"BIG TEN" APACHE SHARING CORNER (FOR "ALL" CENTENNIAL HIGH ALUMNI)!!

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Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 29, 2011 at 9:47pm

(Groom: Prince William - 29 yrs. old and Groom's Brother & Best Man: Prince Harry - 26 yrs. old)

(Bride: Catherine "Kate" Elizabeth-nee Middleton - 29 yrs. old)

 

(Kate's Sister & Maid of Honor: Philippa 'aka' "Pippa" Charlotte Middleton - 27 yrs. old & Bridesmaids)

 

(Bridesmaids and Page boys)

 

 

 

 

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 29, 2011 at 9:46pm

(Now Married Newlyweds Duke William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge and Their Family)




(Kate's Mom in Light Blue Dress)

















(Kate's Brother - James Middleton -24 yrs. old & Her Mom - Carole Middleton- in Carriage below)







(The Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen)



(The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall)








 

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 29, 2011 at 9:45pm

(Family, Stars and Wedding Guests Arriving)

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 29, 2011 at 1:55am

C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S TO THE ROYAL COUPLE (WILLIAM & KATE) ON YOUR ROYAL FAIRYTALE WEDDING TODAY!!

 

 

 

 

Comment by Tawnette Fulton- Gilbert on April 27, 2011 at 4:44pm

GREAT POST PHOEBE!!!!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 27, 2011 at 2:08pm

White House Releases President Obama's Birth Certificate Today

By Rachel Rose Hartman
Wed Apr 27, 9:14 am ET





The White House on Wednesday morning released the president's long form birth certificate (pdf) in an attempt to put "birther" questions to rest.

"The President believed the distraction over his birth certificate wasn't good for the country. It may have been good politics and good T.V., but it was bad for the American people and distracting from the many challenges we face as a country," White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said in a statement.



The President had released his certificate of live birth in 2008, but many "birthers" said the absence of a long form birth certificate prompted questions about Obama's birthplace of Hawaii. In recent weeks potential GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has brought birther questions into the forefront of the media.

"At a time of great consequence for this country--when we should be debating how we win the future, reduce our deficit, deal with high gas prices, and bring stability to the Middle East, Washington, DC, was once again distracted by a fake issue," Pfeiffer said. "The President's hope is that with this step, we can move on to debating the bigger issues that matter to the American people and the future of the country."

Obama admitted at a White House press conference following the document's release Wednesday morning that he's been both amused and puzzled by the degree to which his place of birth has become an issue.

The President echoed Pfeiffer's statements saying that Americans and their representatives need to come together to solve issues such as how to "invest in our future" while tackling the federal deficit and federal debt:


But we're not going to be able to do it if we are distracted. We're not going to be able to do it if we spend time vilifying each other. We're not going to be able to do it if we just make stuff up and pretend that facts are not facts. We're not going to be able to solve our problems if we get distracted by sideshows and carnival barkers.

Though the President didn't mention Trump by name, Obama noted that when he announced his deficit plan this month, his birth certificate, not our country's economic future, dominated the news that week.

Trump on Wednesday took full credit for the release.

"I feel I've accomplished something really really important and I'm honored by it," Trump said at a press conference held during his pre-scheduled visit today to New Hampshire. Trump noted that people have long been requesting the document, but Trump was the only one who got the president to release it. Trump suggested Wednesday this development will boost his own potential presidential candidacy.

Trump said he and others are still going to have to assess the document's authenticity. We're "going to look at it. We have to see if it's real, if it's proper," Trump said. But he added that he's "sure it's the right deal" and is looking forward to moving on to more important issues such as OPEC and China.


UPDATE 9:38 a.m. EST: Story updated to reflect Donald Trump's reaction.

UPDATE 10:08 a.m. EST: Story updated to include President Obama's press comments.

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 26, 2011 at 1:39am

The top five movies at the weekend box office were:


1. “Rio” — $26.8 million

2. “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family” — $25.7 million




3. “Water for Elephants” — $17.5 million




4. “Hop” — $12.4 million




5. “Scream 4” — $7.1 million

 

Comment by Phoebe Macon on April 25, 2011 at 9:42pm

Outrage Around Homeless Mom Charged For Sending Her Son To A Better School

Mon Apr 25, 5:25 pm ET
By Liz Goodwin for "The Lookout-News Blog"

 

Education activists are rallying around a homeless woman who may face jail time for enrolling her son in kindergarten under a friend's address. Supporters say the woman's story is yet another dismaying example of inequality in the U.S. education system.

Tanya McDowell, a homeless single mother from Bridgeport, is charged with first-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny for signing up her 5-year-old son to attend nearby Norwalk schools under the address of a friend. (Her son went to the school for four months. Her friend has been evicted from public housing for letting McDowell use her address.) McDowell may face up to 20 years in prison and a $15,000 fine if convicted.

Gwen Samuel, a Connecticut education activist, is organizing a press conference to try to get the charges dropped and raise awareness about parents who are criminally prosecuted, rather than dealt with individually by the school district, for using false addresses.

She says she expects a few hundred people to show up at Norwalk superior court at 9 a.m. Wednesday, including Kelley Williams-Bolar (pictured), the Akron, Ohio-based mom who made national news in January, when she was jailed for using her father's address to send her kids to a better-performing school. Bolar's story ignited a debate about inequalities in the public education system, where poorer parents must send their kids to poorer schools because much of the funding is on the local level.

"This will continue to happen--this will set a precedent and districts will be like, 'OK I found a new way to get my money back, let's go after them,'" Samuel tells The Lookout.


Boyce Watkins, a Syracuse university professor and activist, tells The Lookout that Williams-Bolar heard about McDowell's case and wanted to support her. "Kelley called me and said, 'I can't believe they're doing this to her, how can I help?'" She's now on her way to Connecticut, and her trip is paid for by Samuel's newly founded non-profit Connecticut Parents Union.

"First it happens to Kelley, then it happens to Tanya--they both happen to be poor black mothers trying to find a way to provide a better life for their children," Watkins said.

Samuel says McDowell "absolutely" sent her son to the Norwalk kindergarten because she knew it was better than the schools in nearby Bridgeport. "If you could see ... where he is now compared to Brookside, you'd see why I chose Norwalk," McDowell told the Daily Norwalk of her son's new school, Thomas Hooker Elementary School in Bridgeport.

"There has to be a penalty for stealing our services," school board president Jack Chiaramonte countered in The Daily Norwalk.

McDowell, who used to work in food services, told the Stamford Advocate she occasionally stayed in a Norwalk homeless shelter--but she didn't register there, which would have made her son eligible to attend the school. "I had no idea whatsoever that if you enroll your child in another school district, it becomes a crime," the 33-year-old told the paper.

Parents are rarely criminally prosecuted for using false addresses.

(Williams-Bolar: AP)

-----------------------------------------------------------------MY THOUGHT ON THIS:

 

This is so sad and outrageous!!

This could have happened to any one of us Mother's. This lady had no idea that she was doing anything wrong and should not be punished for it. She was just trying to help her child get a good education and any one of us would have done the same thing or more for our child(ren). I feel all that they should have done was let her know that her son could not attend the school that she enrolled him in. Also they should have never kicked the other lady out of her housing complex because she tried to help her friend; not knowing that what she was doing was wrong.

I truly hope and pray that her case is dropped and dismissed ASAP and that she will not be jailed. This judge is just trying to make an example out of her and what she unknowingly did. They always do this to black people and it should be stopped. I hope that the NAACP and other Black Organizations will fight this to the bitter end because it is nonsense.

Classmates, please keep this fellow Mother in your prayers!!

Love and Blessings, Phoebe

Comment by Wayne Ware c/o '75 (WebMaster) on April 24, 2011 at 2:43pm

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

Comment by Ana Rodriguez on April 24, 2011 at 1:32am

HAPPY EASTER ALUMNI FRIENDS

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