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We all know the sensation. You’re deep into a book and suddenly realize that you have jumped three pages ahead, yet you can’t remember a single thing you read on those pages. Your mind has gone off-track, ambled into some other realm. You may feel embarrassed for zoning out like this, but what has happened is perfectly normal, healthy even. Daydreaming, an activity often disparaged in popular culture as the product of a lazy mind, is now believed by cognitive psychologists to actually be an indicator of an active and clear-thinking brain.
Community remembers Montecito debris flow victims on three year anniversary
Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade
For the third anniversary of the 1/9 Debris Flow, and in consideration of the current pandemic stay-at-home order, a team of community partners hosted a commemorative live-stream ceremony on January 9th, 2021 in Montecito.
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The 23 lives lost in mudslides that devastated the community of Montecito January 9, 2018 will never be forgotten.
Those lives were remembered and honored on the third anniversary of the debris flow Saturday night January 9th, 2021 during a commemorative live-stream ceremony.
The event began at 6:30 p.m. with an invocation from Montecito Fire Chief Kevin Taylor.
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How to save the world in 6 books: top climate leaders share their 2020 reads
Activist Severn Cullis-Suzuki, scientist Katharine Hayhoe and author Seth Klein, along with other climate experts and advocates, recommend the books they think offer hope for the planet.
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Posted: Dec 24, 2020 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 26, 2020
Climate leaders from Severn Cullis-Suzuki to Seth Klein offer their suggestions for top climate change reads.(Simon Fraser University/James Bastedo/Dana Moraes/Erica Johnson/Leah Stokes)