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...the White House. Because of those hidden-camera reports, the U.S. Census Bureau terminated its partnership with ACORN for the 2010 census. Also, the Internal Revenue Service removed ACORN from its Volunteer Income Tax ... largely powered by the wind. And the idea wouldn't expose us to much climate risk: If extra clouds started creating hurricanes and ...

Christmas Devotions

... when something very distressing happened. The Caesar of Rome declared that a census be taken, forcing everyone to go to the city of their birth to ... life is not convenient or comfortable; sometimes circumstances are overwhelming. Lord, give us peace in those times, knowing that You are a God who cares and watches over us. Help us to remember that all things work together for good to those who love...

Talking about racism in a very white area . . . ?

...in Vermont, which according to the 2008 census is 96.4% white. I've lived ... It's kind of like all of us liberals feel really, really guilty about being ... in a state like Vermont, besides making us feel better? Just thinking about people who identify on the Census as "Black," leaving aside other racial identifications...to face people who are different from us, because even if every single person of...

Feds say US Census Worker committed suicide

Diversity in US TV/Theatrical roles

...: 69.0% Women Under 40 census: 54.8% Women Over 40 casting: 28.0% Women Over 40 census: 45.2% Comparison of 2008 Casting Data with 2000 US Census by Race : Native American Indian ...: 0.30% Native American Indian census: 0.79% Uknown/Other: Asian/Pacific casting: 3.8% Asian/Pacific census: 3.7% Hispanic/Latino casting: 6.... casting: 13.3% African-American census: 11.5% Caucasian casting: 72.5%...

Don't Be Too Thankful: How the growing "Sexual Predator" Laws may be hurting, not helping us

... way down. Oddly, as crime rates continued to plummet in the US the number of registered sex offenders is a growth industry. As the... each decaded. Hmm, at that rate the entire population of the US should be registered sex offenders by the end of the century. In...or another in their life. All that prevents them just combining the census with the sex offender list is they haven't been efficient enough ...

US survey shows southern counties most obese

US survey shows southern counties most obese ATLANTA – The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is .... The national adult obesity rate is roughly 26 percent. The statistics are estimates for the year 2007 — based on surveys, census figures and other information for that and other years — and include a margin of error. The obesity rates in ...

Quotes, Yellow Sky Turning Blue Edition

...the health courses (1 hr. required) told us that there was no such thing ... I know that a lot of us have been told our whole lives ... first place, because if people treated us like everyone else, they would respect us as human beings and recognize and try to anticipate needs. ... three quintiles? About 2, according to US census numbers. -- Noni Mausa, Hullabaloo, comments I still remember when a local ...

For a Good Time, Call 1-800-300-5616. Okay, For Maybe NOT So Good a Time Call 1-800-300-5616

...Turns out I’m eligible for unemployment through my 6 week deployment with the US Census. I quit Gatsby and the hamsters but that gig would pad the unemployment check...of people in California last spring working for the census, and you figure some sizeable portion of them may...though I confess, I’m not sure – that census jobs were actually included under the general heading ...

oops

...two months ago, with the word “Fed” written on his chest in marker, the Left was giddy in blaming Republicans , Michelle Malkin , Michelle Bachman , Glenn Beck , Limbaugh, teabaggers , yadda yadda yadda. But WAIT! A U.S. Census worker found dead in a secluded Clay County cemetery killed himself but tried to make the death look like a homicide, authorities have concluded.