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2009年5月12日星期二
House Season 5 Episode 11 S05E11 Joy to The World Preview
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Obama and H1N1
Obama President of the United States made a speech this morning, said the spread of swine influenza viruses can become grounds for a high degree of attention, but it can not become a reason for panic. Obama said the United States are strengthening border management in order to control its spread, the government has launched a state of emergency, the United States has the ability to promptly and efficiently disposed of. Obama said that we are strictly monitoring the development of the epidemic, I was from the relevant functional departments of the United States to obtain the latest information, the Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and the American people to the latest progress of the epidemic, so people can know what is taking measures, as well as preventive measures should be taken. Obama said that one thing is very clear, we deal with such public health challenges, rely on our strength in science and technology and medical institutions, we will not make the country backward in this regard.
Wenchuan earthquake in the first anniversary of the Chinese Red Cross disaster relief assistance Documentary
"5.12" Wenchuan earthquake struck, they start in the first time a contingency plan for disaster relief; their time at home and abroad in the first issued an urgent fund-raising appeals; they rushed to the disaster area in the first time, sent an urgent need for disaster-stricken masses of the material ... ...
Wenchuan earthquake in the dawn of the first anniversary, look back a year ago that heartbreaking time, people will never forget, filled with blood which rushed to the disaster area with the vast numbers of workers and volunteers of the Red Cross, is that they use Road feelings, work the spirit and professionalism of emergency in the clouds to gather up in the power of humanity, so that "Red Cross" banner proudly in the stands on the ruins of the earthquake.
Before the catastrophe, lifts the lives of their intention
May 12, 2008 occurred in four川汶川for Richter magnitude 8.0 earthquake, spread to Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, 16 provinces, autonomous regions and other cities, 417 counties, 4,624 townships. 46,574 villages affected areas a total area of 440,000 square km, the affected population of 45,610,000 people.
On that day, Red Cross Society of China to immediately launch an emergency response to disasters, 16:00 on the allocation of relief supplies sent to disaster areas and to the community that night issued an urgent call for donations.
Disaster is an order! May 13, Red Cross Society of China to set up earthquake relief headquarters; 15, Red Cross Society of China "in the Sichuan earthquake relief headquarters of front-line" set up in Chengdu; Since then, the Red Cross Society of China sent by the six working groups to Dujiangyan, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Ya'an, Aba, etc. The hardest hit areas to assist in disaster relief work; Peiyun, president of the Chinese Red Cross, executive vice Man Jiang also visited the affected areas several times, also at the scene to understand the disaster the deployment work.
This is a string of memorable figures - the beginning of the earthquake emergency relief phase, the total Red Cross Society of China to the disaster areas for emergency allocation and procurement of 13 more than 10,000 tents, 10,000 quilts more than 12, more than 350,000 clothing cases, 1.7 million mosquito nets and food close to 6480 tons; 6 dispatched two medical teams and rescue teams rushed to the disaster mental. According to incomplete statistics, the emergency rescue team treated the sick and wounded a total of 2 million people, visiting more than 3 million, to more than 180 various types of surgery. In addition, the provincial Red Cross Society sent a total of 107 approved an emergency rescue team, rescue team of 37 mental grant for 230,000 people near the disaster area to provide emergency medical rescue services ... ...
At the same time, the Chinese Red Cross and give full play to the role-to-people diplomacy, in May 15, 2008, that is, through the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Federation of the international community to call for emergency assistance and coordination arrangements for the German Red Cross field hospital and Russia, Japan, Italy and other countries and more than 180 medical teams to carry out relief work in China. In coordination with Red Cross Society of China, different color, different languages and rescue teams, medical teams, volunteers in the shadow of the ruins after the earthquake, the Red Cross a red flag for people to convey the warmth of love to convey the life - hope.
"In this large disaster, the Chinese Red Cross has made its due contribution to, stood the severe test, has been a great exercise, but also to make people see the potential of the Red Cross movement in the great power." Peiyun said that the disaster is a touchstone Sharpen team, suddenly the earthquake and to the Red Cross inspection team that the Chinese Red Cross is able to withstand the test of big disaster preparedness, is a reliable team.
"Strive to the end of next year before the completion of all post-disaster reconstruction assistance projects"
After the earthquake disaster areas, task of rebuilding. In accordance with the reunification of the country to deploy and support the requirements of the National Red Cross could not rest at all levels, but also actively involved in the post-disaster restoration and reconstruction work.
To make post-disaster restoration and reconstruction work in disaster areas more in line with demand, the Chinese Red Cross in research to understand the needs of the affected areas based on the masses in light of reality, the development of a scientific principle of the reconstruction program and work to support the priority-setting for all the collapse of the earthquake-stricken area or serious damage or the need to rebuild the entire village of farmers relative concentration of the reconstruction of housing construction, reconstruction of the village to support the construction of village health stations and village activity room, as well as the assistance of township hospitals, village and township schools and community facilities, such as disaster prevention and mitigation.
At present, the Red Cross system in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces have been identified post-disaster restoration and reconstruction projects the first batch of 3.65 billion yuan of funds, the project includes the construction of 57,786 houses, 497 schools, 544 hospitals, 1,576 health posts and some rehabilitation centers, homes for the elderly, welfare homes, the villagers activity rooms, town water works, such as disaster preparedness warehouses. Of these, more than 80% of the houses, over 50% of schools and hospitals are already under construction, 42% residential and 30% of health posts has been completed, other projects are in an orderly way.
"We strive for this year completed before the beginning of winter, the rural housing reconstruction, completed by the end of the year; for most of this fall before the semester begins to complete the reconstruction of schools; the end of next year for all post-disaster restoration and reconstruction projects completed." Red Cross Society of China苏菊香vice-president said.
Before the disaster and, more importantly, how to rescue the soul. To this end, the Chinese Red Cross has also carried out the affected areas, including psychological aid, disaster prevention and risk awareness, to drinking water and lavatories, including health education, sanitation and health projects. Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation in Wenchuan County, Mao County, the justifications for the county to carry out the Qiang Embroidery aid program to help people in disaster areas to re-acquire the ability to earn a living plan that is this year training trips embroidered mother in 2000, helping 660 families production, and the gradual establishment of Qiang embroidery industry.
"Disaster relief funds and materials management is generally good, no major violations of law and violations found"
After the Wenchuan earthquake, the love from all over the world like a flood coming contributions. In this earthquake disaster, the Chinese Red Cross to accept, manage and use the donations were a total of 191 billion yuan, the Chinese Red Cross in the history of over a hundred years only. How to ensure that the charitable use of open, transparent, and how to implement each of the lottery are so satisfied with the donor, before the Red Cross Society of China has become a major challenge before us.
In order to ensure that the donations received were used for earthquake relief work, the establishment of the Red Cross Society of China earthquake relief funds and materials donated regulation leading group, has issued the "Wenchuan earthquake on strengthening the management and use of contributions of the notice", etc. document and standardize the Red Cross system and material management and disaster recovery and reconstruction.
"Wenchuan after the earthquake, Red Cross Society of China to further establish and improve the management of donated funds and materials, to seriously implement the relevant provisions of the country, and actively adopt the audit recommendations seriously reform, relief funds and materials management is generally good, the audit found no major violations of law violations." Audit Commission in December 25, 2008 release of "Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 the community to donate funds and materials audit report" is the best proof.
In order to better the donor and the community feedback, the Chinese Red Cross Society have also published a "monument of love - Red Cross Society of China Wenchuan earthquake restoration and reconstruction project directory (Phase I)" and said he would follow-up phases of printing and publication of list of reconstruction projects to enable donors to learn more about the use of money.
"Red Cross Society of China has always cherished its reputation, the establishment of a strict money management and use of the system to ensure that all donated funds and materials will be used for earthquake relief and reconstruction work." Executive vice president of Red Cross Society of China Yangtze River is also Cayman in order to ensure the operation of the lottery in the sun to make a solemn commitment. (Editor: Zhang)
Wenchuan earthquake in the dawn of the first anniversary, look back a year ago that heartbreaking time, people will never forget, filled with blood which rushed to the disaster area with the vast numbers of workers and volunteers of the Red Cross, is that they use Road feelings, work the spirit and professionalism of emergency in the clouds to gather up in the power of humanity, so that "Red Cross" banner proudly in the stands on the ruins of the earthquake.
Before the catastrophe, lifts the lives of their intention
May 12, 2008 occurred in four川汶川for Richter magnitude 8.0 earthquake, spread to Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Chongqing, 16 provinces, autonomous regions and other cities, 417 counties, 4,624 townships. 46,574 villages affected areas a total area of 440,000 square km, the affected population of 45,610,000 people.
On that day, Red Cross Society of China to immediately launch an emergency response to disasters, 16:00 on the allocation of relief supplies sent to disaster areas and to the community that night issued an urgent call for donations.
Disaster is an order! May 13, Red Cross Society of China to set up earthquake relief headquarters; 15, Red Cross Society of China "in the Sichuan earthquake relief headquarters of front-line" set up in Chengdu; Since then, the Red Cross Society of China sent by the six working groups to Dujiangyan, Deyang, Mianyang, Guangyuan, Ya'an, Aba, etc. The hardest hit areas to assist in disaster relief work; Peiyun, president of the Chinese Red Cross, executive vice Man Jiang also visited the affected areas several times, also at the scene to understand the disaster the deployment work.
This is a string of memorable figures - the beginning of the earthquake emergency relief phase, the total Red Cross Society of China to the disaster areas for emergency allocation and procurement of 13 more than 10,000 tents, 10,000 quilts more than 12, more than 350,000 clothing cases, 1.7 million mosquito nets and food close to 6480 tons; 6 dispatched two medical teams and rescue teams rushed to the disaster mental. According to incomplete statistics, the emergency rescue team treated the sick and wounded a total of 2 million people, visiting more than 3 million, to more than 180 various types of surgery. In addition, the provincial Red Cross Society sent a total of 107 approved an emergency rescue team, rescue team of 37 mental grant for 230,000 people near the disaster area to provide emergency medical rescue services ... ...
At the same time, the Chinese Red Cross and give full play to the role-to-people diplomacy, in May 15, 2008, that is, through the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Federation of the international community to call for emergency assistance and coordination arrangements for the German Red Cross field hospital and Russia, Japan, Italy and other countries and more than 180 medical teams to carry out relief work in China. In coordination with Red Cross Society of China, different color, different languages and rescue teams, medical teams, volunteers in the shadow of the ruins after the earthquake, the Red Cross a red flag for people to convey the warmth of love to convey the life - hope.
"In this large disaster, the Chinese Red Cross has made its due contribution to, stood the severe test, has been a great exercise, but also to make people see the potential of the Red Cross movement in the great power." Peiyun said that the disaster is a touchstone Sharpen team, suddenly the earthquake and to the Red Cross inspection team that the Chinese Red Cross is able to withstand the test of big disaster preparedness, is a reliable team.
"Strive to the end of next year before the completion of all post-disaster reconstruction assistance projects"
After the earthquake disaster areas, task of rebuilding. In accordance with the reunification of the country to deploy and support the requirements of the National Red Cross could not rest at all levels, but also actively involved in the post-disaster restoration and reconstruction work.
To make post-disaster restoration and reconstruction work in disaster areas more in line with demand, the Chinese Red Cross in research to understand the needs of the affected areas based on the masses in light of reality, the development of a scientific principle of the reconstruction program and work to support the priority-setting for all the collapse of the earthquake-stricken area or serious damage or the need to rebuild the entire village of farmers relative concentration of the reconstruction of housing construction, reconstruction of the village to support the construction of village health stations and village activity room, as well as the assistance of township hospitals, village and township schools and community facilities, such as disaster prevention and mitigation.
At present, the Red Cross system in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces have been identified post-disaster restoration and reconstruction projects the first batch of 3.65 billion yuan of funds, the project includes the construction of 57,786 houses, 497 schools, 544 hospitals, 1,576 health posts and some rehabilitation centers, homes for the elderly, welfare homes, the villagers activity rooms, town water works, such as disaster preparedness warehouses. Of these, more than 80% of the houses, over 50% of schools and hospitals are already under construction, 42% residential and 30% of health posts has been completed, other projects are in an orderly way.
"We strive for this year completed before the beginning of winter, the rural housing reconstruction, completed by the end of the year; for most of this fall before the semester begins to complete the reconstruction of schools; the end of next year for all post-disaster restoration and reconstruction projects completed." Red Cross Society of China苏菊香vice-president said.
Before the disaster and, more importantly, how to rescue the soul. To this end, the Chinese Red Cross has also carried out the affected areas, including psychological aid, disaster prevention and risk awareness, to drinking water and lavatories, including health education, sanitation and health projects. Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation in Wenchuan County, Mao County, the justifications for the county to carry out the Qiang Embroidery aid program to help people in disaster areas to re-acquire the ability to earn a living plan that is this year training trips embroidered mother in 2000, helping 660 families production, and the gradual establishment of Qiang embroidery industry.
"Disaster relief funds and materials management is generally good, no major violations of law and violations found"
After the Wenchuan earthquake, the love from all over the world like a flood coming contributions. In this earthquake disaster, the Chinese Red Cross to accept, manage and use the donations were a total of 191 billion yuan, the Chinese Red Cross in the history of over a hundred years only. How to ensure that the charitable use of open, transparent, and how to implement each of the lottery are so satisfied with the donor, before the Red Cross Society of China has become a major challenge before us.
In order to ensure that the donations received were used for earthquake relief work, the establishment of the Red Cross Society of China earthquake relief funds and materials donated regulation leading group, has issued the "Wenchuan earthquake on strengthening the management and use of contributions of the notice", etc. document and standardize the Red Cross system and material management and disaster recovery and reconstruction.
"Wenchuan after the earthquake, Red Cross Society of China to further establish and improve the management of donated funds and materials, to seriously implement the relevant provisions of the country, and actively adopt the audit recommendations seriously reform, relief funds and materials management is generally good, the audit found no major violations of law violations." Audit Commission in December 25, 2008 release of "Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 the community to donate funds and materials audit report" is the best proof.
In order to better the donor and the community feedback, the Chinese Red Cross Society have also published a "monument of love - Red Cross Society of China Wenchuan earthquake restoration and reconstruction project directory (Phase I)" and said he would follow-up phases of printing and publication of list of reconstruction projects to enable donors to learn more about the use of money.
"Red Cross Society of China has always cherished its reputation, the establishment of a strict money management and use of the system to ensure that all donated funds and materials will be used for earthquake relief and reconstruction work." Executive vice president of Red Cross Society of China Yangtze River is also Cayman in order to ensure the operation of the lottery in the sun to make a solemn commitment. (Editor: Zhang)
2009年5月9日星期六
Forget Obama, we’re hoping to see Gossip Boys
Forget Obama, we’re hoping to see Gossip Boys
At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner -- the "nerd prom" -- Hollywood celebrities mix with the politically powerful.
The black-tie event is, strictly speaking, a fundraiser for journalism scholarships and a chance to honor reporters for their work.
This year, with certified celebrities of our own occupying the White House, the anticipation has never been higher. The stars are coming out in force, and Barack and Michelle Obama are obliging by showing up (after skipping the Gridiron press dinner in March). The president will do a standup, and maybe show a video, and Mrs. Obama will present the scholarships.
For weeks, breathless
reports have been pouring in on who’s coming — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Eva Longoria Parker, Tyra Banks, Jon Bon Jovi, and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, to name a few.
Stand-up comedian and actress Wanda Sykes will perform. Real life heroes — Capt. Richard Phillips and Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger — will be there. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was going to come, but flooding
is keeping her at home, so husband Todd is taking her place. The list goes on and on. Some news organizations, mainly the TV networks, work really hard to snag the most glamorous or newsworthy guests.
News industry in financial free-fall? Indeed, some papers have cut back on the $200-a-pop tickets. But demand for the 2,000 tickets is unprecedented, the organizers say.
In another bow to the economy, the WHCA
is giving away more scholarship money than ever, $130,000. It’s also skipping dessert — no chocolate mousse! — and is instead making a donation of $23,000 to the organization So Others Might Eat, which helps the homeless.
Then there are the critics, who believe the dinner is all about inappropriate schmoozing between
the media and the government figures they cover, and has turned into a grotesque display of slobbering over the beautiful and famous. Indeed, The New York Times doesn’t come to this and other press dinners anymore.
In defense of this event, aside from its
charitable aspect, one can certainly argue that the possibility of grabbing a little face time with top Obama aides — hello David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel — is worth the price of admission, especially to news organizations that don’t normally enjoy that kind of access.
Another ethical question comes up over the issue of who news organizations treat to tickets. On Friday, Marketplace radio reported that Newsweek invited the CEO of drug company AstraZeneca, which spent $7 million on ads in the magazine last year.
“But tomorrow night he’ll not only get the chance to mingle with celebrities like Natalie Portman,” said reporter Steve Henn.
“He’ll also get an opportunity to bend the ear of cabinet secretaries like [Treasury Secretary] Tim Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder. And in Washington that kind of access is priceless.”
The WHCA has been holding
these dinners since 1920, but the modern era of notorious invitees began in 1987, when the late Michael Kelly invited Fawn Hall,
of Iran-contra document-shredding fame. The next year, Mr. Kelly invited Donna Rice, the onetime girlfriend of former senator and presidential aspirant Gary Hart.
By now, the battle for bold-face guests has become an arms race, with invitations going out even before the date of the dinner is known.
Without Sarah Palin, who was invited by Fox News, this year’s dinner will be the poorer. Maybe Alberto Gonzales, the controversial
former attorney general and a guest of the Houston Chronicle, will say something worth a Tweet or two.
As for The Christian Science Monitor, we’re keeping it low-key. In recent years we haven’t gone at all, but this year yours truly will be there, just to wave the flag.
We’ll be on the lookout for Axelrod and Emanuel, but my date — my 16-year-old daughter (whose ticket is an early birthday present from her mom) — has a different target: Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford. If you’ve ever seen the show “Gossip Girl,” you’ll know why.
At the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner -- the "nerd prom" -- Hollywood celebrities mix with the politically powerful.
The black-tie event is, strictly speaking, a fundraiser for journalism scholarships and a chance to honor reporters for their work.
This year, with certified celebrities of our own occupying the White House, the anticipation has never been higher. The stars are coming out in force, and Barack and Michelle Obama are obliging by showing up (after skipping the Gridiron press dinner in March). The president will do a standup, and maybe show a video, and Mrs. Obama will present the scholarships.
For weeks, breathless
reports have been pouring in on who’s coming — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Eva Longoria Parker, Tyra Banks, Jon Bon Jovi, and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, to name a few.
Stand-up comedian and actress Wanda Sykes will perform. Real life heroes — Capt. Richard Phillips and Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger — will be there. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was going to come, but flooding
is keeping her at home, so husband Todd is taking her place. The list goes on and on. Some news organizations, mainly the TV networks, work really hard to snag the most glamorous or newsworthy guests.
News industry in financial free-fall? Indeed, some papers have cut back on the $200-a-pop tickets. But demand for the 2,000 tickets is unprecedented, the organizers say.
In another bow to the economy, the WHCA
is giving away more scholarship money than ever, $130,000. It’s also skipping dessert — no chocolate mousse! — and is instead making a donation of $23,000 to the organization So Others Might Eat, which helps the homeless.
Then there are the critics, who believe the dinner is all about inappropriate schmoozing between
the media and the government figures they cover, and has turned into a grotesque display of slobbering over the beautiful and famous. Indeed, The New York Times doesn’t come to this and other press dinners anymore.
In defense of this event, aside from its
charitable aspect, one can certainly argue that the possibility of grabbing a little face time with top Obama aides — hello David Axelrod and Rahm Emanuel — is worth the price of admission, especially to news organizations that don’t normally enjoy that kind of access.
Another ethical question comes up over the issue of who news organizations treat to tickets. On Friday, Marketplace radio reported that Newsweek invited the CEO of drug company AstraZeneca, which spent $7 million on ads in the magazine last year.
“But tomorrow night he’ll not only get the chance to mingle with celebrities like Natalie Portman,” said reporter Steve Henn.
“He’ll also get an opportunity to bend the ear of cabinet secretaries like [Treasury Secretary] Tim Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder. And in Washington that kind of access is priceless.”
The WHCA has been holding
these dinners since 1920, but the modern era of notorious invitees began in 1987, when the late Michael Kelly invited Fawn Hall,
of Iran-contra document-shredding fame. The next year, Mr. Kelly invited Donna Rice, the onetime girlfriend of former senator and presidential aspirant Gary Hart.
By now, the battle for bold-face guests has become an arms race, with invitations going out even before the date of the dinner is known.
Without Sarah Palin, who was invited by Fox News, this year’s dinner will be the poorer. Maybe Alberto Gonzales, the controversial
former attorney general and a guest of the Houston Chronicle, will say something worth a Tweet or two.
As for The Christian Science Monitor, we’re keeping it low-key. In recent years we haven’t gone at all, but this year yours truly will be there, just to wave the flag.
We’ll be on the lookout for Axelrod and Emanuel, but my date — my 16-year-old daughter (whose ticket is an early birthday present from her mom) — has a different target: Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford. If you’ve ever seen the show “Gossip Girl,” you’ll know why.
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Jeremy Mayfield fails drug test
NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield fails drug test
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield
was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on
Saturday for failing a random drug test, becoming the first driver to violate a toughened new policy that went into effect this season.
Mayfield tested positive for a banned substance last weekend at Richmond International Raceway.
"In my case, I believe that the combination of a prescribed medicine and an over the counter medicine reacted together
and resulted in a positive drug test," Mayfield said in a statement. "My doctor and I are working with both Dr. (David) Black and NASCAR to resolve this matter."
Black is the CEO of Aegis Sciences Corp. in Nashville, Tenn., which runs NASCAR's testing program.
NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter would not
reveal what banned substance Mayfield used, but Hunter said it was not an alcohol-related offense.
"There is no place for substance abuse in our sport," Hunter said.
NASCAR also suspended two crew members for failed tests at Richmond.
Tony Martin, a crew member for the car John Andretti drove last weekend at Richmond, and Ben Williams, a crew member for the Nationwide Series car Matt Kenseth drove last weekend, were both suspended indefinitely.
Mayfield, who is driving a car this season he owns himself, failed to qualify for Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at
Darlington Speedway.
NASCAR said Mayfield was randomly tested last Friday in Richmond. The Aegis lab discovered the positive "A" sample Tuesday and notified Mayfield. Two days later, the lab told NASCAR of the failed test.
Mayfield, who participated in both of Friday's practice sessions at Darlington, asked Friday for his backup "B" sample to be tested. That, too, came back positive, and he was told by Aegis officials Saturday afternoon.
Black said he spoke with Mayfield,
who can return to NASCAR only after he completes a "path for reinstatement" that's tailored to each individual. The process, which can include rehab, varies depending on the substance.
The suspension, which cannot be appealed, applies to Mayfield's roles as owner and driver of the No. 41 Toyota. Although the car can race next week at Lowe's Motor Speedway with another driver, Hunter said it cannot be entered with Mayfield as the owner.
The 39-year-old driver said in his statement that an interim owner and a temporary replacement driver would be announced early next week.
Andretti, who finished
32nd in last week's race at Richmond, said he's not worried that the driver next to him might be driving impaired and applauded NASCAR's tougher drug policy.
"I think it's a great thing that they (NASCAR) do," Andretti said from Indianapolis, where he's preparing for the Indy 500 later this month. "And whoever they catch and confirm, so there's no mistake, shame on them."
Just days after the Daytona 500, one of Mayfield's crew members became the first person punished under NASCAR's new drug policy for a failed test. Mayfield fired Paul Chodora after he was suspended.
Mayfield, a two-time qualifier for the Chase for the championship, has five Cup victories in 433 career starts,
but none since 2005 at Michigan. He was fired by Evernham Motorsports in late 2006 and bounced around until this season, when he formed Mayfield Motorsports.
He threw the team together in less than a month but made headlines as the underdog who raced his way into the
season-opening Daytona 500. But he made just four of the next 10 races, and is currently 44th in the Cup standings.
NASCAR announced a new, tougher drug policy last September. The guidelines were strengthened in part because of former Truck Series driver Aaron Fike's admission that he had used heroin — even on days he raced.
Under the new rules, all drivers and crew members were tested before the season began. Random tests are scheduled
throughout the year, and at least four drivers are tested each weekend. Hunter said the drivers are selected through an automated computer program.
Former NASCAR driver Dario Franchitt
i was stunned by the news.
"I know the IndyCar drug policy is pretty stringent, and I know NASCAR has really been ramping it up," he said from Indianapolis, where he qualified third. "I think it's very important when you're in a car
that you have to be there 100 percent."
AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer in Charlotte, N.C., and Associated Press Sports Writer Mike Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield
was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on
Saturday for failing a random drug test, becoming the first driver to violate a toughened new policy that went into effect this season.
Mayfield tested positive for a banned substance last weekend at Richmond International Raceway.
"In my case, I believe that the combination of a prescribed medicine and an over the counter medicine reacted together
and resulted in a positive drug test," Mayfield said in a statement. "My doctor and I are working with both Dr. (David) Black and NASCAR to resolve this matter."
Black is the CEO of Aegis Sciences Corp. in Nashville, Tenn., which runs NASCAR's testing program.
NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter would not
reveal what banned substance Mayfield used, but Hunter said it was not an alcohol-related offense.
"There is no place for substance abuse in our sport," Hunter said.
NASCAR also suspended two crew members for failed tests at Richmond.
Tony Martin, a crew member for the car John Andretti drove last weekend at Richmond, and Ben Williams, a crew member for the Nationwide Series car Matt Kenseth drove last weekend, were both suspended indefinitely.
Mayfield, who is driving a car this season he owns himself, failed to qualify for Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at
Darlington Speedway.
NASCAR said Mayfield was randomly tested last Friday in Richmond. The Aegis lab discovered the positive "A" sample Tuesday and notified Mayfield. Two days later, the lab told NASCAR of the failed test.
Mayfield, who participated in both of Friday's practice sessions at Darlington, asked Friday for his backup "B" sample to be tested. That, too, came back positive, and he was told by Aegis officials Saturday afternoon.
Black said he spoke with Mayfield,
who can return to NASCAR only after he completes a "path for reinstatement" that's tailored to each individual. The process, which can include rehab, varies depending on the substance.
The suspension, which cannot be appealed, applies to Mayfield's roles as owner and driver of the No. 41 Toyota. Although the car can race next week at Lowe's Motor Speedway with another driver, Hunter said it cannot be entered with Mayfield as the owner.
The 39-year-old driver said in his statement that an interim owner and a temporary replacement driver would be announced early next week.
Andretti, who finished
32nd in last week's race at Richmond, said he's not worried that the driver next to him might be driving impaired and applauded NASCAR's tougher drug policy.
"I think it's a great thing that they (NASCAR) do," Andretti said from Indianapolis, where he's preparing for the Indy 500 later this month. "And whoever they catch and confirm, so there's no mistake, shame on them."
Just days after the Daytona 500, one of Mayfield's crew members became the first person punished under NASCAR's new drug policy for a failed test. Mayfield fired Paul Chodora after he was suspended.
Mayfield, a two-time qualifier for the Chase for the championship, has five Cup victories in 433 career starts,
but none since 2005 at Michigan. He was fired by Evernham Motorsports in late 2006 and bounced around until this season, when he formed Mayfield Motorsports.
He threw the team together in less than a month but made headlines as the underdog who raced his way into the
season-opening Daytona 500. But he made just four of the next 10 races, and is currently 44th in the Cup standings.
NASCAR announced a new, tougher drug policy last September. The guidelines were strengthened in part because of former Truck Series driver Aaron Fike's admission that he had used heroin — even on days he raced.
Under the new rules, all drivers and crew members were tested before the season began. Random tests are scheduled
throughout the year, and at least four drivers are tested each weekend. Hunter said the drivers are selected through an automated computer program.
Former NASCAR driver Dario Franchitt
i was stunned by the news.
"I know the IndyCar drug policy is pretty stringent, and I know NASCAR has really been ramping it up," he said from Indianapolis, where he qualified third. "I think it's very important when you're in a car
that you have to be there 100 percent."
AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer in Charlotte, N.C., and Associated Press Sports Writer Mike Marot in Indianapolis contributed to this report.
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Carolyn Smeaton puffed a few long drags between sips of steaming coffee in the doughnut shop near her house. It was a heavenly moment for the smoker who’s missed having a cigarette with her coffee since the smoking ban went into effect nearly five years ago.
“You could smoke anywhere,” Smeaton said. “I miss it. It took a lot away.”
Smeaton wasn’t turning up her
nose at the law by smoking in a public place, she was “vaping” on an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette.
A quick vapor that dissipated in seconds came off the metal tube when she puffed. There was no smoke or odor, no mess and no ashtray needed.
“I haven’t seen anyone doing it around here but me,” Smeaton said.
E-cigarettes were invented in 2004 in China. Web sellers market them as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
The devices remain largely unknown
to most people, including health officials. No one is quite sure of their safety or if they should fall under smoking ban regulations. None could be found sold locally.
The traditional e-cigarette models are about the same size and color of a cigarette, though heavier. They consist of a cartridge and membrane that contain water, propylene glycol (a food and cosmetics additive), nicotine and a flavoring that emulates tobacco or other tastes, like vanilla and caramel. The battery heats the cartridge when the smoker drags on the
e-cigarette, the tip glows orange and a vapor is emitted.
“I’m still new at it,” Smeaton said, unpacking a red, flowered purse of e-cigarette paraphernalia — a small bottle of liquid nicotine and another of flavoring for refilling the cigarettes, and some new cartridges.
She also had a black, pen-shaped e-cigarette hanging around her neck. This one was even more innocuous to the general public because it didn’t look like a cigarette and the tip glowed blue when she dragged on it — perfect for those coffee shop visits, she said.
“You get your nicotine and you get to vape in a Dunkin’ Donuts,” Smeaton said.
When people ask what it is, Smeaton
opens the metal tube to show them it isn’t a cigarette and she isn’t breaking the law. She shows them how it works and said most people are OK with it at that point.
“I personally think it’s a better alternative to tobacco,” Smeaton said. “I can’t say it’s safer, but I believe in my heart that it is.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t so sure. E-cigarettes have not been approved as a quitting method like the nicotine patch or gum, or as an alternative to smoking like chewing tobacco.
“FDA has reviewed several ‘electronic cigarettes’ and determined that those products were making ‘drug’ claims,”
said Susan Small, a public affairs technician in the New England District FDA, in a written statement. “We have detained and refused several such products on the grounds that they were unapproved new drugs.”
The FDA considers e-cigarettes to be “adulterated devices” and is reviewing the products on a case-by-case basis, Small said.
The World Health Organization in a statement last year said e-cigarettes are not a legitimate therapy for smokers trying to quit and questioned the product’s safety.
The American Cancer Society has also weighed in.
“There is no strong evidence that shows they improve one’s chances of quitting,” said Kate Rogers, state director for the American Cancer Society.
Smeaton, a smoker for 34 years, was smoking three packs of cigarettes a day before she learned about e-cigarettes and
ordered them online about a month ago. She was drawn to the fact that they don’t contain the harmful tar found in cigarettes or produce any second-hand smoke, also that they satisfy the tactile habit of smoking.
She said she tried, unsuccessfully, to quit for years and has given up.
“I’ve been through the gum, the patch, Zyban, Chantix and hypnosis twice,” Smeaton said.
Both her parents died of cancer and
she said she felt like she was next if she didn’t do something.
“It’s not a pleasant way to go,” Smeaton said.
Since her husband lost his job a few months ago, the price of cigarettes also played into her decision to try e-smoking.
“I can’t stop. I can’t afford it,” Smeaton said. “I need some kind of alternative.”
Smeaton smokes about 10 traditional cigarettes a day now and e-smokes the rest of the time, saving herself quite a bit
of money, she said.
“My common sense tells me four ingredients are better than 4,000 ingredients (in cigarettes),” Smeaton said.
Smeaton says she’s pleased with the results after making the switch to e-cigarettes.
“It’s far exceeded my expectations,”
Smeaton said. “I know I feel better. When I get up in the morning I don’t cough anymore. For people like me, sadly, it’s the only thing left. I hope the FDA leaves it alone
Carolyn Smeaton puffed a few long drags between sips of steaming coffee in the doughnut shop near her house. It was a heavenly moment for the smoker who’s missed having a cigarette with her coffee since the smoking ban went into effect nearly five years ago.
“You could smoke anywhere,” Smeaton said. “I miss it. It took a lot away.”
Smeaton wasn’t turning up her
nose at the law by smoking in a public place, she was “vaping” on an electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette.
A quick vapor that dissipated in seconds came off the metal tube when she puffed. There was no smoke or odor, no mess and no ashtray needed.
“I haven’t seen anyone doing it around here but me,” Smeaton said.
E-cigarettes were invented in 2004 in China. Web sellers market them as an alternative to smoking cigarettes, cigars and pipes.
The devices remain largely unknown
to most people, including health officials. No one is quite sure of their safety or if they should fall under smoking ban regulations. None could be found sold locally.
The traditional e-cigarette models are about the same size and color of a cigarette, though heavier. They consist of a cartridge and membrane that contain water, propylene glycol (a food and cosmetics additive), nicotine and a flavoring that emulates tobacco or other tastes, like vanilla and caramel. The battery heats the cartridge when the smoker drags on the
e-cigarette, the tip glows orange and a vapor is emitted.
“I’m still new at it,” Smeaton said, unpacking a red, flowered purse of e-cigarette paraphernalia — a small bottle of liquid nicotine and another of flavoring for refilling the cigarettes, and some new cartridges.
She also had a black, pen-shaped e-cigarette hanging around her neck. This one was even more innocuous to the general public because it didn’t look like a cigarette and the tip glowed blue when she dragged on it — perfect for those coffee shop visits, she said.
“You get your nicotine and you get to vape in a Dunkin’ Donuts,” Smeaton said.
When people ask what it is, Smeaton
opens the metal tube to show them it isn’t a cigarette and she isn’t breaking the law. She shows them how it works and said most people are OK with it at that point.
“I personally think it’s a better alternative to tobacco,” Smeaton said. “I can’t say it’s safer, but I believe in my heart that it is.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration isn’t so sure. E-cigarettes have not been approved as a quitting method like the nicotine patch or gum, or as an alternative to smoking like chewing tobacco.
“FDA has reviewed several ‘electronic cigarettes’ and determined that those products were making ‘drug’ claims,”
said Susan Small, a public affairs technician in the New England District FDA, in a written statement. “We have detained and refused several such products on the grounds that they were unapproved new drugs.”
The FDA considers e-cigarettes to be “adulterated devices” and is reviewing the products on a case-by-case basis, Small said.
The World Health Organization in a statement last year said e-cigarettes are not a legitimate therapy for smokers trying to quit and questioned the product’s safety.
The American Cancer Society has also weighed in.
“There is no strong evidence that shows they improve one’s chances of quitting,” said Kate Rogers, state director for the American Cancer Society.
Smeaton, a smoker for 34 years, was smoking three packs of cigarettes a day before she learned about e-cigarettes and
ordered them online about a month ago. She was drawn to the fact that they don’t contain the harmful tar found in cigarettes or produce any second-hand smoke, also that they satisfy the tactile habit of smoking.
She said she tried, unsuccessfully, to quit for years and has given up.
“I’ve been through the gum, the patch, Zyban, Chantix and hypnosis twice,” Smeaton said.
Both her parents died of cancer and
she said she felt like she was next if she didn’t do something.
“It’s not a pleasant way to go,” Smeaton said.
Since her husband lost his job a few months ago, the price of cigarettes also played into her decision to try e-smoking.
“I can’t stop. I can’t afford it,” Smeaton said. “I need some kind of alternative.”
Smeaton smokes about 10 traditional cigarettes a day now and e-smokes the rest of the time, saving herself quite a bit
of money, she said.
“My common sense tells me four ingredients are better than 4,000 ingredients (in cigarettes),” Smeaton said.
Smeaton says she’s pleased with the results after making the switch to e-cigarettes.
“It’s far exceeded my expectations,”
Smeaton said. “I know I feel better. When I get up in the morning I don’t cough anymore. For people like me, sadly, it’s the only thing left. I hope the FDA leaves it alone
Alice's Restaurant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Alice's Restaurant”
Album cover for the original 1967 album, Alice's Restaurant
Single by Arlo Guthrie
from the album Alice's Restaurant
Released 1967
Genre Talking blues
Length 00:18:34
The former church
where the story begins, located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The building later became the Guthrie Center. The restaurant itself is roughly six miles north in Stockbridge, Massachusetts."Alice's Restaurant Massacree" [sic] (commonly referred to simply as "Alice's Restaurant") is one of singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie's most prominent works, a musical monologue based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965, and which inspired a 1969 movie of the same name.
The song lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds, occupying the entire A-side of Guthrie's 1967 debut record album, also titled Alice's Restaurant (Warner Reprise Records). It is notable as a satirical,
first-person account of 1960s counterculture, in addition to being a hit song in its own right. The final part of the song is an encouragement for the listeners to
sing along, to resist the draft, and to end war.
Contents [hide]
1 The song
2 The real restaurant and people
3 The church, now the Guthrie Center
4 The movie
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
[edit] The song
The song is a talking blues,
which recounts a true but
comically exaggerated Thanksgiving Day adventure as a satirical, deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft.
The Alice in the song was restaurant-owner Alice M. Brock, who in 1964, using $2,000 supplied by her mother, bought a deconsecrated church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where Alice and her husband Ray would live. It was here rather than at the restaurant, which came later, where the song's Thanksgiving dinners were actually held.
On that Thanksgiving, November 25,
1965, the 18-year-old Guthrie and his friend Richard Robbins, 19, were arrested by Stockbridge police officer William "Obie" Obanhein for illegally dumping some of Alice's
garbage after discovering that the town dump was closed for the holiday. Two days later they pleaded guilty in court before a blind judge, James E. Hannon; the song describes to ironic effect the arresting officer's
frustration at the judge being unable to see the "27 8-by-10 color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us". In the end, Guthrie and Robbins were fined $50 and told to pick up their garbage.
The song goes on to describe Guthrie's
being called up for the draft, and the surreal bureaucracy at the New York City induction center at 1 Whitehall Street. Because of Guthrie's criminal record for littering, he is first sent to the Group W Bench (where those draftees wait who cannot be inducted except under a "moral waiver") then outright rejected as unfit for military service. The ironic punchline of the story's denouement is that, in the words of Guthrie, "I'm sittin here on the Group W bench 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug?"
The final part of the song is where Arlo
tells the audience that should they find
themselves facing the draft they should walk into the military psychiatrist's office and sing, "Shrink, You can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant," and walk out. Thus is born, "the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacree Movement, and all you got to do to join is to sing it the next time it comes around on the guitar."[1]
"Alice's Restaurant" is regularly played on Thanksgiving by many classic rock radio stations and has become a tradition.[2] It is not often otherwise aired, due to its length. The original album rose to #17 on the Billboard chart.[3]
Guthrie revised and updated "Alice's Restaurant" years later to protest Reagan-era policies, but this second version has not been released on a commercial recording. He sang a third version during the Bush
Administration years that was recorded and released by the Kerrville Folk Festival.
The 1997 rerecordingGuthrie later wrote a follow-up recounting how he learned that Richard Nixon had owned a copy of the
song, and he jokingly suggested that this
explained the famous 18½ minute gap in the Watergate tapes. Guthrie rerecorded his entire debut album for his 1997 CD Alice's Restaurant also known as Alice's Restaurant: The Massacree Revisited, on the Rising Son music label, which includes this expanded version.
[edit] The real restaurant and people
Sign to restaurant"Alice" was restaurant owner Alice M. Brock, who with husband Ray Brock lived in a former church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where the song's Thanksgiving dinners were actually held. She was a painter and designer, while Ray was an architect and woodworker. Both
worked at a nearby private academy, the music- and art-oriented Stockbridge School, from which Guthrie (then of the Queens, New York City neighborhood of Howard Beach) had graduated. As of 2005, Alice Brock lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and owns an art studio and gallery at 69 Commercial Street.[4] She illustrated the 2004 children's book Mooses Come Walking, written by Guthrie.
Alice's restaurant (formally known as the "Back Room Rest", named for its location down an alley behind a grocery store at 40 Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts) was roughly six miles from the church — though true to the song, it was "just a half-a-mile from the railroad track". Formerly Maluphy's Restaurant, it ran the length of the building from front
to back along the side alley. Owned by Alice for only a year before she and Ray divorced, it was, as of 2005, Theresa's Stockbridge Cafe, where a hand-painted sign indicates its former identity. The building's front as of 2006 is The Main Street Cafe.
A restaurant named "Alice's Restaurant", for which Mr. Guthrie was partially credited, opened and closed in 2008 at the short-lived Hard Rock Park theme park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
[edit] The church, now the Guthrie Center
The church, originally built as the St. James Chapel in 1829, was enlarged in 1866 and renamed Trinity Church. Ray and Alice Brock purchased the property in 1964 and made it their home. The building has had several owners since the early 1970s. [5]
In 1991, Guthrie bought the church that had
served as Alice and Ray Brock's former home, at 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and converted it to the Guthrie Center, a nondenominational, interfaith meeting place.[6]
The church's exterior is covered with white vinyl siding with the original cornerstone dedications still intact. There are two public entrances, a ramp for disabled guests on the side of the building and another consisting of two large wooden doors. The entrance from the side leads directly into the chapel. The front entrance leads into a living room with couches
and a kitchen to the left. Bathrooms are located down a straight hallway to the right. Above this hallway is a sign that says " One God - Many Forms / One River - Many Streams / One People - Many Faces / One Mother - Many Children -Ma".
In the main chapel area there is a stage for performances set up with microphone and other audio inputs. On the stage, in the rear center, Officer Obie's chair sits as a reminder of the arrest. In the rear of the chapel there is a set of stairs and a loft which holds a shrine dedicated to multiple religions and also contains a viewing loft. Also, there is a door that leads to a set of private rooms in which Alice and Ray once lived.
In recent years, the Guthrie Center has become a popular folk music venue, hosting the Troubadour Concert series annually from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Musical guests have included John Gorka, Jaane Doe, The Highwaymen and, of course, Arlo Guthrie. The annual "Garbage Trail Walk",
retracing the steps of Arlo and folksinger Rick Robbins (as told in the song), raises money for Huntington's Disease research. On Thanksgiving, the Center hosts a "Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat" for people in need from the local community.
[edit] The movie
Main article: Alice's Restaurant (film)
The song was adapted into the 1969 movie Alice's Restaurant, directed and co-written by Arthur Penn and starring Guthrie as himself, Pat Quinn as Alice Brock and James Broderick as Ray Brock, with William Obanhein ("Officer Obie") appearing as himself and the real Alice making a cameo appearance.
The movie was released on August 19, 1969, a few
days after Guthrie had appeared at the Woodstock Festival. A soundtrack album for the film was also released by United Artists Records. The soundtrack includes a studio version of the "Massacree", which was originally divided into two parts (one for each album side); a CD reissue on the Rykodisc label presents this version of the song in full, and adds several bonus tracks to the original LP.
Album cover for the original 1967 album, Alice's Restaurant
Single by Arlo Guthrie
from the album Alice's Restaurant
Released 1967
Genre Talking blues
Length 00:18:34
The former church
where the story begins, located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The building later became the Guthrie Center. The restaurant itself is roughly six miles north in Stockbridge, Massachusetts."Alice's Restaurant Massacree" [sic] (commonly referred to simply as "Alice's Restaurant") is one of singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie's most prominent works, a musical monologue based on a true story that began on Thanksgiving Day 1965, and which inspired a 1969 movie of the same name.
The song lasts 18 minutes and 34 seconds, occupying the entire A-side of Guthrie's 1967 debut record album, also titled Alice's Restaurant (Warner Reprise Records). It is notable as a satirical,
first-person account of 1960s counterculture, in addition to being a hit song in its own right. The final part of the song is an encouragement for the listeners to
sing along, to resist the draft, and to end war.
Contents [hide]
1 The song
2 The real restaurant and people
3 The church, now the Guthrie Center
4 The movie
5 References
6 Further reading
7 External links
[edit] The song
The song is a talking blues,
which recounts a true but
comically exaggerated Thanksgiving Day adventure as a satirical, deadpan protest against the Vietnam War draft.
The Alice in the song was restaurant-owner Alice M. Brock, who in 1964, using $2,000 supplied by her mother, bought a deconsecrated church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where Alice and her husband Ray would live. It was here rather than at the restaurant, which came later, where the song's Thanksgiving dinners were actually held.
On that Thanksgiving, November 25,
1965, the 18-year-old Guthrie and his friend Richard Robbins, 19, were arrested by Stockbridge police officer William "Obie" Obanhein for illegally dumping some of Alice's
garbage after discovering that the town dump was closed for the holiday. Two days later they pleaded guilty in court before a blind judge, James E. Hannon; the song describes to ironic effect the arresting officer's
frustration at the judge being unable to see the "27 8-by-10 color glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us". In the end, Guthrie and Robbins were fined $50 and told to pick up their garbage.
The song goes on to describe Guthrie's
being called up for the draft, and the surreal bureaucracy at the New York City induction center at 1 Whitehall Street. Because of Guthrie's criminal record for littering, he is first sent to the Group W Bench (where those draftees wait who cannot be inducted except under a "moral waiver") then outright rejected as unfit for military service. The ironic punchline of the story's denouement is that, in the words of Guthrie, "I'm sittin here on the Group W bench 'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough to join the army, burn women, kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug?"
The final part of the song is where Arlo
tells the audience that should they find
themselves facing the draft they should walk into the military psychiatrist's office and sing, "Shrink, You can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant," and walk out. Thus is born, "the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacree Movement, and all you got to do to join is to sing it the next time it comes around on the guitar."[1]
"Alice's Restaurant" is regularly played on Thanksgiving by many classic rock radio stations and has become a tradition.[2] It is not often otherwise aired, due to its length. The original album rose to #17 on the Billboard chart.[3]
Guthrie revised and updated "Alice's Restaurant" years later to protest Reagan-era policies, but this second version has not been released on a commercial recording. He sang a third version during the Bush
Administration years that was recorded and released by the Kerrville Folk Festival.
The 1997 rerecordingGuthrie later wrote a follow-up recounting how he learned that Richard Nixon had owned a copy of the
song, and he jokingly suggested that this
explained the famous 18½ minute gap in the Watergate tapes. Guthrie rerecorded his entire debut album for his 1997 CD Alice's Restaurant also known as Alice's Restaurant: The Massacree Revisited, on the Rising Son music label, which includes this expanded version.
[edit] The real restaurant and people
Sign to restaurant"Alice" was restaurant owner Alice M. Brock, who with husband Ray Brock lived in a former church in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where the song's Thanksgiving dinners were actually held. She was a painter and designer, while Ray was an architect and woodworker. Both
worked at a nearby private academy, the music- and art-oriented Stockbridge School, from which Guthrie (then of the Queens, New York City neighborhood of Howard Beach) had graduated. As of 2005, Alice Brock lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and owns an art studio and gallery at 69 Commercial Street.[4] She illustrated the 2004 children's book Mooses Come Walking, written by Guthrie.
Alice's restaurant (formally known as the "Back Room Rest", named for its location down an alley behind a grocery store at 40 Main Street in Stockbridge, Massachusetts) was roughly six miles from the church — though true to the song, it was "just a half-a-mile from the railroad track". Formerly Maluphy's Restaurant, it ran the length of the building from front
to back along the side alley. Owned by Alice for only a year before she and Ray divorced, it was, as of 2005, Theresa's Stockbridge Cafe, where a hand-painted sign indicates its former identity. The building's front as of 2006 is The Main Street Cafe.
A restaurant named "Alice's Restaurant", for which Mr. Guthrie was partially credited, opened and closed in 2008 at the short-lived Hard Rock Park theme park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
[edit] The church, now the Guthrie Center
The church, originally built as the St. James Chapel in 1829, was enlarged in 1866 and renamed Trinity Church. Ray and Alice Brock purchased the property in 1964 and made it their home. The building has had several owners since the early 1970s. [5]
In 1991, Guthrie bought the church that had
served as Alice and Ray Brock's former home, at 4 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and converted it to the Guthrie Center, a nondenominational, interfaith meeting place.[6]
The church's exterior is covered with white vinyl siding with the original cornerstone dedications still intact. There are two public entrances, a ramp for disabled guests on the side of the building and another consisting of two large wooden doors. The entrance from the side leads directly into the chapel. The front entrance leads into a living room with couches
and a kitchen to the left. Bathrooms are located down a straight hallway to the right. Above this hallway is a sign that says " One God - Many Forms / One River - Many Streams / One People - Many Faces / One Mother - Many Children -Ma".
In the main chapel area there is a stage for performances set up with microphone and other audio inputs. On the stage, in the rear center, Officer Obie's chair sits as a reminder of the arrest. In the rear of the chapel there is a set of stairs and a loft which holds a shrine dedicated to multiple religions and also contains a viewing loft. Also, there is a door that leads to a set of private rooms in which Alice and Ray once lived.
In recent years, the Guthrie Center has become a popular folk music venue, hosting the Troubadour Concert series annually from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Musical guests have included John Gorka, Jaane Doe, The Highwaymen and, of course, Arlo Guthrie. The annual "Garbage Trail Walk",
retracing the steps of Arlo and folksinger Rick Robbins (as told in the song), raises money for Huntington's Disease research. On Thanksgiving, the Center hosts a "Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat" for people in need from the local community.
[edit] The movie
Main article: Alice's Restaurant (film)
The song was adapted into the 1969 movie Alice's Restaurant, directed and co-written by Arthur Penn and starring Guthrie as himself, Pat Quinn as Alice Brock and James Broderick as Ray Brock, with William Obanhein ("Officer Obie") appearing as himself and the real Alice making a cameo appearance.
The movie was released on August 19, 1969, a few
days after Guthrie had appeared at the Woodstock Festival. A soundtrack album for the film was also released by United Artists Records. The soundtrack includes a studio version of the "Massacree", which was originally divided into two parts (one for each album side); a CD reissue on the Rykodisc label presents this version of the song in full, and adds several bonus tracks to the original LP.
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