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  • adidas Original Quiz

    Wednesday, Mar 18, 2009 6:48AM / Standard Entry

    Alivenotdead.com adidas Originals
    I just took the Originality quiz, take a look at my results!
    Naturally Original
    At first glance you may seem fairly average, but after two minutes of talking, it's clear that there's more to you than meets the eye. Despite not advertising your originality, you always keep your own unique perspective and creative approach to life. You're equally comfortable in any situation and fit in no matter where you go but you always stay true to yourself.
    1. Which of the following describes you and your group of friends?
      We are all unique in our own ways
    2. I am spontaneous and unpredictable
      Sometimes
    3. When I have to assemble something, I read the directions first
      Occasionally
    4. When I'm given a choice, I go with my "gut" instinct
      Often
    5. I like "well-structured" assignments more than I like assignments that are "open-ended"
      Sometimes
    6. Pick up to 4 creative outlets you enjoy
      Photography
      Drawing/Painting/Sculpture
      Design
      Blogging
    7. Which alivenotdead.com artists do you find inspiring?
    8. When choosing clothes to buy you are most likely to
      Buy whatever I want - who cares what people think?
    9. When I say blue, what do you think of?
      Sky
    10. Lastly, Tell us 10 things you want to do, try or experience before your 60th birthday?
      Travel to every country!
      Have the house of my dreams. See both my daughters as successful adults. Sky dive! Build a motorcycle. Snorkeling. Explore an under sea cave. Meet my AnD friends in person. Meet Jet Li. See a movie being filmed.

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  • Helping quake victims

    Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:05AM / Information / Life

    Anhui Farmers Donate to Help Restore Shattered Lives

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 23, 2008 – Fifty impoverished farm families participating in a Heifer International development project in Jiangmio Commnity in Shouxian in eastern China have collected $300 (2,050 yuan) to help victims of the devastating May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province in western China. Per capital income in the region is about $220 a year.Heifer groups throughout China have been raising support and aid for those in the earthquake-hit areas. In the spirit of Heifer's 'Cornerstone' values, the farmers wanted to share their feelings and ideas, to show their caring for the survivors, and to take action, said Chen Taiyong, Heifer's China Country Director. A key component of Heifer's work is cornerstones training that teaches groups how to convert their shared community values into action.

    Zhu Yuntao, a member of one of the project families, said, 'All the time we talk about helping each other. Heifer helped us and now it's our duty to help those who are suffering from the earthquake.'

    Zhu Zhonghao, from another project family, said, 'Heifer China started its projects first in Sichuan. Sichuan people are our project partners and we see them as our families. Their trouble is also ours. We'll try everything we can to support them to overcome present difficulties.'

    Liu Guang, a project partner said, 'As project partners, we are all obligated to join the relief efforts.'

    A donation ceremony was held in Jiangmiao Community on Friday, May 16. All 50 project families contributed. The money was sent to Sichuan by the Red Cross of Shouxian County.

    Another Heifer development project in Shicaogou in Chengde County also mobilized to collect $180 (1,250 yuan) for relief aid for quake victims. Liu Xue, the director of the community management committee, led 60 Heifer families and others in collecting relief aid for the victims.

    Heifer Is Committed to Rebuilding

    Immediately after news of the quake reached the U.S., Heifer International announced that it would help families rebuild their homes and livelihoods.

    Last week Heifer issued an appeal to donors to contribute to a fund dedicated to rehabilitating Heifer project sites in Sichuan where the 7.9-magnitude earthquake caused severe damage. More than 8,000 families participate in Heifer development projects in the region hardest hit by the quake. Heifer's central office is in Chengdu just 50 miles from the epicenter of the quake.

    Heifer's mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. For more than 60 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 57 countries, including the U.S., to help families and communities become more self-reliant. Since 1944 it has helped 48 million people through training in livestock development and livestock gifts that multiply. Every gift of an animal provides direct benefits such as milk, eggs, wool, fertilizer, and indirect benefits that increase family incomes for better housing, nutrition, health care and school fees for children. Recipients 'pass on the gift' of offspring of their cows, goats and other livestock to others in an ever-widening circle of hope.

    For information about Heifer, visit www.heifer.org, or call 1-800-696-1918.

    http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/MUMA-7EXBER?OpenDocument


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  • Aid to Earthquake-Devastated Area

    Tuesday, May 20, 2008 4:50AM / Standard Entry

    Media Contacts

    Heifer International:

    Ray White

    800-422-1311

    Ray.white@heifer.org

    Carpenters & Associates:

    Christine Volkmer, 214-520-3666

     

    For immediate release

     

     

    Heifer International To Aid Earthquake-Devastated Area

     

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 15, 2008 – Heifer International today issued an appeal to donors to contribute to a fund dedicated to rehabilitating Heifer project sites in Sichuan and Chonging provinces that were hit by a devastating 7.9-magniture earthquake on Monday, May 12.  More than 8,000 families participate in Heifer development projects in the region hardest hit by the quake. Heifer’s central office is in Chengdu just 50 miles from the epicenter of the quake. 

     

    Heifer’s China Country Director, Chen Taiyong, with staff members Gan Jiyun and Cheng Peilin took emergency supplies collected by Heifer’s staff to Dujiangyan City, which was badly hit. They went to several severely damaged areas in Xiang’e Township to deliver clothes, quilts, drinking water and food. They were met by the Vice Mayor of Du Jiangyan City and township leaders who acknowledged Heifer China’s good wishes of helping on the disaster relief efforts.

     

    Heifer International’s office in Chengdu, China was rocked by the quake but its 30 staff members were unhurt. They were anxiously awaiting news from sites of Heifer development projects. Officials with Heifer were trying to contact project partners in the worst-hit country of Wenchuan and in Ping’wu and Guangyuan.

     

    Heifer is a development agency rather than an emergency relief agency, but Heifer's staff immediately set to work collecting supplies to send to the devastated region. Even before relief agencies depart, Heifer will begin efforts to redevelop damaged farms and communities to restore its projects there.

     

    With 28 projects in Sichuan and Chonging, with each project serving about 300 participating families, Heifer has a total of more than 8,000 families in the affected area. The area is mountainous and the houses of rural farmers there are mainly made of stone or brick, so collapses can be devastating to those inside.  

     

    Chengdu is a city of 12 million that is the capital of Sichuan Province in west central China. Heifer has historic roots that reach back to 1946 in China, but the modern Heifer program began in 1984.  Since then, Heifer has helped many thousands of families become self-reliant using agricultural training and livestock.  In the mountainous quake zone, Heifer provides mainly goats, pigs and other small animals because the people have small farms without the ability to support large ruminants.

     

    Pelin Cheng, who works for Heifer in Chengdu, reported that her family was among those that had spent the last few night sleeping outdoors under a plastic cover, their only protection from persistent rainfall. She reported in an email to Heifer’s Little Rock office: “Thank you sincerely for your caring and concern. Heifer China office is back at work this morning. Staff and family are safe in Chengdu. Situation is getting more stable now…. However, whole city is very scared.”

     

    News trickled out from the quake zone, with death tolls mounting from a few thousand on Tuesday to more than 50,000 by the middle of the week. Transportation and communications in the quake zone were severely disrupted.

    Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. For more than 60 years, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in more than 57 countries, including the U.S., to help families and communities become more self-reliant. Since 1944 it has helped 48 million people through training in livestock development and livestock gifts that multiply. Every gift of an animal provides direct benefits such as milk, eggs, wool, fertilizer, and indirect benefits that increase family incomes for better housing, nutrition, health care and school fees for children. Recipients “Pass on the Gift” of offspring of their cows, goats and other livestock to others in an ever-widening circle of hope.

    For information about Heifer, visit www.heifer.org, or call 1-800-696-1918.

     

       


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  • bye bye baby

    Monday, Apr 28, 2008 11:30AM / Standard Entry

    Well, today I sold my 'baby bike'. 



    This nice couple from Missouri came down and bought it. A friend of mine was in N.W. Arkansas the on Friday and happened to overhear a lady saying that she wanted to get a bike but wanted to start small, she said that she had looked at a Rebel and liked it.  He went over and told her about mine.  He called me and then me and the lady talked.   I had a very busy weekend ahead of me so it took a while going back and forth over the phone trying to set up a time for them to come the 250+ miles.  

    Friday night we had MA testing about an hour from where I live.  That started at 7pm and wasn't over until right about 10, then we had advanced training with Master Han.  It had to be short because we had to be out of the gym by 10:30.  Then a bunch of us went to a restaurant and we didn't get out of there until about 1 am which means it was nearly 2 am when I got home!

    Saturday was another testing - luckily only about 10 minutes from my house!
    I had to be there at 10 am.   We started training just before 11am and it lasted unitll noon when it was time to begin testing.  This testing was larger and lasted until about 5pm.  Then we had the belt presentations for the new brown and black belts. Then had to clean up the gym.  We tried to gather at TGI Fridays but it was some prom night and it would have been 1 1/2 hours before we could get seated.  Most people didn't want to wait so they disbursed and found food elsewhere.

    ANYWAY...
    Today - Sunday -
    I got up around 9am and cleaned the bike good and got it all ready for the couple coming down.
    At 1pm I took my family to watch Forbidden Kingdom (my second time) I love this movie!!
    I had to be back by 3:30 to meet them and my dad had to go over to our friends house to look at fixing their shed - which is falling apart.

    The couple came and she really liked the bike.  He kept trying to haggle the price down - dude!!  I already came down by $400!  Give me a freaking break!
    We finally settled and loaded her up on his pick-up and strapped her down good.  Then I watched them drive away with my baby.

    This does give my new ride a little more room in the carport.... if I can keep my dad from parking his Tahoe  too far in  for me to get past. LOL



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  • Long Time no Blog!

    Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 9:53PM / Standard Entry

    Ok - I admit this is a filler blog.  I only have about 10 minutes before I have to get busy here at work!

    I can't believe I havent blogged for a month!

    I will definately have something to blog about tonight.  I'm going to buy a new - to me - motorcycle!  A friend of mine is selling his to get a bigger one.  So I'm buying his.  A beautiful silver Honda Shadow VLX 600.  I'll take some pictures of it this evening and tomorrow (if it's not pouring rain as predicted) and post them along with a nice blog. 

    Sorry I've been so lazy at getting my blog done.  I'll do better in the future!

     


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