CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
Alameda County is drafting a Climate Action Plan to improve transportation, reduce waste, and conserve energy in the Unincorporated Areas. Join us: Tuesday, Dec 1 at the Martinelli Event Center, 3585 Greenville Road, Livermore, California 94550 or Wednesday, Dec 2 at Eden United Church of Christ, 21455 Birch St, Hayward 94541. Please visit http://www.acgov.org/cda/planning/climate_action_plan.htm for more info.
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LEARN ABOUT NEUROFEEDBACK
Sat. Nov. 14- Get Smarter & Win Prizes at: "Introduction To Your Brain"
You are invited to attend a free afternoon of camaraderie, inspiration, fun and invaluable information sharing at:
The Monterey Center of Alameda, on Saturday, November 14th
from
2pm to 6pm
2 - 2:45 Meet & greet, refreshments, facility orientation. Then open communication around the room: introductions. Why we've come to this meeting and what we want to handle in life. Introduce raffle game!
3:00 Presentation by Ron Fitch: Introduction To Your Brain
Topics will include:
* Emotions .vs. Feelings - What is an Emotion? What is a Feeling?
* A user-friendly explanation of some of the major areas of our brain, what they do, and what happens if those areas "malfunction"
* An explanation of the major brain waves, what they are and how they can be improved. Learn what places, on the forehead can be improved for handling "stress" (anxiety or unhappiness) and what places on the head can be worked for short-term memory improvement or for long-term memory enhancement.
* Overview of what a Brain map is all about
* A brief explanation of Add, Adhd, OCD, etc. Why people with these disorders do what they do
* How our Brain is involved in the process of "Shutting Off Our Confusion" (which leads to our goofy computations about life)
* An simple explanation of our "Memory Circuits" and how they can be improved with NFB and Memory Recall Improvement (M-R-I); essentially Straight-wire and Lock-Scanning.
4:00 - 4:15 Break and Raffle time! Win a Brain Map-- (a $120 value)
4:15 to end -
* A brief biofeedback meter demonstration will be given, showing how easy it is to find a memory circuit, if you have chosen the correct key words. See how M-R-I actually works.
* Learn how NFB on the "memory circuits" can enhance the M-R-I process
* Raffle winners' announcements.
* The first winner can receive their prize immediately following the meeting.
All attendees can receive an intro NFB session coupons for only $5 a session :-)
RSVP today at: 510-337-0423 for directions
or sign up for free for our regular monthly meetings at: http://self-improvement.meetup.com/239/calendar/11360394/?success=event_edit_short&eventAction=editing
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HOLIDAY ANIME FAIRE
Holiday Anime Faire - Saturday, December 5th
Features Manga Start art classes, artist demos, anime shopping, arts and crafts, gift-making – cards, plushies, ornaments; an anime viewing lounge, anime & holiday music. Exhibitors include Anime 101, Anime Palace, Collectors Universe & Anime, Fanime- the fan's con, Serenity Dream, P.M.B.Q Studios, Sakura of America and more.
Saturday December 5th
10am to 3pm
Teen Center in Central Park, 39770 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA
$5.00 entrance fee includes a goodie bag and two activity tickets. More tickets are available for $1 each and can be used for creating art projects and some snacks.
The Manga Start classes requires an additional fee.
We are pleased to announce our first Bay Area-Wide Art Show & Contest!
Participation in this contest grants you a complimentary artists entry into the Holiday Anime Faire!
Win AWESOME Prizes (donated by Sakura of America, P.M.B.Q. Studios, Dark Horse Comics, and Viz Media) for each age category! We know there are tons of talented up-and-coming artists out there in the Bay Area. Now’s your chance to strut your stuff! Don’t be shy, we want to show off YOUR art!
For Kids: Coloring Contest This is our competition for kids from K to 6th Grade.
For Teens and Adults: Postcard Art Contest Use at least one of the Fremont Anime characters in a postcard illustration.
The event is co-sponsored by the Fremont Parks & Recreation Department and PMBQ Studios.
For more information: www.holidayanimefaire.com
Specific questions? Contact Rena Dein rdein@fremont.gov (510) 494-4344… [more]
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A GRATITUDE THANKSGIVING
Cafe Gratitude has been serving a FREE Thanksgiving Meal at their restaurants for the past 5 years. Each year, participating Cafe Gratitude locations have served a free meal to an average of 300 people! This is Café Gratitude’s give back to customers for their support and patronage. On Thanksgiving, the cafes operate on 100% volunteer efforts, comprised of staff and community members.
This year we have 4 Cafe Gratitude locations participating. Please join us at Cafe Gratitude in San Rafael, Healdsburg, San Francisco and Berkeley from 11am till 3pm. Bring your friends and family. Bring someone new. Come and serve your community.
To volunteer, please arrive at the Cafe Gratitude nearest you, between 11am and 3pm. No need to RSVP. Together, we will serve as many meals as we can, until all the food is served.
We appreciate the generosity of Veritable Vegetable, Bariani Olive Oil, and other local merchants, who have donated food to this meal in past years. To donate please contact info@cafegratitude.com… [more]
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YWCA YOUNG WOMEN
& Money Conference Saturday, December 5th Marriott Oakland City Center 1001 Broadway in Oakland Learn the street smarts of money, good credit, balancing your checks, paying bills and more. All ages welcome. Register online www.ywca-berkeley.org or call 510-848-6370
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STORIES: AFRICA IN THE 60'S
Free event at the Central Berkeley Public Library, Saturday Oct 31, 2-3 pm.
Author Thomas Turman presents his new book WAWA, West Africa Wins Again, an architect’s humorous 60’s memoir of teaching in Ghana.
Turman joined Buckminster Fuller and an international group of architects and engineers to form an experimental faculty at the University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He recently returned to teach, visit former students/friends, and help with accreditation of the department. Thomas Turman is an architect and engineer who has practiced in Northern California for the last 30 years, and taught in all the major schools of architecture in the Bay Area. http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org.
For more information, call 510-981-6151… [more]
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ARCHITECT IS “IN” 10/25
THE ARCHITECT IS “IN”: FREE CONSULTATIONS AT BUILDERS BOOKSOURCE
Free consultations with the Architect, Mercedes Corbell
Come discuss your ideas, questions and thoughts about renovating or expanding your home. Feel free to bring photos, sketches, or drawings, or just ideas and get insight into things such as project costs, design ideas, accounting for deferred maintenance, what the planning and building department might allow, and green choices,
Bring photos, sketches, drawings, ideas, questions about what's possible, the ideas you've been considering, budget, how to manage deferred maintenance in a project, green choices, and whatever else you've been pondering about your house.
When: Sunday October 25 12 to 5 pm
Sunday November 8 12 to 5 pm
Where: Builders Booksource, 1817 Fourth Street, Berkeley; buildersbooksource.com
Cost: FREE! Advance reservations suggested
www.mercedescorbelldesign.com
Mercedes Corbell, Architect, LEED AP, and Certified Green Building Professional is the principal of Mercedes Corbell Design + Architecture. MCDA specializes in residential and commercial projects with an emphasis on green design. For more information, visit mercedescorbelldesign.com or call 510.832.8970… [more]
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