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Skip to comments.MUSLIMS ADDRESS TERRORISM IN NATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN (CAIR Exec Director Nihad Awad Lies to Kafirs)
Posted on 03/07/2003 8:13:57 PM PST by Stultis
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
CAIR ad says terrorism is "not condoned by Islam or any other religion"
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/7/03) - The issue of religiously-motivated terrorism will be addressed in the fourth installment of a national advertising campaign designed to foster greater understanding of Islam and to counter what ad sponsors say is a rising tide of anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States.
SEE: www.americanmuslims.info
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group, launched the year-long "Islam in America" campaign February 16 with an ad on the New York Times editorial page.
The first three ads featured examples of ethnic diversity in the American Muslim community, a Muslim Girl Scout troop in California and a Muslim woman explaining why modest Islamic attire is both liberating and empowering.
The text of the latest CAIR ad reads:
"Over the course of history, many religions have fallen victim to violent interpretations.
"The texts and teachings of all faiths are vulnerable to manipulation and abuse by violent extremists. Terrorism is a tactic employed by deluded individuals or groups to advance an ideological or political cause. It is not condoned by Islam or any other religion.
"American Muslims condemn all acts of terrorism and we are as outraged as our fellow Americans by atrocities committed in the name of God and our religion.
"Islam, Christianity, Judaism and many other faiths share the basic values necessary to create a world where tolerance and peace prevail. We have an opportunity to build bridges between our faiths and challenge those who attempt to repeat history by dividing humanity along religious and ethnic lines.
"It's up to people of conscience to seek and embrace the truth."
"We often hear that Muslims have not condemned terrorism enough since the 9/11 attacks. This advertisement is designed to address that issue and show clearly Islam's and the American Muslim community's strong opposition to acts of violence against civilians, whether they are committed by individuals, groups or states," said CAIR Executive Director Nihad Awad.
Awad noted that the ad's message is consistent with the long-standing and repeated condemnation of terrorism by all major American Muslim organizations.
The weekly CAIR ads, each explaining one aspect of Islam, are being distributed to Muslim communities around America for placement in local newspapers. All the advertisements previously published in the New York Times are available at: http://www.americanmuslims.info/archive.asp
CAIR is America's largest Islamic civil liberties group. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 15 regional offices nationwide and in Canada. Since its founding in 1994, CAIR has defended the civil and religious rights of all Americans.
A couple other things A Wad has said:
[...] CAIR and AMC in particular would not be chosen as representatives by many Muslims. In fact, there are those in American Muslim communities as well as law enforcement who consider CAIR and the AMC to be part of the problem, because both have been seen as tacitly -- if not explicitly -- supportive of extremist groups guilty of terrorism.
Ibrahim Hooper, communications director of CAIR, refuses to outright condemn Osama bin Laden. "We condemn terrorism, we condemn the attack on the buildings," Hooper said. But why not condemn bin Laden by name, especially after President Bush has now stated that he was clearly responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks?
"If Osama bin Laden was behind it, we condemn him by name," Hooper said. But why the "if" -- why qualify the response? Hooper said he resented the question. And what about prior acts of terror linked to bin Laden? Or that bin Laden has urged Muslims to kill Americans?
Again, Hooper demurred, saying only that he condemns acts of terror.
Both groups also refuse to outright condemn Islamic terrorist groups Hamas and Hezbollah. In fact, leaders from both groups have, in recent years, been quoted defending or exhorting organizations that the U.S. State Department classifies as "foreign terrorist." [...]
CAIR was particularly critical of the conviction of Sheik Omar Abdul-Rahman, whom U.S. authorities deemed the ringleader of the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and who was convicted with nine followers in October 1995 of conspiring to blow up the Lincoln Tunnel along with other New York City landmarks.
CAIR went so far as to include the court conviction of Abdul-Rahman on a list of "hate crimes against Muslims." And CAIR's founder, Nihad Awad, wrote in the Muslim World Monitor that the World Trade Center trial, which ended in the conviction in 1994 of four Islamic fundamentalist terrorists, was "a travesty of justice." According to Awad -- and despite the confessions of the terrorists from the 1993 attack -- "there is ample evidence indicating that both the Mossad and the Egyptian Intelligence played a role in the explosion." (Awad -- who met with President Bush last week -- has been more circumspect in his comments after this World Trade Center bombing.) [...]
Hooper's comments about Hamas and Hezbollah are even more qualified than they were about bin Laden. "If someone carries out terrorist acts, they should be labeled as a terrorist," he says. "If they don't, they shouldn't." Pressed to address these two terrorist groups by name, Hooper said, "If Hamas kills innocent civilians we condemn them. But I'm not going to condemn legitimate resistance to Israeli occupation."
CAIR, Hooper continues, has never even mentioned the word Hamas as an organization, so why should they start now? But that, of course, doesn't include all the mentions of Hamas that CAIR's leaders have made -- including CAIR founder Awad's 1994 declaration that before the peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority he "used to support the PLO," but that now he was "in support of the Hamas movement more than the PLO."
Hamas, meanwhile, has claimed credit for the murders of countless Israeli civilians. Middle East scholars believe that Islamic fundamentalists don't consider many victims of terrorist attacks "innocent," which is how they can defend Hamas as not killing innocent people. Hooper, however, refused to answer questions exploring that theory.
"What you're trying to get me to say is the Palestinians don't deserve to live in peace and freedom," Hooper says -- though neither the Palestinians nor Israel had been mentioned. Questions about whether CAIR would condemn organizations by name unequivocally, instead of qualifying the condemnations, were just "word games from the pro-Israel lobby," Hooper said. Instead, Hooper said that the very questions were the problem, and part of a Zionist conspiracy. "This is a game they play," Hooper said, referring to the pro-Israel lobby. "They give me a long list of people to condemn and if you don't give sufficient condemnation you're a terrorist. We would condemn any person or any group that kills innocent civilians. But it's not my duty that when the pro-Israel lobby says 'Jump' I say 'How high?'"
Nothing. Despite what some here will claim, there have been a number of heartfelt and genuine condemnations or repudiations of terrorism by Muslims, and I have posted many of them here on FreeRepublic.
When they don't we bitch when they do we bitch.
I am bitching in this case because this "condemnation" is NOT genuine. See the message I posted immediately following yours. It is my opinion that all Americans should defend and protect genuinely moderate Muslims. Part of this process involves denouncing radical and hypocritical elements of the "wahhabi lobby" like CAIR that attempt to hijack, control and distort the meaning of being an American Muslim.
I quote from the Koran. "Kill them wherever you find them... Strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah until idolatry is no more and Allah's religion reigns supreme".
Read 'em and weep.
I would like to see some grass roots muslim group untainted by terrorist ties say the same thing, and I would welcome it. Some do. But many moderate muslims are silenced by the same Saudi money flowing to about 80% of the mosques in the U.S. Moderation begets you excommunication.
CAIR is a front for Saudi Arabian wahabbists. Al-Quaeda is a front for Saudi Arabian wahabbists. One lies, the other bombs. Wahhabists fund both.
Many of us realize how much of a lie it is. I guess you dont.
Uh-huh. Sure. We saw the celebrations amongst moslems after 9/11. The outrage from the moslem crowd was sure deafening! You bet. Uh-huh!
doesn't run a whorehouse heaven, with perpetual boy virgins(pearl-like boys) and girl virgins like the supposed "god" allah does!!
I would like to remind cair that they themselves are liars and weasels!! islam has ALWAYS advocated the MURDER of innocents IF it furthers the cause of islam.
GET real, buddy....islam is a 6th century NIGHTMARE on a worldwide scale!!
If we followed all the injunctions of the bible we would behave not much different from the most radical of Muslims. Neither do, nor must, all Muslims so treat the Koran.
Lets put a stop to this lie that keeps getting repeated on these posts. Moral relativists keep pulling out the distinct commands that God gave to the Hebrews to utterly destroy the Canaanites as they came into the Promised Land - and equate it with the passages in the Koran and Hadith that seem to the normal reader to say 'if you can't conver the Infidel (meaning me -and most Americans) - then kill them'. A command issued in a specific place and time 3500 hundred years ago against a specific people vs. an open ended on-going command against 'us'.
Furthermore the Bible passages, being from God, carry a lot of spirtual weight as we can see the picture of the Hebrews entering the Promised Land as the Believers coming to Christ. The Hebrews were told to utterly destroy the Canaanites (idolators, sacrificers of infants, practicioners of bestiality, and an utterly disgusting lot) but they failed to do so. Believers are told to utterly destroy the sin in their lives, and we fail to do so. Both the Hebrews and the Believers need a Saviour and King.
I have yet to read what symbolism is represented by the Koran and Hadith's command to provide blood sacrifices to their god.
No, if we followed the 'injunctions of the Bible' we would know that we are sinners whose only hope of Salvation is through the Grace of God. We are to believe on the LORD (and that is LORD - our Sovereign King) Jesus and be 'washed'. Our job is to bring the Gospel. God will Judge (and I'm talking about spiritual/eternal Judgement, not the judgements and the discernments we all need to make in our lives) - not us.
Conversely those that follow the 'injunctions of the Koran/Hadith' probably are compelled to plow airplanes into buildings full of civilians.
Hooper continued, "And each of them thru contributions made at mosques scattered throughout America, contribute money to the Muslim outreach efforts led by Hezbollah, Hamas, Al Queda, and numerous other organizations designed to help infidels choose between death and conversion to Islam."
Complete, unadulterated bullshit.
Does that include:
Amir Taheri (Iranian journalist and dissident, who has denounced "shaheeds" as murderers in the Arab press, and led Iranians in a counter-protest at the recent London "peace" rally)? There are a number of other (lieing?) Muslims represented by Taheri's PR agent, Benador Associates, listed here along with (lieing?) non-Muslims like James Woolsey, Richard Perle, Michael Ledeen, Charles Krauthammer, Dennis Prager & Frank Gaffney, Jr.
Khalid Durán (who writes articles with Daniel Pipes, and did much of the leg work for Steve Emerson's American Jihad)?
Tashbih Sayyed (editor of Pakistan Today)?
Sorry, that's barely a beginning, but I tire quickly of responding to such stupid shiite. Your "logic" is no different from saying that Aleksandr Isaevich Solzhenitsyn musta been a liar because he was from the USSR.
I might have bought this statement on Sept. 12,2001.
But after 18 months of deafening silence, my conclusion is it's CYA. WAAAAAAAAy too late.
"...Islam, Christianity, Judaism and many other faiths share the basic values necessary to create a world where tolerance and peace prevail..."
And who would take this sentence seriously without first rolling their eyeballs 180 degrees, then projectile barfing??
Only Moslems, the French, AND Democrats are capable of uttering the words "tolerance" and "peace" in the same sentence with "Islam" without gagging.
Will many in America wake up and note just who politically and ideologically align themselves with this unholy alliance?
A "profession of belief" in the Quoran (or the Bible, or any other given scripture) is manifestly (as a fact of history) compatible with a multitude of religious/cultural systems, slants and attitudes. None of these books contain any injunction that is immune from transformation and redirection by the interpretation of the individual believer or by the community of belief. The assumption that any scripture (sufficiently rich to support a durable religious tradition) woodenly dictates the characteristics and character of the religion attached to it is ahistorical and counterfactual (and stupid).
Respectfully, I think you oversimplify. Did the God of the Bible make the blanket assertion, for all time, that the Israelites (or anyone else) were to "kill the enemies of god, wherever you find them"? No. But Allah of the Koran did.
It may seem to you irrelevant for me to state that the God of the Bible ordered war to be made upon very specific Canaanite cities as the Israelites were moving in and taking over. From God's point of view, He had just spent 400 years separating for Himself a "people" by isolating them from those same Canaanites, in a very segregated condition, down in Egypt. He had revealed Himself to them and wanted to preserve them as His "peculiar treasure". It was thus necessary (if the previous 400 years were to count for something), to prevent the mixing of truth with error (especially since the error, the forbidden fruit, can often be perceived as being "more fun").
But, critics charge, how can this justify killing massive numbers of people? It never seems to occur to the critics that the Canaanites had heard of the miraculous God of the Israelites and His exploits in Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness. It seems reasonable to me that such powerful reality, on the ground, should seem so irresistable as to cause one to say, "How do I join up?" Rahab, for instance, had heard, and she wisely asked to be included. But no. City and tribe after city and tribe decided to try and fight against the Israelites, and, thus, against their God.
Critics might also be prone to ask why a "pure Israel" or a "chosen people" would be necessary or even just. I hear it all the time. I sense that some modern Jews are even a little apologetic about the concept. But, as a Christian, I understand, now, that the whole point was to nurture a people, via a covenant, through which, eventually, to send God's Son, the Savior, to redeem the fallen world.
So, far from prescribing death to idolators, or summarily ordering His followers to go out and make war against all "enemies" of God, the God of the Bible intervened in history at very specific, crucial moments in order to accomplish the Redemption He set out to accomplish immediately after The Fall of Adam and Eve. There is no equivalency here, between the God of the Bible and the Allah of the Koran.
Lastly, just as the Canaanites of old would have been better off joining in worshipping the One who appeared in pillar of cloud and fire and sent bread from heaven and brought forth water from rocks, so, today, would the modern Canaanites be better joining the returned Israelites (if not in religion, then in government), whose God not only preserved them through 2000 years of being scattered, but also has preserved them through 55 years of constant siege, keeping their perfect 5-0 record unblemished. But will they ever see the light? We'll see. But if history is any indicator, the heathen will continue to rage.
Sorry for my verbosity.
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Linda M. Niccolai, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Director, HPV-IMPACT Project (Emerging Infections Program); Deputy Director, Office International Training (CIRA); Director, Development Core at Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS; Director, HPV Working Group at Yale; Acting Director, CT Emerging Infections Program at Yale
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Adolescent Health; Cancer Epidemiology; Childhood Immunizations; Epidemiology Methods; GIS; HIV/AIDS; HPV; Infectious Disease; Public health practice; Sexually-transmitted diseases; STDs; Vaccines
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Professor Niccolai is an epidemiologist whose research is primarily focused on sexually transmitted infections (STI), including HIV. Her main area of interest is in behavioral aspects of HIV/STI prevention. Currently, Professor Niccolai is involved in several areas of research. Her main area of research is studying uptake and impact of human papillomavirus vaccines with an emphasis on addressing health disparities. She is the Project Director of a surveillance program to monitor impact of the human papillomavirus vaccine with the Connecticut Emerging Infections Program. She is also the Principal Investigator of a mixed-methods study to identify barriers to HPV vaccination among low-income minority populations. She is currently working to identify opportunities to increase uptake in CT.
Specialized Terms: Sexually transmitted infections; Human papillomavirus vaccine; HIV; Epidemiologic methods; Qualitative research
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Linda Niccolai is an associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at the Yale School of Public Health. She is deputy director of the Office of International Training and Director of the Development Core for Yale School of Public Health's Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. Her research focuses on sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Dr. Niccolai is the principal investigator of project to monitor vaccine impact for human papillomavirus (funded by CDC) and also PI of an NIH-funded mixed methods study to assess barriers to uptake of HPV vaccine.
Linda Niccolai received her Sc.M. at Harvard School of Public Health and her Ph.D. at Tulane University. She is the recipient of Connecticut Infectious Disease Society Thorton Award for Best Poster Presentation in Clinical Research in Infectious Disease and Award for Excellence in Teaching at YSPH.
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- Feasibility of a school-based intervention for HPV vaccination
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Selected Publications
- Niccolai LM, Hansen CE, Credle M, Ryan S, Shapiro ED. Parents' views on human papillomavirus vaccination for sexually transmitted infection prevention: A qualitative study. Sexual Health 2014;11:274-9.
- Waggaman C, Julian P, Niccolai LM. Interactive effects of individual and neighborhood race and ethnicity on rates of high-grade cervical lesions. Cancer Epidemiology 2014;38:248-252.
- Niccolai LM, Julian PJ, Bilinski A, Mehta NR, Meek JI, Zelterman D, Hadler JL, Sosa LE. Area-based poverty, racial, and ethnic disparities in cervical cancer precursor rates in Connecticut, 2008-2009. American Journal of Public Health 2013;103:156-63.
- Niccolai LM, Julian P, Meek J, McBride V, Hadler J, Sosa L. Declining rates of high-grade cervical lesions in young women in Connecticut, 2008-2011 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2013 (in press).
- Niccolai LM, Russ C, Julian PJ, Hariri S, Sinard J, Meek JI, McBride V, Markowitz LE, Unger ER, Hadler JL, Sosa LE. Individual and geographic disparities in human papillomavirus types 16/18 in high-grade cervical lesions: Associations with race, ethnicity, and poverty. Cancer 2013 (in press).
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- Niccolai LM, Livingston KA, Laufer AS, Pettigrew MM. Behavioral sources of repeat Chlamydia trachomatis infections: The importance of different sex partners. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2011;87:248-253.


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Bombus hypnorum
Bombus hypnorum, the tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee that is common on the European continent and parts of Asia. It has recently spread to United Kingdom and Iceland.
Bombus hypnorum has a short proboscis (tongue) and an rounded head. The thorax is usually of a uniformly ginger colour (but examples with a darker, or even black thorax occur), the abdomen is black haired and the tail always white. In workers,the first tergite (abdominal segment) is black haired, but a proportion of males may have ginger hairs intermixed with the black hair, both on the face and on the first abdominal tergum. On the European continent individuals with extended yellow coloration exist.[1] Workers are often (but not always) small, drones are much bigger, and the queen varies in size.[2]
Bombus hypnorum is a common bumblebee species in continental Europe and northern Asia, from northern France to Kamchatka in the east, and from the Pyrenees to the mountains in the northern Europe. It is however not found in the Mediterranean, the Balkans or the steppes of eastern Europe, only in the mountains of the Iberian peninsula and not south of Tuscany in Italy.[3] The bumblebee was first observed in United Kingdom on the 17 July 2001 close to the village of Landford in Wiltshire, and has since been spreading widely.[1] In August 2008, Bombus hypnorum was found in Iceland, and queens have been found each year since. It is likely it will continue to stay in Iceland and prosper in close living with humans near dense settlements, i.e. Reykjavík, but will most likely not venture into the more rural parts of Iceland.[4][5]
The bumblebee often lives near human settlements. It prefers to build its nest above ground and often inhabits bird boxes.[6] The nest is quite large, 150 workers or more (according to some authorities up to 400). The species is a pollen storer, i.e. it stores pollen in separate cells and feeds each larva individually, instead of storing the pollen directly in the larval cells. It visits an enormous range of flowering plants such as Rhododendron, cherry, grape hyacinth and, in the north, Vaccinium.[1] It is an important visitor to Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) and Bramble (Rubus fruticosus agg.).
The species has a short breeding cycle, with queens emerging early, usually in March. The first cycle is completed from mid-May to early July (depending on the season). A smaller second generation is produced in late summer in favourable years.
The tree bumblebee is generally quite docile but if disturbed it can defend its nest pro-actively and it has been known to sting people who it perceives as a threat.
- ^ a b c Benton, Ted (2006). "Chapter 9: The British Species". Bumblebees. London, UK: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 348–350. ISBN 0007174519.
- ^ Bumblebee conservation: Introducing the tree bumblebee by Clive Hill
- ^ Pierre Rasmont. "Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum (L., 1758)". Université de Mons. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Icelandic Ministry for the Environment News of arrival
- ^ Icelandic Ministry for the Environment Article on Bombus hypnorum
- ^ Anon. "Common bumblebees:Tree bumblebee Bombus hypnorum". Bumblebee Conservation Trust. BCT. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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Now Foods, Macadamia Nuts, Dry Roasted & Salted, 12 oz. (340 g) (Discontinued Item)
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Native to the lush, subtropical Inland regions, Macadamia Nuts are widely considered to be among the world's most recognizable and sought-after culinary delicacies. Since first being cultivated in the mid-1800s, Macadamia Nuts have been cherished for their distinct flavor, exquisite texture, and generous nutrient profile.
Macadamia Nuts are a wonderful source of nutrition; providing iron, vitamin A and B, antioxidants and flavonoids. Their protein and dietary fiber content, coupled with rich stores of naturally occurring nutrients, make them one of our planets most perfect food sources.
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Le piacevoli poesie
Date: 1750
Creator: Baretti, Giuseppe Marco Antonio, 1719-1789.
Description: This is a ca. 1750 copy of "Le piacevoli poesie di Giuseppe Baretti" (The Pleasing Poetry of Giuseppe Baretti). Although Baretti is primarily remembered for his frequent travels throughout Italy, England, France, and Portugal, which he recounted in his "Lettere familiari ai suoi tre fratelli," he was also a scholar, linguist, poet, translator, and journalist. He wrote "Le piacevoli poesie di Giuseppe Baretti" in 1750. The poetry imitated the style of Fancesco Berni, a 16th-century Italian poet who wrote parodies and burlesque letters-much of it obscene in nature. The introduction of this work was written by the Venetian Count Gasparo Gozzi, himself a poet, prose writer, journalist, critic, and also the brother of Baretti's friend, Carlo Gozzi. The library's copy of "Le piacevoli poesie" is bound with the following librettos: "Ifigenia in Aulide" by Vittorio Amedeo Cigna-Santi; "Catone in Utica," by Pietro Metastasio; "Sofonisba" by Mattia Verazi; and "Arianne e Teseo" by Pietro Pariati.
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Storia della musica
Date: 1757
Creator: Martini, Giovanni Battista, 1706-1784.
Description: This is a copy of the first of three volumes of "Storia della musica" (Music History) by Giovanni Batista Martini. Each volume bears a different dedicatee: v.1: alla Sacra reale cattolica Maestà Maria Barbara; v.2: All'Altezza serenissima elettorale di Carlo Teodoro; v.3: a sua Altezza reale Don Ferdinando di Borbone. The t.p. of this volume is printed in red and black ink and decorated with a border that depicts various musical instruments and includes a pastoral scene depicting Euterpe, the muse of music, holding a lyre and a horn as allegory of a scepter, and accompanied by various putti singing or playing musical instruments. Each page of the book is decorated with an ornamented border. The volume is divided in eleven chapters and three dissertations. The start of each chapter and each dissertation features, within an ornamented oval-shaped frame, the notated music of a canon in a five-line staff with underlaid text taken from passages in the book of Psalms and other books of the Old Testament. This volume includes an engraved portrait of Martini by an unknown engraver and one illustration by Nicolaus Valleta depicting Queen Maria Barbara of Portugal in the company of several mythology figures, such as ...
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"Don't play games that you don't understand, even if you see lots of other people making money from them. "
Contract provisions you shouldn't ignore
Black's Law Dictionary defines "boilerplate" in part as "standard language in a legal document." In fractional contracts, plenty of provisions appear to be just that, and the response from your salesperson when asked about such provisions is likely to be, "Oh, don't worry. That's just boilerplate."
In truth, however, all aspects of a fractional contract are important because in some way they define the investment and the rights and obligations of both you and your provider.
Here are five seemingly innocuous provisions that you should thoughtfully consider when negotiating a contract:
1. Definition of "aircraft." On its face, this seems like a straightforward concept. It's the "airplane" or "helicopter." But this definition in your purchase agreement and bill of sale is vital because it describes what you're paying all this money for. Make sure it covers not only the airframe, but also the engines, avionics, equipment and even the warranty rights and logbooks so that, in the event you want to sell your share or are forced to take possession of the aircraft, you'll hold all the necessary ownership rights.
2. Liability limitations. Standard contracts include several paragraphs that appear in all capital letters where your provider disclaims all warranties and makes clear that it won't be liable for much of anything. These provisions often go too far and can insulate the provider from liability even if it doesn't perform the simplest obligations for which you're paying, like delivering, maintaining and insuring the aircraft and providing pilots. These provisions should be modified to make clear that they do not absolve the provider from liability if it fails to perform its basic obligations under the contract.
3. Inspecting records. This provision generally grants you the right to inspect records relating to your aircraft. That doesn't go far enough. You should have the right to inspect, audit and copy records relating not only to the aircraft, but also to the provider's performance of your contract and its operation of the program generally. This broader right will enable you to gain access to important information if your provider performs inadequately and you need to prove a default. Information is power, and the more information you have, the better.
4. Assignment. This provision, which generally prohibits you from assigning your share, significantly limits the liquidity of your investment and thus its value. It means that you'll be able to sell your share only to the provider. Because the value of your share in such a sale likely is based only on the aircraft's value, if you want to sell during the contract term you'll not be able to capture the value of any concessions included in the contract or any below-market management fees and other charges that could be realized in a sale to a third party.
This restriction, like the others mentioned here, is not accidental. Rather, it enables the provider to control the market in its shares so that anyone who wants to get in or out of the program must buy and sell only from or to the provider. This gives the provider enormous pricing power at both ends of the investment.
The standard assignment provision usually says nothing about the provider's right to assign your contract. Generally, when a contract is silent on this point, it's assumed that it is freely assignable. Again, this is not an omission. It ensures that the provider can sell the program without your consent. Seem farfetched? Not so. Recall the sale of Raytheon's Travel Air program to Flight Options in 2002, which left Travel Air owners in a program many had rejected when joining Travel Air.
5. Provider defaults. All fractional contracts specify owner defaults--failure to pay bills on time being the main one--as well as provider remedies--generally the right to repurchase the interest and deduct from the purchase price any amounts you owe as well as a large remarketing fee.
The contract doesn't specify provider defaults, but does limit your remedies to the right to demand that the provider repurchase your share. A well-negotiated contract lists provider defaults, including failure to provide an aircraft on a timely basis on a few occasions in any year for reasons other than force majeure; the fleet having suffered more than a couple of accidents in any year that are the provider's fault; bankruptcy; failure to maintain insurance; and any other failure to perform a material obligation under the contract.
If the provider defaults, you should have all the remedies that are available under the law, including the right to sue for damages. The right to demand that the provider repurchase your share should be included, but without any remarketing fee.
As I mentioned earlier, you shouldn't be distracted by the provider's claims that such provisions are "just standard stuff." Boilerplate matters. Indeed, it can matter as much as anything in your contract.
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5 Ways ID Thieves Target You at the Holidays
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The holidays are a busy and hopefully wonderful time for Americans, but those who aren't careful may make it an even better time for identity-theft scam artists.
With holiday sales expected to soar to the $602 billion mark and online sales rising by 15% this year, according to the security firm McAfee, consumers' smartphones, tablet computers and credit and debit cards will be more common targets than usual for ID thieves over the next seven weeks.
"The potential for identity theft increases as consumers share personal information across multiple devices that are often underprotected," says Michelle Dennedy, chief privacy officer at McAfee. "Understanding criminals' mindsets and being aware of how they try to take advantage of consumers can help ensure that we use our devices the way they were intended -- to enhance our lives, not jeopardize them."
To help Americans mitigate the threat of holiday theft, McAfee released this week its 12 Scams For Christmas list, in which the company highlights the dangers and urges special caution for holiday revelers.
Some of the scams:
The Android scam: Android users should be on the lookout for a "FakeInstaller" app. The programmers who created the bogus app can steal your smartphone codes to send pricey SMS messages to premium-rate numbers without your knowledge.
Gift scams: Holiday shoppers looking for popular gifts such as an iPhone 5 or an Xbox can fall victim via phone Web links, bogus "contests" on Facebook
Travel trouble: Watch out for hotel, restaurant or train or airport Wi-Fi systems that asks you to download software to use their systems. Any legitimate travel port's Wi-Fi won't have you download anything -- you should be able to log right on. If you download software in those circumstances, you're begging to have your financial records compromised through dangerous malware.


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Winter stinks, death to winter
FLINT – This is a column filled with hatred and loathing. Oh, and whining. Lots and lots of whining. If you dislike that sort of thing, then you should move on to something else.
I'm guessing you're all still here.
Let's get on with it then: I'm sick of winter. Winter stinks. I'm over it. Death to winter.
I know those are not clever or unique thoughts. But saying them aloud somehow makes me feel better, and the best thing is, if I keep repeating the words over and over again like a mantra – winter stinks, I'm over it, death to winter – eventually they'll come true.
After all, spring has to come sometime. Right?
The key is whether I can hold out that long. If I can't, it'll be the fault of the weather gods – and the fault of happy, optimistic people.
You know who you are. You're the ones who enjoy torturing the miserable with your cheer and tolerance for the never-ending hell that is a Michigan winter.
You get on my nerves more every day.
In your smug, chipper, ever-so-slightly judgmental voices, you love seeking out wretches like me and saying, "Hey, friend, you live in a four season state. If you don't enjoy that, why don't you move?"
My answer: Yes, I live in a cold weather, four season state, and I positively hate the end of season three (fall), all of season four (winter) and a month or two of season one (spring), depending on how long season four hangs on.
And yes I should move. But I don't, and for the same reasons everyone stays in Michigan, despite the weather, bad roads and ceaselessly clunky economy. I was born here, raised here, my family is here, my career is here.
Also, I like the summers. And the lakes. And I'm fond of our absence of hurricanes, monsoons, earthquakes, tsunamis, wildfires, locusts, volcanic explosions and giant meteor strikes. You can say a lot of things about Michigan, but you can't say we're a disaster belt. In fact, there are few places on the planet that are as benign as our state.
Except for the length and depth of our *&^%$#@ winters.
Sorry, I shouldn't cuss like that in a family newspaper. Couldn't be helped, though. I am so incredibly over winter.
If I hear one more forecaster say it'll be warming up – warming up! – into the 20s, I may explode. If I hit one more pothole or drive one more road that hasn't been plowed or salted, I may throw up slush. (My god, road crews, what are you saving the salt for – a margarita party?) If I see one more gray, leaden sky or have my breath stolen one more time by a gust of sub-zero wind, I may dig a hole and hibernate in it until it's all over.
I didn't used to be like this. I used to endure winter just fine. But years of cold, snow and gray have eroded my resistance to cold, snow and gray. I used to make it through March before going nuts. Then it was February. Now I start getting edgy in late December.
All of sudden I get why people turn into snowbirds. There's an insidious quality to Michigan winters. They crawl inside of you and start to eat you from the inside, one frosty bite at a time. It's enough to make a guy root for global warming.
I feel the need to not just accept winter, like all you Pollyannas. I feel the need to strike back in some way. To lash out. To fight back in some small, insignificant but meaningful (to me at least) way.
So until such time as winter ends, I shall recite my mantra over and over again in the vain hope that it will somehow, some way do some good.
"Winter stinks, I'm over it, death to winter."
"Winter stinks, I'm over it, death to winter."
"Winter stinks, I'm over it, death to winter."
Join in if you like.
EDITOR'S NOTE – Andy Heller, an award-winning columnist, appears weekly in the Daily Press. He graduated from Escanaba Area High School in 1979. Write to Andrew Heller at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Facebook and Twitter.


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Westmere EX Background Information
Westmere-EX is the codename for the 2+ socket server processor for the Expandable segment. Westmere-EX is part of the family of 32nm processors codename Westmere based on Intel microarchitecture codename Nehalem.
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President's Jobs Council: "Drill, drill, drill"
President Obama's "Jobs Council", formed to take the heat out of criticism that he's not doing enough to foster job growth, has come back with an interim report that can pretty well be distilled into three words: "drill, drill, drill":
President Obama's jobs council called Tuesday for an "all-in approach" to energy policy that includes expanded oil-and-gas drilling as well as expediting energy projects like pipelines.
"[W]e should allow more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands," states the year-end report released Tuesday by the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
This, of course, is directly at odds with the administration's attempt to "green up" American by pushing alternate and renewable fuels while engaging in foot-dragging, regulation and bureaucratic red-tape to slow down and sometimes stop the search for (and use of) fossil fuels.
You can almost hear the jaws of Steven Chu and Ken Salazar falling open. So what's a President to do?
Well first, argue that what they said isn't what they said, of course:
White House press secretary Jay Carney insisted Tuesday that the jobs council report does not endorse the Keystone pipeline.
"Well, first of all, the Jobs Council wasn't talking about Keystone specifically," Carney said at his daily briefing. "The Jobs Council was talking about the importance of expanding domestic oil and gas production, a goal this president shares and has expounded upon at length, and has taken action as a policy matter to demonstrate his commitment to."
Nice double-talk Jay … this President "shares" the goal of expanding domestic oil and gas production about as much as al Qaeda shares a goal for peaceful secular coexistence with the West.
His administration talks the talk, but when you look at the action they've taken it is hard to find evidence of that "shared" goal.
The problem for him, however, is this Jobs Council was his idea and he certainly implied that its existence meant he'd listen to their findings. While he and Carney can weasel-word all they wish about the Keystone Pipeline, it does mean jobs. Just as the shale gas finds in in the Ohio and Pennsylvania area do.
But instead we see the usual suspects involved in trying to demonize fracking and stop that process with the tacit approval of the Obama administration.
The report notes that the Obama administration has called for new lease sales and said it will consider opening up new areas to drilling. But it says "further expanding and expediting the domestic production of fossil fuels both offshore and onshore (in conjunction with more electric and natural gas vehicles) will reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and the huge outflow of U.S. dollars this reliance entails."
Beyond oil and gas, the report calls for policies that improve energy efficiency, encourage private investment in energy research and development and expand renewable energy.
Note two things. One the Council tries to soften the blow to the administration by attempting to gild their record up to now – an acknowledgement that the administration has "called for new lease sales and said it will consider opening up new areas to drilling".
But again, what actions have they taken to this point to do those two things? Nada. Again, all talk, no action – at least no action that conforms with what the President has supposedly called for.
And also note the council calls on policies to "encourage private investment in energy research and development and expand renewable energy". Why? Because the possibility of another Solyndra would be vastly reduced. Sound advice that will most likely go unheeded.
Republicans, as you might imagine, have seized upon this report:
House Republicans quickly pounced on the jobs council report Tuesday, noting that the recommendations echo their "all-of-the-above" energy strategy.
"The President's Jobs Council today confirmed what House Republicans have known all along, that American energy production will spur job creation and strengthen our national security," House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) said in a statement. "Unfortunately, it appears President Obama is ignoring his Council's recommendations, much as he has ignored the views of House Republicans on energy production, economic growth and job creation."
More broadly, the jobs report calls for expanded oil-and-gas drilling, as well as "safe and responsible" natural-gas extraction from shale formations.
So? So this is going to be a tough one for Obama to ignore, especially as his election campaign gears up. He's voted present on Keystone by delaying a decision until after the election. But events keep going to spite him – PM Harper of Canada, tired of the delays and nonsense surrounding the pipeline is now wooing China and Obama's own Jobs Council has now pointed to the common sense solution to creating thousands of jobs – get the government to hell out of the way.
Problem? The man just isn't wired that way. Government is the solution in his world – never the problem, despite mounting evidence to the contrary.
Let's see how he handles this. If Carney's statements are any indication, China will be shipping Canada's oil sands production west in the next few years unless we manage to get this man back to Chicago in January of next year where he belongs.
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Rising Back to the Top for the US Paralympics Alpine Ski Team
Mark Bathum envisioned making the U.S. national ski team as a teenage phenom on the junior circuit. That was in the mid-1970s.
Although an eye disease initially derailed those plans, Bathum finally has made his dream a reality. The 53-year-old is now in his first year on the U.S. Paralympics Alpine Skiing National Team, and he has been a key element in Team USA's return to prominence this season.
"This is the fulfillment of almost a 40-year-old dream," Bathum said.
Bathum, now one of the world's top visually impaired ski racers, captured a pair of bronze medals to help the United States take first place at the recent International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine World Cup Finals in March in Panorama, British Columbia.
Alana Nichols, a two-sport athlete who also competes on the U.S. Paralympics Wheelchair Women's Basketball Team, took three golds and one silver at the competition, which helped Team USA wrap up its first Nations Cup title since 2010 — a year after finishing sixth.
"We were focusing on podiums this year, and trying to get as many first, second or third-place finishes as we could," U.S. coach Kevin Jardine said.
"Everybody played a part," added Tyler Walker, a team member since 2003. "It was kind of like icing on the cake for the whole season."
Overall, the United States produced eight globe winners this World Cup season, including Nichols (women's sitting), first in speed, third in giant slalom and third in slalom; Laurie Stephens (women's sitting), first in giant slalom and second in speed; Walker (men's sitting) second in speed; and Danelle Umstead (women's visually impaired), third in both speed and slalom.
Several others, including Bathum, Lindsay Ball and Heath Calhoun, who was one of two military veterans on the team, also finished in the top three in individual races.
To make it to the podium, the United States first had to make some changes in the boardroom.
After laboring through last season with just four active members, the team's fortunes changed for the better last December, according to Jardine, when the U.S. Olympic Committee took control of it from the U.S. Ski Team. With more resources at its disposal, the team was able to accept a larger number of athletes, including some who specialized in only one or two events and others who required more flexibility in their training schedules.
The team swelled to 20 members. Many of the new skiers, like Bathum, had been good enough to make the U.S. team earlier, but unable to accept nominations because of full-time jobs or family responsibilities.
Jardine, a coach in the sport for 18 years, officially took the reigns last June, and soon began instituting new ideas aimed at bolstering the team's ranks.
"We worked with them to create calendars and schedules that allowed them to compete at the level they wanted to," Jardine said. "It just went … to coming up with an individual plan for each athlete."
That was welcome news for Bathum, who along with guide Slater Storey had captured a silver medal in the downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games, but was forced to decline his invitation to the national team.
"I can't unfortunately walk away from a job being visually impaired and in my 50s to pursue ski racing full time, then expect to resume a career after attending the Paralympics," said Bathum, who serves as director of business development for the Cobalt Group. "The reality is I need to preserve my job and pursue ski racing, which is a huge passion for me."
"I just sat down with (Bathum) and he said, 'Ok, how much time do you have off, what can you do, and how are you going to prepare yourself if you're not with us?' " Jardine said.
Another change has been more frequent adjustments to the team's roster, with athletes now able to earn or lose their spots based on monthly World Cup rankings. In the past, a stellar season meant that a skier would have to wait until next year to secure their spot.
That opened the door for athletes such as Ball, who along with guide Diane Barras qualified for the national team in March. A week later, she earned a bronze in the giant slalom at the World Cup event in Winter Park, Colo.
The changes have proven wildly popular with the athletes. The U.S. team now features a full compliment of racers in the sport's categories of visually impaired, sitting and standing — all eyeing the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games.
That was never more evident than at the World Cup event in Winter Park. Despite entering the week ranked fifth in the world standings, Team USA quickly vaulted to first place with a dominant performance that included 20 team medals.
Nichols, in her fourth year with the U.S. squad, said the results only served to reinforce the positive impact of the off-season changes. She said having a larger team has created more of a sense of camaraderie — something she knew well from her background in basketball.
"For me it's important to feel like we have a number of us working toward the same goal," Nichols said. "It does create more of a sense of pride. Everybody brings something different to the table. I think we're in a great spot headed into the next Winter Games. We're all really committed to staying in the top spot headed to Sochi."


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Montana Silversmiths presents kick'n buckles at kick'n prices! Each American Pride buckle is cast brass using the finest base materials available, then they are acid washed to add the nice dark antiqued patina, and finally hand buffed to bring out the highlights and details. Protective coating to prevent tarnishing. Patriotic belt buckle measures 2 3/4" x 3 5/8".
This belt buckle is handcrafted, and no two are exactly alike. Any variance in design and slight imperfections created by the casting process are part of the uniqueness of the product. Actual colors and patinas may vary slightly.


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Cute and Youthful Braided Blonde Bangs
This is a fun and flirty hairstyle that looks really chic. This gorgeous blonde has styled her long hair into this fashion. At back, the hair is styled into a twisted ponytail. At front above the forehead, her hair is styled up, back and braided.The hair has been cut long.This is a cool blonde hair colouring.
Damon's Design Team


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Scheduled Events
There are no events scheduled for October
Future Events
- EPSA Open House 2013
When: 11/8/2013 5 PM
See event details
- Teacher Voice: Power, Unions, and the Structure of Education Reform
When: 11/21/2013 7:30 PM
Join students from EPSA and across Columbia in an informal discussion on the role of teacher unions in education reform.See event details
- AERI Conference @TC: Testing Then & Now. Dec. 9, 2013.
When: 12/9/2013 8 AM
See event details
- EPSA Spring 2014 Social. April 10 (Thursday), 6-8 pm.
When: 4/10/2014 6 PM
See event details
- TC Brown 60th Anniversary Conference: The Suburban Promise of Brown
When: 5/2/2014 8 AM
See event details
- The Evolving Role of Advocacy and Interest Groups in K-12 Education
When: 11/10/2014 6:30 PM
See event details
- EPSA Open House
When: 11/14/2014 5 PM
See event details
- Conference: Courts, Teachers, and Student Rights
When: 12/3/2014 2 PM
See event details
- Education Policy Seminar and Practicum--Information Session
When: 4/7/2015 1 PM
See event details


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== Beginning of month checklist ==
== Beginning of month checklist ==
Do this ASAP after the first member meeting of the month.
Do this ASAP after the first member meeting of the month.
Revision as of 18:58, 23 August 2013
|This page contains suggested procedures. These are provided for instructional purposes. Suggested procedures are not official policy, and can be changed at any time. Officers are encouraged to improve the procedures for their position (after understanding them).
Beginning of month checklist
Do this ASAP after the first member meeting of the month.
- Collect all cash and check dues from the dues dropbox, place them in the "to process" envelope.
- For each dues check:
- Enter the check into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Undeposited Checks" account.
- Enter the check into the CRM.
- Place the check in the "to deposit" envolope as soon as you are done.
- For each cash payment:
- Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Cash" account.
- Enter the payment into the CRM.
- Write a paper receipt for the payment and place the member copy in the "dues receipts" envelope.
- Place the cash in the "to deposit" envelope.
- For each Amazon payment.
- Enter the payment into QuickBooks. Credit the member's income account (e.g. "Income: Dues: Wordsworth, Wanda"). Debit the "Amazon Payments" account.
- Add up all cash and checks in the "to deposit" folder, make sure the amounts match "Undeposited Checks," "Cash," and "Amazon Payments" in QuickBooks.
- Check the "Accounts" tab in the CRM for members who owe two or more month's dues. (Is two month's a good cut-off?)
- Visit that member's "plan" tab, and set the end date of their membership to the last day of the previous month (e.g. if you are doing this on Sept 3, set the end date to Aug 31).
- Visit the "Payments" > "Billing" tab in the CRM.
- Click "Run Billings" to debit each member's account for the current month's dues.
- Click "Send Emails" to email any members with an outstanding balance.
- Transfer the amazon account into the Checking Account, and record the transaction in QuickBooks.
- Deposit the "to deposit" envelope into the checking account and place the deposit slip in the "Deposit Slips" envelope for the current year.
Pre-board meeting checklist
Do these tasks once every month after the "beginning of the month" checklist and before the second-Tuesday board meeting.
- Reconcile the previous month's bank statement.
- Prepare a balance sheet.
- Prepare an income/expense report.
- Save a PDF of these reports in the i3 Dropbox.
- Mail the reports to email@example.com.
- Check the mail on a regular basis.
- Collect cash/check dues payments from the dues dropbox.
- When people try to randomly hand you fistfuls of dollar bills, remind them to fill out a payment form and put in in the dues dropbox. Expect this to happen at least on a weekly basis.
- Transfer Amazon payments from our Amazon account to our bank account.
- Perform investigative work to determine who has actually paid dues when members ignore your requests to use their full name when they make payments.
- File the taxes.
- Write reimbursement checks for approved expenses incurred by members.
- If you don't want to be writing checks every single time you walk through the door, practice telling members they have to wait until the next meeting to get reimbursed for their expenses.
- Make sure the bills get paid on time. See the chart below for info on what payment methods are used for each bill.
- Send a monthly invoice to B. Nektar for their share of the electric bill.
- Enter dues payments into the CRM.
- Enter all income and expenses into Quickbooks.
- Deposit cash and checks at the bank.
- Present monthly financial reports to the Board of Directors.
- Provide sensible fiscal guidance whenever large purchases are being considered.
- Write up receipts for donations, and maintain the donation logbook.
- Follow up with members whose checks bounce; follow up with the same members the following month when their checks bounce again.
- Deal with people constantly coming up to you with questions about finances every single time you come up to the space to work on your own projects.
- Answer the same questions, over and over again, usually regarding information that is already posted on the wiki.
- Get told how to do your job by people who don't understand how our organization actually operates.
- Regularly remind yourself that you're only stuck with this job for a year.
Regular, recurring expenses and how they are paid
There are several expenses that are incurred on a regular and recurring basis. The following table describes each one, including a description of how the expense is paid. "Check" means that a physical check is written and delivered to the creditor. Note that some bills are actual paper bills that get delivered to the space--check the mailbox regularly for these and other important things.
|Payee (reason)
|Mode of Payment
|John Hutt (rent)
|Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3).
|WOW (internet)
|Automatic debit from checking.
|Runco Waste (dumpster)
|Check; paper bill is mailed to 1481 Wordsworth.
|Consumers Energy (gas)
|Automatic debit from checking.
|DTE Energy (electricity)
|Automatic debit from checking; we send an invoice to B. Nektar for their portion of the bill.
|Westfield Group (insurance)
|Automatic debit from checking.
|John Hutt (water)
|Check, payable to John Hutt, hand-delivered to mailbox of John's landscaping business (next door to i3); John Hutt delivers copy of bill to 1481 Wordsworth mailbox after subtracting B. Nektar's portion.


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Hello all,
I've been drinking tea my entire life; I am fortunate enough to come from a long line of tea drinkers. My great grandfather was drinking green tea before it was the hip, healthy tea. Granted it did come in a bag and he loaded it with sugar, but hey what can I say! The first time I EVER had loose tea was about 5 years ago; it was during a high tea at a great little tea "cafe" in Helena, MT. I came home with a rooibos and a vanilla black tea. Then a year ago I took a family vacation to Michigan and found a quaint little tea shop on the shore of Lake Michigan. From that trip I came home with a strawberry white and a green mint; both wonderfully flavored! I am new to the WHOLE WORLD of tea and look forward to learning from all of you. I am a sponge and will try anything (most anything) once.
I have a collection of Hall Aladin teapots that had an unusualy beginning. I'm looking for tea cups and saucers to match them, but since Hall didn't make them I'm going to have to use something else. I'm thinking of mixing and matching styles, but I'm not 100% on that yet. If you have any advice, please let me know!
Thanks for reading this and wish me luck on my new adventure into the world of tea.


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City workers fill potholes
Motorists who've felt the bumps and jolts while driving down Minot's city streets know the potholes are especially bad this year.
"We are fighting them," street superintendent Rick Hair said. "I have pothole trucks out every day."
Because permanent repairs require warmer temperatures, the city has been making temporary fixes, some of which turn out to be very temporary.
"It will stay really good through three-quarters of the day until things start to melt and you get water in it. Then it's going to get pounded out. It doesn't stay in. That's the issue," Hair said.
Dan Jonasson, Minot public works director, said the city has repaired numerous potholes multiple times already this spring. One of the worst areas is West Burdick Expressway near Sixth Street Southwest, where crews have patched about a dozen times this spring, he said.
To keep up with repairs, the city orders more cold mix from its Bismarck supplier about every week and half. The city now is working through its third load order. Last year, three loads lasted the city all spring. A load typically is close to 30 tons and costs about $5,000, Hair said.
Asphalt plants that make the more permanent hot mix generally open sometime in May. Hair expects to be making temporary repairs through much of May until the plants get ramped up.
Because moisture is the culprit behind potholes, wet years tend to produce more of them, Jonasson said.
Potholes occur when snow and ice melt and water then seeps through cracks in the pavement. The moisture freezes when temperatures drop, causing the ground to expand and push the pavement up. As temperatures rise, the ground returns to normal, but the pavement often remains raised. This creates a gap between the pavement and the ground below it. When vehicles drive over this cavity, the pavement can crack and fall into the hollow space, creating a pothole.
Hair said Minot's problem is aggravated by aging streets. Many streets were paved at the same time years ago, and now as they show deterioration, it creates opportunities for moisture to seep in and freeze.
City crews have been monitoring the street situation, but people also can report pothole problem areas to the Public Works Department at 857-4140. Reported potholes will be put on the list of sites to be patched.


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These games teach valuable skills and have a high fun and educational rating.
Your child learns which animals hatch from eggs in this fun keyboard game.
Your child learns about music and plants' life cycles by exploring a garden and playing the fun games that await.
Your child learns about baby elephants by watching this video introducing a newly born elephants.
Your child develops mouse skills and understanding that offsprings resembled their parents by matching up farm animal babies with their parents.
Your child develops compassion and learns ways of showing it by following along to this story about different farm animals and their lullabies.
Zoodles 11.5.8 Copyright (c) 2014 Inquisitive Minds, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Adobe JRun for Mac OS X Unveiled
JRun 4 is the first commercial J2EE compatible application server to support Mac OS X. Currently used at more than 10,000 companies worldwide, JRun 4 is the fast, affordable, and reliable solution for delivering Java applications. JRun 4 for Mac OS X is immediately available for purchase from the Macromedia Online Store.
Adobe JRun 4 Delivers Fast, Affordable, and Reliable J2EE Compatible Platform
Macromedia today announced the immediate availability of Adobe JRun 4, the latest release of Macromedia's Java application server focused on providing a fast, reliable J2EE 1.3 compatible platform.
Macromedia Recognized as Java Leader; Selected as JavaOne Platinum Sponsor
Macromedia announced the immediate availability of the JRun Enterprise Deployment Wizard, a tool designed to help Java programmers integrate the Adobe JRun Server with their preferred development environments to create distributed J2EE applications.
Adobe JRun Achieves Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 Compatibility
Macromedia announced that Adobe JRun, the company's Java technology based application server, has successfully passed Sun Microsystems' comprehensive Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 test suite to achieve Sun's J2EE 1.3 compatible brand.
Macromedia Elected to Java Community Process(SM) Executive Committee
Macromedia was elected by members of the Java community to serve a three-year term to the committee that will shape the future of the Java(TM) 2 Platform, Standard and Enterprise Editions. The 16-member committee makes key decisions concerning Java technology specifications as they progress through the JCP program.
Industry analysts and experts agree, JRun 4 delivers technology innovation, full-featured capabilities and affordability to the J2EE application server market.
Drew Falkman
"At around $900, this application server offers not only all of the features you would expect from a J2EE application server, but a host of other features and advantages for both developers and administrators, including an easy-to-use Web Services engine. Having used JRun in the past, I will say that JRun 4 is the most exciting release of this product by far... I believe that much of the competition (IBM, BEA, etc.) offers way more than developers and administrators need ??? and at a significant cost. Adobe JRun 4 is as Macromedia claims: a simple, fast and inexpensive J2EE server with all of the necessary features to handle 95% of J2EE applications."
Patricia Seybold Group
Sue Aldrich
Boston, MA
"People who design and develop Web-based applications are very interested in what Macromedia is doing with Web Services. Macromedia has been on the front lines of Web application development, with millions of users of its Web development tools."
Forrester Research
Chris Dial
Cambridge, MA
"JRun 4.0 gives developers tight integration with ColdFusion, Dreamweaver and Flash??tools that help design great user experiences."
Rich Karpinski
Manhasset, N.Y
"[JRun] has caught the attention of some enterprise users, including Bank of America, Bass Hotels, FedEx and General Motors...developers can use it for dynamic Web pages and enterprise-class development."
Michael Calore
Waltham, MA
"Not only is it a place to let your stable of J2EE applications run free, but it's also built for Flash MX front-end connectivity, Java Server Pages, and all the cutest Java APIs."
Amy Newman
Darien, CT
"Like the MX product family, JRun 4 is focused on enabling users to create rich Internet applications."
Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering
Jason McKerr
Corvallis, OR
"'One of the best things we found with JRun is it's strictly compliant with J2EE 1.3..Improved management and control in Version 4 boosts the ability to deploy objects and components."
Chanan Braunstein
Norwich, NY
"One customer who tested JRun 4 before its release was pleased with the product...The clustering support will boost both the performance and the uptime of Knovel's Web servers, which handle more data than the average Web site."
Aberdeen Group
Gordon Benett
Boston, MA
"Unique among J2EE 1.3-certified application servers, Adobe JRun 4 combines near-open source pricing with industry-leading manageability and performance to deliver the ideal e-Business platform. JRun's new JMX service-based architecture enables fine-grained, standards-based management to assure high application availability and extensibility. Also featuring Macromedia's innovative symmetric clustering technology, based on Jini, JRun offers enterprise-class robustness in an approachable, affordable package. "
Doculabs, Inc.
David Homan
Chicago, IL
"While most of the large application server vendors have set their sites squarely on the high-end enterprise market, Macromedia, with its JRun 4.0 product, has taken a more grassroots approach by focusing on the typically underserved application developers in the middle market. Priorities for middle market organizations include ease of use, openness, integration with their tools of choice, and price point. In these areas, JRun 4.0 delivers."
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Jim Waldo
Santa Clara, California
"JRun leverages the dynamic nature of Jini network technology to provide powerful J2EE clustering technology that is very easy for developers to employ. Using Jini technology, JRun has created an elegant, peer-based mechanism for services such as Enterprise JavaBeans to discover and collaborate with one another. I am pleased to see Macromedia taking advantage of the adaptive qualities of Jini technology, enabling JRun to provide enhanced productivity, performance, and flexibility for developers."
Codie Award
Best Web Services / EAI Solution


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Oldsmobile Calais
Keywords: Oldsmobile Calais
Description: Thank you for contacting the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) about problems with your General Motors N-car (Buick Skylark, Somerset; Chevrolet Malibu; Oldsmobile Calais, Achieva, Alero, Cutlass;
Thank you for contacting the Center for Auto Safety (CAS) about problems with your General Motors N-car (Buick Skylark, Somerset; Chevrolet Malibu; Oldsmobile Calais, Achieva, Alero, Cutlass; Pontiac Grand Am). First introduced in 1985 as the Pontiac Grand AM, Oldsmobile Calais and Buick Somerset Regal, N-cars have undergone a bewildering array of changes over the years. In 1986 the Somerset Regal became the Somerset and was joined by the Skylark. In 1988, the Somerset was dropped and the Calais became the Cutlass Calais. In 1992, the Achieve replaced the Cutlass Calias but was cut after the 1997 model year when GM brought out the Oldsmobile Cutlass (just plain Cutlass) and Chevrolet Malibu. The Alero debuted as a 1999 model. CAS has received thousands of complaints on N-car defects such as power steering loss, stalling, sudden acceleration, paint peel, engine fire and failure, and automatic transmission failures.
In January 1992, GM announced a "service campaign" to correct stalling on 1986-87 N-cars with 3.0 V6's. The policy was in effect through December 31, 1992 or 100,000 miles, whichever came first but, consumers say that "service kits" GM used to cure stalling don't help. GM documents have linked two dangerous N-car defects, sudden acceleration and surge. to engine computer and cruise control malfunctions. GM has conducted four recalls on fuel line defects that can cause fires. All mid-1987 through 1994 N-cars have GM's door-mounted automatic belts that can't keep occupants inside the car if a door opens in a crash.
Among the N-cars' most expensive defects are engine problems. the 2.5-liter has had cracked heads and blocks (1985-86), valve guide wear (1987), and timing gear noise (1985-90). GM has had so many problems with the "Quad 4" engine that it extended the warranty to 6 years/60,000 miles, waived the $100 deductible on 1987-91's and notified owners about defective head gaskets. On 1992-93's, the "Quad 4 engine" had cracked heads and coolant loss for which GM extended the warranty to 7 years/100,000 miles. Other expensive defects include automatic transmission failure (1985-90), loss of power steering when cold (1985-88), and electronic dashboard failure (1985-88). Another expensive defect on 1985-92 N-Cars is peeling paint. At CAS' request, GM agreed to pay for complete repainting for paint peel and delamination through six years and unlimited mileage but, in March 1995, GM cut this back to 5 years.
You'll find more information on these and other N-car defects below and what you can do about them plus a complaint box. Your information will help us build a strong case against GM on the defects we know about and help us spot new ones.
We need you to support the Center for Auto Safety in our fight for consumer rights and against poorly designed and unsafe cars. Your contribution is tax-deductible and entitles your to our quarterly newsletter, Lemon Times. Please submit the membership form along with your contribution and complaint. If you contribute $35 or more, we will send you the current edition of The Ultimate Car Book. by Jack Gillis. Every home should have this invaluable consumer guide.
Automatic Transmission: TH-125 automatic can slip, leak, shift erratically, or completely fail. For more information on transmission defects, go to GM FWD Transmission.
Brakes: Front caliper bolt bore corrosion 1990-92 (Oldsmobile 92-T-18, Buick 92-5-4); Delco ABS-VI exchange program 1991-92 (Buick 92-5-2); ABS-VI/TSC exchange program 1991-94 (GM 31-50-13B).
Engine/Driveability: 2.5L-4: Cranks/won't run 1987-89 (Buick 89-6E-1); Lower radiator hose rubs through 1990-91 (Pont 91-6-44); Exhaust sulfur smell 1990-91 (Oldsmobile 91-T-223). 2.3/2.4L: Cold start stall, rough idle 1995-97 (77-61-09B). 2.3 Quad 4: Timing chain rattle on start 1987-90 (Pont 90-6-37); Replace crankshaft pulley 1988-92 (Buick 92-6-13); Head gasket 1988-91 (Buick 91-68-3); Coolant leak past head gasket, FREE REPAIR 6yr/60,000 1988-91 (Buick 91-Pol-2A); Coolant leak, cracked cylinder head, FREE REPAIR, 7yr/100,000 1992-93 (57-61-26A). 3.0-V6: Stalling "service campaign" 1986-87 (Buick 87-POL-1, Oldsmobile 87-T-40, Pont 87-SM-13); Extended crank, won't run 1994-95 (51-63-01),1993-95 (51-65-70), 1995 & Prior (61-65-23). 3.1/3.4L-V6: Cold engine tick or rattle - replace piston/pin assembly 1994-97 Skylark, Achieva,1997-98 Malibu, Cutlass, 1994-98 Grand Am (57-61-24A); Poor driveability due to fuel injector deposits 1994-98 (77-63-04A); Oil odor - replace rear main bearing seal 1994-98 (87-60-02A);. All: Miss/hesitation, 1987-93 (Chevrolet 93-35-6D); Vibration at idle, noise on acceleration 1997-98 Malibu, Cutlass (73-60-17).
Steering/Suspension: P/steering shudder 1989-91 (Oldsmobile 91-T-193); Lead/pull, torque/memory steer, steering wheel off-center 1985-92 (Pont 92-3-3); Steering pull 1992-94 (Chevrolet 92-50-3B, Pont 93-3-10); Steering column popping noise 1992-93 (33-32-10A); Squeak/squawk from steering column bottom 1995-97 Achieva, Grand Am (73-32-09); Front suspension squawk 1993-98 Skylark, Achieva, Grand Am (73-33-01A); Front suspension/underhood noise 1985-91 (Oldsmobile 91-T-220); Front suspension clunk/squawk 1985-91 (Buick 91-3-20); Rattle/clunk/squeak from front - replace lower control arm or rack & pinion steering gear 1997-98 Cutlass, Malibu (73-32-10); Transaxle mount chirps 1990-91 with 2.5-4 or 3.3 V6 (Buick 91-7-4). For info on 1985-88 P/S loss, go to GM P/S.
Other: Low heater output 1989-91 (Pont 91-1-12); w/s washer fluid loss & washer pump inoperative 1992-93 (Chevrolet 93-67-8E); engine coolant loss 1992-94 (Chevrolet 336201); extensive intermittent electrical problems 1992-93 (Pont 93-8-2); fuel filler door won't open 1991-96 (63-15-08); Transaxle mount replacement due to excess engine pull 1992-96 (63-61-09); Weak battery/generator, slow starting 1997-98 (83-64-16).
Airbags: 48,689 1996 Achieva, Skylark - Deploys improperly (96V-211); 16,099 1997 Malibu - Passenger module not secured (97V-107).
Fire: 22,300 1987 Skylark, Grand Am, Calais, 61,765 1988-89 Skylark, Grand Am, Calais, 3,202 1990 Skylark/Calais, 108,836 1988-89 Skylark, Grand Am, Calais - Fuel hose leak (88V-032, 90V-042 ,90V-119, 92V-150); 37,030 1991 Skylark, Grand Am, Calais - P/window ECM shorts & overheats inside door (92V-043); 20 1992 Skylark, Grand Am, 1,681 1994 Achieva, Skylark, Grand Am, 245 1997 Skylark - Fails fuel tank crash standard (92V-106, 94V-122, 96V-212); 3,464 1997 Achieva, Skylark, Grand Am - Fuse block short (97V-059); 43,204 2000 Malibu - Fuel tank leaks (99V-302).
Lights: 101 1988 Skylark - Taillights go out (87V-169); 179,390 1985-86 Somerset, Skylark - Headlights go out without warning (88V-014); 10,000+ 1996 Achieva, Grand Am - Emergency light failure (96V-250); 10,000+ 1996 Achieva, Grand Am, Skylark - Interior lights turn on unexpectedly (98V-027).
Steering: 1,573 1992 Skylark - Steering column locks (91V-184); 35 1991 Grand Am - Steering column replacement (91V-018); 424 1996 Skylark, Grand Am - Loose steering system (96V-249); 217 1997 Alero, Grand Am - Steering wheel comes loose (98V-320).
Other. 100,000+ 1985 Calais, Grand Am - Throttle sticks open (86V-030); 206,651 1985-86 Calais - Hood flies up (86V-121); 261,171 1985-86 Grand Am, Calais - Door latch pillar base cracks (87V-124); 1,851 1992 Skylark, Grand Am - Passenger seat slides (91V-182); 272 1992 G/Am - Wheel separates (91V-204); 1,103 1993 Achieva, Skylark, Grand Am - Ignition neutral start switch fractures (93V-153); 487,400 1999-00 Alero, Grand Am - Console cover latch (00V-140).
Photogallery Oldsmobile Calais:
Oldsmobile Calais - Vintage Car Ads
1985 OLDSMOBILE CALAIS SUPREME 2 DOOR - Barrett-Jackson Auction ...
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais - Pictures - CarGurus
OLDSWIDOW's 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais in west portsmouth, OH
Oldsmobile Calais - Fotos de coches - Zcoches
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1987 Oldsmobile Calais - Fotos de coches - Zcoches
1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais For Sale
Photographs Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais - auto5.borzii
Photographs Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 4-4-2 W30 coupe - sa5.1-themes
1986 Oldsmobile Calais Sedan | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais Hurst/Olds: Photo gallery, complete ...


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Okay so Ten Town means Heaven Town in japanese I think. And anyways it's a place that was made by Angels to use as a war ground against the Demons and Devils. So you can be a DemonDevilevilthingy, Angelsaintgoodthingy, Cyborg, Ryuningen (half dragon half human), someone whos posseded by a Demon or someone who is posseded by a Angel.
Note: Angels arn't always good and Demons arn't always bad. What i mean is the Angels will do anything to kill a Demon even kill a human with a Demon in them. Also the people with demonsangels in them are them selves because they take some kind of medician that kepts the demonsangel at bay. Also if you are a Ryuningen you got to have at least one body part of a dragon!!!
A little history. (blah) Ok when the angels made this place it was for a war with the demons but a demon and angel fell in love (blah blah blah) and had kids the kids were human and lived in the little town. This town grew and grew until our time (2010 or whatever) and now there are lots of people who have demons or angels inside them. Because of this the war was canceled but is starting up again.(blah blah) The end kinda.The scenes can be at the school, your job, your house whatever! (even in hell)
Points system: 50pts for joining, 40pts for post, 100pts for 3rd place in a contest, 200pts for 2nd place in a contest, 300pts for 1st place in a contest, 50pts for contest entry.
Charaters:i need at least 4 before this can start! Not including mine.
Ben (AngelKiomo, me) Pts:220
Oz (Clueless101) Pts:380
Rin (lapaperninja) Pts:130
Abby (Liveeverysecond) Pts:130
Other stuff.


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Topic: mod_rails and mod_php on the same apache instance?
I've got Ubuntu servers in my production environment running mod_rails/Passenger. There is a specific customer who needs mod_php and if possible I'd like to just enable the module and add a new vhost.
I vaguely recall that there were some conflicts between mod_rails and mod_php. I cannot cite my sources as I don't remember anything beyond there being a conflict.
Can anyone confirm/refute this?
Is it possible to have both mod_php and mod_rails enabled under the same Apache instance?