Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Well, don't miss this opportunity to buy cool clothes AND help young women in South East Asia!
Reborn Kyoto is here for sale of beautiful contemporary garmets and gifts made from exquisite old Japanese kimono fabrics.
Friday, November 2, from 5 - 8pm
Saturday, November 3, from 10 am to 2pm
@ the Stove Factory Gallery
523 Medford Street, Charlestown MA 02129
* Sale sponsored by Reborn Kyoto NPO, a Japanese non-profit organization that trains young women in Southeast Asia in dressmaking and gives them a skill for life. All proceeds beneft Reborn Kyoto's training programs. Checks and Cash only.
Sorry for posting this so late! Didn't think of it until now!!!!
More about the Reborn Kyoto
http://reborn.m78.com/engtop.htm
Posted: November 2, 2007 5:01 pm | 0 comments
Tags: Japan, none profit, npo, reborn kyoto
Do you own a compost bin? If so, please tell me which one you have. I've been researching for a bit and like to get one very soon.
I was think of getting this:
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/composter.html
If you own any compost bin, I would love to know how you like and dislikes. How does it stand up for winter? How long does it take compose with the particular compost you own?
If you know something about compost bin, I would love to hear from you, too!
Posted: November 4, 2007 11:18 pm | 1 comment
Tags: compost bin, green, question, recycle
I have been doing some research to make our new home as green as possible. Here is something that we are taking in.
Recycled glass including nobs.
http://www.3-form.com
Someday, we will have this all recycled product material counter tops in our kitchen!
http://www.icestone.biz/new/
Water saving water with shower head
http://www.moen.com/pressroom/pressRelease.cfm?release=1681
Using rain water for gardening
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/80gararaba.html
Compost Bin
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/composter.html
Posted: November 6, 2007 12:25 am | 3 comments
Tags: environment, green, home
For: Technology Staff Only
Time: Thursday, November 29th , 12:30-2:00pm
Location: Kotzen Meeting Room
Pamela Civins, Executive Director of Boston Partners in Education, will be the next featured speaker for the Technology Diversity Lunch and Learn series on Thursday, November 29th , from 12:30-2:00pm in the the Kotzen Room . She will talk about the need for school volunteers and issues of diversity in the Boston Public Schools.
Boston Partners in Education enhances the academic achievement and nurtures the growth of Boston's public school students by providing them with focused, individualized in-school volunteer support. Founded in 1966, Boston Partners in Education builds sustainable partnerships among students, volunteers, schools, and local organizations, all with a single goal: to give the children who are struggling in school the tools necessary to become better learners.
Pamela has over 15 years of education experience within the nonprofit sector, including managerial oversight of education and literacy programs for girls and women in Pakistan, Nepal and India during her time at World Education, Inc. in Boston.
Just prior to joining Boston Partners in Education in late 2005, Pamela held the position of Co-Executive Director at the National Center for Fair & Open Testing in Cambridge, MA. The national nonprofit¹s work focused on education policy with a focus on assessment and testing reform in the US K-12 and post secondary schools.
Pamela received her BA from the University of Colorado, a MIIM (Masters in Intercultural & International Management) from the School for International Training, and a MEd from Harvard University.
More about Boston Partners in Education: http://www.bostonpartners.org
Lunch will be provided so please RSVP promptly, by emailing ptrc@simmons.edu , to ensure the appropriate number of lunches has been ordered.
Posted: November 8, 2007 12:50 pm | 1 comment
Tags: Boston Partners in Education, lunch and learn, technology diversity committee, technology diversity committee event
I didn't see the debate, but heard much about few were taking too much of air time. Chris Dodd's site had this clock and I thought it was interesting to see the visual presentation on length of time each candidates talked.
Posted: November 16, 2007 10:37 am | 0 comments
Tags: clock, debate, democrats, politics, presidential candidates, talk clock
