Albany, NY

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York’s Capital District. Roughly 135 miles (217 km) north of the City of New York, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. The population of the city was 97,856 at the time of the 2010 census.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York

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Remembering Desmond Tutu

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Remembering Desmond Tutu

12/29/21 by NPR

Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/fa/2021/12/20211229_fa_fapodweds.mp3?awCollectionId=381444908&awEpisodeId=1068495591&orgId=1&d=2720&p=381444908&story=1068495591&t=podcast&e=1068495591&size=43530119&ft=pod&f=381444908

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a legendary leader in the fight to end apartheid in South Africa, died Sunday at age 90. After Nelson Mandela was elected president in the country’s first democratic election, he asked Tutu to chair South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which examined the crimes of apartheid. Tutu preached the healing power of forgiveness. The Nobel Peace Prize-recipient spoke with Terry Gross in 1984 and 1999.

What the public should know | Penn Today

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The dangers of asbestos: What the public should know | Penn Today

Ambler, Pennsylvania, about 14 miles outside of Philadelphia, was formerly home to the biggest asbestos manufacturing facility in the world. Giant piles of asbestos were stationed all around the city, the so-called “white mountains of Ambler.” The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has remediated these sites by covering them with clean soil and plants designed to keep people from coming in contact with the asbestos and prevent the asbestos from contaminating the air.

8-14 Day Outlook – Tuesday December 28

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The 8-14 day outlook is trending cooler but not that much cooler, maybe seasonable weather which for January doesn’t mean that cold any more.

Remember with the latest 30 year climate normals, the average high temperature is like 32 1/2 degrees in the coldest part of the year any snow Albany gets is unlikely to last long. And the 15 year climate normals are like 34 1/2 for the coldest time of the year.

It’s not to say that cold weather won’t happen but is likely to be a short period of time.

Crossgates 1970s (1973 vs. 1985)

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Over the next few days, I am going to posting a series of historical comparisons of the area around Crossgates Maul, that was constructed in area that was fairly good Pine Bush, although much more heavily fragmented before the era of the arterial highways got underway in the 1950s and 1960s.

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