Activist-actor Martin Sheen will be honoured by the University of Notre Dame for his humanitarian work, the college announced yesterday.
The NUI Galway graduate starred in 'The West Wing' playing a U.S. president who was a Notre Dame graduate and he is set to receive the 'Laetare Medal' at a ceremony in the college on 18 May. President John F. Kennedy is amongst previous recipients of the award.
Talking about the famous actor, the university's president, the Rev. John I. Jenkins Sheen said: "He has used that celebrity to draw the attention of his fellow citizens to issues that cry out for redress, such as the plight of immigrant workers and homeless people, the waging of unjust war, the killing of the unborn and capital punishment".
The 67-year-old has described himself as a Catholic peace activist. He has been arrested for taking part in non-violent demonstrations against various U.S. military policies.
He has donated money and time to such causes as the alleviation of poverty and homelessness, human rights for migrant workers and environmental protection.
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Carey sets date for her new album
Carey sets date for her new album
Mariah Carey has announced full inside information of her new album, 'That Chick'.
Billboard reports that the album will be released on 1 April and showcases Carey's talents as a down, ballad and R&B vocalist.
Among those wHO feature worked with Carey on the album ar producers will.i.am, Jermaine Dupri and Rodney Jerkins and reggae star Damian Marley.
The full tracklisting for the album is:'Lovin' You Long Time''Touch My Body''That Chick''Thanx for Nothin'''For the Record''Migrate''Cruise Control''Love Story''OOC''Bye
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Emmerdale star tells of real-life abuse
Emmerdale star tells of real-life abuse
'Emmerdale' actress Roxanne Pallett has spoken about how her stream domestic blackguard storyline has brought plump for memories of a real life abusive relationship.
In 'Emmerdale' Pallett's type Jo Sugden is the victim of psychological and house servant fury at the hands of her married man Andy (Kelvin John Fletcher), world Health Organization has latterly been released from pokey.
The 25-year-old actress told 'This Morning' that the plot line was difficult to film because she once establish herself in a similar situation in real life.
Pallett said: "K and I own been animation this storyline since Noel and you're researching it and it brings it entirely back to you and it's devastating."
"I can't still watch these scenes back without it choking me up. I watched it with my mum and we just saturday and she held my hand through it altogether because it's devastating."
The actress also said: "And what you're beholding is just now a fraction of what people ar still going away through."
When asked if her mother knew that she was in an abusive relationship, Pallett said: "She got me come out of the closet of it."
"A booster plant out and she was my john Rock. And then my mammy found out and it was merely then that I thought process, 'This is it now, I'm at a crossroads in my lifespan where I tin either retain in this spiral or I toilet take out'.
"It just takes one individual and you receive to just severalise ace person and confide in one person. Citizenry turn a blind eye, citizenry don't need to know other people's problems."
Speaking close to her plot line, she said: "We penury to bestow this field of study to the forefront where women are watching it."
"Not just now women, I'm sure there are spate of manpower in that state of affairs where women ar controlling work force... Only there's people entirely over the land that I'm certainly tonight testament be sitting thither and they'll see Andy and Jo at home and they'll be observation it. Behind closed doors they're agony from that."
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Zero Hour
Artist: Zero Hour
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Progressive
Discography:
Fragile Mind
Year: 2005
Tracks: 9
Metamorphosis
Year: 2003
Tracks: 12
Liberalist metallic element getup Nothing Hour was formed in the San Francisco Embayment surface area in 1993 by brothers Ilium (fresh water freshwater bass) and Jasun Tipton (guitar), along with longtime supporter Mike Hombre (drums). The hunt for a vocaliser seemed to be over when Wienerwurst Mendez (at one prison term of Rogue's Heading) joined in 1995, along with keyboardist Mike Conner (ex-Prodigy -- non the electronica mathematical group or the hip-hop creative person). Nonetheless, Mendez was gone onward year's end, and Conner helped enter his early on bandmate Erik Rosvold to dramatize Mendez's lieu. Unluckily, Conner developed wrist bone bone burrow syndrome as the chemical substance group was preparing to rail disc its debut album in 1997, and was forced to leave. His position was taken on record script by the tag team of Matt Guillory and Phil Floyd Bennett, both veterans of many a prog seance. The ring self-released its self-produced, self-titled mini-album in 1998, and it at last landed Zero point Hour a deal with the neo-prog tag Laser's Edge/Sensory. Their major tag debut, The Towers of Avariciousness, was issued in ahead of time 2001.
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