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Hiking for Emails

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HIKING FOR EMAILS from Clemens Purner on Vimeo. In the Annapurna region in Nepal a man has made an extraordinary vision come true. He has brought internet access to places that even today can only be reached after several days travel on foot. By now he has managed to connect over 60.000 people to the…

Cats, Good Ideas, Music

Friday Catblogging: Music for Cats

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For the first time ever, there’s music for cats that’s been verified by science. Help fund music that’s been proven to enrich animals’ lives by donating to our Kickstarter campaign at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/355308040/music-for-cats-0 We’d like to give a special thanks to our feline stars and their owners: – Lori Shepler and City the Kitty: citythekitty.com –…

Animals, Good Ideas, Technology

Kangaroo-Avoidance Technology

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Only a matter of time — Stateside, as large mammals go, deer are probably the single biggest threat to cars traveling the highways. Now, imagine a smaller, “very unpredictable” deer that hops on two legs: that’s the hell of driving in Australia, where some 20,000 kangaroo collisions are said to happen annually…. There’s no word…

City, Good Ideas, Hip & Prosperous

Today @ the Whitewater City Market, 3 – 7 PM

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    If you’ve not had the chance, today would a fine day to visit the Whitewater City Market, at the Cravath lakefront.   They’ve an impressive lineup, and you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy. MUSIC Andrus & the Mariners  5:30-7 p.m. VENDORS BeefN’Beaks  grass-fed beef, farm-fresh chickens and eggs Bluff Creek Nursery  plants, produce, painted…

City, Good Ideas

Whitewater City Market, Tuesdays from 3-7 PM through October

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Originally posted 7.15, updated 7.16 with a new flyer —  Whitewater will have a new public market, held each Tuesday from 3-7 PM near the Cravath Arch, beginning this Tuesday (7.21) through October. Best wishes for the success of the market, with appreciation to those who have worked to bring about this good idea for…

Adventure, Good Ideas, Lifestyle

The Cinder Cone

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The Cinder Cone from Farm League on Vimeo. In the Spring of 2014 a small group of close friends broke ground on a building project in Skamania County, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge. Their primary endeavor was a multi-platform tree house, but also included a skate bowl and a wood fired soaking tub as…

City, Good Ideas, Government Spending, Health, Hip & Prosperous, Planning

Arguments on Cost & Flexibility Under a Complete Streets Ordinance

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There are two questions that I promised yesterday that I would take up today about the Complete Streets ordinance recently passed at Council on 1.20.15. The first is whether the draft ordinance was flexible enough, and the second about the costs of new roads or reconstruction that would include sidewalks or bike paths. I read…

City, Cycling, Development, Economy, Good Ideas, Health, Hip & Prosperous, Planning

In Support of the Complete Streets Initiative for Whitewater

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This Tuesday, January 20th at 6:30 PM, Common Council will consider a Complete Streets ordinance (item O-3) for Whitewater. A Complete Streets program simply requires planners to consider bike and pedestrian travel, for example, when either building or reconstructing streets within our city. (I listened closely to discussion of the idea at our 12.16.14 Common…