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Green Oddities: 10 Quirky Tips for Being Even Greener. ~ Carri Uranga
Let's take being green to the next level by instigating creative solutions into our everyday lives.
Sure, you wash and save jars and to-go containers for future use and while you almost always take your own bag to the grocery store, we've all been caught without one.
Of course, you'll use it as a trash bag and that's fantastic, but here are a few more simple, albeit quirky tips, for keeping your household green that you may not have considered:
- Opening a new package of toilet paper? Don't just rip into the plastic; cut it across the top and use it as a trash bag.
- Use individual wrapped tea bags? Save the wrapper and make a mini note pad.
- Got a new bottle of vitamins? Save the cotton out of the top for future use.
- No space to compost? If you live in a city with limited space and don't have room to make compost, many places are now offering a pick up service for your organic scraps.
- Taking a trip? Bring clothes you no longer want and donate them especially if you're traveling to a developing country; people will appreciate them. Chances are, the items are still in good condition. You almost always buy something new on vacation anyway, right? If the clothes are beyond donation state, use them for cleaning rags.
- Do you have baking soda in your fridge to keep it fresh? When it's time to change that out use that baking soda to scrub the tub.
- Have old coffee filters you no longer use? They make great window and mirror cleaners!
- Clean with used dryer sheets. If you use dryer sheets, save them afterwards to spot clean the floor.
- Time to wash your hair? Years ago while on a long distance backpacking trip I weaned my hair to only washing once a week (or whenever we made it into town). Turn the water off while scrubbing your head. Just like how you turn the water off for brushing your teeth. Imagine you have to physically work for that water. We probably wouldn't waste as much if we had to collect it ourselves with buckets like in the old days.
- Speaking of wasting water, do you really need to flush that pee? I say if it's yellow let it mellow!
It's spectacular that so many people are commuting by bike, recycling like never before and ultimately living greener lifestyles.
Let's take it to the next level by instigating creative solutions into our everyday lives.
What are some of your green oddities?
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3 Responses to "Green Oddities: 10 Quirky Tips for Being Even Greener. ~ Carri Uranga"
This is really quirky! I never thought doing most of these useful tips but I think I can't do that number 10! I can do that numbers 5 and 6 as a start. 😀
I love all of these and do them…..except for number 8! Those dryer sheets are unecessary and have weird chemicals in them. But thanks for the other great tips! I shared on my FB page.
Great Paula – Thanks! Regarding #8 – I agree, exactly why I said IF you use them I personally use the lavender sachets from Trader Joes!

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A lesson in life: "Dance in the Rain"
JUPITER - One of my granddaughters, Trisha Varney, the mother of two beautiful little girls, called me last week to tell me about a photo shoot that she would be setting up.
Working as Trisha Varney Photography Designer to create beautiful backdrops for local photographers is her calling and she excels at it.
This shoot would be different. She would be creating a fanciful floral design on the beach fit for a princess.
She invited me to be there to meet this very special child and get a lesson in 'dancing in the rain.'
Trisha had received a call from professional photographer Sandra Bianco from Jupiter. Bianco, who does a great deal of work for Persnickety Clothing Company out of Utah, had been asked by the marketing department of the clothing line, if she would photograph Faith Falzon, a seven year old girl from Ann Arbor Michigan who would be vacationing with her family in Florida.
Bianco immediately put together a whole Persnickety Princess team to volunteer their services.
The group included my granddaughter, Trisha for the whimsical background setting and Jamie Gonzalez of Styling by Jamie for doing the hair of the princess to be. The clothing would be provided by Persnickety Clothing Company.
The photo shoot would be an extension of the good work that the Persnickety company's Buying is Giving program. Helping less fortunate children is one of the primary motivations for starting Persnickety Clothing Company. Every time an item of Persnickety clothing is purchased, the company shares a portion of the proceeds with children in need.
According to Persnickety spokesperson, Mary Waters, "We did a 12 days of giving and asked all our customers to turn in the stories of the little girls in their areas that inspired other. Faith was turned in from one of the moms of a girl in Faith's school class. We then contacted Faith and have had a very special, tight bond since then. Here is the blog post about her during the 12 days of giving. http://www.persnicketyclothing.com/bl...'
Faith's story, Dancing in the Rain, was one of the winning entries.
The tiny seven-year-old has a rare intestinal disease, Hyperganglionosis, that gives her stomach pain, trouble eating, using the bathroom and absorbing nutrients. According to her mother, Mary Ann Bell, Faith spent over 150 days in the hospital last year.
In fact, she's been in and out of C.S. Mott Children's Hospital her whole life. Despite these medical interruptions and needing treatments every three hours*, Faith loves doing gymnastics and was recently provided with gym equipment for her home. A group of gymnasts from Gym America in Ann Arbor held a fundraiser to make the purchase.
(*Faith's mother learned how to do the ongoing treatment and administers it.)
"When we found out that Faith was taking a surprise trip to meet with Make a Wish Foundation in Florida, I knew right away that we needed to make a magical session with Sandra Bianco," said Mary Waters.
"Sandra then ran with the idea contacting Trisha. And Trisha came through in such a big way! She went above and beyond to help Faith feel like the princess that she is for the day! We are so very grateful to Trisha and her willingness to be a part of such a special project."
The Florida trip was a great surprise for Faith, topped off with her afternoon of being a princess.
Just meeting this unbelievable child surrounded by her loving mother and supportive brother, Will, was an awesome experience. I was so impressed by Will and contacted his mother for a little background.
She wrote back: "Will is an amazing brother, son and young man. He is 10 years old. He loves sports and playing video games. He loves spending time with his family and traveling where it's warm :) His patience and understanding of just how much effort it takes to keep his sister healthy is truly what is so inspirational about him."
I've spent the past several days going through Mary Ann Bell's blog; press clippings about inspirational events surrounding Faith; and the heart-wrenching phone conversation that Mary Ann had with the mother of Ashley, a teen age girl who had the same problems. It turned out to be a turning point for Mary Ann and Faith.
During the conversation, Mary Ann asked how Ashley was doing and was told that she had died from an infection a year ago. She was stunned and grasping for something to say, asked what she should do differently with Faith's treatment to keep her healthy. Her thinking was not allowing her to attend school, be in public or just anything connected with keeping her germ free.
The mother's response changed her life. She said.
"I wished I would have stopped waiting for the storm to pass….because it doesn't. I wish I could have learned how to dance in the rain, because Ashley missed out on a whole bunch of dancing."
Ashley's mother didn't have the magic solution to keeping Faith healthy, but she did have the solution to keeping her living…
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; its about learning to dance in the rain.(myfaithsjourney.com)
To read Mary Ann Bell's blog about her daughter, Faith, check out www.myfaithsjourney.com.
This woman is not only a devoted and compassionate mother, she is also a gifted writer. Make sure you have lots of tissue handy as Faith's story is awe inspiring.
Thank you Faith , Mary Ann and Will for providing us all with a lesson in life. We should all take time out time to "dance in the rain."
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New, complete four-cam Porsche Carrera engines now available
In the 1950s and 1960s, Porsche put their stamp on racing with the stunningly sexy 550 Spyder, the fast 718 RSK, the seemingly standard 356 Carrera and the svelte mid-engined 904. What did they all have in common? Four gear-driven overhead camshafts.
While they were wickedly powerful for such small displacement in their day and when run hard they still make great sounds today, they were not exactly the most durable motors. At first, Porsche warned drivers not to drive above 6,500 RPM for extended periods (redline was at 7,500 RPM) and later when they found engines not surviving due to drivers lugging them below 2,500 RPM, they considered that limit only acceptable for "for brief periods." It was a stunner, to be sure, but it was fragile.
Plenty of four-cam engines were swapped out for pushrod powerplants in 356 Carreras back in the day when the repair or replacement was too expensive or parts were not abundant. Made in sizes from 1.1 to 2.0 liters, the four-cam, four-cylinder Porsche type 547, 587 and 692 engines were remarkable for their day, with specific output of 75hp per liter and even more for race engines. Rebuilds are expensive and parts have become scarcer than sensitivity training classes in Genghis Khan's camp.
Capricorn Automotive, a German-based maker of components and provider of services for vintage racers aims to change all of that. Long in the Porsche four-cam business, they now make enough components to allow you to buy a new, complete Carrera engine. But it won't come cheap. With a current price of €120,000, or $157,000, a new Carrera engine is a significant investment. Fortunately, as prices have skyrocketed for four-cam Porsches the past decade, a new engine at that price may be a good investment for the right buyer looking to replace a pushrod motor in his Carrera.
Capricorn not only manufactures pistons, cylinder liners, connecting rods and crankshafts for both OEM and race-car preparation, they are also produce composites for clients, including the chassis fabrication for the 2010 Team Lotus (now Caterham) F1 car. Their list of involvement in motorsports includes working with championship teams and drivers in F1, World Rally, Indy Racing League (and ChampCar/CART), NASCAR, MotoGP, Le Mans, DTM and even Paris Dakar.
The company got their start with historical restorations and vintage race car preparation. Today, they still help maintain and even store and transport vintage race cars to the track.
Capricorn has its headquarters in Germany, but maintains a presence in several countries, including the U.S, with an office in Charlotte.
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Hemmings Find of the Day – 1963 DKW-Porsche TM Special
The best thing about the various small racing specials built during the 1950s and 1960s – besides the home-brew ingenuity each one embodies – is that many of them come with such detailed histories. Take, for instance, this 1963 DKW-Porsche TM Special for sale on Hemmings.com, built by Curtis Thews and featuring a Centaur fiberglass body. While it may be missing its original pair of Carrera engines, we know in detail how he built the engines, why he chose the components that went into the car, and the successes he had with it. From the seller's description:
Admiring the lightweight, mid-engine construction of the highly effective Porsche 550, Curtis Thews, a mechanic for Studebaker and the owner of a VW/Porsche franchise, set out to develop his own small bore sports racer. Curtis had experience racing in SCCA's production classes and had previously built a front-engine Crosley racer. Having access to Porsche's racing parts inventory, starting in 1963, Thews began laying out a design for his special.
Rather than constructing his own tubular chassis, Thews started with the welded-up sheet steel perimeter frame from a DKW Junior, a little front-wheel-drive sedan with inboard brakes that was light and strong. Thews added some round tubing for a rollbar and front battery support, and a new rear sub-frame to support an engine and transaxle. The front suspension remained largely DKW, incorporating Porsche 356 brakes. The rear suspension was taken from a 356 as well, with VW Transporter brakes. Centaur, a small racing shop in Detroit, supplied the fiberglass body.
Thews then bought a pair of brand-new 1,600cc Porsche Type 692 four-cam Carrera engines in Texas. To comply with H/Modified, (for under 850cc engines), Thews made one of his Carrera fours into a Carrera two. Removing one pair of opposing pistons and rods, machining special caps to block the appropriate oil passages in the crankshaft, blanking off the empty cylinders, removing lobes from two camshafts, and the no-longer-necessary valve train parts, Thews created a very effective four-cam twin of just under 800cc. Then he went racing. Not just in H/Modified with the twin, but in F, by swapping out the smaller motor and installing the 1,600cc Porsche four-cylinder overnight.
The TM Special enjoyed great success while racing across the Midwest, however it proved too heavy to be a consistent winner in H/Modified. After a 911 motor was installed, the car became an autocross winner.
In 2004, the car was sold to a collector on the West Coast, who in turn then sold it to the current owner. The car was restored for vintage racing in a no-expense spared fashion by Emory Motorsports. New Koni shocks were installed up front, with Koni coil-overs in the rear. A new, stronger rollbar was fabricated. The car was subsequently featured in the November 2008 issue of Excellence.
This particular TM Special is fitted with a flat-four pushrod engine prepared by Tim Morris at German Master Tech. It incorporates a Porsche 912 case and heads, Shasta pistons, and a Neutek cam. Morris says the new motor has break-in time only, and easily develops a hundred reliable horsepower.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire a one-off vintage American racing special of unique design an uncanny craftsmanship. The restoration retains a very fresh appearance, and the car comes with extensive documentation and period photographs.
See more racing and high-performance vehicles for sale on Hemmings.com.


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National Leader in Sustainable Communities and Preservation Named First President of National Main Street Center, Inc.
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Patrice Frey, a national leader in community development at the intersection of preservation and sustainability, has been named the first president and CEO of the National Main Street Center, Inc. Stephanie Meeks, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and National Main Street Center, Inc. board chair Barbara Sidway made the announcement today.
Frey, who currently heads the National Trust's Sustainable Communities priority, will lead the newly formed subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Main Street Center, Inc. is an extension of the 33-year old Main Street program of the National Trust, which uses historic preservation as a tool for economic development in downtown and neighborhood commercial districts. More than 2,000 communities have participated in the Main Street program since its inception, leading to more than 235,000 building rehabilitation projects and the creation of nearly 475,000 jobs in those cities and towns.
As the National Trust's director of sustainability, Frey has conceived and grown the National Trust's work around Sustainable Communities, which includes the Seattle-based Preservation Green Lab as well as offices in Chicago and Phoenix. "Her entrepreneurial skills in building an effective program with national impact led the National Main Street Center board of trustees – after a long national search – to unanimously and enthusiastically choose Patrice to lead Main Street in a similar way to the next level," said Barbara Sidway, chair of the National Main Street Center. "As a private business owner, I am impressed by Patrice's ability to build an organization."
"With her outstanding track record in preservation, sustainability, community revitalization, research, and nonprofit leadership, Patrice brings the skills we need to launch this new subsidiary and expand the Main Street program," added National Trust president Stephanie Meeks. "Through the development of cutting-edge research, innovative policy solutions and technical tools that make it easier for people to reuse and green older buildings in our Sustainable Communities priority, Patrice has demonstrated that she has the vision and leadership skills to take Main Street to new heights."
Frey – a graduate of Scripps College and the University of Pennsylvania, where she received a Masters degree in historic preservation with a concentration in Real Estate Design and Development at the Wharton Business School — has been active in the field of preservation, community development and sustainability for almost 15 years. In her most recent position, she provides thought leadership in the sustainable communities field and has served as lead author on a number of papers and studies, including The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse.
"Patrice has shown a strong leadership sense and an ability to connect historic preservation with new and non-traditional partners that we believe will help us shape the future of the Main Street movement," said Ms. Sidway, in making the announcement. "We were looking for someone who understood the new directions in community revitalization and sustainability, where Main Street has been an important player over the past three decades. In addition, we were seeking a strong leader who possessed the communication, fundraising, finance and networking skills required to launch a new venture, and we believe we have found those in Patrice."
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Ireland were crowned 2013 Boy Home Internationals champions after Roy Archibald's side came through a dramatic afternoon at Forest Pines where they defeated Wales and Scotland were unable to overcome England in the final session of matches.
In one of the tightest contests in recent years, the outcome remained in the balance until the final singles matches. That didn't help Archibald's nerves as he had an agonising wait after his side won 9.5-5.5 to see if Scotland would derail their title hopes.
After Ireland's win over Wales, Barrie Douglas' side had to defeat England to lift The R&A Trophy for the first time since they won on home soil at Moray in 2006.
It wasn't to be and England did Ireland the service of winning 8.5-6.5 to ensure a first Irish win since Southerness in 2010. Derek Hughes' England side were the defending champions this week and aiming for three wins in a row at the Lincolnshire venue.
"I'm absolutely elated, that's the only way I can describe my feelings just now," beamed Archibald. "First of all it was tense watching my team get the job done against Wales. To then have to wait and see if England could get the necessary result for us to win was even more nerve-wracking. But we got there and I'm delighted. They're a great bunch of lads. It was a great team effort."
After taking a 3-2 lead into the singles, Ireland will look back on the top order securing three halved matches when it looked conceivable they might have lost them all. "They were crucial halves to get us over the line," added the Irish captain in reference to Robin Dawson (Pictured Left), James Sugrue and Paul McBride.
Dawson ended the week undefeated and the top Irish points scorer, claiming 5.5 points from a possible six, the same as Scotland left-hander Robert MacIntyre and his countryman Euan Walker. When the final tally was done, England's Ben Amor was the only player to finish with a 100 per cent record, six wins from six.
For his part, Wales captain Leighton Smith was proud of the way his side competed despite losing all three matches.
"It was a much better performance today. I'd rather leave the tournament on a positive. Even though we lost I know we are going in the right direction," reflected the Wales captain.
"We certainly scared the Irish for a while. It just goes to show we can do it once you get that belief within the team. They are good players, it's just bringing the best out of them, that's the hard bit, but we'll crack it one day. They are a young side and many of them will learn from this to come back stronger next year"
While Scotland put in a brave effort they came up just short and their captain was left to rue what might have been.
"The standard of golf was really good from both sides," said Douglas. "Our top man Connor Syme (Pictured Right) was six under after six holes and only two up. He had two eagles and two birdies to beat one of England's top players in Ashton Turner 5&4.
"Ewen Ferguson and Benjamin Kinsley were both leading late on but only halved their respective matches against Macro Penge and Harry Ellis. For a time it was still in the melting pot but unfortunately we came up short."
"I am very proud of the effort my team put in this week. There has been a great team spirit. We just have that niggle of what might have been."
In any case, the decisive singles match to ensure Ireland's victory came when Jake Storey defeated Alan Waugh 2&1. That gave Hughes' side an unassailable lead but the overall England effort also came up short.
"It's always a tough battle against Scotland; we enjoy the rivalry," said Hughes after today's win over Scotland. "We'll review the week and look to build on it. There are no real negatives, the boys tried their best.
"Ireland played well and deserved to win. Congratulations to Roy and his team." added Hughes.
The 2014 Boys Home Internationals moves to Scotland and will take place at Western Gailes from 5 to 7 August.


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SONTAG: REBORN draws from cultural critic Susan Sontag's journals, tracing her academic and personal journey from the age of 14 to her emergence as a singular public intellectual. InREBORN, single performer Moe Angelos' actions and words are magnified and transformed using a richly visual media environment to create an elegant portrait of a magnetic personality under careful construction. Based on the book by Susan Sontag and edited by David Rieff.
Gustave Flaubert's controversial 1857 masterpiece is given new life in a highly innovative theatrical adaptation. This exciting adaptation examines Flaubert's story through Emma Bovary's memory, exploring her journey from young wife to powerful woman. Ms. Carter's Madame Bovary seeks to rediscover what makes Emma an iconoclast and the inspiration for our most fantastic of heroines.
Botanica is a creepy futuristic black comedy that examines our complicated relationship to plant life. Sealed in a human terrarium, two unorthodox botanists and a caretaker with a penchant for erotic literature unleash a flood of unusual findings and overturn the constraints of science and social norms.
In the 1950s, three labs raced to unravel the structure of DNA. Five decades after the Nobel Prize was awarded for the breakthrough, the contribution of one scientist—Rosalind Franklin—remains controversial. A riveting performance of The Ensemble Studio Theatre Production of Anna Ziegler's Photograph 51, directed by Lindsay Firman, a historical drama that explored Rosalind Franklin's electrifying story.
Ice Factory is the Ohio Theater's OBIE award-winning summer festival of new work. Every summer the most exciting downtown companies are invited to present their latest projects in an environment of generosity, dialogue, and inspirations. Ice Factory is a place where artists can take risks, try out new ideas, and bring their projects to a new level.
Plays introduced in Ice Factory have gone on to garner Drama Desk nominations, OBIE Awards, Audience First Awards in Edinburgh, Off-Broadway productions, commercial runs, and national and international tours.
The revolutionary Education of the Girlchild: an opera first appeared in the art world in 1973. This critically acclaimed work, which won first prize in Music Theater at the 1975 Venice Biennale, captures Meredith Monk's singular style, in which music, theater, image, and ritual are integrated into a luminous form. A poetic work conjuring cycles of growth and transmutation by exploring female/male archetypes, Education of the Girlchild Revisited features Monk's solo from the original opera. During the second half, Monk is joined by Ensemble members Katie Geissinger, Ellen Fisher and Allison Sniffin to revive music and movement from the "Girlchild" era, including selections from Key: an album of invisible theatre (1970) and Vessel: an opera epic (1971). This masterful program revisits the source of Monk's prolific outpouring, offering some of the most original performance work of our time.
New Georges has commissioned four affiliated playwrights - Kara Lee Corthron, Lynn Rosen, Kathryn Walat and Anna Ziegler to write plays as part of The Germ Project, a program designed to encourage new plays of "scope and adventure." New Georges will produce an evening of 20-minute excerpts or one-act versions of the four pieces - each the "germ" of a new work with the potential to expand to a full-length evening of theater, should collaboration and project move forward.
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In his new solo show, Jack Hitt tells extravagant, almost unbelievable, true stories that take him from his early childhood in South Carolina (where his flamboyant neighbor, a British novelist, became global news as one of the world's first transsexuals) through his trek to New York (where his apartment super kept a deadly secret identity). MAKING UP THE TRUTH weaves these and other stories together with the latest experiments in cognitive research. Scientists of the mind are now studying the mechanics of how we all narrate our own stories in our brains, and Jack searches them out to answer the question everyone always asks him, "Why do these things always happen to you?" They don't, the experiments show. We are all making up the truth, often to shield ourselves from what Jack discovers: the uncanny wonders that lie just beyond our brain's notice. And that tale, it turns out, is another extravagant, almost unbelievable, true story.
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Rake or comb brushes are very handy when painting textured effects. These brushes have been cut with gaps between the bristles so that they produce grass like effects. They are really convenient when you want to paint rows of lines quickly and easily.
I find them useful for painting the fur in pet portraits.
However the rake brushes I have do have one problem. The spaces between the bristles are all the same size. This makes them excellent for parallel line areas, but not so good for grassy areas where you want some variety in the brush strokes.
I do have one rake brush that has irregular spaces but the majority of the rake brushes seem to have uniform spacing.
So I decided to experiment
I trimmed some old brushes to see how that would work. Don't use new brushes, but if you have some old brushes that are past their best this could be a good project.
As you can see from the photo I cut the bristles to give uneven spaces.
How to make your own
It is probably easier to do this with flat brushes rather than round brushes, although I tried both. Trim the brush across the width of the brush head. You are trying for a thin line of bristles across the width of the brush; this will avoid the final brush being overloaded with paint.
Then cut into the brush head to give the spaces between the bristles. This is a bit like when a hairdresser is making choppy layers in a hair style.
Test your newly trimmed brush to check that you are happy with the effect. If you aren't pleased with it then dry the brush on a piece of paper towel and re-cut it. Repeat this stage until you have a successful rake brush.
When to use them
If you're only painting a small area of texture it'll be easier to just paint it in using a small brush. However when you want to texture a large area it'll be quicker to use this type of brush and you can add several lines with just one brush stroke.
Having made your own brush you will have a more random look to the texture too.
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Jim Dent has pleasant memories of playing in the Skyview golf tournament decades ago — trying to drive the green on the short par-4 10th hole, attempting to snap hook his tee ball around the dogleg on the par-5 14th, the time his buddy blocked his tee shot so badly on the opening hole he hit it out of bounds left of the second hole.
The former PGA Tour player who won 12 times on the Champions Tour returned to Asheville last week to support the kind of tournament that helped get his career going before he made the big time.
"Tournaments like this was where I learned how to play the game for money," said Dent, 75, who lives in Tampa.
Dent still has plenty of game. He had seven birdies and an eagle while shooting a 5-under par 67 in his opening round at Asheville Golf Course, and he finished the rain-shortened 36 hole tournament second in the pro division.
"We used to come here and then go play at Winston-Salem, and that was two good weeks of golf," he said. "There's not many tournaments like this left, and if I can help keep them going by playing, I'm glad to do that."
The Skyview began in 1960 as an all African-American tournament, played at an Asheville Municipal Golf Course that just a couple of years before had rules allowing black men to play only on Mondays.
The second Skyview was integrated, and the tournament steadily grew as an event that was a social gathering for the African-American community, a regular stop on the black North American Golfers Association tour and a melting pot where golfers of different races played side by side.
In its heyday, golfers the caliber of Dent, James Black and Lee Elder came to Asheville to play in the Skyview, competing for a top prize of $2,500 as part of a field of dozens of pros.
With amateur, senior amateur and senior pro divisions as well as the pros, the Skyview field annually drew more than 200 players.
Those days are long gone.
The adult portion of this year's tournament, played last week at the renamed Asheville Golf Course, had just over 100 players who each paid $150 (ams and senior ams), $240 (senior pros) or $250 (pros) to compete for three days in the 54-hole, stroke-play event.
And the majority of those competitors were white. Of the approximately 35 African-Americans who played, most were age 50 or older who are long-time members and/or supporters of the non-profit Skyview Golf Association, which uses proceeds from the tournament to provide scholarships for local youths.
There were virtually no young African-Americans in the adult division, and of the 44 juniors who played in the Skyview, none were minorities.
"I don't know why young (African-Americans) aren't playing, and participation is getting smaller and smaller," said Raymond Smith, 54, a former Asheville resident who has played in the Skyview for decades and traveled from his home in Wilmington to play in the tourney.
"If we don't do something, and as our players get older and older, I worry about the future of Skyview."
Lee Shepard, the tournament director, said he is concerned about the participation numbers but believes the major issue facing the future of the event is financial stability.
"We haven't had a title sponsor for the past three years, and we have to get the word out that we are a non-profit trying to do good work and get our local businesses involved," he said.
"This is one of the oldest tournaments like this, and we have to keep this tradition alive and going forward."
Future players
The Skyview added a junior division several years ago, and players from the WNC Junior Golf Association play in the tournament.
"Those are our future Skyview (adult) players," Shepard said. "They get used to playing our tournament and, hopefully, it will carry over when they grow up."
But where will the next generation of African-American golfers come from?
Dave Sciupider is the president of the WNCJGA, and he said there are just two minority players among its 80 members.
But he is trying to do something about that.
He and his wife Mary formed Prep Golf USA a couple of years ago, and they go into elementary schools and introduce children to the game during physical education classes.
"We've seen 2,000 kids in Henderson County, and a lot of them are minorities," Dave Scipuider said. "This is a way to get them to learn about golf and get them interested in the game."
Shepard said Asheville needs a First Tee chapter, a youth development program sponsored by the PGA Tour dedicated to providing young people of all backgrounds an opportunity to learn about and play golf.
Brenda Kuehn is a former Curtis Cup player who had three children play in the Skyview junior tourney.
She grew up in the Dominican Republic and is very familiar with the limited opportunities minorities can have in the game.
Her children play most of their golf at Biltmore Forest Country Club, but she enjoys having them compete in the Skyview.
"I love coming over here and seeing minorities playing the tournament," she said. "It's important for the juniors to see how inclusive the game can be. I wish more golf tournaments were like this."
"It's like (legendary country singer) Charlie Pride said, 'You have to keep playing it down the line,'" Dent said. "We have to figure out ways to keep tournaments like Skyview going."


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Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to his "lover and best friend" L'Wren Scott and admitted he is "struggling to understand" her apparent suicide.
Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to his "lover and best friend" L'Wren Scott.
The Rolling Stones frontman admitted he is "struggling to understand" the tragic news that the fashion designer - who he was in a relationship with for 13 years - took her own life yesterday (17.03.14), and recalled their "wonderful" time together.
In a statement on his website entitled 'L'Wren', he wrote: "I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way.
"We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves.
"She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me."
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He finished: "I have been touched by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of support that I have received.
"I will never forget her, Mick"
The 'Brown Sugar' hitmaker was in Australia for the Rolling Stones' tour when the news was broken to him.
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WWTDG: Hannah Brencher
When I was eight years old, I wanted to be a pediatrician because my mother said that it was the best way to make a lot of money and still hang out with a bunch of cool kids. When Hannah Brencher was eight years old, she told her mother the world needed more love letters, and proclaimed that she would become a love letter writer. Definitely not a way to make money, but most definitely a way to stay rich in the heart. So listen up, 'Chicken Soup for the Soul.'
In October 2010, at age twenty-three, Brencher began leaving "love letters" all around New York City – in coat pockets, church pews, and coffee shops – in the hopes of dealing with her own feelings of loneliness. If I had known her at the time, I would have just given her a big hug and made her my best friend, but then she might not have started writing love letters, so never mind that. Actually, I'm celebrating the bold moves Brencher made, just following her instincts.
Brencher's first love letter was to a woman riding a NYC 4 train. Brencher says, "She looked so lonely. So depressed. And I really wanted to reach out and grab her and have a massive heart to heart… It felt amazing, like I should have been doing it all long and so I decided that I would never stop." Being unsigned, the first love letters Brencher wrote left a stroke of mystery and whimsy in the lives of those who found the letters, and she soon started to blog about her experiences. Personally, if I found a random love letter in my pocket, I would try to find the person that wrote it to me via Craigslist's Missed Connections, but no one seemed to do that to Brencher.
Not expecting any love letters back, Brencher expanded her love letter writing through her blog by promising a handwritten letter to anyone who emailed her with a mailing address, and within nine months, she wrote two hundred fifty handwritten notes to strangers around the globe. At the four hundred mark, in September 2011, Brencher created the organization, The World Needs More Love Letters, and in four months, the love letters quadrupled to one thousand six hundred.
To Brencher, a love letter is a "'thank you for being alive' letter" that is "true and from the heart", which inspired me to write a couple of letters to my best girlfriends this weekend. Brencher herself received a surprise love letter in the beginning stages of her organization, including a packet of stamps and a 'thank you'. Her favorite love letter that she's had to write? "I really delight in writing love letters to girls who are lonely in the big city. It is definitely a topic I can relate to, something I can speak to. I think my favorite love letter- in that category- was to a boy who requested a love letter because he was just moving to NYC to start college. It was so much to write that letter because I packed inside of it a 'How to Survive the City Guide,' fully loaded with all the tips and tricks I wish someone had shown me upon my arrival."
The most difficult letter Brencher had to write was to a person she knew personally for years. "I was not expecting it but she was going through a really hard time… I was so nervous and it really hit me that it might be easier sometimes to write to a stranger rather than someone you already know…"
Creating a comfortable way to express one's self openly and spread appreciation to others, Brencher is looking to expand More Love Letters to all types of populations, including "…the homeless, the underrepresented populations, the children who never feel or know love." Brencher says that "there is a deep poverty– deeper than physical– that sits in the hearts of those who don't even know what words of affirmation look like." Brencher wants to be there for those people: "It's not always sunshine and rainbows, not even in love letters. I want us to be able to reach a point where we are talking about hard topics and addressing issues and really touching on the rawness of love letters that gets covered sometimes."
In December 2011, MoreLoveLetters.com experienced it's first viral pickup when Brencher wrote a love letter to college students during final exams. Suddenly, the site had one hundred twenty thousand readers within seventy-two hours.
Now, individuals from all over the world – USA, Canada, Romania, Kenya, Mexico, and England – document their letter leaving through social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and More Love Letters' blog. Brencher has expanded her team to include twelve other love letter writers, with over one thousand email volunteers to represent the six continents. Kerry Rose, twenty three years old and part of the More Love Letters writing team, says that she sees her involvement as an opportunity to connect with people. When she writes a letter, she imagines herself sitting down to coffee with the person she's writing to, talking about their similar trials and tribulations. Anita Cheung, who works in the PR industry and is also part of the writing team, sees her letters as a way to inspire others and remind people to live their best lives.
Brencher not only works with this team of writers, but also campus groups, retirement classrooms, and alternative high school groups, hosting "love letter parties" and incorporating "love letter writing" into curriculums.
Becoming a force all on it's own, The World Needs More Love Letters has now been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah.com, Yahoo! Shine, The Daily Candy, gURL.com, Her Campus, and several other online publications.
If you want to get involved with MoreLoveLetters.com, become a part of writing a love letter bundle! And to get further involved, watch Hannah Brencher explain moreloveletters.com here…
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MINNEAPOLIS - This time, Tyus Jones has to share the honor.
The Apple Valley junior point guard was named Monday the co-winner of the Minnesota Associated Press Player of the Year award for high school boys basketball, with DeLaSalle junior power forward Reid Travis. Jones was the sole recipient his sophomore season.
Both Jones and Travis led their teams to state championships Saturday. Apple Valley won in Class 4A, and DeLaSalle won in Class 3A. Both players are highly regarded national recruits.
Joining Jones and Travis on the AP's all-state team were Anders Broman of Lakeview Christian Academy in Duluth, Rashad Vaughn of Robbinsdale Cooper and Graham Woodward of Edina. Vaughn is also part of the state's heralded junior class. Broman became the state's all-time leading scorer this season with 5,119 points.
The Associated Press 2013 All-State team for Minnesota high school boys basketball, as voted on by statewide media.
Tyus Jones, Apple Valley and Reid Travis, DeLaSalle
Tyus Jones, jr, Apple Valley
Reid Travis, jr, DeLaSalle
Anders Broman, sr, Lakeview Christian Academy
Rashad Vaughn, jr, Robbinsdale Cooper
Graham Woodward, sr, Edina
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J.P. Macura, jr, Lakeville North
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Joe Aase, sr, Austin
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When I was job-hunting, I sincerely appreciated the use of the job-posting aggregator Indeed.com. Come to think of it, most of us use agreggators on a consistent basis. Google pulls content from all over the Internet when you use its search function. Even the York Daily Record collects content from our reporters, wire services and other papers, deciding what's newsworthy for our paper and website.
So it makes sense that a website like ecofreek.com would arise. Its mission is "to provide a means for people to find items they need while reducing landfill waste." But it's not just a website — it's also a search engine. The "About" page explains that ecofreek.com "searches the web for free and 'for swap/trade' items people no longer need or want from over 45+ major sources."
Instead of opening multiple browser windows or tabs to search Craigslist, local yard sale listings and Pennysaver, the content is pulled into one place. The site, at this time, does not partner with freecycle, but it's still an interesting idea.
I think as the economy tanked, more people turned to buying things secondhand. (I furnished my apartment with used items, mostly for financial reasons.) But often, frugality and environmental awareness go hand-in-hand. Buying, swapping or trading used items saves a few bucks, but it also keeps these items out of landfills. And often, (with help and inspiration from sites such as Pinterest) all a secondhand item needs is a coat of paint or a re-imagined purpose to give it fresh life.
I'm curious as to how many Yorkers are swapping or upcycling their older items — or turning to sites like ecofreek and local stores like ReSource York for gently loved furniture or other items. Have you joined the trend of swapping, trading and reusing?


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- Kristin said...
Love it! So cute and clever!
- December 25, 2011 at 8:21 PM
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- December 25, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Lucy said...
I started off thinking, "Oh, good. Someone else suffers from the same affliction as I," and was thrilled a solution might be in sight. Yup -- a perfect solution. The only thing I'll have to worry about now is getting the glitter out of my hair, which is a minor inconvenience in light of having my hat head problem solved. ;-)
- December 26, 2011 at 1:07 AM
- Marti said...
I love it! I don't know that I suffer from hat hair, but I know I don't look good in hats. This is the perfect solution for me too. Too bad I don't have a New Year's Eve party to go to.
- December 26, 2011 at 1:22 AM
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It is sooo nice. i like it!Yeaapp...it's fun wearing hats!
- December 26, 2011 at 4:21 AM
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- December 26, 2011 at 7:16 AM
- Mindie Hilton said...
How fun a headband this would be for New Years. Happy Holidays from Bacon Time.
- December 29, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- Kara @ Mine for the Making said...
This is so awesome!! Perfect for new years eve! Id love for you to link up to my fashion linky party called DIY Diva Thursdays! We party every TH-M
- December 29, 2011 at 5:35 PM
- Paxton said...
This is a brilliant idea! We are making New Years hats today with the kids, and I know what I'm making now!!!! Thanks so much for the idea!
- December 30, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- marissa said...
this is such a fun idea I'd love you to add this (and any other posts you like) to my What We Wore and Made Party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
- January 1, 2012 at 10:14 PM
- Pamela & Lottie said...
Just found your fab blog. I'm starting to upcycle a lot now and needed some inspiration, you have done some really great things x
- January 6, 2012 at 2:58 PM
- Chatte Noir said...
that's it? 0.0 that's insanely easy to do, and beautiful! i'm dying to find this cute top hat for my headband and find it nowhere![well, i live in asia]
i stumbled upon your blog just today and i just can't stop read the whole of it. these are amazing ideas you have :)
thank you thank you :D
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Temperatures will be in the low 90s for the Fourth of July weekend.


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Flower Power
Though most of us may not be aware of it, we are the beneficiaries of a long history of experimentation by healers and herbalists in different societies who have carefully selected and prepared specific parts of plants to maximize their desired curative properties. Long before the advent of modern synthetic drugs, traditional medical practitioners discovered that boiling certain plant materials and mixing them with natural additives could create a tea. In this tea bioactive botanical chemicals were concentrated for medicinal use and harmful ingredients were simultaneously removed or neutralized.
The chemical components of botanicals are some of the earliest known medicines, and continue to be the "treatment of choice" for many health problems across cultures. Aspirin was derived from the bark and leaves of the willow tree; morphine/codeine from the poppy flower; digoxin/digitalis from the foxglove plant; quinine from the cinchona tree; reserpine from the Indian Snakeroot plant; barbaloin from the aloe plant; and taxol from the Pacific yew tree.
Other plant derivatives have been successfully applied in the treatment of cancer (periwinkle plant), prostate gland disorders (saw palmetto), insomnia (valerian root), respiratory and other infections (echinacea), and high blood pressure (garlic). Additional species have been used in traditional medical systems as appetite stimulants, digestive aids, analgesics, abortifacients, sedatives, tranquilizers, aphrodisiacs, daily tonics, and so on.
In many cases the same plant species have a multitude of uses across different cultures. Yarrow is credited with over 150 chemical compounds and 359 separate therapeutic applications in North American Indian populations alone. It is also prescribed for a variety of additional curing purposes in the traditional medical systems of Korea, Kashmir, and Mexico.
Other multipurpose medicinal plants include copperleaf, which is used to treat kidney disease, diarrhea, ulcers, and dermatological disorders; air plant, which is used for hypertension, asthma, gonorrhea, ulcers, and bacterial infections; spearmint, used for hypertension, gastrointestinal disease, arthritis, and motion sickness; stinging nettle, used to treat hypertension, arthritis, urinary tract infections, and prostate cancer; and the pink trumpet tree, extracts of which have been applied in traditional medicine for cancer, gonorrhea, and a range of dental disorders. It has additionally been exploited as an aphrodisiac and poison antidote. Guava is also credited with multiple medicinal applications.
Flowers: the healing properties
Flowers have served as a major source of healing remedies in societies around the world. Whole flowers, component parts, or their phytochemical derivatives have been smothered on the skin or ingested for everything from heart disease to urinary incontinence. According to the ancient "doctrine of signatures" the shape, color, and other physical features of a plant can provide clues to its healing properties. One example is the choice of yellow dandelions in the traditional treatments of urinary disorders and jaundice. Extracts of the heart-shaped leaves of heart's ease, the flowers and calyxes of the red hibiscus, and the bright red "hips" (fruits) of the rose have been recommended for cardiovascular and blood disorders.
Dr. Edward Bach and Bach Flower Remedies
An increasingly popular and serviceable set of flower-based medications, Bach Flower Remedies (BFRs) were originally developed in England in the 1920s by British physician Edward Bach. (BFRs continue to be produced and distributed by the Bach Centre in Oxfordshire.) In the Bach healing system, highly diluted extracts (essences) are derived from 37 species of wildflowers cultivated under specified conditions. The flower essences are homeopathically prepared by boiling various flower parts with natural spring water (the boiling method) or by exposing the heads of flowers to the sun while placed in spring water (the sun method). Sun-infused (solarized) spring water is also used by itself as an additional essence called rock water for a total of 38 individual remedies.
The resulting energetic healing products of each flower are used orally as a liquid or as a cream on the skin. This can be done individually or in combination for the treatment of particular disorders. Single remedies are generally recommended to target specific problems. Sometimes they are combined to create supercharged, synergistic cures for complex health problems.
BFRs are used for emotional health issues like managing fear and stress or controlling aggression as well as cognitive issues like enhancing learning skills, combatting memory loss, and improving stuttering and dyslexia. They are often recommended to "rebalance" disrupted or disarrayed emotions. BFRs are also used for physical health problems with a psychological component. These include sleep disorders, eczema, allergies, hypertension, dermatitis, asthma, bedwetting, eating/digestion disorders, and migraines. Bach claimed that BFRs can also help other healing modalities and medicines work more effectively.
Due to their diluted composition and record of safety, BFRs are listed as nontoxic, over-the-counter medicinal products by the FDA and medicine regulating boards in the United Kingdom. While they may be purchased and used without a prescription, guidance from a certified practitioner or official texts is recommended. BFR literature says overdosing is not harmful and negative side effects are rare, so BFRs are suitable for children, animals, and plants. Bach says BFRs do not lose their potency over time or interact with other medicines or food.
Rescue Remedy
Rescue Remedy is a BFR combination liquid formula comprised of the diluted essences of five flowers: cherry plum, clematis, impatiens, rock rose (Helianthimum ummularium—there are two other plants called rock rose), and star of Bethlehem. Rescue Remedy is given orally by Bach specialists for management of acute emotional stress from a sudden traumatic event like the death of a loved one or an automobile accident. Rescue Remedy can also serve as a "preventive medicine" to help one retain composure prior to taking a school examination, visiting the dentist, going on a job interview, air travel, or public speaking.
The Rescue Remedy 20 ml bottle indicates a recommended dosage of four drops in a glass of water or directly on or underneath the tongue. The 20 ml spray container says to apply two sprays on the tongue, with dosages repeated as necessary. Bach classifies the essences as active ingredients and identifies Rescue Remedy as a homeopathic remedy and natural stress relief. Grape alcohol (27 percent) is listed as an inactive ingredient and acts as a preservative. Pregnant women and those with alcohol sensitivity should use caution. Rescue Cream is applied to pulse points or other surfaces of the body for stress relief and the treatment of burns, insect bites, and other minor injuries.
Rescue Remedy put to the test
A randomized double-blind clinical trial of Rescue Remedy against a placebo was conducted in Miami with 111 adults experiencing high levels of test-taking stress. A statistically significant reduction in anxiety was seen in the group taking Rescue Remedy. Other experimental studies have produced mixed results on the possible stress-lowering effects of Rescue Remedy, so more research is recommended.
Components of Rescue Remedy
Bach essences derived from the five flower species in Rescue Remedy are also used individually for specific emotional stresses or mental conditions. The diverse applications for those flowers are listed below.
BFR products illustrate how plants can have multiple medicinal uses just as many synthetic drugs have several applications. Aspirin is used for headaches and other mild pains, but is also prescribed to reduce fevers and as a blood thinner in the treatment of hypertension and other cardiovascular problems. The overuse of aspirin, however, can lead to disruptive fluctuations in body temperature or ineffective blood clotting following an injury. Broad spectrum antibiotics like penicillin and tetracycline help control or eliminate a wide range of harmful bacterial infections, but the extended intake of a high dose could lead to unintended loss of helpful bacteria and/or rapid proliferation of drug-resistant strains of the target bacteria.
On the other side of the coin the homeopathic BFR medications are considered safe and free of side effects even when recommended dosages are exceeded. Thus they are increasingly considered an attractive alternative to prescription tranquilizers, sedatives, and stimulants.
If you'd like to do further research, several books are available with technical information on the many facets and applications of BFRs. You can find them at bachflowerbooks.com/bach.htm.
The current resurgence of interest in botanical medicine will likely lead to more connections between flowers and health enhancement in the future. These discoveries will help people heal, as well as safely control and manage life's many pressures and challenges.
Robert A. Halberstein, PhD, is an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Miami.
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Applications in Bach BFR System: Lack of trust and courage, uncontrolled anger, suicidal thoughts, lack of self-control
Applications in other systems: Respiratory system stimulant, improves digestion; poisonous in large quantities
Clematis (Clematis vitalba)
Applications in Bach BFR System: Lack of focus; absentmindedness; indifference; low energy; improves creativity, motivation, alertness, and concentration
Applications in other systems: Analgesic (dental), diuretic, anti-inflammatory, purgative, migraine, rheumatism, cancer, skin disorders, ulcers, kidney disorders, arthritis; can cause sweating, blistering, and redness of skin
Impatiens (Impatiens glandulifera)
Applications in Bach BFR System: Impatience; irritability; restlessness; frustration; enhances empathy and reduces stress
Applications in other systems: Soothes skin irritations and chronic dermatitis; seed oil for cooking
Rock rose (Helianthimum ummularium)
Applications in Bach BFR System: Hysteria, nightmares, fear, panic, terror, trepidation; restores strength and courage
Applications in other systems: Primarily ornamental (two other flowers are named rock rose—Pavonia lasiopetala and Cistus albidus)
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Applications in Bach BFR System: Past or present trauma, shock, fright, grief, bereavement, significant loss, following an accident
Applications in other systems: Diuretic, soothing, cancer, lymphatic ailments, gastric ulcers, gout, cardiovascular disease; bulb is poisonous


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Jed trains his dogs in a small paddock and only takes his older dogs out to work on his 500-acre farm. It takes about two-and-a-half years to train a working dog and, having started over 40 years ago as a young boy, he has plenty of experience.
"I don't take young dogs onto the moors. They don't have enough depth to cope with the sheep. The last thing you want is a young dog going wrong when leading a flock off the hill. They can't cope with the terrain and sheep know every nook and cranny," he explained.
Jed was born and bred on the moors. "Winters are long and severe and the summers are very short, though September is a lovely month," he added.
For Jed and his dogs the day starts early as he puts in training before starting working with the livestock.
He added: "The standard in competition is so high these days. With dogs we can only bring out the intelligence they already have and hope they can hold their form week in, week out."
Jed's remarkable dogs are able to think for themselves. Once, at a big charity trial his dog was fetching sheep from a field in the bottom of a deep valley.
"I didn't realise two had split off from the bunch but the dog picked them up again and put them with the other three," he said. "All I saw was the five sheep come over the brow of the hill like they should."
Jed is joining the country's top 150 handlers who are getting ready to decide who will become the National Champion and go on to captain a team of 15 in the International Trials held in September. In addition to the sheepdog competitions there will be a country fair with a programme of traditional entertainment, local food, handicrafts and the venue's gardens.


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