OSU partners on $6M project to turn livestock waste into energy, water
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OSU partners on $6M project to turn livestock waste into energy, water

JOURNAL RECORD - A $2 million share of a $6 million National Science Foundation grant is fueling a unique collaboration among  and two other land-grant universities to turn  into  and clean water, a development that could transform the future of Oklahoma .

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Indiana Jones and the Dig Site Generation - How Retirees Became American Paleontology's Secret Weapon
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Indiana Jones and the Dig Site Generation - How Retirees Became American Paleontology's Secret Weapon

AZURE ROAD - The Museums of Western Colorado operates three institutions – Dinosaur Journey in Fruita, the Museum of the West in downtown Grand Junction, and Cross Orchards Historic Site – with a paid staff of 20 people. They rely on nearly 100 volunteers to keep the doors open, to run the programs, and to do the actual science. The vast majority of those volunteers are retired. 

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Beer, Llamas, and Hot Springs: Wyoming’s Weirdest Perfect Weekend
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Beer, Llamas, and Hot Springs: Wyoming’s Weirdest Perfect Weekend

BEER CONNOISSEUR - Three hours north of Cheyenne, Carbon County feels like the Wyoming that Jackson Hole left behind somewhere around 1985. No private jets. No $40 wagyu burgers. Just hot springs that actually heal you, llamas that carry your gear into the wilderness, and a brewery housed in a resort that might be the most accidentally perfect weekend destination I’ve stumbled across in a while.

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Portugal’s Madeira Island Is Europe’s Most Unexpected Tourism Success
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Portugal’s Madeira Island Is Europe’s Most Unexpected Tourism Success

EAST WEST NEWS - That clerk had just provided the first lesson about Madeira. The island everyone thinks they understand turns out to be something entirely different. While cruise passengers cluster around Monte Palace cable cars, this Portuguese island 600 miles off the coast of Morocco has been quietly rewriting European tourism without anyone noticing until the numbers became impossible to ignore.

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Smoke and Spirit: The Ariston’s Paul Pearse Shares Pairings That Ignite the Senses
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Smoke and Spirit: The Ariston’s Paul Pearse Shares Pairings That Ignite the Senses

BOURBON + - The afternoon light filtered through the windows of The Ariston in downtown Nashville as Paul Pearse settled into one of the leather chairs in the smoking lounge. Around him, the low hum of conversation mixed with the rich aroma of premium tobacco. A businessman in a tailored suit sat next to a contractor in work boots, both leaning back with cigars in hand, laughing about the game on Sunday. This was exactly the kind of scene Pearse had envisioned when he opened the high-end cigar bar two years ago.

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Inside the caves and domes of Texas' most stunning destination resort
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Inside the caves and domes of Texas' most stunning destination resort

THE CHRON - Strategically positioned between Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park, The Summit sits just 18 minutes from the quirky artsy ghost town of Terlingua, where old mining ruins mix with contemporary galleries, and the legendary Starlight Theatre serves live music under desert stars. Big Bend National Park, encompassing more than 800,000 acres of Chihuahuan Desert wilderness, offers some of the most remote and rugged landscapes in the continental United States.

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Brewing a Better Future: Spinnakers and Maple Leaf Adventures in the Great Bear Rainforest
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Brewing a Better Future: Spinnakers and Maple Leaf Adventures in the Great Bear Rainforest

BEER CONNOISSEUR - As the orcas disappeared into the channel’s depths, I finally took that sip of pilsner. The beer’s crisp finish and subtle hop character seemed perfectly calibrated for this moment. It was clean, purposeful, and unmistakably connected to its surroundings.

This wasn’t just any beer in any location. This was the product of a partnership between two pioneers who understood that sometimes the best way to protect what you love is to share it with others who might learn to love it too.


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The Alchemy of Memory: Kat Sobredilla’s Natural Approach to Mixology
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The Alchemy of Memory: Kat Sobredilla’s Natural Approach to Mixology

Bourbon + - In the shadow of Brooklyn’s looming brownstones, Kat Sobredilla works her alchemy. Her hands move with the practiced precision of a wise woman who has spent years perfecting their craft. She reaches for bottles not filled with artificially flavored syrups or processed sugars, but for vibrant seasonal ingredients that speak to both her Filipino heritage and her commitment to a healthier approach to the cocktail arts.

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