Fwd: What a Joke

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From: John Tate
Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Subject: What a Joke
To: Liberty Activist <mark@rauterkus.com>




Dear Liberty Activist,

90 seconds.

That's how much of the first hour of tonight's GOP debate was given to Ron Paul.  90 measly seconds out of 3,600 seconds.

The remaining 3,510 seconds were spent with the other major candidates:

** Declaring their desire to start wars in Iran, Pakistan, and Syria;

** Rehashing their support for torture;

** Agreeing that President Obama has the right to unilaterally assassinate an American citizen without a court conviction;

** Explaining their plans to continue nation-building, policing, and occupying countries across the globe.

It literally made me sick watching the mainstream media once again silence the one sane voice in this election.  The one dissenter to a decade of unchecked war.  The one candidate who stands for true defense and actual constitutional government.

Ron Paul was silenced, in perhaps the most important debate of the cycle.

You have to ask yourself why.

I think I know the answer.  Both parties have perpetuated the foreign policy that is bankrupting our nation and tearing apart the world.

Both parties have started wars without proper congressional authorization.

Both parties have fabricated reasons for war.

Both parties' outrageous spending has taken us to the brink of disaster.

And if the other candidates on the stage tonight are to be believed, then there is only one candidate who would break the globalists' stranglehold over our foreign policy, our Treasury, and the lives of our family, friends, and neighbors in the armed forces.

Ron Paul could change history.  He could save our great nation from its own devastating policies of the past 10 years.

If his voice could be heard.

The media has once again BLACKED OUT Ron Paul.

Will you let it stand??

After almost two days, our Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb has raised $758,977.

No doubt, that is a powerful total.

But it is not enough.  I have met with our accountants and media team, and we have determined we must raise an additional $500,000 in the next 24 hours to be able to run the ads and mail the letters we need in the next 10 days.



I know $500,000 more is a lot to ask.

But you just saw what we are up against.

The policies of unlimited war, torture, and bankruptcy were given 3,510 seconds to be heard in one televised hour of tonight's foreign policy debate.

Ron Paul was given 90 seconds.

Peace was ignored.  A sane national defense policy was shut out.

Rational spending and our Constitution were thrown out the window.

Only you can help make this right.

We can complain all we want, but the reality is this: the other side wins this debate - and their foreign policy carries the day - unless Ron Paul can break through.

As Campaign Chairman Jesse Benton said in a press release issued immediately after the debate, "CBS News, in their arrogance, may think they can choose the next President.  Fortunately, the people of Iowa, New Hampshire, and across America get to vote and not the media elites."

But Ron Paul needs you to help him reach those voters and WIN this race.

Can I count on you tonight?

Can Ron count on you over the next 24 hours?

Please help us fight back by clicking HERE right now to donate.

I hope you are as fed up and outraged as I am. 

If you are, you will redouble your efforts to help Ron succeed on a night where the establishment did its best to shut out a veteran, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the leading spokesman for a strong national defense.


For Liberty,



John Tate
Campaign Manager

P.S. Ron Paul only received 90 seconds out of an entire televised hour of tonight's foreign policy debate to stand up for his common-sense views that would keep our nation safe and strong.

I'm sick and tired of media elites thinking they can control the election by deciding who the American people get to hear.

Our campaign is ready to strike back by taking Dr. Paul's message directly to the voters, but we need your help immediately to raise $500,000 in the next 24 hours to run more ads and mail more letters setting the record straight.

Please, if you're as angry as I am right now about the media's arrogance, click here to donate right away to the Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.










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New Cycling Races Announced for 2012 Saturday - a Racing Series

From: Chris Popovic

For those of you that missed the 2012 ACA Awards Banquet, the night was filled with fun, food, some great costumes and a few surprise announcements. I'd like to highlight one of those items that will bring more racing to the Bud Harris Cycling Track in 2012.

ACA Member, ABRA Founder and all-around cycling guy J.R. Petsko has agreed to assist the ACA in expanding our race schedule in 2012. J.R. will be running the ACA Saturday racing series that will include a minimum of ten (10) racing dates during our 22 week season. As many of you know, J.R. is the master of soul-crushing, yet fun race courses. The ACA is proud to have J.R.'s excitement and leadership with us as we go forward into our 41st of promoting bicycle racing in Western PA.

J.R. will be running five (5), count 'em five (5) individual race classes for the 10 race Saturday series. Race classes are:

• Race 1 - Juniors
• Race 2 - Men Cat 5
• Race 3 - Women Open
• Race 4 - Men 3/4
• Race 5 - Men 1/2/3

Additional details on the 10 Race Saturday Series are as follows:

• All races will be run independently. There will be no mixing of Juniors, Women, etc., unless of course the rider's license allows them to race in the respective class.
• Dates for the races are set on Saturdays from April to September. Get these on your race calendars now: 4/14, 5/12, 5/19, 6/2, 6/9, 6/30, 7/14, 8/4, 8/18, 9/1
• Races will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday morning through noon. Registration will be earlier of course.
• Race length and specific class times will vary depending upon weather, attendance, etc.
• Race formats will be left up to J.R. We're sure he'll get to express his devious side in coming up with interesting deviations on the standard 'round and 'round format.
• There will be a season pass available.
• Series Winners WILL earn an ABRA series Champion jersey plus other cash and prizes.
• Payout at each race depends on reg #'s for that day.
• Race costs will be similar to the ACA format or as close as we can budget.
• We are looking for officials and volunteers to help support the Saturday series. Please contact J.R. (jrpetsko@gmail.com) or myself (chrispopovic@gmail.com) if interested.
  

Note that we are still planning on repeating past Saturday events such as new rider clinics, women-specific clinics, a 100 lap race and others on the remaining Saturdays. Those races will be announced early next year.

Thank you J.R. for stepping in to help expand our series. 2012 is going to be a great year for racing in Western PA.

Chris Popovic, 2012 ACA President

You Wouldn't Know

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From: Ron Paul
Date: Friday, November 11, 2011
Subject: You Wouldn't Know



Dear Liberty Activist,

Tomorrow, my campaign is holding a Veterans Rally in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Tomorrow evening, there's another Presidential debate – and national security is the topic.

Liberty Activist, I'm sure you know just how important restoring a pro-American foreign policy and taking care of our veterans are to me.

Well, just minutes ago, I instructed my staff to extend today's Money Bomb through the rest of Veterans Day weekend.

You see, I believe this is perhaps our best opportunity of the entire campaign to show the American people exactly why I generate so much support among members of our military.

And I believe communicating that simple message is critical to my effort to WIN the Republican nomination for President.

If you only paid attention to the "mainstream" media, there are some critical facts you wouldn't know.

You wouldn't know I'm a military veteran myself – having served for five years during the turbulent 1960s.

You wouldn't know I've been called "a veteran's best friend" for spending years fighting to ensure our veterans get the benefits and the recognition they deserve.

You wouldn't know that while my opponents are raking in the cash from Wall Street fat cats, the top three organizations that employ my supporters are the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Air Force.   

In fact, I've received more contributions from members of the military than all the other Republican candidates for President – COMBINED!

And you wouldn't know that for months, poll after poll has consistently shown me within striking distance of first place in key early states.

Of course, complaining doesn't solve any of these problems.

Action does.  And that's why I'm counting on your IMMEDIATE help.    



If my Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb is a success, you and I can directly tell millions of more voters about my entire record, including my defense of our military – whether they're on or off the battlefield.

As President, changing how Washington treats our veterans will be a top priority of my administration.

Returning to a more conservative foreign policy that puts America's national security first will be another top priority.

America's military forces deserve better than to be used for nation-building or policing the world, so our troops understand I'll never put them in harm's way without a clear mission and the tools they need to succeed.

As President, I'll concentrate on securing OUR border, rather than the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

And I will honor the promises our government made to our men and women in uniform when they return home.

But I need your support to help my campaign bypass the media and explain all these things directly to the voters.

If you haven't yet done so, please contribute to my campaign's Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.

And please be as generous as you can.

Your contribution will help me send a message directly to the voters that I believe will be critical to my efforts to WIN the Republican nomination.

Thanks so much for your support.

For Liberty,



Ron Paul

P.S. Just minutes ago, I instructed my staff to extend today's Money Bomb through the rest of Veterans Day weekend.

You see, I believe this is perhaps our best opportunity of the entire campaign to show the American people exactly why I generate so much support among members of our military.

If you haven't yet done so, please contribute to my campaign's Veterans Day Weekend Money Bomb.

And please be as generous as you can.





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2011 Students For Liberty PGH Regional Conference tomorrow

http://politicalconferences.org/2010/11/pittsburgh/

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=127949497298234

Tomorrow, Sat Nov 12 @ William Pitt Student Union from 9AM to 8PM

This is shaping up to be a great event - over 76 registrations and 30 maybe's.

Students are even coming from 4 hours away!

Even if you can't make the whole day, please stop by when you can, check out some presentations, load up on goodies and meet David Boaz and all the enthusiastic young activists!

Hope to see you there!
-Dave P



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Fw: 11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler

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Date: 11 Nov 2011 18:33:01 -0000

To: <mark@rauterkus.com>

Subject: 11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler

	11-11-11 Special Newsletter from Chris Chandler This is the special annual   1 month   1 day edition of the M.U.S.E. .A.N.D. .W.H.I.R.L.E.D. .R.E.T.O.R.T.   But first! The New album Matadors is done! You can get your copy right here! Click on the picture   or paste http://www.celticartstudio.com/store/benoit-cds/ And now enough of the crass commercial announcements it is time for my favorite annual newsletter.   Hey everybody,   Seven Come Eleven.   It's that time of the year again. This year it is 11-11-11.   I have been sending out a special edition of this news letter once a year for a decade  – starting with 01-01-01.  It has been a fun annual tradition for me.   Please feel my forward it on to friends on 11-11-11.   I am sad to say that this will be the second to the last  of these annual special edition news letters – as I look to 12 - 12 -12  as the final one…   Well, unless someone between now and then ads a month to the calendar and we have a 13-13-13.   But hey – it has happened before – twice – I mean why do you think "OCT"ober is the tenth month and "DEC" ember is the 12th?   Well….   That is because Julius Caesar wanted a month named for himself – and  he got it: July.  And then not to be out done Augustus Cesar wanted one to and we got August.   So there is a precedence - It could happen - and who am I to speculate?   So HERE WE GO,   11-11-11   Eleven.   Seven Come Eleven.   She is a beauty of a number. I mean if just to look at… two parallel lines reaching to the heavens, yet firmly rooted to the ground.  She is the same if turned upside down or if viewed in a mirror – or both.   Sideways, she is a ladder.   She is the first three Syllable number.  The next would Seventeen.   For once, I will not get into arguments with the negative number crowd on this one because the word negative itself is a three syllable word.   In this "E-Lev-Un" has no competition even the obscure esoteric kind. She is the first three syllable number.   She is the first two digit Prime Number (unless you count negative 11)   Eleven… she is a beautiful las.   We count in base ten – because (As I have said on many occasions) because we have ten fingers.   Eleven is the first number that you can not count on your fingers. She is the moment when we – as ten fingered humans - burst beyond our physical bodies and discover a world that is more than our selves.   The discovery of eleven is a pivotal moment in human evolution –   THE moment…   The gateway moment…   The moment when we realize we are not the center of the universe – that there is a world beyond ourselves that is countable – but to do so we have to reach beyond our very human-ness.   The concept of eleven represents us entering the puberty of our reign as the dominant species.   At eleven, we have entered the awkward years… we have put on  the training bra of human awareness…   OK, my mother is dead and I can say these things…   I lost my virginity at age eleven.     I smoked my first cigarette then. I experimented with drugs then too… yes. I was that guy…  who changed his shoe size as often as changing gears in an 18 wheeler going down a mountain road.   I am the same size now as I was then.   5'-8' and 120 lbs… I was huge… The sixth grade class was mine!   At eleven, I ran away from home in Stone Mountain Georgia -  bound for New Orleans.  I know these days that is an early age.   I got picked up by an Alabama cop and taken home to Georgia. My inevitable wanderlust would be delayed.   Years passed… 11 of them….   When my nephew turned eleven, I thought, "Oh, …I am going to be the cool uncle… I am going to sit him down and talk frankly to my nephew… about drugs and sex and rock and roll. Wine women and song."  Not of course to encourage him to do that – but to let him know he was soon going to be exposed to such things… to let him know that I would be his go to guy if and when such an incident transpired.   I did so… It was Christmas Eve.  I told him about my life at eleven….That I had done drugs and quit.  I had been there.   I told my tale with all of its misgivings – carving out each misgiving with all the details attendant.   He said nothing…   He sat slack jawed underneath the blinking Christmas decorations that were the hallmark of my family experience.   Twilight fell.   Santa Claus came.   We all rejoiced as my mother prepared breakfast.  Christmas breakfast,,,   The entire family gathered round… Formal… Aunts… Uncles…. Cousins… My grandmother…   He, the only "child" at the table (Eleven) was naturally the center of attention…   "So Steve-O How did you like the presents – was Santa Good to you?"   He answers, (I am not making this up)  "Yes, Santa was good,.. But…   "Chris told me I should run away from home and start doing drugs…."   Abject silence.   Eleven…   I am sure this newsletter will make this Thanksgiving with my family interesting…   Oh where was I?   Eleven…   The puberty of human existence…   Eleven has no center (sorry 5  and a half) she sits catawampus – bending the rails of the abacus.   One one – or as the Rastafarians call it -  Eye and Eye. Eleven.   Perhaps it is no coincidence that it was indeed Apollo 11 that landed the first humans on the moon.   By the way a rocket must travel at 11 km per second to get out ot the earth's atmosphere.   99 minus 88.   Eleven… she is a beautiful las.   She is salty – the atomic number of Sodium.   The phrase "The eleventh hour" comes from the fact that this is a holiday.    Veterans Day.   The Treaty of Versailles ending the Great War was signed at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.   We in the US call it Veterans day. But in Europe, Canada and Austalia it is Armistice day, or remembrance day.    We were only in the Great War for a few months so for us it is not as ominous. But when you go to our neighbor in the north and you see those monuments – especially in the small towns – the smaller the town the taller the monument – the number of names is overwhelming.   It's like descending into the American Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC.   Names upon names – you can almost hear the commander shouting. "Send in the Canadians."   The Great War ended on November 11, 1918 with a terrible armistice that only lasted 22 years. (2 times 11)  Then, the Great War changed her name to the diminutive: World War One.    World War Two is often abbreviated with Roman Numerals – which makes it look like World War 11.   Eleven.   77 divided by 7   In the year 11 AD Jesus Christ was well… 11.   After Judas turned out to be a fink… we had only eleven Apostils.   Jesus was seen eleven times after he resurrected.   Now THIS is not a classic Mel Brooks Gag:  There are actually Eleven Commandments.   There are eleven statements in the Bible texts of the traditional Ten Commandments. Roman Catholics combine the first two statements into one and the Protestants combine the last two in order to arrive at the number ten.   How to number the Ten Commandments was a major issue during the Protestant Reformation.   Eleven: 3 and 2/3 times 3   Ben Hurr, Titanic and Lord of the Rings all received 11 Oscars.   There are eleven people on a soccer and field hockey pitch.   Eleven on a football Grid and eleven on Cricket field.   Eleven was the number worn by  Sparkey Anderson, Carl Hubbell, Norm Van Broklin,,  Joe Kapp,  Phil Simms, Steve Spurrier, Yao Ming, Issah Thomas and,  Mark Messier,   In cards, the Ace can be counted as 11 or 1 – depending on which is more advantageous to the players.   Eleven: the 5th smallest Prime number (unless you count negative numbers)   In a 12 Step Program Step ELEVEN is a step of meditation and courage   The deepest point of the ocean floor is 11km at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.   Eleven 5 plus 6   The Band, Harry Connick JR, The Smithereens, and Ryan Adams have all released Albums titled "Eleven." I assume in each case it was their eleventh album.  My eleventh Album was called: American Storyteller Volume II.   Which kind of looks like American Storyteller Volume Eleven   "This Amp Goes to eleven" was one of the most memorable gags in the Iconic film "Spinal Tap."   Seven – Eleven decided not to change its name to simply 24 when it went from being open from 7 AM to 11 PM to just being open all the time.   There were eleven pipers piping.  Perhaps they were Peruvian street musicians.   The Canadian Maple Leaf has eleven Points representing the 10 Provinces Plus the Monarchy.   The Canadian Dollar Coin has eleven sides (a hendecagon) and The Clock on Canadian Currency reads eleven O'Clock.   Aquarius is the 11th Zodiac sign.   And finally, it was American Flight 11 that flew into the twin Towers (which looked remarkably like the number eleven) on September the 11th 2001   No, I don't want to leave you with such an ominous thought.   It is eleven that gives us hope – and leads us into the future.  It is the gateway number.    The Phrase "Seven come Eleven."  is a wish for hope.   It comes from the game of craps: The first roll is indeed the "come roll," and you are hoping for a 7 or an 11, both winners.   Your bet on this roll is called the "come-bet."   So on this 11-11-11 – likely the only one in our life-time:    I say to you: "Seven Come Eleven."     ********************** A.N.N.O.U..N.C.M.E.N.T.S. The new CD is done!  If you would like to get your copy please click here:   Pauli and I are still up in the North West with a few more shows.  After that he heads for Asia and I return to Oakland. ******************************** Occupy! Check out this video from the new album: http://youtu.be/ilExjbNj5HY   New Videos coming very soon! Including 4 more for David Rovics   ********************************** Please check out Jen's website a very good choice for Christmas: www.celticartstudio.com ************************************** As you may know I won the 2011 Ameri-Cymru Eisteddfod in LA this year. Here is an announcement and request from the organizers:   Hi, my name is Ceri Shaw and I run the AmeriCymru Welsh American social networking site. We organize an event each year, in conjunction with the MLMEF ( see below )  called the West Coast Eisteddfod. We held the 2011 event at the Barnsdall Art Center in Hollywood and we were both pleased and honored to welcome Chris Chandler as a competitor in our live Poetry and Storytelling events. He won both! And next year we want to invite him back as a competition judge and as a performer in our Grand Opening Concert.   Events cost money and, since we are Welsh, we run everything on a shoestring ( we've been broke since before the end of the Roman Empire ) BUT we are not asking for donations.   ALL WE WANT IS YOUR VOTE! Please read the blurb below and discover how, in just a few seconds, you can help us win $25,000 to help fund the West Coast Eisteddfod 2012.   This doesn't cost you a penny, will only take a few moments and you can really help us out by doing something quick and easy! We have only two weeks to make it, PLEASE vote for us and help us get there! http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/263243673-mlmef Make sure you vote by hitting the big, green VOTE button, not just like the charity or the page.   http://www.facebook.com/gaabriel.becket and let me know! ******************************* H.E.R.E.S. .D.A. .D.A.T.E.S. Thursday, November 10, 20119:00 PM Seattle, WA special CD release party Egan's Ballard Jam House 1707 NW Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 phone: 206-789-1621 Website: www.ballardjamhouse.com Friday, November 11, 20117 PM Vashon Island, WA The Roasterie, 19529 Vashon Hwy., S.W. Vashon Island, WA 98070 phone: 206-463-9800 Website: tvicr.com/ Located in the center of Vashon Island, WA at the corner of Vashon Hwy., SW & Cemetery Road. We're just a short ferry ride from Seattle in the heart of Puget Sound in the scenic Pacific Northwest. From the north end ferry dock heading south, we're at the 2nd stop sign. Sunday, November 13, 20118 PM Olympia, WA The Tall House Arts Consortium Presents with special guests Citizen Band The Royal 311 Capitol Way North Olympia, WA 98501 phone: (360) 705-0760 Website: www.facebook.com/people/Royal-Olympia/100000219743514 Sunday, November 20, 20118:00 Decatur, GA Spoken Word Feature Java Monkey 205 E Ponce de Leon Decatur, GA 30030 phone: (404) 378-5002 Website: www.javamonkeydecatur.com Sunday, December 18, 20119:00 PM Sebastopol, CA Northbay Poetry Feature Hopmonk Tavern 230 Petaluma ave Sebastopol, CA 95472 Website: www.hopmonk.com NORTHBAY POETRY SLAM Web Site http://www.hopmonk.com		RELEASES: Matadors more releases EVENTS: November 2011 Friday, November 11th 7 PM The Roasterie, Vashon Island WA 98070 Call 206-463-9800 for more details Saturday, November 12th 8 PM with Kathy Jonas and Pat Butler Matrix Cffee House Chehalis WA 98532 Call 360.740.0492 for more details Sunday, November 13th 8 PM The Tall House Arts Consortium Presents with special guests Citizen Band The Royal Olympia WA 98501 Call (360) 705-0760 for more details Sunday, November 20th 8:00 Spoken Word Feature Java Monkey Decatur GA 30030 Call (404) 378-5002 for more details December 2011 Sunday, December 18th 9:00 PM Northbay Poetry Feature Hopmonk Tavern Sebastopol CA 95472 more events FEATURED LINKS: Paul Benoit more links
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Fwd: 11/11/11 - Get your camera ready for One Day on Earth

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Subject: 11/11/11 - Get your camera ready for One Day on Earth


Español en la final del mensaje

Hi One Day on Earth Members,

It is almost 11/11/11 - so you know what that means -- WE WILL FILM THE
WORLD TOGETHER!

I wanted to remind you of a couple things before the big day:

1) Everything you submit must be filmed on Friday, 11/11/11
2) Our homepage will have an "uploader" for you to submit directly to us
   starting Nov. 12th.
3) To be part of the Archive, you have 30 days to upload or send footage
4) Edited or raw footage is okay to submit.
5) Check out this page for more guidelines:
   http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/participate

There are many topics being filmed on 11/11/11. Feel free to check out our
group pages for some inspiration:
http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/find-a-group

We also need your help documenting pregnancy, childbirth and newborns.
These stories and the diversity of the experience are so important that on
11/11/11 we ask: if you know someone that is expecting, and interested in
documenting their day, please contact us: litman@onedayonearth.org

Also, we are still looking to find participants in Grenada, Antigua
and Barbuda - feel free to refer a friend!

On that note, thanks so much for being part of this project. We'll be
excited to incorporate as many 11/11/11 videos into the Global Screening in
February, which you can read about below:

http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/global-screening

Happy 11/11/11 !

Brandon, Kyle and the One Day on Earth Team

***Please tell you friends via Facebook and Twitter that you are filming with
One Day on Earth on 11/11/11




Hola Miembros Un Día en la Tierra,

Ya es casi el día 11/11/11 - así que ya sabes lo que eso significa - VAMOS
A FILMAR EL MUNDO JUNTOS!

Queremos recordarles un par de cosas antes del gran día:

1) Todo lo que nos envíes debe ser filmado el Viernes, 11/11/11.
2) Nuestra página web tendrá un "cargador" para que nos envíes tus
   videos directamente a partir del 12 de Noviembre.
3) Para formar parte del Archivo, tendrás 30 días para cargar o enviar tu
   material.
4) Puedes presentar imágenes editadas o en crudo.
5) Visite esta página para obtener más instrucciones:
   http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/participate

Hay muchos temas que serán filmados en 11/11/11. No dude en
visitar nuestras páginas de grupos para  encontrar un poco de inspiración:
http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/find-a-group

También necesitamos tu ayuda para documentar embarazos, partos y recién
nacidos. Estas historias y la diversidad de la experiencia son tan
importantes que en 11/11/11 te pedimos: si conoces a alguien que está a la
espera de un bebé, y está interesada en documentar su día, por favor póngase
en contacto con nosotros: litman@onedayonearth.org

Muchas gracias por formar parte de este proyecto. Estaremos entusiasmados
en incorporar el mayor número de videos del 11/11/11 en la Proyección
Global  en Febrero. Puedes leer acerca de la Proyección Global a\
continuación:
http://www.onedayonearth.org/page/global-screening

Feliz 11/11/11!

Brandon, Kyle y  el equipo de Un Día en la Tierra

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The Last Call: Second Protest Announced from Mike F

From: Mike Ference


PRESS RELEASE

For more information, contact:

Mike Ference

412-233-5491

mike@ferencemarketing.com


Pittsburgh, PA — November 10, 2011 — On December 5, 2011, well-known local activist Mike Ference will stage the second in a series of "Last Call" protests targeting local institutions and individuals tied to cases involving the abuse of children and young adults. The protest will take place at 10:00 AM in front of the Allegheny County Detectives Bureau in Dormont.

 

Ference is targeting the bureau for failing to take action after he presented detailed information about alleged clergy sex abuse, cover-ups and other criminal behavior to them several years ago. "Detectives Dennis Logan and Keith Andrews basically blew me off. They weren't the least bit interested in asking me any questions or following up on anything," Ference says.

 

He adds that Assistant District Attorney Laura Ditka also showed little interest, although she did help him secure the police report on the attempted murder of his son in 1989 — the event that inspired him to begin his work as an activist. Ference says he had been unable to obtain the report directly from the McKeesport Police Department, and that then-McKeesport Mayor Jim Brewster remained reluctant to release the files, even though they are considered public record.

 

Ference initially began investigating the attempted murder of his son because he felt the case had been botched and prematurely closed by the McKeesport police. William Scully, then Public Safety Director in Clairton, gave Ference notes on the case and encouraged him to continue investigating on his own. A central issue was whether the shooter had been sexually abused and encouraged to study the occult by a local Catholic priest. In more than two decades of work since then, Ference has uncovered and written about numerous related tales of child sexual abuse and cover-ups in the region.

 

"What has happened in the Mon Valley is every bit as disturbing as Cardinal Bernard Law's cover-up in the Boston Archdiocese and the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case unfolding at Penn State," Ference says. "What I've found again and again during my investigations is that such abuse can't happen without various community stakeholders 'looking the other way.' My Last Call protests are an effort to expose some of the individuals and institutions we need to hold responsible."

 

Ference's December 5 protest will concentrate on one specific report of clergy sex abuse, cover-up, and possible intimidation by persons associated with the Pittsburgh Diocese. Based on an interview and email exchanges with the alleged victim, telephone conversations with the victim's parents and interviews with other individuals in community, Ference summarizes the case as follows:

           

In 1988, former Catholic priest John Wellinger fed drugs and alcohol to an 18-year-old college student from the University of Pittsburgh at the student's apartment. According to the victim, Wellinger also gave him a "Mickey" which knocked him out for several hours. Upon waking, the youth called 911, ran down his apartment steps and met the Pittsburgh EMS squad at the bottom. The EMS took him to the emergency room of Presbyterian University Hospital, now part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The young man was given a bed. Wellinger followed him to the hospital and into his room. The victim asked Wellinger to get his nurse. When the nurse entered the room, the young man informed the nurse that Wellinger was the person who harmed him. The nurse ushered Wellinger out. The parents of the victim were summoned, but the victim claims that he was never seen or treated by a doctor and that the police were not called.

 

Ference also quotes from emails sent to him by the alleged victim: "My dad did report Wellinger's behavior. Did you forget the excommunication letter he received from the diocese that I told you about? Did you forget about my dad being forced off the rectory grounds by West Mifflin police? Or maybe you forgot that I told the nurse in the ER that night that a priest did this to me. Or maybe you forgot how my family was ostracized from the neighborhood. We weren't quiet, Mike. We were ignored. Just like you and everyone else. I was abused."

 

In correspondence with Rita Flaherty from the Pittsburgh Diocese, Ference has been told that the Diocese is not aware of any allegations concerning this individual. In an email dated November 9, 2011, Flaherty writes:

 

"If someone has come to you with information that they have been abused, please have them contact me directly at 412-456-3060 or through our hotline number 1-888-808-1235. We would want to meet with that person and hear their story first hand and see what assistance we could provide to them. After dealing with the person directly, we follow our policies of reporting any alleged abuse involving a minor (no matter how old the alleged victim is now) to the appropriate civil authorities in the area where the abuse allegedly occurred. It is certainly my desire to assist any victim of abuse with their healing to the best of my ability."

 

Ference says this email represents a positive change from the "deny, stonewall, cover-up and hush up" tactics that he has found to be common in cases involving clergy. However, he also feels the time for patience and gradual change is long past. "For two decades I have called on certain institutions and individuals to come forward and take responsibility for their roles — active or passive — in child sex abuse," he explains. "This is the last call — those who don't do the right thing will be 'outted' at a series of protests where I will publicize incriminating details from my 22-year investigation. Abusers who have harmed children and those who knowingly covered up the crimes will be named — I want everyone in our community to know who the bad guys are."

 

Additional protests are in the planning stage. Ference says UPMC Hospital in Oakland is a likely site because of its ties to the clerical abuse case discussed above. He is also considering the police departments and municipal buildings of McKeesport, Clairton, and West Mifflin, due to their involvement in the mishandled investigation of the attempted murder of his son. District Attorney Stephen Zappala's office and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette were also mentioned as stakeholders who have been more interested in protecting the church hierarchy than punishing abusers and defending children.

 

Ference says, "apparently in western PA the rules to protect children do not apply."

 

For more information on the December 5 protest or other upcoming events, call Mike Ference at 412-233-5491, or email mike@ferencemarketing.com.

 


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First water polo players at Westinghouse. Historic!

Fwd: Three Rivers Film Festival: Battle for Brooklyn this weekend!

From: Melissa McSwigan


As part of the 30th annual Three Rivers Film Festival, the documentary film Battle for Brooklyn will be screened this Saturday, November 12 at 7:30 pm at the Harris Theater (downtown).  The filmmakers are scheduled to appear and there will be a panel discussion with Rob Pfaffmann following the screening.  Given the Civic Arena and other preservation issues, I thought this would be of interest!


Here is a short summary from Pop City:

On Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m., Brooklyn-based director-editor team Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley will be in town to present their new award-winning documentary, Battle for Brooklyn, which will be followed by a panel discussion featuring local architect Rob Pfaffmann. Shot over seven years and compiled from 500 hours of footage, Battle for Brooklyn chronicles the very public and passionate fight waged by owners and residents facing condemnation of their property to make way for the controversial Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build skyscrapers and a new NBA basketball arena in the heart of Brooklyn. Described as a "gripping David and Goliath story," the film examines issues surrounding eminent domain, historic preservation and the use of public dollars to support private development.

For the Post-Gazette review (scroll down):
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11314/1188687-120-0.stm
"Battle for Brooklyn" is illuminating, inspiring, discouraging and even predictable -- funny how those promised local jobs never materialize -- and a movie for our times.






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PSU predictions N@

Do the victims expand (be it at a much smaller measure) to include the 55 men on the football team today, and the 20 woman volleyball squad in 2014 if $20-M evaporates at PSU because of an abrupt removal of people due to a wicked backlash?

It is an honest question.

An airplane pilot can be pulled out of the drivers seat because a co pilot some years ago became an accused rapist. But there is a full plane of different people still in flight. Auto pilot can't land that jumbo jet with confidence. We have time, space and relationship problems and these matters need to be measured in real time.

My guess is Jo Pa is in the press box on Saturday in Nebraska and is not on the sidelines or even in the stadium the final two regular season games. He will get to talk to the team a few more times. He will get to game prep with film and such. All the assistants will be gone after the regular season. A bowl game might be declined. Who in the world hires the next staff is for another day.

The Clean Rivers Campaign needs your help this Wednesday the 9th at at 5pm at the IBEW Hall on Hot Metal Street in the South Side.

Do you want a say in the largest infrastructure project this area has ever seen?

Do want to create GREEN, family-sustaining jobs?

The Clean Rivers Campaign needs your help this Wednesday the 9^th at at 5pm at the IBEW Hall on Hot Metal Street in the Southside.

 

The campaign is organizing citizens into our project but we need to show larger community interest in the issue at this event this Wednesday.

 

We plan to have 100 people at press event at 5pm in the hall (since rain is predicted that day.) Folloing the press event starting at 6:00pm is an ALCOSAN Town Hall meeting where they will lay out the plan they have to fix the sewers.

The KEY POINTS of this issue:

1-      Federal law and Federal court enforcement requires us to fix the sewers that put raw sewage into our rivers;

2-      ALCOSAN has spent years developing a plan for this fix that the clean rivers campaign believes creates the least number of jobs (both construction and permanent maintenance) and does nothing to make our communities more livable. They want to dig deep tunnels to store the sewage when stormwater comes and treat it in expanded facilities.

3-      The plan that ALCOSAN has is not affordable by the standards set by the Federal EPA. The tunnels would cost at least $4 billion and the EPA says we can afford about $2 billion. In earlier meetings (tho not in the series of Town Hall meetings already held in the last 2 weeks) ALCOSAN has said this means their plan will be rejected in January 2013 when it is submitted and that years more will be required to renegotiate the deal with the EPA.

4-      At our press conference Wednesday the 9^th at 5pm the Clean Rivers Campaign will announce that we want to help ALCOSAN get a new deal with the EPA that reduces the sewer overflows significantly but also prioritizes getting the most number of construction and permanent maintenance jobs as well as the using the most green infrastructure as we can to both reduce the amount of stormwater that goes into the sewers as well as significantly improving the communities with trees, permeable parking lots and roads, green roofs and things that have proven to raise property values and bring business districts back to life.

 

We believe that unless the public sees us getting the most jobs and community improvements, there will be an outraged negative reaction to this whole deal that will make moving forward on fixing the sewers impossible.

The key issue: Voting for school board members

Great election day article:

The key issue: Voting for school board members: The key issue: Voting for school board members
Changes needed in pupil performance
Sunday, November 06, 2011
By Harold D. Miller

Tuesday is Election Day, and the most important vote you cast will be for people you almost never hear about: the members of your local school board.

[WTP] Schulz Returns to Wall Street -- Constitution Is Heard -- Endorse your approval

November 6, 2011 

Schulz Returns to Wall Street

The Constitution Is Heard

Endorse your approval at www.OccupyTheConstitution.org

On Wednesday, November 2 at 7pm, the Constitution had a notable event at Occupy Wall Street.

Bob Schulz and Judith Whitmore were first to address the OWS General Assembly on the steps of Liberty Plaza to present a "report back" on the OWS Constitution Working Group.  The group was initiated by Bob on October 8, to give the Constitution a voice among those seeking to define and solve our Nation's problems.

On this night, speaking to about 1,500 occupiers using the "People's Mic" method, they reported the fact that the Constitution Working Group had produced a Statement of Beliefs and posted it on a new domain www.OccupyTheConstitution.org.

The setting of the park has changed considerably.  For revolutionary buffs, the scene somehow reminds of Washington's encampment at Valley Forge. All available space is now taken up with tents, huddled together, except for information and media areas, the food line and a narrow aisle to access these.  We are told generators have been removed by the police and one wonders how the occupiers can or will endure the winter weather.

We offer a written "re-enactment" of exactly what was said. Imagine yourself there, repeating every few words, with hundreds of others, so those behind you could receive and transmit the message. The "people's mic" is how the occupiers communicate without a PA system.

Yells Bob: "HI, I'M BOB!....." (assembly repeats)

Yells Judith: "HI, I'M JUDITH!....(assembly repeats) THANK YOU..(etc) FOR ALL YOU DO! (etc)"

Bob: "THE CONSTITUTION WORKING GROUP..OF OCCUPY WALL STREET..HAS PRODUCED...THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT OF BELIEFS..AS A PLATFORM..FOR RECOMMENDED FUTURE ACTIONS..TO SOLVE THE NATION'S PROBLEMS... INCLUDING..BAILOUTS..CORPORATE PERSONHOOD..WAR..UNSOUND MONEY...AND DEBT." 

Judith: "THE CONSTITUTION WORKING GROUP...ASKS THAT THESE BELIEFS..NOW BE CONSIDERED..BY ALL PEOPLE...IN AND OUT OF THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT..PONDER THESE..AND MAKE KNOWN YOUR APPROVAL..

Bob: "THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS...IS NOW POSTED...AT WWW.OCCUPYTHECONSTITUTIONL.ORG (there are cheers with this announcement)...GO THERE...STUDY IT... SIGNIFY YOUR APPROVAL...

Judith: "THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO HEAR...FROM MILLIONS OF US..UNITED IN PURPOSE AND SPIRIT...WE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...WE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE..WE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE...WE ARE FREE! .....WE ARE FREE! ...... WE ARE FREE!

Bob: "WE HAVE COPIES OF THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS HERE FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE ONE. THANK YOU."

There was applause. Bob and Judith were then surrounded by very appreciative people who wanted a copy and volunteered to help pass them out to the crowd. New people joined the Constitution Working group, including two law school students. 

The Voice of the Constitution was heard.  It felt GOOD and RIGHT.

One woman said with tears in her eyes: "I have been here since September and this is what I had hoped for."

NEXT STEPS: WHAT NOW?

We invite you to go to www.OccupyTheConstitution.org , an online "kiosk," to signify your approval of the Statement of Beliefs by giving an electronic signature.

Know that the Constitution has the power to unite People under a single umbrella of shared Principles regardless of what party one may belong to or whom one may vote for.

Most importantly, know that the Constitution protects and embodies many Rights and powers possessed by the People, some well known, others long-forgotten, that hold the promise -- should we successfully organize and wield such powers en masse, to redirect the future course of events and peaceably hold government accountable for the dark violations of our Constitution which are the root cause of all that now ails America.

Please take the time to blast, post, tweet and talk about the Statement of Beliefs.

It is statement of common Principles.  It is a statement of shared Beliefs. It is a restatement and recognition of the vision and concept for Earthly governance held by our Founders many years ago. Critically, if enough of We the People rally to its call, it will become the working Platform by which the People will once again assert their Natural Sovereignty over their servant governments to cleanse and correct that which has brought endless wars, economic disintegration and untold human tragedy to our Republic.

Encourage People to sign. Millions ought to. Millions must if we expect the Banks, Corporations and Politicians to be attentive and responsive.

The Statement of Beliefs is the Platform from which the Free People of America will launch First Amendment Petitions for Redress, formally Instructing our elected officials to end their certain, and continuing violations of the Constitution.

The Instructions will be rooted in the requirements and prohibitions scribed within the Constitution and designed to be served on the President, Congress, State Legislatures, Mayors and other local government officials.

The Instructions will include facts showing the violations.

The Instructions will offer a constitutional pathway to peaceful, viable solutions for what ails America now.

The People will learn that Acts of Government by our elected officials, outside the strict and very limited written authorities of Law within the Constitution are simply unlawful.  If it isn't in writing, government CANNOT DO IT.

We the People may have been guilty of inattention and/or negligence allowing elected officials to stray from the dictates of the Constitution, but we are waking up en masse and still possess vast Powers and Rights to hold government accountable.

If there are enough of us, we will peacefully do whatever it takes to restore constitutional governance in America and get this Nation back on track.

The domain www.OccupyTheConstitution.org will maintain a narrow focus, serving as a "kiosk" where the people will go to read nothing but the Statement of Beliefs and each Instruction/Petition and signify their approval.

Your country needs you. Will you answer the Call?

WORD TRAVELS FAST

Remarkably, within twelve hours (by 8 AM the next morning), Karl Denniger, a well known entrepreneur and financial/economic analyst, posted a potent article about the Statement of Beliefs.

On his popular website www.Market-Ticker.org (see the article "OWS Constitution Working Group"), Denninger posted the entire Statement of Beliefs, made reference to certain Founding Fathers and challenged the Tea Party and others to rally around the Principles articulated in the Statement as they set course to solve the intractable problems plaguing our nation.

Here's exactly what Denninger had to say, following his repost of the OWS Working Group's Statements of Belief:

 

Where are those alleged bomb-throwing anarchists eh?

Yes, this is one of many working groups and has no force of consensus in the form of having passed a General Assembly.

Yet.

But this ought to make those of you who have claimed that the "Occupy" movement is somehow intended to remove our Constitution and replace it with Marxism (or worse) sit down and smell the coffee.

Why not tea?  Because the so-called Tea Party couldn't be bothered to put this at the forefront of what they stood for.  They turned into "Guns" (that one's actually in the Constitution), "Gays" (uh, that's not, and in fact is exactly the opposite of what the tea party claims in this regard!) and "God" (uh, again, First Amendment; freedom of religion is not we choose, you obey when it comes to religion is it?)

The flame-out you've seen among those who claim to be in the linear descendant chain of Sam Adams' political thought comes from the fact that they couldn't be bothered to actually call a general strike.  To actually interrupt commerce so as to protest taxation.  To engage in proportional response to the looting that has taken place -- for instance, by handing out fliers in front of every TBTF bank branch across the country asking people to boycott and naming their admitted crimes (you have so many to pick from and the best part of choosing from the ones admitted to is that it's in their own words!) and more.  In short, to do as Sam Adam s did, and believe not in the tired old divisive politics of BS and hate but rather to focus on The Constitution and its restoration.

Hell, among so-called "Tea Party" folks I can't recall any, other than a handful of bloggers (myself and FedUp included) who have called for or participated in any sort of direct action.  We have a few over on Tickerforum sporting American Flags next to their names -- they have participated in some sort of peaceful and lawful direct demonstration.  But where are the so-called "Tea Party" on this score? 

Absent, that's where.

So into the vacuum steps "Occupy Wall Street", and out of the Constitution working group comes this.  Not bomb-throwing anarchy, not some sort of wild proposal to re-write The Constitution to be a leftist, Marxist dream ticket, but an actual statement of principles that is fully in concordance with SAM ADAMS, THOMAS JEFFERSON and the rest of those who were part of the REAL Tea Party.

If you recall when I first started blogging about "OWS" I pointed out that there was about a two week period where I hadn't written anything as I was feeling my way around the edges of what this movement really was -- doing my own investigation, my own background work.  Since that time I've been a supporter predicated on it being a lawful exercise of one's Constitutionally-recognized rights.

I also pointed out that there was real risk in this movement -- that the people there had gotten the "who dunnit" right, but that most of them didn't understand how it happened.  This is not surprising; the "how" is difficult and those who did the scamming made it intentionally so. 

Well, this Statement of Beliefs is not the end of the debate as to whether OWS will turn into something both powerful and positive, but it is a clear statement of purpose in the right direction.

Those of you on the right who have claimed that this is all some sort of anarchist or communist movement have egg on your face this morning.  The knee-jerk reaction will undoubtedly be to both ignore this document and work product and sling mud.

The constructive thing to do is what I've been trying to do since I made my decision on how to proceed -- engagement, education and promotion of both a positive and lawful message and set of principles.

You now have a a platform from an actual OWS working group that no true Sam Adams' political devotee can argue with.

We will now find out from the commentary and actions of these groups within the next days and weeks whether those who claim to be "Tea Partiers" really are Constitutionalists or whether they are in fact defecating on Sam Adams' grave.

Denninger, clearly having done some level of due diligence, goes on to end his piece making a none-too-oblique reference to Bob Schulz and the WTP Foundation whose efforts resulted in the creation of the OWS Constitution Working Group:

Ps: Yes, before you ask, I am well-aware of who owns that domain.  This is called engagement folks, and it's what I've been preaching.  See..... it works!

Please go to the kiosk and add your signature to the Statement of Beliefs.

Again, the full article by Karl Denninger can be found here: http://www.market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=196948.  We note that hundreds of other blog sites subscribe to Denninger reports and have posted the Statement and his views, along with their own comments.

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Baylor University || Baylor Nation || On-Campus Stadium Getting a Closer Look

Baylor University || Baylor Nation || On-Campus Stadium Getting a Closer Look: On-Campus Stadium Getting a Closer Look

And in other news:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11309/1187842-66.stm

A school plan from Walter Reid for PPS, FWIW N@

Source is reported to be, WALTER REID  JET1931@AOL.COM and his plan:

Walter A. Reid

JET1931@AOL.COM

I have devised a plan that may help improve the quality of education of urban public schools. This plan will offer competition to charter, private and perhaps voucher schools, and will halt or slow down the outflow of our better parental managed students.

The public school teachers are dedicated hard workers however, they now find themselves in a pickle.  This is because some students lack motivation and don't like school.  The teachers are faced with student apathy, absenteeism and parental neglect.   The neglected children should have an assisted living facility, but that is another matter.  Yet the teacher is often blamed, by conservative groups who feel they have the answers.  Therefore, the teachers now have the responsibility to indoctrinate our children in a system that may give them the incentive to remain in school.  This regimental training will give our children a chance at life.  This will then increase the property value and outlook about the community.  The public school teacher must recognize the importance of competitiveness and organization in our public schools in order to compete with charter, private and perhaps voucher schools. 

I believe school should start 8:00 am and close at 5:00 pm. from grades 1 through 9. 

Teachers who do not teach Math, English and Science should arrive at 8:00 am and remain until 3:00 pm.  The Math, English and Science teachers should start 10:00 am and remain until 5:00 pm. 

The students will stay until 5:00 pm.  From 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm the students are to remain to do Math, English and Science homework daily with the Math, English and Science teachers present.  If a student should encounter any difficulty, this would be the teacher’s responsibility. 

By obtaining a note from the parent the student could remain after 5:00 pm to 5:30 for a snack.

Reasons listed below are:

1)      Study after study found students learn better with a later start time.

2)      The children are often neglected in their own environment.  No reading material is in some homes nor parental guidance given.

3)      The additional two hours will slow down gang recruitment.

4)      A snack is given, in case the child has nothing to eat at home.

5)      My plan may probably cut down on our prison population our tax dollars are paying for.

Today’s climate of austerity is forcing us to grapple with the reality, and a good deal of our current education spending is ill directed.  Teachers will always be the key to unlocking student’s imaginations.  As an example Algebra is a gatekeeper course for some of us.   Failure to master the subject means exclusion from advanced mathematics and reducing chances of admission to a selective college. We can no longer afford not to emphasize the importance of our children contributing to our country.

You as a teacher are our leaders, and will be long remembered by children into adulthood thru your unselfishness and generosity towards them. If it were not for teachers in public education, we would not be able to express ourselves, as I have.

Musical group: Emma's Revolution: "Occupy the USA!" Download & WashPost Story

emma's revolution - What's New! - "Occupy the USA!" Download & WashPost Story: "Occupy the USA!" Download & WashPost Story

Commissioner Miller Mt. Lebanon Update

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From: Daniel Miller <danielmillerpa@gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:49:21 -0400

Subject: Commissioner Miller Mt. Lebanon Update

Greetings!

It has been awhile since my last Commission Update email so I thought it would be good to recap some recent issues before the 2012 Budget Hearings begin. 

One quick note to start with- if you would like to keep up on my latest work as 5th Ward Commissioner and Commission President, you can now follow me on Twitter @DanielLMiller. I will attempt to use this account frequently over the next two months and during our budget discussions to provide greater insight into Commission decision-making progress. Hope to see you there!

Below are highlighted topics of note and links to more information available on my website at www.danmillerward5.com

Recreation Pool and Field Improvements

Many people know that the Municipality was considering up to $12-15 million worth of Pool and Field improvements when I was elected in 2007. I worked throughout my term with a variety of Commissioners to present a flexible plan to handle both issues for no more than $7 million. The following lists of posts gives the most recent updates on that topic:

1) Motion for Staff Report on all related issues regarding possible Municipal Pool and Field improvements- information available here

2) Full text of Compromise Rec Improvement Resolution with historical account- information available here

3) Synopsis of Defeat of Rec Improvement Resolution- information available here

4) Latest on Compromise Rec Resolution- information available here

5) The Importance of Transparency- What is a RFP?- information available here

Municipal Website Updates

1) New Online Taxpayer Receipt coming- information available here

2) Update on New Municipal website progress- information available here

Magazine Article

In my final MTL Magazine Article I talk up some of the tough decisions we have made in relation to cost-cutting measures that impacted our Municipal staff- but not our services.

1) My latest and final MTL Magazine Article- information available here

Parking Authority Consolidation

1) Consolidation on target for end of the year- information available here

Mt. Lebanon Veterans Memorial Update

1) Big grant received and bid awarded- information available here

Other New Initiatives

1) A bipartisan effort was passed to treat our full time employees equally- information available here

2) New program in Lebo adding greater security for at-risk wanderers- information available here

Quick note as to the upcoming Election:

As some of you may know, although I have been honored to serve on the Mt. Lebanon Commission I have decided not to seek another term. This means that the Commission might have as many as three new Commissioners in January. I hope that all of you who have cared enough to contact me with questions during the last fours years will likewise care enough to vote on November 8th. These positions are very important to our town so I urge you to make an informed decision. To assist with your research I have included the following candidate websites/emails for your convenience: 

John Bendel- http://votebendel.com/

Kristen Linfante- http://votelinfante.com/

Joe DeIuliis- no known website but I email him at hohum1007@verizon.net

Bill Hoon- no known website but I email him at bchoon@verizon.net

Kelly Fraasch- http://www.kellyfraasch.com/

and we do have the following School Board candidates-

James Cannon- http://www.james-cannon.com/

Ed Kubit/Scott Goldman- http://www.electscottanded.com/

Elaine Cappucci, Larry Lebowitz, and Bill Cooper- http://www.voteccl.com/

Best,

Dan Miller

5th Ward Commissioner

Meet the Press

How to fix the US Congress

Warren Buffett said: "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes." Speaking with CNBC he said: " You just pass a law that says anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18-year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it.  That was in 1971... before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took a year or less to become the law of the land... all because of public pressure.

Warren Buffett is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise.  In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message.  This is one idea that really should be passed around.

*Congressional Reform Act of 2011*

1. No Tenure/ No Pension. A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of the CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/2012. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their terms and then go home and back to work!

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Maybe it is time.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!!!!!  If you agree with the above, pass it on.

Judge for sale: David W.

A press release issued today by the Republicans regarding the Democrats' attempt to buy their way on to Pennsylvania's Superior Court.

Judge For Sale 

After issuing a pledge to refuse contributions from "third-party, big money, special interest groups" that have an "infecting influence in Pennsylvania elections," Democrat candidate for Superior Court David Wecht took $300,000 from a PAC bankrolled by Philadelphia trial lawyers in a desperate attempt to buy his way to victory. That's $300,000, or 60% of his fundraising, coming from a special interest group. 

Sound suspicious? 

We're sounding the alarm on David Wecht's attempt to buy his way onto the bench and I hope you will join our fight. 

There are a few things you can do: 

-Contact your local newspaper and write a letter to the editor denouncing Wecht's attempt to buy justice. E-mail us if you need assistance. 

-Donate to the PA GOP and help us fight against these special interests 

-Help us elect principled candidates to the bench instead and volunteer for Vic Stabile for Superior Court and Anne Covey for Commonwealth Court. 

I hope you will join us to send a simple message: justice is not for sale. 

Valerie Caras Communications and Technology Director Republican Party of Pennsylvania 

www.pagop.org

Short Political Ad for Ron Paul

Fwd: Fw: Multible Employment Positions Available--please share--Hiring immediately

From: RFlanag@aol.com

(Far below is information on positions available with the Community Learns program operated by Neighborhood Learning Alliance, 218 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206.
 
After School program Site Coordinators, Assistant Site Coordinators, and Tutors/Classroom Assistance positions are available. Send your resume to Steve MacIsaac, Executive Director----macisaac2@neighborhoodlearning.org)
 
 
 
FULL TIME OPEN POSITION--Please share out..

Employment Outreach Coordinator

EASTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD EMPLOYMENT CENTER

Pittsburgh CONNECTS, 5321 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 – 412-362-8580

 

Title: Employment Outreach Associate

Reports to: Managing Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Status: Full-time

Salary: $30,000 to $34,000

To Apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Rflanag@aol.com.

 

Job Summary

Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center (ENEC) serves as a regional resource center for job seekers that primarily reside or work in the Garfield, East Liberty and Lawrenceville communities, and manages the employment component of the Garfield Pittsburgh CONNECTS Computer Lab. Pittsburgh CONNECTS serves to expand broadband access across Pittsburgh, and has a four-fold focus on technology, health, education, and employment. Both ENEC and Pittsburgh CONNECTS labs host multiple programs each month, and operate as drop-in centers for the community. On average over 250 people utilize our services each month.

The Employment Outreach Coordinator role is a dynamic and diverse position providing support for the ENEC to implement the employment component of the Pittsburgh CONNECTS lab. Working primarily in the ENEC employment lab, the associate will assist clients with computer use and employment resources. Additionally, this position includes managing and organizing recruitment and marketing efforts for each of the initiatives. In participation with the East End Works, the associate will also assist clients in three satellite employment/tech center sites located in the Pittsburgh area. Recruitment efforts include both social media and outreach work in the community.

The Employment Outreach Associate must be a highly motivated, independent person who has a passion for community engagement, the will to push an agenda, and the expertise to effectively perform this multi-faceted position. The associate will be responsible for the following:

•               Manage recruiting and marketing campaigns for ENEC and Lab events and classes, including planning and developing recruitment strategies in the community.  

 

•               Provide daily assistance with clients utilizing the drop-in lab around employment resources and computer literacy;

 

•               Assist clients with resume building, online job search and online applications

 

•               Network with regional leaders and local businesses to secure new employment opportunities

 

•               Utilize and update our powerful database system for clients and employers ;

 

•               Performs any and all other duties assigned for which the employee is qualified and physically able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation.

What it takes to be a Community Outreach Associate:

 

•               Must have at least a bachelor's degree and be comfortable using computer and internet technology; experience with marketing preferred;

 

•               Proven experience with grassroots organizing and recruitment preferred.

 

•               Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with ever shifting priorities.

 

•               Excellent writing skills, highly organized, and the ability to easily maintain paper and electronic files;

 

•               Strong listening and verbal communication skills, exceptional interpersonal skills and a customer service background;

 

•               3-5 years experience in social services or employment services;

 

•               Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); Strong internet navigation skills;

 

•               Current (or ability to quickly receive) Act 33/34 clearances

 

•               Valid Driver's License and proof of car insurance.

 

Working Conditions

The incumbent will perform the duties of the position in the employment/computer lab and in the greater Pittsburgh community.  He/she will have extensive direct contact with clients and will spend a large percentage of their time out of the office. Extensive communication with other agencies and employers is necessary.  The position involves using a computer, modem, social media, copy machine, telephone, and periodic automobile transportation will be necessary.  The position involves working with highly confidential information.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks that are within their abilities other than those specifically presented in this document.