Friday, December 5
1:00 - 3:00
NC Association of Educators
700 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh

More info and dates of other sessions around the state: http://www.ncjustice.org/content/index.php?pid=347

Register for the Raleigh session: http://www.unitedwaync.org/eventreg.php?id=56

6:30 - 8:30 pm

This month’s location: The Irregardless Cafe, 901 W. Morgan St, Raleigh 833-8898

As development constantly increases in North Carolina, pollutants such as silt, street runoff and processed waste water are all entering our water supply at higher rates each year. Learn how this is affecting our local aquatic ecosystems and ultimately the water that each of us drinks every day. Do you know what’s in your water?

More info: www.naturalsciences.org/calendar/scicafe.html

The afternoon award session is free and open to the public.

More info: www.aauwnc.org/2008/10/19/juvenile-literature-award-to-be-presented/

[Note that another of the annual awards presented at this session will go to Rob Christensen of the Raleigh News & Observer. That will be presented at the Saturday evening session. The book, The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events that Shaped Modern North Carolina, would be an interesting read. See Under the Dome from Oct. 20 for the announcement.]

The Behavior and Misbehavior of Dogs

Humans have lived with dogs for thousands of years and have selectively bred them to work, live, and play with us. When polled, most dog owners consider their pets members of their family; however, in surveys, 45-90% of dog owners report behavior problems with their dogs. Why? Is this a “failure to communicate?” We will discuss dog behavior, and some of the reasons why we become frustrated with our canine companions (and why they become frustrated with us!).

More info: http://www.naturalsciences.org/calendar/scicafe.html

Details will be announced soon.

The topic for the meeting is a facilitated discussion on Women, the Media and Politics. Treka Spraggins, one of our members, will serve as our facilitator. So, watch the news this week and come prepared to discuss what you have observed. We will start the meeting with a few minutes for social interaction and some snacks and then move into the discussion. Please come and bring a friend to join us.

Independence Village is located behind Old Raleigh Shopping Center which is at the intersection of Edwards Mill Rd and Duraleigh Rd. You turn at Cariboo Coffee if you are on Duraleigh and Independence Village will be on your left. If you come up Edwards Mill from Crabtree, turn right just before the shopping center–as if you were going to Johnson’s Jewelers. Turn right at the stop sign, and Independence Vilage will be on your left.

Entomophagy, or the practice of eating insects for food, is a topic that is objectionable to many. Still, eating our six-legged friends may be a viable way to feed hundreds of millions of people while at the same time lowering humanity’s impact on the environment. Join us to learn about arthropods as food — and if you want, even sample a few on your own!

More info: www.naturalsciences.org/calendar/scicafe.html

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:30-8:30 p.m. with discussion beginning at 7:00 followed by Q&A

Tir Na Nog 218 South Blount Street, Raleigh, 833-7795 *
We are looking forward to an interesting discussion about tropical storms - we will learn the basics of why hurricanes are unique types of storms and how North Carolina is affected by them (hopefully we won’t have to deal with any of these giant storms in our state this year!)

More info: www.naturalsciences.org/calendar/scicafe.html

Thursday, August 14, 7:00
RedHat building on the NCSU Centennial Campus

More info: http://www.trilug.org/aug2008