Images October 9 – 10, 2016

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Reverse Bucket List~

Actually, some of these activities could easily be the first and last item on a bucket list.

Standing on the Edgewalk in Toronto.

Extreme skiing in Wyoming.

Diving 30 meters through a rock monolith in Portugal.

Skywalking in the Alps.

Tree camping in Germany.

Glacier boarding anywhere.

Cycling in Norway.

Walking over a crevice.

Cliff camping.

Sitting around at Yosemite.

Biking on the Cliffs of Moher.

Extreme picnicking.

Climbing Redwoods.

Just having a look around.

Extreme kayaking at Victoria Falls.

Sky walking on Mount Nimbus in Canada.

Rock climbing in South Africa.

Climbing Mt. Wellington.

Ice climbing a frozen waterfall.

Sitting on the Trolltunga rock in Norway.

Jumping on the Trolltunga rock in Norway.

Images

In third act of Anchorage’s accounting ‘cautionary tale,’ a CFO races to close $147M deal July 26, 2024
The city nearly missed a critical window to secure huge amounts of capital needed to pay for voter-approved infrastructure projects.
Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
It’s dipnetting season, and Alaskans say the annual tradition is about more than just filling their freezers July 26, 2024
Alaskans fishing in Kenai said they enjoyed spending time with family and the sense of community built on the busy beach.
Anisa Vietze, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

the hollywood coin flip -- 7/26/24 July 26, 2024
Today's selection-- from This was Hollywood by Carla Valderrama. How Hollywood became Hollywood: “Hollywood became the film capital of the world through the flip of a coin. In 1911, director Al Christie was making Westerns in New Jersey and had grown tired of the inappropriate landscape there. He wanted to try filming in California. His […]
children and drawing --7/25/24 July 25, 2024
Today's encore selection -- from The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. How children develop drawing skills: "After some days or weeks of scribbling, infants -- and apparently all human children -- make the basic discovery of art: A drawn symbol can stand for something out there in the environment. […]

In third act of Anchorage’s accounting ‘cautionary tale,’ a CFO races to close $147M deal July 26, 2024
The city nearly missed a critical window to secure huge amounts of capital needed to pay for voter-approved infrastructure projects.
Jeremy Hsieh, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
It’s dipnetting season, and Alaskans say the annual tradition is about more than just filling their freezers July 26, 2024
Alaskans fishing in Kenai said they enjoyed spending time with family and the sense of community built on the busy beach.
Anisa Vietze, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Recent Research Spreadsheets
Our students have compiled research in three topic areas. Below are the links to their research tables that can be downloaded for searching and viewing. For a state-by-state review of Mandatory Reporter laws, click here. For a state-by-state review of Background Check laws, click...
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Legislative Drafting Students
Our students spend the summer working on the research project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children have been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
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Sunny Ann Starling, July 2, 1943 - January 6, 2023 January 10, 2023
All-American patriot, artist, designer, entrepreneur, flower arranger, chef, and joyful servant, Sunny Lou Starling, was carried on the wings of angels to the arms of her savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, January 6, 2023. She once said her mission was to “Gather and feed all you can, as often as you can, because you never know if […]
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WASP Final Flight February 28, 2022
WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish, 44-W-4"Failure isn't failure unless you let it be. It's simply a change in direction. Just count your many blessings move on. With God's help, anything is possible!"Deanie Bishop Parrish passed away peacefully in her home in Waco, Texas, on February 24, 2022, just one day shy of her 100th birthday. She met every challenge […]
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Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 505 July 24, 2024
In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar.
David Greenlees
Four Fun Kodachrome Car Image Series No. 504 July 17, 2024
In this weekly series, we ask our readers to tell us the year, make, and model of all of these vehicles along with the location where the image was taken and anything else you find of interest in the photos. You can look back on all the earlier parts of this series here. The photos are via Americar.
David Greenlees

Olden Lab: 1911 July 24, 2024
Detroit circa 1911. "Frederick Stearns and Company laboratory from southeast." This pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and office building, at the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Bellevue Street, has since been repurposed into the Lofts at Rivertown condominiums. Minus the ivy. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Dave
Rust Belt Riviera: 1912 July 21, 2024
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1912. "A group of skyscrapers." Behind the sapling, the Wabash Bridge over the Monongahela River; in the distance, the Sixth Street Bridge over the Allegheny. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Dave

Where you get your kicks July 25, 2024
In reply to Hotel Franciscan: 1943: Central Avenue in ABQ was and is part of a famous highway. The sign offering Liquors, Coffee Shop, Drugs stood out to me. As one of my long deceased family members would have said, "Pull over. I'm checking in."
Doug Floor Plan
Lofty addition July 25, 2024
In reply to Olden Lab: 1911: The original, 3-story brick building was designed by William Stratton around 1899. Business must have been good, because first they added a fourth floor to the brick building and then, around 1910, Albert Kahn plopped a concrete tower in the building's courtyard. I was going to embed a google […]
archfan

Easy Microgreens June 13, 2023
Microgreens seem to be all the rage these days and for good reason: they are packed with nutrients and easy to grow! The USDA and University of Maryland found that leaves from microgreens had more nutrients than the mature leaves of the same plants. And great flavor. Plus, you don’t need a lot of space […]
gardenfrisk
Cauliflower Growing Tip April 12, 2023
I’ve been growing cauliflower for years, but only recently did I learn this cauliflower growing tip from a farmer friend of mine. I was showing her my garden and she wrapped her hands around the leaves of my young cauliflower plants and folded them upward. “When your cauliflower begins to form a bud, pull your […]
gardenfrisk

Late Night Last Century: Elayne Boosler Makes Hilarious Debut on Letterman July 26, 2024
Late Night Last Century is a weekly column highlighting some of the funniest and most unforgettable comedy from late night, talk shows, and variety shows of the 20th century that’s currently streaming on YouTube. This week, we look back to Elayne Boosler's debut performance on Late Night with David Letterman. Too much kudos is never enough […]
Will DiGravio
The 30 Best Apple TV+ Shows, Ranked July 26, 2024
In its relatively short lifespan, Apple TV+ has already cultivated a storied history and an interesting library of shows to go along with it. Grounded by one of the world's largest tech companies and with little IP under their umbrella, the seemingly endless supply of resources and remarkably fresh ideas has allowed Apple TV+ to […]
Paste Staff
Crown Royal Single Malt Whisky Review July 26, 2024
Crown Royal is a whiskey (in their case, whisky) brand that has impressively achieved the greatest trick in the spirits industry over the last couple of decades: Pricing itself as a relative bottom-to-mid-shelf brand, while retaining perception as a "premium" brand in the eyes of the center slice, everyday consumer demographic it targets. Seasoned whiskey […]
Jim Vorel
20 Great Camping Tech Gadgets For Your Next Wilderness Trek July 26, 2024
Over the last five years, camping has become America’s newest obsession. According to a recent survey by camping app The Dyrt, nearly one in four Americans went camping over the last 12 months, and, overall, numbers have nearly doubled from a total of 42 million campers in 2019 to an estimated 83 million in 2023. […]
Brian Bell

DIY Sweetgrass Basket Craft Inspired by Gullah Tradition by Josie Riviera May 22, 2024
Welcome back to Daufuskie Island, where every corner tells a story. This island is off the coast of South Carolina and is a 1 hour ferry ride from Hilton Head Island. Today I’m sharing how to make a sweetgrass basket: Materials: Coiled rope or raffia Colored yarn or embroidery thread Large-eye needle Scissors Instructions: Start […]
Josie Riviera
Daufuskie Delights: A Culinary Journey Through Gullah Flavors by Josie Riviera April 22, 2024
Welcome to Daufuskie Island, where time slows down and the rhythms of Gullah culture come to life. This inviting getaway off the South Carolina coast is more than an island; it’s a testament to the resilience and creativity of the Gullah people, descendants of West African slaves. These people were brought to work on the […]
Donna Fasano

Army deploying brigades to Middle East, Europe, South Korea July 26, 2024
The Army has announced that three brigades will deploy this fall to three different theaters, underscoring that many soldiers continue to serve far away from home even though the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have ended. The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division is headed to the U.S. Central Command theater of operations, the […]
Jeff Schogol
B-1B crash result of pilot error and ‘culture of noncompliance’ July 26, 2024
A crash that destroyed a B-1B bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base in January was the result of pilot error and poor leadership on the base that led to “unsatisfactory levels of basic airmanship, an inadequate focus on foundational governing directive knowledge, and an overall lack of discipline throughout the 34th Bomb Squadron,” according to […]
Patty Nieberg

Exploring Fairplay's Historical Museum and Burro Days July 27, 2024
Martha and I drove over to Fairplay to check out its museum with particular emphasis on the Burro Days event happening this weekend.Most of the events, such as the International Burro Race (who knew there was such a thing?) happen Saturday/Sunday but we won't be attending those. This exploration was something to do under heavily overcast […]
redlegsrides
Displacing to Mushroom Gulch Road, near Buena Vista, CO July 25, 2024
Tired of the crowding we'd seen and experienced, and with mounting evidence of even more inbound fifth-wheeled/SxS-laden campers, we displaced away from Taylor Park this morning. In turns out, this area is a widely known and reported on as an area for OHV explorations. Too popular for me, I doubt I'll be back.Someone must have […]
redlegsrides

Dark Matter! May 8, 2024
Update, June 25, 2024Just finished watching the Dark Matter episode 9 finale and holy shit, did they stick the landing! No spoilers and so much still to think and talk about, but three initial impressions:1. Part of what makes the show so special is the authenticity and consistency of the human reactions and emotions. In one […]
Barry Eisler
The Real Reason Voters Have Soured on Biden September 18, 2023
According to numerous recent polls, Americans believe the economy is in bad shape and don’t trust President Biden to manage it.In response, the president’s supporters have been arguing strenuously that the gloom is mistaken because in fact the economy is doing well—“extremely well,” according to New York Times columnist Paul Krugman; “astoundingly” well and “better than any other […]
Barry Eisler

Kashevaroff Mountain April 6, 2019
Long before we were a sailing family, Alisa and I were a young couple in love with adventuring in Alaska. The opportunity to introduce Eric and Elias to the delights of outdoor living in the Great Land was one of the big bright sides of our return to Alaska. Earlier this winter, the boys and […]
Letting go March 20, 2019
So...this beautiful island is our home. See the barky? The boys just had their spring break. A week off from school and nothing to keep us from buggering off in Galactic. The weather was generally poor - nothing like the pics above for the most part - so we just snuck off to the west […]

PDS on PBS II Cross post from "Frozen Grin" April 5, 2024
Here is a link to a story about my struggle to draw with Parkinson's Disease. the story is from "The Daily Cartoonist" a Web journal concerning the world of professional cartooning. It was occasioned by the release of the documentary "Matters of Mind, My Parkinson's" which follows three families and their efforts to cope […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's, PBS Looks at PD and PD-S March 4, 2024
Here is a short trailer for the PBS documentary "Matter of Mind, My Parkinson's. It follows the attempts of three people and their families to cope with the progressive, disabling and incurable neurological condition. The film won the Audience Choice Award for documentaries at the recent San Francisco Film Festival, possibly due to a scenery-chewing […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Identifying Devil’s Club Plant August 10, 2023
Devil’s Club is a common wild plant in Alaska that’s large & covered in hidden sharp thorns, growing everywhere from remote forests to even well-groomed Anchorage city trails. Just because you’re “in town” doesn’t mean you won’t run into devil’s club. It’s smart to stay on the trails, particularly if you’re not confident spotting it. […]
Ashley
Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffins (Fun Halloween Toddler Snacktivity!) October 21, 2022
Here’s a delicious fall-time spin on classic blueberry muffins. If you’re a solo adult who likes good food, this recipe is for you. Or if you’ve got extra kitchen “helpers” around (read: kids who need entertainment), turn baking these Halloween muffins into a fun toddler snacktivity. Pumpkin BOO-berry Muffin Recipe Ingredients: 2 boxes Jiffy brand […]
Ashley

"Home" vs. "Away" May 20, 2022
I’m home now. I’m looking at the flea market couch I brought up from California; I had cushions made three times over the years till I got it just right. Now it’s just right. It’s been in my life 42 years. Tim has been in my life 34 years, but he had to be out of […]
CloudyinAK
Goodbye, Toronto May 10, 2022
I’m saying my goodbyes to Toronto. I’ve seen my last Hot Docs Festival film, and I’m just back from my last author program. I’ve probably had my last roti, checked out my last book at my local branch library, gone to my last art workshop. Horror of horrors, I’ve even watched my last play. The thing […]
CloudyinAK

Malnourished launches today January 21, 2020
It’s here. The big day. My memoir, the one I spent 15 years struggling over, launches today from Raised Voice Press. I’m feeling very exposed, very vulnerable. This is not at all similar to when Dolls Behaving Badly launched from Hachette Book Group. That was a novel, and while some of it was based on… […]
cinthiaritchie
Book review: Secondhand Summer by Dan Walker December 1, 2019
I had had Alaska writer Dan Walker’s YA novel SECONDHAND SUMMER on my list for a long time, and two weeks ago finally had the chance to dive in. I wasn’t disappointed. Walker’s book, geared for middle school readers (but still immensely enjoyable for adults), follows 14-year-old Sam’s move to Anchorage from the small fishing… […]
cinthiaritchie

Sitka Nature Show #318 – Kari Sagel and Brooke Schafer June 30, 2024
Download Radio Show The June 30th show featured a conversation with Kari Sagel and Brooke Schafer in our semi-regular cross-over between the Sitka Library Show and the Sitka Nature Show. If you have questions or observations you want to share, please feel free to leave a comment here or on the page I’ve set up […]
matt goff
Sitka Nature Show #317 – Daniel Graham and Zach LaPerriere June 16, 2024
Download Radio Show The June 16th show featured a conversation with Daniel Graham and Zach LaPerriere. Daniel was the artist who crafted the Sitka violin commissioned for the Sitka Summer Music Festival by Marcel and Connie LaPerriere, it was the made out of wood sourced in Sitka by Zach LaPerriere. We discussed the of the […]
matt goff

Sandra’s Overnight Artisan 10" Cast Iron Soft Bread-No Knead March 2, 2024
INGREDIENTS3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon active yeast (not rapid or instant)1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt1-1/2 cups slightly warm water (tepid)--2 teaspoons canola oil (For top and bottom of dough ball so it doesn't stick or form crust while rising)-2 TB butter melted in ramekin, with brush (set aside)--10” Seasoned Cast Iron SkilletMETHODAdd flour to bowl. Add yeast […]
sandra
Sandra's Fresh Apple Pecan Cake (9x13") September 18, 2023
My husband loves this cakeso much he had two pieces 'after' eating lunch...Ingredients2 Eggs1 ½ cup Canola Oil2 cups Granulated Sugar3 cups A-P Flour2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon½ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg½ teaspoon Kosher Salt1 ½ teaspoons Baking Soda4 cups Chopped Apples (peeled and cored): measure after chopping1 cup chopped Pecans: measure after chopping1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract⅔ […]
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