European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page id students schooled in Delta sounds by Matt Curry the associated press Dallas at first the soulful sounds produced puzzled the purely american music known As the blues produced by one of its few remaining Pio neers was new to the Young ears of Many but for 11yearold Larry the twangy guitar riffs produced wide eyes and a smile that reached to his he started and it made me remember my grand he she listens to All Larry was one of hundreds of North Texas kids who packed the weathered old auditorium at North Dallas High school last week to hear a performance by 92yearold Mississippi Delta bluesman David hone boy edit didst take Long for them to embrace the which was the foundation for both Rock and they gradually began to clap and soon some were on their feet swaying Back and so were their through the nonprofit Blue shoe entertainers like Edwards bring the blues rooted in african rhythms and born in Sla very from Mississippi Cotton Fields and Smoky barroom to dal Las the Blue shoe project will present about 20 performer based educational programs in schools this Michael Dyson and his an avid blues founded Blue shoe in 2004 after conversations about the Lack of blues per formers coming to Dallas and the fact that Many of the old time entertainers were it has become the family Busi Ness for the Michael pursues the work passionate his father works in the Tele communications its really just me and dads got his full time and i do this and neither one of us gets the younger Dyson i took a step in use saying this is what i want to Donna blues Singer David hone boy performs at North Dallas High school on a photos members of the Odny Emerald society band play at the conclusion of a prayer service at Patricks Cathedral in new York commemorating the fifth anniversary soundtrack for mourning Odny bagpipe corps Marks its 45th year by Pat Milton the associated press new York its the sound of the City laughing or celebrating or for 45 the bagpipes and Drums of the fire departments Emerald society band provided a new York soundtrack in Good times and bad along fifth Avenue on Patricks alongside caskets at hundreds of 11 fun the band celebrated its 45th anniversary this after de Cades of performances in Yan Kee and Shea City Hall and Carnegie its renditions of traditional celtic music have reverberated beyond the City Lim too the firefighters per formed at president Bush inauguration and in the Irish Parlia the Kilt wearing musicians even once earned a spread in the fashion Magazine and while that thought May bring a the Sipean drum corps is no laughing membership in the band is taken very said drum major Liam who has led the band for the past 11 years with his 5foothigh Wood and brass members Are proud of their Mission to serve As ambassadors for the fire department of new said a 17year firefighter assigned to Rescue 2 in at the same they feel humbled and privileged by their primary purpose to Honor firefighters killed in the line of he a member of the Odny Emerald society band marches in the Patricks Day Parade last after the 11 terrorist at band performed at the funerals of 457 firefighters and others lost when the world Trade Center the Odny lost 343 with the Wail of the bagpipes belting out a Mournful Dirge such As the Irish favorite Dawn of the played at most of the 11 musicians March into the Church of a fallen accompanied by the beat of the they usually Lead the american Flag raped casket and the Fame after the the band leads the procession out of the they wait As the Hearse pulls in a move steeped in tra the band does an about face and begins an uplift ing tune As it marches Back past the Entrance to the Church and the assembled uniformed fire it is our message to be Hope the Sun will Rise Fla Herty the custom was sus Pended during the 11 Funer and Only resumed for the very last funeral in it was a moving moment after two and half years of Funer we finally did our about face and played an upbeat said it we Are hang ing the 75 band members Are All firemen Active or retired from firefighter to Deputy of the Hundred that apply each Only three Are each new member must learn 20 selected tunes on the bag pipes or the Drums in a rehearsals once a week Are Manda the band lost one of its own on snare drummer Durrell Bronko with Rescue Pearsall was remembered As a Mountain of a Man who loved wearing his band if it want for the he often id be just another fat Guy at the 457 number of funerals the corps attended 5 height in feet of the drum majors Wood and brass Mace 3 new members for every 100 annual applications enrolment of Blacks doubles at Urcla by Larry Gordon los Angeles times los Angeles twice As Many Black students As last year intend to enrol at the University of los Angeles As fresh men this an increase that officials Friday attributed to changes in application review methods and a new private scholarship pro Gram organized by Black the increase to 203 Blacken rollers eased concerns that Blacks presence had declined so much that some Blacks Felt uncomfortable at the Campus and others were reluctant to last 103 Blacks enrolled As fresh or percent of the Duclas acting nor Man said he was pleased with the he thanked alumni and current students for raising scholarship donations and sponsoring recruiting events to woo Abrams insisted that All was done without violating a vote rap proved state initiative that bans the use of race in University and i think we got the message out that we Are a welcoming Environ ment and that we have this great legacy and tradition with regard to Africa american Abrams Peter the los Angeles businessman who chairs the scholarship said All Blacks accepted to the Urcla freshman class were offered a minimum Grant from the Mil lion depending on financial need and academic the Grants went As High As to reduce loan and work study burdens and to compete with Well funded Pri vate the 203 to per cent of the create a decent critical mass of african Ameri can students on Taylor Imus producer spars with Sharpton on Fox new York the remarks that got radio Host Don Imus fired were missteps that didst warrant his producer Imus made one Small he ran a red Bernard Mcguirk said during a combative debate Friday with the Al during their appear Ance together on Fox news Chan Nels Hannity colmes Mcguirk called Sharpton a race baiter who was looking for attention when he led a Campaign to fire while Sharpton said Imus and Mcguirk got what they deserved for making sexist comments on the who elected you the pc police chief Mcguirk asked Sharpton countered Consumers have the right to say to advertisers Are your standards going to be where people Are attacked based on your gender and race from the associated press