723 research outputs found
Profile of Michele Bourk, 38, a fixed-wing flight instructor who started Cumberl
No full textProfile of Michele Bourk, 38, a fixed-wing flight instructor who started Cumberland and York Aviation in Biddeford. With comments from flyers of ultra-light planes, including Chuck Feil, author of Maine: Guess Where From the Air
Interview with Cathy Ulrich
No full textThis spring, the students in UND’s ENGL 414 workshop (The Art of Writing Fiction) read a collection of micro and flash fictions titled Ghosts of You, by Cathy Ulrich. With its use of second person and a penchant for turning tropes of crime fiction on their heads, this book is a must read. Three ENGL 414 students had the opportunity to interview the author via email to discuss Cathy Ulrich’s intentions in Ghosts of You, as well as her own personal writing techniques. To borrow from how each story in Ghosts of You begins, “The thing about being the [interviewer] is you set the plot in motion.” Floodwal
History of Education in Manatee County
No full textLocal historian and author, Cathy Slusser, discusses the history of early education in Manatee County
Outer Cover : Dedicated to Cathy
No full textThe cover states that the design was dedicated to the American girl "Cathy" who had showed the author "Where It's At".The cartoon serves as a vinyl cover which includes all the artists part of the release. There is no clear indication of a title although a list of songs and musicians have been included
Migrant Health: A Key Issue For Global Health - 25 May 2011
No full textLONDON - Good health care for the one billion migrants around the world is vital if global health for all is to be achieved and maintained, according to Cathy Zimmerman of the Gender Violence and Health Centre at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - author of the first article in a series devoted to Migration And Health in the medical journal: PLoS Medicine, for which she is one of the editors
In 1967, the now-banned chemical DDT had softened the eggs of bald eagles so dra
No full textIn 1967, the now-banned chemical DDT had softened the eggs of bald eagles so drastically that there were only 21 nesting pairs in the state. Bill Moulton\u27s family owned a farm in Pittston and Nahumkeag Island in the Kennebec River, and he saw many eagles as a youth. He adopted the recommendations of Charlie Todd, wildlife biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, who started working to restore the eagles in 1976. In 2001, a pair of nesting eagles returned to the Moulton land. Today there are some 450 nesting pairs in the state, with a goal of having 600 by 2019
Article on four species that exist in Maine and nowhere else in the world. The
No full textArticle on four species that exist in Maine and nowhere else in the world. The creatures include the Katahdin Arctic Butterfly, the Roaring Brook Mayfly, Clayton\u27s Copper Butterfly, and the Penobscot Meadow Vole. With comments by Phillip deMaynadier, wildlife biologist with the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIFW) ; Judith Rhymer, professor of ecology and evolution at the Unversity of Maine; Jean Hoekwater, naturalist at Baxter State Park; and Beth Swartz, wildlife biologist with DIFW
An article on confiscations by state and federal agents of illegal species from
No full textAn article on confiscations by state and federal agents of illegal species from Maine businesses. Federal agents impounded an old walrus skull that Sewall Maddocks found in Alaska from his Boothbay Harbor store, Paine\u27s Clothing Store, and took a 150-year-old framed great black-backed gull from Cappy\u27s Chowder House in Camden. State game wardens seized koi fish from a Chinese restaurant in Freeport. With details on how exotic and invasive species have adversely affected Maine wildlife and on the sometimes over-the-top enforcement of the law
Maine has a population of roughly 29,000 moose, but to spot them, one must gener
No full textMaine has a population of roughly 29,000 moose, but to spot them, one must generally head to northern Maine. Chances of seeing a moose increase at dawn and dusk. Through July, they are found near water, and in August, are in the woods looking for shade. During rutting season in late September and early October, moose move around more. At Baxter State Park, moose have lost their fear of people and are often seen. One of the best places to see moose is on the Golden Road near the Quebec border. With details on other likely moose-sighting areas
An article on hunting preserves in Maine. There are 25-30 such places for birds
No full textAn article on hunting preserves in Maine. There are 25-30 such places for birds and nine for game. Preserves featuring big game like elk, red stag, and boar have been banned in other states, but not in Maine. A more controversial practice is online hunting, whereby people can hunt a live animal on a preserve by computer. Maine passed a law in 2005 prohibiting the activity in Maine
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