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CLEANUP CONTINUES . . .
WHAT’S NEXT—
RITA BEARS DOWN ON COAST . . .
The cleanup efforts are still
progressing in areas affected by
Hurricane Katrina and Ophelia has
come and gone, but . . . Rita is
bearing down on the Gulf Coast as we go to
press, and—hurricane season is still not over yet.
Evacutation efforts are in full swing and although downgraded
from it’s original category 5 status, the effects of Rita will be
widespread. It is also the beginning of fall and we can look forward
to cooler temperatures, beautiful leaves, pumpkin pies, and harvest
moons. One of my favorite activities at this time of year is hiking. Get
closer to nature and your kids or grandkids this fall. Many local parks
have hiking trails. Even those close to or in the city such as Rock
Creek Park have trails of varing lengths suited to all levels of
outdoorsmanship. Get out and enjoy!
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VOLUME XIV, NUMBER 38 Imaging the Politics, Culture, and Events of Our Times
September 23, 2005
AT THE GATES
OF PARADISE:
ART OF THE
GUARANÍ OF
PARAGUAY
Reflejos de la esencia
Aché (Reflexions of
the Aché People), n/a
Photo by Bjarne
Fostervold,
photographer,
b. Cochabamba,
Bolivia 1958;
94 x 125 cms;
Private collection
This vibrant
exhibition of the
indigenous
communities of the
South American
country of
Paraguay confirms that culture is
an integral element in the
process of development.
An aesthetic view of Earth
and oral tradition merge in a
new art exhibition honoring the
Guaraní world, At the Gates of
Paradaise: Art of the Guaraní of
Paraguay. The IDB Cultural
Center has prepared the
exhibition to pay tribute to the
outgoing IDB President, Enrique.
V. Iglesias, who 13 years ago
conceived the idea of creating
the Center amid widespread
skepticism.
Artistic expressions of the
Guaraní Indians of Paraguay,
from the colonial period to the
present, allow for a better
understanding of the Guaraní
culture that transmits knowledge
fundamentally through an oral
tradition, but has also come to
assimilate a number of
influences, modifying them to
their own needs.
Continued on page 12
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It
is
important
to
remember
that
people
died
in
Hurricane
Katrina
that
didn’t
have
to
die.
The
Companion
to
Incompetence
is
tragedy
and
there
was
enough
of
both . . .
Katrina
exposed
a
part
of
America
that
is
poor,
suffering,
and
disoriented,
wrapped
in
a
legacy
of
institutionalized
neglect
captured
first
by
Jeanne Meserve
CNN’s
reporter
and
her
camera
Editorial
KATRINA: A LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
crew . . .
the
bleakness
of
her
reporting
lay
naked.
A
part
of
America
that
could
only
be
found
in
novels
like
William
Faulkner’s
Tobacco Road
and
James Baldwin’s
The Fire Next Time.
For
many
Europeans,
after
viewing
Katrina
on
their
televisions,
they
see
America
as
a
first
rate
power,
in
compelling
third
world
poverty.
They
see
a
country
divided
by
race
and
religion.
Always
the
highest
praises
for
God
and
low
or
no
tolerance
for
both
the
black
and
the
poor
and
they
only
see
red
in
the
black
poor.
In
some
ways.
America
has
become
the
third
world
country
that
we
often
criticize . . .
America
has
always
been
a
supermarket
of
ideas . . .
yet
at
this
American
moment
of
introspection
we
have
lost
our
voices . . .
we
look
more
at
our
television
instead
of
each
other
and
speak
only
in
a
silence
of
comatose . . .
inside
of
our
collective
consciousness . . .
Can
this
be
the
equality
that
we
dare
to
export
to
a
world
that
we
want
to
look
and
act
like
us.
TO BE CONTINUED
—PDD
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September 23, 2005
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AROUND THE REGION/AROUND THE NATION
September 23, 2005
B.B. KING CELEBRATED HIS 80TH
BIRTHDAY WITH A FEW GOOD FRIENDS
B.B. King and Erick Clapton
In honor of B.B. King’s 80th
birthday on September 16, “The
King of the Blues” celebrated
the occasion with a few of his musical
compatriots on a new studio
album of duets, B.B. King &
Friends—80 (Geffen/UMe), released
on September 13, 2005. Featuring
some of today’s biggest stars—Eric
Clapton, Elton John, Sheryl Crow,
John Mayer, and Gloria Estefan,
Roger Daltrey, Glenn Frey, Mark
Knopfler, Billy Gibbons, Bobby
Bland, and Daryl Hall—B.B. King
& Friends—80 is another landmark
in the career of one of the most influential
guitarists of the 20th Century
and the blues’ greatest ambassador.
Along with a new book (Treasures,
published by Bulfinch Press
on September 16) and a major nationwide
tour this summer and fall
(both solo and headlining the B.B.
King Blues Festival), B.B. King &
Friends—80 finds B.B. both looking
back and looking forward.
With long-time admirer and recent
collaborator Clapton, B.B. reinvigorates
his 1970 Grammy-winning
classic “The Thrill Is Gone.”
He also gives new spins to other
B.B. flashbacks from the ‘70s,
“Never Make Your Move Too Soon”
with The Who’s Roger Daltrey and
the Leon Russell-penned “Hummingbird”
with John Mayer. In what
may be the album’s most unusual
and intriguing pairing, Gloria Estefan
duets on the Grammy-winning
Doc Pomus-Dr. John song from the
‘80s “There Must Be A Better World
Somewhere.” In another teaming
with a female singer, Sheryl Crow is
heard on Little Willie John’s “Need
Your Love So Bad.”
Daryl Hall adds his Philly Soul
to “Ain’t Nobody Home” while
British blues giant Van Morrison
partners on “Early In The Morning”
and American blues staple Bobby
Bland contributes to “Funny How
Time Slips Away” and ZZ Top’s
Billy Gibbons to B.B.’s ‘60s gem
“Tired Of Your Jive.” Mark
Knopfler, best-known for his work
in Dire Straits, lends his trademark
guitar sound to “All Over Again,”
the Eagles’ Glenn Frey tackles Junior
Parker’s “Drivin’ Wheel” and,
in a raucous finale, pop superstar
Elton John and B.B. bring down the
house with their take on Jimmy
Rogers’ “Rock This House.”
A Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award winner, Kennedy Center
honoree, and member of the
Blues Foundation and Rock and
Roll halls of fame, B.B. kicked off
his birthday festivities in June with
the groundbreaking for the B.B.
King Museum in Indianola, Mississippi,
near his birthplace.
By Washington Post reporter
Joe Holley
Retired 1st Sgt. Mark
Matthews, 111, one of the last
of the nation’s legendary
Buffalo Soldiers, died of pneumonia
Sept. 6 at Fox Chase Nursing Home in
Washington.
Sgt. Matthews, who also was the
oldest Buffalo Soldier, was heir to a
proud military heritage that originated
with the black soldiers who fought in
the Indian wars on the Western frontier.
Historians say that the Cheyenne,
Kiowa and Apache tribes bestowed the
appellation because the soldiers’ black,
curly hair reminded them of a buffalo’s
mane.
Given Native American reverence
for the sturdy animal of the Plains, the
soldiers wore the nickname proudly—
and with good reason. The Buffalo
Soldiers won 20 Medals of Honor,
more than any other regiment. They
also helped lay hundreds of miles of
roads and telegraph lines, protected
stagecoaches, were involved in the
military actions against the Apache
chiefs Victorio and Geronimo and
fought bravely in Cuba at the side of
Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders during
the Spanish-American War.
Sgt. Matthews joined up at the end
of the Buffalo Soldiers’ colorful Western
exploits. The regiments that made
up the Buffalo Soldiers—the 9th and
10th cavalries and 24th and 25th infantries—stayed
together for years afterward,
however, fighting in World
War I and II and Korea. The all-black
regiments were disbanded in 1952
after the Army desegregated.
Sgt. Matthews was born Aug. 7,
1894, in Greenville, Ala., and grew up
in Mansfield, Ohio. He rode horses
starting when he was a child, delivering
newspapers on his pony.
According to stories Sgt. Matthews
told friends, family members and at
least one military historian, he was 15
when he met members of the Buffalo
Soldiers’ 10th Cavalry; they were visiting
a Lexington, Ky., racetrack where
he worked exercising the horses. When
the soldiers told him that they rode
horseback wherever they went, he decided
he had to join up. Although
young men had to be 17 to enlist, his
boss concocted documents that convinced
a Columbus, Ohio, recruiter
that he was of age.
BLACK WOMEN UNITED HONOR MOUNT VERNON SLAVES
Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens joins Black Women United for Action in commemorating the slaves who lived
at Mount Vernon with a wreathlaying ceremony and musical presentation by Howard University Choir;
Intermezzo Choir of Philadelphia; and Arlington, Virginia’s Jamestown Elementary School Student Choir,
Saturday, September 24 at 11 a.m. The annual event features dramatic readings and uplifting music to reflect, remember
and recognize the slaves for their sacrifices, accomplishments and contributions given in the early formation of
this nation.
Each year, a different part of the western hemisphere is highlighted during the ceremony. This year the ceremony
celebrates the common thread that all descendents from Africa share by “Focusing on the Island Connection”. The theme
of the ceremony serves to remember the role that the Caribbean Islands played in the slave trade as over 4 million slaves
were brought through the islands to the American colonies. Although slavery was outlawed in Bermuda, the island was
instrumental in the African slave trade since slaves were smuggled through the island. The Honorable Neletha
Butterfield, Minister of the Environment for the Island of Bermuda, will be the wreath layer for the ceremony this year.
Among those in attendance will be Joe Madison of Radio One Talk Network, who will be the Master of Ceremonies,
and the Howard University architects who designed the memorial in 1983.
Throughout Washington’s life, slaves lived and worked at Mount Vernon. When he was 11, Washington inherited 10
slaves and the population steadily grew. During the Revolutionary War, Washington vowed never to buy or sell another
slave. In 1799 when Washington passed away, his will stated that all slaves under his ownership were to be freed. Of
the 123 slaves that we freed after his death, many were provided for while staying on the plantation.
Public Information: 703-780-2000; 703-799-8697 (TDD); www.mountvernon.org
OLDEST BUFFALO SOLDIER DIES AT 111
Mark Matthews
“I was 16 when I joined the Army
to be a soldier,” he told Parade Magazine
in 2003. “I had to wait awhile before
I could get on duty. But then they
shipped me to the West.”
Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where he was
first stationed, was still using local Indians
as guides. “I learned all the different
rules, how to ride the different
horses, how to jump and how to
shoot,” he recalled in the 2003 interview.
“Every time I got in a contest
where I shot at a target or something, I
usually won.”
He served along the U.S.-Mexican
border as part of Gen. John Joseph
“Black Jack” Pershing’s 1916 expedition
into Mexico, on the trail of Mexican
bandit and revolutionary Pancho
Villa. “I never met him,” Sgt.
Matthews said in the Parade interview,
“but I knew where he was at.”
In 1931, he was assigned to Fort
Myer, where he trained recruits in
horsemanship, helped tend the presidential
stable for Franklin D. Roosevelt
and played on the polo team.
Ten years later, although he was in his
late forties when the United States entered
World War II, he saw action on
Saipan in the South Pacific.
He retired from the Army in 1949
and became a security guard at the National
Institutes of Health in Bethesda.
He retired a second time, as chief of
guards, in 1970.
In retirement, he liked to fish. He
also enjoyed sitting on the front porch
and telling tales about the old days out
West and the not-quite-so-old days in
the Pacific during World War II, often
to neighborhood kids who came
around and sat at the knee of a man
who had experienced an adventurenovel’s
worth of stirring chapters in
U.S. history.
He spent time with the children, enjoyed
looking after them. He took
them fishing with him, made sure they
got to school, took them in if they
needed a place to stay. “They called
him Daddy,” daughter Mary
Matthews Watson recalled.
He met with President Bill Clinton
at the White House, and in 2002
marked his 108th birthday by meeting
with Secretary of State Colin Powell,
who for many years campaigned for a
monument honoring the Buffalo Soldiers.
In 1992, Powell, then-chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dedicated
the monument at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan., birthplace of one of the regiments.
Believed to be Washington’s oldest
man—the District’s Office on Aging
lists a woman, Corrine Taylor, as
slightly older—he had lived with his
daughter in the same Northwest neighborhood
for more than half a century.
He had been in good health until recently.
Before he began to lose his eyesight
to glaucoma about 10 years ago,
he enjoyed reading his Bible daily. He
was a former member and trustee of
Trinity AME Zion Church in the District,
a member of Prince Hall Masonic
Temple and a member of the Washington,
D.C., Chapter of the 9th and 10th
(Horse) Cavalry Association.
His wife, Genevieve Hill
Matthews, died in 1986. They had been
married 57 years. A daughter, Shirley
Ann Matthews Mills, died in 1988.
In addition to Watson, of Washington,
survivors include two other daughters,
Gloria J. Matthews, also of
Washington, and Barbara Jean Young
of Dacula, Ga.; a son, Mark Matthews
Jr. of Hyattsville; nine grandchildren;
and 17 great-grandchildren.
“I did it all,” Sgt. Matthews told
The Washington Post a few years ago.
“Yes, I was there.”
(This article originally appeared in
the September 13 Metro edition of
The Washington Post and is republished
here with permission.)
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AROUND THE REGION/AROUND THE NATION
September 23, 2005
THREE OUTSTANDING WOMEN RECEIVE
MCDONALD’S 365BLACK HONORS
FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Left to right: Ingrid Saunders Jones, senior vice president of the Coca-Cola
Company and chairperson of the Coca-Cola Foundation, Congresswoman Maxine
Waters (D-CA) and Frances Jones, McDonald’s owner, proudly display their 2005
McDonald’s 365Black awards.
McDonald’s honored three outstanding women with its prestigious
2005 365Black Award. The awards ceremony, which was
hosted by Ed Gordon of NPR’s News and Notes, was held at the
National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, DC. Dignitaries
from across the country gathered to acknowledge the lifetime achievements
of McDonald’s Owner/ Operator Frances R. Jones, senior vice president of
The Coca-Cola Company and chairperson of the Coca-Cola Foundation, Ingrid
Saunders Jones and Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) for
their lifetime achievements and contributions in business, entrepreneurship
and public service. The lifetime achievement awards are a key component of
McDonald’s 365Black initiative, created in 2002 to celebrate the pride,
heritage and achievements of African Americans all year long.
PEACE AND JUSTICE FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON MONUMENT GROUNDS
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
10:00AM UNTIL 10:00PM
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
10:00AM UNTIL 6:00PM
United for Peace and Justice is not just bringing huge numbers of people to
Washington to protest the Iraq War . . . we plan to send everyone home
energized, inspired, and prepared to intensify their organizing efforts in
communities large and small.
Toward this end, our September anti-war mobilization will include a special
“peace and justice festival” designed to connect grassroots activists with a wide
array of organizations and campaigns. At the festival, you’ll find leaflets, how-to
guides, activist toolkits, and other resources; learn more about the disastrous Iraq
War and how you can plug into the many efforts underway to bring the troops
home; and have an
opportunity to talk
to knowledgeable
organizers involved
in everything from
counter-recruitment
work to faithbased
organizing to
immigrant rights
and civil liberties.
There will also be a large tabling area for groups wishing
to distribute literature or sell merchandise at the festival.
Throughout the Washington Monument grounds, we will
have more than a dozen large themed tents, featuring vibrant
displays and a vast array of organizing resources. There will
be a tent dedicated to the war’s impact on the Iraqi people; a
tent for veterans, military families, and Gold Star families; a
counter-recruitment tent; a global justice tent; a Palestine
tent; and much, much more. The festival will also feature art
installations, including a giant Peace Thunderbird puppet, a
photo exhibit from past UFPJ mobilizations, and a project to
commemorate those killed in Iraq through the creation of
mounds of skull eggs. If you have a display or art project that
you would like to have considered for inclusion in the festival,
please call our office at 212-868-5545.
UnitedforPeace.org is a nonpartisan resource for antiwar
and social change activists. The information and events
on this site are not necessarily endorsed by members of
United for Peace and Justice.
ALEXANDRIA CELEBRATESVIRGINIA ARCHAEOLOGY MONTH
For the entire month of October,
the Alexandria Archaeology
Museum is celebrating Virginia
Archaeology Month with special
events designed to teach visitors of all
ages about archaeology in Alexandria.
A full schedule of the month’s events
include:
Saturday, October 1
Art on the Avenue
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Mount Vernon Avenue
Visit the “Attic Window Publishing”booth
and pick up a copy of “Walk
and Bike the Alexandria Heritage
Trail: A Guide to Exploring a Virginia
Town’s Hidden History,” an 80-page
guide highlighting the history and archaeology
of Alexandria’s 23-mile
Heritage Trail. Author and City Archaeologist
Dr. Pamela Cressey will be
on hand from 3 to 4 p.m. to sign copies
of her book, which will be available for
$11.95.
Saturday, October 8
Archaeology Day
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
101 Callahan Drive
Join the City archaeologist for free
one-hour site tours of the Shuter’s Hill
excavation site located behind the
George Washington Masonic National
Memorial at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Learn about archaeology and conservation
techniques through table-top
displays sponsored by Alexandria Archaeology,
Mount Vernon Archaeology
and the Washington Conservation
Guild during this day-long event for all
ages.
Thursday, October 13
Second Thursday
6 to 9 p.m.
Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North
Union Street, #327
Visit the Alexandria Archaeology
Museum’s current exhibit, “A Community
Digs Its Past: The Lee Street Site.”
The museum is located in studio 327
on the third floor.
Saturday, October 15
Heritage Trail Guided Bike Tour
10 a.m. to noon
101 Callahan Drive
Join City staff on a guided bike tour
of a 20-mile loop of the Alexandria
Heritage Trail. Involves some street
cycling and hills. Helmets required.
Free but reservations required. Tour
begins and ends in the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial
parking lot.
Saturday, October 22
“Warming the Troops: Alexandria’s
Crimean Ovens”
from 10 a.m. -
Fort Ward Museum, 4301 West
Braddock Road
A two-hour Java Jolt lecture with
Wally Owen, Assistant Director, Fort
Ward Museum and Steve Shephard,
Assistant City Archaeologist. Sponsored
by Fort Ward Museum and the
Friends of Alexandria Archaeology
(FOAA). Free but reservations required.
703-838-4848. Visit: www.
historicalexandria.org
Events are free unless otherwise
noted. The Alexandria Archaeology
Museum is owned and operated by the
City of Alexandria and complies with
the ADA. Sponsored by the Alexandria
Archaeology Museum, 105 North
Union Street, #327, Alexandria VA
22314, 703/838-4399, www.
AlexandriaArchaeology.org
T.E.A.M. EDUCATIONAL
CONFERENCE BRINGS NATIONAL
ADHD EXPERTS
TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
CHADD, a national, non-profit support group, is hosting a
T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves Management) educational
conference to help enhance understanding and management
of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The conference
will offer guidance to parents, teachers and medical
professionals on how to work together to effectively manage children
with ADHD to help them succeed in school. Several national and local
ADHD experts will be on hand, including:
Dr. Patricia Quinn is a practicing developmental pediatrician who
gives nationwide workshops on ADHD. She has appeared on Lifetime
TV’s “New Attitudes” and the PBS show, “To the Contrary” discussing
issues relating to ADHD.
Topics of discussion at the T.E.A.M. conference will include:
• Effective Management of ADHD Tools for Parents/Caregivers
• Reaching and Teaching Students with ADHD: What Every Educator
Needs to Know
• Medication Update: What’s in Our Armamentarium
• ADHD and Co-existing Conditions: What Should You Look For
• Girls and ADHD: Are There Differences
• Teens and ADHD
The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, from 8:30a.m.–4p.m.
at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, located at 999 Ninth Street,
NW.. To register for the conference, please call 1-866-748-9201.
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AROUND THE REGION/AROUND THE NATION
September 23, 2005
AAF ANNOUNCES MOSAIC & DISTRICT TWO
DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS HONOREES
The American Advertising Federation
(AAF) recently announced
the winners of the
prestigious Mosaic Awards honoring
companies that are at the forefront of
advertising to the ethnic consumer, as
well as those that incorporate the spirit
of the AAF Mosaic Principles and
Practices into their corporate philosophies.
AAF District Two also announced
the honorees for their coveted
Diversity Achievement Awards, which
recognize those individuals and companies
that have made significant strides
towards a diverse advertising industry.
Together, these awards comprise the
premier advertising industry honors for
multicultural marketing initiatives.
2005 AAF MOSAIC AWARDS
HONOREES
Multicultural Ad Campaign
Client/Agency: InBev/Lápiz,
Integrated Hispanic Marketing
Client/Agency: Johnson &
Johnson/Lowe Worldwide
Multicultural Media Usage
Client/Agency: Tyson Foods/
Lopez Negrete Communications
Multicultural Supplier Partners
Client/Agency: Staples/El Diario
La Prensa & La Opinion
AFREE easy-to-understand seminar
for anyone who wants
more information about
Medicare Part D, the government’s new
prescription drug coverage plan, and
what this new plan means for them.
Special guests will include:
• Willard Scott. Television personality,
advocate for seniors and centenarian
on NBC-TV’s TODAY Show
since 1980; author of five books.
• Jim Miller (a.k.a. “The Savvy
Senior”). Author of “The Savvy
Senior: The Ultimate Guide to
Health, Family, and Finances for
Senior Citizens;” Syndicated senior
citizen columnist appearing in more
than 400 papers nationwide, and
frequent guest on NBC-TV’s
TODAY Show.
Seminar takes place on Friday,
September 30th, 1:30p.m. to
3:30p.m. (On October 1, private companies
will begin releasing details
about their own Part D plans; it is critical
that anyone eligible for Medicare
Student Diversity Programs
BrownPartners Multicultural
Marketing
Workforce Diversity
DaimlerChrysler Corporation
2005 AAF DISTRICT TWO
DIVERSITY
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Corporate Leader
FedEx
Educator
Doug Alligood, senior VP, special
markets, BBDO
Industry Career Achiever
Dr. Henry McKinnell, chairman,
Pfizer
Industry Influential
Daryl Hazel, president, Ford
Motor Company
Role Model
Jerri DeVard, SVP brand
management and marketing, Verizon
Trendsetter
Esther Lee, SVP, chief creative
officer, The Coca-Cola Company
UNDERSTANDING MEDICARE PART D
coverage understand the basics before
they are bombarded with each company’s
own information.)
The Seminar will be broadcast in
your area at the locations below:
• Ballston Commons Stadium, 671
N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
• Fairfax Towne Center Theatre,
4110 West Ox Road, Fairfax, VA
• Martinsburg Theatre, 950 Foxcroft
Ave., Martinsburg, WV
This Seminar will provide critical
information about the new Medicare
Part D plan, including:
• Who Qualifies and how to decide
which plan will be of benefit.
• Key Dates when the details of
each company’s plans will be released,
when enrollment in
Medicare Part D begins, when prescription
drug coverage starts, and
the last day for enrollment without
an added fee.
• Explanations of Costs Involved
Premiums, deductibles, coinsurance,
etc.
DUNCAN LIBRARY IS NOW OPEN
“Eleven years ago, District Two pioneered
in recognizing individuals and
corporations who were championing the
cause of multiculturalism in our industry.
I salute the 2005 Diversity and Mosaic
honorees who carry on this great tradition,”
said Leslie Winthrop, founding
partner, AAR and awards event co-chair.
“The Mosaic and Diversity
Achievement Awards recognize companies
and individuals that revel in the
opportunities of the multicultural marketplace,”
added Wally Snyder, AAF
president & CEO. “This year’s honorees
are prime examples of those that
utilize revolutionary creativity to successfully
advertise to unique and powerful
ethnic markets.”
The awards will be presented during
Diversity/Mosaic Day on Wednesday,
September 28 at the New York
Athletic Club during Advertising Week
New York.
For more information on the
Mosaic Awards, contact Connie Cannon
Frazier at (202) 898-0089 or
cfrazier@aaf.org. For sponsorship
opportunities, please call 1-800-835-
9946 or visit www.aaf.org/multi/
mosaic.html. For information on the
Diversity Achievement Awards, contact
Pat Martin at (212) 644-0790,
ext. 24 or patjmartin@aol.com.
• Key Facts about Formularies (Preferred
Drug Lists) how to determine
which plan has the best formulary,
depending on individual
needs.
• Easy-to-Understand Examples—a
person who has a chronic illness
and spends a lot on prescription
drugs every month; a person who
unexpectedly develops a catastrophic
illness, a person in good
health who does not incur a lot of
prescription drug costs, etc.
Everyone eligible for Medicare, or
those who help care for anyone eligible
for Medicare, should attend this important
and highly informative event. Information
provided will help them to
be in the best position possible to make
crucial decisions about which company
offers the plan best for their individual
circumstances.
Because seating capacity it limited,
please call 1-800-856-4394 to make a
reservation.
The home site of Alexandria Library’s Duncan Branch opened, Thursday, September 22, at 9 am. Located one
mile south of its temporary site, Duncan’s permanent home (2501 Commonwealth Avenue) has been expanded
by 5,000 square feet. The Duncan Branch now includes a naturally lit adult reading area, one of Alexandria
City’s first green roofs, an enlarged children’s area, and an additional entrance from Commonwealth Avenue. The renovation
and extension were designed by Del Ray architect firm Larson/Koenig.
“We’re excited to welcome the neighborhood back to the new light, bright, Duncan Library, the first City of
Alexandria building with an ecologically friendly green roof,” states Patrick O’Brien, Director of Libraries. “Our
major goal in expanding the facility has been accomplished: namely, to regain the people space that was lost over the
years as collections grew to more than twice the size the original building was designed to hold. And children are
going to be thrilled with a spacious new area all their own.”
Wi-Fi (wireless Internet) is also available at Duncan.
Alexandria Library and the Friends of the Duncan Branch Library invite all to attend Duncan’s Opening and Ribbon
Cutting on Saturday, October 22, beginning at 11 am, right after the Walk to Fight Breast Cancer. Events have
been planned to take place both inside and outside the expanded Duncan Branch, including children’s storytimes and
author readings.
WARD FIVE ISSUES FORUM ON
PROPOSED NEW D.C. HOSPITAL
Ward 5 Democrats and the D.C. Federation of Civic Associations
Host a Forum on Proposed New D.C. Hospital on Monday, September
26, 2005, 7:00p.m.–9:30p.m. at the Michigan Park Christian
Church located on Taylor Street at South Dakota Avenue, NE, Washington,
DC.
Immediately following the brief business session from 7:00p.m.–
7:30p.m., the Ward 5 Democrats in partnership with the DC Federation of
Civic Associations, will present an Issues Forum on the city government’s
proposed new DC hospital from 7:45p.m.–9:30p.m.
Representatives from the five hospitals located in Ward 5 have been invited—Children
National Medical Center, Providence Hospital, Veteran’s
Hospital, Washington Hospital Center and Washington Rehabilitation Hospital.
Mr. Robert Malson, President of the DC Hospital Association is a confirmed
guest speaker along with representatives from the Office of the City
Administrator, DC Primary Care Association, and the Federation of Civic
Associations. Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray is also a guest speaker,
and Ward 5 Councilmember Vincent Orange will make the welcoming statement.
The forum will be moderated by Dorinda White, former Communications
Director of the DC Democratic State Committee and media consultant with
Rindi Media Int’l.
During the forum information will be presented explaining the size, scope
and services of the new hospital. How many ambulances have passed you in
traffic coming from neighborhoods located “East of the River” headed to a
hospital located in Northwest Did you know that all but one of DC hospitals
is located in Northwest Did you know that some leaders on the hospital issue
feel a new hospital will take resources from existing hospitals and affect the
quality of health services city-wide Did you know that a ceiling on the number
of hospital beds determines how many and the location of hospitals in
DC These and many other health care questions of public concern will be addressed
during the forum.
Come out, join us; express your opinions. The forum is one of the methods
Ward 5 Democrats will use to raise public consciousness, generate solutions
and challenge public leaders to implement change for improving the
quality of the communities of our city. Next year, 2006, is a major election
year for our city and Ward 5 residents in particular. Vote, you must, but be informed,
and let your opinions be known on the issues.
Improved health care for all DC residents is critical to the success of our
communities.
The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. Reservations are not
required. Light refreshments will be served at 7:30p.m.
For more information please contact Grace Lewis on 202-526-7696.
HOUSING SYMPOSIUM
You are invited to attend a
one-day symposium titled
“Universal Design Hits
Home: New Directions in Single
Family Housing.” This exciting
event will be especially valuable to
design professionals, developers,
builders, planning, zoning and
building officials, bankers, loan officers,
engineers, rehab specialists,
homeowners and others involved in
the building development process.
Universal Design relates to easy
living and appeals to everyone! A
universally designed home is a key
to personal independence and engagement
in the community. It is a
setting for socializing with family,
friends and neighbors. The home
that is universally designed is a
home with easy living features that
increase its usability by people of all
ages, sizes and abilities. It is a concept
that incorporates upscale design
and functional ease.
The symposium keynote speaker
is Richard Duncan, MRP, Director
of Training, Center for Universal
Design at North Carolina State University.
Mr. Duncan will define and
discuss universal design and provide
us with the latest innovations in universal
design and the building environment.
He will emphasize how
universal design benefits entire families
and share information on livable
communities.
The Prince William Aging in
Place Committee under the leadership
of the Prince William Area
Agency on Aging, along with the
Prince William Office of Housing
and Community Development, the
Virginia Housing Development Authority,
the Northern Virginia
Builders Industry Association, the
American Institute of Architects
Northern Virginia Chapter and Centex
Homes, are sponsoring this symposium
to highlight state of the art
designs and products and explore
what home buyers are looking for
today. It will be held Wednesday,
September 28, 2005 from 8:00a.m.
to 4:00p.m. at the A.J. Ferlazzo
Building located at 15941 Donald
Curtis Drive, in Woodbridge, Virginia
22191.
Exhibitors specializing in home
modification products and improvements
for universal design will
showcase their products and services.
Registration is $75. The conference
fee includes admission to the
symposium, continental breakfast,
lunch and snacks. Should you have
questions, please contact Gail
Braham at the Virginia Housing
Development Authority at 804-343-
5512 or gail.braham@vhda.com,
or Toni Clemons-Porter, Chair,
Aging in Place Committee, Prince
William Area Agency on Aging at
703-792-6403 or tclemonsporter
@pwcgov.org.
6 THE METRO HERALD

September 23, 2005
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CAPITAL COMMENTS
September 23, 2005
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION
ON QUALITY EDUCATION
FINAL REPORT
On behalf of Governor Robert
L. Ehrlich, Jr., Lt. Governor
Michael S. Steele recently released
the final report from the Governor’s
Commission on Quality Education
in Maryland, which contains 30
recommendations to dramatically
strengthen public schools in Maryland.
The report focuses on four critical
areas: Teacher/Principal Accountability
and Growth, Schools and Community
Linkages, Best Practices in Education
and School Readiness and Early
Childhood Education.
“My Administration’s goal is student
excellence at every level of education,”
said Governor Ehrlich. “I want
to thank Lt. Governor Steele and this
commission for providing bold and innovative
solutions that can help our
students be more competitive in the
global marketplace.”
“Governor Ehrlich and I are committed
to bringing quality education to
every child in Maryland,” said Lt.
Governor Steele. “This report provides
the next steps in our education system
to make this commitment a reality.”
Governor Ehrlich, Jr. created the
30-member commission on September
27, 2004 to research and evaluate
education policies and practices
throughout the state and to provide him
with strategies to help increase academic
performance for all Maryland
students.
The Governor’s Commission on
Quality Education held four full commission
meetings and six sub-committee
meetings, hearing testimony from
35 education experts including U.S.
Secretary of Education Margaret
Spellings and Assistant Secretary of
EMERGENCY BILL
AUTHORIZES KATRINA AID
District of Columbia Councilmember
David Catania
moved emergency legislation
today that authorizes relocation and recovery
assistance to Gulf Coast residents
forced from their homes by Hurricane
Katrina and flooding that followed
that storm. Given this authority, the
District will continue offering local and
federal government aid to hundreds of
guests from the affected area.
Catania said, “Given ongoing uncertainty
as to whether our guests will remain
in the District, relocate to other
areas, or return home, the usual methods
to distribute assistance cannot be utilized.
This emergency measure provides
the necessary flexibility to allow the District
government to respond quickly and
efficiently in a time of crisis.”
The D.C. Disaster, Relocation, and
Recovery Assistance Emergency Act of
2005 accomplishes five objectives:
First, it permits the District to consider
evacuees as “residents” of the District,
thus facilitating immediate access to
programs and services available to persons
who reside on the District. Second,
the Mayor is authorized to spend
local money to provide necessary recovery
assistance to eligible resident
evacuees, such as travel, meals, lodging,
and incidental expenses. Third,
District may waive documentation requirements
such as social security card,
birth certificate, and photographic identification
before receiving aid. Fourth,
the act authorizes an expedited supervisory
program
level of review
and resolution of
benefit claims
associated with
the provision of
services. Finally,
the act permits
the District,
to the extent permitted
by law, to
waive recovery
of overpayment of benefits.
Education Tom
Luce. In addition,
Lt. Governor
Steele, chair
of the commission,
visited 38
schools in every
county and Baltimore
City, held
seven regional
public hearings
and met with 80
David Catania
DC Councilmember
Under this emergency legislation,
resident evacuees will have immediate
access to federal Food Stamps, Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families,
Medicaid, health care, and education.
Access to prescription drug benefits
will be facilitated and counseling and
other mental health services will be
provided. Other benefits include:
transportation to and from the evacuated
state; employment job fairs and
other employment related services; access
to computers and internet services
to enable residents to find lost family
members due to the disaster; and pro
bono attorneys to provide free personal
legal services to evacuated residents to
facilitate access to child support, SSI,
pension annuities insurance, etc.
Councilmember Catania accepted
an amendment to the legislation requiring
that the Mayor list D.C. residents
that have been waiting for these or
similar benefits.
For more information, please contact
the Committee on Health by calling
202-724-8170.
Lt. Governor
Michael S. Steele
(R-MD)
focus groups
comprised of more than 2,000 teachers,
students, parents, principals,
school administrators, business and
community leaders. Lt. Governor
Steele also met with County Board of
Education presidents, County Board of
Education student representatives and
county school superintendents.
To review the Governor’s Commission
on Quality Education in Maryland
report in its entirety visit www.gov.
state.md.us/gcqe/gcqe.html.
STATEMENT FROM LT.
GOVERNOR STEELE’S
OFFICE REGARDING
INVESTIGATION INTO
ALLEGED IDENTITY THEFT
“
Lt. Governor Steele was extremely
disturbed to learn
about the alleged criminal
identity theft of his personal financial
records by Senator Schumer’s staff at
the Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee. He was notified by the
Federal Bureau of Investigation that a
federal criminal investigation is underway
and has been asked not to comment
on the specifics of the case. He
intends to honor this request and expects
that those responsible for these
actions will be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law.”
STATE-OF-THE-ART
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
MODELING &
SIMULATION CENTER
Virginia Governor Mark R.
Warner announced recently
the creation of a state-of-theart
center—the first such cutting-edge
center in the nation—devoted to the
command and operations management
side of homeland security training.
Located in Suffolk, the Emergency
Management Training, Analysis &
Simulation Center (EMTASC) capitalizes
on the state’s and Hampton Roads’
positioning as the premier location for
defense and security modeling and
simulation activities in the country.
“This new facility will combine
world-class expertise and state-of-theart
modeling and simulation for training,
analysis, and operational support
for disaster management and homeland
security situations,” Governor Warner
said. “As our prayers go out to the citizens
of the Gulf region who have been
devastated by Hurricane Katrina, that
terrible storm reminds us again of the
importance of this critical emergency
management training and simulation.”
Modeling and simulation activities
currently contribute nearly $500 million
to the Hampton Roads economy, according
to a recent economic impact study.
Over the next five years, forecasters expect
that figure could potentially grow to
nearly $1 billion. In the spring, the General
Assembly, led by Governor Warner,
authorized $1.45 million in funding to
spur growth of the region’s modeling and
simulation activities.
“We are appreciative of the Governor’s
leadership and efforts to recognize
the significant modeling and simulation
expertise in Hampton Roads and
are enthusiastically supporting this
through unprecedented collaboration to
establish the Emergency Management
Training, Analysis, & Simulation Center,”
said Robert R. Harper, Jr., a
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
executive and member of the EMTASC
board. “Each of the 17 founding companies
involved with EMTASC is sharing
their expertise and experience that
combine for the perfect blend of meaningful
support to our communities.”
While there are more than a dozen
existing emergency management-related
training centers in the nation,
they focus more on training the individual
responders, and EMTASC is the
first and only center to target command
and management at the operational
level, according to research conducted
by Old Dominion University’s Virginia
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation
Center (VMASC).
EMTASC will employ world-class
expertise and high-tech modeling and
simulation tools to conduct training,
exercises, analysis and operational
support to its clients. According to officials,
the Center is open to help
clients with needs assessments and design
training exercises. The Center
will be ready to conduct its first training
by January, with initial emphasis
placed on Virginia localities and
emerging to a national client base.
Clients will be able to design simulated
exercises focusing on their own
specific needs. This type of training
challenges participants to respond to
dynamic scenarios and actions in realtime,
as well as explore the second and
third order effects of their decisions.
This is not available during typical
training. Modeling and simulation
tools give a real-time perspective enabling
those at the command and management
level to have lessons-learned
that can lead to real-world application.
Because these tools offer extensive detail
and are responsive and flexible,
modeling and simulation offer critical
support to rehearsal capabilities.
Initially, the Center will be housed
at Old Dominion University’s VMASC
in Suffolk until new facilities are built.
It will be staffed by employees of
member corporations who have experience
in emergency response operations.
The Center is comprised of a 17-
member corporate board including:
Alion, Anteon Corporation, BMH, The
Boeing Company, Booz Allen Hamilton,
Capstone, Cubic, DDL Omni Engineering,
Evidence Based Research,
Inc., General Dynamics Advanced Information
Systems, Lockheed Martin,
Loyola Enterprises Inc., MYMIC
LLC, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon,
Science Applications International
Corporation and WernerAnderson, Inc.
This partnership also involves advisors
from: Commonwealth of Virginia
Governor’s Office, Eastern Virginia
Medical School, Hampton Roads Economic
Development Alliance, Hampton
Roads Partnership, Hampton Roads
Planning District Commission, Hampton
Roads Research Partnership, Virginia
Economic Development Partnership,
Old Dominion University’s Virginia
Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center,
Virginia Office of the Secretary of
Commerce & Trade, and the Virginia Office
of Commonwealth Preparedness.
DESIGNATION OF
NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS
IN VIRGINIA
Governor Mark R. Warner announced
today that Virginia’s
four federal parkways—Blue
Ridge Parkway, Skyline Drive, George
Washington Memorial Parkway, and
Colonial Parkway—are among the latest
group of roads designated as America’s
Byways by the Federal Highway
Administration. This designation is part
of a broader effort to preserve, protect
and enhance the scenic beauty and
community character of these roads.
There are currently 125 America’s
Byways in 44 States. Today, 45 roads
were recognized as new America’s Byways,
extensions of existing Byways,
or changed designation from National
Scenic Byway to All-American Road.
“It’s amazing to think that these
roads were not already National Scenic
Byways,” said Governor Warner.
“These designations literally ‘put Virginia
on the map’ that millions of
tourists will use to plan their travel.
It’s unusual for any state to have four
roads designated at the same time, and
attests to the extra-special character of
these roads, and the fact that they are
long overdue in being recognized.”
Another unusual twist is that the
four nominations for National Scenic
Byway were submitted as a package—
not individually by each parkway—
and topped with
a cover letter
from Governor
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Warner to
demonstrate the
statewide reach
and support of
the coalition that
worked together
for the America’s
Byways Mark Warner (D)
Governor of Virginia
designation.
“The 400th
anniversary of the founding of
Jamestown is less than two years away,”
says Eugenia Anderson Ellis, president
of Scenic Virginia, the non-profit group
that has served as the project’s coordinator.
“While Jamestown will be the initial
destination for most, we need to encourage
our visitors to explore other areas of
the state. The four new America’s Byways
will connect the Commonwealth
and offer these tourists a scenic alternative
for discovering our history, culture
and natural beauty.”
“Designation for the four roads represents
the culmination of three years
of hard work by a dedicated statewide
coalition,” Anderson-Ellis said. “We
are so pleased to have played a major
role in this effort.”
The coalition—composed of representatives
from Scenic Virginia, the Virginia
Department of Transportation, Virginia
Tourism Corporation, the Virginia
Department of Conservation and Recreation,
the National Park Service, the Blue
Ridge Parkway Association, the Federal
Highway Administration, the four Parkways,
and numerous local groups and attractions,
including Luray Caverns and
Colonial Williamsburg—has stayed active
and focused since 2002.
“Three years ago the Virginia General
Assembly passed legislation,
which Governor Warner then signed
into law, giving the four roads the required
State Scenic Byway designation.
Since then all of us have been eagerly
anticipating today’s events,” said
Thomas C. Vick, Luray Cavern’s Representative
for Marketing & Public Relations
and the former president of the
Blue Ridge Parkway Association.
Alisa L. Bailey, President and CEO
of the Virginia Tourism Corporation,
notes that the America’s Byways designation
is a huge honor for both the Commonwealth
and the localities that border
the roads. Equally important, she says, is
the exposure it brings. “Virginia’s absence
from the National Scenic Byways
map and website has prevented us from
the tourism marketing and publicity that
comes with the designation,” she said.
“Until we received this designation, potential
tourists using the National Scenic
Byways map might have thought that
the glorious Blue Ridge Parkway, which
traverses through North Carolina and
Virginia, would have stopped at the Virginia
border.”
The National Scenic Byways Program
(NSBP) is part of the U.S. Department
of Transportation’s Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA). The
NSBP vision is to create a distinctive collection
of American roads, their stories
and treasured place, promoting a unique
travel experience and enhanced local
quality of life through efforts to preserve,
protect, interpret, and promote the intrinsic
qualities of designated Byways.
8 THE METRO HERALD

CAPITAL COMMENTS/INSIGHTS & VIEWPOINTS
September 23, 2005
OP-ED
THE
Afew months back, I discussed
the increasing cost of gasoline in
this column. At the time, prices
had topped $2.15 as the national average.
A figure that raised eyebrows and lightened
wallets then, sounds like a bargain
now. Since Hurricane Katrina devastated
the Gulf Coast, crippling a number
of refineries and halting shipping
through the Port of New Orleans, prices
have rocketed upwards. With another
hurricane projected to hit landfall along
the Texas Gulf Coast this week, concerns
are growing that the record prices we’ve
experienced are not only here to stay, but
likely to increase further.
Beyond any temporary acts of nature,
one of the main reasons oil prices
are climbing is the new thirst of developing
nations’ for petroleum. China
and India, comprising 35 percent of the
world’s population, have catapulted
into the global economy, competing
with industrialized nations of the world
due to their abundance of cheap labor.
As industrialization and standards of
living increase in these countries, so
too does consumption of oil. With
worldwide demand rising due to these
STATEWIDE LAW
ENFORCEMENT GROUP
ENDORSES TIM KAINE
Standing with dozens of police officers,
sheriffs, deputy sheriffs
and prosecutors in front of the
Richmond Police Memorial, Lt. Governor
and Democratic Nominee for Governor
Tim Kaine recently received the
endorsement of the Virginia Coalition
of Police and Deputy Sheriffs. VCOPS
President Dave Childress said, “While
many candidates say they support law
enforcement by being tough on crime,
Governor Warner and Tim Kaine have
shown that they are also committed to
providing support to our men and
women in public safety. We are both
proud and honored to endorse Tim
Kaine as our next Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Law enforcement officials praised
Kaine for his record of being a successful
and innovative crime fighter,
using programs like Project Exile to
cut Richmond’s homicide rate in half.
Helen Fahey, the former United States
Attorney for the Eastern District of
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OF GASOLINE
Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA)
Special to The Metro Herald
new economic powers, prices increase.
Today, 60 percent of our daily demand
for oil is supplied by foreign
sources. This dependence on foreign
oil is a liability and an obvious threat to
our security. If any good can come out
of the rising gas prices, it is that the
American people will take this threat
seriously and begin to develop alternative
domestic sources of energy that will
lessen our reliance upon oil. Americans
also must call for the development
of vehicles that run more efficiently,
since fully 43 percent of our country’s
daily consumption of oil goes towards
the operation of motor vehicles. Such
an investment in the future should not
be the burden of the private sector
alone. The federal government must
provide more incentives and, in some
cases, mandates to make this happen.
It is rumored on Capitol Hill that
the energy bill recently passed by Congress
will be reopened for consideration.
I opposed that bill because it
shortchanged efforts to promote alternative
energy sources and did not raise
vehicle fuel efficiency standards
(CAFE). Currently, jumbo SUV’s,
Virginia said Tim Kaine played a key
role in implementing that program,
“Tim Kaine believed in and supported
Project Exile from the beginning. It
would not have been possible without
that kind of support. And I know as
Governor, he will be a great supporter
of law enforcement.”
Others pointed to Kaine’s leadership
as Lt. Governor and the role he
played in the passage of last year’s historic,
bipartisan budget reform, which
made provided significant and muchneeded
resources for a number of public
safety programs. Newport News
Sheriff Chuck Moore said Virginia
needs a leader who will do more than
just talk about public safety, “You
know, we need somebody more than
just says I’m a crime fighter. We need
somebody who will do something
such as the H2 Hummer, do not have to
meet any standard for how many miles
they can travel per gallon. It’s an exemption
that makes no sense, is a
handout to auto manufacturers and
must be changed. If the energy bill is
reconsidered, development of renewable,
alternative energy resources
should be the top priority.
A long term strategy to decrease our
consumption of oil will, if successful,
reduce the price of gas. To bring down
prices in the short run, the federal government
must encourage the oil producing
countries in OPEC to increase
production, vigorously track down and
prosecute price gougers who are taking
advantage of the current situation and
restore refineries along the Gulf Coast
to their full operating capacity.
For the good of our economy, the
security of our nation and the health of
our environment, America’s addiction
to oil must be broken. Forces outside
our control may finally be the catalyst
that gets us to break this habit once and
for all. It won’t be easy, but it is critical.
about it and be tough on crime. I support
Tim Kaine namely because I know
he’s looking out for law enforcement.”
Tim Kaine said he was honored to
have the endorsement of VCOPS and
the thousands of law enforcement officials
across Virginia the group represents.
Kaine says
he looks forward to
working with them
to combat the challenges
of methamphetamines,
juvenile
gangs and
computer-based
crimes. “I know
going forward that
we’ll have public
safety challenges,”
Tim Kaine (D)
Lt. Governor of
Virginia
said Kaine. “This
is a line of work where there is never a
shortage of human activity. That means
we’ve got to have people standing with
us to keep us safe. But I will continue
to govern in the tradition that I have in
local office, investing in public safety
professionals, because they deserve it,
but also continually thinking outside the
box, trying find a new idea, trying to
tackle the new challenges that come up.”
To learn more about Tim Kaine’s
plan to keep Virginia moving forward
on the issue of public safety,
visit www.kaine2005.org/issues/
publicsafety.php.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Anew group “Friends of Lake Anna” was formed on 22 Aug to
acquaint the public with the potential impacts of the current
Early Site Permit proposal that Dominion Resources has
submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to add two new
nuclear reactors at the Lake Anna location supplementing the two
existing reactors. The group is not anti-nuclear, nor does it have “not in
my backyard sentiments”. It is also is not opposed to the 3rd and 4th
nuclear reactors, but wants Dominion Resources to employ technology
that is currently available in the U.S. and Europe, so that the new
reactors will not create many negative impacts for many thousands of
Lake Anna users.
Lake Anna is the 3rd largest lake (13,000 acres) in Virginia and is
centrally located between Northern Virginia, Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Charlottesville. The lake has approximately 7,000 plus lot owners
and is used by 43,000 fisherman and an additional 500,000 recreational
boaters each year, plus approximately 185,000 individuals who visit the
state park. In addition, many of the 2 million plus people who visit
Kings Dominion Theme Park also visit Lake Anna.
In 16 days, Lake Anna Friends collected petitions, emails, letters and a
Board of Directors Resolution supporting many concerns. They are from
individuals, civic and homeowner associations that represent approximately
1,850 persons who share similar concerns with the Dominion Resources
proposal to expand the North Anna site and use Lake Anna as a water
coolant. The concerns relate primarily with water temperature, water flow,
water levels and associated impacts; together with public health, protected
species, fish and wildlife. In addition, another major concern is the apparent
inadequate water supply to support a 3rd water-cooled nuclear reactor, while
an air-cooled reactor planned for the 4th reactor would suffice with small
impacts to Lake Anna.
Portions of the lake could be heated up to 113 degrees (using lake
water as the coolant) at the plant discharge and over 104 degrees in other
portions of the lake if Dominion Resources builds a 3rd nuclear reactor
as currently proposed. Temperatures of 104 and above are not
recommended for human use.. In addition, large parts of the lake could
see a two (2) foot or more drop in lake levels averaging 26 additional
days in an average year (over time) potentially causing mud flats in
some portions. Hot Tub users are warned not to use the hot tub if the
temperature exceeds 104 degrees or if they have cardiovascular
problems, diabetes, and high blood pressure or are pregnant without
consulting a physician. Small children may also be at risk.
The group simply wants to protect the entire warm side of 3,400 acres
and cool side 9,600 acres for a total of 13,000 acre Lake Anna, so future
generations can benefit from the many recreational activities currently
available. In addition, we want to ensure that using Lake Anna water as
a coolant for a 3rd nuclear reactor does not drain down the entire 342
square mile watershed that feeds the lake and will cause increased
droughts, etc and affect many thousands of residents throughout the
Commonwealth of Virginia, when other types of nuclear reactors are
currently available. Also we want to ensure that Dominion Resources
continues to be a good steward of the lake and does not inadvertently
create some major health problems for the 500,000 plus people who use
the lake on an annual basis
The group has established a website “LAKEANNAVA.TRIPOD.
COM’ (do not put a WWW in front of the site name or it will not work),
where the public can see the letters sent to the NRC and VDEQ. In
addition, using the website, the public can create an automatic email for
signing a petition requesting the NRC, VDEQ ,the Virginia State Water
Control Board and the surrounding counties (Louisa, Orange,
Spotsylvania) Board of Supervisors to not issue any permits until
Dominion has negated all the concerns identified in the 17 Aug, 31 Aug
and 7 Sep letters. For further information send an e-mail to
LakeAnnaFriends@aol.com.
Sincerely,
Harry Ruth
STATEMENT OF THE RAINBOW PUSH COALITION ON CARTER-BAKER PROPOSAL
We admire President Carter
for his work with Habitat for
Humanity, developing nations
and his obvious devotion to Roselynn.
Although the report contains
some laudable recommendations, such
as instituting a paper trail for electronic
ballots, we believe the former President
has been bamboozled. Yesterday’s proposal
by the Carter-Baker Commission
to require photo identification for all
voters beginning in 2010 is flawed.
Many poor, elderly and young voters
lack the documents—birth certificates
and marriage licenses, for example—to
qualify for issuance of a state-issued
identification card. The proposal also
overlooks the fact that the Voting Rights
Act was initially adopted because courts
found opponents of universal suffrage to
be so persistent in devising schemes to
suppress the vote that they could not be
trusted to administer elections without
federal oversight. Those jurisdictions
will not make “aggressive efforts” to
find and provide free identification cards
to every eligible voter. Half of eligible
citizens don’t vote—the voter identification
requirements will merely add one
more reason for many of them to stay at
home. Carter said on Monday (and the
CNN headlines conveniently omitted)
that Georgia’s voter suppression law is
“abominable” and that initially he resisted
the commission’s recommendation
to institute voter identification cards.
We think he was right.
Rainbow PUSH expects to join the
federal lawsuit brought by the NAACP
and others to strike down the Georgia
voter suppression law. Georgia lawmakers
Sue Burmeister and Glen
Richardson who authored and pushed
the nation’s most restrictive voter identification
measure through the Republican-dominated
Georgia legislature are
part of a long and dreadful history of
voter suppression in this state and across
the South. Conservative Republicans
apparently are afraid they cannot win if
everyone gets to vote. Legislators don’t
enact laws to prevent the “likelihood of
fraud.” Fraud is already illegal. We
enact laws to prevent real, actual fraud,
not phantom fraud. If we wanted to prevent
fraud we would require identification
for absentee ballots—where the
voter doesn’t show up at the polls, but
merely mails in a ballot. The reason we
don’t is because that is the way affluent
whites prefer to vote. Anyone who does
not believe this measure is about preventing
some groups from voting is unaware
of the South’s sordid voter suppression
history or naïve about current
politics in this state.
REMOVAL OF SHIPS FROM
GHOST FLEET
U.S. Senator George Allen (R-
VA) recently hailed the announcement
of contracts for
the removal of two additional ships,
the Santa Lucia and the Pawcatuck,
from the James River Reserve Fleet.
The ships are to be towed out of the
river so that they can be dismantled.
“The removal of the Santa Lucia and
the Pawcatuck is another positive step
toward the day when the Ghost Fleet no
longer endangers the health of the James
River and the many Virginians who rely
on it for commerce, tourism and fishing,”
Allen said. “Along with members
of the Virginia delegation, Acting Maritime
Administrator John Jamian and
other government officials, I will continue
to work
hard and remain
vigilant until the
economic and
environmental
threat posed by
these ships is
completely removed
from the
James River.”
The Santa Sen. George Allen
(R-VA)
Lucia, a 1966-
vintage cargo ship, currently in the
James River site, will be taken to the
Marine Metal facility in Brownsville,
under the terms of a contract worth
$565,827; the Pawcatuck, a tanker
built in 1946, also in the James River,
will go to Bay Bridge Enterprises of
Chesapeake, under a contract worth
$569,373.
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September 23, 2005
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
September 23, 2005
HIV/AIDS REPORT
POINTS TO SEVERITY OF
EPIDEMIC IN DC
Acomprehensive report released recently
on the state of HIV/AIDS in the District
of Columbia is a sobering analysis of the
epidemic’s spread and the city’s less-than-adequate
response, according to Whitman-Walker
Clinic.
“This report points up the frightening rates of
infection in the city of Washington and offers concrete
recommendations to the city government for
improving the ways it is dealing with this crisis,”
said Kim I. Mills, director of communications
and public affairs for Whitman-Walker Clinic.
“We hope the city implements the report’s recommendations
as quickly as possible because so
many lives are at stake.”
The report, “HIV/AIDS in the Nation’s Capital,”
was released recently by the DC Appleseed
Center for Law and Justice, a nonprofit organization
that works on issues affecting the lives of
people who live and work in Washington, DC.
The report found that the city’s response to HIV
and AIDS lags far behind that of many other U.S.
cities.
“We concur with the report’s call on the city to
better track and publicize data regarding the scope
of the epidemic,” Mills said. “Having current, reliable
data would certainly help us at Whitman-
Walker Clinic better target our efforts.
“In addition, we agree that the Department of
Health should promote routine HIV screening as
long as it remains voluntary,” Mills added. “And
the prevention measures it advocates are common
sense—especially when it comes to better educating
young people about protecting themselves and
expanding substance abuse treatment.”
The report is available at www.dcappleseed.
org/projects/publications/HIV.pdf.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE
SUMMIT
More than 140 leaders from government agencies
and public and private behavioral healthcare
organizations will meet in Washington,
D.C. on September 29–30 to begin laying the foundation
for a nationwide information infrastructure for behavioral
healthcare services.
The “National Summit on Defining a Strategy for
Behavioral Health Information Management and Its
Role Within the Nationwide Health Information Infrastructure”
is co-hosted by the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an
agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), and the Software and Technology Vendors’
Association (SATVA), a national trade organization
whose members provide software that helps run
management and clinical operations for mental health
and substance abuse agencies. Some attendees include:
• David Brailer, M.D., HHS National Coordinator of
Health Information Technology
• Charles Curie, M.S.W., Administrator, SAMHSA
• Other prominent leaders and experts in behavioral
health care information management
Attendees will be representatives from major professional
and trade associations, government agencies,
consumer and family groups, accrediting organizations,
and business purchasing groups of behavioral health
services
Summit schedule: Thursday, September 29, 2005,
7:30a.m.–1:00p.m.; 2:45p.m.–4:30p.m.; Friday,
September 30, 2005, 8:30a.m.–10:30a.m.; 3:00p.m.–
4:45p.m. The National Summit will be held at the
American Educational Development Conference Center
located at 1825 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington,
D.C.
For a full agenda of the Summit program and
speakers, and for media credentials to cover the
Summit, contact Courtney Kirk at ckirk@
magnasystemsinc.com or 703-448-4415.
2005 SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
The latest scientific advancements
in emergency medical treatment
and legislative action take center
stage during the 2005 Scientific Assembly,
September 26–29.
During Scientific Assembly, thousands
of emergency physicians from
across the America and 30 countries
around the world will partake in hundreds
of courses reflecting a wide array
of medical conditions being seen by
emergency physicians, such as metabolic
and nutritional abnormalities
seen in persons who have undergone
surgery to promote weight loss.
Over 300 educational courses will
highlight current scientific developments
in abdominal, cardiovascular,
endocrine, environmental medical disorders,
gynecological, head and neck,
metabolic, neurological, obstetric, pulmonary,
toxicological, trauma, and
urologic conditions.
Courses begin Monday, September
26, at 8:00a.m. and continue
through Thursday, September 29, at
the Washington Convention Center.
At Scientific Assembly, sponsored
by the American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP), members of
the American Trial Lawyers Association,
liability insurance industry,
American Medical Association, and
ACEP will debate medical liability tort
reform, and the medical liability crisis
during a Town Hall Meeting, Wednesday,
September 28, 12:30p.m.–
1:20p.m. Panelists include John B.
McCabe, MD, FACEP, Professor/
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine,
SUNY, Syracuse; Daniel J. Sullivan,
MD, JD, FACEP, Assistant Professor,
Department of Emergency
Medicine, Cook County Hospital/Rush
Medical College, Chicago, and
Bartholomew G. Nyhan, MBA, CLU,
President & CEO, NCG Enterprises
LLC, Auburn, California.
Amid growing concerns about how
emergency department overcrowding,
the shortage of on-call specialists, and
ever-increasing medical liability insurance
premiums are affecting patient
care, thousands of emergency physicians,
emergency nurses, and patients
will head to Capitol Hill at 10am on
Tuesday, September 27, to urge Congress
to pass ACEP-supported legislation
by voting to save emergency care.
Credentialed members of the news
media are invited to attend all Scientific
Assembly sessions, courses and the
Capitol Hill event. Registration fees are
waived for media. A media registration
form is available at meetings.
acep.org/NR/rdonlyres/DD38FEAD-
0FC2-4CD1-87FA-E87FE2C107EF/
0/newsMediaReg.pdf.
On-site registration begins Sunday,
September 25.
The Media Relations Office will be
located in the Washington Convention
Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW,
Washington, DC, Room 149B. The
News Media Workroom, Room149A,
is open to registered media.
For additional information, contact
Beverly Hassell at acepprmedia@
acep.org, or Laura Gore at lgore@
acep.org or 800-320-0610, ext. 3010
and 3008 respectively. Also visit
www.acep.org; for searchable information
on Scientific Assembly’s program
and courses, as well as meeting
and hotel registration.
CATANIA OFFERS
CENTRALIZED ORGAN DONOR LIST;
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL
RECRUITMENT BILLS
David Catania
DC Councilmember
Earlier this week, D.C. Councilmember
David Catania introduced
two bills that would
establish an organ/tissue donor registry
and create a health professional’s loan
repayment program. The registry ensures
timely access to crucial donor information
and the loan program seeks to
recruit medical professionals to underserved
areas in the District of Columbia.
Over 1,500 District residents are
waiting for organ and tissue donations,
while more than 100,000 people are
designated as donors by the D.C. Department
of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”).
The Organ and Tissue Donor Registry
Establishment Act sets up a centralized
donor registry to be maintained by the
region’s designated procurement organization,
the Washington Regional Transplant
Consortium (“WRTC”). The proposal
requires the DMV to regularly
transfer all organ/tissue donor information
to WRTC so hospitals have efficient
access to vital information about
their patients and potential donors.
Catania said, “The disjointed and decentralized
nature of our current system
puts patients at risk given the high potential
for miscommunication. By authorizing
an updated registry, I expect the wait
for an organ or tissue will shorten and the
rate of success will increase.”
Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent
Gray joined Councilmember Catania
in introducing the District of Columbia
Health Professional Recruitment Program
Act. If enacted, the D.C. Department
of Health would pay down the
loans of physicians, dentists, nurses,
and similar medical professionals if
they dedicate their service to the neediest
neighborhoods.
Sharon Baskerville, Executive Director
of the D.C. Primary Care Association,
said, “Over 300,000 DC residents
live in neighborhoods with
shortages of primary care, dental, and
mental health providers. Councilmembers
Catania and Gray recognize the
urgent need to attract health care
providers to these underserved communities.
This legislation serves as the
first step in meeting this critical shortage
of health care professionals.”
For more information about either
of these measures, contact the Office
of Councilmember David Catania by
calling 202-724-7772.
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AT THE GATES OF PARADISE: ART OF THE GUARANÍ OF PARAGUAY
September 23, 2005
At right:
Aché Family
(Familia Aché),
n/a. Cedar
wood; Female:
h: 2 m; d: 23
cm; w: 25 cm;
male: h: 1.50
m; d: 25 cm; w:
34 cm; girl: h:
92 cm; d: 18
cm; w: 20 cm;
boy: h: 80 cm;
d: 15 cm; w: 24
cm; Private
collection of
Ysanne Gayet,
Areguá,
Paraguay;
Photo: Juan
Carlos Meza
The exhibition has on display
65 pieces, including statuary,
both sacred and secular,
photographs, videos, and contemporary
art. The objects
were selected from the collections
of the National Museum
of Fine Arts in Asunción; the
Center for Visual Arts/Museo
del Barro, in Asuncion; the
the Guaraní and in ourselves—our
vision of the past,
and also our image and expectations
for the future.”
IDB external relations advisor,
Mirna Liévano de Marques,
said the IDB seeks to understand
not only the needs,
but also the aspirations of communities.
The challenge, she
just how right President
Iglesias was when he decided
that culture is an integral
element in the process of
development.
A private opening reception
was hosted by the Cultural
Center on September 14.
Among the guests were
Enrique V. Iglesias, President
of the IDB; Leila Rachid
Cowles, Paraguay’s Minister of
Foreign Affairs; Orlando Ferreira
Caballero, Alternate Executive
Director for Paraguay
at the IDB; Ambassador of
Paraguay James Spalding and
his wife, Cecilia Spalding; Ambassador
Manuel María
Cáceres Cardozo, Permanent,
Representative of Paraguay to
the Organization of American
States; Sofía López Garelli,
Minister at the Embassy of
Paraguay; and Oscar Centurión
Frontanilla, Cultural
Advisor to the Minister of
Foreign Affairs.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
The exhibition is organized
by the IDB Cultural Center
and will be open until January
20, 2006. A free full-color
bilingual catalog reproducing
all works in the exhibition is
available for free to the public.
This catalog also contains
essays from three scholars
long associated with the study
of the Guaraní. For additional
information about the IDB
Cultural Center and its programs,
please call (202) 623-
3774. The IDB Cultural Center
art gallery is located at 1300
New York Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. and is open
five days a week, Monday
through Friday, from 11a.m.
to 6p.m., free of charge. The
nearest Metro station is Metro
Center.
Below:
Indigenous
Couple, n/a.
Wood and
traditional
ornaments of
the Guaraní
people; Female:
h: 88 cm; w: 19
cm; d: 19 cm;
male: h: 1 m; w:
27 cm; d: 17
cm; Private
collection of
Ysanne Gayet,
Areguá,
Paraguay;
Photo: Juan
Carlos Meza
Ao Ñe´é (The Language of Clothes), 2002 by Marité
Zaldívar b. Paraguay 1955; (María Teresa Carolina
Zaldívar Rolón); Carved porongos (gourds) and
caraguatá fabric; h: 1.25 m; w: 39 cm; d: 25cm;
Private collection; Photo: Juan Carlos Meza
Gargoyle (architectural decoration), first half of the 18th century;
Carved stone; h: 35 cm; w: 50 cm; d: 70 cm; Property of the National
Secretariat of Tourism, Collection of the Lythic Museum of the Jesuit
Mission of the Guaraní of the Holy Trinity, Paraguay;
Photo: Juan Carlos Meza
Lythic Museum of the Jesuit
Mission of the Guaraní of the
Holy Trinity, in Trinidad; the
Archaelolgical and Ethnographic
Guido Boggiani Museum,
in San Lorenzo; Asociación
Faro para las Artes in
Asunción; the private collection
of Ysanne Gayet, in
Areguá; photographers Juan
Aníbal Britos Basualde and
Bjarne Fostervold, and contemporary
artists Marité Zaldívar
and Lucy Yegros.
According to Félix Ángel,
IDB general coordinator and
curator, “exploring the
Guaraní culture helps us understand
the perception of reality
that determines—both in
added, must be not
to eliminate cultural
differences but to
reconcile them. “It is
not just some of us,
but all of us who
must learn to live in
harmony with others,
with nature, and with
the customs of others
in order to make material
progress and
prevent our differences
from interfering
with the common
good.”
The theme and
focus of the present
exhibit—indigenous
culture—confirm
Tatarendy´y or Ava Kue Chiripa Altar, 1995; By the Ethnic
group Ava Guaraní (Tupi Guaraní); Various types of wood;
Altar: h: 2 m; w: 20 cm; l:1.45 m; Batea: 27 cm; w: 28 cm;
l: 2.41 m; Property of the Guido Boggiani Archaeological and
Ethnographic Museum, San Lorenzo, Paraguay;
Photo: Juan Carlos Meza
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
September 23, 2005
ART EXHIBIT
HONORING
WOMEN’S
CANCER
JOURNEY
COMES TO
UNION STATION
Union Station, Washington,
D.C. will mark the next
stop for a distinctive art
exhibit, Lilly Oncology on Canvas:
Expressions of a Woman’s Cancer
Journey. The exhibit has been traveling
the world for nine months.
The exhibition, showcasing
hundreds of pieces of art created
by those touched by cancer, coincides
with National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month® (October). It
includes entries from several
greater-D.C.-area residents.
Oncology on Canvas began as
an international art competition for
women diagnosed with cancer,
their family, friends, and healthcare
providers. The competition invited
them to use art to express
their struggles and successes in
battling this disease.
Oncology on Canvas attracted
more than 400 submissions from
23 countries and culminated in a
showing at London’s Royal College
of Art in December 2004,
marking the beginning of the world
tour.
The exhibit which runs from
September 26 through October
16, 2005 can be viewed in the West
Hall of Union Station located at 50
Massachusetts Avenue N.E., Washington,
D.C. (Admission is free.)
Oncology on Canvas is presented
by Eli Lilly and Company, a
world leader in cancer research and
treatment, in partnership with the
Maryland-based National Coalition
for Cancer Survivorship and
the Lombardi Comprehensive
Cancer Center at Georgetown University.
Eli Lilly and Company
originally created the competition
to recognize women diagnosed
with cancer who have used art as a
powerful emotional outlet, and to
inspire others toward self-discovery
and self-expression.
To view samples of the artwork
from the Exhibition please log onto
www.lillyoncology.com and click
on the Oncology on Canvas logo.
Photo by Neo Ntsoma
The National Geographic All
Roads Film Festival returns to
Washington, D.C., Thursday,
Sept. 29, through Sunday, Oct. 2,
2005. This second annual multimedia
event will feature cutting-edge film,
videos, live music, photography and
art by indigenous and minority-culture
artists from around the world.
Works screened at the festival will
include feature films, documentaries,
music videos, shorts and animation.
Program highlights include “Women
Hold Up Half the Sky,” featuring the
works of women filmmakers, and “A
Short Trip Around the World,” a collection
of shorts from various countries.
Films making their D.C. premiere
include the South African film
“Beyond Freedom,” Bolivian film
”The Devil’s Miner” and the Kazakhstani
feature “The Hunter.”
2ND ANNUAL ALL ROADS FILM FEST
In addition to the film screenings,
the All Roads Film Festival will feature
the following FREE events:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 9:00P.M.
• A music video program followed
by a concert with the acclaimed
musical sensation Sidestepper.
Event will be held in outside courtyard,
weather permitting. Advanced
reservations required.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1,
12:00P.M. & 2:30P.M.
• An artists panel discussion presented
with the Smithsonian Institution’s
National Museum of the American
Indian, followed by a photography
panel discussion presented with the
support of Manfrotto.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29
THROUGH SUNDAY, OCT. 2
• An exhibit featuring the works of
Mexican photographer Marcela
Taboada, Brazilian Andre Cypriano,
Indian Sudharak Olwe and
South Africa’s Neo Ntsoma.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1 THROUGH
SUNDAY, OCT. 2
• An art market featuring arts and
crafts from more than 10 countries
and regions around the world.
The festival schedule is available
online at www.nationalgeographic.
com/allroads.
National Geographic is located at
1600 M Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. For more information, contact
Alexandra Nicholson, (202) 857-
5838, anichols@ngs.org
Tickets are available through National
Geographic Live! at www.nationalgeographic.com/nglive
or by
calling 202-857-7700.
CALL FOR
CHOREOGRAHPERS
JANE FRANKLIN
DANCE announces a call
for choreographers for a
special one-time performance
on Saturday, January 7, 2006,
at 8:00pm at Gunston Theater
One in Arlington, Virginia.
This performance marks the
culmination of the day-long
Dance Sampler, a diverse array
of workshops for dancers of all
ages & experience, also held at
Gunston Theater One.
Selected choreographers
will be asked to teach a one
hour workshop in their area of
expertise during the one-day
festival. To apply, send a VHS
tape or DVD of your completed
work, or work-in-progress, a
brief description of a proposed
workshop, a $25 submission
fee, and a self-addressed
stamped envelope for return of
materials to: Jane Franklin
Dance, 3700 S Four Mile Run
Drive, Arlington VA 22206.
Submission deadline is October
1, 2005. Selected choreographers
receive a $125 stipend.
Submission of experimental
and premier works in any dance
style is encouraged. For additional
information call (703)
298-3235.
Workshops planned for the
Dance Sampler include “Anti-
Leotard Beginners”, a young
dancers workshop for ages
7–14 (a sampling of the Young
Dancers Project), and
Adult/Child One-on-One partnering
with a JFD company
member.
For additional information,
call (703) 298-3235 or online at
www. janefranklin.com.
CASTING CALL
AT HOWARD
UNIVERSITY
FOR
FEATURE FILM
There will be an Open
Casting Call for actors,
actress and extras for an
urban action film Saturday,
September 24, 2005 from
11AM until 4PM at the
Howard University Blackburn
Theater, Rooms 148 & 150 and
also the Forum. The production
is for Temporary Dreams which
will be shot (on weekends) in
Maryland & DC during
Oct.–Nov. (Open title credits
available.) Seeking all
ages/races. Mail your headshot/
photo and resume to: B&K Productions,
253 Harry S Truman
Drive #11, Largo, MD 20774.
For more information call 240-
417-2017 or email to bruceodams@
hotmail.com.
Visit us on the web at
www.metroherald.com
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
September 23, 2005
DIW BREAKS GROUND ON NEW HOME
The Dance Institute of Washington
will celebrate the groundbreaking
of its new home on
Friday, September 30, 2005 at
2:30pm to “Raise the Barre” for arts
education, dance training and community
enrichment in Washington, DC.
The Groundbreaking Celebration
will include:
• 2:30pm–3:30pm—Program with
performances by Washington Reflections
and DIW Students, at the
Tivoli Theatre, 3333 14th Street,
NW
• 3:30pm–4:15pm—Ceremony at
the site of new building, 3400 14th
Street, NW
• 4:15pm–5:00pm—Reception at
Tivoli Theatre
Via Metro, Green line to Columbia
Heights Station, north two blocks
Please RSVP by September 28,
2005 to afutch@danceinstitute.org
or 202-315-1313.
Special Thanks to the DIW Capital
Campaign Committee Members:
Fabian Barnes, Mickey Berra,
Maury Bradscher, Stacy Cunningham,
Charlie Daniel, Angela Franco,
Kristin Gerlach, David Miller, Joelle
Meyers, Alec Simpson, B r e t t
Tate, Dolly Turner, Reginald Van
Lee, and Sharon Williams.
COMEDIAN GREG GIRALDO AT
STATE THEATRE
Over his career Greg has created
and starred in sitcom pilots for NBC
and CBS, and was given the opportunity
to develop and star in his own
ABC sitcom, “Common Law,” which
was loosely based on his experiences
at a New York law firm. He also
worked on the pilot for Comedy Central
called Gone Hollywood, produced
by Saturday Night Live alumni David
Spade and Hugh Fink.
For more informaiton visit www.
thestatetheatre.com or 703-237-0300.
Tickets: $18.00
The Maryland-
National Capital
Park and
Planning Commission’s
(M-NCPPC)
Montgomery County
Department of Park
and Planning staff is
inviting the public to
celebrate the autumn
harvest “down on the
farm” at the annual
Harvest Festival held
at the Agricultural
History Farm Park, 18410 Muncaster
Road in Derwood, Maryland, Saturday,
October 1, 2005, 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
In case of inclement weather, a recorded
message will be available at 301-721-
0312 after 8a.m. Saturday, October 1.
Activities for the whole family provide
an opportunity to sample life on
the farm from the 1850s to the present.
Participants will enjoy old time crafts
and activities, tin smithing, pumpkin
painting, working sheepdog demonstrations,
scarecrow making, and storytellers.
Also featured are antique farm
equipment and demonstrations, a National
Park Service C&O Canal Ranger
and mule, draft horses working the
land, gardening talks and demonstrations,
craft vendors, live farm animals,
games, food, baked goods, and live
music. Attendees can dig into an archaeological
site and see how professional
archaeologists uncover secrets of
the past. In addition, a farmer’s market
offers local produce, herbs and flowers.
Parking is $10 per car. The entry
fee includes passports for free activities.
Those who turn in a stamped
passport win a special prize. Call 301-
924-4141 for more information and
bus parking rates.
Volunteers are welcome. Adults,
high school students and scout groups
are encouraged to participate. Those
who wish to volunteer may call the Volunteer
Services Office, 301-495-2464.
HARVEST FESTIVAL
Country Steppers
Greg Giraldo
THE DC IMPROV is proud to
host comedian Greg Giraldo
at The State Theatre on Saturday
Oct 1st, 2005, doors open at
7:00pm. Greg Giraldo is one of New
York City’s top comedians and a headliner
in clubs across the country. Socially
provocative and yet broadly
funny, Greg has become one of the
most versatile and highly entertaining
comics working today.
Greg is perhaps best known from
his stint as a regular panelist on Comedy
Central’s Tough Crowd with
Colin Quinn. He regularly contributes
a “rant” segment to Last Call with Carson
Daly (NBC) where he provides his
unique spin on current events, politics,
and family life. Both of his half hour
stand-up specials, Comedy Central
Presents… Greg Giraldo are currently
airing on Comedy Central. Greg also
has performed on Late Show with
David Letterman (CBS), and he has
been a guest on Late Night with Conan
O’ Brien (NBC) a dozen times.
In late 2004, Greg released an enormously
successful song with producer
LaZBoy entitled “Underwear Goes Inside
The Pants” that has received a
tremendous amount of airplay on both
Modern rock and Top 40 radio across
the country.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
September 23, 2005
An annual Duke Ellington Jazz
Festival will debut in the Nation’s
Capital, from September
28–October 2, 2005. The five-day event
will feature an all-star line-up that includes
the Dave Brubeck Quartet, the
Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Dirty Dozen
Brass Band, Wallace Roney, the Chico
O’Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra,
Jerry Gonzalez & the Fort Apache Band,
D.C.’s own Chuck Brown and vocalist
Sunny Sumter, and many others.
“We are honored to sponsor and host
this great event, which pays tribute to
the legendary Duke Ellington—a proud
native Washingtonian and one of the
most important and celebrated musical
geniuses of the 20th century,” said
Washington, D.C. Mayor Anthony A.
Williams, honorary chairman of the
Festival. “As this festival grows over
the years, we hope it will be a tourist
boon for the city, attracting a diverse
audience of music enthusiasts from
across the country.”
Highlight of the Festival will feature
a full day of free performances on The
National Mall. Other venues include
the historic Lincoln Theatre, the
Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Jazz
Cafe, Blues Alley, Bohemian Caverns—
which will host an International Jazz
Showcase—and 14 other clubs and
restaurants along Washington’s vaunted
U Street Corridor.
Chuck Brown
“There’s no better place to celebrate
America’s music than in America’s capital, Washington,
D.C.,” said Charles Fishman, Executive Producer of the
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival and former personal
manager/producer of the late Jazz legend, Dizzy Gillespie.
“Washingtonians and music lovers nationwide will now have
another great reason to enjoy our wonderful city.”
The Washington, D.C. Jazz Hall of Fame and an annual
Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award will also be
launched during the festival.
The Government of the District of Columbia is the principal
sponsor of the Duke Ellington Festival. Foundations, corporate
and individual sponsors include the Fannie Mae
Foundation, The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, the
Philip L. Graham Fund, The Daimler Chrysler Corporate
Fund, The Washington Post, ABC 7 and News Channel 8,
Chevron, Borders Books and Records, Laurel Consulting
Group, METRO—The Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority, Sage Communications, Patton Boggs,
Whole Foods, Nigel Gragg, and Yamaha.
For a full listing of performers and a schedule of events
visit www.dejazzfest.org or contact info@dejazzfest.org.
Dirty Dozen
DUKE ELLINGTON JAZZ FESTIVAL
Wallace Roney
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30, 2005
4:00PM
A Bhangra Dance Party: A children’s
dance workshop celebrating
South India. Sitar Center (1700 Kalorama
Road, NW). Dancing, face painting
and mask making workshop with a performance
by Dakshina Dance Company.
6:00 PM
Global Fusion: A kaleidoscope of
dance, music and song from around the
world. Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage (New Hampshire Ave. and F
Street, NW); Performances by
Kuchipudi, the Cambodian American
Heritage Dance Troupe, and Halau O
‘Aulani.
6:30 PM
Dance Fiesta: Celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month with dance. Mexican
Cultural Institute (2829 16th Street,
NW). A performance with El Ballet
Folklorico de Oyster, Ballet Folklorico
de Mexicano de Georgetown, Argentango
and Ballet Folklorico Mexico de
Vivo.
SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 2005
10:00AM–7:00PM
Family Dance Workshops and
Market Place: Dance Place (3225 8th
Street, NE). Workshops with Step
Afrika! (Stepping): 10am; Bavarian and
Austrian Dance Company (Period dancing):
10am; If Not For Grace (Handdancing):
11:30am; Mina (Belly-dancing):
11:30am; Swing Dance with Tom
& Debra: 1pm; Kardelen Turkish Dance
Ensemble (Turkish folk dances): 1pm;
Syl African Dance (ethnic): 2:30pm;
Irene Hotlzman (salsa): 2:30pm
11:00AM–1:00PM
Urban Movement and Hip-Hop
Collaborative: Latin American Youth
Center, Art & Media House (3035 15th
St., NW); DC Hip-Hop workshops featuring
lecture and demonstrations with
Jessica Hearst for ages 12 and over. 2
sessions: 11:00AM & 12:00PM
1:00PM
Native Expressions: Celebrating the
rich traditions of the region, National
Museum of the American Indian (Fourth
Street & Independence Ave., SW); A
performance with Alma Boliviana.
2:00 PM
Dance Asia 2005: Asia in Celebration!
National Zoological Park, Visitor
Center Auditorium (3001 Connecticut
DANCE DC FESTIVAL
Avenue, NW); Performances by Fairfax
Chinese Dance Troupe; Filipino-
American Heritage Dance Ensemble;
Mongolian Dance Ensemble; Natyabhoomi
School of Dance; Panca Budaya
Indonesian Dance Association; Sutera
Malaysia; Vietnamese Dance Group
2:00PM
Go East: Rhythms and Movements
of the Middle East, Eastern Market—
Market 5 Gallery—North Hall (7th
Street and North Carolina Ave, SE);
Performances by Arax Armenian
Dance Ensemble and DC Dabkeh
Dance Troupe
5:00PM–9:00PM
Hand Dance: The Dance of Choice
from the 1950s to Today: Lively
demonstrations and lessons, Cada Vez
Restaurant (1438 U Street, NW); A visual
timeline through narrative and
performances with the National Hand
Dance Association. Demonstrations at
5:00pm, Lessons at 7:00pm
6:00 PM
Stepping to the Beat: Percussive
footwork and the hypnotic moves of
stepping, Kennedy Center Millennium
Stage (New Hampshire Avenue and F
Street, NW); A performance by Step
Afrika
7:00 PM
Family Fest: Event is free, but
tickets required. Call the Dance Place
Box Office at 202-269-1600 for more
information, Dance Place (3225 8th
Street, NE); Performances by O’Neill
James School of Irish Dancing, Footworks
Percussive Dance Ensemble,
Tappers with Attitude, Furia Flamenco
SUNDAY, OCT. 2, 2005
1:00 PM
Dance Around the Circle: DuPont
Circle, (Connecticut Avenue at P
Street); A participatory performance
with Kankouran West African Dance
Company, the African Heritage Dancers
and Drummers, Spanish Dance Society
and Raíces de Borinquen. In the event
of rain, this event will be canceled.
2:00 PM
Movements and Mastery: Afro-
Brazilian dance and martial arts, The
National Museum of Women in the
Arts (1250 New York Avenue, NW, 5
th Floor Performance Hall); Workshops
and performances by the International
Capoeira Angola Foundation
DC, and Quilombo do Queimado, DC.
WILD ROSE, THE TRUE STORY OF
CIVIL WAR SPY ROSE GREENHOW
On Thursday, September 29, Ann Blackman, former news reporter
with TIME magazine and the Associated Press, joins the Maryland
Historical Society (MdHS) for a discussion of her 2005 Random
House release Wild Rose, the Story of a Civil War Spy.
Rose Greenhow was born to a Maryland farming family impoverished
when her father was killed by one of his slaves. Her life took her to California
in hopes of profiting form the Gold Rush, then brought her back to Washington
D.C. where she became a prominent hostess in the city with many important
political contacts. She turned these contacts into an espionage ring
that provided intelligence to the Confederates. Blackman presents her as a
woman of both charm and intellect, well equipped to step politely across
19th-century gender boundaries.
This is a fascinating tale of intrigue and suspense. Anyone who thinks the
little women were home tending to their tatting during the Civil War will
think again after reading Wild Rose. Blackman has discovered some truly remarkable,
never-before-published papers that reveal how deeply involved
Rose Greenhow was in the Confederate cause—Cokie Roberts, NPR commentator,
author of Founding Mothers
A wine and cheese reception will begin at 5:30p.m. and the lecture will
begin at 6:00p.m. The Maryland Historical Society is located at 201 W. Monument
St in the Mount Vernon Cultural District. Parking is available. Call
410-685-3750 ext. 321 for more information and to register. Tickets are
$10/MdHS Members and $15/Non-members.
Ms. Blackman will be available to sign copies of her book following the
lecture. Books will be on sale in the MdHS Museum Shop.
18 THE METRO HERALD

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
September 23, 2005
TH ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE
THEATRICAL RELEASE OF PROUD
TH Entertainment will present
the eagerly anticipated theatrical
release of “Proud” beginning
Friday, September 23, 2005.
“Proud,” based on the book “Proudly
We Served,” tells the story of the brave
men of the WWII destroyer escort,
USS Mason, the only crew of African-
American sailors to take a warship into
combat during WWII. Tommy Hilfiger
financed the production of the
film through his newly formed company,
TH Entertainment.
Distributed by Castle Hill Productions,
“Proud” premiered in Washington,
DC at The National Archives on
September 21st as a part of the Congressional
Black Caucus annual conference.
The film will then be released
in fifteen theaters in the Washington,
DC area and have a platformed release
throughout the country.
The cast of “Proud” stars screen
legend Ossie Davis in one of his last
roles and also features Stephen Rea,
Darnell Williams, Denise Nicholas,
Vernel Bagneris and stars Albert
Jones, Erik LaRay Harvey and Jeffrey
Nash. The film also features special
appearances by Kidada Jones,
Keisha Whittaker, Rashad
Houghton and Nobel Prize winner,
John Hume.
“I am a part of American history,”
says Ossie Davis in the role of WWII
veteran Lorenzo Dufau, whose life is
the basis of the movie. “This is my
land. I defended it . . . and I want that
acknowledged.” Ossie Davis stars as
the veteran who passes the story of
“Proud” to his grandson and his
friends. The men of “Proud” not only
battled war, but racism at home.
When they reached their first port in
Northern Ireland, the Irish welcomed
them with respect, friendship and
made them feel like “Americans” for
the very first time in their lives.
The film focuses on the real life
story of veterans Lorenzo Dufau and
James Graham. Mr. Dufau is from
New Orleans, with family still there,
which makes his statement resonate
even louder in light of the tragedy that
community is suffering.
Veteran James Graham, founder of
the USS Mason Association, who appears
in the film explained, “For all
these years I’ve watched all the classic
World War II films and I never saw any
African-Americans. But we were
there—in the millions—we were there.
Proud tells the whole story.”
Mary Pat Kelly, author of the book
“Proudly We Served,” wrote and directed
the film. Ally Hilfiger is the
producer and Sheila Cox served as coproducer.
For further information and details
visit www.proudthemovie.com.
Simón Díaz
AVenezuelan icon, 76-year-old
composer, singer and musician
Simón Díaz will appear at the
George Washington Lisner Autidorium
SIMÓN DÍAZ AT
LISNER AUDITORIUM
on Friday, September 30, 2005 at
8:00PM. Díaz is one of the most important
figures of Latin American folk
music. Revered upholder of the
campesina traditions of the Venezuelan
countryside, his work has inspired
artists as diverse as Caetano Veloso,
Mercedes Sosa, Placido Domingo and
the Gypsy Kings, who transformed his
folk tune “Caballo Viejo” into the hit
“Bamboleo.” His ensemble features
musicians on the four-stringed cuatro,
arpa (Venezuelan harp), llanera, mandolina,
double bass and maracas.
“Simón Díaz has direct contact
with what is pure. His songs are full of
light.”—Caetano Veloso
Tickets are $35, $30, $25. GW Students:
$15. 20% off best seats when
purchased as part of the “True
Rhythms” series. Tickets can be purchased
at the Lisner Box Office,
TicketMaster Outlets, or PhoneCharge
(202) 397-SEAT or (301) 808-6900.
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PROSE, POETRY,
PERCUSSION
& SONG
The Alexandria Black History
Museum, Young Audience
of Virginia, BB & T
Bank cordially invite you to a program
of Prose, Poetry, Percussion
& Song on Sunday, September 25
at 4:00PM.
The rhythmic beauty of language
comes alive through this
family oriented performance by
percussionist Tom Teasley and
actor Charles Williams. During
this unique program everyone
learns that language is not just a
way to relate facts, but that by
using the natural rhythm of words
it can also create an emotional response
in the listener. Music and
poetry from many different cultures
are used, including “Funga
Alafia”, traditional West African;
“The Creation” by James Weldon
Johnson: “Africa” and “Peace and
Dancer”, by Langston Hughes;
“Hine Ma Tov” traditional Israeli;
“Eastern Worship Song” by Ruth
Baja Williams; “Since I Laid My
Burden Down” and “Swing Low
Sweet Chariot, traditional spirituals;
and A Child Is Born by
Ludwik Askenazy translated by
Ruth Baja Williams.
This program is partially underwritten
by Yamaha Drums, Sabian
Cymbols, Vic Firth Sticks and the
Levin School of Music.
The event is free but reservations
are requested, due to limited
seating, but not required to attend
the event. For more information
and reservations: 703-838-4356.
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OP-ED
Carlos
Ed Bacon, the dean of American
city planners, wrote in 1967 in
The Design of Cities, “The
building of cities is one of man’s greatest
achievements. The form of his city
always has been and always will be a
pitiless indicator of the state of his civilization.”
When House Speaker Dennis
Hastert said: “It makes no sense to rebuild
a city that’s seven feet under sea
level...it looks like a lot of that place
could be bulldozed,” he unwittingly set
himself up for criticism because many
recall the federal housing programs of
the sixties when urban renewal was a
euphemism for “Negro removal.”
Notwithstanding, what he said made
good common sense. The first question
to be asked in rebuilding New Orleans
and other cities along the Gulf
Coast is what do the people want
Many of the people that have been relocated
may not want to return. If they
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VOLUNTEER
• Adventist Community
Services, 800-381-7171;
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• American Red Cross,
800.HELP NOW
(435-7669); www.redcross.org
• Catholic Charities, USA,
703-549-1390;
www.catholiccharities.org
• Christian Disaster Response,
941-956-5183 or
941-551-9554;
www.cdresponse.org
• Christian Reformed World
Relief Committee,
800-848-5818; www.crwrc.org
• Church World Service,
800-297-1516;
www.churchworldservice.org
• Convoy of Hope,
417-823-8998;
www.convoyofhope.org
• Jewish Federation of
Greater Washington,
301-230-7200;
www.ShalomDC.org
• Lutheran Disaster Response,
800-638-3522;
www.elca.org/disaster
• Mennonite Disaster Service,
717-859-2210;
www.mds.mennonite.net
• Nazarene Disaster Response,
888-256-5886; www.
nazarenedisasterresponse.org
• Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance,
800-872-3283;
www.pcusa.org/pda
• Salvation Army,
800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769);
www.salvationarmyusa.org
• Southern Baptist Convention—
Disaster Relief,
800-462-8657, ext. 6440;
www.sbc.net
• United Methodist
Committee on Relief,
800-554-8583;
www.umcor. org
PART II
HURRICANE KATRINA UPDATE
Cardozo Campbell
Special to The Metro Herald
can build a better life in a place other
than CHAOS New Orleans, IN they THE deserve the
option to exercise such a choice with
CRESCENT CITY:
federal assistance.
President Bush has made a commitment
to rebuild New Orleans. Senator
Landrieu, Mayor Nagin and many of
the local clergy and civic leaders have
expressed a commitment to rebuild.
While the citizens warrant the opportunity
to shape their destiny, the reality is
that those with the economic leverage
will have the greatest cA sbstantial federal
commitment is critical to the
process going forward, especially to insure
equity for those displaced.
New Orleans had a population of
about 460,000 before Katrina with a
2.5 percent decline between 1990 and
2000.I would seriously urge that the
city of New Orleans be reconstituted,
in part as a sustainable community. It
must be recognized that the costs of
structures that can withstand category
five hurricanes and be protected by
levees will most likely put housing
choices out of reach of the residents
prior to Katrina. It would be worth
considering the building of a ring of
say, 18 sustainable, village scale [population
18,000 to 27,000], satellite
communities throughout the Gulf region.
In order for housing to be affordable
and at the same time capable of
withstanding environmental adversity,
it will have to be subsidized in some
form or another. The co-location of
housing with jobs, transportation,
health and education, religious and
cultural services is the ideal solution.
It must be left to a commission of
inquiry to assess when and where the
ball was dropped. It is also appropriate
for the conduct and reporting of the
press to be assessed. There seemed to
be an obsession with the negative and
a lack of balance in the stories being
told. I heard a woman on National
Public Radio talk about gangs taking
charge inside of the Convention Center,
breaking into a Rite-Aid and taking
food and drink for children and the
elderly. She said: “They got organized,
identified themselves with the same
color of jackets, and protected the elderly
and children. I will never think of
gang members the way I did before.”
On September 6, 2005, Captain Rich
Callas, Commanding Officer, berthed
the USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) in New Orleans
following Katrina. The Iwo Jima is
the only full service airport in the area
and has conducted flight operations fifteen
hours each day. Captain Callas
wrote, “All day long we have been accommodating
local policeman, fireman,
state troopers, National Guard, 82nd
Airborne division personnel with hot
showers and hot food. I met an ambulance
team from Minnesota who just
drove straight to New Orleans when
they heard of the tragedy and have been
supporting hospitals free of charge for
the last week. Contrary to the press, and
the FEMA people I met had been on station
since last Sunday (before the hurricane
hit), never left the area, and have
been in the field ever since. The command
duty officer was told that one state
trooper had driven 80 miles to get to the
ship.” Captain Callas also described a
case where the life of an elderly man
was saved after surgery was performed
on him following a stab would to the
chest, and added, “I toured the hospital
ward; all our charges were elderly and
disadvantaged individuals. It is inspiring
to meet and talk to such a huge number
September 23, 2005
of individuals who are doing the Lord’s
work to recover the city. They have had
little sleep, little food, no showers,
working 16-18 hours a day, and in some
cases no pay, and they are thanking ME
for a hot meal. Only in America.”
We would do well to remember,
“Those who ignore the mistakes of the
past are bound to repeat them.”
The ability for this great nation to
successfully manage a crisis has been
seriously called into question.
The failures associated with Katrina
must be brought to light. Success can
be enhanced by not repeating the mistakes
of the past. The following recommendations
are for consideration:
1) That the U.S. Congress hold hearings
on the Gulf Coast region to investigate
what went wrong in command
and control of the response to
Katrina and determine what
changes are warranted in communications,
organization and authority
between the federal, state and local
layers of government.
2) That America’s infrastructure be
examined and a priority list of
“must repair” projects developed
where people are in harms way or
otherwise vulnerable to catastrophic
consequences.
3) That Congress review the laws
which prevent the sovereign from
being prosecuted for criminal negligence
and to structure a legal system
akin to the Uniform Code of Military
Justice for civilian executives and
managers within federal agencies.
4) That organizational constructs be assessed
to determine the best type of
agency to manage emergency rapid
response and logistics support.
5) That Congress considers chartering
a Gulf Area Reconstruction and Development
Corporation (GARDC).
This private corporation would
have unique powers to manage the
multi- billion dollar rebuilding program
and draw on the capital markets
for equity to leverage up
against debt insured by the federal
government. The Governors of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama,
would appoint a board of
directors, entirely from the local
impact area or region, to oversee
GARDC. The GARDC could draw
on the experience of former California
Governor Pete Wilson who
used incentives to reward or penalize
contractors responding to the
California earthquake in 1994. In
addition, a regional organization
could probably be more effective in
leveraging on contributions used
for equity against long-term debt.
6) That the President, based on recommendations
by the area Governors
and Mayors appoint a commission
composed of Gulf Coast regional
and national civil engineers, urban
planners, architects, landscape architects,
transportation planners,
geologists, economists, developers,
realtors, builders, and economic development
professionals to recommend
strategies for design, and rebuilding
of the impacted cities.
7) That the culture of government
with its tolerance of complacency,
deception, and ineptitude be
changed. It is imperative that
trained and experienced professionals
who are not afraid to take risks
be in charge of crisis management.
Complacency and a preoccupation
with maintaining the status quo is at
the very core of America’s vulnerability
to terrorism and natural disasters.
We do not even use a common
phonetic alphabet. Many of the
people who are sworn or wear arms
are visibly overweight. Simple devices
such as smoke hoods ought to
be as standard as smoke detectors.
Widespread training in CPR (cardio-pulmonary-resuscitation)
ought
to be encouraged in preparation of a
chem-biohazard attack.
To be continued
• • •
Carlos C. Campbell is former Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for
Economic Development, U.S. Department
of Commerce (1981–1984).
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SPORTS & RECREATION
September 23, 2005
Washington Capitals
Charities will donate
$25,000 to the American
Red Cross Disaster Relief
Fund, part of an extensive plan to
assist the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
The Capitals organization, players,
fans and area youth hockey teams have provided
and continue to provide financial and morale support
efforts.
The Capitals have partnered with D.C. area youth hockey
to create a patch to sell to local youth hockey leagues, teams
and players for $10 each or two for $15. Fans will also be able
to purchase the patches at Capitals home games or via WashingtonCaps.
com. The patch program is similar to the one that
the Capitals instituted for 9/11 relief efforts, which raised
nearly $45,000.
Throughout September and October the Washington
Capitals will also collect monetary donations at all home
games for the American Red Cross.
Later this week Capitals players Jeff Halpern, Olie
Kolzig, Alex Ovechkin and Dainius Zubrus, along with
On Saturday, September 24th
from 10a.m. to 6p.m., the tradition
continues with the fifth
consecutive running of The Legacy
Chase at Shawan Downs. More than
15,000 are expected to enjoy a day of
old-fashioned steeplechase tradition as
Shawan Downs, located at 1401
Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, MD, hosts
the fifth annual running of The Legacy
Chase, a full day of world-class steeplechase
racing and equestrian events for
the entire family. With $90,000 in
purses to be awarded, the daylong event
offers multiple steeplechase races and
The Legacy Fair sponsored by Kinsley
CAPITALS RAISE MONEY FOR HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF
Companies, a splendid old-fashioned
country fair. The fair is the only one of
its kind in the area and will include a
children∂s area with nature center displays,
pony rides, alpacas, and falcons;
and a craft area where children can create
custom hobby-horses and jockey
caps. Proceeds from the event will benefit
Nursing at GBMC HealthCare.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10 a.m.—Gates open
12:20 p.m.—Opening ceremonies
1:00 p.m.—T.Rowe Price Private
Asset Management Hurdle
1:35 p.m.—Deutsche Bank Alex.
Brown Hurdle
mascot Slapshot, will visit with Hurricane Katrina evacuees
at the D.C. Armory. The players will serve dinner and
dessert, sign autographs, hand out Capitals memorabilia and
spend time with the evacuees.
Previously the Capitals helped raise more than $35,000
at the Team-Up DC/Hurricane Relief event Sept. 9 at RFK
Stadium. Jared Aulin, Steve Eminger, Matt Pettinger and
Brian Willsie represented the team to accept “drive-thru”
and walk-up donations on behalf of the Red Cross
The National Hockey League (NHL) and National
Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) also teamed
up to donate $1 million to the American Red Cross efforts to
assist those affected by the Hurricane Katrina disaster. In addition
to the financial contribution, the League and the Players’Association
will participate in a unique auction of gameworn
opening night jerseys to further support the
fund-raising endeavor.
The team opens the regular season Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.
against the Columbus Blue Jackets at MCI Center.
Capitals individual game tickets are currently on sale at all
Ticketmaster outlets. Call 202-266-CAPS or visit
WashingtonCaps.com for information.
THE LEGACY CHASE AT SHAWAN DOWNS
Winner of 2004's Mercedes-Benz Legacy Chase: Paradise's Boss, owned by Mrs. Henry
Stern, trained by Jack Fisher, with Tom Foley up.
1:45 p.m.—Percherons demonstration
in infield
2:10 p.m.—GBMC HealthCare Filly
& Mare Hurdle
2:20 p.m.—Walking horse
demonstration in infield
2:45 p.m.—Brown Advisory
LEGACY CHASE
2:50 p.m.—The Leslie Grimes
Children∂s Stick Pony Race—
sponsored by Constellation
NewEnergy
3:30 p.m.—MidAtlantic Farm Credit
Flat Race
4:05 p.m.—The Ski Roundtop Timber
Stakes
For information or directions, visit
www.shawandowns.org.
2005 ARMY TEN-MILER
PRESS CONFERENCE
On Friday, September 30, at
2:30pm in the Jefferson
Room at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott, located at the intersection of
Eads and 15th Streets in Arlington, VA,
the Army Ten Miler elite runners, participants,
and operations and security
staff will meet for a press conference in
order to highlight the athletes, the
event, and the Army—to put a face on
America’s largest ten-mile race.
Opening remarks will be given by
Commanding General Guy Swan and
the proceedings will be moderated by:
Steve Nearman—the running writer
and columnist for The Washington
Times, as well as a competitive middledistance
runner.
List of participants include:
• Samia Akbar—American University’s
most decorated female runner
• Christine Clifton—one of America’s
top marathon runners
• Christopher Graff—5th place
2004 Olympic Trials 10,000m,
champion runner
• Jim Hage—a decorated running
star. Hage is a two-time winner
Army Ten Miler (1990—49:31,
1993—50:37) and DC Road Runner
Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time
participant in the Olympic
Marathon Trials and a Marine Corps
Marathon Hall of Fame inductee
• Alisa Harvey—running champion,
three time Army Ten-Miler winner,
Pan American Games gold medal
winner and Olympic trials qualifier
• Members of the Army Ten-Miler
operations and security staff
• Members of the Fort Bragg
Women’s Team—last year’s Commander’s
Cup Champs
• Missing (Parts) In Action Team—
members of a military amputee
team to talk about what it takes to
train for this event, what the event
means to them
• Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans—who
are also running in the
Army Ten-Miler, discussing what
the ATM means to them
• Peter Sherry—running champion
and co-owner of Gotta Run
• The Golden Knight—Sgt. McAlpin
will be available for questions. He is
a parachute maintenance technician
serving as a demonstration parachutist
with the Black Demonstration
Team.
The Crystal Gateway Marriott is on
the Metro blue/yellow lines at the
Crystal City station. Tel: (703) 920-
3230.
Credentialing: Media must be credentialed
for the event. Credentialing
will be done in the hotel lobby prior to
the press conference from 10a.m.-
2p.m. and on Saturday, Oct 2, from
2-6p.m. To get credentialed send an
email to Shawn.Jirik@us.army.mil
and include the following info: Name
of the individual(s), media outlet,
email address, phone number, indication
of specialty i.e. reporter, photographer,
videographer, etc.
You may also download the form
from the Media Page online at
www.armytenmiler.com and follow
the instructions.
For information call Roxana Hoveyda
at 202-685-3361 or Maj. Shawn
Jirik at 202-685-6268/4645.
NATIONWIDE COMMUNITY WALKS
FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
The American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention (AFSP) has
announced plans to hold nearly
50 Out of the Darkness Community
Walks (www.outofthedarkness.org)
this fall. The 5K fundraising walks will
take place from September through
November and are expected to unite
more than 8,000 walkers and raise over
$1.5 million for AFSP. The local DC
area walk will take place on October 2
and the walk in Baltimore will take
place on September 24. Hundreds of
area residents are expected to participate.
In 2004, 25 community walks
brought together over 4,000 walkers
and raised more than $830,000.
“Every 18 minutes someone dies by
suicide in the U.S,” said Robert Gebbia,
executive director for AFSP.
“This fall, thousands will walk to raise
money for prevention and awareness,
and offer hope to the millions of Americans
who have lost a loved one to suicide
or have battled with depression”.
It is estimated that close to 1 million
Americans make a suicide attempt,
30,000 die by suicide, and more than 20
million suffer from depression each
year. Suicide is the third leading cause
of death among teens and young adults
and the second leading cause of death
for college students. Additionally, older
Americans over the age of 65 account
for 20 percent of all suicide deaths.
A partial listing of community
walks are listed for the following dates
in these cities:
Austin (Nov. 13); Billings, MT
(Oct. 1); Boca Raton (Oct.16); Boston
(Oct.15); Burlington, VT (Oct.15);
Chicago (Nov. 19); Cincinnati (Oct. 9);
College Station, TX (Oct.1); Columbia,
SC (Oct. 9); Denver (Oct. 16); Detroit
(Oct. 1); Fairfield, CT (Oct. 22);
Fort Worth (Sept. 25); Fredonia, NY
(Oct. 8); Grand Rapids (Oct.15);
Greenville, SC (Oct. 29).
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
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log skidders, portable board
edgers and forestry equipment. www.
norwoodindustries.com See information:
1-800-578-1363 ext 300N.
FARM AND LIVESTOCK
Live Fish for Ponds–Lakes. Plants.
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Delivery or Pick-Up. ZETTS FISH
HATCHERY, 878 Hatchery Road,
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FINANCIAL SERVICES/
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ANY CREDIT RATING! 1st & 2nd Mortgages
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GENERAL
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Field Representatives—Advanced
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in Virginia to complete residential
insurance and real estate property
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SALES
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New $0 Premium Product! No
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TRUCK DRIVERS
DRIVER TRAINING—GET YOUR CDL!
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Local and O-T-R jobs available for CDS
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September 23, 2005
Guide. Tanglewood Realty, Box 116,
Bracey, Virginia 23919. www.
TanglewoodRealty.com. 1-800-338-
8816.
Mountain Estates—Pristine, private,
gated with stunning 60 mile views in
Monroe County, WV. Clear lakes, gentle
slopes, riding trails, nature preserves.
Two lodges, B&B, restaurant, Sports
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utilities. Close to 50 national parks,
cultural enters, Greenbrier, Snowshoe &
Lewisburg. 2–50 acres from $99,995.
888-411-4488. See it now—www.
My-WV.com.
RESORT PROPERTY FOR SALE
BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC. Specializing
in luxury homes and homesites. For real
estate information or a copy of our
“Island Egret”, call 1-800-350-7021.
www.baldheadislandrealestatesales.
com.
WATERFRONT PROPERTY
FOR SALE
SPECTACULAR OCEANFRONT &
CHESAPEAKE BAY PROPS—Gated,
private communities on E shore of VA.
Lots available from $130,000 to
$525,000. Love the Ocean All w/access
to the water, a community pier,
boat launch, & beautiful community center
w/ suites, pool, whirlpool spa &
ocean view veranda. Chesapeake Bay
Properties: Ideal for boating, jet skiing
& fishing. Enjoy privacy w/proximity to
nearby villages & shopping. Call Amy @
(757) 787-4400 or email Amy@
CorbinHall.com.
THE
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I recently needed a back issue of a particular magazine. When I went to
the website, I decided that I should just subscribe, since other issues would
likely contain more of what I needed. On a whim, I decided to shop around
and see if I could do better than their $18 per year price.
I couldn’t believe it when I found a website that offered the same subscription
and the same number of issues for just $5! There are websites that
will offer you the publisher’s lowest allowed rate. I spent $22 and received
two years of my magazine plus a year of another magazine.
To find these websites, just do a search in your favorite online search engine
for discount magazines. If you do the research, it will pay off.
Jen W. in Bloomington, IN
CAN’T AFFORD TO WORK OUT
Exercising regularly is the only way to go. Of course, your exercise can
include outdoor activities, such as biking, walking, hiking, etc. However, for
indoor exercise, don’t let the cost of a gym membership deter you from joining.
As a long time employee of a YMCA, I know we never turn away folks
because of limited income. All YMCAs, as part of their mission, provide financial
aid. All you have to do is ask for a financial aid application and fill it
out. Many people don’t know this. They may give you a greatly reduced price
and/or a no interest payment plan! All you have to do is ask!
Barbara G. in South Salem, NY
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS
When a company isn’t treating you fairly, contact the Attorney General of
your state. They have complaint forms. Get two copies and fill them both in.
Send one to the company that is not addressing your issues and include a short
note that says, “I’m sending a copy of the enclosed form to the Attorney General
if this problem is not resolved to my satisfaction in ten days.” So far this
has worked for me every time.
Bob P.
WASHER PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Periodically use hot water to wash laundry, especially if you normally use
cold water. If you don’t, a soap scum can build up and cause problems in your
washing machine. Put white vinegar in the washer and run an empty load.
There are numerous sensors and timers and other electronic parts to a washing
machine that need a cleaning every now and then.
I’m using a 29-year-old washer that has seen two children born, raised and
out of the house. When the grandchildren arrive with their cloth diapers, I’m
sure that my washer will be up to the task. I only had a repairman here one
time and he told me to do this.
Ruth
• • •
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PLAN NOW
TO ENSURE
A SECURE
RETIREMENT
You've heard how important it is
to save for retirement. If you
are wondering how much is
enough, you're not alone. Determining
what your expenses will be years from
now can be a challenge, but with some
careful planning, you can achieve a secure
retirement. The following advice
from the Virginia Society of CPAs will
help get you started.
ESTABLISH
RETIREMENT GOALS
When you envision your retirement,
what do you see Quiet time at
Hard of Hearing
and Seeking a
Church
The See the Gospel
Ministry invites you
to visit the historic
Alfred Street
Baptist Church
in Old Town
Alexandria, VA.
Worship the Lord with
trained sign language
interpreters and a warm
fellowship experience.
For additional
information, contact
Karen DeSandies
at 703-323-9592.
The Lord Welcomes
ALL Into His House
Alfred Street
Baptist Church
301 South Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-683-2222
Reverend
John O. Peterson
Money Management
home with your family or worldwide
travel Puttering in the garden or
spending your days on the golf course
Working at a part-time job Many
CPAs suggest that you'll need about 70
to 80 percent of your current annual income
to fund a comfortable retirement.
But to a great extent, how much you
will need depends on your lifestyle
goals and the costs associated with
them.
ESTIMATE RETIREMENT
EXPENSES
First, analyze your current spending
habits. Even though your expenses
will change in your retirement years,
an accurate picture of your current expenditures
serves as a helpful baseline
for estimating future needs. Then consider
how your expenses may change
during your retirement years, estimating
those that will increase and those
that will decrease. For example, if your
mortgage will be paid off and your
children's tuition covered, your income
needs will be significantly lower. Retirees
don't pay Social Security payroll
taxes, and expenses such as business
clothing, commuting costs and business
lunches are eliminated. And with
reduced income, you might even find
yourself in a lower tax bracket.
Alternately, expenses such as
health care and health care insurance
are likely to increase as you age. And
with more free time, chances are you'll
spend more on entertainment and
leisure activities. Utilities, car and
homeowners insurance costs, and gifts
and contributions will probably stay
about the same.
CONSIDER INFLATION
Don't forget that the cost of living
will continue to rise in the years leading
up to and during your retirement.
While it's difficult to predict what inflation
will be, it's helpful to know that
prices have risen about 3 percent per
year for the past several years, and the
average increase in the Consumer
Price Index for the past 30 years has
been 5.4 percent.
DECIDE WHEN
YOU WILL RETIRE
To calculate your total retirement
needs, you also have to estimate how
long you will be retired, since the
longer you are retired, the more income
you'll need. If you're considering
taking an early retirement, think about
what you'll give up—for many workers,
the final years of employment are
the highest-earning years of their careers.
ESTIMATE YOUR
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Your life span is another important
factor to consider. A longer life means
that you'll have even more years of retirement
to fund. Government statistics,
life insurance tables or an online
life expectancy calculator can help you
arrive at a reasonable estimate of how
long you'll live. Remember, these are
only estimates based on age, gender,
health, lifestyle, occupation and family
history.
CONSULT WITH
ACPA
A secure retirement doesn't just
happen. It can be achieved only by anticipating
future financial requirements.
A CPA can help you calculate
your needs and devise a plan for funding
your retirement.
The Virginia Society of Certified
Public Accountants (VSCPA) is the
leading professional association dedicated
to enhancing the success of all
CPAs and their profession by communicating
information and vision, promoting
professionalism and advocating
members' interests. Founded in
1909, the VSCPA has approximately
8,000 members who work in public accounting,
industry, government and education.
For more information, please
visit the Press Room on the VSCPA
Web site at www.vscpa.com, e-mail
communications@vscpa.com or call
(800) 733-8272. For more information
on financial literacy topics like money
management or to search for a CPA in
your geographic region, visit www.
financialfitness.org.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK
AND PLANNING COMMISSION
(M-NCPPC)
hereby invites sealed proposals from interested parties for Bid No.
B26-119 for Arts & Crafts, Games and Sports Supplies in
accordance with specifications to be furnished by the Purchasing
Division, 6611 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 300, Riverdale, MD
20737. Each bid must be submitted to the Purchasing Office at the
above address. Bids must be received before 2:00pm, Thursday,
September 29, 2005. Questions regarding this proposal may be
directed to Stephanie Akerley, Contract Specialist at (301) 454-
1530, TTY (301) 454-1493. All bids and associated documents will
become the property of the M-NCPPC and will be considered
public information.
The Commission is an E.O.E. with special procurement rules for
Minorities, Females, and the Disabled.
Archive issues are available at
www.metroherald.com!
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