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Family Resources
Welcome to Family Resources. The following sections provide a list of various services and resources available to children and adults residing in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Because most of these resources are offered through county offices, eligibility is often based on proof of residency, income, or other requirements. If you have any questions, please contact Stanford Hospital Social Work at (650) 723-5091. Please click on the grey title of the tab of interest below for further information and resources.
The following resources are available for families interested in learning more about how to guard against domestic violence and sexual assault, but if you or someone you know maybe be a victim of abuse, please contact Stanford Hospital Social Work at (650) 723-5091.
Domestic Violence
Protection and Prevention
Visit these websites for more information about the warning signs of domestic violence and abuse.
|The United States Department of Justice
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or
In emergencies dial 911
|Center for Domestic Violence Prevention
|(650) 312-8515
|Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA)
|24-hour hotline: (800) 300-1080
Legal Information Line: (650) 259-1855
|Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
|24-hour hotline: (408) 279-2962
|Rape Trauma Services
|24-hour hotline: (650) 692-7273
|National Sexual Assault Hotline
The following resources are available for families looking for shelter and low cost housing options in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. If you have additional questions, please contact Stanford Hospital Social Work at (650) 723-5091.
General Shelter Inquiry
To find information about shelter vacancy and services: Call 1-800-7-SHELTER. It serves as a gateway to emergency housing, children's and domestic violence shelters throughout the Bay Area. There is a menu that will direct callers to their area of concern. This service is provided by the Community Technology Alliance located in San Jose.
Other available services:
24-Hour La Isla Pacifica Crisis Line: Call (408) 683-4118
24-Hour California Youth Crisis Line: Call (800) THE-5200
Homeless Shelters in Santa Clara County
|Shelter Name:
Bill Wilson Center
Address/Contact Info:
490 The Alameda,
Santa Clara
Tel: (408) 243-0222
Fax: (408) 246-5752
|Housing Capacity/People Served:
Short-term for Runaway youth,
and/or substance abusers
Services Provided:
Counseling:Family, School Outreach,
Juvenile Legal Aid and Advocacy;
Transitional Housing Assistance
|Shelter Name:
CityTeam Rescue Mission
Address/Contact Info:
1174 Old Bayshore Highway, San Jose
Tel: (408) 288-2153
|Housing Capacity/People Served:
60-bed shelter for men; maximum of 10 nights during any 30-day period, must check in by 7 PM; longer stays possible if entered in substance abuse program
Services Provided:Food, shelter, clothing and rehab
|Shelter Name:
Sunnyvale Winter Shelter
Address/Contact Info:
8940 Wren Avenue, Gilroy
Tel: (408) 294-2100, ext. 200
|Capacity/People Served:
100-bed shelter operates from November to March
Services Provided:
Emergency shelter only, limited support direct services
|Shelter Name:
Community Services Agency
Address/Contact Info:
620 East Maude Ave, Sunnyvale
Tel: (408) 739-6980
|Capacity/People Served:
100-bed shelter operates from November to March
Services Provided:
Emergency shelter only, limited support direct services
|Shelter Name:
Cupertino Community Services
Address/Contact Info:
Tel: (650) 968-0836
Fax: (650) 968-2164
|Capacity/People Served:
15-bed short-term shelter (Alpha Omega Program)
Services Provided:
Emergency rent and PG&E bill assistance, clothing, transportation, limited dental, vision, prescription assistance, Food and Nutrition Center, subsidized senior lunches
|Shelter Name:
Salvation Army Hospitality House
Address/Contact Info:
10104 Vista Dr, Cupertino
Tel: (408) 255-8033
Fax: (408) 366-6090
|Capacity/People Served:
Shelter alternates between local churches, max. stay of 90 days
Services Provided:
Food Pantry, Emergency Cash Assistance, Case Management and Referrals, Transitional Housing, 24-unit Vista Village, Below-market rate rent and home purchase
|Shelter Name:
InnVision-Commercial Street Inn
Address/Contact Info:
405 N. 4th St, San Jose
Tel: (408) 282-1175
Fax: (408) 286-8784
|Capacity/People Served:
24-bed shelter for men only, first week is free, then $5/night for 4 days, then $7/night
Services Provided:
Working Manês Program offers place for working homeless to stay
|Shelter Name:
InnVision Julian Street Inn
Address/Contact Info:
260 Commercial Street, San Jose
Tel: (408) 453-3124
|Capacity/People Served:
55-bed shelter up to 90 days
Services Provided:
Mental Health Division, Menês division, Women and families division, employment assistance
|Shelter Name:
InnVision Montgomery Street Inn
Address/Contact Info:
546 W. Julian Street, San Jose
Tel: (408) 271-0820
|Capacity/People Served:
70-bed shelter for mentally ill up to 90 days
Services Provided:
Housing referrals, bus passes, computer lab
|Shelter Name:
James Boccardo Reception Center
Address/Contact Info:
358 N. Montgomery St, San Jose
Tel: (408) 271-5160
James Boccardo Reception Center
|Capacity/People Served:
85-bed shelter
Services Provided:
Comprehensive housing and assistance services, transitional housing
|Shelter Name:
One House Youth Services
Address/Contact Info:
2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose
Tel: (408) 294-2100 Ext. 200
Fax: (408) 294-1400
|Capacity/People Served:
250-bed shelter, 6-month waiting list
Services Provided:
Family assistance, on-site case management, health care access, hot meals, collaborative programs of education and support services
|Shelter Name:
San Jose Family Shelter
Address/Contact Info:
5th and Santa Clara, San Jose
Tel: (408) 298-2721
Fax: (408) 298-3731
|Capacity/People Served:
10-bed youth (age 12-17) shelter
Services Provided:
Youth drop-in center, street outreach, counseling, medical care, job and school placement services
|Shelter Name:
San Martin Family Center (EHC)
Address/Contact Info:
1590 Las Plumas Avenue, San Jose
Tel: (408) 926-8885
Fax: (408) 254-2056
|Capacity/People Served:
Shelter for 35 families (140-150 people per night)
Services Provided:
Meals, job and housing counseling, child care, benefit information assistance
|Shelter Name:
Casa SAY Youth Shelter & Safe Place Program
Address/Contact Info:
13545 Monterey Road, San Martin
Tel: (408) 686-1300
Fax: (408) 686-1914
|Capacity/People Served:
18 transitional housing units, 8 homeless units (Dec-Mar), 8 migrant farm worker units (May-Nov); must have income; waiting list of 3 to 6 months
Services Provided:
Workshops and training, case management, job assistance
|Shelter Name:
Sobrato Family Living Center
Address/Contact Info:
509 View Street, Mountain View
Tel: (650) 961-2622
Fax: (650) 961-2870
Sobrato Family Living Center
|Capacity/People Served:
73 bed shelter for runaway and children rejected by parents
Services Provided:
Truancy prevention, tutoring and educ. assistance
|Shelter Name:
St. Josephês Cathedral Social Ministry Office
Address/Contact Info:
1509 Agnew Rd, Santa Clara
Tel: (408) 855-8506
Fax: (408) 885-8035
|Capacity/People Served:
51-unit family housing
Services Provided:
Money management, life skills, drug and alcohol rehab, employment search, case management, educational services
|Shelter Name:
Urban Ministry of Palo Alto
Address/Contact Info:
80 South Market St, San Jose
Tel: (408) 283-8100
|Capacity/People Served:
Men only shelter
Services Provided:
Short-term transitional housing and support for men
|Shelter Name:
Palo Alto Housing Corporation
Address/Contact Info:
425 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto
Tel: (650) 853-8697
Fax: (650) 853-1123
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter capacity
Services Provided:
Hot meals, clothes closet, Drop-in center, Food closet, Money management
Homeless Shelters in San Mateo County
|Shelter Name:
First Step for Families (Shelter Network)
Address/Contact Info:
325 Villa Terrace, San Mateo
Tel: (650) 685-5880
Fax: (650) 685-5881
|Capacity/People Served:
39-unit apartment housing
Services Provided:
One-on-one counseling, mandatory savings program, food pantry, meal services, internet center
|Shelter Name:
Redwood Family House
Address/Contact Info:
110 Locust St, Redwood City
Tel: (650) 685-5880
Fax: (650) 685-5881
|Capacity/People Served:
9 apartments
Services Provided:
One-on-one counseling, mandatory savings program, food pantry, internet center, life skills workshops
|Shelter Name:
Family Crossroads
Address/Contact Info:
50 Hillcrest Drive, Daly City
Tel: (650) 685-5880
Fax: (650) 685-5881
|Capacity/People Served:
12 apartments
Services Provided:
One-on-one counseling, mandatory savings program, food pantry, internet center, life skills workshops
|Shelter Name:
Address/Contact Info:
Apartments throughout Peninsula
Tel: (650) 685-5880
Fax: (650) 685-5881
|Capacity/People Served:
40 apartments
Services Provided:
One-on-one counseling, food, clothing, childcare assistance
|Shelter Name:
Maple Street Shelter
Address/Contact Info:
1580A Maple Street, Redwood City
Tel: (650) 685-5880
Fax: (650) 685-5881
|Capacity/People Served:
76-bed shelter
Services Provided:
On site medical care, One-on-one counseling, mandatory savings program, food pantry, internet center, life skills workshops
Domestic Violence Shelters and Recovery Services
|Shelter Name:
Asian Americans for Community Involvement Asian Women's Home
Address/Contact Info:
2400 Moorpark Ave, Suite 300, San Jose (administrative; actual location confidential)
Tel: (408) 975-2739
|Capacity/People Served:
No Shelter
Services Provided:
Peer support groups, 24-hr hotline, walk-in counseling services, independent skills training, advocacy
Asian community, Asian languages spoken
|Shelter Name:
Center for Human Development of San Jose
Address/Contact Info:
100 North Winchester Blvd, Suite 260, Santa Clara
Tel: (408) 985-8115
Fax: (408) 985-8113
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter
Services Provided:
Counseling for families, children, teens; clinical and therapy services
Mandarin spoken
|Shelter Name:
Living Without Violence
Address/Contact Info:
373 W. Julian St, San Jose
Tel: (408) 975-5631
Fax: (408) 573-1326
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter
Services Provided:
52-week intervention program
Tagalog, Vietnamese, Spanish also spoken
|Shelter Name:
Family and Children Services
Address/Contact Info:
375 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto
Tel: (650) 326-6576
Fax: (650) 326-1340
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter
Services Provided:
Comprehensive counseling, education and prevention programs
|Shelter Name:
Family Violence Center
Address/Contact Info:
125 E. Gish Rd, San Jose
Tel: (408) 277-3700
Fax: (408) 573-9578
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter
Services Provided:
One stop center includes access to prosecutors and investigators
|Shelter Name:
Kids Are Special (Eastfield Ming Quong)
Address/Contact Info:
251 Llewellyn Ave, Campbell
Tel: (408) 379-3796
|Capacity/People Served:
Foster home services for children
Services Provided:
10-week education support groups for families affected by alcohol and drugs
|Shelter Name:
Address/Contact Info:
PO Box 60111, Sunnyvale
Tel: 888-9-MAITRI
|Capacity/People Served:
Referral to shelters
Services Provided:
Peer support, counseling, immigration advocacy
South Asian women
|Shelter Name:
Next Door
Address/Contact Info:
234 E. Gish Rd, Suite 200, San Jose
Tel: (408) 279-2962
|Capacity/People Served:
19-bed, stay up to 30 days
Services Provided:
Bilingual services, crisis counseling, restraining order assistance
Spanish, Vietnamese, Hindi, Farsi, Tagalog, Korean Spoken
|Shelter Name:
Nuestra Casa Family Resource Center
Address/Contact Info:
1998 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose
Tel: (408) 729-2300
Fax: (408) 258-1356
|Capacity/People Served:
No shelter
Services Provided:
On-site support groups
Latino families
|Shelter Name:
Support Network for Battered Women
Address/Contact Info:
444 Castro St, Mountain View
Tel: (650) 940-7855 (hotline)
|Capacity/People Served:
18-bed shelter
Services Provided:
Counseling and advocacy via phone, assistance in obtaining food, clothing, medical care, transportation
Local Area Hotels
|Hotel Name:
The Vagabond Inn
Address/Contact Info:
3580 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95051
Tel: (408) 241-0771
Fax: (408) 247-3386
|Services Provided:
Newly Remodeled Rooms FREE Continental Breakfast Swimming Pool w/Sundeck Guest Laundry Services FREE Parking FREE Incoming Fax Service 24 Hr. Free Coffee in Lobby Multilingual Staff FREE High Speed Internet 25" Cable TV with HBO/ESPN In-room Safety Deposit Box In-room Coffee/Tea Maker Smoking/Non-Smoking Rooms Alarm Clock/Radio Cribs/Rollaway Beds Available Refrigerators/Microwaves Available Irons/Ironing Boards/Hairdryers Available Computer Data Ports in all Rooms FREE Local Calls Climate Control w/Air Conditioning/Heating
|Hotel Name:
The Cardinal Hotel
Address/Contact Info:
235 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Tel: (650) 323-5101
Fax: (650) 325-6086
email: firstname.lastname@example.com://www.cardinalhotel.com/
|Services Provided:
Enjoy complimentary tea, coffee, and cocoa in the lobby. Hi-Speed Wireless Internet Access Flexible meeting space for up to 25 guests. Concierge services provide information about local venues, restaurant reservations, hotel events and regional excursions. Complimentary incoming fax USA Today Newspaper (Monday - Friday) On-site laundry facilities Same day valet laundry and dry cleaning services Parking available nearby
|Hotel Name:
The Ramada Hotel
Address/Contact Info:
55 Fairchild Drive Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: (650) 967-6856
Fax: (650) 964-4542
|Services Provided:
Free high-speed internet in all the rooms Free Wi-Fi access in some rooms Complimentary Hot Breakfast (Monday thru Friday) Complimentary Continental Breakfast (Saturday and Sunday) Social Hour every Wednesday - 6pm to 8pm serving hors d oeuvres, wine, refreshments Shuttle Service * Free local calls Newspaper Outdoor swimming pool and whirlpool On-premises laundry, with Valley Laundry service available Rooms with VCRs Microwave and Refrigerator in all rooms Fitness Center Fax/Copy Service Express Check-out
|Hotel Name:
Hampton Inn & Suites
Address/Contact Info:
390 Moffett Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043
Tel: (650) 988-0300
Fax: (650) 988-9999
Hampton Inn
|Services Provided:
Manager's Reception (Wednesday nights) 24-Hour Front Desk Complimentary On the House Hot Breakfast High-Tech Conference Room with Wireless Internet Connection - up to 45 guests Complimentary Business Center High-Speed Internet Access Breakfast on the Go! Fitness Center Same-Day Dry Cleaning Service Vending Machines and Ice Machines on all floors Suite Shop Complimentary Social Hour Tuesday & Wednesday evenings( 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. ) Complimentary USA Today Messaging and Fax Service Copy Service Courier Service Complimentary Underground Parking Outdoor Whirlpool Large Plasma TV in Lobby Wireless Internet in Lobby 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Hilton Hhonors Awards program
|Hotel Name:
Red Cottage Inn & Suites
Address/Contact Info:
1704 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025
Tel: (650) 326-9010
(800) 324-9010
|Services Provided:
Oversized beds with decorative pillows A large sliding glass door leading to a private patio garden patio with redwood deck and bistro table set. 25" TVs with over 70 channels including HBO, ESPN, CNN and FOX News. Large work desks, Free High-Speed Internet, DD phones w/ digital voicemail Microwaves and refrigerators Iron/ironing board, coffee maker, hair dryer All King and Double rooms & Suites feature a DVD/VCR player. Radio alarm clock Two bedroom Suites with either a Jacuzzi or *Kitchen Rooms with a king-size bed, queen-size bed or double-double beds Fully stocked kitchen with utensils, pots, pans, oven, microwave, full-size fridge, and toaster oven. Two seperate bedrooms and living room with dining area.
The Peninsula Family Advocacy Program (FAP) provides free legal services to families around issues that can impact a child's health. Pregnant women and low-income families whose children are receiving medical care at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LCPH) or Ravenswood Family Health Center are eligible for help if they live in San Mateo County of Santa Clara County. FAP also partners with the San Mateo Medical Center and its affiliated clinics. To see if you are eligible for Legal Aid, please call (650) 558-0915. More information about the service can be found on FAP's website.
Child Care Resources
The following links contain information about child care programs and subsidies, parenting, and after school activities for children in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Special Needs
Downloadable Emergency Information form for Children with Special Needs.
Santa Clara
Click here for parenting and child care information for parents and providers. This site includes information on quality child care, programs and resources, finding child care, subsidies, special needs and services, and news and legislation. They also provide referral services to help families select the right child care center based on their unique needs.
Click here for more information about specific child care centers and preschools in Santa Clara County.
San Mateo
Click here for parenting and child care information for parents and providers. This site includes information on quality child care, programs and resources, finding child care, subsidies, special needs and services, and news and legislation. They also provide referral services to help families select the right child care center based on their unique needs.
Click here for more information about specific child care centers and preschools in San Mateo County.
Click here for information on being a new parent.
Education and After School Activities
Santa Clara County
- The YAC offers a wide variety of after-school programs for children ages 5 to 18.
- See the teen resources section for more information about teen programs.
- Day Care Information:
|Christian Day Care
|3111 Benton Street 95051
|(408) 241-8964
|Hughes Extended Day Care
|4949 Calle De Escuela 95054
|(408) 988-6621
|Martinson Child Development Center
|1350 Hope Drive 95054
|(408) 988-8296
|Morris Caroline Alameda Day School
|810 Washington Street 95050
|(408) 296-7064
- The YMCAs in Santa Clara County offer a variety of after school programs that include homework help, leadership, fitness education, leadership, and sports:
|Palo Alto Family YMCA (Palo Alto)
|3412 Ross Road
|(650) 856-9622
|Page Mill YMCA (Palo Alto)
|755 Page Mill Road
|(650) 858-0661
|El Camino YMCA (Mountain View)
|2400 Grant Road
|(650) 969-9622
|Northwest YMCA (Cupertino)
|20803 Alves Drive
|(408) 257-7160
- The following table includes other organizations in Santa Clara County that offer after school programs for children of varying ages.
|Early Head Start
|Developmental services for infants and toddlers (under 3); social services for their families; recommended for immigrant families
|(800) 820-8182
|Head Start
|Free child development and educational programs (ages 3-5); an especially good options for low income households or first-generation Americans
|(800) 820-8182
|Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley
|Provides members with educational, recreational and social aviticies in a safe and structured environment during after-school hours; excellent for pre-teens and teenagers
|(408) 957-9685
|Family Resource Centers
|Prevention, early intervention, and social services at school sites; emphasis on substance abuse education
|(408) 846-4400
(408) 686-8711
San Mateo County
- San Mateo County Child Care Association
- See the teen resources section for more information about teen programs.
- The YMCAs in San Mateo County offer a variety of after school programs that include homework help, leadership, fitness education, leadership, and sports:
|East Palo Alto Family YMCA (East Palo Alto)
|550 Bell Street
|(650) 328-9622
|Sequoia YMCA (Redwood City)
|1445 Hudson Street
|(650) 368-4168
The following table includes other organizations in San Mateo County that offer after school programs for children of varying ages.
|Prenatal to Three Initiative
|Information, support and care for families with children ages 0-3 including home visits and parent groups
|(888) 840-0889
|Early Head Start
|Developmental services for infants and toddlers (under 3); social services for their families; recommended for immigrant families
|(650) 952-1440
|Head Start
|Free child development and educational programs (ages 3-5); an especially good options for low income households or first-generation Americans
|(650) 871-5613
|Boys and Girls Clubs of Mid-Peninsula
|Provides members with educational, recreational and social aviticies in a safe and structured environment during after-school hours; excellent for pre-teens and teenagers
|(650) 347-9891
|Family Resource Centers
|Prevention, early intervention, and social services at school sites; emphasis on substance abuse education
|(650) 802-5018
(650) 363-4218
- Mother's Club for mothers with kids age six and under.
- Parks and Walks
- Pools:
Sacred Heart Preparatory School
150 Valparaiso Ave.
Atherton, CA 94027
(650) 473-4065
Royal Athletic Club 1718 Rollins Rd.
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 692-3300
Giammona Westmoor High Pool
131 Westmoor Ave.
Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 991-8022
Laurel Street Pool
501 Laurel St.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 858-3486
Oceana Pool
401 Paloma Ave.
Pacifica, CA 94044
(650) 355-3786
Sequoia YMCA
1445 Hudson St.
Redwood City, CA 94061
(650) 368-4168
Joinville Swim Center
2111 Kehoe Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94403
(650) 522-7460
W. Orange Ave. & Tennis Drive
South San Francisco, 94083
(650) 877-8572
The following links contain resources for teens in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
San Mateo County
- Click here for information on teen pregnancy, parenting, STD issues, crisis, grief and loss counseling, smoking, alcohol and addition, activities and clubs and other teen programs.
- Click here for 24-hour crisis lines and hotlines to find answers to serious issues.
Santa Clara County
- Click here for information on teen pregnancy, parenting, STD issues, crisis, grief and loss counseling, smoking, alcohol and addition, activities and clubs and other teen programs.
- Click here for information on teen parenting.
- Click here for 24-hour crisis lines and hotlines to find answers to serious issues
San Mateo County Disability Resources
San Mateo County:
Click here for phone numbers to call if you are a parent of a disabled child.
Click here for more information on resources for the disabled in San Mateo County.
|Disability Services
|Aging and Adult Services
225 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo
|Center for Independence of the Disabled
875 O'Neil Avenue, Belmont
|Peninsula Association for Retarded Children & Adults
1650 S. Amphlett Blvd, #213, San Mateo
|Poplar ReCare
1764 Marco Polo Way, Burlingame
Therapeutic treatment, equipment loan, and other services for those with developmental disabilities, illness, or injury
Santa Clara County:
Click here if you are disabled and want information on your rights or services.
The following resources are available for teens and adults interested in learning more about sexual and reproductive health, pregnancy, and family planning resources available in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Sexual and Reproductive Health
For Teens, Teensource - this is your resource for any questions you might have about sexual health, relationships, and issues that affect teens and young adults every day.
Healthy Fetal Development - Your Baby
Santa Clara County
Check out additional information and links to many pregnancy-related sites and contains information on many issues surrounding pregnancy including:
Medi-Cal: Health Coverage for Pregnant Women
Women, Infants, and Children Program - Provides nutrition education and supplemental foods which promote good health.
And many more programs for women, children, and families.
San Mateo County
Additional information on Prenatal-to-Three Initiative, Black Infant Health Program, Adolescent Family Life Program (AFLP), Public Health Nursing (PHN) Community Field Services, California Children Services (CCS), Child Health & Disability Prevention Program (CHDP), and Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Additional Resource Centers
|Access for Infants and Mothers
|Low-cost health coverage for pregnant women and newborns who don't have health insurance; must apply before 30th week of pregnancy
|(800) 433-2611
|Family PACT
|Free family planning services for women and teens who do not qualify for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families
|(866) 326-7228
|Planned Parenthood
|Counseling and healthcare for contraceptive needs
|San Mateo County: (800) 967-7526
Santa Clara County: (408) 287-7526
|Emergency Planning Clinics
|Free or low-cost clinics; call the Prenatal to Three Initiative to find a clinic
|(888) 840-0889
|Emergency Contraception
|Emergency contraception counseling
|24-hour referral line:
The following resources are available for adults seeking professional training, jobs, and career guidance.
Employment Resources and Training
San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties
California Conservation Corps (CCC)
Training and employment for youth age 18-23 at
locations throughout California.
California Dept. of Industrial Relations
Division of Apprenticeship Standards
100 Paseo de San Antonio, R-125
San Jose 95113
Works with schools and employers to organize and
promote apprenticeship programs.
1720 S. Amphlett Blvd., #123, San M ateo 94402
Offers vocational assessment and job placement for
persons 18 and over with serious and persistent
psychiatric disabilities.
(800) 758-0398
Works to connect millions of job seekers and employers in an effort to strengthen and revitalize the California economy.
CONNECT! Job Seeker Center
420 S. Pastoria Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(408) 774-2365, M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Provides the following employment and career serives in a supportive, friendly environment at no cost to job seekers or businesses: career advisor appointments; job search workshops; resume critique; access to job postings; job search technology; extensive career library; recruitment events; ProMatch interactive career center networking program.
Job Corps
(Daly City) 301-8462
(Oakland) 510-768-4475
Job training and placement in over 160 jobs at
various sites. High school diploma/GED classes. For
age 16-24 (waived if disabled).
San Mateo County Human Services Agency
271 - 92nd St., Daly City 94015
For youth age 14-21.
Opportunities Industrialization Center West (OICW)
1200 O'Brien Dr., Menlo Park 94025.
Job training and placement services. Day and evening
ESL, GED and computer classes. After-school job
skills classes and employment assistance for teens.
Peninsula Works
271 - 92nd St., Daly City 94015 : 301-8440
550 Quarry Rd., San Carlos 94070 : 596-1035
2500 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City 94063 : 367-0190
1200 O'Brien Dr., Menlo Park 94025 : 330-6490
Career information, services and training.
Regional Occupational Program (ROP)
San Mateo County Office of Education
101 Twin Dolphin Dr., Redwood City 94065 . 802-5400
Hotline: 802-5413
Technical and career education courses for age 16 or
over. Job training and counseling for students and
out-of-work youth and adults.
Rehabilitation Dept., State of California
801 Traeger Ave., #120
San Bruno 94066 : 737-2606 (Voice/TTY)
1500 Fashion Island Blvd., #104
San Mateo 94404 : 358-4180 (Voice/TTY)
800 Menlo Ave., #122
Menlo Park 94025 : 688-6380 (Voice/TTY)
Provides counseling, testing and training for
physically or mentally disabled persons to become
competitively employed.
Tools for Success
Jefferson Union High School District, Adult Division
699 Serramonte Blvd., Daly City 94015
School to career transition program for low income,
out-of-school youth age 17 to 21 who live in north
San Mateo County. Mental health counseling and
youth development.
Work Transition Services
509 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno 94066
Click here
Career development employment services for youth
and adults with disabilities.
The following resources are available for children and families without health insurance. The eligibility requirements differ for each program but at a minimum generally require residency in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties.
Health Insurance
Santa Clara County
Phone number and website information:
- Child Health Initiative
CAA hotline Number: 1-888-244-5222
The certified application assistant will determine eligibility and answer any questions regarding health insurance.
- Information on health insurance for children 18 and under.
San Mateo County
Phone number and website information
- Child Health Initiative
CAA hotline Number: 1-888-244-5222
The certified application assistant will determine eligibility and answer any questions regarding health insurance.
- Click here for information on health insurance for low income families.
Low Cost Medical Services and Free Clinics
Santa Clara County
Phone number and website information:
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Ability to Pay Program
Admitting Department: (408) 885-6600
Eligibility requirements can be found on the website. The ability to pay program provides low-cost medical services for Santa Clara County adults without health insurance at county clinics and hospitals.
San Mateo County
- San Mateo Access and Care for Everyone (ACE)
The ACE program is a county-sponsored program that provides health care coverage to low-income adult residents of San Mateo County who meet eligibility requirements.
- Contact Health Plan of San Mateo:
701 Gateway Blvd., Suite 400
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: (650) 616-0050
Free Clinics
|RotaCare Free Clinic
|2400 Grand Road, Mountain View
|(650) 988-8200
|Samaritan House Free Clinic
|114 Fifth Ave, Redwood City
|(650) 839-1447
|Samaritan House Free Clinic
|401 N. Humboldt, San Mateo
|(650) 347-1556
|Arbor Free Clinic
|795 Willow Road, Building 334, Menlo Park
|(650) 724-1332
|Pacific Free Clinic
|1835 Cunningham Ave, San Jose
|(650) 721-2786
General Information on Types of Health Insurance Available:
- Children must be 18 or younger
- California residents
- U.S. citizenship, nationality, or eligible qualified immigrants
Cost: free for all who qualify
Healthy Families
- Children must be 18 or younger
- U.S. citizen, national or documented immigrant
- California resident
Cost: $4-8 per month per child; $27 per family per month max
Healthy Kids
- Children must be 18 or younger
- Resident of Santa Clara county
- No requirement of citizenship or documentation
Cost: $4-8 per month per child; $18 per family per month
Child Health Disability Prevention
- This is not an insurance plan but a public health program to provide healthy-child checkups for children temporarily without health insurance
Cost: none
Quick Links
The following resources are available for adults interested in learning more about mental health and drug abuse, or searching for support groups in the San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. Teens looking for mental health and drug abuse information should look under the Teen Resources tab.
Mental Health: Depression and Suicide Prevention, Drug and Alcohol Issues
San Mateo County
Community rehabilitation and residential treatment, along with medication clinic offered. Works with county mental health dept.
1720 S. Amphlett Blvd., Suite 123
San Mateo, CA 94402
Contact: Barry Shea & Dennis Romano
Phone: 650.578.8691
Contact: Terry Burn
Phone: 650.655.2485
Cordilleras Mental Health Center
24-hour in-patient services 68 beds for locked Mental Health Rehabilitation Center 49 residential beds
200 Edmonds Road
Redwood City, CA 94062
Hours: M-F, 8:30AM 5PM
Contact: William Kruse - Administrator
Phone: 650.367.1890
Fax: 650.369.6465
Daly City Youth Health Center
Primary medical care, mental health counseling services and support groups, health education, wellness and youth development services All provided at little or no cost
2780 Junipero Serra Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015
Contact: Barbara Raboy - Director
Phone: 650.985.7000
Edgewood Childrens Center
Mental health services for SED children, families Sub-acute residential treatment for SED youths Short-term crisis beds for latency age youth (alternative to hospitalization)
1801 Vicente Street
San Francisco, CA 94116
Contact #1: Nancy Rubin - CEO
Contact #2: Ken EpsteinOperations Dir.
Phone: 415.682.3201 (#1) / 415.681.3211 (#2)
Edgewood Kinship Support Services
Supportive services for caregivers raising relatives child(ren) 1115 Mission Road
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Hours: M-F, 9AM-5PM
Main Phone: 650.326.6439
Director: 650.588.9580
Santa Clara County
Mental health services for SED children, families need to be Medi-Cal eligible (under Mental Health Managed Care Plan)
3860 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Contact: Michael Gennette - Clinical Director
Palo Alto: 650.494.1200
San Jose Site: 408.928.5777
Childrens Health Council
Mental health services for SED children and their families
650 Clark Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Contact: Christopher Harris
Phone: 650.326.5530
Edgewood Kinship Support Services
Supportive services for caregivers raising relatives child(ren)
1796 Bay Road
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Hours: M-F, 9AM-5PM
Main Phone: 650.326.6439
Director: 650.588.9580
Esther B. Clark School
(Childrens Health Council Services) Non-public school for children 7-6 who have significant learning, behavioral, emotional challenges
650 Clark Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: 650.322.3065
Family & Children Services
Affordable services in eight languages (incl. Spanish, Vietnamese, Cambodian and American Sign Language). Service for deaf & hard of hearing mentally ill clients.
950 W. Julian Street
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: (408) 292-9353
Jewish Family & Childrens Services
Weekly meeting held every fourth Wednesday of the month at 7PM
913 Emerson St.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650.688.3030
Fax: 650.330.0866
Alcohol Abuse, Domestic violence, Child Abuse, etc:
|Alcohol and Drug Hotline
|(650) 573-3950
|Center for Domestic Violence Prevention
|(650) 312-8515
|Child Abuse Line
|(888) 220-7575
|Child and Family Services
|(800) 632-4615
|Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention
Belmont through Palo Alto
San Mateo through Daly City >br > Coastside
|(650) 368-6655
(650) 692-6655
(650) 726-6655
|Psychiatric Emergency Services
|(650) 573-2662
|Poison Control System
|(800) 876-4766
|Rape Trauma Services
|Sexual Assault Trauma Center
|(650) 573-2671
|Social Services
|(650) 599-3811
Suicide Prevention Strategies and Resources
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Veterans Crisis Hotline
The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text. Veterans and their loved ones can call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, chat online, or send a text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. More about the Veterans Crisis Line.
Text: 838255
Phone: 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1
National Strategy for Suicide Prevention
A national suicide prevention information resource center. Provides individuals, families, professionals, and organizations with information and resources to seek help, provide assistance, and/or implement suicide prevention programs in their communities.
Mailing Address:
SAMHSA's Health Information Network
P.O. Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Phone Center for Mental Health Services:
Phone: 240-276-1310
Fax: 240-276-1320
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Mental Health Information Center
A national suicide prevention information resource center.
Contact Information
The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent Suicide
Downloadable link:
Online Resource:
Center For Disease Control and Prevention: Suicide Prevention
Suicide is a serious public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities. While its causes are complex and determined by multiple factors, the goal of suicide prevention is simple: Reduce factors that increase risk (i.e. risk factors) and increase factors that promote resilience (i.e. protective factors). Ideally, prevention addresses all levels of influence: individual, relationship, community, and societal. Effective prevention strategies are needed to promote awareness of suicide and encourage a commitment to social change.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
Hours of Operation 8am-8pm Eastern Time Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays
National Institute of Mental Health: Suicide Prevention
Resources to prevent those at risk or in need of help from committing suicide.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Science Writing, Press, and Dissemination Branch
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone Numbers:
301-443-4513 (local)
1-866-615-6464 (toll-free)
1-866-415-8051 (TTY toll-free)
301-443-4279 (Fax)
Army STARRS
Army STARRS is the largest study of mental health risk and resilience ever conducted among military personnel. Beginning in 2011, Army STARRS investigators will look for factors that help protect a Soldier's mental health and those factors that put a Soldier's mental health at risk. Army STARRS is a five-year study that will run through 2014; however, research findings will be reported as they become available so that they may be applied to ongoing health promotion, risk reduction, and suicide prevention efforts. Because promoting mental health and reducing suicide risk are important for all Americans; the findings from Army STARRS will benefit not only servicemembers but the nation as a whole.
World Health Organization: Suicide
Suicide is the act of deliberately killing oneself. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorder (such as depression, personality disorder, alcohol dependence, or schizophrenia), and some physical illnesses, such as neurological disorders, cancer, and HIV infection. There are effective strategies and interventions for the prevention of suicide.
American Association of Suicidology
AAS is a membership organization for all those involved in suicide prevention and intervention, or touched by suicide. AAS is a leader in the advancement of scientific and programmatic efforts in suicide prevention through research, education and training, the development of standards and resources, and survivor support services.
5221 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015
Phone: (202) 237-2280
Fax: (202) 237-2282
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
120 Wall Street, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Toll-free: 1-888-333-AFSP (2377)
Phone: (212) 363-3500
Fax: (212) 363-6237
Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (SPAN USA)
Founded in 1996 by Jerry and Elsie Weyrauch with the goal of preventing suicide through public education, community action, and advocacy, the Suicide Prevention Action Network USA (SPAN USA) merged with AFSP in 2009 to create a public policy program within the Foundation. This program is dedicated to preventing suicide through public education and awareness, community engagement, and federal, state and local grassroots advocacy.
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Provides technical assistance, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide prevention activities.
From website:
SPRC promotes the implementation of the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and enhances the nation's mental health infrastructure by providing states, government agencies, private organizations, colleges and universities, and suicide survivor and mental health consumer groups with access to the science and experience that can support their efforts to develop programs, implement interventions, and promote policies to prevent suicide.
Suicide Prevention Online Training:
QPR Institute
QPR (Question, Persuade, and Refer) Institute is a training organization that provides suicide prevention educational services and materials to professionals and the general public.
LivingWorks A training organization that provides suicide intervention training for caregivers and gatekeepers of all occupational groups.
LivingWorks Education LP
P.O. Box 9607
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311
Tel: 910 867 8822
Toll Free (in NA): 1 888 733 5484
Fax: 910 867 8832
The following resources are available for families interested in learning more about nutrition, obesity prevention, and applying for food assistance programs. If you have additional questions, please contact Stanford Hospital Social Work at (650) 723-5091.
Food & Nutrition Resources
For information on food pyramids, healthy eating habits, food safety nutritional programs and services, nutrition for women, infants, and children, school meals, food distribution, and much more, Click here.
Santa Clara
Meal Assisted Programs (San Mateo, Santa Clara)
Reduced price school meals - To sign up, check the forms distributed to children at the start of the school year, or visit the office at the child's school.
Summer Food Services Program (locations)
Obesity Prevention Programs
|Shapedown Weight Management Programs
|A family based weight management program where children and teens learn to take charge of their eating and exercise habits in order to lose weight. Call for eligibility and program details.
|Health Education Department for Kaiser, Redwood City:
(650) 299-2433
Health Plan of San Mateo:
(650) 299-2433
|Stanford Pediatric Weight Control Program
|A six-month, family based weight management program that promotes healthy eating and exercise habits to lose weight and provides tools for long-term lifestyle changes. Call for program details.
|4100 Bohannon Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Cindy Zedeck: (650) 725-4424
|San Mateo Medical Center/ Pediatric Clinic
|Provides one-on-one nutrition, counseling, available for unlimited, one-hour counseling sessions. SMMC patients and patients from satellite clinics ages 9+ are eligible.
|For appointments, call community health worker (650) 573-3696
Food Stamp Issues and Eligibility
For general Food Stamp information including Frequently asked questions, Applicants and recipients, Retailers, government information, public advocacy groups, etc., click Here. To get food stamps now, click here Here.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) connects low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients with assistance programs that provide quality medicines at a reduced cost or free of charge. The PPA can also help connect patients with free health clinics and healthcare providers in their communities via their website (www.pparx.org) or toll free number (1-888-4PPA-NOW) where operators can assist in more than 150 languages.
PPA's web site: www.pparx.org
Toll-free number:
The following pharmacies are open 24 hours a day:
|260 El Camino Real
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 347-4787
|Daly City
|216 Westlake Shopping Center
Daly City, CA 94015
(650) 756-4535
|2600 Mowry Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 742-9356
|4020 Mowry Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
(510) 797-5505
|Los Gatos
|423 North Santa Cruz
Los Gatos, CA 95030
(408) 354-8029
|45 South El Camino Real
Milbrae, CA 94030
(650) 697-3970
|Mountain View
|121 El Camino Real
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 961-7555
|San Carlos
|1414 El Camino Real
San Carlos, CA 94070
(650) 637-9777
|San Jose
|350 North Capitol Avenue
San Jose, CA 95133
(408) 259-9200
|San Jose
|440 Blossom Hill
San Jose, CA 95123
(408) 229-8013
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Maple Baby Carrots Recipe
"I first tasted this three-ingredient side dish at my aunt's house," relates Karen Wren from Freedom, Maine. "I thought they were the sweetest, most tender carrots I'd ever had. I make them all the time now."
- 1 pound fresh baby carrots
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1. Place carrots and a small amount of water in a 1-1/2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 4-6 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Add butter; microwave for 30 seconds or until melted. Drizzle with syrup; toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.
Nutritional Facts
3/4 cup: 166 calories, 12g fat (7g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 205mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein.
Reviews for Maple Baby Carrots
Average Rating
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2012
"easy, simple and good. I used 2 pounds of carrots and it took 20+ minutes to get them tender."
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Paris – Zlatan Ibrahimovic's agent is hopeful the AC Milan striker will complete his move to Paris Saint-Germain soon, saying that Serie A is about to lose its last remaining star.
Thiago Silva signed a five-year contract with PSG on Saturday and Mino Raiola is in discussions with the big-spending club for Ibrahimovic to join his former Milan teammate.
In an interview with French newspaper L'Equipe on Sunday, Raiola says, "we will continue working on this deal" and adds "I really hope to reach an agreement with PSG. This weekend is a time for reflection."
PSG has yet to agree to Ibrahimovic's salary demands with the stumbling block thought to be the French 75 percent tax on wages above a million euros per year.
Raiola adds, "When he goes, there will not be any more big names left in Italy." – Sapa-AP


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Pousada Miratlantico, Buzios
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 49 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Outdoor pool
- Steam room
- Conference center
- Airport drop-off service
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Feel at home
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
What's around
- In Village de Ferradura
- Ferradura Beach (0.6 mi / 1 km)
- Orla Bardot (1.4 mi / 2.2 km)
- Ossos Beach (1.9 mi / 3 km)
- Geriba Beach (2.3 mi / 3.6 km)
- Joao Fernandes Beach (2.1 mi / 3.4 km)
Pousada Miratlantico, Buzios
Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $65
- Superior, pool view
- Luxury Suite (Double)
- Standard Triple Room, Garden View
- Standard Quadruple Room, Garden View
- Superior Triple Occupancy
- Standard Double Room, garden view
- Deluxe, pool view
- Superior Double Room
More great choices
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 49 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child (5 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Parents must have child's birth certificate and photo ID *
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport drop off (available on request) *
- Free self parking
- Area shuttle *
Nearby Three Star Buzios hotels
In the hotel
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Beach towels
- Outdoor pool
- Steam room
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Billiards or pool table
- Conference space
- Conference space size (feet) - 2153
- Conference space size (meters) - 200
- One meeting room
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 7
- Garden
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Minibar
- Balcony
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- 32-inch flat-screen TV
- Premium TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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DiningOnsite venue - This family restaurant specializes in Brazilian cuisine and serves dinner and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Pousada Miratlantico, Buzios's small print
Also known as
- Pousada Miratlantico
- Pousada Miratlantico Buzios
- Pousada Miratlantico Pousada
- Pousada Miratlantico Pousada Buzios
- Pousada Miratlantico Buzios, Brazil
Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of BRL 650 per vehicle
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Newsmaker: George Wherry
Noteworthy: Pennsylvania Farm Bureau members recently elected Wherry to the organization's state board of directors. He represents a district that includes Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
Age: 73
Residence: North Bethlehem in Washington County
Family: Wherry's wife of 48 years, Patricia, died in 2009. He has six children and eight grandchildren.
Occupation: Wherry runs a farm with 500 sheep and 30 head of beef cattle.
Background: Wherry served as president of the Washington County Farm Bureau for the past three years and has been a member of the organization for 38 years. He previously served on the Bentworth School Board for 23 years.
Education: Bachelor's degree in animal husbandry from Penn State University.
Quote: "Farmers are now operating during a time when regulations are very strict and proposed regulations could put an unacceptable strain on farm families. When new regulations are being discussed, we need to reach manageable agreements so the regulations make sense for farmers, local communities and the public."
— Tom Fontaine


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The Crap We Missed – Thursday 9.6.12
Welcome to Thurdsay's The Crap We Missed where it's become clear that Hilary Duff is a fan of the site, Tara Reid keeps it classy, as always, in London, Steven Tyler's transformation into a middle school art teacher is complete, and finally, Mariah Carey murders a small dog while flashing her panties as she passes out. There's no other way to describe that photo.
Today's Final Five…I don't understand it myself. Devil magic?
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Ted Simons: Tonight's edition of Arizona giving in leading looks at the power of music which can make a smile or relax or give us energy. Producer Christina Estes and photographer Steven Snow show us how a group in Tempe is making music that does all of the above and more.
Kristen Turner: I work with kids with developmental disabilities. That encompasses like autism, that's a big one, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy.
Christina Estes: That includes Katie Griffith.
Kristen Turner: She has cerebral palsy, so one of her hands is clinched so to work on opening up and using fine motor with her fingers we have her do little plunking on the keyboard.
Christina Estes: After working with Kristin for two years, Katie has opened up more than her hands.
Katie Griffith: Yes, I used, used to be like a shy person, and it was hard for me to vocalize my opinions. And since I've been with Kristin, I've been able to be a stronger person and vocalize my opinions and feelings more.
Christina Estes: She is among 300 clients who take part in weekly sessions with Higher Octave Healing.
Kymla Eubanks: We know that we are making a difference by the smiles on the faces when we are finished. We know we are making a difference on paper because all of our board certified music therapists track goals assessed by the team, families, and sometimes, the clients themselves.
Katie Griffith: Because I have some kind of anxiety disorder, it helps to relax me and makes me feel better about myself.
Christina Estes: But relaxing is not the only benefit. Meet the members of the rock band, Spice it Up. Ricky's on keyboard. Caleb is on drums, and Yaya handles vocals.
Yaya: It's excitement for me.
Christina Estes: Do you worry about messing up or no?
Yaya: No.
Christina Estes: How come?
Yaya: I don't do stage fright.
Christina Estes: At this session they do a little Metallica, and one of Yaya's favorite songs by The Cockroaches. Interns, volunteers and staffers lend helping hands.
Kymla Eubanks: So when I was ten and learning to play French horn, when I first played that horn, it did not sound great. I had to really work on those skills. And so they are working on those skills to play the instruments. The amazing thing is if that's not the ultimate goal for us. The ultimate goal is that rock band members are able to have opportunities to socialize with peers, to communicate with peers, to do teamwork together.
Christina Estes: They socialize before practice with a game of hot potato. Whoever catches the potato, answers the question.
Voice: You are going to a party? A friend's party?
Caleb: Yes.
Kristen Turner: It's rewarding. It's -- I get to use music, which is a passion of mine to help other people. And, and that's all I can ask for.
Katie Griffith: This is probably one of the best therapies that are out there and, and, and they show compassion and really care for people with disabilities, and really try to help them in the best way possible.
Christina Estes: Whether that's a piano duet or a group jam session.
Ted Simons: The Spice it Up band performed at the Higher Octave Healing fundraiser. And you can find out more at their website at higheroctavehealing.org.


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Up Front
Main Hall, Melbourne Town Hall
April 16
Each year the Comedy Festival showcases an array of its female comics in the Upfront gala. Presumably the event would have challenged to the likes of Christopher Hitchens, who insisted that the Creator forgot to bestow Eve a funny bone. Hosted by space-age cabaret queen Geraldine Quinn, 20 acts proved such retrograde dolts wrong.
Coincidentally, the best moments came from take downs of patriarchal culture. Hannah Gadsby dismantling a Twitter troll's misogynistic barb using simple logic proved a highlight, as did ever-energetic newcomers Rachel and Isabel - clueless tweens who want to subvert media by dazzling an audience without sexiness, resulting in a riotously oversexed dance number.
Performance artist turned comedian Adrienne Truscott took on Gwyneth Paltrow's divorce with a delightfully subversive act to a Lady Gaga anthem.
Urzila Carlson, Aparna Narcherla and Nelly Thomas nailed more traditional stand-up with material ranging from gay marriage, to office ennui, to chronic anxiety. But some more observational routines from the likes of Sarah Pascoe, Kate McLennan and Sarah Kendall were fairly staid, while Jennifer Wong's one-liners got more groans than laughs. Apparently dad jokes aren't just for men. Others, such as Barry Award-nominee Celia Pacquola (whose full show is a perfectly crafted hour), also suffered somewhat from the short format.
Surprisingly, equality is more complex than just acknowledging that women are funny. Female comics can be just as entertaining or as unbearable as their male counterparts.


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By: Nancy Jeffries
Posted: October 18, 2006
Fashion Group International
Howard Sobel
, dermatologic surgeon and founder of DDF Cosmetics, and the editors of
Women's Health
to discuss "Living to 100" at FGI headquarters in New York City. Tina Johnson, editor in chief,
Women's Health
, moderated the panel. The topics ranged from the best age-defying workouts (push ups, pull ups, crunches and jumping squats) to scientific breakthroughs for skin care—which, according to Sobel, requires being proactive in your skin care regimens and keeping posted on the latest delivery systems. These systems utilize polymers, small-particle technology, timed release and active ingredient delivery via nanospehere vehicles.
Sobel stated that growth factor formulations would become more popular. "Growth factors have different functions, and as you pass the age of 35, you have no more growth factors; so you're going to see a lot of growth factor creams from now on." Sobel also noted that help is available for sun-damaged skin in the form of peels that work to brighten the skin and get rid of sun damage—though they do not minimize skin cancers. Ultimately, the discussion emphasized the importance of exercise and a well-rounded diet that provides beneficial vitamins. "There aren't a lot of studies that show vitamins and antioxidants have a direct effect on the skin when taken in pill form," said Sobel. "So, it's most important to eat your fruits and vegetables. The indicators are that food is the better source of vitamins than pills."
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Makeup Bag: Beauty When The Lights Go Out
For much of the past week, it's been tough to even think about beauty, let alone write about it. Hurricane Sandy left much of the tristate area, including my beloved New York City, in a state of disaster and disarray that claimed more lives and homes than I think any of us had pictured when faced with the prospect of this "superstorm." Those of us who only had to suffer without power, heat, or hot water for a few days were the fortunate ones, that's for sure. (There are still many, many people in need — here's how you can help.)
I had a few beauty revelations as a result — namely, it is not the end of the world if I can't manage to cleanse, tone, treat, and moisturize my face, which is a good thing because it's pretty much impossible in the dark. If you don't wash your hair for a while, it looks extra nice when you eventually do, and because you can't shave, your body hair grows enough to get it waxed when you can finally leave the house! (Or maybe that's just me, because I'm really Russian and my hair loves to grow.)
But say you're shacking up with your significant other during this very trying time: there are some things you're going to want to keep in check. You're definitely going to want to look, and feel, a little cleaner than I did, and there are plenty of beauty and hygiene products made for ease and convenience that become especially useful. So here it is: beauty (or trying to retain some semblance of it) when the lights go out.


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MIKHAIL GRABOVSKI'S long free-agent summer is over.
The former Toronto Maple Leafs forward has signed a one-year, $3-million deal with the Washington Capitals, where he figures to be their second-line centre. That substantial role was only part of why Grabovski chose Washington.
"We were impressed, very much impressed with Washington coach Adam Oates," agent Gary Greenstin said in a phone interview Friday morning. "I remember as a player he always was an honest player during his hockey career. We talked with Adam, and most importantly he talked to Mikhail. And his enthusiasm, Adam's enthusiasm to work with Mikhail, convinced us it was right."
Grabovski became an unrestricted free agent when the Leafs bought out the final four seasons of his five-year, $27.5-million contract.
At centre, they re-signed Tyler Bozak to a five-year, $21-million deal and traded for David Bolland from the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Capitals had their own hole down the middle after letting Mike Ribeiro leave to sign with the Phoenix Coyotes.
"Mikhail adds speed and offence to our lineup," Capitals general manager George McPhee said in a statement. "We believe he will be an excellent addition to our club."
McPhee said last month that the plan was for Brooks Laich to be the second-line centre, something that likely changes with the addition of Grabovski.
Grabovski played in all 48 games last season for Toronto under coach Randy Carlyle, putting up nine goals and seven assists in largely a bottom-six role. Previously under Ron Wilson, the Belarusian was an effective scorer, recording 51 points in 2011-12 and 58 points in 2010-11.
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Huge Buzz Over $1 Billion Instagram Sale
April 10, 2012 by staff
Huge Buzz Over $1 Billion Instagram Sale, Facebook is the proud new owner of Instagram, the photo-sharing mobile app. Cost of the acquisition? A cool $1 billion. News of the purchase immediately sent the web into overdrive, launching the company into a trending topic on Twitter and causing a frenzy of searches on the social site.
The picture-taking application that is barely two years old allows users to choose various artsy filters on the snaps taken with their smartphones. Predictably, loyal followers of the photo-sharing tool took to Twitter to voice their shock at the sale.
From the blog site Tumblr: "Kodak is going bankrupt and Instagram sold for a billion dollars. Wow, what is the world coming to?" The Wall Street Journal's Dennis K. Berman tweeted: "Remember this day. 551-day-old Instagram is worth $1 billion. 116-year-old New York Times Co.: $967 million."
Adding to that stream of thought, Casey Johnston posted, "Instagram, a thing people like, sells for $1 billion. Yellow Pages, a thing no one likes, sells for $950 million."
Twitter handle @patrickrhone thought Facebook actually got a deal for Instagram's 30 million users: "What Facebook is telling you it bought: Instagram for $1billion. What Facebook really bought: Millions of users for a few dollars each."
Hipster Problems bemoaned the situation: "Guys, Facebook bought Instagram! Time to abandon? Or continue to use it…but ironically?"
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Houston Ballet Kicks Off 2013-14 Touring Season in NYC, Chicago, Paris and More!
Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch announced touring plans for both the professional company and Houston Ballet II, the Second Company, for the 2013-2014 season today. During Mr. Welch's tenth anniversary as artistic director, touring engagements will take Houston Ballet to New York City, Paris, Montreal, and Chicago.
Houston Ballet begins its touring in October 2013 with a return to The Joyce Theater in New York City, today, October 22-27, for seven performances, with a program designed to showcase the company's contemporary repertoire. The repertoire includes: Welch's 2004 work Play set to music by DJ/techno artist Moby, Mark Morris's 1995 Pacific set to the music of Lou Harrison's Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Ben Stevenson's 2002 Twilight set to Serge Rachmaninoff's Elegi, Op. 3, No. 1, and Hans van Manen's 1997 Solo, which is comprised of three solos for men danced to a recording of Bach's Suite for Violin in D Minor. For additional information, visit: http://www.joyce.org/. Houston Ballet last appeared at The Joyce Theater in October 2011.
From October 31 - November 4, a group of 16 dancers from Houston Ballet will join forces with the celebrated concert pianist Lang Lang to give four performances at the famous Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris. Stanton Welch has created Sons de L'âme (Sounds of the Soul) a new work to piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin that will be performed by Lang Lang and danced by artists of Houston Ballet. The theater is steeped in ballet history, including the famous world premiere of The Rite of Spring in May of 1913, which caused audience members to riot during the show. For more information, visit: http://www.theatrechampselysees.fr/danse/danse/lang-lang-dance-project-1.
From March 22-23, 2014 Houston Ballet will travel to Chicago and make its company debut at the Auditorium Theater. Houston Ballet has previously appeared at the Chicago Dancing Festival to great acclaim in 2009 and 2012. The full company will perform celebratEd English choreographer David Bintley's full-length Aladdin, a magical tale of love, trickery, and triumph. For more information, visit: http://auditoriumtheatre.org.
From April 9-12, 2014 Houston Ballet heads north to Montreal where they will perform Marie, a three-act narrative ballet choreographed by Mr. Welch and inspired by the life of the legendary French queen, Marie Antoinette, at Place des Arts. This marks the company's third visit to Montreal, they last appeared in Montreal in May 2008, performing Mr. Welch's Madame Butterfly. Over the last eight years, Houston Ballet has forged an innovative exchange program with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal (LGBCdM) in which Houston Ballet has performed in Montreal on three occasions presented by LGBCdM, while Les Grands Ballets Canadiens has danced in Houston on three occasions under the auspices of Houston Ballet. For ticket information, visit: http://www.grandsballets.com/en/performance/marie-antoinette/
Houston Ballet II will be taking various mixed programs such as The Sleeping Beauty Act III, Ma Cong's Calling¸ Ilya Kozadayev's Molto Espressivo, and Stanton Welch's A Dance in the Garden of Mirth around the US. Houston Ballet II's 2013-2014 touring season includes performances in Degensetein Center Theater in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania on October 8; Staples Auditorium in Conway, Arkansas on October 24; and in Syracuse, New York at the Schine Student Center on November 6. Houston Ballet II will continue its touring in the Spring of 2014 performing at Townsend Performing Arts Center in Carrolton, Georgia on March 27, 2014; and Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas onMarch 29, 2014.
The dancers of Houston Ballet II are coached by the internationally recognized Claudio Munoz, ballet master for Houston Ballet II; Sabrina Lenzi, ballet mistress for Houston Ballet II; Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch; and Houston Ballet's artistic staff. In recent seasons, Houston Ballet II has toured to the Organizacion Para Las Artes in Guatemala City, Guatemala in October 2010; Budapest (International Youth Festival in October 2008 and 2011); New York's prestigious City Center for Music & Dance (in January 2007); andSwitzerland (Prix de Lausanne Ballet Competition in February 2013).
On February 17, 1969 a troupe of 15 young dancers made its stage debut at Sam Houston State Teacher's College in Huntsville, Texas. Since that time, Houston Ballet has evolved into a company of 55 dancers with a budget of $22.8 million (making it the United States' fourth largest ballet company by number of dancers), a state-of-the-art performance space built especially for the company, Wortham Theater Center, the largest professional dance facility in America, Houston Ballet's $46.6 million Center for Dance which opened in April 2011, and an endowment of $53.7 million (as of August 2012).
Australian choreographer Stanton Welch has served as artistic director of Houston Ballet since 2003, raising the level of the company's classical technique and commissioning many new works from dance makers such as Christopher Bruce, Jorma Elo, James Kudelka, Julia Adam, Natalie Weir and Nicolo Fonte. James Nelson serves as the administrative leader of the company, assuming the position of executive director of Houston Ballet in February 2012 after serving as the company's general manager for over a decade.
Houston Ballet has toured extensively both nationally and internationally. Since 2000, the company has appeared in London at Sadler's Wells, at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Ottawa, in six cities in Spain, in Montréal, at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in New York at City Center and The Joyce Theater, and in cities large and small across the United States. Houston Ballet has emerged as a leader in the expensive, labor-intensive task of nurturing the creation and development of new full-length narrative ballets.
Writing in Dancing Times on June 2012, dance critic Margaret Willis praised Houston Ballet and highlighted the fact that "During his own tenure, (Stanton) Welch has upped the standard and Houston Ballet now shows off a group of 55 dancers in splendid shape. With fast and tidy footwork, they are technically skillful and have strong, broad jumps and expansive, fluid movements. The dancers' musicality shines through their work, dancing as one with elegance and refinement -and they are a handsome bunch too! . . . if ballet were an Olympic sport, see Houston Ballet well on the way to achieving gold."
Houston Ballet Orchestra was established in the late 1970s and currently consists of 61 professional musicians who play all ballet performances at Wortham Theater Center under music director Ermanno Florio.
Houston Ballet's Education and Outreach Program has reached over 25,000 Houston area students (as of the 2012-2013 season). Houston Ballet's Academy has 950 students and has had four academy students win prizes at the prestigious international ballet competition the Prix de Lausanne, with one student winning the overall competition in 2010. For more information on Houston Ballet visit www.houstonballet.org.
October 22-27 Houston Ballet at The Joyce Theater in New York City, NY
New York City, New York For additional information, visit: http://www.joyce.org/
October 31-November 4 Houston Ballet at Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris
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March 22-23, 2014 Houston Ballet at Auditorium Theater in Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois For additional information, visit: http://auditoriumtheatre.org/.
April 9-12, 2014 Houston Ballet at Place des Arts in Montreal, Canada
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Houston Ballet II Touring Season:
October 8, 2013 Houston Ballet II at Degenstein Center Theater in Selinsgrove, PA
Selinsgrove, PA For additional information, visit: http://www.susqu.edu/arts/24129.asp
October 24, 2013 Houston Ballet II at Staples Auditorium in Conway, AR
Conway, AR For additional information, visit: http://www.hendrix.edu/events/
November 6, 2013 Houston Ballet II at Schine Student Center in Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY For additional information, visit: http://boxoffice.syr.edu/content/events.html
March 27, 2014 Houston Ballet II at Townsend Performing Arts Center in Carrolton, GA Carrollton, GA
For additional information, visit: http://www.townsendcenter.org/
March 29, 2014 Houston Ballet II at Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, AR
Stuttgart, AR For additional information, visit: http://www.pccua.edu/gpc/
Pictured: Ballet: Play; Choreographer: Stanton Welch; Dancer(s): Ian Casady and Artists of Houston Ballet; Photo Credit: Amitava Sarkar/Image provided courtesy of Houston Ballet.


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FRYING pans at the ready — a celebrity chef has shared his top tips to enjoy the perfect Pancake Day.
Paul Heathcote, catering boss at the Bolton Whites Hotel and the Reebok Stadium, says the trick is to make sure your pan is nice and hot and not to use too much mixture for each pancake.
While his favourite pancake topping is the tried and tested pairing of lemon and sugar, the restaurant owner says plenty of ingredients work with pancakes — from chocolate sauce to chicken curry.
He added: "Don't just think they are something for dessert with traditional lemon and sugar.
"If you think about making an omelette, you can use the same ingredients in a pancake.
"I think it's a great alternative for vegetarians because you can virtually put anything in — asparagus which will be in season soon, mushrooms, cauliflower cheese.
"Greek yoghurt, banana and honey would be quite a good breakfast one and a healthy option."
The 52-year-old said his most unusual pancake recipe was one he made with a soufflé inside and he is planning to have smoked haddock, potato and cheese sauce pancakes on the menu at the hotel today.
To make the perfect Pancake Day treat, Mr Heathcote advises pouring the mixture into the pan, rolling it around until it covers the whole pan and adding a couple of drops to fill any gaps.
He said: "You can see the change of colour on the pancake.
"The outside will colour first, you will see it move in as the pancake cooks."
The father-of-two says to take care not to try to turn it before it is cooked, and make sure it can slide easily around the pan before you turn it over.
He added: "The tendency is almost to try and flip it first before it's cooked on one side.
"It doesn't take much cooking on the reverse side because they are only a few millimetres thick, hopefully.
"If you've not got a non-stick pan, I would suggest you put oil in it and leave it for a little while, for four or five minutes."
One of the most fun parts of Pancake Day is attempting to flip the pancake, but Mr Heathcote says, in a working kitchen, he would usually avoid this.
He added: "I wouldn't flip any because I think it's easier, simpler and more consistent not to.
"If you toss a pancake, it's going to take a lot of practice and you'll mess a few up. Use a palate knife and turn it over."
Pancake Day
Shrove Tuesday is the day that precedes Ash Wednesday — the first day of Lent which marks the start of 40 days of fasting and religious obligations. It gets its name from the custom for Christians to be "shriven" before the start of Lent and pancake day traditionally gave people the chance to use up any stocks of milk, butter and eggs which were forbidden during abstinence.
What you need
(makes 12 good size pancakes)
- 110g plain flour
- 2 eggs beaten
- 150ml milk
- 50ml water
- Pinch of salt
- 20g melted butter
- Vegetable oil for cooking
- Wedges lemon
- Caster sugar
What you do
1. Place all the ingredients in a liquidiser or food processor and blitz well.
2. Pass through a fine sieve and pour into a jug.
3. To cook the pancakes, make a frying pan hot, add a few drops of vegetable oil and swill it around the pan.
4. Pour in sufficient batter into the middle of the pan and quickly tip it around as thinly and evenly as you can. It will take no more than a minute to cook on one side before flipping it over with a palate knife, or if you are brave – tossing it! Cook for about 20 seconds longer before tipping onto a plate and serve with lemon and sugar.
Quick Pancake Dishes
Make a cheese sauce, add some cooked chicken and mushrooms, spoon into a pancake and roll, place on a plate or dish, spoon over a little more sauce and a sprinkle of grated cheese, place under a hot grill for a few seconds and serve.
- Cooked fish, such as smoked haddock or salmon, tinned tuna or a combination of cooked cauliflower, peas, mushrooms, sweetcorn for a vegetarian.
- Italian Pancakes: Jar of passata sauce (tomato). Spoon a little into a bowl and mix spicy thick sausage and tinned haricot beans. Finish under the grill with a little more sauce and grated mozzarella cheese.
- Sweet and Delicious: Try mixing sliced banana, thick Greek yoghurt, blueberries and a good measure of honey. Change the yoghurt for crème fraiche or the blueberries for raspberries — they all work really well.
Pancake flipping
While Paul advises using a palate knife for the perfect flipped pancake, if you do want to toss it then lift your arm up high so the pan follows the pancake up in the air so there is less chance of it ending up on the floor.


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The play is based on her 1937 novel Death on the Nile which in itself started off as a play which Christie called Moon on the Nile. Once written, she decided it would do better as a book and she only resurrected the play version in 1942 when she was in the middle of writing the theatrical version of And Then There Were None (1943 play) and her actor friend Francis L. Sullivan was looking for a play in which Hercule Poirot might feature. Discussions took place until October as Christie was tired of the character of Poirot and wanted to exclude him from the drama altogether. She managed to persuade Sullivan of this plan when she promised to write into the play the part of a church canon for him to play.
Once backing had been found, rehearsals for the play began in January 1944 in Dundee in which Christie enthusiastically joined in, now that she was thoroughly enamoured of the theatre and its people. It premiered there on January 17 at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the title of the play had also been changed to Hidden Horizon. For reasons not specified in her biography, these rehearsals and the plans to stage the play appear to have suffered delays to find a London theatre to take the show, once it had been tried out in the provinces. Matters were not helped by the lukewarm critical reaction to Appointment with Death when that play opened in March 1945. A further issue was the objection of an official from the Ministry of Labour to the presence of a maid in the cast of characters.
The play, with the name Murder on the Nile finally opened in the West End on March 19, 1946 at the Ambassadors Theatre, where six years later The Mousetrap would open. By this time, Sullivan was no longer in the cast.
The play features fewer characters who were derived from multiple of the book's characters; Marie Van Schuyler and Mrs. Allerton are merged into the character of Helen ffoliot-ffoulkes while Cornelia Robson and Miss Bowers become Christina Grant. William Smith is a combination of Mr. Fanthorp and Mr. Ferguson and the three characters of Hercule Poirot, Colonel Race, Andrew Pennington become Canon Ambrose Pennefather. In addition, Simon Doyle's surname changes to Mostyn, Linnet Ridgeway is now Kay, and Jacqueline de Bellefort becomes Jacqueline de Severac. Characters taken out completely are Salome and Rosalie Otterbourne, Signor Richetti, Mrs. and Tim Allerton, Fleetwood, and Joanna Southwood. Lord Windelsham's character does not appear but he is mentioned by Miss ffoliot-ffoulkes as Lord Edgbaston.
Act 1: On the palace steamer Lotus in late afternoon.
Act 2
Scene 1: The same; three days later.
Scene 2: The same; five minutes later.
Act 3: The same; the following morning.
The characters in Murder on the Nile are as follows.
- Beadsellers, pesky peddlers trying to get a buck
- Steward, the head waiter
- Helen ffoliot-ffoulkes, a wealthy snob
- Christina Grant, her niece
- William Smith, a wise-cracking "kid"
- Louise, Kay's maid
- Dr. Bessner, a doctor from a country which Kay's father ruined
- Kay Ridgeway-Mostyn, the, supposedly, richest girl in England
- Simon Mostyn, her husband
- Canon Ambrose Pennefather, her uncle
- Jacqueline de Severac, her ex-best friend and Simon's ex-fiancée
- McNaught, the Lotus's captain
Reception of London productionEdit
Ivor Brown reviewed the play positively in the March 24, 1946 issue of The Observer: "As far as plot (intricate, of course) is concerned, the new Agatha Christie play might as well have tipped its corpses into the Thames. But Egypt offers the scene-painter a better chance (nicely taken by Danae Gaylen) and the off-stage tattoo of African percussion-music. The piece has the proper excitements of its hard-worked kind; a weakness lies in its blending of the usual mystery-mechanism with unusual human emotion. We have come to take our murders lightly in this kind of theatre; consequently a serious ending, with the guilty party nobly declining an obvious suicide at sacerdotal urgence, the better to find salvation via the scaffold, is too momentous a finale for so light a morsel of play-making. The previous and familiar appurtenance of clue and counter-clue one contentedly accepts: all this is apt enough – but must there be heaven, too? We leave with a sense of conflict. Has not the Oo-dun-it or Egyptian Butcher-bird been devoured in the last minute, by an 'Allegory on the Banks of the Nile'?"
The play was reviewed in the Daily Mirror of March 21, 1946 by Bernard Buckham who said, "An Agatha Christie play, but a poor one. Various acts of violence on a pleasure steamer and it becomes a question of 'who murdered the bride?' At this time of day such a set-ups needs to have character interest, ingenuity of plot, and excitement. This piece falls down on them all. Most of the acting fireworks fall to the lot if Vivienne Bennett, and she touches them off very cleverly."
Credits of London productionEdit
Director: Claude Gurney
- Cast
- Richard Spranger
- Christmas Grose
- James Roberts
- Helen Hayes
- Joanna Derrill
- Ronald Miller
- Jacqueline Robert
- Hugo Schuster
- Ivan Brandt
- Rosemary Scott
- David Horne
- Vivienne Bennett
- Walter Lindsay
Broadway productionEdit
The play opened for a brief run at the Plymouth Theater in New York on September 19, 1946 but only ran for twelve performances before closing on September 28.
Credits of Broadway productionEdit
Director: Albert de Courville
- Cast
- C. K. Alexander as Steward
- David Andrews as Bead Seller
- Monty Banks, Jr. as Bead Seller
- Diana Barrymore as Jacqueline De Severac
- Blair Davies as Simon Mostyn
- Leland Hamilton as Egyptian Policeman
- Halliwell Hobbes as Archdeacon Pennyfeather
- Barbara Joyce as Kay Mostyn
- Edith Kingdon Gould as Louise
- Eva Leonard-Boyne as Miss ffoliot-ffoulkes
- David Manners as Smith
- Damian Nimer as Egyptian Policeman
- Joy Ann Page as Christina Grant
- Winston Ross as McNaught
- Peter Von Zerneck as Dr. Bessner
The play was published by Samuel French Ltd. in 1948 as Murder on the Nile as "French's Acting Edition No 174".


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The Creative Assembly Australia, founded in 2002 and involved with both Rome and Medieval II, has undergone a name change today. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to SEGA Studios Australia. In the process of adapting to the shift from the last generation to the current, the studio has received a bit of an upgrade as they are now moving towards original product and away from the Total War line.
"SEGA is hugely proud of its internal development studios," commented Gary Dunn, Senior Vice President – Production, SEGA Europe and SEGA America. "SEGA Studios Australia has been involved in the development of some of SEGA's most successful games; this new corporate image will not only reflect their development heritage but also the exciting new times ahead for the team".
Official Site: SegaStudios.com.au


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Research Papers
Practically all kinds of papers, including research papers, have empirical or experimental methods chapter, which is devoted to the description and presentation of the empirical results of the research, methodology or applied work that has been done by the student. This chapter should also have a title that reflects its content.
In research studies, this chapter introduces the reader the verification procedure of the experimental hypotheses, tests the truth of the proposed theoretical constructs, and the results obtained here. In methodological studies in which hypotheses explicitly missing chapter describes the activities carried out by selection of empirical indicators to verify or improve the reliability and \ or the validity of the developed, refined by, or comparable methods. In applied research, in which hypotheses are also not available, this chapter commits to the procedures for solving practical problems, obtained in this process results. In this case, the chapter of research papers also contains an assessment of the effectiveness of proposed solutions.
In all genres of work, this chapter includes a rationale for the methods used, which contains the answer to why these methods have been used and what are their advantages over similar (if available).
Description of the method involves:
description of tasks, the subjects who performed, and the instructions they received,
description of the sample in terms of the traits that underlie the choice of subjects. These features are the quality of subjects related to the subject of study, as well as their demographic characteristics such as age, education, occupation, experience, etc.
A description of any fixed quantity and quality, and how fixation was performed in the study.
In addition to this it is necessary to describe the procedure for the empirical work.
For a more visual presentation of research methods stimulus material or interrogatories forms recommended to put in applications for course or research work. This recommendation becomes a requirement when used in this paper methods are copyrighted.
After the characteristics of the methods set out the results and describes the procedure for their treatment, including methods of mathematical statistics. The results of the work should be presented to the reader clear manner. Primary data are translated into human-readable form - graphics or tables that show the quantitative relationships of the data. In addition, some initial reports, the most revealing in terms of interpreting the study results may be given in the annexes.
After the presentation of results is their interpretation - an explanation of what the results mean in terms of the hypotheses formulated in the work, or teaching or industrial purposes. It is also necessary to correlate the results with those of other studies. In the absence of meaningful interpretation, research papers can not claim to be appreciation.
Research Papers 7.6 of 10 on the basis of 2833 Review.


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We received a Sil-Pin silicone rolling pin to review. As my mom is the pie maker in the family, she used it to make pie crust for an apple pie. Silicone is everywhere in baking these days--mostly because of its nonstick surface. The Sil-Pin was much less sticky than our wooden rolling pin, but it isn't completely non-stick. You still need to put flour on the pin before rolling, but you can use a lot less flour. The bggest benefit is how easy it is to clean up. The dough came right off the pin with a wet towel while there is still dried dough on my wooden rolling pin that has never come off.
The rolling pin is very heavy--you might want to grab it if you think there is a burglar in your house. However, it doesn't feel heavy when you are rolling. It rolls smoothly and evenly due to the ball bearings in the handles. Overall, we were very impressed with the Sil-Pin--it is a big improvement over our previous wooden rolling pin. We received a black Sil-Pin, but it comes it lost of fun colors like red, tangerine, and pink.
We also received a Sil-Pin junior (which should be available at Linen's and Things), which is basically the same rolling pin, but smaller and lighter for kids. My daughter loved it, and she was able to roll out her own dough and make a mini pie with it.
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The biggest benefit is not how easy it is to clean up a silicon rolling pin... It is being able to use less flour on a piecrust dough, making it soft and flaky, and sticky enough so that it won't crack when you are building the pie.


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Lovely Fairies
This cake was created for a couple who were having a Medievial wedding. He was a prince, and she was the princess. The flowergirl was a fairy. I found a cake top of a fairy couple kissing, and designed the cake to fit it. The roses took hours to make, and that was the hardest part. The bottom tier represented a fairlyland. There was a little waterfall amid all of the greenery there.