Gleanings of the Week Ending January 21, 2012
/The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles I read this past week:
Office Workers Spend Too Much Time at Their Desks - 
A study that provides some numbers to what we intuitively know. This is why I try to get up at least once an hour and have a Black Swopper Chair
Fill in the gaps--bird the road less traveled this January - hmmm...there is a county near me that is white (a city…so this would be birding in parks) surrounded my dark gray. Maybe I should plan an outing to look for birds and complete an eBird checklist. They promise maps for February around the 1st of the month so this could be an outing for next month too.
Sewer Mining - reusing wastewater in a decentralized, small scale way; example projects from around the world
The Parrot Trade - Lots of pictures of parrots included chicks/juveniles…and the disturbing wild-caught trade that persists
49 ways to save water - The ongoing drought in many parts of the US and other parts of the world prompts us to take a harder look at how we, as individuals, use water
What is your state good at - Map of the US with graphics associated with each state. Text follows to explain what it means
Photosynthesis Fuel Company Gets a Large Investment - plant being built near Leander, TX. The goal is to produce 20,000 gallons of ethanol per acre per year rather than the 2,000-3,000 gallons per acre achieved with cellulosic fuels such as grass and wood chips.
How Coffee Changed America - an infographic with the history (you’ll have to click on it and enlarge to read the text) followed by a write up on modern issues surrounding coffee
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week - from the Wild Bird Trust of South Africa…and there should be more in the weeks to come
Video of recent Solar Flare - colorful close up from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
Making origami paper cubes - This has a video made by two girls to show exactly how it’s done.
