VA Volunteer lunch
June 30th 2015 marked the apreciation for those who
volunteer at the Jerry L Pettis VA Memorial Hospital.
The lunchen that lasted two hours, was held at the Double
Tree Hotel in Onterio California.
Volunteers were given awards for hours worked. They were
awarded pins and certificats for 100 to 10,000 hours
worked.
One volunteer James Miles recieved a trophy for working
over 32,000 hours.
There were also door prizes given out as well as speaches
from Larry Moore, the new directer of volunteer services
at Loma Linda VA.
Loma Linda VA Hospital has aproximently 500 volunteers in
verius capacities. Volunteers do anything from pushing
patients in wheelchairs, to giving directions and working
in the veterans cemitary.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Hamming it up Fieldday
Hamming it up Fieldday
The last weekend of Jue the Amaeur radio community gets
together for 24 hours. Durring the course of that time
radio operaters make contacts all over the world.
This weekend June 27th and 28th marked another year of
comeraudery among HAMs. They call this weekend Fieldday.
Thousands apon thousands of sponcered clubs perticipate
as well as individuals.
This event is sponcered by and monitered by the ARRL
(Amatuer Radio Relay League) and the goal is to get as
many HAM radio contacts as possible. Preferbly using
emergency power in a park or other public space to
promote the hobby.
Rules are aplied to insure accuracy of the contacts. For
instance, every contact has to give their grid square and
ARRL section they are in.
All of this is to promote the hobby of amatuer radio as
well as test skills and equipment in preperation for
emergency operation.
HAMs play an important role in a disaster situation such
as Huricane Katrina and the recent floods in Texas. Some
major disaster organisations use rafdio for
communications. Those include the Red Cross and Salvation
Army.
Modes of operation and bands for fieldday included FM
mode as well as AM.
Demonstrations were given by many groups oer the weekend.
You no longer have to know morse code to be licensed.
The last weekend of Jue the Amaeur radio community gets
together for 24 hours. Durring the course of that time
radio operaters make contacts all over the world.
This weekend June 27th and 28th marked another year of
comeraudery among HAMs. They call this weekend Fieldday.
Thousands apon thousands of sponcered clubs perticipate
as well as individuals.
This event is sponcered by and monitered by the ARRL
(Amatuer Radio Relay League) and the goal is to get as
many HAM radio contacts as possible. Preferbly using
emergency power in a park or other public space to
promote the hobby.
Rules are aplied to insure accuracy of the contacts. For
instance, every contact has to give their grid square and
ARRL section they are in.
All of this is to promote the hobby of amatuer radio as
well as test skills and equipment in preperation for
emergency operation.
HAMs play an important role in a disaster situation such
as Huricane Katrina and the recent floods in Texas. Some
major disaster organisations use rafdio for
communications. Those include the Red Cross and Salvation
Army.
Modes of operation and bands for fieldday included FM
mode as well as AM.
Demonstrations were given by many groups oer the weekend.
You no longer have to know morse code to be licensed.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Pride at LA Pride
LA Pride with pride
This weekend 6/12/2015, is pride weekend for the LGBT
community. Nearly every major city holding a pride event.
Los Angeles is certainly no exception. They hold their
pride in the city of West Hollywood every June.
If you were anywhere near Santa Monica blvd and San
Vicente Blvd you would have noticed large crouds unusualy
dressed and lots of rainbow flags everywhere.
Alot of guys with their shirts off and some in thongs.
Alot of rainbow colored hair.
Booths included Johnson and Johnson that was giving away
skin care product samples. There was also a Trans Station
sponcered by the amazon show "Trans Parent". They were
giving away tshirts and provided a comfortable place to
hang out.
Some of the booths even had games and wheels giving away
prizes. I won 2 tickets to Kotts Berry Farm, a local
theme park near DisneyLand.
At the end of the day they provded live entertnainment.
On the main stage at 6:30 pm was Willson Philips.
The weekend long event ends sunday June 14 and has
something for everyone.
This weekend 6/12/2015, is pride weekend for the LGBT
community. Nearly every major city holding a pride event.
Los Angeles is certainly no exception. They hold their
pride in the city of West Hollywood every June.
If you were anywhere near Santa Monica blvd and San
Vicente Blvd you would have noticed large crouds unusualy
dressed and lots of rainbow flags everywhere.
Alot of guys with their shirts off and some in thongs.
Alot of rainbow colored hair.
Booths included Johnson and Johnson that was giving away
skin care product samples. There was also a Trans Station
sponcered by the amazon show "Trans Parent". They were
giving away tshirts and provided a comfortable place to
hang out.
Some of the booths even had games and wheels giving away
prizes. I won 2 tickets to Kotts Berry Farm, a local
theme park near DisneyLand.
At the end of the day they provded live entertnainment.
On the main stage at 6:30 pm was Willson Philips.
The weekend long event ends sunday June 14 and has
something for everyone.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Pedestrion safe city?
Pedestrion safe?
Is your city pedestrion safe? Ever wondered how hard it
would be to get around your city on foot?
Imagine walking along on the sidewalk just for it to
sudenly end, or to have no crosswalk. If you live in Loma
Linda California thats what you expierience and then
some.
Then imagine being someone who is visualy impaired or in
a wheelchair having to deal with the sparce sidewalks as
well as un maintained sidewalks.
One such case is a fire hydrent in the middle of where a
sidewalk souuld be but isnt.
Loma Linda is a medical city with two major hospitals.
However, it is a mile walk or more between the hospitals
and the residential nieghborhoods.
Public transit is another issue. Although it is better
then some places it still needs work. OmniTrans runs to
and from the two hospitals. However, bus stops in town
are few and far between.
Again, residents get the short end of the deal by not
having nearby bus stops. If you live in a nieghborhood
the chances are good of having to wal a treaturous half
mile to a mile.
Why does the city not fix the issues and rather incure
the liability is unknown. But the fact that the liability
is there is of great concern not just to those who walk
but those those with cars as well.
Is your city pedestrion safe? Ever wondered how hard it
would be to get around your city on foot?
Imagine walking along on the sidewalk just for it to
sudenly end, or to have no crosswalk. If you live in Loma
Linda California thats what you expierience and then
some.
Then imagine being someone who is visualy impaired or in
a wheelchair having to deal with the sparce sidewalks as
well as un maintained sidewalks.
One such case is a fire hydrent in the middle of where a
sidewalk souuld be but isnt.
Loma Linda is a medical city with two major hospitals.
However, it is a mile walk or more between the hospitals
and the residential nieghborhoods.
Public transit is another issue. Although it is better
then some places it still needs work. OmniTrans runs to
and from the two hospitals. However, bus stops in town
are few and far between.
Again, residents get the short end of the deal by not
having nearby bus stops. If you live in a nieghborhood
the chances are good of having to wal a treaturous half
mile to a mile.
Why does the city not fix the issues and rather incure
the liability is unknown. But the fact that the liability
is there is of great concern not just to those who walk
but those those with cars as well.
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