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	Tom Jackson kicks off convocation - ExpressNews - University of Alberta
		Canadian singer and actor Tom Jackson drew upon his art in conveying a message to graduates from the University of Alberta's Faculties of Education and Native Studies at today's convocation ceremonies in the Jubilee Auditorium.
		Jackson, who was presented with an honorary doctorate of laws by U of A Chancellor Eric Newell, delivered a heartfelt recitation about the power of the individual to make a positive difference in the world through love and generosity.
		Jackson's lyrical oration, which prompted a standing ovation, touched on issues affecting the modern world and prescribed love and determination as the means to heal those ills.
	www.expressnews.ualberta.ca /print.cfm?id=7623 (459 words)

	Tom Jackson (actor) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jackson was born to a Cree mother and an English father.
		As an actor he has starred in TV shows such as North of 60 and Shining Time Station, and made a guest appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
		Jackson has been honoured several times for his life's work.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Jackson_(actor) (293 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jackson, 46, was charged with molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor in 2003, plying him with wine and conspiring to hold the boy and his family captive to get them to rebut a damaging television documentary.
		Jackson, who climbed to fame with the Jackson 5 and dominated pop music in the 1980s with the powerhouse "Thriller" and other albums, was portrayed at trial as a pedophile who lured boys into his bed at his fairytale Neverland ranch.
		Jackson, whose global stardom was apparent in the turnout of fans and news media for his trial, once flooded airwaves with such hits as "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Wanna Be Startin` Somethin."` He captivated fans with his "moonwalking" and electric dance moves, and created a signature image by wearing one sequined glove.
	www.kolr10.com /news?mode=shownews&id=3173 (1490 words)

	ABC News: Jackson Accuser's Mom Charged With Fraud (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The mother of the accuser in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial hides her face as she enters the courtroom at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse on April 18, 2005, in Santa Maria, California.
		Jackson's lawyers presented evidence during his trial that she and her family had received a $150,000 settlement in a 2001 lawsuit against a department store at a time when she was claiming to be indigent.
		Jackson lawyer Tom Mesereau said of the welfare-related charges, "In light of the evidence at the trial, I'm not surprised.
	abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/LegalCenter/wireStory?id=1062660 (406 words)

	Tom Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tom Jackson (actor), Canadian film and television actor and singer
		Tom Jackson (politician), city councillor in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
		Tom Jackson (journalist), journalist killed in the Munich air disaster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tom_Jackson (142 words)

	True Tunes \| The Best in Music \| Connecting With Your Audience - Tom Jackson Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tom Jackson: The obvious reason is to here music, but if that’s all they went for they would buy the CD, stay home and listen to a well-produced recording of music.
		Tom Jackson: I’m glad you recognize that not everyone who attends a concert is a musician, singer, technician, etc. Except in the case of a Jazzbo or Sting, most of the people who attend a concert are ignorant about music, lighting, sound, etc. People go to concerts for many reasons.
		Tom Jackson: To begin with, it’s important to get a feel for the artist or band - their style, who they are, etc. - and find out their strengths.
	www.truetunesatk.com /cgi-bin/news.cgi?id=15066&ct=1000 (1202 words)

	USATODAY.com - Jackson jury to hear other allegations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The witnesses include an alleged victim who received a $2.4 million settlement in 1993 from Jackson; the mother of that witness; and the mother of a second alleged victim who got a $20 million settlement in 1994 from the pop star.
		Jackson also is charged with giving the boy alcohol and conspiring to abduct, falsely imprison and extort the boy and his family.
		Jackson not only won, but the former employees were ordered to pay him $1.5 million.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-03-28-past-allegations-ok_x.htm (806 words)

	IFC International of Michael Jackson - News 2005-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The mother of Michael Jackson's accuser complained that she and her children were being kept away from the pop star during the time period prosecutors say one of her sons was being molested, a witness testified Thursday.
		Jackson faced a financial crisis that caused panic in his camp in early 2003 just after a controversial TV documentary showed him cuddling with his accuser and defending his practice of sharing his bed with children, prosecutors said.
		Jackson's lawyers had sought to exclude the evidence, arguing that it was not relevant to the charges at the heart of the trial of the 46-year-old entertainer and misrepresented the content of his large library.
	www.jackson-ifc.com /news/2005/e05.htm (8147 words)

	Anti-Schwarzenegger forces turn up heat on debate issue
		Jackson, joining Davis at a rally with students at Los Angeles Southwest Community College, said an even better format would be a head-to-head debate with Davis and Schwarzenegger, the actor who is the leading Republican candidate in current polls.
		At the joint appearance, Davis and Jackson urged the crowd of mostly African American and Latino students to register to vote before Monday's deadline in order to participate in the Oct. 7 recall election, which is now on hold as a result of a court order.
		Jackson also bashed the actor for choosing a debate where candidates know the questions in advance and can rehearse their answers.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/09/19/MN10921.DTL (817 words)

	Welcome to North of 60 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tom Jackson was attracted to the role of Peter Kenidi, Chief of the Band Council in Lynx River, because of the character's leadership qualities.
		Jackson has established himself as an actor, director, writer and producer for stage, television and film.
		Jackson has appeared in the made-for-television movies The Diviners, which garnered him two Gemini Award nominations, and Medicine River, for which he won Best Supporting Actor at the American Indian Film Festival.
	www.northof60.net /pages/series_cast_tom.html (435 words)

	Huron Carole 2000, Royal Theatre, Victoria BC, November 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tom Jackson doesn't close his eyes to the horrors of reality, nor does he go on his way whilst steadfastly ignoring the apparent.
		I watched Tom on television for a number of years, playing the part of Peter Kenidi on the series 'North of 60,' never once realizing that the man playing the part was very similar to the Chief that he portrayed -- a man of pride, and of dreams of goodness for his people.
		Tom is an actor, a musician, and a successful businessman, and one of the most charitable hearts in Canada.
	www.greenmanreview.com /huron2000.html (1248 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The former child actor, now 24, was the first of what is expected to be a parade of celebrity witnesses planning to testify in defence of Jackson, who is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy in February and March 2003.
		Jackson, he said, understood the pressures of fame at a young age.
		Jackson, has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to imprison the family, as well as molesting the boy and plying him with alcohol in order to seduce him.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050512/asp/foreign/story_4729405.asp (260 words)

	Tom Jackson - Northern Stars
		Jackson was born to a Cree mother and an English father on the One Arrow Reserve, near Batouche, Saskatchewan.
		Jackson had been singing for many years, even performing at folk festivals since the early seventies, and he had developed an interest in acting as well.
		Jackson was honoured with the Order of Canada in 2000 for his music and humanitarian work, and was awarded the Queen's Jubilee Medal in 2002.
	www.northernstars.ca /actorsjkl/jackson_tom_bio.html (918 words)

	Trent Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jackson, one of two persons to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Trent, said his own success has come about largely because people were willing to help him when he was at a crossroads.
		Jackson's talents as a musician, an actor, and a director his true gift is his empathy.
		Jackson, he said, has described his bewilderment as a boy when his mother would weep during television newscasts or insist upon stopping to help the forgotten people she came across in the streets.
	www.trentu.ca /news/trentreport/june2300/jackson.html (448 words)

	ESPN.com - CLASSIC/BIO - Bo knows stardom
		Bo Jackson didn't have a long career, but you certainly stopped what you were doing when he came to the plate.
		Vincent Edward Jackson was born on Nov. 30, 1962, in the steel town of Bessemer, Ala.
		Jackson's career ended all too quietly, when that season was cut off by a players' strike in August.
	sports.espn.go.com /espn/classic/bio/news/story?page=Jackson_Bo (1374 words)

	ABC 4 - Jackson Faces Off With D.A. Tom Sneddon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jackson's lawyer, Tom Mesereau Jr., hammered away at the prosecutor who accuses the singer of molesting a young cancer patient.
		Jackson wasn't required to attend this pretrial hearing, but he decided he wanted to be present for this confrontation.
		Jackson's spokesperson says, "Michael's life is on the line and if the district attorney is on the stand it's very important for him to be there."
	www.abc4.com /entertainment/story.aspx?content_id=7AEA7109-0F4F-4AD9-B09A-EEE288D93170 (369 words)

	Tom Jackson - Reviews on RateItAll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tom Jackson is an excellant and honest analyst who deserves to be the focal point of this great pre-game show.
		Jackson also said that he was not involved with the decision to bring in Limbaugh, which is fine, but then had the nerve to claim that Limbaugh makes the same "inflammatory" remarks on a daily basis on his show.
		Tom Jackson is a coward and a racist and quite immature based on his comments this past Sunday.
	www.rateitall.com /i-14048-tom-jackson.aspx (1792 words)

	Aboriginal Faces of Saskatchewan - Tom Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The son of a Cree mother and an English father, Jackson was born on the One Arrow reserve near Batoche and raised in Winnipeg.
		Jackson often says that many people inspire him but his heart is with the people who live on the street.
		Jackson gathered a group of Canadian talent together to perform in Calgary and Winnipeg.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /faces/mjackto.htm (955 words)

	Mothers Back 'Special' Jackson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She acknowledged that Jackson had flown her and her family from Australia to testify at the trial and were staying at Neverland.
		Jackson’s lawyer, Tom Mesereau, has pledged to a stage mini trial to counter each allegation, said to have occurred several years before he met current accuser Gavin Arvizo.
		Jackson, 46, denies molesting 13-year-old Arvizo, plying him with alcohol and conspiring to hold him and his family captive.
	www.gwinnettdailyonline.com /GDP/archive/article06C63FDCD16D4170897D676B02CE1478.asp (389 words)

	Michael Jackson Denies Ringo Starr Sale
		Jackson, who has not appeared in public since his trial ended, was nowhere in sight, but a publicist for Jackson used the occasion to deny that the not-guilty singer is planning to sell Beatle Ringo Starr in order to raise money to pay legal bills and other expenses.
		Jackson purchased Starr for an estimated $13.5 million in 1985 when the former Beatles drummer took the unprecedented step of selling himself in return for room and board and a lifetime annual annuity in the low six-figures.
		Although Jackson's financial advisors had warned him against purchasing Starr, who was unable to play the drums at the time because of his losing struggle with alcoholism, the investment turned out to be profitable.
	www.pugbus.net /artman/publish/06182005_ringosale.shtml (646 words)

	Tom Jackson to get humanitarian award at Juno celebrations next spring (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Jackson will be honoured at a gala dinner March 31 during Juno Awards festivities in Saskatoon, organizers announced Tuesday.
		"Tom Jackson is an outstanding artist whose talent is only exceeded by his incredible charitable endeavours," CARAS president Melanie Berry said in a release.
		Jackson, who starred in the CBC-TV drama "North of 60," founded the now-defunct Huron Carole Christmas concert series in 1987 to raise money for food banks.
	www.topix.net /content/cp/1882952856170902539902227969201778099751 (558 words)

	Vermilion Standard, Vermilion, AB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Actor, singer and performer Tom Jackson is coming to Lakeland College's Alumni Hall Theatre on March 5.
		Jackson will be presenting his Tom Foolery 2005 performance and tickets are selling quickly.
		Jackson is perhaps best known for his acting in the North of 60 series.
	www.vermilionstandard.com /story.php?id=144702 (318 words)

	USATODAY.com - Culkin denies Jackson molestation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		SANTA MARIA, Calif. — Actor Macaulay Culkin testified in Michael Jackson's defense Wednesday that the "childlike" singer empathized with him when he was a child star and didn't molest him when they shared a bed.
		Jackson, 46, faces 10 felony charges of molesting a 13-year-old boy at Neverland in 2003 and conspiring to hold the child and his family captive to coerce them into TV interviews saying he did nothing wrong.
		Jackson said he "understood what was happening" to the star and "wanted to get together," Culkin recalled.
	usatoday.com /life/people/2005-05-11-culkin-testimony_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA (878 words)

	Airdrie Echo, Airdrie, AB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tom Foolery, Jackson’s one-man show of stories, songs and lots of laughs, is sure to please audiences of all ages.
		Appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000 for his music and humanitarian work, Jackson is well-known for his TV series, North of 60; his movies, such as The Diviners and Grizzly Falls; his Juno-nominated recordings; and his various national tours, such as Huron Carole, Dreamcatchers and Tom Foolery.
		Tickets to Tom Foolery are $24 for adults, $22 for students and seniors and $16 for 12 and under.
	www.airdrieecho.com /story.php?id=155868 (270 words)

	Sky Showbiz - Tom & Other Oscar Losers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Samuel L Jackson, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Sharon Stone and Demi Moore are some of the actors who are deemed the most deserving of an Academy Award - but still have that empty space on the mantelpiece.
		Tom Cruise has received three nods from the Academy but has never been able to convert the nominations into one of the prized statues - but at least he can rest easy knowing that the British public are rooting for him.
		The 42-year-old actor was nominated for his performances in Magnolia, Jerry Maguire and Born On The Fourth Of July, while Brad Pitt makes the list after being nominated for his role in Twelve Monkeys.
	www.sky.com /showbiz/article/0,,50001-1168347,00.html (416 words)

	ABS-CBN Interactive
		Jackson, who started his own career at the age of 5, understood the pressures of fame at a young age, Culkin said.
		Jackson, 46, has pleaded not guilty to charges of molesting a 13 year-old boy in February or March 2003, as well as plying him with alcohol to seduce him and conspiring to imprison the boy's family.
		Jackson could face more than 20 years in jail if convicted on all counts.
	www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryID=5052 (742 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Guard 'saw Jackson assault boy'
		A former maid also alleged she had seen Mr Jackson kissing three boys, as well as the actor Macaulay Culkin.
		Mr Mesereau said Mr Jackson had countersued and Mr Chacon was ordered to pay more than $1m in legal costs and damages, as well as $25,000 for stolen property.
		She said she was also concerned by Mr Jackson's behaviour toward the actor Macaulay Culkin.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4422235.stm (563 words)

	Jackson trial takes a turn for the seedy - Michael Jackson Trial - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		One of Michael Jackson’s earlier accusers, now 24, was visibly shaken as he sat on the witness stand, describing alleged fondling incidents dating back to 1990.
		His mother built on this testimony, saying she saw actor Macaulay Culkin staying in Jackson’s bedroom at Neverland, where she said Jackson sometimes brought the child actor alone.
		The Jackson case has gotten very, very seedy indeed in the past few days. It was bad enough when Santa Barbara investigators described how Jackson’s porn collection was dusted for fingerprints. Now we’re hearing how he allegedly brought other boys into his bedroom and took at least one in for a communal shower.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6448213/did/7419057 (797 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Jackson witness admits oath lie
		Mr Jackson denies 10 charges of child abuse and false imprisonment.
		The defence team is seeking to portray Janet Arvizo - the mother of Mr Jackson's alleged victim Gavin Arvizo - as someone who encouraged her children to lie in order to bring false allegations.
		Mr Jackson's lawyers also questioned Star Arvizo about an electronic alarm they say is fitted in the corridor approaching the singer's bedroom - where Star Arvizo alleges he walked in on the incidents.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/4330323.stm (334 words)

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