New Web Site Where Golden Poppies Are Popping Profusely County By County.Business Editors CERES Ceres, in astronomy Ceres (sîr`ēz), in astronomy, a dwarf planet, the first asteroid to be discovered. It was found on Jan. 1, 1801, by G. Piazzi. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1999 California Poppy California poppy: see poppy. California poppy Annual garden plant (Eschscholzia californica) in the poppy family, native to the western coast of North America and naturalized in parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Australia. Project announced that 58 new web sites are planned to go live in 2000. Friends of Johnny Poppyseed continue their statewide anti-litter efforts by planting more Golden Poppies. There's a rush to complete a total of 58 new websites in anticipation of the 97th anniversary of the state flower, April 6, 2000. Distribution of free California Poppy seeds to adult residents in the state, by the California Poppy Project -- established in 1987, has exceeded the expectations of the group's founder, R.David Herndon. Also known as Johnny Poppyseed, Herndon set a goal of distributing 100,000 packets of free seeds across the State of California merely for the asking Adv. 1. for the asking - on the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" on request . "Our supply of California Poppy seeds grown and harvested in California have been greatly requested," Herndon confirms. "To date, it's estimated that we've exceeded 35,000 free packets." The group is volunteer expedited and not membership supported. "Recipients are also randomly selected to send up to 12 coupons to friends and relatives, who in turn can request a free packet of California Poppy seeds," Herndon notes. "It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a to race forward, using the Internet's capacity to present colorful images and text. Therefore, we are developing a specific webpage for each county in California from Alameda to Yuba, all 58." Herndon, a former manager of an advertising design studio in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden enjoys the creativity of producing webpages to help abate abate v. to do away with a problem, such as a public or private nuisance or some structure built contrary to public policy. This can include dikes which illegally direct water onto a neighbors property, high volume noise from a rock band or a factory, an improvement litter in California. "According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. CalTrans statistics, litter is more than a 28 million dollar problem and growing with the increase in population. That's an enormous waste of tax revenues that could be invested in other areas: senior housing, health research and assisting the homeless," says Herndon. Details about the California Poppy Project and the new web pages will be sent to adults who request one free packet of California Poppy seeds. The offer is LIMITED to one request per person/ per address. Send a self-addressed, return envelope (long no. 10), and affix affix v. 1) to attach something to real estate in a permanent way, including planting trees and shrubs, constructing a building, or adding to existing improvements. $.55 in postage (short envelopes will not be honored due to U.S. Postal regulations regarding thickness). Mail your request to: California Poppy Project, County of __________, P. O. Box 1103 Ceres, CA 95307-1107 The correct COUNTY must be listed to ensure a correct webpage URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. address. The home page for the California Poppy Project's County listing is: http://members.tripod.com/Johnny_Poppyseed/your_county.htm "If you do not have a computer," Herndon confirms, "the printed literature includes some of the important information about the History of the California Poppy and details about the planned activities." There is no obligation whatsoever. The anti-litter project received a national conservation medal in 1987 from the DAR. For more information, please contact R. David Herndon, California Poppy Project voice: 209-544-6054 , E-Mail: Johnny_Poppyseed@tripod.net, pager, 925-306-8228. SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) 14705 DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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