Can an ear infection cause a black eye
http://www.babycenter.com/400_can-an-ear-infection-cause-a-black-eye_8331806_593.bc
Tea Tree Oil and ear infections
http://www.agespublications.com/art0010.html
Monday, February 14, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Sayyid Qutb (God's Warriors) youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jk2JJz-tuQ
Who murdered Sayyid Qutb (youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKzWaFnIHM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad
Excerpt:
Jihad (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic: جهاد ǧihād [dʒiˈhæːd]), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates is a noun meaning "struggle.". Jihad appears 41 times in the Koran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of Allah (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)".[1][2][3] A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status.[4] In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion.
Muslims use the word in a religious context to refer to three types of struggles: an internal struggle to maintain faith, the struggle to improve the Muslim society, or the struggle in a holy war.[5] The prominent British orientalist Bernard Lewis argues that in the Koran and the ahadith jihad implies warfare in the large majority of cases.[6] In a commentary of the hadith Sahih Muslim, entitled al-Minhaj, the medieval Islamic scholar Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi stated that "one of the collective duties of the community as a whole (fard kifaya) is to lodge a valid protest, to solve problems of religion, to have knowledge of Divine Law, to command what is right and forbid wrong conduct".[7]
In western societies the term jihad is often translated as "holy war".[8][9] Scholars of Islamic studies often stress that these words are not synonymous.[10] Muslim authors, in particular, tend to reject such an approach, stressing non-militant connotations of the word.[11][12]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392989
Excerpt:
Last year, Islamic history expert Douglas Streusand submitted a paper to the Pentagon which argued that the military should stop using the words "jihadis" or "jihadists" when talking about Islamic militants.
"The term 'jihad' usually means Jihad fi sabil Allah — "striving in the path of God," says Streusand." Simply by its very definition, striving in the path of God is a good thing to do. If we are calling them 'people who strive in the path of God,' in other words — if we are calling them meritorious Muslims — then we are implying that we are fighting Islam, even if we're not."
http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/8562
Excerpt:
Another instance of this tendency to reduce the sense of the terrorist menace in the collective psyche is furnished by Douglas E. Streusand, a professor of Islamic studies at the American Military University, and Purdue University graduate Harry D. Tunnell IV. In "Choosing Words Carefully: Language to Help Fight Islamic Terrorism [12]" (since posted on the Islamist CAIR website under the heading "Cultural Ignorance Leads to the Misuse of Islamic Terms [13]"), the duo takes a slightly different tack. It is terminology that is at issue here. The essential argument is that the term "jihad" has been misunderstood and wrongly applied by the West, that our Islamic enemies are only a misguided offshoot of a noble spiritual struggle and should properly be called "mufsidim" (evil or corrupt persons, "spoilers"), separating them from mainstream Islam so that we do not offend our Muslim friends and allies. In this way our "experts" seek to soft-pedal the magnitude of the conflict in which we are engaged.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6412169
Excerpt:
And that's why Douglas Streusand doesn't think the term works. Streusand teaches Islamic history at the Marine Corps Staff College in Virginia. He believes most Muslims interpret "Islamofascism" as a slur, one that leaves many in the Muslim world feeling alienated.
Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, who teaches Islamic law at UCLA, agrees.
"The thing I don't think most Americans realize," says Abou El Fadl, "is all this Islam-hating materials, they reach the Muslim world."
"They [people in the Muslim world] are well aware that practically every single week, a new Islam-hating book comes out, a book that talks about Islam as an inherently evil religion, an inherently dangerous religion," says Abou El Fadl.
For former Pentagon advisor Richard Perle, the term "fascist" or "fascism" is an emotive term, which is applied with precision by very few people. Perle doesn't use the term "Islamic fascism." But he does believe that the fight faced by Western countries today is very similar to the fights they faced in the past — the struggles between a liberal democratic vision and a totalitarian one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb
Excerpt:
Sayyid Qutb (Arabic pronunciation: [ˈsajjɪd ˈqʊtˤb]) (also Said, Syed, Seyyid, Sayid, or Sayed; Koteb, Qutub, Kotb, or Kutb) (Arabic: سيد قطب; October 9, 1906[1] – August 29, 1966) was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamist, poet, and the leading Islamic theologian of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and '60s.
Author of 24 books, including novels, literary arts’ critique, works on education, he is best known in the Muslim world for his work on what he believed to be the social and political role of Islam, particularly in his books Social Justice and Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones). His magnum opus, Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shade of the Qur'an), is a 30-volume commentary on the Qur'an.
Even though most of his observations and criticism were leveled at the Muslim world, Qutb is also known for his disapproval of the society and culture of the United States[2][3] which he saw as obsessed with materialism and violence.[4] Views on Qutb vary widely. He has been described by supporters as a great artist and martyr for Islam,[5][6] but by many Western observers as one who shaped the ideas of Islamists[7] and particularly of terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda[8][9][10][11] Today, his supporters are often identified as Qutbists[12] or "Qutbi", though they do not use the term to describe themselves.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1253796
Excerpt:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jk2JJz-tuQ
Who murdered Sayyid Qutb (youtube)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKzWaFnIHM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jihad
Excerpt:
Jihad (pronounced /dʒɪˈhɑːd/; Arabic: جهاد ǧihād [dʒiˈhæːd]), an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates is a noun meaning "struggle.". Jihad appears 41 times in the Koran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of Allah (al-jihad fi sabil Allah)".[1][2][3] A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is mujahideen. Jihad is an important religious duty for Muslims. A minority among the Sunni scholars sometimes refer to this duty as the sixth pillar of Islam, though it occupies no such official status.[4] In Twelver Shi'a Islam, however, Jihad is one of the 10 Practices of the Religion.
Muslims use the word in a religious context to refer to three types of struggles: an internal struggle to maintain faith, the struggle to improve the Muslim society, or the struggle in a holy war.[5] The prominent British orientalist Bernard Lewis argues that in the Koran and the ahadith jihad implies warfare in the large majority of cases.[6] In a commentary of the hadith Sahih Muslim, entitled al-Minhaj, the medieval Islamic scholar Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi stated that "one of the collective duties of the community as a whole (fard kifaya) is to lodge a valid protest, to solve problems of religion, to have knowledge of Divine Law, to command what is right and forbid wrong conduct".[7]
In western societies the term jihad is often translated as "holy war".[8][9] Scholars of Islamic studies often stress that these words are not synonymous.[10] Muslim authors, in particular, tend to reject such an approach, stressing non-militant connotations of the word.[11][12]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6392989
Excerpt:
Last year, Islamic history expert Douglas Streusand submitted a paper to the Pentagon which argued that the military should stop using the words "jihadis" or "jihadists" when talking about Islamic militants.
"The term 'jihad' usually means Jihad fi sabil Allah — "striving in the path of God," says Streusand." Simply by its very definition, striving in the path of God is a good thing to do. If we are calling them 'people who strive in the path of God,' in other words — if we are calling them meritorious Muslims — then we are implying that we are fighting Islam, even if we're not."
http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/8562
Excerpt:
Another instance of this tendency to reduce the sense of the terrorist menace in the collective psyche is furnished by Douglas E. Streusand, a professor of Islamic studies at the American Military University, and Purdue University graduate Harry D. Tunnell IV. In "Choosing Words Carefully: Language to Help Fight Islamic Terrorism [12]" (since posted on the Islamist CAIR website under the heading "Cultural Ignorance Leads to the Misuse of Islamic Terms [13]"), the duo takes a slightly different tack. It is terminology that is at issue here. The essential argument is that the term "jihad" has been misunderstood and wrongly applied by the West, that our Islamic enemies are only a misguided offshoot of a noble spiritual struggle and should properly be called "mufsidim" (evil or corrupt persons, "spoilers"), separating them from mainstream Islam so that we do not offend our Muslim friends and allies. In this way our "experts" seek to soft-pedal the magnitude of the conflict in which we are engaged.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6412169
Excerpt:
And that's why Douglas Streusand doesn't think the term works. Streusand teaches Islamic history at the Marine Corps Staff College in Virginia. He believes most Muslims interpret "Islamofascism" as a slur, one that leaves many in the Muslim world feeling alienated.
Professor Khaled Abou El Fadl, who teaches Islamic law at UCLA, agrees.
"The thing I don't think most Americans realize," says Abou El Fadl, "is all this Islam-hating materials, they reach the Muslim world."
"They [people in the Muslim world] are well aware that practically every single week, a new Islam-hating book comes out, a book that talks about Islam as an inherently evil religion, an inherently dangerous religion," says Abou El Fadl.
For former Pentagon advisor Richard Perle, the term "fascist" or "fascism" is an emotive term, which is applied with precision by very few people. Perle doesn't use the term "Islamic fascism." But he does believe that the fight faced by Western countries today is very similar to the fights they faced in the past — the struggles between a liberal democratic vision and a totalitarian one.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid_Qutb
Excerpt:
Sayyid Qutb (Arabic pronunciation: [ˈsajjɪd ˈqʊtˤb]) (also Said, Syed, Seyyid, Sayid, or Sayed; Koteb, Qutub, Kotb, or Kutb) (Arabic: سيد قطب; October 9, 1906[1] – August 29, 1966) was an Egyptian author, educator, Islamist, poet, and the leading Islamic theologian of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and '60s.
Author of 24 books, including novels, literary arts’ critique, works on education, he is best known in the Muslim world for his work on what he believed to be the social and political role of Islam, particularly in his books Social Justice and Ma'alim fi-l-Tariq (Milestones). His magnum opus, Fi Zilal al-Qur'an (In the shade of the Qur'an), is a 30-volume commentary on the Qur'an.
Even though most of his observations and criticism were leveled at the Muslim world, Qutb is also known for his disapproval of the society and culture of the United States[2][3] which he saw as obsessed with materialism and violence.[4] Views on Qutb vary widely. He has been described by supporters as a great artist and martyr for Islam,[5][6] but by many Western observers as one who shaped the ideas of Islamists[7] and particularly of terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda[8][9][10][11] Today, his supporters are often identified as Qutbists[12] or "Qutbi", though they do not use the term to describe themselves.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1253796
Excerpt:
Sayyid Qutb's America
Egyptian writer and educator Sayyid Qutb spent the better half of 1949 in Greeley, Colo., studying curriculum at Colorado State Teachers College, now the University of Northern Colorado. What he saw prompted him to condemn America as a soulless, materialistic place that no Muslim should aspire to live in.
Qutb's writings would later become the theoretical basis for many radical Islamic groups of today — including al Qaeda. Qutb increasingly saw the redemption of Egypt in the application of Islamic law.
But NPR's Robert Siegel reports that some of Qutb's conclusions may have been the result of the clash of two very different cultures. "The way Qutb saw America was sharply at odds with the way Americans saw themselves," Siegel says.
Qutb pointed out many things Americans take for granted as examples of the nation's culture of greed — for example, the green lawns in front of homes in Greeley.
Ironically, Greeley in the middle of the 20th century was a very conservative town, where alcohol was illegal. It was a planned community, founded by Utopian idealists looking to make a garden out of the dry plains north of Denver using irrigation. The founding fathers of Greeley were by all reports temperate, religious and peaceful people.
But Qutb wasn't convinced. "America in 1949 was not a natural fit for Qutb," Siegel says. "He was a man of color, and the United States was still largely segregated. He was an Arab — American public opinion favored Israel, which had come into existence just a year before."
In the college literary magazine, Qutb wrote of his disappointment:
"When we came here to appeal to England for our rights, the world helped England against the justice (sic). When we came here to appeal against Jews, the world helped the Jews against the justice. During the war between Arab and Jews, the world helped the Jews, too."
Qutb wrote about Greeley in his book, The America I Have Seen. He offered a distorted chronology of American history: "He informed his Arab readers that it began with bloody wars against the Indians, which he claimed were still underway in 1949," Siegel says. "He wrote that before independence, American colonists pushed Latinos south toward Central America — even though the American colonists themselves had not yet pushed west of the Mississippi... Then came the Revolution, which he called 'a destructive war led by George Washington.'"
When it came to culture, Qutb denounced the primitive jazz music and loud clothing, the obsession with body image and perfection, and the bald sexuality. The American female was naturally a temptress, acting her part in a sexual system Qutb described as "biological":
"The American girl is well acquainted with her body's seductive capacity. She knows it lies in the face, and in expressive eyes, and thirsty lips. She knows seductiveness lies in the round breasts, the full buttocks, and in the shapely thighs, sleek legs — and she shows all this and does not hide it."
Even an innocent dance in a church basement is proof of animalistic American sexuality:
"They danced to the tunes of the gramophone, and the dance floor was replete with tapping feet, enticing legs, arms wrapped around waists, lips pressed to lips, and chests pressed to chests. The atmosphere was full of desire..."
To Qutb, women were vixens, and men were sports-obsessed brutes: "This primitiveness can be seen in the spectacle of the fans as they follow a game of football... or watch boxing matches or bloody, monstrous wrestling matches... This spectacle leaves no room for doubt as to the primitiveness of the feelings of those who are enamored with muscular strength and desire it."
Egyptian political scientist Mamoun Fandy tells Siegel that Qutb's critique of America was in many ways a critique of Egyptian society. "Fandy says Qutb was warning Egyptians of the West, of modernity, of things they were very attracted to," Siegel says. As for Qutb's revulsion over American sexuality, Fandy says there is no evidence that Qutb ever had a sexual relationship in his life.
Qutb became a leader of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood on his return to Egypt. After the overthrow of the monarchy in 1953, he was once considered for a Cabinet post. But he was later accused of plotting against the government and executed in 1966.
"In his prison writings, Qutb equated governments like Egypt's with the pre-Islamic tribes of Arabia. They represented a state of ignorance — Islam offered liberation," Siegel says. "Among his avid readers were the men who went on to found al Qaeda.
"As for the town? Greeley, Colo., remained conservative — But since 1969, it's no longer dry."
Sayyed Qutb video (notice the reference to Al Quada and 9/11)
http://wn.com/Sayyed_Qutb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Meeker
Nathan Meeker wikipedia
Excerpt:
The Ute Uprising and Meeker Massacre
The federal government had been trying to get the Utes to leave their nomadic lifestyle, and become farmers, send their children to school and adopt other elements of European-American culture.
An etching that appeared in the December 6, 1879 edition of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper depicts the aftermath of the "Meeker Massacre." Meeker grave at lower left; W.H. Post grave at lower rightMeeker wanted to convert the Utes from what he saw as a state of primitive savagery to Christian farmers who worked in a way he recognized. He was warned that the Ute resented his reforms and attempts at conversion. Meeker ignored the warnings, and ordered that a horse racing track be plowed under to convert the track and horses' pasturage to farmland. The Utes, whose horses were a chief source of status and wealth, considered the order an affront. Meeker suggested to one man that the tribe had too many horses and they would have to kill some to give more land over to agriculture.[citation needed]
The recently elected Governor of Colorado, Frederick Walker Pitkin, had campaigned on a theme of "The Utes Must Go!"; both he and other local politicians and settlers made exaggerated claims against the Utes. They wanted to gain the rich land occupied by the Utes under the Treaty of 1867. [2]
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAgreeley.htm
Excerpt:
Horace Greeley was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, on 3rd February, 1811. He trained as a printer but he later moved to New York City where he became a journalist. Greeley worked for the New Yorker and in 1841 established the New York Tribune. A newspaper he was to edit for over thirty years.
Greeley took a strong moral tone in his newspaper and campaigned against alcohol, tobacco, gambling, prostitution and capital punishment. However, his main concern was the abolition of slavery.
In 1838 Greeley agreed to edit the Jeffersonian, a Whig newspaper in New York. A close associate of William Seward, Henry Clay and William Harrison, he edited the pro-Whig journal, Log Cabin, during the 1840 presidential election.
Greeley was very interested in socialist and feminist ideas and published articles by Karl Marx, Charles Dana, Margaret Fuller and Jane Grey Swisshelm in the New York Tribune. He also promoted the views of Albert Brisbane, who wanted society organised into co-operative communities.
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1957/3/1957_3_20.shtml
Excerpt:
Al Qaeda Inspiration Denounced U.S. Greed, Sexuality
Library of Congress Sayyid Qutb, behind bars during his trial in Eqypt on charges he was helping an effort to overthrow the government. He was hanged in 1966.
Erik Dunham, NPR Online Greeley is about 100 miles north of Denver, Colo.
Robert Siegel, NPR News Fans of the Northridge High School Grizzly Bears wrestling team show their spirit. Qutb singled out the town's love of wrestling as evidence of the "brutish" nature of American males.
Library of Congress The town was named after newspaper publisher Horace Greeley, whose rallying cry was "Go west, young man, go west!" Greeley visited his namesake town just once, in 1870.
Library of Congress Nathan C. Meeker
May 6, 2003
Qutb's writings would later become the theoretical basis for many radical Islamic groups of today — including al Qaeda. Qutb increasingly saw the redemption of Egypt in the application of Islamic law.
But NPR's Robert Siegel reports that some of Qutb's conclusions may have been the result of the clash of two very different cultures. "The way Qutb saw America was sharply at odds with the way Americans saw themselves," Siegel says.
Qutb pointed out many things Americans take for granted as examples of the nation's culture of greed — for example, the green lawns in front of homes in Greeley.
Ironically, Greeley in the middle of the 20th century was a very conservative town, where alcohol was illegal. It was a planned community, founded by Utopian idealists looking to make a garden out of the dry plains north of Denver using irrigation. The founding fathers of Greeley were by all reports temperate, religious and peaceful people.
But Qutb wasn't convinced. "America in 1949 was not a natural fit for Qutb," Siegel says. "He was a man of color, and the United States was still largely segregated. He was an Arab — American public opinion favored Israel, which had come into existence just a year before."
In the college literary magazine, Qutb wrote of his disappointment:
"When we came here to appeal to England for our rights, the world helped England against the justice (sic). When we came here to appeal against Jews, the world helped the Jews against the justice. During the war between Arab and Jews, the world helped the Jews, too."
Qutb wrote about Greeley in his book, The America I Have Seen. He offered a distorted chronology of American history: "He informed his Arab readers that it began with bloody wars against the Indians, which he claimed were still underway in 1949," Siegel says. "He wrote that before independence, American colonists pushed Latinos south toward Central America — even though the American colonists themselves had not yet pushed west of the Mississippi... Then came the Revolution, which he called 'a destructive war led by George Washington.'"
When it came to culture, Qutb denounced the primitive jazz music and loud clothing, the obsession with body image and perfection, and the bald sexuality. The American female was naturally a temptress, acting her part in a sexual system Qutb described as "biological":
"The American girl is well acquainted with her body's seductive capacity. She knows it lies in the face, and in expressive eyes, and thirsty lips. She knows seductiveness lies in the round breasts, the full buttocks, and in the shapely thighs, sleek legs — and she shows all this and does not hide it."
Even an innocent dance in a church basement is proof of animalistic American sexuality:
"They danced to the tunes of the gramophone, and the dance floor was replete with tapping feet, enticing legs, arms wrapped around waists, lips pressed to lips, and chests pressed to chests. The atmosphere was full of desire..."
To Qutb, women were vixens, and men were sports-obsessed brutes: "This primitiveness can be seen in the spectacle of the fans as they follow a game of football... or watch boxing matches or bloody, monstrous wrestling matches... This spectacle leaves no room for doubt as to the primitiveness of the feelings of those who are enamored with muscular strength and desire it."
Egyptian political scientist Mamoun Fandy tells Siegel that Qutb's critique of America was in many ways a critique of Egyptian society. "Fandy says Qutb was warning Egyptians of the West, of modernity, of things they were very attracted to," Siegel says. As for Qutb's revulsion over American sexuality, Fandy says there is no evidence that Qutb ever had a sexual relationship in his life.
Qutb became a leader of the fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood on his return to Egypt. After the overthrow of the monarchy in 1953, he was once considered for a Cabinet post. But he was later accused of plotting against the government and executed in 1966.
"In his prison writings, Qutb equated governments like Egypt's with the pre-Islamic tribes of Arabia. They represented a state of ignorance — Islam offered liberation," Siegel says. "Among his avid readers were the men who went on to found al Qaeda.
"As for the town? Greeley, Colo., remained conservative — But since 1969, it's no longer dry."
Sayyed Qutb video (notice the reference to Al Quada and 9/11)
http://wn.com/Sayyed_Qutb
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Meeker
Nathan Meeker wikipedia
Excerpt:
The Ute Uprising and Meeker Massacre
The federal government had been trying to get the Utes to leave their nomadic lifestyle, and become farmers, send their children to school and adopt other elements of European-American culture.
The recently elected Governor of Colorado, Frederick Walker Pitkin, had campaigned on a theme of "The Utes Must Go!"; both he and other local politicians and settlers made exaggerated claims against the Utes. They wanted to gain the rich land occupied by the Utes under the Treaty of 1867. [2]
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAgreeley.htm
Excerpt:
Horace Greeley was born in Amherst, New Hampshire, on 3rd February, 1811. He trained as a printer but he later moved to New York City where he became a journalist. Greeley worked for the New Yorker and in 1841 established the New York Tribune. A newspaper he was to edit for over thirty years.
Greeley took a strong moral tone in his newspaper and campaigned against alcohol, tobacco, gambling, prostitution and capital punishment. However, his main concern was the abolition of slavery.
In 1838 Greeley agreed to edit the Jeffersonian, a Whig newspaper in New York. A close associate of William Seward, Henry Clay and William Harrison, he edited the pro-Whig journal, Log Cabin, during the 1840 presidential election.
Greeley was very interested in socialist and feminist ideas and published articles by Karl Marx, Charles Dana, Margaret Fuller and Jane Grey Swisshelm in the New York Tribune. He also promoted the views of Albert Brisbane, who wanted society organised into co-operative communities.
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1957/3/1957_3_20.shtml
Excerpt:
WHEN KARL MARX WORKED FOR HORACE GREELEY
On Saturday morning, October 25, 1851, Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune, entrenched after a decade of existence as America’s leading Whig daily, appeared with twelve pages rather than its usual eight. The occasion was too noteworthy to be passed over without comment by the paper itself. So a special editorial was written—probably by Greeley’s young managing editor, the brisk, golden-whiskered Charles A. Dana—to point it out.
Besides a “press of advertisements.” the editorial ran, this morning’s enlarged paper contained “articles from some foreign contributors that are especially worthy of attention.” Among these were “a letter from Madame Belgioioso, upon the daily and domestic life of the Turks, and another upon Germany by one of the clearest and most vigorous writers that country has produced—no matter what may be the judgment of the critical upon his public opinions in the sphere of political and social philosophy.”
Turning the pages to see who this most clear and vigorous German might be, readers glanced past such items as a “Grand Temperance Rally in the igth Ward“; a Philadelphia story headlined “Cruelty of a Landlord—Brutality of a Husband”: a Boston campaign telegram announcing a Whig demonstration “in favor of Daniel Webster for President.” Then they reached a long article entitled “Revolution and Counter-Revolution,” over the by-line, Karl Marx.
“The first act of the revolutionary drama on the Continent of Europe has closed,” it began upon a somber organ tone; ”“The ‘powers that were’ before the hurricane of 1848, are again the ‘powers that be.’ ” But, contributor Marx went on, swelling to his theme, the second act of the movement was soon to come, and the interval before the storm was a good time to study the “general social state … of the convulsed nations” that led inevitably to such upheavals.
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/egypt-and-muslim-brotherhood-stratfor-special-report
Excerpt:
It was during this period that another relative outsider in the movement, Sayyid Qutb, a literary figure and a civil servant, emerged as an influential ideologue of the group shortly after joining up. Qutb also experienced long periods of imprisonment and torture, which radicalized his views. He eventually called for the complete overthrow of the system. He wrote many treatises, but one in particular, Milestones, was extremely influential — not so much within the movement, as among a new generation of more radical Islamists.
Qutb was executed in 1966 on charges of trying to topple the government, but his ideas inspired the founding of jihadism. Disenchanted with the MB ideology and its approach, a younger generation of extremely militant Islamists emerged. These elements, who would found the world’s first jihadist groups, saw the MB as having compromised on Islamic principles and accepted Western ideas. Further galvanizing this new breed of militant Islamists was the Arab defeat in the 1967 war with Israel and the MB’s formal renunciation of violence in 1970.
http://www.zerohedge.com/article/egypt-and-muslim-brotherhood-stratfor-special-report
Excerpt:
It was during this period that another relative outsider in the movement, Sayyid Qutb, a literary figure and a civil servant, emerged as an influential ideologue of the group shortly after joining up. Qutb also experienced long periods of imprisonment and torture, which radicalized his views. He eventually called for the complete overthrow of the system. He wrote many treatises, but one in particular, Milestones, was extremely influential — not so much within the movement, as among a new generation of more radical Islamists.
Qutb was executed in 1966 on charges of trying to topple the government, but his ideas inspired the founding of jihadism. Disenchanted with the MB ideology and its approach, a younger generation of extremely militant Islamists emerged. These elements, who would found the world’s first jihadist groups, saw the MB as having compromised on Islamic principles and accepted Western ideas. Further galvanizing this new breed of militant Islamists was the Arab defeat in the 1967 war with Israel and the MB’s formal renunciation of violence in 1970.
Monday, February 7, 2011
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Lead Determinations
Section 101 Determinations of Certain Materials or Products NPR
I run a small sewing business. I create one of a kind outfits for children. The price range of my outfits is $50 to
$100. This new law would require me to spend well over $300 to have that one set tested. Clearly, this will
cause a significant hardship for my small .business.
My small income is what puts food on my table for my family of 5. Please consider putting fabrics, including
printeddyed fabrics, zippers, buttons, elastic, etc. on the list of itmes not needing testing.
Blessings!
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Lead Determinations
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D. Impact on Small Businesses
Under the Regulatory F l e x i b i l i t y Act (RFA) , when an agency issues a proposed rule, it
generally must prepare an i n i t i a l regulatory f l e x i b i l i t y analysis describing the impact the
proposed rule i s expected t o have on small entities.
5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA does not require a regulatory f l e x i b i l i t y analysis if the head of the
agency c e r t i f i e s that the rule w i l l not Have a significant effect on a substantial number of
small entities.
7
The Commission's Directorate f o r Economic Analysis prepared a preliminary assessment of the
impact o f relieving certain materials or products from the testing requirements of section
102 of the CPSIA if they were found t o be inherently under the lead content l i m i t s
prescribed. The number of small businesses that w i l l be d i r e c t l y affected by the rule i s
unknown but could be considerable. However, it w i l l not result i n any increase i n the costs
of production for any f i r m . I t s only effect on businesses, including small businesses, w i l l
be t o reduce the costs that would have been associated with testing the materials under
section 102 of the CPSIA. Based on the foregoing assessment, the Commission preliminarily
finds that the proposed rule would not have a significant impact on a substantial number of
small
TO THE COMMISSION'S DIRECTORATE FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS:
What about individual a r t i s t who make baby q u i l t s or hand dye cotton onies f o r infants? These
are the small e n t i t i e s that the CPSC w i l l have a significant effect on. Many of these artisan
support themselves by s e l l i n g hand crafted items. The high cost o f testing EACH item w i l l
p u l l a drab blanket of colorlessness i n t o the l i v e s of many children and force the artisan t o
find another way t o support themselves that they w i l l not enjoy as much as creating beautiful
and colorful items f o r children.
Sincerely,
Lois Jarvis
Madison, W I
Stevenson, s odd 97
From:
Sent:
To:
Subject:
Robert Carriveau [robel2@centurytel.net]
Sunday, January 11,2009 8:06 AM
Lead Determinations
exempt products
How about non toxic acrylic paint that you get from craft stores or any paint from the U.S. as it
contains no lead.
and wood from the lumber co. That has no lead in it so why should it be tested. Looks like you have a
lot opf work to do to refine HR4040. That will put a lot of crafters out of business and a loss of income
to them and the state.
Robert Carriveau
Stevenson, s odd Pf
From: Shawn Foy [shawnmu97@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 11,2009 9:57 AM
To: Lead Determinations
Subject: Section 101 {a) Determinations
Attachments: MSDS.txt; Faultless Heavy Spray Starch.pdf
Here are some test results from 1 company that I and most ribbon buyers use.
Thank You
Shawn
http://search.ebav.com/ W00QsassZshawnmu97QQfrpvZ5OQQfsopZ10QfsooZ1 QQrdZO
~aultless~ Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
Page 1
November 11, 2008
1, MANUFACTURER / PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
Product Identification
Product Name: ~aultless~ Heavy Spray Starch
Product Number: 20822,20220,20520,20521,20722,
20729,20754,20802,208161208291
20830,20832,20854,20856,20926,
27764,28822,28864,28884,29540
Company Identification
Faultless Starch / Bon Ami Co.
1025 W 8th Street
Kansas City, MO 64101 USA
1-816-842-1230 (For product information)
1-800-424-9300 or 1-703-527-3887 (For emergencies)
Reason For Issue. ..: Add CPSIA regulatory information
Approval Date . . . . . . : November 11, 2008
Supercedes Date....: November 11, 2008
MSDS Number ........ : 20822 ......... RTN Number : 00020822 (Official Copy)
NFPA Rating:
Health - 1, Flammability - 0, Reactivity - 1
2.. HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS
Chemical Name
BUTANE
PROPANE
ISOBUTANE
Amount
Confidential
Confidential
Confidential
CAS Number
106-97-8
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES:
BUTANE
OSHA PEL: 800 ppm
PROPANE
OSHA PEL: 1000 ppm
~aultless" Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 2
November 11, 2008
3. PHYSICAL / CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
FORM .................. : Aerosol
COLOR ................. : Clear to hazy
ODOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Pleasant
BOILING POINT ......... : 212 F
SOLUBILITY IN WATER ... : 95% - 96%
SPECIFIC GRAVITY . . . . . . : 1.008 g/ml (Water = 1)
PH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : -6.5
4. FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES
COC Flash Point: N/A
Autoignition Temperature: N/A
FLAMMABLE LIMITS IN AIR
LEL: N/A
UEL: N/A
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
Water, carbon dioxide, foam or dry powder.
SPECIAL FIRE FIGHTING PROCEDURES:
Use procedures recommended when aerosols are present.
UNUSUAL FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARDS:
As with all aerosols, fire or excessive heat can cause containers to
rupture.
5. REACTIVITY DATA
STABILITY:
Stable.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
Exposure to heat.
INCOMPATIBILITY (MATERIALS TO AVOID):
Oxygen and strong oxidizing materials.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION OR BYPRODUCTS:
If incinerated, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide will be generated.
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION:
Will not occur.
~aultless" Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 3
November 11, 2008
6 . HEALTH HAZARD DATA
INHALATION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
No hazard in normal industrial use.
SKIN / EYE CONTACT RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
Not a skin or eye irritant.
SKIN ABSORPTION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
None known ..
INGESTION RISKS AND SYMPTOMS OF EXPOSURE:
Not toxic according to Federal Hazardous Substance and Labeling Act.
HEALTH HAZARDS (ACUTE AND CHRONIC) :
Not an eye, skin, or respiratory irritant, nor toxic by ingestion
according to Federal Hazardous Substances & Labeling Act Regulations. No
health hazards known after many years of constant exposure to production
employees, laboratory personnel, and consumers.
CARCINOGENICITY INFORMATION:
Not listed by IARC or NTP as a carcinogen.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE:
None known.
EYE CONTACT FIRST AID:
Hold eyelids apart and flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15
minutes.
INHALATION FIRST AID:
No specific treatment is necessary since this 'material is not likely to be
hazardous by inhalation.
7 . PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFE HANDLING AND USE
ACTIONS IF MATERIAL IS RELEASED OR SPILLED:
No special requirements.
WASTE DISPOSAL METHOD:
No special method required. Liquid can be flushed into sewer because no
hazardous materials are contained in the liquid phase.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN HANDLING AND STORAGE:
Contents under pressure. Do not expose to heat or store at temperatures
above 120 Deg F (as required with all aerosols). Use reasonable care when
using.
~ a u l t l e s s ~ Heavy Spray Starch Page 4
MSDS Number: 20822 November 11, 2008
(section 7 continued)
OTHER PRECAUTIONS:
Avoid spraying into eyes and inhaling spray. Read and follow label
CAUTIONS carefully.
8. CONTROL MEASURES
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
Not required.
VENTILATION:
All aerosol products should be used with adequate ventilation.
PROTECTIVE GLOVES:
Not required.
EYE PROTECTION:
Recommend approved safety glasses.
OTHER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING OR EQUIPMENT:
None required.
WORK / HYGIENIC PRACTICES:
Observe resonable care, cleanliness, and caution.
9. TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION
PRODUCT LABEL. ......... : Faultlessm Heavy Spray Starch
D.O.T. SHIPPING NAME ... : Consumer Commodity
D.O.T. HAZARD CLASS .... : ORM-D
UN NUMBER....... ....... : N/A
10. REGULATORY INFORMATION
CHENICAL INVENTORY INFORMATION:
This material or all of its components are listed on the Inventory of
Existing Chemical Substances under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
No toxic chemical(s) subject to the reporting requirements of section 313
Title I11 and of 40 CFR 372 are present. This product was evaluated by
the Faultless Starch/Bon Ami Company and is certified to be in compliance
with the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
Section 102(a) (l), as applicable. This product was manufactured at the
location listed in Section 1 of this MSDS. The date of manufacture is
stamped on the product container. No testing is required to certify
compliance with the above-mentioned regulation.
F'aultless@ Heavy Spray Starch
MSDS Number: 20822
Page 5
November 11, 2008
11. DISCLAIMER
The information accumulated herein is believed to be accurate but is not
warranted to be whether originating with the company or not. Recipients
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-4040
Excerpt:
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 | |
2007-2008 |
Tell Congress How To Vote NEW! Go show your support or opposition to this bill on the new website POPVOX.com. |
Track H.R. 4040 [110th] Because this bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress, no more action can occur on it. |
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To establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2007/janqtr/pdf/16cfr1616.1.pdf
1616.61 Enforcement policy.
1616.62 Policy regarding retail display requirement
for items.
1616.63 Policy regarding garment production
unit identification.
1616.64 Policy regarding recordkeeping requirements.
1616.65 Policy scope of the standard.
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otherwise noted.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission § 1616.2
1
Information Service, 5285 Port Royal
Street, Springfield VA 22151. The ordering
number for PS 54–72 (CS 153–48), on girls’ apparel
sizing, is COM 73–50603; the ordering
number for PS 36–70 (CS 155–50), on boys’ apparel
sizing, is PB 86125648.
Copies available from the National Technical Subpart A—The Standard
A
67 Stat. 112, as amended, 81 Stat. 569–570; 15
U.S.C. 1193.
UTHORITY: Sec. 429, Pub. L. 105–276; Sec. 4, § 1616.1 Scope and application.
(a) This Standard provides a test
method to determine the flammability
of children’s sleepwear, sizes 7 through
14 and fabric or related material intended
or promoted for use in such
children’s sleepwear.
(b) All sleepwear items as defined in
§ 1616.2(c), are subject to the requirements
of this Standard.
(c) Children’s sleepwear items which
meet all the requirements of the
Standard for the Flammability of Children’s
Sleepwear: Sizes 0 through 6X
(FF 3–71) (subpart A of part 1615 of this
chapter) are in compliance with this
Standard. FF 3–71 was issued July 29,
1971 (36 FR 14062), and amended July 21,
1972 (37 FR 14624).
(d) As used in this Standard,
pass and fail
while
acceptance or rejection of a production
unit under the sampling plan.
(e) The flammability standards for
clothing textiles and vinyl plastic film,
parts 1610 and 1611 of this chapter, are
superseded by this part 1616 insofar as
they apply to items defined in
§ 1616.2(c).
refer to the test criteria for specimensaccept and reject refer to the § 1616.2 Definitions.
In addition to the definitions given in
section 2 of the Flammable Fabrics
Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1191), the
following definitions apply for purposes
of this Standard:
(a) Children’s sleepwear means any
product of wearing apparel size 7
through 14, such as nightgowns, pajamas,
or similar or related items, such
as robes, intended to be worn primarily
for sleeping or activities related to
sleeping, except:
(1) Diapers and underwear; and
(2) ‘‘Tight-fitting garments’’ as defined
by section 1616.2(m), below.
(b)
defined as 7 through 14 in Department
of Commerce Voluntary Product
Standards PS 54–72 and PS 36–70, previously
identified as Commercial
Standards, CS 153–48, ‘‘Body Measurements
for the Sizing of Girls’ Apparel’’
and CS 155–50, ‘‘Body Measurements for
the Sizing of Boys’ Apparel’’, respectively.
Sizes 7 through 14 means the sizes 1
(c)
sleepwear or any fabric of related
material intended or promoted
for use in children’s sleepwear.
(d)
such as ribbons, laces, embroidery, or
ornaments. This definition does not include
(1) individual pieces less than 2
inches in their longest dimension, provided
that such pieces do not constitute
or cover in aggregate a total of
more than 20 square inches of the item
or (2) functional materials (findings),
such as zippers, buttons or elastic
bands, used in the construction of garments.
(e)
char length and the maximum char
length which a sample of specimen may
exhibit in order to pass an individual
test.
(f)
from the original lower edge of the
specimen exposed to the flame in accordance
with the procedure specified
in § 1616.5
the tear or void in the charred, burned,
or damaged area, the tear being made
in accordance with the procedure specified
in § 1615.5(c)(2)
and evaluation.
Item means any product of children’sTrim means decorative materials,Test criteria means the averageChar length means the distanceTest procedure to the end ofSpecimen burning (g)
of glowing of parts of a specimen after
flaming has ceased.
(h)
unseamed length of fabric, one
or more of which make up a unit.
(i)
any quantity of finished fabric up to
4,600 linear m. (5,000 linear yds.) for
Normal Sampling or 9,200 linear m.
(10,000 linear yds.) for Reduced Sampling
which has a specific identity that
remains unchanged throughout the
unit except for color or print pattern
as specified in § 1616.4(a). For purposes
of this definition, finished fabric means
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16 CFR Ch. II (1–1–07 Edition) Pt. 1616
the facts and circumstances present in
each case. Relevant factors include:
(i) The nature of the product and its
suitability for use by children for
sleeping or activities related to sleeping;
(ii) The manner in which the product
is distributed and promoted; and
(iii) The likelihood that the product
will be used by children primarily for
sleeping or activities related to sleeping
in a substantial number of cases.
(3) The factors set forth in this policy
statement are guidelines only, and are
not elements of the definition of the
term ‘‘children’s sleepwear’’ in
§ 1615.1(a) of the Standard. For this reason,
a particular fabric or garment
may meet the definition of ‘‘children’s
sleepwear’’ set forth in the Standard,
even though all factors listed in this
policy statement are not present.
(d) Retailers, distributors, and wholesalers,
as well as manufacturers, importers,
and other persons (such as converters)
introducing a fabric or garment
into commerce which does not
meet the requirements of the flammability
standards for children’s
sleepwear, have an obligation not to
promote or sell such fabric or garment
for use as an item of children’s
sleepwear. Also, retailers, distributors,
and wholesalers are advised not to advertise,
promote, or sell as an item of
children’s sleepwear any item which a
manufacturer, importer, or other person
(such as a converter) introducing
the item into commerce has indicated
by label, invoice, or, otherwise, does
not meet the requirements of the children’s
sleepwear flammability standards
and is not intended or suitable for
use as sleepwear. ‘‘Infant garments’’ as
defined by § 1615.1(c) and ‘‘tight-fitting’’
garments as defined by § 1615.1(o) are
exempt from the standard which requires
flame resistance. They may be
marketed as sleepwear for purposes of
this section. Additionally, retailers are
advised:
(1) To segregate, by placement in different
parts of a department or store,
fabrics and garments covered by the
children’s sleepwear standards from all
fabrics and garments that are beyond
the scope of the children’s sleepwear
standards but which resemble items of
children’s sleepwear;
(2) To utilize store display signs indicating
the distinction between types of
fabrics and garments, for example by
indicating which are sleepwear items
and which are not; and
(3) To avoid the advertisement or
promotion of a fabric or garment that
does not comply with the children’s
sleepwear flammability standard in a
manner that may cause the item to be
viewed by the consumer as an item of
children’s sleepwear.
(Sec. 5, Pub.L. 90–189, 81 Stat. 569, 15 U.S.C.
1194; sec. 30(b), Pub.L. 92–573, 86 Stat. 1231, 15
U.S.C. 2079(b); 5 U.S.C. 553)
[49 FR 10250, Mar. 20, 1984, as amended at 64
FR 2832, Jan. 19, 1999; 64 FR 34533, June 28,
1999]
PART 1616—STANDARD FOR THE
FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN’S
SLEEPWEAR: SIZES 7 THROUGH 14
(FF 5–74)
Subpart A—The Standard
Sec.
1616.1 Scope and application.
1616.2 Definitions.
1616.3 General requirements.
1616.4 Sampling and acceptance procedures.
1616.5 Test procedure.
1616.6 Labeling requirements.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/
Except:
6) The animal studies have also documented considerable evidence of direct toxic effects of fluoride on brain tissue, even at levels as low as 1 ppm fluoride in water (Varner 1998). These effects include:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/brain/
Except:
6) The animal studies have also documented considerable evidence of direct toxic effects of fluoride on brain tissue, even at levels as low as 1 ppm fluoride in water (Varner 1998). These effects include:
-- reduction in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors;
-- reduction in lipid content;
-- impaired anti-oxidant defense systems;
-- damage to the hippocampus;
-- damage to the purkinje cells;
-- increased uptake of aluminum;
-- formation of beta-amyloid plaques (the classic brain abnormality in Alzheimer's disease);
-- exacerbation of lesions induced by iodine deficiency; and
-- accumulation of fluoride in the pineal gland.
Subpart B—Rules and Regulations
Because this bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress, no more action can occur on it.
1616.31 Labeling, recordkeeping, retail display
and guaranties.
1616.32 Method for establishment and use of
alternate laundering procedures under
section 5(c)(4)(ii) of the standard.
1616.35 Use of alternate apparatus, procedures,
or criteria for testing under the
standard.
1616.36 Use of alternate apparatus or procedures
for tests for guaranty purposes.
Subpart C—Interpretations and Policies
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Rhee
Excerpt:
Early life, education, and personal life
Rhee's parents, Shang and Inza Rhee, immigrated to the United States from South Korea in the 1960s. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rhee was raised in the Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area, where she graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in 1988. She graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and later earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[7] Rhee is divorced from Teach For America Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Kevin Huffman.[8] The couple has two daughters, Starr and Olivia,[9] who attend DC Public Schools.[10] Rhee is engaged to Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, California and former NBA basketball player.[11]
In 1997 she founded the New Teacher Project, a non-profit organization which works with needy school districts to recruit and train new teachers. In ten years, the New Teacher Project has expanded to forty programs in twenty states and recruited more than 10,000 teachers.
Through the DC Teaching Fellows program, Washington, D.C. participated in the New Teacher Project, and was successful in recruiting highly qualified applicants.[15] On June 12, 2007, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that he had chosen Rhee to replace superintendent of D.C. public schools Clifford Janey and become the schools' new chancellor. Rhee initially rebuffed Fenty's offer, but relented when promised wide latitude and significant authority in decision-making as well as strong mayoral support for her proposed initiatives.[16][17][18][19][20] New York City Public Schools Chancellor Joel Klein highly recommended her to Mayor Fenty.[21]
Rhee has served on the advisory boards for the National Council on Teacher Quality,[22] National Center for Alternative Certification, and Project REACH.[citation needed] She was a special guest of First Lady Laura Bush at President George W. Bush's 2008 State of the Union address.[23]
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/
Excerpt:
President Barack Obama plans to fire the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs amid a controversy between the IG and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star.
The IG, Gerald Walpin, was criticized by the U.S. attorney in Sacramento for the way he handled an investigation of Johnson and his nonprofit group, St. HOPE Academy, which received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the Corporation for National Community Service. The corporation runs the AmeriCorps program.
On Thursday, Obama said in a letter to Congress that he had lost confidence in Walpin. Neither the president nor deputy White House press secretary Josh Earnest would give details. The president must give Congress 30 days’ notice before removing Walpin, who is being suspended with pay for the 30 days. Earnest said, “The president will appoint a replacement in whom he has full confidence as the corporation carries out its important mission.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a letter to Obama, pointed to a law requiring that Congress be given the reasons an IG is fired. He cited a Senate report saying the requirement is designed to ensure that inspectors general are not removed for political reasons. Grassley said Walpin had identified millions of dollars in AmeriCorps funds that were wasted or misspent and “it appears he has been doing a good job.”
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/2010/05/st-hope-academy.html
Excerpt:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/10/rotten-to-the-americorps/?feat=home_top5_shared
Excerpt:
Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Republican, attempted last year to prohibit groups “engaged in political or legislative advocacy” from receiving taxpayer dollars through AmeriCorps. The left saw this as a direct attack on what has become a prime source of income and blocked the effort. As a result, the state of Oregon hosts on its official Web site a job listing for an AmeriCorps “volunteer” to accept an $11,100 living allowance and a $4,725 education award to work full time for a local Planned Parenthood office. The position requires a “commitment to the mission of Planned Parenthood,” which - among other things - is to maximize the number of abortions performed by Planned Parenthood. Support in the past also has gone to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and various homosexual advocacy groups.
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/DEAs/hager.html
Excerpt:
Polio, which had disabled thousands of Americans in the 1950s, had been nearly eradicated by the Salk vaccine. But when his infant son was inoculated against polio with the live-virus Sabin vaccine in August 1973, Hager contracted the disease from the vaccine and nearly died. After four months of hospitalization and rehabilitation, he emerged–without the use of his legs–to a new life.
“I had gone to the top and got knocked down to the bottom,” Hager says. He had lost his promotion with American Tobacco Company but rejoined the company and worked his way back to the top, demonstrating the spirit and diligence that has propelled him since. He retired as American Tobacco Company’s senior vice president, Leaf and Specialty Products Division, when the company was sold to British American Tobacco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Hager
Excerpt:
John Henry Hager (born August 28, 1936 in Durham, North Carolina) is an American politician who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia from July 2007 until May 2008. He also served as Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, and as an assistant secretary within the United States Department of Education from 2004 to 2007.[1]
Hager married Margaret Dickinson "Maggie" Chase on February 27, 1971; whom he have two sons, John (b.1973) and Henry (b.1978). Hager's younger son, Henry, married former President George W. Bush's fraternal twin daughter, Jenna on May 10, 2008 at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.[5] He contracted polio when his son was vaccinated for the disease with live virus vaccine in 1973.[3] As a result, he uses a nonmotorized wheelchair for daily ambulation - and competes in wheelchair races.[6]
In 1975, he volunteered for Lieutenant Governor John N. Dalton, and in 1984 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1994, he co-chaired the Senatorial campaign for Oliver North.[3] He ran for state party chairman in 1992,[7] and was treasurer of the state Republican Party in 1994.[8]
Hager has served as the director of Virginia's homeland security under Governors Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner. Hager was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1997, defeating Democrat Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Hager is believed to be the first disabled individual to serve in an elected statewide office in Virginia.
In 2001, Hager ran for Governor of Virginia, but lost the Republican nomination to Virginia's then Attorney General, Mark Earley.
Hager is the former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. He was nominated to this position by President George W. Bush on May 24, 2004, confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2004[4] and resigned effective August 1, 2007.
In July 2007, Hager was elected to serve as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.[1][6] He was defeated for reelection by Delegate Jeff Frederick in May 2008.[9]
Excerpt:
Early life, education, and personal life
Rhee's parents, Shang and Inza Rhee, immigrated to the United States from South Korea in the 1960s. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Rhee was raised in the Toledo, Ohio metropolitan area, where she graduated from Maumee Valley Country Day School in 1988. She graduated from Cornell University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and later earned a Master of Public Policy degree from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[7] Rhee is divorced from Teach For America Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Kevin Huffman.[8] The couple has two daughters, Starr and Olivia,[9] who attend DC Public Schools.[10] Rhee is engaged to Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, California and former NBA basketball player.[11]
[edit] Professional life
Rhee taught in Baltimore, Maryland as a recruit of Teach For America for three years. According to her resume, over a two-year period she moved students scoring on average at the 13th percentile on national standardized tests to 90 percent of students scoring at the 90th percentile or higher. This claim, however, could not be verified, as the relevant Baltimore records could not be located. [12][13] Rhee recalled the difficulties she had her first year of teaching. [14]In 1997 she founded the New Teacher Project, a non-profit organization which works with needy school districts to recruit and train new teachers. In ten years, the New Teacher Project has expanded to forty programs in twenty states and recruited more than 10,000 teachers.
Through the DC Teaching Fellows program, Washington, D.C. participated in the New Teacher Project, and was successful in recruiting highly qualified applicants.[15] On June 12, 2007, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that he had chosen Rhee to replace superintendent of D.C. public schools Clifford Janey and become the schools' new chancellor. Rhee initially rebuffed Fenty's offer, but relented when promised wide latitude and significant authority in decision-making as well as strong mayoral support for her proposed initiatives.[16][17][18][19][20] New York City Public Schools Chancellor Joel Klein highly recommended her to Mayor Fenty.[21]
Rhee has served on the advisory boards for the National Council on Teacher Quality,[22] National Center for Alternative Certification, and Project REACH.[citation needed] She was a special guest of First Lady Laura Bush at President George W. Bush's 2008 State of the Union address.[23]
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/12/obamas-americorps-scandal-and-the-first-ladys-meddling/
Excerpt:
President Barack Obama plans to fire the inspector general who investigates AmeriCorps and other national service programs amid a controversy between the IG and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, who is an Obama supporter and former NBA basketball star.
The IG, Gerald Walpin, was criticized by the U.S. attorney in Sacramento for the way he handled an investigation of Johnson and his nonprofit group, St. HOPE Academy, which received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants from the Corporation for National Community Service. The corporation runs the AmeriCorps program.
On Thursday, Obama said in a letter to Congress that he had lost confidence in Walpin. Neither the president nor deputy White House press secretary Josh Earnest would give details. The president must give Congress 30 days’ notice before removing Walpin, who is being suspended with pay for the 30 days. Earnest said, “The president will appoint a replacement in whom he has full confidence as the corporation carries out its important mission.”
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, in a letter to Obama, pointed to a law requiring that Congress be given the reasons an IG is fired. He cited a Senate report saying the requirement is designed to ensure that inspectors general are not removed for political reasons. Grassley said Walpin had identified millions of dollars in AmeriCorps funds that were wasted or misspent and “it appears he has been doing a good job.”
http://charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com/2010/05/st-hope-academy.html
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REPORT: D.C. SCHOOLS CHIEF RHEE MISHANDLED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT SCANDAL: RHEE, FIANCE INVOLVED IN 2007 COMPLAINT AT CALIF. SCHOOL , November 21, 2009, The Washington (DC) Times
A congressional report released Friday includes allegations that D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee mishandled a complaint that Kevin M. Johnson, her current fiance, engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a student at a California charter school in 2007.At least one staff member at the St. Hope Academy resigned in protest over the handling of the case, according to the report, released jointly by Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, and Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican.The staff member, Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez, reported a student's charges to Ms. Rhee, according to the report. Ms. Wong-Hernandez later told an independent investigator that Ms. Rhee replied that "she was 'making this her number one priority, and she would take care of the situation,' " the report said.Soon afterward, Ms. Wong-Hernandez said, she heard that the student had been contacted by a personal lawyer for Mr. Johnson, who was a founder of the school. He is now the mayor of Sacramento, Calif…Erik Jones, a St. Hope teacher who alerted police to complaints about Mr. Johnson, said he resigned for reasons similar to Ms. Wong-Hernandez, according to the report."St. Hope sought to intimidate the student through an illegal interrogation and even had the audacity to ask me to change my story," Mr. Jones wrote in his resignation letter.The findings involving Ms. Rhee were a small but surprising detail in a 62-page report on the firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin of the Corporation for National and Community Service, which manages the youth service organization AmeriCorps.Mr. Walpin had been looking into the reported misuse of $850,000 in federal grant money by Mr. Johnson, a friend and supporter of President Obama who was accused of spending AmeriCorps grant money by having members wash his car, run personal errands, and engage in partisan political activities.Ms. Rhee, a controversial figure in the District who has pushed a package of school reforms and closed several schools to address falling enrollment, was a member of the St. Hope's board of directors at the time. Mr. Johnson, a former professional basketball player, was the school's executive director… [Rhee and Johnson are engaged]
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/feb/10/rotten-to-the-americorps/?feat=home_top5_shared
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Rep. Virginia Foxx, North Carolina Republican, attempted last year to prohibit groups “engaged in political or legislative advocacy” from receiving taxpayer dollars through AmeriCorps. The left saw this as a direct attack on what has become a prime source of income and blocked the effort. As a result, the state of Oregon hosts on its official Web site a job listing for an AmeriCorps “volunteer” to accept an $11,100 living allowance and a $4,725 education award to work full time for a local Planned Parenthood office. The position requires a “commitment to the mission of Planned Parenthood,” which - among other things - is to maximize the number of abortions performed by Planned Parenthood. Support in the past also has gone to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) and various homosexual advocacy groups.
https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/People/DEAs/hager.html
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Making a Grand Slam With a Curve Ball
John Hager was 34 and life was flowing smoothly. He had just been given the biggest promotion of his career, he and his wife, Margaret, had recently welcomed their first child, and he was on his way to the top of the corporate world. That was one day in August 1973; the next day, his life changed forever.Polio, which had disabled thousands of Americans in the 1950s, had been nearly eradicated by the Salk vaccine. But when his infant son was inoculated against polio with the live-virus Sabin vaccine in August 1973, Hager contracted the disease from the vaccine and nearly died. After four months of hospitalization and rehabilitation, he emerged–without the use of his legs–to a new life.
“I had gone to the top and got knocked down to the bottom,” Hager says. He had lost his promotion with American Tobacco Company but rejoined the company and worked his way back to the top, demonstrating the spirit and diligence that has propelled him since. He retired as American Tobacco Company’s senior vice president, Leaf and Specialty Products Division, when the company was sold to British American Tobacco
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Hager
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John H. Hager
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| John Henry Hager | |
 | |
| In office January 14, 1998 – January 14, 2002 | |
| Governor | Jim Gilmore |
| Preceded by | Don Beyer |
| Succeeded by | Tim Kaine |
| Born | August 28, 1936 Durham, North Carolina |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Chase Hager (1971-present) |
| Children | John Vigil Hager (b.1973) Henry Chase Hager (b.1978) |
| Profession | Politician, Entrepreneur |
[edit] Family and early life
Growing up in Durham, Hager started a neighborhood newspaper in 1945.[2] While an undergraduate at Purdue University he ran a vending machine business, was an active member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and was a member of ROTC. One term, his course load was 25 credit hours - about two thirds more than normal. He was graduated with a BSME (mechanical engineering) in 1958. Both his parents, Virgil and Ruth Hager, were 1928 Purdue alumni.[3] Hager earned his MBA at Harvard in 1960, and subsequently served in the Army, rising to the rank of Captain.[4]Hager married Margaret Dickinson "Maggie" Chase on February 27, 1971; whom he have two sons, John (b.1973) and Henry (b.1978). Hager's younger son, Henry, married former President George W. Bush's fraternal twin daughter, Jenna on May 10, 2008 at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas.[5] He contracted polio when his son was vaccinated for the disease with live virus vaccine in 1973.[3] As a result, he uses a nonmotorized wheelchair for daily ambulation - and competes in wheelchair races.[6]
[edit] Career
After his active duty military service, Hager began work for the American Tobacco Company in Richmond, Virginia. The company retired him after his bout with polio, but he returned - beginning at the bottom again. At American Tobacco, he served as a government affairs representative. Hager was forcibly retired from the American Tobacco Company after the company's sale in 1994.[2]In 1975, he volunteered for Lieutenant Governor John N. Dalton, and in 1984 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. In 1994, he co-chaired the Senatorial campaign for Oliver North.[3] He ran for state party chairman in 1992,[7] and was treasurer of the state Republican Party in 1994.[8]
Hager has served as the director of Virginia's homeland security under Governors Jim Gilmore and Mark Warner. Hager was elected Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 1997, defeating Democrat Lewis F. Payne, Jr. Hager is believed to be the first disabled individual to serve in an elected statewide office in Virginia.
In 2001, Hager ran for Governor of Virginia, but lost the Republican nomination to Virginia's then Attorney General, Mark Earley.
Hager is the former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services. He was nominated to this position by President George W. Bush on May 24, 2004, confirmed by the Senate on November 21, 2004[4] and resigned effective August 1, 2007.
In July 2007, Hager was elected to serve as chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia.[1][6] He was defeated for reelection by Delegate Jeff Frederick in May 2008.[9]
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