tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119281302024-03-13T13:58:57.274-04:00sketchgrrlAbout innovations that make life more fun, greener, and more efficientAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-7379844556421065962013-07-11T21:06:00.001-04:002013-07-11T21:06:17.423-04:00How to Build a Stool<a href="http://diy.skiltools.com/diy-projects/how-to-build-a-stool#.Ud9WHeb_bZ8.blogger">How to Build a Stool</a> is an article I wrote with info that my father, Jerry Pokras, a DIY expert, provided. Thanks, Dad!Judy Pokrashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03999797091581121790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-9721583054363830762012-07-05T16:19:00.003-04:002012-07-05T16:19:22.673-04:00sketchgrrl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-69739589164169881632009-03-07T18:50:00.000-05:002009-03-07T18:51:18.497-05:00Vote for Us and Come to Our Celebration Party When We Win!<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Please vote 10 stars for our two-minute audio pitch in an entrepreneurial start-ups contest!</span><br /></h3>If we win you will be invited to a big Sarasota, Florida party in our new cafe!<br /><br />Judges will choose the winner from the entries that have the most stars and the most votes.<br /><br />If you would like to vote for us every day, that would be awesome!<br /><br />Here's the link:<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/7v4mdl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/7v4mdl</a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-70088518579211993082009-02-25T17:35:00.001-05:002009-02-25T18:11:55.015-05:00Don't Miss An Inspiring, Tree Saving Program on WSLR Radio at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26Tune in to Truly Sustainable Sarasota on FM radio station WSLR, 96.5 at 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 26 (or listen live online at <a href="http://wslr.org/listen-live/">http://wslr.org/listen-live/</a>). That's when host Vicki Chelf will interview Turner Tree and Landscape of Bradenton's CEO Darrell Turner about how his company saves beautiful, mature trees. They dig them up from construction sites, then replant and care for them--for years, if necessary--and then replant them at the original site when the construction is completed. Truly sustainable and truly inspiring! If you miss the live broadcast, you can listen to a podcast of it <a href="http://tss.podomatic.com/">here</a>.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-45317258169353077222008-10-08T20:41:00.002-04:002008-10-08T22:44:48.033-04:00An Open Letter To FL Governor Charlie Cri<h3 class="post-title entry-title">Following is a letter a friend of mine wrote to Florida's Governor Charlie Crist. This is a letter that needs to be circulated widely; I invite you to blog about it and e-mail it around:<br />
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Dear Governor,<br />
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I have lived in Sarasota for most of my life. I have eked out an existence working and having a few low end rentals on the side. This was a rough yet rewarding existence helping those folks who were down. Renting to the poor I have never been able to get first, last and security. People do not have it. Especially today. Now there is no work to be had in this town translating to a real shortage of tenants. The current batch are all so far behind I am facing having to evict three. I have not had to do an eviction in ten or more years. Imagine my chagrin when I discovered that it will now cost me OVER FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH to evict. That is if I do all the work myself and go through all the hoops myself and make sure not to cross one i or dot one t or it starts all over again from the beginning. All this in my free time. Even if the tenants do not fight leaving - because they cannot afford to go anywhere - I will be out several months rent and the huge repair costs to rehab three units. It is coming down to leaving the tenants in place and giving the property to the bank. I have worked my whole life for this. Shame on you and your ilk. Your approval rating with me just dropped its last ten points to zero. I am also letting everyone I know about this your alternate form of taxation. Shame on you.<br />
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<div><div class="Wj3C7c"></div></div>Vincent Dessberg<br />
BellaGlass.com<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-70336261541004389632008-09-22T16:04:00.007-04:002009-02-04T17:20:10.866-05:00The Hypocrisy of the Sarasota, FL Chamber of Commerce<span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 100%;">Following is a letter that a friend of mine sent to the Sarasota, Florida Chamber of Commerce (and by the way, his decorative glass items are gorgeous):</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 100%;">Dear Sarasota Chamber,</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 100%;">I have been a<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b>Chamber<b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></b>member for almost a year and I am not planning to renew my membership. The reason is<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"> that</span></span> I no longer belie<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">ve</span></span> that <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">the Chamber's</span></span> mission is to promote <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">S</span></span>arasota<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></span>and its businesses and not just to keep my dollars flowing to the <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">Chamber itself</span></span>. The one idea I fel<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">t</span></span> important enough to suggest <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">which</span></span> I sent via email months ago<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></span> did not even warrant an auto<span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">-</span></span>responder saying thanks or no thanks or <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">even </span></span>kiss my ass. <span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;">Way to show support of Members and Sarasota businesses! </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Sadly the same can be said about a couple of commissioners.</span><span style="color: navy; font-family: Arial; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;"> </span></span> <span style="font-size: 100%;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">O</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">n the morning of </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">September 22, </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I got to talk to a very nice lady who was calling </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">C</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">hamber members to let them know that their </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">C</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">hamber once </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">again</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> wants more money. This time</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> to place an ad on the ad display racks in the </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">C</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">hamber lobby. In chatting with the lady</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> I </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">found</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> out that she </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">was</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> calling from Charlotte and</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;"> she</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> t</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">old</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> me that a lot of Floridians have settled there recently. As my current business is not succeeding here</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;"> in Sarasota,</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">perhaps I could land a position with the Sarasota Chamber while living in Charlotte</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">. Charlotte would be great, and I would not even mind phone work. </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">Though, </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">I am guessing </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">that </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">phone work</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">,</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> according to </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">the Chamber</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> website</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">, is</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> not "work compatible with our community standards</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">."</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">Otherwise, </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;">why would </span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;">the Chamber</span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> have outsourced it</span><span style="color: navy; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: navy;"> to Charlotte when many Sarasotans are eagerly looking for work? </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 100%;">Also please let me know when the display racks and display rack management contracts are coming up for renewal as I would be in Charlotte already and thus could bid on them.<br />
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</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> Sincerely,<br />
Vincent </span></div><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vincent Dessberg</span><br />
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This is an idea that ought to be everywhere!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-605359278649225362008-07-17T03:57:00.002-04:002008-07-17T04:11:42.136-04:00Spike Lee Is making a Film about Life Story of Physics Professor Ronald MallettProfessor Mallett's story is a fascinating one.<br />He became a physicist to invent a time machine so he could travel back in time to save the life of his father, who died of a heart attack at the age of 33.<br />He has made great strides in advancing theories in physics and now Spike Lee is making a feature film based on Mallett's memoir, <span style="font-style:italic;">Time Traveler</span>:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=rawfoodsnews-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=156858363X&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" frameborder="0"></iframe><br />You can see Professor Mallett talk about some of his work here:<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EWnoMaSgYPY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EWnoMaSgYPY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-25114529402946129132008-02-08T02:04:00.000-05:002008-02-08T02:06:20.730-05:00Mike Bloomberg is a Hero, Passionate About Preventive Health<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/08/health/policy/08smoking.html?ref=world">NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg Launches Worldwide Non-Smoking Plan</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-71098722996588421602007-12-03T16:51:00.001-05:002009-09-17T14:12:01.136-04:00Fascinating New Yorker Article "Darwin's Surprise"<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Michael Specter's </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/03/071203fa_fact_specter">fascinating article</a><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> on paleoviruses in the Dec. 3, 2007 issue of </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >The New Yorker</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> gave me ideas and provoked many questions as I read it. The article explains that paleoviruses are:</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;" >extinct viruses that reside within us, carrying a record that goes back millions of years.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">[How can scientists know these viruses go back millions of years? I'm not challenging the statement, just wondering how they discovered that.]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">As the article says, it turns out that scientists are now able to bring dead viruses back to life. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So one of my thoughts is: If they can do that, will scientists eventually be able to use that technology to bring dead people back to life?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Another sentence in the article says: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Eggs cannot eliminate waste.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Wouldn't that mean, then, that when we humans eat eggs, we are ingesting waste material?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The article says: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >Cell fusion is a fundamental characteristic of the mammalian placenta but also, it turns out, of endogenous retroviruses. In fact, the protein syncytin, which causes placental cells to fuse together, employs the exact mechanism that enables retroviruses to latch on to the cells they infect. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Hmmm, that would make an awesome basis for a sci-fi movie!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">And when Specter quotes the evolutionary geneticist Harmit Malik as saying: </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >"We have been in an evolutionary arms race with viruses for at least one million years. There is genetic conflict everywhere."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Well, wow--that would make an awesome educational video game, with characters based on those tiny biological elements that are in conflict.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The article goes on to say:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >The AIDS virus has one gene, called "vif," that does nothing but block a protein whose sole job it is to stop the virus from making copies of itself.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So that makes me wonder why scientists have not been able to disable vif.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The article refers to Michael Emerman, a virologist at The Hutchinson Center's Human Biology and Basic Science Division, and his research with the H.I.V. virus and an endogenous retrovirus with the acronym PtERV that prevents chimpanzees from getting sick from AIDS:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >What he found astonished him. No matter how many times he repeated the test, the results never varied. "In every case, the protein blocked either PtERV or H.I.V. But it never protected the cells from both viruses," Emerman said.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">To me, that sounds like the uncertainty principle in physics, in which scientists can know either the direction a sub-atomic particle is moving in, or the speed the particle is traveling at, but never both. Since I'm not a scientist, I'm wondering if there is some connection between that concept in quantum physics and the results Emerman got.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">"Viruses are accumulating and becoming more decrepit with every passing million years."</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Well, I'm thinking: That would make one great T-shirt!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Finally, the article says that specific mutations seem to protect certain people against the H.I.V. virus:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:arial;" >There are people, though, whose genes instruct them to build defective receptors. Those with two copies of that defect, one from each parent, are resistant to H.I.V. infection no matter how often they are exposed to the virus.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So my question is: Are there any scientists working on ways to implant those genes into people who would benefit from them?</span><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-60778316622088085482007-11-30T14:05:00.000-05:002007-11-30T14:07:40.752-05:00Spread the Word! Sarasota for Dennis KucinichThere's a new group called <a href="http://action.dennis4president.com/groups/view/id_316/">Sarasota for Dennis Kucinich</a>. Dennis is the best candidate for so many reasons. Please spread the word about this new group. The intention is to get Dennis more media coverage and to lift him to the top.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-5931040889522973092007-09-19T05:08:00.000-04:002007-09-19T05:12:01.969-04:00Original Prints for Incredible ValueI just discovered a site called <a href="http://www.tinyshowcase.com">tinyshowcase.com</a>, an online gallery of original prints selling for only $20 apiece. I can't wait to look through the gallery. It sure makes me want to get back into making art again!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-66932443544847570052007-07-05T20:41:00.000-04:002007-07-05T20:50:00.391-04:00Car Sharing, An Idea Whose Time Has Come!<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Decades ago, when I lived in NYC without a car, I thought: Wouldn't it be cool if cities owned lots of cars that they allowed residents to drive from point to point whenever they needed one?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I saw something on NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams tonight that made my dream come true! In many cities, private companies are providing car sharing service, which is fabulous for the environment and for people who don't have cars.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.carsharing.net"><br /></a><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.carsharing.net">http://www.carsharing.net</a></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20%20%20"> </a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-1745309144464764212007-07-03T22:12:00.000-04:002007-07-04T08:42:29.054-04:00A Resource Every Town Should Have<span style="font-family:verdana;">A South Florida musician and writer named Laura Sue (also known as the Silver Nightingale) posted the following letter to an e-group and I love what she says, so I'm posting her letter below. I think resources like the one she mentions ought to spring up in every town!<br /><br />She writes:<br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >I wanted to let you all know about a great new non-profit I just</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >discovered called Trash to Treasure. It's a Creative Re-Use Center, in</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >other words, they collect donations of a wide range of clean, re-usable</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >materials (called "clean scrap") which can be repurposed for artistic</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >and educational uses. Great place for artists, art teachers, families</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >etc.!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >All those things you feel guilty throwing out - the cardboard from pads</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >of paper, foam from the boxes computers come in, egg cartons, the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >cardboard roll from paper towels and TP, plastic cups and straws from</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >Starbucks, fabric/wire/wood scraps, CD jewel cases and a whole host of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >other things - can be used to make art projects with kids and such.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >Businesses can donate stuff like out of date stationery, paper boxes,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >etc. and cut down on their disposal costs. I just visited their</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >warehouse for the first time (conveniently located near I-95 and</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >Commercial Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale) and was really impressed by the</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >array of materials they have available. Re-use helps everyone by</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >cutting down on waste, trash disposal fees, demand for raw materials,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >energy consumption and more.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >I am so enthusiastic about Trash to Treasure I want the world to know</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >about them, and thought there would be some folks on this list who</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >would be interested in T2T, as writers and creative people are often</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >artists as well! For those of you who have not managed to go completely</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >paperless, they have shelves full of binders for all your wonderful</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >musings (and computer printouts)! Lots of other great stuff too!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >I also thought some of you might like to write a story about T2T, or</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >even volunteer to help them with some press releases and PR.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >I am joining T2T, and look forward to picking up some cool stuff there,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >but honestly I'm more excited about having a place to donate a lot of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >things I'd otherwise be throwing away or cluttering up my house with.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >And you do not have to be a member to donate materials or money. Of</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >course members are also needed - Normally $60 a year but $45 now until</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >August 31 - members can visit 12 times a year and take as much as they</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >want. What a deal! : )</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >If you know any art teachers, please pass this info along!</span><br /><span class="" style="display: block; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" ></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >If you want to get involved or get more info:</span><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://www.trash2treasurefl.org/">http://www.trash2treasurefl.org/</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >954/623-0603</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" > All the best,</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" > Laura Sue</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:times new roman;" >* Flute Fusion * from The Silver Nightingale</span><br /><a style="font-family: times new roman; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://www.silvernightingale.com/">http://www.SilverNightingale.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-24086700536405528852007-06-14T00:15:00.000-04:002007-06-14T00:18:48.636-04:00Unbelievable Rube Goldberg ContraptionI don't know if this is real (click on headline for link) but the video makes it look real.<br />Am I too gullible?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-78502130472547914842007-06-11T20:31:00.000-04:002007-06-11T20:51:16.418-04:00Amazing Kinetic Sculpture<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.glumbert.com/media/kineticsculpture">Theo Jansen's kinetic sculpture</a> is amazing! It's kind of like a wind-powered robot. It's not designed to look human, and is far too wide to resemble a human, but the way it moves is oddly human-like. <a href="http://www.strandbeest.com">Here's more</a> about the sculptor and his work.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-41394490256531403112007-04-09T03:11:00.000-04:002007-04-09T03:16:53.675-04:00A Duckling With Interspecies Compassion<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Have you seen this </span><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=xPxDw7ajfGE"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">short video</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> of a baby duck feeding carp? </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">It's hard to see the duck at first because it blends in with the background. The duck is in the center of the frame, slightly toward the right. I had no idea that one species would feed another in a direct way (I mean other than being the food for a larger animal). Is this behavior unusual?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">This baby duck has more intelligence and compassion than some humans. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-36169933106910152282007-03-02T19:54:00.000-05:002007-04-11T16:50:01.432-04:00Former Canadian Defense Minister Says Alien Technology Can Save the World From Global Warming<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer is </span><a href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006616002"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">calling on</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> world goverments to use the technology derived from crashed UFOs to stop global warming.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I think this is a great idea, although people switching to a vegan diet would have a larger effect on stopping global warming than switching to hybrid cars.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-87811558091980800112007-02-26T23:34:00.000-05:002007-02-26T23:37:46.392-05:00Eat Future Fruit and Catapult into the Future<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">There's a </span><a href="http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=6809"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">new sci-fi TV show</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"> being developed by the Jim Henson Production Company that has as a plot element something called "future fruit." Eat it and be projected into the future. Since I like both raw fruit and time travel, this show sounds very interesting!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-34282299357936940012007-02-25T11:44:00.000-05:002007-02-25T11:47:25.302-05:00Spiritual Aptitude Test<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Here's a very interesting </span><a href="http://www.shaktitechnology.com/anchored_TL_test.htm#Alienated%20Q"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">spiritual aptitude test</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">I found it on the website of <a href="http://www.shaktitechnology.com/">Todd Murphy</a>, who was recently on the </span><a href="http://www.coasttocoastam.com"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Coast to Coast AM </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">radio show, which has fascinating guests.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-75172177437040222412006-11-15T06:57:00.000-05:002006-11-15T07:20:51.099-05:00Little Book of Raw Thanksgiving Recipes<span style="font-family:arial;">Hi,<br /><br />I'll keep this message short because the busy season is upon us!<br /><br />If you're hosting Thanksgiving dinner or bringing food to someone else's gathering, RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com's </span><a href="http://rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=91&amp;mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"><i><b><span style="font-family:arial;">Little Book of Raw Thanksgiving Recipes</span></i></b></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> is just the ticket for some great ideas! (It also makes a sweet surprise gift. Send us the e-mail address of your special people and we'll send it right out to them!)<br /><br />Our little e-book contains 32 festive and fabulous Thanksgiving recipes by more than a dozen great American raw chefs. You'll find instructions for making tasty soups, salads, "turkey," stuffing, side dishes, and many scrumptious desserts. This year we have additions from David Norman's Bonobo's Restaurant, Matthew Kenney's The Plant, and Roxanne Klein and Charlie Trotter, plus my own yummy recipe for Cinnamon Ginger Chocolate Candy, and tips for entertaining.<br /><br />Delivery is fast, via e-mail. Our e-book requires no special software to read (it's delivered as a Word document), and it's convenient! If/when you splatter food on a recipe while making one--which I can't seem to avoid doing! :o) --you can just toss the recipe and print out a new page.<br /><br />Our Little Book of Raw Thanksgiving Recipes is a bargain at only $5!<br /><br />Here's how to order:<br /><br /></span><a href="http://rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=91&amp;mode=thread&order=0&thold=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:arial;">RawFoodsNewsMagazine's <i><b>Little Book of Raw Thanksgiving Recipes</i></span></b></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving,<br /><br />Judy Pokras<br />editor/founder/publisher<br />www.rawfoodsnewsmagazine.com</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-1158647308509954342006-09-19T02:23:00.000-04:002006-09-19T02:30:29.776-04:00Announcing the Cute Raw Foods Shop<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3404/987/1600/Rawfeteria.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3404/987/320/Rawfeteria.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Artwork Copyright: By Judy Pokras</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Judy Pokras is pleased to announce the opening of her online shop "<a href="http://www.cafepress.com/rawfoods">Cute Raw Foods</a>."</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Her shop carries the cutest cutting edge stuff--t-shirts and camis and totes and mugs and baby items and more. It's fashionable and stylish, and it pushes the envelope! We honor a healthy lifestyle, especially raw foods, and we do it in a hip way.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-1158484402648215762006-09-17T05:05:00.000-04:002006-09-17T05:23:04.560-04:00World Class Raw Foods Chef to Give Siesta Key Dinner Party On Oct. 13<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Come experience what it would be like to eat in a raw foods restaurant in Sarasota!</strong><br /><br />On Friday, October 13, Raw Chef Dan, a restaurant consultant, chef and teacher in town from New York, will be hosting a dinner party in a beautiful Siesta Key townhouse where he'll prepare many recipes over the course of three hours--a sensational buffet of tasty raw vegan treats--ranging from drinks, tapas and entrees to fantastic desserts. The buffet will be open as the first guests arrive, dine and mingle as more guests arrive. Raw Chef Dan will prepare and serve new dishes throughout the party. Guests will have the opportunity to watch him prepare the various recipes, or can simply mingle and enjoy the festivities.<br /><br />The party will be a fun place to socialize, meet like-minded people, get great ideas for dishes, and learn even more. Raw Chef Dan will talk about a raw foods restaurant in Sarasota, movies, the Bio-Photonic Scanner, Secrets of the Cube, resources, and books.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The innovative and talented Raw Chef Dan will give two raw vegan recipe classes plus a buffet dinner party with live preparations and demo.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Monday, Oct. 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>BASIC RAW FOOD INTRO CLASS<br /></strong><br />When you attend Raw Chef Dan's Basic Raw Food Introduction Class, you’ll hear a short overview on the “whats and whys” of the raw food diet, you’ll see demos of recipes, and you'll get to eat the recipes, including:<br /><br />Super Power Green Juice<br />Chocolate Banana Smoothie<br />Bell Pepper Soup<br />Marinated Italian Zucchini with Sun-Dried Tomato<br />Mock Tuna Salad Wraps with Sweet Mustard Sauce<br />Raw Sesame Hummus<br />Mock Cream Cheese<br />Basic Pie Crust<br />and Chocolate Mousse Pie with Berries.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The fee is $60 when you mention RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com or $75 at the door. </span><br /></div><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">Weds., Oct. 11, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">INTERMEDIATE RAW PREP CLASS</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Raw Chef Dan's Intermediate Raw Prep Class will feature a recipe demo, after which you’ll get to eat the food:<br /><br />Black Nori “Caviar”<br />Cashew “Sour Cream”<br />Almond Milk<br />Marzipan<br />Basic Flax Crackers<br />Mock Meatballs with Creamy Gravy<br />Broccoli “Cheddar” Cannelloni<br />and Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding with Banana and Nutmeg.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The fee is $60 when you mention RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com or $75 at the door.<br />Take advantage of both classes for just $100 in advance or $120 at the door.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>Friday, Oct. 13, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:arial;">DINNER PARTY</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">On Oct. 13, Raw Chef Dan will host a sensational buffet of tasty raw treats, ranging from drinks, tapas and entrees to fantastic desserts. The buffet will be open as the first guests arrive, dine and mingle, as more guests arrive. Raw Chef Dan will prepare and serve new dishes throughout the party. You'll have the opportunity to watch him prepare the various recipes, or you can simply mingle and enjoy the festivities.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />This dinner party is a great opportunity for raw foods enthusiasts to introduce skeptical friends and relatives to a variety of delicious raw foods.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The fee is $70 when you mention RawFoodsNewsMagazine.com, or $95 at the door, with the discount price of $120 for two people in advance or $140 at the door.<br /><br />Attend all three events and pay only $170 in advance or $200 at the door.<br /><br /><strong>RESERVATIONS</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Classes need to be paid for by cash, and credit card information is needed to reserve your place.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">For more information and to reserve your seat, please contact Raw Chef Dan at 718-702-6275 or rawchefdan@yahoo.com, or call Mun at 917-270-0360.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />Raw Chef Dan is a raw foods chef, teacher, and restaurant consultant in New York. His website is </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/81872716"><span style="font-family:arial;">http://www.myspace.com/81872716</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span></p><br /><br />See posting on <a href="http://www.sarasotacalendar.com">SarasotaCalendar.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928130.post-1150167893789549392006-06-12T22:58:00.000-04:002006-06-12T23:04:53.803-04:00A Druze Soapmaker Driven to Help Heal the WorldI admire <a href="http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enZone=Profiles&enDisplay=view&enPage=BlankPage&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Articles^l1327"target=_blank>Gamila Hiar</a> for being an entrepreneur who makes pure products, and who works to promote peace, coexistence, and the advancement of women's causes.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03112406026504662328noreply@blogger.com0