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Groundbreaking Mt. San Jacinto College dance instructor to retire
What turned a public health nurse into a dance instructor was a compliment from a teacher. Now 28 years later, Gail Hoak, Mt. San Jacinto College dance department chairwoman, is retiring from teaching to use her "creative energy" in other ways.
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Elmbrook mixes in half-day kindergartners
Brookfield - Elmbrook School District parents seeking a half-day, 5-year-old kindergarten option can enroll their...
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Waukesha County Community Briefing
Man accused of theft during house party Waukesha - A 32-year-old New Berlin man accused of...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Beethoven's Seventh reaches its zenith
The Milwaukee Symphony will perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 this week, and with it complete the season-long cycle of all nine Beethoven symphonies.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Malone chooses not to play alone
Most jazz musicians polish their credentials and their chops as sidemen in other people's bands before drawing heavier paychecks as leaders.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Microsoft brings TV shows from NBC, others to Zune
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it will start offering television shows for its Zune portable media device, more than two years after Apple Inc introduced the feature for its iPod player.
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Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group to Develop Next Generation of In-Car Infotainment
Today, Microsoft Corp and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Mongku Chung, chairman of HKAG, were present as Martin Thall, general manager of Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit, and Hyun Soon Lee, president and chief technology officer of HKAG, signed the ...
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Microsoft and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group to Develop Next Generation of In-Car Infotainment
Today, Microsoft Corp. and Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group entered into a long-term agreement to co-develop the next generation of in-car infotainment systems. Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, and Mongku Chung, chairman of HKAG, were present as Martin Thall, general manager of Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit, and Hyun Soon Lee, president and chief technology officer of HKAG, signed the ...
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The Independent Voice of the University of New Mexico since 1895
The Jazz Infidels got their name after a month of debate. "It was something we could all semi-agree on," saxophone player Sam Isabel said. "'Infidel' has a connotation that you don't follow the norm. Plus, we wanted to indicate that we are a jazz band."
University of New Mexico Daily Lobo |
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Students get a taste of Mexico
HOBART Music filled the air and colorful artwork lined the walls, as Ridge View Elementary School students celebrated Cinco de Mayo.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Microsoft brings TV shows from NBC, others to Zune
Microsoft Corp said it will start offering television shows for its Zune portable media device, more than two years after Apple Inc introduced the feature for its iPod player.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Dinner drums up funds for cabin's move
It is not often that we have a chance to move history and at the same time take the family out for dinner. On May 23, you can do just that.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Founder to attend 75th anniversary party
ONE of the founders of Sherborne House School, Lakewood Road, Chandler's Ford, will return this Saturday (May 10) to attend an open day celebrating its 75th anniversary.
Hampshire Chronicle |
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Education briefs - East Lake County
MUSEUM OPEN Crown Point The Lake County Historical Museum houses artifacts, pictures, documents, and much more pertaining to the history and culture of Lake County. The museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, May through October, in the Old Lake Courthouse on the downtown square.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Britney Spears expected in court for custody hearing
Exactly three months have passed since Britney Spears slipped away from a psychiatric ward and promptly stirred up a paparazzi car chase, a scene that looked like the beginning of even more erratic behavior for the troubled pop star. In the weeks that followed, Spears started acting out of character, all right: She laid low and avoided the cameras. She spent time with family members. She found ...
The Charlotte Observer |
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Edgar J. Smith, Olympia tuba player
Edgar Jeffery Smith, a longtime tuba player with Dejan's Olympia Brass Band who mentored scores of young musicians, died in his sleep last week in Richmond, Texas. He was 56.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Prince working on first book as he turns 50
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Prince has been known by various names including an unpronounceable symbol and The Artist Formerly Known as Prince, but as he turns 50 this year he adds one more to the list -- debut author.
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Instruments to be collected tonight for needy students
Tuesday Musical has partnered with WAPS (91.3-FM) to provide musical instruments to students who can't afford them.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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Chicago symphony names music director
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association named maestro Riccardo Muti on Monday as the next music director of the orchestra, the 10th conductor to hold the post.
Akron Beacon Journal |
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City gives $470,000-plus to organizations
An effort to expand the Riverside School campus will receive the most federal grant money under a plan tentatively approved by the Grand Junction City Council on Monday.
The Daily Sentinel |
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Brouhaha Rhythm
By Michael T. Lin STAFF COLUMNIST You’d think it would be redundant to write an article for MIT students about the effects of stress, yet here I am. I suppose I just can’t help inflicting my thoughts on all of you — sorry about that. As it happens, stress is much like physical illness, in that it can manifest itself in physiological symptoms like muscular tics and discomfort, which is why ...
The Tech |
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What Muti Means To Chicago
"Landing him is a tremendous coup for Chicago, which has been without a music director since Daniel Barenboim's departure in 2006--especially since Muti had already turned down an offer from the New York Philharmonic in 2000. He will become the orchestra's 10th music director, effective with the 2010-11 season."
Arts Journal |
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911 call released
Athens County Emergency Communications yesterday released the 911 call made from the Riverpark Towers apartment where police found two dead students Saturday morning.
The Ohio University Post |
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Radiohead exudes confidence in new songs to start tour
Perhaps only Radiohead, the masters of rhythmic melancholy, could take a perfect, breezy South Florida late spring evening and make it rain.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Full Metal Racket: 3 Rock Dinosaurs Roar Back to Life
How is it that 1980s animals like Def Leppard, White Lion and Whitesnake are still able to roam the Earth? New albums from all three bands only serve to deepen the mystery.
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