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Yes, I am!
Nice work, VastLeft.
I like all of them.
Perhaps I like the "sweetie" one extra best. ; )
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Nice work, VastLeft.
I like all of them.
Perhaps I like the "sweetie" one extra best. ; )
And these are brilliant.
I definitely want to feature them on my blog. But, the proceeds can go elsewhere. My blogging is just for fun.
I'll email you later.
Except that I may forget to email you later. But, definitely, want to feature on my (Z list) blog!
And all the contributors: Brilliant work, all!
is this:
I Think, Therefore I Am
Here's another:
Listen To Me Now or Hear Me In November
We Won't Be Fooled Again
Memo to Tim Kaine: Real Democrats Are
This is way more fun that working...
Especially the November one!
I just bought some "plain" ones but will stock up again if any of these captions are used, too!
I love "I think therefore I am...." and Listen to me now or hear me in November"
More. More. More!!
Anne, I esp. love the "Listen now/Hear me in November" one.
If you are the same Anne who posts at TalkLeft, I always enjoy your comments there. Very on point and smart. (If not, your tee-shirt ideas are still funny!)
Yes, I am the same Anne who posts at TL - glad you enjoy my (increasingly rant-y) comments - they help keep my head from exploding!
Is there inventory ready to ship....I WANT THEM NOW (yes, I'm pretending to be an Obot and throw a tantrum!)
I'll see what the printer can do to expedite the first batch.
I appreciate the sentiment, but, speaking for myself, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a "liberal" for reasons enumerated by Adolph Reed here and Chris Hedges here.
Of course, as the bard put it, what's in a name?
Back when I was running for office-as a Green, I would refer to my politics as basically those of the Nixon administration (which started EPA, OSHA, supported a guaranteed annual income, tripled the budget for the NEA etc.)
If that's conservatism, I'm fine with that.
And if liberalism is spending trillions of dollars to bomb wedding parties in Afghanistan (not to mention, a generation before, making Southeast Asia a lunar landscape), that's a show I won't buy a ticket for.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
OK. How about a liberal is someone who objects to a country which is engaged in massive human rights violations and war crimes being the leading recipient of U.S. military aid.
Are you a liberal?
... for "blind supporter of Israel." Why am I always the last to know?
See here.
Noted PEPs. Mark Green, Michael Lerner, Henry Waxman, David Sirota (former AIPAC staffer), Anthony Weiner, Jerold Nadler etc.
you think rote support of Israel is a hallmark of liberalism. I guess in Lewis Carroll fashion, words can mean whatever you want them to.
And John, why are the Palestinians still in those camps? Is it All Israel's Fault? Or is the blame shared by the Palestinian leaders, who do nothing to help them, and the surrounding Arab countries, who continue to refuse to take them in?
Is there any room for nuance in your view of the Middle Eastern situation? Or are you a typical Green who thinks Israel has no right to exist and the Palestinians are 100% right?
By the way, I find very few liberals who support Israel at all, much less blindly. It's one of the things I hate about being a liberal.
I'm going to take this opportunity not to respond to either of these arguments trusting that those with minimal critical faculties will recognize their transparent straw man characteristics and near total empirical bankruptcy.
I'm not doing so to make a broader point which is that developing a movement is all about forming coalitions and often these coalitions are with those whose views one finds to a greater or lesser degree appalling-in this case, those who defend and continue to support the financing of gross human rights abuses, state sanctioned terrorism and, as the Goldstone Report has copiously documented, numerous war crimes.
If on the off chance corrente develops to become a venue where real political organizing takes place, as opposed to merely blowing off steam some of us will have to swallow hard to work with these sorts of folks.
I am perfectly willing to do so-to the extent that I might even buy a couple of the T-shirts, which are really quite well done and more than a little clever to boot.
We need more of that kind of thing-which is not to say I would be caught dead wearing one. (For reasons discussed above.)
What I do rather like is my "I'd rather be smashing imperialism" bumpersticker.
But as someone once suggested, let's let a thousand flowers bloom.
... is your conflation of "liberal" with "blind Israel supporter."
It's unsupported even by your citation of "PEP," which defines a subset of "progressives" (increasingly seen as a weak-tea version of "liberal"), those who lean against a presumed norm on the left.
sounds like you responded to me.
The response was 1) You're lying, 2) You're stupid, and 3) You're a horrible person.
What a wonderful conversation we're having. Think I'll disengage while I can still hold the expletives in.
That is exactly how I would characterize your views on this matter-as you would mine.
But-here is the crucial point: I am quite willing to work with those, including yourself, whose views on a particular matter I find utterly reprehensible so long as there is sufficient common ground elsewhere.
Furthermore, I would suggest that our failure to do more generally, so has a lot to do with where we find ourselves now, which is nowhere as a political force.
That is the broader and far more important issue being discussed here.
No, you see, that's the difference between you and me.
I don't think people who disagree with me are lying, stupid, horrible people, unless they are people in power like Bush or Obama.
I think they...disagree with me.
I would suggest that the reason we don't do more as a political force is because of people like you, who think that anyone who disagrees with them is lying, stupid and horrible.
Again, a failure to read. I don't make judgements on personalities but on their positions.
I am not characterizing you, but your views on this matter as you have described them. A very different thing.
Might I suggest that we not derail this thread any further with this discussion.
I will now buy a t-shirt (which I will never wear) from someone whose views ON THIS MATTER I find reprehensible.
As you will see from consulting the above, I have done nothing of the kind, nor have I referred to anyone as a "blind supporter of Israel" which you, in a stunning display of intellectual dishonesty, attribute to me as a quotation
That said, I am willing to enter into coalitions with all sorts of rogues, including those who are incapable of reading.
Great T shirts.
(addressing john.halle)
Here you said:
How about a liberal is someone who objects to a country which is engaged in massive human rights violations and war crimes being the leading recipient of U.S. military aid.
Which sounds a lot to me as if you think liberals should believe that Israel has no right to exist. (Which is why I initially did not want to get involved here, because this kind of discussion generally goes nowhere, but I wanted to point out that Madamab and vastleft are not responding to a "straw man" but to something you actually said, or implied.)
And here you said:
in this case, those who defend and continue to support the financing of gross human rights abuses, state sanctioned terrorism and, as the Goldstone Report has copiously documented, numerous war crimes.
Where, exactly, have you seen this done at Corrente? Where is this coming from?
Putting these two together reinforces the impression that you're saying that "liberals" are bad because they are blind supporters of Israel. (Can you not understand that it's possible to support the existence of the state of Israel without necessarily supporting everything that state does?)
I take your larger point that forming coalitions means often having to work with people whose political opinions do not always coincide in every respect with your own, and who may hold some opinions you find repellant. (Generic "you"' not you, john.halle, in particular.) What I'm not understanding is why you're jumping on this particular issue at this particular thread, and I'm curious.
And, by the way, I do have to take exception to your characterization of Corrente:
If on the off chance corrente develops to become a venue where real political organizing takes place, as opposed to merely blowing off steam
A lot more goes on here than just "blowing off steam". We have pointed people to actions they can do; we have provided our own political analyses; we went through HR3200 virtually line by line trying to understand what was in the bill (and we did in online for all to see and join in); and, for heaven's sake, we have shared gardening tips. Not that there's anything wrong with blowing off steam, but if that's all you see here then I suggest there's a little confirmation bias going on.
Oh, and BTW vastleft: love the T-shirts!
[But maybe we want to lose the "teabag" one? Or rephrase? I'm not so fond of using or reminding people of the "teabagger" label.]
I'm strongly opposed to using racy "teabagging" and "teabagger" associations as glib putdowns of right-leaning populists, but if I understand correctly, "teabags" are the chosen prop for the tea party protests.
Well, I agree anyway.
I love these ideas VL. I like your "well, who isn't?" shirt best.
How about
2L4O: Happiness is not a warm pony
Not sure that means exactly what I want it to mean--maybe someone else can make it funnier/more interesting.
how 'bout:
2L4O: You can keep the pony.
Am imagining a parenthetical with it:
(and don't forget to take the crap with you)
But you beat me to it, Anne. Damn, you're smart!
Nothing like a runaway pony and having to muck out the stall, anyway. (Maybe Hillary or Martha Coakley or some other discarded woman can clean up for him?)
The only shirt so far is the "2L4O" shirt.
The other tag lines are ad slogans to encourage people to click into the shirt site.
One of the trade-offs of doing real silk-screened shirts instead of low-quality/high-priced Cafepress demand printing is that I have to carry inventory or do slow/expensive one-offs or super-small batches (which the vendor isn't too fond of doing). That will reduce the number of variants, but if there appears to be especially good demand on one or other slogan shirts, they could be in our future.
In any case, all the ideas are most welcome at least for promotional purposes and maybe for turning into wearables down the line.
I'm not quite sure what it means either, but it made me smile.
I'm gonna get a pony LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
My pony's on back-order.
Here come the warm ponies!
"Maybe she will do a bit of spying
With microcameras hidden in her hair"
To be clear, nowhere have I stated that "Israel" or for that matter any other state, has or does not have the right to exist.
What I have said is exactly what the quotation says, namely that states which are engaged in massive human rights violations and war crimes (as is now virtually undisputed) should not be receiving U.S. military aid.
It would seem to me that those identifying as liberals (not to mention anyone with a commitment to minimal decency) should accept this proposition as a virtual truism.
But here is the disconnect:
When it comes to the general proposition, liberals are likely to accept it as more or less foundational. But when it comes to the specific instance, namely the behavior of a favored state, many (though by no means all) liberals find all sorts of reasons for why it is not applicable; I'm sure you are more than familiar with these so I won't go through the litany.
Hence the familiar charge of liberal hypocrisy-one which is relevant to this and numerous other instances some of which are documented in the Reed and Hedges articles linked to above, not to mention the Phil Ochs song which stands the test of time.
So to reiterate, I'm perfectly willing to work with liberals. But given the last half century of the history of liberalism, their endless capitulations to power, their willingness to wink at atrocities when they are committed by their own side, not to mention their disgraceful cheerleading for liberated markets going under the name of "neoliberalism" it is not a category which I am comfortable associating myself with.
Finally, some might say that the McNamaras, Bundys, Johnsons, Kennedys, Carters, Clintons of the past weren't "real" liberals.
Real liberals, according to them, would, for example, never offer apologetics and support for state sanctioned violence and de facto genocide. The numerous liberals who do precisely that, on this list and elsewhere when it comes to Israel-Palestine demonstrates quite clearly that this long and shabby tradition remains very much in force.
You felt it was relevant to introduce a purity test about I/P here.
Then, you add:
"if liberalism is spending trillions of dollars to bomb wedding parties in Afghanistan (not to mention, a generation before, making Southeast Asia a lunar landscape), that's a show I won't buy a ticket for."
Since liberals, collectively, are the one political stripe that is willing -- sometimes much more than willing -- to dignify the "P" side of I/P issues and criticize the "I" side, it just seems kind of odd to me to take this tack vis-a-vis a slogan that promotes left-side criticism of Obama.
sounds like a web site
except it ain't
luv the designs
Somebody want to claim it? How much does that cost?
(Yes, I'm very ignorant and have to run so no time to google)
A simple website costs on average $10/year for a registered domain name (if not already claimed by another party who will likely inflate the price before giving it up) and as little as $5-20/month for server space, depending on how much storage and how many add-ons one wishes to purchase from his or her webhost.
These charges assume one codes the web pages on his or her own.
Right now, it's just set up as a simple blog for ordering the shirts. Not clear yet whether it makes sense for me to do more with it (time permitting).
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: 2L4O.COM
Domain servers in listed order:
No results
I also have 2L40.com (with a zero), in case people mistype.
Is anyone having trouble reaching the site by browsing there???
Links talking about it, but nothing directly to the site.
Card Carrying Buddhist is promoting them, though perhaps not officially. You may want to contact her.
If i put it in the Google toolbar, and click search, it takes me straight to the site, probably b/c it's Blogger, but there you go.
I'll also be ordering one, maybe more.
I just switched the settings in Blogger so the site will be seen by search engines, and I'll check in with CCB/NBFH to see if she wants to participate in the ongoing promotion.
conceptually officially promoting them, but she is html-challenged, and must work on figuring out what to do.
(And your site definitely works, since that's where I picked up the info that I posted. )
That alone tells me that this meme is threatening enough to work....
and I'll buy one when I gets paid...
I wouldn't be fond of adding extra lines for the shirts. I think the 2L4O is sufficient as it is.
Listen To Me Now or Fear Me In November
So much more to the heart of things.
I gotta say though, just as a side note, that for me "too left/lefty for Obama" would more correctly reflect my own label. *g* I don't identify myself as a "liberal". I'm a lefty, gdi.
Glenn Greenwald is not shy about using "left"
and, in addition to that, it's a great read.
For those bitter old uneducated women to wear as they knit
Sorry if I haven't replied to you individually, but this is a really gratifying response, and I'm reading and re-reading all the suggestions.
Who knows where all this is leading, but it does seem that this week a lot of people are taking notice of Obama's left-side critics as never before.
But...I really liked cg.eye's suggestion of:
Listen To Me Now Or Fear Me In November
Which gets even better if it's:
Hear Me Now Or Fear Me In November
It's a little shorter and the "hear-fear" thing has more punch.
Yours really hit the spot because:
* It better matches the Hans and Franz "Hear me now, and believe me later."
* We have enough fear merchants in our lives as it is
* Though the context is November (and thank heavens not in June!), "fear me" might suggest to some an unwholesome sort of consequence
Note: your "hear me / fear me" construction has a good ring to it, but I'm concerned about being in the "fear" biz. That said, somehow as a rhyme (as Johnny Cochrane could tell you), it seems to magically make more sense.
Others, am I overly fretting over the f-word here, especially with how nicely it plays in Anne's nifty riff on cg.eye's riff on her riff? ("Hear Me Now or Fear Me In November")
Fear as a tool for oppression, only works one way, from those with power, towards those with no power.
Here, those of us with no power, are warning those with power that they should fear us, which isn't fear mongering. It's a justified response to egregious abuses by those in power.
appropriate to convey the anger that many of us feel at being marginalized and ignored because the Democratic Party's peripheral vision no longer includes anything left of center; I guess I would liken it to the "I am Woman, Hear Me Roar" mantra, which arose out of our anger at feeling like no one was hearing us.
Maybe HEED Me Now or Hear Me In November is both shorter/punchier AND conveys the message?
One of my issues with the party is that it has been taken over by people who think we're going to get what we want by playing nice and minding our manners; I'm a little tired of politely clearing my throat and waiting to be acknowledged, I guess!
I think the hear/fear rhyme has the magic, and somehow the power of rhyme seems to make it less suggestive of the wrong kind of fear. I'm warming to it.
Subliminally, I was already thinking of the Helen Reddy song. Could it be a faded rose from days gone by? Oops, wrong Helen Reddy song.
Han and Franz are ironic. Let's keep this irony free.
I could even see something like "FEAR" in flames, or with torches and pitchforks behind it.
Wouldn't this look great in the right margin?
I have another idea. It came to me when I was reading about the new commission being formed to do an end run around every fail-safe in order to cut and gut the entitlement programs.
Red T-Shirts.
What would they say?
Seeing Red Now? Wait Til November
Picks up on the "seeing red" of being just so, so angry at so much the Dems are and are not doing, and, it alludes to the consequences of failing to wake up - a tidal wave of Red as Republicans win big in November.
Just a thought.
... does make me wonder about the decision to go with high-quality printing. As it stands, I'll keep stockpiling the great suggestions and will have to pick my shots as to when to introduce new/variant products, since it's a considerably bigger undertaking than with the demand-print sites like Cafepress.
So, please keep the ideas coming, and do forgive me if I'm slow to jump on some really good ones.
It displaces the implied threat of "fear/anger" from the wearer to the reader -- they should fear *you*, Dear Reader, once you start seeing red about the economy, our wars, the general corruption, etc.
*And* it leaves the choice to reader to Do Something: Either get angry now, for the things you believe in, or let the Republicans use the general anger out there to win.
Would one red t-shirt cost more than the black ones?
... on the price. The overriding issue, in these early days, is knowing what items to order to avoid long lead times and the price premiums and hassles of one-off printing.
are just ad copy at this point. If we see strong support for a particular slogan, such as hear/fear, I'll get some made up.
In your (and everyone's) opinions, would the added slogans work OK in the same print color (i.e., white for now), or is the second color as in red text the ad graphics essential?
And while we're at it... what second shirt color would be most popular? Red? White? Blue? Something else?
Another idea:
construction. It has a nice rhythm. And let's face it, fear is just about the only motivator we have left to us. I want my senators and my congressman to fear me and their other constituents. I want all three of them to be in a constant state of worry about retaining their political offices. Asking nicely for them to act like Democrats didn't work; asking a little less nicely, but still really kind of nice, hasn't worked. So, I am totally down with the "do what I want or you're out of a job" approach.
Hear me now or fear me in November.


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The Treasury Department plans to sell its remaining stake in General Motors over the next 15 months, allowing the automaker to shed the stigma of being partly owned by the U.S. government.
GM agreed to buy 200 million shares of its stock from the government for $5.5 billion. The government agreed to sell its remaining 300 million shares by early 2014.
The government got the stock back in 2009 in exchange for a $49.5 billion bailout designed to save the company, which was at risk of running out of money. Once the buyback is complete, the Treasury will have recovered more than half of the bailout funds. But taxpayers are still are likely to lose billions of dollars.
A look at some of the major steps taken by GM and the government:
— April 2010: GM repays $6.7 billion in loans to the government. GM pays $800 million in dividends and interest over time.
— November 2010: Government gets $13.5 billion from GM initial public stock offering.
— December 2010: GM buys $2.1 billion of its preferred stock from the government.
— December 2012: GM and Treasury officials announce deal to end government stake in the company.
Sources: GM, Treasury Department, AP Archives.

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To consistently run well, it's critical that you have an unwavering belief in your fitness and your race plan.
Trust. It's one of the most often overlooked components of successful training and racing. Having trust in your training plan, your fitness, and even yourself is as critical in running as it is in maintaining a successful relationship with your spouse.
Too often, runners don't trust their own training (even when they have a well-written plan or a coach by their side), they don't trust their race plan (negative splitting is a difficult concept to master, especially when "time in the bank" seems so appealing), and runners don't always trust the hard work they've put in, even after countless miles and track intervals. Instead, a lack of self confidence and negative thinking take over and it shows in poor race results.
If you're a beginner runner and you think you're alone every time you question your fitness, your training plan, or your race strategy, you couldn't be farther from the truth.
RELATED: Four Strategies For Overcoming Race Anxiety
Lack of trust in my training is the most difficult struggle I encountered as a competitive runner. Even more than my numerous injuries and more than bad race results, which I believe were a consequence of me not having faith in my training. The biggest mistake I made throughout my career was not trusting my coaches, not trusting myself, and not trusting my fitness.
To help you better understand this concept, and hopefully prevent you from making the same mistakes, here are three very specific examples of how a lack of belief in my coaches, my training, and myself lead to poor results and injuries, and how you can prevent similar situations from happening to you.


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Intelligence officials say the routine police convoy of four vehicles came under fire Friday near Egypt's border with Israel in central Sinai.
The pipeline they were monitoring has come under attack more than a dozen times in the past two years.
Officials say several of the policemen, including a high ranking officer, were seriously wounded. No further details were given. The officials spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak to media.
Just last month, Egypt said it would boost its gas supply after complaints by Jordan over the interruption of supplies due to pipeline attacks.


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Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy
United States Pennsylvania Cambria County
|Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the U.S.
|March 26, 1804
|County Seat
| Cambria County Courthouse
200 South Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Cambria County Website
- 1 Historical Facts
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Cemeteries
- 2.4 Census
- 2.5 Church Records
- 2.6 Court Records
- 2.7 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.8 Ethnic Groups
- 2.9 Gazetteers
- 2.10 Genealogy
- 2.11 History
- 2.12 Land and Property
- 2.13 Maps
- 2.14 Migration
- 2.15 Military
- 2.16 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.17 Newspapers
- 2.18 Occupations
- 2.19 Periodicals
- 2.20 Poorhouse, Almshouse
- 2.21 Probate Records
- 2.22 Repositories
- 2.23 Taxation
- 2.24 Vital Records
- 3 Web Sites
- 4 Places
- 5 References
Historical Facts
|Beginning dates for major county records
- Parent Counties: Formed from Somerset and Huntingdon Counties 26 March 1804.[1]
- County Seat: Ebensburg
- Neighboring Counties: Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy residents may also have records in [2]Clearfield (north) • Blair (east) • Indiana (west) • Somerset (south) • Westmoreland (southwest) • Bedford (southeast) • Centre (northeast)
Boundary Changes [3]
- Prior to 1771: Future Cambria County was part of Cumberland County.
- 9 March 1771: Bedford County (including the area of future Cambria County) was created from Cumberland County.
- 20 September 1787: When Huntingdon County was carved from Bedford County, half of Cambria County was part of Huntingdon County and half remained in Bedford County.
- 17 April 1795: When Somerset County was formed from Bedford County, half of Cambria became part of Somerset County while the other half stayed in Huntingdon County.
Bible Records
Cemetery records often reveal birth, marriage, death, relationship, military, and religious information.
|Online Grave Transcripts
|Published Grave Transcripts
|County Cemetery Directories
|Family History Library
|Names in Stone
|Billion Graves
|See Pennsylvania Cemeteries for more information.
For tips on accessing Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Federal (or United States) census records online, see: Pennsylvania Census.
There are no county or state census records available for Pennsylvania. County and city tax records can be used as a substitute when census records are not available.
Church Records
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. In Pennsylvania, church records are often used as a substitute for birth, marriage, and death information. For general information about Pennsylvania denominations, view the Pennsylvania Church Records wiki page.
The three religious groups that settled early in Cambria County were the Pennsylvania Germans and Scotch Irish Presbyterians in the south, Catholics who came from Maryland and settled in the northeast, and Welch Protestants who settled in the central part of the county. [4]
Finding Church Records at Other Repositories
Additional church records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cambria County Church Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search).
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
County-wide Database - Multi-denominational
- 1708-1985 - Pennsylvania, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 at Historical Society of Pennsylvania – $, free to members of the society; Also available at Ancestry.com – $; 7,542,774 entries. This database is incomplete for all counties.
- Benedictine Fathers in Cambria County, Pennsylvania at Cambria County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives
- History of St. Augustine's Parish at Cambria County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives
- Contains church records of:
- Barnesboro: St. Thomas Episcopal Church
- Blandburg: Blandburg Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Ebensburg: First United Presbyterian Church
- Elton: Dunmyer Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Glasgow: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Johnstown: Bethany Presbyterian Church
- Lilly: St. Luke's Lutheran Church
- Patton: Trinity Episcopal Church
- Portage: First Lutheran Church
- Contains church records of:
- "100 years of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese 1843–1943". Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society Quarterly, 17:1. FamilySearch Library book 974.8 B2wg. Contains chronolgy, map, county-by-county information.
Court Records
Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy court records are housed at the Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Courthouse. For many counties copies of court records may be found at the Pennsylvania State Archives and in the FamilySearch collection. Note that within these collections some films may contain the same records, but have different titles. Other titles are not duplicates. See Finding Court Records at other repositories within this section for links to the online catalogs for these two collections. Films at the Pennsylvania State Archives are not available for inter-library loan. If court records are available FamilySearch films may be available at a local Family History Center. Call ahead for availability.
Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.[5]
Clerk of the Court
The Clerk of Courts prepares and maintains the records for the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas. The Clerk signs and affixes the Seal of the Courts to all writs and processes, administers oaths and affirmations, and assumes custody of the seal and records of the Courts. The Clerk certifies and distributes orders of the Court. The Clerk also certifies and prepares bills of costs for the defendants and utilizes the computerized financial management system to disburse fines, costs and restitution.[6] For the Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Clerk of Courts address see the Courthouse section on this page.
The office of the Prothonotary is the custodian of all civil matters in the county. This includes naturalization, immigration, equity actions, judgements, federal and local tax liens, city liens, family court, arbitrations, license suspension appeals, appeals to higher court, commercial code filings, applications for passports and divorce proceedings. See the Courthouse section on this page for the Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Prothonotary office information.
Orphan's Court (see Vital Records)
Finding Court Records at Other Repositories
Additional court records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Court Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Emigration and Immigration
Ethnic Groups
Published Histories
Land and Property
Land records in Cambria County began in 1804. These records are filed with the Recorder of Deeds office in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania.
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts, indexes, mortgages, leases, grants, sheriff sales, land patents, and maps. Property records include liens as well as livestock brands and estray records.
The following are examples of available resources:
Land Records on Microfilm
- 1869–1886 Deeds. FHL films 928950-928963
Additional Resources
Note that the "Maps" section below includes maps related to land ownership.
See Pennsylvania Land and Property for more information about using land records, especially about original land warrants, surveys, and patents filed at the state land office.
Additional resources can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cambria County Pennsylvania Land in online catalogs such as:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog.)
- Family History Library Catalog (For instructions see FHL Catalog Place-name Search.)
- Cambria County maps, including the 1890 atlas showing land owners, have been posted at the PAGenWeb site
Naturalization and Citizenship
Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy newspapers may contain genealogical value including obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, family gatherings, family travel, achievements, business notices, engagement information, and probate court proceedings.
To access newspapers, contact public libraries, historical/genealogical societies, college or university libraries, or state archives in the area where the newspaper was published.
For information on state-wide newspapers see Pennsylvania Newspapers
Newspapers of Cambria County
- Pennsylvania Newspapers
- Chronicling America US Newspaper Directory
- Johnstown - Tribune Democrat
- Ebensburg - Mountaineer Herald
Online Newspapers
To learn if there are newspapers online for a specific town or city in Pennsylvania, see news.google.com/newspapers and search for the town or the name of a newspaper.
Online Newspaper Abstracts
- PA-Roots Newspaper Articles for Cambria County.
Newspaper Excerpts and Abstracts
- Democrat and Sentinel (Ebensburg, Pennsylvania) (SLC, Utah, 1954) FHL film 1004077
Obituaries are generally found in local newspapers where the person died. However, sometimes an obituary is found in the location from which he or she originated. To find an obituary, see the information under the Newspaper heading
|Sometimes the fastest way of finding obituaries is to call or email the local public library in the area where the person died. If the library does not have newspapers, a librarian often will know where they are kept. If a death date is known, and the newspapers are at the library, someone on staff will usually make a search for a small fee, or will indicate someone who will do the search.
Online Obituary Abstracts
- USGenWeb Cambria County Obituary Abstracts
- PA-Roots Obituaries for Cambria County.
Obituary Excerpts and Abstracts
- Teeter, Grace A., The Nathaniel Teeter Family and Other Related Families (Rialto, California:G.A. Teeter, 1997) FHL film 795924 item 10 and 2055506 item 3 Digitized version available through Family Search catalog entry.
Indentured Servants
Poorhouse, Almshouse
Probate Records
Probate matters in Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy are handled by the Orphans' Court and start when the county was created. To obtain original probate records, contact the Orphan's Court in the County Courthouse.
In addition to wills and administrations, the Orphans' Court also handles: audits of accounts of executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians; distribution of estates of decedents, incompetents, and minors; appointment and control of guardians; adoptions; appeals from the Register of Wills involving probate matters; inheritance tax appeals and various petitions and motions.
Online Probate Records
Original probate records for some Pennsylvania counties are available free online as digital images at FamilySearch.org. The dates vary significantly for each county and not all counties are listed. Some counties may only have probate indexes. This Pennsylvania collection of images may be browsed through the links listed below:
Complete Collection:
- 1683-1994-Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994 at FamilySearch.org
Cambria County Only:
- 1806-1980-Cambria County Probate Records
- 1806-1980-Cambria County Probate Records
Original Probate Records on Microfilm
- 1808-1919 Records of the Orphan's Court and Register of Wills FHL film 1294583 (first of 20 films)-Estate and Proceedings Indexes included, 1806-1980
Additional Probate Indexes and Abstracts
Additional probate indexes or abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy probate wills in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
- The Pennsylvania Archives collection contains county archive records that can be searched onsite. Currently the Archives' staff cannot provide research or make copies of these records. Their collections include Almshouse Registers; Tax records; Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes and Records; Midwife records; African American records; Wills; Deeds; Naturalizations; Coroner's inquests; and Orphan's Court dockets. A list of the Archive's county holdings are on Microfilm or Manuscript form.
County Courthouse
200 South Center Street
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Phone: (814) 472-5440
Clerk of Courts
Phone: (814) 472-1540
The office of the Prothontary is located at:
Office of the Prothonoary
200 South Center St.
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Phone: (814) 472-1638
Fax: (814) 472-5632
Family History Centers
- Nant-Y-Glo Tri Area Museum and Historical Society
929 Roberts Street
Nanty Glo, PA 15943
Phone: (814) 749-7352
E-mail: email@example.com
- Nant-Y-Glo Tri Area Museum and Historical Society
- Johnstown Flood Museum
304 Washington Street
Johnstown, PA 15901
- Johnstown Flood Museum
Website includes a list of flood victims.
- Cambria County Historical Society
615 North Center Street
P.O. Box 278
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Phone: (814) 472-6674
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10-4; Saturday 9-1
- Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080
Phone: (412) 687-6811
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Vital Records
Vital records are handled by the County Orphans' Court. Between the years 1852-1855 Pennsylvania made a failed attempt to record birth, marriage and death events at the county level. While the records for that time period are available, there were few events recorded. County marriage records were kept in earnest in 1885. Births and deaths, at the county level, were begun in 1893 and kept through 1905. Abstracts and copies of vital records are available for some counties, but most are incomplete. For the most complete set of records, always contact the County Orphans' Court.
Early births 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania birth records are available through the Department of of Health for 1906 and 1907. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified Birth certificate can be obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Pennsylvania marriages are located at the county level. Contact the Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy clerk's office for these records.
- 1700-1821 - Pennsylvania Marriage Records Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties.
- 1725-1976 - Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1709-1940 - free index. Not complete for all years.
- Pre-1810 – Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) This database is incomplete for all counties. Includes 35,000 marriage records from vol. VIII of of the second series of the Pennsylvania Archives.
- 1852-1854 - Pennsylvania Marriages Ancestry.com – ($) Index with images.
- 1885-1950 - Pennsylvania County Marriage, 1885-1950 Extracted marriage records – free. This database is incomplete for all counties. May also contain marriage records earlier than 1885.
- 1902-1912 - Cambria Freeman Newspaper Collection at Cambria County, Pennsylvania USGenWeb Archives
Divorce records are available through the office of the Prothonotary. The office of the Prothonotary is located in the courthouse building.
Early deaths 1893–1905 are located at the County Orphans' Court. See the heading Court Records on this page for contact information.
Indexes for Pennsylvania death records are available through the Department of Health for 1906 through 1962. Once an individual is located in the index a non certified death certificate can be obtained obtained by writing and sending $3.00 to:
Division of Vital Records
ATTN: Public Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
Finding Vital Records at Other Repositories
Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Cambria County, Pennsylvania Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
Web Sites
Populated Places
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), [FHL book 973 D27e 2002].
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Adams County, Pennsylvania" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adams_County,_Pennsylvania (accessed 17 July 2012).
- ↑ Pennsylvania line : a research guide to Pennsylvania genealogy and local history, 1990 ed. (Laughlintown, Pa.: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1990), [FHL book 974.8 D27p 1990].
- ↑ Dave Huber, The people of Cambria County, (Chicora, Pennsylvania : Mechling Bookbindery, c2003), 8. FHL book 974.877 H2h
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/accesssed 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Clerk of Courts in http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/ClerksOfCourts.htm (accessed 25 Aug 2012)


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Architecture Forum Agenda - London 2013
The Open Group Architecture Forum Meetings London
Please note that these meetings are Members Only unless explicitly noted.
There are no scheduled Architecture Forum meetings on Saturday and Sunday.
Project meeting / Standing Committee Meeting Planner
14:00-17:30 Next version of TOGAF project meeting
- Part 1 work stream - Kirk Hansen
Critique of the Part 1 Smooth Draft and it's GAP analysis
14:00-17:30 Next version of TOGAF project meeting:
- Business Architecture work stream - Mike Walker
- Business Architecture work stream recap (45mins)
- Discuss progress to date, BAWS Charter, WS decisions and open items to date
- Break (10mins)
- Business Architecture Part 1 Review (1hour)
- Review and analysis and structure
- Business Architecture Reference Model Review (30mins)
- Break (10mins)
- Content Production Gaps and Remediation (45mins)
- Business Architecture work stream recap (45mins)
08:45-09:30 Localization Standing Committee Meeting - Serge Thorn
(Open Session) 09:30-12:30 EA Capability Improvement Project: EA Best Practice Development Workshop - Dave Hornford/Paul Homan
14:00-17:30 Next version of TOGAF
- 1400 - 1430 update/discussion/critique Security Forum TNSP project - Ian Dobson
- 1430 - 1600 Common Activities: critique and comment on a pre-circulated document - Kirk Hansen/Jacek Presz
- 1630 - 1730 Information Architecture and Technology Architecture "workshop" Judith Jones/Bob Weisman
08:45-15:30 Architecture Forum Meeting (see below) - Dave Hornford/Peter Haviland
There are no meetings on Friday
The Architecture Forum Meeting Thursday
Meeting Materials (all presenters to upload to the Plato category "Materials London 2013" prior to the meeting)
0845--0850 Agenda overview - Dave Hornford/Peter Haviland
0850--0900 Welcome, new members & introduction
0900-0915 Approval of Minutes from Philadelphia (July), Action Item and Consent list review
- Minutes
- Action Items and Consents
- Action Item REVIEW
0915-0930 Actioning Forum Strategy: Quarterly update
- Standard report extended to include Projects against strategy
- TOGAF ecosystem update
0930- 0950 WG/SC Governance Review
- WG/SC Reports with Scorecard Status
- Consider Quarterly Reports (Activity against prior plan, direction & items for the Forum)
- Certification Standing Committee - Jason Uppal
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29586
- Localization Standing Committee - Serge Thorn
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29571
- TOGAF maintenance project - Andrew Josey
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29504
- EA Capability Improvement Project - Paul Homan
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29597
- TOGAF for Cloud Ecoystem Project - Kevin Sevigny
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29585
- Next version TOGAF project - Mike Walker, Kirk Hansen, Peter Haviland
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29599
- Information Architecture Workstream - Bob Weisman
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29602
- Technology Architecture Workstream - Judith Jones
- https://collaboration.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/documents.php?action=show&dcat=91&gdid=29610
- Do any fail the Governance & Activity Tests?
- Do any fail the direction tests?
- Do we continue/ask for correction or discontinue?
- Consider Quarterly Reports (Activity against prior plan, direction & items for the Forum)
0950-1030 Restructure Thursday (Part 1)
- Our member community is broader-based than it has ever been and we face strong pressure on travel. OUr scarce resource is member-time, and the scarcest resource is face2face member time. The use of one day of face2face time for overview and review may not be the best use of scarce resources.
- Proposal to switch our governance model from face2face to virtual
1030--1100 Break
1100--1120 Restructure Thursday (Part 2)
- Continuance of Restructure Thursday
1120 --1150 Next version of TOGAF Publishing & Ecosystem
- Forum explicitly retained publishing & ecosystem impacts of TOGAF next release from project
- Consideration of 3 release models & ecosystem impact
1150--1230 Next version of TOGAF project report - Peter Haviland
- At conference progress review
- Core decision ratification - review of consent list
- Consent Log
- Direction ratification - Roadmap
- Working with others - Security Forum, Open Platform 3.0, SABSA Institute, ArchiMate Forum
1230--1400 Lunch
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- Projects...
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- Placeholder for new business
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Lots of good tennis on Day Three. Notable straight set winners include Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams, and Alize Cornet. On the men's side Rafael Nadal had some trouble against Alun Jones but pulled through in four sets. Americans John Isner and Ahsha Rolle both had big upset wins; Dinara Safina prevented an upset fairly loosely by beating Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 6-1. However, Kateryna's sister had better luck: Alona Bondarenko beat Eleni Daniilidou 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. Lastly, Philipp Kohlschreiber won his match with ease. He will play Mikhail Youzhny, the eleventh seed, in his next match… I smell a showdown.
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Nashville mom stabs young daughter with scissors because she was mad, affidavit says
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) —
Metro Police arrested a mom now charged with stabbing her own daughter in Nashville – all because she was mad the girl was playing around a TV.
Neighbors say they saw Tabisengwa Balewa running out of her house along Second Street, chasing her young daughter with scissors.
According to an affidavit, Balewa admitted to police that she threw the scissors, hitting the girl in the chest because she was mad at her for playing around the family TV.
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the x-men and spider man of the 90's (FOX i think). Those were the best. Some were ... meeh, but all-in-all, great shows.
One way to prep players for a rousing superhero campaign is to show them episodes from superhero cartoon series.
There have been so many American cartoon series involving superheroes, everything from the silliness of Fearless Fly or The Tick to the whimsy of Super Six to the pulpy goodness of the 1960s Hanna Barbera superverse and Defenders of the Earth to the seriousness of Batman: The Animated Series or Ultimate Spider-Man.
One advantage to using episodes from a cartoon series is that they take up maybe 20 minutes of time and they don't belabor the plots as a way to cut costs on SPFX.
So, name one or more cartoons you might use to prep your players, and tell specifically WHY that cartoon would be the one you choose. (Or it might be a specific episode.)
-- thread inspired by (and credit therefore goes to!) celinasinha's thread http://www.penandpapergames.com/foru...animated-shows
Last edited by magic-rhyme; 06-14-2012 at 04:51 PM.
If you want a more campy feel, show them instead the Batman Brave & The Bold, and you will end up with a very different campaign from the 1990s Hulk or Batman: The Animated Series.
If you want a more four-color campaign feel, show them Space Ghost and Birdman and, maybe, Defenders of the Earth. If you want a more anarchic feel, try The Tick.


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Jeff's practice is devoted to family law. Jeff started practicing law in 1988 as an associate in the firm of H. Alan Vican in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, representing clients in a wide range of legal matters including federal RICO cases, personal injury cases, estate planning and administration, criminal defense and family law matters. In August 1991 Jeff opened his own firm. The firm started in the general practice of law, providing the full range of legal services for private clients as well as businesses and property owners associations. After years of successfully practicing the...
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Temple University Beasley School of Law
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Stroudsburg, PA Attorney with 14 years experience
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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Temple University Beasley School of Law
Temple University Beasley School of Law
My practice is focused on the areas of criminal and DUI defense, civil litigation, and immigration. I have been a trial attorney in Northeastern Pennsylvania for the past 8 years, and in 2012 was selected as a Superlawyers Rising Star in Pennsylvania in the area of crimainal defense. I operate a law practice focused on trial work. My physical office is based in the historic town of Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania, and I handle both state and federal criminal and civil trials. If you are a potential client in need an experienced DUI, criminal...
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Dickinson School of Law
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Stroudsburg, PA Attorney
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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Atty. Robert J. Munley practices Criminal and D.U.I. defense in Lackawanna, Monroe, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna and all other counties in Northeast Pennsylvania. Atty. Munley has successfully represented thousands of individuals in criminal court throughout his career. Atty. Munley represents individuals charged with D.U.I., theft, assault, rape and sex crimes, computer crimes, drug delivery and possession, and all types of crimes. Atty. Munley has been a Certified Criminal Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy since 2003. Atty. Munley is also certified by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to represent individuals facing the death penalty. Atty. Munley's objectives for...
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Stroudsburg, PA Attorney with 17 years experience
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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My firm is focused on helping clients with financial difficulties. My area of expertise is consumer and small business bankruptcy cases, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. My goal is to put clients back in control of their financial situation and regain their financial freedom from debt. My primary focus is always the client. I offer comprehensive advice, discreet representation, and individualized attention. I am committed to helping financially distressed individuals obtain freedom from financial oppression and a fresh start through bankruptcy relief.
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With my experience gained from over 17 years of specializing in bankruptcy and consumer credit issues, I help...
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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Stroudsburg, PA Attorney
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Temple University
Temple University
William is a lifelong resident of eastern Pennsylvania. He graduated from Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville, PA and then from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. William then attended law school at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and, while there, interned with Judge Paula Patrick of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas where he gained valuable experience in the area of criminal law. After finishing his internship, William clerked for a small general practice firm in West Chester, PA before joining the team at Anders, Riegel & Masington, LLC as a law clerk in 2013. Following graduation from law school...
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Stroudsburg, PA Attorney with 13 years experience
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Northeastern University School of Law
Northeastern University School of Law
Joseph Rattman
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Stroudsburg, PA 18360
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John DiBernardino
Lehighton, PA Attorney with 32 years experience
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Lehighton, PA 18235
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Lehighton, PA 18235
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John DiBernardino, Esquire has been practicing law since 1986. Originally from the Philadelphia area, he graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory High School in Philadelphia in 1978. He graduated from American University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor's Degree in 1982. He then attended what is now known as Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE, graduating with his Juris Doctor degree in 1986. While attending law school he clerked at a personal injury law firm in Philadelphia as well as with the Delaware County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney's Office, gaining valuable courtroom experience representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at preliminary...
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University of Miami School of Law
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Do you offer Cake Decorating Classes?
Several people have asked us if Pink Cake Box runs any pastry classes:
I am very interested in learning how to decorate cakes. Have you thought about offering classes? I'm a few towns over from you. And can't even figure out how to properly seal the fondant to the cupcake so it looks seamless.
We offer both group classes and private classes for small groups and individuals. Head over to our cake decorating schedule for a current listing.
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Professor O'Rourke inducted into the Academia de Ingenierίa México
Professor O'Rourke was inducted into the Academia de Ingenierίa México at a ceremony in Mexico City on 28 September 2017. Norma Jean Mattei, President of the American Society of Civil Engineers, was also inducted in the same ceremony. The Academia de Ingenierίa México, or Mexican Academy of Engineering, is the equivalent in Mexico to the National Academy of Engineering in the US. It is an honorific academy, whose members also provide advice for government. Each year, a small number of foreign members are elected.
Professor O'Rourke gave his inaugural lecture on "Ground Deformation Effects on Subsurface Pipelines and Infrastructure Systems". He also participated the day before in a conference on Infrastructure at the Border and gave a presentation entitled "Hazard Resilient Infrastructure". In his lecture he advocated for greater collaboration between US and Mexican engineers on earthquakes and hurricanes, both of which transcend borders and have devastating effects on the infrastructure of both countries.
While in Mexico, Professor O'Rourke helped with the earthquake reconnaissance missions of researchers supported by the National Science Foundation, who were investigating the effects of the MW7.1 September 19, 2017 Central Mexico earthquake and MW8.1 September 7, 2017 Chiapas earthquake.
Professor O'Rourke has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering since 1993. In 2014 he was elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and received his membership scroll from Prince Philip at the induction ceremony.


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Yup, yet another newbie dropping in and making a 'Hello World!' type post.
(This is also giving me a chance to see what kinds of things this board has enabled... oooh, looky at all the smilies.)
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A spokeswoman for Ivory Coast's civilian prosecutor says that a former security official and a former student leader allied with ex-President Laurent Gbagbo were arrested in Ghana Monday and extradited to Abidjan early Tuesday morning.
Jean-Noel Abehi was a top gendarmerie official based at Agban military camp in Abidjan, and Jean-Yves Dibopieu was a leader of the Student Federation of Ivory Coast, a group implicated in rights abuses before and during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 post-election violence.
Habiba Coulibaly, the spokeswoman, said she could provide no information on charges facing the two men.
The post-election conflict erupted after former President Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede office despite losing the November 2010 election to current President Alassane Ouattara. The U.N. estimates that more than 3,000 people died over five months of fighting.


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Generally known as vector-borne disease, the risks they pose to your dog can be minimized with preventive measures (topical medications, tick collars, etc.) and annual checkups include vector-borne disease screening. This is especially important, as symptoms of vector-borne disease are often vague and difficult to recognize. Because of this, many pet owners don't know their dog is suffering from a debilitating tick disease until it's too late.
Fortunately, dogsandticks.com can help pet owners with tips and information about vector-borne disease and how to keep dogs safe. Because when you know more about the risk, you can help keep your best friend happy, healthy and tick-free.For more information about Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, visit the Lyme Disease Association website. Developed by parasitologists to follow the CAPC Guidelines.
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Latest Innovation: USD Inaugurates Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering
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Monday, September 30, 2013
From Inside USD -- It's official.
USD's Engineering Programs are now the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, following a ceremony Thursday.
"We can build one of the very best undergraduate engineering programs in the entire country and the world and that's what we're going to do," pledged founding Dean Chell A. Roberts.
A $20 million gift from philanthropist Darlene Marcos Shiley made the transition possible. Shiley, whose late husband Donald P. Shiley invented the artificial heart valve that revolutionized heart surgery, urged engineering students in the audience to aim for similar successes.
"If you can just step up to the plate and hit a couple of home runs for me, I'd really appreciate it because my life is dedicated to that man," Shiley said. The name of the school also honors her family's Brazilian heritage, Shiley said. (Full Story)
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18 U.S. Code § 595 - Interference by administrative employees of Federal, State, or Territorial Governments
Whoever, being a person employed in any administrative position by the United States, or by any department or agency thereof, or by the District of Columbia or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or by any State, Territory, or Possession of the United States, or any political subdivision, municipality, or agency thereof, or agency of such political subdivision or municipality (including any corporation owned or controlled by any State, Territory, or Possession of the United States or by any such political subdivision, municipality, or agency), in connection with any activity which is financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States, or any department or agency thereof, uses his official authority for the purpose of interfering with, or affecting, the nomination or the election of any candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
This section shall not prohibit or make unlawful any act by any officer or employee of any educational or research institution, establishment, agency, or system which is supported in whole or in part by any state or political subdivision thereof, or by the District of Columbia or by any Territory or Possession of the United States; or by any recognized religious, philanthropic or cultural organization.
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §§ 61a, 61g, 61n, 61s, 61u (Aug. 2, 1939, 11:50 a.m., E.S.T., ch. 410, §§ 2, 8, 53 Stat. 1147, 1148; July 19, 1940, ch. 640, § 1, 54 Stat. 767; Aug. 2, 1939, ch. 410, §§ 14, 19, as added July 19, 1940, ch. 640, § 4, 54 Stat. 767; Aug. 2, 1939, ch. 410, § 21, as added Oct. 24, 1942, ch. 620, 56 Stat. 986).
This section consolidates sections 61s, 61n, and 61g with 61a, all of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., in first paragraph, and incorporates section 61u as second paragraph.
Words "or agency thereof" and words "or any department or agency thereof" were inserted to remove any possible ambiguity as to scope of section. (See definitions of department and agency in section 6 of this title.)
Words "or by the District of Columbia or any agency or instrumentality thereof" were inserted upon authority of section 61n of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which provided that for the purposes of this section, "persons employed in the government of the District of Columbia shall be deemed to be employed in the executive branch of the Government of the United States."
After "State" the words "Territory, or Possession of the United States" were inserted in two places upon authority of section 61s of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which defined "State," as used in this section, as "any State, Territory, or possession of the United States."
The punishment provision was derived from section 61g of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which, by reference, made this punishment applicable to this section.
The second paragraph was derived from section 61u of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which made its provisions applicable to this section by reference.
Changes were made in phraseology.
1994—Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(L), which directed the amendment of this section by substituting "under this title" for "not more than $10,000", could not be executed because the phrase "not more than $10,000" does not appear in text.
Pub. L. 103–322, § 330016(1)(H), substituted "fined under this title" for "fined not more than $1,000" in first par.
1970—Pub. L. 91–405 substituted reference to Delegate from District of Columbia or Resident Commissioner for Delegate or Resident Commissioner from any Territory or Possession.
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–405 effective Sept. 22, 1970, see section 206(b) of Pub. L. 91–405, set out as an Effective Date note under section 25a of Title 2, The Congress.
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Copper prices were range-bound during May, despite a number of potentially bullish developments (Chart 1).
First, there was a tragic mining accident in Indonesia. On May 14, 28 workers perished when a tunnel collapsed at Freeport McMoran's Grasberg mine. The government forced the company to suspend operations pending an investigation to determine the cause of the accident and to institute measures that would prevent a repeat of the calamity.
In and of itself, the amount of copper lost to world trade was not overwhelming. The mine supplies about 0.05% of global output. The initial reaction was muted, but the market rallied back to the high of the range in the week following the accident. It is estimated that the mine will be out of service for three months.
The traditional nemesis of Chilean production, labor unrest, reared its head and had a far more significant effect on global supplies. After a stellar first quarter in which Chilean production rose by 6.6%, year-over-year, it seemed as though estimates for 2013 output, which called for growth of about 3%, would have to be revised. Strikes, however, created a setback, with the most recent data showing April output down 1.2% over last year.


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The Harding Family's Call to Africa; The Training at CIU
Since the 1950s, the Harding family of Charlotte, N.C. has been spreading the gospel and leading humanitarian efforts in Africa; from building schools and orphanages to AIDS treatment and prevention to the introduction of clean water. For at least a dozen members of the Harding family or their relatives, training for the mission field was at Columbia International University, beginning with William T. "Bill" Harding III who graduated from CIU in 1950, when the school was known as Columbia Bible College.
During a recent family get together, newspaper writer Michael Gordon of the Charlotte Observer sat in as the family reminisced about past experiences in Africa, and looked forward to the completion of a new project in February 2013: the Harding Bible School in Ethiopia. Read the article "The Call of Africa."
Read more about the Harding family's work in Africa and the development of the Harding Bible School at Senai's website.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (PRWEB) February 25, 2013
Baby boomers residing in New York City, Southern California and South Florida may soon find it easier to pursue their dreams of entrepreneurship thanks to a new sponsorship agreement between Kauffman FastTrac and AARP. In an outreach to its membership, AARP has agreed to underwrite the bulk of expenses for 60 aspiring entrepreneurs age 50+ to enroll in a Kauffman FastTrac course.
Three pilot courses of FastTrac NewVenture™ for the Boomer Entrepreneur will be offered in 2013 by Kauffman FastTrac affiliates. Up to 20 qualified applicants will be accepted per course, and AARP scholarship funds will cover $500 of each participant's course fees.
The three Kauffman FastTrac affiliates selected to participate in the baby boomer pilot are ProperoHCA, New York City; Tech Coast Venture Network, Irvine, Calif.; and the Miami Innovation Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc., Miami. ProperoHCA has scheduled its weekly course for April 3-June 5. Tech Coast Venture Network plans to offer its Boomer course this summer. The Miami course, which will be taught in Spanish in an outreach to the region's large Hispanic population, is also slated for a summer start.
"We look forward to partnering with Kauffman FastTrac to better serve our members interested in expanding their entrepreneurship business skills," said Jody Holtzman, AARP's senior vice president of thought leadership. "Through this coursework, they will acquire new insights and tools, explore available resources, and expand their networking opportunities to start and grow successful businesses."
Content specific to baby boomers was recently added to the Kauffman FastTrac curriculum in recognition of changing U.S. demographics and research that finds a higher rate of entrepreneurial activity among Americans aged 55 to 64 than much younger age groups in recent years. The initial 10-week baby boomer class was held in fall 2012 in Kansas City.
"We believe there is pent-up demand for entrepreneurship education among more mature audiences," said Kauffman FastTrac president Alana Muller. "Whether they're pursuing a lifelong passion, shoring up their retirement accounts, or utilizing skills and experience in a new way, boomer entrepreneurs make big contributions to our economy by creating new businesses and, in turn, new jobs."
To learn more or register to attend one of the three pilot courses of FastTrac™ TechVenture for the Boomer Entrepreneur, visit http://www.fasttrac.org/boomers.
About Kauffman FastTrac®
Kauffman FastTrac is the leading global provider of learning curricula that equip aspiring and existing entrepreneurs with the business skills and insights, tools, resources and network to start and grow successful businesses. Kauffman FastTrac was created by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the largest foundation in the world devoted to entrepreneurship. For more information about Kauffman FastTrac, visit http://www.fasttrac.org and follow the organization on Twitter @fasttrac, like it on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/kauffmanfasttrac and connect on LinkedIn at http://www.fasttrac.org/linkedin.
About AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with a membership of more than 37 million, that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial to them and society as a whole.


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Reading 3: Excerpts from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
We observe today not a victory of party but a celebration of freedom...signifying renewal as well as change. For I have sworn before you and Almighty God the same solemn oath our forebears prescribed nearly a century and three quarters ago.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe...that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
We dare not forget today that we are the heirs of that first revolution. Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americansborn in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritageand unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed....
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. This much we pledgeand more.
To those peoples in the huts and villages across the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves....If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
To our sister republics south of our border, we offer...to assist free men and free governments in casting off the chains of poverty....Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas....
Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request: that both sides begin anew the quest for peace, before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in...self-destruction.
So let us begin anewremembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of laboring those problems which divide us.
Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors.
Let both sides unite to heed in all corners of the earth the command of Isaiahto "undo the heavy burdens [and] let the oppressed go free."
All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days...nor in the life of this administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin.
In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibilityI welcome it....The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our country and all who serve itand the glow from that fire can truly light the world.
And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you: Ask what you can do for your country.
My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world, ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.
Questions for Reading 3
1. What emotions do you think this speech tried to evoke from the audience? Which sections aim at which emotions?
2. Why do you think Kennedy impressed so many people on that day?
3. Do you find the content of the speech to be relevant today?
4. How many of the values his parents tried to instill in him are represented in the speech? How many of those values seem relevant today? Why do you think that those that are not relevant became that way?
Delivered January 20, 1961. From the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office).


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By Emily McMillan
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
K-State`s junior forward Ashia Woods is a native of Wichita, Kansas. She comes to Kansas State from Wichita Collegiate High School. Ashia was a McDonald's All-American Candidate, and during her senior season, she averaged 22 points per game, 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 assists and 2 blocks per game. She always dreamed of playing basketball at the college level.
Eventually, though hard work and patience Woods got her shot. Getting a scholarship from K-State her freshman year, Ashia played in all 34 games that season. She averaged 2.1 points in her average of 14.3 minutes per game. She was on her way to becoming a key player at K-State her sophomore year.
Last season Ashia started in all 18 games that she played in and was averaging a career high of 5.9 points per game and racked up 11 blocked shots. She also had five games that she scored in double digits. She was a very consistent role type player for K-State's offense.
"I felt like my play last season was mostly distributing the ball and getting rebounds allowing us to have that extra position. A lot of that was making the next pass and being relied on not to make those turnovers," Woods said.
Ashia made her first career start against Idaho State last season. She registered 13 rebounds and five steals playing 32 minutes in the game. After that game hopes were high for a great season out of Ashia.
Woods only got to play in 18 games of the season because of a season ending ruptured Achilles tendon in her left leg. This was a huge blow for her and for K-State's team which was having its fair share of season ending injuries last season. But this set off a process to recover and a desire in Ashia to come back better physically and mentally.
The recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon is a long process. Ashia was in a boot and cast for four months were she could not play any basketball during that time. The only thing she could do was lift. Sitting on the sidelines watching her team make strides was a struggle for her. Being on the side lines and only being mentally in the game allowed Ashia to be more of a student of the game and continued to help her confidence and motivation to get better.
"I feel like I have more confidence this year I think I know more of what to expect. I know what more to do to please the coaches and to know what they are trying to tell me. I know it is going to make our team better. Being on the sidelines for a year, I only got to hear from the coaches what the team should have done. So that made my knowledge of that greater, and now I have a better feel for the game," said Woods.
Through the remainder of the season and the off season Ashia has worked to get back to her form before her season ending injury and has tried to come back better than before. But that was no easy thing to do.
"Once I got my cast off, I was in the pool every day trying to relearn how to walk again and that gradually became jogging and that did not even come until August… Once things started happening, they kind of snowballed from there and became harder. We had rehab for two hours at a time. They had me on the bike three times a day… Then finally, my first game back was in the Bahamas, and it went well." Woods said.
Seeing her team make it to the WNIT championship last season made her want to improve and get back faster. She became mentally tough from the bench learning to improve her game, and see her team improve.
"Knowing that the team made it to the WNIT it kind of put a fire in me that we can do better. The WNIT is great but I would love to make it to the NCAA torment," Woods said.
Woods is helping get her team get back to the place of success. Last Thursday, against Baylor, Ashia put up some career setting numbers. She had a career high 27 points, six steals, five rebounds, and three assists. Her work over the off-season has improved her game and she continues to improve.
"Ashia has not been posting these types of scoring numbers but she has run the offense, screening, wanted to catch it, made the next pass and executed. If the play breaks down, she figures out how to fix it. She has been bringing that, and tonight we saw continued improvement. We talk all the time about stepping in the gym and getting better," said K-State`s Head Coach Deb Patterson.
Coach Patterson is also very impressed with Ashia's ability to battle with Baylor, which is one of the best teams in the country. Ashia thinks she is better than she was before but she still thinks she has room to improve.
"I am probably playing with the most confidence that I have been just because of practice. Rehab is also where I got a lot of confidence from. So much of it is repetition, where I just know what I am doing, and I am just playing with confidence," Woods said.
But during the up-rise of this young player's career she is known for her willingness to want to win and do the little things to get that accomplished. She says that she tries to make good picks and to find the open man and tries to improve to become a better scoring threat.
In native Kansan Ashia`s come-back season, she has improved drastically from her play last season. As her confidence grows, so does the confidence of her team.
Ashia knows to improve she has to find that strength to keep building on the season that was cut short to see what she is capable of.