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Museum of Science and Industry | Month at the Museum
The Museum of Science and Industry is looking for one lucky person to live in the museum for a month, sleeping amongst the exhibits and participating in various science-related activities. Once the month’s over and done you get paid a cool $10,000.
On the plus side, you get to personally re-enact From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler . On the minus side, you have to pass a drug test (and maybe get background checked, too).
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Dave Matthews Band has announced that it will make its final stop for their 2010 tour at Wrigley Field on Sept. 17 and 18 before taking 2011 off. The band has had a history of dedicating its tours to environmental causes, holding charity concerts to help benefit The Bam Foundation, and the lead singer, Dave Matthews, has been known to speak his mind about peace and love sans war. In 2009, a immensely dedicated DMB fan lost his life at the age of 30, but not after making an impact of Matthews and his huge fan base. Matt Wahleigh sat front and center holding up a sign that simply said “Love.”
Ever since his passing the “Love Movement” has become front and center. People attend with their own homemade “Love” signs while others sport “Love” buttons. The message is simple, live life with generosity and kindness, something that DMB has been preaching since the beginning. Many of the band member make sure they have their buttons during each show and have become the perfect spokespeople for such an important cause.
How do you KIT (or, keep in touch) with friends, family members, business contacts when they aren’t “connected”?
I am talking no LinkedIn, Facebook, blog, Twitter, instant messenger, BBM, text, email … completely devoid of a techno-social existence. I struggle staying connected to my offline lads. By the nature of my profession (and personal interest in all things social media), I spend all day (most days) at a computer, in email, with my iPhone permanently affixed to my palm, typically within range of wired or wireless internet.
That said, I have friends and relatives who are teachers, bartenders, social workers, physical therapists, etc. who spend their days having actual human interaction (what?!) rather than interaction via technological means like tweeting and texting.
I am shocked when they don’t acknowledge an email within 12 hours, haven’t returned a text or don’t know what I am talking about when I reference a blog. The dude in my life isn’t on Facebook, where many of my IRL (in real life) event invites live. Have I forgotten to verbally invite him to an event before, expecting his attendance at an event he is completely unaware of? Absolutely.
After writing it out, this seems like a personal problem, but I doubt I am the only one dealing with it. Y’all have non-digital friends too … right? Rather than disconnect from them (unless you refuse to associate yourself & cut ties … harsh), how do you KIT with your network of non-connected connections?
Your NEW Favorite Music Blog
Have several favorite music blogs? Not any more you don’t. That’s because the Hype Machine keeps track of what the top music bloggers are writing about and handpicks the best tunes, making it a one-stop-shop for you to discover and consume the best music out there. You can also stream individual songs or whole playlists straight from the site or download them to your computer and mp3 player. Check it out at hypem.com and get ready…because visiting the Hype Machine will give you dance fever and make you the coolest cat on the block….or blog.
