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Skip to comments.Disposable Cell Phone Purchases a Result of NSA Leak and NY Times Story
Posted on 01/15/2006 3:32:02 PM PST by Nasty McPhilthy
The FBI has initiated an intense investigation into the increase in purchases of large numbers of disposable cell phones by individuals who emanate from the Middle East and Pakistan.
The cheap cell phones, which do not require purchasers to sign a contract or have a credit card, have many legitimate uses, and are popular with those who have bad credit or for use as emergency phones tucked away in motor vehicle glove compartments. But, according to law enforcement commanders, since they can be difficult or impossible to track, the phones are widely used by organized crime gangs, drug traffickers and terrorists.
The FBI agents are closely monitoring this dangerous situation, which came to light following recent large-quantity purchases in California and Texas. In fact, these two purchases occurred after the New York Times published a story regarding a top secret NSA surveillance program which was leaked by an official or officials unknown at this time.
In a December 31 transaction at a Target store in California, 150 disposable cell phones were purchased. Suspicious store employees called the local police, who in turn notified the FBI.
In a December 18 incident at a Wal-Mart store in Texas, six individuals attempted to buy about 60 of the phones until store clerks became suspicious and notified the police who informed the FBI of the transaction.
The Midland, Texas, police report dated December 18 and obtained by ABC News states: "Information obtained by MPD [Midland Police Department] dispatch personnel indicated that approximately six individuals of Middle-Eastern origin were attempting to purchase an unusually large quantity of tracfones [disposable cell phones with prepaid minutes attached]." At least one of the suspects was identified as being from Iraq and another from Pakistan, officials said.
When the local police officers arrived, the suspects were observed moving away from the registers while trying to avoid detection while they discarded merchandise -- 60 tracphones.
These purchasers are believed to be linked to a terrorist cell operating within the United States, according to counterterrorist sources.
According to sources in the federal law enforcement community, reports are coming in from other cities, including Dallas, and from cops in other states. Authorities in Pennsylvania, New York and other parts of Texas confirmed that they were alerted to the cases. It's believed other local law enforcement agencies and anti-terrorism task forces have also been notified.
The growing use of the throwaway cell phones has been cited by President Bush as an important justification for expanding the wiretap laws under the Patriot Act.
"Law enforcement officials can now use what's now called roving wiretaps, which will prevent a terrorist from switching cell phones to get a message out to one of his buddies," said the President during a press conference following the NSA spy leak.
Law enforcement commanders are being sensitive to allegations of profiling, so they are saying it is possible that some large purchases are being sent to the Middle East for resale in a sellers' markets in their home countries, or as gifts for friends and relatives.
In fact, as a result of news stories regarding suspicious disposable cell phone purchases, the American Civil Liberties Union is looking into legal action they might take to stifle law enforcement's investigation of Middle Easterners making large-quantity purchases.
However, both intelligence officers and law enforcement investigators are monitoring reports of large-quantity purchases.
It's believed that some purchasers of disposable cellular phones could include political extremists, terrorist supporters, sympathizers or others simply shaken by the recent revelations of the National Security Agency's widespread monitoring of calls, including calls to and from the United States to foreign countries.
Both the leaker from the NSA and the NYT deserve to be charged with treason.
No ands, ifs, or buts about it!
I can't believe this story has been so ignored.
A whole cache were bought in Dallas and all I read in the 'paper' was that the FBI said it wasn't terror related.
'Scuse me??? I'm sure one of those middle-easterners was buying a whole bunch of phones for their boy scout troup.
This is probably a direct result of the NY Times leak. Yes, it is traitorous and should be investigated and punished.
Bush pointed out a prior case where our connection to Osama was ruined when the way we were tracking him was leaked by the press.
It looks like the majority of middle easterners purchasing non-traceable phones was in Texas!
Watch out Texas.....Midland, Texas...????
No need to have the taxpayers pay for the next damage a terrorist does. I'm sure the Slimes will be willing to pick up the tab to make restitution.
Yeah, I saw that.
OMG. Next thing you know, the bad guys will use pay phones!!
Pinch Sulzberger must be proud.
I'll expand, buddy. This is how low the American people have found themselves by a Bush administration that has run rampant.
:) Hehe!
Absolutely! Would love to see it happen.
when did the Times story break??? Reason I ask is the thread you linked to is from 11/5.
If the anonymity is useful to them, they were probably already using it. If the technology is useful for terrorists, perhaps it should not be available "over the counter," as it were.
Sometimes I think all journalists should just shut up.
Hehehehe. I hear ya. But it's fun to deconstruct their fabrications.
The one about the NSA that caused all the commotion was December 16, I think, but wasn't there a previous one?
LEO's can then just get serial numbers from the store and the phone numbers from the Mfg., then LOOK for those phone numbers when making calls to give them a little more shall we say extra scrutiny???
The Soviet Union first learned about U.S. nuclear research when the NYT published an article in 1940 detailing the fact that the U.S. was perusing technology to enrich uranium in order to counter the German nuclear threat.
All of these employees should be given medals of honor for using their heads, profiling and probably saving a lot of our butts, it's a good thing these employees aren't liberals and it's doubtful they belong to the ACLU.
Guess there is a reason why they terrorists hit the WTC rather than the NY Times building.
Midland...that seems so weird. But I talked to a friend who lives there and she said apparently the perps were traveling and stopping at Walmarts in various West TX towns, trying to buy the phones. She also said that they let all but one of the guys go, the other had a visa violation. I think she must have gotten this info from local news.
The legal extortion industry has expended much energy trying to hold gun makers liable for crimes involving their products. Will these same groups act in kind when the first Tracfone enabled bomb goes off?
You are just pissing me off even more with threads such as this.
Keep it up!
you are going to see a move to restrict the anonimity aspect of these pre-paid cell phones. it has to happen, this is a gaping hole in the ability to monitor communications. not that the conversation cannot be tapped, they surely can - but you don't know who has the phone, and the same person can just switch from phone to phone, so its impossible to establish a calling pattern tied to an individual.
yes, they can use pay phones. but those at least have a geographic certainty to them - you know where the person was when making the call. and its alot harder to drive around from place to place making calls on pay phones.
those were satellite phones.
A satellite is a cell phone with a taller tower. Both eventually go on to the net. And cell (and satellite) phone transmissions have all kinds on information on them.
Don't Tracfones use a non-compatible frequency standard that is not used outside of the US?
the sat phones works anywhere, you don't need any cellular infrastructure. step outside your afghan cave, clear view to the sky, they work.
Women and children hardest hit!
Uhh, I don't know if it's been said yet, but.........
All your cell phones are belong to us.
I hope the phones are GPS enabled...
The call and information about the phone then goes up to a satellite then down to a ground station which then puts the call onto the public network. It can be tapped once on the public network, or sooner with cooperation and/or special equipment. Very little different than a cellphone except the HF travels farther.
These ass-clowns at the NYT need a visit from Mr. Clark...as in Clancy's Without Remorse.
I agree with you on your Post No. 2. I am also grateful to the employees of Wal-Mart and other stores for reporting the excessive sales of these phones. They are excellent Americans!
Bears repeating.
Glad you caught that date...
They've been using these disposable phones for a while folks. It is just too dang bad nobody bothered to profile them until now.
Also keep in mind they use such devices for triggering bombs. They may not be purchasing them at all for regular communication...
The NYT will be devastated if it turns out they have helped the U.S., instead of the enemy.
"Perhaps" being the operative word. There are lots of technologies that are useful to terrorists. Some also give anonymity like anonymous email accounts. But most have beneficial uses. Also anonymity isn't as serious a problem as some people here think.
As should MND!
Next thing you know they will divulge that all these cheap, presumably untrackable phones have been specially modified by the NSA...
Couldn't agree more! (Like the large font!)
Bet the NY Slimes are thanking Satan or whoever they thank for unwarrented luck that the bust in Great Britian is driving this story off the front pages
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ISHPEMING – Freshman point guard Luke Gray followed up a teammate's miss with a rebound and quick putback to just beat the buzzer and lift Westwood to a 39-37 victory over visiting Houghton in a high school boys basketball game played Friday night.
Though Gray finished with just four points, it was his final two that spelled the difference after Patriots coach Ryan Reichel called timeout with 14 seconds left to reset his team.
Junior Luke Woods put up a shot after the timeout that missed before the 5-foot-7 Gray scooped up the ball and put it back to break a tie.
It was an identical score and almost identical situation to what happened to the Westwood girls in Gwinn the night before. WHS won 39-37 when Elizabeth Dauphinais-VanBuren grabbed an offensive rebound on a near half-court miss just before the buzzer to avert overtime in that game.
"For a freshman point guard, that could be one of those career-defining moments," Reichel said about Gray's heads-up play that gave the Patriots their fourth win in six games as they improved to 4-13.
While Westwood grabbed a narrow 11-10 lead after one quarter, the Gremlins (10-6) held leads of 24-21 and 32-31 after each of the next two periods.
"We battled the whole game and hit some free throws down the stretch," Reichel said about his team making 6 of 8 from the line, including 3 of 4 by junior Justin Luke in the fourth quarter.
Senior Travis Swanson led Westwood with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Woods had five points and seven rebounds.
For Houghton, Trent Keteri scored 12 points and Cody Goodreau 10.
The Patriots also won the JV game, 55-39.
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The league champions moved out to a 20-5 lead in the first quarter.
"Negaunee is good from top to bottom," Norway coach Ben Leiker said.
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At Munising, the Mustangs overcame a sluggish start for the second night in a row, something not totally unexpected by MHS coach Dan Waterman.
"We haven't practiced since Sunday between the blizzard and the three games we've had this week," he said as Munising won a night earlier in Ishpeming in overtime.
Senior point guard Gage Webster scored 26 points and sophmore forward Ben Stasewich added 18 points and 16 rebounds to the winning effort.
The Mustangs (15-4) led 23-18 at halftime before Manistique (5-13) opened the third quarter with a 10-0 run to take the lead.
"At that point, that's when Gage and Ben took over," Waterman said.
Munising went back ahead 37-36 by the end of the third and piled up its lead after that.
Senior Conner Selling paced the Emeralds with 14 points and six rebounds, while junior Tyler Kangas added 11 points.
The Mustangs won the JV game, 60-50 in overtime.
Mid Peninsula 74,
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At Rock, the Branstrom cousins dominated as the trio scored all but 13 of the Wolverines' points. Brett Branstrom had 33 points, Chad 19 and Trey nine.
The Hawks (4-13, 0-11 Skyline Conference) stayed within range for a quarter before MP got rolling. Mid Pen (12-5, 8-3) led 22-16 at the end of the first period before extending it to 45-21 at halftime.
"We stuck with them in the first quarter when we were shooting really well, but then we weren't making our baskets and not getting back on defense in the second," R-M coach Bill Radcliffe said.
Junior guard David Simula led the Hawks with 15 points, while sophomore forward Philip Koski added 13 points and eight rebounds and junior center Jonatan Lygdman had seven points and 11 rebounds.
Sault Ste. Marie 75,
Newberry 48
At Newberry, the Indians led 30-27 at halftime before the roof caved in during the third quarter when they were outscored 31-2 to fall behind 58-32.
Sault Ste. Marie (11-7, 8-2 Straits Area Conference) got 22 points from Ray'Shon Anderson, 18 from Kyle Root and 16 from Terrance Fuller.
For Newberry (3-15, 2-8), senior forward Kyle Welty scored 20 points.


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Make Me a Mystic: The Profound Honesty of Flannery O'Connor
There's a common emotional vocabulary in the writings of Catholic women, a fierce devotion strangely coupled with a startling humility. This is ever-so-present in Flannery O'Connor's A Prayer Journal, recently published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
It's a wonderful book: unflinchingly honest, unfailingly wise, and immensely funny:
"What I am asking for is really very ridiculous. Oh Lord, I am saying, at present I am a cheese, make me a mystic, immediately. But then God can do that — make mystics out of cheeses."
Ms. O'Connor wrote this collection of prayers — letters really — to God as a student attending the Iowa Writers' Workshop in her twenties, around the time that her first short story was published in Accent magazine. She struggles with doubt and uncertainty, afraid that she will not produce another work worthy of publication, and asks God: "Please help me dear God to be a good writer and to get something else accepted."
This desire, quickly couched in humility — "This is so far from what I deserve, of course" — is rare in autobiography. But then, this isn't autobiography. I wonder if Flannery O'Connor ever intended for others to read this. This is Catholic writer at her most vulnerable, with her most selfish, most personal desires and doubts exposed.
In this way, A Prayer Journal feels modern. Stripped of the pretensions of writing for an audience, the prayers feel personal, relatable. She asks: "Perhaps the feeling I keep asking for, is something again selfish — something to help me feel that everything with me is all right."
It is easy to forget that she is writing this in 1946, and not 2014. The desire to feel "good enough," to be freed from the anxiety of success and transported to the domain of grace where talent and potential are meaningless, seems to belong to this current decade, not within Ms. O'Connor's lifetime.
A Prayer Journal is a shining example of the power of confessional literature. Dorothy Day, another female Catholic writer, wrote:
"Going to confession is hard. Writing a book is hard, because you are 'giving yourself away.' But if you love, you want to give yourself. You write as you are impelled to write, about man and his problems, his relation to God and his fellows. You write about yourself because in the long run all man's problems are the same, his human needs of sustenance and love."
I don't think Flannery O'Connor thought she was writing anything worthwhile in these journals, or at least, not worth publishing. But in their fragility, in their total, unedited lack of awareness of audience, they show a side of human nature that we don't often get to see in our literary giants. In A Prayer Journal, Flannery O'Connor is most human — achingly, uncomfortably, startlingly.
A Prayer Journal is a glimpse into a human moment colored with doubt and fear, enamored by the light and grace that God represents, preoccupied by the mundane. Despite her best intentions, she gives us a portrait of ourselves — and permission to both feel and express life honestly, in its wholeness, without revision.
[...]* effort at artistry in this rather than thinking of You and feeling inspired with the love I wish I had.
Dear God, I cannot love Thee the way I want to. You are the slim crescent of a moon that I see and my self is the earth's shadow that keeps me from seeing all the moon. The crescent is very beautiful and perhaps that is all one like I am should or could see; but what I am afraid of, dear God, is that my self shadow will grow so large that it blocks the whole moon, and that I will judge myself by the shadow that is nothing.
I do not know You God because I am in the way. Please help me to push myself aside.
I want very much to succeed in the world with what I want to do. I have prayed to You about this with my mind and my nerves on it and strung my nerves into a tension over it and said, "oh God please," and "I must," and "please, please." I have not asked You, I feel in the..."
*The opening pages of the journal appear to have been lost.


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Mind Games - Page 2
The Psych Factor
Sport psychologists studying the relationship between injury and emotion have identified four factors that determine how athletes cope with injury: personality, history, outlook and coping style.
Organized, controlling and proactive personality types ("type A" people) are more likely to approach rehabilitation with strategy and discipline and stay motivated during treatment. However, those feeling victimized and not in control (viewing the injury as punishment or infliction from an outside source) tend to stray from treatment, ignore the problem, or rush back to regular activity too soon.
Those who have suffered a long layoff due to injury in the past are more prone to concede to another lengthy layoff, even if it's not necessary this time.
And outlook tends to dictate coping style. Pessimists enhance their distress by focusing on what they've lost in terms of fitness, race goals or athletic part of their identity. Optimists who view injury as part of the athletic journey generally heal faster by committing more readily to the rehabilitative process with focus and determination.
The Control Factor
Emotional reactions to injury may begin with denial that progresses to anger, leading to rationalization as a way to downplay the injury's severity. Examples of rationalization strategies are experimenting with brief rest periods or promising to stretch daily without addressing the injury's root cause. When such avoidance tactics fail, depression and worry can ensue. Instead, examine your perception of the situation by asking questions such as, "Is this injury going to drastically change my life? What does my body need to keep performing?" and, "What does this injury free me to do with my time?"
These questions put the injury into context and open your eyes to new lessons. Maybe you need to train less or differently. Perhaps your gait needs adjustment (through form drills, orthotics or different shoes) or you have a muscle imbalance.
The Action Factor
Once you've established a positive mindset, choose an appropriate course of action. Rather than letting injury be an excuse for inaction, assemble a team of professionals—a sport psychologist, doctor and physical therapist—to help you convert your passion for training into a passion for rehabilitation.


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Zoom Fluke Stick 10pk
One part fluke, one part soft stickbait, the Zoom Fluke Stick gives anglers two highly effective baits rolled into one appetizing package. Whether you fish it weightless, on a dropshot, or Texas-rigged, the Zoom Fluke Stick has a seductive gliding motion on the drop that is perfect for pitching around docks and tree overhangs. On the retrieve, the Zoom Fluke Stick can be worked with a series of twitches to give it an erratic darting action that's similar to that of its cousin, the Zoom Salty Super Fluke. The ribbed profile of the Zoom Fluke Stick is also heavily salted, so it casts incredibly well, even without a weight. A favorite among professional anglers, like Gerald Swindle, the Zoom Fluke Stick will have your covered in a wide range of scenarios.
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Customer Reviews
Comments: Just threw these for the first time and caught bass immediately. Love Watermelon Seed for clear and June Bug for stained to muddy water. Forget the 2/0 hook go with a 4/0 or 5/0 for better hook ups & the larger hook won't affect the action.
From: John: Germantown, MD 3/21/16
Comments: Good alternative to a senko. Bite or cut the tail off and there you have it. Zoom always makes great products & they are made in the USA!
From: Nicholas: Vineland, NJ 4/4/15
Comments: I fish these with a small-lite 2/0 Gammy EWG weightless which gives this bait a very good action, sort of a combo between a super fluke and a senko. I've caught big and small fish on the standard. It's pretty heavy for its size so it casts pretty well. Not quite as good of a deal as the trick worms or super flukes because there's only ten to a bag, but the bait is much bigger. Has a great action though and is something different for the fish.
From: John: USA 3/4/15


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Today at First Things' On the Square feature, I question the tone and timing of Patriarch Batholomew's recent message on climate change. While I do not object to him making a statement about the subject in conjunction with the opening of the Warsaw Climate Change Conference, his initial reference, then silence, with regards to Typhoon Haiyan while other religious leaders offered their prayer, sympathy, and support to those affected, is disappointing. I write,
While other religious leaders offered prayer and tangible support, all that has come from the Phanar is an environmental statement. Hurting people need practical and pastoral help, not politics.
An additionally troubling aspect of the problem comes from his clear implication that the typhoon was caused, or at least intensified, by anthropogenic climate change, using this tragedy to advocate for a political cause through a disposition of fear: (more…)


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45th Presidential Inauguration photo gallery
Area deaths 5-7
CHERYL LYNN LOZENSKY, 61, Minot, died Monday in a Minot hospital. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
ELMER GORDE, 93, Minot, died Thursday in the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Larry Huff, in Tucson, Ariz. Funeral Monday, 11 a.m., St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Minot. Visitation Sunday, noon to 5 p.m., with rosary recitation at 5 p.m., all in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot. Burial: Elmer will be laid to rest beside his wife, Marian, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery, Foxholm, Monday at 2:15 p.m. The family prefers memorials for Masses to be said in Elmer's name.
MOLLA ROMINE, 81, Minot, died Monday in her home. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
KATHY EVENSON, 35, Towner, died Sunday in a Minot hospital. Funeral Thursday, 11 a.m., First Lutheran Church, Granville. Visitation Wednesday, 2:30 to 7 p.m., Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot.
WALTER HOWELL, 74, Plaza, died Sunday in a Minot nursing home. Funeral Wednesday, 10 a.m., First Lutheran Church, Plaza. There will be no reviewal but friends may sign a memorial register today, noon to 5 p.m., in Langhans Funeral Home, Parshall.
JACK PENNINGTON, 73, New Town, died Monday in a Minot hospital. (Langhans Funeral Home, Parshall)
MYRTLE JOHNSON, 98, Stanley, died Friday in a Stanley nursing home. Funeral May 18, 2 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, Powers Lake. (Springan Funeral Home, Stanley)
ELAINE HANSON, 75, Turtle Lake, died Sunday in a Turtle Lake hospital. Funeral Friday, 10:30 a.m., St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Turtle Lake. (Goetz Funeral Home, Turtle Lake)
TERRY BURCH, 53, Minot, formerly of Yakima, Wash., was hospitalized Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Bismarck. He passed away late Friday evening surrounded by his family. The Celebration of Terry's Life service in Minot will be Wednesday, May 8, starting at 5 p.m., in the Executive Room at the Grand International Inn, 1505 N. Broadway, Minot. A Celebration of Terry's Life service will also be held Saturday, May 11, at 3 p.m. in the Christian Life Center, 716 N. 40th Ave., Yakima. (Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot)
KATHLEEN BIGSHIELD, 65, Dunseith, formerly of Dickinson, died Sunday in a Dunseith nursing home. (Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau)
FRANCES WELTIKOL, 72, Watford City, died Friday in a Watford City nursing home. Funeral Thursday, 10 a.m., Good Shepherd Nursing Home, Watford City. Visitation Wednesday, 1 to 5 p.m., Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City.
KATHY KESSLER, 70, Fessenden, died Monday in her home. (Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden)


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Country: Japan
Decade: 1990-1999
Collection: Congressional Research Service Reports
Japan-U.S. Global Partnership: Implications of the Postponement of the President's November 1991 Trip to Japan
Date: November 8, 1991
Creator: Cronin, Richard P
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Japan's World War II Reparations: A Fact Sheet
Date: March 7, 1991
Creator: Niksch, Larry A
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Japan's Response to the Persian Gulf Crisis: Implications for U.S. -Japan Relations
Date: May 23, 1991
Creator: Niksch, Larry A & Sutter, Robert G
Description: This report provides information and analysis for use by Members of Congress as they deliberate on the Japanese response to the Gulf crisis and, perhaps more important, what it may mean for future U.S.-Japanese relations. The first chapter briefly reviews Japanese government actions in response to the crisis, from August 1990 to February 1991. A second section examines in detail the various factors and constraints that affected Japanese policy. The final section offers conclusions and examines implications of the episode for future U.S.-Japanese relations. Published sources for the report are cited in footnotes.
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Topic: Automatic submit on collection_select change
I'm getting into AJAX at the moment, and have a question regarding my use of collection_select. Currently, I'm doing this:
<%= form_remote_tag(:update => "ajaxmessage", :url => { :action => :categorise_manually }, :position => "replace" ) %>
<input id="payment_id" name="payment[id]" type="hidden" value="<%= @payment.id %>" />
<%= collection_select :payment, :category_id, Category.find(:all, :order => 'name', :conditions => ['for_debits = 1 AND (builtin = 1 OR user_id = ?)', session[:user][:id]]), :id, :name %>
<%= submit_tag "Set" %>
<%= end_form_tag %></td>
This works nicely. The user clicks 'Set', and the categorise_manually action is called, and is passed the id of the payment via the hidden parameter, and the id of the category selected from the combo.
However, what I'd like to do is remove the submit_tag, and somehow submit the form immediately the selected value is changed in the combo. I'm sure this is possible (I've seen it done in GMail for example), I just have no idea how :-(
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- All Easter
- Easter Baskets & Liners
- Easter Treat Bags & Buckets
- Easter Tabletop
- Easter Decor
- Easter Toys & Gifts
Spring events are always more delightful when the kids get to enjoy all of the festivities and traditions. If you plan on hosting or attending an epic egg hunt, you should have plenty of fun and playful Easter baskets and buckets on hand to hold all of the hard-won prizes that the youngsters collect. The Easter Bunny can use the Easter baskets and buckets from Pottery Barn Kids to deliver a windfall of chocolates and jelly beans. These accessories are also crafted strongly enough to stand up to a rough-and-tumble hunt for springtime treasures. The baskets feature favorites like rabbits and chicks as well as unique designs for kids who like uncommon gifts.
Easter is a wonderful time to honor expectant and new parents with elegant keepsake gifts to mark this special time in the histories of their young families. Young parents always appreciate personalized baby, shower and jewelry gifts, and picture frames are especially welcome as babies grow and change. An extra-special Easter gift for a young child is his or her own table setting including plates and cups from the Easter tabletopcollection. There are ceramic plates, pitchers, chair backers and snack cups in magical Easter designs that turn any springtime get-together with kids into a joyful, child-friendly experience.


text: On audiobook, this was 2 CDs! Compared with other King stories that run into the upper 30s, it's positively a one-sitting appetizer. I really enjoyed it; never knew about it until I was browsing the audio at the library. If you liked the short story Word Processor of the Gods (I think was the title) in which the young man builds a word processor for his uncle, and the uncle finds that any sentence he writes on it becomes reality, you will like UR. A similar concept, but so much more. Without adding spoilers, I will say there is a definite Dark Tower connection. Anyone remember Pop Merrill's obsession with Kevin's camera in The Sun Dog? How he knows he should stop, but is powerless to change his future? I had that same feeling of dread in this story. You COULD miss this one, but it's a lot of fun , and as I recall the reader did a very good job.


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Revision as of 15:32, 9 August 2013
Kiln Users
- Terry W. - Warden
- Matt Oehrlein - Trainer
- Christine Osinski - Trainer
- Matt A
- Nate
- Karianne
- Sarah
- Madalyn B
- Tony K
- Chris Prout
- Devon T.
- Emma Whipple
- Brooke Ellis
- Jessica Rowland
- Justin T
- Ashley Prescott
- Greg Smith
- Jerry Bocci
- Maddy W
KilnZone Rules
1) I3 KilnZone training is required to operate KilnZone equipment. A list of Trained Users is above.
2) When not firing, all private materials and components need to be removed to member's storage. The metal rack is for PUBLIC materials only.
3) Use Boron Nitride for public molds. Use Kiln paper for Kiln floor.
4) Clean or apply Boron Nitride OUTSIDE. No Exceptions. ALWAYS use a mask. SEE SAFETY
5) When using glass powder and other materials of 100 Micron or less, use a mask. And don't work near other people. (Farther than 20' and near ventilation if possible). SEE SAFETY.
6) Do Not open a working Kiln unless you are the current user or there is an emergency.
6) If you are using a Kiln and need to leave the building, Make sure Your name and cell # is on the KILN IN USE Whiteboard and the Kiln In Use Side is outward.
7) Do not put cardboard or paper in the cage. Plastic is OK if more than 18" from the Kiln.
1) If needed call 911.
2) If possible and effective, turn off Programmable Controller with green switch.
3) Else, if possible turn OFF Kiln 1 by turning all 3 knobs on Kiln 1 to ZERO. You should hear a click and see the red light go out.
3) To contain fire, if necessary, use the fire extinguisher located at KilnZone.
4) Call current user at the cell number located on the clip board on the gate of the KilnZone.
There are 5 areas where we are developing guidelines for respiratory safety. Two main issues, particle size for normal respiratory irritation, and silicosis with silica particulates. Close exposure to small particles, less than 10 microns, and continued exposure to particles less than 50 microns can cause respiratory irratation. To give a rule of thumb, 90% of wheat flour particles are 10-40 microns for typical flour.
Continued exposure to silica particles less than 100 microns can cause silicosis. These are a more serious issue the smaller the particle and the longer the exposure.
- Cleaning molds of Boron Nitride (BN) after a firing or spraying molds with BN is using an aerosol with BN particles of about 10 micron. At present we do all of this outside and with a mask. In the future we may have a HEPA draft box to do this inside.
- Cleaning post-fired Kiln Paper. This is silica particles of 100 microns. We use a mask and use wet paper towels direct to trash. We may get a HEPA shopvac in the future. DO NOT use a regular shop vac.
- Working with Frit Powder. This is silica particles of about 100 microns. Currently, we use a mask and try to keep 20 feet from unmasked personnel currently. This may be overkill. I am looking for more data and may revise this to simply using masks in future. We wet-wipe clean all work surfaces with paper towel to trash after and do not return any plastic spoons or cups to kitchen.
- Working with Silica Flour for creating molds. Same protocol as Frit powder. Silica flour has a distribution of sizes from 10 micron to 125 micron typically.
- Working with Plasters/Cements. Plaster of Paris has somewhat larger particle sizes than cement. Only small amounts of silica. Mask recommended. No boundary issues. Normal powder mixing issues.
All mask should be at least N95, prefferrably N100.
Kiln and Glass Casting Classes
Starting 5/29/13 We will have Kiln Training and Glass Casting class almost every Wed at 7PM-9PM for the foreseeable future. Members only. Bring your own mask, N95 or better. Materials will be supplied. No fee. No Walkons. Sign Up by eventbrite. 6 members per class. Classes Lock down at 5PM of the day prior.
Note: 7/3 will be the only class in July 2013.
Kiln Gallery
How to Program the Kiln Controller
Ver 1.0
by Terry W.
Step 1) Turn ON controller with Green button. You should see the current temp in PV display.
Step 2) Push the SET button. You should see PASS in the PV display and 0000 in the SV display.
Step 3) Our convention will be > for the rightward arrow button, ^ for the upward and v for the downward, since I can't type that one. Use >, ^, and v to type in 2000 and hit SET.
Firing Schedules.
You will see in books on glass, things called firing schedules. They look like this:
You read that as a set of instructions:
Ramp up the temperature from room temp to 1250F at a rate of 300F per hour.
THEN hold 1250F for 30 minutes.
THEN ramp from there to 1420F at a rate of 300F per hour.
THEN hold it for 30-60 minutes.
THEN ramp as fast as you can from there to 960F
THEN hold it for 90 minutes
THEN ramp at 50F/hr to 800F
SKIP holding it.
THEN ramp at 100F/hr to 600F
THEN turn it OFF and don't open the kiln until Room Temp (No Venting).
Your Kiln Controller needs to be programmed in a series of steps. Each steps has 3 attributes, C,T,Sv. So your list of instructions will look like
Let me define what each of those are.
C is the PID setting we use. We always use PID#1, which I have preprogrammed into the controller. Please do NOT change PID#1.
T is time, in minutes. More later.
Sv is a target temperature in F. I believe Sv is short for "Set Value". And Pv is Present Value....of what you are trying to control, in our case Temp F.
So from our example
C1=0001, T1, Sv1=0070 (room temp)
C2=0001, T2, Sv2=1250
Now Let me explain what T is. T1 is supposed to be the time (in minutes) we are telling the controller to get from Sv1 to Sv2.
So our programming looks like this:
C1=0001, T1=240, Sv1=0070 (room temp)
C2=0001, T2=30, Sv2=1250
C3=0001, T3= 60 , Sv3=1250
Note that I am rounding to the nearest half hour because kiln work isn't that fussy ...until you get to Pate de Verre, which is not covered in this lesson.
Once you have put in all steps, scroll up to END and hit SET. This enters your program. The controller will keep it, even if switched off.
Once programmed, you can
1) Make sure the Thermocouple (yellow plug) is plugged into the yellow socket (check polarity).
2) Make sure the data signal (blue cat5e wire) is plugged into the Controller and the Relay Box.
3) Make sure the Relay box is plugged into the wall and the circuit breaker is set to ON.
4) Roll the cart OUT of the cage.
5) Make sure the top of the kiln is plugged into the bottom.
6) Make sure all 3 knobs are set to 10 (or to 11 if you are a Spinal Tap fan).
7) Make sure the Kiln is plugged into the Relay Box.
8) Turn on the Controller with the Green Switch.
9) Hit the > key and you ???
Equipment (owner)
- Kiln - Low Fire (i3) - used for firing/fusing glass
- Kiln - High Fire (i3) - can be used for firing ceramics
- Relay Box/Programmable Controller 1 (i3)
- Web-based Programmable Controller 2 (i3)
- Several Glass Casting Mold (TW)
- Several Slumping Molds (i3)
- All Kiln Furniture (i3)
Consumables(i3 owned)
Boron Nitride
Various Grits
Kiln Paper
Kiln Store
Furniture Brush
Kiln Sitter (Not Installed)
Rolling Rack
Kiln Furniture
Slumping Molds
Warden's Report
July 1, 2013 - About 25 people have taken Kiln Training and are authorized to run the kiln solo. We have about 10 public casting molds of various shapes. These are on loan. There are about 3 dozen Glass Frit colors. These are owned by i3. We will start a cash box soon for their use. Each small jar costs about 8 dollars, so the costs will be prorated, probably like $2 per casting, including Boron Nitride use.
If your glass sticks in a mold, I now know new ways of recovery, please email me.
Remember we have Standardized on COE 96. Please contact me if you are going to use a non-standard COE.
Remember to change the kiln paper about once every 2-4 firings. Change it carefully because it gets powdery when used up.
We are petitioning the Membership in the July meeting to extend the fence by about 3 feet to accomodate Kiln 2.
With the addition, Kiln 2 is planned to be operational in Sept.
As of July 1, all items in the Kiln Zone which have not been ID'd and inventoried on this page as belonging to a member and on loan, will be ID'd and inventoried as belonging to i3. See me before July 15 if this presents any problems.
As of July 1, we should have all items in the KZ with either a Donation Log entry or a Loaner Form on file with the Board and me.
Damage lower wall and heating element, left side of kiln1. Reset brick for temporary fix. Should be good for July.
Need to get HEPA shopvac for removal of Kiln Paper.
Future Plans:
- Extend Fence
- Kiln 2 operational
- HEPA shop vac
- Cash Box
- HEPA spray table
- 2nd Rolling Wire Cart
- Kiln Tray w/Leveling
- Sheet Glass Storage
Expense Report (i3 Funds)
Q4 2012, $150 (fencing) Q1 2013, $0 Q2 2013, $0
June, 2013 $0
August 1, 2013 This report will have all info that happened after July 1, but on or before Aug 1, 2013. I will accumulate information as the month goes and present the report in the first Member Meeting of August.
Kiln lower wall has some damage. Kiln good to go, but eventually will need maintenance. Thermocouple had problem. Replaced same.
Need to add time lapse camera to check if the kiln cycle is operating as expected over a day's worth of pictures.


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Election commissioners have opinions on early voting
MAYVILLE – A motion opposing early voting has the Board of Elections commissioners sitting on opposite sides of the fence.
Monday, the Administrative Services Committee discussed a motion opposing proposed New York state legislation, which would establish early voting for general, primary and special elections.
If the legislation goes through, the bill would allow early voting to take place up to 14 days before a general election, and up to seven days before a primary and special election, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on every early voting day, including Saturday and Sunday. Additionally, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections would be required to select a minimum of five polling places throughout the county and provide elections inspectors at each location.
The motion presented to the Administrative Services Committee argued there would be significant costs associated with staffing early voting locations, as well as costs associated with printing paper ballots. Additionally, it argued that there would be a strain placed on the Board of Elections to recruit and train qualified election poll inspectors, and that the 2 percent tax cap and insufficient relief from state-imposed mandates have already placed a strain on local governments to provide more services with less funding.
"This is basically an unfunded mandate from the state of New York," said Jay Gould, R-Ashville, who introduced the motion. "It will cost Chautauqua County around $30,000 to do this. I feel that legislators were sent up here to watch the taxpayers' dollars. That's why I put this motion in."
Although he said the mandate could be put into place in Chautauqua County with few issues, Brian Abram, Republican Board of Elections commissioner, said the county would face some financial challenges.
"I believe that the time constraints are too long, I mean, 15 days and seven days are excessive," Abram said. "I do believe we could make this happen, but under the current situation we are facing and what the cost would be associated, in 2016 you're going to be looking at $9 an hour because of the minimum wage changes, so you'll see that number much higher."
Norman Green, Democratic Board of Elections commissioner, was unable to attend Monday's meeting. However, he sent a letter to the members of the Administrative Services Committee, encouraging them to vote against the motion.
"I am writing in behalf of the more than 80,000 voters of Chautauqua County who deserve and desire every expanded opportunity to vote," Green wrote. "Currently, 32 states allow voters to cast votes 'early' before Election Day. About one-third of all votes cast in the United States this past election were cast as part of early voting programs. Sadly, none of those early votes were cast in New York state."
Green said that if the legislation is enacted, he and Abram have already discussed locations for the early voting, including locations in the Jamestown-Lakewood Fairmount Avenue shopping district; Dunkirk-Fredonia; Char-lotte and Findley Lake; and Mayville.
Additionally, he said the Mayville location would not need to be staffed, as they are already at the location the majority of the times polling would be open, and would be able to handle the workload by using flex scheduling.
"The cost is the bad news," Green said. "The good news is that we will be able to expand our delivery of voting to our taxpayers at not too high of a cost. Additionally, this will decrease the Election Day work load at the poll sites, and we will be able to long-term reduce the number of workers at each poll site."
Because it was a motion, the committee did not vote on whether it should be passed. However, the full legislature will have an opportunity to discuss the motion at its monthly meeting June 26 at 6:30 p.m.


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Application for enrolment in Master study programmes at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing is available in the period from June, 23rd till July, 6th 2010 at links:
http://www.fer.hr/upis/diplomski/prijava (in Croatian)
http://www.fer.hr/en/enrolment/master_program/application (in English)
On-line application is obligatory for all candidates. Application should be filled by the candidates who have already obtained Bachelor degree and by the students who expect to fulfil their obligation at Bachelor study programs in winter semester 2010/2011, as well.
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Bluebird wrote:"Hold me tight" I play that song on repeat from morning to evening, that´s my fave beatles song at the moment. Great dancing song.
You know a thing Bird, that´s a nice song but I ever thought Paul sang it a bit out of tune...his voice was not so nice in that recording session that seemed so to me. I think he could do that song better.


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Alexco Resource (AXU) Shares Enter Oversold Territory
In the case of Alexco Resource Corp, the RSI reading has hit 28.8 — by comparison, the universe of metals and mining stocks covered by Metals Channel currently has an average RSI of 45.8, the RSI of Spot Gold is at 33.3, and the RSI of Spot Silver is presently 33.2.
Click here to find out what 9 other oversold metals stocks you need to know about »
A bullish investor could look at AXU's 28.8 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side.
Looking at a chart of one year performance (below), AXU's low point in its 52 week range is $1.50 per share, with $5.58 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $1.51. Alexco Resource Corp shares are currently trading off about 3.8% on the day.


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This is my first teachat post. I'm a big fan of Gyokuro. The only time I bought it was from Arbor Teas. It's very delicious but expensive; so I was wondering if any of you had cheaper alternatives in mind. I prefer Organic tea.
If high quality sencha is the next best option, I would appreciate ideas on where to buy. Thank you.


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Dist. 88 Board to hear superintendent profile report
NEW ULM – During a work session at 4 p.m. in the District Administrative Center Thursday, the District 88 Board of Education will hear a superintendent profile report, to be presented by consultant Butch Hanson.
The report is an outcome of polling community members about the qualities they would like to see in a new superintendent.
Hanson, along with Ed Waltman from the South Central Service Co-op, was recruited to help the search for a new superintendent, after long-serving Superintendent Harold Remme announced his plan to retire at the end of the school year.
Fair share fee structure
The board will also discuss a co-op activity fair share fee structure, instituted this year to help shore up the budget.
The new fair share system charges higher fees to schools other than New Ulm Public who participate in cooperative activities with District 88 than the fees charged to New Ulm Public students. The coop school is billed for the excess cost per participant. How the coop school chooses to cover the excess cost/participant is up to that coop school.
District 88 subsidizes activity costs, and the system was intended to bring fees more into line with actual costs. The justification was that the district does not receive state "funding formula" money for students from other schools, and should not have to pay the same rate for their participation as it does for its own students.
Opponents of the change have argued that the parents of students from local parochial schools pay taxes just like New Ulm Public parents. Concerns have also centered around the higher fees being a deterrent to participation in cooperative agreements.
Six-period day
The board will hear a report from High School Co-Principals Mark Bergmann and Steve Weber about the impact of a six-period day. The change from the traditional seven-period day started this school year.
Supporters of the change say the six-period day schedule has been a vehicle for other changes, such as increasing instructional time in core academic areas and providing more opportunities to individualize instruction.
Opponents have expressed fears of the change limiting students' choices of courses.
The report will examine both the academic and co-curricular impacts of the schedule change.
Other issues
Other issues to be discussed at the work session include a consideration of an early retirement incentive for 2013 and long-range facility considerations. Remme is expected to share ideas about the future of the former middle school and potential changes in other parts of the campus.


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Posted at 10:55 a.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 25
Overshooting is something, isn't it? There are times when, if you take your cue from a stock's action, it will drive you crazy. Apple (AAPL) is one of those stocks right now.
Put simply, if you want growth -- consistent growth that makes you feel the name will do even better in the out years than it is doing now -- you have to buy Apple right here.
But if you see a flattening of growth or, heaven forbid, an actual contraction, then you have to sell it right here.
At this moment, the bearish view has more adherents than the bullish one does, so the stock is being sold. In the meantime, bewildered people who bought it because it was rising, of course, are taking their cue from the fact that it is now going lower.
Both groups of sellers, meanwhile, are heavily motivated either by what they perceive to be their charter or by fear itself.
What do the buyers have? How about discipline? Anyone who is a value-stock buyer knows the drill of growth going to value. There is no hurry, because there will be no quick reversal unless the company does something big and bold. While Apple is certainly a big and bold product creator, it is not a big and bold stock-market manager. I bet there isn't a soul on the top level of Apple who thinks this stock-market move is right. I bet few even fathom it.
Last night, on Twitter, there was a post @jimcramer claiming I was wrong Thursday when I said the conference call drove it lower.
It was a stupid, uninformed comment. First, that isn't what I said. I just said it was a bad conference call , because you could see the stock drop, yet it didn't matter to Apple's participants on the call.
Second, that lack of acknowledgement thus failed to break the free fall in the company's stock. If you think your sole job is to build the best products available, then you shouldn't care about the stock -- as long as you build the best products available . Much of the selling is coming from people who believe other companies are now building equally good products that they're selling more cheaply vs. Apple.


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About the Author: Dr. Jun Bando serves as the Maritime Security Coordinator and U.S. Africa Command Liaison for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs.
In the past week, the international community has taken two significant steps in addressing piracy off the coast of Somalia. On Wednesday, January 14, 24 countries and five international organizations met in New York and agreed to a framework for enhancing international coordination in counter-piracy efforts. The group, known as the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, was formed in response to a call from the United Nations Security Council to improve the coordination of international activities to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia.
United Nations Security Council resolution 1851, unanimously adopted on December 16, urged the international community to create a mechanism to improve coordination between countries and international organizations, and expanded the range of actions the international community could potentially take to stem piracy near Somalia.
The contact group's areas of focus will include improving information sharing and military coordination, strengthening legal mechanisms for the handling and prosecution of suspected pirates, and improving the shipping industry's ability to avoid being victimized by piracy. The discussions in New York were very positive and constructive, and I'm optimistic that the contact group will contribute significantly to the effectiveness of international efforts to reduce piracy.
A second major development occurred on Friday, January 16, when the United Nations Security Council agreed to contribute financial and material support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and expressed its intention to authorize a United Nations Peacekeeping Operation as a follow-on force to AMISOM by June 1. The African Union has bravely borne the burden of peacekeeping in Somalia to date; however, a lack of sufficient resources has hindered its ability to deploy fully and fulfill its mandate. It's clear that a durable solution for ending piracy in the Horn of Africa will require improving security, stability, rule of law, and economic opportunity in Somalia, as well as solidifying political progress by forming a unity government and advancing the peace process. The United Nation's decision to provide critical support to AMISOM will strengthen one key element -- security -- of this comprehensive approach.
Many other piracy-related efforts have recently taken place on the international stage, including a meeting convened in Nairobi by Kenya and the United Nations in December to discuss concrete recommendations for reducing piracy in the Horn of Africa. Last week's developments compliment and support these and other important efforts.
In fact, the international response to piracy near Somalia has been remarkably cohesive. In meeting after meeting, diplomats, development experts, and military officers have all emphasized two messages: that the international community must strengthen and better coordinate its efforts to address piracy near Somalia, and that a durable solution to reducing piracy must address the root cause of piracy -- the situation in Somalia. This unity of purpose bolsters hope that the international community and Somalia will succeed in reducing piracy and stabilizing the country. We may also see new partnerships built and existing partnerships strengthened, as the United States, other countries, and international organizations continue forward in this effort.
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Great content! The "scene in Paris" post was also an interesting read -- hope to see more like that in the coming months.
Matt in California writes:
This is a perfect opportunity to show how inclusive we are and get the Russians more involved: the Shkval they are so proud of would be the perfect weapon to use against known pirate ships.
Expanding the international presence with Russian submarines equipped with Shkval would put an end to piracy, since the pirates can never know where the Russian subs are.
It is a win-win situation. The Russians win because they get to show off Shkval, we win because the pirates will be put out of business once they realize the range and speed of this weapon.
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Honorable Secretary of State Clinton, it would seem that considering the volatile situation in The Democratic Republic of Congo, that its' presence on the Security Council is LONG OVERDUE. Perhaps it could be one of the 3 - 5 represented seats, as follows:
1. European Group (2-3 seats)
2. North American Group (1-2 seats)
3. Latin American Group (3-5 seats)
4. African Group ( 3-5 seats)
5. Asian and Pacific Group (6-7 seats)
6. Arab States Group (1-2 seats)
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Robert S. Guiffreda, 58, of 108 Johnson St., Fredonia, died at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, following a courageous three-year battle with brain cancer.
He was born in Jamestown on Oct. 8, 1955, the son of Marian Gollnick Guiffreda and the late Salvatore "Sam" Guiffreda.
A 1973 graduate of Panama Central School, Bob received his associate's degree from Jamestown Community College, his bachelor's and master's degrees from Fredonia State University, and earned additional advanced degrees in both education and administration.
His career in education included teacher, assistant principal and superintendent at Southwestern Central School, high school principal for Chautauqua Lake Central School, and superintendent of Frontier Central School. He retired in December 2011 as district superintendent of Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES.
Bob was a member of many professional organizations and state associations, as well as active in numerous civic and community groups. He had received a number of honors and awards, most recently the 2011 Chautauqua County School Boards Association 'Friend of Education Award.'
Bob was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, cousin and trusted friend.
He enjoyed woodcarving, the outdoors and fishing, travel and wine making. He always felt education was very important and that an educated person could do anything. Bob did anything and everything to see his loved ones happy. They know he will watch over them now as he always has.
He led by example and his family will continue to live out his legacy.
Surviving is his wife, Cindy McCann Guiffreda, whom he married April 15, 1978; three children: Dr. Natalie (Patrick) Swanson of Fredonia, Dr. Laurie (Matthew) Sicard of Lafayette, La., and Anthony Guiffreda of Fredonia; three grandchildren: Josephine and John Swanson of Fredonia, and Louis Sicard of Lafayette; his mother, Marian "Tina" Guiffreda of Jamestown; three sisters: Susan (Carl) Davis and Karen (Joe) Moynihan, both of Ashville, and Stephanie (Jason) Casel of Virginia Beach, Va.; his stepmother, Kathleen Guiffreda of Jamestown; and a stepbrother, Gary Galek of Liverpool, N.Y.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. James Catholic Church. The Rev. John L. Kuhlmann will be celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Friends will be received from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the Lind Funeral Home, where a Christian Wake Service will be led at 1:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Robert Guiffreda Memorial Scholarship Fund for Panama Central School, c/o the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, 418 Spring St., Jamestown, NY 14701.
You may light a candle in remembrance of Bob at www.lindfuneralhome.com.


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Calories 134
Total Fat 7.5 g
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chaos123 wrote:I'm a native Chinese here, who really love tea . But it is not real in China, our government pay more attention to food inspection. Rice here is health, so as tea, toufu, water, vegetable and lots of things.
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yanom wrote:For most Chinese tea you simply don't know if it is safe or not, if pesticide was used on a small scale or in huge amounts, if the pesticides are fairly safe ones or banned dangerous ones, if these chemicals will harm your health in the short-term or the long-term ... or ... if there's nothing to worry about.
yanom wrote:Oh gee what I consider is really not important, I'm no expert in any way: I'm just pointing out that in Mainland China food safety (well, unsafety) is a widespread and established concern. You often read about farmers saying they never eat the stuff they grow & sell because they know how many chemicals they've doused it with. If that attitude exists for vegetables, why not for tea? There's no rule of law that can reliably punish anyone caught breaking rules. There's an expectation that anyone monitoring safety can be bribed. And there's a sense that even if a big boss says don't cut corners, some of his his subordinates will ignore him if they can make some extra money on the side.
None of these are specific to tea -- for all I know, tea could be somehow insulated from how the rest of the country works. But if it isn't, the only way you can know a tea is safe is if you make it yourself, or know & trust the person who does, right?
Then again, maybe the economic reasons that encourage excessive fertiliser use for vegetables don't apply to tea. Or, even if a few corners are cut, the tea could still be perfectly safe -- I mean, do we really know what level of harm a few chemicals soaked in hot water and drunk very diluted can actually do? Perhaps we breathe worse just walking down the street.
So I'm not saying I consider anything unsafe, it's not my place to pretend that I know the answer.
After all that, I should clarify that I'm speaking about Mainland China. I don't know about Taiwan, I'd always assumed (and hoped) that the society there works in a much less flawed way.
Interesting how these things work. In the West we were told by big companies to stop eating butter and eat some artificial equivalent instead ... and now we're told that margarine and so on are full of transfats that kill us and we should have been eating butter all along. Or "low-fat" options that are full of sugar. Different systems, different flaws.
gingkoseto wrote:chaos123 wrote:I constantly miss the fresh vegetable, fruits, tofu and a lot of other things in China.
I spent a month in Mexico last winter, and missed the fresh vegetable, fruits, meat and eggs there since then. It's not that I can't get the fresh food here, but not at every street corner store, not at affordable (to me) prices, and not with that broad varieties.


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Members of the U.S. Olympic Team for Taekwondo arrived in Beijing on Thursday to a throng of cameras and reporters eager to capture their arrival. The team will attend tonight's opening ceremonies and then resume their training in Beijing leading up to the start of the Taekwondo competition on Aug. 20.
"I'm happy to be here in Beijing," said men's welterweight
Steven Lopez
. "We were anxious to get here. I can't wait to go to opening ceremonies tomorrow night and I look forward to walking in with my family and my teammates."
Women's flyweight
Charlotte Craig
echoed Steven Lopez' sentiments: "It's a dream come true and I'm happy I'm finally here," Craig said.
The Lopez family were surprised to see their parents, Julio and Ondina, waiting for them at the airport.
"I was so excited to see my mom and dad," said women's featherweight
Diana Lopez
. "I haven't seen them in awhile and I just wanted to hug them. They were so happy to see us."
Men's featherweight
Mark Lopez
was also pleasantly surprised by the abundance of media and cameras that greeted their arrival.
"It was pretty flattering and I hope we have many more opportunities," he said.


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