Dr. Alex Hills: The Dawn of Wifi
At 36,000 feet, Wifi converts our airline seats to remote offices. It lets us read email in
airports, watch video in coffee shops and listen to music at home. Wifi is everywhere.
But where did it come from?
Wifi pioneer Dr. Alex Hills takes us back to when the Internet was first gaining popularity, email took 10 minutes to load up and cell phones were big and unwieldy.
But he had a vision: people carrying small handheld devices that were always connected.
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Learn the Yup’ik Alphabet
This video, presenting the Yup'ik alphabet, was created by a group of students (and teachers) at Ket'acik & Aapalluk Memorial School in Kwethluk, a village in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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Alaska Native Film Festival
The Alaska Native Film Festival is an entire day of must-see films that relay crucial moments in AlaskaNative history, humorous slices of life, and poignant searches for truth. This festival focuses on new and recent films about Alaska Native people, most created by emerging Alaska Native filmmakers.
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New AMIPA “Politics of the Past” Screening
To celebrate and raise public awareness of some of the unique, historic collections and resources held by two archival institutions here in Southcentral Alaska, the Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA) and UAA Archives and Special Collections will co-host an open house.
AMIPA will present a new edition in our popular "Politics of the Past" screening series-featuring vintage political spots and other moments from Alaskan public life.
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2011 Denali Road Lottery
Alaskapublic.org's Pat Yack was lucky enough to pull a 2011 Denali Road Lottery permit. He put together this audio slideshow with the help of APTI intern, Erik Judson.
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Algo Nuevo: September 18, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 18, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have...
Palin Decides Against Presidential Run, Municipal Election Results and Mayor Dan Sullivan’s Proposed Budget
Stories up for discussion this week are: Palin not running for president; Municipal elections results outside Anchorage; Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan's proposed budget for 2012; Alaska's oil and has tax report to legislature, soaring prison costs, State settles suit over rural schools, Alaska Native Corporation EyakTek corruption scheme, and John Katz steps down as head of the Governor's office in Washington.
KSKA: Friday 10/7 at 2:00 pm & Sat 10/8 at 6:00 pm
KAKM: Friday 10/7 at 7:30 pm & Sat 10/8 at 5:00 pm
Algo Nuevo: September 25, 2011
Here’s the Sunday, September 25, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have...
Something Different: September 25, 2011
Here's the playlist for the September 25, 2011 edition of Something Different with Betsy.
All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist...
Photo Gallery: Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Races
The Bonny Sosa Tuesday Night Race series is up and running (pun intended) in Anchorage. Send your photos to townsquare49@alaskapublic.org or let us know on Facebook... and we'll post them right here!
Filipinos Helped Shape America of Today
Both the U.S. and State Legislature have declared October as Filipino- American History Month. Yet with so much happening in the news, and with plenty at stake both in our nation and state, it is easy to overlook the importance of this occasion. But let us just pause for a moment to think about Filipino-American history.
Filipinos have been part of American history for many centuries. The first Filipinos landed on the continent in 1587, several decades before the Pilgrims arrived. Before our Founding Fathers declared independence from the Brits, a group of Filipinos had already settled in Louisiana.
More than a century before Alaska became a state, Filipinos had already made it here, engaging in fur trade with Alaska Natives.
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Are Alaska Nonprofits Ready for the Next Recession?
For the last three years, while the rest of the country was in recession, Alaska maintained some sense of normalcy. When I moved here in the early 1990s, the state had just begun to recover from the recession of the late 80's. What I heard then and since is that in Alaska, we do OK when the Lower 48 is in recession, but when they recover, it's our turn. I am not sure if that is a fact or a myth, but many of our leading citizens believe it is so. Who am I to question?
When the market crashed in 2008, we published a series of articles on how to survive a bad economy. To date we have not been as challenged as nonprofits down south, but the last few years have not been easy, even for us. Alaska’s nonprofits had to adjust to decreased support from foundations and corporations – those donations most affected by a recession.
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2011 Top Pick. Click. Give. Causes Announced
The Department of Revenue this week released figures showing the lion’s share of charitable cash contributions made from Alaskans’ 2011 Permanent Fund Dividends through Pick. Click. Give. Top recipients include charities focused on hunger, homelessness, and Alaskans in emergency situations.
Close to 19,000 Alaskans gave $1.5 million this year, the third year of the program. That compares to a little over 5,000 people giving $545,000 in 2009, and 9,500 people giving $927,000 last year.
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Billy Shore
Billy Shore, Chairman and CEO of Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit that is ending childhood hunger in America was recorded speaking at the Alaska World Affairs Council on October 7, 2011.
I AM UAA: Bradford Jackson, Theatre
Bradford Jackson, 23, seems born to the stage.
For one thing, he’s deftly tuned to his acting passion. Like a sponge greedily soaking up water, or a wild animal listening keenly for the sounds of danger, Jackson’s antennae are constantly up, constantly extracting the essence of some detail he can apply toward shaping himself as an actor.
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Occupy Anchorage Movement; and a PFD Distribution Glitch
Some of the stories up for discussion this week are: the Occupy Anchorage movement; surrender of a suspect in the fatal Muldoon shooting last weekend; political corruption cases; Pete Kott intends to change plea; film industry in Alaska; the PFD glitch; near miss in the sky.
KSKA: Friday, 10/14 @ 2:00pm & Saturday, 10/15 @ 6:00pm
KAKM: Friday, 10/14 @ 7:30pm & Saturday, 10/15 @ 5:00pm
Sen. Murkowski Announces AFN Hearing on Suicide Prevention
Suicide, particularly youth suicide is one of those ugly sides to our state’s statistics. Of course we know that suicide is far more than a statistic. It impacts our families, it impacts our communities, and in certain parts of Alaska, youth suicide has been devastating.
On October 22nd, at the AFN Convention, I will be conducting a field hearing of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to really delve into more of the issues surrounding youth suicide, some of the connections that we know to be at play, whether it’s depression, whether it’s witnessing acts of violence within the home, whether it is lack of support.
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Painting Artist Don Kolstad’s Truck
On Saturday, October 8 there was a painting project at Blaine's Art in Anchorage which used artist Don Kolstad's truck for a canvas. Blaine's owner, Rene Haag, explained the idea behind the project and shared additional details on the supplies used. The instructor was Catherine Thoele.
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Rural Alaskan Youth Present Films at Alaska Native Film Festival
A group of dedicated teenagers and young adults in the rural community of Nikolai, Alaska gathered together for a week in June 2011 to craft short ethnographic films about their lives and community.
Now two youth filmmakers, Dante Esai and Joricha Thomas, have been chosen to present their films "The Medicine of Nikolai" and "My Motherhood" at the Alaska Native Film Festival this Sunday the 16th from 1 – 6 pm at the Anchorage Museum.
Click for video The Winter Bear at the Wildberry Theater
Ann Hanley, author of The Winter Bear and actor Brian Westcott join Mark and Jean on Stage Talk. The play will be presented at the Wildberry Theater in Anchorage during the Alaska Federation of Natives Conference on October 20 and 22. This poignant play explores the causes of suicide among Alaska Natives.
Friday 10/14 at 2:45 pm