DCA: News and Current Issue Discussion & Unicum

A general secular news list with posts and discussion of news and other media items related to atheist, church-state separation, effects of religion, etc. Archives are public and membership is not restricted. The list is maintained by District of Columbia Atheists, Inc UNICUM is a free, Hungarian and English language electronic program magazin serving the Metropolitan Washington area with dissemination of Hungarian cultural/social events, local news, announcements, concerns

Saturday, 30 June 2012

[news] Not just chess: Atheists are organizing high school clubs, too

source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/not-just-chess-atheists-are-organizing-high-school-clubs-too/2012/06/29/gJQAaBPmBW_story.html High school kids can join the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Jewish Student Union, the Muslim Students Association and, in some schools, a Hindu or a Buddhist club. Now they can join the young atheists club, too. In another sign of the emergence of nonbelievers in American...

[news] Indian atheists seek recognition in the land of a million gods

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Indian-atheists-seek-recognition-in-the-land-of-a-million-gods/articleshow/14527853.cms NEW DELHI: Question 7 in the 2011 Indiacensus form asked respondents to disclose their religion and if it fell in the list of six major religions, then write a corresponding code. Most atheists and agnostics found this to be a closed question that compelled a religious response.Though...

[news] FSU embraces diverse religious - and nonreligious - beliefs

source:http://www.fsunews.com/article/20120629/FSVIEW/120629012/FSU-embraces-diverse-religious-nonreligious-beliefs?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7Cfrontpage If you walk through Florida State's campus, it's likely you'll see church groups handing out fliers to passersby, students joining hands in prayer or maybe the occasional student meditating on Landis Green.You might see advertisements for the Muslim Student Association...

[news] Atheist billboard takes on Catholic bishops in Texas

source:http://www.examiner.com/article/atheist-billboard-takes-on-catholic-bishops-texas "Quit the Church" says the large billboard alongside Interstate 30 east of Highway 360 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. "Put women's rights over Bishops' wrongs." The 14x48 foot billboard was erected by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Madison, Wis.-based state/church watchdog with 18,500 nonreligious members nationwide, including...

[SCOW] ChaNNels, June 2012

Hello members, I hope you are enjoying the summer... and the heat!Attached is the June issue of our club newsletter, ChaNNels. Read about what our club and members have been up to.This month features the state of SCOW as reported by Commodore Chris McGraw and the latest Chart Desk by Skipper Director Jonathan Thron (this will make you stop and think!). Also, many thanks to Thomas Vaughan, our training director, for his story...

Friday, 29 June 2012

Re: [SCOW] Volunteer needed

Chris, I in fact have experience in such roles and would be happy to do the job. I am interested to learn more so let me know the next steps. Thanks, Joe BonanniSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 29, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Chris McGraw <chrislmcgraw@gmail.com> wrote:Hi friends!Are you good at accepting checks, depositing them in the bank, and writing checks to reimburse SCOW volunteers? Well, we need your help! SCOW...

[SCOW] Volunteer needed

Hi friends!Are you good at accepting checks, depositing them in the bank, and writing checks to reimburse SCOW volunteers? Well, we need your help! SCOW has awesome volunteers to make our club run and we have a really nice board, but we are missing one position: a Treasurer. Let me know if you might be interested in helping.Cheers and fair winds,ChrisChris McGraw202 455-8...

[SCOW] The dawn sail is full! Thanks!

Vana on Bali DancerSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 29, 2012, at 4:49 PM, kevin longenbach <kflongenbach@gmail.com> wrote:The crew has been filled. Thanks to all of you who responded. Regards-- KFL kflongenbach@gmail.com 571-309-6705 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the General mailing list for the Sailing Club of Washington, DC (also known as the Google Groups "SCOW All"...

[SCOW] Dawn sail tomorrow anyone?

Need two crew for Bali Dancer from 5 am to 9 am tomorrow sat WSM before the heat and the crowds show up. VanaSent from my iPhoneOn Jun 29, 2012, at 4:49 PM, kevin longenbach <kflongenbach@gmail.com> wrote:The crew has been filled. Thanks to all of you who responded. Regards-- KFL kflongenbach@gmail.com 571-309-6705 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the General mailing...

[SCOW] Crew Closed for National Harbor Fireworks cruise

The crew has been filled. Thanks to all of you who responded. Regards-- KFL kflongenbach@gmail.com 571-309-6705 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the General mailing list for the Sailing Club of Washington, DC (also known as the Google Groups "SCOW All" group). To post to this group, send email to <scow-all@googlegroups.com> To unsubscribe from this group, send email...

[SCOW] Crew Call- Saturday night Fireworks cruise to National Harbor

I have Rebecca reserved for this coming saturday evening with the thought of sailing down to national harbor to watch the fire works show at 9:30 ( and either tie up at the docks or just drop anchor). There appears to be a day long fesitval going on as well with live music etc.http://nationalharbor.com/?s=FIREWORKS Tentative schedule Leave marina between 6:30 and 7:00pm for some sailing fun...

[SCOW] Selling One of our Cruisers

Spread the word; SCOW is selling a Catalina 25 SCOW has decided to put one of our cruisers, Topaz, a 1983 Catalina 25 up for sale. The NADA List Price for a 1983 Catalina 25 is $7,070 (boat) + $1,095 (motor) = $8,165. Topaz has a roller-furling headsail, a mainsail and mainsail cover, depth finder, VHF, Stove and dual batteries. So, if you are interested in owning your own Catalina 25, let me or one of the club's Executive...

Thursday, 28 June 2012

[SCOW] 2012 Cantina Cup

Hi sailors!For those of you wanting to participate in this year's Cantina Cup the Notice of the Race is now out and available. See the text below and attached. You can join a fun regatta and support a good community sailing mission. Here's a video of some of the Cantina Cup races from last year in which you can see some cool unidentified guys from SCOW who took home the cup last year in the non-spin keelboats. (It's...

[Unicum] Pet/House sitting

Dear Members:I'm a single, 35 year old Hungarian lady with lots of pet sitting experience. I offer pet/house sitting services (either to sleep over or visit within 5-8 miles from zip code 20818), short or long term does not matter.I do have a day time job in downtown Bethesda, M-F 9-5 and live in Cabin John (close to Glen Echo Park, off MacArthur Boulevard).I have a medium size, non-shedding, non-barking, housebroken...

[Unicum] munka keresés

Felvidéki származású, Budapesten tanuló egyetemi hallgató lány vendégem ittléte alatt (augusztus közepéig) szívesen vállal gyermek vagy idős gondozást tömegközlekedéssel megközelíthető helyen. Némi angol tudással is rendelkezik és szociális munkában, családvédelemben van gyakorlata. Elérhetősége: klarcsi2@gmail.com ...

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

[SCOW] Watch the America's Cup this Sunday!

Hi friends,Thought you might like to watch some great America's Cup sailing this Sunday at 2:30 on NBC! I haven't seen yet, but I bet our friend Gary Jobson will be commentator.ChrisAMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES FINALE COMES TO NBC The decisive final day of dramatic racing at the America's Cup World Series Newport will be shown coast to coast in the USA on NBC television on July 1, signaling the return of live America's Cup racing...

[SCOW] Racing Tonight

Thanks for those who showed up tonight for racing. It was fun. One rule clarification, if you are sailing upwind, and you are getting near shallow water, and you must tack to avoid running aground, but there is another competing boat next to you preventing your tack, you can call for room to tack due to shallow water, and the other boat must tack and give you room to tack. Just give them warning you are reaching...

[SCOW] Racing Update

Hello, If' winds settle down, we'll still attempt to race tonight. There is an SCA until 9 PM, but they are only calling for gusts up to 20. Right now it is gusting to 24, which is too much wind. I will be there no matter what. If you decide to come down, we'll have to see that winds settle down below 20 before putting any boats in the water. If things go like last night, it will settle down a bit by 6 ...

[SCOW] Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

-----Original Message----- From: Gary Hauptman <gphauptman@yahoo.com> To: discsailing <discsailing@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, Jun 27, 2012 10:44 am Subject: Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning Carl Schaefer (Cadence) sent us this valuable article about recognizing the signs of drowning. (They may...

[SCOW] Flying Scot Racing Tonight 6 PM

Come to racing tonight. It looks to be a beautiful cool and dry (very rare) summer evening with 5 - 10 kts. The SCA is over at 6PM. We will put the boats in the water around 5:30 and have a brief skippers' meeting at 6. We will be racing in the cove, and I'll try to get off as many short course races as possible, to emphasize starting and close boat handling, and to exercise our knowledge of right of way rules. Racing...

Tuesday, 26 June 2012

[Unicum] Hungarian Roma Ensemble ROMANO KOKALO at Fenton Street Market, Silver Spring Saturday June 30th and Smitshsonian Festival in DC Sunday July1st

Dear List Members, Please find the invitation below to two events featuring Romano Kokalo with cimbalom (dulcimer) virtuoso Kalman Balogh, one in Silver Spring, the other one at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in DC. 1. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 30, in the Fenton Street Market of Silver...