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This User Agreement ("Agreement") is a contract between you and Stewardship Technology, Inc. and applies to your use of the EGS Network service and any related products and services available through www.egsnetwork.com (collectively the "Service"). If you do not agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement, please do not use or access our Services.
You must read, agree with, and accept all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement the Accepted Use Policy and the Privacy Policy, which include those terms and conditions expressly set out below, before you may become a member of the EGS Network. We strongly recommend that, as you read this Agreement, you also access and read the information contained in the other pages and websites referred to in this document, as they may contain further terms and conditions that apply to you as an EGS Network user. By accepting this Agreement, you also agree that your use of other Stewardship Technology websites and Services will be governed by the terms and conditions posted on those websites.
For additional information about the Service and how it works, please visit http://www.egsnetwork.com.
We may amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on our site. Except as stated below, all amended terms shall be effective 30 days after they are initially posted on our site. You may review the current Agreement prior to initiating a transaction at any time at our User Agreement page.
In this Agreement, "you" or "your" means any person or entity using the Service ("Users"). Unless otherwise stated, "EGS Network," "we" or "our" will refer collectively to Stewardship Technology, Inc.
This Agreement was last modified on September 30, 2005.
1. Eligibility. In order to use the Service, you must register for a Donor, Beneficiary, or Payment account. An individual Donor may hold more then one Donor accounts. Certified 501(c)3 non-profits may hold one Beneficiary and one Payment account. Our Services are only available to individuals or certified 501(c)3 non-profits that can form legally binding contracts under applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, our Service is not available to minors (under 18), persons who are suspended from our Service, or to persons who present an unacceptable level of credit risk.
2. The Legal Relationship between You and Stewardship Technology.
2.1 Agency Relationship. Stewardship Technology acts as a facilitator to help you accept donations and/or payments from and make donation and/or payments to third parties. We act as your agent based upon your direction and your requests to use our Services that require us to perform tasks on your behalf. Stewardship Technology will at all times hold your funds separate from its corporate funds, will not use your funds for its operating expenses or any other corporate purposes, and will not voluntarily make funds available to its creditors in the event of bankruptcy or for any other purpose. You acknowledge that (i) Stewardship Technology is not a bank and the Service is a donation and payment processing service rather than a banking service, and (ii) Stewardship Technology is not acting as a trustee, fiduciary or escrow with respect to your funds, but is acting only as an agent and custodian.
You agree that you will not receive interest or other earnings on the funds that Stewardship Technology handles as your agent. Stewardship Technology may receive interest on those funds and/or a reduction in fees or expenses charged for banking services by the banks that hold your funds.
By initiating and sending donation or payments through the Service, you appoint Stewardship Technology as your agent to obtain the funds on your behalf and to transfer the funds to the Beneficiary that you designate, subject to the terms and restrictions of this Agreement. Stewardship Technology will obtain funds per your instructions by debiting a bank account that you designate or charging your credit card. When you send a donation or payment, Stewardship Technology will hold the funds for four banking business days in one or more FDIC-insured banks ("Pooled Accounts") to ensure the funds clear. Those funds may be eligible for FDIC pass-through insurance. You remain the owner of those funds and Stewardship Technology holds those funds as your agent until the funds are transferred to the Beneficiary at the end of the holding period or you initiate a cancellation of the transaction during the holding period. After those funds are transferred to the Beneficiary all request for refund must be made directly to the Beneficiary. The Beneficiary agrees to comply with all reasonable request for refund made in writing or using the functionally available through the service.
By receiving donations or payments through the Service, you appoint Stewardship Technology as your agent to cause the funds to be deposited on your behalf in the Pooled Accounts until the completions of the four banking business day hold period. Upon completion of the hold period you appoint Stewardship Technology as your agent to cause the funds to be deposited into bank account (Settlement Account).
2.2 EGS Network is only a Donation and Payment Service Provider. Stewardship Technology acts as a donation and payment service provider by creating, hosting, maintaining and providing our Service to you via the Internet. We do not have any control over the Beneficiary or your donation or payment. For more information on the Beneficiary contact the Beneficiary directly via the contact information provided by the Beneficiary.
2.3 Identity Authentication. We use many techniques to identify our users when they register on our site. Verification of Users is only an indication of increased likelihood that a User's identity is correct. You authorize Stewardship Technology, directly or through third parties, to make any inquiries we consider necessary to validate your registration. This may include ordering a credit report and performing other credit checks or verifying the information you provide against third party databases. However, because user verification on the Internet is difficult, Stewardship Technology cannot and does not guarantee any user's identity.
2.4 Release. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more Donors, Beneficiary or Payment user, you release Stewardship Technology (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code �1542, which says: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if not known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."
2.5 No Warranty. WE, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR SUPPLIERS PROVIDE OUR SERVICES "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. WE, OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR SUPPLIERS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Stewardship Technology shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that requests for electronic debits and credits involving bank accounts, credit cards, and check issuances are processed in a timely manner and but we make no representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete processing because our Service is largely dependant upon many factors outside of our control, such as delays in the banking system. Some states do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, so the foregoing disclaimer may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other legal rights that vary from state to state.
2.6 Limitation of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL WE, OUR EMPLOYEES OR OUR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR WEB SITE, OUR SERVICE, OR THIS AGREEMENT (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE). Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
2.7 Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Stewardship Technology, affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party relating to your use of the Service.
2.8 Liability for Violations of the Acceptable Use Policy. If you engage in the following behavior, Stewardship Technology will terminate you account, as explained below.
i. Using the EGS Network service to receive payments for �for-profit� items of any kind.
ii. Using the EGS Network service to receive payments for any sexually oriented or obscene materials or services.
iii. Using the EGS Network service to receive payments for any narcotics, other controlled substances, steroids or prescription drugs.
iv. Using the EGS Network service to receive payments for wagers, gambling debts or gambling winnings, regardless of the location or type of gambling activity.
You and Stewardship Technology agree that the damages that Stewardship Technology will sustain as a result of the behavior outlined above will be substantial, including (without limitation) fines and other related expenses from its payment processors and service providers, but may be extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain. In the event that you engage in such activities, Stewardship Technology may take legal action against you to recover losses.
If you use the EGS Network service in a manner that violates the Acceptable Use Policy, including but not limited to the four categories described above, your account will be subject to limitation or immediate termination.
You further understand that, if you use the EGS Network service in a manner that violates the Acceptable Use Policy, including but not limited to the four categories described above, EGS Network may incur substantial liability and/or suffer significant damages, including (without limitation) fines and other related expenses from its payment processors and service providers. By selling goods or services (including access to content) in contravention of the Acceptable Use Policy or the Restricted Activities section of this User Agreement (currently Section 6.2), you acknowledge liability to EGS Network for any and all damages suffered by EGS Network. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree to reimburse EGS Network for any and all costs, expenses, and fines levied on EGS Network by its payment processors and/or service providers as a result of your activities.
You agree that, if either you or Stewardship Technology commences litigation or arbitration in connection with this paragraph, the prevailing party is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys� fees and any other costs incurred in such proceeding in addition to any other relief to which the prevailing party may be entitled.
3. Fees. All fees are set forth in the Fee Schedule supplied to the Beneficiary. All fees will be assessed in U.S. dollars.
Non-U.S. Use. To be eligible for an account, you must be a resident of the United States and hold a valid United States bank account or credit card.
4. Receiving Donations or Payments.
4.1 ACH and Credit Card Funded Payments. The only accounts that can receive Automated Clearing House (ACH) and credit card funded donations or payments are Beneficiary accounts. By accepting an ACH or credit card donation or payment, you agree that you are responsible for the payment if it is reversed. If such reversal occurs on an ACH or credit card funded donation or payment made to your account during the four banking business day hold period, we will cancel the transfer of the funds to your settlement account. If such reversal occurs on an ACH or credit card funded donation made after the transfer of the funds to your settlement account we will reverse the transfer and debit your settlement account to pay for the reversal of the transaction. If there are insufficient funds in your settlement account, you agree to reimburse Stewardship Technology through other means.
4.2 Removal of Expired Cards. We will notify you of expired credit cards in your account and provide you the opportunity to update those cards before we remove them as a donation source in your account.
4.3 ACH Reversals and Credit Card Charge Backs. Initiating an ACH Reversal or a Credit Card Charge Back my result in the inactivation of the bank account or credit card in the EGS Network service.
5. Sending Donations or Payments.
5.1 Sending Donations or Payments. In order to send donations or payments through our Service we require you to provide Stewardship Technology with a number of forms of identification as further described and protected in our Privacy Policy. We require this information to authenticate your identity. We may require additional information from you depending on your location and other factors. Donation or Payment limits may be set depending upon risk factors as determined by Stewardship Technology.
5.2 Refused Payments. When you send a donation or a payment to a Beneficiary through our Service, if the funds are not accepted or we are unable to complete the transfer to the Beneficiary within 30 days after the donation or payment was sent, then the funds will be returned to the donor via a credit to the account used to make the original donation or payment. If we are unable to credit the original account a check will be issued and sent to the address on record.
5.3 Electronic Transfers. When you make a donation or payment through EGS Network that is funded by a checking or savings account you are requesting an electronic transfer from your bank account. Upon such request, Stewardship Technology will make electronic transfers via the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system from your U.S. bank account in the amount you specify. You agree that such requests constitute your authorization for such transfers. Stewardship Technology will never make transfers from your bank account without your authorization.
5.4 Tax Receipts. You agree to indemnify and hold Stewardship Technology, affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any claim or demand (including attorneys' fees) made or incurred by any third party due to or arising out of your misuse or errors in tax receipts obtained from the service. Stewardship Technology makes every effort to ensure all Beneficiaries are registered 501(c)3 charities but we make no actual or implied guarantee that your donations will be deductible on your federal tax return. Any questions regarding the federal tax code and the ability to deduct donations on your federal income tax return should be directed to the IRS, your tax advisor or the Beneficiary.
6. Your Information and Restricted Activities
6.1 Definition. "Your Information" is defined as any information you provide to us or other users in the registration, donation or payment process or other features of our Service. You are solely responsible for Your Information, as we act as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of Your Information.
6.2 Restricted Activities. Your Information and your activities (including your donation or payments and receipt of donation) through our Service shall not: (a) be false, inaccurate or misleading; (b) be fraudulent; (c) consist of providing yourself a cash advance from your credit card (or helping others to do so), (d) be related in any way to gambling and/or gaming activities, including but not limited to payment or the acceptance of payments for wagers, gambling debts or gambling winnings, regardless of the location or type of gambling activity (including online and offline casinos, sports wagering and office pools); (e)violate EGS Network's Acceptable Use Policy; (f) infringe on any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other property rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (g) violate any law, statute, ordinance, contract or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing financial services, consumer protection, unfair competition, antidiscrimination, or false advertising); (h) be defamatory, trade libelous, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing; (i) be obscene or contain child pornography; (j) contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs cancelbots, easter eggs or other computer programming routines that may damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or other personal information; or (k) create liability for us or cause us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISP's or other suppliers. If you use, or attempt to use the Service for purposes other than sending and receiving donations or payments and managing your account, including but not limited to tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting the security or functionality of Service, your account will be terminated and you will be subject to damages and other penalties, including criminal prosecution where available.
6.3 License. Solely to enable Stewardship Technology to use the information you supply us with, so that we are not violating any rights you might have in that information, you agree to grant us a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensible (through multiple tiers) right to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights (but no other rights) you have in Your Information, in any media now known or not currently known, with respect to Your Information. Stewardship Technology will use and protect Your Information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
6.4 Trademarks. stewardshiptechnology.com, Stewardship Technology, egsnetwork.com, EGS Network, and all related logos, products and services described in this website are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Stewardship Technology, Inc., or its licensors, and (aside from the circumstances described below) may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Stewardship Technology. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of EGS Network and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Stewardship Technology.
Notwithstanding the above, HTML logos provided by Stewardship Technology Website Donation features, or API, may be used without prior written consent for the purpose of directing web traffic to the Service. These Logos may not be altered, modified, or changed in any way, or used in a manner that is disparaging to Stewardship Technology or the Service. Logos may not be displayed in any manner that implies sponsorship or endorsement by Stewardship Technology. EGS Network is a donation and payment service, and no partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
7. Access and Interference. Our web site contains robot exclusion headers and you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained herein without our prior expressed written permission. You agree that you will not use any device, software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion headers, or to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the EGS Network site or any activities conducted on our site. You agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. Much of the information on our site is proprietary or is licensed to Stewardship Technology by our users or third parties. You agree that you will not copy, reproduce, alter, modify, create derivative works, publicly display or frame any content (except for Your Information) from our web site without the prior expressed written permission of Stewardship Technology or the appropriate third party. If you use, or attempt to use the Service for purposes other than sending and receiving donations or payments and managing your account, including but not limited to tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting the security or functionality of Service, your account will be terminated and you will be subject to damages and other penalties, including criminal prosecution where available.
8. Privacy and Security. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes without your consent and we only use Your Information as described in the Privacy Policy. We view protection of users' privacy as a very important principle. We understand clearly that you and Your Information are one of our most important assets. We store and process Your Information on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security devices. You should only log in to your EGS Network account on a page which begins with https://www.egsnetwork.com/. All of our pages begin with https://www.egsnetwork.com/ and therefore you should not use any other site that does not begin as such. We use third parties to verify and certify our privacy principles. Our current Privacy Policy is available at https://www.egsnetwork.com/pages/privacy_policy.php. If you object to your information being transferred or used in this way, please do not use our Services.
9. Termination or Closing Your Account. You may close your account at any time by notifying Stewardship Technology. Upon closure of an account, any pending transactions will be cancelled. Any funds that we are holding in custody for you at the time of closure, less any applicable fees, will be paid to you by check. You will remain liable for all obligations related to your account even after such account is closed. If you do not access your account for a period of two years, it will be terminated. After the date of termination, we will use the information you provided to try to send you any funds that we are holding in custody for you. If that information is not correct, and we are unable to complete the payment to you, your funds will be subject to applicable state laws regarding escheat of unclaimed property.
10. Remedies and Stewardship Technologies Right to Collect From You. Without limiting other remedies, we may update inaccurate or incorrect information you provide to us, contact you by means other than electronically, immediately warn beneficiaries of your actions, limit funding sources and donation and payments, limit access to an account and any or all of the account's functions, indefinitely suspend or close your account and refuse to provide our Services to you if: (a) you breach this Agreement or the documents it incorporates by reference; (b) we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us; (c) we believe that your account or activities pose a significant credit or fraud risk to us; (d) we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us; or (e) your use of your EGS Network account is deemed by Stewardship Technology, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover to constitute abuse of the credit card system or a violation of credit card rules, including (without limitation), using the EGS Network system to test credit card behaviors. Even if they have been recorded as completed in the Recent Activity or History Transaction Log of your EGS Network account, transactions are not considered completed until the funds have been charged to the customer's funding source (for payments) or posted to the customer's bank account. In addition, Stewardship Technology reserves the right to hold funds beyond the normal distribution periods for transactions it deems suspicious or for accounts conducting high transaction volumes to ensure integrity of the funds. If we close your account, we will provide you notice and pay you all of the unrestricted funds held in your EGS Network account. Additionally, to secure your performance of this Agreement, you grant to Stewardship Technology a lien on and security interest in your account. In addition, you acknowledge that EGS Network may setoff against any accounts you own for any obligation you owe Stewardship Technology at any time and for any reason allowed by law. These obligations include both secured and unsecured debts and debts you owe individually or together with someone else. Stewardship Technology may consider this Agreement as your consent to Stewardship Technologies asserting its security interest or exercising its right of setoff should any law require your consent. The rights described in this section are in addition to and apart from any other rights.
11. Assignability. You may not transfer any rights or obligations you may have under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Stewardship Technology. Stewardship Technology reserves the right to transfer this Agreement or any right or obligation under this Agreement without your consent.
12. Legal Compliance. You shall comply with all applicable U.S. and international laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, contracts and applicable licenses regarding your use of our Services.
13. Notices
13.1 Electronic Communications. You agree that this Agreement constitutes "a writing signed by You" under any applicable law or regulation. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement and any other agreements, notices or other communications regarding your account and/or your use of the Service ("Communications"), may be provided to you electronically and you agree to receive all Communications from Stewardship Technology in electronic form. Electronic Communications may be posted on the pages within the EGS Network website and/or delivered to your e-mail address. You may print a copy of any Communications and retain it for your records. All Communications in either electronic or paper format will be considered to be in "writing," and to have been received no later than five (5) business days after posting or dissemination, whether or not you have received or retrieved the Communication. Stewardship Technology reserves the right but assumes no obligation to provide Communications in paper format.
13.2 Credit Report. You agree that Stewardship Technology may order and review your credit report with the sole purpose of assessing your fitness to hold an EGS Network account and/or your ability to use the Service or features thereof.
13.3 Procedure. Except as explicitly stated otherwise, any notices shall be given by postal mail to Stewardship Technology, Inc, 21735 Plank Road, Suite B, Howard OH 43028 or to our online message center or the email address you provide to Stewardship Technology during the registration process (in your case). Notice shall be deemed given 24 hours after posted or email is sent, unless the sending party is aware that the electronic communication was not received. Alternatively, we may give you notice by mail to the address provided to Stewardship Technology during the registration process. In such case, notice shall be deemed given 3 days after the date of mailing.
14. Legal Disputes. In the event a dispute arises between you and Stewardship Technology, our goal is to provide you with a neutral and cost effective means of resolving the dispute quickly. Accordingly, you and Stewardship Technology agree that any controversy or claim at law or equity that arises out of this Agreement or Stewardship Technologies services ("Claims") shall be resolved in accordance with one of the subsections below, or as otherwise mutually agreed upon in writing by the parties. Before resorting to these alternatives, Stewardship Technology strongly encourages users first to contact Stewardship Technology directly to seek a resolution. Stewardship Technology will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation, as an alternative to litigation.
14.1 Arbitration. For any Claim (excluding Claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) where the total amount of the award sought is less than $10,000.00 USD, you or Stewardship Technology may elect to resolve the dispute through binding arbitration conducted by telephone, on-line, and/or based solely upon written submissions where no in-person appearance is required. In such cases, the arbitration shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association or JAMS, in accordance with their applicable rules, or any other established ADR provider mutually agreed upon by the parties. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
14.2 Court. Alternatively, any Claim may be adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Knox County, Ohio or where the defendant is located (in Stewardship Technologies case, Mount Vernon, Ohio, and in your case, your home address or principal place of business). You and Stewardship Technology agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Knox, Ohio.
14.3 Alternative Dispute Resolution. Stewardship Technology will consider use of other alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as binding arbitration to be held in Knox County, Ohio or another location mutually agreed upon by the parties.
14.4 Violations of Section 14. All Claims (excluding requests for injunctive or equitable relief) between the parties must be resolved using the dispute resolution mechanism that is selected in accordance with this Section by the party first to assert a Claim, either through a court filing or commencement of arbitration. Should either party file an action contrary to this Section 14, the other party may recover attorneys' fees and costs up to $1,000.00 USD, provided that the party seeking the award has notified the other party in writing of the improperly filed Claim, and the other party has failed to withdraw the Claim.
15. General. This Agreement is governed by and interpreted under the laws of the state of Ohio, U.S. as such laws are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Ohio by Ohio residents. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), and all of its rules and procedures, shall govern Section 16 hereof, to the extent that the FAA is inconsistent with Ohio law. We do not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our service, and operation of our site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of our control. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. You agree that this Agreement and all incorporated agreements may be automatically assigned by Stewardship Technology, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger or acquisition. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. This Agreement and the documents it incorporates set forth the entire understanding between us with respect to the subject matter hereof. Sections (3) Fees, (2.4) Release, (8) Access and Interference, (2.6) Limitation of Liability, (2.7) Indemnity, and (16) Legal Disputes shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
16. Disclosures. The Services are offered by Stewardship Technology Inc., located at P.O. Box, Mount Vernon OH 43050. If you are a Ohio resident, you may have this same information emailed to you by sending a letter to the address above with your email address and a request for this information.
Disputes between you and Stewardship Technology regarding our Services may be reported to Customer Support online at any time, or by calling (866) 604-8880 from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time.
A. Overview
In order to operate the EGS Network service and to reduce the risk of fraud, Stewardship Technology, Inc. ("Stewardship Technology", "EGS Network" or "we") must ask you to provide us information about yourself and your credit card and/or bank account. This Privacy Policy describes the information we collect and how we use that information.
Stewardship Technology takes the privacy of your personal information very seriously and will use your information only in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Policy. We will not sell or rent your personally identifiable information or a list of our customers to third parties. However, as described in more detail in Part C below, there are limited circumstances in which some of your information will be shared with third parties, under strict restrictions, so it is important for you to review this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all services that are hosted on the egsnetwork.com web site.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, you should first contact Stewardship Technology using the above email, phone or address.
By accepting the Privacy Policy and User Agreement in registration, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is incorporated into and subject to the terms of the Stewardship Technology User Agreement. This Privacy Policy will take effect on September 1, 2005.
Notification of Changes
This policy may be revised over time as new features are added to the EGS Network service or as we incorporate suggestions from our customers. If we are going to use or disclose your personally identifiable information in a manner materially different from that stated at the time we collected the information, you will have a choice as to whether or not we use or disclose your information in this new manner. Any material changes will be effective only after we provide you by e-mail with at least 30 days' notice of the amended Privacy Policy (if you have closed your EGS Network account, you will not be contacted to notify you of the amended Policy and your personal information will not be used or disclosed in this new manner).
We will post the amended Privacy Policy prominently on our Web site so that you can always review what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. Please check the EGS Network Web site at www.egsnetwork.com at any time for the most current version of our Privacy Policy.
EGS Network pages may include links to third party Web sites as defined by non-profit benefactors. These sites are governed by their own privacy statements, and EGS Network is not responsible for their operations, including but not limited to their information practices. Users submitting information to or through these third party Web sites should review the privacy statement of these sites before providing them with personally identifiable information.
A Special Note About Children. Children are not eligible to use our service and we ask that minors (under the age of 18) do not submit any personal information to us or use the service.
B. Information We Collect
Required Information
To open an EGS Network account, you must provide your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address. In order to make donations or other payments through EGS Network, you must provide credit card, debit card or bank account information. We also ask you to choose one security question to answer (such as your city of birth or your pet's name) This required information is necessary for us to issue a new password if you forget or lose your password, protect you against credit card fraud and checking account fraud, and to contact you should the need arise in administering your account.
Transaction Information
When you use EGS Network to make a donation to a non-profit or send money to any other organization, we ask you to provide information related to each transaction, including the amount of the transaction, the type of transaction (donation, budget payment or other type) and the purpose of the transaction. We retain this information for each of your transactions through EGS Network. We also collect the Internet address (IP address) of the computer or device you use to access your EGS Network account, in order to help detect possible instances of unauthorized transactions.
Information About You From Third Parties
In order to protect all our customers against potential fraud, we may verify with third parties the information you provide. In the course of such verification, we receive personally identifiable information about you from such services. In particular, if you register a credit card or debit card with EGS Network, we will use card authorization and fraud screening services to verify that your card information and address matches the information that you supplied to EGS Network, and that the card has not been reported as lost or stolen.
If you register your non-profit with EGS Network, in some circumstances we will conduct a background check on your non-profit by obtaining information about you and your non-profit from a credit bureau, a business information service such as Dun & Bradstreet or a non-profit register such as GuideStar.
Additional Verification
If we cannot verify the information that you provide, or if you request a withdrawal by check to an address other than your verified credit card billing address, we ask you to send us additional information by fax (such as your drivers' license, credit card statement, and/or a recent utility bill or other information linking you to the applicable address), or to answer additional questions online to help verify your information.
Web Site Traffic Information
Because of the way that World Wide Web communication standards work, when you arrive at or leave the EGS Network Web site, we automatically receive the Web address of the site that you came from or are going to. We also collect information on which pages of our Web site you visit while you are on the EGS Network site, the type of browser you use and the times you access our Web site. We use this information only to try to understand our customers' preferences better and to manage the load on our servers, so as to improve our service and your experience with EGS Network. We do not track the Web sites that you visit before or after you leave the EGS Network site.
Our Use of "Cookies"
"Cookies" are small files of data that reside on your computer and allow us to recognize you as a EGS Network customer if you return to the EGS Network site using the same computer and browser. We send a "session cookie" to your computer if and when you log in to your EGS Network account by entering your username and password. These cookies allow us to recognize you if you visit multiple pages in our site during the same session, so that you don't need to re-enter your password multiple times. Once you log out or close your browser, these session cookies expire and no longer have any effect.
Customer Service Correspondence
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Dodgers Acquire Marlon Anderson
We are just about to announce that we have got left-handed hitter Marlon Anderson from Nationals with cash considerations for rookie-level pitcher Jhonny Nunez.
Anderson, 32, is a veteran of nine Major League seasons, compiling a .264 lifetime average with 52 homers and 318 RBI. In 196 career pinch-hit at-bats, Anderson has a .296 average (57 hits), including seven homers and 29 RBI.
He was a member of the 2004 National League Champion Cardinals, appeared in four games in the 2004 World Series with the Cardinals.
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i think mr. colletti gave up to much, nunez pitched great in the rookie league, and marlon anderson is a utility player, nunez is a good young arm, and they r giving it up for anderson?.. but like i said the other day, prospects are just that, prospects…
Hard to say Ray that a kid in rookie ball is of such great value, maybe. I think it's a small price to pay for an experienced post season utility player like Anderson. It's worth the gamble.
Go Dodgers !!
In my haste, one thing I forgot to put in the original post is that he had more pinch-hits than any other player in baseball in 2004-05.
Me thinks Ned picked up Marlon because he has seen Lugo is not that good. Like I have said many times!
I would of rather he had kept Ledee
Hide and watch!!
"Thank you Ned from a grateful Dodger nation. The price for Wells was just too high. Not only that, if LaRoche, Loney or Kemp had been traded we might have lost Ray as collateral damage".. haha, ****.. that cracked me up euhlman..
hey gary, everytime we trade a prospect, i get konerko, pedro, wettland, suttcliffe flashbacks, well i was to young for the last 2, but u get the idea, so thats my reason behind my questioning the trade..
I'm totally with you Ray. I remember the day Konerko was traded. It was in the middle of a game with the Giants. But I do believe in Ned and I think Marlon will definitely help us off the bench. Like Ray says BELIEVE IN NED!!
I just do not understand the reasoning behind this trade whatsoever. As if we really need more help from the left side of the plate off the bench??
It's all about timing.Our starting pitchers are not going more then 6-7 innings and I see this as a heads up move to allow one more bench player a pinch hit spot without pulling a regular bat or a defencive double switch player off the bench.Look at it as a 6th 7th 8th inning pinch hitter while keeping the reserve depth position players still availible. Maybe one of the kids will pop Hopefully but if not this is a post season move towards a deeper bench rather then go to starting pitchers to pinch hit.GM is looking forward and he isn't looking at just NL post season He wants The AL to lose 3 in LA! GO BLUE!!!!!!
Everytime a prospect is traded I get a sick feeling in my stomach. I have a dream of four or five homegrown starters but conditions weigh heavily against that now days.Nunez looked like a good one but that only from watching box scores. I do trust the Dodger scouting and personnel staff and expect they are quite convinced that they still have sufficient pitchers with higher ceilings in the system. -Elbert, Kershaw, Morris, etc. I'm OK with that and also expect Anderson has some tools they see as useful and complementary as part of the Dodger roster. I do like it that the word was that Ned was after Mabry and he acquires someone else. No doubt the cost for Mabry was too high.Good show on that one Ned and for keeping Ray on board. I see LaRoche will be called up and Giovanni if he clears waivers. Go Dodgers. Keep it rolling tonight.
Ned knows what he's doing. He wouldn't part with any top prospects for the rental of old David Wells. Anderson will be a usefull addition. I don't think Wells will help the Pads that much either.
This seems to be a trade aimed at the playoffs as the Dodgers will have sufficient left-handed batters avaliable with the expanded 40 man rosters. The problem that I see is that Nunez is a pitcher who finds a way to win as is indicated by his 6-0 won lost record. Having followed the Dodgers since their first season in LA I know that pitching has been our key to winning and pitching has been our weakness since the '90s, however, the deal is done so lets give Marlon Anderson a loud Dodger welcome and get ready for tonight's game. Go Dodgers.
5 points
1) Anderson gives the Dodgers a bit more outfield depth too (20 games in the OF this year), and my guess is he replaces Mark Hendrickson on the playoff roster. Add to it that he has a .348 OBP against RHP this season, which makes him 7th best on the team in that regard (6th if you don't count Loney), and he's not a bad pickup.
2) Nunez's minor league win-loss record shouldn't be taken too seriously. His strikeout rate was nice, and as Jon Weisman pointed out, the majors are so deprived of good pitching that you shouldn't rule him out. But on the other hand, he isn't even in AA yet, so time will tell how good he is.
3) The Dodgers' most recent draft picks look promising enough that LA may have some pitching solutions. From the LA Times' Dodger Report:
'"At this stage he's ahead of Billingsley or Elbert with fastball command," scouting director Logan White said. "His change-up is really good and his curve is getting better."
'Morris, 19, is pitching at Ogden of the Pioneer League, a notch higher than the Gulf Coast League, because he had one year of junior college. The right-hander has 74 strikeouts and 34 walks in 56 2/3 innings, posting a 4.76 ERA while touching 97 mph with his fastball.'
4) MATT KEMP IS BACK! Do not forget this fact, as we'll see more of him in years to come. He's worked on his plate discipline at AAA (and presumably pitch recognition), and will likely show some improvements. Loney looked sharpened in his last apperance, so the future looks great. Can't wait to see the lineup.
5) Derek Lowe is the scheduled starter tonight, so apparently he's ok, even after 3 innings of relief. He's been looking particularly sharp since he got his sinker back, and the pitching matchups are favorable all weekend.
I'd bet on Marlon taking Hendrix's spot. The guy is done.
Baseball is a game of numbers and longer term trends. By far more often than not a player playing above or below his career numbers in the middle of a season will revert to the mean of his past (barring injury, steroids, or other unusual factors). So Hendrickson is what he is, a 5 ERA pitcher. Not something else. Nor was Furcal (something else than one of the leagues best leadoff hitters) when he was slumping in April and every one was calling for him to be benched for Izturis who was 4 for 10 on the year. Similarly Lugo will be just fine and shouldn't be benched or released as some are calling for. Everyone breath a deep breath. Coletti has been amazing and deserves support till he proves other wise on many occasions.
Harold, you and I are old enough to remember those days and those trades, but you have to get past those days and deal with the new world. How likely is it in this day a time for a team to have any more then a few home grown winners. Facts are that in todays game, dealing with trade deadlines, wavier wires etc… A winning team is going to have to gamble on trades and some will work and some won't. So far the majority of what Ned has done is working, after all we still have the top kids in the system and we're in first place. AND, our roster is a whole bunch different then it was coming out of spring training !! Heck, I'm still bumed about Cody Ross !!! I really liked what I saw in spring training !! Nonetheless, Dodger management is making this year work and we have more kids contributing this year then any other year to remember !!! AND more then any other winning team today !! This year has been a dream year for me !! We're competitive, the kids are coming up and the veterans are keeping a cool head with everything. We don't have a bunch of self centered crybabies or manic depresives !! This year has been all about Baseball and nothing but baseball, IT"S GREAT !!!!
Go Dodgers !!!
I wish the Dodgers had picked up Daryle Ward instead of Marlon Anderson. But, the Nationals may have wanted too much, who knows ? Ward has a higher average, more power, a bit younger, played for the Dodgers before, and is from California.
Scott, I remember Daryl Ward !! I also remember that he seemed very lazy, over weight, struck out alot etc… He must of gotten better since he left.
Go Dodgers !!
Amen on Both posts G smith didn't Like him either. I'm a much happier fan without bradley,O perez,& weaver and am glad Toby hall took a look around him to see what a real ballclub looks like and decided to get with the program. Maddux is the Best influence I've every seen come to a team. Sometimes numbers look good on paper but the intangible 6th tool is what maddux and people like him bring to the game. Go Big Blue Wrecking Crew !!
Having a team with nothing but great attitudes is a dream come true. I just can't imagine why a player, who is making baseball's min wage or better, having a bad day !! As the Kevin Costner movie so proudly states " For the Love of the Game" How great is it to be able to play a game for a living. Supporting your family better then 95% of the rest of the population and having fans that want to love you ?? Wow, what a dream !!! That's why we love the kids, because most of them still have hopes and dreams of making it !! What a great year to be a Dodger Fan !!
Go Dodgers !!!

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I will play in 2008. ... I hope it's Boston ... It wouldn't be in New York. No. I could not make that move.Hmmmm, I remember a certain CF saying the same thing.
Anyway, despite Curt's wish to get this settled before Opening Day, I'd like Theo to hold off and see how Schilling pitches for a couple of months before extending him to another season or two.


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The MJF on Tour 60th Anniversary Edition features a top roster of diverse and international millennial talent and the leaders of jazz's future, including Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals; Bria Skonberg, trumpet, vocals; Melissa Aldana, tenor saxophone; Christian Sands, piano and musical director; Jamison Ross, drums, vocals; and Yasushi Nakamura, bass.
In addition to having three unique and talented vocalists on the tour, and an equal balance of men and women, the show will feature renditions of classic jazz standards, along with originals penned by the members. Each musician is an outstanding representative of the next generation of jazz artists and educators, each with a close relationship with Monterey that represent both its musical excellence and jazz education activities—core components of Monterey Jazz Festival's mission statement.
To celebrate the Festival's 60th Anniversary of its inception in 2018, Artistic Director Tim Jackson put together an all-star band that represented the future of jazz in a nationwide tour. Previous incarnations include a 50th anniversary tour in 2008, and additional national tours in 2010, 2013, and 2016, with a collective 163 performances to over 115,000 fans across the country.


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Mac Faithful Stricken With Apple Rumor Seasonal Affective Disorder
Awakened from its iPhone reverie by news of a special Sept. 5 Apple event called "The Beat Goes On," the Apple rumor mill has regrouped and is now churning out visions of new OS X-based, touchscreen iPods and video Nanos.
"We expect Apple will enable video features on the Nano line for the first time, and the capacities will likely range from 2GB to 8GB," Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote in a research note published this morning. "The iPod may also be dramatically improved. Though we are less certain of the specifications for the new sixth generation iPod, it may closely resemble the iPhone (without calling features). Specifically, we expect the sixth gen iPod to be a widescreen device with multitouch technology. It may also have Wi-Fi capability and the capacity could be as high as 160GB. Apple will likely raise the lowest iPod price point back up to $299 (from $249). The fifth gen iPod is the longest-lasting iPod model ever; it was released nearly two years ago and refreshed with high capacities and a lower price last September."
Also making the rounds are rumors that Sept. 5 will see The Beatles appearing on iTunes. Seems the title Apple has chosen for the event–"The Beat Goes On"– also happens to be the closing line of the band's final press release.
Spring is here and Leeds play Chelsea tomorrow and Ringo and John and George and Paul are alive and well and full of hope. The world is still spinning and so are we and so are you. When the spinning stops – that'll be the time to worry, not before. Until then, the Beatles are alive and well and the beat goes on, the beat goes on."
Coincidence? Who knows. As Apple 2.0's Philip Elmer-DeWitt notes, it was Sonny and Cher, not the Beatles, who made "The Beat Goes On" famous. That said, Apple has been hinting at a deal to distribute the Fab Four's music for some time now. During the 2007 Macworld keynote address CEO Steve Jobs cued up the song "Lovely Rita" from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Coincidence, or another of Apple's marketing master strokes? Again, who knows. At the time Apple dismissed Jobs's selection of music as a matter of taste. "Anyone can rip their own CD," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president for iTunes. "Steve's a huge Beatles fan–huge. He rips and burns." A plausible explanation, but one that could have just as easily been smoke and mirrors as well. We'll find out which on Sept. 5.
UPDATE: Word on the street has it that the Beatles will not play a role in next week's announcement. Guess we'll have to make do with Sonny and Cher …


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Angie Hranowsky, a hip Charleston interior designer known for her relaxed, artsy-cool aesthetic, answers your queries.
I want a mantel that looks beachy and relaxed, but also chic. What's the rule?
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I'm wallpapering a powder room. How do I choose a pattern that won't be outdated in two years?
AH: Stick to simple palettes, or try a textured wallpaper, such as grasscloth, which will probably be in style for a while. Wallpaper companies Cole & Son and Osborne & Little have classic, pretty patterns. Donghia and Kenneth James have beautiful collections of grasscloth in every color imaginable. This might seem obvious, but if you want a print, just don't pick anything that feels too trendy.


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This is a post about complete AMAZEMENT!!!…….. and Cauliflower.
As some of you know and other's may have guessed, mine is not a house of the most svelte people on earth. It also doesn't take heavy detective work to realize this is not a low fat household (did you catch the pun?). If the truth be told I am much more open to veggies, sea food and lighter fair, Ray on the other hand is not only picky but wants nothing more than stick to your ribs, meat and potatoe kinds of meals. The truth is, though, we are "maturing" (hell, we are aging and fast) and need to become slightly big time more conscious of our diet. No easy task considering picky boy!!!!
A couple weeks ago, as I was getting ready to leave for work I was half paying attention to the Dr. Oz Show, when they mentioned something about "healthy" Fettucine Alfredo……. cream, egg yolks, butter and cheese…..yea right!!!! What they, Dr. Oz and Dave Lieberman who adapted the recipe, put forth intrigued the Hell out of me!!! Today, while shopping, I put my plan into action….as we were in the produce section I walked over to and looked longingly at a beautiful head of cauliflower;
Ray walks over and says, "are you gonna get that?",
I respond, "no, you wouldn't eat it.",
He says, "get it, I will try it.",
I think, "SUCKER!!!".
We get home and get the groceries put away and I start on some pasta dough. Ray asks, "what's for dinner" "Alfredo" I say. He isn't a huge fan but he knows it is a favorite of mine so he was outnumbered!! Luckily, he had made a commitment to a neighbor to lend a hand and this gave me complete freedom in the kitchen ( I didn't have to hide a damned thing I was doing). While he was away I basically followed Dave's recipe with a couple minor changes.
2TBS Butter instead of 2TBS Olive Oil (let's not push this health kick thing too far!)
Copious amounts of crushed garlic (can't live without it)
Fresh Basil and Oregano (just planted the stuff and I am already stripping it bare)
That's it kids, no other changes. So time for an assessment, I guess.
TOTALLY FREAKIN' AWESOME!! (My Response)
"This is the best Alfredo you have made." (Ray's response)
Bite me Ray, I just made you eat cauliflower!!!!! This is a definite must try, truthfully I would never have known it was made with cauliflower and not cream and egg yolks had I not made it myself…..The best I have ever made? That's debatable Ray!!!!!


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On-line videos depict Quakers and their values
As a result, I've been looking for ways to tell "The Quaker story."
It's not easy, partly because Quakers have many stories — as many as there are Quakers.
Nevertheless, for more 350 years, Friends have sought to portray themselves — with varying degrees of success.
Now a small Quaker meeting near London has taken a compelling approach to the storytelling. Watford Friends have used very short, tightly produced on-line videos to portray their community and what its members believe. Not surprisingly, they don't believe all the same things, and that, they say, is one of their greatest assets.
So what unifies them? Where do they find their great strength?
I'll let them tell their individual stories and share the bedrock Quaker stories (and values) that are the foundation of their gentle, spiritually vibrant community.
If you are interested in Quakers, these short topical vignettes are an involving, heartening and insightful introduction.
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Different types of coffees around the world
Coffee is the daily routine of everyone. It is second largest drink other than water. In different strengths; some drinks have milk or cream added, some use steamed milk, cream, plant-based milk, or foamed milk, some have flavorings or sweeteners, some have alcoholic liqueurs added, some are combinations of coffee with espresso or tea. Coffee brewing style characterized on the basis of Culture. Every brewing method had the centuries-long culture of the stir the taste. Here mentions the different type of Culture styles for the coffee:
Turkish Coffee:
Turkish coffee boasts an unrivaled taste, body, and aroma – prepared and presented in time-honored Turkish tradition. Centuries ago tradition behind the Turkish coffee making and serving method. If you want the Turkish coffee first, we want to know that How its prepared. Making Turkish coffee is a not difficult task. But we will have a couple of tricks.
Step 1.
Rule of thumb: Use 1 ½ cups of water for every cup of coffee.
Step 2.
Turkish coffee is finer than your regular ground coffee and it's recommended that you don't do the grinding yourself. Instead, look for Turkish coffee in Middle Eastern supermarkets.
Step 3.
Add a heaped teaspoon of ground coffee for every coffee cup. Add sugar at the very beginning if you want to sweeten it and stir the mixture.
Step 4.
Bring the mixture to a boil slowly but surely, using medium heat. The process only takes 3 to 4 minutes so keep an eye on it.
Step 5.
A dark foam will build up as the coffee warms, and you want to use a teaspoon to transfer some of the dark foam into the cup as it's customary to serve Turkish coffee with the foam on top. This will take 3-4 minutes Preparations. Technology is growing day by day so the process also gets in the modern brewing method on okka Turkish Coffee Machine with the same flavor and authentic taste
Cafe Cubano:
The café Cubano – also known as Cuban coffee or Cuban espresso – is a type of espresso that originated from Cuba when espresso machines were first imported from Italy.
This espresso shot is sweetened after brewing and is used as a base for other drinks. Its strength is twice that of traditional American coffee and Cubans drink it as part of their daily morning ritual.
Here's what you need to make this kick of a drink that's served in cute, little cups:
• 5 tbsp. of finely ground coffee
• A cup of water
• 4 to 6 teaspoons of sugar
Instructions from Taste Of Cuba:
• Step 1.
Add the finely ground coffee – preferably from dark roasted coffee beans – to your espresso machine, and simply follow the instructions on your machine.
Step 2.
Add a teaspoon of sugar for every demitasse cup of coffee you plan on making as café Cubano is meant to be very sweet. One trick to remember here: add the sugar to the carafe before you even brew coffee.
Step 3.
Brew your coffee as you normally would an espresso, pour the liquid into the sugary carafe, and stir it briskly to dissolve every grain of sugar.
Irish Coffee:
A cocktail made of hot coffee, sugar, thick cream, and of course, Irish whiskey!
Here's what you need to make an Irish coffee from the comfort of your home:
• 25ml Irish Whiskey
• 1 teaspoon of brown raw cane sugar
• 1 heaped tbsp. of whipped pouring cream
• A hot double espresso
Step 1.
Warm your coffee glass and add the whiskey.
Step 2.
Mix in the sugar and stir it to dissolve in the whiskey.
Step 3.
Add the coffee and stir the mixture well.
Step 4.
Whip the cream and pour it over the back of a spoon on top of the cocktail.
Irish coffee is usually served as an after-dinner beverage, but you can drink it on its own especially during cold autumn and winter nights.
This coffee beverage is made by forcing nearly boiling water under pressure through ground coffee beans, resulting in a brew that's thicker than those made from other brewing methods.Espresso is a base for various beverages. Learn how to make an espresso and you're halfway through learning how to make your own cappuccino, café latte, and macchiato.
And fortunately, Prima Coffee has a beginner's guide for making espresso. Here are the things you need to get started:
Espresso machine Coffee Capsule Machine
Gram scale
Shot glass
Step 1.
Fill the espresso machine's reservoir with cold, filtered water that isn't too hard nor too soft. Steer clear from distilled water as it can seriously damage your boiler.
Step 2.
Switch your machine on to heat it up, taking anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the machine. Once your machine heats brewing temperature, wait a little longer until your espresso machine feels warm.
Step 3.
Place a portafilter in the group head and run the espresso machine for a few seconds to bring water to the front and heat up parts of the machine that is close to your coffee.
Step 4.
Wipe the inside of the portafilter and underside of the group head to clean.
Step 5.
Grind a few beans and remove stale grounds from your grinder. Take 18 to 21 grams of freshly ground coffee to the portafilter.
Step 6.
Tamp and apply even pressure, using fingertips to feel the edge of the basket.
Step 7.
Return the portafilter in the group head and start brewing. If your espresso machine has a pre-brew or pre-infusion stage, complete that step first.
Step 8.
Start infusion and end brewing to yield 2 oz. or about 30 grams of espresso.
Good Old Plain Coffee:
Plain coffee is special: it's the most popular drink in the world and consumed daily by 54% of the USA's 18-and-above population. It's one of the most traded commodities in the world, second only to oil!
Iced Coffee:
Iced coffee can be a great, refreshing beverage – but only if you can keep the drink cold without diluting it with ice. We all know that pouring piping hot coffee over a bunch of ice cubes results in a heavily watered-down drink. Keeping the coffee in the fridge 'til it is cold, on the other hand, leaves the drink wanting in the flavor and aroma department.
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What happens in a casual hook-up with someone you only met online?
SeXis Magazine /By Rachel Rabbit White
The Internet has forever changed the way we have sex. A recent study by Shape and Men's Fitness showed that Facebook alone has a hand. 58% of men say the site has led to faster sex, while 80% of women echo this sentiment. While online dating becomes okay with single moms in the suburbs, the world of online casual sex is seen as drastic, continuing some 90's parental fear of "you could be anyone on the world wide web!"
In Part 1, I coveredCraigslist Casual Encounters. In parts 2 and 3 I'll be talking with people from other spheres of casual hook-ups: Newspaper Classifieds and fetish sites to explore just what happens in a casual hook-up with someone you only met online.
Meet Nina—Fulfilling her fantasies through the newspaper classifieds
Nina is a 56 year old RN. She lives alone a cute apartment with a fuzzy head-butting cat. Over a plate chocolate chip cookies, she describes herself as shy, but in the last few years Nina has found her voice in getting what she wants sexually. Call it a mid-life crisis or just coming to her senses, after years of celibacy, Nina started putting XXX ads in the classifieds section of the paper. She'd deciding to fulfill her fantasies. Several younger men, BDSM scenarios later, she's become a new woman.
So how did this all start for you?
I had a life-long battle with depression. So, when you are depressed, you don't have much of a libido anyway, and then the anti-depressants take care of the rest of it. I found that out and had a doctor put me on something else. When the other stuff wore off and my libido kicked in it was like "holy fucking Christ!" Bam—suddenly years worth of libido kicked in! I think I can honestly tell you, I know what a 16-year-old boy feels like. I just needed to get laid. Desperately. So I started with the Chicago Reader's X-matches.
So when was the first time you met someone through the X-matches?
I didn't list an ad at first, but I answered them. This man and I met at a restaurant nearby my apartment for a drink, middle of the afternoon. He was passable looking but not impressive. I was very unsure of myself at this point. I tried to make myself as attractive as possible and really primped. At my apartment I changed into "something more comfortable"—sort of a black lace and high heels number.
I realize now that I was trying way too hard. I didn't have to go through all these things, he was ready anyway. But I thought at the time that I wasn't quite good enough just the way I was.
I've always loved the XXX matches just right in the back of the paper.
I know! "I want anal sex", "I want a threesome" right there in the newspaper, it's amazing. When I put out an ad, the tricky part was coming up with what to say, especially a title. I came up with "Doesn't Anybody Wanna Fuck Anymore?"
So what happened once you listed it?
I got all of these responses and sorting them out was a chore. I got very "Emily Post," I felt like I needed to respond to all of them—"thank you, but no thank you." And by 89, it was like forget that. But what amazed me was how many younger men there were, I think maybe the youngest that responded was 19, and it went up into the 70's.
Did you end up dating any younger men?
The youngest I was with was 28. He was insane. I guess he could say he was my bad boy because he was kinda nuts and he carried a gun. I am so glad that stopped.
So what did you learn from all of the men you've met?
I've learned that more men than one might suppose are attracted to a woman who has extra weight on her. Weight and size are always huge issues with almost all women. We are taught that men want a certain thing and if you are not that thing, you are a loser. You have to conform no matter what—anorexia, bulimia, whatever. I think if it were more socially acceptable to be beyond a size 8 then more men would come out of the closet about their own tastes.
So did you get to explore fantasies?
Yes! I had a long running fantasy about submission and being spanked which I explored with different men. There was one man who was very much into dom/sub culture. He was married and said his wife didn't want to do these things.
He wanted to collar me, as his slave. He had a ceremony that he found or wrote and emailed to me. It was like something out of Conan the Barbarian—I would be brought to him naked, kneel before him, recite some vows about obedience, receive the collar. It was so bizarre that I was stunned when I read it. It was way too much for me.
What was one of the most memorable guys?
There were so many good, hot experiences but a sort of negative one stands out. I answered an ad from a man who described himself as dominant and into spanking. He sounded okay on the phone. We met for dinner. He was older than I and not quite as appealing as I had hoped. I think he liked what he saw however. I asked him about getting tested for STDs, just to be on the safe side. He looked at me like I was nuts. I finally realized he was impotent. I decided to carry on.
We ended up at his apartment. He had letters from women framed and on a table in his living room. They were essentially testimonials about what a wonderful lover he was. I wish I was making this up.
We retired to his bedroom. He undressed and proceeded to go down on me. Now, that is pleasant but it doesn't really turn me on. And he was someone who bragged endlessly about how great
he was at it. I really wasn't into it. The phone rang—saved by the bell! He apologized that he was expecting a business call. I got dressed. He came back and was angry, saying he knew I would do that. I tried to be polite and said I just needed to go home. He was very pissed off, wouldn't even see me downstairs to get a cab.
The strange thing was that on the way home, I realized that I was almost giddy with happiness. I put on some music at home and started dancing. I felt I had a triumph! I had said no and left a situation I didn't want. I felt very powerful. Probably the first time I had taken charge of my sexuality and not just tried to be a "good girl" who never complained.
Why do you think it's mostly men out there in the XXX-listings?
I think women just still don't feel comfortable acknowledging that they have a strong sexual drive, as strong as men usually. We frequently are ashamed of it. We try to suppress it. Answering an ad or putting one in is not ladylike. Plus, you hear horror stories. I really think that women in general still need to explore their own bodies and try out different things to see what they like.
I was a 49 year old woman when I started, a little overweight not super attractive with a surging libido. And not knowing what to do with it was not pretty. Starting this journey of exploration suddenly at my age is bizarre—funny, interesting, weird. And I am glad its happened. its all just been such a revelation, it's been joyful.
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Eminem Raps 100 Words In 15 Secs LIVE At YouTube Awards [VIDEO]
Eminem drops the Marshall Mathers lp 2 in store today!
This comes just days after he won the top honor at the YouTube Awards. Watch his perform RAP GOD in front of the live audience inside.
100 words in 15 sec - Rap God Snippet
I haven't listened to the full album yet, but with the Rick Rubin produced "Berzerk" and his single with Rihanna "Monster" and this performance of Rap God, I love the CD Already!
And for anyone who believes that he had to lip sync on SNL, watch this full live performance of Rap God at the YouTube Awards.


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Randy did a great job of documenting what he did and why. The end result is that he had actually seen the microfilm that had the information on it.
For me, I was having difficulty in selecting the most appropriate Template, within Family Tree Maker that would point me to find that Microfilm, or to the original document that was found.
I did a websearch and found this entry.
I viewed the information in that link:
Confirmed that this was the right person, and noted two things. 1) the Source Information:
Ancestry.com, New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), www.ancestry.com, Database online.and 2) what listed next:
"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720–1971." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
Ancestry's entry in an Index of information, which is where I found it, but that is an Index from FamilySearch.org. I am gussing, that if I go to FamilySearch that I will find the same record, or index.
BUT, this isn't the record, only an index. The record was in a book in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, was transcribed and sent to the New Jersey Archives. I may get there, so I would want to see the record itself, if it still exists. Randy has seen the Film. I am not looking at the Film, so that isn't the Template I want to use.
After I did the merge, I went to the Sources Workspace, selected the Source that the merge provided, and Clicked on the Pencil ICON to Edit that Source. That will bring up the Edit Source screen. In this case, I wanted to Change the Source to a Template.
Clicking on Change and started to type Death (dea), as a keyword, so see what templates would be available. What seemed to be obvious was that this is a Local Record, from a Vital Record Register. So, I selected that template.
That brings up a screen for me to fill out.
Notice that as you tab through the fields, you will be prompted as to what goes in that field.
New Jersey, Sussex County, Local Jurisdiction would be Newton, etc.
So far, this looks good. But then I looked at the Reference Note for this new Citation:
Newton, Sussex, New Jersey, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971", Database online.; www.ancestry.com.
To me, that Reference Note is what I would "like to be looking at" directly (wishful thinking) and NOT the "Index" that I am actually looking at. So, that isn't the right Template. Had I seen the actual register when I visited Newton last week, that is what I would have selected.
I then went back to Change and didn't use the Keyword but did the manual selection process for an Artifact and Archives, selected Archived Material, and Digital Archives.
Clicking OK brings up this screen;
What that gave me for a Reference Note was:
"New Jersey Deaths and Burials, Index 1798-1971", Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com), Online Database.
I'll keep that one. Like Randy, I am not sure that is enough information, but the Citation does tell me that it IS and Index, the name of the Document, and that I was looking at Ancestry.com when I found the information.
At this point, I can now check, since FamilySearch was mentioned, that I could go there to do further searches, especially for the MicroFilm Randy mentioned, or to the New Jersey Archives in Trenton, where this record should be located.
Thank you Randy.
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