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Sparkling
cocktail
recipes for
holiday
celebration
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014 SECTION B
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
On the record: Sheila Johnson
SALAMANDER HOTELS AND RESORTS
Business maven Sheila C. Johnson, CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts, said it is important for women in business to assert
themselves. Her advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to never give up.
Entrepreneur offers advice to women in business and dishes on newest venture
By Michaela L. Duckett
[email protected]
LA MARCA PROSECCO
Planning an Independence Day celebration? Wow
guests by incorporating the red, white and blue
theme into everything from the decor to the menu.
By Michaela L. Duckett
[email protected]
If you’re hosting an Independence Day celebration, a
refreshing cocktail made with Italian sparkling wine is a
great way to wow your guests. Try one of these red,
white and blue recipes made with La Marca Prosecco.
Picnic Perfect
4 ounces La Marca Prosecco
1 ounce bourbon
3/4 ounce homemade sweet and sour (recipe follows)
1/3 cup sliced strawberries
1 whole strawberry for garnish
Directions: Muddle sliced strawberries with bourbon
and strain liquid into serving glass. Combine with sweet
and sour and top with 4 ounces La Marca Prosecco.
Garnish with whole strawberry and serve. Makes one
cocktail.
Homemade Sweet & Sour Mix
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
Directions: Simply combine all ingredients and stir
until sugar is dissolved. Store in refrigerator. Makes 2
cups.
***
Simple Summer
4 ounces La Marca Prosecco
1 ounce coconut rum
1/2 ounce triple sec
Fresh coconut garnish
Directions: Crack a fresh coconut open, remove a portion of the flesh and cut out a star-shaped garnish. Add
the coconut rum and triple sec to serving glass, followed
by 4 ounces of La Marca Prosecco. Garnish with the
coconut star and serve. Makes one cocktail.
***
Blue Breeze
4 ounces La Marca Prosecco
1 ounce gin
1/4 ounce elderflower liquer
Squeeze of a lemon wedge
Fresh blueberries for garnish
Directions: Combine the gin, elderflower liqeur and
lemon juice in a serving glass. Top with La Marca
Prosecco, garnish with fresh blueberries and serve.
Makes one cocktail.
For more sparkling cocktail recipes, visit www.lamarcaprosecco.com.
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Sheila Johnson knows a
thing or two about business.
Since launching Black
Entertainment Television in
1979 with then-husband Bob
Johnson, Johnson has gone
on to tackle other ventures
including sitting on a number
of refutable boards, producing documentaries and
becoming part-owner of
three professional sports
teams
–
the
WNBA’s
Washington Mystics, NBA’s
Washington Wizards and the
NHL’s Washington Capitals.
Johnson is also a partner in
ProJet Aviation, a comprehensive aviation service company, and a partner in Mistral
- the makers of fine bath,
body, and home products. In
2012, she launched her own
collection of luxury scarves
inspired by her travels
around the world. As if that wasn’t enough,
Johnson is also founder and
CEO of Salamander Hotels &
Resorts, a hospitality and
management
company
which oversees a growing
portfolio of luxury properties, including three Florida
golf and family resorts reaching from the Gulf of Mexico
to the Atlantic Ocean –
Innisbrook Resort in Tampa
Bay, Reunion Resort in
Orlando, and Hammock
Beach Resort in Palm Coast.
Johnson’s
equestrianinspired and luxurious
Salamander Resort & Spa
debuted in August. Located
in the heart of Virginia’s
horse and wine country, the
flagship resort was recognized by USA Today as
among the world’s top eight
hotel openings of 2013.
Salamander was recently
selected by Tryon Equestrian
Partners to assist with the
development and management of hospitality and golf
operations for the $100 million Tryon Resort opening
this summer in Mill Springs,
N.C.
The Post caught up with
Johnson while she was in
North Carolina last week to
make the announcement. In
the following Q&A, Johnson
gets down to business. Read
on to see what she has to say
about surviving in business
as a woman in a man’s world
and watching the “double
bottom line” for success.
The Charlotte Post: What
advice do you have for
aspiring entrepreneurs on
building a successful business?
Sheila Johnson: “First of all,
have an enormous amount of
patience. Really believe in
yourself and your passion,
and be very careful who you
bring into your space as you
are building a company
because there are a lot of
people out there that really
do not want you to succeed
and have their own agenda.
It’s very tough for a woman
these days to be able to do
this. So you’ve got to be
extraordinarily careful. And
lastly, never give up!”
TCP: In business, it’s often
a “man’s world.” Sometimes
women feel their voices are
not heard. What advice can
you offer on speaking up
and being respected in the
boardroom?
S.J.: “I encounter it every
day, and it’s just a matter of
being able to learn how to
eyeball them and let them
know that you have no fear,
you are willing to collaborate,
you are willing to hear their
side, but in the end, we weigh
all issues. And if you are the
boss, as a woman, that’s
where the ultimate decision
comes down to, and they
have to respect it.”
TCP: What makes Tryon
Resort stand out as an
equestrian destination?
S.J.: “I think what’s important about this property in
North Carolina… is that we
are exposing everybody of
every
socio-economic
income to horses. I think
that’s important. There
should not be any boundaries that young people cannot reach across to be a party
and experience the equestrian community. We are open
to bringing everyone here.”
TCP: What should we
know about the Salamander
brand?
S.J.: “We are continuing to
grow our properties. I want to
become one of the most successful hotel brands in the
country. We not only own,
but we also manage hotels.
We are about business. We
are about excellence. We
have a team of executives
that I think are the best in the
country. It is my job to keep
that team together…”
TCP: What other projects
are in the works for you?
S.J.: “I do so many other
things. I am [an executive
committee member] of the
United
States
Golf
Association, where I am
working on more inclusiveness and more diversity. I
own
three
teams
in
Washington, D.C…. People
say, ‘You wear so many different hats.’ They don’t
understand, these hats are
important in keeping my
entire
company
going
because I have cast my net
very wide so that I can network and make a difference.”
TCP: What is some of the
best advice anyone has ever
given you about business?
S.J.: “The best advice I have
ever received is about watching the double-bottom line.
It’s not only about making
your company work economically, but it’s also about giving back to the community.
Because when you do that,
the community comes back
to you, and that’s what’s
important.”
Celebrating the Fourth of July
Hosting a casual gathering for
friends and family can be fun
By Michaela L. Duckett
[email protected]
The Fourth of July holiday weekend is finally upon us. It’s
a great time for gathering with family and friends to celebrate
our nation’s independence.
If you’re hosting a fete this year, event planner and certified
meeting professional Karen Lawrence, founder of It’s My
Affair, LLC, recommends keeping it relaxed and casual.
“The main thing is to just have fun,” she said. “This is a time
of year that’s more relaxed. People just want to get together,
socialize, relax and have fun. I would not go with something
formal. I would do something very informal this time of
year.”
Instead of fussing with complicated menus, white linen and
seating charts, Lawrence suggests finding simple ways to get
creative with the holiday’s patriotic theme. Decorating your
Fourth of July bash can be as simple as finding fun ways to
stick with the red-white-and-blue color scheme.
This time of year, party supply stores like Party City are
treasure troves of patriotic décor. Pick up a few flags, banners
or bunting to hang on the wall. A few helium-filled latex balloons are another simple but effective way to set a festive
mood for the holiday.
Another suggestion, Lawrence said, is painting a basket red,
white and blue and using it as a utensil holder or table centerpiece. She recommends not only tying the theme into your
décor, but food and beverages can be color coded as well.
“You can buy different color soft drinks in clear bottles,”
she said. “Find a drink that’s blue or a punch that is red and
something that’s clear. You can incorporate those colors into
your tub of drinks if you are doing an outdoor party.”
An added bonus of hosting a Fourth of July bash at home
is not having to worry about the awkwardness of getting rid
of lingering guests. When the sun begins to set, it’s time to
usher everyone out to see the fireworks. Here are a few of the
best spots to watch a show:
U.S. National Whitewater Center 4th of July Festival, July
3-4: Enjoy two days of family fun at the U.S. National
Whitewater Center, listening to live music and watching the
A red, white and blue theme makes decorating easy.
fireworks light up over the whitewater of the Catawba River.
Cost is $5 for parking. Hours are 3:30-10 p.m. each day. Call
(704) 391-3900 or visit usnwc.org for more information.
Funny Bunny Cocktail Party @ Peculiar Rabbit, July 4, 811 p.m.: Tickets are $50 and include open bar (beer and wine
only), party favors, passed appetizers, Fun Mugs Photo Booth
with props and a roof top firework display.
WBT Skyshow Charlotte @ BB&T Ballpark, July 4: The
party begins with a street festival at 3 p.m. that includes interactive kids activities, a Ferris wheel and live entertainment.
Then, watch the Charlotte Knights take on the Norfolk Tides
and stick around for the largest firework show of the season.
Game tickets start at $10. For more details, visit
www.wbt.com.
Plaza Midwood 4th of July Pig Pickin,’ July 4: This annual
celebration, held in Plaza Midwood, features live music, beer,
food, fireworks and more. Visit the event’s Facebook page,
www.facebook.com/pmpig, for more information.
Stars on the Square @ Burnsville Town Square, July 5:
Celebrate Independence Day in Yancey County with a fun
fireworks display followed by a unique stargazing experience. The Blue Ridge Astronomy Group says viewers can
expect a special celestial occurrence that night as Mars will be
at connection with the moon, which will be at first quarter.
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High-powered telescopes
will be set up for viewing
stars, constellations, planets and satellites. Once the
stargazing begins, all town
lights near the square are
turned off, while traffic is
detoured to reduce headlight glare. The fun begins
at dark. No charge to
attend.
Contact Bob Hampton at
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Tips for a tasty Independence Day BBQ
(828) 675-4449 or visit
www.blueridgeastronygroup.com for more information. For lodging info,
visit www.yanceychamber.com.
Six ways to boost your
immune system’s strength
Any time someone sneezes
or coughs, I instantly get
tensed as I think of the many
germ particles floating in the
air, looking for the perfect
body in which to take up residence.
As hard as I try to shield
them, they move too fast, even
for me. The moment they are
released, no running or rolling
the
window
down can save
me from them. In
these cases, our
only line of defense is our imANDREA mune system,
ROYAL
which acts as a
protector against
germs so that our bodies will
not shut down. Boosting your immune system so that it works efficiently
requires incorporating healthy
eating choices into your diet.
Having a general understanding of how your body works allows you to develop a more
conscious and healthy lifestyle.
The truth is, we inhale thousands upon thousands of
germs each day. Take a moment to think about that. Each
time you breathe, you are
breathing in millions of germs.
Knowing this, it makes sense to
prep your body for illnesses attempting to attack it. That’s
why we boost our immune sys-
tem. The same way a company
gives out incentives to its employers to boost or strengthen
the morale within the workplace so that everyone is happy
and on the same page, we want
our immune system strengthened so that when germs (bacteria and viruses) attempt to
enter our body and shut it
down, it will serve as a blocker
against them.
Ways to boost your immune
system:
1. Drink water. We want to
flush out the toxins from our
bodies. The way to do that is
staying hydrated. Another
benefit is it helps digest food.
A strong digestive system allows nutrition to distribute adequately.
2. Eat smart, eat healthy. Eating a boatload of hot dogs,
hamburgers, fries, pizza, and
drinking soda by the liter
sounds like a good time, and
it’s an even better time for
those germs to slip in and take
over because your immune
system is not receiving any nutrients from these types of
foods. Citrus fruits loaded
with Vitamin C, foods rich in
protein (chicken, fish, turkey,
lean cuts of beef), quinoa, black
beans, spinach, lemon, ginger,
garlic, broccoli, kale, sweet potatoes, all are better alternatives for boosting your im-
mune system.
3. Adequate amounts of
sleep. It goes without saying; if
you do not get enough sleep,
your body will shut down on
you. It needs rest to refuel energy levels so that you can do
what you did the day before 10
times better the next day. 4. Proper hygiene. It is simple; wash your hands, use hand
sanitizer, brush your teeth,
wash your hair, face and body.
Period.
5. Check ups. It is necessary
to make sure your vitals are
still vital and your ticker is still
ticking. 6. Exercise. This one is my favorite, naturally. Maintaining a
consistent workout plan
throughout
your
week
strengthens your body, while
your blood is able to flow easier and pumps rapidly.
In order to stay healthy we
have to think healthy and practice healthy habits. Learn how
to take care of your body and
protect yourself. Andrea Royal is a Charlottebased bikini fitness model. On
her blog, “The Royal Truth: A
Fitness Model’s Story,” the selfdescribed shy, awkward, goofy
girl from New York chronicles
her journey breaking into the
world of bodybuilding. Visit qcfitnessmodeling.blogspot.com
or follow her on Twitter @a_royalfit. The Charlotte Post
STATEPOINT
Southern grilling guru Fred
Thompson, author of the backto-basics
recipe
book,
“Williams-Sonoma Grill Master,” shares the secrets to
grilling the perfect steak:
1. Buy good meat. Grass-fed
and grass-finished beef tastes
better and has a bolder flavor
that holds up particularly well
against the lick of the grill’s
flames.
2. Stick with simple seasoning. Sprinkle steak liberally on
both sides with salt and pepper
when you take it out of the refrigerator. Brush steaks on
both sides with a little olive oil
(not extra virgin). This facilitates the heat transfer, so you
can get an evenly browned
crust and a delicious steak
house flavor.
3. Remember timing is important. There’s nothing worse
than a rubbery, tasteless overcooked steak. Professionals
use touch to gauge doneness,
and so can you. Touch your index finger to your cheek. When
the meat feels this way, the
steak is rare. Touch the tip of
your nose. That firmness
equates to medium. Your forehead is well done. “But please
don’t go there,” said Thompson.
4. Let it rest. If you cut into a
AMERICAN+ICONS
piece of beef as soon as it
comes off the grill, you will lose
precious juices. Give the proteins in the steak the opportunity to unwind a little bit from
the heat they have just experienced. Let most steaks rest at
least five to 10 minutes to give
the juices time to redistribute
evenly throughout the meat.
SPEC
5. Skip the steak sauce. A
pat of plain or compound butter is the perfect finish.
Even experienced grillers
need new tips, tools and tricks
to perfect their steaks, ribs and
dry rub techniques. For more
grill tips and BBQ recipes, visit
www.WeldonOwen.com.
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Change the world this summer: Volunteer time
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By Terri Fedonczak
teer together and make a real
difference in your community.
SPECIAL TO THE POST
There are a plenty of ways to
Do you really want your fam- get involved; it just depends on
ily to spend the summer what interests your family.
watching TV and playing video Here are a few tips to get
games? Of course not. You’re started:
better than that.
1. Use organizations like the
Instead, you can be a crew of United Way as resources. Call a
Superheroes (capes optional) local chapter and ask what orand do something to help other ganized opportunities they ofpeople.
fer in your area.
This summer, make a con2. If you’re a family of animal
scious effort to find opportuni- lovers, call a local animal shelties for your family to volun- ter or veterinarian’s office to
see if they need help. Or, get a
group of family and friends together and offer to help your
neighbors with a pet sitting or
dog walking service.
3. If you love seniors (and
who doesn’t; they’re so funny
and sassy), call local retirement
homes to see if they need any
help entertaining the residents.
You and the family could stop
by and chat with someone
who’s lonely or organize a special event or a play for all the
residents..
4. If the environment is important to your family, check
events listings for any organized roadside or neighborhood
cleanups. If you can’t find one,
create your own. Create a campaign or program to encourage
other families in your neighborhood or church to switch to
do more to conserve and recycle.
5. Call a local community
center or church and ask if they
need help decorating for an
event. You and your family can
lend a few extra hands to help
arrange flowers, paint banners,
or make centerpieces. If anyone in your clan is tech savvy,
maybe they could design a
flyer or help create an ad for
their website or Facebook page.
If none of these ideas appeal
to you, put on your creative
hat and come up with your
own. Better yet, get your family together to brainstorm as a
group.
Get up, get out and do something for others this summer.
That way, your children will
actually have something meaningful to say when someone
asks they spent their summer.
Do some research and come up
with a few different options to
get started.
Terri Fedonczak is a life
coach, parent counselor and
author of “Field Guide to
Plugged-In Parenting” and
“Even if You Were Raised by
Wolves.” Visit her online at
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you should.
According to the American
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Academy of HIV Medicine, 90
Do you know your HIV sta- percent of all new HIV infectus? Does your partner? If not, tions are caused by individuals
who do not know they are infected.
AAHIVM is advocating for
doctors around the country to
begin routinely testing all new
patients they see as the Affordable Care Act has resulted in
millions of patients across the
country seeing a new health
care provider for the first time
this year.
“Because of the ACA,
providers can expect to see
new patients coming into their
offices,” said James M. Friedman,
z11 executive director of
AAHIVM. “They should apply
the principles of routine HIV
testing to all of those patients.
This is an amazing opportunity
to test patients who have never
been tested before, and to facilitate regular testing with those
who would benefit from it.”
Since 2006, the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
has recommended routine HIV
screening for all patients in all
health-care setting, as well as
annual screening for those at
high risk for HIV infection.
The CDC recently released a
new testing algorithm that includes a recommendations for
early identification of those
with acute HIV infection
through the use of HIV combination tests, which can detect
both HIV antigen as well as antibodies. It is estimated that as
many as half of all new HIV infections are transmitted by
people in the acute or early
stage of infection
AAHIVM recommends that
HIV providers familiarize
themselves with the new testing algorithm, as well as re-familiarize themselves with the
CDC’s 2006 principles of routine testing.
“It’s time for providers across
the country to dust off their
routine testing boots, and start
implementing these practices
afresh,” continued Friedman.
“With so much turn over in the
health care system, and the
growth in the number of patients with new access to care,
we can’t afford to miss this opportunity to identify HIV infected patients and get them
into regular care & treatment.”
Visit the AAHIVM website at
www.aahivm.org for more information.
The push is on for routine HIV testing in healthcare
By Michaela L. Duckett
No warrant, no problem
By Theodoric Meyer
PROPUBLICA
The government isn’t allowed to wiretap American citizens without a warrant from a
judge, but there are plenty of
legal ways for law enforcement
and other government officials
to snoop on the telling digital
trails you create every day.
Authorities can often obtain
emails and texts without showing probable cause of a crime.
These powers are entirely separate from the National Security Agency’s collection of
Americans’ phone records en
masse, which the House of
Representatives voted to end
last month.
Here’s a look at what the government can get from you and
the legal framework behind its
power:
Phone records
Listening to your phone calls
without a judge’s warrant is illegal if you’re a U.S. citizen, but
police don’t need a warrant to
monitor the numbers for incoming and outgoing calls in
real time, as well as the duration of the calls. The government can also get historical
phone records with an administrative subpoena, which
doesn’t require a judge’s approval.
Police can get phone records
without a warrant thanks to a
1979 Supreme Court case,
Smith v. Maryland, which
found that the Constitution’s
Fourth Amendment protection
against unreasonable search
and seizure doesn’t apply to a
list of phone numbers. The
Electronic Communications
Privacy Act — a 1986 law that
underpins much of how the
government can get digital
data — requires providers to allow access to real-time data
with a court order and historical data with a subpoena.
Location data
Your cell phone is basically a
tracker. Many cell phone carriers provide authorities with a
phone’s location and may
charge a fee for doing so. Cell
towers track where your phone
is at any moment; so can the
GPS features in some smartphones.
In response to an inquiry by
Sen. Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, Sprint reported that it provided location
data to U.S. law enforcement
67,000 times in 2012. AT&T reported receiving 77,800 requests for location data in
2012. (AT&T also said that it
charges $100 to start tracking a
phone and $25 a day to keep
tracking it.) Other carriers, including T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular
and Verizon, didn’t specify the
number of location data requests they had received or
the number of times they’ve
provided it.
Internet service providers
can also provide location data
that tracks users via their computer’s IP address — a unique
number assigned to each computer.
Courts have been divided for
years on whether police need a
warrant from a judge to get cell
phone location data. Back in
2005, Judge Stephen W. Smith
denied a government request
for real-time access to location
data, and some judges have
followed his lead. But other
courts have ruled that no warrant in necessary.
Emails
Here’s where the rules get really complicated. Authorities
need a warrant to get unopened emails that are less
than 180 days old, but they
can obtain opened email as
well as unopened emails that
are at least 180 days old with
only a subpoena as long as
they notify the customer
whose email they’ve requested.
The government can also get
older unopened emails without
notifying the customer if they
get a court order that requires
them to offer “specific and articulable facts showing that
there are reasonable grounds
to believe” the emails are “relevant and material to an ongoing criminal investigation” — a
higher bar than a subpoena.
Drafts are different. Communicating through draft emails, à
la David Petraeus and Paula
Broadwell, seems sneaky. But
drafts are actually easier for investigators to get than recently
sent emails because the law
treats them differently.
The ECPA distinguishes gives
stored electronic data — including draft emails that were
never sent — less protection
under the law. Authorities need
only a court order or a subpoena to get them.
Texts
Investigators need only a
court order or a subpoena, not
a warrant, to get text messages
that are at least 180 days old
from a cell provider — the
same standard as emails. Many
carriers charge authorities a fee
to provide texts and other information. Sprint charges $30
for access to a customer’s
texts, according to documents
obtained by the ACLU in 2012,
while Verizon charges $50.
The ECPA also applies to text
messages, which is why the
rules are similar to those governing emails. But the ECPA
doesn’t apply when it comes to
reading texts or accessing
other data on a physical cell
phone rather than getting them
from a carrier.
The Supreme Court recently
ruled that police needed a warrant to search the phones of
people who had been arrested.
The court dismissed the Justice
Department’s argument that
searching a cell phone was not
materially different than
searching a wallet or a purse.
“That is like saying a ride on
horseback is materially indistinguishable from a flight to
the moon,” Chief Justice John
G. Roberts Jr. wrote in the opinion.
Cloud data
Authorities typically need
only a court order or a subpoena to get data from Google
Drive, Dropbox, SkyDrive and
other services that allow users
to store data on servers, or “in
the cloud,” as it’s known.
The law treats cloud data the
same as draft emails — authorities don’t need a warrant to get
it. But files that you’ve shared
with others — say, a collaboration using Google Docs —
might require a warrant under
the ECPA if it’s considered
“communication” rather than
stored data.
Social media
When it comes to sites like
Facebook,
Twitter
and
LinkedIn, the rules depend on
what authorities are after. Content is treated the same way as
emails — unopened content
less than 180 days old requires
a warrant, while opened content and content at least 180
days old does not.
Authorities can get IP addresses from social networks
the same way they get them
from Internet service providers
— with a court order showing
the records are relevant to an
investigation for real-time access, and with a subpoena for
historical records.
Twitter says that “non-public
information about Twitter
users is not released except as
lawfully required by appropriate legal process such as a subpoena, court order, or other
valid legal process,” except in
emergencies “involving the
danger of death or serious
physical injury to a person.”
Facebook says it requires a
warrant from a judge to disclose a user’s “messages, photos, videos, wall posts, and location information.”
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New Zion announces new service hours
WORSHIP BRIEFS
July 5
New Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, located at 217 West
Lane, has announced new
service hours.
Every Saturday starting July
5, Christian Education (formerly Sunday School) will be
held from 9-9:40 a.m. Worship
Service will begin at 10 a.m.
Bible Study will be held every
Wednesday from 6:30-7:30
p.m.
Call (704) 399-4915 or visit
www.insidenewzion.org for
more information.
July 11 - 13
Join Apostle John and
Prophet Delisa Lindsey and
the True Love Church family
as they host the “General of
Deliverance”
featuring
Apostle Ivory L. Hopkins,
founder of Pilgrim’s Ministry
of Deliverance in Harbeson,
Delaware. Services will be held
July 11 at 7 p.m., July 12 at 10
a.m. and July 13 at 11 a.m.
True Love Church of Refuge is
located at 5201-D Nations
Ford Road in the Yorkmont
Shopping
Center.
Visit
www.truelovechur-
chofrefuge.org or contact
Delisa Lindsey at (980) 5228096 or by email at [email protected] for more
information.
July 31 – August 2
The 10th annual National
Baptist Convention USA, Inc.
Southeast Region Youth
Conference will be held at
Silver Mount Baptist Church,
located at 50 W. Arrowood
Road. This will be the first
time in a decade that the conference has been held in
Charlotte. In addition to youth
from North Carolina, the con-
ference also attracts young
people from Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, Virginia, the
Bahamas and the Virgin
Islands.
Visit
www.NationalBaptist.com or
contact Chandler Sanders at
(704) 522-1528 for more information.
To submit your announcements, email the information
in text format without attachments
to
[email protected]. Weekly deadline is
12 p.m. Monday.
We are living in very challenging
times
today.
Pressured in the workplace,
stressed out at home, people
are trying to make sense of
their lives.
2 Corinthians 4:13-18 promises, “Though outwardly we
are
wasting
away,
yet
inwardly we are
being renewed
day by day; for
our light and
momentary troubles are achieving for us eternal
LYNDIA
glory that far outGRANT
weighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what
is seen, but what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.”
When we release our struggle to a Higher Power, we not
only survive, we plant roots
that will keep us strong forever.
While there’s tension on one
hand there’s introspection
and exploration on the other.
How do you keep on going
when life knocks you down?
It’s one thing to be positive
when things are going well,
but it is something altogether
different when you’re blindsided.
What do you do when someone you love is taken away
either by death or some other
reason? When a debilitating
illness strikes you or a family
member?
How do you handle it when
your grown children refuse to
grow up and continue to
depend on you? Or when your
teenagers decide they are too
grown to listen any more?
Where do you turn when
your “lifetime” job is suddenly downsized after 15 or 20
years and leaves you feeling
devastated?
All you can do is depend on
God.
Sharon Lechter wrote a new
book titled, “Think and Grow
Rich for Women,” but this
prayer she included in her
chapter on “Faith” will work
for anyone – men, women or
children. It reads:
“As I begin this journey, I
know I will feel excitement
and energy as well as fear and
frustration. I trust that your
Divine love is encouraging
and forgiving. I believe that
true success starts with a richness of spirit. Please enter my
heart and help my faith to
grow stronger every day.
When it is as small as a mustard seed, show me how this
tiny treasure can create a forest. When my faith is as huge
as a mighty oak tree, help me
have the humility to see every
small, helpless creature in its
shadow and offer nourishment, shelter, and shade.
Growing successful is my
earthly goal, but growing in
faith will remain my spiritual
mission.”
During my tough times, I
kept my faith strong. I read
my Bible daily and woke up
early each day to pray and
meditate, picturing my life as
a working woman again and in
good health.
I turned my television off,
and instead listened to Les
Brown, Zig Ziglar, Wayne
Dyer, Joyce Meyer, Bishop
T.D. Jakes, and Louise Hay. I
had to strengthen myself
from within. It worked, I’m no
longer a diabetic, and my
finances
have
greatly
improved. My message to you
is that you can make it against
all odds as well.
Making it against all odds, challenges
Thursday, July 3, 2014
The Prophet’s Column
6183 NC Highway 109 South, Wadesboro, NC 28170
As It Was In The Day Of Noe (Part 4- Last Part)
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect
in his generations, and Noah walked with God.' (Gen. 6:9) Look at
those Words; "...perfect in his generations..." This means that Noah
and his family were not polluted by the fallen angels. Just this very
small group escaped the pollution. And we are told that; "...Noah
found grace in the eyes of the LORD." (Gen. 6:8) This means that
Noah was saved by the grace of God. Are you saved by the grace of
God? I am. After Noah finished the Ark, the LORD said: "...Come
thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous
before me in this generation." (Gen. 7:1) "The selfsame day entered
Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japeth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's
wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark." (Gen.
7:13) This leads to the question I've asked several; "how many were
saved by grace when the Flood came?" Would it surprise you to know
that many flunk that question? Out of all the souls on the earth worldwide, only eight souls were saved. And you ask me the question; 'are
you telling us that only eight souls will be saved on earth when the
Lord comes back the second time?" I'll answer you with the Words of
my Lord; 'As it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days
of the Son of man." Doesn't that scare you? Out of all those millions,
and perhaps a billion, only eight were saved by grace. What about
today, church members? According to reports there are some seven
billion souls on the face of the earth. If my Lord should come today,
how many would be taken in the rapture? You may answer me like
my coworker did at the office years ago; "I feel there are some saved
folks in all churches." How blind can a blind soul be? My Lord is
coming back for His Blood-washed church. Have you been washed
in His Blood? I have. Does the Blood cover all your sins? The Blood
covers all my sins. I told the folks at my mother's funeral in May of
2007; "you cannot go into the presence of God the Father apart from
the Blood of Christ. If you could go into the presence of the Father
apart from the Blood, it would mean instant death for you." Now, you
can take that lightly if you please. Soon you'll be looking back in
unspeakable regret.Yesterday, Saturday May 24th, I was doing some
welding in the shop. I touched the threaded rod I was welding before
it cooled off. The heat was unbearable. Do you know what came to
my mind when I felt that intense heat? I thought about a young
lawyer who opposed me there in the Warren courthouse that day. He
was just smacking his lips when he replied to a question from the
judge. My thoughts concerning him were; "one day he'll be looking
back in regret from the flames of Hell wishing he hadn't fought me,
but it'll be too late then." He'd give ten thousand worlds to be in my
place, While on earth reprobates make fun of and mock the elect. If
they knew what they were doing they wouldn't do it. But God's
secrets are with the righteous. That day, soon, they'll all be looking
back, lifting up their eyes in Hell with the rich man, crying for mercy.
Did you ever know that at this very moment the rich man is still crying for mercy? But Lazarus was not permitted to have any mercy on
the rich man. The rich man's money could not help him in Hell. That
young man over there will not take any of his money to Hell with
him. A church member, deceived, will jump up and say; "Bro.
Teacher, you are judging that young man." Church member, ask the
Lord to open your heart. Will you do that? One day, back there a few
decades ago, the blessed Holy Spirit awakened me to my lost condition, giving me the effectual call, raising me from the death sleep.
(Eph. 2:1) And He dealt with my heart oh so patiently and tenderly
until He revealed Christ to my heart. (Mt. 16:17) Most of you church
members are just like the generation of Noah's day; you know literally nothing about being saved by the grace of God, being redeemed
with the precious Blood of Christ. And your religious profession is so
sickening it makes me want to puke! When I ask you when were you
a lost sinner, you don't know what I'm talking about. When did you
see that you were a guilty sinner deserving the bottomless pit of Hell?
You don't know anything about that. How sad is your case
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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014 PAGE 5B
THE AGENDA
By Michaela L. Duckett
[email protected]
Summer is here, and now it’s time for a
celebration. It’s the Independence Day holiday weekend.
From day parties to bar crawls, there is
no shortage of things to do in the Charlotte
area. Here’s a glimpse at what’s happening
around town:
Harrisburg July Fourth Celebration @
Harrisburg Park, July 2-4
This three-day festival includes a parade,
amusements, military tribute, beauty pageant, live music and the mayor’s corn hole
tournament.
Admission is free. Festival hours are
Wednesday, 6-9 p.m.; Thursday, 4-10:30
p.m.; and Friday, 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Call
(704) 455-7275 or visit harrisburgnc.org
for more information.
White & Light Colored Affair @ Studio
Movie Grill EpiCentre, July 4, 9 p.m.
A fashionable event in Uptown Charlotte
to commemorate Independence Day, this
grand affair will feature the sounds of DJ
DR and DJ Unique.
Dress to impress, as photographers will
surely be working the room like a mob of
paparazzi. Food and cocktails are available
for purchase. Admission is free before 10
p.m. with RSVP at www.whitelights.event
brite.com.
Music in the Vineyard @ Raffaldini
Vineyards, July 4, 12-4 p.m.
Relax and enjoy the summer weather
with a glass of wine and a live performance
by the Nita B. Jazz Duo. Fill up your picnic
baskets at Raffaldini’s fully stocked deli
case. Café Gelato of Winston Salem will
also be onsite serving up their homemade
Italian Gelato. Visit www.raffaldini.com for
more information.
Red, White & Brew Bar Crawl @
EpiCentre, July 4, 7 p.m. - 2 a.m.
Enjoy craft beer, free cover and discounts at Blackfinn, Whisky River, Strike
City, Rooftop 210, Vida, Vida Vida, Suite
and Bubble. Registration is 7-9 p.m. at
Rooftop 210. Tickets are $16 and available
online at eventbrite.com.
Fever Summer Solstice Cocktail
Reception @ Blue, July 4, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.
After the fireworks have gone off, it’s
going to be pandemonium with the unpredictable DJ C Rob at this Independence Day
celebration presented by A 2 Z
Entertainment. The kitchen will be open
late night. Discounted tickets are available
on eventbrite.com.
Jazz @ the Bechtler Museum of Modern
Art, July 4-5, 6 p.m.
Celebrate Fourth of July weekend the
Bechtler presents a special two-night concert with vocalist Maria Howell and the
Ziad Jazz Quartet. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets are $14 with general admission.
Call
(704)
353-9200
or
visit
www.bechtler.org for more information.
Dayscape: The Summer Series @ Vault,
July 5, 4-8:30 p.m.
At this Fourth of July weekend celebration presented by King Entertainment, sip
premium cocktails while mingling with
young professionals and enjoying the scenic views from Vault’s rooftop terrace.
DJ Paradime will be in the building.
General admission tickets start at $10 and
are available at www.kingentevents.com.
For VIP table reservations, contact Brooks
at (704) 336-9139 or [email protected]
New Edition @ PNC Pavilion, July 5
See Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph
and Johnny perform in this long-awaited
reunion concert featuring special guest
Joe. Tickets are $37-$147.50. Visit livenation.com or call (704) 549-5555 for more
information.
African Drum Circle @ LATIBAH Collard
Green Museum, July 6, 3-4 p.m.
Experience the spontaneous creation of
music on a variety of drums and percussion instruments during the African Drum
Circle held every Sunday from 3-4 p.m. at
the LATIBAH Collard Green Museum.
Suggested donation is $5.
Visit www.latibahmuseum.org for more
information.
Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum @
West Charlotte Recreation Center, July 8,
8:30 a.m.
This forum, held each Tuesday, features
weekly guest speakers discussing issues of
concern and importance to Charlotte’s
African-American community.
After the speaker’s address, a questionand-answer session follows. Attendees are
also encouraged to share announcements
of their own about upcoming community
events or other milestones. Visit
www.tuesdayforumcharlotte.org for more
information.
‘Porgy and Bess’ is a classic
American love story
MICHAEL J. LUTCH
Alvin Crawford and the cast of "The Gershwin's Porgy and Bess." The Broadway musical's national tour stops in Charlotte July 15-20 at Belk Theater.
An inside look at the Gershwin musical from an actor’s perspective
By Michaela L. Duckett
[email protected]
One of the first depictions of AfricanAmerican life in opera, “Gershwins’ Porgy
and Bess the Broadway Musical” is based on
the novel “Porgy” written by DuBose
Heyward in the 1920s and a subsequent play
of the same title, which Heyward co-wrote
with his wife Dorothy Heyward.
It’s a classic American love story that takes
place in the 1930s. When we meet Porgy and
Bess, it’s a Saturday night in Charleston’s
fabled Catfish Row. A craps game is underway. The beautiful Bess walks in with her
man Crown, a quarrelsome brutish man who
doesn’t treat her kindly.
Mix in a natural disaster, dose of forbidden
love, some gallons of liquor and a few sprinkles of “happy dust” and watch the drama
ensue in this beloved musical.
Accompanied by a grand 23-piece orchestra, this re-envisioned Broadway production
is set to the music of George Gershwin and
includes such legendary songs as
“Summertime,” “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” and
“I Got Plenty o’ Nothing.”
“Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” hit the road
in November and will wrap its national tour
in Charlotte with performances July 15-20 at
the Belk Theater.
In the following Q&A, Alvin Crawford who
plays Crown gives us the inside scoop on
what makes the show so special that it still
remains relevant nearly 80 years after it was
first produced.
The Charlotte Post: How do you describe
the two main characters, Porgy and Bess?
Alvin Crawford: Porgy is a resident of
Catfish Row. He’s a cripple and a beggar.
And Bess, which is Crown’s girlfriend, can be
described as a ‘wanton woman of the night.’
TPC: How would you describe your character Crown? What kind of man is he?
AC: Crown might be known as the villain in
the show. He loves Bess wholly, however, he
is kind of a big brute. Both Bess and Crown
are good-time people. They love to party,
and they party hard… He’s ‘that guy.’
TPC: Do you personally share any similarities with Crown? Are there any ways
you two are alike?
AC: Ooh, I’ve never been asked that question. I guess we’re both a success. We’re both
big guys. But I think we both love hard.
Crown loves Bess completely and wholly.
When she doesn’t return his affection when
he comes back, he can’t understand it. He
doesn’t know how to deal with it, so he
fights his way through.
TPC: What was the most challenging
aspect of playing this character?
AC: The most challenging aspect, I would
say, is getting to that dark place. He is a person that thinks with his fist first. I’m the
youngest of six kids, and I have one brother
and four older sisters. So I grew up treating
women very well, and women are obviously
very important to me. But Crown, however,
is not that person. So I had to kind of get
over all that and throw Bess around… Crown
could be as brutal as possible.
TPC: What is your favorite scene from
“Porgy and Bess?”
AC: My favorite scenes are my scenes
(laughter). But one of my favorite scenes is
when Crown comes back. The other scene is
“I Love you Porgy,” which is also in the second act. It is where Porgy and Bess finally
come together and say they want to be
together… I think the music is gorgeous, and
it tells such a simple story. It’s one of the
scenes that people really relate to.
There are only two people who used the
words “I love you” in our show. That’s Jake
the Fisherman and Bess. I think that [takes]
courage to say, “I love you, Porgy. Don’t let
him [Crown] take me.” There is a toxic connection that Crown and Bess have to each
other. We all know that couple who are toxic
and shouldn’t be together… But for whatever reasons, they stay together. And that’s
what Bess tries to explain to Porgy… She
loves him, but has this thing with Crown and
can’t get out of it. People relate to that.
TPC: What other aspects or storylines in
the show do people seem to relate to?
AC: At the base of the show, on top of the
gorgeous music by Gershwin, is the power
of love. It’s created this power in both Porgy
and Bess to find this courage to love.
Porgy is a beggar and a cripple on the
street. He lives in a hollow on Catfish Row
and has never been in love. As a result of this
extraordinary event that happens in Act
One, it causes the strongest guy in the village [Crown] to leave, he actually finds the
courage to believe in love and then fights for
love.
It’s a story of a beggar and cripple on the
street that has the prettiest girl in town. He
fights the biggest, loudest and strongest
dude in town because she says she loves
him. You put that on with some of the most
gorgeous music you will ever hear, and
you’ve got a very powerful story, and a powerful experience. I think that’s what people
have been relating to while we’re on tour.
The story is about 80 years old, but the
power of love is always relevant.
For tickets or more information about
“Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess,” visit www.porgyandbessthemusical.com.
ZimSculpt at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
By Herbert L. White
[email protected]
The stone sculpture of Zimbabwe will be
on display through Sept. 28 at Daniel Stowe
Botanical Garden in Belmont .
The new ZimSculpt exhibition introduces
the art of Shona stone sculpture and the
artists who create it. The display includes
the work of Passmore Mupindiko, Patrick
Sephani and other Zimbabwean artists.
Curated within a horticultural display
from the savannahs of south-central Africa
to its lush tropical high country, ZimSculpt
features 100 sculptures, which are also for
sale while the artists operate an open marketplace and demonstration area.
The Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden show
marks ZimSculpt’s fourth U.S. appearance.
Representing nearly 200 Zimbabwean artisans, the exhibit has traveled to the Chelsea
Flower Show in the United Kingdom, Royal
Botanical Gardens in Ontario and at Naples
Botanical Garden in Florida.
Though there are different styles of
stonework produced in Zimbabwe,
Zimsculpt art is mostly contemporary and
produced from the geologic family of stone
known as serpentine. The sculptures, typically produced without a sketch, are crafted
by hand, hammer, chisel and rasp, a coarse
file used to scrape material. The hard stone
is colorful and dense with fine grain.
The exhibition is free with garden admission on the first Tuesday of the month.
Members are admitted free, $12 adults, $11
for seniors and $6 children 4-12. Guests are
encouraged to bring a bag lunch. The garden
is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
DANIEL STOWE BOTANICAL GARDEN
Zimbabwean sculptor Passmore Mupindiko putting the finishing touches on a statue. See more
of his work at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont.
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U-Haul Co. of Charlotte
Place of sale: North Tryon Rental - 52
1224 North Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28206
Date of sale : 07/15/14
Time of sale: 10:00am
Customer's Name: Tanika Sloan
Last Known Address: 2914 Holly Park Dr Indianapolis IN, 46241
Room Number:
132
Customer's Name: Ronnie Webb
Last Known Address: 408 N Crigler St Charlotte, NC 28216
Room Number:
212
Customer's Name: Betty Porter
Last Known Address: 6414 Yakswood Dr Charlotte, NC 28212
Room Number:
316
Customer's Name: Charles Williams
Last Known Address: 1210 N Tryon St Charlotte, NC 28206
Room Number:
322
Customer's Name: Alice Copeland
Last Known Address: 945 N College St Charlotte, NC 28206
Room Number:
338
Customer's Name: Calvin Hamilton
Last Known Address: 945 N College St Charlotte, NC 28206
Room Number:
347
Customer's Name:Latanya Barnett
Last Known Address: 13170 Puritans Ave Cleveland OH, 44135
Room Number:
410
Customer's Name: Keon Taylor
Last Known Address: 7728 Boswell Dr Charlotte, NC 28215
Room Number:
448
PUBLIC NOTICE
U-Haul Co. of Charlotte
Place of sale:Ashley Road Rental - 59
530 Ashley Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208
Date of sale : 07/15/14
Time of sale: 11:00am
Customer's Name: James Cureton
Last Known Address: 3000 Avalon Ave Charlotte NC, 28208
Room Number:
0203
Customer's Name: Christian Lightcy
Last Known Address: 1114 G Marble St Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
0204
Customer's Name: Hannah Powers
Last Known Address: 819 Scaleybark Rd L Charlotte, NC 28209
Room Number:
0210
Customer's Name: Nyyah Griffin
Last Known Address: 1014 Clanton Rd Charlotte, NC 28217
Room Number:
0404
Customer's Name: Asha Wilkes
Last Known Address: 209 McLean Rd Brevard NC, 28712
Room Number:
0410
Customer's Name: Brandon Kennedy
Last Known Address: 4724 Hovis Rd Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
0603
Customer's Name: Raymond Purifoy
Last Known Address: 9606 Sherrill Estates Rd Huntersville NC, 28078
Room Number:
0608
Customer's Name: Lucendia Thrower
Last Known Address: 1032 Marble St Apt -E Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1030
Customer's Name: Trinitia Cofield
Last Known Address: 3938 Caryle Dr Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1034, 1246
Customer's Name: Mary Demby
Last Known Address: 2226 Augusta St Charlotte, NC 28216
Room Number:
1051
Customer's Name: Tafari Higgins
Last Known Address: 1924 Prospect Dr Charlotte, NC 28213
Room Number:
1062
Customer's Name: Brittany Hollins
Last Known Address: 145 F Park Fair Fax Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1075-77
Customer's Name: Antonia Harris
Last Known Address:1607 Spring Forest Dr Apt D Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1137
Customer's Name: Shawn Coston
Last Known Address:2116 Genesis Park Place Charlotte, NC 28206
Room Number:
1211
Customer's Name: Nyesha Conway
Last Known Address: 4923 Richard's Place Charlotte, NC 28216
Room Number:
1249
Customer's Name: David Tolbert
Last Known Address:6610 Leafcrest Ln A Charlotte, NC 28210
Room Number:
1265
Customer's Name: James Burris
Last Known Address: 4200 Hovis Rd Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1273
Customer's Name: Shannon White
Last Known Address: 1221 Kelston Pl Charlotte, NC 28212
Room Number:
1281
Customer's Name: Lola Cheek
Last Known Address: 208 North Davison Huntersville, NC 28202
Room Number:
1338
Customer's Name: Shonda Lowery
Last Known Address: 5033 Allen Rd Charlotte NC, 28208
Room Number:
1340
Customer's Name: Dekoya Damper
Last Known Address:1406 Springmont Ln Apt F Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
1353
Customer's Name: Dawn Gaines
Last Known Address: 1720 VillageLake Dr Charlotte, NC 28212
Room Number:
1354
Customer's Name: Oswald Terborg
Last Known Address: 5549 Marbuc Forest Way Lithonia GA, 30038
Room Number:
1356
Customer's Name: Talsha Rogers
Last Known Address: 400 Keswick Ave Charlotte, NC 28206
Room Number:
1512
Customer's Name: Nancy Sloan
Last Known Address: 5426 Paces Glen Ave Charlotte NC, 28212
Room Number:
2152
Customer's Name: Reginald Green
Last Known Address: 4017 Welling Ave Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
2156
Customer's Name: Avis Cuthbertson
Last Known Address: 4300 Toluca PlCharlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
2234-36-38
Customer's Name: Mary Riley
Last Known Address: 3412 Merrill Place Charlotte, NC 28216
Room Number:
2251
Customer's Name: James Dudley
Last Known Address:800 Waterford Lake Dr Charlotte, NC 28210
Room Number:
2283
Customer's Name: Latoya McCorbin
Last Known Address: 623 Village Ct Charlotte, NC 28203
Room Number:
2345
Customer's Name: Barbara Smith
Last Known Address: 2907 Carol Ave Charlotte, NC 28208
Room Number:
2350
Customer's Name: Talisha Lowery
Last Known Address: 6244 Winged Elm Ct Charlotte, NC 28212
Room Number:
509
U-Haul Co. of Charlotte
Place of sale: Wilkinson Blvd Rental - 65
9136 Wilkinson Blvd Charlotte, NC 28214
Date of sale : 07/15/14
Time of sale: 1:00pm
Customer's Name: Marc Savage
Last Known Address: 5309 Wayne St Raleigh NC, 27606
Room Number:
530
Customer's Name: Charles Moore
Last Known Address: 2514 Paducah StFlint MI, 48504
Room Number:
1348
Customer's Name: Shawntel Wells
Last Known Address: 6701 Eddenwood Pl Charlotte, NC 28212
Room Number:
739
Customer's Name: Sheirmiar White
Last Known Address: 4231 Bright Road Charlotte NC, 28214
Room Number:
1439
Customer's Name: Nekita Ingram
Last Known Address: 614 Camrose Dr Charlotte, NC 28215
Room Number:
525
Customer's Name: Ashley Armstrong
Last Known Address: 116 Quail Drive Belmont NC, 28012
Room Number:
1004
Customer's Name: Annie Sturdivant
Last Known Address: 1108 Pamlico St Charlotte, NC 28205
Room Number:
608
Customer's Name: Kristen Caskey
Last Known Address: 14910 Majestic Oak Dr Charlotte NC, 28278
Room Number:
1360, 1455