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	February 6, 2014  Subscribe National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Summer research fellowship program  We're pleased to announce a new summer research fellowship program for the newly-established National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families, funded by the Administration for Children & Families. The goal of the fellowship program is to attract, develop, and expand the pool of emerging scholars focused on studying issues of relevance to low-income and vulnerable Hispanic children and families. The fellowship will provide graduate students with the opportunity to carry out research in an applied setting, and in ways that can impact both policy and programs serving Hispanic children and families. The application deadline is March 7 at 5pm ET.  LEARN MORE Trend Lines Blog Entertainment education's role in reducing teen pregnancy A new report says an MTV show, 16 and Pregnant, had a role in the recent decline in teen births. Fusing information and entertainment is not a new idea; TV and radio have been used to communicate public health information since the 1960s. Here's the formula for entertainment education, and how 16 and Pregnant fits.  READ MORE Free Workshop Series Becoming an evidence-based program If you're in the D.C. area, sign up for these free workshops designed for out-of-school-time programs that would like to develop - or further - an evidence base. Funded by the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust, the five-workshop series is meant for senior-level staff of organizations with programs that have not yet been rigorously evaluated. Register while we have space! LEARN MORE New Resources GradNation.org America's Promise Alliance, a partnership of hundreds of national organizations dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth, has launched a new GradNation.org website. GradNation.org is the online community for those seeking to learn about, connect into and act on behalf of the GradNation movement. If you work on behalf of children and youth, you'll find innumerable resources here. Child Trends is a content partner for GradNation, providing reports from our work on early childhood development, mentoring, family engagement and other areas. CHECK IT OUT Copyright © 2014 by Child Trends, Inc.

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American Minute with Bill Federer FEB. 6 - Ronald Reagan - 'What it once was like in America when men were free.'

American Minute with Bill Federer FEB. 6 - Ronald Reagan - 'What it once was like in America when men were free.' A graduate of Eureka College, IL, 1932, he announced for radio stations in Iowa. He married Jane Wyman and had children Maureen, Christine (died a day old) and Michael (adopted). He was a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II, then became an actor, appearing in over 50 films. He was President of the Screen Actors Guild, switched from Democrat to Republican, and became Governor of California. His second marriage, to Nancy Davis, 1952, had children Patti and Ron. His name was Ronald Reagan, born FEBRUARY 6, 1911, and died June 5, 2004. At age sixty-nine, he was the oldest person elected U.S. President, and sixty-nine days after his inauguration, he survived an assassination attempt. Ronald Reagan stated at St. John's University in New York, March 28, 1985: "Government that is big enough to give you everything you want is more likely to simply take everything you've got." Ronald Reagan remarked to the Heritage Council, Warren, Michigan, October 10, 1984: "Henry David Thoreau was right: that government is best which governs least." In his 1964 speech, A Time for Choosing, Ronald Reagan stated: "I suggest to you there is no left or right, only an up or down. Up to the maximum of individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism; and regardless of their humanitarian purpose, those who would sacrifice freedom for security have, whether they know it or not, chosen this downward path." Get the book, Prayers and Presidents-Inspiring Faith from Leaders of the Past Ronald Reagan stated in Beijing, China, April 27, 1984: "I have seen the rise of fascism and communism. Both philosophies glorify the arbitrary power of the state... But both theories fail. Both deny those God-given liberties that are the inalienable right of each person on this planet, indeed, they deny the existence of God." On March 20, 1981, at the Conservative Political Action Conference Dinner, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, Ronald Reagan stated: "Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid. That's why the Marxist vision of man without God must eventually be seen as an empty and a false faith - the second oldest in the world - first proclaimed in the Garden of Eden with whispered words...'Ye shall be as gods.' The crisis of the Western world...exists to the degree in which it is indifferent to God." On May 17, 1982, in a proposed Constitutional Amendment on Prayer in Schools, President Ronald Reagan stated: "Our liberty springs from and depends upon an abiding faith in God." President Reagan proclaimed: "Now, therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, in recognition of the contributions and influence of the Bible on our Republic and our people, do hereby proclaim 1983 the 'Year of the Bible' in the United States. I encourage all citizens, each in his or her own way, to reexamine and rediscover its priceless and timeless message." Ronald Reagan wrote in his article, "Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation," The Human Life Review, 1983: "Lincoln recognized that we could not survive as a free land when some men could decide that others were not fit to be free and should be slaves... Likewise, we cannot survive as a free nation when some men decide that others are not fit to live and should be abandoned to abortion." American Minute-Notable Events of American Significance Remembered on the Date They Occurred At the Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series, 1982, Ronald Reagan stated: "We can't have it both ways. We can't expect God to protect us in a crisis and just leave Him over there on the shelf in our day-to-day living. I wonder if sometimes He isn't waiting for us to wake up, He isn't maybe running out of patience." At Reunion Arena in Dallas, 1984, Ronald Reagan stated: "Without God there is no virtue because there is no prompting of the conscience....without God there is a coarsening of the society; without God democracy will not and cannot long endure.... America needs God more than God needs America. If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under." In 1961, Ronald Reagan stated: "One of the traditional methods of imposing statism or socialism on a people has been by way of medicine. It's very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project... James Madison in 1788...said: '...There are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachment of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations.'... What can we do about this?...We can write to our congressmen and our senators... Say right now that we want no further encroachment on these individual liberties and freedoms... We do not want socialized medicine... If you don't, this program I promise you will pass...and behind it will come other federal programs that will invade every area of freedom as we have known...until, one day...we will awake to find that we have socialism. And...you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children, what it once was like in America when men were free." Get the book, America's God and Counry Encyclopedia of Quotations American Minute archives Watch Faith in History News from AmericanMinute.com Invite Bill Federer to speak - call 314-487-4395 or email wjfederer@gmail.com http://www.iecinternational.org/  Teach English overseas! a month or a year - and be paid! - Find out MORE here   Visit the American Minute archive       Click here to shop AMERICAN MINUTE store Read the Daily Reading at:  http://www.biblegateway.com/reading-plans/old-new-testament/today?version=NKJV Receive the daily American Minute on your Facebook wall, Twitter feed, or RSS reader.    Get a great book and help a great cause: James Nyondo's Absolute Integrity: The Bridge to Your Destiny Please support the American Minute.   Click here to make a donation. Thank you!  American Minute is a registered trademark. Permission is granted to forward. reprint or duplicate with acknowledgement to vwww.AmericanMinute.com

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Liberty Quotes - Frederic Bastiat, Gaius Julius Caesar, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Thus the
beneficiaries are spared the shame and danger that their acts would
otherwise involve... But how is this legal plunder to be identified?
Quite simply. See if the law takes from some persons what belongs to
them and gives it to the other persons to whom it doesn't belong.
See if the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another by doing
what the citizen himself cannot do without committing a crime. Then
abolish that law without delay ... No legal plunder; this is the
principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony and logic."
-- Frederic Bastiat
(1801-1850) French economist, statesman, and author. He did most of his writing during the years just before -- and immediately following -- the French Revolution of February 1848.
June 1850
Source: "The Law" by Frederic Bastiat, 1850
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"All bad precedents began as justifiable measures."
-- Gaius Julius Caesar
(100-44 B.C.) Roman emperor
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality,
tied in a single garment of destiny.
Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
-- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968), US civil rights leader
Letter from the Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963
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State of Parental Rights: Spread the Word

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February 5, 2014   State of Parental Rights: Spread the Word   If you have not yet read “The Unbelievable State of Parental Rights in America,” you need to read it today. It is perhaps too much information to take in in a single sitting, but the bottom line is this: violations of parental rights are no longer isolated events; they are common occurrences nationwide. If you read the report last week, you know how powerful it is. Based on our web traffic and petition sign-ups since Thursday, it is having an impact. Now let’s magnify that! First, be sure to forward that newsletter to as many of your family and friends as you can. If you don’t still have the email itself, you can share the online version using the “Share This” button at the bottom of the page, which you can find at 4pra.us/sopra14. (To help you remember, that stands for “State Of Parental Rights in America ’14.) Second, forward it to your U.S. congressman and urge him or her to address this epidemic by signing on as a cosponsor of HJRes 50, the Parental Rights Amendment. Here’s how you can do that, step by step: 1. Find your congressman’s contact information by clicking on your state at ParentalRights.org/States. 2. Email your congressman using the email address listed on our or his website. If his office uses a form instead, fill out the form and include the link 4pra.us/sopra14 in your message. 3. Add the following in your own words: The article found at this link demonstrates that traditional parental rights are under attack, and it is affecting Americans of every demographic. Please take a moment to consider just one or two of these stories, then take another moment to contact Patrick Fleming in Rep. Mark Meadows’ office and sign on as a cosponsor of HJRes 50, the Parental Rights Amendment. We must halt the erosion of our parental rights before it is too late. Please protect your constituents by supporting this vital resolution. 4. Click send. You’re good to go! Third, use that Share button to add the "State of Parental Rights" article to all of your social media accounts, including your Facebook wall, Twitter account, etc. This shocking report is already opening many eyes to the fragile state of our rights today. Let’s work together to open even more eyes to the need for the Parental Rights Amendment in America. Sincerely, Michael Ramey Director of Communications & Research

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Liberty Quotes - Felix Frankfurter, Henry Fielding, Thomas Paine

"Ours is an accusatorial and not an inquisitorial system -- a system in which
the state must establish guilt by evidence independently and freely secured and
may not by coercion prove its charge against an accused out of his own mouth."
-- Felix Frankfurter
(1882-1965) U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Source: 1961
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"There is no zeal blinder than that which is inspired
with a love of justice against offenders."
-- Henry Fielding
(1707-1754)
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"An avidity to punish is always dangerous to liberty.
It leads men to stretch, to misinterpret, and
to misapply even the best of laws.
He that would make his own liberty secure
must guard even his enemy from oppression;
for if he violates his duty
he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."
-- Thomas Paine
(1737-1809) US Founding father, pamphleteer, author
Source: Dissertation on First Principles of Government, 7 July 1795
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NCALP Weekly News Summary

February 3, 2014

If you are unable to access the links on this page click here. Follow us: 2014 Wells Conference The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy, in collaboration with Capital University Law Review, is pleased to sponsor the 10th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law: We Are Not All The Same: Meeting Children's Individual Needs . Each year the Wells Conference attracts professionals and academics who are pioneers and innovators in the fields of child welfare and adoption law. Date: March 6, 2014 Time: 8:45 am - 4:30 pm Capital University Law School 303 East Broad Street Columbus Ohio   43215 TO REGISTER and for more information, click here.   CHILD PROTECTION NATIONAL: “House Panel Addresses Human Trafficking at Super Bowl” BY: Erin Kelly The Super Bowl has become the biggest human trafficking event of the year in the United States as traffickers see major sporting events as lucrative opportunities to bring in adults and children who have been forced into prostitution. A federal bill was recently introduced to combat international human trafficking by increasing penalties on traffickers. In addition, flight attendants and other transportation workers are being trained to help identify and rescue victims. USA Today, January 28th, 2014 For Full Article Click Here ADOPTION NATIONAL: “Stricter Rules Making International Adoptions More Difficult” BY: Margaret Kavanagh As part of an effort to end child trafficking, a new federal law will soon take effect which contains stricter rules when it comes to people in the US adopting children internationally. Previously, adoption agencies only needed a state license to operate but now approval for Hague Accreditation is required if these agencies want to continue conducting international adoptions. Beginning in July 2014, all international adoption agencies in the US must follow the new rules of the Universal Accreditation Act. News 13, January 30th, 2014 For Full Article Click Here FOSTER CARE MINNESOTA: “Legislators Discuss Protecting Minnesota’s Most Vulnerable Children by Providing Smoke-Free Foster Care” As nearly 80% of foster children suffer at least one chronic medical condition, the Minnesota House Health and Human Services Policy Committee recently heard testimony in support of HF 1966 which would make Minnesota foster homes smoke-free to ensure a safe, healthy environment for children before a placement is made. More than half the states already have smoke-free foster care laws in place. The bill now moves to the House Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy Committee. PR Newswire, January 28th, 2014 For Full Article Click Here ADOPTION VIRGINIA: “Virginia Legislation on Gay Adoptions Faces Likely Death” BY: Kathy Adams Two bills before the Virginia General Assembly that sought to change the law prohibiting second parent adoptions are unlikely to pass this year after a Senate committee failed to act on one last week and a House subcommittee killed the other. The legislation, which would have applied to both heterosexual and same-sex couples as well as non-couples, would have allowed a second person to adopt a child if the child only has one legal parent who consents. The Virginian-Pilot, January 30th, 2014 For Full Article Click Here ADOPTION OKLAHOMA: “Oklahoma Bill Would Require Adoption Consent be Given in Front of Judge” BY: Laura Hendrix In response to the custody dispute in the “Baby Veronica” case, Oklahoma State Rep. Sean Roberts has introduced House Bill 3011, which would require any consent to adoption to take place no earlier than ten days after the child’s birth. Under the bill, consent to adoption would also have to take place in front of a judge and extrajudicial consent would be eliminated. The legislation would also require paternity testing and allow an identified father to successfully contest an adoption. KOCO 5 News, January 28th, 2014 For Full Article Click Here   The preceding are summaries of adoption/child welfare law news articles prepared by The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy. These summaries are provided for your information only and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center. We strive to print news that reflects the diversity of our readership and a variety of viewpoints and approaches to child welfare issues. While we may not agree with a position taken, we believe in the critical importance to our constituents of impartial reporting.