Blog entries tagged international

Sesame Street's 41st Year

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Over the past 40 years, Sesame Street has transformed our expectations of what children’s television can and should be. And they’re still at it. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/9-28-10.mp3{/play}

Chocolate is at least 3000 years old, and we have the ancient Mayans to thank for it. By way of the conquistadors, that is.

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Fort Ross, the only Russian outpost ever established on what is now the continental United States, celebrates the 198th anniversary of its founding with an annual Cultural Heritage Day on Saturday, July 31.

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Sustaining Eco-Tourism

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0100

Eco-tourism is a growth industry, especially in remote and unspoiled areas. But as those areas attract more visitors, can the natural experience they offer remain the same?

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Eco-Tourism in Bolivia

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

A remote Bolivian valley full of rare birds and wildlife is becoming an eco-tourism destination, thanks in part to an assist from a Sebastopol non-profit, the Conservation Strategy Fund. {play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/7-26-10.mp3{/play}
Doron Amiran of the Sebastopol-based ConservatRead More...

Mediators in Copenhagen

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Among the many groups at the Copenhagen climate conference last winter was Mediators Beyond Borders, who were there to lobby for including mediation in the framework for resolving disputes over resource scarcities as the world attempts to deal with climate change.

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Bruce Robinson — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The burgeoning illegal trade in rare and endangered animals isn’t good for them, or their native eco-systems, and it’s often problematic for the people who want to own the creatures.

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MDMA and PTSD

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Early clinical trials suggest the drug MDMA, also known as Ecstasy, may be beneficial in treating and even curing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

{play}http://media.krcb.org/audio/nbr/6-7-10.mp3{/play}

The research protocol used in the MAPS studies uses a male-female team of therapists workinRead More...

The Costs of Israel’s Wars

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 26 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

The Israeli occupation of The West Bank and Gaza Strip has clearly been a hardship for the Palestinian people there, but activist Dorothy Naor (left) believes it has also inflicted deep costs on Israel as well.

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Dorothy Naor (bio below) will present a talk titled “The Cost Read More...

Step Into Africa exhibit

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 25 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

What is it like growing up in the areas of Africa that have been ravaged by the AIDS epidemic? A traveling exhibit visiting Santa Rosa this week supplies some first-hand answers.

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To reserve times and tickets for the free exhibit while it is in Santa Rosa, click hRead More...

Gray Whales

Bruce Robinson — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Once there were four types of Gray whales in the world’s oceans. Today, only the California Gray Whale survives in sustainable numbers, and its future is looking grim.

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George Houser

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Fifty years of support and participation in the drive toward democracy in South Africa has earned some recent recognition for a new Santa Rosa resident, both here and there.

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Sebastopol’s Enmanji Temple, a cornerstone of the area’s Japanese culture, is the subject of a short documentary film that reveals a key episode in the preservation of the historic structure.

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