Jun 10
Staff report With the abrupt arrival of Tropical Storm Andrea this past weekend, it’s little wonder that this hurricane season is predicted to be worse than the years before; especially for the southeast. According to William Gray of Colorado State University and Philip Klotzbach, two of the most highly regarded hurricane forecasters in the United …
Jun 07
By John Nelson The other day, someone here in town brought by a big plastic bag with all sorts of plant matter inside. The plants had all come from a small pond behind his home, in Columbia, and this fellow wanted all the plants in the bag identified: he suspected that some of them were …
May 24
By Jason M. Mengel, CFP Apple’s decision to raise debt in order to reward shareholders was very well received by both the debt and equity markets. Recent demand for debt issued by low risk companies including Apple, Microsoft, and Nike underscore the continued thirst for yield in the market. We feel that Apple’s offering is …
May 24
By Dr. John Nelson When you look closely at our Mystery Plant, you can rather easily tell that it belongs to the bean family. Each flower is what we call “papilionaceous,” and in a fanciful way, butterfly-shaped. Five petals are present, all a beautiful pink or pale magenta. Four of the petals are about the …
May 20
Special to the Island Connection Michael Griffith, retired vice president of R&D worldwide for ARCO Chemical, was one of five distinguished alumni recognized during the LSU College of Science Tenth Annual Hall of Distinction ceremony, April 26. Griffith, a native of Mansfield, Louisiana, and current resident of Seabrook Island, earned his bachelor of science from …
May 20
The Real Estate Studio is pleased to host a show by four Charleston artists with their interpretation of “Dawn and Dusk” with an Artists Reception on Friday, May 24 from 5 – 8 p.m. The artists will also be street side in front of the Real Estate Studio on June 9 during Second Sunday from …
May 10
By John Nelson All the “composites,” or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, reduced flowers arranged in compact heads. A single head is sometimes called a “capitulum,” which of course, means “small head.” Recall that each ovary of each flower will ripen into a fruit, and with …
Apr 26
By Battalion Chief Chad Kelly Sprinkler systems for fire suppression have been around since the early 1800s. Sprinkler systems come from early experimentation of fire suppression in England. One such system consisted of a perforated pipe that did not contain water. Strings attached to weights controlled the water flow. When the strings in the structure …
Apr 25
By Sarah Harper Díaz The Brown-headed Nuthatch is a small bird (about 4.5 inches long) that is found in the Southeastern US year-round. This nuthatch species is almost exclusively found in pine-dominated forests, but is sometimes seen in suburban areas where small pine stands are present. The distinctive call of this species sounds much like …
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