Rani Iyer's Blog, page 17
February 7, 2015
#Arcticwilderness...protect polar bears and natural places..Yes! Yes! Yes!
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#Arcticwilderness...protect polar bears and natural places..Yes! Yes! Yes!
http://bit.ly/1DjVjCW
Obama’s Arctic Wilderness Move Would Protect Endangered Polar Bears and Wolves
www.takepart.com
The GOP lashes out against a plan to make an Alaskan refuge off-limits to oil and gas drilling.
http://bit.ly/1DjVjCW
Obama’s Arctic Wilderness Move Would Protect Endangered Polar Bears and Wolves
www.takepart.com
The GOP lashes out against a plan to make an Alaskan refuge off-limits to oil and gas drilling.
February 6, 2015
#Removing Dams to save species and lifestyles...
Glad to see more happening......
#Removing Dams to save species and lifestyles...
Glad to see more happening...
http://bit.ly/1zs49ye
Dam removal initiative finds footing in DC - Islands' Sounder
www.islandssounder.com
What started as a petition to be submitted to Washington state congressional representatives will soon find its way to the nation’s capital.
Glad to see more happening...
http://bit.ly/1zs49ye
Dam removal initiative finds footing in DC - Islands' Sounder
www.islandssounder.com
What started as a petition to be submitted to Washington state congressional representatives will soon find its way to the nation’s capital.
February 5, 2015
#GeraldDurell a great story teller who held me spellbound as a teenager.
Look...
#GeraldDurell a great story teller who held me spellbound as a teenager.
Looks like I am not alone!
http://bit.ly/1z0sdsX
Two decades after his death, Gerald Durrell is still making the world a better place
theconversation.com
Speak to someone working in conservation, almost anywhere in the world, and there is a good chance that Gerald Durrell played some role in inspiring them to their future career. The naturalist and zookeeper…
Looks like I am not alone!
http://bit.ly/1z0sdsX
Two decades after his death, Gerald Durrell is still making the world a better place
theconversation.com
Speak to someone working in conservation, almost anywhere in the world, and there is a good chance that Gerald Durrell played some role in inspiring them to their future career. The naturalist and zookeeper…
February 4, 2015
#endangeredpeople As forests become endangered, so do the people living in the r...
#endangeredpeople As forests become endangered, so do the people living in the rainforests...
http://cnn.it/1681BdW
Read more about the causes in #Endangered Rain forests...
Amazon tribe under threat - CNN.com
www.cnn.com
Portuguese photographer Daniel Rodrigues has documented the pure, pristine and, tragically, fleeting existence of the Awa-Guaja tribe in Brazil.
http://cnn.it/1681BdW
Read more about the causes in #Endangered Rain forests...
Amazon tribe under threat - CNN.com
www.cnn.com
Portuguese photographer Daniel Rodrigues has documented the pure, pristine and, tragically, fleeting existence of the Awa-Guaja tribe in Brazil.
February 3, 2015
#Commoncore is it appropriate for all stages?
http://wapo.st/1z0rxDX
#Commoncore is it appropriate for all stages?
http://wapo.st/1z0rxDX
Mom: Common Core wants kids to develop reading skills at the same pace. My daughters didn’t.
www.washingtonpost.com
'Forcing phonics-based reading on kindergartners as a standard they must all meet to be on the path toward college and career readiness is counterproductive because it’s developmentally inappropriate for many 5-year-olds. '
http://wapo.st/1z0rxDX
Mom: Common Core wants kids to develop reading skills at the same pace. My daughters didn’t.
www.washingtonpost.com
'Forcing phonics-based reading on kindergartners as a standard they must all meet to be on the path toward college and career readiness is counterproductive because it’s developmentally inappropriate for many 5-year-olds. '
February 2, 2015
#audiobooks...is that reading or listening?
http://bit.ly/1AdZgLT
#audiobooks...is that reading or listening?
http://bit.ly/1AdZgLT
Audiobooks provide a whole new dimension for reading | Salisbury Post
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Audiobooks provide a whole new dimension for reading | Salisbury Post
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February 1, 2015
#funny gift...
http://engt.co/1yO1mPi
#funny gift...
http://engt.co/1yO1mPi
Self-destructing book gives you 24 hours to finish reading
www.engadget.com
Think you're pretty good at speed-reading? You now have a chance to prove it. As part of a publicity stunt, author James Patterson is giving away 1,000
http://engt.co/1yO1mPi
Self-destructing book gives you 24 hours to finish reading
www.engadget.com
Think you're pretty good at speed-reading? You now have a chance to prove it. As part of a publicity stunt, author James Patterson is giving away 1,000
January 31, 2015
#productivity tips...Awesome!
http://read.bi/1u6lacB
#productivity tips...Awesome!
http://read.bi/1u6lacB
The Productivity Hacks I Used To Write A 93,000-Word Book In 6 Weeks
www.businessinsider.com
This speed floors people, so I thought it might be useful to share some productivity hacks I discovered while I was writing.
http://read.bi/1u6lacB
The Productivity Hacks I Used To Write A 93,000-Word Book In 6 Weeks
www.businessinsider.com
This speed floors people, so I thought it might be useful to share some productivity hacks I discovered while I was writing.
January 30, 2015
#dyslexia does not have to stop kids from expressing themselves...
http://bit.l...
#dyslexia does not have to stop kids from expressing themselves...
http://bit.ly/1CEUa8M
A dyslexic author's writing tips for dyslexic kids
www.theguardian.com
Tom McLaughlin, who has always had a weird relationship with words, offers his supportive and beautiful writing tips to dyslexic children everywhere (and those who know them)
http://bit.ly/1CEUa8M
A dyslexic author's writing tips for dyslexic kids
www.theguardian.com
Tom McLaughlin, who has always had a weird relationship with words, offers his supportive and beautiful writing tips to dyslexic children everywhere (and those who know them)
January 29, 2015
#shortstory is supposed to be short...and sweet. Really, it is exhausting! Read...
#shortstory is supposed to be short...and sweet. Really, it is exhausting! Read on...
http://bit.ly/1yfk1jw
The 15 Stages Of Writing a Short Story First Draft, From Brilliant Conception To Exhausted Surrender
www.bustle.com
It’s a thought you’ve probably had once before: “I have a great short story idea.” Often, that thought is followed up with “a short story can’t be that hard to write, right?” Yeah! Carve out a few hours on a Saturday afternoon, start the coffee pot, open your laptop, and hit those keys. Yeah,
http://bit.ly/1yfk1jw
The 15 Stages Of Writing a Short Story First Draft, From Brilliant Conception To Exhausted Surrender
www.bustle.com
It’s a thought you’ve probably had once before: “I have a great short story idea.” Often, that thought is followed up with “a short story can’t be that hard to write, right?” Yeah! Carve out a few hours on a Saturday afternoon, start the coffee pot, open your laptop, and hit those keys. Yeah,
