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A 21-year-old Brewster man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly slashed the neck and face of a Muslim taxi driver in New York City Tuesday, is known for being tolerant of other cultures and religions, the executive director of a multi-faith church organization said Thursday.

Michael Enright, who is being held without bail, is accused of stabbing the taxi driver after speaking to him in Arabic.

Enright has volunteered with the multi-faith church organization Intersections International and came to the office, the director said,tiffany bangles for sale, as recently as earlier this week.

"We were kind of shocked and heart broken that Mike would, could be — he’s obviously innocent until proven guilty — that he may of been involved in this situation," said the Rev. Robert Chase, executive director for Intersections International.

"He’s always been a gentleman here and he believes in our mission and our mission is to build bridges between lines of cultures and religion,tiffany keys," Chase said.

Chase said Enright, who was studying film and photography at the New York City School of Visual Arts,Thanksgiving surprise gift, became involved with the non-profit organization after learning of the work it does with veterans.

"He’s doing his senior film on lifting up the voice of veterans on the ground," Chase said. "He learned about the work we were doing with vets and liked what we stand for and we then worked along with the School of Visual Arts to help with his film, including his being embedded in Afghanistan last spring."

The initiative of Intersections International,pendants, according to its website, is to promote global justice,watches, reconciliation and peace across boundaries that divide people, including faith, culture, ideology, race, class and national borders.

Enright was ordered by a judge Wednesday to be held without bail on charges of attempted murder and assault as hate crimes and weapon possession.

He did not enter a plea during his brief court appearance. Police said that Enright was drunk at the time the taxi driver was attacked.

The University of Florida issued the following news release:,tiffany sets

Dave Kratzer has served The Gator Nation for nearly 24 years, including more than four as the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and almost 20 as the former Director of the Reitz Union. In addition, he is now serving his country as a newly appointed U.S. Army Reserve ambassador.

Kratzer,tiffany key rings on sale, a retired Army Reserve Major General, was recently appointed as an ambassador by Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command.

"It’s an honor," Kratzer said.

Army Reserve Ambassadors are private citizens who serve as liaisons between the Army Reserve and the community. Ambassadors are spokespeople and representatives for the Army Reserve, and are resources and mentors for soldiers and their families.

Ambassadors have a status equal to that of a two-star general. There are two ambassadors per state who serve three-year terms. At the end of their terms, they may apply to be appointed for another three years.

Kratzer’s own military experience makes him well-qualified for the ambassador position. After Sept. 11, 2001, Kratzer was deployed to Afghanistan for six months, returned to the U.S. for five months, and deployed again to Iraq and Kuwait for a year.

"The University of Florida has been wonderful in their support of me," Kratzer said. "I left twice and came back, and my job was still here."

His experience overseas helps him relate to what soldiers are going through now that he serves as a mentor to them. Returning reservists may face financial troubles, job loss,tiffany bangles for sale, post-traumatic stress or family issues after being away from home.

"I think they (the Army Reserve Ambassador program) specifically wanted me because I could talk to soldiers and their families," Kratzer said.

Kratzer’s various duties as an ambassador include attending events such as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Workshop. The Yellow Ribbon Program reunites soldiers from across the United States after they return home from duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.

For the 30- and 60-day reunions,tiffany cuffLink, the soldiers and their families receive an expense-paid trip to Orlando, where many take the opportunity to reunite with men and women with whom they served while stationed overseas.

"The idea is to bring them back together," Kratzer said.

Ninety days after the soldiers returned home, they were invited to a soldiers-only workshop in Jacksonville. The program provided counseling and information regarding employment and the GI Bill. Kratzer addressed the group of soldiers at the recent reunion.

"We help them try to find out what kind of help they need," Kratzer said. "There’s a lot of one-on-one time provided, and a lot of laughs as well."

As an ambassador, Kratzer attends a variety of events. Recently, Kratzer attended a deployment ceremony for a unit in Orlando. He also assists the US Army Recruiting Battalion by supporting such events as GatorNationals, a national drag racing event at Gainesville Raceway, where the Army’s No. 1 racing team drew the attention of approximately 2,000 people.

At UF, Kratzer works with the Collegiate Veterans Society, a voluntary student organization that numbers more than 440 student veterans on campus. He recently assisted the Collegiate Veteran’s Society and UF’s Student Government in planning the dedication ceremony for the new Veterans Memorial at the Reitz Union Amphitheatre. The memorial consists of a fountain, The US and State of Florida flags, a commemorative marker and five granite pillars representing each of the five military branches. The ceremony,discount tiffany jewelry, hosted by the Collegiate Veterans Society, included a Navy flyover and a speech from a four-star general.

Kratzer also is the chair of the ROTC Advisory Committee on campus, which includes keeping track of ROTC’s numbers and academic standings. The committee oversees the Army, Navy, Marines and the Air Force at UF.

As an ambassador and former commander, Kratzer has seen a lot of support from soldiers, and he enjoys the opportunity to reconnect with them.

"Any day you can spend with soldiers is a great day," Kratzer said. "This is my opportunity to give back to them."For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.

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The No. 6-ranked Lady Blues volleyball team opened the 2010 season with a pair of convincing wins at the St. Mary’s Invitational on Friday. Washburn beat SW Oklahoma State 3-1 in the season-opener and followed that up with a 3-0 sweep of the host school on Friday night.

The first match saw the Lady Blues (2-0) cruise to a 25-7 first set win followed by a 25-12 win to go up 2-0. The Bulldogs (0-2) won set three 25-22,tiffany key rings sale, but the Lady Blues closed out their 13th straight season-opening win 25-12 in the fourth set.

Junior Mollie Lacy led the Washburn hitters with 10 kills and a .600 hitting percentage. Junior Amanda Guess and redshirt freshman Abby Wittman each had double-doubles as they try to replace departed All-American setter Kate Hampson. Guess finished with a game-high 19 assists and 10 digs,Charm bracelet, while Wittman had 14 assists and 10 digs.

Washburn rolled to a 3-0 sweep of the host Rattlers (1-2) in Friday’s nightcap with set wins of 25-19, 25-12 and 25-11. The Lady Blues hit .411 as a team and committed just seven attacking errors.

Freshman Aubri Renshaw and sophomore Hillary Hughes had 10 kills apiece to pace the Washburn attack. Hughes added 10 digs for her first double-double of the season and eighth of her career. Guess finished with a career-high 26 assists,tiffany key rings for sale, while senior Molly Smith had a game-high 20 digs.

The Lady Blues will wrap up play at the St. Mary’s Invitational with a pair of games on Saturday. WU will face Maryville at 10 a.m. before squaring off against Wheeling Jesuit at 5:30 p.m. in the tournament finale for both schools.

GAME NOTES:

-The win over SW Oklahoma State was Washburn’s 13th straight season-opening win.

-Chris Herron improved to 9-0 in season-openers

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Marie Johnson knew it wasn’t going to be easy.

Taking the bench for the first time as the Minnesota West head volleyball coach, Johnson’s Lady Jays fell to Rochester 3-0 Wednesday night.

"We did not come away with a win, but I am excited and am happy with how the girls played,tiffany rings sale," Johnson said following the match. "We knew this was going to be a tough game against Rochester. We’re very happy that it was a home game, but Rochester has six matches under their belt already."

MW had a sluggish start, but showed improvement as the match progressed.

"I like to see the improvement," Johnson said of the 25-13, 25-14 and 25-16 loss. "In such a small period of time, they improved tremendously from the first set to the third set. We were neck-and-neck with Rochester for a good portion of the third set, which was really exciting."

Rochester improved to 7-0 this season and early on, showed their experience.

The Yellowjackets started with an 8-0 lead in Game 1.

"During that first run, with honesty, I was thinking to myself,tiffany, ‘When do I call a timeout?’" Johnson said. "I think calling timeouts at the right points can really help momentum change. At that point, I was thinking the girls maybe wouldn’t have quite so many jitters, but as I saw the points climbing against us, it kind of hit home and there was a reality that they were a little more nervous than I expected them to be."

The Lady Jays rallied, and with a kill by Kristina Skorepa (two kills), pulled within eight points.

However, RCTC’s Mikayla Valvick answered with a kill and the Yellowjackets quickly built the lead to 10 points.

MW struggled serving in Game 1, committing eight errors as RCTC went on to the 25-13 win.

"That was one thing we talked about in between every single set," Johnson said. "Serving is the only part of the game that you have 100 percent control of. At that point, I told the girls, ‘You’re just working on getting it in. I need you to get your serves in and that’s what I need you to focus on.’ The third set,discount tiffany key rings, from what I kept tally of, was better than the first two. They just have to take more time behind the line. It’s definitely one thing we’re going to hit hard at practice."

Tiffany Harberts had a kill early in Game 2 for MW, but RCTC again jumped out to a quick lead.

One of Alyson Drooger’s six blocks later pulled the Lady Jays within three, 8-5, but RCTC answered with a run to lead 17-10.

Back-to-back-kills by Abbie Fey pushed the lead to 11 as the Yellowjackets took Game 2, 25-14.

Game 3 was a different story.

As the Lady Jays built a little confidence and momentum, the two teams battled hard.

RCTC had a 7-1 lead early on, but MW would find a spark.

Drooger had a block and Katherine Kazemba (16 digs) had two kills as the Lady Jays were quickly back into the game.

"In the third game,tiffany bracelet, Katherine Kazemba absolutely came alive," Johnson said. "She came out of nowhere. Her hitting, her covering, her digs, she was all over the court. I knew she had it in her, she’s a very versatile player, but I was ecstatic to see it come out in the third set."

Kazemba then had an ace block,tiffany necklaces on sale, tying the game at 9-all.

However, RCTC answered with a 7-2 run, taking a 16-11 lead — forcing a MW timeout.

Despite pulling within five points late, MW fell in the third set, 25-16.

While it wasn’t the way Johnson wanted to start her coaching career, her team fought to the final point.

"When I was playing here, it was instilled in us that you play until the whistle is blown," the coach said. "If it’s questionable whether the whistle was blown or not, you keep going. You have to be scrappy, especially with a team like Rochester, they are going to put it everywhere."

Katie Hadler was a perfect 12-for-12 serving for MW, while Mechaela Wolff had 19 set assists. Libero Sarah Suby had five digs and 21 serve receives.

As the Lady Jays take to the road on Friday at Anoka-Ramsey, the solid third game gives them something to build on.

"In the first game, I think we had a lot of jitters," Johnson said. "But in the third, they really came alive and I’m really happy with the third one. The girls showed what they have. There’s always room for improvement, but they were excited and they started playing as a team."

A team from far, far away will be entering a game that could be a good story for The Twilight Zone.

The South Point Pointers are preparing for their first home game of the season Friday against a team from Canada and neither team knows much about the other.

South Point hosts Our Lady of Mount Carmel from Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. It is the same school that played at Ironton two years ago.

Pointers’ head coach Doug Shilot said details about the team are sketchy at best.

"They have kids who can run and they like to throw it around. Other than that,tiffany cuff Links clearance, we really don’t know a lot,tiffany money clip," said Shilot.

Canada plays 12-man football but will switch to the 11-man lineup while playing in the United States. Shilot said the young Pointers will have to play well regardless of how many players are on the field.

"We’ll have our hands full," said Shilot. "I don’t want to get in a situation where we execute and execute and then turn the ball over. We have to take care of the ball."

South Point moved the ball last week but turned it over in a 35-12 loss at Minford.

Athens at Coal Grove

Look for the interior line of the Hornets to hold the key to this game.

Athens was 9-1 last season as they enjoyed their best season in years, due mainly to playing for the first time in the Tri-Valley Conference after leaving the SEOAL.

The Bulldogs return a lot of good skilled players, but they lost all five of their interior offensive linemen and they also flipped over and played defense.

Quarterback Trey Harris is the key to the offense. Harris threw for three touchdowns last week in a 36-21 loss at Gallipolis.

Coal Grove has a veteran offensive and defensive line that should be a problem for the Bulldogs.

Lucasville Valley at Rock Hill

Last year, this was supposed to be a blowout and the Indians held off the Redmen 14-0.

This year, Lucasville Valley has 28 juniors and seniors back and the Indians are expecting to be better than last year’s 7-3 record.

Blake Yates (6-3, 175) is the quarterback and is the key to the offense. Alex Holcomb (5-9,rings, 170) is the top receiving target.

Defensively, the Indians return all their linebackers along with two-way linemen Tye Johnson (6-0, 230),tiffany key rings clearance, Ryan Wamsley (5-10, 225) and Curt Crabtree (6-2, 265).

Fairland at Meigs

Depth was a concern before the season for Fairland coach Dave Carroll. Now it’s a problem.

The Dragons’ wide receiver Cody Midkiff suffered a broken leg in last week’s game against Portsmouth West and 6-5, 325-pound lineman Adam Lee also sustained an injury and isn’t expected to play.

Fortunately for the Dragons, Meigs has also been bitten by the injury bug. Jeff Roush was supposed to be the leading ballcarrier on offense, but he suffered a broken collarbone in a scrimmage and may be lost for the season.

Charlie Barrett did most of the running in last week’s 53-13 loss to Coal Grove. He’ll need plenty of help from Taylor Rowe and quarterback Cameron Bolin.

Chesapeake at Wayne, W.Va.

Wayne has just 16 juniors and seniors on the roster this year after graduating 16 seniors from last year’s 13-1 team.

But Chesapeake coach Phil Davis is not fooled.

"They’re still a good team. They’re inexperience, but they have a lot of good players," said Davis.

Chesapeake lost 35-7 at Oak Hill, but the score was somewhat deceiving. The Panthers had a 7-0 lead and were driving for another touchdown when they fumbled on a the 1-yard line that would have given them a 14-0 lead late in the first half. Fumbles and an interception enabled the Oaks and pull away late.

River Valley at Symmes Valley

River Valley is hoping that last year’s experience will bring a better experience this season.

The Raiders were only 1-9 last year and the lone win was a forfeit when Minford was penalized for using an ineligible player.

After having only five lettermen last year,buy tiffany earrings, the Raiders have 20 this season.

The experience helped the Raiders beat Federal Hocking in their opener.

But there’s a problem for the Raiders’ spread attack. The Vikings’ defense may be better than last season when they went 8-2.

Green at Fort Frye

Both teams have small roster. Green has 24 players while the Cadets have 29.

Fort Frye was 6-4 last season including a 49-7 win over Green. But gone is four-year starter Tanner Robinson at quarterback.

The Cadets’ backfield will rely on running back Colton Skinner, but the line lost three key players. Returning up front are senior center Josh Spindler (6-1, 200) and right tackle Jared Garvin (5-9, 213).

Skinner ran for 96 yards and three touchdowns last week in a 38-14 win over Hannibal River. He also caught three passes for 77 yards.

For the past 55 years U-2 Dragon Lady crews have soared high above the earth collecting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to aid in the fight against enemy forces. Throughout the years, even with the advances in technology, the mission remained the same.

Over time, several changes in the aircraft and protective equipment have evolved to help the U-2 and its pilots better perform their mission. Training to become a U-2 pilot has also evolved from "learn on the fly" to a detailed training course requiring approximately nine months to complete.

In the late 1950s, when the first U-2 pilot trainees were becoming familiar with the aircraft, there were no instructors, no two-seater trainer aircraft, no ejection seats, no full pressure suits, no full-scale base at which to train and no technical manuals or history for reference.

In 1957,thanksgiving teacher gifts, there was simply a dried up lake in Nevada called Groom Lake with a bare-bones training ground the pilots referred to as "The Ranch".

The U-2 had no operational testing done by the Air Force before its pilots graced the cockpit. The pilots tested the aircraft while learning its movements and capabilities. The shiny, silver, short-nosed structure far differed from the flat, black, long-nosed platform of today. Pilots also wore a silver, skin-tight partial pressure suit to protect them at high altitudes, which was also new to the Air Force.

The U-2 was a low-budget aircraft even for the 1950s,discount tiffany necklaces, said retired Lt. Col. Tony Bevacqua, one of the first U-2 pilots. The plane wasn’t given the best instruments or equipment available at the time, and it wasn’t until later in the program that the cockpit was upgraded to give U-2 pilots what they need to perform the mission as easily as possible.

The aircraft was flown to Groom Lake in pieces and then assembled and flown by a Lockheed test pilot. Upon the Lockheed pilot’s approval of the assembly, the aircraft was handed over to the Air Force and training began.

Colonel Bevacqua recalled his time at Groom Lake and how he was completely focused on learning a brand new style of flying.

"There wasn’t anything to do except fly and get the training," Colonel Bevacqua said. "It was pretty boring really, unless we were learning the new system."

The beginning of the U-2′s history was highly classified. Pilots were interviewed by members of the Central Intelligence Agency and when accepted were off on an adventure they knew little to nothing about.

"All I knew was that I was going to Connecticut for a pressure suit fitting and then to Wright-Patterson (Air Force Base,thanksgiving gift ideas, Ohio,) for altitude chamber training and a further fitting," Colonel Bevacqua said. "I was told I would be flying to March AFB (Calif.,) and meet a guy there who would take me the rest of the way."

Upon arrival at Groom Lake, they were thrust into training and performed numerous touch and go flights as they adjusted to the handling characteristics of the U-2. Within a week of training, pilots performed their first high-flights in the partial pressure suit.

"The partial suit was fitted and acted like a girdle," Colonel Bevacqua said. "It was skin tight throughout and when you lost pressurization, the external hoses would enlarge and tighten the suit more. It did its job by preventing your blood from boiling, but it was very uncomfortable."

The first pilots arrived at Groom Lake and completed their entire training in less than three weeks. They flew to Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas where they became operational pilots and instructor pilots for the second class.

"Everything back then was pushing the envelope to get somewhere where human beings weren’t designed to go,tiffany Pendant," said Maj. Mark Ferstl, a U-2 student pilot at the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. "They didn’t have a lot to go on, but in some ways the lack of knowledge and experience may have been a motivator."

In today’s training, pilots are interviewed first,tiffany bangles for sale, which includes several interview flights at low altitude to see how a pilot handles the aircraft. Once accepted into the program, they fly T-38 Talons for three months and learn survival skills before even sitting in a U-2 cockpit again.

Part of their survival training includes several training sessions in the high-altitude flight chamber at the 9th Physiological Support Squadron. Major Ferstl said it’s a big confidence booster once the training is complete and pilots are comfortable in the suit.

"The full pressure suit has not failed anybody at altitude," he said. "The people at suit training want to prove to you that the suit is going to save your life, and they do that. They take you up to altitude in the chamber, and it’s a great confidence builder."

Major Ferstl said it was hard to imagine how the first pilots went through training not knowing if the pressure suit was going to save them.

"Knowing what I know now, I probably wouldn’t fly in a partial pressure suit," he said. "Those guys were the pioneers, pushing the envelope, and they’ve forged the way for us."

Once they are comfortable in the pressure suit and qualified to fly the T-38, pilots then fly two-seater U-2s at low altitudes with an instructor pilot. By flying in two-seater aircraft, pilots learn the characteristics of the U-2, and instructors can test them on different aspects of flight.

"The instructors are phenomenal," Major Ferstl said. "We’ve got the best instructor pilots and they are very understanding and professional. They’ve all been where we are and are amazing pilots and instructors."

Once their low sortie flights are completed, student pilots will take off on a high flight with an instructor. Once the instructors deem them qualified, students will perform solo flights at low altitudes, then complete several solo high flights before graduating the program. Student pilots will fly 20 U-2 sorties before graduating the program and deploying for the first time.

"The training does a great job giving you a well-rounded experience," Major Ferstl said. "I fully expect what I learned here will get me through my first few deployments, but you can always learn more."

The U-2 training program has evolved during the past five decades. State-of-the-art equipment is now available to student pilots and more time is spent on their training to ensure they’re capable of piloting such a unique aircraft.

When the program first started, its secrecy and unfamiliarity provided challenges to pilots like Colonel Bevacqua who paved the way for today’s newest U-2 pilots.

With the advancements in technology and a full history book to learn from, today’s U-2 pilots, such as Major Ferstl, are trained by experienced instructors, on the best available equipment, to become more capable of delivering high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data.

The Marathon High School volleyball team bounced back in fine style from a season-opening loss last week to district rival Westminster Christian School.

The Dolphins lost in straight sets to the Warriors last Tuesday, but beat Greater Miami and Mater Lakes academies in straight sets Wednesday and Thursday.

"Westminster was a learning situation for us. We knew what the outcome would be so we worked on what we do best. They’re very strong and have kids that can kill. We worked on receiving,shop for tiffany cuff Links, digging and blocking. I think they did well," coach Teresa Konrath said.

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Konrath said she was pleased with the Dolphins’ performance after the straight-set loss to Westminster. "What I’m working on is trying to keep the positive atmosphere on the floor and keep them from putting their heads down," she said.

Seniors Kelley Struyf and Annabelle Walker did just that Thursday when Mater Lakes jumped out in front during the third game.

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Marathon trailed the Bears 11-5 in the third game but rallied on a six-point serving rally by Walker to tie it. The Dolphins took control and easily closed out the match.

Struyf, Walker and Taylor Konrath have been the Dolphins’ main hitters up front. Struyf posted six kills against Mater Lakes Thursday,tiffany on sale, while Walker had two and Konrath one.

Struyf led the way Wednesday with seven kills and two digs against Greater Miami. Konrath had six kills and Walker three. Walker also blocked four shots.

Seniors Michelle Sardina and Layne Doyle are the team’s top setters. Sardina notched 16 sets against Greater Miami and another 10 against Mater Lakes. Doyle posted 10 and 11 respectively.

The Dolphins are now 2-1 after a busy beginning to the season. The team is scheduled to host Palmer Trinity School Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. The junior varsity match is scheduled for 4 p.m.

Raise a pint and make a toast. The First Annual Great North Carolina Beer Festival is Saturday at Tanglewood Park.

"The time is right for us to have a beer festival here," said Scott Smith, the sales director for Foothills Brewing, one of more than 40 breweries that are participating in the festival. There is a mix of local, regional and national companies. "We’re seeing in the local market beers are beginning to change."

Much of that change, he said, has come from changes in North Carolina laws that have been "extremely friendly to microbreweries."

"We are able to self-distribute as opposed to going through wholesalers," Smith said. "And there was a law change five years ago (Aug. 13, 2005). We went from a 6-percent alcohol cap to 15 percent,Beads necklace, which enabled an enormous amount of brands and styles to come into the state and be available to the consumer."

The N.C. Brewers Guild has 42 microbreweries currently with operating permits and several more under construction, he said.

"At least 20 of those will be participating,tiffany money clips clearance," said Jessica Reavis, the marketing director for the beer festival. "Our vision was to have a location in North Carolina to bring all the North Carolina brewers together and have one of the biggest beer festivals in the southeast…. We want people from all over to attend."

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank, Forsyth Humane Society and the Special Olympics, said C.H. McMahan, the president of the festival.

The festival will provide music all day, including legendary rock-group Kansas as well as Big Daddy Love, the Part-Time Party-Time Band, The Plaids and Katelyn Marks Band. There will also be more than 30 arts-and-crafts vendors and concessions by various restaurants including Bib’s Downtown and WS Prime.

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Foothills does about 40 festivals a year, in nine different states, Smith said.

"This is the first year we’re having a home-town beer festival,discount tiffany earrings," he said, "and we’re very excited to do anything we can to grow the craft beer culture in our area."

The beer festival is using the example of the North Carolina Wine Festival that is held each year at Tanglewood Park. It will be at the same location as that festival. "Wine’s big, but beer has much more broad appeal," Reavis said.

"The Tanglewood wine festival has left a great footprint for a successful event out there," Smith said. "There’s enough area for you to spread out and enjoy yourself. There’s not just beer, there’s games, music, arts-and-crafts vendors … it has the formula to be a really successful event."

This year marks Louis Gossett, Jr.’s 60th year in the entertainment business. His new book, "An Actor and A Gentleman," chronicles in painstaking detail his first days in Hollywood-from the persistent racism-including being handcuffed to a tree by Beverly Hills policeto the perks, convertible vehicles and fancy hotels. The book explores everything from his personal life struggles with drugs, alcohol aid women to his trials and tribulations with "playing the game" in an industry that rejects and loves as the same time.

Although Gossett started out as a star basketball athlete worthy of an NYU scholarship, and even briefly played for the New York Knicks, a sports injury fortuitously led him to an acting career at the, age of 16-and to awards that run the gamut from the prestigious Donaldson Award in 1953 as the year’s best newcomer to theatre (for which he bested his buddy James Dean), to Emmys, Golden Globes and the Oscar. His story includes revealing stories of his experiences with Sidney Poirier, Ruby Dee, Halle Berry and others.

In a recent interview, we focused on the early days-from the mostly halcyon days of his youth on Coney Island to the horror of his early days in Hollywood. These were the days long before all the awards for "An Officer and A Gentleman" and for Fiddler in "Roots" and long before the drugs-and the prostate cancer, from which Gossett had just gotten a clean bill of health when we sat down to chat at his Malibu home of 27 years.

Sentinel: First of all, congratulations on the success of the book. [It was rated in the top 20 when it debuted on The Los Angeles Times Bestseller List. J It was actually pretty gut-wrenching and hard to read. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to write this, especially the incident with being handcuffed for hours to a tree by Beverly Hills cops… I do understand the accolades because it was told in excruciating detail.

Louis Gossett, Jr. (LGJ): In total honesty…

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Sentinel: And you were an athlete back then?

LGJ: Yes, I played basketball and I played baseball… But I abo was a professional actor at the age of 17. That distracted me from sports.

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LGJ: Gustav Blumberg. He changed his name because he ran from the Communist thing… All of the intellectuals-tile cream of the crop,buy tiffany money clips, from science, politics, education and theatre-ran from the top universities and came to New York. And the man who was in charge of the board of education back then sent them to the boondocks to hide-and they came to mostly Brooklyn. And those teachers were college teachers and their children went to school with me, and they ended up in the same neighborhood right after the Depression We kinda rubbed elbows so it was very ideal. There wasn’t a lot of money but there was a lot of love,Charm pendant, a lot of camaraderie.

I couldn’t identify with any blacks on television. So our imaginations took off on Saturday afternoons at the movies watching "The Lone Ranger" and "Hopalong Cassidy" and "Tarzan." My friends they were of all ages, mostly Jewish.

Sentinel: There must have been something in the water: Neil Diamond, Mel Brooks, Harvey Keitel-all from your neighborhood!

LGJ: All of us! It was those teachers who created a society where-I’ll give you a small example: small to them, very large to me. We played Captain Marvel, Superman, but instead of me having a comptex that I can’t play him because I don’t look Kfce him, they’d say, ‘No,thanksgiving gifts, you play Superman’!

I wish Hollywood was like that! But it planted a deep seed They didn’t realize what they were doing for me and some of my African American counterparts. . . not many of which decided to join their worid-they stayed in the black ghetto. And I didn’t I was in a meteing pot But they said it was so important for them to include me because we grew up singing together, playing ball together. And I’ve got photographs of all of us. I’m in the only black on the team. I didn’t realize I was the only black on the team.

Sentinel: So did you feel that you were a true equal of theirs?

LGJ: Yeah, they made me feel that way. And that feeling continued all the way through Broadway with all the actors in New York and all the parties we had… There was racism-cuttings and the zip guns-but that wasn’t so huge. If we wanted to join, we could swallow the marble and join, and we knew we were minority… And when I was 17, those people had crossed that line, like the great Paul Robeson… I had no idea who that was but he hugged me and broke my back almost, he was so happy to see me!

Sentinel: I also read about that someone else who took to you: Frank Silvera.

LGJ: Great actor. He made me realize how great I could be. He freed me.

Sentinel: Freed you from…?

LGJ: Yes. Freed me from any restrictions of being African American and being afraid of what’s gonna come out of my mouth. It alters your performance if you’re afraid of being your full character… so I could be free in front of that camera or on that stage, but I could not be free after work.

Sentinel: After the play "Take a Giant Step" in 1953, there was "A Raisin in the Sun." The movie version represented your first trip to Hollywood in 1961?

LGJ: And the only place we could stay then-unless you were Sidney Poitier-was on LaBrea and Stocker. It was good-looking outside but they had flying cockroaches inside!

Sentinel: But eventually you moved to the Montecito hotel on Hollywood Boulevard,tiffany rings clearance, where the rest of the "Raisin" cast was staying.

LGJ: Yeah, and the cockroaches there were just baby cockroaches!… That’s when I discovered Hollywood and met and hung out with my theatre contemporaries-Brando, Dean, Newman.

Sentinel: And you beat out James Dean for Best Newcomer to Theatre!

LGJ: Yes. Me and James Dean were the closest of those guys.

Sentinel: I have to ask: If you were deserted on an island, which movies would you have to have with you.. .that you were not in?

LGJ: "Shawkshank Redemption."

Sentinel: Were you up for that role?

LGJ: I think I was up for that role but for some reason they didn’t wanna pay the money. That’s when I started losing roles but that’s the way history goes. By the time I asked for my money after winning those awards… my contemporaries were getting theirs but not me… but we’ll get to that part…

In the near hour that we talked, Gossett revealed that he’s never made a million dollars for any movie; and more, astonishingly he added that despite his numerous awards, he’s had few acting opportunities of late (for reasons he doesn’t know with certainty), saying that he’s on the brink of deciding whether to chuck Hollywood for Savannah, GA, to establish a Sundance-type festival there. The one role he’d love to play "before he gets too old" is Jomo Kenyatta, the first president of Kenya.

In addition to his role in Tyler Perry’s "Why Did I Get Married Too," Gossett co-executive produced the brilliant documentary "For Love of Liberty" (see related article on page A4) and, in 2007, he founded Eracism, an organization dedicated to eradicating racism, violence and ignorance.

To really get a sense of how this actor and gentleman endured, then overcame, extraordinary inequalities, his autobiography is a must-read this summer.

The city of Yakima issued the following news release:

Based primarily on incompatibility issues and probable negative impacts to nearby businesses,tiffany key rings for sale, a staff report issued today by the City of Yakima Planning Division recommends denial of an application by Jamie Muffett to open "Sinsations Gentleman’s Club" at 2308 South 1st Street.

Muffett’s application now moves on to City Hearing Examiner Gary Cullier. The Planning Division’s recommendation is just part of what Cullier will take into account in reaching a final decision on Muffett’s application.

Cullier will hold a public hearing on the application next Friday, May 28th. The public hearing will be take place in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall and will be conducted in 2 sessions. The first session will begin at 9:00 am and the second session will begin at 1:30 pm. Anyone who wants to provide comments during the hearing can attend either of the 2 sessions.

Following next Friday’s public hearing,cheap tiffany jewellery, Cullier will have 10 business days to reach a final decision. Whatever that decision may be, it can be appealed to the City Council.

The May 28th hearing conducted by Cullier will be carried live on Y-PAC, Charter Cable channel 22.

In mid-March, Muffett filed an application for what is technically referred to in the City’s Adult Business Ordinance as an "Adult Dance Studio." The Planning Division’s review of Muffett’s application included analysis of relevant land use laws, rules, and regulations, as well as consideration of input the City received from community members during a 20-day public comment period that began earlier this month.

The Planning Division’s review found that while Muffett’s application meets many of the required procedural criteria, such as parking requirements, proper zoning, and appropriate separation from churches, schools, day care centers, parks, and residential districts, "…there is no question that there will be significant secondary negative effects upon both property values and the businesses which surround this site."

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