Baltimore hotels and restaurants to feed 1,000 veterans

veterans-day-flags-shutter*100xx455-455-Veterans Day won’t be just another day off this year.

Fourteen city hotels and restaurants want to make sure the city’s veterans know they’re appreciated. B’More Moving Forward, a group formed after the April riots to restore “positive commentary” about the city, is hosting dinner with the hotels and restaurants for 1,000 veterans.

“The dinner is just a small way for us to show our appreciation and gratitude to those who’ve protected and served our country,” said Judi DiGioia, coordinator of…

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Ukip gears up to make Oldham byelection an early test for Jeremy Corbyn | Politics | The Guardian

From Oldham Blue Coat school, you can just about make out, across the south Pennines, the cotton mills that once made the town wealthy. In Jason Casey’s A-level class there is a range of emerging political views. Some of the class are already old enough to vote. They are universally hostile towards Ukip. To one or two, the Tories seem the natural rulers. James Tierney is a Conservative supporter because “they can control the economy better” but he does not want to cast a “wasted vote”, so will probably vote Labour. Most are, however, eager to hear more from Corbyn, though Anna Worthington fears that her mother’s job in business would be at risk if he were to become prime minister, and Iwan Phillips, a Labour member who supported Andy Burnham, is conscious that “there are some people who will never, ever vote for Corbyn”. Nuala Scott is unswayed by their concerns: “He’s going to bring in more voters that are disillusioned, because Labour actually stand for something now.”

Source: Ukip gears up to make Oldham byelection an early test for Jeremy Corbyn | Politics | The Guardian

Boston Marathon, here I come!

you go!

Fit and Feminist

boston-confirmationIf you follow many runners on social media, you’ve probably noticed a lot of them posting photos like this lately.  I was no exception.  I literally did the excited baby dance when Brian sent me a photo of the envelope.  (I’m so glad no one was around me at work at the time.)  And when I got home later that night and opened the envelope?  Goosebumps, over my whole damn body.

And of course I immediately posted a photo on Instagram and Facebook. Then I re-arranged my inspirational materials on my fridge and posted a photo of that. And then I sat there and stared at it while sipping a glass of wine.  It’s been there for two days now and every time I walk past the fridge, I stop and gaze at it for a few seconds.

I keep thinking that if this is how I’m feeling with…

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The Real Power | Silvia Writes

This was the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. The club was not up to code (one exit, no alarms, no fire sprinkles, flammable soundproofing materials in a place not designed for pyrotechnics) because that’s how things are done when money is paid under the table.Add to this a slow emergency response and hospitals unable to accommodate patients, add to this a prime minister who has been indicted on charges of tax evasion and money laundering, among other things (and who didn’t survive a no-confidence vote), and there is a huge problem.So, Romanians took to the streets in every major city.As a result the prime minister resigned — a good first step, but is it enough? My heart says no, but I’ve been gone for so long. I don’t really know how real reform would look like in Romania. However, I do remember the 1989  revolution when the Romanian people toppled a dictator.So, people do have the power. The real power. They just forget how to use it until an unfortunate event brings them together.

Source: The Real Power | Silvia Writes