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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#EEF3E2" TEXT="#080000" background=""> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Green Umbrella</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Green Umbrella"><B>Front Page</B></A></div> <div> News Room</A>   |   <A HREF="photos.htm" TARGET="_top" ><B>Photographs</B></div> <BODY BGCOLOR="#EEF3E2" TEXT="#080000" LINK="#0000FF" ALINK="#9900FF" VLINK="#9900FF">  <div name="margins" style="margin-left:12px; margin-top:10px; margin-right:10px; "> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><b><I></I></b></FONT></div> <div><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="11" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></div>  <BR> <center> <TABLE BORDER=0 FRAME=BOX WIDTH=65% VALIGN=TOP CELLSPACING=20 cellpadding=5> <A NAME="anchortop"></A> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="arial"><I></I></FONT></div> <TR> <TD> <object width="178" height="149"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0L3CXTHElwY&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0L3CXTHElwY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="178" height="149"> </embed></object> <p> <div><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"FACE="Verdana" ><i>Stuff Accumulates- FullCircles.org</i></FONT></div> </p> </TD> <TD> <object width="178px" height="149px" ><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=1336250,t=1,mt=video"/> <embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=1336250,t=1,mt=video" width="178" height="149" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" /></object></a> <p><i>Pizza Bob sings for Freecycle Brevard Co./FreeSharing.org </i></p> <p> </TD> <TD> <object width="178" height="149"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewNP8sxRNWM&hl=en"> </param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ewNP8sxRNWM&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="178" height="149"></embed></object> <p> <div><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><i>Freecycling With Regina FullCircles.org</i></FONT></div> <p> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center>  <center> <table summary="main text" WIDTH=65% VALIGN=TOP CELLSPACING=20 cellpadding=5> <tr><td> <div><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><b><I>News Room Features</I></b></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <p></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><B>Articles</B></FONT></div> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><I>Breaking News about our Networks</I></FONT></div> <br> <a href="http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-10/1218170182245220.xml&coll=1" target="_blank"> Summer Sanity: Internet now the land of the free</a> by Karin Price Mueller, The Star Ledger (August 08,'08) <br>"Freecycling is not new, says Pastor Ken Hedden, founder of Sharing Is Giving (sharingisgiving.org), a freecycling website. It's been happening for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, but it used to be called "hand-me-downs." <br></br>"There are many freecycle sites to be found. Try The Freecycle Network (freecycle.org), Freecycleamerica.org, ReUseIt Network (reuseitnetwork.org) and FreeSharing.org. Also check out The Green Umbrella (thegreenumbrella.org), a new site set up to publicize the free freecyclers." <br></br> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/08/07/ot-freehome-080807.html" target="_blank">"Free: a good home. Ottawa lot, delivery not included." (Aug.7, '08)</a> <br>Ashley Mulroney's two-storey, three bedroom Ottawa house isn't for sale — she's giving it away for free<br> The Full Circles network (Eric Snyder, Admin.) of Canadian freecycling groups creates news once more. This story is reported by CBN-TV. <br></br> <a href="http://www.romeoobserver.com/Story.asp?page=community&storyid=12588" target="_blank">"Local woman starts free sharing recycling group"</a> <br> by Chris Gray, a Romeo Observer Staff Writer(August 6' 08), in St. Clair Romeo, MI. <br> This writer "gets it". Here's a heart warming human interest piece about the FreeSharing group started by Kathryn Lucas. Emphasis is on the environmental value served by keeping stuff out of the landfills. <br></br> <a href="http://basing32.blogspot.com/2008/07/you-dont-have-to-break-bank-on.html" target="_blank">"You Don't Have to Break the Bank"</a> <br> An article by Laura T. Coffey for MSNBC (July, 29) is a boost to our networks. Mentioned are; Sharing Is Giving, ReUseIt Network and FreeSharing.org, along with others such as Craigslist and Freecycleamerica.org. Nice tips in this timely piece. <br></br> <a href="http://www.weddingbee.com/2008/07/09/getting-rid-of-it/" target="_blank">WeddingBee</a> <bR>"Getting Rid of It," by Mrs. Tulip, July 9, 2008 <br>"Sure, there’s nothing wrong with boxing everything up and dropping it off at The Salvation Army, Goodwill, or another thrift store. But bonus points if you can get your unwanted goods directly into the hands of someone who needs them. <br> "Add the fact that Mr T. and I combined our households post-wedding, and now we have duplicates of everything in our very crowded condo ... ." <br></br> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/4ytrw5" target="_blank">‘Free sharing’ sites expand on Internet'</a> <bR>By Gregory M. Lamb,The Christian Science Monitor, July 1, 2008 <bR> </bR><p></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><I>News Archives (Coming Soon)</I></FONT></div> <bR> </bR><p></p>  <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><I>Interviews: Getting to Know our Network Administrators</I></FONT></div> <a href="interviewEB.htm" target="_blank">Interview Responses; Eric Burke of FreeSharing.org</a> <br>"There are support groups where moderators can assist each other, and the new group submission process is simple: If its a free recycling group, it's added to the directory. Because FreeSharing.org is such a streamlined and self regulating system, I predict it will continue to grow at a rapid rate in the future, and believe that we are just one good press release from breaking out into the main stream." -- Eric Burke <br> <p><p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><I>Interview Archives (Coming Soon)</I></FONT></div> <bR> </bR><p></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><b><I>FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)</I></b></FONT></div> <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Learn-About-How-Freecycle-Works">How does freecycling work on a local level? </a> <br>This is a good guide to what freecycling's about for the new comer. Though you must look a bit to find a few of our "alternative" networks, we're glad to find mention of our large and growing impact in the green community. <p> <div><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="blue" FACE="Verdana"> <i>What adjective best describes the networks TGU represents. Alternative? </i></a></font></div> TGU especially likes the adjectives "grassroots", "independent" or even "original style". <br>For example, "Independent freecycling does not view its groups as franchises. Rather, original style networks preseve the grassroots integrety and community ownership of local freecyling groups." <p>But mostly our administrators are not picky about adjectives. They're just real proud to see more folks joining the local groups they care about because you let the world know original style freecycling's still here.</p> <p> <a href="http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Freecycle-Network" target="blank">Why are your networks separate from TFN at freecycle.com? </a> <br> This article gives a unbiased account of the reasons. <br>Our 5 Star Networks link to Yahoo! Group owners/moderators and community members who embrace the original freecycling ideal. Many left TFN in dissent with one or more of these deflections from that original grassroots concept:<br> Corporate Sponsorship, Use of Funds, Trademark, Centralization, Removed groups, Dismissing dissenters. <p> <p><p>  <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><b><I>TGU Press Releases</I></b></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <p></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><B>Trademark Information.</B></FONT></div> <P></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><I>Clarifying legal questions about using the word "freecycle".</I></FONT></div> <a href="SunnyvaleADMIN.htm" target="_blank" >Open Letter from Tim Oey to SunnyvaleFree</a><br> (June 11, 2008) "In September 2007, as an outcome of the Arizona suit, a Ninth Circuit decision established that using the word freecycle generically is not trademark infringement, that saying freecycle is generic is not trademark infringement, and that encouraging others to use the word freecycle generically is not trademark infringement. TFN did not appeal this decision so it stands."-- Tim Oey <p></p> In this open letter to his Sunnyvale group, Tim Oey sums up the main issues as they have unfolded in court and announces the court's restoration of the FreecycleSunnyvale name. <bR> <bR> <div><A HREF="court-docs.htm"><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="blue" FACE="Verdana"> <i> Archives of Court Documents</i></a></font></div> <p> <bR> <bR> <p></p><p></p> <div><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana"><B>Coming Events</B></FONT></div> <bR> </td></tr> </table> </center> <table summary="" height="10px"> <tr><td></td></tr> </table>  <P Align=CENTER> <div id="greenwidget" style="background:url(http://www.hype20.com/images/greenback.png) no-repeat top center;width:140px;height:126px;padding:0;margin:0"> <div id="greentitle" style="height:20px;padding:6px 5px 5px 10px;"><a href="http://www.hype20.com/green/" target="_blank" style="color:#FFF;font:11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;text-transform: capitalize;">Search Green Websites</a></div> <div id="greensearchbox"> <form id="searchbox_004485271427660500356:ztxl-2q258s" action="http://www.google.com/cse" style="padding:0;margin:0" target="_blank"> <a href="http://www.hype20.com/green/" style="font: 9px/10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;padding:0px 5px 0px 5px;color:#828282;text-decoration:none;text-transform:capitalize;"> Google Custom Search (?)</a> <input name="q" type="text" style="width:120px;font: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:10px 10px 0px 10px;border:1px solid #a4a4a4;background:#EEEEEE" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" style="width:50px;font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:10px;float:right"/> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:1" /> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="004485271427660500356:ztxl-2q258s" /> </form> </div> </div> fullcircles aroundagain <bR> freesharing sharingisgiving <bR> reuseitnetwork freecycling<bR><bR> </P Align>  <bR> <B><P ALIGN="right"><A HREF= "#anchortop">Top<img src="arrowsilvertop.gif" border="0" ALT=TOP></A> </B></P ALIGN="right"> <bR> <p> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=1 cell padding=0 TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="70%" > <TR> <TD> <H5> <P> The umbrella photos are the copyright of TRAY 6 LLC <A HREF="http://www.tray6.com/about.php" target="blank">http://www.tray6</A> <BR> <p> </p> </H5> </TD> </table></CENTER> </p> <p> </p>   <p> <CENTER> <TABLE COLS=1 cell padding=0 TABLE BORDER=0 WIDTH="70%" > <TR> <TD> <H5> <P><i>Web site © 2008 The Green Umbrella</i> <p> Address comments regarding site maintainance to TGU WebMaster<A HREF="mailto:thegreenumbrella&#64gmail&#46com"> <i> The Green Umbrella </i></A> <BR> Address comments regarding content, or adding your network to TGU Chief Editor <A HREF="mailto:thegreenumbrella&#64gmail&#46com"> The Green Umbrella <i><i></A> </p> </H5> </TD> </table></CENTER> </p> <p> </p>  <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>