Thousands of North Carolina soldiers are coming home after fighting in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, only to fight a different battle. Car repossessions, home foreclosures, medical bills are just some of the devastating financial burdens.  North Carolina has seven military bases and the nation’s 4th largest military population. An estimated 12,000 wounded troops and their families live in the state.

“Help Wounded Tar Heel Troops” is a statewide fundraising initiative aimed at providing help. Go to www.HelpTarHeelTroops.com to find out more and make a donation.  The American Legion is administering the funds and will give the money collected to wounded North Carolina soldiers.

Enjoy them.

DEMOCRATIC  

 

You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
You feel guilty for being successful.
Barbara Streisand sings for you.  

 

REPUBLICAN  

 

You have two cows.
Your neighbor has none.
So?  

 

SOCIALIST  

 

You have two cows.
The government takes one and gives it to your neighbor.
You form a cooperative to tell him how to manage his cow.  

 

COMMUNIST  

 

You have two cows.
The government seizes both and provides you with milk.
You wait in line for hours to get it.
It is expensive and sour.  

 

CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE  

 

You have two cows.
You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows.  

 

BUREAUCRACY, AMERICAN STYLE  

 

You have two cows.
Under the new farm program the government pays you to shoot one, milk the other, and then pours the milk down the drain.  

 

AMERICAN CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
You sell one, lease it back to yourself and do an IPO on the 2nd one.
You force the two cows to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when one cow drops dead. You spin an announcement to the analysts stating you have downsized and are reducing expenses.
Your stock goes up.  

 

FRENCH CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.
You go to lunch and drink wine.
Life is good.  

 

JAPANESE CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
They learn to travel on unbelievably crowded trains.
Most are at the top of their class at cow school.  

 

GERMAN CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
You engineer them so they are all blond, drink lots of beer, give excellent quality milk, and run a hundred miles an hour.
Unfortunately they also demand 13 weeks of vacation per year.  

 

ITALIAN CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows but you don't know where they are.
While ambling around, you see a beautiful woman.
You break for lunch.
Life is good.  

 

RUSSIAN CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
You have some vodka.
You count them and learn you have five cows.
You have some more vodka.
You count them again and learn you have 42 cows.
The Mafia shows up and takes over however many cows you really have.  

 

TALIBAN CORPORATION  

 

You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two.
You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts.
You get a $40 million grant from the US government to find alternatives to milk production but use the money to buy weapons.  

 

IRAQI CORPORATION  

 

You have two cows.
They go into hiding.
They send radio tapes of their mooing.  

 

POLISH CORPORATION  

 

You have two bulls.
Employees are regularly maimed and killed attempting to milk them.  

 

BELGIAN CORPORATION  

 

You have one cow.
The cow is schizophrenic.
Sometimes the cow thinks he's French, other times he's Flemish.
The Flemish cow won't share with the French cow.
The French cow wants control of the Flemish cow's milk.
The cow asks permission to be cut in half.
The cow dies happy.  

 

FLORIDA CORPORATION  

 

You have a black cow and a brown cow.
Everyone votes for the best looking one.
Some of the people who actually like the brown one best accidentally vote for the black one.
Some people vote for both.
Some people vote for neither.
Some people can't figure out how to vote at all.
Finally, a bunch of guys from out-of-state tell you which one you think is the best-looking cow.  

 

CALIFORNIA CORPORATION  

 

You have millions of cows.
They make real California cheese.
Only five speak English.
Most are illegals.
Arnold likes the ones with the big udders.  

 

Come to The Big Barn at Daniel Boone Village, Hillsbororough, NC for family fun and great food.  The event starts at 11-3pm, Hot dog plate lunch.   September 6, 2008

2-6pm is a silent auction

4pm is a live auction

5-7pm enjoy homemade BBQ and Brunswick stew plate.

Public welcome.

Sponsored by Hillsborough United Methodist Church, Hillsborough NC

Proceeds to go toward ministry projects and building fund.

(1)Blooming Faith Bazaar,Saturday, June 28, 7 a.m. to 12 Noon, St. Paul AME Church, 402 W Edenton St., Raleigh, NC 27603.  sponsored by Addie G.Stroud Missionary Society. For information, call 919-832-2709.

June is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month and the APS of Durham has lots of gorgeous cats and kittens waiting for a home. WIll you open your heart and home to one of our cats?

The event is Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the shelter which is located at 2117 E. Club Blvd in Durham.

There will be cat "goodies" to new adopters. Adopt 2 cats - second fee is half price! Free cat care DVD's and information.

Visit www.apsofdurham.org to see pictures of some of our animals. Or call 919-560-0640 for more information.

We look forward to seeing you!

Friday, June 13, 2008
Nickelby Project's Second Annual Golf Benefit will be held at the
Beautiful Neuse Golf Club in Clayton NC

9 am "shotgun start"
Day will include:
18 Holes of golf
Prizes include hole in one car
year Neuse membership
hole in one, closest to pin and other prizes
Light breakfast and Lunch
Range Balls,
Golf Cart
Gift bag for golfer

Please Join Us for Hors doeuvres, Drinks, Music and a Lively Tour
of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Durham, 708 Gilbert Street, Durham, North Carolina on June13 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. .

Hors doeuvres provided by Brightleaf Square Restaurants: Amelias, El Rodeo, Piazza Italia and Nikos Taverna

Music by Evan Wade and His akalakalayuans

Following this free event, we invite you to enjoy an outdoor concert at Brightleaf Square.
Music by the Magic Pipers, 7:00 pm 9:00 pm.

This evening sponsored by:
Harris Wholesale
The Herald Sun
Lowes Foods

Your tax-deductible donations to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina will be accepted at the door!

During the Four Oaks Acorn Festival, May 16 - 18, there will be a golf tournament at Reedy Creek Golf Course,Fri.,11 am;Street Dance on Railroad St. At 7PM; parade @ 10AM on Main St.followed by entertainment, rides ($5.00 for all day), food, arts & crafts. On Sun.5/18 ther will be a tractor pull at 2:00 on Tettersville Road. Admission $7.00

This week I saw a news spot on a local tv show where they mentioned what to do if someone has swallowed a poisoness substance!

They were right on the money as far as telling people to call poison control as soon as possible letting them know how much of what product had been swallowed! Poison control will then give you instructions on what to do.

There is one thing not mentioned in the newscast that may be the difference between life and death if done right away! It is so simple and may give you a small window of time til you are able to get the person to the hospital.

Simply lay the person on their left side .........................

By doing this you aid breathing and it slows the progress of the ingested poison circulating within the bloodstream.

I learned this in my EMT classes and I thought  it may be helpful just in case the situation happens to one of your family members.

The Special Forces Association (SFA), Chapter 100,  is hosting its 3rd Annual Benefit Festival. Our event includes talent from Brian Howe former lead singer of Bad Company,and 6 local North Carolina bands a ride in motorcycle and bicycle show, a 2008 Chevy Colorado Pick Up truck raffle. On location that day are the Gieco #7 Nascar racing car and the Cape Fear Harley Davidson drag motorcycle. NCs famous Captain Jim the Magician performing 2 live shows as well as roaming the crowd, food and merchandise venders, jugglers as well as other family entertainment, to benefit the Special Forces Association Scholarship, Tribute, and Benevolent Funds.

The SFA Scholarship Fund maintains funds that are awarded through an essay selection each year to surviving children of Killed in Action Special Forces soldiers to finance their ongoing education.

The SFA Tribute Fund provides immediate, one-time cash donations to widows of fallen Special Forces Soldiers Killed In Action (KIA), to benefit the surviving family.

The SFA Benevolent Fund provides case-by-case financial grants to wounded Special Forces Soldiers to help them during their rehabilitation, prepare handicap home modifications, and assist with unforeseen emergency expenses.

The Festival is scheduled for, Saturday, the 31st of May, 2008 from 11:00 am to 11:00pm, at Festival Park, Downtown Fayetteville.

Band line up:
Openers
Ethan Hanson, Stronghold, Super Drive, Donnaha Station, Falling in Two, Motor Junkie
Headlining Brian Howe former lead singer of Bad Company

presale tickets $17 at the door $20


Check us out at http://festivalsandevents.com/featurefestival.php?lid
=8633

The Relay for Life of Durham County is a community event sponsored by the American Cancer Society. The event Celebrates those who have survived a battle with cancer, Remembers loved ones lost to it, and is a way to Fight Back against it by raising funds and awareness.
The theme chosen is, "Imagine A World Without Cancer". Teams will camp out and take turns circling the track at: 

Durham County Stadium
750 Stadium Drive 
Durham, NC will begin 5/30/08 at 6pm. and run through 5/31/08 until 11am.

There will be fund raising events by all the teams,live music, ethnic food for sale and childrens events.
Those interested in joining a team or donating to the cause can log on:
www.DurhamRelay.com or call 919-599-1772.

Please join us in this community event.

Learning Japanese Through Song
Five Friends From Japan Saturday Series
Saturday, May 24, 2008
1:00pm and 2:00pm
Want to learn how to sing like a frog, dance like a cat, or do the Hokey-Pokey in Japanese? Japanese-American singer/songwriter Lisa Furukawa will lead you through familiar American songs, Japanese folk songs, and some simple conversations in Japanese.

Five Friends From Japan, presented by Marbles Kids Museum, is supported in Raleigh by United Arts Council, which in turn is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council with funding from the state of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Wesley Snipes was recently sentenced to three years in prison for continued tax evasion.

Did you ever wonder how many people would go to prison if they took every person that has paid no tax for the last five years?

Baring people with disabillities, students and special circumstances.

Being the top 50% of wage earners pay 97% of all income tax almost half the country pays no income tax!  Out of this amount I wonder how many have paid no tax for at least 5 years? Many of these people use welfare, section 8 housing, foodstamps etc..

I agree we should be concerned with Wesley Snipes not paying taxes, but shouldnt we also be concered with those that choose to go many years sometimes decades without employment or pay taxes?

If you were incharge what you do?

Its become clear to me that politics needs to right the Wright (I mean Wrong) of this infestation known as reverend Wright!

People like Reverend Wright have no business going on their personal crusade to ruin one of their long time members of their church!

I will be voting Republican in the Presidential elections, but I have to say something when I see a low life being able to sway an election and nobody on the Democratic side having the character  to say stop!

Some will say the situation reflects upon Baracks past, but take a look at how Hillary is handling this situation here and now  and how little positive behavior she has shown. 

Presented by the Iron Dukes, the Duke Athletics Tour will make its next stop of this years tour in Wilson on May 20th at the Wedgewood Golf Course in Wilson, NC starting at 6 PM. Blue Devil alumni and fans are invited to meet Head Football Coach David Cutcliffe at this event, and official Duke Gear and golf packages to the Washington Duke Inn will be given away. Dinner will begin at 6:30 P.M. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 15th by calling (919) 613-7554.

Kids Rock Artsplosure @ Marbles Kids Museum
Saturday, May 17, 2008
9:00am 5:00pm
Sunday, May 18, 2008
12:00pm 5:00pm

Don't miss a terrific weekend of fun and festivities to celebrate the rockin' kids in our lives! As part of Artsplosure, an annual spring festival bringing over 80,000 people to downtown Raleigh, Marbles Kids Museum will make rock stars out of all kids. Dress Up Like a Rock Star, Meet the Instruments, Design Your Own CD Cover and more! Also enjoy performances by Sandbox Kids & Family Fun Band, Baron Von Rumblebuss and others.

Activities and performances in our main courtyard are free and open to the public. Regular admission applies to Museum and IMAX Theatre.

Date: Sunday, May 18th 2007
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Fletcher Opera Theater
at Progress Energy Center
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Cost: Tickets starting at $15.00
Telephone: (919) 760-2242 for tickets
Web Site: http://www.capitalcitygc.org
Summary: In celebration, the Capital City Girls Choir performs an original piece by Z. Randall Stroope, commissioned for the choirs 20th Anniversary Gala. Directed by Dr. Fran Page and Amy Davis.