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OSU partners with Native American tribes to explore making products and materials with hemp

OSU partners with Native American tribes to explore making products and materials with hemp – OPB[]>> 0; // 3. If IsCallable(predicate) is false, throw a TypeError exception. if (typeof predicate !== ‘function’) { throw new TypeError(‘predicate must be a function’); } // 4. If thisArg was supplied, let T be thisArg; else let T be undefined. var thisArg = arguments[1]; // 5. Let k be 0. var k = 0; // 6. Repeat, while k < len while (k >> 0; // 4. If isCallable(callback) is false, throw a TypeError exception. // See: http://es5.github.com/#x9.11 if (typeof callback !== ‘function’) { throw new TypeError(callback + ‘ is not a function’); } // 5. If thisArg was supplied, let T be thisArg; else let // T be undefined. if (arguments.length > 1) { T = arguments[1]; } // 6. Let k be 0. k = 0; // 7. Repeat while k < len. while (k Math.pow(2,32)-1)throw new RangeError("Invalid array length");var n=[];return n.length=r,n}function Call(t,l){var n=arguments.length>2?arguments[2]:[];if(!1===IsCallable(t))throw new TypeError(Object.prototype.toString.call(t)+”is not a function.”);return t.apply(l,n)}function CreateDataProperty(e,r,t){var a={value:t,writable:!0,enumerable:!0,configurable:!0};try{return Object.defineProperty(e,r,a),!0}catch(n){return!1}}function CreateDataPropertyOrThrow(t,r,o){var e=CreateDataProperty(t,r,o);if(!e)throw new TypeError(“Cannot assign value `”+Object.prototype.toString.call(o)+”` to property `”+Object.prototype.toString.call(r)+”` on object `”+Object.prototype.toString.call(t)+”`”);return e}function CreateMethodProperty(e,r,t){var a={value:t,writable:!0,enumerable:!1,configurable:!0};Object.defineProperty(e,r,a)}function Get(n,t){return n[t]}function HasProperty(n,r){return r in n}function IsArray(r){return”[object Array]”===Object.prototype.toString.call(r)}function IsCallable(n){return”function”==typeof n}function RequireObjectCoercible(e){if(null===e||e===undefined)throw TypeError();return e}function ToBoolean(o){return Boolean(o)}function ToInteger(n){var i=Number(n);return isNaN(i)?0:1/i===Infinity||1/i==-Infinity||i===Infinity||i===-Infinity?i:(i<0?-1:1)*Math.floor(Math.abs(i))}function ToLength(n){var t=ToInteger(n);return t2?arguments[2]:r,o=arguments.length>1?arguments[1]:[];if(!IsConstructor(r))throw new TypeError(“F must be a constructor.”);if(!IsConstructor(t))throw new TypeError(“newTarget must be a constructor.”);if(t===r)return new(Function.prototype.bind.apply(r,[null].concat(o)));var n=OrdinaryCreateFromConstructor(t,Object.prototype);return Call(r,n,o)}function ArraySpeciesCreate(r,e){if(1/e==-Infinity&&(e=0),!1===IsArray(r))return…

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We Are Still Here: A Celebration of Lenape Resilience & Culture

Members of the Lunaapeew/Lenape community and the Museum of the City of New York invite you to join us for an inaugural weekend of activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the Munsee people. 

Visitors of all ages can enjoy two days of events with musical and dance performances, craft workshops, a marketplace, and discussions led by Indigenous speakers and artists. Join us and learn about the past, present, and future of the First Nations and First People of the New York City region.

Events on May 4th and May 5th from 11am-4pm daily, including:

Registration will be recommended but not required. Registration will open April 1, 2024. 

 

400 Years of Resilience 

This two-day event is the public launch of a multi-year partnership between the Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing (Land of the Lunaapeew) Project and the Museum of the City of New York, with the support of the American Indian Community House and the Dutch Consulate of the Netherlands, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum. 

Coinciding with the 400th year since Dutch settlers’ arrival in what is now New York City in 1624, this international effort speaks to the resilience and creativity of Indigenous people today, and to the importance of recognizing their central role in shaping our city and nation. 

 

ÍiyachKtapihna! (We Are Still Here!) 

The original Indigenous inhabitants of today’s five boroughs are known by many names, including Lenape (from the Unami dialect), Lunaapeew (from the Munsee dialect), Lenni-Lenape, Delaware, and Munsee-Delaware, among others. Many of these communities have been displaced across North America – known as Turtle Island – with several communities nearby in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in Ontario or Southeastern Canada. The Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing (EL) Project aims to establish a partnership between these communities, with a vision to unite and hear the voices of the Lunaapeew across Turtle Island. Current participating members of…

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Nanticoke

Groups Begin Investing $2 Million in Chicken Farming BMP’s

cost share program

Improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management

PUBLISHED ON March 25, 2024

Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management. (photo by Delmarva Chicken Association)

GEORGETOWN, Del. — Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management.

The three-year effort, which began accepting chicken farmers’ applications for cost-share support this spring, is backed by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation through NFWF’s Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program, a partnership between NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency. Delmarva Chicken Association, the state of Maryland, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are contributing a combined $1 million in matching funds to the initiative, and DCA is working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance to implement the conservation measures, farm by farm. The goal for each partner in the initiative is to improve the sustainability of the chicken community while continuing to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

“Since the 1980s, farmers have increased food production to meet growing demand while meaningfully reducing agriculture’s yearly nitrogen and phosphorus contributions to the Bay, contributing to its improved health today,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Innovative, collaborative efforts…

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Mohegan

Avenged Sevenfold / A Big Welcome Back To Mohegan Sun Arena

Throughout the past several weeks, Avenged Sevenfold have been kicking it on the road for the third leg of their tour supporting their latest album, Life Is But A Dream. Joining the group on this part of the tour is dubstep Metal artist Sullivan King and dark pop singer Poppy – a unique pairing to say the least. Last Thursday, the three bands took to the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

Avenged Sevenfold – Poppy – Sullivan King

Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT – 21 March 2024

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Avenged Sevenfold

Multi-platinum Heavy Metal band Avenged Sevenfold hit the stage a few minutes after 9 PM. Vocalist M. Shadows, wearing a black ski mask, takes a seat in a chair centre stage. The group begins their set with Game Over, the first track on their latest album, Life Is But A Dream.

After nearly seven years without a new release, A7X came back with a vengeance with this record. Avenged Sevenfold certainly showed it off on the stage, performing about half of the album throughout their live show.Avenged Sevenfold - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville - 21 March 2024Avenged Sevenfold – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – 21 March 2024. Photo: Shannon Wilk/MetalTalk

Talking to a few longtime fans before the show, it seems many people were not fond of the experimental route the band had taken with the record. But during the live performance of their new material, the audience seemed just as hype.

After a couple of new tunes, Avenged Sevenfold moved into a few bigger hits, Afterlife and Hail To The King. The audience…

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Delaware Tribe

KU Global Climate Teach-in returns for third year

LAWRENCE — For the third consecutive year, the University of Kansas will be a host site for the Global Climate Teach-in. This year, events will highlight the research and connections of several campus departments and centers and well as community beyond campus.

Climate panel

Noon April 2

The Educate & Act Series will feature the topic of “Climate Feminism and Inclusive Leadership around Climate Change” with faculty, student and community panelists: Megan Kaminski, professor of English and environmental studies; artist Melissa Hilliard Potter; and post-baccalaureate research education program scholar Vic Secondine, citizen of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and president of the new Indigenous Stewardship Club.

The Educate & Act series is supported by The Commons, the Emily Taylor Center for Women & Gender Equity and the Center for Service Learning. Register online to attend the public event.

Zine Night

6 p.m. April 3

The Emily Taylor Center will host its Zine Night series in conjunction with the Climate Teach-in, centering the topic “Destroy the Patriarchy, Not the Planet.” During this session, participants are encouraged to create a 5.5-by-8.5-inch page exploring the relationship between environmental justice and feminism for inclusion in a comp zine. Free pizza will be served at this public event in the Burge Union, Forum B.  

Film screening

7 p.m. April 4

Prairie Hollow Productions will screen its new film, “Hot Times in the Heartland,” at Liberty Hall. The two-hour documentary features leading regional voices in the realm of climate change adaptation. The program has been produced by Dave Kendall, former host of “Sunflower Journeys,” along with Rex Buchanan, director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey, and Laura Mead, a local multimedia artist. The film includes Leigh Stearns, professor of geology, and Ward Lyles, associate professor of urban planning. Tickets are free but required for the public event; reserve them online.

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Lenni Lenape

We Are Still Here: A Celebration of Lenape Resilience & Culture

Members of the Lunaapeew/Lenape community and the Museum of the City of New York invite you to join us for an inaugural weekend of activities celebrating the resilience and cultural heritage of the Munsee people. 

Visitors of all ages can enjoy two days of events with musical and dance performances, craft workshops, a marketplace, and discussions led by Indigenous speakers and artists. Join us and learn about the past, present, and future of the First Nations and First People of the New York City region.

Events on May 4th and May 5th from 11am-4pm daily, including:

Registration will be recommended but not required. Registration will open April 1, 2024. 

 

400 Years of Resilience 

This two-day event is the public launch of a multi-year partnership between the Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing (Land of the Lunaapeew) Project and the Museum of the City of New York, with the support of the American Indian Community House and the Dutch Consulate of the Netherlands, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Museum. 

Coinciding with the 400th year since Dutch settlers’ arrival in what is now New York City in 1624, this international effort speaks to the resilience and creativity of Indigenous people today, and to the importance of recognizing their central role in shaping our city and nation. 

 

ÍiyachKtapihna! (We Are Still Here!) 

The original Indigenous inhabitants of today’s five boroughs are known by many names, including Lenape (from the Unami dialect), Lunaapeew (from the Munsee dialect), Lenni-Lenape, Delaware, and Munsee-Delaware, among others. Many of these communities have been displaced across North America – known as Turtle Island – with several communities nearby in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States and in Ontario or Southeastern Canada. The Eenda-Lunaapeewahkiing (EL) Project aims to establish a partnership between these communities, with a vision to unite and hear the voices of the Lunaapeew across Turtle Island. Current participating members of…

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Nanticoke

Groups begin investing $2 million in Delmarva chicken farming best management practices

Delmarva Chicken Association

Delmarva Chicken Association, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are partnering with chicken farmers to invest $2 million in cost-share programs to accelerate the adoption of chicken farming best management practices in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay watersheds and improve riparian buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage and litter management.

The three-year effort, which began accepting chicken farmers’ applications for cost-share support this spring, is backed by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation through NFWF’s Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program, a partnership between NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Delmarva Chicken Association, the state of Maryland, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance are contributing a combined $1 million in matching funds to the initiative, and DCA is working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance to implement the conservation measures, farm by farm.

The goal for each partner in the initiative is to improve the sustainability of the chicken community while continuing to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.

“Since the 1980s, farmers have increased food production to meet growing demand while meaningfully reducing agriculture’s yearly nitrogen and phosphorus contributions to the Bay, contributing to its improved health today,” said Holly Porter, DCA’s executive director. “Innovative, collaborative efforts like this one between the chicken community, environmental groups, and funding partners provide an opportunity to realize even more agricultural nutrient reductions, benefiting everyone in the watershed.”

Farmers who participate in this cost-share program can be eligible for up to 100% cost-share on conservation initiatives. The installed practices can include:

  • Trees around the perimeter of farms to provide a visual buffer from neighbors and roads, reduce noise, dust and odor, absorb soil nutrients, and…

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Why Does Connecticut Only Have 2 Casinos?

[] Our Reporter March 26, 2024

In the New England part of Connecticut, which is known for its long history, beautiful fall foliage, and maritime heritage, the casino industry is a unique part of the state’s economic and cultural identity. Despite being home to two of the largest casino resorts in the world, Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, Connecticut has maintained a relatively conservative stance towards the expansion of casino gambling within its borders.

This limited number raises curiosity among many, especially in an era when people are starting to talk about the possibility of a Connecticut online casino in the future. This restraint raises intriguing questions about the underlying factors that limit the presence of casinos in the state.

As we explore why Connecticut has maintained such a unique approach to casino gambling, we’ll examine the impact of tribal compacts, state regulations, and more in this article below.

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New Hope Historical Society announces 22nd annual Speaker Series

Native Americans in New Hope, covered bridges, postcard collections and premiered one-act plays will provide a wide variety of topics for the New Hope Historical Society’s 22nd annual Speaker Series each Monday in April at 5 p.m., when the Logan Inn will provide its comfortable, modern Logan Theater for the series.

The April Speaker Series, created by longtime board member Lynn Stoner, kicks off April 1, with a talk by Chief Blue Jay, Barbara Michalski, who was given the name by her grandfather, Bill Thompson, late Chief Whippoorwill of the Unalachtigo (people near the ocean) Tribe of the Turkey Clan.

She is a member of Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania (LNPA), and she has immersed herself in the activities of the nation. She serves on the Tribal Council; and is tribal secretary and one of the Storytellers of the Nation. Last year, she was appointed Chief of Culture. She educates the public by attending events or festivals in the Lenapehoking (Homeland of the Lenape).

Blue Jay will present an intimate portrait of Lenni-Lenape life and culture in Bucks County dating back more than eight centuries.

On April 8, R. Scott Bomboy, author, and historian, will present an in-depth look at the birth, demolition, and preservation of covered bridges.

He is the author of “The Lost Covered Bridges of Montgomery County” and “Wooden Treasures: The Story of Bucks County’s Covered Bridges.” Bomboy is also chair of the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society.

Bomboy has received five Edward R. Murrow awards in television, and he currently is the editor-in-chief of the National Constitution Center.

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County consultant now recommending construction of new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge

Luzerne County’s outside consultant is now recommending construction of a new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River instead of partially replacing the existing one, according to a presentation on Tuesday’s council work session agenda.

What changed?

Dominic Yannuzzi, of consultant Alfred Benesch and Associates, said additional weight was put on the community impact of a 2.6-year closure of the existing bridge during the partial replacement project. In comparison, the current span could remain open to traffic during construction of a new bridge.

The cost difference also was addressed by removing more than $9.5 million that originally had been factored into the new bridge construction estimate to cover the costs of tearing down the existing bridge, Yannuzzi said.

Removing the current bridge demolition from the new bridge construction costs is allowable because they are technically individual projects, Yannuzzi said. The county can seek outside funding assistance for the demolition and remove the span on its own timeline after the new one opens, he said.

Originally estimated at $64 million, a full replacement is now down to $53.6 million with demolition removed from the equation, according to the presentation.

Partial replacement construction is still cheaper — $40.5 million, it says.

However, that estimate rises to $55.8 million on the presentation chart when a $15.3 million “detour user cost” is added to reflect the impact of the 2.6-year bridge closure on the community, Yannuzzi said.

He emphasized detour user costs are not a county expense but are instead absorbed by those required to take an alternate route.

Technically called “road users liquidated damages,” the community cost is documented in a section of the full 389-page Benesch report attached to Tuesday’s agenda.

The cost for the traveling public associated with the additional distance traveled and…

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