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Month: June 2017

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The Strange-ness: Making a Meal of Road Kill

June 30, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor My afternoon started with a Tweet that sent me down a road of discovery and thought. The Tweet linked to an article by Jeremy Henderson, “Road to Table? Auburn University biology professor talks […]

Screenshot of earthquake locations in NASA animation.
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Oklahoma Earthquakes: Sleuthing for Seismic Answers in the Sooner State

June 30, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

NASA-led Study Examines Geology of Oklahoma’s Largest Earthquake By Alan Buis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Oklahomans are no strangers to Mother Nature’s whims. From tornadoes and floods to wildfires and winter storms, the state sees more than […]

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Some Thoughts about Our Death

June 30, 2017 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD We erroneously have believed in the past that the knowledge of our inevitable death was an exclusive one for we humans. Now we do know that elephants for sure — and […]

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Puzzles Page:  June 30, 2017

June 30, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 June 30 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.

Operation Gratitude Collection Drive flyer. Source: Braswell Memorial Library
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Rocky Mount NC Library Collecting for Troops in July

June 29, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By LaKesha W. Joyner, Braswell Memorial Library Throughout the month — July 1-31, 2017 — Braswell Memorial Library will be hosting  Operation Gratitude Collection Drive to send care packages to our troops. The library will be […]

The Grey Area News reporter in Shades of Grey
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Shades of Grey: Management

June 29, 2017 Kay Whatley

Some situations are viewed in black and white; right and wrong. Yet, many people think situations also have a grey area where solutions are not so easily discerned. This is not just about the choices […]

Source: Wilson County Public Library, Wilson NC.
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Library Programs for Wilson County NC in July

June 29, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Will Robinson, Local History and Genealogy Librarian, Wilson County Public Library Wilson County Public library has released a list of upcoming programs offered to the public this July. Main Library The following programs will be held […]

Vintage Fan Fair is November 10-11, 2017, in Raleigh NC.
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Vintage Event to Create Nostalgic Experience at NC State Fairgrounds

June 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Vendor Applications Now Being Accepted By Lisa Kamin, The Vintage Lifestyle Experience. LLC The first-annual retro event, Vintage Fan Fair, will be held November 10-11, 2017 (Veterans Day holiday) indoors at the Holshauser Building at the NC […]

Source: California EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
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California EPA Is First US Agency to Declare That Roundup Causes Cancer

June 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Nathan Donley, biologicaldiversity.org Yesterday, the state of California announced that as of July 7, 2017, it will list glyphosate, the main ingredient in the pesticide Roundup and the most common pesticide in the world, as […]

Schematic diagram illustrating a slope failure on a continental margin caused by either a local or distant earthquake, similar to a terrestrial landslide. On the upper part of the continental margin near the shallow continental shelf, shaking from the earthquake dislodges loose sediment, which flows downhill and entrains sea water, becoming more fluid and more turbulent. This chaotic motion of fluid within the sediment flow sustains the turbidity current, which can flow for hundreds of kilometers once it reaches the deep abyssal plain. Credit: NOAA
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Distant Earthquakes Can Cause Underwater Landslides

June 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Kelsey Simpkins (American Geophysical Union) and Michelle Ma (University of Washington) New research finds large earthquakes can trigger underwater landslides thousands of miles away, weeks or months after the quake occurs. Researchers analyzing data from […]

NC Forest Service tree seedlings in field. Source: Brian R. Haines, NC Forest Service.
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NC Forest Service Nursery Program Accepting Seedling Orders Beginning July 3

June 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Brian R. Haines, NC Forest Service The North Carolina Forest Service Nursery Program will begin accepting orders for seedlings July 3, 2017. The NCFS produces about 16 million quality seedlings for 47 species of […]

Source: asteroidday.org
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NASA Celebrates International Asteroid Day with Special Broadcast

June 28, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Laurie Cantillo / Dwayne Brown (NASA HQ) and Guy Webster / DC Agle (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) NASA will mark the worldwide observance of International Asteroid Day on Friday, June 30, 2017, at 9am PDT […]

Author Erin Knightley and Poet Valerie Macon will Judge the 2017 FCAC Writers' Guild writing contest.
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Award Winning Judges for FCAC Writers’ Guild  Writing Contest

June 28, 2017 Donna Campbell Smith

By Donna Campbell Smith, Franklin County Arts Council Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its third annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize in Writing contest.  It is open to previously unpublished (This includes […]

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Business Events Coming Up in Eastern NC’s Five County Area

June 27, 2017 Kay Whatley

Area Chambers of Commerce, business groups, and local businesses/organizations hold educational events and provide free business training and networking. Note that regular Chamber member meetings or semi-closed leads groups, are not included. Check with, or […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — June 28-July 2

June 26, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond. Piedmont and Coastal events are sometimes on this weekly list. Contact information […]

Raytheon and the US Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with US Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The demonstration marks the first time that a fully integrated laser system successfully engaged and fired on a target from a rotary-wing aircraft over a wide variety of flight regimes, altitudes and air speeds. Photo: US Army, PRNewsfoto/Raytheon Company.
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First-ever Helicopter-based Firing of High Energy Laser

June 26, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Raytheon and US Army Apache Program Management Office Demonstrate Feasibility of Ground Attack By Sally McDonough, raytheon.com Raytheon Company and the US Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with US Special Operations Command, recently completed […]

July 4 is free fishing day in North Carolina, when all ages can fish in all public waters without paying for a fishing license. Source: Take Me Fishing, takemefishing.org
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No NC Fishing License Needed to Fish on July 4th

June 23, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Jodie B. Owen, ncwildlife.org July 4 is “free fishing day” in North Carolina where everyone — residents and non-residents alike — can fish in any public body of water from 12:01am to 11:59pm, without […]

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Puzzles Page:  June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017 Kay Whatley

Click the link below to download this week’s puzzles. 2017 June 23 — online puzzles PDF — from The Grey Area newspaper, www.greyareanews.com. Answer to the Cryptogram posted on next week’s puzzle page.

Source: Runner1616 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Fall 2017 NC Film Festivals Accepting Submissions

June 22, 2017 Kay Whatley

Filmmakers looking for opportunities to show their film may be interested in submitting entries for these upcoming North Carolina film festivals. Links to submission guidelines are included below. Check out the guidelines to see what categories […]

Stormberg Food, based in Africa, produces multiple brands, including snacks for humans, and treats for pets.
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Snack Foods Company Will Create 60 Jobs in Wayne County

June 22, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Stormberg Foods will Invest $2.48 Million to Start Protein Snack Production Facility By Ford Porter, office of the Governor NC Stormberg Foods, LLC., a producer of meat protein snacks, will locate its first United States […]

The power plant complex of Crystal River, on the right of the cooling towers is the nuclear reactor (Unit 3) Source: nadbasher; cropped by User:Theanphibian, Wikicommons.
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Group Calls for “Autopsy” of Permanently Closed US Nuclear Reactor

June 22, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Examination Could Identify Potential Safety Flaws in Operating Reactors with Parts from Same Controversial French Forge By Paul Gunter, Beyond Nuclear A permanently closed nuclear reactor in Florida that, documents show, likely has a manufactured […]

Dr. Nicholas Pediaditakis, founder of Alkyonis Mental Health Center, Raleigh NC.
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Dr. Nicholas’ Corner: Death of Your Partner

June 22, 2017 Dr Nicholas Pediaditakis

By Nicholas Pediaditakis, MD We humans are above all social beings. Our evolutionary success and survival depended on it and still does. A significant part of us prompts us to cooperate, exchange affection, display altruism, […]

The different layers of Earth’s airglow can be seen from the International Space Station as it orbits Earth. The very thin green layer above the bottom of the window occurs 95 kilometers (59 miles) above Earth’s surface; the red region above is a different type of airglow. The rectangle represents the portion of the airglow measured in a single WINDII image. (NASA)
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Scientists Solve Mystery of Unexplained “Bright Nights”

June 22, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Lauren Lipuma, AGU.org Dating back to the first century, scientists, philosophers and reporters have noted the occasional occurrence of “bright nights,” when an unexplained glow in the night sky lets observers see distant mountains, […]

Shooting Stars Film Camp by GroundSwell Pictures, Fayetteville NC.
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NC Film-oriented Nonprofit Receives Cumberland Community Foundation Grant

June 21, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

The Cumberland Community Foundation has awarded a “Summertime Kids” program grant to GroundSwell Pictures of Fayetteville, North Carolina, in support of GroundSwell’s Shooting Stars Film Camp. Shooting Stars Film Camp is a one week camp […]

This image of the moon crossing in front of the sun was captured on Jan. 30, 2014, by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observing an eclipse from its vantage point in space. Credits: NASA
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NASA Prepares for Aug. 21 Total Solar Eclipse with Live Coverage, Safety Information

June 21, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Dwayne Brown/Laurie Cantillo (NASA HQ) and Karen Fox (Goddard Space Flight Center) For the first time in 99 years, a total solar eclipse will occur across the entire continental United States, and NASA is preparing […]

USDA Organic Seal
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NCDA&CS Offers Organic Certification Cost-share Assistance

June 20, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Heather Barnes, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Organic growers in North Carolina may apply for partial reimbursement of the cost of becoming certified or for recertification through a program offered by the […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — June 21-25

June 20, 2017 Kay Whatley

By Kay Whatley, Editor This list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond. Piedmont and Coastal events are sometimes on this weekly list. Contact information […]

Barnes Tractor donated for NCSU farm. Source: Kiersten Cooley, Flint Group.
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Family-owned Business Donates Massey Ferguson Tractor to NCSU’s Research Farms

June 19, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

Barnes Equipment and Massey Ferguson Improving Agricultural Research Opportunities for North Carolina State University Students By Ashley Barnes, Barnes Equipment Barnes Equipment, a family-owned and operated business based in Sims, North Carolina, has teamed up […]

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