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the Iowan features Dream Green
Submitted by donna on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 11:39
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Dream Green Celebration
Submitted by donna on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 16:12
Cohosts James Moore and Stuart Tanner share their of journey creating the Dream Green series. Music from Jeffrey Hedquist, and comments from sustainable living professor, Lonnie Gamble.
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A Splendid Time Was Had By All
Submitted by james on Mon, 11/21/2011 - 10:30
We had a most beautiful gathering at the wind- & solar-powered Abundance EcoVillage S.E.E.D. Center Sunday to celebrate the wrap up of our 20-episode Dream Green radio series.
Thanks to all who came, and
to Crepe Escape's Christine Goodale for her amazing lunch spread including chestnut and butternut squash soups, spiced hot cider, bread with exquisite fixings (basil butter, humus, pesto, salad dressing) and fruit desert bars to die for, everything homemade,
to Great Taste's Steve Boss for helping with the menu,
to Rich Sims, Bob Ferguson & Brian Stains for prep and presence,
to Frank Cenatori (who'll be featured in a Bruce Springsteen tribute/KRUU benefit concert at the Sondheim Center Jan 20 & 21) and Jeffrey Hedquist (with his brand new CD) for providing beautiful song,
to Stuart Tanner for his most excellent slide & audio presentation (which we'll have up on this site soon),
to Lonnie Gamble for his moving congratulatory words in summary,
to Roland Wells for his never-ending sound support,
to Stuart Valentine, Ken Walton & Bill Dyer for S.E.E.D. Center logistics,
to the Dream Green team: Mo Ellis, Donna Schill (thanks for filming Sunday's proceedings), Christine Schrum, Tanell Pretorius, David Hurlin, Ryan Olson, Caleb Flynn, Roland, Stuart and James,
and to all our generous sponsors, as well as the Iowa Power Fund's Office of Energy Independence.
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Join Us for the Dream Green Series Wrap Up...
Submitted by james on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 18:31
at the S.E.E.D. Center in Fairfield Sunday, November 20th Noon to 2pm
Organic luncheon servings include homemade bread sandwiches, soup and salad as presented by CREPE ESCAPE's Christine Goodale, and GREAT TASTE's Steve Boss & Kathy DuBois. S.E.E.D. Center is adjacent to Abundance EcoVillage. Entertainment and brief presentations celebrating solar-powered KRUU-FM's 20-part statewide energy efficiency and sustainability series, funded by the community with a matching grant from the Iowa Power Fund's Office of Energy Independence. Heartfelt thanks to the community not only for making this series happen, but for making KRUU the Midwest's first solar-powered radio station and a vital part of Fairfield's do-it-yourself connect-the-dots inner outreach.
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DG20: Sustainable Conclusions
In the final segment, Dream Green series' co-hosts Stuart Tanner and James Moore sum up what they've found in their journey of discovery across the state highlighting success stories, cutting edge communities and best practices in energy efficiency. They'll talk about where Iowa is at, what they've learned, and where they see the state heading, sustainability-wise.
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Make Dream Green your own
Submitted by donna on Thu, 10/06/2011 - 11:21
Stuart and James have nearly completed their journey across Iowa, with only two programs left! Make sure to catch the final installments of Dream Green.
Dream Green will continue as an ongoing resource for schools, radio stations, businesses, and beyond here on our website, greeniowa.org.
This educational tool provides a comprehensive database of new and old technologies Iowans are using to power their lives.
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Submitted by james on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 21:35
A Look at MidAmerican Energy & Turbine Manufacturers Siemens and Clipper Windpower
This week "Dream Green" co-hosts Stuart Tanner and James Moore are talking about the wind in the 'sales' of some of Iowa's key players in the wind industry. Tune in online at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 29 at www.kruufm.com. (Rebroadcast Monday, October 3 at 7 a.m. Archives of series available at www.greeniowa.org.)
Des Moines-based MidAmerican Energy is number one in the nation in ownership of wind-powered electric generation among rate-regulated utilities. Around 20 percent of the company's electric generation capacity comes from renewable resources. When a new project involving 258 new wind turbines is completed in Iowa, over a quarter of the total capacity will come from wind. The project will add around 600 megawatts to MidAmerican Energy's generation portfolio, enough to power an additional 190,000 homes.
"There hasn't been a road we've taken across the state on this whole series where we haven't driven past big long wind turbine blades being pulled by trucks," said co-host James Moore. "When you realize MidAmerican, a utility company servicing Iowa and working with Iowan manufacturing, is projecting a 25% ratio of wind in its portfolio by 2012, you get the picture of Iowa's leading role in this area. We have a great discussion with company spokesperson Tina Pothoff."
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DG18: Green Alternatives: Rich Pirog & Amana Colonies
dreamgreen Iowans making a greener tomorrow... today.
Thursday, September 29 at 7pm
[Rebro Monday, Oct 3 at 7am]
This week co-hosts Stuart Tanner and James Moore speak with food advocate and educator Rich Pirog, who worked for 20 years at ISU's Leopold Center and this year took a position at Michigan State University, as well as Amana Society president John Peterson and Amana Farms manager John McGrath who give a walking tour of Amana Colonies' renewable methane digester.
Follow the journey across the state at www.greeniowa.org.
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A Small Town Doing Big Things
Submitted by james on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 09:08
Thursday, September 22 at 7pm [Rebro Monday, Sept 26 at 7am]
Join co-hosts Stuart Tanner and James Moore as they shine the Dream Green spotlight on Fairfield, Iowa with a visit to Ecovillage featuring a tour of Amy Greenfield and Troy Van Beek's sustainable home, and interviews with Mayor Ed Malloy, who was named by MSN.com to a nationwide list of 15 greenest U.S. mayors for the city's efforts on their go green initiative, and sustainability coordinator Scott Timm, who also works for the Iowa State University Extension Office.
Learn what great strides this entrepreneurial haven in the southeast corner of Iowa is making in terms of self-sufficiency and sustainability
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Dream Green September Schedule
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"Dream Green" Radio Series Gets Schooled on University of Iowa's Impressive Sustainability Practices
Contact: James Moore
Station Manager, KRUU-FM
Email: james@kruufm.com
"Dream Green" Radio Series Gets Schooled
on University of Iowa's Impressive Sustainability Practices
Interviews & Walking Tour to Air
Sept. 15, 7 p.m. on KRUU-FM
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DG16: University of Iowa's Integrated Sustainability Efforts
The Dream Green focus this week is on the remarkable sustainability efforts at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Co-hosts Stuart Tanner & James Moore speak with UI's Office of Sustainability director Liz Christiansen, energy director Glen Mowrey, power plant manager Ben Fish, environmental specialist Darice Baxter and take walking tours of UI's energy control center, power plant, energy district, and student gardens.
Follow the journey of discovery across the state at greeniowa.org.
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Submitted by james on Tue, 09/06/2011 - 02:28
Thursday, September 8th at 7pm on solar-powered KRUU-FM
This week Dream Green spotlights green policy with featured guests David Osterberg, founder and executive director of the Iowa Policy Project, and John Collins, associate chair of MUM's Sustainable Living Department.
Policy has played, and continues to play, a critical role in the growth of the green sector. Learn how Iowa became the first state in the U.S. to pass legislation promoting the use of renewable resources and about other alternatives that have worked elsewhere.
Former Iowa state representative David Osterberg was chairman of the House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee as well as the Agriculture Committee. In 1983 he was instrumental in getting the first green legislation passed in the country under then governor Terry Branstad. He ran as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 1998 and worked for one year as a consultant to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Osterberg holds an M.S. in water resources management and another in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an associate clinical professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Iowa. [Read more below.]
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Dr. Elaine Ingham & Francis Thicke
Thursday, September 1st at 7pm [rebroadcast Mon, Sept 5 at 7am on solar-powered KRUU-FM], the Dream Green series interviews microbiologist Elaine Ingham, founder of Soil Foodweb Inc. Recognized around the world as a leader in soil microbiology, Ingham is a key author of the USDA's Soil Biology Primer. In 2011, Ingham was named as The Rodale Institute's chief scientist. She also teaches courses at Maharishi University of Management.
Also featured is Francis Thicke, owner of Radiance Dairy Farm, an 80-cow, grass-fed organic dairy farm located in Fairfield with a number of sustainable components. After earning a PhD in soil biology, Thicke worked at the USDA in Washington, D.C., serving as the National Program Leader for Soil Science for the USDA-Extension Service. He and wife Susan returned to full-time farming in 1992. Thicke ran unsuccessfully for the position of Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa in 2010 as a member of the Democratic Party.
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Accessing Energy in Mount Pleasant
Submitted by stuart on Mon, 08/22/2011 - 05:47
Thursday, August 25 at 7pm
(Rebro Mon, Aug 29 at 7am)
on solar-powered www.KRUUfm.com
Access Energy is a different kind of company. It's a utilities company that is structured as a co-operative. In the company's own words: 'Every customer is an owner of the business. Unlike other electric utilities, your co-op exists to make sure your needs are met, not to make a profit. As a member-owner, you share in the margins earned in the form of dividend checks.' Yes, that's right. The profit the company makes is shared back with the owners of the company--the customers.
On the 2nd of August, with a heat index of nearly 120 degrees, James and I went to the annual general meeting. It's like a party celebration with a few speeches thrown in. We saw the customers of Access queuing up to receive their checks. I'm sure many of us wish our energy provider was a cooperative. But unfortunately, utilities are given the rights to operate exclusively in an area. So what you get depends on where you are.
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River Renaissance: Davenport's Green Shoots
Thursday, August 18 at 7pm [Rebro Mon 7am]
Founded in 1836, Davenport is the largest of the Quad Cities. With a population of almost 100,000, it is Iowa's third largest city. In 2007, Davenport, along with neighboring Rock Island, won the City Livability Award in the small-city category from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
The Dream Green series visits with Mayor Bill Gluba at his office and takes walking tours of the new 96,000 square foot LEED-certified police department, the wastewater facility which is saving the city $800,000 to a million dollars a year by trapping its own methane gas, award-winning compost facility and even a nature preserve called Nahant Marsh, one of the last remaining urban wetlands on the Upper Mississippi River.
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Submitted by stuart on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 16:33
Dream Green is featuring the Sustainable Living department at Maharishi University of Management in our latest Dream Green show. The leading lights of the department are Lonnie Gamble and David Fischer, both of whom have done so much to promote the creation of a sustainable future. It's fascinating to hear Lonnie talk about sustainability and renewable energy. His commitment and depth of knowledge are truly impressive. But we all know that even if we accept the need and logic of creating a sustainable future it's not necessarily
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Home is Where the Heartland Is
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4th at 7pm [Rebro Mon Aug 8th at 7am]
This week Stuart and I speak with Prof. Lonnie Gamble about a wide range of sustainability issues and take a walking tour of Maharishi University of Management's new Sustainable Living Center in our hometown of Fairfield, Iowa.
We also speak with Sustainable Living Dept faculty speak with Sustainable Living Dept faculty member Travis Cox and check in with two MUM sustainability students, Minca Borg and Jim Schleppenbach.
I call Prof. Gamble Lonnie Appleseed because he seems to plant seeds of possibility in every mind he touches and everywhere he goes. Join us for a lively discussion of all things green on Thursday, August 4th at 7pm CST on solar-powered www.kruufm.com.
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Dream Green August Show Schedule
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PowerFilm, Inc & Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
Next up, airing Thursday, July 28th on solar-powered KRUU-FM at 7pm, Stuart and I travel to Ames to check out a solar manufacturing company named PowerFilm, Inc., for a chat with co-founder and CEO Frank Jeffrey and president and COO Tim Neugent. This innovative company has been going since 1988, employs 100 people, recently hiring 10 new employees. They work closely with partner businesses, provide thin solar film for military applications like solar tents--even solar hats for night time reading!! Their latest venture is developing a flexible computer screen with Hewlett-Packard. We also take a walking tour of their facilities and learn about the intricate, complex manufacturing system involved in producing thin solar film.
We also meet with Bob Haug, director of the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, at their LEED-certified headquarters near Ankeny. IAMU represents more than 550 municipal electric, gas, water and telecommunication utilities statewide, and maintains a marketing relationship with more than 185 associate member businesses. Organized in 1947, the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities today is the largest organization of its kind in the country.
Read more about PowerFilm, Inc & Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
Spotlight on Dubuque
Dubuque is Iowa's oldest city. But it is one of the state's brightest examples of what's possible when city planning is inspired by active citizen and business participation, and guided by visionary leadership. The day we were there, the local newspaper headlines read: "City on its way to reducing greenhouse gases by 50%." Later that day, we learned that Dubuque was receiving the Governor's 2011 Environmental Excellence Award. Learn what Dubuque is doing right with its balanced and inclusive approach from Mayor Roy Buol and sustainability coordinator Cori Burbach. Thu Jul 21 at 7pm CST; Rebro Mon Jul 25 at 7am www.kruufm.com www.greeniowa.org
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What makes a city smart?
Submitted by donna on Sun, 07/17/2011 - 20:40
The Dream Green team went on a quest to the oldest city in Iowa to learn why this river town has gained a reputation not only for its years, but its wisdom. The Natural Resources Defense Council named Dubuque a 2010 Smarter City for Energy because of the local government's initiative and follow-through in creating sustainable city projects.
This episode of Dream Green will air in two weeks. It will feature a tour of Dubuque's manicured downtown and of its historic millwork district in the midst of green transformation, guided by Mayor Roy Buol and sustainability coordinator for the city, Cori Burbach.
Co-host Stuart Tanner comments:
If listeners want to find out who's at the leading edge of creating a sustainable city, Dubuque has made its case and it's pretty impressive. In the 1980's Dubuque's unemployment rate was higher than 20 percent, so the success they have had is not only about being nice to the planet but creating economic prosperity as well….
And that's why they have other interested parties knocking on their door to learn from their expertise, which they are willingly, sagely, and wisely sharing with others. It's very impressive, and really puts Dubuque on the map not only in the state but in the whole country.
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Deep Thoughts on Big Issues
Fred Kirschenmann is a deep thinker when it comes to making agriculture sustainable. He's had an organic farm since the 1960s and been involved with green issues in theory and practice for five decades. We ask him the tough questions on how to make agriculture sustainable. Fred argues that large-scale farming that relies on very few crops with little genetic diversity and large scale industrial economics is no longer viable. There are challenges coming - a less stable climate - the increasing cost of fuel - the shortage of fertilizer and the ageing of the current generation of farmers. We need a greater diversity of crops and to inspire a new generation of farmers who want to grow food for their local communities. Greater diversity of crops is better for the soil and more robust in a less stable climate. Fred's greatest hopes lie in changing from annual crops to perennial ones. It is quite amazing how much this will benefit the soil, water retention and the fundamental economics. Fred explains to us some of the more recent research that is helping to create perennial food crops that will greatly assist in this transformation to a more sustainable model.
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Exposing the Underpinnings of Industrial Agriculture
Submitted by donna on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 14:41
Iowa's agricultural empire is teetering on a shaky structure, according to Fred Kirschenmann, farmer and distinguished fellow for Iowa Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Ames.
A national and international leader in sustainable agriculture and owner of a 2,600-acre organic farm, Kirschenmann's insights cannot be taken lightly.
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Sustainable Agriculture Featured
On Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m., the Dream Green series will air interviews with some of Iowa's "greenest" agricultural advocates . Tune in online at www.kruufm.com as show hosts Stuart Tanner and James Moore talk sustainability with Fred Kirschenmann, former Director of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, and take a walking tour of the Hort Farm with Malcolm Robertson, Leopold Center staff.
"If we want to be sustainable and energy efficient in Iowa then clearly what happens in the agricultural sector is crucial," says "Dream Green" co-host Stuart Tanner. "The Leopold Center for sustainable agriculture is the place to go to find out what is happening and what needs to be done. In this week's broadcast, Fred Kirschenmann addresses the toughest questions on the issue of sustainability and agriculture. He has thought deeply about these issues for decades and has a practical knowledge based on running a 2,600-acre organic farm himself."
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One of the fastest-growing job markets in the United States, the need for certified nursing assistants is a strong one due to increased numbers of Baby Boomer adults getting to the age where they'll need a bit of assistance and extra health care options. The desire to become a CNA has a marked increase as the country's youth and experience adult workers alike realize the profitable health care industry career growth potential that starts with a CNA certification. With the demand constantly on the rise for CNA professionals, the future looks great for those who take up the many various offers for free CNA training.
With a free CNA training course, the source of training can come from many institutions. Often times the CNA hopeful will first look at local hospitals and health care organizations to find free training. There are also options at online courses with adult community colleges or online universities, job training groups offering free CNA training through a partnership with a medical facility, and other state-funded free CNA study programs geared to either introduce or improve CNA training throughout the state. With a number of learning methods, from traditional classroom instruction to clinical lab work, the CNA training is a fully-fledged educational experience that gives trainees a hands-on look into the career of a health care specialist.
As an effective means of hiring the right CNA candidate, there are many local opportunities to find a great free CNA training program by researching hospitals, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care organizations in a local area. In tandem with a local community college, these health care organizations will provide free CNA training as a mutually-beneficial act to keep their facility staffed with the latest CNA trainees who pass the CNA certification exam successfully. Prospective CNAs benefit by getting free training and having a secured job waiting for them after completing their programs, and the health care organization gets a steady stream of the best employees at the same time.
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Online courses for free CNA training is a final option that many prospective CNAs can utilize to get started with their health care industry career. These online courses are typically designed to work in tandem with a community college clinical lab elective or hands-on hospital experience, as simply having an online classroom training by itself will not satisfy the requirements of the CNA certification process. Speaking of certification, it should be noted that the costs of the CNA certification exam is not part of the free training process. Unless a hospital or health care organization is willing to cover the cost of the exam, the fee will have to be paid by the CNA trainee in order to begin their new CNA career.


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Immigration Rising on Bush's To-Do List
LA Times ^ | July 24, 2005 | By Peter Wallsten and Nicole Gaouette
Posted on 07/24/2005 8:59:44 AM PDT by SC33
Immigration Rising on Bush's To-Do List The White House wants to build a coalition to court Latinos and marginalize hard-liners. By Peter Wallsten and Nicole Gaouette, Times Staff Writers WASHINGTON — Worried that the tone of the immigration debate is pushing Latinos away from the Republican Party, the White House is working with political strategists to create a broad coalition of business groups and immigrant advocates to back a plan President Bush could promote in Congress and to minority voters in the 2006 elections.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; amnesty; border; bordersecurity; bordersellout; bush; bush43; bushamnesty; business; congress; crime; house; illegal; illegalaliens; immigrantlist; immigration; immigrationplan; invasionusa; senate; term2
1 posted on 07/24/2005 8:59:45 AM PDT by SC33
To: SC33
Open the borders in exchange for votes, that is the solution to this political conundrum.
2 posted on 07/24/2005 9:02:02 AM PDT by Now_is_The_Time (They hate us because we're better.)
Sorry, but I know hard liner democrats who are sick and tired of the open borders. I doubt this is an issue that is going to come down to repubs vs democrats.
3 posted on 07/24/2005 9:04:05 AM PDT by SouthernFreebird
To: SouthernFreebird
If the White House sells us out like this, then we deserve to be called the party of Corporate America.
Worried that the tone of the immigration debate is pushing Latinos away from the Republican Party
Immigration and borders could be handled in a manner that the hispanic population could respect. After all, those who immigrated legality are losers when illegal immigration is allowed to proceed without limit. The main problem is that any step taken will be demonized by the democrats. And whipped into a frenzy of republican bashing. The average hispanic will fall for this scree because they are tuned into the democratic version of handouts. The republicans are correct to take a careful position here, and it is not because they want cheap labor for their hotels and ranches. (Although they take these benefits if they can.)
5 posted on 07/24/2005 9:12:36 AM PDT by KC_for_Freedom (Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
"There's two voices right now, and the noisy one is what I call the slam-the-borders crowd," Armey said. "The voice we want to speak with — and the one that will be in unison with President Bush — is the voice that echoes those marvelous words on the Statue of Liberty."
What a load of crap! The "slam-the-borders crowd" wants them slammed so we can the begin an orderly entry process, not to keep people out forever.
"To me, the Tancredo wing appeals to the more prurient character of our nature," Armey added. "We want to talk to the better angels of our nature."
He means the greedy/vote-pandering angels.
Organizers say the new coalition is patterned after groups formed to press for Bush's overhaul of Social Security and his successful 2003 push for a Medicare prescription drug program — a new aspect of Republican strategy in which corporations and other interest groups are tapped to help move public opinion in favor of a policy initiative.
Social security, what a waste of time and "political capital" that's been so far, while gas prices soar over $2.50/gal. And prescription drugs? Another Big Govt. vote-pandering to seniors.
Admission into the new coalition costs between $50,000 and $250,000. The proceeds are expected to pay for a political-style campaign for an approach to immigration that combines heightened border security with a guest-worker program of some sort, creating an environment that the White House believes will be more favorable for Bush to step back into the fray.
So our C-i-C in the War on Terror is scared to "step back into the fray" on securing his own country's borders??
Tancredo accused the administration of forging an alliance with business executives who view migrants as a path to greater profits.
Bingo! And the rest of us soon-to-be minimum wage slobs will then have to vote Democrat, I guess, in order to get an increase.
6 posted on 07/24/2005 9:14:17 AM PDT by DTogo (U.S. out of the U.N. & U.N out of the U.S.)
Here we go again with the "political solutions."
How 'bout something practical like more border patrols and stiff fines and jail time for companies that knowingly hire Criminal Aliens?
IMHO, the American people are getting fed up with Criminal Aliens running wild through our country.
Push WILL come to shove and it's gonna be ugly.
7 posted on 07/24/2005 9:14:37 AM PDT by upchuck ("If our nation be destroyed, it would be from the judiciary." ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: HiJinx; gubamyster
The push is being planned to coincide with next year's campaigns for the House and Senate, in which Latino voters could be crucial in several states. It is part of a broader White House strategy to forge a long-lasting majority by drawing more minority voters.
If this is truly a push for minority support why are only latinos mentioned???
8 posted on 07/24/2005 9:15:33 AM PDT by raybbr
Yea, the base needs to get out in force on this one. Otherwise, the RINO:s (Including Jeorge W Bush) might just need some of that third-party/stay-at-home treatment again.
My big secret fear on this one is that GWB is just PC to the core.
9 posted on 07/24/2005 9:15:58 AM PDT by dob
To: raybbr
"Worried that the tone of the immigration debate is pushing Latinos away from the Republican Party,.."
How about us white folk?
10 posted on 07/24/2005 9:17:28 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (chance is the "magic wand to make not only rabbits but entire universes appear out of nothing.")
To: DTogo
A guest-worker program is favored by many Latinos and by businesses, many of them major GOP donors that depend on a steady flow of workers from Mexico and other countries.
Corporations and advocacy groups with a direct interest in immigration — including those who need skilled high-tech workers, farm laborers and university teaching assistants — are being aggressively targeted for membership. Those being courted include Microsoft Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and groups representing academic institutions, restaurants, hotels, landscaping firms, hospitals and nurses.
Why stop there? Let them all come in.
11 posted on 07/24/2005 9:19:38 AM PDT by raybbr
Worried that the tone of the immigration debate is pushing Latinos away from the Republican Party, the White House is working with political strategists to create a broad coalition of business groups and immigrant advocates to back a plan President Bush could promote in Congress and to minority voters in the 2006 elections.
Memo to President Bush - why don't you instead come up with a plan that you could promote to your FRIGGIN' BASE?!???
12 posted on 07/24/2005 9:19:49 AM PDT by dirtboy (Drool overflowed my buffer...)
Is the White House that out of touch with the American people?
Trying to grant amnesty and giving preferential treatment to illegals is driving Latinos away from the Republican Party. Those who came in legitimately through the system are as opposed to amnesty for illegals as most WASPs are. Someone needs to clue the White House in -- or they will be handing future elections back to the Democrats.
13 posted on 07/24/2005 9:21:14 AM PDT by TomGuy
To: dob
Washington, D.C.:
Office of Senator Bill Frist
Nashville:
Stafford, Texas District Office
If we are going to complain about this here on this forum, then let's make sure they have to listen to us as well. Let them hear it. No amnesty! No Mckennedy Bill! You can compose your own letter and fax it for free on www.fairus.org
Personally, I support the Kyl/Cornyn Bill. I just think it is the best we are going to get.
14 posted on 07/24/2005 9:23:07 AM PDT by SC33
Now, the White House hopes to reinvigorate the drive for new immigration laws — but this time it wants to work in advance to ensure that the president is backed by a broad alliance of business and advocacy groups.
So much for Bush's convictions. He can't take the heat on his open borders agenda so he'll go to groups like la raza to help support him.
"If the White House sells us out like this, then..."
What do you mean "if"...it has already been done.
16 posted on 07/24/2005 9:23:21 AM PDT by politicalwit (USA...A Nation of Selective Law Enforcement.)
To: TomGuy
Go to this sit and support any way you can
http://www.latinoamericans.org/
On another note, it is excellent that the open borders lobby feels compelled to start pushing back. It means we are making a dent. Just watching the debating climate on FR strongly indicates that support for open borders in the Republican base has evaporated. Now we just need to get that message upstairs, loud and clear.
18 posted on 07/24/2005 9:24:47 AM PDT by dob
Bush has never shown any other stance towards the open border issue. Do you really expect him to change now?
19 posted on 07/24/2005 9:24:49 AM PDT by jwh_Denver (When Tancredo speaks: The World Gets The Shakes!)
"Personally, I support the Kyl/Cornyn Bill. I just think it is the best we are going to get."
True, for now. It's a good start at the very least.

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As much as we want to find value this week, there really isn't anything outside the top two goalkeepers in this slate. You don't want to ever draft an Aston Villa goalkeeper and Newcastle facing Leicester City away just isn't a good play.
However, Hugo Lloris should be a very safe option this week. I think he just edges Kasper Schmeichel this week, as I feel Newcastle have a much bigger chance of scoring a goal than Aston Villa do right now.
I would fully expect a win and a clean sheet bonus for Spurs, even if they played Thursday at Dortmund in the Europa League.
Now, I don't think I have ever recommended playing a centre back before, but if you want a contrarian play I think Wimmer might be that this week.
At just $2,200 he needs around 6 FPS for him to make value. If he gets 3 of those from a clean sheet, he just needs 3 more.
Now, he has really struggled to do that and has only made 6 FPS once since his time starting at centre back, but against a team like Aston Villa I think he should be able to make that 6 FPS a second time.
Gueye is very consistent with his defensive stats, so in a game where I think Tottenham are going to be spending a lot of time in the attacking third, I think Gueye is going to have plenty of work to do.
He makes multiple tackles and interceptions in a game and sometimes the odd shot. He generally scores just below or just over 10 FPS, which is around about his value.
He also tends to score much better when playing at home, so if we can get 12 FPS form a player at his price, I will be happy.
It's very hard to find any value outside the elite forwards this week, but if he starts maybe Mitrovic could be worth a look.
With Newcastle sacking their manager before this game, he could be in line for a start under new Rafa Benítez.
The fans have been very vocal in their disappointment at the forward not starting recent matches, so it would be likely to see whoever is in charge for this game throw him in the lineup to appease the fans somewhat.
He hasn't done too well in his debut season the Premier League, but he has popped up with a few important goals and could do so at the King Power Stadium on Monday.


Why do I even talk about this as a topic? Well, I do not know if you are aware or not but not all chocolate is made the same, there is some chocolate that tastes a whole lot better than others. Let's go into this a bit further.
Are you even a chocolate lover? I am, in fact, I eat chocolate every day. Just a couple of squares of the dark chocolate the high cocoa variety. That is my favorite, especially with a glass of wine, just one!
Unsweetened chocolate is primarily used for cooking.
Pure chocolate without added sugar.
Also known as: bitter chocolate, baking chocolate, chocolate liquor, and pure chocolate.
Uses: Used almost exclusively for baking.
Bittersweet Chocolate Legally, at least 35 percent pure chocolate with some small amount of sugar added.
Semisweet Chocolate Legally, at least 35 percent pure chocolate with added cocoa butter and sugar.
Characteristics: The most versatile chocolate.
Available in many forms (block, discs, squares, chips).
Milk Chocolate Legally, milk chocolate is at least 10 percent pure chocolate with added cocoa butter and sugar.
Characteristics: Most milk chocolates contain less pure chocolate than semisweet or bittersweet chocolates.
Milder flavor than darker chocolates.
Sweet Baking Chocolate Legally, sweet chocolate is at least 15 percent pure chocolate with added cocoa butter and sugar.
Taste: Sweeter than semisweet chocolate.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Unsweetened cocoa powder is pure chocolate with most of the cocoa butter removed.
Characteristics: Cocoa powders labeled "Dutch-process" or "European-style" have been treated to neutralize the naturally occurring acids, giving them a mellower flavor and redder color.
White Chocolate White chocolate is made by combining cocoa butter with sugar, milk solids, and flavoring, usually vanilla.
Commonly called a chocolate, it's not a true one — legally.
Premelted Chocolate Premelted chocolate is a semiliquid, unsweetened product made of cocoa powder and vegetable oil.
Uses: Exclusively used for baking.
Also known as: Compound chocolate coating, chocolate summer coating, confectioners' coating chocolate, and chocolate-flavored coating.
A chocolate-like product with most of the cocoa butter removed and replaced with vegetable fat.
It is easier to work with than chocolate for dipping and molding since there is no need to take special steps with it to get a shine to it and it melts at a higher temperature.
Comes in assorted colors and flavors.
Can be found in craft stores' baking sections.
Mexican sweet chocolate has cinnamon and sugar added to the pure chocolate. Sometimes ground almonds may also be added.
It can be found in Mexican grocery stores, on the Web, and in specialty food stores.
Ibarra brand is one of the most popular brands in Mexico (and its packaging is gorgeous).
Determining whether chocolate is of high quality involves all the senses.
Glossy shine indicates that it has been properly stored, around 65 degrees F. When chocolate melts and resolidifies, the cocoa butter rises to the top, causing "bloom." It may look off, but changes the taste and texture only slightly.
Texture: When talking about food in your mouth, texture is referred to as "mouth feel." The mouth feel of good chocolate should be smooth, not grainy, not waxy. It should melt in your mouth, literally.
Cocoa butter has a melting point lower than 98.6 degrees F, body temperature. Chocolate with vegetable fat will hold its shape in your mouth longer. Solid shortening has a melting temperature that is above body temperature and has a waxy mouth feel.
Taste: In the end, this is what will determine for you which chocolate is right. Every manufacturers' chocolate is different based on a combination of many factors including where the cacao beans come from, how they are roasted, and the balance of cocoa butter, sugar, and pure chocolate.
Store in a tightly covered container or sealed plastic bag. Chocolate's porous nature allows it to pick up flavor from other items.
Temperature should be around 65 degrees F.
Humidity should be no more than 50 percent.
Stored as stated above, it will keep one year.
Keep in tightly covered container.
Keep in a dry area.
Stored in conditions stated above, it will keep almost indefinitely. High temperature and high humidity tend to cause cocoa powder to lump and lose its rich color.
So now you have all the facts about the different types of chocolate, what are you waiting for? Don't wait until Easter, but enjoy all year around.


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Q: Exchange server accepts email without authentication. Is this a misconfiguration? I am a user on a network with an exchange server and there is an HP scanner/email machine that can send emails with scanned docs as an attachment from any email address without authentication so I thought this was odd, so I looked up a way using PowerShell to send an email using:

New-Object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("1.1.1.1"), \n $smtp.Send("to@example.com","from@example.com","subj","body")

Is this a misconfiguration? I can send an email from any internal email address (I've only tested our domain email addresses) and these can be sent inside and outside our network.

A: Are you the administrator of the Exchange server?  I'm trying to understand the context of your question.
If you're sending emails from a domain-authenticated workstation, you are authenticated (with Integrated Windows Authentication).  Similarly, if the HP scanner/email machine is logged into the domain, it is also authenticated.
If the HP scanner/email machine is not a domain member, and is sending emails to internal email addresses, well, the Exchange server is authoritative for that domain and that should succeed (although they may be filtered as spam).  If it's sending them externally and not a domain member, I assume that you (or the Exchange Admin) have created an exception of some kind for that machine.

A: No, this is not necessarily a misconfiguration.
It is a default setting that is often left in place precisely so that dumb devices like printers and scanners can email documents to users.  It also happens to reduce the effort required by the sysadmin(s) to set up email alerts from all manner of applications and devices that may or may not be technically capable of providing authentication, so it's a fairly common occurrence to see mail servers that accept unauthenticated mail from at least some internal addresses.
As you've noted, there is something of an associated security concern - accepting any unauthenticated from internal networks allows malicious use of unauthenticated email for spam purposes, and I've seem more than a few companies get their mailservers blacklisted because some user got infected with a piece of malware that then used the corporate email server to spew out spam.  Provided that IT has the manpower and resources to devote to addressing it, this concern is generally mitigated or dealt with by configuring the relevant Exchange receive connector to only accept unauthenticated emails from the specific IPs of devices that need to send unauthenticated email, or from specific VLANs where these devices reside.

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17 Experts Weigh in on the 'Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?' Debate
The jury is most definitely still out.
In addition to being a scholar of the English language who's contributed to multiple dictionaries and launched his own massive online etymological dictionary, Barry Popik is a hot dog expert.
As such, he feels, quite frankly, that the hot dog is sandwich. Case closed.
"There is no doubt in my mind that a hot dog is a sandwich. It is meat between bread. It is similar to the 'sausage sandwich' that is served at street fairs," he told First We Feast. "In the 1880s and 1890s and 1990s, the names 'sausage sandwich' and 'hot dog sandwich' were common. 'Sandwich' got dropped, but it's still a sandwich — the same as it always has been."
Popik is entitled to his opinion, but, as you've undoubtedly found out when discussing the topic at your office, home or local, it's not one that's shared by everyone (not by a foot-long shot).
To help provide a bit more clarity on the topic, we've compiled a collection that really cuts the mustard of where various foodies, celebrities, sports stars and even the actual dictionary draw the line.
We hope you'll relish the opportunity to peruse it.
Anthony Bourdain: Not a sandwich
"No. I don't think it's a sandwich. I don't think a hamburger is a sandwich either. The fact that it's in between bread–the bread is a delivery system, a ballistic delivery system. It is not a classic sandwich, in my view. I mean, if you were to talk into any vendor of fine hot dogs, and ask for a hot dog sandwich, they would probably report you to the FBI. As they should."
Meryl Streep: TBD
"Is a hot dog a sandwich? Well with a bun, yes. Without a bun, no. It's a canapé."
Apollo 13 astronaut: Sandwich
"Just a passing comment, Joe. We're having lunch right now and I just made myself a hot dog sandwich with catsup. Very tasty and almost unheard of in the old days."
Matt Damon: Not a sandwich
"I've never considered a hot dog a sandwich because a hot dog is a hot dog. I mean technically it comes between 2 pieces of bread or one fold it into two, so I guess you can classify it as a sandwich. Then what would you call it, a hot dog sandwich? That's like a hat on a hat so let's just keep it as a hot dog."
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"Yes. That way, when asked what you had for lunch, you can say 'a sandwich.'. Sounds waaaay healthier."
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"You start considering a hot dog a sandwich, and you're like 'oh, because there's carbs around it,' then you have to start, kinda, is a gyro a sandwich? 'Cause that's kinda like … no. You have to keep division … It's #NationalHotDogDay as President, I want it to be known the Hot Dog stands free and independent from the tyranny of the sandwich."
Angels outfielder Mike Trout: Sandwich
"Yeah, I think it's a sandwich. Because it has a bun."
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"Yeah, see I agree, a hot dog is a unique thing. A hot dog is not a sandwich. I know it's the all American food, but I just don't like them."
Merriam-Webster: Sandwich
"We know: the idea that a hot dog is a sandwich is heresy to some of you. But given that the definition of sandwich is 'two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between,' there is no sensible way around it. If you want a meatball sandwich on a split roll to be a kind of sandwich, then you have to accept that a hot dog is also a kind of sandwich."
Oscar Mayer head of marketing Gregory Guidotti: Sandwich
"This is a longstanding debate. Most people say it isn't. But the dictionary defines a hotdog as a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll. I was an English major as an undergrad, so I'm taking the contrarian view that it is a sandwich, because it really aggravates people in the office here. It creates that good argument. People post videos and stuff on Instagram or Facebook about this. We have a T-shirt and a hat with "It's a sandwich" or "It's not a sandwich," depending on the sentiment, and we reply to consumers on social to tell them we love they are talking about this. Marketing has become so much of a one-to-one relationship at scale on social media."
Jimmy Kimmel: Not a sandwich
Texans defensive end JJ Watt: Not a sandwich
"No. It's a hot dog."
Aaron Paul: Not a sandwich
"Is a hot dog a sandwich?! Of course not! What are you talking about? A hot dog is a hot dog, and god I love hot dogs. What are hot dogs made out of though? That's the question. You know when they say 'all beef' hot dogs? And you're like, 'Oh, well, it's not steak…what does that mean, 'all beef' hot dogs?" he said. "I mean… I know there's a line in Breaking Bad: 'pig lips and assh-le' and I think that's what it's made of, pig lips and assh-le. But…literally butt. But no, hot dogs are not a sandwich."
Alton Brown: Sandwich
"Yes, a hotdog is a sandwich. True story."
Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom: Not a sandwich
"I would say no. I've never said 'I want a hot dog sandwich.' I just say I want a hot dog. If you want to get a turkey sandwich you say 'I want to get a turkey sandwich.' I think that's why.
President Obama: N/A … but has a strong hot dog take regarding ketchup
"No. I mean that … that's one of those things like, well, let me put it this way, it's not acceptable past the age of 8."
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Q: ADXL343 data read I am using a ADXL343 accelerometer in one of my designs and I am getting strange readings from the device. Just to be sure, I would like to confirm that I am formatting the data properly. (I get the readings through I2C and the chip identifier is read ok, so the bus is working properly)
I configure the device as explained in http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/application-notes/AN-1077.pdf
DATA_FORMAT = 0x0B  // Full resolution and Range +-16g
POWER_CTL = 0x08    // Start to measure
INT_ENABLE = 0x80   // Enable data ready interrupt

Then I start polling the device doing burst readings to get the 6 data registers (DATAX0, DATAX1, DATAY0, DATAY1, DATAZ0 and DATAZ1). I store these values in an array of unsigned 16bits integers ( uint16_t data[] ). So data[] = { DATAX0, DATAX1, DATAY0, DATAY1, DATAZ0, DATAZ1 }
As explained in the application note the data is formatted as:

so, I guess I have to mask the 16bit word with 0x8FFF as follows:
int16_t accelerationRawX = (int16_t)(((data[1] << 8) | data[0]) & 0x8FFF);

Is this right? I do this because, when casting to signed int, the MCU only expects the MSB to be the sign bit, if I don't mask out D14, D13 and D12 they will be interpreted as regular bits.
Then, to get the final acceleration I multiply by the scale factor 3.9:
int16_t accelerationX = accelerationRawX * 3.9;

I am doing something wrong because the results I get don't makes much sense. I would expect to get a Z acceleration value close to 1000mg when the board is resting flat in the table, but I am getting much different result.
Also, I don't understand this table from the same AN:

How do they get the +1599 value? because 4095 * 3.9 is 15970.5..
Any advice or help will be appreciated!
Part datasheet: http://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/data-sheets/ADXL343.pdf


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Here you will find a selection of special projects, events we've run or taken part in, writing by us and alumni and our library.
The worlds in which startup culture survive, along with those dictators of innovation, are encircled by chalk and salt, hiding the methods, the decisions, and the deliberations of those that control our technology. Like Latour's black box, we see the magicians enter, and the magic emerge, but not the spellcraft that took place. This protects them from what they will eventually summon, from the consequences of their actions, and the mythologies that arise in their place.
To look at these imaginings of innovation, we can turn to the concept of the cargo cult, those groups left in the wake of colonising societies that spring from the belief that rituals, spells or summonings will lead to the gift, and eventual abundance of material wealth and advanced technology. In this society, there is the original, the plane flying overhead, crafting mythologies of the world just out of reach, and with it the will to bring it home. In this form of sympathetic magic, these cargo cults make straw planes in the likeness of real ones, false airstrips from repurposed plots of land, attempting to will them into existence in symbolic form.
We see this in the rhetoric of innovation, where new areas of anticipated technological growth look at the image of the original, the sacred, and see an image of their own to emulate.
Settling in an area, those aspiring to be the 'Silicon Valley of X', or the 'Silicon Roundabout, or village, or swamp' is a form of sympathetic magic, and in recreating it, a Cargo cult appears. It is the equivalent of building a straw plane to bring real ones, but instead of a plane, they build the world around it, without any understanding of what will cause it to burn. The same, corrupted structures are replicated without any understanding of the fleshy, real world outside, because the original is sacred, and the original is the divine.
Earlier this year I went on a tour of London's Silicon Roundabout, and among the complex, mythologised storytelling of the area's history, the tour guide called upon Matt Biddulph's naming of the area, said to have been at a party at the opening of the startup Dopplr. In fact, this was a tweet sent over lunch, in sarcasm, which has found itself into the canon and eventual lore of the technological world as an artefact of a summoning.
So how do we corrupt this mythology? How do we dispell, and debunk the magic?
Silicon Cargo Cults — Natalie Kane — 2015
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ACCEPTANCE. Each acceptance or confirmation by FORTERRA of a purchase order ("Order") from You is expressly conditioned on Your assent to these terms, which shall constitute the entire agreement of sale and purchase of the Products specified thereon and shall bind FORTERRA and You ("the Parties"). FORTERRA specifically directs Your attention to the provisions in these terms concerning FORTERRA's warranty, liability, and claims and dispute resolution procedure. You acknowledge that your agreement to these terms shall be effective upon the earliest to occur of the following: (A) when FORTERRA accepts or confirms Your Order, or (B) when FORTERRA commences manufacturing operations for your Order, or (C) when You accept FORTERRA's first shipment of Products You Order.
PAYMENT. Payment terms for open credit sales are NET 30 DAYS from invoice date. All past-due amounts shall be subject to a service charge equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum amount permitted by law. If FORTERRA deems Your credit unsatisfactory for any reason, FORTERRA may require payment in advance or require that You provide guarantees or other security satisfactory to FORTERRA in its sole discretion. If You fail to comply with these terms or the conditions of any Order, FORTERRA may cancel any unshipped portion of the Order and exercise any other remedies available under these terms or applicable law, and You shall remain liable for all unpaid amounts due to FORTERRA. FORTERRA does not accept the withholding of any retainage for any balance outstanding.
COSTS OF ENFORCEMENT. You agree to pay all costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney fees incurred by FORTERRA in exercising its rights and remedies, or in enforcing a term, condition, or provision of these terms or any other contract between the Parties.
TAXES. You agree to pay, and FORTERRA's prices exclude, all current or future city, county, state, federal, and other taxes (including, without limitation, taxes based on or measured by sale, use, manufacture or shipment) imposed on Products sold to You. If any exemption from any such taxes is available, You shall present an applicable tax exemption certificate to FORTERRA before FORTERRA's first shipment.
SHIPPING; LOSS OR DAMAGE. FORTERRA's shipping dates are estimates based on factory conditions at the time FORTERRA receives Your Order and are subject to change due to circumstances which occur between the date of FORTERRA's quotation and FORTERRA's receipt of Your Order, or between FORTERRA's receipt of Your Order and the date of delivery. FORTERRA shall not be responsible for delays occurring after FORTERRA's release of the Product to a carrier at FORTERRA's plant. Truck deliveries are limited to suitable and accessible locations. FORTERRA will not make adjustments (per these terms or otherwise) unless You give FORTERRA a written delivery form listing Product damage or loss, signed by carrier's agent or driver, within 48 hours after delivery. In any event, FORTERRA will not be responsible for any lost or damaged Products for which You have signed a receipt acknowledging You received such Products in good order.
FORCE MAJEURE. FORTERRA shall not be liable for any failure or delay in manufacture, shipment, or delivery of Products resulting from a cause beyond FORTERRA's control, including, but not limited to: acts of God, provisions of law, governmental regulations, accident, explosion, fire, weather, flood or other casualty, strike, lockout, or other labor difficulty, riot, war, acts of terrorism, insurrection, or scarcity of labor, raw material, production or transportation facilities.
WARRANTY; REMEDIES. FORTERRA warrants that its Products will conform to the description and specifications in Your Order(s) for them; provided, that, FORTERRA reserves the right to furnish thicker (wall) Product than You order without prior notice to You if it meets all other specifications in your Order(s). THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS. No representation or warranty, express or implied, made by any sales representative or other agent of FORTERRA which is not specifically set forth in these terms shall be binding upon FORTERRA. You assume all risk and liability resulting from Product use, whether singly or in combination with other Products. Per the claims procedure in these terms, FORTERRA may be liable to You for breach of the above warranty and any actionable negligence of FORTERRA, but FORTERRA'S SOLE LIABILITY (AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY) WHETHER FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY OR FOR NEGLIGENCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED, AT THE OPTION OF FORTERRA, TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: (i) THE REPLACEMENT AT THE AGREED POINT OF DELIVERY OF ANY PRODUCTS THAT DO NOT CONFORM TO THE DESCRIPTION AND SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR ORDER(S) FOR THEM, (ii) THE REPAIR OF SUCH PRODUCTS, OR (iii) THE REFUND OR CREDITING TO YOUR ACCOUNT OF THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR SUCH PRODUCTS. LIABILITY ON ANY TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHER CLAIM, SHALL NOT EXCEED YOUR COST OF THE PRODUCT. IN ADDITION, FORTERRA SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, NON-COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, OR DAMAGES SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED IN THIS OR ANY OTHER SPECIAL WARRANTY LIMITATION.
NOTICE OF CLAIMS. FORTERRA will promptly consider settlement of claims per its policies and procedures. FORTERRA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNLESS IT RECEIVES WRITTEN NOTICE (for which TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE) OF YOUR CLAIM: (A) at the time You receive Products with a deficiency (such as a shortage) or defect that can be seen by visual examination, or (B) within ninety (90) days after You receive Products deficient for any other reason. As to Products FORTERRA sells, FORTERRA shall not be liable for a claim made by any claimant other than You. You must institute legal action for all claims against FORTERRA within one (1) year after the claim arises, or the claims shall be barred notwithstanding any statutory period of limitations. FORTERRA is not liable for any charge or expense incident to a claim absent the written consent of an authorized representative of FORTERRA.
YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. FORTERRA is not responsible or liable for the adequacy or performance of engineering, design, or specifications You furnish.
CANCELLATION AND CHANGES. You may not cancel or change any Order You have placed unless agreed to in writing by an authorized representative of FORTERRA, and you will remain responsible for any costs incurred by FORTERRA prior to or as a result of such cancellation or change. If You attempt to cancel or change any Order without FORTERRA's consent, without limiting any other remedies available to FORTERRA, You shall pay to FORTERRA within fifteen (15) days of such cancellation or change the contract price, including applicable taxes, for all Products which have been completed prior to FORTERRA's actual receipt of Your notice of cancellation or change. In addition, You shall pay to FORTERRA within fifteen (15) days of such cancellation or change all costs and other expenses incurred by FORTERRA for uncompleted items plus a cancellation charge in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the amount of the Order. In the event of any change, FORTERRA shall be entitled to revise its prices and delivery schedules to reflect such change.
RETURNS. You shall not return Product to FORTERRA without FORTERRA's prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in its sole discretion. If FORTERRA consents to Your return of Product, FORTERRA will accept returned Product for credit if, in its sole discretion, it finds such Product to be in good and resalable condition. Such credit shall be the invoice price of the returned Product less 45% on acceptable Product, and less all shipping and handling charges. If such Product is not in good and resalable condition as determined in FORTERRA's sole discretion, the credit given to You shall be the scrap value of the Product less all shipping and handling charges.
PATENTS. FORTERRA shall indemnify and hold You harmless from any damages awarded in a final nonappealable judgment against You in any proceeding to the extent such damages are based solely on a claim of direct infringement by any Product of a United States patent, provided that You notify FORTERRA promptly in writing upon Your first receipt of notice of the claim and give FORTERRA full authority, information and assistance for the defense or settlement of such claim. If the use of any Product is enjoined or materially restricted as a result of any such claim, at FORTERRA's option and expense, it may (i) procure for You the right to continue using the Product, (ii) replace the Products with non-infringing Products of comparable quality, (iii) modify the Products so they become non-infringing, or (iv) remove the Product and refund the purchase price of such Product. FORTERRA shall have no liability for claims of infringement by any Products if used for any purposes other than those specified by FORTERRA. This provision shall not apply to any Products manufactured by any party other than FORTERRA, or to any use thereof with any such Products, or to any Products manufactured to Your design or specifications, and You agree to indemnify FORTERRA for any damages based on claims of patent infringement by any such Products. This section states FORTERRA's entire liability for patent infringement.
NO ASSIGNMENT OR MODIFICATION. You shall not assign or transfer any contract with FORTERRA without its prior written consent. No modification of these terms shall be effective unless specifically agreed to in writing by FORTERRA, and no modification shall be rendered effective by FORTERRA's receipt, acknowledgment, or acceptance of any purchase order or other form You provide that stipulates different terms or conditions, and FORTERRA hereby gives notification of objection to any such terms and conditions.
NO WAIVER. No waiver of these terms shall be effective against FORTERRA unless made in writing by an authorized representative of FORTERRA. You shall not assert that FORTERRA's waiver of Your breach of these terms, or of those of a later contract of the Parties, is a waiver of any other breach, nor assert that FORTERRA's failure to exercise a right arising from Your default is a continuing waiver of the right, and You agree that FORTERRA may exercise the right at a later time.
GOVERNING LAW. These terms, and each sale and purchase of Products to You by FORTERRA, shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Texas, including the Texas Uniform Commercial Code, in effect on the date of each such sale, without giving effect to conflict of laws principles.
CORRECTIONS. FORTERRA reserves the right to correct typographical or clerical errors in a quotation, Order, or agreement without prejudice or legal effect.
ACCEPTANCE. Purchases by FORTERRA ("FORTERRA" or "Purchaser") are governed by Purchaser's purchase order form submitted to the vendor identified on the face of such form (herein "Seller") including, without limitation, these Terms & Conditions of Purchase (this "Order"). This Order including any terms, specifications, descriptions or other information on the face of Purchaser's purchase order form, as well as those submitted on or with this Order by Purchaser and these Terms & Conditions of Purchase constitute a binding contract upon the terms and conditions herein when accepted by Seller, whether acceptance is by acknowledgment, by commencement of shipments, or otherwise. If any of Seller's prior proposals, quotations, or writings is in conflict with the terms of this Order, the terms hereof shall govern. Purchaser recognizes that Seller may, for operating convenience, utilize its own form of acknowledgment or confirmation of sale in accepting this Order; in such case, any provisions, terms or conditions in such form of acceptance which modify, conflict with, contradict or add to any provision, term or condition of this Order, shall be deemed to be waived (unless expressly accepted in writing by Purchaser) it being agreed that the provisions, terms and conditions of this Order constitute the entire contract between the parties. Not in limitation of the foregoing, this Order expressly limits acceptance to the terms and conditions of this Order and any alterations, modifications, additions or deletions of any terms or provisions of this Order made by Seller are hereby rejected and will not be binding upon Purchaser unless expressly accepted in writing by Purchaser.
GOVERNING LAW. The contract resulting from the acceptance of this Order shall be interpreted under and shall be governed by the laws of the Texas.