What's Happening in Seattle this Week
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t">
<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black">
Film:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verda=
na; color: black">
<i>Kilowatt Ours</i> by <a href=3D"http://www.meaningfulmovies.org/"=
>
Meaningful Movies</a>, Sept 5th, by donation. We suck a lot of=
energy,=20
the majority of which is still generated by good old-fashioned coal.=
=20
Learn and discuss the side effects of coal-generated power, and prom=
ises=20
of alternatives. Actually, this topic brings up an interesting=
side=20
question: If you buy an electric car, where the electricity is gener=
ated=20
by coal, is that a net positive or negative for the environment? </s=
pan>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
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Activity:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: V=
erdana; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3D21712913045">=
BEAN=20
Scholarship Pub Crawl,</a> Sept 5. BEAN is a fun group of youn=
g=20
professionals working for some of Seattle's most famous companies. E=
ach=20
year they get together for a pub crawl party that raises money to he=
lp=20
send kids to college. Go drink for a reason.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Employment</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: =
Verdana; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www.shrm-seattle.com/cde.cfm?event=3D210608"><i>PS=
BJ</i>'s=20
Best Workplaces Annual Winner's Panel</a>, Sept 11th, $40. If =
whippings=20
are failing to improve employee moral, then learn from the winners.&=
nbsp; The=20
good news is, the majority of best practices do not take more money =
to=20
implement. Understand how employee morale improves retention a=
nd=20
productivity, and how it can help you recruit talented staff.</span>=
</p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Fashion:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Ve=
rdana; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.rubyroomseattle.org/">Fashion Faux Pas to Fash=
ion=20
Fabulous</a>, Sept 6th, $25. 'Tis the fashion season for Seatt=
le. The=20
local designers come together to showcase their one-of-a-kind gowns =
and=20
dresses, and then sell them in auction style to the highest bidder.&=
nbsp; The=20
proceeds of this event go to a non-profit providing formal gowns to =
less=20
fortunate high school girls, so they can have their own little princ=
ess=20
memories.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Bereavement</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family:=
Verdana; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www.providence.org/long_term_care/hospice_of_seatt=
le/grief_support/e30support.htm">
Support Group for Grieving Mothers of Adult Children</a>, Sept 8th,=
=20
free, of a monthly Mother's Tea, of sharing stories and experiences =
with=20
other mothers dealing with every parent's worst trauma.</span></p>
<p><font size=3D"2"><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana"><b>Music: <=
/b>
<a href=3D"http://www.seapeace.org/events.html">Hendrix Fest</a>, Se=
pt=20
7th, free. </span></font>
<font style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana">Fans who once=
=20
sneaked out to witness a Hendrix Concert are now returning wit=
h family=20
in tow as the Baby Boomers take the Gen-Xers under their wing =
giving=20
them an education of how the music of the past has and continues to=
=20
influence the music of today. </font></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Astronomy:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: =
Verdana; color: black">
<em><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal">
<a href=3D"http://www.seattleastro.org">Star Party</a></span></em>, =
Sept=20
6th, free. Club members set up the telescopes and the public is invi=
ted=20
to come by and peer into the night sky. Since people like to t=
alk about=20
what they're interested in, all the volunteers are more than eager t=
o=20
answer any questions.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Japanese</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Ve=
rdana; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www.seattlechannel.org/news/detail.asp?ID=3D8720&D=
ept=3D14">
Calligraphy Demonstration</a>, Sept 4th, free. The Zen master=
=20
demonstrates the art and craft of calligraphy, explaining its histor=
y=20
and emphasis on immediate and spontaneous expression. Go and i=
mprove=20
your penmanship.</span></p>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Business:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: V=
erdana; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.mitwa.org/catalog/index.cfm?fuseaction=3Dprodu=
ct&theParentID=3D119&id=3D820">
Light Bulbs to Dollar Signs: Turning Your Idea into a Profitable=20
Business</a>, Sept 4th, $25. Actually, million-dollar ideas ar=
e=20
plentiful; it's the successful execution that's rare. This mee=
ting=20
covers best practices for translating that idea in your noggin into =
a=20
profitable business. Also, they discuss how to evaluate your o=
wn idea=20
in terms of market size, profitability, etc., to help decide if your=
=20
idea is actually the big money-maker that you think it is.</span></p=
>
<p><b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
Global Trade:</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-famil=
y: Verdana; color: black">
<a href=3D"http://www.seattletradealliance.com/blog/?p=3D823">Taiwan=
: Your=20
Gateway to Asia</a>, Sept 10th, $15. Taiwan and Washington sta=
te are=20
already buddy-buddies. We do a lot of trading back-and-forth, =
and have=20
more sister-city relationships than we know what to do with. G=
o hear=20
about Taiwan's prosperity, and how you can get a piece of it.</span>=
</p>
<b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: bl=
ack">
Organization</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family=
: Verdana; color: black">:
<a href=3D"http://www.iloveseattle.org/group-profile/Raw-Network-of-=
Washington-html">
RAW</a>, for those who like their food uncooked. This means ea=
ting=20
mostly plant-based food that has not been processed, and for the bra=
ver=20
souls, consuming unpasteurized dairy products, raw meats and eggs, a=
nd=20
sushi. On the surface, it seems like=97with this sort of diet=
=97you'd end=20
up as a bland, wimpy vegan, which is probably why this group exists.=
</span><p> </p>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
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Radio Stations You Should Be Listening to:</span></strong><b><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black"><br>
</span></b>
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
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Recommending listening material is always a volatile subject. =
What we=20
listen to is highly personalized, and of course, your music is coole=
r=20
than everyone else's. With that, we venture:</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24pt" align=3D"center">
<img border=3D"0" src=3D"http://1069fm.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/micr=
ophone1.gif" width=3D"231" height=3D"232"></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt">
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
<a href=3D"http://c895worldwide.com/web/">C89.5</a>: This is a publi=
c=20
station with one type of music - hyper-peppy. They only play d=
ance and=20
party tracks 24/7, whether it's Saturday night or Monday morning.&nb=
sp; So,=20
you get a bunch of munged synthesized versions of rock and pop class=
ics=20
that sounds vaguely familiar to your regular favorites. The re=
deeming=20
aspect of this station is, since it's public, there are no ads, so=
=20
you're listening to 57 minutes of aerobic-worthy music per hour.</sp=
an></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt">
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
<a href=3D"http://www.krko.com/">KRKO</a>: This is one of those stat=
ions=20
that is so far out, it's actually in. They play the favorites =
of the=20
crusty old-farts, the same old tunes you'd hear playing at the Eagle=
or=20
the VFW, the type of stuff the WWII crowd digs. Their music is=
like=20
playing the accordion, where it's so dorky, it's actually kinda cool=
=2E</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom: 24.0pt">
<span style=3D"font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black=
">
<a href=3D"http://www.newschannel1150.com/">KKNW</a>: This little st=
ation=20
works on a different model. This station sells its air time to=
the=20
public. Anybody with the bucks can put together their own pack=
age, get=20
on the radio, and then design their own program and sell air time.&n=
bsp; So,=20
what you get is a bunch of alternative talk radio subjects too fring=
e=20
for regular radio. With a bunch of different programming by al=
l sorts=20
of people, you get the mix of viewpoints that makes it interesting.&=
nbsp;=20
There are some people with good information and thoughtful perspecti=
ves,=20
and other programs where you just gotta wonder what color is the sky=
in=20
their world?</span></p>
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<b>Cool Video: </b>A recap of
<a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DfjktMN2kx2Y">Fashion First</a>=
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