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Hello All,
I thought this might be the place I could vent a little about a poor longarm quilting experience. I always used to quilt all my quilts myself on my Bernina, but started taking them to be quilted by a longarm quilter. This lady is wonderful and has become my friend. I appreciate her skills and attention to detail even more now.
My friend is in the middle of selling her house, so the longarm is in storage. I had another lady quilt my latest quilt since it is a gift and I needed it done. This was a king size quilt. The new lady, who also runs a quilt shop, used the wrong batting, I supplied my own, but she did not use it. I just wanted a meander pattern, but she used the wrong size meander. I wanted medium, she used the largest she could. The pattern is not centered, it runs off one side and does not go to the edge of the other side. The quilt was pulled out of square, and there are several puckers!! To add insult to injury, she also charged me 25% more than quoted because she forgot to measure the quilt to confirm measurements before giving me the quote.
Needless to say I will not be taking anymore quilts to this lady. If the quilt was too big for her, 100 x 100, I wish she would have declined to do the quilting.
I will wait for my friend to be back in business after the move if I finish anymore quilts that I will not be quilting myself. I was probably spoiled by the wonderful job of longarm quilting my friend does. Never a pucker, pattern exactly what was agreed on, trimmed and basted on the edges.
Thank you to anyone who actually read my post. I just wanted to vent for a bit. The quilt will be delivered on Tuesday and any deficiencies will probably not be noted by my non-quilting friend.
I also want to thank all the longarm quilters out there who do a great job and treat each quilt like it is your own.
what a horrible experience. I would not have paid her any more than her original price quote. She won't be having many repeat customers with that kind of service. I hope your friend is soon up and running again.
Sorry to hear that you had such a bad experience. Did you and this person have the terms in writing?
If you ever decide to send work out again get everything in writing, on company letter head if available and signed. This way you have a leg to stand on if you want to take legal action.
Thanks. The lady did write up a work order when I dropped the quilt off. I did not get a copy, but watched her write everything down, and double checked when I signed.
No legal action, I just wanted my quilt and to get out of there.
So very sorry you had this mess to deal with. It is sad when you find those few who just don't care about others quilts. Hoping your friend gets going again soon!
Star, I am with you. I am so sorry that you had this bad experience with that long arm quilter. Sounds like she really doesn't know what she is doing. I had a bad experience with one also. She said she couldn't quilt my quilt because it had too much extra fabric in many places. That was not the case,it was a foundation pieced quilt that laid absolutely flat until it was folded and where the folds came together it wasn't laying flat. All she had to do was press it with an iron and charge me for doing it. But at least it didn't get done improperly. Sorry for your experience. Ginny
This is probably why I will never make a lot of money on longarm quilting. I do spend too much time with each quilt making sure it is what the customer wants. One of my quilters in my quilt ministry brought a quilt to our quilt day Saturday to show everyone. She had it done at the local quilt shop (which I love! but they are new to longarming and they have a computerized system.) When we were looking at it, I noticed where the stitching did not go to the edge in one spot and there was a rip in the fabric about 1 inch in from the edge. I don't know how you could not notice that as the longarmer but my friend was not told anything. I told her she should have come to me. LOL I think she will next time. You have to be quality-minded if you are working for others!
Star What a awful experience, I have never used a long arm or sent mine out. I have seen some beautiful work though , I do all my own ON my Janome . I hope your friend gets back in business soon. You can vent here anytime..Barbara
I am so sorry about the experience you had. She should have picked it out and re-done it for you at no extra charge. The local quilt shop here does a fabulous job, but occasionally they will goof. I've been in there a couple of times when they are sitting around the large counter unpicking a quilt that wasn't up to the customer's standard. One they accidentally used the wrong stippling pattern (the customer wanted loops and they used meander). So three women spent two days getting it all picked out, ironed and then done again at no extra charge to the customer. THAT is the kind of service that keeps customers coming back.
Star - I am sorry that you had such a horrible experience. I know I would have - like you - just picked it up and not said anything to her - but we should - they are doing a business and getting paid money for it. We don't get paid when we do a bad job and we get fired from our jobs if we do bad work. I have quite a few friends who are long arm quilters and they do wonderful work and care about the job that they do. We have one that is now a great long armer - but in the beginning she wasn't - she told you upfront that she was brand new and learning. I know that she sat and picked out tons of thread because of mistakes until she learned to do it correctly. she has a statler stitcher so she isn't right over top of it watching it do its work. This cost her a lot but she was kind enough to do this. It does not hurt the quilt to take those stitches out too... I am not sure you know this but if you hold your quilt up to the light after it is quilted - all those little holes show through and you can see where stitches have been picked out... but those holes will recede in time so it is okay to take them out.
I know it is hard for all of us - as I have found more very nice people that are quilters then those type of people who say "do it over " or " I am not paying for your shoddy work" but we really need to toughen up and make those few poor long armers aware of their inadequacies and have them correct their mistakes.
I am so so so very sorry that this happened to you!
What an awful experience Star and it is even worse because this was a gift. I think you have handled it very well. I also a agree with whoever said to get it all in writing, at the very least you should not have had to pay for the extra she charged you for her mistake..
I also wanted to say Hi as I don't think we have met
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Wow, what a horrible experience.
I am so blessed, I have a shop that does great quilting and a dear friend, who belongs to my church quilting club who also does beautiful work. Both are LAQ'ers and they are very precise as to what they can and will do and what the charges will be.
I pray you never have to experience this tragic mess again.
You know, Star, as I have read all this, I feel such hurt in my heart. We make these quilts with so much love, are so careful that all is done right. To, then, have such a thing happen just makes me sick. I think, to help the next quilter who uses her servicewithout knowing the kind of work she does, you should tell her just how unhappy you are about the shoddy workmanship. I would let others in your quilting community know of your experience and just who did it. Quilts are definalety not cheap to have quilted, and they are, certainly, not cheap to make. For this lady to make something you took to her to quilt for you, and make it less then it was when you took it in there is without excuse. I hope you got your batting back. For a quilt that large, that amount of batting was costly. I agree that, if you do not know the quilter well and have not ever seen her work, I would get the estimate in writing signed by her. That way, if push comes to shove, you can shove her right in front of Judge Judy...and WIN!.
Dear Star, venting is good for your blood pressure. We do not need extra stress over a hard worked project such as a quilt. As stated our work is defining of who we are, our tops are prized and the LAQer should be aware of that. Knowing she could not do or want to do the job correctly, she should have just been straight with you, or called be fore the job to tell you the final costs & get approval. and why the heck would she not use your batting? I recently took three quilts home not finished from a LAQ who has been in business for several years, I was not impressed with her job on my queen size, therefore I paid our agreed price an removed my others from her list. They will stay in my closet of UFOs until I find a new service. I paid $175.00 and brought my backing straighted, trimmed and pressed as well as my own batting. That made for a queen quilt, still needing binding, costing over $350. Binding service is $65.00. I am unable to do my own finishing on anything over a throw size, because of my hands cramped with arthritis. Darn her for taking liberties with your quilt.
That sounds horrible. Guess that is why I quilt my own at least if I make a mistake I can try to remedy it myself and learn at the same time. I have never did biz with a longarmer but my sister in law has and has had no issues. I actually like fmq but I am not overall good at it and my schedule is all messed up so I can't do practicing like I want to.


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posted: 5/16/2007 at 9:44 AM
Not much in terms of large requests, but a few things that would be sort of nice: 1) I visit my running group home page a lot. I would like to be able to tell it what section to default to, since the default home page is not very useful. To be clear, I would like, for each group I am a member of, to tell it to default to, for instance, Reports, so that when I click the group name I am taken directly to the reports page since that is what I commonly want to look at first. Some groups I want to view reports, some just the forum, but pretty much in no case should I go to the group description page on a regular basis, as there is no useful info there. 2) Also related to running groups, I often click on a group member's name to view their data from the group. After looking through their data, I want to return to the group page I originated from. There is a "Click here to view your data..." in the toolbar, but once you click it, you have to navigate back and click community, user groups, the group name, and then the reports page to get back to the spot where you originally came from. I can use the back button, but if I've been navigating around the user's data a little while, that can also be several clicks. There is no simple one-click method to get back to the group you were at. I'm not sure how to resolve this. Either a link to return to the group in addition to the link to view your own data, or some other method, but something should be possible. 3) Sue me cause I'm picky, but I really wish there was a spacer of some sort between the select time range and custom time range input rows on the reports page. In IE there is a tiny gap, which is alright (though it could be a bit higher), but in Firefox, the top control hits the second row of controls. This is just cosmetic, so feel free to ignore.
Anyway, just a couple of things that would be nice. 1 & 2 are the biggest annoyances I have right now with the flow of the website. Everything else is working great! Thanks for considering!
eric :)
posted: 5/17/2007 at 8:22 AM
s. crissman, I whipped something up last night for request 1. It will be included in the next release, which will probably be in a month or two. In the meanwhile, you can blame the group owner/administrators for not having interesting home pages. The 2000 mile group does a good job of keeping it interesting, I heard. For request 2, that's a lot harder to do on my end, but there's something you can do to fix that. You can open the link in a new window/tab. When you're done with that, simply close it and go back to the original window and continue your browsing. I'll consider suing you when I'm low on cash to pay for the web hosting, or when I need a down payment for a house so you should start saving for it. Which page are you referring to? I browsed through the site last night but couldn't find it. I kind of remember that there is some formating issues in Firefox but remember exactly where.
posted: 5/17/2007 at 8:50 AM
Thanks eric! I will take your advice for request 2, I don't know why I didn't start doing that at some point. Request 3 refers to Community->User Groups->Reports. (And it is minor!) Thanks again!
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Discussion in 'Pro Match Results and Discussion' started by DueSouth, May 17, 2007.
Nadal breaks back on a gonzo double fault.
And than he loses his serve right after that.
Nadal holds. 4-2.
5-3 Nadal...
5-4, Nadal to serve for the match...
Vamos Rafa! Nadal wins, 6-4 6-4.
Nadal wins 6-4, 6-4.
Let's make it 80!
Nadal wins 6-4, 6-4
Result as predicted. Claycourt season is so exciting. Yawn!
Man I love clay courts. Great rallies to watch.
Just like the grass season with Fed winning 4 Wimbys in a row and 3 USO's in a row. Double Yaaaaaawwwwnnnn.
That's what I call a prediction.
Gonzalez played well today. Much better than he did in Rome, but still not enough to beat Nadal !!
next time make the poll public. no?
I agree that grass court season is predictable as well. Usually predictions amount to how many sets Fed will lose while winning the Wimbledon. But at least the grass season doesn't last as long as claycourt season. I can't wait for hardcourts again. Plus most of the time I can't even see the ball on TV during claycourt match.
so i can make fun of all the people who choose the looser one.
HEY! That´s absolutely called for. I recommend that.
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University researchers from Hamilton, Ontario have found a
way to create
blood directly from skin without having to change a skin
stem cell into a pluripotent stem cell.
Mick Bhatia, study leader and scientific director of McMaster's Stem
Cell and Cancer Research Institute in the Michael G. DeGroote School
of Medicine, along with his team, have created blood directly from
human skin in an effort to treat medical conditions such as anemia
and cancer. The new technique can also use the blood in surgery from
the patients' own skin without having to perform the intermediate
step of transforming a human skin cell into a pluripotent stem
do this, Bhatia and his team obtained skin fibroblasts, which is a
type of cell that gives skin its form through the "scaffolding"
of connective tissues. Once the skin fibroblasts were taken from
volunteers, researchers then inserted the gene for OCT4 into the
cells using a virus, and grew them in an "infusion of
cytokines," which are signaling proteins that stimulate the
immune system and communicate between cells. Usually, researchers
have to transform a skin stem cell into a pluripotent stem cell
before turning it into
a blood stem cell, but this new research eliminates the
middle step and converts skin cells directly into blood cells.
approach detours around the pluripotent stem
cell stage and thus avoids many safety issues, increases
efficiency, and also has the major benefit of producing adult-type l
blood cells instead of fetal blood cells, a major advantage compared
to the thus far disappointing attempts to produce blood cells from
human ESCs [embryonic stem cells] or IPSCs [induced pluripotent stem
cells]," said Cynthia Dunbar, head of the Molecular
Hematopoiesis Section of the Hematology Branch of the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute in the National
Institutes of Health in the United States.
and his team worked on the study for two years. It is the first study
to show direct conversion to a stem cell, and also the first to show
direct conversion from skin cells to other types of human cells.
Bhatia's study used young and old volunteers to show that age did not
matter in the study.
have shown this works using human skin," said Bhatia. "We'll
now go on to work on developing other types of human cell types from
skin, as we already have encouraging evidence."
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Why did Demon ghost realm jump in front of kakashi's attack against god realm? What if what Jiraiya found out before his untimely death is true..."the real one is'nt there" and god realm might just be the direct link to the real one. If my theory is true it explains why god realm is used as the "leader" and not any other realm. It also explains why demon ghost realm inexplicitly sacrifices himself. Even if he dnt do it by choice and god realm used his telekinesis technique some how to proctect himself by using his own teammate as body armor...it still backs up the idea of god realm being the link btw the other realms and the real one(Negato). Assuming kakashi doesnt die n hes only using a genjutsu to find clues on how to defeat Pain, then dis would be the clue to assist his analysis...all he has to do is just prove it by breaking through god realms technique some how....i wonder if he still has enough chakra....i hate waitin' 4 the nexx manga
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Discussion in 'Some Assembly Required' started by johnwesley, Feb 19, 2011.
Dude, you are awesome. Good luck with the new build
Glad to see you're healing. This has been one of my favorite builds.
Looking forward to following along with the rebuild!
Thanks, I have said if I ever did this again that I would do some things different. Now I have the opportunity. have a call in on a good frame with title so we'll see where that goes.
Should I keep it here or do a new build thread?
My opinion, I'd start a new thread called "The project that shouldn't be: Part II."
I'd be interested in reading descriptions of what changes you're making and why you've decided to make those changes.
As a Buell rider and a former Sportster rider, I might be compelled to follow in your footsteps one day and would like the opportunity to learn from your mistakes and experiences.
Keep it here so we don't have to switch back and forth.
Won't it be a new to you frame, like the one you had, just a different VIN #?
same dimensions different vin. Should pick it up next week. I will have a spare motor to build now lets see I think 88" should be enough for gettin' dirty
There's always the S&S 100" . It may be fun to have a dirt bike with 140 rwhp and an equal amount of torque.
Ive been eye'ing that motor myself for a while!!! Pricey though :eek1
Do you know if there are any mods required to drop it in ?
You will have to have the cases bored to fit the big bore and on some cases need clearance machined. That's not normal but has happened. If you buy the SS kit then you have all you need. I'm looking at the axtell mountain motor. A little less money and you still have the same rpm capability, plus no change in engine heigth. I have to put a new crank in the motor on the donor bike, so while it's apart might as well bore the cases, and the 88 kit is the same as a 1250. I'll go all cat iron, and build it as I go. No hurry since I have a nice sport motor in great shape.
Any updates on the bike? Are you all healed up?
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I'm healed up, got a donor bike for the frame, and have my engine in it. I'm on hold for a bit as I have tests for my Job coming up and am traveling alot. Mainly just boring stuff right now. Custom wiring harness stuff and basic parts swapping.
Just found this thread after your reply to my 'sportster or KLR' thread. Wow, I am glad you are doing fine after your accident and I thought you had sold your bike. I think we exchanged email couple of times few months back?
Anyway, curious to see what you will be doing differently this time around. It sounds as if you really love your dual sportster so much I don't think you should abandon it but you got to do what you think is best for yourself.
This thread gave me few ideas what to do with my sportster. I contacted Rick about making a rear shock for sporty but haven't heard from him assuming he doesn't do sporty until I see that you used his fork springs and he helped you tweak your sporty a bit. Maybe I should give him a call instead of email and see what he can do. Maybe he can do my forks and I'll just go with Works Performance rear shocks if he doesn't do sporty rear shock. I'd like to try and keep my sporty closer to factory setting but raise it up off the ground a bit and make a 2-in-1 exhaust pipe but the front exhaust pipe will run above the base of motor like Dough Wothke did with his Dirtster. But I think I would add spark arrestor muffler on right side and a dummy muffler on other side so I can make a safety box(with key) in there to keep important documents for my Central/South America trip. At least that's on my drawing board but doesn't mean it will go forward. We will see.
I have my little shot of fame, a pic of my bike made it into Motorcycle consumer news
Very cool! Now, did you get it back together yet?
I asked JimmyTheHog same question on his sportster build thread and I am gonna ask you same question
Where did you get your from? buchananspokes.net? What rim is it beside it being Excel rim? Was it 40 holes rim? Check out Page 3 of my sportster building thread and see what I got for free from my H-D dealer.
Takasakgo excel rim. I had woody's do the work and they superlaced it. I had double butted over sized SS spokes. I love woody's wheel works they have done all my work with out any issues. Very dependable, very strong.
Just read through your thread (took some time), I'm thinking of doing a similar conversion to an 883 over here in the UK. Just got to finish a full rebuild of a DR800 Suzuki BIG ( Marlboro Replica).
Your bike is a credit to you, very, very, good work.
Ps, we can do the Arctic circle as well, at the top of Norway (it's on my list).
sounds like fun the arctic and beyond is good riding in my opinion
I have started a rebuild thread and it is linked in my sig line. I am still unsure of what direction I'm going to end up with. I had a friend send me some pics of my last off-road trip on the sporty and thought it was fitting for the end of this bike build.
Very nice work! What's the latest on the bike?
This build is being featured in the BikeBuilds.net directory here: johnwesley's Harley-Davidson XL1200S
We're currently displaying only a reduced-size photo (similar to what you'd find in Google Images). *We'd like to ask for your permission to publish the original full-size image with your build listing.
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I quit Facebook ages ago when people i hadn't seen since I was 9 years old took it upon themselves to friend me and share personal info on my wall. Thankfully it was very dated personal info (LOL) but still...
Sure gonna miss everybody when this sight finally crashes permanently. Right now I can only get on every other day or so. I've gotten so I don't even try all that often and I used to start my days here with my Friends coffee and quilting... Mornings don't hold as much appeal without it.
Quilters are people who strip so they won't go topless.
I would LOVE to join your facebook group. I Am having trouble find ing the group on Facebook, though.I read all the posts from here, but from my e-mail. My name is Sherry Zeis and I'm in Houston, Tx. If anyone gets bored and can find me facebook and send me the group site, I would love it!
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sherry, the group is called quilters quilting
gini in north idaho
Hello All,
I've been a member of QCA for several years, but don't post much anymore. In the beginning I was very excited about this site, however for the last year or so the site has lost it excitement for me. I can't put my finger on exactly what the problem might be. I didn't pay for my membership this year either. What can we do to get excited again. 8-(
Apparently I'm jinxed lol. When I try to open the link Gini sent me it says it's broken. And when I find quilters quilting on facebook, it is in Russian or some similar language! I am now facebook friends with Patti. Thank you Patti! I'm not giving up though!
I could not locate it either
The link says it is broken for me too.
Denise Smart
Karla:I agree Pat and Gini...I'm not renewing my paid membership, either.
I doubt if I will do a paid membership either. It's coming up in February. QCA blocked me from posting on their Facebook, probably because I grumbled once too often. That was kind of the last straw for me. I absolutely have loved QCA. Most of my projects have come from things I've learned on this site. The retreats I've gone to, the people I've met would never have happened if not for QCA. I like the format, the ease of getting around. But for the past year or more, this site is so sporadic and so often not available. I, along with others, am trying out another quilters site in case QCA belly flops completely.
In the beautiful Pacific Northwest!
Karla:just go straight to FB and Snicker...
I am waiting for the moderator to approve my joining Snickerdoodle. Please let me in. I don't have or want Facebook.
Denise, it can take from 10 minutes to a couple of days for the owner/moderator of Snickerdoodles to approve your membership request. It all depends on how busy her life is at the time! We'll look forward to seeing you there soon!
On the banks of the Mississippi River in north central Minnesota (Brainerd lakes area)
Also check whether she has replied and it might have gone in your spam folder, I believe sometimes this happens.
lots of love
I have been accepted at Snicker. See you over there.
I joined and was accepted at Snickerdoodle a couple weeks ago but never even did anything there. Now I can't find the site. Will someone please provide a link or the complete name of the site for me? Thanks!
Looks like we can get back on
I very seldom have trouble getting on this site, but then again I am not on a whole lot. So it is probably when the site is behaving. All our lives will have a great void if this site discontinues. I've met so many great friends here that I would miss greatly.


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"It's not safe" was Keith Urban's sentiment as he slowly crawled under the judges table during last night's first round of American Idol auditions in New York City.
He wasn't referring to his position between divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj, either.
The moment took place during the audition of singer Ben Gaisey, which was part of the premiere Idol episode broadcast last night (Jan. 16).
Obviously, Keith was trying to keep a straight face, but when that began to fail he had no option but to seek safe shelter beneath the table.
It's not safe! #IdolAudtitions #IdolKU -KU
— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) January 17, 2013
The performances of the judges during this first night's show were somewhat unexpected, except for veteran Idol judge Randy Jackson, who seemed to cut to the chase in his typical "it wasn't good, dude" fashion.
Mariah Carey is the 'think outside the box' judge with her offer of alternative careers, as she did with Justin Bieber wanna-be James Bae. And Nicki Minaj took on a softer, mothering role with only encouraging and positive things to say.
Her mistake, though, was asking young James if he had a girlfriend.
Keith Urban played the sympathetic but honest judge. He spoke the truth and didn't give in to pressure from his fellow judges, such as in the segment featuring the 22-year-old "Turbanator."
Yesterday we were all wondering, "What type of judge do you think Keith Urban will be?" And after watching, some of the early responses so far included words such as "passionate," "sincere," "amazing":
@995wycd @keithurban @americanidol Sincere
— IdolKUfans (@IdolKUfans) January 16, 2013
"@995wycd: .@keithurban on @americanidol tonight—>> cbsloc.al/S50VNK What kind of judge do you think he will be? In One Word -passionate
— Deb Meissner ♥☮♥ (@dgm2) January 16, 2013
And a couple we couldn't pronounce, but we get the general idea:
@995wycd @keithurban @americanidol SUPERFANTABULOUSAMAZING!!!:)
— Justine 🙂 (@Justine2726) January 16, 2013
As for what it has been like being on the judging panel so far with Randy, Nicki, and Mariah, Keith Urban had his own description.
The second night of American Idol Season 12 airs tonight (Jan. 17) at 8pm ET on Fox.
– Nanci Haskin/99.5 WYCD/Detroit


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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Mail Call!
This is a pic of the back of my car, full of orders ready to go out! The Post Mistress was NOT a happy camper that I showed up on Monday morning and swamped her! She said...."You need to have THIS post office's zip code on your stamps.com stamps so we get credit for processing all of these." I said, "I didn't know that, I just put in the info that stamps.com asked for, which was MY address." In my mind I was thinking, "Would you rather I didn't pre-stamp these at ALL and stood here while you processed them one by one?"
Okay....I swallowed that comment, and thought maybe this was a time to kill her with kindness because I am NOT going to drive to another post office when this one is only a mile up the road from me.
Today she was MUCH better,and SHE apologized! I was able to ship MOST of the international orders this morning, at least those who had replied to their paypal requests that I sent about the balance due on their shipping after having them weighed, etc.
I have sent out ALL I can. There are more orders to fill. There are more cases of books in transport to me from Kansas, so all is on hold until they get here. I'm hoping today or tomorrow because I'd like to get as much out as I can before Thursday morning.
On today's agenda, besides getting the trunkshow and everything ready for leaving, I get to go get new passport photos taken and submit new paperwork for that. Why? I haven't been able to find my passport anywhere since moving here. For all I know it could have gotten tossed in the packing paper. I'm planning a little trip in December, and I'll NEED it. So.....more standing in long lines to get that done today.
Has there been any progress on the Fungly Quilt? Nope. I have a few rows sewn together, but that's it. All this running around is cramping my quilting time!
But look what I found Friday! This is an EG Benford machine, which is a badged machine,meaning it was made by someone else, but this badge was put on it by the retailer. The badge also says 16 Castle Square, Brighton (UK) which must have been the address of the proprietor.(sorry about the blur on the photo!) I have no idea on the age, but I love the shape of the base. It is missing it's hand crank. Looks like there used to be a lot of gilded decal,but that has all worn off during the years. What amazes me most of all, is this thing STILL has a needle in it! How old is that needle? I have no clue...but there it is!
I also found an old dilapidated ladder that I am going to use for hanging quilts in the house after the painting is done. And I found a pair of beat up old green shutters that I am going to install INSIDE on either side of the dining room windows. I saw this done in a magazine and it really added rustic charm to the room.
7 comments:
- martha said...
Hi Bonnie,
Love your new machine. I just found a Sidel and Naumann hand crank machine at a shop in MD. I saw your question in Needle bar. Sid you ever locate the serial number? Mine was on the stitch regulator.
Just ordered your book!
- Judy said...
I'm sorry was this her "don't work at my job" day...hello, you stand behind the counter and take mail!!?!
- Jan said...
Looks like maybe extra pressure was needed in your tires. You have been one busy girl. My check is in the mail for my book. Looking forward to receiving it. Can't wait.
- Leslie said...
Hi Bonnie,
If you want to avoid Ms. Snotty Postmaster and make your mail carrier happy... look into carrier pick-up. You go to USPS.com and let the PO know you have a package (or truckload) to go out and the mail person stops and picks them up! You get to stay home and the carrier gets a bonus and that other office gets nada... Win-win-win.
(former postal slave)
- daisymum7 said...
Hi Bonnie how very exciting for you I am glad you are going away you might have four minutes to sit and ponder how many people will be reading your book by the weekend. COngratualtions.!!
Angela in Australia
PS; will place my order later this week.
- Lazy Gal Tonya said...
ooh, I like that idea of Leslie's to have a postal employee come to your house and pick stuff up - much easier! Those shutters are great - I love the color. Those will look wonderful in your dining room.
- Lori in South Dakota said...
Yes,depending on how you're shipping, the post office will pick up your packages at your house. It's great, I use it and leave my package sit inside my back door. I think my mailman is the greatest,he will throw my mail in the back door and yell--"Mail Lori!!" And the machine, well, I will drool from here. Great find.


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Baucus, Camp push on tax reform
The message that tax reform most likely won't happen this year hasn't reached Rep. Dave Camp and Sen. Max Baucus.
The two powerful committee chairmen are moving full-speed ahead with plans to overhaul the Tax Code despite the fact that nearly everyone in Washington thinks such major reform is very unlikely this year.
Story Continued Below
Camp, a Republican and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Baucus, the head of the Senate Finance Committee, are dancing a tango. Call it the tax reform kabuki dance. It's all to prove the naysayers wrong and make the daunting, potentially years-long task of a Tax Code overhaul seem like an inevitability.
Last week, Camp unveiled 11 — yes, 11 — bipartisan working groups aimed at a Tax Code overhaul on subjects ranging from small business to energy.
On the other side of the Capitol, Baucus and other Finance Committee members are working feverishly to develop tax reform option papers or draft legislation that can be circulated in the spring. And Baucus plans to meet weekly soon with Democratic Sens. Patty Murray of Washington state and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland, leaders of the Senate Budget and Appropriations committees, respectively.
K Street is even participating in the dance. Lobbyists say they are telling their clients that tax reform is in the offing in a bid to seal pricey contracts to protect precious tax preferences and loopholes.
It's all enough to make it seem like something is actually happening on tax reform. "We're going to continue [in] this vein of examining key issues and trying to move the whole concept of comprehensive tax reform forward," Camp told POLITICO. "You can expect more."
Both Democrats and Republicans argue that tax reform is a key instrument in resolving the fiscal fights at the top of the political agenda. President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats want to close long-vilified loopholes for the wealthy, while Republicans have focused on lowering the rates for all and flattening the playing field. Without tax reform, both parties acknowledge, real fiscal reform is unlikely.
Whether the chairmen can succeed in building momentum for tax reform will be one of the defining issues of the 113th Congress and could test the leadership prowess of not only Camp and Baucus but also House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). Right now, Congress is wrestling with mostly presidential priorities — namely, immigration reform and gun control. Failing to move on tax reform in any way would be a major problem for Republicans, who have been touting an overhaul since their days in the House minority.


text: I like reading and writing and all my friends say i am a good writer and say i should keep it up. I like rock and dance (all types lol). I like makin new friends and i tend to act like a smart alot. My friends call me smarty sometimes too even when i'm having my blonde moments.


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I haven't gotten done guessing the last problem, yet!
Is the problem apparent from the code snippet you posted, alone?
The problem is caused by something else and that something else is not in Foo.pm. But once you realize what's going on, you'll slap your forehead and say "of course!"
sub Foo {}
use Foo;
my $foo = Foo -> new;
Can't call method "new" on an undefined value at...
Yup. I was called over to look at the problem and it simply didn't occur to me that someone would name a sub after a package name.
Despite the fact that you are the author of aliased [cpan.org]?
With aliased, the sub is not the package name -- it's a shorter version -- and in any event, because it has a null prototype, it gets inlined away and no subroutine is left in the symbol table.
However, that's still a pretty lame defense on my part
the sub is not the package name – it's a shorter version
Yeah, but it's used like a package name, on the left side of an arrow operator.
it gets inlined away and no subroutine is left in the symbol table.
Not at all. It gets inlined into calls, but the subroutine is always there.


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Hi , i have italian ZoneAlarm free version 7.0.377 .. but autoupdater don't update it to the last version whit the fix 7.0.483.
I can download from the italian site the version , but the name of the file have no version inside .. link is
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/fr...zaSetup_it.exe , but is old or new version ?? and why is only 205 kb when english update is 40 mb ?
Now ..
1- program updater works or not ?
2- we must wait for other language update becouse only english version is updated ?
3- is better to delete localized version , and use english version ??
Sry for my english


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tried it, it says
Remote file is too large
I am in tears.
Gracias brother.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] or [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] or to any uploading site you trust ....everyone else is doing it fine though.
the one with Camby Sprewell and Houston are fire man you keep getting better and better with every sig you make
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
Let me make this more clear, since you did not even use a sig. I created. This is how you insert a sig. I create.
[How To Add Your Signature:]
1-) "Right click" the signature I posted and select "View Image" (a new window opens with the image source)
2-) "Copy" the "Link" from the "address bar"
3-) Go to "User CP" > "Click Edit Signature"
4-) In the "Edit Signature Box" where you normally type, look at the toolbar above, "Click on the icon of a mountain and circle" if you hover over it, it says "INSERT IMAGE"
5-) A small box pops up, "Paste the URL you copied into the bar"
6-) Your image shows up, then "Click Save Signature" at the bottom and your DONE!
I will put this in my first post so people can find it easier. I need this thread sticked.
Akamu your new sig is breath taking man that **** is hot
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
view image.....thats it, i guess ur using firefox.....i didnt have that option with internet explorer....i got frustrated n gave up
it still says remote file is too large...


text: Re: TNG: The Persistence of Memory by David Mack Review Thread (Spoile I'm afraid she didn't stand out to me, not like your original characters in the DTI novels or on Titan. Perhaps I just never got out of the "security chief of the week" mindset from the First Contact/Insurrection era TNG novels. I guess this is final confirmation that the novelverse is setting up the events of the Countdown comic.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
Town Square
Board OKs firing of special education director
Original post made on Mar 20, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 12:00 AM
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Mar 20, 2013 at 2:39 pm
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a resident of another community
on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:35 am
As a long time friend of Maurice Ghysels, I find it highly inappropriate to suggest that he admires Mussolini--suggesting he has a "favorite quote" from a fascist ruler. Allowing slanderous unattributed comments on the internet does nothing but damage the reputation of a caring, earnest man trying to improve the educational system. Maurice is of Italian descent, so it hardly makes sense. I respectfully ask that you remove this comment--it has already caused enough damage as an unsubstantiated, obviously vindictive comment.
Editor's note: The comment was removed.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Mar 25, 2013 at 10:42 pm
My child was at Oak Knoll, I have spoken with Superintendant Ghysels, and I am now a Hillview parent. I have to say that Menlo Park is exceptionally lucky to have gotten such a savvy and competant administrator for our district. Mr. Ghysels is responsible for hiring Eric Burmeister to be the Hillview principal, and we are all very impressed, watching these two move in professionally, and begin to raise standards. This was a smart move and will allow Mr. Ghysels to raise the level at which MP meets special ed needs. Sending an district-wide email criticizing your boss is a rather... negative political move, if you think about it. This isn't socialism. It's a professional environment. BTW, 97% of the special needs parents in MP absolutely hated the now-fired director, but they won't talk about it.
a resident of another community
on Mar 26, 2013 at 6:25 am
Let's see. Hillview has been named a California Distinguished School eight times, more than any other school in the state. It is among the few public middle schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10.
Erik Burmeister has been on the job only a year and a half. Did he really make Hillview great or did he inherit a great school?
But that didn't stop Ghysels from spinning the news as is if he came along, hired Burmeister came and rescued the school from poor performance. And then Ghysels nominates him for a leadership award with the Wiseman Group before he even finished his second year at Hillview???
This is spin and nothing more and demonstrates how Ghysels just wants to plug his name into anything linked to corporate leadership. This is classic Ghysels. He networks with his cronies and buddies at ACSA, Leadership Associates, the Wiseman Group, Brandon Partners, ect. These are all a small group of networking and old boy groups that all point back to each other. They are purely designed to fluff up one's qualifications and create the illusion of someone who is plugged in, highly qualified and knows how to lead.
Web Link
Ghsyels is more about detaching himself from anything that sticks to him that doesn't make him look good.
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:03 am
Was there any reason for this thread other than to counter the negative publicity the sup has gotten?
I agree with Former Associate about Hillview. Mike Moore gets all the credit for making it an amazing place to go to school. Michael Melton, unfortunately, tried so hard to distinguish himself from his illustrious predecessor that he eliminated many of the programs that made Hillview such an outstanding place. Burmeister looks good compared to Melton, but neither comes close to Mike Moore.
That said, in a district like ours, with so many bright kids and motivated parents, the academically performance is typically going to be very high. So the sup and administration are going to look good...unless they massively fail at their jobs.
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Sep 19, 2017 at 11:03 pm
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a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
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As a special program this year, Fleet Week is promoting #SelfieWithASailor. That's right, you can have a special portrait of yourself with a bell-bottomed buddy. Be sure to add your hashtag!
To help celebrate and support our seamen, we have assembled a collection of art and photography devoted to the men at sea.


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I have to disagree on some points.
1. It doesn't matter if there are three places or not.
Actually, I think it does, if you have a bunch of people who are about equal. Look at the men's. Evan Lysacek was 3rd in the US in 2009. If Johnny hadn't gotten the 3 spots with his bronze, maybe Evan wouldn't have even gone to worlds. Would they have bumped Brandon Mroz for him? Who knows? They wouldn't bump him for Johnny.
The person who would have been our third is Ashley Wagner. She is no slouch--she is the only woman to make the GPF, and she did pretty well there, she came in fourth. Arguably, she's the 4th best woman in the world, since in a way the GPF is more indicative of who's skating well than the worlds, (because it's based on many competitions, not just one.) It's quite possible she would have done better than 7th or 9th. Or maybe not. It's true she blew her chance by not skating well at the Nationals, but had Alissa not had a complete meltdown last year, she would have been there anyway.
Next year, it could be Mirai or Caroline or Christina who has an off day at nats and loses her chance. Probably nobody here would be too upset if it's Rachael, except for Flatt Fan!
2. Look at Mirai, she did so well. She'll be really good for the next four years
I hope you're right. We don't know if this is a fluke, if she's the next Sasha (good short, problems with long programs, but still manages to do well) or if she's showing herself to be a terrible choker who disappears into the woodwork. I have a terrible worry it's the latter. If she came in like 5th or 6th in the long and wound up 4th overall, it would be one thing. But 11th, falling to 7th? It also seems the judges don't really like her much, and won't give her the benefit of the doubt--although they were tough here, even on Queen Yu-Na.
Every year since 2006 it seems there is some "up and comer" who is about to show some star power and be in international medal contention, in all disciplines. Except for Davis and White in dance, nobody has panned out. Not Brubaker and partner in pairs, not Kimmie Meisner, not Beatrisa Liang, apparently not Rachael or Ashley or Caroline, not Stephen Carriere or Brandon Mroz. I thought Mirai would be the one to break through--and maybe she wil be--but I'm a lot less confident about that now.


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To get an Annual Pass or not to. That is my question.
Posted 22 July 2009 - 07:56 PM
Posted 22 July 2009 - 08:12 PM
Whatever you choose, I do suggest using Disney Bus Transportation vs. your own vehicle. Saves you $12 in parking (if you don't go with the AP), and gas money.
Posted 22 July 2009 - 08:28 PM
Why you should also get an AP is what if you find a great deal on airfare or Disney releases some special and you can come down again? If you have the hopper, you'd have to buy more tix at some point but with an AP, you just get more value out of it.
Posted 23 July 2009 - 12:52 AM
But with the annual pass, you'll be able to purchase the Tables in Wonderland card, which gets you 20% off meals at most table service restaurants and some counter service restaurants, including the various lounges (bars). We actually used it at Rose & Crown Pub on a recent trip, to buy Fish & Chips and hard cider.
But you'll have to renew your annual pass if you're staying this year from 10/22-10/29 and next year from 10/18- 10/29.
There are also some merchandise discounts and food discounts, and 15% off most of the tours.
I just checked the AP website. The AP dates for MNSSHP are Sept 4, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 and October 1 and 6.
Posted 23 July 2009 - 05:06 PM
Also, keep in mind the add'l discounts if you get the AP even if you don't buy the Tables in Wonderland... 10% discounts at a number of restaurants in the 4 parks as well as some resorts. 10% at several stores including World of Disney Store at DD, Alamo car rental discounts, $2 off evening adult ticket at AMC Pleasure Island 24, etc. Also if you renew the AP the second (and subsequent) cost is reduced.
DVC Old Key West 9/27- 10/5/2013 for Food & Wine w/ friends from NJ
Board of Directors Member & Treasurer, The ConGaloosh Society, Inc., a 501(3)c not-for-profit
ConGaloosh 2013 - September 27 - 29, 2013
Posted 23 July 2009 - 09:16 PM
Posted 24 July 2009 - 08:18 AM
Tables in Wonderland info:
COST: $75 if you're an AP or FL resident or $100 if you're not an AP or FL resident so don't purchase before you have your AP (or at the same time)
Personally, I think the easiest is to visit Guest Relations at Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdrom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, or Downtown Disney to purchase the Tables in Wonderland card. If you purchase ahead of time, you get a voucher and still need to stand in line at GR to get the actual card.
EMAIL: email@example.com
BY MAIL: Post Office Box 10000, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
DVC Old Key West 9/27- 10/5/2013 for Food & Wine w/ friends from NJ
Board of Directors Member & Treasurer, The ConGaloosh Society, Inc., a 501(3)c not-for-profit
ConGaloosh 2013 - September 27 - 29, 2013
Posted 24 July 2009 - 10:40 AM
Posted 24 July 2009 - 12:23 PM
Posted 24 July 2009 - 09:49 PM
emilyrose0507, on Jul 24 2009, 01:23 PM, said:
For the amount of time your staying, you'll break even, if not save more.
Posted 25 July 2009 - 08:22 AM
DVC Old Key West 9/27- 10/5/2013 for Food & Wine w/ friends from NJ
Board of Directors Member & Treasurer, The ConGaloosh Society, Inc., a 501(3)c not-for-profit
ConGaloosh 2013 - September 27 - 29, 2013
Posted 26 July 2009 - 10:20 AM
I am wondering the same thing. In the past I was willing to spend the extra money because of the resort discount. To me that was worth it. But this year I am staying at the Wilderness Lodge, due to a special promo, for the same price that I would have paid if I had an annual pass. So the question is why should I get it. Every year my hope is that I will get make down there again, but it doesn't happen. If you have plans to make another trip, then you should get the annual pass.
(Lowell's Mom)
Mad, Mad, Mad about Disney!
May 21-28, 2013
Wilderness Lodge
Posted 26 July 2009 - 01:39 PM
The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be ...unnatural.
POFQ May 16-19
Posted 26 July 2009 - 02:17 PM
Disney's All-Star Movies Resort World Premiere Food Court
Disney's All-Star Music Resort Intermission Food Court
Disney's All-Star Sports Resort End Zone Food Court
Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Boma - The Flavors of Africa, Jiko - The Cooking Place, Victoria Falls, Sanaa
Disney's Beach Club Resort Beaches & Cream Soda Shop (excludes take-out shop), Cape May Cafe, Martha's Vineyard Lounge
Disney's BoardWalk ESPN® Club, Flying Fish Cafe, Spoodles, Bellevue Lounge
Disney's Eagle Pines and Osprey Ridge Golf Club Sand Trap Bar & Grill
Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Shutters at Old Port Royale
Disney's Contemporary Resort California Grill, Chef Mickey's, The Wave, Outer Rim Lounge
Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Maya Grill
Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground Crockett's Tavern, Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue (9:30 p.m. show only), Trail's End Restaurant
Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa 1900 Park Fare, Citricos, Garden View Lounge, Grand Floridian Cafe, Mizner's Lounge, Narcoossee's, Victoria & Albert's (excludes Chef's Table)
Disney's Old Key West Resort Olivia's Cafe
Disney's Polynesian Resort Kona Cafe, 'Ohana, Tambu Lounge, Disney's Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Late show only)
Disney's Pop Century Resort Classic Concoctions, Everything Pop Shopping and Dining
Disney's Port Orleans Resort French Quarter - Sassagoula Floatworks & Food Factory, Scat Cat's Club
Disney's Port Orleans Resort Riverside - Boatwright's Dining Hall, River Roost
Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort The Artist Palette; The Turf Club Bar & Grill
Disney's Vero Beach Resort : The Green Cabin Room, Shutter's and Sonya's (except Sunday Brunch)
Disney's Wilderness Lodge Artist Point, Territory Lounge, Whispering Canyon Cafe
Disney's Yacht Club Resort Captain's Grille, Ale and Compass Lounge, Yachtsman Steakhouse, Crews Cup Lounge
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® Marketplace - Cap'n Jack's Restaurant
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® Pleasure Island - Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant
DOWNTOWN DISNEY® West Side - Planet Hollywood®
Epcot® Tutto Italia Ristorante, Chefs de France, Nine Dragons Restaurant, San Angel Inn Restaurante, Bistro de Paris Restaurant, Le Cellier Steakhouse, Biergarten Restaurant, Restaurant Marrakesh, Restaurant Akershus, Rose & Crown Pub & Dining Room, The Garden Grill, Coral Reef Restaurant
Disney's Hollywood Studios Hollywood & Vine, 50's Prime Time Cafe, Tune-In Lounge, Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant, The Hollywood Brown Derby
Magic Kingdom® Park The Crystal Palace, Cinderella's Royal Table, Liberty Tree Tavern, The Plaza Restaurant, Tony's Town Square Restaurant
Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park Tusker House Restaurant, Pizzafari, Flame Tree Barbeque, Restaurantosaurus
Entertainment & Dancing
Atlantic Dance Hall Disney's BoardWalk
Admission is free for members and guest.
And I've learned that Kouzzina at Boardwalk will also be a participating member.
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Skip to comments.2001 Iraqi Document: Saddam Approved the Re-Use of Nuclear Equipments (Important Translation).
Posted on 10/24/2006 12:55:08 PM PDT by jveritas
In what is so far the most important evidence of Saddam personal involvement in re-building Iraq nuclear program , document CMPC-2003-012331.pdf dated January 2001 indicates that during a meeting between Saddam and the Staff of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization Saddam was asked by the Organization Staff to give his permission for re-using the infamous Degussa Vacuum furnaces that were used in the previous and prohibited Iraq nuclear program. These furnaces can be used to melt uranium and other nuclear related activities.
The Degussa Vacuum furnaces were supplied to Iraq in the 1980s by a German firm (Degussa AG based in Frankfurt Germany) and these furnaces later on became the subject of investigations of the German firm in the early 1990s where the company claimed that they did not know that Iraq would have used them in its nuclear program. The New York Times had an article in 1998 titled An Iraqi Defector Warns of Iraq's Nuclear Weapons Research where the Degussa furnaces were mentioned as part of previous Iraq nuclear program and the controversy surrounding the sale of these furnaces and the investigations later on(link: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~sanders/214/other/news/iraqi_defector.html ). The irony is that this is not only a New York Times article but also it was written by JUDITH MILLER and JAMES RISEN once of the worst accusers (liars) that the Bush administration lied about Iraq WMD.
Also the Degussa furnaces supplied to Iraq were mentioned in articles written by David Albright (An American nuclear scientist) explaining how the Degussa furnaces were used in the previous Iraqi nuclear program. Mr. Albright wrote the article to Bulletin of Atomic Scientists back in 1992-1993 and you find the links about these articles ( http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=apr92albright , http://www.thebulletin.org/article.php?art_ofn=dec93albrighta> ).
Again this document carries a lot of importance since it proves without any doubt that Saddam was directly involved with his nuclear scientists to re-build their nuclear program. President Bush in a speech dated October 7 2002 mentioned that Saddam has held numerous meetings with his nuclear Scientists and this quote from President Bush speech: The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his "nuclear mujahideen" -- his nuclear holy warriors (Link: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/10/20021007-8.html ).
The translation will include memos. The first one is from Senior Deputy Minister of Iraq Military Industrialization Committee to the Chairman of Iraq Atomic Energy Organization asking him to allocate the Degussa Vacuum furnaces, the second memo a reply from Iraq Atomic Energy Organization saying that they will do so and that they got the approval of Saddam Hussein to re-use these equipments.
Beginning of the translation of memo 1 of CMPC-2003-012331.pdf
In the Name of God the Most Merciful the Most Compassionate
The Republic of Iraq, The Presidency of the Republic, The Military Industrialization Committee
Number 2/4/83
Date: 25/1/2001
Secret and Confidential
To: The Atomic Energy Organization- The Office of the Chairman
Subject: Allocation of Degussa Vacuum Furnaces
Please approve the allocation of the mentioned furnaces and quantity (2) with its accessories because of our dire need for it to implement the works and projects tasked to our committee. And we empower engineer Samir Ibrahim for follow up and receiving.
With regards
Air General
Marahem Saaab Al Hassan
Senior Deputy Minister for Military Industrialization
End of translation of memo 1
Beginning of translation of memo 2 of CMPC-2003-012331.pdf
Mr. Respected General Director
Subject: Allocation of Vacuum Furnaces
Regarding the letter of the Senior Deputy Minister of the Military Industrialization numbered 2/4/83 on 25/1/2001 I would like to clarify the following:
1. We do not have primaries about the subject.
2. There was a communication with the Energy Organization about the furnaces and it was revealed that the furnaces were delivered to the Physics Department in the Atomic Energy Organization upon the instruction of Mr. Chairman of the Energy Organization to take advantage of these equipments ( During the meeting with the President The Leader God protect and shepherd him and the Organization Staff asked his Excellency to take advantage of these equipments) and these equipments were received two moths ago by the Physics Department.
The furnaces do not have the seal of the Agency but it was among the equipments of the previous program that were included in the list prepared by the agency.
Shaker Hamed.
End of translation of memo 2
I agree. Keeping an accurate record is important. Thanks for the good work.
Iraq's Acquisition of Gas Centrifuge Technology
Part III: Treason and Wrap-up
In the early 1990s, Karl Heinz Schaab was investigated for violating export control laws. He was convicted of illegally exporting centrifuge rotors to Iraq in 1993, a minor conviction at the time. In late 1995, after receiving new information about Schaab's activities with Iraq, the German government re-opened its criminal investigation of him.
Following the defection of Hussein Kamel in August 1995, Iraq decided to reveal extensive information about its entire nuclear weapons program. A key new revelation was the extent of assistance by Schaab and his colleagues. When the senior Iraqi gas centrifuge expert, Adel, was asked why Iraq decided to reveal so much new information about Schaab, he explained that he thought Schaab was in jail and already exposed. Some Germans who knew Adel have questioned his reason, believing instead that Adel was ordered by top Iraqi leadership to expose Schaab. Adel and the other members of the Iraqi gas centrifuge program had been highly committed to protecting their German sources of assistance.
In July 1996, Schaab, who had become aware that he was likely to be charged with treason, fled to Brazil. In December 1996, he was arrested in Brazil where he was held pending a decision from the Brazilian courts about his extradition. In March 1998, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled in Schaab's favor and he was freed.
Despite winning his case, Schaab was unhappy in Brazil and wanted to return to Germany. He retained the services of a new German defense lawyer, Michael Rietz, who recommended that he return to Germany and voluntarily turn himself in with the intention of pleading guilty to at least some of the charges. Rietz believed that he could convince the court to give Schaab a relatively short prison sentence as a result. Schaab returned to Germany on September 24, 1996 and was arrested the same day. After serving a few months in prison, he was freed pending trial.
In February 1999, the government filed treason charges against Schaab. The charges were as follows:
Having disclosed a national secret to a foreign power or one of its middlemen, he caused the threat of a "severe impairment" of the external security of the Federal Republic of Germany. The treason took place in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Iraq. In many of these acts, the defendant acted together with the now deceased Bruno Stemmler.
Having violated a regulation of the German Foreign Trade Law, the defendant compromised the security of the Federal Republic of Germany, perturbed the peaceful cohabitation of nations, and considerably harmed the international relations of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The prosecutor viewed Schaab as committing a wide range of acts of treason. He believed that the charge of treason applied not only to overtly classified documents but also to a range of classified information and components that Schaab provided.
In June 1999, the court, with the agreement of the prosecutor, limited the charges to Schaab's supply of classified documents to Iraq for the supercritical centrifuge. The court viewed these documents as state secrets whose unauthorized release constitutes treason.
The charges were limited in part because of weaknesses in German law. Schaab had acted solely for financial reasons and did not intend to betray his country such as traditional communist or East German spies. According to Rietz, Schaab's case was the first one of its kind, and the law was not written with this particular situation in mind.
In making its treason case for the supercritical centrifuge documents, the prosecutors faced another problem. Almost all the individual designs and documents of the supercritical centrifuge were marked VS-Nur Fuer Dienstgebrauch (classified-official use only) or unclassified. However, the prosecutors argued successfully in the end that together these documents carried a much higher level of classification, namely VS-Vertraulich (classified-confidential).
The court established that Schaab was fully aware of the classification rules at MAN. He had received authorization to handle secret centrifuge information in 1972, giving him access to all centrifuge information in his department that was stored in a safe. Until 1980, he also managed his department's filing of classified information and accepted the delivery of classified components.
The court ruled that the documents had to be kept secret because they would enable Iraq to develop devices to make weapon-grade uranium, which could be used in nuclear weapons. The delivery of documents for the supercritical gas centrifuge created the real threat that Iraq would succeed in manufacturing weapons-grade uranium. Many of the parts were also directly usable in the subcritical centrifuge that was the main focus of Iraq's program.
The court stated that the development of weapons of mass destruction by a dictatorial regime, such as Iraq, which has made provisions for the manufacture of long-distance ballistic missiles, strengthens this regime's potential threat of attack. The court ruled that in this eventuality, and the resulting shift of the balance of powers, countries such as Germany would be severely impaired in their capability to defend themselves against attacks and disturbances from outside, ruled the court.
Before returning to Germany, Schaab had decided to plead guilty with the goal of receiving minimum time in jail. Because he had served 15 months in a Brazilian jail, he and Rietz reasoned that a guilty plea could lead to a decision by the court not to incarcerate him further beyond his initial three-month imprisonment after he returned from Brazil.
This strategy worked and Schaab did not serve another day in prison. He was sentenced to five years in prison. However, his time was reduced for prior time spent in Brazilian jail, which was weighted at three times that spent in German jail because of the extreme oppressive conditions of his imprisonment. In addition, the German legal tradition of not serving the last one third of a sentence meant that Schaab left the court a free man.
However, he had to pay a total of 80,000 Deutsche Marks (DM) in fines and other fees. He did not have to pay the roughly 100,000 DM the German government spent trying to extradite him from Brazil.
The court decided on such a lenient prison sentence because it determined that this case did not warrant a judgement of severe treason under the law. In principle, the court believed that the high potential risk posed by supplying the treasonous material speaks for the assumption of an exceptionally severe case. For Iraq, the technical value of the material disclosed by the defendant was considerable. This held true, even though the documents themselves delivered by the defendant did not provide adequate knowledge for the development and manufacture of a gas centrifuge for the production of weapon-grade uranium.
Further, Schaab had often assisted the Iraqis in an on-going business endeavor aimed as supporting the Iraqi gas centrifuge project. The court also held this against Schaab.
However, several important circumstances spoke in favor of the defendant. The court accepted that Stemmler, and not Schaab, originated the plan to sell the drawings and documents. In addition, Schaab acted in a period of time when his company was suffering economically, and the defendant had not previously been convicted of a major offense. As mentioned above, his conviction of selling Iraq carbon fiber rotors was viewed as minor.
Also in his favor, Schaab confessed to the deed, which helped the prosecution reconstruct the extent of his assistance to Iraq, and he regretted his actions. He even surrendered himself to the proceedings despite a refusal of extradition. In addition, he was deemed particularly sensitive to confinement in prison because of his age and impaired health.
There was speculation that another reason for the lenient sentence was to save further embarrassment to MAN, other German companies, and ultimately the German government. Rietz had vowed to fight the charges if the sentence was not reduced. The resulting long and public court fight could have revealed substantially more information about weak security procedures at MAN and elsewhere, possibly revealed other embarrassing information, and perhaps led to the release of sensitive or secret information.
Nonetheless, few doubt that Schaab has suffered enormously for his crimes. He experienced financial troubles when his actions became publicly known. His business on the whole has failed. He continues to suffer public humiliation.
Rationalization and Self-Delusion
Because Stemmler and Busse died before Kamel defected, they were never brought to justice. If they had lived, they would likely have been charged, perhaps also with treason.
During numerous interviews in the early 1990s with one of the authors, Stemmler claimed that he broke no laws. He admitted repeatedly that he provided centrifuge assistance but he denied the information was classified. However, it is clear that he certainly did provide classified information and documents. Because Stemmler is dead, he can no longer defend himself from allegations that he broke the law. Nonetheless, his stated justifications for his actions provide insight into his actions.
Stemmler said he felt justified cooperating with Iraq. When he first became involved with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the United States seemed to be supporting Iraq, and had done so throughout its protracted war with Iran. After the war ended, Iraq, then considered a friend of the West, was involved in a massive rebuilding program. Stemmler said he "never had the impression that Iraq was against the United States."
In addition, the Iraqis told him that their "only desire [was] to make nuclear fuel" for civil purposes. In interviews, Stemmler often said that an Iraqi centrifuge cascade using these centrifuges could have produced only low-enriched uranium, not the highly enriched material needed for an atomic bomb. In reality these centrifuges can produce HEU when hooked in a cascade. When confronted by this seeming inconsistency, Stemmler shrugged.
He often expressed skepticism of Iraq's ability to operate centrifuges or build a centrifuge plant, implying that his assistance did not matter. For example, Stemmler said it is a "long distance from design to a practical machine."
Even in interviews, though, Stemmler was inconsistent in evaluating his own contribution to the Iraqi program. At times he tried to minimize the importance of his assistance. He said that he did not provide the most modern specifications. In some cases, he said, he tried to give them minimal information that was not usable for their specific machine. At other times, he said he believed he had helped to improve the Iraqi centrifuge design.
Stemmler and the other Germans were all successful scientists, technicians, or businessmen. They did not start their cooperation with Iraq intending to break any laws. It is doubtful that they wanted to help Iraq build nuclear weapons.
But they all desperately needed money for themselves or their companies. In addition, Iraq was subtle in its recruitment methods, trying to encourage the Germans to believe that the assistance was somehow legitimate or deserved. Certainly, Iraq never said the assistance was to make highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
Nonetheless, this group of well-respected Germans did break the law. They lied to their own government about their activities. Several knowingly provided classified information to Iraq, which is now viewed as treason in Germany.
At the same time, several tried to deny knowing what Iraq intended to do with their assistance. But all of them must have realized at some point the true purpose of their assistance. Instead of stopping their assistance, they concocted various arguments to rationalize their actions. The arguments, several mentioned above, included:
The assistance was intended only for a university program involved in research and teaching;
The centrifuges would have been for the production of only low enriched uranium for civil reactors and not for nuclear weapons;
Iraq could never have successfully have built a gas centrifuge, so the assistance did not matter;
The specific centrifuges supplied could not have made weapon-grade uranium;
Iraq was a bulwark against Iranian fundamentalism, even though the Iraqi regime was acknowledged as odious;
The German government knew about the business but did not care. Why should the suppliers?
At some point, these centrifuge experts appear to have lost the ability to reflect honestly about their efforts. Finally, they started to lie to themselves.
The German export control system was so weak in the late 1980s, that lying was easy to do. The official investigation that started in 1989 did little to discourage their activities. In fact, it may have inadvertently made them feel invulnerable or immune to police action. Given the huge financial payments Iraq was providing, they had little incentive to stop. Iraq assisted in their self-delusion by not mentioning the true purpose of the items. The Iraqis tried to create a structure where suppliers would provide what they wanted, but never put the supplier in a position to ask the hard questions about the true purpose of their items.
Another factor that served to insulate these Germans was the resistance of their colleagues to reveal their activities to authorities. Germans, among others, are raised to view tattling as morally objectionable. However, this resistance against tattling is perhaps greater in Germany because of the legacy of the Nazi times and widespread disapproval of the Stasi use of informers.
Still, these mitigating factors do not fully explain their actions. Rietz, Hinze's and Schaab's lawyer, says that certainly some people will simply knowingly violate laws for financial gain. But most will not. He says that Iraq made the first steps toward these illegal actions both easy and lucrative. The weak German, Austrian, and Swiss export control systems eased the Iraqi task considerably.
By the time the participants understood the true purpose of their assistance, they were deeply involved. Retreating at that point would have been difficult and risky for most people. Rietz recommends that the time to reflect and stop would have been early in the process. "Once the train leaves the station," he said, "it is hard to get off."
Risks Ahead
Prior to the Allied bombing campaign in January 1991, Iraq never succeeded in producing significant amounts of enriched uranium in its gas centrifuge program. It did run single machine tests for many months in 1990 and accomplished a considerable amount in creating an infrastructure to build and operate centrifuges. Inspectors believe that in early 1991 the Iraqi centrifuge team was close to the point at which it could build and operate a centrifuge with confidence. For more on the program's accomplishments, click here.
Iraq acquired, and still possesses, a remarkable amount of classified and sensitive information about gas centrifuges. It gained considerable experience in gas centrifuges and has had over a decade to ponder its weaknesses and strengths.
Iraq poses a risk in that its centrifuge information could pass to irresponsible agents or other nations, some of which may be seeking nuclear weapons. Even advanced nations would find Iraq's centrifuge information useful to their civil nuclear programs. Few countries have information about 3-meter Urenco centrifuges.
The most frightening risk is that Iraq will reconstitute its centrifuge program to make highly enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. It would find reconstitution relatively easy to do, although its chances of success would depend on foreign procurement and international intervention.
This is Part III of Case Studies of Illicit Procurement Networks for Iraq
EMIS Procurement
Matrix Churchill
H+H Metalform
Iraq's Acquisition of Gas Centrifuge Technology
Part I
Part II
Part III
Karl Otto Brauer
Banca Nationale de Lavoro
Found at http://www.exportcontrols.org/secret.html
You are, as always, a Great American.
I think the President wants to look forward and win the fight instead of looking backward to justify the war, which is 100% justified.
Great work jveritas. It will, of course, never be enough for the msm. For those who care about the truth it is another rock in the foundation of the battlements that stand in opposition to the flood of barbarity and appeasement.
The truth must be told and those who are from the truth will hear it.
The light of truth will prevail. Everlasting darkness is the alternative.
but But Saddam didn't attack us...
I personally hate that liberal line... As if Saddam given the chance wouldn't have... So they learned nothing from 911... they will wait until attacked and then say Oh sorry America... What is that about.. like Clinton we failed to connect the dots.. Yeah we tried but failed. So lets go back to that time in history... Doesn't Bill Clinton see just how screwed up that point was.. I tried but failed... 3000 dead American Civilians thanks to a President that tried and failed...
George W. Bush tried and has succeeded. The success in the fact that we have not been attacked since 911.
Thank you for this.
I say let history worry about justifying the war; right now, our main task should be to win it.
I mean, how many people actually care why we're over there anymore? I don't, I doubt our soldiers do, and it seems to me that few Freepers do. The only people who do care are the RATS who need an excuse to pull another Vietnam 1975.
Sorry DUmmies, not this time!
Hmmm... Nothing on the major news media on this. Wonder why? /sarc
Maybe because the memos didn't specifically say they would be used to restart the nuclear weapons program, or even give a hint as to what they would be used for. A smoking gun would be great, but this isn't it.
Very interesting indeed. Thanks for all of your work, jveritas.
These Degussa furnaces were the focus of intensive investigation of the German firm who sold them to Iraq in the 1980s and the German firm admitted that they did not know that Iraq was going to use it for its nuclear program. The Degussa furnaces were not meant to bake cookies and for the Iraqi Atomic Energy Organization to personally ask Saddam Hussein permission to use it and Saddam approval means a lot.
Right, the furnaces aren't used to bake cookies, they are used to melt metal. Someone from the "Military-Industrial Complex" needs a furnace to melt metal to manufacture artillery shells or whatever. He remembers these two big furnaces, so he writes a letter to the head of the Atomic Energy Commission asking if he can use them. The AEC guy checks with Saddam and responds, saying the military guy can use the furnaces.
I always try to think like "the opposition" when reading any of these letters, and these two can be viewed as completely innocent. One explanation of these letters is that since the furnaces were no longer able to be used for a nuclear weapons program due to UN sanctions, they were reallocated to the Iraqi military to assist in manufacturing conventional weapons. And that's probably why these letters won't show up in any MSM stories either. But they do add to a nice overall body of evidence.
Also the Degussa furnaces were not going to support a major industrial output like melting metals to manufacture hundred if not thousands of shells that Iraqi Army needs. In fact the Iraqis were manufacturing or importing these shells and not depending on any Degussa furnace to be part of the production effort.
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Rays do not Need this Type of "Quall-ity"
When the Tampa Bay Rays first acquired Chad Qualls from the Arizona Diamondbacks prior to the end of the Trade Deadline, I thought a change of scenery might be just the thing for him. You know the drill, a change of venue can bring about a change in attitude and also confidence. Plus Qualls was coming to a team that boasted a former team mate (Dan Wheeler) and a Pitching Coach (Jim Hickey) back from when Qualls used to be a sub 3.50 ERA machine. But for some reason know, I am thinking we got a dose of quantity over quality so far.
Sure it was great for Qualls to exit stage right in a hurry from the Diamondbacks, especially considering Qualls had posted a 8.29 ERA over his 43 appearances and only produced 12 saves in 16 opportunities. But the Rays did not bring Qualls here to be an 8th inning set-up man, they brought him here to establish a bit of groundball dominance on a team whose defense wins them games.
As I mentioned before, Qualls accumulated his high ERA (8.29) in only 38 total innings with the Diamondbacks while also giving up a grand total of 61 hits,41 runs and 5 Homers during his stay in the hot desert Sun. I was curious to see if Qualls had actually gotten better since his departure from the Diamondbacks and actually discovered Qualls really might just be more quantity than quality right now, even for the Rays.
Over his last 10 appearances, Quall has seen his ERA bounce from a 7.43 ERA to a 8.20 ERA, coming extremely close to his pre-D-back days. And these stats come from his last 10 Rays appearances, and could be a clue the Rays might have gotten a bit duped by acquiring Qualls. He has pitched 11.2 innings in his last 10 appearances, which include giving up a total of 13 hits and 8 runs while blowing 2 save opportunities. But that is not the most alarming stat. The fact Qualls has given up 6 walks against 7 strikeouts tends to point to Qualls might not be a better addition to the Rays Bullpen than a guy from Triple-A right now.
And that is huge when you are in the stretch run trying to catch back up to the New York Yankees and solidify your Bullpen with a playoff mentality. Even more disheartening for Rays fans might be the pure fact he has been a disaster against left-handed hitters since his trade to the Rays. Qualls has thrown 4.1 innings against lefties this year and has blown his 2 save against them, plus bolstered a 14.54 ERA left-handers and a .421 opponents batting average. An accent mark on the whole scenario is Qualls has given up his only Home Run to a left-hander while with the Rays.
But even with all these negative stats floating over Qualls head, he does have a few positives to build on here. Against right-handers, Qualls has posted an impressive 1.23 ERA ( .208 average) with 6 strikeouts. Tends to make you think he will be only posted against right-handed batters the rest of the way through the season. Another sign that Qualls might be finally adjusting back to his old self is the fact Qualls posted a 5.06 ERA for the month of August, his best month of the 2010 Major League Baseball season.
Even with that little ray of sunshine peeking out with his August stats, his September has gotten off on the really rough footing. Right now in his lone appearance of September, Qualls has given up 4 hits and 2 earned run in his only inning of work against the Orioles on Sunday. Boost another fact clear into the light that Qualls has a 13.50 ERA against Boston in his career (1.1 innings), and you get a little more for the Rays to worry about if Qualls takes the mound in this critical series in Fenway Park.
Could yesterdays appearance against the Orioles where Qualls entered the game with a Rays 6-5 lead, but did not register an out, and instantly surrendered 2 hits and walk. Qualls also saw two of the inherited men on base score along with two credited to him in this brief outing. Kind of shovels a level of dirt over his last 6 prior appearances, which were scoreless. His 2010 opponents batting average of .351 is the highest among Major League relievers. Adding more dirt to the pile is the fact his 7.79 combined ERA is also the highest among Major League relievers.
Hopefully we will see a reduced role with Qualls over the rest of the season, and that his name was not on the original post season roster submitted by the Rays to MLB on August 31st. Qualls might have some use between today and October 4th, but he should not be added or even considered for the post season roster. And it is a pity that the pitcher who posted a career high mark of 24 saves and led all Major League relievers with a 1.21 BB/9IP ratio and 6.43 SO/9IP ratio has seen his career this season plunder into the darkness.
But it is time Rays. It is time to admit the trade was not going to pan out and cut our losses before something drastic happens, or we lose another game at the hand of Qualls. And it is a real shame that his pitching "Quall-ity" did not bring more success for the Rays as we saw plenty of quantity runs scored against him.
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Speaking of the Rays' tight series in Boston, what's up with Niemann? He didn't last long tonight and hasn't seemed the same since he came off the DL.
Not sure what is going on right now with the Rays pitching staff. But even the best have a bit of a hiccup sometimes during the season. Worst thing is it is happening now and giving the Red Sox a little hope to go with their heart….A deadly combination.
Niemann just could not find any corner of the plate, and it never got better on Monday night.
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Sometimes you just can't find Qual-ity pitching from Chad. That's all I'm gonna say… oh, and that sometimes is most of the time. Usually.
I wanted to give the guy a chance since he was changing leagues, but Qualls seemed to just flow back into his old style and that is not a great thing. I guess it could have been worse, he could have blown games for us all year long.
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Sounds like he just doesn't have it. I'd give a young guy a shot instead of thowing Qualls out there to fail again.
As you were writing this, the Rays called up a young reliever Mike Eckstrom back into the fold.
I know Qualls was bruoght onto the Rays for his groundball efficiency, but it is not working.
All we are seeing is his ERA balooning up again before it explodes and leaves egg all over all of our faces. Just my thoughs on the subject (lol).
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Hellickson doesn't really seem to be doing well out of the 'pen either.
I think they should give Jake McGee a shot… Sure, he is young and has never played in the majors, so it could be a risk, but he has been dominating as a reliever in Triple-A. There have been a few cases this year where pitchers from like Double-A have come up and dominated.
Well, it's not like he could do that much worse than Qualls.
Some people forget it takes a different mentality and level of preparing to be a reliever than it does as a starter. Some adjust like J P Howell, but others like Seth McClung,never get the totalhangof it.
Hellickson is a starter, and hopefully they will not do a "Joba" on him and ruin the positive steps he took this year as a starter. Jake McGee is probably in the second group called up from Durham after they conclude their playoffs. He is another guy they turned into a reliever,then stretched him out again because of his surgery.
I hope to see Jake too. Another leftie in the Bullpen is never a bad idea.
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Hoyer: Millender-McDonald a Dedicated, Devoted Public Servant
WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the House Floor this morning to express his condolences on the passing of Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald, Chair of the House Administration Committee. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery:
"Mr. Speaker, it is with profound sadness that I rise this morning to note the passing of our colleague and friend, Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald - a dedicated public servant who worked tirelessly on behalf of her constituents in California's 37th Congressional District, and a devoted representative who cared deeply for those she served.
"Congresswoman Millender-McDonald was someone who never allowed the conventions of her surroundings to define the role she would play.
"Because she understood that education would unlock her budding potential as a community leader, Juanita achieved something extraordinary by earning a bachelor's degree from Redlands University at the age of 40, and a master's degree from California State University at the age of 47.
"Because she recognized her duty to give back just a little of what she had learned, Juanita made our children's futures her life's work by teaching math and English in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
"Because she could not sit idly by while her neighbors struggled to get ahead, Juanita turned to public service in 1990 - becoming the first African American woman to serve on the Carson City Council, the first African American woman to chair two committees in the California State Assembly, and, eventually, the first African American woman to chair a full committee in the U.S. Congress.
"And because she never let go of her abiding faith in the fact that our tomorrows can be better than our today, Juanita will be remembered as a leader who inspired action, drove progress and labored diligently to improve the lives of people throughout our nation.
"Mr. Speaker, when Juanita passed on Sunday, advocates of equal rights for women and minorities lost a powerful voice in the U.S. Congress - one that always sought to bring people together by elevating the bonds that unite us as Americans and human beings.
"Children and the working poor lost a compassionate ally. Men and women seeking to participate in their own governance lost a steadfast guardian of voting rights who fought to expand the reach of democracy not only in spirit, but in practice as well.
"And defenders of human rights lost a champion of their cause who never missed an opportunity to remind the free world of its obligation to help alleviate suffering and restore fundamental human dignity to those who have gone without it for far too long - such as those suffering in Darfur.
"Juanita Millender-McDonald personified what it means to serve others before serving yourself.
"And Mr. Speaker, I want Juanita's husband, James, and her children and grandchildren to know that the thoughts and prayers of a grateful nation are with them in this hardest of times."