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Olaparib (Lynparza™)
Pronounced: oh-LA-puh-rib
Classification: PARP Inhibitor
About: Olaparib (Lynparza™)
Olaparib is a PARP (poly ADP ribose polymerase) inhibitor. Cancers related to BRCA 1 or 2 mutations seem to rely on PARP to repair damaged DNA in cancer cells, allowing them to continue to divide. By inhibiting PARP, tumor growth may be slowed or stopped.
How to Take Olaparib
Olaparib is in a capsule form, with the typical dose being 400mg twice a day. This medication can be taken with or without food. The capsules should be swallowed whole. Do not chew, break or crush them. If you miss a dose, do not take an extra dose to make up for the missed dose. If you vomit after taking your dose, do not take another dose. Take the next dose at its normally scheduled time. Consult with your pharmacist or provider if you are having trouble swallowing the medication.
It is important to make sure you are taking the correct amount of medication every time. Before every dose, check that what you are taking matches what you have been prescribed.
The blood levels of this medication can be affected by certain foods and medications, so they should be avoided. These include: grapefruit, grapefruit juice, Seville oranges, ketoconazole, rifampin, phenytoin, St. John's wort, and modafanil, among others. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider about all medications and supplements you take.
Storage and Handling
Store your medication in the original, labeled container, at room temperature, and in a dry location (unless otherwise directed by your healthcare provider or pharmacist). This medication should not be stored in a pillbox. Keep containers out of reach of children and pets.
If a caregiver prepares your dose for you, they should wear gloves or pour the pills directly from their container into the cap, a small cup, or directly into your hand. They should not touch the pills. They should always wash their hands before and after giving you the medication. Pregnant or nursing women should not prepare the dose for you. Ask your oncology team where to return any unused medication for disposal. Do not flush down the toilet or throw in the trash.
Where do I get this medication?
Certain cancer medications are only available through specialty pharmacies. If you need to get this medication through a specialty pharmacy, your provider will help you start this process. Where you can fill your prescriptions may also be influenced by your prescription drug coverage. Ask your health care provider or pharmacist for assistance in identifying where you can get this medication.
Insurance Information
This medication may be covered under your prescription drug plan. Patient assistance may be available to qualifying individuals depending upon prescription drug coverage. Co-pay cards, which reduce the patient co-pay responsibility for eligible commercially (non-government sponsored) insured patients, may also be available. Your care team can help you find these resources, if they are available.
Possible Side Effects of Olaparib
There are a number of things you can do to manage the side effects of olaparib. Talk to your care team about these recommendations. They can help you decide what will work best for you. These are some of the most common or important side effects:
Nausea and/or Vomiting
Talk to your oncology care team so they can prescribe medications to help you manage nausea and vomiting. In addition, dietary changes may help. Avoid things that may worsen the symptoms, such as heavy or greasy/fatty, spicy or acidic foods (lemons, tomatoes, oranges). Try saltines, or ginger ale to lessen symptoms.
Call your oncology care team if you are unable to keep fluids down for more than 12 hours or if you feel lightheaded or dizzy at any time.
Fatigue is very common during cancer treatment and is an overwhelming feeling of exhaustion that is not usually relieved by rest. While on cancer treatment, and for a period after, you may need to adjust your schedule to manage fatigue. Plan times to rest during the day and conserve energy for more important activities. Exercise can help combat fatigue; a simple daily walk with a friend can help. Talk to your healthcare team for helpful tips on dealing with this side effect.
Your oncology care team can recommend medications to relieve diarrhea. Also, try eating low-fiber, bland foods, such as white rice and boiled or baked chicken. Avoid raw fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals and seeds. Soluble fiber is found in some foods and absorbs fluid, which can help relieve diarrhea. Foods high in soluble fiber include: applesauce, bananas (ripe), canned fruit, orange sections, boiled potatoes, white rice, products made with white flour, oatmeal, cream of rice, cream of wheat, and farina. Drink 8-10 glasses on non-alcoholic, un-caffeinated fluid a day to prevent dehydration.
Decrease in Appetite or Taste Changes
Nutrition is an important part of your care. Cancer treatment can affect your appetite and, in some cases, the side effects of treatment can make eating difficult. Ask your oncology care team about nutritional counseling services at your treatment center to help with food choices.
- Try to eat five or six small meals or snacks throughout the day, instead of 3 larger meals.
- If you are not eating enough, nutritional supplements may help.
- You may experience a metallic taste or find that food has no taste at all. You may dislike foods or beverages that you liked before receiving cancer treatment. These symptoms can last for several months or longer after treatment ends.
- Avoid any food that you think smells or tastes bad. If red meat is a problem, eat chicken, turkey, eggs, dairy products and fish without a strong smell. Sometimes cold food has less of an odor.
- Add extra flavor to meat or fish by marinating it in sweet juices, sweet and sour sauce or dressings. Use seasonings like basil, oregano or rosemary to add flavor. Bacon, ham and onion can add flavor to vegetables.
Low White Blood Cell Count (Leukopenia or Neutropenia)
White blood cells (WBC) are important for fighting infection. While receiving treatment, your WBC count can drop, putting you at a higher risk of getting an infection. You should let your doctor or nurse know right away if you have a fever (temperature greater than 100.4), sore throat or cold, shortness of breath, cough, burning with urination, or a sore that doesn't heal.
Tips to preventing infection:
- Washing hands, both yours and your visitors, is the best way to prevent the spread of infection.
- Avoid large crowds and people who are sick (i.e.: those who have a cold, fever or cough or live with someone with these symptoms).
- When working in your yard, wear protective clothing including long pants and gloves.
- Do not handle pet waste.
- Keep all cuts or scratches clean.
- Shower or bath daily and perform frequent mouth care.
- Do not cut cuticles or ingrown nails. You may wear nail polish, but not fake nails.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before scheduling dental appointments or procedures.
- Ask your doctor or nurse before you, or someone you live with, has any vaccinations.
Low Red Blood Cell Count (Anemia)
Your red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to the tissues in your body. When the red cell count is low, you may feel tired or weak. You should let your doctor or nurse know if you experience any shortness of breath, difficulty breathing or pain in your chest. If the count gets too low, you may receive a blood transfusion.
Muscle or Joint Pain/Aches and Headache
Your healthcare provider can recommend medications and other strategies to help relieve pain.
Some patients may develop a rash, scaly skin, or red itchy bumps. Use an alcohol free moisturizer on your skin and lips; avoid moisturizers with perfumes or scents. Your oncology care team can recommend a topical medication if itching is bothersome. If your skin does crack or bleed, be sure to keep the area clean to avoid infection. Be sure to notify your oncology care team of any rash that develops, as this can be a reaction. They can give you more tips on caring for your skin.
Kidney Toxicity
This medication can cause kidney toxicity, which your oncology team will monitor for using blood tests to check your creatinine level. Notify your care team if you notice decreased urine output, dark colored urine, blood in the urine, or swelling in the ankles.
Less common, but important side effects can include:
- Lung Problems: Patients can develop an inflammation of the lungs (called pneumonitis) while taking this medication. Notify your healthcare provider right away if you develop any new or worsening symptoms, including shortness of breath, trouble breathing, cough or fever.
- Secondary Malignancies: There is a low risk of developing myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) when taking this medication. You will have blood tests done frequently to monitor your blood cell counts. Tell your healthcare provider if you are having any of the following side effects: weakness, weight loss, fever, frequent infections, blood in urine or stool, shortness of breath, feeling very tired, bruising or bleeding easily.
Reproductive Concerns
Exposure of an unborn child to this medication could cause birth defects, so you should not become pregnant or father a child while on this medication. Effective birth control is necessary during treatment and for at least 1 month after treatment. Even if your menstrual cycle stops or you believe you are not producing sperm, you could still be fertile and conceive. You should not breastfeed while taking this medication.


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List political ads' sponsors on Web
A House appropriations subcommittee last week prohibited the Federal Communications Commission from doing its job.
The FCC, by law, has long required broadcasters to maintain at the station public files about all political ads sold — including information about the names of sponsors or names of executives or board of directors of sponsoring entities, the amount paid and the time slot. The FCC, finally recognizing the 21st century, ordered in late April that major TV stations in large markets had to make this information available on the Internet — so the public has ready access.
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The National Association of Broadcasters, however, opposes this crucial advance. The group has already taken its case to the courts and to Congress — as is its right. The broadcasters' argument is that posting this information online is too burdensome and that it applies only to major television stations, omitting cable stations.
Perhaps these broadcasters — and the House subcommittee members — have not read the Supreme Court's opinion in Citizens United.
"With the advent of the Internet," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "prompt disclosure of expenditures can provide stockholders and citizens with the information needed to hold corporations and elected officials accountable for their positions and supporters. … Citizens can see whether elected officials are 'in the pocket' of so-called money interests … and disclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way. This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages."
Kennedy was right about the Internet — and the House subcommittee is wrong.
This election campaign has been extraordinary. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent by groups outside the political parties — groups with names like American Future Fund or Americans for Prosperity or Crossroads GPS — with no disclosure of their donors.

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Multi-core processors are the norm now and they make boot-up faster, your applications open faster, and those multi-taskers that have 27 apps open at the same time will notice a perkier machine.
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With the introduction of Windows 7, 64-bit processing has hit full-tilt. Without getting too 'geeky', applications utilize and share system resources better and performance gets a big boost. 64-bit systems can handle more RAM, as well, which can cut more time from your work.
Uncle Sam wants YOU – to upgrade!
The IRS has given businesses several incentives for upgrading their business equipment – including their PCs, laptops and servers.
Businesses can write off up to $125,000 of qualifying equipment purchases in 2012. This is commonly known as the Section 179 deduction. Under current law the maximum Section 179 deduction will decrease to $25,000 in 2013.
Businesses that have little or no profit in 2012 can still deduct the cost of new business equipment through bonus depreciation. Unlike the Section 179 deduction, bonus depreciation can create or add to a business loss. However, bonus depreciation only applies to qualifying property purchased and put in service on or before December 31, 2012.
Obviously, every business' situation is different and we highly recommend you check with your accountant to make sure you can utilize these deductions.
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Hi everyone!
I absolutely love reading Ashley's blog and so I feel very honored to be here while she's off on her fabulous vacation.
As a San Franciscan, my Fall inspiration lies on the opposite spectrum of the rest of America. You see, September is the start of San Francisco's summer. Currently, we live deep in fog and it is bitter cold here (for a Californian, bitter cold is 54 degrees).
But come September, the fog leaves us and be bask in long sunshine days, sunset sailboat rides under the Golden Gate Bridge and leisurely outdoor dinners. It's the perfect respite from the fog, to remind all of us city dwellers that SF is a fantastic place to live. That is, before our mild winter sets in.
So, for me, I'm inspired by...
This DVF maxi dress is perfect for our "Fall" summer.
A daybed to lounge around and soak in the sun.
And no Indian Summer is complete without some outdoor dining.
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Cop-veteran encounters take center stage at St. Croix County training event
HUDSON — Ask questions. Be patient. Diffuse.
That is how you approach a veteran in crisis, military servicemen told local law enforcement officers.
Two veterans, along with a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs social worker, explained the unique dynamics of such incidents during a training event last month at the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office.
The session, held March 31, gave officers a stark outline of what happens when a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder has an episode requiring law enforcement to respond.
Such encounters aren't unusual for officers from St. Croix and Pierce counties, but the Marines who presented at the meeting said it's important for cops to see it through a different perspective.
"It's such a serious subject," said Dan Navrestad, a U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and former drill instructor who trains reservists in Minneapolis. "It's important to me that young officers take it seriously."
St. Croix County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Tim Kufus was one of seven officers who attended the meeting, along with officers from Baldwin and Hammond.
Kufus, who serves as a negotiator on the department's Emergency Response Unit, said the training served as a good reminder.
"Anybody could have extremely traumatic crises that have happened to them in the past and no matter what, it might affect them forever," said Kufus, who successfully negotiated for three hours last year during an incident with a veteran armed with a gun. "You never know what someone has experienced in life and you should treat everyone with respect. And if they're in crisis, it might be for a very legitimate reason in their history."
Navrestad described an encounter that set him on edge:
He called police after a Twin Cities fender-bender in a grocery store parking lot. The responding officer approached Navrestad while he was on the phone with his insurance company.
The officer rushed him and commanded him to end his call. The order struck him as unnecessarily aggressive, as did the next command to produce his ID.
He did, instinctively fishing out his military ID card. The officer dismissed the military ID, telling him she "didn't care" about that and wanted his state-issued ID, Navrestad explained.
That set him into a rage he barely managed to contain.
"Right away, my military service and what I stand for meant nothing" to the officer, he told the assembled law enforcement members.
The lesson?
"Like my mom said, treat people the way you want to be treated," Navrestad said.
'What can I do to help you?'
He was joined by VA social worker Amy Wood and a Marine now serving in the U.S. Navy who identified himself to the group only as Shane.
Shane, who developed PTSD after serving 22 deployments, had a darker story to share.
He described memories from a night when he was feeling suicidal. He had contacted Navrestad, who called 911.
What happened afterward was an encounter that Shane said escalated faster than it needed to. And rather than being approached as someone who needed help, the aggressive interaction by law enforcement put him on the defensive and in combat mode.
Shane urged officers to take a non-threatening posture in those situations — at least when the veteran only represents a threat to himself.
"Tell me you got a call, ask, 'What can I do to help you?'" he told the group.
And Shane admitted it's not always so cut and dry.
Pierce County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Jason Matthys knows that can be the case.
"In many of those cases, the veteran has been self-medicating with alcohol or medications to help mask the pain or emotions that they are encountering," he said. "That, coupled with the veteran's familiarity with weapons and tactics makes the response from law enforcement to these calls more challenging."
A tense situation
Matthys recalled an incident near Spring Valley involving a veteran who had recently returned from deployment and was in crisis.
"He had lost one of his good friends in combat, felt he had no place to turn with his emotional pain and his wife was not able to offer the support he was seeking," Matthys said, adding that the man began to self-medicate with alcohol.
Those circumstances came to a head one night when, while highly intoxicated, the man dressed himself in camouflage, armed himself with a long gun and began shooting it off in his neighborhood.
Deputies ultimately arrested the man before he was referred to the VA hospital for psychiatric help.
The incident required negotiators to adapt to the situation as they learned more about the man's background.
"In this case as well as many, the negotiation tactics changed when the root cause of the issue was made known to law enforcement," Matthys said.
His counterpart in St. Croix County, Chief Deputy Scott Knudson, said he hopes training on the issue helps officers in the field more prepared for the next time they handle a veteran in crisis.
"It's important that we educate ourselves in other areas that may require a different approach," he said.


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As a young boy in Britain in the 1950s, Phil Collins became fascinated by the story of the Battle of the Alamo as he watched the television series "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier".
As a multimillionaire rock musician, he satisfied that obsession by amassing a trove of memorabilia and artefacts related to the famous 1836 battle in which Mexican forces massacred the fort's Texan defenders.
Collins, 63, has now said that he will donate what is believed to be the world's largest private Alamo collection, which he had kept at his home in Switzerland, to the Alamo museum in San Antonio, Texas.
Such is the scale of the donation, which cost more than a million dollars to assemble, that a new pavilion will have to be built to display the items when they go on show in October.
"Some people would buy Ferraris, some people would buy houses, I bought old bits of metal and old bits of paper," the former Genesis drummer and vocalist.
In all Collins is handing over more than 200 pieces of memorabilia to the museum. It will be shipped at his expense to Texas.
The artefacts include Crockett's rifle - one of only four still in existence, a Mexican officer's belt buckle and an original Bowie Knives - made famous by Jim Bowie, who died in the battle.
Other items include cannonballs, musket balls, rusting chunks of metal fired by the beleaguered defenders after they ran out of ammunition, powder flasks and a leather shot pouch.
Collins said his favourite item of all is a receipt for a saddle sold by John W Smith, a messenger who rode through Mexican lines to plead for reinforcements.
Collins, who grew up in Hounslow, west London, had been a devotee of the Alamo since the seeing Fess Parker portray Davy Crockett.
"I've had a love affair with this place since I was about 5 years old," Collins said.
He first visited the Alamo, now the most popular tourist attraction in Texas, when Genesis toured America in 1973.
"I was just spellbound when I first saw it in person," he recalled.
"Having lived all my life, to see it in books and movies and the pictures in magazines, it was really quite extraordinary."
Mark Loeffler, spokesman for the Texas Land Office, said the donation was priceless.
"This collection belongs at the Alamo and for the people of Texas. It is an incredibly generous donation."


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Egg Salad Sandwich for Tasty and Nutritious Low-carb Breakfast
Egg salads in so many ways! And here is one more – in a sandwich. The addition of bacon is a near-perfect balance of sweet, smoky, crusty, and saltiness in this sandwich. Definitely, egg salad sandwich is the most delicious breakfast on my weekly menu. Try it and you'll love it, too.
Egg Salad Sandwich
The recipe makes 2 servings. Preparation time is 15 minutes, plus 10 minutes cooking.
Ingredients that you need:
For egg salad
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons mustard
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
For wraps
- 4 slices low-carb bread (or 4 buns)
For sandwiches
- 4 slices smoked bacon
- 1/2 cup baby spinach
- 1 tomato, thinly sliced
- 1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled and thinly sliced
At first, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and fry until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Remove from the skillet to a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
Place eggs in a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute. Cover eggs with a tight-fitting lid and remove from heat. Set aside for 8-10 minutes. Drain well and let cool before peeling and dicing.
In a large bowl, roughly mash the eggs with mayonnaise, red wine vinegar, mustard, salt, and pepper, to taste.
Serve sandwiches on low-carb bread with bacon, egg salad, spinach, tomatoes, and avocado.
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Etihad Airways is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2003, the company has been already granted many international awards including several World Travel Awards and the Skytrax Award in 2012.
GP's specialists started from integration of the unified XML gateway GP HUB into the back-end-system of the airline. Then we installed connectors to international suppliers to expand the selection of tourism products on the Client's booking portal.
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TEN MORAL MOMENTS IN THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN @ Chester Library
Thursday, February 15 @ 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Throughout Lincoln's entire life family, neighbors, lawyers, political allies and enemies alike were taken aback by this tall 'prairie lawyer' who was a poorly dressed 'westerner' with little formal education, a western 'twang' in his voice and a penchant for telling stories and jokes. Yet when he spoke….or acted….on behalf of causes, people or principles….people took note of how devoid he was of malice, self-interest, greed or the need to simply 'win' cases or elections. Come hear ten stories of Abraham Lincoln that exemplified his moral character both in his personal and political life. Presented by Glenn W. LeBoeuf, a historian who has been studying our 16th president for over 40 years. Register at www.chesterlib.org.
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The Alpha 50 model comprises of a 5" woofer that delivers bass and mid. The polyglass cone is loaded in a large laminar port. The aluminium inverted dome tweeter works in harmony with the woofer delivering a total frequency range of 45Hz up to 22kHz.
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National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) is the national trade association representing the U.S. textile industry and its stakeholders. On behalf of U.S. yarn, fabric, industry suppliers and U.S. fiber producers, NCTO represents the textile industry on issues of national interest regarding the manufacturing of textile products in the United States.
American Cotton Shippers Association is the spokesman for private cotton merchants of the United States on national and international matters. Organized in 1924, its members perform the essential function of risk-taking from purchasing cotton from producers through delivery to consuming mills. ACSA consults with other industry segments in developing sound cotton legislation and programs, participates in the formation of contracts and trading rules in domestic and foreign markets and provides to its members immediate information on world cotton events.
Its programs are carried out by volunteers on standing committees covering various facets of the industry. Relations with the National Council of Textile Organizations are handled by ACSA's Domestic Mills, Warehouses and Overland Transportation Committee.
Founded in 1971, Amcot is an international sales force working directly for American cotton growers. With a global network of offices and textile mill contacts, and the support of over 40,000 cotton growers, Amcot offers mills a year-round, dependable cotton supply in all volumes and qualities.
The United States' four major cotton marketing cooperatives are the owner/members of Amcot. They are Calcot, Ltd., PCCA (Plains Cotton Cooperative Association), Staplcotn (Staple Cotton Cooperative Association) and SWIG (Southwestern Irrigated Cotton Growers).
In 2002 a joint meeting of the Cotton Committee of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc., succeeded by the National Council of Textile Organizations, Inc. in 2004, the SMR Study Committee of the American Cotton Shippers Association, and Amcot authorized a reprinting of the Southern Mills Rules (including the American Pima Rules), the Rules and Regulations of the Cotton States Arbitration Board, and an Outline of Services Available under both sets of Rules.
These have been combined into this single booklet for the convenience of members.
This 2004 edition of Southern Mill Rules incorporates the previous 2002 edition.
This edition also incorporates amendments to the Procedures of the Board of Appeals pertaining to changes in procedures, effective on and after August 1, 2004 as agreed upon by the NCTO, ACSA, and Amcot.
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With the organization of the American Cotton Shippers Association in 1924, the American Cotton Manufacturers Association agreed to jointly sponsor trading rules for the shipment of cotton to southeastern mills. The Southern Mill Rules were agreed to in 1925. Previously, trades were governed by the Carolina Mill Rules of 1915, or by individual mill terms.
In the early 1900's, most cotton textile manufacturers were located in New England. Contracts between merchants and mills were made under the New England Mill Terms and quality arbitrations were handled by the New England Cotton Buyers Association located in Boston, Mass. With the movement of textile manufacturers to the southeastern states and the merger of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association with the northern Cotton Textile Institute in 1949, creating the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, Inc., the New England Mill Terms were rescinded in the 1950's.
The Southern Mill Rules are under constant study by the sponsoring organizations. Revisions to meet changed conditions of trade are considered yearly in a meeting between the Cotton Committee of NCTO, the Executive Committee of the Domestic Mills Committee of ACSA, and Amcot.
1. The following rules shall be known and designated as Southern Mill Rules, and where Southern Mill Rules are referred to in any contracts for the sale of cotton, it shall be conclusively presumed that the rules referred to are those herein set forth. When no rules are specified, these rules are to apply on transactions between buyers and sellers who are members of the National Council of Textile Organizations, the American Cotton Shippers Association, and Amcot.
2. A clear understanding of contracts in every particular must be had at the time of sale by both buyer and seller, and all contracts for the sale of cotton must be confirmed promptly in writing by both parties to the contract.
3. All bids and offers shall, unless otherwise specified, be subject to immediate acceptance.
4. Bids and offers "good for the day" shall expire at 5:00 p.m. at the place from which they are made, unless rejected and/or canceled in the meantime expressly or by a counter bid or offer.
5. An offer "good until canceled" shall be good until advice of cancellation is received, but in no event longer than ten business days.
6. All contracts for the purchase and sale of cotton shall be based on Official Cotton Standards of the U.S.A., unless bought or sold on actual samples or types. In sales of even running grades, five percent of the cotton may be a grade below the grade specified, if offset by an equal percentage of the cotton a grade above the grade specified.
7. Where a contract is for an average grade and the contract expresses that no cotton is deliverable below a grade specified, there must not be an excess of the lower grade over the higher grade specified, and the buyer may reject any excess. The seller must not include in any shipment any cotton below the lowest grade specified.
8. When cotton is bought or sold on type or actual samples, the buyer may reject any bales not equal to the specified type or samples in all respects. On cotton due within the next 45 days, buyer to approve samples within 10 business days of receiving samples. When cotton is bought on HVI data, buyer to approve the data within five (5) business days of receiving data.
9. Long staple cotton shall be defined as cotton of a staple 1-1/4 inch and longer. Short staple cotton shall be defined as cotton of a staple shorter than 1-1/4 inch cotton, regardless of the territory from which it is shipped.
10. When long staple cotton is bought or sold on a grade specification, unless otherwise specified, the "B" preparation of the grade specified, as promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, shall govern as to preparation. When cotton is bought or sold on color of one grade and leaf of another grade, unless otherwise specified, the "B" preparation of the lower grade specified shall govern.
11. When short staple cotton is bought or sold of one grade standard for color and leaf of another, unless otherwise specified, the preparation is to be equal to the lower grade standard specified.
12. No cotton of irrigated growth can be delivered against contract unless sold as such, and no cotton of irrigated growth can be delivered against contract when sold on actual samples or type unless described as such.
Where the terms "raingrown" or "irrigated" are used without more detailed growth specification, the first shall be interpreted to mean all cotton of U.S. growth other than that grown in California, Arizona, New Mexico (excepting cotton grown in Lea County, New Mexico), and the Pecos and El Paso Valleys of Texas, which shall be regarded as irrigated.
12A. No cotton that has been reginned, recleaned, blended or reprocessed, nor cotton that has been sledded nor cotton that has been machined after the first ginning process, can be delivered against contract unless described as such.
13. When cotton is sold subject to approval of samples, before shipment, seller must submit samples to the buyer for approval according to the contract. Samples are the property of the seller until the buyer approves them. If they are not approved, they are to be returned immediately. If the buyer fails to approve samples, seller may demand arbitration, in which case samples must be put up with both buyer and seller, or their
representatives, present and sent to Cotton States Arbitration Board for arbitration, their finding to be final save when the cotton passed by the Board arrives at destination, the buyer may have samples drawn and sent to the Board for comparison with samples originally passed by the Board, and the buyer may reject any cotton that, on comparison of samples, the Board finds not equal to original samples in all respects.
14. Cotton sold for prompt shipment must be shipped, and bills of lading or mutually acceptable equivalent issued therefore, within fourteen business days from date of sale. Cotton sold for immediate shipment must be shipped, and bills of lading or mutually acceptable equivalent therefore issued within seven business days from date of sale.
All cotton sold for shipment in one or more months or fifteen business days subsequent to date of contract shall be known as forward shipment cotton.
15. When a sale is made for shipments in a given month, cotton must be shipped and bills of lading, or mutually acceptable equivalent therefore, issued within the month specified.
16. The seller is not to be held responsible for non-performance caused by act of God, fire, war, riot, strikes, floods, embargo, car shortage, or quarantine which affects the cotton contracted for by him for fulfilling his sale. In all cases where the seller claims that the non-performance is due to these causes mentioned, the seller shall give notice to the buyer on the expiration of the shipment period, and within two business days after the end of the specified shipment period, by registered mail, or otherwise deliver to the buyer an affidavit showing positive reasons for the non-performance. If such affidavit is not furnished, the buyer may close the contract in accordance with Rule 54.
16A. If, for any reasons except those mentioned above, the seller fails to make shipment or delivery within the time specified in the contract, the buyer may close the contract in accordance with Rule 54.
16B. If the buyer refuses to accept delivery of cotton within 20 business days from the end of the shipping period, the seller may give the buyer a written "intent to ship" which shall include a tag list of the cotton to be shipped. If the buyer continues to refuse delivery or fails to respond to the seller's notice of "intent to ship", the seller may, at 20 business days after the end of the shipping period or 20 business days after the receipt by buyer of the written "intent to ship", whichever is later, close the contract in accordance with Rule 54.
17. All bills of landing accompanying drafts must show the initials and numbers of the cars, the number and marks of bales therein, and the weights shown on bills of lading must agree with the invoice weight.
18. On contracts of less than 100 bales, the seller may make shipment in lots of five or more bales, but on contracts for 100 bales or more, shipments must be made in not more than two lots per 100 bales.
19. All contracts for the sale of cotton must be filled and received by the parties making the contracts. No change shall be allowed in the original seller or buyer with whom the original contract was made unless written consent is given by such buyer or seller, except in the case of bona fide sale or merger of firms involved.
20. All cotton delivered must be properly protected from weather, and delivered to mill or destination Monday through Friday during normal mill receiving hours as designated by the buyer. Cotton arriving on a buyer's scheduled receiving day, but after receiving hours, will be accepted the next cotton receiving day.
21. Unless otherwise expressed in the contract, seller will draw at sight on buyer or submit invoice for payment with bill of lading attached, or other mutually acceptable equivalent attached for the purchase price of cotton described in invoice; draft to be without exchange or collection charges. Any demurrage accruing from cotton arriving before the draft or bill of lading must be paid by the seller. Any demurrage accruing where proper documentation and delivery arrangements have been followed must be paid by the buyer.
22. In cases where buyer elects to specify a particular bank through which payment is to be effected, the buyer shall be held liable for any loss the seller may sustain in that bank, or due to any action of that bank on account of routing payments through same.
23. Buyer not paying drafts within five (5) business days, or invoices within five (5) business days after delivery of cotton at specified destination shall pay the then current prime cotton interest rate on face of same until paid and an additional penalty of one-half cent per pound for cotton represented by draft or invoice. This clause does not give buyer any right to delay payment and any failure to pay within the prescribed period will entitle seller to relief for breach of contract pursuant to all remedies available at law or equity, including injunctive relief and the right to close the contract for cotton scheduled for later shipment.
24. On sales with weight settlement on arrival of cotton at destination, should such weights show an excess or loss as compared with invoice weights, settlement shall be made by each party for such excess or loss.
25. All contracts for immediate or prompt shipment must contemplate the shipment of cotton of the running weight in the territory of origin. Contracts for forward delivery shall be based on a net weight of 500 pounds per bale at destination with privilege of a variation of one-half of one percent either way, adjusted on each month's delivery, and if necessary to bring the actual weight of cotton delivered within the total weight of contract thus calculated, the seller shall deliver more or less bales than the number stated on the contract as the case may require. No bales of cotton under 325 pounds net weight shall be delivered under any contract. Dissatisfaction with weights delivered to buyer must be reported by buyer to seller or his agent, within fifteen business days from receipt of shipment. The seller must furnish the buyer with invoice and detailed weight sheet showing weight of each bale of cotton shipped.
26. The buyer must weigh all cotton as promptly as possible, but not later than seventy-two hours after receipt at destination, unless precluded from doing so by unavoidable delay such as an act of God, riot, strikes, etc., before samples or bands are removed or unless too damp or wet to be weighed with reasonable accuracy, in which event seller must be notified so that he may send representative to inspect cotton if he so desires. Buyer must furnish seller promptly with statement, certified and signed by the weigher, showing mark and weight of each bale by tag numbers invoiced, except in cases where impossible to do so on account of bales having lost tags, and when trucks are weighed "full" and "empty", provided buyer furnishes seller weights by fax within one business day after arrival of truck at destination. Buyer's failure to weigh and produce weight statements in accordance with the above provisions shall constitute Buyer's approval of Seller's invoice weights as final.
27. Claims for loss in weight or payment for gain in weight must be made within seven business days from receipt of the cotton, or of the last portion of the shipment. This time may be extended to ten business days where conditions render such extension necessary. Sworn certificates of buyer's weigher, as well as the serial numbers of both boxcar
seals and whether broken or not upon arrival, shall be forwarded when requested by seller.
28. Cotton shall be kept intact by buyer for five business days after receipt of notice of claim for loss in weight, and shall be reweighed within ten business days in the presence of the representative of each party upon the demand of the seller, and the entire lot shall be reweighed unless the parties shall mutually agree upon some satisfactory method of averaging the weight of a representative portion of the lot. If the reweights of the cotton show a gain of weight in excess of three pounds per bale over the buyer's receiving weights, the buyer shall pay the actual cost of reweighing, otherwise seller pays same. If buyer fails to keep the cotton intact in accordance with this Rule, seller's invoice weights shall be final. Final payment based on arbitration weights or weights determined in accordance with this section.
29. Samples shall not weigh over one-half pound per bale. When cotton is reweighed, this allowance shall be made for samples; and allowance shall be made for actual tare removed.
30. The sale of American Upland cotton will be on the basis of net weights. The net weight of each bale is to be determined by deducting its actual tare. Sellers are to furnish the buyer, before arrival of the cotton at its destination, a tag list showing the bale number, tare and either the gross or net weight of each bale. The buyer shall furnish the seller a receiving weight sheet showing the seller's bale number, actual tare deducted and either the gross or net weight of each bale, or each bale may be weighed with the net weight of the total shipment determined by subtracting the total weight of the tare from total gross weight. The invoice allowance, on bales covered with tare approved by the Joint Industry Bale Packaging Committee and by the Commodity Credit Corporation, shall be that agreed upon by the Joint Industry Bale Packaging Committee and the Commodity Credit Corporation.
31. Notice of claims for variations in invoice tare allowances must be given seller by buyer within twenty business days from receipt of cotton. If seller wishes to make test of tare he must, within five business days of receipt of such notice, advise the buyer in writing of his purpose to do so and must, within ten business days of receipt of such notice, send his representative to the place where the cotton is situated and with the representative of the buyer apply the official tare weights schedule specified by the Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee to determine the variations, if any. Where the delivery of cotton is accepted by the buyer at some other warehouse than its own, notice of variations in invoice tare allowances herein before provided for must be given within twenty business days after arrival of cotton from such warehouse at the place where it is to be used.
32. All claims for variations in invoice tare allowances must be filed within nine months from receipt of cotton.
33. When shipments of cotton arrive at destination, large and fair samples of each bale shall be taken by the buyer after the cotton is weighed, and from well within the bales, and shall be properly held for future inspection.
34. Claims as to quality excluding contract averages must be made within ten business days from the date of the receipt of the shipment except, when cotton is deliverable in monthly installments, the claims shall be made on or before the tenth (10th) day of the calendar month following a shipment. This time may be extended to twenty business days, where conditions render such extension necessary, but no claim shall be extended after twenty business days.
35. The seller must notify the buyer, within five business days from receipt of the buyer's notice of claim for defective quality, of his desire to investigate the claim and must, within ten business days from the date of such notice, either personally or by his duly authorized representative, inspect the cotton in dispute or make such examination of the buyer's claim as he may desire, with the view of making a voluntary and friendly settlement or adjustment of the claim.
36. Gin cut cotton is not deliverable on any contract unless sold on actual samples or against type; nor can damaged cotton be delivered. If there should be any disagreement as to whether or not cotton is merchantable, the official controller under the Southern Mill Rules shall make the determination on the basis of the Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee's "Guide for Cotton Bale Standards," which shall be binding on the seller and buyer.
36A. The buyer must claim for externally damaged bales within 3 business days after bales are unloaded at destination. Claims shall be made in writing by fax to the seller showing mark and bale number of damaged bales. Any externally damaged bales not claimed on by buyer in writing within three business days after arrival shall be considered
accepted by the buyer for packaging, bale condition, and density.
37. Claims for fraudulently packed bales of cotton shall be made within ten business days of the discovery of such fraudulent packing, but must be made within one year from the time cotton is received at destination.
38. All claims and controversies between the seller and buyer arising out of contracts for the sale of cotton, such as claims or controversies relating to quality, on request of either party to the contract, shall be arbitrated under the rules of the Cotton States Arbitration Board and by this Board, and their finding shall be final. (Cotton States Arbitration Board is that Board set up by the National Council of Textile Organizations, the American Cotton Shippers Association, and Amcot for the arbitration of all differences as to quality.)
39. All disputes between buyer and seller, except as to quality, shall be referred to the Board of Appeals upon request of either party, and the decision of the Board of Appeals shall be final. In addition, the Board of Appeals shall render a decision, which decision shall be final, upon request of either party, in case of a dispute between two shippers or between two mills as to the matters listed in the previous sentence where either party is a member of at least one of the organizations listed in Section I and where both parties have agreed in written contract to abide by the Southern Mill Rules and to abide by the decision of the Board of Appeals in the event of a dispute. No person interested in the matter involved shall serve as a member of this Board. The Board is set up by the President of the National Council of Textile Organizations, appointing one member; the President of the American Cotton Shippers Association, in consultation with Amcot, appointing one member, and these two members, if in disagreement, shall appoint a third member, and the members shall also appoint a secretary.
40. If the claim or controversy shall relate to quality, the samples drawn by the buyer under the provisions of Rule 38, shall be submitted to the arbitrators unless the seller claims the right to have new samples drawn, in which event samples of the cotton shall be drawn by or in the presence of the buyer and seller, or their duly authorized representatives. If through the action of the buyer, it shall be impossible to draw samples as herein provided, the cotton shall be presumed of the quality invoiced.
41. Expense of the arbitration shall be borne by buyer and seller in the same proportion as the respective parties may win or lose in the award made by the arbitration.
42. All cotton rejected by buyer against contract must be replaced by delivery of an equal quantity as the cotton rejected, and of the quality of cotton specified in the contract, within fourteen business days of mutual agreement regarding rejections, or of final decision by arbitration as herein provided for. Should any portion or all of the rejected cotton not be replaced, or should the cotton replacing rejections not be according to contract, then the buyer shall have the right to close the contract pursuant to Rule 54 as to the rejected bales not replaced.
43. When all or any part of shipment or delivery is rejected, cotton may be arbitrated only for the deficiency for which cotton is rejected.
44. For handling and warehousing rejections, it shall be the privilege of the buyer to charge the seller $4.50 per bale or minimum wage, whichever is higher, and in addition to charge the prime cotton interest rate in effect on August 1 of each year on all rejections from date payment is made by buyer to date of reimbursement by seller
45. Seller must give buyer shipping instructions on rejections and reimburse buyer for rejections within ten business days after receiving arbitration outturn or date of mutual agreement as to the quality deficient. It shall be the responsibility of the buyer to exercise all reasonable care of rejected bales until such time as they can be moved. If a total shipment is rejected because micronaire and/or individual HVI specification average falls outside the contractual limits, buyer shall, at his option, reject enough bales outside the limits to bring the rest of the shipment into the contractual limit, if the number of bales to be rejected does not exceed 25%.
46. On cotton sold for forward shipment, unless otherwise specified, buyer shall have the right to fix price at any time up to the first notice day for month on which price is based. Sellers option thereafter. A clear understanding of fixations must be held at the time of fixation by both buyer and seller and that all execution orders to fix must be confirmed immediately in writing by seller and acknowledged immediately by buyer.
47. On cotton sold for forward shipment at fixed price or buyer's or seller's call and where the price has been fixed but the cotton has not been shipped, with a variation in the market of one cent per pound either way; it is the privilege of either the buyer or the seller to call for margins to offset. However, on any portion of the cotton not shipped within the time limit set forth in the contract, except when the shipment is not yet due or when the non-shipment is due to buyer's unreasonable delay of appointments, seller shall not be entitled to margin call, but on any cotton not shipped within the time limit specified in the contract, buyer does have the privilege to call for margin to offset.
A request for variation margin should be confirmed in writing by the party making the request. The party receiving the request shall have twenty-four hours to remit, by either wire transfer or overnight mail, the variation margin that is due the requesting party.
48. When the cotton has been shipped and invoiced on provisional price and in possession of the buyer and price not fixed, a variation in the market of one cent per pound either way, margins are to be covered by the buyer or seller as the case may be.
49. When the contract specifies that the cotton shall be landed, the price agreed upon shall include freight to destination and delivery free of cost to the buyer at the place designated; and the risk of the seller shall terminate and the risk of the buyer shall attach upon the arrival of the cotton at the destination specified. The seller shall guarantee actual delivery of the cotton at destination. Cotton lost or destroyed in transit shall be replaced with like cotton, which shall be shipped within fifteen business days from the date of notice of such loss or destruction.
50. Unless the contract specifies that the cotton shall be landed at destination, the cotton shall be at the risk of the buyer from the time of the issuance of bill of lading, and buyer shall pay all invoices accompanying bills of lading covering such cotton whether delivered, lost, or destroyed in transit, and the seller shall not replace such cotton.
51. When nothing is said as to whether compressed or uncompressed cotton is to be delivered, either may be delivered at the option of the seller, but no so-called high density — that is, cotton that is compressed to a density of 32 pounds to the cubic foot or more — shall be delivered without the consent of the buyer.
52. Buyer and seller shall have the privilege of incorporating any other rules, not in conflict with the spirit of the above rules, in their contracts.
53. In the event of questions of growth, the seller shall, upon and within ten days of such request, furnish the buyer, with his written certification, under oath if required by buyer, of the origin or growth in question. In the event seller fails to furnish the buyer with his written certification within ten days, under oath if required by buyer, or in the event the seller furnishes his written certification, under oath if required by buyer, of growth other than that contracted for and such certification shows the cotton to be of irrigated growth, where raingrown cotton is specified or raingrown cotton where irrigated cotton is specified, the buyer may close the contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 54.
Further, where seller fails to furnish the buyer with his written certification within ten days, under oath if required by buyer, or in the event the seller furnishes his written certification, under oath if required by buyer, or growth other than that contracted for, the buyer may, at his option, hold the seller in default on that portion of the contract and close the contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 54.
54. Buyer or seller shall be entitled to close any and all of the contracts that exist between the parties when any of the following has occurred:
A. Breach of Contract as described in Rules 16, 16A, 16B,
21, 23, or 42.
B. Failure to pay margins as required by Rules 47 and 48.
C. Breach of Contract as described in Rules 12, 12A or 53.
D. A party of the contract has filed for bankruptcy,
admits inability to perform as per the terms and
conditions of the contract, or evidence or circumstances
exist requiring either party to the contract to request
of the other sufficient proof of their financial ability
to perform and the failure to produce satisfactory
proof of same.
Buyer or Seller shall give the party committing a breach of contract five business days written notice of his intent to invoke closure.
The party invoking closure shall get three bona fide offers in writing for the identical quality and with identical terms to that contracted. Closure by Buyer shall be at the lowest of the three offers. Closure by the Seller shall be at the highest of the three offers. An additional ONE cent per pound penalty shall be assessed against the party in default.
Within eight (8) business days of the original notice of intent to close, the party closing the contract must provide the other party with a detailed statement, with copies of the offers obtained attached, showing any and all amounts due to either Buyer or Seller. The party owing market differences shall remit with good funds within three (3) business days of the statement date.


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3. The Lip Scrub By Sara Happ: There is noting as lovely as a soft and chap free lips! This is one lip scrub I want to try!
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Friday I got up and took B to school, let J sleep, and worked in my studio (dark, dank basement) enameling and soldering and playing. It was fabulous...will do a show and tell later.
Saturday, we made an impromptu decision to go visit J's "Pop" at Arlington Memorial Cemetary. Primitivo Mabborang Meman, 1910 - 1996, was born and raised in the Philippines. He joined the US Navy and served in World War II and Korea...he was a Pearl Harbor survivor.
B has on his game face...his dad and I reminded him to be respectful at all times and he took us seriously...my boy!
Since we were in the area, we decided to go to visit the Pentagon Memorial, honoring the 184 victims of the crash of American Airlines flight 77 into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. It was a beautiful day and the water in the little reflecting pools under the benches was sparkling in the sun and reflecting up onto the metal above...very moving.
Today we are celebrating J's 54th birthday! We went to the pool this afternoon, and will be having birthday cake and ice cream later, along with a few adult beverages, I envision. That is, if the cake hasn't completely fallen apart...J asked for German Chocolate cake, with the pecan and coconut frosting. I made it, but I did a half & half...using chocolate frosting for 1 half. The chocolate side is fine, but the pecan and coconut side keeps sliding off the cake. I think I am just going to scrape it all off and serve it in a bowl on the side!
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Prior to founding MK Asset Management, Mr. Margolis was involved with the property management and leasing of an over 3.0 million square foot portfolio for Industrial Building & Development Company (IBD), a private entrepreneurial firm that manages, leases, and develops industrial and retail real estate for its own portfolio. Mr. Margolis has also managed commercial and residential associations and rental buildings.
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I started smiling as soon as I saw the return address on the box waiting for me outside my front door this afternoon. It was something special from kalki!
Do you see how she actually color-coordinated the tissue paper to match the Post-Its? The girl is just. that. GOOD.
kalki sent Post-It pads for all my list-making, a fun (and yummy-smelling!) bath set, and an oh-so-cute pad of Target sticky notes! I'll think of her every. single. time. I use one of them. (There are 500!!!)
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A Year of Making is a product of no longer wanting to be a product. And of only doing things that truly excite me. It's all the stuff people always ask me about, the stuff I love to talk about and the things that disrupt my sleep in a good way.
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Art first, money later. This project is project-based. The making leads the way, the child-like curiosity and absorbtion in new thoughts and ideas within monthly pre-determined themes is the best fun I've had in a long time. So after I have fun, I'll see what comes to the surface as something to sell, because I do like earning money, I just don't want that to be what drives me anymore.
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My super simple business plan is to create an e-course explaining step-by-step how to make things. First thing I will teach is how to brew kombucha.


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Are you familiar with instagram? They finally came out with an app for android phones and I *might* be a tad obsessed;) In fact, I don't even think I have taken any photos with my regular camera since I added this to my phone. It is just too easy to snap a photo and make it look pretty right then;)
I even edited some pictures I took with my camera on my phone, ha!
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K wearing my sunglasses upside down
K giving Curious George a haircut
K playing with a new goody I brought home from work
at the strawberry farm
A at soccer practice
a yummy dinner I concocted: roasted cherry tomatoes and asparagus with pasta, pine nuts, white beans, parmesan cheese, and a light cream sauce
A when she lost her first top tooth last December
A on a carousel
A reading Harry Potter (she is SO loving it!!!)
Shaun showing the kids the fishy's mouth
A with her box of treasures
and oldie of A+K
K right now-shoes on the wrong feet because he insists on putting them on himself and a car for each hand
going to school-notice the jackets? it was pretty cool earlier this week!
pretty night sky
my cute backseat driver
sickie boy-had some tummy bug that A had
sleepy boy with his "bankwee" (blanky)
Are you on instagram? I am looking for some of my friends on there...my username is PamFSU29 on there, look me up!


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Parental e-mail flap continues in District 6 race
With the race for the Palm Beach County School Board District 6 race barely underway, a growing furor over e-mails sent to parents by challenger Joe Moore has spilled over into a totally different political race involving much-needed property tax revenue for the school district.
Incumbent Board Member Marcia Andrews and several parents like Karen Holme of Wellington and Erin Miles blasted Moore earlier this week for sending mass campaign e-mails to parents and questioning how he managed to get ahold of the e-mail addresses of parents in the first place.
"I am concerned about the seemingly inequitable provision of a public record and use of school district information for individual gain in a campaign for school board," Holme said in an e-mail to the district on Wednesday.
Andrews called Moore's e-mailing of parents "horrible" and "unethical" and at Wednesday's school board meeting repeatedly asked Superintendent Wayne Gent to investigate how Moore got access to the e-mail addresses of parents.
"We need to find out what happened," Andrews said. "I want people to know we don't do underhanded things."
Moore said he just approved the newsletter sent to parents and got the e-mail contacts from his political consultant, Rick Asnani of Cornerstone Solutions. Asnani said earlier this week that he has developed his lists of e-mail contacts over the years from a variety of public records request and other publicly accessible sources. The Florida First Amendment Foundation and University of Florida's Brechner Center for Freedom of Speech have both said that if parents e-mail a school about school business their e-mail addresses can be subject to public records requests.
Asnani also said some of the contacts on his lists could have come from when did political consulting for the school district four years ago on the renewal of a 25-cent property tax for arts and music teachers.
That statement set off Vice Chairman Frank Barbieri because the school district is again seeking renewal of that property tax in November and a private group is forming to help advocate for the renewal of that tax.
Barbieri said that if Asnani did any consulting on that property tax referendum he would consider it a conflict of interest to be helping the school district on one political campaign while also consulting for a political candidate running against a school board member. Barbieri said he didn't want Asnani to have access to parental e-mail addresses that could be used for a political candidate's e-mails.
Election laws prohibit government agencies like the school district from directly lobbying for a political campaign like a tax referendum so they have to form a private group to advocate for the tax renewal.
After Barbieri e-mailed Superintendent Wayne Gent several times this week asking him to look into the Asnani e-mail list issue and whether he would be doing any consulting on the property tax referendum, Asnani sent a letter to the school board on Wednesday.
In the letter Asnani says Cornerstone has never been retained or paid by the district for any services, but rather volunteered its services. He also said he never obtained any private e-mail contacts from the school district, but rather maintains contact lists for his clients that are all from sources "available to anyone in the public who wishes to take the time to research, acquire, build or store the data."
Asnani goes on in the letter to apologize "for any issues this one email may have created for the school board but as each of you know political campaigns can be seen as intrusive to voters. We always provide a way to opt-out of future communications."
Asnani said that he had planned to bid to work with the private group on the tax renewal referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot. But he said " we would be willing to step-aside if it will create a distraction or further controversies on the school board. While this has never been an issue in the past, our firm does not want to jeopardize the ability to retain our quality teachers and programs in Palm Beach County."
Andrews and Barbieri, who is not up for re-election until 2016, both said on Wednesday that despite the apology letter and Asnani saying he was willing to sit out the tax referendum this time, they still wanted Gent to investigate how Asnani got parental e-mail addresses.
Moore, Andrews and parental advocate Carla Donaldson face off at the Aug. 26 primary for the District 6 school board seat representing most of western Palm Beach County. If no one candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote the top two vote getters will face off in a November runoff.


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I have studied withSōgetsu teachers here in the U.S. and travelled to Japan for workshops several times. I am certified for issuing certificates. I am also a judge in the National Garden Clubs, Inc and can explain arrangements using the vocabulary of the principles of design. I have about 50 current students. I run the classes at home and at churches, except Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, MA which hires me to teach. I do ikebana demonstrations for groups of 15-250. I make 7-9 arrangements explaining theSōgetsu School way of arranging. I do 2 or 3 traditional ikebana and more free style arrangements.


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I am so so excited to share this with you, because I've been doing so much work behind the scenes on new products for my online shops and it's killing me! As you'll know by now, I've been working on more 50's goodies, and after launching my atomic phone cases earlier on in the year, I'm very proud to add my lovely new pin up girl tote bags to the collection… What do you think?!
My new lovely ladies are called Priscilla, Frenchie and Kitty and they are the perfect tote bags for carrying all your vintage shopping in. Aren't they darling? I hope you're excited as I am to see all the other things I've been working on . . . there's a lot more to come!
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Crescent City Sounds; Take it to the Streets
CCS #4 final mix SR master Marsalis narration Reel #1 (this is from old label, box may have been reused) Approximate date: 1993
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Radio Broadcast locally starting in January 1994, national feed began in June 1994. Two seasons of 26 programs each.
Weekly radio series featuring authentic Jazz and Blues music from New Orleans. Host Charmaine Neville, a native New Orleanian and jazz singer, provides a mixture of classic tracks and brand new recordings, along with her own commentary about the different artists and styles of music. Produced at WRBH on Magazine Street in New Orleans, and aired from Jan 7, 1994 to Sept 1, 1995. Recordings also include two 2-hour episodes covering segments of the 1994 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Charmaine Neville along with a production team that includes producer and script writer Kalamu ya Salaam, technical director Tim Green, executive producer Robert Lyons, and WGBH Radio Boston.
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Series release date: 1994
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Hosted by Charmaine Neville:
"Take it to the Streets" - Rebirth Brass Band: Take it to the Street / Rounder Records
"Rockin' Pneumonia & The Boogie Woogie Flu" - Huey Smith and Friends: Pitta Pattin' / Charly Records
"Hello My Lover" - Ernie K-Doe: I'm Cocky but I'm Good / Du Bat Records
"Hand Clappin' Song" - The Meters: Struttin' / Charly Records
"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" - Jessie Hill: New Orleans Rythm & Blues, Vol. Two / Rhino Records
"Working in the Coal Mine" - Lee Dorsey: New Orleans Rythm & Blues, Vol. Two / Rhino Records
"Keep a Knockin" - Rockin' Dopsie: Louisiana Music / Atlantic
"Sea Cruise" - Frankie Ford: New Orleans Party Classics / Rhino Records
"Fess Up" Dr. John: Goin' Back to New Orleans / Warner Bros.
"Misery" - Professor Longhair: Creole Kings of New Orleans / Specialty
"Soon I Will Be Done" - Marva Wright: Sanctified / Tipitina's Records
"I Needed Somebody" - Irma Thomas: Live! / Rounder Records
"Everybody Needs a Good Song" - Charmaine Neville: It's About Time / Gert Town Records
"When the Saints Go Marching In" - Zion Harmonizers: Best of New Orleans Gospel / Mardi Gras Records
"Lil Liza Jane" - Dirty Dozen Brass Band: New Orleans Party / Rhino
"My Feet Can't Fail Me Now" - Buckwheat Zydeco: Mardi Gras Party / Rounder Records
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