| Union Township artist struts his stuff
Morton Wendt Tucker Jr. was about 4 years old when he'd tag along with Dad to his grandfather's Hammond home, where the elder Tucker was doing remodeling work.While his father worked, the young boy would pull out his grandpa's scrapbook and admire the photos in it, until he became bored and looked to do something else. Tucker Sr., hoping to keep his son occupied and out of trouble, pulled out a pad of paper."Here," he told his son. "Just draw something."Tucker Jr. retrieved the scrapbook, took out a photo of an old steam engine, and drew it. Then he found other photos -- a truck, a car, scenery -- and drew those."I decided I really liked doing it," Tucker said. "I branched out."Tucker eventually segued from drawing to painting while a student at Griffith High School. He put his artist brush down when he was 21 and didn't retrieve it until several years later after support from his wife, Kathy."She encouraged me to get back into it," he said.Tucker is now a realist painter and the proprietor of The Gallery & Studio of Morton Wendt Tucker Jr., located at his home in Union Township.
The Global View
The use of these IT technology solutions are another step to improve efficiencies in Asia for procurement and spend management. I learned that there are efforts to have the Philippines as a back office provider for purchasing services. There are some reasonable factors that support this effort: In the Philippines English is the second language, and the literacy rate is high per capita. The cost of the labor is still one of the lowest in Asia, and it’s proximity to other Asian countries is convenient. Even the Visa policy is favorable to western visitors (no visa is required for most), and broadband availability is extensive. As companies look to cut costs through the outsourcing of indirect purchasing, the Philippines may be a viable option. I will be the Chairman of the upcoming Sourcing and International Procurement Organization Management conference in Shanghai on October 25/26.
Free parking in Brentford
Shoppers will be relieved to hear that a new free short-stay car park has opened up in Brentford. Following a two-year-long campaign by traders a temporary car park opened up last week in High Street opposite Brentford Lock. The first two hours are free to encourage people to 'stop and shop' but councillor for Brentford and chairman for Brentford High Street Steering Group Andrew Dakers reminded residents to walk, cycle or get the bus whenever possible. .
Disney's 'High School Musical 2' soundtrack releases in Hindi
MUMBAI:Times Music released the soundtrack from the hit Disney Channel Original Movie, High School Musical 2, in Hindi with Indian instruments. The album also includes three songs created just for the Indian marketplace, each produced by leading Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and remixed by DJ Suketu. The three inspired songs from Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy include 'All for one (Aaja Nachle)', 'Ud Chale' and 'Chhoti Si' which were sung by Raja Hasan, Shilpa Rao, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Raman Mahadevan, Neumon Pinto and others.
Music videos of these songs are choreographed by the likes of Bosco-Ceasar.
.
WEB EXTRA: 8-10 years for drunk driver in fatal crash
There's no sentence that I can give that will bring back Melissa, that will bring back Theresa's health and that will make the family happy,'' Judge Paul Troy told the victim's family today.��When you lose your child, nothing makes up for it, so I don't ask you to agree with anything I say.��As far as Mr. Byrne goes, his life is over. It is,' Troy said. "(For) a man 57 years old, even a year in prison is a long time ... and he's going to serve a lot longer than that.'' .
UPDATE: Poland's New PM To Use Previous Govt's 08 Budget Bill
We're well aware of the budget calendar," Tusk said. "The budget debate will begin next Friday, just as soon as I've made my inaugural speech to parliament," Tusk said. Civic Platform soundly defeated Jaroslaw Kaczynski's ruling Law and Justice Party in Oct. 21 elections. During the campaign, Tusk pledged Poland could achieve an "economic miracle" via tax and spending cuts, deregulation, and more business-friendly policies. Last week, Civic Platform's top economic policy spokesman Zbigniew Chlebowski, the chairman of parliament's public finance committee, said he hoped the committee would be able to introduce amendments trimming next year's central government deficit to PLN25 billion, despite limited room for maneuver. -By David McQuaid; Dow Jones Newswires; +4822 622-2766; david.mcquaid@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires November 16, 2007 07:26 ET (12:26 GMT) Copyright 2007 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
|
