Category Archives: youth media
Under Age Idols Get 19Entertainment a Fine
“American Idols Live Tour ’07” broke child labor laws just the same, the state Labor Department said.
The company, 19 Touring LLC, which runs the national “Idols” live tour, failed to get the proper permits to hire and feature “Idol” winner Jordin Sparks and tousled crooner Sanjaya Malakar, the department told the Daily News yesterday.
Under the settlement – the first under the New York State Child Performer Labor Law – the company agreed to pay $5,000 in fines after being confronted with 16 violations.
The “American Idols Live” tour hit the stage in New York on five dates: Aug. 23 in Rochester; Aug. 24 and 25 at the Nassau Coliseum; Aug. 30 in Albany, and Sept. 2 in Syracuse.
Sparks, who performed songs such as “I (Who Have Nothing)” and “She Works Hard for the Money” on the TV show, is 17. Fan sensation Malakar, known for his rendition of “You Really Got Me,” turned 18 on Sept. 10 but was 17 during the New York tour dates.
“This settlement should serve as a strong reminder that the Labor Department is aggressively enforcing the state’s labor laws that protect all workers, especially children,” Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith said in a statement.
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Fright Nights West Palm Beach Fairgrounds Thurs-Sun
For a scary good time with your friends this weekend, check out Fright Nights at the Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach. The weather is supposed to be cooler and DRY! YEAH!!!
It’s open 7-11pm and 7-midnight on Friday and Saturday nights.
The haunted houses are sick…you will be scared I promise. Watch out for the chain saws.
Take a picture and let us know which house you liked the best.
For more info, check this out!
Rate My Professor
RateMyProfesors.com has launched a new set of annual rankings, including the top rated professors, as well as the hottest, as rated by students at universities across the country. The lists are compiled from what now include more than 7.5 million ratings from students on the site.
RateMyProfessors has introduced “Professor Rebuttal,” a way for teachers to respond to the student reviews, a feature that many professors probably thought was long overdue. RateMyProfessors also launched a Facebook application that lets users search for teacher rankings on the social networking site.