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Who's Going to Help You When You're Older?
By Deb Baker on Friday, January 2, 2009.
Mention “social networking” and most people wouldn’t necessarily think of senior citizens. But many older Americans are forming peer networks as a way to age comfortably in their own homes and communities.
RadioLab: Time
01/02/2009
Jorge Luis Borges wrote, "Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire," and it's as close a definition as we have. But maybe if we slow time down enough, or speed it up enough, we can unlock its secrets. On this week's show, we try and do just that.
Moss in Winter
Colorful moss stands out in a winter landscape in Sunapee. (Photo courtesy Paul Moody)
The Future of New Hampshire’s Water
By Laura Knoy on Friday, January 2, 2009.As New Hampshire grows we’re learning more about the hazards facing water quantity, quality and infrastructure and are exploring new ways to combat them. Hydrologists, environmentalist, inventors, and water groups are working hard on this effort, thinking up new technologies, new ideas and new plans so we’ll have enough clean potable water for our future. We conclude our series by exploring the future of our state’s drinking water and what some in the state are doing about it.
We'll also get an update on the storms that hit New Hampshire yesterday.
This program was originally broadcast July 25, 2008
Guests
- Harry Stewart, Water Division Director at the Department of Environmental Services
- Brian Goetz, consultant for Weston and Sampson, a Portsmouth-based water treatment and wastewater design and consulting company and current president of New Hampshire’s Water Works Association
We'll also hear from
- Gregg Champlin, Deputy Public Information Officer for the New Hampshire Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Dean Kamen, founder and owner of DEKA Research and Development Corporation in Manchester; he has invented a water purification device called the Slingshot that can take any kind of polluted water and transfer it to potable water by using minimal energy
- David Paris, Water Supply Administrator for Manchester Water Works Water Treatment Plant
- John Edgar, Community Development Director for the town of Meredith
Geeking Out is for the Birds
By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, January 2, 2009.Birding has come a long way since the days of the simple binoculars. Rosemary walks us through the evolution of this addictive pastime.
