Medicare 'Age In' open house set

KNOWLESVILLE - Orleans County Office for the Aging will present a Medicare “Age In” Open House from 3 to 5:30 p.m. June 4 at the Orleans County Fairgrounds, Trolley Building, 12690 Route 31.

thedailynewsonline.com (1 hour ago)

Madonna rocks sexy garters, sharp wit at Billboard Music Awards 2013 (Video)

On May 19, Madonna took the Billboard Music Awards' Top Touring Artist' prize as presented by Will.i.am in Las Vegas. The legendary performer was present for the 2013 festivities held at the MGM Grand...

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Hair shorn for a good cause

BLOOMINGTON -- The past caught up with the present for a few hours Sunday afternoon for Washington Elementary School teacher Kelly Mathy.

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Lakes area native thrives despite MS diagnosis

Emma Palm is not the kind of person to let a little unexpected life-change get her down. She’s tough. And she can prove it. Palm, 22, just completed her third year at North Dakota State University (NDSU) while carrying a full load of classes as a dietician major with a minor in psychology. She also a captain for...

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Tracing the Career of Tween-Lit Doyenne Judy Blume

After 44 years, Judy Blume's first feature-film adaptation, Tiger Eyes, arrives next week. In honor of that, we present below the tales of a fourth-graders’ superstar. ...

vulture.com (5 hours ago)

Partially Paralyzed Conductor Returns

NEW YORK — James Levine rolled onto the Carnegie Hall stage in his black motorized wheelchair and into a 6-by-6-foot mechanical podium constructed by the Metropolitan Opera. Belted into the wheelchair, Levine and two aides waited while the podium hoisted him about 3 feet in the air and its interior rotated 180...

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Bad Bad Hats: It Hurts

When you're looking for something upbeat, some rhythmic clapping and a kazoo solo really help. "It Hurts" is from Bad Bad Hats' 2013 EP of the same name and it's just kind of a good soundtrack for everything. The indie, folk, hipster vibe is definitely present, but if that's what it takes to get some kazoo happening...

gizmodo.com (5 hours ago)

Employers, employees face different challenges

We’ve been talking about high unemployment for a few years now, and we have different ideas of what that means. Although the unemployment rate has been as high as 12.4 percent between the start of the Great Recession in December, 2007 and the present, the actual number of people who have been continuously idle for...

lvrj.com (6 hours ago)

Area residents screened for hepatitis C on Sunday

LANSDALE - Fingers pricked, and then fingers crossed, about two dozen people sat in a makeshift waiting room inside the Lansdale United Methodist Church on Sunday afternoon, anticipating the results of an antibody test to determine if they are infected with the hepatitis C virus. It was part of National Hepatitis...

thereporteronline.com (6 hours ago)

NBA playoffs: Pacers, Heat start bracing to square off again

Miami - A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments. Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front. The Eastern Conference finals...

sltrib.com (7 hours ago)

Jay-Z gave a new Mercedes to a WNBA player

The coolest graduation present.

usatoday.com (9 hours ago)

Letters: Europe and the fight for fair wages

Bob Crow is correct to label the European Union as a free-market straightjacket increasing misery for the continent's majority (Exit Europe from the left, 18 May), but he is mistaken to imagine we can improve matters by leaving. Should we do so we will then be out in the cold and easily picked off by big business...

guardian.co.uk (10 hours ago)

Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Sunderland | Premier League match report

Gareth Bale collected possession in the last minute, he jinked inside, rolling the ball on to his left foot and unfurled a glorious shot into the far, top corner from 25 yards. Under normal circumstances, Bale's goal, his 26th of a stellar season, would have been the cause for frenzied celebration. Not here. It did...

guardian.co.uk (12 hours ago)

Incorrect tax withholding most frequent payroll error: E&Y

The present payroll practices, an essential element in employee satisfaction, faces hurdles like incorrect tax withholding, tax and regulatory changes, cost of solution, a study by global consultancy firm Ernst and Young (E&Y) said.    

indiatimes.com (14 hours ago)

The Chinese Duchamp?

Wang Xingwei, a Chinese artist who counts Marcel Duchamp amongst his heroes, is headed for Beijing's Ullen Center for Contemporary Art for his very own retrospective this month. Showcasing a selection of whimsical, bizarre and even slightly frightening paintings, the exhibit showcases the anti-establishment attitude...

huffingtonpost.com (15 hours ago)

Video: Work spaces: Past and present

Richard Schlesinger visits Herman Miller, the creator of iconic chairs and furniture, as well as the dreaded work cubicle. So what's in store for the workplace going forward?

cbsnews.com (15 hours ago)

NBA Playoffs 2013: Knicks future looks a lot like their present

philly.com (16 hours ago)

Bisexual Book Awards and Bi Lines VI combine for a stunning multi-arts evening

On June 2nd, the Bi Writers Association will present Bi Lines VI, a spectacular multi-arts event celebrating bisexual writing, which includes the first Bisexual Book Awards in the world.Held at Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City...

examiner.com (17 hours ago)

Aston Martin Shows New Design Direction With One-Off CC100 Concept

Aston Martin has splurged on a present for itself as the company celebrates its 100th birthday this year. The British automaker has built a special one-off car called the CC100, whose styling pays homage to the legendary Aston Martin DBR1 race car from the 1950s, while also giving an idea of what future production...

forbes.com (20 hours ago)

Fond du Lac High School presents Night of Rolls

Fond du Lac High School will present a Night of Rolls featuring the school's percussionists beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, at the Fond du Lac High School Performing Arts Center.

fdlreporter.com (21 hours ago)

Film, training will focus on issues for aging gays

The Rogue Valley Council of Governments Senior and Disability Services and Oregon AARP will present the documentary film "Gen Silent" at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Smullin Center on the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center campus in Medford.

mailtribune.com (21 hours ago)

Edmund Burke: Philosopher, Politician, Prophet by Jesse Norman – review

Is this book about Edmund Burke or Jesse Norman? Should this review be about the "first modern conservative" or the man who might yet succeed David Cameron? I merely ask, as the pre-publicity for this biography-cum-manifesto has focused almost entirely on the author. With good reason: Norman is one of the most...

guardian.co.uk (21 hours ago)

Abuse of women and children – even nice guys are guilty of looking away

Andrew Norfolk of the Times picks up the Orwell Prize for his brilliant reporting of the Rochdale grooming case, and all journalists can be proud of that. But what about Rochdale lessons-cum-punditry? The Jimmy Savile aftermath? The abusing horrors of the latest Oxford case? Suzanne Moore in the Guardian says that...

guardian.co.uk (21 hours ago)

Willowwind students to present projects

Students will present and share their projects at Willowwind Elementary School's Portfolio Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at 950 Dover St. in Iowa City.

press-citizen.com (22 hours ago)

Dharamsala quiet as Chinese premier Li Keqiang begins India visit

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and Lobsang Sangay, the elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration, too are not in Dharamsala at present.    

indiatimes.com (22 hours ago)

Holy Family play slated for Tuesday

A cast of more than 30 fourth- and fifth-graders from multiple Holy Family Catholic Schools will present the musical "The Trial of the Big, Bad Wolf" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, in the St. Anthony Scho

thonline.com (23 hours ago)

PM to present Report Card of UPA-II on May 22

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will present the last Report Card of UPA-II on May 22 in which he is expected to list the positives.

india.com (23 hours ago)

PayPal was no friend in need

My son took out a £1,300 car insurance policy – or so he thought – with the insurer MMA. I encouraged him to play safe and use my PayPal account for the transaction. After a couple of months, he discovered that the car was not insured. MMA claimed he had been a victim of fraudulent brokers, who had set up bogus...

guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

Annual parade salutes those who serve

Armed forces of past, present feted

readingeagle.com (1 day ago)

Weekend: Spring concert

The Findlay High School Symphony Orchestra and the Findlay High School Chamber Orchestra will present a finale spring concert on Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Heminger Auditorium at Findlay High School.

thecourier.com (1 day ago)