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RED EARTH NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
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June 4-6, 2004
Oklahoma City, OK
http://www.redearth.org/v2/index.htm
405-427-5228
For three extraordinary days, Red Earth, America's Greatest Native
American Cultural Festival will welcome the descendants of over 100
American Indian tribes. They will gather in Downtown Oklahoma
City to share the richness and diversity of their heritage with
visitors from all over the world. It is one of the largest
cultural festivals of its type and has been voted one of the Top 100
Events to see in the United States according to Frontier Country.
POLISH FESTIVAL
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June 18-20, 2004 Milwaukee, WI http://www.polishfest.org 414-529-2140 Come
to America's largest Polish Festival held in beautiful Milwaukee at Henry
W. Maier Festival Park. Polish Fest is a celebration of all that is good,
fun and tasty about Poland and Polonia. Wisconsin has a thriving Polish
community, and did you know it's the second largest ethnic group in the
state! Folk art demonstrations, Polish sheepdogs, traditional dance
groups, delicious Polish food, ethnic musicians and dancers, and hands-on
activities for children are just the beginning of what your family will
encounter at this annual three-day event.
13 (Sun) Ft. Myers, “Pete
Renner Cancer Poker Run.”
Chrome Divas & Florida Motor Sports Magazine. All Cars & Bikes
Welcome! From the North: First Bike/Car Out of Harley-Davidson of Ft.
Myers at 9 a.m. Last Bike/Car Out: 11a.m. Last Bike/Car in at Victory Lane
Café in N. Ft. Myers at 2:30 p.m. From the South: First Bike/Car out of
Americam Legacy Motors, 971 Airport-Pulling Rd. N. (239) 430-COOL at 9
a.m. Last Bike/Car Out: 11a.m. Last Bike/Car In at Victory Lane Café at
2:30 p.m. $20 per hand includes: Lunch with BMW Motorcycles of Ft. Myers
& Dinner with Victory Lane Café. Best Poker Hand to receive a custom
paint job worth up to $2,500 from Liquid Graphics. All proceeds to go to
Pete Renner’s medical bills. Donations accepted. Call Tim Renner at (239)
994-0299 or Lilly at (239)
841-1323. E-Mail: imthewoman@bikerider.com.
I Love This One!
The elderly American gentleman arrived in Paris by plane. At French
Customs, He fumbled for his passport.
"You 've been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer
asked sarcastically. The old gent admitted that he had been to France
previously.
"Zen, you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready for
inspection."
The American said, "The last time I was here, I didn't have to show
it."
"Impossible. You Americans always 'ave to show your passports on
arrival in France!"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly
explained.
"Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44, I couldn't
find any Frenchmen to show it to."
Thanks Geri
In graphics lingo, cropping means
changing an image's size without making the image smaller or larger. It's
like using a pair of scissors to cut a chunk from a picture. To crop an
image using Microsoft Word 2003, click the image once to select it and
then click the Crop tool on the Picture toolbar. The crop tool looks like
two intersecting right angles. You're now in cropping mode, which works
much like resizing an image. Drag one of the image's handles inward to
crop. After you're done cropping, click the Crop tool again to turn that
mode off. If you don't like the cropping you've done, click the Reset
Picture button to undo it.
When you open an Outlook contact record, you see a tab named
Activities. That's the place to look for a summary of every Outlook item
you've associated with that person. When you click the Activities tab,
Outlook starts a search for all items linked with your contact.If you have
a large collection of Outlook items, the search can take some time. If
you're sure you want to find something specific, such as an e-mail
message, click the scroll-down button (triangle) next to the word Show and
choose the type of item you want. Outlook looks only at the kind of items
you've specified, and your search will go faster. Dummies.com
FREETOWN, Rhode Island - Three men thought they
had a great idea to get quick help from police when their car broke down
on Route 24. Their strategy definitely got police attention, but also
landed them in jail. Passing motorists alerted police of a fight on the
highway. When Officer Scott Rose got to the scene, he saw a car parked in
the breakdown lane and three men fighting. "They were throwing
punches at each other and rolling on the ground," Rose reported. The
trio stood up when Rose arrived, but were quickly ordered back down to the
ground so they could be handcuffed. "Their car had mechanical
problems, so they were waiting for assist- ance," Sgt. Charles
Sullvan said. "They got the bright idea that in order to get a quick
police response, they would stage a fight so that motorists would call the
police."
Vincent Deluca, 18, Corey Farcas, 17, and Joseph Cullen, 18, were arrested
and each charged with disorderly conduct.
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Terrorists get nabbed via cell phone use. U.S.
law officers tracking terrorists have honed their ability to monitor the
cell phone use of suspects and, as a result, arrests are up. For
example, agents can monitor when a specific cell phone either receives
or makes a call, as well as locating that cell phone, the Christian
Science Monitor reported Wednesday. Recently SIM cards, for Subscriber
Identity Model, made it easier for people to use phones undetected. But
investigators have been able to use their large database of land-line
and traditional cell phone numbers so that when one of those numbers
calls a phone with a SIM card they can identify who's using the
undetectable phone. This is what led investigators to Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, plot, who was arrested
in Pakistan in March 2003. Such techniques have led to key arrests of
Muslim terrorists in Japan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, South
Africa and Spain.
The Price Of Freedom
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the
Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost
their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons
captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor. What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were
farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated.
But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that
the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships
swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties
to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move
his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and
his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and
poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British
General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters.
He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was
destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and this gristmill were laid
to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning
home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later
he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.
Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution.
These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians.
They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but
they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they
pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance
on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each
other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books
never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We
didn't just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and
we fought our own government!
Some of us take these liberties so much for granted...We shouldn't.
So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your
4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to
ask for the price they paid . . .
LET'S ALL REMEMBER THAT FREEDOM IS "NEVER FREE"!!!!
Al Snow has organized an entire day - Saturday, June 12 - for charity.
A motorcycle ride and autograph session will be held that day in Ohio.
According to Snow, virtually every RAW Superstar will be taking part.
And all proceeds from the event benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma
Society.
The motorcycle ride, called "Donna's Ride," is named after
Al's sister, who passed away a few years ago of leukemia while still in
her mid-40s.
The motorcycle ride will begin at 11 a.m. at Aces & Eights
Harley-Davidson, 2383 Kings Center Court in Mason, Ohio.
Fans are welcome (and encouraged) to participate in the ride.
Cost is $20 per motorcycle or $25 per couple - and all pro- ceeds go to
charity. Registration will be held on the day of the event at Aces &
Eights..
Any yard in North America can expect to
have at least one hummingbird species visit it during the warmer months
of the year (April through late September). In the eastern half of the
continent, the ruby-throated hummingbird is the only regularly occurring
hummer.
But the lucky folks in the West have many hummers to enjoy, including
ten commonly found species. In summer, the hummingbird capital of North
America is southeastern Arizona, where a dozen or more species can be
found at a single feeding station
Hummingbirds are attracted to bright colors, especially red and orange.
These colors are a signal in nature that, to hummers, means nectar. A
large patch of blooming red or orange flowers is a beacon to
hummingbirds. It says "Eat here!" Once they stop to
investigate the flowers, your feeder may get noticed. If you keep the
feeder filled and clean, the hummingbirds have no reason to look
elsewhere
The very best way to start a hummingbird feeding station is to act
naturally. There's no better way to spread the welcome mat for
hummingbirds than to plant the flowers they like. Most of the flowers
are red or orange and have a tubular shape that fits the hummingbird's
bill. Flowers not only dress up your yard, but they also provide a
constant source of food for the birds that never needs to be washed and
refilled, like feeders! Dozens of possibilities are awaiting you at a
nearby garden center. Just be sure that you choose flowering plant,
shrub, and tree species that thrive in your climate or growing zone.
Among the most widely thriving and popular hummer plants are beebalm,
various salvia or sage species, and trumpetvine.
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