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[JoB]

Wakefield’s post about an off leash park petition is currently snoozing… so i thought i would see if a new headline would get more attention…

here is an opportunity to do more than whine

Go here, sign this petition, share it on your FB page, and then DO SOMETHING to help it become a reality, please?

https://seattlecola.org/cause/every-neighborhood/

[JanS]

Did you know there is a group that meets in West Seattle ? It’s tomorrow..at HighPoint Library from 2:30p-4:30p, sponsored by Babywearing International

https://www.facebook.com/events/352831931569136/

[kgdlg]

Just saw this thread Skeets.

https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/school-wait-list-question

[anneheavey]

As part of my work with the American Lung Association (ALA), we are launching an online photo contest on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It’s aligned with the ALA’s LUNG FORCE campaign which works to raise awareness of lung cancer and lung disease amongst women.

The national color of the campaign is turquoise so we’re asking people to snap photos of the turquoise they see day to day, post it to Instagram and tag it with the hashtag #TurquoiseSeattle. It’s that easy!

Ten photographs will be selected and winners will receive $100. In addition, their photograph will be displayed at the South Lake Union Discovery Center.

Start posting and tagging! Contest ends on April 20!

Ten photographs will be selected and winners will receive $100. In addition, their photograph will be displayed at the South Lake Union Discovery Center.

WHEN: March 31, 2015 – April 20, 2015

MORE INFO

Go to bit.ly/TurquoiseSeattle for more information.

Twitter: @LungMTPacific

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lungmtpacific

Instagram: @alamtpacific

Hashtags: #TurquoiseSeattle

CONTACT: Matt Degooyer, MDeGooyer@LungMtPacific.org

About LUNG FORCE

LUNG FORCE is the American Lung Association’s national health education movement with a singular mission to unite women to stand together against lung cancer and for lung health. http://www.lungforce.org

About The American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific

The American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific is a nonprofit, voluntary public health organization, working to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease in a seven-state region–Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. The American Lung Association of the Mountain Pacific saves lives and improves health through research, education and advocacy. We fight to reduce smoking, keep the air we breathe clean, prevent and treat lung diseases such as asthma, COPD and lung cancer. Learn more at http://www.lungmtpacific.org

[JoB]

skeeter…

the single person’s numbers also hide an anomaly..

and that is that the number is not consistent through all age groups…

at first i was going to dismiss your questions with a flip comment.. then i was going to answer them with citations..

but after doing a bit of research i am going to lead you to one more reference …

https://www.stlouisfed.org/Publications/Regional-Economist/April-2003/Marriage-Motherhood-and-Money-How-Do-Womens-Life-Decisions-Influence-Their-Wages

let me know if your questions have changed after reading this..

[WSB]

West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day was created by an organization called Megawatt 11 years ago, in the vein of Greenwood Garage Sale Day, which was at the time the biggest such day in the region. WSCGSD was an immediate success but they decided to call it quits after a few years and asked if anyone wanted to take it on. We did. We cut the fees they had charged and made some other changes such as adding an online, clickable, etc. map to the printable one and maintaining a website. We also promote it around the region with as many paid and unpaid ways we can find. We have not raised the fees since setting them at lower rates in 2008, even as it’s grown. (And the basic $12 fee is less than the $15/$20 basic Greenwood fee.)

Anyway, yes, the fees cover the costs of coordination, map creation, promotion (including the time we spend on it on our site). The map is available to, and promoted to, people from far beyond West Seattle as we have adjusted the deadline over the years so that it will be done one week in advance (more typical for community garage sale days is for it to be ready a day or two ahead). People have told us they’ve had shoppers from as far away as Wenatchee.

Anything left over from costs supports continued WSB operations in covering and publishing community news 24/7/365, as well as our efforts to support the community via paid sponsorships of multiple events each year.

But if you don’t want to support WSCGSD, no law says you have to pay to have a garage sale on May 9th. While we’re driving around on WSCGSD with “as-it-happens coverage” every year, we notice some here and there that we know weren’t on the list/map. We don’t stop and wag a finger. Maybe they didn’t know.

P.S. We also offer free garage-sale listings (and job listings) here in the forum year-round, and have for years.

Thanks for asking – TR

[wakeflood]

OK, many of you know about my rants on folks who would rather have a pity party and disobey leash laws than actually do the work to get the space they want, well, COLA is asking for your support now.

Go here, sign this petition, share it on your FB page, and then DO SOMETHING to help it become a reality, please?

https://seattlecola.org/cause/every-neighborhood/

Thank you,

Signed,

The geese, the seal pups, the other various flora and fauna in our parks, the lawful owners and their pets, and every non-pet owner who uses the parks.

[JoB]

i looked for outcome measures on Tim Eyman initiatives and found this..

it’s only the record of the success or failure of his initiatives but it would indicate that when it comes to Eyman, Washington voters have learned to beware..

http://ballotpedia.org/Tim_Eyman

and this one is even more brutal

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tim_Eyman

and then there’s this

https://books.google.com/books?id=7XvcBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=eyman+initiatives+outcomes&source=bl&ots=sQg0d-wRaH&sig=6aKmaPC7FNh2ogiDlXBJMlsM6JY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sI4qVamYEIypogTA14GoCg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=eyman%20initiatives%20outcomes&f=false

what’s to crow about in his record?

[HMC Rich]

Have any of you went to some of your old essays and read them? I read a few from my University days. It is quite interesting to see how I wrote about items back then compared to how I would write them today.

Guns are dangerous. No doubt about it. In the hands of some people they are a menace. Too bad all citizens are not required to take a gun safety class. Gun owners need to have their guns locked up or in a secure place that children or people with mental health issues cannot get to.

This is my favorite video regarding the 2nd Amendment. The amendment was shown to a linguist. Yes of course this is from a Right Wing video but it will show you, if you want to believe it, how smart the founders were in the formative days of our country and how the language of the Constitution is very clear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOwy9OWfnAM

[PangolinPie]

I don’t disagree with all of this, but I question some of the statistics quoted.

“…in 2005 60% of gun owners in the US illegally sell their guns to other citizens that most likely don’t have gun licenses (National Gun Victims, 2010).”

I cannot find this cite online. I think it may be misquoted from this source:

https://gunvictimsaction.org/fact-sheet/fact-sheet-illegal-gun-trafficking-arms-criminals-and-youth/

…which says “Nearly 60% of the guns used in crime are traced back to a small number—just 1.2%—of crooked gun dealers.”

That’s quite a different statement, and of course it makes more sense. Would you really believe that over half of the people who own guns have sold them illegally?

Also, this: “One reason we need stricssster [sic] gun laws in the usa is because there have been more murders.”

In fact, crime rates, including homicides by firearm, are going down:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/08/us/study-gun-homicide/

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/05/07/gun-homicide-rate-down-49-since-1993-peak-public-unaware/

Again, not that I disagree with strict gun control laws; they are important, and guns should be kept locked up and away from kids. But I also believe that I should have the right to own a firearm for personal protection. And in fact I do. As a single woman living alone in south West Seattle, I feel it’s a sadly necessary thing to keep on hand. I’m well-acquainted with its use, I’m not planning to sell it to anyone illegally (or otherwise) and I hope to continue to have this right for as long as I wish.

Incidentally, this post reads like a school essay. If it is, I’d make a few important grammar and spelling corrections before handing it in. :)

[miws]

Here’s a suggestion from my friend, and WSB’er The Velvet Bulldog:

Dress for Success is a great program run by the YWCA–they take business-type clothes to enable women to go to jobs and job interviews. They’re located at the YW’s 5th and Seneca building downtown.

https://www.ywcaworks.org/page.aspx?pid=394

Mike

[miws]

phoenix, Kudos to you and your boys for your concern of this woman. I’m especially impressed with how one (or both?) of them have taken some initiative in showing concern for, and wanting to help her.

I think and offer of food or, even though McDonalds may not be the best choice for food, a gift card from there, are great ideas.

If you are uncomfortable offering her cash directly, maybe slip some into a simple, attractive card that expresses simple, good wishes, either already printed on the card, and/or hand written by you and/or your boys, or maybe in a nice, hand written note.

One of the simplest, and kindest things anyone can do is “Just Say Hello“.

Here is the website, and Facebook Page of a great guy that has been helping Homeless folks for several years now. You and your boys might like to peruse some of the stories of the Homeless that have benefitted from Rex’s kindness:

http://www.facinghomelessness.org/

https://www.facebook.com/HomelessInSeattle?fref=ts

Mike

[readingpartners]

Make a Difference in One Hour! – 2 Tutors Still Needed to Inspire Struggling Young Readers at Sanislo Elementary in West Seattle!

Reading Partners is a literacy non-profit that mobilizes community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring to struggling elementary student readers.

No experience is required to volunteer! We are seeking volunteers who can commit 1 hour/week up through May

on Mondays from 1:30-2:15, and

on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:15.

Tutors are paired to work with the same student and are provided with an easy-to-follow curriculum that includes all of the books, worksheets, and step-by-step lesson plans to teach an effective lesson. Reading Partners also has a staff Site Coordinator who is available to support tutors at all times. Volunteers make an enormous impact: on average, students double their rate of learning while enrolled in the program.

Watch this 2-minute video to learn more about Reading Partners’ work in the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2GKDCm88ik

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Reading Partners’ Volunteer Coordinator, Alexis, at alexis.acciani@readingpartners.org, or at (206) 992-4484.

[Sunshine Music Together]

Sunshine Music Together, The Parent Map Golden Teddy Award Winner for Best Music Program in Seattle for the 4th consecutive year as well as the 2014 Golden Teddy Award Winner for Best Infant & Toddler Class, is offering a FREE demonstration class this Tuesday, March 31st at 10:30 (RSVP) at the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse on California Ave!

To schedule your free demo class online, please visit our website at http://www.sunshinemusictogether.com and click on the “Try a Free Class” button. For more information call 206-281-1111

Music Together is a researched-based, internationally recognized early childhood music development program for children aged birth to five and their parents or caregivers. The 45-minute classes include songs, rhythmic rhymes, movement, and instrument play – forty-five minutes of pure fun with your child every week!

Watch a video of what a Music Together Class is all about;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZrieP1Npg

Hear what other parents are saying about Music Together;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCXzTqzQUMU

[catcatcat5]

in 10 years they could all be gone!

But now we have a solution to poaching!!: Drones!

Sounds crazy, but take a look, read about it, and let’s help Air Shepherd hit their $500,000 goal!!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/air-shepherd-drones-stop-elephant-rhino-poaching#home

[miws]

Peel & Press (former Abbondanza) will have it on according to their FB Page:

https://www.facebook.com/peelandpressws?fref=ts

I have not been there, so don’t know how the food or beer selection is.

Mike

[zephyr]

afrikando, I posted the information in this earlier thread. https://westseattleblog.com/forum/topic/boulders

I have complete directions and two other sources, one in Redmond and the other in Preston. NPI_Rob also mentions the first choice I had. They are local and convenient. ~z

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[darxiide]

SIC ILL – Spring Yard Zone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2EltcdU1bM

[Liaef22]

Hello!

My name is Lia Freeman and I am a student at Ballard High School. I am in the Biotechnology Academy here and we are working on a year long science project to enter in a contest called Imagine Tomorrow. My group is conducting a behavioral study on people and solar panels in Seattle. We are trying to collect data on why or why people don’t invest in solar panels in Seattle. We have two surveys right now that we are trying to get the word out about, one for people with solar panels and one for people without. They are super quick 7-10 questions surveys.

We want to collect as much data as possible to have a more accurate view of Seattle’s look on solar panels. We’ll be using our data on a website we’re creating as a resource for those interested in solar panels in Seattle. Our goal is simply to inform people and get them excited about the opportunities solar panels offer and a broader survey would help us out so much.

Links to the surveys:

Non-Solar Owners

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8VBSPSC

Solar Owners

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8C9MBW5

We are mainly directing these surveys to homeowners.

Thanks so much for your time!

Lia Freeman

Ballard High School

[metrognome]

the ferries must be getting serious about security; this morning, one of the boats was escorted by the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. Good thing they didn’t need to launch an airstrike …

https://westseattleblog.com/2015/03/west-seattle-monday-uss-stennis-sails-by-3-calendar-highlights/ (see second pic)

[AdmiralJaneway]

Over the years I’ve seen this miniature horse quite a few times.

https://westseattleblog.com/2011/05/no-hes-not-a-pony-life-with-west-seattle-miniature-horse-jeb/

[Talaki34]

Unfortunately, the website will be down for several months and is going to be moved. If you bookmark the link, I am sure that it will eventually take you to the new location. *They did provide a link to a subsurface database.

http://geomapnw.ess.washington.edu/

https://fortress.wa.gov/dnr/geology/?Theme=subsurf *

This next link will take you to the Pacific Northwest Geologic Mapping and Urban Hazards website.

http://geomaps.wr.usgs.gov/pacnw/index.html

Hope you have fun exploring!

[readingpartners]

Make a Difference in One Hour! – Tutors Needed to Inspire Struggling Young Readers at Sanislo Elementary!

Reading Partners is a literacy non-profit that mobilizes community volunteers to provide one-on-one tutoring to struggling elementary student readers.

No experience is required to volunteer! We seek volunteers who can commit 1 hour/week through the end of the year (time is running out!).

We have the following session times still available:

9:25-10:10 (Tues, Weds, Thurs)

11:00-11:45 (Mon)

12:30-1:15 (Weds)

2:30-3:15 (Tues)

Tutors are paired to work with the same student and are provided with an easy-to-follow curriculum that includes all of the books, worksheets, and step-by-step lesson plans to teach an effective lesson. Reading Partners also has a staff Site Coordinator who is available to support tutors at all times. Volunteers make an enormous impact: on average, students double their rate of learning while enrolled in the program.

Watch this 2-minute video to learn more about Reading Partners’ work in the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2GKDCm88ik

Get started now by calling our Volunteer Coordinator at (206) 992-4484 / alexis.acciani@readingpartners.org

Or sign-up through our website: http://www.readingpartners.org

[Erik]

Come on take me to the Mardi Gras:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXmv2Nzp7wo

[JoB]

smitty..

you are right, sabatoging negotiations for personal political gain isn’t unprecedented. It’s highly likely that two of our Presidents have pulled that stunt to win elections…

There’s Richard Nixon who scuttled the peace talks with North Vietnam.. promising them a better deal if elected.

http://freepress.org/article/george-will-confirms-nixons-vietnam-treason

it’s ok.. he didn’t keep his word to them either ;-) that war claimed another 20,000+ American lives before the war was ended.

And it’s highly likely that the tactic worked so well for Richard Nixon that Reagan and Bush pulled it a second time to put Bush Sr in the White House

Reagan-Bush Ties to Iran-Hostage Crisis

Conspiracy theories? sadly, probably not.

That this sort of thing has happened before is not anything new.. but what is new is that it was done publicly…

these guys didn’t think they needed to hide what they were doing.

is this the new normal? Open sabotage of American negotiations with foreign powers by any politician who thinks he sees a presidential gleam when he looks in his own mirror?

it’s not a future i am willing to endorse no matter which political party produces the candidate.