in contact w/store at 4 pm, told open until 7, listened to spiel about their best prices for gold, drove over about 5pm. open sign up but door locked. 4 people inside. man unlocked and opened the door, man came out said he was busy w/another person, maybe we could come back. he did step out, look in my box of items, unwrap some to give a value, said nothing valuable. did not get to talk about the gold items i had. felt like we were dealing drugs or selling knock off purses. great first visit; probably last.
got reply from the strongs in AZ about aunt jane's painting and china. oscar opened a christmas card this week from them--address on envelope. i wrote and gave them a copy of max's obit and a little info. on jan 3 email arrived.
same day i wanted to mail certified AAA letter because of information inside but must have mailed it sans stamp. lady at po looked but couldn't find it. hope there's a return address on it.
randy's truck burned at irish and richfield.
from lake research partners poll done nov 5-6 2012:
85% of dems support collective bargaining
77% of independents support
48% of repubs
www.foodandwaterwatch.org -- good site to visit, food, water, environment issues
check www.organicconsumers.org -- read a fist in the eye of god www.organicconsumers.org/gefood/smallwonders.cfm
in defense of food: an eater's manifesto by pollan
animal, vegetable, miracle: a year of food life by kingsolver
eatwild: grass fed food and facts www.eatwild.com
article in horticulture mag--asparagus care--suggests no wet feet; sidedressing w/greensand in the fall at about 1 cup/plant, letting fronds grow and cutting below soil level when they turn brown disposing NOT in compost; cover bed w/inch of good compost or manure and adding a thick mulch of clean straw or salt hay; keep bed weed free
same issue has fall planting chart -- things to try this fall like bush beans 17 weeks before 1st frost / kale and peas 12 weeks before / carrots 10 weeks // see site victoryseeds.com/frost // this site is worth exploring for info and seed sources like quinoa, soybeans, heirlooms
another seed source = seedlibrary.org and facebook.com/seedlibrary
www.rareseeds.com
bonsai sources = bonsaioutlet.com
industry sponsored onkline opt out registry = yellowpagesoptout.com you can choose which directories you want to receive or to stop delivery. 12 weeks needed to implement
check your password strength at www.securitystats.com/tools/password.php
best free anti spy and anti virus = windows defender, ad aware, grisoft's AVG or Avast
Mother Jones jan/feb 2012--
p.44 "the frog of war" summarizes frog study done w/ male frog being raised in water contaminated w/the herbicide atrazine at level of 2.5 parts/ billion (slightly less than what's allowed in drinking water). frog developed a female body inside and out; also he is the mother of his children having mated w/ other males and spawned clutches of eggs. once moved to atrazine free tank he turned lanky--when opened up frog was still female inside (frog still alive) maker of chemical = Syngenta swiss manufacturer. Atrazine introduced in 1959 and is now used on half our corn and 90% of our sugarcane, lawns, golf courses and christmas tree farms. 80 million pounds about used every year; highest usage after glyphosate (round up). Atrazine banned by european union in 2003. (this article makes me think back to the book i summarized for a master gardener newsletter )
free classes try educationportal.com and click on open course ware
photo editing try citrify.com and pixorial.com
cash4books
amazon.com/sellyourstuff
fixya.com for free advice on common computer problems
save minutes on cell = sprint for leaving message press 1 // verizon press* // at&t press # // T mobile press #
i use groupon but others are socialbuy.com, scoopst.com and angieslist.com
looking for an owner's manual? retrevo.com, manualsonline.com, usersmanualguide.com
cheaper tickets? goldstar.com (about 4.50 service charge), ticketloot.com
need a phone #? try free 1-800-GOOG-411
airport park and stay? parksleepfly.com, stay123.com, parkingaccess.com
car repairs? check average price at repairpal.com
missing $ check missingmoney.com or unclaimed.org
daily discounts = everydaysavingscenter.com/deals
idea for organizing earrings from realsimple mag jan 2013 = use buttons!
slipcovershop.com
money = irs.gov // missingmoney.org // unclaimed.org
check/compare cell plans at billshrink.com
find higher banking accts at bankrate.com
money saving sites = pricegrabber.com, nextag.com, retailmenot.com, couponcabin.com, dealnews.com, shopittome.com
consumer review and complaint sites = yelp.com, BBB.org
Photo illustration by PZS based on an image by Lin Pernille Photography
Despite cutting over $1 billion from K-12 schools, Gov. Rick Snyder
is considering giving $2 million in state funds to help prop up the
Education Achievement Authority, an experimental school district
designed to take control away from local parents, taxpayers and school
employees.
The Detroit News reported today that EAA administrators are requesting the funds after some private philanthropic funding fell through.
The EAA is a special “takeover” school district created by the
Snyder administration that oversees certain Detroit schools deemed by
arbitrary and flawed ratings to be in the bottom 5 percent. It launched
at the beginning of the current school year.
Despite its myriad challenges, Snyder and corporate school
“reformers” want to expand the EAA to the entire state, allowing
Lansing bureaucrats to assume many of responsibilities currently
entrusted to local school board members, parents and educators.
Critics of Snyder’s plan to expand the EAA to the entire state say
creating a cold, impersonal statewide school district would eliminate
time-honored “neighborhood schools,” further eroding the public school
system.
New american century
June
3, 1997
American foreign and
defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent
policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationist
impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently
advanced a strategic vision of America's role in the world. They have
not set forth guiding principles for American foreign policy. They have
allowed differences over tactics to obscure potential agreement on strategic
objectives. And they have not fought for a defense budget that would maintain
American security and advance American interests in the new century.
We aim to change this.
We aim to make the case and rally support for American global leadership.
As the 20th century
draws to a close, the United States stands as the world's preeminent power.
Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity
and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon
the achievements of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve
to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?
We are in danger of
squandering the opportunity and failing the challenge. We are living off
the capital -- both the military investments and the foreign policy achievements
-- built up by past administrations. Cuts in foreign affairs and defense
spending, inattention to the tools of statecraft, and inconstant leadership
are making it increasingly difficult to sustain American influence around
the world. And the promise of short-term commercial benefits threatens
to override strategic considerations. As a consequence, we are jeopardizing
the nation's ability to meet present threats and to deal with potentially
greater challenges that lie ahead.
We seem to have forgotten the essential elements of the Reagan Administration's
success: a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and
future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes
American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the United
States' global responsibilities.
Of course, the United
States must be prudent in how it exercises its power. But we cannot safely
avoid the responsibilities of global leadership or the costs that are
associated with its exercise. America has a vital role in maintaining
peace and security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If we shirk our
responsibilities, we invite challenges to our fundamental interests. The
history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important
to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before
they become dire. The history of this century should have taught us to
embrace the cause of American leadership.
Our aim is to remind
Americans of these lessons and to draw their consequences for today. Here
are four consequences:
• we need to
increase defense spending significantly if we are to carry out our global
responsibilities today and modernize our armed forces for the future;
• we need to
strengthen our ties to democratic allies and to challenge regimes hostile
to our interests and values;
• we need to
promote the cause of political and economic freedom abroad;
• we need to
accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending
an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and
our principles.
Such a Reaganite policy
of military strength and moral clarity may not be fashionable today. But
it is necessary if the United States is to build on the successes of this
past century and to ensure our security and our greatness in the next.
Elliott
Abrams
Gary Bauer
William J. Bennett
Jeb Bush
Dick Cheney
Eliot A. Cohen
Midge Decter
Paula Dobriansky
Steve Forbes
Aaron
Friedberg
Francis Fukuyama
Frank Gaffney
Fred C. Ikle
Donald Kagan
Zalmay Khalilzad
I. Lewis Libby
Norman
Podhoretz
Dan Quayle
Peter W. Rodman
Stephen
P. Rosen
Henry
S. Rowen
Donald Rumsfeld
Vin Weber
George Weigel
Paul Wolfowitz
washington spectator--a plan to destroy the voting rights act--about law suits against colleges for have minority weighted acceptances.
edward blum former paine webber stockbroker from houston recruited abigail fisher to file against u of texas. he has advocacy group called "the campaign for a color-blind america legal defense fund" his litigation funded by donorstrust--ceo = whitney ball who was on a list of right weing donors and grantees at a koch brothers strategy meeting in 2010. previously worked for the cato institute funded by kochs and philanthropy roundtable.
tax shelters for corporations--best known is the ugland house in the cayman islands. nearly 20,000 companies have the legal address of their many overseas corporate subsidiaries in this 1 building--only purpose is to avoid taxes
we remember GE--from 2008 to 2010 it made 7.722 billion in profit in the US, paid no fed income tax and got 4.737 billion back from the treasury. CEO jeff immelt got 25.58 million in pay during that time.
find safe dosages of supplements at iom.edu--many people are using dietary supplements and should be checking to be sure they are being safely used
french app from elisabeth smith's french in a day 1.99
homeopathic
NEVER apply arnica to open wound
sept 15 2012 Washington Spectator:
interesting to know: although GE salmon was green lighted through the initial stages of review, the FDA based its decision largely on science conducted by AquaBounty the co that breeds the salmon
For Ben:
ben ben up before 10, do you think it'll happen again?
june 6 2011 the nation: blackwater founder building an army of mercenaries according to NT times. the 800 members are under the new co name of REFLEX RESPONSES also know as R2. prince was hired by sheik mohamed bin zayed al-nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and bankrolled to the tune of 529 million. crowd control, protecting oil pipelines and special ops operations inside and out of emirates "to destroy enemy personnel and equipment" prince plans to build a training camp modeled after the 7000 private military base in built in NC
Eric Prince
WASHINGTON — It seemed like a simple idea: In the chaos that is Somalia,
create a sophisticated, highly trained fighting force that could
finally defeat the pirates terrorizing the shipping lanes off the Somali
coast.
But the creation of the Puntland Maritime Police Force was anything
but simple. It involved dozens of South African mercenaries and the
shadowy security firm that employed them, millions of dollars in secret
payments by the United Arab Emirates, a former clandestine officer with
the Central Intelligence Agency, and Erik Prince, the billionaire former
head of Blackwater Worldwide who was residing at the time in the emirates.
And its fate makes the story of the pirate hunters for hire a case
study in the inherent dangers in the outsourced wars in Somalia, where
the United States and other countries have relied on proxy forces and
armed private contractors to battle pirates and, increasingly, Islamic
militants.
That strategy has had some success, including a recent offensive by
Kenyan and African Union troops to push the militant group Al Shabab
from its stronghold in the port city of Kismayu.
But with the antipiracy army now abandoned by its sponsors, the
hundreds of half-trained and well-armed members of the Puntland Maritime
Police Force have been left to fend for themselves at a desert camp
carved out of the sand, perhaps to join up with the pirates or
Qaeda-linked militants or to sell themselves to the highest bidder in
Somalia’s clan wars — yet another dangerous element in the Somali mix.
Please read the entire story at the The New York Times
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natural awakenings jan 2013
dirty pool great lakes under siege by global warming --- "don scavia dir of the UM graham sustainability institute stated in a regional leaders' conference that climate change is aggravating the effects of devastating algae blooms in the great lakes by increasing the intensity of spring rains that wash phospohorus into the water."
this i found interesting: "while the practice of planting crops without plowing the ground may help prevent erosion, it leaves high concentrations of fertilizer phosphorus in the upper layers of soil, where it easily runs off into waterways". the no till idea seems like a wise decision and yet knowing that it could increase run off shows how a good idea might bring possible negative results.
source: earthknowledge.net--this is a good site to explore. more articles about many subjects including the great lakes are available
shell game turtles facing extinction get help from the turtle survival alliance foundation which is opening a facility to house some of the most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises near charkleston SC. see TurtleSurvival.org
local videographer produces natural beekeeping DVD --dvd on natural beekeeping, shows 40 yrs of beekeeping of jeremy dunbar's dad. visit honeyfarm.blogspot.com
article -- gmo free grocery list jan 2013 natural awakenings
the USDA confirms that large %s of the nation's crops were genetically modified in 2011 including 94% of conventional soy and soy products, 90% cottonseed (common in margarine, salad dressings and oils) 88% corn, 95% of the 2009 US sugar beet crop (maybe data not available since then?) and 90% of canola crop. supposedly aspartame has been made w/genetically modified bacteria since 1965 (nutrasweet and equal contain aspartame)
source: greenamerica.org, green american magazine, and a british newspaper The Independent
nearly had a heart attack--the jan 15 issue of michigan farm news did not have it's normal style letter to the editor. no, a letter from a farmer owner, female, against fracking! totally unbelievable. and w/some facts like the 600 chemicals used, 29 toxic or carcinogenic, and the
FACT that many are under trade secret laws so we can't be told what they are. and the FACT that fracking process is exempt from laws like the safe drinking water and clean air act, national environmental policy act, clean water act and the superfund law.
Hightower lowdown jan 2013:
sites to explore--
www.npa-us.org national people's action
commoncause.org common cause
deannazandt.com getting social w/officials, locating email, twitter, etc addresses
publiccitizen.org public citizen
democracyisforpeople.org
movetoamend.org
freespeechforpeople.org
united4thepeople.org
mediamatters.org
FAIR.org
PRWatch.org center for media and democracy
nationalnursesunited.org
wellstone.org
www.uspirg.org public interest research group
workingamerica.org
progressives = http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov and www.progressivecongress.com
As of New Year's Day, residents of Michigan can no longer claim charitable contributions to homeless shelters, food banks, community foundations, public universities or other nonprofits on their state income tax, says CBS Detroit. As part of the Public Act 38 budget cuts package, Gov. Rick Snyder repealed Section 261 of the Michigan Individual Income Tax Act, eliminating charitable giving credits. Here's information about these changes.
Which organizations are affected?
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
explains the three tax credits. The Public Contribution Credit covered
institutions like public broadcasting stations, higher education
facilities, colleges, universities, university fundraising groups,
donations of publicly displayed artwork, public libraries and museums.
The Community Foundation Credit
provided credits for local civic organizations. The Homeless Shelter
and Food Bank Credit reimbursed contributions made to rescue missions,
food kitchens and pantries and organizations whose purpose is to provide
accommodation for indigent persons.
How much is the charitable tax credit worth?
Michigan Legislature
defines the three credits as 50 percent nonrefundable amounts that can
only be used to reduce owed taxes. On each credit, married couples
filing jointly can claim up to $200 for $400 in contributions.
Individual filers receive up to $100 back. CBS Local said about 250,000
residents took advantage of the credit in 2010. Snyder eliminated the
Michigan Business Tax as well. That tax included charitable giving
credits. These credits saved taxpayers $40 million in income taxes. Gov.
Snyder is hoping to recover some of those lost income tax funds to revitalize Michigan's struggling economy.
Can donations made last year be claimed?
Donations to nonprofit organizations made before Dec.31 can be claimed on 2011's income taxes. The Holland Sentinel
says mailed donations made close to the end of the year cannot count
because the payment might not have processed and a receipt issued in
time. Electronic, Automatic Clearing House or credit card donations are
easier to claim because they provide an immediate confirmation number
for payment, even though the bill may not be paid yet. All receipts for
charitable gifts should be saved.
How will this affect local organizations?
The charitable contribution
credits have brought in $100 million for nonprofit organizations, says
CBS Detroit. Of that amount, the 2011 Community Education/Foundation and
Homeless Shelter/Food Bank Credits Report
says the MBT contributed a significant portion to public institutions.
The majority of IIT funds went to support homeless shelters and
community food banks.
Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben writes about people, places, events and issues in her home state of "Pure Michigan."
SeedsofChange.org -- organics promo code fsmay 13 to use by may 15 2013
organic gardening feb-mar 2013
article on blight for tomatoes and potatoes -- buy romato varieties bred for blight resistance, avaoid cary over from pathogens left in potatoes not dug the previous year, recognize the dark lesions on the stems and brown spots on leaves, fuzzy white fungal growth during humid weather, act quickly--remove plant double bag and toss
same issue = reources on decoding food labels and making smart choices include:
cspinet.org
ewg.org
foodrenegade.com
healthychild.org
things to be on the lookout for: natural flavor (natural and artificial both synthesized in labs often using hexane a toxic component of gasoline. MSG often hiding behind "yeast extract" or "soy protein isolate") artificial flavor GMO's (found in 80% of processed food) flavor packs (engineered fronm synthesized peel, pulp and orange essences they are used to reinvigorate pasteurized oj after it has been stored for up to a year in de-aerated tanks) BPA (plastic hardener in food can and plastic bottles and cash register receipts)
HobbyFarm Home march-april 2013
plants for air out home: bamboo palm, boston ferns, dracaenas, rubber plants, peace lily
cleaner = equal parts water and white vinegar
citrus oils like lemon orange or grapefruit to deordorize and disinfect
melaleuca (tea tree oil) to sanitize counters, etc. keep away from kids and pets
lavender antibacterial and antiviral. add drop or two to mop water, all purposse cleansers or room sprays
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Despite cutting over $1 billion from K-12 schools, Gov. Rick Snyder is considering giving $2 million in state funds to help prop up the Education Achievement Authority, an experimental school district designed to take control away from local parents, taxpayers and school employees.
The Detroit News reported today that EAA administrators are requesting the funds after some private philanthropic funding fell through.
The EAA is a special “takeover” school district created by the Snyder administration that oversees certain Detroit schools deemed by arbitrary and flawed ratings to be in the bottom 5 percent. It launched at the beginning of the current school year.
Despite its myriad challenges, Snyder and corporate school “reformers” want to expand the EAA to the entire state, allowing Lansing bureaucrats to assume many of responsibilities currently entrusted to local school board members, parents and educators.
Critics of Snyder’s plan to expand the EAA to the entire state say creating a cold, impersonal statewide school district would eliminate time-honored “neighborhood schools,” further eroding the public school system.
New american century
June
3, 1997
American foreign and
defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent
policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationist
impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently
advanced a strategic vision of America's role in the world. They have
not set forth guiding principles for American foreign policy. They have
allowed differences over tactics to obscure potential agreement on strategic
objectives. And they have not fought for a defense budget that would maintain
American security and advance American interests in the new century. We aim to change this. We aim to make the case and rally support for American global leadership. As the 20th century draws to a close, the United States stands as the world's preeminent power. Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon the achievements of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests? We are in danger of squandering the opportunity and failing the challenge. We are living off the capital -- both the military investments and the foreign policy achievements -- built up by past administrations. Cuts in foreign affairs and defense spending, inattention to the tools of statecraft, and inconstant leadership are making it increasingly difficult to sustain American influence around the world. And the promise of short-term commercial benefits threatens to override strategic considerations. As a consequence, we are jeopardizing the nation's ability to meet present threats and to deal with potentially greater challenges that lie ahead. We seem to have forgotten the essential elements of the Reagan Administration's success: a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the United States' global responsibilities. Of course, the United States must be prudent in how it exercises its power. But we cannot safely avoid the responsibilities of global leadership or the costs that are associated with its exercise. America has a vital role in maintaining peace and security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If we shirk our responsibilities, we invite challenges to our fundamental interests. The history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before they become dire. The history of this century should have taught us to embrace the cause of American leadership. Our aim is to remind Americans of these lessons and to draw their consequences for today. Here are four consequences: • we need to increase defense spending significantly if we are to carry out our globalSuch a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity may not be fashionable today. But it is necessary if the United States is to build on the successes of this past century and to ensure our security and our greatness in the next.
Elliott
Abrams
Gary Bauer
William J. Bennett
Jeb Bush
Dick Cheney Eliot A. Cohen Midge Decter Paula Dobriansky Steve Forbes Aaron Friedberg Francis Fukuyama Frank Gaffney Fred C. Ikle Donald Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad I. Lewis Libby Norman Podhoretz Dan Quayle Peter W. Rodman Stephen P. Rosen Henry S. Rowen Donald Rumsfeld Vin Weber George Weigel Paul Wolfowitz |
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washington spectator--a plan to destroy the voting rights act--about law suits against colleges for have minority weighted acceptances.
edward blum former paine webber stockbroker from houston recruited abigail fisher to file against u of texas. he has advocacy group called "the campaign for a color-blind america legal defense fund" his litigation funded by donorstrust--ceo = whitney ball who was on a list of right weing donors and grantees at a koch brothers strategy meeting in 2010. previously worked for the cato institute funded by kochs and philanthropy roundtable.
tax shelters for corporations--best known is the ugland house in the cayman islands. nearly 20,000 companies have the legal address of their many overseas corporate subsidiaries in this 1 building--only purpose is to avoid taxes
we remember GE--from 2008 to 2010 it made 7.722 billion in profit in the US, paid no fed income tax and got 4.737 billion back from the treasury. CEO jeff immelt got 25.58 million in pay during that time.
find safe dosages of supplements at iom.edu--many people are using dietary supplements and should be checking to be sure they are being safely used
french app from elisabeth smith's french in a day 1.99
homeopathic
NEVER apply arnica to open wound
sept 15 2012 Washington Spectator:
interesting to know: although GE salmon was green lighted through the initial stages of review, the FDA based its decision largely on science conducted by AquaBounty the co that breeds the salmon
For Ben:
ben ben up before 10, do you think it'll happen again?
june 6 2011 the nation: blackwater founder building an army of mercenaries according to NT times. the 800 members are under the new co name of REFLEX RESPONSES also know as R2. prince was hired by sheik mohamed bin zayed al-nahyan crown prince of abu dhabi and bankrolled to the tune of 529 million. crowd control, protecting oil pipelines and special ops operations inside and out of emirates "to destroy enemy personnel and equipment" prince plans to build a training camp modeled after the 7000 private military base in built in NC
Eric Prince
WASHINGTON — It seemed like a simple idea: In the chaos that is Somalia,
create a sophisticated, highly trained fighting force that could
finally defeat the pirates terrorizing the shipping lanes off the Somali
coast.But the creation of the Puntland Maritime Police Force was anything but simple. It involved dozens of South African mercenaries and the shadowy security firm that employed them, millions of dollars in secret payments by the United Arab Emirates, a former clandestine officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, and Erik Prince, the billionaire former head of Blackwater Worldwide who was residing at the time in the emirates.
And its fate makes the story of the pirate hunters for hire a case study in the inherent dangers in the outsourced wars in Somalia, where the United States and other countries have relied on proxy forces and armed private contractors to battle pirates and, increasingly, Islamic militants.
That strategy has had some success, including a recent offensive by Kenyan and African Union troops to push the militant group Al Shabab from its stronghold in the port city of Kismayu.
But with the antipiracy army now abandoned by its sponsors, the hundreds of half-trained and well-armed members of the Puntland Maritime Police Force have been left to fend for themselves at a desert camp carved out of the sand, perhaps to join up with the pirates or Qaeda-linked militants or to sell themselves to the highest bidder in Somalia’s clan wars — yet another dangerous element in the Somali mix.
Please read the entire story at the The New York Times
Al Gore-Trained Climate Leader Available to Speak to Your Group
Over the next several months, groups across the world will engage communities to discuss the realities of global climate change and how strategies can be put in place to lower carbon dioxide emissions and lessen impacts. With 2012 going down in history as one of the warmest years on record, melting polar ice caps, catastrophic fires, superstorms and prolonged droughts all point to climate change as a serious international crisis with devastating consequences for human life.
The Climate Reality Project is a grassroots network of more than 4,000 trained leaders who live and work all over the world. Each of them has been personally trained by former Vice President Al Gore, Chairman of the Climate Reality Project. One of these leaders is Allegan resident and Sierra Club member Mary A. Colborn, who is working to elevate this timely conversation in Southwest Michigan.
If you have a group you'd like Mary to speak to, contact her at marycolborn@honorhealnurture.com or 360-621-0050 to set up a climate reality presentation. Or click here to request a presentation.
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when manure and waste runs off from farm fields, leaks from storage
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We're offering two
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To sign up email cecilia.garcia@sierraclub.org and specify the webinar date in the subject line. We will send call-in details the week before the webinar.
One grand-prize winner will receive $1,000, and the winning photo will appear in a future issue of Horticulture.
PHOTO CATEGORIES
Nature’s Bounty, Gardens of the South, City Gardens, Small-Space Gardens, The Garden Landscape, Wildlife in the Garden, Beauty in the Details
JUDGING
Rob Cardillo has been photographing gardens, plants, and the people that tend them for nearly twenty years. Rob is a frequent contributor to Horticulture; his work can also be found in magazines, websites, and catalogs. You can see more of his work at his award-winning website robcardillo.com.
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DEADLINE
Entries must be submitted online no later than AUGUST 15, 2013.
JUDGING
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I hereby grant the Sponsoring Organization the perpetual, non-exclusive, world-wide right to publish, republish and repurpose my artwork in both print and digital formats, including, but not limited to magazines, promotion materials, websites, databases and as part of downloadable digital products.
The sponsoring organization warrants that it shall include in all uses of the Work an attribution, in house style, based upon the contributor information provided.
article -- gmo free grocery list jan 2013 natural awakenings
the USDA confirms that large %s of the nation's crops were genetically modified in 2011 including 94% of conventional soy and soy products, 90% cottonseed (common in margarine, salad dressings and oils) 88% corn, 95% of the 2009 US sugar beet crop (maybe data not available since then?) and 90% of canola crop. supposedly aspartame has been made w/genetically modified bacteria since 1965 (nutrasweet and equal contain aspartame)
source: greenamerica.org, green american magazine, and a british newspaper The Independent
nearly had a heart attack--the jan 15 issue of michigan farm news did not have it's normal style letter to the editor. no, a letter from a farmer owner, female, against fracking! totally unbelievable. and w/some facts like the 600 chemicals used, 29 toxic or carcinogenic, and the
FACT that many are under trade secret laws so we can't be told what they are. and the FACT that fracking process is exempt from laws like the safe drinking water and clean air act, national environmental policy act, clean water act and the superfund law.
Hightower lowdown jan 2013:
sites to explore--
www.npa-us.org national people's action
commoncause.org common cause
deannazandt.com getting social w/officials, locating email, twitter, etc addresses
publiccitizen.org public citizen
democracyisforpeople.org
movetoamend.org
freespeechforpeople.org
united4thepeople.org
mediamatters.org
FAIR.org
PRWatch.org center for media and democracy
nationalnursesunited.org
wellstone.org
www.uspirg.org public interest research group
workingamerica.org
progressives = http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov and www.progressivecongress.com
Michigan Legislature defines the three credits as 50 percent nonrefundable amounts that can only be used to reduce owed taxes. On each credit, married couples filing jointly can claim up to $200 for $400 in contributions. Individual filers receive up to $100 back. CBS Local said about 250,000 residents took advantage of the credit in 2010. Snyder eliminated the Michigan Business Tax as well. That tax included charitable giving credits. These credits saved taxpayers $40 million in income taxes. Gov. Snyder is hoping to recover some of those lost income tax funds to revitalize Michigan's struggling economy.
Can donations made last year be claimed?
Donations to nonprofit organizations made before Dec.31 can be claimed on 2011's income taxes. The Holland Sentinel says mailed donations made close to the end of the year cannot count because the payment might not have processed and a receipt issued in time. Electronic, Automatic Clearing House or credit card donations are easier to claim because they provide an immediate confirmation number for payment, even though the bill may not be paid yet. All receipts for charitable gifts should be saved.
How will this affect local organizations?
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PROSPECTUS ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to photographers anywhere in the world. All works must be original. Employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families, are not eligible.
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FREE ENTRYThe competition is open to photographers anywhere in the world. All works must be original. Employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families, are not eligible.
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DEADLINE
Entries must be submitted online no later than AUGUST 15, 2013.
JUDGING
Entries will be prejudged and then finalists will be chosen by the judge named above. All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged. The decision of the jurors is final.
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I hereby grant the Sponsoring Organization the perpetual, non-exclusive, world-wide right to publish, republish and repurpose my artwork in both print and digital formats, including, but not limited to magazines, promotion materials, websites, databases and as part of downloadable digital products.
The sponsoring organization warrants that it shall include in all uses of the Work an attribution, in house style, based upon the contributor information provided.
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natural awakenings jan 2013
dirty pool great lakes under siege by global warming --- "don scavia dir of the UM graham sustainability institute stated in a regional leaders' conference that climate change is aggravating the effects of devastating algae blooms in the great lakes by increasing the intensity of spring rains that wash phospohorus into the water."
this i found interesting: "while the practice of planting crops without plowing the ground may help prevent erosion, it leaves high concentrations of fertilizer phosphorus in the upper layers of soil, where it easily runs off into waterways". the no till idea seems like a wise decision and yet knowing that it could increase run off shows how a good idea might bring possible negative results.
source: earthknowledge.net--this is a good site to explore. more articles about many subjects including the great lakes are available
shell game turtles facing extinction get help from the turtle survival alliance foundation which is opening a facility to house some of the most endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises near charkleston SC. see TurtleSurvival.org
local videographer produces natural beekeeping DVD --dvd on natural beekeeping, shows 40 yrs of beekeeping of jeremy dunbar's dad. visit honeyfarm.blogspot.com
article -- gmo free grocery list jan 2013 natural awakenings
the USDA confirms that large %s of the nation's crops were genetically modified in 2011 including 94% of conventional soy and soy products, 90% cottonseed (common in margarine, salad dressings and oils) 88% corn, 95% of the 2009 US sugar beet crop (maybe data not available since then?) and 90% of canola crop. supposedly aspartame has been made w/genetically modified bacteria since 1965 (nutrasweet and equal contain aspartame)
source: greenamerica.org, green american magazine, and a british newspaper The Independent
nearly had a heart attack--the jan 15 issue of michigan farm news did not have it's normal style letter to the editor. no, a letter from a farmer owner, female, against fracking! totally unbelievable. and w/some facts like the 600 chemicals used, 29 toxic or carcinogenic, and the
FACT that many are under trade secret laws so we can't be told what they are. and the FACT that fracking process is exempt from laws like the safe drinking water and clean air act, national environmental policy act, clean water act and the superfund law.
Hightower lowdown jan 2013:
sites to explore--
www.npa-us.org national people's action
commoncause.org common cause
deannazandt.com getting social w/officials, locating email, twitter, etc addresses
publiccitizen.org public citizen
democracyisforpeople.org
movetoamend.org
freespeechforpeople.org
united4thepeople.org
mediamatters.org
FAIR.org
PRWatch.org center for media and democracy
nationalnursesunited.org
wellstone.org
www.uspirg.org public interest research group
workingamerica.org
progressives = http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov and www.progressivecongress.com
As of New Year's Day, residents of Michigan can no longer claim charitable contributions to homeless shelters, food banks, community foundations, public universities or other nonprofits on their state income tax, says CBS Detroit. As part of the Public Act 38 budget cuts package, Gov. Rick Snyder repealed Section 261 of the Michigan Individual Income Tax Act, eliminating charitable giving credits. Here's information about these changes.
Which organizations are affected?
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
explains the three tax credits. The Public Contribution Credit covered
institutions like public broadcasting stations, higher education
facilities, colleges, universities, university fundraising groups,
donations of publicly displayed artwork, public libraries and museums.
The Community Foundation Credit
provided credits for local civic organizations. The Homeless Shelter
and Food Bank Credit reimbursed contributions made to rescue missions,
food kitchens and pantries and organizations whose purpose is to provide
accommodation for indigent persons.
How much is the charitable tax credit worth?
Michigan Legislature defines the three credits as 50 percent nonrefundable amounts that can only be used to reduce owed taxes. On each credit, married couples filing jointly can claim up to $200 for $400 in contributions. Individual filers receive up to $100 back. CBS Local said about 250,000 residents took advantage of the credit in 2010. Snyder eliminated the Michigan Business Tax as well. That tax included charitable giving credits. These credits saved taxpayers $40 million in income taxes. Gov. Snyder is hoping to recover some of those lost income tax funds to revitalize Michigan's struggling economy.
Can donations made last year be claimed?
Donations to nonprofit organizations made before Dec.31 can be claimed on 2011's income taxes. The Holland Sentinel says mailed donations made close to the end of the year cannot count because the payment might not have processed and a receipt issued in time. Electronic, Automatic Clearing House or credit card donations are easier to claim because they provide an immediate confirmation number for payment, even though the bill may not be paid yet. All receipts for charitable gifts should be saved.
How will this affect local organizations?
The charitable contribution
credits have brought in $100 million for nonprofit organizations, says
CBS Detroit. Of that amount, the 2011 Community Education/Foundation and
Homeless Shelter/Food Bank Credits Report
says the MBT contributed a significant portion to public institutions.
The majority of IIT funds went to support homeless shelters and
community food banks.
Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben writes about people, places, events and issues in her home state of "Pure Michigan."
SeedsofChange.org -- organics promo code fsmay 13 to use by may 15 2013
organic gardening feb-mar 2013
article on blight for tomatoes and potatoes -- buy romato varieties bred for blight resistance, avaoid cary over from pathogens left in potatoes not dug the previous year, recognize the dark lesions on the stems and brown spots on leaves, fuzzy white fungal growth during humid weather, act quickly--remove plant double bag and toss
same issue = reources on decoding food labels and making smart choices include:
cspinet.org
ewg.org
foodrenegade.com
healthychild.org
things to be on the lookout for: natural flavor (natural and artificial both synthesized in labs often using hexane a toxic component of gasoline. MSG often hiding behind "yeast extract" or "soy protein isolate") artificial flavor GMO's (found in 80% of processed food) flavor packs (engineered fronm synthesized peel, pulp and orange essences they are used to reinvigorate pasteurized oj after it has been stored for up to a year in de-aerated tanks) BPA (plastic hardener in food can and plastic bottles and cash register receipts)
HobbyFarm Home march-april 2013
plants for air out home: bamboo palm, boston ferns, dracaenas, rubber plants, peace lily
cleaner = equal parts water and white vinegar
citrus oils like lemon orange or grapefruit to deordorize and disinfect
melaleuca (tea tree oil) to sanitize counters, etc. keep away from kids and pets
lavender antibacterial and antiviral. add drop or two to mop water, all purposse cleansers or room sprays
SeedsofChange.org -- organics promo code fsmay 13 to use by may 15 2013
organic gardening feb-mar 2013
article on blight for tomatoes and potatoes -- buy romato varieties bred for blight resistance, avaoid cary over from pathogens left in potatoes not dug the previous year, recognize the dark lesions on the stems and brown spots on leaves, fuzzy white fungal growth during humid weather, act quickly--remove plant double bag and toss
same issue = reources on decoding food labels and making smart choices include:
cspinet.org
ewg.org
foodrenegade.com
healthychild.org
things to be on the lookout for: natural flavor (natural and artificial both synthesized in labs often using hexane a toxic component of gasoline. MSG often hiding behind "yeast extract" or "soy protein isolate") artificial flavor GMO's (found in 80% of processed food) flavor packs (engineered fronm synthesized peel, pulp and orange essences they are used to reinvigorate pasteurized oj after it has been stored for up to a year in de-aerated tanks) BPA (plastic hardener in food can and plastic bottles and cash register receipts)
HobbyFarm Home march-april 2013
plants for air out home: bamboo palm, boston ferns, dracaenas, rubber plants, peace lily
cleaner = equal parts water and white vinegar
citrus oils like lemon orange or grapefruit to deordorize and disinfect
melaleuca (tea tree oil) to sanitize counters, etc. keep away from kids and pets
lavender antibacterial and antiviral. add drop or two to mop water, all purposse cleansers or room sprays
