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HILTON POND (Field Trips) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 Do natural history fields trips belong in the public school curriculum? For folks interested in birds and bugs or flowers and trees the answer is pretty obvious.
Our current photo essay is devoted to one school's Guided Field Trips at Hilton Pond and some of the benefits they derived. To view the installment of "This Week at Hilton Pond" for 1-7 October 2006, please visit http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek061001.html
As always we include a tally of birds banded and recaptured during the period, plus a few nature notes. A photo of Schweinitz's Sunflower may be of interest to endangered species devotees.
The mission of Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History is "to conserve plants, animals, habitats, and other natural components of the Piedmont Region of the eastern United States through observation, scientific study, and education for students of all ages."
<<http://www.hiltonpond.org>> and for "Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at <<http://www.rubythroat.org>>
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"The Deadliest Plane Crash" http://www.pbs.org/nova/planecrash
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 8PM ET/PT on PBS Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.
On March 27, 1977, on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, two fully loaded 747 jumbo jets collided on a fog-blanketed runway, claiming the lives of 583 people in what is still the deadliest crash in aviation history. Now, almost 30 years later, near misses on the ground are the leading cause of aviation accidents, raising the question of what can be done to improve runway safety. Featuring moving interviews with the few survivors of the disaster and with top accident investigators, this program examines the fateful confluence of events that led to the Tenerife tragedy and its continuing relevance for air travel today.
Here's what you'll find online:
Room For Error To what degree can human fallibility still play a role in commercial flight? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/human.html
How Risky Is Flying? Harvard's David Ropeik explains why judging risk is a risky business. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/risky.html
The Final Eight Minutes Annotated cockpit recordings reveal how the disaster unfolded. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/minutes.html
Making Air Travel Safer The worst accidents spark the most safety improvements. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/planecrash/safer.html
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SPACE WEATHER NEWS - Green Comet in the Evening Sky
Friday, Oct. 13th
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