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HeadlinesOctober 08, 2010
Obama Won't Sign Foreclosure Bill
The White House has announced President Obama won't sign a congressionally approved bill that could have made it easier for banks to foreclose on homeowners. Consumer advocates had criticized the measure over a provision that would have limited homeowners' ability to challenge foreclosure documents prepared in other states. The White House move comes amidst growing calls for a nationwide moratorium on home foreclosures following revelations major lenders may have committed fraud while forcing thousands of people out of their homes.
Obama Warns on Private Spending Ahead of Elections
President Obama hit the campaign trail Thursday with a warning over a flood of private right-wing groups spending millions of dollars to influence the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking at Maryland's Bowie State University, Obama cited a recent report from the Center for American Progress that the US Chamber of Commerce has used donations from foreign corporations to target Democratic candidates.
President Obama: "We learned that one of the largest groups paying for these ads regularly takes in money from foreign corporations. So groups that receive foreign money are spending huge sums to influence American elections. And they won't tell you where the money for their ads come from. So this isn't just a threat to Democrats. All Republicans should be concerned. Independents should be concerned. This is a threat to our democracy."
Judge Upholds Federal Healthcare Law
A federal judge has upheld a cornerstone of the new healthcare law requiring Americans to carry health insurance. On Thursday, US District Judge George Steeh rejected a challenge from the conservative group the Thomas More Law Center alleging that the measure is unconstitutional.
Admin Exempts Companies from Healthcare Provision
The Obama administration, meanwhile, has granted waivers to over thirty corporations exempting them from a key provision of the new healthcare law. Companies including the fast food giants McDonald's and Jack in the Box, as well as the health insurer CIGNA, had warned they'd be unable to meet a new requirement banning annual caps on benefits. The administration says it's issued the waivers to protect workers' minimal coverage until the law takes full effect in 2014. But critics say the administration shouldn't be intervening to protect the so-called "mini-med" plans because they don't cover even basic emergencies.
Court-Martial Recommended for Alleged "Kill Team" Soldier
A US Army colonel has recommended the court-martial of the first of twelve US soldiers accused of forming a secret "kill team" in Afghanistan. The soldier, Army Specialist Jeremy Morlock, is charged with premeditated murder in the deaths of three Afghan civilians, assaulting a fellow soldier, and "wrongfully photographing and possessing visual images of human casualties." The investigating officer who presided over Morlock's preliminary hearing says there's sufficient evidence to try him in military court. The officer's recommendation has been submitted to a court-martial convening authority, which will issue a final decision in the coming weeks.
Antiwar Vets Protest Deployment of Traumatized Soldiers
The group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Against the War demonstrated in Washington, DC, Thursday to launch "Operation Recovery," the first veteran-led campaign to stop the deployment of soldiers traumatized by multiple tours of duty. The veterans gathered outside the Walter Reed Army Medical Center before marching to Capitol Hill. The rally coincided with the ninth anniversary of the Afghan war. (Related Coverage: 'Operation Recovery': On 9th Anniversary of Afghan War, Veteran-Led Campaign Seeks to End Deployment of Traumatized Soldiers)
Jailed Chinese Activist Liu Xiaobo Wins Nobel Peace Prize
The jailed Chinese human rights activist and writer Liu Xiaobo has been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Liu was cited for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights." He was sentenced to eleven years in prison last year after spearheading a petition calling for freedom of assembly, expression and religion in China.
Peruvian Author Mario Vargas Llosa Receives Nobel for Literature
The Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa spoke to reporters in New York Thursday after he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Committee honored Vargas Llosa "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat." Vargas Llosa is the first Latin American author to receive the prize since Mexico's Octavio Paz won in 1990.
Mario Vargas Llosa: "I think Latin American literature deals with power and with politics, and I would say that this is inevitable. We in Latin America have not solved yet basic problems, like freedom, like stable institutions, tolerance, coexistence in diversity. We still have in Latin America, behind us, this atrocious tradition of authoritarianism and brutality, you know, in politics. So it's very difficult for a Latin American writer to avoid politics and these problems that are, well, larger than politics. They are social, they are civic."
Report: 70% of Haitian Camps Mismanaged, Dangerous
A new report from the group Refugees International says over 70 percent of refugee camps in Haiti lack proper management and face daily threats of violence and intimidation. An estimated 1.3 million displaced Haitians live in the camps nearly nine months after the January earthquake. The US has yet to deliver a cent of the $1.15 billion in new aid it pledged for Haiti earlier this year.
US Professor Accuses Belgian Police of Abuse
A Holland-based US professor and activist is accusing police in Belgium of abusing her as part of a crackdown on a recent protest for migrant rights. Dr. Marianne Maeckelbergh of Holland's University of Leiden says she was taking pictures of the "No Border Camp" in Brussels when she was arrested. Maeckelbergh says Belgian police dragged her by her hair, chained her to a radiator, kicked her, and subjected her to verbal abuse as well as threats of sexual assault.
Dobbs Defends Hiring Practices Following Exposé
Former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs took to the airwaves Thursday after a Nation magazine exposé revealed he's relied on undocumented workers for the upkeep of his multimillion-dollar estates and the horses he keeps for his daughter. Dobbs has been called the most influential spokesperson for the anti-immigration movement and has often used his broadcasts to criticize employers who break US law by hiring undocumented workers. Appearing on MSNBC, Dobbs said he isn't responsible for the hiring of undocumented labor by contractors he employs.
Lou Dobbs: "The only person who would have been an illegal in any context would have been a landscaper who was working for the contractor working on my house in Florida. That may have happened. But that isn't my employee, nor is it the reason I would have contracted with that landscaper. And to suggest I hired the person who is illegal, if indeed she can document there was someone illegal, is an absurdity."
The author of the article, Isabel Macdonald, debated Dobbs on MSNBC as well as his radio broadcast. Earlier in the day, Macdonald discussed her article here on Democracy Now!
Isabel Macdonald: "I think it really highlights the extent to which Dobbs's rhetoric about immigration is completely out of touch with the reality of the immigrant workers who form such an integral part of the American economy, especially when it comes to service sectors, and especially when it comes to the upkeep of the Dobbs's own lifestyle."
Inspectors: New Massey Safety Violations Could Have Caused Explosion
Federal officials say a surprise inspection has uncovered major safety violations that could have caused an explosion at another Massey Energy coal mine in West Virginia. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says Massey illegally cut too deeply into the coal seem and skipped mandatory tests at its Seng Creek Powellton Mine. Massey sites have come under increased scrutiny since twenty-nine workers were killed in an explosion at its Upper Big Branch Mine in April.
On 79th Birthday, Tutu Retires from Public Life
And the South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu has retired from public life. Tutu had announced earlier this year he would step down on October 7th, his seventy-ninth birthday. Tutu is widely known as one of the leading voices for peace, justice and human rights around the world. A central figure in the South African struggle against apartheid, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. Tutu chaired the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and is a member of "The Elders," a group of twelve activists and former public officials advocating for peaceful solutions to global conflicts.


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5/28/22 – COLDPLAY – Music of the Spheres World Tour
May 22, 2022 7:00 pm - May 22, 2022 11:00 pm
The Music Of The Spheres World Tour begins on 18 March 2022 with the band's first ever show in Costa Rica, before travelling to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, USA, Germany, Poland, France, Belgium and the UK.
The full list of shows is available at coldplay.com/tour. Support at the majority of shows will come from H.E.R., with London Grammar supporting at selected dates.
Venue: Soldier Field
Date: Sunday, May 22nd at 7pm.
Get excited for their tour with the latest video from their song "My Universe"
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This property, with 57 rooms, is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming. This property offers access for travelers with disabilities.
Air-Conditioned. Complimentary Newspaper. Cable TV. Video Games. Coffee Maker. Microwave. Mini Fridge. Wet Bar. Hair Dryer. Iron & Ironing Board. Free Local Calls. Data Line. Wi-Fi.
Business Center. Complimentary Breakfast. Elevator. Pool, Indoor. Whirlpool/Hot Tub.
Connecting Rooms. Interior Room Entrance. Non-Smoking Rooms. Self Parking. Wi-Fi in Public Areas.


Harrison Western was contracted to stabilize one bank downstream of the Folsom Dam, approximately three miles north of Folsom, California in Sacramento County. The work involved structural concrete repairs to rock joint cavities, and furnishing and installing a rock bolt system to stabilize the embankment. Harrison Western also conducted preproduction and proof rock bolt pull tests, and tensioned the bolts specified.


PAWNEE, Okla. — It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. The framed photo of young Virginia Norris Rogers sitting horseback, dressed in her boots, jeans, button up and cowboy hat, is no exception. The photo is a mere glimpse of the woman she would become, strongly rooted in agriculture.
"I tell people my outfit never changed, I just buy bigger sizes," laughs Rogers.
Rogers said she began working on the ranch at a very young age with her father and their long-time ranch hand Albert. She even had a horse before she was born, which she later named "Chicken," because of his yellow color.
Her father, Cecil "Whitey" Norris, started trading cattle at the age of 16 and became an auctioneer at age 23. Rogers said he went to an auction just about everyday.
After marrying Avis, Rogers' mother, in 1933, Cecil bought 160 acres of land and used every opportunity from trading and auctions to buy more land. Together, they built a ranch of nearly 5,000 acres with horses and Hereford cattle.
Rogers is proud to be a fourth-generation farmer in Pawnee County and deeply rooted in agriculture. Family photos and keepsakes fill her walls and shelves, including her parents' spurs, which hang above the front door. Her grandfather's brand was the first brand ever registered in the state of Oklahoma and is still used today by her cousin John Henry.
Rogers was no stranger to the hardships that ranch life brought: drought, cattle prices, finding reliable help, and more, but her love for ranching never faltered. After marrying her husband Olin, she said "it was just natural" for them to start their own ranching operation, Rogers Ranches, LLC, and have been running the operation ever since.
Rogers and Olin have been married for 42 years and have been running their commercial Angus herd on the farm Olin grew up on since 1986.
"It's not a lot, but it's enough to keep us busy," laughed Rogers.
Not long after marrying, they bought an insurance agency which they worked while running their cattle operation, and only just sold it in November 2011.
Rogers was also very active in Oklahoma Extension Homemakers, now known as Oklahoma Home and Community Educators, a service designed to provide homemakers with resources similar to the resources farmers receive from the extension service. Rogers served as the county secretary/treasurer under Martha Waters, who was the first woman to be a director of an Oklahoma county extension.
A few years later, she was appointed to serve on the Pawnee County Health Department Board.
Rogers was recently appointed to serve as the president of the Pawnee County Economic Development Foundation by the chairman of the Pawnee County Commissioners. The Foundation is actively involved in trying to bring new businesses to the community, and recently awarded a $75,000 grant to the city of Pawnee to refurbish an old building.
In addition to her leadership positions, Rogers writes a column for the local newspaper addressing concerns for farmers and ranchers.
If you think she cannot make time for any other commitments, think again.
Rogers also serves as Chairman of the Board for her church, as well as staying busy with four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She attributes this desire to give back to her upbringing.
Another important lesson she learned on the ranch is that you can be caring and giving, but also a tough fighter.
Rogers laughed recalling that she woke up to her father saying "Get up boys!" even though it was only her sister and her. Perhaps that oftentimes hard upbringing is what made her so strong when she was diagnosed four years ago with breast cancer.
However, cancer picked the wrong cowgirl. Today, she is cancer-free and proud to be called a survivor.


Church Libraries is the now-defunct journal previously published quarterly by the Evangelical Church Library Association. Our final publication is the Summer 2014 issue. Issues dating back to Summer 2011 are still available to current ECLA Members.
Archived issues of Church Libraries are available for download in our Members-Only Tools.
Excuse me if you have already received this, how much would it cost for back issues from 2011 to 2014? And any others I might want?


This evening my class was just me and one student so while she was working I was able to play, working with ideas from yesterday's critique. It looks like I might have found a way to make slides in which the contents of oil and water move about.... I have been working on the illimination of the rectangle of light that the slide dictates by making paper 'masks' for the slide edges. I have also been playing with the shape of the triptych, making it out of paper and decorating the back.


A survey of 163 women working in communication and marketing roles across the construction and property industries between February and April this year, commissioned by the CIPR Construction and Property Group (CAPSIG) and carried out by JFG Communications, found women overwhelmingly reported feeling proud to work in the construction sector.
When asked about career progression, almost 90% of those who took part agreed the construction sector offers a wide range of interesting projects to work on. However, the industry needs to 'shout' more about the great things it is doing and the exciting projects it offers, according to those questioned.
This is the first time research has been carried out with the niche group of women who work in construction PR.
The level of pride women feel at working in the sector despite is fantastic. The women who took part were especially proud to be involved in an industry that shapes the world around us. The more women thought there are a wide range of interesting projects to work on, the more proud they felt working in the sector.
Those who took part also felt the industry is changing for the better and said they were proud to be part of making a positive change.
However, women's perceptions of construction industry culture were slightly more negative, with over three-quarters (76%) believing the sector is 'macho'. Just over one-third (38%) believe the sector is an attractive place for women to work and only 14% of those questioned believe women and men are treated equally.
When asked about gender issues in construction, a large proportion of women (61%) reported experiencing unconscious bias. 'Conscious' bias was also reported, where women were subjected to jokes about 'making the coffee' or 'making the sandwiches'.
According to those questioned, the construction sector has been slow to adapt to flexible working, even though over four-fifths (88%) of those who took part thought more flexible working would attract women into the industry.
The survey findings also revealed a lack of mentors and sponsors for women in construction PR. Four-fifths of those questioned did not have a mentor or a sponsor but over half (54%) would like one.
The UK construction industry's lack of diversity has been an ongoing issue in the sector. We carried out this research because we wanted to build on the CIPR's existing gender research and to understand how we can better support our female members.
The survey findings show several areas where CAPSIG can support women in construction PR and marketing, and the wider construction sector, in improving gender balance. But we can all take the recommendations on board and take action to drive positive change.