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Dateline: Dec. 13-31

saturday, dec. 13 pancake breakfast with santa

Wingate at Silver Lake invites the community to join in a free Pancake Breakfast with Santa from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The breakfast will be held at The Inn at Silver Lake, located at 21 Chipman Way in Kingston. For more information or to RSVP call 78-585-4101. Santa will be available for pictures and all guests are encouraged to remember their cameras.

  hear together holiday party

From 2 to 4 p.m. there will be a Hear Together holiday party at the Carver Public Library, 2 Meadowbrook Way, Carver. Parents who are planning to attend should bring a small wrapped gift for their children from Santa. Families with children of all degrees of hearing loss are welcome to attend. There will be music, crafts, goodies and a special visit from Santa and signing Mrs. Claus. RSVP to attend, heartogether@comcast.net. Hear Together is a nonprofit support group for parents of children with all degrees of hearing loss in the greater Plymouth area. For more information call Ellen at 508-789-5797 or e-mail Cathy, cathleenguiliani@hotmail.com.

  acoustic soul with bob paluzzi at kiskadee

From 2 to 5 p.m. at Kiskadee Coffee Co., 16 Main St., Plymouth, Bob and friends entertain with sweet acoustic blues, soul music, sea shanty tunes and folk jam revivals. Enjoy a true downtown mainstay performer with great audience rapport. Fun for all ages. Visit www.bobpaluzzi.com or call 508-830-1410 for information.

  seisiun at unravel of the mill

Run of the Mill, 6 Spring Lane, Plymouth, offers traditional Irish Seisiun every Saturday evening from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Great tunes and songs of infinite variety, from sea chanteys, rebel songs and songs of loss, to jigs, reels and hornpipes, with great craic and singalong. Admission is free. No cover. Go sing, go play, go listen. Call 508-830-1262.

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  bistro ducrot

Bistro Ducrot at 40 Russell St., Plymouth, offers casual bistro dining in the home of a genuine French chef and features French family recipes beginning at 6 p.m. The cost is $42 per person. For more information, call 508-747-4148.

  driftwood folk cafe in plymouth

A series of Driftwood Folk Cafe folk concerts are being held at 7:30 p.m. at First Parish Church, 19 Town Square, Plymouth, downstairs in Kendall Hall, generally on the second Saturday of the month. Cafe style seating, home-baked goods, tea, soft drinks and coffee provided by Kiskadee Coffee Company will be available. Tickets are $16 at the door if available or in advance by visiting www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 13: singer/guitarist Brooks Williams with opening act, Danielle Miraglia.

  down east dancers holiday dance

Country line and couples holiday dance will be held at the Taunton Elks, 119 High St., Taunton. DJ and dance instructor Donna Shea will give lessons at 7:30 p.m. and there will be a dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Dancing includes line dancing and couples: two step, waltz, East Coast and West Coast Swing, pattern/flow dances, cha cha, Nightclub 2, dance mixers and more. There will be pot luck refreshments and a cash bar. $7. More than 100 dancers expected. Sponsored by Down East Dancers Inc.. For information, call 508-695-4548, or go to downeastdancers.com.

  leah souza trio at radisson

The Leah Souza Trio will perform jazz standards and holiday music from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water St., Plymouth. No cover charge. Call the Radisson at 508-591-5036 for details.

  flip superb the man at bbc cedarville

Flip Top Head will perform at the British Beer Company, 2294 State Road, Plymouth (Cedarville). For information, call 508-888-9756.

  six foot sunday at bbc pembroke

Six Foot Sunday will perform at British Beer Company, 15 Columbia Road, Pembroke. For information, call 781-829-6999.

  entertainment at north end tavern

The North End Tavern, 213 Standish Ave, Plymouth, has live entertainment tonight. Visit www.thenorthendtavern.com or call 508-746-4199 for information.

    sunday, dec. 14 starcreations presents rudolph

Starcreations Theater presents Rudolph at 4 p.m. at Kendall Hall, First Parish Church, 19 Town Square, Plymouth. Actors are from Plymouth, Carver, Scituate, Wareham, Mashpee, West Barnstable, Middleboro and Cotuit. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 child. For reservations, e-mail info@starcreations.org or call 508-747-1234.

  christmas tea

There will be a Christmas tea at All Things Tea, 20 Court St., Plymouth, featuring live music and a full afternoon tea celebrating the tastes of Victoria …

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Dateline: Dec. 13-31

saturday, dec. 13 pancake breakfast with santa

Wingate at Silver Lake invites the community to join in a free Pancake Breakfast with Santa from 9:30 to 11 a.m. The breakfast will be held at The Inn at Silver Lake, located at 21 Chipman Way in Kingston. For more information or to RSVP call 78-585-4101. Santa will be available for pictures and all guests are encouraged to remember their cameras.

  hear together holiday party

From 2 to 4 p.m. there will be a Hear Together holiday party at the Carver Public Library, 2 Meadowbrook Way, Carver. Parents who are planning to attend should bring a small wrapped gift for their children from Santa. Families with children of all degrees of hearing loss are welcome to attend. There will be music, crafts, goodies and a special visit from Santa and signing Mrs. Claus. RSVP to attend, heartogether@comcast.net. Hear Together is a nonprofit support group for parents of children with all degrees of hearing loss in the greater Plymouth area. For more information call Ellen at 508-789-5797 or e-mail Cathy, cathleenguiliani@hotmail.com.

  acoustic soul with bob paluzzi at kiskadee

From 2 to 5 p.m. at Kiskadee Coffee Co., 16 Main St., Plymouth, Bob and friends entertain with sweet acoustic blues, soul music, sea shanty tunes and folk jam revivals. Enjoy a true downtown mainstay performer with great audience rapport. Fun for all ages. Visit www.bobpaluzzi.com or call 508-830-1410 for information.

  seisiun at unravel of the mill

Run of the Mill, 6 Spring Lane, Plymouth, offers traditional Irish Seisiun every Saturday evening from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Great tunes and songs of infinite variety, from sea chanteys, rebel songs and songs of loss, to jigs, reels and hornpipes, with great craic and singalong. Admission is free. No cover. Go sing, go play, go listen. Call 508-830-1262.

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  bistro ducrot

Bistro Ducrot at 40 Russell St., Plymouth, offers casual bistro dining in the home of a genuine French chef and features French family recipes beginning at 6 p.m. The cost is $42 per person. For more information, call 508-747-4148.

  driftwood folk cafe in plymouth

A series of Driftwood Folk Cafe folk concerts are being held at 7:30 p.m. at First Parish Church, 19 Town Square, Plymouth, downstairs in Kendall Hall, generally on the second Saturday of the month. Cafe style seating, home-baked goods, tea, soft drinks and coffee provided by Kiskadee Coffee Company will be available. Tickets are $16 at the door if available or in advance by visiting www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. Dec. 13: singer/guitarist Brooks Williams with opening act, Danielle Miraglia.

  down east dancers holiday dance

Country line and couples holiday dance will be held at the Taunton Elks, 119 High St., Taunton. DJ and dance instructor Donna Shea will give lessons at 7:30 p.m. and there will be a dance from 8 to 11:30 p.m. Dancing includes line dancing and couples: two step, waltz, East Coast and West Coast Swing, pattern/flow dances, cha cha, Nightclub 2, dance mixers and more. There will be pot luck refreshments and a cash bar. $7. More than 100 dancers expected. Sponsored by Down East Dancers Inc.. For information, call 508-695-4548, or go to downeastdancers.com.

  leah souza trio at radisson

The Leah Souza Trio will perform jazz standards and holiday music from 8:30 p.m. to midnight at the Radisson Hotel, 180 Water St., Plymouth. No cover charge. Call the Radisson at 508-591-5036 for details.

  flip superb the man at bbc cedarville

Flip Top Head will perform at the British Beer Company, 2294 State Road, Plymouth (Cedarville). For information, call 508-888-9756.

  six foot sunday at bbc pembroke

Six Foot Sunday will perform at British Beer Company, 15 Columbia Road, Pembroke. For information, call 781-829-6999.

  entertainment at north end tavern

The North End Tavern, 213 Standish Ave, Plymouth, has live entertainment tonight. Visit www.thenorthendtavern.com or call 508-746-4199 for information.

    sunday, dec. 14 starcreations presents rudolph

Starcreations Theater presents Rudolph at 4 p.m. at Kendall Hall, First Parish Church, 19 Town Square, Plymouth. Actors are from Plymouth, Carver, Scituate, Wareham, Mashpee, West Barnstable, Middleboro and Cotuit. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 child. For reservations, e-mail info@starcreations.org or call 508-747-1234.

  christmas tea

There will be a Christmas tea at All Things Tea, 20 Court St., Plymouth, featuring live music and a full afternoon tea celebrating the tastes of Victoria …

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Help save homemade toys, handmade kids clothes, and above all, tons of small businesses Zanaflex online from the wrath of the CPSCIA

Mamas, I desperately need your help.

As we all know, lead and toxic chemicals do not belong in our children’s toys. Congress, fortunately, acted quickly to fix that problem. Unfortunately, they did so by passing the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act which threatens to destroy small businesses with prohibitively expensive testing and labeling requirements. In other words, the small artists, toymakers, and WAHM crafters–you know, the people who already make products that we love and trust–are going to go under while the big honkin’ toy companies can continue making their plastic crap in China. You can read all about it here. If you are okay with legalese.

Say goodbye to the beautiful carved wooden toys you find at craft fairs or on etsy, the homemade baby slippers knit by a mom trying to support her family while she stays home with her kids, the cute handmade bows that your neighbor is selling to raise some spending money.

All the details are at Cool Mom Picks as well as on Mom-101 today (where I explain why I take this all so very personally). All you have to do is one or more of the following:

-Find your congress person and senators and write a letter like the sample here, particularly if they serve on the consumer protection subcommittee.

-Send a letter directly to the CPSC.

-Join the stromectol online Handmade Toy Alliance and check out their proposed changes to the act many of which make a whole lot of sense.

-Spread the word to everyone you know who cares about helping the little guy, particular in today’s economy.

I don’t know about you but I love finding dolls for my girls made with love and not lead paint. I love sending them off to play on hand-carved wooden ride-on toys with no batteries, so that they might actually say CHOO CHOO! by themselves and not wait for a voice chip to do it for them. I will be heartbroken if our country’s cottage industries are destroyed when a few simple legislative changes could save them.

If the moms of the world can put our voices together and get one bad Motrin ad pulled, then certainly we can take on this.

Liz Gumbinner is the author of Mom101 and the co-founder and editor of the shopping blog Cool Mom Picks which is fiercely devoted to supporting small business and the handmade community.

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Big time troubles for Ill. Governor Rod Blagojevich

Another Illinois corruptocrat taken into custody:

WASHINGTON - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to get financial benefits through his authority to appoint a U.S. senator to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama’s election as president.

According to a federal criminal complaint, Blagojevich also was charged with illegally threatening to withhold state assistance to Tribune Co., the owner of the Chicago Tribune, in the sale of Wrigley Field. In return for state assistance, Blagojevich allegedly wanted members of the paper’s editorial board who had been critical of him fired.

John Harris, the governor’s chief of staff, was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and solicitation of bribery.

A 76-page FBI affidavit alleges that Blagojevich was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps during the last month conspiring to sell or trade for personal gain the state’s U.S. Senate seat.

Federal prosecutors have investigated Blagojevich’s administration for at least three years. The governor has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.

The Department of Justice alleges that in exchange for the Senate appointment, Blagojevich discussed obtaining:

-a substantial salary for himself at either a non-profit foundation or an organization affiliated with labor unions; - placing his wife on paid corporate boards where he speculated she might garner as much as $150,000 a year; - promises of campaign funds ? including cash up front; a cabinet post or ambassadorship for himself.

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“The breadth of corruption laid out in these charges is staggering,” said Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. “They allege that Blagojevich put a ‘for sale’ sign on the naming of a United States Senator. The citizens of Illinois deserve public officials who act solely in the public’s interest, without putting a price tag on government appointments, contracts and decisions.”

The full indictment can be read here.

Merry Fitzmas, Barry Oh. On top of the econ crisis you’re trying to get a handle on, now you have the distraction of questions about your governor - and your association with him (and kind words about him) - to deal with. More importantly, it will also bring back to light discussions about the Chi-town political machine that greatly aided your rise to prominence and power.

Let me guess what we’ll hear from Obama spox today: This is not the Gov. Blagojevich that President-elect Obama once knew.

Don Surber quips:

The Chicago machine rolls on. These are our moral and intellectual superiors, kiddies.

Heh.

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Comcast Networks officially adds five new HD channels

Filed under: Cable, New content

ah, ha! so this explains all that squiffed-def adding booming on in comcast markets. while these five channels aren’t bang on the done ones launched nationwide, the comcast networks website has officially declared e! hd, versus hd, golf hd, style hd and g4 hd active. there’s no way to know if these are coming to your market or not, but it sure looks all-encompassing from here.[thanks, peter]

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Coming at 3 p.m.: Live blog of joint legislative session on budget

Bee columnist Dan Walters will blog during today’s joint legislative session on the budget. Treasurer Bill Lockyer, Controller John Chiang, Finance Director Mike Genest and Legislative Analyst Mac Taylor are expected to outline dire consequences the state will face if lawmakers and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger do not take action soon to close a budget gap estimated at least $28 billion over the next 19 months.

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The session is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m.

Go to www.sacbee.com/live

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Marilyn Manson Unveils New Art, New Girlfriend

marilyn manson, who was seen with a mysterious fresh young sweetie in miami, fl this week, officially unveiled his “special novel lady friend” to the world at an art opening at 101 exhibit in miami’s design district on thursday night. mm was on hand for the opening night event of his trismegistus with his …

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A Moroccan man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for links to the group that carried out the 2004 Madrid bombings, killing 191 people.

Hicham Ahmidan was convicted for what the prosecution called providing logistical support to the bombers.

Mr Ahmidan’s fingerprints were found in cars used by the bombers, who included his cousin.

The prosecution had initially asked for a 20-year sentence. Mr Ahmidan’s lawyer, Ali Ammar, has filed an appeal.

He said Mr Ahmidan has already been found not guilty of belonging to a terrorist group, and should not be tried twice for the same offence.

Mr Ammar also said his client was unaware of what his cousin and the other bombers were planning.

Mr Ahmidan was in Morocco when the bombs went off in Madrid.

He is currently serving a five-year sentence for international drugs trafficking.

The trial of another Moroccan allegedly linked to the Madrid bombings, Abdellilah Ahriz, was postponed for two weeks.

Many of those who have been convicted for the bombings were Moroccan, a fact which hardened attitudes in Spain towards its southern neighbour.

It also lead to increased co-operation between the Moroccan and Spanish counter-terrorism forces.

The Madrid bombing - in which 10 rucksack bombs tore through four packed commuter trains on 11 March 2004 - was Europe’s most deadly terror attack since the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

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The Honor Roll at the Rockland Middle School

The following students were named to the Term 1 honor roll at Rockland Middle School.

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Daniel Applegate, Colleen Bates, Jonathan Beasley, Iman Bendarkawi, Dylan Bernache, Matthew Bille, Daniel Brady Jr., Michael Bright, Makenzi Buckley, Michaela Burke, Patrick Butler acheter levitra, Jason Cameron, Nicholas Cara, Sean Carroll, Nicole Clark, Matthew Clougherty, Brian Cohen, Alyssa Collins, Matthew Concannon, Tom Conley-Wilson, Nicole Cook, Kyle Cousins, Brandon Crawford, Catherine Crocker, Andrew Crowe, Madeline Daly, Katherine DeLorey, Alec Donegan, Kyle Duncan, Natalie Ellard, Nicole Falco, Calvin Farrell, Lauren Farrell, Leticia Ferreira, Emily Fitzgerald, Andrew Frazer, Katherine Gardner, Kelsey Girard, Patrick Gorman, Samantha Gottlich, Danielle Hill,

Shayne Hurley, Brandon Hutchinson, Cory Jones, Joshua Keating, Cameron Kelley, Megan Khang, Krystin Killion, Justin Kinan, Marlyssa Leahy, Alex Leary, Michael Leavitt, Ian MacDonald, Kathleen Mansfield, Joseph Marchetti, Bridget Martin, Owen Martin, Julia Matson, Luke McCullough, Molly McDonough, Emma McGarry, Benjamin McKenna, Shawn McKeown, Pearse McNally, Dennis McPeck, Sara Merzon, Ivy Mills, Kallie Morss,

Justin Nguyen, Jenna Novio, Sean O’Sullivan, Taylor Onessimo, Brendon Peck, Kara Penney, Alexandra Pigeon, Justin Powers, Jared Quirk, Taylor Reis, Jo Roberts, Markus Rohwetter, Fabiano Rosa, Joshua Ruffin, Matthew Ryan, Alisha Schneider, Eli Schwartz, Owen Scott, Colin Sheehan, Lori Shettlesworth, Hailey Smith, Erik Songdahl, Julia Soueidan, Brianna Starkey, Patrick Sullivan, Samantha Swanson, Rebecca Taft, Tiffini Vo, Ian Welch, Danielle Whitcher and Edward Yeadon.

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Colin Aylward, Megan Barrett, Leah Benson, Sydney Bissonnette, Ann Borges, Caitlin Boyle, Jacob Burns, Daniel Campbell, Jaclyn Carlson, Christopher Catania, Allison Cerrato, Ian Chester, Caitlin Corbett, Brianna Dern, Freeman Dong, Michael Donovan, Moabi de Oliveira, Molly Garrity, Robert Gasdia, Hannah Gilbert,

Devin Gilmore, Ian Haas, Jared Hall, Paul Hanlon, Lisa Howes, Ryan Johnston, Jaquelin Jordan, Kelsey Joyce, Alicia Kane, Jessica Laakso, Sarah Laleme, Brittni Lambiase, Jenna Lehan, Brian Leonard, Kaylee Lowe, Matthew Manna, Lillian Margolis, Matthew Martin, Tyler Martin, Rachel Milan, Nicole Murray, Brianna Newcomb,

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Olivia Olsen, Victoria Pratt, Nicole Rakoski, Andrew Reardon, Kevin Ricciarelli, Joseph Rizzotto, Kyle Scheim, Lauren Scott, Jonathan Soo Hoo Caitlin Sugrue, Kaitlyn Sullivan and Jennie Walker.

honors grade eight

Derek Alves, Matthew Anzalone, Kevin Bailey, James Beaudet, Amber Bendell, Dawn Bille, Caitlyn Bohld, Angelica Calderon, Christopher Carchedi, Kiani Conley-Wilson, Jacqueline Connors, Thomas DeCecco, Thanh Dieu, Mikaela Dion, Shannon Doyle, Justin Ferrullo, Joseph Giannetti, Tyler Gibson, Nicole Gilcoine,

John Gorman, Shannon Gray, Ashley Hemeon, Alexis Hogan, Kimberly Huntress, Susan Kelley, Kaylee-Ann Killion, Jillian Krish, Mary LaCapria, Diana Lamore, Kyle Leary, Jonathan Lindahl, Timothy Lorgeree, Owen Lund, Brooke MacDonald, Christian Malo, Madalyn Maloney, Sonya May, Jennifer McArthur, Molly McLellan, Kayla Meech, Ashley Merzon, Allison Murphy, James Ndungu, Charis Nelson, Brianna Novio, Deven Nunn, Leah O’Bryan, Danielle Oliver, Joseph Palana, Daniel Phipps, Anne Plummer,

Erin Pratt, Kyle Rafferty, Alexandria Reyno, Sarah Royle, Kaylyn Sheehan, Michael Sherlock, Julie Simmons, Alex Smith, Kevin Strobel, Meghann Sullivan and Jordan Welch.

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