City Year 2009

Graduating seniors who are not sure what they want to do after high school should consider applying for a paid community service position with City Year, Washington, DC., a group of 17-24 year olds committed to full-time service for ten months in the Washington, DC community.

Benefits include: living stipend ($200 per week), health care coverage, free metro pass, and $4,725 educational scholarship. For more info: www.cityyear.org or email: cmurphy@cityyear.org or call: 202-776-7780, Amanda Seligman. Recruitment open houses will be held once a month at their headquarters: 918 U Street, NW , 2nd floor, Washington, DC.

Marine One Plans Found in Iran

A huge security nightmare is now possible, as technical information about the President’s helicopter is discovered at an IP address in Iran.

Someone Saw It Coming

The “experts” laughed as Peter Schiff predicted the crash. It’s chilling!

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World AIDS Day Benefit Concert

The Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Edward Davis, will host a benefit concert to mark World AIDS Day on Saturday, November 29 at 4 p.m. The concert, which is being sponsored by the Health Information Ministry and Youth for Christ, will be held at the church, located at 190-04 119th Avenue, St. Albans. Spoken word, dance, musicians and singers will combine with a multimedia presentation.
 
 Featured presenters will include Theatre of the Living Word, New Vision, Ebony Voices, and The Liturgical Saints. The Master of Ceremonies is Deacon Marlon Campbell. Visions of the past, present, and future of AIDS will also be shared. Proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Keep A Child Alive Organization.
  
 Keep A Child Alive is an organization, co-founded by Alicia Keys, that helps to provide anti-retroviral treatment and services to children and families with HIV/AIDS in Africa. 
 Ambassadors include: Alicia Keys, Iman and Jessica Alba, among others.
 
 Established by the World Health Organization in 1988, World AIDS Day will be observed this year on December 1. It is an opportunity to lift up hope, and to refocus public attention and resources to combating the global AIDS epidemic.
 Information and tools for getting involved are offered by the World AIDS Campaign. Their website is www.worldaidscampaign.org.
  
 Presbyterian Church of St. Albans is accessible by public transportation via the Q3, Q4 or Q84 bus.
 
 For more information about the concert, contact Program Coordinator Judith Henry at 718.528.2495 or email preschurch@gmail.com.

 

The Quoter

“These carriers seem to be anti-passenger at every point.”  Coalition for an Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Director Kate Hanni 

“There are scientists that are saying we are actually going through a period of global cooling. Since it’s a political issue, I don’t think it has anything to do with this, and I’m certainly not duped by it, and I don’t care about global warming.”  New York City Councilman Thomas Ognibene

“It sounds like the coalition of the willing is the coalition of the paid – they’re willing to be paid.”  House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman, Representative Henry Waxman 

“If there is a McCain presidency, he will start with a serious handicap in the Arab world. And the handicap is that it is already assumed in Muslim countries that they will not get a fair shake from a McCain administration.”  Former CIA intelligence officer John Kiriakou

“I’m very upset with John with some of the things he’s been saying. And I can’t get into the psychoanalysis of it. But I believe that John is smarter than some of the things he is saying.”  Republican Senator Chuck Hagel

 

The Quoter

“Why are we doing China’s dirty work? Surely we’re better than that.”  Guantanamo defense attorney Susan Manning

“If my child were killed in Iraq, I would blame the likes of Jeffrey Immelt.” Right-Wing pundit Bill O’Reilly 

“I’m having a hard time remembering a day in my 34 years here I’ve felt this sadly,”  Senator Patrick Leahy

“Thirteen thousand people had to flee their homes to seek refuge in churches and parish centres and most didn’t take anything with them.”  International Organization for Migration spokesman Jean-Philippe Chauzy

“Your right to your religious belief ends when it violates the law.” Polygamy case Judge Thomas Gossett

“The situation escalated, there was a lot of yelling and screaming and someone in the crowd brandished a sharp-edged weapon that was used to sever the man’s hand.”  Hamilton, Ontario police Sergeant Paul Lahaie

 “He turned him over and watched him die. He’s freaked out. I’m freaked out. It’s the first time this has happened and I’m taking it very personally.” Sunnyvale, CA Strip Club owner George Frangadakis

 ”Our research shows that this supposed substitution of oral sex for vaginal sex is largely a myth. There is no good evidence that teens who have not had intercourse engage in oral sex with a series of partners.”  Guttmacher Institute study leader Laura Lindberg

“It’s ludicrous that people can participate in selecting a candidate for whom they cannot vote.” Fernando Martín, of the Puerto Rico Independence Party

 ”Today it is obviously the Iraqi Army which is in control. But what happens in the coming days if there are clashes? If they kill anyone from the Mahdi army and there is fighting, then it will be clear who is in control.”  Sadr City resident Mazen Abdul Ritha

 

Wait Until Dark!

    Theatre of the Living Word presents Frederick Knott’s classic suspense thriller Wait Until Dark. This spine-tingler follows three killers as they launch a scheme against blind woman in an attempt to find a smuggled doll filled with heroin. The suspense steadily mounts as the web of lies draws tighter, culminating in an all-out, edge-of-your-seat climactic sequence.

    Performances are Friday December 7th at 8PM, Saturday December 8th at 8PM, and Sunday December 9th at 3pm. Tickets are $20. The Presbyterian Church of Saint Albans is located at the corner of 119th Avenue, and 190th Street, in Queens. For Tickets, call Lillian Barbour at 718.528.7411. For Directions or information, call 718.528.2495, or visit www.preschurch.org.