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NVBCC & GBNA Anniversary Gala and Awards Dinner
Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
Friday, November 1, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM (EDT)
The Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (NVBCC), in partnership with the Global Business Network Association (GBNA), is pleased to announce its first Scholarship and Awards Gala!
We are pleased to jointly celebrate the 5th Anniversary of NVBCC, and to honor the achievements of business leaders and young scholars. NVBCC and GBNA are committed to growth and development of our members, and of the businesses that make this region a thriving center for economic achievement.
Northern Virginia business leader and Market Vice President for Cox Communications, Inc., J.D. Myers will be our keynote speaker!
This year not only marks a milestone for NVBCC, but it marks the emergence of a stronger, increasingly vibrant economy five years after the economic strife that has impacted the globe. The evening's program will include special presentations recognizing industry pioneers and leaders who have significantly contributed to the business community. Proceeds will support our programs in academic and entrepreneurial achievement, and our efforts to educate, train and advance the region's small, minority-owned and woman-owned businesses.
The reception begins at 5:00 p.m. with cocktails, followed by an awards dinner at 7:30 p.m., and desert and dancing following dinner.
We invite you to join us in celebration and support the Gala as a sponsor! In addition to sponsorships listed, these in-kind sponsorships are available:
For more details on programs and sponsorship, contact the Gaea Honeycutt at 703-389-5465 or visit our website at http://www.novabcc.org.
J.D. Myers, II is the Market Vice President, Northern Virginia Operations for Cox Communications, Inc. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Mr. Myers is responsible for Cox's day-to-day operations in the company's Northern Virginia service area. Previous to his current role, Mr. Myers was Vice President of Cox Business and led Cox's commercial business in Northern Virginia, serving businesses, schools and government agencies of all sizes. He also has held various senior leadership positions in Bell South, General Electric, WorldCom, and has served in the U.S. Army as a Non-Commissioned Officer.
He was named by CableFAX as one of the Most Influential Minorities in Cable in 2012 and in 2011; in 2009 he was named on CableFAX Magazine's National List of the Top 35 Regional Executives; and in 2008, JD was recognized by CableFAX as one of the Top Minorities Executives in Cable Communications. Mr. Myers holds a M.B.A. in Finance and a M.B.A. in Marketing from American University, a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration from American University, and an Associate of Arts, Electrical Engineering Technology from Regis University. He is a graduate of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and its National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications(NAMIC) sponsored Executive Leadership Development Program.
He is an active member of the Board of Trustees for the George Mason University Foundation, a member of the Board for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, a Board member of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce in Virginia, and a member of the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of NAMIC. He also serves as Co-Chair on the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) Business Services Council.
Mr. Myers has been an active member of Queens Chapel United Methodist Church of Maryland since 1996. He, his wife, and three daughters reside in Potomac, MD.
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The Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit 501c3 organization that supports economic empowerment throughout the region, and creates opportunities for businesses and entrepreneurs to build relationships, expand networks, obtain practical professional development, and to build their companies and careers.
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SAVANNAH Georgia — Years ago GREEN Palm Inn began a list of 'green Savannah' — what's green in our beautifully vibrantly green city. Is this a whimsical endeavor? The green list and a couple more lists — small places, little cozy spots — keep us on the lookout for what's new to do, what's fresh to do in Savannah, GA USA for your next trip here.
We try to keep these lists in tune with Green Palm Inn, where we promote The Softer Side of Savannah .
- The Green-Meldrim House has historical prominence, as does Greene Square, named for Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene.
- The early Georgia colony was agrarian, coming full circle to farm fresh endeavors, like Forsyth Park Farmer's Market (each Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.) selling farm fresh green and organic vegetables.
- The fountains of the City of Savannah are colored green for St. Patrick's Day, annually each year in March. Even Baker's Pride's donuts are green for the Irish heritage celebration!
- Our little inn is doing small things to 'go green' — beginning with recycling and updating water use appliances, in ways to conserve.
In an About.com survey, green was the favorite color to 16% of the poll, second only to blue, which garnered 19%.
The first person to propose the settlement of a Georgia colony was Robert Montgomery. The name he proposed for the colony? Azilla. Gratefully it is Georgia. Among his first impressions — green!
`Tis beautiful with odoriferous plants, green all the year. Pine, cedar, cypress, oak, elm, ash or walnut with innumerable other sorts, both fruit or timber trees, grow every where so pleasantly, that though they meet at top, and shade the traveller, they are, at the same time, so distant in their bodies, and so free from underwood or bushes, that the deer and other game, which feed in droves along these forests, may be often seen near half a mile between them.
"Great greensward" – Forsyth Park open spaces. Greensward: turf that is green with growing grass.

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On the latest 'Twilight Zone,' now shown on UPN, a hospital intern blacks out after mysteriously changing personalities with an injured Secret Service agent. Two days later, still suffering from amnesia, he wakes up in a strange motel room. É But at least now he knows where he is. Want to know how? É There's a copy of, cross my heart, the Portland Tribune by his bedside. É And if you think it's all just silly fiction, and could never work for you, just wait till next time you find yourself É in the Twilight Zone. É Rosemarie Quinn, who just reopened the Vat & Tonsure on Southwest Taylor, plans to be back at work this week with painted-on eyebrows after a stove blew up on her last Thursday. The explosion caused first-degree burns on her face and hand. É 'I'll come out of it,' she says, 'but I don't look so good.' What a trooper.
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If you think it's probably not such a terrific idea for Gov. Kitzhaber to appoint school board member Marc Abrams to a vacant judgeship, you've got something in common with Wendy Lee, owner of the Triple Dragon Restaurant, 1933 W. Burnside. É According to Lee, last May, during Abrams' unsuccessful judicial campaign against Marilyn Litzenberger, he stopped by the Triple Dragon to complain about a Litzenberger campaign poster the restaurant had displayed out front. É When Lee refused to take it down, she recalls, Abrams said he would tell relatives and friends not to eat there and left in a huff. É Not so, says Abrams, 'I only said that I wouldn't eat there.' É Judicial temperament, I think they call it. É This UO football uniform thing has got legs. 'So just how cool are those jerseys?' writes Ken O'Hollaren, executive director of the Port of Longview. 'I saw one being worn by one of the stars on 'Third Watch.' ' É That's nothing. I heard that none other than Tom Arnold on 'The Best Damn Sports Show Ever' say the Duck uniforms were cool because they looked like rollerball jerseys.
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I owe an apology to the folks at the Foursquare Gospel Church. Based on a notice in a local commercial publication, which indicated that the church had just paid $2.7 million for a house in a swanky part of Lake Oswego, I made a crack about how they'd found a new way to get through the eye of the needle. É Turns out the church actually purchased a 23-acre parcel of farmland near West Linn, and the address in Lake O belongs to the pastor who negotiated the deal.
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Boats Johnson, who lives on Northeast 13th, called in with a news flash about Mocha, the cat from across the street. É When Mocha's owners moved to Northeast Alberta, about a mile and a half away, he kept coming back to the old neighborhood. Did it three times before the owners gave up and informed the new residents that the cat was theirs. É Brings to mind the story, once known to schoolchildren in these parts, of Bobbie the Wonder Dog. In 1923, Bobbie, a 2-year-old bobtail collie, was separated from his owners, Frank and Elizabeth Brazier of Silverton, in Wolcott, Ind. É Six months later, after what must rank as one of the great animal odysseys of all time, Bobbie, half-alive, found his way back home. É The remarkable story was chronicled in 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' and a movie, 'Bobbie the Wonder Dog.' É So famous was Bobbie that when he died and was buried, in April 1927 at the Oregon Humane Society cemetery, even Rin Tin Tin came for the funeral.


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Sunday, March 20, 2016
March 26th and 27th
As spring blossoms and the weather milds the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival falls back to Saraveza, Bad Habit Room and side street of N. Michigan for it's 4th year. Oregon's largest and perhaps the Pacific Northwest's largest Farmhouse dedicated beer festival continues to highlight American made wild and rustic ales that take their inspiration from the beers of France and Belgium. This year the Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival introduces a new VIP early entrance and an exclusive bottle and draft release called 'The Croze' from The Commons Brewery.
This years festival will have the largest selection yet of over 60 different beers from more than 25 breweries with outdoor booths featuring Ale Apothecary, Perennial Artisan Ales, The Commons, pFriem Family Brewers and Agrarian Ales.
Participating Breweries: De Garde, Jester King, Block 15 Brewing, Sante Adairius, The Ale Apothecary, Perennial Artisan Ales, Crooked Stave, The Commons, Upright Brewing, pFriem Family Brewers, The Bruery, Solera Brewery, Logsdon Farmhouse Ales, Great Notion Brewing, Propolis, Agrarian Ales, Three Magnets Brewing, Stillwater Artisan Ales, Hair of the Dog, Almanac, Breakside, Culmination, Russian River, Blackberry Farms, Urban Family Brewing and Golden Valley.
The Portland Farmhouse and Wild Ale Festival will be the only place to get 'The Croze', a primarily bottled wild saison brewed exclusively for the festival. One keg of The Croze will be pouring at the fest for attendees to sample before purchasing bottles.The Croze is an open oak fermented saison brewed with pilsner malt, malted wheat and german hops, bottled and keg conditioned. The Croze was made using a unique technique of fermenting in open top oak barrels. 5.3% Abv and very limited. Bottles of The Croze will be on sale during the Sunday VIP session, and any remaining bottles will be available for purchase during the fest on Sunday.
Sat. & Sun. Timing:
VIP Session: starts at noon
General Admission: doors at 3pm
Tickets are on Sale Now and remain an affordable $25 which includes a collectible Glass and 10 drink tickets. Additional tickets are $1 and beers range from 1-4 tickets for a 4oz pour.
SOLD OUT: New in 2016 is a special VIP session for $35 that allows ticket holders a 3 hour early entry at Noon before regular admission at 3pm. The VIP entry will be good for BOTH Saturday and Sunday, but you will need to be wearing your wristband and keep your glass for re-entry!
Advance tickets available here or $25 CASH ONLY at the door for the general admission session.
Advance ticket sales end at 5:00PM on Friday, March the 25th!
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Romani Hall invites you to remember the gallant young boys from the district who answered the 'call to arms', in this proud tribute to their valuable contribution to their country. Opened March 1999 as a tribute to the Australian Light Horse, the hall houses thought-provoking memorabilia and information of the Light Horsemen and their battles.
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I recently accompanied Richard Marchant to the Shoalhaven River where he studies the animals that platypus eat. Thanks to the suction sampling tool we used, I'll never look at a common household vacuum cleaner the same way again.
The underwater vacuum we used is a quite different to that used to clean carpets: suction, in this case, created by bubbles are injected near the base of a pipe. The bubbles rise to the top, sucking water upward as they go.
Richard Marchant diving with the air-lift sampler, which works like an aquatic vacuum cleaner.Image: Julian FinnSource: Museum Victoria
When placed over a river bed or sea floor, small animals and sand are also sucked up with the water. A mesh bag covering the top of the pipe acts like a sieve; the sand passes out but the animals remain trapped.
This method of suction sampling typically nets catches of crustaceans, insects, and insect nymphs – important food chain species that can be identified and counted for research.
Emptying the mesh bag of the air-lift sampler.Source: Museum Victoria
The machine sounds weird too: a dull rumble through a dive hood, perhaps a cross between a V8 car engine and thunder.
The air-sucking principle of the vacuum means people refer to it as an 'air-lift'. It's a nifty invention and a system used by many aquatic biologists at one time or another in their career.
MV News: Linking the food chain
Video: Studying the diet of platypus
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The most of Nora Ephron / Nora Ephron.
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- Description: xi, 555 pages ; 25 cm.
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- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
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Providence, R.I. __ Let's role play: you're an administrator at a Rhode Island state college. A local student applies and wants to pay the in-state tuition price. The student isn't eligible for financial aid and will pay out of pocket for her education. She's an overachiever, stacked with awards and accomplishments and all sorts of testaments to her intellect. The catch (because there is always one) is that she's undocumented. Would you send her (and her money) out the door?
If this were 2010, you'd have to say 'Bye' to your potential star student (and her money). Since the passage of the in-state tuition policy by the RI Board of Governors in 2011, however, Rhode Island's public institutions (i.e. Rhode Island College, University of Rhode Island and Community College of Rhode Island) have been able to indulge undocumented students who want to spend their hard-earned bucks on an education in Rhode Island.
"Every student who wants to participate is able to," says CCRI Associate Director of Admissions Rob Giovino, "We spend a lot of time tracking this."
According to Michelle DePlante of Dorcas International Institute, 56 of the 59 students who have thus far taken advantage of the policy are attending CCRI. Giovino says it's a "win-win from a student perspective." Nor is it a loss from an administrative perspective: while opponents of immigration love the argument that giving anything to "illegals" will inevitably sap something from a "legal" citizen, Giovino says, at worst, it's just a little extra paperwork for admins.
Says attorney Roberto Gonzalez, "[There's] no real financial consequence, other than a positive one," adding that undocumented students are not really being "given" anything with this policy. "Most [students] went to CCRI, an open-admissions school. We're not bumping someone." DePlante agrees, nothing that enrollment is "fairly low" or "still expensive" for most undocumented students.1 Representative Grace Diaz echoes these ideas, saying that public colleges can accept undocumented students "without jeopardizing regular students' seats or acceptance to college."
RIC has welcomed the policy. "We made sure we communicated this [to our staff] well," says Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs Holly Shadoian, "We're really committed to recruiting Latino students."
RIC currently only has one student who has taken advantage of this policy: a class valedictorian and Presidential Scholar who's paying for her schooling with a nice collection of scholarships.
"There's a story in there," says Shadoian.
As the policy ages and more students reap its opportunities, there will likely be similar stories. Undocumented students won't have to fear that their academic career will end in a dimly-hit high-school auditorium.
"Some of these students wouldn't have come [to college] otherwise," says Shadoian.
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1: Since the time of this interview Dan McGowan of WPRI News has reported more recent numbers that a total of 74 students have taken advantage of the in-state tuition policy.


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I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Scott. God needs to be brought back into our schools. However, since his words were not of condemnation of evil guns I'm sure that they fell on deaf ears.
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I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Scott. God needs to be brought back into our schools. However, since his words were not of condemnation of evil guns I'm sure that they fell on deaf ears.
Well I'm not against ANYONE having personal faith of ANY KIND. If it helps you and makes your life positive and warming thats awesome! Just don't press it on others and certainly don't say it would have changed history or someone's mind. Again I respect anyone unless they're wanting to inflict deadly harm to me or my family.
The bottom line, as far as I see it, is all the blame of "taking God out of schools" is just another lame excuse. Some of these kids are just jacked up in the head. Some may be misguided and lost spiritually, but "God in school" isn't anywhere near the problem. I think you could make an argument for "God at home" though. It's easy to say that removing religion from the public arenas is the culprit, but the public arenas aren't where a healthy spiritual, moral compass buds, grows and culminates in anyone. That's a home thing. That's a private thing or a church thing. It's not a "kids don't get to pray in school so bad things happen" kind of thing. Might as well blame the gun and hop on the "ban the gun" bandwagon because one's about as correct as the other...
Anyway, some of these kids just have significant mental issues; sometimes undiagnosed, serious problems. Eric Harris was one. Looking back at everything, the doctors that did mental evals on him concluded that he was, quite honestly, a sociopath. Hid it well, like most of them do and given his age, not getting that diagnosis correct at the time is probably a frequent mistake (as frequent as diagnosing teenage sociopaths go anyway), plus they had access to material that they didn't have while he was alive. It's too soon to tell with Adam Lanza but obviously his issues, to some degree, were much closer to the surface. Whether those issues are the ones that lead him to the choices he made is another question that may not ever be fully understood.
What makes a child do these sorts of heinous acts? Genetic issues? Early childhood trauma? Brain chemical changes during adolescence? Long-term exposure to violence in video games and other entertainment? There's probably twenty more that I could list... And the truth is nobody really knows. If we did, psychiatrists and sociologists would all be looking for other lines of work because we wouldn't need 'em any longer. Chances are it's a combination of factors that combine in just the right (or wrong) order and create some very messed up people. Plenty of doctors and criminologists spend entire careers putting these pieces together hoping to find some commonality. It'd be nice if they could, but I don't think we'll ever fully grasp why it happens because in truth, it doesn't happen all that often.
Couldn't agree with you Moreland
It's not all about the religion it's also about the legislatures that pass laws that do nothing just to say they reselling a cause it's about giving the real rights to the second amendment carry gun I to bars, schools and no gun buster signs
I would loved to have seen the faces of the members of the House committee after he read the poem!
The father mentioned in the article thinks that God needs to be put back in schools. As I, and I believe somebody else mentioned, religion can lend itself to morality, (or ethics...), but practicing religion does not equal morality (or ethics...). People can practice their religion all their life, be involved in their church, pray before they eat at school, etc., and still do evil things. Religion is not the answer in the same way that added gun control is not the answer.
I submit that religion IS the answer. Pittypat opines that "people can practice their religion...and still do evil things". That is certainly so but those who "act religiously" and then do evil, are not religious. Being religious requires that one live one's life according to one's religious teachings. Such a life could not be or do evil.
I have mixed emotions on this issue, perhaps I feel the reasoning from both sides of the fence and have come to the conclusion that God is inside of schools. How can we as a people "force" Him out if he is everywhere always? Until I came to that realization, the notion that God has been kicked out of places did not sound rather foolish. Are we that powerful that our Creator will simply just abandon places that may not be very inclusive of him?
I belong to the Episcopalian denomination of Christianity. I have been chided by others that we don't use the "Bible" and that our Book of Common Prayer is blasphemous. And don't even get me started because we have the audacity to use real wine in our Communion service. If I remember correctly, we did have prayer in our school, led by a teacher just before class. That was in the 1960's however and I don't remember the denomination that they belonged to, but it was a prayer. Some of the kids participated, others did not. We were not forced to pray, but it did have that connotation.
We also had some kids who's parents were Jehova's Witnessess who did not allow their kids to participate in some of the "celebrations" such as Halloween. They were taken out of class for things like that. I did not understand it at the time, but that was their belief and faith and in order to exercise it, they had to take the kids away from things like that.
So, what do we put into the schools for prayer? Would people be willing to allow a Priest from the Episcopal church to lead a Holy Eucharist from the Book of Common Prayer? How about a Roman Catholic Mass? Should the Baptists be required to take that sip of wine even when they feel that grape juice is more acceptable for Communion? How about the influx of Muslims adhering to the tennants of their faith? How about those who simply do not have a religious faith?
I believe we all have the right to freely exercise our religion but not force it on to anyone and the Government has no right to deny me the ability to exercise that right. I think someone said it best that it should be up to us of faith to teach our children about it and not allow someone else to do it for us.
So, he had the opportunity to speak before Congress and the best he can do is to whine that there's no school prayer?
Perhaps he is ignorant of the school shooting and Heath High School in Kentucky where the active shooter specifically targeted the very public student prayer circle.http://articles.cnn.com/keyword/heath-high-school
You live in a fantasy world if you think your prayers will save you
Let's tackle the easy one first; the mentally ill. They don't get a "choice" whether or not to be sick, any more than a cancer victim, or anyone else, who has suffered any sort of health malady. They are what they are. Religion isn't going to do a thing for them one way or the other. I realize that some folks believe that it can cure all, but in truth, it just doesn't work that way. I don't understand it and I don't try because I'm not an omnipotent deity, I'm just a human and humans aren't perfect, and we don't have all the answers. Bottom line is, nothing is going to "cure" them. Not religion, not science, not anything. The best we may get is something that keeps the demons at bay, but even that is a stretch in some cases. Maybe some day we'll have more answers, but that's not what we have right now...
Now the harder group, those who "choose" their actions. I'm not even going to get into all the "reasons" or excuses this group has because they are as varied as the criminal population. For them, I am just going to say that they know right from wrong and they choose wrong. Right off the bat, how do you think religion is going to help someone who knows right from wrong and still goes down the wrong path? It's free will. Sure you can argue that if they lived their life in a "Godly" manner and lived by the tenets of their faith that they wouldn't commit crime, so what? They've already made that choice and chosen to do evil things. For the populous that has free will, as long as they have the opportunity to seek out and/or practice their religious beliefs, you can't blame religion, or lack of it, for their actions. That would be like saying that if people would just follow the posted speed limits they wouldn't speed. Yeah, ok, what's your point? It's kind of an obvious statement that has no purpose. Some people follow speed limits, some do not. Sure I totally agree that if everyone would pick a religion that focuses on respecting yourself and those around you, and do no harm and all that stuff, and actually live by the teachings we'd all be better off. But that's free will; people don't have to choose that mentality. Some people actually want to be the predator. Heck, free will is basically the reason we have so many religions in the first place. If God wanted us to just believe in him the way he is, he'd just have us be that way. Period. End of story. Obviously, that's not the way it is, so take that for what it's worth. For whatever reason, we choose our beliefs and subsequently our actions. If that's the case, then religion isn't going to do anything for this group unless/until they want it to. When they want to change their life, religion could easily be a cornerstone for their new life but it's still free will that gets them there, not the other way around.
Implicit in this whole discussion is the impression that things are getting worse in our society and our schools. It sure seems that way, with help from the news media, and what appears to be a natural human tendency to focus on the negative. However, by pretty much every measure of well-being, things are continuously improving for the US and for most other countries (with exceptions like Zimbabwe), and this has been the case for hundreds of years.
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Yet very few school districts offer that option. As I learned in the exchange with the Montgomery, MD schools, even some gifted programs seem to be structured around the belief that it is far better to receive in-grade enrichment than to skip a grade. Which is why I was quite interested to see this little notice about the Taylor Independent School District in Texas. According to the Taylor Daily Press:
Taylor ISD will offer examinations for acceleration in grades Kindergarten through twelfth grade on Aug. 18, 19 and 20.
Students must score at least a 90 on such a test to be advanced to a grade level in grades first through fifth or to receive credit in grades sixth through twelfth. Criteria for Kindergarten acceleration may be obtained from the Naomi Pasemann Elementary principal. No fee is required for the examination. Any students who wish to take an examination for acceleration must register with the principal of their school no later than Aug. 9.
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Excellent observation! It also gives me introspective pause. I'm not a prepper, though the idea is taking root. But it needs to be 360, you're absolutely correct.
This is a discussion on Survival Shape within the Home (And Away From Home) Defense Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; After my dulcimer group (The Faithful Fretters) finished practicing yesterday I was talking to a couple of the members who are also into gardening and ...
After my dulcimer group (The Faithful Fretters) finished practicing yesterday I was talking to a couple of the members who are also into gardening and resilience planning.
We have formed with a few others a resiliency group. I do not say survival because a couple of members are not into the firearm aspect that most preppers have. Our common purpose is to prepare our families to recover quickly from any potential national or local disaster whether it is a financial crisis like the great depression or a natural disaster that disrupts local services. We all garden and store food and have agreed to share tools and resources with each other and have come up with a generalized plan of communication and mutual security.
What we were discussing was who else we need to approach about joining. We already have the local podiatrist (our only MD in the group) and her husband (even though he is a lawyer, yuck), so we were talking about approaching a local dentist and his wife. We know that his wife gardens and that he's close friends with one of our members and seems like a good choice.
Someone mentioned the head of maintenance for one of the local colleges. He seems like a good candidate with a wealth of knowledge, he is a hunter, plumber and electrician with years of experience. But then I mentioned that he would be unlikely to survive any long period of time without medication or advanced medical care because he is so badly out of shape. We talked awhile and agreed that he and his wife's medication burden would probably make them a drain on our shared resources and that they would be unlikely to survive for a few weeks without, insulin, blood pressure, heart, cholesterol (those were just ones that we knew of) and other medications. We know he considers himself a survivalist and that he has a supply of MRE's and guns, but we doubt he has enough heart medication stashed to survive more than a few weeks of strenuous activity without suffering a major heart attack.
Of our small group only one couple "train" (they run marathons) but the rest of us are in shape. Some might could stand to lose a few pounds but most of us do exercise. I walk 3 miles a day and spend 15 minutes on a rowing machine 3 days a week. That's not a lot but it is enough to make up for my desk job.
My point is that I run into a lot of people who say they are survivalist or preppers and they seem to be neglecting their health now. If you are a prepper you have to prep your body as well, and I wonder why people don't understand that. I guess it is easier to buy supplies than it is to exercise.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Excellent observation! It also gives me introspective pause. I'm not a prepper, though the idea is taking root. But it needs to be 360, you're absolutely correct.
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What if the Hokey Pokey IS what it's all about?
Besides stocking up on some canned goods and ammunition, physical fitness and range practice are the only preps I do. I think its absurd that people spend so much money on prepping for a SHTF/TEOTWAWKI event that may never happen but ignore the biggest threat to their survival: their health.
"I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery." - Thomas Jefferson
Well, I like to think of my few extra pounds as backup storage
Realistically though, a few extra pounds of fat might serve you well if food supplies become short, but only as long as it is not enough to negatively impact your health.
The only medication I take is for allergies, and I make sure I have a years supply on hand just in case (I love Costco). Medications are definitly a concern. I wonder what the attrition rate would be in this country without any other contributing factors if we were to just cut off all medications? I would think probably more than a million in a few weeks. Potentially tens of millions in a few months.
I applaud your commitment to stay in relatively good shape for quality of life in general, and in preps for just in case.
As to who to ask to join your group. Consider an auto mechanic, and an engineer/builder who can design new tools/food and water devices.
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Exercise and a healthy diet should form the basis of everyone's lives - but folks that disagree can feel free to do so.
I live in earthquake country, and work a significant distance from my home (10 miles). There is a significant chance that my car will be of no use in getting me to my loved ones in the event of a disaster - especially since my road link is one of the longest floating bridges in the world and crosses a lake that geologic evidence shows created a tsunami during a huge earthquake.
Should that bridge go out, and traffic is what I expect (not moving anywhere) I know that I will have to hump it as far as 26 miles. Fueled by concern for my family (and vanilla crisp power bars) I expect that I will make this trip in 6 to 7 hours.
If no disasters, my health care costs should be significantly lower than others. Not a bad thing given trends in health care costs.
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.
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...zombieland? anybody? I feel like I need to stop making movie references...
In all seriousness, that is an interesting point. As long as you're not eating yourself to death and expecting me to pay for your hospital bills, though, I have no objections.
I think in the event of such situations a lot of people will be whipped into shape in short order. Those who have a few extra pounds but no actual ailments (diabetes, heart disease, etc) will find those lbs getting worked off in short order.
Those who HAVE let their health deteriorate to the point where they are clinically obese, diabetic, taking medication for their heart disease, etc, I suspect will not last very long. Either the strains of the newer, harder lifestyle will kill them (their heart, lungs, etc, won't take the added strain) or the lack of their needed medications will aggravate their condition and lead to their eventual death.
I don't think people have to be in great shape to survive what you are talking about but I do think they have to not let it get to the point where medications and machines are keeping them alive.. if they can help it.
I understand some people are just born with bad helpings of health and the wonders of our modern medicine keep them alive, healthy and functioning. While it's unfortunate, those good people who would otherwise not take their health for granted like some of us do may not be with us long after the collapse.
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With all of the people trying to get around lake Washington, the whole area would be a madhouse.
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You're correct lima, I don't think that you have to be in excellent physical shape to survive. But there are so many people who are only alive now due to the miracle of modern medicine because they have taken their health for granted. As a society it seems that we are overfeed but undernourished, and the amount of dietary related health problems amazes me.
I just wonder how many heart attacks we would have if the power went out for one week in August in Alabama? Without AC and having to do physical labor would probably wipe out 10% of my little town due to stroke and heart disease.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Sadder still is that there would be a lot of children on that list.
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I like donuts and burritos as much as the next guy... but I also like P90X! BRING IT!
I run 6 miles or more during my lunch workout 2 to 3 times a week. I can climb Mt. Si in under an hour.
Frankly I don't mind being second guessed, and maybe I'm wrong... but what I gave was an honest estimate of what i think I would do in an emergency.
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars.
edit: I expect this to be every bit as difficult as my most recent physical challenge, which was to ride a bike solo from Seattle to the top of Hurricane Ridge on the Olympic Peninsula. On that trip I am compelled to add that I missed my estimated time
of arrival by 15 minutes... even though I killed myself on the last few miles of the climb.
On that particular trip, I underestimated the amount of elevation gain that one has to endure between Seattle and Port Angeles, and I also underestimated the brutal headwinds on the climb to Hurricane Ridge. (For a write up - not by me - of the 17 mile long climb to Hurricane Ridge: http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=5367)
Like I said, I may have underestimated the trek around Lk. Washington, but the only way to know is to test i
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Beautiful Challah, and amazingly bright, glossy glaze
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That looks superb! That has been on my list to bake from RLB's The Bread Bible, and I think you may have moved it up! Thanks for the progression of photos on the blog post. It was very educational to be able to see the texture of the dough, especially during the stretch and fold sequence. I get a very good idea of what to expect, and to aim for, in the dough character. Thank you!
Nice looking loaf!
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Look at the beautiful color! Excellent job! Al
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Okay Guys, Im just listing the items and descriptions for now and I will try and get pics up if requested. I just dont have time at the moment. Everything is off my 2004 330ci.
K&N Intake 57 Series- Everything the kit originally came with including the box. I only keep my car on the road for 6 months at a time and it was probly on for 5 months because I decided on FI so its fairly new. I paid 260 shipped and would like to get $200 obo plus shipping
DDM M3 REP Mirrors- http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...d=96&parent=22 They are brand new in the box NEVER INSTALLED. I recieved these as a christmas present but it has a 12 pin connection and my car has a 6. DDM customer service is HORRIFIC, and i havent been able to get hold of them since christmas so i figured i would try to sell them here. $185 plus shipping
Alcantara Steering Wheel- Right off my zhp package. No airbag, or buttons. JUST THE WHEEL. Its pretty torn up towards the bottom and matted down almost everywhere else. $150 OBO plus shipping
Pre-Painted Reflectors- For Zhp bumber or M3 bumper. Sapphire Black Metallic NEVER INSTALLED, I ended up getting a new front bumper $50 obo plus shipping SOLD
Those are the main things I have for sale but I also have some other Misc. things for sale as well:
OEM Facelift coupe 04+ clear sidemarkers
OEM Blue/White Emblems 4 wheel / 1 Hood / 1 Trunk
OEM Chrome grills
OEM Shifter (6 speed)
OEM Airbox and Filter SOLD
I also have 3 items off my old 5 Series:
Basslink Subwoofer, pre-wired harness, brackets, and Remote
6 CD Changer
Rear View Mirror
If interested just PM me or post it here. I have sold items here before and have had smooth transactions.
Any pics of the actual mirrors? Are they the real m3 reps or basically the m5 reps that everyone sells? They look like the real deal on DDMs website. I live right in mass...might work something out for these.
Your car has only a 6 pin? I thought our 04 330ci come with 12 pin?
Would like to see pictures of the intake.
PM sent about the shifter a few days ago.
Is this the complete shifter with the hardware attached to the tranny or just the stick? I am looking for a complete 6-Speed shifter. Thanks
would that k&n intaje fit on my 2003 330ci?
This is just the "stick". Just trying to get rid of it. Sorry I wasn't able to respond back. But I upgraded to UUC's Evo 3 ssk.
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Any pics of the steering wheel?
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Ive had alot of interest on everything, as well as people saying they will purchase something but never returning PM's.
If purchased this upcoming week, I WILL COVER SHIPPING COSTS
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Post 14... Its not the knob, its just the "stick"
Injectors, OEM airbox, Pre painted reflectors all Sold....
Bump for some new pricing:
Intake- $185 shipped
Mirrors- $175 shipped
Steering Wheel- $125 shipped
Taking offers on all other items.
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text: Pot Kettle Black - Unregistered June 03, 2011 9:39 AM ""He made some mistakes. I have made some mistakes in the past." I thought that move on Dovi last race was a mistake a according to him? Otherwise by his definition it would be considered dangerous riding and him and Stoner would be putting in complaints! Really don't like this guy's holier-than-thou attitude this year 21 agree 7 disagree


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Roy Allen
Today... 'God's Fellow' - Poem by Roy Allen
The sword of Jehovah smote the Shepherd
and all the sheep of the fold were scattered.
The Good Shepherd was smitten by His God
when the pathway to Calvary He trod.
For our iniquities He was smitten
fulfilling what Zechariah had written.
By his stripes the price for our sins He paid
when our transgression upon Him were laid.
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Poet's Notes about The Poem
Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. (KJV)
The Bible calls You by many names
each one giving a glimpse of Your glory.
Like a cut diamond radiating in the sun
with every facet depicting an aspect
of Your Divine Nature.
Today I have thought of You as
'God's Fellow'
Comments about Today... 'God's Fellow' by Roy Allen
Paul Brookes (7/9/2012 6:22:00 AM)
Handel did it better in the Messiah. As did Zechariah. If your going to write religious poetry let it be your own not a paraphrasing of The Great Book. As a committed Christian myself I find this self serving and rather an inept attempt. BE JOYFUL! ! ! Praise the Lord for he is great and let him speak through you. (Report) Reply
Frank James Ryan Jr...fjr (7/9/2012 6:21:00 AM)
A fine write...Spiritual, of course, however, more than that...a write brimming with wisdom(so said John in Revelation) ...Like the biblical lexia you employ here...~FjR~ (Report) Reply
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These computer games tell girls, 'Looks aren't everything' By Jane Huth
My mother was a beautiful woman, admired for her appearance. But when she became ill, she lost her looks and her self-esteem. I mention this because I've been looking at software designed for girls, a big chunk of which is all about hair, makeup and clothes. There's nothing wrong with wanting to look attractive, but it's dismaying how early little girls are pushed to perk up their looks. Wouldn't that time be better spent doing things that spark their budding imaginations with art, music, poetry, history and geography?
Sadly, there's precious little software designed for girls that encourages them to achieve and way too much "makeover" software for girls as young as age 4. Some makeover software is well-designed and fun, but I don't recommend it. Here are some reasons: bulimia, anorexia, depression and teen suicide.
Sure, it seems harmless for your little princess to be putting on makeup, changing clothes, styling her hair and preening in front of a mirror—even a virtual one-but imagine that precious one at 16 obsessing about her appearance. I want my daughter to grow into a creative, active woman who bases her self-esteem on what she's able to accomplish, not on her looks.
That said, here are some new software programs for girls that are cute and fun. Girls will find lots of jewels, flowers, horses, ribbons, rainbows—pretty, glittery things that capture the hearts of our little darlings. Sure, these games may nauseate them in a few years (or not), but they are pleasant and harmless.
NOTE: Read hardware requirements carefully. Some of these programs require a 3D video card or extra video memory. I had trouble running a few on my old (Windows 98) computer, even though it met the minimum requirements.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE: AMAZING COOKIE PARTY, $19.99, www.learningcompany.com, (800) 223-6925; ages 4-6.
The Amazing Cookie Factory is almost out of ingredients, so Strawberry Shortcake and her cat, Custard, set out to collect ingredients for the cookies for a cookie party. Players use counting skills and logic to collect oranges in the orchard so Orange Blossom can make orange juice. They navigate around obstacles in River Fudge to collect fish pops and candy pops, and use their artistic creativity to build cake houses in the Cake Walk. In the Amazing Cookie Factory, players unpack the ingredients they've collected and follow recipes to make cookies. This very sweet program is at just the right level for my 5-year-old daughter, a big fan of Strawberry Shortcake. The four activities will challenge a 4-year-old, but this program will not have more than brief play life for a 6-year-old. There are also recipes to print, but they are sugar-laden. Since I'm trying to save my children's teeth, I have not tried them.
BARBIE SWAN LAKE: THE ENCHANTED FOREST, $19.99, www.vugames.com, (310) 649-8033; ages 5 and up.
My 5-year-old daughter was truly enchanted by this program, which features Barbie as Odette with her sidekick Lila, the unicorn, familiar to my daughter from the "Barbie of Swan Lake" video. Lila accidentally breaks the charm that enchants the forest, which turns dark and gray, so players must create five magic wands to bring back the color and magic.
I found this program somewhat tedious (maybe it's all the pretty, sparkly colors), but I'm not 5 and girly. My 7-year-old son was heard to say, "Oooh, that's beautiful," as he helped his sister find hidden objects, play games (such as hatching swans, of course) and put together the ingredients in the right order to create the flower, jewel, rainbow and other wands. But my daughter insisted on decorating the forest herself by sweeping the various wands over trees, rocks, bridges and streams to bring the scene to colorful, enchanted life. Girls enamored with Barbie will like this game (some boys will, too), which will help their skills at following directions, matching and putting together puzzles.
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Painting in Spain in the 18th Century: Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)
Even art lovers might have trouble in identifying any Spanish artists of the 18th century. The general lack of artistic talent is not limited to painting; in literature and sculpture, too, it is difficult to find any names that resonate. The one notable exception to all this is Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828).
The 18th century was, overall, a period of political embarrassment for
The 18th century also saw a foreign prince succeed to the Spanish throne. When the impotent Charles II, the last of the Spanish Hapsburg dynasty, died in 1700, he bequeathed the throne to the young French prince, Philip of Anjou. Under the new Bourbon dynasty, Spanish culture was heavily influenced by French and Italian taste, and many foreign painters were invited to the court at the expense of native artists.
It so happens that Goya was amongst those who competed for a place in the Academy. He was turned down, first in 1763 and again in 1766, without receiving a single vote from the judges. His temperament rebelled against the neoclassical formality imposed by the Academy.
Goya was finally elected a member of the Academy in 1780. By this time he had visited
From 1780 on, Goya moved up in the world. In 1783, he received a commission to paint the Count of Floridablanca, the Prime Minister of Spain. This was followed by portraits of members of the royal family, including one of King Charles III in 1786. In 1789, he was appointed court painter by the newly crowned Charles IV. Ten years later he was named first court painter.
In late 1792 early 1793, while on a trip to
He continued painting portraits but at the same time developed an increasing interest in graphic work (etchings), the first series of which, (Los Caprichos: Caprices or Whims) were published in 1799.
These prints portray a much more personal vision of contemporary society with all its foibles, prejudices and injustices. These disquieting visions were to remain part of his artistic world for the rest of his life, intensifying if anything in their nightmarish quality as he grew older.
Goya does not flatter; if anything he "demythifies". Royalty and nobility are painted as they are, warts and all. War is not heroic but savage and unfeeling. Goya tears away the façade of society and reveals the darker side of human nature. In the Age of Enlightenment (as the 18th century is frequently called), Goya plunges into our inner being, our unconscious, and exposes a frighteningly irrational and bestial world, sometimes with brutal frankness, sometimes with ironic humour. One of his best known prints from Los Caprichos bears the words "El sueño de la razón produce monstrous" ("The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters"). Beneath the print, a caption clarifies: "La fantasía abandonada de la razón, produce monstrous imposibles: unida con ella, es madre de las artes y origen de sus maravillas" ("Imagination abandoned by reason produces impossible monsters; united with her, she is the mother of the arts and the source of their wonders").
Spain and Spaniards may be Goya's subject matter, but their portrayal tells a lot about Goya himself, his views on society, its customs and institutions. He was in his way a psychologist, analyzing both himself and the human condition. He has something to say to all of us.
Image of La Cometa from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya#mediaviewer/File:La_cometa.jpg
Goya self portrait from: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Francisco_de_Goya_y_Lucientes_-_Self-Portrait_in_the_Workshop_-_WGA10008.jpg
Image of El sueño de la razón from Museo del Prado: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya


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a place for zinesters - writers and readers
Time: March 29, 2009 from 7:30pm to 10pm
Location: THE COMMON PLACE, LEEDS
Street: WHARF STREET
City/Town: Leeds, United Kingdom
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Phone: 0845 345 7334
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Queercore transsexual punkrock legend, Lynnee Breedlove, rolls into town with his standup comedy, ONE FREAK SHOW: a queer, punkrock standup comedy on transgender bodies, feminism, family, and "community."
His plan for world peace includes gender nesting dolls, cross-dressing stuffed animals, and a new edition of Our Bodies Ourselves for men. It transcends sexuality or gender. It's about the confusion when he doesn't match his outsides to his match his insides. Labels to satisfy others don't fit. The eyes of a child open hearts and simplify social constructs.
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A human body quest for compassion, an irreverent look at the interior world of Lynn Breedlove, giving out permission slips to laugh at ourselves and each other, hate each other, and accidentally stumble on love.
Lynn Breedlove rocks on as a no-op transsexual standup comic after 15 years as dyke lead yeller of legendary punk dyke band Tribe8, vanguard of the queer revolution. Over the last fifteen years, fronting the band, writing the highly acclaimed, Lambda Literary Award nominated urban punk novel, Godspeed, performing with the all woman spoken word troupe Sister Spit, and hosting San Francisco's queer cabarets, Breedlove has developed an onstage persona sharp as a new chainsaw blade humor and an intimate, improvisational fluidity that reaches everyone, turning the specific universal, and making high-minded political concepts fun at last.
The One Freak Show has been touring Europe and North America in six languages, in a form that continues to bring the activism, laughs, visibility, and education through the usual ridiculous, confusing, and shocking antics, this time including stuffed animals and eggbeaters. Don't worry, knives and body parts are still part of the show.
Directed by Bayla Travis, director of several plays and writer of nine, including "The Dyke and the Porn Star" (directed by Cintra Wilson). Bayla also wrote for the PBS series "In the Life," worked on The Cosby Show and is the former editor of "On Our Backs" magazine. "Kiss and Tell," premiering last year at The Drill Hall Theatre in London.


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The "stoop" as art form in the War Streets
by Diana Nelson Jones/Sept 24
The Mexican War Streets has elevated the verb "stoop," as in "We're stooping tonight." It's a party that has come to mean something more than a cluster of neighbors getting together around someone's stoop for some wine or beer, nibbles and chat in the evening.
In 11 years of popping out my door to attend a "stoop" party, I have sensed that this practice is far more important than it looks. These gatherings invariably swell into the street, which is key -- we usually slow traffic and show all who pass that our home is more than our houses. I've wondered whether people in other neighborhoods stoop, either as a few people gathering spontaneously or as parties that consume part of the sidewalk and the margins of the street.
Let me know if your street has a penchant for this.
I have just discovered Jay Walljasper's "The Great Neighborhood Book" (New Society Publishers), the concept of which he describes on the Project for Public Spaces Web-site. PPS is a partner in his endeavor. Visit PPS at http://www.pps.org.
PPS has 30 years of experience "helping communities achieve their dreams of becoming safe, lively, livable, lovable places," he writes, giving examples that remind me of our fine tradition of stooping. Thought I'd share two examples from his book:
--In the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, a man helped transformed his neighborhood simply by putting a bench in his front yard. The first thing he noticed is that older people were walking around the block again because they had a spot to rest along the way. Then he saw other people stopping to talk to one another at the bench, increasing the community spirit of the area. Then, several other of his neighbors added benches to their yard, giving the whole block a more convivial feel.
--In the city of Delft in the Netherlands, a group of neighbors were fed up with cars speeding down their street so one evening, under the cover of darkness, they dragged old couches and tables into the middle of the street. They arranged the furniture in a way that did not block the traffic but did force it to slow down as drivers had to negotiate their way around these objects. Shortly, the police arrived and, while noting that this action was clearly illegal, also admitted it was a really good idea. Soon, the municipal government was creating their own more permanent version of the neighbors' old furniture-and the idea of traffic calming was born. It is now used all over the world to make streets safer for everyone by helping drivers slow down and recognize that the street is not just for cars.
Read the entire article at http://www.metroplanning.org/articleDetail.asp?objectID=4101