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Jeffrey Michael Clair, Ph.D.
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Postgraduate, Gerontology Research Institute, University of Southern California, 1987-88.
Ph.D. Sociology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1987.
M.A. Sociology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 1983.
B.A. Sociology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 1980.
Research and Teaching Interests: Social Medicine, Qualitative Methodology, Social Psychology, Death and Dying, Deviance, Applied/Practice, Music, Sport
Graduate Courses Taught: Qualitative Methods, Social Medicine, Social Gerontology, Sociology of Death and Dying, Deviance, Visual Sociology, Patient Care Relationships and Ethics, Research Seminar in Health and Aging, Sociomedical Theory and Practice, Multidisciplinary Research in Aging Colloquium, Multidisciplinary Seminar in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Proseminar on Research, Teaching and Scientific Writing
Recent Publications:
Wasserman, J. and Jeffrey Michael Clair. In Press. "The 'Homeless Problem' and the Double Consciousness." Sociological Inquiry.
Wasserman, J. and Jeffrey Michael Clair. In Press. "The Insufficiency of Fairness: The Logics of Homeless Service Administration and Resulting Gaps in Service." Culture and Organization.
American Refugees: Homelessness in Four Movements. 2011. Film Co-Produced and Directed with Jason Wasserman. IMBd link www.imdb.com/title/tt1659304/
Wasserman, Jason, and Clair, Jeffrey Michael. 2011. "Housing Patterns of the Homeless: The Ecology of the Street in the Era of New Urbanism." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 40:71-101.
Wasserman, Jason, and Clair, Jeffrey Michael. 2011. "The Medicalization of Homelessness and the Sociology of the Self: A grounded Fractal Analysis." Pp. 29-62 in Norman K Denzin (ed.), Studies in Symbolic Interaction, Vol. 37. Bingley, UK: Emerald.
Wasserman, Jason, and Clair, Jeffrey Michael. 2010. At Home on the Street: People, Poverty, and a Hidden Culture of Homelessness. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner.
Wasserman, Jason, Clair, Jeffrey Michael and Ken Wilson. 2010. "Problematics of Grounded Theory: Toward a Scientific Qualitative Method." Data Collection, edited by W. Paul Vogt, Benchmarks in Social Research Methods Series, Pp. 401-427, San Francisco, Sage
Wasserman, Jason, Clair, Jeffrey Michael and Ken Wilson. 2009. "Problematics of Grounded Theory: Toward a Scientific Qualitative Method." Qualitative Research 9:355-381.
Grants Funded:
Principal Investigator, American Refugees: A Visual Ethnographic Study of the Street Homeless. Faculty Development Program, UAB, ($10,000), 9/06 - 8/07.
Program Director, Promoting Excellence in Doctoral Training. Graduate School, University of Alabama at Birmingham, ($17,500), 2/06 – 8/07.

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Passengers safe after Qantas jet failure
Debris from a Qantas jet is found in Indonesia amid reports of a mid-air explosion. The airline says an engine failed.PT1M1S http://www.theage.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-17feq 620 349 November 4, 2010
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A Qantas A380 has been forced to return to Singapore's Changi Airport after pilots were forced to shut down one of its four engines.
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An eyewitness, Hana, told Indonesia's Metro television that she saw a plane that was on fire overhead before hearing a loud explosion
QF32 was bound for Sydney with 433 passengers and 26 crew on board when the engine failed.
The wrecked engine after the plane landed in Singapore. Photo: AFP
"Qantas flight QF32 was en route from Singapore to Sydney, the number two engine has shut down, so as a precautionary measure we are taking it back to Singapore," a Qantas spokeswoman said.
Qantas said the airliner landed at 11.45am local time.
DFAT confirmed the flight had landed safely at Changi Airport and that no passengers or crew had been injured.
An image posted on Facebook of locals in Batam looking at debris.
"Australian high commission staff are on their way to Changi Airport to assist passengers if required," it said in a statement.
Six fire engines immediately swarmed around the aircraft as soon is it landed on the tarmac, an AFP reporter at Changi Airport said.
"I can see smoke coming out of it," the reporter said.
An image of the Airbus wing posted on Twitter by a relieved passenger who tweeted after landing: "Just emergency landed back in Singapore after engine two blew up at take-off and parts ripped through wings. Damn. "
"One of the engines on the left wing looks blown off. It is black and has jagged edges."
Reports of explosions
Indonesian authorities said there had been some sort of explosion over the island of Batam, just south of Singapore, at about 9.15am local time.
A local television image of debris that fell on Batam.
The explosion rained debris on a downtown area of Batam. Pictures on local television showed the Qantas logo on some of the debris.
Molisan Tono, a remote control modeller who works in Batam Center, said he was in his office when he heard a loud sound in the sky overheard at about 9.20am local time, or 1.20pm AEDT.
"I jump outside and saw A380 fly by towards north," he said.
An image posted on Facebook of debris in Batam.
"[There was] no smoke from the engine, just very loud voice of dead engine caught up with jet stream, that's what I saw."
Australian Geoff Reay, who lives on Batam Island, said his neighbours all heard an explosion and ran out on to the street.
"Our little boy goes to [Elsadai School], about 200 metres from where there are bits of the aircraft on the ground," Mr Reay, a former Qantas flight attendant, said.
Two of the four engines of a Qantas Airbus A380. Photo: Craig Abraham
The debris fell in the suburb of Dutamas, Mr Reay said.
A Qantas spokeswoman said there was "no suggestion it's come from our aircraft".
The incident sparked widespread rumours through Twitter that the plane had crashed, which Qantas said were wildly inaccurate.
The site of the reported incident.
Indonesian media reports said jet debris had fallen on downtown Batam and pictures on local television appeared to show the Qantas logo on some of it.
Tatang Kurnia, head of Indonesia's Transportation Safety Board, said the explosion came from a Qantas plane that had just lifted off from Singapore.
"We've been informed from Singapore that a Qantas plane overflying the area defuelled and then made an emergency landing back in Singapore," he told MetroTV.
A Qantas A380.
Kompas, a leading Indonesia newspaper, had reported on its website that it was "suspected that a Qantas plane exploded in the air near Batam".
The website report provided no source for the story.
An eyewitness, Hana, told Indonesia's Metro television that she saw a plane that was on fire overhead before hearing a loud explosion.
Elfhinta radio quoted a police officer in Batam, Eryana, saying parts of the plane had been found.
"We are still collecting debris," he said.
"It looked like a big plane. Like a Boeing 737-400. It looks like Qantas because of the red and white colour."
A Qantas pilot, who did not want to be identified, said engines were routinely shut down on aircraft which fly around the world but "it must have been quite a catastrophic failure if it blew parts off an engine".
Earlier Reuters had reported that Qantas had told CNBC television that a plane had crashed near Singapore and it was an Airbus A380. It later reported that Qantas had denied crash reports and said a plane had experienced engine trouble.
In a recent similar incident, an engine exploded on a Qantas flight to San Francisco on August 30, with debris tearing holes in the engine cover.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigators found all of the engine's turbine blades had either fractured or broken away. The cause of the explosion of the Boeing 747's Rolls Royce RB211 engine is still under investigation.
Qantas shares slumped 15 cents, or 3 per cent, to $2.82 on initial reports of a crash but soon recovered and were recently trading at $2.92.
Anyone with concerns for the welfare of family and friends on board Qantas flight 32 from Singapore to Sydney should contact them directly first, DFAT said.
"If you are unable to contact them and still hold concerns for their welfare, you should call the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (DFAT) 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 02 6261 3305 or within Australia on 1300 555 135 (local call cost)."
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Kitchen Gift Basket
- 2 brown paper grocery bags
- 2 wooden embroidery hoops, 8"
- Ivy Green Acrylic Paint
- Tacky Glue
- Mod Podge? Gloss #CS11201
- 2 preserved apple slices
- 3 bay leaves
- Raffia
- Decorative apple with flat back, 1"
- Craft knife
- Cutting board
- Ruler
- Pencil
- 2 sponge brushes, 1"
- Hole puncher
- Clothespins (pincher style)
Cut the following pieces from brown paper grocery bags, saving the gusseted bottoms for later use:
- 30 strips, 8" by 1/2"
- 1 strip, 28" by 2"
- 1 strip, 28" by 1/2"
- 1 rectangle, 14" by 6"
- 2 rectangles, 28" by 6"
- 2 circles, 8 1/2"
Paint one side only with Ivy Green of pieces B, E, and F. Use two coats, drying between applications. Allow to dry.
Seal B, E and F with one coat of Mod Podge.
Cut outer piece of one of the embroidery hoops in half, discarding the piece with the screw.
Fold piece D over and over and over again until it is only 1" wide (14" long). Secure with tacky glue.
Hold paper to wood with clothes pins until glue dries.
Paint entire handle with Ivy Green. Allow to try.
Seal handle with Mod Podge.
Basket Bottom:
Glue unpainted sides of F pieces together with Mod Podge. Allow to dry.
Cut 1/2" tabs around circle so that piece resembles a sprocket.
Bend tabs upward and place circle inside a non-screwed piece of embroidery hoop.
Glue tabs to inside of hoop with Mod Podge.
Use Mod Podge to glue piece C over tabs to secure. Allow to dry.
Basket Sides:
Lay one of E rectangles on cutting board and using ruler as a straightedge, cut slits, 1/2" apart, along rectangle. Leave 1" uncut on ends of rectangle.
Weave A strips through slits, alternating starting point of each row. Secure ends with a dot of tacky glue.
Trim edges evenly.
Glue woven piece to other E rectangle, with bag bottoms in between for reinforcement. Let dry.
Wrap woven piece around remaining non-screwed piece of embroidery hoop. Use Tacky Glue to adhere hoop to inside of top of woven piece, clamping with clothespins as you work your way around.
Gently insert basket bottom inside woven piece and glue into place with Tacky Glue.
Glue along side seam of woven piece.
Fold B piece in half lengthwise, painted side up, and use Mod Podge to glue it to the top of the basket with one-half on the outside rim and the other half covering embroidery hoop inside rim.
Clamp B piece in place with clothespins until glue dries.
Attach handle to basket by using Tacky Glue to adhere 1" of each end of handle inside basket. Clamp in place until dry.
Make bow with raffia.
Use Tacky Glue to adhere raffia bow, bay leaves, and apple slices to handle.
Make a gift tag from scrap of brown paper, fold in half, and punch hole in the top corner.
Glue decorative apple to front of gift tag with Tacky Glue.
Attach Gift tag to basket with raffia.
Fill basket with items of choice. I filled mine with a mug, kitchen towels, tea, and a spiced apple sachet.
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The Boise State Hosing
"Beyond the mere facts of this season, there was a reason the team was ranked so high at the start and given so much credit and respect. Everyone was back except for star corner Kyle Wilson from a team that went 14-0 in 2009, beat TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, and is now 34-1 going back to the end of 2007. This team has done everything it was supposed to. It has done everything expected. It has matched expectations each and every week, even with America waiting for the slightest slip of any kind, and by that, a 37-27 win would qualify. And yet, TCU is going to play for the national title if Oregon or Auburn slip, and Boise State won't." Pete Fiutak's Cavalcade of Whimsy


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A little brouhaha was, brewing this afternoon over social media regarding the Cliburn's recently announced decision to only offer one concerto performance per finalist to be available in the Cliburn's extensive video archive.The finalists themselves are required to perform two concertos for their final round and, in competitions past, almost all of the candidates' performances, especially for their final round, were preserved in the Cliburn's archives.A post on the Cliburn's Facebook page said this:"REGARDING FINAL ROUND VIDEOS:Because of our agreement with the American Federation of Musicians, we will only offer videos on demand of two Final Round concerts, those on Friday and Saturday nights. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.This means we will provide a recording of one performance by each of the six finalists. Videos will be posted on cliburn.org/ondemand.html shortly after the concerts end.For those able to watch in real time, every Final Round performance is being streamed live on http://cliburn.org/ondemand.html.Thanks to everyone for watching!"Dozens of fans commented, many upset that they weren't able to watch Thursday night's performances through the Cliburn site. Some avid Cliburnites, anxious to vote on their "audience favorite," said they feel that having only one archived concerto per finalist might not give them enough of a basis in order to vote for their favorite player.For Jacques Marquis, Cliburn president and CEO, it's a complex issue that has boiled down to negotiating with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra's American Federation of Musicians' union, in order to save money on the fees the Cliburn pays the orchestra to maintain all the final-round concertos on video."When you offer video on demand, that means you have to archive everything and that means you have to pay a lot of fees," Marquis said. "Honestly, we would like to use those fees for the ambitious documentary we are doing and if we want to have footage for the documentary, we have to pay the musicians those fees for using that concert video. That costs a lot, especially when you consider that we might film 90 minutes worth of the orchestra playing only to show two minutes of them in the documentary — but we'd still have to pay them for those 90 minutes of them playing. I decided that we just don't have the kind of money necessary to pay for 10 hours of recorded music to only at the end have two minutes used for the final documentary."And as for those who want to cast their vote for audience favorite, they can always listen to all the streaming concerts — which will still allow all the candidates to be treated fairly — always my most important concern," he said.The Cliburn said that its on-demand videos will be posted on cliburn.org/ondemand.html shortly after the concerts end. — Andrew Marton, Special to the Star-Telegram
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April 13, 2011
"On April 4, when working people across this country demonstrated in solidarity with the Wisconsin state workers, the longshore workers of Local 10 in San Francisco did what they've always done … the ports of San Francisco and Oakland were shut down in solidarity … Now the employers' group … is trying to put an end to workers' solidarity actions by intimidating the longshore union through a court suit." – Trent Willis. On Monday, April 25, at 11 a.m., join the mass action to support ILWU Local 10 at the PMA San Francisco headquarters at 555 Market St.
February 19, 2011
Chants such as "Kill the bill," "Hands off workers! Make the banks pay," "Who's got the power: We've got the power" and many others are echoing off the walls inside and outside the Capitol. Since Feb. 14, tens of thousands of students, workers and other community members have liberated the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison in response to Gov. Scott Walker's "budget repair" bill, which would eliminate collective bargaining rights for 175,000 public sector union workers statewide.
January 7, 2011
Over 100 family members, religious leaders and community supporters held a prayer vigil and speak-out on New Year's Day in front of the Fruitvale BART station to commemorate the second anniversary of the BART police killing of Oscar Grant, a young Black man.
May 7, 2010
Join unemployed people, youth, labor and community activists on Saturday, May 8, the 75th anniversary of the WPA, 12 noon at the new Federal Building, 7th and Mission, San Francisco, to tell the government that today's jobless crisis is as bad as it was 75 years ago — when the unemployed demanded and won a public jobs program. Bay View publisher Willie Ratcliff is one of the speakers.


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The Newest Arab Idol, Gaza's Mohammed Assaf: Triumph Over Occupation
By Hani Madhoun
Every Friday night for 16 weeks, millions of people throughout the Arab world tuned in to watch the hit show "Arab Idol" and root, then vote, for their favorite performer. Among the scores of talented voices who have competed on the program is Mohammed Assaf, a 23-year-old college student and wedding singer from the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. In the few short months of the show's second season, Assaf has became the darling of the Arab media. His supporters transcend borders, as he has fans in every Arab country—where "Arab Idol" is the number one show—and beyond.
While its viewers may disagree on politics and revolutions, they all agreed on one thing: they adore a skinny, dark, young man from Gaza named Mohammed Assaf. The dark horse in this race, it nevertheless was he who brought home the title, with a resounding 60 percent of the votes cast. In addition to his remarkable voice, Assaf, who comes from humble origins, has shattered stereotypes about Gaza and about Palestine at large.
Despite having grown up in the isolated and besieged Gaza Strip, Assaf performed some of the most intricate Arabic songs during the competition. Exuding charisma, charm and modesty, he chose songs that, when he sang them, became his own. It's easy to see why he has been dubbed the "golden throat." As one Egyptian diva told Assaf, "Your voice comes [along] once every 50 years." Now even older music listeners are paying attention—as is the Western media.
Assaf's personal story, including his two-day struggle just to get to Egypt for the audition, has gone viral. Israel's blockade of Gaza requires would-be travelers to obtain a special permit to leave. Young Gazans—boys and men in particular—have an especially hard time at the Gaza-Egyptian border due to security concerns. Assaf had to convince the border guards to stamp his passport so he could continue on to Cairo. By the time he arrived in the Egyptian capital, the doors to the audition site were closed—so he jumped over the wall. Security guards grabbed him and were escorting him out when another Palestinian recognized Assaf from his performances in Gaza and gave him his candidate number, allowing him to compete. Assaf slept outside the building that night so he would not lose his place in line.
As Assaf's beautiful voice expresses the deep and complex emotions of a song, the young man performs with utter grace and composure. He gets into each song he sings and gives it his very best. Time after time he has shown that he has what it takes to be a pop culture icon. A young Egyptian singer told this writer that he thinks of Assaf as a superstar who has a unique way to sing his heart out without being overbearing or cheesy.
As the reaction of the "Arab Idol" judges and audience demonstrated, with each song Assaf sang—even those with heartbreaking lyrics—he brought joy to his listeners. Suddenly, people from as far away as Yemen were watching "Arab Idol," offering Assaf their support and votes. Even before the results were announced on the show's finale, one of Yemen's hottest pop singers, Belkis, spoke in Assaf's favor and deemed him the next "Arab Idol." Well-known Egyptian pop star Sherine appeared on the show and wondered, "Is Assaf a human like us?" implying that he must be an angel to have such a heavenly voice. She has even jokingly proposed marriage to the young Gazan. Syrian singer Sarah Farah, who last year appeared on a similar show, endorsed Assaf over another finalist who was a fellow Syrian. In fact, most famous Arab singers cast their votes for Assaf, and asked their fans to do the same. That's a long list!
In Gaza, the apocalypse becomes a reality with each Israeli attack—and the threat is constant. So every Friday broadcast of "Arab Idol" gave Gazans a rare chance to celebrate together, as people held viewing parties at their homes to watch this young phenom from Gaza whose televised performances caused such an outpouring of cheers and enthusiasm. Residents of the West Bank city of Ramallah gathered to watch Assaf at "Arab Idol" block parties.
Aware of the massive size of Assaf's fan base—and resulting ratings—the show's producers saved his performance until last, keeping judges and viewers alike on the edge of their seats with anticipation. The season of "Arab Idol" has garnered international attention and media coverage beyond their wildest dreams.
Assaf does not shy away from the plight of his people, however. On the June 14 broadcast, Lebanese singer Ragheb Alameh, one of the four "Arab Idol" judges, shared a letter he had received from a Palestinian political prisoner sentenced to 27 years who recently had been on a hunger strike. Among the prisoners' demands, wrote Hussam Shaheen, was to be allowed to watch "Arab Idol" and see Mohammed Assaf perform. Responded Assaf: "Allow me, Mr. Ragheb, to salute all our prisoners in the Israeli prisons, and to tell them that your cause is our cause, and we are all with you, and may God give you freedom."
Following his victory, he told an interviewer: "The revolution is not just the one carrying the rifle. The revolution is the paintbrush of an artist, the scapel of a surgeon, the axe of the farmer. This is something I consider to be logical. Everyone struggles for their cause in the way they see fit. Today I represent Palestine, and today I'm fighting for a cause also through the art that I am performing and the message that I am sending out."
Palestinian leaders also showed their support, with President Mahmoud Abbas sending his son to the show to offer encouragement to Assaf, and calling Alameh on his cell phone to describe how proud Palestinians are of Assaf's astounding rise to fame. Not to be outdone, the son of Ismail Haniyeh, elected Palestinian prime minister in 2006 and now head of Gaza's government, shared on his Facebook page that he, too, is a fan and supports the young singer and Gaza native on the show.
Assaf represents a welcome fresh breeze in these turbulent times, when Palestinians are frustrated by occupation and partisan politics. Moreover, he has shown the world a different face of Gaza. When Arabs used to think of the besieged enclave, they would feel pity for "these poor people," or think of "tough resistance," "hot spicy food," "conservative people" and such.
Assaf somehow has managed to make Gaza look cool, and not just a place down on its luck. He has proven that there are good-looking people in Gaza, and that there are guys who are unafraid to show tender emotions such as love (to which his legions of female fans attest!). He's introduced a different take on patriotism and national pride. Most of all, he is a living example that true talent has no home and can emerge from the harshest circumstances.
There is not much the average Arab man or woman can do to uplift the spirit of a people living under occupation; by voting for Assaf, however, people throughout the Arab world could send a personal, if symbolic, message to Gaza and all of Palestine. Even the Israeli army spokesperson who speaks to the Arabic-language press has shared on social media that he follows Assaf and likes his voice. Assaf wrote back that the Israeli official's love brings no honor to him as the occupier continues to grab Palestinian land and hold Palestinians prisoner.
As a young Web developer in Gaza told this writer: "It's really a beautiful thing when the name of Gaza is not linked to explosions and destruction, that even though our conditions are miserable, we are able to bring the Palestinian story to people who may not care about politics, in the hopes that one day we will see justice."
Mohammed Assaf comes from an average Palestinian home and has struggled just like everyone else in Gaza. Yet he refused to give up and limit his dreams to getting a visa to some European country. Home videos show him singing as a little boy—and today he is the talk of millions who have happily surrendered their hearts to him. ❑
Hani Madhoun, a native of Gaza now based in Washington, DC, is a writer and founder/editor of the music blog HotArabicMusic.com, the largest English-language website on Arabic entertainment.


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January 6, 2006
Americus -- Three of the four Ingle brothers from Americus are serving in Iraq. They're all stationed at Camp Talille, and they keep in close contact. One of those brothers is home this week spending time with family on the home front.
We first told you about the Ingle brothers when they left Ft. Stewart for their tour in Iraq in May. Seven months later, Specialist Robert Ingle says the 48th Brigade has been well received and is making progress in Iraq.
Specialist Robert Ingle and his two brothers have been in Iraq since May. He speaks of their missions with pride. "When we go into a neighborhood, instead of knocking heads and treating everybody the same we try to weed out the bad elements and just take care of those and treat everybody else with respect and human dignity that you would expect here in the states."
That treatment has earned the locals' respect, so much so they led Ingle's company to thousands of weapons buried around Baghdad. It's also protected troops including his two brothers. "There was a meeting at Camp Striker, with what they call the Sheiks, the heads of the community for the Iraqi's in that area. The Sheiks said they would not attack the 48th Brigade and they kept to their word," Robert said.
But for Ingle there remains that constant fear of IED's as he and his brother Ronald run two to three day missions escorting convoys through Iraq. "Up in Baghdad, I had equal concern for both my brothers because Baghdad did receive both mortar and rocket attacks on a regular basis." said Robert.
His father, Robert Ingle Sr., says, "It's constant stress on the family, but at the same time, I've always had the attitude just leave it up to God and whatever's going to happen will happen, whether they're in Iraq or downtown Americus."
Despite the pressure here to bring soldiers home and the overwhelming urge to complete the mission and be done, Ingle says the troops need to remain until the job is finished correctly. "We can't leave things unsettled over there otherwise we'll have to go back and I'm the last one that wants to go back in a war time situation. Right now we might be taking casualties but its a heck of a lot less than it will be if we're fighting on the homeland."
Surprisingly in the seven months, Ingle's platoon has suffered no casualties. He credits that to a prayer every time the platoon prepares to escort a convoy.
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Emmy weekend started Friday night with Variety and Women in Film's pre-Emmy bash at Scott Conant's Scarpetta inside the Montage Beverly Hills. Still steamy at 7, gals like Christina Hendricks, Padma Lakshmi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Zooey Deschanel did their best not to wilt, but it was tough. There were great canapés and jewelry maker Saint Vintage passed out bracelets at what was dubbed a "Love Bar." Organizers got a good crowd which also included Modern Family's Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen. Into the car and on to Entertainment Weekly's pre-Emmy get together at Fig & Olive. As the cast of The Big Bang Theory graced EW's current cover, it was only fitting that I ran into Simon Helberg (Howard) at the bar, who grabbed a drink before congregating with castmates Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco. Ginnifer Goodwin, Chris Noth, and Jeremy Davies (sporting hair that looked like it had a run-in with a weed-whacker) also popped by for chocolate parfaits.
On to the Emmy's where temps on the red carpet hit the 100s and everyone was puddling in their party dresses. I was in the interview room along what is dubbed "Winner's Walk," where trophy holders go after they leave the stage at the Nokia Theater. Most excited? Louis CK, who couldn't even get out a "Hello, how are you?" but blurted out "What's up? I won two Emmys!" Claire Danes came backstage following her win. "Yea, I'm working my way through the DSM-IV," she said, referring to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and her winning roles as Temple Grandin, who is autistic, and Homeland's Carrie Mathison, who is bi-polar). Politics came up with winner Julie Bowen: "I love that both Ann Romney and Michelle Obama said they loved Modern Family." After Jimmy Kimmel's last gag, I produced my red Governor's Ball ticket, went through metal gates a la cattle, hit two checkpoints, then scooted inside the LA Convention Center. I walked in with Tina Fey. When I looked down I noticed she had ditched her heels for fuzzy, cartoon bedroom slippers. Inside, everything was covered in roses. There was a huge elevated stage where different acts performed, an engraving station doing big business as winners brought their trophies over, and a Marich candy station up front. I tried to eat my good Joachim Splichal vittles but kept getting distracted by Kevin Costner at a nearby table. Whatever he has done—and Jessica Lange too, for that matter—he looks well rested (see our October Plastic Surgery issue).
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Copa Libertadores: Boca Juniors 1 - Corinthians 1
So why am I linking this here? Because the winner of the Copa Libertadores will be a potential opponent for Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup. The Copa final is a two legged affair, and away goals are not relevant. The winner of the Copa will likely face CONCACAF Champion Monterrey for one spot in the tournament's final. The second leg of the tie will take place next week.


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An historic vote in the U.S. House yesterday as members of Congress voted to approve a bill that would allow the Federal Reserve to be audited.
The "Audit the Fed" bill has been the long time passion of outgoing Texas Congressman Ron Paul.
The bill, now moves on to the Senate but could it be "dead on arrival"?
Ben has a look at why it would be a very strange move for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to prevent the bill from coming to a vote in Reality Check.
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Softball is Swept by UCF, 7-6 and 10-2
March 21, 2004
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Senior Sonja Cadarette (Jacksonville/Sandalwood) hit her fifth home run of the season and senior Dianna Korcak (Clearwater, Fla.) had three hits on the day, but it wasn't enough as JU lost both games of a doubleheader to UCF, 7-6 and 10-2, Sunday afternoon at the JU Softball Complex. The Golden Knights (25-11, 2-0 A-Sun) pounded 27 hits in the two games. The Dolphins (11-26, 2-4 A-Sun) fall for the fifth time in six games.
UCF led 1-0 in the first inning of game one when Korcak singled to left field starting a Dolphin attack. Senior Monica McGee (Starke, Fla.) would sacrifice Korcak over to second. Then junior Lauren Redfern (Jacksonville/ Sandalwood) doubled down the right field line and advanced Korcak to third. Next batter senior Sonja Cadarette (Jacksonville/Sandalwood) would blast her fifth home run of the season over left center field fence to give the Dolphins an early 3-1 lead. UCF would strike back with two runs over the next two innings off sophomore Katie Dobson (Clearwater, Fla) who only gave up four runs while striking out three batters. JU would lead 5-4 in the sixth when the Golden Knights had three runs on three hits off JU junior Stacey Bell (Jacksonville/Terry Parker) to pull ahead of the Dolphins, 7-5 .The Dolphins would score again in the bottom of the inning after a Redfern ground out to shortstop allowing Korack to score from third who lead off the inning with a double.
JU would go on to loose game two, 10-2, as UCF would have 14 hits off the Dolphin pitching staff. The Dolphin scored runs in the second inning after a two-out single to left field by sophomore Ashley Houston (Glen St. Mary, Fla.) to drive in junior Kacey Yourous (Radcliff, Ky.) from third. Korcak would follow with a single to score freshman Stephaine Beasley (Tallahassee, Fla.) at third.
The Dolphins were led offensively by senior Dianna Korcak , who went 3-for-7 on the day with two runs scored and one RBI. Korcak would also belt her 13 extra-base hit of the season in the first game with the double. Redfern and junior Mayte Diaz (Sliver Springs, Fla.) each had two hits in game one.
JU returns to action on Wednesday to host Florida A&M in a doubleheader staring at 4:00 p.m..


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Buying a home can be expensive. You have to make your mortgage payments. On top of that, you'll need to pay annual taxes. There are ways to offset the high cost of owning a home through tax deductions and other state incentives.
Your local government collects annual taxes from property owners. The amount you'll pay depends on where you live, since the tax rates vary significantly across the country and even within the same state. The federal government encourages home ownership by allowing you to deduct your property taxes from your federal income tax.
Most local governments base your property tax on the assessed value of your home. This value is multiplied by a fixed percentage, called the mill rate, and then multiplied by 1,000 to get your tax amount.
Each local government uses its own method to arrive at the assessed value of your home. Usually, it is a percentage of your home's real appraised value.In some places, it is the same. If you object to the amount of your property tax, you can appeal to your local government.
One way to offset the cost of your home is to take advantage of energy rebates offered by state or local governments. Energy rebates can cover a wide range of incentives, but they all reward you for reducing the amount of energy your home consumes.
They are usually calculated as a percentage or fixed amount of your cost in making your home more energy efficient. For example, you may install solar panels on your roof to reduce the amount of electricity you use. In some areas, you'll receive an energy rebate for a portion of the price you paid for the solar panels.
Many local governments charge a sales tax when you purchase goods, but usually exempt real estate. However, you may end up paying a lot in sales tax if you make substantial purchases as part of a home improvement project. These might include new appliances, plasterboard, paint, and any other supplies or materials you need. The federal government allows a deduction for these sales tax payments.
The law surrounding taxes on your home can be complicated. Plus, the facts of each case are unique. This article provides a brief, general introduction to the topic. For more detailed, specific information, please contact a tax lawyer with real estate experience.


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The Trick Is To Breathe is Sid Griffin's first solo album in a decade. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee at the home studio of Thomm Lutz in February 2014 it was a joyous, easy and (almost) carefree session, the entire album completed in four days.
"Before Christmas I had sent some Nashville friends acoustic demos of my songs and of my new arrangement of a version of The Youngbloods' great Get Together. These men and women had learned the songs off my demos and most of the songs we recorded were second takes…in fact these players are so accomplished I don't think any track was recorded in more than four takes," recalls Griffin.
After recording in the UK for most of the past two decades it Sid decided to do everything differently from his last solo album, As Certain As Sunrise. "I recorded in the USA instead of Europe, I did not engineer, co-produce, or mix the album, on a few tracks I only sang, I put myself entirely in the hands of others, I did not use any of the Coal Porters' vast musical talents, I primarily used musicians I had not met before the sessions and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Without question it was time for a change, time to shake things up."
As promoters and venues were frequently contacting Griffin about solo shows it was obviously time for new Sid Solo Music. Yet the multi-tasking Griffin, a musician first, a writer second, a broadcaster third and…oh yes, a family man on top of all that, didn't have much time to spare to record. "You can spend weeks doing an album. Both my previous solo albums were done piecemeal, that is recorded in bits here and then bits there over weeks. I needed to get an album done quickly."
"Billy Bragg told me his last album was recorded by Joe Henry in just a few days out in Pasadena, California and I remembered Dylan did Nashville Skyline in only a few days. So I contacted some Nashville cats I knew, they recommended Thomm Jutz as a producer, he and I hit it off, Thom picked most of the players and by the time I flew to Tennessee these folks knew my songs better than I did. Hence we started on Monday and were done by Thursday!"
Sid did play mandolin on two tracks, guitar on about six more, but the core of the band was Mark Fain from Ricky Skagg's Kentucky Thunder outfit on bass, the great virtuoso Sierra Hull on mandolin, Paul Griffiths on drums, Thomm Jutz on guitar, Justin Moses on banjo, fiddle and dobro, and gospel legend James T. Brown on backing vocals. Other than Thomm Jutz and Paul Griffiths none had met Sid before the sessions began.
The Trick Is To Breathe announces Sid Griffin is back on the world stage as a solo artist, globe-trotting troubadour and singer-songwriter. "It's a great record, it really is, my best songs ever and you can play them with a group behind you as I did in Nashville or they can be performed by me solo.
I am in a good space as the saying goes and The Trick Is To Breathe is going to help keep me there. Yes, I am an American who lives in Europe but my heart resides south of the Mason-Dixon and it shows on this album. I can't wait to tread the boards again and play these songs for the people."
The Trick Is To Breathe Album is Released 18th September 2014
The second track from Sid's The Trick Is To Breathe solo album is also the second video from this CD. The video was directed, produced and edited by Cecil B. "Tom" Stevens of Indiana USA, a favourite movie director of Sid's.
The song is an attempt to write a tune which crosses the style of Jimmie "The Singing Brakeman" Rogers with Bob Dylan…and it ended up sounding like Willie Nelson! The brilliant mandolin playing is by Sierra Hull, a most talented young lady.
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Find The One is The Coal Porters' fifth and most accomplished album since they unplugged, forgot about the electricity bill and prepared for global warming by morphing into an entirely acoustic act.
Produced by British folk-rock legend John Wood, the man behind the early classic LPs by Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, and later on recording both Squeeze and Beth Orton, Find The One features five fine Sid Griffin songs, a trio from Scottish guitarist Neil Robert Herd, and Find The One also announces the entry of world-class singer, ace bassist, and all-around nice guy Tali Trow into the Coal Porters.
listen to samples from Find The One here;
The CD of Find The One even includes a seven minute documentary film encoded on it, playable on any computer. The film is by Toby Cameron and Richard Crandon of On-Par Productions and dynamically illustrates everything warm, musical, funny and human about the band within its short seven minute span.
No Coal Porters album can exist without a nod to the greats who have so inspired Sid Griffin and his merry cohorts and Find The One is no exception. Sid's harrowing tale of a slave family's escape on the Underground Railroad, Hush U Babe, features the astonishing guitar of ex-Fairport Convention guitar guru Richard Thompson (!) and listeners will also hear a formal DJ introduction of Sid's love ballad Ask Me Again by the BBC's legendary Brian Matthew, not only a man who knew The Beatles on a first name basis back in the day but whose Saturday Radio 2 show is the Beeb's most popular show today. Now that is a career!
Find The One is Out Now
You can buy Find The One now at the Sid Griffin Store or via amazon.co.uk or amazon.com you can also now download all The Coal Porters releases on iTunes
The Coal Porters are Paul Fitzgerald on banjo, Tali Trow on double bass and vocals, Neil Robert Herd on guitar and vocals, your very own Sid Griffin on vocals and mandolin, and the great Kerenza Peacock on fiddle and vocals.


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Report: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y Living in a Climate of Fear
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Less than one year ago, on Nov. 8, 2008, Marcelo Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant, was murdered in the town of Patchogue, N.Y. The killing, police say, was carried out by a gang of teenagers who called themselves the Caucasian Crew and targeted Latino residents as part of a sport they termed "beaner-hopping." It highlighted a growing national problem — violent hatred directed at all suspected undocumented immigrants, Latinos in particular. Officials in Suffolk County, N.Y., where Patchogue is located, minimized the tragedy, with the county executive even suggesting that it would have been a mere "one-day story" if not for earlier publicity about his and other residents' anti-immigrant activism over the prior decade.
But the reality was that nativist intolerance and hate violence had been festering for years in Suffolk County, fostered by some of the very same officials who were now wishing the story away. The situation in Suffolk County, in fact, is a microcosm of a problem facing the entire United States, where FBI statistics suggest a 40% rise in anti-Latino hate crimes between 2003 and 2007, the latest numbers available. The number of hate groups in America has been rising, too, climbing more than 50% since 2000, mainly by exploiting the issue of undocumented non-white immigration.
In the aftermath of the Lucero murder, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) sent a Spanish-speaking researcher to Suffolk County to interview Latino residents, both documented and undocumented, over a period of months. What SPLC found was frightening. The Lucero murder, while the worst of the violence so far, was hardly an isolated incident. Latino immigrants in Suffolk County are regularly harassed, taunted, and pelted with objects hurled from cars. They are frequently run off the road while riding bicycles, and many report being beaten with baseball bats and other objects. Others have been shot with BB guns or pepper-sprayed. Most will not walk alone after dark; parents often refuse to let their children play outside. A few have been the targets of arson attacks and worse. Adding to immigrants' fears is the furious rhetoric of groups like the now-defunct Sachem Quality of Life, whose long-time spokesman regularly referred to immigrants as "terrorists." The leader of another nativist group, this one based in California, was one of many adding their vitriol, describing a "frightening" visit to an area where Latinos are concentrated in Suffolk: "They urinate, they defecate, [they] make sexual overtures to women."
Fueling the fire are many of the very people who are charged with protecting the residents of Suffolk County — local politicians and law enforcement officials. At one point, one county legislator said that if he saw an influx of Latino day laborers in his town, "we'll be out with baseball bats." Another said that if Latino workers were to gather in a local neighborhood, "I would load my gun and start shooting, period." A third publicly warned undocumented residents that they "better beware." County Executive Steve Levy, the highest-ranking official in Suffolk, is no friend of immigrants, either. When criticized by a group of immigrant advocates, for example, Levy called the organization a den of "Communists" and "anarchists." At the same time, immigrants told the SPLC that the police were, at best, indifferent to their reports of harassment, and, at worst, contributors to it. Many said police did not take their reports of attacks seriously, often blaming the victim instead. They said they are regularly subjected to racial profiling while driving and often to illegal searches and seizures. They said there's little point in going to the police, who are often not interested in their plight and instead demand to know their immigration status.
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Although premature as speculating on the Playoffs is 1 wk into the season, I find the question topical as KC hosts the Twinkees this week and as we see how dreadful the Astros really are.
The AL West has a team that appears be poor enough to lose 110-120 games. We are already seeing the effects of this as the A's sweep them and the Astros off to a 5 game slide. Does the ineptness of Houston give the AL West competitors in a Wild Card spot an unfair advantage? Of course it does. In order to counter balance that competitive advantage the West has, KC must similarly take advantage of MN.
Enter the Twins today and the question today that I humbly ask you to consider.


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JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) - A fire Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of two 26-year-olds.
According to Todd Hollis of the Jeffersonville Police Department, a fire started around 2:00 p.m. A neighbor saw smoke and tried to enter the house, but realized they couldn't due to the extensive fire.
Two people were in the home at the time, a male and a female who both lived there. It appeared to police that all the damage came from inside the home.
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With the bullpen a bit tired, Alex Wood came through after a rocky start. Carlos Gonzalez hit a sac fly in the first to open the scoring, and after a home run by Freddie Freeman tied it in the bottom of the first, Nolan Arenado hit a home run for the second consecutive game, making the score 3-1. That was it for the Rockies as Wood went 5 more innings, strking out 7 and walking one.
The Braves sure got it going, though. Justin Upton, who had 2 doubles on the night, used one to bring the score to 3-2, but it was another 6-run inning from the Braves' offense that busted things open. In the bottom of the fourth, Dan Uggla doubled before Andrelton Simmons and Wood were retired. But then Jason Heyward singled. And Justin Upton doubled again. And Freeman was intentionally walked. And Evan Gattis singled. And Brian McCann hit a three-run shot to make it 8-3.
After a few innings of generally nothing happening, Freeman added a second blast, this one a three-run shot, to put the Braves way, way ahead, and Alex Wood would get his first MLB win. Anthony Varvaro finished it up a relatively easy win for the Braves.
Despite all the offense, the play of the night was on defense. With Michael Cuddyer on first, Wilin Rosario laced a double to the gap. Heyward overran the ball, but he quickly threw the ball back in. A perfect strike on the relay throw from Simmons and a quick tag by McCann cut down Cuddyer at the plate. It was spectacular, and I'm not sure any other shortstop makes that play. Spectacular.
With the win tonight, the Braves guarantee themselves another month with a record over .500.
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Re: Adam Lambert To Be On Americal Idol:
This is such wonderful news, both for Adam and for AI. Adam will be the perfect mentor! He has the talent, credibility, vocal ability, and mastery of a wide range of genres and, on a personal level, he's incredibly supportive, gracious, diplomatic, and honest. He was so helpful to his fellow contestants last season and, of course, with each performance, he owned the stage.
The ratings for AI next week will skyrocket! I literally cannot wait!! And what an honour for Adam - our world idol!!


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HOPEWELL, VA—Hopewell Police are searching for two masked men who robbed two people at gunpoint Tuesday night.
It happened as the two victims were painting the interior of a vacant home in the 400 block of Amery Court at approximately 8:37 p.m. Tuesday.
Police said the masked suspects entered the home and robbed the victims at gunpoint before fleeing on foot. No one was injured in the incident.
The first suspect is described as a black male, 30-40 years-old, 6'0", 200 pounds, wearing dark jeans, black hooded sweatshirt under a grey/brown in color faux fur coat, a black bandana and goggles covering his face.
The second suspect is described as a black male, 20-25 years-old, 5'11", 160 pounds, wearing dark jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt under a dark colored jacket, a black bandana and goggles covering his face.
The Hopewell Police Department is asking anyone who may have been traveling in and around the area of this incident and observed any person(s) matching the above descriptions contact lead Detective Roland Grimm at (804) 541-2284. You can also text-a-tip anonymously to "274637 (CRIMES)" and the text "igotcha" with the message/tip.
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A wonderful post that I keep coming back to. Check it out.
100 Things to Do During a Money Free Weekend – The Simple Dollar.
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Don't Fall For It: "Free Phones" Cost $360, and "$199 Phones" Cost $1040.
I use Ting for my phone service. We've gone from spending about $150 down to $70 using the same amount of minutes, text, and data.
This week they have a great budgeting article.
If you enjoy watching the TED Talks but don't have the time to watch them all, here's a great synopsis of several ones.
You Can Easily Learn 100 TED Talks Lessons In 5 Minutes Which Most People Need 70 Hours For.
Looking to do more as a freelancer, or start as one? Here's a great article with practical routines to get you going.
Five One-Hour Routines That Will Improve Your Life as a Freelancer.
These are some great lessons.
Have a quick read, under 5 minutes, on some thought inspiring lessons.
Personal Finance Lessons from Benjamin Franklin | The Art of Manliness.
If you're trying to figure out where to start with money management and aren't quite interested yet in outside help, here's a great free online budget tool that you can get started with.
Real Debt Help – Get out of debt with Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover Plan – daveramsey.com.
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This Stuff Works: MAC Moisturecover Concealer
April 28, 2010 at 10:29 am , by shikmet
This Stuff Works: Products we love so much it can sound like we're being paid to dish about them—but we're totally not!
I've always had trouble with the black rings under my eyes. I tried to hide them by exaggerating my eyelashes or using foundation, but nothing seemed to work. Then I was introduced to MAC Select Moisturecover. Although I was skeptical at first that a tiny tube could do wonders for my always-present dark circles, I'm definitely a convert now. It's the must-have item in my makeup bag because it really works. It conceals dark circles and also hides spots and blemishes, and the wand makes it easy to apply and blend. I love it so much I even call this concealer my "magic stick!"
Is there a beauty product you can't live without? Tell us in the comments and you may be featured in an upcoming "This Stuff Works" column!
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This Stuff Works: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser
April 7, 2010 at 5:42 pm , by cdewet
Don't you love it when products actually live up to their claims? Us too! That's why we've got a brand-new weekly feature for you. Every Wednesday our editors and readers will share "This Stuff Works" picks for the must-have products they couldn't live without. First up is Courtney.
A few months back my local grocery store was having a sale on these Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Bath Scrubbers, so thought I would try them. I tossed them into my basket, and forgot about them until last weekend. (I do clean my bathroom frequently, I just happened to hide this particular product from myself). I read the simple instructions and climbed on in to the tub to see if these things would do the trick. Oh wow—I never thought I could be this excited about cleaning my shower, but this little sponge really was magic! I just scrubbed a bit here and a bit there, and before I knew it my tub was gleaming brighter than the top of Mr. Clean's bald head. There were no harsh chemical smells either, just a clean Febreze scent which was a total bonus. I've already told my friends and family about this great product (I know, you can only imagine how exciting my life is) but I wanted to share it with all of you as well. Happy Cleaning!
Now it's your turn: Share your "This Stuff Works" favorites–the beauty, home, or other products that you can't live without–in the comments. You could be featured next week!
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Dorks in Dungeons to Play Seacoast Repertory Theatre, 2/23
Dorks in Dungeons LIVE! Onstage, the dice-rolling fantasy improv comedy show will hold their once-monthly show Sunday Feb 23 at 7pm at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre This month, they continue their absurd ongoing adventure in a two hour comedy extravaganza. This month they are joined by guest improviser Timothy Jacobs, a local actor and fixture of Seven Stages Shakespeare Company. Local game-makers Games by Playdate will be running demonstrations of some of their games for guests during the social hour prior to the show
Dorks in Dungeons were awarded an Editor's Pick for best Improv Comedy in NH from New Hampshire Magazine's Best of NH in 2013. They even wrote a book, The Dorks in Dungeons Campaign Guide and Roleplaying Game. They have performed as headliners at Hal-Con in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 2nd largest Fantasy/Sci-Fi convention in Canada. They will be guests of honor at upcoming fantasy conventions TotalCon, Conbust, and PortCon Maine.
The performance will feature a social hour before the show beginning at 6pm, where guests can browse various vendors, play games by local and national game-makers, and enjoy beverages before entering the theater for the performance. The show is pay-what-you-can.
Dorks in Dungeons is inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, a rule-intensive role-playing dice game where players create imaginary characters in a fantasy world and set off on quests - all controlled by the Game Master. Game Master Brian Kelly leads the Dorks' adventurers (played by Brian Paul, Teddi Bailey, Cullen Delangie, and Molly Dowd Sullivan) through battles, challenges, skill checks more while a troupe of improvisers act as the denizens of a living, breathing fantasy world. Improvisers include Michael Ficara, Glenn Provost, Robin Fowler, Kevin Baringer and more with special guest appearances throughout the year from Seacoast favorites.
Dorks in Dungeons LIVE! Onstage contains language and adult themes and is not recommended for children.


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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Young adults in Mississippi were less likely to be employed in 2011 than their peers in other states.
A new Kids Count study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows 51% of 20- to 24-year-olds in Mississippi had jobs in 2011. That's the lowest employment rate in the U.S. The national average for the age group was 61%.
The study discusses "disconnected youth," or people aged 16 and 24 who were neither employed nor in school.
Mississippi's employment rate for 16- to 19-year-olds was 23% - lower than the 26% national average but not the lowest in the nation.
Kids Count Mississippi director Linda Southward says children who grow up in poverty are less likely to have connections or mentoring that could help them find jobs.
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Ears of Wheat, 1890
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
It was to the painter Paul Gauguin that Van Gogh described this study as 'nothing more than ears of wheat, green-blue stalks long, ribbon-like leaves, under a sheen of green & pink; ears of wheat, yellowing slightly, with an edge made pale pink by the dusty manner of flowering; at the bottom, a pink bindweed winding round a stalk. I would like to paint portraits against a background that is so lively and yet so still.' And indeed, he was later to use the motif as the background to a portrait. The effect of the colors alone was to be evocative 'of the soft rustle of the ears of grain swaying back and forth in the wind.'


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The European Year of Volunteering Dream Team - An ENGSO Youth reflection on 2011: Volunteering, Sports and Non-Formal EducationLet's imagine a Europe where all young people actively participate in and physically contribute to society. Would this not just be the Dream Team European Volunteer Culture, in a healthy mind and body?
Let us take a look at reality...
Sport (the environment, the context): In the world of sport, on the mass participation club level; sport does not exist without volunteers. This is not just a statement, it is fact. Whether it is a young person becoming an assistant coach, refereeing the younger group's games, whether, it is parents coaching sessions, parents driving their children to games, all the way to decision makers in the field; they are for the majority volunteers.
The individual (you, us): Although volunteering is often considered as a "selfless activity" which promotes good for others and its surrounding community it cannot be neglected that individuals often volunteer because the opportunity lies in front of them (they are asked), this is often followed by a realisation that they can make a difference, they can contribute, they have a role. This experience in turn, often leads to the realisation that not only do they have a sense of belonging and contribute they in turn also benefit by learning, developing skills, experience etc...
Here volunteering benefits the individual on two levels: the individual self and the surrounding local reality. We have active participation, we have physical activity, we have volunteering, what we are missing is, the European dimension, the exchange of these diverse experiences from which we can learn and transfer ideas, what we are also missing is spreading this movement further... How can this self-sufficient pool of young volunteers benefit Europe? How can it be taken further? How can the potential for education which is already present in the trans-generational system of volunteering, taking on responsibilities be pushed further? Can the experience of these various young individuals make an even greater difference? In volunteering eventhough we learn a lot and are possibly empowered in and through this role and experience, we may not necessarily see any further, how this can apply to another field, how we can take it further, how we as an individual can make a difference...
Looking at Youth for youth by youth solutions;
To develop more volunteers using all volunteers? Yes.
In using Sport as a tool to reach out and attract? Yes.
With a vision of Education? Yes.
On European level? Yes.
Using Non-Formal Education? Definitely.
European youth exchanges and trainings offer this opportunity and possibility requires even more volunteering, commitment, energy, engagement, motivation from the volunteers. This year ENGSO Youth with the support of the EYCB (European Youth Centre Budapest) of the Council of Europe, to focus on bringing together young individuals involved in inclusion of people with and without disabilities in and through sports. This session was led by volunteers, the participants were either volunteers or working with volunteers in their local reality, and for this entire week they were volunteering their time. For their own development, in order for them to go back and have a wider impact in their local reality through their engagement in providing access in and through sports...and empowered they were, and ideas they created and multipliers they have become. It has now been two weeks since the end of the session and already a publication for other leaders is coming out, they have already planned another 4 meetings, applied for funds for another European exchange and all this as volunteers.
Our "last event" for 2011 during this European Year of Volunteering has taught us the close relation and the motivations between; education, for youth, by youth, with youth in short, peer education and volunteering.
Sport is attractive to numerous groups possibly inaccessible otherwise, through this combined with volunteering peer education, we can empower youth and make a difference towards the creation of the "Dream Team European Volunteer Culture", in a healthy mind and body.
Karine Teow, ENGSO Youth Vice Chair
To find out more about ENGSO Youth activities, visit our website http://www.youth-sport.net


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Canadian universities are reforming traditional frosh week festivities in response to recent scandals involving hazing, rape chants and even deaths.
The Labour Day Classic isn't played on Labour Day. And, in most years, it isn't a classic.
A young child from Gatineau, Que., who recently returned from Sierra Leone is being tested for the Ebola virus.
Halfway through the Ottawa Redblacks' maiden season in the Canadian Football League, there are telltale trends taking hold.
On the first day of the annual meeting of the Council of the Federation, held this year in Charlottetown, P.E.I., the Group of Politicians Formerly Known as The Premiers posed for a photograph in the style of that famous photo of the Fathers of Confederation, taken on the same spot 150 years before.
Canada is interested in joining a NATO joint expeditionary force of at least 10,000 troops that is being created to bolster the alliance's eastern flank in an effort to check Russia's creeping military takeover of eastern Ukraine, according to Britain's Financial Times newspaper.
Weston Dressler suggested Thursday that fear factored into his decision to rejoin the Saskatchewan Roughriders. "I can't really put it down to one thing other than I didn't want to play against (Roughriders defensive end) John Chick," Dressler joked after the CFL team practised at Mosaic Stadium.
Green, not greed, was the theme of the Weston Dressler contract negotiations.
Prince Rupert, a remote port luring tourists with the slogan 'Where Canada's Wilderness Begins,' may want to consider a new motto: 'Asia's Gateway to Chicago.'
As Holt Renfrew prepares for the imminent arrival in Canada of two formidable U.S. competitors, it announced Thursday that it would shut its stores in Quebec City and Ottawa, while focusing on other Canadian locations and investing a further $300 million in revamping them.
The talk, mostly of defiance with a healthy dose of bombast, started a week ago - some Alouettes players claiming Canadian Football League opponents are scared of them at this juncture. That teams, at the very least, respect Montreal.
The Marquis Crossing Ladies Society's First Attempt at Murder ... Mystery: The ladies of the Marquis Crossing Arts Society are writing their own mystery play, only to be interrupted by two mysterious characters. Runs to Sunday at the Barn Playhouse on Highway 12. Tickets $19 to $22.50; call 306-239-4600.
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Canada's premiers and native leaders are inviting the prime minister to take part in a roundtable discussion on murdered and missing aboriginal women, with one native leader saying Stephen Harper's decision to reject calls for a public inquiry shows disrespect.
A new view of evolution is being put forward by an Ottawa biologist, thanks to an African fish that can leave the water and crawl on land.
It was all quiet on the Weston front Wednesday in Regina.
The Rider Nation has an assortment of bargaining chips - even when the All Dressler snack is excluded from the equation.
It has been no summer of love for Canada's charities. A number of prominent charitable groups, among them PEN Canada, Environmental Defence Canada, Amnesty International Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation, have faced audits by the Canada Revenue Agency; the rest, it seems, are up in arms about it.
A consensus appears to be building among Canada's premiers and native leaders for devising a new way of taking action on the issue of murdered and missing aboriginal women.
To be clear, former NDP premier Roy Romanow had no grand plan two decades ago to remove Saskatchewan from Confederation and join the U.S.


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The Golovine is the official Blog for the Department of Art History, Film and Visual Studies at The University of Birmingham. The Blog takes its name from one of the most popular artworks in the collection of The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, where the Department is based: Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's c.1797 Portrait of Countess Golovine.
The Golovine was set up to give some insight into what it's actually like to study Art History, Film and Visual Studies here at The University of Birmingham. What do our students get up on a day-to-day basis? What modules are on offer? And what opportunities are there for students to get stuck in here at the Barber Institute, in Birmingham and elsewhere in the UK and abroad. It is also intended to showcase the successes of our alumni, and the research being conducted by the Department's staff and postgraduate researchers.
The Blog is managed and edited by postgraduates in the department and Dr Elizabeth L'Estrange – that's us in the heading photograph. Working in a clockwise direction from upper left, we are:
Dr. Elizabeth L'Estrange - who is an expert in the art and culture of the late medieval and early modern period in Europe, with a special interest in illuminated manuscripts
Hannah Squire – who researches Napoleonic era French female history painters
Amy Shulman – who is researching Picture Post and the visual narratives of the photo essay, with a focus on the work of émigré photographers, 1938-1945
Jamie Edwards – whose PhD focuses on 16th-century Netherlandish art, in particular the art of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1527 – 69)
Imogen Wiltshire – who is researching the relationships between modernism, emigration from Nazi Germany and the development of art therapy in the 1930s and '40s.
Marie Giraud – researching the devotional print culture of radical Jansenists in early eighteenth-century France
Carly Hegenbarth – whose PhD examines the visual cultures of Catholic emancipation in Great Britain and Ireland between 1821 and '32
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Music Unites hopes passing of Oswald Russell will be a wake-up call
Dear Editor,
On behalf of Music Unites Jamaica Foundation, we wish to express sincere condolence to the wife and daughter of Jamaican pianist and composer, Oswald Russell. Since the distance between Kingston and Geneva made it very difficult to be in closer contact and to show our respect for the musical work and achievements of Oswald Russell, we wish to assure the family that we are quite aware of the invaluable contribution of his compositions to the Jamaican classical music genre.
We cannot make this statement without a touch of disappointment and regret that the establishment of our Archive of Jamaican Composers, The Samuel Felsted Institute, was not in operation in time to research the life and work of Oswald Russell during his lifetime, due to the absence of a physical location to use as a base.
May his passing, tragic though it is, be the wake-up call for all interested parties to speed up the process of ensuring the lease for an ideal home for this archive, as we have lost valuable and irreplaceable information by those unsung musical heroes who have passed on in recent times, as they were not interviewed. Awareness of the need to preserve the memorable achievements of composers such as Oswald Russell must be included and instilled into the national pride of the Jamaican population, especially the youth. This can be done only if there is a centre and archive of information, as well as by making those great ambassadors of Jamaican music such as Oswald Russell, Don Shirley and many others into recipients of our highest national awards and honours.
Rosina Christina Moder
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Kids learning 'green' skills
- Written by Eric Mayes
- Published in News Headlines
Program teaches local students how to solve real-world problems
Students from three city high schools will spend their school year searching for ways to make Philadelphia more energy efficient as part of a new program aimed at keeping kids in school and giving them real world experience.
"School is set up very narrowly," said Simon Hauger, founder of the new program called the Sustainability Workshop. "If it works, it works — but if it doesn't, what are you supposed to do?"
He hopes the answer to that question is the Sustainability Workshop, a pilot program officially launched Monday by school and city officials. The program, which actually started in September, gives 30 students culled from West Philadelphia, Furness and South Philadelphia high schools the chance to tackle environmental and energy issues while taking classes at the Navy Yard. Students will learn in a hands-on environment and work on solving a specific problem or set of problems while also learning the things they would have at a standard high school.
"If you're unsure about what you want to be, this is something to come to, to get exposed to different things," said Malakiah Hunter, 17, a senior at Furness High School who lives in South Philadelphia.
Hunter said he planned on going to college before he was chosen to take part in the Sustainability Workshop, but after just a few weeks the program has sharpened his focus.
"I just wanted to major in American History, something basic," he said, noting that now that has changed. "I'm probably going to major in political science."
In part, his choice was molded by the program, which exposed him to a number of things he hadn't much thought about before — the environment, the effects of pollution, politics, green energy and his own set of skills.
That's exactly the point, Hauger said.
"There is so much stuff you have to learn in high school that has no correlation to somebody's success," he said, noting that he was a math teacher but realized that teaching students things like the quadratic formula — something they would rarely use after high school — might not be the best use of their time. "It should really be about a holistic skill set."
In addition, many students simply don't learn well in traditional settings, Hauger added.
"Some of the smartest people I've ever worked with have failed in a traditional setting," he said.
Monday's event was an example of how the program works. School and city officials issued a series of challenges that students in the Sustainability Workshop would work toward solving. Mayor Michael Nutter asked students to study energy use at city facilities and find ways to cut that energy use by 10 to 30 percent.
District Attorney Seth Williams asked that all of the students graduate with a 90 percent attendance rate. Paul Hallacher, co-director of Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster for Energy Efficient Buildings, asked students to analyze energy use data from buildings at the Navy Yard and help make them more efficient. Interim-Superintendent of Philadelphia schools Leroy Nunery asked students to look at traffic patterns to make the district's yellow bus program more efficient and ways to recycle materials the school district no longer needs.
The students' solutions are likely to be put into action generating real savings and a tangible accomplishment for participants.
"I think it's great," said Shelley Hunter, Malakiah's mother. "He hasn't complained. He gets up and goes to school. It's just awesome."
Hauger said the idea started with the success of the West Philly Hybrid X Team, a team of students from West Philly High that, during an after school program, developed a car that gets 100 miles to the gallon. The team beat a group of students from MIT in a national competition, automotive start-ups and engineers.
"The really interesting thing was how students who participated in the program became very successful," he said. "I thought, imagine what we can accomplish if we can work with students all day, every day rather than just a few hours a week."
Ultimately, Hauger said it's all about keeping kids engaged and learning in a city with a drop-out rate hovering near 50 percent.
"If you get to a place in your life where you're willing to drop out of school, the system had failed you," Hauger said. "Does that mean you're dumb? No. Do you feel dumb? Yes."


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British press hammers Romney after he reveals MI6 meeting
Gov. Mitt Romney angered British press during his tour of London when he revealed his meeting with MI6 head Sir John Sawers, CBS reports.
A Tennessee state representative helped create Internet pandemonium Tuesday when he forwarded an e-mail claiming the Obama administration was going to stage an assassination attempt in order to delay the 2012 presidential election, The Tennessean reports.
Gov. Mitt Romney angered British press during his tour of London when he revealed his meeting with MI6 head Sir John Sawers, CBS reports.
It seems the apocalypse of English literature has officially come.
Throughout its 37 seasons, "Saturday Night Live" has given the American public some great laughs. From the Killer Bees to Stefon, SNL is full of hilarious acts, but it always seems the show's greatest moments come during election season.
When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes announced their split two weeks ago, media outlets immediately began reporting that the rift was caused by Cruise's belief in Scientology. Rumors swirled that Holmes was trying to take the couple's daughter, Suri, away from the unusual beliefs and that she and her daughter were going back to her Catholic roots.
Jason Kidd just signed a three year deal with the New York Knicks worth $9 million. How does he celebrate? By getting charged with driving under the influence after he wrecking his car into a wooden utility pole.
Here's one rock star who is leaving the building, or at least the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
Maine governor Paul LePage compared the Internal Revenue Service to the Gestapo, the Huffington Post reports.
Charles Barkley shot down Kobe Bryant's claim that this year's U.S. men's Olympic basketball team could defeat the 1992 "Dream Team" squad, ESPN reports. Barkley even said that the Dream Team--which boasted superstars such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird -- would beat the current Team USA by at least 10 points.
Yet another glimpse at the summer's most anticipated movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," has hit YouTube.
Cookie Monster has officially joined the "Call Me Maybe" fad.
Two parents in Columbus, Ga., started an argument that turned into a multi-person fight Saturday, the Ledger-Enquirer reports.
Major League Soccer has banned David Beckham for one game following "confrontational and provocative behavior," Reuters reports.
Anthony Wayne Smith, a former Oakland Raiders defensive end, was charged with four Los Angeles-area slayings Thursday, Reuters reports.
Justin Verlander's face pretty much summed it up.
NBA shooting guard Joe Johnson is likely to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets, Long Island Newsday reports.
Adam "Pacman" Jones, the Cincinnati Bengals cornerback often known more for his off-the-field troubles rather than his athletic prowess, told NFL rookies at the 2012 Rookie Symposium that he once spent close to $1 million over a period of two days, Yahoo Sports reports.
French track and field athlete Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad shoved a mascot following a race Saturday, and the mascot may have been a 14-year-old girl, Deadspin reports.
Hope Solo, the United States' women's national goalie, made an amazing save Saturday in a game against Canada, securing an American victory.
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Town Square
Buca diBeppo
Original post made by nat on Jun 15, 2008
I assume it's a chain.
on Jun 15, 2008 at 6:12 pm
This has to be one of the strangest places I have gone to eat with my family. They (the kids) loved it, not so sure about the adults.
The food is fine to good, but it is really difficult to know what to order. The food comes family style i.e. serving dishes in the center of the table and everyone digs in. Since all dishes come in two sizes it is difficult to know what size to get and we have either had way too much food (multiple doggy bags) or wished we had ordered more. The pizza is the strangest order, big cans of tomatoes are placed on the table and the tray of pizza is balanced on top, very odd if you don't expect it.
The other thing worth mentioning is that you must make reservations about a week in advance, don't try to get a same day reservation for a Friday or weekend. Also, the tables are not really big enough for family style dining as there is not enough space for all the dishes in the center. The tables are close together and you have the feeling of being a sardine.
One other thing to mention, if you are there with young children, the place is decorated with news pictures and photos from movies. Trouble is, many of them show partially clothed people or people in their underwear (my 6 year old's way of describing it) and you may need to explain some of these away, particularly in the bathrooms.
on Jun 15, 2008 at 9:54 pm
You want real Italian food, go to Osteria on the corner of Hamilton and Ramona, across the street from University Art store. The gnoccis are the best ever. Casual, but you might need a reservation if you are planning on going after 6:00.
on Jun 16, 2008 at 12:02 am
Buca diBeppo is okay. The portions are huge. Great for sharing. It's very easy to over-order. It's a fun place. I go there maybe once every two years.


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MMAPSince 2005, The Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) has excavated and surveyed numerous sites along the Mekong and its tributaries around Luang Prabang in northern Laos, with the goal of investigating early human settlement of the Mekong Valley. As of early 2010, 84 historic and prehistoric sites have been recorded and four sites have been excavated.
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As in days of old, in an authentic 17th century setting, the Auberge du Bon Fermier invites you to acquaint yourself with history and the pleasure of discovering the secrets of creative regional cuisine. The 16 stylish hotel bedrooms are tactfully f..
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Hotel Le Chat Botté is in Valenciennes, opposite the train station. It was renovated recently. Hotel Le Chat Botté features comfortable rooms with a cosy atmosphere and modern equipments. The hotel is set close to the town centre. The art museum, t..
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