- Fall 2019 Birdseed Sale. Order deadline with payment due September 27. Order form at www.WachiskaAudubon.org or call office at 402-486-4846. Seed pickup during listed times, October 5-6 at 14th & Arapahoe Sts. (between Van Dorn & Hwy. 2).
- Thursday, October 11, 7:00 pm – FREE “Pollinators, Plants, and People: What We Can Do for Each Other” presented by RaeAnn Powers, NRCS and Xerces Society. Lincoln Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. Refreshments follow. Parking is free, with overflow parking in Pius High lot across the street to the west. For information: Office@WachiskaAudubon.org or 402-486-4846.
- Saturday, October 13, 8:00 am – FREE “Salt Marsh Surprises” field trip to Little Salt Fork Marsh Preserve. See unique species found in rare remaining saline wetlands. Public is welcome. Preserve is 5 miles north of Lincoln. Meet at 8 am in parking lot, half mile west of N. 1st St. and Raymond Rd. intersection. Recommend mosquito-proof clothing and insect repellent. Bring water bottle; and binoculars and waterproof footwear, if available. Questions: John 402-475-7275.
Archive for the ‘Learning New Things’ Category
25 Sep
Oct – Three activities sponsored by Wachiska Audubon
24 Sep
the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan – The mythical female pope
Why the Legend of Medieval Pope Joan Persists
The mythical female pope is back in the news as an academic uses medieval coins to look for physical evidence of her reign
In the late Middle Ages, a popular legend advanced the story of a medieval woman who disguised herself in men’s clothing and ascended to the role of pope. A dramatic ending to the tale ensured its endurance: As the woman, masquerading as Pope Johannes Anglicus, led a religious procession through Rome during the mid-ninth century, she allegedly went into labor, exposing the fact that “Johannes” was actually “Joan.”
24 Sep
Best Medical Alert Systems
A medical Alert system helped my mother 2 or 3 times. Please consider this for your parents. -keith
While technology has changed immensely since actors from the 80’s famous infomercial cried, “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”, the need for affordable and reliable elderly medical alert systems remains the same. In fact, the National Council on Aging reports that 30 percent of seniors experience a fall or have other situations where emergency medical assistance is required each year. With a growing percentage of seniors wishing maintain their independence at home, medical alert systems and services provide a way for them to do so safely.
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22 Sep
Wild poliovirus is still a threat in parts of the world
wild poliovirus is still a threat in parts of the world, with 10 cases in Afghanistan and three cases in Pakistan this year so far.
On 15 August, 2018, Rotary announced nearly $100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease that once paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children each year.
The announcement comes as Nigeria marks two years without any reported cases of wild poliovirus, following four reported cases in 2016.
Full story – https://www.endpolio.org/rotary-announces-us-965-million-to-end-polio-0
funding will support efforts to keep 12 vulnerable African countries polio-free:
・Cameroon ($98,600)
・Central African Republic ($394,400)
・Chad ($1.71 million)
・Democratic Republic of the Congo ($10.4 million)
・Guinea ($527,300)
・Madagascar ($690,000)
・Mali ($923,200)
・Niger ($85,300)
・Sierra Leone ($245,300)
・Somalia ($776,200)
・South Sudan ($3.5 million)
・Sudan ($2.6 million)
17 Sep
Two Words
You will find this to be compelling because it makes sense and is easy to remember.
If you take the time to read this post, you will become a better blogger, all because you learned about the two most important words when it comes to blogging, and why those words can make or break your post.
Actually, both words can be found in the opening sentence of this post…
Did you catch them?
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14 Sep
There are the 7 Types of Love –
We all seem to crave a romantic love, but few of us realize that it is far from being timeless and universal. Romantic love, rather, is a modern construct, one that emerged in tandem with what we read in novels. But there are many other ways to love, not all of which are consistent or consonant with romantic love. By preoccupying ourselves with romantic love, we tend to neglect other types of love that tend to be more accessible and that may, in the long term prove more healing and fulfilling. Here are seven types of love which are loosely based on classical readings, especially of Plato and Aristotle, and on J.A. Lee’s 1973 book Colors of Love. Click to learn more
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1. Eros
2. Philia
3. Storge
4. Agape
5. Ludus
6. Pragma
7. Philautia
