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This past Friday I gave a presentation in Jersey City about HSP's Adopt-a-Collection program, which allows people to donate money earmarked for processing and conserving a specific collection. My talk was part of a panel on "creative funding" for archives, at the fall meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). There were three of us on the panel. Yvonne Carignan from the Historical Society of Washington, DC offered advice on how to recruit and manage volunteers, Joseph Anderson from the American Institute of Physics described their successful e-commerce program marketing images from their collections, and I talked about Adopt a Collection. About thirty people attended – not bad for a late-afternoon session on the Friday before Halloween. In this blog post I'll summarize the highlights of my talk.
The Adopt a Collection page has a prominent place on HSP's web site. Here we feature listings for a variety of collections, each with a paragraph of description, an image or two, and a cost estimate. People can contribute the full cost of working on a collection or just a part; in return they are recognized in the finding aid and invited to visit HSP and see the fruits of the work they've paid for. In addition to this online face of the program, sometimes our Development staff invites specific people to adopt specific collections. If Development knows that a prospective contributor is interested in a particular topic, they may ask Library staff to suggest some collections that fit this interest and that could benefit from adoption.
HSP collections that have been adopted through the program have varied widely in terms of topic, historical period, size, etc. Some examples include:
• Lantern and Lens Gild of Women Photographers records
• Lea & Febiger records (a Philadelphia publishing house founded by Mathew Carey)
• Work Projects Administration posters from the 1930s
• Joseph Smith Harris correspondence (a 19th-century engineer involved in the Northwest Boundary Survey, Civil War naval operations, and the railroad industry)
• Caroline Katzenstein papers (Pennsylvania women's suffrage activist)
• Christopher Marshall diaries (Philadelphia druggist and political leader during Revolutionary War era).
Overall, since we started the Adopt a Collection program in 2005, eighteen different donors have contributed a total of almost $90,000 to HSP, enabling us to process and conserve 24 collections totaling 292 linear feet. In addition, the program provided us with the funding match we needed for work on the 289-linear-foot Chew Family Papers, which was funded largely by the National Endowment for the Humanities. My favorite Adopt-a-Collection donation came from the Abington Junior High School History Club, which fundraised $157 for the Chew project in 2008 and then came back with another $400 this year. I went and met with the club in May, right before their summer break, and am hoping HSP can develop some kind of ongoing relationship with them.
As this example suggests, Adopt a Collection does more than let us process and conserve collections. It also helps us connect with supporters we might not reach in other ways and gives people a concrete sense of engagement in our work. It helps us show the public some of what it takes (and what it costs) to preserve collections and make them available: behind-the-scenes activity that all too often gets taken for granted. Internally, Adopt a Collection has also helped to strengthen communication and collaboration between HSP departments. Library staff (Archives and Conservation) and Development staff generally live in different worlds, but this program brings us together and gives us a direct way to help each other out.
Adopt a Collection has its limitations. It is not a steady, reliable funding source, and the amount it has brought in has varied widely over the past few years. Also, not everything is fundable this way. Some collections are too large or require too much work; others aren't photogenic or attractive enough to donors, even if they contain historical riches. But for HSP, Adopt a Collection has become an important part of our repertoire of sources that enable us to work on collections, along with our endowment, grants, interns and volunteers, etc.
Several factors have contributed to the success of our Adopt-a-Collection program. First and foremost are the many great collections we have been able to showcase, collections that appeal to many different interests. Good collaboration between Development and Library staff has played a big role as well. Third, HSP is fortunate to have a good network of supporters who are able to contribute money – in some cases a little, in others a lot of money. Lastly, the fact that we offer different price points for collection adoptions means that people don't have to donate thousands of dollars in order to participate. Collections pegged at the $100 level have been very popular, and we are happy to receive support for them. As the Abington Junior High students demonstrate, success in this program isn't only measured by the size of the check.


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Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars Go Tropical
Boston-based Yasso, the original frozen Greek yogurt stick-novelty marketer, adds Coconut, Mango and Vanilla Bean to its Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bar lineup. The new products double the company's offerings, bringing its portfolio to a total of six flavors.
"Our decision to launch Coconut, Mango and Vanilla Bean was based on consumer conversations throughout our national sampling tour and surveys we conducted on Facebook," says Yasso Co-Founder Drew Harrington. "We're fortunate to have such wonderful fans and love including them in the creation of new flavors and product launches. Coconut, Mango and Vanilla Bean will add exciting flavor diversity to the current lineup of Raspberry, Strawberry and Blueberry."
A single 3.5-oz. bar has only 80 calories and little to no fat. It also provides 6 to 7 grams of protein, depending on flavor. Six-pack boxes have a suggested retail price of $4.99 to $5.49.

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Today, in addition to their classic pieces and new designs for the home, Herman Miller is a recognized innovator in contemporary interior furnishings for the home or office workspace. Headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Herman Miller has manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Italy, and the United Kingdom and sales offices, dealers, licensees, and customers in over 100 countries. All of them work to design and build a better world around you.
While we might know them in a home furnishings sense, Herman Miller is also an innovator in health care environment solutions and other related technologies and services. Winning multiple awards in categories of design, environment and manufacturing, Herman Miller was named one of Fast Company magazine's "Most Innovative Companies" and was among FORTUNE magazine's "Best Companies to Work For" in 2010. Headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Herman Miller manufacturers in the US, Italy, China and the United Kingdom. They are present in over 100 countries through licensed dealers, sales offices and customer homes.
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Charles, 1907 – 1978 / Ray, 1912-1988
The prolific body of work of Charles and Ray Eames, which spanned from 1941 to 1978, extended well beyond their major achievements in furniture design, graphic design, architecture and film. Their influence on the aesthetic and social aspects of design made them two of the greatest industrial designers of our time.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Charles Eames grew up in America's industrial heartland. As a young man he worked for engineers and manufacturers, anticipating his lifelong interest in mechanics and the complex working of things. Ray Kaiser, born in Sacramento, California, spent her formative years in New York's modern art movements and participated in the first wave of American-born abstract artists. They met at the Cranbrook Academy of Art near Detroit in 1940. Cranbrook's creed of better living through better design shaped their sensibilities and their shared agenda. They married in 1941 and moved to Los Angeles as the city was gearing up for World War II. Wartime experiments with new materials and technologies inspired the Eames' low-cost furniture for Herman Miller and expanded ways for designers to work with industry.
In LA, they conducted plywood experiments in their apartment. The US Navy order enabled the Eames to rent an office on Santa Monica Boulevard in 1942 and to gather a group of collaborators including Harry Bertoia. They produced sculpture, chairs, screens, and tables in plywood. Herman Miller, the US furniture group, was persuaded to put some of these pieces into production by George Nelson, its head of design. All the Eames' plywood furniture combined an elegant organic aesthetic with a love of materials and technical ingenuity. After the success of the plywood pieces, the Eames focused on other materials, creating furniture in fiberglass, plastic, aluminum and, for the 1956 lounge chair, leather and rosewood. The Lounge Chair became an icon of the 1960s and 1970s, becoming a must-have for all hip executives.
Their collaboration with Herman Miller continued and extended to Vitra, its European partner. Charles and Ray were equally influential at making respectable the then-neglected folk crafts not only in the US but also in India. These concerns dominated their later work in the 1970s when, able to live comfortably on their Herman Miller and Vitra royalties, they concentrated their creative energy on propagating their ideas in exhibitions, books and films.
Charles died in 1978 and Ray worked hard to complete any unfinished projects but having done so, did not seek new ones. She devoted the rest of her life to communicating their ideas through talks and writing. Ray Eames died in 1988, ten years to the day after Charles.


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DALLAS The criminal charges continue to mount against a Texas man who had described himself as a spokesman for the hacker-activist group Anonymous.
A two-count federal indictment returned Thursday in Dallas charges Barrett Brown with concealing evidence by hiding two laptop computers from authorities.
The 31-year-old defendant was a de facto spokesman for Anonymous, willing to speak for a movement that prides itself on anonymity.
The latest indictment alleges that he concealed the laptops from authorities at the home of an associated identified only as "KM." The indictment doesn't detail what was on the laptops. He already is accused of stealing data from the Austin-based private intelligence firm Stratfor and threatening an FBI agent on the Internet.
Brown's attorney, Doug Morris, declined to comment on the new charges.


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Engineering is fundamental to our technological society. Every form of transport is the product of advanced engineering. Modern business and entertainment rely on a steady stream of technological advances in both engineering and computing. Our healthcare system depends on engineering innovations such as artificial joints, heart monitors, and imaging systems (x-ray, MRI, ultrasound etc). In fact, most of the everyday objects that we take for granted are the result of engineering innovations in both design and manufacturing. Just look around you and you will realise that engineering's impact on society is all pervasive.
"I have chosen to study engineering at the University of Salford because of their professional staff with a great industry experience and in research. After three years at the University, I don't regret the choice I made."- Michal Plech, third year Mechanical Engineering student.
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Element Brazil teamed up with Sandro Soares and Social Skate, a non-profit organization from São Paulo, Brazil to celebrate "National Kids Day" in Brazil. This organization teaches computer, art and skateboard classes. They also provide food for the kids in the program. To learn more about this organization, Click here.


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Students teach healthy habits to next generation
Partnering with Healthy Waltham, they 'grow gardeners'
When folks at Healthy Waltham talk about their passion, they tend to speak in puns.
The civic group is dedicated to improving quality of life for those who live, work and learn in Waltham. It is a small, homegrown organization that relies heavily on local voluntarism, and semester after semester, many of those helping hands belong to Brandeis students.
"I would really love to be growing gardeners," says Executive Director Judy Fallows, who often shares with students her passion for teaching the community to grow its own food. "Brandeis is working on getting students out into the real world and we love to have Brandeis students come out to the real world."
Fallows says Brandeisians have interned and volunteered with the organization every semester since she got involved in 2006.
In one sense, growing gardeners is exactly what Healthy Waltham and Brandeis have been doing together.
It was in Professor Laura Goldin's "Greening the Ivory Tower" course in 2008 that the idea for students to create new gardens was born. A visit from Fallows inspired a few students to lend a hand in the community by marrying their interest in the environment and fondness for children.
For Mariah Rich '10, it was a perfect match. By coincidence, Fallows had been her science teacher in elementary school, where there was also a garden. Rich recalls "going to the garden and tasting fresh strawberries" as one of the most exciting experiences of her childhood.
Healthy Waltham, which is supported by the Mass Department of Public Health and Mount Auburn Hospital among other organizations, already was running a couple of public school gardens, but Brandeis students wanted to start a new one – at the Stanley School just off campus – where they were volunteering with the after-school program.
"We wanted them to taste what it's like to grow something fresh, to grow something organically, to grow something from the ground," Rich says, "and see the fruits of their labors."
Rich and a couple of classmates spent a few days a week for several months "doing pretty intense labor," clearing the land of weeds and bringing in fresh soil before what became fall internships even began.
Once both Brandeis and the Stanley School were back in full swing, the Brandeisians ran a garden club twice a week, doing a variety of activities with the children from bringing in worm bins and teaching them about composting to helping them identify the parts of plants and creating nutrition-related crafts projects.
"We were really just trying to grow their awareness any way we could," Rich says of the Stanley School children.
Fallows could as easily say the same of the Brandeis students. Rich continued working with the kids by becoming an employee of the after-school program, and later returned to Healthy Waltham as a Schweitzer Fellow, which aims to improve health and human services. This summer, she hopes to become a member of the organization's board of directors.
"My overarching passionate vision is to have food growing all over the place," Fallows says.
That's why it's a win for all involved when Brandeis students intern or volunteer, she says. Beyond working at the school gardens, Brandeisians have partnered with Healthy Waltham in a variety of ways. Through Goldin's environmental courses, Justice Brandeis Semesters or the Waltham Group, a student-led community service organization, students have put together a healthy snack cookbook, created gardens at low-income housing sites, written blog posts for their website or articles about Healthy Waltham for local newspapers, conducted practicums, led site cleanup projects and run cooking sessions at the Boys & Girls Club. The organization's first garden coordinator, a part-time staff position, was a Brandeis student.
"Healthy Waltham is a tiny little organization without a lot of funding, and having Brandeis students help us extend our reach into the community and bring a young face to some of what we're trying to do and develop relationships with kids is a really big benefit for us," Fallows says. "Especially with their social justice and health and environment interests, it's a really big benefit to the students, because we also interact with a lot of other organizations and they love the idea of school work also being real work.
"There have been some lovely experiences on both ends," Fallows says. "Maybe we can grow some gardeners."
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Scientists warn restoration-based environmental markets may not improve ecosystem health
While policymakers across of the globe are relying on environmental restoration projects to fuel emerging market-based environmental programs, an article in the July 31 edition of Science by two noted ecologists warns that these programs still lack the scientific certainty needed to ensure that restoration projects deliver the environmental improvements being marketed.
Markets identify the benefits humans derive from ecosystems, called ecosystem services, and associate them with economic values which can be bought, sold or traded. The scientists, Dr. Margaret Palmer and Dr. Solange Filoso of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, raise concerns that there is insufficient scientific understanding of the restoration process, namely, how to alter a landscape or coastal habitat to achieve the environmental benefits that are marketed.
"Both locally and nationally, policymakers are considering market-based environmental restoration programs where the science does not yet conclusively show that environment health will improve once the 'restoration' is completed," said Dr. Palmer. "These programs may very well make economic sense, but the jury is still out whether or not the local environment will ultimately benefit."
At present, the demand in ecosystem service markets is driven by regulations that require those who harm the environment to mitigate or provide offsets for their environmental impacts. But in the regions throughout the world, including the Chesapeake Bay, many people hope that voluntary markets will expand outside of a regulatory context and result in a net gain of ecosystem services rather than just offsets for lost ecosystem services.
Examples include markets for flood protection created by restoring floodplains or wetlands and markets for improving water quality by restoring streams or rivers.
The scientists outline what should be done before markets expand further: recognize that restoration projects generally only restore a subset of the services that natural ecosystem provide, complete a limited number of projects in which direct measurements are made of the response of biophysical processes to restoration actions, and identify easily measured ecosystem features that have been shown to reflect the biophysical processes that support the desired ecosystem service.
"There is an inherent danger of marketing ecosystem services through ecological restoration without properly verifying if the restoration actions actually lead to the delivery of services," said Dr. Filoso. "If this happens, these markets may unintentionally cause an increase in environmental degradation."
More information: The article, "Restoration of Ecosystem Services for Environmental Markets," appears in the July 31 edition of Science.
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The LEED Guide has a built in update feature. This allows you to make changes, as needed, to the proposed design. Once you've completed your changes, use the Alternative Setup drop down menu to select Update ASHRAE 90.1 Baseline.
Where is the LEED Guide for Create Plants?
There is no LEED Guide for create plants. The last LEED Guide screen you will see is in Assign Rooms to Systems. You will need to build your plants according to 90.1-2007 Appendix G. Fortunately, we've created all necessary equipment to build your plants.
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The Save Building Theme feature is only available on your first pass through templates and only when you start a new LEED Project. The Save Building Theme button is located on the Rooms Tab of Create Templates. The detailed help on the Rooms Tab provides instruction on how to save the building theme.
Why are my construction inputs blank on my baseline alternative?
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Why don't I see the LEED Guide in Create Rooms?
The LEED Guide is not available in Create Rooms. On the proposed alternative there is no LEED help. You simply need to model your building as usual. There is no LEED Guide in Create Rooms for the baseline alternative because all your changes should take place in Create Templates.
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Meanwhile, in a medium pot, combine 1 blood orange (slightly mashed), quartered figs (remove stems), cubed nectarines, juice from one lemon, wine, water, sugar and corn syrup. Let mixture reduce over medium heat for 30-40 minutes or until it has reached a preserve-like consistency. Rest compote off heat until ready to use.
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Agenda: January 22, 2013 Education and Youth Success PEG Meeting
Education and Youth Success Policy Expert Group
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: 1900 SW 4th Avenue, Portland, 7th Floor - Conference Room 7A
- Meeting Goal: Become familiar with the Comprehensive Plan Working Draft (Part 1 – Goals and Policies) and prepare for the PEG's work ahead
Welcome and Reflections from Last Meeting (10 minutes)
Description: Opportunity for PEG members to share impressions and/or follow-up thoughts from the December 17, 2012 meeting
Introduction to the Working Draft, Part 1 – Goals and Policies (45 minutes)
Presenter: Deborah Stein, BPS
Description: Walk through working draft and "Companion Guide." Provide overview of the document as a whole, and then highlight goals and policies that directly and indirectly relate to youth success. Preview contents of Part 2 – to be published summer 2013.
- Identify any draft policies that may prompt provocative public discussion
- Brainstorm questions to help shape productive community discussions
- Identify anything that is missing from this draft
The Public Review Process Ahead (35 minutes)
Presenter: Deborah Stein, BPS
Description: Preview purpose and format of upcoming public workshops and other opportunities for public discussion about the Working Draft (Part 1 – Goals and Policies).
- How would PEG members like to be involved?
- Are there organizations or forums that we (staff and/or PEG members) should approach to host a community discussion?
PEG Member Announcements (10 minutes)
Description: Roundtable announcements of items of interest to the group
Public Comment (10 minutes)
Next Meeting: February (10 minutes)
- We'll need to schedule a special February meeting (our normally scheduled meeting, February 18th, falls on the Presidents Day holiday). At the February meeting we can continue to discuss the Working Draft Part 1, and if desired, can invite one or more chapter authors to join us for discussions about topics related to schools and youth success (e.g., institutions, housing, neighborhood centers).
- Optional: we can cancel the PEG's February meeting, and instead, PEG members can attend one of the public workshops.
For more information, please contact either Deborah Stein, Bureau of Planning & Sustainability at 503-823-6991 or email@example.com, or Clark Worth, Facilitator, at 503-222-0146 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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SUNDAY 5/2. Join the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers for our 24th annual Spring Concert Series:
APRIL 30 in Oakland, MAY 1 in Grass Valley, and MAY 2 in Santa Rosa.
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On Saturday night the San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers as lively as a dance band and as majestic as a symphony orchestra return to Grass Valley Veteran's Auditorium for a concert of rollicking music, song and dance. The stage will be filled with over 130 musicians playing fiddles, piano, drums, cellos, guitars, harps and more, providing an infectious sense of fun and joy in community-based music making. Or music-based community, depending on how one looks at it.
In a last minute development, Alasdair Fraser, who has returned to Scotland for a family emergency, has invited Seattle-based brother-sister duo Ryan and Cali McKasson to perform in his stead. Ryan and Cali began attending to Alasdair's Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School while still in their teens, went on to become fine exponents of the Scottish tradition, and these days return to teach at the camp. Ryan, on fiddle, and Cali, on piano, have recorded and performed as the core of their band The McKassons since 2004. Ryan plays with the popular contra dance band, The Syncopaths, and will be performing with Ensemble Gallilei in upcoming multi-media show "Seeing American", produced in partnership with the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Neil Conan from NPR's Talk of the Nation.
"We basically take a village on the road; we're living the music" says the group's music director, renowned Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, who together with his wife Sally Ashcraft and about 40 friends founded San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers (SFSF) in 1987. There are now over 200 members, stretching from northern California, throughout the US and in several other countries, including Scotland, France, Canada and Australia. "Music crosses all kinds of boundaries, and clears away obstacles; children and adults, individuals with widely varying backgrounds and levels of musical skill, and people who don't even share a common spoken language can be part of the village in a meaningful way."
That sense of participation crosses over into the audiences, as well. SFSF concerts tend to inspire spontaneous dancing in the aisles. The fiddlers on stage have learned the tunes by heart, and you won't see music stands on stage. People are listening to each other, and there's a real sense of play. "With Scottish traditional fiddle music, you can go from an elegant 18th century pastoral air to a get-wild, get-down dance tune in the stroke of a bow," says Fraser. "and there are a few hundred years of tunes to get through in a given concert!"
SFSF members get together to share their love of the music during meet monthly informal meetings and numerous engagements around the Bay Area throughout the year and occasionally, they go on tour. In addition to the annual spring concert series, the group has toured in Alaska, and across northern California, including a performance at the Lake Tahoe Music Festival.
"...the massed San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers are an experience not to be missed." - San Francisco Chronicle
"...a raucous, extemporaneous sampling of authentic music from the highlands and islands of Scotland. . . . no delayed standing ovation here; the audience instantaneously rose to its feet with the piece's final notes." - Anchorage Daily News
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3 dead in Charlottesville after car plows into counter protest and helicopter crashes
Three people have died and 35 were injured in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a series of protests organized by white supremacists and counter demonstrations turned violent.
One person died and 19 others were injured early Saturday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash in a downtown area where counter-protesters had gathered.
Another two died later in the afternoon after a Virginia State Police helicopter crashed several miles away near a golf course. The Associated Press, citing state officials, reported that the helicopter had been involved in monitoring the protests earlier. The Charlottesville Daily Progress identified the troopers killed as H. Jay Cullen of Midlothian and Berke M.M. Bates of Quinton.
The protests began Friday night as torch-wielding white supremacists demonstrated to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in a local park. By Saturday morning, the protests had turned violent, as counter demonstrators turned out in force.
As the two sides traded blows and hurled bottles and chemical irritants at one another, police evacuated a downtown park, putting an end to another rally planned for noon before it even began.
Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency shortly before 11 a.m., blaming the violence on "mostly out-of-state protesters."
"I am disgusted by the hatred, bigotry and violence these protesters have brought to our state over the past 24 hours," McAuliffe (D) said.
However, clashes continued on side streets and throughout the downtown. In the early afternoon, three cars collided in a pedestrian mall packed with people, injuring 19 and sending bystanders running and screaming. According to a spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police, the injuries from the crash ranged from life-threatening to minor.
Susie McClannahan, 24, said counterprotesters were marching on Fourth Street when she saw a "silver gray vehicle" drive through the crowd, and then immediately shift into reverse in what she described as full speed.
"Everyone was in shock and all of a sudden we heard people scream get to the wall because the driver was backing up," McClannahan said. She said those closest to the accident ran to those injured in the street.
A tweet from the mayor of Charlottesville, Mike Signer, soon indicated that there has been at least one fatality associated with the collision at the pedestrian mall. That fatality was later identified as a 32-year-old woman by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
The Associated Press, citing state officials, reported that the driver of the car filmed ramming into the crowd and then fleeing is in custody. Later, a suspect, identified as James Alex Fields Jr., 20, of Maumee, Ohio, was arrested and held on charges of second-degree murder, malicious wounding and failure to stop in an accident that resulted in death, according to CNN. The Washington Post reports that the car used in the incident is registered in his name.
BREAKING: State official says driver of car that plowed into group of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., is in custody— The Associated Press (@AP) August 12, 2017
Several hours later, around 5 p.m., Virginia State Police announced that one of its helicopters had crashed near Birdwood Golf Course, some seven miles from the site of the original demonstrations. Both the FAA and the NTSB are currently investigating the crash, but state officials confirmed that the helicopter, which had two people in it, was connected to the earlier protests.
President Donald Trump, who has not hesitated to weigh in on suspected terror attacks in the immediate aftermath, stayed silent on Twitter until after 1 p.m. when he weighed in, writing: "We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!" He later added, "Am in Bedminster for meetings & press conference on V.A. & all that we have done, and are doing, to make it better-but Charlottesville sad!"
In later remarks to the press, Trump said he condemned "this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides. On many sides." He did not specifically address the one fatality from the car crash, which was announced just before he spoke to reporters.
Later, however, on Twitter, he did offer his "deepest condolences" to the family and friends of the officers killed in the helicopter crash, as well as the woman killed by the car.
Deepest condolences to the families & fellow officers of the VA State Police who died today. You're all among the best this nation produces.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
Condolences to the family of the young woman killed today, and best regards to all of those injured, in Charlottesville, Virginia. So sad!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
Earlier Saturday, men in combat gear - some wearing bicycle and motorcycle helmets and carrying clubs and sticks and makeshift shields - had fought each other in the downtown streets, with little apparent police interference. Both sides sprayed each other with chemical irritants and plastic bottles were hurled through the air.
By 11 a.m., several fully armed militias and hundreds of right-wing rallygoers had poured into the small downtown park that was to be the site of the rally. They were met by equal numbers of counterprotesters, including clergy, Black Lives Matter activists and Princeton professor Cornel West.
Counterprotesters held "Black Lives Matter" signs and placards expressing support for equality and love as they faced rallygoers who waved Confederate flags and posters that said "the Goyim know," referring to non-Jewish people, and "the Jewish media is going down."
Another fight. Cops nowhere. pic.twitter.com/MYcXDL2p44— Baynard Woods (@baynardwoods) August 12, 2017
A large contingent of Charlottesville police officers and Virginia State Police troopers in riot gear were stationed on side streets and at nearby barricades but did nothing to break up the melee until around 11:40 a.m. After the state of emergency was declared, police declared an unlawful assembly and gave all demonstrators five minutes to disperse from the rally, called "Unite the Right."
"No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!" the counterprotesters chanted.
"Too late, f-----s!" a man yelled back at them.
Naundi Cook, 23, said she was scared during the morning protests. Cook, who is black, said she came to "support her people," but she's never seen something like this before.
When violence broke out, she started shaking and got goose bumps.
"I've seen people walking around with tear gas all over their face all over their clothes. People getting maced, fighting," she said. "I didn't want to be next."
Cook said she couldn't sit back and watch white supremacists descend on her town. She has a three-year-old daughter to stand up for, she said.
"Right now, I'm not sad," she said once the protests dispersed. "I'm a little more empowered. All these people and support, I feel like we're on top right now because of all the support that we have."
After police ordered everyone to vacate the park, columns of white nationalists marched out, carrying Confederate and Nazi flags as they headed down Market Street in a parade. Counterprotesters lined the sidewalks and shouted epithets and mocked the group as they walked by. At various points along the route, skirmishes broke out and shouting matches ensued.
Charlottesville officials, concerned about crowds and safety issues, had tried to move the rally to a larger park away from the city's downtown. But Jason Kessler, the rally's organizer, filed a successful lawsuit against the city that was supported by the Virginia ACLU, saying that his First Amendment rights would be violated by moving the rally.
They're chanting "Blood and Soil" as they approach Lee Park in #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/2hPmJv9sq0— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) August 12, 2017
#UnitetheRight demonstrators bust down a fence to get in the pen #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/Tit1l6hDGI— Erica Corder (@EricaCorder) August 12, 2017
Kessler later told the Charlottesville Daily Progress that the driver who rammed into pedestrians "did the wrong thing" and that he was sad people were hurt in the protest.
Saturday marked the second time in six weeks that Charlottesville has faced a protest from white supremacist groups for its decision to remove the statue. On July 8, about three dozen members of a regional Ku Klux Klan group protested in the city.
Information from the Washington Post was used in this report.


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The Creepy Librarian Stalker Hypothesis
It's Halloween, so I'm going to post about something that's scary. Harassment and stalking. This post is stimulated by a recent event, at a recent speaking engagement, where I dealt with a particularly aggressive person…and fought back. This is another form of fighting back. Words are my strength, so here you go.
There is a bit of a pestilence on female public figures, including those of us in the library world. Certain men, and on occasion women, behave rather inappropriately toward us. For years I thought it was something that only I was experiencing. Then I started talking with my female colleagues—others who speak, write, or are otherwise in the bibliosphere's public eye. I have been surprised to learn how many women experience this inappropriate craziness from fellow librarians.
I Don't Want Your Underwear
The following are all examples of things that have happened to me, and in every case the perpetrator is another librarian. I know—hard to believe. But a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science does not necessarily mean that you are sane.
I provide these examples in the hopes that others experiencing similar situations will speak up in the comments about what's happened to them, and that potential future idiots will take this as a big "NO" sign:
- Small inappropriate touches (e.g. sliding your hand around my waist and squeezing, kissing me on the lips to say hello instead of shaking my hand like a normal person, caressing my cheek during a conversation, etc.).
- Going home after a long day at work and finding a stranger on my doorstep with flowers and a box with lingerie, blocking access to my front door and asking me to marry him. I beat a hasty retreat to my car, locked it, and called the police.
- Receiving notes at the hotel desk during a conference with sexual propositions, questions about what I was wearing under my dress that day, etc.
- Getting my ass grabbed during a hug. First time that happened, I was so shocked I just walked away. Second, third, and fourth times the guys got slapped.
- Standing in line for the open bar at an exhibits opening gala and having someone recite chapter and verse what I did the previous weekend, my cat's name, my latest project at work, and my hometown's recent stormy weather.
- Gifts of various kinds…from benign (coffee) to extra creepy (fuzzy handcuffs and a whip). General rule: If I don't know you, don't send me presents. Period.
- Having someone favorite just about every photo I've posted of me on Flickr. We do get notifications when that happens, guys…instant stalker indicator.
- Having someone come up behind me, press some choice bits into my body, and put his arms around my waist. This was just offstage after I spoke—dozens of other people around. This guy got cold-cocked in the face by yours truly and walked away bloody, escorted by security. There is only one person I will let touch me in that manner. And guess what? It's not you.
- Hearing a whisper in my ear at a speaker's reception: "I want to **** you until you cry." My response included another few choice **** words.
- Receiving a marriage proposal as a series of poster-boards displayed from the audience to me while I was speaking. Points for cleverness, but disruptive to my talk…and if we've never been on a date, I can offer a 100% guarantee that I will turn your proposal down.
- Receiving a package in the mail sent to my library containing a pair of men's underwear with a note reading "You can put these on me and then take them off the next time I see you" (from someone I did not know at all). I have been sent two pairs of men's underwear from strangers. Note to guys: not sexy.
I have heard of many other similar experiences from many other female speakers. Touching, come-ons, proposals…we've had it all. It's almost all harassment and some is actual stalking.
The Effect of Being Accosted by Creepy Dudes
These experiences used to create a great deal of fear for me. Several years ago, I became afraid of these individuals, but also afraid to go out in public without a friend or family member present. I would (sometimes literally) cling to guybrarian friends at conferences…hoping to keep the creeps at bay. Big thanks go out to those guybrarian saviors—you know who you are.
Now the fear is gone and has been replaced with disgust and irritation. And anger…let's not forget the anger. Now if you mess with me, I will mess with you right back—either through the law enforcement system, punching or kicking you, or by informing your employer. If you're on work time and harassing a fellow librarian, guess what buster? You just risked a lawsuit for your city/county/company/university.
If you want to brand yourself as a creep forever in my mind, by all means be a jackass and do one of the above. You may even get touched by me for your trouble—of course that touch will take the form of an uppercut to your chin (a move which my massage therapist, of all people, recently taught me to perform quite well…thanks Adam).
I'm Available, But Not to You
Let's be clear. Just because I am a single woman under 40, a public figure, kind to strangers, and dress a little differently, does not give you permission, nor is it an invitation, to touch me, send me innuendo-laden Twitter messages, or say inappropriate things in my ear. Don't be overly familiar with me. And if you touch me, you just invited a motherfucking throwdown. I'm little but I'm scrappy. I will hurt you.
I unfortunately have more than my fair share of bona fide stalkers. I'd categorize four different "problem people" as stalkers at present. Two stalker-types from past years have gone incommunicado after being slapped with restraining orders (thankfully). And really, guys, something in your brain has to click and tell you you've gone too far if a woman even threatens a restraining order. That should be enough. But, yes, I know…we're not dealing with logical thought here.
Is It Librarians?
We are a somewhat more socially inept group than you average population. I know, I'm generalizing. But you know it's true. It's also true of other fields, like the tech world – another place where publicly-visible women get an especially lovely sampling of crazy stalker dudes. Is it that we are just so shy, so inexperienced in the romantic world, that some of us just don't know where the "appropriate line" is? Maybe. Is it a higher incidence of mental illness, especially Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Maybe. I don't know. Most of us are sane and nice, and I try to remember that when stuff like this happens.
Is It Me?
I've been writing and speaking for libraries and non-profits for close to a decade now. I put myself out there – personally and professionally – and I don't try to delineate between the two whatsoever. My "librarian self" is so interwoven with my "writer/hiking/neo-goth/everything-else self" that I can't draw some neat line down the middle of my consciousness.
I also consciously "live out loud" by posting copiously to social networks, sometimes with stuff that would make me unelectable if I were ever crazy enough to want to run for political office. Things like photos of me in a Catwoman costume, about drinking absinthe at 2am, which songs I find romantic, etc. I get it—I'm not conservative in the sharing of my brain's inner workings or what my life is like. However, that is absolutely not an invitation to tell me what you want to do to me when I'm out of my Catwoman costume, or what beverages you want to drink off of my stomach, or to tell me what song you listen to when you think about me and…err…find pleasure in your own company.
I've been told by friends and family members concerned for my safety to just start wear longer skirts (and no stiletto heels), not smile as much, stop posting to Twitter and Facebook, and even to bring a policeman as my bodyguard to future events (I kinda like that last idea, actually…but only if he'll have a nice glass of Zinfandel with me afterward). But in general, I refuse to give in to fear. The idiots will keep coming. Now I just know how to deal with them better.
Tips for the (Would-Be) Accosters
Just don't do it. Simple. If you have a crush on someone, recognize it for what it is—a crush. You can tell the person how smart you think (s)he is, how cool you think (s)he is, and then invite the person out for coffee. That's the appropriate social action…nothing involving flowers, underwear, or marriage proposals. And you know…you are a librarian. You do know how to do research. So research social mores and figure out some appropriate ways to show someone you like her or him.
Tips for the Accosted
- Don't be quiet. Tell the offender immediately what (s)he did wrong.
- Tell the person what the consequences will be the next time something similar happens.
- Keep records of who did what when.
- Block offenders on the social networks if necessary and don't feel bad for a second for doing so.
- Inform the police if things even begin to bleed over into stalker territory. If it even occurs to you that maybe it's stalking, it probably is. Act immediately.
If you have had similar bad "creepy person" experiences, or success with coping with these experiences, please comment. Share your story. Tell it loud.


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It may be the time of year for merriment and food for many families, but Christmas can pose some serious dangers to the nation's pets.
According to veterinary experts, Christmas is one of the busiest times for emergencies such as accidental poisonings.
Every year, vet practices are called to help pets that have fallen sick as a result of one of the numerous hazards Christmas brings, from decorations to festive foods.
From tinsel to trifle, the trappings of the festive period represent many potential hazards for pets, and owners are being urged to recognise the dangers this year to reduce the thousands of incidents vets across the country have to deal with during Christmas.
Dr Huw Stacey, director of clinical services at Vets4Pets, said: "Far from being a Scrooge by asking owners to think about their pets, we are hoping to give everyone the present of a safe, incident free Christmas.
"We understand that Christmas can be a very hectic time for pet owners, but it is important to keep an eye on pets during this period."
Christmas trees are a key centrepiece in most family homes in the festive season, however they can be a potential problem for pets.
Cats in particular love to climb trees, while dogs and cats will eat tinsel, decorations and sometimes even the angel. Christmas tree lights and wiring should also be kept away from inquisitive pets.
But by far the biggest danger over the festive period is food. Vets report a marked increase in pets falling seriously ill through eating festive nibbles and treats.
Among one of the more extreme cases involved a three day stay at the vets for a miniature poodle that had eaten six large mince pies – the dog eventually made a full recovery.
In another case a cocker spaniel ate three large pieces of Christmas cake, resulting in her stomach being pumped and an extended stay at a vet surgery.
Dr Stacey added, "It can be very tempting for owners to give their pet leftovers of the Christmas meal. However, we strongly advise against this, as festive foods like chocolate, raisins, nuts and the Christmas pudding can be toxic to pets."
Cats aren't innocent though, as another surgery found out when one was admitted for getting tinsel wrapped around its tongue.
Dr Stacey added: "The festive period can be scary for pets, as their home is invaded with lots of people and loud noises. We suggest that owners make sure their pet has a quiet place in the house where they can relax.
"Accidents and illnesses caused by Christmas hazards are easily preventable if owners take simple commonsense precautions."


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Nearly 90 years ago a simple radio broadcast of country music has gone on to become an American icon. The Grand Ole Opry schedule is a hot bed of country musical talent waiting to light up your night!
Everyone looks forward to going out and enjoying themselves an Americans do love their live country and western music artist like Dolly Parton paved the way but modern day artist like Dierks Bentley, Gatlin Brothers, Florida Georgia Line, Charley Pride, and names like Joey and Rory, Moe Bandy, Sonya Isaacs and Oak Ridge Boys spring to mind.
Whatever your fancy as most people know spending our hard earned money on buying such tickets can be an expensive pastime especially if its for the whole family.
Most people spend hours searching for the latest artists appearing in this Nashville phenomenon but you can grab a full schedule of artists, dates and times over at TicketNetwork, Ticketmaster Stubhub or TicketTree.net. Popular artists love playing at this venue as its a Mecca for all things country. Some Opry events are sold out fast and black market opportunities are the only strategy available and still hard to find.
But there is a better ticket buying strategy?
Lets take an eg of an artist listed in the Opry schedule in 2014 i.e Dierks Bentley appearing live at this country music hall of fame. Firstly bring up the latest Opry 2014 tickets schedule for the artist by searching Google using the following syntax "Dierks Bentley 2014 Grand Opry schedule". Rory Feek and Carson Peters are two repeat performers and CMA music festival is one not to be missed.
Then filter these results by artist and month that are appearing at the Opry, Nashville.
Some venues particularly the not so popular ones in hard to access cities as some performers like to visit their hometowns every now and again and these are were you can strike gold with cheaper priced tickets.
Now the general way to buy tickets is through an agent or a broker but some of the main players have now got fresh websites with a list of the latest venues and events all around america in all states and, towns and cities.
Vital Ticket Hunting Tips
There are a few vital things you can do to save some money and I've listed a few websites where you can go to save some money and compare the prices of such tickets.
Book Of Mormon Hard to Find?
For example trying to find The Book Of Mormon Pantages tickets may be hard for the first time you search but when you know where to look for these tickets its a cinch.
This satirical religious musical is produced by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and first came to production in 2011 March. The witty lyrics from Robert Lopez and combined effort in Playwrights and songwriting stages blend well to form a well thought out pantages production.
Look out for Kevin Price and Arnold Cunningham performances to remember!
1) Ticketmaster.com
2) stubhub.com
3) tickettree.net
4) lastminute.com
Now these are only a small selection of available websites but you get the idea of a good starting point.
Impulsive Credit Card Spender?
With credit card in hand don't buy your tickets from the first site you visit this is common sense but impulsive buys can often leave you with an empty wallet or purse.
My recommendation is to look ONLY FOR YOUR ARTIST OF INTEREST. Don't get sidetracked and start browsing for other artists and venues around the U.S. stick to your task in hand!
Mistakes of General Ticket Buying Freaks
- buying from the first online shop you visit
- paying top prices from the most expensive tickets in the house
- generating a top 5 ticket venues or artist or Broadway shows to see if availability is scarce
- buying from ticket touts
- going to a website on the first day of sale and clicking refresh repeatedly until there is a clearing!
- letting an agent buy the tickets for you with their markup on top
Lets face it not all tickets are created equal. Some are as rare as rocking horse crap or hens teeth. There was a recent match between Liverpool and Newcastle in the UK premier league that were selling for 1000 dollars in some circles. Now they had a chance of winning the league.
A league that has elusively escaped them for over 24 years but the way. The ticket touts new this and in the true rules of supply and demand so did the Newcastle fans.
Some away fans were selling there tickets in the away end i.e. with the Newcastle fans for over 12 times the face value of such tickets. Barbarian! I hear you cry but true nonetheless.
How do I know this I hear you say, well I was one of them! I came to my senses in the end and backed down from the hype and the height of the occasion but was close to buying.
Several of my friends who were also soccer fans were prepared to pay this sum to be a potential part of soccer history at Anfield, Liverpool. Its amazing what hype and demand can create if you get caught up in the hurricane. You have been warned


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I couldn't make this stuff up if I tried. Kate Moss's ex-boyfriend, Pete Doherty, gave her a brooch fashioned from a dead mouse. That's right: A DEAD MOUSE. This is a new trend in jewelry that I do hope never catches on. I can't imagine walking around with decomposing flesh pinned to my lapel; no […]
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The latest deluge of records includes 53 new or updated collections from the United States and over 100 million new records from Europe, Scandinavia and Mexico. The United States collections include the 1910 U.S. Census (this census is not complete yet) and states' birth, marriage and death records. There are 10 million new records from New Jersey and Michigan, 4 million from Tennessee, an amazing 41 million from Massachusetts, and many more from other states.
Currently, 350,000 volunteers worldwide log on to FamilySearchIndexing.org and use FamilySearch's proprietary software to view digital images of historic documents of personal interest and type in the desired information. FamilySearch then creates a free, searchable index of the historic collections online for the public to use. So if you are not one of the 350,000 volunteers currently transcribing documents, consider giving a little of your time to this great cause. You will have fun!
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People regularly ask me, "What do you consider to be the best antivirus software currently available?"
If only they understood the brain melting complexity of such a question. There are a large number of very good antivirus products currently on the market, but the unfortunate (and untrue) perception is that a good antivirus program is an impenetrable shield of steel, providing guaranteed protection against any form of nasty stuff likely to ever be encountered. A common reaction from many of our customers goes something like this — "What do you mean my PC is virus infected? I use Gumblestump Antivirus!"
In a lot of circumstances the most important aspect in keeping your PC Virus and Malware free is the amount of risk it is exposed to. I know of people who have gotten away with not using any kind of security software on their PC and have miraculously remained virus- and malware-free. They use their computers very occasionally, only ever visit low risk Web sites like the ABC or The Bureau of Meteorology, and only ever open emails from people they know. This is certainly not recommended, and I advised them to obtain some antivirus or internet security software ASAP.
There are people who, despite having the latest, greatest, up to date antivirus software, continue to get regularly infected
Conversely, there are people who, despite having the latest, greatest, up to date antivirus software, continue to get regularly infected. Why? It's the way they use their PC. There are areas of great security risk that average users can expose their PC to. One of the worst is peer to peer file sharing software. Many people around the world install this type of software, which is often available for free, and then proceed to share files amongst other users on the network.
This exposes your PC to great risk, as you don't know where the files are coming from, or indeed, if they are actually what they claim to be. Many of our customers have been subjected to a common form of attack, when they try to play a media file they have shared, such as a song, or a video clip. Instead of playing the file, windows media player tells them that it needs to download a certain plug-in or codec. The unsuspecting user clicks the "Yes" button, impatiently waiting for their file to play. Malicious code is installed and suddenly the PC is infected.
This is probably the #1 most common form of virus attack we see in the DCA repair centre.
Web surfing habits also play a large part in exposure to risk. A commonly used tactic by virus writers is called the "drive by" infection. Most PC users don't realise that merely viewing a web page can send malicious code straight to their HDD. This is why PC users who frequent "less orthodox" websites such as "warez" download sites, cracks and serial number sites, and our good old favourite "adult" websites are exposing their PC to much greater risk of infection. It's a bit like hanging around with a crowd of people who are all really sick with the flu, and thinking you will be OK, because you have had a flu vaccination this year.
So, to reiterate — try to minimise your PC's risk exposure. Make sure that if others, such as your children, friends, Uncle Ken or your next door neighbour uses your PC, you know what they have been doing with it. Hey — what's this new "FrostLime" icon on my desktop?
Now to answer the question presented in the title asked in the headline of this article. There are many good antivirus and internet security programs available on the market today. They each have strengths and weaknesses. I like to divide their capabilities into three major categories.


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ANN DEMATTEO: Side effects of treatments include rooting for the Red Sox
Something strange happened to me upon my settling down at home. Those of you who really know me will gasp upon this pronouncement: I think I am becoming a sports fan.
Hold the applause. And don't get too excited. This could just be a temporary state of mind while resting between visiting nurse and physical therapy visits.
I admit that my interest may drop off eventually. I was born and bred in the Red Sox Nation (apologies to Jane Glynn and the rest of you Yankees fans). It's not pleasant listening to my mother, Ann S. DeMatteo, grumble about each and every run scored against the Sox. They were losing so bad in the rain the other night they should have just packed it in hours before the game ended.
It was great getting welcome home shouts from niece and nephew, Rebecca and John. They were so thrilled that I was finally home following lengthy stays in the St. Raphael's campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital and Gaylord Specialty Healthcare.
Another bonus about being home was being reconnected to my "visiting angel." Nurse Marla McGrath from Welcome Home Care of North Haven is once again assigned to my case. Marla comes a few mornings a week with a wide smile and a giving heart.
I feel really cared for in her company, and the fact that she is a liaison between me and my oncologist's office is really comforting. Her service was crucial when we had questions over which pills were possibly making me nauseated and dizzy. Her communication with the doctor allowed for a reduction in the amount of Lasix I was taking, thus cutting back on those issues.
Included in this adjustment phase of life is getting used to a 50-foot oxygen tube that follows me from a tank in my bedroom, through the rest of the house. I had visions of Mom and I getting tangled in the cord and falling on our butts, then breaking out in hysterical laughter, but we've been careful and haven't tripped -- yet.
However, the tube has provided a new fascination for Patches Marie, the cat who runs the house. She insists on sitting on top of it while I'm sitting in my wheelchair in the living room. Other times, she jumps onto the armrest, paws at me and then attempts to bite me. She actually broke my skin the other day. What a nice welcome home gift. This behavior is overlooked by our other cat, Smoky Ann, who only sniffed at the wheelchair a few times. She spends the rest of her time sleeping on the couch.
I've also been reconnected with Welcome Home Care physical therapist Chris Albert. His arrival couldn't have come any sooner, as I severely missed the rigors of daily physical therapy provided by Gaylord.
The body and the soul appreciate the ankle pumps, knee extensions, sidekicks, marching and other exercises that put a burn in my upper thighs and hips.
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Star-Finders Astrolabes
Figure 1. Ahmad ibn Khalaf's Astrolabe, Baghdad (Iraq), 9-10th Century
"Astro" means "STAR" in Greek and "+Labe" derives its name from the Greek word "Labio" meaning "Taker" or "FINDER". The astrolabe accordingly carries a very exciting name, literally meaning… a "STAR-FINDER".[*]
Over a thousand-year period in Muslim Civilisation, epoch-making discoveries and contributions, such as the first record of a star system outside our own galaxy were made. Also astronomical instruments including celestial globes, armillary spheres, sextants and especially astrolabes were developed laying the foundation for modern-day astronomy. For example, according to Franz S Verlag, "Al-Farghani" wrote the first known substantial description of the astrolabe during the years 856-57 AD, the date of the star table, which was based on the Mumlahan Tables". People from Muslim Civilisation continued to use and contribute extensively to this device that making astrolabes became an art.
Today the oldest functional astrolabes discovered are mostly from Muslim Civilisation and some of them sold in very high prices in auctions for their elegance and history. In this 1001 Inventions story let's explore the origins of astrolabes, its types, uses and much more.
Figure 2. "The Anatomy of an Astrolabe: One of the highlights of the Arts of the Islamic World auction in London is a magnificent 11th-century Umayyad brass astrolabe, signed by Muhammad ibn al-Saffar. Astrolabes are elaborate instruments designed to determine the solar or stellar hour at a specific location, allowing the user to make a number of astronomical or astrological observations. They were used by astronomers and navigators from classical antiquity to the Renaissance." (Source)
Table of Contents
- What is an astrolabe?
- Origins of Astrolabes
- Uses of Astrolabes
- Makers of Astrolabes
- Types of Astrolabes
- Anatomy of Astrolabes
- How to make an Astrolabe
- Videos
- More Images
Figure 3. Did you know? Background image of 1001 Inventions is actually from the surface of an Arabic Astrolobe
What is an astrolabe?
Figure 4. From 1001 Inventions School of Scholars canvas ©1001inventions
The astrolabe, Professor David A. King defines, is a two-dimensional model of the universe that one can hold in one's hands; its heavenly features include a star map and the ecliptic (both appearing in the rete), and its terrestrial features (engraved on various plates) serve specific latitudes or localities.
Some astrolabes were small, palm-size, and portable; others were huge. They were the astronomical analog computers of their time, solving problems relating to the position of celestial bodies, like the sun and stars, and time. In effect, they were the pocket watches of medieval astronomers. They could take altitude measurements of the sun; could tell the time during the day or night; or find the time of a celestial event such as sunrise, sunset, or culmination of a star.
From 1001 Inventions book: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
The astrolabe is the most important astronomical calculating device before the invention of digital computers and the most important astronomical observational device before the invention of the telescope." Astrophysicist Harold Williams
Origins of Astrolabes
Figure 5. Aristotle teaching astronomy while using an astrolabe on a Arabic Manuscript (Image Source) - Turkish School's MS Ahmed III 3206 Aristotle teaching, illustration from 'Kitab Mukhtar al-Hikam wa-Mahasin al-Kilam' by Al-Mubashir (pen & ink and gouache on paper) located at the Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. (Source)
The astrolabe is thought to have originated in Ancient Greece. Though no working examples have survived, Hipparchus, writing in around 150 BCE, is credited with discovering stereographic projection, the mathematical means of representing the 3D sky onto a 2D plate that is the basis of how the astrolabe works.
While the origin of the astrolabe may have been Greek, it is generally agreed that the design was then perfected in Muslim Civilisation – indeed the name Astrolabe comes from the Arabic (asturlab) which is a version of the Greek term astrolabos (star-holder/taker), but it is in the Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation that the astrolabe was highly developed and its uses widely multiplied. Introduced to Europe from Muslim Spain in the early 12th century, it was one of the major astronomical instruments until the modern times.
From 1001 Inventions book: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
Uses of Astrolabes
Figure 6. Using an astrolabe for navigation, in Arabic manuscript by Iqbâl-nâma Nizâmî, Kâbul or Kandahar, 16th Century (Source)
"The astrolabe has many applications, such as working out heights of inaccessible objects, time of day and its position on earth. This is all done by the use of ingenius tables and figures that are imprinted on both sides of an astrolabe."* It has many uses that astronomors in Muslim Civilisation recorded. For example 10th century famous astronomer Abdul-Rahman al-Sufi outlined over 1,000 uses of an astrolabe in his writings.
Using stereography, celestial spheres were enabled to be projected on to a 2D plane and form the important body of an astrolabe. These astrolabes were based on the ecliptic, and divided into 12 portions. Further, each portion was given a sign of the zodiac.
From Muslim Heritage: Using an Astrolabe by Emily Winterburn
The ability of Islamic civilization to perfect what it inherited, and to endow what it made with beauty, is nowhere better expressed than in the astrolabe." Oliver Hoare, Exhibition Catalogue, Riyadh, 1985
Makers of Astrolabes
Figure 7. [Mariam]* Al-Ijliya al-Asturlabi (Source)
(* First name Mariam was provided by the Syrian Archaeological Society, but remains to be corroborated)
As there are many uses, there are many makers of Astrolobes as some of them mentioned in this story.
The making of astrolabes, a branch of applied science of great status, was practiced by many include one woman from Aleppo (Syria), Mariam (*note above) "Al-Astrolabiya" Al-Ijliya (Al-'Ijliyah bint al-'Ijli al-Asturlabi), who followed her father's profession and was employed at the court of Sayf al-Dawlah (333 H/944 CE-357/967), one of the powerful Hamdanid rulers in northern Syria who guarded the frontier with the Byzantine empire in the tenth century CE.
Another name should be specially mentioned here "This remarkable astronomical instrument was made by the Muslim astronomer known as Nastūlus, who was active in Baghdad between 890 and 930. Its rediscovery brings our knowledge of the activities in that flourishing scientific centre a substantial step further" as Prof David A. King continues:
Figure 8. (Right) This type of instrument was previously not known to exist.
From 1001 Inventions book: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
Types of Astrolabes
Figure 9. Spanish stamp of Al-Zarqali with universal astrolabe (Source)
Most known ones called Universal Astrolobes. These were developed in Toledo in the 11th century, and it revolutionized star mapping. Two individuals, Ali ibn Khalaf al-Shajjar, an apothecary or herbalist, and Al-Zarqali, were important in this new development. The universal astrolabe was a major breakthrough because it could be used at any location. Ordinary astrolabes needed different latitude plates if they were moved, because they were designed for a certain place and were latitude dependent.
An important aspect of the universal astrolabe was that its stereographic projection used the vernal or autumnal equinox as the center of projection onto the plane of the solstitial colure.
There are, of course other types of astrolabe such as Nautical, Quadrant, Rojas Astrolabes, and Planispheric Astrolabe was one of the most popular one. Other one of the most interesting of them all was an astrolabe with geared calendar made by Muhammad b. Abi Bakr, Isfahan, 1221/2 as shown below. Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Farisi (d.1278) was an Islamic astronomer born in Aden (Yemen). He is the author of al-Tuḥfa, which includes a treatise containing important information for the history of Islamic astronomy and its connection with the religion of Islam. This early Persian astrolabe with a geared calendar movement is the oldest geared machine in existence in a complete state. It illustrates an important stage in the development of the various complex astronomical machines from which the mechanical clock derives. Scholars from Muslim Civilisation learned of this design from a text by al-Bîrûnî, who explained how gearing might be used to show the revolutions of the sun and moon at their relative rates, and to demonstrate the changing phase of the moon. These phenomena were of fundamental importance in the lunar calendar used in Muslim Civilisation.
From 1001 Inventions book: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
Figures 10-11 Abī Bakr al Ibarī's Astrolabe, 13th cent. is the oldest geared machine in existence in a complete state (Source)
The astrolabe is an instrument maximum size, usable size, that we have and most people can see in museums etc. It is in the order of maybe 5-10 inches, they are all in that range. It is really a series of brass discs turning one on top of each other. You can manage to solve with all sorts of mathematical problems. The same Abdul Rahman al-Sufi, who worked on the stars, also wrote a book on the construction and use of an astrolabe. He gave us the list of 385 astronomical mathematical problems that could be solved with an astrolabe. Put briefly to our modern use and to our young people nowadays, it is nothing different, it is in change of function, it is just as efficient as your little pocket calculator that you use nowadays. Unfortunately nowadays most kids in schools use it to find the sum function and to multiply functions, which is what an astrolabe does. It is an ingenious application of mathematics onto a technology that allows you to solve mathematical problems."
Anatomy of Astrolabes
Figure 12. Astronomers using an astrolabe from the Arabic illuminated manuscripts, a compendium of tales by al-Hariri of Basra, Iraq (1054-1122) illustrated by Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti: The Maqamat (Assemblies)
Astrolabes were the cutting edge of technology, used and developed by astronomers in Muslim Civilisation who were intrigued and fascinated by the heavens. It was through these hardworking scholars that the astrolabe made it into Europe, where modern astronomy was born.
Figure 13. Diagram showing the parts of an astrolabe (Source)
Astrolabes, as an instruments for timekeeping, were eventually superseded by mechanical clocks and more advanced methods of calculation, but simplified astrolabes for stargazers are still made today.
- The tracings engraved on the astrolabe allow you to perform a variety of different calculations. For example, to tell the time at night, you line up a rule on the back of the astrolabe with a star to find its altitude. You rotate the rete until the star's pointer sits on the correct altitude line on the plate, and read the time off the rim.
- Left, top, and right: The lines engraved on each plate are projections of the sphere of the sky overhead. Each plate covers a narrow range of latitudes (the pole's altitude over the horizon).
- Center: The mater of the astrolabe is a hollow disc deep enough to hold several flat plates.
- Bottom: The rete has a circle (ecliptic) to track the sun's path across the sky, and pointers correspond to bright stars. Dagger-shaped pointers were characteristic of early astrolabes from Muslim Civilisation.
– the mater or base plate,
– the rete or top web-like plate which shows the fixed stars, the ecliptic (the zodiac constellations and part of the sky across which the Sun travels) and certain naked eye stars,
– the plates, each of which is made for a different latitude. Each plate has engraved on it a grid marking the zenith (point directly over head), the horizon and all the altitudes in between;
– the alidade or rule with sights used for making observations and reading off scales.
The rete and plates are designed to fit into the mater.
From 1001 Inventions book: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Civilization
Figure 14. Ibrahim ibn Saîd's Astrolabe Toledo / Valencia (Spain), 11th cent. (Source)
Figures 15. North African universal astrolabe
uses the 'universal lamina' described by Al-Zarqali (Source)
How to make an Astrolabe
Figure 16. "Treatise on the Astrolabe" 13th Century manuscript by Mahmud bin Muhammad al Mushi, Sivas, Turkey (Source)
There are many articles and videos show how to make or use your own astrolabe. It was not so different in medieval times, there are manuscripts or books show how to use or construct various Astrolabes. For example Kitāb Fī Al-ālāt Al-falakīyah by François Charette "This volume contains the critical edition with English translation of a richly-illustrated Arabic treatise on the construction of over one hundred various astronomical instruments, many of which are otherwise unknown to specialists. It was composed by Najm al-D n al-Misr , a rather shadowy figure, in Cairo ca. 1330".*
Another example is "Treatise on the Astrolabe by a Seljuk-illustrated (Seljuq / Selcuk) Arabic manuscript in naskh script, copied by Mahmud bin Muhammad al Mushi, Sivas, Turkey, dated 1231. This is one of the earliest known extant copies of the treatise, originally by Abu Rayhan Muhammad Bin".*
Figure 17. A Seljuk's (Seljuq's / Selcuk's) Arabic Illustrated manuscript on the construction and use of the astrolabe, ink on paper Sivas and Kayseri, Anatolia (Turkey), 1231-1238 from the The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-lslamiyyah, Kuwait (LNS 67 MS) (Source)
Chaucer, famous British author of the Canterbury Tales, also wrote a "Treatise on the Astrolabe" for his ten-year-old son, Lewis, in 1387. We would like to finish our story with what he wrote to his son:
Little Lewis my son, I have . . . considered your anxious and special request to learn the Treatise of the Astrolabe . . . therefore have I given you an astrolabe for our horizon, constructed for the latitude of Oxford. And with this little treatise, I propose to teach you some conclusions pertaining to the same instrument. I say some conclusions, for three reasons. The first is this: you can be sure that all the conclusions that have been found, or possibly might be found in so noble an instrument as an astrolabe, are not known perfectly to any mortal man in this region, as I suppose."
Figures 18-19. Kelmscott edition of Treatise, picturing Chaucer and his son Lewis, illustrated by William Morris (Source) and a illustration from the 1872 edition of Chaucer's Treatise on the Astrolabe (Source)
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Figure 20. Arabic Spherical astrolabe Signed by Musa 1480-81 (Source) Oxford, Museum of the History of Science, inv. 49687 Astrolabes show the heavenly vault on a flat surface. This is the only complete example of a spherical astrolabe to have come down to us. The rete records the positions of 19 fixed stars. (Source)
Figures21-22. The front and back of an Arabic Astrolabe in the Whipple Museum, Cambridge. This astrolabe is signed "Husain b. Ali" and dated 1309/10 AD. It is probably North African in origin, and is made of brass. It has four plates (for the front of the astrolabe, representing the projection of the celestial sphere and marked with lines for calculation), each for a specific latitude, and 21 stars marked on the rete (the star map, with pointers, fitting over the plate) www.muslimheritage.com/article/origins-islamic-science
Figure 24. Calendar scales (round the outside edge) on an Arabic astrolabe in the Whipple Collection, Cambridge, a case of calendrical applications of Arabic astrolabes. Arabic astrolabes have calendar scales on them that enable the positions of the moon and the dates of the lunar calendar to be calculated easily.
Figures 25-26. Front covers of In Synchrony with the Heavens by David A. King
Figures 27-28. Front covesr of The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons (Bloomsbury, 2009). www.muslimheritage.com/article/how-islamic-learning-transformed
Figures 29-30. This astrolabe comprises five tympanums, of which four are for latitudes 0°/18°, 21°/24°, 30°/32°, and 34° (corresponding to the regions between Ethiopia and Syria). The inside of the mater carries the meridians and parallels. There is a rete: the zodiacal circle bears the names of the constellations in Latin. The back is inscribed with the names of the zodiac constellations in Latin and a shadow square. Dates from at least the fourteenth century, but may be older. Provenance: Medici collections. www.catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/PlaneAstrolabe_n02.html
Figure 31. From 1001 Inventions first exhibition, Manchester, UK, 2006
Figure 32. (Image Source)
Figure 33. Part of the permanent exhibition Al-Andalus y la Ciencia on the Andalusian scientific heritage at the Fundación El legado Andalusí and el Parque de las Ciencias de Granada in Spain
Figure 34. From Albumasar's Introductorium in Astronomism, Venice, 1513 - Introduction à l'astronomie, contenant les huit livres divisés d'Abu Ma'shar Abalachus - Abū Maʿshar, Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad al-Balkhī, was an astrologer, astronomer, and philosopher, of the Abbasid court in Baghdad (Source)
Figures 35-36. Unknown image - supposedly illustraion of a Moorish (Andalusian) astronomer using an astrolobe (Source) (Source)
Figures 37-38. Arabic astrolabes of the ninth and tenth centuries with Armenian inscriptions [ History of the Armenian astronomy B. E. Thoumanian, Yerevan, 1964] (Source)
Figures 39-40. Depiction and description of an astrolabe after al-Biruni, 18th century. Illustration to: Kitab al-tafhim li-avail sinaat al– tanjum (introduction to the basics of astrology) (Source) (Source)
Figure 41. "Drawing, by Matthew Paris, from the Liber Experimentarius of Bernardus Silvestris. Euclid holding a sphaera and looking through a dioptra. Beside him sits Hermann of Carinthia, a mediaeval translator of Arabic works on astronomy, holding an astrolabe. Dated 13th Century" (Source)
Figures.42-43. Beginning of 12th Century Muhammad ibn Abi'l Qasim ibn Bakran's Astrolabe (Source)
Figure 44. "An early seventeenth century margin drawing from the folio in Jahāngīr's Album showing an astrologer surrounded by his equipment—an astrolabe, zodiac tables and an hour glass (courtesy: Werner Forman Archive/Naprestek Museum, Prague). " (Source)
Figure 45. "A depiction of Mariam al Ijliya, a famous astrolabe maker who lived in Aleppo in the 10th century" from "Astrolabe: the 13th Century iPhone" Article by Jane L Kandur (Source) (Image ©IGETEV, Muslim Women's Historical Heritage)


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