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Around the world, women tend to be in poverty at greater rates than men. The United Nations reported in 1997 that 70 percent of 1.3 billion people in poverty worldwide are women, while American Community Survey data from 2009 tells us that 55.2 percent of the 42.9 million people living in poverty in the United States are women and girls. Women's higher likelihood of living in poverty exists within every major racial and ethnic group within the U.S. Among people in poverty, 16.7 percent are younger women ages 18 to 34, compared to 12.3 percent men in that age range.Older women are also much more likely than older men to live in poverty.IWPR has served as a resource on women's poverty issues since its founding in 1987.
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How Equal Pay for Working Women would Reduce Poverty and Grow the American Economy Persistent earnings inequality for working women translates into lower pay, less family income, and more poverty in families with a working woman, which is of no small consequence to working families. About 71 percent of all mothers in the United States work for pay. Of these, about two-thirds (68 percent) are married and typically have access to men's incomes, but married women's earnings are nevertheless crucial to family support. One-third (32 percent) are single mothers and often the sole support of their families. And many without children, both single and married, work to support themselves and other family members. This briefing paper summarizes analyses of the 2010-2012 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic supplement and uses statistical controls for labor supply, human capital, and labor market characteristics to estimate: 1) how much women's earnings and family incomes would rise with equal pay; 2) how much women and their families lose because women earn less than similarly qualified men; and 3) how much the economy as a whole suffers from inequality in pay between women and men. |
Defining College Affordability for Low-Income Adults PowerPoint presentation on "Defining College Affordability for low-income adults: Improving returns on investment for families and society" prepared for the Lumina Foundation's Authors Conference. |
Gender Poverty Gap Grows in Recovery: Men's Poverty Dropped Since Recession, Women's Poverty Stagnates The persistent gap in male and female poverty has been growing during the economic recovery, with 16.3 percent of females, and 13.6 percent of males living in poverty in 2012. The gender poverty gap reached an historic low in 2010 just after the official end of the recession, when 16.2 percent of females, and 14.0 percent of males lived in poverty (Figure 1). |
Spring/Summer 2013 Newsletter-25th Anniversary Edition This special 25th Anniversary edition of the newsletter presents a review of IWPR's policy research since our founding in 1987. |
The Importance of Social Security in the Incomes of Older Americans: Differences by Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Marital Status Social Security is the largest source of income for most older Americans and is even more vital to particular demographic subgroups of older Americans. Analyzing the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) for calendar year 2011, this briefing paper examines the role of Social Security and other income sources in the retirement security of older Americans. It explores the unique value of Social Security to different gender, age, race/ethnic, and marital groups. It finds that significant shares of the older population rely on Social Security for the majority of their income and that Social Security lifts 14.8 million people out of poverty. |
Financing Child Care for College Student Success This toolkit provides information about a wide range of funding sources for campus-based child care. It is intended as a resource for early care and education programs, institutions of higher learning, advocates, and policymakers. In addition to descriptions of each resource, it contains over a hundred links to websites of relevant organizations. It is designed as a guide for those seeking to provide quality child care for colleges and university students, considering how to strengthen and expand existing services, or hoping to build networks of support for students with children and other parents on campus. |
#G719, Toolkit, 44 pages
Investing in Success: How Quality Early Child Care, Education, and Workforce Training Improve the Well-Being of Girls and Women Recognizing that education is the gateway to opportunity, the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) has been a significant source of research on education and training, including work on early care and education, girls' experiences in the K-12 system, high quality workforce development opportunities, and postsecondary attainment. Its work has explored the importance of education for improving women's earnings, the importance of access to quality early care and education for mothers' labor force outcomes, methods for improving job quality among early care and education providers, the role of child care in spurring and sustaining economic development, the importance of low-income women's access to postsecondary education as a poverty reduction tool, strategies for increasing the success of student parents in college through providing child care and other supports, and inceasing women's representation in higher paying, traditionally male careers such as in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. |
The Gendered Dynamics of Income Security: How Social Science Research Can Identify Pathways Out of Poverty and Toward Economic Security The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) addressed issues of women, poverty and income security issues from its beginnings. IWPR's first publication on these topics, Low-Wage Jobs and Workers: Trends and Options for Change (published in 1989), finds a growing share of adults working in low-wage jobs and a growing share of families relying on low-wage work for a major share of family income. It also finds that women and people of color are far more likely to work in low-wage jobs than white males. Federal or federally-funded data sets analyzed for the study included the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the Panel Study on Income Dynamics (PSID). Low-Wage Jobs and Workers, a report funded by the U.S. Department of Labor and jointly disseminated with the non-profit Women Work! (then the National Displaced Homemakers Network), became the first of many influential policy pieces centered on poverty and income security. Since then, IWPR has continued to expand its research on poverty issues, focusing primarily on the topics of Social Security and older women's economic security, welfare reform and its impact on women and children, the impact of unemployment on low-income women and their families, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast region. IWPR's work has shed light on the experiences and needs of particularly vulnerable and underserved communities, inspired national and international conversations about these issues, and informed policy change. |
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A Clearer View of Poverty: How the Supplemental Poverty Measure Changes Our Perceptions of Who Is Living in Poverty In response to concerns about the adequacy of the official federal poverty measure, a new Supplemental Poverty Measure was recently developed to more accurately assess poverty. This fact sheet presents a rather different picture of poverty in the United States for the various demographic groups based on the Supplemental Poverty Measure and compares this new picture to the understanding of poverty based on the official measure, using data for the 2010 calendar year. |
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Single Student Parents Face Financial Difficulties, Debt, Without Adequate Aid |
Tools for Student Parent Success: Varieties of Campus Child Care This toolkit is the first in a series by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). It introduces the wide variety of child care services that exist at institutions of higher learning. Rather than an exhaustive study of campus child care programs, it is an introduction to possible options. It is for those seeking to provide quality child care at colleges or universities and for those considering how to expand or rethink existing services. |
#C393, Toolkit, 19 pages
Women and Men Living on the Edge: Economic Insecurity After the Great Recession The IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security, like several other recent surveys, finds that the effects of the 2007–2009 recession, known as the Great Recession, are both broad and deep. The IWPR/Rockefeller survey shows that more than one and a half years after the recession came to an official end, and the recovery supposedly began, many women and men report that they are still suffering significant hardships. They are having difficulty paying for basics like food (26 million women and 15 million men), health care (46 million women and 34 million men), rent or mortgage (32 million women and 25 million men), transportation (37 million women and 28 million men), utility bills (41 million women and 27 million men), and they have difficulty saving for the future (65 million women and 53 million men). On almost every measure of insecurity and hardship the survey reveals the Great Recession has visited more hardship on women than it has on men. |
C386, Report, 102 pages
Women, Poverty, and Economic Insecurity in Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis MSA Since the beginning of the recession in 2007, with its high unemployment and rising poverty rates, more families than ever are struggling to make ends meet. This briefing paper analyzes the impact of the recession on Wisconsin's families. It finds that nearly two-thirds of all households in poverty in Wisconsin are headed by single women and, across-theboard, women are more likely than men to be poor. Families headed by single mothers and families depending on women's wages have been the hardest hit. |
#R347, Briefing Paper, 8 pages
Improving Child Care Access to Promote Postsecondary Success Among Low-Income Parents This report examines the role of child care as a crucial support for parents who pursue postsecondary education. |
#C378, Report, 54 pages
Social Security: Especially Vital to Women and People of Color, Men Increasingly Reliant Social Security is the bedrock of retirement income for older Americans. IWPR analysis of the 2010 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) shows that Social Security remains the largest source of income for older Americans. |
#D494, Report, 22 pages,
Student Parents Face Significant Challenges to Postsecondary Success |
Child Care at College Campuses: a Critical Resource for Student Parents Testimony of Kevin Miller, Ph.D.,Institute for Women's Policy Research, before the Committee on Higher Education of the New York City Council |
2010 Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area (Produced by Washington Area Women's Foundation, Urban Institute, the Institute for Women's Policy Research, Trinity University, the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital) In 2003, Washington Area Women's Foundation released A Portrait of Women & Girls in the Washington Metropolitan Area, with the goal of presenting a clear picture of the lives of women and girls in the region—the District of Columbia, Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, Arlington and Fairfax Counties in Virginia, and the City of Alexandria, Virginia—that could be used as a basis for action. |
Women in New Orleans: Race, Poverty, and Hurricane Katrina IWPR analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) and U.S. Census Bureau data1 reveals that after Hurricane Katrina and the evacuation of New Orleans in August 2005, the city's demographics have changed with respect to race and economic status among women. |
Women, Disasters, and Hurricane Katrina Major disasters during the last decade have pushed planners and researchers to examine more closely the disparities among those hurt when crises hit. Research suggests that women often suffer disproportionately in comparison to most men when disaster strikes, while the elderly, and people in poverty, are more vulnerable than those with more mobility and those with greater access to resources. According to reports addressing disasters occurring outside of the United States, 1.5 times as many women as men died during the 1995 Kobe earthquake, and three times as many women as men died from the 2004 Asian tsunami; age and income level were contributing factors. |


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If you can't attend the Playford Ball practice sessions at COV from now through April 1 and you're coming to the ball, we hope you get a chance to dance some or all of the dances in your home communities beforehand. For those of you practicing at home (and many do, using the posted instructions and recorded music!), three of the dances can be viewed on YouTube in quite successful versions (thanks to David Tilove for discovering these links):
* Bryon's Boutade…
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Dorothy Cummings and I will launch CD*NY's 6-session ball prep season this coming Tuesday, Feb 25, to be followed by Orly the next week, and culminating on April 1 with Orly and me teaching (no, that's not an April Fool's Day joke!).
On the schedule for our first ball prep evening will be Mr Stapledon's New Hornpipe, a dance in triple time by Philippe Callens. John Stapledon, who passed away last year, was a fruit farmer in Wales who just happened to write some of the best English…
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Playford Ball prep for our 2013 Playford Ball on April 13 is underway. Sure, you can study the dances on your own (for the online booklet), but it's much more fun learning with others to live music! So, please join us on Tuesdays at Church of the Village (13th Street at 7th Avenue) beginning at 7 PM. Click here for the schedule.
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As many as 20 Fordham University students will join CD*NY's English dance this coming Tuesday as part of their literature course called Afterlife of Jane Austen (how the world she created lives on in literature, film, and other aspects of life in our time). This is a great opportunity for our community to generate an enduring interest in our dancing in a student population already disposed to enjoy it.
If you are an experienced English country dancer, please turn out for this special…
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Admission:$12 for members of CD*NY and full-time students (must show ID), $15 for non-members.
Admission Rates for Children:Children under ten Free. Children ages 10-15 get in at half the regular rate, teens 16-18 get in at $12 (student/member rate).
There are special prices for special dances.
Unless otherwise announced, English Country Dances are on Tuesdays, from 7 to 10pm, and Contra Dances are on Saturdays, 7:30-10:45, at the Church of the Village, 201 W 13th Street.
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Roots of the Mammalian Family Tree
An exceptionally complete skeleton, dating back roughly 140-150 million years, offers our closest look yet at the last common ancestor of modern mammals. Mesozoic mammals are among the most challenging and prized entries on a fossil hunter's life-list of discoveries. The essence of the challenge is size - the Mesozoic history of mammals was played out by tiny animals (fig. 1). Few specimens survived the destructive agencies of fossilization, and those that did are supremely difficult to find and collect. Most are fragmentary and most named species are based on isolated teeth and jaws. In nearly two centuries of searching, only a few precious complete specimens have been recovered and, without better fossils, long segments of mammalian history have remained in the dark. But [in their article], Ji, Luo, and Ji1 describe one of the most complete and exquisitely preserved specimens ever found. It comes from the same Late Jurassic/Early Cretaceous deposit of Liaoning, China that recently yielded spectacular feathered dinosaurs2 and a complete therian mammal skeleton3. The latest discovery helps to fill a wide gap in the fossil record, and brings new information to classic problems on the origin and interrelationships of early mammals. The first Mesozoic mammals were discovered in 1812 by a mason in a tilestone quarry near Heddington, England. These fossils came from the Middle Jurassic (roughly 165 million year old) Stonesfield Slate, and consisted of two isolated lower jaws, each belonging to a different species. Today the Stonesfield jaws are still the oldest-known fossils of the 'crown clade' Mammalia4 - the lineage founded by the last common ancestor of living mammal species (Fig. 2). The tiny jaws quickly found their way to the University of Oxford where, in 1818, Baron Georges Cuvier examined them on a sojourn to England. Renowned for his ability to judge the nature and affinities of an extinct animal from a part or even a single fragment of a skeleton, Cuvier pronounced the Stonesfield specimens to be mammalian5. He lived up to his reputation, and his identification was the first of many violations of what had been considered a very general rule - that mammals did not live during the Age of Reptiles. A century-and-a-half later and hundreds more Mesozoic mammal fossils had been discovered, yet the two Stonesfield jaws remained among the most complete specimens known. Screen washing techniques pioneered by Claude Hibbard in the 1940s offered the first clues to an unsuspected diversity of Mesozoic mammalian species6. Over several decades and a huge investment of labor, many tons of Mesozoic sediments were sieved through a succession of screens graded to trap even the smallest fossils. But most recovered specimens consisted of only teeth and broken jaws, and the emerging view of early mammalian history became overly focused. In 1968 Alfred Sherwood Romer admonished, "So great has been this concentration on dentitions that I often accuse my 'mammalian' colleagues, not without some degree of justice, of conceiving of mammals as consisting solely of molar teeth and of considering that mammalian evolution consisted of parent molar teeth giving birth to filial molar teeth and so on down through the ages"7. The first great advance toward a more complete knowledge of the structure and relationships of Mesozoic mammals came in the 1960s, when the Polish Academy of Sciences sent a series of expeditions into central Asia. Dozens of Late Cretaceous mammal skeletons representing several different lineages were collected6. Throughout the 1990s, Asian expeditions led by the American Museum have been collecting hundreds more Late Cretaceous specimens that document, in even greater detail, the initial diversification of therian mammals (fig. 2)8-9. And discoveries elsewhere have added to this wealth of new data, initiating a renaissance in our knowledge of early mammalian history. Computer-assisted cladistic analyses of data from these more complete specimens 4,8-9 profoundly altered the picture of Late Cretaceous mammalian diversity that was painted in Romer's time10. For example, Romer's generation accepted that Mammalia arose in the Triassic (which immediately preceded the Jurassic), whereas the new analyses indicate that the species ancestral to living mammals probably lived in the Early or Middle Jurassic, and that Mammalia is 20 to 40 million years younger than once believed. Until very recently, however, the earliest details mammalian history were obscured owing to the lack of complete fossils. The remarkable specimen described by Ji and colleagues1 is, along with a primitive therian mammal announced last year from the same locality3, by far the most complete and informative ever discovered for a 20 Myr or longer segment of Jurassic and Early Cretaceous time. Ji et al. Present an analysis of evolutionary relationships, including dental evidence and data from throughout the skeleton, that places the new find very near the base of the mammalian crown clade (Fig. 2). Their analysis indicates that Triconodontidae - a group once believed to contain the direct ancestors of modern mammals - is not a natural group. Originally founded on the dental attributes that inspired its name, some triconodonts seem to be closer to mammals than to other so-called triconodonts. But discovery of Ji, Luo and Ji also highlights the presence of homoplasy - the independent evolution of similar features- in skeletal characters, corroborating an earlier finding that no region of the skeleton is immune to homoplasy11. Still, the data to be gleaned from the skeleton are strong enough to overthrow the apparent dental resemblance of the triconodonts to one another. And it is skeletal characters that largely support the sister group relationship of multituberculates (a long-lived and long-enigmatic lineage of extinct mammals) with therian mammals, once again contradicting hypotheses derived from dental evidence. This beautiful specimen also offers new insight into what the ancestor of modern mammals was like. Working out when mammals first moved into the trees, and whether this happened more than once, has been problematic. Ji and colleagues' find indicates that the crown lineage Mammalia arose as a terrestrial species, and that only later did its therian descendants become arboreal. Even with this spectacular new find, long gaps still punctuate our Mesozoic record of mammals and their extinct relatives. But this exciting Chinese locality has now produced so many exquisite tetrapod fossils that additional complete specimens of early mammals are likely to be unearthed. We can then expect rapid increases in the resolution of what was once the most fragmented segment of our early history. This article first appeared in the March 25, 1999, issue of the journal Nature. Timothy Rowe is in the Department of Geological Sciences and the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 USA email: email@example.com
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Thomasville City Schools, 400 Turner St., will host its annual job fair for teachers from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 17.
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still waiting to find a way for prounanciation to work. Anyone has installed pronounciation?
hi, can anyone help me. i tried to install one of those english to spanish and spanish to english dictionarys but cant seem to get it to work. i followeed the instructions on the first post and when i try to extract the file i renamed, it says i cant because it is corrupt... anyone know how to fix this? or am i doing somehting wrong
I upgraded wedict and now voice system dont work anoymore. How I get it back?
to make pronunciation work in wedict, u need to install the sound (.wav) files for each word u'd like to pronounce. this can be very costly on storage space because a set of 20,000 english words pronounciation files will be over 150mb. if u still like to install the sound files, a version of real-person sound files are available here, http://sourceforge.net/project/downl...irror=easynews
1. download it to your mac/pc desktop. a compressed "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS.tar.tar" file will appear.
2. decompress the file and you will get a giant "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" folder. it's over 150mb so have patience. in this folder, a folder will be made for each letter of the alphabet. and in each alphabet folder, thousands of individual wav files for each word will be created. in total, you'll have tens of thousand of files in the "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" folder.
3. now use WinSCP (or similar program on Mac) to copy the whole "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" folder, keeping its file structure, into the /private/var/root/Library/weDict/ directory on the iPhone. after transfer, "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" directory should be located at /private/var/root/Library/weDict/WyabdcRealPeopleTTS
4. now go to weDict (v.0.6), and assuming you have a English dictionary installed, you should be able to press on the speaker icon to hear it pronounced. remember a word can be pronounced only if its wav file is available.
the reason why the sound file is so large is because these are sounds digitized from real people, not machine generated. i'm sure if we simply use TTS sound generator, it'll take up much less disk space, but then not as accurate. enjoy.
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I saw in the knowledge base that this was not compatible with 1.1.3, was there any plans of making it compatible or is there any simple fix that can be done? Thanks!
compatibility with 1.1.3 is not consistent. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. i've tried ste's wedict and dictionaries, and they seem to work fine, but when i added laoren's chinese dict, then wedict stopped working (wedict opened to a blank screen then quit right away). when this happens, remove wedict and all dictionaries, then install ste's wedict and one english dict only, and it seem to work again. then gradually add one dict at a time, so u can single out the culprit dict that makes it not work. i use wedict 0.6.1 (but about info says it is 0.6).
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iphone 8gb
firmware 1.1.4 ziphone aju
at&t non-activated user
windows vista + itunes 7.6.2
san francisco
u need to keep the file structure of the whole "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" directory. don't just copy one wav file into wedict directory. say u have a book.wav sound file. that sound file should be stored at:
create a "WyabdcRealPeopleTTS" directory inside /private/var/root/Library/weDict/, and create a directory of your starting letter, like "b", then put ur individual wave files in it.
this is a way for u to test individual wav files. once it works, u should still copy the whole WyabdcRealPeopleTTS dirctory into the weDict directory. there are total 20,000 entries (wav files) in WyabdcRealPeopleTTS.
iphone 8gb
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ah thank you howard3849! This is really the only thing stopping me from going to 1.1.3 becuase I use it frequently for my language course (the japanese dictionary).


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How to Live
Or a Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
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More than 400 years after his death, the words of writer and philosopher Michel Eyquem de Montaigne still ring true. In this engaging biography, Sarah Blakewell profiles the man known to many as the "first truly modern individual."
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The riding accident, which so altered Montaigne's perspective, lasted only a few moments in itself, but one can unfold it into three parts and spread it over several years. First, there is Montaigne lying on the ground, clawing at his stomach while experiencing euphoria. Then comes Montaigne in the weeks and months that followed, reflecting on the experience and trying to reconcile it with his philosophical reading. Finally, there is Montaigne a few years later, sitting down to write about it – and about a multitude of other things. The first scene could have happened to anyone; the second to any sensitive, educated young man of the Renaissance. The last makes Montaigne unique.
The connection is not a simple one: he did not sit up in bed and immediately start writing about the accident. He began the Essays a couple of years later, around 1572, and, even then, he wrote other chapters before coming to the one about losing consciousness. When he did turn to it, however, the experience made him try a new kind of writing, barely attempted by other writers: that of re-creating a sequence of sensations as they felt from the inside, following them from instant to instant.
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2008-12-11: Today W3C announced a new standard that will help Web designers and developers create sites that better meet the needs of users with disabilities and older users. Drawing on extensive experience and community feedback, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 improve upon W3C's groundbreaking initial standard for accessible Web content, apply to more advanced technologies, and are more precisely testable.
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Following up on yesterday's post, here's a chart of a composite of leading indices for the U.S.:
A less-brave, new LEI
The Conference Board updated this month the composition of its Leading Economic Indicators index. The most important change was the substitution of M2 for a proprietary index of credit conditions. Over the last year, especially, it had become embarrassingly evident that M2 was pushing the LEI up, and that this was not justified by economic conditions. M2 accounts for almost a quarter of the index....


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See the ten hottest shows on the London comedy circuit
Don't know about you, but we like to be 'in the know' about the comedy shows in London that are 'so totally hot right now'. Well, using some sort of complicated algorithm the list below gives you the top 10 most popular comedy shows currently on the Time Out website. Now you'll never miss out those hot tickets that everyone's talking about – hurrah!
Tim Key – Single White Slut
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You may know Tim Key as Alan Partridge's number two, Sidekick Simon. But you should know Key for his superb live work, combining lovingly shot short films, silly, pithy poems and ridiculous stories. He's one of our favourite comics, well, ever. Now he's bringing the next in his 'Slut' series (following 'The Slut in the Hut', 'The Slutcracker' and 'Masterslut') to Soho Theatr, the Arcola Tent and Duchess Theatre: 'Single White Slut'. It's bloody marvellous. Read our review of Tim Key's 'Single White Slut'
- Duchess Theatre 3-5 Catherine Street, WC2B 5LA
- Tue Mar 11 - Fri May 2
Angel Comedy
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Stand-up from carefully selected open-mic comics and experienced acts testing new stuff or performing solid-gold sets – all for free (with a voluntary donation at the end, of course). The room gets absolutely rammed, so get down there early if you want to grab a seat. The club's now running seven nights a week. Mondays are either 'Bad Film Nights' or improv shows, Tuesday's show features an hour-long solo show or Edinburgh Fringe preview, and Wednesdays and Sundays are new act and new material gigs. To check the latest line-ups, see the dates below.
- Camden Head 2 Camden Walk, N1 8DY
- Tue Mar 11 - Sun Mar 30
Daniel Kitson: Analog.Ue
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
Following cult comic Daniel Kitson's parallel career as a storyteller has been like watching the evolution of the operating system in the film 'Her': what began as a whimsical diversion has evolved into something altogether stranger.Last year's 'As of 1.52pm GMT on Friday April 27th 2012, This Show Has No Title' saw Kitson starting to mangle his regular tropes – loneliness, old people, silly names, temporally jumbled plotlines, humour as quaintly English as an argument over the pronunciation of the word 'scone' – with a post-modern archness that suggested he'd become bored of spinning bittersweet yarns for adoring audiences.'Analog.Ue' hints at the same, but where its predecessor felt like Kitson was a man without a plan, this has a singular vision. Clearly somewhat indebted to Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape', the words in 'Analog.Ue' are entirely pre-recorded, split over 46 tapes played on 46 vintage machines, operated by a resolutely silent Kitson.It is a series of 'forgotten clues to a made-up mystery', with no written script and the intention that the tapes will be sold and scattered when Kitson is done with the show. It is a work about performance: questioning what it is, why people do it, what an audience want. It is also a work about loneliness, with the silent Kitson's evasion of audience rapport serving to heighten the melancholy. And mixed in there is a bloody good yarn, laden with classic Kitson tropes, but pushed into chillier, more abstract territory by the form.It
- National Theatre, Lyttelton South Bank, SE1 9PX
- Mon Mar 17 - Thu Mar 20
Comedy Store
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There's no doubt about it, the Comedy Store is the daddy of all comedy clubs, and what most other gigs strive to be. Seemingly as old as London itself, the club has been instrumental in the growth of alternative comedy, and still to this day hosts stunning shows most nights of the week. At weekends they host conservative stand-up shows, with circuit stalwarts performing their tried-and-tested sets. See below for the latest line-ups. Check out our guide to the Comedy Store.
- Comedy Store 1a Oxendon St, SW1Y 4EE
- Thu Mar 13 - Sat Apr 26
Jack Whitehall Gets Around
- Critics choice
There's no stopping headline-grabbing wunderkind Jack Whitehall. He's already achieved more in his first quarter-century than most comics could accomplish in a lifetime. Now he can add 'arena filler' to his CV, with the announcement of a full-blown arena tour, including these Wembley and O2 dates. As it'll be such a massive show, the 'Fresh Meat' star's acting as ringmaster and performing the gig in the round. No doubt various newspapers will find something outrageous about that; perhaps it's offensive to squares?
Miranda Hart – My, What I Call, Live Show
The creator of mega-popular slapstick sitcom 'Miranda' returns to the stand-up stage, for the first time in five years. Hart isn't messing about, she's going straight in with an arena tour, and says to expect the show to include 'galloping' and 'attempts at song and dance'. Such fun!
- Wembley Arena Empire Way, HA9 0PA
- Wed Mar 12 - Sat Oct 11
Brett Goldstein – Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature
- Critics choice
Smart stand-up Brett Goldstein brings his pornography-focused new storytelling show, 'Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature', to the Soho Theatre. If you're thinking 'Wahey, lads!' think again: Goldstein studied feminism at university. He's also made his way through a hefty percentage of internet porn, but that wasn't exactly part of the course… 'Contains Scenes of an Adult Nature' carefully, and thoughtfully, mixes thought provoking ideas about the increasingly sexualised world we live in with a riveting yarn. It's an ambitious show, made all the more impressive by the amount of belly-laugh jokes that add weight to, rather than jar with, the serious themes. This is proper grown-up storytelling. Not just because of the graphic content, but because it requires mature audiences to think about sex with their heads and not with their genitals. Read our review from the Edinburgh Fringe
- Soho Theatre 21 Dean St, W1D 3NE
- Fri Mar 14 - Tue Mar 11
An Evening with Noel Fielding
Boosh fans, it's time to dig out those lightning bolt t-shirts you bought on the 2006 tour. Noel Fielding – the Hoxton-haired half of the Mighty Boosh; you know, the one with the pointy features – is hitting the road with 'An Evening with Noel Fielding', which he's bringing to Hammersmith and Brixton. The surrealist comic is promising a mix of stand-up, live animations, music and appearances from his character creations, including The Moon and Fantasy Man. There are also support slots from Noel's brother, Mike Fielding, best known as 'Naboo' from the series and long-time Boosh collaborator Steve Oram. Imagine that!
- O2 Academy Brixton 211 Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL
- Tue Nov 18 - Mon Dec 8
Penn & Teller
- Critics choice
Penn & Teller are two of the finest magicians working in the world, and have been for, well, decades now. Specialising in ingenious, often gory illusions and exposing frauds, they've been nominated for 13 Emmys, have appeared on everything from 'Letterman' to 'The Simpsons', and produced some of most astonishing and mind-baffling tricks ever created. Now the pair have become judges on ITV's 'Fool Us', they're bringing a version of their Vegas show to the Hammersmith Apollo, following a hugely successful run back in 2010. Don't miss this extremely rare chance to catch this hugely funny duo outside of Vegas.
- Hammersmith Apollo 45 Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH
- Wed Jun 18 - Sun Jun 22
Piccadilly Comedy Club
This central London club, at the newly renovated Comedy Pub, always features good, solid line-ups for some weekend giggles every Friday and Saturday night. For the latest line-ups see the dates below.
- Comedy Pub 7 Oxendon St, SW1Y 4EE
- Fri Mar 14 - Fri Aug 1
Latest comedy features
McNeil & Pamphilon's quiz: which video games character are you?
Find out with the gaming-obsessed sketch duo's quiz
Tim Key – Single White Slut review
- Rated as: 5/5
Key's latest is daring, innovative and ridiculously funny
Tim Key's poems in pictures
Read a bunch of Key's poems, written on the back of (often filthy) playing cards
Tim Key introduces a poem you can personalise
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- 01-12-2013, 06:28 PM Thread Author #1
Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
I am considering picking up my first ever tablet. I think I have it narrowed down to the Tab 7.7 and N7. I wanted to know if anyone has had any hands on experience with both. I searched around a lot and found a bunch of threads on these two, but they are old. The price of the Tab 7.7 was very high then and most people factored that into their choice. Now I can get a Tab 7.7 for around $200-$250. So just figure that I can get the Tab and N7 for the same price in your opinions.
I really don't care too much about network compatibility. I currently have a Galaxy S3 from Verizon and would just connect either tablet via wifi (from home or phone). I feel like the 10 inch tablets out there are too big and that is why I am looking for something in the 7" range. I just feel like the 7" may be too small and the 7.7 might hit my sweet spot a little bit better. My uses will include; ebook reading (I have a Kindle Touch that I still plan to use at times), web browsing, email, social media and maybe a few games here or there. I also plan on using it for work (use for hvac tech and sales).
I will probably end up rooting and flashing roms on either device. I know that the N7 would be the clear winner in dev support. If I go with the Tab 7.7 will I be able to keep getting upgrades in OS for the next year or two from the existing dev support? I usually like to find a rom and stick with it also. I don't need to keep flashing a new one every other week.
I am leaning more towards the Tab 7.7 as of now. The main factor is the slightly larger screen. I just feel like I that extra .7 in will make a big difference. - 01-13-2013, 09:59 AM #2
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The screen on the 7.7 is the best thing I see about my 7.7 and the thickness but android updates are almost nonexistent and not to many apps like to work well on it. The N7 will be getting android updates for some time yet. The 7.7 tablet is a very old tablet and the N7 is old but much newer. The 7.7 does have a rear camera the N7 does not. The 7.7 has nice speakers the speakers on the N7 well they are just speakers. There is a problem with volume to the speakers or the BT or earphones right now on movies and music that I have not figured out with the N7 yet. I just wish I could get that figured out. If you plan on taking care of your own updates I would like the 7.7 the best as well but I don't do that at least at this time.
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Thanks for the reply. As I mentioned I plan on flashing roms to get the most up to date OS that is available. I am mainly concerned that the Tab 7.7 hardware is out of date. I know it is only duel core, but I have heard that it is still pretty quick. I do not plan on doing any really hardcore gaming on either device. I am really interested in the screen size in people who have both. I don't like the 10 inch tablets because they are not as comfortable to transport around and use to read in bed. Does the Tab 7.7 seem uncomfortable to hold compared to the N7?
Re: Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
The 7.7 is comfortable to hold while using. I like the 7.7 best myself which is the reason I gave the N7 to my son to use. You will be making a good choice with the 7.7 screen. I have no problem with the quickness of the 7.7. I also like the fact the 7.7 has the slot for the mini sd card which the N7 does not. On another note, there are many Verizonwireless customers unhappy with the 7.7 right now as VZW is having a rough time getting them upgraded from 3.2 to 4.04 Android and may be willing to part with their 7.7 for cheap. This is the issue with my 7.7 right now. I am giving them a while longer and then I will do something with it myself. Good luck with what ever you decide
Re: Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
Loved my 7.7" until I bricked it...now I am waiting for the GT-N5100 to be released - hopefully at MWC in February since it was a no show at CES. The hope is the 5100 has either a 7.7" or an 8.9" screen replacing either the current Galaxy Tab 7.7" or 8.9" with a mid-size Galaxy Note (the N in N5100 is the typical prefix for a Note device) tablet and Jellybean.
Re: Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
I don't have the Galaxy but I have a Nexus 7 and I love it! It's super fast, runs pure android out-of-the-box and is very nice to hold. Even if you don't do much hardcore gaming, I think the speed of the N7 is nice to have. I use it for reading, browsing and watching as well as occasional gaming and I feel that it excels at all of these things.
Good luck with your decision :-)
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Re: Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
The main reason I am comparing the N7 and Tab is because of the screen size. I want to know if anybody feels like the extra 10% of screen size on the Tab is noticeable. If it is, is that a good (more screen realty), or a bad (too big to handle comfortably)?
I already know the N7 has the better hardware and speeds. I am wondering if for my basic uses would that hardware discrepancy even be noticeable. I mentioned that I plan on rooting so I hope to have updated OS on both for at least a little while. I don't need to flash a ton of custom roms all the time either. Really just 1 per OS update.
Since I am now able to get both for the same cost I am considering them both. If the hardware won't make much difference for what my needs call for and cost is the same, then really only screen size, screen display and expandable storage matter. Boiled down to that, does it make the Tab the better choice? I am afraid that 7" would be to small for my needs.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Android Central Forums - 01-14-2013, 12:30 AM #10
Re: Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Nexus 7 Comparison
As I said before, I use my Nexus 7 for the same things you want to and the screen size is great for those things. Also, the screen size difference isn't going to be huge as both tablets are the same ratio. Comparing these to the iPad mini with it's 4:3 ratio is a bit different and in that case, the size difference would be big.
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Greet the Day with Amy Grant and Star of Hope
by Hank Rush
Each February, thousands of Houstonians gather for dinner and an evening of inspiration and education, in support of the homeless of our city. It is the Star of Hope Annual Banquet, and this year it is on Tuesday, February 25 at 7pm in the Lanier Ballroom at the Hilton Americas downtown. If you are not already planning to attend, we would love for you to join us! Seating is limited, so register today.
You will learn more about all the exciting ministries of Star of Hope, which has been serving Houston's homeless since 1907. And, you will be treated to a great meal, powerful testimonies from Star of Hope Alumni and a special musical performance by Amy Grant. You will be amazed at how much our community is doing together for our neighbors in great need.
Over the past 5 years Star of Hope has grown in the number of people we serve each day by 53%. Now, we serve 1,150 men, women and children daily. You have made this possible by your financial gifts, volunteer service with us, donations drives and participation in special events.
Thank you for being a part of Our Mission to help our neighbors in need! And if you are able, come and celebrate with us on February 25!
A Resolution for Life Change
by Hank Rush
I gave up New Year's resolutions many years ago because, well, I think you know why! But I do find myself each year-end pondering the year-past and thinking about what lies ahead in the new year, as I am sure you do.
Today, as I look back I see what an amazing year 2013 was for Star of Hope, with rich blessings from our Lord in every area of our ministry together. We saw God accomplish so much at Star of Hope through your support:
- Decisions to follow Christ are at amazing levels.
- Many found freedom from addictions of every kind.
- Families are reconciled and reunited.
- Head-of-households achieved independent living.
- Adults completing our programs are now employed full-time.
Now that is so much more than New Year's resolutions. That is true life change! I am grateful for your partnership and look forward to sharing more of these results with you in the upcoming weeks and months.
As we look ahead to all of the opportunities and needs we will face as a Mission in 2014, I am reminded of Philippians 4:6-7: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." God will faithfully provide all the resources required to meet the escalating needs of men, women and families in crisis in our community.
Once again, thank you for an amazing 2013. May His blessings abound in and through you in the year to come!
Serving Together... an evening of gathered worship
by Star of Hope Friends
Thursday night, October 24, churches from across Houston gathered at Star of Hope's Men's Development Center (MDC) to experience an evening chapel service with our clients. Occasionally individual churches lead a chapel service, but this was the first time churches were invited to join the congregation.
Dr. Dick Druary, the Director of the MDC, shared a heart-felt message from Matthew 1:18-23 and "Band of Grace" provided music for worship. Band of Grace was started by one of our clients and its music and ministry continues to be a very welcomed and important part of the men's understanding and acceptance of God's love. Also, evening chapel services have a long history at the Mission. "Our Chapel services have happened almost every night for over 100 years at Star of Hope Mission," says Druary.
Approximately 35 men responded to the invitation asking for prayer and/or accepting Christ as his Savior, critical steps to each man in his journey of recovery from homelessness. The MDC provides homeless men with wholesome food, safe shelter, and short and long-term Spiritual Recovery programs. Some of the services include: alcohol and drug education; Life skills classes to provide skills for independent living; work therapy, tutoring, career development, employment assistance and GED: spiritual skills classes to ground each man in the Word of God and Christ-centered living.
If you would like to partner with Star of Hope as a Christ-centered ministry dedicated to meeting the needs of the homeless, please visit our volunteer page for information about how you or your group can serve.
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Celebrating Everything You Do... Next Friday!
by Hank Rush
Each February, thousands of Houstonians gather for dinner and an evening of inspiration and education, in support of the homeless of our city. It's the Star of Hope Annual Banquet, and it's next Friday, February 8th at 7pm in the Lanier Ballroom at the Hilton Americas downtown. If you aren't already planning to attend, we'd love for you to join us! Seating is limited, so register today.
As a quick preview, we will be celebrating "Everything You Do" in serving Houston's homeless men, women and families… and how together our community makes a significant impact in helping those in great need put their lives back together after experiencing homelessness. You'll learn more about all the exciting ministries of the Star of Hope, which has been serving Houston's homeless since 1907. And you'll be treated to a great meal, powerful testimonies from Clients of Star of Hope and a special musical performance by Steven Curtis Chapman. You'll be amazed at how much our community is doing together for our neighbors in great need.
Over the past 5 years Star of Hope has grown in the number of people we serve each day by 53%. Now, we serve 1,150 men, women and children daily. You've made this possible by your financial gifts, volunteer service with us, donations drives and participation in special events.
Thank you for being a part of serving our neighbors in need! And if you're able, come and celebrate with us next Friday night.
How Is Star of Hope Your Mission?
by Hank Rush
Every day, Star of Hope reaches out and serves Houston's homeless men, women and children in love and compassion. We are serving the most basic needs imaginable . . . a safe place to stay, a bath, clean clothes, a meal -- a caring heart open to share the trauma and show the way to a brighter tomorrow. It's real, it matters and It's life changing!
Read and enjoy this "guest blog" from Brooke Candelaria, who has made Star of Hope part of her mission to help the homeless and hurting in our city. She's one of the tens of thousands of Houstonians who care and help in so many ways, through the Star of Hope family of ministries around Houston.
I hope you enjoy reading Brooke's special story. And remember, without your help and financial support, none of this would be possible! Star of Hope serves today, as it has for more than 105 years. . . thanks to you!
We would love to hear YOUR story. Share why you personally support Star of Hope through volunteerism and giving as one of our GUEST BLOGGERS.
What's a Normal Life for A Homeless Kid?
by Hank Rush
It's always an exciting day at Star of Hope when the children return from Camp Good News. Through your generous support, we were able to send 119 school aged kids to camp this past week, where they experienced in a fun setting something of a normal childhood.
These kids are living with their families here at Star of Hope while their families are recovering from homelessness. Our hearts especially go out to the kids, who are the true victims of homelessness, as they often fall behind in school due to moving so much, or even worse, are neglected or abused through it all.
Thank you for your support of our children's ministry around the city at Star of Hope! Through you, God is able to show them good and happy life experiences. Even more importantly, they are able to feel His love and learn about the plans He has for their lives.
Helping Kids Who Break the Cycle
by Hank Rush
Once homeless at the age of 6, Daronica is now pursuing a Masters Degree!
As Star of Hope works with families experiencing homelessness, we pay special attention to the children. They are the true victims in all their family is going through, and many times fall behind quickly in school. But with support and help while at the Star of Hope, more children of homeless families are catching up academically, dreaming their own dreams, and becoming successful, independent citizens in our community.
We had a very special guest at Star of Hope recently, who came to visit us 15 years after her family's bout with homelessness. When Daronica was six, her family came to Star of Hope. Her mom was addicted to drugs and found the resources she needed for a fresh start in life. "Before, my mom was never around," Daronica, now age 23, remembers. "She would just leave, and my brothers would have to take care of me."
At Star of Hope things began to change. "It was a good experience for me and my sisters and brothers," Daronica says. In addition to food, shelter and clothing, Star of Hope helps the children of homeless families with their own special needs. School age kids are in uniforms and back in school within just a couple of days, after school tutors help them catch up on their studies, some 1 or 2 years behind in grade level, and student ministries encourage them to find a faith in Christ and seek God's perfect plan for their life.
Daronica says that the staff and volunteers also made a big impact on her life. Today, Daronica is pursuing a master's degree in early childhood education. Because of the help she was given while at Star of Hope as a child, she continues to volunteer and invest in the lives of children.
Recently, Daronica shared some of her story on Star of Hope's a Guest Blog, Helping Houston's Homeless. Read My Background Is Not An Excuse To Give Up!
Your generous gifts and prayers help hundreds of children in our care today, like Daronica, to break the cycle and become all that God wants them to be. Thank you for your help and support as we invest in the lives of these beautiful creations God has made. We are grateful for friends like you!
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Star of Hope's 2011 Ministry Report
by Scott McKinley
Star of Hope's 2011 Ministry Report is available now. Take a look inside to see how your support is changing the lives homeless men, women and families in our community.
In 2011, you helped accomplish that mission through your support for:
- 615,068 healthy, nourishing meals to reassure the hungry
- 87,218 donated articles of clothing and 5,910 toys and gifts to help families rebuild their lives
- 50,228 diapers for our littlest guests
- 6,641 medical, dental and mental health care solutions
- 93,861 basic hygiene items that are essential to providing a fresh, clean outlook on life
Thank You Houston!
Where's My Manual?
by Edward Black
"Where's my manual?" she asked as she approached the desk.
"I'm sorry? What manual? I responded.
"This paper says if I pray this prayer I'll get a manual. I prayed the prayer, so where is my manual?"
She held a gospel tract in her hand.
"Let me see that." I took the tract from her hand. The tract offered a manual for life to anyone who prayed the sinner's prayer and received Christ as their Savior.
"So you prayed this prayer?"
"Did you mean it?"
"Did God answer the prayer – forgive your sins, come into your heart and enter into a relationship with you? Do you have a personal relationship with him now?"
"Yes," she beamed with a beautiful smile breaking across her face.
"I'll get your manual."
She walked away with a smile on her face and a New Testament in her hand – anxious to read more about her newfound Savior and Friend.
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A Night With Friends
by Marilyn Fountain
That said, on the evening of February 2nd, the Lanier Ballroom at the Hilton Americas was transformed into a glorious sanctuary where the theme of the program: Above All --taken from Michael's 2002 Inspirational Song of the Year, of the same title-- set the tone for an incomparable night of ministry, worship, and reverence for the One Who makes all things possible. Michael's deft touch on the Grand Yamaha and repertoire of songs both remembered and new were a perfect fit with the program and lifted the spirit of the evening to heavenly heights. In a room lit with fiber-optic stars peeking through a midnight backdrop, and with more than 2,000 Star of Hope donors, volunteers and first-timers in attendance, you could almost hear the heart of God beating with joy, for such a time as this.
It was not just a night to be enjoyed—though it was enjoyable from beginning to end. It was our moment of expressed gratitude to our many supporters, our faithful friends, who link arms with us throughout the year, helping us to care for the down-and-out, the dispossessed, the profoundly disappointed—the diverse urban-scape of homeless men, women and children who seek the hope and help that is available, at Star of Hope.
Thank you everyone! Thank you, Nino, of Flowers by Nino, for the gorgeous floral arrangements. Nobody does flowers like you. Thank you Bright Star Productions for letting our lights shine, Rick Christi, of Studio W, for your expert direction, Ben E. Keith for your generous contribution to our dinner, Blacktie for your fabulous photos, Bruce Padilla, of Baccarat, for making our first Points of Light gift a thing of beauty, and Edward Hankey, for giving it an elegant base on which to rest; Gerald Ray for filling our registration area with music that made our guest feel special, Courtney Rai of Magic Moments, Inc., for helping us reach for the sky, and Bonita Bevel, of the Hilton Americas, for keeping us grounded.
Thank you, friends who were there and those who could not come. Thank you Ariel, Tamokia and Courtney for sharing your stories of victory over unimaginable odds; the valiant veterans of the Color Guard for presenting our nation's flags, and Scot Cameron, for your beautiful delivery of the National Anthem.
Congratulations Dr. Moorhead, the first recipient of the Star of Hope George and Barbara Bush Volunteer Service Award, for your selfless service in helping the homeless to see clearly. Thank you.
Above All, thank you, Lord, for making this night with friends possible.
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So What's Ahead for the New Year?
by Hank Rush
Star of Hope has always been on the cutting edge of ministry to the homeless. Over the past 105 years of service there have been three distinct transitions in the homeless need:
- Serving men-only for our first 80 years.
- Serving women and families beginning in the mid-80's.
- Now, the third transition…serving a growing percentage of our city's AT RISK and ON THE BRINK of Homelessness population.
2011 was a record year…with 25% more homeless people in Houston, and twice as many families homeless as there were just 2 years ago. Star of Hope stepped up, thanks to your amazing support, and served record numbers, all with open arms to anyone who came for help. Thank you for YOUR help…volunteering your time, bringing donations, giving financial gifts…and most importantly remembering us in your prayers.
One thing that you can always count on when you think of Star of Hope…this is a place where God Is At Work in the lives of our most needy individuals, and He does His Miracles here every day. It is the most amazing thing I've ever seen! And all of us who work here do so with a reverent awe every day!
This new year, we are already focusing on how we can expand our job preparedness and job skills efforts for our clients. We are staying in touch with more of our graduates than ever before, to support them when they stumble or need a little extra help to stay on track. We are working in a more deliberate way than ever, to assist families and individuals who are ABOUT TO BE HOMELESS, by growing our day services and partnering more closely with other great organizations in Houston. And we are expanding our children's and teen ministries to help prepare the children of our homeless families to live a different life…and break the cycle of poverty and homelessness in their generation.
Sound exciting? Then come join us and let's make 2012 our best year ever of CHANGED LIVES in our great city!
Blessings to you and your family in the new year, and we look forward to working together with you in 2012.
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Faith & Hope Are Alive This Summer
by Hank Rush
One night at dinner time, Faith shared with her counselor that she had been struggling with the idea of taking her life. When her dad died, she had tried to jump in front of a car, but it swerved just in time to spare her young life. Faith has felt so alone. Her mom abandoned her as a baby, her brother disconnected from the family, and her high school age sister has moved away.
As she shared her deep scars that night, a whole new world opened up for Faith, as our staff shared with her the truth of God's love for her, through His Son, Jesus Christ. Faith placed her trust and hope in Christ that evening, and began a new journey. Today she is learning from God's Word and about God's Plan for her life…the future and the hope He has for her!
We thank God for his infinite wisdom and perfect timing. We also thank so many of you who provided financial resources for Faith, and over 100 other homeless children and teens who attended Summer Camp this year!
Faith and Hope are very much alive, this summer, through the Children's Ministries of the Star of Hope Mission.
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Making the Bed of the Homeless
by Katelyn Oliver
Discover ways to help Houston's homeless men, women and children.
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Learning to Serve with Gratitude
by Troy Williams Sr.
- Alumni conduct weekend spiritual retreat camps.
- They organize many types of fellowships such as bowling fund raisers, acts of service outings, and sporting events to name a few.
- Several Alumni pick up current SOH programmers and take them to churches, ministry events and family outings.
Learn more about ACTS at Star of Hope Mission - Supporting Houston Ministries
An Attitude of Gratitude
by Troy Williams Sr.
Our alumni are men who have completed one of the many SOH programs, moved off the SOH campus in good standing and started a new life for themselves. In many cases, the SOH programs helped alumni to overcome homelessness, to receive healing from drugs and alcohol addiction, and to reconcile with their loved ones. Many of the alumni are so grateful to get a fresh start in life, to find new jobs, and to start afresh with their families that they want to give back even before they move off campus.
To help the alumni to satisfy this Attitude of Gratitude, the Alumni Ministry has developed over 20-service points that allow alumni to give back. Some alumni return to the Star of Hope Mission to minister and build relationships with men who are still in the SOH programs. Several alumni achieve this by visiting the campus and sharing time with programmers in one-on-one heartfelt talks. Several others return and facilitate small group meetings such as the 12-steps and process groups. A few of them return to the MDC campus to teach the Saturday Morning Bible Study. Several have received their callings to preach the Gospel of Christ and return after two years to preach in the MDC Chapel.
Happy Third Anniversary - New Horizons!!
by Erika Wise
Sandra is excited about her future...she is working for Goodwill Industries and loves her job. While she was just diagnosed with a potentially terminal illness, she and her children continue to trust God with their present and their future. Sandra is concentrating on ensuring her children; Keiara-18; and Shawn-16; are ready for whatever life brings them. She prays that they know they are loved and she encourages them to dream for big, bright futures.
Cheri is gaining some ground. She felt she was spinning her wheels until recently. She had big dreams and plans that always seemed to be dashed at the last moment. However, she is getting those dreams and plans on track and the Lord is blessing her by placing encouraging, loving people in her path to help her along. Cheri was able to transition from part time to full time work last month; she was able to purchase a more reliable vehicle; and, she completed her FAFSA (financial aid forms) so she can return to school next month to complete her few more credit hours toward her BA in graphic design. She plans to leave this program a complete success.
As the staff consider the program since its inception, we have learned many things. The clients respond well to the spiritual and emotional encouragement offered through biblical counseling, Recovery Class, and Bible Fellowship. They encourage each other by offering to help when needed (see Artie's story "Please Pray for Me") and finding themselves as part of a positive community.
This past weekend, on June 4th, we had a Summer Fest. We reached out to our neighbors in the apartment complex and were able to encourage over 150 of our neighbors. "These are people we see every day in passing," Henry O. said of the event, "But, today I got to really talk to them and encourage them. They are nice people."
When we begin to see the next few "graduates" leave our program, we will know even more about them and the program's effectiveness. One thing we do know...we sure do have a great time encouraging each other with the Word of God and praying for each other, too.
Here are some of our kids who made some crafts for their mothers for Mother's Day:
We hope you will join us in the Summer of Hope and donate to Star of Hope Mission as we help our neighbors, others who are having hard times, and those who seek out shelter and assistance during these HOT summer months. Bless you and your families as you seek God's will for your lives!!
Learn more about New Horizons and Star of Hope's other life-changing programs at
Supporting Christian Ministries Houston.
The Best for Our Children's Education and Career
by Troy Williams Sr.
Congratulations and many blessings to our graduates, parents, and supporters of our children. I would like to encourage parents and supporters to continue praying for, paving the way, and providing for our children's academic pursuits and career advancements. As we strive to achieve excellence in academics and for the perfect vocation, let us always seek God first and His righteousness (Matt 6:33). As Christians, we should always expect God's supply and will for our children's life. After all, He is the supreme provider and wisest counselor. Whatever we need He will provide. Whatever we desire to become and long to achieve it will come to pass because of His wonder working power manifesting through us. For in him we live and move and have our being, Acts 17:28.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth, Psalms 127:4. Every archer's arrow has a specific purpose—a target to hit. So, shall every parent position and aim their arrow (their child) to hit a spiritual bull's eye (God's will) every time. We must keep pointing our precious children towards the heart of God and trust His will for their life every step of the way.
Below are a few steps we can take as parents and supporters to position and lead our children into God's desire for their lives:
- Give Them Direction: Spiritually nudge and encourage them with God's Words to facilitate God's will in their lives
- Creative Culture and Opportunity: Expose them to activities, environments, and organizations that arouse their spiritual consciousness and interest
- Connect Them to Others: Introduce them to strong believers they can relate to and who are capable of discipling them
- Train Them Up: Teach them to identify how God actively moves in all situations, i.e., work, home, play
- Pray Daily: Pray with them and for them. Pray God's blessings and prosperity into their lives daily.
- Constant Communication: Maintain open dialogue with children. Listen well. Don't solve all their problems. Every opportunity to teach them a lesson does not have to turn into a lecture. Give them support. Share from your own experience and let them make the connection with their own life. However, don't use your child as a storehouse to stow your past sins and failures. Use wisdom in being transparent. Make sure you share things of the past that are applicable and useful to them for present situations.
- Walk Worthy: Live a lifestyle of godliness before them as an example of hope and holiness. Often times while rearing children, many lessons are caught much easier than taught. How parents respond under stress, in distress, and while going through life's test often times paint a more vivid, memorable, and meaningful picture than a 1000 words.
Reference Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-6, Joshua 24:15, Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 22:6, Psalms 37:23, Colossians 1:10
Today Is A Day Of Hope
by Hank Rush
If you've been following my blog the past two years, you know that Star of Hope has served record crowds since 2009, with the greatest overflow occurring at our Women & Family Emergency Shelter downtown. We have averaged 50 per night on the floor, with peaks of up to 118 for the past two calendar years. It's clear that the economy and all the disasters around us are displacing more and more families.
I must say, the most troubling number released yesterday, however, is the 10,933 school age CHILDREN in Houston, who are documented by our Houston area public school systems to be living homeless.
It's clear we need to do more. For some families, housing and job assistance will help get them back on their feet and living independently again. For most however, the causes of their homelessness run much deeper, and they need more comprehensive services to recover.
Star of Hope has been serving Houston's homeless continuously for 103 years now...it is Houston's oldest and largest ministry for our most needy Houstonians. We have learned so much about how to lead our guests into a new and fulfilling life. And we are working harder than ever in our history to expand our services and partnerships to reach the growing numbers of those in need.
The good news is that Today Is A Day Of Hope for thousands of these in our community, as Star of Hope and over 100 other service partners in our community reach out to help them!
Want to help? Go to our website and check out Volunteer Opportunities, or make a financial gift today. Summer is here and the numbers needing help are extremely high.
Houston, we have a problem. But together, with God's help and blessing, we can make a major, and for many, an eternal difference!
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Last Night 52 Homeless People Slept on the Floor of Star of Hope's Emergency Shelter
by John Mills
I thought that you might like to know that last evening we had 52 people sleep on the floor at the Women and Family Emergency Shelter (here in Houston). Thirty six of those were single women! Typically 40 to 50 percent of our clients suffer from some level of mental illness. Yesterday we received word that we have been conditionally approved for a grant to provide shelter to approximately 20 homeless and mentallyy ill women on a longer term basis! This is great news because today's society does such a poor job of assisting the mentally ill. Twenty women may not seem like very much, but it is a start! Mother Teresa said "if you can't feed 100 hungry people, just feed one". I guess this grant is like our ONE! God bless, and remember: "He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has done." -- Proverbs 19:17. Who would not want to have a reward from the Lord?
See how your support touches and changes lives in Houston. Visit Supporting Houston Ministries to get Star of Hope's full 2010 Ministry Report.
More Servant's Hearts!
by Chad Smith
Then today when I came into work, I was greeted by one of our kitchen staff with a couple of bags of candy that she wanted me to give to the teens. I gladly accepted the gift and she proceeded to tell me how much she missed the teens being there this weekend. (we took the teens to a spiritual weekend retreat in Huntsville, TX) She said that it makes such a difference having them in the kitchen and that they have been such willing servants to help out.
Recently, we finished a two week discussion with the teens about reaching their communities. We know that God is doing great things in the hearts of the youth here, and it is a blessing to see the evidence of the work that He is doing! I'll be sure to give this gift of candy to the teens as an unexpected reward for their acts of service.
Learn more about Star of Hope Mission's Teen Ministry - Star of 2morrow and more at Supporting Houston Ministries


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