Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation and Purdue University Seek Public Input on Proposed Chinese Garden

Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation (CCPR) in partnership with Purdue University Professor of Landscape Architecture Dr. Huang invites the public to provide feedback regarding a future Chinese Garden. The Chinese Garden honors the Carmel-Xiangyang Sister City initiative, which was created in 2012 to promote educational and cultural exchange between the City of Carmel and the…

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Smile

What makes Denise Tague smile? “Family and friends,” said the 65-year-old, a manager at Alexander’s On the Square, which reopened Wednesday for the 2023 season in downtown Noblesville after being closed for the winter. Denise has worked at the sandwich, salad and ice-cream shop since 1999. She said Alexander’s soups are made from scratch, and…

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Daily Almanac: March 03, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:12 a.m.SET: 6:33 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 56 °FLOW: 39 °F Today is… • Canadian Bacon Day• National Anthem Day• Dress In Blue Day What Happened On This Day: • 1991 Footage of Los Angeles police officers severely beating Rodney King causes a global outcry. The acquittal of the police officers involved sparked…

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Dear Earthtalk: What Are Ski Resorts Doing To Fight Back Against Global Warming And Keep Their Businesses Alive As The World Warms? Which Ski Resorts Or Ski Regions Will Fare Best In The Future?

As the world warms, many of our customs begin to feel the encroaching threat of climate change. Skiing is one dramatic example, among many. With warming winters and increasingly unpredictable snow, the ski industry, like the white winters it relies upon, is slowly being nudged towards extinction. But necessity is the mother of invention, and…

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Dear EarthTalk: What Are The Environmental Implications Of “Blueskying”—That Is, Seeding Clouds To Affect The Weather—Like China Did In Preparation For Hosting The Olympics Back In 2008?              

Cloud seeding—also called “blueskying”—involves releasing chemicals such as silver iodide, potassium iodide or calcium chloride into the atmosphere to stimulate cloud formation, enhance clouds’ precipitation or suppress rain where blue skies are desired. China used cloud seeding to ensure dry weather for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one of the most recent and significant examples of…

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