Tumblr Post Digest for hlthenvt

[My apologies for the messy formatting and duplicates. I still can't get the Yahoo Pipes Cleaner to work properly. It isn't collecting all requested and doesn't clean up after itself. But the links should all work.]
The latest from Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt

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Tumblr Regular Post Digest for hlthenvt [Not much of a weekly update, eh?]

[trash] Plastic bags banished from Old Crow

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/07/22/oldcrow-bags.html?ref=rss
People in the isolated Gwich’in community of Old Crow, Yukon, are using
plastic bags – more precisely, the absence of them – to help make a
stand against oil drilling in Alaska.

[environmental change, tundra] SNRAS scientists’ work featured on [...]

Tumblred weeks of 25may, 1june, 8june 2008

[aging, Liz Taylor] How to Find an eldercare provider that is right for your parents

[anthropology, rural development] College student opens Kotzebue fabric shop

[rural, remote] Regional inequality rampant in provision of basic services in Finland

[energy, rural] Fuel prices to rise with first fuel barge shipment

[public involvement, watsan, CBR] A Community Guide to Environmental Health

[aging] World Elder [...]

Tumblr for week of 22mar2008

[health, tribal law] Court allows suit against tribe for faulty homes

I don’t know how this is related to the Blue Legs decision, but that may also be relevant. Tribal governments have a trust responsibility towards their members as part of their recognition as tribal governments by the US. (and a moral responsibility for quality housing) [...]

Digest: Tumblr 2008mar09

These digests are described here, Briefs 5a, now Tumblrd

[preparedness, accessibility] Horseradish smell fire-alarm for waking up deaf people

http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/09/horseradish-smell-fi.html Horseradish smell fire-alarm for waking up deaf people Nelson sez, “Japanese researchers have developed a fire alarm that sprays the aroma of horseradish instead of ringing an alarm. It was effective in waking 13 out of fourteen [...]

Anthropology in a climate of change, war, and internecine environments 2

[In process]
Background*
Part 1**
Part 2*** From a follow-up to the newslist discussion about anthropology and climate change–
Q. “So…what can we do to solve this problem? Can we think like engineers?”
Please, don’t. Not even anthropological engineers. For example, see this —

Anthropology in a climate of change, war, and internecine environments 1

[In process]
Background*
Part 1**
Part 2*** [separate post]
* Background
I think there is a need for anthropological perspective in any issue of human existence.
It is a sad irony that the discipline (science) which is most comprehensive and fundamental (science is a human activity and the basic science of human activity is anthropology) has often seemed through its [...]

Readings for analysis and interpretation, sciencing

I acquired the original set of readings through recommendations from my Oxford tutor. I added others from my own experience, especially browsing authentic bookstores and open stack libraries. I combined them into a set for teaching a university course in statistical methods– Readings for quantitative analysis and interpretation in biocultural science, human biology, anthropology
The [...]

Superlative thinking 2

H5N1 human vaccine not very effective: FDA
Via International Herald Tribune U.S. government says first bird-flu vaccine even less effective than thought 2/26/2007

Bird Flu Problem More Complicated Than Thought 4/16/2007

http://comespeak2.blogspot.com/ Headlines 6/28/2007 Tainted toothpaste had wider reach than thought: report Reuters

Japan leak ‘worse than thought’ 7/17/2007

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Traditional foods guide

from NAEP Native Access to Engineering Programme First aboriginal food guide balances traditional, practical
and from CBC [read the entire story here]

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/04/12/food-guide.html

“Bannock, berries, wild game and canned milk are part of a new version of Canada’s Food Guide, created specifically for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
“With this guide, First Nations, Inuit and Métis will have [...]

Important vaccine notice

I posted this on the other site but it is good news (and bad news) from Alaska to be highlighted on the health front –
Cancer vaccine now available
Only girls are mentioned as recipients even though boys are also eligible for the vaccine program. It is very important that both boys and girls get [...]

New Zealand after Nuclear War

Anthropological Aspects of “New Zealand after Nuclear War” [1987-1988]
Comments on the findings of the book, NZ after NW, are due to the Minister of the Environment by 27 November 1987. Written ideas for an anthropological submission to the Ministry are needed by 5 November to M. Pamela Bumsted.
References and background material are located in the [...]