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Why is Planned Parenthood ignoring these red flags of sexual abuse?
Posted in Abortion and Sex Trafficking, Abortion and Sexual Assault, Planned Parenthood fails to report rape, Planned Parenthood sex ed, Planned Parenthood Teens, Rape and Abortion, Red Flags of Sexual ABuse, Teen Pregnancy, Title X with tags abortion for rape, Adolescents, age of sexual partner, Aiding Abusers, CDC, census data, Center for Disease Control, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Trends, demographics, first sexual encounter, Guttmacher Institute, minor, older male partner, older sexual partner, partner, Planned Parenthood, red flag, Sexual abuse, sexually active adolescent, Statistics, statuatory rape on June 23, 2018 by saynsumthn
By Carole Novielli | (Via Live Action News)
Live Action has just released stunning evidence in its Aiding Abusers docuseries, showing how Planned Parenthood has systematically and repeatedly aided abusers. There is a horrific, growing list of criminal cases against adult sexual predators who preyed on children as young as 12 years of age, taking them to Planned Parenthood for abortions to cover their crimes. Undercover investigations and testimony from former Planned Parenthood staffers proves that the taxpayer-funded organization is fast becoming the nation's largest complicity machine in the cover-up of child sexual abuse.
Adolescents and teen girls are being sexually abused and taken to Planned Parenthood for a variety of reasons, including abortions. And, as Live Action's investigative report and docuseries, along with Live Action News articles demonstrate, Planned Parenthood continues to turn a blind eye to victims of sexual abuse and rape, often returning them back to the arms of their abusers. Despite the data — which shows that younger sexually active girls are likely involved with partners three to six years older — Planned Parenthood views these girls as sexually promiscuous and in need of its "services" instead of suspecting abuse.
According to data researched by Mike Males, senior researcher at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, San Francisco, and published in Yes Magazine in 2016:
[T]he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that two-thirds of all marital births and 44 percent of unwed births among mothers age 18 and younger were fathered by adult men 20 years of age and older. Some 10,000 of those cases involved men older than 24. And these are just births; total sexual encounters would be many times higher…
Research published in 2006 on the website of Planned Parenthood's own former special affiliate, the Guttmacher Institute, states, "… [A]mong sexually experienced teenagers, the youngest are the most likely to report having had an older first sexual partner."
In 2013, Planned Parenthood claimed in a report that 6.7% of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 "have partners six or more years older than they are." That means that nearly seven percent of girls who are just 15 years old, could be having sex (willingly or unwillingly) with an adult male who is 21 or older. Census estimates show that there were roughly 6.3 million females between 15 and 17 in the US in 2016. Within that age group, less than half are reported to be sexually active. Knowing this, and if Planned Parenthood's claim is correct, that would indicate that there are potentially 210,000 15- to 17-year-old girls who may be at risk for statutory rape. Some states set the age of consent at 16 years old, while some set it at 17 or 18.
Planned Parenthood's own glossary of terms describes statutory rape as "[l]egally, sexual contact between an adult and anyone who is below the age of consent, whether or not the contact is voluntary."
2016 Census data females ages 15 to 17
But the problem is even more magnified when the victim is not "consenting" or is much younger. Studies show that younger girls are less likely to engage in sex, yet when a sexually active adolescent or teen girl presents at Planned Parenthood, she fails to invoke suspicion of abuse. Why?
According to research published on Guttmacher's website, "On average, young people in the United States have sex for the first time at about age 17… " Of those who are sexually active at a young age, additional data shows that young girls with a much older "romantic partner" are more likely to engage in sex.
Yet, Planned Parenthood continues to miss all these red flags.
A study published by the Journal of Women's Health in 2011 found that "[i]n national surveys, nearly 50% of sexually active adolescent females reported having a sex partner ≥2 years older, and 36% reported a partner ≥3 years older." Participant demographic from the study "were, on average, 14.6 years old at first vaginal intercourse. Their first vaginal intercourse partners were, on average, 17.5 years old. Sixty percent of the sample had a first sex partner who was ≥2 years older, and 41% of the sample had a first sex partner who was ≥3 years older."
Journal of Women's Health study of older sexual partners of teens
The report goes on to state that "[f]or adolescent females, having sex with an older male partner correlates with a variety of negative health outcomes… adolescent females who had a sex partner who was ≥6 years older had a pregnancy rate almost four times that of adolescent females with a similar-aged sex partner."
A report from 2014 found that "[n]early 36 percent of girls who first got pregnant before age 15 had sex for the first time with a partner at least six years older, compared to 17 percent of girls who got pregnant between 15 and 19."
In Planned Parenthood's previously mentioned 2013 report, the abortion corporation states:
Forty-six percent of teenage girls and 22 percent of teenage boys who engage in their first sexual experience before the age of 15 have been involved in a pregnancy.
A 2002 review of 1,975 female participants from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health found that substantial age gaps play a large role in whether a young girl will engage in sex:
Adolescent females involved with an older partner have higher odds of having intercourse with that partner than females with partners their own age, after adjustment for demographic covariates. The magnitude of this association is most dramatic among the youngest females—for example, the odds of intercourse among 13-year-old females with a partner six years older are more than six times the odds among 13-year-old females with a same-age partner (odds ratio, 6.4), while 17-year-old females with partners six years older have about twice the odds of intercourse when compared with those who have a same-age partner (2.1).
The report also noted that "[f]emales aged 13 or younger with a partner at least four years their senior were more likely to have had sex than were those with a partner of the same age or younger (41% vs. 9%)… It thus seems that while sexual intercourse is less common for females who are 13 or younger at the onset of their relationships, substantial age gaps between partners may play a larger role in the progression to intercourse in this age-group than in others."
In other words, if a child at this young age is showing signs of sexual activity, it is likely they are engaging in a sexual relationship with an older partner. Therefore, when a young girl at the age of 12, 13, or 14 shows up at Planned Parenthood pregnant or in need of birth control or seeking an abortion, it should automatically trigger a suspicion of abuse. Yet, this red flag is being deliberately overlooked by Planned Parenthood.
Report: Age difference between adolescent females and their romantic partners
Demographic information of participants in the report, shown in Table 2, indicate that of participants who were younger than 13:
23.3% had a sexual partner that was one to three years older.
40.8% had a sexual relationship [most likely with men] who were four years or more older.
In addition, out of participants who were between the ages of 14 and 15:
42.9% engaged in sex with partners that were one to three years older.
67.4% had sex with men who were four years older or more.
A 2008 study found that young females who admitted to authors that they had an older sexual partner were more likely to also claim that the sexual encounter was non-consensual. The report, entitled, "Older Sexual Partners During Adolescence," found that "[y]oung females with older sexual partners are less likely than other sexually experienced teenage women to report that the relationship is 'steady,' and are more likely to report that their first sexual intercourse was nonvoluntary or unwanted."
In addition, a 2015 review of available data, published by the non-profit group Child Trends, found that younger teens are more likely to report first sexual experiences as "statutory rape":
Among those whose first sexual experience was before age 16, the youngest sexually experienced teens were most likely to report their sexual experience as "statutory rape." Overall, in 2011-13, 17 percent of males and 33 percent of females who had sexual intercourse before age 16 reported that their first time was with someone who was at least three years older than them. Males who were 15 at first sex were less likely than males ages 14 or 13 or younger at first sex to have reported this experience as "statutory rape" (7 percent, compared with 22, and 24 percent, respectively). Females who were 15 at first sex were also less likely to have experienced "statutory rape" than females ages 14 or 13 or younger at first sex (21 percent, compared with 45, and 48 percent, respectively).
Report by Child Trends shows younger teens are victims of statutory rape
In the table from the report shown below, 47.8% of 13-year-old-, 44.5% of 14-year-old-, and 20.8% of 15-year-old female adolescents from the data Child Trends reviewed had a first sexual relationship with someone three years or older. The report does not indicate whether the partners were adults, necessarily, but it does show a pattern that is troubling and should cause concern when sexually active teens present to a medical facility or clinic.
Child Trends shows younger teens are often victims of statutory rape
A report published in June 2017 by Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, which looked at partner age gaps among females and males who first had intercourse before age 18, found that out of those who first had sex before age 15:
19% had a partner who was 5+ years older than them and
30% had a partner who was 3-4 years older.
What this reveals is that very early sexual experiences are more likely to happen with an older partner.
This information was found in Table 2, from the report entitled, "Associations of Partner Age Gap at Sexual Debut with Teenage Parenthood and Lifetime Number of Partners." The table of data also revealed that even though the percentages of older partners was reported as lower among females in the study who first had sex at ages 15-17, they are still alarming and demonstrate that the possibility of substantial incidents of statutory rape may be occurring:
2017 report shows early sexual experiences of girls are most common with older partners
As Live Action's "Aiding Abusers" series has documented, when a young girl is taken to Planned Parenthood, the abortion corporation's solution is not to view them as potential victims of sexual abuse but to hook them on contraceptives or sell them abortions, which fuel Planned Parenthood's bottom line. This negligent attitude traps these victims of sexual abuse and grants aid to the abusers, by giving them a way to avoid getting caught.
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose stated in a press release:
Despite Planned Parenthood's public rhetoric as well as laws requiring it to report suspected abuse, its failure to report has been deliberate and widespread. Time and again, rather than reporting abuse to authorities, Planned Parenthood has repeatedly looked the other way and performed abortions on victims as young as 12 years old. These girls deserved advocacy but instead Planned Parenthood staff ignored their abuse and returned them to the waiting arms of their abusers.
Because of flagrant violations like these, the proposed Title X rule tightening on reporting abuse is absolutely necessary. Planned Parenthood has proven that its priority is selling abortions, not caring for the most vulnerable of girls. Planned Parenthood's culture of cover-up must end, the cycle of abuse of innocent children must end, and Planned Parenthood's half a billion dollars in annual federal funding must end. Taxpayers cannot be forced to subsidize these abuses of children.
In the #MeToo and #TimesUp era of intolerance against sexual abusers and those who are complicit in aiding the abuse, it is past time to open up investigations in every state to see just how prevalent the failure to report sexual abuse is within the largest taxpayer-funded abortion chain in the United States. Anything short of a full-on investigation and removal of tax funds through federal programs like Title X and Medicaid would be to diminish the agonizing suffering endured by victims of sexual abuse routinely ignored by Planned Parenthood, often in violation of state and federal law.
'They never told me': Women testify of being deceived by the abortion industry
Posted in Abortion Regret, child predator, Planned Parenthood Teens with tags abortion regret, child predator, Planned Parenthood, Post Abortion Syndrome, Teen on February 15, 2018 by saynsumthn
By Carole Novielli | Republished from Live Action News
Abortion has been sold to the public by Planned Parenthood, the abortion industry, and its friends in the media as a "right" for women, and as a marker of women's empowerment. But in reality, many abortion patients say the experience was not the least bit empowering, testifying how they were given almost no information regarding the potential physical and emotional effects of the procedure, or regarding facts about the development of their babies. Beyond this, it is clear that teens who have abortions are at particular risk, as Planned Parenthood and other facilities do little to protect them, asking few questions and failing to report potential sexual abuse.
Below are statements from several women, including many minors, who suffered at the hands of the abortion industry, submitted to the Supreme Court in the case of Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, which the Court decided in favor of the plaintiff, an abortion conglomerate with an extensive list of health and safety violations over several years. These women state that informed consent was not a part of their abortion experiences:
Mary K. S., age 13
I was thirteen, having a "forced" abortion by my parents…. Nobody told me what really happens to the baby…. I was traumatized because I wanted to keep the baby…. The doctor had only aborted half the baby…. THE OTHER HALF WAS STILL IN ME!…
Aishaq M., age 13
No. I was only 13 years old. Nobody ever explained to me what would be happening to me. They explained it to my father. However no one spoke directly to me. I was not given an option…. I was pregnant as a result of rape….
Nika, age 14
No. I was fourteen. This child was a product of rape. I was not given any other options, told my baby was a glob of tissue and was given no aftercare. Told absolutely nothing about what could happen during as a complication or what can happen after, nor of the emotional toll this would take on my life.
Karin, age 15
No. I was only 15 and was NOT given a choice – I did NOT want to have this done. I screamed at the doctors to stop but I was a minor and my parents made the choice for me….
Jennifer M., age 15
No. I was not informed on any facts on abortion during or before my abortion…. I was 15 years old…. My boyfriend's sister who was 18 took me there. She called and asked beforehand if they would ask for proof of age. They said "no"….
Angela M., age 15
No. I was only 15 and I was so unaware of the consequences of my actions. My parents thought it would make the problem "go away" and everything would be back to normal…. I struggle even saying the word. I had nightmares, I began using drugs and drinking heavily and I struggled getting pregnant when I was married and ready…. My self-esteem is unrecoverable…. I have anxiety and depression.
Nicole P., age 15
No. I was 15 yrs. old. The procedure was never explained to me in any way. My parents did not know – only my boyfriend who drove me there. I was given no other option such as adoption…. I was scared as I laid there and the pain was intense as was the bleeding…. I contemplated suicide!
Shadia, age 15
No. I was 15 years old. I was directly told by the abortion saleswoman that my pregnancy was simply a blob of meaningless tissue. I was not asked if I wanted an ultrasound. I was never told I was killing a child. I was told if I hurried up and scheduled it before I reach 12 weeks, I'd save $150. No consequences…. Less than six months after the abortion, I became suicidal….
Julie E., age 16
When I went to Planned Parenthood for the free pregnancy test, the counselor came back in the room with the news that I was indeed pregnant. I was in shock and heartbroken. I was 16. I had no support and no help. She never explained the procedure. She never told me options. It was presented as the only option but the procedure wasn't explained….
Lisa C., age 16
I was 16 and scared. I was told halfway through the procedure that I was further along than they suspected and they had to switch the larger diameter instruments. I realized then it had to be a baby and that it was already too late to save it. I laid in bed and endured the worst psychological and physical pain I have ever felt….
Vickie E., age 16
No. I was not informed about the risks, the procedure performed or what exactly was going on. I was only 16 years old and was treated with no respect and seemingly disdain from the doctor, nurses and office staff. I was not even minimally informed of any adverse effects.
Kimberly V. D. L., age 16
No. The procedure was explained as terminating a pregnancy…. Medically, I had intense bleeding after procedure and there was no one to call or to turn to but my school nurse. I was not offered any counseling concerning the emotional aftermath. No one asked about the father, who was 21 and I was 16, no one told me he had committed a crime pressuring me into sex.
C.C., age 16
No… I was never told about what my other options were and where to seek help if I wasn't sure about my decision (which I wasn't). I remember asking advice from the woman who had just explained the procedure to us, about whether or not I should go through with it or not. She told me, "Look, I'm not a counselor or anything but you seem like a smart girl to me. I don't think you wanna ruin your life by having a baby right now…. At sixteen years old, frightened and alone, you can imagine the impact that these words had on me…. I was treated like a number and not a person…. As long as I was able to pay, nothing else mattered.
K.H., age 16
No. I was not told anything. I was only 16 years old and I was being forced into having the abortion by my mother…. The nurse never spoke to me about anything that would go on, what was going on, or what would happen later other than not to get pregnant again. They spoke to my mother but never to me.
P.S.J.M., age 17
No. I was 17, scared and didn't know what to expect, what the consequences would be, how I would feel. They did it so often that they didn't even bother to explain anything to me. I just followed the instructions.
Patricia L., age 17
No. As a 17 yr. old victim of rape I was told nothing. In fact, I was made to feel as if the rape was deserved because I knew the person. I was treated as if I had been asking for it. I was treated as if there were no other choices but abortion. I was told that no one would believe I was raped so there was no reason to report it either. I was told nothing except that if I didn't have it then I was choosing to destroy my own life.
Cynthia C., age 19
No. I was not told how the abortion would be done or of any complications or side effects that could occur. I was not told that there was a possibility of not being able to get pregnant in the future or of any of the psychological effects. I was 19 and I was pressured into it by my fiancé….
Jeanene B., teen
No. I was a teenager that was kept in the dark about the whole thing. My parent paid for the abortion. My parent told the medical personnel to not tell me as much as possible….
K.R., age not given
No. The Planned Parenthood counselor told me my baby was only the size of the head of a pin. Later research showed that my baby was developed enough to suck its thumb.
R.W., age not given
No… I became pregnant because I had been raped…. All I knew was that the baby would be taken from me, that it didn't have a heartbeat, that it was just a blob of tissue…. I was not told about the physical pain – and believe me – it DOES hurt!!… As the doctor was doing the procedure (taking my baby's life) I couldn't stop crying, and all he could do was scream at me that "if you don't shut up, I'm going to knock you out."
T.P., age not given
No. I visited Planned Parenthood…. Going to the abortion clinic was like going to a doctor for a cold. Very cold, matter of fact, and no, no one told me of any health or emotional consequences.
Gail H., age not given
No. I went to Planned Parenthood… live birth was not even mentioned…. Looking back on this, I feel I was pushed into my abortion…. No other options were even presented to me. I was given no information on what the negative physical, mental and emotional problems could and would occur….
Nicki, age not given
No. I was forced to have this abortion by my ex-husband, an Army officer, who felt another child would adversely affect his military career. I had no idea of the mental, emotional and physical toll it would take on my life.
Lianne, age not given
No. Planned Parenthood staff said it was good to have the abortion early because "it wasn't a baby yet – only a blob of tissue." Didn't inform me of any physical pain, consequences or emotional ramifications. I was not given any information on amount of bleeding, physical pain or other consequences….
Rachele F., age not given
No…. Planned Parenthood told me that my baby was a blob of tissue. They said it was not a baby. I was completely awake during my abortion and felt everything….
Abortion industry leader Planned Parenthood has been caught lying to women about abortion risks as well as fetal development:
The fact is, the abortion industry knowingly deceives women, as attested to by former Planned Parenthood managers. The women listed above, and millions like them, deserve to be heard. Women — and their babies — deserve better than abortion.
This article is reprinted with permission. The original appeared here at Live Action News
More Planned Parenthood vids coming as HHS grants them millions of dollars
Posted in HHS, Planned Parenthood sells aborted baby parts, Planned Parenthood Teens with tags Aborted Baby Body Parts, Abortion, Cecile Richards, Center for Medical Progress, Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, HHS, millions, Planned Parenthood, Tax dollars on July 16, 2015 by saynsumthn
The lead investigator who exposed Planned Parenthood for harvesting aborted baby body parts has said he will unveil more tapes as millions in tax dollars are granted to PP from HHS for a teen pregnancy pregnancy.
Earlier this week, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) unveiled a shocking three year undercover investigation into Planned Parenthood's grisly baby body parts operation.
Video clips of CMP investigators talking with a top Planned Parenthood medical doctor casually over sips of wine about the way a buyer could obtain organs such as livers, lungs, and brains from aborted children, has received almost 2 million hits.
"I think these are really horrific and troubling actions for 99 percent of Americans," CMP's lead investigator, David Daleiden told to CBS News.
"Planned Parenthood is still receiving $50, $75, sometimes $100 per specimen per fetal part. So all of that is just straight up profit that goes to their bottom line," Daleiden added.
Daleiden explained his investigation to Bill O'Reilly earlier in the week and how their investigators posed as real life middlemen from biotech companies in order to get the Planned Parenthood abortionist to meet with them.
Despite denials from Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, Daleiden said he believes his deeply embedded investigation will show Planned Parenthood is involved in illegal activity.
"Planned Parenthood has been involved in selling the body parts of the babies that they abort for decades now at this point," he told O'Reilly.
Asked if he was saying that Planned Parenthood was doing "something illegal" Daleiden replied, "absolutely."
Daleiden told CBS News that his group has up to a dozen more under videos he plans to unveil soon.
http://www.cbsnews.com/common/video/cbsnews_video.swf
HHS FUNDS PLANNED PARENTHOOD WITH MILLIONS IN TAX PAYER DOLLARS
Last week it was discovered that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granted Planned Parenthood $18.5 million in federal money.
The discovery came from a press release published by the largest chain of abortion clinics, that Planned Parenthood received the $18.75 million from the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) which is under the Department of Health and Human Services.
Read more on that here.
As Life Dynamics has previously reported, and additional $5.6 million dollars in federal money was allocated in July to various Planned Parenthood affiliates under a teen prevention program run by HHS.
That announcement came July 4, 2015 from the Office of Adolescent Health, which is responsible for implementing and administering the national, evidence based Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program.
You can read more on that here.
After hearing about the $5 million to Planned Parenthood, Life Dynamics president Mark Crutcher told OneNewsNow that Planned Parenthood is not interested in reducing the number of teen pregnancies rather they only want to reduce the number of teens that actually have their babies.
"What you have to understand is that Planned Parenthood's interest is not in reducing the number of teenage girls that get pregnant," Crutcher alleges.
"It's in reducing the number of teenage girls that have babies, and those are two totally different things which they often try to sell as the same thing."
Crutcher and his team recently documented again how Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry cover child rape.
The latest report, entitled, "The Cover-Up of Child Sexual Abuse" gives horrific criminal case summaries of pedophiles who used abortion to cover their crimes. When sexual rapists take their young victims to an abortion facility or Planned Parenthood center they know that the chances they will be reported to authorities are slim.
The report also shows how the failure of abortion and Planned Parenthood clinics to comply with mandatory reporting laws is harming these minors who are often returned into the arms of their abusers after the abortion.
You can read that report if full here.
This week, Speaker of the House John Boehner called for congressional hearings into the practices of Planned Parenthood.
He then called for the head of HHS to denounce, and stop, Planned Parenthood's gruesome practices.
Perhaps asking HHS to defund Planned Parenthood should be added to the Speaker's list as well.
END LIFE DYNAMICS….
NOTE that Cecile Richards gets paid well to promote Planned Parenthood.
Her recent video is laughable.
She apologizes for the abortionist's tone but does not deny they gather and use the body parts of aborted children.
"I want to be really clear, the allegation that Planned Parenthood profits in any way in tissue donations is not true."
She then refers to her "100 year history," one that was grounded in racist eugenics I might ad.
"In the video one of our staff members speaks in a way that does not reflect that compassion," Richards states.
"This is unacceptable and I personally apologize for the staff member's tone and statements," Richards adds.
But- she goes on to say she is proud of the abortion minded women who choose to donate the lungs, hearts, brains etc of their unborn children.
Planned Parenthood which covers for pedophiles blocked by school computer
Posted in child predator, Planned Parenthood BDSM, Planned Parenthood School, Planned Parenthood Teens with tags Abortion, blocked access, computer, denied access, High School, Live Action, pedophile, Planned Parenthood, Pro-Life, sex-ed on June 17, 2015 by saynsumthn
REPUBLISHED FROM LIFE DYNAMICS BLOG:
A high school has blocked access to Planned Parenthood's website and now a local media outlet is crying foul despite their covering of child sexual abusers.
Student Grace Wells, who attends Lamar High School, tried to access a Planned Parenthood website from a school computer and was told it was blocked because, "The site you are attempting to visit is blocked because it belongs to the following category: Abortion."
"I wondered what else was blocked," she told the Houston Press.
So Wells started plugging in other URLs. It seemed everything Planned Parenthood-related was blocked, including the organization's info page explaining birth control options, everything from abstinence to pills, patches and condoms. She was denied access to Prochoice.org, the website for the National Abortion Federation, the professional association for abortion providers in North America, the Press reported.
When the Houston Press asked HISD why Planned Parenthood and pro-choice websites were being blocked district spokeswoman Ashley Anthony told them it was, "Our district policy is in line with the federal Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)," a law passed in 2000 meant to ensure that libraries and schools block or filter "minors' access to materials harmful to them.
The media outlet appeared shocked that a school would deny students access to Planned Parenthood.
But, why are they shocked?
They are acting as if the nation's top seller of abortions, Planned Parenthood, is as pure as the driven snow.
Writing, "Why, exactly, HISD would interpret CIPA to block access to Planned Parenthood or other pro-choice websites is unclear. When asked for their specific policy on how and when students are allowed to access abortion-related material on the web, HISD couldn't provide one."
At Life Dynamics, we did an undercover sting operation over 10 years ago proving that Planned Parenthood is operating a nationwide pedophile protection ring that's still in business today.
Recently, we updated that research with documented criminal case summaries proving that Planned Parenthood continues to cover for child sexual predators.
Here are a few examples we uncovered:
According to court documents, the 44-year-old John Blanks began having sex with his daughter "Brandy" when she was 13. The abuse continued almost nightly until, at the age of 18, she revealed it to a coach at her school and the authorities were then notified. In the legal proceedings that followed, it was revealed that Brandy had become pregnant at 16 and Blanks forced her to undergo an abortion at a Planned Parenthood facility in Mount Auburn. Brandy later testified that even though her father helped her complete the paperwork at the clinic, signed the consent forms for the procedure, and remained nearby during almost every step of the process, she was able to tell the clinic's staff that he was forcing her to have sex with him. Despite that, it is evident no report was filed by the clinic since Blanks continued to rape Brandy for another year-and-a-half after the abortion. In 2007, Blanks was convicted of sexual battery and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary.
According to court documents, Joseph Coles, 40, began having sex with his stepdaughter when she was 10-years-old. At 12, "Celena" became pregnant and her mother took her to the Cleveland Surgi-Center abortion clinic. The abortion was botched and Celena almost died from internal hemorrhaging. Given that the assaults on Celena resumed afterward, it is clear the clinic did not file a report. Following the abortion, Coles persuaded Celena's mother to put her on birth control; however, in 2004 Celena again became pregnant by Coles and was taken to Planned Parenthood in Shaker Heights. She refused to submit to the abortion at that time but relented three days later and was taken to the Preterm Abortion Clinic in Cleveland. As before, it is evident no report was made by either Planned Parenthood or Preterm since the assaults on Celena resumed after the second abortion. In June of the following year, police were made aware of the situation and Coles was arrested. After being convicted, he received a total of 210 years in prison and Celena's mother was given three years for endangering children and obstructing justice.
When Gary Wendall Cross, 39, impregnated 13-year-old "Angela" he told her that she had to have an abortion and took her to a Planned Parenthood facility. At the time, she was more than 22-weeks pregnant. Planned Parenthood referred Cross to San Francisco General Hospital for the abortion where he falsely claimed he was Angela's father. It is clear that neither Planned Parenthood nor the hospital filed a report since Cross continued to assault Angela for another seven months. At that time, her mother found papers related to the abortion and contacted police. Cross was later found guilty of committing a lewd act on Angela and inflicting great bodily harm on her. He was given six years in prison on one charge and 15-years-to-life on the other.
In June of 2007, 15-year-old "Briana" had been missing for over a year when police discovered that she was being held in a locked closet in the home of 41-year-old, Adam Gault. Authorities say they also found a journal Briana had kept detailing her two-year sexual relationship with Gault. In it, she revealed that she had once been impregnated by him and taken to Planned Parenthood in West Hartford for an abortion. The time lapse between when the abortion occurred and when Briana was located makes it obvious that no report was filed by Planned Parenthood. Gault was indicted for kidnapping and other charges related to the sexual assaults on Briana. He entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Additionally, two women who lived in the house were sentenced to prison terms for being accomplices.
Read more cases here.
The general abortion industry is no better.
In fact, Life Dynamics has documented the way several clinics, an abortion doctor and his staff, as well as the National Abortion Federation helped cover the rape of a 12-year-old child who was returned to her abuser following her abortion.
Read that account here.
In addition to Life Dynamics' research, the pro-life group, Live Action has uncovered how Planned Parenthood is giving under age minors deviant sexual advice.
According to Life Dynamics president Mark Crutcher, "What we know is that Planned Parenthood is nothing more than a collection of moral degenerates and sexual deviants. There are only two things we don't know. First, when is the US government going to stop giving these people $2 million dollars a day of our money? And, second, how much longer are the American people going to allow their children to be turned over to these perverts? Enough is enough."
Let's hope more schools block access to Planned Parenthood, just don't hold your breath that the Houston Press or any other media outlet will report the truth about how they cover for pedophiles.
But you can help spread the truth by sharing the website www.childpredators.com with everyone you know.
Planned Parenthood hosts sex-ed house parties
Posted in Planned Parenthood House Party, Planned Parenthood School, Planned Parenthood sex ed, Planned Parenthood Sex Toys, Planned Parenthood Teens with tags 7th grader, Abortion, Black Community, Draw the Line, in home sex ed, Julie LaBarr, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood House Parties, Planned Parenthood House Party, Planned Parenthood sex ed, Respect the Line, sex-ed house party, Sexed on June 2, 2015 by saynsumthn
Planned Parenthood is now offering "in home sex ed."
Pretty weird?
It is called the Responsible Sex Education Institute and the largest chain of abortion clinics says it, "educates and empowers individuals and communities to make responsible choices regarding their sexuality and sexual health by serving as a source for safe, confidential, unbiased, and accurate information about sex and sexuality."
But, just what are they teaching?
Apparently, not abstinence….
Rebecca Engel, Education Program Manager for the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains' sex-ed program, told Trans* Youth Channel that abstinence education does not work.
Planned Parenthood has been caught telling teens that BDSM sex is good – one can only imagine what they are instructing their "home parties" to do.
Lest you think this is a new concept- think again.
In the 1990's Michigan Planned Parenthood targeted the "Black Community" with sexed "house parties."
The Argus-Press described it as, "The only Planned Parenthood outreach program in the United States that is tailored to the Black community."
The house parties were run by Black women which Planned Parenthood "trained" on sex education issues and contraception. The women then returned back to their Black neighborhoods as "health promoters" despite having no health education, passing on Planned Parenthood's information throughout their community.
Planned Parenthood had a similar plan for Detroit, paying those who put on their "house parties" $25.00 per party plus a bonus.
In June of 2015, an example of Planned Parenthood's Responsible Sex-Ed was noted by the Denver Post:
This time it wasn't a home – Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains' brought their "Draw the Line, Respect the Line" series to a middle school in Montbello where 7th graders – did you get that 7th graders – who surprisingly or not-so-surprisingly were majority Latino, African-American or mixed race were taught how to put on condoms.
Julie LaBarr — program manager of PPRM's Responsible Sex Education Institute — started by reminding the kids that they had choices, that the best way to avoid pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases was to not have sex.
"Most seventh-graders don't," she said. "But if you do, there are ways to protect yourself. Last week, we talked about the condom, male and female. This week, we will start by demonstrating how to use them, but first we will pass one of each around … ."
"Cool!" exclaimed one girl.
"Gross," uttered another.
LaBarr then demonstrated how to use either condom on anatomically correct plastic samples of male and female genitalia.
These "home events" follow more recent "house parties" the abortion giant has promoted in other states:
Move over Tupperware, Scentsy, Avon, MaryKay, and Amway, Planned Parenthood has arrived!
Recruiting teens to push Planned Parenthood
Posted in PLanned Parenthood peer educator, Planned Parenthood Teens with tags Abortion, peer educator, Planned Parenthood, school, Teen on March 2, 2015 by saynsumthn
S.T.A.R.S. peer education group is a program of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood.
S.T.A.R.S. stands for Seriously Talking About Responsible Sex. Each summer, new groups of high school students from Albany are recruited by UHPP staff and trained by them to act as peer educators for the S.T.A.R.S. program.
Take a look at some of what they learn:
In this video presentation, a young man gets ready for a sexual encounter with a young woman, when he is transformed to Planned Parenthood's STARS program where "peer educators will teach you how to properly use contraceptives."
There he is doused in condoms and told about STI's.
This video (below) – promoting bestiality was "liked" by Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood S.T.A.R.S YouTube's page, where a young man sings about F-ing a cat.
In a video which describes the Program, it says that kids will learn about the Teen clinic where they can get condoms and are told that they can go to Planned Parenthood who will keep their exam information "confidential."
Planned Parenthood has many peer educator programs targeting then recruiting children at their most vulnerable ages. Training teens to talk to other teens is just one more way that Planned Parenthood guarantees business from generation to generation.
Abortion giant Planned Parenthood uses teen peer advocates to sell services
Posted in Planned Parenthood Teens with tags Abortion, peer advocates, Planned Parenthood, Sex Education, sex-ed, teens on December 17, 2014 by saynsumthn
In one of the worst videos I've ever seen, yet right on Que – abortion giant Planned Parenthood is using teens called peer advocates to promote their "services" which include sex advice and abortion.
I leave you with this reminder of Planned Parenthood's advice to teens:


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1 – General Informations about the firm
Founded in 1926 by Paul Daimler, Carl Benz and Emil Jellinek-Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz is a german car, bus and truck manufacturer. The group was born thanks to the merger of two companies which names are : Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Mercedes et Benz. Mercedes-Benz is a division of the Daimler group, which is its parent company.
Located in Stuttgart, in Germany, the head office for Mercedes is the same than for Daimler. The worldwide CEO is, since 2006, the doctor Dieter Zetsche.
In 2017, the turnover of Mercedes Benz was about 95 billion euros[1], for more than 2,3 million of car sales. With these important revenues, Mercedes and Daimler are investing each year in the Research and Development to propose new products adapted to the climate change. But, they devote too an important part of their profits to their shareholders. In fact, in 2017, the group spent 8,7 billions of euros for the Research whose €6,642 million[2] for Mercedes-Benz cars.
The table below shows Daimler's expenses and investments and his income.
Popular, the company is sharing no less than 1 069 837 447 shares to its shareholders. They perceived a record dividend in 2016, with a amount of €3,25[3] per share. In 2017, this amount increase to 3,65€. That means that in 2017, the company gives a total amount of €3,905 million to its shareholders in dividends.
In the world, about 289 321 person are employed by Daimler in 2017, whose 90% in Europe and 142 666 for Mercedes-Benz cars (global). As an employer, Mercedes makes sure that its employees feel good in their work. To do this, the group is vigilant on several point, namely : the health, the share between the family life and the career, training, flexible work and global work. The strategy of Mercedes is to give liberties to the employees, which allows them to make sense in their work and in the community. The goal of the company is to to create a culture of trust : in the future, with the team…
Mercedes-Benz always wants to produce new powerful products, with more technologies and expertise. Specialized in the High-end product and the premium quality, the group takes benefits of a global implementation. Moreover, the importance attached to research and development and employee training, allows the group to innovate and to be a leader in the car's market.
The worldwide influence of Mercedes-Benz and Daimler encourages them to deal with environmental and societal causes. Involved the company invests every year in this voice to make its company one of the most committed companies in the world.
From an environmental or social point of view, the company implements various actions and projects throughout the world, for it, for its employees, but also for people in need.
Through this report, we will identify the implications, commitments and efforts that the company makes to meet its commitments in terms of corporate social responsibility.
2 – Environmental and Social actions
2.1 – Environmental actions :
Environment cause is an important part of the corporate social responsibility plan for Daimler and Mercedes-Benz. As a car manufacturer, that isn't by definition the best protector of the environment, Mercedes-Benz engages in minimizing its environmental impact. Moreover, the company engages in actions for environment preservation and respect. Indeed, Mercedes-Benz uses innovation to serve a conception of the products life cycles and their production more respectful of the environment : electric cars, green combustible, waste reduction, sustainability, etc.
Beside working on its product, Mercedes-Benz undertakes environment preservation and sustainability actions.
155 millions €
The amount of money Daimler invested in environmental protection systems and facilities with integrated environmental protection in 2016 (Source : Daimler Sustainability report 2016).
(91 millions € were invested in 2015)
Mercedes-Benz is working on reducing the environmental risks by closely working with suppliers that are environmentally responsible and fulfill the company's sustainability requirements. Also the company has a strict environmental risk analysis : a team of auditors visits, at fixed intervals, all Daimler facilities all around the world and make sure that all those facilities are fulfilling the company requirements concerning emissions to the atmosphere and wastewater, waste management, hazardous materials management, damage to the soil and groundwater.
To certificate its engagement for environment protection, Mercedes-Benz's environmental management system obtained the norm ISO 140001. Also some of the company's locations are certified with ISO 50001.
Mercedes-Benz engaged in being more energy efficient and reducing its production CO2 emissions. Indeed, they created more energy-saving production methods, more efficient processes, and they use renewable and low-carbon fuels to operate their plants. The goal for the company is to reduce by 25% the energy consumption at Mercedes-Benz cars between 2015 and 2022. We can see on the graph below that Mercedes-Benz is in good way to reach its goal.
The challenge that Mercedes-Benz has undertook is adapting its product to respond to environmental issues that stand in front of the company :
Electrical vehicles
Hydrogen vehicles
Reducing vehicles pollution
Mercedes-Benz is certain that the future is electric. That is why they launched a new product brand, E-Q Electric Intelligence. Electricity is today one of the greenest energy to operate a car engine. Today, 1 kilogram of C02 equivalent is emitted every 4 seconds by European cars : 4.9 billion kilograms of C02 are added to the atmosphere due to cars every year in Europe. By using electricity for its cars, Mercedes-Benz participates in reducing greenhouse gas emitted by cars but also in reducing noise pollution.
The company uses technologies and innovation to create a new generation of lithium-ion electric batteries that permits a long use and the largest number of kilometers possible with one refill, but above all, environmentally compatible. Today, EQ models are not available on the market but it will be launched in this decade, said Dieter Zetsche, head of Mercedes-Benz cars. Other Mercedes-Benz cars such as the B-class are already available on the market since a few years.
The EQ concept is composed with two electric motors on the front and rear axles and a battery integrated into the vehicle floor. So that the concept embodies a powerful vehicle which in combination with the intelligent operating strategy, it will achieves a range of up to 500 km.
The EQ project is not only about cars but also about trucks and buses : Mercedes-Benz wants to commit on all road transport devices to be environmentally respectful and zero-noises.
To ensure continuity in its project of electric cars, Mercedes-Benz takes part in the Ionity project. It consists in creating an european network of electric fast charging stations in partnership with BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group Audi and Porsche. Indeed, today one of the factor that discourages consumers to buy an electric cars is to find electric reloading stations. With this project, the company responds to mobility for long distance travel issues with an electric car. The plan is to launch approximately 400 High-Power-Charging stations by 2020. Also this network will play an essential role in establishing a market for electric vehicles and to step up appealing for electric vehicles. Through 2018, the network will enumerate 100 fast-charging stations.
Mercedes-Benz found another response to reduce CO2 emissions : hybrid vehicles as a mix between electric and conventional mobility and above all, hydrogen mobility. In hydrogen vehicles, the electricity is generated in the vehicle itself from hydrogen, which is fueled as in a traditional vehicle. Also to encourage consumers to change for an hydrogen Mercedes-Benz cars, the company engages in a project of building a hydrogen refueling network of around 400 H2 filling stations in Germany by 2023.
To be environmentally responsible, Mercedes-Benz undertakes several others actions :
Solar panels power the logistics center : 5 060 solar panels were installed on the roof of the Global Logistic Center in Gerersheim.
Air purification program : Solvents and other substances that damage the layer zone are used during the production. Thanks to a solvent-free paint systems and new technologies, Mercedes-Benz reduces its emissions.
Waste and resource management : Mercedes-Benz has a rate of waste utilization of 91%, they recycle and reuse raw materials, indirect materials, and other supplies. Also none of the companies' waste is exported to other countries.
Water pollution control : All the waste water from the plants are treated thanks to an innovative biofilter, before being discharged into lakes and rivers.
Nature conservation, land use, and biodiversity : Mercedes-Benges undertakes local actions such as the planting of 50 000 flower bulbs of native species at the Sindelfingen facility, which will serve as food for extinctive type of insects.
2.2 – Social actions :
The second point included in the corporate social responsibility is about the social actions. In other words, that means that companies are engaged in the well being of each people in the world. The actions can be diversified: help charities, participate to humanitarian projects, take care of the education in the world, pay attention to the relation men/women in companies…
Mercedes, with the group Daimler, implements different actions related to this social responsibility. In fact, for the group, to effectively improve the environmental protection, as said before, it is essential to develop the social protection. The corporate social responsibility is considered, in Mercedes, as the key of a business success.
The main goal of the company is to contribute to the advancement and the development of the society. To achieve this objective, Mercedes promote the dialog between cultures all over the world, the education, but the group is also involved in some charitable activities. Moreover, Mercedes go farther by inciting all its employees to make donations and being involving in charitable activities.
Mercedes donates and distributes each year a sum of money to finance partially some social actions. In 2016, the total amount of donations was about 60 millions[4] of euros. This sum was divided according to different domains, as shown in the opposite graph.
We will studying each of the areas to know of what every project consists.
→ Employees involvement with the corporate volunteering
Mercedes is engaged in the corporate volunteering. That means that, within the company, employees participate to different actions in link with the social responsibility.
One of the most important project of Mercedes in terms of corporate volunteering is the ProCent initiative.
ProCent was born in 2011 and has for slogan "Do good together". In this project Daimler assume that small amounts can have big effect, especially when they are accumulated. For that, the company asks to its employees to give a part of their salary, a contribution, to different charitable projects. When an employee give an amount, the company give the same one to the project in question. The charitable project which are in link with ProCent are localized in Germany and abroad and are proposed only by the workforce. All the projects supporting result to the corporate social responsibility: conserving the nature and the environment, supporting children and young people, charitable work, support for the disabled.
As shown by the graph below, in 2016, 859 projects have been created with ProCent, principally in Germany but also in Asia, America and Africa. In total, 100 000 employees gave a part of their revenues to help people needy, for a total amount of € 4,9 million.
Moreover, the employees of Mercedes are also acting for a good purpose with the organization of several Days Actions. Those days are considered as hours of work for the participants. During these days, employees can do many things, with one goal for Mercedes : the team development. In fact, besides to assist person in the need, these actions will create links between employees and they are also going to learn to know them better, so they are getting better.
There are different types of projects opened to the employee, for example, they can clean up beaches in Portugal, they can struggle in favor of the literacy, construction of humanitarian houses, preserve the nature with the construction of gardens in some schools, struggle against the disadvantages of women in South Africa…
A really interesting project led by Daimler as part of the social day was the construction of a house for refugees in Stuttgart-Hofen, in Germany. During three days, a group of nine employees of Mercedes used to build this housing for the well being of some refugees.
In addition to allowing refugees to have housing and leisure space, this social project highlighted a new relationship between these colleagues, who were confronted with the realization of new tasks, in a different context.
This kind of actions is therefore as beneficial for the company, the employees as for the people who are helped.
→ The Education : science and culture
Education is considered as an essential point for Mercedes, because it creates a lot of opportunities for the future and opens door to many new possibilities for young people. Mercedes and Daimler are considering that give access to the education is the best way to develop the society in general and its group: it is a lasting investment. For that, the group is involved in different projects with the main goal to increase the interest of the inhabitants of the world for sciences and technologies, but also to develop their open mind.
One of the project concerning the education is the Genius one. The objective of this work is to fascinate the young people and to give them the taste of the science and the automotive development. The project is in link with universities and try to develop new learning methods for technical subject such as science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
In fact, the children are invited to practise in hand-on workshop, they visit production facilities, the education is done thanks to the use of entertaining practical. Like that, students can learn all at once theoretical knowledge and the know-how.
Thanks to this kind of education, the children are more curious and involved in their work: it is a way to give an other image of a trade which suck less interest from new generations.
It is a way for Mercedes to train is future employees and researchers.
Genius is not the only project related to the education in which Mercedes is involved. In fact, there is also the "Each girl is a star" project, which is set up in Turkey and which give the opportunity to underprivileged women to have access to school and then to a job.
In the same spirit, to develop the innovation and the creativity, Mercedes care about the Art and the Culture. The group is involved in this field and dispose of its own Art Gallery, the Daimler Art Collection, where 700 artists expose their work, since 1977. Thanks to that, the company create cultural partnership all over the world, which allows it to sponsoring culture everywhere.
Mercedes also support people with disabilities in the fashion world : during its fashion week's, like in Moscow in 2010, or in Los Angeles in 2016. Daimler encourages fashion designers like Anastasia Anbroskina or Bezgraniz, who think and propose adapted clothes for people with physical disabilities.
→ The Charity – Community
The charity is the most important commitment of Mercedes in terms of social responsibility. It takes different forms, and concerns different populations.
The investment of Mercedes is global: the group takes action throughout disastre, but is also involved in long-term projects.
Just after an hurricane in Haiti in 2016, the group founded aid projects to support the inhabitants of the island. The company's ambition was to give these people access to drinking water to protect them against diseases.
One of the long term projects of Daimler is to help for refugees. The group collect donations, give an education, build housing and help them to find jobs. Moreover, thanks to the Mercedes employee's involvement, these projects move forward on a daily basis and are beneficial for everyone.
These activities make it possible to improve the daily life of these people, which is essential point of the corporate social responsibility.
Another big project of the group related to the sport is Laureus, created 2000 and co-funded with Richemont. It is a global movement which want to develop interaction between people, thanks to the sport power. Laureus gather different programs, all linked to the sport, which defend values like fairness, tolerance, team spirit. Laureus sport for good foundation is one of these programs, and has for object to give the access to the sport for young who have social disadvantages.
Finally, we can say that across these projects and activities Mercedes and Daimler want to build a better world, with less inequality, and most shares and sciences.
The group is involved in first for its own interest with the science development and the training of young people, but it also bring its help in many projects in the world, in particular with the protection of refugees, to make it better and more human.
3 – Negative aspect and conclusion
Mercedes-Benz has to face some accusations about diesel engine rigging to mask high pollutant emissions. According to the newspaper "Suddentsche Zeitung" whose sources come from german justice, the company would have rig 1 million diesel engines between 2008 and 2016. Those cars was sold both in Europe and America.
On those engine, a special device would have been installed to reduce emissions level in tests conditions, so that it would be imperceptible. As a company that intends to be an environmental responsible company, if those facts reveal to be true it will affect their reliability.
To conclude, we can say that Mercedes-Benz company, although a car manufacturer, has been able to carry out many projects and takes many initiatives in favor of the environment, and ethics. Socially responsible, the company wishes to continue its efforts and its commitments, to ensure a better world. Its major R & D investments will be used for this purpose.
4- Website & bibliography
Mercedes – Benz and Daimler official website :
Mercedes : https://www.mercedes-benz.com/
Daimler : https://www.daimler.com/
Coroporate Social Responsibility
Sustainability report of Daimler 2016 : https://www.daimler.com/documents/sustainability/other/daimler-sustainability-report-2016.pdf
Genius project : https://www.genius-community.com/
Laureus project : https://www.laureus.com/
Others website
Caradisiac – published the 12th of july 2017 : http://www.caradisiac.com/daimler-mercedes-aurait-truque-un-million-de-ses-moteurs-diesels-161433.htm
Statista – Mercedes-Benz revenues 2011-2017 : https://www.statista.com/
Zone bourse : http://www.zonebourse.com/
Statista – Revenue of Mercedes-Benz ↑
Daimler – Financial Figures ↑
Zone bourse ↑
Report Daimler Sustainability 2016 ↑
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Mercenaries 2: World in Flames review
The only force more powerful than the nuclear bunker–buster is the crash to desktop
By Dan_Stapleton 2008-09-18T02:34:54.261Z
Massively destructible environment
Tons of weapons and vehicles
Seamless co-op
Buggy as hell
Barely functional menus
Uneven difficulty
Only two things in the beautiful, open world of Mercenaries 2: World in Flames can't be reduced to smoldering rubble: a handful of structures essential to the story, and a ton of bugs. The latter is a shame, because after playing this otherwise exuberantly destructive shooter to its conclusion, I'd love to call in a carpet-bombing strike on those damned bugs.
Playing as one of three freelance soldiers, you hunt down the leader of a Venezuelan coup who tried to kill you and, worse yet, didn't pay you for a job. The twist-free vendetta story line is reasonably well executed for what it is, and accompanied by professional-quality voice work - you might recognize Phil Lamar (Justice League, Futurama) as Chris Jacobs and Jennifer Hale (Mass Effect, Knights of the Old Republic) as Jennifer Mui. You're turned loose in an open-world Venezuela to obtain money, equipment, and information on the whereabouts of your quarry by running varied missions for the many factions in the area, such as Universal Petroleum, Jamaican pirates, and an allied coalition led by the United States.
Mercs 2 does a fantastic job of doling out its huge catalog of weaponry, equipment, and vehicles as you progress, so there's always at least one new toy to play with on your next mission. Once you've recruited a support team, you can call in equipment drops of weapons or vehicles (saving you the trouble of hijacking them), or airstrikes to crack tough targets. While it's fantastic to have so much gear at your disposal, and the airstrikes are delightfully destructive, I hate the menu system. It allows you to equip only three support drops at any time, forcing you into the main menu to select new ones with an unnecessarily large number of mouse clicks.
Thanks to a health system that eliminates one-hit kills, your merc can absorb a 500-foot freefall out of a helicopter (where's the freaking parachute, by the way?) or a point-blank shell to the face from a heavy tank, and casually walk it off. It may be unrealistic, but it gives the game a cartoony action feel and lets you partake in some quality mayhem without worrying too much about bodily harm. What's frustrating is the uneven difficulty - most missions aren't too challenging, but a few will repeatedly kill you or destroy objectives you were supposed to protect under barrages of heavy firepower, disrupting the leisurely pace you'd been enjoying. Maybe these missions are supposed to encourage you to call in backup via the admittedly cool and almost completely seamless two-player co-op feature, but it's a pain when you're playing solo.
Description Mercs 2 has many shortcomings; dialogue repeats annoyingly fast, vehicle handling is twitchy, and missions aren't involving enough to really grip you.
Platform Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC
US censor rating Teen
Release date 31 August 2008 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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Yemassee man sentenced to 40 years for murder
A 31-year-old Yemassee man was sentenced to 40 years in prison last Wednesday evening for the October 2009 shooting death of 23-year-old Dominick Badger. At the conclusion of a two-day trial, jurors convicted Brandon Greene of killing Badger, in the yard of his home on Tullifinny Road in Yemassee.
On the night of the murder, a group of friends assembled at Badger's house. Prior to departing for another party, an argument broke out between Greene and Dominick Badger's brother, Anthony. During the altercation in the home's backyard, Greene pulled a .45-caliber handgun from his waist and shot three times, striking Anthony Badger once in the abdomen.
While Anthony Badger, 24, went to a neighbor's house to call 911, Dominick Badger confronted Greene about why he shot his brother. Greene then shot Badger twice in the chest. He died at the scene.
One suspect arrested in shooting
One suspect has been arrested, and as of Wednesday morning, investigators are continuing the search for a second man in connection with Monday afternoon's shooting that left a Lady's Island man dead.
Brandon Adron Singleton, 28, was arrested outside a home on Keans Neck Road on one count of kidnapping in connection with the shooting incident that led to the death of 21-year-old Quantize Greer. Greer was shot and killed during the course of a drug deal at a home in Taylor's Mobile Home Park. Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a gunshot victim outside the residence located at lot #60 in the mobile home park just after 2:15 p.m. Deputies transported Greer, who was suffering from a gunshot wound, to Beaufort Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators have identified a second person of interest as 28-year old Walter Travoy Tucker, aka "Oowee." Tucker is wanted for questioning in relation to the shooting. Tucker is also wanted on unrelated charges by authorities in Georgia and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Further details will be released as the investigation progresses. The Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with information to contact either Investigator
Sgt. J. Gobel at 843-255-3421 or the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at


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A new understanding of 'collusion' and obstruction
By Jennifer Rubin
Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic
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Politicians, the press, President Trump's lawyers and White House staffers until now have thought of "collusion" as a plot operating in 2016 between then-candidate Donald Trump and Russians to manipulate the election. The Trump Tower meeting in June 2016 would be evidence of this, as would communications from Russians to Jerome Corsi to Roger Stone to Trump about WikiLeaks's release of emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman. Trump calling for the release of stolen emails would be some evidence that Trump knew of it and approved it.
But what if "collusion" between Russians and Trump began much earlier in a plot to make hundreds of millions while Trump denied "any deals" with the Russians? Notice the word "synergy" in the sentencing memorandum filed by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III in the Southern District of New York. According to Mueller, Michael Cohen was contacted shortly after Trump declared his candidacy, in November 2015, by a "trusted person" in the Russian government who could offer the campaign "political synergy" and "synergy on a government level." A proposed meeting between Individual-1 (Trump) and Russian President Vladimir Putin would have "'phenomenal' impact 'not only in political but in a business dimension as well.'" Translation: Trump would get rich and get help to win the presidency, all thanks to a foe of the United States.
The definition of synergy is "the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects." In other words, collusion. If there is concrete evidence of Trump's approval (how could there not be?) to cooperate with Russia to make money and get some help, all of Trump's collusion denials crumble. Tying Trump to collusion in 2015 makes it interesting but nonessential to prove, for example, that he knew the Trump Tower meeting was ongoing. Knowledge of the overall scheme with a foreign power would be more than enough to incriminate Trump.
Now let's turn to obstruction. Obstruction, Trump's lawyers argue, can't be based on the president's exercising his normal duties. I am in the camp of many legal scholars who think that is dead wrong. But what if firing then-FBI Director James B. Comey isn't necessarily part of the obstruction scheme? What Trump — and every one of the Trump associates and family members — from 2016 through the present did was to deny the existence of any ties between Russia and him. Trump frequently over-denies bad facts, so "no deals" becomes "lightly looked" when the facts come out about the Trump deal in Moscow. All of the alleged lying — the false statement Trump dictated about the June 9, 2016, meeting, testimony by Cohen to Congress, testimony by Donald Trump Jr. to Congress, Paul Manafort's breached plea deal, etc. — all seem to have worked to hide Donald Trump's original sin: his alleged "synergy" with Russia during the campaign. The plot to lie, to cover up has gone on, possibly, through this year when both Cohen and Manafort had contacts directly or indirectly with the White House.
It's an adage in law enforcement that if a very large group is lying about the very same thing, chances are there is a conspiracy to lie. It's hard enough to get two people to line up stories; it's impossible to get a half-dozen or more to do so without some planning.
The foregoing is what we've divined from reading the documents filed on Friday and from publicly available information. If we have all collectively learned anything, it is that Mueller knows much more than what is publicly reported and much more than he reveals in his legal filings. Whether he has enough evidence to piece all of this together remains to be seen.
A word now about those, including lawyers and White House aides, who may have tried to cover up Trump's Russia connections and/or tried to coordinate false denials of the same: They are in a heap of legal trouble. The crime-fraud exception strips attorneys of their attorney-client privilege. The congressional testimony of anyone who misled Congress will wind up, if it's not already there, in Mueller's hands. When you lie for a president who is in the midst of a grand scheme to cover up his conduct, you risk becoming a defendant in an obstruction-of-justice charge. It's not a small thing to lie publicly if you are knowingly assisting in an illegal conspiracy to obstruct justice. Your tweets and TV appearances, your statements to Congress and to investigators, your casual and not-so-casual lies to the White House press corps, all become evidence of the conspiracy. It's among the many reasons White House employees should not lie.
In sum, if synergy is collusion and Trump was in on it, we have collusion. It might not be illegal (e.g., lying to the public about a Russian deal isn't necessarily illegal) but it might be impeachable — the "it" being a fraud perpetrated on voters to convince them there were no Russian deals and there were no payoffs to women. If the collusion extended to coordination and assistance from a foreign government, would almost certainly be illegal.
And finally, the massive campaign of lies to diminish any connection to Trump's "synergy" can surely form the basis of a potential obstruction-of-justice charge, which would put participants in legal jeopardy and, in the case of Trump, smack in the middle of a coverup no different from a constitutional perspective than Richard Nixon's coverup of a third-rate burglary.
What is beyond dispute is that the coverup is always worse — and easier to prove — than the crime.
Randall D. Eliason: The hush-money payments are a sideshow. Mueller just added key pieces to the Russia puzzle.
Dana Milbank: The utterly lawless 'Individual-1'
Paul Waldman: The latest filings show that nobody can save Trump now
Jennifer Rubin: What we learned on Friday
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Spartanburg, South CarolinaDesigned for Ages 5 and Under.
Do you have a special gift or talent you can share with us? Do you craft, clog, speak a foreign language, play an instrument, shoot model rockets? Do you love interacting with children and making them smile? Are you a people person? We want to know!
We are excited to invite new volunteers, 18 years of age and older, to join the TCMU-Spartanburg family! We have several ongoing needs at the Museum and look forward to the unique experiences you will bring to our organization. In order to provide you with adequate information and training and also to be considerate of your time, we have specifically scheduled times of the year in which volunteers may attend info sessions. Dates are listed below under volunteer info sessions.
Your time, talent and energy can make the difference for our guests. With multiple opportunities to choose from, we hope you will make the Children's Museum of the Upstate your new volunteer home.
Other monthly programming, project and special event opportunities are available on an as-needed basis; volunteer shifts are scheduled as needed and may be chosen from our sign-up page.
Dates are subject to change. Additional info sessions and orientations may be scheduled during museum business hours.
Fill out the online Interest Application by clicking the yellow button below.
Your application will be kept on file and you will be notified about the next scheduled information session (see dates below) to learn more about the needs of the museum and available volunteer opportunities.
After attending the info session, if the applicant is interested in moving forward, they will sign up for an interview time to meet with staff and review additional paperwork which includes emergency contacts, medical and media waivers and character references. Interviews typically last 15-30 minutes.
- Applicants 18 years of age and older must successfully complete a criminal background check ($8 cost to the volunteer).
Finally, if volunteer placement is determined a good fit for both parties and all reference and background checks are complete, the applicant will be scheduled for an orientation on or before their first volunteer shift.
fully complete online child protection training prior to their first shift.


Insomnia is said to be present when you regularly find it hard to fall asleep or stay asleep. It has several patterns. You may have trouble getting to sleep initially. Or even if you can fall asleep, you might not be able to stay asleep for as long as you would like. Also you may wake up during the night and not be able to go back to sleep for a long time. Many people have two of the above problems, or even all three.
Sometimes there is no clear cause for insomnia, in which case it is called primary insomnia.
Most people have experienced insomnia symptoms at some time of their lives. At any given time around 10% of people have at least mild insomnia.
Older people with poor health have a higher risk. Also women have twice the rates compared to men. Shift workers have a higher risk too.
How does insomnia affect people?
You might feel that it's harder to focus and remember things. But most people think their memory and concentration is worse than it really is. Your risk of a traffic accident or other injury may be higher. You may become more emotional more easily and a lack of sleep can cause depressed moods. Some people feel sleepy during the day, but this can be caused by many things.
This depends on what is causing the insomnia.
If you only take them occasionally, sleeping pills can get you a good night's sleep. However, if you take them often, you will become used to them and they will stop working as effectively. Also they can be habit-forming and it can then become difficult to stop taking them.
If you are having ongoing trouble sleeping, persistent problems with mood, restlessness in bed, severe snoring or wakening unrefreshed, make sure that you go and see your doctor. Your GP can refer you to a sleep specialist or psychologist.
Disclaimer - Information provided here is general in nature and should not be seen as a substitute for professional medical advice. Ongoing concerns about sleep or other medical conditions should be discussed with your local doctor.
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The Nikon Coolpix W150 is a waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dustproof compact adventure camera.
Nikon officially announced a new COOLPIX W150 compact digital camera – this is one of the five new upcoming Nikon cameras ( check availability and pricing ): A waterproof and shockproof camera with a wide variety of scene modes and editing functions to offer users an enjoyable shooting experience TOKYO – Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the release of the COOLPIX W150, a compact digital camera that offers superior water- and shock-proofing. The COOLPIX W150 is a highly water-, shock-, cold- and dust-proof camera that supports shooting in a wide variety of situations, including capturing leisure activities at the pool or beach.
Using a Nikon Z 6 to photograph a newborn baby Guest post by Lee Pullen , a photographer from Bristol, UK. I first dipped my toe into the Nikon waters back in 2008 with a D80 . Before long I progressed to a D700 , which was my faithful companion for almost a decade.