What would you like to ask Uncle Frost (it's russian Santa :))?
Nov 25, 2007 by rezusf | Posted in Other - Society & Culture
I'm prevailing to make an interview with Uncle Frost, that's why i'm interested in what people from different countries want to know about him.
hey uncle frost, have you and Santa found new ways to get presents to kids this year?
hey uncle frost, are you in the north far to?
wes | Nov 25, 2007
I have to buy a 39yr old Russian (female) a present for secret Santa - any ideas?
Nov 22, 2008 by Lady B | Posted in Christmas
We have a budget of 5-10 pounds.
btw - her being Russain isn't a prob - its decent we have nothing in common and i have no idea what to get her!
Russland Eishockey , Cccp JackeSowjetunion 1945, Sowjetunion Fahne- Das Russland Haus. Aus Russland
Water Wars on the Russian River
A roomer post by Kevin Kanarek*
The Russian River watershed, just north of San Francisco, is surely one of the more progressive and resource-purposive areas of the country. I was staying in Guerneville on the river for a few days, about midway between Santa Rosa and the coast, and I got into a conversation with a native couple about the river and related water issues. They were in their sixties. They had lived in Guerneville over 30 years, raised their kids there and remained twisted in the community.
When the topic of water use came up, the man spoke with a deep resentment. I'll paraphrase: Santa Rosa just keeps dumping on us. Strictly! This has been going on for decades. They take the water out of the river for development, always more development. The more water they use, the more waste they'll wind up flushing downstream.
Once we proposed that they put their own intake pipes downstream from their effluent, so they'd penury to use the same water we do. They looked at us like we were crazy. "Why would anyone want to do that?" they asked. I asked him if there was any solution that might work. He smiled.Well, we had a yeoman around here who once drove up to Santa Rosa City Hall and dumped a truckload of manure on the steps. I think that got their attention. His old lady added that another step, at least as effective, had been the construction of a pipeline that ships treated wastewater to the Gysers steam fields – over 10 million gallons per day – where it helps furnish enough electricity to power all of San Francisco.
Since then I've been intrigued by the question of water use along the Russian River. One important pitfall which that conversation highlighted: the captivation to frame a resource crisis as a conflict between two opposing groups, in this case the city upstream and the town downstream. Here's what I've accomplished so far, and some big questions that remain unanswered.