4th Annual OLLI Oscar Contest AND Movie and Pizza Party

Ballots are available in the office now for the 4th Annual Oscar Contest! The contest is open to all OLLI members; one entry per person, and completed ballots must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 19.

Winners will be announced, and prizes will be awarded, on Thursday, February 26 at the Movie and Pizza Party. (Winners need not be present; and you don't have to participate in the Oscar contest to attend the movie and pizza party - but it sure would be fun to do both!)

To enter the Oscar Contest, stop by the office and pick up your ballot today!

To register for the Movie and Pizza Party, see the details and instructions below.

Movie and Pizza Party  Heaven Can Wait   Thursday, February 26 5:00 p.m. at OLLI (pizza at 5:00, Oscar prizes at 5:15, movie at 5:30)   Cost: $5 per person (advance registration and payment required) - dinner includes pizza, soft drinks, and snacks   The OLLI Membership Committee invites you to take a break during this cold winter for a night of pizza, friends, and a terrific movie with a long Hollywood history - and 9 Oscar nominations! Join us for the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait, starring Warren Beatty and a supporting cast that features Julie Christie, James Mason, Buck Henry, Dyan Cannon, Charles Grodin, and Jack Warden.

About the movie: Joe Pendleton (Beatty) is a quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams who is involved in an accident and is mistakenly escorted to heaven by an overzealous guardian angel (co-writer and co-director Buck Henry). By the time the error is discovered, Joe's body has been cremated - so he returns to earth in the body of a wealthy industrialist, but never gives up his dream to lead the Rams to the Super Bowl. This charming, smart romantic comedy confronts big questions about destiny and fate as Joe navigates an uncertain path in his new body.

Open to all OLLI members! Guests are welcome. Please contact the OLLI office if you wish to register a non-member guest.

To register (no later than February 23):

1. Log in to your OLLI account at http://reg138.imperisoft.com/OlliIllinois/search/registration.aspx - search the drop-down menu for "Events," and register
2. By email - send your registration request to olli@illinois.edu
3. By phone at 244-9141
4. At the office during business hours (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

• Viber - allows for free long distance calling if the other person also has the app (I used it in Haiti).
• Facetime - allows you to see the person you're talking to during a phone call.
• Messaging - allows texting by voice as well as by keyboard.
• Voxer - push a button to talk to an individual or group. Can send text or share photos, too.
• Facebook -  social media app that lets you connect with your friends.

• CPL Mobile - access to Champaign Public Library.
• OverDrive - access to public library e-books and audiobooks.
• iBooks - download and read e-books.
• Kindle - app for reading Kindle e-books on a smartphone or other device.
• My Book List - scan ISBN barcodes to keep track of your books or as a quick way to add books to your reading list.
• Goodreads - easy way to keep track of your books, find reviews, scan barcodes to add books, share reading lists with friends. Always have your book list with you when you enter a bookstore!

• Weight Watchers - food tracking and recipes.
• Find Me Coffee - find a cup of coffee anywhere in the world!
• Open Table - make reservations at restaurants.
• Runkeeper - keep track of how far and how fast you walk and the routes you take, with distances.
• My Fitness Pal - track aerobic exercise, strength exercise, calorie intake, and protein, carbohydrate, fat, fiber, vitamins, etc.

• Argus - a pedometer with GPS, so you can use your phone to track walking and running steps as well as cycling.

   

   

• Spotify - create your own music lists.
• SoundHound - identifies any music playing around you, and can add it to your Spotify playlist if you wish.
• Shazam - to identify music and media playing around you.
• Doubletwist - music player.
• TuneIn Radio - over 100,000 real radio stations from around the world, and 4 million podcasts and programs. One station is BBC radio 4E that has radio dramas, quiz shows, documentaries, as well as a Canadian program called Just a Minute, an entertaining game show with verbal play and wit that has lasted over 5 decades. You can also tune into Champaign radio programming anywhere in the world that has wifi. The paid version lets you record programming.
• iBlink Radio - access to global radio stations, podcasts and local and national reading services for the blind or visually impaired.
• WILL Radio - listen to, rewind, and pause current content; on-demand content; and WILL radio schedule.
• PBS - for program streaming. Has many archived shows.
• Netflix - subscribers can watch Netflix streaming on their devices.
• Flixster - find out what movies are newly released in theaters and DVD, plus read reviews with a link to Netflix lists where you can add movies to your queue from the phone.
• Hoopla - access to movies, TV shows, and audio books via CPL.
• Quiz Up - quiz games with a timer against an unknown competitor among various categories.
• Big Patience (Lena Games) - tons of solitaire card games.
• Clickomania - time waster marble game.
• BigJig - for computer, a free jigsaw puzzle program with a new free puzzle every week.
• RefDesk - for computer, word games and crossword puzzles.
• Bubble Wars - game.
• Sudoku - excellent interface and many levels of game, with a new puzzle every day.
• Farm Hero Saga - game.
• Words with Friends - Game, similar to Scrabble, that you play with friends and family. You can also be matched with an unknown player. You can keep several games going at once and send chat messages to the people you are playing with.

• Weather Underground -  local radar, daily weather, and forecasts.
• Accuweather - forecasts and weather alerts.
• Raindar - local weather radar.
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• Weatherbug - uses real-time weather data. Gives weather alerts, including lightning strikes in your area.

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• Pic Stitch - combines photos into one picture.
• Photo Transfer - helps send and receive photos among various devices.
• Pic Collage - photos, stickers, frames and text to make collages.
• Instagram - post photos for friends to see, or make your settings more public. Photos can be edited with special effects before posting.
• Shutterfly - upload phone photos to Shutterfly, then share or create and order prints or gifts.
• GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) - free software for photo retouching and image composition, similar to Adobe Photoshop.

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• Ebay - buy, sell, or watch what's available.
• ShopStyle - fashion search engine to help locate where to purchase the type of item you request.
• ShopList - you can create all sorts of shopping lists and add to it every time you think of something you need. You always have your list with you when you shop! You can create multiple lists, too.
• OurGroceries - keeps your grocery list in order and your shopping on track; can organize grocery lists according to specific recipes.

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• Evernote - keep your projects together and organized; sync them across all devices.
• ASTRO Cloud & File Manager - organize, view and retrieve all your pictures, music, video and documents, regardless of where (cloud or device) they are stored.
• Splashtop - access all your apps and data remotely, using any computer or device.
• OK Google - use your voice to give a search request.

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• Star Chart - point your device at the night sky and find out what you're looking at.
• SkyView - augmented reality space exploration. Point the device and it will show position of planets, constellations, and satellites, including the Space Station and Hubble telescope. Tap on an item to learn more about it.
• LightTrak - shows angle of the sun or moon, any time - day or night. Useful for photographers, gardeners, solar panel owners, and geeks.
• Sci GraphCalc - free scientific graphing calculator with many extra features, such as math reference materials, unit conversions, currency conversions, and days between dates.
• ConvertPad - calculator and unit converter, including currency conversion.
• Audubon Guides - app with field guides to birds, mammals, wildflowers and trees.
• White Noise - continuous play of your choice of many sounds for relaxing or sleeping.
• Flashlight - good to use when you don't want to wake a sleeping partner.
• Scoreboard - keep score at all sporting events and games.
• Duolingo - free, interactive app to help you learn a language (Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Irish, Dutch, Swedish and many more). You can even compete with friends if you wish.
• Meditation Timer - lets you focus on the meditation and not worry about the time.
• Notes Plus - lets you take notes by writing with your finger or a stylus.
• Yahoo Finance - gives daily quotes on the S&P500, DJIA, and your selected stocks. Can also provide short or long term value curves and the numerical value for the day.
• 23 A Go-Go - mobile app that allows you to contribute to research, access your health results and explore new genetic discoveries at 23andMe.
• IHandy Level - one of 5 tools in the IHandy Toolkit. It allows your phone to function as a level.
• Art Institute of Chicago - floor plan, overviews, and in-depth multimedia presentations.

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