Daily Archives: July 7, 2012

Saturday video break: You Can Leave Your Hat On

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Song #61 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “You Can Leave Your Hat On”, originally by Randy Newman and covered by Joe Cocker. Here’s the original: What a great songwriter Newman is. As the Popdose writer notes, Newman … Continue reading →

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Public meetings on the General Mobility Program

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

From the Inbox: If you haven’t had a chance to share your opinions about METRO’s General Mobility Programand the upcoming referendum, METRO’s Board of Directors is hosting additional public meetings and invite you to attend. The next round of meetings … Continue reading →

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Here comes El Niño

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Our hurricane season could be short. The formation of Tropical Storm Debby last weekend in the Gulf of Mexico brought the tally of Atlantic storms to four this season, the earliest that’s ever happened. But despite the quick beginning, scientists … Continue reading →

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Environmental drones

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! A plane! A drone! One year into a $260,000 two-year grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, [civil engineer Thom] Hardy and his crew of biologists, geographers and spatial analysts have … Continue reading →

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