Marcia

Tuesday, 15 January 2013

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Bob Marley Museum
Coordinates: 18°01′11″N 76°46′47″W / 18.0196145°N 76.7798316°W / 18.0196145; -76.7798316
The Bob Marley Museum is a museum in Kingston, Jamaica, dedicated to the reggae musician Bob Marley. The museum is located at 56 Hope Road, Kingston 6, and is Bob Marley's former place of residence. It was home to the Tuff Gong record label which was founded by The Wailers in 1970. In 1976, it was the site of a failed assassination attempt on Bob Marley. The Chicago based band 56 Hope Road takes its name in homage to the address.

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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km²) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.

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Aston Barrett
Aston Barrett (born Aston Francis Barrett, 22 November 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica), often called "Family Man" or "Fams" for short, is a Jamaican bass player and Rastafarian.
He was one of the Barrett brothers (the other being Carlton "Carly" Barrett) who played with Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Hippy Boys, and Lee Perry's The Upsetters. It has been stated that Aston was the 'leader' of the backing band and responsible for many, if not all bass lines on Bob Marley's greatest hits, as well as having been active in co-producing Marley's albums and responsible for most overall song arrangements. He was the mentor of Robbie Shakespeare of the duo Sly & Robbie, and is considered one of the elder statesmen of reggae bass guitar playing.
Barrett continues to tour with and lead The Wailers Band, who carry Marley's torch in the music world by Emmett and Cliodhna performing his songs with several original band members. Barrett has support from Marley's fan base to this day, despite his legal wrangling with the Marley family.

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Beverley Kelso
Beverley Kelso is a Jamaican singer. She was a backing vocalist, and one of the founding members of The Wailers (between 1963 and 1966). The death of Junior Braithwaite in 1999 and the death of Cherry Smith in 2008 left Kelso and Bunny Wailer as the only surviving founding members of the Wailers (although Cherry Smith is not listed on the band's website as an official member due to her limited contribution to the band).

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Bob Andy
Bob Andy (born Keith Anderson, 1944) is a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.
Bob Andy was one of the founding members of The Paragons, along with Tyrone Evans and Howard Barrett. His first solo hit record in 1966, "I've Got to Go Back Home," was followed by "Desperate Lover," "Feeling Soul", "Unchained," and "Too Experienced", amongst others. He also composed songs for other reggae artists, including "I Don't Want to See You Cry" for Ken Boothe, and "Feel Like Jumping," "Truly," and "Melody Life" for Marcia Griffiths.
He had several hits in the late 1960s, including "Going Home," "Unchained," "Feeling Soul," "My Time," "The Ghetto Stays in the Mind," and "Feel the Feeling". Some of these, and his 1992 hit, "Fire Burning", have come to be regarded as reggae standards and several have been covered several times by other artists.
In the early 1970s, he recorded with Marcia Griffiths as Bob and Marcia, under producer Harry J's tutelage. These included the UK hits "Young, Gifted and Black" and "Pied Piper". In 1978, Andy put his music career on hold and concentrated on his career as an actor, starring in the films, Children of Babylon in 1980, and The Mighty Quinn (1989).

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Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers (1963–1981). Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience.
Marley's music was heavily influenced by the social issues of his homeland, and he is considered to have given voice to the specific political and cultural nexus of Jamaica. His best-known hits include "I Shot the Sheriff", "No Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up", "Get Up Stand Up", "Jamming", "Redemption Song", "One Love" and, "Three Little Birds", as well as the posthumous releases "Buffalo Soldier" and "Iron Lion Zion". The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also known as one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide.

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Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer, (born Neville O'Riley Livingston, 10 April 1947, Jamaica), also known as Bunny Livingston and affectionately as Jah B, is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. He is considered one of the longtime standard bearers of reggae music. He has been named by Newsweek as one of the three most important musicians in world music.
Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley were raised in the same household as stepbrothers. Bunny's father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston.
As he was by some way the least forceful of the trio, he tended to sing lead vocals less often than Marley and Tosh in the early years, but when Bob Marley left Jamaica in 1966 for Delaware, to be replaced by Constantine "Vision" Walker, he began to record and sing lead on some of his own compositions, such as "Who Feels It Knows It", "I Stand Predominant" and "Sunday Morning". His music was very influenced by gospel and the soul of Curtis Mayfield. In 1967, he recorded "This Train", based on a gospel standard for the first time at Studio One.

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Carlton Barrett
Carlton "Carly" Barrett (December 17, 1950 – April 17, 1987) was an influential reggae drummer and percussion player. His musical development in the early years were with his brother Aston "Family Man" Barrett as a member of Lee "Scratch" Perry's "house band" The Upsetters. The brothers joined Bob Marley and The Wailers around 1970. He wrote the well known Bob Marley song "War" and with his brother Aston co-wrote "Talkin' Blues". Carlton Barrett is featured on all the albums recorded by the Wailers. Barrett popularized the one drop rhythm, a percussive drumming style created by Winston Grennan. With Carly's beats and his brother Aston's bass, the Wailer rhythm section planted the seeds of today's international reggae. Barrett was murdered outside his home in Jamaica on April 17, 1987.
"Field Marshal", as he liked to be called, was born in Jamaica in 1950, the son of Wilfred and Violet Barrett. As a teenager he built his first set of drums out of some empty paint tins, and had initially been influenced by Lloyd Knibb, the great drummer from the Skatalites. He and his brother Aston were raised in Kingston and absorbed the emerging ska sound.

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Cherry Smith
Cherry Smith (22 August 1943 – 24 September 2008) was a backing vocalist for the original Wailers from 1963 to 1966.
Smith was also called Cherry Green (her half-brother Carlton had that surname), but was born Ermine Ortense Bramwell in the Trench Town district of Kingston. She was nicknamed "Cherry" as a girl due to her light complexion. According to Bob Marley's official website Bunny Wailer and Beverley Kelso are the only surviving members of the original Wailers, after Smith's death. However, it did not list Smith as an official member of the group. Smith was with the group for over two years and took part in their audition for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1963, but as she had a full-time job and a child to support, she was unable to attend the group's first recording session, and was replaced by Kelso.
Smith continued to contribute to recording sessions and sang backing vocals on several of the later Wailers recordings including:
She left the group in late 1966, and moved to Miami, Florida in 1969 to work as a nurse. She moved around the United States, finally settling in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Donald Kinsey
Donald Kinsey (born May 12, 1953, Gary, Indiana, United States) is an American guitarist and singer, best known as a member of The Wailers Band, the reggae backing group for Bob Marley & The Wailers.
Kinsey is one of three sons of the late Chicago blues performer, Big Daddy Kinsey. He is a member of The Kinsey Report, which he formed in 1984 with his brothers Ralph Kinsey and Kenneth Kinsey, plus Ron Prince. Previously he had toured and recorded with Albert King, Peter Tosh, Bob Marley & The Wailers and Roy Buchanan.

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Earl Lindo
Earl "Wire" Lindo, b. 7 January 1953 (sometimes referred to as "Wya") is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is a member of The Wailers and has collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Spear.
Earl "Wire" Lindo began his career with the Wailers in 1972. While attending Excelsior High School in Jamaica. Lindo played organ in the band Now Generation. Aston "Familyman" Barrett heard "Wya" and recommended him to play for a Saturday afternoon television program called "Where It's At" on JBC. On the show he played with Tommy McCook, saxophone player for the Skatalites, and Upsetters/Hippie Boys guitar player Alva Lewis. He also spent his early days working at Coxsone Dodd's Studio One, Jamaica's most prolific recording label, where he played on innumerable recordings with every star Jamaica has to offer. In 1972 he was invited to join the Wailers where he has stayed ever since.
Lindo can be heard on an album credited to the Impact All-Stars. Released in 1975, the album is a collection of dub tracks recorded at Randy's Studio 17.

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Harry J
Harry Zephaniah Johnson (known as Harry J, born July 6, 1945, Westmoreland) is a Jamaican reggae record producer of African, Sicilian and Scottish descent. He is the head of the landmark Harry J. Records, located at 10 Roosevelt Avenue, Kingston 6, Jamaica WI.
Johnson started to play music with the Virtues as a bass player before moving into management of the group. When the band split up he worked as an insurance salesman. He first appeared as a record producer in 1968, when he launched his own record label, "Harry J", by releasing The Beltones' local hit "No More Heartaches", one of the earliest reggae songs to be recorded. His agreement with Coxsone Dodd allowed him to use Studio One's facilities, where he produced the hit "Cuss Cuss" with singer Lloyd Robinson, which became one of the most covered riddims in Jamaica. Johnson also released music under a subsidiary label, Jaywax.
In October 1969, he met success in the UK with "The Liquidator" (number 9 in the UK Singles Chart) recorded with his sessionband, The Harry J All Stars (it was also a hit in 1980, reaching number 42). This single became one of the anthems of the emerging skinhead youth subculture; together with other instrumental hits released in the UK through his own subdivision "Harry J" on Trojan Records, on a compilation album of the same name (see cover). During the 2008 United States presidential election, presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama campaign used the song "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers at the closing of his stump speeches on the campaign trail. The beginning of the song "I'll take you there" features an introduction which was lifted from "The Liquidator".

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Joe Higgs
Joe Higgs (born Joseph Benjamin Higgs, 3 June 1940 – 18 December 1999) was a reggae musician from Jamaica. In the late 1950s and 1960s he was part of the duo Higgs and Wilson together with Roy Wilson. He was a popular artist in Jamaica for four decades and is also known for his work tutoring younger musicians including The Wailers and Jimmy Cliff.
Higgs was instrumental in the foundation of modern Jamaican music, first recording in 1958 for producer and businessman (and later Jamaican Prime Minister) Edward Seaga, both as a solo artist and with Roy Wilson. He is often called the "Godfather of Reggae". His first release (with Wilson) was "Oh Manny Oh" in 1958, which was one of the first records to be pressed in Jamaica and went on to sell 50,000 copies. Higgs and Wilson also recorded for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The partnership with Wilson dissolved in 1964 when Wilson emigrated to the United States. Higgs then concentrated on a solo career and also worked with Carlos Malcolm and the Afro-Jamaican Rhythms, before joining Lynn Taitt's The Soul Brothers as lead vocalist.

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Junior Braithwaite
Franklin Delano Alexander Braithwaite, better known as Junior Braithwaite, (4 April 1949 – 2 June 1999) was a reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica, the youngest member of the vocal group, The Wailing Wailers. The Wailing Wailers was a vocal group Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer started in 1963, together with Braithwaite, when ska music had become popular in Jamaica. Soon after Beverly Kelso and Cherry Smith joined the group as backing vocalists.
Braithwaite was with The Wailers for eight months and sang lead on such songs as, "Habits", "Straight and Narrow Way", "Don't Ever Leave Me", and "It Hurts To Be Alone". He had the best voice in The Wailers, according to Studio One's Coxsone Dodd, who discovered the band's talent. Bob Marley later commented that, "Junior used to sing high. It's just nowadays that I'm beginning to realize that he sounded like one of the Jackson Five. When he left we had to look for a sound that Bunny, Peter and me could manage".
Braithwaite left the band in 1964 and moved to the United States with hopes of pursuing a medical career. He lived primarily in Chicago and southern Wisconsin for the next 20 years, and returned to Jamaica in 1984 to work with Bunny Wailer on a Wailers' reunion project. With the assassination of Peter Tosh in September 1987, plans for world tours with a reunited Wailers never materialized.

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Junior Marvin
Junior Marvin (born Donald Hanson Marvin Kerr Richards Jr) (also known as Junior Marvin-Hanson, Junior Hanson and Junior Kerr) is a Jamaican-born guitarist and singer best known for his association with Bob Marley and The Wailers. He started his career as Junior Marvin with the band Hanson in 1973. Marvin has also been associated with Gass, Keef Hartley Band, Toots & the Maytals and Steve Winwood. In 2007, Marvin recorded a solo album entitled Wailin' For Love. In 2009, Marvin, along with Al Anderson, formed The Original Wailers.
He formed his own band Hanson also known as Junior Marvin's Hanson in 1973 and recorded two albums. Marvin met Bob Marley on February 14, 1977 and joined Bob Marley and The Wailers Band. After Bob Marley's death Marvin carried on releasing material under the name The Wailers Band releasing the albums ID, Majestic Warriors, Jah Message, and Live 95-97 My Friends. In 1997 Marvin left The Wailers Band and relocated to Brazil, where he formed a short-lived group called Batuka. Following his return to Jamaica he continued working as a session player. More recently Marvin has toured with Kaliroots and The Wailers Band. He has been touring with The Original Wailers since 2009.

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Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949, Kingston, Jamaica) is a successful female singer, also called the "Queen of Reggae". One reviewer described her noting "she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances".
Griffiths started her career in 1964. From 1970 to 1974 she worked together with Bob Andy in the group Bob and Marcia, on the Harry J label. Between 1974 and 1981 she was a member of the I Threes, a background group, which supported Bob Marley & the Wailers.
Her song "Electric Boogie", released in 1976 and re-released in 1989, made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it her most successful single. It remains the highest-selling single by a female Reggae singer of all time.^{[citation needed]}

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Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987), was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers (1963–1974), and who afterwards had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.
Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, and was raised by his aunt. He began to sing and learn guitar at an early age, inspired by American radio stations. After a notable career with The Wailers and as a solo musician, he was murdered at his home during a robbery.

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The Original Wailers
The Original Wailers is a reggae group led by Al Anderson, best known for his extensive work with iconic singer Bob Marley.
In 1974 when Bob Marley went solo, on the brink of international stardom, he surprised the music community by choosing as his lead guitarist the soft spoken, American-born Al Anderson. It was Anderson’s stunning lead work on such classics as No Woman, No Cry, Dem Belly Full and Curfew (Three O’ Clock Road Block) that first alerted rock fans to the Wailers’ music. Over a billion dollars worth of Marley’s music featuring Al Anderson’s evocative guitar work has been sold worldwide. Al has also played with the legendary Peter Tosh, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Steel Pulse, Aswad, Inner Circle, Traffic and Ben Harper.
Junior Marvin joined Marley as singer/guitarist during the sessions for Exodus and Kaya albums, shortly before the band’s legendary appearance at London’s Rainbow Theatre in ’77. Junior has also to his credit worked with Ike & Tina Turner, Steve Winwood, Linda Lewis, T-Bone Walker, Billy Preston, Chris Wood in both the US and UK. In 2011, Junior Marvin departed the group.

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Tyrone Downie
Tyrone Downie is a Jamaican keyboardist/pianist who is most known for his involvement as a member of Bob Marley and The Wailers. He studied at Kingston College and joined the wailers in the mid-1970s, making his recording début with the band on Rastaman Vibration, having previously been a member of the Impact All Stars. He has also played with The Abyssinians, Beenie Man, Black Uhuru,Buju Banton, Peter Tosh, Junior Reid,Tom Tom Club, Ian Dury, Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Alpha Blondy, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Sly & Robbie. He currently resides in France and is a member of the touring band of Youssou N'Dour, whose album Remember he produced.
Downie released the solo album Organ-D in 2001.

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This Sunday Jan.13, 2013 photo provided by the French Army Monday Jan.14, 2013 shows a French Rafale jetfighter landing after a mission to Mali in N'Djamena, Chad.

France strikes Mali rebels

Independent online (SA)

14 Jan 2013

Bamako/Paris - French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebel strongholds deep in northern Mali on Sunday as Paris poured more troops into the capital, Bamako, awaiting a West African force to dislodge al-Qaeda-linked insurgents from the country’s north ... Defence Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said France’s intervention on Friday prevented the advancing rebels from seizing Bamako and vowed air strikes would continue ... – ... Doubt....(size: 6.6Kb)

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Indian Hindu holy men, or Naga Sadhus, run naked into the water at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the royal bath on Makar Sankranti at the start of the Maha Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013.

Pilgrims Flock to India's Ganges for World's Biggest Festival

Jakarta Globe

14 Jan 2013

Allahabad. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu pilgrims led by naked, ash-covered holy men streamed into the sacred river Ganges on Monday at the start of the world's biggest religious festival. The Kumbh Mela in the Indian town of Allahabad will see up to 100 million worshippers gather over the next 55 days to take a ritual bath in the holy waters, believed to cleanse sins and bestow blessings ... "I am ecstatic ... Agence France-Presse ....(size: 4.2Kb)

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US military in side hummer on the Ramadia road and an the duty in Ramadia present

2012 military suicides hit a record high of 349

Ohio

15 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON. Suicides in the U.S. military surged to a record 349 last year, far exceeding American combat deaths in Afghanistan, and some private experts are predicting the dark trend will grow worse this year. The Pentagon has struggled to deal with the suicides, which Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and others have called an epidemic ... Last year’s total is the highest since the Pentagon began closely tracking suicides in 2001 ... ....(size: 5.0Kb)

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Pakistani Shiite Muslims sit next to the bodies of their relatives awaiting burial, who were killed in Thursday's deadly bombings, during a protest in Quetta, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013.

Pakistan's Deathly Nonviolent Protest

WorldNews.com

15 Jan 2013

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Desperate times call for desperate measures. In the case regarding Pakistani Shias, a minority population in Pakistan, some are refusing to bury their dead until the government deepens its commitment to protect them and the army provides better security. This comes on the heels of another suicide terrorist attack that killed 92 people and wounded more than 100 ... (1) Crilly, Rob ... ....(size: 4.0Kb)

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File - President Barack Obama talks with Chief of Staff Jack Lew and Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, in the Oval Office, Nov. 28, 2012.

Obama On Debt Ceiling: 'We Are Not A Deadbeat Nation'

Huffington Post

14 Jan 2013

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama issued a strong warning to Republicans on Monday that he will not negotiate over the debt ceiling or allow Republicans to use it as a bargaining chip. "To even entertain the idea of the United States of America not paying our bills is irresponsible. It's absurd," Obama said in a press conference ... "They will not collect a ransom in exchange for not crashing the economy," Obama said ... Also on HuffPost ... ....(size: 10.3Kb)

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More job advertisements appearing

The Examiner

16 Jan 2013

Online job postings in Broward have increase by 9,675 since 2009, according to an article by Marcia Heroux Pounds ......(size: 0.6Kb)

Employees, retirees honored; staff service awards given (Missouri State University)

noodls

16 Jan 2013

(Source ... During the Jan ... Two honored for community contributions ... Beverly A ... Pictured, from left, are (first row) Michael Murphy, Christine Edwards, Burnie Snodgrass, Gary Stewart, Steven Braden, Kim Bell, Cynthia Barnett (second row) Lynn Dickison, Patrick Day, Robert George, (third row) Deborah Shirley, Craig Shikles, (fourth row) Marcia Ratcliff, (fifth row) Raymond Phillips and Doug Willson ... Rankin, procurement services Marcia K....(size: 7.6Kb)

Highlights from the Winter 2013 issue of The Point (Point Park University)

noodls

16 Jan 2013

(Source. Point Park University). The Winter 2013 issue of The Point, the magazine for alumni and friends of Point Park University, is now available on campus and online. . Feature highlights and extras include.. Teachable Moments ... College Try ... Behind the Scenes ... Sports Center ... Serving Families. Alumna Marcia Sturdivant, Ph.D ... Hoop Dreams ... (noodl....(size: 2.2Kb)

Area federal lawmakers discuss gun legislation

Ohio

16 Jan 2013

Lawmakers weigh in on guns. With possible gun legislation dominating talk in Washington, D.C., the Beacon Journal asked the area’s five U.S. representatives this question Tuesday.. What one legislative initiative can you support today related to the issue of guns and gun control?. Here are their responses.. Marcia L ... (Note. Fudge spoke on the House floor Monday night on gun violence prevention. Her full remarks can be viewed at ... ....(size: 2.9Kb)

Smallest state is big battleground on gay marriage

MSNBC

16 Jan 2013

By DAVID KLEPPER. Associated Press. PROVIDENCE, R.I ... Hundreds of supporters and opponents signed up to address a legislative committee reviewing the bill ... Marcia Blair of North Kingstown said she is "humiliated" at having to urge lawmakers to grant her and her partner of nearly 30 years the same benefits given to heterosexual couples ... "We've been denied hundreds of benefits," she said ... Gov ... Advertise . AdChoices. Advertise . AdChoices ... The Rev....(size: 4.6Kb)

US anti-hacking law questioned

Stuff

16 Jan 2013

The 26-year-old's family blamed the suicide on "intimidation" from what they described as an overzealous US prosecutor, who threatened Swartz with prison and up to US$1 million in fines ... PROSECUTORS PUSH ON ... Ad Feedback ... Prosecutors have taken advantage of the vague terms to add huge penalties to lesser cases, said Marcia Hofmann, a senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a non-profit civil liberties organization ... ....(size: 6.0Kb)

University of Wyoming Dean's and Dean’s Freshman Honor Roll: Resident (University of Wyoming)

noodls

16 Jan 2013

(Source. University of Wyoming). January 15, 2013 - The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Wyoming on the 2012 fall semester academic Dean's and Dean's Freshman Honor Roll. The honor roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade point average ... Students are. ... Janae Asay ... J ... Marcia Ashdown....(size: 56.7Kb)

US east-coast cities are 'sitting ducks' for storms, says top Obama scientist

The Guardian

15 Jan 2013

Marcia McNutt, who resigned as director of the US Geological Survey, says hurricane Sandy has left communities exposed. Hurricane Sandy churns off the US east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. Photograph. NASA/Getty Images ... Marcia McNutt, who last week announced her resignation as director of the US Geological Survey, told a conference that Sandy had left coastal communities dangerously exposed to future storms of any size ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

Trent Athletics Centre Offers Free Yoga Program for Cancer Survivors & Patients (Trent University)

noodls

15 Jan 2013

(Source ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ... Tuesday, January 15, 2013, Peterborough ... "We offer a variety of yoga classes here at the Trent Athletics Centre, ranging from gentle and Yin Yoga to Power Yoga," said Marcia Campbell, Fitness & Lifestyle Coordinator at the Athletics Centre ... Ms ... Byrick ... ft ... -30- ... Marcia Campbell, Fitness & Lifestyle Coordinator, Athletics & Recreation, Trent University, (705) 748-1011 x6138 or marciacampbell@trentu.ca ... (noodl....(size: 4.4Kb)

54 Organizations Earn 2013 Work-Life Seal of Distinction

Yahoo Daily News

15 Jan 2013

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WorldatWork's Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP) is proud to announce the organizations that have earned the Work-Life Seal of Distinction for 2013. The seal is a unique mark of excellence designed to identify organizational success in work-life effectiveness ... 28, 2013 ... Arizona State University. Arizona ... Illinois ... Marcia G. Rhodes, (480) 304-6885, marcia.rhodes@worldatwork.org ... ....(size: 5.2Kb)

Still room in D.C. for travelers to President Barack Obama's 2nd inauguration

Detroit Free Press

15 Jan 2013

Hail the chief in person. With less than a week to go until President Barack Obamas second swearing-in ceremony, Washington, D.C., still has room for more spectators ... And the big parade afterward? Its free ... Marcia Turner of Detroit will be at the inauguration with her husband, Reggie Turner, and two daughters, ages 14 and 21 ... I want her to see him being sworn back in again, the first African-American president, Marcia Turner said ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

If you want to witness presidential history, Washington D.C. has lots of rooms for inauguration festivities

Detroit Free Press

15 Jan 2013

Hail the chief in person. With less than a week to go until President Barack Obama's second swearing-in ceremony, Washington, D.C., still has room for more spectators ... And the big parade afterward? It's free ... Marcia Turner of Detroit will be at the inauguration with her husband, Reggie Turner, and two daughters, ages 14 and 21 ... "I want her to see him being sworn back in again, the first African-American president," Marcia Turner said ... ....(size: 5.1Kb)

Zydeco champ C.J. Chenier and band to play post-Mardi Gras party in Williamsburg

Daily Press

15 Jan 2013

From Marcia Ball to Geno Delafose, many top Louisiana players have rocked the restaurant and billiards room ... 23 ... 23 ... ....(size: 1.5Kb)

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Marcia Ball
Marcia Ball in concert (2005)
Background information
Born	(1949-03-20) March 20, 1949 (age 63) Orange, Texas, United States
Genres	New Orleans R&B Swamp blues Louisiana blues Texas blues
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Piano Vocals
Years active	1970–present
Associated acts	Lou Ann Barton Angela Strehli Irma Thomas Tracy Nelson
Website	Marcia Ball.com

Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949, Orange, Texas, United States)^[1] is an American blues singer and pianist, born in Orange, Texas but who grew up in Vinton, Louisiana.^[1] She was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist... where Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues-swamp meet."^[2] The Boston Globe described her music as "an irresistible celebratory blend of rollicking, two-fisted New Orleans piano, Louisiana swamp-rock and smoldering Texas blues from a contemporary storyteller."^[3]

1 Career
2 Discography
- 2.1 Solo or principal artist
- 2.2 Other contributions
3 Filmography
4 Festival appearances
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

Career [link]

Born into a musical family, Ball began playing piano at age 5, and showed an early interest in New Orleans style piano playing, as exemplified by Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, and James Booker. She has named Irma Thomas, the New Orleans vocalist, as her chief vocal inspiration. Ball entered Louisiana State University in the late 1960s as an English major.^[1] In college, she played in a psychedelic rock and roll band, called Gum.^[1] In 1970, at age 21, she started a progressive country band called Freda and the Firedogs in Austin, Texas, and began her solo career in 1974.^[4]

Ball is known for her piano style, which shows elements of zydeco, swamp blues, Louisiana blues and boogie woogie.^[5] She began her recording career as a solo artist with Rounder Records in the 1980s and early 1990s.^[4] In 2001, she joined Chicago-based Alligator Records.

Her Rounder album, Sing It!, which also featured vocalists Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson, released in January 1998 was nominated for both a Grammy Award and a Blues Music Award as "Best Contemporary Blues Album." Ball also received the 1998 Blues Music Award for "Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year" and "Best Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards."^[6] She was awarded “Contemporary Blues Album of the Year” for her albums Presumed Innocent (2002) and So Many Rivers (2004). The same year she also won “Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year-Female.” She won the "Best Blues Instrumentalist-Keyboards" again in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Her 2003 Alligator release, So Many Rivers, was nominated for a Grammy as were Live! Down The Road (2005) and Peace, Love & BBQ (2008). She was inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 1990.

Ball has continued to work with Irma Thomas. In 2006, the two contributed a duet ("Look Up") on the New Orleans Social Club release, Sing Me Back Home (Burgundy Records/Honey Darling Records). In 2007, the two contributed another duet ("I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind") to Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard Records).

Ball, who has established herself as an important player in the club scenes in both New Orleans, Louisiana and Austin continues to work at festivals and clubs throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.^[1] The current^[when?] band members are Ball (piano, vocals); Don Bennett (bass, vocals); Mike Schermer (guitar, vocals); Damien Llanes (drums, vocals); Thad Scott (saxophone).^[7]

Discography [link]

Solo or principal artist [link]

2011: Roadside Attractions (Alligator Records) - Grammy nominated album
2008: Peace, Love & BBQ (Alligator)
2007: JazzFest Live (MunckMusic\Munck)
2005: Live! Down The Road (Alligator Records)
2004: Live at Waterloo Records (Alligator Records)
2003: So Many Rivers (Alligator)
2001: Presumed Innocent (Alligator Records)
1998: Sing It! (Rounder) (with Tracy Nelson and Irma Thomas)
1997: Let Me Play With Your Poodle (Rounder)
1994: Blue House (Rounder)
1990: Dreams Come True (Antone's) (with Lou Ann Barton and Angela Strehli)
1989: Gatorhythms (Rounder)
1985: Hot Tamale Baby (Rounder)
1984: Soulful Dress (Rounder)
1978: Circuit Queen (Capitol)
1972: Freda and the Firedogs

Other contributions [link]

2007: Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino (Vanguard Records) Duet with Irma Thomas, "I Can't Get New Orleans Off My Mind".
2006: Sing Me Back Home New Orleans Social Club (Burgundy Records/Honey Darling Records) Duet with Irma Thomas, "Look Up".

Filmography [link]

2006: New Orleans Music in Exile
2003: The Blues, episode Piano Blues directed by Clint Eastwood

References [link]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Allmusic biography
^ Gundersen, Edna. USA Today, February 5, 2006
^ Gilbert, Andrew (19 February 2006), "A Gulf Coast treasure breaks out", Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/02/19/a_gulf_coast_treasure_breaks_out/, retrieved 26 October 2009
^ ^a ^b Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. pp. 90. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
^ Blues.about.com biography
^ The Rosebud Agency Bio
^ Marciaball.com

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Place of birth	Orange, Texas, United States
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Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Griffiths (right) with the I Threes
Background information
Birth name	Marcia Llyneth Griffiths
Born	(1949-11-23) 23 November 1949 (age 62) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae roots reggae
Occupations	Vocalist
Years active	1964–present
Associated acts	The Wailers Peter Tosh Bob and Marcia

Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born 23 November 1949, Kingston, Jamaica)^[1] is a successful female singer, also called the "Queen of Reggae". One reviewer described her noting "she is known primarily for her strong, smooth-as-mousse love songs and captivating live performances".^[1]

Griffiths started her career in 1964. From 1970 to 1974 she worked together with Bob Andy in the group Bob and Marcia, on the Harry J label. Between 1974 and 1981 she was a member of the I Threes, a background group, which supported Bob Marley & the Wailers.^[1]

Her song "Electric Boogie", released in 1976 and re-released in 1989, made the Electric Slide, a line dance, an international dance craze. It reached number 51 on the US Billboard Hot 100 making it her most successful single.^[1] It remains the highest-selling single by a female Reggae singer of all time.^{[citation needed]}

References [link]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Biography by Roger Steffens". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p82323/biography. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

External links [link]

Official homepage of Marcia Griffiths

v t e Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley Junior Braithwaite Beverley Kelso Bunny Wailer Peter Tosh Cherry Smith Constantine "Vision" Walker Earl "Chinna" Smith Aston Barrett Joe Higgs Earl Lindo Carlton Barrett Al Anderson Alvin Patterson Junior Marvin Donald Kinsey Tyrone Downie I Threes

Studio albums	The Wailing Wailers (1965) Soul Rebels (1970) Soul Revolution (1971) The Best of The Wailers (1971) Catch a Fire (1973) Burnin' (1973) Natty Dread (1974) Rastaman Vibration (1976) Exodus (1977) Kaya (1978) Survival (1979) Uprising (1980) Confrontation (1983)

Live albums	Live! Babylon by Bus Talkin' Blues Live at the Roxy Live Forever

Compilations	Rasta Revolution African Herbsman Chances Are Interviews Legend Songs of Freedom Natural Mystic Rock to the Rock Chant Down Babylon One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers Gold Keep On Skanking Africa Unite: The Singles Collection

Soundtracks	Marley

Songs	"Concrete Jungle" "Get Up, Stand Up" "No Woman, No Cry" "So Jah Seh" "Jah Live" "Johnny Was" "Roots, Rock, Reggae" "Positive Vibration" "Exodus" "Waiting in Vain" "Jamming" "Punky Reggae Party" "Three Little Birds" "One Love/People Get Ready" "Is This Love" "Satisfy My Soul" "Stir It Up" "So Much Trouble in the World" "Survival" "Zimbabwe" "Could You Be Loved" "Redemption Song" "Reggae on Broadway" "Natural Mystic" "Buffalo Soldier" "Iron Lion Zion" "Why Should I" "Keep on Moving" "Easy Skanking" "What Goes Around Comes Around" "Sun Is Shining" "Turn Your Lights Down Low" "Kinky Reggae" "Rainbow Country" "I Know a Place" "I Shot the Sheriff" "Slogans" "Africa Unite" "Stand Up Jamrock" "Mr Brown"

Tours	Catch a Fire Tour Burnin' Tour Natty Dread Tour Rastaman Vibration Tour Exodus Tour Kaya Tour Babylon by Bus Tour Survival Tour Uprising Tour

Related articles	Discography The Upsetters Upsetter Records Tuff Gong Bob Marley Museum Smile Jamaica Concert Tribute to the Legend: Bob Marley The Original Wailers The Wailers Band

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Marcia Cross
Cross in April 2008
Born	Marcia Anne Cross (1962-03-25) March 25, 1962 (age 50) Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
Education	Juilliard (1984)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present
Television	Edge of Night, TheThe Edge of Night, One Life to Live, Another World, Melrose Place, Everwood, Desperate Housewives
Spouse	Tom Mahoney (2006–present)
Partner	Richard Jordan (1985–1993; his death)
Children	Eden Mahoney Savannah Mahoney

Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962) is an American television actress, best known for her roles as Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, and as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on the Fox soap opera Melrose Place.

1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links

Early life and education [link]

Cross is of English descent^{[citation needed]} and was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the daughter of Janet, a teacher, and Mark Cross, a personnel manager.^[1]^[2] Her parents raised her in the Roman Catholic religion.^[3] She grew up with sisters Susan (age 51–52), a teacher, and Ellen (age 45–46), a singer and songwriter.^[1]

Raised in Marlborough, she graduated from Marlborough High School in 1980.^[4] Having received a half scholarship to Juilliard at the age of 17,^[5] she moved to New York City at the age of 18 to study at the school^[4] where she graduated in 1984.^[6] Cross returned to school in 1997 to earn a master's degree in psychology, which she received from Antioch University Los Angeles in 2003.^[1]

Career [link]

She began her television career in 1984 on the soap opera The Edge of Night. She then moved from New York to Los Angeles, and soon landed roles in television movies such as The Last Days of Frank and Jessie James, co-starring with Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. In 1986 she joined the cast of the ABC daytime Soap opera One Life to Live, where she played Kate Sanders, until 1987.

In 1991, Cross guest-starred on the 13th season on the soap opera Knots Landing as the wife of Pierce Lawton (Bruce Greenwood). She spent a lot of her screen-time on the show confronting Paige Matheson, played by her future Desperate Housewives co-star Nicollette Sheridan.

In 1992, Cross gained widespread recognition, cast as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on the FOX's primetime soap opera Melrose Place. Initially cast for one episode, she so impressed the producers that they kept bringing her back. By the second season, her character was emerging as the mentally unbalanced antagonist of the show. She left in the season five.

Cross guest-starred on series such as Seinfeld, where she played Jerry's dermatologist girlfriend Dr. Sitarides (whom he mocked as "Pimple Popper M.D."), and Cheers, where she portrayed Susan Howe, the younger sister to Kirstie Alley's character, Rebecca Howe. She also appeared on the episides of sitcoms, such as Boy Meets World, Ally McBeal, Spin City, It's Garry Shandling's Show and King of Queens. Her dramatic roles include appearances on CSI, Profiler and Touched by an Angel. Her film credits include independent movies Bad Influence (1990), Always Say Goodbye (1996) and Just Peck (2009).

In 2003, prior to her role on Desperate Housewives, Cross spent a season co-starring as Linda Abbott on WB's critically acclaimed series, Everwood.

In 2004, Cross landed the role of Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC dramedy series Desperate Housewives. For this role she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series in 2005, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005—2007).

From late 2009 onwards, Cross fronted various television commercials in the United Kingdom for the country's Albert Barlett Rooster Potatoes company. Cross appeared in the indie movie Bringing Up Bobby in 2011.^[7]

Personal life [link]

Cross was the long-time companion of actor Richard Jordan, who was 25 years older than her. Jordan died from a brain tumor in 1993.^[8]

Cross and Tom Mahoney (b. 1958), a stock broker whom she had been dating for six months, were married on June 24, 2006, in front of 200 guests at the Church of Our Savior Episcopal Parish in San Gabriel, California.^[9] Cross underwent in vitro fertilization soon after her wedding.^[10] On January 11, 2007, she was placed on precautionary bedrest, requiring her to suspend her Desperate Housewives acting duties. Cross did not want to give up working, even bringing the entire cast and crew to her home to shoot some scenes in her bedroom, which was painted to look like Bree's. On February 20, 2007, Cross gave birth to fraternal twin daughters, Eden and Savannah, at a Los Angeles hospital, shortly before Cross's 45th birthday.^[11] Both children were baptized at Trinity Episcopal Church.^[12]

In November 2005, Cross appeared on the cover of the newly launched Psychologies magazine in the United Kingdom where she discussed her passion for psychology and therapy. In September 2008, Cross stated in an interview that she was "in heaven right now" looking after her newborn twins, but also stated that she has a desire to adopt a child in the near future.^[13] In December 2008, Cross became the face of Mott's apple sauce;^[14] commercials began airing in March 2009. On January 20, 2009, it was announced that Cross's husband had been diagnosed with cancer.^[15]

Filmography [link]

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Edge of Night, TheThe Edge of Night	Liz Correll	Soap opera
1985	Brass	Victoria Willis	Television film
1985–1986	One Life to Live	Kate Sanders	Soap Opera
1986	Pros & Cons	Lynn Erskine	Television film
1986	Tales from the Darkside	Marie Alcott	1 episode
1986	Last Days of Frank and Jesse James, TheThe Last Days of Frank and Jesse James	Sarah Hite	Television film
1986	Another World	Tanya	Soap opera
1988	Almost Grown	Lesley Foley	1 episode
1989	Cheers	Susan Howe	1 episode
1989	Just Temporary	Amy	Television film
1990	Storm and Sorrow	Marty Hoy	Television film
1990	Quantum Leap	Stephanie Heywood	1 episode
1991–1992	Knots Landing	Victoria Broyelard	7 episodes
1992	Murder, She Wrote	Marci Bowman	1 episode
1992–1997	Melrose Place	Kimberly Shaw	114 episodes
1996	All She Ever Wanted	Rachel Stockman	Television film
1997	Seinfeld	Dr. Sara Sitarides	1 episode
1997	Ned and Stacey	Diana Huntley	4 episodes
1998	Target Earth	Karen Mackaphe	Television film
1999	Boy Meets World	Rhiannon Lawrence	4 episodes
1999	The Outer Limits	Kate Woods	1 episode
2000	Dancing in September	Lydia Gleason	Television film, Supporting role
2000	Profiler	Pamela Martin	1 episode
2000	Spin City	Joan	Season 5 episode 1
2001	Living in Fear	Rebecca Hausman	Television film
2001	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Julia Fairmont	1 episode
2002	Eastwick	Jane Spofford	TV pilot
2002	King of Queens	Debi	2 episodes in season 5
2003–2004	Everwood	Dr. Linda Abbott	18 episodes
2004–2012	Desperate Housewives	Bree Van de Kamp	Main cast, 174 episodes, Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2006) Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2005,2006) Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy Series (2005) Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2005—2007) Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2007,2009) Nominated – Television Critics Association Award (Individual Achievement in Comedy) (2005) Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2005) Nominated – Prism Award (Performance in a Comedy Series) (2005, 2007, 2009)

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Bad Influence	Ruth Fielding	Supporting role
1996	Ripple	Ali	Short film
1996	Always Say Goodbye	Anne Kidwell	Lead role
1996	Female Perversions	Beth Stephens	Small role
2003	Wind Effect, TheThe Wind Effect	Molly	Short film
2009	Just Peck	Cheryl Peck	Supporting role
2011	Bringing Up Bobby	Mary	Supporting role

References [link]

^ ^a ^b ^c Reed, J.D. (December 15, 2003). "Health Change: Melrose Place Alum Marcia Cross Trades Bad Medicine for Good on Everwood". People. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20148955,00.html. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
^ "Marcia Cross Biography (1962–)". FilmReference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/30/Marcia-Cross.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Keck, William (April 14, 2005). "A soapy coming-out party". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-14-housewives-van-de-kamps_x.htm. Retrieved May 11, 2010. "Cross, who was raised Catholic..."
^ ^a ^b Fantle, David; Johnson, Tom (June 2005). "FAR FROM DESPERATE: Marcia Cross Cover Story". AirTran Go magazine. http://www.airtranmagazine.com/features/2005/06/far-from-desperate-marcia-cross-cover-story. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ Goudas, John N. (April 17, 1987). "Marcia Cross' Parents Thought She'd Outgrow Acting Bug". Schenectady Gazette. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uxAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oHIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2502,4397213. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ Slewinski, Christy (April 11, 1996). "Just Another Manic Sunday, With The Madwoman Of 'MP'". http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-04-11/entertainment/17998896_1_manic-depression-marcia-cross-crazy. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "Marcia Cross joins 'Bringing Up Bobby'". Moviejungle.com. http://www.moviejungle.com/Articles/Marcia_Cross_joins_Bringing_Up_Bobby.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Notice of death of Richard Jordan^{[dead link]}
^ Wihlborg, Ulrica."Marcia Cross Gets Married." People. June 24, 2006.
^ Tauber, Michelle (April 11, 2007). "Marcia Cross Talks About Motherhood". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034411,00.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Gee, Alison. "Marcia Cross Welcomes Twin Girls" People. February 21, 2007.
^ "Us Exclusive: Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross Gets Married". Usmagazine.com. August 25, 2009. http://www.usmagazine.com/us_exclusive_desperate_housewives_marcia_cross_gets_married. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ Marcia: I Want To Adpot, MSN TV News, September 22, 2008
^ "Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | Showbiz :: Cross' twins land mum a saucy role". Express.co.uk. December 17, 2008. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/76100/Cross-twins-land-mum-a-saucy-role. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
^ "Marcia Cross's husband, Tom Mahoney, diagnosed with cancer". People. January 20, 2009. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20253628,00.html. Retrieved July 4, 2011.

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Will & Grace, season 2/season 3 (2000): Sean Hayes; Eric McCormack; Debra Messing; Megan Mullally Sex and the City (2001): Kim Cattrall; Kristin Davis; Cynthia Nixon; Sarah Jessica Parker Everybody Loves Raymond (2002): Peter Boyle; Brad Garrett; Patricia Heaton; Doris Roberts; Ray Romano; Madylin Sweeten Sex and the City (2003): Kim Cattrall; Kristin Davis; Cynthia Nixon; Sarah Jessica Parker Desperate Housewives, season 1 (2004): Andrea Bowen; Ricardo Chavira; Marcia Cross; Steven Culp; James Denton; Teri Hatcher; Felicity Huffman; Cody Kasch; Eva Longoria; Jesse Metcalfe; Mark Moses; Nicollette Sheridan; Brenda Strong Desperate Housewives, season 1/season 2 (2005): Roger Bart; Andrea Bowen; Mehcad Brooks; Ricardo Chavira; Marcia Cross; Steven Culp; James Denton; Teri Hatcher; Felicity Huffman; Brent Kinsman; Shane Kinsman; Eva Longoria; Mark Moses; Doug Savant; Nicollette Sheridan; Brenda Strong; Alfre Woodard The Office, season 2/season 3 (2006): Leslie David Baker; Brian Baumgartner; Steve Carell; David Denman; Jenna Fischer; Kate Flannery; Melora Hardin; Mindy Kaling; Angela Kinsey; John Krasinski; Paul Lieberstein; B. J. Novak; Oscar Nunez; Phyllis Smith; Rainn Wilson The Office, season 3/season 4 (2007): Leslie David Baker; Brian Baumgartner; Steve Carell; David Denman; Jenna Fischer; Kate Flannery; Melora Hardin; Mindy Kaling; Angela Kinsey; John Krasinski; Paul Lieberstein; B. J. Novak; Oscar Nunez; Phyllis Smith; Rainn Wilson 30 Rock, season 2/season 3 (2008): Scott Adsit; Alec Baldwin; Katrina Bowden; Tina Fey; Judah Friedlander; Jane Krakowski; Jack McBrayer; Tracy Morgan; Keith Powell Glee, season 1 (2009): Dianna Agron; Chris Colfer; Patrick Gallagher; Jessalyn Gilsig; Jane Lynch; Jayma Mays; Kevin McHale; Lea Michele; Cory Monteith; Heather Morris; Matthew Morrison; Amber Riley; Naya Rivera; Mark Salling; Harry Shum, Jr.; Josh Sussman; Dijon Talton; Iqbal Theba; Jenna Ushkowitz

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Spragga Benz
Birth name	Carlton Errington Grant
Also known as	Spragga Benz
Born	(1969-05-30) 30 May 1969 (age 43) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Dancehall
Occupations	Deejay, Actor, Musician
Years active	1991–present
Labels	VP, Capitol

Carlton Errington Grant (born 30 May 1969) is a Jamaican Dancehall Deejay.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
4 Filmography
5 References
6 External links

Career [link]

He began his career around 1991. Once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened to Spragga. The Benz in his name comes from the sound system for which he used to work for, L.A. Benz, and it is through this that he found his way into the music industry at a Dubplate recording session with Buju Banton. The famed elder DJ was slated to do four tracks for L.A. Benz but only voiced two and suggested that Spragga do the other two. Since he was new to recording, he freestyled a couple of lines of what would then become, "Love Mi Gun", a popular tune.

He soon became an in-demend performer for numerous producers, including Bobby Digital, and hits followed with "Could a Deal" (produced by Winston Riley) and "Girls Hooray" (Steely & Clevie). A series of well-received singles followed, many included on his debut album, Jack It Up (1994). This success led to a deal with Capitol Records, who issued his second album, Uncommonly Smooth, in 1995, featuring duets with Chevelle Franklyn ("A-1 Lover") and "Spanish Harlem" (with Ben E. King). The album didn't sell well enough for Capitol, who dropped him, after which he spent a few years releasing further singles in Jamaica, also collaborating with the likes of Wyclef Jean and KRS-One. In 1999, he recorded a 'clash' album with Beenie Man, Two Badd DJs, and had a number one Jamaican hit single with "She Nuh Ready Yet (Hype Up)", which was also included on his third album, Fully Loaded (2000). This album featured duets with Lady Saw (on "Backshot") and Foxy Brown (on "Too Stoosh"), and was co-produced by house music legend Todd Terry. In the same year, Benz made his film acting debut in Brooklyn Babylon, and the following year played a leading role in the gangster film Shottas. 2002 saw the release of his fourth album, Thug Nature.

In 2003, Benz recorded a number of duets, with the likes of Carly Simon and Shannon, with the aim of breaking into the US market.^[1] In July 2007, Benz co-hosted the Urban Music Awards in New York with Foxy Brown.^[2] Benz was nominated for three awards at the first Caribbean Urban Music Awards, held in Jamaica in April 2008.^[3] On 31 August 2010 Spragga Benz released his sixth solo album Shotta Culture^[4]

Personal life [link]

In the late 1990s, Benz founded the Stay In School program which provided help for needy students in his hometown of Franklin Town.^[5]

Carlton "Carlisle" Grant Jr., his 17-year-old son who had played a younger version of Benz's character in the film Shottas, was shot and killed by local police in Kingston, Jamaica on 23 August 2008.^[6] Police say they stopped two men on a bicycle in the Kingston 8 area, and when they approached them, one of the men began firing at them.^[6] The police said they returned fire and the men fled. When they searched the area they found Grant Jr. suffering from gunshot wounds and in possession of a .45 semi automatic pistol.^[6] Grant Jr. was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.^[6]

Following his son's death, Benz founded the Carlisle Foundation, with the aim of helping local youths.^[5]

Discography [link]

Albums [link]

Jack It Up (1994) VP
Uncommonly Smooth (1995) Capitol
Two Bad DJs with Beenie Man (1999)
Fully Loaded (2000) VP
Thug Nature (2002) Empire Musicwerks
Live Good (2007)
Shotta Culture (2010)

Singles [link]

"Oh Yeah" feat. Foxy Brown;# 63 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
"A1 Lover"
"Jack It Up"
"Run Things"
"Wi Nuh Like"
"Chicken Head Remix" feat. Wyclef Jean
"Turn Me On" feat. Kevin Lyttle; # 4 US, # 20 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
"She Nuh Ready Yet" / "Backshot" feat. Lady Saw
"Mad House Tek Him"
"No Way Remix" and more.
"Shotta Culcha"
"This Is The Way" feat. Nas
"Eat Buddy" feat.Poizn Ivy

Notable appearances [link]

"Fire" Kelis feat. Spragga Benz
"The Best Man" Kardinal Offishall feat. Spragga Benz and Darryl Riley
"Gangsta Gal" Tanya Stephens feat. Spragga Benz
"Iron Bars" Stephen Marley feat. Julian Marley and Spragga Benz
"Working Ways" Stephen Marley feat. Spragga Benz [2011]
"Lullabye" Toni Norville feat. Spragga Benz
"Bounce With Me Remix" Lil Bow Wow feat. Spragga Benz
"We Can" Alison Hinds feat. Spragga Benz (WI Cricket Theme Song 2002)
"Spanish Harlem" (feat.Ben E King) (uncommonly smooth 1995 capitol)
"Another One Partner" Machel Montano feat. Spragga Benz, Red Rat and Buccaneer (album: Same High)
"Jealousy" video with Charles & Eddie, 1995
"Don't Walk Away" Skul1 feat. Spragga Benz

Filmography [link]

Shottas (Source Award Winner 2004) (Wayne)
Brooklyn Babylon (1999) (Himself)

References [link]

^ Jackson, Kevin (2003) "Spragga Benz gears up for crossover rush", Jamaica Observer, 9 May 2003
^ Walters, Basil (2007) "Spragga Benz, Foxy Brown to co-host Urban Music Awards", Jamaica Observer, 29 June 2007
^ Cooke, Mel (2008) "Nominees announced for first Caribbean Urban Music Awards", Jamaica Gleaner, 12 March 2008
^ artist: Spragga Benz album: Shotta Culture iTunes
^ ^a ^b "Spragga Benz reaches out", Jamaica Gleaner, 30 April 2009
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Walters, Sacha (2008) "Shattered Dreams - Carlton Grant Jr's mom reflects on lost possibilities", Jamaica Gleaner, 10 September 2008

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Name	Benz, Spragga
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Date of birth	30 May 1969
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
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