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Peru TourTour Peru with NCPR, April 2013
4/16-4/27/13. See Lima, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Machu Picchu, Cuzco, Uros Floating Islands, Lake Titicaca, Paracas Reserve & the Ballestas Islands with NCPR's Brian Mann and June Peoples.
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American Voices: A Recital of Songs by American Composers

(May 22, 2012, 07:30 pm - 10:00 pm) Art Song recital featuring Stephanie Blythe and Alan Smith. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds benefit the future of the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar. For tickets, please contact the CPS Box Office at (315) 267-2277 or www.CPSPotsdam.org [SUNY Potsdam: Sara Snell Music Theater, 44 Pierrepont Avenue,Potsdam,NY] More info
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Loons and Logs First Anniversary Celebration!

(May 26, 2012, 10:00 am - 05:00 pm) The Newcomb Adirondack Interpretive Center's celebration of its first anniversary with the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Hands-on programs about loons, logging, and log driving in the Adirondacks. NCPR is media sponsor. [Adirondack Interpretive Center, 5922 State Rt 28N,Newcomb,NY]
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Adirondack Carousel Grand Opening

(May 26, 2012, 01:00 pm - 04:00 pm) Grand opening of the Adirondack Carousel, with special activities. Meet the talented carvers and craftspeople, community volunteers and neighbors, as the lights are turned on and the music starts up. NCPR is media sponsor. [William Morris Park, Depot St and Bloomingdale ave,Saranac Lake,NY]
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Discover Jazz Festival

(June 3 to June 12, All Day) Concerts around town with Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Roy Hargrove, Catherine Russell, Roberta Gambarini,Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Band, Bela Fleck and more. Tickets available through flynncenter.org. NCPR is media sponsor. [Burlington, VT] More info
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Lake Champlain bridge dedication, a party and a moment in history
The new Lake Champlain Bridge opened for business back in November. But over the weekend, thousands of people gathered to officially dedicate the span, which connects Crown Point and Addison, Vermont. Brian Mann was there and sent this... more
          

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Congratulations…now, start paying
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From all at NCPR, congratulations to everyone who walked across the stage this month to receive a college diploma. We look forward to hearing about the good work you do. Sadly, for most of you, there's an urgency to find work–any...
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Hot and bothered in Ottawa: controversial museum exhibition explores sex
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Museums. Some love them, others find them dull and stodgy. You could say something slightly similar about sex: some love it, others find the topic upsetting and private. Well, a traveling show called "Sex: a Tell-all Exhibition" opened...
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Ice Hockey: old and new
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The quest for the Stanley Cup continues, despite the unhappy fact that no Canadian teams remain in the hunt. A national travesty, to be sure, because in Canada, never mind football, baseball or basketball. Hockey rules. Period. Other countries love...
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Tinker, tailor, cobbler
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My grandfather was a cobbler. Is "cobbler" a trade even known to people under a certain age? Have you ever tried to find a cobbler–shoe repair shop–in the north country? Not easy. Whether you wear leather, rubber or synthetic...
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The chink in the Democrats' armor
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I've reported here repeatedly that the Democratic Party is riding a long-term wave of demographic and cultural trends that bode well for its future. A more urban, multi-ethnic, women-empowered society — and those are all measurable,...
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Object of our obsession, distraction, loathing
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In a recent edition of Slate, there's a wonderful slide show history of phone styles from the earliest of the late 19th century to the iSlab. Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with the phone. I love it when it rings on Mother's...
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We think he's #1, too
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After a year's sabbatical divided between teaching in Korea and Burlington, Clarkson professor Chris Robinson was back at the station for a planning meeting about our expanding book club and multi-platform NCPR literary offerings. Following the...
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Lake Champlain bridge opening festival this weekend
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This weekend marks the official grand opening of the Lake Champlain bridge from Crown Point to Addison, Vermont.  Nearly three years after the old bridge was condemned and closed to traffic, the new span will see two days of dances, parades,...
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Listening Post: Fine dinering
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Sometimes you get a yen–no one can explain why. The other night, for me, it was fried chicken. And I wanted to eat it, not make it. And coming from farm stock on both sides, KFC would not do, nor would nuggets, or strips or Buffalo wings....
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Blue and GreenNew in the Gallery

Sunrise Sunset: photography by Barry Lobdell is on display at the Adirondack Artists Guild in Saranac Lake through May 30, 2012.
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Lake Champlain bridge dedication, a party and a moment in history

The new Lake Champlain Bridge opened for business back in November. But over the weekend, thousands of people gathered to officially dedicate the span, which connects Crown Point and Addison, Vermont. Brian Mann was there and sent this audio...
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Potsdam considers police force size

Tonight the Potsdam Village Board will hold a public discussion on the size of the village Police Department. Potsdam has only cut its the department by one position, since former Sergeant Kevin Bates took over as Chief of Police, but that cut has...
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North Elba waste digester would be a first

A high school science teacher from Lake Placid wants to help the town of North Elba change the way it disposes of organic waste.

Tammy Morgan teaches biology and environmental science at Lake Placid Middle-High School. She recently...
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IBM wants to put "Watson" to work

IBM's Watson already has "Jeopardy!" under its belt. Now the computer giant is turning to the University of Rochester for ideas on what to do next. The Innovation Trail's Zack Seward explains.
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Singing and dancing: woodcocks announce spring

Every spring, a Department of Environmental Conservation biologist drives along north country highways at dawn or dusk, stopping every so often to pull over and listen. Theyr'e listening for the distinctive “peent” of the singing American woodcock,...
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Tender seedlings need TLC when it's hot and dry

It's prime season for planting the vegetable garden. With hot, dry weather, tender new transplants and seeds need a little extra care. Cornell Cooperative extension horticulturist Amy Ivy tells Martha Foley that light, frequent watering can be key.
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All Before Five: 05/18/12

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly…and some things gotta turn into other things…We talk with a St. Lawrence University metamorphosis researcher who’s enthusiastic about his work. Also, a preview of this weekend’s official opening of the new Lake...
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VT Guard plans F-35 training over Adirondacks, Watertown

The Vermont Air National Guard is proposing to start training flights over the Adirondacks and Watertown area with F-35 jets.

The big, loud planes would replace the smaller, quieter F-16s the National Guard is using now —but not until at...
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Thousands expected for Lake Champlain Bridge celebration

This weekend marks the official grand opening of the Lake Champlain bridge between Crown Point, New York and Addison, Vermont. Nearly three years after the old bridge was condemned and closed to traffic, the new span will see two days of dances,...
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NY drops fingerprinting requirement to get food stamps

Governor Cuomo announced Thursday that he’s rescinding a state regulation that requires food stamp recipients be fingerprinted. As Karen DeWitt reports, the governor is saying the poor and hungry are not criminals, and shouldn’t be treated that way.
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Pakistan Threatens To Overshadow NATO Summit

Disputes over reopening supply routes into Afghanistan and U.S. drone strikes on targets in Pakistan are complicating NATO's efforts to wind down the war.
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Dozens Killed By Suicide Bomber In Yemen

The death toll from an attack on soldiers rehearsing for a military parade is reportedly approaching 100. Also today, a U.S. Coast Guard instructor was shot and wounded in Yemen.
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Eclipse Of The Sun: Did You Fall Into The Ring Of Fire's Path?

For much of the western U.S. and Asia, the rare celestial event was quite a show. Were you in its path?
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What Does Ron Paul Want? Hint: It's Not About The 2012 GOP Nomination

Ron Paul knows he's not going to be the Republican nominee for president this year. Mitt Romney has it all but locked up. But Paul's supporters are flooding state conventions, getting elected as convention delegates ... and preparing for life...
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Your Stories Of Being Sick Inside The U.S. Health Care System

Our call-out on Facebook for people to share their experiences of the health care system yielded close to 1,000 responses. From Oregon to Florida, respondents told wrenching tales of bankruptcies, medical errors, and treatment delayed or foregone...
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Sophomoric? Members Of Congress Talk Like 10th Graders, Analysis Shows

The sophistication of congressional speech-making is on the decline, according to the open government group the Sunlight Foundation. Since 2005, the average grade level at which members of Congress speak has fallen by almost a full grade.
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Secret Donors Still Find Ways To Remain Anonymous

Those hoping to sway the presidential election with anonymous donations to nonprofit political groups could find their names made public this fall after a pair of court rulings backed public disclosure. There are, however, ways to work around that.
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Poll: What It's Like To Be Sick In America

Three out of four people who've been sick in the past year said cost is a <em>very</em> serious problem, and half said quality is a <em>very</em> serious problem. Those are among the striking findings from the latest survey...
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A Dire Sign Of The Obesity Epidemic: Teen Diabetes Soaring, Study Finds

The proportion of 12- to 19-year-olds who report having diabetes or "prediabetes" increased from 9 percent in 1999 to 23 percent in 2008, according to a paper published in the journal <em>Pediatrics</em>. "This report...
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At NATO Summit, Obama Says 'Hard Days' Ahead For Afghanistan

World leaders are meeting with President Obama in his hometown of Chicago for a two-day NATO summit focused heavily on Afghanistan.
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