What is Acorn? A Basic Definition

Acorn \A"corn\, n. [AS. [ae]cern, fr. [ae]cer field, acre;
         akin
   to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan.
         agern, Goth.
   akran fruit, akrs field; -- orig. fruit of
         the field. See
   Acre.]

           1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a
         woody
      cup or cupule.
      [1913 Webster]

   2.
         (Naut.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the
   
           spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.
      [1913
         Webster]

   3. (Zool.) See Acorn-shell.
     
         [1913
         Webster]

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Thu Aug 28

• Acorn tutorial
• Beacon Promotions - Beacon Brand Builders | Beacon Calendar Line | Beacon Corporate Gifts
• Masking plugins for Acorn: Allegedly good for fading to alpha.
• Ruby Plugins and Direct Filter Manipulation Acorn

Wed Aug 27

• Obama to amend report on $800,000 in spending - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: " Obama's presidentialca mpaign paid more than $800,000to an offshoot ofthe liberal Associationof CommunityOrgan izations for ReformNow for services the Democrat' scamp aign says it mistakenly misrepresented in federal reports..Citiz ens Services Inc.- a subsidiary of ACORN--worked in "get-out- the-vote" projects,inste adof activities such as polling,advanc ework&stag ing major events asstatedin FECfinancerepo rts filed duringthe primary..Obama 'sfailure toaccur atelyreport hiscampaign� 39;s financialrecor d s isanincredibly suspicious situationthat appearstobe anattempt tohide hiscampaigns interactionw/a left-wing organization previously convicted of voter fraud..his FEC reports look..like the 'old-styl e' Chicago politics of yesterday" ;
• ACORN Watch, Pt II: Obama hid $800,000 payment to ACORN through "Citizen Services, Inc.": " What we have here,is Obama using a non-profit group called Citizens Services Inc. as a front to funnel payments to ACORN for campaign advance work. Obama officials say it?s no big deal.But where there?s.. laundering smoke, there?s fire. CSI has been the subject of a little-noticed complaint to the FEC by a Democrat who smelled something rotten going on between CSI, ACORN,& a left-wing 527, Communities Voting Together." ;

Tue Aug 26

• Senator Stealth--what is the real Obama agenda? by Stanley Kurtz on National Review / Digital: We learn that Obama is closely linked to the Gamaliel Foundation and ACORN, radical organizations bent on the socializing of America through redistribution ism. Gamaliel is shadowy, based in radicalized churches. Obama is one of its most important allies, a dangerous portent for the country if he were to become president.

Mon Aug 25

• The Cohen Report: ACORN's Dillemma and Our's
• Felted Wool Acorns

Sun Aug 24

• roman sock: From little acorns...
• Special Effects with Acorn Part 1: The Product Fade Effect

Sat Aug 23

• ACORN Cracks Wide Open: In2006,ACORN members engagedin vote fraud inseveral states,esp.Mis souri..A sizable portion ofthat marginwas attribut ableto ACORN organizerssubm itting phonyor suspic ious voter-registra tion cardsto election officialsin StLouis &KansasCty ..ACORN membersin.were indictedby theUSAttorney& #039;s Office justprior.Elec tionDay&ev entually pleaded guilty..ACORNv ote fraud[wasn 9;t]a novelty..Detro itFreePress reported ?over zealous or unscrupulous campaignworker sin severalMichiga ncounties.unde rinvestigation forVoter-regis tration Fraud,suspecte d of attemptingtoRg ister Nonexistent People or Forging Applications for Already-Regist ered Voters.?ACORNa ffiliate,Proje ctVote, was1of2organiz ations citedas havingturned inthe documents..inC olorado.ACORNe mployee admittedto forgingsignatu res&regist ering friendstovote 40times."
• BackyardConser vative: ACORN Crash: Barack Obama's ACORN is part of the problem. Involved in voter registration fraud, embezzlement, ACORN also bears some responsibility for the housing crash.

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