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Tommy Joe Vandergriff, also known as Tom J. Vandergriff was
born in Carrollton, Texas on January 29, 1926. His family
relocated to Arlington when he was only 11 years old. At the
age of 16, one of his first jobs was as a radio announcer
for KFJZ Radio in Fort Worth.
A graduate of Arlington High School in 1943, Vandergriff
left North Texas to pursue his studies in broadcast
journalism at the University of Southern California. In
1949, he met and married Anna Waynette Smith and to this
union four children were born.
Vandergriff soon returned to Arlington, and in 1951, made a
run for public office and was elected Mayor. One of his
first accomplishments was the groundbreaking for the new
General Motors Assembly Plant in 1962, which paved the way
for jobs and a better economy for the city.
Two years later, in 1954, voters approved a bond package to
construct Lake Arlington. It filled in eight days and served
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Memorial Hospital was established. In 1959, Arlington State
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by the opening of the Arlington Municipal Airport in 1964 and
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league baseball made its debut with the Texas Rangers in 1972.
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1977. During this time, the city�s population grew from just 7,700
people to 125,000 residents.
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elected the U.S. House of Representatives to represent District 26.
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� Vandergriff Building- known as the Historic V- 255 North Center
� Vandergriff Town Center- 200 N. Mesquite Street
� Tom Vandergriff Surgical Tower-Arlington Memorial Hospital
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Oppose. Such gross moral perversion disqualifies a person from being fit to govern.
Is this another "wise hispanic femaile" filter?
You mean at least the second homosexual justice?
I love the unbiased linguistics of the WSJ Law Blog. Is America "ready" for a gay justice? (God forbid you call them homosexual or lesbian).
Is America "ready" for a Nazi justice?
And if I'm not "ready" for a gay justice, does that mean I'm not "progressive" enough?
Ever noticed the most under-represented group on the Supreme Court is the southern protestant conservative? The Ivy Leagues are covered. The Catholics and Jews are covered. Blacks and hispanics and covered, and women are represented. Protestants makes up over 50% of all Americans. The South makes up 34% of all the population of the US. Yet, the Supreme Court is made up of 6 Catholics, 2 Jewish members, and 1 "Protestant" declaration from Stevens (so obscure, it is hardly a stance). The court is dominated by members from the east coast & california, with the exception of Steven (chicago background) and Thomas (born in GA, college and career in the East Coast). If the court seems far more liberal than most Americans, could it be because it's a poor reflection of America's populus?
Is America ready for a gay justice is a silly question in light of the far more important question of "which group is most in need of having a voice at the Supreme Court?"
If he or she votes like Scalia, Alito or Thomas, treasures the second amendment as much as the first, will write shorter opinions and avoid looking to foreign law as "inspiration", I would support them irrespective of their preference.
thoughtful texan, so your response is greater representation of dumb southern protestants? And can a "conservative" not be "gay"? You've reminded me of what a wasteland your neck of the woods really is.
The bigger question is if America is ready for a Clarence Thomas style gay conservative supreme court justice. I dare to say America is not ready for such.
matthew: are you SERIOUS? lord in heaven, you're a moron. ps: they don't govern.
i can understand the argument about being against gay marriage. i may not agree, but can understand it intellectually. but saying a gay person on SCOTUS would make you uneasy? that's pure bigotry. they're there to interpret the constitution, not be moral compasses or political figures.
What is the sexual orientation has anything to do with the intellectual ability to be a Justice ?
Barney Frank would make a great justice. Diane Wood is gay? Who knew?
What about a justice who had to take the bar exam twice?
I'm "ready" for the most qualified person who's willing to take the job of Supreme Court Justice at the time a vacancy opens up.
If that person happens to be gay, that's fine. But it doesn't matter to me, and shouldn't matter to anyone else, if they're gay/straight/bisexual/asexual/a furry (look it up…on second thought, don't).
I don't care if a SCOUTS nominee is gay or straight, I just don't want Obama nominating another one.
Regardless, the prospective Justice would have to be a gay, female, Protestant or Jewish or Atheist, Asian nominee. Trust me, there's one out there.
Haven't we already had a gay Justice? Remember Souter? If he's not gay, then I'm from Rome!
I think Ricky Martin would make an excellent justice of the Supreme Court.
It really should have no bearing, and most likely won't be the first.
I'm not particularly interested in how other people conduct themselves in the sack. I figure that's their business, not mine. So the sexual proclivities of judges don't interest me any more than the sexual proclivities of other people.
For that matter, I'm uninterested in the skin color, ethnicity, and religion of judges. Enough with symboliic appointments already. Just make 'em all smart, rational, and fair. That would be enough, wouldn't it?
It will be a tough political fight to get any nominee confirmed at this point, no matter what race, gender, religion or orientation. Obama could nominate someone that the "Thoughtful Texan" would endorse, who is to the ideological right of Scalia, and the GOP would still fillibuster thinking it was some sort of subterfuge.
A better question for the Wall Street Journal blog to ask would be:
"Are heterosexuals tired of abusing and degrading their LGTB children in order to make themselves appear more holy and righteous?"
But there would only be one answer to that question.
Morality indeed.
Moot point. We already have two gay justices, Roberts and Alito.
RE: None of my business
implicit bias tests shows what you say doesn't really matter.
decorum and good intellect are overriding attributes.
Not really relevant to much of anything
I'm far more concerned, frankly, that Kathleen Sullivan failed the California bar exam on her first try (admittedly while working, but as a Stanford dean!) than what her personal relationships are.
PrezBO worries about getting the first or second (pick one) woman, black, latina, gay etc. I wish he would instead worry about getting the most qualified person irrespective of race or genetalia.
I worry about people who think that there is a "most qualified person." There are dozens, probably hundreds, of people equally well-qualified to be on the Supreme Court. Anybody who thinks it's actually possible to pick the nine most qualified people (or the most qualified person on nine occasions) is totally delusional.
This article is about six-months late. America already has (and loves!) its first openly gay TV judge, Judge David Young.
According to reliable sources (i.e., Wikipedia), "Young is the first openly gay TV judge…Much of Young's behavior was comical and campy. In fact, the tagline of his court show parodied Judge Judy's 'Justice with an Attitude' tagline, using 'Justice with a Snap' instead. Young frequently bursts into show tunes and warns guests that there is only 'one queen' allowed in his courtroom and that's him."
So, yes, America is ready for Judge David Young to be a Justice. For a clip of ole' sassy pants, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TB1eBw6p1E
Is there such a thing as an "openly gay conservative judge"? It seems that the left considers a persons sexual preference more important than judicial acumen. Obviously, Obama can't nominate a conservative to the USSC (he or she would be borked), so he has to choose a gay Marxist anti-war hippie transvestite who was born in Pago Pago, snuck into the US in the dark of night across the Rio Grande and cut grass while attending law school.
We do have already one gay justice: Scalia,
SCOTUS version of Ted Haggard.
I wish commenters could spell.
While there have been some "good" justices without experience as a judge, I wouldn't particularly want a law professor or private practice partner (also formerly Stanford law dean), regardless of orientation. Both the CJ and Justice Sotomayor met that "test". I would generally lump academics and most lawyers generally as less qualified than e.g. Harriet Miers, and I certainly didn't think she was a good nomination.
I'm really happiest not knowing of the sexual predilections of our justices.
I nominate Ricky Martin.
i thought souter was the first gay justice.
What I find hypocritical is all those people who had no problem when preference was given to white men only. Now all of a sudden these same people are worried about finding the "most qualified"? Could it be you're afraid of losing power if more women or gays or asians or whatever are on the court?
I have no problem with balancing out the supreme court to look more like America. That means at least half the court should be women, at least one homosexual, and at least 1 black, hispanic, asian, and native american. If your saying there isn't a single qualified person in each of those categories, then that is indicative of the inequities that still exist in education & employment opportunies.
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Obama: Voting The Best Revenge Against Romney
This sounds more like something you'd hear from a candidate running against a long term third world dictator. Or from the guy (Henrique Capriles) who ran against Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, not from a sitting US president who acts more like Hugo Chavez (though I'm not sure Chavez spends as much time playing golf and partying with celebrities)
(Breitbart) As is often the case when he goes off-teleprompter, at a campaign stop in Ohio today, Obama revealed a side of himself we haven't seen since Hurricane Sandy gave him the opportunity to play The American President for a few days. The old Divider-In-Chief returned with a vengeance when in the middle of an attack on Mitt Romney he told a crowd at a campaign rally to stop booing and, " Vote! Voting's the best revenge!"
Lest one (and I'm talking about Liberals) thinks that John Nolte at Breitbart is making it, there is video available at The Washington Post.
That's the best he can do? "Voting is the best revenge"? And against whom should voters seek "revenge" – other Americans? A candidate who has the support of about half the electorate? It is mind-boggling, really, that this sort of snide, negative motivation is what President Obama has saved up for his final appeal.
Actually, it's not particularly mind-boggling, it is almost what one would expect from a sitting POTUS who has spent the majority of the time launching small ball attacks (Romnesia, Big Bird, binders, lies about Bain Capital) while refusing to lay out an agenda till after the final debate, an agenda that is much the same as his agenda for his first 4 years, which have brought on malaise and stagnation. And a president who is schooled in the devise teachings of Saul Alinsky who spent decades listening to "pastors" who preach grievance and divisiveness.
(The Jawa Report) It's pretty sad when a Presidential candidate, rather than earn votes based on accomplishments and issues, has to appeal for vengeance against a political opponent. Or maybe in Obama's narcissistic mind, he is in an unjust war fighting for his very existence.
Hey, remember when Obama was calling for a "new era of civility"? And "promise" with an expiration date. Well, Romney had offer some comments in return
(CBS News) "Did you see what President Obama said today? He asked his supporters to vote for revenge," he said, pausing and then repeating the line for emphasis. "For revenge. Instead, I ask the American people to vote for love of country."
Obama asks people to vote to turn the country into Greece. Or Venezuela.
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35. Are You Getting Scared?1 Reviews
I refuse to summarize, because a) I suck at it and b) no one reads this anyhow. Oh yeah, swearing.
Lexi's POV
"Okay, well I'm glad you're having a good time. See you tomorrow night?"
"Yep. Meet me at baggage. Love you!"
"Love you back."
As soon as I hang up with Lucy, my phone starts ringing again; it's Patrick.
"Hello?" I put it on speakerphone and set it on the counter, my now free hands reaching for a box of cereal.
"What, no sassy Alexis greeting?"
"Not today, sorry. What's up?"
"What's the noise?"
"I'm rummaging around for a spoon. Did you really call to listen in on my cereal soundtrack? Because if so, I'm hanging up now." Aha! My lucky spoon.
"Cap'n Crunch. Now really, what do you want?" Where is my milk? Do I not have milk?
"Well, I was calling to see if you wanted to get a hot dog, but since you're already eating..."
Patrick's voice finally wakes Tatum, who prances in, tail wagging, to greet him, only to plop disappointedly onto the floor once she realizes she's not here.
"Please. Like I'd ever let a breakfast food get in the way of consuming meat. Especially meat in a tube."
I poke the dog with my toe and she rolls her head to look at me, her big eyes imploring me to give her a biscuit for her troubles. I oblige as Patrick scoffs.
"'Meat in a tube,' Alexis? Grossest thing ever."
"Oh. Sorry."
"No you're not."
"Okay, you caught me. Where are you?"
"Uhm... I'm at my mom's."
Now it's my turn to scoff. "You want me to drive half an hour, if traffic is decent, to get a hot dog with you? You really want to escape the parental deathgrip, don't you?"
"You guessed it. Coming?"
He's so clearly desperate I can't help but smile while reshelving my cereal.
"See you in an hour."
"So. Thanksgiving is next week."
"Yup." I dunk my fry into the cheese sauce and silently thank god for dairy farmers.
"Got any plans?" He sounds overly chipper, which means he's up to something.
"Christmas shopping. I guess Hanukkah shopping for Joseph, but I think he'll just get his gift on Christmas too. I'm not that accommodating. You?"
"Dinner with the family, of course. I conned Anna into coming, which makes it more nerve-wracking. Not that she hasn't met them, but you know how my mom gets around the holidays..."
I nod as Patrick babbles on, curious as to what he wants.
"So, anyway, you're not, uh, you're not doing anything special then?"
"Every moment I'm alive is special, Patrick." I wave flippantly with the remainder of my french fry before popping it into my mouth and grinning.
"Oh god, do not get philosophical."
I laugh as he shakes his head at me and resumes fidgeting with his straw.
"Well, since you're not busy, I was thinking you could come to dinner at my house. I don't like the idea of you being alone on the holidays."
I smush up my face as I choose my words. Tom already invited me to his family get-together, which I also declined. I'm not sure why everyone thinks I need a babysitter.
"Patrick, I really appreciate the offer, and you know I love your family. But I really do need to get some shopping done, and I'd hate to impose. Plus I've been feeling a bit under the weather lately, and I would really rather not be the sickly dinner guest. Especially in front of your whole family."
"It's no big deal, my mom would take care of you. It's what she does, she... /moms/."
I sigh and put my hand over his. "Thank you, Patrick, but no. Maybe another time."
He frowns slightly and nods. "Whatever makes you happy, Alexis."
"Lexi, it's me. We really need to talk about this. Please call me back." Tom hesitates for a moment, then the message ends and I sigh, tossing my phone onto the couch next to me.
Thanksgiving Day, he called in the early afternoon to check in, make sure I was feeling alright, all that. He quickly noticed I was drunk and asked me how long I'd been drinking, and I, thinking honesty would be the best policy, told him I'd woken at nine and started shortly thereafter. Of course, I refused to tell him why I wanted, really, needed, to get hammered. Subsequently, he flipped out on me. Basically, I'm an immature, selfish child who hides from her problems and would rather resign herself to being miserable and living in the past than consider ever moving on and being happy. As for Tom, he's a jerk, simply because he vocalized everything I already knew (and hated) about myself. Since the fight, I've been ignoring him, trying in vain to justify jeopardizing the only good relationship I've ever had. I finish my drink as I mull it over, laughing a little at the irony as I throw away another empty beer bottle. If Tom could see me now...
As if god had read my mind and was feeling particularly vindictive, the door clicks open and Tom walks in.
"I really should not have given you that key."
"Lexi, we need to talk."
"No, Thomas, I don't think we do."
"Are you drunk?"
"Absolutely not," I roll my eyes at his accusation.
"Yes. Yes, you are. God, Lex, this is exactly what I'm talking about. We should be working through this, getting over this stupid-ass fight, but you're home, avoiding me, and getting trashed. What is this? Do you really not want us to be together?"
"That's not the issue. I'm a grown woman, I can make my own decisions. I don't need you to sit around judging me."
He lets out a big breath and shakes his head. "I have never once passed judgment on you. But I feel like I have a right to be concerned about you, and I really don't think you're taking care of yourself. For god's sake, you're sick!"
"I'm not sick. I'm all better. The illness is gone, wiped clean from my body, expelled like so much waste!" I shout, waving my arms wildly.
"What the hell does that mean?"
"It makes no difference what it means."
"The more you talk, the less sense you make, you know that?" Tom remains the quiet one, seemingly calm, but I can see in his eyes that he's dying to scream back at me.
"Anyway, what does it matter to you if I'm drinking? It's my body."
"What does it... Jesus, you're right," he scoffs. "How fucking stupid of me, to worry about my own girlfriend. Do me a favor, huh? Call me when you grow the fuck up." He slams the door behind him and I slump down on the kitchen floor, debating whether or not I should go after him. Tom's never stormed out like that (granted, we've never fought like this before), and judging by his last words, chasing him down in the rain might be a bad idea.
Sighing in resignation, I stand up and head for the refrigerator, grabbing a beer and walking upstairs to my bedroom. It may not be the intelligent choice, but if he's going to accuse me of being a drunk, I'm damn well going to live up to it.
Pete's POV
"Come on, wake up," I mutter, digging my hands deeper into my pockets and glaring at the clouds. I've been banging on the door for five minutes, hoping Lexi will open up before the impending snowstorm hits. Finally I call it quits, pulling my driver's license from my wallet and popping the door open, thankful that Lexi rarely uses the deadbolt.
"What do you want?" Her voice filters out of the dark and I see her, bundled up on the couce watching A Walk To Remember.
"Shitty movie. Why does it smell like cookies in here?"
"I baked. What do you want?"
"Oh. To find out why you're avoiding everyone. Tom's worried."
"Tell him I'm sober; maybe he'll stop running his fucking mouth," she spits, her voice more bitter than I've ever heard.
"So, you baked?" I try to change the subject, since her rocky relationship with... well, everyone is clearly not a good topic.
"Cookies, brownies, fucking apple pie. Help yourself." Her voice is gravelly, as if she's been alternately smoking and screaming for a week straight. Knowing Lexi, that's a valid possibility.
"So what brought on this Suzy Homemaker stint?" I try to keep my voice light, so as not to let on that I'm a little scared right now.
"I'm trying my hand at sobriety. Baking seemed a logical replacement until I found myself eating half a sheet of cookies every damn time I wanted a drink. Also, I'm running out of storage room."
She's not kidding. My vision pans slowly around the kitchen, taking in counter tops covered in various baking dishes, baggies, and Tupperware containers. "Whoa. Have you slept at all, or are you just Martha Stewart-ing nonstop these days?"
Her only response is to turn up the volume, and I glance over to see Lexi crying, the light off of the television making her tears flicker.
"Hey, it's okay, calm down." I sit down and wrap my arm around her shoulder. "Where's Tatum? Maybe she can cheer you up."
"She's hiding. She only comes out to eat or go to the bathroom. I think she's afraid of me; I've taken to throwing things lately."
"Oh," I blurt, unsure of what to say. "What's wrong? I mean, really? I know it's not just Tom. I can tell."
She shakes her head sadly and I hug her tighter. "Talk to me."
Lexi starts to speak, but before she can form an intelligible word, her voice cracks and sobs wrack her body. I pull her to me, blown away by her outburst. I've never seen Lex this distraught, and quite frankly, I'm shocked.
"Do you want me to call someone? Patrick, Lucy, anybody?"
She doesn't answer, only cried harder, and I fish my Sidekick out of my hoodie pocket. As I'm scrolling to Lucy's number, Lex puts her hand on my arm.
"Please don't," she whispers amid sniffles. "I can't see her. I don't want to see anyone right now."
"Well, I'm not leaving you like this, so you'll have to put up with me. You don't have to talk, but I'm staying."
Lexi nods and leans back into the couch, her whole body radiating exhaustion. She's calmed down, although tears are still running down her face, and that puts me at ease, if only a little.
"Stay here," I tell her, as if she's going to run away or something. I hurry into the kitchen, hoping she doesn't break down again while I'm gone. Quickly filling a glass with water and snatching up a plate of what looks like peanut butter cookies, I walk back to the couch, where Lexi has finally stopped crying.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
She wipes her face on her sleeve and takes the water from my outstretched hand, taking a sip before staring desolately into it. She attempts a smile while shaking her head when I offer a cookie, so I grab myself one and set the plate on the coffee table.
"Come on, Lex. I hate seeing you like this. It's killing me. And I know for a fact that you'll feel better if you let it out. I promise, I won't tell anyone if you don't want me to."
"Promise?" She makes eye contact with me for the first time since I got here, and my heart breaks when I see how lost and scared her eyes are.
"I swear on my life. And on this cookie; it's delicious." She doesn't say anything and I feel bad for trying to joke when she's obviously hurting. "Really, I promise. What's the matter, kid?"
Lexi clears her throat and looks around nervously, as if someone could be hiding in a corner, listening in. "You remember, a couple days before Thanksgiving, when I went to the doctor?"
"Yeah. You had the flu, right?"
"Not exactly, no. I mean, no I didn't."
"What do you mean? What happened?"
She takes a shaky breath and wiggles her toes. "I was having really bad stomach and back pains. And, uh, and bleeding."
"Bleeding? What do mean, bleeding?"
Her jaw tenses and she widens her eyes, as if imploring me to shut up and think.
"But I... oh. Oh, god."
She nods and looks down at her hands, folding and unfolding in her lap, and the terse silence inspires a sinking feeling in my stomach.
"Lexi, what happened?"
The tears start again and I watch her try to swallow them back, my throat tightening more each second.
"I, uhm, I miss..." She visibly attempts to relax, and I brace myself for what I know is coming. "I had a miscarriage."
Chapter title from "The Kids Are All Fucked Up" by Cobra Starship.
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Is that all?8 Reviews
Sakura is confronting sasuke about something he did to her and he answers in a surprising way. sasuxsaku
Is that all I am to you? screamed Sakura. Sakura stood there waiting for an answer from the man she loved and who 'supposedly' loved her back, or that's what he had told her last week when they made love.
They were now both 18 and had grown into fine ninja's. Sasuke had returned after four years, after killing Orochimaru and Kabuto and was still waiting for Itachi. He had grown taller with longer hair but other than that he was still the same. The village had welcomed him back and team7 was re-united. Sakura had also grown up; she now was the top med-nin even surpassing her sensei. She was also known as the blossom of Konoha and every man lusted after her. When sasuke returned she treated him like a friend, she was a fan girl no more! They had grown closer and one night they just lost control of themselves, which led to this moment. After they had made love Sasuke had been avoiding her and would never speak to her only treat her coldly. Sakura finally managed to corner him after his training session.
'Am I nothing to you now because you've had me? , did you ever actually love me or am I just a toy to you, something you can pick up and drop when you feel like it?' But Sasuke just stood there staring at her with those mesmerizing black eyes.
'Answer me Dammit!!' She screamed, You are a liar and I should have listened to the others when they told me you were only using me, they were right! She briefly saw some emotion in his eyes but it was gone as soon as it came, so she went on because she was getting a reaction from him at least.
God, you know I trusted you but you are just like your brother! She stopped wide eyed; she never meant to say that to him, it just slipped out.
He had moved fast and pinned her to the tree behind her and spoke,
Never compare me to him or doubt my love for you!
I always have loved you and the reason I push you away is to keep you safe from my enemies until I can protect you! The other night was a mistake! I just couldn't control myself, it won't happen again, until I finish Itachi.
Sakura stayed quiet through out his little speech and watched him with wide eyes as he spoke with such passion that she new he wasn't lying.
So he did love her and was trying to protect her, it made her love grow even more.
She soon realized he had let go of her and was now holding her close to him as he whispered,' So what do you have to say now?'
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Resolution VII.12: Sites in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: official descriptions, conservation status, and management plans, including the situation of particular sites in the territories of specific Contracting Parties
"People and Wetlands: The Vital Link"
7th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties
to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971),
San José, Costa Rica, 10-18 May 1999
1. RECALLING Article 2.1 which states that "each Contracting Party shall designate suitable wetlands within its territory for inclusion in a List of Wetlands of International Importance" and that "the boundaries of each wetland shall be precisely . . . delimited on a map";
2. AWARE of Article 3.1 which specifies that "Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to promote the conservation of the wetlands included in the List";
3. ALSO AWARE of Article 3.2 which provides that "each Contracting Party shall arrange to be informed at the earliest possible time if the ecological character of any wetland in its territory and included in the List has changed, is changing or is likely to change" and that "information on such changes shall be passed without delay" to the Ramsar Bureau;
4. NOTING Recommendation 4.7 which adopted the 'Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands' (hereinafter referred to as 'Ramsar Information Sheet', RIS) as the means for presenting site descriptions for the Ramsar Database;
5. FURTHER NOTING Resolutions 5.3 and VI.13, as well as Operational Objective 5.3 of the Convention Strategic Plan 1997-2002, which requested Contracting Parties to ensure that RISs and maps have been submitted for all sites;
6. ALSO NOTING Action 5.2.3 of the Convention Strategic Plan 1997-2002 aims to "ensure that by the 8th COP (2002), management plans or other mechanisms are in preparation, or in place, for at least half of the Ramsar sites in each Contracting Party", and WELCOMING the indications provided in National Reports for this Conference that this is the case for 416 sites, or 44 per cent of those included in the Ramsar List;
7. ALSO WELCOMING the advice provided in the National Reports for this Conference that for 358 Ramsar sites (37%) there exists some form of monitoring regime to help guide management actions and assist detection of changes in ecological character, pursuant to Article 3.2 of the Convention;
8. RECOGNIZING that Recommendation 6.13 called upon the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (STRP) to monitor the use of the Ramsar Guidelines on management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands, as adopted by Resolution 5.7, and to review the most recent advances in this area;
9. RECALLING Recommendation 6.17 which referred to numerous actions urged for addressing issues of ecological change affecting specific sites in the territories of several Contracting Parties;
10. CONSIDERING Recommendation 4.8 and Resolution 5.4 which established the 'Montreux Record' of Ramsar sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur, and Resolution VI.1 which provided further guidance for the operation of the Montreux Record; and
11. HAVING ALSO CONSIDERED the recommendations contained in the document for this Conference Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3 relating to the improved application of the Montreux Record and Management Guidance Procedures;
12. WELCOMES the statements made in the National Reports or during this Conference concerning the impending, or planned, extensions to existing Ramsar sites, and designations of new Ramsar sites in the near future or during the next triennium, from the following 56 Contracting Parties: Albania (1 site), Algeria (4 sites), Argentina (1 site), Australia (4 sites), Austria (1 site), Bangladesh (1 site), Belgium (1 site), Brazil (2 sites), Canada (3 sites and extension of 2 existing sites), Costa Rica (2 sites), Ecuador (5 new sites and 1 extension), Estonia (10 sites), Finland (50 sites), France (3 sites), Germany (1 site), Guatemala (3 sites and 1 extension), Guinea-Bissau (2 sites), Honduras (7 sites), Hungary (4 sites), India (25 sites), Indonesia (3 sites), Islamic Republic of Iran (2 sites), Israel (4 sites), Ireland (19 sites), Kenya (1 site), Latvia (1 site), Madagascar (1 site), Malawi (2 sites), Mongolia (6 sites), Namibia (2 sites), Nepal (3 sites), Netherlands (27 sites), New Zealand (3 sites), Nicaragua (3 sites), Niger (1 site), Norway (12 sites), Panama (2 sites), Papua New Guinea (2 sites), Philippines (3 sites), Poland (5 sites), Republic of Korea (1 site), Romania (8 sites), Russian Federation (90 sites), Slovak Republic (2 sites), Slovenia (4 sites), Sweden (21 new sites and 9 extensions), Suriname (2 sites), Switzerland (2 sites), The Gambia (2 sites), Trinidad and Tobago (1 site), Uganda (3 sites), Ukraine (10 sites), United Kingdom (7 sites in Bermuda, 1 site in the British Indian Ocean Territory, 1 site in the British Virgin Islands, and 1 site in Scotland), Vietnam (3 sites), and Zambia (7 sites); and encourages these Contracting Parties, if they have not already done so, to forward completed Ramsar Information Sheets and boundary maps for these 13 site extensions and 398 new sites to the Bureau as soon as possible;
13. ALSO WELCOMES the advice received during this Conference of the accession of Lebanon (the 115th Contracting Party) with the designation of 3 Ramsar sites, and the impending accession of Cuba with the proposed designation of Cienaga de Zapata, the largest wetland in the Carribean island countries;
14. EXPRESSES DEEP CONCERN that there remain a number of Ramsar sites for which an official description has not been provided or updated, or has not been provided in one of the three official working languages of the Convention, and/or for which a suitable map has not been submitted;
15. CALLS UPON the following Contracting Parties, as a matter of the highest priority, to submit site descriptions conforming with the Ramsar Information Sheet format, and in one of the Convention's three official languages, for a total of 54 Ramsar sites within their territories where no such descriptions have yet been provided (as indicated in Annex 1 of document Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3): Algeria (1 site), Belize (1 site), Gabon (3 sites), Germany (10 sites), Ireland (23 sites), Islamic Republic of Iran (1 site), Mauritania (1 site), Monaco (1 site), Netherlands (10 sites), Spain (1 site) and Yugoslavia (2 sites);
16. FURTHER CALLS UPON the following Contracting Parties, as matter of the highest priority, to provide suitable maps for a total of 8 Ramsar sites where no such maps have yet been submitted (as indicated in Annex 2 of document Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3): Bahrain (1 site), India (4 sites), Netherlands (2 sites), and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1 site);
17. URGES the following Contracting Parties to provide to the Bureau as soon as possible Ramsar Information Sheets, in one of the Convention's official working languages, for a total of 21 sites where only other language versions have so far been submitted (as indicated in Annex 3 of document Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3): Germany (18 sites) and The Netherlands (3 sites);
18. FURTHER URGES the following Contracting Parties that have yet to provide updated Ramsar site descriptions, using the current Ramsar Information Sheet, to do so as a matter of priority for a total of 29 sites (as indicated in Annex 4 of document Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3): Bulgaria (2 sites), Denmark (11 sites), Ghana (1 site), Guinea-Bissau (1 site), India (6 sites), Ireland (1 site), Kenya (1 site), Mali (3 sites), Spain (1 site), Uganda (1 site), and the United Kingdom (1 site); and NOTES the statement of Denmark that the Greenland Home Rule Administration, which has competence for implementation of the Convention in Greenland, will complete the process of updating Ramsar Information Sheets for the 11 Ramsar sites in Greenland by the year 2000;.
19. AGREES to raise the Convention's target for management planning at Ramsar sites, as set by Action 5.2.3 of the Strategic Plan 1997-2002, and URGES Contracting Parties to ensure that, by COP8 (2002), management plans are in preparation, or in place, for at least three quarters of the Ramsar sites in each Contracting Party and to seek to have these plans being implemented in full;
20. ENCOURAGES Contracting Parties to adopt and apply, as part of their management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands, a suitable monitoring regime, such as provided by Resolution VI.1, and to incorporate within these monitoring regimes the Convention's Wetland Risk Assessment Framework (Resolution VII.10);
21. EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to those Contracting Parties and others which provided their advice and experience during the STRP's review of the Ramsar Guidelines on management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands (Resolution 5.7); REAFFIRMS the continuing value of these Guidelines, as reported by the STRP in document Ramsar COP7 DOC. 13.3, Annex 5; ACCEPTS the Panel's recommendations for areas where the Guidelines can be further elaborated; and INSTRUCTS the STRP, with support from the Ramsar Bureau, to prepare for consideration at COP8 further guidance with respect to management planning, which reviews the latest approaches to environmental, social and economic impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis, zonation, multiple use, design and maintenance of buffer zones, and the application of the precautionary principle;
22. FURTHER ENCOURAGES Contracting Parties to take into consideration the Ramsar Guidelines on management planning for Ramsar sites and other wetlands in developing their policy and legal instruments relating to wetlands (Resolutions VII.6 and VII.7 respectively) and in promoting the full participation of local stakeholders in the development and, where appropriate, the implementation of management plans for Ramsar-listed and other wetlands (Resolution VII.8);
23. NOTES WITH APPROVAL that, since COP6, Management Guidance Procedures for Montreux Record sites have been conducted in Costa Rica, Denmark, Guatemala, the Islamic Republic of Iran (3 sites), and Italy (3 sites), and that for a number of other Montreux Record sites the Ramsar Bureau has made site visits and held discussions with government officials and others to assist Contracting Parties in addressing management issues in those sites;
24. WELCOMES the actions taken by Algeria, Bolivia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, South Africa and Venezuela, all of which have removed sites from the Montreux Record since COP6, and URGES those Contracting Parties with sites on the Montreux Record, and especially those for which a Management Guidance Procedure has been conducted, to increase their efforts to address the management problems of these sites with a view to their early removal from the Record;
25. ALSO WELCOMES the updates provided by Contracting Parties, through their National Reports to this Conference, on the status of their Montreux Record sites, and NOTES WITH PLEASURE that a number of these Contracting Parties have indicated their intention to seek the removal of sites from the Montreux Record in the near future;
26. NOTES the statement of Belgium that the Ramsar site 'De Ijzerbroeken te Diksmuide en Lo-Reninge' should once more be included in the Montreux Record, owing to difficulties in maintaining adequate water quantity and quality;
27. WELCOMES the statement of Ukraine that two Ramsar sites ('Tendrivska Bay' and 'Yagorlytska Bay') can now be removed from the Montreux Record, notes that supporting information has been communicated to the Bureau, and encourages the Ukraine authorities to continue their efforts for the conservation and wise use of these wetlands;
28. ALSO WELCOMES the indication by Denmark that Ringkøbing Fjord Ramsar site can be removed from the Montreux Record, following implementation of a range of conservation measures, and further to the recommendations of the 1996 Ramsar Management Guidance Procedure report;
29. NOTES WITH CONCERN that the Austrian Ramsar site 'Donau-March-Auen', referred to in Recommendation 6.17, cannot be removed from the Montreux Record owing to the plans for construction of a waterway linking the Danube, Oder and Elbe rivers, which could adversely affect the ecological character of this site, as well as additional Ramsar sites in Austria, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic;
30. ACKNOWLEDGES the significant efforts made by the Spanish authorities to address the impacts of the accidental release of toxic mining waste upstream of Montreux Record-listed Doñana Ramsar site, and urges the continuation of all possible measures to ensure that the ecological character of Doñana is maintained and enhanced, in particular through implementation of the 'Doñana 2005' initiative;
31. NOTES that Australia will bring forward boundary redefinitions for Coongie Lakes and Western Shoreline of Port Phillip Bay Ramsar sites and will use these as case study sites for the work on boundary definition identified in Resolution VII.23;
32. ALSO NOTES that construction of a water way to link Germany, Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine may have significant impacts on wetlands and INVITES the States concerned to undertake a full review and assessment of these impacts, in accordance with international transboundary impact assessment procedures;
33. REQUESTS those Contracting Parties with sites included in the Montreux Record, and which have not provided updates on the conservation status of these sites as part of their National Reports to this Conference or other appropriate means, to do so as soon as possible, and to advise on the likely time frame for the removal of these sites from the Record;
34. DIRECTS the Ramsar Bureau, with assistance from the STRP, to investigate and report to COP8 on the feasibility of the Convention establishing a record (the "San José Record") of sites where management plans are being implemented which are models for demonstrating application of the Ramsar Guidelines for the implementation of the wise use concept;
35. EXPRESSES THANKS to those Contracting Parties that provided in their National Reports advice on the actions taken in response to the issues identified with respect to particular sites by COP6 Recommendation 6.17 (including 6.17.1-5); CONGRATULATES those that have taken appropriate actions; and URGES those which have yet to provide such advice or take remedial actions do so as soon as possible;
36. NOTING Recommendation 6.17.5, warmly welcomes the statement made by Romania on behalf of the Lower Danube States of Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine concerning their initiative to establish a Lower Danube Green Corridor as a 'Gift to the Earth' in cooperation with WWF International;
37. EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to those Contracting Parties which in their National Reports to this Conference provided information, in accordance with Article 3.2 of the Convention, on changes in ecological character that have occurred, are occurring, or may occur at one or more of their Ramsar sites, namely: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Comoros, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Germany, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Peru, Sri Lanka, The Gambia, Togo, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Yugoslavia; COMMENDS in particular Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the United Kingdom for the detailed advice provided on this matter; and URGES all of these Contracting Parties to consider, at the earliest opportunity, the possible inclusion of these sites onto the Montreux Record;
38. EXPRESSES ITS GRATITUDE to those Contracting Parties and organizations that have made voluntary contributions for financing the cost of Management Guidance Procedures, and URGES the donor community to continue supporting this activity under the Convention;
39. DECIDES to replace the term 'Management Guidance Procedure' with the term 'Ramsar Advisory Mission' in order to make the purpose of this tool of the Convention more immediately obvious; and
40. DIRECTS the Ramsar Bureau, as resources allow, to document, publish and promote the "success stories" of the Montreux Record mechanism and its associated Ramsar Advisory Missions.
Resolution VII.12.1
Greek Ramsar sites
1. RECALLING Recommendations 4.9.5, 5.5.1 and 6.17.1 on Greek Ramsar sites which requested the Greek Government to submit delineation maps, to prepare management plans, to ensure wise use and to put in place Presidential Decrees for the protection of all Greek Ramsar sites;
2. NOTING that the precise delineation of the 10 Greek Ramsar wetlands and the submission of the relevant maps to the Ramsar Bureau has been realised, legislative acts (Ministerial Decisions) for the protection of eight sites have been adopted (in addition to the existing Presidential Decree for Lake Prespa National Park), and preliminary Management Schemes have been set up for all sites;
3. FURTHER NOTING that the Greek Government has made progress in implementing conservation programmes in collaboration with regional and local authorities, including elaboration of management plans and Presidential Decrees, preparation for the establishment of permanent Management Bodies, and actions promoting wise use and public awareness of wetlands, and, furthermore, that a national strategy on wetland conservation is being elaborated; and
4. TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION the report of the Group of Experts, set up in the framework of the Management Guidance Procedure, for the evaluation of actions taken for the conservation of the 10 Greek Ramsar sites with the aim of removing them from the Montreux Record;
5. ACKNOWLEDGES the efforts made by the Greek Government since the last meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to improve the condition of the Greek Ramsar sites;
6. WELCOMES the removal of the sites Lake Mikri Prespa, Artificial Lake Kerkini, and Evros Delta from the Montreux Record, in the light of the conclusions and recommendations made by the Group of Experts jointly established by the Greek Government and the Ramsar Bureau, as well as the proposed expansion of the Prespa site to include the Greek part of the Lake Megali Prespa; and STRONGLY ENCOURAGES the continuation of the positive management measures undertaken, including water level management to secure the ecological character of all Ramsar sites;
7. FURTHER WELCOMES the positive efforts being made to maintain the ecological character of Lake Volvi, part of Lakes Volvi and Koronia Ramsar site; and EXPRESSES THE HOPE that development and implementation of additional measures for Lake Koronia will enable the removal of this site from the Montreux Record in due course;
8. APPLAUDS the efforts being made by the Greek authorities to ensure the removal of solid waste from the wider area of the Axios-Loudias-Aliakmon Delta Ramsar site; WELCOMES the intention of the Greek Government to designate the Alyki Kitrous lagoon as an additional Ramsar site adjacent to the Axios – Loudias – Aliakmon site; and STRONGLY ENCOURAGES intended measures to ensure adequate water flows in the Axios river and steps towards the removal of illegal constructions;
9. NOTES the recommendation of the Group of Experts that the Axios-Loudias-Aliakmon Delta Ramsar site could be removed from the Montreux Record following successful implementation of these measures; and EXPRESSES THE HOPE that it will be possible to do so, soon after this Conference; and
10. ENCOURAGES the Greek Government to continue its efforts by completing the management plans, establishing permanent Management Bodies, and adopting Presidential Decrees for all Greek Ramsar sites, and, in particular, to make all possible efforts to ensure and enhance the conservation values of the sites Lake Vistonis, Lake Ismaris and adjoining lagoons, Nestos Delta, Amvrakikos Gulf, Messolonghi Lagoon, Kotychi Lagoon and Lake Koronia according to the conclusions included in the report of the Group of Experts.


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Campus alive now that new school year has begun
With the start of classes Tuesday, August 31, the campus starting settling into the routines of the school year. The Office of Career Services hosted a Career Fair in the lobby of Jernigan Student Center, and students were able to apply for jobs with on-campus offices and with community businesses and organizations. The first chapel of the year is Wednesday, September 1; in that service University Chaplain Tim Green introduced the theme for chapel this year. On Thursday, September 2, the campus will conduct a memorial service for Robert Garrett II, the Trevecca senior who was killed in an automobile accident on August 26.
This first week of school, Welcome Week, also includes evening activities that are sponsored by the Trevecca Student Government Association. These events are designed to help students get acquainted and build friendships.
While the final enrollment numbers will not be finalized for a few more days, the small number of empty dorm beds appears to indicate that those numbers will be good.


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Wade Robson
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|Wade Robson
|Wade Jeremy William Robson
17 September 1982
Brisbane, Australia
|Dancer, Choreographer, Film Director, Producer, Songwriter.
|Amanda Rodriguez (2005-present)[1]
Wade Jeremy William Robson (born 17 September 1982) is an Australian dancer and choreographer. He began performing as a dancer at the age of five. He has directed music videos and world tours for numerous music artists such as 'N Sync and Britney Spears. Robson found success not only as a choreographer and tour director but also as the host and executive producer for The Wade Robson Project which aired on MTV in 2003. In 2007, he joined the Fox television dance series So You Think You Can Dance as both a judge and choreographer.
Early career[edit]
Robson was in a talent troupe called Johnny Young's Talent School and the group did fourteen shows a week, usually at venues like shopping malls. It was a performance, however, at Disneyland at the age of seven that sparked Robson's interest in America. So when he was nine, he, his mother and his sister made the move there. Michael Jackson assisted them in the move and recruited Robson to appear in three of Jackson's music videos: "Black or White," "Jam," and "Heal the World."[2]
At the age of 11 Robson had an agent. Along with friend DeWayne Turrentine, he formed the hip hop duo Quo and by the end of the year released an album on Michael Jackson's MJJ Music label[3] through Epic/SME Records. The following year, he was teaching dance classes in Hollywood.[2] He formed a troupe of dancing children which performed internationally.[4] He received his first choreography job for the R&B group Immature at fourteen. The job led to others, for artists such as Britney Spears. Being a self-described "short little white kid", his clients were sometimes hesitant to follow his direction.[2] When Spears first interviewed Robson to choreograph her tour, she exclaimed "He's a friggin' baby!" as she had expected him to be in his 30s or 40s.[3]
During the late 1990s, while still a teenager, Robson choreographed Spears's Pepsi commercials including one which aired during the 2001 Super Bowl. He choreographed the performance by 'N Sync and Spears at the 1999 Video Music Awards and he co-directed Spears's 1999-2000 world tours as well as 'Nsync's 2000 No Strings Attached Tour. In 2001, he choreographed Spears' I'm a Slave 4 U video and was choreographer and director of 'N Sync's 2001 "PopOdyssey Tour". In the 'N Sync music video "Pop", Robson had to fill in for 'N Sync member Joey Fatone during several of the dance sequences because of an injury that Fatone sustained at an 'N Sync concert the night before the video shoot. That same year, he directed Spears' Dream Within a Dream Tour.
Professional career[edit]
Robson was the creator and host of MTV's The Wade Robson Project, a talent search competition for hip-hop dancers.[5] The program was sponsored by Juice Batteries.[6]
In 2002, Robson was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch".
Dance clothing company Power T Dance developed a line of name-brand consumer dance shoes with Robson. The shoes were distributed in the U.S. through the Ralph Libonati Co.[7]
Robson appeared as himself in the 2004 urban dance film You Got Served, which was co-choreographed by Shane Sparks, and won awards for "Best Dance Sequence."[citation needed]
Robson has joined several other high profile choreographers such as Mia Michaels and Shane Sparks on the PULSE Tour, a series of nationwide weekend workshops designed to give dancers the chance to train under top choreographers.[8]
In 2007, Robson began choreographing the American Idols LIVE! Tour. He has also choreographed both group and partner pieces for the second and third seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance".
In September 2007, Robson was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for the quirky, zombie-inspired, Thriller-esque group number, "Ramalama (Bang Bang)" on (Season 2) of So You Think You Can Dance.[9] The choreography continues to be one of the show's most memorable and favorite group performances to date.
Robson was awarded his second Primetime Emmy Award the following year in 2008 on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance for the balletic, hauntingly beautiful jazz routine, "Humming Bird and the Flower". The performance was lauded by Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe calling it "absolutely genius, brilliant, and one of those routines that we will remember on this series for a very long time."[10]
With 2 Emmy Awards under his belt for his fresh, groundbreaking, and highly innovative choreography style, it wasn't long before Cirque du Soleil producers came knocking on Robson's door in search of a creative director for a new Las Vegas show it was planning. The show, "Believe" starring famed illusionist and magician, Criss Angel (Mindfreak tv series), debuted in 2008 to rave reviews at the Luxor Hotel. "Believe" which combined Robson's award-winning choreography perfectly paired with Angel's mindblowing illusions, continues to be one of the most exciting and successful shows on the Vegas strip to this day.
Robson and 'N Sync's Justin Timberlake partnered in 2001, co-writing the hit singles "Pop", "Gone", and "See Right Through You" on 'N Sync's final album Celebrity. Robson had initially written "Celebrity" for his own album but was persuaded to let 'N Sync record it instead. They also co-wrote Britney Spears' "What It's Like To Be Me" which Timberlake sang back up vocals on. The song's copyright is held jointly by Robson and Timberlake's respective companies: WaJeRo Sound and Tennman Tunes.
Robson co-wrote the song "Movin' On" for the Backstreet Boys' album Never Gone with Backstreet member Howie Dorough. The song was released as a bonus track.
Robson has also written songs for the singing groups Dream and Youngstown.[citation needed] He also remixed two of Mandy Moore's songs from her album I Wanna Be with You.
Robson lent his choreographing talents to the animated feature film "Happy Feet Two" (in 3D) which was released in 2011. He was originally set to direct the fourth installment of the popular dance feature, "Step Up Revolution", (released in 2012), but later dropped out of the project for personal reasons (he was replaced by Scott Speer) [11]
In 2012, Robson was the creative director for singer Demi Lovato's "Summer Tour 2012".
Today, Robson leaves behind the glare and bright lights of his Hollywood career in exhange for a quieter life in Maui, Hawaii, as a documentary film maker.
Routines for So You Think You Can Dance[edit]
|Dance style
|Routine title
|Top 10
|Group routine
|"Ramalama (Bang Bang)"—Róisín Murphy
|Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography 2007
|Heidi Groskreutz
Travis Wall
|"W'Happy Mama"—Zap Mama
|W'Happy Mama
|Top 4
|Group routine
|"SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake
|Sara Von Gillern
Jesús Solorio
|"Cabaret Hoover" from Les Triplettes de Belleville
|Vagabond Cabaret
|Chosen as Tony Meredith's favourite routine of the season
|Top 20
|Group routine
|"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"—Busta Rhymes
|Busta Mod
|Jaimie Goodwin
Hokuto "Hok" Konishi
|"The Chairman's Waltz" from Memoirs of a Geisha
|The Hummingbird and the Flower
|Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography 2008
Chosen as Nigel Lythgoe's favourite routine of the season
|Lauren Gottlieb
Neil Haskell
|"Night of the Dancing Flame"—Róisín Murphy
|Good VS Evil
|Top 10
|Individual solos
|"Waiting on the World to Change"—John Mayer
|Top 6
|Group routine
|"2:19"—Tom Waits
|Sabra Johnson
Lacey Schwimmer
|"Koyal (Songbird)"—Nitin Sawhney
|Top 20
|Group routine
|Katee Shean
Joshua Allen
|Lyrical Jazz
|"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"—John Mayer
|Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
|Cirque du Soleil
|Guest performance
|"Homage to the Rabbits"—Éric Serra
|Homage to the Rabbits
|Ashley Valerio
Kūpono Aweau
|"Felt Mountain"—Goldfrapp
|Crash Test Dummies
|Janette Manrara
Brandon Bryant
|"Ruby Blue"—Róisín Murphy
|Ruby Blue
|Top 10
|"So Much Betta"—Janet Jackson
|So Much Betta
|Top 4
|"Boys Boys Boys"—Lady Gaga
|Boys Boys Boys
|Top 20
|"Comanche"—The Revels
|Pauline Mata
Peter Sabasino
|"Little Green Bag"—George Baker Selection
|Little Green Bag
|Top 14
|Group Routine
|"Aha!"—Imogen Heap
|Top 11 + All Stars
|Group Routine
|" Fame "— David Bowie
Personal life[edit]
In August 2005 Robson married former fashion designer and creative directing partner on "So You Think You Can Dance", Amanda Rodriguez. [12] The couple have a son, Koa, and live in Maui, Hawaii. [13]
On Michael Jackson's death: "His music, his movement, his personal words of inspiration and encouragement and his unconditional love will live inside of me forever."
Robson and his family testified as witnesses for the defense during Michael Jackson's 2005 People v. Jackson child molestation trial staunchly supporting the singer and denying allegations of wrongdoing.[15] Following the King of Pop's death in 2009, Robson stated : "His music, his movement, his personal words of inspiration and encouragement and his unconditional love will live inside of me forever." However, in an unprecedented turn of events last year in 2013, Robson came forward and alleged that the singer had sexually abused him as a child. He has since filed a lawsuit against Jackson's estate which is currently pending.[16] In a recent Facebook posting, Robson wrote, "It was not the plan for this info to be made public, but now that it has, I am sharing it because it is important for these 'uncomfortable' topics to be talked about...Silence perpetuates abuse."
Career credits[edit]
- 1994: Quo
- 2006: Wade Robson's Project: Dance Beats Vol. 1
- Michael Jackson's "Black or White" (1991) Music video — dancer (uncredited)
- Michael Jackson's Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (V) — dancer ("Jam"/"Black or White")
- Britney Spears' "Born to Make You Happy" (1999) — choreographer
- A*Teens' Upside Down, choreographer (2000/2001)
- Britney Spears' "Oops... I Did It Again" (2000) — choreographer
- Britney Spears' "I'm A Slave 4 U" (2001) — choreographer
- Britney Spears' "Overprotected" (Worldwide Version) (2001) — choreographer
- NSync's "Pop" (2001) — choreographer & dancer
- Kazaam (1996) — Elito
- EDtv (1999) — teenage boy
- You Got Served (2004) - Himself
- Full House, "Come Fly with Me" (1992) — Terry, traveling choir member
- Picket Fences, "Elective Conduct" (1994) — T.J.
- Nothing Sacred, "House of Rage" (1997) — Garner Cole
- Pacific Blue, "Users" (1998) — Brandon Jeter
- So You Think You Can Dance, U.S. TV series (2006-?) — Himself
- ^ Maria, Santa (14 June 2005). "Aussies bolster Jackson's defence case". Melbourne: The Age. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ^ a b c Roth, Kristin (14 September 2000), "Wade Robson" Rolling Stone (849):120
- ^ a b Chiu, Alexis (22 September 2003). "Flash Dancer". People. 60 (12):173-174
- ^ Margot Dougherty (August 2004). "Dancer-Choreographer-Re mixer-Director Kevin Tancharoen Is Still Evolving". Los Angeles Magazine.
- ^ Isabel C. Gonzalez (9 February 2004). "Inspired by hip-hop traditions, dance battles are catching on at nightclubs". TIME magazine.
- ^ Linnett, Richard; Halliday, Jean; Stanley, T.L. (6 October 2003), "Adages". Advertising Age. 74 (40):44
- ^ Newman, Melinda (31 January 2004), "The Darkness Creeps Into The Limelight". Billboard. 116 (5):16
- ^ No byline (November 2006), "PULSING with WADE ROBSON". Dance Magazine. 80 (11):16
- ^ "Primetime Awards" Emmys.tv. Retrieved 31 August 2007
- ^ So You Think You Can Dance, 27 June 2007
- ^ http://www.movieweb.com/news/step-up-4-lands-director-scott-speer. Missing or empty
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0733499/bio
- ^ http://www.showbizdaily.net/amanda-robson-mj-accuser-wade-robsons-wife/
- ^ (27 June 2009) "Jackson's Australian confidant speaks out". smh.com.au. (accessed 2009-06-29)
- ^ Martin Kasindorf (6 May 2005). "Former houseguests take stand in Jackson's defense". USA Today. pp. 6a.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (14 May 2013). "Negligence Is Debated in Jackson Death Case". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
External links[edit]
- waderobson.com, official website
- Wade Robson at the Internet Movie Database


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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dewitt Rutledge of Madison announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Martin Rutledge, to George Edward Guerieri III, son of Mrs.
A memorial service for Leroy H. Boyd will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Starkville with burial in Oklahoma at a later date.
The funeral for W.B. Montgomery will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Plairs United Methodist Church with burial in Plair Cemetery. The Rev. Kenneth Casey will officiate.
The funeral for Hubert Arnold ŌĆ£H.A.ŌĆØ Stricklin will be today at noon at Coleman Funeral Home with burial in the Fentress Baptist Church near Ackerman.
By BRIAN HAWKINS
The United Way of North Central Mississippi is extending its 2011 fundraising campaign through the end of February.
By BRANDON WALKER
For the Daily News
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SDN Staff Reports
Absentee voting for a Jan. 11 special election for the Northern District seat on the Mississippi Transportation Commission is set to end this weekend.
Here's a look at the various permits issued by the Starkville Building, Codes and Planning Department during December.
The cause of a late Wednesday night fire on Garrard Road remains under investigation, Starkville Fire Department officials say.


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