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ideapark.org news alert - Loss of life in West Virginia has been reported after an explosion at a gas station. 2 persons have lost their lives and at least 5 have been injured.

more information on this tragedy will be published as it becomes available.

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Mountaintop Removal Day of Action tomorrow!

Hi all, here is a reminder about the Mountaintop Removal Day of Action tomorrow, January 31.

If you don't already have plans for the day tomorrow, please feel free to scroll around in the ideapark.org environment to find toolkits etc. which will make this event a happy success for mountain lovers everywhere.

Bye, thanks for reading. -Suzy

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Prison construction etc. news for January 30

hi everyone, hope you are well.

I just read the Floyd Press January 25 edition, it contains an article by Liza Field which I think is extremely good. She speaks about new prison construction being planned on the New River in Grayson County. It is a biting, eloquent article which is highly relevant to anyone who wonders how The Economy came to be the creature it is at this point.

If you would like to learn more about this story, or if you would like to speak into the audiopark.org amplification mechanism about this issue please stay tuned.

bye, thanks for reading. have a beautiful day.
-Suzy

Feds OK biggest mountaintop removal operation ever

http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/Other+News/200701302

via ohvec.org

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hi everyone, there will be an art reception in Floyd tomorrow to celebrate an exhibit of work by Ed Dolinger & many others. to learn more please call the Jacksonville Center at 745-2784.
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Organic listing vs. sponsored listing - a definition

hi everyone

o-genki desu ka?

here is a bit of info from a white paper on a website I just found called Net Applications...

ja ne, thanks for reading. -Suzy


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Sponsored listing - Search engine result where placement is typically determined in order of the highest pay-per-click

Organic listing - Natural search engine listing determined when a search engine finds your site through a crawler or search engine submission.

Spider or bot - a computer program that systematically performs a function on a website, such as, repeatedly clicking on a sponsored link for a specific search term or URL

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Gnarly ice on the BR parkway

hi everyone, hope you are well. this is an alert for you if you are thinking of driving on the Blue Ridge parkway anytime soon between Floyd and Bent Mountain.

forget it! it is a skating rink up there. we went off the road once and narrowly escaped getting stuck in the middle of the road on a hill covered with a sheet of ice.

hope you are all doing well and having a nice day. take care, thanks for reading. -Suzy

ps. January 31 is a day of action to stop mountaintop removal.

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music etc news

hi everyone
hope you are well
here is a bit of news

there will be a CD release party at Whiskers soon for the new CD by Carbon Culture

also Snake Hollow String band will play at the Country Store at 7:30 on February 2

more info soon, have a great day. -Suzy

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new blogger is dumb

Hi everyone,

Just in case someone is wondering, here is what I think of the enforced "upgrade" to Nouveau Blogger: It's Dumb! Lots more hassles, stupid bugs, and I really don't like the Google ID thing.

-Suzy Nees

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Hi folks,

Shown here is an image from the "Rogue's Gallery" at debito.org. This site features photos and stories about Japanese businesses which are closed to foreigners.

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Anti-war groups plan Washington Rally

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Why Log with Horses?
by Jason Rutledge

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Old ironworks found in Virginia

hi everyone
hope you are well

here is a link to a story on a new archaelogical find in Virginia: possibly the oldest ironworks in North America.

Old ironworks story

bye, have a nice day. -Suzy

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hi everyone
hope you are well

here is a link, via slashdot, to a recently published article on geothermal energy

bye, have a great day. -Suzy

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hi everyone

hope you are well
we just got the Jacksonville Center's new course catalog, it is very very great!

I am spending time typing in some info to help get the word out about these classes. Below are some details on classes coming up soon. The Jacksonville Center can be reached at 540-745-2784.

bye, have a great day. -Suzy
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Virginia > Floyd county > The Jacksonville Center > pottery classes

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CER0205
Making functional pottery

Instructor: Sarah McCarthy

Class dates: Each Monday and Wednesday, February 5-28, 2007
Time: 5-8 pm

Students will learn basic techniques for making functional pottery thrown on the wheel. We will explore forms such as bowls, plates, mugs and vases and forms you have always wanted to use in your daily life! More experienced throwers will learn altering techniques for creating more visually appealing pots. All levels are welcome.

Cost: $240 for Jacksonville Center members; $275 without membership.

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Ceramic whistles

Instructor: Mary Dashiell

Class date: Saturday, March 3, 2007
Time: 9-4:30 pm

This is a fun and creative class for students of any skill level. Beginners are welcome. Students will learn to make simple pinch pots in animal forms that they turn into whistles.

Cost: $75 for Jacksonville Center members; $95 without membership.

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CER0331
Pit firing

Instructor: Martha Sullivan

Class dates: Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1 2007
Times: 10-4:30 on Saturday and 2-4:30 on Sunday

Learn primitive firing techniques. This class will focus on the subtle decoration achieved with wood firing in the ground. Students will learn to construct the pit kiln and how to load it with pots. We will spend and afternoon firing bisque pots that students bring with them. All levels welcome.

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Virginia > Floyd county > The Jacksonville Center > stone sculpture classes

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Sculpture 101: Soapstone

Instructor: Chris Shackelford

Class dates: Wed. April 18; Wed. April 25, and Wed. May 2, 2007
Time: 6-8 pm

Learn how to carve soapstone using chisels and rasps. Discover how easy it is to create one-of-a-kind sculptures. Discussion will include history, functionality, composition and finishing. No experience necessary.

Cost: $60 for Jacksonville Center members; $80 without membership.

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Virginia > Floyd county > The Jacksonville Center > blacksmithing classes

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Blacksmithing intro weekend

Instructor: Jessie Ward

Class dates: Sat. & Sun. June 16 & 17, 2007
Time: 9-4:30 pm

Enjoy the thrill of making things with iron. This two day introductory course is designed to cover blacksmithing basics, make something you've always wanted to make or make things you didn't realize were possible. No previous blacksmithing experience is required. All levels welcome.

Cost: $150 for Jacksonville Center members; $180 without membership.

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Virginia > Floyd county > The Jacksonville Center > Music education

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Mandolin making

Instructor: Jeff Sebens

Class dates: Each Wednesday from March 21 to May 2, 2007. (No class on April 4)
Time: 6-8 pm

This course will guide you through the process of constructing an A-style mandolin. We will be working from kits with some of the harder steps completed but you will gain the skills needed to understand the complete process and you will go home with a beautiful handcrafted instrument. Some woodworking experience is helpful, but not required.

Cost: $120 for materials plus $120 tuition for Jacksonville Center members. (Tuition is $145 for non-members.)

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Virginia > Floyd county > The Jacksonville Center > Greenfire Fund classes

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Intro to wheel

Instructor: McCabe Coolidge

Class dates: Each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from June 4 to 15
Time: 1 to 4 pm

This class is for all those who like to have their hands in clay, especially beginners. We will learn how to throw and trim pots, glaze them and offer one another support through laughter, surprises, the sharing of frustrations and joys.

Suggested donation: $25
Value: $180 for Jacksonville Center members; $210 without membership.

Please note: This class is open to New River Valley residents age 12 and up on a first come, first served basis, through The Greenfire Fund.

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About the Greenfire Fund

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The Greenfire Fund was recently established with funding from donors to make educational art activities accessible to those of all ages, races and classes, especially youth, elders and underserved populations. Donations are suggested but are not required of enrolled participants. These classes will be offered on a "first come, first served" basis to New River Valley residents with acceptance of other applicants if the classes are not filled within two weeks of the class start dates.

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"It's a jungle out there" - Yeah, right! Wouldn't that be nice.

Hi all

Hope you are well

And I hope you are filled with the spirit of ikigai etc., even if you are one of those theoretical out-of-work people in the New River Valley. Or one of those people who are praying for a way to get free of the nightmare from which their current paycheck originates.

If this is the case for you, please do not be discouraged! The NRV job market is not your fault. At the moment I have no better advice for you but I do have three other resources to share which you which may be of help. One is the story of James the lost parakeet, who wishes very much that it really was a jungle out there, because jungles are nice, and contain life, and places to nest, and jungles provide food and sustenance and ikigai, whereas "out there" is more like the surface of the moon, minus the sense of tranquility and quiet.

The second resource I have to share is ikigai.org, which is nothing much right now but a few photos and some Hank Williams lyrics but in my mind it exists to provide a means for people to report missing and stolen ikigai.

The third resource is a bit of knowledge which just might save you, or someone you love, or someone you don't know, from literal starvation and/or debilitating illness.

I am going to go prepare these resources now and hope in the interim that you will be well. Try not to worry too much. Remember that Our Friends the Mycelium People will happily reclaim you and welcome you home with open hyphae soon enough, and they won't even ask you for a resume or a cup of your urine. And you won't have to buy a horrible ill-fitting suit at the mall to go meet them, either.

They will just say, oh, hello, friend! Thank you for being here! We missed you so much! You are just in time for supper!


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roanoke.com job posting page - can it get any worse?

Hi folks

Please be patient - You may be in for a bit of a rant here, and I will try to be as kind as I can since I really like the Roanoke Times print version because they are one of the first newspapers I remember who had the guts to talk about mountaintop removal. And yet. I absolutely must speak up about the horribleness of the job posting page on roanoke.com.

I might not be so critical about it if the target audience was a different demographic. As it is, though, people are there looking for a job in Southwest Virginia, which is a brutal thing by itself, so, the way I see it, don't demoralize them any more than you need to.

Here is what the roanoke.com job posting page says to me:

Hi Friend!!!! You like noise, right? Good thing you are here to experience noise. Check out our beating heart video, isn't it cool! We think so. We hope you noticed the automatic audio, too! Isn't the future cool? WOW WE ARE SLICK! Wait! Wait! we have more noise and gimmicks. ..lots more...what did you say you were here for?

Then the page crashes.

I am not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing that the roanoke.com job postings are more or less completely inaccessible to me. I am inclined to think that it is a good thing right now since it will be too frustrating to conclude otherwise.

Here is my advice: If you are a job advertiser, or a potential job advertiser on roanoke.com, you may want to think twice about what your money is going toward. Finding skilled and talented folks in this area will be easier if you post your job listings in a somewhat more readable format instead of embedding them in an ugly clown show. (No offense to professional clowns.)


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Hello everybody

Happy International Be Well and Be Sane day! The first of many if I get my wish.

I am here on this page today to talk to you about paid search engine placement.
If you think, wow, BORING! please think again. Your help is needed in helping to save a planet. Plus guess what! You can win a very cool truck which makes very impressive noises and saves you from danger and gets you from A to B in splendor and style.

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Thank you for your time, and thank you for reading!

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Happy happy new year

Hello everyone I hope you are having a wonderful new year!
Welcome Year of the Pig!
-Suzy

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