Talk of the Towns 1/23/09

Producer/Host: Ron Beard

Studio Engineer: Amy Browne

Topic: Community Supported Fisheries–Shrimp for Sale

What is the mission, and what are the program of, the Penobscot East Resource Center?  How does a community supported fisheries work?  How is it related to the local foods movement?

Guests: Aaron Dority, Penobscot East Resource Center;  Glen Libby, Port Clyde Shrimp and Groundfish Community Supported Fishery;  Ted Hoskings, Minister for coastal communities and fisheries for Maine Sea Coast Mission, and a board member for Penobscot East Resource Center

FMI: www.portclydefreshcatch.com , www.penobscoteast.org

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Notes from the Electronic Cottage 1/22/09

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

JPG, GIF, PNG – what the heck are all these file formats for, and how the heck do they work? Well, they’re compression formats to help slim down the size of graphics files or photos so you can store more files on your hard drive or digital camera’s memory card, and so you can send files faster across the Internet. What do those letters stand for, and how does graphic compression work? Listen up.

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