Seeds of Peace camp lets teens clash and connect in Maine
In rural Maine Seeds of Peace hosts 23 days of coexistence for Indian, Pakistani, Israeli and Palestinian teens. Amid heated coexistence sessions and emotional exchanges they learn to see the other side while dealing with current regional conflicts and the memory of Israeli Arab teen Asleh who was killed last year.
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Maine
Chadia el- Mansouri
Chadia
Nash Yuval
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India
Pakistan
Kasmir
Yugoslavia
Bosnia
Sarah
Nash
Chadha
Israel
Farah al Muhtasib
John Wallach
Asel Asleh
Arabeh
Asleh
Seeds of Peace
Reda Albodour
Jordan
Seeds of Peace International
Otisfield
Rabia Cheema
Balkans
Birthday List Highlights Ruben Blades Copeland Flatley Cates Ferrell
Notable birthday observances include Ruben Blades, Stewart Copeland, Michael Flatley, Phoebe Cates, Will Ferrell, Rain Pryor, Corey Feldman, and Ed Kowalczyk turning 49. The group spans actor singer dancer musician and comedian roles.
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Ruben Blades
Stewart Copeland
The
Police
Michael Flatley
Phoebe Cates
Will Ferrell
Rain Pryor
Corey Feldman
Ed Kowalczyk
Hopper to star in 22-episode TV series Flatland
Dennis Hopper will headline the action drama Flatland in 22 episodes. The Hollywood Reporter notes a Matrix and Crouching Tiger like blend with Hopper as the villain Mr. Smith guiding three youths in a bizarre fourth dimension. Producer Al Ruddy praises Hopper's mystique for the role.
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Knight Ridder
Dennis Hopper
Hollywood Reporter
United States
Mr. Smith
Hopper
al Ruddy
Dennis
West Wing actors seek higher pay after Emmy wins
Allison Janney John Spencer Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff push for increased salaries on The West Wing after a record nine Emmys and 18 nominations. Aaron Sorkin confirms talks with producers with no details. Variety cites per episode pay at 30000, seeking a tripling. Martin Sheen and Rob Lowe reportedly earn six figures.
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Associated Press
Allison Janney
John Spencer
Bradley Whitford
Richard Schiff
NBC
West Wing
Aaron Sorkin
Variety
Martin Sheen
Rob Lowe
Don Johnson Sued Over Alleged Bar Incident
A San Francisco Superior Court suit filed this week claims actor Don Johnson sexually battered and assaulted a woman at Mas Lake restaurant in January. The plaintiff, unnamed, says she approached Johnson as a fan and he allegedly made lewd remarks and inappropriate advances. Prosecutors had considered but not filed criminal charges.
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Associated Press
Don Johnson
Miami Vice
Nash Bridges
Star
Johnson
San Francisco
Smith ordered to pay up in Marshall estate feud
Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith, 33, must cover $500,000 in her 63-year-old stepson Pierce Marshall’s legal fees, as Texas Judge Mike Wood seeks to finish a six year dispute over oil magnate J. Howard Marshall I’s fortune. Wood also requires Smith to pay part of $1.2 million in court costs from the estate fight.
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Knight Ridder
Playboy
Anna Nicole Smith
Texas
Mike Wood
Smith
Aire J. Howard Marshall I
People Magazine
Wood
Pierce Marshall
Houston
Leno’s Massachusetts boyhood home slated for demolition
Jay Leno says he would not have sold his Andover Cape if he’d known a developer planned to tear it down. The 1950s gray house with blue shutters will be razed in weeks to make way for a $2.6 million five bedroom home by Wynwood Associates owner Todd Wacome, as newer mansions rise nearby.
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Associated Press
Jay Leno
Massachusetts
Leno
Andover
Mass
Todd Wacome
Wynwood Associates
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