Aboutthatcar.com Kia Sorrento

The 2014 Kia Sorento has made some real changes.  The engineers made the vehicle more spacious and it also has a quieter ride.
 
 
 
By Frank S. Washington
 
PHOENIX, AZ – When anybody is trying to sell you a new model of anything, they always tell you that it’s completely new. The usual response is yeah, right.

 

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Top 10 overlooked stunning buildings

The Hanoi Museum, designed by GMP Architekten of Germany, incorporates some common themes of museum construction with a new twist. Photo by Marcus Bredt

 

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While most travelers know to visit the Musee d’Orsay while in Paris or the Guggenheim Museum when in New York City, there are hundreds of buildings that get overlooked, either because of their location or simply because there are a number of other sites in the city worth seeing. 

 

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NYF Gets New CEO

By Rahman Shareef

 

New Young Fathers.com (NYF) announces that its original Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder, Andre’ Dandridge will be resigning from his position of CEO on April 1, 2013, and will change roles to the position of Treasurer of Board of Directors.  Mr. Dandridge has served as the CEO of the organization since its inception in 2008.  

 

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Symposium on April 6, 2013

The Friends of Michigan History, Inc. and the Michigan Historical Center are partnering to put on a Symposium on April 6, 2013 at the Michigan Historical Center, which is located at 702 West Kalamazoo Street in downtown Lansing.  The all day event is done as part of the Sesquicentennial commemoration  of the American Civil War (1861-1865). 

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Sandwich Generation-An Unavoidable Meal

By Rick Garcia
 
I grew up having my elders around the house. In those days, everything evolved around our “Abuela,” “Lola” or the old white-haired matriarch who took care of us when our parents were working. She was the after-school program and daycare with the benefits and perks of home and warm, loving hugs.

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Retire Smart: Letters from readers

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 Time to clean out the inbox and answer the most frequently asked reader questions!
 
  Q. I’m 43 and have just changed jobs. I have approximately $10,000 in my old 401(k) and I am not sure what to do with it. Help! – Dana

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Your Other 8 Hours: Why You’re Stuck: Change Your Path to Change Your Life

By Robert Pagliarini, 
Tribune Media Services
 
 
I’m a little embarrassed. Over the weekend, I dug into a fantastic book titled “Handbook of Motivation Science,” and I had an epiphany.

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Two Suspects Nabbed in Home Invasion Call

 

Right: Colton Anderson and Left: Alan Marshall

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at approximately 1:00 a.m. Lansing Police Officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Vine St. in regards to a Home Invasion in progress. The caller/home resident informed dispatch that several male subjects forcibly entered the house with weapons. Anderson and Marshall  have hearings scheduled in 54-A District court in front of Judge Deluca.

 

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Local Food Conference Stirs Community

Top: Participants meet and greet between sessions at the Everybody Eats 2.0: Food democracy session at Trinity Church. Bottom: Children painted slogans and art during the conference.
Photos by Belinda Thurston

 
By Belinda Thurston
 
A karate dojo in Flint started a garden. It created job opportunities for teens and fresh produce in a post-industrial desert.

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The Onion’s Big Fail, And What It Demands Of Us

In 2013, Quvenzhané Wallis became the youngest person ever to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance in “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012). She is also the first Academy Award nominee who was born in the 21st century. She will be playing the role of orphan Annie in an African-American film version. 

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