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2008 May 13 · No Comments

environmental change] New WWF Report Available - Arctic Climate Impact Science

Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 -0400 To: “ArcticInfo” Subject: New WWF Report Available - “Arctic Climate Impact Science - an Update since ACIA” The full report can be downloaded at: http://www.panda.org/arctic The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)’s International Arctic Programme announces the publication of an update report on the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA). The report, “Arctic Climate Impact Science - an Update since ACIA,” reviews related science publications and impacts that have…

[superlative thinking] Platypus odder than scientists thought

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/may/08/genetics.wildlife?gusrc=rss Platypus proves even odder than scientists thought

[superlative thinking] Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/10/1625210 Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed>

[environment, food] risk of lead poisoning in condors, game animals

http://newsminer.com/news/2008/may/10/idaho-conference-explore-risk-lead-poisoning-condo/ >Idaho conference to explore risk of lead poisoning in condors, game animals BOISE, Idaho — The potential risk of lead poisoning from high-velocity bullets, whether to carrion-eating condors in the Grand Canyon or to food bank patrons in the Midwest, is the subject of a scientific conference next week. 5/10/2008 11:47 AM

[toilets, water, hygiene] Philippines: San Fernando’s Dry Alternative

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/philippines-san-fernandoâ??s-dry-alternative/ >Philippines: San Fernandos Dry Alternative Three years ago, residents of coastal and upland villages in San Fernando City polluted their drinking water with their own excreta. Today, they take pains to practice safe hygiene and sanitation. An innocent looking dry toilet (UDDT - urine-diverting dehydration toilet) and an untiring city mayor propelled this shift through a 2-town ecological sanitation pilot…

[toilets, water, housing] China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts No-Flush Toilets

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/china-rising-eco-town-boasts-no-flush-toilets/ >China: Rising Eco-Town Boasts “No-Flush Toilets” A big housing development project is bringing ecological sanitation toilets that do not require water, to a water-scarce municipality in the northern region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The largest urban project of its kind in the PRC, the project also boasts of an onsite eco-station complete with greywater treatment and thermal composting of…

[toilets, hygiene] Sulabh International plans to open branches in 50 countries

http://sanitationupdates.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/sulabh-international-plans-to-open-branches-in-50-countries/ >Sulabh International plans to open branches in 50 countries Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of >Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, India, revealed in an interview published in April 2008 in the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) “Water Champion” series, that his organisation plans to open branches in 50 countries. Sulabh has already constructed and is maintaining public…

[birds, health] Biologists to keep closer eye on northern eider ducks in face of die-offs

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2008/05/09/eider-ducks.html?ref=rss Biologists to keep closer eye on northern eider ducks in face of die-offs Federal government biologists say they will expand their monitoring of common eider ducks in Canada’s North, as concerns escalate over avian cholera in northern bird colonies. 5/9/2008 12:18 PM |

[organizational culture, health] Wages last thing on departing doctors’ minds

Same is true for YKHC and LANL (duh!)

Wages last thing on departing doctors’ minds - study A study of junior doctors leaving Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) has found career development, training opportunities and travel were the main motivators, with wages a factor in just 5 per cent of cases. - http://www.stuff.co.nz/4516475a11.html

[solid waste, health] utensils made from compostable corn, Nunatsiaq News 2008-05-02

[solid waste, health] utensils made from compostable corn, Nunatsiaq News 2008-05-02 : May 2, 2008 Turn old spuds and corn stalks into dinner ware Businessman dreams of plastic-free future JANE GEORGE Kuujjuaq resident Bruce Turner has a dream - that all businesses, government offices and municipalities in the North will one day use biodegradable products instead of plastic. Turner wants to see mining camps, restaurants, airlines and the Cruise North travel firm use totally reuseable and recyclable…

[hygiene, pandemic] Some keyboards ‘dirtier than a toilet’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7377002.stm Some keyboards ‘dirtier than a toilet’ Some computer keyboards harbour more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research suggests. 5/1/2008 01:26 AM | … “If you look at what grows on computer keyboards, and hospitals are worse, believe it or not, it’s more or less a reflection of what’s in your nose and in your gut,” he said. “Should somebody have a cold in your office, or even have gastroenteritis, you’re very likely to pick it up…

“By Heather Blumer (Submitted: 05/06/2008 2:47 pm) I have been working on several…”

“By Heather Blumer (Submitted: 05/06/2008 2:47 pm) I have been working on several alternatives to the the of gravity. After all, among the other forces in physics, electromagnetic, strong interactions and the weak interactions, gravity is arguably the least understood. One of my alternative theories is the theory of “malicious falling.” When a body (be it a person, a rock, an asteroid or the moon – as in orbital motion) falls, it is not because of gravity, but rather it is due to a universal…

[aging, emergency response] Liz Taylor + aging

Aging Deliberately: Inquiries About Emergency Response Systems Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - WA, United States By Liz Taylor Q: What can you tell me about emergency response systems? My mom lives alone, and I’d like to get one for her but don’t know the right … http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/may/04/aging-deliberately-inquiries-about-emergency/

[aging] AK: Elders

http://aprn.org/2008/05/03/ak-elders/ >AK: Elders May is Older Americans Month, so this week we salute our Elders. We’ll speak with a woman who, in 1960, became Alaska’s first African-American teacher and meet seniors who say your golden years are when your life begins. Plus, “Where to Retire” magazine recently called Anchorage a retirement “tax heaven,” but is it really an all-around paradise? All that and more this week on >AK, heard statewide on local APRN stations statewide. …

[aging, heritage] Liz Taylor, Aging Deliberately

Just in time for MayDay heritage Preservation day— Aging Deliberately How to handle the legacy of family photos What becomes of family photos when you die? Readers weigh in. (Mon, 4/28)

[aging, legal] Power of attorney Cashing out an elderly parent’s IRA

Cashing out an elderly parent’s IRA — in just 9 visits to the bank By Molly Selvin A son runs into red tape as he seeks to tap funds for his 92-year old father’s care. Over three months last winter, David made nine trips to the bank. Sometimes I accompanied him. He spoke with several “customer solutions representatives.” He produced his dad’s durable power of attorney and living trust for inspection multiple times. Those documents were repeatedly faxed to the bank’s central legal department…

“Old age is expensive in Alaska. A report at U.S. News & World Report details the rising cost of…”

“Old age is expensive in Alaska. A report at U.S. News & World Report details the rising cost of housing for the old. Citing an interactive map prepared by Genworth Financial, staff reporter and blogger Emily Brandon says a day in an Alaska nursing home averages $515, while in Louisiana those services can be had for $125. Be nice to your kids, Brandon advises.” - [Aging] Alaska Newsreader: Alaska Newsreader | adn.com

[health] International Clean Hands Week 2008

Announced by the Clean Hands Coalition, http://www.cleanhandscoalition.org/members.htm the week of September 21st-27th is this year’s official International Clean Hands Week.

[aging] Liz Taylor love-hate relationship with my computer

Aging Deliberately Make sure you don’t get tangled in the Web I have a love-hate relationship with my computer. My first was a so-called “portable. ” Weighing 35 pounds (or was it 35 tons?), it stretched my arm… (Mon, 4/21)

[aging] Son hires drinking mates for elderly father

[aging] Son hires drinking mates for elderly father : Son hires drinking mates for elderly father Reuters | Friday, 25 April 2008 Found: drinking companions to join elderly gentleman for a friendly beer at his village pub in Southern England. … for someone to accompany his 88-year-old father Jack on visits to his local pub from a nursing home. He offered the lucky winner $NZ17 an hour plus expenses and… decided on a job-share… duties are to be divided between a retired doctor and a former military…

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Trash money available SWMP

2008 April 22 · No Comments

Not a lot of money for clean-up or closing but the projects eligible are broad.

Solid Waste Management - Region 10 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, requests proposals for Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants. Projects may include studies, surveys, investigations, demonstrations, training, and public education programs. Project priority areas include: Reducing the generation of municipal solid waste sent to landfills; reducing the environmental impact of new construction through green building techniques; reducing the toxicity of current or future waste streams; reducing market barriers for environmentally preferable goods; and reducing greenhouse gas production with respect to solid waste management. Projects must take place in AK, ID, OR or WA. $120K expected to be available, up to 6 awards anticipated. Responses due deadline 5/19/08. For more info, contact Jeff Hunt at hunt.jeff AT epa DOTgov or go to http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/HOMEPAGE.NSF/Information/Grants. Refer to Sol# EPA-R10-RCC-2008. (Grants.gov 4/2/08)

This notice comes from the superb Laurie Brown and Solicitations Newsletter, Washington State University Extension Energy Program for distributing these newsletters through their listserv. Send a subscription request to laurie.e.brown AT comcast DOT net Include subscriber’s email address in the body of the message.

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Wind energy workshop Bethel

2008 January 4 · 1 Comment

I hope they discuss small scale (on the household or even a group of households level) and not just municipal wide. Alaska Battery (ABS) has long advocated wind generators for battery storage.

Notice from the excellent WHAT’S UP - January 2, 2008- Compiled Weekly by Peg Tileston
On behalf of the Alaska Women’s Environmental Network (AWEN), Alaska Center for the Environment (ACE), and Alaska Conservation Alliance (ACA)

Deadline January 10 & 11 2008
BETHEL - BETHEL REGIONAL WIND DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP will be held at the Bethel Cultural Center. Following meetings held in Bethel in 2005 and 2006 and in light of rising diesel prices, strong community interest, and successful wind-diesel projects in Toksook Bay and Kasigluk this meeting will bring together leaders from across the Yukon & Kuskokwim River deltas to discuss approaches that can be initiated to expand the use of wind energy throughout this Region. There is no registration fee however we are asking that people register no later that January 3. Limited travel scholarships are available. For more information or to register visit:
www.windpoweringamerica.gov/calendar.asp or contact Hannah Willard of REAP at 907-929-7770 or Martina Dabo of AEA at 907-771-3000. To see the agenda, go to
(pdf file) http://www.akenergyauthority.org/wind/BethelWindSeminarAgenda12-11-07.pdf

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

2007 November 29 · 2 Comments

[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 — (more…)

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

2007 November 28 · 2 Comments

[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 profession association to be narrowly focussed and consequently irrelevant.

Last month, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) accompanied the chairwoman of the Disaster Recovery subcommittee, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) to another hearing, in Anchorage, about the few places in Alaska designated for US Army Corps of Engineers environmental management [sic].

The anthropologists are about to have their annual conference in Washington DC and will be exercised about the U.S. Army recruiting anthropologists (Human Terrain Systems). On the other hand, Barack Obama is hip to Margaret Mead “Obama demonstrated that he understood the reasons why America for decades (think of the Bay of Pigs invasion) has made gravely serious national security decisions based on laughably inaccurate intelligence.”

Meanwhile, none of our western Alaska or Mississippi deltas is taken seriously. “Rush Limbaugh adds Alaskan to polarizing efforts.”

The best the state of Alaska has done so far is issue an official pass to a non-existent mass disease shelter in the region’s pandemic preparedness exercise this year (flu shot clinic).

I think if Governor Palin actually had a scientific advisor to her environmental sub-cabinet especially from rural Alaska or if Landrieu and Stevens could earmark enough funding out of the millions for the Corps mission in Alaska to pay for scientific support for the Unorganized Borough [over half of Alaska's area, 970,500 km² (374,712 square miles), an area larger than France and Germany combined], this actually would be more effective than the endless photo-op and news stories about polar bears without ice.

How do we bring attention to the need for comprehensive analysis, assessment, and action on environmental change? No one would think of building a levee without an engineer, why are we doing relocation and reconstruction of communities — in Alaska and Louisiana / Mississippi — without a human scientist / human ecologist (anthropologist)?

[This analogy would work better if I didn't already know that someone in DC thought of managing emergencies with a horse show announcer.] At the very least we need to aggregate the existing knowledge that we know full well must be included, whether for a northern or a southern delta.

It may not be a direct plus for NOLA– my records precede Katrina and I read Voices of New Orleans. If all the people and power and money there can’t get trailers that the Feds are allowed to inspect — but I think the imaginative scale in Alaska would be easier to actually test many of these concepts and approaches.

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Alaska at the national anthropology conference 2007

2007 November 28 · 1 Comment

106th AAA (American Anthropological Association) Annual Meeting Nov 28 - Dec 2, 2007 Washington, DC

The abstracts are not on-line, but it may be possible to do an Internet search on the author’s names to find their contact information.

Governing the Harvest: Law and Subsistence Hunting in Alaska
Session Title: Legal Pluralism and Popular Justice
Start Date:
Session Time: -
Type: Paper
Co-Author(s):

What does it Mean to be a Culturally Responsive Teacher in Alaska
Session Title: Indigenous Educational Equity: Difference or Justice?
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 08:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Melissa Rickey
Co-Author(s):

Food Insecurity Differs by Age Groups in Rural Alaskan Native Communities
Session Title: The Changing Dynamics of Food, Nutrition and Cuisine
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 04:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Janell Smith
Co-Author(s):

On the Road Again: Migration, Kinship and the State
Session Title: The Difference Kinship Makes: Rethinking the Ideologies of Modernity
Start Date: 12/01/2007
Session Time: 01:45 PM - 05:30 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Barbara Bodenhorn
Co-Author(s):

Archaeological Goods as Economic Capital: Heritage Lost or Reframed?
Session Title: HERITAGE ENTREPRENEURS: PRODUCING TRADITION FOR NATIONAL AND GLOBAL MARKETS
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 04:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Julie Hollowell
Co-Author(s):

Is simple technology really so simple? Identity difference and expertise in Native Alaska
Session Title: Gender and Material Culture
Start Date: 11/29/2007
Session Time: 01:45 PM - 05:30 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Lisa Frink
Co-Author(s):

Time and Sentience: Methodological Considerations for Arctic Change Research
Session Title: Witnessing, Communicating, Acting: Substantiating Anthropology’s Role in Confronting Global Climate Change
Start Date: 11/30/2007
Session Time: 08:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Type: Paper
Author: David Natcher
Co-Author(s):

GLOBALIZING THE (IN)EQUALITIES OF MODERNIZATION: OBESITY AND DIABETES MELLITUS
Session Title: INEQUALITIES, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND CHRONICITY: Dedicated to the memory of Gay Becker
Start Date: 12/01/2007
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Dennis Wiedman
Co-Author(s):

MISSIONARIES, HUMANITARIAN AID, AND ACCOMPANYING IDEOLOGIES: THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Session Title: NEW RELIGIONS, HETEROGENEOUS TRADITIONS AND COMPETING STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL POWER AND JUSTICE IN THE RUSSIAN NORTH
Start Date: 11/30/2007
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Patty Gray
Co-Author(s):

Inhabiting the Brand: Heritage, cultural tourism, and emergent personhood in Alaska and Bali
Session Title: Beyond individual and society: Mass mediated forms of personhood
Start Date: 11/29/2007
Session Time: 08:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Type: Paper
Author: Hannah Voorhees
Co-Author(s):

The Quest for Quality: Reworking Nature and Labor in Bristol Bay, Alaska
Session Title: Rappaport Prize Panel
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 08:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Karen Hebert
Co-Author(s):

“Strange Things Happen to Non-Christian People”: Human-Animal Transformation among the Inupiaq of Arctic Alaska
Session Title: Anthropological Portrayals of Human and Non Human Relationships and Intimate Environmentalisms
Start Date: 12/01/2007
Session Time: 04:00 PM - 05:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Joslyn Cassady
Co-Author(s):

Co-Management in Natural vs. Cultural Resource Economies: Lessons from Alaska
Session Title: Compromise or Compromised? Reconsidering Indigenous and Local Participation in Natural Resource Governance
Start Date: 11/29/2007
Session Time: 08:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Type: Paper
Author: Thomas Thornton
Co-Author(s):

Engaging Communities: Graduate Mentoring in Alaska Native Language Education
Session Title: Indigenous Educational Equity: Difference or Justice?
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 08:00 PM - 09:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Patrick Marlow
Co-Author(s):

Traditional Knowledge: A Blueprint for Survival in the Face of Type 2 Diabetes
Session Title: Living Different Landscapes: Intersections and Inequalities in Biodiversity, Local Knowledge and Health
Start Date: 12/01/2007
Session Time: 01:45 PM - 05:30 PM
Type: Paper
Author: dawn satterfield
Co-Author(s):

Daily Negotiation of Traditions in a Single Denominational Russian Orthodox Village in Alaska
Session Title: Traveling Religions
Start Date: 12/02/2007
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Medea Csoba DeHass
Co-Author(s):

DISTANT BOOMS AND LOCAL ECHOES: CULTURAL RESPONSES TO THE INEQUALITIES OF BOOM-BUST CYCLES IN A FISHERY AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEPENDENT COMMUNITIES
Session Title: : IMPACTS AND EQUITY: APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
Start Date: 11/28/2007
Session Time: 12:00 PM - 01:45 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Karma Norman
Co-Author(s):

Surveilling wildlife: privileging satellite knowledge over local knowledge.
Session Title: Technologies of Surveillance: Fear, Faith and Expertise
Start Date: 12/02/2007
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 02:00 PM
Type: Paper
Author: Sandhya Ganapathy
Co-Author(s):

Finding Words: Discourse, Power, and Climate Change in Northwestern Alaska
Session Title: Witnessing, Communicating, Acting: Substantiating Anthropology’s Role in Confronting Global Climate Change
Start Date: 11/30/2007
Session Time: 08:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Type: Paper
Author: Elizabeth Marino
Co-Author(s):

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Summary of Third International Conference on Russian America: Irkutsk, August 2007

2007 October 6 · No Comments

Here is a brief description of the Third International Conference on Russian America, held in Irkutsk in August. Details, including a program and photos, are available at

http://home.gci.net/~sncnuka/JSARGRA/JSARGRA-2007-Conference.html

. The next conference has been proposed for Alaska in 2010.

Third International Conference on Russian America: Irkutsk, August 2007

In a long overdue follow up to conferences held in Sitka, Alaska in 1979 and 1987, the Third International Conference on Russian America was held in the Irkutsk region of central Siberia from August 8-12, 2007. The first day of the conference was in the City of Irkutsk, the second day in the nearby city of Shelikhov, and the third day at the Taltsi (Talci) Museum of Architecture and Ethnography (30km south of Irkutsk City). The fourth day included a train trip to examine historic architectural features along a portion of the Trans-Siberian Railroad. The fifth day consisted of a bus journey to the village of Anga, childhood home of Saint Innocent of Alaska, in the Buriat Republic and a tour of the Shishkino Petroglyph site. The well-attended conference included participants from across Russia as well as France and the Czech Republic.

The conference organizing committee drafted seven decisions / resolutions that were placed before participants for a vote on the final day of conference activities in Anga (August 12, 2007). The decisions collectively received an affirmative vote from all present, with no objections. One of the resolutions is to hold conferences at three-year intervals alternating between Russia and the U.S. The Fourth International Conference on Russian America is tentatively planned for Alaska in 2010, with Sitka named as a likely candidate.

Details of the 2007 conference, including photos, resolutions, and program, may be found at:

http://home.gci.net/~sncnuka/JSARGRA/JSARGRA-2007-Conference.html

.

See St Innocent of Alaska Bicentennial (Ioann Veniaminov)

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Alutiiq Museum, the MacArthur Prize, and Dr Lydia Black

2007 September 25 · No Comments

Sven Haakanson, director of the Alutiiq Museum, was honored by a MacArthur Fellowship this week, a well-deserved recognition. He credits Lydia Black with spurring his interest in anthropology and in pursuing a doctorate degree as a means to doing his life’s work.

Alaska Public Radio News MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ awarded to Alutiiq Museum director
http://aprn.org/2007/09/25/macarthur-genius-grant-awarded-to-alutiiq-museum-director/

Anchorage Daily News article
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/9329624p-9244769c.html

Lydia T. Black audio memorials
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Lydia T. Black 1925 to 2007
Help wanted Alaskan Icons
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Alaska’s state song, both verses wanted

2007 June 11 · 4 Comments

Dave, a reader of Millard Fillmore’s Bathtub, was looking for a recording of both verses of the Alaska state song. Ed Darrell, bathtub incarnate, was able to track down a version of Fred Waring’s chorale singing the first verse. To get a copy, contact him at
http://timpanogos.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/song-for-the-alaska-flag/

Does anyone know of an on-line version of the song, both verses? Check out what we’ve found out so far. Also, visit Ed’s great collection on flag etiquette, history, patriotism, etc.

REVISED 2008-05-20 from Daniel Cornwall, Head of Information Services, Alaska State Library,

The Alaska State Library serves all:
State Employees - http://library.state.ak.us/is/infoserv.html
Librarians - http://library.state.ak.us/dev/libdev.html
Everyone else! - http://library.state.ak.us/
Ask us! - http://library.state.ak.us/forms/askalibindex.html

Thank you for contacting the Alaska State Library regarding an online version of BOTH verses of Alaska’s State Song. The Alaska Youth Choir sang both verses for the opening session of the Alaska House of Representatives on January 14, 2002. Their song can be found on this archived audio file from Gavel to Gavel:
http://archive.ktoo.org:8081/gavel/B63EB5B6/2002/01/HFLS020114A.mp3

The song with two verses can be found on this file from 7 min 41 sec TO 10 min 16 sec.

PS– the video of former Lt Governor Fran Ulmer is posted directly at http://www.museums.state.ak.us/EightStars/src/multimedia/fran_ulmer.mov According to Ms Ulmer, she has recorded both verses for the Permanent Fund Corp. Anyone know where these might be posted?

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