Jane Addams - Nobel Peace Prize winner, public philosopher, sociologist, author, and head in woman suffrage and world peace

Jane Addams was the primary American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer declaration worker and founder of, Hull House in Chicago, public philosopher , sociologist, author, and head in woman suffrage and world peace. She was the most famous woman of the Progressive Era and helped turn the nation to issues of concern to mothers, such as the requirements of children, public health and world peace. She emphasize that women have a special duty to clean up their communities and make them better places to live, arguing they wanted the vote to be effective. Addams became a role model for middle class women who volunteered to uplift their community.

She is increasingly being known as a member of the American pragmatist school of philosophy. Throughout her life Addams was close to several women and was very good at eliciting the participation of women from different classes in Hull House's program. Her closest adult companion and friend was Ellen Gates Starr, who sustain Addams's work at Hull House, and with whom she mutual a romantic friendship. Together they possess a summer house in Bar Harbor, Maine. In 2007, a combined resolution of the Illinois General Assembly renamed the Northwest Tollway as the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. Jane Addams House is a residence hall construct in 1947, at Connecticut College.

Date Of Birth	September 6, 1860
Place Of Birth	Carbondale, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	a social and political activist, an author and lecturer, a community organizer, a public intellectual
Parents	John H. Addams, Sarah Weber
Date Of Died	May 21, 1935
Place Of Died	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Hornets Give A Bit-O-Honey To The Raptors

Here's a post from guest writer Rose Arcana. If you guys don't remember, she was the first ever guest on the Raptors Rundown podcast. She's our resident American - or Texan as she prefers - and a loyal Rockets fans.

Here's her perspective on the recent 5-player trade between the Raptors and the Hornets:




There has been a deal struck between the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Hornets. It involves the trading of Jarret Jack, Marcus Banks, and Davis Andersen from the Raptors in return for Predraq Stojakovic and Jerryd Bayless from the Hornets.

To some it may seem like New Orleans was ripped by the Raptors in the deal, but at the end of the day I believe the Hornets are just sharing a bit of the sweet stuff from the honey pot. The Hornets received a couple of serviceable players on cheap contracts. The added depth to their roster will come in handy as the season progresses and they make their play-off run. They are going for it all now, so there’s no need to keep an expiring contract the size of Stojakovic when he isn't helping their cause.

The Hornets are also getting Jack who will be a great back-up point guard for any contending team, he really never has been a great starter. Not to mention he is buddies with Chris Paul.... Jack has friends in high places, too bad he has to ride coat tails to be wanted.

Now for the Raps piece of the candy. They will get a large expiring contract in Stojakovic which will be a great trading chip, and yes I think they will trade him before the season is out. In my opinion it will be a joint trade to sweeten up a deal to get rid of Calderon. Plus they got a young guy to grow with the team and hopefully they can actually get some great chemistry, the kind of chemistry the Raps have been showing lately on this three game winning streak. Tossing Andersen in the deal frees up time for Ed Davis when he returns, which should be pretty soon right? One more thing that this trade does for the Raps is give them a legit line-up to tank with so they can get K. Irving in the next draft….. Then the year after next, 2012 - Atlantic champions…… 2014 - Eastern champions, and finally 2015 - NBA Champions!

Long term planning for sure, but all these young, long contracts give the Raptors a chance to have players grow with them and grow together not apart. Best thing about honey is that it makes everything stick together and tastes ohhhh so sweet in the end!

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey is an American Pop/R&B singer -songwriter, actress and record producer. the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Following her marriage to Mottola, in 1993, a series of hit records established her position as Columbia Records' highest-selling act. she introduced elements of hip hop into her album work, to much initial success. She signed a record $80 million dollar deal with Virgin Records, only to be dropped from the label and bought out of her contract in the following year. In 2002, Carey signed with Island Records, and, after a relatively unsuccessful period, she returned to the top of pop music, in 2005, with her album, The Emancipation of Mimi.

According to Island Def Jam, Carey has sold more than 200 million albums, singles and videos worldwide, which makes her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Carey was cited as the world’s best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the 1998 World Music Awards and was also named the best-selling female artist of the millennium by the same award-giving body in 2000.In 2008, Carey earned her eighteenth number one single on the Hot 100, the most for any solo artist. Aside from her commercial accomplishments, she has earned five Grammy Awards and is known for her five-octave vocal range, power, melismatic style and use of the whistle register.

Date Of Birth	March 27, 1970
Place Of Birth	Huntington, New York, United States
Genres	R&B, pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, model, record producer, actress, film producer

Woody Guthrie - singer, songwriter and folk musician

Woody Guthrie is well known as an American singer - songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy include hundreds of political, customary and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He repeatedly performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his guitar. His best recognized song is "This Land Is Your Land", which is frequently sung in American schools. Guthrie travel with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his experience in the Dust Bowl era through the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour".

Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and educated traditional folk and blues songs. Many of his songs are about his knowledge in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression, earning him the nickname the "Dust Bowl Troubadour". Throughout his life Guthrie was related with United States communist groups, though he was never an real member of any. Guthrie died from complication of Huntington's disease, a progressive inherited neurological disorder.

Birth name	Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
Date Of Birth	July 14, 1912
Place Of Birth	Okemah, Oklahoma, United States
Genres	Folk, protest song
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, Vocal, Harmonica, Mandolin, Fiddle
Date Of Died	October 3, 1967
Place Of Died	New York City, New York, United States

Jason Derulo - singer songwriter, actor and dancer

Jason Joel Desrouleaux well known by his stage name Jason Derulo, is an American singer songwriter, actor and dancer. He has been performing as the age of five. He wrote his first song, "Crush on You", at age eight and was heard singing division of the song on a Galaxy FM interview. After producing records for many artists and writing songs for Cash Money account, co founder of the label Birdman, Young Money Entertainment owner Lil Wayne and rapper Diddy, Derulo signed to minor label Beluga Heights. After Beluga Heights became piece of the Warner Music Group, Derulo released his debut single, "Whatcha Say" in May 2009.

The song became a huge digital hit, selling over five million digital downloads, fast an RIAA certification of double platinum, and attainment number 1 in the US and New Zealand. He released his second single, In My Head, in Dec 2009. His entrance album, Jason Derulo, was released in 2010. He has also freshly been featured in a song by new artist Will Roush called "Turn it Up," which also features Stat Quo and Young Buck. He is initial charted inside the top ten of the UK and Irish album Charts in early March 2010.

Birth name	Jason Joel Desrouleaux
Date Of Birth	September 21, 1989
Place Of Birth	Miami, Florida, United States
Genres	R&B, hip-hop, Pop
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actor