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__label__cc	0.693998	0.306002	Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) I expect the reason director Dorothy Arzner’s Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) made it into the 1001 Book is it is considered by many film critics as an early example of feminist cinema. That said, I must say that it was a bit lackluster for my taste. Yes, it was mildly entertaining to see a 20-year old M aureen O’Hara be upstaged by the Queen “B” actress of Hollywood, Lucile Ball, but that’s pretty much the most entertaining thing about it. Judy O’Brien (O’Hara) is supposed to be a classically trained ballerina—by a former Bolshoi ballerina (Maria Ouspenskaya) nonetheless. Of course, this premise is ridiculous as O’Hara was far from a ballerina, although she had taken dance lessons at school and had danced in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). Reflecting on the film, O’Hara admitted that she struggled mightily to get the ballet sequences down. Admittedly, the best dancer in the picture was Ball, who’d been both a Ziegfeld and Goldwyn girl. Yet, O’Hara was cast as the classy but innocent Judy and Ball got the part of the floozy Burlesque queen, Bubbles (aka Tiger Lily White). The characters suited both women—even if the ballet didn’t suit O’Hara. The crux of the film hinges on one thing: sex. Bubbles has sex appeal and knows how to use it to get ahead, while Judy’s pristine innocence blocks her path to success and love at every turn. Bubbles is the sort of woman that millionaires like Jimmy Harris (Louis Hayward) use to get over their wives (Virginia Field). She’s also the type that men will pay money to come see dance (be it the hula or a comedic striptease). Poor Judy, all she’s good for is to get boos from the pervs who want to see Bubbles shake her ass instead of Judy’s would-be ballet routine and to make men realize they still love their wives. It’s a comedy (sort of), so I know it’s supposed to be amusing that Bubbles always seems to thwart Judy’s dreams, but there’s an added element of amusement knowing that O’Hara would go on to be a highly regarded film actress and Ball would find herself the queen of television. Once you get over the fact that a respected ballet producer (Ralph Bellamy) would track Judy down at a burlesque hall to give her a shot at stardom without having ever seen her dance, you can enjoy Ball’s comedic abilities and every now and again ca tch a glimpse of O’Hara’s noted fieriness. Ball wears the character of Bubbles as if she were born to play the part. Sassy, spunky, and funny are the adjectives that best describe Bubbles. She knows how to use what the good lord gave her to make her way in a man’s world. Her rendition of “Mother, What Do I Do Now?” is worth the price of admission—especially if you’ve seen Marilyn Monroe’s famous blowing dress scene in The Seven Year Itch (1955)—who knew Lucy could teach Marilyn a trick or two about sex appeal? Probably the best line of the film is when a stage hand tells Bubbles to give the audience all that she’s got and she quips, “They couldn’t handle it.” Of course, O’Hara’s impassioned dressing down of the burlesque audience and her somewhat impudent behavior in night court after walloping Ball show glimmers of what made O’Hara such a likable actress. Anyone familiar with that little spark that burns in her eyes when she is about to go off (just about the entirety of The Quiet Man) will recognize it when it finally shows itself right before the Irish comes out: “Go on, laugh, get your money's worth. No-one's going to hurt you. I know you want me to tear my clothes off so you can look your fifty cents' worth. Fifty cents for the privilege of staring at a girl the way your wives won't let you. What do you suppose we think of you up here with your silly smirks your mothers would be ashamed of? We know it'd the thing of the moment for the dress suits to come and laugh at us too. We'd laugh right back at the lot of you, only we're paid to let you sit there and roll your eyes and make your screamingly clever remarks. What's it for? So you can go home when the show's over, strut before your wives and sweethearts and play at being the stronger sex for a minute? I'm sure they see through you. I'm sure they see through you just like we do!” Yep, that’s the Maureen O’Hara I know…not a fake ballerina who would allow herself to be upstaged by Lucille Ball. Overall, Dance, Girl, Dance is a rather forgettable picture. However, this was probably the best film performance of Ball’s career. I’m sure there’s loads of fodder for feminist theorists to discuss about Dance, Girl, Dance, but, for me, at least, it’s a minor element which I‘m not that interested in. Labels: , 1940, Arzner (Dorothy) TSorensen May 24, 2014 at 1:27 PM This movie starts and ends with Lucille Ball. I had frankly forgotten the plot of the movie, but not Lucille Ball. She is fun and sassy and kicks ass (literally). I have some problems seeing what is particularly feminist about the movie. If anything it emphasize womens role as eye-candy for men, perticularly with Ball making such an impact in the movie. Ah, well... KimWilson May 24, 2014 at 8:59 PM It is lackluster--probably the reason it was removed from the most recent edition.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line0
__label__wiki	0.772071	0.772071	Phony Muslim refugees find northern Europe COLD and streets not paved with gold! by 1389 on January 2, 2016 in 1389 (blog admin), European Union, Iraq, phony refugees, Sweden The same holds true of most of the US and all of Canada. Big mistake letting any of them in to begin with. Stars and Stripes: Unhappy in Europe, some Iraqis return home BAGHDAD — At 25, Faisal Uday Faisal had high expectations when he packed his bags for Europe in September. After quitting his job making tea and cleaning for the Ministry of Education in Baghdad, he set off to Turkey to join more than a million refugees and migrants who have made their way to the continent in the past year. “My dream since I was a child was to go to Europe,” he said. “I was imagining a beautiful life, a secure life, with an apartment and a salary.” But despite a grueling month-long journey to Sweden, he came back home – one of a surging number of returnees, Iraqi and international authorities say. The International Organization for Migration says it helped 779 Iraqis come back from Europe voluntarily in November, more than double the previous month, and those figures don’t include people such as Faisal, who returned on his own. Some have chosen to leave because they were confused about the asylum process, disillusioned with the lack of opportunities or homesick, while others were forced to go when their asylum claims were rejected. “It was a boring life there, their food even a cat wouldn’t eat it,” Faisal said of his two months in an asylum center near the Swedish city of Malmo. “I went to Europe and discovered Europe is just an idea. Really, it’s just like Bab al-Sharji,” he said, referring to a Baghdad market neighborhood. While some who come back of their own volition may not have been fleeing danger in the first place, aid agencies warn that legitimate asylum seekers are also being discouraged as Europe becomes less welcoming to newcomers and tries to tighten its borders. Finland and Belgium are among the countries that have warned arrivals from Baghdad that they won’t automatically receive asylum. Faisal concedes that he left for economic reasons, the kind of asylum applicant European authorities are trying to sift out from those fleeing violence. He said he decided to “arrange a story” about being threatened by Iraqi militias. “If I was in danger, I wouldn’t have come back,” he said. Faisal begged his father, who had already spent $8,000 on sending his sons to Europe, to send money so he could come home. “He missed the services here. At home everything is done for him,” said Faisal’s father, Uday Faisal Mohee. “The problem is, the words Europe or America has such magic for the young people. This one is still affected even though he knows the reality,” he said, pointing to his younger son, who returned to Iraq after being detained in Turkey en route but still wishes to try again. “There are thousands of Iraqis who have come back, and thousands more that want to,” said Sattar Nowruz, a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement. Iraqi embassies in Europe are scrambling to provide emergency travel documents for those travelling back. Previous post: Who tracks US visa violators? Next post: Orthodox Christian Nativity Kontakion in different languages	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line1
__label__cc	0.747959	0.252041	Torrey Meadows Neighborhood Park Opens By ZCode Magazines • 1 year ago • Local Mayor Kevin Faulconer, District Five Councilmember Mark Kersey, and other city officials recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Torrey Meadows Neighborhood Park in Torrey Highlands, officially opening the park to the public. “A once overgrown and underutilized plot of land has been transformed into the spacious, family-friendly park this community deserves,” said Councilman Kersey. “The Torrey Meadows Neighborhood Park is a welcomed addition to the neighborhood, with open space and features that people of all ages can enjoy.” The 5.3-acre park includes two children’s play areas, shade structures, picnic tables, a half-basketball court, restrooms, drought-tolerant landscaping, and a parking lot. The project broke ground in October 2016, and is the 13th park to open since Mayor Faulconer pledged to break ground or improve 50 parks over five years. It is located at 13499 Torrey Meadows Dr. and serves residents in Torrey Highlands, Black Mountain Ranch, and Rancho Peñasquitos. CCA Student Honored	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line5
__label__cc	0.6989	0.3011	Events > Events Calendar 31/10/2019 – 02/11/2019 The 29th edition of the ABA Chelsea Rare Book Fair will return to Chelsea Old Town Hall from 31st October to 2nd November 2019. 01/12/2019 – 01/12/2019 The Ephemera Society 2019 Winter Fair will be held Sunday 1 December at the Holiday Inn London Bloomsbury, Coram Street, London WC1N 1HT. Entry £3 All welcome More info: 01923 829079 info@ephemera-society.org.uk Speakers: Dr. Elma Brenner (subject specialist, medieval and early modern medicine, Wellcome Library), Deborah Coltham (Deborah Coltham Rare Books Limited), Edwin Rose (PhD student, University of Cambridge, and prize-winning book collector). The drive to collect is as old as time, and the motivating factors are myriad, each collector inspired by a combination of reasons. This is no less true for those of us compelled to seek out rare, important, and unusual books, manuscripts, and ephemera in the history of science and medicine. The talks this evening will explore some of the motivations and criteria for buying, from three different perspectives, that of dealer, private collector, and institutional buyer, in so doing highlighting areas of commonality and difference. (Attached are sample pictures that will be used at the seminar. They are from Wellcome MS. 8932, an early 15th-century folding almanac, and Wellcome EPB/61997/A (Questa operetta tracta del arte del ben morire (Venice: Johannes Baptista Sessa, after 22 March 1503)).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line6
__label__wiki	0.794338	0.794338	Although a number of Revolutionary War Veterans lived here prior to 1800, the year Armstrong County was formed, it’s unlikely many lived here in 1776. Most Armstrong County veterans settled here after the war ended. Please leave a Reply at the bottom of the document to add another soldier or information or submit corrections. Comments there are public. If you wish to communicate privately, please use our Contact Form. The Revolutionary War began on 19 April 1775, when a group of colonists fought the British soldiers at Lexington, Mass. Hours later in nearby Concord, colonists fired “the shot heard round the world” when they battled the British troops near a bridge. The War lasted eight years, and ended on 3 September 1783 in Paris, when the United States and Great Britain signed the final peace treaty. The complete title of the source cited here, “Early Deaths & Marriages”, is Early Deaths and Marriages in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania From Kittanning Area Newspapers, compiled by Constance Leinweber Mateer, 1996. Closson Press, Apollo, Pennsylvania AUSTIN, Samuel, of Toby Township. (Source: “Early History of PA by Iscrupe). Austin did not serve 6 months. Also: #R328, PA Line, application on 19 May 1834 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, age 78, born 26 January 1756 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, moved to Centre County, Pennsylvania in 1783, and in 1805 moved to Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. (Source: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files. pg. 2231) Austin, Samuel. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Pensioner. Gratuity:40.00. Annuity: 40. Granted by an Act of 1 April 1836. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838 BEYER see Boyers BLAIN, William BLAIN, William, 1753 – 1827, of Sugar Creek. (Source: “Early Deaths & Marriages”, compiled by C. L. Mateer, 1996.) pg. 20. BLAIR, Thomas Thomas BLAIR died in Westmoreland County but his family came to Armstrong County. Register to see BLAIR under Surnames and Bible Records in the Forum. BOWERS, Sebastian Revolutionary War Pension File #S40748 BOWERS, Sebastian. Private, Maryland Line, in a Company commanded by Captain STULL and Colonel GUNBY. Residence in 1823 and 1824 was Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Certificate of Pension issued 23 July 1824 and sent to J. E. BROWN, Esq., Kittanning, Pennsylvania. Auditor’s Office: BOWERS, Boston. Enlisted 1 June 1778 in the 7th Maryland Regiment. Discharged 1 April 1779. “It is the opinion of the Auditor that the name of the Applicant is spelled wrong on the Muster Rolls; it appears he served in Captain STULL’s Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel GUNBY.” 18 June 1823, Sebastian BOWERS, aged 63, appeared before the Court in Kittanning, Armstrong County. His residence was Kittanning Township. Being sworn, Bowers declared that he enlisted for nine months in 1778 at Hagerstown, Maryland, in a Company commanded by Captain Daniel STULL, the Regiment commanded by Colonel GUNBY, in the Maryland Line. He said he served 13 months and was discharged at Bonbrook, New Jersey and was in the battle of Monmouth. He is a laborer by trade but unable to maintain himself or family. He has an aged wife. He had a large family to maintain but all have now married and left him except the youngest son, Henry, who resides with soldier and his wife on a tract of land Warranted in the name of Thos. HENDERSON, claimed by the Reverend William FINNEY?, for which an ejectment is brought against this applicant and which he has agreed to give up to the real owner, and this deponent also says that he stands in need of the assistance of his country for his support. Bowers signed his name in German. 23 August 1823. Venango County, Pennsylvania. William JONES of Venango County testified that he knew Sebastian BOWERS and knew of his service and that he, JONES, was enlisted at the same time and place and served in the same Company with BOWERS. Sworn 23 August 1823, Venango County. Note: I have no proof that Sebastion Bowers is buried in Armstrong County, but he died in 1828 a resident of Kittanning Township so it is nearly certain that he is. The Pettigrew graveyard is a likely spot, since he named Archibald McIntosh an executor of his will. Pension Roll of 1835, The Mid-Atlantic States. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania BOWERS, Sebastian, Private. Annual Allowance: $96.00 Sums Received: $452.49 Description of Service: Maryland Continental Line Placed on Pension Roll: 23 July 1824 Commencement of Pension: 18 June 1823. Age: 74 Comments: Sebastian Bowers died 3 April 1828 Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Courthouse Records Will Abstracts. Abstracted by Kathy Lambing Marcinek BOWERS, Sebastion of Kittanning Township, Armstrong County. Mentions: Loving wife Barbara; land in Kittanning Township bought from David LAWSON; two sons, Henery and Morris; land my son Henery lives on. Appoints friends Archibald McINTOSH and Samuel MECHLING as Executors. Written 13 June 1826. Witnesses: E. S. KELLEY and David REYNOLDS. Registered 26 April 1828, Will Book 1, page 85 BOWSER, Noah Noah Bowser, born 1748-1750, York County, Pennsylvania. Died 1830, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Married Eunice Ditto who died in Mt. Healthy, Ohio. Service: Private in Captain Peter Zellinger’s Company belonging to the 7th Battalion, York County Militia 1777-1778. This Battalion was organized under the state constitution of 1776. Children: Joseph, born 1775, married Rebecca Dull; Noah, born 1783, married Catharine Bowser; Elizabeth; George, born 1785, married Mary —; John, born 26 February 1784, married Elizabeth Baker. DAR descendant Dorothy Warner, #271573. Source: A roster of Revolutionary ancestors of the Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution. Published 1976, Indiana. Note: Zellinger is also spelled Zollinger. Thank you to Mike Wennin for bringing Noah’s service to our attention. Noah Bowser is also listed on the roster for the 7th Battalion of York County in the History of York County, Volume 1, by George R. Prowell. Noah Bowser died on 27 April 1831 in Buffalo Township, Armstrong County. Source: Mike Wennin. Noah Bowser was his 6th Great Uncle. BOYD, Daniel BOYD, Daniel. Died, 9 April 1831 in Plumcreek Township. formerly of Redbank Township. (Early Deaths & Marriages”), pg. 91 BOYERS, Asamus Boyers, Asamus aka Oysel Boyers aka Byers. Revolutionary Pension File #R1099. Asamus (or Oysel) Boyers, aged 79, of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, appeared before the court in Kittanning on 17 September 1834. He made oath that he enlisted in August 1776 in the 8th Regiment of Pennsylvania commanded by Colonel McCoy and Captain Wendel Oury. That he enlisted on the farm of Abraham Leisure about seven miles from Hannastown, Westmoreland County. They soon marched to a place about two miles below the Kittanning, remaining there four months, guarding the frontier. They then marched to Philadelphia, thence to Wilmington, then to the Brandywine, where they were engaged in battle 11 September 1777 and were defeated. During the battle, the Regiment was attached to General Wayne’s Brigade. They then went with General Wayne to Paoli. “The British attacked us about nine o’clock at night, being sick I was not in the engagement that we lost a number of brave fellows”. Asamus (or Oysel) Boyers testified that he was born in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1755. He lived in Westmoreland County when called into service, lived in Berks (now Schuylkill) County, and moved back to Westmoreland and then to Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. 23 April 1836. Elizabeth Boyers appeared before a Justice of the Peace stating that she is the widow of Asamus (or Oysel) Boyers, late of Alleghney Township, Armstrong County. They married in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1794. Asamus (or Oysel) Boyers died 26 February 1836. 2 July 1851. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Personally appeared in open court for the said county, Abraham Byres, aged 54, resident of Tarentum Township, Allegheny County. He states he is the lawful child of Asmith Byres, deceased, who was a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County at the time of his death. He states his father died 26 February 1836. His mother, Mary Elizabeth Byres, died at Tarentum Township, Allegheny County, on 28 May 1851, and that her maiden name was Mary Elizabeth Weaver. Asmith Byres and Mary Elizabeth Weaver were married on 17 June 1792 at Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, by J. P. Daniel Ludwig. Declarant was the third child, born 15 July 1797. The 1st child was named Mary. Asmith and Mary Elizabeth Byres died leaving five children surviving: Jane Clinglesmith, Abraham Byres, Fanny —-?, Susan Neil, Simon Byres. Signed: Abraham Buyers. Note: The spellings of Asmith and Byres were done by a court clerk. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Courthouse, Kittanning. Will Abstract. BEYER, Asamus (also Asmus Byers). Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. He mentions the following sons: John, Henry, David, Abraham and Simon Byers; daughters Catharina Byers, Susana Neal, Fanny Steeps, and Jean Klingensmith. Beloved wife Elizabeth; $100.00 she received from her father. He gives and devises the legacy of Elizabeth Neal to her children Margaret Biraly (also Byrly, probably Byerly), and Abraham and William Neal, all the residue of their mother’s legacy forever. He appoints sons John and Abraham as Executors. Written 29 April 1831. Witnesses: Henry T. Klingensmith and Mary Klingensmith. Asamus Beyer signed in German. Registered 24 March 1836. Will book 1, page 175. Abstracted by Kathy Marcinek. BOYLE, Daniel Revolutionary Pension File # S40016. Boyle, Daniel. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 18 December 1820, Daniel Boyle, aged 72 years, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He testified that he enlisted for a term of two years in the spring of 1776, at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was in a Company commanded by Colonel Miles and afterward by Colonel Walter Stewart. He was discharged at Valley Forge about 1 January 1778. He states he was in the battles of Brandywine & Germantown. A schedule of his real & personal estate shows the following, his necessary clothing & bedding excluded: A 100 acre tract of land for which he has no title or claim other than an improvement right. Debts due him from Joseph Mercer, Michael Buzzard, David Ramsay, Peter Lobaugh, and Algeo Sawyers. Daniel Boyle owes debts to the following: Night Scott’s heirs, Thomas Jones, Hugh McDonald, John Henry’s estate, Montieth & Pinks, and David Reynolds. He says the only part of his family who resides with him are his three daughters, Elizabeth, aged about 27; Margaret, aged about 25; and Martha, aged 19 years. I found Daniel Boyle in 1820 living in Redbank Township, Armstrong County. It is very likely that he lived in the portion that was taken to form Clarion County in 1839. He is drawing a pension of eight dollars per month in 1828, and is still a resident of Armstrong County. A bit of research would show if he died while still living in that same place and if that place later became part of Clarion County. BROWN, James, Sr. BROWN, James, Sr. 1742 – 1830. From Rayburn Township, buried in Kittanning Cemetery. (Source: Cemetery Record, Veterans Record (newspaper), and “Early Deaths & Marriages”. And from the “Boston Evening Transcript” of 22 November 1830. Under “Deaths”: In Kittanning, PA. Mr. James Brown, 88, much respected by all who knew him. He served three years and six months in the Revolutionary War. A soldier who had taken his place in the battle of Brandywine for a few minutes, till he could put his flint in order so as to strike fire, was in the meantime killed; also one fell on his right hand in the same battle. Revolutionary Pension file # S 40.750: James Brown, Sr. “In 1825, aged 78 years, a resident of Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, and wife Mary. Died November 6, 1830.” The pension file mentions that he was a carpenter. In September 1820, before the court in Kittanning, he states that wife Mary is about 68 years of age, his children are grown and married, but youngest son Robert was lately married and yet resides with them, to take care of his father and his aged and infirm mother. Pension file states he enlisted in Lancaster County on December 1776, for three years & six months, in the 12th Pennsylvania Regiment, a part of the Continental Army. Regiment was reduced and he was drafted into the 3rd Pennsylvania Regiment. BROWN, John. #S22145, PA Line, soldier was born in 1760 at Hopewell Township in New Jersey and enlisted in Bedford County, PA. Application on 18 September 1833. In Armstrong County, PA at the age of 73, after the war the soldier lived in Mifflin County, PA for 10 years then to Armstrong County, PA. (Source: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files, pg. 2231). Also residing in Armstrong County, in 1819. (Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series, Vol XIII, pg. 24) Revolutionary pension file: Resided at Big Cove, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at enlistment. Was a resident of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in 1833. Brown, John. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Pensioner. Gratuity:40.00. Annuity:40.00. Granted 15 April 1835. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838 BROWNLEE, Joseph Joseph Brownlee Claim # W. 3245. Elizabeth Guthrie who first married Capt. Brownlee and then married Capt. Guthrie who served in the Revolutionary War. The data which follows was obtained from papers on file in the pension claim of Joseph Brownlee. While serving in Hannastown, Westmoreland Co., PA, Joseph Brownlee married in 1775, 76, or 77, Elizabeth, whose maiden name was not given. He enlisted in the spring of 1776 as a Lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Irwin’s company of Riflemen in Col. Miles’ Pennsylvania regiment. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, was exchanged and attached to Col. Stewart’s and Brodhead’s Pennsylvania regiments and was stationed at Fort Pitt and Laurens. Because of an injury in the foot he left the service in 1779 and resided at Hannastown until July, 1782, when the town was destroyed by the Indians and he and his little son, whom he was carrying in his arms, were killed by the Indians at or near Miller’s Fort. His wife, Elizabeth, and child, Jane, were captured and taken to Buffalo and Niagara, where the wife was sold to a British officer for twenty dollars and the child for ten dollars and two gallons of rum. Elizabeth was then sent as a captive to Montreal, was exchanged and returned with the child to Hannastown in July, 1783. (I doubt that Joseph Brownlee ever lived in Armstrong Co. but Elizabeth went on to marry William Guthrie, and they lived in Armstrong Co. See William Guthrie for more.) BUYERS, George BUYERS, George, residing in Armstrong County in 1813. On 1 Feb. 1777, Buyer was wounded at Princeton. (Penna. Archives, 2nd Series Vol. XIII, pg. 29.) #S40768, PA. Line. Application on 13 April 1818 in Armstrong Co., PA. In 1820 soldier was age 63 and a resident of Sugar Creek Township, PA and wife Susannah who died about 1817. Buyers was living with son George Buyers and also part time living with a married daughter Jane and also mentioned another married child (not named). (Source: Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files, pg. 2231) BYER see Boyers CALLEN, Hugh From the Journal of the Pennsylvania Assembly, House of Representatives Volume 48, part 1. Monday, 26 February 1838: Mr Johnston presented the petition and documents of Hugh Callen, of Armstrong County, stating his services in the Revolutionary War, and praying for relief. Note: See James Rayburn, whose daughter Eleanor was nee Callen. At this time, I don’t know if the soldier Hugh Callen mentioned here remained in Armstrong County. CARUTHERS, James CARUTHERS, James. 1754 – 1846. Buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Cowanshannock Township. (Source, Cemetery Records) CLARK, James. Clark is buried in Wasson Hill Cemetery in Plumcreek Township. (Source: Cemetery Records, Veterans) Revolutionary War Pension File #S41484. Major John CLARK, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. March 1776, John CLARK was appointed 1st Lieutenant of Captain John MARSHALL’s Company, Colonel MILE’s Rifle Regiment, where he served one year. He was afterwards appointed Captain in Colonel Walter STEWART’s 13th Pennsylvania Regiment. CLARK was Captain of Colonel Daniel BRODHEAD’s 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and was commissioned as Brevet Major at Princetown, New Jersey, 10 October 1783. He served as a Major under General Arthur ST. CLAIR and was wounded 4 November 1791. He entered the service as a Major under General Anthony WAYNE and served three years in the Indian Wars. He was allowed pension on his application dated 25 April 1818, a resident of Armstrong County, aged 69, infirm and in reduced circumstances, with his application sworn and declared before William JACK. Signed: William JACK, Judge of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. John CLARK 9 November 1818. John CLARK certifies that he never received any answer to his request to be put on the pension list. He stated: “I prefer my claim for a Pension, it was in consequence of the wound I received at St. CLAIR’s defeat–4th November 1791.” Signed: John CLARK. Sworn and subscribed before Henry A. WEAVER, Armstrong County. Joseph CLARK, heir at law of Major John CLARK, deceased, appoints S. M. HOSEY of Freeport, Armstrong County, to act as agent to try and obtain any amount of Revolutionary War Pension for the heirs of Major John CLARK. 22 February 1854, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania CLARK, John, 5th. Major. Annual Allowance: $240.00 Description of Service: Pennsylvania Continental Line Placed on Pension Roll: 8 July 1819 Commencement of Pension: 25 April 1818 Age: 85 (sic) Note: We have yet to discover if this John Clark is buried in Armstrong County. CRAIG, John CRAIG, John. 1753 – 1850. Buried in the Ancient Freeport Cemetery in South Buffalo Township. (Source: Cemetery Record, Veterans) John Craig’s pension number is S8253, PA. Line. John Craig was born in 1753 in New Jersey and lived in Derry Township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania at his enlistment. His application was dated 18 June 1834 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He was a resident of Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania where he moved in 1796; a daughter is mentioned, but not named. CRAIG, Samuel CRAIG, Samuel. He was a Lieutenant in July 1776, in Col. John Proctor’s Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia. He was killed by the Indians in 1777. Samuel and 3 sons served: John, Alexander, and Samuel Jr. Not sure if Samuel ever lived in Armstrong County, more research needed here. Additional information found in an old letter dated 7 December 1898. It stated that Samuel Craig was comissioned as lieutenant in July 1776 in Col. John Proctor’s Battalion of Westmoreland County. He was killed by the Indians in 1777. This paper is signed by Dr. Engle, State Librarian and Editor of Penna. Archives. Below the information of Craig’s service was written, “Exhibit A” and on the back of the paper, “Verified.” An old diary was found among other old papers at Ligonier and in the entry for November 4th, 1777, was the record that a scouting party had found Samuel Craig’s bay mare lying dead on the Chestnut Ridge and as he could not be found it was supposed that he had been taken prisoner by the Indians as he was on his way to Fort Ligonier for salt the Saturday before. This diary or journal, as it was called, was kept by a Thomas Galbreath, one of the authorities at Fort Ligonier. We were greatly interested in this record as it corresponded so well with the family tradition concerning him, but we did not before know the exact date of his capture. Samuel Craig and three of his sons, John, Alexander and Samuel served in the Revolution. In Volume 10 of the Second Series, page 687 (or 66) I find the name of John Craig as a private in the 9th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Line. Following his name is the record, “He died in Armstrong County in 1832, aged 81”. The company is not given, just a list of the men of the regiment.` Michael Theran, a descendant of John Craig, contacted us to say the above record of Craig’s death in 1832, taken from the Pennsylvania Archives, is incorrect. I looked for John Craig in the 1850 census and found this: John Craig died March 1850 in South Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, aged 96 years. He was born in New Jersey, he was a farmer, and he was a widower. Source: 1850 Census Mortality Schedule. CRISWELL, Matthew CRISWELL, Matthew. Buried in Cowansville Cemetery, East Franklin Township. (Source: Cemetery Record, Veterans) DAUGHERTY, Andrew Revolutionary War Pension File #W2078. 18 June 1833: Andrew DOUGHERTY, aged 68 and a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for pension. Being duly sworn, DOUGHERTY declares that he enlisted in the militia under Captain CRAIG in late April 1780, at Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania. Captain CRAIG told him he was raising a Company to guard the frontiers and would call upon him when ready. That May, “I think on the 10th following, my father and brothers were taking the horses to pasture when I heard them shouting and looking round I saw a number of Indians. I took my sister (who was about 2 years old) in my arms and ran to the woods. The Indians followed me and shot me through the right arm when running. The Indians then caught me and brought me back to the house where they had my father and brothers Charles and Robert prisoners. There were in all 24 Indians.” The five of them were taken, the mother being away from home, towards the Conemaugh River. “They killed my younger brother Robert and my sister.” They took Andrew, Charles and their father over Blacklick and to French Creek on the River Allegheny and eventually were given to the British. They were released at Montreal on 14 August 1782 and started for Ligonier Valley, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, making it there on 14 October 1782. Andrew DAUGHERTY immediately enlisted again in a militia under Captain George AG–? and was stationed at Fort Ligonier. Soldier was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, lived in Westmoreland County, and moved to Armstrong County, where he still resides. Armstrong County Courthouse, 5 January 1850. Sarah DOUGHERTY, aged 71 years, resident of Wayne Township, Armstrong County, was sworn and declared that she is the widow of Andrew DOUGHERTY, deceased, late of Wayne Township, who was a soldier in the Revolution and who drew a pension and who died 20 March 1845. Her maiden name was Sarah WOLF. She was married to Andrew DOUGHERTY August 1795 by Justice of the Peace James McDONALD in Ligonier Valley. A family record is attached showing the birthdate of the first child. The widow has not remarried. Sworn before Robert WOODWARD. DAVIS, Ebenezer DAVIS, Ebenezer. 1753 – 1818. Buried in Cowansville Cemetery in East Franklin Township. (Source: Cemetery Record, Veterans) DAVIS, John Davis, John. Revolutionary War Pension S22718. Residence after the war: Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Born: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1763 Family mentioned in the pension files: Spouse: Mary M. Davis Father: Nicholas Davis Brother: Henry Davis Brother: David Davis Son: Samuel Davis 17 September 1832, John Davis appeared before the Court in Kittanning to testify to his military service. John Davis of Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, aged 69. Volunteered for service and joined Captain Nehemiah Stokely in April of 1778 at Marchand’s Fort, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on Sewickly Creek. Spring of 1780, was at Waldhauer’s Fort on the waters of Brush Creek and “we were attacked by Indians out of that fort in which two Indians were killed and two of our men, Peter Williams Senior and Peter Williams Junior (both belonging to the same company I did) were killed and a girl of the name of Catherine Williams was taken prisoner and has never returned to my knowledge.” The soldier returned to his father’s house for winter. “18th or 19th of March 1781 my father’s house was attacked by Indians and he (Nicholas Davis) and brother David Davis was killed, I and my brother Henry Davis were taken prisoners.” They were taken to the mouth of French Creek and the Allegheny River, then to an Indian town on Buffalo Creek and finally to Fort Niagara where the Indians gave them to the British. In the late fall of 1781, they were sent to Prisoners Island on Lake Ontario. They were sent to Montreal in the spring of 1782. In the late summer of that year, they were sent to Lake Champlain to a place called Saratoga, which was in ruins. John Davis was discharged at Saratoga along with Lewis Williams, Henry Davis, and two brothers named Franklin who took their course to the Wyoming (Pennsylvania) country. “Lewis Williams, Henry Davis and myself” went to Westmoreland County. Williams then went to what is now Washington County, Pennsylvania. Signed John Davis (his mark) John Davis is listed in the 1840 census as a Revolutionary and military pensioner in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County. He is living with Jacob Davis. There is a Henry Davis listed as an 1840 pensioner living in Plumcreek Township, but as of this writing I don’t know if it’s John’s brother Henry. Update on Henry Davis: He is listed as a pensioner from Armstrong County, with both a Gratuity and an Annuity for 40 dollars, granted to him on 3 April 1837 for service in the Indian War. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. From the same source, Daniel Davis of Armstrong County was granted a pension on 27 March 1837, for his service in the Indian War. Dick, Gary See Richard Gary DICKASON, Samuel Revolutionary War Pension File #W285. Samuel and Elizabeth DICKASON. Samuel DICKASON enlisted about 25 December 1777, at Duck Creek Hundred, Kent County, Delaware. He served until April 1780, in Captain COLE’s Company, Colonel McLANE’s Regiment. He was a teamster. In 1780, he served in Captain ROSS’s Pennsylvania Company, enlisting at George’s Creek, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was a resident of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, in 1832, where he received a pension. He was then aged 80 years. He moved to Georgetown, Ohio, where he lived from 1836 to 1838. Some of his children were living there at that time. He returned to Armstrong County where he died 16 April 1846, in Buffalo Township. He married Elizabeth CLUGSTAN on 1 November 1814, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth applied for a pension in Armstrong County, where she resided, on 14 June 1853. She was then aged 89 years and the pension was granted. EASLY, Casper EASLY, Casper. 1760 – 1829 from Freeport. (Source: John F. Easley, family tradition) Check for records of the Guardian Angel Church in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. ECKMAN, Eden ECKMAN, Eden. Buried in Riverview Cemetery in Kiskiminetas Township (Source: Veterans Affairs) ELGIN, James ELGIN, James. 1750 – 1857. Buried in St. Thomas / Gastown Cemetery in Plumcreek Township. (Source: Cemetery Records, Veterans, and Church Cemetery.) FINDLAY, David FINDLAY, David. Residing in Armstrong County in 1810. (Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series Vol. XIII, pg. 69) FISCUS, Abraham Revolutionary War Pension File #W2778. Abraham and Catharine FISCUS. Abraham FISCUS appeared before the Court in Kittanning on 17 September 1832, aged 72 and a resident of Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. He states: He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1760. He lived about seven miles from Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, when he entered the service, but since the war has resided in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He volunteered under Captain Jeremiah LOUGHRY at Colonel Archibald LOUGHRY’s Blockhouse, Westmoreland County, in April 1777 or 1778. The 1st Lieutenant was John GUTHRIE and 2nd Lieutenant was James IRWIN. He stated that persons known to him in the present neighborhood in Armstrong County are: George BECK, James and John RICHARD, Absalom WOODWARD of Crooked Creek; and Richard GRAHAM. Children mentioned are William FISCUS and Margaret HUNTER. Abraham FISCUS died 30 April 1834 in Armstrong County. His widow Catharine FISCUS appeared before the Court in Kittanning on 21 March 1842. She was then 75 years of age. She declared she was married to Abraham FISCUS in September 1784, by Reverend William WEAVER, pastor of the German Reformed Congregation of Westmoreland County. John McCULLOUGH, now of Butler County, Pennsylvania, was present at the wedding. She states that her oldest son William was then (1842) 56 years old. 1853. Samuel FISCUS of Armstrong County, aged 36, goes before the Court in Kittanning to say he was well acquainted with Abraham and Catharine FISCUS, who resided with his parents. He states that Catharine died at her son William’s residence in Armstrong County in September or October 1845, leaving seven children surviving: Abraham FISCUS, aged about 62 years. Twin to Catharine. Catharine BROWN, widow, aged about 62 years. Twin to Abraham. William FISCUS, aged about 68 years. Philip FISCUS, aged about 50 years. Christena GOULD, aged about 5? years. Margaret HUNTER, aged about 54 years. Polly AYRES, aged about 65 years. Note: Rev. William Weaver is most likely Rev. Wilhelm Weber. Among the papers of Abraham Fiscus is a sworn statement from Gabriel A. Richart, a resident of Armstrong County and a Clergyman who certifies “that he is well acquainted with Fiscus and believes his declaration that he was a soldier of the Revolutionary War”. Sworn in open Court (Armstrong County) on the 21st day of March A.D. 1833. Fiscus, Abraham. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Pensioner. Granted a Gratuity and an Annuity, both for 40 dollars, 8 April 1833. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. Pensioners of Armstrong County. FULTON, Jesse Jesse Fulton was granted a Gratuity of 80 dollars and an Annuity of 40 dollars, as a Pensioner living in Armstrong County, 5 February 1836. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. Pensioners of Armstrong County. GARY, Richard Revolutionary War Pension File #R3933. Richard GARY aka Gary DICK. 15 March 1824, Richard GARY, aged 69 and a resident of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He appeared before the Court again on 18 September 1832, then aged 81 (sic) and still a resident of Buffalo Township. He had enlisted March 1776 in Baltimore, Maryland. He states that while in the Army he was called Gary DICK. I do not have proof that he is buried in Armstrong County. At the Union Baptist Church Cemetery in North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, there is a tombstone for Mary GEARY, wife of Richard GEARY, died 3 February 1856. Her age was illegible. There is also a tombstone for John GEARY, died 11 April 1871, aged 69 years 10 months ? days. John Geary’s wife has a tombstone and there is a James GEARY that died in 1863, aged 26 years. GEARY, see GARY Revolutionary soldier Richard Gary is possibly Richard Geary. He served under the name Gary Dick. GIBSON, Gideon GIBSON, Gideon. Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Parker, Armstrong County. Also served in the Indian Wars. (Source: Cemetery Records, Veterans. And “Early History of PA.” by Iscrupe.) Gibson was born on 3 March 1764 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; he died on 10 February 1843. Wife was Abigail and they were married on 5 July 1804 in Venango, Butler County, Pennsylvania. While a resident of Snake Spring Valley, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Gideon enlisted three times and served with Capt. John Moore’s Pennsylvania Company at Moore’s Fort, guarding the frontier against the Indians. After the war, he moved to Westmoreland County and then to Washington County, and in 1799 to Armstrong County. He applied for pension on 17 December 1834, while a resident of Perry Township, Armstrong County. His claim was not allowed as frontier service against Indians was not pensionable under the Act of 7 June 1832, under which he applied. In the Armstrong County Court, a number of documents were sworn to prove that Gideon Gibson was in the revolutionary War in addition to the Indian Wars. George Gideon (not a relative) swore in Armstrong County that Gideon was in the same Company as he was and at the same time. Pension claim, R. 3993 was finally awarded to his widow. (Source: Gideon’s Rev. War Pension Records) GIBSON, Samuel M. GIBSON, Samuel M. Buried at Brick Church Cemetery in Burrell Twp. (Source: Veterans Affairs.) GREEN, John. 1766 – 1850. Buried in the Green Cemetery in North Buffalo Township. (Source: Cemetery Records, Veterans records.) GREEN, William GREEN, William. 1740 – 1830. Buried in Green Cemetery in North Buffalo Township. (Source: Cemetery Records, Veterans Records) From the Death Register at the Armstrong County Courthouse that was kept in the early 1850s, the entry for James Green, son of William, states that James was born in New Jersey on 13 May 1775, son of William & Mary Green. James died 14 April 1853, buried in Green’s Burial Ground, North Buffalo Township. This is further evidence that William Green was from New Jersey. GUTHREY, William GUTHREY, William. Died 1828. (Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series Vol. XIII, pg. 89) Elizabeth Brownlee married in July, 1784, William Guthrie of Hannastown, Westmoreland County. He enlisted in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in May 1776, in Capt. James McConnel’s Pennsylvania company of the flying camp, was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton and was discharged in January, 1777. He enlisted in 1780 and served as lieutenant in Capt. Mathew Jack’s company of Pennsylvania rangers, and he served another year as Captain of a company of rangers. After the close of the Revolutionary War, William and Elizabeth Guthrie moved to that part of Westmoreland County which was later called Armstrong County and he was killed by a fall from a wagon on 10 March, 1828, at which time he was 73 years of age. Elizabeth, the widow of William Guthrie, died on 11 Feb. 1842, in or near Redbank Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania at the home of her son, Joseph Brownlee Guthrie, and she was then 87 years of age. She was survived by the following children: James Guthrie, Joanna or Johanna Guthrie who lived in Jefferson Co., PA, and Joseph Brownlee Guthrie and William Guthrie who lived in Clarion County, Pennsylvania. In 1849 it was stated that Jane (the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Brownlee) had married Jesse Hukel and had moved to Muskingum County, Ohio, and that the family did not know whether she was then living or dead, as they had not heard from her for 8 years. Said Jane was 4 years old in 1786. On 25 June, 1847, the above-noted Joseph Brownlee Guthrie applied for pension that was due the surviving children of Elizabeth Guthrie, on account of the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Brownlee and the claim was allowed. In 1847, Sarah Beatty, aged 84 years and a resident of North Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, PA., stated that she was the sister of Elizabeth Guthrie and that her father (name not given) moved to the vicinity of Hannastown, Pennsylvania, before the Revolutionary War. She did not give the date and place of birth of her father nor his place of residence before moving to Hannastown. Said Sarah married William Beatty, 8 July 1783. In 1847 ___ Beatty of Armstrong County, who married John Beatty 31 December 1789, stated that she was the sister of Elizabeth Guthrie and she stated that when the Indians killed Joseph Brownlee they killed her bother (name not given) at the same place. No further family data. (Pension Claim of Joseph Brownlee # W. 3245. HANCOCK, Cutlope Revolutionary Pension File #S22281. Cutlope HANCOCK was a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, living in the section that became Kiskiminetas Township. He moved there prior to 1800, as he stated it was Westmoreland County at the time of his move. At one time, he operated a ferry across the Kiskiminetas River in the area of Edmon. He and his wife Magdalena lived in the general vicinity of Maysville, Kiskiminetas Township. They could have been buried on their property, but most likely they are interred in the old Maysville Graveyard on the hill. It is my personal belief that this cemetery was started as a family graveyard for Soloman Dunmire and his wife Margaret Hancock, who was most likely a daughter of Cutlope. 10 December 1832. Cutlope HANCOCK appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He was at that time a resident of Kiskiminetas Township, previously Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. He stated that he was then aged 93 years; he was born in Germany in 1739 or 1740; he was living in Cranberry, Middlesex County, New Jersey when called into service; that he moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania about 40 years ago, where he lived near Greensburg for 3 or 4 months and then moved to the Loyalhanna Creek. He testified that he moved to Armstrong County after a year or two, but it was then part of Westmoreland County (Armstrong was formed in 1800). He named Rev. Gabriel Adam REICHERT and Jacob WOLF as persons in his neighborhood who could testify to his character and veracity. Article by Wayne C. Ehrensberger HARMON, Andrew HARMON, Andrew. Died 1855, buried at Sagamore Lutheran Cemetery in Cowanshannock Township. HARTMAN, Michael Revolutionary War Pension File #W3680. 20 June 1825, Michael HARTMAN, aged 65, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for pension. Being sworn, he declared that he enlisted as a private soldier at Frederickstown, Maryland for a period of three years, about 1777 or 1778, in Captain Michael BOYER’s Company, Colonel WELTNER’s German Battalion, Maryland Line of the Continental Army. Was at Valley Forge when the troops lay in winter quarters there; was at White Plains; served in the expedition against the Indians at Wyoming (Pennsylvania) commanded by General SULLIVAN; served at Yorktown and the capture of CORNWALLIS; marched to Charlestown, South Carolina, where he and the company shipped to Annapolis, Maryland and were discharged. On the way to attack the Indians as before mentioned, while the troops lay at Easton, Pennsylvania, he reenlisted for the duration of the war, which he served. He is a farmer on rented land. His sons have left and work for themselves and are in low circumstances. Two daughters live with him and work to support themselves. His wife is nearly 60 and neither of them can work on account of their age. 17 June 1845, Elizabeth, widow of Michael HARTMAN, aged 88 of Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, appeared before the Court in Kittanning. She declared she was the widow of Michael HARTMAN and they were married 10 February 1784 in Frederickstown, Maryland, by Reverend George COOK. The only person she knows living who was present at the marriage is Mary EVANS, a relative now living in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Michael HARTMAN died 5 April 1845 (in Kittanning Township). John HARTMAN declares he is the oldest son of Michael & Elizabeth and he is aged 60 years. 13 December 1853–William HARTMAN, son and heir of Michael & Elizabeth, deceased, applies for pension. Mentions youngest son Michael HARTMAN married in 1824. Pensioners from the 1840 Federal Census, Revolutionary or Military Service, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania HARTMAN, Michael ~ Age 81 ~ Kittanning Township, Armstrong County HARTMAN, Michael, Private Description of Service: WELTNER’s G[erman] Regiment Placed on Pension Roll: 8 November 1825 Commencement of Pension: 23 October 1825 Michael HARTMAN is listed as a Revolutionary pensioner in Armstrong County, Her People Past and Present by J. H. Beers & Company, page 66. Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Courthouse Records, Will Abstracts. HARTMAN, John of Hempfield Township. He mentions his mother and father and his sisters. He mentions one sister by name, Polly EAVENS, wife of Walter EAVENS. He names Jacob PAINTER Esq. and Jacob MECHLING, Sr. as Executors. Written 15 October 1802 and proved 30 October 1802. Will Book 1, page 172. Note: Because Molly and Polly are often nicknames for Mary, I thought this Polly EAVENS might be the Mary EVANS of Westmoreland County who is mentioned in the Revolutionary pension of Michael HARTMAN. Marriage record. Michael Hartmann, son of Henrich Hartmann, and Elisabeth Hartmann, daughter of Wilhelm Hartmann, married 27 February 1785. Present at the marriage: Barbara Hartmann, Maria Hartmann, Catharina Mercker, Johannes Ellenberg. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick County, Maryland. Digitized copy of the original records: HEGIN, Edward Revolutionary War Pension File #S39669. HEGIN, Edward, of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. 11 May 1818: Edward HEGIN appeared before Judge Robert ORR, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, aged 63. Being duly sworn HEGIN makes the following declarations: He entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War in the first part of February 1776 to serve one year. The Company was commanded by Captain Thomas CHURCH of the Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment in the Pennsylvania Line. He served until May 1777 and was in the battles of the Three Rivers. He served several tours of militia duty, and was in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine, and is in reduced circumstances and needs the assistance of his country. Armstrong County. 19 June 1820, personally appeared in Open Court, Edward HEGIN of Toby Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, who being sworn declares: He enlisted for one year in February or March 1775 in York County, Pennsylvania, in Captain Thomas CHURCH’s Company, Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment, Colonel Anthony WAYNE. After WAYNE was made Brigadier General, their Colonel was MOORE. HEGIN was discharged in March or April 1776, by Colonal MOORE in Chester County. He was in the battles of the Three Rivers, Germantown and White Horse. He has a wife named Betsy, aged 50 years. Four children live with him: John, aged 14; Samuel, aged 11; Betsy, aged 8; and Ibby, aged 3. His occupation is Blacksmith. Edward HEGIN died 28 April 1825, his widow Elizabeth surviving. In 1854, soldier’s daughter Sarah SHAUP was alive; her address was Matildaville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania Notes: Toby Township became a part of Clarion County. Clarion was formed in 1839, so if he died in Toby Township, Armstrong County in 1825, his burial place would now be in Clarion County. 1860 Census, Perry Township, Clarion County, PA Series M653, Roll 1095, page 416 SHAUP, Johnathan, aged 50, farmer Sarah, aged 40 Matilda, aged 16 He has his dates a bit mixed up, as the Battle of Three Rivers was fought 8 June 1776, at Three Rivers, Canada, and the Battle of Germantown wasn’t until 4 October 1777. Was there another Battle of Three Rivers? HEILMAN, Peter HEILMAN, Peter. 1749 – 1833. Buried in the Heilman Cemetery in Kittanning Township. (Source: Cemetery Records) “According to historical publications, Peter HEILMAN came to America in 1750 from Alsace-Lorraine at the age of two. His mother had died aboard ship during the passage. He and his father, Christian HEILMAN, landed in Philadelphia and settled in Northampton County. Both Christian and Peter served in the Revolutionary War, and it is assumed that Chriatian was buried in Northampton County. In 1800, either in a lottery or in lieu of pay for military services, 200 acres of land was granted to Peter HEILMAN, near Blanket Hill, Kittanning Township. HEILMAN and his wife had eight children. Two of the boys walked from Northampton, in eastern part of the state, to Armstrong County, to see what kind of land they owned. In 1961, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Kittanning Chapter, dedicated the grave of the soldier and placed a marker there. There were 200 persons at the ceremony.” Newspaper article “Revolutionary Veterans Buried in Armstrong County”. Leader-Times, Kittanning. Thursday, 25 May 197_. (The last number is worn.) This newspaper article doesn’t cite sources and you should always check these facts for yourself. See replies at the end of this page, HELFRICH, George HELFRICH, George. 1762 – 1833. Buried at the Old Schaeffer Cemetery in Burrell Township. George Helfrich was a Private in the 1st Battalion under Lt. Colonel Beahm and Captain Daniel Good. Served “on the frontears” as a substitute for John Nees. Source: Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, ARIAS, Pennsylvania’s Digital State Archives HENDERSON, Benjamin HENDERSON, Benjamin. 1766 – 1857. Buried in St. Thomas / Gastown Cemetery in Plumcreek Township. KELLY, Alexander KELLY, Alexander. 1769 – 1844. Alexander is buried in the Crooked Creek Cemetery in Bethel Township. KERR, William Revolutionary War Pension File #W3560 William Kerr was born 5 January 1758. He enlisted at Hannastown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on 9 August 1776. He served as a private in the companies of Captains Samuel Miller, Swearingen, and Moore, in Colonel Aenas Mackays Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment. He was in the battles of Ash Swamp, Boundbrook, the capture of Burgoyne, and several skirmishes. He was discharged at Pittsburgh 10 October 1779. He appeared before the court of Armstrong County on 17 June 1818 to apply for a pension, which was approved. He was a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He died 20 January 1832. His wife was named Margaret, born 15 April 1785. She died 17 May 1843 at the home of William Gallaher in Westmoreland County. William Gallaher gave a sworn statement as to the wife and children of William Kerr. He was also one of the executors of William Kerr’s will, abstracted below. William Kerr died 20 January 1832. Son Alexander Kerr also appeared before the court. For the children of William & Margaret Kerr, please see Bible Records on this site. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Courthouse Records, Will Abstracts KERR, William of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. Mentions: beloved wife Margaret; sons Robert, William Jr., John & Alexander; daughters Elizabeth, wife of Joseph LOWERY; Hannah, married; Martha, wife of William GALLIHER; and Anne, single. Appoints Joseph LOWERY of Plumcreek Township and William GALLIHER of Allegheny Township as executors. Written 28 January 1831. Witnesses: Joseph H. KERR and William WATSON, Esq. Registered 3 February 1832, Will Book 1, page 128. The pension file says William Kerr died in Westmoreland County but the will shows he was still a resident of Armstrong County at his death. His widow Margaret did go to Westmoreland County, where she died. KING, George Adam KING, George Adam. 1765 – 1843. King is buried in the Bush Cemetery in Burrell Township. (Source: Christine Crawford Oppenheimer) KING, John KING, John. Private, 2nd Regiment, PA Continental Army. King was in Maj. John Murray’s Company under Col. Walter Stewart. He was age 29, 5 feet and 5 inches tall; his occupation was a butcher; born in Annapolis (town), Maryland. On the roll dated 9 September 1778. Certificate dated 29 Oct. 1784, pay for 1 Aug. 1780 to 1 Jan. 1781 was $33.00. From the PA Archives, 5th Serics; Vol. IV, pp. 501 – 502. Revolutionary War Declarations, Armstrong Co., PA. 6 March 1813 – Robert Beaty, Guy Hiccox, David Crawford, Samuel Matthews, John Gillespie, Robert Brown, Hacey Jack all testify that John King was in Capt. Spear’s Company under command of Col. Steward of 2nd PA. Regiment, and is now a resident of Kittanning Township in Armstrong Co. (Source: “Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly”, May 1981. Volume 7, number 4.) KING, Jonathan. 1757 – 1837. Resided in Sugar Creek Township. (Early Deaths & Marriages, pg. 50) Revolutionary Pension File # S13645. King, Jonathan. 19 September 1832. Jonathan King, a resident of Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to make sworn declarations in order to obtain a Revolutionary War Pension. He said he was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, in 1757. He has the record of his age in his father’s handwriting, taken from his father’s bible. He had lived in Northampton County until 1794, when he moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He stayed there five years and then came to Armstrong County. The Pension File states that he fought in no battles during the War. He enlisted for 6 months as a Private under Captain John Santee of the Flying Camp, March 1776. In April 1880, he served as a Lieutenant for 3 1/2 months under Captain George Nulff. Jonathan King died 14 June 1837. Jacob Wolff was one of the men who appeared before the Court in Kittanning to testify as to Jonathan King’s character. Jacob Wolff said that he “lived within three quarters of a mile of the applicant Jonathan King from childhood”. They entered the service together in March 1776, in the Flying Camp under Captain John Santee at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Source: Revolutionary War Pension File #S13645, King, Jonathan. Note: Jacob Wolff was married to Christina King, sister of Jonathan. Kathy Marcinek KING, Jonathan, Private & Lieutenant Description of Service: Pennsylvania Militia Commencement of Pension: 4 March 1831 Another source is the published Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume IV, page 501. Continental Line, Pension Applications, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Brady’s Bend Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. “Adjoining the Spangler-McCall tract on the south is a similar one, 400 acres, the warrant for which was granted to James C. CAMPBELL, a portion of whose land history is given in the sketch of Sugar Creek Township, a considerable portion of its southern part being still in that township. The warrantee’s interest became vested in Charles CAMPBELL. It’s original settler was Jonathan KING, who was assesed with 200 acres, 1 horse and 3 cattle in 1804, at $148, and with the same and an additional horse the next year, at $158. He was residing on this tract when he was elected the second sheriff of this county in 1808.” “He was in his early life a soldier of the Revolutionary War, and was at the time of his death, which occured here June 16, 1837, aged 79 years, 8 months and 14 days.” Source: History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walter Smith, Esq. Chicago, Waterman, Watkins & Company, 1883. Page 565 KING, Mathias KING, Mathias. 1730 – 1810. Mathias King is not buried in Armstrong County. In 1922, some descendants put up a monument to him and his family at Brick Church, Burrell Township, making it appear that he is buried there, but descendants today say he most likely is not. He died in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where his will was filed, and he is probably buried there. I have found sources that say he is definately buried in Westmoreland County. Mathias was the father of Jonathan King, above. KIRKPATRICK, James KIRKPATRICK, James. Served 4 months. (Source: “Early History of PA” by Iscrupe. Resided in Wayne Township. Source: Revolutionary War Pension File #R5992: James Kirkpatrick was born 25 September 1754, in the place that later became Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. He applied for a pension 16 June 1835, while a resident of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He alleged the following: That while living in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, he enlisted 7 July 1776, and served as 1st Sergeant in Captain Robert Culbertson’s Pennsylvania Regiment; that sometime in the fall of 1776 he moved to Westmoreland County and resided there until Armstrong County was formed from parts of Westmoreland & Lycoming Counties, and has since resided in Armstrong County, except for a period of seven years during which he resided in Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and that he now (1835) lives in Wayne Township, Armstrong County. He states he was called into service on 20 August 1778, and served as an ensign in Captain Marchant’s Company, Colonel Gibson’s Regiment, and was discharged 20 October 1778, and returned home. He then enlisted in February 1780, at Pittsburgh, and served as ensign in Captain Samuel Love’s Pennsylvania Company against the Cherokee Indians at Cuyahoga. He states he was discharged 24 April 1780. After the Revolutionary War he lived in Armstrong County, except for a period of seven years during which he resided in Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Soldier was dead in 1853 and survived by a son Moses. No other family is mentioned in the pension claim. His claim was not allowed as he failed to provide proof of service. (He gives a very detailed account of his service, but the claim was still denied.) James Kirkpatrick, upwards of 80 years of age, appeared before the Court in Kittanning in 1835. Here are some of the sworn statements he made upon his oath of his service after moving to Westmoreland County: In 1778, he was in a Company of Militia commanded by Dr. Marchand, Captain. They were stationed on the south of the Monongahela River to protect men sawing timber under Colonel Gibson’s direction. Kirkpatrick went out as often as two or three times a week on scouting parties, looking for Indians. Captain Miller was scouting to Fort Hand with eleven of his men. Near Fort Hand and Hannastown, near where he resided, he and ten men were killed by Indians, one escaping. Kirkpatrick and others were discharged 20 October 1778 and returned home. February 1780, men of different companies were to go on an expedition against the Indians. Kirkpatrick was in a Company commanded by Samuel Love. Peter Thomas of Sewickley was Lieutenant and Kirkpatrick was Ensign. There was one company of Continentals, one company of Virginia Militia, and several companies of Pennsylvania Militia, with General Hand having chief command. The troops set out for Cuyahoga, going down the Ohio and up Big Beaver, Simon Girty acting as pilot. Came to an Indian Town and killed an Indian who first wounded a Captain of the Continentals “and killed them a few boys & the Virginians killed them a few squaws”. Deponent Kirkpatrick and John Denniston and Samuel Mahaffey took one squaw prisoner and saved her life. LAUGHERY, William & Margaret see Loughery LEECH, Archibald I have no proof that Archibald Leech is buried in Armstrong County but it is likely, since he was living here as an old man and his wife died here. Archibald Leech enlisted at Hannastown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1776, and served as a private in Captain Joseph’s Irwin’s Company in a Pennsylvania Regiment commanded at various times by Colonels Miles, Brodhead, and Walter Stewart. He was honorably discharged by Colonel Walter Stewart at Valley Forge in January 1778. He first marched from Hannastown to Marcus Hook, and fought in the battles of Long Island, White Plain, Brandywine and Germantown, and in several skirmishes. On 18 December 1820, Archibald Leech was a resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. He appeared in court there to request a pension for his Revolutionary service. At that time, he stated that his wife had been dead “upwards of one year”. On oath, he says he is a farmer, that he rents a small farm of about five acres of cleared land with a small cabin house. He states: “My family consists of a niece of about 21 or 22 years of age called Susanna Hindman, whom I raised from the time she was two weeks old her mother dying at this time”. He says he has no other family whatsoever. His assets were listed as one house, valued at $30.00, and three sheep, valued at three dollars each. Source: Archibald Leech, Revolutionary Pension file # S 40.935 LEONARD, Patrick LEONARD, Patrick. 1747 – 1811. Buried at Cowansville Union in East Franklin Township. LEMON, John Revolutionary War Pension File #S40080. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maryland Sea Service. 28 October 1822, John LEMON personally appeared before Judge Robert ORR, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, to make application for a pension for Revolutionary Service. John LEMON enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland, September 1775, and served until July 1776 as a Private and Sergeant in Captain Nathaniel SMITH’s Maryland Company. He enlisted at Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, September 1776, and served three months in Captain Andrew HOME’s Pennsylvania Company. He enlisted December 1777 and served until summer 1779, as superintendent of the Continental Brick Yard at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, under Captain Samuel SERJEANT. He entered service at Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1779 until June 1780 as a seaman on the ship “Fanny”, Captain John LOXLEY. They captured British ships “Three Brothers” and “Crown”. He enlisted at Baltimore, Maryland in the fall of 1780 and served under Captain HUNTER until the surrender of CORNWALLIS, and he manned a battery of Artillery at Fells Point. He was allowed pension on his application made 28 October 1822 while a resident of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, then aged 77 years. Note: I have no information at this time as to where he died or is buried but given his age it is very possible he is buried in Armstrong. LENNINGTON, Timothy Revolutionary Pension File #S9749. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, 4 July 1820. Timothy LENNINGTON,, a disabled pensioner, appeared before a Justice of the Peace for Armstrong County, and on oath declared he was the same person who formerly belonged to the Company commanded by Captain TAGART of the Second Battalion in a Regiment commanded by Colonel James MURREY of the Northumberland, Pennsylvania Militia. In 1777 he received 16 principal wounds and his name was placed on the pension list in 1778 by order of a committee appointed for that purpose in Northumberland County. He moved from Northumberland to Cumberland County about 1782, then to Allegheny County about 1787, and from there to Armstrong County in 1796, where he now resides. Signed: Timothy Lennonton. Census notes: 1790, Pitt Township, Allegheny Township, Timothy LINETON 1800, Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Timothy LENINTON 1810, Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Timothy LENNINGTON The portion of Buffalo Township where Lennington lived became East Franklin Township. I have no proof of where he is buried. He died 10 June 1823, a resident of Armstrong County, per his will. LEWIS, Ezekiel LEWIS, Ezekiel. Buried at Cowansville Union in East Franklin Township. Ezekiel Lewis was part of an expedition called Lochry’s Disaster. Robert Orr, later a judge in Kittanning, was a Captain from Hannastown who raised and equipped a small company of riflemen that was also involved in this disaster. There has been a lot written about the destruction of this detachment of Lochry’s. I suggest Old Westmoreland: A History of Western Pennsylvania During The Revolution by Edgar W. Hassler. You can probably also find a lot by Googling “Lochry’s Disaster” or a variation of that. Source: Revoltionary Pension File #S4533. Before the Court in Kittanning, Armstrong County, Ezekiel Lewis testified to the folowing: That he was born in Schannadore (Shannadoah?) County, Virginia, in the year 1755. That this record was kept in his grandfather’s bible in said county. The bible went to his grandfather’s son Morici Lewis, who is since dead. He states he lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, when he volunteered for the Revolution, that he lived there nine years and since that time he has lived in Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County. He served under Colonel Archibald Lochry and William Campbell, Captain of Lighthorse, joining 1 August 1781. On 24 August 1781, he was “taken by the Indians on their way from Sugarcreek in Westmoreland County in this state to the mouth of the Big Myami.” He was kept prisoner until July 1782, at Prison Island on the River St. Lawrence. He states that “I was not joined with any Continental Company as before stated unless Captain Thomas Stokely’s Company, but I know that Col Lochry was under General Clark when we were to meet at Wheeling, Virginia, who had left Wheeling when we arrived there, who left directions for us to follow him down the Ohio River, which we were doing accordingly when taken by the Indians.” He also mentions that his Captain was killed by the Indians. LONG, John LONG, John. Buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in Plumcreek Township. LOUGHREY, William. I do not know at this time where he is buried. In the 1840 Federal Census for Revolutionary or Military Pensioners, there is listed MARGARET LOUGHREY, aged 69, resident of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Below is the information from her pension application. LOUGHREY, William & Margaret, Revolutionary Pension File #R6185. 16 September 1839, before the Court in Kittanning, Margaret LOUGHREY of Buffalo Township, widow of William, applies for a pension. Margaret declares that her late husband, William LOUGHREY, entered the service at a place called Paxton, then in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as an Ensign with a commission from General Washington. He was in the Battle of Brandywine. His commission and discharge, signed by General George Washington, were in her possession for many years after his death and were destroyed by her little grandchildren. Her maiden name was Margaret GALBREATH and she married William LOUGHREY on 8 August 1790 or 1791 at her the house of her brother Robert GALBREATH, then in Westmoreland County but in the part that became Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Robert GALBREATH was dead by 1839, when this testimony was given. William LOUGHREY died October 1806 and she did not remarry. James LOUGHREY, son of William and Margaret, born 1792, testified he had seen his late father’s commission as an Ensign signed by General George Washington, and his discharge, also signed by Washington, and that these papers were put in the care of his brother William LOUGHREY and are now destroyed. William LOUGHREY testified he had seen his father William’s commission and discharge, signed by General George Washington, Commander in Chief, and that his mother had given them to him and, supposing them to be of no value, gave them to his children as a plaything and they were destroyed. Margaret Galbreath LOUGHREY died sometime in 1850 and in September 1851 her son James applied before Justice of the Peace Arthur Kiskadden, in Armstrong County, for the pension due her. It says she lived in the part of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County that became part of Clarion County and that her pension was denied by the US but that she was granted one from the state of Pennsylvania. LOWRY, Alexander Alexander Lowry, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Revolutionary War pension, 40 dollars. Source: Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1837. Session Laws. Google Books. MAXWELL, Adam MAXWELL, Adam. S5064, PA Line. Maxwell was born in 1752 in Cumberland County, PA. and he lived in Westmoreland County, PA. when he enlisted. He lived there after the Revolutionary War then moved to Armstrong County, PA. where he applied for pension on 19 Sept. 1832. Maxwell’s widow Elizabeth Maxwell received final payment on 8 May 1838 and was paid to 17 May 1837, the day Adam Maxwell died. (Source: “Revolutionary War Pension Files”) McCONELL, William William McConell from Plumcreek Township, died on 28 Sept 1834 at the age of 81. The deceased was a Revolutionary War Soldier. Source: Newspaper obituary, 1 October 1834. William McCONNELL. Revolutionary Pension file. William McCONNELL, aged 63, of Redbank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, made oath on 30 September 1818 to Judge Robert ORR. He stated he enlisted 14 November 1775 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, serving one year under Anthony WAYNE. They marched to Saratoga, New York, where McCONNELL was left due to ill health. There he enlisted again in the First Regiment of New York, serving 6 years and 6 months. He appeared before the Court in Kittanning again on 18 September 1820. He was allowed pension on the 1818 claim. His wife was named Martha. 19 December 1827. Re William McCONNELL. Washington Bounty Land Office to Honorable Robert ORR. They find Land Warrant #7506 issued to Sam BROWNE, assignee for William McCONNELL, 11 November 1791. Signed: Robert TAYLOR McCONNELL, William. Private. Sums Received: $1433.29 Description of Service: New York Continental Line Placed on Pension Rolls: 8 May 1819 Commencement of Pensio: 30 September 1818 McCOY, Daniel McCOY, Mr. (possibly Daniel). His wife’s name was Deborah and she died on 22 Oct. 1829. (Source: “Early Deaths & Marriages” compiled by C. Mateer.) Revolutionary War Pension File #S40985. Daniel McCOY. Daniel McCOY was a private in Colonel Miles Pennsylvania Regiment and was inscribed on the Roll of Pennsylvania at the rate of eight (8) dollars per month, to commence 8 June 1818, after he appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension on that same date. On 27 June 1820, Daniel McCOY, aged 67, appeared before the Court in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, to apply for a pension under an Act of Congress of 18 March 1818, and an Act of Congress of 1 May 1820. He was said to then be a resident of that county. He states his wife Deborah is aged 65. Daniel McCOY was allowed pension on his 1818 application, made while a resident of Armstrong County, and he was sent the arrears. He was a weaver by trade but unable to work. Daniel and Deborah McCOY were living in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, in 1820, and Daniel died 30 January 1821. It says he died ‘place unknown’ on one page but there is a letter written on 10 April 1851, from Alexander Taylor of Pittsburgh, on behalf of the heirs who claim he died in Armstrong County about 1828. A Certificate of Pension issued 10 July 1820 for Daniel McCOY was sent to James M. Kelly, Agent, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. As the heirs made inquiry to the pension 30 years after Daniel’s death, it is possible they are mistaken about where he died, although he could have returned to Armstrong County and died while there. More research is needed. Indiana County Historical Society could be checked to see if he is on their list of Soldier Burials. It appears to me that he did die in 1821, not 1828. Connie Mateer’s excellent source has Deborah dying in Armstrong County in 1829, so it is a real possibility they didn’t stay in Indiana County and returned here. Does anyone know for certain? McDONALD, Joseph McDONALD, Joseph. 1760 – 1844. Resided in Franklin Township. Served at the end of the Revolution. (Source: “Early Deaths & Marriages. pg. 84.) McKEE, Andrew McKEE, Andrew. Buried at Cowansville Union First in East Franklin Township. There is an Armstrong County applicant for an annuity from the state as a veteran of the Revolutionary War named Mary McKee. Mary M’Kee of Armstrong County was granted an Annuity and a Gratuity, both for 40 dollars, on 17 March 1835. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. Pensioners of Armstrong County. McMASTER, James Revolutionary Pension File #S7189. On 6 January 1834, James McMASTER, 83 years old of Clarion Township, Armstrong County, appeared before the court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He declared that he volunteered in 1776 as a private under Captain Nicholas BEDDINGER and Colonel Henry SLAGLE, while at the home of Henry DARRAGH near Abbotstown, York County, Pennsylvania. Some of the other privates were John MULLEN, Alexander ADAMS, Thomas ABBOT and George KUHN. McMASTER later made Ensign and in 1781 was made Lieutenant. He was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1750 and lived near Abbotstown, York County when called into service. He moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1793, and to Armstrong County in 1804 or 1806, where he was living in 1834. Note: James McMaster’s place of burial is unknown at this time. Clarion Township, Armstrong County became part of Clarion County in 1839. M’MASTER, James, Private Annual Allowance: 20.00 Sums Received: …. Description of Service: Pennsylvania State Troops Commencement of Pension: 4 March 1831 Age: 83 Comments: No report of payment made. Note: He was placed on the pension rolls but never received payment so it’s possible he died shortly after making application. Does anyone have more information? William MOORE was a scout in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary and Indian Wars, and was an early settler in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County. The article mentions that his grandson, John MOORE, had his discharge and other papers. “I do certify that William MOORE did belong to My Company and has proved to me that he is forty-five and is now honorably discharged. Given under my hand this 19th day of May 1798. James IRWINE, Captain” William MOORE settled a mile and a quarter southwest of Whitesburg [Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County], about 1816, and died 7 December 1827. Source: History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania by Robert Walter Smith, 1883, ages 205-206 MURPHY, Samuel MURPHY, Samuel. 1757 – 1851. Buried at Murphy’s Bottom in Buffalo Township. Pension claim # 22413. Samuel Murphy was born 12 May 1758 in Frederick Coounty, Virginia. The names of his parents were not given. While residing on Jacobs Creek in what was then Bedford County, he enlisted in Westmoreland County in the year 1775 in Capt. John Stevenson’s company, marched to Winchester, Virginia, to Williamsburg and then to Suffolk where he joined Col. Peter Muhlenberg’s 8th Virginia Regiment and went to Charleston, South Carolina and was there the day that “Independence” was declared, length of service one year. He enlisted in 1777 and marched in Capt. Robert Bell’s company to Fort Pitt, and there joined Col. John Gibson’s 13th Virginia regiment and was in the battle of Portsmouth, length of service three years. He enlisted in 1781 and served in Capt. Benjamin Field’s company in Gen. Clark’s (?) expedition to the Falls of the Ohio. On 13 Sept. 1781 he was wounded in the left hip and captured by the Indians, carried to Detroit and in November, 1781, was sold to the British and carried to Prisoners Island, from where he escaped on 11 Jul. 1782. He served in 1792 under Capt. Guthery six months in the “State Service”: in 1793, 6 months as lieutenant in Captain Patterson’s company against the Indians; in 1794, 6 months under Capt. Denny; and in 1795 6 months as lieutenant under Capt Buckaner (?) Samuel Murphy was allowed pension on account of his service , on his application executed 18 Sept. 1832, then living in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. NEIL, Robert NEIL, Robert. Residing in Armstrong County in 1814. (Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. XIII, pg. 69) NELSON, Robert NELSON, Robert. Died in 1826. Resided in Sugarcreek Township. NOLDER, John John Nolder died in 1823 in Plumcreek Township. Was a member of the Lighthorse, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ORR, Robert Robert Orr, buried in Kittanning Cemetery, Rayburn Township. Robert ORR. Revolutionary Pension File #S4631. On 21 September 1832, Robert ORR, aged 87, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He stated that he entered the service under Colonel Archibald LOCHREY with Captains Thomas STOKELY, William CAMPBELL and himself. About the 1st of June 1781, Robert ORR raised and commanded a company at his own expense. They marched down the Ohio and were attacked by Indians on 24 August 1781, with half the men killed, including Colonel LOCHREY, and the other half taken prisoner. Robert ORR was taken to a hospital in Detroit with a broken arm, where he stayed until the next spring. He was then sent to jail in Montreal, then to Quebec, and eventually exchanged at New York. He returned home to Hannah’s Town, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in May 1783, only to find it had been burned by the Indians during his absence. He said he was born in the Parish of McCaskey, County Derry, Ireland. He lived at Hannah’s Town but moved to Armstrong County in 1792. He was an Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Armstrong County. He died 4 September 1833. PARKER, Charles On a list of pensioners of the Eighth Pennsylvania, Continental Line is the name Charles PARKER, Private, 1776 – 1779. Living in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in 1818. Published Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume IV, page 502: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. CHARLES PARKER testifies he was in Eighth Pennsylvania Regiment, served three years, was in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown, was afterwards discharged. His discharge was burned with other property at Col. HUGHE’S iron works near Hagerstown where he (Charles Parker) was making coal. He is seventy-nine years of age. Did he die in Armstrong County? Does anybody have more information PONTIUS, John John PONTIUS, buried Glade Run Presbyterian, Wayne Township. Source: Newspaper article “Revolutionary Veterans Buried in Armstrong County”. Leader-Times, Kittanning. Thursday, 25 May 197_. (The last number is worn.) RAYBURN, James Rayburn, James. The 1840 census of Pensioners for Revolutionary and Military Service lists Eleanor Rayburn, aged 72, living in Buffalo Towship. Head of household is James Rayburn, no doubt her son. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Courthouse Records, Will Abstracts: RAYBURN, James of Buffalo Township, Armstrong County. Mentions his eldest son James and his heirs and assigns; his youngest son Matthew and his heirs and assigns; his daughter Mary BRANDON?; his son Callen; his beloved wife Elenor; his grandson Samuel RAYBURN, under age 21. Signed 1 June 1837. Witnesses: John REDICK and Samuel REDICK. Registered 20 February 1838, Will Book 1, page 193. Writing about James RAYBURN, son of Boyd: Mr. RAYBURN’S first ancestor in this country was his great-great grandfather, who came from Scotland a few years after the French & Indian War. He settled in the Ligonier Valley in Western Pennsylvania. We have record of two of his sons, Matthew and James, the former of whom served in the Colonial Army during the Revolutionary War. James, the youngest, was the great grandfather of Squire James RAYBURN. He married Nellie CALLEN, daughter of Patrick CALLEN, who came to Armstrong County at the same time as James RAYBURN. This was taken from a larger write-up on page 374 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People, Past & Present, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1914. James & Eleanor (Nellie) Rayburn lived in Buffalo Township, where she received a pension. They are buried in the Slate Like United Presbyterian Cemetery. The same Beer’s History mentioned above has a listing of Revolutionary Pensioners in Armstrong County. It says they applied for an annuity from the State between 1812 and 1844, as veterans of the wars or widows of veterans. Eleanor Rayburn is listed here, on page 65. Volume 48, part 1. Monday, 26 February 1838: Mr Johnston presented the petition and documents of Eleanor Reyburn, of Armstrong County, stating the services of her late husband, James Reyburn, in the Revolutionary War, and praying for relief. The same day, Mr Johnston also presented the petition and documents of Hugh Callen, of Armstrong County, stating his services in the Revolutionary War, and praying for relief. RUPERT, Charles Charles RUPERT, buried in the Rupert Cemetery, South Buffalo Township. Note: There is a Rupert Cemetery in South Bend Township. I really think South Buffalo was a mistake. RUPERT, Johann Peter Johann Peter Rupert was baptized 30 March 1755 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania (DAR records). Died 1 November 1824. Buried in the Rupert Cemetery in South Bend Township, Armstrong County. Served as a Corporal in Northampton County. Sources: DAR records and Find A Grave. Photo from Find A Grave: Informatiom from Doris Klingensmith Ohler: John Peter Rupert Jr. (“German” Pete) was born 7 Jan 1750 in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He died 1 Nov 1824 and is buried in the Rupert Cemetery in South Bend Township, Armstrong County (no marker) (He has a marker now. DKM). He was an Corporal with the Associators & Militia during war and served as follows: 4th Company, 3rd Battalion, under Capt. John Horner, 1778. 5th Company, 3 Battalion, under Capt. Conrad Reader, & 6th Company, Colonel Henry Geiger’s Battalion, Capt. Adam Diehl 1780 – 82. PA Archives, Fifth Series, Vol. 8 pages 449,459,510 & 235 ** He was with Anthony Schaeffer, who also came to Armstrong County, when serving under Capt. Conrad Reader & Col. Henry Geiger SCHAEFFER, Anthony Anthony SCHAEFFER, buried in the old Schaeffer Cemetery, Burrell Township. SCHAEFFER, Peter Peter Schaeffer, buried in a private cemetery in Gilpin Township. “Along Schenley Road in Gilpin Township you come to Schaeffer’s Cemetery in which there is a flagpole, erected through the efforts of Robert S. THOMPSON. On a weather-beaten headstone you read the name of Peter SCHAEFFER. He was a private in Captain Peter MUHLENBERG’s Company of Lehigh County Militia in the Revolutionary War.” Source: A Century of Historical Progress of Leechburg, Pennsylvania from 1850 to 1950. Many years ago, some of us located an old burial ground on this road. There were sunken graves and a rose bush growing, but we never found a tombstone. K. Marcinek SCHALL, Michael Sr. In 1934, Michael Schall’s descendants put up a plaque on his former farm in Cochran’s Mills, Burrell Township. It said that in 1780 he was a Sergeant in Captain Santee’s Company, 2nd Battallion In 1783, he was a Lieutenant of the 6th Battalion, Northampton County Militia. Born 1739. Died 1830. SERFAS, John John Serfas, buried in the old Schaeffer Cemetery, Burrell Township. Update: John Serfas, buried in the old Schaeffer Cemetery, Burrell Township. Descendants say this is John Henry Serfoos/Zerfoos/Serfas (and a lot of other spellings) and census and other records back it up. The Henry Serfas that appears in various records is actually John Henry Serfas, a veteran of the Revolutionary War buried in the old Schaeffer Cemetery in Burrell Township. On the ACGC Facebook group, a member said her ancestor was named John Henry Zerfoss and he died about 1831. Estate papers confirm a death date of 1831 or early 1832. The DAR has a death date of 1855 for the soldier John Serfas but that is not correct. He lived in the Brick Church area of Burrell Township and it now appears that there was only one soldier, John Henry Zerfas. John Serfas has a Revolutionary tombstone which reads : Byles Company 3 Pennsylvania Regiment. John Zerfosz was listed on a Kittanning Township tax in 1835. This is the son of John Henry Serfas. I found a John Serfas and a Henry Serfas in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Both served in the Revolutionary War, along with others of that surname. John Serfas served in the Northampton County Militia. There is a Henry Serfas listed as being in the 4th Company, Captain And’w Dapper. Lieutenant Henry Serfas also served a tour of duty in Northampton County and is listed on the payrolls of the Northampton County Militia. The early federal census shows both John and Henry as residents of Northampton County, along with George Helfferich. George Helfferich later became a neighbor of Henry’s in Burrell Township, Armstrong County. George is buried in the Old Schaeffer Cemetery also. Sources: Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, ARIAS, Pennsylvania’s Digital State Archives and Federal Census records. SHIELDS, David Revolutionary War Pension File #S22989. 10 October 1833, David SHIELDS, aged 68 years, resident of Red Bank Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He was born 19 July 1764 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and he cites the source as the family bible. He entered the War of the Revolution as a militia man under his father, Captain John SHIELDS, at Fort Shields, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, March 1780. He lived in Westmoreland County when called into service, and now in Red Bank Township, Armstrong County. He served under General Charles CAMPBELL, Major John GUTHRIE, and Captains SHIELDS, MOORE, and HUNTER. He was commissioned a Lieutenant on 1 May 1789, in the 8th Pennsylvania Company of Foot, Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia. I have no record of when he died or where he is buried. KLM John Shields was granted a Gratuity of 40 dollars and an Annuity of 40 dollars on 1 April 1836. He was at that time a residence of Armstrong County. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. Pensioners of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania SLOAN, James James Sloan died 1821 in Armstrong County. Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series, Vol. XIII, pg. 210. Elizabeth Sloan, widow of James, is listed as an Armstrong County applicant for annuitities from the state a Revolutionary War veteran. SLOAN, Robert Martha Sloan, widow of Robert Sloan, is listed in the 1840 census, Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, under Pensioners for Revolutionary or military service. Although the census doesn’t prove service, direct descendants believe him to have served in the Revolution, given his approximate birth date. Robert Sloan is listed in a 1798 tax list for Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, an area which in 1800 became the southern portion of Armstrong County. More research is needed here. Will Abstract, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania SLOAN, Martha of Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Mentions daughters Mary McCUNE, Nancy NOLDER, Martha MOOR, Rachel ELGIN, and Jane GRAHAM. Sons Samuel SLOAN and James SLOAN “in case son James SLOAN is yet living or having died and left children” and “in case he is dead and left no heirs or may never return”. Grandson Robert NOLDER. Son Robert SLOAN is deceased. Appoints Daniel ELGIN and James MOOR executors. Written 6 January 1836. Witnesses: William COULTER and William LYTLE. 30 November 1840: All real estate to son Samuel “if he survives me”. Revocation of the executors appointed. Appointed in their stead: William McINTOSH and Samuel COULTER. Registered 8 March 1840 (sic). Will Book 1, page 244 SMITH, John Private John Smith, Captain Robb’s Company. 1776. 1 January 1778. Resided in Armstrong County in 1826, aged 77 years. Source: “Pennsylvania in the war of the revolution, battalions and line. 1775-1783” Author: Linn, John Blair, 1831-1899; Egle, William Henry, 1830-1901; McClellan, Joseph, 1747-1834 Publisher: Harrisburg : L.S. Hart, State Printer https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniainwa01linniala Revolutionary and Military pensioners. 1840 Census, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania PLUMCREEK TOWNSHIP: DAVIS, Henry, aged 73 SMITH, Sarah, aged 67 McCAINE, James, aged 64 SLONE, Martha, aged 77 The Sarah Smith getting a pension in 1840 is possibly the widow of John but as of now I have no proof of that. She is much younger but that isn’t unusual. Listed as an Armstrong County Applicant for an annuity from the state as a Revolutionary War veteran is Church SMITH. Church Smith was granted an Annuity and a Gratuity of 40 dollars on 27 March 1837, for his service in the Indian War. Source: Pennsylvania General Assembly, House of Representatives, Volume 48, part 2, page 226. Date:1838. Pensioners of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. Also on this list as serving in the Indian War is Henry Davis, Daniel Davis, and John Hawk. Church Smith applied for a pension as a Revolutionary soldier but so far all I can find is his acceptance as a soldier of the Indian War. STEELE, Isaac Isaac STEELE, Sr., born about 1754, died 24 October 1842 at Sugarcreek Township. Buried in Sugarcreek Township. Obituary, The Armstrong Democrat & Farmers & Mechanics Advertiser, Thursday, 10 November 1842. Published at Kittanning, Pennsylvania. See Obituaries 1840 Federal Census, veteran’s list. STITT, William William Stitt, 1755 – 1834, buried at Truby Farm in Gilpin Township. Source: ACGC Quarterly STUYVESANDTT, Tobias Tobias Stuyvesandtt, 1759 – 1841. Buried at Christ-Rupp Church in Kittanning Township. Source: Family Tradition, Peg Krecota. TOWNSEND, Isaac Isaac TOWNSEND born 27 Dec 1760, supposedly in Virginia. He came to area after given land for services rendered from serving during the American Revolution. Isaac married Rachel Regina KING, daughter of Mathias KING. In 1790 they lived in Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County. The 1800, 1810, 1820 & 1830 Census, Isaac and his family were living in Allegheny Township, Armstrong County. Isaac died 02 NOV 1837 and was buried in what is known as the Hine Cemetery, Bell Township, Westmoreland County. This cemetery rests on the hill overlooking the Borough of Avonmore. It appears this land was given for the use of a cemetery and Lutheran church. The church never came into existence, but many burials were made in the cemetery. Several prominent families of early Armstrong and Westmoreland Counties are buried here. Daniel ULAM, who also served during the Revolution is buried here. The D. A. R. placed a plaque on the headstone of Isaac TOWNSEND. Cutlope (Gottlieb) Hancock, Revolutionary soldier from New Jersey, had a ferry across the Kiskiminetas River in the general vicinity of Edmon, Armstrong County. I have a map showing it. He sold land to Isaac Townsend. I’m almost certain Cutlope is buried in the Maysville Cemetery, the one on the hill. A number of Mathias King’s daughters and their husbands served as baptismal sponsors for Cutlope’s children, including Isaac Townsend and his wife. TRUBY, Michael Michael Truby, 1762 – 1842. Buried in Old Kittanning Cemetery in Rayburn Township, Armstrong County. VASEY, John John Vasey is residing in Armstrong County in 1821. Source: Penna. Archives, 2nd Series Vol. XIII, pg. 232. VINICKEY, Joseph Joseph VINICKEY, buried in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, South Buffalo Township. Source: Newspaper article “Revolutionary Veterans Buried in Armstrong County”. Leader-Times, Kittanning. Thursday, 25 May 197_. (The last number is worn. I think South Buffalo is an error. Another source has Vinikey, Joseph buried at Mt. Zion Cemetery in South Bend Township.) Vinikey, see Vinickey WAGLE, see WEIGLEY, Isaac WALTENBAUGH, John Adam Pay Roll of Captain James Leech’s Company of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Militia in 1778 & 1779. Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Volume II, page 325. Reinhart, Peter, Adam and Teter Waltingbuf. Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 23, page 328. James Leech’s Company. Reinhart, Adam & Teter Waltingbuf. Muster Rolls of the Navy & Line, Militia & Rangers 1775-1783. With lists of pensioners 1818-1832. Edited by William Henry Egle, M D. Ray, State Printer of Pennsylvania 1898. Rangers on the Frontiers: Reinhart, Adam & Teter Waltinbuf. John Adam Waltenbaugh is buried in the Christ Rupp Lutheran Churchyard with his wife Rosina. Adam & Teeter/Deiter/Teter/Dietrich Waltenbaugh can be found in the early census of Armstrong County. In 1820, John (Adam) & Deter Waltinbough are in Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. They are said to be brothers, sons of Reinhart Waltenbaugh. WALTENBAUGH, Dietrich aka Teter aka Teeter aka Deter. Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 23, page 320. Christopher Truby’s Rangers on the Frontier. Reinhart & Tedor Waltenbaugh. Adam & Teeter/Deiter/Teter/Dietrich Waltenbaugh can be found in the early census of Armstrong County. In 1820, John (Adam) & Deter Waltinbough are in Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania.They are said to be brothers, sons of Reinhart Waltenbaugh. Dietrich’s wife was named Margaretha. Source: Baptismal record for their daughter Elisabetha, 1784. Baptized by Reverend Johan Wilhelm Weber. WEIGLEY, Isaac Revolutionary War Pension File #R11.285. WEIGLEY / WAGLE, Isaac. 18 November 1833, Isaac WEIGLEY appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He was a resident of Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He was born April 1758 at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He moved with his father to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1774, settling a few miles from the present town of Greensburg. He enlisted at Hannastown in 1775; he served four different tours. He married Mary C. on 9 May 1780, and they moved to Armstrong County in 1806. Isaac WEIGLEY died 8 October 1835 in Armstrong County. Mary C. WEIGLEY died 27 January 1824. A son, Isaac WEIGLEY, Jr., was 58 years old in November 1852 and a resident of Armstrong County. WICK, Elisha Elisha WICK, buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery, East Franklin Township. WILSON, James James Wilson is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery in East Franklin Township. WOLF, Jacob Jacob Wolf, 1752 – 1838 is buried in Sugarcreek Township. Source: “Early Deaths & Marriages”, pg. 56, compiled by Connie Mateer. Penna. Archives, 2nd Series. Vol. XIII, pg. 245 Jacob WOLF. Revolutionary Pension File #S24023. 19 March 1833, Jacob Wolf of Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, appeared before the Court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He stated: He entered service at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania in March 1776, under Captain John SANTEE in the Flying Camp. He was born in Northampton County on 4 April 1753, as was recorded in his father’s bible which is in his possession. He lived in Northampton County until 1789 when he moved to Westmoreland County, and from there to present-day Armstrong County in 1794. Jonathan KING served with him. YUNDT, Daniel Daniel Yundt, 28 July 1748 – 2 June 1836. Buried at Christ Rupp Lutheran Cemetery in Kittanning Township. Yundt is one of the earlier spellings for the name we now know as Yount. Jundt is another variation. Daniel Yundt YUNGST, Peter Revolutionary War Pension File #S8000. 16 December 1834. Peter YUNGST, aged 75 years on 6 May next, resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. He appeared before the court in Kittanning to apply for a pension. He was living at Lebanon, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, when he went into the service as a substitute for his father, Henry YUNGST. He was born in Germany near the River Rhine on 6 May 1760, and lived at Lebanon, Lancaster County when called into service. Sometime after the war he moved to Cumberland County where he lived 16 years and then moved to Allegheny County near Pittsburgh for about 9 years. He then moved to Armstrong County where he still resided in 1834. (He was still there in the 1840 census.) 1840 Federal Census, Pensioners for Revolution or Military Service YUNGST, PETER, age 80, resident of Allegheny Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania ZEARPHUS, Henry Henry Zearphus was residing in Armstrong County in 1814. In service during 1776 – 1777. He was wounded and taken at Crooked Billet in 1778. Orphans Court, Docket O. Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Courthouse. 19 June 1832. John Philip Shaeffer, Administrator of the estate of Henry Searfoos, deceased, presented his petition setting forth that Henry Searfoos died leaving six children: Christian, Mary, John, Balser, Peggy and George, all over 21 years of age. Land in Kittanning Township, 100 acres Warranted to William Stewart. Update: Please see Serfas, John. Reply using the form below for public comments. If you wish to contact the site administrators privately, please use our Contact Form instead. 44 Responses to Revolutionary War Veterans John D Atkinson says: Daniel Yundt is my 4X great grandfather on My Olinger side. Melvine(Umbaugh) Olinger my grandmother, William G. Olinger my Great Grandfather, Isaac Adam Olinger my 2x great grandfather, Adam Addison Olinger my 3x Great Grandfather married Anna Maria Yount the daughter of Daniel Yount(Yundt) Dacia Reynolds Johnson says: I am decended from George Reynolds who is buried in the old Reynolds cemetery outside of Kittanning. No marker. he came to fight with Braddock, he was Scottish. He was wounded during the massacure and given bounty land. I know he fought with Millitia against the French, English, and Indians but find no record of a pension. he died at Huntington PA in 1796. Does anyone remember hearing anything on him? I want to know where in Scotland and if there were family left there. Is there an historian someone knows of? His family were prominent in Kittanning after he died. David Reynolds was very well known. Carole Curran says: I am a descendant of Timothy Lennington, and have proven to the Daughters of the American Revolution, through his daughter Jane, who married John Titus. I believe that John Titus father, also John Titus, served the cause as well. After the Revolution, they settled on Glade Run, but I have been unable to prove the connection of John Titus Jr. to his father. Any help would be most appreciated. Lynn Maynard says: I am also descended from Timothy from his son Abraham. I saw one genealogy chart that said Thomas was Timothy’s father, but so far I don’t have any documentation. Heather Green says: I am a descendent of Timothy Lennington. I am looking for confirmation that his son was named Isaac and his father was Thomas. Do you by chance has a record of his will which may state heirs, etc. Thank you. Will of Timothy Lemington aka Lennington Source: Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994, Armstrong County, Will 1805-1873 Vol. 1 page 44-45 accessed 2/24/2015 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28780-13666-12?cc=1999196&wc=9PM6-RMQ:268497101,268535901 Citing this Record:Copy Citation “Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-28780-13666-12?cc=1999196&wc=9PM6-RMQ:268497101,268535901 : accessed 24 February 2015), Armstrong > Wills 1805-1873 vol 1-2 > image 30 of 597; county courthouses, Pennsylvania. Wendy Totos says: Daniel Yundt is a direct relative of mine on my paternal mother’s side. A several times grandfather. I have traced him and further back many generations Kathy Kelly (not in Westmoreland) says: Barring a few strays, did you know that every Kelly that was evicted or left voluntarily from Ireland to come to colonial America went to Westmoreland County, PA? And that half of them were named James? Well, anyway, that’s how it feels. For instance, the 1790 census has a James Jr and James Sr in Armstrong Township, Salem Township and Rostraver Township. Rostraver James are not there in 1800. Maybe its a border thing and they are the two James in South Huntingdon? Oh, look, one James is back in Rostraver in 1810. My self-appointed task is to sort these Kellys out. I have made some good progress. Alexander in Bethel, Armstrong is brother to James Sr. in Salem Township who died 1804 (not 1803 like the one in Armstrong Township). Rodger and John in Derry seem like interesting fellows that no one ever talks about. And Samuel. Everyone talks about Samuel in Armstrong. What I need are some good maps that show the border changes of the counties and townships in this area during their formations. Can anyone help with this? There was a Church Smith of Armstrong County who received a pension for service in the Indian Wars. This was the period immediately following the Revolutionary War. Daniel e smith says: I am a descendent of church smith. His name is only mentioned once here and it’s only for his Sarah who received a war pension for his service. I’m disappointed there is no further info on this man. If anyone knows anything at all I am more than happy to talk. We believe he is from Ireland but it’s not conclusive. Would love to continue my personal line :/. Information on Church Smith has been hard to find but I’m not done searching. J Eich says: The grave marker of John Wiles, who died in 1832, states 1st Brigade 2nd Division Oak Grove Cemetery Frogtown, Armstrong, PA http://www.findagrave.com Rob Watt says: Christopher Oury was with the 8th PA Regiment at Fort Pitt under Captain Nehemia Stokely. He is listed there as Ourry along with Francis Raupp (Franz Rupp) both early settlers of Kittanning Twp. Christopher Oury’s farm is where Rupp Church Stands today. He kept a tavern along the Kittanning Path today rt 422. Tom Altman says: Christopher Oury, 8th PA Regiment is my first cousin five times removed. Carroll says: Henry Zearphus was residing in Armstrong Co. in 1814. In service during 1776 – 1777. He was wounded and taken at Croaked Billet in 1778. (This is more likely ‘Crooked Billet’.)r Are these two men the same? Is one the father of Catherine Zerfass born 1775 married to John Philip Schaeffer (Rev War)? Where is Henry Zearphus (Rev War) buried in Armstrong County ? I am unable to locate. Thank you, Carroll Unable to get posted Fred Brient says: The grave marker in the old Schaeffer cemetery is for John Henry Serfas/Zerfoss who was reportedly born in 1758 and died in 1831. I can prove his death date as to the year at least. He is the Rev. War veteran. He is almost always referred to as Henry as in his estate papers. His son John, never referred to as Henry as far as I can determine has no reported grave marker although I have seen his death date recorded as 1855 with no source. I believe he is also buried in the same cemetery. Many researchers are confusing father and son with some using a birth date of 1758 and a date of death of 1855? Not likely! I would love to know where some are getting the 1855 death date, I do not dispute it’s accuracy but would like to have some proof. Henry is the father of Catherine and John Zerfoss is Catherine’s brother. Catherine Elizabeth Zerfoss married John Phillip Schaeffer. John Phillip Schaeffer was not a Rev War veteran but his father Anthony was I believe. Check Armstrong County Genealogy Club Spring Quarterly 2003 for proof of Henry and son John as well as the estate file in Armstrong County. File No. 280, Henry Zerfoss, Docket 1, Page 80. I hope this helps. If no longer conveniently available I have an entire copy I will share. If you have access to Ancestry.com check my tree titled brientorion. Carroll Wilson says: Would you be able to give me a copy/scan of the Quarterly 2003? I cannot access Ancestry or find a copy of the quarterly. I do appreciate the info you posted. Thank you. I wondered myself if John and Henry were one and the same. On the ACGC Facebook group, a member said her ancestor was named John Henry Zerfoss and he died about 1831. He lived in the Brick Church area so it is possible that there was only one soldier, John Henry Zerfoss. John Serfas has a Revolutionary tombstone which reads : Byles Company 3 Pennsylvania Regiment. John Zerfosz was listed on a Kittanning Township tax list as a farmer in the year 1835. On Easter Day, 31 March 1839, Elisabeth Zerfoss, aged 20, and Mary Zerfoss, aged 19, were confirmed at St. Michael’s Lutheran, Brick Church, Burrell Township, Armstrong County, PA. Charles Calhoun says: Correction to my previous comment — James Calhoun wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Crooked Billet in May 1778, not 1788. Paul Treacy says: James Calhoun, b. 1775, Crrigans, County Donegal, Ireland, d. ca. 1822, Pine Twp., now Boggs Twp., Armstrong County PA, was a Lieutenant under Captain John Caldwell and L. Col. James Taylor of the 6th Bat. Lancaster Co., PA, Militia, 1781, 1782. He was wounded during his time of service. His farm is still in family hands. OPver eith generations of this family have resided on these lands. Over 200 years of recorded history. This James Calhoun was born 1745 or 1747, possibly in Carrigans, immigrated from Letterkenny, County Donegal, to Lancaster County (near present day Mercersburg, Franklin County PA). His military service was as a private in Cumberland County militia (with unit from same present day Franklin county location) under Robert McCoy, wounded and taken prisoner at the Battle of Crooked Billet (near Hatboro PA) in May 1788. This information is documented in research for the DAR by Fendrick and by published acts of PA legislature granting James Calhoun and Isaac Wiley old-age annuities for their service. Web search on James Calhoun will produce these documents. Mr Treacy’s remarks on James Calhoun of Armstrong County are frequently cited, but appear to combine information with other James Calhoun personages from Lancaster County and should be carefully reviewed for accuracy. Mr Treacy – I was trying to email you to request (or purchase) a copy of your book “The Colquhouns of Scottland, Colhouns of Ireland and the Calhouns and Colhouns of Americas” that is cited on the Find-A-Grave memorial for James Calhoun. My email is charles.a.calhoun@gmail.com. Your book is cited as including letters from Mary Abraham Walker Calhoun that would confirm James’ place of birth as Carrigans, Ireland, and information on his parentage. Thanks very much. Mark K. Aulenbacher says: Alexander Dunlap. and Elizebth Jack. looking for info on this family. Kathy Marcinek says: So many of us with old Armstrong County roots have been told we have Native American blood. DNA shows it is usually not true. I suggest you have a DNA test to prove or disprove it. Good luck! Marie Reedy says: I cannot add any more about the service of James McMaster but I would like to comment on John Mullen named in McMaster’s application for a pension. I’m descended from Mullen’s son Joshua who settled in Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky by about 1820. Joshua ran a tavern there for many years. I have a letter written by Joshua inquiring about the land that was possibly due his father for his service during the Revolutionary War. John Mullen is listed as a private in military rosters. John Mullen was a shoe maker in Abbotstown and was married to Allice Abbott, descendant of John Abbott the founder of Abbotstown. There are 2 other children named in John’s will, eldest daughter Deborah and a son Ebenezer less than 14. Possibly someone can tell me what became of the children and where John Mullen and Allice were buried. Allice Abbott Mullen remarried a man named Donaldson after John Mullen died . Mullen’s death was between 15 November 1780 and 26 March 1781. Donaldson died before 1790. The Mullens are Scots and belonged to the Church of Scotland according to Mullen’s will. Others named in the will are brothers – in -law of John Mullen: James Taggert, Junior and Edward Abbett. Jan Catalogna says: Peter Yingst (Yeansgt) as spelled in his Rev. pension application on file at the Armstrong County Courthouse. His interrogation covers six pages detailing his movement across PA. Peter was from Germany, coming to America in 1766 aboard the ship Chance. His father Johann Heinrich Juengst (Yingst) settled in Lancaster/Lebanon County. Peter guarded Hessian prisoners of the Battle of Trenton and served serveral tours of duty as a substitute. He did not participate in any engagements. Peter settled in Armstrong County around 1830. Peter’s ancestors have been documented back to year 1400 through research done in Germany. Diane Bingham says: About JOHN HARTMAN, son of Revolutionary War Soldier MICHAEL HARTMAN … His great granddaughter, my aunt Rebecca Nitsche whose mother Anna LaRue Moore was daughter of Rebecca Olinger, daughter of Anna Maria Hartman, a daughter of John Hartman, told me John had married a Leni Lenapi Indian girl named “Sarina.” Everything else Aunt Becka told me about family history seems to be true, but I don’t know how to validate this connection. Any ideas? A DNA test would prove or disprove it. Thank you. ‘Am planning on doing that this year 2016. Crystal Perez says: Did you ever do your DNA? Who was Rebecca Olinger’s father? I am related (direct line) to the Olinger’s. Georgia Hileman Halloran says: I descend from PETER HEILMAN/HILEMAN. Peter was born in 1751 Sept. 28( according to German chrusrch record on LDS film # 193854) and he came to America in 1753. I also doubt that this Christain, bn 1710, is his father -I believe it was his brother . Will Christman says: I just wanted to let Georgia Hileman Halloran know that I have an orphan’s court abstract from Westmoreland County, Docket A, 23 June 1806. Petition of Nicholas Snider, administrator of Christian Hyleman dec’d, stating that the deceased left a widow and six children (Polly, Betsy, Isaac, Peggy, Sally, and Christiana), all of whom are minors under the age of 14 years; and requesting the Court that Jacob Christman and Frederick (Sheveler ?) be appointed guardians over their persons and estates until they arrive at the age of 14 years. Approved. I also have a Peter Helman (Heilman?) in the Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Township, 1790 Federal Census a few entries underneath my family. I have been looking for the family of my 4x great grand father, Jacob Chrtistman (1760-1832) who married Elizabeth Lauffer and resided in Westmoreland County, Mount Pleasant Township, attended Greensburg Lutheran Church. I’ve been at a brick wall for quite a few years now. Because of these Heilman records, an entry for Elias and Ruth Christman of Bedford County at Greensburg Lutheran (I think Ruth Christman’s grandmother was Anna Catherine Heilman) I’m wondering if my Jacob could be connected to them even though I’ve already looked there and their Y-DNA is supossedly R1b and mine is R1A1. Any suggestion would be appreciated. jchristman8@att.net This is interesting. I live in the area of Kittanning Township where these Heilmans settled. I think the name you couldn’t quite make out was Frederick Schaeffer, probably spelled wrong. I’m not sure of that, though. Looks like a lot more research is needed here. Faith Jack says: I am also a descendant of Christian/Peter/Solomon Heilman. Johann Christian Hileman/Heilman b 1709, baptised 1710 d 1790 was Peter Hileman’s father. j.guthrie says: is there a book called captive tale written by joseph brownlee guthrie D. Kathy Marcinek says: I have never heard of it but it is possible. I’ll do some snooping. There is a book titled “American Guthrie and Allied Families”, 1934, by Guthrie, Laurence R. D. Crowley says: Yes, there was a book written about Elizabeth Guthrie by her last son, Joseph Brownlee Guthrie. It is not in print but wouldn’t it be wonderful if it were found in someone’s attic in Pennsylvania. Elizabeth Guthrie was my great , great, great, great, great grandmother. Michelle McGaffic says: I am also related to Elizabeth Brownlee Guthrie through my grandfather who was a Keener. His mother was a Beatty. There is a book called Capitve’s Tale. I think I have it as I have most of his things now. I remember going with him to Hannas Town and he bought it there in the gift shop. Ken Kelly says: My ancestor, Edward Kelley, served with the Cumberland County Militia of PA during the Revolutionary War. He was living in Redbank Twp, Armstrong County PA at the time of his death in 1814. Has anyone previously looked into the location of his grave? Do you have volunteers that research the location of their farm, church, etc. as possible locations of his remains? Or what do you recommend, in order to try to locate him, please? Thank you very much for any possible assistance. Ken Kelly Elisabeth Cumin says: Note: Did Morici Lewis, Uncle of Ezekiel, have any son &/or grandson named John Onezime Lewis, born 1799 in Eastern Twp, PQ, near Vermont Border ?? Is there a complete list of the sons and grandsons of Captain James Lewis that would include Ezekiel and Silas. Final: Is there a list of the sons of Ezekiel and Silas – born 1795-1805 approx ?? elisabeth.cumin@hotmail.com 1776-1812-2012 More than 200 Years of Peace Celebrations across North America- July 1-4 – especially – along the St Lawrence River! Dr Louis Hebert/Forestell Tree/Trunk/Branches/Twigs PQ is completed except for the ancestors of John Onesime Lewis, b 1799, husband of Jessie Easton, b 1805; and, settled near Thomasburg-Stoco-Tweed, Hungerford Twp/Hastings County, Ontario. Note: Marguerite Matilda Lewis, born 1830, daughter of Jessie/John Lewis, was the wife of James Tobias Forestell, grandmother of Grand-father James Lewis Forestell. Do you know if Ezekiel – Silas O- Thomas Lewis, Eastern-Shefford-Sutton twp PQ; &/or William Lewis of Vermont are ancestors to John Onesime Lewis, near Thomasburg-Stoco, Ontario ?? Sincerely E Cumin Leave a Reply to Charles Calhoun Cancel reply	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line7
__label__wiki	0.533539	0.533539	Print \| Close Cluster Munition Ban Policy The Sultanate of Oman has not acceded to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Oman has never made a public statement detailing its position on cluster munitions. In September 2013, a government official informed the CMC that the country has participated as an observer in meetings of the ban convention in order to learn more and observe the convention’s development.[1] Oman participated in several meetings of the Oslo Process, including the formal negotiations in Dublin in May 2008 as an observer, but it did not sign the convention in December 2008.[2] Oman has continued to show interest in the Convention on Cluster Munitions. It attended the convention’s Second Meeting of States Parties in Beirut, Lebanon in September 2011 and the Fourth Meeting of States Parties in Lusaka, Zambia in September 2013 as an observer, but did not make any statements at either meeting. Oman has not participated in intersessional meetings of the convention held in Geneva since 2011. Oman has voted in favor of UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions condemning the Syrian government’s use of cluster munitions, including Resolution 68/182 on 18 December 2013, which expressed “outrage” at Syria’s “continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights…including those involving the use of…cluster munitions.”[3] Oman is not party to the Mine Ban Treaty. It is not party to the Convention on Conventional Weapons. Use, production, transfer, and stockpiling Oman is not known to have used, produced, or exported cluster munitions. Oman is thought to possess a stockpile of cluster munitions. In 2002, the United States (US) announced the sale of 50 CBU-97/105 Sensor Fuzed Weapons to Oman.[4] Jane’s Information Group reports that Oman owns BL-755 and Rockeye cluster bombs as well as 122mm Grad-type and Hyrda-70 rocket launchers, but it is not known if the latter two include ammunition stockpiles that include cluster munitions.[5] [1] Interview with Khaled Hardan, Director of Disarmament, Oman Ministry Foreign Affairs, in Lusaka, Zambia, 11 September 2013. [2] For more details on Oman’s cluster munition policy and practice up to early 2009, see Human Rights Watch and Landmine Action, Banning Cluster Munitions: Government Practice and Policy (Ottawa: Mines Action Canada, May 2009), pp. 224–225. [3] “Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic,” UNGA Resolution A/RES/68/182, 18 December 2013. Oman voted in favor of a similar resolution on 15 May 2013. [4] US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, “News Release: Oman-F-16 Aircraft Munitions,” Transmittal No. 02-16, 10 April 2002. [5] Robert Hewson, ed., Jane’s Air-Launched Weapons, Issue 44 (Surrey, UK: Jane’s Information Group Limited, 2004), p. 843; and Colin King, ed., Jane’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal, CD-edition, 10 January 2008 (Surrey, UK: Jane’s Information Group Limited, 2008).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line9
__label__wiki	0.618965	0.618965	Biography – ANTROBUS, JOHN – Volume V (1801-1820) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography ANTROBUS, JOHN, merchant and office holder; b. c. 1756, probably in England; d. 8 May 1820 in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada. In 1779 John Antrobus was in business at Quebec, where he owned a general store in Lower Town. As a merchant he was in agreement with the political demands of the English-speaking bourgeois community: consequently in 1784 and 1788 he signed petitions in favour of a house of assembly and in 1785 was amongst those who supported Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton* in his efforts to meet the merchants’ needs. Antrobus also participated in advancing certain claims in economic and social matters: in 1789 he signed a memorial asking for the settlement of problems affecting trade in flour and biscuit [see George Allsopp], and in 1791 another about the collection of lods et ventes; in 1790 he was among the signatories to a petition requesting the creation of a university in Lower Canada [see Jean-François Hubert]. Also in that year he was a member of the Quebec Fire Society. On 29 March 1787, at Trois-Rivières, Antrobus had married Catherine Betsey Isabella Cuthbert, daughter of James Cuthbert and Catherine Cairns. The following year the couple, who were then living on Rue de la Montagne in Quebec, received from Cuthbert one piece of land in the seigneury of Berthier, and two others in that of Sorel. Some months later, in exchange for one of his Sorel properties, the government granted Antrobus the ruins of the king’s ironworks in Lower Town Quebec on seigneurial tenure. In September 1788 he acquired a lot with a house and stable at Près-de-Ville, at the foot of Cap Diamant, for a yearly payment of 100 livres on the 2,000 livres borrowed for its purchase. In 1792 Antrobus and his wife went to live on their property at Berthier. The following year he was appointed overseer of highways for the district of Trois-Rivières. In this capacity he attended particularly to coordinating the development of a system of roads throughout the district. As Trois-Rivières already had an adequate set of major roads, Antrobus proceeded at the inhabitants’ instance to create a network of secondary roads to link the inland areas with the Chemin du Roy, adapting the layout to needs and circumstances. Work on a sizeable scale was undertaken in the region of Rivière-du-Loup (Louiseville). It is difficult to estimate Antrobus’s income as overseer of highways because the emoluments from this office came not only from public funds but also from fees paid by the inhabitants for the drafting of surveyor’s reports. In 1797 Antrobus took his family to live at Trois-Rivières, on a property purchased for £1,200. That year he was appointed a justice of the peace and a member of the grand jury for the Court of King’s Bench. His land holdings grew steadily. He had already obtained a grant in the seigneury of Sorel from Lord Dorchester [Guy Carleton] in 1795. Three years later Joseph Boucher de Niverville granted him 46 acres bordering on the common lands of Trois-Rivières. In 1803 Antrobus rented out a farm at Berthier on the métayage system. According to the agreement the métayer, Jean-Baptiste Amiot, was to give him half of the grain harvested in the first year; for the next six years Antrobus was to receive £46 annually for the house, milk house, and bakehouse. In 1804 Antrobus bought two properties in the seigneury of Sainte-Marie adjoining that of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. To increase his holdings Antrobus sought to obtain about 30,000 acres in Brandon Township, but lacking financial resources he was unsuccessful in getting letters patent and going ahead with the survey. After his wife’s death in January 1806, Antrobus, who owed £1,000, began to divest himself of his holdings. That year for £100 he sold to the Reverend James Sutherland Rudd, rector of Christ Church at William Henry (Sorel), properties he owned there. In 1809 he received £400 from the sale of three pieces of land at the foot of Cap Diamant. Three years later he sold a property at Trois-Rivières to the merchant Étienne Leblanc* for £150. For £1,020 in 1816 he sold by auction to George Pyke* a waterfront lot on Rue Champlain, Quebec, which his children had received by letters patent from the government on 9 Aug. 1806. During the period 1810–19 his creditors, Lewis Tucker, John Doty, Ezekiel Hart, John Blackwood, and Christopher Carter, demanded that the properties he still owned be put up for sheriff’s sale. In January 1820 John Antrobus resigned from his post as overseer of highways and was replaced by his son, Edmund William Romer. He died some months later; only two of his six children survived him and his daughter died just a few weeks later. His sole heir, Edmund William Romer, had an inventory made of his father’s assets. Antrobus had left only a modest estate: some pieces of land at Trois-Rivières and some properties at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and Sainte-Marie; moreover, the sale at auction of his personal estate brought in only £51 12s. Normand Paquette ANQ-MBF, CE1-50, 10 June 1820; CN1-4, 1er déc. 1795, 15 févr. 1797, 2 mai 1798; CN1-6, 11 sept. 1803, 7 mai 1806, 23 sept. 1809, 30 oct. 1815, 17 oct. 1818, 21 juin 1820; CN1-32, 20 mars 1812; CN1-91, 15 sept. 1804. ANQ-Q, CN1-16, 1er avril, 20 sept., 14 nov. 1809; CN1-83, 9 avril 1784; 4 juill., 24 sept. 1788; CN1-145, 28 Dec. 1804. Quebec Gazette, 11 Nov. 1779; 16 June, 3 Nov. 1785; 11 Dec. 1788; 17 Dec. 1789; 28 Jan., 4 Nov. 1790; 28 April 1791; 30 March, 27 April 1797; 30 Jan. 1806; 9 Aug. 1810; 21 Feb., 27 June 1811; 4 March 1813; 21 May, 2 July 1818; 8 July 1819. Lucie Beauvillier et Carmen Grondin, Répertoire des baptêmes-mariages-sépultures, Trois-Rivières protestant, 1767–1875 (s.l., 1979). P.-G. Roy, Inventaires des procès-verbaux des grands voyers conservés aux Archives de la province de Québec (6v., Beauceville, Qué., 1923–32), 3: 158–92. Sulte, Mélanges hist. (Malchelosse), 21: 47–51. Édouard Fabre Surveyer, “James Cuthbert, père, et ses biographes,” RHAF, 4 (1950–51): 81. P.-G. Roy, “John Antrobus,” BRH, 10 (1904): 283–84. ANTROBUS, EDMUND WILLIAM ROMER (Vol. 8)ALLSOPP, GEORGE (Vol. 5)BLACKWOOD, JOHN (Vol. 5)BOUCHER DE NIVERVILLE, JOSEPH (Vol. 5)CARLETON, GUY, 1st Baron DORCHESTER (Vol. 5)CUTHBERT, JAMES (Vol. 4)HAMILTON, HENRY (Vol. 4)HART, EZEKIEL (Vol. 7)More HUBERT, JEAN-FRANÇOIS (Vol. 4)LEBLANC, ÉTIENNE (Vol. 12)PYKE, GEORGE (Vol. 8)DUNIÈRE, LOUIS (Vol. 5)HARRISON, EDWARD (Vol. 4)MARCOUX, PIERRE (Vol. 5) HAMILTON, HENRY HUBERT, JEAN-FRANÇOIS CUTHBERT, JAMES HART, EZEKIEL CARLETON, GUY, 1st Baron DORCHESTER Normand Paquette, “ANTROBUS, JOHN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 5, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 16, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/antrobus_john_5E.html. Permalink: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/antrobus_john_5E.html Author of Article: Normand Paquette Title of Article: ANTROBUS, JOHN	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line17
__label__wiki	0.691733	0.691733	Biography – BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, THOMAS-RENÉ-VERCHÈRES – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, THOMAS-RENÉ-VERCHÈRES (baptized René-Thomas, he added Verchères to his name later in life), fur trader, merchant, militia officer, justice of the peace, seigneur, and author; b. 21 Dec. 1784 in Boucherville (Que.), son of René-Amable Boucher* de Boucherville and Madeleine Raimbault de Saint-Blaint; d. there 13 Dec. 1857. Thomas-René-Verchères, the tenth of 11 children, was a descendant of Pierre Boucher* and was born into one of the province’s leading families. His father was seigneur of Boucherville and his mother was an heiress to the seigneury of Verchères. In 1792 he entered the Sulpician Collège Saint-Raphaël in Montreal and six years later began his cours classique. Although a prize-winning student, he left the college in 1799 before completing his studies. The next few years were spent in Boucherville where, as he later admitted himself, he was involved in various “foolish pranks.” In 1803 his father obtained a post for him as clerk in the New North West Company (sometimes called the XY Company) under Sir Alexander Mackenzie. In the spring of 1803, on a seven-year contract as a clerk, he left Lachine in a canoe bound via Lake Nipissing (Ont.) for Grand Portage (near Grand Portage, Minn.). From there he continued to Fort Dauphin, on Lake Dauphin (Man.), where he wintered in 1803–4 under Thomas McMurray. A youth on his first long journey away from his family, he was at first desperately homesick, but the lively journal he later wrote shows that he soon began to enjoy his new life. The rigours of winter travel involved in the collection of furs from the neighbouring Indians, however, brought on high fever and inflammation of his legs. In May, suffering from continued aching of the legs, which he possibly exaggerated because of a desire to return home and his dislike of his occupation, he left the service of the New North West Company and returned to Lower Canada. In October 1804 he was employed by the French royalist emigré Laurent Quetton de Saint-Georges, a close business connection of Boucher de Boucherville’s brother-in-law Louis-René Chaussegros* de Léry, and went with him to York (Toronto) to serve as clerk. The business dealt in general merchandise at York and Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), and also conducted a trade in furs with local Indians. Boucher de Boucherville often made the short visits to the Mississauga villages that this trade necessitated. Quickly gaining Quetton de Saint-Georges’s confidence, he was sent to Amherstburg in 1806 with £2,500 worth of merchandise to open a branch. The new store prospered and two years later Quetton de Saint-Georges sold it to him. A warm friendship had developed between the two men and when in 1811 American customs officials impounded $58,000 of goods belonging to Quetton de Saint-Georges at Lewiston, N.Y., under the terms of the Non-Intercourse Act, Boucher de Boucherville undertook to return his former employer’s kindness. According to his own account, he hurried to Niagara and with the connivance of the garrison at Fort George he successfully led an armed nocturnal raid on the Lewiston custom-house and absconded with the shipment, saving his friend from bankruptcy. When the War of 1812 erupted, Boucher de Boucherville served as a volunteer on the Detroit frontier and saw action under Major-General Isaac Brock. For his service at the capture of Detroit he was awarded a medal and clasp. Meanwhile, his business had been badly disrupted by his absence and the hostilities. After a visit to Boucherville in early 1813, he rashly made his way back to Amherstburg carrying £1,348 worth of general merchandise in four canoes. The only merchant to have brought in new stock, he succeeded in selling most of what he had in a very short time and at high prices; during the first three days alone he recorded sales of £4,800. However, the defeat of Commander Robert Heriot Barclay by an American naval force on Lake Erie in September 1813 forced the abandonment of Amherstburg. Boucher de Boucherville later claimed for losses of £1,271 on his stock, of which £500 was recognized. Fleeing with his money, he was near the site of the battle of Moraviantown when the British under Major-General Henry Procter* were defeated and he hastened on to Montreal. There, as he notes in his journal, he gave a report on the battle to the commander-in-chief of the British forces, Sir George Prevost. After a short rest at the family home in Boucherville, he joined his regular militia unit, the Boucherville battalion of militia, then at Châteauguay, serving as adjutant with the rank of captain. He was not, however, involved in the battle of Châteauguay and returned to Boucherville for the winter of 1814–15. After the war, Boucher de Boucherville tried briefly to re-establish his business in Amherstburg, but soon arranged to liquidate his stock. He then unsuccessfully imported merchandise on joint account with Quetton de Saint-Georges and attempted to set up a business in Boucherville and once again tried Amherstburg. He returned to Boucherville in September 1816 and retired from business. Boucher de Boucherville’s later career presents a complete contrast to his restless youth. He settled at Boucherville, becoming a justice of the peace and a major in the militia. On 17 May 1819 he married Josephine Proulx, daughter of Louis-Basile Proulx, a Montreal bourgeois, and they had five children. By 1829, through inheritance from both sides of the family, he was co-seigneur of Boucherville and Verchères. It was in 1847 that he wrote his journal, a lively account of his fur-trade adventures and wartime experiences intended for his children, which was eventually published in 1901. Frederick H. Armstrong Thomas-René-Verchères Boucher de Boucherville is the author of “Journal de M. Thomas Verchères de Boucherville . . . ,” Canadian Antiquarian and Numismatic Journal (Montreal), 3rd ser., 3 (1901): 1–167. The journal was translated by W. S. Wallace and published under the title A merchant’s clerk in Upper Canada; the journal of Thomas Verchères de Boucherville, 1804–1811 (Toronto, 1935); a second English translation, “Journal of Thomas Verchères de Boucherville,” was printed in War on the Detroit; the chronicles of Thomas Verchères de Boucherville and the capitulation, by an Ohio volunteer, ed. M. M. Quaife (Chicago, 1940), 3–178. ANQ-M, CE1-22, 22 déc. 1784, 16 déc. 1857. ASTR, 0032, Louis Dugas, “Généalogie Boucher,” 70–77. PAC, RG 19, 3754, 4356–57. F.-M. Bibaud, Le panthéon canadien (A. et V. Bibaud; 1891). Officers of British forces in Canada (Irving), 189–91. P.-G. Roy, Inv. concessions, 2: 283, 300; 3: 33–34. Maurault, Le collège de Montréal (Dansereau; 1967). “Les disparus,” BRH, 34 (1928): 622. J.-J. Lefebvre, “Jean-Moïse Raymond (1787–1843), premier député de Laprairie (1824–1838), natif du comté,” BRH, 60 (1954): 111–12. Agriculture – Seigneurs Authors – Diaries, memoirs, and correspondence Business – Commerce Armed Forces – British – Militia: officers North America – Canada – Manitoba North America – Canada – Ontario – Centre North America – Canada – Ontario – Southwest BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, RENÉ-AMABLE (Vol. 5)BARCLAY, ROBERT HERIOT (Vol. 7)BOUCHER, PIERRE (Vol. 2)BROCK, Sir ISAAC (Vol. 5)CHAUSSEGROS DE LÉRY, LOUIS-RENÉ (Vol. 6)MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER (Vol. 5)PREVOST, Sir GEORGE (Vol. 5)PROCTER, HENRY (Vol. 6)QUETTON ST GEORGE, LAURENT (Vol. 6) BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, RENÉ-AMABLE BOUCHER, PIERRE MACKENZIE, Sir ALEXANDER QUETTON ST GEORGE, LAURENT BROCK, Sir ISAAC BARCLAY, ROBERT HERIOT PROCTER, HENRY PREVOST, Sir GEORGE Frederick H. Armstrong, “BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, THOMAS-RENÉ-VERCHÈRES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed July 16, 2019, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/boucher_de_boucherville_thomas_rene_vercheres_8E.html. Permalink: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/boucher_de_boucherville_thomas_rene_vercheres_8E.html Author of Article: Frederick H. Armstrong Title of Article: BOUCHER DE BOUCHERVILLE, THOMAS-RENÉ-VERCHÈRES	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line18
__label__wiki	0.625175	0.625175	MUSIC FOR EASTER, PASSOVER AND SPRING - AND CONVERSATION WITH REV. AL GREEN Spring is in the air! We explore the vernal season and its garden of delights with meditative jazz, soul serenades and sunny reggae rhythms. Reverend Al Green tells about growing up in rural Arkansas, how music saves souls and his journey from the stage to the pulpit. Plus bunny hops, bops and boogies; Easter parades; songs of rebirth and romance; and jazz & Jamaican celebrations of Passover. MUSIC OF HEALING & ELIXIRS: LITTLE FREDDIE KING, ANDERS OSBORNE, DR. MICHAEL WHITE & MUSIC MAKER RELIEF FOUNDATION From healing songs and expressions of pain to hoodoo cure-alls and feel-good elixirs, we explore the musical world of sickness and health. We talk with Mississippi-born guitarist Little Freddie King about how the blues saved many of his nine lives. New Orleans songwriter and rocker Anders Osborne tells of a journey that led to self-medicating with pain relievers that do more harm than good, and his eventual recovery. Tim Duffy of the Music Maker Relief Foundation in North Carolina explains the curative properties of music on society and his work with Taj Mahal to help deep-roots musicians in need. And clarinetist Dr. Michael White talks of jazz and its role in his and New Orleans’ recovery after Katrina. Plus, medicine show troubadours hawk their tonics, Dr. John prescribes Mama Roux’s healing potions, and Huey “Piano” Smith gives us a serious case of “Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu.” SAN ANTONIO SOUNDS The great Texas river city is a mix of Mexican, German, Anglo and African American cultures, among others. Home to the Texas Conjunto Festival and the International Accordion Festival, San Antonio is best known for Tex-Mex or Téjano music played by squeeze box masters like Flaco Jiménez, Narciso Martinez and Mingo Saldivar among many. We’ll speak with Flaco, who in collaborations with Doug Sahm, Ry Cooder, and Los Super Seven, has carried the music worldwide. “Chicano brown-eyed soul” performers like Sunny and the Sunliners and other groups describe music that connected New Orleans and Louisiana Swamp Pop with San Antonio and East Los Angeles. We’ll also talk with Vox organ legend Augie Meyers who worked in the high hippie era with Doug Sahm as part of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in the Texas Tornadoes. The conversation comes full circle with Max Baca, the leader and bajo sexto player of Los Texmaniacs who was influenced by both Flaco and Doug Sahm. The Grammy-winning family band sticks with tradition, but finds ways to include country, blues and rock. Plus music from Sam the Sham, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Freddy Fender and Willie Nelson. ¡Vamos!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line21
__label__cc	0.680095	0.319905	Steven Pressfield & Tim Grahl: Slaying Creative Dragons There is an enemy. You are the enemy. Resistance will kill you. If you’re a Steven Pressfield or "The War of Art" fan (who isn’t?!), you already know that. You also know that you are not alone, and resistance can be beaten. But, good God, doesn’t it feel a little harder these days with the world seemingly going off the rails? I wasn’t sure Steven could ever write something as masterful as The War of Art. Despite selling millions of copies of books in both fiction and non-fiction—that book was tops in my eyes. But he’s done it again, with "The Artist’s Journey: The Wake of the Hero’s Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning." If you’re wrestling with trying not to fall into the time suck of 24-hour news, you’re going to love this chat. Joining us is book marketing superstar Tim Grahl, who you may know from his past books, "Your First 1,000 Copies," and "Book Launch Blueprint." But today he’s here with Steve for "Running Down a Dream: Your Roadmap to Winning Creative Battles." Steve’s publishing company, Black Irish Books, published the two books in tandem and I can see why. They’re both page turners and pack an even more powerful punch when digested together. On today’s show we talk about how we lie to ourselves about how busy we are (and how little time we actually need to get our art completed). We discuss the odd phenomenon that the writer often rejects first book ideas, and Steve gets playfully ribbed and respectfully praised for his obsessive research habits. Tim shares top book picks, and Steven explains why he turns away from his gorgeous Malibu ocean view to face the wall when he writes. We also cover the fundamentals of the Hero’s Journey and the subsequent Artist’s Journey, and how once you get on this train, there’s no getting off. In what Steve calls a bit of an “OCD convention,” we dive into the nitty-gritty about setting up one's office and life to avoid distractions. Tim shares how he practices being vulnerable with small pieces before he puts out something truly scary for him (like this new book), and the three of us laugh about professional jealousies and the crazy-making reality of competing with (or being held back by) your friends and family. Listen up, too, for fave tech hacks, book launch tips, schedule simplifying strategies, and this most important message: YOU have important work to do on this planet. So, let’s go! I’m so glad you’re here. Welcome. xo PS: Subscribe here so you'll be the first to know when a new episode airs. (And, for more info, go to www.BeautifulWritersPodcast.com) PPS: If you love the show and want to help spread the word, please take a sec to give us your thoughts and/or a 5-star rating on iTunes. apple.co/2sbpC1J	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line26
__label__wiki	0.669413	0.669413	Dr. David S. Bassiouni Dr. David S. Bassiouni is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bassiouni Group, where he leads the company’s mission to empower global institutions and communities in the developing world through Sustainable Development, Strategic Public/Private Partnerships and Socially Responsible Investment. A former government official/minister, diplomat and International Development veteran, Dr. Bassiouni’s track record encompasses a wide range of experiences. He served in the United Nations (UN) system for over twenty years, primarily working with UNICEF, DHA, OCHA and UNDGO and held several senior positions including Deputy Director for UNICEF’s Office for Emergency Programmes, Chief of the Interagency and Response branches in DHA/OCHA and Coordinator for IASC/ECHA. Dr. Bassiouni also marked an important milestone in UN history by becoming the first-ever Humanitarian Coordinator and the only Coordinator directly appointed by the Secretary-General and the Security Council. Dr. Bassiouni also served as the UNICEF Representative in Somalia, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Israel/Palestine, and Egypt. Prior to his career in the UN, Dr. Bassiouni served in senior government positions, including Regional Minister of Agriculture, in the Sudan. His experience includes Humanitarian Aid/Assistance, Complex Emergencies, Conflict/Crisis Resolution, Post- Conflict Reconstruction, Change Management, Sustainable Development, Agricultural & Natural Resources Management, and Veterinary Science/Medicine. Dr. Bassiouni is a graduate of the Veterinary Medicine School at Khartoum University, Sudan, and he holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as a Parvin Fellowship from Princeton University. He sits on the boards of the Sérgio Vieira de Mello Foundation, International Institute for Rural Reconstruction and Global Humanitarian Forum. At UNICEF, Dr. Bassiouni led and oversaw the successful implementation of UNICEF’s global campaign of the Universal Programme of Immunization (UCI) that protected over 20 million children against the five deadly preventable diseases of children, contributing significantly to UNICEF achieving its global goal. As the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, he established the first UNICEF offices in Nairobi and Djibouti and oversaw UNICEF’s programme of assistance to victims of the civil war in Somalia. He also coordinated a number of UN Agencies, including UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, WHO and FAO and major international agencies and NGOs including ICRC, IFRC, Save the Children Fund, CARE, MSF and World Vision to deliver humanitarian assistance under a challenging war situations. As the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Emergency Programmes (EMOPS), Dr. Bassiouni initiated the development of several major UNICEF humanitarian policies including IDPs, sanctions, land mines and Unaccompanied Children. He also led the development of the joint UNICEF/UNHCR/ICRC statement on Unaccompanied Children based on the Rwanda crisis and jointly developed programme for tracing, reuniting, rehabilitating and reintegrating unaccompanied children. During his role as the Chief of the Interagency Support Branch, Dr. Bassiouni headed Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) to give administrative and programmatic support and policy guidance to Humanitarian Coordinators in 18 offices in complex emergency countries. This enabled to UN to strengthen agency coordination and ensure the effective and rapid delivery of assistance to victims of humanitarian crises. During his leadership of the DHA, Dr. Bassiouni also managed and oversaw the preparation of U.N. Consolidated Appeals Process (CAPs) totaling over $1.6b in support of humanitarian assistance in emergency countries globally. As the Chief of the Interagency Support Committee, Dr. Bassiouni coordinated and organized effective working relationship and consultation among the sixteen IASC members resulting in significant inter-agency collaboration and achievements in synchronize response to global humanitarian crises in several countries including Somalia, DRC, Sierra Leone, DPRK, Burundi, Sudan, FRY and Kosovo, etc. He also coordinated and organized the work and meetings of ECHA in facilitating effective consultation amongst its 11 members (OCHA, DPKO, DPA, WFP, UNICEF, UNOHCHR, UNHCR, WHO, FAO, UNRWA, SRSF-CAC) resulting in reaching major policy decisions within the United Nations context. This included the continuing development and humanitarian assistance in DPRK, negotiating rules of engagement and access in DRC, achieving humanitarian cease-fires in the Sudan, negotiating concessions with the Taliban in Afghanistan and developing policies on staff safety and security. As the Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Programmes, Dr. Bassiouni promoted closer collaboration between donors and UNICEF Representatives from emergency countries through periodic briefings and dissemination of donor updates and ensuring stronger response to the UNICEF component of the Consolidated Appeal. He also oversaw the effective management of the Stand-by Arrangements with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and the Netherlands whereby staff are annually provided gratis within 72 hours to deploy in the field to support UNICEF programmes in emergency countries. As Rapporteur to the Humanitarian Response Review (HRR) commissioned by the Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), Dr. Bassiouni assessed the global humanitarian response capacity of the UN, NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and other key humanitarian actors including the International Organization for Migration. After determining the gaps in these capacities, he created defined benchmarks to be used by the different groups – organizations (UN, NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and other key humanitarian actors including IOM), donors and beneficiaries – to measure the expected performance of the international response system in terms of scale, speed, intensity and impact, giving due weight to the quantity and quality of humanitarian assistance. He also undertook an inventory of current capacities (at HQ and Field Levels) in the key response sectors (such as shelter, food, water and sanitation, health, protection, education) of the UN, NGOs, Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement and other key humanitarian actors including IOM to respond to complex and major emergencies and assess performance of the system against benchmarks. As UNICEF’s Special Representative in Ethiopia, Dr. Bassiouni launched the “Out-of-Addis Drive” succeeded to mobilize staff to spend for the first time, at least 40% time in the field implementing and monitoring programmes for children and women especially in the drought affected areas, winning staff appreciate and respect from donors. He also established five sub- offices strategically located in the regions to facilitate the effective delivery of programmes on the ground for all populations in need. The “Out of Addis Drive” coupled with the functional, zonal offices gave UNICEF the ability to establish a strong field presence resulting in a viable outreach programme reaching a larger number of children and women especially in the drought affected area with critical services reducing mortality. Dr. Bassiouni also launched an effective programme of humanitarian assistance (health, nutrition, water and sanitation and education) that addressed the pressing needs of children and women in the drought affected regions of Ethiopia. As UNICEF’s Special Representative in the Palestinian Territories, Dr. Bassiouni strengthened the management of the Country Office by quadrupling the annual budget from about USD$4m to $18m;by increasing the staff strength from 32 to 72 and by introducing many processes and procedures to guarantee an efficient and effective office to support programmes for Palestinian children and women. He created a strong infrastructure for effective programme delivery by establishing six zonal offices (Gaza, Rafah, Tulkarem, Nablus, Jenin and Hebron) throughout the Palestinian Territories. He also established a strong working relationship between the President, the Palestinian Authority and its government, the Palestinian Legislative Council and Civil Society to ensure greater commitment and support for UNICEF-assisted programmes. As the UNICEF Representative in Egypt, Dr. Bassiouni secured greater commitment from Government of Egypt (GOE) to make Egypt Polio-free by 2005, including the agreement to re- establish and reactivate the moribund Supreme Council for Polio Eradication. He re-established and strengthened working relationship with the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM), UNICEF’s key partner in the GOE through which major UNICEF-assisted programme via the National Plan of Action for Children (NPA); Street Children, Child Labour and Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting (FGM/C) are implemented. Prior to his career in the UN, Dr. Bassiouni served in senior government positions, including Regional Minister of Agriculture, in the Sudan. His experience includes Humanitarian Aid/Assistance, Complex Emergencies, Conflict/Crisis Resolution, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Change Management, Sustainable Development, Agricultural & Natural Resources Management, and Veterinary Science/Medicine. Dr. Bassiouni is a graduate of Veterinary Medicine School at Khartoum University, Sudan, and he holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as well as a Parvin Fellowship from Princeton University. David Solomon Bassiouni David Solomon Bassiouni specializes in global business development, sustainable development, global/political affairs and crisis management. As the Managing Director at The Bassiouni Group, he helps dynamic companies/institutions to navigate the global economy and build sustainable, community-focused solutions for long-term growth and socioeconomic impact. Mr. Bassiouni has managed international teams and developed solutions to help organizations tackle challenges, resolve complex institutional issues and maximize performance. He has worked on a variety of projects ranging from advisory services for governments and comprehensive evaluations for UN agencies to Sustainable Trade and Investment initiatives in the Agribusiness, Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Development sectors. As a C-suite counselor, Mr. Bassiouni has directly advised CEOs, industry leaders and dignitaries on complex, and often sensitive, global events ranging from management/labor issues and corporate transition to financial restructuring and shareholder disputes. As the Group Manager at Weber Shandwick’s Corporate Issues Group (New York), Mr. Bassiouni counseled numerous Fortune 500 clients on corporate strategies relating to reputation management, corporate positioning, CEO communications, high-profile litigation, financial restructuring, crisis management, labor relations, corporate reorganizations, M&A transactions, hostile takeovers, financial restructuring, regulatory enforcement, product liability and management transitions. His client list ranged from major financial institutions and pharmaceutical firms to hotel chains/tourist destinations, multi-sector manufacturers and energy companies.Prior to joining Weber Shandwick, Mr. Bassiouni was an Associate Director at Gavin Anderson & Company, a leading financial & corporate communications firm. There, he was part of the team that provided strategic counsel to the United Nations, supporting the Office of the Secretary General during the launch of the Independent Inquiry Committee and the subsequent introduction of Secretary Annan’s landmark reform program. He also spearheaded and assisted on corporate communications programs for Caremark Rx, Inc., PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Sovereign Asset Management, United Kingdom Trade & Investment and other leading organizations.Mr. Bassiouni has also worked at Shandwick International (Weber Shandwick Worldwide), Kratz & Jensen (Euro RSCG), The Halo Group and Winstar Communications (IDT Corp.). As the Media Relations Manager at Winstar, he oversaw the company’s media relations and marketing initiatives throughout the United States, Western Europe, Asia and South America. In addition to the Technology, Energy, Financial, Telecommunications and Consumer sectors, Mr. Bassiouniis also experienced in Government, International Affairs, Healthcare and Higher Education.Educated in Britain (Scottish boarding schools) and raised in eight different countries across Europe and Africa, Mr. Bassiouni takes a uniquely multicultural approach to his work. He graduated with honors from McGill University, Canada, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature & Cultural Studies. Mr. Bassiouni is conversant in basic French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic.Mr. Bassiouni has spoken on a variety of international development/business issues at numerous venues including The Harvard Club, Columbia University, and City University New York.He is the Associate Director of The Mary N. Bassiouni Foundation, which is dedicated to empowerment and advancement of South Sudanese girls and women. Mr. Bassiouni is also a Special Advisor to Project Education South Sudan, which increases access to primary and secondary education with a special focus on girls. Samantha Nolan Samantha Nolan is a Project Manager at The Bassiouni Group where she supports the company’s mission by playing an active role in project coordination, proposal development and procurement, as well as, new business development including trade and investment opportunities. Ms. Nolan started with TBG in 2011 and prior to working as a Project Manager she served as an Associate with the TBG Internship Program as well as an Account Executive. During her time at TBG Ms. Nolan has had the opportunity to assist a variety of teams on multiple projects. She has worked on multiple UN Evaluations including the Evaluation of UNESCWA Statistical Subprogram and the UNDP Moldova Country Project. After finishing her degree she continued to work for TBG as a contract consultant on the Evaluation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission Social Development Division and Information Communication and Technology Division, and the UNFPA End of Program Evaluation of the Africa Regional Program. Ms. Nolan is a dedicated to the study of international relations and development. She received her B.S. in Public Administration from the University of Central Florida and her M.A. in International Studies with a major in Foreign Policy and Security Studies from Florida International University. Ms. Nolan’s focal area during her graduate program was the analysis of linkages between security and development in the Middle East. Her areas of specialization have been Middle Eastern affairs with a focus on religion in politics, conflict resolution, strategic studies and globalization with a focus on developing countries. She is very passionate about Middle Eastern studies and continues to study Arabic to further her understanding of the region. Outside of her education and experience with TBG, Ms. Nolan has also worked in the field of emergency management. She worked on the Emergency Management in Higher Education grant from the U.S. Department of Education where she and a team of researchers created an effective emergency management plan for the University of Central Florida. Laura Wicks Laura Wicks is a Project Manager at The Bassiouni Group where she supports the company’s mission by supporting consultancies, proposal development, and procurement, while also finding new and innovative trade and investment opportunities. Ms. Wicks started with TBG in 2012 as an Associate with the internship program, which followed with her working with the company as an Account Executive. During her time with the company she has assisted with a variety of projects including assisting in a number of evaluation and consultancy projects with UNICEF, UNFPA, FAO, and UNDP. Ms. Wicks is a passionate international development scholar. She received her B.A. in Social Anthropology from the University of Michigan and her M.A. in International Studies with a major in Foreign Policy from Florida International University. Her focal areas have been education development, microfinance, and economic development with a focus on developing countries. Her Master’s thesis, titled, “Rwanda’s Miracle: From Genocide and Poverty to Peace and Prosperity” analyzes the economic reform and liberalization processes Rwanda has undertaken since 1995. Outside of her education, Ms. Wicks has worked with a variety of NGOs helping with development both within the United States and abroad. In the United States, Ms. Wicks has worked with multiple NGOs in the Detroit area, working in youth shelters, on crisis lines, and with afterschool literacy programs. She also worked with Global Visionaries in Seattle as the Assistant Program and Communications Manager. At Global Visionaries, Ms. Wicks developed a Microfinance program for 15 high school students that resulted in them raising $2,000 to provide as loans to a sustainable coffee growing and roasting cooperative in Antigua, Guatemala. Also with Global Visionaries, Ms. Wicks developed and implemented a mentorship program to assist the at-risk youth involved in the program in completing their program and funding requirements. The mentorship program lowered the dropout rate by 10% in the first year. Abroad, Ms. Wicks spent over 3 months in Pisco, Peru helping with the immediate disaster response after an 8.0 earthquake struck off the coast in 2007. There she led a team of 12 volunteers in building temporary housing for the victims of the earthquake. She also helped with the initial rubble removal, raised over $3,000 for what was to be a sanitation station but ended up supporting families over Christmas time, and taught English to local high school students. Ms. Wicks also spent 3 and a half weeks in Nepal where she helped start the building of a school in a remote village on the Indian border with the NGO, BuildOn. Ms. Wicks has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Latin America, having spent over a month in more than 10 countries. TBG’s executive leadership team is comprised of Senior Partners and Senior Consulting Partners who (individually) possess more than 30 years of experience in the international development, governmental and corporate sectors. All are called upon to advise the firm on strategic, managerial and operational activities. TBG’s Advisory Council is composed of influential and knowledgeable experts drawn from a broad and balanced variety of fields and sectors. Members are selected for their expertise, knowledge and specific interest in issues linked to Global Sustainable Development. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to provide independent, external advice and expertise to help shape the company’s strategic direction, current activities and future plans. Following are brief profiles of some of our the Advisory Council members: Mr. Salvano Briceno Mr. Sálvano Briceño is an experienced Disaster Reduction expert who served as the first Director of the Secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) 2001-2011. His career spans over several decades and has focused on the management of environmental and sustainable development programmes at the United Nations, the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the Government of Venezuela. Mr. Briceño has a Doctorate in Administrative Law from the University of Paris II (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University in 1984. A Venezuelan and French national, his languages are Spanish, French and English. Mr. Fouad Kronfol A seasoned former UNICEF official, Mr. Kronfol maintains extensive senior level experience in management both in the field and at headquarters. During over 35 years of service with UNICEF, Mr. Kronfol held numerous positions including UNICEF Director of Division of Human Resources, Regional Director and Representative. Notably, Mr. Kronfol served as the UNICEF Representative directing the post-war programme of reconstruction and rehabilitation in Hanoi, Viet Nam, and revamping it towards long-term development. Dr. Peter Tingwa Dr. Tingwa, a South Sudanese, is a renowned expert with over 30 years of experience in the fields of Agriculture (education, research, planning and implementation), Peace Operations (economic recovery, reconciliation, and the restoration of governance and state authorities) and Higher Education (teaching, research planning and the management of universities).He served as the Dean College of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, and Associate Professor at Khartoum University. He is also an expert on peace operations and the restoration of governance and state authority in post-conflict settings. He has a proven track record working with UN agencies, including UNDP, UN missions (UNMISS, UNMIL, UNAMSIL, UNOMIL, UNOSOM), government agencies, public sector institutions and NGOs.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line28
__label__cc	0.542725	0.457275	Home > Equality and Diversity Policy A cultural organization working for cohesion EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY STATEMENT Batighor accepts that in society certain groups or individuals are denied equality on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, age, social class, sexual orientation, HIV status, political activity, trade union activity , criminal convictions, immigration status, religion/belief or any other factor irrelevant to the purpose in view. Batighor welcomesthe statutory requirements laid down in the Equal Pay Act 1970; the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; the Race Relations Act 1976and the Race Relations Amendment Act Feb 2000; the NHS Community Care Act 1990; the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996; the Human Rights Act Nov 1998; the Employment (Religion or Belief) and (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. Batighor recognisesthat it has moral and social responsibilities that go beyond the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts and Regulations, and that it should support and contribute to the wider process of change through all aspects of its work and practices in order to eliminate discrimination and promote equality and diversity. Batighor is committed to taking positive steps to ensure that all people are treated with dignity and respect, valuing the diversity of all. equality of opportunity and diversity is promoted. services are accessible, appropriate and delivered fairly to all; the mix of its employees, volunteers and management committees reflects, as far as possible, the broad mix of the population of the community; traditionally disadvantaged sections of the community are encouraged to participate in policy decisions about, and the management of the services provided. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY POLICY AND PROCEDURES This policy applies to all staff, volunteers, management committee members, users and the general public Equality and diversity are central to the work of the Batighor. Batighor will treat all people with dignity and respect, valuing the diversity of all. It will promote equality of opportunity and diversity. It will eliminate all forms of discrimination on grounds of race, gender, marital status, caring responsibilities, disability, gender re-assignment, age, social class, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, irrelevant offending background or any other factor irrelevant to the purpose in view. It will tackle social exclusion, inequality, discrimination and disadvantage For this policy to be successful, it is essential that everyone is committed to and involved in its delivery. Batighor’s goal is to work towards a just society free from discrimination, harassment and prejudice. Batighor aims to embed this in all its policies, procedures, day-to-day practices and external relationships. Batighor aims to: Provide services that are accessible according to need Promote equality of opportunity and diversity in volunteering, employment and development Create effective partnerships with all parts of our community. Batighor’s objective is to realise its standards by: Sustaining, regularly evaluating and continually improving its services to ensure equality and diversity principles and best practice are embedded in our performance to meet the needs of individuals and groups. Working together with the community to provide accessible and relevant service provision that responds to service users’ needs. Ensuring staff, volunteers and trustees are representative of the community served and the employment policies are fair and robust. Responding to volunteer’s & employees’ needs and encouraging their development to increase their contribution to effective service delivery. Recognising and valuing the differences and individual contribution that all people make to the organisation. Challenging discrimination. Providing fair resource allocation. Being accountable. WHY HAVE THIS POLICY? Batighor recognises, respects and values diversity in its employees, volunteers and service users. The Organisation has this policy because it is a people-led organisation that must always ensure it meets the needs of the community through fair and appropriate employment and development of the people who work and volunteer for Batighor. Responsibility for Implementation This policy covers the behaviour of all people employed or volunteering in the Batighor or using the services and sets out the way they can expect to be treated in turn by the organisation. The overall responsibility for ensuring adherence to and implementation of this policy lies with the staff and the management committee. Method of Implementation Batighor intends to implement this policy by: Ensuring that it is a condition of paid employment in the organisation. Ensuring that Management committee, volunteers and users are made aware, understand, agree with, and are willing to implement, this policy. All staff and volunteers will be given a copy of this policy as part of their induction. Actively encouraging staff, management committee and volunteers to participate in anti-discriminatory training, and making time and resources available for such training. Monitoring the services, publicity and events provided by the organisation, to ensure that they are accessible to all sections of the population and do not discriminate, and taking active steps to ensure that participation is representative. Monitoring and Reviewing Batighor has declared its commitment to establishing, developing, implementing and reviewing a policy of equality of opportunity. Effective record keeping and monitoring, and acting on information gathered, are essential in order to measure effectiveness and plan progress. The management committee will review the policy annually. Batighor will consult with and involve community organisations representing historically disadvantaged/discriminated groups, especially with ethnic minority organisations. Batighor will also, on a regular basis, survey users of the Batighor’s services to ascertain their views and feedback. Challenging Discriminatory Behaviour Batighor will not tolerate discriminatory behaviour or attitudes that conflict with this policy, whether or not this is expressed by staff, volunteers, members of the Batighor, clients or others. Such behaviour or attitudes should be challenged at the time an incident occurs, and everyone associated with the Batighor is encouraged to report such matters either through The Batighor’s Complaints Procedure (which is relevant to clients, members and volunteers) or the Grievance & Disciplinary Procedure (which applies to staff). If discrimination is proven against a staff member then disciplinary action will be taken. If discrimination is proven against any member of the Batighor then action will be taken under the Batighor’s Constitution to either suspend or remove their membership of the Batighor. If it is proven against any client or other person visiting or independent of the Batighor other action will be taken, depending on the circumstances of the situation. In respect of clients this may result in the withdrawal of the Batighor support under the Policy onAssisting Clients. A copy of the Complaints Procedure, Policy on a Assisting Clients and Policy on Racial and Sexual Harassment are available on request. As far as is lawful Batighor will take positive steps to restore any imbalance in favour of minorities or other disadvantaged or discriminated groups.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line29
__label__wiki	0.661047	0.661047	Search Moving Image Gateway for Development StudiesRemove this criterion New Search (Moving Image Gateway) View all previous searches Category: -- All categories -- Arts and Humanities Bio-Medical Science and Technology Social Sciences Subject: -- All subjects -- 1-10 of 39 results \| Page 1 of 4 ‹ Prev1234Next › Sort results by Date (newest first) Date (oldest first) Title Relevance -- Save results as -- Email XML (Dublin Core) Text CSV BibTeX JavaScript (JSON) Citation printer Atom California Academy of Science https://www.calacademy.org Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Development Studies, Education, Environmental Studies, General Science, Nature, Technology Film/Video, Radio/Sound Archives/Museums, Podcasting, Streaming/Download, Web Links A voice for biodiversity research and exploration, and environmental education, the California Academy of Science’s site offers a wide range of learning experiences via mobile applications, interactives and animal webcams. The Video Library showcases short films on the latest discoveries and research findings made by Academy scientists around the world. Prolific series include: Science Today, Ocean, Space, Human Impacts and Sustainability, Behind the Scenes and Weather and Climate. A significant number of past Lectures can be listened to as podcasts via iTunes and these are organised into four categories: Space, Life, Earth and Tech. Other Online Moving image Audio World Resource Institute (WRI) https://www.wri.org Agriculture, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Food, Geography, Nature Databases, Podcasting, Streaming/Download WRI is a global research organisation with over 700 experts and staff whose work focuses on six critical issues at the intersection of environment and development: climate, energy, food, forests, water, cities and transport, and ocean. The WRI produces short videos to communicate their research and impact. They serve as visual, non-technical entry-point into the work they do. The site also offers access to three other vast resources: Presentations, where experts talk about their research; Data Library with maps, charts, data sets, infographics and other visual resources which can be searched by type, topic or geography; and Data Platforms, which provides open access to reliable data for those interested in monitoring forests with satellites, tracking the drivers of climate change, understanding indigenous communities’ land rights, planning for water scarcity, and examining the cross-section of global environmental issues. Why Poverty? https://thewhy.dk/whypoverty/ Development Studies, Economics, Education, Food, Geography, Social Studies Funding, Web Links A collection of eight documentaries and 34 short films, all accessible for free via the Why Poverty website. The films address eight difficult questions: How do you change the world; How much inequality is too much; What does an education get you; Is it worse to be born poor than to die poor; How do you feed the world; Are women better at getting out of poverty than men; Do we know what poverty is; How much profit is fair. Why Poverty is an initiative of The Why Foundation, which is a non-profit organisation that produces and distributes factual public media projects to promote independent information on key global issues. Other documentary series produced so far include: Why Democracy and Why Women. Other Online Moving image https://www.climatewatchdata.org/ Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Nature, Technology Blogs, Databases, Information Sources, Lists, Organisations, Web Links A free online platform designed to provide advanced researchers with the open climate data, visualizations and resources they need to gather insights on national and global progress on climate change. The platform, managed by the World Resource Institute, brings together dozens of datasets for the first time and allows users to analyse and compare the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, access historical emissions data, discover how countries can leverage their climate goals to achieve their sustainable development objectives, and use models to map new pathways to a lower carbon. The site can be searched by Countries, Economic sector, Nationally Determined Contribution, Global Historical Gas Emissions and Future Scenarios, where users can model projections of emissions. Bertha Foundation Film Funds http://berthafoundation.org/storytellers/ Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences Current Affairs, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Law, Social Studies Funding, Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download Bertha Foundation is devoted to promoting social justice by supporting collaborations between activists, storytellers and lawyers. It offers four film funds: the Bertha Film Fund, which gives grants for the creation of social impact documentary content; the IDFA Bertha Fund, which supports documentary filmmakers and festivals in developing countries; the Bertha Doc Society Journalism Fund, which is dedicated to supporting long feature documentaries of a journalistic nature, and The Guardian Berth Documentary Partnership which is currently commissioning a series of 12 short documentary films from independent filmmakers. The site also offers trailers of all the Bertha completed films via their Film Directory section. Earth Rights International Videos https://earthrights.org/stories/videos/ Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Law, Nature, Politics and Government, Social Studies Streaming/Download, Video Sources EarthRights International (ERI) is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organisation founded to promote and protect human rights and the environment in communities across Southeast Asia, Latin America and the US. ERI specialises in fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns. The website includes a Video section with short educational films and case studies. Other Online Mawah: When Ebola Came to Our VIllage http://www.mawahtale.com/ Bio-Medical, Social Sciences Biology, Development Studies, Social Studies Streaming/Download A beautifully designed interactive website which tells the story of a small village in Central Liberia, using graphics, animations, video and sound to show the effects of the Ebola outbreak on the village and its inhabitants. The site is the creation of Carl Gierstorfer, a journalist and filmmaker with a background in biology. www.amnh.org/ Astronomy, Biology, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Geology, Nature, Physics Archives/Museums, Blogs, Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download The website offers over 200 podcasts on topics ranging from astrophysics and paleoanthropology to genetics and solar systems. There are podcasts of regular lectures including the annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate and Frontiers. In addition there are over 450 videos on a similar wide range of subjects including scientific classification, the greenhouse effect and asteroids. IAEA Talk Podcasts https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/multimedia/podcasts Bio-Medical, Science and Technology Agriculture, Biology, Development Studies, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Medicine, Physics Podcasting, Streaming/Download IAEA Talk is a podcast that features scientists and experts discussing issues related to nuclear science and its peaceful applications. Based in Vienna, the IAEA works for the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology. Its key roles contribute to international peace and security, and to the World’s Millennium Goals for social, economic and environmental development. Topics include forensics and security, minoring radiation with drones, nuclear science in cancer treatment and detecting avian flu. The IAEA also streams a large number of videos. Films For Action http://www.filmsforaction.org/ American Studies, Current Affairs, Development Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Media Studies, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Social Welfare Video Sources The mission of Films for Action is to fight against the homogenisation and conformity of the mainstream US media. This American site features thousands of films, videos, news items, and articles relating to social, environmental, and media issues not covered by the mainstream news. The core of the site is the video list: content can be filtered by a subject search and the films are free to view. Among the subjects covered are Elections and Democracy, Net Neutrality, Peak Oil and Terrorism. About marked records » Search All BUFVC You are currently searching in Moving Image Gateway. Search all the BUFVC's collections for 'Development Studies' in All fields. Other: 39 Record only: 4 Moving Image: 29	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line31
__label__wiki	0.605778	0.605778	Palestinian president thanks Egypt, Ethiopia at AU Summit Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked Egypt and Ethiopia for backing the Palestinian cause in the UN Security Council during his speech in the opening session of the 30th African Union (AU) Summit. Abbas accused Israel of attempting to alter the spiritual and historic identity of Jerusalem in addition to demolishing Muslim and Christian sacred sites. He also criticized Israel for promulgating laws supporting its occupation of Eastern Jerusalem. The Palestinian cause was discussed in bilateral meetings among other topics by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry and his counterparts from Gabon, Angola, Malawi and Côte d’Ivoire. Egypt legalizes 127 Christian churches; over 1,000 approved by government The Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on the U.S. decision, called for by Turkey and Yemen, took place on December 21 whereas 128 countries voted for the draft resolution and nine countries voted against, while 35 abstained from voting on the draft resolution. That was three days after the United States vetoed the Egyptian-drafted resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) objecting to the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital. Palestinian officials vowed to take all possible measures internationally after the veto on December 18 as the decision breaches all former United Nations (UN) resolutions on Israel and Palestinian territories. The UN draft resolution, approved by the remaining 14 UNSC Member States stated, “any decisions and actions, which purport to have altered the character, status or demographic composition of the Holy City of Jerusalem, have no legal effect, are null and void and must be rescinded in compliance with relevant resolutions of the Security Council.” The resolution, however, does not mention the U.S. Ten Emergency Special Sessions of the General Assembly were held from 1997 to 2009, and all of the sessions dealt with Israeli violations against Palestinians and their territory except for one that necessitated a ceasefire by both Israelis and Palestinians in 2002. The issue with UNGA resolutions, whether passed in emergency or regular annual sessions, is that they are not binding but they can have a significant political impact. Article 25 of the Charter of the United Nations states, “Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter.” Non-abiding states may be subject to sanctions by the UN. As the United States is one of the five permanent UNSC Member States possessing the veto right, it is likely to block any future resolutions against its decision. That is evident from the words of the U.S. Permanent Envoy to the UN, Nikki Haley, “What we witnessed here in the Security Council is an insult. It won’t be forgotten.” On December 20, Haley tweeted “On Thursday there will be a vote criticizing our choice. The U.S. will be taking names” referring to the 193-nation assembly. The U.S. president also threatened of cutting aid to countries voting in favor of the resolution. On December 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the American embassy in Israel would be moved to Jerusalem, therefore recognizing the city as the Israeli capital. Consequently, international objection and protests in the Palestinian territories erupted. Clashes between protestors and Israeli security forces resulted in 10 deaths and over 2,000 injuries up until now. Tags: African UnionEgyptEthiopiaIsraelPalestinePolitics Profile:Last minute candidate, Moussa, vows to follow Sisi's footsteps	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line34
__label__cc	0.5854	0.4146	Tez Carter, 25, sits on top of his 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass in the driveway of the house he rents at 204 Bellefontaine St. Photo by Taylor Ellis. Marquis Foster, 25, sits on the porch of the house he rents at 204 Bellefontaine St. He was born in Bristol Place but moved with his family to Tennessee when he was 2 years old, returning when he was in “seventh or eighth grade.” Foster is an aspiring rapper who says he wants his music is to “represent for this community, here.” Photo by Eric Placek. Loretta Williams embraces her 2-year-old grandson, Ty’Vontis, at their home on East Roper Street. Ty’Vontis has suffered from respiratory problems and seizures since birth, Loretta said.. “He’s just getting over a bout of bronchitis.” She has spent much of her adult life in Bristol Place, moving in and out three times. “I can always come back here and have somewhere to live.” Photo by Evan Lyman. Linda Hines, a member of the Apostolic Faith Church, 110 East Roper St., praises God during a Sunday church service on Oct. 7, 2012. Photo by Latifah Al-Hazza. Juanita Moody, 92, has lived in this house at 106 Bellefontaine St. since 2003. Photo by Delphine Dargegen. Jamonte Williams, 11, practices basketball in front of his home at 105 E. Roper St. He is ranked 11th in Illinois’ Amateur Athletic Union basketball age bracket, and, according to his mother Sheena Williams, is also an “A” student. Photo by Steven McRae. Gail and Mike Shivers sit on the swing in the backyard of their home at 206 E. Roper St. During 26 years together, they raised five children in the home. Photo by Michelle Fleishman. Erma Ballard in the shoe repair shop she and her late husband established in their home at 108 E. Garwood St. 50 years ago. She continues to work in the shop daily. Photo by Briana Daniels. Chad Sullivan bought this house at 119 E. Roper St. in April 2011. He originally began renovating the house as an investment, but now says he plans to live in Bristol Place as long as possible. Photo by Bob Merlo. Candice Jackson, 20, with her son Gary, 8 months, and daughter Lily, 2, in the living room of their home at 1307 N. Clock St. Jackson said being a single mother is “hard sometimes, but when you see them smile, you know it’s worth it.” Photo by Sonia Kurniawan. Bishop Morris P. Lockett, pastor of New House of Prayer, 205 E. Garwood St., stands in front of a window of the chapel. In late 2011, a bullet passed through the window, across the altar where he often preaches, and through a window on the opposite side of the building. “If it would have been a Sunday, I would have been shot.” Photo by Alyssa Ullrich. Andrew “Memphis” Washington, 62, on the porch of 113 Bellefontaine St., a house he shares with his grandson. Photo by Kevin Dollear.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line37
__label__wiki	0.59439	0.59439	Open thread for night owls. Want to talk? Iran says U.S. should first stop arming Saudis Sister of Sandra Bland Overcomes Grief with Radical Self-Care Home / Breaking News / The Pilgrims Coming to See the Obama Portraits, All Year Long The Pilgrims Coming to See the Obama Portraits, All Year Long admin February 12, 2019 Breaking News Leave a comment 89 Views The museum tried to answer this question, accompanying its public opening with a book titled The American: This New Man. In it, the historian Oscar Handlin, quoting the French-American writer St. John de Crèvecoeur, defined an American as someone who had heroically left behind the “ancient prejudices and manners” of the Old World—this, despite the fact that the ideas of European racial superiority had transferred themselves to the New World and been used to justify Native American genocide and slavery. Portraiture as an elitist art form had also crossed the Atlantic, but just like the European credo of noblesse oblige, American portraiture favored white men who owned land. The result was that the museum’s collection itself was largely pale and male, with the stories of first contact, immigration, and bondage hard to come by or altogether absent. While Mellon had donated a rare portrait of Pocahontas, and the Harmon Foundation a posthumous painting of Harriet Tubman, it would take another few years to add Frederick Douglass and a decade to add Sojourner Truth. Restricted in no small measure by policies that prohibited photography or portraits of anyone who had not been dead for at least a decade, the museum’s presentation of E pluribus unum (“Out of many, one”), was more like E pluribus lecti (“Out of many, some”). Today’s National Portrait Gallery includes Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe along with Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Free admission allows visitors to decide for themselves whom they want to admire, and creates a community that might share a cultural discourse tilted more toward Hollywood than toward holy scripture. Where once religious pilgrims carried guidebooks along with devotional texts to direct their journey, visitors today carry museum guides along with mobile phones. Leaving the familiarities of their daily lives, they travel into these templelike spaces to experience something emotional, bigger than themselves. Echoing the prescribed routes of religious pilgrimage, visitors to the National Portrait Gallery might find a connection with communitas. The date of the Obama portraits’ unveiling, deliberately chosen by Barack Obama, was February 12, Lincoln’s birthday. The 44th president had made no secret that he admired the 16th, having launched his presidential campaign in Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois; held the Lincoln Bible at his swearing-in; and often remarked that Lincoln’s abolition of slavery had made his presidency possible. Like Lincoln, the first president to savvily use photography of himself to connect with the American people, Obama’s presidency had been marked by an understanding of the power of portraiture. Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, the artists the Obamas had chosen, were the first African Americans to paint the portraits of a president or first lady for the National Portrait Gallery, and from the moment of the unveiling, it was clear that both had borrowed from, and broken with, the canon of traditional portraiture. Wiley chose to seat the president in a chair, wearing a suit but no tie, looking directly out of the canvas. The pose is similar to that of George Peter Alexander Healy’s Abraham Lincoln, Elaine de Kooning’s John F. Kennedy, and Robert Anderson’s George W. Bush, all portraits that Wiley had seen on walks through the galleries. But it was the background of rampant foliage and flowers symbolizing periods of the president’s life—chrysanthemums for Chicago, jasmine for Hawaii and Indonesia, African lilies for Kenya, and rosebuds for love—that was so extraordinary, making Obama appear at once timeless and contemporary. Paul Morigi / National Portrait Gallery The portrait of Michelle Obama elicited more commentary. Attired in a geometric-patterned dress by the designer Michelle Smith, which reminded the artist of modernist art and Gee’s Bend quilts created by the descendants of slaves, the former first lady was presented as both modern and historical. The rendering of her skin as gray, as the New York Times art critic Roberta Smith wrote, “introduces the notion of double consciousness, the phrase coined by W. E. B. DuBois to describe the condition of anyone living with social and economic inequality.” Or, as the critic Antwaun Sargent noted more succinctly in W magazine, what viewers were witnessing were “visions of black power [shaking] up a gallery of white history.” Previous Watch Boris Kodjoe Battle His Wife On Lip Sync Battle Next Astronaut and gun reform activist Mark Kelly launches Arizona Senate campaign On Tuesday, Trump campaign official Katrina Pierson told a crowd, “Donald Trump doesn’t see color. …	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line39
__label__wiki	0.92776	0.92776	NASCARNASCAR Racing HomeRacing Home Cup SeriesCup Series DriversDrivers Xfinity ScheduleXfinity Schedule Camping World Truck ScheduleCamping World Truck Schedule Kurt Busch's ex-girlfriend guilty of fraud, evasion 229dBob Pockrass Kurt Busch's ex-girlfriend guilty of fraud, tax evasion Bob PockrassNASCAR • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com • 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year • More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Patricia Driscoll, Kurt Busch's former girlfriend and Armed Forces Foundation executive director, was found guilty of fraud and tax evasion Thursday by a federal jury, according to a Department of Justice spokesman. Feds start investigation of Kurt Busch's ex After four days of jury deliberation that followed five weeks of testimony in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., Driscoll was found guilty on two counts of wire fraud, one count of first-degree fraud and two counts of tax evasion. Federal prosecutors, according to the indictment, alleged Driscoll lied to donors by stating that 94 to 96 percent of all donations went to military members and their families; that she falsely directed the foundation's books to characterize that that money went to veterans and their families when it went to her; and that she filed false tax returns that did not include commissions from fundraising and other benefits she received in addition to her salary. Sentencing is scheduled for mid-March, and Driscoll will remain free on a personal recognizance until sentencing. The statutory maximum sentence for the crimes is 35 years in prison, but sentences rarely come close to the statutory maximums. Driscoll attorney Brian Stolarz said Driscoll plans to appeal the verdict. During the trial, Stolarz made a motion for a mistrial in which he referenced Driscoll's earlier dealings with the government; that motion was denied. According to court documents, Stolarz argued that an IRS agent had an obligation, when asked if he worked for the government during a break in a 2015 Driscoll child custody hearing, to disclose he worked for the IRS. He also argued that the IRS agent never documented a meeting with Driscoll's ex-husband. "The jury did not get it right -- Patricia Driscoll is innocent," Stolarz said in a statement. "We are very disappointed by the verdict and the government's misconduct in this case. We will appeal. This is not the final chapter to this story." The joint FBI-IRS investigation began in 2015 after ESPN's Outside the Lines reported on questionable practices by Driscoll during her 12-year run as executive director of the foundation, which had ties to sports-related entities, including NASCAR and Busch. The foundation has since shut down. In the days following their 2014 breakup, Driscoll accused Busch of physically assaulting her. Driscoll testified in court that Busch smashed her head into a bedroom wall and choked her in his motor home at Dover (Delaware) International Speedway. Busch claimed Driscoll entered his motor home uninvited -- they had broken up a week earlier -- and he cupped her face with his hands while repeatedly asking her to leave. Law enforcement officials determined there was not enough evidence to bring criminal charges against Busch. A family court commissioner granted Driscoll's request for a protective order, which resulted in NASCAR suspending Busch two days before the 2015 Daytona 500. He sat out the first three races of the 2015 season before being reinstated.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line51
__label__wiki	0.592564	0.592564	Bugün Tekil : 144 Bugün Çoğul : 144 » First M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Turkey The Law Faculty at Istanbul University, a Partner of the MPPG, Takes the Lead to Establish the First M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Turkey Tuba Topçuoğlu The lack of criminology as an institutionalized discipline in the Balkan region has been the main impetus behind the initiative which brought all partners of the Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology (MPPG) together in Zagreb in 2013. The first volume which launched the new Balkan Criminology publication series in 2014, Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans: A Survey on Criminology and Crime with an Expedition into the Criminal Landscape of the Balkans, (1) clearly presented the current situation in criminological education and research in fourteen Balkan and relevant neighbouring countries. Getoš Kalac (2014:30) very well summarised the main findings of this survey, pointing out some common features with regard to the situation of criminology across the region: (2) “...criminology’s weak position at law faculties, unavailability of up to date domestic criminological textbooks and specialized scientific journals, underdeveloped criminological scientific communities at the national level, underrepresentation of Balkan-topics and researchers at the ESC annual gatherings, lack of specialized criminological graduate and post-graduate study programmes and as a consequence unavailability of criminological ‘offspring’, weak inclusion in European and international research projects etc.” Unfortunately, Turkey is no exception. Despite the fact that criminology, as the scientific study of the extent, nature, causes and prevention of crime, has significant implications for criminal law and criminal justice policy and practice, criminological education and research is in infancy in Turkey, and criminology as a discipline is not accepted as a policy-making tool. Given the obvious link between research and education, in their country report Sözüer and Topçuoğlu (2014:393) concluded by pointing out “the urgent need for the scientific development of the criminology discipline in terms of theory, research and practice, which in turn initially requires the presence of comprehensive criminological education programmes at universities”. (3) As a partner of the MPPG, we are very proud to share the good news that the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University has taken a move to fill this gap and will start offering a two-year M.A. programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice in the academic year 2017/2018. The development of criminology as a discipline in Turkey owes much to the endeavours of the honourable members of the Faculty of Law at Istanbul University. Criminological institutionalization took off in 1943 in Turkey with the establishment of the Criminal Law and Criminology Research and Application Centre, initially as the first Institute of Criminology at the Law Faculty of Istanbul University. Ten years later, criminology, for the first time, was taught as an elective undergraduate course in 1953. (4) As of 2017, however, almost 75 years after the establishment of the first Institute of Criminology in Turkey, there is still no undergraduate degree programme in criminology in Turkey. Moreover, the Turkish classification system of sciences does not recognize criminology as a separate field under the social sciences. Even those criminologists who want to apply for an associate professorship in criminology have to apply for the field of “social policy”. Criminological education in Turkey is partly provided through undergraduate and graduate elective courses taught within the Departments of Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law (at Law Faculties), Departments of Sociology (at Faculty of Arts and Sciences), and within the Institutes of Legal Medicine and Forensic Science. The Turkish National Police Academy and the Turkish Military Academy in Ankara are two exceptions. Initially founded as a higher education in-service training agency with a one-year curriculum in 1937, the Academy was reorganized and gained university status in 2001 with the Faculty of Security Sciences, the Institute of Security Sciences and 27 police vocational schools of higher education. Although the Faculty of Security Sciences, which used to offer a B.A. degree in Security Science, was closed in 2015, the Institute of Security Sciences continues to offer a two-year master course in seven areas (Forensic Sciences, Criminal Justice, Security Strategies and Administration, Crime Studies, Criminology and Crime Prevention, Transportation Security and Management, and International Security) and a four-year Ph.D. programme in two areas (Security Strategies and Administration, and International Security). (5) Besides the Police Academy, the Institute of Defense Sciences at the Turkish Military Academy also offers a two-year master course in crime studies. Yet despite the achievements in the field of criminology over the past years and the significance of the discipline in developing evidence-based crime prevention and intervention strategies, a fully-fledged education in criminology and criminal justice in terms of theory, research and practice is currently absent in Turkey. The Law Faculty at Istanbul University – also a partner of the Max Planck Partner Group for Balkan Criminology – aims to fill this gap by taking the lead to establish the first M.A. programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice in Turkey, owing much to the effort and constant support of the Faculty Dean and the Chair of the Department of Criminal and Criminal Procedure Law, Prof. Adem Sözüer, as well as the members of the Law Faculty and other Departments at Istanbul University. This M.A. programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a two-year programme based under the Department of Public Law (Kamu Hukuku Anabilim Dalı) at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Istanbul (İ.Ü. Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü). The programme is currently offered in Turkish. The first year of the study requires students to successfully complete advanced coursework (min. 30 credits or 66 ECTS), and in the second year this is followed by a research-based master’s thesis (60 ECTS). With an appreciation for interdisciplinary studies as the only way to confront the complexity of issues of crime and criminal justice, we accept students from any scientific background and provide them with the opportunity to explore various areas of study through a range of courses taught by scholars from different disciplines relevant to the study of criminology. In the first year, the M.A. programme offers compulsory and optional courses. The compulsory courses include Criminological Theories, Criminological Research Methods and Applied Statistics Using SPSS; these courses aim to offer students a sound background in theory and research and a comprehensive methodological training. The programme also offers various optional courses, such as Criminal Justice System, Juristic Psychology, Forensic Sciences, Victimology, Comparative Criminal Justice, Sociology of Crime and Corrections, to help students develop interdisciplinary skills and gain an understanding of the functioning of the criminal justice system from a criminological perspective. There is still no single department of criminology which offers a B.A. degree in criminology in Turkey, but we very much hope that this M.A. programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice will pave the way for the further institutionalisation of criminology as an academic discipline in Turkey and that there will soon (hopefully in two tears time) be an accompanying Ph.D. program in Criminology that will train criminologists, who in turn will advance criminological and criminal justice research and teaching in Turkey. Assist. Prof. Dr. Tuba Topçuoğlu, Assistant Professor of Criminology at the Faculty of Law, University of Istanbul, Turkey, (1) Getoš Kalac, A.-M., Albrecht, H.-J. & Kilchling, M. (Eds.) Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans: A Survey on Criminology and Crime with an Expedition into the Criminal Landscape of the Balkans. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. (2) Getoš Kalac, A.-M. (2014). “Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans”. In: Getoš Kalac, A.-M., Albrecht, H.-J. & Kilchling, M. (Eds.) Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans: A Survey on Criminology and Crime with an Expedition into the Criminal Landscape of the Balkans, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, (3) Sözüer, A. & Topçuoğlu, T. (2014). “Criminology and Crime in Turkey”. In: Getoš Kalac, A.-M., Albrecht, H.-J. & Kilchling, M. (Eds.) Mapping the Criminological Landscape of the Balkans: A Survey on Criminology and Crime with an Expedition into the Criminal Landscape of the Balkans, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 377-397. (4) Dönmezer, S. (1994). Kriminoloji. (8th ed.). Istanbul. (5) See https://www.pa.edu.tr/Default.aspx?page= EgitimBirimleri&GUID=dc9fb08d-0a56-4861-896e-043125798cc6&id=5c034239-17ad-4645-8954-0ccb62a83da4 [28.04.2017].	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line53
__label__cc	0.530913	0.469087	Sun, 1 July 2018 The Chronic Rift: Episode 022 - Tying it All Together - A Chat with Greg Cox Recorded on Facebook Live Longtime friend of the Rift (we're talking all the way back to 1990 and the first season of the public access show) Greg Cox returns to the podcast to talk about his career writing tie-in media fiction which has lead to his receiving the Faust Award (a lifetime achievement award) from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Greg points out the long history of media tie-in fiction (going back to the silent film era) and tells us about the various elements a media tie-in writer has to juggle in order to make an adaptation happen. John also talks about the joy of "Tiny Arcade" games. Pick up one of these by visiting our Amazon store and help support the network. GREG COX is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels and short stories. He wrote the official movie novelizations of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, GODZILLA, MAN OF STEEL,THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, DAREDEVIL, GHOST RIDER, DEATH DEFYING ACTS, and the first three UNDERWORLD films, as well the novelizations of four popular DC Comics miniseries, INFINITE CRISIS, 52, COUNTDOWN and FINAL CRISIS. In addition, he has written books and short stories based on such popular series as ALIAS, THE AVENGERS, BATMAN, BUFFY, C.S.I., FARSCAPE, FANTASTIC FOUR, THE 4400, THE GREEN HORNET, IRON MAN, LEVERAGE, THE LIBRARIANS, THE PHANTOM, PLANET OF THE APES, ROSWELL, STAR TREK, TERMINATOR, UNDERWORLD, WAREHOUSE 13, XENA, THE X-FILES, X-MEN and ZORRO. He has received three Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. Greg also works as a Consulting Editor for Tor Books, where he has edited such authors as Richard Matheson, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Harry Harrison, Tony Daniel, Rosemary Edghill, Graham Joyce, Keith R. A. DeCandido, S.P. Somtow, Christopher Bennett, R.S. Belcher, and many others. In addition, he has written more jacket and cover copy than he can possibly remember. ("They stood alone against galactic peril . . . !") He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Visit Greg's website to learn more. Direct download: The_Chronic_Rift_022.mp3 Category:The Chronic Rift Podcast -- posted at: 5:01pm EDT	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line59
__label__wiki	0.610371	0.610371	Caplin & Drysdale Builds for a Cause Who says Caplin & Drysdale doesn't get down and dirty!!! A crew of attorneys and support staff came together on July 9, 2015 to help Washington, D.C., families achieve the goal of home ownership. Through Buildable Hours, a nonprofit co-founded by Member Scott D. Michel, the crew got to work on three separate buildings putting in stairways, installing siding on the exteriors, framing windows, and putting down pavers for a driveway. "Habit for Humanity and Buildable Hours do great work to provide beautiful, cutting-edge, energy-efficient homes to underserved families and communities," said Ria Caldwell, a Summer Associate with the firm. "It was extremely gratifying to create something that will enhance the lives of families, maybe for generations to come." More About Buildable Hours Buildable Hours, Inc. is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization of law firms committing financial and physical resources to build homes with local Habitat for Humanity organizations for deserving families. The organization was founded in 2001 by Roger Goldman, a partner in the Washington, D.C. Office of Latham & Watkins, and Scott Michel, a Member in the Washington, D.C. firm of Caplin & Drysdale. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.buildablehours.com/.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line62
__label__wiki	0.540908	0.540908	Home Oral History Collection Edwin Dubose oral history interview transcript Edwin Dubose oral history interview Edwin Dubose oral history interview transcript Title Edwin Dubose oral history interview Bulkeley, John Duncan, 1911-1996 United States. Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15 World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily. World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Salerno. World War, 1939-1945--France--Corsica. Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. Korean War, 1950-1953. USS Blue (DD-744) USS Carpenter (DD-825) Description The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edwin Dubose. Dubose was born in Waxahachie, Texas on 8 August 1917 and after graduating from Texas A&M, received his commission as ensign in the Navy in 1941. He interviewed with Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley while at Midshipman School in Chicago and was selected for Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron School in Melville, Rhode Island. After training, Dubose was assigned to Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 15. His squadron was the first to be sent to the Mediterranean in April 1943. The squadron was originally based in Algeria and Tunisia. Their mission was to interdict German and Italian boats leaving Sicily attempting to evacuate the Afrika Corps from the Tunisian Peninsula. His squadron�s role during the invasion of Sicily was keeping German fast attack boats, known as E-boats, away from the Allied landing craft. During the following year, his squadron was based at Bastia, Corsica and interdicted German barges, known as Flak-lighters, attempting to supply the German army fighting in Italy. Dubose�s squadron also supported the invasion at Salerno. During this time he met General George S. Patton. His squadron served as an anti-E-boat screen in the Nice-Cannes area during the invasions of Elba on 16 June and in Southern France on 15 August 1944. In early 1945 he assumed command of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 33, operating out of the Philippine Island of Panay. He describes a secret mission where he embarked General MacArthur and took him to Cebu City, Philippines just a few days after he returned to Leyte Island. He and his crew spent the day with MacArthur touring Cebu City. Finally, he describes being called back to active duty during the Korean War where he served for two years as executive officer aboard the destroyers USS Blue and USS Carpenter. Creator Dubose, Edwin Contributors Alexander, William Title Edwin Dubose oral history interview transcript Add tags for Edwin Dubose oral history interview transcript Post a Comment for Edwin Dubose oral history interview transcript Edwin Dubose oral history... Edwin Dubose oral history interview audio	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line69
__label__cc	0.641495	0.358505	A NEW LIVING COMPLEX IN SAN DIEGO is providing permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless veterans using very clever modular materials for its footprint: recycled shipping containers. The result is Potter's Lane, an energy-efficient community of 16 living spaces of 480-square-feet each—and a new lease on life for the veterans who now call the complex home. The use of the shipping containers was innovative in many ways. Not only did their use eliminate the long development cycle often associated with site-built construction and financing, but it also shortened the actual build time on-site since the structures were able to be prepared off-site while work was being done to the site itself. In total, the project utilized 54 former shipping containers and was completed in just six months’ time. An American Family Housing project, Potter's Lane also placed focus on the exterior common areas, designing tranquil gardens and shared spaces to encourage residents to interact with one another and foster a sense of community, belonging, and connectedness. Already making waves, Potter's Lane took home the 2017 award for Best Affordable Housing Project from PCBC (formerly Pacific Coast Builders Conference). The design team for the project included SVA Architects Inc., LCY Designs, and James Dockstader Landscape Architect, among others. RECLAIMING THE WATERFRONT On the waterfront of San Diego’s North Embarcadero sits BRIC San Diego, a nearly 60,000-square-foot developing expanse of cafés, restaurants, boutiques, and other shops, not to mention several hotels and a ballpark. An area that had nothing but potential, the development of BRIC plays into the evolution of the downtown area to be a 24-hour-a-day live/work/play environment. The motivation behind the project is to revitalize the entire area and breathe new life into one of San Diego’s historic waterfront neighborhoods. The history of the neighborhood will be evident in many spaces, like a park that sits on the former Lane Field ballpark location and the surrounding retail and terrace spaces designed to step back from the park to visually recall the bleachers of old. Architecture firm John Portman & Associates, Inc. led the design of BRIC Phase 1, which opened in 2016 and includes dual-branded Marriott hotels, leased retail areas for shops, and restaurants. The firm also is leading the design of a BRIC Phase 2, which will include a 400-room InterContinental hotel set for completion in 2018. I M A G E : A M E R I C A N FA M I L Y H O U S I N G RENEWABLE FUTURES "Homes of Steel for the Brave of Heart" is how American Family Housing describes Potter's Lane, a new residence for homeless veterans.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line70
__label__wiki	0.516505	0.516505	Getting Into Focus: Nexus Explores ‘Study Drug’ Use Among Students November 6, 2014 at 5:00 am by Christopher Chen and Carissa Quiambao According to a Daily Nexus survey, 40.7 percent of students have tried a psychoactive prescription drug at least once. Kenneth Song/Daily Nexus There are just 48 hours between now and your upcoming midterm, and still another 100 pages to read, another 20 identification terms to memorize, another three weeks worth of slides to go through and a whole six-page paper to write. After calculating the work-to-time ratio necessary to do well on your exam, you find yourself at a debilitating loss. Locking yourself away in the well-lit dungeon that is Davidson Library, after three anxiety-ridden hours trying to start your work, you have found yourself unable to do anything but scroll through Facebook, watch cat videos on YouTube and edit last weekend’s Instagram photo. After a solid hour Wikipedia-ing everything there is to know about your favorite DJ and the spread of Ebola from South Sudan, you decide enough is enough. So you send a text, find your friend with “connections” and find the solution to your academic problems placed delicately into the palm of your hand — a tiny pink pill with big implications: Adderall, also known as the “study drug.” Prescription Drug Use at UCSB Adderall, a psychostimulant drug used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is just one of many pharmaceutical prescription drugs students take for help studying or for recreation. According to statistics gathered by a Daily Nexus survey randomly sampling 376 students, 40.7 percent of students have tried some psychoactive prescription drug at least once in their life and 35 percent have tried Adderall at least once, with 25.4 percent noting that they did it specifically for school and only 1.1 percent stating that they used it specifically for ADHD. The survey has also found that some students take amphetamine stimulants such as Vyvanse, Dexedrine and Dextrostat as well as benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Klonopin and Ativan to study, for recreation, to treat medical conditions or for other purposes. According to Alcohol & Drug Program Director Jackie Kurta, the statistics “sound accurate,” as many students who come to Student Health seek consultation and treatment for ADHD or attention deficit disorder (ADD) either because of concerns about their condition or because they feel medication “can help them study, help them concentrate, can help them prepare for tests.” “The percentage of students who say that they have tried it are probably not using the medications as prescribed … but reporting their uses more as experimentation or [to] improve their study habits or study skills,” Kurta said, “particularly for Adderall.” Indeed, according to the Daily Nexus survey, 87.7 percent of students who have used Adderall do not have a prescription. Between the immediate gratification of a text and computer access and the Internet’s speed [and] the need to be multitasking these options all day long … we tend to distract ourselves quite a lot and don’t give ourselves the opportunity to focus as much. — Jackie Kurta Kurta said she is concerned about assumptions that many students make about the projected risk of prescription drug abuse, claiming that students wrongly assume that because prescription drug use is widespread, it is safe. “These are very potent medications, and they need to be properly assessed, properly diagnosed, properly dosed and properly managed.” Kurta said. “We certainly don’t want to give people the impression that anybody can take anything and it’ll help them. There are risks.” Lecturer Kendall Hassemer believes the use of these drugs may be due to increased academic pressure and over-stimulation of students’ current surrounding environment. Kenneth Song/Daily Nexus Alcohol & Drug Program therapist Lacey Peters said she is not surprised by the survey results, as students oftentimes manipulate doctors to get prescriptions to amphetamines in order “to help them study better,” not necessarily to help behavioral disorders. “Students tend to experiment,” Peters said. “Nowadays, pills have become very accessible and pills can seem unassuming. People tend to think that there’s a reduced risk with Adderall because so many people are prescribed it when really there are risks involved. You don’t know how your body will respond to it.” Peters also said she doubts many Adderall users have prescriptions. Why Are So Many Students Doing It? Exercise & Sports Studies 2 (ESS2)/Substance Abuse lecturer Kendall Hassemer said students are facing increasing pressure within the education system to “perform perfectly,” which sets students up for cycles of high anxiety, depression and drug-seeking behavior in order to cope with stress. According to her, these problems are symptomatic of the overstimulation students are inundated with in the 21st century. “I do believe that this greater focus on ADD/ADHD is due to increased awareness as well as continual nervous system exposure and overstimulation of the current surrounding environment,” Hassemer said in an email. “Research has shown that internet/communications and electronic devices alter neurotransmitter and brain function over time.” Kurta agrees and said she thinks prescription drugs are used among students who do not necessarily have behavioral conditions but in actuality need “a quick fix to be able to blast through [studying].” “I think it’s kind of a byproduct of the way our society is now operating in terms of our ability to multitask,” Kurta said. “Between the immediate gratification of a text and computer access and the Internet’s speed [and] the need to be multitasking these options all day long, I think we do in ourselves promote this idea that we can’t focus on any one thing when in fact we tend to distract ourselves quite a lot and don’t give ourselves the opportunity to focus as much.” According to second-year economics major Michael, with constant increase in pressures from the university to academically succeed and with pressure at internships or jobs to excel, “study drugs become more and more of a thing” as more students feel as though they must compete with one another. “The fact that students know [the dangers] and still take them, even relying on these drugs, just shows the types of environments and pressures that are put on all of the students of the U.S. education system,” he said. I have friends that didn’t want to try [prescription drugs] but with the pressures of school and the easy access to them, they ended up using them … They are addictive drugs and if you abuse them, they will be detrimental and they’ll be useless in the context of academics. —Quinn Second-year engineering major Kenneth said that while the use of study drugs may seem to help, it can create a psychological dependence that would not have been previously there. “I have heard from friends I’ve talked to that they are great and even if they don’t make you study harder they make the process more enjoyable,” he said. “On the other hand, some have said that they often think if they had never started [taking these drugs] they wouldn’t need it now.” However, according to fourth-year political science major Nikolai, the use of prescription drugs such as Adderall is not as detrimental as some claim it to be. “I take Adderall on an occasional basis and it has no apparent long-term detrimental side affects. It has certainly saved my ass on more than one occasion in an academic respect,” Nikolai said. “I feel like it won’t be the last time it will.” Fourth-year psychology major Quinn said she thinks that the overuse of drugs, at least at UCSB, stems not just from the pressure to succeed, but also from easy access. She said that even though these drugs are legal, “they are still, very much, drugs.” “I have friends that didn’t want to try [prescription drugs] but with the pressures of school and the easy access to them, they ended up using them,” she said. A Daily Nexus survey found that 34.8 percent of students have used Adderall at least once and that 18.4 percent of students have used Xanax at least once. Kenneth Song/Daily Nexus Fixing the Symptoms Instead of Solving the Problem According to Kurta, a lot of students that come to the Alcohol & Drug program find themselves turning to not just “study drugs,” but also to anti-anxiety medication such as Xanax in order to feel relief from stress or trauma. “They do talk about the fact that some of their use is prompted by a feeling of some relief from stress, relief from anxiety — many from feelings of depression, or loneliness or traumatic situations that have occurred,” Kurta said. Peters agreed and said that widespread use of benzodiazepines such as Xanax, Klonopin and Ativan can lead to detrimental and even possibly fatal results. “With Xanax, a lot of people think its fine since it’s so widely prescribed for anxiety, not realizing they’re very potent,” Peters said, “especially when accidentally or purposefully mixed with alcohol, it can be deadly.” According to Hassemer, our continuously competitive academic environment coupled with college students’ natural inclination to experiment are both elements that factor into student inclination to abuse pharmaceutical drugs. “The high-stress environment of a college campus, linked with exposure to prescription drugs, and even natural curiosity of this age group, makes it more likely for experimentation and dangerous, even life-threatening habits to form,” Hassemer said. And aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak … An anesthetic is when you shut your senses off and deaden yourself to what’s happening. And a lot of these drugs are that. We’re getting our children through education by anaesthetizing them. — Sir Ken Robinson So let’s say school is the problem. Then what? When all is said and done, is there anything anyone can do to mitigate the prescription drug problem? According to notable author, speaker and international advisor in education Sir Ken Robinson in a Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts (RSA) lecture titled “Changing Education Paradigms,” diagnosis of ADHD has risen in parallel with the growth of standardized testing, a phenomenon which he said is no coincidence. “Our children are living in the most intensely stimulating period in the history of the earth,” Robinson said in the lecture. “They’re being besieged with information and calls for their attention from every platform — computers, from iPhones, from advertising hoardings, from hundreds of television channels — and we’re penalizing them now for getting distracted. From what? Boring stuff at school, for the most part.” Robinson, who points out that the public school system was modeled to meet the needs of industrialism in the 19th century, advocates for a reassessment of our current education model in order to meet 21st century standards. He also points to Ritalin and Adderall as “quite dangerous drugs” given to students to force them to focus in a model of education that is outdated. “And aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak … An anesthetic is when you shut your senses off and deaden yourself to what’s happening,” Robinson said. “And a lot of these drugs are that. We’re getting our children through education by anaesthetizing them.” According to Robinson, the increased usage of prescription drugs points to a necessity to change the educational paradigm. This means doing away with Industrial Age methods of schooling such as ringing bells, separate facilities specialized into separate subjects and separating school children by age. Instead, Robinson states that we must start looking at ways to encourage creativity and divergent thinking into the school system. Whether his advice rings true or not, one thing is for certain — a significant chunk of students are medicating themselves in order to get by, and unless either students or school systems change, prescription drugs are here to stay. This story appeared on page 7 of Thursday, November 6, 2014’s print edition of the Daily Nexus. Some names in this article have been changed on condition of anonymity.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line78
__label__wiki	0.52207	0.52207	◄1 December - 7 December15 December - 21 December► Лекция 10. Файл О формуле Грина и её применении к определению обобщённого решения законов сохранения и выводу условия Гюгонио на произвольном разрыве. Перейти на... Главная страница курса 1 September - 7 September 8 September - 14 September 15 September - 21 September 22 September - 28 September 29 September - 5 October 6 October - 12 October 13 October - 19 October 20 October - 26 October 27 October - 2 November 3 November - 9 November 10 November - 16 November 17 November - 23 November 24 November - 30 November 1 December - 7 December 15 December - 21 December 22 December - 28 December 29 December - 4 January 5 January - 11 January 12 January - 18 January 19 January - 25 January 26 January - 1 February 2 February - 8 February 9 February - 15 February 16 February - 22 February 23 February - 1 March 2 March - 8 March 9 March - 15 March 16 March - 22 March 23 March - 29 March 30 March - 5 April 6 April - 12 April 13 April - 19 April 20 April - 26 April 27 April - 3 May 4 May - 10 May 11 May - 17 May 18 May - 24 May 25 May - 31 May 1 June - 7 June 8 June - 14 June 15 June - 21 June 22 June - 28 June 29 June - 5 July 6 July - 12 July 13 July - 19 July 20 July - 26 July 27 July - 2 August 3 August - 9 August 10 August - 16 August Лекция 10.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line81
__label__wiki	0.711702	0.711702	answeredquestions.html?_page=0&_properties=tablingMember.label,tablingMember,uin,answer.attachment.fileName&_sort=-answer.answeringMember.label&hansardHeading=Children:%20Maintenance Children: Maintenance To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Deduction from Earnings Orders have been set up at the point of application since changes were made to the collection and enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance Service in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the last 12 months. Linlithgow and East Falkirk Martyn Day <p>Information on whether a Deduction from Earnings Order was set up at the point of application is not readily available and to provide it will incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>You might be interested in Table 11: Enforcement Actions which highlights Enforcement Actions used by the Child Maintenance Service, including the number of ongoing Deduction from Earnings Orders or Requests.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> Will Quince Biography information for Will Quince Biography information for Martyn Day To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many liability orders have been obtained by the Child Maintenance Service to utilise their enforcement powers on the Collect and Pay scheme since they were introduced in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency. <p>The Department does not hold information relating to liability orders obtained by the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland and cannot therefore answer your question accurately for the UK.</p><p>Information on the number of liability orders obtained by the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland and the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>You may be interested in our routinely published data on the Enforcement Actions taken by the Child Maintenance Service in Great Britain. This includes the number of Liability Orders (Table 11 Enforcement Actions). These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many formal complaints have been made to the Child Maintenance Service in respect of collecting arrears in (a) the UK (b) Scotland and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency; and if she will make a statement. <p>The Department does not hold information relating to complaints made to the Child Maintenance service in Northern Ireland and cannot therefore provide information for the UK. Information on the number of complaints made to the Child Maintenance Service in Scotland and the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency that relate to the collection of arrears is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>You might be interested in Table 17: Complaints which highlights the number of complaints received by the Child Maintenance Service (in Great Britain) each quarter.</p><p>These statistics are published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-the-2012-statutory-child-maintenance-scheme</a></p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether section 69A of the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 defines cash as an asset which can be factored into a paying parent's assessment. Kate Hoey <p>Section 69A of the Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018 specifies money, whether deposited or in cash, should be treated as an asset for the purposes of calculating notional income. The maintenance liability will then be adjusted where a notional annual income of £2,500 or more has been identified.</p> Biography information for Kate Hoey To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Child Maintenance Service's Financial Investigations Unit has the power in cases where the paying parent's assets and/ or income are outside the UK to investigate foreign (a) tax returns and (b) bank accounts. <p>The Child Maintenance Service Financial Investigations Unit in either scenario (a) or (b) has no powers where paying parents are outside of the UK. In terms of tax returns we do ask Paying Parents that we believe are overseas for their tax status and details of tax payments. The Department has no powers to compel if a response is not received. However, rigorous checks are undertaken to confirm that the Paying Parent is not resident in the UK.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the child maintenance service uses a person's gross income and not take home pay when making maintenance calculations. Motherwell and Wishaw Marion Fellows <p>When the Child Maintenance Service makes a calculation it is based initially on gross income information received directly from HM Revenue and Customs. Taking information directly from HMRC allows us to capture a wide range of income types received by paying parents. Basing the assessment on gross income data has enabled the Child Maintenance Service to significantly speed up the set-up of new cases which can be key to securing regular payments.</p> Biography information for Marion Fellows To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to conduct an equality impact assessment in relation to the child maintenance service arrears strategy, and if she will make a statement. North Tyneside Mary Glindon <p>DWP considered the impact of the compliance and arrears strategy on those with the relevant protected characteristics in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).</p><p>We determined that there would be no direct discrimination from this strategy across the eight protected characteristics as none of the characteristics are a factor in how the regulations are applied.</p><p> </p><p>Some groups may be indirectly affected more than others as a result of the caseload demographic.</p> Biography information for Mary Glindon To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what financial assessment she has made of the effect of writing off child maintenance arrears on (a) her Department's budget and (b) families who are entitled to claim child maintenance; and how much money has been transferred from the legacy system and is in the process of being written off. <p>In December 2017 we published a public consultation document detailing the financial assessment of writing off child maintenance arrears owed to Government and arrears owed to parents. The consultation can be found through the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667033/child-maintenance-compliance-arrears-consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/667033/child-maintenance-compliance-arrears-consultation.pdf</a></p><p>New statistics will be published in June 2019 which will include arrears transferred from the legacy system or in the process of being written off. Information on the planned changes to the Child Support Agency Quarterly Statistical Summary to incorporate this information can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy</a></p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of families affected by her Department's decision to write off child maintenance arrears of (a) £65.01 and £500, and (b) more than £500, and if she will make a statement. <p>In the “Child Maintenance: A New Compliance and Arrears Strategy” document which was published in December 2017, estimates were made regarding the number of parents who would be affected. There were estimated to be approximately 360,000 cases where parents would not be offered the opportunity to make representation (below £500 and less than 10 years old or below £1000 and over 10 years old) and approximately 475,000 cases where they would (over £500 and less than 10 years old or over £1000 and over 10 years old). This can be found here <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/child-maintenance-a-new-compliance-and-arrears-strategy</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for how many parents have currently had their arrears written off is not readily available and has not previously been published as official statistics, however we expect these new statistics to be published in June 2019. Information on the planned changes to the Child Support Agency Quarterly Statistical Summary to incorporate this information can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-support-agency-statistics-publication-strategy</a>.</p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the consultation on changes to the collection of child maintenance arrears, launched in December 2017, how many responses her Department received, and how many of those responses opposed the proposal to write off historical arrears. <p>The consultation closed on 8 February 2018. We received a total of 99 responses, 11 from organisations and 88 from private individuals (of which 21 identified themselves as paying parents, and 24 as receiving parents). Respondents were asked 15 question, four of which discussed the proposal to write off historical arrears.</p><p>Accurately assessing the number of responses opposed specifically to the proposal to write off historical arrears is not straightforward. Not all respondents chose to answer the specific questions, and a large number of responses were about individual case circumstances, and didn’t raise issues within the scope of the consultation. Of the nine responses which were focused on the scope of the consultation, four opposed the write off and three had a mixed view.</p><p>The Government published a detailed response to this consultation on 12 July 2018, accessible through the link below.</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/724358/response-child-maintenance-compliance-and-arrears-strategy-consultation.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/724358/response-child-maintenance-compliance-and-arrears-strategy-consultation.pdf</a></p> # Counting has been applied to this query. PREFIX parl: <http://data.parliament.uk/schema/parl#> PREFIX rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> SELECT DISTINCT ?item WHERE { ?item a parl:WrittenParliamentaryQuestion ; parl:answer ?ans . ?item parl:hansardHeading "Children: Maintenance" . 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__label__wiki	0.567055	0.567055	Ethics Violations Among Non-Profits Survey: Many Non-Profits Fall Short on Ethics By Aliah D. Wright If you’re a nonprofit, the last thing you want is even a whiff of scandal. However, fraud is as prevalent in nonprofit organizations—those often seen as having altruistic goals—as it is in business or government, and misconduct in these organizations is at the highest level on record, says an Ethics Resource Center (ERC) survey. The ERC, an 85-year-old Arlington, Va.-based group devoted to research and the advancement of high ethical standards, used the Opinion Research Corp. to poll 3,452 employees and received telephone responses from 558 employees in the nonprofit sector between June 24 and Aug. 15, 2007. Fraud, in the Ethics Resource Center’s National Nonprofit Ethics Survey, consisted of lying; the alteration of documents, including financial records; and the misreporting of hours. Additionally, the survey found, six types of misconduct posed high risk to the nonprofit sector: discrimination, sexual harassment, misuse of confidential information, lying to stakeholders, improper hiring and safety violations. The ERC surveyed employees in business and government during the same period as well. In the business sector, 56 percent of employees surveyed said they observed misconduct, as opposed to 57 percent in the government sector and 55 percent in the nonprofit sector. “Nonprofits are different from a lot of organizations because they are mission driven,” says ERC President Patricia Harned. “They exist to address a social need. But, that said, nonprofits also face a tremendous amount of pressure on a regular basis,” and “very often where there is pressure there are also pressures to compromise the standards to do the job.” The survey shows that rate of observed misconduct in nonprofit organizations is at the highest level since the ERC began measuring it in 2000, when it was reported by 46 percent of respondents. In 2007, more than half (55 percent) of nonprofit employees observed one or more acts of misconduct. Funding, Public Trust at Issue The ramifications are enormous, experts say. Without the veneer of high morals, nonprofits, especially charities, could see the erosion of funding and lack of public trust. “More than ever, and with good reason, people are concerned about the use of their contributions,” said Tom Tuohy, president and founder of Dreams for Kids, a children’s charity based in Illinois. “If someone is making a contribution to a cause, which touches their heart, they want to know that the intent of their gift is being fulfilled.” “It isn’t that businesses [or nonprofits] are bad,” says Al Gini, professor of business ethics and chairman of the Management Department in the Graduate School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. “It’s that human beings are weak. They are frail, and they are apt to make mistakes and commit errors.” Additionally, the survey found, employees in small and mid-sized organizations were more likely to report ethical misconduct than those in larger organizations (those with 100,000 employees or more). However, the report states, many nonprofit employees, rather than report the abuse to their supervisors directly, opted to use hotlines. About 47 percent chose to reveal the abuses in this way, while on the other end of the scale only 11 percent chose to tell their supervisors directly. However, the report found, 66 percent of employees opted to stay silent about ethics violations out of fear or futility. At least 33 percent said they didn’t feel their report would remain anonymous. That didn’t surprise Gini. He says “there’s a stigma attached” to whistle blowing. “Here’s the HR question: You know that Joanie turned in Mary, but who is going to talk to Joanie again? “We talk about the blue wall with cops … well I think that’s true in every profession,” he continued. “People are very reluctant to turn in a colleague.” But the news isn’t all bad for nonprofits. Harned said nonprofits should put ethics and compliance programs in place, focus on building strong ethical cultures in their organizations, and not assume that ethics violations aren’t going to happen in their organization. “It’s both having a program and having a culture,” she said. “You can have the best of all programs in the world, but if nobody pays attention to the program, you’re still going to have misconduct taking place.” While Gini agreed that leadership “sets the tone,” he added that “codes of ethics are never enough—they have to be implemented, reinforced and maintained by leadership. I think what we’re talking about is not disaster control,” he said, “but setting up clear parameters of hoped-for behavior.” Labels: ethical standards George Brehm said... The Commission on Presidential Debates was highjacked from the League of Women Voters since 1987 and has been used since then to delegitimize third parties by design . Even though they advertise their nonprofit as nonpartisan. Their rules actually contradict their mission statement. Same as the DNC suppresses grassroots candidates with Superdelegates accept they are a private corporation. The CPD violates its stated purpose of educating the public what their options are by not allowing candidates who are actually on the presidential ballot to participate in the debate. Their nonprofit status must be revoked. Recession Changing Buying Habits Rising Food Prices Global Tsunami Rate this Confession The ABA's Code Governing Assisted Reproduction ACOG Abortion Conscience Policy to be Reviewed Sioux Youth: 10 Times National Crime Rate Episcopal Bishop Sues, Again. Patriarch Alexy of Moscow and All Russia Responds ... George and Tollefsen: Embryos are Living Human Spe... Bloggers Face Lawsuit Family Law Professor Encourages Marriage Soaring Global Food Prices Lords Debate Ethics of Dying Wal-Mart Criticises Failure of Business Leaders Welcome to Ethics Forum!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line84
__label__wiki	0.755469	0.755469	Miller, Michealene Marie was born in 1960 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2107 Lark DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200180785. Miller, Michele was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10092 Hooker WAY, WESTMINSTER, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4253443. Miller, Michele Ann was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1401 Wewatta ST UNIT 305, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2953954. Miller, Michele Ann was born in 1972 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 22876 S Hwy 67, DIVIDE, Teller County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600515225. Miller, Michele Bollier was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10123 Summit View Pointe, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5746352. Miller, Michele Christa was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 15835 Black Bridge RD, PAONIA, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600238477. Miller, Michele Darlene was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 681 Rock Ridge DR, LAFAYETTE, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8218047. Miller, Michele Gean was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4585 S Taft WAY, MORRISON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4101221. Miller, Michele Kathrine was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13847 W 76Th PL, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 515756. Miller, Michele L was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1603 N Chipmunk LN, SILVERTHORNE, Summit County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7187705. Miller, Michele Lise was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5460 S Locust ST, GREENWOOD VLG, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601722405. Miller, Michele Lynn was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5141 W Fremont DR, LITTLETON, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 797055. Miller, Michele Marie was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 11701 W Prentice PL, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600138483. Miller, Michelene Therese was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 818 Whitehall CT, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6308231. Miller, Michele S was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12977 Grizzly DR, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4131037. Miller, Michele Sheree was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3651 E 100Th CT, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1595733. Miller, Michele Stokke was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 27899 Silver Spur ST, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Routt County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6571456. Miller, Michelle was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 155 Walnut AVE, EATON, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601486168. Miller, Michelle was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 15269 W 69Th CIR # B, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601876511. Miller, Michelle A was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4965 Hidden Rock RD, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2378561. Miller, Michelle Angela was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25623 E 2Nd AVE, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600721986. Miller, Michelle Ann was born in 1976 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1640 Glen Moor DR, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200216789. Miller, Michelle Ann was born in 1957 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 779 Crawford LN, FAIRPLAY, Park County, CO. Her voter ID number is 545268. Miller, Michelle Ann was born in 1984 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 836 S Greenway AVE, PUEBLO WEST, Pueblo County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6403422. Miller, Michelle Ann was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 945 S County Rd 185, BYERS, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 732450. Miller, Michelle Anna was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5036 Rangeland AVE, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200097193. Miller, Michelle Anna was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13707 Meadowbrook CT, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600925549. Miller, Michelle Anne was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8356 Vallejo ST, DENVER, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6873895. Miller, Michelle B was born in 1951 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4971 S Fulton ST, GREENWOOD VLG, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 780357. Miller, Michelle Brissette was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1643 N Krameria ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2747163. Miller, Michelle Christine was born in 1992 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 21500 Omaha AVE, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600427244. Miller, Michelle Dawn was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 95 Meadowland CT, NEDERLAND, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8218055. Miller, Michelle Denise was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3336 E Belcaro DR, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2395758. Miller, Michelle Elaine was born in 1981 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1841 Ance ST, STRASBURG, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601063354. Miller, Michelle Elizabeth was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8454 W 74Th PL, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4092101. Miller, Michelle Elizabeth was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7500 E Quincy AVE APT D302, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601977673. Miller, Michelle Gates was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9576 Deerhorn CT # 50, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5832539. Miller, Michelle Jean was born in 1965 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10039 Longview DR, LONE TREE, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200275959. Miller, Michelle Jean was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25653 County Rd 23, SNYDER, Morgan County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3568794. Miller, Michelle Joanna was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3455 Table Mesa DR APT K227, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600972109. Miller, Michelle K was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 810 Blue Mountain RD, LYONS, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223079. Miller, Michelle Kristine was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1000 Camelot CIR, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2245269. Miller, Michelle L was born in 1974 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 21222 White Pine LN, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5698446. Miller, Michelle Laura was born in 1993 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3328 S Ammons ST # 4-101, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600394465. Miller, Michelle Leah was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 17191 Snowcreek LN, MORRISON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4265950. Miller, Michelle Lee was born in 1983 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 170 N Carlton ST, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200079778. Miller, Michelle Lee was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4208 Mcwhinney BLVD # 415, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2679385. Miller, Michelle Leigh was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2266 Jeanette WAY, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601287630. Miller, Michelle Leslie was born in 1960 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4389 Bobolink DR, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601643517. Miller, Michelle Louise was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 113 Oakdale DR, PALMER LAKE, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601441929. Miller, Michelle Louise was born in 1965 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8670 County Rd 149, MATHESON, Elbert County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601978493. Miller, Michelle Lynn was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4924 Dakota DR, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1472964. Miller, Michelle Lynn was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3004 S Adams ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2672904. Miller, Michelle Lynn was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1506 Auburn DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600240139. Miller, Michelle Lynn was born in 1980 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 434 Crosshaven PL, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600379777. Miller, Michelle Lynn was born in 1978 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 107 N 49Th Avenue PL, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6372756. Miller, Michelle Lynne was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2810 S Ulster ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2670702. Miller, Michelle M was born in 1959 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 15682 Lacuna DR, MONUMENT, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 97648. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1108 King DR, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1390111. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6095 Kingsfield ST, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3102832. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1959 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5433 Saulsbury CT, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4016882. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1948 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2777 County Rd 7, MEEKER, Rio Blanco County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4975649. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1964 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7364 S Oak Hill CT, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5658887. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1964 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 426 Hughes ST, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5743272. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1840 S Balsam ST, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600095468. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1994 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7131 Silverwind CIR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601431529. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9273 E Oxford DR, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601632439. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4899 Wren CT, FREDERICK, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6390952. Miller, Michelle Marie was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 790 Sun Burst Vista, MONUMENT, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 840121. Miller, Michelle Marie Ann was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3623 Porto Fino AVE, EVANS, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6875766. Miller, Michelle M M was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7424 Cameron CIR, LARKSPUR, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5902808. Miller, Michelle Pamela was born in 1980 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 134 N Washington ST, MONUMENT, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600342145. Miller, Michelle R was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 18145 Forest View RD, MONUMENT, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 342451. Miller, Michelle R was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 576 County Rd 674, BRECKENRIDGE, Summit County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7187782. Miller, Michelle Rae was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2051 Zlaten DR # K207, LONGMONT, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600506033. Miller, Michelle Raeann was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2115 81St AVE, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 222920. Miller, Michelle Raye was born in 1994 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 294 Tucson ST, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600454181. Miller, Michelle Reida Ann was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 215 W Beaver Creek BLVD # 15, AVON, Eagle County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601393591. Miller, Michelle Renae was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3100 Pearl PKWY APT 402, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200378227. Miller, Michelle Renae was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10177 Station WAY # 234, LITTLETON, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600379778. Miller, Michelle Renae was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 502 Valley View RD, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601227370. Miller, Michelle Renae was born in 1974 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6667 S Hill ST, LITTLETON, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 814332. Miller, Michelle Rene was born in 1985 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4830 County Rd 320, RIFLE, Garfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5543687. Miller, Michelle Renee was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 208 County Rd 227, RIFLE, Garfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600208603. Miller, Michelle Renee was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13704 Columbine ST, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601551489. Miller, Michelle Roberta was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2206 Primrose DR, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1529381. Miller, Michelle Rose was born in 1959 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9354 Gray CT, WESTMINSTER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4292584. Miller, Michelle Rose was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3047 W 47Th AVE APT 504, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600188193. Miller, Michelle S was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 11743 Sherman ST, NORTHGLENN, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200130574. Miller, Michelle S was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 425 Paepcke DR UNIT 102, ASPEN, Pitkin County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6781064. Miller, Michelle Schwarz was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9681 S Johnson ST, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600789718. Miller, Michelle Sue was born in 1984 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5615 W 115Th LOOP, WESTMINSTER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1433893. Miller, Michelle Suzanne was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12751 W Dakota AVE, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2616564. Miller, Michelle Suzanne was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5536 Lewis CT # 202, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2764274. Miller, Michelle Suzanne was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1307 Witter Gulch RD, EVERGREEN, Clear Creek County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600853552. Miller, Michelle Taffi was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 46779 County Road 22, WIGGINS, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3569439. Miller, Michelle Tamar was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 341 S Leyden ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7151989. Miller, Michelle Tracy was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2023 Angel PL, ALAMOSA, Alamosa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600657323. Miller, Michiko Itoman was born in 1957 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6421 S Millbrook WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 737458. Miller, Michiyo Anita was born in 1977 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5385 Ferrari DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600236081. Miller, Mickey Edward was born in 1947 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3469 F 3/4 RD, CLIFTON, Mesa County, CO. His voter ID number is 2292440. Miller, Mickey Lynne was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1533 Rosemary DR, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5718416. Miller, Micki Rae was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2451 S Timberline RD # 11-109, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6364673. Miller, Midra G was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1051 Gapter RD, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223084. Miller, Mikaela Leigh was born in 1997 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 21222 White Pine LN, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600854971. Miller, Mikayla Cheyenne was born in 1996 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5505 Prairie Wheat VW, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601805488. Miller, Mikayla Danielle was born in 1997 and registered to vote, giving the address as 9908 Escalante CT, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Miller voter ID number is 601359092. Miller, Mike was born in 1966 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 208 County Rd 227, RIFLE, Garfield County, CO. His voter ID number is 5515243. Miller, Mikele Lynne was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2086 W Woodstock PL, PUEBLO WEST, Pueblo County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3033265. Miller, Mike Patrick was born in 1981 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 6980 E Fremont AVE, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 600152922. Miller, Mikhail Ireland was born in 1992 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 960 Morgan DR, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. His voter ID number is 601268098. Miller, Mildred Arlene was born in 1934 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2610 N Shields ST, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1400091. Miller, Mildred Darlene was born in 1931 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1855 Low Meadow BLVD # 249, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3043893. Miller, Mildred E was born in 1930 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3265 W Florida AVE, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2419709. Miller, Mildred Laverna was born in 1922 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 20698 Fairview RD, AUSTIN, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3536828. Miller, Mildred M was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 653 Morgan ST, ESTES PARK, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1569531. Miller, Mildred Margaret was born in 1939 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 36472 County Rd 35, WILEY, Bent County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3404742. Miller, Mildred Sue was born in 1943 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6731 Silverwind CIR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 281572. Miller, Mildred Vivette was born in 1927 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2114 Summitview DR, LONGMONT, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223089. Miller, Milena Renee was born in 1992 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9704 W Maryland DR, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601823711. Miller, Miles Blanchard was born in 1963 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 395 E Diamond AVE, GRANBY, Grand County, CO. His voter ID number is 8515105. Miller, Miles Marlow was born in 1988 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 33550 E State Highway 96 LOT 335, PUEBLO, Pueblo County, CO. His voter ID number is 600893517. Miller, Milisa Jo was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 24367 E Fremont DR, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5749976. Miller, Millicent was born in 1936 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1775 Hawthorn PL, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223090. Miller, Milo D Iii was born in 1969 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 14220 Berry RD, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. His voter ID number is 2586340. Miller, Milo Dwain was born in 1948 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1054 E Ridgecrest RD, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 600729708. Miller, Milton Joseph was born in 1934 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 652 Clearview DR, CLIFTON, Mesa County, CO. His voter ID number is 2358506. Miller, Milton M Jr was born in 1951 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 4894 W 61St DR, ARVADA, Adams County, CO. His voter ID number is 6861463. Miller, Milton Prenell was born in 1965 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 470 Cherry Hills WAY, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 86868. Miller, Mindy Alford was born in 1986 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6521 W Gambol Quail DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600892784. Miller, Mindy Elizabeth was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2684 S Grant ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601622900. Miller, Mindy H was born in 1957 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 27 Cherry Hills Farm DR, ENGLEWOOD, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 849757. Miller, Mindy Katz was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6005 S Paris PL, GREENWOOD VLG, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 780130. Miller, Mindy Lee was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1745 Clear Creek CT, WINDSOR, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6362347. Miller, Mindy Lynn was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 19540 6565 RD, MONTROSE, Montrose County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5375693. Miller, Mindy Marie was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 493 S Kline ST, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200225715. Miller, Mindy Marie was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 585 25 1/2 RD # 29, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200266365. Miller, Mindy Marie was born in 1978 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2885 E Midway BLVD # 1366, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601559609. Miller, Minnie Alyne was born in 1946 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1545 Stardance CIR, LONGMONT, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223091. Miller, Minnie Jean was born in 1935 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1306 16Th Avenue CT, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6346999. Miller, Miquelle Hill was born in 1960 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1460 Farnham PT APT 101, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200033462. Miller, Miqui Renee was born in 1981 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 45798 Rampart RD, PARKER, Elbert County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5915932. Miller, Miranda was born in 1984 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 295 E Speer BLVD UNIT 332, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601919130. Miller, Miranda Anne was born in 1978 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8750 Mariposa ST, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6805605. Miller, Miranda August was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 76 Mockingbird PL, PAGOSA SPRINGS, Archuleta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601768483. Miller, Miranda Dawn was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8199 Welby RD # 2607, DENVER, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600300597. Miller, Miranda Dow was born in 1983 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1491 S Foothills HWY, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200258789. Miller, Miranda Jo was born in 1978 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 34179 Owl LN, HOTCHKISS, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3560305. Miller, Miranda Kay was born in 1999 and registered to vote, giving the address as 3535 Nyland WAY, LAFAYETTE, Boulder County, CO. Miller voter ID number is 601667111. Miller, Miranda Lynn was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 490 Tamarron DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600779728. Miller, Miranda Marguerite was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1331 N Franklin ST APT C, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600989990. Miller, Miriam was born in 1999 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25834 Gateway DR, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601795368. Miller, Miriam Gross was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1317 Luke ST, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1437409. Miller, Miriam K was born in 1942 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 405 Chamberlin PL, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 368420. Miller, Miriam Nicole was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7258 Antelope LN, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4232401. Miller, Mirinda Ashley was born in 1993 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4310 N Clayton ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600393163. Miller, Mirinda Lee was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2520 N Yates ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 952427. Miller, Misbrytnii Mourgyn Paige was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 14822 E Randolph PL, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2910914. Miller, Misha Danielle was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 11671 E Berry AVE, ENGLEWOOD, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2873940. Miller, Mistery Celeste was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5752 Eldorado CIR, ELIZABETH, Elbert County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601169342. Miller, Mistie Anne was born in 1979 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25065 E 4Th PL, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600204042. Miller, Misty D was born in 1972 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 74 Cedar AVE, AKRON, Washington County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2197168. Miller, Misty Dawn was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2260 S Lewiston ST, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2948940. Miller, Misty Dawn was born in 1972 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 139 Mcclure AVE # 7, FIRESTONE, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223095. Miller, Misty Kay was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 315 Hays AVE LOT 42, STERLING, Logan County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2196923. Miller, Misty Kay was born in 1971 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3927 W 13Th ST, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6366141. Miller, Misty Lu was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 401 N Timberline RD # 121, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600091242. Miller, Misty Rochelle was born in 1974 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 236 S Bill Creek RD, CARBONDALE, Pitkin County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600249828. Miller, Mitch Anthony was born in 1992 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1810 40Th LN, PUEBLO, Pueblo County, CO. His voter ID number is 600588796. Miller, Mitchell was born in 1989 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1245 S Lincoln AVE # 20, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Routt County, CO. His voter ID number is 600128099. Miller, Mitchell Aaron was born in 1990 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3501 Stover ST # 199, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 601476354. Miller, Mitchell Anthony was born in 1954 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 31 County Rd 4904, GRAND LAKE, Grand County, CO. His voter ID number is 8514103. Miller, Mitchell Cole was born in 1980 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 22504 County Rd 22, SANFORD, Conejos County, CO. His voter ID number is 651874. Miller, Mitchell Damon was born in 1997 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2411 Bott AVE UNIT 102, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 601952035. Miller, Mitchell David was born in 1985 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 12570 Wolff ST, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. His voter ID number is 600774168. Miller, Mitchell Dean was born in 1989 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2114 E La Salle ST APT 219, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 600874525. Miller, Mitchell Don was born in 1954 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 9167 Mornington WAY, LONE TREE, Douglas County, CO. His voter ID number is 783602. Miller, Mitchell Jay was born in 1984 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1064 Chambers CT # 206, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 2824259. Miller, Mitchell John was born in 1995 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 15355 Steinbeck LN, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 601580973. Miller, Mitchell Lewis was born in 1955 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1295 Escalante DR UNIT 107, DURANGO, La Plata County, CO. His voter ID number is 600712838. Miller, Mitchell Mark was born in 1954 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3976 S Bannock ST, ENGLEWOOD, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 853938. Miller, Mitchell Martin was born in 1995 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 745 Rundle CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 601703051. Miller, Mitchell Redington was born in 1994 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 5818 S Skyline DR, EVERGREEN, Jefferson County, CO. His voter ID number is 600663399. Miller, Mitchell Robert was born in 1954 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 10360 Beech ST, LITTLETON, Douglas County, CO. His voter ID number is 5831306. Miller, Mitchell Robert was born in 1959 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1230 Meeker ST, DELTA, Delta County, CO. His voter ID number is 601468200. Miller, Mitchell Ryan was born in 1981 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 19797 E Princeton PL, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 715120. Miller, Mitchell S was born in 1960 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2040 Orchard AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. His voter ID number is 2278071. Miller, Mitchell Scott was born in 1982 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3703 W 85Th AVE, WESTMINSTER, Adams County, CO. His voter ID number is 200141632. Miller, Mitchel W was born in 1958 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 79 Arapahoe, CARBONDALE, Eagle County, CO. His voter ID number is 6690584. Miller, Mitchel Ward was born in 1961 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 445 S County Rd 137, BENNETT, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 732132. Miller, Mitok T was born in 1959 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3765 Depew ST # 8, WHEAT RIDGE, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2565190. Miller, Mitzi A was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 579 Alpine Forest DR, BAYFIELD, La Plata County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4951249. Miller, Mitzi Lori was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 17024 Lamar DR, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5766808. Miller, Mitzi Mae was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 505 Columbine ST, STERLING, Logan County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601264560. Miller, Miyoshe Mimi was born in 1977 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1211 S Quebec WAY APT 12204, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601554512. Miller, Mlinda K was born in 1981 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1007 E Colorado, TELLURIDE, San Miguel County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6023524. Miller, M Lyn Kay was born in 1996 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1723 68Th AVE, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601024641. Miller, Mocha Taryn was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5512 Rose Ridge LN, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 250719. Miller, Moira Lynn was born in 1962 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 314 Poppy ST, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4260027. Miller, Moira Teasdale was born in 1941 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 314 Poppy ST, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4052342. Miller, Moises Daniel was born in 1981 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2413 Marina ST, EVANS, Weld County, CO. His voter ID number is 6894562. Miller, Mollie Elizabeth was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 15493 E 1St AVE # 301, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601076384. Miller, Mollie T was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1407 Grand AVE, CANON CITY, Fremont County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200286831. Miller, Molly Ann was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 336 N Grant ST APT 212, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600666978. Miller, Molly Dale was born in 1977 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2255 Bradford DR, MONTROSE, Montrose County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5360087. Miller, Molly Elizabeth was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 785 N Clermont ST APT 6, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601079399. Miller, Molly Elizabeth was born in 1992 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 795 South Lafayette DR APT 273, LAFAYETTE, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601996850. Miller, Molly Hannah was born in 1990 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6354 Xavier CT, ARVADA, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601148936. Miller, Molly J was born in 1962 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7842 Oban CT, LONE TREE, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5825903. Miller, Molly J was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5185 W 61St DR # 12, ARVADA, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 796810. Miller, Molly Joy was born in 2000 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9263 Otter RD, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601621328. Miller, Molly Katherine was born in 1985 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2103 Hackberry CIR, LONGMONT, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601505649. Miller, Molly Marie was born in 1990 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 308 W Buffalo ST, DILLON, Summit County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200340845. Miller, Molly W was born in 1957 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 705 Hackberry DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 458594. Miller, Mona Marie was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3732 E 139Th AVE, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1404584. Miller, Mona Merlene was born in 1943 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1054 E Ridgecrest RD, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600729688. Miller, Mone Madison was born in 1992 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 120 Edgeview DR # 6508, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200311353. Miller, Monica Demitrice was born in 1980 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10460 E 29Th DR APT 101, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600590190. Miller, Monica G was born in 1947 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1655 E 7Th ST, RIFLE, Garfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5533541. Miller, Monica Gayle was born in 1980 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 409 Cleveland ST, STERLING, Logan County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601119445. Miller, Monica Jean was born in 1953 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25260 E Aberdeen DR, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601620295. Miller, Monica Lynn was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2353 Diamond Creek DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2642986. Miller, Monica Maeve was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1259 N Albion ST APT 15, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601742179. Miller, Monica Marlene was born in 1968 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4879 E Donald AVE APT C, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601117496. Miller, Monica Rachele was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 824 Pinehurst CT, LOUISVILLE, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223104. Miller, Monique Charity was born in 1974 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3215 E Hall CT APT H, CLIFTON, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2347162. Miller, Monique R was born in 1943 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2338 S Rifle ST, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 699951. Miller, Montana Ray was born in 1994 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 215 E 11Th AVE APT B1, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601342689. Miller, Montana Royce was born in 1991 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 8240 County Rd 115 # 3, GLENWOOD SPGS, Garfield County, CO. His voter ID number is 601058324. Miller, Monte Clair was born in 1951 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 4827 County Road 509, BAYFIELD, La Plata County, CO. His voter ID number is 4928218. Miller, Monte Dale was born in 1968 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3717 S Taft Hill RD # 237, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 1534266. Miller, Monte Gene was born in 1944 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 64 Macnaughton RD, PUEBLO, Pueblo County, CO. His voter ID number is 200340139. Miller, Monte Gene was born in 1952 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1094 Kiva CIR, WINDSOR, Weld County, CO. His voter ID number is 6357109. Miller, Monte L was born in 1955 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 212 N County Rd 153, STRASBURG, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 734570. Miller, Monte Monroe was born in 1940 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 123 Timber TRL, CORDILLERA, Eagle County, CO. His voter ID number is 6691744. Miller, Montford Joe was born in 1943 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1501 Celadon DR E, DURANGO, La Plata County, CO. His voter ID number is 4922599. Miller, Monti Decendo was born in 1966 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2400 N Decatur ST APT 301, DENVER, Denver County, CO. His voter ID number is 2844710. Miller, Monty Earl was born in 1970 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 4036 S Liverpool WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. His voter ID number is 912513. Miller, Monty Glenn was born in 1956 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 276 Solomon DR, ESTES PARK, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 1568488. Miller, Morgan was born in 1998 and registered to vote, giving the address as 514 Westfall Hall, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Miller voter ID number is 601407271. Miller, Morgan Anna was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6829 W 48Th AVE, WHEAT RIDGE, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601437181. Miller, Morgan Ashlee was born in 1999 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10759 Worchester WAY, COMMERCE CITY, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601160043. Miller, Morgan Ashley was born in 1990 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3413 S Glencoe ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200294329. Miller, Morgan Ashley was born in 1992 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1201 N Logan ST APT B, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600633264. Miller, Morgan Brandene was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5551 E Costilla DR, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 886698. Miller, Morgan Catherine was born in 1993 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4173 Chase ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600585132. Miller, Morgan Dean was born in 2000 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 12265 Big Cypress DR, PEYTON, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 601354964. Miller, Morgan Elise was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7601 S Grape ST, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601165983. Miller, Morgan Elizabeth was born in 1990 and registered to vote, giving the address as 4045 Wabash ST, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Miller voter ID number is 601230477. Miller, Morgan Elizabeth was born in 2000 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9506 3100 RD, HOTCHKISS, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601282234. Miller, Morgan Evan was born in 1957 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3055 N Kearney ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. His voter ID number is 601187301. Miller, Morgan Jackson was born in 1994 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 7901 Deertrail DR, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. His voter ID number is 600714559. Miller, Morgan Jean was born in 1996 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1116 Grant AVE, LOUISVILLE, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600955490. Miller, Morgan Judi was born in 1994 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7956 Tangleoak LN, CASTLE PINES, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600671551. Miller, Morgan Knowles was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 810 N Forest ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4154553. Miller, Morgan Lee was born in 1999 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 331 Mountain Chickadee RD, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601119081. Miller, Morgan Leigh was born in 1990 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2706 Edinburgh CT # B23, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601377632. Miller, Morgan Leigh was born in 1997 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7808 Bengali LN, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601521812. Miller, Morgan Paige was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2134 Farnon CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601963641. Miller, Morgan Sue was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5621 Rock Bed CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600940036. Miller, Morgan Sydney was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1520 Forrestal DR, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600746615. Miller, Morgan Tanner was born in 1993 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 575 Forest Lakes DR, BAYFIELD, La Plata County, CO. His voter ID number is 601460553. Miller, Moriah Christine was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6750 Green River DR # A, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601350529. Miller, Moriah Jane was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4224 Lookout DR, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 602012647. Miller, Morris James Jr was born in 1958 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1120 Norwood AVE, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 414442. Miller, Mountain Eagle was born in 1969 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 1535 W Alaska PL, DENVER, Denver County, CO. His voter ID number is 2578425. Miller, Murnice Hobbs was born in 1953 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1358 S Quintero WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 697752. Miller, Mya was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3394 N Magnolia ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600998961. Miller, Mya Rachelle was born in 1990 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2172 S Trenton WAY # 6-208, DENVER, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601554221. Miller, Mya Renee was born in 1999 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3394 N Magnolia ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601584205. Miller, Mycha A was born in 1982 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 14211 E 1St DR # 101, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601270535. Miller, Mykala Marie was born in 1991 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 16419 Homestead CT, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601325498. Miller, Myles A was born in 1957 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 8256 Timothy CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. His voter ID number is 204133. Miller, Myrna Gay was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9892 Horseshoe LN, AUSTIN, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5957182. Miller, Myrna Jean Lord was born in 1934 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 221 W 57Th ST # A48, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1613722. Miller, Myrna June was born in 1957 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12572 Revere CT, AURORA, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7054404. Miller, Myron Lee was born in 1951 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 4283 Peach Tree CT, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 1616979. Miller, Myron Lee was born in 1937 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 3160 Stoneburro DR, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. His voter ID number is 3971536. Miller, Myron M was born in 1931 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2800 E 2Nd AVE UNIT 303, DENVER, Denver County, CO. His voter ID number is 849458. Miller, Myrtle was born in 1940 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1160 33Rd ST APT 101, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2399805. Miller, Myrtle Jane was born in 1936 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2495 S Quebec ST APT 47, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7036889. Miller, Mysti Eason was born in 1984 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 120 Akard AVE, MONTROSE, Montrose County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600369001. Miller, Mytchell Stanley was born in 1988 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 650 Ash AVE, LAS ANIMAS, Bent County, CO. His voter ID number is 600236510. Miller, Nacole Kay was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 420 Cottonwood AVE, CANON CITY, Fremont County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601298048. Miller, Nadia Chornij was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 18965 W 55Th CIR, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4097749. Miller, Nadia Denise was born in 1999 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2333 W 17Th ST, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601644089. Miller, Nadine K was born in 1981 and registered to vote, giving the address as 1960 S Chelton RD # G231, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Miller voter ID number is 601286754. Miller, Nadine L was born in 1960 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2924 Drakestone DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 307898. Miller, Nancy was born in 1949 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2410 Denby WAY, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 534456. Miller, Nancy was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2672 S Williams ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600174606. Miller, Nancy A was born in 1929 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 980 East LN, ESTES PARK, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1562106. Miller, Nancy A was born in 1939 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12330 W Carolina DR, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3984101. Miller, Nancy A was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7051 W Alder AVE, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4110257. Miller, Nancy A was born in 1960 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2424 9Th AVE APT 6207, LONGMONT, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223111. Miller, Nancy Ann was born in 1941 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 752 Oxford LN, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1444367. Miller, Nancy Ann was born in 1949 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3625 Van Teylingen DR APT 21, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 312887. Miller, Nancy Ann was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10270 Charterwood CT, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5892102. Miller, Nancy Ann was born in 1948 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10100 Commons ST # 3027, LONE TREE, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600099936. Miller, Nancy Anne was born in 1956 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9140 Harlequin CIR, FREDERICK, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600522869. Miller, Nancy Anne Headley was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3476 N Dayton ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600197780. Miller, Nancy Bartlett was born in 1951 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 18954 E Baltic PL # 1713, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601868415. Miller, Nancy Bryan was born in 1938 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13972 W Virginia DR, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3960834. Miller, Nancy Burks was born in 1948 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2210 Pine Wood RD, SEDALIA, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5893746. Miller, Nancy C was born in 1949 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1214 Capulin DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 355200. Miller, Nancy Carol was born in 1973 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3478 Springmeadow CIR, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5668184. Miller, Nancy Charlene was born in 1936 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3320 Northridge DR, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2262205. Miller, Nancy Corbett was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3841 Grand Mesa DR, MONTROSE, Montrose County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6698184. Miller, Nancy Corey was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4174 Highway 50, WHITEWATER, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2260121. Miller, Nancy D was born in 1948 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3235 7Th ST, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223113. Miller, Nancy E was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1253 Terri LN, WOODLAND PARK, Teller County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3802261. Miller, Nancy E was born in 1941 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2878 W 134Th PL, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3909134. Miller, Nancy E was born in 1949 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 32 Mule Deer TRL, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4100253. Miller, Nancy E was born in 1952 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 11364 Charles ST, FIRESTONE, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223114. Miller, Nancy Elaine was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 314 S Utah AVE, HAXTUN, Phillips County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2204910. Miller, Nancy Elizabeth was born in 1965 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10024 W 81St CIR, ARVADA, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600262436. Miller, Nancy Evelyn was born in 1952 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 645 N Krameria ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2891796. Miller, Nancy G was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4085 Zurich DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 210538. Miller, Nancy G was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3841 S Narcissus WAY, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2428098. Miller, Nancy House was born in 1948 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 9403 Cubs Den DR, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4100922. Miller, Nancy Hubert was born in 1935 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 723 N Valley DR, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2302596. Miller, Nancy Ina was born in 1942 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 202 Love Mesa DR, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600847308. Miller, Nancy Irene was born in 1947 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5555 E Briarwood AVE # 2601, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 799613. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5312 Highcastle CT, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1473761. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2468 Coach House LOOP, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600425755. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4830 Collingswood DR, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600645422. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5002 E Mineral CIR, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 788434. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1963 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3211 S Humboldt ST, ENGLEWOOD, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223376. Miller, Nancy J was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5090 E Quincy AVE, ENGLEWOOD, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 850092. Miller, Nancy Jane was born in 1951 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2997 County Rd 132, ELIZABETH, Elbert County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200317906. Miller, Nancy Jane was born in 1953 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1094 Kiva CIR, WINDSOR, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6356636. Miller, Nancy Jane was born in 1965 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13481 Birch WAY, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7020215. Miller, Nancy Jane was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1634 Zinnia CIR, LAFAYETTE, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 8223377. Miller, Nancy Jayne was born in 1969 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 470 S Oak Creek DR, PUEBLO WEST, Pueblo County, CO. Her voter ID number is 480977. Miller, Nancy Jean was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3337 Pepperwood LN, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1454571. Miller, Nancy Jean was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 520 Grand AVE, DELTA, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3542048. Miller, Nancy Jean was born in 1964 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 23831 Genesee Village RD, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4238908. Miller, Nancy Jean was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3412 Canadian PKWY, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601626601. Miller, Nancy Jo was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 32050 Bristol Head DR, CREEDE, Hinsdale County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4164155. Miller, Nancy Jo was born in 1939 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8201 S Santa Fe DR TRLR 29, LITTLETON, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600960094. Miller, Nancy Joan was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5906 Stagecoach AVE, FIRESTONE, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6385267. Miller, Nancy Kae was born in 1967 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 101 Sharp AVE, HASWELL, Kiowa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3403282. Miller, Nancy L was born in 1943 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3640 S Glencoe ST, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2771951. Miller, Nancy L was born in 1940 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 619 Nucla WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 682623. Miller, Nancy L was born in 1956 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2882 S Olathe CT, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 720794. Miller, Nancy L was born in 1953 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3085 S Killarney WAY, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 736289. Miller, Nancy L was born in 1944 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 19282 E Hinsdale LN, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 900415. Miller, Nancy Lee was born in 1942 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5111 Sand Hill DR, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 162098. Miller, Nancy Lee was born in 1947 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12609 Zuni ST # 101, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3831081. Miller, Nancy Lee was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1218 Footprint CT, CASTLE ROCK, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5901409. Miller, Nancy Louise was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 988 Echo Canyon ST, FRUITA, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2329959. Miller, Nancy Louise was born in 1959 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1017 Hillcrest DR, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5582103. Miller, Nancy Lucille Cottril was born in 1964 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 12920 Ironstone WAY # 102, PARKER, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601177212. Miller, Nancy Lynn was born in 1951 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8532 W 94Th PL, WESTMINSTER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200193848. Miller, Nancy M was born in 1943 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1747 Ascot RD, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 445055. Miller, Nancy M was born in 1954 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7894 S Locust CT, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 795797. Miller, Nancy Margaret was born in 1942 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2582 S Independence ST, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600207946. Miller, Nancy Nicolai was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2363 H RD, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2271719. Miller, Nancy Oakes was born in 1952 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 290 Sloan DR, JOHNSTOWN, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600257017. Miller, Nancy Patricia was born in 1947 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 24150 E 156Th AVE, BRIGHTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7059856. Miller, Nancy Smith was born in 1956 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 13890 E Marina DR # 505, AURORA, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2905966. Miller, Nancy Sue was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7504 Short Grass CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1255373. Miller, Nancy T was born in 1955 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1345 Youngfield ST, GOLDEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4053138. Miller, Nancy W was born in 1952 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 20205 Sheriffs CV, MONUMENT, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 92297. Miller, Nancy Windmuller was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8441 5Th ST, WELLINGTON, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1588970. Miller, Naomi Alice was born in 1980 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 351 Ten Mile DR APT 104, GRANBY, Grand County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601221286. Miller, Naomi E was born in 1929 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 476 W Chukar WAY, CLIFTON, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 2545071. Miller, Naomi Miriam was born in 1961 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 818 S Oneida ST APT F 206, DENVER, Denver County, CO. Her voter ID number is 1517322. Miller, Naomi Renee was born in 1979 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6426 W 96Th PL, WESTMINSTER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601149703. Miller, Naomi Rose was born in 1936 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2028 Glenhill RD, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 5689229. Miller, Naomi Suntal was born in 1977 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 5146 5Th ST, BOULDER, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601937842. Miller, Nashoeba Scot was born in 2001 and he registered to vote, giving his address as 2444 River Rim RD # 48, LOVELAND, Larimer County, CO. His voter ID number is 601924475. Miller, Nashtun Jade was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10513 Madison WAY, NORTHGLENN, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7003257. Miller, Natalie A was born in 1986 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2885 E Midway BLVD # 108, BROOMFIELD, Broomfield County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200066160. Miller, Natalie A was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1216 Mass ST, PUEBLO, Pueblo County, CO. Her voter ID number is 7142031. Miller, Natalie Ann was born in 1962 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 7327 W 20Th Street LN, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6362421. Miller, Natalie Anne was born in 1976 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6181/2 Shannon LN, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4997037. Miller, Natalie Arlene was born in 1966 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 505 Dove Ranch RD, BAYFIELD, La Plata County, CO. Her voter ID number is 4961088. Miller, Natalie Elizabeth was born in 1995 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 11736 Gray WAY, WESTMINSTER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600824188. Miller, Natalie Jean was born in 1981 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2366 Hickory PL, ERIE, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601611505. Miller, Natalie Jo was born in 1950 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 610 S Broadway AVE, FT LUPTON, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6303820. Miller, Natalie Kay was born in 1986 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 19525 County Rd 14, JULESBURG, Sedgwick County, CO. Her voter ID number is 200114854. Miller, Natalie Kay was born in 1977 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1348 Ouray AVE, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600911128. Miller, Natalie Lynn was born in 1996 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6189 S Monroe DR, CENTENNIAL, Arapahoe County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601316120. Miller, Natalie Madison was born in 1998 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 29045 Douglas Park RD, EVERGREEN, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601170463. Miller, Natalie Maria was born in 1972 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 6210 Corporate DR RM 204, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601235666. Miller, Natalie Marie was born in 1958 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 4825 Old Farm DR # 132, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 847125. Miller, Natalie May was born in 1989 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2023 Erin LOOP, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 191567. Miller, Natalie Mechelle was born in 1984 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 8901 Huron ST APT 202E, THORNTON, Adams County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601658833. Miller, Natalie Michele was born in 1979 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 25937 Richmond Hill RD, CONIFER, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 772877. Miller, Natalie Michelle was born in 1970 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10179 Woodrose LN, HIGHLANDS RANCH, Douglas County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601890645. Miller, Natalie Suzanne was born in 1974 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2563 S Corral DR, GRAND JUNCTION, Mesa County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600432521. Miller, Natalie Taylor was born in 1997 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3930 S Wadsworth BLVD # 202, LAKEWOOD, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601172572. Miller, Natalija Anne was born in 1996 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 758 Western DR APT 5C, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601848049. Miller, Natalya I was born in 1979 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1291 Livingston AVE, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600137652. Miller, Natasha Ann was born in 1988 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1308 Garden CIR, LONGMONT, Boulder County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600990331. Miller, Natasha Cecelia was born in 1987 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 2172 Roundtop CT, COLO SPRINGS, El Paso County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600715489. Miller, Natasha Danielle was born in 1983 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 3770 W 24Th ST # B 13, GREELEY, Weld County, CO. Her voter ID number is 6363028. Miller, Natasha Elizabeth was born in 1994 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 1601 Remington ST # B, FORT COLLINS, Larimer County, CO. Her voter ID number is 600994401. Miller, Natasha Lee was born in 1975 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 10758 W Parkhill AVE, LITTLETON, Jefferson County, CO. Her voter ID number is 601522957. Miller, Natasha Louise was born in 1986 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 520 Grand AVE, DELTA, Delta County, CO. Her voter ID number is 3555511.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line85
__label__cc	0.667011	0.332989	Leftwing Media Goes After Lara Logan For Telling The Truth About Leftwing Media Bias Lara Logan Mike Ritland George Rasley, CHQ Editor \| 2/19/19 It’s not often when a respected member of the establishment media agrees with the statements, the American news media’s leftwing and partisan Democrat biases as a “huge fcking problem” and “disaster for this country.” But Lara Logan, the respected foreign correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes, did just that in an interview published last Friday with the Mike Drop podcast, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Mike Ritland. As Breitbart’s Robert Kraychik reported, Ritland characterized U.S. news media as “absurdly left-leaning” and supportive of Democrats, further describing the status quo of American news media’s leftwing and partisan Democrat biases as a “huge fcking problem” and “disaster for this country.” Kraychik reports Logan concurred, “I agree with that. That’s true.” She described U.S. and international news media as “mostly liberal,” adding, “most” journalists are left. “The media everywhere is mostly liberal, not just the U.S.,” assessed Logan. Logan elaborated: Visually, anyone who’s ever been to Israel and been to the Wailing Wall has seen that the women have this tiny little spot in front of the wall to pray, and the rest of the wall is for the men. To me, that’s a great representation of the American media, is that in this tiny little corner where the women pray you’ve got Breitbart and Fox News and a few others, and from there on, you have CBS, ABC, NBC, Huffington Post, Politico, whatever, right? All of them. And that’s a problem for me, because even if it was reversed, if it was vastly mostly on the right, that would also be a problem for me. My experience has been that the more opinions you have, the more ways that you look at everything in life — everything in life is complicated, everything is gray, right? Nothing is black and white. Ms. Logan then warned: One ideological perspective on everything never leads to an open free diverse tolerant society. The more opinions and views … of everything that you have, the better off we all are. So, creating one ideological position on everything throughout your universities, throughout academia, in school and college, in media, and everywhere else, that’s what concerns me. I don’t have to agree with everybody. Kraychik reports Logan added, “Although the media has historically always been left-leaning, we’ve abandoned our pretense — or at least the effort — to be objective, today. … We’ve become political activists, and some could argue propagandists, and there’s some merit to that.” Breitbart News and Fox, said Ms. Logan, are among a handful of useful barometers of “the other side” of news media: This is the problem that I have. There’s one Fox, and there’s many, many, many more organizations on the left. … The problem is the weight of all these organizations on one side of the political spectrum. When you turn on your computer, or you walk past the TV, or you see a newspaper headline in the grocery store If they’re all saying the same thing, the weight of that convinces you that it’s true. You don’t question it, because everyone is saying it. Unless you seek out Breitbart on your computer, you’re probably not even going to know what the other side is saying. Most news media outlets ignore the origins of ostensibly grassroots political activism, Logan told Ritland. She pondered the geneses of such campaigns, speculating on technology firms’ roles in amplifying such campaigns: We don’t even question if what we see on social media is real or not. We don’t even question if a grassroots movement is really grassroots. You know, there’s a way to start a grassroots movement. You write an algorithm, and you create all this outrage, and you’re basically throwing out all the sparks that light the fire, so then it becomes a grassroots movement because it takes nothing to set that in motion. But did it really begin as one? And if it didn’t begin that way, but was manipulated and paid for by someone and serves someone’s political purpose, is it really what we believe it is? People were manipulated into doing that. … Who’s behind it? Who’s doing it, and why are they doing it? And what else are they doing? Those things are profoundly significant, and we’re not even trying to find out who it is. That really bothers me. Ms. Logan had a lot more to say in the interview with Mike Ritland and we encourage CHQ readers and friends to watch the entire podcast or at least read Robert Kraychik’s lengthy report on Breitbart. We thought Ms. Logan’s interview with Mike Ritland was one of the more interesting examples of establishment self-analysis we’ve seen in a long time, but what was even more interesting was the reaction on the Left. Lefty websites, such as DemocraticUnderground.org were quick to crank-up the outrage and trash Ms. Logan, especially for mentioning Breitbart as a credible source for “the other side.” Anyone who believes that Breitbart is a legitimate news organization... can't be taken seriously, said prolific poster “twilightzone.” She is so full of BS. The media follows the bidding of its corporate masters... and that aint liberal! Posted “ananda.” And “radius777” said, “Logan sounds like she's auditioning for Faux News - better bleach that hair a little blonder.” Thinking along those same lines, African-American author Adrianne Byrd @adriannebyrd went full racist on Logan tweeting, “6 years after her b.s. Benghazi report when she was suspended from 60 minutes, Lara Logan returns proving how one demographic continues to fail upward.” Likewise, Michael Calderone @mlcalderone, Senior media reporter for Politico, Ferris Professor at Princeton, Fall 2018 and Adjunct professor at the NYU School of Journalism (a trifecta in Logan's list of Leftwing bias) was quick to deflect from her point, tweeting: Lara Logan calls the media “mostly liberal,” suggests reading Breitbart, and accuses Media Matters of targeting her over Benghazi https://bit.ly/2tpipeT Reminder: Logan's Benghazi report was discredited for journalistic reasons, not political ones Ms. Logan had a lot to say in her interview with Mike Ritland, but from our perspective, her most important may have been this: How do you know you’re being lied to? How do you know you’re being manipulated? How do you know there’s something not right with the coverage? When they simplify it all [and] there’s no grey. It’s all one way. Well, life isn’t like that. If it doesn’t match real life, it’s probably not. Something’s wrong. For example, all the coverage on Trump all the time is negative. … That’s a distortion of the way things go in real life. George Rasley is editor of Richard Viguerie's ConservativeHQ.com and is a veteran of over 300 political campaigns. A member of American MENSA, he earned his first newspaper byline in 1976 for an article in The Goshen (Indiana) News. His family began in the newspaper business in 1831.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line87
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McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida, Gainsville Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, University of Florida, Gainsville Veterans Affairs Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Gainsville, Florida Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego Department of Radiology, University of Florida, Gainsville University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, Department of Radiology, Minneapolis Institute for Neural Computation, University of California, San Diego Department of Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainsville DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S135561770397010X fMRI was used to determine the frontal, basal ganglia, and thalamic structures engaged by three facets of language generation: lexical status of generated items, the use of semantic vs. phonological information during language generation, and rate of generation. During fMRI, 21 neurologically normal subjects performed four tasks: generation of nonsense syllables given beginning and ending consonant blends, generation of words given a rhyming word, generation of words given a semantic category at a fast rate (matched to the rate of nonsense syllable generation), and generation of words given a semantic category at a slow rate (matched to the rate of generating of rhyming words). Components of a left pre-SMA–dorsal caudate nucleus–ventral anterior thalamic loop were active during word generation from rhyming or category cues but not during nonsense syllable generation. Findings indicate that this loop is involved in retrieving words from pre-existing lexical stores. Relatively diffuse activity in the right basal ganglia (caudate nucleus and putamen) also was found during word-generation tasks but not during nonsense syllable generation. 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__label__cc	0.609223	0.390777	Issues To Consider From The Petrobras Enforcement Action By Mike Koehler on September 28, 2018 in DOJ “Piling On” Policy, Gray Cloud, Petrobras, Victims This previous post went in-depth into the DOJ and SEC’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action against Petrobras which resulted in a net approximate $170 million enforcement action. This post continues the analysis by highlighting additional issues to consider. The Petrobras enforcement action is believed to be the first ever FCPA enforcement action against a foreign government. As stated by the DOJ, Petrobras is a “state-owned and controlled oil and gas company.” As stated by the SEC, Petrobras is a “Brazilian government-controlled oil and gas company.” Reflective of this unusual aspect of the Petrobras enforcement action, the DOJ’s NPA states: “By entering into this Agreement, notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Company does not prospectively waive any arguments that, as an instrumentality of the Republic of Brazil, it is protected by sovereign immunity from criminal prosecution in the United States, and it reserves the right to assert this argument in any future prosecution or civil action by the United States.” This unusual aspect of the Petrobras enforcement action was previously flagged in this 2014 post when the company first became the subject of FCPA scrutiny. Anytime the U.S. government exercises power (be it legal power or other forms of government power), it is always prudent to take a look in the mirror and consider the flip side. The flip side here being a foreign government bringing a bribery and corruption enforcement action against what the foreign government considers the U.S. government. [Note: some have suggested that the 2006 Statoil enforcement action also involved a “company directly owned and controlled by a foreign government.” However, there is no reference of this in either the DOJ’s resolution document or SEC’s.] Further Unique This previous post highlighted the December 2016 Odebrecht / Braskem FCPA enforcement action as being unique in the sense that it was believed to be the first ever enforcement action against a foreign company based on its alleged interactions with its own alleged government officials. This type of enforcement action did not occur for the FCPA’s first 39 years and then in January 2017 it happened again in the SQM enforcement action (see here). With the Petrobras enforcement action, it has happened yet again. As highlighted in the above-linked Odebrecht / Braskem post, are we prepared for the flip-side? In other words, a foreign law enforcement agency bringing a bribery and corruption enforcement action against a U.S. company (based on the company’s mere listing of shares on its exchanges) based on the U.S. company’s alleged interactions with U.S. officials? But Then Again? But then again, the Petrobras enforcement action was technically not a bribery and corruption enforcement action. Sure, those were the bulk of the allegations, but technically the DOJ’s NPA references the FCPA’s books and records and internal controls provisions and the SEC’s administrative order does the same (as well as invoke other securities laws provisions). The SEC is rarely shy of using the term “FCPA” yet notably that term is nowhere in the SEC’s release which has the headline “Petrobras Reaches Settlement With SEC For Misleading Investors.” “Piling On” As highlighted in this prior post, the DOJ’s “anti-piling” policy sounds great, but it all depends on what “piling on” means. While Deputy Assistant AG Miner insisted in yesterday’s speech that the DOJ did not “pile” on Petrobras – that is exactly what the DOJ did (as it also did in the Societe Generale enforcement action – see here). As highlighted in prior posts here and here, much of the largeness of modern FCPA enforcement has resulted from corporate enforcement actions against foreign companies (based in many instances on mere listing of securities on U.S. markets and in a few instances on sparse allegations of a U.S. nexus in furtherance of an alleged bribery scheme). A substantial majority of these enforcement actions (such as the Petrobras and Societe Generale enforcement actions) have been against companies headquartered in countries that, like the U.S., are parties to the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (OECD Convention). In other words, “peer” countries with mature FCPA-like laws governing the conduct of their companies coupled with reputable legal systems to prosecute such offenses. Given this reality, as well as the specific provision in Article 4 of OECD Convention that “when more than one Party has jurisdiction over an alleged offence described in this Convention, the Parties involved shall, at the request of one of them, consult with a view to determining the most appropriate jurisdiction for prosecution,” is it “piling on” when the U.S. brings FCPA enforcement actions against such foreign companies for their interactions with non-U.S. officials? I believe the answer is yes. On a number of occasions, the DOJ termed Petrobras and its shareholders victims. For instance, the DOJ’s release notes: “a number of executives of the company engaged in an embezzlement scheme that victimized the company and its shareholders.” The NPA contains the same statement. If the DOJ was being intellectually honest, the “victim” term could be used in several other FCPA enforcement actions that also included allegations that single actors or a small group of actors circumvented internal controls and received kickbacks from their alleged conduct. I foresee the DOJ’s use of the term “victim” in the Petrobras enforcement as complicating – and rightly so – the DOJ’s steadfast position in several FCPA related proceedings that companies (and its shareholders) who resolve certain FCPA enforcement actions are not victims. (See here and here for prior posts). As highlighted in this prior post, Petrobras become the subject of FCPA scrutiny sometime during Fall 2014. Thus, from start to finish its scrutiny lasted approximately 4 years. At the risk of sounding like a broken record to regular readers … if the FCPA enforcement agencies want the public to have confidence in their FCPA enforcement programs, they must resolve instances of FCPA scrutiny much quicker. The validity and credibility of FCPA enforcement depends on this. Having FCPA scrutiny linger for over four years is inexcusable particularly since Petrobras in the words of the DOJ: “the Company received full credit for its cooperation with the Fraud Section and the Office’ investigation, including conducting a thorough internal investigation, proactively sharing in real-time facts discovered during the internal investigation and sharing information that would not have been otherwise available to the Fraud Section and the Office, making regular factual presentations to the Fraud Section and the Office, facilitating interviews of and information from foreign witnesses, and voluntarily collecting, analyzing, and organizing voluminous evidence and information for the Fraud Section and the Office in response to requests, including translating key documents” In the words of the SEC: “In determining to accept the Offer, the Commission considered remedial acts promptly undertaken by Petrobras and significant cooperation afforded to the Commission staff. After learning of the corruption and bribery scheme described above, Petrobras immediately cooperated with the Brazilian authorities’ investigation, and has served as an Assistant to the Prosecution in 51 proceedings in Brazil. Petrobras conducted a thorough and timely internal investigation and identified significant documents for the Commission staff, translating them from Portuguese. Petrobras also provided summaries of the investigation’s findings and assisted in other SEC investigations.” The Top Ten List Of Corporate FCPA Settlements Stryker Joins The FCPA Repeat Offender Club	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line94
__label__cc	0.56269	0.43731	Mrs. Laura QORLAZJA – IFC’s Country Representative in Albania by tdbsupport in Interviews “It is important that state institutions play a greater role in creating a business environment able to retain current investments and attract new ones” FIAA: What is the IFC’s current long term finance investment strategy in Albania? Mrs. Qorlazja: Thank you first of all for giving me the opportunity to talk about IFC in general and its work in Albania. IFC was established in 1956 as part of the World Bank Group to support private sector investment in emerging markets to create jobs and raise standards of living. IFC’s financial products enable companies to manage risk and broaden their access to foreign and domestic capital markets. Our financial products consist of fixed and variable rate loans extended to the private sector, which finance both early-stage companies and expansion projects. IFC also makes loans to intermediary banks, leasing companies, and other financial institutions for on-lending. In addition to lending, IFC engages in equity investments that provide developmental support and the long-term growth capital the private sector needs. IFC invests directly in companies’ equity and also through private-equity funds. Since Albania joined IFC in 1991, IFC has been a supporter of sustainable economic development in the country through its investment and advisory services. We have a total investment portfolio in Albania of $820.7 million in 26 projects across a variety of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, banking, manufacturing, and trade. IFC’s program for Albania for the 2015 -2019 period is aimed at supporting Albania’s aspiration to achieve equitable growth and integration into the European Union. The program will be pursued with a focus on our twin goals of reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity, and the following strategic priorities: Improving access to infrastructure (renewable energy, ports, road operation and maintenance); Boosting countries’ competitiveness (manufacturing, agribusiness, tourism); Improving the business environment (NPL resolution, investment climate); Supporting social sector reform (health care, waste management). What are some examples of individual projects that are aimed at improving the business environment in Albania? IFC’s strategy in Albania is to accelerate the recovery in Albania’s economic growth through improved competitiveness and an enhanced investment climate. A few examples of individual projects that aim to improve the business environment are: Debt Resolution Project: This aims to make the Albanian debt resolution system more efficient by improving the insolvency framework and practices, which will strengthen the avenue for resolution on nonperforming loans, increase returns to creditors, and protect economically viable companies. The new law on Debt Resolution, drafted with the assistance of IFC, is expected to be approved soon by the Albanian parliament. The Southeast Europe Tax Transparency and Simplification Project: This aims to achieve two objectives: (i) simplify tax administration procedures to reduce tax compliance costs, especially for small and medium enterprises, and (ii) improve the legal framework and efficiency of the administration of international taxation procedures, with a focus on Transfer Pricing/Double Taxation Treaties. This project covers not just Albania but also other countries in our region, such as Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. ASA – Improving Investment Climate, Competitiveness and Regional Integration in Agribusiness in Albania: This is part of the larger Western Balkans ASA Project. The project’s objective in Albania is to improve the business environment for Albanian businesses, focusing on agribusiness value chains, through three components: (i) improving business regulations and quality infrastructure at the national level to reduce regulatory costs; (ii) strengthening investment policy and facilitation to increase foreign and domestic investment and support the entrance of new investors, and (iii) facilitating access to markets (intra-regional and inter-regional) by reducing cross-border costs and delays in the movement of goods across borders, both within the region and to the EU. What concerns, if any, do you have about the current investment climate in Albania? How do you believe these concerns can be addressed? Despite the reforms undertaken by the government to improve the investment climate and the high priority given to this, the business environment continues to experience shortcomings that negatively impact private investments and, therefore, growth. These include the institutional and regulatory burden; excessive bureaucracy; fiscal indiscipline; poorly defined investment incentives; instability in fiscal laws and regulatory requirements; and an uneven implementation of the law. The 2008 global crisis also posed difficulties for many private companies, making it hard for them to engage in current or new projects. The crisis has had an ever bigger impact on foreign companies in countries where foreign capital is supposed to flow to the Albanian economy. This further reduces the appetite of investors to invest. Boosting private investments, domestic and foreign, is critical to restore and accelerate growth, and create jobs. To achieve this, it is important that state institutions play a greater role in creating a business environment able to retain current investments and attract new ones. What further steps would you like to see the government take to improve the business environment for foreign investors in Albania? Ensuring a legal framework for investment that is clear, predictable, stable and fair, as well as ensuring investor protection through strict law enforcement and a reliable justice system, would result in a more transparent and attractive investment climate. In addition, to create conditions for accelerated private sector investment and generate economic growth, state institutions should play a greater role in (i) orientating businesses to invest in high growth sectors, (ii) creating sector-focused promotion policies to attract new investments, (iii) ensuring freedom of access by improving business regulations and reducing compliance costs for the private sector, (iv) avoiding informality and ensuring fiscal discipline and law enforcement, and (v) encouraging banks to resume lending to companies. And what steps can foreign investors themselves take? Foreign as well as domestic investors should continue their efforts to maintain a constructive dialogue with state institutions, which will ultimately help tackle shortcomings and improve the business environment. In this context, business association such as the FIAA play an extremely important role in bringing businesses together and conveying their concerns, in one single voice, to the government. Laura Qorlazja has 21 years’ experience with international and local accounting firms. During her work in Albania and abroad, Laura has been responsible for overseeing a range of client services including audit and other attestation services, financial advisory services, tax consulting and accounting consulting across a wide range of industries, from telecommunications, energy and public utilities to construction and consumer goods. Laura has an in-depth understanding and experience of the application of international and national accounting standards as well as business valuation methodologies. In addition, she spent nine years in the telecommunications industry in Albania. During her years working in accountancy, Laura was holder of the Certified Public Accountants, USA (CPA), a member of the Albanian Institute of Authorized Chartered Accountants, IEKA (ACA), a member of the Society of Certified Accountants and Auditors of Kosovo (CAA), and a Bankruptcy Administrator. In April 2016, Laura was appointed IFC’s Country Representative in Albania.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line96
__label__cc	0.656135	0.343865	The WoodenBoat Forum > The Bilge > Vote and Organize View Full Version : Vote and Organize Ian McColgin [IMc - This is a better version of things I've been trying to write here, so I happily C&P. I like her take on moralizing.] Published on Friday, September 09, 2016, by Common Dreams Don't Mourn. Organize. (And, Yes, Also Vote) Why my small act of voting is not nearly as important as the organizing I do all year long by Cynthia Kaufman Around presidential election time, people get wrapped up in the elections in ways that are not helpful for building a just and sustainable society. There is a lot we can do to impact the political world we live in. But during election time it is easy to get confused about what kinds of actions have what kinds of impacts. We can make a difference when we organize in ways that change the balance of power; when we support a good candidate who runs and who has a chance of winning; when we encourage candidates whose statements shift the terms of a public conversation; when we work over the period of many years to overturn Citizens United; when we organize alternative strategies for capturing power through elections. And at the moment when we vote, we can make a difference, too, but only in very specific and limited ways. "Rather that fantasizing that we can be pure by not participating in systems we object to, we need to be smart about when, where, and how we act to make what kind of difference." I hear a lot of what feels like moralism associated with this presidential election. I hear people talking as if it would taint them as person to vote for someone they didn’t like. But of course we participate in corrupt systems every day, when we use credit cards, drive cars, or buy food that was made using underpaid farm labor. We are embedded in social processes that we didn’t invent, and many of them are destroying the planet and killing people. That is our reality. Rather that fantasizing that we can be pure by not participating in systems we object to, we need to be smart about when, where, and how we act to make what kind of difference. The Democratic Party will not be reformed if it loses this election because progressives decide to not vote for Clinton. That party has shown an amazing ability to shoot itself in the foot by taking progressive votes for granted. It has been dominated for a very long time by forces sympathetic to big business and Wall Street. Without deep changes, right now it can only pander to us so much before betraying its owners. You will not change the Democratic Party by not voting for its candidate. The Green Party often contributes to this moralistic rather than strategic approach to elections. Every four years it jumps on the bandwagon of the hype and easy access to attention that surrounds presidential elections by running candidates that have no chance of winning. It has rarely done the slow hard work of contesting small winnable elections and generating credibility to build as a party. Its approach feeds a sense of purity among those who want to register their opposition to the corrupt two party system, but who have no realistic plans for how to change the situation. Much more promising is the Working Families Party, mostly based in New York. They run candidates when they think they can win. They pressure the democrats to get concessions when they can. They were instrumental in getting Bill De Blasio elected as the mayor of New York City. Bernie’s campaign didn’t make the mistake of engaging in moralistic politics. Bernie was clear that he was raising the issues and participating in the dialogue, and would serve if elected, and would step aside of he wasn’t. He didn’t offer people the option of a vote that felt pure but made our circumstances worse. The Sanders campaign accomplished a tremendous amount by putting progressive issues into the spotlight that a presidential election offers, and giving legitimacy to those positons. Bernie’s push for a $15 minimum wage raised that demand to a level of support that had previously seemed impossible. But Bernie could not have made that demand without the prior work of thousands of activists, like people who work at McDonalds’ and the brave workers at New York’s Hot And Crusty Bakery, who despite their immigration status, in 2012, fought a pitched battle and won the right to unionize. If Bernie had won, it would have been amazing. And it now looks like if Bernie had thrown down really hard in the beginning and if he had better organizations, he might have won, despite the extreme hostility from the Democratic Party, and the power of money in elections. That is an amazing statement about the possibilities of making significant change even from within our very broken electoral system. Bernie was very clear that his candidacy was part of a much broader struggle to change our political system. Even if he had won he would have been able to make very little practical headway on law and policy with a Republican congress. People’ sense that they need to not vote for Clinton because she is a right–winger is an overestimation of the kinds of a difference we can make in this election at this point. Generally the way to get problems like the power of Wall Street to go way is through long hard organizing over a period of years. Most of what changes the equations is the on-the-ground organizing rather that what happens in the electoral sphere. So now please hold your nose, and if you are in a swing state vote for the hawkish candidate supported by Wall Street, so that a neo-fascist racist doesn’t become our president. If enough progressives vote for Clinton, they could tip the election. If you aren’t in a swing sate, what you do doesn’t matter a whole lot. I think I am going to vote for Clinton even though I live in California, which she will surely win. I will do that because I want to repudiate the neo-fascist racism that Trump represents. It is a grain of sand on a pile of manure. That small act of mine is not nearly as important the organizing I am doing all year long. Then on November 9th hopefully everyone will go back to work on shifting the balance of power to ensure that President Clinton is not able to cut welfare, give away the shop to Wall Street, start another war, or whatever other despicable policy is coming down the pipe. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License Cynthia Kaufman is the author of Getting Past Capitalism: History, Vision, Hope and Ideas for Action: Relevant Theory for Radical Change. She is the Director of the Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action at De Anza College. skuthorp "So now please hold your nose, and if you are in a swing state vote for the hawkish candidate supported by Wall Street, so that a neo-fascist racist doesn’t become our president. If enough progressives vote for Clinton, they could tip the election. If you aren’t in a swing sate, what you do doesn’t matter a whole lot. I think I am going to vote for Clinton even though I live in California, which she will surely win. I will do that because I want to repudiate the neo-fascist racism that Trump represents. It is a grain of sand on a pile of manure. That small act of mine is not nearly as important the organizing I am doing all year long. Then on November 9th hopefully everyone will go back to work on shifting the balance of power to ensure that President Clinton is not able to cut welfare, give away the shop to Wall Street, start another war, or whatever other despicable policy is coming down the pipe." Pretty bleak outlook there, but likely realistic.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line98
__label__wiki	0.909149	0.909149	Rebutting County Executive Rob Astorino’s Misinformation This week, County Executive Rob Astorino used the airport’s capital reserves to send a misleading flyer touting his 40-year lease deal to every household in Westchester County. In doing so, he may have violated Federal laws requiring that those capital reserves be used only for airport operations & improvements. Those reserves could have been used to build the additional seating and terminal amenities Astorino says he wants, or they could have been used to test the airport’s groundwater for contaminants that threaten our drinking water. But instead, Astorino used money that belongs to all of the citizens of Westchester County to further his own campaign. He also risked FAA fines to do so – fines that will be paid by taxpayers in the future. Astorino says he’s providing the facts, but he’s just peddling lies. His proposal is a forty-year lease of the airport to a private corporation under which the County will relinquish control and effective ownership rights of a valuable asset. Astorino cannot know what a new corporate lessee will do in the next 40 years under his dangerous plan. We do know, though, that under the proposed lease, the new corporate operator will have the incentive to increase flights, reduce airport services, and weaken environmental protections to maximize profits for its shareholders. Mr. Astorino claims that under his proposal there will be “no expansion or ‘LaGuardia North.’” He knows Westchester voters will not tolerate an increase in flights that will bring more traffic, more noise and air pollution, a decrease in our property values, and the increased risk of pollution of our drinking water. He can’t guarantee no expansion – he can only say that, at least initially, the number of gates, the passenger cap, and the runways won’t change, but that will not prevent more flights. FACT: Over 85% of the flights at Westchester Airport are private and not subject to the passenger cap. Private flights are responsible for most noise complaints, and over half of all private flights are on large corporate jets not based in our community. FACT: The airport currently operates well below the limits prescribed by the passenger cap. FACT: Twice as many airline flights could be scheduled from 5:30 a.m. to midnight without exceeding the limit of 4 operations per hour. FACT: More than three times as many airline flights could be scheduled by including the night time hours between midnight and 5:30 a.m. FACT: The airport operates far below the maximum capacity of its runway. Airports with similar sized runways, like LaGuardia or Chicago Midway, can schedule flights every 90 seconds per runway. FACT: In 2015 and 2016, Mr. Astorino pushed for an increase in the number of airline flights by proposing an expansion of the passenger cap. Mr. Astorino’s proposal does not include the “stringent environmental safeguards” he claims. Indeed, Mr. Astorino has a track record of weakening airport environmental protections. FACT: De-icing and other effects of increased flights will threaten our water supply from the Kensico Reservoir. The lease requires only $5 million per incident and $10 million total of pollution insurance. This is woefully inadequate to cover the Reservoir, which supplies drinking water to over 9 million people, including 85% of Westchester County. FACT: Under the proposed lease, the county may lose its authority to impose new environmental controls that may become necessary over the forty years of the lease term. FACT: Mr. Astorino ended the airport’s groundwater monitoring program in 2011, citing cost concerns, even though the program was paid for by airport profits. Since at least 2014, one of the airport’s environmental goals has been to reinstate the program. And even though the County paid a contractor $20,000 to design a cheaper program with less testing in 2015, Mr. Astorino still has not approved the use of airport profits to implement this safeguard at no cost to taxpayers, according to the airport’s environmental goals. FACT: Most of the airport’s noise monitoring system reached end of life in 2015 after 25 years of service. But as of July 2016, Mr. Astorino would not allow the airport to replace those monitors, or even seek FAA funding to replace them, again at no cost to taxpayers. FACT: Mr. Astorino likes to tout the airport’s ISO 14001 environmental certification. It sounds like a fancy award, but it doesn’t actually require the county or a corporate operator to do anything to protect the environment. All it does is specify a way to track environmental targets and whether they are being met. On this front, the Astorino administration is failing – year after year, Mr. Astorino impedes progress on the airport’s environmental goals. Even on his signature claim – no new taxes – Mr. Astorino’s proposal is smoke and mirrors. Last November, Mr. Astorino was ready to sell the airport to Oaktree Capital for about $140 million. But over 40 years, this is less than 0.25% of the county’s budget. Selling the airport will have a huge impact on our quality of life and on the safety of our drinking water, but the impact on our tax bills will be insignificant. Rob Astorino puts his campaign ahead of the citizens of Westchester County. That is why he needs to be voted out of office on November 7, 2017. What’s in your drinking water? Urgent: Astorino telephone town hall tonight, September 27 One thought on “Rebutting County Executive Rob Astorino’s Misinformation” Audrey Nagelberg says: Excellent rebuttal to County Executive Astorino’s deceptive plan to advance a dangerous agenda. Audrey Nagelberg	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line99
__label__wiki	0.592831	0.592831	News Provided by GlobeNewswire uniQure Enrolls First Patient in Phase III HOPE-B Pivotal Study of AMT-061 in Patients with Hemophilia B News Provided by GlobeNewswire2018-06-28 LEXINGTON, Mass. and AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, June 28, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE), a leading gene therapy company advancing transformative therapies for patients with severe unmet medical needs, today announced that it has enrolled its first patient in the Phase III HOPE-B pivotal study of AMT-061, an investigational AAV5-based gene therapy incorporating the FIX-Padua variant for the treatment of patients with severe and moderately severe hemophilia B. AMT-061 has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and access to the Priority Medicines (PRIME) regulatory initiative by the European Medicines Agency. “AMT-061 has the potential to be a major advancement in gene therapy for patients affected by hemophilia B,” stated Steven Pipe, M.D., professor of pediatrics and pathology and pediatric medical director of the hemophilia and coagulation disorders program at the University of Michigan and principal investigator of the HOPE-B clinical trial. “A one-time treatment, such as AMT-061, could be life-changing for these patients, many of whom struggle to manage ongoing challenges, including compliance with frequent infusions and recurrent episodes of bleeding.” “We are delighted to have enrolled the first patient in this Phase III pivotal study of a gene therapy for patients with hemophilia B,” said Steve Zelenkofske, D.O., chief medical officer at uniQure. “This represents a significant milestone for uniQure as we advance a potentially best-in-class gene therapy for patients with this life-altering disorder. In addition to advancing our pivotal trial, we have also initiated patient recruitment for our Phase IIb dose-confirmation study and expect to commence enrollment in July. We look forward to announcing top-line FIX data from the dose-confirmation study before the end of the year.” HOPE-B Study Design The Phase III HOPE-B pivotal trial is a multinational, multi-center, open-label, single-arm study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AMT-061. Approximately 50 adult hemophilia B patients classified as severe or moderately severe will be enrolled in a six-month observational period during which time they will continue to use their current standard of care to establish a baseline control. After the six-month lead-in period, patients will receive a single intravenous administration of AMT-061. Dosing of patients in the HOPE-B pivotal trial is expected to start early in the first quarter of 2019. The primary endpoint of the study will be based on the Factor IX (FIX) activity level achieved following the administration of AMT-061, and the secondary endpoints will measure annualized FIX replacement therapy use rate and annualized bleed rate. Patients enrolled in the HOPE-B trial will be tested for the presence of pre-existing neutralizing antibodies to AAV5 but will not be excluded from the trial based on their titers. Previous studies performed by uniQure suggest that AAV5 gene therapies may be viable treatments for at least 97% of patients. Concurrent with the lead-in phase of the HOPE-B pivotal study, uniQure will also conduct a short, Phase IIb dose-confirmation study of AMT-061 in approximately three patients. Patients will receive a single dose of 2x1013 vc/kg and be evaluated for a period of approximately six to eight weeks to determine FIX activity and confirm the dose of AMT-061 for the pivotal study. Patients enrolled in this dose-confirmation study will be followed for one year. About AMT-061 AMT-061 consists of an AAV5 viral vector carrying a gene cassette with the Padua variant of Factor IX (FIX-Padua). FIX-Padua has been reported to provide an approximate 8 to 9-fold increase in FIX activity compared to the wild-type FIX protein, as used in AMT-060. AAV5-based gene therapies have been demonstrated to be safe and well-tolerated in a multitude of clinical trials, including three uniQure trials conducted in 22 patients in hemophilia B and other indications. No patient treated in clinical trials with the Company’s AAV5 gene therapies has experienced any T-cell-mediated immune response to the capsid. About uniQure uniQure is delivering on the promise of gene therapy - single treatments with potentially curative results. We are leveraging our modular and validated technology platform to rapidly advance a pipeline of proprietary and partnered gene therapies to treat patients with hemophilia, Huntington's disease and cardiovascular diseases. www.uniQure.com uniQure Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, which are often indicated by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "look forward to", "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and on information available to management only as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the potential safety or efficacy of AMT-061, the potential for AMT-061 to be a life-changing treatment for patients or to be considered a best-in-class gene therapy or a major advancement in gene therapy, the expected timing of the Phase III HOPE-B pivotal trial or thePhase IIb dose-confirmation study of AMT-061, and the expected announcement of data from any trial or study. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including, without limitation, risks associated with our and our collaborators’ clinical development activities, the results of any clinical trial or study, the timing of any clinical trial or study, collaboration arrangements, corporate reorganizations and strategic shifts, manufacturing issues, regulatory oversight, and intellectual property claims, as well as the risks, uncertainties and other factors described under the heading "Risk Factors" in uniQure’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on April 30, 2018. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. uniQure Contacts: Maria E. Cantor m.cantor@uniQure.com Eva M. 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__label__cc	0.56279	0.43721	Difference between revisions of "XBTO Group" SarahRudolph (talk \| contribs) MattRaebel (talk \| contribs) \| key_people = \| foundation = \| location = \| location = New York, NY (Headquarters); Paris, France (European branch office) \| employees = \| products = OTC trading, asset management, derivatives, analytics XBTO is a crypto finance firm offering OTC trading, asset management, derivatives, venture capital, crypto mining, research, analytics and consulting in the U.S. and around the world. The company was founded in 2015 by Philippe Bekhazi, Walton Comer, and Richad Idris. XBTO is a crypto finance firm offering [http://www.marketswiki.com/wiki/OTC OTC] trading, asset management, [http://www.marketswiki.com/wiki/Derivatives derivatives], venture capital, crypto [[mining]], research, analytics and consulting in the U.S. and around the world. The company was founded in 2015 by Philippe Bekhazi, Walton Comer, and Richad Idris. == Background == The company's team of financial professionals and software programmers come from such well-known firms as SAC Capital, J.P.Morgan, UBS, Tudor Investment, Magnitude Capital, Deloitte, and Société Générale. XBTO is one of the most active crypto investors globally and was the first large-scale liquidity provider to the exchanges. The firm also makes venture capital investments in blockchain and AI technologies. Some venture capital investments include Libra and Paradigm. The firm is a founding member of Stablehouse, a centralized global clearinghouse for stablecoins.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.coindesk.com/ex-tether-exec-joins-venture-launching-stablecoin-clearinghouse\|name=Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse\|org=Coindesk\|date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> XBTO is headquartered in New York with an office in Paris. The firm is a founding member of the [[Association for Digital Asset Markets]] (“ADAM”), which was formed to create a comprehensive code of conduct for the crypto markets. It is also a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). The firm is a founding member of Stablehouse, a centralized global clearinghouse for [[stablecoins]]. coinXBTO is headquartered in New York with an office in Paris. The firm is a founding member of the [[Association for Digital Asset Markets]] (“ADAM”), which was formed to create a comprehensive code of conduct for the crypto markets. It is also a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.coindesk.com/ex-tether-exec-joins-venture-launching-stablecoin-clearinghouse\|name=Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse\|org=Coindesk\|date=February 7, 2019}}</ref> XBTO Group New York, NY (Headquarters); Paris, France (European branch office) OTC trading, asset management, derivatives, analytics The firm is a founding member of Stablehouse, a centralized global clearinghouse for stablecoins. coinXBTO is headquartered in New York with an office in Paris. The firm is a founding member of the Association for Digital Asset Markets (“ADAM”), which was formed to create a comprehensive code of conduct for the crypto markets. It is also a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).[1] ↑ Ex-Tether Exec Joins Venture Launching Stablecoin Clearinghouse. Coindesk. Retrieved from "http://crypto.marketswiki.com/index.php?title=XBTO_Group&oldid=8512"	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line104
__label__wiki	0.809303	0.809303	Interrupt This Program Interrupt This Program uncovers the underground arts scenes in cities that have experienced major traumas: natural disasters, long-term war, political unrest or economic meltdown. This series documents the creative underbellies of five unique cities, each facing its own set of challenges: Beirut, Kiev, Athens, Port-au-Prince and Medellin. In each episode, we meet three or four young, determined local artists (plus one Canadian ex-pat to offer an outsider's perspective) who are committed to making art that elicits change, displays courage or protests their city's political and societal status quo. In Beirut: a writer, a graffiti artist, a hip-hop artist and a Baladi (belly) dancer embody art as protest in a post-civil war city divided by religion. In Kiev: a poet, a rocker and a performance artist continue to push creative boundaries in a city that is struggling in the wake of the Euromaidan Revolution. In Athens: a photographer, an electronic pop band, a mural artist and a writer demonstrate how art is a means of survival in the midst of a city under economic crisis. In Port-au-Prince: a radio host, a photographer, a Rabòday singer and a creole rapper showcase the emerging and subversive sounds and images of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake. In Medellin, once considered the most dangerous place in the world, a rapper, a musician, a filmmaker and an urban planner take us on a tour of their city, currently experiencing a cultural renaissance. Omar Khadr: Out of the Shadows Omar Khadr: Child Soldier or Murderer? The 28-year-old Canadian has been at the centre of controversy since he was 15. In October 2010, Khadr pleaded guilty to five war crimes, including “murder in violation of war", in return for a plea deal that gave him an eight-year sentence and a chance to return to Canada. He later recanted his confession and his Guantanamo conviction is being appealed in the U.S. Omar Khadr: Out of the Shadows features unprecedented access and exclusive interviews with Omar Khadr during his first few days of freedom in Edmonton, where he was finally released on bail on May 7, 2015, after nearly 13 years in detention. This documentary delivers an intimate portrait of how a teenager from a Toronto suburb ended up being at the centre of one of the first U.S. war crimes trials since the prosecution of Nazi commanders in the 1940s. He is the only juvenile who has ever been tried for war crimes. Out of the Shadows gives Omar Khadr the opportunity to speak for himself on camera for the first time. Based in part on Michelle Shephard’s authoritative book Guantanamo’s Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr, the documentary takes us from his childhood spent traveling between a Canadian suburb and Peshawar at the height of the jihad against the Soviets, into Afghanistan and the homes of al-Qaeda’s elite, into the notorious U.S. prisons at Bagram and Guantanamo and back again to Canada. Directed by Patrick Reed and co-directed by Toronto Star journalist Michelle Shephard, Omar Khadr: Out of the Shadows is a White Pine Pictures production in association with the CBC. For more information, visit the Firsthand website. Walter & Tandoori's Xmas A film by Sylvain Viau starring Russell Peters, Rick Jones, Sonya Ball and Philip Le Maistre A small town. A business magnate. A talking chicken. A gaggle of turkeys on the run from being eaten for Christmas dinner. And an unlikely hero caught in the middle of it all! Selected at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (2012) Nominated at the World Premieres Film Festival Philippines (2014)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line106
__label__wiki	0.948582	0.948582	Home/ASIA/Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif’s fate sealed after Panama Papers verdict ASIAOPINION Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif’s fate sealed after Panama Papers verdict Abdul Ruff July 31, 2017 0 0 11 minutes read From left to right: President of India Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navin Ramgoolam. (Photo: Courtesy of WikiCommons) By Abdul Ruff It is a sad commentary on Muslim rulers and leaders that most of them are corrupt and shamelessly use even terrorism drama to mint wealth illegally, keeping them in the country concerned and abroad. . Arab rulers are the best examples who have huge assets indoors and abroad. Pakistan is one of worst affected corrupt nations just like its neighbor India where corruption at top level is promoted and protected by the government and president as their prime duty. People are disconnected from the government and deleted from the sphere of activities of their elected representatives to the assemblies and parliament where the rich corporate lords who lavishly fund the parties and their erections, have full sway. Parliaments and assemblies in these two nations are made to promote the interests of rich and corporate lords and MNCs In fact, after the polls, people, voters are nobody and if they have problems they must bribe the MLAs and MPs to get redressal, if any.. These “big’ elected people have their own wealth agenda by immoral illegal means. Pakistani regime promotes and protects the private interests of the rich and aristocrats like Nawaz Sharif and his family. In fact, by using the name Muslim league the party works against the genuine interests of common Muslims. That is the case of Muslim League in India where Muslims have to bribe the ML leaders for a job and any such services and thus poor Muslims are ignored by the party which is supposed committed to all Muslims. The Muslim party employs criminal-fraud elements to tor the poor Muslims, others. That is the real state of sad affairs of Muslim League both in India and Pakistan which behaves like a capitalist party. It cheats and betrays people. Nawaz Sharif which was PM of Pakistan many times is an aristocrat with large business assets in and outside Pakistan and has ony the interests of the rich like Imran Khan who made money playing cricket fixed by the international mafias. . . On July 28, Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office. The ruling came after a probe into his family’s wealth following the 2015 Panama Papers dump linking Sharif’s children to offshore companies. Sharif, like India’s international frauds cum Bharatratna candidates like liquor-IPL magnet Vijay Mallya who after cheating India on finances, is enjoying life in London obviously with the backing of BJP government, has consistently denied any wrongdoing in the case. The five judges reached a unanimous verdict in the Islamabad court, which was filled to capacity. “Following the verdict, Nawaz Sharif has divested himself of his responsibility as prime minister,” a spokesman for Sharif’s office said in a statement. However, it said he had “serious reservations” about the judicial process. That is the greatness of Pakistani judiciary, unlike its Indian counterpart which waits for “notes” from Indian government before declaring judgments of very important cases like Babri Mosque destroyed by the criminal elements of RSS-BJP and allies, now functions independently. The court’s ruling stated that Sharif had been dishonest in not disclosing his earnings from a Dubai-based company in his nomination papers during the 2013 general election. One of the judges, Ejaz Afzal Khan, said that Mr Sharif was no longer “eligible to be an honest member of the parliament”. The court has recommended anti-corruption cases against several individuals, including Mr Sharif, his daughter Maryam and her husband Safdar, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and others. The case hearings – spread over nearly 15 months – have been marred by controversy. The case belongs in a criminal court. The Supreme Court, which is an appellate body, initially refused to hear it. But then it not only admitted the petition for hearing, it also took the unusual step of instituting its own investigation into the case, with a dominant role for military intelligence services. Many believe that the Supreme Court has started a process of cracking down on corruption, which augurs well for democracy. Others see this as part of a long history of political manipulation through which the country’s powerful military establishment has sought to control civilian decision-making. However, while across-the-board action against corruption may remain a pipe dream, this verdict will open the gates of power for a new set of politicians – as has often happened in the past. A huge leak of documents has lifted the lid on how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. The files were leaked from one of the world’s most secretive companies, a Panamanian law firm called Mossack Fonseca. The files show how Mossack Fonseca clients were able to launder money, dodge sanctions and avoid tax. In one case, the company offered an American millionaire fake ownership records to hide money from the authorities. This is in direct breach of international regulations designed to stop money laundering and tax evasion. It is the biggest leak in history, dwarfing the data released by the Wikileaks organisation in 2010. For context, if the amount of data released by Wikileaks was equivalent to the population of San Francisco, the amount of data released in the Panama Papers is the equivalent to that of India. There are links to 12 current or former heads of state and government in the data, including dictators accused of looting their own countries. More than 60 relatives and associates of heads of state and other politicians are also implicated. The files also reveal a suspected billion-dollar money laundering ring involving close associates of .rulers of most the G20 nations, including three of the four children of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. who is now in his largest trouble.. The leaks in April 2016 revealed that three of Mr Sharif’s children owned offshore companies and assets not shown on his family’s wealth statement. The companies were allegedly used to channel funds to acquire foreign assets, including some apartments along Park Lane in London’s Mayfair area. Despite documents from the Panama Papers suggesting that the beneficial owner of the luxury central London flats was Mr Sharif’s daughter Maryam, she later claimed that she was only a trustee – and that it was her brother who was the beneficial owner. To prove her point, Maryam Nawaz produced a trust deed signed by both her and her brother dated February 2006. But a British forensic expert later said the document was “fake” or had been “falsified” because it was typed in the Calibri font, which was not commercially available until 2007. The insinuation that the offshore companies were meant to hide or launder ill-gotten wealth or to avoid taxes called Mr Sharif’s credentials into question. Although there are legitimate ways of using tax havens, most of what has been going on is about hiding the true owners of money, the origin of the money and avoiding paying tax on the money. IPL type joint cricket events is among the best routes for money laundering.. Some of the main allegations centre on the creation of shell companies, that have the outward appearance of being legitimate businesses, but are just empty shells. They do nothing but manage money, while hiding who owns it.. Many cricketers own such companies to further promote their own wealth making and awards for crciekt batboys. . Interestingly, Mossack Fonseca says it has operated beyond reproach for 40 years and never been accused or charged with criminal wrong-doing. President Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the reports were down to “journalists and members of other organisations actively trying to discredit Putin and this country’s leadership”. Publication of the leaks may be down to “former employees of the State Department, the CIA, other security services,” he said. Pakistan has repeated history. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is resigning. He was the 18th prime minister of Pakistan. Not a single one of the 17 prime ministers that preceded him have completed their full term in office. Sharif, who was serving as prime minister for a record third time, was less than a year away from becoming the first in Pakistani history to complete a full term in office. He served as prime minister from November 1990 to July 1993 and from February 1997 until he was toppled in a bloodless coup in October 1999. Allegations of corruption have dogged Sharif Mia since the 1980s. And much of what the Panama Papers revealed was the subject of a federal inquiry in the mid-1990s. It is not immediately clear who will succeed Sharif, but his brother Shehbaz, who is chief minister of Punjab province, is seen as a strong contender for the job. Pakistan’s ruling party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), will be permitted by the speaker of the National Assembly to select an interim prime minister to rule until the 2018 general election. The PML-N, which has the most seats in parliament, is expected to deliver a statement later on Friday. Opposition parties will also have the opportunity to put forward their own candidates for the position. Meanwhile, the court has directed the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), the main anti-corruption body, to compile and send four references to accountability courts against Sharif and others. The NAB has been directed to file these references within six weeks. The accountability courts have been directed to complete hearings in these cases in six months. The ruling represents the peak of a drama that has fuelled news coverage and social media debates for months, attracting both scorn and ridicule as well as trenchant support for the prime minister. The divisions fall largely along party lines but amid the febrile accusations, many have also expressed concerns over Pakistan’s political culture. The Wikipedia profile of the prime minister has also been littered with obscenities and accusations. Sharif is not the first prime minister to lose his position following the leaking of documents from the Panamanian law firm. Iceland’s prime minister was forced to resign after documents appeared to reveal that he and his wife concealed millions of dollars’ worth of investments in an offshore company. The PML-N decided, in its own parliamentary committee meeting, to nominate Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif as the successor to his brother, Nawaz Sharif. Pakistan’s parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family. The ruling party named Sharif’s younger brother Shahbaz as his successor over the weekend, but he must first enter parliament by contesting the seat left vacant by Sharif. In the meantime the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which enjoys a majority in parliament, has nominated ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in a parliamentary committee meeting on Saturday decided to push for a nominee unanimously supported by opposition parties for the vacant post of prime minister after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from public office after a landmark Supreme Court ruling in the Panama Papers case a day earlier. The PTI’s parliamentary party of former cricketer Imran Khan expressed satisfaction and gratitude over the Supreme Court verdict in the Panamagate case, with Khan terming the decision a “historic” one.. The PTI announced that the party was fielding Yasmeen Rashid to contest by-polls for the NA-120 constituency left vacant after the deseating of Nawaz Sharif. Imran Khan met with Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rashid and invited him to attend Sunday’s ‘thanksgiving day’ gathering in Islamabad. Rashid accepted the invitation. While the ML workers and leaders are unhappy and angry over the verdict that, they argue, would strengthen the opposition. , the general mood of the people is one of satisfaction. Local media on Friday showed crowds assembled outside the Supreme Court in Islamabad cheering the court’s verdict. As the verdict was announced, opposition supporters erupted in applause, rushing into the street chanting slogans and handing out sweets, according to reports. The vice-chairman of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, called it an “historic day” and praised the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for “not succumbing to the enormous pressure and serving the cause of justice.” The verdict was announced amid heightened security in the capital, with about 3,000 armed police and members of the Pakistan Rangers paramilitary force deployed near and around the Supreme Court. Pakistan is in need of an independent judiciary to help keep the democratic process within the ambit of the law and the Constitution. In a country where public officials, elected and unelected, routinely and brazenly live beyond their known and legal sources of income and wealth, the Supreme Court’s verdict in connection with the Panama Papers case in Pakistan may be the beginning of a new era of public disclosure and accountability.. The citizens of Pakistan deserve a better, more transparent and more accountable leadership in all state institutions and therefore the July 28, 2017 is a historic day for both the judiciary and politics in Pakistan. None of the former rulers of Pakistan have been subjected to the kind of transparent scrutiny that PM Nawaz Sharif and his family have undergone. Pakistani rulers and leaders must urgently learn a humility that neither Sharif not Imran has seemed capable of. The former cricket considers himself a Muslim god but he is fraud who entered politics to protect his illegal wealth. The fact that a cricketer has come to occupy a major position in Pakistani politics only reveals the emptiness and vacuum in thinking power of the people. That is sad. People opt a entertainers and frauds only when the professional politicians refuse to serve the people and lose their trust. While the Muslim League workers and leaders are unhappy and angry over the verdict that, they argue, would strengthen the opposition. The general mood of the people is one of satisfaction. One fails to understand why the so-called “Islamic terrorists” who are suppose to fight for Islam do not target the corrupt rulers of Islamic world. One answer is that these terrorists are generated and supported by the anti-Islamic forces led by USA, Israel and allies whose main objective is to defame Islam as a terrorist nation, kill Muslims to reduce global Islamic populations. That is reason why USA and NATO are not interested in ending the terror wars. Russia has already joined them and China is providing indirect support to anti-Islamic forces in Syria and elsewhere. There is total uncertainty not only in Syria but also in Pakistan. . The Hon judiciary of Pakistan has upheld the dignity of highest court of the land and genuineness of judgments by removing the strongest man in Pakistan- PM Sharif which in itself is a great achievement of Pakistan despite being one of the most corrupt states on the globe. This very important for the reason such judgments are very rare in the world of corrupt regimes around as judiciary sub-serve the cause of the regime that promotes corruption as their prime duty as part of promotion of capitalism and imperialism. In India, for instance, judiciary cannot dare delivering such judgments against a Hindu prime minister or a Hindu President, because it does not want to degrade the prestige of India by punishing the big Hindu political frauds. India cannot have Muslim Prime minister possible for “secular” reason. In case Indian top political leaders, cutting across political spectrum, decide to post a Muslim as Indian PM, then, there could also be tremendous pressure from various quarters to remove the Muslim PM through courts. Until then, Indian PM is safe. India, which happily punishes if a Muslim is rising faster than Hindus but promotes and pampers Hindu frauds who manage 50s/100s in cricket with mafia plus bowlers’ help, is not expected make a Muslim as Prime Minster even to punish him and insult other Indian Muslims and Islam. . After all, India looks down upon Muslims as a mere vote bank stuff – insulted and injured….For the oldest Congress party it is punishment for its crimes for decades as ruling party with hidden Hindutva agenda. Congress party that created all background work for the emergence of fascist forces in democratic and secular India to threaten Muslims, in fact saw to it that no Muslim become Indian PM and no Muslim leader emerges strong enough to defend Muslims in the country and indirectly paved way for the Hindutva forces to occupy Indian Parliament and several state assemblies, replacing the Congress party itself gradually. Thus the Indian judiciary has almost lost its backbone to deliver real and genuine justice on Babri Mosque which, as the government in 1992 announced the Mosque would be rebuilt on the illegal destruction of it by the Hindutva criminal elements. Can Indian Supreme Court now direct Indian government, ruled by the same gang that destroyed the Mosque on the strength of Hindu majority? to start work on reconstruction of Babri Mosque and help Indian Muslims retake the Babri Mosque for the purposes of daily worship of God? Indian Muslims, except those that support the anti-Muslim outfits like Congress and BJP parties, have not yet completely lost hopes on Indian Apex Court for justice! Nawaz Sharif Pakistan Pakistan and the -Stans Does Pakistan’s nuclear doctrine stand vindicated post-Pulwama? 21 years of nuclearization of South Asia: Current doctrinal trends PTM: The civil-military tension in Pakistan Economic revitalization- probable and possible Is PTM genuine to its cause? CPEC: trick or treat? Pakistan, a terrorized rather than terrorist state The ‘high-risk low-gain’ politics of the Kashmir issue Abdul Ruff Dr. Abdul Ruff is an independent analyst; columnist contributing articles to many newspapers and journals on world politics; expert on Mideast affairs, chronicler of foreign occupations & freedom movements (Palestine, Kashmir, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Chechnya, etc.); Chancellor-Founder of Center for International Affairs (CIA); commentator on world affairs & sport fixings, former university teacher and author of eBooks/books The threats of triumph over Daesh Gilgit-Baltistan and the CPEC	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line107
__label__wiki	0.929232	0.929232	New legislation targets Israeli NGOs Justice Minister Shaked is promoting a bill seeking to tax or eliminate foreign funds to NGOs focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which she says are 'eroding the legitimacy of Israel to exist as a Jewish and democratic state'. Legislation being proposed by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked threatens to severely limit the work of scores of Israeli NGOs that receive millions of dollars each year in donations from foreign governments and foundations. While the legislation is in draft form, Bayit Yehudi's Shaked says she is determined to crack down on those who take foreign money and then criticize Israel, accusing the NGOs of "eroding the legitimacy of Israel to exist as a Jewish and democratic state". An earlier legislative draft she submitted before rising to cabinet rank after a March election proposed a tax of up to 45 percent on foreign donations unless otherwise approved by a committee of defense and foreign ministry officials. From the point of view of advocacy groups, the proposals are a dangerous step that would put Israel in a category with the likes of Russia, Turkey and neighboring Egypt, which often struggle to accept internal criticism and have banned some NGOs. "A super-enormous battle is being waged for the future of our society," said Sarit Michaeli, a spokeswoman for B'Tselem and a veteran activist who has spent years gathering evidence of alleged transgressions in the West Bank. "What we have here are many years of intense efforts to discredit Israel's human rights community, primarily related to our work exposing human rights violations." 'Attack on sovereignty' Showing the government is determined to penalize those it believes are tarnishing Israel, Culture Minister Miri Regev said on Wednesday she will cut state funds for artists who are deemed to be overtly sympathetic to the Palestinian struggle. "Whoever delegitimizes the State of Israel will not get budgets from the state," Regev told Army Radio, promising to withdraw funds from an Israeli Arab actor who had refused to perform in a Jewish settlement in the Jordan Valley. Amongst the projects to be hit are a mixed-race children's theatre that the actor, Norman Issa, runs near Tel Aviv. Issa said he felt he was being "extorted" over his political views. There are more than 30,000 NGOs registered in Israel, about half of them active. But the focus of frustration for Shaked and her supporters are around 70 whose work focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and which receive funds either from the European Union as a whole, or individual governments, including Denmark, Sweden, Belgium and Norway. NGO Monitor, an Israeli group set up to track the sector, and in its words make it more accountable, maintains a database of foreign funding to NGOs, using figures the organizations themselves are obliged to provide under Israeli law. The figures show that just over 100 million shekels ($26 million) was donated to 24 of the most active NGOs during 2012-2014, including Breaking the Silence, which collects anonymous testimony from Israeli soldiers; and Adalah, a legal rights organization focused on the Palestinians. B'Tselem, one of the main recipients, says it was given 13.3 million shekels from US and European donors in that period, accounting for about two thirds of its entire funding. If Shaked's bill were to pass, Michaeli reckons B'Tselem could keep operating, albeit with a much reduced budget. Other, smaller NGOs might be forced to shut down. But it is not so much the potential loss of funding that has NGO advocates alarmed, as the message that such legislation sends, even if it doesn't secure parliamentary backing. In a country that has traditionally taken dissent on the chin, the move to clamp down reveals a new, thinner skin, one less accepting of opposing opinion, especially from those regarded as having a left-wing agenda. "There's a sense on the Israeli right that progressive or liberal viewpoints are a danger and that something has to be done about it," said Matt Duss, the president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace in Washington, DC. "It creates a hostile environment for those who express legitimate criticism and would put Israel in some very bad company." It remains unclear how much backing Shaked will get for her bill, but she looks determined to test the waters. NGO Monitor, which has questioned the accuracy of data gathered by groups like B'Tselem, says it does not support any legislation that would punish the NGO community. But its head, Gerald Steinberg, accuses B'Tselem and others of waging "a very dangerous form of warfare" against Israel and says legislation is needed to combat "the destructive European policy of funding political NGOs". Others see a different objective. "Members of the government are out to settle scores," said Duss, mentioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election-day criticism of unspecified left-wing groups that he accused of helping to take Israeli-Arab voters to the polls. "It's part of a broader effort to limit the political space, to constrict the freedom of opposing views," said Duss. Israel urges action against whistle-blowing event Israel has urged the Swiss government not to back an exhibition which highlights human rights abuses by Israeli soldiers against Palestinians, the Times of Israel reported. "I have instructed our embassy [in Bern] to immediately look for actions that can be taken against this exhibition. The Foreign Ministry will continue to act against groups that act against Israel from within the country and abroad," Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said. She added: "We will not ignore an organisation whose sole purpose is to shame Israeli soldiers, as it operates in the international arena to inflict severe damage on Israel's image." The exhibition is set to be held this month at the Culture Helferei events centre, and will feature testimonies from former Israeli soldiers who said there was a policy of "unnecessary killings of Palestinians". Breaking the Silence, which has organised the event, is dealing mainly with military operations against Palestinians, and violations of human rights by the Israeli soldiers during the course of their service. Media reports claim Breaking the Silence originally sought out a local synagogue for its exhibition, but was rejected. According to the event invitation: "The mission of Breaking the Silence is to raise awareness of the daily reality in the Occupied Territories, and to create public discourse on the moral price for military control of a civilian population and an occupation that has lasted many long years." Ex-soldiers protest over Breaking the Silence claims against IDF Rubble in Gaza in the wake of Operation Protective Edge IDF vets take to social media in protest over damning reports from NGO claiming abuse of Palestinians during Operation Protective Edge. A group of former IDF soldiers, incensed over an Israeli NGO's claims that they abused Palestinians during last summer’s fighting in Gaza, have taken to social media to fight the allegations. Under the hashtag #my_truth in Hebrew, the soldiers, many of whom faced heavy fire from Hamas and other terrorist groups during the 50-day Operation Protective Edge, have begun posting stories of cases showing how they went to great lengths to avoid harming Palestinians. They also mentioned cases in which civilians took part in terrorist activity. The initiative counters anonymous testimonies by other troops published by the NGO Breaking the Silence, known for publicizing stories of alleged IDF mistreatment of Palestinians. Breaking the Silence touts itself as an organization of ex-soldiers who collect testimonies from troops who served in Palestinian areas since the start of the Second Intifada. The organization's stated goal is to "raise awareness over the everyday reality of serving in the occupied territories and to create a discussion about the cost of military control over a civilian population for so many years," but the NGO refuses to post the names of the soldiers who testify. Despite the seriousness of the claims, Breaking the Silence hasn't filed official reports with the IDF for investigation. The latest counter-initiative to the NGO report began after Israeli left-wing Meretz MK Zehava Galon posted one such anonymous testimony last Tuesday on her Facebook page. In the allegation that she posted from Breaking the Silence, Galon quoted the following: "the unit identified two figures walking in an orchard around 900 meters from where we were posted. The figures were two girls. The observation post could not see them well, so the commander sent a UAV. The UAV marked them as dangerous. The unit directed an aircraft who fired on the girls, killing them. When the bodies were checked they had no weapons on them," the allegation said. Such accounts have prompted numerous counter claims from other IDF soldiers, who have attempted to portray a more positive view of IDF activities during the foray. After reading the Breaking the Silence pamphlet, former IDF soldier Matan Katzman wrote on his Facebook page last Thursday that "during Operation Summer Rains in Beit Hanoun (in the northern Gaze Strip in 2006), we entered a house with a couple living in it. We asked them if they’re involved with Hamas, they said "no, not at all." We asked them if they have weapons in the house, they said "no, not at all". We stayed in the house for a couple of hours. When we left, we moved the couch and discovered an IED." The informal pro-IDF campaign by former Israeli soldiers also cited examples of humane and respectful behavior towards non-combatants during operations in the West Bank. Avishai Shorsham recalled in a testimony that he wrote of his service on his Facebook page on Wednesday, that "During an operation in the Nablus Kasbah, while we are in the middle of a stakeout, an old man who lived in the house felt sharp pain in his chest. Without accordance with our orders, we evacuated him in the middle of the night while endangering ourselves." According to the organization's website, the recent Breaking the Silence pamphlet was produced with the "generous support" of such foreign organizations as Christian Aid, Dan Church Aid, Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, Secretariat and Open Society Foundations founded by George Soros. Report about Israeli soldiers in 2014 war: 'If you shoot someone in Gaza, it's cool' Former soldier: I could shoot whenever, whatever I want A group of Israeli veterans released testimony on Monday collected from more than 60 soldiers of various ranks who fought in Gaza during the war in summer of 2014. In the report:-- One soldier states, "If you shoot someone in Gaza, it's cool." -- Another describes living in a former home of Palestinians before it was blown up. -- And another says two women were called terrorists simply because they had been shot. "So of course they must have been terrorists," he adds. They turned out to be unarmed civilians. The 240-page report, published by the veterans group Breaking the Silence, outlines various tactics used by soldiers in the Israeli military during the 50-day war that left more than 2,100 Palestinians dead, with more than 1,500 of those being civilians. More than 60 Israeli soldiers were killed along with several Israeli civilians. In response to the report, the Israeli military released a statement Monday afternoon saying, in part, it is "committed to properly investigating all credible claims raised via media, NGOs and official complaints concerning IDF conduct during operation Protective Edge." The statement continues saying, "Breaking the Silence refused to provide any proof of these claims." Avihai Stollar, research director for Breaking the Silence, told CNN in an interview that the interviews were collected to shed light on why large areas of infrastructure had been destroyed and why civilian deaths were so high during the fighting. "The idea was not to massacre ... but their commanders lied to them and lied to the public that there were no civilians [killed]," Stollar said. Alongside the report, the group has also released videos of the testimony by soldiers. "The rules of engagement during operation Protective Edge were pretty vague. There wasn't anything organized." The soldier goes on to add that he and his regiment were told to open fire on anything that looked suspicious, "be it a very tall house, or head peeking from a window, certainly if you see anyone walk out from one house and into another." During the conflict, the Israel Defense Forces repeatedly stated Hamas used civilians as shields and stashed weapons and artillery in locations such as schools and hospitals. After the end of the war last summer, an investigation was carried out while soldiers were offered a chance to voice complaints, the IDF said in the same statement Monday. Stoller says that the state has failed to inquire into its past actions. "In mid-March we reached out to the chief of staff of the military and sent him a letter asking him to meet urgently in order to discuss the testimonies of the soldiers and we never received a positive response or any response in that regard," he says. "Aside from that, Breaking the Silence receives its mandate from the public and therefore aims to raise the debate over the conduct of the military within the civil society. History shows that the military does not have the ability or the willingness to question its own policies and regulations and that's why we believe in an independent inquiry in Israel that could bring about any change."More than 20,000 homes were destroyed and hundreds of thousands are still displaced, according to the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Many parts of Gaza have yet to be reconstructed as material has been difficult to get because of the Israeli economic blockade on Gaza since 2007. 'Any person you see – shoot to kill': The IDF doctrine which causes the death of innocent Palestinians Grief-stricken relatives mourn in Gaza City after four children were killed in July last year by Israeli forces As a former sniper with the Israeli army, I am calling for for an investigation of the events that took place in Gaza last year The conflict in the Gaza Strip in the summer of 2014 was the most violent and destructive round of fighting experienced in Gaza in recent years. According to the UN, 2,205 Palestinians lost their lives, 18,000 homes throughout Gaza were damaged or destroyed and 108,000 Palestinians were left homeless. This unprecedented scale of death and destruction is not a matter of chance and should surprise no one – it is the result of a deliberate change in recent years in the way the Israeli army (IDF) conducts its wars. This change began in 2005, when Professor Asa Kasher and Major General (res.) Amos Yadlin published a paper called “Military Ethics of Fighting Terror: An Israeli Perspective.” This paper offers a radically changed perspective on the IDF’s obligation to avoid harming innocent lives. It defines a “hierarchy of lives” with four levels. The lives of Israeli citizens come first, followed by the lives of IDF soldiers. The lives of enemy civilians come next and enemy combatants come last. This hierarchy determines that the army’s duty is to do everything in its power to prevent harm to IDF soldiers, even if it causes probable harm to the lives of innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza. This doctrine shaped the IDF’s mode of action in Gaza and influenced the rules of engagement Israeli soldiers received last summer during Operation Protective Edge, as indicated in over 60 soldiers’ testimonies collected by Breaking the Silence. One testifier described the rules of engagement as follows: “The instructions are to shoot right away. Whoever you spot – be they armed or unarmed, no matter what. The instructions are very clear. Any person you run into, that you see with your eyes – shoot to kill. It’s an explicit instruction.” Instructions of this kind were given to soldiers of all ranks. A second doctrine that shaped the IDF’s approach during Protective Edge was the “Dahiya Doctrine”, adopted by the IDF since the Second Lebanon War in 2006. In an interview in 2008, the IDF’s current Chief of Staff, Gadi Eizenkot (then head of the army’s Northern Command), described the doctrine bluntly: “What happened in the Dahiya quarter in Beirut in 2006 will happen in every village from which they fire at Israel. We will apply a disproportionate amount of force and cause massive damage and destruction. As far as we are concerned, these are military bases.” Major General (res.) Dr. Gabriel Siboni argued: “When the next confrontation breaks out, the IDF will need to act quickly, resolutely, and with unprecedented force against the threat and actions of the enemy, in order to harm and punish, on levels that will require long and expensive rehabilitative processes.” In line with this rationale, IDF actions included destruction that had no correlation to the level of risk to the forces or to Israeli citizens. Such actions were designed to exact a heavy price and increase Israel’s deterrence against Gaza. For example, one soldier testified about a heavy bombardment after the forces began withdrawing from Gaza, when a ceasefire was about to take hold: “After we left, I heard a boom. I looked back and I saw an air bombardment, and they told us, ‘Yeah, there’s going to be a cease-fire, so we want to have “the final word” before we leave.’” These doctrines shaped the IDF’s conduct during all stages of combat in Gaza. Principles like the “purity of arms” and the “value of human life,” which once stood at the basis of the IDF’s code of ethics, were abandoned. The testimonies of Israeli soldiers provided to group Netanyahu 'has never believed in two state solution' Cameron says Israel was right to defend itself over Gaza attacks The extremely permissive rules of engagement last summer point to a fundamental change in the norms that guide IDF combat, which peaked during Operation Protective Edge. According to senior IDF officials, it will continue to shape the IDF’s approach in future conflicts. The IDF has declared the establishment of an investigative team charged with examining any deviations from IDF protocol during the operation. During my army service, I was exposed to the IDF’s investigative mechanisms. I am now a member of Breaking the Silence, an organization that has been observing the IDF’s policies in the occupied Palestinian territories for nearly 11 years. I know that these mechanisms are not capable of investigating the wider policy that guides the IDF’s actions. At best, only some junior soldiers will be held responsible for isolated incidents. Therefore, we call for an extensive and thorough investigation of the events that took place in Gaza in the summer of 2014. This investigation must be conducted by an external and independent entity authorized to investigate the political and military leadership that developed and approved these policies – not just the soldiers who carried them out. Ron Zaidel served as a sniper in the Nahal Brigade of the IDF and is currently a researcher at Breaking the Silence.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line108
__label__wiki	0.896771	0.896771	Al-Quds Foundation in Malaysia launches webpage on Palestinian Nakba Al-Quds Foundation in Malaysia has launched an informative webpage in Malay and English about the 1948 Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe). Director of the foundation Sharif Abu Shammala stated that “the launch of the page comes on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba and the establishment of a Zionist entity called Israel on the land of Palestine, which resulted in the killing, displacement and genocide of the Palestinian people, as well as the occupation of 78 percent of the Palestinian territories.” According to Abu Shammala, the pages talks briefly about the beginnings of the Zionist movement and the escalation of its danger under British protection as well as the systematic plan that was pursued to ethnically cleanse the native population from their land and the subsequent suffering that has afflicted the Palestinian people at home and abroad since then. The English page can be accessed via the link: US Embassy Changes Twitter Location to Jerusalem The US diplomatic delegation to Israel changed, this week, the location of the US Embassy, on Twitter, from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “The name of the official account has been changed to the US Embassy in Jerusalem, and we are still looking for a suitable picture,” US embassy tweeted, according to Al Ray. Last Monday, Israeli authorities put up banners with the words “American Embassy,” in the Arnona neighborhood of occupied Jerusalem, in preparation for the opening of the embassy next Monday, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of Nakba, when Israel established its official state. US president Donald Trump declared on 6 December, 2017, occupied Jerusalem to be the capital of Israel and revealed its intentions to move the US embassy to occupied Jerusalem on 14 May, 2018. Israeli fanatics push for mass break-ins at 3rd holiest site in Islam Israel’s alleged temple mount organizations have launched calls for stepping up sacrilegious break-ins at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam. A hashtag reading “2,000 on the Jerusalem Day” has been launched by Israeli fanatics on the occasion of the so-called “reunification of Jerusalem”, referring to the day when Israel grabbed hold over the city following the notorious 1967 Six-Day War, which culminated in the displacement of thousands of Palestinians from their homes, in what is commonly referred to as the Nakba. The Israeli organizations also distributed leaflets urging the Israeli masses to gradually intensify presence at al-Aqsa Mosque. Knesset approves bill to deduct PA payment to prisoners Israeli Knesset on Monday approved by a 55-14 a bill to deduct money paid to Palestinian prisoners by the Palestinian Authority from its monthly tax revenue. The bill still needs to pass its second and third readings. If the bill passes its second and third readings, it will allow Israel to deduct the sums of money given to Palestinian prisoners each month from the overall sum of tax revenues. According to Israeli media, the bill also proposes that the Israeli cabinet be authorized to freeze the transfer of tax money under certain conditions. In a tweet, Israel's Army Minister Avigdor Lieberman called to put an end to "the madness of us giving money to the Palestinian Authority so they can use it to encourage acts of terror against us." Israel convicts Palestinian poetess over anti-occupation verse A Palestinian poet was convicted of "inciting violence" and "supporting a terrorist organization" by an Israeli court on Thursday for anti-occupation content she posted on social media. Nazareth magistrates' court found Dareen Tatour, a Palestinian citizen, guilty over a poem titled "Resist, My People, Resist Them" posted on Facebook. Prosecutors claimed that the poem incited violence. According to the Israeli indictment, Tatour also uploaded a video on her Facebook and YouTube accounts that shows footage of Palestinians throwing stones at the Israeli army troops, with her reading in the background of her "Resist, My People, Resist Them" poem. Analysts argued the poem had been misinterpreted by Israeli translators, that the content was "artistic expression" rather than a call to violence, and that the Israeli charges ran counter to the freedom of expression. "The verdict violates the right of speech and freedom of expression. It is an infringement on cultural rights of the Palestinian minority inside Israel. It would lead to self-censorship and self-criminalization of poetry," her lawyer told reporters. Tatour said after the verdict that her trial "ripped off the masks" of Israeli democracy and justice. "The whole world will hear my story. The whole world will hear what Israel's democracy is a democracy for Jews only. Only Arabs go to jail. The court said I am convicted of terrorism. If that's my terrorism, I give the world a terrorism of love," she said. In an interview before the verdict, Tatour told Middle East Eye she had already spent two and a half years flitting between custody and house arrest. She said Israeli interrogators initially had little to question her about. "First, they accused me of incitement based on a poster I posted in 2014, which contained the words "I'm the next martyr". The martyrs are the victims of the Israeli occupation, who are being shot by soldiers," Tatour said. "The accusation was weak, so they dug into my Facebook and found the poem." "Here, they interpreted a line in the poem that says 'Resist, my people, resist them, Resist the settler’s robbery, And follow the caravan of martyrs' - as inciting people to be killed and be martyrs," she said. PEN International strongly condemned the decision of the Nazareth Magistrate's Court to convict Tatour of ‘support for a terrorist organization’ and ‘incitement to violence’. PEN International President Jennifer Clement, who met Dareen Tatour at her home in Nazareth last year, said: “Dareen Tatour has been convicted for doing what writers do every day – we use our words to peacefully challenge injustice. I was incredibly honored to meet Dareen at her home last year and PEN will continue to call for justice in this case.” PEN said it believes that Dareen Tatour was targeted for her poetry and peaceful activism and vowed to continue campaigning for her immediate release and for the charges against her to be dropped. Tatour was arrested on 11 October 2015, about a week after she published her poem. Tatour was arrested for three months and was interrogated five times by Israeli officers. Each interrogation lasted five to six hours, she told the MEE. In January 2016 Tatour was released, after being fitted with an ankle monitor, to a house arrest for six months at the home of her brother in Kiryat Ono neighborhood in Tel Aviv. "They considered me a danger for Israelis, but when they dictated the location of my house arrest, they could not find a place more Israeli than Tel Aviv to do that. I find this ironic," she said. She added that the house arrest was a harsh experience. Far from her family in Reineh village, she was not allowed to use a mobile phone or the internet or even to publish texts in the media. After four months of house arrest, she was allowed to leave the house for two hours on weekends, if accompanied by a relative. More than 150 American literary figures have also called for Israel to free Tatour, including nine Pulitzer Prize winners. The list included Alice Walker, along with Claudia Rankine, Naomi Klein and Jacqueline Woodson. Israeli police teach schoolchildren how to shoot Palestinians Shooting practice at an Israeli school: targets set up by police depicted figures wearing the Palestinian kuffiyeh headdress. Israeli police planned to teach children how to shoot at Palestinians as part of a training exercise in a school. The incident in the Menashe Regional Council, near Haifa in northern present-day Israel, was brought to light in recent days when Palestinian citizens of Israel took photos of what was happening. Jamal Zahalka, a member of the Israeli parliament from the Joint Arab List, is demanding an investigation into the training sponsored by the Israeli police and the education ministry, which he said “prepares students psychologically to kill Arabs.” One photo shows a person – most of their body blurred with a black marker – using a paintball gun to fire at cutouts of men and women wearing checkered kuffiyeh headscarves that are associated with Palestinians. Zahalka made his demand in a letter to public security minister Gilad Erdan, according to the publication Arab48. The activity in Menashe Regional Council is part of widespread training of children by police in Israeli schools, according to Arab48. In 2011, the newspaper Haaretz reported on how a group of Israeli high school students from Herzliya took part in a simulated shooting attack at a military base “in which the targets were figures decked out with the Arab kuffiyeh headdress.” One source told Haaretz that the exercise, which was also supported by the education ministry, was tantamount to “educating toward hatred of Arabs.” The training in the Menashe Regional Council school is also reminiscent of an incident last year in which Israeli police put on a demonstration for a group of fifth-graders for how to “confirm a kill” – in other words how to perpetrate an extrajudicial execution. Early this year, American comedian Jerry Seinfeld visited a training center in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank where tourists are given demonstrations on how to kill Arabs. And in a disturbing parallel in 2015, police in North Miami Beach, Florida, were found to be using photos of African American men for target practice at a shooting range. Separate and unequal Zahalka noted that the incident occurred in Menashe Regional Council, which bills itself as a paragon of coexistence between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel. There are approximately 1.5 million Palestinian citizens of Israel. They are the survivors and their descendants of the 1948 ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Unlike Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, they hold Israeli citizenship and a right to vote, but nonetheless live under dozens of laws that discriminate against them because they are not Jewish. Israel operates a separate and unequal school system for Jewish and Arab students. Anti-Arab incitement and indoctrination is endemic in schools for Jewish children from the earliest grades. Proud to kill The Israeli police said that the targets in the Menashe Regional Council school had been set up as part of an activity day to teach children “about good citizenship” and that to “engender interest among participants, a paint gun station was erected.” “Before the activity began, the activity’s commanders and the school staff noticed the matter and hid the images, and no children saw them during the activity itself,” the police claimed. The education ministry also called the use of the targets, according to the publication Ynet, a “serious mishap.” Zahalka also wrote to Israeli education minister Naftali Bennett calling for those responsible for organizing the shooting training to be punished. He stated that it was unacceptable for the ministry to merely cancel the activity without seeking accountability, and to try to shift the blame to the police alone. Zahalka quipped that had a similar activity taken place in a school run by the Palestinian Authority, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “would have demanded a meeting of the UN Security Council.” Nadav Perez-Vaisvidovsky, an Israeli college lecturer, expressed shock at the training, tweeting, “This is the type of thing you see in history books and wonder how it could be allowed to go on.” Yet this is only a small part of what the so-called international community is allowing Israel to do with impunity. The European Union, for instance, which never ceases to issue reminders of the importance of learning “lessons from the past,” is currently pretending not to see how Israel is deliberately massacring unarmed civilians besieged in the Gaza Strip. And there is little chance of accountability, since the incitement comes from the top, with Israeli ministers regularly calling for or applauding extrajudicial executions. Naftali Bennett, the education minister, himself notoriously declared in 2013, “I have killed lots of Arabs in my life – and there is no problem with that.” Ending complicity Last December, Belgium’s KU Leuven university announced that it would end its role in an EU-funded “research” project carried out in partnership with Israeli police. “The participation of the Israeli public security ministry indeed poses an ethical problem taking into account the role which the strong arm of the Israeli government plays in enforcing an unlawful occupation of the Palestinian territories and the associated repression of the Palestinian population,” university rector Luc Sels explained. In light of Israel’s ongoing premeditated killing and maiming of unarmed protesters in Gaza, Palestinian activists recently renewed their calls for an international arms embargo on Israel, including a ban on cooperation and joint training with Israel’s police and military. In a major victory for this campaign, Durham, North Carolina, recently became the first city in the US to pass such a ban. “What the Israeli police did is not that unusual, especially in the current atmosphere of racism against Arabs,” Zahalka wrote. “In any case, the Israeli police do not require such an atmosphere as their record is full of disregard for the lives of Arab citizens, whom they continue to treat as enemies and not as citizens.” Zahalka concluded that firing on cutouts of Arab citizens “falls within the racist policies of Netanyahu and his government, and therefore everyone is called upon to confront this racism until it is defeated.” MK Smotrich hit with 12 hour Twitter ban following Tamimi comments Bayit Yehudi lawmaker tweets Palestinian teen provocateur convicted of assaulting IDF soldiers should have been shot in knee to restore deterrence; ban did him a service, he says, in getting his message out to exponentially more people. Bayit Yehudi MK Betzalel Smotrich's Twitter account was blocked for 12 hours after he tweeted that Palestinian teenager and convicted felon Ahed Tamimi should have been shot. Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison for her part in a scuffle with IDF soldiers late last year. In a response to journalist Yinon Magal, who expressed his relief over Tamimi's arrest, Smotrich wrote he would rather have seen her shot by the soldier she attacked. "In my opinion, she should have been shot, at least in the kneecap. It would have put her in house arrest for life," Smotrich tweeted. The MK then received a message from Twitter, reading: "We've temporarily restricted some of your account features, so you still have the ability to browse Twitter, but you're only limited to sending direct messages to your followers." His ban was a warning, lasting only 12 hours. Nevertheless, Smotrich called the ban "a new record of stifling of speech," claiming that "freedom of expression is reserved only for one side of the political map," meaning the Left. "I stand behind every word of this tweet and the explanation for it was written extensively (Tuesday) on my Facebook page," he added. In his post on Facebook, Smotrich explained that actions such as Tamimi's could erode the IDF's power of deterrence, thereby causing further harm to Israeli citizens. Therefore, he opined, her actions should have been dealt with quickly and harshly. The MK wrote, "When children ... are not afraid to confront the soldiers, the deterrence of the IDF disappears (if children are not afraid then certainly older terrorists will not), and then we get stabbing and shooting attacks by lone terrorists that there is no way to prevent (because the infrastructure to gather intelligence in advance does not exist). "So an event like the one filmed in the video is a serious and dangerous event whose consequences are murder and injury. "In order to prevent the next murder, it is very justified to act in any way to restore the IDF's deterrence against the terrorists in Judea and Samaria. Were it up to me, each encounter would end with a sharp and painful decision. After a few of them are confined to wheelchairs for the rest of their lives, there are likely to be fewer who dare to do so and deterrence will be restored." Smotrich provided further comment on the matter in a Ynet studio interview earlier this week, in which he stated his temporary Twitter ban only helped get his message out to a wider audience. Asked whether he regretted the tweet in retrospect, the lawmaker said he absolutely did not and that he stood behind every word. "It should be remembered the IDF's defensive ability is predicated on deterrence, which can be achieved in a variety of ways—partly through concluding encounters between an enemy and our forces in a sharp, painful decision." Smotrich was pressed whether a slap in the face truly justified being shot, to which he reiterated that such photos and videos "seriously eroded" the IDF's deterrent capabilities. "When Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and Judea and Samaria terrorists see images like that, deterrence is eroded," he explained. "When a girl isn't afraid, an adult man will not be afraid to take a car and run over soldiers or a knife and stab someone at a bus stop," he added. Confronted with the morality of such actions, their efficacy in restoring deterrence aside, the MK said the jeopardy to morality was "arguable," adding he considered Tamimi a terrorist that harms the state's security and endangers its citizens rather than an "innocent teenager guilty of mischief." Smotrich also claimed during the interview that Tamimi—16 at the time of the incident—should not be considered a girl or even a teenager. "If Ahed Tamimi was walking around with an explosive vest at her age, would you still call her a girl or a teenager?" he wondered. "I think her and her friends' actions are perpetrated continuously and issue to the world images that highly erode the IDF's deterrent power, and are therefore a type of terrorist attack," he opined. Interviewers then asked Smotrich whether someone disseminating anti-IDF propaganda is also carrying out a terrorist attack and should be shot. "What Tamimi did certainly does not fall under freedom of speech, I hope," he replied. "She's at war with us. She supports terrorism, wants terrorism and calls for terrorism against IDF soldiers." His response prompted the interviewers to wonder how such actions serve Israel's interests in the Western world. "The world should be told there is a violent struggle between peoples here—with one side seeking to annihilate the other," the MK answered. "The service I seek to provide is to prevent soldiers from going into a situation in which they are beaten, cursed at and humiliated without being able to respond. They interest me a lot more than what someone in London thinks," he stated. Concluding the interview, Smotrich was asked whether he intended to change anything about this tweets now that he had been temporarily banned once. Offering quite an opposite response, the lawmaker said he owed Twitter "a bouquet of flowers." "The fact they acted as bullies and stifled speech is mostly an embarrassment to them. Only a handful of people defended the move. Most people—from both the Left and the Right—thought this was a serious injury to freedom of speech, especially of MKs," he claimed. "The end result is that many more Israelis were exposed to my position on the matter. I have 80,000 Twitter followers, and welcome any new ones. I think many more people saw it on other media outlets. They ended up doing me a service," he said contently. Israeli settlers incite mass break-ins at 3rd holiest site in Islam Israel’s alleged Temple Mount organizations have launched calls for mass break-ins into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam—on May 13. Leaflets circulated on social media networks by the Temple Mount groups urged Israeli settlers to collectively defile al-Aqsa Mosque on the so-called "Jerusalem Day", in reference to the day when Israel occupied the eastern part of Jerusalem city. Last year, similar break-ins carried out by Israel’s settler hordes into al-Aqsa fueled tension across the occupied Palestinian territories. Over recent days, Israeli police stepped up crackdowns against the Muslim guards and staff at al-Aqsa Mosque, banning at least six from the site for periods ranging from 15 days to six months. May 30, 2018, marks the 51st anniversary of Israel’s takeover of Jerusalem’s eastern part following the 1967 war, known as the Naksa Day, as it has resulted in the displacement of thousands of Palestinians from their homes. Page: 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line109
__label__wiki	0.989125	0.989125	Andrew Capasso, First Coast More than 100 contractors and engineers are working at a facility on the city's Northside to build 20 A-29 Super Tucano fighter planes. The planes will be used by the Afghan Air Force in their fight against insurgents. "It's an important responsibility," said Gary Spulak, president of Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.. That's the company that won the $427 million contract to produce the planes. Many of the workers building the planes have military experience. "That's the key, that's the core of this whole thing, the skilled workforce," Spulak said. It's expected that 20 of the planes will be completed by next June. At the Embraer hangar, eight planes can be worked on at the same time. It takes about five months to finish one plane. "It's the perfect airplane for the battles being fought in Afghanistan," said Congressman Ander Crenshaw. The A-29 Super Tucano will give the Afghan Air Force the ability to use weapons from the air. Rep. Crenshaw says that's something not readily available, and something that's desperately needed. "This is very critical for Afghanistan as it stands up as a free and open democracy," he said. One the planes are built, they'll go to the Moody Air Force Base so pilots can train on them. After that, they'll go to Afghanistan. Source: http://ow.ly/BYBde	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line110
__label__wiki	0.805607	0.805607	In 1972 Steve Blass suddenly lost the ability to control his pitches. Thirty years later, the same thing happened to Rick Ankiel. We expect professional athletes to be stoic, unaffected by danger and injury, but the culture of baseball can have profound consequences on the performance of even the most elite athletes. A month and a half ago at Fenway Park. You've probably seen replays: there's a base hit to shallow right field, Ryan Kalish is rounding third, Shin-Soo Choo makes a perfect throw home and the ball arrives at the same time as the runner, sending Indians rookie catcher Carlos Santana head over heels and unable to get up. The replays of Santana's leg bending backwards were so gruesome one of the Cleveland announcers asked not to see any more. Santana somehow held onto the ball and Kalish was out, so most people would say the 24-year-old catcher did exactly what he should have done. It was just another day in the life of a Major League catcher. Blocking the plate has been considered part of a catcher's job for a long time now. But let's look at this: Carlos Santana is one of the hottest prospects in all of baseball. He's played fewer than 50 games, and one out in a season where the Indians have no chance of making the playoffs is considered worth risking a career-ending injury? Fortunately Santana is expected to be back for spring training next year so he got extremely lucky, but my point is that the culture of baseball values guys who risk injury to make a play. People love seeing Aaron Rowand make spectacular catches while running into outfield walls. Guys who are cautious are disliked by fans, chastised by the media, and often criticized by their own teammates and coaches. I'm not saying this is unique to baseball. In football nothing short of going all-out every play is even tolerated. And in hockey there are countless stories of guys playing with broken bones and blown-out knees... Just about any professional athlete in any sport is playing injured at least some of the time. This is just the way it is. Now, if I can, I just want to shift gears here and talk about Steve Blass. Steve Blass was a pitcher for the Pirates from the mid-60s to the early 70s. Through 1972 he had an ERA of 3.24 and 100 wins, including 16 shutouts. He was a control pitcher, comparable in style to Catfish Hunter or Tommy John. He was also a bona fide World Series hero, pitching 2 complete games (including the 7th) in Pittsburgh's 1971 championship over Earl Weaver's Orioles. But then Blass lost his control. He walked batters, hit them, threw behind them. It wasn't just a tough stretch, it wasn't a mechanical problem, something happened. In his last 90 or so innings as a Major League pitcher he had an ERA over 9 and walked 3 batters for every one he struck out. The weirdest part was that he could throw just fine in the bullpen, but as soon as he was in a game, the skill he once had was gone. It was a mental problem he was never able to solve. As I mentioned in Episode 4, a similar thing happened a few years ago to Rick Ankiel. Ankiel's experience was similar to Blass's in that it ended his pitching career. Ankiel was lucky enough to get the opportunity to become an outfielder, but as far as I know his pitching problem isn't solved. Mark Wohlers also had a similar problem in the late 90s. Wohlers partially recovered but was never the same pitcher he had been earlier in his career, and retired after bouncing around among a few different teams. But the so-called "Steve Blass disease" isn't limited to pitchers. Steve Sax, the Dodgers second baseman in the 80s, was never known for being a great fielder, but in 1983 he began having a serious problem with throwing the ball to first base. His throws were so erratic that fans sitting behind first base began wearing batting helmets. Fortunately Sax's problem didn't end his career. It went away and he was able to play second base for 10 more years. In the late 90s, another second baseman, Chuck Knoblauch, who was known as a very good fielder (one of the best in the game), began having a similar problem with throwing balls into the stands. On one occasion he actually hit Keith Olbermann's mother in the face. Unlike Sax's problem, Knoblauch's didn't go away. The Yankees moved him first to designated hitter, and finally to left field, but his hitting declined and he retired 3 years later after being released by the Royals. Finally, Mets fans probably remember Mackey Sasser, the young catcher who was supposed to replace Hall of Famer Gary Carter. Sasser was a good hitter and a solid defensive catcher. He had no problem throwing runners out trying to steal second base, but he had trouble making the routine toss back to the mound after each pitch. I remember seeing him at Shea Stadium in 1990 repeatedly making a motion like he was about to throw, but not requiring 3, 4, 5, or more tries to actually release the ball. Of course because it was New York the crowd would chant "one, two, three" in unison as he tried to throw the ball. Like Steve Blass, he had no problem throwing the ball back during practice and in the bullpen, just during games. Eventually, runners would time Sasser's pumps and take second base. The Mets tried using him in the outfield but eventually granted him free agency. He tried unsuccessfully to come back with three other teams but the problems continued and he had to retire. It's pretty clear to me that in all of these cases the problems were psychological. The popular explanation is "overthinking" - you make a mistake and become conscious of a mechanical problem, and then you can't stop trying to force your body through the motions, which makes you throw even worse, which makes you monitor yourself more, so it's a self-perpetuating cycle. But I don't buy this explanation. It sounds reasonable because we've all experienced that kind of paralysis, but we eventually get out of it. Professional athletes certainly go through similar things, but you can't get to the Major League level without learning how to solve that problem quickly. I'm no expert, and this is all speculation, but I'm pretty sure in these cases something deeper was happening. After Mackey Sasser retired as a player he became a coach at his alma mater Wallace Community College. But at a certain point his throwing problem became so bad he couldn't even throw batting practice to his players. Sasser had seen close to 50 sports psychologists but this time he went to a doctor named David Grand. Of the 40-something specialists Sasser had seen, Grand, amazingly, was the first to ask about his childhood and his injury history. Sasser revealed several interesting things: * when he was growing up his father lived in perpetual pain due to a severe rheumatoid condition that prevented him from throwing the ball overhand to his son; it also caused him to become a self-medicating alcoholic and forced Mackey to take on more responsibility in the family than most children do * when he was 7 years old Sasser's 5-year-old brother ran past him into the street got hit by a car and thrown 100 feet in the air; he was somehow revived by the EMTs but was never the same again * Sasser was a quarterback in high school and, like most quarterbacks, was hit hard numerous times as he was releasing the ball * as catchers do, he also sustained numerous knee injuries and one serious shoulder injury which impeded his natural throwing motion Dr. Grand explains that every experience that is physically or emotionally upsetting results in some sort of trauma. That means an athlete remembers, not consciously but in their body, every detail about the injury...the sounds and smells in the moments before impact, the feel of impact...the whole scene, in detail. If the athlete is in a similar situation later in life...it could be 10, 20, 30 or more years later, they may find themselves subconsciously guarding against a repeat occurrence of the original traumatic experience, which could hurt their ability to perform as they usually would. When multiple similar traumas occur the situation gets even worse. If this is true, I don't think it's too hard to see how Sasser's experiences could lead to his having trouble throwing a baseball. Now I know a lot of catchers have multiple serious injuries and not all of them develop a throwing problem, but everyone handles pain differently, and if the effects of trauma aren't apparent until years after the original event, there could be more players than we think that have difficulty throwing after they retire. I'm also fairly certain that a lot of athletes are afflicted in the lower levels of the game and aren't able to reach the big leagues where we'd hear about their troubles. Currently Red Sox catching prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia is seeing a psychologist about similar problems and there are reports that pitcher Daniel Bard overcame the condition before reaching the majors. Now I'm not saying absolutely that a trauma-based approach is the answer to all of these throwing problems. I'm saying I think it's worth considering as a possibility. Unfortunately, in the world of men's professional sports, it's not an approach that's likely to be too popular. It's a world where Mackey Sasser was humiliated by his coaches and fined $20 for every time he hesitated, where city newspapers ran insensitive headlines, and where the fans mocked him every game. This is how it is in sports, and I know that most of the time it doesn't matter. The fans and the media say what they want and the game goes on, players' careers go on. Baseball players are expected not to hesitate to put themselves in physically dangerous situations 162 days a year, and nobody ever admits to being scared and nobody admits to being hurt by anything that gets said. And if you think that there's nothing else going on behind the scenes, well, I think you're wrong. Richard Crowley, a psychologist who worked with Sax, Wohlers, and Knoblauch talks about how hard it is to discuss anything psychological with athletes. How he has to almost trick them at first or they won't listen because it's like he's questioning their manhood. "Yes, your problem is your mechanics. No, your emotions have nothing to do with it. You're not a pansy." But here's the thing: Rick Ankiel's father was in jail much of the time when he was growing up. Fathers are supposed to see their sons play baseball, especially when they get to the Major Leagues, and especially when they're pitching in the playoffs, which is where Ankiel's problems started. Steve Blass had a brother-in-law named John Lamb who joined the Pirates as a pitcher in 1970. On the first day of spring training in 1971 Lamb got hit in the head by a line drive that fractured his skull. Obviously he needed some fairly serious surgery and Blass's problems coincide with Lamb's failed comeback attempt 2 years later when it became clear that his life would never be the same. Again, I'm not saying there aren't other possible explanations. I'm saying that as a community we really don't understand psychology and trauma. Even the specialists who treated Mackey Sasser didn't look at his history. Blass and Ankiel's problems at least seem to make some "sense" to us because we're willing to acknowledge that there's some pressure that goes along with being a big league pitcher. We don't really understand why Sasser couldn't make the no-pressure throw back to the pitcher, and we assume that there must be some direct and immediate cause. The Wikipedia article on Mackey Sasser even attributes his problem to a particularly bad collision at home plate, even though it started long before that. I guess I don't really have a big point to make here. I'm not a psychologist, I'm not trying to say that we should all be studying trauma. I'm just noticing a situation. We like to believe that athletes are super-human. We watch them play because they can do amazing and inspiring things. And we're shocked when we discover they have faults in their personal lives, or that they have personal lives at all. Physically they may be special, but mentally and emotionally they're vulnerable just like the rest of us, and a lot of us aren't even willing to acknowledge our own vulnerability. Anyway, I know this is not a normal topic for a show about baseball, but that's exactly why I think it's important. At the very least it's something to consider if you're wondering whether Carlos Santana should have been blocking the plate. Dr. Richard Crowley on January 15, 2011 17:48 I hooked up with Steve Blass in spring training at Bradenton FL in 1998 and worked with him for 90 minutes and he threw his first strike in 24 years since he was released from the Pirates. Blass' story and news article about him and others is in my book MENTALBALL with forewords by Shawn Green and Steve Blass	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line111
__label__cc	0.724259	0.275741	The State Russian Museum / The Marble Palace NATELLA TOIDZE 13 november 2013—13 january 2014 The exhibition presents the creative oeuvre of Natella Toidze - the Moscow artist the representative of well-known art dynasty. The permanent participant of Moscow, Russian and abroad exhibitions, the Member of the Russian Academy of art, Toidze is the active participant of contemporary artistic life. Her works are presented in State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Museum of Contemporary Art, Vologda District Museum and Mordovia Museum named after Erzya, in the collection of Russian Academy of Art and the other state and private collections in Russia and foreign countries. The exhibition that includes about 70 works gives the viewer an opportunity to trace the basic stages of the artist's creative path - from the early paintings that are expressive in manner to the landscapes and still lives of the 1980's and the works of two last decades. The content of these works is the specific "culture of dacha" in the places nearby Moscow. The reason of inimitableness of plastic decision of her canvases is the author's ability to find the special foreshortening of visual apprehension of the presented motif and so to reveal the hidden sides of natural and artificial world. This world is carefully embodied in its simple recognizable features seems to be transfigured with the poetical intonations that are awoken by the rhythmical organization of the space of canvas, and by the format of the latter. The author seems to suggest the viewer the character and way of visual development of the shadowy trail in forest or magnificent composition that is created from the bright flowers. Thanks to such approach the realistic tradition that is the basis of Toidze's searches receive actuality. And precisely this approach allows the author to combine organically in her images the emotional comprehension of world and its intellectual comprehension. 22 august—21 october 2019 The exhibition will present the diversity of Russian sculpture of the late XX — early XXI century made from polymers and plastics. Sasha Okun. Where Art Thou? 27 june—29 july 2019 The art of Israeli painter, art critic, teacher, and writer Sahsa Okun focuses on human physicality embodied in the materiality of painting. 19 june—26 august 2019 > Mikhailovsky Palace Anna Akhmatova. On the 130th Anniversary of Birth	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line118
__label__cc	0.594602	0.405398	Wyoming Top Attractions Top Things To Do In Wyoming - Wyoming Top Attractions - What To Do In Wyoming Home Page > Wyoming Home Page Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming. Where To Go In Wyoming Top Things To Do In Wyoming Yellowstone Park Wyoming Wyoming State Historic Sites Wyoming Yellowstone Park Things To Do In Wyoming Top Wyoming Attractions Grand Teton Park Wyoming Wyoming Rodeos Wyoming Attractions Top Attractions in Wyoming Wyoming Museums Wyoming Ghost Towns Best Wyoming Rodeos Wyoming Wildlife Wyoming Top Things To Do Wyoming Historical Museums What To Do In Wyoming Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Is Magnificent!!! Those three words perfectly sum up the great state of Wyoming. There are so many remarkable attractions and destinations in Wyoming that we could spend the next 5 years trying to put it all together on this website. The more you discover what Wyoming has to offer, the more you will realize that a person could spend a lifetime trying to experience it all. Wyoming is jam-packed with amazing things to see and do, and is truly one of the most beautiful and diverse states in America. And because of this tremendous diversity and seemingly endless supply of top-notch attractions, our task turned into a very ambitious undertaking. Our goal was to not only put it all into one section on our website, but to simplify everything so you and your family would know EXACTLY where to go and what to do in this great state. We feel that we definitely achieved this goal. Click Here For Top Wyoming Attractions Lower Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park....And Much, Much More! Of course the two obvious Wyoming top attractions are Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. These iconic parks are among the top national parks in the country, and are extremely popular destinations for visitors vacationing in Wyoming. So of course we will be featuring these national parks in detail for your convenience. But there is so much more to discover and explore in Wyoming. You will be amazed! Oxbow Bend with Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park. Choosing the Top Wyoming Attractions... We've spent many years exploring Wyoming and learning about all this great state has to offer, but there is so much it's really difficult to wrap our arms around it all. Our goal on this section of our website is to share with you what we feel are the VERY TOP WYOMING ATTRACTIONS... and believe us when we tell you that choosing this list was an incredibly difficult task to undertake. Of course there are countless opportunities for an array of outdoor activities such as overnight backpacking, hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, etc. This section of the site touches on the main areas for these activities, because the last thing we want to do is to "flood" you with so much information that you are more confused than when you started. The bottom line is that we have "simplified" Wyoming for you. Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Many attractions that did not make our list should have, but we don't want to overwhelm you as you are trying to plan your Wyoming vacation. This list is the absolute "Must Sees" while touring and exploring the great state of Wyoming, but keep in mind that there's more out there beyond our list! About Wyoming Pancake Breakfast at Cheyenne Frontier Days. Wyoming is the least populated state in America, but is the 10 largest state. That means there is a lot of wide open area without a lot of people. 97,814 square miles in size, Wyoming is 365 miles from the eastern to western border, and 276 miles from the northern to southern border. This square-shaped state is made up of 23 counties, with its capitol city being historic Cheyenne having an estimated population of 62,400 people (2013 census). Nearly 50% of the entire state of Wyoming is owned by the U.S. government. This amounts to over 30 million acres, and the State of Wyoming owns an additional 6% of Wyoming lands which is another 4 million acres. Most of this public land is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service. Within Wyoming's borders there are so many opportunities for outdoor activities, scenic drives and top attractions, it truly seems limitless. Cick Here For Top Things To Do In Wyoming Mountain Ranges and High Plateaus Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Mountain Range. Wyoming is mainly a gigantic high elevation plateau, with mountain ranges sprawled throughout the western two thirds of the state. There are an astounding 109 named mountain ranges in Wyoming, with the highest peak in the state being Gannett Peak in the fabled Wind River Range, at 13,804 feet above sea level. Between these amazing mountain ranges are high elevation prairies, averaging between 6,500 and 8,000 feet above sea level. This is a stark difference from the geography of Montana, which does not sit on a high plateau and whose overall elevation is much, much lower than Wyoming. In Montana, the average prairie elevation is between 3,500 and 4,500 vertical feet, which is thousands of feet lower than Wyoming's typical prairie elevation. All of the mountain ranges of Wyoming are part of the Rocky Mountains, and are all wonderful places to discover and explore. And of course with this type of terrain, comes hundreds and hundreds of rivers, lakes and streams that all help make Wyoming one of the most beautiful states in the Union. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area. Proud Native American Heritage Wyoming not only has a remarkably proud Native American Heritage and history that spans thousands of years, but there are many places throughout Wyoming where you can learn about and actually "see" the greatness of the Native American Culture. Wyoming has an extremely proud Native American Heritage that runs very, very deep throughout the history of the region. For tens of thousands of years Native Americans have called Wyoming home, and through this vast time frame, there is still evidence of these early inhabitants as you look at the incredible pictographs and petroglyphs that are found throughout Wyoming. Castle Garden Petroplyphs, Pilot Mountain Petroglyphs, Cedar Canyon Petroglyphs and Legend Rock Petroglyphs are but a few of the incredible history that is found on the cliffs of Wyoming. Today, visitors can still see how the Native American Culture is still alive and well in Wyoming as you visit many of the state historic sites and present day cultural events such as the Eastern Shoshone Indian Days and Pow Wow at Fort Washakie and Cheyenne Frontier Days that are major events that are held annually. Eastern Shoshone Indian Days and Pow Wow Click Here For Top Things To Do In Wyoming The Great American West: Indians, Mountain Men, Pioneers and Cowboys Old Trail Town in Cody Wyoming. Wyoming was "front and center" during the development of the Great American West. First came the mountain men who trapped fur throughout the area, and then came the hundreds of thousands of pioneers heading West along the Oregon Trail, California Trail and Mormon Trail in covered wagons. The only place in the Rocky Mountains where wagons could cross the Rockies was at South Pass, which is now a National Historic Landmark. This amazing westward migration between the 1840s and 1860s changed everything, as military forts such as as the U.S. Army's Fort Phil Kearny sprung up along the trails to protect these brave pioneers from Indian raids. With this began the Indian Wars which reshaped Wyoming and the entire West, as well as the great "Cattle Era" of the 1880s that followed. Then the mystique and magic of the Old West went worldwide when Wyoming's Buffalo Bill Cody took his "Wild West Show" throughout not only America, but to many places across the globe. Visitors can learn all about this amazing man and his adventures at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody Wyoming. Vacationers can also visit the historic Irma Hotel in downtown Cody, which was built by Buffalo Bill in the early 1900s and named it after his daughter... and you can even watch an Old West gunfight in front of Irma every afternoon. The "lure" of the Great American West has ever since remained a world-wide sensation. And let's not forget the iconic legends of the outlaws such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as they rode and shot their way into the history books. Today's cowboys and cowgirls continue this classic Old West tradition and culture of the Old West, with their ranches, farms and of course rodeos such as the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. The Great American West remains legendary world-wide, and is one of the pieces of this great country that is as American as you can get. And as you travel throughout Wyoming and the west in general, you'll see that The Great American West is still very much alive and well. State Historic Sites There are countless Wyoming attractions that preserve this amazing time in history, such as the Oregon Ruts National Historic Landmark, where the covered wagon ruts were actually cut into the rock during the Western Migration of the 1840s through the 1860s. Visitors can also see the hundreds of these pioneers' names carved into the cliffs at Register Cliff and Independence Rock. The Old West comes to life in Wyoming, and as you explore all the historic attractions found throughout this amazing state, you'll develop a deeper understanding and respect for the brave men and women who dared to "Go West". Oregon Trail Ruts National Historic Landmark. Wyoming has some of the most diverse wildlife found anywhere in North America...and also has some of the best wildlife viewing opportunities found anywhere in the world. Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park are home to remarkable wildlife...including grizzly bears, black bears, elk, moose, buffalo (bison), bighorn sheep, mountain goats, wolves, pronghorns, mule deer, whitetail deer, mountain lion, bobcats and river otters just to name a few. The list is endless, and both Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park provide outstanding opportunities for you and your family to see these amazing animals from your car. But not only are these and many additional species of animals found in the national parks of Wyoming, but they are also found throughout the entire of Wyoming. Therefore, we highly recommend that you always have your camera ready because you just never know what you'll see around the next bend! Grizzly bear cubs, Yellowstone National Park. Endless Outdoor Activities What can we say about the outdoor activities that the great state of Wyoming offers its visitors. The opportunities are limitless. From whitewater rafting to hiking, from horseback riding to mountain climbing, from fly fishing to water skiing...the list goes on and on and on. All we can tell you is that if you just about any outdoor activity you can think of, more than likely Wyoming has the perfect spot for you! Snake River Canyon whitewater rafting near Jackson Wyoming. Back country camping in the Wind River Range. Fly Fishing on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Scenic Byways Wyoming provides its visitors with a tremendous number of magnificent scenic byways. These scenic byways take travelers through some of the most beautiful landscapes in North America, and we feature many of these Wyoming Scenic Byways throughout this section of our website. From the Snowy Range Scenic Byway to the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway, we will show you the highlights of these fantastic highways. Teton Park Road, Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Top Attractions..... Wyoming is literally "filled to the brim" with unbelievably incredible attractions...... It's really remarkable and quite overwhelming. Our goal on this section of our vacation website is to show you the very TOP ATTRACTIONS in Wyoming. These attractions will be geared toward vacationers as they tour the great state of Wyoming. We will not get into the whole mountain climbing/multi-day hiking/water sport world. Rather, the Top Attractions we will discuss here are directed toward vacationers wanting to take in the top tourist attractions throughout Wyoming.... and hopefully this section of our site will simplify this incredibly complicated undertaking. Wyoming has so many things to offer vacationers.... it's rather overwhelming to the vacationer trying to figure out where to go and what to do. So even though we had a rather difficult time trying to narrow down all of the possibilities, we feel we've done our job of helping vacationers know exactly where to go during their Wyoming vacation. Pilot Butte Wild Horses. Website Home Page Top Things To Do In Wyoming Wyoming Best Attractions Wyoming Vacation Guide Wyoming Tourist Destinations Wyoming Summer Events Wyoming National Monuments Wyoming Outdoor Activities Wyoming National Parks Wyoming State Parks Best Wyoming Attractions Wyoming Vacation Destinations Glacier Park I Yellowstone Park I Grand Teton Park I Waterton Lakes Park Home Page I EnjoyYourParks Blog I Informative Ebooks Suggested Itineraries I Gift Shop I Our Favorite Businesses I Images For Sale I Contact Us I About Us	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line119
__label__wiki	0.953205	0.953205	Whitney Houston: 10 Career-Defining Moments August 9th would have been the late singer's 50th birthday ”Saving All My Love For You,” 1986 By Melissa Locker @woolyknickersAug. 08, 2013 Houston won her first Grammy for “Saving All My Love for You,” her first No. 1 single, at the 1986 Grammy Awards. Riding on the strength of her blockbuster debut album, Whitney Houston, she earned nominations in several key categories. She won the first of her six career Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song. Adding to the joy of the moment was the fact that her cousin Dionne Warwick, was the one to read her name from the podium. Next “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” 1987 Whitney Houston 10 Moments A Life Remembered “Home,” 1985 “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” 1987 “One Moment In Time,” 1988 “The Star Spangled Banner,” 1991 “I Will Always Love You,” 1992 Whitney vs. Mariah “Crack is whack,” 2002 “I Look to You,” 2009 “How Will I Know,” 2012	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line120
__label__cc	0.638337	0.361663	Categories: Science - Myths and Misconceptions - Intelligent Design - Fossils and Dating New! Try out the new Android mobile app! Table of Contents (click to expand/collapse) What is Evolution? What is Natural Selection? Isn't Evolution Just a Theory? Why Isn't Evolution Considered a Law? Has Evolution Ever Been Observed? Isn't Evolution Totally Random? Don't Mutations Only Cause Problems, And Do Not Create New Information? How Does Evolution Cause the Increases in Genetic Information Required to go from Single-Celled Life to Complex Animals? Aren't the Chances of Life Forming Randomly Less Than 1 in a Trillion? Have Scientists Ever Created Life in a Laboratory? What is the Fossil Record? Why Aren't There More Transitional Fossils? If Man Evolved From Ape, Then Why Are There Still Apes? What About the Missing Link? Can You Believe in God and Evolution at the Same Time? Did Darwin Recant Evolution on his Deathbed? Isn't it True that Most Scientists Don't Believe in Evolution? Isn't Carbon Dating Unreliable? Doesn't Evolution Violate the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics? What is Intelligent Design? Is There any Evidence for Intelligent Design? Isn't it True That the Bacterial Flagellum Could Not Have Evolved? Isn't Evolution Just Another Religion That Requires Faith? If the Sun is Losing 5 Feet of Diameter Every Hour, Wouldn't It Have Been Too Large Billions of Years Ago? Evolution is simply stated as change over time. Languages, societies, and knowledge all have the ability to evolve. In Biology, evolution refers to the change of genetic traits over time. [ References: Wikipedia: Evolution ] Natural Selection is one of the mechanisms which drives evolution. It is popularly characterized as "survival of the fittest," though that is not always the most accurate description. It is the tendency for life forms which are best suited to their environments to have a better chance to reproduce than those that are not. For example, in a cold environment, an animal with lots of fur is more likely to reproduce than a bald animal, since the bald animals will die more quickly. [ References: Wikipedia: Natural Selection ] Evolution is often criticized by opponents as being "just a theory." This argument is especially common in America, where the word "theory" usually means an unproven idea. However, in science a theory is the highest degree of certainty. Gravity is "just a theory." The Earth orbiting the Sun is "just a theory." By definition, a scientific theory is a hypothesis which has withstood rigorous testing and is well-supported by the facts. There is overwhelming evidence for biological evolution, just as there is overwhelming evidence for gravity. [ References: Talk Origins: Evolution is a Fact and a Theory ] This is an issue which often confuses the general public, as the two words, theory and law, have very different common meanings. But in science, their meanings are very similar. A theory is an explanation which is backed by "a considerable body of evidence," while a law is a set of regularities expressed in a "mathematical statement." This is why Newton's Laws of Motion are referred to as laws and not theories. They are expressed with simple equations (like f = ma for his 2nd Law of Motion). Evolution, and most of Biology, cannot be expressed in a concise mathematical equation, so it is referred to as a theory. A scientific law is not "better" or "more accurate" than a scientific theory. A law explains what will happen under certain circumstances, while a theory explains how it happens. [ References: Kennesaw State University: Scientific Laws and Theories ] Yes. Evolution has been observed both in the laboratory (diseases adapting to become resistant to drugs) and in nature (new species of flowers, mice, insects, etc. developing). [ References: TalkOrigins: Observed Instances of Speciation, TalkOrigins: Some More Observed Speciation Events ] While it is true that new traits can appear through the accumulation of small random genetic mutations, it is the non-random process of Natural Selection that determines which traits to keep and which to discard. For example, a random mutation may cause a brown squirrel to be born white. But if the squirrel lives on a brown tree, its color will quickly alert predators to its existence. The white squirrel will not live long enough to reproduce and pass on the trait. In this environment, nature selects for brown squirrels, not white. If the process were random, then the white squirrel would survive just as well as the brown. While it is true that many mutations can cause problems for an organism, sometimes lethal, not all mutations are harmful. Most mutations are caused by single-point errors in the copying of a strand of DNA. For example, a strand of ATAGC may change to ATATC. This can have three major effects: a deleterious effect, a positive effect, or no effect at all. Deleterious effects, those which threaten the survival of the organism, will not accumulate, because they will kill the organism before it has a chance to reproduce. Conversely, mutations which cause no effect or a positive effect will accumulate in a population's genome. This is how Natural Selection works. It "selects" for positive changes in the genome, because only the positive changes will accumulate. Certain mutations can add new, large pieces of DNA at a time. See this question on Gene Duplication for more information. [ References: TalkOrigins: Mutations adding information ] This is accomplished through a process called Gene Duplication, which is believed to play a major role in Evolution. Because of a mistake during meiosis, an organism may end up with two copies of the same gene. After this happens, the usual mechanisms of point mutation and natural selection can evolve one of the copies into coding for something completely new, while retaining the original gene. To test how quickly gene duplication can occur, an experiment was performed on yeast in 1998. After only 450 generations, it was discovered that the "hexose transport" genes had duplicated several times. [ References: TalkOrigins: Mutations adding information, Wikipedia: Gene Duplication ] This claim is based on the calculations of all of the millions of molecules in a single cell forming by chance. No scientist believes this is how life formed. Instead, most theories of "abiogenesis" begin with simple self-replicating molecules which could have formed naturally. It is believed that such a self-replicating molecule formed the earliest versions of DNA. After many thousands of years of adaptations, all governed by the non-random process of Natural Selection, did the first microbe finally develop. For a more detailed explanation of the math involved, please see the article on this site titled The Probability of Life. [ References: Probability of Abiogenisis Calculations (Talk Origins) ] While there is no direct fossil evidence for the evolution of DNA (because of its size and fragility), scientists have theorized on its origins based on verified laboratory evidence. One theory goes like this: RNA, the compliment molecule to DNA, was the first to evolve naturally from materials already common in the pre-biotic Earth. Self-replication was achieved through catalytic actions in RNA-based molecules, called ribosomes, or possibly through an intermediary molecule. This step still remains unverified to science as of this writing. Once self-replication had been achieved, the forces of Natural Selection took over. For example, those molecules which were protected from the elements survived longer and reproduced more. So, any molecules which found themselves with a lipid bubble (which also forms naturally) would have a better chance of reproducing. After many incremental steps, the lipid bubbles eventually became cell membranes, and the molecules DNA. For more information on the probability of life forming this way, please see this article. [ References: Evolution of DNA, Probability of Abiogenisis Calculations (Talk Origins), RNA World Theory (Wikipedia) ] As of the time of this writing, no, scientists have never created cellular life in a laboratory from scratch. The technology simply does not yet exist to manipulate molecules with the precision required to create all of the inner workings of a cell, built one atom at a time. However, many of the important building blocks of life have indeed been created in a laboratory, including amino acids, self-replicating RNA molecules, and self-sealing and self-replicating lipid bubbles (ie, cell membranes) which are profound steps toward the goal of one day creating fully-synthetic life. [ References: Life As We Know It Nearly Created in Lab - Live Science, Wikipedia: Miller-Urey Experiment ] The "fossil record" refers to the placement of fossils throughout the surface layers of the Earth. Older fossils are buried more deeply than younger ones. Scientists use the placement of fossils as a guide for determining when life forms existed, and how they evolved. For example, we know that flowering plants evolved from non-flowering plants because, in the fossil record, we see flower fossils becoming more and more primitive the deeper we go, until they disappear all together. There are no flower fossils below a certain depth. This shows us that flowering plants evolved from non-flowering plants, then began to diversify themselves. This kind of progression is found throughout the fossil record. [ References: Wikipedia: Fossil Record ] Transitional fossils bridge gaps between two species. Due to the difficulties in creating fossils in the first place, and the fact that speciation sometimes occurs very quickly in small groups, transitional fossils can be rare in the fossil record. However, even given these circumstances, there are still thousands of transitional fossils known to science, including those illustrating the evolution of modern fish, the transition of fish to amphibians, amphibians to reptiles, reptiles to birds, reptiles to mammals, and the evolution of human beings (as well as many other species). Please see this video for great examples of transitional fossils: http://www.evolutionfaq.com/videos/transitional-fossils Also, see this Wikipedia page detailing just a partial list of transitional fossil examples: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transitional_fossils [ References: Wikipedia: List of Transitional Fossils, TalkOrigins: Transitional Vertebrate Fossils FAQ, TalkOrigins: 29+ Evidences for Macroevolution ] Firstly, man did not evolve from modern apes. Man and modern apes share a common ancestor, which is extinct. However, the question comes from a flawed understanding of how evolution works. Evolution is not a straight line, where entire populations change into new species all at the same time. Often times, a small group breaks away from a population and begins to evolve independently of the source group. The source group does not need to go extinct, and is generally unaffected by the development of the smaller group. This is called "Allopatric Speciation," and it is just one of many ways that new species can evolve. There is nothing in evolutionary theory which states a source population must go extinct in order for new species to evolve. [ References: Wikipedia: Allopatric Speciation, Wikipedia: Speciation Modes ] The concept of a "missing link" between humans and apes arose in the 19th century, when the fossil record was largely incomplete. Large gaps separated species, casting doubt on the theory of evolution. But in the last 130 years, a plethora of fossils have been discovered, greatly narrowing the gaps between species. The Australopithecus afarensis fossil known as "Lucy" is considered to be a key fossil bridging the gap between humans and primitive hominids. [ References: Wikipedia: Astralopithecus afarensis ] Of course. Many faiths accept evolution as the explanation for the current level of biodiversity, usually stipulating that a creator initially designed the Universe, or guided the processes of evolution. In fact, in 1996, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed the Catholic Church's position that evolution does not conflict with Christianity. Evolution does not contradict the overall philosophy of the Bible, Torah, Koran, or any religious text. [ References: TalkOrigins: God and Evolution, TalkOrigins: Interpretations of Genesis ] Darwin was very proud of his scientific discoveries, and it is highly unlikely he would have recanted them. There is no supporting evidence for this story, and Darwin's daughter, who was at her father's deathbed, refutes it. But even if it were true, it would not matter. Biological evolution has been experimentally proven many times over. The worth of a theory is measured by how well it is supported by the facts, not by who believes it. [ References: Darwin's Deathbed Conversion - a Legend? (Mitchell, 2009) ] No, this is a bit of an "old wive's tale." Our smallest toe (or 'pinkie toe' as some call it) is here to stay. This is because organisms don't just lose traits or appendages simply because they aren't useful anymore. There would need to be a threat to our survival or reproduction, directly caused by us having our smallest toe. In that scenario, individuals born with smaller pinkie toes would have an advantage over those with longer ones. Over many generations, this would cause pinkie toes to get smaller and smaller, until gone. This is how whales lost their small hind legs, for example. A more streamlined whale swims faster, and so evades predators and catches food faster. This drove their legs to get smaller and smaller until they virtually vanished (though in skeletons you can still see their pelvises). However, there are no pressures like this involving our pinkie toes. No. According to Newsweek magazine, 99.85% of American earth and life scientists accept biological evolution as a fact. Gallup polls also show that 95% of all scientists accept evolution, though it should be noted that this figure includes scientists who study in unrelated fields, like Computer Science, Engineering, etc. The vast majority of scientists accept evolution as fact. [ References: Public Beliefs About Evolution and Creation, TalkOrigins: Scientists Reject Evolution? ] Based on the experimental data of numerous independent dating techniques, we know the Earth to be approximately 4.55 billion years old. [ References: Talk Origins: The Age of the Earth ] Radiocarbon dating is just one of many "radiometric" dating techniques. While contamination in the laboratory might happen on rare occasions, radiometric dating remains a trusted and reliable method of determining the age of a sample. The technique relies on the constant rate of decay of certain radioactive elements in the sample. For example, rubidium-strontium dating relies on the decay of rubidium-87 to strontium-87. Rubidium-87 has a half-life of 50 million years (the amount of time for half its mass to decay into strontium). Using this figure, scientists measure the amount of rubidium and strontium in a sample to determine its age. [ References: Wikipedia: Radiometric Dating ] The second law states that "In a closed system (one in which energy cannot enter), Entropy will not decrease." Since Entropy often refers to disorder, this law is often taken to mean that order cannot arise from disorder. How then would life, which is highly ordered, form naturally? The answer, simply, is that life is not a closed system. Energy is constantly being added to the Earth from the Sun, which fuels the plants, which in turn fuel other life. This is how plants, for example, can have more energy than the seeds they originally sprouted from. But life is not the only example of order from disorder. Snowflakes, crystals, lightning, and sand dunes are all examples of non-living matter organizing into complex structures. [ References: TalkOrigins: Five Major Misconceptions about Evolution ] Intelligent Design (ID) is the hypothesis that a higher intelligence (ex: a god, space aliens, time travellers from the future, etc.) guided the course of evolution. Most often, Intelligent Design refers to a god, typically the Christian/Jewish/Muslim god, YHWH or Allah. In other words, God from the Bible. ID differs from traditional religions in that proponents recognize that biological evolution is responsible for the development and diversity of life on Earth. It is similar to traditional religions in that it typically posits a supernatural explanation for what guided the evolution of certain species (including humans). In this way, ID is similar to the 4th century BC belief put forward by Plato and Aristotle of a "prime mover," that is, a being which set the natural world in motion. [ References: Wikipedia: Intelligent Design, Wikipedia: Unmoved or Prime Mover ] This has been a hotly debated question in the media, classrooms, and many churches. According to authors like Michael Behe, there are certain structures in nature which he terms "irreducibly complex," which, he asserts, could not have evolved naturally. He gives bacterial flagellum and the eye, among others, as examples. If true, these might be evidence for Intelligent Design. However, the vast majority of the scientific community regards Intelligent Design as psuedoscience or "junk science." The structures that Behe and others give as examples have proven evolutionary histories. For an example, watch The Evolution of the Eye video on this site. Recently at the famous Dover trial, the court held that "Professor Behe's claim for irreducible complexity has been refuted in peer-reviewed research papers and has been rejected by the scientific community at large." To date, there has never been any evidence, agreed upon by the scientific community, to be proof of Intelligent Design. Wikipedia: Irreducible Complexity ] It is often argued that the eye is so complex that it could not have evolved naturally. The idea being that an eye with only "half" the parts in place would not work, therefor evolution would have never favored it and the more complex human eye we have would never have evolved. However, the evolution of the eye has been studied extensively, and its history is more-or-less well established. First, there were light-sensitive cells which merely indicated which way was the Sun. A slight indentation makes a sense of direction possible. Mucus in the pit focuses the light. If the mucus hardens, you have a proper lens, and so on. In fact, every stage of the eye's development is still around on Earth today. A snail's eye is less than "half" a human eye, yet it serves the snail well enough to help its survival. Please watch this video which beautifully describes the evolution of the eye for a more visual example. [ References: Wikipedia - Evolution of the Eye ] This is a statement often asserted by proponents of Intelligent Design, but it is simply not true. The argument goes that since the flagellum (the tail-like structure many bacteria have which helps them "swim") is a very complex machine, it could not have evolved naturally. This is because if you remove any of the proteins that make up the flagellum's motor, it can no longer function. However, as this video beautifully demonstrates, the flagellum does function with fewer proteins, just not as a flagellum. Every part of the flagellum is made of proteins already in the cell, performing other functions. This is one of the most interesting aspects of Evolution: that adaptations can change roles, or combine with other adaptations to perform new roles. [ References: Irreducible Complexity (bacterial flagellum) debunked [Video], Wikipedia: Evolution of Flagella ] No. A religion is a set of beliefs based on the supernatural, which by definition is untestable and impossible to disprove (or "unfalsifiable").  Faith, in the religious sense, can be stated as "belief without evidence." No aspect of science works this way, including the Theory of Evolution. All scientific theories have been scrutinized through years of experimentation, and can all be falsifiable. For example, the Theory of Gravity can be proven false if a scientist can devise an experiment where two bodies did not attract each other. Likewise, the Theory of Evolution could be proven false if a scientist ever documents the evolution of a new adaptation to an organism which did not in any way benefit the organism's ability to survive, reproduce, or ensure the survival of its species as a whole. While scientists may place faith in a scientific theory, their faith is based on past evidence. For example, all scientists have faith that the Law of Thermodynamics will hold true during an experiment because there is overwhelming past evidence to support this belief. This is completely different than placing faith in a religious belief, which has no supporting evidence at all. This argument comes from a paper published in 1979 by astronomer John Eddy. After studying observations from 1836 through the 20th century, he found the sun had contracted 2 arc seconds. He had found proof of what atronomers had suspected and know for a fact today: that the sun's diameter oscillates in an 80 year cycle. It does not constantly shrink. Within the sun, and every star, there are 2 opposing forces: the intense gravity of the star, trying to crush it, and the intense heat of nuclear fusion, trying to blow it apart. As the gravitational field causes the surface to shrink ever so slightly, it builds incredible pressure inside the star, which speeds up the fusion reactions (think of a pressure cooker). The increased fusion then pushes the surface back out again, and the cycle starts over. Because the sun is truly gigantic, about 1 million times the size of Earth, this cycle plays out on what we would consider a slow scale: every 80 years. [ References: The Legend of the Shrinking Sun (Till) ]	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line123
__label__wiki	0.824438	0.824438	The Knights of Columbus and child abuse cover-up* This post contains details that may be upsetting for sensitive readers. The Knights of Columbus (KOC) are commonly known as the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, but most people don't know that the Knights also function as a recruiting organization for highly exclusive Catholic equestrian orders such as the Knights of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. The history of equestrian orders dates back to Ancient Rome, where the order comprised a large proportion of the patrician classes that monopolized the Roman political process, as well as most major commercial enterprises. Today, this same oligarchical tradition is continued through Catholic equestrian orders that subvert the democratic process by way of quasi-political religious organizations. While the KOC does not represent the upper echelons of the Catholic cryptocracy, that dubious honor instead being designated for the equestrian orders noted above, their political influence as an arm of the Vatican has been significant enough to play a role in silencing countless victims of clerical abuse. The photo above captures the opening Mass of the 131st annual Knights of Columbus convention on August 6 in San Antonio. Included in the photo is church leader Cardinal Roger Mahoney, who the New York Times states "worked quietly to keep evidence of child molesting away from law enforcement officials and shield abusive priests from criminal prosecution more than a decade before the scandal became public, according to confidential church records." The article continues, "Rather than defrocking priests and contacting the police, the archdiocese sent priests who had molested children to out-of-state treatment facilities...Ray Boucher, a lawyer representing some of the plaintiffs in those cases, said the files released on Monday were “particularly damning,” because they showed the “wanton disregard for the health and safety of children, and a decision by the highest members of the church to put its self-interest and the interest of abusive priests ahead of those of children.”" Also pictured above is Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who has been accused of sexual assault by former Benectine monk and Catholic priest Richard Sipe. According to Sipe, "On file are the unsealed “MEDIATION DOCUMENTATION FOR FR. G.” that involved McCarrick and the dioceses of Metuchen and Newark, NJ. A financial settlement was reached. The case was sent to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in Rome, but it has not yet responded." What follows is an excerpt of the events described in the mediation document: “He put his arms around me and wrapped his legs around mine. Then He started to tell me what a nice young man I was and what a good priest I would make someday. He also told me about the hard work and stress he was facing in his new role as Archbishop of Newark. He told me how everyone knows him and how powerful he was. The Archbishop kept saying, “Pray for your poor uncle.” All of a sudden, I felt paralyzed. I didn’t have my own car and there was nowhere to go. The Archbishop started to kiss me and move his hands and legs around me. I remained frozen, curled up like a ball. I felt his penis inside his underwear leaning against my buttocks as he was rubbing my legs up and down. His hands were moving up and down my chest and back, while tightening his legs around mine. I tried to scream but could not…I was paralyzed with fear. As he continued touching me, I felt more afraid. He even tried several times to force his hands under my shorts. He tried to roll me over so that he could get on top of me, but I resisted, I felt sick and disgusted and finally was able to jump out of bed. I went into the bathroom where I vomited several times and started to cry. After twenty minutes in the bathroom, the Archbishop told me to come back to bed. Instead I went to the recliner and pretended to fall asleep.” A news article reports that the Knights of Columbus sponsored a youth group, the Squires, members of which have accused the KOC of collaborating to cover of child sexual abuse. The article states "In one of the lawsuits, an unnamed Kansas resident claims the Squires leader abused him from 1978, when he was 10 years old, until 1986. He claims the leader shared him with other youth counselors in the group and threatened to kill him if he told anyone, the lawsuit said. The second lawsuit came from Texas resident Jim Dennany, who said he alerted Knights of Columbus officials in 1986 to assaults he said he suffered in the 1970s when he was a young teenager. He claimed the group took no action, concealed the allegations and told him to keep quiet, according to the lawsuit." According to former Domnican priest and canon lawyer Thomas Doyle, "The Knights of Columbus take great pride in their loyalty to the Church and to the bishops. They regularly show their support for priests and announce their love for the Church. They shell out barrels of money to the Vatican, to bishops, to seminaries and to other causes in support of priests. The Knights of Columbus have totally missed the boat. They have supported priests and bishops in their moral bankruptcy and in their destruction of the bodies and souls of the victims of abuse. They have said and done nothing to support the victims." So it may not be much of a surprise that a Pennsyvania newspaper, the Observer-Reporter, reported that convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky was awarded Coach of the Year title by the KOC. Sandusky has also been a speaker at KOC events. Former FBI Director Louis Freeh was assigned to investigate the Sandusky scandal. "We will immediately report any evidence of criminality to law enforcement authorities," said Freeh. New York state newspaper The Journal News reports that Louis Freeh, along with suspected Russian spy Robert Hanssen, are both members of the secretive Catholic fraternty Opus Dei. In his book, Their Kingdom Come: Inside the Secret World of Opus Dei, Robert Hutchinson writes of the canonization of Opus Dei founder Josemaria Escriva, noting that in attendance was "Dr Carl A. Anderson, the Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus and senior American member of Opus Dei." Given the overlapping membership between Opus Dei and the KOC, the likelihood that the Penn State investigation was doomed by favoritism from the very beginning is very high indeed. According to Vatican Insider, a project run by the daily newspaper La Stampa, Opus Dei is "one of the ecclesiastical bodies closest to the Pope". So the testimony of Jim Jenkins, former chair of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Review Board under Archbishop (now Cardinal) William Levada, should not be ignored. Jenkins states, in reference to the Dallas Charter which provided guidelines for how the Church would respond to the clerical abuse scandal, that "The Charter’s scope needed to be limited to the alleged assaults upon “minors” leaving the inappropriate sexual behavior of clerics with other adults beyond the jurisdiction of the review boards." In other words, the sexual assault of adults was considered to be acceptable behavior. Jenkins also states that "The behavior of bishops and cardinals was off-limits to the scope of any investigation by any archdiocesan review board." Translation: bishops and cardinals are not subject to civil law. As Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the former Pope Benedict XVI was responsible for investigating clerical abuse scandals. Let's examine some of his accomplishments during that time period. via CBS News: The Vatican's lawyer says then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger told a California bishop to make sure a priest with a history of sexually molesting children didn't abuse while the church worked to defrock him...Attorney Jeffrey Lena was responding to a 1985 letter obtained by The Associated Press on Friday in which the future pope said more time was needed to study the case of the Rev. Stephen Kiesle. Lena says Ratzinger urged the bishop to give Kiesle "as much paternal care as possible." Lena says that was a way of saying the bishop was responsible for ensuring Kiesle didn't reoffend....The future Pope Benedict XVI resisted pleas to defrock Kiesle, citing concerns including "the good of the universal church," according to the 1985 letter bearing his signature. The correspondence, obtained by The Associated Press, is the strongest challenge yet to the Vatican's insistence that Benedict played no role in blocking the removal of pedophile priests during his years as head of the Catholic Church's doctrinal watchdog office. The letter, signed by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was typed in Latin and is part of years of correspondence between the Diocese of Oakland and the Vatican about the proposed defrocking of the Rev. Stephen Kiesle... Attorney Irwin Zalkin represents a woman who says Kiesle assaulted her three times by the time she was 7 years old. Court documents accuse Kiesle of providing her with wine, binding her hands and sexually abusing her, Tracy reports....Earlier Friday, the Vatican confirmed that it was Ratzinger's signature on the letter. "The press office doesn't believe it is necessary to respond to every single document taken out of context regarding particular legal situations," the Rev. Federico Lombardi said....The diocese recommended removing Kiesle from the priesthood in 1981, the year Ratzinger was appointed to head the Vatican office that shared responsibility for disciplining abusive priests. The case then languished for four years at the Vatican before Ratzinger finally wrote to Oakland Bishop John Cummins. It was two more years before Kiesle was removed; during that time he continued to do volunteer work with children through the church..... the future pope also noted that any decision to defrock Kiesle must take into account the "good of the universal church" and the "detriment that granting the dispensation can provoke within the community of Christ's faithful, particularly considering the young age." Kiesle was 38 at the time. Kiesle had been sentenced in 1978 to three years' probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of lewd conduct for tying up and molesting two young boys in a San Francisco Bay area church rectory. As his probation ended in 1981, Kiesle asked to leave the priesthood and the diocese submitted papers to Rome to defrock him. In his earliest letter to Ratzinger, Cummins warned that returning Kiesle to ministry would cause more of a scandal than stripping him of his priestly powers. "It is my conviction that there would be no scandal if this petition were granted and that as a matter of fact, given the nature of the case, there might be greater scandal to the community if Father Kiesle were allowed to return to the active ministry," Cummins wrote in 1982...California church officials wrote to Ratzinger at least three times to check on the status of Kiesle's case and Cummins discussed the case with officials during a Vatican visit, according to correspondence. At one point, a Vatican official wrote to say the file may have been lost and suggested resubmitting materials....As Kiesle's fate was being weighed in Rome, the priest returned to suburban Pinole to volunteer as a youth minister at St. Joseph Church, where he had served as associate pastor from 1972 to 1975. Kiesle continued to volunteer with children, according to Maurine Behrend, who worked in the Oakland diocese's youth ministry office in the 1980s. After learning of his history, Behrend complained to church officials. When nothing was done she wrote a letter, which she showed to the AP. "Obviously nothing has been done after EIGHT months of repeated notifications," she wrote. "How are we supposed to have confidence in the system when nothing is done? A simple phone call to the pastor from the bishop is all it would take." She eventually confronted Cummins at a confirmation and Kiesle was gone a short time later, Behrend said. Kiesle, who married after leaving the priesthood, was arrested and charged in 2002 with 13 counts of child molestation from the 1970s. All but two were thrown out after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a California law extending the statute of limitations. He pleaded no contest in 2004 to a felony for molesting a young girl in his Truckee home in 1995 and was sentenced to six years in state prison. Now would probably be a good time to include this painting by the highly talented tattoo artist Paul Booth: *Research credit for many links in this post is due http://popecrimes.blogspot.com/2011/11/will-opus-dei-knights-shield-sandusky.html Posted by watching the watchers at 10:41 AM Labels: child abuse, cryptocracy, Joseph Ratzinger, Knights of Columbus, Opus Dei Dante in the faerie bog Posted by watching the watchers at 10:34 PM Second Update to Occult Origins of the Counterculture Here is another update to my Occult Origins of the Counterculture article. I still need to make a few minor revisions to the original article so hopefully that will be done within a few days. In addition to the the shamanic ceremonies of First Nation peoples, another indigenous spiritual tradition that influenced Western occultism was the African religion of Vodun. Along with European folk magic, Vodun was merged into the syncretic religion of Lousiania voodoo, which by turn influenced the development of American spiritualism. In Haiti, a similar syncretic religion was created in the form of voodou, with many rituals and mythological figures overlapping with the American voodoo tradition. Both Louisiana voodoo and Haitian vodou were created when African slaves passed on to their descendants the traditional ceremonial dances of Africa under the guise of Catholic litanies following the suppression and criminalization of these ceremonies by slave owners. The religious suppression of the voodoo religion was a direct extension of the social policies enacted by Christian and Muslim colonization of Africa, which resulted in the murder of many Vodun priests as well as destruction of Vodun temples. One aspect of Vodun religion that was incorporated into its syncretic North American incarnations was the idea of continuity between the world of the dead and the living, in that ancestors were deified and considered an ever present part of the family through spiritual communion. Although voodoo has been sensationalized as being oriented towards accumulation of material wealth and predatory magical powers, its origins are far more nuanced, centered around a belief in a nebulous force which pervades all aspects of existence. Because the Voodoo creation myth emphasizes metaphysical interconnectedness, extending emotional, material and spiritual support to family and community is considered an intrinsic expression of religious worship. Vodun cosmology also emphasizes the divinity of the natural world, formulated in a hierarchy of spirits from those that govern weather to smaller spirits who inhabit rivers, streams and even individual rocks and trees. Animism offers a continuity in belief between African tradition and that of European occultism. The overlapping belief in nature devas and elemental spirits formed the basis of many divination rituals and conjuration methods, especially regarding the use of botanical magic. Occurring simultaneously with the rise of voodoo was the folk magic system of hoodoo which made use of European magical grimoires that typically contained translations of ancient Kabbalistic documents as well as unorthodox interpretations of biblical texts. The Old Testament is inundated with passages that justify slavery as a necessary, even righteous social institution, however vodoo and hoodoo practitioners emphasized the story of Exodus as a representation of the freedom-seeking impulse. When Moses lead the Israelites out of bondage in the Book of Exodus, the obvious parallel was the transatlantic slave trade, with the abolition movement seen by hoodoo conjurers as divine imperative. Largely for this reason, the primary magical texts utilized by hoodoo practitioners were the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses, a compendium of magical seals, astrological treatises, and incantations taken from European occult literature, Talmudic magic names and Christian Biblical passages. The texts, although primarily printed in the 18th and 19th centuries, were purportedly lost writings of Moses and they circulated throughout The United States, the Caribbean, West Africa, Scandinavia and Central Europe, widely known as "the Black Bible". Moses, who was traditionally depicted carrying a serpent on his staff, became a figure who easily combined elements of the Vodun serpent god Damballa, primordial creator of life and archetypal father figure, with orthodox religious doctrines and European concepts of Luciferian Enlightenment. Although recent years have, to a certain extent, seen the recognition of the voodoo religion as a richly varied cultural tradition, the central role of voodou and hoodoo conjurers in galvanizing slave revolts has not been fully documented, since most historians of the colonial time period held perspectives that would have been favorable to the economic interests of plantation owners. What has been conclusively documented is that, in 1791, under the cover of vodou ceremonies, Haitian slaves organized an uprising that went on to shut down the majority of sugar plantations on the island. Haiti, one of two sovereign states located on the island of Hispaniola, was a particularly appropriate locale for an uprising since its inhabitants had been subjected to some of the most horrific brutalities of the transatlantic slave trade. When Christopher Columbus and his men had first arrived on the shores of Hispaniola, they quickly established an enforced labor system in which the native Arawak people collected gold, with enforcement occurring via the method of slower laborers having their hands cut off. The original Arawak population has been roughly estimated to be at least 250,000, yet within less than 25 years, through murder, mutilation, malnutrition and mass suicide, that number was reduced to 50,000. By 1650 almost none of the original Arawaks or their descendants remained on the island. The importation of African slaves soon replaced their rapidly dwindling numbers, however the population of foreign slaves was also continually replenished because their death rate was vastly higher than their birth rate due to similar brutalities. The unintended consequence for European colonists was that Haitian slaves were able to more effectively preserve African cultural traditions through vodou ceremonies, eventually leading to a resistance movement which was uniquely unified in comparison to other areas of colonial America. One of the most influential leaders of the rebellion was a vodou priest named Francois Mackandal, who created a secret organization connecting escaped slaves (Maroons) with those who still lived on plantations. The Maroons, a mixture of Native Americans and Africans, combined African agricultural practices with Native American wilderness skills as the number of former slaves surviving outside of the settlements of the colonists expanded. After the Maroons torched plantations and chased out the owners, Mackandal was burned alive in the public square of Cap-Francais on account of his role in organizing the insurrection. His actions set a strategic model for the Haitian Revolution of 1791, which is generally considered to be the most successful slave rebellion in the Western hemisphere. Compared to the American Revolution, which exclusively granted rights to the minority of the white male population that owned property, Haiti's revolution sought and achieved political rights for the entire population. Although the insurrection was accompanied by horrific and dehumanizing massacres on both sides of the conflict, by 1803 slavery had been abolished and decolonization was attained. The secret society organized by Mackandal played no small part in Haitian resistance movements, and there is evidence to suggest that much of the symbolism and themes adopted by vodou-practicing Maroons were a product of Freemasonic influence. Anthropologist Richard Stanley gave the following statement in the special feature section of his documentary on Haitian vodou, The White Darkness: “Most books consider voodoo to be a combination of Roman Catholicism and African mythology. There are elements of voodoo that have nothing to do with either. There is a huge amount of Old World Masonic imagery—for example, pentagrams, which suggests that perhaps three or four hundred years ago slaves were initiated by previous imperialists. That's something that hasn't been talked about. I was told about the various handshakes and rituals that I would need to know. Altes Paul (voodou sorcerer) warmed to me after I gave him a third degree masonic handshake, convinced that I was a fellow Mason.” In his book on Haitian vodou culture, The Serpent and the Rainbow, ethnobotanist Wade Davis describes a network of secret societies covering the country, each maintaining control of its own territorial jurisdiction. Haitian vodou cults inevitably contained elements of Freemasonic tradition, including ritual handshakes, initiation rites, banners and even a hierarchical degree system. This network is described in the book as a “quasi-political” force that effectively managed to organize a parallel government and expel the regime at Port-au-Prince. Unlike Freemasonry, vodou secret societies granted membership to women, many of whom became political leaders in their own right. This history of cultural influence reveals the ideological complexity of Freemasonry, which at times has participated in, and even instigated, the furthest abuses of colonial social institutions, and at others has worked towards political sovereignty of oppressed peoples. The cultural influence of European colonists on Haitian secret societies was most likely a factor in the vodou cults' adoption of Masonic rites and regalia. This same influence may have also played a role in shaping the iconography of West African secret societies, which were located in the same approximate geographical vicinity from which Vodou cults descended. This West African cult network had risen to prominence precisely at the time when European slave traders invaded African villages and negotiated the right to abduct community members with the elders of their group, many of whom formed a fraternal order called The Ekpe. Similar to the vodou societies, the Ekpe organizational structure mirrored Freemasonry in all of its essential aspects, indicating the strong possibility that much of the imagery and mythology of these West African cults were synthesized as a consequence of collaboration with Freemasonic slave traders. The Ekpe hierarchy consisted of nine initiatory grades, with each successively higher rank ensuring greater prestige within the community. The cult society maintained the loyalty of their community by sponsoring elaborate masquerades, while also acting as a court system for the enforcement of debt collection, the nonpayment of which could result in the debtor being sold to foreign slave traders. Ekpe cults enacted a wide variety of punishments for nonpayment, ranging from fines to property seizure to execution. Those community members who were executed were left tied to trees with their lower jaws removed as a warning that others should obey the dictates of the cult. Given the Ekpe's participation in enabling the transatlantic slave trade, it may seem counterintuitive that the group provided cultural and spiritual inspiration for another secret society, the Abakua, who would later act as a liberatory force against colonial occupation in Cuba. The latter organization was started by a group of former Ekpe members who had been imported as slaves into Havana, after which they reorganized to form a lodge, Efik Buton, named after a settlement in the Nigerian city of Calabar. Like the Vodou and Ekpe cults, the Abakua Society is structured around a graded degree system and oaths of secrecy are required during initiatory ceremonies. During the Christian festival, Day of the Three Kings, members danced through the streets wearing the Abakua ceremonial outfit, a checkerboard dress and a headpiece topped with tassles. The dress is reminiscent of the checkerboard floors of Freemasonic Lodges, whereas the headpiece is remarkably similar to the fez worn by the Shriners (Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine), who were established as an appendant body to Freemasonry. Abakua was originally formed as a mutual aid society committed to resisting Spanish authorities by purchasing slaves in order to release them. In recent years the Abakua Society has been reframed as a national symbol of anticolonial liberation struggle by historians such as Dr. Ivor Miller, who has documented the group's cultural narrative through interviews with Abakua elders as well as more conventional academic sources. Miller states that, during the Cuban wars of independence, members of the Abakua formed associations with famous Freemasons like Antonio Maceo, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes and other leaders of the Mambi Independence army which fought to end slavery.This documentation should demonstrate that attempts to classify Freemasonry as necessarily always working towards oppressive ends are short-sighted simplifications of a multi-faceted legacy. However, the fraternity's reputation for conspiracy and intrigue is well deserved, and its history includes many reprehensible acts such as playing a central organizing role in colonial racism. Where the furthest extremes of this more problematic representation of societal conditioning play out tends to be in the advanced Freemasonic degrees which are heavily influenced by royalism and an agenda for concentration of wealth and resources. To cite one example, Confederate war General Albert Pike was the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite's Southern Jurisdiction, who also wrote the primary reference book for Freemasonic ritual, Morals and Dogma. In Klu Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment, Vanderbilt University history department chair Walter L. Fleming wrote “General Albert Pike, who stood high in the Masonic order, was the chief judicial officer of the Klan.” Pike was the owner-publisher of the Memphis Daily Appeal, and on April 16, 1868, he authored an editorial stating the following: “With negroes for witnesses and jurors, the administration of justice becomes a blasphemous mockery. A Loyal League of negroes can cause any white man to be arrested, and can prove any charges it chooses to have made against him...The disenfranchised people of the South...can find no protection for property, liberty or life, except in secret association...We would unite every white man in the South, who is opposed to negro suffrage, into one great Order of Southern Brotherhood, with an organization complete, active and vigorous, in which a few should execute the concentrated will of all, and whose very existence should be concealed by all but its members.” As Confederate commissioner of Indian affairs, General Pike negotiated a treaty of alliance between the Confederate government and Native American tribes. One of the signatories of this document was Freemason and Cherokee Chief John Ross. On May 5, 1855, Ross wrote a letter to Reverend Evan Jones, in which he described a “secret society” that had attempted to invade the Cherokee Nation: “It seems that there has been a secret society organized in Delaware and Saline Districts, auxiliary to a Mother Lodge in some of the States or Territories of the United States, and the enclosed copy is a form of the oath it is said to be administered to the members of the Society. But I do not apprehend that the authors of this sinister plot can possibly dupe the Cherokee people into their own ruin and downfall, as the schemes when found out will only render themselves more odious to all who feel an interest in the prosperity and welfare of the Nation.” The oath attempted to bind the Cherokee nation in support for slavery, and to “...support any person that you may be instructed to, by the Mother Lodge, for any office in the Cherokee Nation or anywhere else, and to assist any member that may get into difficulty on account of being a brother of the Secret Society and to keep secret the names of the Brothers of the Society and other secrets of the Society.” The secret society to which Chief Ross was referring was the Cherokee branch of the Knights of the Golden Circle (K.G.T), a fraternal organization that included in its membership many prominent Cherokees including Chief Stand Watie, who was also a Freemason affiliated with Federal Lodge Number One in Washington D.C. The Constitution to this adjunct organization states “No person shall become a member of the Knights of the Golden Circle in the Cherokee Nation who is not a pro-slavery man.” The Kansas Encyclopedia of 1912 states that the organization was formed as part of the Freemasonic Blue Lodges. Despite this uncharacteristic and obviously strategic inclusion of Native Americans by a Freemasonic sect, the Grand Lodge of Arkansas failed to recognize the charters of lodges registered in Native American territory following the end of the Civil War. The overarching goal of the Knights of the Golden Circle was to create a circular-shaped Southern empire founded on slavery and centered in Havana, Cuba with jurisdictions extending throughout the Caribbean, to the Southern portion of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and Central America. The intended addition of fifteen new slave-holding states was to persuade Congress to abandon the goal of abolition. The economic security of the empire was hoped to be provided by slave labor capable of supporting industries including sugar, cotton, tobacco, rice, coffee, indigo and mining. The political influence of the Knights is thoroughly detailed in The Private Journal and Diary of John H. Surratt, the Conspirator, which describes the author's induction into the fraternity through an elaborate ceremonial rite. Surratt discovered that prominent members of the K.G.C. included congressmen, cabinet members, judges, politicians and actors.. He also reveals the organization's intent to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, a plan whose formation began before the President's inauguration and was finalized with the actions of K.G.C. member John Wilkes Booth. Surratt had been accused of plotting the assassination and narrowly escaped arrest by fleeing the country. His mother, who owned the boarding house where the plot was conceived, was convicted of conspiracy and hanged by the United States Federal Government. In addition to Freemasonry's role in pursuing colonial policy and intrigue in the Americas, the fraternity has also been unequivocally active in suppressing indigenous populations on the African continent. Renowned statesman, founder of Debeers diamond monopoly and 33rd degree Freemason Cecil Rhodes was one of the primary architects of the laws that would later enable apartheid in South Africa. For over forty years the Cape Colony had been based on laws that allowed the entire population to vote for representatives of the Assembly, irrespective of the race of the voter. Rhodes utilized his role as Prime Minister of the Cape to pass two laws that removed large numbers of native Africans from the electoral role. The Glen Grey Act strictly limited the amount of land Africans could possess, while the other law tripled the property requirements for the vote. The system Rhodes helped to set in place would develop into a framework for racial segregation that enabled white supremacy while reducing black Africans to second class status. The ultimate goal was to unite the entire world under an Anglo-Saxon empire intended to include Africa, South America, much of the Middle East, the East Asian coast and South Pacific Islands. Once again, a prominent Freemason would call for the formation of a secret society to curtail the political rights of people of color. In his first will, Cecil Rhodes acknowledged plans for a “secret society” aiming towards “the extension of British rule throughout the world”, a goal that would be accomplished by the “ultimate recovery of the United States as an integral part of the British Empire.” The plan would be finalized in “consolidation of the whole Empire, the inauguration of a system of Colonial Representation in the Imperial Parliament which may tend to weld together the disjointed members of the Empire, and finally the foundation of so great a power as to hereafter render wars impossible and promote the best interests of humanity.” This organization, The Society of the Elect, was the inner committee for a larger group, the Round Table Movement, which would establish the elite Rhodes scholarship program before finally attempting to implement neocolonial imperialism by way of global think tanks and non-governmental organizations. In his exhaustive history of Western civilization, Tragedy and Hope, Harvard history professor and U.S. military political consultant Carrol Quigley inserts the following infamous quote: “There does exist, and has existed for a generation, an international Anglophile network which operates, to some extent, in the way the radical Right believes the Communists act. In fact, this network, which we may identify as the Round Table Groups, has no aversion to cooperating with the Communists, or any other groups, and frequently does so. I know of the operations of this network because I have studied it for twenty years and was permitted for two years, in the early 1960’s, to examine its papers and secret records. I have no aversion to it or to most of its aims and have, for much of my life, been close to it and many of its instruments.” He further elaborates on the machinations of the Round Table group in another book, The Anglo-American Establishment: “This organization has been able to conceal its existence quite successfully, and many of its most influential members, satisfied to possess the reality rather than the appearance of power, are unknown even to close students of British history.” The Society of the Elect was composed of a small handful of political leaders, including Freemason Lord Alfred Milner, who once stated “My patriotism knows no geographical but only racial limits. I am a British Race patriot.” Due to his success as a colonial administrator in South Africa, Milner was made a baron in 1901 and a viscount in 1902. After his retirement in 1921 Milner was appointed a Knight of the Garter, designating affiliation with the Order of the Garter, an organization which contains no more than 24 members including the British Royal Family. Society of the Elect member Reginald Baliol Brett, later known as Lord Esher, was also a friend of royalty, in addition to being a member of Lord Elgin's South African War Commission. Esher was known to be a confidant of Queen Victoria, as well as the most significant advisor to King Edward VII and King George V. The political authority of the Round Table group in South Africa continued an extensive tradition combining Freemasonry and royalism on the continent. The Royal African Company was a slaving company founded by the House of Stuart, previously mentioned for their role in establishing the Blue degrees of Freemasonry. The company was led by James, Duke of York, the younger brother of James II, and was responsible for the transport of approximately 5,000 slaves per year. The total number of slaves transported between 1672 and 1689 is estimated to be between 90,000 and 100,000. Many of these slaves were branded with the letters DY, in reference to the Duke of York, while others were branded with the company's initials, RAC. The company was granted a monopoly in the region and given the authority to maintain troops, exercise martial law and capture any ships that defied the terms of their monopoly in the area. Revenues derived from slave-trading were divided equally between the King and company shareholders. Its profits were so significant that the Royal African Company played a critical role in the economy of London. The stage of colonization defined by military conquest can be represented by the company founded by the House of Stuart, whereas the political imposition enacted by the Round Table groups, while no less destructive in its aims, is contingent upon neocolonial policies which seek to hide cultural subjugation under a guise of ostensibly democratic representation. At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, a senior Society of the Elect member named Lionel Curtis proposed the idea of establishing what Quigley describes as an “Anglo-American Institute of foreign affairs”, organized for the purpose of preventing future wars. This organization became known as the Royal Institute for International Affairs (RIIA), also referred to as Chatham House, and its U.S. counterpart became the Council on Foreign Relations. RIIA is now known as the second most influential think tank in the world, behind the Brookings Institute. The Queen of England is designated as the official patron of Chatham House, and through it, as well as other non-state actors, the influence of royalism maintains a covert presence in the international political process. That Lord Milner, a key member of the Round Table groups, would also claim Knighthood in the Order of the Garter is likely no coincidence, considering that the Order is itself founded on the myth of King Arthur's Round Table. The Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry in England, considered to be the pinnacle of the British honors system after hereditary peerages, which are now normally only given to members of the Royal Family. Membership in the Order is always bestowed as the sole prerogative of the Monarch. In the historical treatise, Order of the Garter, politician, Freemason, royalist sympathizer and court astrologer Elias Ashmole contends that “The Order of the Garter was formed by Edward III, perhaps in imitation of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.” Froissart's Chronicles, recognized as the primary expression of the 14th century chivalric revival, states “The King of England took pleasure to re-edify the Castle of Windsor, which was begun by King Arthur, and there first began the Table Round, whereby sprang the fame of so many noble knights throughout all the World. Then King Edward determined to make an Order and a Brotherhood...to be called Knights of the Blue Garter, and a feast to be kept yearly on St. George's Day.” Arthurian legend tells the story of how the Round Table was designed to seat 24 knights, in parallel with the strict membership limitation of 24 within the Order of the Garter. There are other indications of the Order's origins in esoteric symbolism as well, such as its insignia which depicts a red cross on a white background, the same image that was carried on the banners of the Knights Templar. The red cross in the Order's insignia is depicted in the center of an 8-pointed star, traditionally known as the star of Venus or Ishtar. Within Babylonian and Assyrian cultures, the 8-pointed star of Ishtar was an astrological representation of the four cardinal directions divided by the two solstices and equinoxes. Taken together, this symbolic imagery likely indicates the Order's association with ancient mystery schools that trace a direct line of descent from the cults of antiquity through mystical Catholic orders to the occult fraternities that form the basis of today's shadow government system. The Order of the Garter's close relationship with Freemasonry is suggested by observing the extensive number of high-ranking Freemasons who have also been members of the Royal Family. The United Grand Lodge of England is the main governing body of Freemasonry within England and other Commonwealth countries. As the oldest Grand Lodge in the world, according to its records, the lodge is often recognized as the “home Grand Lodge” by international Freemasons. The current Grand Master of the lodge is Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who continues an uninterrupted tradition of heading the lodge as royalty since it began keeping records in 1813. The book 10,000 Famous Freemasons, published by Macoy Publishing and Masonic Supply Company, claims that Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth, was initiated into Freemasonry in 1952, stating: “Present at the initiation were the Earl of Scarbrough, Grand Master...and Geoffrey Fisher, archbishop of Canterbury. The lodge has many ties with the royal family as King Edward VII served as its first master in 1896 when he was Prince of Wales. King George VI...served as master when he was Duke of York.” There is a certain amount of historical evidence intimating that the Royal Family's preoccupation with Arthurian legend, and concurring membership in secret societies, may not be a simple matter of antiquated pomp and circumstance, but instead a deliberate attempt to conceal a historical pedigree that could damage the family's claim to support democratic political structures. In the book Holy Blood, Holy Grail, authors Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln unearth documents that they claim provide evidence of a secret society existing for the purpose of housing genealogical records that trace the origins of present reigning Monarchs to the Merovignian dynasty, which was ostensibly deposed in 751. The authors believe that these records were maintained by secret societies, including the Rosicrucians, Templars, and Freemasons, which sought to conceal evidence of the royal bloodline whose descendants would go on to take leadership roles in these same secret societies. In the course of pursuing research for the book, the authors discovered a series of pamphlets that contained royal pedigrees stretching from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Three of the authors linked to the dissemination of the pamphlets were later found to have died under mysterious circumstances that point strongly towards murder. Baigent, Leigh and Lincoln managed to locate the daughter of another of the authors, who was unaware of her father's apparent interest in genealogy, yet also informed her interviewers that he had been denied a visa for entry into the United States on account of suspected espionage or other clandestine activity. Although the book has been dismissed by professional scholars as pseudo-history, probably in large part because of the authors' belief that the royal bloodlines they studied may have descended from Jesus, the dizzying volume of data contained within the book is unparalleled in scope, and far too exhaustively researched to be based purely in speculation. While many fans of the book argue that Holy Blood... exposes an unorthodox religious history with liberatory implications, few of these readers have speculated as to why it may be that a genuinely altruistic organization would resort to murder to maintain the cover of secrecy. One possible explanation for this seeming paradox is that high-ranking initiates did, in fact, work to subvert dominant social institutions, not as a secret ploy to liberate the masses, but instead as a route to consolidate political and economic power for themselves and their descendants. In this scenario, a democratic political framework would be the ideal camouflage for exercising such a strategy, and the numerous proto-globalist projects of the Round Table movement may serve as prime example of this pattern. What this supposition amounts to is a literal re-establishment of the divine right of kings under cover of representative government. Of particular interest in pursuing this line of reasoning is historical data linking the legend of King Arthur's Round Table, and perhaps, Cecil Rhodes' Round Table groups as well, to the royal bloodlines from which present day Monarchs descended. Wolfram von Eschenbach is the author of Parzival, which is considered to be one of the most important works of Arthurian literature, particularly for its focus on the Holy Grail which shifted focus away from King Arthur himself to other Knights of the Round Table. The story recounts the tale of Lohengrin, son of the Grail King Parzival and member of a secret order whose mission is to provide lords to kingdoms that have lost their protectors. Lohengrin was said to have rescued and then married the duchess of Brabant, after which he informed her that she was forbidden from asking him about his origins or ancestry. When the duchess finally succumbed to curiosity, Lohengrin abruptly departed, leaving behind a child of uncertain lineage. According to Eschenbach, this child was either the father or grandfather of Godfroi de Boullion, founder of the Knights Templar who captured Jerusalem from the Saracens. Bouillon himself was the subject of numerous legends attributing him with supernatural lineage, such as the story of his half-serpent daughter Melusine. Bouillon is also the subject of legend amongst Freemasons, who erected a statue of him alongside Lichfield Chapel which is considered to be a Christian holy site. In his book on Cecil Rhodes' wills, Society of the Elect member William T. Stead makes the following comment. In light of the historical and mythological data expressed above, this otherwise inexplicable quote becomes far more intriguing: “He aspired to be the creator of one of those vast semi-religious, quasi-political associations which, like the Society of Jesus, have played so large a part in the history of the world. To be more strictly accurate, he wished to found an Order as the instrument of the will of the Dynasty, and while he lived he dreamed of being both its Caesar and its Loyola.” Labels: Abakua, Cecil Rhodes, freemasonry, King Arthur, Knights of the Golden Circle, Knights Templars, occult symbolism, Order of the Garter, royal family, vodou Update to Occult Origins of the Counterculture The following section has been added to the Occult Origins of the Counterculture article, and the introduction to the article has been revised as well. The social stratification represented by the degree system of Freemasonry is a logical extension of natural law, the Catholic ideology by which rigidly maintained social hierarchy was deemed a necessary component of any holy society. The Eye of Providence, colloquially known as the all-seeing eye, was first a Catholic symbol intended to symbolize the divine providence of God watching over humanity and superseding in human affairs through ecclesiastical authorities. The earliest depiction of the Eye of Providence in Europe was within the Palatine Chapel, whose construction was begun by Charlemagne in 786. Charlemagne was the first Holy Roman Emperor, and his accession inaugurated a return to the divine right of kings in Christian Europe. In the New Testament, the concept of the divine right of kings had been justified by the statement of St. Peter that all Christians should honor the pagan Roman Emperor. Throughout Medieval Europe, the same idea applied to feudal properties, which were believed to be owned by God and managed by Kings, who were in turn answerable only to the authority of Popes. This arrangement of power formed the basis of the figurative pyramid whose base was composed of serfs living in conditions akin to slavery in all of its most essential aspects. Feudal plantation owners were legally allowed to beat, murder and rape their serfs, while the serfs were forbidden from owning or selling property. The etymology of the term “serf” can be traced to the Latin word “servus”, which literally translates to slave. In 1865 slavery was permanently abolished within the United States by way of the Thirteenth Amendment. Less than a year later, the Holy Office responded via an instruction signed by Pope Pius IX, which states: “Slavery itself, considered as such in its essential nature, is not at all contrary to the natural and divine law, and there can be several just titles of slavery, and these are referred to by approved theologians and commentators of the sacred canons … It is not contrary to the natural and divine law for a slave to be sold, bought, exchanged or given”. This policy was not officially changed within Canon law until 1918. Medieval texts used the words “peasant”, “serf” and “slave” as synonymous representations of the overwhelming majority of the population who did not own property. The Domesday Book of 1086 recorded a census of Britain's million and a half inhabitants, noting that less than three percent were free landholders. The feudal pyramid explicated a regimented division of value whereby corporeal hierarchies of serfs, lords, abbots, knights and bishops were arranged below heavenly hierarchies of saints, angels and, ultimately, God. As a material extension of these values, religious institutions such as abbeys and monasteries maintained a significant portion of European feudal properties while simultaneously amassing vast fortunes as a result. The social stratification of greater Medieval society was also applied to individual families, which were typically formed according to strict laws and customs as opposed to individual choice. For example, the lord of an estate could prevent serfs from marrying women from another estate, while also exercising the power to choose husbands for their tenants' daughters. Medieval laws also required parental consent for marriage up to the age of 30 for men and the age of 25 for women. The doctrine of mutual consent also allowed for spouses to abandon their families based on “confession” of prior marriage to a different spouse. As merchant classes arose in later centuries, the doctrine of mutual consent ostensibly allowed for freedom of choice in marriage, however, in practice, parents controlled the choices of their children by denying inheritance rights to those who married against their wishes. The free bench was an English manorial custom that defined a widow's inheritance rights as dependent on her chastity, and remarriage, as well as any ostensible evidence of sexual activity, required the widow to forfeit her lands. Similarly, the Legrewite was a fine designed to punish single sexually active women, a fee often compounded by the childwite, yet another fine for the birth of illegitimate children. As stated previously, the doctrine of mutual consent allowed for previously married women to have their children classified as illegitimate regardless of the wife's commitment to her marriage. In France, unmarried pregnant women were systematically interrogated at local government offices. The “virtue” of blind obedience to religious and political authorities was promoted by the Jesuits, a Catholic fraternity that predated both the Freemasons and the Bavarian Illuminati. In his Letter on Obedience, Jesuit (Society of Jesus) founder Ignatius of Loyola wrote “And so, I should wish that all of you would train yourselves to recognize Christ our Lord in any Superior whomsoever, and with all devotion, reverence and obey in him His Divine Majesty. And this will appear less strange to you, if you keep in mind that St. Paul, writing to the Ephesians, bids us obey even temporal and pagan Superiors as Christ from Whom all well ordered authority descends: Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh with fear and trembling in the sincerity of your hearts as you would Christ: not serving to the eye as pleasers of men, but as slaves of Christ.” Loyola's apparently tolerant attitude toward polytheistic cultures did not, however, prevent the Jesuits from playing a central role in the Goa Inquisition, a horrific period of history enabled by the Society's reverence for social inequality. The office of the Inquisition on the Portugese state of Goa was responsible for sanctioning the death by torture of dozens of Hindus and Muslims for the crime of practicing their native religion. The Goa Inquisition was originally installed after Francis Xavier, a student of Loyola's, one of seven original Jesuits and co-founder of the same group, wrote a letter to King John III of Portugal, requesting Catholic expedition to India as a route to ensuring Christian purity. As Xavier departed to lead the mission, the pope appointed him apostolic nuncio to the East, an ecclesiastical diplomatic title equivalent to that of ambassador. The Inquisition's first act was to establish the death penalty for open practice of the Hindu faith. Hundreds of prison cells were set up to accommodate the accused. Hindu temples were destroyed and ransacked, their contents confiscated by army action. The local Konkani language was suppressed, Hindu holy books were destroyed and Portugese became the compulsory national language. The Jesuits organized an annual mass baptism on January 25, the Feast of Saint Paul, whereby their African slaves were ordered to grab Hindus and smear their lips with beef, an act that resulted in many Hindus being labeled as untouchable by their own people. In his book, the Goa Inquisition, Indo-Portugese historian T.R. De Souza writes “...the government transferred to the Church and religious orders the properties and other sources of revenue that had belonged to the Hindu temples that had been demolished or to the temple servants who had been converted or banished. Entire villages were taken over at times for being considered rebellious and handed over with all their revenues to the Jesuits.” The Goa Inquisition also exhaustively details the methods of torture through which Catholic missionaries enforced religious conversions, including flogging, dismemberment and amputations carried out so slowly that the victims remained alive throughout the process. The auto-de-fa was the Catholic ritual of public penance whereby condemned heretics and apostates were burned at the stake. According to De Souza, Francis Xavier was present at the first Inquisition, where two of the accused, including a French cleric, were burned alive. For his efforts, Xavier was canonized as a saint by Pope Gregory XV, at the same time as Ignatius Loyola, and proclaimed the “Patron of Catholic Missions” by Pope Pius XI. Aside from their work in suppressing cultural and religious expression abroad, the Jesuits also endeavored to suppress European institutions that threatened the power of the Catholic church, particularly in the areas of politics and scientific discourse. In 1616 the Inquisition declared the scientific proposition that the Earth rotates around the Sun to be heresy, shortly after the Index of Prohibited Books banned any writings that advanced Copernican heliocentric astronomy. Jesuit astronomers argued that geocentrism, the theory that the earth is the center of the universe around which all heavenly bodies revolve, was in accordance with a literal interpretation of Scripture, particularly Psalms 96:10, Chronicles 16:30, Psalms 93:1, Ecclesiastes 1:5 and Psalms 104:5. The chief theologian of the Inquisition, Robert Bellarmine, was a Jesuit who read the astronomer Galileo Galilei the decree of the Index and ordered him to abandon his research into the Copernican system. When this decree was ignored, Galilei was confined to house arrest for the rest of his life. Galilei's discoveries were so ground-breaking that he has since been dubbed the “father of observational astronomy”. The Society of Jesus was also able to gain political influence by hearing the confessions of kings, princes and other political authorities. According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, “they acted as royal confessors to all French kings for 2 centuries, from Henry III to Louis XV; to all German emperors after the early 17th century; to all Dukes of Bavaria after 1579; to most rulers of Poland and Portugal; to the Spanish kings in the 18th century; to James II of England; and to many ruling or princely families throughout Europe.” Confessions in this context functioned much as the Bacchanalia had in previous centuries: organizations in a position to elicit incriminating secrets were much more likely to gain the advantage of political blackmail. Royal confessors were thus able to promote the interests of the Papacy, such as when LeTellier, Jesuit confessor to King Louis XIV, convinced the monarch to revoke the Edict of Nantes which granted substantial rights to Calvinist Protestants. Because of this history of political maneuvering, the Society was expelled from most states across Europe, as well as a number of European colonies. In Portugal the Jesuit royal confessor Gabriel Malagrida was declared guilty of high treason on account of his role in plotting the attempted assassination of King Jose I. Malagrida was not executed because the Papacy expressed opposition to the execution of a Jesuit by secular authorities. Instead, he was confined to a dungeon beneath the tower of Belem along with other Jesuits, who were also arrested for their role in the plan. Aside from political intrigue, another charge commonly leveled at the Society was economic exploitation, especially regarding trade revenues derived from colonial mission plantations. As a religious order the Jesuits were technically forbidden from buying and selling for profit, however, as had been the case with the Knights Templar before them, this rule was largely disregarded. Referring to the Society's financial management of mission plantations, the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1908 states “...this was allowed, partly to provide for the current expenses of the mission, partly in order to protect the simple, childlike natives from the common plague of dishonest intermediaries.” In the Americas, Jesuit acquisitions were so extensive that suppression of the order resulted in widespread economic changes. The Society had owned the largest number of black slaves in Chile, so when Jesuits were expelled from the country there was a sharp decrease in the number of imported slaves. After Jesuit vineyards in Peru were auctioned, wine production also declined because the new owners did not have the expertise necessary to manage the fields. The combined political, economic and academic influence of the Society contributed to numerous anti-Jesuit conspiracy theories alleging the order to be involved in plotting to overthrow nation-states on behalf of the Papacy. Many of these theories were a product of French anti-clericalism and claimed a rivalry between Freemasons and the Society of Jesus. Ironically, historians documenting the origins of speculative Freemasonry have unearthed evidence indicating that Freemasonry is in large part derived from Catholicism, with the Jesuits, in particular, playing an important role in their expansion throughout France and Germany. According to Chevalier Ramsay, a Fellow of the Royal Society as well as a tutor to King James' two sons, Freemasonry was founded in antiquity and renewed at the time of the Crusades. Crusaders utilized a symbolic language derived from the ancient Mystery cults, which was intended to differentiate Crusader from Saracen. The close relationship between these early Masons and the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem eventually resulted in the Blue Degrees which are named St. John's Masonry. Masonic participation in the Crusades may also be the reason why, according to Freemasonic legend, the original Lodge is “symbolically” located in Jerusalem. It may also be worth noting that Ramsay was a Baronet in the Jacobite Peerage (a hereditary honor granted by the deposed Stuart dynasty), so he may have been in a strategic position for absorbing the guarded secrets of high-ranking initiates. One of the oldest surviving Masonic documents, from December 1658, suggests that the commonly held belief of the ideals of Freemasonry being opposed to royalism may, in truth, be erroneous. The document states, “That as formerly we and predecessors have and had from the temple of temples building on this earth one uniform community and union throughout the whole world from which temple proceeded one in Kilwinning in this our nation of Scotland and from that of Kilwinning many more within this kingdom of which there proceeded the Abbey and Lodge of Scone, built by men of art and architecture where they placed that lodge as the second lodge within this nation, which is now past memory of many generations, and was upheld by the Kings of Scotland...this Lodge is the most famous Lodge (if well ordered) within this kingdom-of which name of Mylne there had continued several generations of Master Masons to his Majesties the Kings of Scotland ." Art and Magic in the Court of the Stuarts is a book by architectural historian Vaughan Hart which further verifies this assertion, primarily through documenting the Hermetic-Cabalistic themes inherent in the masques of the Stuart court, which were typically planned and conceived by Masons. The acolytes of King James Stuart II, the Jacobites, followed him into exile and renewed the ancient Rite of Heredom, also known as the Scottish Rite of Perfection, along with the Rite of Kilwining, which had commingled with the Templar tradition. Although this moment in history is a point of contention amongst many modern historians, in his work Encyclopedia of Freemasonry and its Kindred Sciences, the Freemasonic historian Albert Mackey states that King James II took refuge in the Jesuit College of Clermont in Paris, where a network of aristocrats and members of the royal court had founded a Masonic Lodge. The purpose of this Lodge was the restoration on the House of Stuart to the throne of England, and its rites consisted of six degrees including those of St. John's Masonry. The Baron von Hund then synthesized the ideas of these degrees and produced from them the Rite of Strict Observance which gained popularity in Germany. Mackey also contends that the Masonic lodge at the Jesuit College of Clermont has had a particularly notable influence on the advanced degrees of Freemasonry. These higher degrees can be easily traced to their origin in Jesuit initiation ceremonies by scrutinizing the commonalities found in both fraternal orders, as well as the Templars and Knights of Malta who share a common line of descent with the Society of Jesus. Although detailed accounts of Jesuit initiations are scarce, the Schaff Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge contains revealing quotes from a 16th century Jesuit document which describes ceremonies culminating in acts analogous to modern day accounts of Satanic ritual abuse. The second degree into the Jesuits began when the candidate fasted and was then blindfolded and led through a cavern while reciting incantations. After crawling through a narrow opening, the initiate's blindfold was removed and he found himself in a dungeon with three lamps on the ground, surrounded by skeletal remains. This room was called the Cave of Evocation. A similarly darkened room, containing a skull, scythe and candle, is used within the initiation rites of advanced Freemasonic degrees, and referred to as the Chamber of Reflection. The second degree initiation of the Knights of Malta also contains the Chamber of Reflection, which the order says is a symbolic representation of the tomb of the Pharaoh. The Jesuit document quoted in the Schaff Herzog Encyclopedia describes the conclusion of the rite: “...they took off all his clothing, which they cast upon a pyre in one corner of the cave, and marked his body with numerous crosses, drawn with blood. At this point, the hierophant with his assistants entered, and having bound a red cloth round the middle of the candidate's body, the brethren, clothed in bloodstained garments, placed themselves beside him, and drawing their daggers, formed the steel arch over his head.” Further corroboration of the details of Jesuit initiation rites can be found in the Journals of the 62nd Congress, 3rd session, which records the personal testimony of former Jesuit priest Alberto Rivera: “When a Jesuit of the minor rank is to be elevated to command, he is conducted into the Chapel of the Covenant of the Order, where there are only three others present, the principal or Superior standing in front of an altar. On either side stands a monk, one of whom holds a banner of yellow and white, which are the Papal colours, and the other a black banner with a dagger and red cross above a skull and crossbone, with the words INRI and below them the words IUSTUM NECAR REGES IMPIUS, the meaning of which is: it is just to exterminate or annihilate impious or heretical Kings, governments or rulers. Upon the floor is a red cross at which the postulant or candidate kneels. The superior hands him a small black crucifix, which he takes in his left hand and presses to his heart, and the Superior at the same time presents to him a dagger, which he grasps by the blade and holds the point against his heart.” The Jesuit candidate is then instructed to receive “the wafer from the Superior and writes his name with the point of his dagger dipped in his own blood taken from over his heart.” The presence of a dagger, as well as that of the skull and cross bones, can also be found within Freemasonic ceremonial rites. In a documentary entitled “Secrets of Secret Societies”, the Discovery Channel interviewed Catholic author and former high-ranking Freemason John Salza, who reported his participation in an initiation rite that involved him stripping off his clothes and being pierced with a knife. He described the rite as conveying a “warning” to the initiate. The skull and crossbones were also adopted by the Knights of Malta, whose second degree initiation involves the candidate being presented with bones which are described as the remains of the biblical patriarch Joseph, whose body had been carried to Egypt by his people. Rivera expresses further similarities to Freemasonry with his delineation of how fellow Jesuit members identify one another, stating that the initiate, “with his right hand makes a circle around his head, touching it; the other then with the forefinger of his left hand touches the left side of his body just below the heart; the first then with his right hand draws it across the throat of the other, and the latter then with a dagger down the stomach and the abdomen of the first.” As reported by Richardson's Monitor of Freemasonry, a candidate is awarded the Grand Master Elect degree when he is either being pricked under the chin with a knife, or clenches the fingers of his right hand, extends the thumb and slides the tip of it up his abdomen to the underside of his chin. Within both the Society of Jesus and the Freemasons, the gesture is meant to convey the image of the initiate being ripped open with a knife, typically in response to his having violated the vow of secrecy protecting fellow members. This ceremony is based on the penal code of Freemasonry, which, Duncan's Masonic Ritual and Monitor states, “intimates that the stiff neck of the disobedient shall be cut off from head of the living...”. Labels: cryptocracy, freemasonry, Goa Inquisition, initiation rites, Jesuits, Knights of Malta, ritual abuse, Society of Jesus Musician who painted Queen's portrait arrested for child sexual abuse Entertainer Rolf Harris arrested in fallout from Jimmy Savile sex-abuse case London – The Associated Press Friday, Apr. 19 2013 Rolf Harris, a veteran entertainer who has released hit singles and painted the Queen’s portrait, has been arrested as part of a police investigation into sexual abuse allegations stemming from the Jimmy Savile scandal, British media reported Friday. Major media outlets followed The Sun newspaper in identifying Harris, an Australian-born artist, musician and television host who is a household name in Britain…. Harris, who lives in Berkshire and turned 83 on March 30, has been a British entertainment stalwart for decades. He has had musical hits with “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” – which he once performed with The Beatles – and “Two Little Boys.” He also has hosted television shows, painted an official portrait of the queen for her 80th birthday in 2006, and performed at the monarch’s Diamond Jubilee concert last year. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/entertainer-rolf-harris-arrested-in-fallout-from-jimmy-savile-sex-abuse-case/article11400305/ Labels: entertainment industry, Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris Fury of Opus Dei in Latin America Some of the word choices in this article seem a bit odd to me, but that might be due to problems of translation. I don't necessarily agree with all the opinions expressed here, aside from criticism of Opus Dei. FYI, some details that follow may be upsetting for sensitive readers. via Pravda: Lawyer Ives Gandra Martins da Silva, the principal exponent of the fascist sect Opus Dei in Brazil, is concerned about the advancement of the left in Latin America. In an angry article in the column Trends / Debates of Folha de Sao Paulo, he distilled hatred and prejudice against Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Fidel Castro and Lula... Besides lying about the reality of human rights in Cuba, he cannot hide his sympathy for the dictatorial regime of Chile, which has always had the active support of Opus Dei....The right-wing ideas and prejudices of Opus Dei are already known, but it is good not to underestimate the influence of this world sect - which enjoys space in the middle class media and has a strong presence in the state apparatus. Its interest in Latin America is not new and always hovers threateningly. Since its arrival to the continent, 50 years ago, Opus Dei cunningly plans its rise to power. The project only gained momentum with a wave of military coups in the region in the 60s. Its followers presided in several nations or advised numerous dictators. In the 90s, with the neo liberal avalanche, the faithful technocrats of this sect once again enjoy a certain prestige. "Catechism" in Latin America In the 50s, the sect seduced its first believers among the old oligarchies that sought to differentiate from indigenous peoples and preached religious fundamentalism. But Opus Dei only acquired greater strength with the wave of attacks from the 60s. Until then, its action was still dispersed. According to an excellent article by Marina Amaral in the magazine Dear Friends, "in 1970, Josemaría Escriva [founder of the sect in Spain] traveled to Mexico to start giving 'travel catechisms' of the Americas that lasted until the eve of his death in Rome in 1975." In 1974, he visited South America, then dominated by dictatorships. "The progressive clergy tried to use the weight of the church to denounce torture and killings and to fight for the restoration of democracy. In his speeches, he once replied to a soldier that asked to follow the path of 'spiritual sanctification' of the Opus Dei: 'The soldier already has done half of the spiritual path." In this dark period, the sect supported the attacks and has participated in various dictatorial governments, according Emílio Corbière, author of the book "Opus Dei: Catholic totalitarianism.” In Chile, the fascist sect of dictator Augusto Pinochet was what Augusto Franco was in Spain. The main ideologist of this bloodthirsty regime, Jaime Guzmá, was an active member of the sect, as well as hundreds of civilian and military boards. It also supported the strikes and participated in the authoritarian regimes in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. According Corbière, it funded the regime of Nicaraguan dictator Anastácio Somoza until his defeat by the Sandinistas. In the decade of the 90s, it still gave "active assistance" to the terrorist and corrupt dictatorship of Alberto Fujimori, Peru. Another "prosperous" phase occurs with the neo liberal offensive in the 90s. Boasting the sympathy of the pope and of autonomy facing the local churches, it benefited from the invasion of Spanish multinationals, the result of state-owned privatization. Many of them are influenced by cash from Opus Dei. According Henrique Magalhães, in article in the magazine The New Democracy, "Argentina handed their state telephone, oil, aviation and energy to Telefonica, Repsol, Endesa and Iberia. Iberia had already swallowed the LAN [aviation], of Chile, where the generation of energy was already controlled by Endesa. The Spanish banks also came to the continent in this process.” "The Opus Dei is for the neo liberal model what the Dominicans and the Franciscans were to the cross and the Jesuits for the Lutheran Reform," compares José Steinsleger, columnist for the Mexican newspaper La Jornada. In the 90s, the sect also enlisted several bishops and cardinals in the region. The most famous was Juan Cipriani, of Peru, intimate friend of the dictator Alberto Fujimori. In 1997, during the invasion of the Japanese embassy by militants of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, the bishop earned the position of mediator and used a listening device in a crucifix, which enabled the police to invade the house and kill all its occupants. In Brazil, the Opus Dei entrenched its root in 1957, in the city of Marília, inside Paulista, with the establishment of two centers. In 1961, given the importance of the branch, the sect visited the Spanish sect Xavier Ayala, the second in the hierarchy. "Doctor Xavier, as he liked to be called, although a priest, stepped foot on Brazilian soil with the mission of strengthening the conservative wing of the church. On the eve of the Second Vatican Council, the progressive clergy in Latin America argued for the revolutionary return to the origins of Christianity and the 'option for the poor', fundamentals of Liberation Theology," explains Marina Amaral. The tentacles in Brazil Still, according to the report, "the few, Opus Dei have been finding their allies on the university’s right. Among the first were two young promising youths: Ives Gandra and Carlos Alberto Di Franco, the first one sympathetic to monarchism and a defeated candidate for representative; the second, a secondary school student of the College Rio Branco, the Rotarians of Brazil. Ives began to attend the meetings of Opus Dei in 1963, Di Franco 'whistled' (asked to enter) in 1965. Today, the organization says it has in the country a little over three thousand members and about forty centers, where approximately six hundred sects live." Growth in dictatorship During the dictatorship, the sect also focused its action in the legal environment, which yields fruit until today. The retired promoter and ex-deputy Mr. Hélio Bicudo reveals two times being harassed by judges loyal to the organization. The exponent at this stage was José Rodrigues Geraldo Alckmin, appointed minister of the STF by dictator Garrastazu Medici in 1972, and uncle of the Tucanos (PSDB) candidate to the presidency in 2006. Until the 70's, however, the power of Opus Dei was embryonic. It had boards in important positions, but without coordinated action. Moreover, it was divided with the Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) the sympathies of Catholics of the extreme right-wing. Its growth depended on the blessing of generals and links with powerful companies. Ives Gandra and Di Franco turned their "ambassadors", linking themselves with the owners of the media, right-wing politicians, bishops and entrepreneurs. College Catamarã (SP), Casa do Moinho (Cotia) and Publisher Quadrant - is from this phase of the construction of the structure of facade. It also created an NGO to raise funds: OSUC (Works Social, and Cultural University). It receives donations until today from Itaú, Bradesco, GM and Citigroup. Faced with this denunciation, Lizandro Carmona, OSUC, begged the journalist Marina Amaral: "For the love of God, do not go write that companies such as Itaú donate money to Opus Dei." Recent Offensives in the region In the recent phase, the Opus Dei set bold plans to win more political power in the region. In April 2002, it participated actively in the failed coup against President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. One of its faithful, José Rodrigues Iturbe, became Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of the elusive con man. The embassy of Spain, at the time governed by the Franco Popular Party (PP) of Jose Maria Aznar - whose wife is the Opus Dei - gave Guarita (Watchtower) to their faithful. Another con man linked to the sect, Gustavo Cisneiros, is the largest communications businessman in the country. In December 2006, the sect witnessed the defeat of its candidate, Joaquim Laví, former adviser to the dictator Augusto Pinochet, for the presidency of Chile. Back in May 2006, it collected a new defeat with the candidacy of Lourdes Flores, nominee of the National Unity Party. In compensation, it celebrated the victory of narco terrorist Álvaro Uribe in Colombia, who dispersed millions of dollars from the government of George Bush. In Mexico, another known faithful of Opus Dei, Felipe Calderon, a former executive of Coca-Cola, won one of the most fraudulent elections in history of this country. Its most daring move, though, was the attempt to elect a follower in Brazil. According to Henrique Magellan, "the hope of Opus Dei turned to Geraldo Alckmin, that today is one of its most prominent political structures. The Organization tried to make him president to form an axis with thegeopolitical leaders of Colombia and Mexico. " The media and the Tucanos (PSDB) members have even tried to cover up that shadowy connection. In a piece in the Folha de Sao Paulo, Alckmin pledged: "I am not one of the Opus Dei, who is in respect, but I do not know." He lied to hide his close relations with the fascist sect - from the time of childhood, in the meeting with his father and uncle-Minister of the dictatorship of the STF, to the illegal "talks of Morumbi." But the nation is not deceived. This explains the recent elitist moanings of Ives Gandra, high head of Opus Dei. The above article does a great job of summarizing Opus Dei's connections to Latin American military dictatorships, but it doesn't get into some of the social policies the sect is actively promoting. For example, Opus Dei is known to have ties to Priests for Life, an anti-abortion organization which denies the medical reality that continuing a pregnancy can sometimes endanger the life of the mother. To get an idea of what a society governed by these principles would look like, consider the recent case in Brazil, where the mother of a 9-year-old, pregnant rape and incest victim was excommunicated by the Catholic church after arranging for her daughter to get an abortion. The doctors involved in the decision, who were also excommunicated, had warned her that her daughter was risking her life by continuing the pregnancy. Most reasonable people would let it go at that. The Vatican, however, insisted that, even though the child did not have the skeletal structure necessary for childbirth, she could still receive a Caesarian section. This perspective demonstrates blatant and willful ignorance of the medical risks of pregnancy faced by young mothers. One of these risks includes preeclampsia, a condition of high blood pressure that can result in swelling of the face and hands, as well as permanent organ damage. Preeclampsia can also be a life-threatening condition. "Pro-life" organizers will argue that a few nine-year-old incest victims being forced to carry a rape baby to term despite their potential loss of life is a small price to pay for all the lives saved due to stringent anti-choice legislation. Let's examine that line of thinking more closely. via The New York Times: For proof that criminalizing abortion doesn't reduce abortion rates and only endangers the lives of women, consider Latin America. In most of the region, abortions are a crime, but the abortion rate is far higher than in Western Europe or the United States. Colombia - where abortion is illegal even if a woman's life is in danger - averages more than one abortion per woman over all of her fertile years. In Peru, the average is nearly two abortions per woman over the course of her reproductive years. In a region where there is little sex education and social taboos keep unmarried women from seeking contraception, criminalizing abortion has not made it rare, only dangerous. Rich women can go to private doctors. The rest rely on quacks or amateurs or do it themselves. Up to 5,000 women die each year from abortions in Latin America, and hundreds of thousands more are hospitalized. Abortion is legal on demand in the region only in Cuba, and a few other countries permit it for extreme circumstances, mostly when the mother's life is at risk, the fetus will not live or the pregnancy is the result of rape. Even when pregnancies do qualify for legal abortions, women are often denied them because anti-abortion local medical officials and priests intervene, the requirements are unnecessarily stringent, or women do not want to incur the public shame of reporting rape. But Latin Americans are beginning to look at abortion as an issue of maternal mortality, not just maternal morality. Where they have been conducted, polls show that Latin Americans support the right to abortion under some circumstances. Decriminalization, at least in part, is being seriously discussed in Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay and Argentina, and perhaps will be on the agenda after the presidential election in July in Mexico....Latin American women, who are increasing their participation in the work force and in politics, have also become more vocal. Their voice would be much louder were it not for the Bush administration's global gag rule, which bans any family planning group that gets American money from speaking about abortions, or even criticizing unsafe illegal abortions. This has silenced some respected and influential groups, such as Profamilia in Colombia. Anti-abortion lawmakers in Washington can look at Latin America as a place where the global gag rule has worked exactly as they had hoped. All Americans can look at Latin America to see unnecessary deaths and injuries from unsafe abortions. Labels: cryptocracy, Opus Dei Opus Dei lobbies to prevent maternal death exception for Irish abortion ban via The Guardian: The secret ultra-conservative Catholic sect Opus Dei is mobilising within the Irish professions to stop the republic reforming its abortion laws, one of the country's most prominent doctors has warned. John Crown, a leading cancer specialist and member of parliament, accused the powerful organisation of trying to exercise influence on the medical profession and politicians to prevent limited abortion being made legal for the first time in Ireland. The only physician on the parliamentary subcommittee exploring the abortion question at present, Crown said he believed Opus Dei was "a major player" in the campaign to thwart legislation that would allow for abortion when a mother's life was at risk. The member of Ireland's second chamber, the Seanad, said he had received abuse over his role on the subcommittee, particularly when he revealed that 30 terminations had been carried out in Irish hospitals last year. The Fine Gael-Labour coalition is under intense pressure to introduce legislation that would allow for abortions when a woman's life is at risk, including from suicide. The momentum for change on abortion laws has intensified since the Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar died from blood poisoning after a Galway hospital refused to terminate her pregnancy last autumn. Enda Kenny's government has promised reform but the taoiseach's Fine Gael party is coming under attack from anti-abortion activists, particularly in rural, conservative parts of the republic, who have threatened to picket the constituency offices of teachta dálas (members of the lower house of parliament, the Dáil Éirann) who previously promised to oppose any change in the law. Crown said: "I believe that many of the organisations that are most prominent in this campaign in trying to thwart reform will have substantial membership from Opus Dei." He said it was time for members of the Oireachtas (parliament) – both the Dáil and Seanad – to be required to declare if they belonged to any secret organisations, such as Opus Dei. "That is something that should be declared because there are potential conflicts of interest if one believes that one is answering to a higher authority than the parliament of the republic. "We have several examples in history where leaders of this country asked if people should state their allegiance. Garret Fitzgerald [a former taoiseach] once famously asked his cabinet to inform him if they were members of secret organisations, which I think is not a bad idea at all for the whole of the Oireachtas." Despite a highly organised, well-funded anti-abortion lobby, Crown told the Guardian he was confident both houses of parliament would pass legislation allowing abortion in limited circumstances. Such a move would finally enshrine in law the recommendations made by supreme court judges in the X case in 1992, when it was ruled that a 14-year-old rape victim had the right to a termination because of the risk to her life from suicide. Since then successive governments have failed to legislate in relation to the ruling. more... Elite Australian SRA pedo ring memoirs Hopefully the author is ok with this story being re-posted. Some details may be unsettling for ritual abuse survivors. via the David Icke forum: In case anyone is interested, I would like to summarise my memories of being ritually abused by an elite Sydney pedo/SRA ring. I never underwent hypnosis; instead, my memories emerged spontaneously after my pedophile step-grandfather, Peter Holowczak (deceased), was found hanged to death. My grandmother, Helen Holowczak (deceased), said some men arrived on a weekday morning, sent her shopping, and when she returned she found Peter hanging dead in their chook pen at 14 McAlister Ave, Engadine, Sydney. I was born Holowczak in Sydney in the late 60s. Helena and Peter introduced me to the pedophile ring. They were Polish immigrants who had worked at joined the great wave of Nazi war criminals who were granted asylum in Australia. I was raised in their Nazi flavoured religion of Mithra worship. I attended gatherings with many Slavic immigrants who settled in the Southern Sydney area. A large purple banner was erected at these ritualistic gatherings. This featured a large eagle over an encircled hexagram. A symbol sat in each corner of the banner: a serpent entwined around a pole (medicine), a triangle divided into 3 triangles (trinity), the trident (psychology), and a line penetrating a circle, like a lolipop (Cleopatra's needle, cloning). Seal of Solomon ritual banner: pedophilesdownunder.wordpress.com Rituals mainly took place in numerous locations including: the chapel at Australia's first Boystown in Engadine, St John Bosco Catholic church Engadine, Regina Coeli Catholic church Beverly Hills, Bathurst City Hall, Sydney University chapel, Waterfall consumptive cemetery, Caltex oil refinery at Kurnell. The crimes took place in the 1970-80s. Perpetrators included a local GP, a local policeman, numerous police and a police commissioner, an Australian sporting legend, a famous stage actor, a most famous movie actress, a B-Grade movie actor, a Sydney Uni lecturer, a biochemist/psychologist/uni lecturer, Kim Beazley Snr (deceased) Labour politician in Prime Minister Whitlam’s cabinet, a Serbian Sydney Uni psychology student who later anglicised her name. I witnessed these people commit crimes of murder, rape, abduction, unethical hypnosis, unethical medical experiments, torture. I saw two child kidnappings. At age 15 I saw them lure a 15 yo boy with sandy hair dressed in a blue billabong t-short into a car at Cronulla Beach. When I was 6 yo, I saw them kidnap a 12 yo girl with dark hair in a side ponytail, dressed in a red t-shirt and white shorts from a main road in Engadine. Both victims were murdered. The Engadine policeman and the GP covered for both deaths. I recall a ritual that took place under the guise of the Bathurst 2000 car race. i reported this incident to the NSW Police in 2008. Unbeknownst to me, fellow victim Tor Neilsen reported similar Bathurst crimes to the NSW Police. As a result of his reporting these crimes, Tor was harassed by the NSW police, Sydney health workers, Sydney psychologists and psychiatrists. WA test results reveal these people poisoned Tor with a drug that induced psychosis. NSW police dropped Tor's case against Bathurst Catholic priests who abused him at St Stanislaus College. Consequently Tor did a letter box drop that resulted in these same priests being charged with hundreds of counts. Some were jailed, some committed suicide, some were let off because they were old. Sydney newspapers told numerous victims' stories of chanting, late night orgies, and hypnosis. Tor himself was raped in Bathurst City Hall, where I also was raped. Tor's lawyer pretended to run a civil case for him, but mysteriously fell out of a high rise building after Tor blew the whistle on St Stanislaus. Coincidentally, a former St Stanislaus boy, whose son attended the school, was to be a witness at the St Stanislaus hearings; he was found kneeling, hanging by his necktie from a bookcase in the basement library of Frederick Jordan Chambers Sydney. My highschool friend found him dead. His death was initially treated as suspicious. The man had half an hr earlier been seen happily working on a case. Like Tor Nielsen, I too have been harassed by police, health workers, psychologists, university lecturers, and other government officials. I have had numerous pets killed, received death threats, police held three loaded weapons to my accountant husband's head for no reason, dead chopped up animals have been left on my doorstep. On one occasion my family and I witnessed three men dressed in dark robes, standing outside my mother's house at 2am. I have lost everything for refusing to be silent. The psychology board falsely accused me and used illegal means to try and force me to attend the type of health assessment that landed Tor Nielsen drugged with psychotic inducing drugs. A top psychiatrist warned me that the Board were stitching me up and to not attend. Consequently, despite references from high profile psychologist supervisors and psychiatrists, I lost my job and career. Similar to Tor Nielsen's experience, a Melbourne QC ripped me off $50k while pretending to defend me against a private university whose staff have been accused of cult-like practises and sexual harassment of students, His sidekick mocked me and verbally abused me for talking about my childhood abuse. At the private university, one psychology lecturer grabbed my breast at her birthday party and tricked me into sleeping in her bed at another party; a female law lecturer offered my piano tuner's 18yo daughter sex for good grades; a 50 yo law lecturer offered a 17 yo scholarship student sex for good grades; the pro-vice chancellor sexually harassed a male student and offered him a tutor position in exchange for sex. This student distributed pamphlet in campus accusing the private uni hierarchy of engaging in bizarre cult-like practises. The private university lecturers pooled their knowledge of my childhood abuse experiences, removed the young age (at least 5) I was at the time of my abuse, presented me as an adult perpetrator of the same crimes, and reported me as a criminal to the police. I have no criminal history and previously worked as a parole officer. I came under fire from the private uni after I ignored lecturers instruction not to report fresh allegations of child abuse involving previously convicted pedo child protection DOCS foster carers to the police. In accordance with mandatory reporting laws, I submitted a complaint to the Children's Commissioner. Consequently, I was hammered by the university whose most celebrated lecturer and former dean was recently charged for sexually abusing two 12 yo girls. The university then breached disability officer requirements for my visual cortex stroke and made me drive 1.5 hrs to placement instead of 15 minutes at a similar local rehab work place. Within 2 wks my eyesight broke and I lost near vision. The Australian Human rights Commission upheld my claim of sexual harassment and disability discrimination against the private university. In writing, the Psychology Board refused to reference the APS Ethical Code Guidelines when examining my well-evidenced joint complaint with an experienced psychologist against the university staff; however, they said they would be implementing the very same code and guidelines in the complaint against me that I was a criminal who perpetrated the crimes I was a child victim of. The contents of Fritz Springmeier's writings regarding the post-Nazi projects is consistent with my memories of similar practises in Sydney. I recall being assessed at age 5 by the notorious John Gottinger. I recall being assessed on the SB-LM. I recall being sleep deprived. I recall being drugged. i recall being subjected to unethical hypnosis. I recall being subjected to brainwashing involving a synthesiser that continuously played the words "Know this spirit" up and down the keyboard. I recall people chanting nursery rhymes. I recall a man chanting a Batman, Catwoman, and Joker themed chant; one section involved 9 levels represented by '9 cat lives'; he stopped at the 6th level and sang: "Number six, number six, what do we have at number six? Number six has lots of tricks...there are SIX spirits at number six!" Tor Neilsen and I have given our information to the Royal Commission into Child Abuse. I recently sent it to the Police Integrity Commission who dismissed it to the state Ombudsman. I gave it to the Police Minister who told me to show him evidence. The local Police basically criticised me in their latest letter, calling my claims vexatious and having no evidence. Apparently the two independent witness testimonies of similar crimes in the same place at a similar time does not constitute evidence. I have had enough! I would appreciate some support from people who believe this happens, who give a stuff, and who would like it to cease. Labels: MK Ultra. the Monarch Project, Monarch programming, ritual abuse, trauma-based mind control Mind control data media packet The following document was originally published at endritualabuse, the website of psychologist Ellen Lachter. She will be speaking at this weekend's Survivorship conference. Torture-based, Government-sponsored Mind Control Experimentation on Children ...From Senator Edward Kennedy’s opening remarks to a Senate investigative committee August 3, 1977: "Some two years ago, the Senate Health Subcommittee heard chilling testimony about the human experimentation activities of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Deputy Director of the CIA revealed that over 30 universities and institutions were involved in an “extensive testing and experimentation” program which included covert drug tests on unwitting citizens “at all social levels, high and low, native Americans and foreign.” Perhaps most disturbing of all was the fact that the extent of experimentation on human subjects was unknown. The records of all these activities were destroyed in January 1973 at the instruction of then CIA Director Richard Helms. In spite of persistent inquiries by both the Health Subcommittee and the Intelligence Committee, no additional records or information were forthcoming. And no one- no single individual— could be found who remembered the details, not the Director of the CIA, who ordered the documents destroyed, not the official responsible for the program, nor any of his associates. Adult Survivors and Their Helpers Report Child Torture Committed During the Cold War in the Name of National Security 257 survivors from at least 15 countries reported that secret GMC (government-sponsored mind control) experiments were performed on them as children. National Security Archive “Declassified records" reveal that at least 23 war criminals or Nazis were approached by the CIA for recruitment after World War II. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/news/20050121/FINAL_Comments_Op_Files.pdf Carol Rutz “Many survivors have alleged some of these same war criminals, using aliases, were complicit in their extreme abuse. Some of the names the torturers went by were Dr. Black, Dr. Swartz(Black in German), Father Joseph, and Vaterchen (Father in German). These four aliases are names many survivors have independently reported to me as names that were used in their presence by Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death,” the infamous Nazi doctor who performed horrific experiments on the prisoners at Auschwitz. (Rutz, C. [2007, August]. The world will know. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Ritual Abuse Conference, Windsor Locks, CT. Neil Brick, Moderator) http://members.aol.com/smartnews/cr07.htm 60 survivors reported that one of their perpetrators went by the name “Dr. Black;” 33 reported a Dr. Swartz; 34 reported a Father Joseph; 30 reported a Vaterchan. 34 helpers had heard adult survivors report that Mengele was involved in their abuse. 166 survivors reported hearing mind control programmers who spoke German or with heavy German accents. CIA Director Allen Dulles (1953) . . . we have no human guinea pigs, ourselves, on which to try out these extraordinary techniques [referring to Communist brainwashing techniques].” Sometime after this speech, in an effort to win the “battle for men’s minds” between the United States and the Soviet Union, Dulles set up MKULTRA. He authorized mind control experiments testing such techniques as brain implants, sensory deprivation, ultrasonics, torture, amnesia-inducing drugs, biologicals, psychological stress, electroshock, and hypnosis.” (Dulles, A. W. [1953, May 8]. Brain Warfare—Russia’s Secret Weapon. U. S. News & World Report, p. 58). Declassified CIA Document (MKULTRA) One of the documents specifically stated that experimental studies of the postulated abilities of a few specially gifted subjects would be studied [see Gordon Cooper’s comments below] and “that in working with individual subjects, special attention will be given to disassociative states which tend to accompany spontaneous ESP experiences. Such states can be induced and controlled to some extent with hypnosis and drugs...” ". . .The data used in the study will be obtained from special groups such as psychotics, children [on the EAS, 257 adults reported that they had been used as children to obtain data in these studies] and mediums...Learning studies will be instituted in which the subject will be rewarded or punished for his overall performance and reinforced in various ways–by being told whether he was right, by being told what the target was, with electric shock, etc.” (Subproject 136 of MKULTRA CIA Mori ID#17395 ESP Research, 1961 and 1962) Number of survivors who have remembered: forced drug usage 236 sensory deprivation. 222 having beliefs indoctrinated by perpetrators 221 electroshock 217 near-drowning experiences 186 aversive hypnosis 171 brain implants 71 228 survivors answered “yes” to the question: “My perpetrator(s) deliberately created/programmed dissociative states of mind (such as alters, personalities, ego-states) in me.” 228 said that they had been diagnosed with dissociative identify disorder (DID). 171 said they had experienced basic mind control programming in the control personality. 219 remembered seeing perpetrators wearing white doctors’ coats 159 stated that one or more of their alters had access codes. Herbert Hoover (Report by Secret Group for White House, 1954) “It is now clear that we are facing an implacable enemy whose avowed objective is world domination...There are no rules in such a game. Hitherto accepted norms of human conduct do not apply.” (1954 Hoover Report. As quoted in Moyers, B. [1988] . The Secret Government . Cabin John, MD: Seven Locks Press 159 survivors had heard Greek letters used in connection with their abuse. 207 had experienced self-destruct programming installed in the event that they began to remember the programming. 156 reported that perpetrators had made them believe that external entities/spirits/demons had taken over their bodies. 228 had been threatened with death if they ever talked about their abuse. 128 had been taken out of their schools to other locations for mind control programming, then returned to their classrooms. 160 had experienced sexual mind control programming used by handlers for blackmail or personal use. 128 had experienced mind control programming through which they were trained to become assassins. 85 had fantasized as children that they were being tortured by doctors. 110 are able to speak and/or write in unknown languages and/or codes. 165 said that their mind control had originated from their families of origin. 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__label__wiki	0.599729	0.599729	President of the Law Society visits GLC new offices President of the Law Society of Scotland, Jamie Millar, received a warm welcome and tour of Govan Law Centre's new Orkney Street offices today. Mr Millar congratulated Govan Law Centre, its staff and board members, on securing the newly refurbished premises at the Orkney Street Enterprise Centre (OSEC). The facilities at OSEC provide the local community with access to free legal advice and representation, prevention of homelessness services, money and financial inclusion advice, help and support to get back to work or into further education, and access to social work services. Mr Millar was in Govan to discuss access to justice issues in Scotland, with the Society's new Access to Justice Committee convener, GLC's Mike Dailly. The Society's new Access to Justice Committee is scheduled to have its first meeting later this week. Labels: Access to Justice Committee, govan law centre, Jamie Millar, Orkney Street Enterprise Centre, President of the Law Society of Scotland GLC's Iain Nisbet to address Belfast conference on education law GLC's Education Law Unit Director, Iain Nisbet, solicitor and partner, will address a legal conference on educational additional support needs in Belfast this week (Thursday 26 August 2010). The conference is being organised by the Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC) in Northern Ireland, in conjunction with the Queen’s University Centre for Human Rights. Iain's presentation will include an examination of the Scottish experience of the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. Other conference contributors include Brian Lamb OBE, Philippa Stobbs and Frances Ross-Watt. Further details of the Belfast conference are available online here. Labels: additional support needs, Belfast, education law unit, Iain Nisbet, Northern Ireland Justice Secretary refuses to consider access to justice problems Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Justice has refused to review the problems thrown up in Scottish bank charge cases, and denied there is any problem in Scots being able to take their bank to court to try and recover unfair overdraft charges. Recently, Scots using the accessible and consumer friendly small claims system have had their claims remitted to the ordinary sheriff court, at the request of UK banks, where legal expenses are potentially unlimited. Following access to justice problems identified in the case of Walls v. Santander UK plc the Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Richard Baker MSP, raised concerns over access to justice in such cases with Kenny MacAskill MSP. In a written response, Mr MacAskill said ‘I do not accept the argument that ordinary citizens in Scotland are denied basic rights to access justice’ and refuted any suggestion that there was a problem for Scots trying to recover unfair bank charges through the small claims court. Mr MacAskill endorsed the sheriff’s conclusion in Walls v. Santander, that Scotland’s current civil court structure and legal aid system provided ‘sufficient’ access to justice from a human rights perspective. Mrs Walls has since lodged an application with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Mr MacAskill also stated that he was unable to review the small claims rules due to his ongoing consideration of Lord Gill’s Scottish Civil Court Review. GLC's Mike Dailly said: “The Justice Secretary’s denial is a mantra which makes no sense. It displays an arrogance and failure to grasp some fundamental facts and principles. UK banks are successfully moving small claim bank charge cases to the ordinary sheriff court, and Scottish consumers are faced with dropping their claims for fear of expenses, or trying to get legal aid if they can – and even then, possibly having to pay a contribution to the legal aid board bigger than their claim”. “What is particularly puzzling is that Mr. MacAskill refuses to accept any concern whatsoever about access to justice, but our client (Mrs Walls) would have had to drop her claim, had we not been able to get her case sisted pending an application to the European Court of Human Rights". "The whole point of the small claims court is to provide access to justice for citizens without fear of cost: a remedy which is proportionate in cost to the level of the monetary dispute. But that fair principle of proportionality is being knocked out of the ball park by the current practice of UK banks in bank charge litigation. We don’t have class actions in Scotland, so individual consumers are finding it impractical or impossible to challenge bank charges in court”. “Kenny MacAskill could easily fix this problem by changing the rules on expenses. We’ve suggested the cap on small claims expenses could travel with the case where it is remitted to the ordinary sheriff court. However, the Justice Secretary says he cannot even look at this issue because he is considering the Scottish Civil Courts Review. That is a non-excuse, which sends a very clear message to the 1 in 5 Scots hit with overdraft charges: the Justice Secretary isn’t interested”. Labels: Access to Justice, bank charges, Kenny MacAskill, remit from small claims Consumer bank charges in China and the UK China Radio International (CRI) reports from Beijing that commercial banks in some parts of China have recently raised the fees charged to customers for withdrawing cash from other banks ATM's. An online survey conducted by Chinese website Sina.com showed that almost 90 percent of respondents think the increased charge is exploitative, and will have a negative impact on what is known as the cross-bank withdrawal business. Now China's Banking Regulatory Commission says that to improve customer service it's considering revising the banks service pricing regulations. The issue has also raised concerns about the way banks make their profits and how they charge customers for their services. CRI's current affairs show, People in the Know, speaks to Professor Zhao Xijun of the School of Finance at Renmin University for the Chinese experience of bank charges, and Govan Law Centre's Mike Dailly for the UK perspective of bank charges. Today's show is available online here. It can also be heard on smart phones here. Labels: bank charges, China Radio International, govan law centre, People in the Know Sheriff reduces property factors bill by 55% In the case of Walker Sandford Property Management Ltd v. Mushtaq, Sheriff Ross ruled today that a property factor was not entitled to charge a Glasgow consumer monthly interest at 2.5% (equating to 30% APR) as the consumer had never agreed to the factor's contractual terms and conditions. Terms and conditions needed to be expressly or impliedly agreed at the outset of the arrangement or adopted by the parties' clear, specific, unequivocal actions. Simply adding the terms and conditions to an invoice was never a way of having conditions adopted. Accordingly, the factor was only entitled to payment in terms of the title deeds, and no interest was chargeable at all in terms of the title deeds. Such charges therefore fell to be deleted. Sheriff Ross also reduced the sum charged for second and subsequent monthly reminder/demand letters by one-third from £12 to £8. Overall the sum sued of £2,678.55, was reduced to £1,213.13, resulting in a 55% reduction in the customer's bill. The action was dismissed with no expenses due to or by either party. The defender was represented by GLC's Iain Nisbet, solicitor and partner, and the pursuer's by Messrs Peacock Johnson Solicitors. In cases highlighted by BBC Scotland last year, Sheriff Rae expressed concern at the amount of penalties levied by Walker Sandford Property Management Ltd, and in the end the company agreed to drop all penalty charges and interest. In the past, Walker Sandford had previously issued remider/demand letters on a weekly basis, but now do so on a monthly basis for customers in arrears. Labels: property factors, Sheriff Ross, Walker Sandford Property Management Ltd Dodgy figures and poor service: Govanhill evidence to Property Factors bill Govanhill Law Centre (GhLC) has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Local Government Committee on the Property Factors (Scotland) Bill. The evidence compiled by GhLC's Lindsay Paterson is available here, and includes an example of alleged overcharging, mismanagement and misapplication of VAT by a large Glasgow property factor, as well as a survey of local property factors, carried out jointly with the local Govanhill Residents Group. 85% of those surveyed supported the statutory regulation of property factors in Scotland, while over two-thirds of respondents said that they did not believe their factoring service was good value for money. Labels: Govanhill Law Centre, Parliamentary evidence, Property Factors (Scotland) Bill GLC tackles bank charges on Chinese state radio GLC has participated in a radio discussion on overdraft charges on 'People in the Know', a current affairs programme on China Radio International in Beijing. GLC's Mike Dailly was invited to talk to the show's host, Nigel Ballard, about campaign work in the UK, and developments around the world, on challenging bank charges. Bank fees is an issue of growing interest in China. China Radio International, (CRI) is the only overseas broadcaster in the People's Republic of China. CRI is one of the "three central media organizations in China" owned by the state along with China National Radio (CNR) and China Central Television (CCTV). People In the Know is China's only English-language current affairs program. PIK covers events that shape not only China, but the world as well. Originally known as 'Ask The Minister,' People In the Know is designed to give CRI listeners the views of experts and 'people in the know.' Foreign guests, including world leaders, have taken part in People In the Know to tackle tough issues, such as economics, diplomacy and national and international politics. CRI broadcasts across China, and the station is relayed around the world as an international service. The show goes out next Monday, and can also be heard online. Labels: bank charges, China Radio International, People in the Know US bank charges: Wells Fargo loses ruling on overdraft fees The New York Times reports this week that a federal judge ordered Wells Fargo to pay California customers $203 million in restitution for claims that it had manipulated transactions to maximize the overdraft fees it charged. Instead of processing transactions in the order in which they were received, Wells Fargo put through the largest to smallest, a judge in San Francisco found. In a stinging 90-page opinion, United States District Judge William Alsup wrote that the practice was unfair and deceptive. “The bank’s dominant, indeed sole, motive was to maximize the number of overdrafts and squeeze as much as possible” out of customers who spent more than they had in their accounts, the judge wrote. The ruling comes after a two-week trial in the spring heard by the judge. Wells Fargo, which collected nearly $1.8 billion in overdraft fees in California alone from 2005 to 2007, said it would appeal. The judge’s ruling could portend problems for other banks that are defendants in similar cases. Other federal lawsuits regarding overdraft fees have been consolidated into one class-action suit in Florida, which also claim that Wells Fargo and other banks manipulated transactions to maximize overdraft fees. Ruben Honik, one of the lawyers representing plaintiffs in the Florida case, said the judge’s ruling would provide a “road map. It was a litmus test for our theory and the whole approach we took.”. Overdraft fees have become an important source of revenue for banks and credit unions in the last decade, particularly as debit cards have risen in popularity. Labels: New York Times, overdaft charges in USA, Wells Fargo GLC's Principal appointed Convener of Access to Justice Committee GLC's Principal Solicitor has been appointed Convener of the Access to Justice Committee (AJC) today by the Council of the Law Society of Scotland. The AJC is responsible for promoting access to justice for the public in Scotland; monitoring the supply of publicly funded legal assistance across Scotland, encouraging greater co-ordination of services and liaising and negotiating with external organisations such as the Scottish Government, the voluntary advice sector and others bodies. The AJC also collaborates with other Law Society of Scotland committees, including Civil Justice, the Civil Legal Aid negotiating team, Mental Health and Disability, Equality and Diversity and Human Rights and Discrimination. Labels: Access to Justice Committee, GLC Principal Solicitor, Law Society of Scotland GLC welcomes £2m rescue plan for Govanhill Glasgow's Evening Times reports that nearly £2million of Scottish Government money has been set aside to help transform Govanhill. The South Side community has long struggled to cope with cowboy landlords, poor housing, overcrowding and fly-tipping. Campaigners, supported by Govanhill Law Centre, have been pleading for years for help to address the area’s complicated problems. Now, backed by local councillors, MSPs and Govanhill Housing Association (GHHA), locals have been given £1.8m to start tidying the area. Part of that plan includes the creation of an enforcement squad – made up of council staff, police and fire officers – with an "armoury" of powers to crack down on slum landlords. The team will have an annual budget of £300,000 with funding guaranteed for two years. And lawyers from Govanhill Law Centre, led by Lorraine Barrie, will also be closely involved. Operating from a base in Coplaw Street, it will be the first time all the agencies have been brought together. Lorraine said: "This new strategy is fantastic. What will really help is if we get the public involved and work on information they give us so we can target problem areas." The new hit squad will track down unregistered landlords and enforce environmental health laws. Currently, any landlord running a house of multiple occupation without a licence can be fined up to £5,000. As part of the new measures, the maximum fine will next year rise to £20,000. The Housing Bill currently going through Parliament is intended to strengthen powers for councils to ensure owners look after their property. The Government will review the current landlord registration system later this year, with the aim of helping councils ensure all private landlords sign up. Lorraine added: "The new measures will give us a powerful armoury and help us take the power back from people who are breaking the law." The full story from the Evening Times (which is running a series of reports from Govanhill all of this week) is available online here. Labels: Govanhill, Govanhill Housing Association, Govanhill Law Centre, Scottish Government President of the Law Society visits GLC new office... GLC's Iain Nisbet to address Belfast conference on... Justice Secretary refuses to consider access to ju... Dodgy figures and poor service: Govanhill evidence... US bank charges: Wells Fargo loses ruling on overd... 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__label__wiki	0.68076	0.68076	music for motion picture DIEGO BALDENWEG - composer, co-founder (imdb) with NORA BALDENWEG - co-composer, co-founder (imdb) & LIONEL BALDENWEG - co-composer, co-founder, ceo (imdb) GREAT GARBO is a music production company founded in 2004 by the Swiss/Australian Baldenweg siblings. Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg & Lionel Baldenweg are a multi award-winning composer team that compose and produce original high quality music for international advertising campaigns, TV series & feature films. They have composed music for over 300 international campaigns for brands such as Carlsberg, Mastercard, Sony & Dove (3rd most viewed online campaign of all time in 2014). They have written film music for over 20 films like the world bestselling children's book adaptation "The Little Witch" starring Karoline Herfurth, the international remake of Til Schweiger's German box office hit "Head full of Honey" starring Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon & Emily Mortimer, as well as for the Oscar nominated "La Femme et le TGV" starring Jane Birkin. The Baldenweg siblings have worked with numerous acclaimed orchestras and collaborated with the likes of maestro conductor David Zinman, band leader Pepe Lienhard and star violinist Daniel Hope. They have won numerous awards and their music has been played on radio stations like BBC, Swiss National Radio, Radio Monte Carlo and the International Radio Festival. They are voting members of the European Film Academy, Swiss Film Academy, Australian Academy of Cinema and TV, SMECA (Swiss Media Composers Association) and AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers). All music composed by GREAT GARBO - Baldenweg © 2019 - login Please activate JavaScript to enable all features. Read this page for more help.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line126
__label__wiki	0.98974	0.98974	Miley Cyrus new video Wrecking Ball New Single hits music music video wrecking ball. miley cyrus by Caroline Russo \| on September 10, 2013 \| 0 comments \| in Music \| Like it Wrecking Ball New Single Miley Global superstar Miley Cyrus premieres the music video for her new single “Wrecking Ball” across VEVO, the world’s leading all-premium music video and entertainment platform, today. The video was directed by Terry Richardson and shot in Los Angeles. “Wrecking Ball” is the second single from BANGERZ and already climbing towards the top spot on the iTunes Top Songs Chart. Miley Cyrus is to release new album titled BANGERZ on October 4th through Sony Music Entertainment Australia which will include thirteen new tracks. The BANGERZ Deluxe Edition Album will include three bonus tracks. Collaborating with renowned producers and songwriters such as Mike Will, Pharrell, Future, and will.i.am, this album marks a creative evolution for Miley. On October 5, Miley Cyrus will return to Saturday Night Live to pull double duty as host and musical guest and will perform her brand new single “Wrecking Ball.” BANGERZ is currently available for pre-order. Those who pre-order BANGERZ at iTunes will get an instant grat track of “Wrecking Ball” and “We Can’t Stop”. The first single “We Can’t Stop” was released on June 3rd and immediately shot to #1 on iTunes in the US and 23 other countries. The single has climbed to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has sold over 2 million tracks in the US alone. “We Can’t Stop” also became Cyrus’ first #1 single in the UK. In addition, the video for “We Can’t Stop” broke VEVO’s record for most views in a 24 hour period, and in only 37 days became the fastest video to reach 100 million views across VEVO. Miley Cyrus is a world renowned entertainer with record breaking success in film, television and music. She is a multiplatinum recording artist and has sold over 12 million albums and 20 million tracks in the US alone.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line136
__label__wiki	0.755992	0.755992	Home → 2019 → POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU Ah, Pokémon. The media franchise that just never seems to die. Trading cards, video games, TV shows, movies, and pretty much everything else, nothing has endured and transcended time and generations quite like these little monsters. I was a child when the original cards, games, and show launched, and now 23 years later, it’s still here and still huge. My nephews even play the games and wear Pokémon shirts. It’s absolutely nuts that it’s still around. While I don’t really care anymore, only occasionally playing the games, the nostalgia is still there. I wouldn’t really care if it went away for good, but that’s clearly not happening anytime soon, now with a live-action film coming to the big screen. Pokémon Detective Pikachu follows Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), a lonely young man living in a world surrounded by Pokémon and their masters. The problem is, Tim doesn’t want a Pokémon, preferring to be alone after the death of his mother and estranged relationship with his father. Suddenly, his father, a detective who was onto something big, disappears and while looking for him, Tim strikes up an unlikely partnership: his father’s detective Pikachu (Ryan Reynolds) partner. The twist is, Tim and Pikachu can actually speak to each other, which is something rare between the two species. With this newfound partnership, Tim and Pikachu team up to find out what happened to his father. While I do enjoy the Pokémon games and overall world, I never really found it to be ripe for feature film adaptation. Obviously, there was a story with the anime, which I watched a lot as a child, but looking back, it certainly isn’t all that great. However, having the Detective Pikachu idea as the vehicle for bringing the brand to the big screen in live-action seemed like an appropriately bizarre idea. Adding Ryan Reynolds into the mix as Pikachu’s voice just added to the absurdity, but surprisingly, it all sort of works. Justice Smith and Ryan Reynolds have fun chemistry with one another, with Smith acting quite well with his completely animated counterpart. While a lot of their scenes are comedic, there are scenes where it’s legitimately dramatic, such as Tim talking about the death of his mother. Director Rob Letterman and the screenwriters actually allowed the dramatic moments to breathe and the emotional core was strong enough to where I actually had some investment. I’ve always found Ryan Reynolds to have a much wider range than people give him credit for (seriously, watch Buried, if you haven’t), and it shows here even with his voice acting, as he pulls off both the comedy and drama. This is all really nostalgia speaking, but I found it exciting to see the Pokémon world come to life. You have Squirtles helping firefighters, a Jigglypuff’s singing putting people to sleep, Machamps directing traffic, and much more. I loved the designs of the Pokémon, which didn’t look completely realistic, but were uniquely stylized and composited well enough into the film to make it all seem real. Pikachu was especially adorable with his range of facial animations and he clearly got most of the CG budget, but the rest of the Pokémon were fun to look at it, so I didn’t mind. There’s just so much detail and while it’s without a doubt heavy fan service, it’s appropriate for the movie. It doesn’t really do a good job at guiding the uninitiated through the world, though, so you really have to have some knowledge of the franchise to really get full enjoyment. However, I really appreciated the fact that the filmmakers seemed to genuinely care and respect the lore. There’s a lot to love for fans of the franchise, young and old. The theater I attended was giving out Pikachu plushies to all of the children and I’ll admit, it was adorably endearing seeing all of the kids clutching their Pikachus while watching the movie. As the anime and the many movies based off it are, the story and plot here are razor thin, merely acting as a cheap conduit to bring the world to life. Once the plot gets set into motion, it’s just Tim and Pikachu going from location to location looking for clues and meeting some characters and Pokémon along the way. They team up with intern investigative reporter Lucy Stevens (Kathryn Newton) and her Pokémon Psyduck to uncover the mystery and as you would expect, they develop a romance… but they don’t. Tim mentions to Pikachu that he has a crush on her, but nothing really ever comes of it. The plot and eventual resolution, aside from one twist, were incredibly predictable from the moments their elements were introduced. With all of the unresolved subplots, underdeveloped characters, and simple, predictable narrative, it gave off Saturday morning cartoon vibes, such as the original Pokémon anime. It reminded me a lot of Bumblebee, which also had a ridiculously simple narrative, but like that film, Pokémon Detective Pikachu has a serviceable story backed up by a decent amount of heart to make it all work. It took 25 years, but Pokémon Detective Pikachu finally rises up as the best video game adaptation ever, but really, that’s not a high bar. Honestly, the bar still isn’t very high, but as far as a Pokémon film about a Pikachu who’s a detective, it was a pleasant little family film. If you’re familiar with Pokémon, there’s some stuff to like here with an entertaining narrative to keep it fun. If you don’t know anything about, though, there’s really not much at all for you to enjoy. So, there’s clearly some bias with me, but as video game adaptations go, it’s certainly the very best, like no one ever was. On May 11, 2019 / 2019, Comedy, Fantasy, Film Reviews, P, Science Fiction, Video Game / Leave a comment	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line137
__label__cc	0.646896	0.353104	Difference between revisions of "Trials of Odysseus Kent" From IndieFAQs Latest revision as of 13:30, 3 April 2008 (view source) Megane67 (talk \| contribs) Latest revision as of 13:30, 3 April 2008 Trials of Odysseus Kent From author's description: Odysseus has arrived in a small village community in search of a bonanza called the Lost Treasure of Randolph McBoing. He has tracked the burial site down to a plot in the local churchyard, but the parish priest won't let him dig there. As luck would have it, the man due to be buried there is on his last legs. Unfortunately he has vowed never to die until his last wishes are fulfilled. He's been tucked up in bed for ten weeks now; the old guy means business. Your task is to help him shuffle off this mortal coil and, consequently, gain access to the burial site. Official game page Retrieved from "http://indiefaqs.com/index.php?title=Trials_of_Odysseus_Kent&oldid=2124" Content is available under Attribution 3.0 Unported unless otherwise noted. About IndieFAQs	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line138
__label__wiki	0.933545	0.933545	Jeremy Lurgio’s short film "Backcountry Baker" will be featured in the Backcountry Film Festival playing at the Roxy Theater in Missoula Wednesday, February 11 at 7 p.m. The five-minute piece won Best Grassroots Film at the festival this year. It tells the story of a dog named Baker and his owner, Ken Nyce, as they backcountry ski together in Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains. Lurgio, an associate professor in the J-School who teaches photography and multimedia classes, said he’s had the idea for this film for a while. “I did a lot of backcountry skiing before I had kids and I used to take my dog with me,” Lurgio said. “My wife and I used to ski together with both of our dogs.” He always took photos with his dogs in the mountains so he decided to take it a step further with a film. Lurgio met Nyce and Baker during backcountry ski trips together, and chose to feature the two in his film. “I started skiing with (Nyce and Baker) a lot and the more that I skied with them I started thinking he and his dog would make a great story because they go out a lot,” Lurgio said, adding that the duo would go five days a week at times. While Baker is not actually strapped to a ski, he is able to easily keep up with Nyce as they speed through the snow down the mountain together. Lurgio added that you can’t take all dogs backcountry skiing and that Baker is very athletic. Lurgio used several different filming techniques over two winters, from setting up monopods to mounting GoPro cameras on Baker’s vest. “I wanted people to feel the motion of the way a dog ski’s when they watch the film,” he said. The biggest challenge of Backcountry Baker was filming as a journalist rather than a director. Lurgio said he wanted to film the pair “doing their thing” rather than directing them. He also said it was challenging having a dog as the main character, but that he really wanted the story to be about Baker. “It’s definitely about their relationship but I wanted it to be about the dog,” he said. Lurgio said a lot of the students in his classes at UM are interested in this type of adventure filming and photography, so he’s glad that he’s gained some experience that he can pass on to them. He added that he has two or three ideas for films he wants to take on in the next few years.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line149
__label__wiki	0.571707	0.571707	Cannabis Smuggling Arrests at LAX Up 166% Since Legalization Written by: A.J. Herrington – High Times Arrests for cannabis smuggling at Los Angeles International Airport are up 166 percent since the legalization of marijuana in California, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times. Officials at LAX reported that cannabis was discovered in checked luggage and carryon bags 503 times last year. In 2017 there were 400 reports for marijuana possession at the airport while in 2016, the year California voters legalized cannabis with the passage of Proposition 64, pot was found on 282 occasions. About 20 percent of those reports involved trafficking and the rest were related to passengers who had been found possessing weed or cannabis products in quantities consistent with personal use. In 2018, Los Angeles Airport Police made 101 trafficking arrests, compared with 38 in 2017 and only 20 trafficking arrests in 2016, according to LAX police records. Ben Kroger, Jr., a criminal defense attorney that specializes in cannabis law, said that the legalization of marijuana in California and a resulting drop in prices has made smuggling weed to other jurisdictions a lucrative proposition. “Since pot’s been legalized in California, there’s no money to be made because everyone got involved in it,” Kroger said. “They’ve got these big 50,000-square-foot [grow] houses, and they’re flooding the market. The money is outside of California.” Kroger recently represented a client who had been caught at LAX with 70 pounds of cannabis in vacuum sealed bags packed in his checked baggage. The man had been brought to the attention of police after he discretely asked another passenger waiting for a flight to Philadelphia if she wanted to join his “drug smuggling ring.” “This is normal procedure for these guys, and I would say 29 out of 30 times they make it through without a problem,” said Kroger. LAX isn’t the only airport in California seeing a surge in cannabis smuggling after legalization. Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, which has jurisdiction over Oakland International Airport, said that officers in his department are also finding pot headed for resale in other states. “We intercept large quantities of marijuana regularly,” said Kelly. “We find it in about 50-pound quantities … the carry-on rate for luggage. I would imagine we’re only intercepting some of it, not all of it.” Most Passengers Found with Pot at LAX Released The vast majority of passengers found to be possessing pot at LAX are caught with less than an ounce of weed, an amount now legal under California law. In accordance with a new airport policy that went into effect last year, those caught with legal quantities of weed at the airport are no longer subject to arrest by local law enforcement. “In accordance with Proposition 64, the Los Angeles Airport Police Department will allow passengers to travel through LAX with up to 28.5 grams of marijuana and 8 grams of concentrated marijuana. However, passengers should be aware that marijuana laws vary state by state and they are encouraged to check the laws of the states in which they plan to travel,” reads an online posting of the policy.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line151
__label__wiki	0.645032	0.645032	Home » Timelines by Topic » Topics » Governance » Politics » US Domestic Terrorism US Domestic Terrorism Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions Project: US Domestic Terrorism previous \| 1, 2 \| next February 1977 or 1978: Anti-Abortion Activist Sets Fire to Women’s Clinic An anti-abortion activist enters the Concern Women’s Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. The activist throws flammable liquid in the face of the receptionist and sets fire to the interior of the building. According to author Harvey Kushner, this occurs in February 1977. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] In its extensive listings of clinic attacks, the National Abortion Federation will not list a women’s clinic bombing for February 1977, but it will list an attack very similar to the Concern Clinic attack for February 1978. The organization will describe the bombing as follows: “Man entered clinic, blinded a technician by throwing chemicals, and set center on fire, destroying it. Clinic was full of patients at the time; they escaped without injury.” The monetary damage to the clinic is around $100,000. [National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: Concern Women’s Clinic, National Abortion Federation Timeline Tags: US Health Care, Domestic Propaganda Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Arson February 1978: Ohio Experiences Multiple Clinic Bombings Ohio experiences a spate of arson and bomb attacks of women’s clinics, presumably by anti-abortion activists. While the best-documented attack takes place at a Cleveland clinic (see February 1977 or 1978), at least three others take place during the month of February, including one attack that does around $200,000 in damage to a clinic. The attacks are preceded by a clinic firebombing in November 1977, and followed up by a clinic bombing in June 1978. All of the attacks will go unredressed, with the statute of limitations expiring on each before an assailant can be identified and charged. [National Abortion Federation, 2010] Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Arson, Beatings/Mobs 1979: Anti-Abortion Activist Threatens Doctor with Flaming Torch An anti-abortion activist named Peter Burkin enters a women’s health clinic in Hempstead, New York, bearing a two-foot flaming torch. Burkin threatens to “cleanse the soul” of the clinic’s abortion provider, Dr. Bill Baird. Baird is well known as a litigant in a 1972 Supreme Court case that legalized the sale of contraceptives to unmarried couples. Burkin, who is himself injured in the fire, will be acquitted of attempted murder and arson charges, and found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of arson and reckless endangerment. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: Peter Burkin, Bill Baird Early 1980s: ’Army of God’ Anti-Abortion Organization Produces Manual Advocating Violence against Clinics, Providers One of a number of semi-official logos for the Army of God. The logo depicts the organization’s slogan: ‘Get Ready to Fight for Holiness and Righteousness.’ [Source: ilovejesusforever (.com)]An anonymous member (or members) of the Army of God (see 1982, August 1982, and July 1988) produces the “Army of God Manual,” a privately printed, closely guarded “how-to” manual for activists, showing how to harass, attack, and even kill abortion providers. Years after its initial printing, the apparent leader of the movement, the Reverend Donald Spitz, will post on the Army of God Web site: “I first became aware of the Army of God Manual in the early ‘80s, when I was given a copy by another anti-abortionist. Apparently, it had been circulated among anti-abortionists throughout the country; unknown to the government, pro-aborts, or the media, for some time. Just how long it had been in circulation prior to my receiving a copy, I do not know.” [Army of God, 1999] Donald Spitz - Government documents will describe Spitz as the “webmaster” of the Army of God Web site, and the spiritual advisor to former minister Paul Hill, who will later be convicted of murdering a physician and his bodyguard (see July 29, 1994). Spitz will post running correspondence on the AOG site from anti-abortion activist Clayton Waagner, who will confess to sending over 550 letters containing fake anthrax to abortion clinics (see 1997-December 2001). He will also post numerous racist and homophobic diatribes on the AOG site. Spitz will be ejected from Operation Rescue, another anti-abortion group, in 1993 after the murder of Dr. David Gunn (see March 10, 1993); abortion doctor murderer John Salvi (see December 30, 1994 and After) will be found to have Spitz’s unlisted phone number after his arrest. A copy of the AOG manual will be found in 1993, buried in the backyard of an AOG member who will have attempted to murder an abortion provider (see August 19, 1993). [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Methods of Disrupting, Bombing Clinics - Initially, the manual details a number ways of disrupting or closing down abortion clinics, from gluing locks and using butyric acid against clinic machinery to arson and bomb threats. The manual contains instructions for making bombs using plastic explosive. A November 1992 epilogue will advocate the murder of abortion providers. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] Interview - The manual also contains an undated interview with an anonymous member of the Army of God, conducted by an interviewer calling himself “The Mad Gluer.” The person interviewed says their intention is to “[d]rive the abortion industry underground with or without the sanction of government law,” using “[e]xplosives, predominantly.” The bombs are designed to “disarm… the murder weapons,” referring to the equipment used in abortion clinics, and “by disarming the persons perpetrating the crimes by removing their hands, or at least their thumbs below the second digit.” The interviewer says that such violence is not actually violence, because it “caus[es] my neighbor no longer to be able to murder innocent citizens.… No, don’t misunderstand me! The only rational way to respond to the knowledge of an imminent and brutal murder is direct action.” Told by the interviewer that “nobody can live” in a constant state of violence against abortion providers, the interview subject responds: “That’s the point. We must die in order that others might live.” The interviewer rejects the notion that Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, or Martin Luther King Jr. practiced non-violence to force social change. They say that “executing abortionists” is not the proper way to combat the practice of abortion, though “it [is] easily justified” by Biblical teaching. Rather, the Army of God “adheres to the principle of minimum force. Mercy, rather than justice is the driving force behind our actions. Or, to say it another way, we are merciful in our pursuit of justice, in our pursuit of peace.” The interview subject recommends that anyone who opposes abortion “should commit to destroying at least one death camp, or disarming at least one baby killer. The former is a relatively easy task—the latter could be quite difficult to accomplish. The preferred method for the novice would be gasoline and matches. Straight and easy. No tracks. You’ve kind of got to pour and light and leave real fast because of the flammability factor. Kerosene is great, but a little more traceable, so you will not want to buy it and use it in the same day.” Explosives using time-delay fuses are “my personal favorite,” the interviewer says. Asked about “chemical warfare,” the interviewer says, “I think that should remain classified information at this time.” In conclusion, the interviewer says: “We desperately need single lone rangers out there, who will commit to destroy one abortuary before they die. Most genuine pro-lifers praise and worship God when an abortuary is destroyed. It matters little what stripe of activist you are talking about. Rescuers, political activists, or covert operators are all thankful. And it’s common knowledge what the insurance costs are like after a good bombing.” [Army of God, 1999] Entity Tags: John Salvi, Clayton Waagner, Army of God, Paul Hill, David Gunn, Donald Spitz Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bombs and Explosives, Vandalism, Army of God 1982: Violent Anti-Abortion ‘Army of God’ Forms, Advocates Bombings and Murder The “Army of God” (AOG), an underground anti-abortion extremist group, forms, according to government documents. The Army of God advocates violence towards abortion providers and clinics, and will even recommend murder and assassination of abortion providers (see Early 1980s); later it will also advocate violence against homosexuals in order to end what it calls the “homosexual agenda.” Current and future leaders and prominent members will include Don Benny Anderson (see August 1982), Michael Bray (see September 1994), James Kopp (see October 23, 1998), Neal Horsley (see January 1997), and Eric Robert Rudolph (see January 29, 1998). It is unclear how large the group is. The group advocates “whatever means are necessary” to stop abortions, which it calls “baby-killing.” According to government documents, the AOG manual “explicitly states that this is a ‘real’ army, with the stated mission of choosing violent means both to permanently end the ability of medical personnel to perform abortions and to draw media attention to their opposition to women’s right to choose to have abortions.” The AOG advocates the use of glue, acid, firebombs, and explosives against clinics and clinic personnel, and later advocates shooting abortion providers and clinic staff. A government document says, “It is explicitly stated in the manual that violence is the preferred means to the desired end, and there are references to ‘execution’ of abortion clinic staff.” The manual states that the local members of the Army of God are not told of the identities of other members, in order to make certain that “the feds will never stop us.” AOG documents will also threaten the US government and the United Nations, calling the UN an “ungodly Communist regime” supported by its “legislative-bureaucratic lackeys in Washington.” A letter apparently written by AOG leader Donald Spitz will claim of the US government and the UN: “It is you who are responsible and preside over the murder of children and issue the policy of ungodly perversion that’s destroying our people.… Death to the New World Order.” The AOG will openly declare itself a terrorist organization in responses to media articles. It will maintain that a state of undeclared war has existed in the US since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion (see January 22, 1973), and it carries out terrorist attacks against abortion clinics and providers in order to “defend God’s children” against state-sponsored “slaughter.” The AOG will repeatedly state that it intends to continue its violent, deadly attacks against abortion clinics and providers until all laws legalizing abortion are repealed. After 2001, the AOG will begin rhetorically attacking homosexuals as well as abortion providers (see 2002). It will also proclaim its solidarity with Muslim extremist groups over such incidents as the September 11 attacks. AOG members will publicly profess their enthusiasm for mounting chemical and biological attacks. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Entity Tags: Michael Bray, Army of God, Don Benny Anderson, Neal Horsley, Donald Spitz, James Kopp, Eric Robert Rudolph, United Nations Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Army of God, Arson, Bombs and Explosives, Other Violence, Rhetorical Violence, Gender-Based Rhetoric and Actions January 1982: Illinois Women’s Clinic Destroyed by Fire The Hope Clinic for Women in Granite City, Illinois, is gutted by fire, presumably as a result of arson by anti-abortion activists. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] Entity Tags: Hope Clinic for Women May 1982: Anti-Abortion Activist Sets Fire to Florida Women’s Clinics Anti-abortion activist Don Benny Anderson tries to burn down two women’s clinics in Florida. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] Entity Tags: Don Benny Anderson August 1982: Anti-Abortion Activists Kidnap, Hold Doctor and Wife; First Appearance of ‘Army of God’? Anti-abortion activists Don Benny Anderson (see May 1982), Matthew Moore, and Wayne Moore kidnap Dr. Hector Zevallos of the Hope Clinic for Women (see January 1982) and his wife. The activists hold the Zevalloses for eight days, during which time they force Zevallos to make an anti-abortion speech that is to be videotaped and sent to President Reagan in support of legislation designed to overturn the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion (see January 22, 1973). Threatened with the murder of himself and his wife, Zevallos agrees. According to government documents, this is the first action of the “Army of God,” a violent anti-abortion group (see 1982, Early 1980s, and July 1988). [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38; Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Anderson and Matthew Moore will plead guilty to multiple felonies in regards to the incident; Anderson will tell the court that he has been told by God to “wage war on abortion.” The three will also be convicted of kidnapping Zevallos and his wife. Anderson will receive 30 years for the kidnapping, and 30 additional years for firebombing two Florida abortion clinics. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: Matthew Moore, Don Benny Anderson, Army of God, Wayne Moore, Hector Zevallos Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Kidnapping, Army of God 1984: Florida Women’s Clinic Firebombed by Anti-Abortion Activists The Pensacola Ladies Center, in Pensacola, Florida, is twice firebombed by anti-abortion activists in what author and researcher Harvey Kushner will call “part of a well-coordinated attack that include[s] two private physicians’ offices.” [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] Entity Tags: Harvey Kushner, Pensacola Ladies Center 1984: ’Army of God’ Firebombs Two Abortion Clinics Two abortion clinics, one in Norfolk, Virginia, and one in Washington, DC, are firebombed. A man representing himself as a member of the “Army of God” (see 1982 and August 1982) contacts the media to claim responsibility for the Washington bombing; the acronym “AoG” is written on a wall of the Norfolk clinic. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Entity Tags: Army of God Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Arson, Army of God December 1984: FBI Director: Clinic Attacks Do Not Conform to Definition of Terrorism Despite a well-documented pattern of escalating violence (see February 1977 or 1978, February 1978, 1979, January 1982, May 1982, August 1982, 1984, and 1984), FBI Director William Webster declares that the spate of clinic bombings and attacks by anti-abortionists does not conform to the federal definition of terrorism, and therefore is not a priority for federal investigation. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38-39] Entity Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, William H. Webster Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Federal Government Actions 1985: Anti-Abortion Activists Gather to Celebrate Clinic Bombings Anti-abortion activists with the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN) gather at a motel in Appleton, Wisconsin, to celebrate their successes and plan further actions. The PLAN members apparently count a wave of abortion clinic bombings and arsons as successes; the motel’s marquee reads, “Welcome Pro-Life Activists—Have a Blast,” and some PLAN members wear firecrackers on their name badges. One of the featured events of the gathering is the reading of a letter from imprisoned clinic arsonist Curt Beseda. In 2002, author and journalist Frederick Clarkson will write: “This small but seminal meeting in many ways epitomized the brazen yet banal nature of organized antiabortion extremism—a rah-rah atmosphere, like some perverse parody of a pep rally, in which threats of future violence were cloaked as free speech, and past criminal acts were celebrated as valid tools for intimidating fellow citizens. A fringe culture was coalescing.” [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] At this and other PLAN meetings, PLAN president Joseph Scheidler vows to stop abortion “by any means necessary.” He has previously called PLAN a “pro-life mafia.” The organization proclaims “a year of pain and fear” for anyone seeking or providing abortion. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002; Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Joseph Scheidler, Frederick Clarkson, Pro-Life Action League, Curt Beseda Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, PLAL 1986: ’Operation Rescue’ Formed in New York Randall Terry, a former used-car salesman and anti-abortion activist, forms a group he calls “Operation Rescue” in Binghamton, New York. Terry is a protege of Joseph Scheidler (see 1980 and 1985). Terry’s organization focuses on what it calls “rescues,” usually full-scale blockades of women’s health clinics. In many of these actions, hundreds of activists will be arrested. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38-39] Entity Tags: Randall Terry, Joseph Scheidler, Operation Rescue Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue 1986: Delaware Women’s Health Clinic Vandalized by Anti-Abortion Protesters Joseph Scheidler, the president of the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980), and three PLAN members enter the Summit Women’s Health Clinic in Middletown, Delaware. Scheidler later says he is “casing the place,” according to court records. The day after the visit, protesters vandalize the clinic, seriously damaging equipment. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Summit Women’s Health Clinic, Joseph Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Vandalism, PLAL March 26, 1986: Anti-Abortion Activists Attack Women’s Clinic in Florida Members of the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980 and 1986) enter a women’s health clinic, the Pensacola Ladies Center, in Pensacola, Florida. They attack the clinic administrator, throwing her down the stairs; attack and injure an official of the National Organization for Women (NOW); blockade the clinic; and wreck medical equipment. During the attack, PLAN president Joseph Scheidler stands outside, praising the attackers and publicly claiming credit for the incident. The clinic will close for several days for repairs. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] The Ladies Center was firebombed twice in 1984 by anti-abortion activists (see 1984). [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38] One of the protesters who takes part in the blockade and assault is James Kopp, who in 1998 will murder an abortion provider (see October 23, 1998). [Womens eNews, 3/30/2001] Entity Tags: Pensacola Ladies Center, Joseph Scheidler, James Kopp, Pro-Life Action League, National Organization for Women Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Harassment and Threats, Beatings/Mobs, PLAL June 1986: NOW Sues Anti-Abortion Organizations, Charges Criminal Conspiracy National Organization for Women logo. [Source: National Organization for Women]The National Organization for Women (NOW) files a lawsuit against Joseph Scheidler, Scheidler’s organization Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980), and other anti-abortion organizations. NOW is joined in the suit by the Delaware Women’s Health Organization and the Pensacola Ladies Center (see March 26, 1986), and later the Summit Women’s Health Organization (see 1986). The lawsuit is part of a strategy devised by NOW president Eleanor Smeal to use federal antitrust laws to charge Scheidler and others with being part of a nationwide criminal conspiracy to close women’s health clinics through the use of violence and terror. The suit becomes known as NOW v. Scheidler. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002; Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] The lawsuit seeks a nationwide injunction to stop the clinic invasions, and asks the courts to make those responsible for the attacks pay for the damage they caused. In 2002, the future president of NOW, Kim Gandy, will say of the lawsuit: “NOW decided we had to stop the violence. Scheidler and his gang were calling in blitzes—they would attack clinics without warning and hold staff and patients hostage. Clinics were being blockaded and invaded. If we did not act, we thought clinics would not be able to stay open.” NOW attorney Fay Clayton will say the case seeks “to ensure that the constitutional right [to abortion] recognized [in 1973] would exist not just in theory, but in reality.” According to a 2002 Ms. Magazine report, the case only targets anti-abortion protesters who engage in criminal acts such as criminal trespass, assault, and conspiracy to block access to clinics. It makes no effort to halt peaceful protests as protected by the First Amendment. The lawsuit claims that PLAN and others engaged in what the federal racketeering law prohibits: namely, a “pattern of racketeering activity,” including the use of fear, force, and violence, in order to prevent people from receiving and providing legal abortions. Clayton maintains that the actions met the legal definition of organized crime. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Summit Women’s Health Organization, Fay Clayton, Eleanor Smeal, Delaware Women’s Health Organization, Joseph Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, Kim Gandy, Pensacola Ladies Center, National Organization for Women Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, PLAL 1988 and After: ’No Place to Hide’ Campaign Harasses California Doctors, Nurses, Patients Anti-abortion protesters gather to voice their opposition to abortion. [Source: CNN]Operation Rescue California, a subgroup of the national anti-abortion organization (see 1986), under the leadership of Kevin White, stages “rescue campaigns” against a number of women’s clinics in California. The organization dubs the campaign “No Place to Hide.” Some of the most blatant harassment of doctors, nurses, and patients recorded by anti-abortion activists results from this campaign. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 38-39] Entity Tags: Kevin White, Operation Rescue California Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Harassment and Threats, Operation Rescue July 1988: Anti-Abortion Protesters Join Violent Anti-Abortion Group in Atlanta Jail A number of anti-abortion protesters, including many members of Operation Rescue (see 1986), are arrested outside the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. They spend several weeks together in jail, and it is believed that while there, many of them join the “Army of God,” an anti-abortion organization devoted to using violence to prevent abortions (see 1982 and August 1982). One of the jailed protesters is James Kopp, who in 1998 will murder an abortion doctor (see October 23, 1998). Others include Lambs of Christ leader Norman Weslin; Rachelle “Shelley” Shannon, who will later shoot another abortion doctor (see August 19, 1993); and John Arena, who will later be charged with using butyric acid to attack abortion clinics and providers. According to government documents, Kopp is already a leader of the Army of God, and may recruit new members during his stay in jail. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: James Kopp, Rachelle (“Shelley”) Shannon, Army of God, Lambs of Christ, Operation Rescue, John Arena, Norman Weslin Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Operation Rescue, Other Anti-Abortion Groups August 1988: NOW Adds Operation Rescue to Lawsuit The National Organization for Women (NOW) expands its NOW v. Scheidler lawsuit against anti-abortion activists to include Randall Terry and Operation Rescue, a “spin-off” organization (see 1986) of another defendant in the lawsuit, the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980 and 1986). Terry and Operation Rescue routinely blockade abortion clinics, sometimes using physical force. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Randall Terry, Operation Rescue, Pro-Life Action League, National Organization for Women Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Court Actions and Lawsuits January 30, 1989: NOW Adds RICO Charges to Lawsuit The National Organization for Women (NOW) expands its lawsuit against anti-abortion advocates (see June 1986), adding charges of extortion and violation of federal racketeering laws. NOW brings charges under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, a law originally designed to address organized crime. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: National Organization for Women Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits April 6, 1989: ’Roe’ Plaintiff’s House Damaged by Gunfire Norma McCorvey, better known as “Jane Roe” in the landmark Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that made abortions legal throughout the US (see January 22, 1973), has her house and car damaged by shotgun fire early in the morning. McCorvey, a pro-choice activist, goes into hiding. Neither pro-choice nor anti-abortion groups take credit for the shooting, but spokespersons from both sides of the debate say the shooting is symbolic of a dangerously intensifying battle over abortion rights. McCorvey publicly acknowledged her identity as the Roe plaintiff last year. [Associated Press, 4/6/1989] Entity Tags: Norma McCorvey Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns 1991: Court Dismisses NOW Lawsuit against Anti-Abortion Advocates A court dismisses a lawsuit, NOW v. Scheidler, brought by the National Organization for Women against anti-abortion advocates (see June 1986). [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] The lawsuit will be reinstated five years later (see September 22, 1995). July-August 1991: Operation Rescue Occupies Three Kansas Women’s Clinics for Seven Weeks Anti-abortion protesters gather on a street corner in Wichita. [Source: Patriotic Thunder (.org)]Anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (see 1986), under the new leadership of the Reverend Keith Tucci, conducts a seven-week occupation of three women’s clinics in Wichita, Kansas. Some 2,700 activists and protesters are arrested during the course of events. [Associated Press, 7/5/1993; Kushner, 2003, pp. 38-39] The occupation is part of what the organization calls the “Summer of Mercy,” which involves a series of clinic blockades, occupations, and harassment of abortion providers, clinic staff, and patients. The event lasts six weeks, and culminates in a rally that fills Wichita’s Cessna Stadium and features conservative Christian activist Dr. James Dobson. One of the clinics targeted is operated by Dr. George Tiller; Tiller will be shot by an anti-abortion activist in 1993 (see August 19, 1993) and murdered by another in 2009 (see May 31, 2009). [Associated Press, 7/5/1993] Some of the Operation Rescue members arrested face charges for attacking police officers trying to keep order at the clinics. Tucci and two other anti-abortion organization leaders, the Reverends Pat Mahoney and Joe Slovenec, are jailed until they agree to comply with Judge Patrick Kelly’s order not to blockade the clinics. Two other Operation Rescue leaders, Randall Terry and Michael McMonagle, are ordered along with Tucci, Mahoney, and Slovenec to leave Wichita; when they refuse to comply with Kelly’s initial order to stop the blockades after agreeing to it, Kelly observes, “You are learning for the first time, I think, that you can’t trust a damned thing they say.” Mahoney retorts, “Hell will freeze over before I surrender my constitutional rights.” He, Tucci, and Slovenec promise to return to Wichita despite the court orders and again protest at the clinics. [Associated Press, 8/31/1991; Associated Press, 7/5/1993] The Bush administration attempts to derail Kelly’s curbing of the anti-abortion activities; the Justice Department files a “friend of the court” brief challenging Kelly’s jurisdiction in the case. “The position we have taken before the Supreme Court of the United States is that the courts do not have jurisdiction, that it is a matter properly handled in state and local courts,” says Attorney General Richard Thornburgh. [Newport News Daily Press, 8/9/1991] Entity Tags: Richard Thornburgh, US Department of Justice, Patrick Kelly, Operation Rescue, Michael McMonagle, Bush administration (41), George Tiller, James Dobson, Joe Slovenec, Keith Tucci, Pat Mahoney, Randall Terry Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Harassment and Threats 1992-1998: BATF Stats Detail Nearly 200 Abortion Clinic Bombings, Arson Incidents Statistics from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms cite 149 acts of arson against abortion providers, and 47 abortion clinic-related bombings between 1992 and 1998. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Federal Government Actions, Arson, Bombs and Explosives Spring 1993: Rhode Island Abortion Provider Harassed, Threatened by Anti-Abortion Activists Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, a Rhode Island doctor and abortion provider, will later discuss the harassment he and his family suffer at the hands of anti-abortion activists during this time. Rodriguez will say that the harassment escalates to a terrifying level after the murder of Dr. David Gunn by an anti-abortion activist (see March 10, 1993). “[I]n the beginning, the harassment consisted of just nasty letters and graphic pictures of dismembered fetuses,” he will say. “Then I began receiving strange packages with dolls inside, as well as subscriptions to gun magazines.… Then the ‘Wanted’ posters with my picture on them began to appear (see 1995 and After).… Then the doors and locks to our clinic were glued several times (see Early 1980s), and protesters blockaded the clinic three times (see 1985).… Just after Dr. Gunn’s death… I realized that my car was steering poorly. I checked my tires and found 45 nails embedded in them.… That evening, my wife painfully discovered with her foot that our driveway had been booby-trapped with roofing nails cleverly buried beneath the snow.… My home, my haven of safety—violated.” [Providence Journal, 11/17/2001; Sarah Jones, 10/20/2010] In 2000, Rodriguez will write an essay about a stint in an unnamed South American country, where he will perform illegal abortions for indigent tribespeople and citizens. [Carole Joffe, 2000; Metro Catholic, 11/10/2010] Entity Tags: Pablo Rodriguez, David Gunn Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Harassment and Threats, Vandalism March 6, 1993: Abortion Clinic Owners Warn of Escalating Violence Eleanor Smeal, the president of the Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), holds a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to highlight the need for more volunteers to protect women’s clinics. At the conference, Texas clinic owner Marilyn Chrisman Eldridge describes the extensive damage wrought after anti-abortion activists set her Corpus Christi clinic on fire; the fire destroyed not only her clinic but seven neighboring businesses. She concludes by telling the gathered reporters: “I cannot close without telling you that whenever I turn the key in the ignition of my car, I worry that a bomb might go off. The hatred of the antis [anti-abortion protesters] is such that I fear I will be murdered. That is how bad it is getting.” Patricia Baird-Windle, owner of the Aware Woman Centers for Choice in central Florida, describes how activists trained by Operation IMPACT (see June 6, 1993) have verbally and physically harassed her staffers and her patients. She concludes: “You must not think that these protesters are all peaceful, religious people are misguided and rude, perhaps, but harmless. The hardcore group arrayed against us is paid. Domestic terrorism is their job. They are extortionists pure and simple.” Baird-Windle will later describe the reporters as largely “disengaged” and uninterested in exploring “the prophesy of impending violence that we had handed to them.” [Baird-Windle and Bader, 2001, pp. xiv-xviii] Days later, Florida abortion provider Dr. David Gunn will be murdered (see March 10, 1993). Entity Tags: Marilyn Chrisman Eldridge, Aware Woman Centers for Choice, David Gunn, Eleanor Smeal, Feminist Majority Foundation, Patricia Baird-Windle Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions March 10, 1993: Abortion Doctor Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate A prison photo of Michael Griffin. [Source: Bonnie's Life of Crime (.com)]Dr. David Gunn, a women’s doctor and abortion provider in Pensacola, Florida, is shot to death by anti-abortion advocate Michael Griffin, while members of the anti-abortion organization Rescue America protest outside his clinic. The protesters scream, chant, and wave signs declaring, “David Gunn Kills Babies.” Griffin steps forward from a group of protesters, yells, “Don’t kill any more babies!” and fires three shots into Gunn’s back as he is exiting his car. Gunn dies during surgery at a nearby hospital. Griffin informs police that he shot Gunn with a .38 revolver he is carrying, and surrenders to police officers without incident. Steve Powell, an employee at the office park which houses the clinic, later tells reporters that the Rescue America protesters seemed “just happy” after the shooting. Gunn had just opened the clinic a month before, and commuted to work from his home in Eufaula, Alabama. Gunn’s is one of two clinics providing abortions in Pensacola; the city also houses three “abortion counseling” facilities, operated by anti-abortion groups whose objective is to convince women not to have abortions. Gunn has received threats for several years, but in recent months the threats have become more dire. Recently, anti-abortion group Operation Rescue (OR—see 1986) featured Gunn in a “Wanted” poster (see 1995 and After) distributed in Montgomery, Alabama; the poster included Gunn’s photo, home phone number, and other identifying information. OR spokeswoman Margeaux Farrar says the organization knows nothing about the posters and did not print them. The Reverend Joseph Foreman, one of the group’s founders, says Gunn’s murder is just the beginning if the government continues to try to “silence” anti-abortion protesters. Foreman tells reporters, “I’ve been saying for years that if the government insists on suppressing normal and time-honored dissent through injunctions, it turns the field over to the rock-throwers, the bombers, and the assassins.” Many of Griffin’s colleagues and fellow protesters will argue that Gunn’s murder was “justifiable.” Many of those advocates are members of a newly formed organization, the American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA—see July 1993). [Washington Post, 3/11/1993; Ms. Magazine, 12/2002; Kushner, 2003, pp. 39; CBS News, 4/19/2007] Griffin will be represented by Florida lawyer Joe Scarborough at some court proceedings, though Scarborough will not represent him at his actual trial. Scarborough (R-FL) will go on to represent his Florida district in the US House of Representatives. [New York Times, 10/25/1994] Entity Tags: Joseph Foreman, Rescue America, Joseph Scarborough, David Gunn, American Coalition of Life Activists, Michael Griffin, Steve Powell, Operation Rescue, Margeaux Farrar Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns, Other Anti-Abortion Groups, Murder of Dr. David Gunn June 6, 1993: Operation Rescue Uses ‘IMPACT’ Training for Clinic Protests As the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (OR—see 1986) prepares to launch a wave of protests during its summer “Cities of Refuge” offensive (see July 9-19, 1993), the Orlando Sentinel publishes an extensive examination of the organization, titled “Inside Operation Rescue.” The article examines the large number of protesters who have just graduated from the Institute of Mobilized Prophetic Activated Christian Training (IMPACT), a 12-week “boot camp” aimed at giving protesters intensive training in protest and harassment tactics against abortion clinics, medical personnel, and clients. Tactics Glean Information, Gain Access, Enable Harassment and 'Sidewalk Counseling' - Some tactics, the article notes, are familiar to private detectives: “[t]rack down license plate numbers to obtain addresses of clinic employees, then follow them to supermarkets, hotels, and other public places where they can be confronted. Snap photographs. Run video cameras. Find Social Security numbers and check financial records. Infiltrate clinics by posing as patients. Befriend a clinic worker’s son, then preach to him about the sins of his mother. Dig up dirt through court and other government records. File as many lawsuits as possible.” Lawyers and private detectives explained to the IMPACT members how far they could push the freedom of speech and privacy laws in order to successfully harass and intimidate medical personnel and clients, including the use of sophisticated surveillance equipment, of toxic chemicals to be sprayed into clinics, and of bomb threats and death threats left on home and clinic answering machines. (OR officially denies using such tactics.) The graduates learned the techniques of “sidewalk counseling,” which involves targeting pregnant women and “counseling” them not to have abortions, using dolls and photographs of aborted fetuses when necessary. They learned how to use their own children to shield them from police officers, sometimes even pushing the children into police cordons to be arrested. Others learned how to masquerade as women seeking pregnancy counseling in order to gain access to the clinics, and how to disrupt operations once inside the clinic; these women are called “truth team” members. Some were trained to befriend pregnant women or their family members, and use information gleaned from the encounters to target them at their homes or places of work. Some even learned a technique they call “invoking a curse” on recalcitrant pregnant women or medical personnel, a technique one OR member calls the “save ‘em or slay ‘em” tactic.” (One pro-choice activist tells reporter Sarah Tippit, “I’ve had these people stand in my face and scream at the top of their lungs, ‘I pray for your death in the name of God, in the name of Jesus.’” 'FemiNazis' and 'Human Pesticides' - The group’s rhetoric includes labeling birth control pills “human pesticides,” and calling women who support abortion choices “femi-Nazis,” “lesbians who want to deny the true role of women,” and “Aryan supremacists” who fear that poor minorities will someday overrun them. One woman explains to a reporter how Christian women practice birth control: “God will open and close your womb” as necessary. Practicing Techniques on Florida Clinic - OR calls the training “preparation for spiritual warfare.” Florida resident Meredith Raney, an IMPACT graduate, says, “Anything we can learn and use to embarrass or encourage anyone, especially doctors, to stop working, we’ll use it.” The Melbourne, Florida, Aware Woman Clinic for Choice is targeted for “practice” protests by IMPACT graduates readying for the summer offensive. The protesters jam the telephones of the clinic with thousands of phone calls designed to keep potential clients from contacting the clinic, and swarm the clinic on a daily basis. In response, the clinic and pro-choice groups assemble a group of defenders—bikers, off-duty police officers, and volunteers whose responsibility is to keep the protesters from invading the clinic or blocking traffic to and from it. A surveillance video camera and microphone record the events taking place in the parking lot and on the sidewalks around the clinic. On the day Tippit covers the protest at Aware, many of the techniques are in effect, including “sidewalk counseling,” harassment and challenging of clients (some of whom have removed the license plates from their cars, or walk through the crowds of protesters brandishing baseball bats or stun guns), and pushing children into the arms of police officers to be arrested. [Orlando Sentinel, 6/6/1993] OR Leader Tells of Training - In a February 1993 interview conducted for the anti-abortion publication The Forerunner, OR leader Keith Tucci told of the two months of training his organization was holding for the event, which, according to the interview, is “not just to block abortion clinics, but to also influence every facet of society in ridding our nation of legalized child killing.” Interviewer Jay Rogers, referring to the 1991 Wichita blockade, asked, “So instead of having one Wichita, there will be six?” and Tucci responded, “Exactly.” Tucci said that participants would be taught “everything from ‘spiritual warfare’ to ‘How to use the media before they use you.’” He went on to say that OR’s intent was to dissuade communities from allowing abortions to be practiced within their limits, and asked: “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all the politicians let abortion be legal, but there wasn’t a community in the country who would let an abortionist practice?… We’ve got to make it intolerable and only then will we make it illegal.” [The Forerunner, 2/1993] Entity Tags: Operation Rescue, Keith Tucci, Jay Rogers, Aware Woman Clinic for Choice, Orlando Sentinel, Meredith Raney, Sarah Tippit Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Harassment and Threats, Vandalism July 1993: Anti-Abortion Activist Defends Murder of Abortion Doctor ACLA protester advocates the ‘execution’ of abortion providers. [Source: Ms. Magazine]Former Presbyterian minister Paul Hill, an outspoken opponent of abortion, writes what he calls a “Defensive Action Statement” justifying the murder of abortion doctor David Gunn by anti-abortion activist Michael Griffin (see March 10, 1993). Hill and many like-minded anti-abortion activists split from the larger network of organizations to form the explicitly violent American Coalition for Life Activists (ACLA). A year later, Hill will murder a Florida doctor and his bodyguard (see July 29, 1994). [Kushner, 2003, pp. 39] The statement reads: “We, the undersigned, declare the justice of taking all godly action necessary to defend innocent human life including the use of force. We proclaim that whatever force is legitimate to defend the life of a born child is legitimate to defend the life of an unborn child. We assert that if Michael Griffin did in fact kill David Gunn, his use of lethal force was justifiable provided it was carried out for the purpose of defending the lives of unborn children. Therefore, he ought to be acquitted of the charges against him.” The statement is signed by Hill and a number of other anti-abortion activists, including Michael Bray (see September 1994) and Donald Spitz, the leader of the extremist organization Army of God (see 1982). It is published on the Army of God’s Web site. [Army of God, 7/1993] Entity Tags: Michael Griffin, American Coalition for Life Activists, Army of God, David Gunn, Donald Spitz, Michael Bray, Paul Hill Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Other Militias, Separatists, Rhetorical Violence, Murder of Dr. David Gunn, Murder of Dr. John Britton July 9-19, 1993: Operation Rescue Launches ‘Cities of Refuge’ Offensive against Abortion Clinics in 10 States The anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (OR—see 1986) targets abortion and women’s clinics in seven states, as part of a 10-day event it calls “Cities of Refuge.” It intends to close or disrupt clinics in Cleveland, Ohio; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota; San Jose, California; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Jackson, Mississippi; and several cities in central Florida. The event harks back to the 1991 “Summer of Mercy,” which blockaded three clinics in Wichita, Kansas, for 46 days (see July-August 1991), and a smaller blockade in Buffalo, New York, in 1992. City councils and police officials in Cleveland, San Jose, Philadelphia, and St. Paul are taking measures to ensure the safety of doctors, staff members, and patients; Philadelphia police officer John Norris says, “We’re ready for anything that comes down the pike.” Activist Eric Johns and his wife Michelle are in Jackson preparing for the protests. He tells reporters: “We hope to put these places out of business, expose abortionists to their community, embarrass them for what they do, expose staff workers at these places, and eventually shut down the whole isly abortion industry in the state of Mississippi. I think I have a biblical responsibility and am commanded by God [sic] to do what I’m doing.” Jeanie Hollis of the Mississippi Women’s Medical Clinic in Jackson responds: “They will not close us down. If a patient wants an abortion, we will figure out a way to get them in the clinic.” Dianne Straus of the Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Women’s Center says she fears more anti-abortion violence, and recalls the recent murder of a Florida abortion provider, Dr. David Gunn (see March 10, 1993). [Associated Press, 7/5/1993; Orlando Sentinel, 7/19/1993] As a result of the protests, Florida Judge John Rudd sentences OR leader Keith Tucci to a month in jail for violating a court order during a protest, and blames Tucci for a number of other “good people” being arrested. Rudd actually gives Tucci six months in jail, but suspends the remainder of the sentence on the condition that Tucci obey the court order not to demonstrate inside a “buffer zone” around the Aware Woman Center for Choice in Melbourne, Florida. Rudd also finds 38 other anti-abortion protesters guilty of criminal contempt, and gives them each six months’ probation. Rudd notes an instance in a videotape from one of the protests, when Tucci screamed that a police officer was hurting his two-year-old child; the officer actually placed a protective hand on the child’s back. Rudd accuses Tucci of “hypocrisy and showmanship.” Tucci calls the verdicts an injustice. [Orlando Sentinel, 7/10/1993] A dozen OR activists are arrested in Dallas, after ignoring police orders to stop blocking access to a Dallas woman’s clinic [Orlando Sentinel, 7/14/1993] , and several hundred are arrested in Philadelphia. [Orlando Sentinel, 7/19/1993] Entity Tags: Michelle Johns, Eric Johns, Jeanie Hollis, Dianne Straus, Aware Woman Clinic for Choice, John Rudd, Keith Tucci, Mississippi Women’s Medical Clinic, Operation Rescue, John Norris August 19, 1993: Abortion Provider Shot outside Kansas Clinic Dr. George Tiller, a women’s health doctor and abortion provider, is shot once in each arm outside the Women’s Health Care Services clinic in Wichita, Kansas, by anti-abortion activist Rachelle “Shelley” Shannon. Shannon has a long history of violent attacks against abortion clinics on the West Coast, using both fire and acid to disrupt or close women’s health care clinics. [Washington Post, 1998; Kushner, 2003, pp. 39] Shannon is a member of the violent anti-abortion group Army of God (see 1982). After her arrest, she will tell authorities that her attempt to murder Tiller was a means of “enforcing God’s will.” Police will find a copy of the secret “Army of God Manual” (see Early 1980s) buried in her backyard. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] In 2009, Tiller will be murdered by another anti-abortion activist (see May 31, 2009). Entity Tags: Women’s Health Care Services, George Tiller, Rachelle (“Shelley”) Shannon, Army of God Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Shooting/Guns, Murder of Dr. George Tiller February 1994: FBI Investigates Anti-Abortion Violence to Determine if Attacks Constitute Terrorism After the shooting of Dr. George Tiller (see August 19, 1993), and in conjuction with numerous arson and acid attacks on women’s health clinics around the nation, the FBI undertakes an investigation of anti-abortion organizations, focusing on death threats issued by anti-abortion organizations against Tiller and other abortion providers. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 39] In 1984, the Bureau rejected the idea that such attacks constituted terrorism (see December 1984). The investigation, called the Clinic Violence Task Force, results in the brief deployment of some two dozen US Marshals to protect clinics, but the marshals will be called off after a few months on the grounds that the threat has abated (see December 30, 1994 and After). [Time, 1/9/1995] Entity Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, George Tiller May 1994: Anti-Abortion, Anti-Government Movements Beginning to Dovetail An anti-abortion activist addresses a meeting of the anti-government US Taxpayers Party, calling on churches to form their own militias. The Southern Poverty Law Center will note that the address shows “the increasing convergence of Patriot (see February 1992) and anti-abortion activists.” [Southern Poverty Law Center, 6/2001] Entity Tags: US Taxpayers Party, Southern Poverty Law Center Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Other Militias, Separatists, Rhetorical Violence, Anti-Tax Rhetoric and Actions May 1994: FACE Act Becomes Law; Protects Abortion Providers, Women’s Clinics President Clinton signs the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act into law. The law provides for the legal protection of abortion clinics and women’s health clinics against violence perpetuated against them. The law was proposed after an abortion provider, Dr. David Gunn, was shot to death in Florida in 1993 (see March 10, 1993); that same year, 12 arsons, one bombing, and 66 blockades were carried out against abortion clinics. FACE forbids the use of “force, threat of force, or physical obstruction” to prevent someone from providing or receiving reproductive health services. The law also provides for both criminal and civil penalties for those who break the law. [US Department of Justice, 7/25/2008; National Abortion Federation, 2010] The FACE Act works in concert with two Supreme Court decisions, Madsen v. Women’s Health Center and NOW et al v. Scheidler to establish “buffer zones” around women’s clinics and allow anti-abortion organizations to be investigated under federal racketeering statutes. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 40] Signing the FACE Act into law, Clinton says, “We simply cannot—we must not—continue to allow the attacks, the incidents of arson, the campaigns of intimidation upon law-abiding citizens that [have] given rise to this law.” Clinton cites the murder of Gunn and the shooting of Dr. George Tiller (see August 19, 1993) as incidents that FACE is designed to address. He adds: “No person seeking medical care, no physician providing that care should have to endure harassments or threats or obstruction or intimidation or even murder from vigilantes who take the law into their own hands because they think they know what the law ought to be.” [Washington Independent, 6/12/2009] In 2010, the National Abortion Federation will note that while FACE “has had a clear impact on the decline in certain types of violence against clinics and providers, specifically clinic blockades,” violence against abortion clinics and abortion providers has continued. [National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, National Abortion Federation, William Jefferson (“Bill”) Clinton Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Federal Government Actions, FACE Law July-December 1994: Over Half of American Abortion Clinics Subjected to Violence during Last Half of 1994 During this six-month period, 52 percent of the women’s health clinics providing abortions in the US are subjected to violence, including arson, bombings, and shootings (see July 29, 1994, September 1994, and December 30, 1994 and After). Numerous abortion clinics and providers in Canada are also targeted by anti-abortion activists (see November 8, 1994). According to author and researcher Harvey Kushner, anti-abortion extremists escalated their violence against abortion providers because of the Clinton administration’s repeal of many anti-abortion regulations perpetuated by the Reagan and Bush administrations, and the passage of the FACE Act (see May 1994). [Kushner, 2003, pp. 39-40] Entity Tags: Clinton administration, Harvey Kushner Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, FACE Law July 29, 1994: Abortion Provider, Volunteer Escort Gunned Down outside Florida Clinic Paul Hill, speaking to reporters after his conviction for murder. [Source: Trosch (.org)]Dr. John Britton, a physician and abortion provider, and volunteer security escort Jim Barrett, a retired Air Force colonel, are shot to death outside the Ladies Center in Pensacola, Florida, by Paul Hill, a leader of the radical anti-abortion group American Coalition for Life Activists (ACLA—see July 1993). [Washington Post, 1998; Kushner, 2003, pp. 39; Fox News, 9/3/2003] Eight years before, several officials at the same clinic were attacked by anti-abortion protesters (see March 26, 1986). Hill later says he was inspired by the 1993 murder of another Pensacola abortion provider, Dr. David Gunn (see March 10, 1993). He bought a new shotgun after the Gunn slaying, and practiced on a firing range. The morning of the murder, as Britton, Barrett, and Barrett’s wife June enter the clinic parking lot, Hill opens fire, shooting Barrett in the head and chest. He then reloads and shoots Britton and Barrett’s wife. Dr. Britton is fatally wounded in the head and chest, while Mrs. Barrett sustains wounds in her arm. Hill then puts the shotgun down to avoid being shot himself by police, and walks away from the scene. He is arrested within minutes, and tells officers, “I know one thing, no innocent babies are going to be killed in that clinic today.” [Fox News, 9/3/2003] Hill will be executed for his crimes in 2003 (see September 3, 2003). Entity Tags: David Gunn, John Britton, June Barrett, Jim Barrett, Paul Hill Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Law Enforcement Actions, Shooting/Guns, Murder of Dr. John Britton August 1994: Army of God Issues ‘Defensive Action Statement’ on Behalf of Accused Murderer The extremist Army of God anti-abortion organization (AOG—see 1982) issues what it terms a “Second Defensive Action Statement” on behalf of Paul Hill, who murdered an abortion provider and his bodyguard a month before (see July 29, 1994). The first “Defensive Action Statement” was written by Hill in support of another anti-abortion murderer (see July 1993). The statement, signed by over a dozen anti-abortion activists, reads: “We the undersigned, declare the justice of taking all godly action necessary, including the use of force, to defend innocent human life (born and unborn). We proclaim that whatever force is legitimate to defend the life of a born child is legitimate to defend the life of an unborn child. We declare and affirm that if in fact Paul Hill did kill or wound abortionist John Britton, and accomplices James Barrett and Mrs. Barrett, his actions are morally justified if they were necessary for the purpose of defending innocent human life. Under these conditions, Paul Hill should be acquitted of all charges against him.” [Army of God, 8/1994] Entity Tags: Paul Hill, John Britton, June Barrett, Army of God, Jim Barrett Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Rhetorical Violence, Murder of Dr. John Britton September 1994: Convicted Clinic Bomber Advocates Murder of Abortion Providers In January 2001, Michael Bray poses with the ‘Gas Can’ Award given to him by the Army of God for his advocacy of violence against abortion clinics. [Source: Ms. Magazine]Michael Bray, a radical anti-abortion activist and convicted clinic bomber, publishes A Time to Kill, a book giving religious justification for the murder of abortion providers and their staff members. [Kushner, 2003, pp. 39] The book maintains that there is a “biblical mandate” for the use of “deadly, godly force to protect the unborn.” [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Michael Bray Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Rhetorical Violence November 8, 1994: Abortion Provider Shot in Vancouver Home Dr. Garson Romalis, a physician and abortion provider, is shot in the leg in his Vancouver home while eating breakfast. The bullet that injures Romalis comes through his back window. [Washington Post, 1998; Associated Press, 5/31/2009] Anti-abortion advocate James Kopp will later be charged with Romalis’s shooting (see March 29, 2001). The assaults on Romalis and other Canadian abortion providers (see November 10, 1995 and November 12, 1996) become known as the “Remembrance Day” shootings; Canada’s Remembrance Day honors its war veterans, and the holiday has been informally adopted by the anti-abortion movement as a day to highlight its opposition to abortion. [Womens eNews, 3/30/2001] Entity Tags: James Kopp, Garson Romalis December 30, 1994 and After: Abortion Clinic Receptionists Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate John Salvi shortly after his arrest. [Source: Sonya Rapoport]Anti-abortion activist John Salvi, a former hairdresser, murders two receptionists at two separate women’s clinics in Brookline, Massachusetts. Murders Receptionists, Sprays Bullets in Clinics - Salvi quietly enters a Planned Parenthood clinic, asks receptionist Shannon Lowney, “Is this Planned Parenthood?” and then shoots her to death with a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle. Salvi then sprays the lobby with gunfire and departs. Minutes later, he enters the Preterm Health Services building two miles away and kills the receptionist, Lee Ann Nichols (some media sources identify her as “Leanne Nichols”). He again sprays the building with gunfire, but this time flees after security guard Richard Seron returns fire, in the process dropping a satchel containing a second gun and some 700 rounds of hollow-point ammunition. Eyewitness Angel Rodriguez later tells reporters: “He was completely calm and took his time. He kept the gun low on his hip and ran backwards, firing at least five shots. He was trying to scare people, and it worked.” Shooting at Norfolk, Virginia Clinic - Police identify Salvi through a gun shop receipt he has left behind in the satchel, but are unable to find him until law enforcement officials arrest him for a non-fatal shooting at a women’s clinic in Norfolk, Virginia. In all, Salvi kills two and wounds five more. Condemnation - Some anti-abortion groups are quick to condemn the shootings. The Reverend Flip Benham, leader of Operation Rescue (OR—see 1986), tells reporters: “You don’t use murder to solve the problem of other murder. It is heresy.” Eleanor Smeal of the Fund for the Feminist Majority says, “While there are two sides to the issue of abortion, there are no two sides to the issue of shooting people for their opinions.” Law enforcement officials cannot find direct ties between Salvi and anti-abortion organizations. 'Ready to Go Off' - A woman who attended beauty school with Salvi, Karen Harris, later recalls: “He never showed emotion. He always had a straight face. But the main thing was how he would stare at people. He’d just stare and stare and wouldn’t look away.” Doreen Potter, who employed Salvi at a hair salon, later recalls that he flew into a rage a week before the shootings when she told him he couldn’t cut a client’s hair. After the incident, she will say, “this guy looked like he was ready to go off.” [Time, 1/9/1995; Washington Post, 3/19/1996; Washington Post, 1998; Kushner, 2003, pp. 39; CBS News, 4/19/2007; Associated Press, 5/31/2009] Federal Authorities Ignored Warnings of Violence at Brookline Clinic - Planned Parenthood officials will later say that they had received an increased number of threats to their Brookline clinic in recent weeks, in part because that clinic is involved in testing the controversial RU-486 “morning after” conception prevention pill. They also say they had requested extra federal protection (see February 1994), a claim the US Attorney for the area refuses to discuss with reporters. [Time, 1/9/1995] Convicted of Murder, Suicides in Cell - Shortly after his arrest, anti-abortion activists will rally in support of Salvi outside his Norfolk prison (see January 1995). In 1996, Salvi will be convicted of the deaths and sentenced to life without parole; soon after, he will commit suicide in his jail cell (see March 19, 1996). Entity Tags: Karen Harris, Operation Rescue, Eleanor Smeal, John Salvi, Fund for the Feminist Majority, Lee Ann Nichols, Doreen Potter, Shannon Lowney, Angel Rodriguez, Philip (“Flip”) Benham, Richard Seron, Planned Parenthood Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns, Killing Spree by John Salvi 1995 and After: Anti-Abortion Group Begins ‘Deadly Dozen’ Campaign Targeting Abortion Providers The American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA), an organization of anti-abortion advocates who called the 1993 murder of an abortion doctor “justifiable” (see March 10, 1993 and July 1993), launches a campaign it calls the “Deadly Dozen.” The ACLA releases Old West-style “unwanted” posters of 13 prominent abortion providers. Many of the posters include the providers’ work and home addresses. The targeted doctors say they are very aware that similar posters created by other anti-abortion organizations had preceded the murders of three of their colleagues, and call the campaign a “hit list.” The FBI offers protection to the 13 providers, and many of them begin wearing bulletproof vests and taking other security precautions. After the ACLA is named in a lawsuit to prevent it from publishing the material (see 1996), ACLA leaders give some of the “Deadly Dozen” data to Neal Horsley of Carrollton, Georgia, who posts the material on his “Nuremberg Files” Web site (see January 1997). The Web site names doctors and abortion rights supporters and calls for them to be tried for “crimes against humanity.” In later years, when an abortion provider is murdered, their name will appear on the site with a line through it. Horsley uses gray tape for the names of abortion providers or staff who have been wounded. The entire Web site is designed to look as if it is dripping in blood. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: American Coalition of Life Activists, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Neal Horsley Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Rhetorical Violence, Other Anti-Abortion Groups January 1995: Anti-Abortion Protesters Rally in Support of Alleged Clinic Murderer Anti-abortion activist and alleged murderer John Salvi (see December 30, 1994 and After) receives an outpouring of support from a small group of fellow anti-abortion protesters. In December 1994, Salvi killed two women in Massachusetts clinics, and attempted to kill more at the Hillcrest Clinic in Norfolk, near where he is being held in jail. The activists and protesters gather near the jail to mount a rally of support. Anti-abortion leader Donald Spitz, a local pastor and a leader of the violent Army of God movement (see 1982), leads a “prayer vigil” outside of the prison. Through a bullhorn, Spitz shouts: “Thank you for saving innocent babies from being put to death. John Salvi, we care about you. We love you. We support you.” The Boston Globe notes that the Norfolk area is home to many anti-abortion protesters and organizations, and writes that it is an “area where televangelist Pat Robertson and his Christian Broadcasting Network are considered mainstream.” Spitz, the head of Pro-Life Virginia, acknowledges that he and his group have picketed the Hillcrest Clinic for years, and tells reporters, “If John Salvi committed his deeds with the intent of saving innocent human babies from being put to death, his deeds were justified.” Spitz, who does not inform reporters of his connection with the Army of God, and other protesters carry signs that term Salvi a “prisoner of war.” Another protester, Ed Hyatt, calls Salvi a “hero” for killing abortion providers, and says Salvi is comparable to other “heroes” such as Michael Griffin (see March 10, 1993) and Paul Hill (see July 29, 1994). “Why is the life of a receptionist worth more than the lives of 50 innocent babies?” Spitz asks. “I don’t know why all the focus is on two receptionists when every day thousands of babies are being killed.” Kate Michelman of the National and Reproductive Rights Action League says that the Hillcrest staff has been subjected to “intense harassment and intimidation for many years… it’s a hotbed” of anti-abortion activity. The clinic has been bombed, invaded, set on fire, blockaded, and picketed. Spitz has identified at least one clinic doctor as a “war criminal” in over 800 posters he mailed to fellow doctors and neighbors. Anti-abortion leader David Crane tells reporters: “John Salvi was acting in defense of innocent life. He was willing to pay the ultimate price to stop legalized killing.” [Boston Globe, 1/2/1995; Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Entity Tags: National and Reproductive Rights Action League, Boston Globe, Army of God, David Crane, Kate Michelman, Donald Spitz, Pro-Life Virginia, John Salvi, Ed Hyatt Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Other Anti-Abortion Groups, Rhetorical Violence, Killing Spree by John Salvi September 22, 1995: Court Reinstates NOW Lawsuit District Court Judge David Coar reverses earlier court decisions and reinstates a lawsuit filed by the National Organization for Women (NOW) against anti-abortion advocates (see June 1986). NOW president Patricia Ireland says, “We’re thrilled and anti-abortion terrorists ought to be shaking in their boots.” The ruling allows NOW to investigate defendants’ recent actions, including murders and attempted murders by anti-abortion activists (see August 19, 1993 and July 29, 1994). [National Organization for Women, 9/22/1995; National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Patricia Ireland, National Organization for Women, David Coar October 25, 1995: Jury Awards Multi-Million Dollar Judgment against Anti-Abortion Activists A Texas jury awards Dr. Norman Tompkins and his wife Carolyn damages of $8.6 million, in a lawsuit the couple filed against anti-abortion activists. The organizations Operation Rescue, Missionaries to the Pre-Born, and the Dallas chapter of the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980 and 1986) were found liable in over 10 months of harassment against the couple. During that time, anti-abortion activists picketed the family’s home and offices; followed them to social events, church, and elsewhere; distributed fliers calling Tompkins a murderer; and were overheard by neighbors talking about shooting Tompkins. They left frequent anonymous threats on the family’s answering machine; one such message said in part: “I’m going to cut your wife’s liver out and make you eat it. Then I’m going to cut your head off.” Dr. Tompkins, an obstetrician/gynecologist, eventually quit his practice and the couple moved from their Dallas home. The defendants are liable for $3.6 million in punitive damages, $2.25 million for intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and $2.8 million for invading the Tompkins’ privacy. [Newport News Daily Press, 10/29/1995; National Organization for Women, 1/1996; Sarah Jones, 10/20/2010] Entity Tags: Norman Tompkins, Missionaries to the Pre-Born, Operation Rescue, Pro-Life Action League, Carolyn Tompkins Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, PLAL, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Harassment and Threats November 10, 1995: Ontario Abortion Provider Shot in Home Dr. Hugh Short, an Ancaster, Ontario, physician and abortion provider, is shot while watching television in his home. The bullet is fired through a second-floor window and shatters his elbow. [Washington Post, 1998] Anti-abortion advocate James Kopp will later be named as a suspect in Short’s shooting (see March 29, 2001). Entity Tags: Hugh Short, James Kopp 1996: Abortion Doctors, Organizations Sue to Stop Publication of Threats Four doctors and two abortion-provider organizations file a lawsuit under the civil section of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act (see May 1994). The case names the American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA—see July 1993) as the primary defendant, and asks that the court enjoin the organization to stop publishing threats against doctors (see 1995 and After). The case also seeks monetary damages. One of the defendants is the Reverend Michael Bray of Bowie, Maryland. Bray, a co-founder of ACLA, wrote a book called A Time to Kill: A Study Concerning the Use of Force and Abortion (see September 1994). Bray served four years in federal prison in the 1980s for his role in the arson attacks and bombings of seven abortion clinics. The case will become commonly known as Planned Parenthood v. ACLA. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Planned Parenthood, American Coalition of Life Activists, Michael Bray, Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Other Anti-Abortion Groups, Harassment and Threats January 1996: Grand Jury Finds No Evidence of Conspiracy in Abortion Clinic Violence The Justice Department ends its two-year grand jury investigation into possible conspiracies behind abortion clinic violence (see 1986, March 26, 1986, June 1986, March 10, 1993, 1995 and After, and 1996). The jury finds no evidence of any national conspiracy to commit violence on the part of anti-abortion organizations. However, Nation reporter Bruce Shapiro will write in 2001 that the evidence unearthed by the FBI’s investigation in a 1998 abortion doctor murder (see October 23, 1998 and March 17-18, 2003) proves the existence of just such a conspiracy. [Nation, 4/23/2001] Entity Tags: US Department of Justice, Bruce Shapiro January 1996: Atlanta Women’s Clinic Bombed A women’s clinic in Atlanta is bombed. The explosive device is stuffed with rusty nails and bits of metal to act as shrapnel, obviously designed to injure and kill clinic workers and whoever else may be in the building. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bombs and Explosives March 19, 1996: Anti-Abortion Murderer Convicted, Sentenced to Multiple Life Terms A jury convicts anti-abortion activist John Salvi of murdering two people and attempting to kill five others at two Massachusetts abortion clinics (see December 30, 1994 and After). Salvi’s lawyers fail in attempting to prove him insane, dubbing him a paranoid schizophrenic who is not legally responsible for his actions. In a statement to the court, Salvi refused to apologize for his actions, and instead told the court of his theories of a widespread anti-Catholic conspiracy. “As you know, I haven’t pled guilty though I am against abortion,” Salvi told the court. “My position is pro-welfare state, pro-Catholic labor union, and, basically, pro-life.” Salvi is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences as well as lengthy jail terms for the assault convictions. Planned Parenthood official Nicki Nichols Gamble says she hopes the verdict “will help to de-escalate the climate of fear and violence that has surrounded the services we provide.” Mark Nichols, the brother of Lee Ann Nichols, one of Salvi’s victims, says after the verdict is read, “Justice was done.” Ruth Ann Nichols, Lee Ann’s mother, said in a victim statement to Salvi and the court: “Without hesitation, I hope you have sheer misery every day of your life, as you have brought all the families. I request and hope that every December 30th they put you in solitary confinement.” Salvi’s attorney, J.W. Carney Jr., says he will appeal based on Judge Barbara Dortch-Okara’s refusal to allow Salvi to testify; towards the very end of the trial, Carney tried to assert Salvi’s right to testify, but attempted to limit the areas in which the prosecution could cross-examine him, and the judge refused to allow the restricted testimony. Carney told the jury that Salvi was a “sick, sick young man” who should be placed in a state mental facility. Prosecutor John Kivlan called Salvi an anti-abortion zealot and a “terrorist” who was lucid and sane enough to shoot seven people in three clinics in two states and avoid, for a time, a massive police manhunt. The prosecution showed that Salvi had attended meetings of anti-abortion groups and had literature from those groups, but could not show any links to the organized anti-abortion movement. [Washington Post, 3/19/1996; Kushner, 2003, pp. 39] In November 1996, Salvi will commit suicide in his jail cell. His convictions will be voided by Dortch-Okara because he will be unable to complete his appeals process due to his suicide, a technical ruling that will cause great pain to the family members of his victims. Ruth Ann Nichols will tell reporters, “I have to tell you the truth, it’s as if John Salvi is coming from the grave to bring me some hurt.” [New York Times, 2/2/1997] Entity Tags: Mark Nichols, J.W. Carney Jr, Nicki Nichols Gamble, Barbara Dortch-Okara, Lee Ann Nichols, Ruth Ann Nichols, John Salvi, John Kivlan Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Killing Spree by John Salvi April 16, 1996: FBI Arrests Militia Member and Future Abortion Provider Murderer on Explosives Charges The FBI arrests Scott Roeder, a member of the anti-government Freemen militia group, after deputies find a bomb-triggering device in his car, along with fuse cord, a pound of gunpowder, ammunition, a blasting cap, and two nine-volt batteries, one of which is wired to the bomb trigger. Roeder, a Kansas resident, is charged with criminal use of explosives, driving with a suspended license, and failure to carry registration and insurance. His car does not have a legitimate license plate; instead, it has a tag identifying him as a “sovereign” citizen and immune from state law. Many Freemen members use similar plates. [Associated Press, 4/17/1996] In 2009, Roeder will murder an abortion provider (see May 31, 2009, May 31, 2009, and January 29, 2010). Entity Tags: Scott Roeder, Freemen, Federal Bureau of Investigation Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Bombs and Explosives, Other Militias, Separatists, Murder of Dr. George Tiller July 27, 1996 and After: Anti-Abortion Activist Bombs Atlanta Olympics, Kills Two An FBI photo of Eric Rudolph, illustrating his Ten Most Wanted inclusion. [Source: FBI / Public domain]Three pipe bombs, planted by anti-abortion activist and domestic terrorist Eric Robert Rudolph (see 1982 and January 29, 1998), go off in the Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, killing two and wounding 111. The park is the central hub of the 1996 Summer Olympics, currently taking place, and is a hive of activity. Thousands of spectators are gathered to watch a late-evening rock concert; sometime after midnight, Rudolph plants a US military field pack containing three pipe bombs surrounded by five pounds of nails (which function as shrapnel) underneath a bench near the base of a concert sound tower, and flees the scene. The bomb, a 40-pound construction considered to be the largest pipe bomb in US history, has a directed charge and could have done even more damage, but is knocked over sideways sometime between its planting and its detonation; FBI agent Jack Killorin will later say it is a “fluke” that the bomb did not kill dozens of people. “He’s one of the most successful serial bombers in history,” Killorin will say. “I do not respect Eric Robert Rudolph. But I do respect his capability as an opponent.” The bomb, like Rudolph’s earlier bombs (see January 16, 1997 and February 21, 1997), is propelled by nitroglycerin dynamite, uses an alarm clock and Rubbermaid containers, and contains steel plates. Security guard Richard Jewell discovers the field pack and alerts Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) officers; two bomb experts confirm that the backpack does, indeed, carry a “big” bomb. Shortly thereafter, Rudolph calls 911 to deliver a warning, but, Rudolph will later claim, the operator inexplicably hangs up on him in mid-statement. (Telephone records show an anonymous 911 call received at 12:57 a.m.; the operator could not find Centennial Park in her computer.) With no knowledge of the abortive 911 warning, Jewell, GBI agent Tom Davis, and others begin clearing the area, removing between 75 and 100 people from harm’s way. At 1:20 a.m. the bomb, controlled by an alarm clock “timer,” explodes. Georgia resident Alice Hawthorne dies from a nail striking her in the head, and Turkish cameraman Melih Uzunyol dies of a heart attack suffered while he runs to cover the explosion. Davis is among the 111 people injured in the blast. Eyewitness Desmond Edwards of Atlanta tells the press: “Some people looked really messed up. There were rivers of blood.” The FBI quickly rules the explosion a terrorist incident. The International Olympic Committee says the games will go on despite the bombing. [CNN, 7/27/1996; CNN, 6/15/2002; Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Within days, authorities will speculate that the bombing was carried out either by a lone “nutjob” or by someone with ties to the right-wing militia movement. [CNN, 7/27/1996] GBI investigator Charles Stone will later tell the press: “It [the bomb] was put together in a meticulous fashion, and we believed we had somebody who wanted to kill a lot of people. Nobody took credit, which indicates that it might have been an individual, as opposed to an organized group, probably somebody who had military experience, somebody who was proficient with bombs.” A pair of eyewitnesses realize that they have inadvertently videotaped the explosion. They try to give their film to the police, but when they are turned away, they give it to CNN. Later, investigators turn up a blurry photo of someone sitting on the bench near where the bomb was planted, and believe it may be the bomber, but the photo is useless for identification purposes. [CNN, 6/15/2002] Original Plan Far More Extensive - Rudolph’s original plan involved five pipe bombs, all to be detonated on different days, and primarily targeting law enforcement officials and not civilians. When the first bomb explodes, Rudolph loses his nerve, retrieves the other four bombs from where he has hidden them, and flees to western North Carolina, to plot further bombings. [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Denounced by President - President Clinton denounces the bombing the following morning, calling it an “evil act of terror” and promising to turn all federal resources towards finding the bomber. “We will spare no effort to find out who was responsible for this murderous act,” he tells the public. “We will track them down. We will bring them to justice.” [CNN, 7/27/1996] Jewell Falsely Implicated - Jewell, initially hailed by the press as a hero for his role in finding the bomb and clearing the area, is soon targeted by FBI investigators. He is never identified as anything other than a “person of interest” in the bombing, but is swarmed by media representatives. Jewell will later sue NBC, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other media outlets for libel. He will say, “For 88 days, I lived a nightmare.” Investigators later learn that two drunken young men rousted by Jewell had intended to steal the backpack containing the bomb and carry it with them into a nearby nightclub. Stone later says if the young men had succeeded, “We would have had hundreds of fatalities. It would have been a disaster of just an unknown magnitude.” Instead, the would-be thieves tip over the pack, causing much of the blast to be directed straight up instead of into the crowd, as Rudolph intended. [CNN, 6/15/2002] Rationale - In 2005, Rudolph will explain why he bombed the Olympics, saying that he wanted to shut down the Olympics because of its espousal of what he calls “global socialism” and the US government’s support for abortion (see April 14, 2005). Killorin has a simpler explanation: “The Olympic temptation, he could not resist it. It was too big a stage.” [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Later Bombings Point to Rudolph - In early 1997, after an Atlanta-area abortion clinic and lesbian nightclub are bombed (see January 16, 1997 and February 21, 1997), FBI investigators determine that the bombs used at those venues are similar to the Centennial Park bomb. The 1998 bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic (see January 29, 1998) leads the FBI to determine that Rudolph is the bomber. Rudolph becomes a fugitive (see July 1998) and successfully hides for over five years (see May 31, 2003). He will plead guilty to all four bombings in return for the prosecution agreeing not to seek the death penalty (see April 14, 2005). Entity Tags: Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Charles Stone, Eric Robert Rudolph, Desmond Edwards, International Olympic Committee, Federal Bureau of Investigation, William Jefferson (“Bill”) Clinton, Alice Hawthorne, Melih Uzunyol, Jack Killorin, Tom Davis, Richard Jewell Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Eric Rudolph Bombings, Bombs and Explosives October 8, 1996: Christian Identity Members Charged, Convicted of Robberies and Bombings Charles Barbee, Robert Berry, and Jay Merrell are charged with robbing and bombing banks, a newspaper office, and a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Spokane, Washington, area. The three are self-described “Phineas Priests,” members of the Christian Identity movement (see 1960s and After and 1990) who claim to have been called by God to launch violent attacks. The three will be convicted and sentenced to life in prison. A fourth “priest,” Brian Ratigan, will be arrested separately and sentenced to 55 years in jail. [Southern Poverty Law Center, 6/2001] Entity Tags: Charles Barbee, Brian Ratigan, Jay Merrell, Robert Berry, Planned Parenthood, Phineas Priests Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Faith-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Race and Ethnic-Based Rhetoric, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Law Enforcement Actions, Christian Identity, Other Militias, Separatists, Bombs and Explosives, Robberies, Larcenies, Fraud, Etc. November 12, 1996: Vancouver Abortion Provider Shot at Home Dr. Jack Fainman, a Vancouver physician and abortion provider, is shot in the right shoulder while at his home. The bullet comes through his back window. [Washington Post, 1998] Anti-abortion advocate James Kopp will later be named as a suspect in Fainman’s shooting (see March 29, 2001). Entity Tags: James Kopp, Jack Fainman January 1997: ’Nuremberg Files’ Web Site Targets 200 Abortion Providers A screenshot of Neal Horsley’s ‘Nuremberg Files’ Web site, showing murdered doctors with their names lined out. [Source: MSNBC / Christian Gallery (.com)]Anti-abortion activist Neal Horsley posts a Web site he calls “The Nuremberg Files,” which lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of some 200 abortion providers and clinic staff members. The site, sponsored by the American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA—see 1995 and After), lists each person with one of three statuses: still working, wounded, or dead. Many observers and pro-choice activists will call the site a “hit list” targeting abortion providers for assassination (see October 23, 1998). [Kushner, 2003, pp. 40] Government documents also identify Horsley as a white supremacist and separatist, and the “webmaster” for the secessionist organization “Republic of Texas.” [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] In a 2001 documentary on the “Army of God,” an organization to which Horsley belongs (see 1982 and March 30, 2001), Horsley discusses his site’s treatment of murdered abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian (see October 23, 1998). Horsley will explain why, within hours of Slepian’s murder, the site depicts Slepian’s name with a line drawn through it: “Names in black are people who are working. The grayed-out names are people who have been wounded. And the strike-throughs, like Dr. Slepian, are people who have been killed. When I drew a line through his name, I said: ‘See, I told ya. There’s another one. How many more is it gonna take?’ The evidence is at hand. There are people out there who [will] go out and blow their brains out.” [Womens eNews, 3/30/2001] Entity Tags: Barnett Slepian, American Coalition of Life Activists, Army of God, Neal Horsley 1997-December 2001: Anti-Abortion Activist Sends over 550 Hoax ‘Anthrax’ Mailings to Women’s Clinics Abortion providers and women’s clinics around the country receive over 550 mailings of suspicious white powder, accompanied by letters claiming the powder is laced with anthrax (see November 2001). All the anthrax mailings are determined to be hoaxes. Many of the accompanying letters are signed “Army of God, Virginia Dare Chapter” (see 1982, Early 1980s, and August 1982) or “Virginia Dare Cell.” The sender is determined to be anti-abortion activist Clayton Waagner. Arrested by authorities in 2000, Waagner escapes prison and remains at large for a year before being recaptured in December 2001; during his time as a fugitive, Waagner robs banks, buys weapons and surveillance equipment, steals cars, and stalks abortion clinics and clinic personnel. When he is arrested, Waagner has $10,000 in cash, as well as computer components and a loaded handgun in his stolen Mercedes-Benz. He soon confesses to sending the fake anthrax mailings. Waagner admits to signing many of the letters “Army of God,” referring to a violent anti-abortion group to which he belongs (see 1982). He will serve as his own attorney at trial, and be convicted on 51 of 53 federal charges. [Salon, 2/19/2002; Kushner, 2003, pp. 40; Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006] Entity Tags: Army of God, Clayton Waagner Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bioweapon Attacks, Army of God, Robberies, Larcenies, Fraud, Etc., 2001 Anthrax Attacks January 16, 1997: Atlanta Building Destroyed, Seven Injured in Abortion Clinic Bombings Two bomb blasts, one an hour after the first, destroy the Sandy Springs Professional Building in Atlanta, Georgia, containing the Atlanta Northside Family Planning Service. The second blast is apparently designed to injure or kill responders such as firemen, paramedics, and others responding to the first blast. “This bomber placed secondary bombs designed to kill and maim rescuers, paramedics, firefighters, and police officers who rushed to the scene to help,” John Magaw of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) will later say. “He didn’t care who they were.” Seven people are injured in the blast. Anti-abortion activist Eric Rudolph (see October 14, 1998 and January 29, 1998) will later be convicted of the bombings. [Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10/14/1998; CBS News, 4/19/2007; Associated Press, 5/31/2009] The second bomb could have had a far more devastating effect, but, according to FBI agent Jack Killorin, a couple visiting a nearby substance abuse treatment center inadvertently parked their car directly in front of Rudolph’s bomb. “It absorbed huge amounts of the explosive,” Killorin will say. [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Entity Tags: Atlanta Northside Family Planning Service, Sandy Springs Professional Building, US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Jack Killorin, John Magaw, Eric Robert Rudolph Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bombs and Explosives, Eric Rudolph Bombings February 20, 1997: Supreme Court Affirms Right of Anti-Abortion Protesters to Confront Patients, Medical Personnel In an 8-1 decision, the US Supreme Court rules that anti-abortion demonstrators have the right under the First Amendment to confront pregnant women outside health clinics and “strongly urge” them not to have abortions. The decision casts doubt on an array of city ordinances and judicial orders barring protesters from confronting doctors, nurses, and patients outside clinics. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, writing for the majority, rules that there is no “generalized right to be left alone on a public street or sidewalk.” Rather, picketing, leafleting, and loud protesting “are classic forms of speech that lie at the heart of the First Amendment.” The Court affirms that protesters have no right to physically accost or interfere with clients or providers, nor may they trespass on clinic property. They do have the right to shout and chant on public property such as sidewalks. The ruling also reaffirms a 1994 decision that created protest-free zones, sometimes called “fixed bufffer zones,” at the doors and driveways of health clinics. [Los Angeles Times, 2/20/1997] Entity Tags: William Rehnquist, US Supreme Court March 1997: Anti-Abortion Activist Tries to Burn California Clinic with Gasoline, Propane Anti-abortion activist Peter Howard puts 13 gas cans and three propane tanks in his truck, and drives it through the door of a California women’s clinic. He is arrested on the scene, and will plead guilty to multiple felony charges. [National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: Peter Howard March 29 - September 23, 1997: Judge Rules ‘NOW v. Scheidler’ a Class-Action Lawsuit Covering All US Women District Court Judge David Coar rules that NOW v. Scheidler, a lawsuit brought by the National Organization of Women (NOW) against anti-abortion advocates (see June 1986 and September 22, 1995), can be designated as a “class-action” lawsuit. Coar certifies NOW as the class representative of not only all NOW members but all women “whose rights to the services of women’s health centers in the United States at which abortions are performed have been or will be interfered with by defendants’ unlawful activities.” Coar later rules that if NOW proves its case, then defendant Randall Terry and his Operation Rescue organization (see 1986) will be held responsible for all acts of terrorism and violence perpetuated by the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN—see 1980 and 1986). Coar rejects the defendants’ argument that their “moral imperative” to stop abortion justifies their violent acts. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Randall Terry, David Coar, National Organization for Women, Operation Rescue, Pro-Life Action League October 28, 1997: Doctor Shot in Upstate New York A physician and abortion provider in northern New York state is shot in the shoulder while at home. Local police will not identify the victim. It is suspected that the doctor is shot by an anti-abortion protester. [Washington Post, 1998] January 7, 1998: Anti-Abortion Advocate Accepts Settlement in Lawsuit Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue (see 1986) and a co-defendant in the NOW v. Scheidler class-action lawsuit (see June 1986, September 22, 1995, and March 29 - September 23, 1997), agrees to the issuance of a permanent injunction against him. Terry will face steep fines if he engages in future acts of violence or terrorism against women’s health clinics. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Randall Terry January 29, 1998: Anti-Abortion Activists Kills Police Officer in Clinic Bombing The New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, is bombed by anti-abortion activist Eric Rudolph. The bomb, hidden in a flowerpot, kills police officer Robert Sanderson and critically injures nurse Emily Lyons. Rudolph, who flees the scene and hides successfully for years in the wilds of western North Carolina, is also responsible for the fatal 1996 bombing during the Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia (see July 27, 1996 and After), and several other bombings, including other Atlanta abortion clinics (see January 16, 1997 and October 14, 1998) and an Atlanta lesbian bar (see February 21, 1997). [Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10/14/1998; Kushner, 2003, pp. 40; CNN, 5/31/2003; CNN, 12/11/2003] Rudolph lives in Murphy, North Carolina, a small town in the mountainous western part of the state. Over Christmas, he purchased materials from the local Wal-Mart to assist in his fashioning of the bomb. Rudolph was dissatisfied with the results of his earlier bombings, and instead of relying on an alarm clock to act as a timer as he did with his previous bombs, modifies a model airplane remote control to use as a detonator. Before dawn, he places the bomb inside a pot beside the front door of the clinic and places plastic flowers on top of it. He watches from a hill about a block away; when he sees Sanderson bend down to examine the flowerpot, he detonates the bomb. A witness sees Rudolph walking away from the explosion, and, later explaining that he found it suspicious when everyone else was running towards it, watches as Rudolph gets into his pickup truck and drives away. The witness writes down Rudolph’s license plate number—KND 1117—and alerts police. The FBI will soon identify Rudolph with the bombing, and will quickly tie him to his other three attacks. [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Opposed to Abortion, Government - Family members will later say that Rudolph is not only opposed to abortion, but to all forms of government in general; his sister-in-law will tell CNN that Rudolph’s immediate family is “against… any form of government or the form of government that we have in our country today.” Evidence shows Rudolph is an active member of the extremist anti-abortion group Army of God (see 1982 and Early 1980s) and the Christian Identity movement (see 1960s and After), a militant, racist and anti-Semitic organization that believes whites are God’s chosen people. He will be described by future Attorney General John Ashcroft as “the most notorious American fugitive on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list.” [CNN, 12/11/2003] Will Plead Guilty - Rudolph will later plead guilty to the bombing, and other crimes, in lieu of being sentenced to death (see April 14, 2005). He will justify the bombing in an essay from prison, writing that Jesus would condone “militant action in defense of the innocent.” He will also reveal the location of a large cache of explosives, apparently gathered for future bombing attacks. [Extremist Groups: Information for Students, 1/1/2006; Associated Press, 5/31/2009] No Remorse for Sanderson's Death - Of Sanderson’s death, he will write: “Despite the fact that he may have been a good guy, he volunteered to work at a place that murders 50 people a week. He chose to wield a weapon in defense of these murderers… and that makes him just as culpable.… I have no regrets or remorse for my actions that day in January, and consider what happened morally justified.” [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Entity Tags: Robert Sanderson, Christian Identity, Eric Robert Rudolph, John Ashcroft, Army of God, Emily Lyons, New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Christian Identity, Eric Rudolph Bombings, Bombs and Explosives April 20, 1998: NOW Wins RICO Lawsuit against Anti-Abortion Advocates After 12 years of litigation, the National Organization for Women (NOW) wins its lawsuit against the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN, also known as the Pro-Life Action League, or PLAL—see 1980 and 1986) and other anti-abortion advocates (see June 1986, September 22, 1995, and March 29 - September 23, 1997). The jury hearing the case unanimously agrees that the defendants engaged in a nationwide conspiracy to deny women access to medical facilities. The jury determines that Operation Rescue (see 1986), PLAN, PLAN president Joseph Scheidler, and their co-defendants are racketeers under the RICO Act and should be held liable for triple damages for the harm their violent acts caused to women’s health clinics. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Pro-Life Action League, National Organization for Women, Operation Rescue, Joseph Scheidler Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, PLAL, Operation Rescue, Court Actions and Lawsuits July 1998: Accused Bomber and Fugitive Secures Food from North Carolina Health Food Grocer Accused bomber Eric Rudolph (see July 27, 1996 and After, January 16, 1997, February 21, 1997, and January 29, 1998), currently hiding from the FBI in the mountainous woods of western North Carolina, stakes out his old friend George Nordman, who runs a health food store in Andrews, North Carolina. After days or perhaps weeks of surveillance, Rudolph appears at Nordman’s house, loads 200 pounds of food, health food supplements, and other items on a truck, and leaves. Several days later, Nordman alerts law enforcement officials to the visit and tells them Rudolph forced him to cooperate; this is the FBI’s first real clue to Rudolph’s location. Nordman passes a lie detector test and is not charged with being an accomplice. The FBI finds the abandoned truck where Rudolph has rolled it off the road. The FBI combs the Nantahala National Forest looking for Rudolph, without success. Three years will pass before the FBI gains any further information as to Rudolph’s condition or whereabouts, even after offering a $1 million reward for information leading to his capture. In 2002, Rudolph’s former sister-in-law, Deborah Rudolph, tells CNN that she does not believe Rudolph will allow himself to be taken alive. Instead, she will say that Rudolph will likely take a cue from a man he admires, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. She will say: “Hitler committed suicide. I think Eric would be more apt to react that way than let himself be taken alive.” [CNN, 6/15/2002] Rudolph will be captured in May 2003 (see May 31, 2003). Entity Tags: Eric Robert Rudolph, Deborah Rudolph, George Nordman, Federal Bureau of Investigation Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Eric Rudolph Bombings October 14, 1998: Anti-Abortion Activist Charged with Three Atlanta Bombings The FBI announces that it is charging anti-abortion activist Eric Robert Rudolph with the 1996 bombing of Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park as well as with the 1997 bombing of an Atlanta abortion clinic (see January 16, 1997) and an Atlanta nightclub (see February 21, 1997). Rudolph has been a fugitive from law enforcement authorities since his January 1998 bombing of an Alabama clinic (see January 29, 1998), for which he has already been charged. “We are going to keep searching until we find him,” says Attorney General Janet Reno. The current complaint against Rudolph cites five counts of malicious use of an explosive in violation of federal law. FBI Director Louis Freeh calls Rudolph a domestic terrorist. The FBI has Rudolph on its Most Wanted list. [Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10/14/1998] The charges will be formalized, and new charges added, in November 2000, when grand juries hand down additional indictments. [CNN, 5/31/2003] Rudolph will be captured after almost five years of living as a fugitive (see May 31, 2003). Entity Tags: Louis J. Freeh, Eric Robert Rudolph, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Janet Reno Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Bombs and Explosives, Eric Rudolph Bombings October 23, 1998: Abortion Provider Murdered by Anti-Abortion Advocate James Kopp. [Source: Women's eNews (.org)]Dr. Barnett Slepian, an obstetrician in Buffalo, New York, who performs abortions, is shot to death in his kitchen, by a bullet that enters through the window of his Amherst, New York, home. His wife and one of his four children witness his murder. Anti-abortion advocate James Kopp shoots Slepian with a high-powered rifle. Kopp uses the pseudonym “Clive Swenson,” and is well known under that name in a Jersey City, New Jersey, Catholic congregation. Militant anti-abortionists call him “Atomic Dog.” It will take the FBI over two years to find Kopp, who will be arrested in France (see March 29, 2001). Kopp, who apparently was drawn to anti-abortion protests in the 1970s after his girlfriend had an abortion, has been active in anti-abortion protests for decades and joined Randall Terry’s Operation Rescue in 1986. It is also believed he joined the violent anti-abortion organization “Army of God” in 1988 (see 1982), as well as the “Lambs of God,” a Catholic anti-abortion group whose leader has characterized the anti-abortion movement as a “war between God and Satan.” Kopp is well known for designing intricate locks that anti-abortion protesters use to lock the doors to women’s health care clinics. Slepian has been listed as a “wanted” abortion provider on the anti-abortion Web site “Nuremberg Files,” which The Guardian will describe as “a virtual hit list of doctors who carry out abortions” (see January 1997). Within hours of his murder, Slepian’s name is reposted on the site, this time with a line drawn through it. [Washington Post, 1998; Womens eNews, 3/30/2001; Guardian, 4/1/2001; National Abortion Federation, 2010] By early November, Kopp will be named as a suspect in the murder, though he will not be formally charged until May 1999. He will be placed on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list in June 1999. [National Abortion Federation, 2010] In 2002, Kopp will confess to the murder (see November 21, 2002). He will be found guilty a year later (see March 17-18, 2003). Entity Tags: Lambs of God, Barnett Slepian, James Kopp, Army of God, Operation Rescue, Federal Bureau of Investigation Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns, Operation Rescue, Other Anti-Abortion Groups, Army of God, Murder of Dr. Barnard Slepian 1999: Jury Awards Million-Dollar Damages to Abortion Providers; Judge Rules ‘Threats to Kill, Assault’ Are Genuine A federal jury in Portland, Oregon, finds in favor of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit Planned Parenthood v. ACLA (see 1996). The jury orders the American Coalition of Life Activists (ACLA—see July 1993) to pay $109 million in damages to the abortion providers and organizations who brought the suit; Judge Robert Jones declares that the ACLA’s campaign of published threats against the providers is “a blatant and illegal communication of true threats to kill, assault, or do bodily harm.” He issues an injuction against further publication of such threats (see 1996). In 2001, an appeals court will reverse the verdict on First Amendment grounds; a year later, a higher court will reaffirm the original verdict. [Ms. Magazine, 12/2002] Entity Tags: Robert Jones, American Coalition of Life Activists Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Rhetorical Violence April 14, 1999: Abortion Clinic Firebomber Says Bombing Clinics ‘a Justifiable Act’ Anti-abortion advocate Michael Bray (see September 1994), serving four years for conspiracy in firebombing 10 abortion clinics in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, tells a CBS reporter, “I consider blowing up a place where babies are killed a justifiable act.” Bray is a Lutheran minister. [Feminist Women's Health Center News, 2010] Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Rhetorical Violence, Arson Fall 2000: Anti-Abortion Activist Builds Bomb to Kill FBI Task Force, Decides Not to Detonate Device Eric Rudolph, the anti-abortion activist and domestic terrorist wanted for four separate bombings (see July 27, 1996 and After, January 16, 1997, February 21, 1997, and January 29, 1998) currently hiding out in the mountainous wilds of western North Carolina, crafts a fifth bomb from a stash of dynamite. He surveills the National Guard Armory in Murphy, North Carolina, where the FBI task force seeking him is centered (see August 13-21, 1998). He places two booby traps on the path leading to the armory, and places the bomb itself against the building. However, Rudolph decides not to detonate any of the devices. Later, he will write: “The agents didn’t die that day. Perhaps after watching them for so many months, their individual humanity shown through the hated uniform. It was not that I had lost my resolve to fight in the defense of the unborn, but rather an individual decision about these individual agents. I had worn the uniform of their legions, served in their ranks [Rudolph briefly served in the military]. I had no hatred for them as individuals. Even though they served a morally bankrupt government, underneath their FBI rags they were essentially fellow countrymen.” Rudolph detonates the booby traps, and retrieves the bomb and buries it. The FBI soon finds the bomb—a 25-pound device filled with screws to act as shrapnel—buried across the street from the armory. [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Entity Tags: Eric Robert Rudolph, Federal Bureau of Investigation Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Federal Government Actions, Bombs and Explosives, Eric Rudolph Bombings January 6, 2001: Former Anti-Abortion Activist Says Conservative Christians Condoned Violence Former anti-abortion activist Jerry Reiter, the author of the recent book Live From the Gates of Hell: An Insider’s Look at the Anti-Abortion Underground, gives an interview to the St. Petersburg Times about his book and his days with the controversial anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (OR—see 1986). Reiter was media coordinator for the group, but after becoming disillusioned with its violent tactics, became an FBI informant, giving the FBI information on OR and other anti-abortion groups. Reiter now says that some respected conservative Christians have tacitly condoned the violence practiced by OR and other anti-abortion groups during the 1990s. “One of the things that surprised me about the Christian Coalition was that even though it publicly denounced the illegal tactics of groups like Operation Rescue,” Reiter wrote, “when the big national anti-abortion protest came to Buffalo in 1992, Operation Rescue National housed its secret command and communication offices in the basement suite of offices that the Christian Coalition of New York had as its state headquarters.” He says that after entering “the secret command post of Operation Rescue, I was given books on dozens of not-so-peaceful activities, including a book by Reverend Michael Bray advocating the bombing of abortion clinics” (see September 1994). Reiter says that many anti-abortion activists “use the Bible to justify all kinds of evil.” He is still against abortion, but does not advocate legal restrictions on the practice. “I want to see abortions reduced,” he says. “Sex education, birth control, and availability of health care options is the way to go. Those people who oppose abortion are often those who oppose sex education, birth control, and other health care options.” Explaining why he became an FBI informant, Reiter says of his OR colleagues, “I realized that these people were very serious about doing harm to people.” He recalls speaking with Paul Hill, who in 1994 murdered an abortion provider and his bodyguard (see July 29, 1994). Weeks before Hill killed the two men, he told Reiter: “What you’re gonna see next now, brother, is an IRA-type reign of terror [referring to the Irish Republican Army]. There’s too much pressure on all of us, too many people watching us to do anything major under direct orders from the national level, so what you’re gonna see is individuals or small groups of people takin’ action in their own hands to do what the leaders want to see done, but since there won’t be any direct orders given, no one can prove conspiracy.” Reiter says his information did not prevent Hill’s murders, but was able to prevent another spate of possibly lethal violence during a 1994 event in Florida. “If I hadn’t done something at the time, it’s likely they would have been successful and hundreds could have been killed.… I had the most unique background. I was able to see the most radical, most dangerous people in the country as they were formulating their plans.” Reiter concludes: “The mainstream anti-abortion movement has shrunk dramatically and now you just see more hard-core people. It’s not a calm situation. The days of the little old ladies with the rosaries have been replaced with this radical, vitriolic group.… The people around Paul Hill, once he is executed (see September 3, 2003), they are planning to rise up and take action. They are planning to give us unprecedented violence.” [St. Petersburg Times, 1/6/2001] Entity Tags: St. Petersburg Times, Christian Coalition of New York, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jerry Reiter, Michael Bray, Paul Hill, Operation Rescue Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Bombs and Explosives, Harassment and Threats, Rhetorical Violence March 29, 2001: Anti-Abortion Murder Suspect Arrested in France French authorities arrest anti-abortion advocate James Kopp, who is wanted for the 1998 murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian (see October 23, 1998). The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have been hunting for Kopp since the murder, and tracked him through a Brooklyn couple, Dennis Malvasi and his wife Loretta Marra, who are arrested for conspiring to aid and abet Slepian’s murder. (Malvasi has been convicted of bombing an abortion clinic; Marra and Kopp have been arrested together at a number of anti-abortion protests.) Shortly after Slepian’s murder, the FBI found Kopp’s sniper rifle buried behind Slepian’s home; investigators also found Kopp’s automobile in a suburb of Slepian’s home town of Amherst. Currently Kopp is being held in Rennes, where he is refusing to answer questions; French authorities have not yet decided whether to extradite him, as French law precludes extradition of anyone who may face the death penalty. In March, the FBI learned that Kopp was living in Ireland under a series of false identities and surviving by doing menial labor. In mid-March, Kopp fled Ireland on a ferry that took him to Brittany, a rural French province. It is there that he is arrested, in the medieval Breton town of Dinan. Kopp is also wanted for three non-fatal shooting ambushes of doctors in Canada and in Rochester, New York. [Guardian, 4/1/2001; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Help from Irish Anti-Abortion Groups - Irish pro-life groups deny helping Kopp, but an FBI spokesman says, “He did not leave the US without assistance, and he did not remain a fugitive without assistance.” Later evidence will show that Kopp was assisted by American and Irish anti-abortion advocates in Ireland, many of whom are affiliated with the right-wing breakaway Catholic sect headed by excommunicated Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. In 2001, The Nation will observe, “In the last half-decade US antiabortion campaigners have moved on Ireland in a big way, introducing a militancy previously unknown there.” [Nation, 4/23/2001; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Pro-Choice Spokesman: Kopp Part of a Larger Conspiracy - National Abortion Federation head Vicki Saporta says in a statement: “The arrest of James Kopp could potentially be the greatest advance in the effort to end violence against abortion providers in this country and in Canada. Law enforcement officials are now uncovering what we have been asserting for years: the existence of an organized network of anti-choice extremists who assist terrorists in carrying out acts of violence against abortion providers.… The Army of God (see 1982) has in large part been responsible for the reign of terror against abortion providers in the last decade. This is the best opportunity we’ve had to finally identify, expose, and prosecute those individuals who are part of this extreme network.… We have been collecting statistics on violence against abortion providers for more than 20 years, and we know that there are individuals who provide money, safe houses, and other support to those who have committed acts of terrorism against abortion providers. These terrorists do not work alone, and we now have an important opportunity to reduce the violence and harassment that abortion providers in this country face on a daily basis.… Now is the time to uncover the ring of extremists who are part of the Army of God and reduce the violence against abortion providers once and for all.” [National Abortion Federation, 3/30/2001] Confession and Conviction - Kopp will be extradited over a year later (see June 5, 2002 and After). He will confess to the murder shortly afterward (see November 21, 2002) and will be pronounced guilty in 2003 (see March 17-18, 2003). Entity Tags: Vicki Saporta, Dennis Malvasi, Barnett Slepian, Army of God, Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Kopp, Loretta Marra Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Law Enforcement Actions, Army of God, Murder of Dr. Barnard Slepian, Shooting/Guns March 30, 2001: Violent Anti-Abortion Organization ‘Army of God’ Featured in HBO Documentary DVD cover illustration of the film ‘Soldiers in the Army of God.’ [Source: HBO / St. Pete for Peace]Cable movie provider HBO airs a documentary, Soldiers in the Army of God, focusing on the violent anti-abortion movement (see 1982, Early 1980s, August 1982, and July 1988) and three of its leaders. National Public Radio airs a profile of the documentary, featuring an interview with the film’s producers, Marc Levin, Daphne Pinkerson, and Daniel Voll. According to Voll, the film focuses on three members of the “Army of God”: young recruit Jonathan O’Toole, who says he was looking for the most “radical” and “terroristic” anti-abortion group he could find; Neal Horsley, who runs an anti-abortion Web site; and long-haul trucker Bob Lokey, who recruits new members. 'Violent Fringe' of Anti-Abortion Opposition - Voll describes the three as part of the “violent fringe” of anti-abortion opposition: “These are the guys on the ground who are—whatever the words that politicians and other leaders of these cultural wars can put out there, these are the men who hear them and feel emboldened by them, who feel encouraged by each other, and they are every day praying for God’s will in their life.” Another unidentified man says: “Anybody who raises a weapon up against these people who are slaughtering these babies, before God and the entire world, right now I say you are doing God’s own work. And may the power of God be with you as you aim that rifle. You’re squeezing that trigger for Almighty God.” In the documentary, an unidentified anti-abortion activist says: “There are people in this world right now who are looking for directions on what do we do. Well, we end abortion on demand by the most direct means available to us. So stop the abortion with a bullet, if that’s what it takes. Stop it with a bomb, if that’ s what it takes. You stop abortion on demand. Don’t let it go any farther.” O’Toole says that the “next step is to arm ourselves in a militia, a real militia that has the power to resist the federal government.” Pinkerson says that O’Toole, who was 19 when he joined the Army of God, found Horsley on the Internet through Horsley’s Web site, “The Nuremberg Files,” which lists doctors who perform abortions (see January 1997). O’Toole became Horsley’s assistant, and through him met Lokey, who runs a Web site called “Save the Babies.” In the film, O’Toole, whom the producers speculate may eventually become an assassin of abortion providers, says that because of America’s legalization of abortion, the country has become like “Nazi Germany. It’s like you’ve got concentration camps around you.” Levin notes that filmed conversations between Horsley and Lokey show that many in the movement feel threatened by the concept of women’s equality, and blame men’s failure to exert “dominion” over women as part of the reason why the US legalized abortion. [National Public Radio, 3/30/2001; Womens eNews, 3/30/2001] Opposition to Homosexuality - Horsley draws a connection between the organization’s opposition to abortion and the American citizenry’s supposed opposition to homosexuality, saying: “If the American people woke up, and realized that they had to choose between legalized abortion, legalized homosexuality, and legalized all the rest of the desecration or civil war which would cause the rivers to run red with blood—hey, you know we will see legalized abortion go like that! We’ll see legalized homosexuality go like that! Because the American people are not willing to die for homosexuals.” Bringing Bomb-Making Materials to Washington - The film also shows Lokey bragging to convicted clinic bomber Michael Bray (see September 1994) that he has just trucked 45,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a substance that can be used to make “fertilizer bombs” similar to the one that destroyed an Oklahoma City federal building (see 8:35 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995), into Washington, DC. Anti-Abortion Opposition Part of an 'Apocalyptic' Death Struggle - Author and reporter Frederick Clarkson writes: “At once shocking, compelling, and beautifully made, the film is essentially the national television debut for the aboveground spokesmen and spokeswomen of the Army of God.… Horsley and others are quite clear in their public statements and their writings that the attacks on clinics and the murders of doctors are but warning shots in what they envision as an epochal, even an apocalyptic struggle at hand. Either Americans conform to their view of God’s laws, or there will be a blood bath, they say. And there is no evidence that they are anything but dead serious.” [Womens eNews, 3/30/2001] Entity Tags: Michael Bray, Frederick Clarkson, Daphne Pinkerson, Daniel Voll, Bob Lokey, Army of God, Home Box Office, Marc Levin, Neal Horsley, National Public Radio, Jonathan O’Toole Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Gender-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bombs and Explosives, Shooting/Guns October 2, 2001: Appeals Court Rejects Anti-Abortion Advocate’s Argument to Continue Intimidating Women at Health Clinics An appeals court rejects an argument by anti-abortion advocate Joseph Scheidler (see 1980 and 1986) that he should be allowed to continue his campaign of violence and intimidation towards women seeking abortions and other health services (see July 16, 1999). The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals finds that “the First Amendment does not protect violent conduct” and that “violence in any form is the antithesis of reasoned discussion.” Scheidler and his colleagues will appeal to the Supreme Court. [National Organization for Women, 9/2002] Entity Tags: Joseph Scheidler Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Harassment and Threats Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Bioweapon Attacks, Army of God, 2001 Anthrax Attacks Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Rhetorical Violence, Eric Rudolph Bombings Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns, Murder of Dr. Barnard Slepian Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Rhetorical Violence February 27, 2003: Anti-Abortion Activist Claims to Have Moderated His Approach to Protesting, Interfering with Clinic Operations Anti-abortion activist Joseph Scheidler (see 1980, 1985, June 1986, April 20, 1998, October 2, 2001, and February 28, 2006) claims to have renounced the violent tactics that made him such a notorious figure of the anti-abortion, or pro-life, movement (see 1986 and March 26, 1986). Scheidler, 75, a former Benedictine monk and newspaper reporter who lives in Chicago, says he now favors peaceful marches on abortion clinics, the display of posters with graphic depictions of aborted fetuses, and what he calls “counseling” of women seeking abortions. “Obstruction—that’s over,” Scheidler says. “I was in some of those demonstrations, but I could see that was not going to be the real way. You’ve got to convert people away from abortion. You don’t just keep them out of the clinics. They just arrest you and you’re gone, and they go back in. I always hated it when the day was done, and they were all going back to the clinic and we were sitting in a [police] wagon.” He adds: “Nothing’s going to change in what we do. I haven’t stopped doing anything that I thought was effective. What will change is I think more people will come out.” [Chicago Sun-Times, 2/27/2003] Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Rhetorical Violence, Harassment and Threats Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Army of God, Shooting/Guns, Murder of Dr. Barnard Slepian May 31, 2003: Anti-Abortion Bomber Arrested in North Carolina Anti-abortion activist Eric Robert Rudolph, wanted in a deadly spree of bombings that targeted abortion clinics, a gay and lesbian nightclub, and the 1996 Olympic Park in Atlanta (see October 14, 1998), is captured after five years of living as a fugitive from law enforcement attempts to find and arrest him. Rudolph is found in the mountainous Nantahala National Forest of western North Carolina, where FBI and other authorities believe he has been hiding since his 1998 bombing of an Alabama abortion clinic (see January 29, 1998). “He had been in the area the whole time,” says Cherokee County Sheriff Keith Lovin. Rudolph may face the death penalty. He was spotted by a Murphy, North Carolina, police officer, who saw him behind a local grocery store. The officer initially thought Rudolph might be a burglar. Rudolph does not resist arrest and is quickly brought into custody, where he is identified. Rudolph’s last known sighting was in July 1998. Rudolph later says that during some of his time as a fugitive, he was forced to subsist on acorns and salamanders until he began successfully stealing food from local businesses and residences. Attorney General: Rudolph 'the Most Notorious American Fugitive' on FBI's List - Attorney General John Ashcroft calls Rudolph “the most notorious American fugitive on the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted’ list,” and adds, “This sends a clear message that we will never cease in our efforts to hunt down all terrorists, foreign or domestic, and stop them from harming the innocent.” Former nurse Emily Lyons, who was disfigured and disabled in the 1998 Alabama bombing, tells reporters that she has always believed Rudolph was alive and in hiding; she says she looks forward to confronting him in court and asking him why he bombed the clinic and other locales. “What was it that you picked that day, that place, for what purpose?” she says. “Why did you do the Olympics? Why did you do [that] to the others in Atlanta? What were you trying to tell everybody that day?… That’s the ultimate goal, to see him in court, possibly to talk to him and to see the final justice done.” Family members will tell reporters that Rudolph is against all forms of government, and holds white supremacist, anti-Semitic, and separatist views. He has been confirmed as a member of the violent anti-abortion and anti-gay organization Army of God (AOG—see 1982, August 1982, and July 1988). [CNN, 5/31/2003; CNN, 5/31/2003; CNN, 12/11/2003; Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Studied Unabomber - During his isolation in Murphy, Rudolph determined to become one of the most dangerous terrorists of all time. He focused primarily on the “lone wolf” methods employed by Ted Kaczynski, the “Unabomber” (see April 3, 1996). FBI agent Jack Killorin later says of Rudolph: “Eric was something of a student of the game. I think he learned from the Unabomber that if you go underground, the trail goes cold. If you isolate yourself, you can evade identification and capture.” [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Praised by White Supremacist, Extremist Organizations - White supremacist and extremist anti-abortion groups praise Rudolph as a “hero” and “freedom fighter,” and call him a “martyr” for his actions. Some of the organizations call for further violence in emulation of Rudolph’s actions. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) warns that the extremist “chatter” comprises a “a dangerous mix” of twisted conspiracy theories about Jews and calls to violence. “What some hatemongers and extremists are saying is, this person is a hero whose crusade against abortion and the government is noble and praiseworthy,” says Abraham Foxman of the ADL. “What is even more troubling is that some of the chatter is calling for violence or lone-wolf acts to be carried out in Rudolph’s name. Others are using the arrest as an excuse to spread twisted conspiracy theories about Jews. As we have seen in the past, this can be a dangerous mix.” A Pennsylvania faction of the Christian Identity and neo-Nazi group Aryan Nations (see Early 1970s) posts on its Web site: “Let his enemies gloat, for their days are numbered. There will always be another to fill the shoes of a fallen hero. The enemy has not won and will NEVER win.” An Atlantic City neo-Nazi group posts a comment saying: “[A]nother good solid white warrier becomes another prisoner of war! We need more lone wolves… WAY MORE!!!” A message posted on a White Revolution message board praises Rudolph for killing “degenerate scum.” A Christian Identity (see 1960s and After) poster warns that the government will escalate attempts to “persecute” white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations. Several white supremacist organizations such as Stormfront charge the “Jewish-controlled media” with “unfairly” targeting their organizations in the wake of the Rudolph bombings. “[T]he message is clear,” one site posts. “Shut up, or else!” A Stormfront poster writes that if there were “more Erich [sic] Rudolphs, Timothy McVeighs, Benjamin Smiths, and Buford Furrows in America, we’d have a much nicer place to live.” Smith and Furrow are two white supremacists who went on deadly shooting sprees in the Midwest and California in the summer of 1999 (see July 2-4, 1999 and August 10, 1999). The AOG Web site posts a photo of a nurse injured in the Alabama bombing with the caption, “Babykilling Abortion Nurse Emily Lyons got a taste of her own medicine.” [Anti-Defamation League, 6/3/2003] Entity Tags: Benjamin Smith, Timothy James McVeigh, Aryan Nations, Anti-Defamation League, Abraham Foxman, Theodore J. (“Ted”) Kaczynski, Stormfront, Federal Bureau of Investigation, John Ashcroft, Keith Lovin, Eric Robert Rudolph, Buford Furrow, Emily Lyons, Jack Killorin, Army of God Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric and Actions, Gender-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Race and Ethnic-Based Rhetoric, Law Enforcement Actions, Army of God, Christian Identity, 'Unabomber' Attacks, Eric Rudolph Bombings, Stormfront June 1 - June 17, 2003: Media Considers Idea that Rudolph Is a ‘Christian Terrorist’ A story in the New York Times about captured anti-abortion extremist Eric Rudolph (see April 14, 2005) portrays the sympathy many locals have for Rudolph, and ties Rudolph’s acts of terrorism with the Christian faith as espoused by some. Crystal Davis of Murphy, North Carolina, where Rudolph hid from authorities for five years, tells a reporter: “He’s a Christian and I’m a Christian and he dedicated his life to fighting abortion. Those are our values. And I don’t see what he did as a terrorist act.” Many Murphy residents agree with Davis’s views, and express their sympathy for Rudolph and their disdain for the federal agents who combed the area looking for him. Birdhouse builder William Hoyt says: “We thought it was kind of funny when the feds rolled in here all arrogant. They kept saying they didn’t need our help. It put a lot of people off. Nobody around here condones murder, but I think a lot of people weren’t sure which side to be on.” Some Murphy residents sport T-shirts with the slogans “Run, Rudolph, Run” and “Eric Rudolph—Hide and Seek Champion of the World.” Davis says she would have helped Rudolph had she been given the opportunity. “If he came to my door, I’d give him food,” she says. “That’s just how we are with strangers.” Assistant high school principal Bill Gaither says: “I agree with his views. But not his ways. I’m glad they finally got him.” [New York Times, 6/1/2003] Weeks later, liberal blogger David Neiwert will cite the Times article and ask if Rudolph might well be termed a “Christian terrorist.” Neiwert will write, referring to the “Christian Identity” movement of religious white supremacists and anti-Semites of which Rudolph is affiliated (see 1960s and After): “Both Mrs. Davis and the reporter’s basic question eliminated the distinction between Identity and Christianity—something that has become increasingly easy to do as Identity rhetoric attunes itself to the mainstream, and conservatism itself becomes increasingly bellicose and intolerant. These lines blurred even further as other media reports picked up the ‘Christian terrorist’ idea and played with it.” Washington Post reporter Alan Cooperman asks, “Is he a ‘Christian terrorist’?” and goes on: “The question is not just whether Rudolph is a terrorist, or whether he considers himself a Christian. It is whether he planted bombs at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, two abortion clinics, and a gay nightclub to advance a religious ideology—and how numerous, organized and violent others who share that ideology may be.” Cooperman then quotes a sociology professor from Idaho State University, James Aho, who says he is reluctant to use the term “Christian terrorist,” saying, “I would prefer to say that Rudolph is a religiously inspired terrorist, because most mainstream Christians consider Christian Identity to be a heresy.” If Christians take offense at the juxtaposition of the words “Christian” and “terrorist,” he adds, “that may give them some idea of how Muslims feel” when they constantly hear the term “Islamic terrorism.… Religiously inspired terrorism is a worldwide phenomenon, and every major world religion has people who have appropriated the label of their religion in order to legitimize their violence.… I’m inclined to believe that people who are violent in their inclinations search out a religious home that justifies their violence.” However, Syracuse University professor Michael Barkun says, “Based on what we know of Rudolph so far, and admittedly it’s fragmentary, there seems to be a fairly high likelihood that he can legitimately be called a Christian terrorist.” Barkin has been a consultant to the FBI on Christian extremist groups. [Washington Post, 6/2/2003; David Neiwert, 6/17/2003] Entity Tags: New York Times, Crystal Davis, Bill Gaither, Alan Cooperman, David Neiwert, Michael Barkun, Eric Robert Rudolph, William Hoyt, James Aho Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Faith-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Eric Rudolph Bombings September 3, 2003: Anti-Abortion Activist Executed for Murder of Abortion Provider, Bodyguard Paul Hill, a former minister convicted of the murder of Dr. John Britton and bodyguard James Barrett (see July 29, 1994), is put to death by lethal injection. Hill is the first person executed in the US for anti-abortion violence. Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) ignores calls by death penalty opponents and threats from anti-abortion activists to stop the execution, saying he will not be “bullied” into stopping Hill’s execution. Hill dies via a lethal injection. Florida abortion clinics are on heightened alert for reprisals and attacks; several clinic officials have received death threats in recent weeks. Hill has never contested his execution, instead insisting that he merely followed God’s orders in killing Britton and Barrett. He has maintained that God will forgive him for the murders. “I expect a great reward in heaven,” he said just days before his execution. “I am looking forward to glory.” Hill has called for others to use violence to prevent abortions. Many extremist anti-abortion organizations openly proclaim Hill as a martyr for their cause, while more mainstream anti-abortion organizations have denounced Hill’s use of violence. [Fox News, 9/3/2003; CBS News, 4/19/2007] Father David C. Trosch, a staunch supporter of Hill, will write a eulogy of sorts for him three days after the execution. Trosch was present during at least one day of court proceedings, and will complain that Hill was not allowed “to speak to the jury regarding his motive for killing an abortion provider and an assistant.” According to Trosch, “It was a justifiable deed as he was defending innocent pre-born, tiny, perfectly formed human beings, each carrying a fully formed human spirit, given to them by God, at their conception.” Trosch will write that he is more saddened by Hill’s execution than he was by the loss of any number of his family members, including his parents, wife, and children. [David C. Trosch, 9/6/2003] Entity Tags: Paul Hill, Jim Barrett, John Britton, John Ellis (“Jeb”) Bush, David C. Trosch Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Rhetorical Violence, Murder of Dr. John Britton April 14, 2005: Anti-Abortion Bomber Pleads Guilty, Explains Motives in Manifesto Anti-abortion activist Eric Rudolph, who has pled guilty to bombing abortion clinics (see January 16, 1997 and January 29, 1998), a gay and lesbian nightclub (see February 21, 1997), and the 1996 Olympics (see July 27, 1996 and After and October 14, 1998) in a series of court proceedings, releases an 11-page “manifesto” that explains the rationale behind his bombing spree. In the document, which the Associated Press terms “[a] sometimes-rambling, sometimes-reflective” statement, Rudolph writes that he considers himself a “warrior” against abortion, which he calls murder, and the US government, which he charges with permitting the “slaughter” of “innocent babies.” Rudolph will receive four life sentences without parole in return for the prosecution removing the death penalty from consideration (see July 18, 2005). He has also alerted authorities to a large stash of explosives he created while hiding in the mountains of western North Carolina. Abortion Providers, Lawmakers 'Legitimate Targets' in 'War' - The “holocaust” of abortion is his driving impulse, Rudolph writes in his statement. Anyone who supports or allows abortion, he writes, is an enemy deserving of death. “Because I believe that abortion is murder, I also believe that force is justified… in an attempt to stop it,” he writes, “whether these agents of the government are armed or otherwise they are legitimate targets in the war to end this holocaust.… Abortion is murder. And when the regime in Washington legalized, sanctioned, and legitimized this practice, they forfeited their legitimacy and moral authority to govern.” Rationale for Bombing Olympics - Rudolph also writes that the Olympic bombing was envisioned as the first in a weeklong campaign of bombings designed to shut down the Olympics, held in Atlanta, and embarrass the US government as a result. He had hoped to use high-grade explosives to shut down the Atlanta power grid and force the termination of the Olympics, but was unable to procure the explosives, and calls the results of his bombing a “disaster.” He writes: “In the summer of 1996, the world converged upon Atlanta for the Olympic Games. Under the protection and auspices of the regime in Washington, millions of people came to celebrate the ideals of global socialism. Multinational corporations spent billions of dollars, and Washington organized an army of security to protect these best of all games. Even though the conception and purpose of the so-called Olympic movement is to promote the values of global socialism, as perfectly expressed in the song Imagine by John Lennon, which was the theme of the 1996 Games even though the purpose of the Olympics is to promote these despicable ideals, the purpose of the attack on July 27 was to confound, anger, and embarrass the Washington government in the eyes of the world for its abominable sanctioning of abortion on demand.” Racist, Homophobic Views - In the document, Rudolph attacks homosexuality as an “aberrant” lifestyle, and blames the government for condoning it. He denies holding racist or anti-Semitic views [Associated Press, 4/13/2005; Associated Press, 4/14/2005; CNN, 4/19/2005] , though his ex-sister-in-law Deborah Rudolph told reporters that Rudolph believed abortion was part of a plot to undermine the white race; she said, “He felt like if woman continued to abort their white babies, that eventually the white race would become a minority instead of a majority.” Others have said that Rudolph told them he believed the Holocaust never occurred. [CNN, 6/15/2002] 'Worse to Him than Death' - After Rudolph’s guilty plea, Deborah Rudolph says of the prospects of his life in jail, “Knowing that he’s living under government control for the rest of his life, I think that’s worse to him than death.” [Associated Press, 4/13/2005] Rudolph, Prisoner No. 18282-058, will be incarcerated in a tiny cell in the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado, colloquially known as the “Supermax” facility. Rudolph lives on “bomber’s row” along with Ted Kaczynski, the so-called “Unabomber” (see April 3, 1996), Islamist terrorist Ramzi Yousef (see February 7, 1995), “shoe bomber” Richard Reid (see December 22, 2001), and Oklahoma City bomber Terry Nichols (see 8:35 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995). After his imprisonment, he releases a statement that reads in part, “The talking heads on the news [will] opine that I am ‘finished,’ that I will ‘languish broken and unloved in the bowels of some supermax,’ but I say to you people that by the grace of God I am still here—a little bloodied, but emphatically unbowed.” [Orlando Weekly, 8/24/2006] Entity Tags: Terry Lynn Nichols, Deborah Rudolph, Richard C. Reid, Ramzi Yousef, Eric Robert Rudolph, Theodore J. (“Ted”) Kaczynski Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Arson, Eric Rudolph Bombings, Gender-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Race and Ethnic-Based Rhetoric, Anti-Semitic Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God July 18, 2005: Anti-Abortion Bomber Receives Four Life Sentences Anti-abortion extremist Eric Rudolph (see April 14, 2005), whose bombings cost the lives of two people and injured several more, receives four life sentences for his actions. He pled guilty to multiple bombings in return for the death penalty being removed from consideration. One of his victims, nurse Emily Lyons, calls Rudolph a “monster” and a “coward,” and says he deserves death for what he did (see January 29, 1998). Felicia Sanderson, whose husband was slain in the same bombing that maimed Lyons, tells the court: “I want to tell you there is no punishment in my opinion great enough for Eric Rudolph. When Eric Rudolph leaves this earth and has to face final judgment, I’m going to leave the final judgment in God’s hand.” For his part, Rudolph uses the sentencing hearing to lambast abortion clinics and the practice of abortions. The clinics deserved to be bombed, he says, because “[w]hat they did was participate in the murder of 50 children a week. Abortion is murder and because it is murder I believe deadly force is needed to stop it.… Children are disposed of at will. The state is no longer the protector of the innocence [sic].” The director of the Alabama clinic bombed by Rudolph says, “It gives me great delight to know you are going to spend the rest of your life sitting in an 8-by-12 box.” [Associated Press, 7/18/2005] Entity Tags: Felicia Sanderson, Emily Lyons, Eric Robert Rudolph Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Army of God, Bombs and Explosives, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Eric Rudolph Bombings January 2007: Ani-Abortion Activist Convicted of Violating FACE Act James Kopp, convicted of murdering abortion provider Dr. Barnett Slepian (see March 17-18, 2003), is found guilty of violating the FACE Act, which makes it a crime to deny access to women’s health clinics (see May 1994). Because of the severity of his violation, Kopp is sentenced to life in prison without parole. Assistant US Attorney Kathleen Mehltretter says in court filings: “The fact that the defendant has been convicted in New York State Court is irrelevant to this proceeding. The United States has the obligation and the right to enforce its criminal laws.” [Buffalo News, 1/7/2007; National Abortion Federation, 2010] Entity Tags: James Kopp, Kathleen Mehltretter Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Shooting/Guns, Court Actions and Lawsuits, FACE Law, Murder of Dr. Barnard Slepian April 25, 2007: Anti-Abortion Activist Plants Bomb at Austin Clinic Anti-abortion activist Paul Ross Evans plants a homemade bomb in the parking lot of the Austin Women’s Health Center in Texas. The local bomb squad disarms the device, which contains two pounds of nails (used as “shrapnel” and capable of killing or maiming). The bomb is defused without incident. [Associated Press, 5/31/2009] Entity Tags: Paul Ross Evans, Austin Women’s Health Center May 31, 2009: Alleged Abortion Murderer’s Ties with Operation Rescue Uncovered TV station KMBC reports on the arrest of Scott Roeder in connection with the murder of late-abortion-providing OB/GYN Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), and mentions an envelope found in the getaway car with the words “Op Rescue” and “Cheryl” and a phone number on it. [KMBC-TV, 6/3/2009] Kansas news blogger Justin Kendall finds out that the number is a direct line to Cheryl Sullenger, a senior policy advisor with Operation Rescue, a hardline anti-abortion activism group. Sullenger served two years imprisonment after bombing an abortion clinic in 1988. She tells Kendall she hasn’t spoken to Roeder recently and says: “You know, he’s somebody who’s been around. My name is on the Internet. It’s on every press release. My phone number is on every press release it. It’s all over the Internet. I don’t know. He probably has lots of people’s phone numbers.” [The Pitch, 6/1/2009] Sullenger says she kept Roeder up to date on court hearings involving Tiller, who was acquitted of failing to properly justify late-term abortions in January 2009: “He would call and say, ‘When does court start? When’s the next hearing?’ I was polite enough to give him the information. I had no reason not to. Who knew? Who knew, you know what I mean?” [Kansas City Star, 6/3/2009] Kendall also reveals that in a May 2007 comment on an Operation Rescue forum, a “Scott Roeder” advocated attending Tiller’s church—the eventual scene of his murder—with “as many people as possible” to ask questions of church leaders and members and bring attention to Tiller. [Scott Roeder, 5/19/2007] In 1996, Roeder, then a member of the anti-government militia group known as the Freemen, was arrested on charges of possessing explosives (see April 16, 1996). In 2010, Roeder will be convicted of murdering Tiller (see January 29, 2010). Entity Tags: George Tiller, Cheryl Sullenger, Operation Rescue, Scott Roeder Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Operation Rescue, Murder of Dr. George Tiller May 31, 2009: Associates of Accused Abortionist Killer Say He Believed in Justifiable Homicide Fellow anti-abortionists say that Scott Roeder, arrested in connection with the murder of late-term-abortion-providing OB/GYN Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), has long been a hard-line opponent of abortion. Kansas anti-abortion activist Regina Dinwittie, who was ordered by a judge to cease using a bullhorn within 500 feet of an abortion clinic in 1995, says: “I know that he believed in justifiable homicide. He very strongly believed that abortion was murder and that you ought to defend the little ones, both born and unborn.” Dinwittie recounts Roeder confronting Dr. Robert Crist, who worked at the Kansas City Planned Parenthood clinic in 1996: “He stared at him for approximately 45 seconds. Then he [Roeder] said, ‘I’ve seen you now.’ Then he turned his back and walked away, and they were scared to death.” [Kansas City Star, 5/31/2009] Dinwittie says she herself is “glad” of Tiller’s death, saying, “I wouldn’t cry for him no more than I would if somebody dropped a rat and killed it.” [Associated Press, 6/1/2009] After attending Tiller’s trial, Roeder told fellow Kansas anti-abortion activist Eugene Frye that the whole process was “a sham.” Frye says, “He felt justice had not been served.” [Kansas City Star, 6/2/2009] “In this situation, Scott viewed Tiller as the violent person,” Frye said. “Scott didn’t see himself as that. He saw this man as perpetrating murder on these innocent babies.… Scott had that conviction.” [Kansas City Star, 6/5/2009] Dave Leach, publisher of the Iowa magazine Prayer and Action News, which has said “justifiable homicide” against abortion providers can be supported, and to which Roeder subscribed, says: “Scott is not my hero in that sense; he has not inspired me to shoot an abortionist. But definitely, he will be the hero to thousands of babies who will not be slain because Scott sacrificed everything for them.” [Associated Press, 6/1/2009] In signing a petition against Tiller in September 2007, someone giving the name Scott Roeder wrote, “Tiller is the concentration camp ‘Mengele’ of our day and needs to be stopped before he and those who protect him bring judgment upon our nation.” [Scott Roeder, 9/3/2009] In 1996, Roeder, then a member of the anti-government militia group known as the Freemen, was arrested on charges of possessing explosives (see April 16, 1996). Entity Tags: Robert Crist, Regina Dinwittie, Dave Leach, George Tiller, Eugene Frye, Prayer and Action News, Scott Roeder Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Rhetorical Violence, Murder of Dr. George Tiller May 31, 2009: Abortion Provider’s Murder May Presage Further Violence, Author Warns Author and pro-choice advocate Cristina Page writes that the murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009) is anything but an isolated incident, and warns that more anti-abortion violence may well be forthcoming. “The pattern is clear and frightening,” she writes. Page notes that the tenure of President Clinton, who supported abortion rights, was marred by a large and ever-escalating number of violent protests and attacks on abortion providers, beginning with the murder of Dr. David Gunn in 1993 (see March 10, 1993); Gunn’s murder, Page writes, “was the beginning of what would become a five-fold increase in violence against abortion providers throughout the Clinton years.” During Clinton’s two terms, six abortion providers and clinical staff members were murdered, and 17 other attempted murders took place. There were 12 bombings or arsons during Clinton’s tenure. From 2001 through 2008, no abortion-related murders, nor attempted murders, occurred, while George W. Bush, an anti-abortion president, was in office. A single clinic bombing took place during Bush’s two terms. Since the election of President Obama, another pro-choice president, a steady escalation of anti-abortion violence has occurred (see February-May, 2009), culminating in the murder of Tiller. Page notes that in the eight years of the Bush administration, abortion and women’s health clinics registered 396 harassing phone calls. In the five months of the Obama administration, that number is at 1401 and rising. Page writes: “Battered women are at greatest danger of being killed by their abusers when they are most strong—that is, when they muster the courage to leave. The same phenomenon may be true in the abusive political abortion debate. The pro-choice movement, specifically our abortion providers, are in the greatest danger of violence when we take power. When the anti-abortion movement loses power, their most extreme elements appear to move to the fore and take control. The murder of Dr. Tiller suggests that violence against abortion providers may be far more linked to the power, or lack thereof, anti-abortion groups have politically than to laws designed to increase penalties against such acts.” She notes the violent rhetoric of numerous anti-abortion organization leaders since Obama’s election, many targeting Obama himself, with one official calling Obama a “radical pro-abortion president” and another saying that Obama will “force Americans to pay for the killing of innocents.” Elizabeth Barnes, executive director of the Philadelphia Women’s Center, says: “When the pendulum swung in the direction of protecting women’s rights, we expected something. The way the antis are reacting has changed, they’re taking more liberties, pressing the boundaries of legal, civil protest.” Page concludes: “Anti-abortion groups will put out carefully worded press statements condemning the murder of Dr. Tiller, as became routine for them during the Clinton years. But unless the rhetoric they choose from now on becomes careful too—they may be the enablers of murder and terror.” [Huffington Post, 5/31/2009] Entity Tags: Obama administration, Barack Obama, Bush administration (43), Elizabeth Barnes, Clinton administration, David Gunn, Cristina Page, George Tiller Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Anti-Government Rhetoric and Action, Rhetorical Violence May 31, 2009: Obama Condemns Tiller Murder US President Barack Obama issues a terse condemnation of the murder of late-term-abortion-provider Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009) in a statement issued on the same day as the shooting. The president writes: “I am shocked and outraged by the murder of Dr. George Tiller as he attended church services this morning. However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence.” [White House Press Office, 5/31/2009] Entity Tags: Obama administration, Barack Obama, George Tiller Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Federal Government Actions, Murder of Dr. George Tiller May 31, 2009: Suspect Arrested in George Tiller Murder Police arrest 51-year-old Scott Roeder of Merriam, Kansas, on the afternoon of May 31 in connection with the shooting of late-term-abortion-provider Dr. George Tiller in his church that morning (see May 31, 2009). Roeder is arrested about 30 miles southwest of Kansas City after eyewitnesses to the murder provide police with the license number of the killer’s getaway car. [CNN News, 5/31/2009] In 1996, Roeder, then a member of the anti-government militia group known as the Freemen, was arrested on charges of possessing explosives (see April 16, 1996). Police say they found no weapon in his possession. Roeder’s uncle Clarence Roeder issues a statement this evening: “This is a tragedy for the Tiller family and we feel so badly about that, that Scott would murder the doctor in the Lutheran church. We are also Lutherans, and that adds a double touch of sadness and irony.” Family members say they haven’t seen Scott Roeder since 2000, and he was in and out of trouble in the 1990s. [KMBC.com, 5/31/2009] In video recorded by local TV station KMBC-TV, neighbors say Roeder was not a friendly person; a landlord says he was “trouble from the start,” and was “radical” and “strange.” His ex-wife Lindsay Roeder says: “He didn’t think of the consequences this would have for anybody. There were children in that church, children that will remember that for the rest of their lives.” [KMBC-TV, 5/31/2009] In 2010, Roeder will be convicted of murdering Tiller (see January 29, 2010). Entity Tags: Scott Roeder, Lindsay Roeder, George Tiller Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Law Enforcement Actions, Murder of Dr. George Tiller June 1, 2009: Ex-Anti-Abortionist Blames Movement for Tiller Murder Former anti-abortion activist Frank Schaeffer, author of the book Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back, says publicly that the religious right anti-abortion movement shares the blame for the murder of late-term-abortion-provider George Tiller (see May 31, 2009). In a column on the “Huffington Post” website, Schaeffer writes that, in books they wrote that were bestsellers on the religious right, both he and his father, Francis Schaeffer, advocated using force to stop abortion if legal avenues failed. His father, he writes, “compared America and its legalized abortion to Hitler’s Germany and said that whatever tactics would have been morally justified in removing Hitler would be justified in trying to stop abortion.” He points out that Paul Hill, who was executed in 2003 for murdering abortion provider Dr. John Bayard Britton and one of his volunteer escorts in 1994, was “an avid follower of my father’s.” Schaeffer, who left the religious right in the mid 1980s, writes that he is “very sorry” for his own part. [Huffington Post, 6/1/2009] In an interview on the “Rachel Maddow Show,” Schaeffer apologizes again for the anti-abortion campaign he helped found and build, and says, “[T]his is what helps unhinge a society.” [MSNBC, 6/1/2009] Entity Tags: Francis Schaeffer, Frank Schaeffer, George Tiller Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Murder of Dr. George Tiller June 1, 2009: Fox News Host Targeted Murdered Abortion Provider for Three Years A screenshot of Bill O’Reilly, taken during one of his segments featuring his criticism of Dr. George Tiller. [Source: Drive-By Times]Progressive author and blogger David Neiwert compiles three years of video evidence that he says proves Fox News host Bill O’Reilly helped target murdered abortion provider Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009). Since 2006, Neiwert writes, O’Reilly has targeted the man he called “Tiller the Killer” in recurrent episodes of his Fox television show, The O’Reilly Factor, and on his radio show, accusing Tiller of “executing babies” and recommending that “something” be done to stop Tiller from continuing his practice. In November 2006, O’Reilly told his audience: “If we as a society allow an undefined mental health exception in late-term abortions, then babies can be killed for almost any reason.… This is the kind of stuff that happened in Mao’s China and Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union.… If we allow this, America will no longer be a noble nation.… If we allow Dr. George Tiller and his acolytes to continue, we can no longer pass judgment on any behavior by anybody. What Tiller is doing is that bad.” In the same broadcast, he said: “I don’t care what you think. We have incontrovertible evidence that this man is executing babies about to be born because the woman is depressed… if you don’t believe me, I don’t care.… You are okay with Dr. Tiller executing babies about to be born because the mother says she’s depressed.” O’Reilly claimed that Tiller was a criminal and told his audience, “George Tiller will execute babies for $5,000 if the mother is depressed.” O’Reilly has urged “massive” protests at Tiller’s clinic, once in January 2006, when he said, “There should be thousands of people protesting outside Tiller’s abortion clinic in Wichita.” According to Neiwert, the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue (see 1986), which regularly prints O’Reilly’s articles in its newsletter, answered O’Reilly’s call, and O’Reilly used information from Operation Rescue to further lambast Tiller on his shows. In May 2007, O’Reilly described Tiller with the following diatribe: “killer, murder, murderer, barbarian, barbaric procedure, disgrace.” Neiwert writes that O’Reilly is not legally culpable for Tiller’s murder, but he is “morally and ethically culpable.” [Crooks and Liars, 6/1/2009; Salon, 6/1/2009] Entity Tags: Bill O’Reilly, George Tiller, Operation Rescue, David Neiwert Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Murder of Dr. George Tiller, Rhetoric from National Figures, Shooting/Guns June 2, 2009: Killer of Late-Term Abortion Provider Charged with First-Degree Murder Scott Roeder [Source: Kansas City Star]After his arrest in connection with the murder of late-term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, Kansas (see May 31, 2009), Scott Roeder is charged with one count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault. The latter charges are for pointing a gun at two men who were eyewitnesses to the murder. Roeder requests that the court appoint counsel for him and is referred to the public defender’s office. [Wichita Eagle, 6/2/2009] District Attorney Nola Foulston explains that the state will not seek the death penalty, as Kansas law sets out seven required criteria for a capital charge, none of which fit the Tiller murder. The maximum sentence for first-degree murder in Kansas is life imprisonment. [Wichita Eagle, 6/4/2009] In 1996, Roeder, then a member of the anti-government militia group known as the Freemen, was arrested on charges of possessing explosives (see April 16, 1996). In 2010, Roeder will be convicted of murdering Tiller (see January 29, 2010). Entity Tags: Scott Roeder Category Tags: Abortion-Based Rhetoric and Actions, Court Actions and Lawsuits, Murder of Dr. George Tiller June 2, 2009: FBI, Local Police Received Report about Roeder Beforehand, According to Clinic Manager Jeffery Pederson, office manager of the Central Family Medicine/Aid for Women Clinic in Kansas City, says that he reported to both the FBI and local police that a man whose description and license plate matched those of Scott Roeder, the man charged with murdering late-abortion-provider Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), had glued the locks of the clinic doors. One of the reports was made the day before the killing. “I was just sick,” Pederson says. “That was the plate I gave the FBI Saturday [May 30]. I called the FBI back and said, ‘It’s the same car. It’s the same guy.’” FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton says, “When we are notified when vandalism occurs at a clinic, we look into the matter, but we’re not going to comment on anything regarding that incident.” Kansas City police spokesman Michael Golden says the police report resulting from Pederson’s complaint contained “no suspect information.” [Kansas City Star, 6/2/2009] In an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Pederson says that he told the FBI the vandal’s first name, Scott, which his staff knew from anti-abortion protests at the clinic, as well as giving them his license plate number and security camera videos. He also notes that complaints to the FBI of the same man committing similar vandalism in 2000 resulted in no action other than “talking to” Roeder. [Democracy Now!, 6/4/2009] A New York Times editorial will later criticize the FBI for not being more vigilant. [New York Times, 6/7/2009] Entity Tags: George Tiller, Scott Roeder, New York Times, Jeffery Pederson, FBI Kansas Field Office, Kansas City, Kansas Police Department June 5, 2009: Killer of Late-Term Abortion Provider Complains He Is Being Treated as a Criminal In a phone interview from jail with the Associated Press, Scott Roeder, who is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of late-term abortion provider George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), complains, “I haven’t been convicted of anything, and I am being treated as a criminal.” Roeder objects to the media attention received by his family, and says, “I appreciate your prayers.” [Life Site News, 6/5/2009] He also complains about “deplorable conditions in solitary,” saying he is worried about contracting pneumonia because his cell is cold and he needs a CPAP machine for his sleep apnea. [New York Daily News, 6/7/2009] June 7, 2009: Killer of Late-Term Abortion Provider Says More Anti-Abortion Violence Planned Phoning the Associated Press from his jail cell, Scott Roeder, the suspect in the murder of late-term abortion provider George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), says, “I know there are many other similar events planned around the country as long as abortion remains legal.” He refuses to elaborate. A Justice Department spokesperson says the threat is being taken seriously, but Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion organization Operation Rescue, dismisses it, saying, “This guy is a lunatic.” [Associated Press, 6/7/2009] In response, Judge Warren Wilbert raises Roeder’s bond amount from $5 million to $20 million, citing concerns that Roeder could “perpetuate, participate or enact any more violence on his own or in concert with others.” The judge explains that his decision is influenced in part by police having discovered weapons and explosives in his possession in 1996, which he said he planned to use on an abortion clinic (see April 16, 1996). [Associated Press, 6/14/2009] Entity Tags: Warren Wilbert, Operation Rescue, Scott Roeder, Troy Newman June 9, 2009: Abortion Clinic to Close Permanently as Result of Murder Flowers adorn the sidewalk outside George Tiller’s clinic in Wichita, Kansas, laid in his memory. [Source: AP: Charlie Riedel]The family of George Tiller, a doctor who provided late-term abortions as part of his practice before being murdered (see May 31, 2009), decides that his Wichita, Kansas, clinic will be closed permanently. Nebraska doctor LeRoy Carhart, who worked at the clinic, said he was willing to continue, but the decision is the family’s. Warren Hern, one of the few remaining doctors in the US who performs late-term abortions, says: “This is what they want, they’ve been wanting this for 35 years. The anti-abortion fanatics have to shut up and go home. They have to back off and they have to respect other people’s point of view. This is a national outrage.” Randall Terry, original founder of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, says, “Good riddance,” and predicts that Tiller’s clinic will be remembered similarly to Nazi death camps. In a statement, the Tiller family says, “We are proud of the service and courage shown by our husband and father and know that women’s health care needs have been met because of his dedication and service.” [Associated Press, 6/9/2009] Entity Tags: Operation Rescue, Warren Hern, George Tiller, LeRoy Carhart, Randall Terry June 12, 2009: Newly Released Data Shows Bush Administration Refused to Enforce FACE Act during Tenure Journalist Daphne Eviatar writes that during the eight years of the Bush presidency, prosecutions and enforcement of the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE—see May 1994) “cratered,” with Justice Department officials refusing to prosecute or sometimes even investigate complaints of vandalism, harassment, and assault. After the recent murder of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller (see May 31, 2009), Eviatar and the Washington Independent obtained government data showing that enforcement of the FACE law, and other federal laws designed to protect abortion providers and clinics, declined by 75 percent during the Bush presidency. Between 1994 and 1999, when President Clinton was in office, the Justice Department filed 17 complaints under the FACE Act. Between 2001 and 2009, when President Bush was in office, the Justice Department only filed a single case. Tiller’s own clinic was vandalized numerous times, but complaints against the actions were ignored by the department. Statistics provided by the National Abortion Federation (NAF) show that over 3,200 acts of violence against abortion providers in the US and Canada were committed between 2000 and 2008, and the organization says the number of actual incidents was probably “much higher.” The number does not include threats, vandalism, and harassment. NAF statistics show that at least 17 cases of “extreme” violence against abortion providers in the US were reported, including arson, stabbings, bombings, and fake anthrax mailings. But the Bush Justice Department only prosecuted 11 individuals for these attacks. The two highest-profile anti-abortion prosecutions were those of anthrax mailer Clayton Waagner (see 1997-December 2001) and bomber Eric Rudolph (see April 14, 2005). However, none of Waagner’s or Rudolph’s associates in the extremist organization Army of God (see 1982) were ever prosecuted as accessories to the two activists’ crimes. Neither was the Army of God ever investigated as a potential domestic terrorist organization (see Early 1980s). 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__label__cc	0.737568	0.262432	Humanitarian aid to North Korea By Troy Stangarone In the most recent report by the U.N. Panel of Experts (UNPE), the 1718 Committee documented the increasing number of ways that North Korea continues to evade U.N. sanctions. However, the report also discusses the unintended consequences of sanctions, one of which is the impact on humanitarian assistance in North Korea. Aid groups looking to engage in humanitarian activities in North Korea have faced difficulties as the sanctions on the North have increased over the last two years, despite a move by the U.N. to provide exemptions for these. According to the UNPE, they have faced challenges from the deliberative nature of receiving exemptions from sanctions, delays at customs, a disruption of banking channels, a decline in suppliers willing to provide materials, increases in prices, and reductions in available funds. Some of these issues are perhaps inevitable. While the report notes some entities still unwittingly work with North Korea, the increased scrutiny of transactions with Pyongyang will inevitably lead to longer times to clear customs as exports are inspected and a decreasing number of suppliers willing to do business related to the North. At the same time, some of the challenges from sanctions could be minimized. As the sanctions expanded in an effort to pressure North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and return to talks, large categories of goods were prohibited from being exported there. These are not always complex, dual use goods that could contribute to Pyongyang's weapons programs or that might help it earn hard currency, but mundane items such shovels, hoes, nail clippers, and office supplies such as paper clips. More complex equipment related to irrigation, harvesting, and water sanitation is also prohibited under U.N. sanctions. This often happens because the U.N. sanctions ban exports of items in whole sections of the harmonized code, which is used to classify exports and imports that include both prohibited items and items which are needed for humanitarian assistance. To address this challenge, the UNPE recommends creating a whitelist of goods that are approved for humanitarian export. This would be a step forward in separating out items that are humanitarian in nature from those that would either help further Pyongyang's weapons development or help it earn hard currency. At the same time, legitimate humanitarian assistance needs to be balanced with helping North Korea become self-sufficient. In recent weeks there have been concerns about a food crisis in the North with an expected shortfall in the coming year. According to North Korea, crop production was down 16 percent last year from 2016 and it is expected to face a shortage of 1.4 million tons of food this year. The U.N. estimates that 10.9 million people are in need of aid. The good news is that, unlike in prior years, the regime has also been importing increasing quantities of food from China ―despite exports declining to minimal amounts and its hard currency dwindling. There is also reason to suspect that the growing number of markets help to fill the food gap as well. When it comes to food aid, there may need to take a more nuanced approach. Where there are real needs for food assistance the international community should be willing to provide assistance. However, it should also be careful not to provide such large amounts of food that aid undermines the growth of the markets and the small scale farmers who provide them with produce. In this sense, the creation of a whitelist for goods that will help to support agricultural production may be more beneficial than direct food aid. Allowing for the exports of shovels, irrigation equipment, or other supplies that will help North Korea grow food are useful steps that should be pursued. The nuclear talks with the North could also help alleviate shortages. If the United States and North Korea are able to restart talks after the breakdown in Hanoi and reach an initial understanding, an early area for sanctions relief should be the creation of a mechanism that would allow for Pyongyang to purchase the food it needs. At times there has been the discussion of developing an escrow account to hold North Korean earnings until dismantlement has reached the point of no return. Funds held in this type of account could be dedicated to the North initially buying food on international markets, but in time, shifting to the purchase of basic equipment and fertilizer to help boost agricultural production domestically. The U.N. sanctions were never meant to hinder humanitarian aid to North Korea. Steps that the U.N. can take to ease the process, such as a whitelist, should be perused, but the idea of humanitarian aid to North Korea should also go beyond food to what should be provided so it is able to sustain itself. Troy Stangarone (ts@keia.org) is the senior director of congressional affairs and trade at the Korea Economic Institute.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line153
__label__cc	0.741101	0.258899	HomeCareer Guides Career Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists Andrew Career Guides No Comments A speech language pathologist, also known as a speech therapist, diagnoses and treats speech and language disorders. They work with people who cannot produce speech sounds or produce them clearly and assist them in solving their speech problem. In this free career guide, you will learn how to have a successful career as a speech therapist. Speech Therapist Summary About 48 percent worked in educational services; most others were employed by healthcare and social assistance facilities. A master’s degree in speech-language pathology is the standard educational requirement; almost all States regulate these workers, and licensing requirements vary. Favorable job opportunities are expected. Working as a Speech Language Pathologist Speech-language pathologists, sometimes called speech therapists, assess, diagnose, treat, and help to prevent disorders related to speech, language, cognitive-communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. Speech-language pathologists work with people who cannot produce speech sounds or cannot produce them clearly; those with speech rhythm and fluency problems, such as stuttering; people with voice disorders, such as inappropriate pitch or harsh voice; those with problems understanding and producing language; those who wish to improve their communication skills by modifying an accent; and those with cognitive communication impairments, such as attention, memory, and problem-solving disorders. They also work with people who have swallowing difficulties. Speech, language, and swallowing difficulties can result from a variety of causes including stroke, brain injury or deterioration, developmental delays or disorders, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, cleft palate, voice pathology, mental retardation, hearing loss, or emotional problems. Problems can be congenital, developmental, or acquired. Speech-language pathologists use special instruments and qualitative and quantitative assessment methods, including standardized tests, to analyze and diagnose the nature and extent of impairments. Speech-language pathologists develop an individualized plan of care, tailored to each patient’s needs. For individuals with little or no speech capability, speech-language pathologists may select augmentative or alternative communication methods, including automated devices and sign language, and teach their use. They teach patients how to make sounds, improve their voices, or increase their oral or written language skills to communicate more effectively. They also teach individuals how to strengthen muscles or use compensatory strategies to swallow without choking or inhaling food or liquid. Speech-language pathologists help patients develop, or recover, reliable communication and swallowing skills so patients can fulfill their educational, vocational, and social roles. Speech-language pathologists keep records on the initial evaluation, progress, and discharge of clients. This helps pinpoint problems, tracks client progress, and justifies the cost of treatment when applying for reimbursement. They counsel individuals and their families concerning communication disorders and how to cope with the stress and misunderstanding that often accompany them. They also work with family members to recognize and change behavior patterns that impede communication and treatment and show them communication-enhancing techniques to use at home. Most speech-language pathologists provide direct clinical services to individuals with communication or swallowing disorders. In medical facilities, they may perform their job in conjunction with physicians, social workers, psychologists, and other therapists. Speech-language pathologists in schools collaborate with teachers, special educators, interpreters, other school personnel, and parents to develop and implement individual or group programs, provide counseling, and support classroom activities. Some speech-language pathologists conduct research on how people communicate. Others design and develop equipment or techniques for diagnosing and treating speech problems. Work environment. Speech-language pathologists usually work at a desk or table in clean comfortable surroundings. In medical settings, they may work at the patient’s bedside and assist in positioning the patient. In schools, they may work with students in an office or classroom. Some work in the client’s home. Although the work is not physically demanding, it requires attention to detail and intense concentration. The emotional needs of clients and their families may be demanding. Most full-time speech-language pathologists work 40 hours per week. About 20 percent of speech-language pathologists worked part-time in 2008. Those who work on a contract basis may spend a substantial amount of time traveling between facilities. Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement A master’s degree is the most common level of education among speech-language pathologists. Licensure or certification requirements also exist, but vary by State. Education and training. Most speech-language pathologist jobs require a master’s degree. The Council on Academic Accreditation is an entity of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; it accredits postsecondary academic programs in speech-language pathology. While graduation from an accredited program is not always required, it is required by some States for licensure and is mandatory for professional credentialing from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. In 2009, about 240 colleges and universities offered graduate programs, at both the master’s and doctoral levels, in speech-language pathology accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation. Speech-language pathology courses cover anatomy, physiology, and the development of the areas of the body involved in speech, language, and swallowing; the nature of disorders; principles of acoustics; and psychological aspects of communication. Graduate students may also learn to evaluate and treat speech, language, and swallowing disorders as part of curriculum in supervised clinical practicum. Licensure and certification. In 2009, 47 States regulated speech-language pathologists. Typical licensing requirements are a master’s degree from an accredited college or university; a passing score on the national examination on speech-language pathology, offered through the Praxis Series of the Educational Testing Service; 300 to 375 hours of supervised clinical experience; and 9 months of postgraduate professional clinical experience. Most States have continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Medicaid, Medicare, and private health insurers generally require a practitioner to be licensed to qualify for reimbursement. For specific regulation and eligibility requirements contact your State’s regulatory board. State regulation of speech-language pathologists may differ for pathologists practicing in schools. For information on State regulation of speech-language pathologists in public schools contact your State’s Department of Education. The Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) credential offered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a voluntary credential; however, the CCC-SLP meets some or all of the requirements for licensure in some States. To earn a CCC, a person must have a graduate degree from an accredited university, which typically includes a 400-hour supervised clinical practicum, complete a 36-week full-time postgraduate clinical fellowship, and pass the Praxis Series examination in speech-language pathology administered by the Educational Testing Service. Other qualifications. Speech-language pathologists should be able to effectively communicate diagnostic test results, diagnoses, and proposed treatment in a manner easily understood by their patients and their families. They must be able to approach problems objectively and be supportive. Because a patient’s progress may be slow, patience, compassion, and good listening skills are necessary. Advancement. As speech-language pathologists gain clinical experience and engage in continuing professional education, many develop expertise with certain populations, such as preschoolers and adolescents, or disorders, such as aphasia and learning disabilities. Some may obtain board recognition in a specialty area, such as child language, fluency, or feeding and swallowing. Experienced clinicians may become mentors or supervisors of other therapists or be promoted to administrative positions. Employment as a Speech Therapist Speech-language pathologists held about 119,300 jobs in 2008. About 48 percent were employed in educational services. Others were employed in hospitals; offices of other health practitioners, including speech-language pathologists; nursing care facilities; home healthcare services; individual and family services; outpatient care centers; and child day care centers. Nine percent of speech-language pathologists were self-employed in 2008. They contract to provide services in schools, offices of physicians, hospitals, or nursing care facilities, or work as consultants to industry. Faster than average employment growth is projected. Job opportunities are expected to be favorable. Employment change. Employment of speech-language pathologists is expected to grow by 19 percent from 2008 to 2018, faster than the average for all occupations. As the members of the baby-boom generation continue to age, the possibility of neurological disorders and associated speech, language, and swallowing impairments increases. Medical advances also are improving the survival rate of premature infants and trauma and stroke victims, who then need assessment and sometimes treatment. Employment in educational services will increase with the growth in elementary and secondary school enrollments, including enrollment of special education students. The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is a Federal law that guarantees special education and related services to all eligible children with disabilities. Greater awareness of the importance of early identification and diagnosis of speech and language disorders in young children will also increase employment. In healthcare facilities, restrictions on reimbursement for therapy services may limit the growth of speech-language pathologist jobs in the near term. However, the long-run demand for therapists should continue to rise as growth in the number of individuals with disabilities or limited function spurs demand for therapy services. The number of speech-language pathologists in private practice should increase because hospitals, schools, and nursing care facilities will contain costs by increasingly contracting out for these services. Job prospects. In addition to job growth, a number of job openings in speech-language pathology will be due to retirements. Opportunities should be favorable, particularly for those with the ability to speak a second language, such as Spanish. Demand for speech-language pathologists can be regional so job prospects are expected to be favorable for those who are willing to relocate, particularly to areas experiencing difficulty in attracting and hiring speech-language pathologists. Projections Data Projections data from the National Employment Matrix Occupational Title SOC Code Employment, 2008 29-1127 119,300 141,400 22,100 19 NOTE: Data in this table are rounded. Earnings for Speech Therapists Median annual wages of speech-language pathologists were $62,930 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $50,330 and $79,620. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $41,240, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $99,220. Median annual wages in the industries employing the largest numbers of speech-language pathologists were: Nursing care facilities $79,120 Home health care services 77,030 General medical and surgical hospitals 68,430 Offices of other health practitioners 67,910 Elementary and secondary schools 58,140 Some employers may reimburse speech-language pathologists for their required continuing education credits. About 40 percent of speech-language pathologists were union members or covered by union contract in 2008. Tags:health, language, medical, pathology, speech, speech language pathologist Career Guide for Drywall Installers Career Guide for Hair Stylists Career Guide for Meeting and Convention ... Career Guide for Pharmacy Technician Career Guide for Nursing Aides Career Guide for Carpenters	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line159
__label__wiki	0.527831	0.527831	History Of The Steelers Logo The Steelers logo is based on the Steelmark logo belonging to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Created by U.S. Steel Corp. (now known as USX Corp.), the logo contains three hypocycloids (diamond shapes). In the 1950s, when helmet logos became popular, the Steelers added players' numbers to either side of their gold helmets. Later that decade, the numbers were removed and in 1962, Cleveland's Republic Steel suggested to the Steelers that they use the Steelmark as a helmet logo. When the Steelmark logo was created, U.S. Steel attached the following meaning to it: Steel lightens your work, brightens your leisure and widens your world. The logo was used as part of a major marketing campaign to educate consumers about how important steel is in our daily lives. The Steelmark logo was used in print, radio and television ads as well as on labels for all steel products, from steel tanks to tricycles to filing cabinets. In the 1960s, U.S. Steel turned over the Steelmark program to the AISI, where it came to represent the steel industry as a whole. During the 1970s, the logo's meaning was extended to include the three materials used to produce steel: yellow for coal, orange for ore and blue for steel scrap. In the late 1980s, when the AISI founded the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), the logo took on a new life reminiscent of its 1950s meaning. The Steelers had to petition the AISI in order to change the word "Steel" inside the Steelmark to "Steelers" before the logo was complete. The Steelers are the only NFL team that sports their logo on only one side of the helmet. At first, this was a temporary measure because the Steelers weren't sure they would like the look of the logo on an all-gold helmet. They wanted to test them before going all-out. Equipment manager Jack Hart was instructed to put the logo only on one side of the helmet - the right side. The 1962 Steelers finished 9-5 and became the winningest team in franchise history to date. The team finished second in the Eastern Conference and qualified for the Playoff Bowl. They wanted to do something special for their first postseason game, so they changed the color of their helmets from gold to black, which helped to highlight the new logo. Because of the interest generated by having the logo on only one side of their helmets and because of their team's new success, the Steelers decided to leave it that way permanently. Today's helmet reflects the way the logo was originally applied and it has never been changed. Reference:http://news8.steelers.com/tradition/logohistory/ Etiketler: Industry Company Logos, logos history, Steelers Brand History, Steelers Logo Design and Company, Steelers Logo Evolution, Steelers Logo History, When is Steelers Founded	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line161
__label__cc	0.691624	0.308376	On Spiritual Materialism Spiritual materialism . . . is the tendency of the ego to appropriate a religious or spiritual path to strengthen, rather than dismantle, our sense of self-importance. Chogyam Trungpa, who popularized this term, often used it to point to the self-congratulatory use of Eastern religions and New Age philosophies, especially in the sixties and seventies in North America. It can, however, refer to the tendency within any religious movement to use spirituality to reinforce rather than reveal. We often avoid authentic spiritual engagement that involves humbling ourselves or giving in. A pernicious form of spiritual materialism, orchestrated by the Lord of Mind, is to imitate or ape spiritual experiences, rather than to actually engage them. We get high, we get absorbed in nothingness or the godhead, we have a cathartic religious experience, but all on our own terms. God loves us, the universe loves us, we love ourselves. Genuine spirituality offers various paths to investigate what we might call the real mysteries of life. It offers the opportunity both to look more deeply into life and to open out further into the world. It offers exploration, it offers communication, it offers investigation. It offers genuine questions. Spiritual materialism, on the other hand, says: You don't have to question. Do this and you'll be fine. Believe this and you'll be fine. When you die, you'll be fine. Carolyn Rose Gimian, "The Three Lords of Materialism," Shambhala Sun (Sept 2005) Chogyam Trungpa wrote Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism in response to his experiences after coming to teach in America in the late sixties. Even moreso now, spiritual materialism is the dominant form of spiritual and religious expression in this country. Whether we are talking about Sunday Christians, who believe that attending church once a week, saying a prayer or two, and voting Republican is a sufficient form of religious practice to get them into heaven, or Buddhists who have a bronze statue of the Buddha on a shelf, go to a meditation class now and then, and believe that volunteering at a food bank will produce a good reincarnation, or any other group who engages in external behaviors rather than internal transformation and calls it religious practice, the result is the same -- spiritual materialism. True spiritual practice, as Gimian suggests, is not about having all the answers, feeling good about ourselves, or feeling secure that we won't go to hell (in whatever form that might take). True spiritual practice is about learning to live within the question, in a state of liminality. It's about learning to be comfortable in ambiguity, in paradox, and finally, in that realm of Spirit where our sense of self expands beyond personal identity into something uncontained, unbounded, infinite. This doesn't happen in a weekend retreat, although one might get a taste of it there, but rather over the course of a lifetime of practice and investigation. The more we investigate the meaning of our lives -- the meaning of existence -- the closer we come to knowing God, and the less we are tied to moral absolutes, static identity, or any other manifestation of the material world. Ryokan: Two Poems You stop to point at the moon in the sky, but the finger's blind unless the moon is shining. One moon, one careless finger pointing -- are these two things or one? The question is a pointer guiding a novice from ignorance thick as fog. Look deeper. The mystery calls and calls: no moon, no finger -- nothing there at all. I never longed for the wilder side of life. Rivers and mountains were my friends. Clouds consumed my shadow where I roamed, and birds pass high above my resting place. Straw sandals in snowy villages, a walking stick in spring, I sought a timeless truth: the flower's glory is just another form of dust. [Translations by Sam Hamill, from A Dragon in the Clouds]	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line164
__label__cc	0.746509	0.253491	font size Small font size Large About Invesco Office J-REIT Asset Management Company Features of Invesco Office J-REIT Overview of Invesco Group External Growth Strategy Internal growth strategy Occupancy Rates Capitalization and Major Unit holders General Meeting of Unit holders Invesco Office J-REIT, Inc. ("the REIT") has set forth the following provisions for its Privacy Policy and its commitment to protecting personal information, and endeavors to appropriately manage, use, and protect personal information. With respect to Individual Number and Specific Personal Information (meanings as defined under "Act on the Use of Numbers to Identify a Specific Individual in the Administrative Procedure"), the REIT separately sets forth the "Basic Policy for Appropriate Handling of Specific Personal Information, etc." and complies with the policy. 1. Basic policy The REIT recognizes the importance of personal information and complies with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, other laws and regulations concerning the protection of personal information, and guidelines of the competent government agency, and ensures the proper handling of personal information. 2. Purpose of use The REIT uses the acquired personal information within the scope of the following purposes: Distribution of asset management reports, notices of general meetings of unitholders, notices of payment of dividends to unitholders of the REIT ("the Unitholders"), and other such responses for the Unitholders as stipulated by laws, regulations, and rules that are applicable to the REIT, including the exercise of the Unitholders' rights and the fulfillment of the REIT's obligations; Provision of information about the management of the REIT's business to the Unitholders; Preparation and filing of written notices and reports of the REIT in accordance with the Act on Investment Trusts and Investment Corporations ("the Investment Trust Law"), the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, and other relevant laws and regulations; Preparation of data for an unitholders' register and management of information of the Unitholders using data on the unitholders' register in accordance with the Investment Trust Law and other relevant laws and regulations; Provision and transmission of information about securities (investment securities and investment corporation bonds) issued by the REIT and responses for the marketing thereof; Issuance of investment units and investment corporation bonds to be offered by the REIT, borrowing of funds, and other financing activities; Implementation of the leasing of the assets managed by the REIT or asset management services and other operations related thereto, comprehension of the status of the leasing of the assets under management, collection of data, and implementation of statistics and analysis thereof; Operations concerning acquisition of assets by the REIT (including operations such as asset investigations prior to asset acquisition); Operations concerning sales of assets by the REIT (including operations such as soliciting purchasers); Responses to inquiries to the REIT or requests for materials; Performance of the business of the REIT in an appropriate and efficient manner and other operations or administrative services that are deemed necessary in relation to or in connection with the purpose of use described in (i) to (x) above; and Provision of personal information to a third party below for the purpose described in (i) to (xi) above within the reasonably necessary scope. 3. Acquisition, use, provision, and entrustment of personal information Acquisition and use of personal information The REIT acquires personal information by appropriate means and handles it within the scope of the purpose of use. The REIT will not obtain any Special care-required personal information (meaning "Special care-required personal information" defined under Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) without obtaining consent in advance from the individual, except as provided for by laws and regulations. Provision of personal data The REIT may provide or disclose personal data (meaning "personal data" defined in Article 2, paragraph 6 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information; the same shall apply hereinafter) to a third party with the prior consent of the individual in question, in principle. However, the REIT may provide the personal data of a specific individual to a third party without the prior consent of that person in any of the following cases: (i) cases based on laws and regulations; (ii) when necessary to protect life and limb or property, and obtaining the consent of the person is difficult; (iii) when a particular need arises in order to improve public health or to advance the healthy upbringing of children, and obtaining the consent of the person is difficult; (iv) when it is necessary to cooperate with an agency of the state or local government organization or their agent in the execution of their duty according to laws and regulations, and obtaining the consent of the person will likely pose a risk of interfering with the execution of this duty; or (v) when the provision of personal data to the third party is permitted by the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. Furthermore, the REIT may provide personal data to persons other than the persons belonging to the REIT when the REIT outsources all or part of the handling of the personal data within the range necessary to accomplish the purpose of use and in other cases not regarded as the provision of personal data to a third party according to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. If the REIT outsources the handling of personal data, it will take appropriate measures for the protection of the personal data in accordance with laws, regulations, and the like. In particular, it will select outsourcing contractors who take adequate measures for the protection of the personal data and carry out the necessary and appropriate supervision, thereby ensuring that the level of personal data protection is guaranteed. 4. Appropriate management of personal data The REIT handles acquired personal data in an appropriate manner and ensures the necessary and adequate security measures for preventing the leakage, loss, destruction, falsification and so on of the personal information. In the unlikely event of an accident within the REIT, it implements measures to minimize any damage and takes corrective actions to prevent its recurrence. If the REIT outsources the handling of personal data in whole or in part within the scope of the purpose of use, it will strive to carry out the necessary and appropriate supervision to ensure compliance with the relevant laws, regulations, and the like and the protection of the personal information. 5. Acquisition of sensitive information The REIT will not obtain, use, or provide to any third party any sensitive information (meaning "sensitive information" defined under Article 5 of Guidelines for Personal Information Protection in the Financial Field), except as provided for by laws and regulations, or when it finds that the said personal information is necessary and indispensable for the accomplishment of the defined purpose. 6. Procedure for disclosure, etc., of the personal data held by the REIT If the REIT receives a request from an individual for the disclosure, correction, addition, deletion, usage, or suspension of provision to a third party (hereinafter collectively referred to as "disclosure, etc.") of retained personal data (meaning "retained personal data" defined under Article 2, paragraph 7 of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information) pursuant to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, it will provide an appropriate response without delay, in accordance with laws and regulations, after having confirmed the identity of the requesting individual or after having confirmed that the request was made by an authorized agent of the individual. However, the REIT may not respond to a request for disclosure, etc., in specific cases, including any case where disclosure, etc. may present a risk to life or limb or property, or a risk of the impairment of a right of the individual or a third party. In that case, the REIT will notify the individual or his/her agent of the reason without delay. 7. Continuous improvement The REIT seeks to improve its management system for protecting personal information by continuously reviewing the content of this Privacy Policy and making revisions as necessary. 8. Points of contact for inquiries about personal information As stated in 6 above, if the REIT receives a request from an individual for the disclosure, etc. of retained personal data or notification of the purpose of use of the personal information, or a complaint, it will promptly respond to such request or complaint within a reasonable scope. Please address any request for the disclosure, etc. of retained personal data or notification of the purpose of use of the personal information, or complaint, or other questions and opinions regarding personal information to the following points of contact. Points of contact for inquiries (Asset management company of the REIT) Portfolio Management Department, Invesco Global Real Estate Asia Pacific, Inc. Address: Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 14F, 6-10-1 Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo 116-6114 Telephone: 03-6447-3395 (From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and New Year holidays from December 31 until January 3)) (Investment registrar and transfer agent) Stock Transfer Agency Department, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation Mail Address: Post office box No.29, Shin-Tokyo Post Office 137-8081 Telephone: 0120-232-711 (toll free) (From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, New Year holidays from December 31 until January 3, and bank holidays)) Method of request for disclosure, etc. of retained personal data Inquiries related to details of procedures for the disclosure, etc. of retained personal data, matters concerning necessary documents and other procedures, the method of necessary identity confirmation, the method of response from the REIT and so on will be handled by the points of contact above. The REIT may charge an inquirer pre-determined handling fees for requests for the disclosure, etc. of retained personal data or notification of the purpose of use of personal information. The asset management company (Invesco Global Real Estate Asia Pacific, Inc.) to which the REIT entrusts asset management is a member of The Investment Trusts Association, Japan (the "Association"), which is an authorized personal information protection organization as set forth in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. The Association handles inquiries and complaints about the handling of personal information by member entities. Its point of contact is as follows. (Point of contact of The Investment Trusts Association, Japan) Investor Consultation Section, The Investment Trusts Association, Japan (From 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays)) Top of the page.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line165
__label__cc	0.616404	0.383596	Category Archives: Home Sales L.A., other hot housing markets are getting frothy A shortage of for-sale homes is driving the Los Angeles area — a report calls it one of the ‘bubbliest’ U.S markets — from recovery to frenzy, experts say. By Andrew Khouri and Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles Times Kelly Hamon recently beat out several other home shoppers for a cream-colored North Hollywood home. But the victory came at a steep cost. Frustrated after getting outbid five times by all-cash buyers, Hamon ultimately bid $47,000 more than the asking price. She pursued the home so aggressively, she said, out of fear that the days of low interest rates and affordable prices would soon vanish. “I got really scared,” Hamon said. “I got scared that everything was going up.” The once-in-a-lifetime mentality, fueled by a shortage of for-sale homes, is driving the Los Angeles area from recovery to frenzy, according to real estate agents and experts. A report released Friday by the real estate data and brokerage firm Redfin.com called Los Angeles one of the “bubbliest” housing markets in the U.S., second only to Washington, D.C. “Smart investors are starting to bail out,” said Redfin Chief Executive Glenn Kelman. “It feels crazy.” Out of all homes sold in March, 91% of the company’s deals involved a bidding war. And about 10% were investors flipping a property at a profit after buying it just a short time before. Some agents representing buyers have called Redfin agents offering to double their commissions to ensure clients win bidding wars, Kelman said. And, increasingly, deals are being financed with smaller down payments — meaning buyers are able to take on more debt. While cash offers may have proliferated in 2012, this year has ushered in stronger competition in the mortgage market, said Guy Cecala, publisher of Inside Mortgage Finance Publications. Banks had been relying on a wave of refinancing business. But as that slows, they are setting their sights on new home buyers by loosening their underwriting standards and accepting lower down payments. Some lenders have even begun offering piggyback loans — which enable buyers to take multiple mortgages to avoid putting any money down, Cecala said. “It is mostly something that started in the last month or two,” he said. “The good news for borrowers is that they are starting to see looser underwriting, but it is not looser underwriting across the board.” Since 2000, home prices have risen twice as fast as incomes in the Los Angeles area, according to Redfin’s data. In January 2000, per capita income in Los Angeles was $31,002, and the median home price was $234,000. Since then, income has risen only moderately, to $44,423, while the median home price has soared to $421,000, according to a Redfin analysis. The Redfin report comes as others have begun to raise concerns that housing might be approaching speculative territory. Professors Karl Case and Robert Shiller — creators of a widely followed home price index — have cautioned about fast-rising home prices in recent months. Tom Barrack, founder and chairman of private equity firm Colony Capital, which is making big investments in single-family homes, recently told Bloomberg News that he was concerned housing was in danger of approaching bubble territory again. Leo Nordine, a real estate agent in Manhattan Beach, said he recently listed a one-bedroom home in South Los Angeles and got 49 offers. People looking to make money from real estate are out in force, he said. And there’s little chance of a new wave of foreclosures, because banks have become much more flexible in working with delinquent borrowers. More investors are buying homes to quickly sell again at a profit. “Everybody I know is trying to do flips right now. It’s like the day trading of the 1990s,” Nordine said. “We went straight from Armageddon to speculation; there was nothing in between this time.” Still, Nordine is advising clients to buy now if they can, citing low interest rates and low risk of another foreclosure crisis. “That is how the American economy works now,” he said. “It seems as if we just go from one bubble to the next.” There is a distinct difference between the home price run-up of the last decade and the current upswing. During the previous boom, listings abounded and sales soared. Now, rising prices are driven by a shortage of supply. And although underwriting standards may be relaxing, they remain tight when compared to the days when lenders issued enough subprime loans to crash the U.S. economy. Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics, said today’s market remains rational, despite a rise in prices. “It’s not a bubble by any stretch of the imagination,” he said of the recent price gains. “If you can’t borrow, you can’t speculate — that is the primary thing that will prevent this from happening.” Syd Leibovitch, president and broker of Rodeo Realty, echoed those comments, saying that even though prices may be approaching their previous peaks in certain markets, he is not concerned people will overextend themselves. “I have no concern about that. I think this was a unique real estate drop tied to a loss of loan funding,” he said. “Now the loans are back and much more prevalent, and there is a lot of money to loan.” Nevertheless, for Hamon, the accepted offer for the North Hollywood home represented the end of a long home-shopping ordeal. At the open house for the three-bedroom home, near the North Hollywood Arts District, a bustling scene full of families, neighbors, investors and real estate agents crowded the place. They inspected the home’s dark brown patio and backyard orange tree. Hamon initially offered $15,000 over the $455,000 asking price. A day later, she said, she upped her offer to $502,000 after the sellers picked the top five bidders to battle against one another. The family celebrated the victory over Brazilian food, but also prepared to tighten up household finances. “I am going to have to tighten the budget,” Hamon said. “Maybe not get TV right away — just Netflix. Little things; don’t go out to restaurants. But I think it’s worth the sacrifice.” This entry was posted in Home Sales, Real Estate Information, Real Estate Trends on April 15, 2013 by Lynne Lear. If you are thinking about selling your home, we are now experiencing ‘the perfect storm.” Interest rates are very low, buyers are out in masses looking to purchase, and there just isn’t that much on the market. Low supply, high demand! In February, the average number of days a house in Manhattan Beach was on the market was: 19 days! (Back in October of 2009, that average was 109 days!) Are you ready to sell? Contact Lynne! This entry was posted in Home Sales, Real Estate Trends on March 18, 2013 by Lynne Lear. History of California Home Prices Thank you, California Association of Realtors! This entry was posted in Home Sales, Homeownership, Real Estate Trends on February 26, 2013 by Lynne Lear. California Home Sales See the Los Angeles Times Article Here This entry was posted in Home Sales, Homeownership, Real Estate Trends on February 6, 2013 by Lynne Lear.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line166
__label__cc	0.508468	0.491532	'Late Show' finds its guy ... is it 'Louie'? [This post contains spoilers for the September 20 episode of FX's "Louie."] Thursday night’s “Louie” concluded the three-part “Late Show” arc, and like all great comedians, Louis C.K. has expert timing. So it came as no surprise that his deliberate pacing over the past two episodes built to a payoff that was as inspiring as it was tragic. At the episode’s start, Louie seemed fully dedicated to replacing David Letterman. He continued his determined quest to lose weight, and resumed his training with Jack Dall. He explained he wasn’t a "3, 2, 1, funny" kind of comedian. Post by: HLN's Mary Cella Filed under: Louie • television • TV recaps 'Louie' fails to watch his back Thursday's “Louie” continued the storyline that began in the last episode, when Louie found out he was on the short list to replace David Letterman as host of the “Late Show.” With the opportunity all comedians dream of dangling in front of him, Louie realized he’d have to work to get the job. But first, he tried to bail. He lamented to his ex-wife Janet that the job would take too much time away from their daughters. She agreed, “Yes, you’ll see them a lot less. But that’s because you’ll have. A job.” 'Louie' and his 'Late Night' dreams [This post contains spoilers for the August 30 episode of FX's "Louie."] On the latest episode of “Louie,” the beleaguered comedian headed to Los Angeles. And as with so many saucer-eyed starlets before him, opportunity came knocking. This episode defied Louie’s expectations as well as ours, replacing the usual intro with an acoustic ditty playing over a static shot of Hollywood’s famed Improv theater. 'Louie' and the hunt for Tape Recorder On Thursday night's “Louie,” our sad sack hero searched for a pair of complicated women. Louie couldn’t stop dreaming about Liz, i.e. Tape Recorder, the enigmatic woman who took him on a strange but enlightening date earlier in the season. He went to the bookstore to find her. Dealing with daddy issues on 'Louie' On last night’s episode, Louie finally confronted his father. Or rather, his daddy issues. Father is the one role Louie always seems comfortable in: He doesn’t hesitate to tell Jane to stop playing the violin and start her homework. Even when she protests, “But it’s beautiful.” (Is there anything Ursula Parker can’t do?) 'Louie' reconciles with Marc Maron - again On Thursday night’s “Louie,” the title character reconnected with an old friend and with a bizarre former acquaintance. When Dolores approached Louie outside their children’s school, a flashback reminded us of their sexual encounter last season. (Dolores begged to be spanked, then collapsed sobbing.)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line172
__label__wiki	0.959148	0.959148	Ordinance authorizes classification of police position with pay ranging from lieutenant to assistant chief Posted on April 24, 2014 April 23, 2014 by Thomas Sellers By Bill Short The Millington Board of Mayor and Aldermen has unanimously passed an ordinance on final reading that authorizes a police position with salary ranging from lieutenant to assistant chief. Board members took the action during their April 14 regular monthly meeting on a motion offered by Alderman Hank Hawkins and seconded by Alderman Frankie Dakin. The ordinance also establishes a new classification for a lead dispatcher/jailer position in the police department, as well as new job titles and descriptions in the Arts and Recreation Department. It states that, as a “blueprint” for controlling the city’s resources, the Position Control Budget and Compensation Policy is subject to changes during the year to reflect the “changing environment” and the needs of the city. The ordinance authorizes Mayor Terry Jones and Interim City Manager Chris Dorsey, in “consultation” with a new police chief, to establish a position in the police department as a classification no lower than lieutenant and no higher than assistant chief in pay level between $47,276 and $54,054. Shortly before the vote, Alderman Thomas McGhee said the ordinance acknowledges the service that Interim Police Chief Rita Stanback has provided to the city and allows her to remain in a “leadership role.” Stanback was a lieutenant in the department when she was appointed in June 2012 by then-interim mayor Linda Carter after the resignation of former chief Ray Douglas. At its Feb. 17 meeting, on a motion offered by Alderman Mike Caruthers and seconded by Alderman Bethany Huffman, the board voted to keep Stanback as interim police chief while advertising an opening for the permanent position. The motion was passed by five affirmative votes, with Hawkins and McGhee absent. Shortly before that vote, then-interim city manager Mike Chesney noted that The University of Tennessee’s Municipal Technical Advisory Service was reviewing all the city’s departments on their training, leadership, staffing and equipment. Citing “many conversations” with Stanback about how the police department should “develop,” he said they agreed that “now is the time” to bring in a police chief who has the “experience and knowledge” to carry the department to the “next level.” While commending her for the “great job” she has done as “interim chief,” he requested that she be allowed to continue in that capacity during the search process. As the next police chief “redesigns” the department and his “programs,” Chesney said, Stanback will be given all the “training” she needs to continue the “great career path that she is on.” During the portion of the April 14 meeting designated for Public Comments, Fred Bailey of 6964 Northknoll Drive asked why the board would vote to “remove” someone who it said was doing “such a magnificent job.” While acknowledging that he could not speak for the board, Dakin said Stanback did “a great job” with what she had to deal with when she was appointed. “Many of you are aware that the situation she came into was not the best for a police chief,” he noted. “And Chief Stanback came in with fewer qualifications than would typically be associated with someone who has been appointed to police chief.” Dakin said Stanback’s “stepping down” and the board’s advertising of the opening for the permanent position were the result of conversations with her as well as Chesney. In response to a question by Bailey, Caruthers said Stanback’s annual salary is approximately $62,000. Bailey said it has been the city’s practice for “quite some time” that the police and fire chiefs make the same salary. He noted that, in 2011, they both made more than $64,000. But even if it was “past practice,” Dakin said, that does not mean it was the “best” practice. He noted that the police and fire departments are not the same size and do not have to deal with the same “personnel or issues.” The city’s advertisement of the permanent police chief position lists it as a Grade 12. In response to a question by Bailey, City Finance Director John Trusty said the entry-level salary for that grade is $57,000, and the maximum pay is $95,000. While noting that Stanback’s salary was selected by Carter, Trusty said it was higher than the starting pay for a department director. “I don’t know why she’s stepping down,” Bailey said. “But you all are not able to provide answers to basic questions about why she has to go.” James Earl Holmes of 7832 W. Navy Circle said he believes the board was “shortchanging” the residents with the answers it gave. He recalled that Carter appointed Stanback to be the chief, not the interim chief. “If she was a chief, she’s a chief,” he said, “and she still should get the same pay. Not the interim chief gets this, and the chief gets that.” McGhee questioned the “appropriateness of this forum” to address all the questions that were raised. But he noted that the board does not evaluate department directors or counsel employees. Because he was not at the Feb. 17 meeting, McGhee reminded the residents that he did not vote to advertise the permanent position. He acknowledged that “a lot of things” are happening, and they just see the “end result” of them. “We pledged transparency,” he noted. “And where we can, without violating someone else’s rights to privacy, we want to do that.” Bitha Luze of 6888 Richard Wilson Drive said there are positions that a woman “has no business in whatsoever.” “But Rita was made the chief,” she said. “And as far as we all know, she’s done an excellent job. If she was a man, she’d be making the same salary as a man made.” The advertisement of the permanent position was scheduled to end on April 16. Although more than 30 applications had been received, Dorsey said he would not look at any of them until then.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line175
__label__wiki	0.737857	0.737857	Panzer Division Marduk is Marduk’s sixth studio album and it is considered to be one of the albums that were in Marduk’s glory days. Released in 1999, at the time there was not many bands around then that could match the pace of Marduk and they opened up a whole new world of black metal which is beyond extreme. Everything is fairly balanced and the instruments are insanely tight and technical. The first thing to hit you about this album is the overwhelming barrage sounds that resinate with so much force that you might fall out of your seat. Yep, this is what many people consider to be the real Marduk. The sheer tightness and speed is definitely the main highlights in this album. Awesome blast beats that rip your ear drums to shreds, guitar riffs that actually match the pace of the music and vocals that don’t sound like shrieks of despair but sounds like, well… words. There is one work that really summarises what this album is all about, “extreme”. When it comes to black metal, this is as extreme as you can make it and it still has evidence of song structure and planning. It seems that they have put a lot of thought into their music because everything fits in musically and even lyrically, and what better way to support such extreme music with some extreme “war” lyrics. After the shock of hearing this album for the first time, you being to pick up the finer details about the album and begin to realise there is much more to this album than just speed and brutality. The main thing to realise is that even though they are incredibly technical and speedy with their music. They have in no way thrown melody out the window, in fact they seemed to embrace it and have really incorporated it into their sound very well. Even though they have successfully created an insanely fast album it’s not their primary aim, I think they have chosen to deliver their extreme sense in many other different directions than just the music. Unlike other bands, their brutality is not only skin deep they have successfully made an album that still has the basic traits of black metal. The main thing is that this album still sounds quite dark and a somewhat sinister feeling behind it. This really fits with the back drop and judging from the album cover and titles, without even looking at the lyrics I can tell that it’s about war and because of the religious implications as well I’m guessing it’s from the realms of world war two. The last thing to mention about this is that even though everything about this album is pointing at war, hate and anti-Semitism they have chosen to use a high quality recording rather than poor recording to create an illusion of darkness and a raw atmosphere. Many other bands do this but Marduk has a totally different approach to the music. Other bands tend to try and recreate all the death and despair which is usually accompanied with world war two within their music, rather than doing this Marduk have done the opposite. The music feels a lot more energized and a lot more projected, it’s almost like they want you to feel like you are actually in the warzone experiencing bullets whizzing past you and mortar shells falling next to you but at the same time still having a black metal atmosphere. By replacing the raw element with a more sinister feeling has still managed to keep the album sounding dark but lets them tinker with different styles. I think they have made the right choice with this. They have also backed all this up with actual sounds of war, this is evident at the beginning of some of the tracks. From start to finish this album is 99% energetic brutality with the 1% being its small traces of melody. As soon as the first track “Baptism By Fire” opens you aren’t automatically introduced with a wall of black metal but by the sounds of primitive fighter planes dropping bombs in a warzone, then the music hits you. That track is a great way to introduce what this album is all about and what you can expect. Also once the opening track has finished, the music doesn’t get any slower in anyway. They have really tried to keep the same pace throughout the entire album rather than just one or two songs. Although each song sounds similar to the last one, they have made very minute alterations which change the entire feeling without compromising the energy of the song and because this album is only eight tracks long, it doesn’t seem to get boring at all. Overall Panzer Division Marduk is one of the best black metal releases out there to date and I don’t expect anything out there today or the near future that will beat Marduk at their own game which is a combination of brutality and melodies. Some bands like Infernal War and Tsjuder might come close in terms of brutality but they don’t usually incorporate melodies very much into their sound. This is a great album because it one of the few black metal albums that I have heard where the intended mood is fast and energetic but they have recorded it in high quality which got rid of the raw feeling. This is great because they seem to get their messages across far easier, and the fact that this album was recorded in 1999 when bands were still experimenting with how raw sounding they can get make this feat even more amazing. I don’t think there are any imperfections when it comes to music in general, the only thing is that the listener should note that it might sound highly repetitive at times. But at least they only made this album eight tracks long rather than dragging it for eleven or more. I would highly recommend this album to anyone who likes extreme metal and above all black metal fans who are into the brutal stuff. This album is definitely at the upper end of the scale when it comes to sheer brutality. Furthermore, for people who are wondering what to listen to, just put the CD in the player and just hit play. Everything seems to be evenly balanced when it comes to the songs also there is none of those dead slow tracks that some of the other Marduk albums feature. Everything is highly energetic you can count on it, that being said, people who like the rawer and darker side of black metal should keep away from this. Overall Panzer Division Marduk is one of Marduk’s greatest albums and I give it a 19/20. Posted by miniradman at 11:01 PM Labels: Black Metal, Brutal, Marduk, miniradman, Panzer Division Marduk, review	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line176
__label__cc	0.534716	0.465284	You are here: Home / AAML / Does Alienation of Children from Safe Parents Really Cause Harm? April 15, 2018 by Public Information Officer This is a lot to read, but critical for professionals to get this that it is no small thing to enable this form of abuse to ruin the lives of children when you are in a position to make life better for them. AAML_Alienation of Children and Parents_2015 by Deb Beacham on Scribd Do you know how to recognize harmful behavior in children who have been turned against a parent? Excerpts found below are borrowed from the above document and may include occasional notes by My Advocate Center as this review is part of a larger study geared toward reducing childhood trauma and improving safety for parents and children. Good grades in school, excellent performance in sports and performing arts, and polite, compliant behavior in settings apart from the rejected parent comprise only some aspects of healthy psychological functioning. Children who suspend critical thinking and judge parents as either all good or all bad are prone to transfer such cognitive practices to peer relationships, resulting in the rupture of friendships at the first sign of conflict. Alienated children’s relationships with their favored parents may appear ideal because of the absence of conflict and frustration. In some cases, though, children pay for such harmony by neglecting their own needs.22 Often these children feel responsible for their favored parent’s emotional well-being. They comfort distressed parents, serve as confidantes, and assure parents of their allegiance. Alienated children often sacrifice age-appropriate independent functioning in order to gratify favored parents’ needs to keep the children close at hand and dependent. The children believe that they have their favored parents’ approval to suspend the usual rules of morality when dealing with the targets of their enmity. Apart from what may be covert or subtle corruption of character and respect for authority, alienated children suffer overt irrational anxiety or hatred of a parent and declare their wish to completely erase good parents from their lives. Such irrational feelings represent significant psychological disturbances, regardless of how well these children function in other domains.24 At the very least, unreasonably rejecting a parent is as serious a problem as are other irrational aversions and anxieties, such as avoidance of school, peers, or open spaces. Their obsessive hatred of rejected parents is at least as worrisome as fixed negative stereotypes and irrational prejudice toward members of religious or ethnic minorities. Severely alienated children suffer significant impairments in their cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development.25 They maintain a highly distorted view of a parent. They are unable to give and receive love from a good parent. What would be a normal response, if the parents were not separated? If these children were living in an intact family, professionals would not doubt the wisdom of addressing rather than ignoring the problems. It is not necessary to cite the long-term consequences of parental alienation to justify the importance of addressing the problem. The family’s dysfunction in the present is sufficient justification for intervention.26 In addition to alleviating the child’s obvious impairments, interventions are needed to improve the functioning of both parents. Some mental health professionals and lawyers too readily counsel rejected parents to accept the situation and wait passively for the child’s return. Those who make recommendations and decisions for these families should understand that the family is suffering and should be aware of the immense tragedy for a child to lose a parent and for a parent to lose a child. It is easier to appreciate what is at stake when parental alienation is seen through the eyes of a parent who is the victim. One mother puts it this way: It is like your child has died, but you can’t go through the normal grieving process. Instead you are stuck in this Twilight Zone-like nightmare with no end in sight. You know your child is being abused, and this is child abuse pure and simple, but no one will help you save their hijacked souls and you are forced to stand and watch, with your hands tied behind your back. She describes what mental health professionals term ambiguous loss or complicated loss, more difficult to resolve than grief over the death of a child because it defies closure.27 She also identifies the pain of standing by helplessly while her child’s character is corrupted. In addition to the emotional impact on families, parental alienation is implicated in violence, suicides, and homicides. An example is a father who alienated his children and then conspired with them to kill their mother. Explicitly recognizing the power of the father’s influence, the district attorney charged the man with having “coerced, persuaded and enticed his children to commit this atrocious crime upon their mother.”28 Researchers have limited data on what happens over time. Researchers can extrapolate long-term outcomes, though, from several well-developed lines of investigation. These include: the impact of exposure to poorly-managed parental conflict, the consequences of intrusive parenting, and the risks to future development associated with parental absence and unresolved conflicts with parents.30 The literature on parenting most relevant to understanding the consequences of parental alienating behavior are studies on parental psychological control, also called intrusive parenting. This is defined as parenting behavior that “constrains, invalidates, and manipulates children’s psychological and emotional experience and expression.”33 Examples of psychological control include: “If I have hurt her feelings, she stops talking to me until I please her again.” “Is less friendly to me if I don’t see things his way.” The concept of intrusive parenting was not created with alienated children in mind. But “manipulating children’s psychological and emotional experience and expression” is precisely how authorities on the psychology of alienated children describe the negative influence of the favored parent.34 This type of manipulative parenting is linked to subsequent higher levels of depression and antisocial behavior.35 Higher risk for depression is also one of the known longterm hazards of parental absence during childhood.36 Some of the dynamics of this elevated risk may not apply to situations where parental absence is caused by the child’s rejection, but most of the identified reasons for the negative impact of parental absence are relevant to the risks faced by an estranged child growing up apart from a parent and without that parent’s psychological contributions to development. The greater the discrepancy between the amount of nurturing and involvement children received from each parent—and for severely alienated children it is the most extreme—the lower their subsequent self-esteem, life satisfaction, and quality and satisfaction with friendships, and the greater distress, romantic relationship problems, and troubled ruminations about parents these children experience when they are young adults.37 In addition, children who hold a parent in contempt risk feeling contempt for the aspects of their own personalities that reflect identifications with the rejected parents. The resulting diminished self-esteem may contribute to depression. Children cannot escape the knowledge that each parent is part of them. It is difficult to harbor great contempt for a parent without, at some level, feeling terribly impaired. In subsequent years many of these children regret missing out on the relationship with the rejected parent. As they mature, many feel ashamed and guilty for having caused so much pain to a loving parent. Why is it important to take action to prevent such abuse and harm? Overcoming severe alienation usually involves extensive litigation, multiple failed attempts to modify the behaviors of the alienating parent and child, and sometimes an intensive intervention, all of which take a lot of money and time. The longer the process takes, the more the losses accumulate. The longer the absence of contact between parent and child, the more lost opportunities mount for the creation of family memories. School performances, music and dance recitals, scouting trips, science fair projects, sports events, proms, and graduation ceremonies all create memories marred in future years by the parent missing from the photographs. Can educational programs help? The programs teach about the impact of parental conflict on children and the importance of avoiding bad-mouthing and alienating behavior. They offer no guidance, though, on how to respond when the other parent engages in alienating behavior that places the children at risk for joining in a campaign of denigration and rejection. The programs exhort parents to refrain from behaviors that encourage alienation, but they make no suggestions to proactively protect children from succumbing to a parent’s alienating behavior or to stem the tide of alienation before it becomes severe. In short, parents receive no advice on how to respond effectively to the challenges posed by their children’s rejection and provocative, contemptuous behavior. As a result, alienated parents typically make mistakes that compound the problem.43 Therapy? Counseling is not only ineffective in many cases of moderate and severe alienation. Often it makes things worse. Counselors who lack adequate understanding and competence in dealing with parental alienation may be too quick to accept at face value the favored parent and child’s representations of events.53 This can result in misdiagnosis and misguided treatment. Detailed and Unambiguous Court Orders are Strongly Recommended Parenting coordinators and therapists who work with high conflict cases emphasize the importance of the court issuing detailed and clear orders. A parent who is intent on obstructing the child’s contact with the other parent will exploit every loophole and ambiguity in the orders to accomplish this goal. For instance, the parent may claim that the child is coming down with a cold and can’t make the shift between homes. Or the parent will sabotage court-ordered treatment because the orders failed to specify which parent is responsible for getting the child to the therapist. Attorneys who represent rejected parents should anticipate every conceivable excuse to keep children from their clients and then ensure that the orders protect against these contingencies. If this is done at the stage of the initial temporary orders, it could help prevent alienation from taking root and becoming more severe. Attempts to corrupt a child’s view of a parent most effectively crowd out the child’s positive feelings and memories when the child has no reminders of the parent’s love and no time to enjoy that parent.55 The child becomes more dependent on the favored parent and more likely to see the absent parent through the distorting lens of the parent doing the bad-mouthing. When their parents separate, children have no norms about what to expect. If they have regular contact with both parents from the outset, this becomes the status quo and the norm. If they lose contact with a parent, they come to regard this as normal. The longer children are apart from a parent, the stronger the negative attitudes, the more resistant to change, and the more difficult it is to reunite children with their rejected parent. The longer the children’s will dominates the behavior of adults, the more difficult it will be for the children to appreciate and accept that decisions about contact are not theirs to make. Can courts do more to safeguard relationships between targeted parents and children? One provision of many court orders, designed to safeguard children’s welfare, may have undesirable consequences. Parents are admonished to not speak negatively about each other to the children, not involve the children in parental conflicts, and not discuss the litigation with the children. The problem is that alienating parents, either intentionally or inadvertently, regularly violate this provision. This places parents who are targets of badmouthing and smear campaigns in a bind. If they do not speak to their children and correct misinformation that persuades the children to see them in a bad light, they give their children no help to cope with the bad-mouthing, and may stand idly by as their relationship with their children gradually deteriorates.56 But if they do speak to their children, they risk being seen as criticizing the other parent, involving their children in the parents’ conflicts, or inappropriately exposing the children to litigation matters. Lawyers and judges should recognize some limitations of court orders that attempt to regulate parent-child communications about the divorce. For example, parents should shield children from most adult-adult issues and not undermine the other parent’s relationship with the child—that is the true intent of such court orders. But a parent who is the target of bad-mouthing may need to defend his or her parent-child relationship by sensitively providing information to counter accusations the child hears from the other parent. Even the most unambiguous and detailed orders will not help if they are not enforced. A parent who obstructs the children’s contact with the other parent may benefit from the status quo. In In re Miller and Todd, a New Hampshire court awarded custody to a mother who successfully interfered with the father child relationship.57 The court found that the mother alienated the children from their father, but reasoned that the children had spent the majority of their lives with her and that is where they felt most comfortable. This is typical for such cases. The absence of contact establishes a status quo that the court honors in order to spare the children drastic changes. The New Hampshire Supreme Court vacated the award.58 It recognized that the father was denied contact with his children for more than two years, and that awarding custody to the mother because of the lack of father-child contacts rewards the mother for violating court orders. The decision quoted the Vermont Supreme Court: Although obviously well intended, the court’s decision effectively condoned a parent’s willful alienation of a child from the other parent. Its ruling sends the unacceptable message that others might, with impunity, engage in similar misconduct. Left undisturbed, the court’s decision would nullify the principle that the best interests of the child are furthered through a healthy and loving relationship with both parents.59 This reasoning gives voice to the most frequent complaint parents make regarding their custody litigation: Repeated violations of orders go unpunished, with some parents making a mockery of the court’s authority. Experts agree. Dr. Joan Kelly notes, “[A] significant number of these parents have come to believe . . . that noncompliance with court orders, whether for facilitating contact between the child and rejected parent or attending divorce education classes or therapy, brings no negative consequences.”60 Are some professionals encouraging misconduct and willfully causing psychological harm to children and safe parents? In some cases a child runs away from the rejected parent’s home into the welcoming arms of a parent intent on driving a wedge between the child and the other parent. Law enforcement authorities can be effective in such situations by retrieving the children, giving them stern lectures, and returning them to the parent from whom they ran away. The police are more likely to do so if the court orders anticipate such an event and direct law enforcement personnel to enforce the parenting plan. Unfortunately often the police dismiss such incidents as family matters that need to be settled in court and not by police intervention. A parent is less likely to harbor a runaway child if he or she expects swift sanction from the court for violating orders. Instead what often occurs is that the children remain out of touch with their rejected parent as the litigation slogs through a quicksand of legal maneuvering and failed psychotherapeutic attempts to remedy the problem. Drawbacks of leaving children with the parent using alienating tactics: Leaving the children with their favored (abusive parent who is manipulating the children and exploiting the court process) parent may be less stressful for some children in the short run, and may be a default option if the court determines that the rejected parent lacks the capacity to assume full-time care of the children. In terms of alleviating alienation, though, this option has significant drawbacks. It is not recommended when the favored parent has a history of sabotaging treatment (e.g., repeatedly failing to bring children to appointments, or repeatedly terminating treatment until locating a therapist who supports the favored parent’s position in the litigation). It is not recommended when the favored parent exposes the children to an emotionally toxic environment, such as intimidating the children into rejecting the other parent. The literature on domestic violence describes the manner in which efforts to turn children against a parent sometimes represent a continuation and extension of behaviors by the other parent intended to harass, control, and punish a former spouse or partner.66 Are many court professionals currently getting it wrong? According to a consensus of studies, treatment of severely alienated children while they remain apart from the rejected parent and with the favored parent is more likely to fail than to succeed and it may make matters worse by further entrenching the child’s distorted perceptions of the rejected parent.67 This is true for all models of treatment of irrationally alienated children proposed in the literature. Extending unsuccessful treatment while the child remains with the favored parent carries the hazards of delaying, and in some cases preventing, the eventual delivery of effective help. Custody evaluators and guardians ad litem often prefer this option because they believe it is less intrusive and requires less of an adjustment on the children’s part than removing the children from the primary care of the favored parent. Typically, court orders for treatment under this option are open-ended with vague and non-specific treatment goals (e.g., to reunify the parent and child, or to improve the parent-child relationship). This is the reality for most parents being pushed out of their children’s lives. Is this intentional? If treatment fails (which is more likely than not with severely alienated children who have no contact with the rejected parent outside of therapy sessions), the rejected parent wants to return to court as soon as possible (assuming finances allow), while the favored parent delays the process as long as possible. When the case is back before the court, the judge is likely to order an updated evaluation by the original evaluator. The timing of the re-evaluation is subject to the evaluator’s schedule and is usually prolonged by the favored parent’s obstructive and delay tactics. The longer the delay, the older the children, the more accustomed they become to living estranged from a parent, and the less likely the court will be to overturn the status quo. Note: in going through this body of work, it seems that there is great incentive for an abusive parent to violate court orders and engage in mental cruelty by manipulating and coercing children as it is so easy to get away with causing harm this way. To what degree will abusive parents manipulate and collude to avoid intervention? Collusion to Discourage Interventions and Placement with the Rejected Parent: When the favored parent worries that an evaluator, guardian ad litem, or the court are likely to hold the favored parent in large measure responsible for the children’s alienation, and may place the children primarily with the rejected parent, often the favored parent encourages the children to pretend that they have overcome their alienation. Cooperative and superficial polite behavior replaces the former avoidance and disrespect. After months and sometimes years of no contact and scornful rejection, the children begin to comply willingly with orders for contact. In an attempt to obscure the fact that the children had ever been alienated, the favored parent and children rewrite history. In one case, after the court heard evidence about a child’s animosity toward his mother’s extended family, one boy falsely claimed that he had been having weekly phone contact with his maternal uncle. Through texts and emails requesting to meet, greeting cards signed with love, and surreptitious voice recordings, the children fulfill their assignment to create a record that the favored parent subsequently uses to argue in favor of maintaining the status quo. Toward the end of a trial, a teen contacted her mother after months of avoidance to ask to meet for dinner. The mother was aware that the offer was a ruse. If she refused the invitation the father would claim that the mother was not doing her part toward reconciliation. If she accepted the invitation, the judge would hear that the mother-daughter relationship was on the mend and no additional intervention or custody modification was needed. After hearing the details of the children’s communications during the contact, I advised the mother to be aware that her daughter likely was recording the entire interaction. The mother replied, “Come to think of it, she left her cell phone in the center of the dining room table during the entire meal.” It exposes the power that the favored parent has wielded all along to remedy the problem and underscores that parent’s role in fomenting, strengthening, and supporting the children’s suffering. At the same time, it reveals a previously unseen malleability in the behavior of the favored parent and children when sufficiently motivated by the court’s authority. The sham, intended to convince the court to take a hands-off approach, instead helps the evaluator and the court appreciate that the successful resolution of alienation requires the court’s firm expectations, oversight, and enforcement. When the children believe that, as far as the court is concerned, failure is not an option, they are more likely to engage meaningfully in efforts to repair the damaged relationship. The fear of getting the favored parent in trouble with the court provides children with a face-saving excuse to “follow the rules” and return to a normal relationship with the other parent. The children then feel relieved to shed the burden of having to disrespect one parent for fear of disappointing the other. Can the court or professionals expect the abusive parent to do right by the children and other parent after winning? The parent with whom the children are aligned has carried on a lengthy campaign to support the status quo of no contact between the children and their other parent. It is unlikely that the aligned parent will be inclined to relinquish the campaign in the immediate aftermath of the court’s decision. Tips for Lawyers Representing a Parent Who is Alienating the Children – page 67. 1. If your clients are aware that they are undermining their children’s relationships with their other parent, impress upon them the damage this is likely to cause the children in the near-term and in the future. 4. Ensure that your clients understand the possible legal consequences for interference with custodial contact and for violating court orders. The Targeted Family Usually Does Not Recover, but Faith Remains Despite weathering cruel treatment and untempered hatred that would drive most people away, many rejected parents maintain a steadfast commitment to their children’s welfare and invest considerable resources trying to restore positive relationships. Very often the tragedy extends to an entire half of the children’s family who remain astounded and deeply hurt at the formerly loving children’s complete estrangement. Challenge to the Legal Community and to Healthcare Professionals The outcome of cases with severely alienated children spells the difference between elated parents who recapture their identities as parents versus bereft parents who mourn the loss of their children and whose children grow up with parents who may be perpetrators of emotional abuse, who force them to make a child’s version of Sophie’s Choice, and fail to honor their right to love and be loved by two parents. If they don’t find their way back to their rejected parents when these children grow up and have their own children, the next generation is deprived of a legacy. Helping these families is challenging and a heavy responsibility. It is not often that legal and mental health professionals get the chance to alter the course of generations. Filed Under: AAML, Alienation of Affection, Alienation of Parents & Children, Bullying of Children, Child Abuse Response & Prevention, Child Custody, Child Custody Evaluators, Children as Pawns, Domestic Violence, Evolving Solutions: Family Law, Judicial Guide to Child Custody, Kids Need Their Parents, Psychological Professionals, Rights of Children Tagged With: AAML, Alienation of Affection, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Deb Beacham, Psychological Abuse, Trauma Counseling About Public Information Officer Deb Beacham of Atlanta is the founder of My Advocate Center, Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation created in 2011 to serve the rapidly growing needs of families and children caught in conflict. What is Solutions-Based Journalism? Researching and reporting are being leveraged in the development of creative solutions to help families preserve their time, energy, financial resources and homes for the benefit of their children. Public awareness and engagement are key so Ms. Beacham launched programming for professionals serving families, reaching more than a million listeners across the metro Atlanta area. Pro Advocate Radio will be announcing its next series soon!	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line178
__label__wiki	0.694266	0.694266	TIFF 2017 — 10 Movies in 10 Days Curtis Morgan Arts, Events & Festivals, Movies & Videos, Reviews, The Mob's Reel The Mob’s Reel has been gracious enough to host Mobster, Curtis Morgan's TIFF 2017 review. As an actor and film buff, Curtis braved this year's red carpet to bring you spoiler-free reviews on the 10 films he saw at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. I was like, am I really gonna go 10 for 10 again? Then I remembered that I had gone to maybe two movies all summer because the offerings were, for the most part, uninspired (with some exceptions). There’s just something about the Toronto International Film Festival: when something of this scale happens in your city,… you just gotta be there. A lot of folks call it the “People’s Festival”. It’s not Posh McStuffin’s Cannes, it’s not everybody’s vacation spot’s Sundance, it’s the City’s festival… for the people. For those of you who may have said, “I’ve always wanted to see a TIFF movie.”, well you have… you just may not have realized it. Movies like Moonlight, Hidden Figures and other Oscar nominated and winning films, were first seen at TIFF. And TIFF has become a harbinger of what the Academy will be acclaiming it’s best of the year in a few months. Those aforementioned films are the big ones that everyone talks about. Those are easy. This year, it will most likely be films like Darkest Hour, Battle of the Sexes, and The Killing of a Sacred Deer that will be water-cooler fodder come Oscar time. But what about other TIFF gems that were worth a look? Here’s some suggestions that are presently waiting for you on Netflix right now: Blue Jay (excellent), Justin Timberlake & The Tennessee Kids (very good), Arq, Amanda Knox, Mascots, I Am The Pretty Thing That Lives In The House, It Follows (just to name a few). For more info on some of last year’s best, click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2. This year, the 10 films I saw this year were: Joseph Kahn’s take on the underground world of Battle Rap Vince Vaughn’s rebirth as a bad-ass. Midnight Madness at it’s best. Matt Damon’s shrinking ego. Michael Jackson’s Thriller in 3D. John Woo’s return to his classic style? Denzel Washington character vehicle. The love story between Toronto and Air Canada. The movie that takes place AFTER all your favourite zombie flicks. They should have gone to Vegas. Click these links to read the reviews on each of these films: Joseph Kahn’s Bodied Brawl in Cell Block 99 (with Vince Vaughn & Don Johnson) Downsizing (with Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, & Kristen Wiig) Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D/The Making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller (digitally remastered) John Woo’s Manhunt Roman J. Israel, Esq. (with Denzel Washington) The Carter Effect (documentary on Vince Carter’s time with the Toronto Raptors) The Cured (post-zombie movie starring Ellen Page) Enjoy! See you at the movies. artsfeaturedfilmreviewthe mob's reelTIFFTIFF Movie reviewsToronto International Film Festival	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line180
__label__cc	0.671994	0.328006	Weekend Box Office Good Deeds (2012) Good Deeds (2012).. Good Deeds (2012) Director: Tyler Perry Writers: Tyler Perry Stars: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union and Thandie Newton Category: Drama, Romance Good Deeds is a comedy movie, the movie covers the drama and romantic category also. The director and writer of the movie is Tyler Perry. The stars of the movie are Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union and Thandie Newton. Story of the movie is good and the storylines of the movie are pretty simple. The story is about Wesley deeds a rich well to do businessman who is living quite a content life, he thinks he\\\'s got it all figured out when he meets Lindsey Wakefield played by Thandie Newton a single mom who works as a cleaner on his building. Tyler perry pretty impressed the movie fans with the great work. Many of film fans say it\\\'s my best film, most of them think it is excellent and all seems to have really enjoyed it but sometime we can’t get time and enough money to Watch Movies. To Watch Movies Online is the fantastic source in these situations. MWS also offers to Watch Good Deeds Online. The site provides you pretty good stuff with save conditions. People are enjoying their best services because they are getting good picture and sound quality. It’s so simple to Watch Good Deeds Movie, even one can Download Good Deeds with fast speed. Watch or Download Good Deeds now with HD quality.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line182
__label__wiki	0.858136	0.858136	Trump’s Scrutiny Increase Sees Chinese Money Vanish From Silicon Valley Startu Chinese investment in the Silicon Valley Responsible Author: Jacob Harris \| Palo Alto, 01/09/2019, 10:22 Time 16292x read USPA NEWS - There has been a halt in Chinese investments in U.S. technology start-ups with both investors and startup founders are scrapping deals amid because of scrutiny from Washington heightened by the policies of the new Trump administration aimed at reducing access to the US market for China. According to New York economic research firm Rhodium Group, last year, the amount of Chinese venture funding in U.S. startups was $3 billion which was a record. The investments were driven by the urgency of investors and tech companies to get through with deals before the approval of a new regulatory regime in August. And since that time, there has been a very steep decline in venture funding in US startups by Chinese investors according to news agency Reuters after it conducted in-depth interviews with 35 industry players. The US government granted itself greater powers for blocking foreign investment in U.S. companies according to the new legislation signed by U.S. President Donald Trump. This was applicable to all in foreign investments coming from all countries. However preventing Chinese investments from getting its hands on strategic U.S. technologies has been the announced focus of Trump of this legislation. The fallout of the new legislation has been swift even though tech industry veterans said that the new rules are still being finalized. “Deals involving Chinese companies and Chinese buyers and Chinese investors have virtually stopped,” said attorney Nell O’Donnell. He has represented U.S. tech companies in negotiations with foreign investors. In order to ensure investments get the stamp of approval from Washington, deal terms are being feverishly rewritten by lawyers so that the deals get the green signal from the Trump administration, reported Reuters. Transactions have been cancelled and negotiations with US start-ups have been stopped by Chinese investors, including big family offices. On the other hand, there are some entrepreneurs that are trying to avoid Chinese investment because of the fear that such investments would means very lengthy reviews by the government which could draw on their resources and momentum, both of which are very critical elements in the startup industry. For example, Chinese investment was declined last year by a San Francisco-based company Volley Labs, Inc which makes corporate training materials with the help artificial intelligence. The company had earlier accepted Chinese money in a funding round in 2017 from Beijing-based TAL Education Group. “We decided for optical reasons it just wouldn’t make sense to expose ourselves further to investors coming from a country where there is now so much by way of trade tensions and IP tensions,” Carson Kahn, Volley’s CEO told Reuters. Reuters also quoted an unnamed Silicon Valley venture capitalist who claimed that he had confirmed information about at least ten deals that were cancelled because such deals would require approval from an interagency group in the US known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. However, the slowdown of Chinese investment is unlikely to result in catastrophic consequences for Silicon Valley because, according to data provider PitchBook Inc, in the first three quarters of last year, there were investments of more than $84 billion into U.S. start-ups from investors worldwide which was more than full-year funding earlier. (Source:www.reuters.com) Liability for this article lies with the author, who also holds the copyright. Editorial content from USPA may be quoted on other websites as long as the quote comprises no more than 5% of the entire text, is marked as such and the source is named (via hyperlink). back download PDF report	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line186
__label__cc	0.637729	0.362271	There is a new Iranian president, but let me remind you Iran's true leadership has an apocalyptic policy by which the government operates Iran has elected a new president, Hasan Rowhani, who some say is somewhat of a moderate, however the true power in the government of Iran lies in the Supreme Council made up of the ayatollahs and Ayatollah Khomenei is the leader of the Iranian state, and I must tell you that the Supreme Council has an apocalyptic policy by which they govern the country of Iran. More on that background from Ken Timmerman our broadcast partner in Washington, D.C. Shiite eschatology as practiced by the Iranian regime, which by the way is not the same as all Shiites, believes that they can trigger the return of Imam Mahdi, this mystical twelfth Imam who has been hiding at the bottom of a well since AD 941 and when he returns he will lead a victorious Muslim army to Jerusalem and conquer the world for Islam. Now, they believe through their actions they can hasten the return of the Imam Mahdi. Ahmadinejad has said that, so has Hamenei and so has many of the top clerics in the country. They way they do that Jimmy is by triggering mass destruction around the world, now that can be with a nuclear weapon, violence in various countries, revolutions or what have you. They believe their actions can actually bring this about. The Shiite Muslims have an eschatology based on what the Iranian leadership, the Supreme Council, have as their policy for leading the government of the nation of Iran. It is called an apocalyptic policy. What that calls for is a scenario that will bring forth the Mahdi, Arabic for messiah, and he will come about as the twelfth Imam out of the country and when he comes to power he will go to Jerusalem to setup a worldwide caliphate, Arabic for dominion or kingdom. That is in contradiction to Biblical eschatology which says that Jesus Christ will come back and setup His Kingdom in the city of Jerusalem. Iran's eschatology though wrong, is actually setting the stage for Biblical eschatology to be fulfilled. That stage is set, the actors in place, the curtain about to go up on the last drama. Posted by James at Friday, January 17, 2014 ▼ Jan 17 ( 1 ) There is a new Iranian president, but let me remin...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line189
__label__cc	0.597214	0.402786	Go back in time with us with this classic press release - meet Trinity Lewis This media release was originally released on May 7, 2018. DRS has been empowering Oklahomans for 25 years. School for the Blind student gains work experience as campus receptionist Trinity Lewis, an Oklahoma School for the Blind senior from Oklahoma City, is the school’s youngest receptionist. MUSKOGEE, Okla. – After beloved receptionist Patsy Perceful retired in December, Oklahoma School for Blind Superintendent Rita Echelle needed another exceptional person for that key position. Trinity Lewis, who works the afternoon shift Monday through Thursday is not the only person filling that role. However, at age 18, she is the youngest. Her work study experience during Lewis’ senior year has turned out to be a perfect fit. “Trinity is friendly and helpful to anyone who needs help, and she’s very professional,” Avonda Harris, work study and independent living skills supervisor, said. “I’m proud of her because she worked out very well.” Vivacious and enthusiastic, Lewis has curly hair and a backpack full of technology, including a cell phone, laptop and iPad, and expertise with applications used by people with visual impairments. “I’ve been here (in the receptionist’s job) since December 15, 2017, Monday through Wednesday, from 1:30 p.m. until 4:05 p.m.,” Lewis said. “And on Thursday, since we go home at 3:15, I’m here from 1:30 p.m. until 3:15 p.m.” After morning classes, she answers and transfers calls, takes messages, greets visitors, sorts mail, files documents and makes sure packages are delivered to their destinations. “Friendly is not a hard thing for me to do because that’s just my personality in general,” she said, adding that she gets her friendly personality from her mom. A residential student from Oklahoma City, Lewis and 94 other students attend classes four days each week during the traditional school year. OSB transports them home on Thursday afternoons for three-day weekends with their families. Students return to OSB on Sunday afternoons, but stay home for holidays and summer breaks. When she first came to OSB for summer school in 2012, Lewis “loved hanging out with visually impaired kids.” She returned a few years later with her family for a campus tour and “fell in love” with the school too. “OSB teachers adapt to what the student needs and help you in many ways that public schools can’t or will not,” Lewis said. “For example, if you give a visually impaired student a (standard) print book, they are not going to read that book because they can’t. “OSB has electronic devices that can help us more than public schools,” she said, pulling out her laptop and iPad to demonstrate. “I went to a private Christian school for my 9th and 10th grades, and I didn’t like it very well. … They would not adapt for me. They wanted me to read this tiny anatomy book with tiny letters…” This year, Lewis’ support for OSB earned her a speaking engagement at People with Disabilities Awareness Day attended by Governor Mary Fallin and more than 700 disability advocates at the state Capitol. “Trinity has such a positive attitude!” Superintendent Rita Echelle said with a smile. “I believe the experience and skills she has gained from her work study assignment will greatly benefit her as she transitions from OSB. “She is a joy to be around and brings a positive attitude to the workplace,” she added. “I have certainly enjoyed working with her and look forward to seeing what the future holds for her. Who knows, she may be employed full time at OSB some day.” Lewis will return to OSB next year to participate in a fifth year program. After that, she may attend college at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond to prepare for a career as a middle school math teacher or in the medical field. In addition to OSB’s work study experience, the school works closely with a job preparation and employment program called Transition, which is operated by Visual Services, for high school and adult jobseekers. OSB and Visual Services are divisions of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, which is governed by the Commission for Rehabilitation Services. When asked if she has advice for others, Lewis does not hesitate. “I would say for people who are visually impaired or becoming visually impaired or blind to get all the accommodations that you need and advocate for yourself as much as possible because if you don’t do it, no one else can,” Lewis said. OSB is the statewide resource for the education of blind and visually impaired students. Residential and commuter students meet all state-mandated education requirements and in addition receive specialized instruction in Braille, orientation and mobility, optimum use of low vision, adaptive equipment technology and tactile graphic skills that are not available at many public schools in the state. OSB provides free evaluations and consultations for students attending local public schools, their families and local school educators.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line192
__label__wiki	0.666617	0.666617	The Cousins of the Roundtable, Part II We took a look at the roster changes the Caps have made and surprises from the first half. Now the cousins and I take a look at what might have been pivotal moments in the first half. Guys, are you ready? If the Caps should make the playoffs and an eighth-seed by one or two points, can you point to one game in the first half and say that it was the critical win, the unexpected win, the big win that provided the extra point or two to put the Caps over the top? Fearless: December 7th. The Caps were coming off an ugly loss in Florida in which they gave up five goals in the first half of the game to the Panthers, then fell short in a comeback try, 5-4. From there they traveled to Ottawa, a team that was just starting to turn things around after a mediocre start. The Caps fell behind 2-1 after two periods after allowing a couple of late goals in the period by the Senators. Ottawa almost made it 3-1 when Milan Michalek had a breakaway just five minutes into the third. Goalie Tomas Vokoun stopped him, and the Caps’ skaters took over from there. Nicklas Backstrom tied it 9:45 in, then Alex Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer scored 15 seconds apart to give the Caps a 4-2 lead. After Michalek got the Senators back to within one with less than four minutes left, John Carlson ended it with an empty net goal for the 5-3 win. The Caps, coming off a bad loss, having a poor first 40 minutes in this one, could have just chalked it up as another road loss. But they did come back, got goals from the players who have to contribute on a consistent basis, then had Tomas Vokoun turn away five shots on goal in the last 90 seconds to help seal the come-from-behind win. Instead of skating off with no points, they got two, and it got the Caps started on a 13-7-2 record leading into the All-Star break. Cheerless: Cuz, you gotta be kidding. Ottawa? I look at a game where the Caps lost two in a row, three of their last four, were coming home with three of their top Young Guns on the bench, their top scorer taking the ice being a defenseman, their top two goal scorers for the season that night being a couple of grinders – Jason Chimera and Troy Brouwer, two rookies in the lineup, a couple of others (Mathieu Perreault and Jay Beagle) with less than a hundred games of experience apiece. And who do they get? A team with a plus-gazillion goal differential for the season and a goalie with a goals-against average you’d need a magnifying glass to see. Unless you were a player or a coach, or maybe Slapshot, you already chalked up the January 24th game against the Boston Bruins as a no-point night. But the Caps beat the Bruins, 5-3, and went into the All-Star break maybe feeling a little better about themselves. If they make the playoffs by two points, then these two points – two they had no business to expect – will have been the most important ones. Peerless: Hey, Cheerless, I had the Caps in that Boston game, too. And I even had the Caps scoring five goals… Fearless: Bragging is unseemly, cousin… Peerless: Well, since Cheerless took the Boston game for two points the Caps had no business getting, I’ll take a game that they got two points in for how they can – and have to – play when motivated. December 28th against the Rangers. New York came to Washington feeling all fat and happy with a five-game winning streak, sitting on top of the Eastern Conference, being the toast of New York hockey. The Caps? Losers of two in a row, three of four, and four of their last six games. Even with the Rangers starting backup goalie Martin Biron, they had to be considered a favorite. The Caps and Rangers traded goals in the first period, but then the Caps squeezed. They got goals from Troy Brouwer and Alexander Semin less than three minutes apart in the second period and went off after 40 minutes with a 3-1 lead and having held the Rangers to only 17 shots on goal. The Caps went into a defensive shell around Tomas Vokoun in the third and frustrated the Rangers, who failed to score on any of their first 14 shots of the period. Then Alexander Semin scored to ice things, Vokoun turned away one more shot for his 31st save on 32 shots, and the Caps had a 4-1 win. Now let’s turn that on its head… If the Caps miss the playoffs by one or two points, what game in the first half to you think will be the one that did them in, the one game in which they should have come out with two points and didn’t? Cheerless: October 27th in Edmonton. The Caps were 7-0-0, starting their first western road trip. The big game would be in Vancouver, but the Caps had that stop in Edmonton first. And it looked good early. The Caps outshot the Oilers, 7-1, in the first 11 minutes and got a goal by Karl Alzner, of all people, to take a 1-0 lead. But then the offense shut down for the rest of the period. Edmonton got a late 4-on-3 power play goal from Taylor Hall to tie things up, and whatever momentum the Caps had in the first ten minutes was pretty much gone in the last ten. The Caps had a flat second period, getting only two shots on goal in the first 11 minutes. Jordan Eberle scored a power play goal at 12:44 to give the Oilers the lead. After that, Edmonton left it in the hands of goalie Nikolai Khabibulin, who had given up only five goals on 134 shots coming into this game, and that was enough. The Caps never regained the momentum they had early, even if they would get 19 shots on goal in the third period. It shouldn’t have come to that; this was a game the Caps should have won. The Caps seemed to be peeking ahead, and when they lost momentum after having it early, they squandered two points. Fearless: You could end this conversation by picking an Islander game, and you would have choices. I’d take the game on November 5th. The Caps lost both games of that western road trip to Edmonton and Vancouver, but the won their next two, scoring five goals in each in games against Anaheim and Carolina. They were in the second half of a road back-to-back on Long Island, but they jumped on the Islanders for a pair of goals in the first period – one by Joel Ward, the other by Alex Ovechkin. But the Caps gave away their advantage in the second period, letting the Islanders tie things up while getting only seven shots on Islander goalie Rick DiPietro. Again, and just like in that Edmonton game – momentum taken, then given away. And the Caps could not get it back. They did trade goals in the first half of the third period, but PA Parenteau gave the Islanders a 4-3 lead with less than two minutes left, they John Tavares iced it with an empty netter. The Islanders, muddling along with a 3-5-2 record coming into this game, took away a win from the Caps – a team with a 9-2-0 record entering this contest – that the Caps might regret down the road. Parenthetically, since he had a goal in that game, Joel Ward has had but one in 35 games since. Peerless: It would be easy to pick the other ugly loss to the Islanders, the 3-0 shutout on January 17th, or even the 3-0 loss in Carolina three days later. But we are going with the 5-1 loss to Buffalo on November 26th. This was not a game that the Caps might regret for the two points in this game that they forfeited, but what it revealed about the team that laid bare the fact that they might not be the sum of their parts. The Sabres came into this game having lost three in a row, four of five, and five of their previous seven games. What is more, they were missing nine regulars from their lineup, forcing coach Lindy Ruff to patch together a lineup from spare parts and call-ups from the AHL. The Caps lost five of seven, themselves, but surely against a patchwork lineup – one missing top goalie Ryan Miller, to boot – they would be able to muster enough to leave with a win. But Buffalo jumped on the Caps early with a pair of goals in the first period. Then they shrugged off a penalty shot goal from Jason Chimera in the second by getting a goal of their own. The two goals in the third period for the Sabres, the last coming on a shorthanded goal by Jochen Hecht, made for an embarrassing night for the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom each were on the ice for four goals against (each finishing minus-4). The top line managed five shots on goal, one more than Mike Knuble had on his own. They turned Jhonas Enroth – a decent goalie (7-3-1, 2.40, .922 going into that game) – into a great one, shutting out the Caps save for a penalty shot. And they did this against a team that was not far above a good AHL squad in talent with the injuries decimating the Sabres. They didn’t give the two points away, they presented them to the Sabres on a silver platter. And it would be the last game Bruce Boudreau coached for the Capitals. We have other things to cover, but that will have to wait for the next time. Labels: the peerless prognosticator, Washington Capitals	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line197
__label__wiki	0.724076	0.724076	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Buy, Rent or Skip The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford? Author Topic: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) (Read 28 times) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp2ppYB9fDo With a name like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, ya kind of know how the movie is going to end and therein lies the rub. With the ending already established, the story itself is going to be drawn out for the duration of the film and to some this might be unbearable torture in getting there. Even though this is obviously set in a Western, it's not what I would call a typical Western at all. It really doesn't play like one. Every cliche you might think of in the genre, really isn't represented here. It's more of a scenic postcard type of film in the way it's shot and that falls on to Writer / Director Andrew Dominik, who is clearly looking to give himself a look and style. I already criticize his directing style with Killing Them Softly and I saw similarities between both films. So was Jesse James better? I certainly liked it more than I thought I would given how slow the pacing is. Because they have to draw it out, the pacing does becomes very methodical, talking head film. No gun fights, no horse chases, no bank robberies. Like I said, not your typical Western. Brad Pitt was great as Jesse James, but it was Casey Affleck as Robert Ford that steals the movie. His portrayal literally did creep me out. It's crazy that till now, I never really cared to look into the past of Jesse James and I don't know how faithful this movie is the man's life. But watching Ford as some 'Celebrity Stalker' is very disturbing to say the least. The best part of the entire movie comes after the Assassination during the 15 minute epilogue in which we learn about what became of Ford and his brother played by Sam Rockwell. It was only fitting that Ford himself would be gunned down by another person seeking his own Fame and Glory. I think any Western fan will like the movie. It's not perfect, but it's worth a Rent for sure. Also co-stars Sam Shepard, Jeremy Renner, Mary-Louise Parker, Ted Levine and Zooey Deschanel. This review is dedicated to Mac and his undying love of Western's. Re: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford DVD Screencaps Dewey Cheatham & Howe LLP Location: Little Ol Town in the Midwest Yep, that'll happen Because the rest of us think you're an idiot. What better place to put this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6w0r-ScEG4 Holy crap, that caught my attention. Eric Bravig gunning for a Pixar position? While it was majorly dark, that an emotional 2 minutes. Quote from: Mac on July 17, 2013, 11:46:22 am While it was majorly dark, that an emotional 2 minutes. Pretty much a shot for shot remake from the movie and it was fantastic. Loved the punch line at the end with Yogi now a Bear Rug. Yeah, the shot for shot remake is WHY I posted it here. Ronnie James Dio Live Started by Chiprocks1 The Concert Venue 29 Views February 22, 2013, 06:59:27 am 25 Views January 20, 2012, 10:21:59 am James Cameron - Filmography Started by Chiprocks1 « 1 2 » The Drive-In Theater Lita Ford - Discography Started by Chiprocks1 « 1 2 » Music The elaborate end of Robert Ebb Started by Mac Short Films	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line198
__label__wiki	0.923493	0.923493	The Satanic Plot in South Africa THE first casualty of the row between Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi and the Innovative Pharmaceutical Association of South Africa (Ipasa) over the government’s plans to change its rules for medicine patents emerged on Wednesday as Denmark’s Novo Nordisk quit the group. "Novo Nordisk resigned from Ipasa last week (due) to disagreement on a public relations campaign proposed by Ipasa, which we felt did not serve our or the industry’s interests," spokeswoman Shelley Harris said. Ms Harris was referring to a R6m public affairs campaign against the government’s draft intellectual property policy put forward by Washington-based Public Affairs Engagement (PAE). Two independent sources told Business Day that there was deep unhappiness among some Ipasa members over the way a group of US-based Ipasa members had been pushing for the acceptance of the PAE’s campaign. Among the measures proposed in the PAE’s strategy, leaked to the media last week, was the creation of a South African organisation to lobby against the policy that would have the appearance of a local political movement but would be run from the US. Ipasa was formed less than a year ago by the merger of Innovative Medicines South Africa and the Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa. It was the first single organisation representing "innovator" pharmaceutical companies since the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association split after it was forced to drop its controversial court case against the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Act in 2001. All of Ipasa’s members are research-based pharmaceutical companies that sell patented medicines and are potentially threatened by changes the government is proposing to its intellectual property laws that will make it harder to get patents and easier for cheap generic rivals to enter the market. If the association fractures over this row it will make lobbying against these changes much more difficult. On Wednesday, Ipasa spokeswoman Val Beaumont wrote in a text message: "I will meet (Novo Nordisk’s) CEO next week to get an understanding of their position. Our hope would be that we do not lose a valued and respected member." She declined to comment on the membership status of other companies that belong to Ipasa. After documents detailing the PAE’s proposed campaign were leaked to the media and the Department of Health last week, Dr Motsoaledi accused Ipasa of hatching a "satanic plot" that would rob South Africans of affordable medicines. Ms Beaumont has consistently said that the strategy was an unsolicited bid that was never given the go ahead by Ipasa. However, a leaked e-mail widely distributed to the media indicates that the strategy at least had the buy-in of Ipasa intellectual property committee chairman Michael Azrak of Merck. The e-mail, sent by Mr Azrak to Ipasa members on January 10, says: "As agreed at the last board meeting in December, we have moved ahead in identifying a high-calibre consultancy group to work with us. The group selected is Public Affairs Engagement (PAE). This group was selected after a detailed process, where we received proposals from a number of agencies both local and international. "The final selection was carried out in consultation with PhRMA (the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America, an association of research-based drug firms)." The e-mail ended by saying that Ipasa member companies should seek agreement from their country and global heads, and that they would be assumed to be in support unless they indicated otherwise by the close of business on January 15. Treatment Action Campaign spokesman Marcus Low said Mr Azrak’s e-mail "clearly indicated he expected it to go ahead". Ms Beaumont confirmed the veracity of the e-mail earlier this week, but said Ipasa had decided not to go ahead with the campaign by Tuesday of last week, before the documents were leaked to the media. http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/healthcare/2014/01/23/denmarks-novo-nordisk-becomes-first-drug-row-casualty?	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line201
__label__wiki	0.754836	0.754836	Posted in Entertainment, Music, PTBN's Greatest Song of the 90s Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: Elite Eight Place to Be Nation Staff February 14, 2015 Soundtrack of your life was a phrase that never carried as much meaning as it did during the 1990s. Generation X was stepping out into the forefront but unsure of what their identity would look like. The music of the decade reflects this uneasiness and shifting tones. What was rad and phat one minute was lame and whack the next. Numerous genres like grunge, west coast hip hop, boy bands, New Jack Swing and coordinated dance songs all had their time to shine in the 1990s. Even the media by which music was being listened to was evolving. In 1990, Napster was an unheard of entity. Having a complete library of music at your fingertips felt like a sci-fi plotline. The vastness in which music was delivered to your earphones late in the decade gave haste to more exploration among its listener. The odd thing was that certain songs still dominated the airwaves and become a household phenomenon even with this increased platform and usage of music media. My parents raised the roof and we did the Macarena as an exercise in P.E. The world was evolving and music was right there with it step for step with increased sampling and computer generated effects. There is a comfort to having a soundtrack for your life. A voice that is speaking to you and most importantly understands you. These songs made their mark on this tumultuous decade and have stood the test of time as quintessentially 1990s music. – Chad Campbell Here is how the process works. The first round consisted of 64 groups of 90s songs. This is consistent with the group format used in the World Cup. The total number of 90s songs in the entire tournament is 640 and was vetted with PTBN staff members and non-staff music experts. It is possible that an individual’s personal favorite song didn’t make the cut, but we feel confident at PTBN that these 640 songs cross all genres and are representative of the sound of the decade, including criteria across success, longevity and impact on pop culture. 128 songs survived the pool rounds and were ranked and seeded based on percentage of votes received in their pools. The songs were then split off into a giant bracket that includes four separate regions. We’ve completed four rounds in the bracket, and now feature the regional finals in the Elite Eight. Please cast your votes below! Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: #1 vs. #25 (Nirvana Region) Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) (d. Bittersweet Symphony 118-38) Oasis - Wonderwall (1995) (d. Buddy Holly 84-71) Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: #4 vs. #12 (R.E.M. Region) R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (1991) (d. Sabotage 84-70) Pearl Jam - Jeremy (1991) (d. Loser 87-67) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FicpnSfgsUc Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: #2 vs. #7 (Metallica Region) Metallica - Enter Sandman (1991) (d. Even Flow 108-52) Guns N' Roses - November Rain (1991) (d. Under the Bridge 85-72) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKIh-xbZGHY Greatest Song of the 90s Tournament: #3 vs. #6 (Soundgarden Region) Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun (1994) (d. Come Out and Play 101-51) Foo Fighters - Everlong (1997) (d. Glycerine 108-43) Tagged Foo Fighters, Guns N Roses, Metallica, Nirvana, Oasis, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., Soundgarden Author: Place to Be Nation Staff Place to Be Nation Staff pieces feature any number of our contributors who are multifaceted when it comes to Pop Culture expertise. ← PWO-PTBN Roundtable – Top 100 Matches to Watch Before You Die! #4 Of 5 Super No Vacancy #1: New Japan 2/14/15 New Beginning Sendai →	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line206
__label__cc	0.633818	0.366182	PVA Receives 2015 Seal of Distinction Award Online Exclusive posted Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 10:00am Call of Duty Endowment announced the selection of three veteran serving organizations to receive its prestigious 2015 Seal of Distinction award, the preeminent standard of excellence in the veterans’ employment sector. Winners each receive a $30,000 unrestricted grant and the opportunity to apply for additional funding. In the last year alone, organizations supported by the Endowment placed 7,773 veterans in jobs at an average cost-per-placement of $901—less than one third the cost of federal placement programs. Since 2013, the Endowment and its grantees have placed more than 17,000 veterans into high quality jobs. “Veterans have tremendous skills and experiences that can help businesses thrive. It’s so important that our vets secure quality jobs, because meaningful employment is the single most important way to transition the vast majority of service members back to civilian life,” said Dan Goldenberg, executive director of the Endowment. “The Seal of Distinction means these three organizations are extraordinarily good at getting veterans into quality jobs—and it’s an accolade that should make other funders take notice.” Goldenberg added, “We’re very grateful for Deloitte’s efforts in the Seal of Distinction awards. Their work is instrumental to evaluating Seal of Distinction candidates and ensuring winners are top performers.” The 2015 Seal of Distinction recipients are: Operation: Job Ready Veterans provides employment transition programs and services in the Indianapolis, IN area to ensure that veterans have the opportunity to realize their educational, employment and career goals. The team coaches clients through creating a transition plan, preparing for interviews, working with recruiters, networking and onboarding strategies. It also provides up to six months of follow-on employment and supportive services for clients. Operation: Job Ready Veterans reported placing 166 veterans in 2014 at an average cost-per-placement of $476. Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence provides “one-stop” transitional services in and around Colorado Springs, CO with a special emphasis on veterans, military personnel, and their families. Through its Peer Navigators Veteran Integration Program, the Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence provides individualized support to transitioning service members in their quest to find civilian employment. This assistance includes helping to define goals and objectives, providing resume and search assistance, honing interview skills and coordinating networking events. It also delivers space, expertise and other resources to veterans and the military community in collaboration with community partners. Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence reported placing 151 veterans in 2014 at an average cost per placement of $1,721. Paralyzed Veterans of America is a Washington, DC based organization that aims to create an America where all veterans and people with disabilities, and their families, have everything they need to live full and rewarding lives, including employment. Through Operation PAVE, a vocational rehabilitation program, Paralyzed Veterans of America provides one-on-one career counseling and assistance to veterans and their families. All services, from resume assistance, interview preparation, vocational counseling to employer networking are provided at no charge—and are available to dependents as well. Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Operation PAVE reported placing 312 veterans in 2014 at an average cost per placement of $1,398. Applicants for the Seal of Distinction had to meet rigorous criteria to be considered, including opening their books to provide extensive documentation about their job placement results. The metrics assessed included number of placements made, average cost per placement, average starting salary, six-month retention rate, key employee background checks and a variety of organizational financial health indicators. All qualified applications were initially reviewed and evaluated by the Endowment’s outside Board of Advisors. Semi-finalists were then independently assessed on a pro bono basis by Deloitte and ultimately approved by the Endowment’s Board of Directors. “Deloitte is honored to partner for a third year with the Call of Duty Endowment to help identify top of the line organizations in the veterans non-profit sector worthy of the Seal of Distinction,” said Mark Goulart, principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP, and lead client service partner for Veterans Affairs. “Once again, our rigorous vetting process—with an emphasis on metrics, transparency and high standards—has identified best-in-class organizations that are fully deserving of the Endowment’s support.” Operation: Job Ready Veterans, the Mt. Carmel Center of Excellence and Paralyzed Veterans of America join an elite list of non-profit organizations that are winners of the Seal of Distinction and making a major difference in the lives of our nation’s veterans: Able-Disabled Advocacy AMVETS Career Source Palm Beach County Easter Seals of DC, MD and VA’s Veteran Staffing Network Project Renewal Salvation Army Haven Still Serving Veterans USC School of Social Work’s Center for Innovation and Research for Veterans and Military Families US Vets Veterans Inc. Veterans Leadership Program Weingart Center for the Homeless The Call of Duty Endowment launched the Seal of Distinction in August 2013 and awarded $5.1 million in grants this year, including additional funding to eight previous Seal of Distinction winners. About the Call of Duty Endowment: The Call of Duty Endowment is a non-profit, public benefit corporation co-founded by Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. The Endowment helps veterans find high quality careers by supporting groups that prepare them for the job market and by raising awareness of the value vets bring to the workplace. For more information about the Call of Duty Endowment, please visit www.callofdutyendowment.org. To order the PN, Click Here.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line208
__label__cc	0.740532	0.259468	/psyche Consciousness Limitless Mind Longform Use this link for email & social media, & receive 1 Share Karma point for each person who follows the link. Boost Your Brain: Harnessing Neurogenesis Sam Gandy • 5 years ago • 2 Comments Neurogenesis is the birth of new neurons from neural stem or progenitor cells in the brain. This takes place in the brain over the course of the adult lifespan, declining with age, but there are a number of behavioural, environmental, pharmacological and biochemical factors that affect this process, many of which we have considerable power to influence. Neurogenesis is also linked to changes in neuroplasticity, which is referring to changes in synapses and neural pathways in the brain, due to the effects of environment, behaviour and neural processes, although the two things can occur independently. This area is an example of an interesting and complete scientific turn around. It was long considered that the number of neurons was fixed and they did not replicate after maturity of the brain. It wasn’t until the 1990’s that neurogenesis was observed in the brains of humans, other primates and a number of other species that led to its widespread scientific acceptance. Neurogenesis has been found to occur in two brain regions; the subventricular zone and the hippocampus. The latter part of the brain plays a key role in learning and memory, and alterations in the hippocampus have been linked to a variety of cognitive pathologies such as anxiety, depression, addiction and neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s. A reduction in hippocampus volume has been observed in patients with depression and other cognitive disorders. Increased neurogenesis can work on a number of levels. It can act via an increase in neuron proliferation, differentiation, an increase in survival rates of new neurons, or affect the maturation and integration of new neurons. Certain growth factor proteins are implicated in playing a key role in this process. These include nerve growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell line-derived trophic factor (GDNF). The bulk of research on neurogenesis has been conducted using animal models, rats in particular. Experimenting on animals in this way may make some uncomfortable which is entirely understandable. However mammals such as rats make useful model animals as our primate and their rodent lineages only diverged on the tree of life around 70 million years ago, which in evolutionary time isn’t that long. On a genetic, cellular, physiological and biochemical level, their cells act in a very similar way to ours. Conducting neurogenesis research on humans is understandably more difficult. Stress is one of the most important factors that negatively influences neurogenesis. A little stress is normal, even healthy. But excess or chronic stress is highly corrosive to the brain and to neurogenesis. Many of us experience more stress than is healthy for us, so it is important to integrate methods into our lives with which to combat this, and there are a number of things we can do. Stress can take the form of physiological stress, or anything that leads to a rise in levels of the stress hormone cortisol. Psychological stress can occur via social isolation. Human beings are a tribal species and our brains thrive with human interaction, and this applies to the loners among us too. Cardiovascular exercise such as running is one of the single most effective ways of boosting neurogenesis; it comes with a vast array of health benefits for mind and body, and is also an important stress reliever, the endorphins produced acting as a potent antidote to cortisol. This type of exercise is simply maintaining a sustained increase in activity over an extended time, be it in the form of running, swimming or cycling. One of the benefits of exercising outside as oppose to a gym environment is exposure to a changing environment, nature and sunlight, all of which are beneficial to the brain and help relieve stress. Exercise has been found to increase levels of BDNF and GDNF, two key growth factors supporting neurogenesis. Anaerobic exercise is also beneficial, via increasing hormones such as testosterone which also seem to have a beneficial effect on neurogenesis, and act as a buffer against the effects of psychological stress. So it is important to find what exercises appeal to your particular interests, and keep active. Exercise can play a very important role in maintaining healthy brain function and neurogenesis as we age. Diet plays an important role in brain health and neurogenesis. Excess refined sugar has a detrimental effect on the brain, and refined and processed foods should be avoided when possible; these are not the foods we evolved to thrive upon. The brain is 60% fat, and the right fats are essential to healthy brain function. These may constitute a certain proportion of plant and animal fats. Omega 3 fatty acids, in particular docosahexaenic acid (DHA) seems of particular importance with regard to neurogenesis, with rich sources including oily fish and some plant oils, hemp in particular. This fatty acid is a major structural component of the brain and many other parts of the body. Hemp seed contains all essential amino acids in a highly digestible form, and the daily requirement of all the essential fatty acids in a single tablespoon. The seed contains Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils in the same ratio as found in the human organism, making them unique among plants and superior to other seeds such as flax. So hemp seeds can be viewed as a highly nutrient dense food that may be supportive of brain health. Other things such as blueberries and green tea may also be beneficial to brain health and supportive of neurogenesis. Some foods have more direct effects on the process, such as the spice turmeric. Curcumin is the main active compound in the spice, and has been found to increase BDNF levels while acting as an antidepressant with an effectiveness equivalent to SSRI’s but without their side effects. Diet can play a highly important role in maintaining healthy brain function into old age. There is an ever growing body of scientific evidence to support the benefits of meditation, particularly of mindfulness meditation. It has been found to lead to cause an increase in grey matter density in a number of different brain regions, including the hippocampus and is a powerful stress reliever. The method is straightforward in theory but a challenging thing to practice. It doesn’t require any belief in Buddhist or other religious or spiritual doctrine to be effective. One sits comfortably, with spine erect. Eyes are closed or half closed, and a few deep breaths taken, while feeling the various sensations of your body wherever you are sitting. Become aware of your breathing, and allow attention to rest on the sensation of breathing. If your mind wanders, bring it back to your awareness of breathing. Sensory phenomena may be experienced; one can notice these but should not engage with them. Allow them to rise and pass away and turn attention back to focus on breathing. If you find your mind has wandered, return focus to breathing. Persevere with this for ten to fifteen minutes a session when you are starting out. Done at night meditation may also increase melatonin levels, which has a number of beneficial effects, including being supportive of neurogenesis. Yoga may also benefit brain function, with increased hippocampal volume observed in elderly yoga practitioners. A variety of other life style factors influence neurogenesis. Sleep deprivation reduces hippocampal neurogenesis, but following short term sleep deprivation the brain can recover deficits with a temporary increase in neurogenesis. Recent research suggests sleep plays a key role in brain detox, and long term sleep deprivation is highly detrimental to brain function. Exposure to sunlight is well known for its role in increasing vitamin D, but it also increases serotonin levels and GDNF expression in the brain. Exposure to sunlight is a healthy act, if exposure times are limited to times of day when it is safest to do so, when exposure to UV rays is reduced. Only a brief exposure of around ten minutes to the face can have a positive effect on the brain. Sexual experience is beneficial for brain function, elevating levels of feel good neurotransmitters, while promoting neurogenesis. Calorie restriction has been linked to increased BDNF and improved memory function with the brain responding to this stress via increasing neurogenesis. An enriched environment has also been found to have a positive effect on neurogenesis, via increasing the survival rates and assisting in the integration of new neurons into the hippocampus. With a few interesting exceptions, the majority of psychoactive compounds tend to have a negative impact on neurogenesis. Of these chronic alcohol use is likely one of the most important and widespread causes of impaired hippocampal neurogenesis. Alcohol intake also increases cortisol levels, having a further knock on effect. Tobacco, stimulants, opiates, entactogens and some psychedelics are associated with a reduction in neurogenesis. SSRI antidepressants have been found to increase hippocampal neurogenesis, which may play a key role in their antidepressant effect and they are effective in blocking the effects of stress. These antidepressants are only effective for a certain proportion of the population however, they come with a range of side effects and there can be unpleasant and prolonged withdrawal effects following cessation of use. If the increase in neurogenesis is part of the antidepressant effect of these antidepressants, there are certainly healthier and more natural ways of enhancing this process. In the future, new antidepressants may be screened for their neurogenic potential. Psilocybin has recently been found to increase hippocampal neurogenesis in mice, and increased the speed of their ‘unlearning’ of negative fear behaviour responses when compared to drug free controls. This could mean psilocybin may have applications for treating PTSD in humans, a syndrome characterised by highly abnormal brain function, including impaired hippocampal function. Studies with high doses of psilocybin have found they can induce long term, positive changes in personality and feelings of life satisfaction and well being. Openness is one of the five measures of personality, and is significantly changed in the long term by psilocybin, especially if people have a mystical experience during a session. This is of great interest, as after the age of 30 personality is thought to be generally fixed in the individual, and openness is generally thought to decline with age. This change in personality remained as strong 14 months after the session, and appears to be long term. Openness covers personality traits such as an appreciation for new experiences, broadness of imagination and finding value in aesthetics, emotion and curiosity, with an increased hunger for knowledge. These changes are associated with enhanced neurogenesis and neuroplasticity. Thus psilocybin has the potential to act as a multifaceted brain tonic, and could have a number of therapeutic applications, yet remains highly illegal and is deemed to have “no medical use and a high potential for abuse” around the world. Ibogaine is a key alkaloid responsible for the psychoactivity of the root bark of Tabernanthe iboga used for spiritual and healing purposes in central Africa. It has been found to increase levels of GDNF, and in a long term fashion via an autoregulatory, positive feedback loop. The increase in GDNF expression in turn signals neurons to increase levels of mRNA levels to support further GDNF production, and a single dose of ibogaine can increase GDNF expression for weeks, depending on dosage. Ibogaine is also highly lipophilic and remains in body tissue for months, gradually being released, further extending its influence on GDNF expression. It appears this increase in GDNF expression is responsible for part of ibogaine’s well known addiction interrupting effects. GDNF infusion has been used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, but is an invasive procedure. It may be possible for future compounds to act as pharmacological vectors to increase GDNF expression in the brain in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease and of cognitive pathologies such as addiction. Ketamine has been found to significantly increase expression of hippocampal BDNF in rats, and has the ability to induce growth of new synapses and reverse synaptic deficits associated with chronic stress and enhance neuroplasticity. It has been known to work as a potent and rapidly acting antidepressant in treatment resistant depression, and it is possible that part of this effect may be down to the role it plays in modulating neurogenesis. Chronic use of ketamine is associated with bladder damage and potential neurotoxicity, but it is possible it could form the basis of a new range of safer and more effective antidepressants. Cannabis may have a positive effect on neurogenesis. Studies with a synthetic cannabinoid closely related to THC in rats found an increase in hippocampal neurogenesis, with associated anti anxiety and antidepressant behaviour. When this process was blocked via X-irradiation, neurogenesis was blocked and the anti anxiety behaviour was no longer observed, suggesting a link between the two. Much cannabis has been bred to be high THC (responsible for the psychoactive effects) and low cannabidiol (CBD), which competes for the same receptors in the brain. CBD is more common in indica strains and has been implicated with neurogenesis and as a neuroprotective agent, and research implies it may be neuroprotective against both heavy THC and alcohol exposure. It is a molecule of increasing medical interest; as well as being a powerful antioxidant; it is an anti psychotic compound that balances out the effects of THC. CBD containing strains may be preferable with regards to brain health, and to get the most out of cannabis, vaporizing and consuming it orally are the most healthy and efficient methods. CBD levels in cannabis can be increased in strains that produce it via time of harvest. CBD is one of the main metabolites of THC breakdown, so harvesting later increases the proportion of CBD to THC, and curing also increases CBD levels. The dipeptide compound Noopept (N-phenylacetyl-L-prolylglycine ethyl ester) has been found to have nootropic and neuroprotective properties in animal studies, and chronic treatment has been found to cause an increase in BDNF expression in rat hippocampus, with an increase in expression of mRNA for BDNF and NGF following acute administration. Agents such as noopept may prove of value in the treatment of some forms of brain damage and associated learning and memory deficits. However long term treatment with noopept may lead to a downregulation of TrkB receptors, which are associated with neurotrophins and of neuronal survival and differentiation in the brain. Thus Noopept may be best used in a cyclical fashion, allowing the brain time to reach equilibrium between uses, and the compound may provide little benefit to already healthy brains. Plants such as the ayahuasca vine (Banisteriopsis caapi) and Syrian rue (Peganum harmala), are sources of harmine and both have a long history of human use as medicines. Harmine acts as a reversible monoamine oxidase A inhibitor increasing monoamine levels and has antidepressant effects in humans. Acute administration has been found to increase BDNF levels and induce antidepressant-like effects in rat hippocampus and may suggest a novel pharmacological target for the treatment of depression. Use of ayahuasca has been found to lead to a long term increase in platelet 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) transporters and recent neuroimaging research has shown changes in brain structure in long term users, with associated beneficial effects, this being indicative of changes in neuroplasticity. DMT is very closely related to psilocybin which has neurotrophic properties, and it has been hypothesised this endogenous compound may play a role in neurogenesis, neuroprotection, brain development and cellular regeneration. Melatonin is an endogenous neurohormone produced by the pineal gland that has neuroprotective and antioxidant properties and may maintain and augment neurogenesis. 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__label__cc	0.653106	0.346894	You are here: Home Main Content Articles Freedom Of Speech, Religion And The United Nations (AU) Freedom Of Speech, Religion And The United Nations (AU) Written by Marquez Comelab On the 24th of November 2008, the U.N. passed a draft resolution against blasphemy. On Thursday, 26th of March, it was passed as a ?non-binding? resolution: a step closer to being a binding resolution. In this article, Marquez Comelab, author of The Tyranny Of God, asks who really needs protection from whom? This is not about protecting people from other people. This is about taking away our right to think for ourselves and to speak our minds. Article was published in the International Humanist News (UK), May 2009 Edition. Main Article (Australian English Version) On the 24th of November 2008, the U.N. passed a draft resolution against defaming religion. It was sponsored by the 57-member Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). They want nations to pass legislation against blasphemy. On Thursday, 26th of March, it was passed as a ?non-binding? resolution: a step closer to being a binding resolution. At this point in time, it is optional for each member nation of the U.N to adopt this resolution. There is no doubt that the OIC will continue to push for its enforcement worldwide. I write this article because I believe the motive behind the efforts of the OIC is sinister. I want to ensure that you, the reader, are aware of this development because if the OIC gets its way, your right to express your opinion is at risk. It has happened before and it continues to happen in totalitarian regimes all over the world today. Only this time, it has the backing of the U.N. Before I continue, let me be clear: I also want to protect human beings from being discriminated against and they should NOT be subject to physical violence because of their religious beliefs, or lack of them. This issue, however, is not about protecting people from other people. It is about taking our right to think for ourselves and to speak our minds. A blasphemer is someone who speaks of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.[1] Irreverent means ?lacking or exhibiting a lack of reverence: disrespectful?.[2] Impious refers to irreligiousness.[3] Many works of art, film and literature blaspheme a particular god or religion. The justification behind the recent push for blasphemy laws is to avoid instances where the feelings of Muslims are hurt because of impious statements about certain things they consider sacred or holy. I can draw three examples in recent history that have added urgency to the cause of the OIC to push for laws that protect Islam from free enquiry and criticism: The cartoons drawn by Kurt Westergaard The film, Submission, by Theo Van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali The film, Fitna, by Geert Wilders I will discuss these cases one by one. In the process, I ask you: Who needs protection from whom? Were these works created purely to incite or provoke violence from Muslims or were they created out of curiosity, to ask questions and seek the truth? Danish Cartoons by Kurt Westergaard Perhaps the most popular incident most of us have heard about was that of Danish Cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard. He created the controversial cartoon of the Muslim prophet, Muhammad, wearing a bomb as a turban. After the publication of his cartoons, Muslims worldwide were enraged. In two days of heavy rioting, five people were killed in two major cities and a private property, worth millions, was torched in Pakistan.[4] I have collected what some banners and chants said in these protests[5]: Death to Denmark. Hang those who drew the insulting cartoons. This is the beginning of the end for you disbelievers. Denmark, go to Hell. George Bush, go to Hell. U.S.A, to Hell. Nuke, Nuke Denmark. We want Danish Blood. Europe, you will pay. Your annihilation is on its way. UK, you obey, Bin Laden is on his way. May they bomb Denmark so we can invade their country and take their wives as war booty On February 12, 2008, Danish Security and Intelligence Service, PET, arrested three people: two Tunisians and one Dane of Moroccan origin. They were planning to murder Westergaard. In a statement on Jyllands-Posten's website, Mr Westergaard said: ?Of course I fear for my life when the police intelligence service say that some people have concrete plans to kill me??.[6] Submission by Theo Van Gogh and Ayaan Hirsi Ali The film, Submission, is a 10-minute film directed by Theo Van Gogh and written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. It was shown on the Dutch public broadcasting network (VPRO) on August 29, 2004. The film tells the story of four fictional characters played by a single actress wearing a veil, but clad in a see-through chador, her naked body painted with verses from the Koran. The characters are Muslim women who have been abused in various ways. The film contains monologues of these women and dramatically highlights three verses of the Qur?an, 4:34, 2:222 and 24:2 that authorise mistreatment of women, by showing them painted on women?s bodies. Hirsi Ali, now a Muslim atheist, was motivated to make the film because of the injustice she saw. She said: It is written in the Koran a woman may be slapped if she is disobedient. This is one of the evils I wish to point out in the film.[7] If you are a Muslim woman and you read the Koran, and you read in there that you should be raped if you say ?no? to your husband, that is offensive. And that is insulting.[8] In her book, Infidel, Hirsi Ali tells us what happened two months after the film was released: Theo van Gogh got up to go to work at his film production company in Amsterdam. He took out his old black bicycle and headed down a main road. Waiting in a doorway was a Moroccan man with a handgun and two butcher knives. As Theo cycled down the Linneaeusstraat, Muhammad Bouyeri approached. He pulled out his gun and shot Theo several times. Theo fell off his bike and lurched across the road, then collapsed. Bouyeri followed. Theo begged, ?Can?t we talk about this?? but Bouyeri shot him four more times. Then he took out one of his butcher knives and sawed into Theo?s throat. With the other knife, he stabbed a five-page letter onto Theo?s chest. The letter was addressed to me. After Theo?s murder, Hirsi Ali went into hiding. Fitna by Geert Wilders Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician and member of the Dutch Parliament since 1998, is another fighter for freedom of speech. In 2008, he released a short film titled Fitna. Fitna means ?disagreement and division among people? in Arabic. Wilders said the 15-minute film showed how verses from the Qur?an are being used today to incite modern Muslims to behave violently and antidemocratically based on those verses. When you take a look at his film, it is the Koranic quotes and the zealous personalities captured in the film that incite violence, not Geert Wilders. Fitna was released on the Internet on the video sharing website Liveleak, after which it was immediately removed because of serious threats being made to staff. After security upgrades to ensure the safety of the staff at Liveleak, Fitna was re-released. Prior to the release of the film, Geert Wilders did an interview with Fox News where he made statements relevant to our discussion. When asked why he would release a film with all these threats of riots on the streets, he responded: That [threats are being made] just proves my point even more, that it is needed, a lot, to make such a movie. Indeed, only the proposition that I was going to make a movie [got] the Dutch government panicking, talking to imams all over the country, Muslim groups threatening to go to courts to prevent the movie being published, [it is as if] we have no freedom of speech here in the Netherlands. All the reactions, even before the movie is finished, let alone broadcasted on television, prove my point that it is very needed to make [such] a movie. People should bear some criticism also in the Muslim community When interviewed, Geert Wilders already lived three years of his life under high security. He was asked by the interviewer whether it was more prudent for him to ?temper? what he was saying, just a little bit. Wilders response was: If I do that, if I would moderate my voice or maybe stop talking like that, then the people who are not using democratic means, but undemocratic means ? like the death threats that I am getting everyday ? then, those people, would win. In a democracy, if you are against somebody, you use your freedom of speech. Go and debate, write an article or vote for a party that thinks differently? This is civil society. This is everything that should be done in a democracy. More than half a million people voted for my party and me personally, so I have an obligation to the voters who expect me not to stop saying what I really think. If I stop, then I would not only be playing a nasty game to my voters, I would also give a signal to everybody who says, ?If you say what we don?t like, we will kill you, behead you or do terrible things to you?, that they are winning.[9] Let us reflect on these three cases for a moment. The publishing and drawing of the cartoons was offensive to many Muslims and they are all within their rights to protest. What is a separate issue, however, is the way most of the protests have been conducted. The slogans and the chants, themselves, were criminal. They incited and spread hate, murder and violence. What is most unacceptable for a society that values freedom of expression is that three men plotted to murder the cartoonist. Westergaard was lucky to have been protected by the Danish police. Unfortunately for Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch police was not there to save him. I would like you to watch Submission and Fitna, which you can find for free on YouTube. Watch them and make up your own mind because to me, these are works inspired by their creators? genuine sense of enquiry and wonder, stemming from their desire for a more equitable, peaceful world. Like I wrote earlier, the push for anti-blasphemy laws is not about protecting people from other people. It is about immunising religious ideas from intellectual probing and enquiry. We cannot protect ideas from other ideas. The ability to explore a full range of ideas is important because truth cannot be arrived upon unless all points are considered first. John Milton (1608-1678) said, if facts are laid bare, truth will defeat falsehood in open competition, but this cannot be left for any individuals, or a government, to determine. It is up to each individual to uncover their own truth and no one is wise enough to act as a censor for all individuals, not even the U.N. To those who voted for this resolution, I say, believing in freedom of speech means believing in freedom of speech of views you do not like. By passing anti-blasphemy resolutions, such as these, the U.N seems to expect us all to accept everything we are told to believe, because if we show dissent or express our opinions against these beliefs, we will get prosecuted as blasphemers. Now that most of us live and share our cities with people from many varying religious beliefs, it is very important that we can discuss our religious beliefs, or lack of them, openly and maturely. It is obvious that not all existing religions are right. Either one of them is right or none of them are. This implies that many of us currently believe in absurdities and this is very dangerous because ?those who believe absurdities will commit atrocities? (Voltaire). To conclude, I echo what H.L. Mencken said eighty-two years ago: Individuals have the right to harbour and indulge their imbecilities as long as they please, provided only that they do not try to inflict them upon others by force. They have a right to argue for them as eloquently as they can, in season and out of season. They have a right to teach their religion to their children. But certainly they have no right to be protected against the free criticism of those who do not hold them. They have no right to demand that they be treated as sacred. They have no right to preach them without challenge. Marquez Comelab is the author of The Tyranny Of God. In his book, he argues that if we believe that God truly exists, and his nature is as asserted by the Bible or the Koran, then it is only logical to assume that all laws must reflect God?s will. By its very nature, therefore, the rule of God is totalitarian: the exact opposite of democracy. See: www.reasonism.org. (If you are concerned, you can help others be more aware of this issue. You have permission to republish this article online or in print, on blogs, forums or personal pages, commercially or not, on the condition that it is published in full and the information about the author is included.) [1] "blasphemer." The American Heritage? Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 31 Jul. 2008. . [2] "irreverent." The American Heritage? Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. 31 Jul. 2008. . [3] "impious." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 31 Jul. 2008. . [4] BBC News: Hidden Motives Behind Cartoon Riots. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4716762.stm (Accessed: 15 August 2008). [5] Sources: Times Online. 70,000 gather for violent Pakistan cartoons protest. Published February 15, 2006. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article731005.ece (Accessed 15 August 2008) and CBN News. News report by Dale Hurd. Video Title: Out Of Time: Radical Islam Taking Over Europe & West. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocU5x_03MDM (Accessed: 15 August 2008). [6] BBC News: Danish Cartoons ?Plotters? Held. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7240481.stm (Accessed: 15 August 2008). [7] Dutch News Digest: Hirsi Ali on Film over Position of Women in Koran, http://www.dnd.nl/showarticle.php3?newsID=15018 (Accessed 15 August 2008). [8] CBS News: Slaughter and Submission, http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/11/60minutes/main679609.shtml. (Accessed 15 August 2008). [9] I have paraphrased the last paragraph for clarity. The original transcript is this: ?So, if I stop saying what I really think, more than half a million people my party and me personally, so I also have an obligation to the voters who expect this from me? If I do not do that, I would not only play a nasty game to my voters but I would also give a signal to everybody who says, ?If you say what we don?t like, we will kill you, behead you or do terrible things to you?, that they are winning.? 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__label__cc	0.619592	0.380408	Aimee Weathers – Guiding Towards Success Posted by Rodan + Fields on Thursday, April 18th, 2019 For Aimee Weathers, a fulfilling career centered around helping others was always in the front of her mind. Her father had been a teacher for twenty-five years before launching his own health insurance company, and her mother was a banker. “She was always helping people achieve their goals. Whether that was buying a home or purchasing a car – it was very rewarding for her.” With the example her parents set, Aimee dedicated herself to inspiring others towards success, first by being a preschool and first grade teacher. But as her family grew, it was important for her to stay home and be fully present in her children’s lives. During the ten years Aimee spent as a stay-at-home mom, she launched a tutoring business, teaching hundreds of students in her area. “Looking back, that’s when the entrepreneurial spirit began to emerge.” When she was approached with a dream opportunity at the local university, mentoring other teachers in the School of Education, she jumped at it. “I’d always wanted to do that: to impact future teachers.” Meanwhile, she was still juggling the demands of her tutoring business and being a mom, and longed to let go of some of the workload. “It was taking me away from my family.” Aimee with her husband and five children. Finding A WHY In 2009, Aimee and her husband adopted their fourth child from China. They knew that it was something they wanted to do again but understood it would require an extra source of income. “International adoption is expensive, but it’s worth every penny.” Working towards that goal, she continued managing her hectic schedule, but it began to take a toll on her skin in the form of cystic acne. When a friend introduced her to UNBLEMISH by Rodan + Fields, she was amazed at how “it completely changed the way my skin looked.” After some initial hesitation, Aimee joined as a Consultant in 2014 once realizing the possibility of it lightening her workload and helping them save for another adoption. Discovering Strength Within two months of using social media to share her results, Aimee had recouped her investment. By the ninth month, people approached her about the opportunity. “When they joined, they encouraged me to be the leader I never thought I could be.” Her business began expanding larger than she’d imagined, and in 2016 she earned enough to reach her initial WHY. “We adopted again, and my Rodan + Fields business helped provide for it.” The perks didn’t stop there, and after a ton of work, she reached Level V in 2017 and became a Lexus Achiever in 2018. Yet, her proudest moments have been less about the milestones and more about how her team has come together to help others, such as during the tornado that ripped through her community last year. “Just to see our team unite, and volunteer, [to have] a team that gave up all of their commission [for relief efforts] – that really stood out to me.” Aimee celebrating her Lexus Achievement with her team. Living With Renewed Purpose Since being able to let go of her tutoring business, Aimee enjoys having the time to build deep connections with her family, students and team members. Particularly, she enjoys guiding new team members through the R+F Journey and compares it to her mentorship in the classroom. “The lightbulb comes on. For a teacher, that’s what you live for. It’s the same way when I bring on a new Consultant and they have that ‘aha’ moment, when the lightbulb comes on. That’s what I live for – for them to see the opportunity and the potential.” Jennifer Steininger – Eagerly Diving In « » Catching Up With Melissa King	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line212
__label__cc	0.508519	0.491481	Paul Craig Roberts Quotes Paul Craig Roberts Quotes 1-6 out of 6 Paul Craig Roberts quotes: BATF is a bureaucracy that has outlived its mission. Prohibitionist ended a half century ago. Eliot Ness is no longer needed to chase down gangsters and their untaxed profits from bootlegging. Today no one smuggles tobacco. Treasury agents no longer have anything to do but harass innocent gun owners. The committee [Senate Judiciary Committee] concluded that BATF was a rogue operation that trampled all over the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments. Following the congressional hearings, the Treasury Department was so embarrassed by the documented abuses that it drew up plans to abolish the agency. However, it was unable to do so, because neither the customs Bureau nor the Secret Service would accept the transfer of discredited BATF agents into their organization. In U.S. politics, 'compassion' means giving money and privileges to well organized interest groups at everyone else's expense. The tax that was supposed to soak the rich has instead soaked America. The beneficiary of the income tax has not been the poor, but big government. The income tax has given us a government bureaucracy that outnumbers the manufacturing work force. It has created welfare dependencies that have entrapped millions of Americans in an underclass that is forced to live a sordid existence of trading votes for government handouts. According to the Tax Foundation, the average American worker works 127 days of the year just to pay his taxes. That means that government owns 36 percent of the average American’s output—which is more than feudal serfs owed the robber barons. That 36 percent is more than the average American spends on food, clothing and housing. In other words, if it were not for taxes, the average American’s living standard would at least double. If liberals can seize our guns because they are dangerous, we have no chance of holding on to our cars and our homes. The total number of accidental fatalities (the majority of which are hunting accidents) of all types of firearms is infinitesimal compared to the number of fatalities from car and home accidents. More children die from playing with cigarette lighters than from playing with loaded guns. I don’t know why liberals want to disarm the law-abiding population, but I do know that not a single argument proffered stands the light of facts. Armed citizens deter far more crimes than the police, and far more lives are saved by the intended victim being armed than are lost in firearm accidents.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line216
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__label__cc	0.610659	0.389341	Tag: James E Service Former President Naval War College Vice Adm. James Service dies February 14, 2017 – The 42nd president of U.S. Naval War College (NWC), Vice Adm. James E. Service, passed away Friday, Feb. 10. Service served as president of the school from October 1982 to July 1985 and presided over the College’s centenary in 1984, which was marked with the reopening of an enlarged and renovated museum in Founders Hall and the publication of “Sailors and Scholars,” a history of the institution’s first 100 years. Service was a naval aviator and test pilot, and flew combat missions in both the Korean… 2017 FebruaryJames E Service, Naval War College, NWC	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line224
__label__wiki	0.824985	0.824985	Changing the Face of Courage A VR film for the Women in Military Service to America Memorial in Washington, DC. Supported by WIMSA and Veterans United Foundation. Watch my most recent work Sarah Redohl is a new media journalist focused on immersive and mobile storytelling. She is currently the editor of VR/AR/MR news site Immersive Shooter and a producer for StoryUp, an XR company that has produced content for major media outlets and blue chip companies like Google and Facebook. Her immersive media work includes an international documentary about overcoming physical disabilities in Zambia, which appeared in the Washington Post and was displayed at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. She has also worked with the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines to create a film that allowed aging women veterans the opportunity to see the U.S. Women’s Memorial in virtual reality. Her work has also appeared on the Travel Channel and National Public Radio, among others. Prior to her work in immersive media, Sarah taught mobile and multimedia journalism at her alma mater, the University of Missouri, and served as a print and digital editor for the Business Times Company. She has also presented on TedX stages and at internationally recognized events, including MojoCon and MojoFest, NAB and the What If? Conference series, among others. Sarah has also won regional and national awards for her visual storytelling, and is recognized as one of Folio: Magazine's 15 Under 30 young professionals driving media's next-gen innovation. Originally from St. Louis, Sarah is now based in Bonn, Germany. The Latest on the Blog AMMPE: 360 Video is Still an Unknown for Most Media Orgs Gear Review: Vuze+ 3D 360 Camera Journalism.co.uk & I Talk 360 Video and Overcapture Overcapture: The Reason Traditional Filmmakers Should Buy a 360 Camera Are Film Festivals Hurting 360 Video Creativity? Mojofest: The Future of 360, VR and AR VR in a Web Browser? It's Already Here! Playtime with the Insta360 One and Lok Cheung of Photogearnews How To Storyboard VR Videos	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.589242	0.589242	Science NetLinks Blog Great Barrier Reef Hyperbole Fish swimming in the Great Barrier Reef. Photo Credit: Clipart.com. Late last week, social media erupted with news that the Great Barrier Reef was dead. Science NetLinks is pleased to announce that this is not true. While no scientist would say the Great Barrier Reef is in excellent health, the recent report of its death was, as Mark Twain wrote, an exaggeration. The source of the rumor can be traced to an October 11 story in Outside Magazine, a publication for outdoors enthusiasts. Framed as an obituary, the cover story proclaimed the death of the World Heritage Site, beginning, "The Great Barrier Reef of Australia passed away in 2016 after a long illness. It was 25 million years old." Written by Rowan Jacobsen, the piece is an example of hyperbole, a literary form of exaggeration not intended to be taken as truth. Located off the coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef, which consists of a linked system of nearly 3,000 coral reefs and 900 coral islands, is the largest living structure on Earth. It spans roughly 133,000 square miles in area, approximately half the size of Texas, and is home to 9,000 species of marine organisms, including more than 100 that are threatened species. The building block upon which the Great Barrier Reef is centered is coral, a small marine invertebrate that lives in colonies and that contains in its tissues tiny algae called zooxanthellae with whom it has a mutualistic relationship. (That means that each partner directly benefits from the other's existence.) While the coral offers the algae protection and compounds they need for photosynthesis, the zooxanthellae, in addition to providing coral with its color, help the coral remove waste, produce oxygen, and supply the coral with glucose, glycerol, and amino acids as a source of food. Unfortunately, when ocean waters are even a few degrees warmer than usual for an extended period of time, the algae also produce a toxic substance, which causes the coral to evict them. This leaves the coral colorless and sickened, in a process scientists call coral bleaching, because the coral's white skeleton can now be seen through its translucent tissue. While it is possible for coral to survive bleaching, it requires a particularly hearty organism to do so and happens infrequently. While occasional instances of coral bleaching had been known to affect a few individual organisms, mass coral bleaching affecting entire reef systems first was recorded in 1979. The Great Barrier Reef is in the midst of its third, and longest, coral bleaching outbreak since 1998. This most recent incident has killed 22% of the reef's coral population and affects 93% of the reef. The problems the Great Barrier Reef is facing are real and dire. Bleached Staghorn Coral by Matt Kieffer. Licensed under CC by-SA 2.0, via Flickr. That said, while it would be fair to say the Great Barrier Reef is dying, it is too early to write its obituary. Scientists, activists, and politicians are all working hard to prevent the reef's death, but significant action is needed, and soon, in order to prevent Jacobsen's hyperbole from becoming reality. If you believed the Outside story, don't feel bad; you aren't alone. Even some news outlets who ought to have known better were taken in by the article's click-bait title and flowery language. Sometimes it can be very hard to tell whether you should trust a source. The American Press Institute, a nonprofit that works with newspapers, suggests six questions that can help you figure out who is trustworthy. In the case of the Outside story, the lack of named sources for the claim is a sure sign that the story is incomplete. If this story had been true, a group of scientists or politicians would have made an official declaration and the story would have included it so you could look that up. Similarly, in the blog post Understanding Reseach Studies, you can look at a published research report in order to learn about the components one should contain. In The Mozart Effect lesson, you can explore what happens when the media and/or the public discover a scientific study and extrapolate the message into "truth" without the benefit of further study, which can lead to public policy being based on a faulty or unreplicated study. If this controversy has inspired you to learn more about the Great Barrier Reef, you can't go wrong by starting with David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef. Featuring immersive experiences, cutting-edge science, and short films, this interactive website will motivate you to take action. You might also check out Coral Reef Connections and listen to the Science Update episode Iconic Ecosystems for more information about the Great Barrier Reef. If you want to find out more about coral reefs in general, Science NetLinks offers several resources: The Last Reef, an IMAX film looking at the dangers of acidification on some of the world's remaining coral reefs; Coral Reef Adventure Fun Zone, which follows the real-life adventures of ocean explorers and underwater filmmakers; and 2010 BioBlitz BobCast 3: Reef Trip, a vlog documenting a trip to a turtlegrass bed and coral reef in Biscayne National Park. Listen to the Ships to Reefs episode of Science Update to hear how sinking old warships creates new habitats for marine species. Finally, check out Take the Heat, from Science in the Classroom, in which you'll find an advanced, annotated look at the 2014 Science article, "Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change." It includes the opportunity to do data analysis on the cited research. Outside Magazine MARIANNE FERNANDEZ SUBMITTED ON jan 11 2017 operalphotography... I really like your article, it is really great :) Thank you for the pictures too. I also visited the Whitsundays and it was amazing ! Your email is never published or shared. All comments are reviewed by Science NetLinks before they appear on the site. Register Today for a Free Webinar about Teaching and Active Learning Pedagogy Spanish-Language STEM Resources 5 Questions for a Scientist: Glaciologist Kelly Brunt sep 21 2018 \| 1 COMMENT	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line232
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Tatarczuk, Rank: 1ST LT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 23 March 2011, and was buried in Section 609, Site 1076 in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida, United States of America. EDWARD B HILL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 238-18-7149 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 13 September 2001. Research in ZIP Code 28501. EDWARD C FLETCHER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 047-10-6943 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 24 September 1999. Research in ZIP Code 13753. EDWARD C GRIFFIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 459-26-3796 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 06 May 1991. Research in ZIP Code 73572. EDWARD F MURPHY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 017-16-5063 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 02 October 1999. Research in ZIP Code 15228. EDWARD G COOKSEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 406-05-4248 and, Death Master File says, died 01 December 2004. Research in ZIP Code 41102. EDWARD G MCLAUGHLIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 327-16-6881 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 08 September 1995. Research in ZIP Code 60638. EDWARD H GESSNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 003-05-4208 (indicating New Hampshire) and, Death Master File says, died 11 August 2009. Research in ZIP Code 04530. EDWARD H PILARSKI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 310-16-8212 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 01 January 1994. Research in ZIP Code 28792. EDWARD H TELKE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 049-05-3588 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 02 October 1992. Research in ZIP Code 06051. EDWARD J BAJKOWSKI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 215-12-0635 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 05 December 2006. Research in ZIP Code 21221. EDWARD J KARPOWITZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 390-16-3606 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died March 1992. Research in ZIP Codes 92107 and 53210. Edward J. Nelson, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 30 October 1981, and was buried in Section U, Site 1500 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. EDWARD J STEMPEK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 018-14-9788 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 26 August 2000. Research in ZIP Code 01013. EDWARD J TRUSSELL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 227-12-4115 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 11 January 2001. Research in ZIP Code 20135. EDWARD L DANIELS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 719-16-8698 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died 05 December 1988. Research in ZIP Code 02840. EDWARD L GOLDFARB was born 4 September 1919, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1900 Consulate Pl, Apt 402, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. Florida voter ID number 112558082. His telephone number is 683-2063 (no area code listed). This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. EDWARD L NORFLEET was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 224-20-5321 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 30 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 72335. EDWARD L ROUNDS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 007-09-4137 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 29 July 2000. Research in ZIP Code 18333. EDWARD M BEASLEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 223-07-6142 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 27 February 1990. Research in ZIP Code 23111. EDWARD M ST JOHN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 460-14-5333 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 2011. EDWARD P ELKINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 232-18-1749 (indicating West Virginia or North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 18 April 1990. EDWARD P KAVANAGH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 214-18-0079 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 12 September 2003. Research in ZIP Code 21222. EDWARD W GLINES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 530-03-5044 (indicating Nevada) and, Death Master File says, died 13 October 1993. Research in ZIP Code 84010. EDWARD W. STIFFLER was born 4 September 1919, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 15 January 2010, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20100002431 EDWIN HELTON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 401-28-9932 and, Death Master File says, died July 1981. Research in ZIP Code 45140. EDWIN PRITCHARD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 115-07-1911 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died May 1969. Research in ZIP Code 14207. EDWIN SCHULTZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 115-03-9622 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died May 1965. EDWIN TURNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 407-18-7610 and, Death Master File says, died 27 February 1992. Research in ZIP Code 16428. EDWIN WILLIAMS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 050-18-4296 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 22 June 1988. Research in ZIP Code 10039. EDWIN A PEARSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 577-40-3793 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died 21 October 1995. Research in ZIP Code 18428. EDWIN F REVERCOMB was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 458-42-8527 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 15 January 1994. Research in ZIP Code 76109. EDWIN J RICE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 219-07-4492 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 01 October 2000. Research in ZIP Code 21502. EDWIN L LONG was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 324-18-9796 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 12 July 1998. Research in ZIP Code 33905. EDWIN N BUFORD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 441-18-3089 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 21 August 2005. Research in ZIP Code 48135. Edwin O. Refseth, Rank: F1, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 8 November 1999, and was buried in Section 7, Site 1303 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. EDWIN O REFSETH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 474-20-2502 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 08 November 1999. Research in ZIP Code 55404. EDWIN P RICHARDSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 402-28-9455 and, Death Master File says, died September 1991. EDWIN P SILVA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 553-24-6132 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 17 August 2006. Research in ZIP Code 96080. EDWIN W BROWN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 144-12-7362 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 13 May 1999. Research in ZIP Code 08755. EDWIN W MAXSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 570-05-6679 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 01 February 1999. Research in ZIP Code 93215. EDYTHE P NAUGLE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 217-10-3486 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 11 April 2003. E EUGENE HERRMANN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 389-18-5848 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died August 1987. Research in ZIP Code 53051. Effie B. Hinds, Rank: LTC, Branch: US AIR FORCE, War: KOREA, VIETNAM, was born 4 September 1919, died 21 July 1988, and was buried in Section CB, Site 357 in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, United States of America. EFFIE D PHARES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 235-20-0563 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 18 August 1992. EFFIE H MITCHELL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 546-24-7225 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 21 July 1988. Research in ZIP Code 95135. EFFIE M CUMMINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 315-42-5785 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 18 October 1998. Research in ZIP Code 47374. E FRANCES HARRIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 511-42-8737 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died September 1983. Research in ZIP Code 66102. EFREN GARCIA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 569-44-5628 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died June 1990. Research in ZIP Code XX773. EGBERT ARNOLD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 041-16-7692 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died October 1983. Research in ZIP Code 06455. EILEEN POLAND was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 286-07-8375 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died June 1982. Research in ZIP Code 44133. EILEEN C ANDERSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 505-24-6333 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died 21 May 2006. Research in ZIP Code 51566. EILEEN J GOODMAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 537-07-9345 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died 12 October 1995. Research in ZIP Code 98226. EILEEN M KIMMEL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 346-12-2181 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 29 September 1996. Research in ZIP Code 61614. EILEEN V MOUNTFORD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 325-16-6034 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 01 September 2005. Research in ZIP Code 60016. EILEEN W SPRINKLE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 438-10-3479 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 23 June 1996. Research in ZIP Code 75662. EINAR LARSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 519-12-8807 (indicating Idaho) and, Death Master File says, died July 1981. Research in ZIP Codes 99205 and 99218. ELAINE M KUHN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 399-32-8832 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 28 July 1997. Research in ZIP Code 54768. ELBERT R FENTRESS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 231-09-4444 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 31 January 2005. Research in ZIP Code 23322. ELDON H PAYNE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 448-30-6504 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 19 June 2003. Research in ZIP Code 73644. ELEANOR AMBRO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 052-12-6479 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 April 1996. Research in ZIP Code 11234. ELEANOR BLEDSOE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 305-18-1482 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 11 December 1992. Research in ZIP Code 47882. ELEANOR CARTER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 154-03-9079 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 05 October 2000. Research in ZIP Code 52241. ELEANOR HANAFIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 406-22-4232 and, Death Master File says, died September 1982. Research in ZIP Code 62056. ELEANOR INGRAM was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 108-12-5689 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 03 July 1996. Research in ZIP Code 13669. ELEANOR KALITIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 378-07-2656 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 22 January 2008. Research in ZIP Codes 48185 and 48195. ELEANOR MCCOLLEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 536-16-6901 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died 01 September 1993. Research in ZIP Code 98390. ELEANOR ZICKEL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 115-01-2104 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died December 1968. ELEANOR A MAHONEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 014-12-5552 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 25 August 2006. Research in ZIP Code 01863. ELEANOR B GORDON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 218-01-9041 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 08 October 2007. Research in ZIP Code 21093. ELEANOR B SWEENEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 552-28-1864 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 21 September 2006. Research in ZIP Code 90266. ELEANOR D WAGUS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 415-12-3366 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 08 July 2006. Research in ZIP Code 33014. ELEANOR E MILLS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 518-40-8808 (indicating Idaho) and, Death Master File says, died 29 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 83301. ELEANOR H BIXLER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 106-16-6110 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 17 July 2011. ELEANOR J BUSANOVICH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 164-18-5779 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 07 October 1988. Research in ZIP Code 08540. ELEANOR K GERSTLAUER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 165-14-8158 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 14 January 2003. ELEANOR L OCONNELL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 517-12-2475 (indicating Montana) and, Death Master File says, died 09 January 1992. Research in ZIP Code 59404. ELEANOR M LOPEZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 470-01-7403 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 04 July 2005. Research in ZIP Code 17050. ELEANOR R ARNETT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 257-14-3764 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 13 December 2002. ELEANOR S OSTROOT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 303-18-9218 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 14 July 1995. Research in ZIP Code 63122. ELEANOR V BARCLAY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 517-24-1200 (indicating Montana) and, Death Master File says, died 02 August 1995. Research in ZIP Code 59101. ELENA ROLDAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 108-24-0885 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 16 November 2001. Research in ZIP Code 00605. ELENORA COROPOULIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 375-14-2867 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died February 1972. ELENOR E SAWYER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 043-18-8106 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 01 May 2004. Research in ZIP Code 43213. ELENORE L SMILEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 554-52-6966 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 05 May 2002. Research in ZIP Code 93423. ELI BASTA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 171-12-8479 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1995. Research in ZIP Code 15059. ELI A SHIFRIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 351-01-0263 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 28 July 1993. Research in ZIP Code 60089. ELIAS JAHNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 501-12-4055 (indicating North Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 11 June 2004. Research in ZIP Code 54915. Eligha Wiggins, Rank: PVT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 18 December 1984, and was buried in Section BB, Site 141 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. ELIGHA WIGGINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 490-20-4387 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died December 1984. Research in ZIP Code 63136. ELINOR M DICKSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 121-07-1953 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died October 1988. Research in ZIP Code 32903. ELISEO BLANCO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 450-20-7786 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 24 December 1993. Research in ZIP Code 78332. ELISHA PIERCE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 443-12-3418 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died July 1972. Research in ZIP Code 93003. ELIZABETH AUTUORI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 047-07-3076 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died December 1979. Research in ZIP Code 06430. ELIZABETH BLAINE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 406-38-4466 and, Death Master File says, died October 1982. Research in ZIP Codes 46406 and 46408. ELIZABETH COLLINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 342-14-5901 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 06 November 2005. Research in ZIP Code 62896. ELIZABETH CRANE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 334-12-2823 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 16 July 1988. Research in ZIP Code 62704. ELIZABETH DROBECK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 381-07-7318 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 27 May 2011. ELIZABETH ELAM was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 218-42-0217 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 04 April 1997. Research in ZIP Code 21061. ELIZABETH FERRIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 549-18-9818 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died October 1980. Research in ZIP Codes 92646 and 30031. ELIZABETH FREEMAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 150-30-0521 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 11 January 2006. Research in ZIP Code 27517. ELIZABETH HAWKINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 433-80-9676 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died October 1978. Research in ZIP Code 71106. ELIZABETH KRASINSKI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 173-18-2016 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died October 1981. Research in ZIP Code 15068. ELIZABETH ROEBUCK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 121-16-9871 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 05 March 2004. Research in ZIP Code 23934. ELIZABETH TRUSZKOWSKI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 377-14-5310 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died August 1986. Research in ZIP Code 48081. ELIZABETH TURLIK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 273-05-6057 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died November 1977. Research in ZIP Code 44112. ELIZABETH YOUNGBLOOD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 419-76-5283 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 28 March 1992. ELIZABETH A FITZGERALD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 025-18-9041 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 12 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 01824. ELIZABETH A GRIFFIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 413-36-4597 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 18 June 2013. ELIZABETH A LITTLE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 264-18-7412 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 04 May 1999. Research in ZIP Code 83647. ELIZABETH A SHARP was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 235-38-6133 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 29 December 2013. ELIZABETH A WARD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 058-12-9474 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 January 2000. Research in ZIP Code 97520. ELIZABETH C CLAYTON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 289-18-6410 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 22 November 2002. Research in ZIP Code 43343. ELIZABETH C HALL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 452-20-5343 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 02 May 2005. Research in ZIP Codes 76017 and 76010. Elizabeth D. Laster, wife of Harold L. Laster, was born 4 September 1919, died 26 March 1996, and was buried in Section 30, Site 1173 in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York, United States of America. ELIZABETH D LASTER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 264-20-3750 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 26 March 1996. Research in ZIP Code 11412. ELIZABETH D MORGAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 249-60-4402 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 06 August 1992. Research in ZIP Code 29356. ELIZABETH G BRYANT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 156-10-6028 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 26 November 2002. ELIZABETH H GREGORY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 232-20-9134 (indicating West Virginia or North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 02 October 2003. Research in ZIP Code 15228. ELIZABETH I CAVALETTO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 332-05-7783 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 12 April 1998. Research in ZIP Code 93908. Elizabeth J. Licatovich was born 4 September 1919, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 509 Del Mar Dr, Lady Lake, Florida 32159. Florida voter ID number 104911159. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. ELIZABETH J PHILLIPS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 071-10-4363 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 02 January 2012. ELIZABETH J SLOAT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 214-01-0501 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 18 September 2006. Research in ZIP Code 32129. ELIZABETH JOHANNA HOLMES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 472-14-2975 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 23 February 2012. ELIZABETH K WORCESTER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 207-03-1748 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 22 July 2008. Research in ZIP Codes 17046 and 17042. ELIZABETH L BLAUVELT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 111-12-5042 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 October 1999. Research in ZIP Code 10463. ELIZABETH L SMITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 277-16-6430 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 19 November 1998. Research in ZIP Code 44122. ELIZABETH M FORAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 138-14-0573 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 04 July 1992. Research in ZIP Code 12601. Elizabeth M. Keller, wife of William R. Keller, was born 4 September 1919, died 27 July 2013, and was buried in Section CBI, Row 5, Site 896 in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California, United States of America. ELIZABETH M MARR was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 303-44-4976 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 17 January 2007. Research in ZIP Code 47203. ELIZABETH M SOUZA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 010-12-5464 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 07 September 2010. ELIZABETH M SPIGNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 250-22-7441 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 24 November 1990. ELIZABETH N MERRIMAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 234-28-1425 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 26 July 1997. Research in ZIP Code 35405. ELIZABETH O DAVIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 585-50-2930 (indicating New Mexico) and, Death Master File says, died 01 August 2001. Research in ZIP Code 87401. ELIZABETH P GARDINER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 114-22-6602 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 29 October 1998. Research in ZIP Code 13214. ELIZABETH P KING was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 253-20-0394 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 06 July 2004. Research in ZIP Code 21210. ELIZABETH S REYNOLDS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 409-09-8141 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 14 January 2012. ELIZABETH T DUSSAULT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 031-03-3348 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 03 March 1997. Research in ZIP Codes 01464 and 02140. ELIZABETH V BOCKOVER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 293-10-1839 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 20 May 2006. Research in ZIP Code 43334. ELIZABETH VERONICA GUARIGLIA was born 4 September 1919, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 5 April 2011, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20110019732 ELIZABETH W LOMELE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 050-16-2886 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 01 May 2007. Research in ZIP Code 93105. ELLEN FARMER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 469-24-7615 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died December 1977. Research in ZIP Code 75219. ELLEN PACHECO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 014-14-1186 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 22 March 1994. Research in ZIP Code 02720. ELLEN SILEO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 564-05-7355 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 07 March 2003. Research in ZIP Codes 97023 and 94306. ELLEN G SILVERS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 311-16-4055 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 02 November 2004. Research in ZIP Code 47421. ELLEN H ANDERSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 259-07-8685 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 12 January 2010. Research in ZIP Code 31602. ELLEN M TUNE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 497-10-1513 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 18 January 1992. ELLIOTT GLADSTONE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 295-05-0592 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died December 1985. Research in ZIP Code 44105. ELLIOTT JOHNSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 569-20-5570 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 27 October 2006. Research in ZIP Code 93950. ELLIOTT KING was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 387-18-1409 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 17 January 2004. Research in ZIP Code 89104. ELLIOTT M FROST was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 273-26-4119 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 13 March 1989. Research in ZIP Code 90815. ELLIS O HAYES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 248-28-2897 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 11 February 1998. Research in ZIP Code 29671. ELLITA BENTLEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 535-28-4384 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died May 1984. Research in ZIP Code 97222. ELMA BROOKS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 429-48-1876 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 24 February 2011. ELMA L JONES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 260-42-2938 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 02 May 2000. Research in ZIP Code 31779. ELMER BREKKEN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 394-36-4023 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died January 1987. Research in ZIP Code 53589. ELMER LOPEZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 568-03-4531 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died September 1975. Research in ZIP Code 90073. ELMER MOORE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 260-14-8900 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died April 1980. Research in ZIP Code 30088. ELMER OSTBY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 473-38-0829 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died September 1981. Research in ZIP Code 56208. ELMER STOUT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 274-18-3265 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died October 1982. Research in ZIP Code 45344. Elmer Ernest Lopez, Rank: PVT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 8 September 1975, and was buried in Section 70A, Row DD, Site 46 in Los Angeles National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. ELMER J WILSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 392-14-0115 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 06 June 2005. Research in ZIP Code 53219. ELMER L MILLER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 494-03-7108 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 28 May 1993. Research in ZIP Code 65205. ELMER L PHILLIPS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 530-03-4782 (indicating Nevada) and, Death Master File says, died 15 June 1998. Research in ZIP Code 95951. Elmer L. Stout, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 29 October 1982, and was buried in Section R, Row 1, Site 3 in Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio, United States of America. ELMER R PFLUEGER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 207-05-7493 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 13 February 1991. Research in ZIP Code 17901. ELMER W WALKER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 548-14-0111 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 12 February 1999. Research in ZIP Code 93727. ELMIRA SMITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 437-42-4794 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 18 July 1998. Research in ZIP Code 71082. ELMO L ARTHUR was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 228-09-4699 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 11 April 1995. Research in ZIP Code 24517. ELNORA M KEE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 243-30-4362 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 14 January 2010. Research in ZIP Codes 40222 and 27610. ELOISE PETERSEN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 557-34-4187 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died October 1984. Research in ZIP Code 68847. ELOISE M SANTOR was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 252-10-7396 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 March 2006. Research in ZIP Codes 34242 and 33581. ELOISE P UTTERBACK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 240-10-1832 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 28 May 2012. ELOISE R TICHACEK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 317-10-2024 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 14 December 1990. E LOUISE BRAZELTON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 545-16-7415 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 22 January 1993. Research in ZIP Code 92653. ELSA I NIEBERGALL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 358-12-5049 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 01 February 2004. Research in ZIP Code 49945. ELSIE BISE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 277-20-1478 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died December 1976. Research in ZIP Code 26101. Elsie Blumer, wife of Bernard R. Blumer, was born 4 September 1919, died 30 October 2005, and was buried in Section 10, Site 6233 in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York, United States of America. ELSIE WIDENER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 424-10-6229 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died April 1981. Research in ZIP Code 36608. ELSIE E WAGNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 215-07-7462 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 16 August 2008. Research in ZIP Code 21122. Elsie Ethel Paras was born 4 September 1919 in Black Hawk County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Moutis. ELSIE W TOWERS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 220-01-9827 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 25 February 2001. Research in ZIP Code 21655. ELTON E LEDLOW was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 427-18-5044 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 06 February 1973. ELTON R BARKER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 307-14-3884 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 13 November 2002. Research in ZIP Code 32825. ELUS LADNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 428-12-9946 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died August 1986. Research in ZIP Code 70117. ELVA LAWRENCE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 184-07-8552 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 14 October 1993. Research in ZIP Code 06450. ELVI E KUKKOLA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 273-20-0550 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 04 March 1991. ELVIN BUCKNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 224-10-7702 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died January 1978. ELVIRA CRIBARI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 340-30-9798 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 29 October 2000. Research in ZIP Code 60160. ELVIRA SINASWEE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 213-86-0673 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 25 September 1999. Research in ZIP Code XX848. ELVIRA P DENIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 075-05-8752 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 July 2007. Research in ZIP Codes 55057 and 07002. ELWOOD MORAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 571-14-9330 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died August 1979. Research in ZIP Code 95932. ELWOOD C BUCK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 173-07-6816 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 03 March 2003. Research in ZIP Code 17701. ELWOOD E BURNS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 160-16-7369 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 22 April 2006. Research in ZIP Code 80004. ELWOOD R MULLIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 005-12-4118 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 09 October 1994. Research in ZIP Code 04928. Elynore D. Hartzell was born 4 September 1919 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 147 Bay Spring Ave 327, Barrington, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 02806. Elynore Dawn Hartzell, wife of John Webster Hartzell, was born 4 September 1919, died 16 November 2014, and was buried in Section E-1, Row 24, Site 930 in Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, United States of America. ELZADIE JOHNSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 427-28-1559 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died February 1980. Research in ZIP Code 39429. EMERY F HARMON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 355-10-3836 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 27 May 2004. Research in ZIP Code 60461. EMIL CACEK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 223-20-8619 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 15 December 1995. Research in ZIP Code 23805. EMIL F SALO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 502-03-5780 (indicating North Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 27 November 1993. Research in ZIP Code 57401. EMILIE J MATTHEU was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 216-07-1140 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 10 October 2008. Research in ZIP Code 21221. EMILIO QUINTANA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 525-18-3754 (indicating New Mexico) and, Death Master File says, died September 1978. Research in ZIP Code 87520. EMILY LUDWINSKI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 353-01-7086 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 25 August 2000. Research in ZIP Code 60402. EMILY SUTULA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 047-01-9051 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died July 1979. Research in ZIP Code 19026. EMILY A ANDERSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 314-03-3324 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 03 October 2010. EMILY C REARDON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 353-28-1144 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 02 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 60172. EMILY R MALYSZKO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 335-01-2910 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 05 May 1997. Research in ZIP Code 53185. EMMA COLE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 557-34-8289 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 27 August 2007. Research in ZIP Code 91744. EMMA DICKERSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 177-12-0773 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 31 October 1996. Research in ZIP Code 19145. EMMA LOMAX was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 428-74-7403 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 10 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 64110. EMMA C HAWKS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 555-12-2314 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 22 November 2004. Research in ZIP Code 95642. EMMA E CALGARO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 350-18-7617 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 26 February 2003. Research in ZIP Code 60438. EMMA K YEE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 575-24-8720 (indicating Hawaii) and, Death Master File says, died 09 December 2003. Research in ZIP Code 96814. EMMA L CLARK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 242-36-2603 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 04 May 1996. Research in ZIP Code 28115. EMMAMAY W LARSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 221-05-0873 (indicating Delaware) and, Death Master File says, died 24 October 2002. Research in ZIP Code 19810. EMMETT MCGAHA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 414-05-3925 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 06 February 1995. Research in ZIP Code 37932. EMMETT W CORRIGAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 400-03-9805 (indicating Kentucky) and, Death Master File says, died 17 February 1998. Research in ZIP Code 40205. EMMITT A MILLER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 494-48-3746 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 30 April 1993. Research in ZIP Code 65251. EMMOTT E LENNON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 062-12-6306 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 29 September 2012. EMORY ETHREDGE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 418-05-7219 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 11 April 1996. Research in ZIP Code 35120. EMY K HOWERTON was born 4 September 1919, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 285 Sw Meeting Ave, Madison, Florida 32340. Florida voter ID number 105267393. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: P O BOX 707 MADISON FL 32341-0707. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 December 2017. ENGOLF LARSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 503-14-3558 (indicating South Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 18 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 57648. ENID C CEDERBERG was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 331-54-2056 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 29 January 2002. Research in ZIP Code 60025. ENVILLE VORCE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 011-16-7646 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died May 1983. Research in ZIP Code 01331. EPHRAIM F TAL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 577-50-8429 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died 29 December 2005. Research in ZIP Code 20906. EPHREN DAVIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 258-03-8251 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died May 1982. Research in ZIP Code 30901. E R HOTTELL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 277-16-2955 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 27 December 1994. Research in ZIP Code 40216. ERALIA COOK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 525-50-0926 (indicating New Mexico) and, Death Master File says, died February 1996. Research in ZIP Code 87571. ERMA L QUAY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 162-12-9080 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 30 April 2004. Research in ZIP Code 17044. ERNEST BEVERLIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 479-28-8681 (indicating Iowa) and, Death Master File says, died January 1981. Research in ZIP Code 52501. ERNEST BULTHAUP was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 510-16-4194 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died September 1983. Research in ZIP Code 67420. ERNEST HEBERT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 375-09-6334 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died December 1982. Research in ZIP Code 92343. ERNEST HEYESEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 141-18-2221 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 08 February 1995. Research in ZIP Code 08759. ERNEST HOCHSTADT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 042-16-7732 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 27 April 2007. Research in ZIP Code 06011. ERNEST PLEASANT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 462-24-1703 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died February 1980. Research in ZIP Code 92335. ERNEST ROUSE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 251-26-2085 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died March 1984. ERNEST SMITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 263-52-1778 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 1996. Research in ZIP Code 07108. ERNEST WOFFORD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 422-18-2556 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died April 1976. Research in ZIP Code 35203. Ernest Alfred Hebert, Rank: SMSGT, Branch: US AIR FORCE, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 16 December 1982, and was buried in Section 6, Site 1112 in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States of America. Ernest E. Miller, Rank: CW4, Branch: US AIR FORCE, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM, was born 4 September 1919, died 31 October 2010, and was buried in Section 23, Site 792 in Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. ERNEST E MILLER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 171-03-7465 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 31 October 2010. ERNEST F. PENTEK was born 4 September 1919, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 27 January 2015, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20150005426 Ernest Francis Pentek, Rank: BM1, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 27 January 2015, and was buried in Section P, Site 1553 in Bg William C Doyle Vet'S Mem Cem in Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States of America. ERNESTINE WILSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 142-12-6650 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 02 April 2002. Research in ZIP Code 23502. ERNEST J CHAFFINSR was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 407-01-1949 and, Death Master File says, died 20 February 1999. Research in ZIP Code 41143. ERNEST L HINKLE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 225-12-2899 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 04 August 1988. Research in ZIP Code 22020. ERNEST M PREISSNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 230-09-0269 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 02 June 1996. Research in ZIP Code 32935. ERNESTO GONZALES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 454-16-7905 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died September 1975. Research in ZIP Code 46406. ERNIE L LANE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 455-14-9344 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 25 April 1991. ERSEL E MYERS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 523-12-5619 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died 30 November 1995. Research in ZIP Code 97701. ERVA J BROWN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 454-14-7193 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 30 October 1992. Research in ZIP Code 77088. Ervin C. Palasky, Rank: TEC5, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 20 April 2008, and was buried in Section 6D2, Row 18, Site 12 in Crownsville Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, Maryland, United States of America. ERVIN C PALASKY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 154-09-9404 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 20 April 2008. Research in ZIP Code 20906. ERVIN F RASNAKE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 229-09-1325 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 27 March 2002. Research in ZIP Code 32218. Erwin R. Anderson, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 16 December 1976, and was buried in Section R, Site 1426 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. ESTEL LYKINS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 329-05-1698 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died October 1985. Research in ZIP Code 61571. ESTELLE PEEBLES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 450-26-3831 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1980. Research in ZIP Code 77013. ESTELLE ZIPPRICH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 132-01-9776 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 09 September 1994. Research in ZIP Code 10306. ESTEL W POSEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 541-18-6289 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died 16 May 2002. Research in ZIP Code 97824. ESTER PAYTON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 427-18-6661 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died October 1984. Research in ZIP Code 39422. Ester Lucile Hayde was born 4 September 1919, in Adair County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Reed, according to Certificate 0121 Box B2003. Ester Lucile Hayden was born 4 September 1919 in Adair County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Reed. ESTHER BORREGO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 637-07-4438 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 25 September 1999. Research in ZIP Code 79907. ESTHER HAMELINK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 384-10-1635 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 22 January 2008. Research in ZIP Code 49418. ESTHER KONIGSBERG was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 093-36-9713 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 09 August 2002. Research in ZIP Code 11423. ESTHER LOYNACHAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 478-48-6159 (indicating Iowa) and, Death Master File says, died 23 February 2001. Research in ZIP Code 50138. ESTHER MULGREW was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 171-18-4264 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died April 1978. Research in ZIP Code 15212. ESTHER ROSEN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 014-07-2837 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 17 August 2011. ESTHER H ROFF was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 135-14-5414 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died January 1994. Research in ZIP Code 29841. ESTHER I FOSTVEDT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 516-14-6270 (indicating Montana) and, Death Master File says, died 29 December 2007. Research in ZIP Code 83835. Esther Idell Fostvedt, wife of Donald Raymond Fostvedt, was born 4 September 1919, died 29 December 2007, and was buried in Section 1, Row O, Site 2 in Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake, Washington, United States of America. ESTHER K HUNTER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 171-16-0672 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 23 October 2011. ESTHER LOUISE BONHAM was born 4 September 1919, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 404 Mariposa St, #402, Orlando, Florida 32801. Florida voter ID number 112771621. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 September 2016. Esther Marie Totman was born 4 September 1919 in Buena Vista County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Betz. ESTHER S. MACK was born 4 September 1919, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 12 January 2017, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20170003618 ETHEL AUTIO was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 382-22-7293 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died December 1974. Research in ZIP Code 48228. ETHEL COMBS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 406-08-0618 and, Death Master File says, died July 1991. Research in ZIP Code 41732. ETHEL KLEIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 364-14-7639 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 03 January 2002. Research in ZIP Code 48184. ETHEL B FUTERNICK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 132-03-2392 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 09 April 2004. Research in ZIP Code 11236. ETHEL C KUNZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 309-12-6770 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 25 July 2003. Research in ZIP Code 46106. ETHEL C MERCER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 295-22-6313 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 26 May 2003. Research in ZIP Code 72538. ETHEL C TANNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 173-07-3379 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died March 1989. Research in ZIP Code 19380. ETHEL F ELDRIDGE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 018-12-4425 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 04 May 2001. Research in ZIP Code 01902. ETHEL J MOONEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 199-07-3392 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 26 December 2009. Research in ZIP Code 17222. ETHEL K FUGAZZI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 402-01-5398 and, Death Master File says, died 19 February 1997. Research in ZIP Code 40383. ETHEL L HEIRONIMUS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 313-26-3289 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 25 July 2010. ETHEL M CRESWELL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 234-32-3849 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 May 1995. Research in ZIP Code 21078. ETHEL M JOHNSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 423-50-5114 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 19 January 1997. Research in ZIP Code 35670. ETHEL M KOUTNIK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 054-12-6746 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 January 1998. Research in ZIP Code 11780. ETHEL M LYLES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 261-81-7654 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 13 August 2004. Research in ZIP Code 32628. ETHEL M RIEMENSNYDER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 205-03-7826 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 20 August 1998. Research in ZIP Code 18702. Ethel M. Ulmer, wife of David E. Ulmer, was born 4 September 1919, died 22 May 2016, and was buried in Section FFF, Site 27 in Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States of America. ETHEL M WOJTACHA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 225-03-9248 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 08 July 2010. ETHEL O BLACKBURN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 549-12-5999 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 07 June 2002. Research in ZIP Code 93561. ETHELYN S HOWARD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 440-38-4860 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 18 May 2006. Research in ZIP Code 74569. ETHNEY WILLIAMS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 095-16-2221 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 30 October 2005. Research in ZIP Code 10032. Ethney M. Williams, wife of James C. Williams, was born 4 September 1919, died 30 October 2005, and was buried in Section 3B, Site 1094 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, United States of America. EUDELL C JORDAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 258-86-9826 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 18 July 2007. Research in ZIP Code 31516. EUDINE F SMITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 546-34-3146 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 23 January 2007. Research in ZIP Codes 48174 and 70807. EUGENE BROWN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 710-10-2842 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died 04 October 1981. EUGENE HERNANDEZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 452-28-9962 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died September 1979. Research in ZIP Codes 78702 and 78073. EUGENE PIERCE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 409-24-4415 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 08 December 2005. Research in ZIP Code 38059. EUGENE RICE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 247-18-4020 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died September 1964. EUGENE SMITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 425-68-5310 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died October 1979. Research in ZIP Code 39601. EUGENE WHEELER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 388-32-0221 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 06 December 1994. Research in ZIP Code 53208. Eugene E. Trapp, Rank: CPT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 23 October 1997, and was buried in Section 2B, Site 655 in Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Fernley, Nevada, United States of America. EUGENE E TRAPP was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 388-14-2433 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 23 October 1997. Research in ZIP Code 89502. EUGENE H BISCHOFF was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 039-03-6038 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 20 December 1989. Research in ZIP Code 30643. EUGENE H STRINGER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 303-01-3805 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 02 May 1997. Research in ZIP Code 72751. EUGENE P KENNEDY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 319-16-7689 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 22 September 2011. EUGENE S WHIPKEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 232-24-3968 (indicating West Virginia or North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 09 May 1997. Research in ZIP Code 26529. EUGENIE MCAULEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 119-12-1678 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 17 November 1994. Research in ZIP Code 32725. EULA M LINDSEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 416-38-0542 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 36522. EUNICE DYKES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 105-16-9730 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 13 March 1995. Research in ZIP Code 33467. EUNICE ROGUSKY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 250-12-3101 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died September 1982. Research in ZIP Code 29550. EUSTACE JOHN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 553-12-4244 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 09 October 1989. Research in ZIP Code 92626. EUSTACIA RUIZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 580-72-1554 (indicating Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico) and, Death Master File says, died 01 March 2007. Research in ZIP Code 00659. E V VANDERBOEGH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 378-54-0181 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 07 August 2010. EVA BURLIN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 554-14-8303 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 04 July 1999. Research in ZIP Code 90620. EVA HASENFRATZ was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 490-03-6859 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 22 October 2004. Research in ZIP Code 63125. EVA HOMER was born 4 September 1919, and died 24 February 2002, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20020012877 EVA PRIDDY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 212-24-9614 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died March 1982. Research in ZIP Code 25033. Eva C. Hasenfratz, wife of Joseph E. Hasenfratz, was born 4 September 1919, died 22 October 2004, and was buried in Section 1J, Site 2059 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. EVA I PARENTI was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 170-28-2778 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 17 September 2007. Research in ZIP Code 18951. Eva I. Sisneros, wife of Joe D. Sisneros, was born 4 September 1919, died 14 September 2011, and was buried in Section Q, Site 687 in Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, United States of America. EVA I SISNEROS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 523-14-4262 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died 14 September 2011. EVA L WINTER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 358-03-7030 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 11 August 2009. Research in ZIP Code 62675. Eva Lenora Vernon was born 4 September 1919 in Cass County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Neth. EVA M NORWOOD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 435-12-2501 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 03 December 1999. Research in ZIP Codes 71295 and 71366. EVANGELINE MIELCUSZNA was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 197-40-1278 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 2006. Research in ZIP Code 15229. EVELYN CHEW was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 218-30-5522 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 03 August 2009. Research in ZIP Codes 21216 and 20678. EVELYN DEANGELIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 035-12-4941 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 1996. Research in ZIP Code 02917. EVELYN GLICK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 067-05-9363 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 February 2007. Research in ZIP Code 12010. EVELYN HARRIS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 261-14-7294 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died June 1982. Research in ZIP Code 33301. EVELYN HATEAU was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 119-03-0117 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died March 1985. Research in ZIP Code 11218. EVELYN MCKNIGHT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 174-18-5774 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died March 1986. Research in ZIP Code 99109. EVELYN RIGGS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 230-16-8978 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died December 1982. Research in ZIP Code 33546. EVELYN ROBERTSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 459-68-8678 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 04 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 77026. EVELYN SEIBOLD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 318-14-6843 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died May 1983. Research in ZIP Codes 63114 and 63034. EVELYN WERT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 374-74-0192 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died November 1984. Research in ZIP Code 48019. EVELYN A MAYBERRY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 414-36-5673 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 26 February 2012. EVELYN B CONNER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 558-28-2449 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died November 1996. Research in ZIP Code 92025. EVELYN B FLANDERS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 203-10-5959 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 13 July 2012. EVELYN C PERRY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 558-14-6327 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 23 September 2004. Research in ZIP Code 95423. EVELYN C SPIVAK was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 204-07-2330 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 10 January 2003. Research in ZIP Code 19066. Evelyn Esta Shaffer was born 4 September 1919 in Cass County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Johnson. EVELYN H GUYTON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 251-58-0713 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 13 April 1998. Research in ZIP Code 29526. EVELYN H HESS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 401-10-9616 and, Death Master File says, died February 1989. Research in ZIP Code 40214. EVELYN J HOFFMAN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 363-32-2048 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 28 February 1997. Research in ZIP Code 49033. EVELYN J HUNT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 566-28-1576 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 06 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 93308. EVELYN J MOORE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 508-98-0856 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died 12 May 1988. Research in ZIP Code 68106. EVELYN J PRATT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 096-01-5602 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 19 January 1990. Research in ZIP Code 27612. EVELYN L BECKEL was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 230-07-0564 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 19 May 2005. Research in ZIP Code 92201. EVELYN L EMERSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 005-16-7234 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 26 November 1996. Research in ZIP Code 03104. EVELYN L JANOS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 205-22-7219 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 06 January 1996. Research in ZIP Code 34972. Evelyn Lucille Beckel, wife of Robert Wallace Beckel, was born 4 September 1919, died 19 May 2005, and was buried in Section 49B, Site 4726 in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States of America. EVELYN M ARNOLD was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 570-07-4672 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 06 June 2003. Research in ZIP Code 94578. EVELYN M EMBRY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 402-10-0166 and, Death Master File says, died 14 December 2003. Research in ZIP Code 47715. EVELYN M JOHNSON was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 348-07-3771 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 01 September 2007. Research in ZIP Code 48116. EVELYN M LEAZENBY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 315-10-9072 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 18 April 1997. Research in ZIP Code 46947. EVELYN M RICE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 329-01-7329 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 1998. Research in ZIP Code 37312. EVELYN M RUSKAUP was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 497-01-2835 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 08 June 2004. Research in ZIP Code 30741. EVELYN R. Cammarata was born on 4 September 1919 and she registered to vote, living at 102 Madison Drive in Berlin, Connecticut 06037-3142 EVELYN V RACKOW was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 286-26-9802 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 22 October 2004. Research in ZIP Code 33917. EVELYN W BARTLETT was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 452-14-9561 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 14 November 1995. Research in ZIP Code 76116. Evelyn W. Domich, wife of Eugene G. Domich, was born 4 September 1919, died 29 January 2009, and was buried in Section 31, Site 3145 in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. EVERETT BRACKEN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 190-05-0030 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died March 1984. Research in ZIP Code 16602. EVERETT MEES was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 507-18-7100 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died October 1981. Research in ZIP Code 68352. EVERETT OVERSTREET was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 252-05-9403 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died May 1961. EVERETT SHAW was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 297-12-3977 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died September 1982. Research in ZIP Code 95961. EVERETT E ALSBURY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 506-46-5983 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died 25 August 1990. EVERETTE W MIDKIFF was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 225-14-8278 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 02 April 1991. Research in ZIP Code 24951. EVERETT G RODGERS was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 348-07-0400 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 27 December 1989. Research in ZIP Code 47932. EVERETT V MCQUINN was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 307-18-7585 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 03 January 1991. Evert Joseph Danielson was born 4 September 1919 in Buena Vista County, Iowa, U.S.A. to a mother whose maiden name is Peterson. EVLEAN MEREDITH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 421-38-8106 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 01 January 1993. Research in ZIP Code 44104. EVYLEAN P CROWDER was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 258-34-0878 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 August 1998. Research in ZIP Codes 31082 and 31089. EWALD W FRIEDRICH was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 460-16-6644 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 04 March 2003. Research in ZIP Code 78962. EXTON T MOORE was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 322-14-8623 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 08 September 1991. Research in ZIP Code 60621. Ezra Kelley, Rank: PL SGT, Branch: US MARINE CORPS, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 4 September 1919, died 3 July 2000, and was buried in Section 16, Site 955 in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio, United States of America. EZRA KELLEY was born 04 September 1919, received Social Security number 421-05-3504 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 03 July 2000. 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__label__wiki	0.927121	0.927121	Persons born on 26 September 1926 E CLARK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 400-30-9037 (indicating Kentucky) and, Death Master File says, died 15 September 1987. Research in ZIP Code 40211. E HARMON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 355-12-7763 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died February 1988. Research in ZIP Code 60406. E JACKSO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 244-22-6602 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died October 1990. Research in ZIP Code 28305. E LUCKEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 111-18-8457 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 December 1988. E A BEERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 275-22-4683 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 15 December 1990. EALTHER FERGUSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 110-22-7582 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died May 1981. Research in ZIP Code 14215. EARL ABHOLD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 535-22-5115 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died October 1983. Research in ZIP Code 84101. EARL DEMERY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 414-26-3478 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died June 1978. Research in ZIP Code 38058. EARL MODICA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 436-30-4014 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died June 1975. Earl Nichols, Rank: TEC5, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 1 July 1989, and was buried in Section 110, Site 636 in Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida, United States of America. EARL PIERCE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 375-20-8303 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 15 February 1991. Research in ZIP Code 12733. EARL RUSSELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 406-40-1791 and, Death Master File says, died 20 November 2006. Research in ZIP Code 42347. EARL SMITH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 440-30-6020 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died January 1982. Research in ZIP Code 79007. Earl Francis Baldwi was born 25 August 1846 in Connecticut to a mother whose maiden name is Crittenden and died 26 September 1926 in Mitchell County, Iowa, U.S.A., according to Number 066-0701 Box D2350. EARL G BARTEL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 509-28-3079 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died 06 January 2007. Research in ZIP Code 67218. EARLIE PERRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 419-26-0215 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 16 December 1999. Research in ZIP Code 48197. EARL J HUNT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 407-28-8332 and, Death Master File says, died 21 July 1991. Research in ZIP Code 41101. EARL L POSTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 225-28-7367 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 14 October 2005. Research in ZIP Code 25441. Earl Lewis Russell, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 23 June 2009, and was buried in Section 9, Site 1806 in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, California, United States of America. EARL P MILAND was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 399-36-7557 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 03 August 2004. Research in ZIP Code 54770. EARL R BOLINGER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 536-22-4176 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died 02 August 2000. Research in ZIP Code 97501. EARNEST DUPREE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 414-36-6197 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died September 1956. EARNESTINE P ROBERTS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 426-42-2965 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 21 June 1999. Research in ZIP Code 38821. E B BALL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 089-18-0444 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 12167. ED KELLY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 422-30-1648 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died August 1980. Research in ZIP Code 37216. ED NAPIER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 406-36-4158 and, Death Master File says, died 23 February 2001. Research in ZIP Code 40827. EDDIE BYRD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 252-38-5627 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died February 1981. Research in ZIP Code 10454. EDDIE JOHNSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 408-36-9463 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died May 1979. Research in ZIP Code 38114. EDDIE L NEELY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 414-38-6971 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 18 August 2004. Research in ZIP Code 38107. EDDIE L WHITLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 423-34-2200 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 08 September 2008. Research in ZIP Code 35207. Eddie Lee Neely, Rank: A2C, Branch: US AIR FORCE, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 18 August 2004, and was buried in Section Z, Site 14679 in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America. EDDIE M WALTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 299-38-2063 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 05 October 2002. Research in ZIP Codes 44104 and 72342. EDGAR FRENCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 062-24-8254 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died March 1985. Research in ZIP Code 12525. EDGAR GOEHRING was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 190-20-4697 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 26 July 1998. Research in ZIP Code 16508. EDGAR NORRIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 249-44-7644 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 16 November 1995. Research in ZIP Code 27261. EDGAR SMITH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 433-30-7116 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died January 1987. Research in ZIP Code 39056. EDGAR A COLE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 246-26-1400 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 20 December 2003. Research in ZIP Code 27530. EDGAR B JEMISON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 437-42-4088 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 17 October 2002. Research in ZIP Code 77351. Edgar Bartlett Jemison, Rank: AETM3, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 17 October 2002, and was buried in Section C-10, Row E, Site 63 in Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas, United States of America. EDGAR C JUNEAU was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 437-28-0030 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 11 October 1996. Research in ZIP Code 70121. EDGAR F HENRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 212-20-8027 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 30 November 2009. Research in ZIP Code 21227. EDGAR L KIRN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 353-24-2804 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 01 December 2009. Research in ZIP Code 62006. EDGAR LEE SMITH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 451-40-4470 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 25 May 1989. Research in ZIP Code 77033. Edgar Peyton Smith, Rank: HA1C, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 2 January 1987, and was buried in Section F, Site 2008A in Natchez National Cemetery in Natchez, Mississippi, United States of America. EDITH CAUL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 226-32-6622 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died October 1984. Research in ZIP Code 23834. EDITH LIBERATORE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 102-20-1233 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 May 2008. Research in ZIP Code 18325. EDITH MACCONI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 135-20-8346 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died July 1980. Research in ZIP Code 08069. EDITH MONROE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 052-26-6028 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 18 June 2006. Research in ZIP Codes 34429 and 33542. EDITH MUNDY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 306-22-4022 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died July 1976. Research in ZIP Code 90062. EDITH F SWISHER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 228-22-2206 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 13 October 2012. EDITH K MONTAG was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 167-20-5509 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 14 April 2013. EDITH L BROWN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 504-24-6249 (indicating South Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 2006. Research in ZIP Code 60201. Edith L. Starry, wife of John S. Starry, was born 26 September 1926, died 25 April 1995, and was buried in Section O1, Site 742 in Ft. Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, Texas, United States of America. EDITH L STARRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 212-32-0508 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 25 April 1995. Research in ZIP Code 20715. EDITH M KLAUK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-40-3498 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 20 May 1999. Research in ZIP Code 91744. EDITH M MAGUIRE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 556-32-0090 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 25 June 2003. Research in ZIP Code 90065. EDITH M WALDRON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 538-38-4010 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died 30 June 1996. Research in ZIP Code 98390. EDITH P. ROLLINS was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 27 December 2009, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20090082740 EDITH STAIGER SLOANE was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 21 August 2010, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20100042490 Edmond Levi Fowler, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 28 April 2015, and was buried in Section COL-A, Row A, Site 111 in Bakersfield National Cemetery in Arvin, California, United States of America. EDMUND BEST was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 149-14-1983 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died February 1982. Research in ZIP Code 07060. EDNA ELLIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 310-22-4236 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died July 1982. Research in ZIP Code 46324. EDNA KELLETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 410-34-9273 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 30 April 1997. Research in ZIP Code 37042. EDNA MCNEELY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 437-32-2840 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 03 October 2008. Research in ZIP Code 70072. EDNA RICE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 394-24-3725 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 04 April 2000. Research in ZIP Code 54941. EDNA VESS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 289-22-5614 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 16 November 2003. Research in ZIP Code 43616. EDNA E CROWELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 419-24-0005 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 29 December 2009. Research in ZIP Code 36541. Edna F. Sasser, wife of Joe Sasser, was born 26 September 1926, died 24 July 2009, and was buried in Section 36, Site 2961 in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, United States of America. EDNA I ROUSH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-42-5829 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 27 March 2000. Research in ZIP Code 26164. Edna J. Glaub, wife of Victor Glaub, was born 26 September 1926, died 20 October 2010, and was buried in Section 39, Site 2434 in South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Florida, United States of America. EDNA M BOLDUC was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 004-22-4748 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 01 February 2010. Research in ZIP Codes 04530 and 04210. EDNA M HAWKINS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 200-22-6204 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 15 August 1993. Research in ZIP Code 35630. EDNA M PRESSLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 259-30-5845 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 07 June 2007. Research in ZIP Codes 30103 and 30161. EDNA M SHEFFIELD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 554-30-4386 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 20 June 1998. Research in ZIP Codes 85021 and 85023. EDNA M WATSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 225-32-2146 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 20 December 2006. Research in ZIP Code 27577. EDNA M WRIGHT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 182-26-3021 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 11 November 2001. Research in ZIP Code 19401. EDUARDO N GOYANES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 261-58-1837 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 18 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 33130. EDWARD BOPP was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 051-20-7614 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 27 April 1996. Research in ZIP Code 11211. EDWARD BRIDGEFORTH was born 26 September 1926, and died 15 June 2002, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20020037215 EDWARD CARNEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 201-12-4574 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died July 1982. Research in ZIP Code 14304. EDWARD CARPENTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 225-24-6164 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died November 1970. EDWARD CORAM was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 122-16-1826 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 13 April 2013. EDWARD EARSCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 109-30-6165 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died September 1977. Research in ZIP Code 11203. EDWARD FIGGS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 213-22-6890 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died November 1971. EDWARD GARBACIK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 310-22-6562 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died October 1971. EDWARD GARRITY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 127-16-7047 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died February 1984. Edward Grant, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY AIR FORCES, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 26 October 2009, and was buried in Section C, Site 175 in Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States of America. EDWARD KERNS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 446-22-1724 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 12 December 1996. Research in ZIP Code 73112. EDWARD KINAS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 329-30-2605 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 30 November 1996. Research in ZIP Code 61038. EDWARD PHILLIPS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 725-14-5453 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died 08 February 1988. Research in ZIP Code 91104. EDWARD PLATT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 009-12-7810 (indicating Vermont) and, Death Master File says, died 04 July 2003. Research in ZIP Code 98115. EDWARD REYNOLDS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 542-24-8876 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died December 1964. EDWARD SANDERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 411-32-5373 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 07 June 2001. Research in ZIP Code 37058. EDWARD SAUNDERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 243-40-5183 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died February 1986. Research in ZIP Code 27910. EDWARD SHUMPERT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 251-32-6362 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died May 1972. EDWARD SICKLES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 205-20-0664 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 22 April 2011. EDWARD SINSAR was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 085-22-4893 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died February 1987. EDWARD URBAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 127-18-5094 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 21 March 2003. Research in ZIP Code 34208. EDWARD WARD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 302-12-8234 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died September 1983. Research in ZIP Code 44432. EDWARD WEISZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 472-20-3936 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died January 1981. Research in ZIP Codes 55102 and 55106. EDWARD A ALLEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 007-28-7385 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 09 August 1991. EDWARD A CARTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 430-34-1545 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 03 June 1990. Research in ZIP Code 27958. Edward A. Sewald, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 3 March 1992, and was buried in Section FF, Site 236 in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. EDWARD A SEWALD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 496-28-5208 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 03 March 1992. EDWARD B CENDEJAS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 565-28-3798 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 09 June 2005. Research in ZIP Code 90638. EDWARD E BRIDGEFORTH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 045-14-2964 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 15 June 2002. Research in ZIP Code 07036. EDWARD E ROCKETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 219-22-6793 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 28 May 2012. EDWARDENE PAULUS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 460-42-1621 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 12 March 1998. Research in ZIP Code 78114. EDWARD F. CLARK was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 3 December 2011, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20110063850 EDWARD F DANIELS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 092-24-6970 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 07 June 2005. Research in ZIP Code 14211. EDWARD F TANIKOWSKI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 379-22-5150 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 10 October 2012. EDWARD F UHLMAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 202-12-5892 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 30 December 1997. Research in ZIP Code 16370. EDWARD H CANNON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 558-34-6310 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 2012. EDWARD H PARKER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 250-42-9498 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 18 February 2001. Research in ZIP Code 29541. EDWARD H SMOOKE was born 26 September 1926, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 9874 Harbour Lake Cir, Boynton Beach, Florida 33437. Florida voter ID number 112439115. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 1136 APPLEWOOD DR FREEHOLD NJ 07728. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 December 2017. Edward Henry Borman, Rank: RM3, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 4 September 2016, and was buried in Section C-16, Row B, Site 8 in Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida, United States of America. EDWARD J CONNOLLY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 045-20-2593 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 28 February 2006. Research in ZIP Code 06460. EDWARD J LESTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 191-14-6699 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 19 August 1998. Research in ZIP Code 19475. EDWARD J LOUGHNEY was born 26 September 1926, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 5581 Eagle Lake Dr, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418. Florida voter ID number 112158141. The voter lists a mailing address and probably prefers you use it: 3490 W NIEMANN DR MERIDIAN ID 83646. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012. EDWARD J MARSH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 502-14-2525 (indicating North Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 2013. EDWARD J MILLER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 176-20-5787 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 04 November 1999. Research in ZIP Code 19014. Edward J. Sullivan, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 18 January 2000, and was buried in Section 8, Site 598 in Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, New York, United States of America. Edward John Janas, Rank: SCPO, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM, was born 26 September 1926, died 18 May 2011, and was buried in Section 7, Site 133 in Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego, California, United States of America. EDWARD L BARNETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 442-24-5594 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 30 August 1995. Research in ZIP Code 73103. EDWARD M GABBERT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-36-5196 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 February 2009. Research in ZIP Code 26187. EDWARD MARTIN TROY was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 13 April 2007, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20070026935 Edward N. Lopez, Rank: CPL, SGT, Branch: US ARMY, US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 12 January 2000, and was buried in Section 26, Site 1344 in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. EDWARD N LOPEZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 451-32-8218 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 12 January 2000. Research in ZIP Code 78225. Edward Norman Reynolds, Rank: YN3, Branch: US COAST GUARD, was born 26 September 1926, died 10 December 1964, and was buried in Section T, Site 3200 in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. EDWARD P MCDONALD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 568-22-3561 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 26 July 2011. Edward R. Welch, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 19 August 2005, and was buried in Section C-12, Site 368 in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, California, United States of America. EDWARD S SCAVINCKY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 207-16-7095 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 06 July 2013. EDWARD T. FRABLE was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 21 July 2017, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20170041652 EDWARD T LACZKOWSKI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 198-12-0536 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 28 January 2007. Research in ZIP Code 85706. EDWIN BYK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 153-22-4047 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died July 1973. EDWIN CREWE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 133-20-7730 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 February 2012. EDWIN DAVIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 507-26-9665 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died March 1980. Research in ZIP Code 98011. EDWIN PAGER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 209-16-7500 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died December 1983. Research in ZIP Code 49007. EDWIN E DAY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 338-16-6633 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 23 December 1998. Research in ZIP Code 61462. EDWIN E JAUW was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 363-44-8081 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 11 April 2006. Research in ZIP Code 49508. EDWIN E RASH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 219-20-4668 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 14 November 2002. Research in ZIP Code 21797. EDWIN G COOK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 236-48-8004 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 15 March 2000. Research in ZIP Code 25801. EDWIN R CLARK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 721-07-4206 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died 16 August 2006. Research in ZIP Code 30517. Edythe E. Pappas, wife of Edward G. Pappas, was born 26 September 1926, died 18 July 2007, and was buried in Section F, Site 2128 in Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America. EDYTHE R PAPPAS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 408-38-7504 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 18 July 2007. Research in ZIP Code 37921. E E ADAMS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 103-18-9045 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 July 1988. EFFIE KOSSIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 098-20-2428 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 14 May 2003. Research in ZIP Code 11374. EFFIE L BENNETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 452-42-8157 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 05 March 2002. E FRED MARQUARDT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 397-22-4935 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 20 March 2003. Research in ZIP Code 49092. EILEEN GREENFIELD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 128-16-1538 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 25 June 2010. EILEEN H SHEA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 033-16-2919 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 01 September 2012. EILEEN H WERDEIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 131-16-4872 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 01 April 1993. Research in ZIP Code 14618. EILEEN J KENNEDY was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 14 Whippoorwill Dr, Palm Coast, Florida 32164. Florida voter ID number 104211298. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 March 2016. EILEEN R WINTERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 569-24-5817 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 20 February 2004. Research in ZIP Code 93065. E J SALCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 125-14-6007 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 15 July 1988. E L YOWELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 511-18-2120 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died 15 March 1991. Research in ZIP Code 00000. ELAINE KLINE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-40-3757 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 13 December 2012. ELAINE MITCHELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 567-28-1948 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died December 1978. Research in ZIP Code 94925. ELAINE NEELY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 346-20-4285 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died February 1975. ELAINE M DAVIES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 319-20-5103 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 06 November 1996. Research in ZIP Code 32730. ELAINE M STILES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 159-20-7784 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 13 January 2011. ELBERT MATHIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 464-30-0861 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 14 February 1999. Research in ZIP Code 75401. ELBERT C SYKES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 237-30-6254 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 21 December 2000. Research in ZIP Code 23690. ELCANA HUDNALL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 233-38-2485 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 28 December 2002. Research in ZIP Code 25302. ELDON R TIMBERLAKE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 440-24-7694 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 21 February 1990. ELEANOR PERLMAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 030-12-1760 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died May 1972. ELEANOR PITTS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 131-16-9896 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 23 December 1994. Research in ZIP Code 90802. ELEANOR TUCKER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 265-36-1662 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died August 1986. Research in ZIP Code 33569. Eleanor Warchol, wife of Alfred J. Warchol, was born 26 September 1926, died 23 November 1996, and was buried in Section I/3, Site D/3 in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York, United States of America. ELEANORE T ROWLETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 370-24-1667 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 26 September 2003. Research in ZIP Code 48035. ELEANOR H LEWANDOWSKY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 368-26-5364 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died February 1991. ELEANOR J NEWTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 524-20-8099 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died April 1992. Research in ZIP Code 80231. ELEANOR J PARROTT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 305-22-1125 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 20 October 1993. Research in ZIP Code 40207. ELEANOR J VOSS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 410-32-6897 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 13 April 2001. Research in ZIP Code 92502. ELEANOR M LANCASTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 193-24-4055 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 22 December 1999. Research in ZIP Code 17066. Eleanor M Leitch was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1060 Wakefield Cir, Deltona, Florida 32725. Florida voter ID number 108629583. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2013. ELENA MEDINA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 616-01-5287 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 19 March 2013. ELEONORE KIRBY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 153-32-1306 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 19 February 2000. Research in ZIP Code 89434. ELIAS JOHNSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 420-34-8539 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 20 March 2005. Research in ZIP Code 35401. ELIE B DANIELS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 227-20-8963 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 09 August 2009. Research in ZIP Code 80910. ELIGIA AYALA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 581-88-6702 (indicating Puerto Rico) and, Death Master File says, died November 1986. Research in ZIP Code 07302. ELIJAH HENDON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 265-24-9230 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 07 February 1996. Research in ZIP Code 19139. ELIJAH P WELLS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 721-01-3622 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died 23 May 2013. Elijah Phillip Wells was born 26 September 1926, is male, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 3569 Florida Ave, Miami, Florida 33133. Florida voter ID number 109016609. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2013. Elinor P. Boyer, wife of Jacob J. Boyer, was born 26 September 1926, died 21 April 2017, and was buried in Section A-10, Row A, Site 8 in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, Pennsylvania, United States of America. ELISABETH CHRISTINE JOHANN was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 7 June 2017, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20170033073 Elise Ambrose was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 5108 Mission Hills Ave, Apt 102, Tampa, Florida 33617. Florida voter ID number 110864453. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012. ELIZABETH Biehl was born on 26 September 1926 and registered to vote, living at 196 Branford Road in North Branford, Connecticut 06471-1366 ELIZABETH CRANE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 141-16-6996 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 20 February 2005. Research in ZIP Code 08054. ELIZABETH CROPLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 109-20-2932 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 22 August 2007. Research in ZIP Code 10309. ELIZABETH GAWRON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 117-16-2544 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 01 October 2001. Research in ZIP Code 12010. ELIZABETH GRAMLICH was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 25 November 2016, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20160063626 ELIZABETH GROSS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 386-18-0580 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 30 December 2007. Research in ZIP Code 48334. ELIZABETH HARDEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 260-24-2710 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 13 March 2010. Elizabeth Harned, wife of Ralph Edward Harned Jr, was born 26 September 1926, died 22 August 2007, and was buried in Section 3C, Site 1690 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, United States of America. ELIZABETH MURPHY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 244-26-7316 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died May 1979. Research in ZIP Code 27606. ELIZABETH PITTMAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 073-20-2588 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 27 February 1992. Research in ZIP Code 21201. ELIZABETH SNUSHALL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 072-30-1051 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 03 July 1995. Research in ZIP Code 13081. ELIZABETH TEGDESCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 476-24-0005 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died May 1975. Research in ZIP Code 55117. ELIZABETH WHEELOCK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 115-18-1007 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died November 1963. ELIZABETH A BAKER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 105-18-1561 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 25 February 1998. Research in ZIP Code 12563. ELIZABETH A. Guild was born on 26 September 1926 and she registered to vote, living at 3 Darling Street 2P in Southington, Connecticut 06489-2648 ELIZABETH A MACDONALD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 038-12-1019 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 12 March 2009. Research in ZIP Code 02879. ELIZABETH A RUDNICKI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 494-28-8469 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 20 March 1990. ELIZABETH A SCHWINN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 356-18-3689 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 12 February 2009. Research in ZIP Code 60647. ELIZABETH A SIMS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 431-36-8988 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 05 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 71064. ELIZABETH B STRICKLAND was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 13841 Se 93Rd Cir, Summerfield, Florida 34491. Florida voter ID number 115954977. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2016. ELIZABETH C BARRETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 562-52-0060 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 11 July 2001. Research in ZIP Code 45424. ELIZABETH C DOUGHERTY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 203-18-4540 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 27 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 08260. ELIZABETH E HADDICK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 218-20-3498 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died 03 February 2012. ELIZABETH E KUHN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 149-18-3448 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 01 April 1989. Research in ZIP Codes 34625 and 33575. ELIZABETH F BOGGS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 433-36-9640 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 02 March 2001. Research in ZIP Code 76823. ELIZABETH J CROSS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 235-38-5563 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 09 December 2004. Research in ZIP Code 17837. ELIZABETH J DEMMINK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 373-24-2158 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 23 September 2007. Research in ZIP Code 33903. ELIZABETH J SWANCOTT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 116-16-7325 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 04 February 2008. Research in ZIP Code 13440. Elizabeth Josephine Holtby, wife of Robert Vickerman Holtby, was born 26 September 1926, died 21 April 2001, and was buried in Section C2, Row 1, Site E in Northern California Veterans Cemetery At Redding in Igo, California, United States of America. Elizabeth Joyce Marr was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as No Party Affiliation, residing at 131 Sesame Rd W, Rotonda West, Florida 33947. Florida voter ID number 100239220. Her telephone number is 429-8947 (no area code listed). This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. 31 May 2012 voter list: ELIZABETH JOYCE MARR, 1326 HEDGEWOOD CIR, NORTH PORT, FL 34288 No Party Affiliation. ELIZABETH L TURLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 235-30-0160 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 12 April 2011. ELIZABETH M. Campanelli was born on 26 September 1926 and she registered to vote, living at 66 Clinic Drive in New Britain, Connecticut 06051-4012 ELIZABETH M CHAPMAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 230-18-2792 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 15 March 2007. Research in ZIP Code 70726. ELIZABETH M RACZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 524-30-9941 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died 01 May 2006. Research in ZIP Code 91016. ELIZABETH M SWING was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 246-28-5163 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 14 November 2012. ELIZABETH O. CRANE was born 26 September 1926, and died 20 February 2005, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20050007735 ELIZABETH O PORCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 266-64-3466 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 30 October 2002. Research in ZIP Code 32351. Eliza M Howard was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 107 Lincoln St, St Augustine, Florida 32084. Florida voter ID number 107969419. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 31 May 2012. ELJAY MCBRIDE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 249-30-3242 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died October 1962. ELLA CANIDA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 410-30-2753 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died October 1982. Research in ZIP Code 42134. ELLA STRANAHAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 297-20-5284 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 16 June 2000. Research in ZIP Code 33440. ELLA TURNER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 253-38-3831 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died August 1971. ELLA L DOUGLAS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 261-36-8946 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 06 March 2000. Research in ZIP Code 32439. ELLA M BARTHELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 257-34-1660 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 29 November 1999. Research in ZIP Code 30315. Ella Marie Starksen, wife of Charles Harry Starksen, was born 26 September 1926, died 26 October 2013, and was buried in Section CC1, Row 9, Site 95C in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America. ELLA P WASHBISH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 265-42-4631 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 11 November 2000. Research in ZIP Code 34471. ELLA V HAHN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 411-38-0299 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 07 August 2005. Research in ZIP Code 47302. ELLEAN ARRINGTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 079-24-7447 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 25 August 1999. Research in ZIP Code 11213. ELLEK SZUCH was born 26 September 1926, and died 19 April 2004, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20040023737 ELLEK SZUCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 149-16-4507 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 19 April 2004. Research in ZIP Code 08817. ELLEN LAWHORN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 233-36-8504 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died July 1983. Research in ZIP Code 43224. ELLEN B ROGERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 005-22-3908 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died 12 May 2004. Research in ZIP Codes 04064 and 04102. ELLEN D PINTOLA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 207-18-4377 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 17 November 2006. Research in ZIP Code 15301. ELLEN M TAYLOR was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 317-22-6175 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 29 November 2004. Research in ZIP Code 92052. ELLIOTT Z KOSTICK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 126-18-8380 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 14 June 2002. Research in ZIP Code 32407. ELLIS LOGSDON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 515-14-6388 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died December 1974. ELLIS F BARNES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 244-40-3261 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 19 November 1990. ELMA M MOORE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 154-20-6202 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 31 August 2009. Research in ZIP Code 28466. ELMER BROOKINS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 149-18-7871 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died December 1966. Research in ZIP Code 07018. ELMER FLORENTINO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 011-20-3779 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 07 November 1998. Research in ZIP Code 19134. ELMER HEMME was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 430-20-8363 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 22 April 2003. Research in ZIP Code 72703. ELMER MOODY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 216-20-0920 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died June 1963. ELMER MUNDAY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 512-22-7637 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died November 1981. Research in ZIP Code 74074. ELMER D QUALLS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 371-20-4494 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 22 March 1994. Research in ZIP Code 48473. Elmer E. Hemme, Rank: MAJ, Branch: US AIR FORCE, War: KOREA, VIETNAM, was born 26 September 1926, died 22 April 2003, and was buried in Section 29, Site 337 in Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America. ELMER E SALYARDS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 211-18-3884 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 29 March 2013. ELMER J ROHN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 384-18-4281 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 17 December 1997. Research in ZIP Code 48336. ELMER K GLASTETTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 490-40-0464 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 17 February 2009. Research in ZIP Code 63740. Elmer Killian Glastetter, Rank: CPL, Branch: US ARMY, War: KOREA, was born 26 September 1926, died 17 February 2009, and was buried in Section K, Row 08, Site 292 in Missouri Veterans Cemetery At Bloomfield in Bloomfield, Missouri, United States of America. ELMER L PRITCHETT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 448-18-9412 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 03 May 1963. ELMER M PAYNE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 496-28-6243 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 20 November 2004. Research in ZIP Code 66701. Elmer Michael Payne, Rank: T4, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 20 November 2004, and was buried in Section 7, Site 162 in Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kansas, United States of America. ELMER Q ETTER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 231-24-3572 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 18 November 2012. ELMER R BOYLAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 327-20-8048 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 04 March 2003. ELMORE J ROUSSELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 439-26-7077 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 12 December 2000. Research in ZIP Code 70068. ELNA TOMLIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 464-34-0435 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 21 August 1992. Research in ZIP Code 75961. ELNA L BROWN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 340-22-3974 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 14 August 1998. Research in ZIP Code 61442. ELOISE JEFFREYS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 231-36-0562 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 28 March 2011. ELOISE M BERRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 133-20-6393 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 11 February 2012. ELOISE M MITCHELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 245-32-7757 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 09 July 1999. Research in ZIP Code 28655. ELSIE POLLARD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 119-48-3947 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 18 February 2005. Research in ZIP Code 11233. ELSIE SALISBURY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 038-14-5308 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 15 June 2000. Research in ZIP Code 02865. Elsie D. Pollard, wife of Edgar Mc Donald Pollard, was born 26 September 1926, died 18 February 2005, and was buried in Section 23, Site 2692 in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York, United States of America. ELSIE P GUM was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 235-36-7070 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died August 1995. Research in ZIP Code 26452. Elton A. Mills, Rank: ENS, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 2 April 2016, and was buried in Section 26, Site 2017 in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States of America. ELVAH DIXON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 318-20-0382 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died April 1984. Research in ZIP Code 92069. ELVA I HOLSTINE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 429-48-6444 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 23 March 2006. Research in ZIP Code 95482. ELVERA P LINCOLN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 385-20-0695 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 14 December 2001. Research in ZIP Code 54806. ELVIN B MORRISON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 424-92-8821 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died June 1994. Research in ZIP Code 35217. ELVIRA YOUNG was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 462-66-4578 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 06 August 1994. Research in ZIP Code 78416. ELWOOD JOHNSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 245-20-1185 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 16 December 1996. Research in ZIP Code 11238. E M HOLICKI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 385-22-1971 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1988. E M HOWARD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 445-30-8987 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 15 August 1987. E M UNDERWOOD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 298-22-1763 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1991. EMELDA H MAXON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 436-32-5614 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 26 April 1994. Research in ZIP Code 70006. EMERY C RUDD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 476-22-7226 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 01 November 2006. Research in ZIP Code 85306. EMIL A SHELTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 451-24-8369 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died February 1992. Research in ZIP Code 94117. EMIL F ROMBACH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 495-26-9560 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 16 June 1992. EMILIO O MARTINEZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 583-20-6694 (indicating Puerto Rico) and, Death Master File says, died 31 January 2001. Research in ZIP Code 33125. EMILY BOKER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 165-20-5814 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 11 November 2005. Research in ZIP Code 18704. EMILY HARRIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 453-48-2386 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 30 June 2007. Research in ZIP Code 32507. EMILY SZURA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 310-22-6361 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 23 October 1990. Emily L. Werbowski, wife of John Werbowski, was born 26 September 1926, died 5 December 1960, and was buried in Section U, Site 799 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, United States of America. EMILY M KINTZEL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 204-20-7617 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 03 January 1995. Research in ZIP Code 17963. EMILY U MCKEOWN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 263-30-6215 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 21 May 2001. Research in ZIP Code 31833. EMMA BLAKELY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 386-26-0196 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died September 1981. Research in ZIP Code 35401. EMMA CHRISTENSEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 263-30-8802 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died November 1985. Research in ZIP Code 32630. EMMA EASLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 449-32-4383 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died November 1961. EMMA HOLDER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 579-26-1576 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died March 1982. Research in ZIP Code 20904. EMMA HUGHES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 432-28-5569 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1983. Research in ZIP Code 90061. Emma C. Mollis was born 26 September 1926 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 64 Alderbrook Dr, Cranston, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 02920-3634. EMMA D TAYLOR was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 409-40-4637 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died September 1993. Research in ZIP Code 48505. EMMA F FARROW was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 493-36-5166 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 10 December 1999. Research in ZIP Code 63755. EMMA H CRYSTAL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 143-22-9506 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 16 June 2013. EMMA M MCCLOSKEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 570-26-6121 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 19 August 1999. Research in ZIP Code 90265. Emmett S. Rushing, Rank: PVT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 30 August 2008, and was buried in Section 9, Site 1333 in San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, California, United States of America. ENIS LOVALLO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 048-18-9633 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died 06 March 2008. Research in ZIP Code 06790. ENRICO SAMBUCINI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 108-20-9292 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 07 December 1993. Research in ZIP Code 92220. ENRIQUE VARGAS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 589-07-8797 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 01 January 2006. Research in ZIP Code 34668. ENRIQUE E CASTANEDA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 527-24-5710 (indicating Arizona) and, Death Master File says, died 31 January 2011. E O SMART was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 423-24-8220 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 15 February 1959. EOTHA ROBINSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 418-12-8077 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died July 1993. Research in ZIP Code 44305. ERIC MOORES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 056-30-7797 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 24 April 2009. Research in ZIP Code 14219. ERIC A FLUNKER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 400-30-4871 (indicating Kentucky) and, Death Master File says, died 09 November 1995. Research in ZIP Code 95838. ERMA BURTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 523-22-3359 (indicating Colorado) and, Death Master File says, died 25 June 1993. Research in ZIP Code 80446. ERMA NIELSEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 381-20-3783 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 25 October 2008. Research in ZIP Codes 48840 and 49342. ERMA RAMEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-30-9523 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 22 January 1998. Research in ZIP Code 91945. ERMA L PRINCE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 450-42-5788 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 28 January 2005. Research in ZIP Code 75216. Erma L. Ramey, wife of Montreal J. Ramey Jr, was born 26 September 1926, died 22 January 1998, and was buried in Section 48, Site 4574 B in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States of America. ERNEST ANDRUSZKO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 350-30-4563 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 13 February 2011. ERNEST JONES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 452-34-4027 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died July 1980. Research in ZIP Code 77957. ERNEST KRAUSE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 034-14-9037 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died September 1972. Ernest Mack, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 31 July 2005, and was buried in Section 18, Site 225 in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio, United States of America. ERNEST MACK was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 428-38-7630 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 31 July 2005. Research in ZIP Code 44105. ERNEST MENARD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 012-30-1697 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died April 1981. Research in ZIP Code 01107. ERNEST MESSNER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 075-20-7710 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died July 1985. Research in ZIP Code 10710. ERNEST MULLER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 148-20-8731 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died July 1965. Research in ZIP Code 07055. ERNEST OBANNON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 415-26-4275 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died July 1972. ERNEST PERRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 420-36-0642 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 01 June 1999. Research in ZIP Code 30083. ERNEST TILSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 260-20-0377 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 15 September 1991. Research in ZIP Code 11420. ERNEST WELCH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 426-32-3231 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 23 July 2010. ERNEST WEST was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 430-38-8202 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 24 July 2002. Research in ZIP Code 71671. ERNEST A CANALS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 153-22-4744 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 28 November 1984. ERNEST A ESPOSITO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 110-20-5367 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 01 June 2005. Research in ZIP Code 11414. Ernest Carl Brandt, Rank: RM3, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 6 December 2017, and was buried in Section 87, Site 43 in Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, United States of America. Ernest E. Robb was born 26 September 1926, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 9877 Orchid Cir, Navarre, Florida 32566. Florida voter ID number 107524562. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. ERNEST G MARRUJO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 527-18-4633 (indicating Arizona) and, Death Master File says, died 17 March 2004. Research in ZIP Code 90712. ERNESTINE M STEVENS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 429-44-8356 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 24 January 2014. ERNEST J TOTH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 204-16-3488 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 11 August 1999. Research in ZIP Code 59860. ERNEST L BROWN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 250-24-4240 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 28 November 1997. Research in ZIP Code 29365. ERNEST L GLASS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 270-20-4891 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 26 August 1999. Research in ZIP Code 44125. ERNEST M PETERSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 460-30-1914 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 13 November 2003. Research in ZIP Code 78372. ERNEST N JONES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 170-20-7620 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 20 June 1999. ERNESTO RUMMO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 093-60-7370 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 22 November 2006. Research in ZIP Code 10709. ERNEST R JOHNSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 433-30-5007 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 07 May 1993. Research in ZIP Code 71203. ERNEST S PIERSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 204-18-5873 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 17 June 2013. Ernest S. Tilson, Rank: STM2, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 13 September 1991, and was buried in Section 72, Site 3218 in Calverton National Cemetery in Calverton, New York, United States of America. ERNIE G JONES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 417-24-0698 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 03 October 1996. Research in ZIP Code 85749. ERVIN FAUSNIGHT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 297-22-9265 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died October 1979. Research in ZIP Codes 44706 and 44720. ERWIN M BAUER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 391-20-8090 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 02 February 2004. Research in ZIP Code 53215. ESAU YARBROUGH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 428-48-9066 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died June 1987. Research in ZIP Code 39501. ESPERANZA CENTENO TORR was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 584-15-4933 (indicating Puerto Rico) and, Death Master File says, died 08 April 2007. Essye M. Corker, wife of Eugene B. Corker, was born 26 September 1926, died 4 January 2019, and was buried in Section 18, Site 439 in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois, United States of America. ESTEFANA DEFRANK was born 26 September 1926, and died 7 March 2005, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20050008478 ESTEFANA PEREZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 146-02-4555 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 07 March 2005. ESTELITA VALDIZNO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 625-60-9887 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 07 February 2006. Research in ZIP Code 90024. ESTEL L MORGAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 374-28-4338 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 08 May 1991. ESTELLA A RENNINGER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 180-20-4677 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 22 April 2011. ESTELLA M BRINKEMA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 517-24-6786 (indicating Montana) and, Death Master File says, died 04 March 2009. Research in ZIP Code 59101. ESTELLE H BRANDNER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 290-22-2247 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died 14 October 2002. Research in ZIP Code 45224. ESTERLEEN C BRACKEEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 416-34-9761 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 02 October 2001. Research in ZIP Code 35611. ESTHER ODOM was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 367-22-8262 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 03 July 2012. ESTHER SELLERS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 541-26-9129 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died January 1977. Research in ZIP Code 97216. Esther E Latnik was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 11774 Lake Aston Ct, Apt 313, Tampa, Florida 33626-3134. Florida voter ID number 110358906. Her telephone number is 839-5172 (no area code listed). This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. 31 May 2017 voter list: Esther E. Latnik, 3623 S Lightner Dr, Tampa, FL 33629 Florida Democratic Party. ESTHER K DANLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 245-28-6701 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 13 November 2012. ESTHER M DYER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 246-30-7143 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 31 October 1991. Research in ZIP Code 04074. ESTHER M LEEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 537-20-8949 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died 01 January 2009. Esther M. Sellers, wife of Don Allen Sellers, was born 26 September 1926, died 14 January 1977, and was buried in Section O, Site 388 in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. ESTHER P LENFESTEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 391-22-5888 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 03 April 2012. ESTHER W LEWIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 419-46-8204 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died November 1991. Research in ZIP Code 45227. ETHA A HALL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 266-24-9191 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 27 November 2004. Research in ZIP Code 32516. ETHEL KATSALIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 236-32-5691 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 20 May 2002. Research in ZIP Codes 26527 and 11106. ETHEL MCGINTY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 438-20-0899 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died February 1976. ETHEL MILLER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 147-32-5009 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died February 1982. Research in ZIP Code 12561. ETHEL E BLIZZARD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 200-22-6013 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 24 June 2001. Research in ZIP Code 17222. ETHEL E HINELY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 258-34-2038 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 09 April 2007. Research in ZIP Code 31407. ETHEL ELIZABETH LOWE was born 26 September 1926, and died 2 December 2004, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20040066000 ETHEL J TALLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 231-20-4005 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 17 July 2002. Research in ZIP Code 23608. ETHEL L JENNINGS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 579-34-2379 (indicating District of Columbia) and, Death Master File says, died 26 May 2013. ETHEL M FEMAL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 389-22-7115 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 15 November 2011. ETHEL M LITTLE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 425-64-4569 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died 16 January 2000. Research in ZIP Code 38737. ETHEL N JESS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 138-22-2716 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 06 May 2010. ETHEL T DEVILLE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 437-70-0323 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died 28 December 2004. Research in ZIP Code 71360. Etta Terenzi was born 26 September 1926 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 101 Warman Ave, Cranston, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 02920-3229. Etta Terenzi was born 26 September 1926 and she registered to vote, giving her address as 101 Warman Ave, Cranston, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, 02920-3229. Her telephone number is 1-401-942-5635. EUGENE HANNA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 203-16-9135 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died May 1985. Research in ZIP Code 16105. EUGENE HILL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 420-32-6900 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died June 1984. Research in ZIP Code 60636. EUGENE KLIMUSZKO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 547-58-7238 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died June 1976. EUGENE MCILWAIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 502-12-6783 (indicating North Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died June 1987. Research in ZIP Code 97209. EUGENE OWENS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 414-34-5444 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died January 1961. EUGENE PIERCE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 432-32-7330 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died 26 March 2005. Research in ZIP Code 95991. EUGENE A VALERUGO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 353-14-3410 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died March 1988. Research in ZIP Code 60634. EUGENE B SMITH was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 266-24-4989 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 20 November 1991. Eugene Bridges Smith, Rank: COX, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 20 November 1991, and was buried in Section 42, Site 1392 in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, United States of America. EUGENE C MOLEZZI was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 361-14-4590 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 26 April 2007. Research in ZIP Code 60303. Eugene Donald McIlwain, Rank: COX, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 12 June 1987, and was buried in Section D, Site 2471 in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. EUGENE F STERMER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 354-12-7966 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died September 1988. Research in ZIP Code 60639. EUGENE H. BERNSTEIN was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 28 March 2012, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20120016901 EUGENE H BERNSTEIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 149-14-7614 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 28 March 2012. EUGENE H FERNANDEZ was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 200-16-4458 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 16 July 1998. Research in ZIP Code 92821. EUGENE L GUNDERSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 508-20-7626 (indicating Nebraska) and, Death Master File says, died 20 June 1988. Research in ZIP Code 51526. EUGENE L HAGEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 468-26-8806 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 25 January 1995. Research in ZIP Code 59301. EUGENE L KNIGHT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 542-20-7680 (indicating Oregon) and, Death Master File says, died 07 February 1998. Research in ZIP Code 98370. EUGENE L THOMPSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 379-20-5135 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 20 June 2008. Research in ZIP Code 49686. EUGENE M COMERFORD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 119-14-5499 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 12 February 2000. Research in ZIP Code 15701. Eugene O. Campbell, Rank: MSGT, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, KOREA, VIETNAM, was born 26 September 1926, died 9 May 2007, and was buried in Section 6B2, Row 15, Site 30 in Crownsville Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville, Maryland, United States of America. EUGENE O CAMPBELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 234-34-9983 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 09 May 2007. Research in ZIP Code 20724. EUGENE P. BEAGEN was born 26 September 1926, and died 10 November 2002, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20020064554 EUGENE P BEAGEN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 145-18-9434 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died 10 November 2002. Research in ZIP Code 07730. Eugene Patrick McMahon, Rank: PVT, CPL, Branch: US ARMY, US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 23 January 2009, and was buried in Section CBN, Row 5, Site 113 in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California, United States of America. Eugene T. Ford, Rank: PFC, Branch: US AIR FORCE, US ARMY AIR FORCES, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 19 February 1993, and was buried in Section 8, Site 53 in Quantico National Cemetery in Triangle, Virginia, United States of America. EUGENE T FORD was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 402-24-5237 and, Death Master File says, died 19 February 1993. Research in ZIP Code 00000. EUGENE T QUINN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 471-22-6690 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 07 October 2000. Research in ZIP Code 94605. EUGENIA JONKAITIS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 339-34-6171 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died March 1978. Research in ZIP Code 60629. EUGENIO P GARCIA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 525-38-5268 (indicating New Mexico) and, Death Master File says, died 27 November 2003. Research in ZIP Code 87532. EULA ADDISON was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 24 February 2009, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20090004704 EULA B BLAKLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 409-70-9198 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 04 January 2006. Research in ZIP Code 38040. EULA L ANDREWS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 424-70-2745 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 15 August 1998. Research in ZIP Code 36471. EULETA J MCGUIRE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 403-34-2403 and, Death Master File says, died 17 February 1997. Research in ZIP Code 42141. EUNICE ALMEDA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 037-18-8639 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 10 November 2013. Eusebio Reyes was born 26 September 1926, is male, registered as Republican Party of Florida, residing at 7855 Sw 22Nd St, Miami, Florida 33155. Florida voter ID number 109169289. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. 31 March 2015 voter list: Eusebio Reyes, 5959 W 12Th Ln, Hialeah, FL 33012 Republican Party of Florida. E V HOLTZCLAW was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 308-24-9061 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died 06 October 2011. EVA FERNANDEZ-MO was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 060-26-4511 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died 19 July 2003. Research in ZIP Code 00767. EVA PULHAM was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 519-26-7328 (indicating Idaho) and, Death Master File says, died January 1983. Research in ZIP Code 99204. EVA TAYLOR was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 260-58-4213 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died March 1981. EVA D CHAVARRIA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 465-38-3480 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 25 February 2006. Research in ZIP Code 78415. EVA H TURNER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 455-36-7807 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died December 1990. EVA J PERRY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 168-22-8618 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 03 January 1996. Research in ZIP Code 16116. Eva Mae Herberg, wife of Clifford C. Herberg Sr, was born 26 September 1926, died 25 April 2015, and was buried in Section 17, Site 78 in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America. EVAN C SAVAGE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 448-24-4747 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died 17 June 2003. Research in ZIP Code 73130. EVANGELIA PROTOPAPAS was born 26 September 1926, and died in New Jersey, United States of America 4 June 2015, according to New Jersey, U.S.A. death index entry number 20150032151 EVATER MIDGET was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 069-38-8367 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died July 1983. Research in ZIP Code 13501. EVELYN BREEDLOVE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 265-32-5339 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 01 July 2001. Research in ZIP Code 32778. EVELYN CLYDE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 504-72-3628 (indicating South Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died 04 April 2001. Research in ZIP Code 85356. EVELYN LABUDA was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 267-28-0956 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died 15 September 1997. Research in ZIP Code 21207. Evelyn Paxson, wife of Wayne Walton Paxson, was born 26 September 1926, died 28 June 1998, and was buried in Section I, Site 46 in Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri, United States of America. EVELYN PRICE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 414-32-7487 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died November 1978. Research in ZIP Code 37919. EVELYN A DZIEDZIC was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 155-18-0819 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died February 1995. Research in ZIP Code 08735. Evelyn Ellen Shoemaker, wife of Robert Woodrow Shoemaker, was born 26 September 1926, died 8 January 2012, and was buried in Section AA, Site 270 in Eagle Point National Cemetery in Eagle Point, Oregon, United States of America. EVELYN G MCLAUGHLIN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 178-20-1072 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died 26 April 2009. Research in ZIP Code 15824. EVELYN G REEVES was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 250-36-7109 (indicating South Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died 11 April 2008. Research in ZIP Code 27284. EVELYN G VELZY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 372-22-1689 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 17 September 2005. Research in ZIP Code 48167. EVELYN I FLUHARTY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 235-40-8415 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 04 February 2010. Research in ZIP Code 26141. EVELYN I PHILPOT was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 530-14-3510 (indicating Nevada) and, Death Master File says, died 09 October 1996. Research in ZIP Code 84029. EVELYN J PAXSON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 497-24-0335 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 28 June 1998. Research in ZIP Code 65803. EVELYN K EDMISTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 492-24-5428 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 30 December 1998. Research in ZIP Code 91367. EVELYN K PATE was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 424-28-1535 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 25 April 2010. EVELYN L BROOKS was born 26 September 1926, is female, registered as Florida Democratic Party, residing at 1808 Balsawood Ct, Orlando, Florida 32818. Florida voter ID number 113178980. This is the most recent information, from the Florida voter list as of 30 April 2019. 31 May 2012 voter list: EVELYN BROOKS, 1808 BALSAWOOD CT, ORLANDO, FL 32818 Florida Democratic Party. EVELYN L LEGAN was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 235-32-0840 (indicating West Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 05 December 2007. Research in ZIP Code 46227. EVELYN L WALLS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 420-22-7500 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died 14 September 2007. Research in ZIP Code 35216. EVELYN M NEUBAUER was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 393-22-0285 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died 12 August 2011. EVELYN R BURNS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 375-22-2910 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died 16 October 2012. Evelyn Rose Raymond, wife of Herman Earl Raymond, was born 26 September 1926, died 6 February 2002, and was buried in Section COL-3, Row 17, Site A in Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon, United States of America. EVELYN S RAINEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 228-26-5247 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 14 October 2002. Research in ZIP Code 23841. EVELYN T DUTTON was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 253-30-9499 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 04 October 2002. Research in ZIP Codes 71112 and 30059. EVELYN W EDWARDS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 411-38-0895 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 05 January 2014. EVERETT A HUGGINS was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 500-20-7364 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 26 June 2002. Research in ZIP Codes 83672 and 97914. EVERETT C MOSLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 252-34-4702 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 23 October 2006. Research in ZIP Code 30143. EVERETTE ASHLEY was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 408-38-5387 (indicating Tennessee) and, Death Master File says, died 26 March 2009. Research in ZIP Code 38556. Everett F. Gardner, Rank: AS, Branch: US NAVY, War: WORLD WAR II, was born 26 September 1926, died 21 July 1966, and was buried in Section 2X, Site 8120 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, United States of America. EVERETT F KISLING was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 230-24-3933 (indicating Virginia) and, Death Master File says, died 24 April 2004. Research in ZIP Code 22827. EVERETT H ASHWELL was born 26 September 1926, received Social Security number 032-16-5210 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died 09 June 1989. Research in ZIP Code 01028.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line241
__label__wiki	0.9346	0.9346	Rescue shines harsh light on Italy’s migrant policy ROME (CNS): Tweeting with hashtags that translate as “Closed ports” and “Open hearts,” Matteo Salvini, the interior minister of Italy, disputed claims that the Italian government was complicit in leaving a migrant to die in the Mediterranean Sea as she clung to a board from a destroyed fishing boat. Salvini strongly supported Italy’s policy of having the Libyan coast guard patrol its own shores, pushing back refugee boats or taking the migrants and refugees back to camps in Libya. Salvini, who has been deputy prime minister and interior minister since June 1, has insisted on a hardline policy limiting immigration. The policy relies both on turning migrants and refugees back to Libya and on forcing member countries of the European Union to contribute to the care of migrants and refugees, who tend to reach land in Italy, Greece, Malta or Spain. He also has worked to prevent rescue boats from docking in Italy until other European countries agree to take a share of the migrants onboard. Salvini and others credit the policy with leading to a sharp decline in the number of migrants and refugees arriving on Italy’s shores. The 17,838 migrants and refugees who arrived between January 1 and July 18 represent an 86.5 per cent decline from the number of arrivals in the same period in 2017 and an 84.8 per cent decline compared to the same period in 2016, according to figures compiled by the Department of Public Security and posted on the Interior Ministry website on July 18. But the numbers could not bump photographs of Josefa, a migrant from Cameroon, being pulled from the Mediterranean on July 17 by rescuers from the Spanish organization, Proactiva Open Arms, from the front pages of Italian newspapers. The organisation said it also recovered the dead bodies of a woman and a child from the water. The organisation accused the Libyan coast guard of attacking the boat the refugees were on and leaving some of the migrants to die. A Libyan official said it intercepted a boat with 158 people on board July 16. The migrants were transferred to a coast guard vessel, given food and medical attention and returned to Libya. The boat was destroyed to prevent other smugglers from using it, the Libyans said. Like other Church commentators, Monsignor Robert J. Vitillo, the Geneva-based secretary-general of the International Catholic Migration Commission, noted how Salvini’s actions and comments came so close to the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ first trip outside of Rome as pope when he visited the island of Lampedusa, a major port for migrants and refugees, and he prayed there for the thousands of people who lost their lives at sea in the search for peace and a better life. “I am left with the haunting question cited by Pope Francis, ‘Cain, where is your brother?’” Monsignor Vitillo said on July 18. “While states and civil society have spent countless hours in consultations and negotiations, how many more precious and invaluable lives are being lost? While we continue to fight over ‘burden sharing,’ how much do we recognise the contributions of refugees and migrants to host populations who welcome them? Why aren’t we talking about ‘resource sharing’ instead of ‘responsibility sharing’?” As for the claim that Proactiva and other non-government organisations rescuing the migrants at sea actually entice people to set out and make smugglers’ jobs easier since they increase the possibility of a safe passage, Monsignor Vitillo suggested people making that claim need to speak with some of the migrants and refugees “who felt forced to leave their homelands in order to seek safety, security, freedom and dignity elsewhere.” Monsignor Vitillo said he has worked with hundreds of refugees and migrants in his 46 years as a priest. “I spent much time in refugee camps and migrant processing centres,” he said. Most of the people “have told me how much they would have preferred to stay at home. Many of the refugees have shared with me the horrors of their frequent and unsuccessful attempts to leave their home countries because they saw no other way to survive.” Today, he said, “forced migrants reveal the same circumstances—they are responding to basic needs for survival, not any lure of ‘search and rescue’ boats!” Previous: Curse-free state of the nation address garners mixed reviews for Duterte Next: University chaplain fired after pride parade reparation prayers	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line256
__label__cc	0.674181	0.325819	Tag: gun permit Keep Calm and Carry On: The Trump Administration, the New High Court, and the Second Amendment To say the first few weeks of the Donald J. Trump presidency has been eventful would be an understatement. Indeed, some may go as far to use adjectives such as chaotic, disorganized, and downright frightening. The administration has been busy combating wide-ranging issues (and controversies) regarding the President’s hastily put together executive order banning refuges and immigrants from predominately Muslim nations, the confirmation of Betsy DeVos, Senator Jeff Sessions, as well as the various ethical conundrums he and his family have placed themselves in. Trump and the Second Amendment One issue that seems to have been overlooked is a statement issued by the President shortly after he was inaugurated. Appearing under the headline “Standing Up For Our Law Enforcement Community” the President issued a statement on the White House’s official webpage, asserting that “supporting law enforcement means supporting our citizens’ ability to protect themselves. We will uphold Americans’ Second Amendment rights at every level of our judicial system.” President Trump’s statement came after months of pro-Second Amendment rhetoric by then-candidate Trump. Though the political climate in Washington has not been focused on major gun issues since Trump took office, the recent nomination of federal appellate judge Neil Gorsuch may potentially bring the Second Amendment back into the national spotlight. Gorsuch and the Second Amendment Judge Gorsuch is a Coloradan with a love of the outdoors, a trait he shared with the late Justice Scalia. Gun-rights groups praised the selection, believing Gorsuch to be a fierce protector of the Second Amendment. A love of the outdoors is not the only passion Judge Gorsuch shared with Justice Scalia. According to commentators, the two jurists share not only a flair for writing vivid opinions, but a similar philosophy regarding constitutional interpretation. In fact, Judge Gorsuch’s commitment to originalism could make his nomination to the High Court all the more significant considering the current circuit split within the federal judiciary regarding whether an individual possesses a constitutional right to carry a firearm outside of the home. In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court decided District of Columbia. v. Heller, and McDonald v. Chicago, respectively. In Heller, in an opinion written by Justice Scalia, the Court held the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. Two years later, in McDonald, the Court incorporated the Second Amendment against the States via the Fourteenth Amendment. These decisions resulted in several cases being filed across the country testing the limits of the Amendment. The results have left a definite Circuit split regarding whether an individual possesses a right to carry a firearm outside the home, and specifically, whether “may issue” licensing schemes are unconstitutional. Background on the Second Amendment The text of the Second Amendment to the Constitution states: “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Early judicial decisions by the Supreme Court construed the Amendment narrowly. In United States v. Cruikshank, the Court ruled that, “the right to bear arms is not granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.” The Court added that the Second Amendment is limited only to restrict the powers of the national government. The Court’s limited reading of the Second Amendment would continue well into the Twentieth-Century. In United States v. Miller (1939), two defendants filed a demurrer, challenging the relevant section of the National Firearms Act as an unconstitutional violation of the Second Amendment. Writing for the Court, Justice McReynolds held that the shot-gun regulations proscribed by the National Firearms Act and the illegal interstate transportation of it was in no-way connected to the defendants’ service in a militia: In the absence of any evidence tending to show that possession or use of a “shotgun having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length” at this time has some reasonable relationship to the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia, we cannot say that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to keep and bear such an instrument. Certainly it is not within judicial notice that this weapon is any part of the ordinary military equipment, or that its use could contribute to the common defense. However, in the pivotal case District of Columbia v. Heller, the Court held that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purpose, such as self-defense within one’s own home, as respondent Dick Heller, sought to do. Justice Scalia devoted a significant portion of his opinion to analyzing the linguistic nature of the operative clauses, “right of the People” and “keep and bear arms.” Justice Scalia concluded that all the textual elements as well as the historical background of the amendment guarantee the individual right to possess and carry weapons “in case of confrontation.” He added that like the First and Fourth Amendments, the Second Amendments codified a pre-existing right.” The Split: A Shootout within the Circuit Courts Heller and McDonald, while constitutionally important cases, only determine half the issue. While the Supreme Court has vindicated the right to possess a firearm for the purpose of self-defense in the home, the Court has yet to declare a concomitant right outside of the home. The Second Circuit Shortly after the decision in McDonald, two New York plaintiffs as well as the Second Amendment Foundation, sought injunctive relief in the Southern District of New York, White Plains division. The plaintiffs originally sought an injunction barring the handgun licensing authority from enforcing a New York law requiring handgun carry permit applicants to demonstrate “proper cause” for the issuance of concealed carry permits. The case was a direct challenge to New York’s “may-issue” system of concealed carry firearm licensing. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss, which was denied by the court, and set a hearing to hear plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment. On September 2nd, 2011, the court denied the motion, and simultaneously granted the defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment in their favor. The court, in applying intermediate scrutiny, found that the “good cause” requirement promotes and is substantially related to the government’s strong interest in public safety and crime prevention. On appeal, the Second Circuit, in Kachalsky v. County of Westchester affirmed the lower court opinion on similar grounds. Furthermore, the court noted that restrictions on firearms in New York law predate the ratification of the Constitution. After losing at the Second Circuit, the appellants filed a petition for certiorari with the United States Supreme Court. However, certiorari was denied, as expected by some legal observers. It has been suggested that the Court will eventually hear a case like it, as the Circuit Courts are divided in their opinions on the issue of public handgun carry permit policies. The First, Fourth, and Ninth: Sisters-in-Arms with the Second Woollard v. Gallagher was initially decided in favor of the plaintiff seeking to renew a concealed carry permit in Maryland. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the case along the same lines of reasoning as the Second Circuit in Kachalsky. Both the First and Ninth Circuits have similarly declined to expand the Second Amendment to include a right to possess a firearm outside of the home, with the Ninth Circuit in Peruta v. San Diego concluding that “Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms does not include, in any degree, right of member of general public to carry concealed firearms in public.” The Smoking Barrel: Posner Resurrects the “outside the home” Theory However, in the Seventh Circuit, the court ruled in Moore v. Madigan that Illinois’s no-issue permit policy was unconstitutional. Judge Posner wrote that while both Heller and McDonald noted that the “the need for defense of self, family, and property is most acute” in the home, that does not mean that it is not acute outside the home. Specifically, Jude Posner focused Scalia’s framing in Heller of the Second Amendment as granting one a right to carry or possess a firearm in times of confrontation. “[C]onfrontation is not limited to the home . . . one doesn’t have to be a historian to realize that a right to keep and bear arms for personal self-defense in the eighteenth century could not rationally have been limited to the home.” The Seventh Circuit concluded that Illinois would need to demonstrate to the Court more than a rational basis for believing that its ban is justified by an increase in the public safety. The circuit split, while not being wide spread, could find itself extremely relevant considering the current political climate surrounding the Trump administration and the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, Gorsuch would be the necessary conservative vote to expand the Second Amendment’s protection to gun-owners looking to carry their firearm outside the home. Such a decision, while being celebrated by libertarians and gun-rights advocates, could have enormous and far reaching consequences in a wide variety of contexts, not limited to tort and product liability law, public safety, and policing. Likely, even if the Court would announce such a right, it would hardly be the end of litigation attempting to fine tune and clarify the expanse of the Second Amendment. An avalanche of litigation within state and federal courts could consume the judiciary for years to come. Complicating the split is the fact that, while the weight of the circuit split falls in favor of a narrower reading of the Second Amendment, the courts that decided those cases largely sit within judicial circuits that have a more urban population. Courts that may agree with the Seventh Circuit may not even face the issue, as the relevant jurisdictions allow some form of concealed carry. Nevertheless, the Court should hear the issue: Second Amendment rights are not second-order rights, and citizens (and legislatures) across the country deserve a clear statement of the law. Author Nick SummoPosted on February 12, 2017 September 19, 2017 Categories Constitutional Law, Second AmendmentTags Concealed Carry, gun licensing, gun permit, Heller, may-issue, McDonald, regulations of concealed carry, Second Amendment	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line257
__label__cc	0.631137	0.368863	Narrative \| June 4, 2019 Laura Godsoe, Partner and Diversity & Inclusion Lead at KBRS Laura graduated with a PhD from York University’s History department. Her dissertation explored women’s identities and narratives in colonial France by examining magazines. She is currently a Partner at KBRS, an HR consulting firm with an active academic search/recruitment practice. She also operates as the Firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Lead, providing consultation services on these issues to clients across the academic and broader public sector. Q: Why did you pursue a PhD in history at York? I also did my Master’s in History at York, where I had some classes that inspired me and professors that encouraged me to continue. I was keen to be in Ontario; I’m from Nova Scotia and was looking for a change. I knew someone who was doing his PhD work in the Department of History at York, and he talked about it a lot—it sounded like a good environment, and there were interesting people to work with. Q: Did you have the opportunity to teach in your program? I think I had a TAship every year, other than one year when I had a research assistantship. I’d never been in a classroom before, and I was thrown in with a bunch of first-year undergraduates with no training. It was a steep learning curve, but I learned a lot. I enjoyed TAing a third-year course a lot more, however; the students were more engaged, and I learned more about pedagogy and innovative ways to engage with students. Q: You got funding from your teaching assistantships, but did you receive any external funding or internal scholarships from the history program? Yes. I had a SSHRC and I had a couple of OGS’s. The money from being a TA is not enough to live in Toronto unless you have really creative ways of doing it or you find a magical apartment. And then, my field is European history, so it required international travel, a fair amount of archival expenses, and things like that. I did receive some funding for attending a few conferences, and an overseas summer school on transnational history that was sponsored by the host department. Q: What kind of mentorship did you receive in the program? For things like writing, research, teaching, or job acquisition? My mentorship was directly through my committee and my supervisor. They all mentored me in different ways that were unique to their different personalities and strengths. About two years before I finished my PhD, I decided that I didn’t want to pursue an academic life, but I wanted to finish my PhD. At the time, there didn’t seem to be a lot of recognition of the fact that you could still want to finish your PhD, still find it a valuable process but not want to continue in that path. There were workshops for things like postdocs, but not alternate careers. Q: When you were in the program, did you feel a sense of community? Yes, definitely. People in my cohort and surrounding years socialized a lot, it felt like part of a strong community. And there are people that I still keep in touch with, and that if I lived in Ontario, I would see more of. Q: How long did it take you to complete the degree? Did it feel like the right amount of time? It took me seven years, which was about the same as a lot of other people. Q: What were the obstacles to finishing? Definitely staying motivated. A dissertation is an individual project, and it is easy to get distracted by teaching or other work. I didn’t find that there were a ton of resources or advice around how to stay motivated and sustain your work. Some people had writing groups, so maybe that would have been helpful. And then, money is a big issue; I know many people that had to take on other work, even though you’re not technically supposed to, just to sustain themselves. Sometimes, you go on a longer research trip, and you don’t find the things you are looking for; you can’t necessarily anticipate what the research is going to bring you, which can shift your whole plan. My work relied on magazines from colonial France, and I couldn’t find any of my sources online. I had a question of what I was going to look for, but then, after spending six months in the archive and crossing my fingers that I would find something interesting, it was different than I thought. Q: What do you do now? What led you to the job you currently have? When I graduated, I was lucky enough to get a contract faculty role at York for a year leading my own course. That gave me a chance to figure out what my next step was. I did some career counseling and a lot of networking coffees—a ton of networking coffees!—with people in different industries that seemed both interesting and like they would allow me to bring some transferable skills around critical thinking, writing, communication, and research. I applied for tons of jobs, and I didn’t get tons of jobs. I think I was a bit naive in thinking that the PhD meant something to people that it didn’t really mean until you explain the skills to them. So, while I was teaching that course, I ended up taking on a role in the publishing space working remotely for a young adult publisher—the type with new authors pitching their werewolf novels—and being the jack-of-all trades editor, looking at style, content, and narrative. It was very poor pay, but it was interesting and a foot in the door; the most important thing for me at that point was getting something on my resumé that wasn’t a teaching or research position. Then I had a child and took a year of leave, and I knew I didn’t want to go back to that job. I saw an advertisement for an acquisitions editor at a scholarly press in Toronto. Because of my experience with the young adult publisher, I secured that job, which was another step in to the industry. I was there for two years and ended up in a managing editor role. At that point, though, I decided I wanted to be back in Nova Scotia. I saw a posting for a recruitment role focused on the academic space, helping universities and colleges find senior leaders like directors and deans, or sometimes faculty roles. I’ve been here for four-and-a-half years, and in my current position, I lead my own searches. It is an interesting way to still be connected to the academic space. Q: What kinds of skills transferred over from your PhD to your current role? Being able to do good research, but also understanding the context of academic leadership and scholarship was really helpful; what academic disciplines speak to each other? Which don’t? How do you communicate with a search committee? My dissertation was focused around equity issues and intersectionality, which are things that I’ve always cared about, so I also advise internally on our search process. How can we have a more inclusive search process? How can we find more diverse candidates? Q If you could go back and tell yourself something about your PhD or your post-grad journey, what would it be? I don’t think I’d want to tell myself that I wasn’t going to be a professor, because maybe I would lose heart over seven years. I might encourage myself to broaden my network and nonacademic connections, and maybe volunteer outside of the academic space. I’d also remind myself that you might have to enter at the bottom of your industry and work your way up; you can’t expect to graduate with PhD and then just be at the same level as your peers. Many thanks to Laura for sharing her PhD narrative! You can find more about her at LinkedIn.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line261
__label__wiki	0.773672	0.773672	Archive \| Featured Photo: Julia Shapiro Photography + Art “We wanted to help people financially, even with a modest amount, and also raise awareness about the issues of infertility, to clear the stigma that often comes with it,” said Annie Glickman, who with her husband Rabbi David Glickman established Dallas’ Priya Fund, now also in Kansas City, Kansas. “I’m confident that the right pieces are coming together with the Fund moving to JFS where it will be nurtured from every angle.” (Left to right) Gavi, Rabbi David, Annie, Ellie and Daniela Glickman Priya provides funding and focus for infertility issues Priya, be fruitful and multiply, is one of the first commandments in the Torah. The Priya Fund, established in Dallas in 2009, is a most significant way the Dallas Jewish community creates awareness of infertility issues, and supports costs for adoption, medical treatment, or surrogacy. Now under the ever-widening umbrella of Jewish Family Service of Dallas, the Priya Fund will continue helping Jewish families. “Over the years, JFS has brought expertise and services specific to the needs of the Jewish community that have both a deep impact in the lives of individuals and families, and those in line with our founding Jewish values as an organization,” said Cathy Barker, JFS CEO. “The Priya Fund, absolutely, is one of those services.” Established as a fund of the Dallas Jewish Community Foundation, the Priya Fund has made 21 grants with close to $80,000 dispensed for at least 13 babies, including two sets of twins, allowing families to kvell. The Priya Fund was established by Annie and Rabbi David Glickman (formerly of Dallas’ Congregation Shearith Israel) after their own struggle with secondary infertility. While their son Gavi, now 18 and a rising senior, was a toddler, the Glickmans hoped to expand their family. In the limelight of community, it was difficult managing the personal issue, while embracing their very extended “family.” “We wanted to help people financially, even with a modest amount, and also raise awareness about the issues of infertility, to clear the stigma that often comes with it,” Annie Glickman said. “The silent suffering is so hard. I’m confident that the right pieces are coming together, with the fund moving to JFS, where it will be nurtured from every angle.” Sari and Rabbi Adam Raskin (formerly of Congregation Shearith Israel and Beth Torah) offered a gift to the Glickmans to help in what they knew was an expensive prospect. After Ellie, now 13, and Daniela, now 10, were born, the Glickmans established the Dallas Priya Fund, grateful for the growth of their family. “When Daniela was born, we requested that instead of gifts people share to the Priya Fund,” Annie Glickman said. “Since then, people have given in the spirit of weddings or anniversaries, of birthdays and births. The goal was to support all who need it in some way.” In 2012, the Glickmans moved to Overland Park, Kansas, where David Glickman is the senior rabbi at Congregation Beth Shalom. Annie Glickman is director of school services for The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning and of Priya: Growing Jewish Families in Kansas City. Priya, established there four years ago with more than $100,000 raised, has supported nearly two dozen families with 11 babies born. Here, the Priya Fund’s transition from the DJCF to JFS will allow the organization’s complete menu of mental health and social services to support parents in their effort to grow Jewish families. In addition, JFS will be able to raise money for Priya, increasing the amount available to couples. “Dallas Jewish Community Foundation manages funds, hundreds of them, but we don’t raise the dollars,” said DJCF’s Director of Philanthropic Advancement Mona Allen. “From start to finish, JFS will best serve couples through the processes and, while it will be a void to us, we’re always here for guidance.” The Priya Fund is coordinated by Caryn Peiser, the mother of Elisheva and Rachel. Peiser’s spirit and soul roars with passion to help others create and build their own families. “At JFS, everyone from the professional leadership to the part-time volunteers is part of a team, and working together on Priya is going to be an incredible effort,” Peiser said. “The mix of marketing and business development, combined with a need for care and delicate support, is the perfect place for me and I’m very excited.” The wife of Gary and daughter of Estrella and Ruben Bengio, Peiser attended Akiba and Yavneh academies. The Dallas Jewish community is part of her backbone. She studied at Sharfman’s Seminary Bnot Torah in Israel and earned her bachelor’s degree in child learning and development, with a minor in business administration, from University of Texas-Dallas, just days before the birth of her second daughter. “As a parent herself and by growing up and being an active member of the Dallas Jewish community, Caryn is a great advocate for the need for this funding by others,” Barker said. “She personally understands the desire to have a child and raise them in the Jewish faith.” Jewish couples looking for support should contact Peiser to determine eligibility and complete an application. An advisory committee, of medical and Jewish community lay leaders, meets to review each application — the couples remain anonymous — then designates allocation of any funds. Couples are required to provide a copy of a future invoice (e.g., in vitro, surrogacy, adoption) within 180 days to receive the funds. Funds will ultimately be distributed from the rabbi’s discretionary fund with whom the couple shares a relationship. “We are eternally grateful for Priya’s support as we faced fertility challenges,” said Monique Roy Chuney, referred to the Priya Fund by a family friend. Chuney and her husband Ken, members of Congregation Anshai Torah, welcomed baby Max on May 24, 2018. “We are blessed with a special and amazing gift. Priya is a wonderful organization, and we are truly thankful.” The amount that Priya Fund can grant has decreased over the years as the number of requests received increase. Grants are only for future treatments and, while funds are not provided to meet increasing needs per application review cycle, couples are eligible to re-apply and receive additional assistance. “Beyond the financial burden, which is great for anyone, I will direct prospective families to emotional, spiritual and psychological support and other help. JFS’ clinicians really do reach every level of almost every need,” Peiser said. “That I have this very special role to provide outreach and find applicants, and donors, and to walk them through the process is something I’m very grateful for.” Gifts that help others create families, truly are of the gifts of life. For more information or to begin the application process, email cpeiser@jfsdallas.org or visit JFSDallas.org/priya. To make a donation to the Priya Fund, visit tinyurl.com/JFS-PRIYA-donation with notation in the “additional comments” that the gift be directed to Priya. Tags: rossperot Posted on 11 July 2019 by Sharon Wisch-Ray Photo: Screenshot Ross Perot, a 1992 independent presidential candidate, delivers his concession speech on election night. The two-time U.S. presidential candidate was a friend and a donor to various social causes. By Jackson Richman (JNS) Two-time U.S. presidential candidate Ross Perot died in Dallas on Tuesday at the age of 89 after a battle with leukemia. Beside for becoming a self-made Texas billionaire, he was known for calling for balancing the budget, opposing the outsourcing of U.S. jobs and advocating for reducing the national debt, in addition to supporting abortion rights and gun control. But Perot, who in 1992 won 18.9 percent of the popular vote, or 19,741,065 votes–the largest percentage for a third-party candidate in modern presidential elections, even though he did not receive an electoral vote—was not so widely known for his stance on the U.S.-Israel relationship. “Support for Israel was not a big issue in 1992, when Ross Perot had his big moment. [It] was just a given, as it should be,” historian Gil Troy told JNS. Regardless, the Zionist Organization of America mourned his passing. “Perot expressed strong support for Israel,” ZOA national president Mort Klein told JNS. Klein noted that during the 1991 Gulf War, which the Electronic Data Systems (EDS) founder opposed, “Perot insisted that ‘Israel has been our friend during the recent war, and you stand by your friends. It’s just that simple.’ ” They were remarks that Perot, who sold EDS to General Motors for $2.5 billion several years prior, made at an American Jewish Committee dinner in New York, his first comments to a Jewish crowd after declaring his candidacy. Perot added, “Israel is a beacon in its part of the world in terms of its democratic government. It is a role model to the others there,” urging the United States to strengthen Israel economically. “Israel is a beacon in its part of the world in terms of its democratic government. It is a role model to the others there.” “History may have turned out better if Ross Perot had won the 1992 presidential election,” said Klein. “We might have avoided having Bill Clinton pressure Israel to agree to the disastrous 1993-94 Oslo Accords, which brought the [Palestine Liberation Organization] and PLO arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat into Judea and Samaria, and resulted in Palestinian-Arabs murdering and maiming 10,000 innocent Jews throughout the next years and decades.” On June 15, 1992, New York Times columnist Leslie Gelb wrote about the then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush losing credibility in the Jewish state: “Israel may be the only country in the world where leaders of all parties would like to see George Bush retired. Neither Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir nor the Labor Party leader, Yitzhak Rabin, nor other politicians I talked to this week will say that outright. But their feelings are unmistakable: They think that at best Mr. Bush does not place high value on Israel, and that at worst he would nail the old tail to the wall if re-elected. “Ross Perot scares them too because they have no idea what or how he thinks, particularly about the Middle East. Word is just beginning to filter back here about Mr. Perot’s staff rebuffing contacts by American Jewish leaders. Israelis know little about Marilyn Berger, the former reporter who is now the Perot Mideast adviser. But they are uneasy about Don Hewitt, her husband, whose CBS news program, ‘60 Minutes,’ has done some hard-hitting features on Israel. “Bill Clinton, with good ties to the Jewish community and with his positive rhetoric about Israel, is the beneficiary of all these considerations. But mainly, Israeli pols have been quite careful in talking about America.” ‘He admires the Jewish people’ Perot was also a financial donor to Jerusalem’s Shaarei Zedek Medical Center and was fond of then-Israeli Housing Minister Ariel Sharon. “I know that he admires Sharon,” Morris Talansky, executive vice chairman of the American Committee for Shaare Zedek, told Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) in 1992, mentioning that Perot had visited Israel. “He admires the Jewish people, and he certainly admires Israel and is a very warm friend of the hospital,” said Talansky. Perot was close friends with Morton Myerson, who worked with him at EDS and later at the information-technology services firm Perot Systems. During the 1992 campaign, however, it was publicized that two Orthodox Jews—Reggie Dallaire and Nancee Haft—were fired from EDS during the early 1980s and 1985, respectively, with the former being relieved for wearing a beard and the latter for being absent from work during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Perot and Meyerson said they didn’t know about the Dallaire case, and Meyerson told JTA that he himself did not know about Haft’s case, which happened the year after EDS was sold to GM. “We had a policy of not discriminating against anyone based on religion, race, color or sexual orientation,” Meyerson told the outlet. “Since I am Jewish, I vigorously enforced that policy.” In a 1992 interview with ABC News, Perot said, “In terms of your inference of discrimination, please don’t lose sight of the fact that the great builder of EDS happened to be a Jew, Mort Meyerson.” Perot gave the biggest single donation to a new cultural hall in Dallas, contingent upon it being named for Myerson. The Meyerson Symphony Center opened in September 1989. Two years earlier, Perot was honored with the Raoul Wallenberg Award “for his personal courage in the dramatic rescue of his [two] American employees being held captive in Iran” during the Iranian hostage crisis from November 1979 to January 1981, according to the website of the Raoul Wallenberg Award Committee of the United States. The award is known for the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. “The things he did were just incredible,” said Perot of Wallenberg upon accepting the award. “He had to go up against [Adolf] Eichmann … he had nothing but gall, bluff, brains, wits, creative ability.” In 1996, Perot ran under the Reform Party banner, winning 8 percent of the popular vote—more than 10 points lower than four years before. Clinton won re-election. Perot is survived by his wife, Margot; their five children; a sister; and 19 grandchildren. Photo: Courtesy Rebecca Weiss Rebecca Weiss of Rockwall will compete in juniors swimming at the Maccabi Games in Mexico City July 5-15. Yavneh basketball will have heavy presence in Mexico By Leah Vann The dates for the Pan-American and European Maccabi games have been set, and Dallas will send some of its best ballers to compete in both. Of the 22 participants from Texas, Dallas will send four basketball players, one basketball coach and one swimmer as a part of the Maccabi USA team to both the Pan-American and European Maccabi Games this month. Maccabi USA, a multi-sport organization recognized by the U.S. Olympic committee, fosters an athletic environment that goes beyond the game, providing a community for Jewish teens to connect. It is both a sponsor of the USA teams traveling abroad this summer, and the annual JCC Maccabi Games in North America. David Zimmerman, athletic director for Yavneh Academy of Dallas, will travel with the under-16 basketball team as its assistant coach. “When I started at Maccabi in 1999, it really was an East Coast-West Coast deal, where all the Jews were, and the head office is in Philadelphia,” Zimmerman said. “Part of me getting involved, being originally from New York, was I really wanted to expose it to people from around the country. Here in the Southwest, we have an unbelievably supportive community. We’re really putting Dallas on the map.” Zimmerman has been involved with Maccabi as a coach at the national level, but this will be his first international appearance. The International Youth Maccabi Games are hosted every four years in Israel, while the Pan-American and European Maccabi Games take place every two years around the world, being held in Israel every four years. In 2017, Israel hosted the 20th World Maccabiah. This year, the Pan-American games will be held in Mexico City, July 5-15, and the European Games will be held in Budapest, Hungary, July 28-Aug. 7. The first Dallas-area basketball athlete to attend the games in Israel was Griffin Levine, a Yavneh basketball player who now plays for the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Levine’s USA team went on to win gold in 2017. The games in Israel host a formal tryout in a designated city, but the Pan-American and European game players and coaches are recruited remotely, through word-of-mouth and exchanging highlight videos. Jonah Eber, an incoming senior at Yavneh Academy, will travel with the under-18 basketball team to Mexico City. Eber said he was recruited after playing for Team Dallas in Irvine, California, last year. The team’s coach for this year saw him play, and asked if he would be interested. Eber is no stranger to success on the court, as a member of Yavneh’s state-championship team in 2018. In Texas, the picture of Eber wearing a kippah with a Star of David carved in his hair made The Dallas Morning News as the team neared its championship. At Maccabi, Eber expects this to be the norm. “I think it’s important. It’s getting the best kids together who have a good amount in common, and getting to know other people from other countries who have the same passions as we do,” Eber said. “I always wear my kippah when I play, and there’s definitely a sense of pride and honor representing Team USA, but there’s a lot of pride in honor and representing Texas’ Jewish community.” Eber travels with his younger cousin, Benjamin Rael, who will play under Zimmerman on the under-16 team in Mexico City. Rael hasn’t competed in the Maccabi Games before, but is also a Yavneh basketball player. He learned about the opportunity through Zimmerman. “I’m a big guy on winning, so I’m excited to win,” Rael said. “I think it says something about us, our religion, and we’re not different. We can do whatever anyone else can do, we have as many opportunities as anyone else.” Unlike Rael and Eber, Jason Prager has turned to the Maccabi games for years as his sole source of Jewish community. Prager represented Team Dallas for the past two years in California and Alabama at the national games, and will not only compete in Mexico City this year, but also in Atlanta on Team Dallas. Prager said that the Maccabi Games usually hosts group outings, where members of different teams will explore the area they’re in. This can include going to amusement parks or seeing the sights outside of the tournament. He’s excited to travel out of the country for the first time, while experiencing the same community atmosphere he remembers from previous games. “It’s super-easy to make friends, and I think that’s a lot different than just regular basketball tournaments,” Prager said. “I met boys and girls through basketball, and we watched soccer and baseball games. It’s an environment that is safe and fun for teenagers to talk and meet people.” Prager grew up in Plano, but moved to Frisco for high school. Going to high school in a place without a large Jewish community was a change. His mother encouraged him to try out for the Maccabi games during his freshman year. “I play a lot of competitive basketball, so it’s hard for me to find time to go to a longer summer camp,” Prager said. “In Frisco, there’s really no Jewish people. There’s nobody I can really relate to.” The Maccabi games have inspired Prager to transfer from Frisco Centennial to Yavneh Academy this fall. He’ll be playing under his future head coach, Zimmerman, and with teammate, Rael at the Maccabi Games. Yavneh Academy has been to the state finals for three years in a row. In 2018, they were named co-state champions after the team that won the tournament was disqualified. Part of the recent success, Zimmerman thinks, is because of the growing interest his athletes have to be more competitive through the Maccabi Games. “We’re the only Jewish school in 3A classification,” Zimmerman said. “We are the minority in the Metroplex, and through athletics we are able to build up that reputation and camaraderie with neighboring Christian schools. Before I started coaching Maccabi, we couldn’t get out of the preliminary rounds.” Zimmerman came to Yavneh in 2012 for the same reasons as Prager. He grew up coaching and playing basketball at the JCC, then went to Southern Methodist University for college, where he served as an assistant coach. He’s coached at all levels, including other high schools, including St. Mark’s. He found, however, that there was nothing like coaching kids that share the same faith. “Getting to coach people from your own faith and try to see them through life — I think that that’s what really speaks to me,” Zimmerman said. “Sports is a great way to do that because it’s a universal language.” Rockwall’s Rebecca Weiss, juniors swimming, will be the North Texas-area’s lone female representative at the international games in Mexico City. Grant Bulmash, a rising senior at Greenhill School, completes the Dallas contingent as the final basketball player traveling to the Maccabi Games, competing in Hungary starting on July 28. Bulmash elected to play in the Budapest games because it works better with his AAU basketball schedule this summer. He’s been playing in the Maccabi Games for four years at the national level on the JCC’s Team Dallas, but never internationally. “I heard about [Maccabi USA] a few years in, but not initially,” Bulmash said. “It’s really important because Jewish athletes in general are sometimes overlooked. Bulmash, like Eber, was recruited at the games last year in California. “Not only do I get to represent Dallas, but the entire U.S.,” Bulmash said. “I’m really excited to have an opportunity to win a gold medal.” As North Texas athletes travel across the globe this summer to compete on the international stage, Zimmerman hopes that they keep in mind why continuing this tradition remains important. “In our current climate, it’s really important to have teenagers who are hearing the same things we’re hearing and for them to be able to become friends and have relationships with people from all around the world. What we’ll find is we have a lot in common,” Zimmerman said. Posted on 27 June 2019 by Sharon Wisch-Ray L’Chaim City Limits will attract folks from all walks of Jewish life Photo: Michelle Bach From left, Adam Edelson, Hayley Glauben, Adam Sandgarten, Mitchell Robbins and Philip Ben Shabat were among those gathered in Dallas earlier this month for a happy hour co-sponsored by L’Chaim City Limits and Moishe House. L’Chaim — community life for NextGen Jews is alive Many l’chaim toasts will be raised, to the lives of Jewish young adults gathering from around the United States and the world, for a weekend of fun and networking at the first “L’Chaim City Limits (LCL)” in Austin. During the weekend of July 19-21, young adults ages 21 to 40, representing all branches of Judaism and levels of observance, and those unaffiliated, are invited to share in programming created by Judaism United. “We are bringing in the spirit of Shabbat through a weekend filled with Judaic and social aspects, with people from at least seven cities, in three states, across five venues in Austin,” said Scott Eiseman, a Judaism United founder and chair of L’Chaim City Limits. Judaism United’s mission is to unite those of Jewish background through events, social networking and leadership conferences. The group has ambassadors in a number of cities. In Dallas, it is Michelle Bach connecting the dots and directing her community to the organization. “L’Chaim City Limits is a great weekend to make friends, create relationships and to even network professionally, all while exploring the awesome city of Austin,” said Bach, a graduate of Levine and Yavneh academies. She mixes her Jewish life both socially and professionally, as a resident at the Dallas Moishe House, by attending events at many of the young Jewish professional organizations and as a development associate at CHAI, Community Homes for Adults, Inc. “Early in our careers, with most of us not yet married or with families of our own, many of my generation aren’t yet affiliated with a congregation,” Bach said. “Judaism United is one more way that we can build our own community and this weekend it will be built of young Jews from around the country.” Bach helped host an LCL Happy Hour, that had many in the crowd making rooming and travel plans for the upcoming event. “People seem very excited and I think we’re going to have a good group from here,” Bach said. The event will begin Friday with a Kabbalat Shabbat minyan led by Rabbi Mendy Levertov, followed by a meet and greet. “I’m very proud of Judaism United and its cause, and I’m looking forward to bringing in Shabbat for this first big event,” said Levertov, who, with wife Mussy, leads Chabad of Austin’s Young Jewish Professionals. “Shabbat services will be high-energy with zmiros (song) and dance, and, I assure you, with lots of meaningful fun. “We need more nuance-layered events, with learning and connecting, with spirituality and casual fun and this weekend is just what that is,” he added. The evening’s Shabbat dinner at Stubbs Bar-B-Que will begin with a candle-lighting and kiddush led by Rabbi Daniel Septimus, a former University of Texas Hillel director. “Austin is energizing, and with the growing population our Jewish community, is growing. It’s a cool, unique, even ‘weird’ — and that’s a compliment — place with incredible appeal,” said Septimus, CEO of Shalom Austin, the city’s Jewish Federation, Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service and Jewish Foundation. “The goal to bring together the next generation of Jews through a weekend of networking in the heart of Austin, with the heart of Shabbat. It’s something I’m excited to be a part of.” An after-party at Maggie Mae’s on 6th Street will follow dinner. All meals throughout the weekend will have certified kosher options available. Shabbat morning service options and a Judaically themed yoga session taught by Isaac Stock will be offered on Saturday morning. In the afternoon, a BYOB pool party will take place at the Connection Apartments on Oltorf Street. Saturday night, a spirited Havdalah service will be led by LCL committee members at the Native Hostel, Bar & Café on 4th Street, followed by dancing and complimentary drinks. On Sunday, there will be a farewell brunch and representatives from Chabad, Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation and Moishe House will provide information on their organizations. “There’s really going to be something — many parts of the weekend — for everyone,” said Mikey Korn, an Austin Moishe House resident who, with Bach, Eiseman, Alan Yancelson and the participating rabbis, has planned a weekend to remember. “Building community is part of my Jewish journey and it’s what has brought us together.” The weekend is partially sponsored by a grant from Reality, a Schusterman initiative which, in part, invests in efforts to improve public education in the United States, strengthen the Jewish people and Israel, and address the needs of marginalized individuals and communities. “Bringing young Jews together has for a number of years been a goal and I’m committed to Judaism United, to LCL and I hope many other opportunities in the future,” Eiseman said. “We are a strong generation, a strong Jewish generation, and I want to bring as many of us together as we can.” Weekend passes and tickets for individual events are available. A block of rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn, 500 N. Interstate 35, is being held until three days before the event. Request Judaism United rate for the discount. To register, or for lodging and other information, visit lchaimcitylimits.com. Posted on 20 June 2019 by admin Aftermath of high winds wreaks havoc for many Photo: Courtesy Temple Shalom Temple Shalom’s Alpha and Hillcrest campus was a pecan orchard before the synagogue was built. Many of the majestic pecan and oak trees were toppled by the June 9 storm. By Sharon Wisch-Ray A quiet Sunday afternoon, June 9, quickly turned treacherous when a violent thunderstorm whipped through the Dallas area about 2 p.m. Although winds ranged from 50 miles per hour to more than 70 miles per hour, outdoor sirens did not sound. Flash flooding occurred rapidly as the banks of creeks and culverts crested, sending water into streets in many residential neighborhoods in North Dallas and making them difficult to pass. There were no serious injuries to Jewish community members, though many lost power and trees, and sustained damage to their homes. The JCC and several synagogues were affected throughout the week. Many members of the Jewish community were observing Shavuot when the storm hit, and those who are shomer Shabbat were prevented from dealing with the aftermath of the storm until after dark on Monday, when the holiday ended. In some areas, residents were without power until Wednesday evening and into Thursday morning. Camp starts a day late at the JCC Perhaps the organization with the most challenging set of circumstances was the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center. The J was closed for Shavuot Sunday and Monday, and lost all power from the storm. Summer camp was supposed to start Tuesday, but because of the power outage, it was postponed. JCC CEO Artie Allen explained that the J has lost power to one system or the other in the past, but this was the first time that it lost power to all its systems simultaneously. From the pools and whirlpools to the exercise equipment and HVAC, each system had to be checked out methodically. Camp was able to start Wednesday and all other programs resumed Wednesday. In terms of damage to the property, Allen said the J lost a significant number of trees in the natural play areas and sustained damaged fences around the campus. “We’ve had a tree service out there basically since the storm,” he said. As things seemed to be approaching normal, the J lost power again to its fitness area Friday afternoon because of continued work by Oncor in the neighborhood. “Because Shabbat was approaching we decided to go ahead and close for the rest of the afternoon,” he said. Allen said that, interestingly, the J is served by two transformers, so part of the facility can be up while another can be down. Allen lauded Oncor for quickly responding the J’s needs. “We were very pleased with the response that we received from Oncor. They were very helpful. Obviously they couldn’t get the power on as quickly as we would have liked, but they were really amazing for us to work with.” Allen said that Oncor understood the need that the JCC had to be back up and running, given the range of people it serves from toddlers in camp to seniors depending on hot meals. “I believe the JCC was up and running two days before the rest of the neighborhood was up and running.” Synagogues deal with storm aftermath Several synagogues lost trees in addition to power and made adjustments to their Shavuot services. At Temple Shalom, at the corner of Hillcrest and Alpha Road, many pecan and oak trees were damaged. Because of the downed power lines on the opposite side of Hillcrest and Alpha, the temple was without power until Tuesday. “While there was only minor damage to our buildings, we suffered significant loss of trees. Our campus was a pecan orchard before the land was purchased in 1969, and there are dozens of mature pecan and oak trees throughout. An estimate of the cost to remove and remediate is not yet available but will be quite substantial,” Shalom Executive Director Steve Lewis shared with the TJP via email. Further south at Hillcrest and Royal Lane, Tiferet Israel lost one tree in addition to its power for 30 hours. “We were lucky and really only had minor damages. We were without power for 30 hours, so we lost the contents of our refrigerators and freezers. Services had to be held outside Monday for Shavuot, which was actually really lovely,” said longtime Tiferet office manager, Jennifer Williams. Williams said the Tiferet community was grateful for their luck. For Congregation Shearith Israel, at Douglas Avenue and Walnut Hill Lane, the power was out from Sunday through Wednesday. The synagogue held Shavuot services outdoors Monday. It lost all of its food in its kosher kitchens and kept people out of the office for a few workdays. A large tree crashed down, narrowly missing the stained-glass windows in the Aaron Sanctuary. The Shearith Israel Cemetery on Dolphin Road was also affected by the storm. Two trees were toppled and the gate was knocked off its hinges. Other synagogues that were not as hard-hit were quick to lend a helping hand to the community. Temple Emanu-El sent “an email to all members letting them know we had power and that we welcomed them to stop by at any time to recharge their devices, have a cup of coffee and be greeted by our friendly, welcoming staff and the larger Temple community. As always, we were there to support them,” explained Connie Dufner, Emanu-El communications director. She added that “many members did stop by the Tycher Gathering Space to recharge, read and have some coffee. Others set up mobile workspaces in our adult learning spaces. Being a hub for our members was exactly the role envisioned by our renovation and expansion of 2015-16, and we were happy so many chose to hang out for a bit at their Jewish home.” Shaare Tefilla Executive Director Robyn Mirsky said that after Shaare’s power was restored late Tuesday afternoon, they offered the use of the internet to whoever needed it. “Several people did take us up on the offer and it was nice to see everyone working together.” Surveying the damage Near Shadybank Drive, for example, the creek that runs down Meadowcreek crested and water was knee-high in some alleys. Water was as high as the wheel wells of some cars during the height of the storm. As soon as the storm passed, it was evident that the Jewish community was hard-hit with regard to power outages and downed trees. Rustic fajita skillet meal with steak and chicken Cocktails to dessert —and in between, fajitas, Margaritas, pronto! Father’s Day is synonymous with grilling, but Dad doesn’t have to do the cooking that day. He should be sitting back, enjoying friends and family, and drinking a cold Margarita or beer. So, here I am going to give you all the tools and tidbits to make a great fajita dinner. Traditionally, fajitas are a Southwestern/Mexican peasant food made from a cheap, but flavorful, cut of meat.The fajita meat is skirt steak, and skirt steak is the diaphragm muscle (which lies between the abdomen and chest cavity). It’s a long, flat piece of meat that’s flavorful but rather tough. Since the diaphragm is located across the belly of the cow, the cut of meat is called “fajita,” which means belt. Growing up in New York, skirt steak was referred to as “Romanian Tenderloin.” But one thing skirt steak isn’t, is tender! The trick to making this cut a wonderful addition to your menu is to make sure you marinate the meat to tenderize it a little, and then you must slice it against the grain before serving. This task is actually quite easy, because the skirt steak is a very flat, rectangular piece of meat with a definite muscular grain going crosswise. Slicing the meat at a 45-degree angle will break the sinews and provide a much more tender chew. If you want to taste skirt steak as Romanian Tenderloin smothered with garlic, you’ll have to go to New York, where it is often served with a syrup jar filled with rendered chicken fat to pour on your steak and mashed potatoes with gribben — don’t ask! Skirt steak is very popular in Japan, and for years a very high percentage of the U.S. supply was shipped there. As a result, it is not readily available in all markets, and when it is available, it’s not so cheap anymore (especially if it’s kosher meat). Other cuts of beef can be substituted, but it will not have the same texture or flavor, and of course, you can make chicken fajitas or vegetarian ones as well. Many recipes are available for fajita marinades. My recipe uses the fresh flavors of Southwestern cooking, eliminating overbearing elements. Many marinades for fajitas, both homemade and store bought, use soy sauce. Avoid these products if you don’t want your finished product to taste more Teriyaki than Southwest. I prefer to use Worcestershire sauce for that additional “kick.” 11/2 pounds skirt steak or boneless chicken breast ¼ cup peanut or corn oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste (omit salt if using kosher meat) 1 teaspoon ground cumin or to taste Flour tortillas Pico de Gallo (see recipe) Guacamole (see recipe) Marinate the steaks or chicken breast in the oil, garlic, lime juice and seasonings, at least 4 hours or overnight. If it’s 4 hours or less, marinate at room temperature, otherwise refrigerate. A half-hour before cooking, start your grill. Soak 1/2 cup of mesquite chips in water. 15 minutes before cooking, add the mesquite chips to the fire. *See Tidbits Grill meat over a hot fire 3-5 minutes per side, or until medium-rare. Slice into thin strips on the diagonal and serve on flour tortillas with the Pico de Gallo and guacamole. • The most important thing to remember when making fajitas is never buy meat that is pre-sliced. Your meat needs to be grilled whole and then sliced to preserve its flavor and moisture content. Besides, grilling little slivers of meat is a daunting task and will feed the fire gods many little morsels as you are trying to turn and retrieve the pieces off your grill grate! • Never marinate beef and chicken in the same bowl. The flavor and color of the meat will alter the taste and color of the chicken. • If your grill doesn’t have a wood chip pan or smoker box, place the soaked chips in a foil packet and punch holes in it to let out the smoke. Place in the far corner of your grill and proceed with the recipe. Remove when grill is cold and discard. Portobello Mushroom Fajitas Sometimes you need a vegetarian option that is just as meaty and delicious. Here is the answer you will love that can be eaten alone or added to the meat in your tortilla. 4 portobello mushroom caps, stems cut flush with caps 1/2 cup beer 2 cloves garlic, finely minced Rinse and pat dry the mushrooms. Scrape out the fins on the underside of the mushroom and discard. Combine the remaining ingredients in a shallow, non-reactive bowl and marinate the mushrooms for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour. Grill over hot coals for 4-5 minutes starting with cap side down and turning halfway through cooking time. Slice into 1/4-inch strips. Serve as above with accompaniments. • Removing the fins from the portobello prevents the mushroom from bleeding black into your dish. This is especially important when you are mixing these mushrooms into a casserole or rice dish. Fresh Pico de Gallo If pressed for time, you can always buy premade pico in local supermarkets, but it will not taste as fresh and vibrant. 1 pound red ripe tomatoes ½ cup finely chopped onion ½ small can of chopped green chilies 1 finely chopped jalapeno pepper (optional) Seed the tomatoes and chop into 1/2-inch cubes. Combine with the remaining ingredients and allow to sit for 1/2 hour before serving. • To seed a tomato, cut in half horizontally. Hold tomato half by the skin and gently squeeze it over the sink. Give a downward shake and all the seeds should fall out. • It is much easier to cut a tomato with a serrated knife and from the inside, rather than the skin side. • Pico de Gallo means “comb of the rooster.” Care should be taken to cut the tomato and onion in perfect dice, as they will be visible in this uncooked salsa. I know, it’s dangerous teaching guacamole in the Southwest, but here’s a recipe for those who generally buy the ready-made version. Juice of 1 lime or lemon ¼ cup canned Rotel tomatoes or picante sauce 3 or more cloves of garlic, finely minced (or garlic powder) Mash the avocados, then stir in the remaining ingredients. Store with the avocado pit in the mixture to prevent browning. • Ideally, the avocado will be ripe when you buy it. If the little step piece comes out easily, then it is ripe. • If avocados are not ripe enough, put them in a paper bag on your counter and within two days they will be perfect! These are the hard, crunchy variety that you find at Mexican restaurants, rather than the soft, chewy kind. 1/2 stick unsalted butter 1 tablespoon corn syrup Combine the sugars, butter, milk and corn syrup in a heavy 2-quart saucepan and cook at a low boil for 15-20 minutes. Stir constantly. Cook the mixture until it forms a soft ball when a small amount is dropped into a glass of water that contains a few ice cubes to make it very cold. Add the vanilla and stir to combine. Add the pecans and remove from the heat. Stir to coat the pecans. Pour the mixture by spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet or parchment paper and allow to cool. • Stirring a sugar mixture while it is boiling creates a crystalline structure when it cools. This is why instructions often tell you to never stir fudge while it’s cooking if you want it to be very smooth. ½ cup Grand Marnier or Triple Sec 1 6-ounce can frozen limeade Place all of the ingredients in a blender container and add ice cubes to fill the container. Blend until thick and smooth. Serve in salt-rimmed glasses if desired. • If you really want your Margarita to be blue, try adding Blue Curacao instead of Grand Marnier. Posted on 30 May 2019 by admin Photo: Courtesy Ann Bacchus Ann Bacchus, who is running for Plano City Council Place 7, has been accused of supporting Ilhan Omar after attending a fundraising event Nov. 2. “I am not aligned with Ilhan Omar in any form or in any way. I went to one event. There was a picture taken. I don’t appreciate that she’s put Islam under attack. We [Jews and Muslims] are both under attack.” According to Ann Bacchus, Plano City Council Place 7 candidate, she has nothing but admiration and support for the Jewish people and Israel, and the proof is her record of the last 20 years. Bacchus spoke with the TJP by phone Sunday, May 26. “If I’m elected, you will never find that I did anything or will do anything to hurt the Jewish community or the Muslim community or any community,” the candidate said. Ann Bacchus, a native of British Guyana who has lived in Plano 20 years, will face opponent Lily Bao, a Chinese immigrant, in a runoff Saturday, June 8. Early voting is underway. In the last several weeks, several members of the Jewish community have questioned Bacchus’ ideology after learning she attended a fundraiser Nov. 2 for then-candidate Ilhan Omar before the midterm election. The freshman Democrat won her House seat and represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. Since the election, Omar, more than once, has tweeted anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic tropes, which led to a U.S. House resolution March 7 condemning anti-Semitism and other forms of hate including Islamophobia. Rumblings of Bacchus’ alleged anti-Semitism began to surface in the last few weeks. “We first heard (from) a number of other people that she had participated in a fundraiser for Ilhan Omar,” said Eric Fine, who lives in Bacchus’ area of representation. “We wanted to make sure that it happened — that it was real and that it happened.” Fine and others, set out to get clarification from Bacchus and her campaign. They posted on Facebook, both Bacchus’ page and their own pages. They reached out to Bacchus’ campaign. It seemed to them that Bacchus was ignoring their requests, and posts on her page asking for clarification were being deleted. Their frustration and suspicion grew. “I wrote to her on her Facebook page because I saw other people would write and she would ‘like’ it and respond to them. Then my posts ended up disappearing. Ann Bacchus responded and replied to every other question on her page, but deleted mine,” said Arona Ackermann. She explained that she had no preconceived notions about Bacchus and started to do some research. “I looked at every public offering I could find about who she is and what she stands for. I was heartened to see that she was interviewing adults and children alike, that she was getting her hands dirty. I saw she went to the Chabad of Plano Eva Schloss event. Then I put that together with this image that has gone around with her and Ilhan Omar at the same event.” Bacchus explained her attendance at the event to the TJP. “My reason for going to Ilhan Omar’s event was because she was a woman and a refugee… that resonated with me.” Bacchus said that she doesn’t support Omar’s ideology. “I am not aligned with Ilhan Omar in any form or in any way. I went to one event. There was a picture taken. I don’t appreciate that she’s put Islam under attack. We (Jews and Muslims) are both under attack.” When asked if she supports BDS, Bacchus responded. “You don’t separate Israel from the Jews. I would not support any boycott.” Bacchus believes that her opponent Bao has used her attendance of the Nov. 2 to incite criticism against her. “I think my opponent is using this, because there’s nothing else. I have more broad base than any other person.” She explained that she believes the Bao camp has created collages of material that are being circulated about her that she has had nothing to do with. When asked if she had anything to do with promoting Bacchus as anti-Semitic, Bao said, “No.” Bao denied any involvement in producing or distributing anti-Bacchus literature. “We run positive campaigns. I intend to represent all residents of the city when I get elected. I believe my love for Plano and Texas as well as my vision of ‘family, freedom and prosperity’ will be recognized and cheered as we work even harder to let the voters know who I am and what I will do for them,” Bao added via text. Bacchus said that her history of involvement in Plano speaks for itself. “I hope that people are able to look at the person themselves and see what they’ve done. There are many of us who go to an event especially if it’s for a woman. I went to the event because I was invited by another friend. People should look at me and see what I have done. You cannot come up with anything on me until you come up with the fact that I attended this one event. “I think Lily and her supporters are trying to separate me from my Jewish supporters and the Jewish community, but what she doesn’t realize is that my support didn’t just happen because of an election. It’s happened because of years of making Plano better.” Barry Hersh said, if true, he’s relieved to hear what some of Bacchus’ answers were. He was frustrated after his posts in relation to the Nov. 2 event on Bacchus’ Facebook page were taken down or called “fake news.” “I wish I’d known that she was a supporter of Israel and the Jewish people,” he said. I probably would have campaigned for her.” Photos: Courtesy Simcha Kosher Catering Lowell Michelson is often the guy people turn to in their time of need. On Tuesday, May 14, the owner of Simcha Kosher Catering became the recipient of an outpouring of support when a seven-alarm fire swept through his Farmers Branch headquarters starting about 7:45 p.m. “Obviously, I’m in shell shock,” Michelson told the TJP Tuesday. “All I could think about was the service to the community that I owe. I had jobs to go out starting Wednesday morning.” Michelson’s lifelong friend, Harry Schick, came to the scene as the fire burned and asked, “What can I do?” “Will you please call Shaare Tefilla — Jacques Ohayon is the volunteer who oversees the kitchen and the rabbi — to see if we can use their facilities?” Michelson responded. Shortly after, Michelson got a call from his fellow kosher caterer and longtime friend, Chaim Goldfeder, owner of the Kosher Palate and Texas Kosher BBQ. “He felt terrible, and said ‘What can I do?’” Goldfeder loaned Michelson equipment and a van. In addition to dealing with the trauma of watching his business burn down, Michelson had to stay focused on his obligations for the week — a full complement of catering jobs, The Star on Wednesday, the Federation Pacesetter lunch on Thursday, a bris on Friday morning, Shabbat dinner on Friday night, a Kiddush lunch on Saturday and another bris on Sunday. He also had his regular hotel and hospital clients for which he provides Dallas Kosher-certified meals. “We’ve made it, we are fully functioning and full speed ahead,” he said. Michelson said he couldn’t have done it without the “amazing” Dallas Jewish community. In particular, he is grateful to Shaare Tefilla’s Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky; its executive director, Robyn Mirsky; and its lay leadership. “I’m usually the one helping. It’s not easy for me to ask for help,” Michelson explained. He added that his staff has been there every step of the way. “They’ve all jumped in.” The fire starts The fire began about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 14. A three-person team representing Beth Torah’s Kosher BBQ competition was inside the premises waiting for Michelson to arrive when they smelled smoke. Michelson was en route to the meeting from a 250-person event for HaYovel Israel at Glenn Beck’s Irving studio, when Brian Rubinstein phoned him to say, ‘Your building is on fire.’” The trio had already called 911. At first, Michelson wasn’t too concerned. He thought it was probably in the kitchen and knew that they had the latest in fire suppressant technology to deal with commercial kitchen grease fires. As he approached the area, he could see black smoke billowing. When he arrived, he was surprised to learn that the fire had started in the warehouse. “It was a perfect storm,” he said. Michelson explained it officially hasn’t been determined how cotton rags, towels and aprons accidentally caught fire. Next to the textiles was a wooden shelf, which was adjacent to many cardboard boxes and wicker baskets. The fire caught and spread quickly through the 12,000-square-foot building. It took three ladder trucks — seven in all — and close to four hours for firefighters from Farmers Branch, Carrollton and Addison to extinguish the flames. The building has been deemed a total loss and structurally unsound. Michelson said he is grateful to be properly insured and his agent, Barney Schwartz, has been helping him to navigate what comes next. “We’ve already purchased a lot of new equipment and plates,” Michelson said. Because the event Simcha was catering Tuesday night was so large, they were able to salvage a lot of their dishes, serving pieces and utensils and on-site catering equipment. A week after the fire, Michelson says he’s providing his customers with the service they deserve and trusted him with. “We’ve made it,” he said, though he’s not sure what will come next. “The best analogy I can use is that this is like a baseball game. It’s only the first inning, and I’m not sure how this game is going to turn out. Today I’m in the second inning.” One thing he is certain of is that he won’t be letting his clients down. “I have a wedding this weekend for 350 people and they are going to have everything they need. Everything that’s promised.” Michelson reiterated that he wouldn’t be in this position without the community’s support. “We’re business as usual,” he said. “And we owe it to an amazing community and staff.” Posted on 17 May 2019 by Sharon Wisch-Ray Community connections are a huge part of CHAI’s success. As part of his Bar Mitzvah project, Daniel Weinstein (lighting candles) and his mother Krista (in black) prepared a festive Shabbat dinner for CHAI residents of the Levy House residents. The good works of Community Homes for Adults, Inc. (CHAI), will revolve through Dallas’ skyline at Reunion Tower, beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 2. The community is invited to celebrate “Living the CHAILIFE,” commemorating the organization’s double chai year — 36 years of providing programs and services that enable adults with intellectual disabilities to live as independently as possible. “I couldn’t be more excited for our guests to enjoy, to have fun, and for our supporters, staff and CHAI clients and residents to come together,” said David Romick, president of CHAI’s board of directors. The event, which will take place on the Geo-Deck and Cloud Nine of Reunion Tower, will have roving entertainers, an interactive experience, and a menu created by Wolfgang Puck’s Five Sixty restaurant. Beverly Rossel and Ricki Shapiro are the event’s co-chairs, working with Development Chair Beverly Goldman, Romick, CHAI CEO Lisa Brodsky and CHAI Development Staffers Michelle Bach and Patsy Goodman. “We are taking our celebration to the top. Reunion Tower is a very special place and we have so many wonderful surprises and plans for the evening,” Goodman said, noting that raising money and exposure for CHAI are what allow the services to continue. “There will be treats from the time guests enter the elevator (bring your smartphones) and they will continue as we take over the of the Tower.” Established in 1983, CHAI is a nonsectarian, nonprofit corporation under Jewish auspices that provides programs and services to enable adults with intellectual disabilities to live full, rich lives in a safe environment and to participate meaningfully in the community. “My hope is for CHAI to grow and to serve more,” said Romick, whose son Barry is a CHAI resident. “Our community has too many waiting for services — and, with the support of our community, CHAI will be able to provide high-quality care for more people like my son.” He said that CHAI has provided various services for Barry and family since he was 15 years old. “For the last eight years he has been a resident and the quality and care he is provided can’t be compared,” Romick said. “I got involved and I love what I see, I love the community involvement, and my service for CHAI is one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The CHAI management team is always open to recommendations and wanting only to make the organization better.” CHAI services include room and board for 29 residents at its Bauer House, Levy House I and II, Miller House I and II, Todd House, Toub House and Yale House. Also available are health care and specialized therapy assistance, financial counseling and training, transportation, medical and therapy appointments and medication supervision, synagogue participation, volunteer opportunities, social activities, entitlement (Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security) shopping and bill pay assistance, resident documentation and family communication and support. The organization’s programming includes the Wolens Program Services, which provides support services to CHAI residents, as well as to individuals living independently in the community or with loved ones. Life Skills trainers assist with activities of daily living such as social skills, budgeting, shopping, health and wellness and more. Supported Employment provides clients assistance with job search, resume building and on-the-job coaching. Club CHAI has regular social outings, while CHAI Connects offers support, education and mentorship to family members of CHAI residents and clients, or potential residents and clients. CHAILIFE Co-chair Ricki Shapiro’s son Joel is a CHAI client who can live independently because of the support of many of CHAI’s programs. To Joel and the Shapiro family, CHAI means everything. “The beauty of CHAI is the wide spectrum of services it provides and the people it has offering them,” she said. “For almost every family the greatest concern is what will happen to our family member when we are not here. CHAI answers that question with safety and security and a sense of family for every client and resident.” To RSVP for the event, visit chaidallas.org/special-event or text CHAItix to 51555. For more information about Community Homes for Adults, Inc., call 214-373-8600. When a gunman entered Chabad of Poway, California, on April 27, the last day of Passover, his expressed mission was to kill as many Jews as possible. His hatred claimed the life of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, who is credited with jumping in front of the synagogue’s rabbi to shield him from the gunman’s bullets. The gunman injured three others: Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein; Noya Dahan, 8; and her uncle, Almog Peretz. Chabad of North Texas held a Community Event in Solidarity with Chabad of Plano, Wednesday, May 1, at Chabad of Dallas. In addition to honoring the memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, the event framed what the Jews can do after this horrific tragedy. The overarching message was that in response to hatred against Jews, there really is only one response: Do Jewish and “Continue to be a Light unto the Nations.” Rabbi Mendel Dubrawsky, the first Chabad rabbi in Dallas and North Texas, was pained as he discussed what had transpired. He said he wondered if he would have been as quick-thinking and brave as his boyhood friend “Sroel,” the rabbi who while injured shepherded his congregants to safety. In the process Rabbi Goldstein lost a finger on one hand and sustained severe damage to the other hand. Rabbi Dubrawsky explained that living a Jewish life is based on three pillars: Torah study, prayer and gemilut chassadim, acts of loving kindness. Ultimately, Dubrawsky said, that all people are created in God’s image, b’tzelem Elohim. “Living as an example of btzelem elohim, being created in the image of God, means living a holier life, means defining the world around you, means bringing light and brightening up the dark which opposes and is the greatest threat to evil, to stone-cold evil.” Rivkie Block, rebbetzin of Chabad of Plano, paid tribute to Lori Gilbert-Kaye and the life of tzedakah that she led that seemed effortless and natural to so many. “We are gathered here, to take part in snatching back the light that evil sought to take, and choose holiness, mitzvot, in particular acts of tzedakah in her memory. Not only for Lori’s soul, but for our nation and indeed the entire world,” Block said. She outlined several actives one can do “snatch back the light” (see box). With regard to the community’s security, Mark Kreditor, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas, spoke on behalf of the Federation. He discussed the critical mission of the Federation to support Jewish education, social services, support for Israel and Jews around the world as well as “the new normal” — keeping the community safe. “I am here to tell you your Federation has been involved with educating and supporting every community partner through our Community Security Initiative, funded largely though your support of our annual campaign and by select donors. Our goal is to increase the effectiveness of our local security efforts across our community with all the local law enforcement agencies. Through your support we are now part of the national security apparatus of the Jewish Federation movement called Secure Community Network (SCN).” He concluded by hoping for a return to life as it was before the shootings at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh and Chabad of Poway as well as praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. “I am here tonight representing your Federation to provide love, support, resources, and most importantly, vigilance as we together as a community pray for a return to our old normal.” Also participating in the program were Rabbi Peretz Shapiro; Uptown Chabad’s Rabbi Zvi Drizin, who led a brief prayer service; and Linda Johnson, who lit two memorial candles in memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye as well as the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line265
__label__wiki	0.542618	0.542618	THE SUNS LEGEND The nahuatl legend of five Suns is fundamental to symbolically understand human evolution. With all the variants that exist regarding that in the beginning there was nothing and that's the Lord of the divine duality, Ometecuhtli, created Tonacatecuhtli and Tonacacihuatl, Lady and Lord of our flesh, so they could populate the land. They reproduced and had four children named: Red Tezcatlipoca, Black Tezcatlipoca, White Tezcatlipoca and Blue Tezcatlipoca. Then the Tezcatlipocas thought that they should create a work so they would be worshiped as gods. Tezcatlipoca blue made a huge fire and the brothers placed themselves around to create human beings. Thus man was born and was Huehuecoyotl and a wife was created. They ordered them to have children and created the animals, mountains, seas, lakes and left them as a mission to worship the four gods. However, the work was not perfect because the Tlaltipac was in darkness, given that there was no sun. It was then, Tezcatlipoca White-Quetzalcoatl turned the fire into a weak Sun, this annoyed Black Tezcatlipoca and turned into a powerful Sun, which destroys life and withers the plants. The giants who inhabited the world at that time called Tzoculiceque fed from pine-nuts. Tezcatlipoca, White Quetzalcoatl, brought down the merciless sun and Black Tezcatlipoca fell into the bottom of a lake and emerged transformed into a huge jaguar, the many Jaguars following him devoured the Giants. This was the Sun of Earth or Tlaltipactonantiuh. The following Sun was created because Quetzalcoatl became the Sun, but it was a less intense sun, causing agriculture to prosper and humans feed from a wild fruit called acotzintli. But one day Black Tezcatlipoca turned into jaguar climbed up to the heavens and with a paw blow toppled his brother Tezcatlipoca White-Quetzalcoatl, which provoked a tempest that tore the hills, sowing destruction. By the force of the wind, human beings had to walk bent, thus became monkeys. This Sun was called Sun of wind or Ehecatonatiuh. The third Sun was created when Tlaloc takes the place of Quetzalcoatl and becomes Sun. The Tlaltipac again becomes populated and humans now feed on water corn. Over time human beings began to corrupt with immoral practices and to neglect their obligations with the gods. The land became a wasteland, so Quetzalcoatl orders Xiuhtecuhtli, Lord of fire, to destroy humanity. From the sky began to rain fire and human beings became birds. This Sun was called Xiuhtonatiuh. The following Sun was created on the orders of Tezcatlipoca Blue-Huitzilopochtli (for the Mexica), who ordered Chalchuiuhcueye, the Lady of emeralds skirt to become Sun. The humans food was Nahui-xochitl. But in the cosmic struggle of opposites, Tezcatlipoca forces Chalchuiuhcueye to destroy humanity, so it starts to rain on a permanent basis until human beings become fish and the heavens lost balance and fell upon the Earth. This Sun is called Atonatiuh. Then, the gods ashamed for their mistakes gathered again at Teotihuacan to rectify, decided to create four men called: Atemoc, Itzacoatl, Itzamaliza, and Tenoch. The four emerged from the four cardinal points converted into leafy trees. They lifted the 13 heavens and rebuilt the 9 layers of the underworld. The gods ordered Tezcatlipoca White-Quetzalcoatl to travel to the Mictlán (underworld) and asked Mictlantecuhtli, the Lord of death, to give him the bones of human beings that died in the previous Sun. The Lord of death gave him some tests, and Quetzalcoatl managed to overcome with the help of insects and its nagual Xolotl to rescue the "divine relics" and gave them life by bleeding his member on the bones. Food for human beings of the new Sun was missing. So the gods decided again that Tezcatlipoca White-Quetzalcoatl, now turned into an Ant again locate the Mount of livelihood called in nahuatl Tonacaltepetl and to bring corn and seeds for the new human beings nourishment. The gods again gathered in Teotihuacan and decided to create the Fifth Sun, as the Tlaltipac was in darkness. They agreed that one of them would become Sun, therefore made a large fire and chose Tecucciztecatl and Nanahuatzin to fast for 13 days and purify their body and spirit. While the first avoided sacrifice by offering jewelry and precious stones, the second surrendered with devotion to sacrifice for purification. When the gods ordered Tecucciztecatl to jump into the huge fire, didn't find the courage and internal strength to do so. After several failed attempts, the gods ordered Nanahuatzin to jump, which was immediately done. Shortly thereafter, on the horizon appeared Nanahuatzin converted into the Fifth Sun, but soon from the west appeared Tecucciztecatl also turned into a Sun. The gods conversed and concluded that there could not be two Suns, so they took a rabbit passing by, and threw him onto the face of Tecucciztecatl, to obscure his light and thus became the moon. Despite anything done by the gods the Sun had no movement. Again the gods conversed and concluded that they should sacrifice, also threw themselves into the fire, to give life and movement to the Fifth Sun. The only one who refused to jump was Xolotl, but was pursued by Quetzalcoatl and even when intended to evade his destiny turning into corn, maguey and Axolotl. The sacrifice of gods resulted in the creation and life of the Fifth Sun. The gods had to be sacrificed so that humans could live. Thus, the name given to the people was macehualli or macehual, which in nahuatl means "Deserving of the sacrifice of the gods". This explains, philosophically, the deep sense of sacrifice that life had for the anahuacas and contemporary Mexicans. The gods were sacrificed to give them life and human beings "feed" to the gods through "spiritually sacrificing them. This concept is of the classical period, as Tlacaélel, the Mexica Cihuacóatl changed the spiritual sacrifice for material sacrifice, at the end of the Postclassic period. But this will be discussed later. "Confirming the myths, these images underscore the essential role of the man in the maintenance of the cosmic harmony secured only by constant spiritual regeneration." (Laurette Séjourné. 1957) We can find in the legend of the five Suns, how the ancient Mexicans metaphorically speak to us of an evolution and a series of processes in the pursuit of better stages of human development. This non-linear consciousness of evolution, which involves the opposite and complementary forces of the universe and humans, shows us a much more scientific view than the origin myths of the Judeo-Christian culture. The philosophical aspect is present in the history and explains the attitudes by the Mexicans yesterday and today, with respect to the divine and sacred, with life and death. "No other culture of antiquity came to formulate, as they (the Maya) such number of modules and calendrical categories nor so many mathematical relations to frame, with tireless yearning for accuracy, the cyclic reality of the time from the most varied points of view. To mention a few of their achievements in the field of astronomy, chronology and mathematics, our purpose has been to highlight the most known parts of their wisdom about the measure of time." (Miguel León portilla. 1968) (Taken from the book Roots and Essence of Ancient MEXICO. Guillermo Marín 2004. It can be downloaded for free, search books section in the page)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line266
__label__wiki	0.871581	0.871581	Home > Author > Florence, Don, 1955- Don Florence Donald Emery Florence (born March 16, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher, who only pitched one season in the major leagues (1995) for the New York Mets. Florence was originally signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in , and compiled a 28-40 record, with a 3.64 earned run average and 379 strikeouts over seven seasons in their farm system. He signed with the Mets as a minor league free agent following the season, and after 47 innings pitched for the Norfolk Tides, in which he only allowed five earned runs, Florence received his first call up to the majors at the robust age of 28. In his second game, he earned his first major league win against the Philadelphia Phillies on his way to a perfect 3-0 record. He made fourteen appearances out of the Mets' bullpen, and compiled an impressive 1.50 ERA, but never pitched another major league game after . Showing 1 - 1 of 1 for search: 'Florence, Don, 1955-', query time: 0.06s Persona and humor in Mark Twain's early writings / by Florence, Don, 1955- Comic, The, in literature Humorous stories, American Narration (Rhetoric) Persona (Literature) Point of view (Literature) Self in literature	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line270
__label__wiki	0.749027	0.749027	Home > Catholic Encyclopedia > A > Apologetics A theological science which has for its purpose the explanation and defence of the Christian religion. Apologetics means, broadly speaking, a form of apology. The term is derived from the Latin adjective, apologeticus, which, in turn has its origin in the Greek adjective, apologetikos, the substantive being apologia, "apology", "defence". As an equivalent of the plural form, the variant, "Apologetic", is now and then found in recent writings, suggested probably by the corresponding French and German words, which are always in the singular. But the plural form, "Apologetics", is far more common and will doubtless prevail, being in harmony with other words similarly formed, as ethics, statistics, homiletics. In defining apologetics as a form of apology, we understand the latter word in its primary sense, as a verbal defence against a verbal attack, a disproving of a false accusation, or a justification of an action or line of conduct wrongly made the object of censure. Such, for example, is the Apology of Socrates, such the Apologia of John Henry Newman. This is the only sense attaching to the term as used by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or by the French and Germans of the present day. Quite different is the meaning now conveyed by our English word, "apology", namely, an explanation of an action acknowledged to be open to blame. The same idea is expressed almost exclusively by the verb, "apologize", and generally by the adjective, "apologetic". For this reason, the adoption of the word, "Apologetics", in the sense of a scientific vindication of the Christian religion is not altogether a happy one. Some scholars prefer such terms as "Christian Evidences", the "Defence of the Christian Religion". "Apologetics" and "Apology" are not altogether interchangeable terms. The latter is the generic term, the former the specific. Any kind of accusation, whether personal, social, political, or religious, may call forth a corresponding apology. It is only apologies of the Christian religion that fall within the scope of apologetics. Nor is it all such. There is scarcely a dogma, scarcely a ritual or disciplinary institution of the Church that has not been subjected to hostile criticism, and hence, as occasion required, been vindicated by proper apologetics. But besides these forms of apology, there are the answers that have been called forth by attacks of various kinds upon the credentials of the Christian religion, apologies written to vindicate now this, now that ground of the Christian, Catholic faith, that has been called in question or held up to disbelief and ridicule. Now it is out of such apologies for the foundations of Christian belief that the science of apologetics has taken form. Apologetics is the Christian Apology par excellence, combining in one well-rounded system the arguments and considerations of permanent value that have found expression in the various single apologies. The latter, being answers to specific attacks, were necessarily conditioned by the occasions that called them forth. They were personal, controversial, partial vindications of the Christian position. In them the refutation of specific charges was the prominent element. Apologetics, on the other hand, is the comprehensive, scientific vindication of the grounds of Christian, Catholic belief, in which the calm, impersonal presentation of underlying principles is of paramount importance, the refutation of objections being added by way of corollary. It addresses itself not to the hostile opponent for the purpose of refutation, but rather to the inquiring mind by way of information. Its aim is to give a scientific presentation of the claims which Christ's revealed religion has on the assent of every rational mind; it seeks to lead the inquirer after truth to recognize, first, the reasonableness and trustworthiness of the Christian revelation as realized in the Catholic Church, and secondly, the corresponding obligation of accepting it. While not compelling faith for the certitude it offers is not absolute, but moral it shows that the credentials of the Christian religion amply suffice to vindicate the act of faith as a rational act, and to discredit the estrangement of the sceptic and unbeliever as unwarranted and culpable. Its last word is the answer to the question: Why should I be a Catholic? Apologetics thus leads up to Catholic faith, to the acceptance of the Catholic Church as the divinely authorized organ for preserving and rendering efficacious the saving truths revealed by Christ. This is the great fundamental dogma on which all other dogmas rest. Hence apologetics also goes by the name of "fundamental theology". Apologetics is generally viewed as one branch of dogmatic science, the other and chief branch being dogmatic theology proper. It is well to note, however, that in point of view and method also they are quite distinct. Dogmatic theology, like moral theology, addresses itself primarily to those who are already Catholic. It presupposes faith. Apologetics, on the other hand, in theory at least, simply leads up to faith. The former begins where the latter ends. Apologetics is pre-eminently a positive, historical discipline, whereas dogmatic theology is rather philosophic and deductive, using as its premises data of divine and ecclesiastical authority the contents of revelation and their interpretation by the Church. It is only in exploring and in treating dogmatically the elements of natural religion, the sources of its authoritative data, that dogmatic theology comes in touch with apologetics. As has been pointed out, the object of apologetics is to give a scientific answer to the question, Why should I be Catholic? Now this question involves two others which are also fundamental. The one is: Why should I be a Christian rather than an adherent of the Jewish religion, or the Mohammedan, or the Zoroastrian, or of some other religious system setting up a rival claim to be revealed? The other, still more fundamental, question is: Why should I profess any religion at all? Thus the science of apologetics easily falls into three great divisions: First, the study of religion in general and the grounds of theistic belief; second, the study of revealed religion and the grounds of Christian belief; third, the study of the true Church of Christ and the grounds of Catholic belief. In the first of these divisions, the apologist inquirers into the nature of religion, its universality, and man's natural capacity to acquire religious ideas. In connection with this the modern study of the religious philosophy of uncultured peoples has to be taken into consideration, and the various theories concerning the origin of religion present themselves for critical discussion. This leads to the examination of the grounds of theistic belief, including the important questions of the existence of a divine Personality, the Creator and Conserver of the world, exercising a special providence over man; man's freedom of will and his corresponding religious and moral responsibility in virtue of his dependence on God; the immortality of the human soul, and the future life with its attendant rewards and punishments. Coupled with these questions is the refutation of monism, determinism, and other anti-theistic theories. Religious philosophy and apologetics here march hand in hand. The second division, on revealed religion, is even more comprehensive. After treating the notion, possibility, and moral necessity of a divine revelation, and its discernibility through various internal and external criteria, the apologist proceeds to establish the fact of revelation. Three distinct, progressive stages of revelation are set forth: Primitive Revelation, Mosaic Revelation, and Christian Revelation. The chief sources on which he has to rely in establishing this triple fact of revelation are the Sacred Scriptures. But if he is logical, he must prescind from their inspiration and treat them provisionally as human historical documents. Here he must depend on the critical study of the Old and New Testaments by impartial scriptural scholars, and build on the accredited results of their researches touching the authenticity and trustworthiness of the sacred books purporting to be historical. It is only by anticipation that an argument for the fact of primitive revelation can be based on the ground that it is taught in the inspired book of Genesis, and that it is implied in the supernatural state of our first parents. In the absence of anything like contemporary documents, the apologist has to lay chief stress on the high antecedent probability of primitive revelation, and show how a revelation of limited, but sufficient scope for primitive man is compatible with a very crude stage of material and æsthetic culture, and hence is not discredited by the sound results of prehistoric archæology. Closely connected with this question is the scientific study of the origin and antiquity of man, and the unity of the human species; and, as still larger subjects bearing on the historic value of the sacred Book of Origins, the compatibility with Scripture of the modern sciences of biology, astronomy, and geology. In like manner the apologist has to content himself with showing the fact of Mosaic revelation to be highly probable. The difficulty, in the present condition of Old Testament criticism, of recognizing more than a small portion of the Pentateuch as documentary evidence contemporary with Moses, makes it incumbent on the apologist to proceed with caution lest, in attempting to prove too much, he may bring into discredit what is decidedly tenable apart from dogmatic considerations. However, there is sufficient evidence allowed by all but the most radical critics to establish the fact that Moses was the providential instrument for delivering the Hebrew people from Egyptian bondage, and for teaching them a system of religious legislation that in lofty monotheism and ethical worth is far superior to the beliefs and customs of the surrounding nations, thus affording a strong presumption in favour of its claim to be revealed. This presumption gains strength and clearness in the light of Messianic prophecy, which shines with ever increasing volume and brightness through the history of the Jewish religion till it illumines the personality of our Divine Lord. In the study of Mosaic revelation, biblical archæology is of no small service to the apologist. When the apologist comes to the subject of Christian revelation, he finds himself on much firmer ground. Starting with the generally recognized results of New Testament criticism, he is enabled to show that the synoptic Gospels, on the one hand, and the undisputed Epistles of St. Paul, on the other, offer two independent, yet mutually corroborative, masses of evidence concerning the person and work of Jesus. As this evidence embodies the unimpeachable testimony of thoroughly reliable eye-witnesses and their associates, it presents a portraiture of Jesus that is truly historical. After showing from the records that Jesus taught, now implicitly, now explicitly, that he was the long expected Messiah, the Son of God sent by His Heavenly Father to enlighten and save mankind, and to found the new kingdom of justice, Apologetics proceeds to set forth the grounds for believing in these claims: the surpassing beauty of His moral character, stamping Him as the unique, perfect man; the lofty excellence of His moral and religious teaching, which has no parallel elsewhere, and which answers the highest aspirations of the human soul; His miracles wrought during His public mission; the transcendent miracle of His resurrection, which He foretold as well; the wonderful regeneration of society through His undying personal influence. Then, by way of supplementary proof, the apologist institutes an impartial comparison of Christianity with the various rival religious systems of the world Brahminism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Taoism, Mohammedanism and shows how in the person of its founder, in its moral and religious ideal and influence, the Christian religion is immeasurably superior to all others, and alone has a claim to our assent as the absolute, divinely-revealed religion. Here, too, in the survey of Buddhism, the specious objection, not uncommon today, that Buddhist ideas and legends have contributed to the formation of the Gospels, calls for a summary refutation. Beyond the fact of Christian revelation the Protestant apologist does not proceed. But the Catholic rightly insists that the scope of apologetics should not end here. Both the New Testament records and those of the sub-Apostolic age bear witness that Christianity was meant to be something more than a religious philosophy of life, more than a mere system of individual belief and practice, and that it cannot be separated historically from a concrete form of social organization. Hence Catholic apologetics adds, as a necessary sequel to the established fact of Christian revelation, the demonstration of the true Church of Christ and its identity with the Roman Catholic Church. From the records of the Apostles and their immediate successors is set forth the institution of the Church as a true, unequal society, endowed with the supreme authority of its Founder, and commissioned in His name to teach and sanctify mankind; possessing the essential features of visibility, indefectibility, and infallibility; characterized by the distinctive marks of unity, holiness, catholicity, and apostolicity. These notes of the true Church of Christ are then applied as criteria to the various rival Christian denominations of the present day, with the result that they are found fully exemplified in the Roman Catholic Church alone. With the supplementary exposition of the primacy and infallibility of the Pope, and of the rule of faith, the work of apologetics is brought to its fitting close. It is true that some apologists see fit to treat also of inspiration and the analysis of the act of faith. But, strictly speaking, these are not apologetic subjects. While they may logically be included in the prolegomena of dogmatic theology, they rather belong, the one to the province of Scripture-study, the other to the tract of moral theology dealing with the theological virtues. The history of apologetic literature involves the survey of the varied attacks that have been made against the grounds of Christian, Catholic belief. It may be marked off into four great divisions. The first division is the period from the beginning of Christianity to the downfall of the Roman Empire (A.D. 476). It is chiefly characterized by the twofold struggle of Christianity with Judaism and with paganism. The second division is coextensive with the Middle Ages, from A.D. 476 to the Reformation. In this period we find Christianity in conflict with the Mohammedan religion and philosophy. The third division takes in the period from the beginning of the Reformation to the rise of rationalism in England in the middle of the seventeenth century. It is the period of struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism. The fourth division embraces the period of rationalism, from the middle of the seventeenth century down to the present day. Here we find Christianity in conflict with Deism, Pantheism, Materialism, Agnosticism, and Naturalism. First period Apologies in answer to the opposition of Judaism It lay in the nature of things that Christianity should meet with strong Jewish opposition. In dispensing with circumcision and other works of the law, Christianity had incurred the imputation of running counter to God's immutable will. Again, Christ's humble and obscure life, ending in the ignominious death on the cross, was the very opposite of what the Jews expected of their Messiah. Their judgment seemed to be confirmed by the fact that Christianity attracted but an insignificant portion of the Jewish people, and spread with greatest vigour among the despised Gentiles. To justify the claims of Christianity before the Jews, the early apologists had to give an answer to these difficulties. Of these apologies the most important is the "Dialogue with Trypho the Jew" composed by Justin Martyr about 155-160. He vindicates the new religion against the objections of the learned Jew, arguing with great cogency that it is the perfection of the Old Law, and showing by an imposing array of Old Testament passages that the Hebrew prophets point to Jesus as the Messiah and the incarnate Son of God. He insists also that it is in Christianity that the destiny of the Hebrew religion to become the religion of the world is to find its realization, and hence it is the followers of Christ, and not the unbelieving Jews, that are the true children of Israel. By his elaborate argument from Messianic prophecy, Justin won the grateful recognition of later apologists. Similar apologies were composed by Tertullian, "Against the Jews" (Adversus Jud os, about 200), and by St. Cyprian, "Three Books of Evidences against the Jews" (about 250). Apologies in answer to pagan opposition Of far more serious moment to the early Christian Church was the bitter opposition it met from paganism. The polytheistic religion of the Roman Empire, venerated for its antiquity, was intertwined with every fibre of the body politic. Its providential influence was a matter of firm belief. It was associated with the highest culture, and had the sanction of the greatest poets and sages of Greece and Rome. Its splendid temples and stately ritual gave it a grace and dignity that captivated the popular imagination. On the other hand, Christian monotheism was an innovation. It made no imposing display of liturgy. Its disciples were, for the most part, persons of humble birth and station. Its sacred literature had little attraction for the fastidious reader accustomed to the elegant diction of the classic authors. And so the popular mind viewed it with misgivings, or despised it as an ignorant superstition. But opposition did not end here. The uncompromising attitude of the new religion towards pagan rites was decried as the greatest impiety. The Christians were branded as atheists, and as they held aloof from the public functions also, which were invariably associated with these false rites, they were accused of being enemies of the State. The Christian custom of worshipping in secret assembly seemed to add force to this charge, for secret societies were forbidden by Roman law. Nor were calumnies wanting. The popular imagination easily distorted the vaguely-known Agape and Eucharistic Sacrifice into abominable rites marked by feasting on infant flesh and by indiscriminate lust. The outcome was that the people and authorities took alarm at the rapidly spreading Church and sought to repress it by force. To vindicate the Christian cause against these attacks of paganism, many apologies were written. Some, notably the "Apology" of Justin Martyr (150), the "Plea for the Christians", by Athenagoras (177), and the "Apologetic" of Tertullian (197), were addressed to emperors for the express purpose of securing for the Christians immunity from persecution. Others were composed to convince the pagans of the folly of polytheism and of the saving truth of Christianity. Such were: Tatian, "Discourse to the Greeks" (160), Theophilus, "Three Books to Autolychus" (180), the "Epistle to Diognetus" (about 190), the "Octavius" of Minucius Felix (192), Origen, "True Discourse against Celsus" (248), Lactantius, Institutes (312), and St. Augustine, "City of God" (414-426). In these apologies the argument from Old Testament prophecy has a more prominent place than that from miracles. But the one on which most stress is laid is that of the transcendent excellence of Christianity. Though not clearly marked out, a twofold line of thought runs through this argument: Christianity is light, whereas paganism is darkness; Christianity is power, whereas paganism is weakness. Enlarging on these ideas, the apologists contrast the logical coherence of the religious tenets of Christianity, and its lofty ethical teaching, with the follies and inconsistencies of polytheism, the low ethical principles of its philosophers, and the indecencies of its mythology and of some of its rites. They likewise show that the Christian religion alone has the power to transform man from a slave of sin into a spiritual freeman. They compare what they once were as pagans with what they now are as Christians. They draw a telling contrast between the loose morality of pagan society and the exemplary lives of Christians, whose devotion to their religious principles is stronger than death itself. Second period. Christianity in conflict with Mohammedan religion and philosophy The one dangerous rival with which Christianity had to contend in the Middle Ages was the Mohammedan religion. Within a century of its birth, it had torn from Christendom some of its fairest lands, and extended like a huge crescent from Spain over Northern Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Arabia, Persia, and Syria, to the eastern part of Asia Minor. The danger which this fanatic religion offered to Christian faith, in countries where the two religions came in contact, was not to be treated lightly. And so we find a series of apologies written to uphold the truth of Christianity in the face of Moslem errors. Perhaps the earliest was the "Discussion between a Saracen and a Christian" composed by St. John Damascene (about 750). In this apology he vindicates the dogma of the Incarnation against the rigid and fatalistic conception of God taught by Mohammed. He also demonstrates the superiority of the religion of Christ, pointing out the grave defects in Mohammed's life and teaching, and showing the Koran to be in its best parts but a feeble imitation of the Sacred Scriptures. Other apologies of a similar kind were composed by Peter the Venerable in the twelfth, and by Raymond of Martini in the thirteenth century. Hardly less dangerous to the Christian faith was the rationalistic philosophy of Islamism. The Arabian conquerors had learned from the Syrians the arts and sciences of the Greek world. They became especially proficient in medicine, mathematics, and philosophy, for the study of which they erected in every part of their domain schools and libraries. In the twelfth century Moorish Spain had nineteen colleges, and their renown attracted hundreds of Christian scholars from every part of Europe. Herein lay a grave menace to Christian orthodoxy, for the philosophy of Aristotle as taught in these schools had become thoroughly tinctured with Arabian pantheism and rationalism. The peculiar tenet of the celebrated Moorish philosopher Averroes was much in vogue, namely: that philosophy and religion are two independent spheres of thought, so that what is true in the one may be false in the other. Again, it was commonly taught that faith is for the masses who cannot think for themselves, but philosophy is a higher form of knowledge which noble minds should seek to acquire. Among the fundamental dogmas denied by the Arabian philosophers were creation, providence, and immortality. To vindicate Christianity against Mohammedan rationalism, St. Thomas composed (1261-64) his philosophical "Summa contra Gentiles", in four books. In this great apology the respective claims of reason and faith are carefully distinguished and harmonized, and a systematic demonstration of the grounds of faith is built up with arguments of reason and authority such as appealed directly to the minds of that day. In treating of God, providence, creation and the future life, St. Thomas refutes the chief errors of the Arabian, Jewish, and Greek philosophers, and shows that the genuine teaching of Aristotle confirms the great truths of religion. Three apologies composed in much the same spirit, but belonging to a later age, may be mentioned here. The one is the fine work of Louis Vivés, "De Veritate Fidei Christianæ Libri V" (about 1530). After treating the principles of natural theology, the Incarnation, and Redemption, he gives two dialogues, one between a Christian and a Jew, the other between a Christian and a Mohammaden, in which he shows the superiority of the Christian religion. Similar to this is the apology of the celebrated Dutch theologian Grotius, "De Veritate Religionis Christianæ" (1627). It is in six books. An able treatise on natural theology is followed by a demonstration of the truth of Christianity based on the life and miracles of Jesus, the holiness of His teaching, and the wonderful propagation of His religion. In proving the authenticity and trustworthiness of the Sacred Scriptures, Grotius appeals largely to internal evidence. The latter part of the work is devoted to a refutation of paganism, Judaism, and Mohammedanism. An apology on somewhat similar lines is that of the Huguenot, Philip de Mornay, "De la vérité de la religion chrétienne" (1579). It is the first apology of note that was written in a modern tongue. Third period. Catholicism in conflict with Protestantism The outbreak of Protestantism in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and its rejection of many of the fundamental features of Catholicism, called forth a mass of controversial apologetic literature. It was not, of course, the first time that the principles of Catholic belief had been questioned with reference to Christian orthodoxy. In the early ages of the Church heretical sects, assuming the right to profess allegiance and fidelity to the spirit of Christ, had given occasion to St. Irenæus "On Heresies", Tertullian "On Prescription against Heretics," St. Vincent of Lérins, in his "Commonitory", to insist on unity with the Catholic Church, and, for the purpose of confuting the heretical errors of private interpretation, to appeal to an authoritative rule of faith. In like manner, the rise of heretical sects in the three centuries preceding the Reformation led to an accentuation of the fundamental principles of Catholicism, notably in Moneta's "Summa contra Catharos et Waldenses" (about 1225), and Torquemada's "Summa de Ecclesiâ" (1450). So to a far greater extent, in the outpouring from many sources of Protestant ideas, it became the duty of the hour to defend the true nature of the Church of Christ, to vindicate its authority, its divinely authorized hierarchy under the primacy of the Pope, its visibility, unity, perpetuity, and infallibility, along with other doctrines and practices branded as superstitious. In the first heat of this gigantic controversy the writings on both sides were sharply polemic, abounding in personal recriminations. But towards the close of the century there developed a tendency to treat the controverted questions more in the manner of a calm, systematic apology. Two works belonging to this time are especially noteworthy. One is the "Disputations de controversiis Christianæ Fidei" (1581-92), by Robert Bellarmin, a monumental work of vast erudition, rich in apologetic material. The other is the "Principiorum Fidei Doctrinalium Demonstratio" (1579), by Robert Stapleton, whom Döllinger pronounced to be the prince of controversialists. Though not so erudite, it is more profound than the work of Bellarmin. Another excellent work of this period is that of Martin Becan, "De Ecclesiâ Christi" (1633). Fourth period. Christianity in conflict with Rationalism From the middle of the seventeenth to the nineteenth century Rationalism the setting up of the human reason as the source and measure of all knowable truth is, of course, not confined to any one period of human history. It has existed from the earliest days of philosophy. But in Christian society it did not become a notable factor till the middle of the seventeenth century, when it asserted itself chiefly in the form of Deism. It was associated, and even to a large extent identified with the rapidly growing movement towards greater intellectual freedom which, stimulated by fruitful scientific inquiry, found itself seriously hampered by the narrow views of inspiration and of historic Bible-interpretation which then prevailed. The Bible had been set up as an infallible source of knowledge not only in matters of religion, but of history, chronology, and physical science. The result was a reaction against the very essentials of Christianity. Deism became the intellectual fashion of the day, leading in many cases to downright atheism. Starting with the principle that no religious doctrine is of value that cannot be proved by experience or by philosophical reflection, the Deists admitted the existence of a God external to the world, but denied every form of divine intervention, and accordingly rejected revelation, inspiration, miracles, and prophecy. Together with unbelievers of a still more pronounced type, they assailed the historic value of the Bible, decrying its miraculous narratives as fraud and superstition. The movement started in England, and in the eighteenth century spread to France and Germany. Its baneful influence was deep and far-reaching, for it found zealous exponents in some of the leading philosophers and men of letters Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Voltaire, Rousseau, d'Alembert, Diderot, Lessing, Herder, and others. But able apologists were not lacking to champion the Christian cause. England produced several that won lasting honour for their scholarly defence of fundamental Christian truths Lardner, author of the "Credibility of the Gospel History", in twelve volumes (1741-55); Butler, likewise famous for his "Analogy of Religion Natural and Revealed to the Constitution of Nature" (1736); Campbell, who in his "Dissertation on Miracles" (1766) gave a masterly answer to Hume's arguments against miracles; and Paley, whose "Evidences of Christianity" (1794) and "Natural Theology" (1802) are among the classics of English theological literature. On the continent, the work of defence was carried on by such men as Bishop Huet, who published his "Démonstration Evangélique" in 1679; Leibnitz, whose "Théodicée" (1684), with its valuable introduction on the conformity of faith with reason, had a great influence for good; the Benedictine Abbot Gerbert, who gave a comprehensive Christian apology in his "Demonstratio Veræ Religionis Ver que Ecclesiæ Contra Quasvis Falsas" (1760); and the Abbé Bergier, whose "Traité historique et dogmatique de la vraie religion", in twelve volumes (1780), showed ability and erudition. In the last century the conflict of Christianity with rationalism was in part lightened and in part complicated by the marvelous development of scientific and historic inquiry. Lost languages, like the Egyptian and the Babylonian, were recovered, and thereby rich and valuable records of the past many of them unearthed by laborious and costly excavation were made to tell their story. Much of this bore on the relations of the ancient Hebrew people with the surrounding nations and, while in some instances creating new difficulties, for the most part helped to corroborate the truth of the Bible history. Out of these researches have grown a number of valuable and interesting apologetic studies on Old Testament history: Schrader, "Cuneiform Inscriptions and the Old Testament" (London, 1872); Hengstenberg's "Egypt and the Books of Moses" (London, 1845); Harper, "The Bible and Modern Discoveries" (London, 1891); McCurdy, "History, Prophecy, and the Monuments" (London-New York, 1894-1900); Pinches, "The Old Testament in the Light of the Historic Records of Assyria and Babylonia" (London-New York, 1902); Abbé Gainet, "La bible sans la bible, ou l'histoire de l'ancien testament par les seuls témoignages profanes" (Bar-le-Duc, 1871); Vigouroux, "La bible et les découvertes modernes" (Paris, 1889). On the other hand, Biblical chronology, as then understood, and the literal historic interpretation of the Book of Genesis were thrown into confusion by the advancing sciences astronomy, with its grand nebular hypothesis; biology, with its even more fruitful theory of evolution; geology, and prehistoric archæology. Rationalists eagerly laid hold of these scientific data, and sought to turn them to the discredit of the Bible and likewise of the Christian religion. But able apologies were forthcoming to essay a conciliation of science and religion. Among them were: Dr. (afterwards Cardinal) Wiseman, "Twelve Lectures on the Connection between Science and Revealed Religion" (London, 1847), which, though antiquated in parts, is still valuable reading; Reusch, "Nature and the Bible" (London, 1876). Others more modern and up to date are: Duilhé de Saint-Projet, "Apologie scientifique de la foi chrétienne" (Paris, 1885); Abbé Guibert, "In the beginning" (New York, 1904), one of the best Catholic treatises on the subject; and more recent still, A. de Lapparent, "Science et apologétique" (Paris, 1905). A more delicate form of scientific inquiry for Christian belief was the application of the principles of historic criticism to the books of Holy Scripture. Not a few Christian scholars looked with grave misgivings on the progress made in this legitimate department of human research, the results of which called for a reconstruction of many traditional views of Scripture. Rationalists found here a congenital field of study, which seemed to promise the undermining of Scripture-authority. Hence it was but natural that the encroachments of Biblical criticism on conservative theology should be disputed inch by inch. On the whole, the outcome of the long and spirited contest has been to the advantage of Christianity. It is true that the Pentateuch, so long attributed to Moses, is now held by the vast majority of non-Catholic, and by an increasing number of Catholic, scholars to be a compilation of four independent sources put together in final shape soon after the Captivity. But the antiquity of much of the contents of these sources has been firmly established, as well as the strong presumption that the kernel of the Pentateuchal legislation is of Mosaic institution. This has been shown by Kirkpatrick in his "Divine Library of the Old Testament" (London-New York, 1901), by Driver in his "Introduction to the Literature of the Old Testament" (New York, 1897), and by Abbé Lagrange, in his "Méthode historique de l'Ancien Testament" (Paris, 1903; tr. London, 1905). In the New Testament the results of Biblical criticism are still more assuring. The attempt of the Tübingen school to throw the Gospels far into the second century, and to see in most of the Epistles of St. Paul the work of a much later hand, has been absolutely discredited. The synoptic Gospels are now generally recognized, even by advanced critics, to belong to the years 65-85, resting on still earlier written and oral sources, and the Gospel of St. John is brought with certainty down to at least A.D. 110, that is, within a very few years of the death of St. John. The three Epistles of St. John are recognized as genuine, the pastoral letters being now the chief object of dispute. Closely connected with the theory of the Tübingen School, was the attempt of the rationalist Strauss to explain away the miraculous element in the Gospels as the mythical fancies of an age much later than that of Jesus. Strauss's views, embodied in his "Life of Jesus" (1835), were ably refuted, together with the false assertions and inductions of the Tübingen School by such Catholic scholars as Kuhn, Hug, Sepp, Döllinger, and by the Protestant critics, Ewald, Meyer, Wieseler, Tholuck, Luthardt, and others. The outcome of Strauss's "Life of Jesus," and of Renan's vain attempt to improve on it by giving it a legendary form (Vie de Jésus, 1863), has been a number of scholarly biographies of our blessed Lord: by Fouard, "Christ the Son of God" (New York, 1891); Didon, "Jesus Christ" (New York, 1891); Edersheim, "Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah" (New York, 1896), and others. Another field of study which grew up chiefly in the last century, and has had an influence in shaping the science of apologetics, is the study of religions. The study of the great religious systems of the pagan world, and their comparison with Christianity, furnished material for a number of specious arguments against the independent and supernatural origin of the Christian religion. So, too, the study of the origin of religion in the light of the religious philosophy of uncultured peoples has been exploited against Christian (theistic belief) on the unwarranted ground that Christianity is but a refinement, through a long process of evolution, of a crude primitive religion originating in ghost-worship. Among those who have distinguished themselves in this branch of apologetics are Döllinger, whose "Heidenthum und Judenthum" (1857), tr. "Gentile and Jew in the Court of the Temple" (London, 1865-67), is a mine of information on the comparative merits of revealed religion and the paganism of the Roman world; Abbé de Broglie, author of the suggestive volume, "Problèmes et conclusions de l'histoire des religions" (Paris, 1886); Hardwick, Christ and other Masters" (London, 1875). Another factor in the growth of apologetics during the last century was the rise of numerous systems of philosophy that, in the teaching of such men as Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Schelling, Comte, and Spencer, were openly or covertly in opposition to Christian belief. To counteract these systems, Pope Leo XIII revived throughout the Catholic world the teaching of Thomistic philosophy. The many works written to vindicate Christian Theism against Pantheism, Materialism, Positivism, and Evolutionary Monism have been of great service to apologetics. Not all these philosophic apologies, indeed, are scholastic. They represent several modern schools of thought. France has furnished a number of able apologetic thinkers who lay chief stress on the subjective element in man, who point to the needs and aspirations of the soul, and to the corresponding fitness of Christianity, and of Christianity alone, to satisfy them. This line of thought has been worked out in various ways by the lately deceased Ollé-Laprune, author of "La certitude morale" (Paris, 1880), and "Le prix de la vie" (Paris, 1892); by Fonsegrive, "Le catholicisme et la vie de l'esprit" (Paris, 1899); and, in "L'action" (Paris, 1893), by Blondel, the founder of the so-called "Immanence School" the principles of which are embodied in the spiritual writings of Father Tyrrell, "Lex Orandi" (London, 1903), "Lex Credendi" (London, 1906). The continued opposition between Catholicism and Protestantism in the last century resulted in the production of a number of noteworthy apologetic writings: Möhler, "Symbolism", published in Germany in 1832, which has gone through many editions in English; Balmes, "Protestantism and Catholicity Compared in their Effects on the Civilization of Europe", a Spanish work published in English in 1840 (Baltimore); the works of the three illustrious English cardinals, Wiseman, Newman, and Manning, most of whose writings have a bearing on apologetics. It is out of all these varied and extensive studies that apologetics has taken form. The vastness of the field makes it extremely difficult for any one writer to do it full justice. In fact a complete, comprehensive apology of uniform excellence still remains to be written. In addition to the works already mentioned, the more general treatises on apologetics are as follows: CATHOLIC WORKS. SCHANZ, A Christian Apology (New York, 1891) 3 vols. An improved edition of the original, Apologie des Christentums, was published in Freiburg (1895) and an augmented edition was in preparation in 1906. PICARD, Christianity or Agnosticism?, tr. from the French by MACLEOD (London, 1899); DEVIVIER, Christian Apologetics, edited and augmented by SASIA (San Jos, 1903) 2 vols.; ed. in one vol. by the Most Rev. S. G. Messmer, D.D. (New York, 1903); FRAYSSINOUS, A Defence of Christianity, tr. from the French by JONES (London, 1836); HETTINGER, Natural Religion (New York, 1890); Revealed Religion (New York, 1895), both being adaptations by H. S. BOWDEN of HETTINGER'S German Apologie des Christentums (Freiburg, 1895-98) 5 vols.; HETTINGER, Fundamental-Theologie (Freiburg, 1888); GUTBERLET, Lehrbuch der Apologetik (M nster, 1895) 3 vols.; SCHELL, Apologie des Christentums (Paderborn, 1902-5) 2 vols.; WEISS, Apologie des Christentums vom Standpunkte der Sitte und Kultur (Freiburg, 1888-9), 5 vols., French tr. Apologie du christianisme au point de vue des m urs et de la civilisation (Paris, 1894); BOUGAUD, Le christianisme et les temps pr sents (Paris, 1891) 5 vols.; LABEYRIE, La science de la foi (La Chapelle-Montligeon, 1903); EGGER, Encheiridion Theologi Dogmatic Generalis (Brixen, 1893); OTTIGER, Theologia Fundamentalis (Freiburg, 1897); TANQUERY, Synopsis Theologi Fundamentalis (New York, 1896). Periodicals valuable for apologetic study are: The American Catholic Quarterly; American Ecclesiastical Review; New York Review; Catholic World; Dublin Review; Irish Ecclesiastical Record; Irish Theological Quarterly; Month; Tablet; Revue Apolog tique (Brussels); Revue pratique apolog tique (Paris); Revue des questions scientifiques; Mus on; La science catholique; Annales de philosophie chrétienne; Etudes religieuses; Revue Thomiste, Revue du clerg fran ais; Revue d'histoire et de litt rature religieuse; Revue biblique; Theologische Quartalschrift (Tübingen); Stimmen aus Maria-Laach. PROTESTANT WORKS. BRUCE, Apologetics (New York, 1892); FISHER, The Grounds of Theistic and Christian Belief (New York, 1902); FAIRBAIRN, The Philosophy of the Christian Religion (New York, 1902); MAIR, Studies in the Christian Evidences (Edinburgh, 1894); LUTHARDT, The Fundamental Truths of Christianity (Edinburgh, 1882); SCHULTZ, Outlines of Christian Apologetics (New York, 1905); ROW, Christian Evidences Viewed in Relation to Modern Thought (London, 1888); IDEM, A Manual of Christian Evidences (New York, 1896); ILLINGWORTH, Reason and Revelation (New York, 1903). Many excellent apologetic treatises are to be found in the long series of Bampton Lectures, also in the Gifford, Hulsean, Baird, and Croal Lectures. APA citation. Aiken, C.F. (1907). Apologetics. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01618a.htm MLA citation. Aiken, Charles Francis. "Apologetics." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01618a.htm>. Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Douglas J. Potter. Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ. Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line271
__label__cc	0.742834	0.257166	First Look: Timothée Chalamet Is A Meth Addict Timothée Chalamet is a meth head! Fret not Call Me By Your Name fanatics, your beloved Timmee hasn’t gone into dark spiral brought on by his sudden incredible success, but will merely play a meth-addicted youngster in a new movie. The film is titled Beautiful Boy and it’s an adaptation of a pair of memoirs written by a father and son, which according to Deadline chronicle “the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with meth addiction over many years.” The movie will mark the first English-language feature from Academy Award-nominated Belgian director Felix van Groeningen and, sight unseen, is already causing pundits to generate Oscar buzz for stars (and recent nominees) Steve Carrell and Chalamet, as the father and son. The movie is scheduled to open in theaters October 12. Below you can check out the first still, which seems to indicate an emotional scene between the two. tags: beautiful boy, call me by your name, Felix van Groeningen, steve carrell, timothee chalamet	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line273
__label__cc	0.653808	0.346192	The Safety Career Pathways Spotlights showcase professionals in the transportation safety field to help students and prospective workers learn more about these careers. The Spotlights underscore the diversity of career paths that professionals take to become leaders in safety, share professionals’ recommendations to other safety practitioners or those considering working in the safety field, and describe strategies and initiatives implemented that have made meaningful impacts on safety outcomes and created job pride and satisfaction. Timothy E. Barnett, State Safety Operations Engineer, Alabama Department of Transportation Timothy E. Barnett, P.E., PTOE, is the State Safety Operations Engineer for the Alabama Department of Transportation. Even a quick glance at Tim’s background will illustrate his commitment to roadway safety. From an early age, he cultivated an interest in traffic engineering due to his involvement in a minor intersection crash at the age of twelve. Later that month, he was assigned a social studies project for school and chose “Improving Safety at an Intersection” as the topic. Tim developed an alternative design and operation for the intersection where the crash occurred, and his design led to several meetings with city and ALDOT officials. Subsequently, the city’s Transportation Director offered him a job when he turned 16. At that age, Tim took the city Transportation Director up on his employment offer and began a career with the City of Huntsville, Alabama while attending college. He ultimately became their Traffic Engineer. After twenty years with Huntsville, Tim joined the Alabama Department of Transportation as a Right-of-Way Engineer and later took a position as a Highway Design Engineer. About seven years ago, the ALDOT Chief Engineer asked him to lead the newly formed Office of Safety Operations, where he works to advance roadway safety on all roadways throughout Alabama, through planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations of the roadway system. Tim’s career focuses on traffic operations and traffic safety at the federal, state, and local levels. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Tim maintains a professional engineer’s license in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi and is a certified Professional Traffic Operations Engineer. Since Tim’s career started at the local level, he understands the importance of providing assistance, training, and opportunities for local roadway safety workers. With the numerous demands on local agencies, roadway safety is often not given the same priority as other critical issues, such as bridges and road maintenance. To help advance safety at the local level, Tim identified the need to implement opportunities for local agencies to learn from state and national roadway safety experts. In addition to one-on-one consulting with local agencies, Tim hosts an annual Rural Road Safety Conference and Workshop. The conference location is a serene rural state park lodge with a spectacular view along the Tennessee River. Approximately 125 participants learn and discuss topics as varied as low-cost safety measures, rural roundabout design, and safety management legal aspects. The isolated location provides relaxed and positive opportunities for continuous networking and interaction during meals and the evening hours. The event’s target audience includes county and small city/town engineers; the conference agenda varies from year-to-year to keep the conference fresh. Speakers include federal professionals with expertise on safety countermeasures and state and local engineers and consultants who work in areas that effect roadway safety. The ALDOT Traffic & Safety Operations Section leads the successful Rural Road Safety Conference and Workshop, with Stuart Manson, P.E., Safety Systems Engineer from the Traffic & Safety Operations Section, heading up the agenda development. The event is coordinated with assistance from the Alabama LTAP at Auburn University. In addition to response and resolution of highway safety concerns on the Alabama public roadway system, he is responsible for managing the implementation of the Highway Safety Manual, Highway Safety Improvement Program, and other safety activities for ALDOT. Tim is a Fellow of ITE, and a member of ASCE, ASEM, and IMSA. Tim is a dedicated and respected professional with a reputation extending far beyond his home state. Consequently, he is often recruited to serve on AASHTO and TRB Committees, Panels, and Working Groups, speak at statewide and national conferences, and participate in peer exchanges. Among other things, he is making numerous contributions to road safety workforce development in a field where formal multidisciplinary, multimodal road safety training and education are nonexistent at present. We asked Tim if he could share one sentiment with the safety community, what would that sentiment be? “In most states the majority of severe crashes occur on rural roads. These crashes have common typologies where simple safety countermeasures applications can effectively and efficiently reduce crash occurrence and severity. Generally, persons with local level road safety responsibility are deeply committed to community safety, and it is only a lack of knowledge that prevents safety countermeasure implementation. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” To that end, I have always placed a high priority on knowledge advancement and transfer amongst my colleagues and friends.” Byron Bluehorse, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Tribal Management Program Byron Bluehorse is an Assistant Professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Tribal Management Program. Byron is also the manager of the Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program, whose mission is to help tribes become aware of the significance of tribal transportation issues through education and training, to help tribes define transportation systems that enhance community and economic development, promote desired land use, protect cultural resources, to orient and coordinate federal, state and local governments, and maximize efficient use of indigenous transportation resources. Byron Bluehorse is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in University Studies and a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of New Mexico. From 1993-1997, Byron served in the U.S. Marine Corps, an experience which led him to Japan, Panama, and the Philippines. After receiving an honorable discharge, Byron returned home to New Mexico to pursue a higher education. While in graduate school, Byron served as an AmeriCorps volunteer where he helped to establish the University of New Mexico Tribal Service Corps. Byron’s past employment experience includes the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Forest Service, Resource Center for Raza Planning and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). After moving to Alaska in 2005, Byron began working as a Contracts and Grants Specialist for the BIA. In this capacity, he provided technical assistance in the area of P.L. 93-638 Indian Self-Determination contracting to tribal entities in the Interior and Arctic Slope regions. Byron currently lives in Fairbanks and is a member of the American Planning Association. Becoming involved in safety While working for the Alaska Tribal Technical Assistance Program Center (AKTTAP), Byron met many Tribal planners who were passionate about shedding light on the need for more safety opportunities. Those mentors opened his eyes to the safety arena. AKTTAP eventually hosted a Regional Safety Summit, which many Tribal Governments participated in, to raise awareness of available opportunities and technology to improve and develop new programs. They also worked with several Tribes to develop safety plans. AKTTAP also held a peer-to-peer safety workshop session where they utilized Tribal input to create a safety website (tribalsafety.org) where Tribes can access numerous resources. Byron shared an example of a safety activity that he has been involved with that he feels could be a best practice for others. He has participated in several Road Safety Audit (RSA) teams, one of which led to a report in which he served as lead author. Byron shared that being a part of these teams has opened my eyes to the history, process, and benefits of an RSA. He strongly encourages anyone interested in RSAs to take RSA training and participate in an RSA audit. Such opportunities provided him with a better understanding of the built environment and the movement of people. He also developed a greater appreciation for low-cost options such as roadway reconfiguration, also known as Road Diets. One recommendation that Byron would like to share with the safety community is to listen to your clients and the community, as they have the local knowledge of the roads that they drive daily and can add valuable insight to safety concerns. Quantitative data can help, but gathering local knowledge and stories increases greater success to find and implementing counter measures that could be used. Marie B. Walsh, Ph.D., Director of the Louisiana Transportation Research Center Marie B. Walsh is the Director of the Louisiana Local Technical Assistance Program at the Louisiana Transportation Research Center. Marie has been a member of the National Center for Rural Road Safety Stakeholder Team since the Center’s inception and is a long time local road safety advocate. Marie began her professional career in the environmental engineering field, and was involved with the environmental auditing and systems management field nationally before moving to the Louisiana Department of Environment Quality (LDEQ.) At the LDEQ she managed the Technical Services Program of the Air Quality Division. Performing a wide variety of tasks ranging from intensive emissions data collection and analysis, emissions inventory development, tracking compliance performance measures, outreach and training to industrial and governmental organizations, and coordination with other parts of the LDEQ and with the Environmental Protection Agency. Marie recalls maintaining the technical library for the department and began working on electronic information resources before the internet was popularized. Looking back, Marie believes that now we would call the work of the Technical Services Program a “multi-disciplinary,” data driven approach to reducing toxic air emissions. We worked to improve and expand federal, state and local data collection to ensure that critical data elements were available to allow better problem identification and mitigation strategies. Extensive outreach and education of industry and community groups was necessary. Providing technical, data-laden information in a usable form to diverse user groups was a constant challenge. The parallels between that job and today’s safety initiatives have become more apparent over time. But to Marie, safety has remained more challenging, and certainly more interesting. The challenges involved with improving the processes that supported the functions of the Technical Services Program led Marie back to LSU where she began a PhD program in Human Resource Education and Work Force Development; structuring her coursework so she could learn about business process re-engineering and improvement, performance management, organizational development, leadership training, and workforce development. Marie’s link to the LTAP program evolved through her work with the East Baton Rouge (EBR) City Parish in the Quality and Employee Development Department. She was familiar with the LTAP Program through her work with the EBR Public Works, where they had often hosted LTAP classes in their training facility. Marie was fortunate enough to hear about the Director position and was hired at LTAP 2004. Marie shares how she become involved in safety as it relates to the transportation field. “I attended my first TRB meeting in January of 2004, five days after I started with LTAP. I went to every session that remotely related to local roads, low volume roads, safety and workforce development. The safety ones were the most interesting and compelling. I returned to Baton Rouge with questions as to why Louisiana did not have a local roads safety program and closer to home, why our Louisiana LTAP didn’t teach road safety classes or offer safety technical assistance. When hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated Louisiana in 2005 the LA DOTD was working on the first comprehensive Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). LTAP represented the locals (who were swamped with disaster recovery efforts) at the SHSP meetings. When the Local Road Safety Program was proposed for inclusion in the SHSP a leader was needed. Seeing the opportunity, I volunteered and committed John P. Miller, P.E., Traffic Liaison Engineer in Highway Safety and Traffic for the Missouri Department of Transportation John P. Miller, P.E. is the Traffic Liaison Engineer in Highway Safety and Traffic for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and is their former Traffic Safety Engineer. The National Center for Rural Road Safety interviewed John recently to learn more about what has motivated him to be involved in transportation safety and to share his thoughts with you. Safety Center: John, please give some of your personal history, a little biography if you will: JM: I want to begin by indicating I am honored to have been selected to serve as a Safety Stakeholder Group member for the National Center for Rural Road Safety. Rural road safety is very important to me and is a critical part of our effort to drive down roadway fatalities. Growing up on a farm in rural Missouri allowed me to understand dedication, devotion, commitment, and community as well as the importance of a vast transportation system. This transportation system allowed cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, sisters, brothers, children, my spouse, and my parents to attend a very special occasion – my grandmother celebrated her 106th birthday. My family has always been very close and much of this is directly tied to our rural upbringing. This transportation system has also involved a fatality of a cousin on a rural Missouri road. It also has changed the life of another due to a drinking involved crash. Rural roadway safety is very important, and everyone plays a role. Safety Center: Could you tell us a little about how you become involved in safety as it relates to the transportation field? JM: While I have been directly linked to roadway safety due to personal situations, I have to say it was mostly due to my work in the Traffic Division of MoDOT that led me down this career path. My first experience in safety was related to the reviewing of traffic crash reports and determining corrective action. I found the work to be very interesting and even rewarding knowing you were making a positive difference with safety projects you are implementing. Eventually I was given an opportunity to manage the traffic and safety areas of our Transportation Management Systems (TMS). TMS is a data system that ties our crash, roadway, bridge, roadsides, and other data elements by a common referencing system. This system has allowed us to make decisions based on what the data is telling us, and it has allowed me to have a better understanding of safety. I believe it is a vital element in any safety professional’s career to have a data background. Prior to my current position, I served as the state’s Traffic Safety Engineer. This leadership position involved a great deal of public involvement and speaking opportunities at both the state and national level. It involved moving numerous safety initiatives forward using systemic safety analysis to determine opportunity locations for implementation. It involved being a team player while serving on numerous teams including as “Data Driven Safety Analysis” member for FHWA, Missouri LTAP Advisory Committee, AASHTO Subcommittee on Safety Management, and various NCHRP research initiatives. The position also involved implementation of the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) within MoDOT. My current position involves management of the safety section (includes the Traffic Safety Engineer position) as well as signing, marking, access and other various areas in the office of Highway Safety and Traffic. I am also involved with behavioral safety issues working closely with the Highway Safety Director – changing traffic safety culture is vital to bringing down roadway fatalities. I also want to add that I am very fortunate to have a safety mentor to help me stay the path – Dr. Tom Welch (former State Safety Engineer from Iowa DOT). Tom has always been very helpful and has provided positive guidance over the years, especially when I first began my role as the Traffic Safety Engineer. He always said the State Safety Engineer position at the DOT is the best position to have and he is correct – very rewarding to put in place so many safety initiatives that make a difference. Safety Center: John, please share an example of a safety activity that you have been involved with, or one that you feel could be a best practice for others? JM: I want to continue to promote systemic safety analysis and project implementation. I really believe that much of the success we have had in our state relates to our analysis methods and ultimately treatment of “like” situations and locations. For instance, much of our traffic crash issues relate to roadway departure. We used our data to identify a system of roads that share characteristics and treat them all with a safety countermeasure. The easiest example of how we used systemic safety analysis relates to cross-median type crashes and installation of median guard cable. We evaluated our divided roadways and learned early on that spot treatments would not eliminate this devastating crash type. If the situation was similar just down the road, then why not treat it as well. That method has since translated into other safety initiatives and thousands of miles of safety countermeasures installed. I also want to share a data area best practice. Since 2002, the Missouri State Highway Patrol has “shared” the same crash data system with MoDOT. We are very fortunate that we were able to make this work as it has eliminated any duplication of effort. It has also allowed us to improve our data quality over time since we work closely on data issues. I highly recommend other states emulate this successful effort. Safety Center: If you could share one sentiment with, or make one comment to, the safety community, what would it be? JM: I was reminded recently of a quote I gave at a conference once to describe our roadway visibility improvements in Missouri. I said, “we want our roads to look like runways” to motorists. In other words, we want to provide visibility features like bright stripes and reflective tabs to assist drivers in all driving conditions, especially when it may be dark and rainy where is becomes very difficult for drivers. These are some of the lowest cost safety countermeasures we can do, but they may make the difference. Ultimately, it will take everyone for us to get to zero fatalities. You cannot do this alone, so reach out to your peers and share your ideas and countermeasures that are working. And finally, live safety by changing your own culture. If you speed, slow down. If you talk on the phone, stop (even using Bluetooth). If you aren’t using the seatbelt, well I’ll just stop there. I hope this is a good read. Jennifer Marandino, Executive Director at South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) Jennifer Marandino, Executive Director of the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization Mrs. Marandino began with SJTPO in March of 2011, previously serving as Team Leader of Capital Programming and Safety, where she managed the regions Local Safety Program as well as the $10 million Local Leads Program. Prior to her working at SJTPO, Mrs. Marandino worked in the traffic and transportation engineering field for 10 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and Master of Science in Transportation from New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is a member of International Transportation Engineers (ITE) and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of New Jersey. Although her first job out of college was in the transportation field, it wasn’t until she began working at SJTPO in 2011 that safety became one of her passions. Jennifer reminisced that one of the first job tasks she was assigned at SJTPO was to utilize the Highway Safety Manual to support proposed signal improvements at a local intersection near the office. She remembers that “the Manual was only recently released and I needed to use the safety predictions to justify spending federal Highway Safety Improvement Program funding on the proposed improvement. It turns out that I made a few errors in my analysis, but the local jurisdiction received their federal funding and the intersection was upgraded with pedestrian enhancements next to a high school. I was intrigued that safety performance could be quantified in a way that had not previously existed and it could now be given more consideration against capacity and level of service.” Jennifer with Andrew Tracy, Program Engineer – Capital Programming & Project Development performing an RSA SJTPO is unique in its dual focus to safety; taking an active role is both the behavioral and infrastructure side of safety. SJTPO has had a long-standing commitment to traffic safety, as an early adopter of an award-winning Road Safety Audit Program, the first Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in New Jersey to use the Highway Safety Manual (HMS) to determine the benefit of a safety improvement, and through the development of a robust Traffic Safety Outreach and Education Program, dating back to 1998. Most of all, Jennifer is proud to say that SJTPO has been flexible with their approach to safety. The MPO currently takes a very active role working with their subregional partners, beginning with project development through to authorization of safety dollars. Jennifer notes “we realized that our partners are unable to exclusively dedicate time and resources to safety, so we have administered technical studies or completed tasks in house to help with this effort; whether it be data collection, scope development, or safety benefit analysis. All our efforts are geared to moving a project through to implementation.” When asked for some insight on carrying the safety message forward, Jennifer provided us with the following sentiments: “Everyone has a role in safety, everyone must work together for us to achieve zero fatalities on our roadways. As an engineer, my role is to improve the safety of our roadways and intersections through improvements to our infrastructure. And those infrastructure improvements can be simply adding a low-cost countermeasure to a resurfacing project already planned. At the MPO we are working with our subregional partners to fund those improvements but also with the public to make sure they are aware of the small acts that they can do that might have an impact on improving safety”. Outside of her work in safety, Jennifer enjoys volunteering her time to the school her daughter attends and serves on the planning committee for her town’s community day. She is a 10-year veteran of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-day, where she has raised over $25,000 and walked over 600 miles. Jennifer may be reached at jmarandino@sjtpo.org. Chris Strong, P.E., Transportation Division Manager for the City of Gresham, Oregon The Safety Center would like to introduce Stakeholder Team Member Chris Strong, who is the Transportation Division Manager for the city of Gresham, Oregon. Chris is a civil engineer with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively. He has been in the transportation field for over 20 years spanning planning, engineering, research, and management. His previous positions include working for a metropolitan planning organization, a consulting firm, the Western Transportation Institute (WTI), and another municipal government. He is a registered professional engineer in both Oregon and Wisconsin. A little bit about Chris’ personal life: he and his wife Sunny have been married 13 years and are blessed with four children whom they homeschool. Chris is also an adult leader for his sons’ Trail Life USA troop, and he enjoys long-distance running as a hobby. Chris first became involved in safety during his time at WTI, where he led or supported various research projects related to how highway safety overlapped with severe weather and the role that technology solutions could play in reducing crash rates. He served as program manager for operations and safety, where they grappled with not only local safety issues, but the higher fatality rates that exist systematically in rural environments. At this time, Chris came to recognize that improving roadway design can help with safety outcomes, but that alone will not be sufficient to really move the needle on safety. After his tenure at WTI, Chris oversaw traffic engineering for two small/medium cities, where each fatal or severe crash takes on a more personal level for the community. We asked Chris to share an example of a safety activity that he has been involved with, or one that he feels could be a best practice for others. “In my municipal government experience, I have found it very helpful to collaborate with local law enforcement, especially in terms of two-way communication about issues that we are seeing with roadway safety. I benefit in learning from their field observations as well as in understanding the constraints and challenges of their jobs. I have also found it important to leverage the crash data we have, in order to better understand the crashes that are happening. Finally, I have found it helpful to look at the stories behind the individual crashes from more of a human interest level. I owe it to the victims of these crashes to understand what contributed to these crashes, and what if anything could be done to avoid replicating them.” Chris believes that road safety is a profoundly personal issue for those who have suffered loss. He says that starting from a position of empathy helps all those involved in the safety community to identify ways we can work better together and embrace the outside-the-box thinking needed for improving rural road safety.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line276
__label__wiki	0.718419	0.718419	02/28/18 Being a Producer/Director and a Latina Home/Vecinos, wsRadio Presents/02/28/18 Being a Producer/Director and a Latina This show focuses on over 14 years of experiences in journalism and marketing. Daniela Porter is the co-producer of a documentary MAID IN AMERICA. She was born in Chile and had no intentions of coming to work or live in the United States. Her first career choice was to be a police officer but her mom said no to that choice. In Chile she attended Catholic School and had what would be seeing as an ideal life. In school she was a cheer leader and had a successful education experience. Daniela became interested in Holistic medicine when her young sister developed cancer. She worked Her mother had moved to the United States and asked Daniela to come and join her in UT. She has worked for Telemundo, Her Emmy award was for a documentary she received as a student about sex trafficking in the border region. San Diego is eighth in the nation when it comes to sex traffic. They did get the Mexican government to ask for documentation when walking across the border to help control those crossing to solicit sex. Currently she has a film at the Latino Film festival titled Maid in America which focuses on what women from other countries leave behind when hey come to work as Maid’s and house keepers. She not only interviewed the women that came here to work but the son of one of the women who spent the largest part of his life working in the United States. The Latino Film Festival takes place March 15-25. 1 Growing up in Chile 2 / Working at Telemundo/ attending college in the U. S. / 3 Sex trafficking and making a documentary / 4 Latino film festival Being a personal development Coach. By Maria Garcia\| 2018-03-14T20:34:48-07:00 March 13th, 2018\|Vecinos, wsRadio Presents\|Comments Off on 02/28/18 Being a Producer/Director and a Latina	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line277
__label__cc	0.699696	0.300304	Global Health doctor #1 – Irene de Vries Irene de Vries, AIGT, completed a Master’s degree in medical anthropology before starting her clinical internships and graduating as medical doctor. International health in general, with maternal and newborn health in particular, has always had her special attention. Feeling the need for hands-on experience before making a choice between clinical work and policy making, she started residential training in global health and tropical medicine, in paediatrics and gynaecology. Irene graduated from the program in 2013. Together with her partner Huub Stelder, she applied for a job at Saint Francis Hospital in rural Zambia, where they both worked as clinicians for two years. In Saint Francis, Irene focused mainly on paediatrics and obstetric care. After a period of observing, she noticed some of the gaps where she could step in, in order to contribute to a sustainable improvement of the local health care system. She introduced (and educated local staff on) kangaroo mother care for premature babies as a complement to traditional incubator care, supervised midwives and licentiates in training, introduced recurrent neonatal resuscitation scenario training, CTG interpretation training and was involved in the cervical cancer screening clinic. Furthermore she supervised the involvement of the hospital in an international trial on tranexaminic acid in the prevention of death from post-partum hemorrhage. Irene: ‘’I knew it would be an illusion to make structural changes in the relatively short period that we spent in Zambia, but I did know I could make a difference by working side by side with local staff while empowering them on mother and childcare. Looking back, that was what made my time in Saint Francis most meaningful. ‘’ Returning from Zambia, Irene worked for a year in obstetrics and gynaecology at the OLVG in Amsterdam. ‘’ After a few months I realised that this job lacked my primary interest; maternal health in a low resource setting. I knew then that I did not want to pursue a clinical career in the Netherlands. Recently I started working at KIT Royal Tropical Institute as advisor in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with an emphasis on maternal and newborn care. At KIT my team supports governments and NGOs through capacity building, knowledge generation and health systems strengthening in regard to SRHR. We work together with local partners in LMICs and, through qualitative and quantitative research, evaluate the efficacy of local programs and interventions aimed to improve care.’’ Although Irene chose a career in policy making and research, she still feels that her background as MD Global Health proves invaluable. She explains: ‘I feel I can relate more. I’ve been on the ground. I’ve seen and experienced some of the problems our projects are aimed at.’’ For more information about KIT Health, visit: https://www.kit.nl/health/ Irene at work in Zambia at Saint Francis Hospital Irene introduces kangaroo mother care in the SCBU (special care baby unit)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line279
__label__wiki	0.886357	0.886357	Venue » Events » June Presented by Spirit of '68 The Brother Brothers with Peter Oren Thursday, June 6th The Brother Brothers carry the folk tradition for a new generation. Identical twins David and Adam Moss honor contemporary aches with the nostalgic tenderness of another time on their debut full-length album, SOME PEOPLE I KNOW, out October 19, 2018 on Compass Records. Their stunning songcraft blends masterfully gentle guitar, cello and five-string fiddle with the sublime sort of two-part harmonies only brothers can carry. Their palpably fraternal stage presence and wonderfully familiar heart have earned repute among a modern folk scene; The Brother Brothers have recently opened for Big Thief, Lake Street Dive, Shakey Graves and more. The album's title, SOME PEOPLE I KNOW, refers to the personal nature of these songs. As David explains, “I think every song on the album is about a person or a character, and in a way, it’s a reflection of ourselves.” For example, “Mary Ann,” written by David, is an encouraging ode to a friend with depression. “Banjo Song,” written by Adam, conveys a conversation with someone who gives up playing an instrument after a hurtful breakup. Though he’s usually on fiddle, Adam plays banjo on the track; throughout the album, David plays guitar and cello. Recorded at Mark Ettinger’s Lethe Lounge in New York City with producer Robin Macmillan and engineer Jefferson Hamer, The Brother Brothers capably capture a modern snapshot of their surroundings. Yet, SOME PEOPLE I KNOW retains a timeless feel – something that the brothers were aiming for. “I just want people to listen to it once and want to listen to it again,” David says of the album. “And every time they listen to it, I want them to find something new and in some way relate it to themselves. Whether they're listening to it today or in 40 years, I hope it will make them feel just the same.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line287
__label__cc	0.642032	0.357968	The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein Tuesday March 1, 2011 in books read 2011 \| peter ackroyd Possibly the only thing shared between Spike Milligan and Peter Ackroyd is that they have both published their own take on the Frankenstein story. I’ve not read the Milligan version, but I think I’m safe in assuming that the only similarities with Ackroyd’s The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein are the bare bones of the story, something familiar to as all via Mary Shelley’s novel or Universal and Hammer film adaptations. I’m confident in this assumption – in no way do I imagine Peter Ackroyd as the missing fifth Goon. Ackroyd remains faithful to Shelley’s framework in his re imagining, embellishing the story with an exploration of the young Victor Frankenstein’s thirst to study anatomy. There are vivid descriptions of 19th century scientific experimentation; the attempts at reviving cadavers with electricity, the dark London inns where Frankenstein seeks out the services of the Resurrection men, the dangerous underworld types who will bring him fresh corpses to work on. His knowledge and love for London unquestionable, Ackroyd writes about the city with relish. It’s a convincing and very fascinating world to dip into. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein also makes Mary Shelley one of its cast, along with Bysshe Shelley, although this is a conceit that sometimes sits at odds with the thrust of the narrative. But all in all the novel is a fine addition to the Frankenstein canon. And it already has its successors; Danny Boyle’s stage version is currently playing. Interestingly, the duality between Victor Frankenstein and his monster is explored in Boyle’s version, where the two lead actors alternate the roles, and Ackroyd does something similar, exploiting the link between creator and creation and offering an unusual, and quite shocking, conclusion. Thursday January 13, 2011 in books read 2011 \| peter ackroyd There is a dusty title on my shelf at home called Phantom Britain. Published in 1975, Marc Alexander’s book collects several accounts of ghost sightings and tales from across the country. There are many such collections as this, dating back no doubt through the centuries. In The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time Peter Ackroyd brings together the best of such real life ghost stories. Ackroyd’s collection is one of the best I’ve seen of this type. His research appears very thorough and the only criticism is that too many of these eyewitness accounts of haunted houses, poltergeists, ghostly dogs and possessions date from before the 20th century. They are interesting to read, but their attention to detail and matter-of-factness make them resemble the fictional spooky tales that followed them, in particular those from the late Victorian era. Such close similarity to what most readers take as pure fancy may dull the effect of these supposedly true recollections. This is an excerpt from The Little Girl, dating from 1880: I had had that feeling for some minutes, when I saw at the foot of the bed a child, about seven or nine years old. The child seemed as if it were on the bed, and came gliding towards me as I lay. It was the figure of a little girl in her nightdress – a little girl with dark hair and a very white face. I tried to speak to her but could not. She came slowly on up to the top of the bed, and then I saw her face clearly. She seemed in great trouble; her hands were clasped and her eyes were turned up with a look of entreaty, an almost agonised look. Then, slowly unclasping her hands, she touched me on the shoulder. The hand felt icy cold, and while I strove to speak she was gone. The bulk of these tales are brief and often inconsequential, and what fascinates in many is the insight into bygone times. However the best in my opinion were the more recent eye-witness accounts, such as the stories of phantom hitch-hikers and unexplained happenings on dark and deserted byways. The hauntings of Blue Bell Hill in the 60s and 70s are brilliantly creepy, as is the account of the Phantom of the A38. More contemporary phenomena like this would have make The English Ghost even more essential reading. Rather than the inspiration for ghost stories, these are the beginnings of the modern urban myth, which perhaps deserve a volume of their own.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0009.json.gz/line288
__label__wiki	0.79451	0.79451	The_City_Troll U.S. Constitution: Second Amendment A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. Whose original intent was to ensure our Freedom against the Tyranny of the State. The PEOPLE shall be allowed to own and carry their guns so that if the POLITICIANS become a threat to our FREEDOMS the People can form Militias and over throw the Government by force if necessary. It has nothing to do with Hunters.... Iran's Secret Plan if Attacked by US Codenamed "Judgement Day" Asharq Al-Awsat Exclusive By Ali Nouri Zadeh London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Eight fundamentalist Islamist organizations have received large sums of money in the last month from the Iranian intelligence services, as part of a project to strike U.S military and economic installations across the Middle East Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. The plan, which also includes the carrying out of suicide operations targeting US and British interests in the region, as well as their Arab and Muslim allies, in case Iran is attacked, was drawn up by a number of experts guerilla warfare and terrorist operations, and was revealed by a senior source in the Iranian armed forces' joint chief of staff headed by the veterinary doctor Hassan Firouzabadi, The source added that the forces of the Revolutionary Guards’ al Quds Brigades, under Brigadier General Qassim Suleimani is responsible for coordinating and providing logistical support for the groups taking part in the execution of the plan, codenamed al Qiyamah the Islamic word for "Judgment Day". The plan includes three steps, which Asharq al Awsat has examined in earlier reports. The source gave more details about how the plan will be implemented. He said, “Most of Iran’s visitors in the last four months, including the leaders of revolutionary groups in Iraq, Palestine and Lebanon, as well as the heads of Hezbollah cells in the Persian Gulf and Europe and North America were asked, when they met with the Iranian intelligence minister Gholamhossein Mohseni Ezhei and his aides: are you ready to defend the Islamic revolution and vilayat e faqih? If you agree to take part in the great jihad, what would you need to be ready for the great fight? According to Iran, the latest military plan includes: 1- A missile strike directly targeting the US bases in the Persian Gulf and Iraq , as soon as nuclear installations are hit. 2- Suicide operations in a number of Arab and Muslim countries against US embassies and missions and US military bases and economic and oil installations related to US and British companies. The campaign might also target the economic and military installations of countries allied with the United States . 3- Launch attacks by the Basij and the Revolutionary Guards and Iraqi fighters loyal to Iran against US and British forces in Iraq , from border regions in central and southern Iraq . 4- Hezbollah to launch hundreds of rockets against military and economic targets in Israel . According to the source, in case the US military attacks continue, more than 50 Shehab-3 missiles will be targeted against Israel and the al Quads Brigades will give the go-ahead for more than 50 terrorists cells in Canada, the US and Europe to attack civil and industrial targets in these countries. What about the last stage in the plan? Here, the Iranian source hesitated before saying with worry; this stage might represent the beginning of a world war, given that extremists will seek to maximize civilian casualties by exploding germ and chemical bombs as well as dirty nuclear bombs across western and Arab cities. Posted by City Troll at 10:55 PM No comments: Links to this post Pork by Any Other Name . . . This story illustrates whats wrong with ALL politicians and why its a shame we don't have term limits, and open ballots. If we weren't at war I would consider NOT voting this election. As it stands now I refuse to vote for my one Senator Arlen the JackAss Specter I have never voted for him. Now don't get me wrong I won't vote for the democrat so I just dont vote on that one section. As a lifelong Republican with Libratarian tendencies I am sickened by the leadership of my party. They have become Democrats on almost every issue. They spend to much, they won't defend our borders, and all they care about is their re-elections. What they don't seem to get is that it was the CONSERVATIVE WING of the party that gave them the majority, and it will be the same wing that WILL NOT come out to vote this fall to support them. Why should we? They refuse to stand together on the War, on Taxes, even on oil exploration. They have become exactly what we voted them in to remove. Democrats. By Michael Grunwald Sunday, April 30, 2006; Page B01 Remember the "Bridge to Nowhere"? Last fall, after House Transportation Committee Chairman Don Young (R-Alaska) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) earmarked $223 million to link the remote town of Ketchikan (population 8,900) to the more remote island of Gravina (population 50), the Bridge to Nowhere became a national symbol of congressional porkmania, lampooned by Leno, Letterman and Limbaugh. It was the most brazen of the record-breaking 6,300-plus earmarks inserted by individual members of Congress into the record-breaking $286 billion transportation bill. Even Parade magazine, not known for its muckraking, featured the project as a poster child for government waste. Young, a 33-year House veteran, defiantly boasted that he had stuffed the bill "like a turkey." And Stevens, a 37-year senator, furiously threatened to resign if Congress shifted money away from Gravina and another bridge to nowhere near Anchorage -- a bridge named Don Young's Way, near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. But the projects became such an embarrassment to Republicans that the chairmen agreed to withdraw both earmarks. Budget hawks, green activists and clean-government types hailed the defeat of the bridges as a victory for fiscal sanity. Except that the bridges weren't defeated. The Republican-controlled Congress still gave Alaska the $452 million it had requested for the two bridges, merely removing the earmark directing where the state should spend the money. Gov. Frank H. Murkowski (R), who was once Stevens's junior colleague in the Senate, intends to spend that money on the bridges. Posted by City Troll at 5:26 PM No comments: Links to this post From Jihad Watch More evidence of al-Qaida nukes This report comes to us from the g2 bulletin (subscription required): Hamid Mir, the only journalist to interview Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri in the wake of 9/11, has confirmed that al-Qaida has obtained nuclear suitcase weapons from the Russian black market, that the weapons were tested in Kabul in 2000 and that may have already been forward deployed to the United States. "If you think that my information and analysis about bin Laden's location is correct," Mir said, "then please don't underestimate my analysis about his nuclear threat also." Mir said that he met with an Egyptian engineer last week who had lost an eye after one of bin Laden's nuclear tests in Kunar. The Pakistani journalist said that the encounter with the engineer greatly disturbed and depressed him since it provided further assurance that a nuclear nightmare for America is about to dawn. Mir believes that an "American Hiroshima" will occur as soon as the U.S. launches an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. "Al-Qaida and Iran," he says, "have a long, secret relationship." That relationship dates back to June 21, 1996, when bin Laden attended a terror summit in Tehran. The gathering attracted terror leaders from various places throughout the world, including Ramadan Shallah (the Palestinian Islamic Jihad), Ahmad Salah (Egyptian Islamic Jihad), Imad al-Alami and Mustafa al-Liddawi (HAMAS), Ahmad Jibril (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine), Abdallah Ocalan (the Kurdish People Party), Muhammad Ali Ahmad (al Qaeda), and Imad Mugniyah (Hezbollah). The summit resulted in the creation of the "Committee of Three" that would meet on a regular basis for the "coordination, planning, and execution of attacks" against the United States and Israel. The committee members were Ahmad Salah, Imad Mugniyah and bin Laden. Mir's position that al-Qaida's nuclear weapons may have already been forward deployed to the United States confirms the report of Sharif al-Masri, a key al-Qaida operative who was arrested in Pakistan in November 2000. Al Masri, an Egyptian national with ties to al-Zawahiri, said that al-Qaida had made arrangements to smuggle nuclear weapons and supplies to Mexico, From Mexico, he said, the weapons were to be transported across the border and into the United States with the help of a Latino street gang. Mir also maintains that numerous sleeper agents are in place in major cities throughout the United States to prepare for the nuclear holocaust. Many of these agents, he says, are Algerians and Chechens who obtained European passports and are posing as Christian and Jews... But it NEVER HAPPENED right Imamadjihad! THIS DAY IN HISTORY: from The Free Dictionary Dachau Concentration Camp Liberated by US Troops (1945) Dachau was the first Nazi concentration camp and served as a model for others that followed. Over 200,000 prisoners from more than 30 countries were housed there. Beginning in 1941, the Nazis used Dachau for extermination purposes, and camp records list 30,000 persons killed there. Thousands more died due to poor conditions, including a typhus epidemic. Dachau was liberated by the 45th Infantry Division of the US Seventh Army in April, 1945. What did the troops find when they entered the camp? More... At least one Governments Leader has the Guts to call a Spade a Spade Olmert says Iran president "psychopath" BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a psychopath and anti-Semite whose declarations resemble those of Adolf Hitler, Israeli acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in a newspaper interview on Saturday."Ahmadinejad speaks today like Hitler before taking power," Olmert told Germany's Bild newspaper. "He speaks of the complete destruction and annihilation of the Jewish people."Ahmadinejad has questioned the Holocaust and called for Israel to be "wiped off the map". He has also suggested the Jewish state should be moved to Europe or North America."So you see, we are dealing with a psychopath of the worst kind, with an anti-Semite," Olmert said. "God forbid that this man ever gets his hands on nuclear weapons, to carry out his threats."Iran says it has the sovereign right to enrich uranium to use as fuel in power stations.Israel, believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal, says Iran is months away from acquiring the know-how to make nuclear weapons. Other experts say Iran is still years away from being able to produce a nuclear weapon.Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), delivered a report on Friday saying U.N. checks in Iran had been hampered and Tehran had rebuffed requests to stop making nuclear fuel.The Islamic Republic said on Saturday it was willing to resume allowing snap U.N. atomic inspections if its case were dropped by the U.N. Security Council and passed back to the IAEA. MBA Member Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Federal Lawsuit MBA Member Lance Dutson who blogs at Maine Web Report was recently served with a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Maine. The lawsuit alleges copyright infringement and defamation for reporting and commentary written and published by Dutson on his blog. "This case is nothing more than an attempt by a deep-pocketed litigant to bully a blogger for criticizing state officials and state contractors"", said MBA President Robert Cox. "We have successfully defended MBA members in nine previous cases and I donÂ¹t expect the outcome here to be be any different." Dutson went public this morning with news of the lawsuit and provided key links here including his account of the events leading up to the lawsuit and the complaint served on Dutson by the local sheriff at his home in Maine. Dutson has vowed to fight. "The idea that criticism of the state government can be defamatory is absurd", said Dutson, "This attempt to bludgeon critics of the state government is not going to work." Through it's legal defense initiative, the MBA provides member bloggers with "first line" legal defense, pro bono advice on how best to respond to legal threats related to the member's blog. "Bloggers don't usually have an in-house legal department or high priced outside First Amendment counsel, but they're at least as likely to need one as any MSM outlet. That's where we come in," said MBA General Counsel, Ronald Coleman of the Coleman Law Firm. Dutson has secured the services of Greg Herbert of Greenberg Traurig, a specialist in media law and First Amendment/defamation litigation and private attorney Jon Stanley. The MBA, through Coleman, will act as co-counsel. Herbert noted, "Many of these cases, where a large corporation sues an individual for criticism over the internet, appear to be motivated, primarily, by an attempt to silence legitimate criticism and suppress speech." In addition to providing pro bono, "first line" legal advice, the MBA seeks to raise awareness of attempts by governments and corporations to intimidate bloggers and citizen journalists by encouaging members to report such actions on their own blogs and encouraging all bloggers to carry the news throughout the blogosphere. Robert Cox President Media Bloggers Association mediabloggers Posted by City Troll at 11:04 AM No comments: Links to this post You Want to REALLY be frightened ? This is one I missed. Now without hesitation we must bomb the living shit out of them! I wonder how long it will take the Iranians to marry those warheads to the N Korean Missiles they just purchased? Thanks to Iran Watch for the Lead Now my next question is why hasn't OUR MSM run this story? Could it be that they are happy that Iran could have 250 Nukes? I mean gee we wouldn't be the only Super Power, or Better yet maybe the Iranians will cause even more of an Oil crises and we will all have to ride Bicycles and the planet will be saved. The Problem is this is without a doubt the most important story of the YEAR. While Pulitzers are handed out to TRAITORS Iran prepairs to kill us. The Democrats and the Republicans are grandstanding about Oil Profits while they rip us off with taxes, and DO NOTHING while our enemies plan our Deaths. Column One: The rise of the Islamist axis By CAROLINE GLICK Apil 6 On Monday, Russia's Novaya Gazeta newspaper reported that part of Ukraine's Soviet-era nuclear arsenal may well have found its way to Iran. With the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainians agreed to transfer the Soviet nuclear arsenal that remained in Ukraine after its independence to Russia. According to Novaya Gazeta, some 250 nuclear warheads never made it to Russia and are thought to have been sent to Iran instead. The report further noted that the warheads will remain operational until 2010. Responding to the report, Gen. Yuri Baluyevsky, Russia's deputy defense minister and the chief of General Staff, said, "Russia's General Staff has no information about whether Ukraine has given 250 nuclear warheads to Iran or not." It is impossible to assess the accuracy of the report. The Ukrainian government has dismissed its allegations. Russia may well have invented the story to shift media attention away from the growing awareness that Russian support for Teheran, Damascus and Hamas effectively places it in the enemy camp in the US-led war against global jihad. Please go READ the rest Stolen from MIKES AMERICA Oil Profits Go Up and Down, Gas Taxes Only GO UP! Source: The Tax Foundation, based on Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Administration data. Taxes on gasoline are rising much higher than oil industry profits. Yet, Democrats are out there telling the willfully ill-informed that big oil is ripping them off and we need MORE TAXES. If you didn't hear the Neil Cavuto (Fox News of course) interview with Senator Dick Durtbag, the video is here. Here's the transcript from an illuminating excerpt: CAVUTO: Senator, do you know how much, out of curiosity, is built into a gallon of gasoline, the profits of the oil companies? Do you know what's the average? DURBIN: Well, let me see. ExxonMobil, what did they make in three months? It was $10 billion, if I'm not mistaken, the largest corporate profits in the history of the United States. CAVUTO: Maybe you could answer my question. It's about 9 cents. Do you know how much taxes are, Senator? About 50 cents. DURBIN: Let me tell you....(CROSSTALK) CAVUTO: So, don't you think you should be more focused on the tax-gouging than necessarily the profit-gouging? DURBIN: How do you explain their profits after taxes? You're ignoring that, Neil. You don't want to talk about it. CAVUTO: Are you ignoring the taxes? Senator, I'm asking you simply, are you ignoring the taxes? Would you roll back those taxes? DURBIN: No. I'm telling you the taxes pay for the roads that we use. CAVUTO: Would you roll back those taxes? DURBIN: No.Let me tell you, you look at the traffic congestion in America and the need for mass transit, you want to cut the source of funding to deal with that congestion? You're wrong. We have got to have taxation of users of our roads, in order to keep them safe and to keep them modern and to build mass transit.Neil, you can't walk away from that. CAVUTO: So, $50 cents a gallon, the taxes are OK? The 9 cent profit, that's not OK? Sooo... 9 cents for profit to oil companies to do all the work for finding oil, bringing it to market and Durbin wants even more and more in taxes to build roads. You could pave the entire planet with the amount the federal government has collected for "roads" with gas taxes. And yet, it's never enough. posted by Mike's America San Fran once again leads the country in STUPIDITY Calif. agency OKs broadband via power lines test SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Public Utilities Commission approved a plan on Thursday allowing providers of high-speed Internet services to test using electricity lines to deliver online access throughout the state. CPUC commissioner Rachelle Chong, who drafted the plan, said broadband over power lines, or BPL, could become a new competitor to Internet services delivered via telephone, cable and satellites and help reduce prices for consumers. BPL uses existing utility lines delivering power to neighborhoods to carry broadband signals into homes. It has been touted by equipment makers and regulators as a possible competitor to cable and telecommunications services, which handle almost all of the roughly 40 million U.S. residential broadband connections. The regulatory commission adopted guidelines for electric utilities and companies that wish to develop and test projects in California. Among the guidelines, electric utility affiliates and other developers can invest in and operate BPL systems. Utility affiliates would have to follow CPUC rules for transactions between a utility and a BPL affiliate to protect against cross-subsidies, the commission said. Broadband over power lines has 1 MAJOR Problem, the bleedthrough from sending the signal over power lines without shielding DESTROYS shortwave communications. Now I know the are not a lot of shortwave radio people in the general public. Most people are to ignorant to understand the important role that shortwave radio plays in our society. That especially includes the Congress that has been playing with this idea for years. So lets ignore the civilians for now and look at the issue from this perspective. If this is allowed to go through and be implemented nation wide which is the goal by the way. It will be sold as everybody can have highspeed internet just by plugging into any outlet in your your house HURRAH. Except what they don't tell you is the cost, the hidden cost. Every police, fire, and ambulance service in the country uses shortwave. All of their communication systems cease to function. Who do you think is going to pay for changing those communication systems to satellite based systems? or the other alternative a complete rewiring of the nations powergrid with shielded lines coast to coast. Gee I guess that wouldn't cost much, would it. Since those are PUBLIC UTILITIES you don't think they will raise our taxes to pay for this do ya? Just a little food for thought on a subject that is being slipped under the public radar. Posted by City Troll at 8:55 AM No comments: Links to this post How long before we BOMB ? Ahmadinejad says Iran will ignore Security Council demands Fri. 28 Apr 2006 Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Apr. 28 – Iran’s radical President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared on Friday that the Islamic Republic would ignore resolutions by the United Nations Security Council calling on it to suspend its uranium enrichment. His remarks, which were aired on state television and carried by the official news agency, came on the final day of a 30-day deadline Tehran had been given by the Security Council to suspend all its uranium enrichment activities. “Obtaining peaceful nuclear energy is the first step by the Iranian nation to conquer the obstacles to advancements”, Ahmadinejad told a crowd at a rally in north-west Iran. “The enemies imagine that they can halt our nation from continuing its proud path with propaganda, creating a false atmosphere, political threats and embargo of junk consumer goods”, he said, adding that the Islamic Republic was a nuclear state “whether they like it or not”.“Those who want to prevent the Iranian nation from its rights with these methods must know that Iran does not give a damn about any such directives or resolutions”, Ahmadinejad said, referring to the demand by the Security Council. Top cleric says Iran will not heed Security Council demand Iran FocusTehran, Iran, Apr. 28 – Iran’s former President Ayatollah Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said in Tehran that the Islamic Republic would not abandon its nuclear projects, hours before the end of a 30-day deadline set by the United Nations Security Council for Tehran to cease all its uranium enrichment activities.“No one can stop [Iran acquiring] indigenous knowledge”, Rafsanjani, who chairs the State Expediency Council, told worshippers during his Friday prayers sermon.“Be careful and cautious and think about the consequences of your actions”, Rafsanjani warned the United States.“I seriously insist, do not trouble yourselves, us, and the region. Avoid actions that would create trouble”, he said, adding that the West should return to the negotiations table.In March, the Security Council adopted a “Presidential Statement” unanimously giving Iran until April 28 to suspend all of its uranium enrichment activities and resume its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.On Friday, hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran “does not give a damn” about the demands of the Security Council. Say It With Me: Supply and Demand I always love reading Krauthammer WASHINGTON -- If you thought the Dubai port deal marked a record high in Washington cynicism, think again. Nothing can match the spectacle of politicians scrambling for cover during a spike in gasoline prices. And this time, the panderfest has gone all the way to the Oval Office. President Bush has joined the braying congressional hordes by ordering the Energy and Justice Departments and the FTC to launch an investigation into possible gasoline price-fixing. What a disgrace. Precisely 10 years ago (April 29, 1996) as gas prices reached a shocking $1.27 a gallon, President Clinton ordered his Energy and Justice Departments to launch investigations to find out why. In my column that week, I offered a wild guess as to why: ``Supply is down and demand is up.'' I offered Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary and Attorney General Janet Reno a $100 bet (I roll high on sure things) that their million-dollar probes would do nothing more than confirm my hunch. No takers. Even Cabinet secretaries don't throw C-notes away. Sure enough, months later these perfectly pointless investigations discounted charges of price gouging and attributed the price hike to ... increased demand and decreased supply. Today, every time an Iranian mullah opens his mouth about nukes, the risk premium for Persian Gulf supply interruptions jumps again. Crude oil prices alone account for about $1.70 of what you pay for a gallon at the pump. So 10 years later, I'll wager again. Here's what the Bush search for price gougers and profiteers will find: (1) Demand is up. China has come from nowhere to pass Japan as the number No. 2 oil consumer in the world. China and India -- between them home to eight times the U.S. population -- are industrializing and gobbling huge amounts of energy. American demand is up because we've lived in a fool's paradise since the mid-1980s. Until then, beginning with the oil shocks in 1973, Americans had changed appliances and cars and habits and achieved astonishing energy conservation. Energy use per dollar of GDP was cut by 30 percent in little over a decade. Oil prices collapsed to about $10 a barrel. Then amnesia set in, MPG ratings disappeared from TV ads and we became ``a country of a million Walter Mittys driving 75 mph in their gas-guzzling Bushwhack-Safari sport-utility roadsters with a moose head on the hood, a country whose crude oil production has dropped 32 percent in the last 25 years but which will not drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for fear of disturbing the mating habits of caribou." I wrote that during the '96 witch hunt for price gougers. Nothing has changed. Except that since then, U.S. crude oil production has dropped an additional 12.3 percent. Which brings us to: (2) Supply is down. Start with supply disruptions in Nigeria, decreased production in Iraq and the continuing loss of 5 percent of our national refining capacity because of Katrina and Rita damage. Add to that the mischief of idiotic new regulations. Last year's energy bill mandates arbitrary increases in blended ethanol use that so exceed current ethanol production that it is causing gasoline shortages and therefore huge price spikes. Why don't we import the missing ethanol? Brazil makes a ton of it and very cheaply. Answer: The Iowa caucuses. Iowa grows corn and chooses presidents. So we have a ridiculously high 54-cent ethanol tariff and ethanol shortages. Other regulation requires specific (``boutique'') gasoline blends for different cities depending on their air quality. Nice idea. But it introduces debilitating rigidities into the gasoline supply system. If Los Angeles runs short, you cannot just move supply in from Denver. You get shortages and more price spikes. And don't get me started on the missing supply of might-have-been American crude. Arctic and Outer Continental Shelf oil that the politicians kill year after year would have provided us by now with a critical and totally secure supply cushion in times of tight markets. In March 2000, the price of gas hit $1.80. Scandalized congressional Republicans shamelessly pushed for repeal of Bill Clinton's whopping 4.3-cent gas tax increase. Now that the president is a Republican, what do you think Senate Democrats are proposing? A 60-day suspension of the federal gas tax. It would cost $6 billion and counteract the only good thing that comes with high gas prices -- the incentive to conserve. George Shultz once said, ``Nothing ever gets settled in this town." But even Shultz, who has seen everything, must marvel at the perfect regularity, the utter predictability, of the bottomless cynicism of Washington in the grip of gasoline fever. letters@charleskrauthammer.com (c) 2006, The Washington Post Writers Group From Pravda...Even the Russians know the Storm is Coming Iran rejects Russia’s help once and for all and takes war challenge The joint Iranian-Russian endeavor to enrich uranium is apparently never meant to come true. The conclusion on the matter was made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who said that the offer from Russia was outdated. The president said that the project of establishing a joint venture between Russia and Iran to enrich uranium was actual six months ago, but the current situation had changed. The state of affairs has changed indeed. Iran pulled out from the moratorium on uranium research works in January. The country's initiative to enrich uranium alone is absolutely unacceptable for the international community: everyone thinks that Iran is working on an A-bomb. Judging upon the statements from Mr. Ahmadinejad, Iran does not need Russia's help in establishing a joint venture since it can do everything independently. The above-mentioned verdict from the Iranian president casts doubts on Russia’s authority. Russia has taken great efforts during the recent several months trying to convince Iran of the need to conduct the nuclear research for Iran’s nuclear industry on Russia's territory. Russian and Iranian top officials conducted a series of negotiations on the matter, but it just so happens that they were discussing an “outdated project.” A source from Russia’s Rosatom nuclear agency told the Vremya Novostei newspaper that there is hardly any chance to hope for Iran to suspend its nuclear research. “Russia is still trying to come to an agreement with Iran regarding the joint venture. However, Tehran says that the nuclear works in Iran will not be stopped anyway,” the source said. To add more fuel to the fire Iran’s leaders promised to share the country’s nuclear developments with other Islamic states. Sudan seems to be the first in the line of candidates taking into consideration the ethnic war and humanitarian catastrophe in its Darfur province where the international community is launching a peacemaking operation. Iran’s spiritual leader, ayatollah Ali Hamenei, told Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir yesterday in Tehran that Iran’s scientists would be willing to share their experience and knowledge with Sudan. What if ??????? Cuba Got Nukes from Iran? President lauds "strong" Iran-Cuba ties April 26, IRNA Iran-Cuba-President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during a meeting with visiting Cuban Minister of State Ricardo Cabrisas, on Tuesday praised the "strong and cordial" relations between Tehran and Havana, saying they reflect the two countries' shared aspirations. The president thanked the Cuban government for its support for Tehran's indisputable right to acquire civilian nuclear technology and expressed hope ties between the two capitals would receive a further boost. "Fortunately, conditions in South America are undergoing rapid change in favor of its nations and the imperialist power (US) is increasingly losing its influence there," President Ahmadinejad told Cabrisas. He called on all "vigilant nations" of South America to use the opportunity open to further strengthen their freedom and independence. President Ahmadinejad expressed the hope Tehran and Havana would use their current potentials to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in the economic, industrial and medical fields. Cabrisas, for his part, welcomed Tehran's recent success in the nuclear energy field, particularly its completion of the nuclear fuel cycle. He said that the two countries "strong" relations would increase prospects for wider political, economic and trade relations. Cabrisas also said Havana was keen to cement its cordial ties with Tehran more than ever before. What an ASS! Due to Politicians like Sen. Grassley we are going to lose control of the Congress. More important due to ASSHOLES like him that run rampant in both parties we are at the mercy of our enemies. We have some of the largest Oil reserves in the world yet they refuse to allow us to utilize them. Instead they would rather us grovel at the feat of those that wish to see the destruction of our country to buy our nations blood. Senate Panel Demands Oil Co. Tax Records Apr 26 6:54 PM US/Eastern By H. JOSEF HEBERT A Senate committee Wednesday announced an investigation into taxes paid by major oil companies and asked the Internal Revenue Service for the companies' tax returns. The Senate Finance Committee promised "a comprehensive review of the federal taxes paid" by the oil companies on their record profits last year. What about the GOUGING the congress is doing to the American public with the TAX rate on Gas? Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, the committee's chairman, said the panel was concerned about high profits and executive compensation at oil companies. "I want to make sure the oil companies aren't taking a speed pass by the tax man," said Grassley in a statement. He doesn't mention that the TAXMAN takes 3 times as much money from a gallon of Gas than the Oil Companies do. With gasoline prices soaring and oil companies announcing record profits, "it's relevant to know what the real financial picture is for this industry," Montana Sen. Max Baucus, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said. It's highly unusual for the Senate committee to seek corporate tax records. The last time it was done was when the panel asked the IRS for the tax records of Enron Corp. How about showing the American TAXPAYER an audit of what the Government has done with its record Gas Profits. The committee announcement came as Congress showed increasing concern amid political fallout over high gasoline prices and oil industry profits. Lawmakers began moving on various fronts to eliminate loopholes and some tax provisions that save oil companies billions of dollars. Yet they do NOTHING to lesson the HUGE taxburden THEY charge the American Public on the very same Gas. In a letter to the IRS, Grassley and Baucus said the tax records of the major oil companies are needed to conduct "a comprehensive review" of the companies' compliance with tax laws. "As pressure mounts to address extraordinarily high gas prices that consumers are facing at the pump, we feel we should better understand the federal tax posture of the industry," the two senators wrote IRS Commissioner Mark Everson. Instead of being STUPID they should be working on allowing Americas vast oil reserves to bring the price down by increasing our DOMESTIC production. The committee said it wanted to inspect the tax returns for the last five years of the 15 largest oil and gas companies. In their request, the senators noted not only the industry profits, but "an extremely lucrative retirement plan by one oil and gas industry executive, benefits which may have been subsidized in part by the taxpayers." Speaking of LUCRATIVE retirement plans Senator your retirement plan is WHOLLY paid for by the taxpayer, and it sets you up for life. Why don't you try living on Social Security... The retirement compensation package given by Exxon Mobil Corp. to outgoing Chairman Lee Raymond is said to total $400 million when all pension payoffs and stock options are included. And he EARNED the money Not like the professional politicians who all have GOLDEN PARACHUTES. Some Good Points from the Georgia Immigration Law Compiled by Frosty Wooldridge Section 1 of the bill establishes that the Georgia Security and Immigration Compliance Act shall be construed to conform to federal immigration law. Section 2 provides that on or after July 1, 2007, all public employers and those working on public contracts must begin to register and participate in the federal work authorization program. This program is operated by the Department of Homeland Security and verifies the legal status of a person to be employed in the United States. Section 3 states that any person who is convicted of trafficking a person for labor or sexual servitude shall be found guilty of a felony and required to serve a prison sentence of at least one and no more than 20 years. Any person convicted of the same offense, however the victim is a minor, shall serve a prison sentence of at least 10 and no more than 20 years. Section 4 provides that the Georgia Commissioner of Public Safety must establish a "memorandum of understanding" between the state, U.S. Dept. of Justice or Homeland Security concerning the enforcement of immigration laws. Certain police officers shall be trained in accordance with the "memorandum of understanding" and shall be authorized to enforce federal immigration and custom laws. Section 5 provides that an officer must make a reasonable effort to determine the nationality of any person charged and arrested for a felony or DUI. If the prisoner is a foreign national, the officer must verify their lawful status either through documents in possession of the prisoner or a query to the Law Enforcement Support Center. If it is found that the prisoner is not lawfully present in the U.S., the arresting officer or officer in charge shall notify the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security. Section 6 establishes the "Registration of Immigration Assistance Act." This Act specifies exactly what actions a person who is not an attorney can take in assisting illegal immigrants with gaining legal status. Apparently people are claiming that they can assist illegal immigrants in becoming legal citizens and charging people fees for legal assistance and advice, however they have no authority to give such assistance or advice. Any person convicted of violating this section may be fined up to $1,000.00 per violation. Section 7 provides that after January 1, 2008 no compensation over $600.00 per year for labor services to a person who has not been verified to legally to work in the U.S. can be claimed as a deductible business expense for state income taxes, regardless if the individual is issued a IRS 1099 Form. The Georgia Commissioner of Revenue is authorized to create forms to be used in order to verify the legal status of an employee. Section 8 states that a withholding agent is required to withhold 6% state income tax of an individual whose wages are reported on a 1099 Form and who has failed to provide a valid taxpayer identification number. Section 9 states that any person applying for state or local public benefits, who is 18 years or older, must execute an affidavit that he or she is a legal citizen or lawfully present in the U.S. For any applicant that has indicated that they are an alien lawfully present in the U.S., the agency must verify that person's status through the Systematic Alien Verification of Entitlement Federal program. Any person who knowingly provides false information on this affidavit shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction, pay a fine of no more than $1,000.00 or be sentenced to imprisonment of no more than one year. Exceptions for this verification process include: federal exceptions such as emergency care, assistance for immunizations with respect to immunizable and communicable diseases, soup kitchens, and pre-natal care. Hmmmm Interesting CIA LEAKER MARY McCARTHY & WASH. POST’S DANA PRIEST HAVE PARTISAN HISTORY TOGETHER New Questions Arise About CIA Leaker & Washington Post Reporter’s Political Motivations (SAN FRANCISCO) – The nation’s largest pro-troop grassroots organization, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org) has uncovered new ties between disgraced CIA leaker, Mary McCarthy, and Washington Post reporter, Dana Priest. Priest was the reporter who received a Pulitzer Prize for reporting on classified information on the war on terrorism that CIA analyst Mary McCarthy leaked to her in violation of U.S. law. The case has been referred to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Move America Forward has learned that McCarthy and Priest had other intersecting interests. McCarthy’s political involvement suggests a coordinated effort by former Clinton Administration officials to proactively undermine the war on terrorism to advance their political interests. “This cast of characters also has a bad habit of breaching U.S. security when it serves their own political agenda, and that is disgraceful behavior,” said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of the Move America Forward. Mary McCarthy has a well-documented history of making political contributions to individuals opposed to the Bush Administration’s anti-terrorism policies. The most recent political contributions by McCarthy were made just last month – two contributions made to Democrat Joseph Sestak, who is challenging Republican congressman Curt Weldon for Congress. McCarthy’s support for Sestak is interesting for two reasons. First, Sestak served as Director for Defense Policy at the National Security Council (NSC) during the Clinton Administration. McCarthy was a Special Assistant to President Clinton and also a Senior Director at the NSC during the Clinton Administration. Second, Sestak’s opposition to Weldon is noteworthy because of the national recognition Weldon has received for calling attention to the Able Danger scandal. The Able Danger matter involves claims that some of the 9/11 terrorists were identified during the Clinton Administration, which failed to take action to detain the terrorists. Weldon’s investigation into the failures of Clinton’s national security personnel to prevent the 9/11 attack on America apparently was not well received by Washington Post reporter, Dana Priest. A June 9, 2005 story in the Washington Post by Priest belittled Weldon and his book “Countdown to Terror” and made un-sourced ad hominine attacks against him. Weldon complained in a letter to the Washington Post that Priest’s article was “grossly inaccurate on what little of my book is described,” and that she “gives the false impression that she interviewed me, when she did not.” Weldon further protested that Priest, “misleads readers into thinking that I support a war against Iran, when in fact I do not.” The Washington Post refused to publish Weldon’s letter pointing out Ms. Priest’s inaccuracies, mischaracterizations and the fact that she never even interviewed Weldon for the story. It should also be noted that the man who organized the Sestak fundraising effort that Mary McCarthy participated in was none other than Sandy Berger, the former National Security Adviser to President Bill Clinton. Berger admitted to federal investigators that he removed and destroyed classified terrorism documents, which may have been embarrassing to Clinton administration officials. The Sestak campaign has been organized largely with the backing of Senator John Kerry, 2004 Democrat candidate for President and frequent critic of the Bush Administration’s handling of the war against terrorism. Sestak has said his early contributions were raised through Kerry’s political action committee, Keeping America’s Promise, and from an email Kerry sent out supporting Sestak. MARY McCARTHY’S OVERRIDING POLITICAL BIAS Federal Election records show that Ms. McCarthy gave $7,000 to John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign (including $5,000 to the Ohio Democrat Party in support of Kerry’s campaign) as well as contributions to the Democratic National Committee. These contributions are consistent with the pattern of former Clinton national security staff involving themselves in political races to undermine the war on terrorism. What has received less scrutiny has been Mary McCarthy’s political support for 2002 Minnesota Democratic congressional candidate Steven Peter Andreasen. Andreasen was backed by the same coalition of former Clinton Administration officials, including Sandy Berger (contributed $1,000) and Richard Clarke (contributed $2,000). Clarke made international headlines when he too made public criticisms of the Bush Administration’s handling of the war against terrorism and decision to use military force in Iraq. Melanie Morgan announced that Move America Forward is going to “commit its full focus and resources to uncovering the facts to find out who is involved in undermining our nation’s fight against terrorism. “The conduct by Clinton Administration NSC officials stinks to high heaven. We have Clinton’s NSC top dog, Sandy Berger, stuffing into his underwear highly classified documents about the Clinton Administration’s mishandling of the terrorist threat. Then you have a former Clinton Administration NSC official, Mary McCarthy, leaking top-secret information about our efforts to detain terrorists to the press. “A pattern is starting to emerge of former Clinton Administration officials working to undermine the fight against terrorism so that they may advance their political motivations. We will not tolerate this and we will work to expose all those who may be involved in this shameful conduct,” concluded Morgan. It's the GOVERNMENT Ripping us off NOT the oil companies! The Profit line on a Gallon of Gas is 8.2% at $3.00 a Gallon thats 25 cents The Government in my state of Pa. takes 49 cents a Gallon..... So who's gouging the Public???? and how will putting an additional Wind Fall Tax on the Oil companies make the price cheaper???????? click on picture for a better view. Sandy Berger Appointee Fired By CIA for Leak THE OUTRAGE this Weekend of every Democrat Talking Head on all the Sunday Shows flouting praise on this TRAITOROUS WHORE! This Traitor LEAKED information that put REAL AGENTS LIVES in DANGER. This woman was appointed by Sandy Berger who got caught stuffing CLASSIFIED documents in his pants. She worked with a former member of the NSA who went to work for the Kerry Campaign, who stated while he acted as Kerry's Foreign Affairs Advisor that he still had ACCESS to classified information from his CONTACT in the CIA. She also worked at the Africa Desk with Joe Wilson. I don't know about you but if you ask me something STINKS! I find it SHAMEFUL that all the Democrat talking Heads are trying to equate Bush declassifyng information to combat LIES Submitted by Joe Wilson. That have been proven to be lies, to the Distribution of SECRET FILES for political GAIN, That also placed REAL AGENTS lives in danger not FAKE Agents like Valerie Shame. It has been PROVEN that she was NOT a covert agent and NO crime was committed. Yet if YOU believe that that is the same as what this POLITICAL HACK has done your as big as an ASSHOLE as they think you are. Courtesy Rush NBC: CIA Officer Mary McCarthy, Appointed by Sandy Berger, Fired after Admitting Leak 1998: Sandy Berger Appoints Mary McCarthy Special Assistant for Intelligence WorldNetDaily: Public Records Show McCarthy Donated $2,000 to Kerry Presidential Campaign OpenSecrets.org: Mary O. McCarthy Donated $7,000 Total to Democrats in '04 Full Recap: Sandy Burglar & Trousergate More Headlines You'll NEVER See in the MSM Ga. Tech student indicted for material support of terrorism ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Georgia Tech student for material support of terrorism, U.S. Attorney David E. Nahmias said on Thursday. Syed Haris Ahmed, a naturalized citizen from Atlanta, is being held by federal authorities at an undisclosed location, known only to his family, his attorney and the government. He waived his right to arraignment with the right to revoke the waiver at any time. "This is the first internatinal terrorism charge filed in Georgia," Nahmias said. "The charge against Mr. Ahmet is serious and involved national security, and it will be prosecuted with that in mind." The indictment was returned under seal on March 23 and wasn't unsealed by the court until Thursday. The charge in the indictment carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. "The whole story of this case is going to come out where it should - in a court of law," Nahmias said. "Let me assure you that at no time were we aware of an immediate dangers to the Atlanta area of the United States," said Gregory Jones, special agency in charge of the Atlanta FBI office. The indictment said that on or before March 2005 until the date of the indictment Ahmed provided material support and resources for terrorism. Ahmed was arrested on March 23 and later that day spoke by telephone with U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel M. Feldman, who advised him of his rights and determined he was eligible for appointed counsel. He appointed John R. "Jack" Martin to represent Ahmed. Ahmed appeared before Feldman on Wednesday. Feldman ordered Ahmed be detained pending trial. The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Clarence Cooper for trial, but no other proceedings are currently scheduled. A little Local News on higher education Student: PSU censors artwork Director says exhibit pulled because of Hillel sponsorship By Daniel Victor dvictor@centredaily.com UNIVERSITY PARK -- An art student is claiming his work is being censored by Penn State because of its provocative images of terrorism, while school officials say the decision to cancel his exhibit is not content-related. In an e-mail sent Friday to fifth-year student Josh Stulman, Charles Garoian, director of the School of Visual Arts, said the exhibit was pulled because it was sponsored by Penn State Hillel, making it a commercial work. The Patterson Gallery is dedicated to unsponsored class work. Garoian wrote in the e-mail that the exhibit would continue if the sponsorship is removed. Stulman's exhibit, researched for two years, consists of paintings based on photographs addressing terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Stulman began the pieces last spring. Penn State spokesman Bill Mahon said in a separate e-mail that "the heart of this issue is the student never mentioned outside sponsorship" when the exhibit was approved. But e-mails from Stulman to Garoian, obtained by the Centre Daily Times, show that Stulman wrote March 1 that "the opening is sponsored by Penn State Hillel" and offered contact information for Penn State's Hillel director, Tuvia Abramson. Hillel is a Jewish organization. On April 11, Garoian e-mailed Abramson and Stulman and suggested the three get together to write a news release about the exhibit. Garoian and Abramson corresponded several more times without mentioning the sponsorship. Hillel was providing $75 to $100 for a reception, Abramson said. Hillel did the same for a February exhibit, Abramson and Stulman said, and encountered no problems. They also said the sponsorship issue is a cover for discrimination. Abramson called it "morally repugnant," and Stulman said he won't nix the sponsorship. "It's not only insulting; it's pathetic," Stulman said. Repeated attempts to contact Garoian on Friday were unsuccessful. Stulman said students and faculty have accused the exhibit of being hate-filled and racist. Several fliers were removed or defaced in the Visual Arts Building, including one that had a swastika drawn on it. In one of Stulman's paintings, an Arab-looking man is extending his right arm in a Nazi salute. On his headgear is written type in Arabic, translated as "I am a murderer." The colors of the painting match the colors of the Palestinian flag: red, black, white and green. It is meant to shock and challenge, but it is not an anti-Muslim statement, Stulman said. The painting is to show "the appropriation of Nazi symbols and its use in Hamas and other terrorist organizations," he said. "This is a terrorist, and I think anyone who sees this painting will see a terrorist," he said. Many of Stulman's and Abramson's conversations with Garoian were in preparation for a possible controversy. Abramson said he was never aware of problem's with Hillel's sponsorship. "It's an issue of discrimination, it's an issue of censorship, it's an issue of a political agenda," Abramson said Friday night. "It has nothing to do with Hillel." Daniel Victor can be reached at 231-4616. I had to Laugh! What Famous Leader Are You? personality tests by similarminds.com She is EVIL but She Ain't Dumb Excuse my French but the Bitch is beating us to the PUNCH... THE ISSUE for the next Presidential election IS the BORDER and Here she goes., It won't matter to the sheaple that her words are hollow and will NEVER be carried out, what matters is she will claim it as HER issue! Border battler Hillary wants to build a U.S.-Mexico fence first — and she's right Apart from a well-chosen warning about criminalizing Jesus, Sen. Hillary Clinton hasn't waded too deeply into the details of the immigration mess. Until now. In an interview Friday, she cited specific goals that could, and hopefully will, become the heart of bipartisan legislation that might actually fix this national crisis. A fence or a wall? She's for it. A two-step process, where our borders are secured before the 11 million illegal immigrants already here begin to get legalized? She's for that, too. The sudden crackdown by Washington on employers who hire illegal immigrants? She welcomes it. The work and school boycott advocacy groups are planning for May 1? She's against it. And she said she favors a "carrot-and-stick" approach with Mexico to provide that government and its "oligarchs" the incentives to give Mexicans more and better jobs in their own country. "A country that cannot control its borders is failing at one of its fundamental obligations," she said of America's "broken system." She also said that "we do need an earned path to citizenship" for illegal immigrants here. Because she is effectively embracing both conservative and liberal goals, and because she attaches a caveat to each, she will be accused of Clintonesque parsing and wanting it both ways. She may well be guilty, but, on the basis of two conversations with her, I'm persuaded she believes in both border security and firm, practical measures to deal with those already here. Most important, her support for a time lag between the two steps, with border security coming first by as much as two years, could be the right mix that breaks the congressional deadlock and solves much of the immigration problem. "I would not support it if the legislation was just for border security and we had to come back to Congress for everything else," she said. "We need to structure it as one piece of comprehensive legislation, with a staged implementation." For example, she said, the legalization process could begin "12 to 24 months" after border control measures take effect. As for how to stem the tide of illegal immigrants, "A physical structure is obviously important," she said. "A wall in certain areas would be appropriate," as long as it was not a "dumb wall" that could be scaled or tunneled. Advocating "smart fencing," she added, "There is technology that would be in the fence that could spot people coming from 250 or 300 yards away and signal patrol agents who could respond." She also talked of using drones and infrared cameras and, when asked, agreed that Israel's anti-terror wall, which she has seen, might help guide the U.S. When Congress returns tomorrow from its two-week spring break, immigration will be front and center. Clinton, correctly, is suspicious of the timing of the crackdown announced by Homeland Security on Thursday. Seven managers of a Houston-based pallet supply company were arrested and more than 1,100 illegal immigrants were detained in what officials said was a start to aggressive enforcement of employer sanctions. "It's obviously a political decision, but I welcome it," Clinton said. "We need to send a clear message to employers and anyone else who would exploit immigrants, including smugglers." Lest anyone think she's soft on President Bush, she faulted his administration for being "incompetent and all over the place" on enforcement. Yet neither is she behind advocates who want an immigrant boycott of school, work and shopping for May 1. "To me, it's not necessary," she said. Although she attended a New York rally where she had only praise for marchers, who included illegal immigrants, she seemed exasperated at being categorized. "I'm frustrated and I'm in an uncomfortable position," she said. "People often want to put you in an either-or category in American politics. It can be difficult to stay where you are." Whoa — she might have been talking in cosmic terms there! No matter. On immigration, she has found the right mix. Here's hoping she stays where she is. A Little information !!! Here is a little excerpt from a 1999 IRS internal Audit Report. MEMORANDUM FOR COMMISSIONER ROSSOTTI FROM: Pamela J. Gardiner /s/ Pamela J. Gardiner Deputy Inspector General for Audit SUBJECT: Final Audit Report – The Internal Revenue Service’s Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program Was Not Implemented in Accordance with Internal Revenue Code Regulations This report presents the results of the subject audit report. In summary, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Identification Number (ITIN) program implementation was reviewed for conflicts with laws and regulations; impact on other IRS programs; and operational effectiveness. **2a,2b,2e. Over 340,000 of the ITINs were issued to self-documented illegal aliens. Our concerns are whether: the information on illegal aliens should be shared with the Immigration and Naturalization Service; illegal aliens should be treated as residents for tax purposes; ITIN causes revenue protection issues; and, whether operational problems during the implementation were corrected. Recommendations were made to: bring legal issues to the attention of the Joint Committee on Taxation for the Confidentiality of Tax Information Study; bring to your attention the taxation of illegal aliens; implement revenue protection controls; and correct operational conditions. The IRS generally agrees with the report recommendations. The disclosure issue will be forwarded to the Joint Committee on Taxation. Likewise, the Assistant Commissioner (International) will discuss with you the taxation of illegal aliens as United States residents. However, the revenue protection actions are seen as needing legislative remedy. The Office of Audit disagrees that the IRS should not take any action on this recommendation. Subsequent to the issuance of the draft report, the Office of Audit determined that there were 180,662 Tax Year 1997 Form 1040 returns filed with the ITIN as the identifying number. The IRS needs to examine the overall Revenue Protection Strategy to ensure that returns with ITINs 2a,2b,2e**. This could be done on a sample basis. The operational conditions are being addressed. Management’s comments have been incorporated into the report, where appropriate, and the full text of their comments is included as an appendix. Copies of this report are also being sent to IRS managers who are affected by the report recommendations. Please contact me at (202) 622-6510 if you have questions, or your staff may call Parker Pearson, Acting Associate Inspector General for Audit (Small Business & Corporate Programs), at (202) 622-5955. Any Question about what Iran will do with its NUKES There is good info in this article but it comes at the situation from the wrong point of view. It looks at the whole issue of Iran meeting with and protecting terrorists like Muginyeh because we might attack. How it should be viewed is as Proof that Iran has been coordinating the Terror against the west for decades. Only now that they are only months away from having an active Nuclear arsenal are they williing to be so open about who is in their employ. The Iranian situation is growing more and more dangerous. Not in what they are doing, but in how they are so blatently doing it. Since 1979 the Iranians have been progessing to this point. They the US is at its weakest at this momment. They believe we are spread to thin in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the Left has our government split into a position that we are unwilling to react and bomb them. They may be right about the later but not the former. We have more than enough capability to attack Iran and devistate it. The Democrats and ASSHOLES like McCain and others on the right that are allowing the false image that the main stream media is putting forth influence them and the masses. If the left wins we will be in a very dangerous situation. An emboldened Nuclear Iran CAN NOT be allowed to exist. WE ARE THEIR TARGET. No willy nilly half ass negotiations are going to effect this threat. It must be dealt with, with force and the sooner the better. Plot for revenge attacks on West Sarah Baxter, Washington and Uzi Mahnaimi, Tel Aviv IRAN’S president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, attended a meeting in Syria earlier this year with one of the world’s most wanted terrorists, according to intelligence experts and a former national security official in Washington. US officials and Israel intelligence sources believe Imad Mugniyeh, the Lebanese commander of Hezbollah’s overseas operations, has taken charge of plotting Iran’s retaliation against western targets should President George W Bush order a strike on Iranian nuclear sites. Mugniyeh is on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorists” list for his role in a series of high-profile attacks against the West, including the 1985 hijacking of a TWA jet and murder of one of its passengers, a US navy diver. Now in his mid-forties, Mugniyeh is reported to have travelled with Ahmadinejad in January this year from Tehran to Damascus, where the Iranian president met leaders of Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and Hamas. The meeting has been dubbed a “terror summit” because of the presence of so many groups behind attacks on Israel, which Ahmadinejad has threatened to wipe from the map. Jane’s Intelligence Review cited “reports in recent weeks” of Mugniyeh’s presence alongside the president. Michael Ledeen, a Middle East expert and former Pentagon and National Security Council official who wrote that Mugniyeh had “probably” been there, said last week senior American officials had confirmed it. “It’s hard to identify Mugniyeh because he is said to have changed his face and his fingerprints,” Ledeen said. “But senior government officials have told me I was right. He was there.” Shortly after the Damascus summit Henry Crumpton, head of counter-terrorism at the state department, singled out the elusive Mugniyeh as a threat. The Iranians, Crumpton said, “have complete command and control of Hezbollah. Imad Mugniyeh works for Tehran. And you can’t talk about Hezbollah and not think about Iran. They really are part and parcel of the same problem.” Mugniyeh lives in Iran and has evaded capture for more than 20 years, despite a $5m American bounty on his head. Western intelligence reports claim he has many connections to terrorist cells in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the US and he is said to have met Osama Bin Laden. “When and if the Iranians decide to hit the West in its soft belly, Imad will be the one to act,” a western intelligence source said last week. An Israeli defence source claimed Mugniyeh was in regular touch with the new Iranian intelligence minister, Gholamhossein Mohseni Ezhei. The minister is a long-time confidant of Ahmadinejad and was appointed by him. “We know that Mohseni Ezhei holds routine meetings with Mugniyeh, who is today Iran’s head of overseas operations,” said the Israeli defence source. “Since we know from previous Iranian terror attacks that it takes about a year to plan a substantial one, we should not be surprised if operations against western targets are already in high gear and Mugniyeh is certainly playing a major role.” The young Mugniyeh first attracted the attention of the West when he was involved in the kidnapping, torture and mutilation of William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, in 1984. He kept his victim at the Sheikh Abdullah camp in the Lebanese Bekaa valley and was allegedly the last person Buckley saw before he died. “Imad had good reason to retaliate,” said a well-informed source. “A car bomb killed his brother Jihad, who had taken Imad’s old job as bodyguard to Hezbollah’s spiritual leader.” Mugniyeh blamed the CIA, and Buckley was chosen to pay the price. The kidnapping led to the Iran-contra affair, one of the most embarrassing episodes of the Reagan presidency, in which arms were swapped for hostages. But by the time the Americans were negotiating with the Iranians, Buckley was already dead. Mugniyeh has also been linked to the demolition of the American embassy and marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 and is wanted in Argentina for his role in recruiting the bombers of the Israeli embassy and Jewish centre in Buenos Aires in the early 1990s. Mugniyeh left Lebanon for Iran in 1994 with his wife and son after an assassination attempt. He is since believed to have played an active role in fomenting trouble in Iraq. Ledeen described him last week as the “spinal column of the terror war against America in Iraq from the beginning”. According to Robert Baer, a former CIA agent who pursued Mugniyeh in the 1980s, “he is the most dangerous terrorist we have ever faced. Mugniyeh is probably the most intelligent, most capable operative we have ever run across, including the KGB or anybody else. “He enters by one door, exits by another, changes his cars daily, never makes appointments by telephone — he is never predictable. He is the master terrorist, the grail we have been after since 1983”. • Elite Iranian army officers who arrived in south Lebanon this month have taken command of thousands of rockets aimed at cities across Israel. They are believed to have been given control of the missiles by Hezbollah to deter possible Israeli attacks against Iran’s nuclear facilities. IT'S (NOT) FUN TO STAY AT THE YMCA.... Courtesy David Vance at A Tangled Web Seems like the world's most popular gang of cut-throats, Hamas, aren't too keen on the YMCA. It appears that the leadership of a West Bank Palestinian city now controlled by Hamas has warned a local Young Men's Christian Association to close its offices and leave town ..or face likely Muslim violence. Yesterday, major Muslim organizations in Qalqiliya in conjunction with local mosques, the city's Mufti and municipal leaders, sent a letter to the interior minister of the Hamas-led PA accusing the YMCA of missionary activities and demanding the Palestinian government immediately shut down the Christian offices. More ROP tolerance, eh? And not a peep of protest from the left.... This guy sounds like Castro in the 60s He is also just one more reason we need to REOPEN DOMESTIC DRILLING! Reprinted from NewsMax.com Wednesday, April 19, 2006 10:40 p.m. EDT Chavez Threatens to Blow Up Oil Fields Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday again raised the specter of U.S. designs to oust him and promised that his government will blow up his country's oil fields if the United States should ever attack. U.S. officials have repeatedly denied any military plans against Chavez, but also call him a threat to stability in the region. Speaking to other South American leaders, Chavez said his conflict with Washington is rooted in the U.S. thirst to control oil. He said the Americans will be denied that in Venezuela, which is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter and one of the biggest suppliers to the U.S. market. If the United States attacks, Chavez said, "We won't have any other alternative - blow up our own oil fields - but they aren't going to take that oil." Some of Chavez's political opponents at home call his warnings about a U.S. invasion far-fetched and contend he pursues the verbal conflict with Washington to encourage a sense of struggle against a foreign enemy as he heads toward the presidential election in December. Chavez cited what he called a regular flow of threatening statements and actions from the U.S. government, from U.S. naval exercises being held this month in the Caribbean to U.S. questions about Venezuela's deepening ties with Iran. "The latest they've invented is that we're sending uranium to Iran, and what's more yesterday it came out in the Venezuelan press that we're making a secret plan to bring Iranian nuclear missiles and install them in Venezuela," he said. In that report, the Venezuelan newspaper 2001 cited unidentified U.S. intelligence sources as saying Iran and Venezuela made a secret deal to ship missiles to Venezuela and Cuba aboard oil tankers. It did not provide any details about its sources, and the report was roundly denied by Venezuelan officials as preposterous. Chavez accused the United States of "searching for an excuse for anything" against Venezuela, noting U.S. warship are holding exercises this month in the Caribbean - "there under our very noses." In Caracas, meanwhile, Venezuela's defense minister, Adm. Orlando Maniglia, said Chavez's military plans to hold its own exercises soon along the coasts and with neighboring countries' armed forces. "We already have planned some future exercises with the government of Curacao, and also with the Dutch, with the navy and armed forces of Colombia," he said, without giving any details.' But Venezuela also has problems with neighboring Colombia. It demanded Wednesday that Colombian President Alvaro Uribe investigate a Colombian magazine's allegations that Uribe's secret police plotted to assassinate Chavez. "The government of President Uribe is obligated to thoroughly investigate and share its investigation with the Venezuelan government," Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel told reporters in Caracas. Uribe has denied the accusations. Immigration raids target employers Inspiration for this post was stolen from Mikes America Except he runs a kinder gentler machine than I do. This is an important step, and one that should be continued. However we CAN NOT allow a few raids deter us from the main objective. THE BORDER MUST BE SECURED PERIOD. In the last 50 years this issue has been "dealt with" twice. Each time it was a two part plan first Amnesty for the ILLEGALS and then they promised they would secure the Border. Each time they did the first part, but NOT the second part. WE HAVE TO INSIST THAT THIS TIME THE FIRST PART IS SECURING THE BORDER! The Second part being then the Amnesty, so if they don't do the second part this time Oh Well. This issue is THE issue of the next two elections. We need to hold their feet to the fire. If they don't do what we want fine, let the Dems win back control of the House. After two years of censure and impeachment hearings, the raising of our taxes, an end to the NSA terror surveillance program, and a repeal of the Patriot Act. Mickey Mouse could be the Republican Candidate and he will win. Homeland Security launches a nationwide crackdown By Pete Williams Justice correspondent Updated: 7:04 p.m. ET April 19, 2006 WASHINGTON - With America engaged in a spirited debate over illegal immigration, the Homeland Security Department Wednesday launched a nationwide crackdown on employing illegal immigrations. And this time, the targets weren’t just the workers themselves. Police and federal agents moved in Wednesday morning at dozens of plants nationwide owned by a global manufacturing company called IFCO Systems, which supplies containers and pallets for shipping to some of the nation’s biggest retailers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested suspected illegal immigrants at a facility in Houston—a scene repeated today at 40 other IFCO locations. But federal officials say the main targets of the operation—months in the planning—are company officials, not just workers. “We’re alleging, for the individuals that have been charged, that they knowingly assisted in the employment of illegal aliens and in some cases harbored illegal aliens,” says Immigration & Customs Enforcement’s Julie Myers. For years, federal agents have conducted job site raids, arresting undocumented workers. But employers were generally given fines. Now, Homeland Security says it’s using laws traditionally directed against drug smugglers and organized crime. Just last week, the owners of a chain of Baltimore restaurants pleaded guilty to money laundering for hiring illegal workers and were forced to give up over a million dollars in property and cars, including a Mercedes. Advocates of tougher enforcement, like immigration enforcement advocate Dan Stein, say it’s an approach that’s long overdue. “Folks need to stop looking at illegal immigration as some kind of charitable act, that employers are doing people a favor,” Stein says, “This is predatory human exploitation. It should be prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law.” Homeland Security officials insist that today’s high profile operation was months in the planning and was not ginned up in response to the political crisis over immigration policy. Free Jack Idema Blogburst As that other blog whithers away into oblivion, we continue to carry the message to bloggers and readers that it is high time Jack Idema and his men were released. And it would be nice if some big bloggers paid some attention to this story...since this is an amazing example of the media lying, distorting and completely refusing to tell the truth--and also--demonizing our fighting forces, undermining the important work they're doing-and are not sitting in hotel rooms making up stories, or acting as mouthpieces for the Taliban and Al Qaeda- but are facing down the enemy and risking their lives for us. I'd like to see Michael Yon take up Jack's story...Michael Yon is in Afghanistan right now. Ok, to the business at hand. Let's take a look at that timeline. Jack packs his bags a week after 9/11 and hits the ground in Afghanistan in October. We started bombing the Taliban alongside the Mujahideen. Kabul fell Jack returned to the United States a few times but always returned to join the Northern Alliance forces in their fight against the Taliban. Jack was notified by friends within the Northern Alliance that Al Qaeda had deployed 36 people to attack 6 cities in the US. January, February and March of 2004 Jack had multiple meetings with the FBI in Washington, in Fayetteville North Carolina, in Raleigh North Carolina June/July of 2004 Jack identified Gulumsaki who gave up the rest of the terrorist bomb cell. Within 5 days after getting Gulumsaki, he had about 95% of the cell. He had the explosives, the plans to blow up Bagram –they were going to drive fuel trucks into the barracks at Bagram airforce base and kill a couple thousand American soldiers. He had their bomb plans to kill Qanooni who was the main opponent to Karzai and the leader now since Massoud died to the Northern Alliance. He had the plans to kill Marshal Fahim the minister of defense, and all the other guys that were the top allies with the United States. The problem was, they also detained Judge Sidiq, who was a Taliban Supreme Court Judge. Sidiq, who was in possession of: Photographs of himself with Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Bomb plans Explosive detonators al-Qaeda and Hezb-i-Islami documents and recruiting cards A letter from Taliban leader Mullah Omar The State Department and Karzai interim government reacted to this arrest by handing Idema over to the very terrorist elements he'd been hunting. This was done in a desperate, and desperately misguided, bid to smooth ruffled feathers and keep the 'peace process' on track. Two years later, we can see the results of this strategy as entire sections of Afghanistan fall back under the control of Islamofascists, and foreign-funded jihadists pour across the border from Pakistan. If this proves anything, it's that Idema and the Northern Alliance's distrust of 'former' terrorists was entirely appropriate. Sidiq's detainment by Task Force Saber 7 caused quite a stir, and there was a poster put out by (presumably) the American FBI (since it wasn't put out by the Afghans) that Jack Idema was a "wanted" man and they were looking to pick him up. Jack Idema, Brent Bennett and Ed Caraballo were told by Babajan that the authorities wanted to "speak" with them. They put down their large firearms, but when they got to the destination, they were surrounded, along with 12 Afghans. Immediately upon their arrest, they were detained at Saderat extreme interrogation facility and brutally and horribly tortured. The jailers were trying to get the men to discredit or denounce Jack, and trying to get Jack to sign a statement against the Northern Alliance. Even though they withstood horrible beatings, electrocution, boiling water, broken bones, falaqua, etc--they did not submit. The first trial begins. The reason for the wait was--they were afraid the men's injuries would show up in court. When John Tiffany arrived in mid August, a month and a half after the beatings--he could still see evidence of Jack's injuries, and took note of the blood in the orbits of Jack's eyes. After a joke of a court hearing where Jack and his men were not allowed to present evidence to defend themselves and Caraballo's attorney was threatened with death if he continued reading...the verdict was 'guilty', Jack and Brent were sentenced to 10 years, Ed to 8. During the trial, the Taliban judges didn't allow them to present evidence on their own behalf. The Americans and the Afghans were moved from Saderat to Pulacharke prison. December of 2004 The appeals process began, and the Afghans were released. In this new trial de novo, the American were declared innocent in spite of protests from both the Afghan and American governments. However, the American government would not allow them to be released. December, 2004 Al Qaeda riot at Pulacharke prison, the goal is to kill Jack Idema and his team. This is the 6th assassination attempt. February 2005, the 7th assassination attempt The Habeas Corpus was filed in New York. In June, it was lost. Washington doesn't have it, New York doesn't have it--it just disappeared down a bureaucratic black hole. Terrorists are given a hearing within 30 days of filing, Jack and his men had to wait virtually an entire year before their Habeas was even heard. The entire TASK FORCE SABER 7 Team was declared innocent of all charges by the Afghan Second Court, which had granted a trial de novo (a new trial) in November 2004. Closed hearings took place between December 2004 and March 2005. All men were originally ordered released by the Appeals Court based on new evidence and the decision was endorsed by the Supreme Court of Afghanistan. So...it is reasonable to deduce that Jack and his men are being held as 'political prisoners', and not because, as some people are saying, 'he was found guilty by an Afghan court'. That's what the media has been saying, but that's only part of the story, and actually, it's really old, outdated and isn't the truth. Here is the Red Cross – Emergency Hospital Identification Card issued to each member of TASK FORCE SABER/7, which states they are “political prisoners,” with POW status. Criminal prisoners are listed starting with four digit numbers Prisoners of War and “political prisoners” are listed with two or three digit numbers. Idema is registered as Prisoner of War ID #92. Then you have as even FURTHER proof, the official Pulacharke Prison Roster listing all four personnel remaining in custody as Prisoners of War, officially recognized as such by the Ministry of Justice. Pulacharke Prison Roster for Political and Prisoners of War - Translation: Dari Language (read right to left): English Language: Isn't it our government and our military's responsibility to return American POW's? Why are Jack and his men considered "POW's" when they have not joined the Taliban or Al Qaeda and plainly love America and were doing what they were trained to do? They are now being held presumably at the behest of the American government, because the Afghan Court of Appeals ordered their release, and in spite of the fact that we are still clearly at war with the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the question is...why? That's why we need a congressional investigation to find out what happened, and to find out who is responsible for not only their arrest on false allegations, but who were the FBI agents laughing in the hallway when they were being tortured? Who put out that wanted poster? And the most serious question is who is driving their continued incarceration after the Afghan Appeals court ordered their release? So what can we do? Well, anyone reading this with their own blog can sign up for the weekly Free Jack Idema Blogburst by emailing Cao or Rottweiler Puppy for details. I'd urge everyone to do this, as we're still terribly short on takers. If you want to know more about the story, Cao's Blog has a large section devoted to Jack Idema. There's also a timeline here, and, of course, a huge amount of information is available over at SuperPatriots, without whose work none of us would have learned about Jack's story. You can also contact the following people and make your feelings known: Secret US EMBASSY Fax: – 301-560-5729 (Local US Fax: Goes RIGHT TO Ambassador) c/o US Ambassador Ronald Neuman 6180 Kabul Place Dulles, VA 20189-6180 US Consul Russell Brown – 011-93-70201908 (Fired) US Consul Addie Harchik- 011-93-70201908 (denied them water and mail at Thanksgiving) US Embassy Translator Wahid – new – 011-93-70201902 US Embassy Translator Bashir Momman– 011-93-70201923 US Consul (friend of Jack's Now fired) Dawn Schrepel– 011-93-70201908 Embassy of Afghanistan (Good guys, Northern Alliance) 2341 Wyoming Avenue, NW Ph: 202-483-6410, Fax: no. 202-483-6488 Ambassador Massoud Khalili (wounded with Massoud) Islamic State of Afghanistan Embassy of Afghanistan H.E. Said Tayeb JAWAD (Afghan Ambassador- powerful in US) Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington 2341 Wyoming Avenue, N.W. Tel: (+1-202) 483 6414 Fax: (+1-202) 483 9523 Mr. Jahed Hamrah, Consul General (pro-Taliban) CONSULATE GENERAL OF AFGHANISTAN IN NEW YORK 360 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor New York, New, York, NY 10017 Tel.: (+1-212) 972 2276 or 972 2277 Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld 1000 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E880 Lt General William Boykin Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Private Fax: (703) 697-9080 Stephen Cambone Principle Deputy Secretary for Intelligence 1800 Defense Pentagon – Room # 3E General Peter J. Shoomaker Chief of Staff, Department of the Army 200 Army Pentagon – Room # 3E528 Ph: (703) 695-2077 / Fax: (703) 614-5268 The Honorable John D. Negroponte Director National Intelligence New Executive Office Building 725 17th Street, N.W., Room 4203 On Homeland Security Chairman Peter Hoekstra Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence H-405, U.S. Capitol Washington, DC 20515-6415; Office: (202) 225-4121 / Fax: (202) 225-1991 M. Cherif BASSIOUNI Independent Expert of the Commission on Human Rights On the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan UNOG-OHCHR CH-1211 Geneva 10 Ph: +41(0)22 917 97 27 Fax: +41(0)22 917 90 18 Senator Steven Saland (Jack's Rep and Neighbor) 9 Jonathan Lane Senator Elizabeth Dole (Jack's Rep) 310 New Bern Avenue, Suite 122 555 Dirksen Office Building Senator Richard Burr (of Interest) Senator Bill Nelson (in the fight on Jack's Side) Hart Senate Office Building FL Fax 407-872-7165 Senator Dianne Feinstein (Bennett's Representative) Hart Office Building, Room 331 Representative Mike McIntyre (Jack's Representative) United States Congress 2437 Rayburn House Office Building Phone: (202) 225-2731 / Fax (202) 225-5773 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (reference Captain Bennett- CA citizen) State Capitol Building Finally, PLEASE NOTE: The SuperPatriots and Jack images on this site are used with WRITTEN COPYRIGHT PERMISSION and any use by any third party is subject to legal action by SuperPatriots.US jack idema Technorati Search for Jack Idema The Free Jack Idema Blogroll: More blogs about task force sabre 7. 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