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Dear Mr. President,
First, I would like to say congratulations on your recent re-election. I found your campaign to be one of promise and hope for America, where everyone regardless of race, creed, religion, or sexual orientation are given the same opportunities to succeed. It's one of the things I admire most about your presidency.
I am writing you today because I would like to draw your attention to a region of America that is short on those opportunities, mired in soul-crushing prescription drug abuse, consistently under-performing education, rampant unemployment, and poverty. My home.
Eastern Kentucky, sir, is one of the poorest regions in this great country. According to recent surveys, the 5th Congressional District of Kentucky has the most intense and widespread poverty of any district in America. It's not for lack of trying, sir, but there are painfully few opportunities. Those industries that we have clung to over the years — tobacco and now coal — have turned out to be bad bets. But we've tried to make the most of what we had lying around. That's our way.
Your vision for the future of coal appears to be bleak. I believe your policies concerning coal are a sincere attempt to do what is best for America, working to eliminate environmentally damaging coal fire plants. But you can't and you shouldn't fault people here for feeling unfairly targeted by these policies. You may note that Floyd County, a historically Democratic county voted nearly 3-1 against your re-election. Those votes are a direct reflection of the decline of the coal industry.
We've worked and depended on the mines that produce that coal for two generations. It shouldn't take your economics adviser long to ascertain that destroying an already impoverished region's sole industry will decimate communities and have a trickle down effect on all other business.
So my question to you sir is this. If not coal, then what?
I invite you, Mr. President, to visit the 5th Congressional District of Kentucky, an honor you have yet to take. Meet a hardworking industrious people. A people who have worked tirelessly in some of the worst conditions for over a century. A people who take care of their own; no one sleeps on the streets here. We are a people, who frankly, sir, simply need an option, and we'll run with it. Help us. Give us a direction.
All we ask is that if you must strip us of our past, please help us find a path to a future.


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Continuation of Music 203, introducing chromatic harmony and focusing on the development of sonata forms from the Classical through the Romantic period. Composition of a sonata exposition is the final project. Three class hours plus laboratory period covering related aural and keyboard harmony skills.
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Orefield, PA, are offering a new weekly class to students in residential
treatment – Character Education. Teacher Michael Brady has been passionate
about introducing this concept for six years and wrote his Master's Thesis on
the subject. "It is experiential education that focuses on building positive
relationships and setting the students up to be successful," Michael explains.
Having been a teacher for 12 years, Michael realized that students needed more
than content that is assessed at the end of the year to determine if the class
was successful.
The students begin by
sharing information about themselves with the class and developing a values
agreement that they all sign to indicate their acceptance. The kids then use
their own words to describe the elements of their learning environment
including cooperation, trust, problem-solving, working together in safety,
positive communications, discussing emotions and reacting to and accepting
student feedback.
Michael has the students
suggest projects that they could work on together such as student newsletters,
after school programs, incentives similar to those offered in the residential
houses, on-campus jobs, creating a music studio, working in a garden or working
with animals. He visits each class only once a week, but his goal is to empower
the students to feel comfortable with trying new things as a group.
Naming the idea after the
program outlined in his thesis, Michael is hoping that the Epiphany Project
will become a marketable product that can be introduced in schools and agencies
around the Lehigh Valley and the nation. Michael envisions marketing the
program to local schools and agencies as workshops for kids or a series of
programs throughout the year, but that will be in the future.
Right now, Michael spends
an hour a week in each classroom, but that time will increase as the students
become more involved in the program. It is very rewarding to Michael that the
students are actively participating in the classes, especially when considering
that these kids are all in residential treatment at KidsPeace because of
emotional, behavioral or mental health issues. Furthermore, the composition of
the classes changes as children move through their treatment steps and change
levels of care as they progress. Students who come from the Diagnostic Program
are only at KidsPeace short term, so class members turnover often.
Michael uses a number of
resources in the classes including books full of activities and quote books. He
often starts class with a fun activity and then introduces a quote or writing
prompt to get students thinking and talking. They are all journaling as well,
learning to put their feelings on paper. The students have all created cover pages
that contain their hopes, dreams, fears, self-portraits and things that are
important to them.
"All in all, the kids are
doing real well with this project, and I believe that character education will
benefit them all while here at KidsPeace and later in life." This program is
another example of how the KidsPeace Transformation is leading to innovation
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This is a potentially good antioxidant serum for all skin types, though it's not without some concerns. Chief among them is the ingredient dimethyl MEA. Also known as DMAE, it's controversial because research has shown that when applied to skin it offers immediate protective benefits to cells, but this is followed by a decrease in cell growth up to and including cellular growth coming to a halt (Sources: Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, November-December 2007, pages 711–718; and The British Journal of Dermatology, March 2007, pages 433–439). There isn't a lot DMAE in here, but the concern over this ingredient isn't something you should take lightly, especially if your skin-care routine includes multiple products with dimethyl MEA.
It's disappointing that several of the good-for-skin ingredients are listed after the preservative; for a product at this price point, you want to see as much of the good stuff up front as possible. The skin firmers referred to in the claims are likely the film-forming agent glyceryl pullulan, which is included in many serums and moisturizers for its smoothing ability.
Note that the amount of glycolic acid in this serum is too low for it to function as an exfoliant.
Tell Mother Nature and Father Time to take a back seat to RuLinea FX. Smooth on this serious serum that's supercharged with a blend of peptides, firmers, hydrators and brighteners. The ultimate in anti-aging arsenals, it targets multiple age-related skin issues and helps effortlessly improve the look of your entire complexion. Now that's something to smile about!
Water, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Fruit Extract, Sodium PCA, Sodium Lactate, Dimethyl MEA, Hydroxypropyl Cyclodextrin, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-38, Pullulan, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Glycolic Acid, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Hyaluronic Acid, Silanetriol, Butylene Glycol, PVP, Disodium EDTA, Glyceryl Polymethacrylate, Propylene Glycol,Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy Flour, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond)Seed Extract, Fragrance, Red 40
Serious Skin Care At-A-Glance
Strengths: Provides complete ingredient lists on Web site; several good cleansers; some impressive serums (with and without retinol) and primers; one effective BHA (salicylic acid) product; effective AHA (glycolic acid) pads; effective 5% benzoyl peroxide product; the lip line–filling products (though the effect is not akin to dermal fillers as claimed).
Weaknesses: Too many products, which makes determining what to buy incredibly confusing; several good formulas hampered with needless irritants; no effective skin-lightening options; jar packaging for many moisturizers, which allows the important, but unstable, ingredients to degrade; average masks; the at-home peels are terrible; too many gimmicky products; very small assortment of sunscreens, especially considering all of the anti-aging products; the Beauty Treatment patches are gimmicky and useless; the Glucosamine and Calstrum sub-brands are mediocre; and an irritating lip plumper.
Before you learn anything else about this brand, you need to know that their range of products is E-N-O-R-M-O-U-S. Few lines offer so many products that add up to so little in their entirety. The sheer depth and extent of this line (and it is deep) makes it somewhat inevitable that there will be at least a few diamonds-in-the-rough products you may want to take seriously.
Sold via the Home Shopping Network (HSN), The Shopping Channel, and directly from the company, most of my readers are aware of this brand due to its recurring television appearances. In fact, on publication of the seventh edition of Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, many readers wrote to ask why we didn't include a new review of this line (we had reviewed it in previous editions of my book). The best answer we can give (outside of the fact that our book already was packed full of reviews and heavy enough to be used as a weapon) is that we honestly didn't think there was much interest in the brand. We rarely received questions about it until it wasn't in the book anymore. But, as always, your interest made it an easy decision (though truly arduous task) for me to revisit this line. Keep in mind that this is one of the most extensive skin-care lines we've ever reviewed.
After delving into the review of the Serious Skin Care line, we quickly discovered why there is more intense interest in it than ever before: The product selection has spiraled out of control and the claims for this at-one-time far more "e;serious" brand's products have gone over-the-top. Now it's laden with ridiculous claims that, regrettably, make it very tempting for consumers, which is surely what the company intended.
Temptation aside, what you have to deal with when shopping Serious Skin Care is the company's poorly organized Web site, which makes the huge product assortment even more confusing (just ask my research assistants; few lines left them scratching their heads more than this one). Even the company doesn't know how to organize or explain what they have and why one skin type would need one product rather than another. That alone might explain why the line does better on shopping channels, where they present only one specific group of products at a time so you don't have to sort through the entire menagerie on their Web site or in a catalog (and good luck to anyone who decides to go down that path!).
A bit of background: Serious Skin Care is from aesthetician Lesa Stock and model Jennifer Flavin-Stallone, who certainly has a charming presence on television. The line began by selling anti-acne products, and has grown into the overwhelming line it is today, with all products claiming to be hypoallergenic (a completely false generality given the number of problematic ingredients Serious Skin Care includes in some of their products). From its anti-acne beginnings on Home Shopping Network, the company blossomed into claims that they have the solution to every skin problem, which of course they don't.
Those with acne will find an incomplete selection of products; those with skin discolorations won't find an effective product to lighten them; there are way too many products that contain irritants (and you won't find a page of research proving those irritants are skin-care essentials); and no matter how you shop this line you'll be forced to compromise if you want to remain loyal to Serious Skin Care. That's because the sub-brands (which include some of the line's star products, at least if you believe what they say during Serious Skin Care's spots on HSN) are mostly one-note products. For example, vitamin A/retinol is offered in one group, vitamin C in another, olive oil gets its own lineup, and if you want to try glucosamine on your skin, that's its own line, too. This begs the question: Why not just put all those ingredients into a few products instead of spreading them out? Skin can benefit from all of those ingredients, and all of those ingredients can remain stable in one formula.
Also available are antioxidant-based products, vitamin B products, lifting, firming, DNA-repairing, brightening, and on and on. Oddly, with dozens of anti-aging products and their lofty claims, there is a surprisingly small selection of sunscreens or daytime moisturizers offering broad-spectrum sun protection, which, as we've told you time and again, is the critical part of any skin-care routine. We realize lots of cosmetic lines capitalize on the "star ingredient" concept to expand their line, but if Serious Skin Care really wanted to assert itself as a skin-care authority, they could streamline their lineup considerably by combining the best of multiple products into a range of truly stand-up-and-applaud products.
It's important to mention that there also are numerous peptides in many of these products. While peptides are potentially (and let me stress potentially good ingredients), they are NOT proven in any way to have an effect on skin that's on par with their anti-wrinkle claims. Please refer to the Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary on this site for detailed information about peptides.
As mentioned above, there are some gems in the Serious Skin Care line, as noted in the list of strengths in the At-A-Glance section. It's also worth noting that, for the most part, the prices aren't out of line for what you get. If you pay attention to the products this line does well, you may very well be pleased. But, even though there are some great products available, few of them are so outstanding that you cannot comparison shop and find even better formulas (sometimes for less money, too).
One more point: In late 2007, Flavin-Stallone launched the Seriesse brand of products. This multi-level marketing company (think Amway or Arbonne) sells some of the Serious Skin Care products and additional products under the Seriesse brand, which Flavin-Stallone runs with her husband, Sylvester Stallone. Although expanding into this type of business may have been a smart move for Flavin-Stallone, we can't help but wonder if her sincerity about Serious Skin Care is genuine. After all, if Serious Skin Care has everything consumers need to manage and improve their skin, why would you need to start yet another brand of products? We have not yet reviewed the Seriesse line, but the products are designed as an extension of Serious Skin Care (which, as we mentioned, should be thinking about downsizing, not expanding, their product selection). It must be that Serious Skin Care's market research indicates that women have an insatiable appetite for this stuff and, therefore, adding even more products must mean better skin. (Now seriously, does that really make any sense?)
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June 21, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) - A busy week for Robert Bujdoso concluded Monday in Joliet, Illinois, after running both a karting event and an ARCA test session. The weekend ended with a first and a third place result in GLSS (Great Lakes Sprint Series) action. He continued Monday with an impressive 1.5 mile oval debut.
After testing for the upcoming WKA (World Karting Association) Manufacturers Cup event, the Canfield native pressed on through Sunday night to partake in an official ARCA test session at Chicagoland Speedway. Bujdoso transitioned well showing quick pace in his first outing in an ARCA car since late 2011. Robert's pace was also impressive, considering the team lost valuable practice team transitioning a short track car to the large banks of Chicagoland Speedway. Bujdoso made the most of his new #91 Roush Ford Fusion, running consistent competitive times.
"It feels great to be back behind the wheel of an ARCA car. It was fantastic to reunite with Todd Bowsher and his team. The first few sessions were a great refresher, and then getting to run consistent competitive times later in the day made the test just that much better," Bujdoso said.
Roby has accumulated five championships, three vice-championships, 28 podiums and 7 national victories in his 11-year karting career. In the transition to racecars, he has completed the Skip Barber, Bertil Roos, and SCCA schools. Bujdoso would later contest in a Formula Atlantic and a Andy Belmont prepared ARCA car where he would be awarded the "Hard Charger Award" in his ARCA debut finishing 15th. The young racer continues to strive towards his goal of becoming a professional racecar driver and will look to make the transition into cars for his 2012-2013 campaign.
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Dillon's successful stand-up routines have brought him to open for many renowned comics including, but not limited to, Nick Swardson, Dave Chappelle and Gabriel Iglesias (his comedic idol). Dillon has also performed throughout the country and has been credited by American Latino Television, Google TV and MTV. Dillon was the youngest comedian to appear on Comedy Central when he was featured on "Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution" series in 2011.
Despite Dillon's early accomplishments, he realizes and accepts that he has much more to learn. As he molds his comedic style and polishes his gift of improvisation, Dillon's material is supported by life lessons with a satirical and sarcastic twist. However most of his material is primarily based on throwing himself in the spotlight and poking fun at himself. Dillon is currently performing at comedy clubs across the country.
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Four West Virginia coal mines will be idled and 1.200 miners will lose their jobs in what Alpha Natural Resources is calling saying is a "reshaping mine operations, establishing core set of durable, cost-competitive assets."
Two Mingo County mines, the Premium highwall mine at Gilbert, and the White Flame Surface mine near Wharncliffe, will close. The Alloy mine near Powellton, and the Alloy surface mine near Boomer, both in Fayette County will also close, along with three mines in Virginia and one in Pennsylvania.
Chief Executive Officer Kevin Crutchfield said it a difficult decision but says it's a necessary part of shifting business away from U.S. power plants and toward overseas steel mills.
A statement by Alpha said the closings were part of an "organizational streamlining that will reduce overhead costs by $150 million, accelerate adoption of operating best practices and performance improvements."
West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney said the layoffs were partially a result of what has been termed the Obama administration's War on Coal.
In two recent court edicts, judges held that the EPA had overstepped its boundaries in enforcement of regulations, but Raney said the Obama administration appears to let those decisions go unheeded.
"It seems to be from the standpoint of trying to bully the state and bully the companies," Ramey said.
Media outlets have quoted Alpha spokesperson Samantha Davison as citing several factors, such as the sharp and swift plunge in natural gas prices and conversion by erstwhile coal-fired power plants, the unusually mild winter, changes in met and thermal coal, and EPA rules. However, calls to Alpha Natural Resources by the Williamson Daily News were not returned.
Mine idlings and production curtailments will reduce annual coal output approximately 16 million tons by early 2013, Alpha said.


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News about immigration and emigration, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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Jul. 18, 2015
Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, with pre-existing celebrity and outsized personality, has attracted sizable following among voters who are looking for dramatic change in politics; may find that his appeal is transient, however, and controversial remarks on immigration issues could prove to be his downfall. MORE
Jul. 17, 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's response to Palestinian girl's plea to stay in Germany draws mixed reactions; some see Merkel's response as hard-hearted, while others say Merkel was just being honest in telling girl that not every migrant can stay. MORE
Jul. 11, 2015
Government lawyers argue in favor of Pres Obama's sweeping immigration plan in United States Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit; are less than hopeful as two of three randomly selected judges on panel are same ones who previously ruled against measures in lawsuit brought by Texas and 25 other states. MORE
Jul. 10, 2015
Timothy Egan Op-Ed column, noting anti-Irish sentiment of 1850s and later anti-immigrant fads, holds Donald Trump's anti-Mexican position is part of America's long history of xenophobia; argues Trump's claims against Mexican immigrants are easily refutable; holds modern political climate is different in that such opinions will ultimately harm Trump and his Republican allies. MORE
Jul. 7, 2015
Mrs. Clinton used the first major news interview of her presidential campaign to directly attack Mr. Bush for supporting an immigration policy that would not provide a path to citizenship for the 11 million to 12 million immigrants living illegally in the United States. MORE
Jul. 6, 2015
Op-Ed article by Roxanna Altholz and Laurel E Fletcher warns of humanitarian crisis imminent on island of Hispaniola as government of Dominican Republic continues its plan to expel Haitian immigrants and many born in country who are of Haitian descent; describes long history of abuse of Haitians in the Dominican Republic; calls on international community to help monitor for human rights abuses and to shun Dominicans in international forums if abuses are confirmed and they persist. MORE
Jul. 1, 2015
United Nations refugee agency reports that record 137,000 people have crossed Mediterranean Sea in search of better life in Europe so far in 2015; figure represents an 83 percent increase from 2014, and highlights growing refugee crisis. MORE
Jun. 29, 2015
Op-Ed article by policy expert Nils Muiznieks argues that Europe's ambivalent and even cruel response to refugee crisis represents unacceptable backsliding on shared values of human rights that have marked Continent's progress since World War II; calls for more humane laws concerning migrants, stronger search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean and several other measures. MORE
Jun. 27, 2015
European leaders end two-day summit meeting in Brussels about Continent's migration crisis with pledge to spread 40,000 refugees across nations, though plan lacks any details; meeting exposed angry passions and deep divisions among countries, made more fraught by failure of Greek debt negotiations. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Violent anti-immigration protests in Slovakia and gains by right-wing Danish People's Party in Denmark's elections contribute to sense of fragmentation across European Union as it struggles to keep Greece from default and hold its currency together. MORE
Jun. 22, 2015
Indonesian smuggler says Australian authorities stopped his boat at sea and paid him over $30,000 to return 65 migrants he was carrying to Indonesia; story, if confirmed, points to tightening of Australia's immigration policy under Prime Min Tony Abbott and potential violation of Austrailan, Indonesian and international laws governing smuggling, bribery and treatment of asylum seekers. MORE
Jun. 16, 2015
Supreme Court votes, 5-4, to uphold denial of visa for American Fauzia Din's Afghan husband Kanishka Berashk, who was barred from entry into United States because of his past connections to Taliban. MORE
Jun. 15, 2015
Editorial examines incidents at Walt Disney World and elsewhere that highlight deep problems with the H-1B visa program, saying it allows companies to recruit skilled foreign workers, through outsourcing programs, for pittance at expense of their American counterparts; observes that loopholes allow companies to subvert program created to help companies fill skill gaps when domestic candidates are unavailable; calls on lawmakers to amend program as part of larger immigration reform bill. MORE
Jun. 13, 2015
United Nations officials say some of 65 Asian migrants who arrived in Indonesia after being intercepted by Australian authorities tell refugee workers that Australians paid smugglers to take them to Indonesia; report has raised questions about hard-line immigration policies that helped Australian Prime Min Tony Abbott win election in 2013. MORE
Jun. 8, 2015
Politicians in Italy's north say they will not shelter any more migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea; announcement comes as rescuers pluck 6,000 more migrants from waters. MORE
Jun. 3, 2015
French police clear out 380 migrants from camp in Paris and bulldoze their tents in effort to stop growing population of migrants arriving from mostly East African countries after crossing Mediterranean Sea. MORE
May. 30, 2015
Editorial contends Obama administration has obligation to continue pursuing more humane immigration policy in United States, despite Republicans' success in blocking reforms and efforts to curb deportations; points to several key immigration-related battles that administration can continue fighting while awaiting outcomes of larger legal trials. MORE
May. 29, 2015
Jim Dwyer About New York observes Republican presidential candidates, including former New York Gov George Pataki, are wrestling with GOP's conservative stance on immigrant and illegal immigration. MORE
May. 28, 2015
European Union formally requests that bloc member states to accept quotas to ease burden of migration on Italy and Greece, countries that have seen majority of migrants from across Mediterranean Sea land on their shores; distribution plan, which needs two-thirds majority vote by member states, is likely to exacerbate tensions within EU over immigration. MORE
May. 28, 2015
International aid organizations are concerned about future of migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar living in Indonesian refugee camps, particularly with government's announcement to keep migrants for one year; apprehensive migrants will remain in makeshift camps designed for temporary, short-term emergency housing and want government to move them into medium-term housing solutions. MORE
May. 28, 2015
Pres Obama's immigration overhaul plan may remain in legal limbo until shortly before his term ends in 2017; Justice Dept says it will not ask Supreme Court for permission to carry out plan until matter is resolved in lower courts; situation diminishes likelihood of putting plan into effect until just before 2016 election. MORE
May. 27, 2015
Signs point to possibility that Southeast Asian migrant crisis is easing; Malaysian and Indonesian search-and rescue vessels have sighted no more refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar at sea. MORE
May. 27, 2015
Editorial calls on New York State Legislature to regain focus in wake of scandals involving leaders of each house; recommends several issues that require its attention, including control of New York City's school system, adolescents in adult jails, campaign finance loopholes, affordable housing, Dream Act and taxation. MORE
May. 26, 2015
David Brooks Op-Ed column details how immigration patterns in English-speaking world are changing due to growing prosperity across globe, with larger numbers of immigrants coming from middle-class backgrounds; holds current trends suggest plans like that of Hillary Rodham Clinton, offering a 'pathway to citizenship' for undocumented immigrants, are more viable than antiquated policies advanced by Republican lawmakers. MORE
May. 23, 2015
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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to provide temporary shelter for thousands of migrants who have been abandoned at sea by human smugglers; agreement asks for assistance from international community in resettling and repatriating the refugees within one year. MORE
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May. 19, 2015
European leaders agree to deploy naval forces against smugglers of migrants from North Africa in effort to ease crisis that has led to thousands of deaths in Mediterranean Sea; EU-backed program, which will involve stopping ships, returning migrants and then destroying vessels, is likely to require further approval from European and North African countries; critics say plan will not do much to address underlying causes of mass migration. MORE
May. 17, 2015
Federal EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa program is increasingly being used by New York City real estate developers as relatively easy way to secure financing for projects; millions of foreigners, most of them from China, have taken advantage of program, which allows them to apply for green card if they invest $500,000 in development project in New York that will employ at least 10 people. MORE
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May. 14, 2015
Immigrant Justice Corps, nascent but ambitious program that seeks to provide legal and administrative assistance to immigrants, will place 11 law school graduates in cities outside New York City for first time; shift reflects how city's diverse immigrant population is increasingly spilling over into larger metropolitan area. MORE
May. 11, 2015
Arrest of three Uzbek men on terrorism charges has provoked spectrum of intense reactions in Brooklyn's Uzbek community; some worry that incident will subject them to increased surveillance and scrutiny, while others cite sense of anger and betrayal that men squandered opportunity to utilize green cards; history of community, nexus of Uzbek diaspora in America, is examined. MORE
May. 8, 2015
Republican presidential contender Sen Marco Rubio, son of poor Cuban immigrants, says his background portrays his twist on American dream, but his candidacy is also seen as way to change GOP; to party supporters and primary voters he has impressed, Rubio appears to affirm idea that in free market, anyone can rise to success without connections or wealth. MORE
May. 7, 2015
United Nations Security Council plans draft resolution that would authorize European Union to use military force to halt boats coming out of Libya loaded with migrants heading for Europe; plan raises host of legal and diplomatic issues, including quandary of whether to offer safe passage to refugees on such boats, or to return them to Libya or their countries of origin. MORE
May. 7, 2015
German authorities break up group called Oldschool Society, calling it far-right terrorist group with access to explosives; arrest four members on suspicion of plotting to attack Islamic extremists, mosques and migrant shelters. MORE
May. 7, 2015
Editorial commends Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for taking strong stance on path to citizenship as part of speech on immigration in Las Vegas; observes Clinton has staked out position to the left of even Pres Obama on issue, giving the lie to Republican candidates who are attempting to strike compassionate tone while toeing conservative line. MORE
May. 6, 2015
Witnesses report seeing deflating of rubber boat filled with migrants in Mediterranean, causing as many as 40 people to drown before merchant ship could rescue them; Italian officials say almost 6,000 people were rescued in Mediterranean in 48-hour period; latest shipwreck brings number of deaths of people trying to cross the sea to more than 1,800. MORE
May. 6, 2015
Op-Ed article by former European Commission adviser Philippe Legrain calls on European Union to consider radical changes to its immigration policy; says allowing millions of foreigners to migrate in and out of Continent would not have devastating economic consequences that many foresee; holds policy change will in fact provide numerous benefits, greatest of these being elimination of maritime disasters that are claiming lives of thousands of desperate migrants. MORE
May. 2, 2015
South Thanet, on Englan's southern coast, is one of most closely watched districts in upcoming elections, as it is where UK Independence Party head Nigel Farage hopes to secure seat in Parliament; victory would be indication that Farage's anti-immigrant message has found resonance and party has possibility of winning enough seats to deprive Prime Min David Cameron's Conservative Party of ability to form governing coalition. MORE
Apr. 27, 2015
Ellis Island Immigration Museum will open two new galleries that will relate story of American immigration in the year's after facility's closure in 1954; exhibition's will celebrate concept of arrival and naturalization, but will also take on controversial immigration issues such as the United States' border policy with Mexico. MORE
Apr. 26, 2015
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Apr. 26, 2015
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Apr. 23, 2015
Europe's immigration crisis is playing out in serene villages of Germany, which have been flooded by wave of displaced migrants escaping violence and despair in Middle East and North Africa; many local communities struggling to accommodate thousands of newcomers are embracing challenge with hospitality, but some Germans are exhibiting outright hostility and threats of violence toward refugees. MORE
Apr. 23, 2015
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Attorney discusses self-defense, 'Stand Your Ground' lawsWritten by Jay Hathaway | | firstname.lastname@example.com
A nationally-recognized attorney and author recently spoke in Perrysburg at a seminar to inform citizens of current self-defense and concealed carry laws.
Andrew Branca is a Massachusetts-based attorney who specializes in self-defense laws, as well as an avid shooter and gun enthusiast. He is currently on a seminar tour, giving talks around the country, especially in pivotal states where new legislation is being considered or debated.
The seminar took place Sept. 14 at the RE/MAX Masters real estate office, 810 W. South Boundary St., in Perrysburg. Seating was limited to 30. The host of the event was Jon Modene of Toledo Area Real Estate.
Branca's book, "The Law of Self Defense," was written in 1998, after he began to realize how ill-informed many people are about their rights to self-defense.
"I've been considered a shooter for most of my life, and I've spent a lot of time at gun ranges, gun stores and gun shows," Branca said. "I've had the opportunity to hear people give each other advice on the law of self-defense, and it was terrible advice. It would advocate things like, 'If you shoot somebody outside of your house, make sure you drag them in.' [That] kind of advice…would warrant somebody getting a very, very long sentence in jail."
He began to engage in conversations when he overheard that kind of flawed advice being given, and was often met with questions about how one becomes better educated in the laws of self-defense.
"At the time, there really wasn't anything that you could send a layman to," Branca said. "Of course, there were books for lawyers, but that's not very helpful to someone who's not a lawyer."
The first edition of "The Law of Self Defense" used real-life situations and scenarios to help explain when a person is within his or her right to use lethal self-defense. Branca said writing the book was mostly just a hobby at the time, but in recent years, readers began contacting him asking for an update, since many laws have changed.
In response, Branca released a second edition of the book in July with updated information. He is now also offering state-specific supplements for Ohio, Florida, Texas, Georgia and Virginia.
Ohio is one of the states currently seeing a wave of proposed legislation that would expand the rights of gun owners, including House Bill 203, which aims to loosen some restrictions on criminal checks and applications for conceal carry permits. The legislation also proposes broadening the situations in which one is allowed to use deadly self-defense measures, sometimes referred to as "Stand Your Ground" provisions.
"Stand Your Ground" laws have been a hot topic of debate since the George Zimmerman case in Florida, in which Zimmerman was acquitted of murder for the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. Though "Stand Your Ground" was initially called upon in Zimmerman's defense, it was bypassed by his defense team.
"There [are] a lot of misunderstandings with 'Stand Your Ground,' especially now that it's become sort of a political football," Branca said. "Thirty-three states have 'Stand Your Ground' laws. They may not call it 'Stand Your Ground,' but they don't have a duty to retreat before you can act in self-defense, which is really the practical definition of 'Stand Your Ground.'"
Branca added that a person who is under attack or is defending someone who is under potentially lethal attack would not normally consider avenues of retreat, or if retreat is a legal obligation or option.
"They are literally fighting for their lives. A lot of people have been told through the media is that 'Stand Your Ground' is really just a way to shoot someone and not be held legally accountable. That's simply not the case. You can't shoot someone unless they represent the threat of death or grave bodily harm. Until that circumstance arises, there's no issue of self-defense. If that doesn't exist, you've simply shot someone, which obviously is a crime."
Branca also commented on how, in recent years, more states have adopted concealed carry firearm laws.
"Twenty or so years ago, concealed carry of firearms was permitted in only a handful of states," Branca said. "Today, [it] is permitted in every state, if we include Illinois, who is in the process of getting concealed carry together. That's led to many thousands of law-abiding citizens carrying a weapon they can legally use in self-defense. Now that they have the right to defend themselves, a lot more of these cases are going to inevitably find themselves in the courts."
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If you happen to be a liberal with a taste for schadenfreude, you've likely watched Karl Rove's excruciating live meltdown on Fox News as the conservative station declared Ohio, and therefore the presidency, for Barack Obama on election night. Perhaps you've also read the comments on his Wednesday night Washington Post op-ed, in which he pinned Obama's victory partly on "an act of God", Hurricane Sandy (spoiler alert: the comments include terms like 'snake oil salesman').
But it isn't you coastal lefties chortling at Jon Stewart's Rove takedown who deserved answers from the former Bush spinner this week. Almost one third of the $104 million Rove's American Crossroads super PAC spent this election cycle came from just five members of the Forbes rich list:
1. Harold Simmons: the Texas oilman, his wife and his company Contran collectively gave $19.5 million to Rove's group.
2. Robert Rowling: the Dallas investor and owner of the Omni hotels and Gold's Gym chains threw in $5 million total to Rove through his TRT Holdings.
3. Joseph Craft: the Oklahoma oil tycoon spent $3.35 million total on Rove's group, through both his own trust and his family company Alliance Resource Partners.
4. Jerrold Perenchio: the one-time Univision chief gave American Crossroads $2.5 million through his media investment firm Chartwell partners.
5. B. Wayne Hughes: the founder of self-storage giant Public Storage and thoroughbred horse breeder may have had a premonition this time around, giving just $1 million to Rove's group, compared to the $3.25 million he doled out for the 2010 midterm elections.
Other billionaire donors to American Crossroads included Kenny Troutt, Craig McCaw, Ken Griffin and Warren Stephens.
As transparency watchdog the Sunlight Foundation calculated, American Crossroads' super-rich investors including these five saw only a 1.29% return on their investment. Compare that dismal figure to left-leaning political group Majority PAC, who counted billionaires George Soros and James Simons as backers: they saw an 87.86% return on the cash they spent backing Democratic candidates and opposing Republicans.
While Rove doesn't seem publicly contrite, he and his American Crossroads team have been in touch with his top donors since Wednesday morning, said his public affairs guru Jonathan Collegio. The American Crossroads spokesman added that these billionaires are grateful to have funded anti-Obama attack ads that helped Romney get further than he otherwise would have in swing states.
"Folks are disappointed with the results, but that doesn't mean they're dissatisfied," Collegio said. "President Obama overspent Mitt Romney on ads by $154 million, and that's probably understating the disparity because some of Romney's ads were placed late in the game. Our donors are pleased because had American Crossroads' ads not been there to bridge the gap, I don't think we would've been so close in places like Ohio and Florida."
Collegio said that Rove's super-rich backers have been kept in the loop throughout the election. Now, he and his team will prepare a report to be distributed among donors by the end of the year. "We've been communicating to them so they're aware of what we did and how we did it," he says. "There's this misconception: it's not like their money went into a black box."
American Crossroads doesn't expect its billionaire backers to jump ship anytime soon. Said Collegio: "We're dusting ourselves off and figuring out how to move forward."
I must add a mea culpa to this post. Back in April, many moons ago in election-time, I penned a Forbes.com post entitled 'How Karl Rove's Billionaire-Backed Super PAC Will Be Election Game Changer.' The following month, I wrote that his group's plot to win some of the youth vote away from Obama "just might work." Like Rove, I couldn't have been more wrong. Feel free to go back and retroactively mock.
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The team has done St. Patrick's Day in style for the past 15 seasons, designing and donning a new green jersey for a series of games in March each year. Longtime partner in the festivities, Jewel-Osco, has helped the franchise raise more than $450,000 for Chicago Wolves Charities, including Easter Seals of Metropolitan Chicago, through the raffle and auction of the green sweaters over the years.
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Hannah Lauren Davis and John Blake Eidson are engaged to be married on July 20 at the Pavilion at Pepper Plantation in Awendaw, S.C.
The bride is the daughter of Russell and Ann Davis of Rural Hall, N.C. She is the granddaughter of Paul and Estelle Brown.
The brides husband-to-be is the son of Brian and Beth Eidson of Summerville. He is the grandson of Dennis and Elanor Eidson and the late Doris Talbert and James Talbert Sr.
The bride is a 2009 graduate of North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. and a 2013 graduate of Charleston Southern University. She is currently employed at Summerville Elementary School.
The groom is a 2006 graduate of Summerville High School and a 2010 graduate of Charleston Southern University. He is currently employed at Nova Gas and is enjoying coaching at Ashley Ridge High School.
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Lady Crusaders get rolling for CCC win
Girls basketball
Grace Christian 72, Cresset Christian 42
Lady Crusader senior Anna Murr scored a season-high 35 points and Karinda Farrant tallied her second triple-double of the season with 13 points, 11 steals and 10 assists as Grace Christian won a Carolina Christian Conference game at Cresset Christian Tuesday night.
Cresset led 16-12 after a quarter. The Lady Crusaders (12-2, 2-1) won the second quarter 26-6. Murr scored 13 points and Alexis Ross scored seven in the second.
"We came out a little sluggish in the first quarter but Anna finally looked like the Anna we saw last year and had a great night shooting," said Grace Christian head coach Joel Murr.
Anna Murr made 4 of 8 three-point shots on the night. Ross finished with 11 points.
The game was a rematch of last season's CCC Tournament final, which Grace Christian won, and drops Cresset Christian to 4-1 in the CCC.
"We have exams this week and have also had a little sickness to contend with. I thought we did a great job of playing hard even despite having these things going on around us," coach Murr said.
The busy week continues with Grace Christian playing a CCC game at Neuse Christian at 6 p.m. this evening and Grace Christian hosting Crossroads Christian at 6 p.m. Friday.
Jordan-Matthews 51, Graham 31
Jordan-Matthews opened its Mid-State Conference slate with a win in Siler City Tuesday night.
Madison Poe led the Lady Jets with 20 points. Odyssey Dunn scored 15 points and Alanna Pyrtle had seven points.
Jordan-Matthews (4-8, 1-0) has won three of its last four games. The Lady Jets will host Reidsville for a league game at 6 p.m. Friday.
West Montgomery 49, Chatham Central 47
Chatham Central led 29-20 at halftime at West Montgomery, but couldn't hold on in a Yadkin Valley Conference game Tuesday night.
The Lady Bears (5-6, 2-2) played at Providence Grove last night and will host South Davidson at 6 p.m. Friday.
Harnett Central 37, Rolesville 32
Harnett Central jumped out to a big lead then had to hold on for a Greater Neuse River win at first-year school Rolesville Tuesday night.
The Lady Trojans (6-7, 1-3) led 15-2 after a quarter. Rolesville cut the lead to 30-29 going to the fourth quarter.
Lakiesha Lewis had nine points, six rebounds and three steals for the Lady Trojans. Mariah McLean had five points while Tanisha Jones, Madison Turlington, Denise McNeill and Ashley West added four points each.
Harnett Central will play at East Wake at 6 p.m. Friday.
Seventy-First 79, Overhills 25
Seventy-First (9-4, 3-1) routed the visiting Lady Jaguars (7-2, 1-2) in a Mid-South Athletic Conference game Tuesday night. Overhills will host Pine Forest at 6 p.m. Friday.
Boys basketball
Cresset Christian 62, Grace Christian 43
Cresset Christian led 25-24 at halftime before pulling away from the Crusaders in a CCC game Tuesday night. Sophomore Bradley Pierce led Cresset with 28 points.
Zach Boggs led the Crusaders with 15 points and Braxton Deikopf added 12 points.
"We have had a hard time putting complete games together. The second half has hurt us in several games this year. I don't think it is because we are not in shape but I just don't know what it is. We have got to figure it out quick," said Grace Christian head coach Joel Murr.
The Crusaders play at Neuse Christian tonight at 7:30 p.m. and will play at home versus Crossroads Christian Friday night.
Community Christian 85, Lee Christian 50
The Cyclones (3-6, 2-2) got a Carolina Christian Conference win in Sanford Tuesday evening. The Falcons (0-7, 0-4) will host Cresset Christian at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Graham 52, Jordan-Matthews 45
The Red Devils (7-5, 1-0) topped the Jets (6-6, 0-1) in the Mid-State Conference opener for both squads Tuesday night.
Jordan-Matthews got out to an 11-6 lead through one quarter. Graham won the second quarter 20-6 and led the rest of the way.
Trent Torain led the Red Devils with 15 points. Jaleel Dunn scored 13 points for the Jets and Jackson Rogers added eight points.
Jordan-Matthews will host Reidsville at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
West Montgomery 66, Chatham Central 60
Following a Chatham Central victory over the Warriors during the Montgomery County Classic two weeks ago, West Montgomery claimed a Yadkin Valley Conference win over the Bears (4-6, 2-2) Tuesday night.
West Montgomery led 31-30 at halftime.
Chatham Central played Providence Grove last night and will host South Davidson at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
J.F. Webb 57, Northwood 48
J.F. Webb prevailed at Northwood Tuesday night, dropping the Chargers (4-8 overall) to 0-3 in the Big Eight Conference. The Chargers host Orange in a league game at 7 p.m. tonight.
Seventy-First 65, Overhills 41
The Falcons (13-2, 4-0) remained perfect in the Mid-South Athletic Conference, getting out to a 22-2 lead by the end of a quarter and rolling past Overhills (7-5, 1-2) Tuesday night.
Dexter McCrae scored 13 points and Jeremiah Jenkins had 12 points to lead the Jaguars.
Overhills will host Pine Forest for a conference game at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Harnett Central 65, Rolesville 45
Harnett Central (5-8, 1-3) got its first Greater Neuse River win of the season at Rolesville (0-13, 0-4) Tuesday night.
Don Singletary led the Trojans with 11 points, five assists and four rebounds. Stanton Herman added nine points. The Trojans made 7 of 19 three-point shots.
Harnett Central plays at East Wake at 8 p.m. tonight.


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Levis Commons hosts 8th annual art fairWritten by Brigitta Burks | News Editor | email@example.com
On Aug. 18 and 19, artists from across the country will show their work at the 8th Annual Levis Commons Fine Art Fair, now considered one of the top 100 art fairs in the country.
The fair is put on by The Guild of Artists & Artisans and features more than 125 artists.
Most fairs take a while to gain momentum, but this one has been popular from the beginning. It regularly draws 30,000-40,000 visitors, said Debra "Max" Clayton, the guild's executive director.
"Levis was really a surprise from the beginning, because it just took off so well right from the start," she said, adding that she attributes that to community support.
"The fair has become a must-attend event in Northwest Ohio, and every year the quality of the art surpasses our expectations. You can see the passion and creativity of the artists in every piece," said Casey Pogan, marketing director with The Town Center at Levis Commons.
Art fairs give artists and patrons a chance to interact, Clayton said.
"It becomes so much more than just the artwork itself," she said. "It's that personal relationship between the fairgoer and the artist."
The fair received a boost this year when it was ranked 99 out of the top 100 art fairs by Sunshine Artist magazine. The ranking means a lot to the guild because it often takes years for a fair to make it big, Clayton said. The guild's Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair ranked 11th on the list and has been around for more than 50 years.
Clayton said she expects the ranking to attract more applicants for next year's show. This year, about 250 applied and more than 125 were selected by a jury of peers. The artists were judged on creativity, technical skill and presentation.
These artists come from across the country — Texas, California, Florida and, of course, Ohio.
Local artists selling their work include Nanci Shufritz, Hunter Smith Eichorn, Mary Jane Erard, Melissa Sullivan, Meredith Wenzel, Chuck Wimmer, Timothy Hacker, Amy Beeler and Mike Rothfuss.
Sheri Rothfuss helps her husband Mike with his mixed-media pieces, combining metal and glass. She said they love local events like the Levis Commons fair.
"It brings the artist and the potential buyer together to meet face to face. It gives the buyer a story to go with the piece of art," she said.
"We love to connect with local art lovers and art buyers. We like to have that local connection. It's nice to be at home. We're on the road so much," Sheri added. She and her husband have shown at the fair all eight years and have even run into art buyers at dinner.
The event also gives children a chance to be artists. A free children's art activity center, presented by the Toledo School for the Arts, gives kids a chance to do unique artwork like drawing what they imagine might appear outside a submarine window.
"It could be mermaids; it could be a shipwreck; it could be jellyfish," Clayton said, adding that the fair can stimulate a child's imagination.
"I've seen the littlest of kids just squeal when they see something they really like," she said.
For adults, the fair offers a wide range of prices. "It's possible to find beautiful objects in the $40-$50 range as well as multi-thousands. There's really something for everybody," Clayton said.
Admission to the fair is free. It runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 18 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at The Town Center at Levis Commons. For more information, visit http://theguild.org/art-fairs/levis-commons/. Toledo Free Press is a media sponsor of the event.
Tags: Amy Beeler, Casey Pogan, Chuck Wimmer, Hunter Smith Eichorn, Levis Commons, Levis Commons Fine Art Fair, Mary Jane Erard, Melissa Sullivan, Meredith Wenzel, Mike Rothfuss, Nanci Shufritz, Sunshine Artist magazine, The Guild of Artists & Artisans, The Town Center at Levis Commons, Timothy Hacker


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I finished Salem's lot yesterday and then thought I watch the movie. So saw Salem's lot series last night
Okay I might be wrong. I read the book on Swedish. And not sure if it's same in English version. Correct me if I'm wrong.
But here are some of the movie character and book character and notice is the same character.
In the Movie In the book
-Cullen Sawyer -Reggie Sawyer
-Jason Burke - Matt Burke
-Ned Tibbets -Floyd Tibbits
Okay I said I read this book on other language and this doesn't bother me. But wonder if someone notice this.


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Discover a selection of top forums beter potter on the internet. Come to share your passion on forums beter potter and meet other fans of beter potter. Then, why don't you create your own forum of beter potter ?
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The Harry Potter Canon Role Play Forum is a place for those who met each other through Pottermore to role play without non-canon interference.
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As previously announced, Google Calendar's offline mode started to be rolled out and some of you can already use it. Just like the offline Gmail, Google Calendar only works in Google Chrome and requires to install an app from the Chrome Web Store to enable an advanced permission for "unlimited" local storage (it's not really unlimited, but the app can use a lot more than 5 MB, the default limit). If you click the wrench icon and select "Offline", Google will ask you to install the app.
After installing the app, Google starts to save the events from your calendars to you computer. To customize the list of calendars that are available offline, click the wrench icon, select "Offline" and then "Offline settings".
When you are offline, most Google Calendar features are disabled, just like in the Gears implementation. You can't create new events, edit the existing events, search your calendars or print your calendars. You can only view some of the events from your calendars and RSVP to existing event invitations. Google Calendar doesn't even save all the events from your calendars. When trying to find older events, Google Calendar showed this message: "Your offline calendar only contains events from Jul 21, 2011 to Jan 5, 2012".
Google says that you can only use offline Google Calendar for one account, even if you use multiple sign-in. Google Apps users can try this feature, but only if the admins have switched to the new infrastructure. "To disable your offline access, click the gear icon and select Disable offline calendar from the drop-down menu. This will disable offline access and remove any data stored on your computer."
While it's nice that the offline Google Calendar is not a separate app, the offline mode is read-only and doesn't even sync all your events. Google should let you search, create and edit events and add support for other browsers.
{ Thanks, Scotty. }
September 1, 2011
Offline Google Calendar
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Children's Story Room
Erin Aylor
The storytelling space features intricate carvings representing dozens of fairy tales. Aylor described his motivation for this artwork: "Trees often play a special role in the stories of our childhood, from the magical forests of fairy-lore to the homes and hiding places for many of our favorite characters. With these elements in mind, I have created this story tree. It is my hope that as some images might emerge very clearly, the rough and naïve carving and sculptural techniques I have used will inspire the viewer to create additional images in their own mind's eye, as a child watching clouds swirl into mountains, dragons, and castles in the sky."


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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Experience the magic of Broadway as Summerville YOUTHDREAMS Company cast members take you on a vivid journey in their upcoming production, entitled, "Best of Broadway, Featuring Footloose." The show will take place on May 3, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at Cathedral of Praise located at 3790 Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston. Ticket Prices are Adults: $10.00, Students (ages 5-18) $6.00, 4 and under: Free
The Junior Company will present excerpts from such shows as "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", "Seussical, the Musical", "Lion King", "Cats", and "Shrek, the Musical". Our Senior Company will then take the stage in their rendition of "Footloose." We invite you to join us for a wonderful evening filled with fun and the magic of Broadway.
Contact Lucia Dantzler at 843-696-6744 for tickets or come by the studio located at 100 Old Trolley Road (across from Waffle House) on Mondays from 3:30 - 7:00 pm.
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