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February sunrise in Pike County, Illinois. Photo by Russ Adams

Tropical Storm Dinero

Sunrise, the morning after Tropical Storm Dineo made landfall, by Peter Lowenstein.

The red sunrise over Zimbabwe after Tropical Storm Dineo, by Peter Lowenstein.

Distant night lightning, a day following Tropical Storm Dineo. Photo by Peter Lowenstein.

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APRN Alaska News

One Small Step: Ryan McKee and Evan Fried on being troubled by people with similar political beliefs and how to inspire more open discussion December 9, 2021
Anchorage discuss being troubled by people who share the same political beliefs as them and what they can do to inspire more open discussion.
Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 December 9, 2021
Congress considers granting Alaska tribes more power to prosecute some crimes. Also, Skagway residents question a ferry schedule change that leaves the town with no service. And a student in Dillingham finds inspiration for a rap song in an ancient poem.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Delanceyplace.com

phagocytosis -- 12/8/21 December 8, 2021
Today's selection -- from Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams by Charles King. Ilya Mechnikov was a dark and brooding figure. His first wife died of tuberculosis and his second suffered from typhus. After attempting suicide with morphine he went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. "No one […]
whigs versus tories -- 12/7/21 December 7, 2021
Today's selection -- from Our First Revolution by Michael Barone. The two-party system in England, the famed split into the Tories and the Whigs, came about over the highly charged debate as to whether--given the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church--a Catholic could again be an English king: "[Events] combined to […]

APRN Alaska News

One Small Step: Ryan McKee and Evan Fried on being troubled by people with similar political beliefs and how to inspire more open discussion December 9, 2021
Anchorage discuss being troubled by people who share the same political beliefs as them and what they can do to inspire more open discussion.
Ammon Swenson, Alaska Public Media
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 December 9, 2021
Congress considers granting Alaska tribes more power to prosecute some crimes. Also, Skagway residents question a ferry schedule change that leaves the town with no service. And a student in Dillingham finds inspiration for a rap song in an ancient poem.
Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage

Legislative Drafting Institute for Child Protection (LDICP)

Recent Research Spreadsheets November 30, 2016
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...
feigleycommunications
2016 Legislative Drafting Students November 15, 2016
Our students spent the summer working on the inaugural project of the LDICP. Through their extensive research, massive databases of information on state statutes regarding the abuse of children ave been created and will be posted here as their work is finalized. Here are...
feigleycommunications

Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog

The Kindle Vella Experience: Is It for You? – by Audrey Kalman… December 9, 2021
on Jane Friedman site: As a writer of contemporary literary fiction, I had never considered serializing my work. Character-driven, introspective stories don’t often lend themselves to chapter-ending cliff-hangers. Then, a few years ago, I wrote The Last Storyteller, a speculative novel that contains some literary elements but also plenty of action. Last spring, as I […]
Chris The Story Reading Ape

WASP Final Flight

Lucile Doll Wise, 43-7 | August 2, 2018 August 17, 2018
"Jacqueline Cochran was looking for WASP. They told me I would have to be interviewed and they would contact me when they came to the Wichita area. But I didn’t wait for that. I went down to Houston for my interview, to speed things up. And I think that’s one of the smartest things I […]
Unknown
Jean McCreery, 44-W-10. |. May 10, 2018 July 20, 2018
"My first flight was with a barnstormer at the age of five. I loved it! I also tried to 'fly' out of the barn loft with an umbrella. This was less than successful..." WASP Jean Terrell McCreery, 44-10 The indomitable Marguerite Jean Terrell Moreo McCreery has "...slipped the surly bonds of Earth. And danced the skies on […]
Unknown

The Old Motor

Boston Street Scenes: WBZ-TV “Swan Boat” Corvette and More December 8, 2021
Todays lead image and the enlargeable view below dated June 1955 by the source, contains Nelson Bragg, a popular announcer at Boston area CBS Channel 4 WBZ-TV. Bragg is sitting in the Television Station’s 1953 to ’55 Corvette the “Swan Boat,” named after the Boston Public Garden Swan Boats, which date back to 1877. Please...
David Greenlees
Subliminal Advertising: Boulevard Photographic’s Images Sell Cars December 7, 2021
A subliminal message in automotive advertising is, for the most part, a posed image used to pass below (sub) a person’s normal limits of perception and to get you thinking about purchasing a vehicle. Some key messages are usually intended to; envision yourself behind the wheel of a particular vehicle – having an enjoyable auto...
David Greenlees

Shorpy

Pie Filling: 1940 December 8, 2021
June 1940. "The gasoline pumps at Pie Town, New Mexico." Medium format acetate negative by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
Dave
Avenging Angels: 1943 December 7, 2021
February 1943. "Looking up an assembly line at Ford's big Willow Run plant in Michigan, where B-24E (Liberator) bombers are being made in great numbers. The Liberator is capable of operation at high altitudes and over great ranges on precision bombing missions. It has proved itself an excellent performer in the Pacific, Northern Africa, Europe […]
Dave

Shorpy Reader Shared Photo’s

My Grandfather: 1915 October 25, 2021
My paternal grandfather (standing, far left) spent quite a lot of his life crewing on square-rigged ships (also known as "windjammers") out of San Francisco. These ships were owned and operated by Alaska Packers, which was a division of the Del Monte Corp (aka the California Packing Corporation). The company had a small fleet of […]
Bob Burns
Golden Krust Bakery September 10, 2021
Found these pictures in my parents photo album. I have no idea who the people are. Thought others would get a kick out of seeing them.
Candice Philpott-Burck

BloominThyme

Tropical Orb Weaver Spider September 27, 2021
So I recently had a meet and greet with this interesting visitor. Startling experience to be sure, but intriguing, too. I mean, just look at this spider! Incredible. It’s quite large, about the size of my thumb, and a bit intimidating. As I’ve never met a spider this large (I’m happy to say) and wasn’t […]
gardenfrisk
Beneficials in the Garden September 2, 2021
Upon first inspection of this photo, you might be wondering if I’ve lost my mind. The tomato hornworm is not a beneficial in your garden. They can do extreme damage to tomato, pepper and eggplants in a matter of hours, destroying en entire plant within days. Definitely not good, especially when you’ve been salivating over […]
gardenfrisk

AV Club Wiki Wormhole

A felonious monkey helps It's Always Sunny rebound from its worst episode ever December 9, 2021
Episode 3: “The Gang Buys A Roller Rink”Read more...
Dennis Perkins
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint Return To Hogwarts in first photo from HBO Max special December 9, 2021
Great news tonight for anyone who’s really been hurting for pictures of some relatively adjusted thirtysomethings sitting in a fake castle together: HBO Max has just released the first pictures from its upcoming Harry Potter retrospective, Return To Hogwarts. And, wouldn’t you know it: There they are, franchise stars…Read more...
William Hughes
West Side Story banned in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, and Qatar December 9, 2021
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is the latest film to be banned from distribution in a number of Gulf region countries. Per Variety, the musical remake has been banned from distribution in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait, with some countries refusing distribution outright,…Read more...
William Hughes
Raphael Bob-Waksberg releases a cut BoJack joke about David Fincher for charity December 9, 2021
There are many good reasons to donate to charity: Genuine altruism, tax reasons, a sudden spikes of withered conscience emerging from the depths of a lifelong void of meaninglessness. But we’ve always been partial to any charitable gesture that can both a) generate some good in the world, and, b), toss a poke toward…Read more...
William Hughes

DamnDelicious

Pull Apart Garlic Bread Wreath November 30, 2021
Warm, soft, pillowy bread bites smothered in garlicky, buttery heavenly goodness. An absolute crowd-pleaser! This Christmas, you’ll find me by the tree eating ALL the pull apart bread. Every single one of them. Every single pillowy bite covered in all that garlicky buttery goodness sprinkled with even more perfection: Parmesan. And since this comes together […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious
Easy Skillet Dinner Rolls November 21, 2021
Nothing beats warm, super soft, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth homemade dinner rolls. No more store-bought rolls! You can find me by this warm cast iron skillet filled with the best dinner rolls of your entire life. The type of dinner rolls where you hoard the entire skillet, slather on more butter, and eat all 10 in one […]
Chungah @ Damn Delicious

The Authors’ Billboard

Sweet Potato Soup with Ham and Leeks December 8, 2021
I love soup on chilly winter evenings. This Sweet Potato Soup recipe is a real winner. The earthy aroma of the sage and garlic will fill your kitchen and have everyone coming in to see what’s cooking. Everyone will love the creamy, savory, and slightly sweet taste of this soup that’s filled chucks of ham […]
Donna Fasano
Jamaican Christmas Traditions December 7, 2021
In Jamaica, we have no snow or anything that resembles it, but the weather does get a little cooler at Christmastime and we start feeling what we call “Christmas Breeze” by late November. Jamaicans love to party, so the festivities start with office parties and move into friend and family gatherings as it gets closer […]
J. L. Campbell

A Redleg’s Rides

A safer way to get on and off the VRRV's roof December 7, 2021
Back at the beginning of the summer trip to the East Coast with Martha in the VRRV; I had accidentally damaged the upper mount of the VRRV's ladder. Basically, while parking under some trees, the ladder hit a branch big enough to bend it:At the time, it had seemed secure enough and it wasn't like […]
redlegsrides
More rock climbing at the Indian Bread Rocks Recreation Area December 6, 2021
After a late breakfast, I headed towards what I call "picnic rock" to see what kind of sights I could see in the midmorning light.I didn't see anything up top that I'd not already captured yesterday. However, from there I saw another small hill with a somewhat flat rocky outcropping. It was close by so […]
redlegsrides

Barry Eisler

Talking Violence in Fiction and Fact With Tim Larkin November 28, 2021
Hugely enjoyed doing this three-part talk with violence expert Tim Larkin, one of the people with whom I've been privileged to train and whose influences appear in my books. Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.
Barry Eisler
Flash-Forward Preambles: What, How, and When October 16, 2021
Updated BelowFor various reasons, recently I got a little obsessed with flash-forward movie and television preambles. That is, presentations that begin with a scene from later in the story, and then spend some amount of screen time catching up to the “later” scene that came at the start. How much catch-up varies. Sometimes the catch-up […]
Barry Eisler

Twice In a Lifetime

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 I headed […]
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 side of […]

The Alaska Parkinson’s Rag

New Post on the NWPF Site "What I Like About Parkinson's Disease" October 2, 2021
Staying positive can be tough with Parkinson's Disease (See what I mean? that in itself is a negative statement.) No problem. I posted a list of the things here I like about PD on the Northwest Parkinson's Disease Foundation Community blog. you are welcome to crib from it, if you are feeling negative. Reason #2 I […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl
Parkinson's Is Not Witchcraft, Q & A With Uganda's Hannington Kabugo September 22, 2021
Harrington Kabugo with Miriam "A patient who was treated like my mom she was in her bedroom for 10 years not getting out I went and got her and brought her in my house" Hannington Kabugo, 36 became a Parkinson's advocate after his mother died with Parkinson's disease over a decade ago. A […]
Peter Dunlap-Shohl

Alaskan Urban Hippie

Comparing Mint Plants: Spearmint, Apple & Chocolate April 23, 2020
Mint is a reasonably cold-hardy perennial, meaning it grows back every year under the right conditions. Just like there are many different kinds of tomatoes (cherry, beefsteak, roma, etc.), there are plenty different varieties of mint, too. Here’s an overview comparison of three different kinds of mints that grow well for me in Anchorage, Alaska: […]
Ashley
Chickens Laying Eggs in the Winter April 4, 2020
Do chickens still lay eggs in the winter? That’s a common question many curious poultry lovers ask me. The answer? It depends. Egg laying chickens will naturally taper off and cease egg production in winter months, assuming you live somewhere that gets darker in winter months than summer. In Alaska, where our winter months might […]
Ashley

Barbara Brown’s Our Third Thirds

Road Trip: One Amazing Thing November 1, 2021
I started writing a post titled “Human beings do amazing things,” and I was telling you all about the amazing things encountered on this trip: art, museum exhibits, architecture, theater, food. But there was just too much. It got boring: This great thing, that great thing, oh and another great thing.So I’m just going to […]
CloudyinAK
Road Trip First Stop: Logistics October 24, 2021
When I take my urban infusion months, I live in a place. I become a resident, not a tourist. This trip was different (and not just because Tim was with me); it was a sightseeing trip. We stayed in hotels, not apartments. We ate out; we didn’t cook. I didn’t get a library card; Tim […]
CloudyinAK

Cinthia Ritchie

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

Matt Goff Sitka Nature

Snowy Starrigavan High Tide December 5, 2021
Mostly clear through the first half of the day, then clouds and a few light snow showers later. I braved the roads to check Starrigavan at high tide. Today’s high was predicted to be 12.8 ft. This is about what it got to last month with some atmospheric assist. Things were working in the other […]
matt goff
Birding Walk to Crescent Harbor December 4, 2021
Chilly and cool, partly to mostly cloudy. Snow continued to accumulate overnight, with 8 inches on my deck rail this morning. Connor later told me he measured 11 inches on his work table in the yard. Much of the morning had blue skies over the house, though the sun was too low to be showing […]
matt goff

Sandra’s Alaska Recipes

SANDRA’S ASIAN CABBAGE MANDARIN RAMEN SALAD November 7, 2021
This healthy salad is just as vibrant as it is delicious…Servings: 10-12 Prep: 30 Mins. Refrigerate: Min. of 1 hr. before serving INGREDIENTS Salad 6 cups shredded green cabbage 1 cup shredded carrots 1 pkg chicken ramen noodles broken into small pieces, reserving seasoning pkt for dressing ½ red bell pepper, julienned […]
sandra
SANDRA'S HEARTY LENTIL and SWEET POTATO STEW November 2, 2021
A delicious and fulfilling stew to prepare for your loved ones on a fall/winter day...Yield: 8-10 Servings Prep: 20 Mins. Cook: Appx. 1-1/2 hrs. INGREDIENTS 2 TB canola oil 1 LB moose meat cut into bite-size pieces (or beef) 2 TB flour 6 cups beef broth 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp onion […]
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