Taylor Swift: 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013

Nashville, Tennessee - Twenty three year old singer Taylor Swift looked gorgeous wearing a long red
dress to the 47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Raised in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music.

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Kellie Pickler: 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013

Nashville, Tennessee - Twenty seven year old singer Kellie Pickler looked stunning in a black strapless
dress as she attended the 47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kellie Dawn Pickler is an American country music artist and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of American Idol, and finished in sixth place.

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Carrie Underwood: 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013

Nashville, Tennessee - Thirty year old singer Carrie Underwood looked gorgeous wearing a long pink
sparky dress to the  47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.

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Lucy Hale: 47th Annual CMA Awards 2013

Nashville, Tennessee - Twenty four year old actress/singer Lucy Hale looked gorgeous in a long wavy
dress with white high heels as she attended the 47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 6, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lucy Kate Hale is an American actress and singer. She was one of five winners of the reality show American Juniors. She is best known for her role as Aria Montgomery on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.

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Maine Vigilant Guard Exercise 2013 to Kick off Tuesday, November 5

Augusta, Maine - Starting Tuesday, November 5 and continuing through Friday November 8, National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, local and state first responders, local, county and state emergency managers, voluntary agencies and multi-national participants and observers will be conducting a large-scale training exercise at venues all across the State of Maine.

The exercise, called "Vigilant Guard," will begin with a simulated ice storm, followed by simulated blizzard conditions and frigid temperatures. Then other training scenarios will unfold all over the State, including simulated bus accidents, potential intruders, bomb threats and other possible terrorist threats, hazardous materials incidents, collapsed structures and cyber security breaches.

Just as in real life, these simulated events will create consequences that will require emergency intervention. In addition, public health officials will test their plans to distribute and dispense of emergency medications, and the American Red Cross will be exercising some of their critical emergency functions.

**In the areas where specific training events are taking place, the public may see an increased number of public safety or military vehicles, uniformed first responders and military personnel. Emergency vehicles will

USA Gymnastics names 2013 Women's World Championships Team

Huntsville, Texas – 2012 Olympic team gold-medalists McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./All-Olympia Gymnastics Center, and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics, are among the four women named to the U.S. Team for the 2013 World Championships, scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 6 in Antwerp, Belgium. 2013 U.S. all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/Bannon's Gymnastix, Inc., and 2013 all-around bronze-medalist Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./GAGE, complete the squad. The team was selected following the conclusion of the 2013 World Championships Team Selection Camp, held at the USA Gymnastics National Team Training Camp at the Karolyi Ranch, a U.S. Olympic Training Site, in Huntsville, Texas.

The 2013 World Championships is an individual championships, which means there is no team competition and each gymnast will be coached by her personal coach.

The competition schedule for the World Championships is: Sept. 30 – men's qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Oct. 1 – men's and women's qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Oct. 2 – women's qualification, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Oct. 3 – men's all-around finals, 8 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women's all-around finals, 8 p.m.; Oct. 5 – event finals, men's floor exercise, pommel horse and still rings and women's vault and uneven bars, 2:30 p.m.; and Oct. 6 – event finals, men's vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars, and women's balance beam and floor exercise, 2:30 p.m. Based on the draw, the women are competing in the qualification round in: Subdivision 1, vault; Subdivision 3, uneven bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise. The men's draw is: Subdivision 1, starts on parallel bars; Subdivision 3, parallel bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise.

The members of the U.S. Men's Team for the World Championships are: Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma); Steven Legendre of Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Oklahoma); 2013 U.S. all-around champion Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan; Alexander Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center); John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center); and Brandon Wynn, Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University). The remaining alternates are: Eddie Penev of Penfield, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Stanford University); and Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton Honors (U.S. Gymnastics Developmental Center II).

The women's team was determined by the Selection Committee. The criteria considered when selecting the team included: results from the P&G Championships; hit consistency and results from past international and national competitions; D-scores for difficulty, and E-scores for execution; consistency; medal potential; composition of individual strengths among the team members; readiness to compete; etc.

2013 Camden Conference Program

2013 Conference Program

The 26th Annual Camden Conference, The Middle East - What Next? takes place February 22-24, 2013, live from the Camden Opera House and simulcast to satellite venues, the Strand Theatre in Rockland, the Hutchinson Center in Belfast, and the Grand in Ellsworth.

The Conference convenes on Friday evening, February 22nd, with the keynote address at 8PM, and continues on Saturday, February 23rd from 8:30AM – 5PM and again on Sunday, February 24th from 9:00AM-12:30PM.

26th ANNUAL CAMDEN CONFERENCE

THE MIDDLE EAST – WHAT NEXT? February 22-24, 2013

The provisional Program, including order of speakers and topics addressed, appears below, and is subject to change as it becomes further developed. For information on Conference Speakers, please click here.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22

• 8:00 PM Welcome and Dedication
  Bland Banwell, President, Camden Conference
• Keynote Address - Robin Wright
  Journalist, Foreign Policy Analyst, Author of three recent books on the Arab Awakening, Political Islam, and Iran.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23

• 8:30AM-4:30PM
• Marwan Muasher, Broad aspects of the Arab Awakening
  Former Jordanian Ambassador to Israel and the U.S.; Deputy Prime Minister; Forthcoming book on the Arab Awakening
• Marc Lynch, Egypt and Political Islam
  Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs—George Washington University Director of Institute for Middle East Studies
• Joshua Landis, Syria and Regional Spillover/Conflicts
  Director, Center for Middle East Studies and Associate Professor at University of Oklahoma
• Q & A

• Greg Gause, Saudi Arabia, Sunni/Shia Issues, and Regional Geo-Strategic Clashes
  Professor and Chairman of Political Science Department, University of Vermont
• Shai Feldman, Israel’s Situation amid Regional Change and Conflict, especially with Iran
  Director, Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University
• Hosein Mousavian, Iran and Related Issues
  Former Editor, Iranian Ambassador, and Spokesman for the Iranian Team working on Nuclear
  Issues. Now at Princeton University
• Q & A

SUNDAY, February 24, 9:00AM-12:30PM

• Barbara Ibrahim, The Human Face of the Arab Awakening, especially Women’s Role
  Professor of Sociology & Director, Center for Civic Engagement, American University in Cairo
• Larry Pope, U.S. Policies and Prospects in a Turbulent Middle East
  Former Ambassador to Chad, Political Advisor to General Anthony Zinni in Central Command, and Charge d’Affaires in Tripoli, Libya
• Q & A. – Final Panel of all Speakers
• MODERATOR – Nicholas Burns, Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs as well as
  U.S. Ambassador to NATO and to Greece, Consul General in Jerusalem, and State Department
  Spokesman. Now, Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Kennedy
  School, Harvard University.

Madison Pettis "Life With Boys" Premieres Tonight February 6th

The Cast Of "Life With Boys"

Fans of Madison Pettis in the United States will be able to watch her in an all new TeenNick series called "Life With Boys". "Life With Boys" is set to premiere on TeenNick tonight, Wednesday February 6th, 2013 at 8pm. This all new series stars Madison Pettis and Torri Webster to name a few is about. What do you do if you're a thirteen year old girl, trying to navigate the waters of teen life, and your only touchstones at home are a single macho dad and three brothers? Sure, they love you and you love them, but they're guys with totally different perspectives on life and, well, they're guys! Luckily Tess has Ally, her super girlie BFF, to help navigate the highs and lows of school and provide a much-needed female perspective into a life with boys.

Madison Pettis in this series plays Allie Brooks. Her character is much more girly and boy focused, she and Tess have been besties since forever. Allie used to be a bit more rough and tumble, but let's just say hormones kicked in sooner for her than for her BFF. She is more into appearance and popularity than Tess and will constantly try to get Tess to "girly" it up and go along more.

Torri Webster plays Tess Foster in "Life With Boys. Her character Tess has the self-confidence to make a

Madison Pettis "Life With Boys" Premieres This Wednesday February 6th

The Cast Of "Life With Boys"

Fans of Madison Pettis in the United States will be able to watch her in an all new TeenNick series called "Life With Boys". "Life With Boys" is set to premiere on TeenNick this Wednesday February 6th, 2013 at 8pm. This all new series stars Madison Pettis and Torri Webster to name a few is about. What do you do if you're a thirteen year old girl, trying to navigate the waters of teen life, and your only touchstones at home are a single macho dad and three brothers? Sure, they love you and you love them, but they're guys with totally different perspectives on life and, well, they're guys! Luckily Tess has Ally, her super girlie BFF, to help navigate the highs and lows of school and provide a much-needed female perspective into a life with boys.

Madison Pettis in this series plays Allie Brooks. Her character is much more girly and boy focused, she and Tess have been besties since forever. Allie used to be a bit more rough and tumble, but let's just say hormones kicked in sooner for her than for her BFF. She is more into appearance and popularity than Tess and will constantly try to get Tess to "girly" it up and go along more.

Torri Webster plays Tess Foster in "Life With Boys. Her character Tess has the self-confidence to make a

Demi Lovato To Perform At Huston Rodeo March 3rd, 2013

HUSTON, Texas - Great news for Demi Lovato fans! Demi Lovato on March 3rd, 2013 will be performing at the Huston Rodeo in Huston, Texas around 3:45pm. You can buy your tickets to Demi Lovato's Huston Rodeo concerts by clicking here. New Mexico born and Texas raised, Demi Lovato gained a large following after several years as a superstar in the popular television movie series, “Camp Rock,” and as the main character in “Sonny With a Chance.” She released songs on soundtracks for both shows.

Since 2008, Lovato has released three studio albums, with the most recent, “Unbroken,” showing more of a soulful side to her artistry. The album’s second single, “Give Your Heart a Break,” quickly became Lovato’s largest radio hit to date, and has sold more than 1 million digital copies. In the summer of 2012, Lovato joined Simon Cowell, Brittany Spears and L.A. Reid as a judge and mentor on the hit television show “The X Factor.”

Singles: “Get Back,” “La La Land,” “Don’t Forget,” “Here We Go Again,” “Remember December,” “Wouldn’t Change a Thing,” “Skyscraper,” “Give Your Heart a Break”

Also, performing on March 3rd, 2013 is Austin Mahone. Both of these concerts will be taking place at Reliant Stadium in Huston, Texas.

Madison Pettis: "Life With Boys" Premieres February 6th, 2013

The Cast Of "Life With Boys"

Fans of Madison Pettis in the United States will be able to watch her in an all new TeenNick series called "Life With Boys". "Life With Boys" is set to premiere on TeenNick, February 6th, 2013 at 8pm. This all new series stars Madison Pettis and Torri Webster to name a few is about. What do you do if you're a thirteen year old girl, trying to navigate the waters of teen life, and your only touchstones at home are a single macho dad and three brothers? Sure, they love you and you love them, but they're guys with totally different perspectives on life and, well, they're guys! Luckily Tess has Ally, her super girlie BFF, to help navigate the highs and lows of school and provide a much-needed female perspective into a life with boys.

Madison Pettis in this series plays Allie Brooks. Her character is much more girly and boy focused, she and Tess have been besties since forever. Allie used to be a bit more rough and tumble, but let's just say hormones kicked in sooner for her than for her BFF. She is more into appearance and popularity than Tess and will constantly try to get Tess to "girly" it up and go along more.

Torri Webster plays Tess Foster in "Life With Boys. Her character Tess has the self-confidence to make a

Body of Proof Returns February 19th, 2013

Mary Mouser stars as Lacey Fleming

JERI RYAN

ABC series Body of Proof will be returning February 19th, 2013 at 10pm The premiere return episode is entitled "Abducted - Part 1". In this return episode of Body of Proof, Megan returns to work months after Peter's death, and she is surprised by a man from her past-Tommy Sullivan (Mark Valley, "Fringe"), the new detective assigned to her case. Megan, along with Tommy and his rookie partner, Adam Schaeffer (Elyes Gabel, "Game of Thrones"), must stop a serial killer whose victims are young war veterans. As she learns more about the crime, the stakes rise when she gets a call from the killer -- who is holding her teenage daughter, Lacey, hostage.

"Body of Proof" stars Dana Delany stars as Dr. Megan Hunt, Jeri Ryan as Dr. Kate Murphy, Mark Valley as Detective Tommy Sullivan, Geoffrey Arend as Dr. Ethan Gross, Windell D. Middlebrooks as Dr. Curtis Brumfield, Elyes Gabel as Detective Adam Lucas and Mary Mouser as Lacey Fleming.

DANA DELANY

Guest starring are Shawn Hatosy as Karl Simmons, Annie Wersching as Yvonne Kurtz, Michael B. Silver as Dr. Harvey Wallace, Erin Cahil as Charlotte Tilney and Richard Burgie as D.A. Dan Russell.

"Abducted-Part 1" was written by Christopher Murphey and directed by Michael Watkins.

The series is created by Christopher Murphey and executive-produced by Murphey, Matthew Gross and Evan Katz. "Body of Proof" is produced by Gross Entertainment and ABC Studios.

Photographs in this article are credited to ABC.

Mark Valley

Sports Action Schedule: Oceanside High School & Oceanside West January 21st-26th

Rockland/Thomaston, Maine - RSU 13 Athletic Director has released the Oceanside High School and Oceanside West schedule for next week, January 21st-January 26th, 2013. Schedule is below for next week.


Monday, January 21
Oceanside High School Varsity Cheering at KVAC Championships at Augusta Civic Center. Competition begins at 9 a.m. Bus departs at 6:30 a.m..

Oceanside High School Freshman Girls Basketball at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill. Game starts at 10 a.m. Bus departs Oceanside East only at 8 a.m.  

Oceanside High School Varsity Wrestling at Medomak Valley. Weigh-In at 9 a.m.; Wrestle at 10 a.m. Team will provide transportation.  

Tuesday, January 22
No events scheduled    

Wednesday, January 23

Unity College to Host Maine’s Largest Environmental Career Fair on February 6

Unity, Maine - An annual tradition of connecting employers with job seekers looking for work in the growing “green” job market will once again take place at Unity College.  On Wednesday, February 6, Unity College Career Services will host the most extensive environmentally focused career fair to take place in Maine this year, in the Tozier Gymnasium on the Unity campus from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
     Unity College is located at 90 Quaker Hill Road, Unity.
     There will be a virtual component to the career fair, with a number of employers communicating with prospective employees by Skype.  Businesses that cannot attend but wish to participate by Skype may contact career services at (207) 948-9271.
     The environmental career recruitment event is free and open to the general public, though focused on recruitment of recent or anticipated college graduates from across New England.  Sponsored by the Unity College Career Resource Center, the event is expected attract over 60 employers.
    “Once again our annual environmental career fair generated superior interest from potential employers,”

"Cheat, Play, Love" Premieres Tonight January 15th, 2013

Fans of the ABC Family series The Lying Game will be able to watch and enjoy an all new episode tonight at 9pm entitled "Cheat, Play, Love". In this all new episode, Emma is shocked by a Rybak family revelation and Sutton makes her feelings for Ethan known.

More about tonight's all new episode, Sutton steps up her plans to win back Ethan, and makes a point to let Emma know her intentions. Feeling left out of Emma and Thayer's growing closeness, Mads visits her father in prison and shocks Emma with a family revelation. Dan continues his investigation into Derek's murder, regardless of Alec's arrest, and Jordan starts at his new school and tries to get close to Laurel.

"The Lying Game" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television, and is executive produced by Charles Pratt Jr., Leslie Morganstein, Gina Girolamo, and Fred Gerber. The series cast includes Alexandra Chando, Andy Buckley, Allie Gonino, Alice Greczyn, Blair Redford, Charisma Carpenter, and Helen Slater, with guest star Adrian Pasdar. Guest stars in "Cheat, Play, Love" include Christian Alexander, Tyler Christopher, Ryan Rottman, and Yara Martinez.

Photographs are credited to ABC Family.

Mona-Mania Premieres Tonight January 15th, 2013

Fans of the ABC series Pretty Little Liars fans will be able to enjoy an all new episode tonight at 8pm entitled "Mona-Mania". In this all new episode of Pretty Little Liars, Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer are sure that Mona is up to her old tricks again, but can they prove it.

After the shocking events at the school marathon, Aria, Emily and Spencer are sure now more than ever that Mona is up to her old tricks. Hanna, still holding out hope for her former friend, is not so sure. With Mona seemingly popping up

Castle "Under the Influence" Premieres Tonight January 14th, 2013

Fans of the ABC series Castle will be able to watch an all new episode tonight at 10pm entitled "Under the Influence". In this all new episode of Castle, When an up and coming DJ is killed at a pop star's album release party, Beckett and Castle must dive into the raucous world of New York's music industry. Then, when the investigation leads to a troubled teenager, Esposito takes the kid under his wing, hoping to put him on the right track before it's too late.

Taylor Cole ("The Glades") guest stars as Regina Cane, an aging pop star who has a shadow cast on her album launch party when the DJ is murdered, and Michael Irby ("Law Abiding Citizen") guests as Shane Winters, a criminal who may have a history with the DJ.

"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.

Guest Cast: Taylor Cole as Regina Cane, Michael Irby as Shane Winters, Briana Barran as Holly Rhodes (DJ), Geno Monteiro as Tyrese Wilton, Nadji Anthony Jeter as Joey.

"Under the Influence" was written by Elizabeth Beall and directed by John Terlesky.

Photographs are credited to ABC.