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This Monday coming, the winner is announced for the 2010 T.S. Eliot Prize. Those of you within reach of London's South Bank can hear nine of the ten shortlisted poets reading from their work. It's at the Royal Festival Hall and tickets are still available.
The shortlist contains collections by Simon Armitage (last year's chair of the judges), Annie Freud, John Haynes, Seamus Heaney, Pascale Petit, Robin Robertson, Fiona Sampson, Brian Turner, Derek Walcott and Sam Willetts.
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Eric Church: 'I Think Genres Are Dead'
After a very out-of-the-box performance at the 2013 CMA Awards, Eric Church is speaking out about the country music label.
After a very out-of-the-box performance at the 2013 CMA Awards, Eric Church is speaking out about the country music label.
Eric Church is grabbing his signature sunglasses and hat to trek across the pond for a string of European shows next year.
Eric Church is one for making statements, and he's already done that with his first single and title track off his forthcoming album. The country rocker opened about his record, single 'The Outsiders' (which he describes as a cross between Waylon and Metallica), and of course, the 2013 CMA Awards.
Eric Church played his brand new single 'The Outsiders' for the very first time during the 2013 CMA Awards on Wednesday. Church looked a little different without a hat, but the country boy added some rock to his outfit with a pair of aviators.
Eric Church is planning to make a bold move this Wednesday at the 2013 CMA Awards. The 'Springsteen' singer will play his rockin' new single, 'The Outsiders,' for the very first time during the awards show, and it definitely pushes the boundaries of country music.
Rock and roll Hall of Famers the Allman Brothers Band have been influential musicians since they made their debut in the late 1960s, so it only seems fitting that a tribute to Gregg Allman would include some of country music's largest names.
Does the video tease Eric Church released to his fan club have anything to do with reports that he's planning to debut new music at the 2013 CMA Awards? For almost a year, the 'Springsteen' singer has been giving fans subtle updates on the progress of his new album, and now it seems possible a full revealing is just days away.
One of the reasons fans love Eric Church so much is his fearlessness. He's not afraid to speak up about anything. Anything. So, when the topic of his song 'Smoke a Little Smoke' came up during an interview at ACL Festival, the singer happily admitted that some of his favorite music is by artists who are "blasted out of their minds."
The 2014 Stagecoach lineup is a full presentation of top-of-the-line country acts, with Eric Church, Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan headlining the multi-day performances. Also on the list are other fan-favorite artists, plus a few very exciting surprises.
Beginning today, Taste of Country and The Boot readers are able to score advance tickets to Country Jam 2014 in Grand Junction, Colo. The June 19-22 country music and camping festival will feature headliners Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen and -- just confirmed -- Eric Church!
Apparently, Eric Church surrounds himself with a pretty great group of guys when he's out on the road. On Aug. 13, the Eric Church Band collaborated to host their second-annual, invitation-only Put a Club in My Hand scramble golf tournament to benefit MusiCares.
Country rocker Eric Church doesn't play by the rules. He proudly sports a chip on his shoulder. He's carved out a bad boy image in country music that led to an incredible amount of success. Church recently bared all the details to Playboy, telling the magazine of his unconventional rise to fame.

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First it showed up in the New York Times. Then it appeared on the Today Show. Now the story of law schools allegedly misrepresenting their graduates' employment outcomes is in every New Yorker's favorite commuter
rag newspaper, Metro New York:
What news development on the law school lawsuit front brought this story to the front page of Metro?
Today there's going to be oral argument in one of the cases in New York Supreme Court, our fine state's trial court, as reported by Metro New York:
[Law schools' reported employment] rates are often fudged with "misleading" numbers, alleges Jesse Strauss. Strauss is an attorney suing 14 law schools across the country on behalf of jobless graduates, including three in New York City: Hofstra, Brooklyn Law School and New York Law School.
Strauss will argue in Manhattan Supreme Court today against New York Law School, which touts about a 90 percent job placement rate, according to the complaint.
However, that rate includes any kind of employment, and fewer than 40 percent of school grads are actually working in jobs that require a law degree, the suit alleges.
And so the media coverage continues. We recently mentioned a big story in New York Magazine too.
What do the schools have to say in their own defense? Again from Metro:
Schools like New York Law School and Hofstra defended their data.
On its website, New York Law School noted, "There are several approaches to calculating the single number that blends all the things law graduates do in their first year after graduation."
And Hofstra spokeswoman Kristen McMahon said the school "stands by our job placement statistics."
Does the school also stand by its debt statistics? Because these numbers are just plain depressing:
This is the average debt per student at the three schools listed in the suit:
$119,437 – -Average debt of a New York Law School graduate, according to the complaint
$97,631 — Average debt of a Brooklyn Law School graduate, according to the complaint
$115,705 — Average debt of a Hofstra Law School graduate
$100,000 — Average debt burden for law school graduates nationally, according to the complaint
The law schools are obviously constrained by various factors in responding to this litigation. They don't want to say too many bad things about themselves. From the recent New York Magazine article:
Among alumni [of New York Law School], opinions are split, as you might expect, according to which side of the unemployment line the graduate falls on. "Mathematically, it's a ton of graduates, yes, and no, there aren't enough jobs for them," Daniel Gershburg, a 2006 graduate of NYLS and an attorney with a successful practice in Manhattan, says.
"At the same time, what are schools supposed to say? 'No, no, don't come here! Run for your lives!' Where does personal responsibility start?"
Personal responsibility was also the theme of the tipster who brought the Metro article to our attention. Said this source:
Anybody who has applied to, or decided to start, law school since 2008 is an idiot. Regardless of what Hofstra says its statistics are or how NYLS does its calculations, one need only perform a Google search to see that going to law school, especially at these dumpster schools, is a sucker's bet. Plus, it's Hofstra and NYLS running the numbers, so they were going to be wrong anyway because if they were so great at math they wouldn't be at Hofstra/NYLS.
Ouch. That was way harsh, Tai. (I know many fine people who have graduated from or who teach at these two law schools.)
That being said, these schools need to get with the program and stop lying to the public. One way to do this is to start having Yelp reviews for all law schools where people can share their harrowing tales of debt and unemployment. But as a side note, I think the law school's best defense here is, yeah, we engaged in puffery, but you would have to be willfully ignorant to think that going to Hofstra (Hofstra?!?) was the gateway to a career at Wachtell followed by the Supreme Court. There is plenty of information out there — ATL, the New York Times in multiple articles, partner profiles on firm websites — that would would clue in a prospective law school student at Nova Southeastern Law that it might not be the smartest investment. But then again, the people who would consider going to these schools aren't that smart, so you run into the eggshell brain plaintiff issue.
Elie is on vacation today, but it seems that this opinionated tipster is more than capable of filling his shoes.
This source did end on a somewhat softer, less Bill-Robinson-esque note:
Still, my heart goes out to these people who have ruined their lives through debt and now work at Starbucks. One mistake in your life shouldn't have to cost you everything and haunt you forever. I really mean that.
In defense of working at Starbucks, it's not that bad — and it's arguably better than a fair number of legal jobs (including certain temp attorney positions). You get discounts on drinks and food (the new chocolate hazelnut tarts are killer), you enjoy great benefits (including health care), and you won't get called in at midnight to make a venti soy latte. What's not to like?
Three city law schools named in suit for misleading job data [Metro New York]
The Case(s) Against Law School [New York Magazine]
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There are a lot of serious things to worry about with a pending federal government shutdown -- people out of work, public services and facilities unavailable. But that hasn't stopped some people from using humor to lighten the mood.
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A surveillance and alarm device for room spaces, comprising an infrared radar for controlling the lights as well as a fire and burglar alarm. A basic alarm is provided with a light controller to be connected in series with a ceiling light fixture in a room under surveillance, and is further provided with a microprocessor or some other intelligent control circuit, adapted to control the alarm actions of said device either on the basis of a command issued by a lamp light switch or a wireless remote controller or on the basis of a command issued by a key switch. The light controller included in the basic alarm switches on said lighting fixture as someone enters a room under surveillance or flashes said lighting fixture in connection with an alarm.
1. A surveillance device adapted for use with a primary light fixture and a light switch in a room, comprising:
a fire detection sensor;
an infrared radiation detector; and
a control circuit having a microprocessor, the control circuit connected to the light fixture, light switch, fire detection sensor and infrared radiation detector, and the control circuit being adapted to control the surveillance device and the light fixture in response to first and second inputs which are made by operating the light switch to affect, in a predetermined manner, successive switch-ON and switch-OFF periods of at least first and second respective durations such that,
in response to the first input, the control circuit monitors the infrared radiation detector and switches the light fixture ON if infrared radiation is detected by the infrared radiation detector, and switches the light fixture OFF if infrared radiation is not detected; and
in response to the second input, the control circuit monitors the fire detection sensor and infrared radiation detector to provide an alarm condition by toggling the light fixture rapidly between ON and OFF if either fire or infrared radiation is detected and, until such is detected, maintains the light fixture switched-OFF.
2. The surveillance device set forth in claim 1, further including a key switch connected to the light switch, the key switch being operative to disable the alarm condition.
3. The surveillance device as set forth in claim 1, characterized in that said device includes a robot alarm connected to a telephone line, said robot alarm operative in response to the control circuit during the alarm condition to call at least one particular emergency number in response thereto.
4. The surveillance device as set forth in claim 3, characterized in that the robot alarm is further operative in response to the control circuit to call a first emergency number upon detection of fire and to call a second emergency number upon detection of infrared radiation.
5. The surveillance device set forth in claim 1, characterized in that the control circuit is connected to a supply line for a series of secondary lighting fixtures, such that each lighting fixture in the series of lighting fixtures operates under the control of the control circuit in the same manner as the primary light fixture.
The present invention relates to a surveillance and alarm device for room spaces, comprising an infrared radar for controlling the lights as well as a fire alarm and a burglar alarm.
An object of the invention is to provide a line of simple safety equipment for homes and offices that can be readily adopted and connected to existing electric and telephone equipment.
This object is achieved according to the invention on the basis of the characterizing features set forth in the appended claim 1.
One exemplary embodiment of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference made to the accompanying drawing, in which
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the wiring of a device of the invention to electric and telephone equipment and
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram for the components included in a basic alarm 2.
The device comprises a basic alarm 2 to be connected in series with a ceiling light fixture 1 in the room to be placed under surveillance, said basic alarm including a fire detector 11 and a burglar-alarm infrared radar 8 and also a light controller 12 integrated in a single unit. The basic alarm 2 is provided with a microprocessor 9, which is adapted to control the actions of said device either on the basis of a command issued by a light switch 3 for lamp 1 or a remote controller 7 or on the basis of a command issued by a key switch 4. In its basic embodiment, the actions of alarm 2 are controlled by means of light switch 3. The control is effected by means of successive shorter or longer switch-on periods, issued by light switch 3 and set by a user.
One or a plurality of basic alarms 2 can also be controlled by means of a basic shunt switch, which is a key switch 4. The key switch 4 is connected either to light switch 3 or to a supply line for an array of lights. The key switch 4 is used for cutting away one half-wave whenever the alarm is active.
Thus, the basic alarm 2 produces an alarm both by sounding a siren 10 and by flashing the lights of lamp 1. Especially in the dark, such alarm is easily detectable from outside, even from a fair distance away. The basic alarm 2 includes also an automatically rechargeable backup voltage source 13 and, thus, the replacement of batteries is avoided. When a light controller 12 included in basic alarm 2 is in activated state, it switches on the light in a normal manner when somebody enters the room under surveillance.
As an accessory, the device includes a robot alarm 5 to be connected with a telephone line by means of a tap socket 6 and including no keyboard for identifying the alarms by means of sequencing the siren sound of basic alarm 2. Hence, the robot alarm 5 does not require any input or output delays. The programming of robot 5 can be effected by means of a normal telephone and such robot can be connected as a separate unit without acutal installation or fixing of sensors. The robot alarm 5 includes a microprocessor for analyzing an alarm signal and calling the emergency numbers. Thus, this microprocessor is set in various operational states through the intermediary of telephone. Furthermore, in addition to or instead of a light switch, it is also possible to employ a wireless remote controller 7 for the alarm control.
The invention is by no means limited to the above exemplary embodiment but there are several alternatives for a skilled person to utilize the following and most important characteristics of the invention:
connectable to a lighting fixture
three devices in one: a fire and burglar alarm as well as automatic control for lights
flashing of lights in alarm situation
wireless transmission of alarm to a further alarm and/or additional alarms as a sequenced sound or a radio-frequency code
connection of several alarms in series
For example, said microprocessor 9 can be replaced with other intelligent circuit designs possessing a sufficient data processing capability for a sufficiently reliable analysis of the messages received from sensors 8 and 11 and for controlling said signalling devices 10 and 12 on the basis of such analysis.
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Dance groups from Jackson, Pembroke, and Radcliffe will meet at Pembroke Monday, March 22, to exchange ideas in modern interpretive dancing.
Each group will perform three original interpretations. A master class conducted by Ann Coakley, Senya Hamlin, and Dolly Kinsman, dance instructresses at Pembroke, Radcliffe, and Jackson, respectively, will follow the performance.
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Jazz at Intersection
Intersection for the Arts is an incomparable venue for capturing the beauty, and creativity of Jazz in an intimate setting. Jazz at the Intersection was introduced in 1999 as a monthly series committed to cultivating and presenting San Francisco Bay Area Jazz composers and musicians in an immediate, intimate concert-style setting.
Our intention was to create a place where Jazz is the priority, where we promote dialogue about the art form, where we explore the Jazz language with our community, and where emerging and experienced composers are encouraged to experiment with new forms.
Jazz, like other musical forms, exists in an ever changing, ever evolving continuum and our goal is to get audiences to experience the degrees of musical evolution that have been established.
Jazz at Intersection strives to present the diversity of styles, cadences and rhythms that constitute a contemporary definition of Jazz. From a 5-piece Latin jazz ensemble, to a 15-piece Jazz orchestra, to an avant-garde saxophone quartet, to an Asian percussion led 7-piece Jazz ensemble – from post-bop to opera Jazz hybrids, to combinations of Asian and African American musical traditions, to explorations of compositions without percussion – we consistently showcase work that pushes expectations.
To date, we have produced and presented over 100 performances featuring more than 300 musicians. Unlike club settings, our unique performance series nurtures ongoing relationships with local musicans and audience members and prioritizes the musical experience in intimate, concert-style presentations of the music. The goal is to provide local Jazz artists and audiences with consistent, ongoing, and easily accessible opportunities to celebrate the diverse and powerful Jazz traditions that are unique to the Bay Area, while encouraging experimentation and creativity.
In working with Marcus Shelby as Intersection's Resident Composer from 2000 to 2004, we were able to gain valuable national exposure through New York-based Meet The Composer's New Residencies program (Round VIII, 2001-2004). This residency enabled Shelby to work intimately and consistently with our community through new compositions, workshops, and youth engagement activities. We also received a 2000 Creative Work Fund grant with Shelby, allowing for the creation of an original, musical adaptation of Howard Korder's The Lights that played to sold-out audiences at ODC Theatre in January 2002. In 2006, we inaugurated new Composer Residencies, a new fee structure for perfomers, and a commissioning component so that we could continue to foster opportunities for a struggling artistic community. We also proudly launched an extremely successful collaboration with the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park to bring our Jazz At Intersection series outdoors, exposing the program to hundreds of new audience members. We are continuing the collaboration this Fall 2010 with a number of Jazz At Intersection performances at the de Young Museum. And most recently, we were awarded A Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA commission to work with our current Resident Composer Howard Wiley on an evening-length suite of twelve new compositions entitled "Twelve Gates to the City," which takes raw musical forms such as Negro spirituals, blues, field shouts, and gospel as both conceptual and inspirational foundation, this new suite will combine trained, refined musical tones with coarse, raw musical textures in a 10-piece Jazz ensemble.
Intersection offers a unique support system for composers and musicians on many levels. Our approach to presenting Jazz is based on an intimate and direct connection between the musician, the music, and the audience. We aim to nurture an audience not only for specific artists or traditions, but for a broad and inclusive definition of the Jazz idiom. We are also able to provide unique and organic opportunities for cross-disciplinary exchange and collaboration as evidenced by the fact that many of the Jazz musicians we work with have also composed original scores for theatre and dance productions, among other things.
As the late venerable jazz critic Phil Elwood has stated, "Intersection is a perfect place for new music as well as other artistic expression. The feeling of community, togetherness, surrounds the place even before the music starts, and increases, of course, when it gets going." Elwood also notes that "at Intersection, the ambience is unequalled – the whole place is part of the performance." Jazz At Intersection simultaneously embraces and expands upon a century of musical invention.
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WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Trot Nixon, Fletcher Bates, Parker Southerland, Eric Faulk were just a few of the New Hanover Wildcats who attended a reunion for the 1993 state championship baseball team. WWAY was there for all the tall tales. This is clearly one of the best teams in the history of Wilmington sports. Click the video icon to see our report on the Wildcat reunion.
WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW) — Friday's Colonial Athletic Association baseball series opener between UNCW and Delaware has been postponed due to poor playing conditions after rain made its way through southeastern North Carolina and much of the East Coast.
The game will now be part of a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m.
UNCW's 2003 NCAA Tournament team recognition will take place prior to the first game on Saturday. That team was the first to earn a NCAA tournament berth where it reached the finals of the Baton Rouge Regional before bowing to host LSU in extra innings.
Sunday will be Super Hero Day at Brooks Field when the Seahawks and Blue Hens conclude their series beginning at 2 p.m. In conjunction with FANBOY COMICS, there will be free comics giveaways in addition to discounted tickets ($3) for those wearing a super hero t-shirt. Fans can meet their favorite costumed characters, including Sammy C. Hawk, and artist Tom Fleming.
WILMINGTON, NC (UNCW)-– UNCW freshman standout Jenson Engen has been named Colonial Athletic Association women's swimming Rookie-of-the-Year by a vote of the league's coaches. Engen becomes the first Seahawk to win the award.
The conference also announced its official All-CAA honorees with UNCW collecting 30 all-conference awards. Joe Gallene, C.J. Fiala, Valtteri Halonen and Nick Lowe each earned five all-conference awards apiece on the men's side and Carly Tanner with five of her own to top the Seahawk women.
Engen, who hails from Verona, Wisc., held UNCW's top time in the 100 Breast stroke with mark of 1:01.54 and was second on the top times list in the 200 Breast (2:15.80).
At the CAA Championships, Engen placed fifth in both the 100 and 200 Breast strokes with times of 1:02.81 and 2:15.80, respectively. Her time in the 200 was a NCAA "B" qualifier and broke UNCW's school record by two seconds.
Engen earned All-CAA honors swimming on UNCW's third-place 200 Medley Relay.
All-Colonial Athletic Association Awards list
UNCW Women
Carly Tanner (50 Free*, 100 Free*, 100 Breast*, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
Hannah Stephenson (100 Back, 200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
Chelsea Tomko (200 Free Relay)
Rachel Sears (200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay)
Jenson Engen (200 Medley Relay)
UNCW Men
Joe Gallene (50 Free, 100 Free*, 200 Free Relay*, 400 Free Relay*, 200 Medley Relay*)
C.J. Fiala (50 Free, 200 Free Relay*, 400 Free Relay*, 200 Medley Relay*, 400 Medley Relay*)
Nick Lowe (100 Free, 100 Fly*, 200 Free Relay*, 400 Free Relay*, 400 Medley Relay*)
Valtteri Halonen (100 Fly, 100 Back, 200 Back*, 200 Medley Relay*, 400 Medley Relay*)
Stephen Conrad (100 Fly, 200 Free Relay*, 200 Medley Relay*)
Ray McGorry (100 Breast, 200 Breast, 200 IM)
Michael Baric (200 Breast, 100 Back)
Gabe Thran (400 Free Relay*)
Michael Williams (400 Medley Relay*)
AUGUSTA, GA (AP) — AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Six former Masters winners and another quintet who each won at least one of the three other major championships won't be around for the weekend at Augusta.
But the biggest story related to the cut was still Guan Tianlang, the 14-year-old Chinese sensation whose 4-over score – which included a one-stroke penalty for slow play – left him in the field of 55 players heading out for round three Saturday.
There were few surprises among the past Masters champions heading out of town. Mike Weir was the youngest of the group at 42, and his golf game hasn't been sharp for a while.
Among the major winners departing were three former British Open winners – Padraig Harrington, Graeme McDowell and Louis Oosthuizen – and defending U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson.
The biggest surprise, in fact, may have been Hunter Mahan. He shot 82 after an opening-round of 76 left him in a tough spot.
AUSSIE, AUSSIE, AUSSIE: An Australian golfer has never won the Masters.
On the other hand, they've lost a few in heartbreaking fashion, most famously perhaps by Greg Norman – twice.
But if there's ever a year that appears to have their name on it, this is the one. Jason Day leads the tournament at 6 under and Marc Leishman is tied for second a stroke back. Adam Scott is in a crowd of seven players tied for seventh at 3 under, followed by John Senden, who is part of a six-way tied for 14th at 2 under.
"If you look at it as pressure, you're going to worry about it more," Day said. "If you look at it as a challenge and an opportunity to be the first and stay positive with it, you know, it only motivates you to play well."
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE: Bill Haas wasn't the only guy who made an eagle – there were 11 in all Friday.
His short iron that bounced twice and rolled straight into the cup at the 460-yard, par-4 ninth wasn't even the only eagle that came from the fairway; there were three of those.
But Haas' was the only one almost upstaged less than a minute after he knocked it in. Haas had barely finished high-fiving his caddie when a fan yelled at his playing partner, Jason Dufner, "Put it in, Duf!" – and he nearly did.
Dufner's approach landed just inches left of the hole, and as the gallery around the green roared, it rolled out to four feet. As consolation, though, Dufner, made the birdie putt.
OR DON'T: To be fair, the windy conditions and diabolical pin placements made eagles of any kind tough to come by. At no place was that more true than at No. 15, where the number dropped to two just a day after 10 golfers made 3s on the 530-yard, par-5 hole.
"Yesterday that wind was kind of down and right on 15," Jim Furyk said. "Today it was mostly in and on the right. So, totally different, a totally different look."
One way to illustrate the difference was how, and how well, Furyk played the hole both days. In Thursday's opening round, he hit a hybrid for his second shot, landed it on the green and settled for par. On Friday, he used the same club to lay up short of the pond.
EYE ON AUGUSTA: Television ratings for the first round of the Masters on ESPN climbed seven percent over last year, a trend likely to continue if the number of younger viewers is an indication.
Among two of the most desirable demographic groups, males aged 18-34 and 18-49, the numbers were up 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively.
The first-round telecast averaged 2.85 million viewers with a 2.4 household coverage rating based on fast nationals. The rating peaked at a 2.7 from 5-5:30 p.m. EDT.
(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) – Tiger Woods might've be the leader midway through the Masters if not for a bad break at the 15th hole.
Woods was tied for the top spot Friday when he hit a wedge from 87 yards right at the hole. Unfortunately for him, it struck the flagstick and ricocheted back into the water.
He limited the damage by scrambling for bogey, but that bit of misfortunate seemed to take all the steam out of Woods' round. He three-putted for another bogey at the 18th and wound up shooting a 1-under 71 that could've been so much better.
Even so, Woods is right in the mix heading to the weekend at Augusta National. He's just three shots behind Jason Day and liking his chances if he plays like he did Friday.
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GoTriangle provides options for getting around the Triangle region in North Carolina. Transit. Rideshare. Bike. Walk. Telework. No matter where in the region (Durham, Orange and Wake Counties), we've got information and resources for you.
Go By Bus
If you're interested in bus services, start by planning your trip! All you need to know is your starting point, your destination, and the time you want to travel. Our trip planner uses Google. Just enter your trip details and go. For a quick how-to, please visit this blog post. You can also call us at 919-485-RIDE (7433). Resources to guide you in using the bus services in the region are available in the Transit section of the website.
You'll have more options in the future as the region develops new bus services, and works on planning and funding rail services. Details are available on the Transit Plan page.
Go By Rideshare
If you're looking to share a ride to save money, be green, or just get where you want to go, start with our online ridematching service, SharetheRideNC. Other resources about creating a successful carpool or vanpool are available in the Rideshare section of the website.
Go By Bike
If you're interested in getting active and riding a bike more often to get around or just for exercise, we've got bike maps, safety tips, a great map of bike shops in the area, and more. It's all under Cyclist Resources in the Bike/Walk section of the website.
Go Walk
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One of the most troublesome issues related to the war in Gaza, is the reemergence of tension between Arab-Israelis and the country they live in. Arab-Israelis – or Israeli-Palestinians – find themselves in an unenviable position, and their leadership, as usual, does everything in its power to fail them. Instead of looking to calm things down, instead of trying to delicately maneuver, Arab Israeli leaders are looking for ways to capitalize on the crisis – and maybe get some extra votes in the coming election. Yes, elections are still scheduled for Feb. 10th.
Thus, Israeli-Arabs took to the streets, not in great numbers but with some violent incidents severe enough to make Israeli-Jews concerned about a possible reenactment of the 2000 so-called "October Riots," in which Arab citizens disrupted the country's life by blocking roads, throwing stones, clashing with police forces and ripping apart the delicate fabric that is Israel's society (Israeli-Arabs have a different version of these events – involving discrimination and police brutality – and that's one of the problems).
The fact that Israeli-Arabs find it hard to fully identify with Israel's war in Gaza is unfortunate, but not surprising. However, when an Arab Minister in the Israeli government has decided to boycott a meeting of that same government, by way of protesting the war – he gets himself in trouble. When Arab Knesset members constantly take to the airwaves complaining about Israel's forceful actions and hardly take time to condemn Hamas's aggressive tactics, charges of Arab-Israelis constituting a "fifth column" find purchase.
Who's going to benefit from this resumed tension? Definitely not most Arab citizens who'd like to live their lives peacefully. Not Arab merchants and restaurant owners who have taken pains (and years) to make Jewish-Israelis comfortable buying from them after the 2000 clashes. Not Jewish-Israelis who support coexistence. And I don't see any benefit for the Palestinians in Gaza – nor for those in the West Bank, who'd like to see Hamas's rule collapse. In fact, the position taken by Arab-Israeli leaders today against the war is much more extreme than the one taken by the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. So afraid to be seen as "collaborators" – so keen on getting a political boost by raising tensions – the Arab-Israeli leaders play the "holier than thou" card. A loosing card for all involved – except, maybe, politicians.
But will Arab politicians benefiting the most from these tensions? They might, or might not. The right-wing Israeli Beiteinu Party, headed by Avigdor Lieberman, can hardly believe its good fortune. In the polls preceding the war this party was already getting more votes than Labor and Shas, and on its way to becoming the third largest party in Israel's political landscape. Assuming that a successful war can benefit Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his party, Labor – also the party most identified with the cause of taming Arab-Israeli nationalism – Lieberman is the only one thus far who has a chance of getting some extra votes when the war is over.


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Make resolutions a family affair
HUNTINGTON -- The New Year is a time for new beginnings and to set goals that strengthen one's spirit, mind and body. When making New Year's Resolutions, the YMCA reminds families that building and maintaining family connectedness is one of the most important resolutions.
"YMCAs across the country offer a variety of programs that support family time, such as art and cooking classes or camping and swimming, among others," according to a news release from the national organization. "There are also simple things families can do at home to improve their family's health and well-being."
Following are five New Year's Resolutions the YMCA recommends for 2013:
Eat together: Sitting down together for a meal is a great way for parents and children to share stories, or talk about the school day or their favorite part of the day. Set aside time for the family to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner at least once a week or every day if scheduling permits.
Volunteer together: Giving back and supporting neighbors benefits everyone involved. It teaches children and teens the value of helping others and is also a way to meet new people or discover a new interest. Find an opportunity in your community that the entire family may enjoy, such as cleaning your neighborhood park or distributing food at a local food bank.
Unplug from technology: Limit screen time (television, video games, computer, etc.) and instead set aside an hour or two for activities that allow interaction and camaraderie. If weather permits, go for a walk, bike ride, trip to the park, or have a game night at home. If you do want to watch television, maybe have a movie night with the family.
Be physically active: It's important for children to get at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day (30 minutes for adults). Incorporate physical activity into your daily routines and spend more time walking to places instead of driving to improve your health and well-being.
Put extras to good use: Do you have extra canned goods or clothes that could benefit others in need? Clean out your pantry, closet or attic and donate extra items to homeless shelters or community outreach programs. You can also get the entire family involved and demonstrate to the children the value of giving.
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Have you added family fitness to your list of New Year's resolutions? Here are some area YMCAs you could check out:
YMCA of Huntington West Virginia: 935 10th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701; Phone: 304-525-8127; Web: www.huntingtonymca.org/
Ashland Area YMCA: 3232 Old 13th St., Ashland, KY 41102; Phone: 606-324-6191; Web: www.ashlandareaymca.org/
Tri-County YMCA Inc.: 200 Carls Lane; Scott Depot, WV 25560; Phone: 304-757-0016; Web: www.tri-countyymca.org/


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THEATER REVIEW; A Cozy Little McShtetl
By BEN BRANTLEY
Published: February 27, 2004
THE most animated presence in the prim, pretty new production of ''Fiddler on the Roof,'' which opened last night at the Minskoff Theater, may well be its title character. No, not the fiddler. The roof.
For David Leveaux's handsomely mounted, antiseptically acted revival of this beloved folk musical, which stars a heartbreakingly uneasy Alfred Molina, the designer Tom Pye has created what looks like a free-floating roof to hover over the set. An attractively weather-worn piece of architecture, this roof moves in mysterious ways, ascending and descending throughout the evening, sometimes to distinguish between interior and exterior scenes, sometimes for no obvious reason. It has a willful personality all its own.
That's more than can be said for the show's performers, a good-looking, lithe-bodied and generally anonymous lot. Portraying Jewish villagers (and a few Cossacks) in a Russian village in 1905, the ensemble members go through their paces of song, dance and Yiddish humor with a bland, dutiful cheer that rarely turns into anything more robust. Should the entertainment enterpreneurs of Branson, Mo., ever come up with a pavilion called Shtetl Land, this is what it would be like.
Even before it opened, this revival of ''Fiddler,'' the show that launched a thousand theater parties when it was first produced on Broadway in 1964, was generating public debate. In an essay in The Los Angeles Times on Feb. 15, when the show was still in previews, the novelist Thane Rosenbaum wrote that Mr. Leveaux's production was marked by ''an absence of Jewish soul.'' By that time a nickname for the revival had already started circulating among theater insiders: ''Goyim on the Roof.'' Being a goy myself, I won't try to assess the Jewish authenticity of this ''Fiddler.'' The theater lover in me, however, is baffled by the production's lack of gusto, earthiness, warmth and -- to use Mr. Rosenbaum's word -- soul of any kind. An aura of enervation starts at the top of the cast, with Mr. Molina's apologetic performance as Tevye the milkman, and penetrates like a paralyzing fog into even the smallest roles.
From watching the show at the Minskoff, it is still possible to understand why ''Fiddler'' became the mammoth hit that it did, racking up 3,242 performances in its original run (starring the inimitable Zero Mostel). It also triumphed as a hit movie musical (starring the Israeli actor Topol), a rarity in the 1970's. The show has been given two full-scale New York revivals, while living on and on in touring and community theater productions the world over.
Under the musical direction of Kevin Stites (with Don Walker's original orchestrations supplemented by Larry Hochman), Jerry Bock's score still registers as a tasty, sticky pudding of corn, syrup, Eastern European inflections and Broadway razzmatazz, with homespun, clunky lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. (Anyone who hears ''If I Were a Rich Man'' or ''Sunrise, Sunset'' is fated to live with these songs in his head until he dies.) And the onstage orchestra sounds swell.
You can also sense the craftsmanship behind Joseph Stein's smartly structured book, adapted from stories by Sholom Aleichem, which depicts the changing world of Tevye; his wife, Golde (Randy Graff); and their daughters in the era of pogroms in pre-revolutionary Russia. The plot combines the domestic appeal of the matchmaking machinations of a Yiddish-style ''Pride and Prejudice'' with an elegy to a picturesque way of life on the edge of extinction.
But as even the big famous set pieces -- first choreographed by Jerome Robbins (also the original director of ''Fiddler'') and re-envisioned here by Jonathan Butterell -- parade before you, they never ignite. Everyone's in the right places, making the right movements. And thanks to Mr. Pye (sets), Vicki Mortimer (costumes) and Brian MacDevitt (lighting), everything looks gorgeous, right down to those covetable lanterns that hang overhead and the autumn-leaves-strewn stage, which suddenly tilts forward for a lavish ''Midsummer Night's Dream''-style fantasy sequence.
What's lacking is the human passion and idiosyncrasy that would set fire to all this theatrical tinder. Mr. Leveaux, who scored a hit last season with his Tony-winning revival of ''Nine,'' is an elegant contrarian. Give him a cool, cerebral play by Tom Stoppard (''The Real Thing,'' the Broadway-bound revival of ''Jumpers''), and he finds the warmth, joy and pain at its center. Give him a warm, joy and pain-filled musical like ''Fiddler,'' and he transforms it into something perversely cool.
He has achieved this metamorphosis in large part through dogged miscasting. Mr. Molina is the terrific actor who played Diego Rivera in the movie ''Frida'' and was the best thing about the Broadway production of Yasmina Reza's ''Art.'' But none of his natural charisma or combustibility comes across here. Whether chatting with God, bickering with his wife or dancing at his daughter's wedding, this Tevye does nothing wholeheartedly.
There's a wary restraint about this performance, as if Mr. Molina were afraid he might embarrass himself if he ever cut loose in selling a song or a joke. But then nearly all the cast members deliver their lines and songs as they might have in a cold reading, delivered by seasoned professionals who had yet to add the shading and tics that define original character.


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Gary Schott (left), chairman of the Metals Department at the Southwest School of Art, will give an "Artists Looking at Art" talk at the McNay Art Museum Thursday. A wine reception starts at 6 p.m., and Schott's talk starts at 6:30 at the museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. Admission is free as part of H-E-B Thursday Nights; those who want to walk through "Real/Surreal: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art" will be charged $5. Call 210-824-5368 or visit mcnayart.org for more information.


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Tyrannosaurus Rex
Researchers Sending Bacteria From Sue The T-Rex Into Outer Space
Sue, the Field Museum's famous Tyrannosaurus Rex, isn't exactly becoming the first dinosaur astronaut, but at least a few microscopic parts of her are going into orbit.
Field Museum Scientist Helps Discover Dinosaur That Terrorized T-Rex
Were the Siats meekerorum in Spielberg's Jurassic Park, you have to wonder if any of the characters would have made it off the island alive.
Study: Field Museum's Sue Was Bigger Than Anyone Realized
It turns out Chicago's favorite Tyrannosaurus rex was much heavier than anyone knew.


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July 29, 2015
Residents of a tornado-ravaged area of Virginia have gathered to return briefly to what's left of their homes.
Officials say residents will be given ten minutes at their homes-- and there is a list of condemned homes that they will not be allowed to enter.
One man says all he wants to do is "get in there and get the things that are important" to him.
They've been warned to be careful. State emergency management
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pose a greater danger than the actual storm. He says that after Hurricane Isabel in 2003, "more people were injured in the cleanup" than the storm itself.
Virginia Governor Tim Kaine says it will be a day or two before state and local officials come up with a final damage estimate in Suffolk.
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John Peeler: Obama needs to convince the people who voted for him once that he has a good plan. So far, he seems mostly to be telling us how untrustworthy Mitt Romney is. Show us, Barack, that we should still believe in you.
Rescuing Reagan from the Neocons
Tom Hall: Televangelists, mega-church pastors, and the backers of Proposition Hate go on and on about Reagan's devotion to traditional family values and the sanctity of marriage. They don't mention that, as governor of California, Reagan signed the Therapeutic Abortion Act, permitting women to make their own health care decisions. Or that Reagan signed the nation's first law permitting no-fault divorce.


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Justice for Jessica: Judge agrees to allow expert on brain function in Austin Sigg murder trial
The judge in Austin Sigg's murder trial agreed Thursday to allow testimony from an expert on the difference in brain function between adolescents and adults.
Marie Banich, Ph.D. is a professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Banich has not examined Sigg and will not testify specifically about him.
While questioning Dr. Banich, prosecutors said the defense is going to introduce "evidence of trauma" at the trial.
Sigg, 18, is scheduled to go on trial in October in the kidnapping, killing and dismemberment of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway and an attack on a female jogger at Ketner Lake.
Sigg has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Sigg appeared in court Thursday wearing an orange jumpsuit and glasses. He smiled and waved to family members as he entered the courtroom, 7NEWS Reporter Amanda Kost said.
Members of Ridgeway's family wore purple, Jessica's favorite color, to Thursday's hearing, Kost reported.
Additional objectives listed for Thursday's hearing include the request for a change of venue and several motions regarding the jury selection.
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Raiders down Northeastern; East Bladen awaits
The second chapter is in the books.
Southern Vance followed a dominant performance on Monday in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 2-A playoffs with a 73-36 win over No. 21 Elizabeth City Northeastern (9-12) on Wednesday.
Next, the fifth-seeded Lady Raiders (22-2) travel down to No. 4 East Bladen (27-1) on Friday with the tip set for 6 p.m. in Elizabethtown. The winner advances to the East Regional next week in Fayetteville.
East Bladen's lone loss came against Clinton.
Whether it's the Eagles from Elizabethtown or the Eagles from Elizabeth City, Southern is more focused on its team.
"They're just really motivated, trying to stay on task," said Raiders coach Amy Simpson. "We try to look at things as chapters, just trying to stay focused on what we want to do."
Southern didn't get out to as dominant a start on Wednesday as it did Monday against No. 28 Croatan. The Raiders led Northeastern 18-9 after one quarter, but opened up a 38-17 halftime advantage courtesy of points off turnovers and hot shooting.
Southern outscored Northeastern 21-4 over about an eight-minute stretch spanning the second and third quarters.
The Raiders forced 11 steals on the game and were led by point guard Breona Jones' 22 points and six assists. The senior added three rebounds and three steals.
"The whole team played together," said Jones. "We talked. We just played good."
Jones' classmate Kechae Parker had nine points and five rebounds.
The relentless mentality the Raiders seem to possess is pretty simple in the eyes of Parker.
"We just start every game off the same," said Parker. "We go out there in the first quarter and push ourselves to score, not let other teams score."
Southern has been doing a pretty good job of that as of late, pushing its win streak to 15 games with the effort against Northeastern, which upset No. 12 East Duplin on Monday.
Nine players scored for the Raiders and Rashyda Burwell and Ayeisha Teasley scored 12 and 11, respectively. Moesha Sneed, Kiyanna Kearney, Mikayla Sellers, Jazsmine Thorpe, and Canaan Dale also got in the scorebook.
"They just push it all the time," Northeastern head coach Pat Thornton said of Southern before referencing Simpson. "She had her second and third string in and they were pushing it — and they weren't quite as good at it — but they were still pretty good at it. We didn't play particularly well. Long trips, we never do. It's hard to do. We just never got into our rhythm at all."
When Southern is in its rhythm, the Raiders are tough to beat. They just have to make sure they don't beat themselves.
"We just want to make sure we stay focused on what it is we have to do," said Simpson. "If we win our team battles, we know we should win the ballgame. That's what our goal is."
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Juan Santiago arrives in Port Charles, Luke and Faison face off at Wyndemere, and Brad threatens Britt at the lab.
Juan Santiago's arrival surprises Sabrina, Felix and Elizabeth at the apartment. Sabrina introduces him to Emma and Felix, but he knows Elizabeth and gives her a heartfelt hug. Sabrina wonders why he's there and he holds up her dress. She opens the cover and cries. It's her mother's wedding dress. She wants Juan to stay but he's still on tour and leaves. He asks Emma to take care of his cousin for him. Elizabeth walks him out, and thanks him. He misses hanging out with her and Emily and shares he's married. He tells Elizabeth to have fun at the wedding, "You never know what could happen." She returns inside and finds Sabrina overjoyed at the turn of events.
Patrick opens his door and sees Ava. He remembers who she is and thinks she and her brother are bad news. He cuts her short to get ready for his wedding but it's why she's there. Ava doesn't believe he should be having a wedding so soon. He wonders why she cares and asks if she's threatening him for Carlos. Ava tells him that Robin's alive. Patrick thinks their game is sick and compliments her on the phone call pretending to be Robin. Ava didn't call and confesses that Carlos saw Robin alive. He told Sabrina. Maybe a part of her knows it's true if she didn't tell Patrick. He doesn't know why Ava is doing this. Robin would be with him if she was in Port Charles. Ava cares for Carlos and he loves Sabrina. He can be with the woman he loves, and maybe Patrick can be too. He shouldn't be so quick to marry if there was even the slightest change she was alive. Alone, Patrick looks at his family photo with Robin.
Brad wonders what Britt's doing in the lab and won't let her leave with Luke's blood. He wants to know who the woman was that Nikolas brought to the lab. Britt says, "It's none of your business," and Brad questions if that's because it was Patrick's dead wife. Britt jokes it's insane and thinks Carlos sounds like an idiot but wants to know what Brad told him. Brad hasn't said anything but cares because of the relationship he's building with Felix. If she doesn't tell him, he'll have to confess he's not the father of Ben.
At Wyndemere, Obrecht tells Duke their alliance is over and points a gun at him in the catacombs. Anna surprises them but Obrecht claims she's too late to save Duke and wants Anna to drop her gun. Obrecht's done everything Faison's asked, but he only cares for Anna. She threatens to shoot Duke to hurt Anna. Anna promises that if she does, it will be her last act on earth. Obrecht would rather die where she stands than give Anna a moment's peace. Anna invites her to let Duke go and kill her. Duke begs Anna not to sacrifice herself for him. Obrecht won't be bested by her, so Anna puts her gun down and begs her not to kill Duke. Obrecht decides to shoot Anna but Duke breaks free and takes her gun. Anna and Duke kiss after Obrecht is tied up. She confesses going off with Robert to find Robin. They know she's at Wyndemere. Duke yells for her to go find her daughter. Upstairs, Robin is ready to attack whoever is about to burst through her door. Robert breaks in and can't believe that he's looking at Robin. She rushes over and hugs him. Robert knew when he saw her in Switzerland that it wasn't a dream. Robin's been worried that Jerry would kill them and has hid from Patrick and Emma to keep them safe. She's eager to see Anna and have her family back. Robert's ready to make it happen. Downstairs, Luke calls to Faison from the living room. Faison comes through the wall. He's happy that Luke has joined the party. Luke asks where Duke and Robin are as they circle each other, guns at the ready. Faison doesn't think Luke has it in him to pull the trigger. Luke remembers how Faison stole Lucky, just like he stole Robin from Anna and Robert. Faison taunts, "If you really want to kill me, don't you think you would have already shot me." Luke shoots and Faison falls to the floor. He wishes Faison well in hell but remembers he should check Faison's pulse. Faison overpowers him when he does and the tables are turned. He's ready to shoot Luke when Robert bursts through the door. Luke knocks Faison over and takes the gun. Robert wonders where Anna is. They tie Faison up and go to look for Duke and Anna. They hear activity near the wall and Robert pulls his gun but both he and Anna surprise each other. She asks after Robin and Robert tells her to see for herself. Anna cries when she turns around and sees Robin.
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Robin tells Anna that Patrick's getting married.
Silas wonders what his next date will be like with Sam.
Maxie isn't going to the wedding.
Emma doesn't think there's going to be a wedding.
Epiphany is looking for the groom.
Patrick finds Britt and Brad in the lab.
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2005 The government that ultimately emerges in Iraq will likely strike a balance between religious and secular interests, but whatever it looks like, it will reflect the culture and values of the Iraqi peoplenot Americans, Vice President Dick Cheney said this morning on Fox News Sunday.
Cheney said there is little justification for "hand-wringing" by some Americans who, as they watch partial election returns favor the Shiite majority, show concern that Islamic interests will dominate the new government.
Iraqis have watched the Iranians create a "religious theocracy" that Cheney said "has been a dismal failure from the standpoint of human rights."
"They fought a bloody eight-year war with the Iranians against that kind of theocracy, and I believe there are a great many people involved in the political process in Iraq who will seek some kind of balance," he said.
But in the final analysis, Cheney said Americans and the world need to stand back "and admire them for how far they have come and the courage they have displayed," and let the democratic process proceed.
The Iraqi government that emerges may be far different from America's form of democracy, the vice president acknowledged. "This is going to be Iraqi, whatever it is," he said. "It is not going to be America. It is not going to look like Wyoming or New York when they get their political process all put together."
Rather, he said, the Iraqis "will do it their way," and "in accordance with their culture and their history and their beliefs."
And that includes deciding what role religion will have in their society, he said. The vice president said he has "a lot of confidence in the players in this process," and is encouraged by Shia religious leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani's expressed belief that clerics should not play a direct role in the day-to-day operations of the government.
But regardless of what decisions the Iraqis make, Cheney said Americans need to allow the process to move forward "and preserve the integrity of that process that we set in motion."
"In the final analysis, the bottom line for everybody to remember here is, this is not going to be an Iraqi version of America," he said. "This is going to be Iraqis, [and the constitution] is going to be written by the Iraqis, for the Iraqis, implemented and executed by them. And it is essentially that that be allowed to happen."
Cheney said leading figures on the Shiite ticket that appear have a commanding lead in the votes have made it clear that they are opposed to setting a deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, despite Sunni pressure to set one.
Responsible Iraqis understand that Americans need to leave, not based on an artificial deadline settled on as part of a political compromise, but based on when the mission is completed, he said.
Once an effective Iraqi government and security forces are in place, "then we are out of there," Cheney said. "We have no desire to stay a day longer than necessary."


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Six-time Grammy® award-winner, Amy Grant will perform for one night only at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 28th with special guest Brandon Heath.With a career spanning over 25 years, Amy Grant stretches from her roots in gospel into her experience as an iconic pop star, songwriter, television personality and philanthropist. Grant is beloved for both her Contemporary Christian music and mainstream hits like "Baby Baby," "Every Heartbeat," "That's What Love is For," "I Will Remember You," "Lead Me On," "El Shaddai," and more. Grant has sold more than 30 million albums, including one Five-Time Platinum album, one Triple Platinum and one Double Platinum album, as well as six platinum and four Gold albums. She has won six GRAMMY® Awards and 25 GMA Dove Awards, including four Artist of the Year awards. Out of her 10 Top 40 pop singles, six have become No. 1 hits, including "Baby, Baby" and "Every Heartbeat."Grant was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2003, and is one of only two Christian artists to be awarded a star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2006, she announced her first-ever label shift to EMI Music Group, where her entire music catalog was re-mastered and released via a GREATEST HITS album and made available for the first time digitally.This year, Grant releases her first full-length studio album in 10 years, How Mercy Looks From Here (May 14, 2013), a soundtrack that embraces both the triumphs and challenges of life. Grant has always found a way to share her life through her music, and in the process has become not only the best-selling Christian music artist of all time but also one of the most celebrated artists in the pop music industry. Her music continues to be part of the fabric of life for long-time listeners and brand new fans. For more information, visit www.AmyGrant.com.
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