Last year, when the California Department of Parks and Recreation announced that one quarter of the state’s parks would be shut down due to budget cuts, concerned citizens across the state were galvanized to action.
Now, a month before parks around the state are scheduled to close their gates, a private, non-profit foundation has come to the rescue, offering money that would keep 15 of those parks open for at least a year.
This weekend, the United Farm Workers is holding its fiftieth anniversary. In 1962, Cesar and Helen Chavez and Dolores Huerta began their struggle to improve the life of farm workers.
Last week, on Cinco Mayo, the United States Navy christened and launched the USNS Cesar Chavez, continuing the Navy’s rich tradition of naming supply ships after pioneers, explorers and visionaries by honoring the man who worked tirelessly to promote fair working conditions for all Americans.
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by federal scientists. The review examined population trends of plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in all 50 states, including wolves, sandhill cranes, terns and Tennessee coneflowers. Again and again, the analysis finds species on a positive trajectory toward recovery — and in some cases, exceeding expectations.
A new Center for Biological Diversity analysis of 110 endangered species finds that 90 percent are on track to meet recovery goals set by federal scientists. The review examined population trends of plants and animals protected by the Endangered Species Act in all 50 states, including wolves, sandhill cranes, terns and Tennessee coneflowers. Again and again, the analysis finds species on a positive trajectory toward recovery — and in some cases, exceeding expectations.
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
Now, some of those classmates want to make amends and have asked Lynda Frederick, 42, of Rochester, N.Y., to attend her 25th high school reunion in Escondido, Calif., this summer, compliments of the Orange Glen High School Class of 1987.
(WATCH the video below or READ the story from NBC San Diego)
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
Now, some of those classmates want to make amends and have asked Lynda Frederick, 42, of Rochester, N.Y., to attend her 25th high school reunion in Escondido, Calif., this summer, compliments of the Orange Glen High School Class of 1987.
Canada booked its best two-month employment gain in three decades with news Friday that the economy churned out 58,200 new jobs in April.
The report was far stronger than anyone anticipated with Canadians able to find net new jobs in seven provinces across the country, many full-time and in the high-paying manufacturing, construction and resource industries.
The number of happy Russians rose to a record 82 percent in April, eclipsing the previous high of 77 percent recorded in March 2008, All-Russia Public Opinion Research Center reported on Monday. – from Ria Novosti
Today is Global Food Revolution Day, which encourages steps toward a healthier lifestyle. One of those steps might include switching to raw milk as an alternative to store-bought.
Village Milk, a New Zealand dairy farmer, has installed a roadside milk dispenser to make the choice more convenient for customers.
The Golden Bay family farm, with its twenty-two cows, invested in a state of the art milk machine to sell fresh, hygienic, raw milk 24 hours a day. Customers can buy up to five liters of unpasteurized milk, and even get change.
“Pasteurization (as opposed to untreated, or raw milk) served a very valuable purpose back in the 1920’s when tuberculosis was spreading through meat and milk,” says the Kiwi blog, HappyZine.com. “These days we also know that pasteurization, which involves heating the milk to 72 degrees, not only serves to kill bacteria and germs, but also the vital ingredient that’s necessary to digest lactose.”
“Many people who can’t tolerate pasteurized milk, can easily digest raw milk.”
(Learn more at HappyZine.com)
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to a new joint U.N. report released yesterday.
From 1990 to 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than 543,000 to 287,000 – a decline of 47 percent.
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to a new joint U.N. report released yesterday.
From 1990 to 2010, the annual number of maternal deaths dropped from more than 543,000 to 287,000 – a decline of 47 percent.
A growing appetite for artisan bread produced by Britain’s burgeoning army of small independent bakeries has set the wheels turning again in previously defunct windmills that have stood forlorn for decades.
Thanks to Britain’s changing appetites, a new generation of millers is surging to meet the demand for traditional flour.
Britons flock to visit mills, as hundreds — wind- and water-powered — open their doors to the public.
Airline passengers were lucky to be stuck on the tarmac last week when 7 members of a folk band erupted with a lively impromptu 4-song set aboard the packed Air Canada flight.
The Toronto-based Lemon Bucket Orkestra, which plays traditional jigs and energetic Eastern European folk music, was setting off for Romania to play a festival in Bucarest.
Japan’s economy bounced back in the first quarter from a year-end lull, powering ahead of other major industrial nations thanks to rebuilding of the tsunami-battered northeast, solid private spending and some improvement in exports.
The first-quarter rise in gross domestic product translated into an annualized rate of growth of 4.1 percent.
Strangers from around the world have sent hand-knit squares of wool to help Christchurch, New Zealand beautify their ominous earthquake protection barrier. Hundreds of giant shipping containers were placed at the bottom of cliffs to protect homes and cars below from falling rocks in the wake of aftershocks in June 2011 that shook the area and damaged homes.
A local woman had the idea of creating a “shipping cosy” to cover one of the ugly containers, and invited the community to donate colorful squares of knit or crocheted wool to help brighten the blighted landscape.
Not only did Sumner residents contribute to the public art project, but people throughout New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Iceland and the UK.
Strangers from around the world have sent hand-knit squares of wool to help Christchurch, New Zealand beautify their ominous earthquake protection barrier. Hundreds of giant shipping containers were placed at the bottom of cliffs to protect homes and cars below from falling rocks in the wake of aftershocks in June 2011 that shook the area and damaged homes.
A local woman had the idea of creating a “shipping cosy” to cover one of the ugly containers, and invited the community to donate colorful squares of knit or crocheted wool to help brighten the blighted landscape.
Not only did Sumner residents contribute to the public art project, but people throughout New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Australia, Iceland and the UK.
A business owner realized, “It’s time to give back,” after years of seeing needy people selling their stuff in his jewelry-exchange business.
Rankin Paynter, who was shopping at a Kmart store that was closing its doors in Winchester, Kentucky, decided on-the-spot to buy the rest of its contents and give it away to charity.
$200,000 worth of clothing, shoes, pharmacy items and office supplies are now the property of Clark County Community Services, who will, for the first time, have enough clothing to supply every needy child with winter hats, gloves and coats.
He also rented a building to store the items.
(WATCH the video below, or READ the story from LEX-18)
A business owner realized, “It’s time to give back,” after years of seeing needy people selling their stuff in his jewelry-exchange business.
Rankin Paynter, who was shopping at a Kmart store that was closing its doors in Winchester, Kentucky, decided on-the-spot to buy the rest of its contents and give it away to charity.
The number of Britons out of work fell at the fastest pace in nearly a year in the three months to March, official data showed on Wednesday, pointing to some underlying resilience in the economy.
The number of people claiming jobless benefit unexpectedly fell last month by 13,700—the largest drop since July 2010. (Analysts had forecast an increase of 5,000 on the month.)
By now, it’s hardly news when a city bans plastic bags at checkout counters — but an entire state? That’s happened in Hawaii, where Honolulu County has joined the state’s three other counties to give Hawaii a first-in-the-nation title.
“Passing the bans did take an effort — change always does — but people seemed to understand the need for such an effort,” said the Sierra Club’s Hawaii spokesperson about the two-year campaign.
