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The St. Stephen R.C. Church Altar Society will hold a basket raffle and bake sale fundraiser on two weekends, Oct. 20 and 21, and Oct. 27 and 28. The event will take place at church, 2100 Baseline Road, before and after 4 p.m. Mass on Saturdays, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. The drawing is Oct. 28. Pictured, from left, are Altar Society members Barbara Fenner, Jo Klock, Rose Marchetti, Annette Lobl and, on the bike to be raffled, Ann Hegarty. (photo by Larry Austin)


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42 U.S. Code § 1885b - Participation in science and engineering of minorities and persons with disabilities
Section was enacted as part of the Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act, and not as part of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 which comprises this chapter.
1998—Pub. L. 105–207, § 202(d)(1)(A), substituted section catchline for former section catchline.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–207, § 202(d)(1)(B), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b), which read as follows: "By September 30, 1981, the Director, with the advice and assistance of the Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Technology established in section 1885c of this title, shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives a report proposing a comprehensive and continuing program at the Foundation to promote the full participation of minorities in science and engineering. Such report shall contain budgetary and legislative recommendations for the carrying out of such program by the Foundation."
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(7), substituted "science and engineering education" for "science education" and "engineering" for "technology".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–159, § 111(b)(7)(B), substituted "engineering" for "technology".
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You can purchase Japan Expo tickets online.
Since its launch in France 13 years ago, Japan Expo has become one of the world's largest celebrations of Japanese culture and entertainment. Japan Expo blends the very best of Japanese traditional culture with modern Pop sensations.
Now they are bringing the excitement that has spread across Europe to the United States for the very first time ~ ! Japan Expo will allow you to encounter manga publishers, anime creators, video games designers, and some of the most talented and creative people Japan has to offer. Like them on Facebook.
Musical guests this year include:
1000say are… Vocal&Guitar:MAN (♂) Vocal&Bass:API (♀) Synthesizer:MICHELLE (♂) Drums:NON (♀)
July, 2008, 1000say released their 1st mini album STARGAZER ORCHESTRA. January 2009, saw the release of their 2nd mini album MICROWAVE HEARTBEAT. The album single LOATMAN was selected as single of the week on the iTunes STORE, further increasing the band's popularity. In December of that same year, they recorded their 3rd mini album LIGHTNING AMPLIFIER to conclude this exciting trilogy. In March of 2010, 1000say participated in a compilation album『Disney Rocks!!. Next. 1000say stood on the stage of their dreams when they appeared at Europe's largest Japanese Culture event, JAPAN EXPO, in Paris, France, in July, 2011.
In October 2011, after their energizing visit to Paris, they release their first full album APOLLON. All 12 songs were written in the image of 12 constellations. In January, 2012, they released their first Digital single DESTINY. This March, their event 'ONEMAN live' in Shibuya at club QUATTORO was a tremendous success, and PSYCHO no Bansan their 1st ultimate indie movie DVD was released this September.
Fans of Kawaii J-pop be prepared to enjoy Dempagumi.inc, they are going to make your heart pumpin'!
Composed of six idol members, Mirin Furukawa, Risa Aizawa, Nemu Yumemi, Eimi Naruse, Ayane Fujisaki, and Moga Mogami, the band started under the name Dempagumi and released in December 2008 their debut single, "Mirror Magic?", under the indies label DearStage Records. Then in 2010 they released their major debut single "Kiss+kiss de Owaranai / Star☆tin'", under the label Lantis. In November 2011, they did their debut as Dempagumi Inc. under the label MEME TOKYO at Toys Factory and released their f first single release "Future Diver". Since 2011, they have been performing daily at the live bar "Dear Stage" in Akihabara, and are deeply into Otaku culture. The singers are also on famous TV shows. They love video games, anime, comics, cosplay, and fashion.
Japan Expo First Impact is hosting talented young dancers straights from Japan: J☆Dee'Z will perform on stage for you and it rocks! J☆Dee'Z is a band formed by young dancers and models age 11 to 13 years old, borned from a collaboration between the kids' magazine Dance Style Kids and the famous brand SISTER JENNI, very popular among juniors. Since their debut, Momoka, Nono, Meik and Ami have had a number of performances as well as TV appearances. As they continue to perform, their fan base continues to grow, as do the lines at every photo and signing session!
In November 2012, J☆Dee'Z won the LOTTE x Sony Music contest "Uta no Aru Gum Project: Auditions publiques NEXT", beating over 8,000 competitors. They unveiled their single Lovely Ringer at Dance Style Kids Festival volume 7. Their futures activities at Sony Music are most encouraging! The future looks bright for these promising young stars!
Kikkawa entered Hello Pro Egg in 2007, and has been active since 2007. She made her solo debut on May 11, 2011 with the single "Kikkake wa You!". Her single "Kokokara Hajimarunda!" was released on July, 11th and the following one, "Darling to Madonna", was the ending song of the anime "Sengoku Collection".
Not only a talented singer, Kikkawa has also tried her hand at acting. She had a main role in the 2011 film Cheerfu11y released by Universal Music Japan. Kikkawa also appears in the Japanese television drama Hancho 6 and radio "Kikkawa You no! Radio Yattemikka!" as well. Kikkawa has previously attended Japan Expo Centre as well as Japan Expo Belgium, and Japan Expo is extremely excited to have her at the 1st Impact in Santa Clara! She will be performing live on Friday, be signing autographs everyday of the festival and doing panels on Saturday!
Japanese Anime, Manga and Videogame guests include:
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto is a famous Japanese character designer and manga artist, as well as one of the founding members of the legendary Gainax anime studio. During his early carreer, his first assignment as character designer in Gainax was for Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise, released in 1987. He also worked as animator on Gunbuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, and he came back to this specialty for the first episode of Diebuster (also known as Gunbuster 2 or Top wo Nerae! 2). He was also the character designer of the best known Gainax anime series, Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as the author of its manga adaptation (his first full-length manga work).
In addition to his work on Neon Genesis Evangelion, he has done character design for Nadia, FLCL, .hack//Sign, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. He also did the character design for the current blockbuster, Wolf Children. His first artbook is entitled Alpha, and presents a collection of his illustrations that were made before Evangelion (including Nadia and The Wings of Honneamise). In 2003, Viz (who is here in Japan Expo First Impact this year!) published a collection of his works, entitled Der Mond (German for "The Moon"). Other artbooks like Die Sterne (German for "The Stars") and Groundwork of FLCL.include some of Sadamoto's works.
Noriyuki IWADARE is a composer who is best known for his work in video game music, particularly the unforgettable music of the games Lunar, Grandia and Phoenix Wright, but also Ace Attorney the upcoming game of CAPCOM that we are so looking forward to see! On friday, he will be doind panels with Mr. Iwamoto. He will be signing autographs on Friday and Sunday and he will be doing panels on Sunday!
Yusuke KOZAKI is a talented manga artist, illustrator, and character designer who embodies the nature of Japan Expo's many themes. He works with animation studios on several anime series such as Gonzo as a character designer. He was acclaimed for his talented work on the anime Speed Grapher, and shortly thereafter Sunrise Studios entrusted him with character design for the anime Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto. Not content to limit himself to manga and anime, Yusuke KOZAKI has worked extensively in video games as well. His work can be seen in titles such as Osu! Tatakae! Oendan, Lord of Vermilion and of course the popular No More Heroes series which has been released for Wii, Playstation, and Xbox 360. His most recent efforts as the character designer for Fire Emblem Awakening have been extremely well received, and the game has enjoyed excellent reviews and sales.
Tatsuro Iwamoto is a Japanese freelance illustrator who worked as the art director for Capcom's Ace Attorney series, along with providing the in-game voice of Miles Edgeworth and Manosuke Naitō in the original Japanese versions of the games. He is said to be good at drawing "fatherly" characters, but drawing "moe" girls is his weakpoint. He worked on various games for Capcom. He also worked for the Clover Studio, an independent Japanese game development studio founded by Capcom. He will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, for autographs sessions, panels and public drawings!
You'll also have the chance to attend more programming than you could possibly fit into one weekend. You could come participate in our cosplay or maybe spend an afternoon in front of the cultural stage for great traditional arts demonstrations. Or if you want more excitement, come watch a martial arts demonstration and/or one of our j-music concerts! And of course the chance to shop among all of the amazing vendors and explore the wealth of beautiful imported products or amazing entrainment goods is a reason all on its own to come to Japan Expo!
Important links ~ !
View their Cosplay page.
View their Gaming page.
View their Cultural Events page.
Purchase Japan Expo tickets
♥ Streaming at the speed of Japan, DATEBAYO~ !
I want to go to this. Good to hear that CR will be there.
Where is Obito when you need him. He could teleport me there xD
Boku No Hero Academia is Here!
Tempted to go to this..so close.
So funny that I live 15 mins away from this expo but I can't attend it.
If I'm online that means that I am watching some anime.
I'm glad you guys will have a booth there, looking forward to JX!
Assassination Classroom <3
Its all the way up in San Jose.
I didnt plan on this one. Have fun .
well at least CR will be there ...
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
Nice! Too bad it's so far up north. Never had a reason to go up to that area unless it was for work-related reasons. To the people who can go, I hope you have fun!
Geez, California's so big, it sometimes feels to me like it's 2 different states that just happen to be categorized as one.
Way to represent CR!
Three sheets to the winds of liberation.
must be nice
lovin thAt live streAM
we're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine and the machine is bleeding
hheeeyy some1 teleport me there!! awww
My profile is surrounded with Darkness.. so am I! 4 this couple days... ugh..
Wish I could come. Oh well~
Sorry I have not been online for like EVER.
And for a moment I thought Crunchyroll was coming to France. (Where the first Japan Expo was made.)
I forgot that Japan Expo is now in the US too. awww ;-;
So close to where I live...I feel tempted to come since Cr will be there.


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In the Canary Islands this plant, with the scientific name Colocasia Esculenta, whose fruit is a tuber similar to the potato, is known as "ñame".
It is a product of North African origin which arrived in the islands at the hands of travellers. Compared with other crops, the yam does not need intensive care, it just needs a large quantity of water. Yams are rich in carbohydrates. They contain proteins and a considerable amount of vitamin C. Traditionally appreciated for their flavour and for being a rare product, they are usually eaten boiled, roasted or in purée.
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Located in southern Africa, Zimbabwe was originally a British colony named Rhodesia. In 1980, the country won its independence and Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party rose to prominence. Mugabe sought to address the historical inequity of land ownership among blacks, but by 2000, amid weakening support, corruption and cronyism, he had begun a campaign of involuntary land seizures.
Located in southern Africa, Zimbabwe is a land-locked nation of 13 million people. The population is approximately 98 percent black African and 1 percent white.
Prior to independence in 1980, the nation was known as Rhodesia and was controlled by the British. Attempts to overthrow white rule, including ongoing guerilla attacks, began in the 1960s. These attacks, along with United Nations sanctions, ultimately led to elections in 1979 and full independence (including the renaming of the country) in 1980.
During this period of war, Robert Mugabe rose to prominence as the leader of the Zimbabwe African National Union -- Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and became the nation's first prime minister. The Mugabe government preached reconciliation and unity, both between rival parties and between blacks and whites. However, Mugabe increasingly consolidated power; in 1987, the position of prime minister was abolished and he became president. In 2000, with his party threatened by the new opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Mugabe initiated a wave of land invasions with help from a war veterans' association. Since then, he and his party have mobilized violence and rigged elections to guarantee their own victory.
General elections held in March 2008 reflected foundering support for Mugabe's ZANU-PF-led government, with the opposition winning a majority of seats in parliament. MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai won majority votes in the presidential polls, but not enough to win outright. The subsequent run-off election was marred by violence, intimidation and fraud. As a result, Tsvangirai withdrew, and the process was condemned internationally.
To ensure a degree of international and domestic legitimacy, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) -- led by Thabo Mbeki, then president of South Africa -- brokered a power-sharing agreement that left Mugabe as president and installed Tsvangirai as prime minister. However, conflicts have continued. Mugabe, now in his eighties, has publicly called for early elections soon, but there is yet to be a new constitution, which was a requirement of the power-sharing agreement. Even though no election date has been set, most observers already fear a repeat of the extensive violence that followed the 2008 elections.
Land and Economic Reforms
Under British colonial rule and the white minority ruled Rhodesian government, it was commonplace for whites to seize for themselves the best tracts of farmable land, leaving black peasant farmers to work the remaining swaths and any tribal reserves. By 1980, when Zimbabwe declared independence, approximately 6,000 white commercial farmers owned 15.5 million hectares (or 47 percent) of the country's agricultural land; 8,000 black small-scale farmers owned or leased 1.4 million hectares; and 700,000 peasant farmers occupied 16.4 million communal hectares.
In the first two decades of Mugabe's rule, Mugabe addressed this historical inequity gradually, so as not to disrupt essential agricultural production completely. Through lawful redistribution, the amount of white-owned land was reduced by one quarter as blacks bought up farms and the government purchased and redistributed approximately 3.6 million hectares of land to 70,000 peasant households.
By 2000, however, Mugabe's popularity was waning, as were his government's financial resources. Legal redistribution had been weakened by corruption and cronyism, and Mugabe found it more and more difficult to keep political promises to increase black land ownership. To boost his poll numbers, Mugabe intensified his anti-white rhetoric and began a campaign of involuntary land seizures. Part of this campaign was known as the "fast track" process: Landless black applicants living in communal areas were invited officially to apply for land of their own. They filled out forms made available through government or civil institutions. The forms were then reviewed to establish eligibility and priority level, and the applicants were matched up with farms that had been selected for resettlement.
The farms to be resettled were to be selected according to a convoluted process that would identify a reason that a particular property had been targeted. Aggrieved landowners who believed that their land had been chosen arbitrarily could appeal to provincial authorities, though once farms were selected, they could be taken by force no matter what the landowner did to appeal the decision. In 2001, Mugabe retroactively amended the process so that ownership of any selected land was transferred immediately, without even the possibility for appeal. Owners had 90 days to vacate. Blacks applying to receive farms often submitted their applications not to civic structures, but to the war veterans' militias occupying the relevant farms.
This new aggressive land redistribution policy was rife with corruption from the start, with farms given to party insiders with no experience in tending fields. Even when peasant farmers were the recipients of farms, they often failed to receive proper training. About 20 percent of Zimbabwe's total land area was redistributed, sparking an exodus of white (experienced) farmers, crippling the economy and ushering in widespread shortages of basic commodities.
Several subsequent actions weakened the economy even further, including a costly intervention in the Second Congo War (1998-2003), a 2005 "urban renewal" program resulting in the destruction of the homes and businesses of 700,000 (mostly poor) supporters of the opposition and, in 2007, the institution of price controls on all basic commodities that led to panic buying and empty store shelves for months at a time. The central bank continued to print money to pay war veterans and foreign debts, leading to hyperinflation, which in turn led to a severe economic crisis that was only averted by the dollarization of the economy under the coalition government in 2009. Zimbabwe's economic instability continues today.
Photo Caption: Farm worker on the Campbell farm;
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» BBC News. "Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe Strongman."
» BBC News. "Zimbabwe Country Profile."
» "Has Zimbabwe's Runaway Inflation Been Tamed?" TIME, March 26, 2009
» Hellum, Anne and Bill Derman. "Land Reform and Human Rights in Contemporary Zimbabwe: Balancing Individual and Social Justice Through an Integrated Human Rights Framework." World Development 32, No. 10 (2004)
» Human Rights Watch. "Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe."
» Institute of Development Studies. "Zimbabwe's Land Reform Ten Years On: New Study Dispels the Myths."
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Despite concerns about pro-union protests hampering Black Friday sales, Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) said Friday that fewer than 50 of its employees nationwide participated in the demonstrations while about 22 million customers flooded into its stores.
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The protests, which were planned by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, appear to have been tamer than some had expected. The demonstrations that did occur included many non-Wal-Mart employees, such as union organizers and workers in other trades like teachers.
"Only 26 protests occurred at stores last night and many of them did not include any Walmart associates," Bill Simon, CEO of Wal-Mart U.S., said in a statement.
Wal-Mart said it did not experience "the walk-offs that were promised by the UFCW" and less than 50 of its associates participated in the protest nationwide.
Overall, roughly the same number of workers missed their scheduled shift as last year, Simon said.
The UFCW helped organize the demonstrations, which are aimed at bringing attention to what some call unfair labor conditions at Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer.
"Wal-Mart has spent the last 50 years pushing its way on workers and communities," Mary Pat Tifft, a 24-year associate who led a protest Thursday evening in Kenosha, Wisc. said in a statement issued by UFCW. "In just one year, leaders of OUR Walmart and Warehouse Workers United have begun to prove that change is coming to the world's largest employer."
UFCW said Wal-Mart workers in more than 100 cities are expected to go on strike, including at stores in California, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Louisiana.
Still, Wal-Mart said it enjoyed its best-ever Black Friday events and crowds grew from last year, thanks in part to a "huge response" to the company's first one-hour guarantee on certain electronic items.
Wal-Mart said it processed nearly 10 million register transactions and almost 5,000 items per second between 8 p.m. through midnight. The company estimates it served about 22 million customers on Thursday.
Since the Black Friday events kicked off at 8 p.m. ET, Wal-Mart said it sold more than 1.8 million towels, 1.3 million televisions, 1.3 million dolls and 250,000 bicycles.
Shares of Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart ticked up 0.15% to $68.99 Friday morning, leaving them up about 15% so far this year.
Separately, Bharti Walmart, Wal-Mart's Indian joint venture with Bharti Enterprises, has suspended its chief financial officer and a number of other workers amid an anti-bribery investigation, Reuters reported.
Last week Wal-Mart disclosed it had opened inquiries into bribery allegations in Brazil, China and India.
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Long before he gained fame on "Saturday Night Live," Fred Armisen spent many years in Chicago. He returned this week to be part of Second City's 24-hour Letters to Santa event which benefits families in need from Chicago's Onward Neighborhood House.
"It's so cool and the vibe was so great," Armisen said Thursday when he stopped by RedEye to chat. "I've never experienced anything like it. It was really, really, really great."
When you consider Armisen's comedic work in "SNL" and as co-creator (with Carrie Brownstein) of the hilarious "Portlandia," you'd think his time in Chicago revolved around Second City. But he was part of the city's music and art scene for about 10 years in the 1990s, playing in the punk band Trenchmouth and hanging out in then-burgeoning Wicker Park (an experience which Armisen says informs some of what he comes up with for "Portlandia").
He and his Chicago friends celebrated many Christmases together, he said.
"You know that time in your life when ... you don't go visit your family, you just hang out with your friends just cuz you're newly sort of independent and you make your own sort of punk-rock version of Christmas?" he says in the video above. "My memory is just being with friends."
With "Portlandia" returning for its third season Jan. 4, Armisen says fans can expect a lot of the same characters they've grown to love. But the show, while still comprised of sketches, has evolved, with guest stars such as Chloe Sevigny appearing in multiple episodes and continuing storylines. Sevigny will play Fred and Carrie's new roommate, Alexandra.
"There are story arcs that go throughout the season this time," Armisen said. "The episodes are a little more interconnected. That's cuz we're fans of TV and such fans of 'Homeland' or 'Game of Thrones' and we're like, 'How do they do that? How do they draw you in?'
"So we just tried to include some of that."
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CHIPLEY � Improvements at Washington-Holmes Technical Center have saved the district $150,351, the Washington County School Board was told during Monday�s meeting in the district administration building in Chipley.
CHIPLEY � Improvements at Washington-Holmes Technical Center have saved the district $150,351, the Washington County School Board was told during Monday�s meeting in the district administration building in Chipley.
Brian Walker, measurement and verification manager for ABM Building and Energy Solutions of Florida, and Mark Hagerman, ABM vice president of sales, were on hand to update the board members with an energy review during the October board meeting.
�The reductions in electricity and gas usage for the construction and audit period reduced pollution by 1,218 barrels of oil not consumed,� said Walker.
The renovations at WHTC, which began last year, included control renovations and upgrade, the replacement of 67 air conditioning systems, lighting replacements and upgrades, water side renovations, weld shop exhaust fan system and the installation of a heavy equipment complete exhaust ventilation system, Walker said.
The district is expected to save $2 million through the Bundled Energy Solutions Program which ABM installed last year, according to the website, investor.abm.com.
The project was projected to reduce energy consumption on Washington-Holmes Technical Center's 26-acre campus by over 1 million kWh per year.
Along with significant utility and operating savings, ABM also offered students in the school's Building Trades Program hands-on experience with the project.
Improvements to the 15 buildings on campus include retrofitting light fixtures with new high-efficiency T-8 fluorescent lamps and ballasts; renovating exhaust systems in certain buildings for improved air circulation; installation of a campus-wide, web-based HVAC control system, allowing the school to better manage energy use as well as notify appropriate staff should any problems arise with the equipment; and 63 HVAC units will be replaced with high-efficiency equipment that exceeds a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) of 15, according to the website.
From the period of March 2012 to June 2013, the district saw utility savings of $116,723, Walker told the board, saying the district would have spent $251,904 in utilities but actually only spent $135,181, for the savings of $116,723.
Contractually, the district was guaranteed savings of $149,314 ($30,000 in maintenance and operation savings and $119,314 in energy savings), Walker said. However, the total savings for the period was actually $150,351 ($30,000 in maintenance and operation savings, $18207 in construction period energy savings, $98,516 in audit period savings July 2012-June 2013, $1090 in reconciled energy savings and $2,538 in operational water savings.)
The saved energy amounts to 1,218 barrels of oil not consumed, or 4.0 acres of forest preserved, Walker said.
�We�re right where we said we�d be with the energy savings,� Board President Terry Ellis said.
The board also discussed the bus schedule at Kate Smith Elementary School.
On Sept. 30, teacher Marla Whitaker told the school board of her concerns about elementary students who are forced to wait 30 or more minutes after school for their bus to arrive, some times with little supervision.
Transportation and Maintenance Director Mike Park told the board on Monday that the buses were running the best schedule they could.
�I went to Kate Smith and noted the bus arrival times,� Park said. �After the first couple of weeks of school, the schedule settled down.
�They are delivering the students who live nearby to make room for the elementary students,� Park said. �We�re doing the best we can, but the schedule is set. Right now, this is the most efficient schedule we can come up with.�
�The children are still staying out there waiting,� Board Member Susan Roberts said.
�We want to stay on top of this,� Ellis said. �We are going to have to address different fixes, other than just buses.�


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I know that you were horrified as I was when you heard about what abortionist Kermit Gosnell was doing in his "house of horrors" abortion mill in Philadelphia, PA. You also know that Gosnell is not the exception but the norm in the abortion industry. What I am presenting to you today is more evidence to this fact, a video testimony about another abortionist who killed babies born alive after botched abortions. This video is just the beginning of an investigation to bring another child killer to justice and expose the abortion industry for what it is.
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For Immediate Release May 14, 2013Abortion clinic employee: "the fetus would come completely out and of course, the fetus would still be alive.." and " I'm talking about the whole floor dirty. I'm talking about me drenched in blood."Today, Life Dynamics Inc. a national pro-life organization located in Denton, Texas, has released an interview with three former abortion clinic workers which prove the Pennsylvania abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, recently convicted of murder, is not an anomaly.The interview was conducted on May 3, 2013 with clinic employees located in a different state.Mark Crutcher, President of Life Dynamics: "While the pro-life movement claims that abortion takes the life of a living human being, nobody on earth knows that better than the people who work at abortion clinics. The lofty rhetoric of "choice" may insulate those who work in the political and public relations arena, but the day-to-day reality for those who provide those "choices" is to deal with the corpses and parts of corpses they pull out of their customers' bodies. "View the video at Priestsforlife.org/gosnell2.Abortion clinic employee, " I thought, well, it's an abortion you know, that's what he does, but I wasn't aware that it was illegal…Most of the time we would see him where the fetus would come completely out and of course, the fetus would still be alive..""He does a lot of huge abortions. A lot of the times, we would bring the big fetus that were over age, we would re-open the bag and just look at it and be like, 'Oh my gosh, it's so big!'""Sometimes he couldn't get the fetus out. He would yank pieces – piece by piece – when they were oversize. And I'm talking about the whole floor dirty. I'm talking about me drenched in blood."What we have witnessed in the Gosnell case and here in our video is the nature of the beast. Simply put, this is Abortion!Crutcher continues, "During Gosnell's trial, it became clear that organizations like Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Federation, and others within the pro-choice community were fully aware of what Gosnell was doing. But they kept quiet because this was a rock they did not want the public looking under. What they knew, and wanted to keep hidden, was that everything being done at this abortion clinic was within the standard operating procedures for every other abortion clinic in the country. So they, and their lapdogs in the media, started whistling past the graveyard." The evidence continues to mount!Watch Video at Priestsforlife.org/gosnell2.Life Dynamics was founded as a non-profit pro-life organization in 1992 by Mark Crutcher. Life Dynamics has gained a trusted reputation for ongoing research into the abortion industry.


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SYCAMORE – Call DeKalb's first loss of the conference season last Saturday a wake-up call.
On Thursday night, the Barbs showed no ill-effects from the sickness and injury that bothered them all last week in a 50-26 win over Sycamore, clinching the Northern Illinois Big 12 East girls basketball title outright.
"[On Saturday], we were all gone mentally and we were not at all ready to play," Alexis Hammond said. "This past week, everyone was ready to go and excited. Everyone just worked really hard."
Rachel Torres was sidelined once again with an injury, which coach Chris Davenport wouldn't disclose, but the Barbs didn't need the 2012 All-Area first-teamer in the win.
In her stead, sophomore Maddy Johnson had a standout performance, knocking down jump shot after jump shot on her way to 17 points.
"We're not used to playing without [Torres]," Johnson said. "That was a big wake-up call for us and I'm glad we came out like we did tonight. ... I was ready and I knew what we had to get done. I wanted to come out and play my game, because Saturday was not our game."
The Barbs (22-4, 9-1 NI Big 12 East) were their usual intense selves on defense all night, allowing the Spartans only five points in each of the first two quarters. The Spartans finally broke into double digits when Paige Wogen hit a 3-pointer as time expired in the second quarter.
After winning four of five games since their loss to DeKalb two weeks ago, Sycamore coach Brett Goff said Thursday's defeat will help the Spartans (13-12, 3-7 NI Big 12 East) prepare for the Class 3A Burlington Central Regional.
"The intensity they bring on defense, we don't see that anywhere else," Goff said. It really has made our girls better, being more fundamentally sound, setting good screens, getting good looks. They're very good defensively, so it absolutely helps us."
After the loss, the Barbs are back on track as they prepare for the Class 4A Belvidere North Regional as the No. 2 seed. With the conference title in tow, DeKalb will head to Belvidere North with their confidence in tact.
"This week we got back to what we do, pushing hard and getting ready for regionals," Johnson said. "On Saturday, we had that loss, and our mindset was, 'OK, we need to come in and we need to win.' I don't like losing, and I'm pretty sure no one else does. I think we came out pretty hard and we felt pretty good."


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SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 20, 2013 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.32 billion in orders worldwide in May 2013 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.08, according to the May EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 1.08 means that $108 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
The three-month average of worldwide bookings in May 2013 was $1.32 billion. The bookings figure is 12.5 percent higher than the final April 2013 level of $1.17 billion, and is 18.1 percent lower than the May 2012 order level of $1.61 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in May 2013 was $1.22 billion. The billings figure is 12.6 percent higher than the final April 2013 level of $1.09 billion, and is 20.5 percent lower than the May 2012 billings level of $1.54 billion.
"The SEMI Book-to-Bill continues to show steady improvement as the ratio remains at or above parity for the fifth consecutive month," said Daniel P. Tracy, senior director of Industry Research and Statistics at SEMI. "The spending outlook for the year is improving as foundries continue to invest in advanced technologies and NAND manufacturers plan to increase spending on equipment."
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The first-place Portland Sea Dogs make their first appearance of the season against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats tonight at the Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
Lefthander John Drake Britton (3-�2, 4.46 ERA) gets the 6:35 p.m. start against New Hampshire righthander Marcus Walden (1-�4, 3.55). Britton was selected by the Red Sox in the 23rd round in 2007. He had Tommy John surgery in 2008.In his last three outings, he has managed to pitch six innings. On April 28 at Trenton, he gained the decision after fanning seven batters and walking only two. He got a no-decision on May 3 in a home outing against New Britain, fanning five with three walks.Last Wednesday he whiffed five, walked one and allowed two earned runs in a win against Reading. He has 35 strikeouts in 36-1/3 innings and has walked 12.
On Wednesday in a 6:35 p.m. start, Portland will throw righthander Charlie Haeger (1-�0, 3.38) against righthander Deck McGuire (2-3, 5.11). The series concludes Thursday in a 7:05 p.m. start as righthander Brandon Workman (4-1, 3.54 ERA) takes the hill for Portland against righthander Ryan Tepera (4-2, 2.65).Workman suffered a loss in his last outing Friday against the Rock Cats, giving up eight hits and five earned runs in 5-1/3-innings. He walked two and fanned six. Workman was named Boston's Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season.This week, New Hampshire fans may get to watch lefthander Franklin Morales, who was assigned to Portland last Wednesday on a rehab assignment. He is battling a lower back strain.
Catching has been a top priority of late for the Red Sox and the organization has a good prospect in Portland. Christian Vazquez, a ninth-round pick in the 2008 draft, is batting .250 with two homers and 13 RBIs.Infielder Michael Almanzar is hiting .305 with five homers and 19 RBIs for the Sea Dogs and teammate outfielder Tony Thomas is hitting .256 with three homers and 25 RBIs.
Daniel Bard (0-1, 5.40) continues to struggle. In a relief appearance Saturday against New Britain, he allowed four walks and one earned run. The former Boston set-up man and closer has walked 12 and fanned six in 12 minor league games this season.On Wednesday, the first 1,000 fans will receive a free Fisher Cats cap and at the conclusion of Thursday night's game, there will be a fireworks show.
New Hampshire (17-21) will play Portland (22-13) 10 times over the next 17 days. The Fisher Cats will visit Portland twice this month.They will play a four game series (May 20-23) followed by a three-game set (May 28-30) at Hadlock Field.


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The Food and Drug Administration's draft guidance distinguishing liquid dietary supplements from conventional beverages could have major impact on the supplements industry should the FDA begin enforcing it, experts say.
Issued in December 2009, "Guidance for Industry: Factors that Distinguish Liquid Dietary Supplements from Beverages, Considerations Regarding Novel Ingredients, and Labeling for Beverages and Other Conventional Foods" outlined what constitutes liquid supplements and beverages--using parameters that some view as contradictory to those established in the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. While DSHEA states that a dietary supplement "may not be represented for use as a conventional food," it doesn't say specifically what factors it considers as "representative." But in the draft guidance, the FDA listed factors such as packaging type, serving size and use of terms like drink and beverage as qualifications that could confuse consumers.
"In the draft guidance, for the first time, the FDA talked about the packaging—which is not discussed in DSHEA and is the exact opposite of statements made previously," said Steven Shapiro, partner at Ullman, Shapiro and Ullman, a New York-based law firm specializing in dietary supplements regulation. "Also, the amount of liquid [as a qualifying beverage characteristic] came totally out of left field."
According to Ivan Wasserman, partner at Mannatt, Phelps and Phillips law firm and expert on regulatory issues surrounding food and supplement labeling and advertising, "I think what happened is that consumers were going down convenience store beverage aisles and seeing beverages and liquid supplements that looked by quick glance to be the same types of products. Only on close inspection would they realize that one product was a conventional beverage and the other a dietary supplement. And that's if they knew the difference between the supplement facts and nutrition facts on a label."
Beyond consumer confusion, the main issue behind whether a product is considered a beverage or a liquid supplement is that beverage ingredients must be approved as food additives and given GRAS (generally recognized as safe) status, while supplement ingredients do not require the same approval. In short, supplement ingredients' structure/function claims do not equate to food and beverage ingredients' nutritional benefits. Some speculate the FDA set forth even stricter differentiating guidelines because drink manufacturers had been skirting the GRAS rules by classifying and marketing their products as supplements.
Still, some experts believe the FDA's action is too broad and restrictive. "If FDA has a direct concern—such as energy drinks—it should deal with that concern directly and not via a guidance that takes broad strokes that go beyond what I believe is entitled by DSHEA," Shapiro said. "If products are marketed and labeled correctly, they should be legal dietary supplements."
Shirapo also stressed that supplements and beverages are indeed different and should be regulated differently. "The reason why DSHEA was set up in the first place was to allow [structure/function] claims on ingredients that don't have nutritive value," Shapiro said. "If the FDA is trying to close the door on liquid dietary supplements and force these products into the category of liquid beverages, many won't fit. If this ends up pertaining to any product that has "significant" amount of liquid—and we don't know exactly how much "significant" means—there could be a whole host of products affected."
But it's just a recommendation …
It's important to note that the draft guidance is not law, but rather the FDA's expressed intention of how it will interpret a law, followed by an open public comment period designed to solicit consumer and industry opinion, as well as institutional research. However, it still carries impact: "The FDA has already cited the draft guidance in courtesy letters it has sent to one or two companies," Wasserman said.
"We understand that this is a draft guidance," Shapiro said. "This means the FDA either can take steps to finalize it, withdraw it—admitting that what they've said goes beyond what's allowed in DSHEA—or do nothing and leave it out there in limbo. But even if it's left out there, it still exists. And the longer a guidance exists, the more backing it could get. The FDA could build upon this in the future."
And building upon it could mean using it as a precedent for other supplement categories that might be mistaken for food products. "This is also a slippery slope into an argument against bars," Wasserman said. "There are a lot of supplement bars out there that otherwise look like general health bars. The FDA could use the same arguments, and certain supplement products could become illegal unless you reformulate them. You'd have to either repackage into smaller serving sizes or reformulate."
Shapiro agrees: "If the FDA says a product can't be a supplement if it comes in a can or bottle, it could also end up meaning a dietary supplement bar can't resemble a Milky Way," he said.
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In the meantime, it's not too late for manufacturers, trade associations, retailers and consumers to chime in, Shapiro said, even though the FDA had wanted all comments submitted by February 2010. "Whenever the FDA issues guidances, the affected industry should be prepared to comment," he said. "There's a reason why comments are required for guidances and regulations. Even now, up until the FDA takes further action, there's still a value in submitting."
Jason Sapsin, head of Denver-based law firm Polsinelli Shughart's national FDA/food/dietary supplement/cosmetic/drug/device practice, and former associate chief counsel for the FDA, agrees: "I almost always recommend engaging with the FDA," he said. "It's much easier for the agency to respond to industry and consumer needs if there are reliable, committed people in the marketplace willing to converse and contribute in good faith their experience and research."
However, ensuring an effective dialogue requires some give-and-take from both sides and an understanding of the other camp, Sapsin said. "On the industry's side, this means recognizing that the FDA is going to be relatively conservative because of its focus is on public health and safety," he said. "On the FDA's side, it means recognizing that the natural products industry is genuinely interested in enhancing consumers' quality of life and invested in learning about new products and ideas for healthier living."
And even though this draft guidance's future and significance is yet to be determined, retailers should be aware of its existence, Sapsin said. "There are two reasons why this is very important for retailers," he said. "First is the issue of perception. Retailers don't want to be found promoting products that are ultimately questioned because of labeling or formulation. Fairly or unfairly, these situations undermine consumer confidence in the retailer and in the industry. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, one of the greatest areas of differentiation among retailers is the customer service and support they provide—this is a key strength of the natural products retailing community. A retailer that really pays attention to customer education and uses its food and supplements knowledge to offer safe and easy-to-understand products is helping to create a healthy, loyal community around it."


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Middletown, Conn. - The Farmingdale State men's lacrosse team fell, 13-2, in a non-conference game at Wesleyan University on Tuesday afternoon. The Rams now stand at 4-3 on the season, while the Cardinals improved to 6-2.
Senior midfielder Aidan Daniell (Rye, NH) scored the first two goals of the game to quickly put Wesleyan ahead 2-0. Senior attack Graham Macnab (Winter Park, Fla.) scored an unassisted goal with 4:52 left in the first period and only 36 seconds later Niall Devaney (North Falmouth, Mass.) tallied a goal to increase the lead to 4-0.
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I drove all the way down to the Orange Family History Center. This was my worst day down there, ever!
First of all, my beloved first roll of film from the the 1901 Ireland census in Cork was mistakenly sent back, even after I had put a hold on it. So I have to get it back. (sigh)
I searched the entire second census roll on hold for age-appropriate Ellen McCarthys (nothing - but plenty of McCarthys and plenty of Ellens!). I also took note of a few Hurleys.
That first roll might have my age-appropriate Ellen McCarthy on it, so I have to get it back.
Then the roll I ordered for Kilmocomoge parish is the wrong one. Oh yes, it's got part of Kilmocomoge, but only the parts of the parish that lie in Bantry Rural and Bantry Urban District Electoral Divisions. The catalog does not give you that fine detail (another sigh). So I ordered two more rolls of film with the rest of Kilmocomoge parish on them. I need the Kealkill D.E.D. That's where John Hurley and Catherine Sullivan lived, maybe with their daughter Ellen!
I told the FHC that I would be happy to purchase film for them to just put in the permanent collection. It would spare me the grief of having to keep putting film on long-term hold. I don't know why they don't do that!
When you do this kind of research, you have to keep track of who does NOT match as well as who does. Because otherwise you'll forget if you've chased down a particular record or not. And that gets to be a huge job. Unfortunately I got sloppy keeping track of all the Ellen Hurleys. I need a break. (third sigh)
There is always the alternative of sending an Ellen Hurley research request to GRO. It's something like 4 Euro per lookup and 6 Euro if they make a copy of something in a register. It's far cheaper than spending 40-50 Euro per certificate through one of these online genealogy certificate services. It takes about six weeks, but they'll pound the pavement for you. The alternative is to scour all the LDS birth index rolls, but you have to order those rolls first. That could take weeks. Then you go through those and make a list of entries that match what you are looking for, and then you have to order the actual register film. That takes many more weeks. So GRO really does provide a great service!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Batting Zero today on the research!
I drove all the way down to the Orange Family History Center. This was my worst day down there, ever!
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McCarthys McCarthys everywhere!
I have a few notes about McCarthy relatives from cousin Michael and Uncle Denis, plus what cousin Jeanne passed on from Aunt Eileen. So I thought it was about time to start tracking down McCarthys in Granddad's family.
Cousin Michael said that Granddad's mom Margaret "had many sisters" and one "was called Ellen." So that was a start. I had Margaret McCarthy Collins' death record and had an approximate year of birth. In addition, the marriage record of Margaret McCarthy and Humphrey Collins says that her father's name was Cornelius. And I knew from the 1901 and 1911 census records that her mother's name was Mary. So that should be plenty to go on, right?
I started searching the Internet, and lo and behold, there is a lady named Leila descended from a McCarthy family in Lissane, like mine. Father's name was Cornelius. The mother's name was Mary Collins. A daughter Margaret was born 1862, which would have been close to the time Granddad's mom was born. She had a sister Ellen, born 1854. Okay, this sounded extremely promising!
I emailed Margaret at Skibbereen Heritage Centre and asked her to search the baptismals for McCarthys from Lissane. I emailed her information about the family tree I found on the Internet, and concluded with a smiley face and a "This should be easy!"
Famous last words. This all happened before I talked to Aunt Peg.
Aunt Peg said that sister Ellen was Ellen McCarthy Maher. And that her daughter Mary Maher used to babysit my mom when she was an infant. Hmmm.
I searched the 1911 census for Mahers. Sure enough, there is Ellen Maher in Maulbrack, with her husband Patrick and daughter Mary. But something was not quite right. This Ellen was only about 40 in 1911.
She and Patrick got married in 1903. And it looks like she died in 1931.
I panicked when I realized I might have sent Skibbereen Heritage Centre on a wild goose chase. I emailed Margaret as fast as I could - "WAIT! That's not the right Ellen McCarthy!"
I corresponded with Leila, and we swapped information. After looking at her family tree, I concluded that we must somehow be related, but we are somehow off by a generation. The names are so similar and the hometown is the same! But I need an Ellen McCarthy some 15-20 years younger than her Ellen McCarthy to fit my family profile. Our family trees must be tangled up together somehow!
On a good note, Margaret at Skibbereen Heritage Centre found the baptismal records of Humphrey Collins and at least some of his siblings, and also the marriage date of the parents. His father was Michael Collins and his mother was Ellen Driscoll.
Well now, on my USB drive I have a 1901 census record of an elderly Michael and Ellen Collins, with her niece staying with them. The niece is a Driscoll. They live very close by Humphrey and Margaret.
It's amazing, when you get one little piece of information, how so much can fall into place so quickly.
And thank God I have ancestors named Humphrey Collins. It's a rare name in Ireland, but not in my family. Thank you, ancestors, for naming at least a few of your children with rare names so I could track them down on the computer! :) I am drowning in Marys, Margarets, Ellens, Denises, and Daniels. It would be so nice to see an occasional Bridget. Or a Nora. A Sheila. A Bernadette. A Sean. How about some more Patricks? Anything!
In the meantime, I've done some initial lookups on the birth records of all the Ellen McCarthys born in Skibbereen and Dunmanway districts between 1865 and 1875. I've sent a list of 17 references from 1870 to 1874 off to the GRO, with instructions to look them up and send me only those matches with father = Cornelius and mother = Mary. (Sigh.)
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Sunday, October 4, 2009
Research Updates
I was able to find a birth record for Grandmom's uncle Daniel Collins for September 21, 1865, which definitively shows that Grandmom's paternal grandmother was Mary Mahoney (not Margaret).
I found the household of Grandmom's dad Denis Collins in Colomane East in the 1901 census. At the time his first wife Kate was still alive. Sister Johanna (Hannah) and mother Mary Mahoney Collins were living with them.
Grandmom's granddad Daniel Collins is definitely in Colomane East in Griffith's Valuation.
I poked around the 1901 census records, but without further information am utterly unable to identify which records are those of relatives. There are five McCarthy households in Upper Lissane and four Collins households in Lower Lissane. I am only certain of Granddad's household in Tooreen.
I got a nice stack of paper back from the Ireland GRO. I now have information about: Ellen Hurley Collins death, Humphrey Michael Collins death, Margaret McCarthy Collins death and that of her daughter, Margaret Collins; and Humphrey Michael Collins and Margaret McCarthy marriage. This last one was super-important because it had the name of Margaret McCarthy's father, which was Cornelius. Also of note is that Humphrey was living in Lower Lissane, while Margaret was living in Upper Lissane. This information has been updated in charts on the Collins website.
I thought that maybe Grandmom's uncle Daniel might have been married in the 1890's, and I tore through the GRO records looking for any marriage record that showed a Daniel Collins groom in which his father was Daniel, Denis, or Lawrence (Laurence). I am certain at this point that Grandmom's granddad was Daniel, but I thought I would look anyway. With a history of names like "Danny Den Larr" I wasn't sure what to expect. What a goose chase. The marriage records don't usually report the ages of the bride and groom, which makes this even more difficult. There is one Daniel, son of Daniel, married in 1892 in Rath, Skibbereen to Kate Sheehan. (Rath is sort of south of Skibbereen town, out on a peninsula.) Another one is married in February 1895 and says he is 28 years old; that would put him at 1867, about 17 months after the real birth date. The bride was Ann Driscoll.
One of the questions on my mind of course, is, what happened to the older brother of Denis Collins, Jeremiah (or William, as he may have gone by)? Why did he not stay on the Colomane East farm, as it was usually the eldest son who did this, and the younger ones left. It looks like he was a witness at the 1904 wedding of Denis and Ellen. I will probably never know why he left Colomane East.
I sent letters to people in Colomane, Colomane East, and Colomane West along with some genealogical documents asking them if they knew anything about Ellen Hurley and Denis Collins. One person actually responded, and thinks the Collins property was sold back as far as 1930. He believes the family moved to Castledonovan, then to Dunmanway, and thinks that people in Dunmanway might be able to help me. So that is still another lead I need to pursue.
I have a news clipping of a court proceeding in which Humphrey Mickey Collins and a "Mrs. Collins" testified. This was after 1906 (when Margaret McCarthy died) and before 1910, when Humphrey Mickey died, so this definitely looks like Granddad's dad. The question is, who was "Mrs. Collins?" It couldn't have been his wife, since she was already dead. I thought perhaps that she was his mother. A solicitor asked her when she was married, and she said something about how it was around the "year of the big snow." The solicitor then said that would be 1854. So I have to think how I am going to go about looking for marriage records from the mid-1850's.
All research is getting much more difficult now. I still have Ellen Hurley to track down. The McCarthys are a research project unto themselves. I thought at one point Uncle Denis said that Granddad had cousins named Maher, which I have not looked into at all.
It's getting to the point where I may have to wait until I have time to spend a few days in Dublin at the National Library so I can search Roman Catholic records.
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