Tracking Whales

Roger Palmer helping local resident Oldemar with  GPS equipment.

What does it take to find out about the lives of whales? In fact, what does it take to figure out where the trash that we dump into the ocean ends up? How do we map information for classroom use? We need someone with expertise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and GPS. We need that same person to be able to teach others how to use that technology, even when people are not that sophisticated in computer applications.

So, that is something that Amy Work does. She has a Master's Degree in Geography from Syracuse University, with a concentration in GIS and remote sensing. She has worked for the INSTITUTE FOR THE APPLICATION OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY, INC (IAGT), in Auburn, NY, working with teachers and college faculty to integrate geospatial technologies into students' learning environments. That laid the groundwork for what was to follow.

Amy then became the first Director of a Geoporter project, GEOPORTER being an organization that links educators with expertise in geospatial technology with communities needing that technology to solve local problems. That's where the whale monitoring comes in.



Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica, is the site of Marino Ballena National Park. The park is a place where whales migrate every year from both the northern and southern hemispheres. As a result, the park is a destination for ecotourists interested in watching whales. For four months out of every year, the park's waters provide breeding grounds for a variety of whales.

Amy's Geoporter project was responsible for teaching Bahia Ballena residents to utilize the technology to document whale numbers, while also monitoring the impact of trash in these waters. Once they had their data, residents could then determine where to place trash and recycling receptacles to remove the trash from the environment more effectively. Amy explains, "Humpback whales from northern and southern migrations in the Pacific Ocean travel every winter to the breeding grounds near the equator. These humpback whales now have a breeding environment off the coast of Costa Rica that is less polluted than it was a year ago."

In addition, geospatial technology is also being shared within the school system to help change the habits of local residents into behaviors that support protecting this special marine habitat. More than a year ago, the community school earned a BLUE FLAG as part of the Bandera Azul program, which seeks to balance conservation efforts, development, and protection of natural resources.

A small group learning to record whale sightings with cell phones.

Now, some of the boat tour companies have become versed in the geospatial technologies to help support the ecotourism industry. They can map when the whales start showing up and where the whales can be spotted in local waters. That makes it more likely for them to satisfy the ecotourists, who come to view the whales, and also doesn't harm the whales. All of the uses of the geospatial technologies within the community of Bahia Ballena help maintain investment in the importance of the ecological heritage, while supporting the livelihoods of the local residents, a winning combination.

A whale is spotted in the waters of  Marino Ballena.

Thanks to this article from Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/amy-work-geoporter-2013-impact-grant/; and the above links.

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A Fancy Pumpkin Decoration

Poking holes in the pumpkin shell with screwdriver.

We're coming to the end of September; autumn has arrived, although it might not feel like it in portions of this country. With the arrival of October in a few days comes plans for harvest festivities and Halloween scares.

Then there is the old traditional pumpkin carving. Some people decorate pumpkins on the outside with markers, paints, and sequins, and skip the messy scraping out the innards work. But if you don't mind the messiness, there is something decorative that you can do with the pumpkin and not get to scary.



First, obtain at least a medium-sized pumpkin. Carve out the top to make a lid, then start digging and removing the innards until you have the shell left. You can use either a screwdriver or a drill to poke holes randomly on the base and the lid, until the entire pumpkin has holes.

Next, you want to have a way to hang the pumpkin. so take a thick cord and knot it at the end, then string in through a hole near the top of the pumpkin body. Put the other end through another hole at the same level, then securely knot the end of the cord. Do the same with another length of cord, so the two lengths crisscross each other. Then loop another length of cord through the crisscross, knot it into a loop, and hang, so it can be hung from a hook.

Now, for lighting the interior. Back in the day, parents/adults used to provide the lighting with a lit candle, secured by melted wax to the bottom of the interior. But that presents a fire hazard, especially when the outer pumpkin shell becomes dried.

These days the smart decorator uses a flashlight secured into the base. If your lucky flashlight has a strobe setting, your new decoration can give your home a disco effect. But if not, then you can have an atmospheric glow when you turn out the lights. You can also create colored light effects by placing colored plastic wrap over the light and affixing with rubber bands.

Cords strung through pumpkin shell.

In just a few short minutes, you have created an awesome Halloween or harvest festival decoration. Design and safety features came from Dave Has.

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Directly From The Heart

Raghu making his rounds on his bike.

Raghu Makwana has lived for years without being able to walk. He gets around by doing his walking with his hands, since his bout of polio. Even with his limitations, Raghu lives a full and fulfilled life, a life directed by his heart.

He had started saving what little money he could make to give food to three senior friends, who were just existing on chili and water. They had no family members to help them and were too frail to be able to work. Raghu called his practice of food sharing, the TYAAG NU TIFFIN (food of sacrifice) project. He was seen around the area travelling on his mototbike, balancing a number of tiffins, food containers, holding meals for his senior friends.



Then when he volunteered for GRAMSHREE, a nonprofit that works with women, who live in the slums of Ahmedabad in India, he grew to love the women as a brother does. The women were more like family than casual friends. Now, Raghu noticed more seniors in the same predicament as his other senior friends, so he started to supply them with meals. His friends pitched in by sacrificing one meal per week, so these seniors in need could have healthier meals.

He does it all with love and compassion, making his way through the slums, not only bringing meals, but also a big smile. Marsha Vashrani, a volunteer from the US, said, "Raghu-bhai really goes beyond just doing his duty of delivering tiffins. He has assisted families living on the streets suffering from domestic violence, broken up physical fights between mostly misdirected youth, taken children out to the movies that normally wouldn't get this opportunity, especially the young girls, some of whom have never been out, or left their community pre-marriage."

Seeing Mr. Makwana moving so deftly through the streets of the slums, delivering his tiffins, also inspires and empowers those around him. Volunteers from other countries have joined him on his rounds and find themselves opening their hearts too. Fernando Grajedo from Guatemala reflects on his experience, "Experiencing Raghu's life today made me feel the closest I've been to God....it makes us think of little good deeds we can do in our daily lives with no expectation of receiving anything in return. To actually DO something to make this a better place."

Raghu with a young friend on his motorbike.

Raghu shows all of us that no matter what our skills or abilities, we all have that spark of kindness to help our fellow human beings. When you think about life the way he does, kindness comes naturally. So, here are some words from Raghu, "If I see the bad in people, then I'm seeing the bad in myself. There's bad in all of us. But, I'm going to see the positive in them. And if I see the good in myself, then I can see the good in others."

Some grateful recipients showing their new clothes just distributed by Raghu.

Thanks to this article from Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/raghu-makwana-tyaag-nu-tiffin-impact-story-2013/

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An Ordinary Mother

Shannon Abbott (right) with her family.

She lives in Utah and is a mother of two. She lives in Utah and, just like my mother, stays home to raise her toddler daughter and her baby son. That is her job, the same as any woman who has attained the executive suite at a major corporation.

Oh, she sings with a beautiful voice. She's Shannon Abbott. About a week ago, she decided to record herself singing Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, but with a twist. She changed the lyrics to reflect the life she leads as a mother who does her work at home and that is raising her two children.


In her video, she mentions that she performed this same song in a talent show and then proceeds to belt it out with enthusiasm and verve, the longer she sings. Her little son sits next to her, doing baby things, shaking a rattling toy, and cooing his own notes when she pauses.

More than two million viewers have watched the video, which is posted on facebook. Needless to say, Shannon is utterly thrilled with the number of people who have taken time in their day to view her video. She says, about her newly-found fame, "Unbelievable. I am thrilled and humbled that this silly little song that I wrote for a silly little talent show in teeny, tiny Payson, Utah, could bring so much joy to people around the WORLD."

While Shannon may be awed about the response, it isn't hard to understand. The joy in her daily life, despite its ups and downs is palpable. Her love for her young son as she keeps returning his toy to him and her comments about how his cooing indicates his singing talents are those of a mother enjoying her child.

Still, Ms. Abbot hasn't let success go to her head, either. After she found out about all those who have seen her video, she says, "The past three days have been spent in my pjs with no makeup and messy hair, taking care of my two sick kiddos. In fact, today, I wiped a million boogers and was pooped on. How's that for glamour!" Oh well, that's the life of a mother! But where would anyone be without them?

Shannon singing with her young son next to her.

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The FutureCare Difference

One of the rooms in newly opened FutureCare Cold Spring.

There are quite a number of nursing care and rehabilitation centers within the Baltimore area. Whether their clientele are there to complete rehabilitation after hospital care or for long-term care, these nursing care centers perform a needed service.

FUTURECARE operates a number of facilities throughout the Baltimore-DC area and has eleven centers in Baltimore City and County alone. They are known in the area for providing an excellent work environment for employees - and that then extends into the care that employees provide for those who utilize its services.



One way that quality health care has been measured in recent years is through monitoring hospital readmission rates. The lower the rate, the better quality of care. Federal payments to providers are being re-gauged to allow higher payments to receiving facilities that can lower readmission rates.

So, it is with understandable pride that six of FutureCare's facilities were recognized for their low readmission rates to hospitals: FutureCare Cherrywood, FutureCare Chesapeake, FutureCare Irvington, FutureCare Northpoint, FutureCare Old Court, and FutureCare Pinewood. The award comes from Providigm, a company that offers its expertise in improving quality of care at nursing centers, and is called the PROVIDIGM EMBRACING QUALITY AWARDS.

Upon receiving the awards recognition, Gary Attman, FutureCare's President, remarked, "Winning this prestigious award again this year is a testament to the care, compassion and commitment that every member of our FutureCare family brings to their job every single day. At FutureCare, we like to say we are 'neighbors caring for neighbors'. This award means we are doing that, and more."

The six recognized facility received their awards at AHCA/NCAL's annual Quality Symposium, held in Austin, TX on Feb. 24, 2015. In order to be eligible for the awards, the facilities have to have achieved Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Accreditation from Providigm. Those that do so are among the highest performing long term care centers in the US and Canada.

FutureCare Old Court decorated to root for the Orioles.

At the awards ceremony, Provodigm's Accreditation Program Director, Barbara Baylis, said, "[T]he facilities announced tonight will undoubtedly serve as role models for their peers in long term health care." That's some outstanding quality in a part of the country that is noted for its health care innovations.

FutureCare Courtland's birthday celebration for four centenarians.

Thanks to this article by FutureCare: https://futurecare.com/news/6-futurecare-facilities-receive-embracing-quality-award-/53/.

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Developing The Living Soil

Farmers in a class getting to use equipment at the Living Soil lab.

Sometimes it takes a wedding and a yearlong honeymoon on a worldwide scale to prompt an initiative for people who have lost hope. About five years ago, Marilyn McHugh, a biologist, and Chris Kennedy, a teacher, embarked on this exact adventure. During their honeymoon they volunteered on a variety of development projects in East Africa. That's what set them on the pathway to service. Their focus has become those areas of the world where the people lack resources.

Along the way, this husband and wife team partnered with Dr. Vandana Shiva and her organization, NAVDANYA. Navdanya means "nine seeds". This organization, based in India has created 122 seed banks throughout India. They form a network of seed keepers and organic producers within 18 states throughout the country.



Marilyn and Chris joined in by providing training for farmers from rural India on organic farming techniques, such as composting, and explaining the cycle of nature, with the goal of helping these farmers transition back to organic farming. They also established two "Living Soil" labs which allow farmers to see the difference between soils that are fertilized chemically and the healthy soils enriched by organic farming methods.

Since they first started, they have continued to provide courses for India's farmers at Earth University on the grounds of the Navdanya farm in Dehradun, India. This current course is taking place throughout this month. In addition, THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT, which is the US organization established by both Marilyn and Chris, also has a few other initiatives.

The Living Soil Training initiative has so far trained more that 2500 farmers throughout six states in India and was also offered as a Soil Food Web Workshop in June with TreeYo Permaculture here in the US. This organization has also taken a page from Navdanya and started the Cleveland Seed Bank initiative to preserve local seeds particularly adapted to that environment. Another initiative is the development of a Wordpress Seedbank Plugin, which is a software connection to Wordpress that turns a blog into a seedbank community. This is the same software used by the Cleveland Seed Bank. There are several languages in which the software comes and more translators are increasing its applicability.

Hands-on during organic farming course at Navdanya farm.

Recently, The Hummingbird Project has started a Sustainable Schools Initiative in Kenya. The program is to provide education and infrastructure for sustainability in low income regions of Kenya. For the past four years, the program has been in development at Daraja Academy, where students learn about using renewable local resources and preservation of the low amounts of water in the area.

This is an active, vibrant couple with some great ideas and an organization that is reaching out to people who would otherwise become marginalized. Instead, they are at the forefront of change and development.

(Left to right): Chris Kennedy, Dr. Vandana Shiva, Marilyn McHugh.

Thanks to this article from Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/marilyn-mchugh-the-hummingbird-project/; and the above links.

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The Best Fan A Mailman Could Have

Mailman Mike and Carter Lawson delivering mail.

It's the start of a new day and four-year-old Carter Lawson is doing little boy things. But he keeps an eye out for the man that is the highlight of his day. You've got it - he's watching out for "Mailman Mike".

In this age of electronic communications, it's a little boy who loves the man who delivers the mail. And both man and boy go the second mile for their customers. Once Carter spots his friend, they join together for their task of mail deliveries.

Along the way, man and boy have conversations about just about anything. Mailman Mike keeps an eye out for his young friend's safety, avoiding any hazards along the route. Carter returns the favor by helping Mike sort the mail and place the mail in recipients' mailboxes.



Cassie Lawson, Carter's mom, has been rather impressed with her special mail deliverer, who has been on their route for the past nine months. She's rather aware that taking her son with him doesn't really come in the job description, "Anyone could be just like 'Go away kid', but Mike has really gone out of his way to interact with Carter, and it's been really cute."

It all started out when Carter thought the mailman had a really cool truck. But then when the days got hotter, Carter would bring out some water and a snack, and then Mike would give Carter some candy and pieces of mail for his home.

Then one day, Carter came out fully dressed for mail delivery in an outfit that matched Mike's. Mike said, "I just couldn't believe he got a full mailman's costume." The costume also came complete with a small mailbag, too. The admiration is mutual. Mike said, "Every letter carrier has stops he looks forward to and this is the one I look forward to every day."

The two are a common sight in the neighborhood together, walking along, chatting with neighbors and each other, and delivering the mail. It's not often that a worker gets a fan, especially one that is so close and personal, and also helps complete the job at hand.

USPS trucks, like the one Carter waits to see.

Thanks to this article from WBIR.COM: http://www.wbir.com/story/life/2015/09/18/and-finally-mail-kid-idolizes-his-neighborhood-mailman/72428282/.

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Changing Life Scripts

Elle Morgan

Elle Morgan has lived quite a varied life, from working with adjudicated girls in a wilderness program to teaching at an art/career center in the inner city to newspaper reporter and feature writer. She has become interested in transition points, when people make changes in the trajectory of their lives.

She has come up with a program that utilizes nature as a setting, providing an immersion experience that utilizes the arts and teaches healthier living. She and her husband bought a piece of property which they turned into the retreat center at Halfmoon Hollow, where THE ELEMENTS OF NEW LIFE SCRIPTS is run. She is able to program activities with a wonderful staff and student interns and faculty from nearby Penn State University.



The program first became directed towards helping adjudicated girls change their life scripts, or the direction in which their lives have taken them up to the present. It operates within the concept of providing restorative justice, the eventual result being to expunge their juvenile record.

Girls who are in this program can stay overnight and receive the necessary supplies to undertake their life-changing adventure. The Life Scripts portion of the program leads to the path of self-discovery, setting the girls on the path to a new life. The program uses theater/drama to help the teens rewrite their lives by enacting new life pathways. It changes the way of failure and low self-esteem that led the girls to make the poor choices that led to crime. By seeing themselves in a different light, with a more positive view of themselves, they can change the way they make decisions.

The girls spend four weekends at the retreat and are provided with different aspects of the curriculum, based on the basic elements of earth, water, fire, and air. They learn new ways to handle the problems and issues they find in life, including changing their inner dialogue, meditation, bonding with nature, and rewriting the story of their lives.

There are also other programs at New Life, including specific programs for wellness and weight loss, arranging guided adventures and hikes at four different venues for a half day up to three days, and retreat programs for small groups. It's hard to imagine that this much has happened in just a few short years.

Participants in an Earth Retreat in the gazebo.

So, if you are looking for assistance with those transition points in life and dream of an experience like that offered by Life Scripts, check this group out. You can change yourself and change the world.

One of the theatre games used in the programs.

Thanks to this article from Pollination Project: https://thepollinationproject.org/grants-awarded/elle-morgan-the-elements-of-new-life-scripts/.

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"American Girl" Empowers

The hashtag for the empowerment campaign.

Can a commercial brand contribute to the greater good? Can the same brand bring girls together? Can a brand change a trajectory?

One brand is trying all that -  AMERICAN GIRL. Yes, it's coming behind Amy Schumer's calling for girls to stop thinking that they're princesses and accept themselves as they really are, the women's soccer team showing that women's sports can be so exciting and also draw a large number of fans, and Vice's BROADLY discussing topics of interest to women.

If there is one theme emerging within this focus on women and girls, it's empowerment. But these campaigns and programming frequently address women/girls as individuals, rather than drawing them together. The biggest issue that was noted by this company that markets the dolls is that young girls were feeling isolated, even despite all of the tools that provide connection in this modern world.



So, when they launched their latest campaign, American Girls looked at a PLEDGE, which was designed to bring girls together, to address the sense of isolation. You can see that idea encompassed in their home page. Girls are encouraged to participate by designing their own pledges. The pages for the pledge emphasize togetherness and connectedness. It is empowerment.

That is exactly what American Girl's President Jean McKenzie intended. She says, "We were one of the first brands to talk to girls in a way that made them feel like they really matter. But for the most part, that approach was focused on the individual girls. Now, we're putting ourselves on a new path, going beyond the individual and talking about how girls can be powerful collectively."

Of course, you can still find the signature dolls displayed and sold on the website. But there is more than that. There are games based on the dolls. There are apps that can be downloaded to girls' mobile devices. There is a weekly poll where a girl can vote for one of several responses and find out what other girls think, too. The library takes girls into some of the books and provides some online interactivity. Girls can interact with the magazine also. And these are only the highlights.

Research had also shown American Girl that their audiences wanted to experience more. So, they have added online instructive videos. Many of these are aligned with the content presented in the magazine, so they instruct readers how to complete recipes and how to complete crafts projects.

The link that encourages girls to make a pledge to each other.

The brand is also extending into partnerships with other brands and nonprofit organizations. As Ms McKenzie points out, "We're partnering with Williams-Sonoma, with cooking classes and experiences to bring girls and moms together in something that's social, expressive, and fun. We've also teamed with an organization called NO KID HUNGRY, to help girls organize bake sales to help raise money for a great cause." Even better for the girls, who are participating in the activities inspired, is the development of skills that will serve these young girls well as they grow into their lives as empowered women.

The partnership with Williams-Sonoma.

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Aquaculture Is Hot

Agora, Inc's logo.

Agricultural giant Cargill is plunking down money on enterprises that cater to the fishing industry, in a manner of speaking. They bought a company that makes salmon feed and another company that makes shrimp feed, each in different countries. These are industries that make the feed for fish which are commercially grown.

For many reasons, fish farming has become a large enterprise, changes in diet being one of them. By 2010, fish production has exceeded the production of beef products.

According to Wall St Daily, produced by a subsidiary of AGORA INC, a Baltimore-based holding company, salmon is in the lead. "Over the past five years, production of farmed salmon has soared by a third to 2.5 metric tons. Much of this growth occurred in China. The country is believed to produce about 62% of the world's farmed salmon.



More salmon raised means more salmon feed is needed. Demand for salmon feed is expected to climb by 4% to 5% this year and next. That's a faster clip than any other animal protein." Thus the reason for at least the former purchase by Cargill.

And they aren't the only ones. About a year ago, Mitsubishi got into aquaculture by purchasing Norwegian fishery Cermaq ASA, thus becoming the world's second largest salmon farmer. Last year was also the first year that the consumption of farmed fish exceeded that of fish caught from the wild.

Tim Maverick, senior correspondent, writes, "By 2030, the World Bank estimates that 62% of all fish eaten will be farm-raised. And since 1980, farmed fish production has grown a spectacular 13-fold. But it's not enough. A study from the World Resources Institute said that the world, with more than nine billion people by 2050, will need farmed fish production to more than double by then."

However, there are some obstacles to aquaculture growth, such as sea lice infestation. This problem is more likely to occur in the more confined spaces that are utilized for fish farming. In addition,sea lice also compromises the fish's immune systems, making them more susceptible to other infections.

The question becomes, then, how to treat this organism. Although chemicals and medicine have been tried, the former led to further pollution of surrounding open seas and the latter tended to cause sea lice to develop immunity to the treatment.

So, recently fish farm companies are trying to add natural predators, which consume the sea lice, and laser treatments, which target the sea lice.

A fish, whose body is pocked with sea lice.

This is an example of the financial investment analysis in which Agora, Inc's holdings engage withing their publications. By publishing such analyses, they are offering a background for investors to make decisions.

Harvesting fish for the marketplace.

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Creating Compassionate Classrooms

Students in a humane education class at DAV school in RK Puram.

Not long ago, Vasanthi Kumar had an idea. She was the founder of STRAW INDIA (Stray Relief And Animal Welfare), a nonprofit based in New Delhi that seeks to improve the way animals are treated. The majority of their work lies in linking animal welfare groups to individuals who are working directly to relieve the suffering of stray animals.

In the course of her work, she wondered if children could be educated to have more respect and compassion for other living creatures. Vasanthi explains what she envisioned, "The outcome of this project would mean reaching out to tens of thousands of students in the whole of Karnataka and planting in them the seeds of compassion to all living things and respect for the environment."



Karnataka is an important and well-known state in south India, and its school board wields a great deal of influence in educating students throughout the country. If that state adopts a textbook or a portion of the curriculum for its students, it is quite likely that other school districts will also adopt those additions.

STRAW's education programs movies and hands-on activities for younger students. Its program for older students include animal first aid and introduction to the laws designed to prevent and prosecute cruelty to animals. Students at all levels are taught about how to be responsible animal owners and how contact with animals benefits human beings.

But Vasanthi's vision doesn't stop with just the state of Karnataka. Vasanthi explains, "Our ultimate goal is to take our 'Compassionate Classrooms' to all 35 states of India. Though India is a country where vegetarianism is not uncommon and animals are literally worshipped on many occasions, one could see the rampant prevalence of cruelty towards animals. And this situation is mainly because of unawareness of treating animals more compassionately. If only people were aware that an animal feels pain just as much as we humans do, animals in India would be a happier lot."

Older students learning about plastics pollution.

Vasanthi's work does require money. It takes money to keep the program updated and spreading to a wider area. The next generation depends on the generosity of this one.

Students get hands-on experience with a puppy.

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