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>From: Octopus Books <octopusbooks@cyberus.ca>
>Subject: Petition
>
>>Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 10:32:15 -0500
>>X-Sender: bourgeau@etc.ec.gc.ca
>>To: Octopusbooks@cyberus.ca
>>From: Stephanie Bourgeau <Bourgeau.Stephanie@etc.ec.gc.ca>
>>Subject: Petition
>>
>>>>American Airlines is a major sponsor to and supporter of groups like
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>>>>>>GLADD,the Human Rights Campaign, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, the
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>>>>>>AIDS Action Foundation,IFFA,AmFAR, and scores of community-based groups
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>>>>>>representing gays and lesbians. It is also the first airline to adopt
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>>>>>a written non-discrimination policy covering sexual orientation in its
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>>>>>>employment practices. In an unusual joint letter released to the media
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>>>>>>on Friday, March 14th from the Family Research Council, Concerned Women
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>>>>>>of America, American Family Association and Coral Ridge Ministries,
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>>>>>>American Airlines was openly criticized about their policy. Radical
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>>>>>>right leader Beverly LaHaye also went on Christian "talk radio "on
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>>>>>>Friday to blast American Airlines because "American's sponsorship of
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>>>>>>homosexual 'pride' events constitutes an open endorsement of
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>>>>>promiscuous
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>>>>>>homosexuality." She and the other groups have written Bob Crandall at
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>>>>>>American to complain that the airline has "gone beyond mere tolerance"
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>>>>>>of gays and lesbians. The full article appears in Friday's Fort Worth
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>>>>>>Star-Telegram, and will possibly be picked up by other newspapers
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>>>>>around the country.
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>>>>>>It has come to the attention of the gay and lesbian community that
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>>>>>>American Airline's switchboard and e-mails are being bombarded now by
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>>>>>>homophobic and hateful callers who have been urged by LaHaye and others
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>>>>>>to DEMAND the company terminate its gay-friendly policies.
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>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>>>>>Please add your name to this petition and forward it to as many people
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>>>>>>as you can.
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>>>>>>***if you are the 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, etc. person to sign this
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>>>>>>petition then also please forward this to American Airlines at:
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>>>>>>Webmaster@amrcorp.com ***
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>To American Airlines: We, the undersigned, support your gay/lesbian
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>>>>>>rights policies and commend you for your efforts in ending
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>>>>>>discrimination. Thank you for your dedication to such issues and
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>>>>>please continue to remain active in the struggle to end discrimination.
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>1. Marybeth Kurtz, Philadelphia, PA
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>>>>>>2. Jen Faust, Goucher College, Balto. MD
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>>>>>>3. Sarah Pinsker, Goucher College, Balto. MD
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>>>>>>4. Rebecca Olin, Amherst College, Amherst MA
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>>>>>>5. David Beckman, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
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>>>>>>6. Amanda Austin, Smith College, Northampton, MA
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>>>>>>7. Joan Prusky, Detroit, MI and Northampton, MA
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>>>>>>8. Elizabeth Kennedy, NYC and Smith College, Northampton, MA
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>>>>>>9. Lindsey Stowe-Berns, NYC and Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
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>>>>>>10. Jill Rothstein, NYC and Oberlin College
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>>>>>>11. Julie Cross, Miami and Oberlin College
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>>>>>>12. Chris Morris, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
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>>>>>>13. Katherine Shorb, Tokyo and Oberlin College
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>>>>>>14. Maria Mergel, Tokyo and Oberlin College
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>>>>>>15. Ayako Honda, Tokyo and Simmons College
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>>>>>>16. Aric Stewart, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
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>>>>>>17. Nadezhda Murray, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
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>>>>>>18. Geoff Ruth, Northfield, MN
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>>>>>>19. Laura Gibson, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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>>>>>>20. Shelly Pirroni, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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>>>>>>21. Peter Liu, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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>>>>>>22. Rebecca Rosenblum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>23. Kathryn Pollak, University of Texas, Houston
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>>>>>>24. Donna White, University of Texas, Houston
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>>>>>>25. Lara Staub, University of Texas School of Public Health,
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>>>>>>Houston
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>>>>>>26. Melissa Phipps, University of Texas School of Public Health,
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>>>>>>Houston
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>>>>>>27. Nicole Ordway, University of Texas School of Public Health,
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>>>>>>Houston
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>>>>>>28. Bruce Greenawalt, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces,NM
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>>>>>>29. Matt Carlson, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
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>>>>>>30. Heather Daniel, Chicago, Illinois
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>>>>>>31. Tony Breed, Chicago, Illinois
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>>>>>>32. Eric Tschetter, Chicago, Illinois
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>>>>>>33. J. J. Fenza, Chicago, Illinois
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>>>>>>34. Kristine Sundberg, Chicago, Illinois
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>>>>>>35. Christina Kowalchuk, Boston, MA
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>>>>>>36. Andrew Custer, University of Rochester, NY
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>>>>>>37. Randall Hayes, Rochester, NY
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>>>>>>38. Charles Powell, Lexington, KY
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>>>>>>39. Monika I. Cassel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI.
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>>>>>>40. Jennifer Tilton, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
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>>>>>>41. James Kreines, University of Chicago, Ann Arbor MI
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>>>>>>42. Cynthia Palmer, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
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>>>>>>43. Nicole Madsen, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
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>>>>>>44. Sara Pool, North Park College, Chicago, IL.
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>>>>>>45. Marta Johnson, North Park College, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>46. Lara C. Warg, North Park College, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>47. Jason A. Cox, Indianapolis, IN
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>>>>>>48. Patricia Rini, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>49. Helga Grayson, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>50. April Hunter, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>51. David Alves, Oakland, CA
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>>>>>>52. Nelsy Dominguez, Santa Fe, NM
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>>>>>>53. Caryn Scotto, Santa Fe, NM
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>>>>>>54. Edith Corra, Albuquerque, NM
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>>>>>>55. Christine Stout-Holmes, Albuquerque, NM
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>>>>>>56. Kim Straus, Santa Fe, NM
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>>>>>>57. Lon Murphy, Santa Fe, NM
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>>>>>>58. Wayne Muesse, Milpitas, CA
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>>>>>>59. Arvada Darnell, Menlo Park, CA.
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>>>>>>60. Merri M. Monks, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>61. Douglas Hammett and Gary Lair (in a loving, comitted, and
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>>>>>monogamous
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>>>>>>relationship for 14 years), Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
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>>>>>>62.. Dearca Devo, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
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>>>>>>63. Heather Beadle, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
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>>>>>>64. Donna Lieding, Glendora, CA
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>>>>>>65. George & Marion Hollingworth, Arcadia, CA
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>>>>>>66. Mike Altiere, Cortland, OH
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>>>>>>67. Samuel Altiere, Haiku, Maui, Hawaii
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>>>>>>68. Chris Lieding, Haiku, Maui, Hawaii
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>>>>>>69. John Montfort, Wailuku, Hawaii
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>>>>>>70. Gary Petersen, Wailuku, Hawaii
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>>>>>>71. David Pelletier, Palm Springs, CA
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>>>>>>72. Mark Chataway, London, UK (mark@interscience.co.uk)
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>>>>>>73. Dr. Seth Berkley, New York, NY, USA
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>>>>>>74. Laura Hickey, New York, NY
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>>>>>>75. Cameron Elliott, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>76. Jean-Paul Montagnet, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>77. David Bryant, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>78. Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>79. M. Cathy Angell, Bellingham, WA
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>>>>>>80. Sally Friedman, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>81. Joan Raphael Greathouse, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>82. Denise A. Klein, KleinDoerr, Consultants, Seattle WA
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>>>>>>83. LaVonne Douville, Seattle, WA.
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>>>>>>84. Janet Staub, Seattle, WA.
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>>>>>>85. Maryah Fram, Seattle WA.
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>>>>>>86. B.J. Erkan, Seattle, WA.
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>>>>>>87. Patricia Erkan, Seattle, WA.
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>>>>>>88. Pamela Nault, LMP, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>89. Liz Lasater, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>90. Donna Ryan, Oakland, CA
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>>>>>>91. Kim Fox, Walnut Creek, CA
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>>>>>>92. Connie Herrick, Oakland, CA
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>>>>>>93. L. Jill Ivie, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>94. H. Batey, Berkeley, CA
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>>>>>>95. Carolyn Breedlove, Berkeley, CA
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>>>>>>96. Lisa D. Wade, New York, NY
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>>>>>>97. Andrew Hostetler, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>98. Lisa Marie Pickens, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>99. Therese Quinn, University of Illinois at Chicago
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>>>>>>100. Sarah Reynolds, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>101. Christina Perez, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>102. RoiAnn Phillips, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>103. Pam Phillips, Santa Clara, CA
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>>>>>>104. Ann Lougee, Los Altos, CA
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>>>>>>105. Win Gould, San Jose, CA
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>>>>>>106. Anne Cohen, Pasadena, CA
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>>>>>>107. Dr. Ben Bohren, National Benevolent Association, St. Louis, MO
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>>>>>>108. Maureen Caryl, Portland, OR
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>>>>>>109. Maria Tafoya, Orange, CA
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>>>>>>110. Elaine Schoepf, Long Beach Ca.
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>>>>>>111. Paula Foster, Columbus, OH
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>>>>>>112. Daniel Singer, Pasadena, CA
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>>>>>>113. Kent Elofson, Pasadena, CA
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>>>>>>114. Kent Portman, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>115. Dennis Marinakis, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>116. Marilyn Pierce, New York, NY
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>>>>>>117. Jenny H. Alexander, Chicago, IL and...
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>>>>>>118. Katherine Wolfe, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>119. Elizabeth Wallace, New York, NY
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>>>>>>120. B. J. Sigesmund, New York,NY
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>>>>>>121. Danny Dunlavy, Oakland, CA
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>>>>>>122. Kendall Langdon, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>123. Donna McKay, Chicago IL
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>>>>>>124. Karen Crenshaw, Austin, TX
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>>>>>>125. Carol Mason, New York, NY
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>>>>>>126. John Mowitt, Minneapolis, MN
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>>>>>>127. Winifred M Griffin, Minneapolis, MN
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>>>>>>128. D. Scott Glasser, Madison, WI
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>>>>>>129. Fred Stone, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>130 Richard Henzel, Oak Park, IL
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>>>>>>131. John Cooke, Chicago
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>>>>>>132. Gail Pearce, Chicago
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>>>>>>133. Kimberly Kalember, Chicago, IL
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>>>>>>134. Lois L. Griffing, Seattle, WA
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>>>>>>135. Hope Buchan, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl
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>>>>>>136. Kim Schlater, I.A.T.S.E. Local 646-Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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>>>>>>137. James "Revo" Reeves, I.A.T.S.E. Local #69 Memphis, TN
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>>>>>>138. Lisa Anderson Bongers, Salt Lake City UT
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>>>>>>139. Ben Bongers, Salt Lake City, UT
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>>>>>>140. David Small, Leonia, NJ
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>>>>>>141. Robert Lott, United Scenic Artists Local 829, Jersey City, NJ
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>>>>>>142. Christopher J.Landy, United Scenic Artists Local829, Brooklyn,NY
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>>>>>>143. Trevor Norton, United Scenic Artists Local 829, San Diego, CA
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>>>>>>144. David R. Bevilaqua, San Diego, CA
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>>>>>>145. Stanley H. Ross San Diego Ca. Director
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>>>>>>146. Jeff Hayes, San Diego CA
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>>>>>>147. Sean Schur, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>148. Alaina Goetz, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>149. Kelly Gibbs, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>150. jon Rosenberg, San Francisco,CA
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>>>>>>151. Russell Jong, San Francisco.CA
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>>>>>>152. Beata Lewis, Mill Valley, CA
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>>>>>>153. S. Posey, Maui, HI
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>>>>>>154. M. Culhane, Fairfax, CA
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>>>>>>155. David Schulz, Indianapolis, IN
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>>>>>>156. Charley Kirk, Indianapolis, IN
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>>>>>>157. Kate Welsh, Indianapolis, IN>
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>>>>>>158. Jennifer Shoup, Indianapolis, IN
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>>>>>>159. Bethann Buddenbaum, Los Angeles, CA.
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>>>>>>160. Jennifer Garber, Los Angeles, CA
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>>>>>>161. Lynn Nakama, Los Angeles, CA
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>>>>>>162. Kendall Emmons, Los Angeles, CA.
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>>>>>>163. Peg Trucksis, Los Angeles, CA.
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>>>>>>164. Samuel Perlman, New York, NY
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>>>>>>165. Christopher Williams, San Francisco, CA.
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>>>>>>166. Edwin E Walrad, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>167. John L. Edmiston, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>168. Tim Schuman, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>169. Tanya Elizabeth Friedman, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>170. Greg Sirota, New York, NY
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>>>>>>171. Robert Anderson, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>172. Alan Camardo, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>173. Dennis Ferreira, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>174. Jerome Lenk, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>175. Louis Buchhold, Belmont, CA
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>>>>>>176. Steven Acree, Belmont, CA
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>>>>>>177. Alana Coghlan, Los Angeles, CA
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>>>>>>178. Greg Coghlan, Irving, TX Aadvantage Gold
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>>>>>>179. Jackson Martin, Irving, TX Aadvantage Platinum
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>>>>>>180. JD Harris ,Chicago ,IL
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>>>>>>181. Scott Kellerman, MD, MPH, Atlanta, GA
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>>>>>>182. Angel Mendoza, MD, Atlanta, GA
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>>>>>>183. Mark Freedman, DVM, Atlanta, GA
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>>>>>>184. Patrick Sullivan, DVM, PhD, Atlanta, GA
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>>>>>>185. Adele Freedman, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>186. Bridget Logterman, Burlingame, CA
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>>>>>>187. Nan Kim, Redwood City, CA
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>>>>>>188. Philip Ting, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>189. Jim Samalis, San Francisco, CA
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>>>>>>190. Steven Biel, Wakefield, MA
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>>>>>191. Laura Saltz, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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>>>>>192. Lisa Ratmansky, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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>>>>>193. Pam Inglesby, Santa Barbara, CA
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>>>>>194. George Yatchisin, Santa Barbara, CA
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>>>>>195. Susan Taylor, Baltimore, MD
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>>>>196. Steven Feigenbaum, Silver Spring, MD
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>>>>197. Ariel Harper, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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>>198. Lisa Jacobs, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
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>>199. Stephanie Bourgeau, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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