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Fathers Day is coming up! My husband got out of the military last July and we bought our first home.....this is the first time he has ever had a garage of his own. He was sooo excited to have a garage and we have spent some time working around the house and yard but have done NOTHING to his poor garage!
Well, it is a WRECK!!! I want to fix it up for a Fathers Day surprise but I do not know where to start....other than the obvious! My main question though is in regards to painting. It is finished (drywall) but is there anything I need to do in order to seal before painting? OR has this most likely already been done.....how do I tell?? I am thinking an exterior paint would be best but what type? What is easiest to clean......should it be oil based or WHAT?? See.......I need HELP! Should I apply two coats? How much paint would a typical garage require? It is a two car garage but not the double door/larger style. However the celing is very tall. AND is it too humid outside to paint w/the windows and door open? Will that affect the drying time? Also my husband has a couple of oil marks on the floor that I would like to clean off. Also he ran over a container of black shoe polish......is there any product that will get this stuff off?? And lastly is there anyone in the area that would LOVE to come help.....just kidding! ANY suggestions on how to get him out of the house for the weekend? Thanks in advance for any advice offered, Jennifer |
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How do you tell if the drywall has been painted? If you can see the color difference of the drywall mud where the nails and joint taping is, then it hasn't been painted yet. If it's a uniform color, it at least has a coat of paint on it. IMO, I would use a latex paint, they clean up with soap and water; the clean-up hassles of oil-base paints isn't fun for DIY'ers. You can use an interior or exterior paint, exterior will last longer, but do use a flat paint (gloss or semi-gloss will show every defect). I would probably paint with the garage door open, a lot of moisture is released from latex paints, and there is an odor buildup to some extent. Lower cost paints may require 2 coats, if the drywall hasn't been painted yet, you may require 2 coats with a premium paint which could be done with a primer and finish coat or 2 coats of a finish paint. Coverage is typically 300-400 square feet of wall or ceiling per gallon, but read the label to be sure! If you have oily or greasy marks on the wall, DO get an oil-base stain killer to spot coat these areas first. Auto parts stores have some spot removers for garage floors, you might check Autozone or someplace else. |
Great! I appreciate the answers SOOOO much! I was just giving it one last check before leaving for lowes and you answered several of my questions. The walls are just drywall off white w/the tape (looks like just white paint) in stripes up and down and some across. I wouldn't have thought to get a flat paint though because isn't it hard to clean? When our house was built the whole interior was done in flat paint and every little grease mark shows up....everytime the kids touch the wall there is a spot! I guess I could go with a darker color to hide dirt better. Alright, well I have alot of work ahead. I started cleaning things out today and the floor has several grease spills and stains. My husband really is a bit of a slob! He better keep it clean after this! Thanks again, jennifer |
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 03:15 PM
When we remodeled our kitchen last year I had a wall cabinet built especially to hold a DirecTV HD DVR. It is 14" deep instead of the usual 12". While it may sound extravagant to have an HD DVR in a kitchen this was my thinking. First, the TV in the kitchen is the most watched TV we have – on most of the time. Second, when MRV comes along this could be the common DVR to record shows that my wife and I both like to watch - I have my DVR in the den, she has her DVR in the bedroom and with MRV we could share the one in the kitchen. I ran the cables, RG6, CAT3 (phone) and CAT5 into a false bottom area of the cabinet and then up through the shelf to the receiver. I only ran one RG6 drop thinking I could run the other one if MRV actually happened. Well the fly in the ointment turned out to be the thick, bulky and hard to manage nature of RG6 cable in such a confined space. I was having a hard time working with just one cable so adding another would certainly have made matters even worse. But now with the HR20 & the SWM a second cable is no longer necessary.
But would the SWM let me get rid of the RG6 in the back of the cabinet completely?
The first picture shows a very thin & very flexible coax cable with push-on connectors – about 5 feet long. I think it came with an old Sony receiver I had a few years back to connect the receiver to the antenna input on a TV. Remember, you would turn the TV to channel 3 or 4... Anyway, it works. Now the HR20 has two tuners running through this one tiny cable. The other pictures tell the rest of the story.
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(1) HR20-700, (1) HR20-100, (1) HR21-100, (1) HR21-200, (1) HR21-700 (all DECA network with internet connection)
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 03:22 PM
SWiM16, H21-100, H23-600, H21-700 w/AM21, HR24-500, HR24-100 w/AM21, (3) HR20-700
All receivers networked via DECA
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 03:31 PM
I know it gives me some!
Posted 28 July 2007 - 04:00 PM
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 06:35 PM
With the exception of it being JG on your TV I'd have to say it looks pretty slick!
I agree. A pic of TS or his Big Orange would have looked better.
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 07:11 PM
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 07:18 PM
Go Packers!
My real treasures: 5 Grandchildren - S, D, M, M, C ; Now 5! Great-Grandtibbers - B, H, J, A, and M (Born 7/31/2011)
Posted 28 July 2007 - 07:22 PM
MRV was all that's left on my wishlist (wishlist done)
Posted 28 July 2007 - 08:24 PM
Even better yet 2 on one cable with ota to boot
Looks like R2D2 threw up.
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 06:03 AM
For those interested in trying mini coax for the last few feet of a SWM run, I found a very reasonable (read cheap) source here. They have other good stuff too. I've been looking all over the place for these. Max shipping is only $5. I can not vouch for their service - just placed my first order with them a few minutes ago.
Edit: 8/2/07 - no email order acknowledgment or confirmation (not good) but did get email "to notify you that the package information below has been transmitted to UPS" with a tracking #. Delivery date is tomorrow.
Edit: 8/3/07 - order arrived today and everything is OK. Cable quality seems good - now running 3 HR20s with mini-coax at the end of the SWM runs.
AU9S Slimline Dish -> SWM-16
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:23 AM
I live in L.A. and the installers keep on telling me theyre not available..
Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:26 AM
However, being originally from northern NJ, that would be Yous Guys.....
Since it costs 1.66¢ to produce a penny, my 2¢ worth is really 3.32¢ worth. That 3.32¢ is my own and not the 3.32¢ of DIRECTV, Dish, or anyone else for that matter.
Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:32 AM
Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:34 AM
How did you guys get your single wire switch?
I live in L.A. and the installers keep on telling me theyre not available..
You can obtain them through 3rd party sources such as Solid Signal.
You can also contact dave29 as I believe he is offering them to DBStalk members at a fantastic price
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:36 AM
How did you guys get your single wire switch?
I live in L.A. and the installers keep on telling me theyre not available..
Some participated in a field trial last year, others are purchasing from Soligsignal or other online retailers.
SWM rollout is expanding all the time, LA installers should have it soon.
Go Packers!
My real treasures: 5 Grandchildren - S, D, M, M, C ; Now 5! Great-Grandtibbers - B, H, J, A, and M (Born 7/31/2011)
Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:43 AM
It should be noted that they aren't currently giving them away to existing customers and it is unlikely that they will in the foreseeable future. Further, if you have a collection of legacy receivers, they probably won't show you much lovin' either.SWM rollout is expanding all the time, LA installers should have it soon.
Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:51 AM
3 HR20s, 6x8 Multiswitch (cascaded from basement with 4 coax lines), HDMI outputs to 2 rooms (including a beefy 25' cable), 75' dual component cables back to the bedroom (so, that's 10 more coax lines).
I used to have an amplified OTA antenna in there too, but took that out when I added the third HR20.
SWM would have been nice! I still have an HR20 downstairs that's running off of 1 line.
Posted 28 August 2008 - 10:22 AM
I was able to split and extend a single coax line from the Master Bedroom to another HD Receiver. From that receiver, I fished component cables to a wall-mounted 20" LCD in the Master Bathroom, which can be viewed from the Shower, Jacuzzi, Double Sink, and Make-up vanity. I also ran a composite feed from the receiver to a Sony wireless AV transmitter, which sends the D* feed to a Sony Playstation mounted on the door of our Master Bath water closet.
We have RF remotes on the vanity table, shower (in a waterproof pouch), and in the water closet. So, thanks to the SWM, we can still watch TV while getting ready in the morning.
Den: Sony KDS-60A3000 -> HR20-700; Sony KDL-40S2000 (5) -> HR20-700 (2) & HR20-100 (3)
Master Bed: Kuro PDP-5020FD -> HR34-700
Master Bath: Sony KDL-26S3000 + PSP -> HR24-200
Daughter's: Sony KDL-40W3000 -> HR20-700
Son's: Sony KDL-40W3000 -> HR24-500
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Guest: Sharp 20" -> H20-100
Patio: SunbriteTV 3220 -> H25-500
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I really need some advice. I bought a really old house and on the side I found a ton of Spider/Surprise/Hurricane Lilies pop up this September. I did notice that they are really packed together. There's a significant clump missing in one section and a few random clumps out in the yard. I'd like to move all the stray clumps into that missing clump.
The soil is clay. I'm really worried about doing something stupid and killing them all. Should I dig up the strays, separate them, and then just stick them in the clay? Should I dig them up in a big shovel full and place them as-is into a hole? Should I dig up all of them, separate all of them, fill in the bed with expanded shale/dirt/compost I do in the other beds, and replant them spread out in there? Will amending the missing clump mess up the surrounding clumps as far as drainage goes? And, can I do this now while I can still see the leaves or wait until they grow yellow in the spring? Don't be afraid to be overly detailed. I have never messed with bulbs before and I need help! Thanks so much. :) |
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If these are Lycoris they dislike being disturbed. It is recommended to move/divide in June dormancy. If I had to move some I'd definately take as big an intact clump as possible. |
In the event they are Amaryllis belladonna the advice from iris gal is still good. After disturbing they may not bloom for year or two and if planted in too much shade they may never bloom. Al |
They're Lycoris radiata. Basically, I want to move three patches that are about four feet outside of the bed so that they fill in a missing patch in the bed. The only problem is that it's clay soil and they've been there so long I'm afraid of creating a bucket effect. I really can't decide if I should dig them all up and make a slightly raised bed there to match the other beds in my yard or just dig the outsiders up in big clay chunks and insert them in the missing spot. Or, if I should dig up the extras, separate them, and just make an amended bed that's not raised so it matches the rest and hope it doesn't create a bucket there. I've got to move them, but I really hope you guys can tell me what's the best idea. :) :) :) If that doesn't make sense, I can post pictures. |
I vote for digging up the big stray clumps and inserting in the vacant space. When digging in heavy clay it is most important that the soil moisture be right for digging, not too wet or two dry. Living with such soil you are probably used to that. Al |
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Rotary Club of Berkley
We meet Mondays at 12:15 PM
O'Mara's Restaurant
2555 W. 12 Mile Rd.Berkley, MI 48072United States
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We will not be meeting at O'Mara's on Monday, December 8. They have a funeral luncheon scheduled that conflicts with our meeting time.
Berkley Schools has graciously agreed to host our meeting at the Berkley Board Offices at Avery Center. It's located at 14700 W. Lincoln in Oak Park on the corner of Tyler and Lincoln. You can enter off Manhattan and Tyler. Avery Center is #3 on the map at http://www.berkleyschools.org/berkley-school-district/pages/51058/district-map.
We will be ordering food in for the meeting so everyone will be able to enjoy lunch together. The cost will likely be $10 per person.
We're doing this on the fly but hope to see everyone there!
Connect with your fellow Rotarians, family and friends for a fun Rotary Day at the ZooSunday, September 21, 2014Zoo Hours—10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Early Bird Tickets$22 adults and $12 children (12 and under) Includes Zoo admission and an End Polio Now T-shirtBottled Water and Pop provided by District 6380 Pack a picnic lunch (no grills allowed) or purchase food on site
Scavenger Hunt Challenge- 2 to 4 people per team—family and friends can join a team with at least 2 Rotarians per team- Club teams can challenge each other or challenge a team from a neighboring club to see who can raise the most money for Polio!Imaging the Detroit Zoo filled with Rotarians wearing red End Polio Now t-shirts - what a statement we will make!
The registration site with additional details is open on Eventbrite. Go to: https://rotaryday-district6380.eventbrite.com
Berkley Rotary will be meeting up with Southfield Rotary on Wednesday, September 3 at 5:30 pm at 24 Seconds in Berkley. Friends and family are welcome to attend as well. Please add that date to your calendar. Stay tuned for additional details.
District 6380 is planning a district event at the Detroit Zoo on Sunday, September 21 from approximately 11 am to 3 pm. Details on this event will be finalized in early August but please save the date. Since this district event is taking place just down the road from Berkley, it'd be great to have strong attendance from our club. I'll talk more about this event at our next meeting.
Excellent leadership is the key to successful service by our clubs to our communities and the world. The purpose of the Rotary Leadership Institute (RLI) is to assist in improving the Rotary knowledge and leadership skills of the future leaders of our Rotary clubs. There are four opportunities in the area over the next four months:
July 12 - Mt. Pleasant, MIJuly 26 - Ann Arbor, MIAugust 23 - Big Rapids, MIOctober 18 - Chatham, Ontario, Canada For more information on registration, go to the RLI Great Lakes website.
Looking forward to meeting at our new location on Monday, June 2. This will be a special meeting as we start a new chapter for the Berkley Rotary Club. What better way to kick things off than inducting two new members to our club?
Menus for O'Mara's Restaurant can be found online at http://www.omaras.net/menus/breakfast-menu/ for breakfast and http://www.omaras.net/menus/lunch-menus/ for lunch.
Please review the menus in advance so that you can place your order when you arrive. Orders will be placed in the kitchen after you place your order (rather than as a group once everyone has ordered). You will be served when your food is ready. Each person will pay his or her own bill. A 20% gratuity will be added automatically to each bill.
It may take a few weeks to get our meetings into a good groove but look forward to meeting in our new location. See you all next week!
BERKLEY, MI (May 27, 2014) – After more than 50 years, the Rotary Club of Berkley will have a new home. Starting on Monday, June 2, the Club will meet at O'Mara's Restaurant in downtown Berkley at the intersection of 12 Mile Road and Coolidge Highway. Guests, prospective members and anyone interested in sharing a meal in fellowship are welcome to attend. The Club meets each Monday for lunch from 12:15 pm to 1:30 pm.
"We're looking forward to meeting in our new location and expect it will help the club to be more inviting and visible," said Dr. Paul Benson, Club President.
"Meeting at a restaurant will give everyone the option to order what they want off the menu. Rather than paying a flat fee, each person will pay their own bill at the end of the meal," said Matt Church, Club President-Elect.
Each meeting features a speaker. Here's a look at speakers for the month of June.
June 2: First meeting at O'Mara's and induction of two new members
June 9: Robert Wittenberg discusses that impact of being a Berkley Rotary Club college scholarship recipient
June 16: Exchange student Florane and Berkley High student Tristan talk about their experiences at the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp
June 23: Joyce and John Joyce of the Sterling Heights Rotary Club tell us about their international clean water projects.
June 30: A representative from the Detroit Institute of Arts will share information about one of this region's cultural gems.
The Rotary Club of Berkley was founded in 1949 and has been doing important work in the community and around the world for over 65 years. For more information, visit www.berkleyrotaryclub.com.
Tomorrow, May 19 will be our last meaning at the First United Methodist Church before we move to our new home at O'Maras. It is with a heavy heart that we leave the meeting place that has been part of our rotary family for quite some time. In fact, most Rotarians do not remember any other home other than the First United Methodist Church and wonderful women that prepared weekly meals. Tomorrow we will honor the women of the church at our meeting. We will have some open conversation with them to close out an important part of our club's history. Tributes will continue on July 10, 2014 with a special presentation for these great women at our Presidents' Night when we officially Swearing in our new club officers.
Our move to O'Mara's, on the corner of 12 Mile Road and Coolidge, will be June 2, 2014. The start time will remain the same at 12:15 P.M. You will be able to order what you want off the menu when you arrive and each person will get a bill near the end of the meeting. A 20% gratuity will automatically be added to your bill. Food will arrive at your table as it comes out of the kitchen. Some club business may be handled during your lunch but for the most part eating will be completed by the time our speaker begins. Please allow for some changes to this agenda as we learn and get a new format into place.
Our program for the June 2 meeting will be the Joyce's who will talk about their efforts in providing clean and safe water around the world. We are excited about our new venue and believe it will be a big part in reinventing Berkley Rotary. As always guests and prospective members are always welcome!
Our club in conjunction with the Berkley School District, Women's Soccer team or Eastern Michigan University, and the Lion's club was held on Saturday May 2 in Berkley. We give special thanks to Tom Colwell of our club and the Lions club for spearheading this program. One student at a time in promoting anti-bullying and good sportsmanship as well as the opportunity to improve their soccer skills.
Save the date Thursday, July 10 for our president night to officially install Berkely's new administration. It will be at past president (boy--I like that title) Paul Benson's house begnning at 6:30 P.M. A great barbeque dinner, fellowship, and a few surprises are guaranteed. More information will follow.
It's hard to believe that the year is almost over and Florane will be going back home. We will officially be saying goodbye to her at our meeting on Monday June 16. At the meeting she and fellow student Tristen, will share their experiences wilth us from when they attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference last month.
The date for our signature Pancake Breakfast fundrasier has been selected by Charlie Glogower, event chair. Paul, Matt, Mary Beth, and Charlie took a tour of the Berkley High School Cafeteria as a possible site location since we will not be at the First United methodist Church. This facility will be spectacular for the event. It is not confirmed yet and there are some details to work out, however all parties are confident that these details will be worked out. More t come.
Our exchange student from Switzerland, Florene, has been living a real American experience! In December, she traveled to Florida and the Bahamas with Darlene and Charlie Glogower and daughter Rachel. In early March she traveled with her current host family to Washington D.C. and went to the White House. More recently, Florane attended a game at U Of M; and went to a Red Wing Hockey Game, where she met some new friends! Here are some photos of the U Of M Game and Red Wings game.
At Tuesday's meeting we celebrated two anniversaries. George Elfond (left) joined in 1970 and Gene Tata (right) joined in 1996. Thank you both for your continued commitment to the Berkley Rotary Club!
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January 15, 2014
BERKLEY — Almost every school across the state deals with bullying issues at some point in the school year, but at Anderson Middle School, Principal Vince Gigliotti has been trying to get the students involved in stopping the bullying acts.
The school's "No Place for Hate" program has helped educate students on the repercussions of bullying, and how it can affect other students, by bringing in speakers to talk with the students.
To help bring in the speakers, Berkley Public Schools formed a partnership with the Rotary Club of Berkley. Rotary Club President Paul Benson pledged to donate $8,000 toward the campaign.
The Rotary Club raised $9,700 during its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser in November — it's biggest fundraiser of the year. Combined with a $4,000 grant from Rotary International, Benson and the Rotary Club donated another $4,000 to fulfill their pledge.
"Rotary is a service organization, and we decided to partner with the Berkley School District for a two-year project with them and felt there needed to be preventative measures when approaching bullying," Benson said. "There are a lot of consequences to it, and some of our members were bullied when they were in school. There is the possibility of serious consequences, including the loss of life, for people who were bullied, and this is a very good, proactive project in the school system."
Benson said the Rotary Club has been doing the pancake breakfast as its signature fundraiser since the club's inception in 1959. The fundraiser always takes place on the first Saturday of November.
In the first year of the partnership during the 2012-13 school year, the Rotary Club helped bring anti-bullying expert Brooks Gibbs to Anderson and Norup International School. Gigliotti said the money also was used to support an anti-bullying poster contest at the elementary level.
"It is tremendous to have community groups support us," Gigliotti said, "We all have the same goals for our community, and we recognize that making a difference with students will make a difference with our community."
Berkley Schools Superintendent Dennis McDavid helped establish the partnership between the schools and the Rotary Club. Benson expressed interest in getting more involved with supporting the schools during McDavid's first year in the district.
"Everything the Rotary Club does is extremely important, and we like to think we are an international organization," Benson said. "We respond to hurricanes and natural disasters through Rotary International, but we also think the local level is important. The United States and even Berkley may be a lot more fortunate than other parts of the world, but we feel it is important to do stuff locally, so doing projects like this is important to us."
In the summer, Benson said they would be adding another component to their fight against bullying by putting on a soccer clinic in partnership with the Eastern Michigan University women's soccer team.
The clinic will be for children ages 8-14; it will not only teach them soccer skills, Benson said, but also good sportsmanship and working together, which is an extension of anti-bullying. The camp will begin May 3 and will be free of charge.
Gigliotti said having a campaign like "No Place for Hate" helps keep the bullying problem at the forefront for students and administrators.
"Our involvement with 'No Place for Hate' is very significant because it continues to push us to explore ways to positively impact our school culture," he said. "We recognize that bullying behaviors can never be eliminated, but how students and the community deal with this will make a difference. We encourage students to take a stand and not be idle bystanders, and our hope is this trickles into our community, as well."
Anyone with any money is bound to hear from a fraudster at some point. But you can help protect your family and friends by recognizing how investment fraudsters operate and by reporting suspicious sales pitches and actual scams. We heard many examples of scamming schemes. When in doubt check it out. Contact the Better Business Bureau and they can help identify any reported bad business practices.Scams can take many forms - and fraudsters can turn on a dime when it comes to developing new pitches for the latest fraud. While the wrapper or hook might change, there are common tactics that used by fraudsters to get your money that you need to know.
Florane hanging out with host mother Pat and the Detroit Yacht Club Regatta at Metro Beach this weekend. Everyone decked out for Halloween.
Duplication is a great form of flattery, especially with a worthy project from the Brighton Rotary Club. They presented their reamp building project that is highly successful for them at district conference. We thought it is a great project. Our club has partnered with prospective Berkley Rotary Member Fred Collins who is a builder. Fred is not a stranger to our club. He has agreed to supply the labor at cost. We will partner with the City and Berkley businesses for assistance too. Our members wanting to assist at the build are also encouraged to get involved.
We expect to start this in a very limited fashion and only to a person in financial need and residing in Berkley. More to follow.
Rotary clubs around the world are pledging emergency aid to communities in central Philippines after last week's massive typhoon flattened entire coastal towns and villages, killed thousands of people, and displaced nearly 600,000 more.
The situation remains dire as widespread destruction has made food, water, and medicine scarce in remote areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan, the strongest storm to make landfall on record.
Rotary President Ron Burton is urging our 34,000 clubs worldwide to continue to assist storm victims.
"I know we all want to help. I am urging our clubs to take action to provide emergency aid now and begin planning for the future when we can help rebuild homes, schools, and businesses," says Burton. "We are in the business of helping people in need."
Rotary partner ShelterBox has committed aid for 4,000 families in the form of emergency shelter and other relief assistance.
Such disasters are "exactly why we entered into our partnership with ShelterBox," says Burton. "It gives Rotary members worldwide the opportunity to respond immediately and in a very meaningful way to the life-threatening conditions faced by the people of the Philippines."
For nearly 100 years, Rotary clubs in the Philippines have been creating positive change in their communities. The first Philippine Rotary club was formed in Manila in 1919. Today, more than 800 Rotary clubs throughout the Philippines give members the chance to make a difference at home and around the globe.
Rotary's work to eradicate polio, our top priority, began in the Philippines. In 1979, Rotary funded the immunization of six million children with the oral polio vaccine. Based largely on the success there, the World Health Assembly authorized the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in which Rotary is a spearheading partner.
Rotary clubs in the Philippines have improved water and sanitation, led medical and dental missions, created literacy programs, and participated in reforestation plantings. When a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines in September, clubs were there to bring aid to those in need.
"Rotary members often are both first-responders and rebuilders when major disasters strike because clubs are present in every corner of the world," Burton says. "We continue with recovery efforts long after international relief agencies have gone because Rotary clubs are part of the communities we serve."
For additional information go to rotary.org
Since the PolioPlus program's inception in 1985, more than 2 billion children have received oral polio vaccine. To date, 211 countries, territories, and areas around the world are polio free, and 134 of these have been certified polio-free. As of June, 2012, Rotary has committed more than $1.2 billion to global polio eradication. In 2011 - 12, program awards totaled $102.8 billion, including PolioPlus Partner grants.
in 2011-201, Rotary completed the US-200 Million Challenge. Over the three years of the challenge, Rotarians exceeded the goal, contributing $228.3 million toward polio eradication, to secure $255 million in grants offered by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Sirower says truckloads of clothes, blankets, cleaning supplies, and ready-to-eat meals and other nonperishable food have been arriving in the affected districts. Teams of Rotarians have worked around the clock since the storm hit to sort the items and determine where to deliver them.
"The response from Rotarians is nothing short of amazing," says Sirower. "The day before the storm hit, I was receiving calls from clubs around the world asking what they could do to help. We have three warehouses in my town full of supplies that Rotarians have sent to us."
Governor John Andrews of District 7640 says his neighborhood in Ocean City, New Jersey, looks like a war zone.
"It was heartbreaking to see blocks and blocks of homes destroyed," says Andrews, whose home suffered minor damages but lost electricity. "I was very lucky, but you have to pay back that luck, and that's what Rotarians all over this region are doing."
Andrews says he's received emails and phone calls from clubs and districts worldwide offering help.
"All of our districts are so used to giving in emergencies like this, it feels so different to be on the receiving end," says Andrews. "The support shown to us throughout the Rotary world shows we are not alone during this recovery."
Governors of the six affected districts are asking Rotarians to send donations to their Hurricane Sandy fund. To learn how to donate and to read news updates, visit their website.
Click the link below to check out our organization's website and all the good things we are a part of. HAVE FUN...it's really goodROTARY INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
We need 3 more people to like us on Facebook so we can take advantage of network tracking. If you have not signed on as a friend please do so now. Encourage some friends and relatives to do the same. Social media is getting to be a more and more important link for communication today. Each week we are posting our speaker program and menu for our Monday meeting. You will automatically receive this information once you are signed up as a friend. Guests can attend our lunch meeting for only $5.00. What a great deal for an entertaining meeting and fine food. It can't be beat!
We are working to have wireless available in our social hall for regular Monday meetings and at the breakfast.
I'm happy to provide this report after attending my first International Rotary Conference in Bangkok last week. My purpose in attending this conference was many. I wanted to spark some enthusiasm and reenergize myself to help lead our club as your president this next Rotary year. I also wanted to increase my understanding of our organization from an international perspective. I was not disappointed in the conference and it exceeded my expectations in so many ways.
The opening ceremony was quite an experience. It wasn't the opening remarks by the princess of Thailand that I will remember most. It was the exceptional flag ceremony that was the highlight for me. I've seen Rotary flag ceremonies before at District Conferences and they were nice, but limited to the flags of our District's foreign exchange students. It was relatively brief by comparison. This conference's ceremony was a display of flags for each of the 201 Rotary countries. Three countries are new to Rotary this year. It took what seemed to be a long time, however it was far from boring. There were cheers from every section of the room from individuals of that country being announced. I have to admit, there were more countries announced than I was even familiar with or heard of.
It was amazing to be in attendance with over 35.000 other members of my Rotary organization, of which we are so different, yet share so many common goals. In fact, our similarities far surpass our differences. "Service above Self" and the contribution in whatever way to the betterment of humanity is what we share. We have often heard that money can't buy you happiness and that is true. Helping others makes one feel good. Rotary is a wonderful avenue for creating that type of happiness.
The display of individual club's projects in the House of Friendship was what I would guess to be in the several hundreds. In aggregate the power of Rotary is massive, although often we don't see the forest through the trees. If each individual or club does only a small trivial amount of something good, then collectively with over 1.2 million members in over 200 countries the amount of humanitarian service is massive.
I learned about fellowship societies that I never even knew existed before. There are several hundred of these opportunities for Rotarians to join on a variety of subjects from bird watching, peanut butter, traveling, bicycling,to more traditional areas of Rotary interest too. I joined three of them. A physicians group, a Rotary Fighting AIDS groups that is currently concentrating on improving lives of orphans and vulnerable children to HIV, and a boating group. Who knows what opportunities this may bring to me from new boating friends to volunteering on an AIDS mission organized by this Rotary group. I have always wanted to do that..
It was announced that Rotary was successful in reaching the 200 million dollar challenge from the Bill Gates foundation before the deadline of June 30, 2012. This means the Bill Gates Foundation will match and surpass our collections by donating an additional 355 million dollars. I remember back in 1985 when this project was announced. I had no appreciation of the enormous task Rotary had taken. We are down to only three countries in the world reporting polio. They are Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria. India was just taken off the list as they have not had any polio cases reported in a year. Polio is over 99% eradicated in the world, but that last 1% is going to be the most difficult. Only a non governmental group such as Rotary has the means to accomplish this task. We will not stop and need to continue to raise funds until the job is complete.
Global poverty was discussed. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient spoke on the bank he set up for making loans to the poor and needy. This banking program started in Bangledesh, and now has five branches in the United States, with a new branch in Detroit being planned to open this summer. There collection rate on their loans was reported to be 97%. They have no lawyers, do everything the opposite way a large bank would do, and agreements are consummated by a handshake. He spoke about creating "social businesses" that are created to solve a problem, not make money.
I can go on and on. There were speakers from the World Health Organization, United Nations, and leaders from our own organization. I have ordered a DVD of some of the sessions and I think it will make great programs or fireside chat topics for our club. I invite our members and Rotary friends to share from my experiences and capture the spirit to recreate and rebuild our club. Together we can make this happen!


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Hey guys,
So I want to paint my Front Door an extremely high gloss black like in England. I used to live there and want to bring that part of the country to my home. I have heard a lot about Fine Paints of Europe, but they are just so expensive. I have heard that a possible replacement in Diamond Vogel. Does anyone have any experience using this stuff? How does it compare? Or is there another option out there that gives a super mirror like finish? I live in Utah so unfortunatly i have to ship both of these options? Is there a Benjamin Moore or Sherwin williams paint that works as well? Any ideas would be great. Also if you have used any of these on a similar project please post pics, that would be awesome! Thanks so much! |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Thu, Jun 14, 12 at 22:49
A qt. of Hollandlac Brilliant will paint any front door at least 5 times. So you can't justify $80 to have the best looking front door in your town? Casey |
NOTHING will look as good as FPE Hollandlac Brilliant. I've used some of their stuff. (I have a thread on this forum about painting the interior wood trim of our entry-door side-lites. I used their Brushing-Putty, Oil primer, and the ECO-series Brilliant White.) I'm a proud USA fan like anyone. Trust me...if you prep it right, and use good tools/techniques, you'll be dumbstruck!! Faron |
- Posted by SeriousOne9 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 18, 12 at 15:48
I cound not agree more with the comments about Hollandlac Brilliant Mu front door is painted Tulip Red and it shines like a mirror You have to follow the instructions to the letter including using their primer and paint brush but in the end it will be more than worth the effort And as FPE's advertisement states there is nothing as expensive as using cheap paint Good luck |
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The Hollandlac is a wonderful finish..but hard to do. I have included our help video on best practices for using this paint. |
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noun \ˈpän-chən-\Definition of PANCHEN LAMA
: the lama who is the chief spiritual adviser of the Dalai Lama
Origin of PANCHEN LAMA
Panchen from Chinese (Beijing) bānchán
First Known Use: 1794
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Panchen Lama
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Any of the line of reincarnated lamas who head the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Tibet, traditionally second only to the Dalai Lama in spiritual authority in the dominant sect of Tibetan Buddhism. A Panchen Lama installed by the Chinese Nationalist government in 1949 later became an official under the Chinese communists. He remained in Tibet after the 14th Dalai Lama fled into exile in 1959 but was imprisoned in 1964 after criticizing the government. He was released in the late 1970s and died in 1989. The Dalai Lama and government subsequently chose different successors.
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Nurses with Hepatitis B in the Philippines? - page 2
Just graduated last March 2008 and took the boards this June. The thing is, I'm a chronic carrier of Hepatitis B. I already searched the forums and from what I've read, hospitals in the USA, Canada,... Read More
0Jan 26, '09 by bubbles0220hi there! i also have the same dilemma re: hep b. i dont know where to start. a good gastro doc maybe? ould someone direct me on what to do next? im planning to apple outside the philippines too.
1Jan 27, '09 by Silverdragon102, RN AdminQuote from bubbles0220You really should talk to your doctor and see what advice they can offer you or refer you on to someone who can help you betterhi there! i also have the same dilemma re: hep b. i dont know where to start. a good gastro doc maybe? ould someone direct me on what to do next? im planning to apple outside the philippines too.bubbles0220 likes this.
1Jan 28, '09 by jahda_phHi there! I'm also a chronic carrier of Hep B, a healthy carrier. My doctor didn't submit me for treatment since my lab results were normal but he recommended another exam,quite expensive and ia available in Manila. Since i'm from the province, i probably will take the exam if my medicals are near already. I'm applying for US right now, i just took the risk. I know of someone who's working in Canada right now,we also have thesame case. Further tests will be asked i guess if one is a hep B carrier before the embassy decides if you have passed their criteria. God bless to all of us. I'll post here once my time has come for medicals.bubbles0220 likes this.
0Jan 29, '09 by bubbles0220thanks silverdragon!
jahda_ph hi there! im also a chronic healthy carrier, and all my lab exams were normal. i think your doctor recommended you for the dna level? am i right?
im from the province too and im still saving up for my coming to manila for further tests..good for you that you already applied for the us, i hope everything goes well. i also hope you could share your events with me. im still groping around on what to do next. hope to hear from you and others too! -
1Jan 29, '09 by zerisseDon't panic. A know a lot of nurses and student nurses who have Hep B because we know that a good number of Filipinos either are carriers of Hep B or have Hep B. My cousin is a Hep B carrier and she already had a go signal to continue applying for the UK. I am also a Hep B carrier but I think I'll have to think about the NCLEX first before thinking about getting a job since I'm already in the US...bubbles0220 likes this.
1Jan 31, '09 by bubbles0220hi zerisse! thanks for replying on this thread!
yes, a lot of filipino's are carriers but despite this fact, the discrimination is high here. it's quite difficult to openly discuss this issue to other persons and the information that is likely to be gathered is quite few because this condition is somewhat a taboo here.
are you an old visa holder? or did you really apply so that you could go there? could you share to me the steps that you did or even the steps that your cousin is doing?
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0Jan 31, '09 by zerisseYes I know about not discussing about Hep B in the Philippines because I have lived in the Philippines for more than 20 years and I think this has something to do with Hep B being sexually transmitted and a blood borne disease.
To answer your question, I already had my visa a few years back from my parents so I didn't apply as nurse. I didn't go through all the exams that are required for the non-visa holders so I don't really know what to say regarding this matter.
Unfortunately bubbles my cousin is still doing her physical exams and is doing necessary paperwork so I'll have to ask her for more info. -
0Jan 31, '09 by bubbles0220Hi! I hope you could update me on her progress zerisse. Maybe you and her could enlighten me on my plight.
Many thanks! -
0Jan 31, '09 by jahda_phhi bubbles and everyone! yes, let's just hope and pray that whichever place we'll be applying,they would consider us since being Hep B + is not the true measure of being a nurse. I'm actually quite anxious everytime i think of how my medica examination will push thru since i'm waiting for my approval for working visa for US. I just hope my DNA result will show the virus to be non-replicating. I'll post here of my latest events as soon as possible. God bless to all of us. Let's be positive about this, let's not allow this condition to beat and outdo us. Till next time'
0Feb 4, '09 by bubbles0220Hi jahda! yes being hep b+ could never be a gauge in one's true abiliies. I just wish that someday we'd have what we yearn for and be successful in our profession.
I hope to hear from you soon!


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Breakfast Topic: Harvest Festival begins today
We still managed to have fun with it last year with the Epic Harvest Brewfestival Kodo Ride. When the holidays were overlapping, we turned our mounts into kodos and rode them to honor Grom Hellscream. The gallery is below. Don't adjust your sets; we were riding drunk. No, this was not a responsible ride on mythical animals in a fantasy world.
So go forth, eat your free food and honor your faction's harvest hero. And if you're into more compelling in-game holidays, don't fret: Pirates' Day and Brewfest are coming up within the week.
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Wow! That's awesome, David! Yep, definitely on my list. ;) Carolyn |
- Posted by greedyghost 5 (My Page) on Thu, Oct 14, 10 at 17:12
Wow, so fun and beautiful! It's hard to believe such a spectacular variety of bloom would still have a few more tricks up its sleeve. Thanks for the comparison photos! |
Love the yellow blooms David. I ordered my plant because of the photos I had seen of yellow flowers. I wonder if the heat and sun of summer are what make the blooms more yellow? Mike |
- Posted by dmichael619 8a (My Page) on Thu, Oct 14, 10 at 18:06
This is a very good link for comparison of the blooms from this particular hoya. I'm not 100% sure this is where Antone got the plant from but it appears to be the same. I know that i got my sp. flatstem (platycaulis) from Antone as well and this guy at Pinoy claims that if you have a plant of platycaulis,it can all be traced back to him. Mike I guess it could be the heat/sun that has caused it to change but i've not seen one change to this extreme before even though I know that heat and growing conditions can and often do influence flower color. Nothing has changed with this plant except the fact that it has been moved back into the gh for winter now. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.pinoyplants.com/asclepiads.php
Yes Carolyn, I agree with you...its going on the list,lol.. Just gorgeous David...The colors are so vibrant. Reminds me a little of Easter egg colors...so pretty! |
David, I got same one from Antone. I love this hoya for sure, mine is still small so only had a few flowers. Jan |
I'm sure this has been asked before, but is aff. mindorensis different to mindorensis yellow? Lovely plant yours... I just hope mine might flower one day! |
- Posted by dmichael619 8a (My Page) on Fri, Oct 15, 10 at 16:46
Hills I have successfully managed to kill three plants of yellow mindorensis thus far without seeing any of them bloom!!! Two came from David Lidlde and one came from a vendor in Thailand. I have a 4th start of it now that was recently acquired from a very generous forum member here. So I can't say if any of the yellow clones that I HAD would have consistently bloomed yellow or not. According to what I was told of this particular clone of aff. minodrensis it can bloom peduncles with different colored flowers all on the same plant. I am very anxious to see mine with more than a single cluster open at one time so I can actually see for myself!!! David |
Oh wow! That is wonderful. |
Is it common for blooms to last that long? I do not have this variety, but on my pubicalyix and obvata they only last a week or two. Do different varities last different times? |
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In a world where music consumers don't think twice about illegally downloading an album or cherry-picking singles rather than investing in a whole record, it's exponentially more difficult for artists to achieve Gold (500,000 copies shipped) or, god forbid, Platinum record (1,000,000) status from the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) than it was just two decades ago.
Popular '90s acts like R.E.M. and Pearl Jam were expected to immediately move millions of their records upon release, lest they be considered a commercial failure. Now, any band that even approaches gold with an album is a sales juggernaut who must be milked for all they're worth. For instance, it was news when woodsy indie rockers Bon Iver recently passed 500,000 copies sold for a five-year-old album and its two-year-old follow-up.
None of this can mean good things for the CD tower manufacturing sector, but auctioneers of platinum and gold record awards (usually a framed plaque including the the album cover and a random overstock CD or record re-labeled and painted in the corresponding color) should be happy. As the Julien's Auctions website explains, when there are 120 awards celebrating a platinum Rolling Stones record in existence and even just a handful are offered for sale, supply exceeds demand and the prices drop.
That's not to say that sales awards for popular '70s, '80s and '90s can't be worth a pretty penny. What follows are five of the highest-selling platinum records in auction history.
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A platinum award for The Cars' Candy-O, which features classics like "Let's Go" and "It's All I Can Do," sold for $2,048 at a December 2012 auction by Julien's of Hollywood. Thanks to that sultry album cover Ric Ocasek and company graced the follow-up to their debut with (perhaps a fail-safe to avoid a sophomore sales slump), we can't necessarily assume that the buyer was a Cars fan.


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