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A new report that showed a nearly 3 percentage point jump – from 18.9 percent to 21.7 percent – in California’s high school dropout rate from 2007-08 to 2008-09 triggered alarmed headlines around the state. Locally, however, the concern had an additional dimension: Data showing San Diego County’s dropout rate increased from 17.1 percent to 20.4 percent from 2007-08 to 2008-09 may not be accurate because figures for San Diego Unified, by far the county’s largest school district, were in doubt. Why? The district’s dropout rate inexplicably soared from 9.2 percent to 23.5 percent.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
MEXICAN GANGS TARGET FAMILY KILLING THE WOMEN
The tale of Marisela Escobedo continues after her murder. Marisela was a nurse in the U.S. who retired after her16-year-old daughter, Rubi Marisol, was found killed and dismembered in August 2008. The suspect, her live-in boyfriend, Sergio Rafael Barraza, escaped into Mexico, joined a gang and had Marisela killed outside the governor's mansion to stop her cries for justice. (see prior article)
Now the gang has targeted Marisela's husband by setting ablaze his lumber business in Ciudad Juarez.
The tale of Marisela Escobedo continues after her murder. Marisela was a nurse in the U.S. who retired after her16-year-old daughter, Rubi Marisol, was found killed and dismembered in August 2008. The suspect, her live-in boyfriend, Sergio Rafael Barraza, escaped into Mexico, joined a gang and had Marisela killed outside the governor's mansion to stop her cries for justice. (see prior article)
Now the gang has targeted Marisela's husband by setting ablaze his lumber business in Ciudad Juarez.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
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We also treat mood disorders.
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DREAM TURNS TO DUST
Today 12/18/20, Congress voted down the Dream Act. This Act provided children who were born in the U.S. by foreign parents, a pathway to citizenship. The Act stated the children had to complete two years of education post-high school or two years of military service.
Supporters say they will bring back the Dream Act in 2011 under the new Congress.
Today 12/18/20, Congress voted down the Dream Act. This Act provided children who were born in the U.S. by foreign parents, a pathway to citizenship. The Act stated the children had to complete two years of education post-high school or two years of military service.
Supporters say they will bring back the Dream Act in 2011 under the new Congress.
Hmong New Year Celebrations
There are two celebrations listed in Fresno on December 26th. While many will be absorbed by post-Christmas sales, this is a day to also visit the Hmong culture.
Gen Vang Pao will attend one or more of the events. General Pao fought communists in southeast Asia, He also aided and saved the lives of many American soldiers during the war. The General was rescued, along with other citizens, into the U.S. at the end of the war.
There are two celebrations listed in Fresno on December 26th. While many will be absorbed by post-Christmas sales, this is a day to also visit the Hmong culture.
Gen Vang Pao will attend one or more of the events. General Pao fought communists in southeast Asia, He also aided and saved the lives of many American soldiers during the war. The General was rescued, along with other citizens, into the U.S. at the end of the war.
SOUTH KOREA SAVING FACE
South Korea says it will go ahead with one day of live ammunition military drills early next week. The North Koreans are threatening to blast the South even harder than it did on November 23rd, if the South goes ahead with the drills.
The South responded it has to go through with the drills due to their poor response to the North's assault on the 23rd in order to save face.
The North has numerous problems and has little to lose from future battles. This is where sounds minds must intervene.
South Korea says it will go ahead with one day of live ammunition military drills early next week. The North Koreans are threatening to blast the South even harder than it did on November 23rd, if the South goes ahead with the drills.
The South responded it has to go through with the drills due to their poor response to the North's assault on the 23rd in order to save face.
The North has numerous problems and has little to lose from future battles. This is where sounds minds must intervene.
MEXICAN PRISONERS ESCAPE AND MAY BE COMING TO U.S.
Around 150 inmates escaped, 12/17/2010, from a state prison in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on the border of Laredo, Texas. The "authorities" said the breakout was done with the aid of prison employees. 141 of the inmates got out via a service exit used by vehicles with staff assistance. The director of the prison is not talking and is "under investigation."
The escaped prisoners were a mixture of state and federal criminals.
Mexican prisons are very different than American prisons. In Mexico, prisoners rule by gangs inside prisons more fiercely than we experience in the U.S.
Around 150 inmates escaped, 12/17/2010, from a state prison in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, on the border of Laredo, Texas. The "authorities" said the breakout was done with the aid of prison employees. 141 of the inmates got out via a service exit used by vehicles with staff assistance. The director of the prison is not talking and is "under investigation."
The escaped prisoners were a mixture of state and federal criminals.
Mexican prisons are very different than American prisons. In Mexico, prisoners rule by gangs inside prisons more fiercely than we experience in the U.S.
BARBARA WILLING TO PAY TO GET FEDS OFF HER CASE WITH MADOFF
Jeffery Picower, perhaps a secret partner of Maddoff was paid billions. Jeffery, age 67, died in his Palm Beach mansion swimming pool last year, Today, his widow, Barbara, has announced to federal courts she would return $7.2 BILLION DOLLARS that Jefferey got from Madoff. Madoff, of course, is in prison. Jeffery was under investigation for his part in the Ponzi scheme.
The return of the BILLIONS means Madoff's victims may get 1/2 or more of their investment losses back as a settlement. Some victims have taken jobs as maids due to Madoff's scams. Don't cry for Barbara. Her husbands invetments on the money increased their booty thousands of times. Maybe she should shell out more.
Jeffery Picower, perhaps a secret partner of Maddoff was paid billions. Jeffery, age 67, died in his Palm Beach mansion swimming pool last year, Today, his widow, Barbara, has announced to federal courts she would return $7.2 BILLION DOLLARS that Jefferey got from Madoff. Madoff, of course, is in prison. Jeffery was under investigation for his part in the Ponzi scheme.
The return of the BILLIONS means Madoff's victims may get 1/2 or more of their investment losses back as a settlement. Some victims have taken jobs as maids due to Madoff's scams. Don't cry for Barbara. Her husbands invetments on the money increased their booty thousands of times. Maybe she should shell out more.
WOMEN AND GIRLS KILLED AND ABUSED WITHOUT JUSTICE
Mexico is becoming a mecca for murders of women and children. A news story cites the tale of Marisela Escobedo a nurse in the U.S. who retired after her16-year-old daughter, Rubi Marisol, was found killed and dismembered in August 2008. The suspect, her live-in boyfriend, Sergio Rafael Barraza, escaped into Mexico, out of American hands.
The set out to find the suspect, and she did in Zacatecas. She led investigators to him and HE CONFESSED and LED THE investigators to the site where he buried the dismembered body.
At trial, Barraza said he was tortured and forced to confess. So, in April 2010, a three-judge panel acquitted Barraza and said the prosecution did not have enough evidence against Barraza. The appeals court overturned the verdict and instated a 50-year-term. However, Barraza was again no where to be found and no law enforcement officers looked for him. In the meantime, Barraza joined a gang Los Zetas and had made death threats against the victim's mother, Marisela Escobedo.
The 52-year-old mother said she was going to stand in front of the governor's palace in Chihuahua city, the capital of Chihuahua state, where the Ciudad of Juarez is located. Marisela said if Barraza and the gang were going to kill her, they had to do it to shame the officials for the injustices.
As the mother protested outside of the palace, a video camera shows a white Jetta stop, a man approached her and she ran into traffic to cross the street. The man was right behind her and shot her in the head with a 9 mm pistol. Marisela died. The hit-man got away. Barraza is still free and part of a very violent gang.
In 1993, there were a string of very brutal murders in Chihuahua, lasting through 2003. The federal government put together units to investigate and prosecute the killers. The problem still exists. Estimates from the news reports put the number of women and girls killed from 1993 thru 2003 around 1,000. The number of men and boys killed was no mentioned.
Mexico is becoming a mecca for murders of women and children. A news story cites the tale of Marisela Escobedo a nurse in the U.S. who retired after her16-year-old daughter, Rubi Marisol, was found killed and dismembered in August 2008. The suspect, her live-in boyfriend, Sergio Rafael Barraza, escaped into Mexico, out of American hands.
The set out to find the suspect, and she did in Zacatecas. She led investigators to him and HE CONFESSED and LED THE investigators to the site where he buried the dismembered body.
At trial, Barraza said he was tortured and forced to confess. So, in April 2010, a three-judge panel acquitted Barraza and said the prosecution did not have enough evidence against Barraza. The appeals court overturned the verdict and instated a 50-year-term. However, Barraza was again no where to be found and no law enforcement officers looked for him. In the meantime, Barraza joined a gang Los Zetas and had made death threats against the victim's mother, Marisela Escobedo.
The 52-year-old mother said she was going to stand in front of the governor's palace in Chihuahua city, the capital of Chihuahua state, where the Ciudad of Juarez is located. Marisela said if Barraza and the gang were going to kill her, they had to do it to shame the officials for the injustices.
As the mother protested outside of the palace, a video camera shows a white Jetta stop, a man approached her and she ran into traffic to cross the street. The man was right behind her and shot her in the head with a 9 mm pistol. Marisela died. The hit-man got away. Barraza is still free and part of a very violent gang.
In 1993, there were a string of very brutal murders in Chihuahua, lasting through 2003. The federal government put together units to investigate and prosecute the killers. The problem still exists. Estimates from the news reports put the number of women and girls killed from 1993 thru 2003 around 1,000. The number of men and boys killed was no mentioned.
SCHWARZEN WHAT?????
The Jews were honoring Governor Schwarzenegger at a ceremony yesterday and the Rabbi called the Governor Schwarzenegger. In translation that means "Black Nigger." The Governor after a wi9ld introduction said he what not sure what the Rabbi had been drinking before the meeting.
Governor Schwarzenegger has said in the past his name means "Black Plowman" - which might explain how the term "nigger" came to be used for Blacks who plowed the fields in the U.S. and developed this country into the giant it is today.
The Jews were honoring Governor Schwarzenegger at a ceremony yesterday and the Rabbi called the Governor Schwarzenegger. In translation that means "Black Nigger." The Governor after a wi9ld introduction said he what not sure what the Rabbi had been drinking before the meeting.
Governor Schwarzenegger has said in the past his name means "Black Plowman" - which might explain how the term "nigger" came to be used for Blacks who plowed the fields in the U.S. and developed this country into the giant it is today.
DADT - DON'T ASK DON'T TELL OUT
With 63 votes today in the Senate, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is on the way to the dustbin of history. Now the military and the soldiers must adjust. DADT was a waste of valuable service men and women who had been trained for specific duties and skills, but once accused of homosexuality, were tossed out of the military and all of that training was lost.
With 63 votes today in the Senate, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is on the way to the dustbin of history. Now the military and the soldiers must adjust. DADT was a waste of valuable service men and women who had been trained for specific duties and skills, but once accused of homosexuality, were tossed out of the military and all of that training was lost.
Friday, December 17, 2010
RESCUERS OF 9/11 GET NO MONEY
Our Congress failed to give our national rescuers medical care and financial relief for injuries incurred during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Republicans said they would not pass the bill because they would not agree to pay for it by taxing foreign corporations.
While Republicans denied financial help to the rescuers of 9/11 who suffer year-after-year from any diseases from toxins encountered in days following the attacks, they did fight hard for tax cuts for multi-millionaires and billionaires. The legislation would have provided $7 billion for medical and other financial needs.The Republicans said would not tax foreign corporations - so the deaths and suffering continue.
This issue will have to wait for the new Congress in 2011.
Our Congress failed to give our national rescuers medical care and financial relief for injuries incurred during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Republicans said they would not pass the bill because they would not agree to pay for it by taxing foreign corporations.
While Republicans denied financial help to the rescuers of 9/11 who suffer year-after-year from any diseases from toxins encountered in days following the attacks, they did fight hard for tax cuts for multi-millionaires and billionaires. The legislation would have provided $7 billion for medical and other financial needs.The Republicans said would not tax foreign corporations - so the deaths and suffering continue.
This issue will have to wait for the new Congress in 2011.
CREDIT CARD COMPANIES BACK ON THE PROWL
BEWARE!!! Credit card companies are back offering extremely high rate cards to people with bad credit. The terms of these credit cards also gives all of the rights to the companies and those who sign up will surely be big time losers. Remember, Bush made it hard to get rid of these corrupt cards via bankruptcy.
BEST IDEA. Tear up those offers and throw them away.
BEWARE!!! Credit card companies are back offering extremely high rate cards to people with bad credit. The terms of these credit cards also gives all of the rights to the companies and those who sign up will surely be big time losers. Remember, Bush made it hard to get rid of these corrupt cards via bankruptcy.
BEST IDEA. Tear up those offers and throw them away.
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We also treat mood disorders.
No need to wait CALL 559-974-2855 or 209-315-5510
Email: vragg@hotmail.com with subject line "addiction help"
We also provide outpatient and inpatient services.
Credit cards accepted.
Medical Insurance may reimburse you for treatments.
Students OK
If YOU are ready to PARTICIPATE, we will support you ALL THE WAY.
*Suboxone certified
CALL 559-974-2855 or 209-315-5510 TODAY!!
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ADDICTION TREATMENT
Need help starting a clean path away from addiction?
We help with all types of addictions including; drug, alcohol, gambling, sex, eating disorders and more...
We also treat mood disorders.
No need to wait CALL 559-974-2855 or 209-315-5510
Email: vragg@hotmail.com with subject line "addiction help"
We also provide outpatient and inpatient services.
Credit cards accepted.
Medical Insurance may reimburse you for treatments.
Students OK
If YOU are ready to PARTICIPATE, we will support you ALL THE WAY.
*Suboxone certified
CALL 559-974-2855 or 209-315-5510 TODAY!!
Email: vragg@hotmail.com
Abu Dhabi Erects $11 Million Dollar Christmas Tree
As Americans celebrate Christmas and the birth of Christ. Abu Dhabi celebrates money and greed by eredting an $11 million dollar tree in a hotel. The money from oil sales built a Christmas tree monument decorated with jewelry showcasing what is going wrong in the world in the U.S. and abroad.
As Americans celebrate Christmas and the birth of Christ. Abu Dhabi celebrates money and greed by eredting an $11 million dollar tree in a hotel. The money from oil sales built a Christmas tree monument decorated with jewelry showcasing what is going wrong in the world in the U.S. and abroad.
Friday, December 10, 2010
The top 0.1 % of top 1 % of wealthiest people in America earn 11 % of US income. The gap between rich and middle class is growing much wider. This is an economic and a moral issue. Meanwhile, under President Bush, the federal deficits soared and the tax rates went DOWN. The top 1% of income earners had their taxes cut in half...paid hundreds of thousands of dollars LESS. One quarter of the kids in the US are on food stamps. The top 10% of of American earners, earned more than the remaining 90%.
President Bush inherited a huge federal surplus. The war in Iraq will cost $300 trillion and add to the national debt. The Bush tax cuts added to the national debt by cutting taxes for wealthy, but had no way to pay back that loss of federal funds, When Bush left office in 2009, there was a $10 trillion federal deficit. That deficit has now grown to almost $14 trillion today due to the Wall Street and banking collapse and bail-outs of 2007-2009.
The banks it on huge amounts of bail-out money and do not lend because Americans are now not credit-worthy after huge numbers of Americans had credit ratings lowered with mortgage fraud and bankruptcy.
President Bush inherited a huge federal surplus. The war in Iraq will cost $300 trillion and add to the national debt. The Bush tax cuts added to the national debt by cutting taxes for wealthy, but had no way to pay back that loss of federal funds, When Bush left office in 2009, there was a $10 trillion federal deficit. That deficit has now grown to almost $14 trillion today due to the Wall Street and banking collapse and bail-outs of 2007-2009.
The banks it on huge amounts of bail-out money and do not lend because Americans are now not credit-worthy after huge numbers of Americans had credit ratings lowered with mortgage fraud and bankruptcy.
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Chowchilla Broke....NO MONEY
Now people are volunteering to do regular public functions such as taking care of parks and playgrounds. Recently Chowchilla spent millions to upgrade it's government building - and a very beautiful and well-designed building it is. It seems that serial bad choices are at the root of this bankruptcy. Now we must really get down to work and get this city together. Too many years of neglect and abandonment by our state legislators.
Now people are volunteering to do regular public functions such as taking care of parks and playgrounds. Recently Chowchilla spent millions to upgrade it's government building - and a very beautiful and well-designed building it is. It seems that serial bad choices are at the root of this bankruptcy. Now we must really get down to work and get this city together. Too many years of neglect and abandonment by our state legislators.
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