Every day millions of old cell phones and empty printer cartridges are thrown away and end up in our nation's landfills. By providing a recycling/reuse program, we can make a difference and help reduce the toxic chemicals going into our environment. All profits from these recycling efforts are donated to support the fight against breast cancer.
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Virginia Skydiving Virginia Skydiving is the most experienced skydiving serving Virginia!
At Virginia Skydiving you will be assigned a certified skydiving instructor. Virginia Skydiving's staff includes some of the most experienced skydivers in the Western United States. When you have chosen Virginia Skydiving, you have chosen the best. Isn't that what you want when you go skydiving?
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What's one of the most intriguing motorcycles on the market? A trike. The Can-Am Spyder, made by Bombardier Recreational Products, looks sleek and powerful but has two front wheels, making it easier to ride (and more appealing to baby boomers, who still like flash but are less interested in danger).
The first $15,500 Spyder was delivered to Jay Leno in 2007, and the model is currently sold out through midspring.
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Dave Eggers
Bestselling author Dave Eggers has used his time, talent, fame, and money to support public education and the underappreciated teachers who make it work.
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The Generic Theater of Virginia holds a unique place in the cultural life of Hampton Roads as the area's "off-Broadway" playhouse. Since 1981 it has challenged and delighted audience with the new, and off-beat in theater fare, always looking for plays of artistic merit which, for a variety of reasons, are unlikely to be produced on other stages.
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VCU Dance is a community of highly motivated, disciplined and creative dancers who are interested in shaping the future of the field. We are a vital and young department with an established reputation, hot guest artist program and professionally active faculty dedicated to working with students. Dancers intent on preparing for careers in dance thrive in our program.
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Artist: Francesco Locastro
My paintings are inspired by pop culture iconography and cartoon imagery as well as the work of masters of varied genres and periods such as Frank Frazetta, Simon Bisley, Chuck Close, Joel-Peter Witkin, Sebastian Krueger, Richard Estes, Grant Wood, Edward Hopper, Gustav Klimt, Albrecht Duerer and Hieronymus Bosch.
I work primarily in oils and acrylics on canvas or wood, but occasionally use resin on varied surfaces to add more depth to the painting.
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Lost in the vast sugarcane fields of the Dominican Republic, there are hundreds of small villages called Bateys. These underdeveloped towns were established in the beginning of the 20th Century to house migrant Haitian workers during the sugarcane season.
The Bateys were intended to be seasonal towns. But in the last 40 years, the Dominican Republic has become a symbol of hope and prosperity for the Haitians. Because of this, more and more Haitians have discontinued going back to Haiti after the season and have started families in the Bateys. More
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"The End of the Baby Boomer Generation”
In the words of Bob Dylan, "times, they are a-changin'." New technologies in telecommunications and mass media (think satellites and the internet) have transformed our world immeasurably and rendered 'classical' modes of thought outdated and irrelevant. Those of us who grew up in the 1990s and had to deal with shit like being told by teachers that we weren't good enough and that we needed to 'adapt' to the 'New Economy' know this all too well. As a lone atom from this 'New Generation,' I have realized that those who told me to adapt had it backwards: the New Economy will have to 'adapt' to ME and not the other way around; and, by 'adapt,' I mean cease to exist!
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Guerrilla Radio: The Hip-Hop Struggle Under Castro
Hip-hop is a musical form often driven by protest and rebellion against the authority that surrounds it. Thomas Nybo and Simon Umlauf’s Guerrilla Radio: The Hip-Hop Struggle Under Castro explores how this anti-authoritarian of hip-hop nature plays out in the world of Castro’s Cuba where dissent against authority is all but stamped out.
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No matter how much we consider ourselves to be individuals, most of us have an innate need to be accepted by whomever we consider to be our peer group and will alter the way we present ourselves and our buying habits accordingly. The following of fashion and trends are often about personal validation, acceptance and self-esteem rather than practicality or economy.
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Ethical Fashion
Ethical fashion is fashion that has been made, worn and passed on in a way that looks after people, animals and the environment. The clothes we feature in thread support this approach, making us essential viewing for fashion-conscious people who care about where their clothes come from. All clothes tick off at least one of these principles.
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Pearl Jam
These down-to-earth rockers made headlines during their tour last year when they donated a total of $100,000 to nine organizations working on climate change, renewable energy, and other green causes. On their previous tour, the band donated funds to help preserve Madagascan rainforest. But looking in the rearview mirror, these grunge gods have always been committed to eco-causes -- from staging benefit concerts to busing with biodiesel More