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Chan, Mei-Yuit and Yap, Ngee-Thai (2011) E-Moderating practices of ESL teachers in an online forum. In: Recent research topics in Malaysian english language studies. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, Serdang, Malaysia, pp. 140-173. ISBN 9789673442614
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Abdullah, Zulhamri and Abdul Aziz, Yuhanis (2011) Managing Corporate,Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility: a Southeast Asian Perspective. In: IICIES- The 3rd Indonesia International Conference On Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Bandung, Indonesia.
Ali Termizi, Arbaayah and Wan Yahya, Wan Roselezam (2011) Challenging audience aesthetic experience : Shakespeare and multi-media. In: 2011 International Golden Jubilee Conference Literature, Literacy and Language, 7-9 September 2011, South Africa. (Unpublished)
Chan, Mei Yuit and Yap, Ngee Thai (2011) E-Moderating Practices of ESL Teachers in an Online Writing Forum. In: The 9th Asia TEFL International Conference, 27-29 July 2011, Seoul, Korea.
Lim, Zu Ying (2011) Interferences of acquisitive experiences of mother tongue to non-chinese learners in learning chinese grammar. In: The 2nd International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language &9th Southeast Asia Chinese Language Convention, 8-9 Sept 2011, Singapore.
Maming, Pabiyah (2011) Merantau berdasarkan perspektif bandingan dalam novel Melayu-Arab. In: Merantau : Imagining Migration in the Malay World International Seminar in Honour of Prof. E.U. Kratz, 30-31 March 2011, University of Frankfurt, German.
S., Vijayaletchumy (2011) Gender on translation evaluation in Malaysia. In: Literature and Translation Conference (AAL Conference), 11-12 July 2011, Melbourne, Australia.
Wong, Ling Yan (2011) The acquisitive methods of reading and understanding of Chinese essays and problems of extracting meanings of Chinese characters. In: 2nd International Conference on Teaching and Learning of Chinese as a Second Language , 8-9 Sept 2011, Singapore.
Wong , Ling Yann (2011) Literary and Colloquial Pronunciations of the Peking Mandarin Noted by Joseph Edkins in Romanized Chinese Book. In: The 29th of International Conference on Chinese Phonology, 11-12 Mac 2011, Ming Chuan University, Taiwan. (Unpublished)
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International man of mystery, Justin Bieber is not. (His middle name also isn't Danger. If you didn't get that reference, you have permission to skip work and go home now.) Canada's favorite drop-crotch pants-wearer, who recently achieved drinking age in that country -- aka turned 19 -- is in the midst of the European leg of his Believe tour. Unfortunately, Bieber seems to be experiencing a little ... how you say ... culture shock. Follow our map of his Euro adventure, and try not to plan your own vacation this way.
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I must state my own conviction that, for lack of taking him seriously, we may be at this moment watching the whole setup of Western civilization break up and Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1104372227370618842014-11-24T20:03:00.000-06:002014-08-25T20:57:29.838-05:00You And Your Job by Bruce Larson Bringing Your Faith To Work How DO YOU SEE YOUR JOB? Weather you are a homemaker, a student, or a factory worker, the attitude you have about your work reveals a great deal about your faith. The Bible indicates that every Christian ought to feel a sense of vocation in his work. If you are miserable or bored in your work, or dread going to it, then God is speaking to you. He either wants to Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-72198757025227258132014-08-04T19:57:00.000-05:002014-08-04T19:57:39.877-05:00Saved to Change <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-19670995638865867462014-06-16T00:01:00.000-05:002014-06-15T09:13:47.328-05:00Remembering Good and Bad Fathers on this Father's Day On this Father's day there will many sermons and thoughts in our Churches and Radio programs on the virtues on fatherhood and praise for worthy fathers. But for years I've wondered about those who sit and listen and were not blessed with such a father as mine. So here is a little quote for those. "Love and honour given to a good Father is your gift to him, love and honour to a bad father is Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-17346520003529999452014-05-10T10:30:00.000-05:002014-05-10T19:22:03.343-05:00Mother's Day Thought On Mother's day this month there will be many sermons and thoughts in our Churches and on radio programs on the virtues of motherhood and praise for worthy Mothers. But for years I've wondered about those who sit and listen and were not blessed with such a Mother. Although I had a good mother, I know some in that did not and I would like to give you this quote for advice. "Love and honour Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1102135705309584002014-03-17T19:48:00.000-05:002014-04-28T21:34:16.733-05:00For the Love of God Marketplace Christian " Let all that you do be done with love" 1 Corinthians 16:14 Upon reading this verse the first thought that came to my mind was, 'Love what or whom". 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Penny Our Spiritual Heritage And Obligations by J. C. Penny I HAVE found silence to be a powerful element in prayer. To learn to be alone with God even in the presence of others is something we Christian laymen should try to do. There are innumerable times during the day when we can turn our thoughts, even for a moment, from business affairs and center them on God's goodness, Christ's love, our Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-45800603589998707892014-02-12T14:31:00.001-06:002014-02-12T14:31:36.022-06:00Christ in My Career: Part Three (Influence) <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-8298495191684934012010-01-12T07:37:00.003-06:002014-01-25T02:05:00.307-06:00Temp #43 No More As of yesterday, 01/11/2010, I am no longer Temp #43, I am unemployed. Cutbacks at BFG resulted in my release to pursue other career options. Didn't that sound good. Again I am trusting the Lord to come through. I've been expecting it for a couple of months now and have been applying at different places for employment. I was hoping to get another job before it happened. All the different job Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-5868594052468783382010-12-10T11:52:00.003-06:002014-01-25T01:59:59.114-06:00No Nudist In The Kingdom: Part Six Colossians 3:8-9 In parts 1-5 we looked at items in 1 Peter 2:1-3 that we are to "put off" or better translated as "take off" as in taking off a coat and laying it aside. And we discussed how the Lord always gives us something better to put on when He has us take something off. Therefore not leaving us Spiritually naked. In the last part (part 5) I mentioned I would share on the Armor of God, but I've decided toWayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-44716142052526666742008-10-30T17:30:00.007-05:002014-01-25T01:56:59.260-06:00Being The New Testament Church Part 1: Intro & Belief Our pastor has been teaching lately on , "Being A New Testament Church". Many groups have used this title in their Church name and I will not sit in judgement as to whether they are or are not a NTC. One thing we have seen is that you can not have a NTC with out New Testament people. We have been studying in Acts 2:41-47 After Peter had preached and many decided to follow Jesus, they followed a Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-38393282956910711702013-12-20T14:36:00.001-06:002013-12-20T14:36:44.513-06:00The Fire of Sacrifice by J.C. Penny <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-68565416842100269292013-12-18T17:44:00.000-06:002013-12-18T17:44:55.897-06:00J. B. Phillips on Missionaries <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> In the book, "The Church Under the Cross" in 1956 on page xi, J.B. Phillips wrote,"I have never been a missionary myself, though that was long my heart's desire, but I grasp with both hands the opportunity of paying tribute to this magnificent, unadvertised army. I know many missionaries personally, and at summer schools and elsewhere I have met many moreWayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-62616185128798458652009-10-15T02:39:00.005-05:002013-12-17T23:46:49.302-06:00Holy Spirit, Take A Break Did you ever wish the Holy Spirit would just take a break? Tonight at work was one of those days. One of the other drivers got in my way while I was pulling an order, blocking my way so he could get his. It really made me mad (or aggravated, I seldom get mad). I was forced to leave the area before I said something I would regret. Luckily I needed to change the battery in my lift. I really wantedWayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-41071977963285872462009-10-26T09:35:00.004-05:002013-12-17T23:43:08.508-06:002 Chron 7:14 Call to Prayer for Nation I normally don't pass on forwards, but I felt I needed to do this one. And I wanted to post it here. As stated the author is unknown,but I agree with it. And for all of my international readers, this applies to your country also. Wayne ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Bill Taylor To: Sent: Sat, October 24, 2009 11:35:24 AM Subject: Fwd: FW: 2 Chron 7:14 ------------------------------------Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-42953328286020899312009-08-09T17:41:00.006-05:002013-12-17T23:41:46.350-06:00Temp #43 the Forklift Driver I started in the warehouse last Monday. I am still working for Personal Resources at Bremner Foods (Flavorhouse/Nutcracker). I had to come in for 4 hours last Wednesday & Thursday to cover for the new guy in the stockroom. He had prearranged to be off those days. So I worked the first four hours there and then worked 8 hours in the warehouse. It has been awhile since I had driven a forklift , Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-71249986575423002052009-11-02T23:53:00.005-06:002013-12-17T23:39:24.488-06:00A Call to Prayer for the Churches in Crisis I found this card in a used book the other day. Since November 8 is this year's International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, I thought I would share this to prepare us. I got my wife to type and change some of the wording to make it more common language. Not so churchy. For more info on the Persecuted Church, Click on the title of this post. The church of Christ is in crisis Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1110861426196872792013-12-17T22:37:00.000-06:002013-12-17T23:37:57.057-06:00My Workstyle Witness Since I've started my new job I've attempted to really seek the Lord on how to be a witness and the approach I should use. This is how it's been going. My first days and week was mostly spent with my mouth shut and ears open. Learning the job and learning the people I work with. Mostly keep my witness to making general remarks during causal conversation about church or something the Pastor Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1101611359278647972004-11-27T21:09:00.000-06:002013-12-17T23:26:36.945-06:00How do we do it? Today as I worked in one of the departments, R______ came by to talk to me about more of his bad luck. Although I wanted to speak some words of encouragement, I felt he was just trying to get sympathy from me. I have found that each time I have had to fire someone, something inside of me dies. Like the broken relationship (even as just co-workers) causes me to become more hard heart-ed Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1101510791474348222004-11-26T17:13:00.000-06:002013-12-17T23:24:10.476-06:00Day after Thankgiving Being the day after thanksgiving, I'm in thought of how to better be a witness to my co-workers. The first thing I have found that you have to do is seek out and fellowship with other believers. This gives you strength and back-up. I will focus on this for the time being. Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1101443858387569822004-11-26T01:35:00.000-06:002013-12-17T23:22:23.827-06:00Starting OffJust started this blog to put down some of my thoughts on ministry and reaching my co-workers for Christ. I started a web site many years ago. The Marketplace Christian Resource web site at : www.geocities.com/wayneb36301/mcr.html Hope to be able to add more. Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-1130777598949023402013-12-13T07:30:00.000-06:002013-12-13T23:41:22.268-06:00Angels on the Night Shift "Now there were in the country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were afraid. Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I give you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people." Luke 2:8-9On the night of the greatest eventWayne Brookshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-87024925288181405212013-12-07T21:36:00.000-06:002013-12-07T21:36:00.697-06:00Christ in My Career Part Two (Time)This is a portion of a book titled, "Christ in My Career" by Allen W. Graves. I will post the entire part as written my him, because I could not summarize any better. "Time Is to Be Used for God The way in which a Christian uses his/her time will determine his or her success or failure in Christian living. No Christian has a right to "kill" time. Time is a precious gift from God to be invested Wayne Brookshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-9329543.post-60708298065018294742013-12-06T00:15:00.000-06:002013-12-06T16:35:53.796-06:00The Lesson Your Pastor Didn't Learn In CollegeDuring lunch, the other day, I struck up a conversation with another patron in the restaurant. We got on the subject of problems in the Church. Then he opened up and shared some personal things that got me thinking. Back when his daughter was thirteen, then belonged to a very close Church where all the members felt like family and everyone was close. But there was a problem; his daughter was Wayne Brookshttps://email@example.com


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It was an inside job
One of six suspects in the Brinks truck heist, which turned into a parking lot shootout, was an employee of the bank and was at work at the time, police said Thursday.
At a press conference Thursday, High Point police released more details in the July 25 daylight robbery of an armored truck that was delivering money to the Oak Hollow branch of SunTrust bank on Eastchester Drive.
After three weeks, detectives arrested six men in connection with the robbery. One of the men, Ahmed Ali, 28, of Banbridge Drive, High Point, was working as a personal banker at SunTrust during the time of the robbery.
The remaining five men are from Greensboro.
The six men have been charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery. They are in the Guilford County Jail in High Point.
During the past three weeks, investigators with High Point and Greensboro police and the FBI worked together on the case.
A fingerprint from one of the vehicles linked to the crime led to the arrests, police said.
"One of our investigators found a latent print in the van, gets a name and gets it confirmed. Once we realized that the men we were focused on were in Greensboro, the department there put in just as many man hours as we did," said High Point police Chief Marty Sumner. "We kicked off our surveillance at midnight and, once we were sure that they were at these homes, we were able to execute the search warrants and pick up these people simultaneously."
The search warrants turned up money, both real and counterfeit, several guns, fraudulent IDs and credit cards, and a stolen motorcycle.
"All the items seized (Wednesday) are still being looked at and evaluated," Sumner said.
The robbers staged a brazen theft from the armored truck in the SunTrust parking lot the afternoon of July 25. The suspects fled in a hail of bullets with a bag of money that held $55,000.
Police said the men robbed two armed Brinks guards as the guards were unloading money from the armored truck.
The men were armed with two handguns and a shotgun. Police recovered the shotgun later at the scene. At some point during the robbery, the Brinks guards shot at the men. The men did not return fire and were not injured.
The suspects jumped into a white Dodge Caravan and quickly crashed into the fence behind the bank on Countryside Drive.
Police believe the robbers jumped out of the van, which was stolen in Greensboro, and into two waiting sedans that were parked on Countryside Drive.
Sumner admits that the robbery was well-organized, but added that when numerous people are involved in such a crime, the more likely something will go wrong.
"There was a distraction call made before the robberies occurred. It was placed reporting a robbery at a different place, but it was clear that it was an attempt to direct us in another direction," Sumner said. "Then the real calls started coming in. We were able to send officers in both directions to clear up what was going on. They stole the getaway car, had the switch car ready, had mask and gloves. They had a very thorough plan, teamwork wise, but the more people who know about something, the likelihood of someone else outside of the circle knowing about it multiplies."
Police say the men also have been involved in three to five robberies in Greensboro, including July 7 and July 15 Food Lion robberies. The other five suspects, all from Greensboro, include:
• Hassan Ali, 25, of Saint Luke Court;
• John Griffin, 19, of Mobile Street;
• Kelvin Jacobs, 24, of Highland Avenue;
• Hassan Hassan, 21, of Colson Street;
• Rodney Allen Frazier, 25, of Cheltenham Boulevard.
Hassan Ali received a bond of $1.5 million and Griffin a $1.25 million bond. Jacobs, Hassan and Fraizer each received bonds of a $1 million. Ahmed Ali received a bond of $750,000.
Hassan Ali also is a fugitive on a drug charge from California, according to police.
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GSU Fall 2012 - page 38
Not sure if there's one of these started already, but it's still pretty far off, so I thought I'd make one. Have any of you guys taken the TEAS yet? If not, where are you taking it? I didn't see any dates listed for GSU.... Read More
- 0Apr 16, '12 by Brazilian nurseHey kuhelski, I'm definitely taking into consideration your comments about GPC program, but I just wanted to understand a little bit better why do you say it's pretty much as demanding as a BSN program.. if you don't mind sharing I would really appreciate it as I'm in the process of deciding where I'm going. As far as I understand, at GPC I'd have to take about only 9 credit hours per semester (considering that I'm done with all my core courses and pre-requisites) as opposed to around 15 credit hours at a BSN. So that to me seems like a lighter load...
- 0Apr 17, '12 by 3TimesACharmHi, I'm in my 2nd semester at GPC. It is hard core. 8 or 9 credit hours is misleading. That makes it look easy on paper. But you have lecture, clinicals, checkoffs and everything in between. Most of my classmates had to either quit their jobs or downgrade to part time. The time you need to study, and practice for checkoffs, and everything else is insane. The program at GPC is hard as heck. But ask any nurse currently working in a hospital; our students come out with the skills, not just the knowledge, to pass the NCLEX and go to work! We are very well-prepared. Seriously. Ask around.
- 0Apr 17, '12 by troop949Oh cool, kel3! I just signed up for the OrgSync group. I had been intending to find the group earlier in the semester though, so I feel like I'm late to the party, LOL. I'll PM you.
BTW, I plan on stopping by the SON tomorrow to ask for some additional questions about the wait list. I'm really wondering what is the average # of students selected from the wait list each semester. I'm also curious about what specifically in my application packet lead to my being wait listed. I suspect I didn't have enough application points, since I haven't completed some of the pre-req science courses yet (like anatomy). And, I want to know for sure if wait listed students *really* have one shot to answer the phone if they are called to be admitted from the wait list!Last edit by troop949 on Apr 17, '12 : Reason: Additional information
- 0Apr 18, '12 by troop949Quote from kuhelskiOrgSync is the website where you can find all the student organizations at Georgia State. SON = School of Nursing (technically, that would be BFLSON = Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing, but that's a long acronym!).what is the OrgSync and the SON??
I emailed Angela Corley about my waitlist questions yesterday, and she emailed right back and told me to call her to discuss. I didn't get a chance to do that, but I'll call her today, after my A&P lab final.
- 0Apr 19, '12 by troop949Well, I tried emailing her, but she replied that I should call her instead. So I called her yesterday, but I had to leave a voicemail. Hopefully, she'll call me back today. Whatever information I find out, I'll definitely share it here. Where are you on the waitlist? Did you apply for traditional or ACE (I know you've said it already, but I forgot!)?
- 0Apr 19, '12 by Brazilian nurseI talked to Angela yesterday and she said it is unpredictable to know how many if any she will call from the wait list.. She said it depends on students finishing their pre-requisites, being able to afford the school etc and she may only know if she will need to call somebody after orientation.. I believe it is in July, if I'm not mistaken.. So I tried to ask her about previous semesters and she said it varies.. sometimes she only needs to call 1, sometimes she needs to call 4.. I asked her about my chances (I'm number 9) and she said there was a semester sometime ago that they had to call everybody from the wait list (but I personally don't think this is realistic nowadays and I'm losing my hopes.. I think 9 people being called from the wait list is pushing too much.. don't want to be pessimist.. just realistic..). but anyway..
troop, I think you have realistic chances of being called and I have my fingers crossed for you!!!!
- 0Apr 19, '12 by troop949Wow, thanks for the info and the positive vibes, Brazilian nurse! I was wondering if there was some sort of orientation over the summer. I know the whole wait list thing is so unpredictable and variable, that I felt bad even trying to ask Angela about it (since I know she can't really give us any definite answers), but I just feel a little confused LOL.
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Computer-brain: biology inspires binary
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An MRI brain scan.
The most powerful computer on the planet would need 8 ½ minutes to simulate less than ten seconds of normal human brain activity. That same computer will consume 1.4 million watts of energy, while the brain will consume about ten. These are the numbers researchers at Stanford were facing when they decided to design a nanoscale computational device that would attempt to emulate synapses of the brain. With the rapid expansion of computational technology and terms like "the singularity" and "quantum computing" becoming more a part of the pop-culture lexicon - we are left to wonder... What does a more "brain-like" computer mean for the future of technology? What implications could this have for artificial intelligence and where could we find ourselves in the future? Come with questions.
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Also, Archbishop Vigneron, of Detroit, is blogging about the trip to Rome. Here are some details about the pallium:
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The sign of an archbishop's authority is not a scepter, but a circular stole made of lamb's wool to evoke the idea that he is, first of all, a shepherd.
The stole, called a pallium, goes around the archbishop's neck and is worn over his chasuble when he celebrates the Eucharist. It has a 12-inch strip of material hanging down the front and back.
Every year on June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope places a pallium around the neck of each prelate named in the past year to head an archdiocese.
Prelates from the U.S. and Canada scheduled to receive a pallium from Pope Benedict XVI this year are: Archbishops Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit; George J. Lucas of Omaha, Neb.; Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis; Timothy M. Dolan of New York; Gregory M. Aymond of New Orleans; J. Michael Miller of Vancouver, British Columbia; and Pierre-Andre Fournier of Rimouski, Quebec.
Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster, England, will be among those receiving the pallium.
As the church's chief pastor, Pope Benedict also wears a pallium. But while an archbishop's is made from the wool of lambs blessed by the pope on the feast of St. Agnes, the pope's is made of the wool of both lambs and sheep to reflect Jesus telling Peter "Feed my lambs" and "Feed my sheep."


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Tobias E. LaGrone: Tea Party psycho-pathology and the bullying of Bernita Sims
When did it become a crime to be ranked among the working poor? The financial woes that Mayor Sims has experienced are common among those of us who live outside of the glass casing of the economic elite. Bounced check? I have bounced a few. Late on utility bills? I have a few I am behind on now, but that does not make me or others like me bad people, nor does it lessen our level of character and integrity. Living from paycheck to paycheck, borrowing from Peter to pay Paul is common among the working poor.
Those who would bully Mayor Sims because of her real life issues and socio-economic status are totally disconnected from the realities of every day citizens. According to census data, nearly one in every two Americans, 146.4 million people, are now classified as either low-income or earning below the poverty line.
The vote to oust Mayor Sims was along racial lines, 6 whites voted 'Yes' to the motion and 3 African-Americans voted 'No'. Those who voted to oust Mayor Sims don't even realize that the very fact they were born white affords them access to financial resources, professional opportunities and places of privilege that minorities have been denied.
The vote against Ms. Sims is a vote against every black woman who makes sixty-four cents for every dollar that a white male makes, and every white woman who earns just eighty-two cents for every dollar that a white male makes.
The vote against Ms. Sims is a vote against every hard working American who has not chosen careers in banking, finance or real estate, where millions are made on the backs of the working poor, but have rather chosen careers in public service to enhance the public good.
The vote against Ms. Sims is a vote against every hardworking African-American whose household net worth is less than $6,000 while the household net worth of the average White American is $113,000.00.
The council persons who voted against Mayor Sims engaged in an act of socio-economic bullying, an act that they hope will tarnish Mayor Sims' reputation in the eyes of her constituents. The vote against Mayor Sims carries no validity, except to tarnish her name and punish her for being a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for the powerless of High Point.
This unceremonious act of socio-economic bullying derives from a Tea Party psycho-pathology that is based upon frustrations that America is changing from a majority white nation to a more ethnically diverse nation. The shameful actions of the High Point City Council is a microcosm of the North Carolina Republican legislative agenda, which seeks to disenfranchise minorities and make sure that 'majority rule' is no longer the rule, now that the 'majority' is looking less like them and more like those who support Mayor Bernita Sims.
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servings7-8 1 1/3 cup
Ingredients1/2 C. Canned cranberry sauce, whole or jellied
2 T. Red wine vinegar
2 T. Water
1 T Olive oil
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/8 tsp. salt or to taste
1/8 tsp. black pepper or to taste
8 C. Mixed baby greens
3 medium pears, ripe, cored and thinly sliced
2 oz. Honey-roasted almonds, walnuts or pecans (about 6T)
6 T. Parmesan cheese, shaved (use a vegetable peeler to get shavings)
PreparationIn a medium bowl, whisk together cranberry sauce, vinegar, water, oil, and mustard; season to taste with salt and pepper. Place greens in a large serving bowl. Add dressing, pears, cheese and nuts; toss to mix and coast. Scatter shaved Parmesan on top.
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recipe at a glance
type: Quick & Easy, Salad
main ingredients: Lettuce
cuisine: American
dietary considerations: Vegetarian, Low Fat, Low Carb, Low Cal, Healthy


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SB 1133 addresses the following three K-12 goals:
At a minimum the improved teaching and learning conditions must include:
1. Class size of 25 or 5 fewer per class for self- contained classrooms in grades 4-12. In departmentalized settings, class size reduction is in the four core academic areas only.2. High School Counseling ratio of not more than 300 students per counselor;3. Professional Development in subjects taught and in the needs of English learners for all teachers that includes time for teachers to meet together and have an authentic relationship to the subjects taught;4. Schools that are clean, safe and conducive to learning;5. Experienced teachers who annually participate in high- quality professional development opportunities6. Experienced, stable, school administrative leadership;7. Instructional materials for each student in each subject; and8. A single integrated school plan developed collaboratively by the Site Council that includes all funds available to funded schools.
What additional funds will be available to provide these improved conditions?The bill provides $268 million in 2007-08 and $402 million for the subsequent 6 years to fund this program. (*Not covered in this document but in addition: Community Colleges will receive $32 million in 2007-08 and $48 million for the subsequent 6 years as part of the CTA settlement). Schools selected will receive $500 per K-3 student; $900 per 4-8 student and $1,000 per 9-12 student. (Funding for K-3 is lower because these grades are not required to reduce class size.) This funding will be provided annually for at least 7 years if the school meets the program requirements. This will be in addition to other funds in these schools such as Title I, High Priority Schools, Economic Impact Aid, and School Improvement.
Which schools are eligible and how will I know if my district has eligible schools?
Schools with a valid Academic Performance Index (API) for the 2005 school year and are ranked in Deciles 1 or 2 of the API. Schools without a valid API for the 2005year or which are not included in the deciles ranking system are not eligible.Based on the resources provided, about 500 of the 1,455 eligible schools in these two deciles will be funded.The Superintendent of Public Instruction will notify each school district of the schools in that district that are eligible to participate.
If 1,455 schools are eligible and only about 500 are to be funded, who makes the decision as to which schools are selected and by what criteria?From among eligible schools that apply, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Secretary for Education will jointly recommend to the State Board of Education schools to be funded. The SPI and the Secretary may develop selection criteria and, if they do so, they will notify school districts of these criteria.
What Accountability Criteria will be used in these funded schools?Funded schools must:
How will districts calculate "teacher experience" in the school and in the district?
The SPI is required to develop this index after broad consultation with the education community. The statute provides that for purposes of calculating the teacher indexes, teachers who have 10 years or more of experience shall be counted as having 10 years experience. This will ensure that districts do not staff funded schools with a few teachers with 30 years of experience and the remaining teachers with one or two years of experience. Moreover, research suggests that teacher experience beyond ten years does not correlate directly to increased instructional quality.
How many new teachers will it take to cover the class size reduction called for in the legislation and how will districts fund new classrooms needed for these new teachers?
Based on estimates of the number of participating schools, fewer than 3,000 additional teachers will be needed to fulfill the class size reduction requirements of the legislation. Because districts and schools will have a four- year phase-in period to meet the class size reduction requirements, this equates to an additional 750 teachers per year.
For schools that need additional classrooms, the legislation allows districts to use essentially all of the first year funds they receive to provide for facilities made necessary by the bill. In addition, because schools are not required to fully meet the class size targets until the fourth year, districts will have additional resources for facilities in the second and third year of funding as well. Total funds for new classrooms will exceed $500 million.
What if my school wants to reform our eligible schools in a totally different way than called for in this legislation?The legislation contemplates that some schools and districts may wish to try other instructional improvement models. It allows up to 15% of students funded to be in schools using alternative approaches. Such schools and districts will have the burden of demonstrating to the SPI and the Secretary that their approach will be able to meet the overall achievement goals of the basic program required by the bill.
Who will review funded schools to ensure that they are meeting the annual program requirements?Each County Superintendent is to review funded schools in their County. They will do this in a manner similar to how they review schools under the Williams Settlement. If schools do not meet the requirements, the County Superintendent is to notify the SPI and the SPI is to terminate funding. Counties will receive more than $2 million annually to carry out this evaluative role.
Will there be any assistance to schools to help them undertake the required changes proposed by this legislation?Yes. The legislation provides $5 million to create two regional technical assistance programs operated by County Superintendents. The bill contemplates that this funding will be matched by foundations and other sources to increase assistance where it is required.
What happens at the conclusion of this seven- year funding period?
The presumption is that if these investments prove successful, the Legislature will continue, and hopefully, expand the program. For purposes of perspective, in seven years $450 million will be less than one half of one percent of the annual Proposition 98 guarantee.
What happens to the Community Colleges portion of the settlement?For 2007-08, the community colleges will receive $32 million for improving and expanding career technical education in public secondary and in lower division higher education. For the years 2008-09 to 2013-14, the community colleges will receive $38 million per year for the same purpose. In addition, the community colleges will receive a block grant of $10 million per year. Block grant funds may be spent on items such as, but not limited to, instructional equipment and materials with emphasis on nursing programs; physical plant improvements; ADA compliance; library and technology infrastructure; hazardous materials abatement. Community college funding totals 10.7% of the overall available settlement funding.
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Arvest Closes on Purchase of 29 Bank of America Branches
by Lance Turner
Posted 3/25/2013 10:22 am
Updated 2 years ago
Arvest Bank of Fayetteville announced Monday that it has closed on its purchase of 29 bank branches in four states, including Arkansas, from Bank of America Corp.
The company, which announced the deal in December, received regulatory approval for the purchase on Feb. 18. At the time, it projected that "the vast majority" of acquired branches would open on March 25 as Arvest Bank branches.
All of the new branches are within or near existing Arvest markets, the company said. Per the deal, Arvest took ownership of 18 branch locations, as well as lease obligations for 11 others.
The purchase includes "most deposit accounts and loans" associated with the branches, but does not include credit card, mortgage, brokage or trust accounts. Officials with Arvest, the state's largest bank when ranked by deposits, have declined to reveal the price tag of the transaction. The deal was announced a year after Bank of America vowed to cut $5 billion in costs per year by 2014, cut 30,000 jobs and shed 750 bank branches.
"We had the opportunity, and it looked like a good fit for us," John Womack, chairman and CEO of Arvest's central
The new bank branches are in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri and represent about $750 million in deposits in total.
The agreement includes nine branches in Arkansas in Harrison, Hot Springs, Hot Springs Village, Mountain Home and Russellville. The deal includes 15 branches in Missouri, four in Oklahoma and one in Kansas.
"With the acquisition of these locations final, Arvest is focused on building relationships with our new customers," Womack said in a news release on Monday. "We are committed to meeting the financial service needs of both individuals and businesses as we make this transition and we are excited to begin working with even more customers in our community."


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This week I have a special guest who is spilling her beans on creating great kids' parties. Courtney Goodwin creates amazing parties and I am so excited to have her stop by and share her great ideas with you. Make sure to check out her blog and website too!
Welcome, Courtney!
Anatomy of a Party
Hi there! My name is Courtney and I'm happy to be talking parties with you this week! I'm a mom and the owner of Nesting instincts, an interior redesign and event design business in Portland, Oregon. Lisa was kind enough to ask me for a few helpful party-planning tips from my own experiences. I'm not sure I can add much to all of her fabulous insights, but I'll give it a shot! This week, I thought it would be fun to take one particular party – my daughter's third birthday – and each day we'll talk about a few details from that event that could easily translate to any other party, as well as my favorite vendor resources for each aspect of a party. Hopefully you'll find even just one little hint or tip that you could use to help you create a special party for your own child.
If you'd like to know more about me or my business, check out my blog at http://nesting-instincts.blogspot.com.
1. Theme/Décor
It's okay to let your child dictate the theme. After all, it is their day, right? My three-year-old wanted an "Elmo" party, much to my chagrin. (I don't normally like doing anything with licensed characters…but hey…she's only three…and pretty cute…so I couldn't say no.) I compromised, though, and decided I would make it my own personal challenge to try and make an Elmo party "chic". I took the color of Elmo as my inspiration – reds, oranges, yellows, blue…basically primary colors…and played up the colors more intentionally than the character. I still gave her Elmo plates, cups, and party hats….but did funky colorful fabric and striped napkins from Ikea, rather than store-bought matchy-matchy stuff. I did cute take-out boxes to hold the favors, but tried to fill them with favors that fit the Elmo theme. In the end, both of us were totally happy. I also don't like balloons as décor – but she does – so balloons we had. But we also had 99 cent plants in 4-inch pots as centerpieces – I placed them inside colorful paper bags that were cut down to 4" tall – and then sent those home with the moms.
I used two Lack tables from Ikea for the kids to sit at, and purchased some plastic chairs from The Container Store. Having this arrangement at their level made things really convenient. Our dining room and living room happen to be in one big room, so parents were able to sit on sofas and eat while their kids were at the little tables. You can check out photos from this event on my blog at http://nesting-instincts.blogspot.com/2008/01/elmo-3rd-birthday-party.html
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maybe i will add about the party genre. it maybe a fairy tale type, forest, etc.
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207 Mr S. M. Bruce, High Commissioner in London, to Mr R. G. Menzies, Prime Minister
Cablegram unnumbered LONDON, 3 May 1940, 1.24 p.m.
Your telegram of 30th April [1]: Dominions Office advises as follows [2]-
'Report by British Broadcasting Corporation was based on Reuter message from Capetown, and similar report had already been broadcast from New York on previous day. As the report was very circumstantial, including reference to visit to the liner by the Governor-General of South Africa [3], British Broadcasting Corporation, who were of course not aware of the real whereabouts of the liner, broadcast it in good faith. On receipt of representations from the New Zealand Government the report was omitted from later broadcasts. The report was also published in the United Kingdom press, some of whom had received [it] from their own correspondents at Capetown.
The United Kingdom Government appreciate the importance of maintenance of the reputation for reliability of British Broadcasting Corporation news but questions of great difficulty arise. It would be possible for enemy agents to start rumours in any part of the world and note. though travels freely about the world outside the United Kingdom censorship, it is either suppressed when it comes under the control of United Kingdom censorship [4] or is not included in the broadcasts issued by the B.B.C., although otherwise published freely in the press of this country. There is little doubt of the German authorities starting rumours and making claims that are untrue in the hope that they may check their lack of knowledge by drawing a denial from the United Kingdom Government. It is generally the United Kingdom policy to prevent adding to the enemy's knowledge in this way and they consider that it would be most regrettable if they were to do, by interference by censorship or by suppression of B.B.C.
announcements, what they are careful to avoid doing explicitly by official statements or denials.
From the above it will be seen that the news had been released from Capetown and had already reached other parts of the world outside the British Empire, in particular New York, and had been re-broadcast from there before reaching London. In these circumstances there would have been no point in suppressing the news by the United Kingdom censorship as the information would already have been received by the enemy from neutral sources.
Enquiries are being made in South Africa as to the reason for allowing the despatch of this report but it is possible that the report was only released by South African censor when it was known that the information had already reached neutral countries, as it appears from another press cable which was apparently not noticed by B.B.C. or the press that the New York Herald Tribune stated the QUEEN MARY was in Capetown on 3rd April. It will be appreciated that the action of the censorship authorities in London was in no way a reversal of their policy not to release news about the arrival or departure of British ships at or from ports within the jurisdiction of allied censorship. The report in question is not the first misleading report about the whereabouts of these liners that has reached United Kingdom from a British source; in fact the press of 13th April published in [sic] Stefani reports from Rome based on telegram from Ottawa to the effect that the QUEEN MARY in Halifax to embark Canadian troops for Europe. Enquiries are being made in Canada as to the reason for the release of report but meanwhile in accordance with the principles mentioned above no attempt was made to censor the report in the United Kingdom.
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$2,000,000,000,000.00 dollars has been stolen from the US Treasury!! What happened? Who did it? Did they get away with it?
The answers: A 'false flag' event, the Federal Reserve, and yes.
The theft was planned. It started with a 'false flag' event in 2008. Much like the 'false flag' event of 2001 in which two planes somehow imploded three buildings, the false flag event of 2008 was a game changer. As you remember, the big banks had bankrupted themselves with derivative driven debt issuance that could not be repaid. The financial system was in peril. Or, so we were led to believe. We were told by the Treasury Secretary at the time that 'toxic illiquid assets were clogging up the system' and preventing the lending process from working. They needed immediate assistance and that assistance could only come from the Federal Reserve. All we had to do was to surrender the Treasury. Our Congress complied and the false flag ruse had worked again. The theft could proceed.
The Fed then proceeded to buy the 'toxic illiquid assets' from the big banks. In all, it was about $1,250,000,000,000.00 in MBS (Mortgage Backed Securities) paper – give or take a few hundred billion. Where did they get the money? The Treasury printed it by increasing the debt by virtue of Treasury note issuance. Bear in mind that the Federal Reserve is a for-profit privately owned bank. Now they own a lot of bad paper. How did they complete the theft?
At this time, let me bring in Mr. Brian Sack to the story. Mr. Sack is the executive vice-president of the markets group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He is the manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) for the FOMC. Basically, he manages the trading for the Fed. Mr. Sack has a doctorate in economics from MIT. A word of foreshadow and caution. As I have written in the past, it seems that everyone that has served to screw up the economy has been spawned by MIT, Harvard, or U. Cal. Berkeley. I'm not hatin' – I'm just sayin'! Anyway, Mr. Sack just gave a presentation to the CFA Institute on October 4, 2010. Here is the link if you want the whole speech.
Mr. Sack explains the theft better than me.
'The initial decisions by the FOMC to expand the Federal Reserve's holdings of securities came at the height of the financial crisis. Before that time, the Federal Reserve maintained a relatively simple portfolio of between $700 billion and $800 billion of Treasury securities – an amount largely determined by the volume of dollar currency that was in circulation. In late November 2008, in the face of tightening financial conditions and a deep downturn in economic activity, the Federal Reserve announced that it would purchase up to $600 billion of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS). In March 2009, it expanded the program to include cumulative purchases of up to $1.75 trillion of agency debt, agency MBS, and longer-term Treasury securities. The use of the balance sheet in this manner was spurred in part by the inability to ease further using the traditional policy instrument, as the federal funds rate effectively reached the zero lower bound in late 2008.'
What Mr. Sack is telling us is the economy had deteriorated further and zero percent interest rates weren't helping. They saw a chance to help themselves to a heap of money. Uh, I mean they offered to help us dopes out of our mortgage debt nightmare. But then the Fed found itself with a lot of garbage paper. It had no intention of taking a loss. Continuing:
'Against that backdrop, an important policy decision regarding the Federal Reserve's portfolio was made at the August FOMC meeting, when the Committee decided to halt this run-off and instead hold the size of the SOMA portfolio steady. To achieve this, the FOMC directed the Desk to purchase longer-term Treasury securities as needed to offset any principal payments realized on our holdings of agency debt and agency MBS.'
The 'illiquid toxic assets' were rotting on the Fed's balance sheet and they weren't about to take the losses. Mr. Sack offers that the Fed acknowledges that by buying Treasuries, that action serves to keep interest lower than they would be normally. Duh? I told you he had a doctorate from MIT! He goes on to make this point that the Fed wants to goose the stock market:
That effect should in turn boost other asset prices, as those investors displaced by the Fed's purchases would likely seek to hold alternative types of securities.'
The Fed buys Treasuries from the big banks. The big banks buy up stocks. Were you wondering why the market rallied in September? Here is where we get a tip that the garbage paper the Fed is holding is not 'maturing' through repayment but rather it is maturing through default. In other words, a $100 million dollar traunch of MBS paper that experiences a loan repayment would still leave the Fed with $100 million on the balance sheet. A decline would imply default. Let's listen:
'The decline in the size of the Federal Reserve's portfolio that would have occurred in the absence of the reinvestment program would have amounted to a passive tightening in the stance of monetary policy, as the portfolio balance effect would have gradually reversed.'


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The three sultry, Brooklyn sirens known as New Myths–singer/guitarist Britney Boras, drummer Rosie Glassman and bassist Marina Ross–just formed the band this year, but it seems it was always in their collective cards, since two of the ladies met way back in grade school and they've all had music in their blood since they were girls. Boras' alluring, ethereal croon is the perfect match for the molten electro-pop beats and psychedelic guitar swirl conjured on New Myths recently-released, three-song EP.
In just under a year, the band has been hailed as one of the Best Emerging Artists (by the Deli Magazine).
What is your favorite venue/city to play?
Brit: I really enjoy performing in all kinds of venues, from larger established ones to smaller DIY places. Mercury Lounge, Glasslands and Pianos have been some of my favorite NYC venues to play and see shows in, but I have fun playing anywhere as long as there's a strong, energetic crowd.
Rosie: Of the smaller venues I've played, Piano's is great. I love playing larger rooms though; Verizon Hall in Philly and the B.B. King's main stage in Manhattan are always a blast.
What was the strangest/most interesting thing to happen to you as performers?
Marina: This 18-year-old kid came up to me after a show and said he'd go straight for me. He handed me his business card and told me I should consider it…Weird for me, but in the grand scheme of things, not so much. The business card was the game changer, really.
Rosie: I was on a gig with a college ensemble where Lou Reed, Philip Glass, and Sonic Youth were hanging out on one side of us, and a man in a nun's habit accompanied by five girls in body paint were on the other. It was definitely a mixed bill, but it threw us head-first into the art-rock world.
If you could meet any musical hero living or dead, who would it be and what would you say to this person?
Brit: Michael Jackson – Thanks for being one of the most badass people in the world, and what actually happened during your lifetime that fans don't know about?
Marina: I really would've liked to meet Janis Joplin and that whole crew. I feel like they would be something else. I think I'd also be pretty star struck by Jeff Magnum.
Rosie: I'm definitely with Brit on that one, but I would also love to just sit in a room and chat with John Lennon, George Harrison and Max Roach. They were all such amazing artists. I'd love to just pick their brains about a million different things.
Have you met any musical heroes and were they not what you expected?
Brit: I used to serve Björk coffee in the mornings when I was in high school. She was surprisingly super normal, not as out there as I would've expected!
Marina: I was supposed to meet Jack White after a Raconteurs show in Rhode Island, but he ended up refusing to see anyone and actually had already left the venue. So, he was pretty much exactly what I expected.
Rosie: I got a high-five from Paul McCartney and a chance to talk to his band a little bit while I was interning at a TV show. What a wonderful group of people!
What's the hardest part about playing live?
Brit: The small amount of set up time before a show always seems to be the most stressful part for me. There's always that small chance your last cable went bad, or your amp decided to stop working on the way to the venue. All those small, technological issues can get me a little stressed right before a show. Once we start playing though, I'm having a blast and all the worries/stresses go away almost instantly.
Marina: I can't recall any catastrophe's or ongoing annoyances. I mean, I have played my fair share of train wrecks. But you put a smile on your face and enjoy the parts that don't suck.
Rosie: Every show brings up different things to stress about, but that's half the fun! You just have to roll with whatever issues come up and make the best of it.
What are you currently working on?
We just released our debut self-titled EP in March and now we're playing live around New York City to promote it. The next show is Friday, June 15th at Piano's with Tiny Victories and Seasick Mama. Besides live performances, we're just writing a lot and getting more material ready to record again in the future.


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- Infogrames Europe SA
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- Cobra Soft
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- 1st-Person
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Murders in Venice (also known as Meurtres a Venise) is a game published in 1990 by Infogrames Europe SA, the theme is detective / mystery, real-time. It features a adventure genre and uses a 1st-person perspective.
In this little-known murder mystery game, you play a sleuth who must solve a high-profile murder in Venice. While the plot is nothing original, there are many revolutionary elements in gameplay. For instance, you can use your camera to photograph suspicious characters and events so you can show them to other characters to elicit clues. The game is also played in real-time, so timing and patience are key to finishing the game: you must wait for important events or characters to show up, as well as time your approaches. This novel, "realistic" spy technique is later implemented to greater effect in Cryo's KGB.
Overall, a fun underrated sleuth game with a lot of innovative features that's well worth a look.
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By Cliff Kincaid
December 24, 2009
A lot is being said and written about why national health care legislation is becoming a reality. The simple fact, available for all to see, is that the U.S. Catholic Bishops ensured passage of the bill in the House, enabling the Senate to move forward with its version.
Like "progressive" strategist Robert B. Creamer, the Bishops believe that health care is a right to be guaranteed by government. This position has driven the debate and has rarely been challenged by Republicans. The debate over abortion has been mostly a diversion. Perhaps it has been planned that way
As we were the first to disclose, Creamer, an ex-con and husband of Rep. Jan Schakowsky, emphasized using "the faith community" to mobilize support for universal health care by highlighting the morality of providing medical care to people in need. His book, Stand Up Straight! How Progressives Can Win, emphasized that "We must create a national consensus that health care is a right, not a commodity; and that government must guarantee that right."
Now compare this to what the Bishops have said.
"Our approach to health care is shaped by a simple but fundamental principle: 'Every person has a right to adequate health care,'" they say. They go on, "For three quarters of a century, the Catholic bishops of the United States have called for national action to assure decent health care for all Americans. We seek to bring a moral perspective in an intensely political debate; we offer an ethical framework in an arena dominated by powerful economic interests."
Reform, the Bishops said, would "require concerted action by federal and other levels of government and by the diverse providers and consumers of health care. We believe government, an instrument of our common purpose called to pursue the common good, has an essential role to play in assuring that the rights of all people to adequate health care are respected."
Also this: "For three quarters of a century, the Catholic bishops of the United States have called for national action to assure decent health care for all Americans."
The only real chance of defeating the health care legislation came when the bill was lacking a majority of votes for passage in the House. That's when the first deal was made. This was the deal that made all other deals possible. Acting at the behest of Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick and the Catholic Bishops, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi agreed to a vote on the pro-life amendment introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak. It passed and then the bill itself was approved.
But why did Republicans vote for the Stupak amendment if they opposed the basic premise of the bill? House Republican Leader Rep. John Boehner got his marching orders as well. He was told by Cardinal Francis George, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, that the Republicans shouldn't scuttle the Stupak amendment.
The Senate then proceeded to pass its own version of the legislation, without the Stupak language. Predictably, Stupak is complaining about that. But he–and the Democrats and Republicans who voted for his amendment–only have themselves to blame. At least five lobbyists for the Bishops worked with Pelosi and Stupak on the deal that is now also predictably falling apart. Clearly, the pro-life deal was a ploy designed to keep the legislation alive.
It has become apparent to some observers that the Bishops want the legislation to pass, with or without abortion language, because of its perceived impact on 600 Catholic hospitals. As they say in their own document, "Catholic dioceses, parishes, schools, agencies, and hospitals are major purchasers of insurance and health care. The rapidly escalating costs of coverage are impacting almost every diocese, agency, parish, and school."
In other words, the Bishops see national health care legislation as a way to reduce their own costs. In addition, by expanding federally-subsidized health care to as many as 30 million people, many of whom might normally depend on Catholic hospitals for inexpensive or free care, the Catholic Bishops could save even more money.
Andrew P. Napolitano, the senior judicial analyst at the Fox News Channel, has written a very revealing article about what has been missing in the debate over health care. He writes, "In the continually harsh public discourse over the President's proposals for federally-managed healthcare, the Big Government progressives in both the Democratic and the Republican parties have been trying to trick us. These folks, who really want the government to care for us from cradle to grave, have been promoting the idea that health care is a right. In promoting that false premise, they have succeeded in moving the debate from WHETHER the feds should micro-manage health care to HOW the feds should micro-manage health care. This is a false premise, and we should reject it. Health care is not a right; it is a good, like food, like shelter, and like clothing."
Rights come from God, not government, Napolitano points out.
It would have been nice if it had been pointed out on Fox News and elsewhere that the Catholic Bishops who claim to be offering a "moral perspective" on this controversy have bought into the false premise. But they didn't believe it to be false, and that is the critical point.
In short, the Catholic Bishops have merged as a major "progressive" force in the United States, determined to saddle the country with a socialized medicine scheme. The disagreements over abortion among the "Big Government progressives" should not distract our attention from this basic fact. The Bishops also favor "climate change" legislation and amnesty for illegal aliens.
In addition to the lobbyists who were working on Capitol Hill, the bishops have a staff of 350 in Washington, D.C. and operate on a budget that was estimated back in 2002 at $131 million a year. By contrast, the George Soros-funded Center for American Progress operates on about $48 million a year.
Ironically, we have also discovered that Soros, an atheist, is putting big money into various Catholic organizations, such as Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good. Not surprisingly, it is backing the health care legislation.
"Sadly, the bishops have misunderstood the entire process, and now we will all pay," one conservative Catholic blogger points out. "They thought they could influence our lawmakers to provide us a 'clean' government takeover of the nation's health care system, 'clean' in the sense they hoped this 'reform' would include strong conscience protections while defunding abortion, without objecting to the basic premise of unprecedented government growth."
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