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Calgary Herald Health Club – Canada's Coolest School Trip contest, from Parks Canada
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Residents of Punta Gorda Isles are opposing the city's proposal to bring a 7-11 into their neighborhood.
The proposed convenience store would be situated at the site of Old Wachovia Bank on Bal Harbor and Aqui Esta. Residents are concerned about issues such as traffic, loitering and glare from the store sign.
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Several readers seem to have the impression I was giving Savage an endorsement. I wasn't. I was simply pointing out that Savage, in his profane way is acknowledging what I have pointed out elsewhere: that you can't square the circle. Homosexual practice (not orientation) and Catholic teaching are irreconcilable and attempts to cling to both are as doomed as the attempt to serve God and Mammon.
There are, of course, other courses to pursue besides rejection of the gospel or vain attempts to square the circle (which is simply another and slower way of rejecting the gospel if pursued to the bitter end). Acceptance of the gospel, so often found difficult and left untried, is always an option. David Morrison and other Courageous Christians are an excellent guide here–and therefore often bitterly hated by those who despise and fear the cross. Nonetheless, they are signs of Christ crucified, the power and the wisdom of God.


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A federal appeals court Tuesday overturned a ruling that would have tightened disclosure rules for political donations. The decision may make it even harder to follow the money trail at a time when record amounts of money are being poured into the election through Super PACs and other groups.
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One problem Mitt Romney doesn't have is raising money. The Super PAC supporting him has already raked in more than 65-million-dollars. That's more than outside groups in total spent at this point in the 2008 election.
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On a day when Mitt Romney is trying to retool his message, undercover video has emerged of Romney at a private fundraiser earlier this year – joking about how being Latino might have helped his campaign.
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Fresh off his star turn at the Democratic convention, Former President Bill Clinton hits the campaign trail Tuesday for President Barack Obama in a crucial swing state, Florida.
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Can President Barack Obama depend on 2008-level of support from black voters in November? A new report by the National Urban League says black voters could tip the election this year by staying home and costing the president's crucial votes in battleground states.
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Fifty-two years after John F. Kennedy broke a barrier by becoming the first non-protestant president, Mitt Romney's Mormonism is proving to be a thorny issue, in part, because we don't know how to talk about it, honestly, thoughtfully and respectfully.
Discussion of religion in politics has long been dominated by demagogues – Mitt Romney's deeply held faith is no exception.
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Mitt Romney continues to stand firm against calls for him to release additional personal income tax returns. He said Tuesday, "I am simply not enthusiastic about giving them hundreds or thousands of more pages to pick through, distort and lie about."
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The OutFront Political Strike Team weighs in on whether Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney is hurting himself politically by only releasing two years of tax returns.
Celebrating Independence in America – OutFront – CNN
CNN's John Avlon asks when did "Independence" become a bad word in America in Monday's E-Block on OutFront.
Outrage over NYPD English-Only Policy – OutFront – CNN
John Avlon and Margaret Hoover discuss an English-only policy enforced by the New York Police Department.
Repeal or Replace, GOP Health Care Plans – OutFront – CNN
Outfront tonight: Republicans in a corner over health care.
The Supreme Court battle may be over, but has the political and policy war just begun?
The House of Representatives has already scheduled a vote to repeal health care reform next week, a vote that will go nowhere considering the Senate is still controlled by Democrats. But Senate Republicans have pledged to follow through on the repeal it if they take back the Senate this fall.
The conservative base is firmly aligned against the health care law. Mitt Romney is campaigning on a pledge to "repeal and replace." We all saw the sign on his podium last Thursday.
But over the weekend, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was dismissive when asked what happens after repeal. But we have to ask — what would his party do about the 30 million uninsured Americans? When pressed for specifics, even Mitt Romney's own campaign has struggled to stay on message.
We get it. We know what you are not going to do. We know what you are against. But what are you for? After you repeal, what do you replace it with?
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GOP plans to fight for Obamacare repeal in Congress
The U.S. Supreme Court has made their ruling on Obamacare, but in Congress, the fight to repeal and replace the controversial health care reform law is just beginning. OutFront tonight: Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth of New York.
Rewriting the Constitution – OutFront – CNN
There's a new movie out portraying Abraham Lincoln as both a defender of freedom and… a vampire hunter. Yes.
In what appears to be a trend of irreverent but oddly heartfelt takes on American history, The Daily Show Senior Writer Kevin Bleyer has taken it upon himself to rewrite our nation's most sacrosanct document in his new book "Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution."
A comedy writer rewriting the constitution? What could possibly go wrong?
Romney Not Specific on Immigration – OutFront – CNN
Mitt Romney continues to hammer President Obama over his immigration policy and the lack of progress for Hispanics over the past three years, but is strangely silent on his own plans and ideas.
Romney has yet to lay out a specific immigration policy beyond saying he supports electronic verification of employees and more visas for high-skilled workers. Can he win the election without getting specific on immigration? John Avlon, senior columnist for The Daily Beast and member of the OutFront Political Strike Team, is here to answer.
Romney on Obama Immigration – OutFront – CNN
Mitt Romney spoke in front of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials in Florida today, but despite pressure to offer his own immigration policy in the wake of Obama's annoucement earlier this week, he offered few specifics in his broad attack on President Obama's policies.
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Grover Norquist and his anti-tax pledge have been recognized as one of the most powerful forces in Washington.
But is there a rebellion brewing in the GOP? At least a dozen Republican representatives and eight senators have come out against the pledge recently. Norquist is headed for Capitol Hill tomorrow, but tonight, he comes OutFront to discuss his views with Erin Burnett and John Avlon.
Controversial AZ Immigration Law – OutFront – CNN
A new CNN poll finds 75% of Americans support the controversial Arizona immigration law that allows law enforcement officials to question a suspect's immigration status after they have already been detained for another reason.
When the law was passed in 2010, it led to a firestorm of controversy in the national debate over illegal immigration. Opponents feared that police would use the law to harass and racially profile Hispanics, while supporters claimed that the federal government doesn't do enough to fight illegal immigration and the state was simply trying to fill that void.
The Obama administration even sued the state in court and blocked portions of the law, claiming the state was overreaching. Erin Burnett talks to legal contributor Paul Callan and political contributor, senior columnist at the Daily Beast, and political strike team member John Avlon about the connection between public opinion, the court, and the law.
Unions Under Fire – OutFront – CNN
All eyes were on Wisconsin on Tuesday as Scott Walker emerged victorious from just the third gubernatorial recall election in the nation's history.
But in his latest column, John Avlon explains why the results of two local California elections held that day might end up playing an even more important role in how cities and states across the country will attempt to deal with record budget shortfalls and unfunded pensions.
November's Dress Rehearsal – OutFront – CNN
CNN's Erin Burnett previews Tuesday's recall election in Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker recall election is the most expensive recall in the state's history. We crunch the numbers and analyze the impact of this race on November's presidential election. CNN contributors Reihan Salam, John Avlon and Democratic Strategist, Jamal Simmons comes OutFront.
Bill Clinton praises Romney – OutFront – CNN
Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton praises Mitt Romney's Bain capital experience. Was it an accident or a secret campaign strategy.
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Hey all - last week was busy with 2 movies to attend. As you know last Thursday was the second film in the Joshua Tree International Film Fest. We saw the documentary Skanks, which followed the play Skanks in a One-Horse Town by Billy Ray Brewton. Mr. Brewton was to be in attendance - but alas he was ill and was unable to attend, and the film got a bit of a late start as the copy that was sent for viewing did not work. But Q came to the rescue and rented it on Amazon. So if you want to see it go to Amazon; if you are a theatre geek you will understand what is going on. If not, you will be a bit bored. Some of the editing is sloppy, but that's ok. Anyway I love small community theatre and thus I found the documentary enjoyable. I have been involved over the last 20 years with long nights of rehearsal, opening night jitters and then the sound of audience approval - such fun. It has been about 5 yrs since I have been on stage and I am thinking about jumping back in in 2015. Looking at The Mystery of Edwin Drood and The Addams Family Musical.
Anyway the next show is on November 20 and will be the Road to Paloma starring, get this, drum roll...starring Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet. I understand Mr. Momoa is going to be in some upcoming super hero movie. Hmmmmmm. Hopefully he will be available for an interview. Fingers crossed, jumping up and down etc.More >>
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I am often accused of being a Luddite. This is because I think I am. I have always been - even as a child - largely suspicious of new technologies, especially those that come trumpeted as the "next great thing." If everyone is using it, my prejudiced and backward-thinking mind immediately dismisses it. This is probably why I don't own a smart phone. It's also why I still own numerous VHS tapes and have two working VCRs in my home.
I know, I know. You thought Gummi Bears had no backbone. You were WRONG! This Gummi Bear candle has all the bones, but you'll have to slowly melt his skin away, pleasantly scented drop by drop, to expose them all. Or, if you have a nearby Ark of the Covenant, just stick his head in there for a second or two.
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Could Bram Stoker ever have imagined, back in 1897, that the character he created would one day be used for everything from pornography to breakfast cereal? It's hard to imagine that even Bela Lugosi could have guessed that the accent he gave Dracula would still be in use, more than 80 years later, spoofed by George Hamilton, or teaching kids to count, or marketing everything from car insurance to debt-consolidation loans ("because debt sucks!") to throat lozenges. Thus Dracula Untold, the title of the Drac movie that opened this past weekend, seems almost impertinent. Can there be a variation on the Dracula tale left untold?
Here are 18 strong contenders for the most peculiar takes on Count Dracula in popular culture. Note: These aren't just vampires in the Dracula mode; all of them had, at minimum, to have either the title "Count" or the prefix "Drac-" or the suffix "-ula" somewhere in their name.
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Title: "America Goes To McDonald's And Never Comes Back (Part 1 of 2)" by Konata101
Logline: "America," a nation embodied herein by an overweight man with glasses named Alfred, investigates an empty McDonald's. Or so he thinks. It's full of evil, homicidal Happy Meals who proceed to have their way with him.
Acts Involved: Guro, oral rape, force-feeding, bone-breaking, anal violation, enema fetish, anal gang-rape
Participants: America, the McDonald's Happy Meal creatures.
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Remember the math problem that reader Bob S.'s son Cody wrote, involving JJ Abrams and Star Wars?
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Reader Bob S. writes in: "My son's homework was to make an algebraic expression into a word problem...this is the end result with zero input from me."
That the 13 year-old kid knows his Shadows of the Empire references is what impresses me the most.
The video description calls Mr. Goldblum "an over-the-top celebrity." Umm, yeah...
I've heard things I can't repeat, but suffice it to say this probably isn't anywhere near over the top when it comes to our pal Brundlefly. All GE really needs to tell me is they have a bulb I can throw in the trash without worrying about mercury poisoning, and I'm sold.
Is this one? I don't know. I was distracted by the chestiness. Which I guess is the point. Stupid sexy Goldblum.More >>
Martha Boyd is not just Luke's mother-in-law - she's also an ex-cop, a landlord, a self-described crazy cat lady, a major Star Trek geek and the widow of a green beret. So go ahead: ask her anything. And we mean anything. Just be polite when you do.
Wow, it has been busy since we last chatted. I went to the First Joshua Tree Film Fesitval. Have sent a pic of the fest's founder, "Q" (no not Q from Star Trek). He is on the right and the pet detective Mr. Jack Tyler on the left. We saw the documentary " If Only Cats Could Talk" by Signe Veje from Denmark. It is the story of 2 cats - one a missing one out of Huntington Beach, CA and the other a cat who lives in a library. Anyway I got to speak with Mr. Tyler prior to the screening. He is a cat naturalist and tracks missing cats in their ecosystem. He said that missing cats don't generally wander too far from home unless they try to hide in something like a truck bed or open car. Cats like to hide and will generally lay low. Generally a house cat when it escapes will return and come out of hiding in about 8 days.More >>
We probably didn't need yet another company to make Darth Vader, but it happened anyway. A few more things before everyone chips in...
-James Deen is presumably Dick Reckard in this NSFW Blade Runner porn pictorial.
-Bill Nye endorses this time-travel documentary Kickstarter.
-GWAR replaced Oderus Urungus with a woman named Vulvatron.
-David Ayer may do a Suicide Squad movie.
-Laser cannons on planes are already a thing.
-A Top Cat origin movie isn't the movie you need, but the prequel Mexico deserves.
-An L. Frank Baum biopic? Word to the wise - he's a little harder to whitewash than Disney in Saving Mr. Banks.
-Game of Thrones theme, '80s synth-style version, is the best thing today.


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Hellebores brighten even the gloomiest days
The thought of carpeting the winter and early spring garden with fresh, pretty flowers warms a gardener's winter-wilted heart.
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Valerie Easton writes in her blog about gardens and the people who make them.
HELLEBORES ARE addictive. As with earrings and vases, shoes and apps, you find yourself on a slippery slope once you get your first one.
The thought of carpeting the winter and early spring garden with fresh, pretty flowers warms a gardener's winter-wilted heart. Add to that evergreen foliage, dependable re-bloom and flowers that cut well for bouquets (split the stems up a couple of inches) and no wonder we're hooked on hellebores.
Do you remember a decade ago when yellow hellebores looked exotic, and the first dark purple flowers were a revelation in depth of color? Then consider the newest hellebores, like 'Harlequin Gem.' It has creamy double blossoms complexly patterned in warm raspberry. And to think you can grow that perfection, outdoors, right now, in muddy and even frosted soil ...
Many of the most exciting hellebores, including 'Harlequin Gem,' are bred right here in the Northwest by Marietta and Ernie O'Byrne at their home and nursery in Eugene, Ore. Inspired by the color range coming out of England in the 1980s, Marietta began breeding hellebores when most of us had never heard of them. The work is slow, because it takes the seed a year to germinate and a couple more years for the plants to bloom. But the O'Byrnes persisted, and now supply our gardens with a line of sumptuous hellebores under the name Winter Jewels. They've bred the first apricot-toned hellebores, and the deepest maroons. Their plants are vigorous and disease-resistant, and the flowers face outward or up instead of nodding shyly downward as many of the older strains do.
While we start out coveting hellebores for their early bloom time, we keep planting more because they're low maintenance. Not that hellebores are perfect. How come no one ever talks about how aggressively they seed? I can't tell you how many hellebore seedlings I've pulled. If they weren't hellebores, we'd call them weeds.
But really, that's the only complaint I can muster about hellebore hybrids. Some of the other types are more problematic, like H. niger, which can be slow to thrive, and the Corsican hellebores, which grow huge and splay open unattractively.
Most important for success is planting them in the right spot. Hellebores are long-lived and resent being moved. They do best in partial shade. Dig in some compost, then leave them alone except for water and mulch in the first couple of years. Once established, hellebores are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant and self-sufficient.
The biggest hellebore mistake I see? Dotting them about the garden. As beautiful as each blossom is, hellebores have little impact unless planted in swathes or masses.
Plant them along walkways, in pots so you can admire them close up, and next to garden lighting so they're visible at dusk and on gloomy days. As attractive as slate gray, purple, plum and maroon hellebores are, they disappear in the garden unless set against lighter green leaves, variegated or golden foliage. I've had luck surrounding dark hellebores with golden ground covers or pairing them with the evergreen winter daphne (Daphne odora 'Marginata').
One of the most joyful and gratifying of gardening tasks this time of year, even when it means kneeling in the muck, is to cut back tattered old hellebore leaves to reveal the new buds about to open. And so the gardening year begins again.
Valerie Easton is a Seattle freelance writer and author of "petal & twig." Check out her blog at www.valeaston.com.
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To crack the whip on shop owners for payment of rent arrears
The GVMC has appointed a new agency to streamline the functioning of its information technology (IT) wing.
A new website will be designed and payment of taxes through net banking will be introduced from December 13, Municipal Commissioner M V Satyanarayana said. Mr. Satyanarayana said shops in commercial complexes will be seized if rent arrears were not paid by December 7. The shops seized would be allotted to the others by open auction.
However, those not paying arrears are not eligible to participate in the auction.
Arrears from 680 shops come to around Rs.40 lakh. So far a lenient attitude had been adopted. He said stern action would be taken against those who had sub-leased the shops without the knowledge of GVMC. Any shop lessee should renew it every three years. Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) R. Somannarayana said the Revenue wing would form teams to realise the arrears. Around 50 vacant shops would be auctioned along with those likely to be seized.
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If I understand The Granger's comments correctly, she is
saying the the "Liberty Movement" is a sham. A usurpation of our REVOLution. It is an instrument the necons are using to take over our Movement. I'll admit, I was confused at first but, the picture is coming into clearer focus for me now. Beware of the "Liberty Movement" and those who control it. We are the Ron Paul REVOLution and we accept no immitations. We are strong and growing stronger all over the world. That, alone, is reason enough to be very careful in making distinctions between the 2 movements. TPTB worked too hard to give up without trying cunning, trechery, and deceit.
Thanks, Granger, for helping me see the difference.
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Vakos Real Estate names new residential managing broker
A longtime Fredericksburg-area real estate agent and broker has been tapped to lead the residential side of Vakos Real Estate.
Kathy Belcher was recently named residential managing broker at Vakos Real Estate. Brian Cunningham, the firm's president, called Belcher a "true asset" to the company.
Vakos Real Estate opened early last year and is based in Spotsylvania County's Southpoint II shopping center. Cunningham oversees the firm's commercial side, which includes representation of W.J. Vakos & Co. properties as well as those of third-party clients.
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Fifth Third Bank encourages everyone to join them in standing up to cancer
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Fifth Third Bank
is known as "the curious bank," but according to Meaghan Madges, new media and PR manager, it's more than just a tagline.
"We really believe in finding unique ways of giving back and improving the lives of the communities that we serve," Madges says.
One way Cincinnati's regional bank is doing that is through its
Pay To The Order Of campaign
"As part of the campaign, we asked the question, 'Can a checking account help fight cancer?' And the Pay To The Order Of campaign is really looking at how checking accounts can drive donations to cancer research," Madges says.
The campaign launched in late January and extends through April 15. For each new customer who opens a checking account with direct deposit, then makes three online bill payments, Fifth Third will donate $150 dollars to the customer and $150 dollars to Stand Up To Cancer.
"People tend to really activate when there's something in it for them as well," Madges says. "So we've had customers come in and open accounts and actually ask that their $150 dollars also be donated to
Stand Up To Cancer
, so there are those coming in saying, 'I don't want this,' and 'I want the full amount to go to SU2C.'"
The Pay To The Order Of campaign extends beyond the reach of new customers, though. It's a way for anyone with access to social media to help fund SU2C researchers who work collaboratively to accelerate the process of finding cancer treatments.
"It's really a way for everyone to get involved sharing their stories and how they've been impacted or how their loved ones were, so we're also donating $1 to Stand Up 2 Cancer for each eligible use of the #PayToTheOrderOf hashtag on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Vine," Madges says.
To date, Fifth Third has donated $722,471 dollars to SU2C.
Do Good:
• Support SU2C by
for a Fifth Third checking account with direct deposit, and make three online bill payments by April 15 to participate in the Pay To The Order Of promotion.
• Engage in the Pay To The Order Of online promotion by
uploading a photo
of the individual you're "standing up" for, or by using the #PayToTheOrderOf hashtag on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Vine. The online campaign runs through June 30.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Uniting community, promoting connections in Norwood
Sunday, March 23, 2014
For Norwood resident
Angela Pancella
, it's a beautiful thing when events naturally come together or spring up, she says, and that's what happened with the nonprofit for which she now serves as executive director:
Woven Oak Initiatives
"While being involved with the nonprofit community, I've seen ways to connect neighborhoods, and I particularly saw that through my work with
Peaslee Neighborhood Center
, and I thought, 'Gee there should be something like this in
,'" Pancella says.
Before she knew it, Pancella was approached by Norwood residents and Woven Oak
Joshua Hanauer and Josh Stoxen—two men who came together when they realized their individual ideas would work better if merged into one.
Hanauer wanted to start a
rugby program
to create a mentorship opportunity for students in middle and high school, while Stoxen wanted to create a bridge-building organization to promote community togetherness, while preventing the duplication of efforts.
"There's so many people doing good things, but it's hard to tell sometimes who's doing what," Pancella says.
What Pancella realized, however, after attending a
Norwood Community Coalition
meeting, was that the bridge-building was already going on.
"We're just plugging in to it," she says.
At Woven Oak Initiatives, which Pancella says is named for "the image of roots intertwining to help trees grow strong," the mission is to "catalyze the common good in Norwood" by fostering its own
(currently there's rugby and
children's garden camp
), while also serving as a community connector.
"I can't speak enough about Community Coalition as a unifying force. The people get together every month to meet and talk about what their programs are doing, so everybody shows up and learns some of the overarching issues in the community. It's a great model," Pancella says.
"It's just everybody pitching in, supportive of one another—everyone has this, 'OK, we'll go to your event, and we'll promote this.' Everyone takes everyone else's fliers, and the word spreads very organically. It's not a top-down sort of thing—more of a bottom-up community support—and Norwood is very fortunate to have that."
Do Good:
• To sign your child up for garden camp, inquire
• Attend
Casual Conversations
April 22.
Purchase a ticket
to attend There Is No Them, There Is Only Us, and attend the talk March 27.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Comic Con comes to Cincinnati Public Library for 2nd straight year
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
If attending
Zombie Preparedness Boot Camp
has ever crossed your mind, you'll probably want to mark some
Cincinnati Library Comic Con 2014
events on your calendar for the next couple months.
"We're going to go over the types of zombies there are, the theories behind how the viruses are spread, as well as do activities—like build a zombie survival kit," says LeeAnn McNabb, PLCHC reference librarian. "So we'll see who has the best score, and there will be prizes."
Zombie Preparedness Boot Camp is just one of the many options the public has to choose from when considering an educational and entertaining event for community engagement.
"We're having a
drawing contest
now—it can be comic book, manga or anime related—and people ages 5 and up can participate," McNabb says. "But we have events for a variety of age groups that are related to comic books or graphic novels or manga—things of that nature—and then the main event, where there will be booths and a gaming area."
Various art and writing guests will also be present throughout the series of events.
"We bring in people who are professionals, and they'll do a workshop on say, writing for comic books, or drawing for comic books. And of course we have materials within our collection that artists or writers can use to hone their skills or learn what they need to do for that particular genre or format," McNabb says.
"So there's a multifaceted educational approach for this event, and in general for comic books and graphic novels. We're just hoping for a fun space where people can learn about our resources and have fun at the same time."
Do Good:
• Learn about the
drawing contest
, and consider entering.
• Keep up with the
events schedule
, and plan to attend.
• Like the PLCHC on
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Local club teaches gardening to elementary school children
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Fairy gardens, shade gardens, gnome gardens—they all make up the backyard of Joyce Mohaupt, who's served as president of the Monfort Heights Garden Club for the past two years.
The club, which will celebrate its 85th anniversary March 28, works to beautify Greater Cincinnati by doing things like maintaining landscapes and engaging in community plantings.
Montfort Heights Elementary
, for example, we have two gardens—one is more of a vegetable garden, and the other one grows more flowers and things like that," Mohaupt says. "But our club does a program in connection with third-grade students, and we have quite a few of our members that come in to the school, and the students really and truly love it—they're learning about gardening, and it's hands-on."
The garden club members plant corn in the elementary school's vegetable garden, for example; so students learn how to plant seeds. They later gather the corn, and a popcorn party eventually transpires.
"It's usually a monthly thing," Mohaupt says. "They'll work with potting soil. They have planters they take home—they might do something special for Mother's Day—things like that."
For Mohaupt and other garden club members, gardening is more than a love or a passion. It's a duty to enhance the various communities that make up our city and its surrounding areas.
"Our projects don't just deal with the Monfort Heights area," Mohaupt says. "We don't just stay local—we move around."
Do Good:
• Support the club in its
fundraising efforts
the Monfort Heights/White Oak Community Association if you're interested in becoming a member of the garden club, or if you'd like to volunteer to help maintain community landscapes.
• Maintain your gardens so you can provide homes for our birds and bees.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Family Nurturing Center works to raise awareness, prevent child abuse
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before the age of 18.
"That's a national statistic, but if you just simply stand at the mall and count kids or stand at the playground or be out at a festival or something and just count one, two, three, four—or one, two, three, four, five, six—it's amazing to think one of those children is going to be impacted or victimized by the time they reach 18," says Tracy Fuchs, director of marketing and special events for
The Family Nurturing Center
"And what's sad is that childhood abuse and sexual abuse are completely preventable—it's not like cancer—but it's only preventable when adults take the responsible role and are able to confront it and prevent it from happening."
The Family Nurturing Center is a nonprofit that's
is to promote well being for individuals and healthy relationships for families; and it works to achieve that mission through programming aimed at education, prevention and treatment for both children and adults.
"Ultimately, it's an adult's responsibility," Fuchs says. "We tell children to go find a trusted adult, but what if that adult doesn't believe you?"
Stewards of Children
, which is a one-time, two-hour program for adults, is one of the FNC's efforts to reach the community and prevent abuse and neglect.
"If you suspect something is happening, a lot of times, people will say, 'Well, if I call, are they going to ask me my name? What if I report it, and it's wrong, or I don't want to get involved because it's not in my household?'" Fuchs says. "But you have to get over yourself and make that call."
Fuchs says one of FNC's goals in promoting the program is to work toward changing the culture because so often, it's difficult to get people engaged because they think discussing the topic is "uncomfortable" or "icky."
"But if you say to someone, 'Would you give two hours just to protect children?,'" Fuchs says she hopes more adults will respond.
"Some insurance companies now are encouraging their clients to have this training done for their employees—honest to God—because insurance companies now have childhood sexual abuse training credit, where if you have this training, you get a discount on your insurance," Fuchs says. "It's a good thing—but it's amazing that our society has come to that point."
Do Good:
• Pre-register for the
Blue Ribbon 5K Race
to join others in a Race to End Child Abuse.
• Schedule a free training session through the
Stewards of Children
• Engage in
Child Abuse Prevention month Awareness Activities
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Local student launches campaign so she can serve in Nicaragua
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
University of Cincinnati
communications major Brandie Potzick, traveling to Nicaragua last year was a life-changing experience.
Potzick traveled with UC student group
Serve Beyond Cincinnati
to photograph and shoot video of the students as they helped build water and sanitation systems for those living in rural Nicaragua. But this year, Potzick is going back on her own and has launched a
campaign to make it all happen.
"When I went last year, it was different than anything I've ever experienced, but at the same time, I felt this very strange connection to home," Potzick says. "I felt very comfortable there, and I experienced more hospitality and love than I expected, and one of the biggest things that I learned while I was there was just how similar people are."
Potzick will spend three weeks in May as she works with Nicaraguan-based nonprofit
Amigos for Christ
—an organization that serves the rural community by facilitating "water, health, education and economic development."
"Where I was last year—most of the people in that village had to walk up to two miles to get their clean water for the day—and it's something that's really hard to manage, because insanitary water is the number one cause of skin disease and diarrhea and all sorts of other diseases that are most common in Nicaragua," Potzick says.
In many communities there, Potzick says it's not unusual for people to wash their clothes, go to the bathroom, drink and bathe in the same water.
"We know how unsanitary that is," Potzick says. "So what Amigos does is makes it so every family in these rural communities can have up to 100 gallons of water per day for less than $5 a month, and it greatly increases their chance at a more healthy life."
Do Good:
• Support Brandie in her
crowdfunding campaign
about Nicaragua.
• Engage in service opportunities in Nicaragua through
Serve Beyond Cincinnati
Amigos for Christ
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Lower Price Hill Community School set to expand community outreach
Monday, March 10, 2014
In the coming months, the
Lower Price Hill Community School
will undergo a name change as it expands services to focus its efforts on education and improving the community through two nonprofits: Education Matters and
Community Matters
"But the Lower Price Hill Community School is not going away," says
Mike Moroski
, LPHCS director of outreach services. "The administration's staying the same. We're not only going to be providing the same services we always have—we're going to provide them on a larger scale—plus offer new services to the community."
Moroski will transition into the role of director for Community Matters, which he says will function as a safe haven for residents, while offering access to more community events and opportunities.
"One of the things I've always been attracted to about LPHCS is they're not interested in coming into the community and saying, 'Here's what you need to be better,'" Moroski says. "They're interested in finding out what the community wants and then providing it."
Lower Price Hill, for example, has no laundromat; so the nonprofit is working with
Xavier University
to launch one through the Washing Well project, which will eventually be turned over to the neighborhood as a co-op.
A business plan is currently in the works, and Moroski says the long-term vision is to work with Xavier University professors to offer a business incubator course, which would be open to anyone—Lower Price Hill resident or not—who would eventually like to open a new space in Lower Price Hill.
Jack's Diner will also enter the neighborhood, as it takes shape within the renovated property that once housed the Urban Appalachian Council. The diner will serve not only as the only restaurant within the neighborhood, but the upstairs will function as a service learning center for high schools and colleges.
"It serves the neighborhood, it could be a revenue stream for the nonprofit Community Matters, and it's a gathering place," Moroski says. "So now we have the opportunity to provide educational space and have another revenue generator for the school."
Do Good:
Community Matters through its crowdfunding campaign.
the Lower Price Hill Community School by donating, volunteering or spreading the word.
Mike Moroski if you're interested in volunteering.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Zipline on down the road or dance in public with Join the Fun
Friday, March 07, 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommend that adults engage in 20 minutes of vigorous exercise at least three times a week, or 30 minutes of moderate exercise at least five times a week.
But only 47 percent of adults in our region are attaining either of those amounts, according to the
2010 Greater Cincinnati Community Health Status Survey
Interact for Health
, formerly The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati, in partnership with
—supporter of more than 100 Greater Cincinnati arts organizations—have joined together to launch
Join the Fun
"The whole premise is about having social engagement and interaction so people can go out with family, with friends, or even just to a location where they know there will be a group of people doing some sort of activity they can join in," says Jaime Love, program officer for healthy eating and active living at Interact for Health.
The Join the Fun initiative funds 21 total grantees and will enable community members across the region to do things like dance in public, relax while practicing yoga and even zipline down a two-mile closed-off area of a public roadway.
"A lot of times, people just get used to their same routine and being inside, or being at home and not getting out with people," Love says. "So this is an opportunity where they can say they're not by themselves—there's a group they can engage with—and they can do something for fun."
Do Good:
• Engage in
Join the Fun
• Connect with
Interact for Health
on Facebook.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
ReSource launches nonprofit Member Makeover Contest
Friday, March 07, 2014
, a local organization that strengthens nonprofits by distributing "corporate surplus" like office supplies and furniture, just launched its inaugural
Member Makeover Contest
The winner will receive a renovation of an indoor space that is utilized to support its overall mission.
Last year, ReSource initiated a Member Makeover Program, in which the
Lower Price Hill Community School
and the
YWCA House of Peace Shelter
received makeovers, but this year, ReSource wants to engage the public.
"Collaboration's kind of the name of the game in nonprofit now, and we love the idea," says Martha Steier, development director at ReSource. "We decided to put it in a contest so the public can vote on it, and we've gotten a lot of interest from volunteers—some interior designers,
students from UC willing to come out and be a work crew—so based on the response of volunteers and our members, we'll use the time, talent and treasure that comes along to the max."
Since ReSource functions as a business-to-business operation, Steier says the general public isn't always aware of its efforts to assist member nonprofits, but a makeover is something she says is fun and that has the ability to engage anyone.
"Whether you have to do one in your own home or own office, or if you're an
junkie, you might appreciate the fact that nonprofits need makeovers," Steier says. "So we're looking at it as a benefit of membership. And nonprofits don't get to treat themselves to a fresh start or upgrade, so we feel like this will be a wonderful way to get the word out about ReSource so we can all support the nonprofit community better."
Do Good:
• If you're a nonprofit member,
for the contest by March 14. Keep an eye on the website, as voting opens March 24.
• If you're not a nonprofit member,
sign up
by March 14, and then register for the contest.
• Support ReSource by
or engaging in corporate sponsorships.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
WomenWorkBooks showcases female identity, self-expression
Friday, March 07, 2014
, which is a collaborative group exhibition of art books created by local female artists and teen girls, makes its debut at
Kennedy Heights Arts Center
The exhibit coincides with National Women's History Month; and for Kennedy Heights Art Center's Executive Director
Ellen Muse-Lindeman
, the project, which was inspired by work created by women in
, is a way to showcase individual women's voices.
"They're beautiful works of art, so in talking about the exhibit, I just really saw not only how much the books are able to be enjoyed in terms of their artistic expression, but also how they can really serve as a springboard for discussion on a whole range of issues related to women and women's lives," Muse-Lindeman says.
Each art book showcases women's hopes, dreams and curiosities, and contains responses to themes like "Voices Swimming in My Head," "Odd Jobs for Odd Women" and "Wrinkles."
The mission at Kennedy Heights Arts Center is to present visual art that sparks conversation, but it's also to bring diverse groups of artists together, Muse-Lindeman says.
To that end, KHAC facilitated a project with teen girls, who used mixed-media methods like sewing, collage and painting to reflect themes like self-awareness and relationships. Their work will be displayed alongside the books made by Art4Artists.
Following one of the teen art sessions, Muse-Lindeman says she spoke with a participant who gained self-confidence as a result of the project; and that's something she hopes finds it way into the lives of future participants this spring, as the arts center will continue its work in the community to provide similar opportunities for at-risk girls from
Cincinnati Public Schools
The Children's Home of Cincinnati
Lighthouse Youth Services
The Family Nurturing Center
"She realized that she always was frustrated making visual art because she felt she'd have to make it look a certain way, and she really came through this experience understanding that art is really an expression of one's self, so there really isn't a right or wrong or a good or bad," Muse-Lindeman says. "She really embraced that through the project, in terms of not feeling so self-conscious, but really of being proud of what she accomplished."
Do Good:
• Attend the opening reception for
Saturday, March 8 from 6-8 p.m., and if you can't make it, check out the exhibit during gallery hours. It runs through April 19.
• Meet the artists, and attend a panel discussion April 5 at 2 p.m. Call 513-631-4278 to schedule a personalized tour and hands-on activity if you have a group interested in attending.
the Kennedy Heights Arts Center.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Children, Inc. honors long-time volunteer's childcare and literacy efforts
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Children, Inc.
supporters join together at the organization's annual fundraiser
Raising of the Green
, they'll celebrate children and families in our communities who are taking steps toward self-sufficiency.
They'll also honor the individuals who have played integral roles within the organization when it comes to service and a belief in the capabilities of others.
This year's honorary event chair and recipient of the Charity in Action Award is Julie Elkus, director of innovation and design at
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
and long-time volunteer with
, an organization that merged with Children, Inc. last year.
"I was really on the ground floor of VISIONS in getting it up and running when I first moved to Cincinnati 25 years ago," Elkus says.
At the time, Elkus paired up with Marcia Simmons who had just received the initial funding for a childcare facility in the
West End
"She had written a master's thesis as part of her nursing degree on teen parenting and just recognized the number-one reason teen parents drop out of school is due to lack of childcare," Elkus says. "So she wanted to be able to address that need within the community."
It was through her service at VISIONS that Elkus says she recognized the need for a new approach to emphasizing the importance of childhood literacy.
"The way in which we were communicating to our moms about that probably wasn't very effective," Elkus says. "We had some talking pieces about brain development and how much of the brain is developed prior to 2 years old and the impact of reading and language on the brain and the links between reading and language with success in school, but it was really presented in some sheets of paper and pamphlets and information that wasn't particularly easy to read or very user-friendly."
So she wrote the children's book
"When My Mama Reads to Me,"
and co-founded Reading For Life to secure funds to illustrate the book, publish it in English and Spanish and distributed 80,000 free copies to places like preschools and physicians' offices.
"When a parent sits and holds a child in their lap, that child knows that parent loves and cares for them, and they start to associate reading with that sense of love and companionship," Elkus says. "I'm hoping that I have created that experience for families who may not have had an awareness of the importance before or had a book in their home before."
Do Good:
• Support Children, Inc. by
Raising of the Green 2014.
with Children, Inc.
• Read to a child.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
SPARK expands to prepare more children for kindergarten
Sunday, March 02, 2014
The Children's Home of Cincinnati
has offered the
Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK)
program since 2009, and it continues to expand its reach, as it now serves children in four different Cincinnati communities.
The program's goal is to help prepare children for the transition from preschool to kindergarten, with a particular emphasis on children who have never attended preschool.
"Together—me and the parents—we develop a learning plan, and that's determined by things I see on the assessment," says Felicia Selvie, SPARK parent partner. "And some things the parent wants to see the child work on might be, 'I want them to identify letters in their name, I want them to write their name, I want them to tie their shoes'."
SPARK has a set curriculum for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds, but Selvie says she and other parent partners always leave a book as an activity for parents and children to read together as an at-home activity.
"They are getting the foundation—some kind of education—so that when they come into the school building, they're not so behind," Selvie says.
"We're working on colors, numbers, letters, writing—and these are things that if they're not in school, they're not getting any of that," she continues. "The parents, of course, are working with them, but a lot of kids—they're looking forward to having someone else other than mom work with them."
Do Good:
SPARK so it can become available to more schools in the future.
• Like SPARK on
, and spread the word to your friends.
Felicia if you'd like to donate books to the program.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
Former teacher founds nonprofit for students who go against the grain
Sunday, March 02, 2014
A few years ago, Michael Farrell Jr. was living in Chicago, but he says he got the itch to move back home; so he packed his bags, returned to Cincinnati and began taking classes at
Xavier University
so he could become a teacher.
After graduating and securing his teaching license, Farrell Jr. landed a job at
St. Francis Seraph
, but he still hadn't found his calling.
"Probably like most people who teach in inner city, I was all geared up to change the world," Farrell Jr. says. "But when I got there, I quickly realized there were a lot more challenges there than I would ever be able to imagine in my life."
Despite the circumstances, something stood out to Farrell Jr.
"I realized in every class at our school from eighth grade to kindergarten, there were always those one or two kids in every class who came from the same circumstances as the rest of the kids, but for various reasons and motivations, there were always the one or two who did everything you asked them to do," Farrell Jr. says. "They did their homework every night, they studied for tests, participated in class, were respectful to the teachers, staff, their classmates."
So Farrell Jr. founded
Against the Grain Scholars
, a nonprofit dedicated to building on the foundations already established in these students' lives, while also introducing them to community networks and showing them the impact they can have in the lives of others.
"The kids were going against the grain of the popular culture of their peers," Farrell Jr. says. "And I started to realize, most of the nonprofits are geared toward a mission that's more aligned with 'let's take the bad kids and make them good,' 'let's grease the squeakiest wheel,' and the thing that drove me crazy was here you have this subset of kids who are doing everything you're asking them to do despite their circumstances, and no one's focusing on them."
So Farrell Jr. inducted the first two ATGS in December 2012. Now there are
five scholars
, and Farrell Jr. hopes to add two more at the start of the next school year. He's already had to purchase a special vehicle so there are enough seats and seatbelts for everyone to ride along to tutoring and volunteer opportunities, in addition to activities and dinners where they debrief.
"You hear all these stories about what's going on at home and have newspaper evidence of situations, and some of it could be true, some could be rumors, but of the stuff I knew, I thought, 'Here's this kid who could probably use every excuse in the book to come in here and act like a total knucklehead,'" Farrell Jr. says.
"But he comes in every day with his homework as if he has the teacher's manual in his lap, and you wonder how a kid like this goes home and even finds a place to do his homework, and he was just grinding it out, so I thought, 'OK, there's programs, but the commitments are too heavy,' so I though there needs to be some sort of nonprofit, some sort of in-between to reinforce his behavior and help him along the path."
Do Good:
ATGS by donating.
• Check out ATGS'
Calendar of Events
, and
Michael Farrel Jr. if you're interested in getting involved or attending an event with the group.
• Like ATGS on
, and share the page with your friends.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
CSO celebrates African American song with Classical Roots
Saturday, March 01, 2014
About 150 voices from dozens of Tri-State churches will join together in song Friday evening in one of the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's
biggest community outreach initiatives of the year.
Classical Roots
, which is an annual program that celebrates African American musical traditions, is focusing its efforts this year on the power of song.
"Each year we have a different theme," says Paul Booth, chair of the CSO's Diversity and Inclusion board committee. "And everyone you speak with that performs with the choir indicates it's an absolutely awesome experience."
Cincinnati Pops conductor
John Morris Russell
will lead the Community Mass Choir, who will perform with the Cincinnati Symphony's full orchestra, in addition to special guest performers, like Grammy-Award winning Gospel leader and pastor
Marvin Winans
, who is headling the event.
"It's unique in that persons from all walks of life, who perhaps just love to sing, but who also do have some ability to read music, can perform with a world-class orchestra and conductor," Booth says.
Making classical music accessible to a wide range of audiences is one of the CSO's goals, and reaching out to community members to make the symphony experience one that all can enjoy and learn from is something the organization does an excellent job with, Booth says.
"Our world is diverse, and certainly Cincinnati is a diverse city," Booth says. "And I think any organization that's going to be successful should be certain that they reach out and involve and appeal to all aspects and segments of the community."
Do Good:
• Purchase a
to attend Classical Roots, Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m., and spread the word about the event to your family and friends.
the CSO and Pops by donating.
• Like the CSO on
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
YWCA celebrates female leadership in workforce
Monday, February 24, 2014
Charlene Ventura, president and CEO of the
YWCA of Greater Cincinnati
was involved in the women's movement in Cincinnati prior to beginning her career in 1974.
"There were a lot of inequities," Ventura says.
"There were jobs that were not open to women in Cincinnati—people who would collect money from meters, elevator operators. The newspaper ads were stereotypical, with nursing, clerical jobs, cleaning—maybe a teacher—and all the others were male help wanted."
So Ventura worked with the YWCA as a collaborator to open city jobs to women and to change the advertising system so all jobs were open and weren't categorized based on gender.
During a time period when women were making 60 cents for every dollar a man made, Ventura says it was important to celebrate role models for women in the workplace.
"There were no women astronauts, there was one woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, who got the title because her husband died, and there were no women on the Supreme Court," Ventura says. "And we thought this was a pretty dismal scene, so YWCAs across the country were starting to look at women's economic empowerment."
So the YWCA hosted its first
Career Women of Achievement
event to celebrate female leaders in the workplace, and now, 35 years later, women are making 74 cents for every dollar a man makes, there are 57 female astronauts, 22 who are CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and three who are on the Supreme Court.
At this year's May 14 event, eight women will be recognized, while scholarships will be awarded to promising future leaders.
"These are unsung heroines, and oftentimes people haven't heard of them," Ventura says. "But it's really important to present their accomplishments and leadership, so they can lift as they climb and help others say, 'I can do that.'"
Do Good:
Purchase a ticket
for this year's luncheon.
the YWCA by volunteering or donating.
• If you are a woman seeking assistance or shelter,
the YWCA by calling one of its hotlines.
By Brittany York
Brittany York
is a professor of English composition at the
University of Cincinnati
and a project manager for
Charitable Words
. She also edits the For Good section of SoapboxMedia.
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Use the surplus from apple season to make tabletop decorations.
- Apples
- For votive: Tea lights
- Craft knife
- Melon baller
- For place cards: Green paper
- Scissors
Step 1
Place a tea light on an apple; cut around edge with a craft knife. Scoop out flesh with a melon baller, and insert candle.
Step 2
Using decorative-edged scissors, cut leaves from green paper. Put 1 end of a 3-inch-length of floral wire between 2 leaves; use craft glue to paste together. Repeat with opposite end of wire and 2 more leaves.
Step 3
Write guest name on 1 leaf. Wrap wire around apple stem.
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Bekagram 21 Oct, 2011
I used the apple votive for a ALA Dept. Visitation. Everyone was quite impressed and its not expensive and you can make applesauce later.Reply
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goclones: Actually here in Washington, we're having record temperatures! It's beautiful! I expect our apple crops to be bountiful. Even the wine grapes around here in Eastern Washington have been harvested early!! ;-DReply
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wonderful idea I would love to make that sounds funReply
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I have done votive holders with little pumpkins at Thanksgiving for a wonderful table arrangement.Reply
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I have heard around the midwest that there might be a shortage of apples because of the spring weather. Is there a shortage in the state of Washington?Reply
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i love this idea, im going to the farmers market right now!Reply


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Lonsdale faces obstacles in obesity fight
-- Borders (for this project): Texas/Heiskell, Western/Tennessee, I-275, Texas/Western (.7 square mile)
-- Population: 1,973
-- Median household income: $15,798
-- Housing units: 903 (52 percent rental; 12 percent vacant)
-- Average rent on rental units: $222/month
-- Racial makeup of primary elementary school: 47 percent black, 28 percent Hispanic, 25 percent white, less than 1 percent Asian
-- Median age: 30
-- Overweight or obese elementary-age schoolchildren: 51 percent
-- Households with no vehicle: 35 percent
-- Average amount spent annually per household on groceries: $2,050.50 (including $336.41 on fruits/vegetables, $719.20 on snacks/prepared foods)
-- Average amount spent annually per household on eating out: $1,451.29
-- Average amount spent annually per household on alcoholic beverages: $254.64. On smoking products: $252.85
-- Number of parks: 3
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (2000 Census); Knox County Health Department; Consumer Expenditure Surveys (2005-2006), Bureau of Labor Statistics; Environmental Systems Research Institute; National Center for Education Statistics; U.S. Dept of Education
Growing up in what is now the Lonsdale Homes housing development, Zenobia Dobson remembers summers spent playing baseball on a local field a block or two from her home. She remembers afternoons spent on the playground, evenings on the basketball court.
Now 40, and raising her own children in Lonsdale Homes, Dobson attributes her trim, athletic figure and physically active habits to those years playing in the neighborhood, along with an affinity she developed for vegetables from her grandmother's garden.
But when Dobson's boys - 9, 11 and 17 years old - want to play baseball or basketball or swim, she loads them in the car and drives them to another part of town.
Lonsdale Homes is a pretty complex, with trimmed porches and pastel colors, wide streets with sidewalks and lights. But during its extensive remodeling five years ago, the playgrounds and the old recreation center didn't survive.
That troubles Dobson, who said the only basketball courts within walking distance are usually taken over by men, who shoo the kids away. The playgrounds at Lonsdale Park are too far away to let younger children walk there unaccompanied, she said.
"I feel for the kid whose parent doesn't want to take them anywhere (to play), or can't," Dobson said.
Children turn parking lots into playgrounds where they ride bikes, skateboards and scooters, play stickball and hockey. But that's not ideal, especially in an area where cars are coming in and out.
Going around Lonsdale, "everyone is outside all the time, and everyone loves that everyone is outside all the time," said Stephanie Welch, director of community development and planning for Knox County Health Department.
Even so, according to the health department, more than half the children at Lonsdale Elementary are overweight or obese.
Lack of access to healthy foods, especially for those who don't own cars, is a major problem, Welch said. There is a Food City in Mechanicsville, a couple of miles away, but to get there pedestrians and bicyclists must deal with incomplete sidewalks, gravel and mud holes. They must cross busy four-lane Western Avenue.
Neighborhood convenience stores offer little in the way of healthy choices - fruits, vegetables, whole grains. Dobson said she wouldn't let her children walk to the one closest to their home because it's a "hangout" for some people involved in criminal activity. Of the next-closest neighborhood store, she said, they could buy "maybe some milk, if we ran out of milk, maybe cereal. But not fruit, nothing like that. They could get some junk food."
Because she works days for a West Knoxville tech lab, Dobson would be unlikely to work in a community garden, she said. But she'd "absolutely" buy from a fresh produce stand if there were one in Lonsdale, she said.
Lonsdale is ideal for a community garden, said Ben Epperson, program manager for the Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities initiative and former director of the Beardsley Farm community garden in neighboring Mechanicsville. Not only would it provide healthy food, he said, but it also might allow Mexican and Guatemalan families in the community to plant foods and herbs not readily available to them here.
With close to equal amounts of black, white and Hispanic residents, Lonsdale's diversity is one of the strengths of the community, Welch said.
Perhaps because of her familiarity with the neighborhood, Dobson said, she feels safe walking around, even at night. Her main concern is with her children crossing busy Texas Avenue to visit cousins or attend church. Crosswalks would help, she said; there aren't any.
But a few blocks away, Wendy Clabough feels less secure. Clabough and her five daughters moved to Lonsdale from the Sutherland Avenue area last year. Seeing some neighbors doing a booming drug business, Clabough said, she's afraid to let her younger daughters walk to the playground or ride their bikes up and down her street, she said.
"We just stay inside all the time now," she said.
Moving was a culture shock for her daughters.
"In our old neighborhood, we could ride our bikes or walk around the neighborhood without anybody bothering us," said Amber Chavez, 13. "Here, I had somebody knocking on my window at 3 a.m."
Clabough walks her younger daughters to school and sometimes other places in the neighborhood, but it can be a challenge navigating sidewalks that end abruptly, mounds of refuse and broken glass, along with seemingly vicious dogs. The family has their own pit bull for protection, which they say is common in their neighborhood.
"In Lonsdale, they love their community, and they'll tell you how it works, but a lot of people are discouraged," Welch said.
Dobson said it's up to the residents and churches to band together and push the neighborhood to reach its potential, whether that's adding recreation on her street, or eliminating dangers on the streets on the other side of the community.
"We all have a lot of love and friendship for one another," she said.
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Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown on 30 August 1951), known in her singing career as Dana, is an Irish singer and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1970 with "All Kinds of Everything", a worldwide million-seller. She subsequently released over 30 singles and 30 albums as a songwriter and performer of Christian music.
She entered politics in 1997, running unsuccessfully in the Irish presidential election, but later being elected as the MEP for Connacht–Ulster. Scallon was again an independent candidate in the Irish 2011 presidential election but was eliminated on the first count having received 51,220 votes (2.9%) which placed her sixth, above the only other female candidate Mary Davis.Continue reading at Wikipedia... Wikipedia content provided under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA license
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