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The all-new Dancing with the Stars: Live! Tour will feature a cast of the television show's most popular competitors, treating audiences to exciting and romantic performances. Dancing with the Stars dancers will choreograph brand new never-before-seen numbers and re-create some of the show's most memorable moments. Cat... |
Watch Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel" on the big screen for just $2.00 at Newtown's Edmond Town Hall on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Click for showtimes. |
Known to her fans as Zap Mama, Marie Daulne redefines the term "vocalist." She is more than just a singer — she alternates between storytelling and organic creative expression utilizing the tonality of the human voice. Catch her performance at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Friday. Find out more. |
The Friday night feature at the Darien Library is "The Lucky One" starring Zac Efron. Find out more. |
Catch a Danbury Whalers home game on Friday. Find out more. |
Head to the Observatory at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center on Friday to explore the night sky. Start by enjoying a presentation on Black Holes: The End of Space and Time, followed by a visit to view the night sky through a 22-inch research telescope. Find out more. |
Watch "Downton Abbey" at the Pequot Library on Friday. Find out more. |
Mary Mary performs at the Shubert Theater in New Haven on Friday. Find out more. |
Brookfield Library's Saturday movie matinee is "The Good Lie" starring Reese Witherspoon. Find out more. |
The UConn men's hockey team takes on UMass Lowell at the XL Center in Hartford on Saturday. Find out more. |
The UConn men's basketball team takes on Cincinnati Saturday at the XL Center in Hartford. Find out more. |
The Washington Art Association will open its annual young talent show Saturday with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Find out more. |
The Silo Cooking School at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford will offer a "Downton Abbey Dinner and Brunch" program on Saturday and Sunday. Find out more. |
The Westport Winter Farmers Market is open every Saturday. Find out more. |
An energizing Vinyasa class inside artist David Scanavino’s sculptural installation will be offered at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield this weekend. Accompanied by live folk-pop music by PJ Pacifico on Saturday. Find out more. |
Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk will be open late on Saturday for members and their guests. Enjoy a dance party with special performances, guest appearances from museum characters, snacks, prizes and more. Find out more. |
A domesticated grizzly bear finds that there’s more to life than being the star attraction of a mountain town nature show when a fast-talking mule deer offers him a crash course in woodland living in the movie "Open Season," which is the Saturday Family Movie Matinee at the Bridgeport Library this week. Find out more. |
The movie "Selma" opens in theaters this weekend. David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King Jr. in this historical drama set during the height of the American civil-rights movement, and depicting the marches from Selma, AL, to the state capital of Montgomery to secure voting rights for black people. Watch the trailer. |
The Jersey Boys are come to the Ridgefield Playhouse Saturday for a night of the hits including “Its Been a Long Time”, “I Don’t Want to Go Home”, and “Love on the Wrong Side of Town”. Find out more. |
Kawehi, a Lawrence, Kansas-based singer and composer, will be bringing her voice, guitar, keyboard, sampler and laptop to the Fairfield Theatre Company to create an evening of unique compositions on Saturday. Find out more. |
The finalists in the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras' Concerto Competition will perform for the title during a Music for Youth Young Persons' Concert Saturday at the Pequot Library in Fairfield's Southport section. Find out more. |
Otis and the Hurricanes performing at Alfa's in Milford this Saturday. Find out more. |
The WestportREADS Kick-Off event featuring author and broadcaster Frank Delaney on the Influence of James Joyce is this Saturday. Find out more. |
A reception to mark the opening of a new photo exhibit, "In the Spirit of Animals," is planned at the Fairfield Public Library's Kershner Galley on Saturday. Find out more. |
The Three Kings at the Palace Theater in Danbury is this Saturday. Find out more. |
Brides and grooms-to-be can head to the Danbury bridal show at the Ethan Allen Hotel this Sunday. Find out more. |
The Bridgeport Sound Tigers take on the Hartford Wolf Pack at the XL Center in Hartford on Sunday. Find out more. |
Pianist Alex Beyer will perform at the Pequot Library on Sunday. Find out more. |
Bring the kids out to Chelsea Piers in Stamford for JCC Greenwich's Big Day Out: A Family FUNdraiser on Sunday. Families will enjoy a climbing wall, batting cages, a bouncy castle and more. Find out more. |
Families are invited to celebrate the Annual Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Birthday Celebration on Sunday. Each year the Children's Library hosts a special event in celebration of Harold W. McGraw, Jr. (1918 - 2010), an Honorary Trustee and supporter of Darien Library. Find out more. |
Catch a showing of the controversial movie "The Interview" at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday. Find out more. |
Mr Fish is set to bring magic and science together at the Palace Theatre in Stamford on Sunday. Mr. Fish is the stage name for John Lepiarz, a longtime performer who got his start in the circus, including time spent with the Big Apple Circus. Find out more. |
"Taken 3" is the third and final installment in the Taken trilogy, and the sequel to the 2008 film Taken and the 2012 film Taken 2. The movie opens in theaters this weekend. Watch the trailer. |
The Ridgefield Playhouse is presenting a live HD telecast of "John" from the National Theatre in London on Sunday. Dancer/actor Hannes Langolf plays the title role. Find out more. |
The Irish troupe called "Themselves" will be at the Westport library on Sunday to perform songs of the past, as well as contemporary music on harp, violin and guitar. There will be step-dancing, too, along with poems and stories. Find out more. |
On Sunday, you can help the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness and childhood favorite Paddington Bear in their mission. This holiday season they joined forces to launch "be homeful," a special campaign designed to help families on the brink of homelessness stay in the comfort of home. As part of their campaign, ... |
Brazil makes a stop in Stamford on Sunday when the jazz quartet Rio Bound performs a mix of Brazilian jazz favorites during an afternoon performance. Find out more. |
Stop by the Danbury Whole Foods store Sunday for the Wing Bowl Championship. Sample and vote for your favorite chicken wing flavor. Find out more. |
Levi, a 10-month-old North American river otter, officially took residence at the otter tank at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in December. Visit him this weekend. Find out more. |
Twenty-four large model lighthouses are casting a creative festive glow in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk as they compete for visitor votes in the 13th annual “Festival of Lighthouses Contest.” The display runs through Janury 19. Find out more. |
A Billion Bicks LEGO exhibit is still on at the Stamford Museum and Nature Center. Find out more. |
The British-American actress Rachel Pickup is playing the starring role of Amada Prynne in the Hartford Stage production of Noel Coward's "Private Lives." Find out more. |
Two-thirds of Americans surveyed believe that within 50 years robot and computer automation will take on much of the work now done by humans, according to a newly released poll. At the same time, four-fifths of Americans said their job would remain human. |
Sixty-five percent of respondents to a Pew Research Center poll said that, in the next 50 years, robots and computers will "definitely" or "probably" do much of the work currently done by humans. Twenty-five percent said "probably not," and seven percent said "definitely not." |
Respondents under the age of 50 and those with high household incomes and levels of education were more skeptical of a robot takeover, Pew found. Thirty-five percent of 18- to 49-year-olds said the prospect was unlikely, while 27 percent of those aged 50 and over agreed. Thirty-seven percent of college degree holders s... |
Americans working in government or nonprofit settings were less likely to believe computers or robots could do their jobs than those working for large corporations or medium- and small-sized employers. |
Manual laborers were the most sure of their jobs still being around in 50 years, with 41 percent saying their jobs would “definitely” exist as is. Only 23 percent of employees in a managerial or executive roles were confident that their job would remain. |
Pew found that most employees, especially manual laborers, considered other threats to their jobs more serious than that of robots, such as competitors working for lower pay or the overall contraction of their industry. |
The signs and predictions that the human workforce will be displaced by automation on a grand scale in the near future continue to stack up. Last month, the American Association for the Advancement of Science said that robots will replace half of the global workforce by 2045. Jobs requiring moderate skill, unlike high-... |
A January report from the Oxford Martin School said that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that 57 percent of jobs were susceptible to automation. |
Meanwhile, in what it called a conservative estimate, the World Economic Forum recently said that advances in technology combined with socio-economic demographic changes could lead to the net loss of 5 million jobs in 15 major economies in 2020. |
Wait, How Much Is Time Warner Selling For? |
Update: News just broke that the deal is going through and that Time Warner Cable will be absorbed by Charter Communications, Inc. for $195.7 per share, which actually ends up valuing out to $78.7 billion. That's even higher than initially anticipated. |
In a rather expected development, it appears that Time Warner Cable will be absorbed by Charter Communications Inc. However, the details and amounts involved in the deal are raising some eyebrows. While regulatory red tape recently forced Comcast to leave an astounding $45 billion acquisition deal for Warner at the alt... |
Although the price jump is a bit perplexing, it is being reported that Charter Communications is closing a deal that will see the fourth-largest cable company in the U.S. climb a few rungs up the ladder to absorb the second-largest company, quadrupling its customer base. It will also expand Charter’s reach to mega-mark... |
It was generally expected that Charter Communications Inc., who attempted an acquisition of Time Warner Cable in late 2013 with a bloated $61.3 billion deal, would make another attempt. However, the nixed Comcast deal, while costing less, would have been a ticket to the top of the multimedia mountain. Besides gaining t... |
The Charter Communications deal, while putting significantly more money on the table, will essentially create more potent competition for the telecommunication kings at Comcast. Now, the combined forces of Charter and Time Warner (whatever they will call themselves) will collectively create a customer base of approxima... |
Consequently, there may be a the illusion of irony or outright politics at play, since the $55.1 billion deal is expected to move through, unmolested by federal intervention, while the lesser $45 billion Comcast deal fell through after it was mired in potential regulation and bad publicity. However, the saving grace fo... |
At the moment, the deal looks all but set as Charter CEO Tom Rutledge reportedly announced the imminent nature of the acquisition in a conference call. Barring any unforeseen federal recalcitrance the final i’s should be dotted on the deal by the end of 2015. |
Leading manufacturer of plastic pipes and fittings Wavin Plastics is joining forces with underfloor heating specialist ThermoBoard and leading insulation manufacturer Owens Corning Alcopor UK in a partnership that will offer the most advanced heating systems available. The systems will be sold under the Osma Underfloor... |
DFCC Vardhana Bank (DVB), Sri Lanka’s fastest growing commercial bank, recently upgraded its extension office which is located at 601/1 High Level Road, Gangodawila into a fully-fledged branch. |
The ceremonial opening of DVB’s new branch office was attended by DFCC Vardhana Bank Director/Chief Executive Officer Lakshman Silva, DVB’s senior management and staff as well as businessmen and members of the local community. |
The newly upgraded branch is located in the same premises as the old extension office and will now operate as an independent unit. It has been refurbished into a larger office with a higher operational capacity, which will provide quick and efficient commercial banking services at very high quality to all business and ... |
The branch will also provide LCs, foreign currency products such as NRFC, RFC and NNRFC and money transferring options via Western Union. DVB also offers the latest technologies with online banking services, a 24/7 call centre and access to over 500 ATMs through its own and partner ATM networks, which allow unlimited w... |
DFCC Vardhana Bank celebrates 11 years of excellence in the financial services industry this year. The bank remains committed to leading the economy with financial inclusivity while spreading warmth, fellowship and stability in the local community. |
MOSCOW, Idaho – Uncertainty in leadership that has loomed darkly over the University of Idaho this year continues – for at least another few days. |
The Idaho State Board of Education, meeting in Boise Friday, deliberated the fate of Idaho athletics director Rob Spear for two hours in executive session but came to no resolution. |
“There will likely be another meeting next week,” according to Mike Keckler, the board’s chief communication and legal affairs officer. |
Spear was placed on a 60-day administrative leave in April by UI President Chuck Staben following social media accounts early this year from two former Vandals women athletes. The accounts said that five years earlier Spear did not adequately address their complaints that a former UI football player had harassed them a... |
In parallel with Spear’s administrative leave, UI initiated an in-depth review of its policies for responding to harassment complaints. That review is ongoing. It was not finished when Spear’s leave was due to expire in early June, and Staben extended the leave indefinitely. |
In May, Staben and the board announced Staben’s contract would not be renewed after this year. Possibly because they decided to end Staben’s tenure, board members concluded that they – and not Staben – should decide whether Spear comes back from leave or is fired. |
Staben declined to specify what he recommended to the board, saying he could not disclose that because it was a personnel issue. |
“It is important to get this resolved,” Staben said. |
In Spear’s absence, Pete Isakson, UI associate athletic director/revenue generation and executive director of the Vandal Scholarship Fund, is serving as interim athletics director. Isakson has already hired one coach. |
After Staben told the board of education this spring that Idaho might have to cut women’s soccer to help eliminate an ongoing approximately $1 million deficit, coach Derek Pittman resigned to become coach at Texas San Antonio. The board gave UI officials a year to develop a plan to balance the budget. With soccer spare... |
After Idaho’s student government discussed calling for Spear’s firing in the wake of the former athletes’ complaints, Staben addressed an Associated Students University of Idaho meeting. Staben called Spear a role model for Idaho, but a week later at another ASUI meeting, he announced Spear had been placed on administr... |
“We got some additional information that suggested that was the best course of action for the university,” Staben said. |
Published: July 13, 2018, 5:28 p.m. Updated: July 13, 2018, 7:59 p.m. |
Current Bronco Sadi Henderson along with Boise State alums Marisa Howard and David Elliott will compete this week at the United States Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, California from June 22-25. The trio will be competing for the chance to represent Team USA at the IAAF World Championships in Londo... |
Henderson will run in the first round of the 800m on Thursday, Howard will compete in the 3,000m steeplechase semifinal also on Thursday at 8:13 p.m. and Elliott will run in the 5,000m final on Friday at 10:10 p.m. |
Fri., July 22, 2016, 2:48 p.m. |
Border Patrol Agent John South said the teens were engrossed and wandered into the United States. |
South said agents detained them while contacting their mother, who was nearby on the Canadian side. |
The agents then released the children to their mother. |
South on Friday declined to release the teenagers’ names, ages or describe what sort of terrain they crossed. |
He said they were detained Thursday near Sweet Grass, Montana, which borders the town of Coutts in Canada’s Alberta province. |
“Pokemon Go” is a game in which players go to different locations to find virtual characters that appear on their cellphones. |
Published: July 22, 2016, 2:48 p.m. |
Super Eagles’ Manager, Gernot Rohr has confirmed that he will make three changes to the Super Eagles starting line-up, when they tackle Seychelles in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier tomorrow. |
Leicester City striker, Kelechi Iheanacho and Bordeaux winger, Samuel Kalu, who both started the last competitive match against South Africa, were not with the team in Asaba, while John Ogu’s spot in the starting XI is under threat, following the return of Wilfred Ndidi. |
Four uncapped players in the shape of Paul Onuachu, Ndifreke Effiong, Valentine Ozornwafor and Ikouwem Udo are in contention to make their senior debut for Nigeria this international break. |
“From the training sessions, they have a chance to come into the game. It will be an interesting game on Friday, we need to see how they will handle the situation,’’ Rohr said. |
“We have already qualified, but we want to do well to improve, to be better. There’s no other FIFA window, so it’s very important two games. |
The German revealed that the two international matches would serve as an opportunity for the fringe and young players in the squad to show their worth ahead of the announcement of the roster for the tournament in Egypt. |
“These two games are important for some players to show themselves. We know most of them. We are younger from the World Cup, because some of the players of the World Cup are not here, we qualified without them. |
“It is an opportunity for these young players to show again, they deserve to go the AFCON,” Rohr concluded. |
Meanwhile, the players did not train in Asaba yesterday amid suggestions that they will hold two training sessions, reported Allnigeriasoccer.com. |
This was the first time the players and manager Gernot Rohr had met in four months and the German tactician decided to hold a team meeting yesterday, where he discussed his plans for the upcoming games against Seychelles and Egypt. |
The Super Eagles stars did not workout in the gym, as it is customary in the mornings, when they are in camp. |
There was good news regarding the fitness of Akwa United’s Ndifreke Effiong and Brighton’s Leon Balogun in yesterday’s first workout on grass, with both players coming through the session unscathed after presumably recovering from knee and shoulder injuries respectively. |
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