Sledding on thin ice

Article Abstract:

Mike O'Connell developed the Ice Rescue Sled after watching an attempt to save a boy who had fallen through an ice-covered pond. The sled can glide over the ice and serves as a raft over stretches of open water. It is used by many rescue services and fire departments.

Innovations, Equipment and supplies, Rescue work, Ice accidents, Sleighs and sledges, Sleighs, O'Connell, Mike

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5'3", 68 pounds; and "not thin enough."(narrative of an anorectic and bulimic)

Article Abstract:

A 24-year-old woman narrates her 15-year struggle with bulimia and anorexia. The woman, whose parents also have a history of eating disorders, details how she lives with the disease and tells of the psychological and physical anguish she undergoes.

Analysis, Personal narratives, Bulimia, Eating disorders in children, Childhood eating disorders, Anorexia nervosa

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On thin ice

Article Abstract:

An excerpt from "Greenland Expedition: Where Ice is Born" is presented. The experiences of two men from the US and Australia who use a dog sledge and kayak to travel round Greenland in June 1997 are described.

Description and travel, Greenland, Excerpt, Safaris, Greenland Experience: Where Ice is Born (Book)

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