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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Close to Home's leadership teams help develop tools for facilitating kitchen-table-type conversations, and they inventory their community's assets – the ways that residents get together to socialize or solve problems – so they can develop strategies for engaging these formal and informal social networks.
Close to Home also works to build bridges between community members and institutions in order to educate the community about services that are available to them, and to help the police, criminal justice and health and social service agencies make their services more responsive to community needs.
Close to Home will be a success if the ideas and methods we are using to prevent domestic violence become a structural part of communities across the country, change social norms, improve the effectiveness of services, and reduce the severity and prevalence of domestic violence over time.
www.changemakers.net /journal/03september/herbst.cfm   (3411 words)

  
 Close to Home
Close to Home offers a threshold into the rest of the natural world of the EastBay, to know its beauty and vitality as part of our own identity.
Close to Home offers a year-long program of 12 Saturday field trips to some of the East Bay's most interesting and beautiful places.
From the waters of the Bay to Mt Diablo and the Delta, Close to Home explores local geology, native plants and wildlife, watershed dynamics, creeks, hiking trails and the history and culture of early native peoples.
www.close-to-home.org   (242 words)

  
 purevolume™ | close to home (ca)
Close to home is an indie rock band from san francisco.
close to home (ca) hasn't posted a blog yet.
close to home (ca) hasn't posted any shows yet.
www.purevolume.com /closetohomeca   (71 words)

  
 Close to Home TV Show - Close to Home Television Show - TV.com
Close to Home stars Jennifer Finnigan ("The Bold and the Beautiful", "Committed") in a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes.
Annabeth tries to convince the mother of a man who confesses to the murders of three people to testify against her son after a judge rules the blood found in the defendant's home is inadmissible in court.
The defendant's attorney argues in court that his client did not commit any crimes but confessed to the killings because he is fascinated by crime and police investigations.
www.tv.com /close-to-home/show/30462/summary.html   (472 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Crime happens 'Close to Home'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
There may be some working women who feel Close to Home is dredging up battles they already think they've won, or at least are tired of seeing fought on TV.
A procedural on the mommy track, this crime show about the efforts of a young suburban prosecutor to balance work and family is the latest in a too-long string of CBS legal mysteries from the current masters of the genre: Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
For her first case, that effort involves figuring out who was responsible for a fire that trapped a woman and her two children in their well-maintained little home.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/reviews/2005-10-03-close-to-home_x.htm   (606 words)

  
 c2home.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
On February 10, Close to Home gathered together local community leaders—including representatives from health care providers, youth service programs, law enforcement, civic leaders, and elected officials—to talk about what we all can do to make our relationships, homes, and community safer through domestic violence prevention.
During the past few years Close to Home has talked with over 300 residents about domestic violence, their personal experiences, and the experiences of those they care about.
Close to Home • Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative • 42 Charles St, Suite E • Dorchester, MA 02122 • 617.929.5151 • info@c2home.org
www.c2home.org   (468 words)

  
 JoAnn Close's Home Page
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home.earthlink.net /%7Egoodclose/joann.html   (345 words)

  
 Close to Home at inluminent
CLOSE TO HOME is a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet and tranquil streets can hide the darkest of crimes.
Annabeth’s husband, Jack (Christian Kane), is devoted to their family and is a rock for her to lean on when the challenges of her job start to infringe on their home life.
It definitely hits “close to home” for this family.
inluminent.com /2005/10/04/close-to-home   (372 words)

  
 The Close - The Woodley Group, The Close Home, retirement homes, nursing home, long term care, nursing services, ...
Through our philosophy of Care, Comfort and Consideration, The Close aims to be the first choice in the local community with the provision of quality care and services.
Leisure activities are encouraged within the home and are targeted towards the individual needs of the resident.
The home's manager has overall responsibility for any activity and for ensuring residents' safety, including where appropriate, necessary permission from GP's or relatives.
www.woodleygroup.co.uk /close/home_comforts.htm   (375 words)

  
 Close to Home - HomeFinder: Cincinnati.Com
It is a cultural center in the middle of the country and a Midwestern memory machine for former students everywhere.
As the home of Miami, Oxford is known nationally.
"There's such a close relationship between the university and the town, and I think there are mutual benefits to both - the athletics, concerts, arts," said Miami spokeswoman Holly Wissing, who moved to the area in 1969.
homefinder.cincinnati.com /closetohome/cth_oxford_091597.html   (845 words)

  
 Close Up Foundation | Civics Education | Washington DC Travel
Close Up's innovative civic education programs and materials empower people to become informed, engaged citizens in our democracy.
Close Up is pleased to offer improved account access to all enrolled teachers.
Close Up on C-SPAN will discuss current minority civic engagement in the United States as part of our Center on Congress series at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
www.closeup.org   (418 words)

  
 Close To Home - Reviews from Metacritic
Those still smarting over [Judging Amy's] cancellation may take a while to warm up to the way "Close to Home" wraps justice in a small fuzzy blanket.
"Close to Home" lives up and down to its title -- staying very close to what's worked for CBS before.
Close to Home is supposed to be playing on the dark-underbelly-of-the-burbs fascination supposedly stirred by Desperate Housewives.
www.metacritic.com /tv/shows/closetohome   (631 words)

  
 Close To Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
I never ever wanted to have to say I wish he would come home and restore some order in the house, and it is such a disappointment to realize I might not have a handle on everything.
It makes me think, so close to the anniversary of 9/11, that these same people were probably waving their American flags high back then, proud to be a citizen of such a great country that banded together after that tragedy.
I gave Christian and his two lady friends ice pops to sit out in the yard to eat, and when they were done they decided they wanted more, so one of the girls went home and asked her dad if she could have an ice pop and some for her friends.
rissy808.typepad.com /my_unnamed_weblog_as_of_y   (4193 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Close to Home [DOWNLOAD: MICROSOFT READER]: e-Books & Docs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Mystery/Thriller: In CLOSE TO HOME, a brutal killer with a bloody sense of revenge terrorizes the affluent Chicago suburb of Ravensburg.
The body count climbs as the town's young and handsome activist minister and his older, married, minivan-mom lover are found mutilated in her locked suburban home.
CLOSE TO HOME is a tour de force through the wholesome appearances and...
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006F860?v=glance   (952 words)

  
 Close to Home - About the Series
Hoping to raise awareness about an issue that has affected his own family, as well as millions of other Americans, Moyers reports on the latest scientific inquiry, public policy analysis, and the dramatic personal experience of recovering people to create a comprehensive human portrait of addiction and recovery in America.
MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME, an unprecedented five-part series about the science, treatment, prevention, and politics of addiction, premiered for three consecutive nights beginning Sunday, March 29, 1998 at 9 p.m.
"My wife, Judith, and I thought we knew about addiction, until it came close to home," says Bill Moyers, referring to his oldest son's struggle with drugs and alcohol.
www.pbs.org /wnet/closetohome/html/series.html   (451 words)

  
 Variety.com - Reviews - Close to Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Series creator Jim Leonard doesn't go much for French pastry, as it were, in the nothing-fancy premiere, in which Annabeth begins prosecuting a mom who apparently set her house on fire with the kids inside, only to quickly shift to the husband, who had imprisoned the entire family.
And from a thematic standpoint, in the wake of the Scott Peterson, Mark Hacking and Susan Smith cases, the notion of crime suspects starting "close to home" does possess an element of realism that eludes those dramas where serial killers are as common as hot dog vendors.
In that respect, "Close to Home" lives up and down to its title -- staying very close to what's worked for CBS before.
www.variety.com /av_result.asp?articleid=VE1117928391&nid=2578   (580 words)

  
 Close to Home
"Close to Home: Exploring Nature’s Treasures in the East Bay," launches on April 7, 2003.
Cindy Spring is co-director of "Close to Home" and co-author of Wisdom Circles, A Guide to Self-Discovery and Community Building in Small Groups.
Sandra Lewis is co-director of "Close to Home" and can be reached at
www.earthlight.org /2003/essay48_closetohome.html   (626 words)

  
 "Close to Home" (2005/I)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Plot Summary: CLOSE TO HOME is a legal drama that tears away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet...
The first (and last) episode of "Close to Home" I watched last night (abusive husband who locks family in house) was ridiculously inaccurate.
Recalcitrant witness (Mom) would be forced to testify and impeached with her original statements to police and D.A.; 4.
us.imdb.com /title/tt0460631   (479 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Close to Home: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The households are so close it is easy to glimpse and to be glimpsed.
As the long hot summer draws on so the two families draw close, drawn by their desires and their delusions, towards the inevitable impact of collision.
We follow two sets of neighbours over the course of a long, hot summer - a sweet and very hassled Kate at home with her two small kids while her husband James is flying back and forth to Brussels to bring the cash in for his family.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0749312297   (463 words)

  
 Close to Home - HomeFinder: Cincinnati.Com
Greenhills is a community where homes are close and many back yards face Winton Woods.
The village's newest home was built in 1971, Administrator David Moore said.
The population is lower now, Mayor Hoffmann said, because a lot of the homes were full of children decades ago.
homefinder.cincinnati.com /closetohome/cth_greenhills_022497.html   (979 words)

  
 Close to Home Online - Treatment: Methadone Maintenance
A special "medical maintenance" program allows long-standing patients to take home a four-week supply of methadone to self-administer.
Edwin A. Salsitz, M.D., director of the program, likens the prescribing of methadone for addicts to prescribing insulin for diabetics.
This article is an excerpt from the Viewer's Guide for MOYERS ON ADDICTION: CLOSE TO HOME, produced by Thirteen/WNET's Educational Publishing Department.
www.pbs.org /wnet/closetohome/treatment/html/methprofile.html   (526 words)

  
 The Cosby Show: Close to Home - TV.com
Cliff tries to convince Dr. Morgan not to hold a carnival, as he doesn't want to be stuck in the dunk tank again.
Denise and Clair come home from their pottery class, where Clair's efforts proved disastrous.
We don't have allusions for Close to Home.
www.tv.com /cosby-show/close-to-home/episode/6838/summary.html   (275 words)

  
 Close to Home
Close to Home is based on the idea that knowing the unique and wondrous natural features of the East Bay is essential to belonging to our home place.
Our program is designed to acquaint you with these features and to deepen your understanding of how they connect to form a living system.
The May 2005- April 2006 program schedule is listed in the Schedule The year-long program is closed.
www.close-to-home.org /info.htm   (637 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Close To Home Uncut: Books: John McPherson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Close To Home Exposed, A Close To Home Collection by John McPherson
Close to Home Unplugged by John McPherson in Front Matter
Close To Home Unplugged : The Second Close to Home Anthology by John McPherson
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0740706136?v=glance   (799 words)

  
 purevolume™ | close to home (519)
close to home (519) hasn't posted a blog yet.
close to home (519) hasn't posted any shows yet.
All songs, lyrics and pictures © 2005 close to home (519).
www.purevolume.com /closetohome519   (73 words)

  
 purevolume™ | CLOSE TO HOME
With heartfelt messages through their songs and exceptional live performance, they have managed to make instant fans all over the US and abroad without any backing from a label or distribution company.
CTH is the perfect example of the "DIY" band that will soar to great heights under any circumstance only to do what they love!
In other news, Close To Home is proud to be working with Rockstar Energy Drink.
www.purevolume.com /CloseToHome   (462 words)

  
 Close to Home - HomeFinder: Cincinnati.Com
Minnie Haworth, 34, and daughters Sarah, 16, left, and Vicki, 13, decked our their Plane Street home for the celebration.
Some young couples have moved here for its relatively low home prices and rural close-knit neighborhoods.
They include some who make long work commutes to Cincinnati and elsewhere, but think the quality of life is worth it.
homefinder.cincinnati.com /closetohome/cth_bethel_071398.html   (1029 words)

  
 PC and TV screens close cousins - Home Technology Dec 2004 (Keith Newman)
Breakthroughs in LCD screen technology and the recent drop in prices have meant the difference between buying a 21 inch TV and a 21 inch computer monitor is fast disappearing.
And as the PC begins to find a home in the lounge, or at least becomes a server of content that can be viewed on the TV, bigger, brighter and better multipurpose screens are coming into vogue.
The focus is now on improving the design and appearance of the LCD screen, which is becoming thinner, more elegant, and more flexibile in the way they’re mounted.
www.wordworx.co.nz /HometechMonitors04.htm   (569 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/closetohome
A melodic blend of emotionally driven rock and pop-punk straight out of Kitchener, Close to Home is unique, in your face, and full of feeling.
Exploring twinkling guitar melodies, up against crunching distortion and powerful vocal harmonies, with a distinct attention to detail drumming syle, and a live presence that will keep you on the edge and coming back for more, they’re pushing the limits of a stagnant modern punk scene.
I swear i saw rick from much music wearing a close to home shirt on one hit wonders...
www.myspace.com /closetohome   (1133 words)

  
 Close To Home by Peter Robinson - Book Reviews & Book Jacket Summary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
When the tragic bones are shockingly unearthed and identified near Banks's childhood home more than 35 years later, the imagined skeleton in the detective's closet becomes all too real.
Plummeted back into a past he thought he'd left behind, Banks is drawn into an investigation that hits dangerously close to home.
In light of the slam-bang subtleties of most throwaway thrillers...there is an attractive depth and naturalness about Peter Robinson's "Close to Home."...refreshingly down-to-earth....
www.bookbrowse.com /reviews/index.cfm?book_number=1170   (473 words)

  
 TV Barn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
ElRene Dorn, who gave me several gifts including gab, a solid education, a stable home and an outlook on life that was optimistic to a fault, died while shopping for groceries Monday morning.
Bob, my stepdad and her husband of 30 years, was laid up in the hospital with swelling in his right leg, and they realized this was the first time in their entire marriage they had not been able to celebrate a holiday together.
Viewership grew exponentially, from 50,000 TV-equipped homes in 1950 to 340,000 homes in 1954.
blogs.kansascity.com /tvbarn/close_to_home   (2726 words)

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