Regan Linton: To Thine Own Self be True
An actress, athlete, and all around go-getter, Regan Linton’s vision of herself did not include being in a wheelchair. Regan reminds us that before we can effect change in the world around us, we must first discover ourselves. Regan explains that through theatre, she has learned a lesson. The first revolution is internal.
Kent Moors: The Soft Side
In this talk Kent Moors takes up the challenge to transform Pittsburgh into the first national hub for the ‘soft side’ of energy development. The ‘hard side’ of development involves the production, processing and distribution of energy products.
Westside, Mt Aoraki/Mt Cook
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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“In Māori legend, Aoraki was a young boy who, along with his three brothers, were the sons of Rakinui, the Sky Father. On their voyage around the Papatuanuku, the Earth Mother, their canoe became stranded on a reef and tilted. Aoraki and his brothers climbed onto the top side of their canoe. However, the south […]
Sunset at Lake Wanaka
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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“Lake Wanaka is located in the Otago region of New Zealand. It’s New Zealand’s fourth largest lake, and estimated to be more than 300 m (980 ft) deep. Its name is Māori, a corruption of Oanaka meaning ‘The place of Anaka’, a local tribal chief).
Lake Tekapo
January 19, 2012 by Gail
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“Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand. The others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau. It covers an area of 83 square kilometres (32 sq miles). It is at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 […]
