LII: New This Week

The Blurb

Some of this week's topics: gas prices, bazaars, women paying alimony, military exoskeletons, the National Prayer Breakfast of an invisible Family, and chaos theory and butterflies. Happy Muguet Day from librarians Wendy, Charlotte, Jennifer, and Maria.

Tip of the Week

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Shark Research Committee

This nonprofit scientific research organization documents shark attacks from the Pacific Coast of North America and conducts "original research on the general biology, behavior and ecology of sharks indigenous to waters off the Pacific Coast, with particular emphasis on potentially dangerous species." Its website features a list of sharks of the Pacific Coast, background about white sharks, statistics on attacks, case histories, shark news (back to 2003) about current shark attacks, and more.

Bear Safety in the North Cascades

Extensive safety tips for traveling in areas where bears are found, with specifics about black bears and grizzly bears. Provides material about identifying bear tracks, hiking (including how to react when you encounter a bear), and camping (particularly how to store food and camp sanitation). Includes related links. From the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, National Park Service (NPS).

The Weather Underground

Companion website to this PBS Independent Lens documentary about the Weather Underground (Weathermen), "one of America's most notorious radical movements" during the Vietnam War. Features background about the group and its actions (including "bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison and finally evading the FBI by going into hiding"), an interview with Weather Underground members Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers, and related material.