Grammy-winning producer Tommy LiPuma and Al Schmitt in the control room, musical director Diana Krall at the piano, and Kisses players John Clayton, Karriem Riggins, John Pizzarelli, Anthony Wilson, Mike Mainieri and conductor Alan Broadbent.
McCartney eschewed his usual tools of bass, guitar and piano to focus solely on his vocal interpretations of this material. In exclusive interview segments with McCartney and Kisses on the Bottom collaborators Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Krall and LiPuma, among others, Live Kisses offers new insight into the conception and creation of the Kisses album, the McCartney family gatherings that introduced a young Paul to much of the material, the Fats Waller line from Live Kisses opener "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" that gave Kisses on the Bottom its title, and more.
Live Kisses' highlights include "Home," "More I Cannot Wish You," "Always," "Bye Bye Blackbird" and McCartney harmonizing with his longtime drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. on "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter," "The Glory of Love" and "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive." There are spontaneous moments, such as a flubbed first take on "My Very Good Friend the Milkman." McCartney's rendition of his new composition "My Valentine" receives acoustic guitar punctuation courtesy of Joe Walsh (who contributes another outstanding turn in a completely different mood on "Get Yourself Another Fool").
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Paul McCartney's Live Kisses is directed by Jonas Åkerlund, and Paul McCartney is executive producer. For Great Performances, Bill O'Donnell is series producer, and David Horn is executive producer.]]>
Martin Clune (Men Behaving Badly, Jeeves and Wooster) stars in this new, acclaimed series. Clune's brash, brilliant Dr. Martin Ellingham (nicknamed Doc Martin, much to his discontent) was once a renowned London surgeon—until a sudden phobia leaves him paralyzed at the sight of blood. Leaving his old life behind, DOC MARTIN picks up as Martin heads to his childhood town of Portwenn in Cornwall, replacing their beloved general practitioner.
The townsfolk of Portwenn are an odd bunch—varying from the doctor's young, incompetent secretary Elaine (Lucy Punch) to the heavyset, good-natured plumber (Ian McNeice) to the depressed town constable (Stewart Wright) who helps Martin navigate through the town. There's also Martin's spirited Aunt Joan (Stephanie Cole), a link to his past in Portwenn, and the beautiful town schoolteacher (Caroline Catz) who catches his eye.
Martin's brash and direct style conflicts with the easygoing mannerisms of the townsfolk of Portwenn, resulting in unexpected, humorous consequences as he deals with a bevy of strange cases and stranger personalities.
A humorous, hearty glimpse into the culture clash between big-city and small-country living, DOC MARTIN I & II, airing on witf beginning September 8 at 8:30 p.m., is destined to become a classic of British comedy.]]>
"No one knew better than Fred Rogers how to connect with children," said Bill Isler, President of The Fred Rogers Company. "And, like Fred, Daniel Tiger will visit preschoolers every day. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is an exciting new series with all the right elements to appeal to today's children and families. It's well-poised to become a much-loved classic for years to come."
Recent research proves what Fred Rogers knew all along: social and emotional competencies are the building blocks of doing well in school and in life. To help boost these invaluable skills among preschoolers, each episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood consists of two engaging stories that center on a common early learning theme such as dealing with disappointment. One of the key ingredients that sets the new series apart is its groundbreaking use of catchy, musical strategies that reinforce each theme and that preschoolers and parents will both sing – and use! – together in their daily lives. Every story includes an "imagination moment" in which Daniel plays out a fun preschool fantasy set to music. Then, the day's strategy is reprised in a full song at the end.
Daniel Tiger talks directly to viewers, warmly drawing them in and making them feel like one of his neighbors. The series' stories were written based on extensive input from a wide range of early learning specialists, formative research with children and the benefit of more than 40 years of the work of Fred Rogers. It all adds up to a powerful tool for parents: an entertaining and thoughtful guide for today's families that integrates music, interactivity and a research-based curriculum.
"Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood builds on the work of one of PBS' most respected pioneers, Fred Rogers," said Lesli Rotenberg, Senior Vice President, Children's Media, PBS. "Just as Mister Rogers' Neighborhood revolutionized the use of television for early learning, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood breaks new ground, as a multiplatform media property with a unique approach to harnessing the power of media to meet the needs of today's children. This new series will leverage media across platforms to help a new generation of kids build critical life skills like self-control, patience, persistence and resilience."
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood brings together some of today's top creators of quality children's media. Angela C. Santomero, of leading production partner Out of the Blue Enterprises and the imaginative force behind Super WHY and Blue's Clues, has provided the outstanding creative vision for the new series. Santomero and Kevin Morrison of The Fred Rogers Company are Executive Producers of the show, which is animated by award-winning 9 Story Entertainment. Game designer Schell Games will help extend the new show and its positive messages far beyond the TV screen with exciting online games.
Daniel starts his day by donning his red sweater, tying his sneakers and inviting his preschool pals at home into the bright and lively Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood features the next generation of the original characters from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Daniel's best friend is O the Owl, who lives with his Uncle X in the Tree next door to Katerina Kittycat, daughter of Henrietta Pussycat. Daniel also loves to visit Prince Wednesday, the youngest member of the royal family headed by King Friday, in his castle; and Miss Elaina, who lives with her parents, Lady Elaine Fairchilde and Music Man Stan, in the Museum-Go-Round. The familiar red trolley "ding dings" its way all around the Neighborhood.
The series will be accompanied by interactive content for viewers, their parents and teachers. Online games will offer preschoolers a chance to ride through the Neighborhood on Trolley, pick up Daniel and his friends to give them a ride, and further explore Daniel's world and his daily routines. Through game play, preschoolers will build on the skills covered in the series by actively engaging in pretend play activities with Daniel, exploring routines such as bedtime and bath time, expressing feelings and creativity through music and art and modeling positive relationships and appreciation for others. Online resources for parents, caregivers and teachers also will be available to complement each episode.
Daniel Tiger App
The Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood app for iPhone and iPad will give young children a chance to play with Daniel Tiger wherever they are. The suite of games will include three activities from the web site that take place in Daniel's home, and an all-new sticker-book activity with dozens of stickers of the characters and places children will come to know and love from the television series. The app will also be available for Android platforms later in Fall 2012.]]>
witf will air "I'm Just Like You" on September 2 at 12 p.m.
Watch a preview below.
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The outdoor concert under the stars in the magnificent baroque gardens of Imperial Schönbrunn Palace is free to thousands of attendees in Vienna, and serves the orchestra's objective of making classical music accessible to a broad spectrum of concertgoers beyond its usual, core audience. Dancers of the Vienna State Opera Ballet join the orchestra for the celebration. The concert was recorded June 7.
The musical program is currently as follows:
Gustavo Dudamel was born in Venezuela in 1981. His career has been meteoric, and at the tender age of 31, he conducts and has conducted the world's most prestigious orchestras.
He spearheads a most unusual project in his native country which, through classical music, brings together children and young people from all social backgrounds. Since 2009 he has also been musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Combining the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Venezuelan Simon Bolivar Orchestra, he recently established a record, performing Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony, "Symphony of a Thousand," with more than 1,000 musicians in Caracas. The event was broadcast worldwide in cinemas.
He originally planned to study the violin, but at the age of 12 his talent for conducting was spotted and thanks to Venezuela's publicly financed voluntary sector music education program, "El Sistema," he enjoyed his rise to fame.
Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2012 is directed by Michael Beyer, with John Walker as producer. For Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2012, Sandra Marchart and Heidelinde Rudy are producers. For Great Performances, John Walker is producer; Bill O'Donnell is series producer; David Horn is executive producer.
Long known for providing the most complete primetime coverage of the national political conventions, PBS NEWSHOUR is going to even greater lengths to give viewers a first-hand look at the 2012 party conventions.
Award-winning political journalists Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will co-anchor gavel-to-gavel broadcast coverage from the PBS Skybox at both the Republican National Convention in Tampa, FL (August 28* – 30) and from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC (September 4 – 5) as well as the Bank of America Stadium (September 6).
Around the clock coverage is also provided by NewsHour Correspondent Hari Sreenivasan will extend the coverage online via the NewsHour's interactive digital map center and "NewsHour All Hours" – a 24-hour livestream on multiple channels that offers viewers an "all-access pass" to the conventions.
On air, PBS special broadcast coverage will begin at 7 p.m. each other night of the Republican National Convention and 8 p.m. each night of the Democratic National Convention and continue LIVE until the conclusion of the proceedings at approximately 11:00 p.m. The coverage will be interspersed with analysis, interviews and commentary, including:
NPR News will also provide coverage of the conventions on radio. Jennifer Ludden will host from NPR headquarters in Washington, DC. The broadcast will include selected podium speeches; interviews with newsmakers; and analysis from NPR's Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving and NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson, as well as EJ Dionne of The Washington Post and Matt Continetti of the Washington Free Beacon.
NPR will also have two reporters on the floor of each convention (Debbie Elliott and Jeff Brady at the Republican Convention and Debbie Elliott and Sonari Glinton at the Democratic Convention) to talk to delegates and newsmakers, and to provide color.
Coverage for each night of the convention on witf-fm will air 7p.m. to 11p.m.
* Please note that the Republican National Convention was delayed one day due to Hurricane Isaac.]]>
Seeing this gap, Trevor Romain created the Comfort Crew for Military Kids, to get them the help they need to see them through the hard times. Romain is a veteran of dozens of USO tours himself, and is a uniquely gifted communicator.
KLRN, in conjunction with the Comfort Crew, has produced an hour-long Town Meeting-style look at the issue, with perspectives of three other important guests:
A Virginia Tech behavior specialist, a Superintendent of a military school district, and a retired Army Sky Diver. Moderating this panel of interested party is one more interested party: KLRN President Bill Moll, who himself has served as Chairman of the Board of the USO.
Each guest has his or her unique perspective to help viewers through the kind of stresses tearing at military families, and especially the kids. It's an emotional hour, but it also conveys much detail on where families can turn for the help they need.
witf will be airing With You All the Way on August 26 at 12 p.m.]]>
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Monday, August 20:
1-3 p.m. - Use Your Brain To Change Your Age
In this program, award-winning psychiatrist, brain imaging expert and best-selling author Dr. Daniel Amen shares simple steps to boost your brain to help you live longer, look younger and dramatically decrease your risk for Alzheimer's disease. A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time and an unhealthy brain will take your life early. By adopting the brain healthy strategies detailed in "Use Your Brain to Change Your Age", you can outsmart your genes, put the brakes on aging and even reverse the aging process.
8-11 p.m. - Great Sceneic Railway Journeys: Steam
Great Scenic Railway Journeys: Steam explores the impact the steam engine had on North America by visiting 17 of the continent's most historic and scenic tourist steam railroads. This special takes viewers from the frozen tundra of Alaska to the vast high desert of Arizona, and from the rolling hills of New Hampshire and the Black Hills of South Dakota to the prairies and vast mountain ranges of Canada. The program also visits Steamtown National Historic Site, provides a first-hand lesson on how a steam engine works, and shows why millions of people each year are drawn to visit and ride steam railways.
Tuesday, August 21:
1-3 p.m. - Suze Orman's Money Class
In SUZE ORMAN'S MONEY CLASS, financial powerhouse Suze Orman delivers her expert take on what actions everyone needs to consider to secure a hopeful and sustainable financial future in light of the new economic reality. After the upheavals of the economic downturn that began in 2008, Orman believes it's critical to rethink many of the traditional strategies we've been using to achieve our financial goals.
8-10 p.m. - Doo Wop Love Songs
Headlining the romantic rhythms are the immortal Little Anthony & the Imperials with their timeless top-10 tune "Tears on My Pillow" and "Two People in the World."
Among the doo-wop pioneers who reunite in this historic special are the Tokens with their pair of 1961 smashes "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and "Tonight I Fell in Love." Cleveland Still & the Dubs reprise their 1957 spine-tingler "Could This Be Magic," and the Classics reminisce with the sweetly sentimental "Til Then."
The Original Drifters, with founding singer Bill Pinkney, gather for the first time on public television to present the holiday favorite "White Christmas." Sadly, this was among Pinkney's final performances; he passed away on July 4, 2007. Later group members, billed as Charlie Thomas' Drifters, appear along with one of the group's most famous singers, Ben E. King, for the iconic "Stand By Me."
DOO WOP LOVE SONGS also features musical memories from a beloved solo artist: Carol Connors, original lead singer for The Teddy Bears, wistfully sings the million-selling standard "To Know Him Is to Love Him" (1958).
10-11:30 p.m. - Oscar Hammerstein II Out of My Dreams
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II — OUT OF MY DREAMS is a celebration of the most acclaimed lyricist and librettist of the 20th century, the man who worked in the theater for more than 40 years, writing the lyrics for more than a thousand songs and the libretti for dozens of operettas and musicals performed on Broadway, in London and in Hollywood films. His legendary works include Rose-Marie (1924), Show Boat (1927), Oklahoma! (1943), Carousel (1945), South Pacific (1949), The King and I (1951) and The Sound of Music (1959).
Wednesday, August 22:
1-3 p.m. - 3 Steps to Incredible Health
3 STEPS TO INCREDIBLE HEALTH! with Joel Fuhrman, M.D. is a sixty-minute PBS pledge program that directly addresses the crisis of obesity and chronic disease plaguing America. Dr. Fuhrman offers a healthy, effective, and scientifically proven plan for shedding weight quickly and reclaiming the vitality and good health we all deserve.
8-10 p.m. - Celtic Thunder Voyage
Following the incredible success of Heritage, Celtic Thunder continues to explore their Irish and Celtic roots in VOYAGE. The ensemble performances in this new Public Television special highlight the diversity of Irish music and song. In VOYAGE Celtic Thunder takes a journey through the varying styles of Celtic and Irish music, from old and traditional standards such as Lagan Love and Maid of Culmore to more contemporary, modern Irish songs, Ride On and All Day Long, stopping at lively ensembles Galway Girl and a tribute to the Clancy Brothers in the Clancy Brother Medley along the way. It is also the first Celtic Thunder show where all of the artists play different instruments.
10-11:30 p.m. - Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution!
Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution! is the follow-up program to the successful pledge hit "3 Steps to Incredible Health!" Joel Fuhrman, M. D. is a leading expert and board-certified medical specialist in the prevention and reversing of disease. Dr. Fuhrman's Immunity Solution! shows us how we can become almost totally resistant to colds, influenza, and other infections. The evidence is overwhelming: we can supercharge our immune system to protect our bodies against disease - everything from the common cold to cancer. Nutritional science has made phenomenal strides and discoveries in recent years, and when this new research is applied it enables us to seize control of our health like never before.
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Don't miss Girl Scouts: Shaping a Century, a witf Original Production airing on August 26 at 7 p.m. Join host Judy Woodruff, Co-Anchor and Senior Correspondent for PBS NewsHour, for a centennial celebration of the Girl Scouts of the USA. Listen as Judy shares fond memories of growing up as a Girl Scout and learn how the organization shaped her as a person and a professional.
Then, travel back 100 years to when the Girl Scouts first began and learn about the rich history right here in the heart of Pennsylvania. How is the organization changing to accommodate the needs of today's young women and tomorrow's leaders? We'll compare merit badges of the past to merit badges of today. Plus, hear how Girl Scouting in the heart of Pennsylvania has impacted the lives of local girls, mothers and leaders like York Mayor Kim Bracey and First Lady Susan Manbeck Corbett.
Check out the Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania's 100th anniversary page!
Tell us: What are your most memorable scouting moments?]]>
Britain's first lady of song, Petula Clark, hosts this all-star reunion of some of the best of the British Invasion and performs her #1 million-seller "Downtown." Beloved duo Peter (Asher) and the late Gordon (Waller) reunite for the first time in nearly four decades to perform their hits "World Without Love" and "I Go to Pieces." Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent of the Zombies bring back the British psychedelic pop sound with the Brit-rock anthems "Time of the Season" and "She's Not There."
"This is an amazing night of amazing music from across the pond," exclaims TJ Lubinsky, creator and executive producer of the MY MUSIC series. "To feel the emotions as Gerry and the Pacemakers 'Ferry Across the Mersey' and the Tremeloes take us back into the coffee houses of the 60s with their classic 'Here Comes My Baby' is an awesome, touching tribute to some of the most familiar and timeless songs of the 20th century."
THE BRITISH BEAT includes numerous #1 Billboard hits such as "To Sir With Love" by Lulu, "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter" by Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits and "Game of Love" by Wayne Fontana, original lead singer of Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, who also reprises the favorite "A Groovy Kind of Love."
Additional highlights include the earthy, feel-good declaration "Do Wah Diddy" from Paul Jones of Manfred Mann, the pulsating "Needles & Pins" by Mike Pender's Searchers, "Yesterday's Gone" by balladeers Chad & Jeremy and the R&B-flavored "Go Now" from Denny Laine, original singer for the Moody Blues. Eric Burdon of the Animals offers another Brit-rock anthem, "The House of the Rising Sun" — based on an American folk ballad.
An archival performance of her 1966 worldwide smash "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" pays tribute to the late Dusty Springfield, while vintage clips from "The Ed Sullivan Show" provide era-defining moments from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.
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Perched high above the Mississippi River, Minneapolis is renowned for its scenic beauty, sophisticated culture and "Minnesota nice" attitude. In addition to its world-class cultural institutions and vibrant economy, the city also has a huge student population and plenty of kid-friendly attractions. Don't let the cosmopolitan flair fool you: If you look in the right places, you'll find plenty of affordable apartments in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis is renowned for high-culture offerings like the Walker Museum of Art and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. For sports lovers, the city's three downtown stadiums offer VIP access to favored professional teams like the Twins, Vikings and Timberwolves as well as the University of Minnesota's beloved Golden Gophers football squad. Of course, the Minneapolis area is also known as the home of the country's largest enclosed shopping mall. The must-visit Mall of America occupies a huge plot in nearby Bloomington and attracts millions of visitors every year.
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Minneapolis is known as "the City of Lakes" for a good reason: It hosts more than two dozen natural lakes of varying sizes. On warm summer days, joggers, bikers and roller skaters alike flock to the paved paths that crisscross the parkland between Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun and Lake of the Isles. In the winter, these paths turn into designated Nordic ski trails. Meanwhile, the Midtown Greenway provides the area's many bike commuters with a designated "highway" between central Minneapolis and outlying areas.
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Lady Gaga debuted her "G.U.Y." [Girl Under You] video this weekend, an arty drop from her "ARTPOP" album that she directed featuring "Michael Jackson," "Jesus," and … the cast of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. The video, a mélange of writhing, feathers, Greek mythology, mayhem and much of the RHOBH cast as muses dressed in pink was shot at Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California last month. Cosmo spoke to Real Housewife Kyle Richards about wanting to be a rock star, busting out in a lace bodysuit, and following orders when Mama Monster commands, "Whip it more!"
Hi. It's nice to —
I was laughing with my manager yesterday, I said to her, "When I was a kid, we always had Cosmo laying around." Because I grew up in a house with all girls. It was the only magazine my mom subscribed to. I got so many inappropriate sex tips at a young age. I thought it was the best thing ever.
Did you ever use them?
I mean, I was way too young. As I got older, yes.
So how did this video come about?
Lady Gaga is a fan of the Real Housewives and she reached out. She asked if Lisa [Vanderpump] and I would do a separate thing, so we shot with her alone the first day. When we were all shooting together, I asked her if I could play the guitar because I'm taking lessons.
You play guitar?
I can hold it and strum it and I'm learning my keys. My daughter Alexia [Umansky] and I take lessons from the same teacher. She's doing really well. She told me she wants to be in a band and I got so excited. I'm way behind. Actually I was using the keys I know and when I watch the video, you can see I'm actually playing it a little bit. Lady Gaga said to my sister, "Kim [Richards] you're not strumming!" And Kim said, "Sorry! I was too busy singing." She doesn't know how to play.
That sounds fun.
We were also taught some dance moves. [Laughs] It was the blind leading the blind. I can free-dance pretty well myself. But it's no wonder that part didn't get used. It was my first aerobics class where I couldn't keep up ... We would all start laughing and trying to do it in sync and at the end of the take, we'd ask, "Did we get it?" There was always one of us saying at the end, "Nope, I screwed up." Lady Gaga said, "It was cute. You were all doing your own thing." But she didn't use it.
Did you call her Lady Gaga in person?
We called her Gaga on the set. Or Gags, but I'm not quite there yet.
Have you known her for a while?
It was the first time I met her.
Any chance she'd come on the show?
Oh my gosh! That would be really exciting. She was just so sweet and kind and smart and creative.
Was being filmed in a video different than being filmed for the show?
Completely different. I've never done something like this. All of a sudden I'm in a lace bodysuit with a lace G-string on. I told her no one could get met me to wear it in public, much less in a video. But Lady Gaga asked. It was a big production, with the jibs over the pool, her music blasting through Hearst Castle. My sister teased Gaga, "Kyle is a frustrated rock star. We've created a monster!"
Wait, you want to be a rock star?
If I could be anything in the world, I'd be that. Playing the guitar and singing, it was literally the most fun ever.
Who decided to put you all in pink dresses?
Lady Gaga was very specific about how she wanted us to look. The first day when Lisa and I were in the dressing room, there was this rack. Lisa and I grabbed this sweater with stones, it was the most blinged out thing and both of us wanted to wear it. Lady Gaga walked in and said, "I knew you'd both fight over that sweater. Neither one of you are getting that."
Anything else Gaga was particular about?
She wanted our hair a certain way. She had a vision, she said, "I want you guys to feel beautiful. I have a certain look I want." They had done our hair big and curled and she walked in and said, "I hope you don't mind slicking it back in a tight ponytail." Lisa and I were loving having our hair done up and were like, "Aww." But if Lady Gaga tells you to change your hair, you change your hair. And Lady Gaga said, "I really want you to whip that pony tail, whip it more!" All of it was so impressive to me. Seeing her, and the music video and costumes — she had no makeup on. She has these beautiful eyes and skin and is so sweet. I was so taken with how down-to-earth and normal she was. Her parents were watching. She was so hand on. She'd do a scene and quickly run to the monitors. And the littlest detail — she didn't miss anything. I'm certainly never going to forget it.
What about these reports about everyone on the show being invited but Brandi Glanville and Joyce Giraud not appearing because they turned down Lady Gaga?
I'm not really sure what happened on that. I don't know how to comment on that.
So no drama on the shoot?
Well, it was interesting. It was the day after we shot the reunion. So it was Lisa and I, we were alone and able to talk about some things. We had fun with Lady Gaga and one point we're walking in our lace bodysuits and [Lisa] says to me, "How in the world did we get here?" And at first seeing Carlton [Gebbia] at Hearst Castle … you can tell there was awkwardness between us, but at the end of the day we were laughing because all couldn't get the dance scenes.
You know, when you talk about the lace bodysuit and thong, I'm remembering when you launched your book you said your husband didn't know you wore Spanx.
Yeah, I don't believe in men knowing all my secrets. Maybe I learned that from Cosmo as a kid.


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Air NZ's top 10 picks for Whanganui
Whanganui's answer to Paris and New York
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Paris has the Eiffel Tower and New York the Empire State Building, but Whanganui's vantage point on Durie Hill has it over them both when it comes to novelty value.
For to enjoy the views of this city and beyond you must first take a pedestrian tunnel which burrows some 200 metres into the hill.
There you board a 1919 elevator, the country's only earthbound one, which carries you 65 metres to the top and a view from the top of the lift machinery room.
You can also choose to ascend the 176 steps of the adjacent 33.5metre Memorial Tower for a more elevated view.
Whatever you choose it's worth the effort, for the views out across this riverside city, with Mt Taranaki and Mt Ruapehu and even the South Island visible on a clear day are truly magnificent.
The Durie Hill Elevator and Tower are just one of the attractions in Whanganui which has a rich Maori and early European heritage dominated by the mighty Whanganui River ('big river' in Maori).
Make time for these 'top 10' attractions:
Kayaking and canoeing – explore the river by canoe or kayak. With its grade two rapids and long stretches of still water in the gorges the river makes for some very enjoyable multi day excursions
Jet boating – for a faster experience on the water take one of the jet boating expeditions
Fishing – try your luck at fishing in the trout rich river ways
Whanganui National Park – trek the native lowland bush is the region's national park. One of the most popular walks in the 3-4 day Matemateaonga Track which follows and old Maori track
Hunting – head for the back country in pursuit of pigs, goats and fallow deer (check with the Department of Conservation for conditions)
Bridge to Nowhere – spare a thought for the WWI ex-servicemen who attempted to turn the rugged land of the upper Whanganui River region into farmland when you view this bridge. The concrete construction was built with the aim of giving these farmers better access to the land. Unfortunately by the time the bridge was finished the famers had given up so no connecting roads were ever built – hence the name
Whanganui River Road – drive this historic road which follows the river and is dotted with historic landmarks and intriguing settlements including Hiruharama or Jerusalem, famous for the commune established by New Zealand poet James K Baxter.
Whanganui Regional Museum – delve into the history of Whanganui at this museum which has a range of permanent and changing exhibitions
The River Traders – buy your fill of local treats and crafts at this regular Saturday market on the banks of the river
Heritage architecture – appreciate the effort that has gone into preserving Whanganui's historic buildings as you stroll along the marked Central City Heritage Walk and The Old Town Heritage Walk
Air New Zealand flies between Whanganui and Auckland and Wellington connecting it with 24 other destinations on the domestic network. For information and to book flights to Whanganui visit www.airnewzealand.com


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Posted by ESC on May 13, 2003
"Coal-mine subsidence means the collapse of an underground coal mine resulting in damage to a surface structure."
I made "coal mine" (the noun) two words because that's the way the United Mine Workers do it. I hyphenated "coal-mine" (the adjective) using the compound modifier rule in the AP Stylebook. Am I right or wrong?


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Why does Iran want the bomb?
"We don't think nuclear weapons are useful," remarked John Hamre, a former U.S. deputy defense secretary, at a symposium in Omaha, Neb., in summer 2009. "We think they are dangerous. But most countries think they are useful."
That's an important statement to remember as the face-off continues in the Middle East between a nation that everyone knows has nuclear weapons, but does not admit it, and a nation that claims to not be developing nuclear weapons but acts as if it is. To say that Israel and Iran have their differences is a monumental understatement, but the actions of both are similar in their lack of transparency and the mixed and contradictory signals.
To some extent, these signals spring from real disagreements. In Israel, there are two opposing camps. One is led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who hold that Israel must bomb Iran's nuclear sites in the near future. The other follows former Mossad chief Meir Dagan and Yuval Diskin, director of the Israel Security Agency from 2005-11, who make the case that Israel absolutely should not bomb Iran, or at least not before the U.S. presidential election next month.
Between these camps, two polarized schools of thought emerge. The mainstream of government leaders—for the most part politically to the right—maintain that a nuclear bomb in the hands of a radical religious regime like Shiite Iran—which openly says Israel must be wiped off the map—poses an existential threat to Israel's national security. Therefore, if bombing Iran could indeed prevent that country's obtaining a nuclear capability, it is the correct strategic move.
In the government's view, the persistent claim that an attack on Iran will cause the entire Middle East to go up in flames is incorrect, because Israel's self-defense capabilities can keep Iran at bay. Israel's leaders assure their people that whoever portrays what transpires the day after the strike as a war that will cost the lives of tens of thousands of Israelis is overstating the threat. There are those who expect that the Sunni Arab world will not be sorry to see such a strike, and that the Iranian response will be measured, calculated and absorbable.
Retired air force general and former chief of military intelligence Amos Yadlin is more critical in his outlook. In his view, the decisive year to act is not 2012 but 2013, maybe even early 2014.
"We have at least a half-year left before we reach the true crossroads where we will have to make the fateful decision. But even when we reach the crossroads, in order for an Israeli strike to really prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb for a long time to come, it must enjoy legitimacy," Yadlin says. "The international community believes there is still time for diplomacy and sanctions. Consequently, our legitimacy battery is almost empty. Above all, we must cease butting heads with the U.S. and try to reach a strategic understanding with it. Israel must shape a policy and take action to ensure that, if we are compelled to attack, the world will be behind us on the day we do so," the general emphasizes.
Former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi and current chief of staff Benny Gantz have worked hard to strengthen the military option versus Iran. Some analysts argue that even if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, it will hesitate to launch an immediate attack on Tel Aviv. Tehran has a greater and older strategic interest in treating the oil-rich Sunni Gulf States as prime targets—to be influenced by a nuclear-backed force—rather than Israel, with a known capability to retaliate.
However, hardliner government leaders still aver that a nuclear Iran is intolerable for several reasons. First, it is unclear whether Iran will be a rational player. The Jewish State may well be dealing with a culture that sanctifies death and glorifies martyrs and suicide bombers. "If we have to chose between a nuclear Iran or [act] to prevent them from having the bomb, we will take the road of action," Yadlin contends. "You may ask why we cannot live with a nuclear Iran like the U.S. lived with a nuclear Soviet Union. The Soviet Union did not have a suicidal culture. The Iranians invented the suicide bomber."
Also, more than in the Cold War era, the danger of unplanned and uncontrolled escalation exists between the two adversaries. There is no hotline between Tel Aviv and Tehran, so the danger of a mistaken nuclear confrontation is highly significant.
Yadlin is also convinced that nuclear proliferation will be the inevitable consequence of an Iranian breakout. "One day after the Iranians get the bomb, the Saudis will go to Pakistan," he says. "They've already paid for the bomb. They supported the program with a lot of money. A Shiite bomb is much more of a concern in the Sunni countries—Saudi, Egypt, Iraq and Turkey. Each is a regional superpower and they will not let Iran alone posses a bomb so it will be a nuclear nightmare."
The internal controversy creates uncertainty among allies and adversaries—and the argument about a kinetic strike tends to distract attention from Israel's other means of attacking Iran's nuclear program, which continue to generate results. Also muddying the picture is the difficulty of assessing Israel's offensive and defensive strength—which is where Israel's own concealment of its nuclear capability plays a part.
Israel has a number of Jericho missiles, with the Jericho 2 in the process of being replaced by the Jericho 3, with sufficient range to cover the entire Middle East. The missiles are road-mobile, and housed in tunnels driven into limestone hills at a base near the town of Zechariah, 28 mi. south of Tel Aviv. (The base is variously referred to as Sdot Micha and Sdot HaElla.)
It is also generally believed that Israel's four German-built Dolphin submarines constitute a second-strike force, armed with nuclear cruise missiles. Unusually, the boats feature four oversize 650-mm weapon launch tubes in addition to six standard 533-mm tubes. Three were ordered in the late 1990s and the first of three additional craft, ordered in 2006, was delivered earlier this year. Finally, Israel is also believed to have nuclear bombs that can be carried by F-16I and F-15I strike aircraft. The result is that any attack on Israel using weapons of mass destruction could prompt a nuclear reprisal against which no regional adversary has any defense.
However, the ability of Iran to launch a nuclear attack is uncertain (see p. 52). It clearly does not exist today, and a real threat will not exist until Iranian forces can launch an attack with a high probability of success. That is a simple statement, but masks a huge degree of uncertainty that is very different from Cold War concepts of deterrence.
In the Cold War, both the U.S. and Soviet Union acquired a near-guaranteed ability to inflict enormous damage on each other before the concept of deterrence was even formulated in detail. In World War II, air defenses never destroyed more than 25% of the attacking bomber force and even some of the bombers shot down had reached their targets—a catastrophic failure in the face of nuclear weapons.
In the missile era, no true defense against missile attacks was fielded because of the anticipated speed and intensity of the offensive. Multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles, designed to overwhelm defenses, were developed and fielded before defensive systems were out of the test stage. In the West, civil defense was largely ignored after the 1960s.
In the Iran-Israel scenario, a nascent attacking force lacking countermeasures faces a missile defense system that has been under development for 25 years and that is now receiving third-generation equipment, probably including classified capabilities. Iranian uncertainty will be compounded by the potential for unconventional defensive techniques, including cyberattacks. Israel's ongoing civil defense efforts have been recently upgraded.
From the viewpoint of Iranian leaders, there can be no worse scenario than an attempted nuclear strike that fails to destroy Israel as it exists today. Israel could be seen as justified in threatening any use of its forces—including nuclear—to compel Iran to take steps to ensure that such actions would never be repeated, up to and including regime change and the surrender of existing leaders to international tribunals. Iran also could expect no support from its Sunni neighbors.
It is impossible to say when Iran would be able to guarantee an effective nuclear attack—a regional form of mutual assured destruction—if only because the equation involves Iran's confidence in its own assessment of Israel's defensive capabilities in all regimes. (That confidence cannot be at a high level, following cyberattacks and assassinations of nuclear researchers.)
The situation makes more sense in the light of other potential motivations—reasons why, to paraphrase Hamre, Iranian leadership might view nuclear weapons as useful.
Iran's conventional armed forces are weak relative not only to those of Israel, but to those of the Sunni Arab States to the south—something that is apparent to any Iranian with access to the Internet, government propaganda notwithstanding. However, by being seen as the first Islamic nation in the region to be close to acquiring nuclear weapons, Iran can appear strong.
The nuclear move has also driven the Israeli and U.S. governments to talk about military action. For governments embattled and criticized at home to magnify the threat from external enemies is not exactly unknown. At the same time, Iran's continued denials that it desires nuclear weapons allows its leaders to escape from the charge that they are warmongers.
On the other hand, a real Iranian bomb—even in the form of a handful of weapons and rudimentary delivery systems—could vastly complicate the tense military and political situation in the Gulf. At the same 2009 conference where Hamre spoke, Vice Adm. Robert Harward, then-deputy commander of U.S. Joint Forces Command, reported on a five-day Joint Operating Environment wargame held in November 2008. It reflected some probabilities: That rising nuclear powers might be willing to use tactical nuclear weapons, and that both state and non-state actors "would not view nuclear weapons as a first resort, but might not see them as a last resort." The result: "The presence of nuclear weapons brought on operational paralysis."
Distances from Iran to its targets are shorter in the Gulf, the Gulf nations' defenses are not as advanced as Israel's, and above all, those nations are not yet nuclear-armed. Whether they can readily use an Iranian bomb as a justification for going nuclear, without getting cut off from their Western conventional weapon supplies, is unknown.
In short, Iran's leaders can use a bomb—real or potential—to offset non-nuclear weakness, force other nations to treat their wars-by-proxy more diplomatically and generate an environment where its own people are willing to accept repression in the name of security.


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Retirement accounts aren't investments, but "special boxes" for your investments. They have special powers, like x-ray vision and wasabi resistance, that help you earn more money over time than mere mortal investments.
Retirement accounts go by a bunch of different names, like IRA, 403(b), and 401(k). Why the funny names? The government likes names that are vague and uninformative, yet still difficult to remember.
An individual retirement account. This is set up by an individual. (You don't need a company to sponsor this, as you would with a 401(k) account.)
This is like a 401(k), but it's set up for what we like to call "nice poor people": teachers and non-profit employees.
A company-sponsored plan that allows you to save your money (just like you normally would) with a bunch of added perks.
Don't think of these ugly names as a "retirement accounts." Think of them as birthday presents to yourself for turning 60. Then you'll be able to say, "Look what I got you. It's enough money to live on for the rest of your life. Wasn't that thoughtful of me?!"
How Retirement Accounts Work
These accounts aren't investments themselves. They're more like special boxes where your investments get all sorts of special powers, like growing tax-free until you're old and gray.
What's so great about that? You are earning more interest on your interest (compound interest) because Uncle Sam isn't getting his hands on it every year. It adds up quickly. See the story at bottom for an illustration of compound interest.
You can only contribute up to a certain dollar amount per year into an IRA. Company-sponsored plans, like a 401(k), usually allow you to contribute more money per year than an IRA.
For most retirement accounts, the money you contribute isn't taxed by Uncle Sam. He won't get his sticky little fingers on it until you withdraw it years later when you're living in your second home on the beach.
You normally can't get money from your retirement account until you're 59 1/2 (some exceptions: paying for college or buying your first home). You'll be charged a 10% penalty and get kicked in the shins if you take it out early.
If your company offers a 401(k) match, your employer will match a certain percentage of your salary and put it into your "special box." Cha-ching! So, if they match 2%, make sure you contribute at least 2% of your salary to receive this free money.
Getting Them
To get an IRA, go online (or visit your local bank or financial institution). Pick virtually any online broker or mutual fund. Click on "Open an IRA account." (Oooh, it's getting tricky.) Select a mutual fund (or stocks) to invest in. These are now in your "special box."
To get a 401(k) or 403(b), it will need to be offered to you by your employer. You'll need to select (a) the percentage taken from your paycheck and (b) how your money will be invested in your new "special box."
Story Time
Bert had a friend named Dunce. He would insist that his name was pronounced "Doon-say," but everyone knew better.
When Bert started working (after eight years of college), he put $2,000 into his retirement account. He started at age 25, did it again at 26, and continued this every year until age 35. At this point he stopped investing and left his money in the account to earn interest.
Dunce, on the other hand, didn't start saving until age 35. To make up for lost time, he planned to add $2,000 every year for 30 years.
Now imagine that each earns 10% interest every year. Yes, 10% is high, but it helps illustrate this point.
Who is going to have more money at age 65: Bert and his 10 years or the Dunceman and his 30?
See the above graph. Bert wins by a landslide. Why? Compound interest. His early investment grows on itself so quickly that Dunce never has a chance to catch up.
(Mathlete Fact of the Day: Bert and Dunce would "tie" at age 65 if the interest rate were 6.25% instead of 10%. Still surprising.)


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N??EW YORK - Tom Hanks swears. Hearing profanity, though not a blue streak, from the actor who has defined Hollywood decency for three decades - playing white knights in Splash, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13 and the Toy Story series - is certainly considered bracing.
N??EW YORK � Tom Hanks swears.
Hearing profanity, though not a blue streak, from the actor who has defined Hollywood decency for three decades � playing white knights in Splash, Forrest Gump, Apollo 13 and the Toy Story series � is certainly considered bracing.
While grandma-friendly on the screen, he seems looser and less predictable in person.
His old friend Nora Ephron was reminded as much several years ago when she sent him the screenplay for a biopic called Lucky Guy. Hanks took an instant dislike to the character Mike McAlary, a muckraking columnist of New York tabloids in the 1980s and �90s.
�I told Nora that McAlary sounded like a real .?.?. (jerk),� said Hanks, who actually used a more piquant word � and a perceptive one, given that McAlary derived his power from his determination to become the biggest jerk who had ever investigated corrupt police.
Hanks reconsidered only years later, after running into Ephron while promoting the 2011 movie Larry Crowne. He was the star, director and co-writer of the film, which became a critical and commercial disappointment.
Ephron, by contrast, represented happier days � during their collaborations on Sleepless in Seattle and You�ve Got Mail. The two got around to talking about Lucky Guy � she had turned it into a play, and Hugh Jackman had done a table reading � and Hanks asked to see the latest version. This time, he felt drawn to not only McAlary�s swagger but also his drive to become the next Jimmy Breslin and to be worthy of his own celebrity.
�Look, the title is Lucky Guy. It�s about somebody who is almost good enough to deserve what he achieves. And I understand that,� Hanks said during an interview on the stage of the Broadhurst Theatre � where the play, which marks his Broadway debut, will begin a 15-week run on Friday. �I still feel sometimes that I�d like to be as good as so-and-so actor. I see some other actors� work, and I think I�ll never get there. I wish I could.�
Although they rarely admit it, Hollywood stars often head to Broadway to prove something to themselves or to audiences.With Academy Awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, Hanks is less hesitant.
He denied that, at age 56, he is there because his film career has cooled � �I have two movies in the can; I have plenty to keep me busy� � but he also seemed delighted that McAlary is pretty far from a predictable Tom Hanks part.
Whether audiences will buy him as unlikable remains to be seen. Hanks remains a genial guy, one who tends to cope with pressure by yukking it up. But he has also thrown himself into a role that calls for no vanity, his director and fellow actors say. He has a gray-flecked mustache, as did McAlary, and is trying to preserve the columnist�s rough edges.
�Anytime you go off to do something new, you�re involved in a reinvention. And any actor who says otherwise is just trying to lower expectations,� said Hanks, who trained to be a theater actor in the 1970s but quickly moved on to television, then movies.
The path to Broadway for Hanks and Lucky Guy has been twisting � and heartbreaking.
The sharp-elbowed McAlary, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1998 for his columns about the brutalization of Abner Louima by police officers, died that year of colon cancer at 41.
Soon after, Ephron � a former reporter for the New York Post who cherished the tabloids of yesteryear � began researching McAlary�s life and spent years rewriting the script, at one point calling it Stories About McAlary.
Once Hanks signed on, Ephron began meeting weekly with the play�s director, Tony winner George C. Wolfe (Angels in America), to sharpen the central device � other journalists sharing and arguing over anecdotes about McAlary � so that the lead character came into sharper focus.
All the while, however, Ephron was quietly battling leukemia. To the shock of her Lucky Guy collaborators and many friends, she died in June at 71.
�Nora was turning around new drafts of the play in a week, and it was confusing to me why she was working so quickly,� Wolfe said. �I had no awareness of the invisible timetable she was on. After she died, we were even more determined to do the play.�
Broadway tends to measure success by ticket sales and critics� reviews, and the stakes are higher when a star is involved.
Word that Lucky Guy had only a $5 million advance in paid ticket sales � good but not great, considering the stature of Hanks � prompted the play�s lead producer, Colin Callender, to say in a mid-February interview that the advance was $7?million. (Producers rarely speak on the record about paid advances.)
For his part, Hanks said only half-jokingly that �My biggest dream is that there are fistfights out at the box office every night for whatever standing-room tickets are left.�He added that his hope has nothing to do with his compensation package, which includes the relatively unusual provision that he will continue making thousands of dollars a week on Lucky Guy if the producers extend the show beyond its scheduled June?16 closing and recast his role.
�That deal was made by agents,� Hanks said. �But it�d be nice to have happen because it meant the play was a success.�
The reception from critics and audiences is difficult to predict, partly because of myriad expectations surrounding a Hanks performance as well as the thin track record of dramatizing journalism beyond the classic Front Page.
Hanks said he told Ephron years ago that he was skeptical that journalists and their trade could prove gripping to audiences. He said he pushed for added moments that reflect the intensity of chasing scoops and performing on deadline.
The pursuit of the news might be easier to show on film, Hanks acknowledged, and he said a Lucky Guy movie is possible if the play succeeds.
As for anticipating the reaction to the production, though, the actor is relying on one of his best-known traits: laughing in the face of pressure.
�We�re just resorting to imagining the headlines for bad reviews: �Lucky Guy, Unlucky Audience!� �Yucky Guy!�??�


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Andrew Akhaphong is a registered dietitian, precision nutrition sports coach and an ACTION certified personal trainer for Faribault Hy-Vee. He is a native of Farmington. He can be reached at email@example.com or 507-334-2085.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. Do not forget to love your heart too.
February is American Heart Month which is a good time to think about the facts of heart disease. Heart disease continues to rank at the top each year for chronic conditions in both men and women. It is a term that encompasses many conditions including but not limited to congestive heart failure, high cholesterol and atrial fibrillation.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 800,000 people pass due to heart disease each year. About 160,000 of these cases occur in people under 65 years of age.
There are many factors that play into heart disease such as genetics, environmental exposures and conditions like diabetes or kidney disease, but here are some tips to start taking preventive or management measures:
• Go to your dentist. Although research shows poor oral health does not cause heart disease directly, there is evidence that certain oral diseases, if left untreated, may cause problems such as septic embolism (stroke). Septic embolism is when bacteria collects in the blood vessels and eventually form a clot.
• Eat a heart-healthy diet. Research shows the DASH and Mediterranean diets are very effective in prevention. Both of these diets are very similar except the DASH recommends to watch your salt intake to no more than 2,300 mg (1 teaspoon) a day. Both of these diets state to limit saturated fats (solid at room temperature), ingredients with the terms "partially hydrogenated" or "hydrogenated", pre-packaged foods or baked goods, and fried foods. Incorporate more healthy fats such as nuts, canola, olive or even avocado. Consuming at least two or more 3-ounce portions of fatty fish a week like salmon or tuna may decrease your risk of heart disease because of their high omega-3 fatty acid content. Do not like eating fish? Try a burp-free fish oil supplement instead. Ask your doctor before beginning fish oil supplements if you are on a blood thinner like warfarin or Plavix. Increasing fiber intake from sources like fresh fruit and vegetables, whole grains or supplements like Metamucil is known to decrease heart disease risk by reducing our absorption of fat and cholesterol.
• Get active. According to the Mayo Clinic, at least 30 minutes of exercise each day can help reduce cholesterol and improve blood pressure. Briskly climb the stairs instead of using the elevator, do squats in-between folding laundry, or join your children in their favorite sport.
• Know the signs of a stroke. Think FAST (face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech, and time to call 9-1-1).
When initiating a lifestyle change, consult with your doctor regarding new diets, exercise regimens, medications and supplements.


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This morning Microsoft announced the marketing name for Longhorn: Windows Vista. After the advent of Windows XP, it has been expected that the consumer OS products coming out of Redmond would turn away from the Date=Name approach (e.g., Windows 2006), and Windows Vista is the best they could come up with.
I have to say, it's not very catchy, is it? And is that Veesta, or Vihsta? According to the guy in the cowboy hat in the launch video, it's vihsta.
The name clearly attempts to evoke the idea of great views, of panoramic landscapes such as those you could fly though after installing Windows XP. Perhaps the Pro version will be called Vista 20/20 vision?
In related news, Beta 1 will be available August 3rd. Beta 2 is tentatively scheduled for early 2006.


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| A Screen cap from National TV yesterday
3 martyrs from army shot down by protesters
Of course this was only a broken promise from a state TV that can not follow anyone except whoever rules Egypt whether it is one man or bunch of men !!
Yesterday the Egyptian TV hit a new low when it claimed that the Christian protesters were attacking the military police killing from them at least 3 conscript. It entered the world record for shameful lies when it urged the Egyptian civilian citizens to go and to protect as well as support the Egyptian army against those angry protesters !!
The Egyptian National TV was calling for civil war , it was clearly calling for Muslims to clash with Christians when it was a clash between military police and Christian protesters.
Needless to say Mona El Shazly's coverage was much better than the Egyptian TV yesterday still many Egyptians depend on the Egyptian National TV when it comes to TV
News reader Mahmoud Youssef said on twitter yesterday that he was innocent from what the Egyptian TV was spreading last Sunday because of its coverage for the clashes
Also TV hostess Riham Sallem criticized the shameful performance of Egyptian national TV yesterday in Op-ed published in Free Maspero website.
Updated :
Another anchorman Mohamed El Maghrabi has joined his co-workers who announced their refusal to the TV's coverage according to statement he published in his Facebook account.
Now understanding the disaster the Egyptian TV participated in we found the current and insh Allah last minister of information Osama Heikal saying earlier today the news readers were nervous yesterday when they claimed that "Christian protesters were attacking the army"
A Nile News channel Host defended the performance of Egyptian TV claiming that they were doing their job and it was the testimonies of the witnesses.
When I look to the coverage of the Egyptian TV especially News Sector yesterday , I found a huge resemblance between its coverage for the news and the coverage of El Wafd newspaper when Heikal was its editor in chief.
Many political activists and politicians demanded his dismissal because of the coverage yesterday.
Now to face the backlash and criticism as well as to follow his commanders who officially sent their condolences to the families of the martyrs , Osama Haikel announced earlier today an official day of mourning in he Egyptian TV. We do not if it is only 24 hours mourning but we know that the Cairo Opera House announced that it will suspend all the performances in its theatres for three days as official mourning.
Strangely the football federation does not have any sort of decency and is going to have the Egypt's Cup finale tomorrow between Zamalak Sporting club and Anabi Sporting Club regardless of all the people that were killed. Of course I am worried from any clashes between the security forces and Zamalak White knights Ultras.
Speaking about mourning famous Talk show hostess Reem Magued announced that she is Reem Magued Abu Zaid , an Egyptian Muslim who declares the indefinite mourning
There is an online Facebook campaign by the way to boycott the National TV. There is currently online twitter campaign against National TV with hashtag #ShutdownPublicTV.
Another thing no only 25TV Channel HQ that was stormed last night , American Al Hurra TV channel's office and on air studio were stormed by military police in the same building searching for protesters. Here is the moment of the military police stormed Al Hurra studio while it was on air.
that the channel will refrain from broadcasting till further notice out of concern the employees' safety. 25TV gained international fame lately with its star chef Ghalia Mahmoud that was featured in The Guardian , CNN and Washington Post


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August 2002
Large-blotched Salamander, an Ensatina subspecies, of California. Source: Chris Brown, USGS.
To understand how evolution has produced the diversity of life, we need to study two fundamental processes:
- How a single species changes through time.
- How a single species becomes two or more species.
The first process has been observed and studied extensively in many species, for example in evolving beak sizes of Darwin's finches1 and in evolving body sizes and developmental rates of guppies.2 The second process, called speciation, is more difficult to observe directly, primarily because it usually takes much longer than a biologist's lifetime to occur.
Geography and speciation
One way to study speciation indirectly is to examine geographical variation, or how the characteristics of organisms differ between different locations. We can then infer from the variation how speciation occurs. During the early 20th century, biologists such as David Starr Jordan3 and Ernst Mayr4 used this approach and noticed that, in most cases, two closely related species do not occur at the same location nor are they distantly separated. Rather, they usually occur in geographically adjacent regions that are separated by a geographical barrier such as a mountain range or a body of water. The biologists concluded from this pattern that:
- Speciation often begins when a single species becomes geographically separated into two populations. Individuals cannot travel between the populations, preventing the two populations from interbreeding.
- Because the two populations cannot exchange genes, and because they may be subject to different environmental conditions, they slowly evolve differences.
- Eventually the two populations become different enough that they do not interbreed even if they come into contact (in other words, they are 'reproductively isolated'), and are therefore separate species.
These conclusions were based on broad patterns in the distribution and relationships of many species. But determining how speciation occurs in any particular case can be difficult, because we are usually only presented with the outcome of the process (two species) and we often have no record of their common ancestor or the intermediate forms that occurred during speciation.
Ring species
Ring species provide unusual and valuable situations in which we can observe two species and the intermediate forms connecting them. In a ring species:
- A ring of populations encircles an area of unsuitable habitat.
- At one location in the ring of populations, two distinct forms coexist without interbreeding, and hence are different species.
- Around the rest of the ring, the traits of one of these species change gradually, through intermediate populations, into the traits of the second species.
A ring species, therefore, is a ring of populations in which there is only one place where two distinct species meet. Ernst Mayr4 called ring species "the perfect demonstration of speciation" because they show a range of intermediate forms between two species. They allow us to use variation in space to infer how changes occurred over time. This approach is especially powerful when we can reconstruct the biogeographical history of a ring species, as has been done in two cases.
Ensatina salamanders
One well-studied ring species consists of salamanders in the Ensatina eschscholtzii group, distributed in mountains along the west coast of North America. In 1949, Robert Stebbins5 described a fascinating pattern of geographical variation in these salamanders:
- Two distinct forms of Ensatina salamanders, differing dramatically in color, coexist in southern California and interbreed there only rarely.
- These two forms are connected by a chain of populations to the north that encircles the Central Valley of California, and through this ring of populations the color patterns of the salamanders change gradually.
Stebbins thought that this situation arose when an ancestral population of salamanders, in northern California, expanded southward along two fronts, one down the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the other down the coastal mountains. The two groups gradually became different as they moved south. When they met again in southern California, the two expanding fronts were so different that they rarely interbred, and were therefore different species. More recently, a team of researchers led by David Wake6-8 has examined genetic relationships among salamander populations using DNA sequences and other molecular traits, and the genetic evidence has supported Stebbins' hypothesis. The geographical variation, when combined with the inferred history revealed by the molecular traits, allows us to envision the small steps by which a single ancestral species in the north gave rise through evolutionary divergence to two species in southern California.
Greenish warblers
Another ring species that has provided valuable insights into speciation consists of the greenish warblers (Phylloscopus trochiloides). These small, insect-eating songbirds breed in the forests of central and northern Asia and eastern Europe. In the center of Asia is a large region of desert, including the Tibetan Plateau and the Taklamakan and Gobi Deserts, where the warblers cannot live. Instead, they inhabit a ring of mountains surrounding this region, as well as the forests of Siberia to the north. The warblers have remarkable geographic variation:9-11
Greenish warblers are found in parts of Asia and eastern Europe. Speciation can happen when related species are isolated geographically. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
- In Siberia, two distinct forms of greenish warblers coexist, one in the west and one in the east, their distributions narrowly overlapping in central Siberia, where they do not interbreed. These forms differ in color patterns, the songs that males sing to attract mates, and genetic characteristics. Also, males of each form usually do not recognize the song of the other form, but respond strongly to their own.
- The traits that differ between the two Siberian forms change gradually through the chain of populations encircling the Tibetan Plateau to the south.
- Thus two distinct species are connected by gradual variation in morphological, behavioral, and genetic traits.
Claude Ticehurst,9 who during the 1930s studied variation in museum specimens of greenish warblers, hypothesized that the present pattern of variation arose when an ancestral species in the south, perhaps in the Himalayas, expanded northward along two pathways, one on the west side of Tibet and the other on the east. The two expanding fronts gradually became different, resulting in two distinct Siberian forms. More recently, studies of genetic variation and song variation have strongly supported this view.10-11
The pattern of song variation is particularly interesting:
- Songs are short and simple in the south, but to the north songs become gradually longer and more complex along both pathways into Siberia.
- However, songs have also become different in structure, resulting in distinct differences in songs between the Siberian forms.
The birds distinguish between these differences; males respond aggressively to tape recordings of their own songs, thinking that another male has invaded their territory, but they do not respond to songs of the other form. In most species of songbirds, songs play an important role in mate choice; usually, only males sing, and females listen to songs when deciding which male to choose as a mate.12 Speciation is essentially the evolution of reproductive isolation between two populations, and song differences can cause reproductive isolation. Hence, the geographical variation in songs of greenish warblers provides a rare illustration of how gradual change in a trait can cause speciation.
Demonstrations of evolution
Greenish warblers and Ensatina salamanders illustrate three fundamental ways that ring species can teach us about evolution:
- Ring species provide strong evidence for evolution causing the appearance of new species, demonstrating that many small changes can eventually accumulate into large differences between distinct species. Some critics of evolutionary theory think that evolution can only cause limited change within a species and cannot lead to the evolution of new species. Ring species show that they are wrong; variation between species is qualitatively similar, though different in degree, to variation within a species.
Ring species allow a reconstruction of the history and causes of divergence during speciation, since spatial variation may illustrate change through time. Without the rings of populations connecting the terminal forms, we would have little understanding of the history of divergence of greenish warbler songs or Ensatina color patterns.
Ring species provide evidence that speciation can occur without complete geographic isolation. As discussed at the beginning of this article, the prevailing view of speciation has been that two populations must become geographically isolated, such that they do not exchange genes, before speciation can occur (this process is called 'allopatric speciation'). Ring species, however, show that the ends of a long chain of interbreeding populations can diverge to the point that they do not directly interbreed, even though genes can travel between them through the intermediate populations (in other words, they are connected by 'gene flow'). This aspect of ring species has been rather controversial, and critics have argued that some apparent examples of ring species, such as Ensatina, have breaks in gene flow.13
Rarity of ring species
Since we can learn so much from ring species, it is unfortunate that few examples are known. At least 23 cases have been proposed, but most of them are not such clear examples as the salamanders and warblers.14 Most of the proposed cases have major gaps in distribution in the chain of populations connecting the terminal forms, and some cases appear to have more than one species boundary in the ring of populations. However, most of the cases have one thing in common: in one place, there are clearly two species, while in another area the boundary between species is difficult to determine.
Ring species are rare for several reasons:14,15
Their formation requires unusual geographic situations, in which a species can expand around a geographic barrier through a continuous ring of suitable habitat. The range expansion must occur slowly enough that the two expanding fronts have time to diverge before they meet on the other side of the barrier, and the size of the barrier must be large compared to the distance that individuals disperse.
The taxonomic rules that are used by biologists to classify organisms create a bias against recognizing ring species. Under these rules, a ring species must be classified either as a single species or as two species. Both classification schemes conceal the fact that there is gradual variation between reproductively isolated forms.
Ring species might be rare because many of them were destroyed before they could be discovered, as will be described below.
Importance of conservation
While ring species teach us about evolution, they also provide lessons about the importance of habitat conservation. They demonstrate that species can differ substantially between different parts of their ranges. Ensatina salamanders and greenish warblers are each usually classified as a single species, even though each contains populations that differ at the between-species level. As the commonly-used phrase 'endangered species' reveals, most conservation efforts are directed at the species level, and species are often eliminated from much of their range before they receive legal protection. However, within-species variation is an important component of biodiversity. Whenever a species is eliminated from part of its range, unique traits that were only found in that area are lost forever. Not only are the species and its traits lost from that area, but the particular story of evolution that could be learned from it is lost as well.
It is not a coincidence that the best two examples of ring species are both found in relatively undisturbed mountainous habitat. Ring species might have existed at one time in habitats such as the grasslands of central North America, but those would now be destroyed or severely altered because of the impact of agriculture. Large areas of greenish warbler habitat are being deforested, particularly in China, India, and Nepal, and this process might continue to the point that future biologists would not be able to recognize greenish warblers as a ring species. Undoubtedly, many undiscovered ring species are being destroyed now because of human activity, and many more will be lost in the future if we fail to protect their habitats.
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Split Fountain Wedding
This invitation was designed by Julia Kostreva. We felt this was a unique wedding stationery set in both it's design and production. Julie worked with us to lay out the press sheet for her design in a way that could utilize a split ink fountain. (That's were a couple colors are loaded in the ink fountain and blended together in a single color pass on press.) It is printed on Crane Lettra Fluorescent White 110lb cover. It also has a unique halftone applied to the floral artwork that made additional visual texture within the letterpress printing. PS. This is featured today on Martha Stewart Weddings.


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There is no preferred sequence for the Engineering Management courses, except that ENMG 652 – Management, Leadership and Communication is a prerequisite for ENMG 654 – Leading Teams and Organizations.
All four of the Engineering Management certificate courses apply to the M.S. in Engineering Management. Up to three management courses may be applied to the M.S. in Systems Engineering.
To achieve technical depth in a discipline, students are encouraged to take four courses from one of the tracks. However, students may take courses from multiple tracks.
In general, undergraduate engineering programs are accredited by ABET and graduate programs are not. The University System of Maryland requires that all university academic programs be reviewed every seven years. The UMBC Engineering Management program was reviewed by an external review team in 2009 and received excellent marks. UMBC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education; the Accrediting Board for Engineering Technology, Inc.; and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. The 2006 Middle States Evaluation Team found UMBC to be in full compliance with all standards of excellence.
UMBC does not allow graduate courses to be counted toward more than one graduate degree. In order to receive both the M.S. in Engineering Management and the M.S. in Systems Engineering, it is necessary to take a total of 20 graduate courses.
International applicants must apply much sooner, generally six months before the beginning of the semester, to ensure that they will have enough time to receive a U.S. visa.
Students can take up to two courses from other universities by following the inter-institutional enrollment process.
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Senjyu Sushi
I still have the RM5 voucher for Senjyu Sushi valid until 20th November. But with this busy schedule, it's hard to find time to head back. (I can hardly find time to blog about this!) I was there earlier this month.. or was is late last month?.. with WMW and Simon.
Senjyu Sushi's second outlet is located in Cineleisure, just beside McDonald's. Their first outlet is at Sunway Pyramid which was open just a few months earlier.
We were told that the wasabi is fresh and flown in from Sakura land. This is really good stuff. The wasabi stings the nose right after it touches the tongue unlike those at the other sushi chains.
Abalone Ikura (RM12). Simon had this. Looks really good, but I wouldn't know the taste until the next time I'm back in Senjyu Sushi.
The Foie Gras Maki which came with the Oyster Mentai Maki.
The Oyster Mentai Maki.
The makis comes in pairs. RM24.90 for 4 pieces. I think it's quite reasonable for the goodies? .. then again I have got taste them myself to know. Simon had them... droolss.
Nasu Dengaku (RM5.90). The grilled eggplant topped with fish flakes which tasted really good. The outer part if the eggplant was lightly crispy, the inside all soft and sweet. And the plus plus was the miso and bonito topping that they put on top.
WMW's Inaniwa Udon with Tori Ankake (RM19.90). I tasted the soup, filled with flavor just like how I like my soups.
Yasai Miso Soup with noodles (RM13.90). This noodle soup is actually not on the menu. Since I wanted something soupy, I was recommended the Yasai soup, and the chef added the udon for me. I often do not order udon because the thick circular noodles is just too thick for me. But this was flat and did not turn all soft after being soaked in the soup for a long period of time. This was one of my most enjoyable Japanese noodle dishes I have tried so far.
Japanese Curry! Curry curry curry! The curry continue to boil as there is a burning gel at the bottom of the clay pot so you can be assured that your curry stays hot.
Mixed Agemono (RM16.90) goes with the Japanese Curry. The Agemono which consisted of chicken, salmon, quail eggs and Shikate mushrooms. This is really good stuff. The crispy Agemonos were all delicious. Dry and crispy on the outside and still juicy on the inside. And as for the pot of curry, I wished it was a Magic Curry Pot.
The interesting looking Charcoal Udon (RM14.90) which I was told it was good for digestion. I wonder if Simon "processed" well that night hehe.
WMW order the Aspara Niku Kushiyaki (RM5.90), grilled strip loin beef rolled with asparagus. Not really a fan of this one as I found the beef a wee bit dry.
Tori Kawa Kushiyaki aka the crispy chicken skin (RM4.9) The looks of it reminded me if the curly crispy chicken skin I had in Bangkok.
Portabello Tsukune Kushiyaki (RM7.90). WMW let us try the meat stuffing.. good stuff. I like the combination of beef and vegetables that they minced together.
The sticky Mochi Unagi Kushiyaki (RM9.90). Grilled Japanese rice cake paired with succulent river eel which Simon had. I got a feeling I won't be liking this. Melted mochi is... well... not really my taste.
Halfway eating and taking pictures, the waiter clear our table of empty plates but inadvertently cleared one side of WMW'd chopsticks. WMW didn't even realize until later that she was using a chopsticks and a yakitori stick!
We ended the meal with deserts, something called the Pretty Ugly pudding (RM7.90).
This green Edamame pudding was named ugly as the surface of the pudding is not smooth, but with port holes.
The pretty supposed to be smoother, but this is preety ugly. I didn't like both of the pudding. It was too creamy for me with out the hint of Edamame or the pumpkin.
Overall I think it was a good meal. Will I return to use the RM5 voucher which I received after this meal? Yup! but... it's not about the RM5 la. Food is good, service is above par, ambiance is excellent.
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