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Monday, August 13, 2012
Texas Eagle Scout Raises Over $10,000 for Local Gluten Free Food Bank.
We were so pleased to be able to support this great project. We asked Carey to be a guest blogger so he could tell his story and to perhaps inspire others to get involved in local efforts to making gluten free available to those in need. Fantastic job Carey!
Two years ago, at the age of 14, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Since then I have been placed on a very strict gluten free diet which has improved my health greatly. This new diet has taken a toll on my family. Our monthly family grocery bill more than doubled, and my mom had to get complete new sets of kitchen supplies and designate sections of drawers to hold them. Not to mention, gluten free food can be very expensive and is not found in many common stores.
After speaking with my dietitian, I realized that celiac's from lower income families choose to live with the symptoms because they cannot afford gluten free food. This is when I made it my mission to start a gluten free food section at the Montgomery County Food Bank in Conroe, Texas - and I would use my Eagle Scout project to make this a reality! After talking with my Eagle Scout advisor and talking through various options for achieving Eagle badge, the most prestigious rank in Boy Scouts, I decided that I wanted to try to start a gluten free section at the local food bank in my town. I had set a goal of filling a truck full of food - hoping to get $3000 worth of GF food.
I started my project by sending letters to family and friends asking them for monetary donations to purchase GF food. I held two food drives at the local Kroger grocery stores. I was able to collect over $2500 in food and money donations at these food drives. Needless to say, I cleared shelves taking nearly all the gluten free food from our 2 Kroger and HEB grocery stores!! After the food drives were completed I reached out to businesses to achieve even more funds and food. With the generous donations of family, friends and even strangers, we raised over $3600 in additional cash. Gluten Free Houston also donated 13 cases of food.
Having been on a gluten free diet for the past 2 years, I have developed a strong preference for certain brands of GF foods. I decided to contact several of my favorite gluten free companies trying to get donations for the food bank. Surprisingly, Mr. Jay Bigam from Kinnikinnick was the only company to respond and graciously agreed to support my project. Mr. Bigam and the team at Kinnikinnick were nothing short of miracle workers. Kinnikinnick supports many food banks in Canada and the Edmonton area so I should not have been surprised to find them willing to support our efforts in Montgomery County, Texas!
After many emails and working the details between Mr. Bigam and the food bank, I received a generous donation of 120 cases of Gluten Free Food from Kinnikinnick this past week. Delivery day was so exciting! On Thursday, August 9 my family and I loaded my Boy Scout troop trailer with the food I had purchased and collected and went to the food bank. After unloading my trailer, the truck from Canada showed up with a pallet of gluten free food donated from Kinnikinnick. The impact of the project was evident when the food bank staff came outside to watch. A reporter from the Conroe Courier showed up to take my picture with all of the food and write a story. It was a very exciting time for me. After all the food was weighed, the food donations weighed over 1600 pounds with a value of over $10,000!!!
I am amazed at the response of the community during this project. With the use of Facebook (liking Kinnikinnick, Montgomery County Food Bank, Gluten Free Houston), family, friends and strangers alike have become more aware of the prevalence of Celiac Disease and gluten intolerances and I don't feel so isolated as I confront this life challenge. In fact, with the experience of this project and having met many wonderful people, my life is enriched and we have helped to educate a community on how to take care of its own.
The food bank was overwhelmed with the amount of food they received from my Eagle Project and are excited about being able to help many families in the community suffering with celiac disease and gluten intolerances. Thank you Mr. Bigam and Kinnikinnick. Your generosity is overwhelming and I appreciate all the help you provided - helping me exceed my goal!!
If you would like additional information on my project or the Montgomery County Food Bank please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Carey Ulrich
The Woodlands, TX
3 comments:
- Lisa - Gluten Free Foodies said...
Bravo Carey!!!
- August 13, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Carey, I knew you were special all along. Thank you for showing so may others too. Good job! You are amazing. Love you.
Grandma Varley
- August 13, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Gluten Free Dee said...
Carey you Rock! Not only did you become a very elite Eagle Scout, you improved the lives of dozens and dozens of families. In addition, you demonstrated that even one person can make a substantial difference.
I'd be honored to interview you for my blog, www.GlutenFreeDee.com, and have you be my first entry for Philanthropic Friday. As founder of the National Gluten Free Food Bank Movement, I know the effort it takes to do things right.
I want to congratulate you for leading the way for other young people to do the same. Your heart is pure and you have a good head on your shoulders. Congratulations on a job well done!
Gluten Free Dee
Dee Valdez, M.A.
Founder of the National Gluten Free Food Bank
- August 13, 2012 at 10:16 PM

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Following his massive sold out headline show at London Wembley Arena in April, Frank Turner will embark on a full 18 date UK tour in November and December.
Frank Turner has had an exceptional couple of years - a huge sold out 2011 UK tour culminating at Hammersmith Apollo; Main Stage sets at Reading and Leeds; winning two AIM Awards for Best Live Act and Hardest Working Act; a top 12 album with 'England Keep My Bones' and his biggest headline show at Wembley Arena.
This year also saw general release of Frank's 'Second Three Years' - a collection of live tracks, sessions, cover versions, b-sides and lost songs from the past three years.
His new UK tour sees him going to all corners of the UK, with special guests Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun. It's going to be a corker!
Frank Turner
Former singer for hardcore outfit Million Dead turned folk troubadour, Frank Turner has seen his fame flourish through, essentially, the old fashioned route - hard work, continuous gigging and word of mouth. His singer-songwriter solo career steadily grew from cult status to an arena filler, eventually playing London's O2 and Wembley Stadium.
It has been an eventful decade for the troubadour from Winchester who now resides in Holloway, North London. Turner released his debut album, "Sleep is For The Week", in 2007 and has been on a stunning upward curve ever since. He is now one of the country's most cherished songwriters, a man who plays the biggest venues in the land and whose records reach the higher echelons of the charts but who has never lost sight of his original MO: write, record, tour, repeat.
His blend of folk-punk-rock and powerful lyrics has seen him continue playing to an already devoted fanbase, but he picks up new fans with every festival appearance and tour.
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Solemn Sun
These anarcho-anglo storytellers draw from a plethora of influences including alt. country folk and hardcore punk.
The Cheltenham four piece changed their name from Jim Lockey & The Solemn Suns, to simply Solemn Sun in 2014. As well as changing their moniker, their music also changed somewhat, with an edgier and darker sound, there are no acoustic guitars while a heavy electronic element helps separate it even further from their previous work.
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Tim Barry
Richmond, Virginia-based singer-songwriter who formerly fronted American punk band Abvail. As well as beautiful Americana, Barry also takes his spare folk-country sound in a different direction, opting for a more raucous, rocking approach on several tracks, adding more electric guitar, organ, piano and harmonica.
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This will mark the 30th meeting between Carnegie Mellon and Washington with the Tartans leading the series 15-14. From 1987 to 1998 the Tartans won 11 of 12 against the Bears, with the only loss coming in 1994 (36-25). Washington won seven straight from 1999-2005 while the squads are 3-3 in their last six meetings.
When the two teams meet on Saturday there will be two of the top-10 active winningest coaches in Division III taking the field. Tartans head coach Rich Lackner ranks sixth with 180 wins while Bears leader Larry Kindbom is ninth with 173 career wins.
Last week, the Cardinal and Gray dropped a 34-26 heartbreaker to unbeaten Ohio Wesleyan University. The Bears this past Saturday defeated Denison 18-13.
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After 30 years, Deane Waretini's gently meandering tune The Bridge, with its distant trumpet serenades and spoken word interlude, is still a heartstring-plucker. Especially for those who remember its long reign at the top of the charts in 1981. Not finding the break he wanted, Waretini faded into obscurity and became a Christchurch taxi driver. But now he is back, and along with releasing this album, he is the subject of new series Now Is The Hour on Maori TV about his potential renaissance.
This collection brings together his other Bridge-era songs, including the finger-clicking good The Wonder Of You, and many of his latter-day tracks. While much of it has a beautifully hokey, garage party sing-along quality, it's Waretini's voice - deep, smooth and rich, like a block of crunchy chocolate - that make these songs special. Buy it for your dad, he'll love it, and you should have a listen too.
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How does a state keep its capital city united? A strange question, and one that is clearly not an issue in most of the world. But in Israel, whose capital is the most coveted and contested city in the world, the problem is an acute one.
Even this very week, as we celebrate Yom Yerushalayim, the 45th anniversary of the liberation and unification of our Holy City, the Arab world continues to encourage its masses to believe that Jerusalem will soon be theirs. Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters cheered a preacher in Cairo a few days ago when he promised them that a global Islamic caliphate will have its capital in none other than the city of King David.
"The capital of the caliphate – the capital of the United States of the Arabs – will be Jerusalem," the preacher declared, "not Cairo, Mecca or Medina." The crowd then chanted, "Millions of martyrs march toward Jerusalem."
What, then, must be Israel's strategy to keep Jerusalem united under Jewish sovereignty? In this age of information, it must center not only around security and diplomacy, but also education. To allow the PLO to control the curriculum in Arab schools in eastern Jerusalem – as the Palestinian Authority demands – means allowing the Arab narrative to be officially inculcated into the younger Arab generation, year after year, with no interference. This, in turn, means that we are conceding our sovereignty in all of Jerusalem, and even worse, tacitly encouraging new generations of terrorists, suicide bombers, and other anti-Israel "freedom fighters."
For what is the "Arab narrative" that comprises the basis of PLO education? It is that the Jews are colonial usurpers of the homeland that has been holy for Palestinians since time immemorial; that Israel has no legal or moral right to exist and is living on borrowed time; that it flourishes not on its own merits but by virtue of American handouts; and that it brutalizes Arabs wherever possible via Israel's "Occupation Forces" and "apartheid" government.
Having been fed such poison, what self-respecting generation anywhere could grow up with anything other than total hatred and resentment for Israel, and often the desire to kill and maim? For Israel to allow these lies – each of the above is nothing less – to be taught unfettered is a form of national suicide.
Yet just a week ago, PA prime minister Salam Fayyad announced he will fight for the right to indoctrinate his young precisely in that way. "We assure you," he told a rally in Ramallah, "that the PA is determined to continue to stand with you to protect the Palestinian curriculum in East Jerusalem, with all its contents, and confront all attempts to distort and tamper with the national and Arabic curriculum in the city."
The PA's Maan news agency reported that in 2011, the Jerusalem municipality sent a letter to the heads of private schools, which receive Israeli funding, instructing them to use only textbooks prepared by the Jerusalem Educational Administration, a joint body of the municipality and the Israeli Ministry of Education. The PA Education Ministry had actually placed its logo all new textbooks; Israel removed it.
We recommend that you write to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (http://www.facebook.com/nir.barkat) and to Israel's education minister (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gideon-Saar/34775063966), asking them to ensure that Israel does not give up its rights to teach the truth in its capital.
Benzion Netanyahu, Legality of Settlements, and KeepJerusalem
As these words are being written, Prime Minister Netanyahu is completing his shiva mourning period for his father, Professor Benzion Netanyahu, who passed away at the age of 102. In late 2010, KeepJerusalem conducted what was likely the last video interview with the venerable historian and ardent Zionist, on the occasion of his joining KJ's advisory board.
Prof. Netanyahu told KeepJerusalem that the way to ensure Jewish control over all of Jerusalem is "to enlist the Jewish people to fight for the integrity and completeness of Jewish Jerusalem." Asked if he meant militarily, he said, "Yes, if that's what's needed."
The historian, who was Ze'ev Jabotinsky's last personal secretary, said KeepJerusalem should continue its work in educating the Jews about Jerusalem: "But don't come to people like me who've been there 100 times; go to people who haven't been there even once!"


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I just saw this, and I was awestruck. This is worth support.
For those of you who don't know, FTL is a really good indie game that simulates being an escaping cruiser running from the rebel fleet with vital intel. It is roguelike, so every run is different, and it is showed through a top down 2-D 16 bit cross-section view (that was a mouthful) it is incredible fun and costs a mere 10 dollars on Steam.
This is also probably one of the best video games for the conversion to lego, as the gameplay can easily be replicated in lego format.
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Tuesday, 7 September 2010
escape was borrowed from Old Northern French escaper, from Late Latin *excappāre, from ex "out" and cappa "cloak". So escape is etymologically out of the cape.
Posted by goofy at 14:35
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- be_slayed said...
So what was the "cape" that was being escaped from?
- 8 September 2010 at 12:58
- goofy said...
I like to think the word arose when some rogue evaded the authorities by slipping out of his cloak, leaving his pursuer holding it.
- 8 September 2010 at 21:22
- Adam Roberts Project said...
We want names! Who was he?
- 14 September 2010 at 15:04
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Bring on the big iron! We love it. Bring out that gigantic D-9 Cat hooked to a six-foot long slip plow — an 18-inch wide, swept forward two-ton dagger that we bury in the heart of the earth.
The tracks of the Cat bite into the surface soil, dragging the massive shank through the future root zone of soon to be planted trees. A-three foot eddy of broken soil and clods sometimes as big as boulders churns up around the shank as the soil heaves and fractures. You can feel the vibration 20 feet away. Ah, this is manly work — raw power loosening the tight soil to make it easier for young tree roots to establish and grow.
However, is it absolutely necessary? Common wisdom for more than 60 years has been that a "good" orchard development should have some kind of ripping/deep tillage to a depth of three to six feet prior to planting. For many soils with hardpans and other layered structures this "just makes good sense" when considering the mechanics of root development and water penetration. Some older research under flood irrigation by Gene Begg in the Sacramento Valley found that tree size and yield in walnuts under flood irrigation increased in proportion to the amount of mixing in the top four feet of root zone — with the least benefit given by plain ripping and deep moldboard plowing giving the greatest benefit.
Fast-forward to 1997 and a deep ripping trial in Arbuckle for a new planting of almonds using micro-sprinkler irrigation established by UCCE farm advisor John Edstrom. Even though this soil has a bad hardpan and should benefit from slip plowing, as of the 2004 harvest there has been no real yield difference between treatments. The major difference between this and earlier trials is the micro-irrigation. The high frequency, uniform application of water on a more precise irrigation schedule appears to compensate for the soil moisture advantage that deep tillage provided under flood irrigation.
'Graduated' profile
Typical soils being developed for pistachios in the San Joaquin Valley often have a "graduated" profile that will shift from a clay loam to a fine sandy loam (or vice versa) over the top four feet of the root zone. It is not uncommon to find loose "caliche" layers of high lime (and sometimes gypsum) content or thin layers of silt in this zone on the west side of the valley. Some plow or "disk pans" are occasionally found, but rarely do we encounter the kind of hardpan found in the Arbuckle area. So are we really gaining any benefit from the $150 to $400 per acre that is often spent for deep tillage prior to planting pistachios to be grown on drip irrigation?
A deep tillage trial was established in western Kern County in December 2005 just inside the north edge of the ancient Buena Vista Lake bed where black Buttonwillow Clay is the dominant surface soil type. This ground has been farmed in cotton and wheat rotations for 30 years. Soil salinity throughout the project area runs 1.5 to 5 dS/m and averages about 3.1 dS/m in the test plot area. Irrigation is supplied by a mix of canal and marginally saline well water.
The soil profile of the test plot is typical of the whole project area: Buttonwillow clay (0-2 feet) overlaying a Garces/Lethent clay loam (2-4 to 6 feet) with a weak caliche layer about 6 to 10 inches thick around the 3 foot depth. A Kimberlina coarse to fine sandy loam underlays the entire area at a depth of 5 to 7 feet.
Five tillage treatments ranged from disking only, 3-foot cotton chisels, single-pass slip plow to 50 inches, triple-pass slip plow and full backhoe to a 7-foot depth were installed in replicated blocks. A two-foot band of sulfur was applied over the tree row at the rate of 15 tons per acre and incorporated to a depth of about two feet. All trees were planted in a standard 12-inch wide by 2-foot deep hole dug by a 3-point auger.
UCB rootstock was planted March 2006 and flood irrigated this first year as the grower was unable to capitalize the drip system until December 2006.
A total of one pre-irrigation and three in-season irrigations were sufficient to supply trees with adequate moisture in this heavy black clay. As of Nov. 9, 2006, root stock circumference averaged 4.76 cm for deep tillage treatments and 4.28 cm for no tillage and chisels. Tree height (whether Kerman scion or UCB shoot) averaged 94.9 and 85.5 cm for the same treatments. These differences are not obvious to the eye as you walk through the trial area and are very small in terms of overall tree size. However, they represent a statistically significant deep tillage increase in first year growth of 18 percent increased trunk caliper and 11 percent increase in tree height compared to no deep tillage.
There were no nutrient differences in leaf tissues. Trees will be drip irrigated starting this season.
Many more years of observation will be required to determine if this first year difference translates into long-term yield gains. A $300 per acre investment over a 30-year orchard life at 6 percent interest is eventually worth $1,723 per acre. That's $300,000 cash for a 1,000 acre development with an eventual investment cost of $1.7 million.
Of course, at $2 per pound for split nuts this is only 862 pounds per acre pistachios, basically 50 pounds per acre for 20 years to pay for the tillage.
We all pay for insurance, and preplant deep tillage may fall into that category. No one thinks they'll die tomorrow, but once you're "planted" it's too late to buy life insurance!


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A winner was selected from 266 designs submitted by 70 freelance designers.
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We are looking for a proffesional logo for our Australian local search directory. The logo should consist of the name servicelocal and a mark that represents a search symbol (not clipart).
Site Name: Servicelocal.
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Among contemporary furniture manufacturers, Mattiazzi is uncommon. While many producers rely on third party factories and work in diverse materials, Mattiazzi operates with their own machines and hands, and has developed a healthy obsession for woodworking. Since 1978, when brothers Nevio and Fabiano Mattiazzi founded the company, Mattiazzi has steadily cultivated its local manufacturing culture. Their network of wood shops is diverse enough to support any manufacturing process the brand may need. Every shop has its own focus, from milling to lacquering, and a particular process always belongs to a specific part of town. But dont let the neighborhood approach confuse you: Mattiazzi is no backyard shop. Their highly specialized craftsmen operate the most sophisticated machinery available.


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Destroyer - anyone seeing him this week?
I'm seeing him in Manchester on Friday night, looking forward to it although reviews of him live are mixed. Anybody seen him live, should I just expect to watch him get massively lashed on stage and just enjoy his band?
thinking about it
sound control has grown on me
He's great live
Don't expect any chat. Do expect him to drink many, many drinks.
He has a strange, unnatural stage presence but somehow it's very alluring. Wish I was seeing him again now actually.
Yeah ^ this
tempted to grab a last minute ticket. Loved his set at Green Man last year.
Totally agree about his stage presence
They were amazing when I saw them this summer. Opened with European Oils and closed with Rubies and the middle was all the best bits from Kaputt. Had a massive shit eating grin from the HER FATHER.... THE FUCKING MANIAC bit for about 5 hours afterwardssuedehead this'd this
Seeing him tomorrow
Seen him twice before - last year at Heaven and this year at Latitude. Great both times.
I think the 'mixed' reception you've heard may depend on which point in his career people saw him. His pre-Kaputt shows seemed a lot more shambolic/hit and miss. He's admitted he doesn't really like performing live and isn't a natural 'showman'. The band he performs with now are really tight though, and there will likely be some cool reworkings of older songs.
So good at Latitude
Entire set was so much better than I was expecting, and "Rubies" was one of my live highlights of the year.
Thanks all...
I'm getting excited about this now. I'm going with the missus, she's not a big fan, hopefully the live experience will change that (for some reason thought she was going to see Chairlift!). I also read in an interview that this will be his last tour for a couple of years.
I'm seeing him/them in London tomorrow night.
Really looking forward to it.
I'll be the guy handing out flyers for Sunday's Glissando and March's Loscil gigs afterwards.
I quickly scanned the forum but didn't spot this.
If I see you there, I'll buy you a pint.
ps - have you been to the village before?
I want it tp be pretty roomy, but somehow I just cant see it. It sounds a bit night clubby?
It's Village Underground,
the place with the old tube trains on the roof.
It's a bit like a bigger, less bar-like, Cargo.
If I spot you, I'll say hello (and buy you a pint).
Who's the support?
i'm going by myself, so dunno if i can be bothered to stand around for the support or just turn up for Destroyer..
oh, i listened to their album a few months ago, thought it was pretty average
i'd still like to see them though
Didn't think they were too bad.
They probably used a bit too much chorus pedal.
oh man
didnt know about this. Want to go to it.
All the above is true
It's not spectacular.
Dan's strangely compelling, regardless.
It feels as if you're seeing something you'll tell the next generation.
as if I can't look forward to this more...
how long can I expect them to play for and just how blooming awesome?
quick destroyer question:
is he now famouser than the new pornos?
Last New Pornographers album went to the US top 20, not sure if Destroyer charted at all.
Did anyone buy any merch?
I bought a t shirt and street hawk cd
I went alone last night
Did not want to miss this show and it did not let me down. Agree he has a uniquely captivating stage presence. I got a t-shirt.
The London one
was a bit shorter than last year's. No Bay of Pigs sadly. But a fair whack of Rubies - title track, European Oils, Looters Follies.
Did he play Song for America in London?
Setlist.fm says he does, but I have absolutely no recollection of seeing him play it. Losing it.
Also he did Bay of Pigs in Dublin! Grrrrr
Yeah pretty sure he didn't
He did Hey, Snow White though, and that's not on the list
Looks like Dublin got the Music Lovers too!
Saw Bay of Pigs at the previous London show so not too fussed.
Just found a pretty cool full performance vid from earlier this year:
he did "bay of pigs"
Last night too. Great gig, had a pissed chat with him, nice chap.


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Ephricon is looking to hire a marketing assistant. Ideally this would be a work-from-home position but with someone living in the Charlotte, NC metro area so as to be available for occasional in-person meetings. Perfect for a SAHM or WAHM or any marketing professional who is currently looking for a flexible position. Need AT LEAST 20 hours per week.
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Should be a "marketing person" who has above-average internet skills. Preferably someone with some experience in web design, online marketing, etc. Will post more detailed description when I create it 🙂 If you are interested either comment here or grab my contact info from the Ephricon site.
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Aoc organisational structure stimulates this conversation in two ways: the presence of AOC Participation, a distinct in-house unit specialising in consultation techniques and participatory methods; and the active placement of individuals in other organisations - as project managers, advisors and teachers - for the exchange of knowledge and the building of communities of interest. Early projects, including the New Centre for Architecture in London, a rural retreat for Stephen Daldry, a 'house to stimulate different modes of thinking' for Alain de Botton and a series of successful competition wins, brought AOC to the attention of a wide range of clients.
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Aoc's work has been internationally published and exhibited in leading museums and galleries, including the Venice Biennale 2008, Moscow NEXT 2011, Buenos Aires Biennial 2011 and a solo show at the British School of Rome. They have taught at many leading schools of architecture, including London Metropolitan, the Bartlett and the Architectural Association, and were the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professors at Yale in 2011. Aoc also regularly lecture in the UK, Europe and USA and contribute to contemporary architectural culture through published articles and public debate.


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If you plan on being in the Baltimore area on Tuesday, July 25th you should make it a point to drop by Gardel's Supper Club so that you can experience all that is INFERNO A GO-GO! Not only will there be fashions by 9th Life and 3 troops of Burlesque girlies but there will be artwork from the Reverend Christopher Mealie and myself Witch Crabbie adorning the walls! Who could ask for anything more?!
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Against the broader backdrop of modern India's political and social history, this lyrical documentary tells the story of the life of Krishna Sikand, the filmmaker's mother, from childhood to maturity. A rich mosaic of memory and impressions, DON'T FENCE ME IN captures the fragmented way in which we journey back through time. Evoking Krishna's earliest years in pre-independence Bombay as the daughter of a well-to-do Bengali family, the film also traces her post-colonial experiences--from marriage to a Punjabi army officer in the face of fierce family opposition, through the raising of two daughters and successful careers as an academic, small business entrepreneur, media consultant, journalist, and poet. Black-and-white photos of Krishna as a child and young woman are juxtaposed with clips from home movies shot by the filmmaker's father nearly thirty years ago, and recent location footage. Krishna's personal narrative is highlighted by her wonderful letters to her daughter and the poems that serve as milestones in her life.
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When I started yoga in my early twenties it added zest, colour, and magic to my daily life as well as added flexibility in my body. Later on in my twenties I sort of lost yoga to university, relationships, work and so on and so forth. As a result I started to loose sight of the magic and beauty that is around us everyday. Signing up and committing to the Moksha/Modo Teacher Training in Nicaragua was the best decision I have made in the last 10 years since first stepping onto the mat. The training like an ocean wave smashed that beauty back into my life. Jeremy Van Walsh Nicaragua, Teacher Training Graduate, 2015


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Normally, when an injury that causes
bleeding occurs, the body sends out signals that cause blood to clot at the
wound, and then the clot naturally breaks down as the wound heals. A person prone to
abnormal clotting has an imbalance between clot formation and clot breakdown.
Anticoagulant medicines prevent new clots from forming and
prevent existing clots from growing (extending) by stopping the production of
certain proteins that are needed for blood to clot. They do not break up or
dissolve existing blood clots.
Low-molecular-weight heparins can be
used to treat a
deep vein thrombosis. When used to either prevent or
treat a blood clot, they are given by injection just under the skin once or
twice each day. Unlike with other forms of anticoagulants, periodic blood tests
are usually not needed to monitor how well the medicines are working.
Two types of heparin are
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Unfractionated heparin is given in the hospital. Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) can be self-injected at home, which
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You might take heparin for a few days. Then you will likely take another anticoagulant as a pill for at least 3 months. Some people may take
low-molecular-weight heparin long-term.
Low-molecular-weight heparin can be
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All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Bleeding. Call 911 or other emergency services right away if:
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Injection sites. Side effects often happen at injection sites. These side effects include:
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Long-term use of heparin typically is not
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Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
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Lewiston RV Earns Outdoors RV Distinction
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Lewiston RV was recently named the No. 1 Timber Ridge dealer in the state of Idaho for the past year by La Grange, Ore.-based towable builder Outdoors RV Manufacturing Inc. Pictured are Vernon Swearingen, Dan Bundy, Outdoors RV Sales Manager Darin Nelson, Dave Howard, Lewiston RV General Manager Norm Vanness, Martin Burns and Natasha Richards. Lewiston RV is known for outstanding customer service and as "an easy place to do business" in the Lewiston area. The Timber Ridge is one of four rugged and durable brands produced by Outdoors RV built for the Northwest climate with a full complement of features and insulated for four-seasons camping. Features on all Timber Ridge models include fiberglass front caps, cooler-sized luggage doors, electric awnings, LCD TV's, rear ladders, roto-torqued outdoors tough cabinetry, and Beaufloor flooring with a 50-below zero cold-cracking warranty.


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What many people like me spend their days on. They're quite played out now, but 100% of people who have the love them.
PS2 is short for Playstation 2.
PS2 is short for Playstation 2.
Wolfy: "I'm pissed off, so let's all go on the Playstation 2 where I can drive out all this pissedness talking to it."
by Wolfy. W July 05, 2006
The Ps2 is pretty good.
by Ed April 05, 2005
The Best selling system of all time, with over 100 million units sold. Whenever you see a Xbox or nintendo fanboy bashing it, remind them it has sold FIVE TIMES MORE THAN THE XBOX OR GAMECUBE (they each have only sold about 20 million each, how sad for such "superior systems" as the fanboys keep calling them.
by A Gorilla August 02, 2006
An excellent system that losers bash because they think that photo realistic graphics make a console good.
Games that have good graphics but lack everything aren't on Playstation 2.
by ...hellno November 07, 2003
One of the best and versatile consoles yet. Includes DVD, Mp3, CD, DVD/game and DVDR players inside. Upgradeable and internet gaming is free outside of initial cost. Better than the X box and was one of the greatest ideas for a conole ever concieved.
Hey, got a Playstation 2?
No, I suck. I have an x box.
Play mine.
Wow, that is way better than the crap box i own.
No, I suck. I have an x box.
Play mine.
Wow, that is way better than the crap box i own.
by Yojoe! May 12, 2004
The best system out there. the only people who bitch about it are who were stupid enough to believe the hype that Bill Gates put out there. People can say that it breaks easily or it has poor graphics(it has neva broken for me, and the graphics aren't that different), but the fact of the matter is, Sony is still dominating the industry. All developers come to Sony first and the rejects go to Nintendo and then to Microsoft. Playstation2 is the succesor to PSONE, the only game system in its time, so whoever hates it only does coz they were too cheap to buy it and missed the fun.
by Rap-Tito July 20, 2005
Thanks to the PlayStation2, I'm out of people to challenge to a game of Daytona USA, Initial D, or Hydro Thunder. All people do now is play stupid shit like GTA 3 in which they wank off to poorly rendered strippers.
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Next weekend is the Wings Over Houston air show featuring the Air Force's elite squadron The Thunderbirds! I'll be there with my 40D attached to an EF 300mm f/4L IS USM hoping to capture anything close to what you see in today's Air Racing – The Big Picture. After seeing all the great images Moose Peterson captured at this year's Reno Air Races I just had to give this a shot.
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Three local groups will partner to conduct an artificial reef seminar in Volusia County on Saturday.
DAYTONA BEACH — Three local groups will partner to conduct an artificial reef seminar in Volusia County on Saturday.
Participants can learn about building, fishing, diving and monitoring the artificial reefs off the Volusia coast.
The county's Marine Science Center is partnering with the Halifax Sportfishing Club and Volusia County Reef Research Dive Team. The seminar is open to the public and takes place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 6 at the Volusia Lifeguard Headquarters and Administration Center, 515 S. Atlantic Ave.
"The goal is to educate anyone who is interested about the county's marine wildlife and artificial fishing reef system," said Joe Nolin, County Coastal Division director. "The reef system is an economic engine for the regional marine industry and an amazing ecological resource."
The seminar will cover benefits, design and construction of artificial reefs; the basics of fishing artificial reefs including preparation, locating the reefs, and proper anchoring and fishing techniques; how to dive artificial reefs; and how to help monitor the growth and development of the reef over time.
For more information, call the Marine Science Center at 386-304-5545.


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Angela McCallister dropped by the virtual offices to chat about her new release BAD MOUTH. Check out what she had to say! Be sure to enter the giveaways, too!
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[Angela McCallister] Sometimes geeky, sometimes funny, sometimes serious. Loves family, good friends, good food, books, romance, and dark humor.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about Bad Mouth?
[Angela McCallister] A human with a vampire grudge is forced to work with a human-hating vampire prince to solve a chain of vampire-on-human murders. Their attraction is shocking, but they won't let that get in the way of their prejudice—until close proximity reveals what lies beneath their racial allegiances. The trouble is some of the murders were committed with Kade's blessing, and if Val learns of it, there'd be more hell to pay than with just his life. She could tip the delicate balance between the vampire castes and bring on a war like none before. If race weren't enough, his dark secrets ensure the growing connection between them is doomed.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[Angela McCallister] I listened to Bad Mouth by indie band Fugazi, a song I'd heard many times over, but one day it struck me the title would be great for a vampire story. I found out there were no books by that name so I had to write one, lol. As I always do, I began with the characters. What was the worst pairing possible? A human-hating vampire and a vampire-loathing human, of course. To complicate their relationship, he had to be involved in some bad stuff that validated her opinion of vampires. Kade had to have proof humans deserved his antipathy, thus he gets to deal with some bad humans. I compounded that with a very touchy situation within Kade's two-caste vampire society, a quite insane pair of vampires (his parents) as the head of the society, an opportunistic gang of Slavers, and societal protocols that bind their decisions tighter than a gnat's behind. Heh, the relationship may be the easy part in all of this.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words best describe Valerie?
[Angela McCallister] Determined. Courageous. Virtuous.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If Kade had a theme song, what would it be?
[Angela McCallister] Unequivocally, it is Demons by Imagine Dragons. Every. Darn. Word. I can't even pick a key phrase from the lyrics without posting most of the song. Google the lyrics, but I warn you, you'll want to hear the song and then you'll want to download it. It's beautiful and tortured and very Kade.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Name one thing Valerie is never without.
[Angela McCallister] Her pepper spray, lol. Her assistant, Alice, talks her into carrying a gun with her later for safety, but she'd adopted the pepper spray well before the book begins. Also a habit picked up from Alice 🙂
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things will you never find in Kade's bedroom?
[Angela McCallister] A suit he's actually worn. He's a vampire prince, but you'd never know his riches because he's eternally in a T-shirt and worn jeans. A condom because the only disease vampires succumb to is vesania (a kind of madness) and because pregnancy would have to be intentional in his particular case. Finally, food of any sort. Vampires may eat if they so choose, but not this prince of vampires.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is Valerie's greatest regret?
[Angela McCallister] Not being able to save her ex-husband from himself.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are your greatest creative influences?
[Angela McCallister] When I first started as a pre-teen, I read a lot of McCaffrey, Asimov, Heinlein, etc., but I got into a horror phase and devoured Clive Barker, Brian Lumley, Stephen King and the like and then a fantasy phase with Piers Anthony, Robert Jordan, Weis & Hickman. Now, I can't get enough happy endings so when I re-caught the reading bug on deployment, my favs were Gena Showalter, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Karen Moning, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christine Feehan. So I'm pretty sure this is why I went the paranormal route first, though that doesn't mean I don't have plans for some contemporaries. Guess I was destined to be as eclectic as my reading tastes, lol. Believe it or not, I even had a Louis L'Amour phase, and I'd still love to find a romance version of the Sacketts. Feel free to send suggestions 😉 PS—I've already devoured every American historical by Pamela Clare, lol.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things do you need in order to write?
[Angela McCallister] Me, myself, and I. I once "wrote" two-thirds of a novel while driving cross-country from Pensacola to Point Mugu. I jotted it all down on my laptop each night once I got to my hotel.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the last book that you read that knocked your socks off?
[Angela McCallister] Tiffany Reisz! I'm dying because she cliffhangered right off the end of The Prince and I neeeed that next book.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[Angela McCallister] Why, Dr. Seuss, of course 🙂 I got obsessed with reading from the time I could actually do it, and it never ended. I honestly couldn't say which of the books it was since it was so long ago, but it was definitely one of those vibrant, creative treasures.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[Angela McCallister] Outside of writing, reading, and critting? Hmm. If I were to pick something outside of the literary world, I'd say gorging on my addiction to cheesy scifi/horror movies. Surely that must come from my taste in books in high school, lol.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[Angela McCallister] Very easily and in many ways. Check out my website (http://www.angelamccallister.com), my Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/AngMcCallister), my Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/AngelaMcCallisterAuthor), my Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/AngMcCallister), or my Goodreads (http://www.goodreads.com/AngelaMcCallister). I'm also on Linkdin and Google+, but forgive me. I barely know what to do with those *g* Come and visit the Chick Swagger Blog (http://chickswagger.com) where I blog with a very fun, feisty, and talented group of Chicks. I'm on Manic Readers, The Romance Studio, World Lit Café, and I have my author page on Amazon.
It's been a great pleasure, Julie! Thanks so much for inviting me.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Thank you!
We have two giveaways today! First up, Angela is giving away one author-signed paranormal book bundle and one $50 Amazon/Barnes and Noble gift card.
And next, just fill out the widget below to enter for a chance to win a copy of Bad Mouth. Open Internationally!
Purchase links:
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bad-mouth-angela-mccallister/1115161563?ean=9781622668052
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/bad-mouth/id639380665?mt=11&uo=4
About the book:
After her ex-husband's obsession with vampires, Valerie Craig is on a mission to stop transformations. Of all vampires, Kade Rollins is the worst of the worst, but when multiple murders plague Seattle, Val is forced to enlist his aid. Kade's crude wit and seductive nature attract her like no other, but she can't ignore his violence toward his human servants, no matter her yearning to forget.
She's torn when she learns Kade may be behind the murders. Val's worked hard to protect humans from vampires, but the truth surrounding the murders could ignite a bloody battle between their races, one humans are sure to lose. Someone is pulling strings to build a vampire army and spark the war—setting Kade up to kick it off. But if she trusts the vampire prince, she risks her job, her integrity, and her heart if he betrays her as all the men in her life have.
About the author:
Angela McCallister is a US Navy Sailor and author of Paranormal Romance repped by the fabulous Nalini Akolekar. Spoiled by the gorgeous weather of Southern California, she spends her days reading and writing whenever she's lucky enough to be away from work. In fact, she's never to be found without a book hidden somewhere on her person. Over the past two years, her writing has finaled in multiple RWA writing competitions, and her debut Paranormal Romance, BAD MOUTH, won MERWA's 2012 Everything But The Kitchen Sink Competition.
Find her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/AngMcCallister), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/AngelaMcCallisterAuthor), or on her website (http://angelamccallister.com/).


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1. Clemsoning avoided, barely: The Tigers did their best to carry on their tradition of losing games they have no business losing Thursday night at N.C. State. But aided by a controversial call, a solid defense and two late touchdown passes from Tajh Boyd to Martavis Bryant, they survived for a 26-14 victory which, when you�re trying to go undefeated and play for a national title, is all that really matters.
2. Running men: Wake Forest had gained only 259 rushing yards in its first three games combined and its average of 86.3 yards per game was less than Miami�s Duke Johnson and Boston College�s Andre Williams individually. But Saturday at Army, the Deacons finally got it going on the ground, grinding out 228 yards � including 96 and two TDs by Josh Harris � in a badly needed 25-11 road win.
3. Terrific Terps: After riding its offense to wins in its first three games, Maryland got defensive Saturday in its 37-0 shutout of West Virginia in Baltimore. The Terps forced six turnovers, including a pick six by safety A.J. Hendy, while holding the Mountaineers to only six first downs and 175 total yards. The win ended a seven-game losing streak to West Virginia and gave Maryland its first 4-0 start since 2001.
4. Doeren�s D: New N.C. State coach Dave Doeren and his staff used their bye week wisely to devise a game plan that contained Heisman Trophy candidate Boyd and slowed Clemson�s high-octane offense to a crawl. The Wolfpack held the Tigers 19 points below their season average. In the process, five State players had 10 or more tackles in a performance that was as encouraging as the final result was disappointing.
5. 700 Club: Virginia Tech and Syracuse both earned the 700th victory in their respective programs� history on Saturday. It took the Hokies three overtimes against Marshall to reach the milestone, as QB Logan Thomas scored on a 2-yard run to produce a 29-21 win. The Orange didn�t have to work as hard, destroying Tulane 52-17 behind the passing of first-time starting QB Terrel Hunt and three blocked kicks from their special teams.
1. Not-so-sweet 16: It�s been 16 years since North Carolina has beaten Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The Tar Heels had their chance to end the streak Saturday when they jumped out to a 20-7 lead midway through the first half, but completely shut down offensively after having an apparent 82-yard TD called back by a penalty on their opening possession of a second half that was made all the more miserable by a torrential rainstorm.
2. 14-point swing: N.C. State had its game against Clemson turn on an even more damaging officials� call in the third quarter when WR Bryan Underwood was ruled to have stepped out of bounds en route to an 83-yard touchdown run. Replays were inconclusive, but it didn�t matter anyway. Because the official blew his whistle, the play was not reviewable. The controversy grew two plays later when QB Pete Thomas fumbled, leading to a game-changing TD for Clemson.
3. Why bother?: Miami, Florida State and Virginia beat their overmatched FCS opponents by a combined score of 180-13 Saturday. While it�s understandable for schools to schedule a few soft touches during the course of a long season, they should at least challenge themselves a little. And even in a 77-7 win against Savannah State, the Hurricanes still almost lost when starting QB Stephen Morris suffered what turned out to be a minor ankle injury.
4. Defenseless Devils: Duke scored 55 points against Pittsburgh, but it still wasn�t enough to win the game thanks to a defense that was torched for 58 points and 598 yards by QB Tom Savage and the Panthers. It was the most points ever scored by the Blue Devils in a loss. What made the inability to stop Pitt all the more frustrating for coach David Cutcliffe is that the score that ended up deciding the outcome was scored by Pitt�s defense.
5. Political football: Several Georgia Tech players, including QB Vad Lee and DE Jeremiah Attaochu, wore the initials �APU� written on their wristbands and towels. The acronym stands for All Players United, a movement protesting NCAA treatment of athletes on issues ranging from concussions to compensation. Although the cause is a noble one, the message may have been missed by many because the participating players waited until after kickoff to issue a public statement about their protest.
The ACC has gotten plenty of positive publicity already this season thanks to a couple of high-profile non-conference upsets by Clemson and Miami, but the Tigers and Hurricanes aren�t the only ones helping boost the league�s public perception. Four weeks into the season, the ACC still has five undefeated teams. That�s more than a third of the league, including Georgia Tech and Maryland, both of which scored impressive wins Saturday.
There were simply too many offensive stars in Pittsburgh�s 58-55 win at Duke to single out just one player, so QB Savage and WRs Tyler Boyd and Devin Street will have to share the honor this week. Savage, a senior transfer from Rutgers, completed 23 of 33 for 424 yards and an ACC record-tying six TDs while freshman Boyd had eight catches for 154 yards and three TDs and senior Street grabbed six passes for 166 yards and a pair of scores.
Georgia Tech�s 28-20 win against UNC wasn�t just its fifth straight against the Tar Heels, it was also the Yellow Jackets� 11th consecutive victory against a team from North Carolina. The last time Paul Johnson�s team was beaten by an opponent from the Old North State was Sept. 25, 2010 vs. N.C. State.
�It was right in front of me. He didn�t go out of bounds.� � N.C. State coach Doeren.
�To be honest, my eyes were straight on the end zone. I wasn�t looking at the ground. I was reading my blocks. I was just trying to use my speed to run past everybody.� � N.C. State wide receiver Underwood.
UNC returns home to play East Carolina in a rivalry game both teams need coming off frustrating close losses. N.C. State tries to rebound from its loss to Clemson at home against Central Michigan while Wake Forest travels to Clemson and Duke is at home to Troy. The big game of the week, however, happens on Thursday with Georgia Tech looking to put itself in the Coastal Division driver�s seat at home against Virginia Tech.


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A nightly dance party created as a last-minute diversion to entertain idle hordes waiting for a wildly popular attraction at Disney California Adventure has turned into an ever-evolving mainstay that might just become an accidental institution.
PHOTOS: Mad T Party at Disney California Adventure
The new Mad T Party scheduled to debut this summer at the Anaheim theme park replaces ElecTRONica, which replaced Glow Fest, which was designed to give visitors something to do back in the summer of 2010 while waiting hours upon hours to watch the instant hit "World of Color" water show.
ElecTRONica, which served as a movie tie-in for the "Tron: Legacy" sequel beginning in fall 2010, is expected to run through April.
Themed to Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" movie starring Johnny Depp, the Mad T Party promises to combine live music, dancing and cocktails into a psychedelic outdoor rave located in DCA's Hollywood Pictures Backlot.
A live band will perform on a vibrantly colored main stage that will replace the current ElecTRONica DJ booth, which transformed a once-moribund plaza in front of the Monsters Inc. dark ride into a teeming, pulsating, alcohol-infused, all-ages nightclub.
Band members will wear costumes evocative of "Alice in Wonderland" characters -- with a Mad Hatter singer, a Cheshire Cat drummer and a White Rabbit disc jockey.
The House of Cards lounge, replacing ElecTRONica's End of the Line Club, is expected to serve playing-card-themed cocktails amid a royal red and purple nightclub setting evocative of the foul-tempered Queen of Hearts. A small stage in the lounge will feature dancers wearing outfits festooned with hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades. A nearby catering truck will serve Wonderland-themed foods and non-alcoholic beverages.
An interactive video gaming area is expected to replace Flynn's Arcade, a central location in the "Tron" universe re-created in DCA's shuttered Hollywood & Dine restaurant.


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The Piedmont Triad Regional Council is looking for volunteers to participate in Big Sweep and help clean up High Rock Lake.
The Piedmont Triad Regional Council is looking for volunteers to participate in Big Sweep and help clean up High Rock Lake.
The local Big Sweep cleanups will be Oct. 19 at the Buddle Creek Boat Access on Holloway Church Road. Participation is free.
To become involved, volunteers can visit www.stormwatersmart.org or contact Joy Fields at firstname.lastname@example.com or 294-4950 for more information. Any group that cannot make Oct. 19 can contact Fields, and PTRC will provide the material support for any day the group chooses.
Last year about 90 volunteers picked up trash from the shores of High Rock Lake and Abbotts Creek. They retrieved everything from plastic bags and cigarette filters to high chairs and tires.
A floating island of trash sits in the middle of the High Rock Lake, according to a PTRC press release. The lake is formed as the Yadkin River, Abbotts Creek, Swearing Creek, Town Creek, Flat Swamp and Dutch Second Creeks merge behind a dam. Trash likely washed into these waterways during the heavy rainstorms of the last couple of months.
It is estimated that only 20 percent of the trash in the waters comes from recreational use such as boating, fishing or swimming, which means that 80 percent of the trash in High Rock Lake may have washed into the water from the land. Because the primary source of trash in waters tends to be debris that is picked up from stormwater runoff, it is important to pick up trash before it enters the water.