Gleanings of the Week Ending March 30, 2013

The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles I read this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.

Ten Trends to Watch - A list from Richard Watson

Pittsburgh's Leaky Faucet: How Aging Sewers Are Impacting Urban Watersheds - Sewers are aging....and a study in Pittsburgh showed that up to 12% of all sewage produced by residence living in the Nine Mile Run watershed area leaks from the sewers and is transferred to the stream

Biodegradable Diapers from Recycled Cardboard - Research from Finland. Hope it works as well as the research suggests….and that we use the technology effectively if it does.

U.S. Lifespans Lags Other High-Income Countries, Tied to Mortality Rates Under Age 50 - Evidently drug overdose deaths are one of the big contributors to mortality under 50…and the majority are from prescription drugs.

Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Also Reduces Cancer Risk - Life’s simple 7: not smoking, regulating blood sugar levels, keeping blood pressure down, maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, eating a healthy diet, keeping a healthy weight, and being physically active.

Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #39 - I can’t resist the bird photographs. My favorite in this set is the greater double-collared sunbird.

Integrating Aboriginal Teaching Values into the Classroom - Material from Canada but broadly applicable to diverse, inclusive classrooms. Published in March 2008. Other education/teaching ‘research into practice’ monographs available on the same site (follow the link at the bottom of this PDF).

Bedeviled by Dengue - The tropic diseases spread by mosquitos are on the rise with the tropical belt spreading into new areas. There have been cases of dengue fever in Texas and Florida already. The article reviews the current research.

On holey jeans, holey socks, and dyeing clothes - What to do with those old clothes.

DC Government’s Agencies Switching to 100% Wind Energy - Wow!