December 2008
15 posts
Rio Grande Voices: Bringing the land to life
Rio
Grande Voices: Bringing the land to life
Staci Matlock/The New Mexican
The tiny village of Dixon lies about a mile from the Rio Grande,
cupped in a valley south of the plummeting cliffs in the Rio Grande
Gorge. Its cluster of old adobe and new frame houses are scattered
among pastures, orchards and gardens. The landscape is subdued now in
December, the usually vibrant green valley asleep until spring.
There's a small grocery store, a couple of churches, a volunteer fire
department bay, an elementary school and the Aaron Griego gym.
Read the story ...
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[safety] Got a Christmas tree in the house? Don't... →
Christmas Tree Fire Safety Video from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology). (via Esthr Dysn!) http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK teachers Biocultural Science & Management A Little Red Hen [a blog by Naomi Dagen Bloom] O’Folks, off their rocker [a blog by Vuee]
Community profile: Goodnews Bay Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA LOCATION: On the north shore of Goodnews Bay at the mouth of Goodnews River, 116 air miles south of Bethel and 400 miles west of Anchorage. … http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/635454.html
[aging, nonagenarian] Benjamin D. Paul, 94;...
Benjamin D. Paul, 94; Studied Societies and Health Innovation … Dr. Benjamin D. Paul, a medical anthropologist at Stanford University who … It is used in graduate and undergraduate anthropology courses and remains in … http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9502E3DB1238F934A35755C0A9639C8B63 http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK...
“Yet very few rehabilitation programs have the evidence to show that they are...”
– The Evidence Gap - Drug Rehabilitation or Revolving Door? - Series - NYTimes.com
“Meandering through the photographs of floods and fires to the sound of water...”
– The Indypendent » Climate Change Exhibit Falls Gravely Short
Community profile: Crooked Creek Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA The Kuskokwim River is the local highway in summer and in winter when the frozen river becomes an ice road. HISTORY: The site was first reported in 1844 by … http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/630218.html http://hlthenvt.tumblr.com for Grassroots Science Edublogging, FYI Sci.TEK teachers Biocultural Science &...
[aging, nonagenarian] Conor Cruise O'Brien
Conor Cruise O’Brien dies at 91; Irish author became a prominent diplomat By Adam Bernstein Conor Cruise O’Brien, a leading Irish author, politician and diplomat who rose to international prominence while leading a United Nations mission in the troubled Congo and remained an independent, often contrarian thinker amid religious strife of his own homeland, died Thursday at his home near...
[aging, nonagenarians] W. Mark Felt, Watergate...
W. Mark Felt, Watergate source ‘Deep Throat,’ dies at 95 By Johanna Neuman W. Mark Felt, the former FBI official who ended one of the country’s most intriguing political mysteries when he identified himself as “Deep Throat” — the nickname for the anonymous source who helped guide the Washington Post’s Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into the Watergate...
[aging_initiativ] U.S. EPA Aging Initiative List...
VIII. 2009 Calendar of Events & Meetings and Call for Abstracts For the full 2009 calendar of events see http://www.epa.gov/aging/calendar/2009/index.htm January 2009 New Partners for Smart Growth Annual Meeting January 22-24, 2009. Albuquerque, NM http://www.newpartners.org/ February 2009 Healthy Aging for Workers Conference February 17-18th, 2009 Washington, D.C. For more information please...
[SWMP, trash] no-waste lifestyle
Japan as ground zero for a no-waste lifestyle Toyota’s Prius factory, an electronics recycler, and a village that recycles 80 percent of its trash offer three environmental models. http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=o1l,3uyl,er,m8gq,45dd,cdp6,4oep Read More … From trash to an inventor’s treasure trove Kids dig through their trash and recycling bins to find materials for...
[sciencing] SciDev.Net: Upholding the right to...
From: “SciDev.Net” Subject: SciDev.Net: Upholding the right to science Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:10:00 -0000 SciDev.Net marks Human Rights Day with a series of articles on the right to science In a series of articles published today, SciDev.Net draws attention to the right to “share in scientific advancement and its benefits”, which is included in the Universal...
[public interpretation] Alaska Coastal Images...
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0900
To: "ArcticInfo"
Subject: Alaska Coastal Images Needed - Alaska Sea Grant Coastal Calendar
Alaska Coastal Images Needed
Alaska Sea Grant Coastal Calendar
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Alaska Sea Grant College Program
For further information, please contact:
Doug Schneider
Email: fndgs @ uaf . edu
Phone: 907-474-7449
To view the 2009 Alaska Coastal Calendar, please go to:
http: //seagrant.uaf.edu/bookstore/pubs/SG-ED-59.html
[air quality, energy] FAIRBANKS BOROUGH MAYOR... →
FAIRBANKS BOROUGH MAYOR CALLS FOR WOOD-STOVE TRADE-IN (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner): Outdoor, wood-fired furnaces and older indoor wood stoves, particularly those that don’t burn as hot as newer ones, are linked to the chronic air pollution that has landed Fairbanks in trouble with federal environmental officials. Also: Interior wood stove fires on the rise (News-Miner)
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Dec. 4: DECAYING ORPHANAGE READY FOR ‘ADOPTION' →
DECAYING ORPHANAGE READY FOR ‘ADOPTION’ (Seward Phoenix Log): On a hill at the edge of Seward, the Jesse Lee Home rises up in dilapidated splendor. The roof sags, the exterior peels, the empty window sockets rot with each season. “It’s a big shame,” says Kevin Towsley, an equipment operator mechanic for the city.