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When fully operational the machine can draw on ten separate motors offering a total of 110,000 horsepower. The juice to run it comes from an extension cord thousands of yards long attached in this case to its own Florida Power & Light electrical substation. It's a special perk for the machine's owner, White Rock Quarries, which carries a monthly electric bill of more than $100,000, befitting a company that ranks number seven on the list of the nation's top stone-crushing operations.
To truly appreciate what the Marion can do, one must see it at work. Hanging from the boom is a huge metal bucket that could easily hold a pickup truck. The bucket swings at the end of giant chains. An operator sits in an imposing throne of a chair before a huge window. Using a system of levers, he repeatedly drops the bucket into the submerged water of the quarry and retrieves as much as two dump-truck loads of dripping, crushed rock. The dragline swings to the shoreline and the bucket deposits its cargo into an ever-expanding brownish mound. The rock is precrushed with dynamite. Working 24 hours a day, four days a week, the dragline excavates about 100 acres per year. One acre yields about 125,000 tons of rock.
Prior to being shipped to Miami in 1995, the Marion pulled coal, the original lifeblood of industrialism, from the strip mines of Kentucky. Today it feasts on limestone. The South Florida rock bonds exceptionally well with cement and has become a cheap, easy, high-quality material with which to build roads and houses.
All of Miami-Dade County's limestone and half of Florida's supply currently comes from one 89-square-mile area in Northwest Miami-Dade. Bordered by Krome Avenue on the west, the Dade-Broward line on the north, and Florida's Turnpike on the east, on maps the 49,700-acre tract looks a little like a perched bird with a beak that overlaps I-75 and a tail that touches Kendall Drive. The rock miners own 26,600 acres of this territory. Every year the area produces about 35 to 40 million tons of rock, turning roughly 300 acres into artificial lakes. (Like most of the county, here the water table is directly below the soil. As soon as the muck and rock are removed, the aquifer is exposed and lakes form.)
Dominated by four major rock miners and six smaller outfits, the region has become known over the past ten years as the Lake Belt. While still mainly just a vision for planners and miners, machines such as the Marion 7820 are quickly digging the Lake Belt into reality. At the current pace, by 2050 the Lake Belt will be mined out, transformed into a latticework of interconnecting water reservoirs, leaving South Florida with a new ecosystem and the need for an alternative source of limestone.
But like the open coal pits that litter Appalachia, poisoning its rivers and streams, the operation of this dragline might bring severe environmental consequences to Miami-Dade County that could cost future taxpayers a small fortune to fix. To retrieve the limestone, vital wetlands that filter pollutants out of the water, help flood control, and provide important habitat to a variety of endangered wildlife must be removed. Of perhaps even greater concern is that just a few miles from the quarry are two of the county's last pockets of clean drinking water: the west and northwest wellfields.
The vision for the Lake Belt articulated in government documents sounds much like a Chinese tea that promises to remedy everything from infertility to toothaches. The Florida legislature, the South Florida Water Management District, and the Army Corps of Engineers seem to believe the Lake Belt can enhance the water supply, maximize efficient recovery of limestone, promote the social and economic welfare of the community, create a sportsman's paradise, halt urban sprawl, protect the environment, eliminate nonnative plants, revive wetlands, and help restore the Everglades.
Not everyone is buying the magic cure. Critics argue the Lake Belt will do little more than temporarily mask the ill effects of rock mining. Most environmentalists reject the Lake Belt plan as potentially dangerous for the surrounding ecosystem and the water supply. They are not alone. Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Authority, Everglades National Park, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, to name only a few, have responded critically to a draft environmental study of the plan. Finally some homeowners are fearful that blasts from explosives used to crush the rock will crack their houses.
Despite the growing show of skepticism, the Lake Belt's journey into acceptance until now has been remarkably smooth. Its success over the past ten years can be attributed to political goodwill purchased with an avalanche of rock-miner cash, a toothless regulatory system, a split among environmentalists, and Paul Larsen.


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"It's obvious that a lot of these kids would not have hung out together before being in this program," Betcher says, "but everyone's become real supportive of each other. Everybody has room to express themselves; everybody has equal floor time. I just want kids to meet other kids who have common interests and then jam out and make something new."
"I also try to point out to them that music is a lifestyle you can have. It's a really good way to set goals," McDermott adds. "That's an important thing to show kids. If they just want to sit around aimlessly and play video games and do nothing, that's fine, I guess, but we're trying to show them there's something more. I don't know where I would be today if I hadn't gotten involved in music."
The campers are getting ready for their final performance after five days of riffing and writing and arranging and rehearsing. The folding chairs are set up, coolers of pop and bags of cookies busted open, and videocam lenses are blinking as parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles and little brothers and sisters file in. Sneakers squeak on the hardwood as the kids nervously rearrange their gear.
Up first is Brisant. Its one song -- instrumental and untitled -- is quite a bit louder than the older folks were expecting, but everyone is rapt. Pantea bends her head down as she plays, trying hard not to mess up. Here and there she misses a string or fumbles a change, but as raw and untrained as it is, the sound is haunting. Finally, as drums crash and the last chord leaks away in a trail of distortion, she yells in frustration at her own playing -- and it almost sounds like a part of the song. The studio erupts in stunned applause. This is no school band recital or church choir -- this is rock.
Next up is Cucumber, and the seven-piece rips through its pop-punk tunes with sloppy excitement. Four guitars plus two drum kits equals a whole lot of racket, but even the grandmas are grooving in their chairs. And as they begin getting comfortable on stage, the kids start playing solos and striking poses and flipping their hair.
Cook stands in the middle with a blank look on his face that could be the result of well-studied rock-star indifference -- or maybe fear. After the group's second number ends, he shyly takes the mike, looks out over his sea of adoring fans and says, "This is our last song. It's called 'Never Steal From a Candy Store.'"

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Date: June 15, 2005
Time: 9:30 am -12:00 pm
Location: Room I1-200, 1850 I Street N.W., Washington DC, USA
Event Type: Video Seminar
Participating Countries: Brazil, Guatemala, Macedonia, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Uganda
The United States and Canada have been at the forefront of the e-government revolution. According to the latest Accenture annual e-government maturity report issued on 6 April 2005, for the fifth consecutive year Canada ranked first out of the 22 surveyed countries, followed by the United States, Denmark, Singapore and Australia.
"The US e-government vision has remained consistent for several years, with its basic principles of reforming government to make it citizen-centered, results-oriented and market-based. Electronic government is considered one of the critical components of making government more responsive and cost effective under President Bush's larger Management Agenda" 1. During fiscal year 2003, USA Services (www.USAServices.gov), one of the priority initiatives of the President's Management Agenda had 209 million citizen contacts through its call center (1-800-Fed-Info), portal (www.FirstGov.gov) and publications center according to Accenture report. "In 2003, 3.4 million US taxpayers filed their taxes using the IRS Free File program and 350,000 businesses tax forms were filed electronically. Job seekers logged more than 65 million visits to the web site (USAJobs.com) and created over 600,000 new on-line resumes"2 .
"The latest annual report from the Canadian Government On-Line (GOL) program reveals that online services now account for 30% of all government transactions. Launched in 1999, the GOL initiative aimed at e-enabling the 130 most commonly used Canadian federal government services. Today, as a result of the collective efforts of dozens of government departments and agencies, all of those services are online and can be accessed through the federal portal. With almost 600 million interactions between citizens and the federal government in 2004 – compared to 150 million in 2001 – e-government is now a key channel for the delivery of public services in Canada and represents almost a third of the total number of transactions. At a time when most countries are struggling to reach a critical mass of users for their e-government services, Canada has managed to secure impressive rates of take-up for its sophisticated public e-services offering." 3
Many World Bank client countries are now looking at the US and Canadian experience as the source of inspiration, good practices and lessons learned when designing and implementing national e-government strategies, interoperability and governance frameworks, and integrated architectures. There is a growing demand to learn from early implementers in order to avoid common pitfalls and to maximize returns on investment. However, there are many factors to be considered, such as population size; cultural, socio-economic and political differences; Internet penetration; and sources and availability of funding. This seminar will highlight a number of lessons learned in the US and Canada that might be applied. In addition, it will examine the following issues:
1. "Joined-up Government": What does it take to ensure seamless, integrated delivery of processes and services to citizens and businesses across departments and jurisdictions? What are the lessons learned regarding development of an e-Government Strategy, an Architecture and Interoperability Framework, and Single Window delivery mechanisms?2. What are the key lessons learned about the role of e-Government Leadership and specialized institutions?3. What are lessons learned on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) and outsourcing?4. How have Monitoring and Evaluation been undertaken to measure the impact of e-government? How much hard evidence is available today?5. Have Canada and the US been involved in applying these approaches to developing and transition countries? What has been learned there? How can one best identify what is applicable and what is not applicable?
1 Accenture 2005 e-Government Report "Leadership in Customer Service: New Expectations, New Experiences"2 Expanding e-Government Results report3 Impressive e-government take-up in Canada, eGovernment News, 8 April 2005
Moderator:Robert Valantin, Manager, Development Information, ISG; Co-Chair, e-Development Thematic Group
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ELLE LUNCHES WITH DVF: It was so good it could have been a joke. Diana Ross, James Frey and a Philadelphia Eagles linebacker walk into a bar…except that the threesome walked into Diane von Furstenberg's studio Wednesday afternoon for lunch (where the hardest drink on offer was white wine). Anil Kapoor of "Slumdog Millionaire", First Lady outfitter Jason Wu, Veronica Webb, Eva Amurri, Roberta Myers, Joe Zee, Anne Slowey, Whitney Port, Olivia Palermo and a camera crew for "The City" were there, too, helping celebrate Jessica Alba (also in attendance) wearing DvF on the March cover of Elle. Such is a day in the life of von Furstenberg. "I'm an eclectic girl," said the hostess, surveying the wide range of friends she'd gathered.
Ross and the designer have been lifelong confidantes, and Alba flew in for the occasion. The actress said that sometimes cover shoots can be trying. "Most stylists have their agendas, and they'll put you in what they need to put you in — they have sponsors or whatever," said Alba, who has her own fashion project in the works. Frey, the memoirist who was lauded then lashed by Oprah Winfrey, wasn't quite sure how he got an invite to the intimate gathering beyond it simply landing in his e-mail that morning. "My wife's into fashion. When I told her I was going to lunch at Diane von Furstenberg's, she just said something along the lines of, 'You're so weird.'" When he arrived, Frey discovered he did have a friend there: DvF global image director Alixe Boyer, with whom he went to college.
As for the linebacker, meet Stewart Bradley, Elle's newest intern. The Philadelphia Eagle started Tuesday in the fashion department and seemed at home among the stylish set, quickly rattling off the credits for his ensemble (PRPS jeans, Diesel shirt and PF Flyers kicks). But don't assume he's following in former New York Ranger/Vogue intern Sean Avery's footsteps — even if one of his co-workers accidentally called him Sean. "I'm much nicer than Sean," Bradley said.
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Late last night, my wife was awakened by an unnatural love.
Ben Franklin, having been denied the affections of his masters since the arrival of their son, took a firm grasp on his feminine friend Mona and attempted to take things to the next level. He did this despite the fact that his precious testes were callously tossed into a veteranarian's dumpster several years ago.
Like the real Ben Franklin, our cat is not one to let biological futility or marriage vows stop him from seizing the rough love that he so cravenly desires.
After a swat and a scold from my wife, Ben Franklin scampered off the bed and down the hall for an extended, vigorous session of groin-licking. Mona remained still all along, as disinterested as she always in all manner of interaction that doesn't involve birds. If she were a thoughtful companion, she would recognize that brusque, silent humping is Franklin's love language. However, she did not reciprocate. Their relationship is a passionless arrangement, like Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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Brand: Undrest
Origin: United States
Los Angeles designer Maria Paz Navales launched Undrest in 2007 as a cotton lingerie collection, but soon expanded her line to include cashmere and silk intimates as well as women's contemporary clothing and swimwear. Inspired by her world travels and fashion from the 1920s and 1930s, Navales personally sources all of her fabrics locally. She also employs a staff of skilled artisans who create each ruffled bikini, crocheted swimsuit and other Undrest garment using eco-friendly practices. Undrest's black and white Water leggings, Rio caged back bandeau bikini and other best-selling designs have appeared in Cosmopolitan and on style blogs worldwide.


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Will the Future Like You?
Discover how the adolescent brain works from Sarah-Jayne Blakemore's TED talk. She studies the social brain, and argues that teens make decisions from a completely different part of the brain. It's an essential insight for marketers aiming to inspire young Millennials.
Heads up! If you sell to cultural consumers - books, art, technology or entertainment experiences - you'll want to see how their decisions are influenced by the digital culture. Presented by Kelly Gallagher this week at the Digital Book World Discoverability and Marketing Conference, the market research reveals essential insights about how referrals occur, and why people buy.
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Catalytic personalities and the RenGen:
In any renaissance, creative leaders are like yeast. I thrill to witness how brand making in the digital culture inspires others to innovate. This week, Brian Eno launched a new recording using a clever propagation strategy.
Friday, September 28, 2012
Digital Culture Trends and Tremors: September 28
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Labels: Adolescents, Brand making, Brandmakers, Digital Culture, Innovation and Creativity, Marketing, marketing strategies, Millennials, TEDx, Will the Future Like You?, Young Creatives, young RenGen
Monday, September 24, 2012
Money Can't Buy You Love? How to Get Tons of Ethical Facebook "Likes"
When it comes to social media marketing, there is a growing philosophy that more is more. That's why some brands are cutting corners by advertising or buying likes to increase traffic. But is it an ethical marketing practice?
Recently, the spritely minds over at Simply Zesty took on the matter of ethical Facebook likes. Their campaign post-mortem shows how they converted a popular blog post into a mountain of likes, global reach, and instant revenue. It's a tidy package of insights like these:
How to make money from irrelevant Facebook likes
"I am sitting on an absolute ton of traffic that is not very relevant to us and not knowing what to do with it. I started by slapping some ads on the page as aggressively as I possibly could, seeing as none of our normal readers would ever be visiting that page and the ads wouldn't annoy them. Those ads on that one single page drive between €1,000-4,000 in Google Adsense per month (enough to pay somebody to write full-time on the blog)."
Facebook Return on Investment (ROI) for Small Business Brands
Are you just dipping your toes in the waters of social media? Wondering if you'll see a return on investment? Consider this:
"For an agency to be able to push their brand out to 22 million friends of friends on Facebook for free all the time, it's useful no matter what way you look at it. We get queries for our services now from all over the world as a result and have clients in 10+ countries. Not all because of this, but it certainly helps."
Read the full post.
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Labels: Digital Culture, Facebook, Interactive Marketing, marketing strategies, Small Business, Social Media, Social media marketing
Friday, September 21, 2012
How to Resign and Win Respect
Many of us have pictured resigning. From our jobs or other commitments, the temptation is great to make either too much or too little of it. This week, I received a letter from Elizabeth Coleman, resigning her presidency of Bennington College. I was neither surprised nor saddened. I felt proud for her. That should be the goal of any resignation: make people feel proud to have been along for the ride.
For years I admired Elizabeth Coleman. She turned around a vital institution on the brink of extinction and suffered all manner of sniping for it. But she triumphed in the end.
I feel blessed in my life to have encountered women like Elizabeth Coleman and Judith Krug. Fearless women, I always thought. Anyone who doubts how difficult it is for women to take up unpopular causes, simply consult world news to see how fiercely the status quo drives back young women from their quests to make change.
(Full disclosure: my son went to Bennington College during Coleman's tenure.)
For any of you wondering what to say when you resign, I include her letter verbatim.
Dear members of the Bennington College community:
I write to inform you of my decision to retire from the presidency of Bennington College at the conclusion of this academic year. Not surprisingly, I do so with deeply mixed emotions. It has been a remarkable 25 years in which to be a part of the Bennington story—but then the next 25 promise to be even more remarkable.
When I became president in 1987 I said: "I accept and greet this charge with something resembling the alacrity and high expectations with which, to butcher Shakespeare, the young bridegroom 'leaps to his death.' Those of you unfamiliar with the wondrous meanings of Elizabethan English are cordially invited to come to Bennington College to discover them."
This suggested an excess of confidence, and ebullience, a soaring order of expectation that verged on madness. But it turned out I was right. Presiding over Bennington has been more than I had dared to dream—exhilarating, tumultuous, challenging, heady—and always, always about things that mattered, things that mattered a lot, and about people of immense dignity, grace, intelligence, and courage.
Amongst the rich array of experiences that have defined this time, for me the most vivid and most treasured was participating in the reanimation of Bennington's most powerful originating ideas—the teacher as practitioner; the student as shaper no less than as recipient of an education; and the ever-increasing commitment to assuring a rich and complex dynamic between the College and the world.
Bennington's maturity as an institution was achieved, in short, not by abandoning or softening its most radical principles, but by embracing and revitalizing them.
The Board of Trustees has already embarked on initiating the search for a new president and will contact you in the near future to assure your participation in that process. At the request of the Board of Trustees, as part of the transition I will serve as the first director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action for two years upon the completion of this academic year.
I look forward to the many occasions we will have over the coming months to celebrate this college, to talk, to remember, and to imagine its future.
With all good wishes,
Elizabeth Coleman
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Labels: Business, Education, Women, work-life balance
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Choosing the Right Influencers to Adopt Your Idea
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Influencers come in all sizes and stripes. Some of them can rock your world while others can poison your well. It's important to know who is which based on both the business objective and the psychographics of your likeliest early adopters. Mega-influencers deliver eyeballs and retweets. Brands with an upbeat lifestyle message can gain some traction with a mega-influencer. Guy Kawasaki can use your camera and push out Instagram snaps, and you'll sell more units. But if you are hoping to persuade people to adopt a new mindset, or learn something new — it's important to choose an influencer with gravitas who's considered an original thinker by your target audience.
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Labels: brand identity, Brand making, Brandmakers, Marketing, marketing strategies, MENG
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Rebel Librarians Show Their Stripes
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Having just returned from the R-Squared Conference, I can verify that there is an amazing movement of rebel librarians, both inked and un-inked, who are changing the image of libraries and librarians. I can't wait to share more of the conversations I had there. The future of libraries will blow your mind more than any card catalog sleeve.
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Labels: Books, librarians, Libraries, Will the Future Like You?
Friday, September 14, 2012
Social Networking: The Best Times to Post
Just like in traditional media, there's a time of day when more of your audience is engaged in social networking sites. This handy infographic from Social Caffeine maps out the best and worst times to post.
What I found interesting is how much of the social network's personality came out in this one piece of data. LinkedIn's business-focused go-getters are most engaged just before and just after business hours, but they avoid deadline-heavy Mondays and Fridays. Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest get the most activity during mid-afternoon, when office workers take a break post-lunch to check in on their personal lives. Coincidentally, this is also a great time to send email campaigns.
Useful information if you know your target audience well. Are you offering a welcome distraction to feed afternoon daydreams, or are you offering a life-changing business opportunity? Choosing the right network at the right time can help your message get to the right eyes.
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Labels: Brandmakers, Facebook, Infographic, Interactive Marketing, LinkedIn, Marketing, Pinterest, Social Media, Twitter
Friday, September 7, 2012
Illuminating this week: Sept 3-7
Will the Future Like You?
Money can't buy you love, right? Culturally, Gen Y remains resistant to conspicuous consumption. Here's a revealing quote from Julia Goldin, new CMO at Revlon. She comes from Coca-Cola. In her new role, she'll woo a younger generation to fall in love with a classic cosmetics brand.
"In the current world, money is not everything and size is not everything. It's really about the quality of the connections you make with consumers, the way you bring the brand to life."Brandmakers
Got a presentation coming up? Need a groovy little sketch to capture a big idea? Try this handy tool from the folks at Odo.
Digital Culture
Affectiva is an emotional sensing technology that got our attention this week. It was incubated at the MIT Media Lab. We're exploring ways it can help us measure the human connection between brands and people.
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Labels: Brandmakers, Business, Digital Culture, Marketing, marketing brands, Will the Future Like You?
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Travel: Heading West to Witness a Reboot
I'll be staying at this ruggedly luscious lodge, mainly because the official hotel for the conference I'm covering had overflow. Lucky me.
I'll post from the event as I witness passionate, rebel librarians (yes, they exist) collectively conceive a new future for their profession. This fascinates me. Watching the classic culture (libraries) find new relevance amid the rising digital culture. Looking forward to the conversation to see what gets shed and what gets a reboot.
NB: Dust off cowboy boots.
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Labels: Digital Culture, librarians, Libraries, Travel, Will the Future Like You?
Monday, September 3, 2012
Cities: Mayors ARE the Brand
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I jostled my way to the front to get this snap. Noting my presence, Emanuel turned and made eye contact with my camera lens, smiling serenely. For a guy noted for his intensity, it was a subtly commanding gesture.
Pundits wonder whether Emanuel can fill the shoes of the passionate, straight-talking Mayor Daley. Time will tell. But on one account, he's already delivering in spades--he IS the brand. Hard-working, hard-charging and wielding a reliable contempt for phonies, Rahm embodies Chicago's brand.
Civic marketing is helping cities tap the economic benefits of expressing a brand identity. Art and technology are key assets in that equation, as I discovered while undertaking an ethnographic study of Houston's creative economy. In an age of social media and 24/7 news cycles, big cities need big personalities to break through the clutter.
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Antoine Lebrun's futuristic kitchen design called Aion Kitchen is supposed to answer the question, "What would a small kitchen look like in 10 years?" Brandt Aion is a multi functional kitchen which merges electromechanical and vegetable technology. The specialized plants, which were developed by the aerospace industry for their filtering and cleaning properties, provide a renewable supply of clean water and vegetable soap. When cooking, the plants act as the filtering hood and when it's time to clean up, you simply place the dirty dishes in the sink, close the hood, and the all-natural clean cycle does the rest.
I can't understand how this small kitchen is supposed to work because I don't understand how the different processes involved are integrated into a coherent, fluent model. The whole thing sounds great and looks better on paper, but I don't know how I feel about it at this point.


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Bates Practical Nurse students hold blood drive
Friday, June 1Second annual blood drive helps give nursing students experience-and helps the community
TACOMA, Wash. -More than 5 million people need blood in the U.S. each year, according to the American Red Cross. In an effort to help collect more of this life-saving fluid, Bates Technical College's Practical Nurse program will host a blood drive on Wednesday, June 13, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Downtown Campus Auditorium.
Working alongside Cascade Regional Blood Services employees, Practical Nurse students will help with check-in, provide directions, serve nourishments following blood collection, and more.
"This is an opportunity for students to participate in a very important and potentially life-saving community effort," said Dianne Nauer, director of the Practical Nurse program. "Volunteering for community health outreach activities is very much a part of the nursing profession," she added.
Nauer encourages those who wish to donate blood to call 253.680.7316 to sign up ahead of time. She notes that donors should be at least 18 years old, should consume a healthy breakfast, and be well-hydrated to give blood. Also, photo identification is required.
For more information, please call 253.680.7316 or email email@example.com.
About Bates Technical College
Celebrating more than 70 years of providing educational opportunities, Bates Technical College offers certificate and degree options in more than 50 career education programs, and serves approximately 3,000 career training students and 10,000 more community members in extended learning, distance learning, high school, and other programs. For more information, go to www.bates.ctc.edu, or call 253.680.7000.
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DIY Dining Chair Project
Step 1: Gather your raw materials
You'll need:
- An old dining chair -- any colour or style, as long as it's made of wood. We picked ours up at a garage sale for $7.
- Paint -- pale shades such as white, cream, baby pink and duck egg blue look best.
- Paintbrush -- any size is fine, although a bigger paintbrush will help speed up the process.
- 1 sheet of sandpaper.
- An old sheet, to protect the floor.
Step 2: Set up your workspace
Allocate a space outside to set up as your workspace and arrange your sheet to cover and protect the floor. Line up all of your materials and stand your chair in the middle of the sheet so you can get to work. Don't worry about priming your chair before you start; this is one of the only DIY projects where a rough, uneven surface will serve to improve your final result, rather than detract from it!
Step 3: Paint your chair
Slap some paint onto your chair. There's no need to be careful with your paintwork and you only need to paint one coat, so feel free to be as haphazard as you like in your approach. That's the best part of the shabby-chic process: You don't want the end result to look too perfectly polished, so go with messy brushstrokes. We started at the top and worked our way down, but feel free to start and finish wherever you like.
Step 4: Sand the edges
Once you've finished painting, set your chair aside in the sun until dry (around two hours). Then, use a sheet of sandpaper to roughen up the edges, legs and corners. Avoid a "matchy-matchy" look by sanding alternating edges and surfaces to create a lived-in look. Finally, stand back and admire your work!
Remember, shabby-chic pieces continue to age and wear with use, so the "newness" of your dining table chair will begin to soften within a few weeks. To make an eclectic décor statement, consider painting each of your dining table chairs in different shades to take the shabby chic style mandate to the next level.
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Download Rajasthan RPSC Statistical Officer Result for 2nd February 2014 Exam : Finally Statistical Officer Exam took place on the exact date and organized successfully by Rajasthan Public Service Commission. The Department examination held on 2nd February 2014. Admit Cards of the same were available online at official website of RPSC www.rpsconline.rajasthan.gov.in. Now candidates are searching for the exam solution so that they can match answers provided by them in exam with the exact and accurate answers from official Result.
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Matthew Trowbridge, MD, MPH
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- Public health impacts of urban planning, transportation systems, & architecture
- Influence of land use, urban form, & street design on traffic safety & physical activity
- Urban sprawl and emergency services (Fire, EMS, Disaster Evacuation & Logistics)
- B.A., Tufts University (1994)
- M.D., Emory University School of Medicine (2000)
- Masters of Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University (2000)
- Residency, General Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine (2003)
- Fellowship, Injury Research, University of Michigan (2007)
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- Trowbridge MJ, Gurka M, O'Connor R. Urban Sprawl and Delayed Ambulance Arrival in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. November 2009. ( Link to Video Interview)
- Trowbridge MJ, Kent R. Rear Seat Motor Vehicle Travel in the U.S.: Using National Data to Define a Population At-Risk. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. October 2009.
- Trowbridge MJ, McDonald N. Urban Sprawl and Daily Miles Driven by Teenagers in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. March 2008.
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Can't contain my excitement!! Pics to come. |
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- Posted by beekeeperswife (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 10:48
YAY! Cannot wait to see it! |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 11:27
Bee, yes! That's exactly how I'm feeling. LOL |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 17:45
Love it. Refreshingly different. Vibrant. And oh so cooool. |
- Posted by beekeeperswife (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 18:17
Terrific! How exciting to see it going in. Were you able to resist standing behind the tile layer and watching over his/her shoulder all day? Bee, Love your choice of photos. I normally dislike commercials, but when I heard that one playing I would actually run into the room to watch it, just because the pig was so darn cute. |
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 19:18
Wow, beautifully Gustave Klimt like. I love it! |
Gorgeous tile! |
Wow! That is one fun kitchen!!! Love the colors!!! I am the unofficial chair of the ABB alumni club and want to officially welcome you to the group. Bee - don't be too depressed (how could you with the cute picture) - you will be there soon! |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 20:29
badgergal- Thank you! In my dreams, people refer to me as "refreshingly different" instead of weird, "vibrant" instead of in denial about my age, and "oh so cool" well, just because. sanjuan- Love Gustave Klimt! Love the use of color in ways that evoke emotion, especially if the emotion is a mixture of joy and sexiness! cat_mom - Thank you. I love it. gemini - Looking forward to officially becoming an alum!! and of course Bee - Keep the pigs comin'! |
- Posted by secondhalf (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 21:30
Gorgeous. So happy for you! |
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 21:47
Awesome! I think you definitely picked the right pencil color. So pretty! |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Mon, Oct 1, 12 at 22:06
sail-away - No, I sat at the bar pretty much all day and watched. Of course, these guys have been working in my house for 6 weeks, so it's like we're old friends. secondhalf - Thanks. I'm happy too. williamsem - I agree. I couldn't have done it without the GW'ers! |
Wow, you did it! It's gorgeous, totally original, and totally you (I'm guessing, but it has to be...). Congrats, and enjoy your space in the best of health! |
- Posted by localeater (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 9:19
The backsplash behind your stove is so beautiful I could honestly stare at it all day. It's like looking at a waterfall of color and energy and joy. Amazing! |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 10:19
EAM - Yes! I did it, and I love it, and it IS me, but it's the me at my core, not the me I sometimes feel I have to be on the outside, and that is more than just a beautiful kitchen, that is liberating on a deeper level! localeater - That's exactly how it makes me feel, and yes, I am wasting time staring at it when I should be folding laundry. More is going up today. Probably will finish with the tile and then grout tomorrow. |
Stunningly beautiful, exhilirating, and it makes YOU feel great - what a perfect choice! |
I absolutely love the Mexican tile - it looks awesome! I wish I knew how to do tiny type - Did you maybe think about not including the white tile at all? The other tile looks so great, it feels like the white just isn't bringing much to the party... |
that.is.soooo.cool. congrats! looking forward to soliciting help and opinions on BS soon. |
I absolutely love it! I'm going to remember this for my next house (10 years from now). Congratulations! |
- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 13:42
Wow! Do you have any closeups of that masterpiece? |
Gorgeous!!! Is that the fabulous Tierra y Fuego tile I see????? |
Well! What happened today? Any more pictures? |
- Posted by mamasheshe (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 21:26
chiefly - appreciate the attempt at tiny type lol. I like the white, but even my 15 yo daughter told me she thought it looked "random." breezy - closeup attached. There is no lighting over that wall right now, so I get flash glare from my phone, but you get the idea. annsch - YES!!! Thank you for suggesting it. Both my husband and I had looked at it before, both loved it, but thought the other would not, and so never brought it up until you posted it here and made me revisit it. Funny how things work sometimes. |
Wow! Aren't you a lucky girl! It looks beautiful! Glad I could be of assistance in some fashion. It's a great choice and so fun to see it in someone's kitchen! |
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"Fabulous dish! We have huge amounts of zucchini in our garden and this was a tasty way to use the bounty. I used heavy cream so the sauce was the perfect consistency and the Gruyere added a pleasant amount of nutty flavor. Very filling vegetarian dish, if need for a main course. I'll be making this recipe again soon."""


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UPDATE [2]: Okay, I've put the video back, in two parts, minus Trent Mays' testimony.
UPDATE: I have pulled the video from this post for the time being, as I believe at one point in the eight minute segment, you can hear Mays use the victim's name. I'll try to replace the video with a version where her name is bleeped out ASAP. Further info on how Fox News, MSNBC and CNN did not bleep out the victim's name here.
Yesterday morning, I watched with knots in my stomach as the Steubenville rape verdict was delivered. The evidence — including three key eye witness testimonies, photographs and incriminating text messages — against Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond was vast and it seemed hard to imagine that Judge Tom Lipps wouldn't convict. Because there was so much evidence that physical contact had occurred between the victim (Jane Doe) and the defendants, the defense focused on trying to prove that while the victim was drunk, she wasn't so drunk that she couldn't consent to these acts. Therefore, the verdict in this case, which has drawn international attention, would do much to define when consent can be given in the eyes of the law. And given that this is hardly an isolated incident in one small football-loving town — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine emphasized that rape is a societal problem that is happening in towns and cities all across this country and the world — the decision in this case would be sending a clear message to victims and perpetrators far and wide.
Luckily, Judge Lipps rendered a guilty verdict on all three charges, sentencing Mays to a minimum of two years served consecutively and Richmond to a minimum of one year. At maximum, both could serve time in jail until they are 21. Both will have to register as juvenile sex offenders. Considering the pair could have been tried as adults and thus could have faced much harsher sentences, Judge Lipps ignored their parents' and attorneys requests for further leniency, saying the sentences were practically a slap on the wrist.
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8 VERY NICE plants from summer daze arrived here yesterday... thank you SO MUCH...they look GREAT...kept them out of the cold last night and gave their BIG roots a little soak.. suzan sent me... Tokudama Aureonebulosa
thanks again suzan... and thanks kelli for arranging the trade... jill... |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by summerdaze_tn z6b TN (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 08 at 19:51
I hope you enjoy those, Jill. And I hope there was something in there you don't already have. :>) Suzan |
- Posted by botanybabe 6b (My Page) on Wed, May 28, 08 at 23:38
Jeez, are we supposed to send multiple types? This is my first year and I thought we just sent one or two. There was nothing about the amount to send in the instructions. Boy do I feel stupid. Lainey |
Wow what a surprise. Great hostas. Lainey, please do not feel stupid at all. The trade is for one named Hosta. Your gift will delight your receiver as long as the hosta is named (not the most common Undulata) and healthy with some nice roots. |
- Posted by newhostaaddict z4/5WI (My Page) on Thu, May 29, 08 at 10:24
suzan...all you sent were BIGGER than what i have...so all is GOOD.... lainey...don't worry about not having a lot to send...that is not in the rules...suzan was SUPER generous... and what i send will not be as mature as i received....as mine are still looking for the "leapin" year... relax.....and enjoy the gift and the giving....life is good... jill |
- Posted by maidofshade 4 (My Page) on Thu, May 29, 08 at 17:05
Didn't know exactly where to post but this seems like a good as spot as any. Doing the happy hosta dance in Minnesota. My secret trade arrived today from Mary MJJones453. Sitting in my kitchen waiting to go into the dirt are 5 lovely large divisions. Shade Fanfare, Emerald Tiara, Lakeside Kaleidescope, F. Aureomarginata, and Hadspen Samphire! Thank you Mary for the great package. I love the surprise factor of these trades. Now to find just the right spots. Fabulous!!! Great Choices and it was wonderful to get these so early. Cheryl Maidofshade |
Wow what a surprise. Great hostas. Lainey, please do not feel stupid at all. The trade is for one named Hosta. Your gift will delight your receiver as long as the hosta is named (not the most common Undulata) and healthy with some nice roots. |
How in the heck did I post twice????? Sorry, wish I could delete it. Maidofshade, very very nice hostas. You will have great fun finding a place to plant them. I can hardly wait for my package. :) |
Got mine today. Thanks, Cheryl! What a nice haul! I got Golden Scepter, Elegans, Pandora's Box, Allen P. McConnell and Cheatin' Heart. My mini garden is loving this! And, yes, don't worry, we'll find room for the Elegans. There's always room for one more hosta, isn't there!? Thanks, again Dirtdiva and DaiseyMe as well! Steph98 |
- Posted by teresa_ohio z5/OH (My Page) on Fri, May 30, 08 at 10:02
My hostas arrived first thing this morning. Thank you Doug M. from Indianapolis. I'm not sure what your GW name is. :) I received Green Gold, Golden Drop, Toy Soldier, and Frances Williams. Also included was Caliph's Rose daylily. Thank you so much for all the great plants and Thank you Daisy for hosting this trade. Teresa |
- Posted by mjjones453 z5 chic (My Page) on Fri, May 30, 08 at 12:53
Glad you liked them Cheryl! I love sharing with anyone that appreciates Hosta's. You know the green ones,and the green and white ones! lol!! I can't wait until my package gets here!! anticipation! Mary |
- Posted by just1morehosta 5 (email@example.com) on Fri, May 30, 08 at 16:27
My secret trade came today, just minuet ago!Wow,I AM HAPPY. This is my very first time trading and it has been so much fun,every day checking the mail,then in a big hurry,open the box to see what goodie awaits your great expectation,how fun! I recieved-Regal Splendor Jimmy Crack Corn & Guacamole,with very nice plant markers with their names on them.AND,they are all Big,and Beautiful,did i mention they were Big? Can we do this again any time soon? :0) Thank you Dasie for putting this together for all of us,it must have been a lot of work on your part,what are YOU looking for? Carol-aks-Just1morehosta |
- Posted by mjjones453 (My Page) on Fri, May 30, 08 at 22:37
A big thank you to Lynnda for the wonderful hosta's! Lynnda sent me Aphrodite, Venusta, and FireOpal! None of which I have! any growing tips? let me know! I looked up Fire Opal on the internet just to get some background info. Thank you again! Sorry that it has been a slow growing season for you because of the cold! Mary |
- Posted by summerdaze_tn z6b TN (My Page) on Sat, May 31, 08 at 16:58
Wow! My many, many thanks go out to dbowemd for an outstanding shipment of hostas. He sent: Amy Elizabeth And I had none of these in my collection. I will remember the sentiments with Kabitan and be sure to share it in years to come, Dr. Dave! Thanks a million! Suzan |
- Posted by fenceberry z5 Omaha,NE (My Page) on Sat, May 31, 08 at 20:04
Got my package today. Thanks Tasha! She sent Brass Horn and Spilt Milk. Don't worry, I think the roots on SM will be just fine. I hadn't heard of BH before so I had to look it up and I think I have a good spot for it. They're soaking up some water now but I'll have them planted by this evening. Thanks again! |
A BIG thank you to Teresa-Ohio for the wonderful hostas!!! She sent Jimmy Crack Corn, Paul's Glory and Munchkin. I had a Paul's Glory several year's ago but it disappeared. I'm so glad to get a replacement and the others! I've just started with minis so Munchkin will be a wonderful addition. Thank you again Teresa-Ohio and thank you DaisyMe for arranging the trade. |
- Posted by hostapumpkinman 5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 1, 08 at 8:49
Thanks to Mary (Pandora).She sent me:Leola Fraim Golden Oriole Striptease Jack In the Pulpits All were much appreciated and will make great additions to my garden,Phil |
Yeah! Mine arrived also, actually a couple of days ago but I've had to work a lot this week. Maidofshade (Cheryl) sent me a completely overstuffed box containing: St. Elmo's Fire I love them! I lost a couple of these last year to drought and my plain laziness, so I was really glad to see them again. And I've been wanting Alligator Shoes for a while now! Thanks again Cheryl, you really went above and beyond. And Just1morehosta (Carol), everyone's thanks are enough for me--I love the suspense of these swaps so it's a lot of fun for me to do them. |
A couple more things... While it's in no way required, almost everyone in the swap enjoys getting a response of some type from their secret swapper so they know their package arrived in good shape. Publicly or privately is your choice, and I'm sure your swapper would appreciate it! If you have not contacted me to let me know you are mailing late, or have already mailed, please do so at your earliest convenience. I won't start bugging anyone about it until early next week, but if you e-mail me first you won't have to hear from me. ;-) Thanks to all the participants, and I hope you had fun! |
- Posted by maidofshade 4 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 1, 08 at 15:36
Kelli (daisy_me) You are soooooooo very welcome. These trades ROCK!!!! Think of all the anticipation and surprises for everyone. Thanks again for putting this on!! Cheryl |
I received my trade this past week. A big THANK YOU to Steph98 for my "Oldies but Goodies" box! She sent Golden Scepter, Lancifolia, Blue Cadet and Golden Tiara. They are happily enjoying their new home. Thanks, Steph and thanks to Kelli for pulling off another great Secret Swap! Sally |
The Mailman was here! Thanks Alanis for sending me a cool Eskimo Pie on this warm June day! Gotta love these trades! Margo5084 |
- Posted by hostahaveum zone 7 NJ (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 08 at 14:07
Hi all ! I just got my secret trade from Jill ! She sent First Frost, Shade Fanfare, Pearl Lake,& Abby all are new for me. Thank-you Thank-you Thank- you I love them all. There was even a lttle smiling snail in the box, so cute I will cherish him always ! :) Dot |
- Posted by dirtdivarocks z6 SW PA (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 08 at 17:23
I am sooo excited!! This is the best!!! I received Sweet Home Chicago, Radiant Edger, Baby Bunting, and Little Wonder!!! Included in the box was pachysandra and bloodroot for my shade gardens!! I am overwhelmed!! A BIG thank you to Michiana (Marge). I am delighted. Kelli, thank you for putting this swap together. dirtdivarocks (Cheryl) |
Hi Cheryl! I'm glad to hear that you are happy with what I sent. After the deer had a buffet in my hostas I was really concerned what I had left to send that still looked ok. Have agreat growing season! |
Hey Suzan, These are all good fast multipliers, and distinctive ones. Kabitan is special because it was originally given to me by a hosta collector (Who had about 50 varieties at the time) and started me wanting to collect. I think I also got in that original group Ginko Craig, Golden Scepter, Gold Standard, Allen P. McConnell and Fortunei Aureomarginata. About 2001 I think. I know you'll enjoy them. Dave |
- Posted by just_one_more Minneapolis, MN (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 08 at 11:55
I received my secret trades from Flowergazer early last week. Golden Scepter, Crested Surf, Queen Josephine, Little Wonder, Island Charm, and Invincible were all neatly packed and in fabulous condition sitting on my front step. What a fun thing!! Thanks again, Mike |
- Posted by flowergazer 4 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 08 at 11:56
Thanks so much annzn5, I loved Home Sweet Chicago and Snow Cap. Nice divisions and excellent shipping. The beautiful note and Burt's Bee Hand Salve is very much apprecited also. Brenda |
I received my secret hosta today from BOTANYBABE - a show quality 'Revolution' plant! It's beautiful, thank you very much!! ~ Marea |
Thank you so much Fenceberry! I got Magic Fire, Christmas Pageant, August Moon and Toy Soldier. Thank you so, so much! They are all greatly appreciated. |
- Posted by fenceberry z5 Omaha,NE (My Page) on Tue, Jun 3, 08 at 21:06
You're welcome, TK. I tried to get a couple from your wish list. |
To tell you the truth I want them all. I just went through hallson's site one day and put down what caught my eye. Especially thanks for August Moon. It is one that is special for my niece. We always say that is her hosta because she was born during an August Moon. Thanks again! |
I got ANOTHER secret box from Botanybabe!! She had Joy Creek Nursery here in Oregon send me YELLOW RIVER, which is every bit as beautiful in person, if not more so, AND a campanula with a brilliant blue flower!?! Both plants are BIG and have flowers about to open!! I'm positively giddy from all these days of happy dancing! |
I read a post earlier that someone was going to get a 2008 Intro. Yipppeeee! I got it! My secret trader was mareas. I received the box today and the hostas arrived in perfect condition. Thanks to Daisy_me for organizing this. I received I am one lucky dog and just thrilled with my new babies. |
- Posted by botanybabe 6b (My Page) on Wed, Jun 4, 08 at 19:41
Mareas, I'm so glad you liked your secret trades. It was fun picking them out, digging, and getting them to you. I am looking forward to doing the happy dance when I receive mine. Lainey |
Hi Margo5084, Your welcome, I'm so glad you liked the Eskimo Pie.... alanis |
Hi Mike!!! Received your package today!!!What a nice surprise!!!! I love every single Hosta you sent to me!!And the garden name tags were WONDERFUL!! Mike sent me; Elvis Lives Crested Surf Christmas Tree Invencible And 4 Wonderful Plant name tags with names of Hostas on them ,And yes Mike,I do have those named Hostas that you have on the tags.Thank You so much!! Everything came in perfect condition and the plants were VERY NICE!! Did you make the tags yourself?I've never seen any like them anywhere.Lovely,Just Lovely!! Don't worry about being late,It was worth the wait.Keep that youngen of yours in the garden as long as he'll stay with it. Thank You again for a Wonderful group of Hostas and the much needed plant tags!! Margie((Granny57x)) P.S. Don't know your screen name. |
OMG I got my long triangle box from Minnow (Beth) last night, which was sitting on the dining room table, after working 14 hours and getting home around 10:30 pm. It was heavy! What an amazing selection, perfect for me since I do hybridizing. 1. Outhouse Delight, a fertile breeding plant from Undulata (which is practically infertile) Never seen it at a nursery, I didn't figure I'd have it. Two nice separate pieces. Wow! 2. Misty Gold, a speckled plant, looks like Montana Chirifu to me, I still have to research this one. Fantastic markings, and a huge division, almost two feet tall... Woww! 3. Lakeside Leprechaun, a bright green one with pebbled small heart shaped cupped leaves that I want as a trait in my breeding program. 5 nice eyes growing and a tiny one trying to compete. Wowww! 4. War Paint, the recent intro, a sport of Niagara Falls with the white center in spring, that later turns green, and it's expensive because I put off buying it. And the plant is a double division that looks like its 2 1/2 feet tall, HUGE! Wowwww! Beth you have made my summer with this one, it's the best ever! Thanks so much Beth for the thought and effort! Thanks to Kelly too for organizing this. Dave |
You are very welcome Dr Dave! I know that you would appreciate OHD & MG! Both are OS also! I have had WP for 4 years now & it has grown like a weed in full sun, so I had plenty to spare! I just found the note that I was going to include with all of the info on it for you, but you had no problem figuing it out. Enjoy! I hope that you are babying that OUD. It did not have as many roots on it as I wanted! TTFN! Elizabeth |
Good evening everyone! Glad to see everyone is having so much fun with their secret trades this year. :-) By now you should have received your trade, or received an e-mail from me letting you know it's going to be a bit late. If neither has happened, please contact me as soon as possible! And I've still got a couple of e-mails sitting in my in-box that I need to respond to. Don't worry, I'm not ignoring anyone, but e-mail has not been arriving very quickly and it's been very sporadic, so I'm not sure what's going on with it. Keep the posts coming, I like to see what everyone has received! |
OH my! I need to apoligize to my trader Carol (Just1morehosta) ! I thought that I had already posted a thank-you! Alas it was from another trade! She sent me 3 beautiful hosta! One huge unknown that looks to be maybe Abiqua Moonbeam, also Fire Island & June. All 3 are potted up & waiting for the heatwave we are having here to pass so I can put them in their permanant home! Thanks again Carol! I am very happy with them! |
- Posted by just1morehosta 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Jun 9, 08 at 12:39
You are very welcome minnow,i am happy you are satisfied with my choice i send to you,my first time trading and did not know what to expect,or even how to ship a live plant.This has been fun. Carol |
My box has arrived! And good things come to those that wait! Granny57x sent 4 wonderful hostas, nice sized divisions, all new to me. Royal Charm Orange Marmalade Praying Hands Lakeside Elfin Fire And that's not all! I also smelled something really good when I opened the box and I found African Blue Sage, Mmmm, smells fabulous Globe Amaranth Cupea Cigar Plant And a Double Ddecker coneflower seedling. Can't wait to see how this one blooms. Thanks so much! I appreciate everything you sent. I hope your DH is better soon and that your shattered wrist heals quickly. Michiana |
Hi Michiana, I'm so terribly sorry you didn't get your package before now.I was hoping you would at least get it by Sat.I was really worried that we were going to have to use our tracking # to find where it went.:) I'm very happy to hear that you liked everything and that everything arrived in good shape. Your very welcome and I hope I'm forgiven for my tardiness. Thanks for the sweet WELL WISHES.Your very kind. BTW,That Plant you like to smell so much isn't a sage.I must have tagged it wrong.It's an African Blue Basil.One of my very Favorites.The more sun,The Blue-er it gets. Enjoy!! I know I have!! Thank You Again Daisy-Me!!! For all your hard work.You've done an Awesome Job as usual!!!I'll be back next year! Margie((Granny57x)) |
- Posted by negardenfan 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 9, 08 at 21:03
Received my secret trade over a week ago. Finally getting a chance to send many thanks to Margo5084 for Paul's Glory, Lakeside Kaleidoscope and Frances William!! All were in great shape with many roots and well tagged. Your enclosed letter with instructions was a lovely touch. Your hostas have wonderful new homes in my garden and are welcome additions!! Thanks also to Daisy-Me for putting the hosta trade together. I hope to do it again next year. negardenfan |
Ooops. Sorry granny57! That was a typo, I knew it was a basil but my fingers thought otherwise. You have an email so please check your mailbox! |
- Posted by botanybabe 6b (My Page) on Mon, Jun 9, 08 at 22:10
Today my secret trade arrived. I was thrilled to receive Titanic, Blue Mouse Ears, Little One, and Sea Yellow Sunrise. I did not have any of them before the trade arrived. I almost purchased Blue Mouse Ears yesterday. Just one thing was missing. The identity of the person who sent them to me. I did not find a note or anything that would indicate the forum identity of my benefactor. There was a last name on the return address, but of course we don't know people by their last names here, usually, and I certainly would not divulge it openly in the forum. So, whoever you are, my secret trader, please know that I am pleased as punch with the hostas you sent me. They arrived in excellent shape and I've got them soaking right now. I'll pot them up tomorrow. Two of them, Blue Mouse Ears and Titanic I had wanted for a long time, but never took the time to add them to my wish list here on Garden Web. And the other two, I'm equally tickled about. You must be psychic. Thanks so much, Lainey |
Your welcome Lainey! I hope you like them. I do apologize they were so late because I had an Email foul-up toward memorial day. Enjoy! I was so thrilled with the blue mouse ears, we ordered them as inserts and wasn't sure what the roots would be like, but they'd been potted about 6 weeks, and it appears they are now retail ready! Yay! Dave a.k.a. Bragu from the birthplace of John Wayne (google it), the land of covered bridges, the home of the Delicious apple, Geo Washington Carver, the underground railway and so much more |
- Posted by botanybabe 6b (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 08 at 7:13
Hi John, And thanks again. The root systems on each of them was terrific. Blue Mouse Ears had a substantial root system, and very chubby roots too. You did a good job of getting them to "take off." I planted the small ones together in a big pot, perhaps I'll snap a photo and post it. I'm thrilled and I hope you enjoyed your Secret Trade as much as I did mine. Grazia, grazia. Lainey |
Well I Held Back from Posting but... Since I Can Not Get an E-Mail Reply from Kelli Our Host... I'm Asking...Am I the Only Person Who... Has NOT YET RECEIVED Their Hosta Secret Trade? Lelan. |
- Posted by newhostaaddict z4/5WI (My Page) on Wed, Jul 9, 08 at 13:07
lelan... have you heard from your trader yet?? jill... |
No Jill I Have Not. But I Now Have Heard from Kelli. She is Trying to Find Out What is Going on. Thanks for Asking. |
Yes, I'm still checking. I sent my 3rd and final e-mail to the person today. I'll give them a couple of days to respond, though in my searches on GW I have not found a post from them since late June so they may be MIA right now... Don't worry Lelan, you won't be forgotten. :-) |
Well, I've given the person an adequate amount of time to respond to my 3 e-mails. They've chosen not to. I will not publicly "out" this person as a bad trader, but you are welcome to e-mail me for the person's name and you can then make your own decision whether or not to trade with them in the future. Lelan--watch your mail next week, you have a box coming. :-) |
Well... I Wanted to Say "Thank You" to Everyone Out There who had Offered to Send ME a Box so that I Would have Received One...but As I Told Everyone..."Thank You but No Need for a Replacement Box". But... I Received 2 Beautiful Hosta's and a Pulmononia(sp) from Kelli. Thank You So Much Kelli!...and... Lelan. |
- Posted by newhostaaddict z4/5WI (My Page) on Wed, Aug 13, 08 at 19:12
GREAT Lelan... glad you weren't left out... and that Kelli sure is amazing... jill |
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The Salvation Army's Ray & Joan Kroc Community Center of Memphis, Tennessee joyfully opened their doors on Saturday, February 23 for an open house after eight years in…
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Although I wasn't in South Bend, IN over the weekend for The Salvation Army's Kroc Community Center grand opening, news articles from the area are buzzing with details from the day's event! According to our friends there, thousands of community members showed up to check out the awesome amenities of the long-awaited center.
Apparently "seeing is believing".
The Salvation Army Kroc Center of Kapolei, Hawaii invites you to attend their official dedication and open house tomorrow, January 28.
Beginning at 10:00 a.m., the event will kick off with a dedication ceremony followed by an open house that will run from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Have you kick-started your resolution to be healthier this year? Perhaps you're waiting until you've consumed the very last bite of those stale Christmas cookies sitting on your kitchen counter?
Today's guest blogger Pon Thoummavong, Marketing Coordinator of The Salvation Army Kroc Center in San Francisco, CA, will motivate you to dance your way towards a better you in 2012!
Leaves are spinning, the temperatures are dropping, and there's crispness in the air that stirs up a special nostalgia experienced only in the unique month of October. As we anticipate the coming holidays, newly formed Salvation Army Kroc Centers throughout the country are creating their own fall tradition: KROCTOBERFEST.
The real question remains: Is RJ Kroc of German heritage? Either way, the name is an appropriate title for the annual celebration of fall at the Kroc Centers.
While many Kroc Centers have started their Kroctobers already, this coming weekend is jam-packed with events for the communities surrounding the Centers.
To name just a few, here are some of the Kroc locations offering events this weekend.
San Francisco, CA: Spiders will be spinning webs at the San Francisco Kroc Center's 4th Anniversary Halloween Carnival, which takes place on Friday, October 28, 2011 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Admission is free for all children and their families. Children and their families will be able to enjoy a host of activities, food, and games – including bowling, sharp shooter, mini golf, cake walk, ping-pong, and as a special addition the courtyard bounce house. Prizes will also be awarded for the best costumes, with a congratulatory hug from R.J Kroc, our friendly and always-popular 7-foot mascot. Learn more.
Coeur d'Alene, ID: The Kroc Center of Coeur d'Alene is hosting a concert on Friday night, October 28- the Panhandle Polecats will be stirring up some bluegrass for only $8 per ticket. The weekend will conclude with an expected 3,000 guests at gigantic "Wild West" themed Halloween party, complete with bounce houses, booths, movies in the theater, and of course – Mr. RJ Kroc himself! Learn more.
San Diego, CA: On Saturday, October 29, The Kroc Center of San Diego will be hosting the annual Boo Bash Halloween Carnival. From 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., you can enjoy ice-skating, carnival games, bounce houses, rock climbing and, what else? "Trick-or-Treating"! Not a member? The price is only $2 for entrance. Learn more.
Atlanta, GA: The Kroc Center of Atlanta is hosting a Senior Fall Ball on Sunday, October 30th. Guests can enjoy a nice meal, live music and dancing. On October 31, join in the Family Fun! Chosen Vessels, a Christian dance group, will be performing. The night will also include activities for teens and children. Learn more.
Augusta, GA: While "Kroctoberfest" may have happened last Saturday, there is still plenty going on this weekend at The Kroc Center of Augusta. Aptly titled Kroptoberfest, the Center is hosting a scrapbooking party from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., followed by "Trunk or Treat" for members, guests and staff. Child-friendly costumes are welcome and prizes will be awarded. Learn more.
Kerrville, TX: Join the Kroc Center of Kerrville, TX for Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 29. Free and open to the public from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., the event includes games, pumpkin patch, food, face painting, and bounce houses. Learn more.
Omaha, NE: The Kroc Center of Omaha is hosting a Pumpkin Patch Party on Monday, October 31 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Not a member? The price is only $5 for entry! Also a bonus: The first 200 kids get a free bag of treats. Learn more.
And this isn't all. There are plenty of events happening this weekend at Kroc Centers nationwide. These events are provided as part of The Salvation Army Kroc Centers' mission of providing safe and secure family events within communities. We hope you will join in your local Kroctoberfest: celebrating fall, fellowship and friends at your local Kroc Center!
You can find more info on all of the Kroc Centers and their Facebook pages by visiting our website here. Don't miss out on the family fun!
The grand opening of The Salvation Army Kroc Community Center of Quincy, IL brought thousands of community members together on Sunday afternoon. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony, guests had an exciting sneak peak at the finished product – one they've been waiting to see since the project began seven years ago. Soon-to-be members strolled through the gleaming hallways and admired the grand state-of-the-art amenities which became officially available to the public on Monday.
Grand it is! The beautifully constructed community center boasts an aquatic center, rock wall, worship and performance center, gym and day care center.
Upon her passing, donor Joan Kroc left The Salvation Army $1.5 billion for the development of approximately 30 Kroc Center's across the country. The centers are intended to create positive effects on the surrounding areas – strengthening the family and community bond, bettering the economy and creating opportunities to grow and learn.
As part of her gift, she asked that the communities wishing to acquire a community center be capable of raising half of the money needed for the project- an effort to ensure sustainability. We admire communities such as Quincy that were able to organize, fundraise and establish the needed community support.
The best part? Memberships are very affordable! These can be purchased on an annual or monthly basis with prices ranging from $336 per year for an individual to $600 per year for a family. Want to know how you can become part of the Kroc Community in Quincy? Contact Angie Duerr at 855-872-5762.
Check out the video above to get a closer look at all of the fun options available to members!
For more information on The Salvation Army Kroc Centers, please visit our website at www.SalvationArmyUSA.org.
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Greenbay, Wisconsin warmly welcomed the community at the grand opening on Saturday, August 20 after seven years in development.
Area children and families are excited as the impressive 95,000-square-foot Center will provide a great source of entertainment and learning opportunities throughout the year. The Center includes a fitness center, performing arts auditorium, swimming pool, library, computer laboratory, dental clinic, dance studio, gymnasium and more!
The official dedication and ribbon-cutting of the $24 million facility took place on August 27. Following the dedication, the Center hosted the "Kroc and Roll Ball", a 1950's-themed opening gala honoring founders Ray and Joan Kroc. The theme recalled the decade that Ray Kroc founded McDonald's.
Gala guests enjoyed dinner and music provided by an appropriately themed barbershop quartet.
"The impact of this facility will go far beyond a building," Captain Ken Shiels, Brown County coordinator, stated. "It will be a place for kids, families and individuals to develop new interests and life-changing and life-affirming skills. The Kroc Center is an extension of our mission to serve people as our resources allow, raising people up and strengthening, encouraging and enriching their lives."
The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers are being constructed in various cities across the country in an effort to provide opportunities that facilitate positive, life-changing experiences through art, athletics, personal development, spiritual discovery and community service.
There are currently 13 Centers across the country, with ten in the works. Each center is open to people of all ages and income levels.
You can learn more about the Greenbay Kroc Center by visiting their Facebook page or Website.
For more information on The Salvation Army Kroc Centers, please Click Here.


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