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Brevard, N.C. - A new era dawns on the Brevard College men's basketball program as new Head Coach Mark Prosser takes over the reigns for the Tornados, replacing the only head coach Brevard has known since the program became a four year institution.
Brevard lost seniors Josh Roper, Josh Jordan, Whitney Galloway and Donald Hudson, but the cupboard is not bare as seniors Jermichael Tanner, Vincent Dombroski, Gaither Hendrix and junior Drew Schauss look to continue the recent success of the program after making it to the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference tournament for the second consecutive year.
Brevard will have 12 games in the friendly confines of Boshamer Gymnasium, while taking to the road 16 times, including a game against 2011 NCAA Tournament participant UNC Asheville.
Brevard opens the regular season on the road as they participate in the annual Peach Belt/South Atlantic Conference Challenge between schools of the Peach Belt Conference and the South Atlantic Conference on November 11th and 12th, taking on North Georgia and Montevallo. The Tornados will remain on the road as they take on North Greenville on November 16th, before making the trip across the state to Mount Olive, N.C. to take part in the Mount Olive Pickle Classic against Mount Olive and Barton.
Brevard continues their busy November schedule when they make the trip to the Justice Center and Kimmel Arena on November 21st as take on UNC Asheville.
The Tornados welcome Belmont Abbey to Boshamer Gymnasium on November 26th in the 2011 Home Opener as they begin a four game home stand including contests against Lees-McRae and SAC opponents Anderson and Tusculum.
New Year's Eve brings Young Harris to Boshamer Gymnasium, before the Tornados open the New Year with road contests against conference opponents Carson-Newman and Mars Hill.
The Tornados host three of their next four opponents, with Catawba, Lincoln Memorial and Wingate coming to Brevard, while BC makes the trip to Hickory, N.C. to take on Lenoir-Rhyne.
After three consecutive road contests which include a trip to Newberry, before BC starts making their return trips as they travel to Anderson and Young Harris.
The final month of the season sees Brevard hosting Carson-Newman, Mars Hill, Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry, while traveling to Tusculum, Catawba, Lincoln Memorial and Wingate.
The South Atlantic Conference playoffs begin on February 29th at the host institutions, while the semifinals and finals of the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Championships will be held at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C.


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Shania Twain among stars featured on new Canadian stamp
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Shania Twain is being honored in her homeland. The singer is among the stars slated for recognition on the Canada Post's upcoming "Country Legends" stamp series.
Shania will be part of Canadian history with her own stamp! Look for it in Canada, July 2014! http://t.co/Qh1N49Fvey pic.twitter.com/Vkk0GO3BxO— Shania Twain (@ShaniaTwain) October 31, 2013
Hank Snow and k.d. lang are also included in the five-stamp set, along with Thomas James "Tommy" Hunter and Renée Martel.
The "Country Legends" series is one of several pieces of commemorative postage that will be introduced next year.
Other series will pay tribute to athletes and sports events, historic moments and anniversaries, arts and literature, and other defining Canadian images.
The "Country Legends" series is scheduled to be issued in July.
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VANCOUVER, Wash. — The city of Vancouver and state of Washington made a bid for Nike expansion last year before Oregon lawmakers gave the Beaverton company a tax deal to keep growing within the state.
Vancouver officials backed by then-Gov. Chris Gregoire pitched a corporate campus once occupied by Hewlett-Packard.
Records obtained by The Columbian show Nike was offered more than $8 million to expand at Vancouver. Officials promoted the site and talked about possible concessions with the commercial real estate firm, Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, representing Nike.
Nike decided to expand in Oregon after Gov. John Kitzhaber called a special session of the Legislature in December. It passed a law giving the company 30 years of tax certainty in return for a promised $150 million investment with 500 jobs.
Information from: The Columbian, http://www.columbian.com


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Maps and More Downtown Sandpoint store has permanently closed.
Our Lake Pend Oreille Recreation Maps are available at these retailers:
• Sandpoint - Sandpoint Chamber, Vanderfords, Outdoor Experience, Joe's Philly Cheesesteak, Hen's Tooth Studio (framed)
• Hope - Hope Marine Services, Holiday Shores
• Dover - Dover Bay Marina
• Garfield Bay – Odie's Bayside Grocery
• Bottle Bay Resort – A day on the Lake rentals
• Bayview – Farragut State Park
• Bonners Ferry - Bonners Books
*** We recommend calling ahead as some of these locations are only open seasonally ***
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In proposing his theory, Einstein regarded the speed of light as a universal constant. No matter how fast you may go, the speed of light always remains constant. Even if you travel at a speed approaching 99% of that of light, light will still travel at 186,282 miles (299,791 kilometers) per second. It is impossible to match that speed. According to Einstein's calculations, time decelerates as the speed of the observer increases, and space compresses according to the direction of travel. These concepts, which change according to the speed of light, prove that they are not absolute because they vary depending on the individual.
Peter Russell describes:
". . . however fast you are moving you will always measure the speed of light to be 186.282 miles per second—just as Michelson and Morley had found. Even if you were to travel at 186,281 miles per second, light would not pass by a mere 1 mile per second faster; it would still zoom by at 186,282 miles per second. You would not have caught up with light by even the tiniest amount.
This goes totally against common sense. But in this instance it is common sense that is wrong. Our mental models of reality have been derived from a lifetime's experience of a world where velocities are far below the speed of light. At speeds close to that of light, reality is very different." (Russell, From Science to God, p. 61 (Emphasis in the original).)
Einstein showed that what we regard as space and time are actually part of a space-time whole. Therefore, time and space are directly created as perceptions and become part of a world that is experienced relatively. The perceptions of time and space are necessary to form an image of the world in the mind. Yet when we claim that these represent the true reality, we are mistaken, because we can never have direct experience of the true concept of space outside.
Fred Alan Wolf makes the following comment:
"According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, matter cannot exist independent of space and time. If any one of the three—matter, space, or time—is absent, they all are. Space is necessary in order for matter to exist; matter is necessary in order for time to exist; and time is necessary in order for space to exist. They are codependent.
So, if time is just some form of a dream, an illusion, as many philosophers have speculated, then so are space and matter. Yet from the standard or Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics, we understand that matter cannot exist without an observer of matter. (Wolf, Mind into Matter, p. 104 (Emphasis in the original).)
The fact that matter can be perceived only through our senses and in other words, is a shadow entity, again does away with the concept of space as a material concept. We perceive space as outside us, but it is totally inside the brain when we remember any place. In fact, when looking at and considering somewhere we imagine to lie outside us, the concept of space again arises solely inside the brain. The room we imagine to be standing in is an illusion forming inside our brain, a waking dream.
Peter Russell summarizes this mode of perception:
"Einstein's work also revealed that space and time are not absolutes. They vary according to the motion of the observer. If you are moving rapidly past me, and we both measure the distance and time between two events—a car traveling from one end of a street to another, say—then you will observe the car to have traveled less distance in less time than I observe. Conversely, from your point of view, I am moving rapidly past you, and in your frame of reference, I will observe less space and time than you do. Weird? Yes. And almost impossible for us to conceive of. Yet numerous experiments have shown it to be true. It is our common-sense notions of space and time that are wrong. Once again, they are constructs in the mind, and do not perfectly model what is out there. (Peter Russell, "The Primacy of Consciousness," http://www.peterussell.com/SP/PrimConsc.html)
Einstein went even further, showing that matter was actually a form of energy. His mathematical formula for this was the famous E=mc2. An entity with mass appears solely as a form of energy.
The conclusion revealed by quantum mechanics is that matter is not absolute and eternal, as materialists claim it to be. In the same way that matter is not timeless or eternal, the entities we see around us are not simply collections of atoms. According to quantum physics, matter has changed its nature in a way that materialists never dreamed of, and it has been scientifically proven that the basis of matter is simply a form of energy. In the face of the facts revealed by quantum physics, materialism has scientifically collapsed.
Paul Davies and John Gribbin summarize the way in which the new physics has entirely eliminated materialism:
"It is fitting that physics—the science that gave rise to materialism— should also signal the demise of materialism. During this century the new physics has blown apart the central tenets of materialist doctrine in a sequence of stunning developments. First came the theory of relativity, which demolished Newton's assumptions about space and time . . . Then came the quantum theory, which totally transformed our image of matter." (Paul Davies and John Gribbin, The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries That Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality, Touchstone books, 1992, p. 14.)
What is the result of the collapse of materialism? The stubborn opinion that matter is the only absolute reality is one of the greatest deceptions that prevents people from believing in Allah. Instead of regarding the external world as the composite of their perceptions, they behave as if they had direct experience with everything they perceive. They apply the lack of purpose that materialism ascribes to matter to themselves, imagining that there is no reason for their existence on—or departure from—the Earth. Since they are unable to see and believe in the proofs of the existence of Allah, they expect Him to appear to them as a corporeal entity (surely Allah is beyond that). They believe that entities were never created, for which reason they never want to accept the existence of a Creator.
Using materialism as a pretext, they try to seek to deny the absolute existence of Allah and His creation. The collapse of materialism has eliminated that pretext and revealed full proof of the existence of Allah.
Particle physicist Stephen M. Barr expresses this:
"Science has taken us on just such an adventure. Armed not with weapons but with telescopes and particle accelerators, and speaking by the signs and symbols of recondite mathematics, it has brought us to many strange shores and shown us alien and fantastic landscapes. But as we scan the horizon, near the end of the voyage, we have begun to recognize first one and then another of the old familiar landmarks and outlines of our ancestral home. The search for truth always leads us, in the end, back to God." (Stephen M. Barr, "Retelling the Story of Science," http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0303/articles/barr.html (Emphasis added).)
Believing that there can be direct experience of matter as it exists, is itself conjecture. There is no evidence of this in this world, of which we conceive through our perceptions. We can see and touch the world only through our perceptions. It is impossible for us ever to make direct contact with the actual material world outside. The universe is not timeless and eternal, but had a beginning and will have an end. There is no "aimlessness" at any point throughout the universe, as materialists claim. The entire universe and all the entities in it have been brought into being for a purpose. All this points to a single conclusion: Creation rules at every point in the universe. The works created show the existence of a sublime power, a Creator. That Creator is Almighty Allah, Who enfolds all the worlds.
In verses Allah has told us that:
"We did not create heaven and Earth and everything in between them as a game. If We had desired to have some amusement, We would have derived it from Our Presence, but We did not do that. Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through its brain and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you portray! Everyone in the heavens and the Earth belongs to Him. Those in His presence do not consider themselves too great to worship Him and do not grow tired of it." (Surat al-Anbiya', 16-19)
(Harun Yahya, Darwin's Dilemma: The Soul)


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Pop-Culture, Uncategorized | Posted by Julie Z on 07/14/2009
Gossip Round Up
I have no schedule for this feature. I do not live my life with regularity, sad-ish but true. Anyway, on with it.
UP passed the $280 mil mark, 2nd only to Finding Nemo of Pixar's movies (because Ellen is a beast). UP is the best movie ever. I'm hypercritical of everything and I couldn't find anything wrong with it. I do not like the cone of shame. Hahahaha. Moving on.
*valid point made after this was posted: lack of female characters. This is true. Especially with the dogs? Wtf not even logical. I still thought this was a great movie with positive messages.
Vanessa Hudgens is going to play a hooker in the new film "Sucker Punch." Of the role, Hudgens said, "I'm playing a …


text: In 1993 Chris Nicola, a cave explorer from Queens, NY, was in western Ukraine to research his family tree. While there he decided to explore some the country's famous Gypsum Giant caves that extend for about 77 miles underground. In fact, he was the first person to ever do so. Deep in one of the caves he came across some artifacts: a cup, a shoe, a comb, buttons, medicine bottles. He realized that these items belonged to someone, were part of someone's life and started to ask questions. Finally … [Read more...]


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Drake's OVO Fest cancels first night over Frank Ocean injury
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Frank Ocean's recent vocal cord injury is causing major changes to Drake's OVO Fest. Ocean was scheduled to take the stage on the festival's opening night on Sunday, August 4th.
According to MTV News, organizers have decided to scrap Sunday's show after a vocal cord tear caused Ocean to pull out.
Those fans who purchased tickets to the concert's first night will be able to receive a refund. Meantime, singer James Blake - who was also scheduled to perform on Sunday -- will now appear at the sold-out August 5th show ahead of Drake and a number of special guests. Drake's OVO Fest will take place at Toronto's Molson Canadian Amphitheatre.
Last week Ocean was forced to cancel the remaining dates of his sold-out Australian tour due to the injury.
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|Teen Winter Reading Program
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Date: 1/20/2014
Start Time: All Day
Calling all readers in grades 6-12! During our winter reading program, we'll be giving away prizes for reading! For every hour you read, you can earn an entry into our weekly prize drawings! Teens who complete the program by reading for 5 hours will be entered into the drawing for our grand prize. For complete details, including a list of prizes, check out our website or stop by the library!Map - Click here


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PARAMOUNT - For one brief moment in Thursday's American Legion Area 4 championship game at Paramount High, Millikan had Wilson's Tyler Radcliffe on the ropes. The right-hander was elevating his pitches in the sixth inning, and Millikan erased a four-run deficit to tie the game.
"He looked like he was one or two pitches from coming out," said Wilson coach Andy Hall.
Radcliffe, however, escaped the inning with no further damage, then shut Millikan down over the final three innings and led Wilson to an 11-5 victory. He finished the nine-inning game with five strikeouts and allowed 10 hits while winning his second game of the tournament.
"I felt comfortable with (pitching all nine innings)," said Radcliffe. "I thought it was the best chance (for us to win)."
The victory secured the Area 4 crown and a trip to Yountville next week for the state tournament for the Bruins. They've won the Area 4 title three of the last four years.
"(Going to Yountville) is a great opportunity for us to bond a little bit," Hall said, "and extend the summer, give guys some more at-bats."
Wilson scored once in the first, added three in the second and one more in the third for a commanding 5-0 lead. Millikan cut into the edge with one run in the fifth and exploded for four more in the sixth, stringing together four consecutive hits at one point. Jacob Hughey got things started with a two-run single off a high fastball, and Spencer Steer and Griffin Keller followed with RBI hits.
"We told the team you've gotta know Millikan is not gonna give up, they're gonna rally," said Hall, "and lo and behold, they did."
Radcliffe said he had trouble adjusting to Paramount's mound, and left several pitches up until he lengthened his stride. The sixth is also when he began to experience some fatigue.
"I was kind of feeling it," he admitted.
Wilson, however, rallied for two runs in the seventh and four in the eighth to put the game away. With Millikan coming out of the elimination bracket and deep into its pitching rotation, the Bruins' offense took over. No. 9 hitter Micky Miladinovich had an RBI single in the seventh, and Connor Dunlap delivered a two-run triple in the eighth.
Wilson scored 35 runs in four tournament games - all victories - and pounded out 18 hits off four Millikan pitchers Thursday. Miladinovich, Mark Moroney and Jack Williford each had three hits while Max Cauble, Mike Fitzgerald, Stevie Castro and Dunlap and had two apiece.
"Wilson really played well," said Millikan coach Scott Glasser. "They got (18) hits, they swung the bats aggressively.
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The employees of NRG Energy Inc., raised $20,000—matched by NRG for a total donation of $40,000—to help fund services for the homeless in Phoenix, AZ. The funds will go to Human Services Campus (HSC), a Phoenix-based nonprofit that helps homeless individuals overcome challenges and reintegrate into society.
"As NRG's business footprint has grown in Arizona, we want to do our part in helping improve the communities where our employees live and work," said Tom Doyle, president of NRG's western region. "At a recent Company event held in Phoenix, our employees responded enthusiastically to the welcome we've received in Arizona by raising these needed funds to help the Human Services Campus assist those in the community who need it most."
HSC operates on an 11-acre campus that brings more than a dozen agencies together in one place to help people experiencing homelessness. By creating a "one-stop-shop" for services, HSC staff can literally walk clients from one agency to another, ensuring newcomers receive the care and attention they need.
"Each day, over 1,000 homeless men and women come to the HSC to meet their basic needs, but more importantly they have access to case management, medical care, employment services, and ultimately supportive housing services and programs necessary to permanently and sustainably end their homelessness," said David Bridge, managing director, Human Services Campus. "With the generous help of our community leaders such as NRG, the Campus meets its mission to use the power of collaboration to create solutions to end homelessness."
Jim Lodge, Vice President and General Manager of NRG presented the check on Monday, June 25, 2012 to staff and board members of the HSC. "We are very proud of our staff and we believe this investment in the Arizona community is the beginning of a great ongoing relationship between NRG and the Human Services Campus."
NRG provides distributed solar and district cooling services to Arizona businesses, schools and organizations, plus helps make METRO riders more comfortable with a solar-powered rail station cooling system. The Company is also building two large-scale solar projects in the state: the 290 MW Agua Caliente project in Yuma County and a 25 MW project at Avra Valley near Tucson.


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Movies for Kids (and Their Families) - 'The Muppet Movie' - Jacob Burns Film Center
Hours: 12pm
Ages: All
Price: $11; $6.50 children ages 12 and younger
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Pleasantville, NY 10570
Description: The first of the movies starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the gang. When Kermit heads off to Hollywood to seek stardom, he brings along some friends and encounters a host of human comedic geniuses, including Bob Hope, Mel Brooks, and Madeline Kahn. Charming, light-hearted, and clever, just like its fuzzy stars. 1979. 95 mins. Rated G.


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HNN714 - Ethical Dimensions of Nursing
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Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 3 x 1 hour online seminars (recordings provided)
This unit has as its focus a critical examination of the ethical dimensions of nursing. Using ethical principlism, moral rights, virtue ethics, and cross-cultural ethics as decision-making frames, the unit aims to provide students with an opportunity to explore and reflect critically on a range of key ethical issues arising in contemporary nursing practice and related health care domains. To this end, particular attention is given to the issues of: the nature of nursing ethics and the professional requirement to be ethical; the relationship between the legal, clinical and ethical dimensions of nursing; cross-cultural ethics; ethical decision making; vulnerability and dehumanisation; patients' rights to and in health care; mental health care ethics; matters of life and death (e.g. end-of-life decision-making; quality of life; politics of abortion and euthanasia/assisted suicide); professional judgment, moral quandaries and the demand to 'take appropriate action' to prevent harm (e.g., conscientious objection, whistle-blowing, preventive ethics); professional obligations to report harmful behaviours (e.g., impaired practitioners and risks to patient safety, child abuse, elder abuse); and nursing ethics futures (e.g., moral issues posed by: climate change, peak petroleum, public health emergencies, pandemic influenza, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the problem of inequities in health and health care).
Assessment task 1: Assignment (2000 words) 40%
Assessment task 2: Assignment (3000 words) 60%
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Johnstone M-J. 2016. Bioethics: A nursing perspective (6th ed.), Sydney, Churchill Livingston/Elsevier (Forthcoming). At the time of writing, the cost for the prescribed text is anticipated to be around $85.
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-too small rooms
Location was quite okay: close to the highway. Perfect for daytrips. Nearby the commercial zone with restaurants and supermarkets. Room cleaning service was quite bad, perhaps some lazy cleaners?
Inside the room was quite silent although there was a big road right beside. The parking place helps if you are travelling by car. It is expensive if you considered what you're getting: no minibar, the room is quite small and simple…
The beds were perfect, the pool was a real plus, the perfect stopover for us for our holidaydestination. The noise of the music at the harbourside
very clean (brand new), right on the water, marina and bay, also beside a park, walking distance to some small cafe's. Nice rooms, innovative sliding blinds on the balconies breakfast option very expensive, did not use it.
Lovely room with good bathroom and private balcony.Beautiful view over the harbour and beyond.Nice to have tea-making facilities, with china mugs..all very clean..Didn't have breakfast but noticed tables outside near pool which looked sunny and welcoming. Good pool but would be too small if many guests wanting to use at same time.Location central and useful to walk to selection of restaurants and cafes.Free parking in hotel carpark very welcome. Confusion on paying the bill at checking -out Problem was that the staff were speaking English and therefore not clear to understand the amount which was different due to the city tax
Staff very helpful and polite. Hotel modern and clean. Rooms, Parking, Pool and 24hr service excellent. No
Very good price value relation !
The location was a little bit out of Toulon , But a lovely taxi boat ride accross the bay to toulon old town port. A bus journey was avilable. But a taxi could be expensive. A little bit out of Toulon Town, Taxi's a bit expensive
Motivated, attentive staff and management. New facility, location right in the middle of the port. Nice views all around. Plenty of parking. Nice, big rooms, nice views of the port. elevator programming is very slow (door delay, start/stop), and it sounds like it needs lubrication badly (even though brand new). The door out to the terrace from the restaurant is heavy and difficult to open while carrying the buffet. The room fills with construction dust, but this should clear out after a couple of weeks. The parking gates swing open inward so there is the risk of a jamup if you're too far forward leaving the lot and someone is right behind you.
Great location, ferry to Toulon, staff very helpful
Very courtious staff,made to feel welcome,our third visit and recommend this hotel,will return for sure no problems at all
The whole experience was a plesure.
nice room and good breakfast, conveniant location stuff - poor English. Despite I had reservation seems they didn't record it...now, with my poor knowledge of French and mentioned their poor knowledge of English you can imagine how it was. Luckily, I had my laptop with the confirmation.
Nice&friendly staff either at reception or in restaurant Breakfast is poor,one type of cheese,no eggs,charcuteries was only ham! Internet outlet at reception vvlimited only 1screen&10min.time!!!
Close to the centre, next to rugby ground as that was purpose of trip. Good size room, nice bathroom, close to front where plenty of restaurants and bars only a few minutes from markets and shops. Not easy to find as signs not at every junction or not easy to see. Breakfast a little basic. Bar service a little slow and ran out of drink. Probably did not expect so many people after the rugby.
Difficult to find. No correct signs from the parking to the hotel entrance.
Close to everything, buses, port, shopping. found the pillows very uncomfortable, one not enough and two are too high....
No major complaints really The breakfast was a bit shy, even if we did have it quite late in the morning
Excellent location close to the marina and shopping, clean and comfortable bed, and good breakfast. I've stayed at close to 10 All Seasons and this one was the most in need of refurbishment with very outdated rooms (carpet, furniture, and fixtures).
Breakfast with great coffee espresso and croissants, good decoration, large room. Difficult to find, although we had a navigator system (GPS) with us. When we finally found it, I told it to the girl at the reception and her behaviour was not kind at all.Paying parking, not so good region of the hotel.
Great location in the heart of the city. Located directly above the main shopping mall in Toulon, very convenient access for Carrefor grocery store, sports and electronics shopping. Nice to have WIFI, secure parking. Friendly and helpful staff.
Location was excellent for our trip - only 5 mins walk to Stade Mayol to watch the rugby, and about the same to the harbour with its many restaurants. Rooms were spacious and very clean and tidy. Also represented good value for money. One member of staff on reception wasn't very welcoming when we arrived and seemed disinterested in checking us in.
Very good location for what we needed. The hotel is just 5 min walk from the train station (if you turn on the right street). Big room with a nice size bathroom. Also, we got a great discount price on booking.com, compared to the regular price at the hotel. The hotel needs to be renovated. A bit outdated for a 4 star hotel.
it was just a night as a sleep over to travel further to Nice ... i would say its not 4 stars , more like 3 stars
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Friendly, clean Very very very very bad food
The facility to delay check-out to a more convenient time for our departure. The hotel was very quiet. The first room we were allocated overlooked the swimming pool. The window was screwed shut and the air conditioning didn't work. The bathroom was dirty and the whole room stank of cigarettes, despite being a non-smoking room. It was uninhabitable. The second room was clean, but the air conditioning was also broken. It was 24 degrees outside and, therefore, rather hotter inside. The window only opened a crack. That room was not usable either. After further discussions with the receptionist, we were moved to a third room with functioning air conditioning and opening windows. In addition to this, the four star rating of the hotel is rather inflated. I have stayed in better three star hotels in France and Italy.
Almost nothing The airconditioning did not work and the hotel was on a busy road making my stay terrible. I would not return ever and was very disappointed.
As a member of Priority Club 114 408 630 I was not too happy about the service and attitude.I was very pleased that my wife did not accompany me on this trip as she would have been unimpressed. See above....I will probably not use Holiday Inn in the future during my frequent travels unless you can compensate me in some way.
Located reasonably (10 min in taxi) from train station. Bit of a walk to main tourist precints.
breakfast on the 1st morning, we arrived at 9.30am and most of the cooked was gone and we waited til 10 but no other food arrived, didnt bother again,
Good location. Comfortable room. Good sized Bathroom.
Staff especially good and very helpful. Great personal attention, much better than many larger hotels. A bit noisy and the carpets in the room were in need of cleaning.
easy to access everywhere silent and kindly
Service-minded front desk staff and generous check-out hours.
the room was wide, clean, with a big bathroom no freezer, and the big drawback is the nose!!!!the hotel is beside a big boulevard and even the double window could not cut the cars nose! so we slept very bad...
Nicely located and eqipped with necessary facilities Staff cordiality and location
Staff very helpful, friendly and seemed happy. I liked the rooms, very, very clean, lovely bathroom with SEPERATE toilet. Lift is very small but that disn't make much difference to us. I enjoyed my stay there. The location was fine too.
I liked the friendly female receptionist. I did not like the stained carpet, the location was terrible considering my family stayed on the waterfront in a nicer room for the same money.
helpful staff, clean room, nice view, very good location, close to transport links and city centre, easy to get to places from no fridge, no tea-coffee facilities. Especially dissapointed absence of a fridge.
spacious room, nice change to have bath as well as shower
Is a few minutes walk from the railway station and about 10 minutes from the marina and waterfront area. Staff took extra care to meet my needs, without being asked. Nice haven in the city centre
ok location
Convenient location in a very nice town. There was a very musty smell in the room that we couldn't get rid of.The walls were very thin.
the location i was very disappointed. i had stayed there 4 weeks before. this time the room was quite dreadful. the shower hardly worked and i had to hold it in my hand since there was nowhere to hang it on the wall. there was no mini bar either - contrary to what was announced. a major disappointment ... but thx god the hotel gad not moved. so the location was as great as before ... to choose this hotel is a bit risky since the rooms are very different from one another
only one small lift for whole hotel even though stayed on first floor was not allowed to use the stairs because you had to go through the breakfast room had to wait 10 mins to get out several times.
The stairs to the upper floors are a death trap and the lights didn't work properly. It is a miracle that someone did not break their neck.
The location was fantastic - very central and on a semi-pedestrianised area. There was an excellent restaurant just around the corner (Les Artistes). The room was double glazed and air conditioned. The beds were comfortable, if rather narrow. The breakfast was reasonable for Euros 8, but facilities for boiling eggs would have made it better, and a top up of the ham/cheese platter without being asked! Staff were friendly and informative, providing maps and details of public transport, markets, beaches, etc. There were no drawers, just a few hangers in the wardrobe. The bathroom was modern, but there was no soap dish in the shower, and the shower head did not have a hook, so you had to hold it whilst showering.
the proximity to the marina;the location in pedestrianised area of bustling cafe restaurant quarter. Absolutely nothing (but the lift was unreliable on 2nd thoughts!)
Very helpful and friendly reception staff. Excellent location. Rooms good size, facilities good and very clean. Good bathroom. Breakfast average and had to request coffee/food to be replenished several times. Noise from adjacent rooms very audible.
excellent location in city centre. Quiet room, free wifi. The breakfast was too expensive.
The hotel is very well situated, in the heart of old Toulon, with good cafes, a market, shops close by and it is also very near to the water front. Parking available. Nothing. It was great. I would strongly recommend it.
Wonderful, helpful,friendly,polite receptionist.
Out of the oppressive central area and with oblique sea views. Unusually adequate bed for a South of France hotel. Excellent restaurant 200 metres to the east.
A spectacular hotel. If you choose the view rooms you will not be disappointed.
Convenience -We were there to begin a cruise the next day.
Location by the sea Parking nightmare. The hotel has 4 very samll parking places for 28 rooms.
location parking/garage facilities for motor bikes insufficient, unsafe.
Excellent location, a few minutes stroll from the Mourillon beaches and walks. Dreadful sound insulation - could hear every creak from neighbouring rooms.
Location was ideal, 20 minutes walk to city (rugby stadium) and close to beaches and coastal walks. Excellent restaurants nearby.
Terrace overlooking sea. Very clean - staff try to be helpful. Reception staff did not have town map. Had no info on tourist facilities or attractions. This was the only hotel in 14 nights with this kind of experience: we put it down to Toulon not being a tourist town and the poor training of the weekend receptionist. Breakfast overpriced so we ate ealsewhere.
way the rooms are furnished / decorated, breakfast quality, friendly personel, location etc ...
The sea view from the room, the excellent restaurant, the secure parking, the free internet access. No. But the website did not mention that the restaurant was closed on Sunday.
I liked the fact that it was directly opposite Toulon Station and only a very short walk to the centre of the town with its up-market shops and attractive harbour. The friendly staff are particularly helpful - opening-up the breakfast restaurant earlier in order to let us check-out sooner to catch a train.
Rooms were basic but clean. Communal areas were not as good with stains and marks on many of the carpets.
the whole hotel was exactly what i wanted.
It was a ideal location for the markets and a bus service to the beach we walked most of the times The price
Close to Railway Station Beds. Like sleeping on a piece of wood. One of reception staff not very friendly, but to be fair the more experienced member was very helpful.
Convenient location
convenient location for train station no
- quiet room - great bed - great services
Location right across from the train station and short walk to quayside. The staff were friendly. The rooms were basic but comfortable. The bathroom was clean.
Convenient location, effecient reception
immediate on the opposite of the trainstation No nonsoking rooms available> one room was very smelly, I got another room an that was somewhat better So ring the hotel if you booked a room an make sure you get a non-smoking/non smelly room!!
Exelent ambiance,staff friendly, very nice general manager
The staff were exceptional and very helpful. Very clean hotel and a very comfortable and cozy atmosphere.Location is very quiet and a very relaxing ten minute walk to some restaurants and the small town centre. Very impressed and would highly recommend this hotel. Not applicable.
Very nice and clean hotel , friendly team, good restaurant for dinner, and very good breakfast. no elevator
Excellent budget level hotel with friendly staff. Each room has it's own balcony/terrace overlooking the pool. Close to motorway but not affected by road noise. Also close to the 'Centre Commercial' (out-of-town shopping area), and just a short drive from Toulon. Excellent base for exploring the area by car; we visited everything between the Camargue and Monaco.
Close to the motorway, but still silent. View from the first floor, nice garden. There was no restaurant and bar on weekend.
Our first impression was " oh dear " when we saw the location. But that soon changed. It had everything we wanted for the 5 days we spent in the area. Very friendley and good breakfast. Carn't think of anything.
The price was ok. Although the location is not good, middle in the industry area, but you see that they try to make a comfortable hotel out of it. Not clean.
Very Central and easy to find, once you do find it....first time it took us ages, but its very easy once you know.
Breakfast was fantastic. Rooms were comfortble and great staff. Our shower was broken but got attended to immediately.
Staff very friendly and helpful. Even those who didn't speak much English (and our French was from schooldays) made it fun trying to understand each other. Food good, nice pool. Good location with short bus ride into town or easy access to autoroute.
Big room We arived a little bit before the check in time.I Asked the receptionist whether they have our room ready.I Said that I understand that it is not check in time yet, but we arrived a long way with a 8 month baby and it would be very nice of her to check. The receptionist said that it is not check in time and did not bother to check.On 12 -voila!- All rooms suddenly are ready... Near highway-noisy
The room The food at the hotel restaurant and the hotel staff attitude at the reception. They didn't show being concerned about client satisfaction.
good hotel for reasonable price, clean and comfortable with large parking spase, the breakfast costs 12 euros/person - rather expensive.
Great location on major highway crossroads. Nice swimmingpool and wonderful breakfast - freshly pressed orange juice, nice baguette, eggs etc. When we arrived, the flushing system in our room was broken, but the hotel staff fixed it very quickly and was very helpful.
Good offer for breakfast, nice swimming pool, nice staff No wifi in the room
Good value, well presented meal with ample portions. Not impressed to find that the internet connection had to be paid for on line; not because of the cost but because that was not the impression given on the web site.
Convenient location close to highway, restaurants and coast. Good breakfast. Bad smell in rooms, but was soon gone after opening the window.
the rooms and the buffet breakfast we booked a room with a double bed but were given twin beds and these were pretty uncomfortable for us.
Bed was fantastic - great mattress!
Friendly staff, great facilities, clean & great service, best yet
Small but clean and quiet hotel. Convenient as a transit point during travelling by car. Hotel is a little bit old.
A acceptable hotel for a stop during travel
Hotel is OK, but location is not convienient.
Charming welcome at the hotel.Comfortable,clean,wonderful ambience.Family run and friendly.Staff exceptionally helpful and kind. None!!
We spent a very nice time there......
The hotel is located in a beatiful and calm area. We stayed 6 relaxing days walking along the sea shore, relaxing at the hotel swimming pool and at the local beach a few steps away from the hotel. Most of the days we had dinner in the hotel restaurant, no need to go far. We felt at home thanks to the very friendly staff. Certainly one of the hotels we marked to revisit. Highly recommended.
short walk to the beach Internet access only available at the restaurant across the street.
My stay at l'Escapade Hotel was extremely comfortable and relaxing. The proprietor's were very welcoming and helpful.
The lady who runs the hotel was everso helpful. Even though we didnt speak much French and they didnt speak much English she was still really nice and friendly. She arranged lifts for us to and from the town etc. The food in the restaurant was amazing...the first time I have ever eaten Rabbit before. Nothing really. Was the perfect break away.
Very nice rooms, very beautiful garden, very friendly staff, very good restaurant. Everything was excellent
The food at the Restaurant was really good. The owner and staff were very kind. The sea view and the garden were beautiful. The room was very clean. Breakfast was very good. The room and bath room were very small and there was no terrace or balcony as was indicated in the reservation. The price of 165,-eur was correct if it had breakfast included.
The place is very beautiful (nice swimming pool, not only on the photos). The staff competent and helps a lots if you ask. Nothing
The landlady was very friendly and the view is breathtaking.


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Artist's BiographyWalt Johnson is currently Frank Sinatra Jr's lead trumpet player and is based in Los Angeles where he does various studio recording dates. He is well known for his work with Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Barry Manilow, Barbara Streisand, The Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, The Commodores, Wayne Newton, Johnny Mathis, Melissa Manchester, Tower of Power, Lionel Hampton, Louis Bellson, Mel Torme, Vic Damone, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Helen Reddy, Engelbert Humperdink, Julio Iglesia, Tony Bennett, Tony Orlando, Dolly Parton, Joe Walsh, Kenny Rogers, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Andy Williams, Bob Hope, Ann Margaret and others.
Platinum and Gold Album recognition came from work with Lionel Ritchie for "All Night Longâ€, from Elvis Presley for "Elvis in Concert†and from Barry Manilow for "If I Should Love Againâ€.
Mr. Johnson can be heard on the sound tracks for these and other major motion pictures: Aladdin, River Wild, Ace Ventura, Rocky, Planes-Trains-Automobiles, Terms of Endearment, Star Trek, Star Wars, Close Encounters, 1941 and all of the Naked Gun pictures.
He is in demand for television work as well and has lent his fine musicianship to these shows: The Academy Awards, Dallas, Knots Landing, Dynasty, Hotel, The A Team, Magnum P.I., Happy Days, Lavern and Shirley, Star Trek, McGyver, T.J. Hooker, Great American Hero, Marbelhead Manor, Perfect Strangers, Coach, Brothers, Homefront, Full House, Family Matters, Step My Step, Roseanne, Dear John and Golden Girls.
Walt's career started in 1966 when, at the age of 19, he played lead trumpet for Si Zentner's Band. After a year on the road, he was drafted into the army, where he played principal trumpet in the 52nd Army Band at Fort Ord. Then Walt did a tour of duty in Vietnam where he was required to engage in combat as well as maintain a trumpet military occupation.
Upon discharge, Walt began working in Las Vegas. At the age of 23 he took the position of lead trumpet for the Haig relief band. The musicians in this high quality orchestra were required to site read a new show each night!
While in Vegas he was approached by the Elvis Presley organization to be Elvis' personal lead trumpeter. This was a prestigious position which he enjoyed until Elvis' death in August of 1977. In between Elvis concert tours he was asked to take the place of the late Bill Chase on the new "Chase†band. He recorded a fourth Chase album.


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This week the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee advanced the Workforce Investment Act of 2013 (S. 1356). A rare example of bi-partisanship in Washington these days, the bill was voted out of committee with a majority of support from both sides of the aisle. This movement marked the most significant progress in this chamber in several years to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
S. 1356 makes a number of improvements to ensure low-income workers - youth and adults - have the skills and supports they need for full participation in the American workforce. Specifically, Title II includes several significant provisions that will increase the focus on comprehensive programming for high school dropouts and youth who face the greatest challenges. These provisions of Title II:


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Buried Deep
Roc, April 2005, 6.99, 384 pp. ISBN 0451460219 In the far distant future, the moon and Mars have been colonized although the red planet is controlled by the alien Disty. All the different alien and human species belong to the federation and each member must obey all the laws of all the species or suffer the consequences. On Mars the dead body of a human is found when the Disty are excavating the ground; according to their laws they are contamin...
Roc, April 2004, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN 0451 459717 In the far distant future, mankind has spread throughout the stars colonizing worlds and making treaties with alien species to trade goods. Part of each treaty includes a clause that when humans deal with aliens, they must obey alien laws and if they don't they will be punished according to the penal code of those they have beleaguered. Many humans who break alien laws become the Disappeared, chang...
Roc, July 2003, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN 0451459342 In the far distant future, mankind has treaties with at least fifty alien species because Earth and her colonies want to trade with them, humanity is subject to their laws. If a person has run afoul of an alien species and doesn't want to be held accountable under alien law, they disappear. Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, based in the Armstrong Dome on the moon, searches for the Disappeared for matter...
Fantasy Life
Pocket, Nov 2003, 6.99, 435 pp. ISBN 0793456319 Lyssa Buckingham divorced her husband when his mental illness threatened to harm their ten-year-old daughter Emma. The young girl couldn't understand why she wasn't allowed to see her father. One day she decided to bicycle over to her former home and go swimming. When she gets in the water her father tries to drown her and using powers she never knew she possessed she sets him on fire and kills h...
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The Disappeared
Roc, July 2002, 6.50, 384 pp. ISBN 0451458885 In the far distant future, Earth exists with other sentient species by obeying galactic law, though this may not be the best in some individual human cases. If Terra or its colonies want to trade with other species, the law must be obeyed. Miles Flint doesn't think of these ramifications when he becomes a moon detective. He accepts the job because he sees it as a way of helping people. Then the ...
The New Rebellion - Star Wars
This is another in a series of bad Star Wars books. Luke has to stop an evil Jedi from destroying the New Republic. Nearly 400 pages later he does, but the book is very slow. Luke's story is split with Han, Lando's, Leia's, and even R2-D2's story. Most of the characters are bland and uninteresting. And a number of very improbable things happen--destroying Star Destroyers with one shot, or R2 and 3PO beating up battle droids....


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if your going to buy shit online might as well buy a fucking backpack stupid..."
That man bag thing iss dopeee ii useddddd too useee ittt aall the time but it was a small one held like 5 canss but was soo easy to just walk and do a quick handstyle
i'm using a HP laptop bag when bombing it holds on your cans firmly
Drawstring bags are small and light and have the space to carry a few cans, markers, and stickers.
It's also not so obvious what you're up to if people were to see you just walking around.
I just use my old back pack from school it is now 100% covered with paint because of a spill of rustoluem bucket paint. And I only go out onto street bombing at dark so no one is really around me then. As for day time bombing I go under bridges and do longer time taking (complex shit) or bigger(size like a roller) graffiti pieces.
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I support man bags, cops find bookbags more suspicious, one of the first things they'll notice if you're near some fresh paint
I got a medium sized backpack from dakine. Shits durable as ever, easy to run with and i can stash 15-20 cans without it feeling combersome.
aside from cans (or markers), a resp. mask, and some rags or what ever, what else do yall carry out with you to go bombing??
wise one no offence but your putting alot of thought into this, just use an old back pack jam it full with cans and what ever u take with u and go paint, simple.
shoping bag
man bag is what i use but i run a string around my waist and back to the bag ... for running
i love my slick black burton back pack! it has waits and chest buckles to fasten when u too book it :P and its pretty spacious big compartment for paint and mask and a slim front pocket for the sketchbook! ive had it for a few years now and i wouldnt trade it for anything!
I would suggest using this bag: It has alot of space, enough for 4 -6 cans, Markers, and what ever other crap you want to take with you.
This is the bag that i use. its abit small, but it can still hold around 4 cans of paint. It has 2 main compartments, and one smaller one which i keep some rope, zip ties, and rags.
Dark, clean backpack all you need. {tip} magnets on the bottom of the can to stop it rattleing plus us some bubble wrap inbetween the cans in your bag to stop them from hitting each other and making a noise. Unknown !!!
Companys slapping there products on every billboard, car, train and street are the ones who vandalise people and there wallets
You can only use magnets on some cans, most have marbles instead of metal balls


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Presenters for the CMA Awards announced
This Wednesday a number of artists will be taking home CMA Awards, but there will also be quite a few special guests on-hand in Nashville to give them out!
The CMA Awards presenters have been announced and they include "Nashville" actress Connie Britton, as well as the show's Charles Esten, artists Sheryl Crow, Jake Owen and Kellie Pickler, CMA Awards nominees Lee Brice, Kelly Clarkson, Brett Eldredge, Eli Young Band, and Kip Moore, "Pretty Little Liars" star Lucy Hale, and "Duck Dynasty's" own Willie & Korie Robertson and Jase & Missy Robertson.
Also, added to the list of amazing performers this year are Lennon & Maisy Stella from "Nashville!"
The 47th annual CMA Awards s will be hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley for the sixth consecutive year, and will be broadcast this Wednesday, November 6th at 8 p.m. ET. The CMA Awards pre-show will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET, and will be hosted by CMA Awards nominees Keifer and Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square!
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The Republican Party Isn't Conservative Enough
It's become an article of faith among some Republican elites that the GOP doesn't have an outreach problem, it has a turnout problem. During a recent interview with Greta Van Susteren of Fox News, for instance, Rush Limbaugh boiled down the argument to its core. It's not that the GOP has an issue with racial minorities, or that most voters—whites included—have no interest in its policies or approach. It's problem is that it isn't conservative enough. "The people that sat home," he explained, were "mostly white Republican voters," who were "dissatisfied with the Republican Party's rejection of conservatism."
Now, to most observers, the GOP has done everything but reject conservatism. Mitt Romney may have made his name as a moderate governor of Massachusetts, but his platform as Republican presidential nominee was a grab bag of proposals from the wish lists of conservative activists: Large tax cuts for the wealthy, larger cuts to the social safety net, prohibitions on abortion, opposition to same-sex marriage, and a hardline stance on immigration.
And indeed, in the nine months since Romney lost the presidential election, Republicans have only moved further to the right, falling deeper into the "fever" of intransigence and obstruction. Just this past week, for example, House Republicans had to give up on appropriating funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Why? Because their right-wing members demanded massive cuts to key programs, and less doctrinaire Republicans wouldn't go along.
The problem for potential reformers in the GOP, however, is that the rank and file are on the side of the zealots. According to the latest survey from the Pew Research Center, 67 percent of self-identified Republicans say the party needs to "address major problems" if it's going to be competitive in national elections. For them, however, this isn't a case of being too conservative. Indeed, it's the opposite: 54 percent of Republicans say the party's leadership isn't conservative enough. And 35 percent say that GOP leaders have compromised too much in their dealings with President Obama. Presumably, this minority wanted Republicans to hold out on the debt ceiling, refuse to deal on the fiscal cliff, and are pushing for a standoff over funding the government this fall.
This wish for a more conservative Republican Party holds for a variety of issues. Thirty-six percent say that the party should be more conservative on immigration—compared with 17 percent who say it's "too conservative"—and 46 percent say it should be more conservative on government spending, compared with just 10 percent who say it's too conservative. Guns are the only area where a majority say the party is in a right place, and recall, the GOP's position on guns is that regulations—of any sort—are verboten, even when they have support from the vast majority of Americans.
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Newberry, S.C. - Brooke Seaman and Chelsea Larsen combined for 17 kills on Tuesday night against Newberry College, but the Tornados were unable to come back from an early two game deficit in falling in straight sets, 25-17, 25-15 and 25-22.
Brevard falls to 11-9, 1-8 in conference play for the season, while Newberry improves to 15-9, 5-4 in the South Atlantic Conference.
Seaman, the Tornados preseason All-SAC First Team selection, had nine kills on the evening with a kill percentage of 40.0% to go with five blocks. Chelsea Larsen was close behind with eight kills to go with five digs as the Tornados hit 15.8% for the game.
Bethany Stevenson had 23 assists for the day to go with seven digs, while Rebecca Schoonover led the way from the backline with a team-high 18 digs.
Newberry was led by Kember Lichtie who recorded a game-high 19 kills, hitting 41.2% on the evening. She was joined by Fernanda Frey who also recorded a double-digit kill effort with 10 kills.
Blair Browning set up the scarlet and gray attack with 40 set assists, while Lichtie had a game-high 19 digs.
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FLEETWOOD MAC TO RECORD & TOUR Fleetwood Mac will fly once more. The Mac was put together by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie in London in 1967 originally as the hard rocking Fleetwood Mac Blues Band. Even though they've been mostly inactive for the past 15 years, touring three times over that time and recording only three studio albums in the past 25 years, the band will undertake a huge world tour in 2013, reports The Associated Press.
In addition, like The Rolling Stones did recently, they've also recorded two new songs to perform live, although an album's worth of new songs is unlikely.
The North American part of the jaunt is a 34-date tour that will kick off April 4 in Columbus, Ohio. The band that includes 65-year-old Fleetwood, 67-year-old MacVie, 63-year-old singer-guitarist Lindsay Buckingham and 64-year-old singer Stevie Nicks, will play the 17,376-seat Hollywood Bowl on May 25 and the 16,800-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 26, before returning to SoCal for a May 28 gig at the 18,325-seat Honda Center in Anaheim.
JAZZ GIANT DAVE BRUBECK DIES AT 91 A true jazz giant, pianist Dave Brubeck, died of heart failure one day before his 92 nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn., as his son Darius, who is also a jazz keyboardist who performed in his father's new Brubeck Quartet, was driving him to an appointment with his cardiologist. He was pronounced at a nearby hospital, reports The Associated Press
The pianist was still performing, albeit sporadically. He played two shows in October and on Nov. 16, he reportedly performed in Boblingen, Germany. He was scheduled to perform on Dec. 12 at the Grand Theatre in Grenoble, France. In July he and his group won Downbeat magazine's Reader's Poll as Best Jazz Group.
Dave Brubeck, who was known for utilizing unusual, offbeat times and contrasting rhythms, was best known for his 1959 classic, "Take Five," a song written in 5/4 time by his fabled sax player, Paul Desmond. It was one of the first jazz pieces to achieve widespread popularity, hitting No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 on its easy listening chart. The 1959 LP containing both "Take Five" and the iconic Brubeck-written "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (recorded in rare 9/8 time),"Time Out," was the first jazz album to sell more than one million copies. Fifty-three years after its release, "Time Out" continues to be among the best-selling jazz albums.
Legendary English progressive rock keyboardist Keith Emerson incorporated "Blue Rondo a la Turk" into his music with both his '60 s band, The Nice, as well as Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Britain's Independent daily notes that when Emerson finally met Brubeck, one of his lifelong heroes, a few years ago, he was so nervous that he was shaking when he asked Brubeck for his autograph.
His first band was an octet that he formed in the days following World War II, with Desmond on sax. In 1946, they recorded Brubeck's debut album, "The Dave Brubeck Octet." "Jazz at Oberlin," recorded live at Ohio's Oberlin College in 1953, was the first with the Brubeck Quartet.
In November 1954, he became the second jazz artist to be featured on the cover of Time magazine (Louis Armstrong in 1949 was the first), although he felt Duke Ellington was more deserving but was deprived because he was black.
Among the awards the Concord, Calif.-born Brubeck was accorded was the Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a 1996 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, a 2007 BBC Jazz Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2008 he was inducted into the California Hall of Fame.
Brubeck's manager, Russell Gloyd, recently told NBC News that Brubeck was considering recording a new album.
CLAPTON, OTHERS, JOIN HUGE 12-12-12 TELEVISED SANDY BENEFIT CONCERT Music fans will not want to miss the most star-studded televised concert in years, 12-12-12, that helps victims of Hurricane Sandy, on Dec. 12 at Madison Square Garden. It's estimated that more than 1 billion worldwide viewers will tune in online and on TV.
Eric Clapton has joined a lineup that will feature The Who, Paul McCartney, former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters, and Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and Kanye West, who will each perform 45-minute sets, often joined by announced guests Billy Joel, Alicia Keys, Foo Fighters leader Dave Grohl, Pearl Jam leader Eddie Vedder, Bon Jovi and another just-announced guest, Coldplay leader Chris Martin. It's uncertain whether Clapton will guest with the headliners or if he'll get his own 45-minute segment. In addition, event producers said The Rolling Stones, who will be in New York City on that date, have also been invited, although at press time, their participation is unknown.
It was at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 1, 1971, that Clapton made a rare appearance, briefly emerging from a self-imposed exile in England during an intense, reclusive period of heroin addition. At the request of his friend, George Harrison, Clapton played Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh (both the afternoon and evening shows) that was rock music's first major benefit concert.
In the U.S., the concert will air on AMC, AXS TV, the Biography channel, Bloomberg, CBS, the Cooking Channel, the FX Movie Channel, Encore, G4, the Hallmark Movie Channel, HBO, HBO Latino, IFC, ION Television, Lifetime Real Women, Ovation, Palladia, Showtime, the Smithsonian channel, the Sundance channel, VH1 Classic and others. This is big.
CLAPTON, WYMAN, TAYLOR PLAY STONES' SECOND LONDON GIG The Rolling Stones announced that Mary J. Blige, who joined the band on "Gimme Shelter" during their first London O2 Arena show a couple of weeks ago, will again join them at their first U.S. gig, on Dec. 8 at the 19,000-seat Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Hot young blues-rock guitarist Gary Clark, Jr. will also perform with the band.
At the second and last Stones show gig at the 20,000-seat O2 Arena, Eric Clapton joined Jagger, Richards, Wood and Watts on Muddy Waters' "Reefer and Champagne."
As with the first show, former Stones bassist Bill Wyman and guitarist Mick Taylor returned, joining the band on "It's Only Rock & Roll" and "Honky Tonk Woman" (Wyman) and "Midnight Rambler" (Taylor). Florence Welch of Florence & The Machine guested to belt out Merry Clayton's part on "Gimme Shelter," as Blige did during the first show.
LED ZEPPELIN & BUDDY GUY RECEIVE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS During a star-packed East Room ceremony in the White House, President Obama awarded the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin and blues guitarist Buddy Guy with Kennedy Center Honors, the United States' highest award for artists who have influenced American culture. Other honorees were Dustin Hoffman, ballerina Natalia Makarova and David Letterman.
The diversity of the honorees each year prompted Obama to call the event, "a tradition at the White House by honoring some extraordinary people with no business being on the same stage together."
Of Guy, the president noted that the 76-year-old Louisiana native used wire from a window screen as strings for his first guitar, joking, "that worked until his parents started wondering how all the mosquitoes were getting in," before pointing out how far he's come.
After paying homage to Makarova, the president had some fun with Zep's surviving members, guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bassist-organist John Paul Jones, noting, "I worked with the speechwriters, (but) there is no smooth transition from ballet to Led Zeppelin ... of course, these guys redefined the rock and roll lifestyle. So it's fitting that we're doing this in a room with windows that are about three inches thick - and Secret Service all around. So, guys, just settle down. I thank you for behaving yourselves at the White House given your history of hotel rooms being trashed and mayhem all around."
Obama then got serious, saying, "When (Led Zeppelin) burst on the musical scene in the late '60 s, the world never saw it coming . Led Zeppelin grabbed American from the opening chord. We were ready for what Jimmy called 'songs with a lot of light and shade.'"
He added, "It's been said that a generation of people survived teenage angst with a pair of headphones and a Zeppelin album, and a generation of parents wondered what all the noise was about. Even now, 32 years after John Bonham's passing, we all, I think, appreciate the fact that the Led Zeppelin legacy lives on."
Obama thenconcluded by referring to the group's 2007 reunion concert in London, saying, "Tonight, we honor Led Zeppelin for making us all feel young and showing us that some guys who are not completely youthful can still rock."
Later that evening, during the actual Honors at the Kennedy Center, Guy was feted by Gary Clark, Jr., and former Fabulous Thunderbirds guitarist Jimmy Vaughn, who played "The Things I Used to Do," before Tracy Chapman delivered "Hound Dog," that Guy used to play with Big Mama Thornton when they toured together.
Then, former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck looked out at the throng and said, "We've played some fancy venues, but I think this takes the biscuit."
Classic car restorer Beck then appreciated Guy by thanking him, "for helping me get out of the auto industry as a paint sprayer," before being joined by blues-rock-jazz fusion singer Beth Hurt on "I'd Rather Go Blind."
Bonnie Raitt then ran through "My Time After Awhile," before they all returned for Guy's signature song, a jumping "Sweet Home Chicago," that had the entire house rocking.
For the Zep tribute, The Foo Fighters played "Rock and Roll," Kid Rock delivered "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" and "Ramble On," before Lenny Kravitz channeled Plant on "Whole Lotta Love." Zep drummer John Bonham's son Jason, who filled in for his father at that 2007 O2 Arena reunion concert, backed Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson on "Stairway to Heaven" that the three raved about during their appearance two nights later on "Late Night with David Letterman."
On the Honors red carpet as he entered the Kennedy Center after the White House event, a proud Page said of the honor, "It's something that I would have never believed possible. Being from the U.K., I'm just so thrilled - just thrilled to bits. And it's just so wonderful to know that it's all as a result of the music we've created that really made people happy."
The Kennedy Center Honors airs on Dec. 26 on CBS.
STEVIE WONDER CANCELS FUNDRAISER FOR ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES Stevie Wonder cancelled his Dec. 6 fundraiser in Los Angeles for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces, according to a statement the singer sent to the Reuters news agency. The charity helps those serving in Israel's military and the families of soldiers that been wounded or killed.
The statement said, "Given the current and very delicate situation in the Middle East, and with a heart that always cried out for world unity, I will not be performing at the FIDF Gala. I am and have always been against war, any war, anywhere." He added that he will be donating monies to organizations that support Israeli and Palestinian children with disabilities.
JACKSON GLOVES AND OTHER MEMORABILIA AUCTIONED A batch of 465 costumes and pieces of clothing worn by Michael Jackson throughout his career fetched more than $5 million during an auction by Julien's in Los Angeles. Two of his trademark crystal gloves sold for $192,000 and $115,200, respectively. A tour jacket from his 1987-1989 "Bad" tour was the biggie, fetching $240,000. A White House jacket that the singer wore during a visit with President George W. Bush was sold for $144,000.
Lady Gaga was an active bidder. She tweeted, "the 55 pieces I collected today will be archived and expertly cared for in the spirit & love of Michael Jackson, his bravery, & fans worldwide."
MADONNA'S CONE BRAS AUCTIONED At Christie's Auction House in London, two of Madonna's cone-shaped bra's sold for $77,000, the U.K. daily, The Guardian, reports. Also, a Jean-Paul Gaultier-designed corset the Material Girl wore on her Blond Ambition tour in 1990 sold for approximately $52,000. The bidder who took the corset also bought a two-piece bustier corset with a built-in cone bra for approximately $26,000.
TED NUGENT WRITES EDITORIAL The Motor City Madman, Ted Nugent, a longtime vocal political activist, penned an opinion that ran in the Op-Ed section of the conservative Washington Times giving his take on how Washington lawmakers can avert going over the "fiscal cliff."
Nugent endorsed ending Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. He's also against raising the tax level of the top 2% of earners from its current 36% back to the Clinton-era 39.6%. Instead, he would raise taxes on everybody, especially the poorest 50% of Americans, who, he says, are guilty of mooching "an insane free ride." He also advocated taking away the voting rights of everyone on welfare.
GLEN CAMPBELL MAY ADD MORE GIGS TO FAREWELL TOUR Glen Campbell is considering adding more concerts to his farewell tour, according to The Associated Press. The 76-year-old pp andcountry legend has been battling Alzheimer's. The tour ended last week in Napa, California., but his manager, Stan Schneider, said the recent shows were his finest. So, after relaxing over the holidays, if Campbell feels like it, Schneider is planning on booking additional shows in 2013 for part two of the farewell.
SHANIA TWAIN HITS VEGAS After emerging from an eight-year retirement from live performances, country superstar Shania Twain, now 47, kicked off her 120-show, two-year residency at the 4,100-seat Coliseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
Twain has onlyreleased only four albums over the past 20 years, but each went platinum, including her second album, "1995's "The Woman in Me," that went 12 x platinum, and her third CD, "Come On Over," that went 20 x platinum in the U.S., and her last album to date, 2002's "Up," that sold 11 x platinum.
"Come On Over" is the best-selling album ever by a female artist, selling more than 40 million copies worldwide. It is the best-selling country album ever recorded. "Up" has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide.
The Vancouver Sun reports that Twain addressed the opening night crowd, calling the evening, "a very overwhelming night. It's been a lot of years for me since I've been here. I realize what I've been missing." The 100-minute hits-filled performance features the expected Vegas glitz that includes live horses during two numbers.
GARTH BROOK AND TRISHA YEARWOOD BUILD HOMES IN HAITI Garth Brooks and his wife, Tricia Yearwood, returned to Haiti to help build homes as part of Habitat for Humanity's annual Jimmy and Roselyn Carter Work Project, reports the Boot. Brooks and Yearwood worked side by side with 600 other volunteers to construct 100 new homes.
Brooks, who made his first visit to the country shortly after the 2010 earthquake that devastated the nation, confesses that the trip shook him, so he committed to the project.
ALAN JACKSON'S BOOK OF ESTATE PICS HELP CAUSE Country star Alan Jackson is using his new coffee table book, "Seasons of Sweetbriar - A Photographic Collection of Home by Alan Jackson," to raise money for the Colon Cancer Alliance's Blue Note Fund. His wife, Denise, was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2010.
She is now cancer-free. The book contains more than 200 photographs of Jackson's 140-acre estate surrounded by the hills of Tennessee, including his home and other buildings, its landscapes and wildlife. Copies of the book signed by Jackson can be purchased for $50 at www.alanjackson.com.
JIMMY BUFFETT SELLS RESTAURANT CHAIN Laid back country rocker and savvy business tycoon Jimmy Buffett has sold his 23 Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain for $11 million to Luby's, Inc, that also owns the Fuddruckers restaurant chain, according to Yahoo.
The singer, who named the chain after his 1978 hit, still owns his Margaritaville restaurants. That chain was also named after one of his hits, that one coming in 1977.
WYNONA JUDD AND HUBBY PERFORM Wynona Judd and her band member husband, Cactus Moser, formerly drummer for country group Highway 101, performed together for the first time since Moser's near-fatal motorcycle accident in August, reports the Saskatchewan Regina Leader-Post. Fans attending the concert in that city reportedly gave them a "lengthy standing ovation."
The drummer's accident occurred two months after the couple was married. He crashed his bike in South Dakota's Black Hills, resulting in and as a resultthe amputation of his left leg above the knee.
The 48-year-old country singer sheepishly confessed to the Boot that she learned by helping her husband around the clock, "and I can't believe I'm saying this to be selfless." She added, " I'm so in a world that is always selfish, in terms of it's always about me: Wynona, Inc., Wy's next gig, Wy's on tour, it's all about Wy. All of a sudden I have my hair in a ponytail and I'm a wife. I didn't get applause, a standing ovation or an award. I was doing my duty as a wife. It was very strange at first, I have to admit. The rhinestones had to be hung up and I had to put on good stretchy clothing that was washable. It was very weird, but it has taught me a lesson I needed to learn."
BANGLES' SUSANNA HOFFS' NEW EP Bangles frontwoman Susanna Hoffs, well known for her affection for '60 s pop and rock, has released a new 3-song EP, "From Me To You," that sees the singer-guitarist covering The Beatles' "All I've Got to Do," that was released here in November 1963 on "The Beatles Second Album." The other two cover songs are obscure gems, The Zombies' "This Will Be Our Year" from the British Invasion band's 1967 baroque pop masterwork, "Odessey and Oracle," and "Sally Go 'Round the Roses," a cut that reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 from Bronx-based all-girl one-hit wonders, The Jaynetts.
VETERANS SCORE WITH NEW HITS Recently, the Billboard Top 200 album chart saw longtime vets Tony Bennett, Rod Stewart, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, and Aerosmith all hit the Top 10, not with greatest its packages, but with albums of new material.
The 86-year-old Bennett, whose newest album is "Viva Duets," released his first record, "Because of You," in 1951 (it went to No. 1). Stewart, who turns 68 next month and just released "Merry Christmas, Baby," released his first record, "Up Above My Head" in June 1964 as a member of Long John Baldry's Hoochie Coochie Men.
Young, 67, whose new one with Crazy Horse is "Psychedelic Pill," made his recording debut in 1966 with funk and soul man Rick James' Mynah Birds for Motown, but the album was never completed, so his first released record was "Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing," by The Buffalo Springfield, also in 1966.
Aerosmith, whose new CD is "Music From Another Dimension," released their self-titled debut album 40 years ago, in January 1973 and was certified double platinum.
GRAMMY HALL OF FAME ADDS 27 NEW SONGS The Grammy Hall of Fame, overseen by the Recording Academy, added 27 new songs and albums. To gain entrance, the recording must be at least 25 years old. Among the new Hall of Fame singles are "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens," a 1946 recording by jazz and R&B sax player and bandleader Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five, "Hound Dog" (1953) by Big Mama Thornton, "Hit the Road, Jack" (1961) by Ray Charles, "On Broadway" (1963) by The Drifters, "Act Naturally" (1963) by Buck Owens, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (1964) by Bob Dylan, "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1965) by James Brown and Frank Sinatra's 1980 "Theme from 'New York New York'."
Among the new Hall of Fame albums are "Here's Little Richard" (1957), "Mingus Ah Um" (1959) from bebop double bassist Charles Mingus, "Foggy Mountain Band" (1961) by Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys, "Elton John" (1970), "Band on the Run" (1973) by Paul McCartney & Wings, AC/DC's 1980 smash, "Back in Black," and "Whitney Houston" (1985).
McCARTNEY PLAYS ON NEW CHARITY SINGLE Paul McCartney joined a group of British recording stars singing under the name of The Justice Collective covering The Hollies' 1969 hit ballad, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother." Proceeds from the record will benefit a group of charities associated with the 1989 Hillsborough disaster when a human crush at a soccer match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in Sheffield, England, resulted in the deaths of 96 fans and injuries to 766 others.
McCartney sings and plays guitar on the track. Other participants include Hollies members Bobby Elliott and Tony Hicks, British superstar Robbie Williams, former Clash co-leader Mick Jones, The Spice Girls' Mel C, The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan, former Frankie Goes to Hollywood leader Holly Johnson, Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, and McCartney's Liverpool mate, former Gerry and The Pacemakers leader Gerry Marsden.
The physical single comes out Dec. 17 but the video is available for viewing now on YouTube and the song is available now for digital downloading on Amazon and iTunes.
NEW RELEASES Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are "Bish Bosch," the 14 th studio album and the first in six years from Scott Walker, former frontman for '60 s hitmakers The Walker Brothers, whose 1966 single, "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore," hit No. 13 here and No. 1 in the U.K., where the trio relocated from Los Angeles; the soundtrack to "Hitchcock," composed by former Oingo Boingo leader Danny Elfman; and "Live at New Orleans House Berkeley, - 9/69 (Original Recording Remastered/Limited Edition)" from Jefferson Airplane spinoff band Hot Tuna.
A 2-CD, "Something New: Motown Lost & Found," from May "My Guy" Wells contains 47 songs, 23 of them previously unreleased; a 2-CD, "The Fat of the Land," from Brit electronic dance outfit The Prodigy; "Live: Skeletons and Majesties," from German metal band Gamma Ray that formed in Hamburg in 1989; a 2-CD, "Dick's Picks 26: 4/26/69 Electric Theater Chicago" from The Grateful Dead featuring a Pigpen's rare take on Jimmy Reed's "I Know It's a Sin;" an import, "Party Clowns: Live in London 1991" from Jarvis Cockers's Sheffield, England, alt rock band, Pulp; "Lost Tapes" from German experimental rockers Can; and a 2-CD import, "Shelby Lynne Live."
Two-for-one compilation CDs include Johnny Mathis' last two Mercury Records LPs from the mid-'60 s, "So Nice"/"Johnny Mathis Sings;" "Aereo Plane"/"Morning Bugle: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings" from country, bluegrass and folk composer-musician John Hartford; an import, "Keep You Satisfied"/"Forbidden Lover," two mid-'80 s LPs jazz and cabaret singer Nancy Wilson; from anda three-for two package, "Nervous Night"/"One Way Home"/"Zig Zag" from '80 s Philly rockers Hooters; and Peter and Gordon's first four albums in a 2-CD package, "Peter & Gordon (1964)"/"In Touch With-"/"Hurtin' N' Lovin'"/"Peter And Gordon."
New vinyl releases or enhanced rereleases are an 11-LP box, "Studio Albums" from The Who that contains their 1965 debut, "My Generation" through their most recent studio album, 2006's "Endless Wire" that was the group's first album in a quarter-century, and everything in between, including the 2-LP rock operas "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia;" Arthur Lee and Love's 1968 classic, "Forever Changes;" "Selections from the Headquarters Sessions," by The Monkees are eight unreleased alt takes from their May 1967 album on 2 LPs; The Moody Blues' "Days of Future Past (180 Gram Audiophile/45 th Anniversary Limited Edition Gatefold Cover);" "Promise," a rerelease of Sade's second album from 1985; "The Fear Record" L.A. punk pioneers Fear's re-recording of their 1982 debut LP, "The Record."
DVDs and Blu-rays include "Pearl Jam Twenty (3-Disc Deluxe Edition DVD)," directed by Cameron Crowe; "Led Zeppelin Live at Knebworth 1979," considered the band's comeback performance before 120,000 at the U.K.'s most prestigious music fest; "Parklive" from English treasure, Blur, recorded in Hyde Park in a concert marking the closing of the 2012 London Olympics (also as 2-CD) and "Marilyn Manson: Close to the Edge."
NOW PLAYING Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
Among her zillions of awards, Liza Minnelli won an Oscar as Best Actress for "Cabaret" in 1972, an Emmy for her "Liza With a Z: A Concert for Television" special in 1973, three Tony Awards for her appearances on Broadway and in 1990, she won the Grammy Award's Living Legend Award for her contributions and influence in the recording field.
Judy Garland's eldest daughter's debut album, "Liza! Liza!," was recorded and released when she was just 18. It featured show tunes by the likes of Kander and Ebb, Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen Sondheim and Jule Styne, Rodgers and Hart, Marvin Hamlisch, etc. Although the LP peaked on the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 115, over the years it sold an estimated 500,000 copies.
The early '70 s with "Cabaret" and "Liza With a Z" were her real money years. She was about the hottest thing in show biz. In the midst of all this, in 1973, she even scatted behind then-red hot Alice Cooper on his hit "Teenage Lament '74" as part of a chorus that also included Ronnie Spector, The Pointer Sisters and Patti LaBelle and her post-Bluebelles group, Labelle.
Her most recent studio album, "Confessions," came out in 2010 and was only her second in 14 years. But her 11 studio albums and more than two dozen singles aren't what make Liza Minnelli a legend. It's her live appearances in music theatre and especially, in concert.
Like her mother, she's had her problems over the years, including marriages and divorces, drugs and alcohol problems and subsequent rehab stints.
However, unlike her mother, who overdosed in a London hotel room at age 47, Liza appears to have beaten the demons.
Minnelli, who will turn 67 in March, continues to perform. It was just announced that right around her birthday she'll appear in "Smash," NBC's hit musical drama about the behind-the-scenes goings-on that entail producing a big Broadway production. In the episode titled "The Surprise Party," she'll sing an original song with the show's star, Christian Borle, who plays Tom, a Broadway composer.
On Dec. 13-14, she'll headline a "Winter Spectacular," at the Orange County Performing Arts Center's Segerstrom Hall in Costa Mesa, backed by Men Alive, the Orange County Gay Men's Chorus.
Steve Smith writes a new Classic Pop, Rock and Country Music News column every week. It can be read in its entirety on www.presstelegram.com. Like, recommend or share the column on Facebook. Contact him by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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By Gale Fiege Herald Writer
ARLINGTON — Boys and girls lined up to fill their lunch trays with salads, fresh fruit and vegetables in the Roosevelt Cafe at Presidents Elementary School.
"Last year we didn't have all this," said fifth-grader Owen LaSalata, 10, working his way through the salad bar. "I like all the fresh choices. My favorites are mandarin oranges, mixed salad and pinto beans."
Two weeks ago, Arlington School District was named the Western Washington Fresh Food in Schools Champion by the Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network.
"Arlington's (school and community Farm-to-School committee) has done such a wonderful job creating the infrastructure needed to get Washington-grown food into cafeterias," said Acacia Larson, coordinator of the network's Fresh Food in Schools Project, which receives funding from the USDA.
Ed Aylesworth, director of health and nutrition for Arlington Public Schools, said he was surprised by the award because his fresh-foods program is still getting started.
"And right now, we're out of season for produce from our local farmers. Fall is when we really get the local foods on the menu, and we're hoping for some strawberries before school is out," Aylesworth said. "But the award is encouraging and it's nice that Arlington is recognized for trying to feed its students well."
In its second year, the Fresh Food in Schools Project now includes 32 new farm-to-school programs statewide. Participating schools bought more than $300,000 worth of Washington-grown fruits and vegetables, an increase of about 82,000 pounds of produce from the previous school year, Larson said.
The aim is to put more Washington-grown fruits and vegetables on the lunch menu, something that's good for kids and good for local farms, Aylesworth said.
Three years ago, the city's natural resources director Bill Blake presented the idea of using local farm produce on the school lunch menu to a joint meeting of the School Board and the City Council.
"My goal was not only to provide good food for our kids, but to create jobs and encourage ecologically sound farming practices in exchange for the certainty of produce sales," Blake said.
Aylesworth, an Arlington native, got on board, as did Arlington resident Linda Neunzig, who serves as agriculture coordinator for Snohomish County and people from the Snohomish Conservation District.
Aylesworth and Blake got help from their friend Shawn Yanity, chairman of the Stillaguamish Tribe, who encouraged the tribe to give the Farm-to-School committee a $100,000 grant to get the program going.
The Farm-to-School committee provides for prudent management of the grant funds, Aylesworth said.
The school district installed refrigerated salad bars in its schools and began connecting with farmers in the Stillaguamish River valley. Aylesworth also arranged to give preference to growers in Snohomish, Skagit and Island counties, allowing him to pay a bit more for food grown locally.
Another connection Aylesworth made was with Mike Bennett of Hendrickson Farms in Marysville, which buys produce from around the state. Bennett makes sure fruits and vegetables meet federal guidelines, delivering to Arlington schools fresh, ready-to-eat food.
"Part of the challenge with the salad bars was to get the kids to eat what they take, but to take enough to try it all," Aylesworth said. "There is enough variety that each child should be able to find something he or she likes."
The Farm-to-School program is coming at a good time for Arlington-area farms, Blake said.
"The farming community, which used to be dominated by dairies, is in the middle of a transition, where local growers are developing business plans and relationships with buyers to make sure that if they grow dinner table products, they will be able to sell the produce," Blake said. "The long-range vision is that growers would compete for contracts a year ahead, which would provide them assurance that the up-front investment on seed, planting, weeding and processing will be returned through the sale to the school district."
The committee hopes to increase the use of local produce in the schools and encourage farmers to use greenhouses to expand the options of fresh food availability, Blake said.
Owen LaSalata, the fifth-grader whose name means salad in Latin, said he hasn't bragged to his family about the good food he gets in school.
"They just know I like it," Owen said.
Gale Fiege: 425-339-3427; firstname.lastname@example.com.


text: Shake Off the Stress The Sophomore and Junior Class Councils host a Christmas dance. Get ready for a not-so-silent night. That's the slogan for the Red and Green Dance party on Wheaton's campus tomorrow evening, Dec. 8, through the collaboration of the junior and sophomore class councils. Red and Green is intended to provide the campus with a chance to relieve some stress before the final weeks of the semester. More > Third Annual Advent Market Opens Today Local non-profits and ministries to sell Christmas gifts at Advent Market. Justice Coalition is hosting the third annual Advent Market this afternoon, Dec. 7. Organized by student members of Justice Coalition, Wheaton's Advent Market hosts a variety of vendors, including many local non-profits and ministries. The market affords students the opportunity to accomplish some early Christmas shopping within the setting of the campus. More > 'Miss Representation': Women's Portrayal in Mainstream Media Documentary explores the misrepresentation of women in society. "You can't be what you can't see" is the motto of a documentary entitled "Miss Representation," a film that examines the way in which mainstream media contributes to the under-representation of women in a variety of spheres. On Monday, Dec. 3, the department of sociology and anthropology and the gender studies program hosted a screening of the film, which was written, directed and produced by actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom. More > All Good Things Must Come to an End Amazing run to Final Four ends with 2-1 loss to Emory. The Wheaton women's soccer team left Blossom Stadium in San Antonio disappointed but grateful last Friday night, Nov. 30. Though the team dropped a tough 2-1 contest to Emory University (Ga.) in the NCAA Division III National Soccer Tournament semifinals, it took a resilient and incredible effort to even reach that point. More > Panting and Puking: Cross Country's Annual Week of Pain What do Dunkin' Donuts and Root Beer have to do with running? Members of the Wheaton cross country team know the answer, though they are feeling the effects from this year's J. Goertz Memorial Week of Pain, a Wheaton cross country annual tradition that dates back to the 1990s. More >


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Swannanoa, N.C. - The Brevard College women's soccer team shot early and often in their game Saturday against host Warren Wilson College and they came away with the victory over the Owls, 3-0.
For the season the Tornados improve to 5-8, 0-4 in the SAC, while Warren Wilson falls to 2-4-2.
Less than two minutes into the game Bailey Varley put the Tornados up 1-0 on the first shot of the game, sneaking the ball past keeper Rachel Schonberg.
Varley scored again in the 28th minute as she received a pass from teammate Chelsea Freeman and hammered home the ball, increasing the lead to 2-0.
With 30 seconds left in the first half Cherie Haseltine added to the scoring as she placed her second goal of the season in the net to give the Tornados a commanding 3-0 lead.
The first half was all Tornados as they totaled 15 shots to the Owls one. Tornados keeper Sydney Douglas did not face a shot on goal in the first half, while her counterpart Schonberg saved eight of the 11 Tornado shots on goal.
The second half was more even as Brevard only attempted six shots on goal, while Warren Wilson attempted three. Two of the Owls shots were saved by Douglas, and the other shot was saved by her replacement Jordan Box.
For the game, Varley took over the overall team lead in goals scored, with five for the season. Douglas and Box combined in the goalbox to give the Tornados their third shutout of the season.
The Tornados are back in action on Wednesday, October 8th, when they host Wingate University at the Brevard Soccer Field. Kickoff time is 4 p.m. Warren Wilson plays on October 10th when they host North Greenville University with a start time at 4 p.m.


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Tropical Storm Chantal: Tuesday 8am Update
The 8am update on Tuesday from the National Hurricane Center has Tropical Storm Chantal moving toward the west/northwest with maximum sustained winds near 50mph, with higher gusts.
According to the 48 hour outlook, the center of Chantal should reach the Lesser Anatilles this morning and move near the Domincan Republic on Wednesday.
Glen Glazer from our weather partner, Storm Team 5, "t's possible Chantal could get pushed into north Florida and southern Georgia late Sunday and Monday. We have bumped up rain chances across South Florida from Friday through the weekend based on the latest track and computer model data."
Click here for the latest from Storm Team 5.
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Today I also bring you a little 3 pocket caddy from Creations by AR which I made just for because...
I filled it with little lined and stamped tags, but what you can tuck away in each pocket is endless. Perfect for party favors, gift bag or just a little desk caddy for your most special supplies. I also used Prairie Bird Boutique wrinkle ribbon and fabric ribbon, hand cut and quilted a fabric/felt heart which is top off with this adorable vintage safety pin my mother had sent to me.
Now we come to the giveaway... As many of you may know I have been published in several Simply Handmade issues this year and am so honored to be published amongst so many talented individuals. When I saw the April/May issue online I was more than excited...I had made the cover (well my project had).
Giveaway #1:So all you have to do is leave a comment here by Saturday and I will pick one winner for each!
Thank you for allowing me to share, good luck and see you back here on Thursday!