By Helene Smith
Well look who’s there!
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)
Posted on March 18, 2016
Whitney Young Grad To Serve Aboard USS Essex
By The Navy Office Of Community Outreach
MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Navy Midshipman Jessica Morales from Chicago, participated in the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps ship selection draft as a future member of the U.S. Navy’s Surface Warfare Officer community.
More than 280 midshipmen at 70 Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) units around the country have selected to serve in the Navy as surface warfare officers. Each selecting midshipman is ranked according to his or her grade point average, aptitude scores, and physical fitness.
“My NROTC unit is based on the Ann Arbor University of Michigan campus that trains young men and women to become naval officers in the Navy and Marine Corps,” said Morales.
Posted on March 16, 2016
Chicagoetry: All The Panthers Are Rose
By J.J. Tindall
All the Panthers Are Rose
A leaden lion
And a leather lion
Lurk through a savannah
Of spun gold.
Only one can be
Leader.
Posted on March 15, 2016
Cook County Bird Of The Month: The Timberdoodle
By The Forest Preserves Of Cook County
Throughout 2016, the Forest Preserves of Cook County invites visitors to see some of the most interesting native and migrating birds in the preserves.
Each month during the Forest Preserves’ 2016 Bird the Preserves initiative, a new bird will be highlighted. Visitors will have the opportunity to spot the bird of the month at an event or program, and learn what makes that bird so special. The March Bird of the Month is the timberdoodle, also known as the American woodcock.
Posted on March 14, 2016
Beachwood Photo Booth: Keep Havin A Good Day
(About Mary Schmich’s Rolodex
By Steve Rhodes
I ran across my old Rolodex the other day, its black cover grimy with dust, the old cards gray with age, the ink on the cards faded, and the sight of this ancient artifact made me wonder: Does anybody use a Rolodex anymore?
Uh-oh.
To which anyone younger than 35 might reply: What’s a Rolodex?
Is Bob Greene back?
No. It’s just the Tribune’s Mary Schmich waxing nostalgic for an inefficient office device in a way that is metaphorically perfect for a newspaper column.
Posted on March 9, 2016
At The Adler | What Is A Planet?
By The Adler Planetarium
Since it’s discovery, and 10 years after its reclassification to dwarf planet, Pluto is still plagued by its lack of true planet status. This begs the question, if Pluto isn’t a planet, then what is? What made the International Astronomical Union reclassify Pluto in 2006? On March 19th, the Adler Planetarium will be opening their newest temporary exhibition, What Is a Planet?, which explores the answers to these very questions.
The accepted definition of a planet has changed quite a bit over the past 500 years. At various moments the term has been used to describe the Sun, the Moon, and asteroids. And would you believe that Earth – the most familiar planet of all – hasn’t always been considered a planet?!
Posted on March 8, 2016
Beachwood Photo Booth: Nick’s Meat Market
(At The Field | Terracotta Warriors
‘A Dazzling Spectacle’
“China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors will be displayed at Chicago’s Field Museum,” New China TV reports. “Ten of the Emperor’s famed terra cotta figures have made the long journey from Xi’an to Chicago, along with 171 other artifacts on loan from 14 different museums in China.”
Posted on March 2, 2016
Experience Birding In The Cook County Forest Preserves!
By The Forest Preserves Of Cook County
Did you know that just after dusk in late March and early April, the male timberdoodle performs a strange mating ritual? Or that Baltimore orioles have a serious sweet tooth in spring and fall? The native and migrating birds spotted in the Forest Preserves of Cook County are as diverse and interesting as the Forest Preserves themselves.
Throughout 2016, the Forest Preserves invites visitors to take advantage of frequent opportunities to view some of the most interesting and spectacular birds in the preserves. Odd mating dances, unbelievable migrations and interesting birds including ruby-throated hummingbirds and red-bellied woodpeckers will take center stage at bird walks, festivals and informational programs across Cook County.
Posted on March 1, 2016