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• EU calls for worldwide abolition of death penalty
• School Lunches
• Blair W. Propst
• Twin blasts in Baghdad leave 13 dead, 22 wounded
• DC Protesters Continue to Occupy After Permit Expires

EU calls for worldwide abolition of death penalty Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:45 AM PDT BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- The European Union (EU) on Monday called for worldwide abolition of the death penalty, as October 10 marks the World and European Day against the Death Penalty. The EU said the abolition of the death penalty worldwide is one of the main objectives of the EU's human rights policy, as it considers the death penalty inhumane and a violation of human dignity. In addition, the EU said this measure "does not deter violent crime," adding that any capital punishment resulting from a miscarriage of justice, from which no legal system can be immune, represents an irreversible loss of human life. Marking the World and European Day against the Death Penalty, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Catherine Ashton, pledged her continued personal commitment, as well as that of the European Union, to doing away with the death penalty, "which has no place in the modern world." Where the death penalty still exists, the EU called for its use to be progressively restricted and insisted that it be carried out according to internationally-agreed minimum standards. Among the measures taken by the EU against the death penalty include its prohibition of trade in goods used for capital punishment (and torture and ill-treatment), as well as the supply of technical assistance related to such goods. The EU is the first regional body to have adopted such rules. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has already adopted a series of resolutions on the moratorium on the use of the death penalty, which had been strongly pushed by the EU as a first or introductory step to abolish the death penalty in those countries were it still exists. July marked the 20th anniversary of the entry into force of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the main worldwide legal instrument for the abolition of the death penalty. In 2010, 23 countries carried out executions and 67 imposed death sentences in 2010, according to Amnesty International. Methods of execution in 2010 included beheading, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection and shooting. The most executions are believed to have taken place in China, Iran, North Korea, Yemen and the United States. (Copyright 2011 by BNO News B.V. All rights reserved. Info: sales@bnonews.com.)

School Lunches Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:30 PM PDT Profile America — Tuesday, October 11th. This is National School Lunch Week — a name that probably conjures up visions of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. But it’s time to note the wholesome lunches being served every day to school children across the nation and to thank the many patient people who prepare and serve them. There is a recognized link between having a good meal and the ability of a child to learn. This led to the National School Lunch Act in 1946. There are now 55.5 million children in schools from kindergarten through high school. Of these, more than 31 million receive either free or reduced-cost lunches because of their family income. More than 11 million of these children also eat breakfast at school. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at <www.census.gov>. Sources: Chase’s Calendar of Events 2011, p. 510 www.fns.usda.gov U.S. Census Bureau, Facts for Features, CB11-FF.15 http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb11-ff15.html Statistical Abstract of the United States 2011, t. 568 http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/2011edition.html

Blair W. Propst Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:36 PM PDT Cherryville – Mr. Blair W. Propst, Sr., 68, of 305 W. Church St., passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011 at Gaston Memorial Hospital. Blair was born on June 3, 1943 in Gaston County, NC a son of the late Mary Auten Propst Collier and stepfather R.L. Collier. He was a long line driver for Carolina Freight Carriers Corporation retiring from ABF. Blair was a member of Second Baptist Church of Cherryville. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Jane Grant Propst, of the home; son and daughter-in-law, Blair W. "Billy" Propst, Jr. and Tonya; daughter and son-in-law Marci P. Love and Terry all of Cherryville; two sisters, Karen Collier of Mooresville and Donna Melton of Clover, SC; two grandchildren Ryan Hunter Propst and Brooke Morgan Propst and his dogs Pudge and Jose and granddogs Ace, TJ and Doggie. Visitation will be from 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM, Wednesday at Second Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 PM, Wednesday at Second Baptist Church, Cherryville with the Revs. Mike Staton and Keith Love officiating. Burial will be in Cherryville City Memorial Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Second Baptist Church, 201 Houser Street, Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey~Cherryville Funeral Home is serving the Propst family.

Twin blasts in Baghdad leave 13 dead, 22 wounded Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:26 PM PDT BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- At least thirteen people were killed on Monday when two bomb blasts hit the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, officials said on early Tuesday morning. Nearly two dozen others were injured. The first attack happened when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the Washash area of western Baghdad, police sources told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA). While emergency teams rushed to the scene, a second IED blast struck in the same area. According to the latest reports, at least thirteen people were killed, including civilians, two police officers and one soldier. In addition, at least 22 others were wounded, including three police officers and three soldiers. Police said an investigation into the double bomb attack had been launched, but no group immediately claimed responsibility. In a separate incident, a group of gunmen armed with weapons and silencers opened fire at two soldiers in the Derkezeliyeh area of eastern Mosul in northern Iraq. The two soldiers were pronounced dead at the scene. (Copyright 2011 by BNO News B.V. All rights reserved. Info: sales@bnonews.com.)

DC Protesters Continue to Occupy After Permit Expires Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:00 PM PDT Anti-war and anti-Wall Street demonstrations are springing up in major cities across the United States, nearly a month after they started in the heart of New York's financial district. Our correspondent reports from one protest in Washington, where demonstrators say they plan to stay even if they risk arrest. What was supposed to be a four-day demonstration in Washington against U.S. wars abroad and corporate greed showed no sign of ending on its fifth day Monday. People continued to protest a few blocks from the White House. The occupation of Washington's Freedom Plaza by the October 2011 movement is one of two ongoing demonstrations in the capital alongside protests in major cities across the United States. The group's permit to gather in the square expired late Sunday. National Park Police had given the group until Monday afternoon to leave.   On Monday, police officers came to meet with the protestors, but the officers left after leaders of the movement refused to speak with them in private. Even though protesters no longer have permission to remain here in downtown D.C., more and more tents are popping up, with many protesters saying they have no intention of leaving. One protester said he would stay, "Until they drag me out." Carla Fraydus says she left her home in Alabama without money to return, because she feels so strongly about the movement. "This particular movement encompasses everything I care about," she said. "Everything.  If you break down the problems that the country has or the world has, it's all based on unchecked corporate greed." It's unclear how long authorities will let the group remain.  Monday was a national holiday with many offices closed. A spokesman for the Park Service police could not be reached for comment. Protest organizer Kevin Zeese says they are aware of the consequences, but remain determined. "Those of us who get arrested will come back and start again," said Kevin Zeese. "We're not going to go away from an arrest for being in a federal park.  We see the Constitution as being explicit: Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech or freedom of assembly." Zeese's group posted on YouTube what happened several days ago when some demonstrators tried to force their way past security at a museum to protest U.S. drone attacks in conflicts overseas. Authorities arrested one person and used pepper spray to control the crowd.

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