Since interest in the last conference on Durham’s “green economy” was so high, I’ll post this announcement about an upcoming conference organized by the same folks. The Stimulus Package and Creating a Just, Green Economy in Durham: How do we get the money for the right priorities? Thursday, April 16th, 6:30 to 9:30pm Miller Morgan [...]
At its meeting tonight (7 pm, March 24, in the Herald Sun Community room), the InterNeighborhood Council (INC) will debate and vote on two resolutions concerning the billboard industry’s request to be able to upgrade billboards, to move them to new locations along I-85, 15-501, 501, 147, and Hwy 70, and to turn as many [...]
Approximately 6 miles of new bike lanes have been added to Durham streets since the 2006 Bicycle Plan was completed by Greenways, Inc. I’ve added those bike lanes to the Durham Bike Map. New bike lanes are on… Chapel Hill Road from Pickett Road to Anderson Street (0.4 miles) Downing Creek Parkway from NC 54 [...]
Durham Habitat for Humanity’s night ride, scheduled for July 18. Durham, NC – The Durham Bulls and Habitat for Humanity of Durham today released the tentative map for the 2009 Bull Moon Ride. The ride, mapped at just under 17 miles, will be a circuit through Downtown Durham and the American Tobacco Trail that will [...]
http://www.eletrocooperativa.org Tomorrow is Digital Humanities Project day On March 18th, 2009, digital humanists from around the world are planning to collectively document their day, and we are looking for interested participants! A Day in the Life of the Digital Humanities (ADLDH) is a community project that will bring together digital humanists to document what they [...]
Whether they cite the articles that influence their thinking or not, scientists consult the humanities and social sciences. A recent study by Johan Bollen and his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico used anonymized server log data from 35,000 journals over a two year period. Included in their published findings is [...]
YouTube, remixed. Well done. update: NPR picked up the story (thanks Dad)