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From: John
From: John
The New Democrats are gunning for Russia . . . be prepared to duck and cover, just like we did in the 1960s.
John
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Fwd: Gunning for Russia
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Monday, February 27, 2017
Fwd: Perez chosen as DNC Chair
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Doing it to themselves, and to us, once again. The Democratic Party is incapable of learning from failure because it is dominated by neoliberal elites who care not at all for the rest of us.
John
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
Blast Email from Friday
[412-public-news] Outdoor hockey tomorrow - inside your brain hockey today - in the pool next week
Mark Rauterkus mark.rauterkus at gmail.comFri Feb 24 14:43:43 EST 2017
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Hi All, Pittsburgh hosts an outdoor hockey game this weekend, and I'm excited to turn you onto an enriching educational experience from the NHL and Penguins for youngsters that blends science and math with sports and technology. You have to check out this Hockey Scholars online course from a firm, Everfi. The educational games are authentic to the sport, and it hits close to home since the NHL's stadium series built a rink, with associated markings, angles, etc. at Heinz Field. Give it a whirl. I'm pleased enough to recommend it to you. If you have any youngsters, especially those in the middle grades, this makes a nice out-of-school-time learning challenge with a computer. More insights: http://play.cloh.org/2017/01/31/nhl-nhlpa-gets-into-stem-with-goals-program/ Our passcode: 36ce56eb Create an EverFi account the first time by going to http://www.everfi.com/login and click Register. Then enter 36ce56eb and click Next. If you already have an account at Everfi, login to the account and enter d79ea057 in the top right corner. More details and those instructions are on the attached, 2-page PDF. = = Other quick news bites:= = + Good luck to the varsity swimmers headed to WPIALs and State Championships, starting next week for those in PA. ++ Our star city swimmer, defending WPIAL Champion in the fly, Sead, 11th grade, enters this year's meet as the #1 seed in the backstroke. +++ The Saturday Swim School resumes in March. We're seeking more participation at 11:30 am for middle school kids and their mentors / guardians. ++++ We're hiring and training coaches, captains, lifeguards and swim instructors for our staff for this summer. Apply. +++++ My spring after-school swim and water polo schedule includes Mondays at Westinghouse, Tuesdays & Thursdays at Obama, Wednesdays at Allegheny, Fridays at Arsenal and Saturdays at Oliver High School. ++++++ Families in Pittsburgh interested in putting their students into PPS Summer Dreamers should approach their school PRINCIPALS now. The sign-up process is changing. We'll be offering Swim & Water Polo for 3rd and 4th graders at U-Prep (Hill District) and King (Northside). ++++++ We're starting a Hybrid SUMMER team with The Pittsburgh Project too. Swim, Water Polo, SKWIM, Triathlon too. More on that soon. -- Ta. Mark Rauterkus Mark at Rauterkus.com PPS Summer Dreamers' Swim & Water Polo Camp Executive Coach Varsity Boys Swim Coach, Pittsburgh Obama Academy Recent Head Water Polo Coach, Carnegie Mellon University Women's Club Team Pittsburgh Combined Water Polo Team http://CLOH.org 412 298 3432 <(412)%20298-3432> = cell -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Sat_Swim_river-shadow.jpg-1920x1080.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 998628 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/412-public-news/attachments/20170224/7c4e71a9/attachment.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Hockey-scholars-w_CLOH.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 18970250 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/412-public-news/attachments/20170224/7c4e71a9/attachment.pdf>
Fwd: Telling it like it is
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From John
Paul Street and Mike Whitney take liberals to task – and it's about time they listened!
John
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Saturday, February 25, 2017
Fwd: Something different, John's paper on money and debt
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Link to the paper in PDFFrom: John
This evening I am sending out a paper I wrote concerning the exciting topic of money and debt, why we don't understand it and why it's important that we do. In my opinion this is the most misunderstood concept in the nation today and one of the most destructive myths ever created. I hope that you will take the time to read this and let me know what you think. I have included some reference material at the end which may be of interest should you want to learn more.
John
Fwd: DNC Chairman Election
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From: John
From: John
If Thomas Perez wins the election as Democratic Party Chairman it is time to formally abandon all hope for a constructive reordering of Democratic Party priorities. It simply means that the corporate and financial titans have once again won the day and that the corporate centric policies which ruled Obama's presidency and led to Clinton's defeat in 2016 will continue unabated in the Democratic Party. This will insure continued Republican dominance in national elections. It's not clear where progressives and the left can turn, but it's certainly clear that continued support of DNC endorsed candidates will bring only more of the same and is not worth the time and effort involved. Until the Democratic Party is forced to recognize that it must cease being the party of corporate and financial plutocrats and return to its Middle American roots, there is no reason to vote for DNC endorsed Democrats.
John
Friday, February 24, 2017
Fw: Highmark Foundation Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program
Hello, PPS Healthy School Leaders-
I wanted to send a reminder about the Highmark Foundation Creating a Healthy School Environment Grant and Awards Program. The deadline to apply for the Building Sustainable and Lasting Changes in Schools grant is approaching soon – Friday, March 17th. There are additional grant opportunities to also consider. Please read below for more information…
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If you are interested and need assistance with the application, let us know!
Best,
Britnee Nwokeji, MSEd
Health Promotion Program Manager
Healthy Schools, Out-of-School Time
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Lawrenceville Medical Building
4401 Penn Avenue
Second Floor, Suite 2104
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
(412) 692-8721 (Work)
(412) 692-7182 (Fax)
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Fwd: Excellent article on Debt
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Attached is a talk given by economist Dr. Michael Hudson at the Union Theological Seminary at Columbia in January including so commentary and questions by participants. It is one of the best discussions of credit, debt, poverty I have yet seen. It should be of particular interest to those Christian and Jewish believers who look to biblical scripture for guidance in living their lives. But, in fact, it should be of interest to all who are concerned with the political and economic trends in today's world. To quote from Dr. Hudson: : We're at a turning point in history. If we don't solve the problem of economic polarization, which is caused mainly by debt, we're going to go into another dark age. We're going to have neo-feudalism. We're going to have neo-serfdom, except that you're not going to be tied to the land like serfs were. Neoliberalism is the force driving us all toward this new dark age and some of those now in charge in this country truly believe that the wars of the end times are coming in this generation and are hoping to speed up their coming. Everyone should be taking this with the utmost of seriousness as the future of the planet is at stake.
John
NLA Contract
I did this work and never put in an invoice to get paid. I make it as my volunteer efforts at Westinghouse. NLA is Neighborhood Learning Alliance. Mt. A Church and Wesly ran the program.
For Fun and the season: Second Line, the Fifth,
Love the name and the beat:
Young Men Olympian Junior Social Aid and Pleasure Club.
How is your krewe?
Are you in the second line?
Young Men Olympian Junior Social Aid and Pleasure Club.
How is your krewe?
Are you in the second line?
Fwd: Trump and the Deep State
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From: John Hemington
From: John Hemington
I suspect that the first attachment will make a number either uncomfortable or angry as you may think that it is a defense of Donald Trump's presidency – it is not. However, I believe that it is a dead-on accurate reflection of what is now taking place in this country. The neoliberal wings of both the Democratic and Republican Parties – including all of the main stream and neoliberal media – are waging a full-court press to discredit and eliminate a sitting president. Regardless of one's feelings about Trump, and I find him to be despicable, the propaganda war which is being waged against him sets an exceedingly dangerous precedent – up to and including the suggestion that the 'Deep State' should act to "take him out." The tactics being employed are right out of the Joe McCarthy playbook from the 1950s. And, don't forget, if Trump is removed in one way or another, we are left with a much smoother, more devious version of Trump in Mike Pence. The Pence project will be no less destructive than the Trump project, but will be much more difficult to fight against.
The second attachment deals with neoliberal/neoconservative effort to intensify the chaos and destruction of the Middle East, this time in Yemen. It focuses on the frightening silence of Western media concerning the devastation being wrought on millions of innocent civilians by US surrogates Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates using American weapons, planes and aerial refueling capacity. This is and has been for quite a long while an unconscionable operation aimed at supposed Iranian terrorism, which actually is virtually nonexistent in the current Middle East. Almost all real terrorist activity is Saudi inspired Sunni groups such as al Qaeda and other similar groups. These, of course, we fund and support while claiming to simultaneously be waging war against them. It is the murderous height of hypocrisy at its very worst and it is all transpiring in our name and the blood of innocents is on our hands.
John
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Fwd: Worthwhile presentation
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The Summer King: The Josh Gibson Story
Thursday, February 23rd
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Steel Valley High School Auditorium
3113 Main St, Munhall, PA 15120
The very first world premiere in Pittsburgh Opera's distinguished 78 year history hits close to home. The Summer King tells the story of baseball legend Josh Gibson. Josh went from the sandlots of Pittsburgh's North Side to the pinnacle of greatness in the Negro Leagues, before ultimately being enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
Join the The Josh Gibson Foundation, Pittsburgh Opera, The Battle of Homestead Foundation, and Steel Valley School District on Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:00 PM, for a preview community event at the Steel Valley High School Auditorium featuring some of the cast, a few local pro athletes and a program about Homestead's role in fostering the Negro Leagues and stars like Hall of Famer Josh Gibson.
John
Fwd: [DW] Facebook: Building Global Community - What's your response to Mark Zuckerberg?
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From: Steven Clift
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
Fwd: I keep searching . . .
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Believe it or not, I keep searching for some good news to send around, but these are difficult to come by in this terrifying 'new world' of Trump & company. However, if you weren't already frightened sufficiently, the two articles included in the PDF file attached from Consortium News should rattle your cage just a bit more. It seems that ever since the election, Democratic Party elites are hoisting the banners for war just about anywhere it is not yet engulfing the world. Not being satisfied with most of the Middle East and Afghanistan already in flames and chaos – with millions of people dead, wounded and displaced – the Democratic Party elites are calling for more blood and destruction so as not to be outdone by their Republican colleagues on this score. Now legislation has been introduced in Congress, by a Democrat, to give Donald Trump unfettered authority, with no Congressional oversight, to attack and wage war on Iran any time he so pleases. If this doesn't make you a bit uncomfortable, then you may want to check out the fires we are attempting to set in Ukraine, another of our favorite war charities – oh, and yes, China too. It is true what the historians have said that dying empires are interesting places and times indeed.
Good night and good luck!
John
- Ex-Dove Dem, article in PDF
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