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February 1999 |
E-mail: uss.aquila@juno.com |
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IN THIS ISSUE: * USS Aquila Officers * UN-classified * Bulletin Board * Briefing Room * Video Viewpoints * Helping Hands * Cadet Corner * Chaplain's Corner * Project Genesis |
EDITOR/SUBMISSIONS: Captain Glenna M. Juilfs DISTRIBUTION: Commander Rob Langenderfer DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: March 28, 1999 SUBSCRIPTIONS: one (1) 32c stamp = 1 issue |
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BULLETIN BOARD | |
| AREA MEETINGS | |
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| ACTIVITIES & EVENTS | |
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| BRIEFING ROOM |
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SHIP'S LOG |
The 94th meeting of the USS Aquila was held on Saturday January 9, 1999 at the Barnes & Nobel bookstore on Mall Road in Florence, KY. Members in attendance were: Nelson Charette, Rob Langenderfer, Vanessa Turner, Erin Pence, & Glenna Juilfs.
An informal discussion of upcoming events and other areas of interest was held. The meeting was adjourned early due to the bad weather and icy road conditions.
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| JANUARY
7: Mark Baudendistel 10: Jeremy Burns 19: Cynthia Paugh 20: DeForest Kelley 24: David Gerrold 24: Mark & Janet Baudendistel 26: Chris Langsdale |
FEBRUARY
2: Brent Spiner 16: Levar Burton 21: Benjamin Kirby 23: Majel Barrett |
  VIDEO VIEWPOINTS
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| Fighting and Winning the Shadow War: A Look at the Early Episodes of Season Four of Babylon 5 By Rob Langenderfer |
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  HELPING HANDS
Cmdr. Linda Widener, CMO | |
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| "Basic Six Food Groups"
(Servings per day based on 1,200 calories.) | |
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GRAINS
Whole or enriched grains, bread, pasta, rice, cereal (hot or cold). DAIRY
| Cheese, yogurt, milk & other milk products |
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VEGETABLES
Yellow, orange, leafy, dark green.
MEAT
| Pork, beef, lamb, poultry, eggs, fish, liver, etc. Meat substitutes. 2-3 servings |
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FRUIT
Tomatoes, citrus, other rich in vitamin C
FATS, OILS, SWEETS
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Here is a good low-calorie low-fat recipe:
Latkes or Potato Pancakes Potato pancakes or Latkes can be enjoyed year round, but are traditional for Hanukkah. They were originally enjoyed because they were fried in oil. Oil is symbolic for Hanukkah because the miracle that is celebrated is that one small bottle of sacred oil, used for the menorah in the Temple, lasted for eight days. The only problem of course is that we now know that fried foods not the best when you are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle. With this recipe you can enjoy the tradition of latkes without all the guilt. 3 Potatoes - cut in large dice (leave whole if grating by hand) Spray Olive oil Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a food processor alternate grating potatoes and onions, you can also grate these by hand. Place in a large bowel. Add seasonings and egg substitute and mix well. Add enough flour or motzah meal to thicken into a stiff batter. Spray non-stick cookie sheet or cookie sheet covered in tin foil with spray oil and spoon mixture into patties and spray top lightly. Bake on the first side for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Turn and cook another 5 to 7 minutes until golden brown. You may want to press them down a little to get a more even browning on the second side. Blot on paper towel and serve. Serving Suggestions This recipe makes about a dozen large or two dozen small latkes. Serve with homemade apple sauce or fat free sour cream. | |
CADET CORNERCmdr, Erin Pence, CCC |
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PROJECT GENESIS Vol. XXX, No. 1 -- January 1999 EDF Letter |
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Some Ways to Help Wildlife in Your Own Backyard
A lush, broad expanse of carefully manicured lawn around a home might be the very stuff of the American dream. But for an increasing number of us, a far happier dream is a yard landscaped for the benefit of birds, butterflies, and small reptiles and mammals. Wildlife populations in North America suffered often grave declines as human populations have exploded and cities and suburbs sprawled into the countryside. Even as some nature-loving homeowners have ventured beyond the suburbs into forests and meadows, they have inadvertently fragmented wild habitats. Gardening and landscaping for wildlife offers you the chance to give some of the lost habitat back. Big lots, of course, offer the most opportunity, but even the smallest yard can provide benefits. Since this is the time of year most amateur gardeners start browsing seed catalogues to plan for spring plantings, there couldn't be a better time to begin planning a wildlife-friendly yard or garden. As a starting point, recognize that most wild creatures have common basic needs: access to food and water, shelter from predators, and a safe place to bear and raise their offspring. Simply put, if you build habitat, the animals will come. Try a Lawnmower-Free Zone As a good place to start, and a challenge to conventional wisdom about what a yard should be, select at least a portion of your lot as a lawnmower-free zone, where tall grasses and even "weeds" can flourish. Birding experts Donald and Lillian Stokes have experimented with their own yard in the Northeastern United States. They say one key to attracting a diversity of critters is to go beyond a no-mow zone and develop, over time, a diversity of habitats: from shorter grasses to taller grasses (they recommend a grassy area of at least ten feet by ten feet), to shrubs, to both small and tall trees. A mower-free zone will often develop into reasonably good habitat all by itself, because seeds transported by birds will, by definition, be from plants that provide food to local birds, and probably other animals. But most wildlife gardeners find it helps to enhance the site with selected plantings. When planting, it is generally better to select native species over exotic ones, because native plants are more likely to meet the needs of native wildlife. Some of the most important plants you can add for wildlife are those that produce an abundance of berries, as well as nuts or seeds. Birds need shrubs and trees whose branches support nests. In general, consider trees such as cherry and mulberry for their fruits, or pines and spruces for their seed-bearing cones. For smaller trees, try crabapples, hawthorns, dogwoods, and junipers. And among small shrubs, try blackberry, wild grape, elderberry, highbush cranberry, currants, or similar fruit-bearing plants, or try honeysuckle (but not Japanese honeysuckle, which is a highly invasive exotic species of little value to wildlife). For Hummingbirds and Butterflies To provide food for nectar-eating hummingbirds, plant red tubular flowers, such as trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm, trumpet creeper, scarlet petunia, or coralbells. Or install some hummingbird feeders, which should also be red. A variety of flower colors--red, yellow, orange, pink, and purple--attract butterflies. Butterflies will look for species with flat tops or clusters with short tubes, such as lilacs, phlox, asters, day lilies, and butterfly bushes (buddleia), growing in full sun. The best way to assure a supply of butterflies in the neighborhood is to provide habitat for the caterpillars that will metamorphose into them. Butterflies lay their eggs on specific host plants, where the caterpillars feed until they are ready to pupate before turning into winged butterflies. Many species are limited to only a few host plants, some to only one: milkweed in the case of the monarch butterfly, lupine in the case of the karner blue (an endangered species in the Great Lakes region, which can use all the extra habitat it can get). The colorful green and black caterpillar of the black swallowtail butterfly is a common sight on Queen Anne's lace, rue, and even common parsley. Also, provide water. A birdbath will do, but if you have the space, a small pond (major garden stores sell prefabricated liners) will provide habitat for frogs, salamanders, and dragonflies, and drinking water for small mammals. Piles of wood or timber or even brush offer shelter to rabbits, lizards, snakes, and other animals. A standing dead tree provides food for woodpeckers and potential nest sites for creatures ranging from nuthatches to owls to flying squirrels. If you're lucky enough to own a piece of woods on your lot, you can add some characteristics of old-growth forest to a stand of young-growth trees. Careful tree thinning will create light-filled gaps in the woods. The gaps will soon fill with shrubs and saplings, adding the kind of structural diversity that attracts a diversity of species to older growth. The added light and reduced competition will encourage remaining trees to grow more vigorously, too. Leave some of the trees you cut down on the forest floor as habitat for small mammals and reptiles. Finally, avoid insecticides. Common garden sprays are deadly to butterflies in the caterpillar stage and detrimental to any insect-eating birds that depend on insect protein for survival. By Jon Luoma More information on attracting birds, butterflies, and other wildlife to your yard can be found at www.edf.org/more/10506. EDF Membership 1-800-684-3322 Contact-EDF@edf.org © 1999 Environmental Defense Fund (www.edf.org) 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 | |
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"Are You Strong Enough To Bend?"
"Like the tree out in the backyard That never has been broken by the wind …if we're strong enough to bend." - sung by Tanya Tucker When the strong winds of adversity begin to blow, are you strong enough to bend with them? Or will the winds break you? Are you flexible or inflexible? Are you the oak tree or the willow? Once there was and oak tree Who was tall and proud and magestic. Near the oak was a willow tree Whose branches were tossed by the breezes. The oak tree ridiculed the willow Stating how tall and straight and strong he was That HIS branches were never tossed by the breeze. One day, a strong wind storm came into their clearing. The oak told the willow to be strong and to stand against the storm. The willow told the oak that she would survive by bending with the wind. The oak laughed at her and told her she would be destroyed. The winds came. The storm blew its fury at the two trees. The oak stood strong against the storm. The willow was tossed and blown. Suddenly there was a loud cracking And the sound of a tree falling. When the storm ended and the skies became clear, There was only one tree standing, The other was shattered on the ground. Sadly the remaining tree looked at the broken tree and spoke, "I told you, the only way to survive was to bend with the winds But you were too proud to listen." And the willow wept for the oak who could not bend. Are you flexible enough to bend like the willow or inflexible like the oak? You must learn when to bend and when to stand strong. You must be grounded in the "Earth" (the Source of Life) while reaching for the "Sky" (spiritual, emotional, mental, or psychological). Take a lesson from the willow who adapted to what Life gave her. Don't try to be an oak tree standing inflexible and attempting to conquer Life. You must learn to flow with adversity, not try to conquer it. You must learn to adapt or be broken by the strong winds of Life. | ||
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The Mt.Washington American Legion Post 484 is sponsoring a dance with proceeds going to the Veterans Support Lodge. The Lodge office has tickets available. Cost is $20 per couple, beer and setups included. A DJ will spin the music. Saturday, February 27th from 9pm to 1:00am at Post 484, 1837 Sutton Avenue, Cincinnati. The office of the Lodge is 861-3100 EXT. 6571 or call volunteer service at EXT. 6332.
DIRECTIONS: TAKE I 275 (EAST); CROSS Ohio River [COMBS-HEHL BRIDGE]; (0.4 mi) BEAR RIGHT onto RAMP to KELLOGG AV; (0.3 mi) BEAR RIGHT onto KELLOGG AV; (0.3 mi) TURN LEFT onto SUTTON RD; (3 mi) End Point (1837 Sutton Rd, Cincinnati, OH) American Legion Post on Left.
