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Ted Talk: Young “Eco-Warrior” with Litter Proposal
Apr01

Ted Talk: Young “Eco-Warrior” with Litter Proposal

Amelia Warde at Tedx Manly Published on Mar 9, 2014 Courtesy of Ted.com   “Amelia Warde is an Eco-Warrior.   “Starting off as a little kid who got dumped with the role of ‘compost monitor’ to becoming a twelve year old with some big ideas. Amelia was picked by the Keep Australia Beautiful Association at the age of ten to become part of a new project called the LITTLE Committee made up of kids under...

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Discover . Connect . Belong: April Events & Classes
Apr01

Discover . Connect . Belong: April Events & Classes

Information for all events: Contact David Court, Desert Foothills Library, 480-488-2286, dcourt@dfla.org, www.desertfoothillslibrary.org Where:  All events below take place at Desert Foothills Library, 38443 North Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 85327 Cost:  All events are free, except where noted.  ***   Saturday, April 2, 1030 a.m. – noon Fundamentalism in the Middle East So many missed...

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Western Play Curtain Call, Photos
Mar31

Western Play Curtain Call, Photos

by Les Conklin Note. To view Dennis Liddell’s photographs of the 2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout Adventure, see “Related Articles” at the end of this article. Setting: My bedroom Time: March 5, 2016, 9:30 p.m. Characters: Me, Myself, and I   Previous Act of Western Play in One Act: MacDonald’s Ranch was alive with music, animals, drumming as more than 100 guests enjoyed the 2016 Scottsdale Western Cookout...

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Seinfeld Video Clip Features Kramer as Road Adopter
Mar31

Seinfeld Video Clip Features Kramer as Road Adopter

Every organization that adopts a road or highway hungers for enthusiastic volunteers. But how about a  volunteer as enthusiastic as the volunteer portrayed in this video clip? The clip is from the 150th episode of Seinfeld, “The Pothole.” In the episode, Kramer proudly announces that he is responsible for a one-mile stretch of highway. True to his  over-the-top style, Kramer proceeds to convert the four lane road into a...

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Vineyard Views Blog: Crash Site with a View
Mar31

Vineyard Views Blog: Crash Site with a View

(Don’t go to Photo #2 until you look at Photo #1 very closely.)   These are interesting, breathtaking, photos. Be sure to read the caption and information below the picture before going to Photo #2. Look closely at the first photo. Take your time. Then, scroll down.   The pick-up was traveling about 75 mph from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail. It flipped end-over-end bounced off and across the...

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