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Close encounters with Phobos
A historic image from UCL's planetary science collections shows one of the first close-up views of Mars' moon Phobos.
Research images in science communication
Research images are a great way to disseminate your research. They can also be a way of engaging with the public, rather than just drip-feeding information to them.
The MAPS faculty features research images on its website and through social media, and is building an online photo archive which we invite you to contribute to.
The unchallenged world leader in promoting research images to the public is NASA. By US law, their images are all released into the public domain. This means they get widely re-used, adapted and remixed by a wide range of people – from the news media to artists. It is in large part thanks to this lack of copyright protection that NASA images have become so embedded in popular culture.
We therefore highly recommend that you make your images available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, unless the copyright policy of a facility or a research collaborator forbids it. Creative Commons Attribution licences are the standard terms used by most open access journals and a growing number of research institutions. They allow re-use by anyone, for almost any purpose, providing they give full credit. It is also a condition for use in Wikipedia and related projects - giving you access to the biggest reference site on the internet.
We understand that you may have concerns about making research images available on such liberal terms, in particular since they allow for commercial, profit-making uses. There is an understandable temptation to try to restrict commercial use of images, or to ration access in order to avoid institutional/reputational damage.
These restrictions are a guaranteed way to reduce the public impact of your work, as many of the most effective ways of disseminating images are commercial – newspapers, websites, social media, YouTube and books.
It is not enough to put a message asking journalists to contact you for permission. Picture editors need clear, unambiguous conditions, and they will generally not bother contacting you for permission. They will just move on to something else, losing you an opportunity to increase the impact of your research.
We give the final word to Ray Villard, head of news at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute, on the subject of people who try to restrict the reuse of research images:
"Their restrictions are antithetical to public communication and engagement in this social media age. It is guaranteed to kill any publicity for their research. Reporters and bloggers are on deadlines and will not waste time to address copyright issues. Reporters will simply find free sources - like NASA."
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LAS CRUCES — A new summer program in Las Cruces, "K-3+," will allow nearly 1,500 students to receive 25 additional days of education. The program is intended to give economically disadvantaged students a jump start on the new school year.
K-3+ is funded by the New Mexico Legislature, and begins July 5.

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'Remorseful' Jeff Gordon says fight is message not to mess with driver
Homestead, FL, United States (4E Sports) – Jeff Gordon says he regrets letting his anger push him into wrecking Clint Bowyer on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.
The four-time Sprint Cup champion was fined $100,000, docked 25 points and placed on probation for the remainder of the year.
The incident left Bowyer at a 28th-place and out of contention for the championship. The point loss dropped Gordon to 11th in the standings.
It also wrecked two other cars and led into a fight on pit road and the garage between members of Bowyer's and Gordon's teams.
Eventually a green-white-checkered finish was forced that led to more than a half-dozen other cars being wrecked before Kevin Harvick won.
Gordon blamed Bowyer for getting into him hard enough to force a tire to go down. Had the whole incident been avoided, Gordon said he could be racing this weekend to finish top five in points.
If he had to do it over again, Gordon said he would have waited for the caution, gotten fresh tires, raced for a top 15 spot and "dealt with Clint at another time."
What he hated the most, he said, was that other guys were involved. But he added that it sent a message in general not to mess with him.
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CeBIT Open Source 2011 - Project Presentation PloneBy
During CeBIT 2011 open source projects such as Plone, enterprise content management system for professional use, will have the opportunity to showcase what is currently in active development.
Short and sweet: How would you describe your project in one or two sentences?
Plone is a powerful open source enterprise content management system for professional use in organizations and enterprises. With its large range of features, secure policy management, supporting workflow, accessibilty and powerful tools for system administration Plone is different from other CMS.
When did the project begin?
The first Plone release was in 2001.
How many active members does the project have?
Plone is among the top 2% of all open source projects worldwide, with 340 core developers and more than 300 solution providers in 57 countries.
Why was the project created?
Plone is the most sucessful project ever which was developed for the Zope application server. Zope and Plone are part of the innovative and vibrant Python community.
Why should a CeBIT visitor come to your booth?
Plone is not only a very powerful enterprise content management system. It is a very secure one, used by huge organisations with special security requirements like NASA, CIA and FBI.
Visitors interested in enterprise level content management, document management or knowledge management may not miss the opportunity to meet core developers and community members of Plone during the CeBIT.
Who do you make your software for?
Plone is designed to meet the requirements of small, medium and big enterprises and organisations like universities and research institutes. Plone is fully internationalized and can be used as an internet or intranet cms.
Where do you see your biggest current challenges?
There are no real problems. The development process of Plone is very well organized. The code is owned by the Plone foundation so we don't have to fear any buyout problems. The roadmap for the next two years is defined. And Plone is getting more popular.
If you could hire a full-time project developer now, what problem should he or she be ready to solve?
Plone is a modular system so there is no tough nut to crack. Improvement is achieved by many small incremental changes. To organize this process is a major task done by several members of the community. If the Plone Foundation had more money, it could pay the framework team, which decides about new features, or an employed release manager.
Under which license is the software currently offered?
Plone is distributed under the GNU Public License.
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James Cheney, 21, of 9 Snows Court, Dover, faces four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, two counts of simple assault, false imprisonment, criminal restraint and witness tampering. He was held on $25,000 cash bail at the Hillsborough County Jail in Manchester pending arraignment Monday.
Tyler Janvrin, 20, of 71 Daniels Road, Weare, was charged with two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, two counts of simple assault, false imprisonment, criminal restraint and witness tampering. He declined the services of a bail commissioner and was being held at the Hillsborough County Jail until his arraignment Monday. Janvrin was out on parole when he was arrested Friday.
Police said the woman was sexually assaulted Wednesday. Working with information from the victim, the involved hospital and other resources, police found Janvrin at his residence and took him into custody.
Dover police arrested Cheney early Saturday, authorities said.
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Does creationism indicate bad education? (If so how can we fix this, and should it be taught?) Does Creationism have any credibility to it?
I started this debate, with a new aspect (or perspective) on our current education problem. Considering many focus on how to motivate students and various other aspects. Yet this (creationism) still remains a big problem to the American education system today, and I don't think many people think about this when they consider the education system today.
I feel I should have probably made this clearer, when I say creationism, I am making reference to the type of creationism which tell people "Evolution is wrong". (Or in other words the "Creationism vs Evolution" debate).
Creationism - http://www.creationism.org/
Does it have any credibility to it? Should it be considered a science?
Considering due to recent polls 46% of American believe in creationism.
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- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/americans-believe-in-creationism_n_1571127.html
Many psychological studies have shown a strong correlation between a lack of education and creationism. These studies indicate that not many creationists actually understand what the scientific method is.
With all this talk of how to "improve education" surely it would be wise, to finally finish the "Creationism vs Evolution" debate, if we wish to ensure a better scientific education!
Watch this 3 minute link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTedvV6oZjo (By Lawrence Krauss)
Here are some reasons, people believe creationism should be taught in schools, which I believe are false :
Considering, if the polls are to be believed, 46% of Americans are missing out (in my opinion) on a proper scientific education.
I think it is worth mentioning though, that I am fine with "Theistic evolution".
A good book recommendation on this matter is "Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution" by Kenneth R. Miller. I personally have never understood the claim "Atheism = Evolution"...
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May 25 2013: I am a practicing, atheist, Buddhist that believes in spirituality in an atheistic sense (I am an atheist Jew, I am Raelian). In other words, I believe in the 'frequency' of love and the impact it has on others and science is my religion... When one states that they are spiritual, 'most' people think of this as a religious aspect but I don't abide by the mysticism that religion has instill upon spiritualism.
To be spiritual, to me, is to respect and love all life, all living things ARE alive and deserve respect. I just don't abide by the religious fundamental aspect of the spirit being able to continue 'after' death, this is why it's called "the living spirit"...
While I don't agree with religion, I do acknowledge scientific spiritualism and that is where the living spirit strives to live an eternal existence through "life" and it can be done through science. Here's how.
While all living things die, the spirit simply ceases to exist but the DNA exists even after death. When humanity advances to the point to be able to record EVERY memory of a persons life (in which the memories coupled with the genes of a person is what makes a person a unique individual) then man can clone his exact makeup and reinstall his memories and his consciousness will be "in spirit" again (living), his spirit per se will be reanimated and he will in essence be brought back from the dead. The religious have a term for this scientific feat called the resurrection.
I now ask, how did religion write of such an advanced scientific procedure over 2000 years ago?
I advocate that humanity is but lineage through a process called scientific design with spirituality instill in our culture through an advance civilization (the Elohim) and man has taken this spirituality and manipulated it through his own agenda called Religion.
When you look at the holy scriptures and remove all the mysticism that 'man' has instilled into the text, then you have a science book that tells of our heritage.
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May 25 2013: A v--8? Too funny...
I prefer "meditation"
Scientism? Yep...
About the "living spirit", I look at it in the very same fashion as I do a light bulb... Once the body 'dies', the vessel that supplies the energy quits supplying the energy and as in a light bulb, the light goes out, plain and simple... If there is not a vessel to continue supplying energy, the spirit just ceases to exist any longer. No soul, no afterlife no mysticism just science.
How do I increase the love that I send out? Should you need ask? I start by loving myself because if one can't even love themselves how can they give what they don't possess?
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May 25 2013: ~ "Claiming the spirit ceases to exist is to claim that energy ceases to exist and it's already an established fact that energy cannot be destroyed; it cannot 'cease to exist'."
I never claim that energy ceases to exist... What ever you do in life "creates" vibrational frequencies that emanate outward from your essence so what you do in life affects infinity as a whole but once your body quits "supplying" energy, the spirit ceases to exist and there must be some sort of vessel to continue supplying the energy for the spirit to exist and infinity does not contain this energy in an organized way to let the spirit keep producing "new" frequency, so what you do in life really matters but after you are dead, the energy and frequency that you produced while "alive" still emanates outwards after you are dead but there are NO new frequencies that a mystical "soul" can create as in the living spirit unless you are cloned and your vibrational frequency restored through consciousness and this will only happen to the people who have learned to emanate love in their life and not the negativity associated with greed, ego etc... Love is key and that is spiritualism, to love.
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May 25 2013: Sorry, but I don't adhere to mysticism so I don't believe in reincarnation (your belief maybe?) I believe in scientific recreation to be the "only" true fundamental way to extend life after death and is the only one backed by science, anything other than that is backed in mysticism and not backed by the scientific methods (if it's not backed by science it's only belief and not reality) All of reality is backed by science in one way or another...
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May 25 2013: How do you know that the Elohim are NOT just scientifically advanced humans that created us? Because some book told you so? I only deal in facts, not unsubstantiated beliefs so if they were just another spiritual peoples then that would make the scriptures founded in fact over that of belief and mysticism...
Examples of science in the Bible? For one, like I already pointed out, resurrection, bringing the dead back to life (check) humanity has been doing this for some time now with the advent of modern day medicine)
Restoring the eyesight to the blind ( man has now accomplished this feat with stem cell research, just posted the other day in the science journals)
Restore the hearing to the deaf (done that a long time ago through science)
Elohim, meaning "Those who came from the sky" We are already breaching the heavens and have even walked on the moon and have sent probes to Mars... We HAVE taken men into space just as some men have been described being taken into the heavens in the bible.
Examples of nuclear disasters in biblical times
and on and on....
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May 25 2013: Chris,
If all Science is already in the Holy Book, then I suppose that a cure for cancer is already available, how come those with the gift to see don't share the cure as a gift to mankind? That would be an awesome statement Before a cure is discovered by Scientists and then reversed engineered into scripture by context or else.
Thanks for your patience.
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MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - The Freedom from Religion Foundation in Madison has filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service.
The group said the federal tax enforcers violated the U.S. Constitution, by letting tax-exempt religious groups and churches get involved in political campaigns.
The Madison plaintiffs specifically mentioned the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, which ran full-page ads in newspapers across the country on the two Sundays before the elections.
Those ads – which appeared in Wisconsin papers large and small – urged voters to consider religious values when going to the polls.
The lawsuit also mentioned that Illinois Bishop Daniel Jenky required a political letter to be read in churches the weekend before the presidential contest.
By not enforcing the ban on electioneering by religious groups, the Madison foundation said the government gave preferential treatment not given to other non-profits groups – like the foundation itself.
Earlier this week, FFRF questioned the tax-exempt staus of the Green Bay Catholic Diocese after a letter suggesting parisioners should vote a certain way or their souls could be in jeopardy.
In the message, the church referred to five issues the Church finds "intrinsically evil" such as abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage.
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As much as $27 billion is wasted in the Massachusetts health care system. This is as much as 39% of health care expenditures in the commonwealth.
The state's Health Policy Commission released a report on Wednesday about the Massachusetts' health care delivery system and examined cost drivers, such as hospital operating expenses, wasteful spending and high-cost patients.
The HPC said "wasteful spending" could be eliminated in health care without harming the quality of care and wasteful spending actually "often results in poorer outcomes for patients."
In 2012, between 21% to 39% ($14.7 billion to $26.9 billion) of health care expendistures in Massachusetts "could be considered wasteful." This includes $700 million wasted in "preventable acute hospital readmissions," $550 million in "unnecessary emergency department visits," and $10 to $18 million in "health care-associated infections."
The report found that "operating efficiency" varies greatly between hospitals. In fact, some hospitals deliver high-quality care with lower expenses while other higher-expense hospitals are lower quality. Operating expenses in acute hospitals for inpatient care differ by thousands of dollars per patient, according to the report.
The HPC released preliminary cost trends findings last month that showed that Massachusetts has the highest per capita health care spending in the country. Nearly 17% of the Massachusetts economy was spent on personal health care expenditures in 2012, compared with 15.1% in the US.
"Over the past decade, Massachusetts health care spending has grown much faster than the national average," according to the report.
But there is a way to reduce costs. "Improving hospital efficiency" is one way to reduce spending while not impacting quality of care.
High-cost patients
The report also said that 5% of patients account for nearly half of all spending in Medicare and Medicaid in Massachusetts.
"The presence of multiple conditions, such as behavioral health and chronic medical conditions, increases spending more than the combined effects of individual conditions, and illustrates the complexity of managing multiple conditions simultaneously," according to the report.


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THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Qualifying medalists Sam Horsfield and Sean Crocker won their opening matches Wednesday in the U.S.
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Two-time RBC Canadian Open winner Jim Furyk tied the Royal Montreal course record with a 63 Friday to grab a share of the lead with Tim Petrovic. Kyle Stanley and Canada's Graham DeLaet are two back.
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Let's be honest and say that the RBC Canadian Open has a tough spot on the PGA Tour schedule – immediately after the Open Championship and immediately before the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational and the PGA Championship.
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PORTHCAWL, Wales – Tom Watson, one of the all-time masters of links golf with five British Open championships under his belt, has taken to his heart Royal Porthcawl, the venue for the Senior British Open starting on Thursday.
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Zach Johnson talks about some of his more memorable shots, including the ace at Pinehurst, and where he likes to play in the first of six Inside Looks with PGA.com.
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The Pump Drill
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The Ryder Cup is getting closer, and both Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are outside of the top nine in points who get an automatic spot on the team. Captain Tom Watson does have three captain's picks.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Qualifying medalist Angel Yin won her first-round match Wednesday in the U.S.
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Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are defined by major championships. And Rory McIlroy will be too, if the budding superstar is able to continue his rise and become golf's next all-time great.
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By Doug Ferguson, Associated Press HOYLAKE, England (AP) -- Golf has been looking for the next big star the past five years, and Rory McIlroy is the most obvious candidate.
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Charles Barkley's 98-over at the American Century Championship was filled with cringe-inducing moments. But there is hope for the future.
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Well, golf was never Charles Barkley's sport. Playing at the American Century Championship this past weekend, Barkley finished the three-round tournament with a 98-over par, five shots worse than Hilary Knight for last place.
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In the summer of 1967, members of University of Massachusetts Amherst campus groups, such as the Faculty Group on War and Peace and the Students for Political Action, joined with individuals from other area colleges and from the community at large to form the Valley Peace Center of Amherst for the purposes of opposing the Vietnam War, providing draft counseling, eliciting pledges from the government to avoid first use of nuclear and biological weapons, and reduction of the power of the "military-industrial complex". The Center was active for more than five and a half years, drawing its financial support largely from the community and its human resources from student and community volunteers.
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Call no.: MS 161
A prosperous family of merchants and landowners, the Brinleys were well ensconced among the social and political elite of colonial New England. Connected by marriage to other elite families in Rhode Island and Massachusetts — the Auchmutys, Craddocks, and Tyngs among them — the Brinleys were refined, highly educated, public spirited, and most often business-minded. Although many members of the family remained loyal to the British cause during the Revolution, the family retained their high social standing in the years following.
The Brinley collection includes business letters, legal and business records, wills, a fragment of a diary, documents relating to slaves, newspaper clippings, and a small number of paintings and artifacts. A descendent, Nancy Brinley, contributed a quantity of genealogical research notes and photocopies of Brinley family documents from other repositories. Of particular note in the collection is a fine nineteenth century copy of a John Smibert portrait of Deborah Brinley (1719), an elegant silver tray passed through the generations, and is a 1713 list of the library of Francis Brinley, which offers a foreshadowing of the remarkable book collection put together in the later nineteenth century by his descendant George Brinley.
- American loyalists--Massachusetts
- Book collectors--United States--History--19th century
- Brinley family
- Brinley, George, 1817-1875--Library
- Businessmen--Massachusetts--History
- Businessmen--Rhode Island--History
- Craddock family
- Landowners--Massachusetts--History
- Landowners--Rhode Island--History
- Libraries--Rhode Island--18th century
- Massachusetts--Economic conditions--18th century
- Massachusetts--Politics and government--19th century
- Rhode Island--Economic conditions--18th century
- Rhode Island--Genealogy
- Rhode Island--Politics and government--19th century
- Slavery--United States--History
- Tyng family
- United Empire Loyalists
Types of material
- Deeds
- Realia
Dall Family
Dall Family Correspondence, 1810-1843.
Call no.: MS 282
Chiefly correspondence from various Dall family members in Boston, Massachusetts, particularly father William Dall, Revolutionary War veteran, merchant, businessman and former Yale College writing master, to sons William and James Dall in Baltimore, Maryland. Letters of son James Dall, then a student at Harvard University, provide accounts of Boston political and cultural activities of the time.
The correspondence documents the daily changes in the life of a merchant's family in the early 19th century, reflecting anxiety over trade restrictions, embargoes, and other economic disruptions resulting from the War of 1812. The elder Dall (William 3rd) and much of his family lived in Boston, but two sons lived in Baltimore. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters to the younger son, William 4th, who was then apprenticed to a Baltimore merchant. The letters of son James Dall, then a student at Harvard University, provide accounts of Boston political and cultural activities.
- Baltimore (Md.)--Biography
- Baltimore (Md.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Boston (Mass.)--Biography
- Boston (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
- Boston (Mass.)--Intellectual life--19th century
- Boston (Mass.)--Politics and government--19th century
- Dall family
- Family--United States--History--19th century
- Harvard University--Students
- Merchants--Maryland--Baltimore
- Merchants--Massachusetts--Boston
- Dall, James, 1781-1863
- Dall, John Robert, 1798-1851
- Dall, John, 1791-1852
- Dall, Joseph, 1801-1840
- Dall, Maria, 1783-1836
- Dall, Rebecca Keen
- Dall, Sarah Keen, 1798-1878
- Dall, William, 1753-1829
- Dall, William, 1794 or 5-1875
Howes Brothers
Howes Brothers Photograph Collection, ca. 1882-1907.
Call no.: MS 313
Alvah, Walter, and George Howes brothers traveled the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts in the last two decades of the 19th century, taking photographs of the residents and documenting the customs, fashions, architecture, industry, technology, and economic conditions of rural New England.
The Howes collection includes 200 study prints selected from 20,000 negatives held by the Ashfield Historical Society.
- Massachusetts--History
- Howes, Alvah
- Howes, George
- Howes, Walter
Types of material
- Photographs
Wright, John
John Wright Account Books, 1818-1859.
Call no.: MS 162
Farmer, freight hauler, laborer, cider-maker, landlord, and town official who was a seventh-generation descendant of Samuel Wright, one of the first English settlers of Northampton, Massachusetts. Nine bound volumes and four folders of loose material include accounts of his businesses with his brother Samuel and son Edwin and activities, as well as letters, and miscellaneous papers and figurings.
- Farmers--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Freight and freightage--Massachusetts
- Northampton (Mass.)--Economic conditions--19th century
Types of material
- Account books
Boston & Albany Railroad Company. Engineering Department
Boston & Albany Railroad Engineering Department Map Collection, 1833-1920.
Call no.: MS 130
The Boston and Albany Railroad was formed between 1867 and 1870 from the merger of three existing lines, the Boston and Worcester (chartered 1831), the Western (1833), and the Castleton and West Stockbridge (1834). The corporation was a primary east-west transit through the Commonwealth, with branches connecting towns including Athol, Ware, North Adams, and Hudson, N.Y.
The nineteen atlases comprising this collection include detailed plans documenting the location and ownership of rights of way, land-takings, and other land transfers to or from the railroad company. Dating from the early years of operation for the corporation to just after the turn of the century, the atlases include maps of predecessor lines (Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation and Western Rail-Road), as well as the Grand Junction Railway Company (Charlestown, Somerville, Everett, and Chelsea), the Ware River Railroad, and the Chester and Becket Railroad.
- Boston and Albany Railroad Co.--Maps
- Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation--Maps
- Chester and Becket Railroad--Maps
- Grand Junction Railway Company--Maps
- Railroads--Massachusetts--Maps
- Real property--Massachusetts--Maps
- Ware River Railroad--Maps
- Western Rail-Road Corporation--Maps
- Boston & Albany Railroad Company. Engineering Department
Types of material
- Maps
Enfield (Mass.)
Enfield (Mass.) Collection, 1800-1939.
Call no.: MS 010
Situated at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Swift River in western Massachusetts, Enfield was the largest and southernmost of the four towns inundated in 1939 to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Incorporated as a town in 1816, Enfield was relatively prosperous in the nineteenth century on an economy based on agriculture and small-scale manufacturing, reaching a population of just over 1,000 by 1837. After thirty years of seeking a suitably large and reliable water supply for Boston, the state designated the Swift River Valley as the site for a new reservoir and with its population relocated, Enfield was officially disincorporated on April 28, 1938.
The records of the town of Enfield, Mass., document nearly the entire history of the largest of four towns inundated to create the Quabbin Reservoir. The core of the collection consists of records of town meetings and of the activities of the town Selectmen, 1804-1938, but there are substantial records for the Enfield Congregational Church. The School Committee, Overseers of the Poor, the town Library Association, and groups such as the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Bethel Masonic Lodge.
- Enfield (Mass.)--History
- Enfield (Mass.)--Politics and government
- Enfield (Mass.)--Religious life and customs
- Enfield (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--History
- Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Women--Societies and clubs
- Daughters of the American Revolution. Captain Joseph Hooker Chapter (Enfield, Mass.)
- Enfield (Mass. : Town)
- Enfield (Mass. : Town). Overseers of the Poor
- Enfield (Mass. : Town). Prudential Committee
- Enfield (Mass. : Town). School Committee
- Enfield Congregational Church (Enfield, Mass.)
- Enfield Congregational Church (Enfield, Mass.). Women's Auxiliary
- Enfield Congregational Church (Enfield, Mass.). Women's Missionary Society
Types of material
- Account books
- Church records
- Photographs
- Sermons


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TRIGGER WARNING/ATTENTION: There is a serial rapist now out of prison in Ontario and he is using dating sites
Massive TRIGGER WARNING.
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A violent serial rapist listed on the national sex offender registry appears to be looking for a girlfriend on a Hamilton dating website.
A profile for Najim Khairzad, who pleaded guilty in 2009 to raping four women — choking some nearly to the point of unconsciousness — is on Plenty of Fish, a free matchmaking service.
"Kindness and easy to get along with are what I'm most known for," the profile says.
It is unmistakably Khairzad's photo and it is the same username — afgstylz83 — he frequently went by in chat groups and on gaming and dating sites before his arrest.
Some of the profile fits Khairzad's history: he is 31, about 5-foot-10, he does have "some college" education and lives in Hamilton.
Khairzad is out of prison, confirms Correctional Services Canada. In fact, it is his second time out.
Parole Board of Canada documents show Khairzad was out on statutory release in November 2012. Less than nine months later, he was back behind bars after violating several of his conditions by drinking and driving through the very north Hamilton neighbourhood where he had picked up sex workers and raped them.
Documents show his next statutory release date — the last possible day he could be in custody — was Jan. 29, 2014. His warrant expires June 6, 2014, meaning his current parole conditions extend until then.
His conditions include reporting all intimate sexual and non-sexual relationships and friendships with women to his parole supervisor, not accessing pornography and having no contact with sex workers. He must also live at a halfway house.
Though he had sex offender counselling, the parole board assessed him as having a "preoccupation with sex" and posing a "high moderate risk" of reoffending.
Attempts to reach Khairzad for this story were unsuccessful.
The Plenty of Fish profile says, "Wants to date but nothing serious." Interests include "having some drinks" although that is a violation of Khairzad's conditions and lists him as having a car although he is prohibited from driving because the rapes took place in his cars.
"I saw his face and I felt sick," says a woman whom Khairzad contacted through Plenty of Fish.
The woman, who does not want her name published out of fear for her safety, says she and Khairzad once had the same circle of friends. She followed his high-profile rape case closely.
The note he sent her Wednesday asked if she'd like to meet. She believes he does not remember her from years ago.
But she remembers him.
"I blocked him and reported him to Plenty of Fish. My concern is that women are going to be raped."
Jan. 22, 2014, a profile for afgstylz with a photo of Khairzad appeared on another dating site called RateMyBody. "I'm kind, mature and I know what I want in life," it says.
On Disabled Dating Canada, afgstylz says he has epilepsy and is a "friendly, down to earth guy who is new to this."
Six years ago, Khairzad cruised the streets of Hamilton picking up sex workers. He was, his victims would later testify, handsome and polite. They got into his car and drove to dark parking lots.
Then he attacked.
He raped one woman four times before she got free.
The five-month string of assaults ended in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 11, 2009. A police officer saw a man and woman arguing in a car. When he pulled them over, the terrified woman said she had been raped. Khairzad, a 25-year-old Mohawk College student, was arrested.
Later that night, police got a call from another sex worker. A man had attacked her earlier. The licence plate she gave matched Khairzad's. A third woman came forward with another plate number, registered to another member of Khairzad's immediate family.
Six sex workers came forward and Khairzad was charged with three counts of choking, one count of assault, three counts of sexual assault, three counts of forced anal intercourse, one count of threatening and three counts of forcible confinement.
Unbelievably, he got bail.
That's when I met him.
I went to Khairzad's home and interviewed him.
Khairzad told me this: "I'm not a bad person at all. Things happen to people. They can't control their situation. People make mistakes. No one's perfect. Nothing will happen again."
When I pressed him on what his "mistake" was, he answered: "Making the mistake of dealing with those types of people. Sex trade workers. They're all druggies."
After my column on Khairzad was published, his bail was revoked and he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting four women.
Court heard he is a sadist who gets pleasure from inflicting pain.
Dec. 8, 2009, he was sentenced to four years and four months.
That was the last time I saw Khairzad. Just before he was led away, he addressed the court.
"I am deeply sorry for the distress I have caused. This will never happen again."
Please pass this around - he is currently in Hamilton. I want everyone to know his face and his name so they can steer clear of him and remain safe.
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It's hard to call it news when a product has not been released or even shown as a prototype yet but anything that Virtue Paintball does or is doing is of interest to many paintball players.
Ladies and gentlemen: We proudly announce that STRIKELOADER - the world's 1st working Backpack loader - is now Live! YOU can be part of this amazing story that started back in 1999.
"Before we ever played that first game, Hayes and I each wrapped towels around our waists and shot each other to see how badly it would hurt. Hayes shot first and missed. Then I shot him in the butt. Once we realized it was going to be fairly safe, we talked about playing our first one-on-one game. We wrote some simple rules, went into the woods and played a 45-minute game.
From the PSP: A new Champion has been crowned in the PSP! Congratulations to Tampa Bay Damage on defeating Edmonton Impact in a heated battle on the lush soccer fields of the Ab Brown Sports Complex in Riverside, California. 150 teams from around the world competed in this event to prove their worth against the best teams in the sport.
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The 5th Annual PaintballX3 Oklahoma D-Day Special Edition is live and free. This 180 page edition features 24/7 coverage from the entire D-Day event. From the 5 mini games to the night game--and from vendor's row to the main game, we've got it all. Check out the team photo shoots, parade photos, videos, interviews, hot products and more!
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The only english Google Checkout app on the market!Android Version 1.0 ... Added: 03/20/12Total Downloads4Last Week1
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26 U.S. Code § 5175 - Export bonds
(a) Requirements
No distilled spirits shall be withdrawn from bonded premises for exportation, or for transfer to a customs bonded warehouse, without payment of tax unless the exporter has furnished bond to cover such withdrawal under such regulations and conditions, and in such form and penal sum, as the Secretary may prescribe.
(b) Exception where proprietor withdraws spirits for exportation
In the case of distilled spirits withdrawn from bonded premises by the proprietor for exportation without payment of tax, the bond of such proprietor required to be furnished under paragraph (1) of section 5173 (a) covering such premises shall cover such exportation, and subsection (a) shall not apply.
Source(Added Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 201,Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1352; amended Pub. L. 94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A),Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1834; Pub. L. 95–176, § 3(b),Nov. 14, 1977, 91 Stat. 1365; Pub. L. 96–39, title VIII, § 807(a)(15),July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, § 1412(a),Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1046.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 5175, act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 628, related to "notice of business of distiller", prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859. See sections 5171 (a), (c) and 5172 of this title.
Provisions similar to those comprising this section were contained in a prior section 5247(a), act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 647, prior to the general revision of this chapter by Pub. L. 85–859.
1997—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–34substituted "if there is such proof of exportation as the Secretary may by regulations require." for "on the submission of such evidence, records, and certification indicating exportation as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe."
1979—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(15)(A), struck out "for storage therein pending exportation" after "customs bonded warehouse".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–39, § 807(a)(15)(B), substituted "from bonded premises by the proprietor for exportation without payment of tax, the bond of such proprietor required to be furnished under paragraph (1) of section 5173 (a) covering such premises shall cover such exportation, and subsection (a) shall not apply" for "for exportation without payment of tax on application of the proprietor of bonded premises, the bond of such proprietor covering such bonded premises shall cover such exportation and subsection (a) shall not be applicable".
1977—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–176required export bonds for withdrawals from bonded premises, without payment of tax, for transfer to a customs bonded warehouse for storage therein pending exportation.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455struck out "or his delegate" after "Secretary" wherever appearing.
Effective Date of 1997 Amendment
Pub. L. 105–34, title XIV, § 1412(b),Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1046, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter that begins at least 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 5, 1997]."
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 96–39effective Jan. 1, 1980, see section 810 ofPub. L. 96–39, set out as a note under section 5001 of this title.
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95–176effective on first day of first calendar month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 14, 1977, see section 7 ofPub. L. 95–176, set out as a note under section 5003 of this title.
Continuation of Distiller's Notice and Bond
Pub. L. 85–859, title II, § 210(f),Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1436, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, § 2,Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: "Notwithstanding any provision of section 5175 or 5176(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954], the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate may waive, as to registered distillers or registered fruit distillers qualified to operate under bond on April 30, 1959, requirements for filing notice and executing new bond on May 1, 1959, if the distiller and the surety have executed consent to continuation of the terms of the existing bond to cover operations from May 1, 1959, to June 30, 1959, both dates inclusive. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate under section 5176(b) or (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986."
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The Westinghouse 26" 1080p LED Is The Ultimate All-In-One Gaming Display
As published in Gaming EvolutionAug 12, 2010
Orange, CA – Westinghouse Digital is pleased to introduce the multi-functional LD-2685 series 26″ 1080p LED HDTV as the latest addition to their LED line. The LD-2685 is the ultimate all-in-one, space-saving, HD television/gaming/computer display. At an estimated street price of $379, the set is ideal for any gamer looking to get top of the line picture quality at an extremely affordable price.
The set features an edge-lit LED system that provides a remarkably vivid picture, thanks to high contrast ratios, making it perfect for gaming. This outstanding gradient light ability results in extremely detailed color representation for a bright and beautiful picture. The LD-2685 features 1920 x 1080 resolution, 16×9 aspect ratio and has 2 HDMI, 1 Component and 1 VGA input. The LD-2685 combines sleek styling, extraordinary picture quality and industry-leading energy efficiency to set a new benchmark in LED HDTV value.
Rey Roque, Vice President of Marketing says, "We're extremely excited to offer a 26″ 1080p set at such an affordable price. The compact size and beautiful picture are the perfect complement to an Xbox 360 or PS3 and with extra HDMI/VGA inputs, can also be used as a computer monitor for PC/Mac gamers. The 1080p LD-2685 is the perfect option for dorm rooms or game rooms. We believe that the consumers will be pleased by the LD-2685′s range of capabilities."
The LD-2685 is also gorgeous to look at. The unit boasts a sleek industrial design with a high-gloss black frame for a graceful, modern look. It's only about one inch thick at the TV's visible edges.
Continuing with Westinghouse Digital's tradition of industry-leading energy efficiency for its TVs, the new LD-2685 is also extremely eco-friendly. The 26″ LD-2685 exceeds Energy Star 5.0 ratings, which are slated to go into effect in 2012. Most consumers will be surprised to find that using a 45-watt light bulb will actually consume more electricity than the 26″ LD-2685. The LED line packaging process is eco-efficient as well. The product box is made of recycled materials, is recyclable and uses soy based ink.
Westinghouse Digital's new LED lineup combines the styling of the highest-end HDTVs with the dramatic performance benefits of advanced LED picture technology, all at values that are comparable to conventional LCD TV price points.
The LD-2685 will be available at retail in mid-August with an estimated street price of $379.


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Keenan Fired
This is Mike Keenan in the uniform of St. Lawrence University. He'd be early 20′s in this photo. Keenan has been one of the NHL's most famous coaches since arriving on the scene 25 years ago. The golden era for Keenan was '84-'94 but he has been getting jobs with little playoff success for many years now.
Keenan's Rangers won the Stanley in 1994, and he coached a pennant winner three other times ('85, '87 Flyers, '92 Hawks) but the Flames job lasted only 2 seasons and has ended in disappointment.
From the men who belong to his generation (Keenan is 59) he seems destined to replace Don Cherry as a salty television icon.
I wouldn't mention this story (this is a Flames item) save for the way he was fired. A press release. GM Sutter won't meet the media until next week, and the timing (Friday afternoon in late spring) is a beautiful thing (it must be in the Liberal Red Book–all bad news media releases get sent out after 2PM Friday) if you're trying to avoid crowds.
I think it's a little arrogant to be honest. The organization owes their fanbase a full accounting of this moment–why it happened, when it happened, what the future brings. Darryl Sutter is a salty fellow in his own right, but this smacks of disregard for the paying customer.
Lord knows the Oilers take a beating from this blog and their fans, but credit where due: a media conference with sound bites is the least you can do for the people who pay the bills.


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Gisele Thinks Breastfeeding 'Should Be a Worldwide Law'
momlogic's Vivian: Ay-yi-YI!
Supermodel mommy Gisele Bundchen believes in boob. According to the Daily Mail U.K., she told Harper's Bazaar U.K. that she believes breastfeeding should be worldwide law!
A quote: "Some people here [in the U.S.] think they don't have to breastfeed, and I think, 'Are you going to give chemical food to your child when they are so little?' I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months."
Gisele, Gisele, Gisele. This is an incredibly narrow view. Granted, breastfeeding IS awesome. But some babies are born with jaundice or have other health issues wherein formula is actually preferable to their recovery. Some babies are born with Down syndrome and have weak facial muscles. Some babies just refuse to latch.
We all can't be 5'11", weigh a whopping 120 and be in perfect health. Take me, for example: I herniated a disc so badly just a few weeks after giving birth that I could not walk and had to have surgery to save me from severe permanent nerve damage.
Preparation for this required many tests for which I had to ingest chemicals unsafe to pass through my breastmilk, so my daughter sometimes sustained her life with those "chemicals" you frown so smugly upon. With mommy in the hospital so much, she quickly lost her latch and no consultant could fix it. So I pumped for the next five months of her life -- which was physically painful for me, but I kept on nonetheless. I don't regret it, but I can't tell you how many people thought I was insane for hanging in there as long as I did.
Tell me, Gisele: Had I chosen to spare myself a little pain and stop breastfeeding a few months sooner, what punitive measure would you deem suitable?
I agree…my daughter was born with a complete bi-lateral lip and palate cleft and had no sucking ability. We had to use a special bottle that we could squeeze so she could drink. Having a child born with that and knowing that her first of many surgeries would be when she was just 3 months old, I felt no guilt for not being able to breast feed…I was lucky she was able to feed at all! I hate self rightous people.
It's comments like hers that make the rest of us pro-BFers look like a-holes.
I agree with Kristin I BF my 2nd child but i couldn't my 1st because he wouldn't latch on. I tried A LOT to get him to nurse but he wouldn't. Does that make me a bad mom? nope i did the best I could and then some. Is boob-Nazis like her that make us look bad.
When I said I agree, I meant with the article not w/Gisele. I did the best with the daughter that I could and again, I don't feel guilty that I couldn't bf her. Not bfing your children does not make you a bad mom or a bad person.
I'm a huge pro-breastfeeder. Fed my third child for three and a half years. Yet my second was preemie. The lactation specialist tried for a full month to get him to latch on. The kid wouldn't cooperate. So I pumped until the well went dry at 3 months. What's a gal to do? Sorry Giselle, can't win this one.
Completely agree with Gisele! Obviously there are cases where this isn't possible. Science alone proves babies that are breastfed are healthier. Period. Some, not all, women who choose not to breast feed are just vain and or lazy.
What an ignorant thing to say. It's a good thing she has her looks to rely on. And whoever this "Nate" person is who just commented is completely ignorant as well. I take heart meds that I can't take if I breast feed. That makes me lazy or vain? Only an @ss would make such a stupid statement. Maybe you are right, I should totally risk having a heart attack to breast feed my baby and stop being so vain.
Nate, you and Giselle are tools. MANY women try desperately to breast feed but can't. I worked with multiple lactation consultants, took prescription drugs that caused horrible side effects, and nursed and pumped until I bled but I never made enough milk for my baby to live on. The tiny amount I made dried up after a few short weeks.
If not for formula my child would have starved to death.
There are also women who "choose" not to breast feed because they have to go on medications in order to SURVIVE that would pass in to breast milk and harm their babies.
There are tons of valid reasons for choosing NOT to breast feed. No one should be judged or criticized for choosing formula over breast milk. Unless you've walked in their shoes you and Gisele have no business making comments like that.
Breastmilk is liquid gold!
Successful breastfeeding comes with EDUCATION! Women in this country "can't breastfeed" because they have never learned, "The Art of Breastfeeding!!"
We live in a society where the breast is looked at as "sexual" and not for the purpose of feeding and nurturing our children…physically, emotionally and psycologically!! It's really sad!!
Nancy, I would love to see you have to say what you just wrote to someone like SS's face - suggesting that everything she went through was because she wasn't "educated" enough. And I'm sure you know much, much better than the multiple lactation consultants she worked with!
SS, I totally agree with you! Thanks for sharing your story.
Gisele can say whatever she wants ~ you don't have to agree with it.
Sorry girls, I'm with Giselle in this one.
First of all, I truly believe that she meant that breastfeeding should be mandatory on the mother's part. I know many healthy women who simply refuse to breastfeed, and I just can't understand why you would give your baby a second best option, when you have the best milk for baby for free.
When complications come in the picture, formula is certainlly a perfect option. And I am sure she didn't take complications in consideration when voicing her opinion.
It truly gets me mad to hear that some ladies refuse to breastfeed because they don't want to have ugly breasts…I am still breastfeeding after nine months and baby and daddy still love my twins ;)
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President Obama's plan to require private insurance to reimburse the government for treatment of wounded veterans will have unintended consequences. While the government looks forward to getting money from the insurance industry, one problem will be that employers will be even less likely to hire wounded vets, because that will drive up their cost of health care. Veterans already have an unemployment figure 10 points higher than average. And vets would be expected to pay deductibles on this care.
This is immoral. The mandate from our forefathers is 'to care for him who shall have borne the battle.' Not to squeeze every penny out of them. The government chose to send these men into harms way. Blue Cross didn't do that. The government, we the people, should take full responsibility.
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I set up a quick version of a DIY light table about a month ago (after years of saying I would make one) and it has been absolutely wonderful during these past few weeks of snow days and illness. The kids have gravitated toward it again and again.
The light table is simply a large clear plastic storage bin with a string of white Christmas lights inside. It's the easiest and cheapest light table possible, yet the kids would call it Fun with a capital "F" and I would call it a sanity saver.
Most recently Maia and Daphne made heart suncatchers with some of our translucent mosaic tiles. They are really quite gorgeous!
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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Best Christmas Shows
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (1989) - Chevy Chase was especially brilliant in the malfunctioning Christmas lights scene. The funniest Christmas movie ever.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) – It's actually quite bad. However, I've watched it every year I've been alive so it completely feels like Christmas.
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – See above. And buy the Vince Guaraldi Trio soundtrack.
A Christmas Story (1983) – Darren McGavin is the show in this film, falling in love with a leg shaped lamp, a major award that comes in a container marked fra-GEE-lay. He's also terrific on Christmas morning, reminding me of my own dad's giddy excitement when I was cracking open something really good.
It's A Wonderful Life (1946) – It's not particularly Christmasy but it is a great feel good story led by one of the greatest, most likeable actors ever. I'm not sure I can watch it again. 20 times may be enough. I envy those of you who have yet to make it a Christmas tradition.
Scrooged (1988) – Bill Murray is very good, playing the billionth variation of the Scrooge character. He is the first Scrooge to ask, "Have you tried staples?" when told tiny antlers won't stick to the mice for a TV production.
A Wish for Wings That Work (1991) – A personal favourite since I was such a fan of Berke Breathed's comic strip Bloom County. Figures. My sports teams (Expos, Riders) AND my comic strips fold. It was a little disconcerting to hear the characters actually speak after being a fan for so long but it was still pretty cool. Sort of the same way people feel when they see radio announcers in person.
The Polar Express (2004) – Tom Hanks does a great job in this film, playing most of the adult characters. The kids' faces are a little creepy at first but once you get past that, it's awesome. I especially loved it on the big screen and plan to take the kids to see it in the IMAX 3D Experience at Silver City.
A Christmas Carol (1951) – This is the crème de la crème of the attempts at A Christmas carol. Most critics agree Alastair Sim is the only version of Scrooge who seems truly transformed into a good person after his run-ins with the ghosts. The others change only because they know what lies ahead. I also enjoyed Jim Carey's version.
Elf (2003)- It has Wil Ferrell in it. That either makes it 100 per cent attractive or 100 per cent repellent. For me, it's the former. Ferrell always makes me laugh.
As always, the Warne List will not change. However, it is receptive to honourable mentions below.
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Gahhh Steve... Where is Badder Santa on the list?? That has to be on the top 10!
- Anonymous said...
I agree with all your choices except for the "A Wish For Wings That Work" Never heard of it so I'll defer my opinion.
I'd suggest "One Magic Christmas" with Jans Rubes, Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton. About a woman that's lost the Christmas spirit and how her daughter helps her get it back. Can you tell it was filmed in Canada? Almost has a CBC Sunday afternoon movie feel to it.
"The Santa Clause" has become a staple at our house with the kids the past few years and I have to admit it's started to grow on me.
Alastair Sim's version of "A Christmas Carol" is best viewed on Christmas Eve. It's a classic! My Dad mentioned once that near the end of the movie when he's finally getting the Christmas spirit back, if you look in the mirror you can see the reflection of one of the sound men in the shot. He realizes that they can see him so he ducks down really quickly just before the camera angle changes... Just a bit of trivia for ya.
Merry Christmas Steve!


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Lima, Peru » A Santaquin man is among the victims of a heavily loaded U.S.-owned cargo helicopter that crashed in the Peruvian jungle shortly after takeoff, killing its five American and two Peruvian crew members.
Leon Bradford was a load manager for Columbia Helicopters, Inc., of the Portland suburb of Aurora, Ore. The tandem-rotor Chinook BH-234 chopper crashed Monday near the provincial capital of Pucallpa.
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The chopper was under contract for petroleum exploration support and en route to a drilling location in northern Peru, said Todd Peterson, the company's vice president of marketing.
Witnesses quoted in local media reports said it lost control and spewed smoke before crashing.
The Pucallpa airport control tower had its last contact with the aircraft at 3:03 p.m., five minutes after takeoff, Peru's civil aviation authority reported, and controllers saw "a big cloud of smoke" four miles northeast of the airport.
A local police commander, Miguel Cardoso, told The Associated Press that three bodies were recovered Monday and three more on Tuesday, inside the chopper's charred wreckage. He said it appears the three taken to the morgue Monday had jumped from the chopper, as witnesses reported.
"They have different trauma. It appears they jumped out of the helicopter out of desperation because they have multiple fractures," Cardoso said by phone.
In addition to Bradford, the other dead Americans, all but one U.S.-based, were identified by their employer as Dann Immel, command pilot, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; Edwin Cordova, maintenance crew chief, of Melbourne, Fla.; Jaime Pickett, mechanic, of Clarksville, Tenn.; and Darrel Birkes, senior load manager, an Oregonian living in Peru.
The two Peruvians were co-pilot Igor Castillo and mechanic Luis Ramos, the company said in a release.
Company officials said they had no immediate information on what might have caused the crash. Peterson said a senior management team was headed to Peru to assist local authorities in the investigation.
He denied reports in local media suggesting the aircraft might have been overloaded.
"I can say categorically that the aircraft was not overloaded," Peterson said.
He said the load list was destroyed in the crash but company officials had a good idea of what was on board and believe the Chinook, combined with its load, weighed about 47,000 pounds. That would be 4,000 pounds less than its maximum gross limit. The helicopter weighs 21,000 pounds empty, Peterson said.
The aircraft's cargo Monday included an external load of rigging, attached on a platform that hung beneath it on cables, "a very standard operation," said Peterson
The helicopter was contracted by Canada-based Talisman Energy Inc.
A spokeswoman for Talisman, Veronica Bonifaz, said the chopper was not transporting cargo or personnel for it at the time of the crash. She said she had no more immediate information.
Columbia Helicopters has been in business for 55 years, principally in the United States, and Peter Lance, the company's executive vice president, said it has been operating in Peru for more than a decade, primarily contracted to companies, like Talisman, engaged in oil and gas exploration.
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How can we empower kids to reshape the education system? *A TEDActive Education Project Question*
The TEDActive Education Project will explore how children can make an impact on the education system. We hope to come out of this project with fresh ideas for ways kids can start an education revolution.
At TEDActive2011 in Palm Springs, an amazing group of individuals came together as a group to come up with a simple micro-action solution for empowering kids to be a part of the education reform conversations. After a quick 36 hour period of time, the team made a website that allows students to upload videos of their ideas on education reform.
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Mar 31 2011: The revolution we need is quite simple. Private enterprise providing education. Society must avoid government of doing it. Teachers must see students as clients. Schools should compete providing the best to their students. A voucher system should exist to let poor people to have access to the best schools. Each school should choose the subject.
Ben BMar 31 2011: Your proposition is very interesting, and there are a few pro's this suggestion would provide, but it makes me wonder; how will you make sure everyone's treated equally?
How will you ensure the main goal is the wellbeing of the children in a governmentfunded FOR-PROFIT organisation? As schools are the cornerstone of democracy, how do you make sure your teachers will be objective? How will you make sure schools don't become a marketingploy to teach them how to prefer a certain company's products? Or specificly train them to become the company's employees?
Apr 1 2011: Public schools do not have the monopoly of goodwill. Schools in a competitive environment will try to offer the best to their students. Otherwise parents will avoid the schools, which are not well ranked. Results (grades, sponsorships, good jobs) will show to the market the schools we should choose and those we should avoid. Public control is a delusion anyway when we talk about staterun facilities. It is the paradise for burocrats and demagogues. Today, everybody wants to go to private schools but a few can afford it. Demand for a good education is much bigger than offer in an unbelievable way because people would to avoid public school if they could. However, there is no choice for them. Rich people or gifted talent people have granted access to the best places. Where is the equality here? Poor people or ordinary people go to ordinary public school where competitiveness lacks. There are two problems to be faced: how to privatise and how to manage the voucher system to keep the money safe from the burocrats and usual corruption. PS: Funds do not come from government. It come from every individual who contributes for education. What comes in, must goes out. I do not trust in government but, I can accept them taking care of those funds, instead of taking care of our children´s education.
Audrey HillApr 4 2011: Poor students = poor schools. It's not government that is the reason why poor students have less access. Belief that capitalism in control will result in a better product and more satisfaction is one that must (in the current climate) be held without supporting evidence. Again, I come back to the health care industry. But I might as well look at the way in which capitalism undermines communities. It used to be that recession was consistent with a depressed stockmarket, decline in consumer confidence, and a failing job market. Now, we have a thriving stockmarket, a failing job market, failing real estate market and decline in consuumer confidence. All institutions whether profit seeking or public tend toward corruption over time. Communism suffers from lack of initiative, but capitalism suffers from a lack of conscience. Capitalism supports capitalism, not communities, not education, not better products, not health care. It is inherently disinterested in being a driving force for anything but profit. It serves itself even at the expense of the host.
Audrey HillApr 1 2011: The notion that privatizing education will solve education's problems assumes that the problem lies strictly with the school systems, that government run institutions are subject to more corruption than private ones, and that privatization always results in superior products through competition.
First, the collapsing education infrastructure in poor communities does not mean that public schools are generally failing. Public education thrives in places where poverty is not an issue and privatization has not reduced the number of highly able children in the local school system. Secondly, privatization quietly encourages a system where children from empowered families benefit at the expense of children from disenfranchised families. Vouchers give the empowered family more resources toward a bill it can already pay and give disenfranchised families the imitation of choice through access to resources that are insufficient for real choice.
Finally, It has not been my experience that privatization has been a universally positive force for improvment in the institutions that it already encompasses. Witness the health insurance industry, for one. Privatization largely benefits the profiteers, leaving the "client" to struggle for access to resources that are designated to profit. While some people enjoy the thought that all things will be possible if only they can be enjoined by profit, the loss of a free, publicly funded education for all only serves those who already have options.
Apr 2 2011: There is no free nor publicly funded education. Public education is well paid, costs a lot and is funded by tax payers. Even the poor people is paying through sales taxes or so. Even finding bad schools in the market, competition and free of choice would give us opportunity to elect what should be better to our children.
Apr 4 2011: no... it isn't free if you pay taxes. But, you will pay those taxes whether they pay for infrastructure or not. Wait and see. More to the point, however, competition has not improved health care or industry to the extent that you seem to think it has. We don't have a strictly free market. If we did, a public option would be an easy sell. But, insurance companies don't want to compete with a public option choice. It would put a bite on their profits.
Look at housing or clothing or really any product. After a certain point, it makes much more sense to regiment tastes so that products can be made and sold efficiently. The first iteration of many products on the market today were of a higher quality than the same product after initial consumer investment. The owners seek to make the same device or provide the same service for less money so as to increase their profits. They work with other makers to fix price and product. Eventually, the consumer must buy the product that is offered. Of course, the wealthy consumer will get access to a superior product, but the average consumer will not.
Similarly, competition in school systems will result in creating products that produce more profit. Parents will think they have choice because they can pick and choose between mediocre options. Wealthy parents will take their vouchers and go off to their elite, selective schools that prepare leaders and culture makers and the middle and working class parents will take test scores... naively equating higher test scores on mediocre tests with a quality education. Too bad for them, eh?
Apr 4 2011: Roberto, there are capitalist private and non-secular schools already in existence.
You see no place for a public secular heterarchical system for learning?
Perhaps you are a person of privilege and derive pleasure from cataloging the poor and randomly awarding some with vouchers. That should make them feel dignified and why wouldn't they be appreciative of your gesture?
Can't wait to hear more of your education selection process.
Apr 4 2011: The question here is: why do we need government, with all its incompetence, to provide education to our kids? People who pays taxes but has no money to afford private schools does not have choice. Neither to runaway from tax collectors nor to pick the school of their choice. Once government will collect taxes anyway, at least the people could have their right to choose what is better to their children. Everybody should have the right to get the voucher. Also those who currentlto grant y have chosen to afford private school to their children are also funding public school while they are paying for taxes. This is unfair. It is proven that public school cost almost the same as a private school but far less qualification. Several countries and even states in the USA use voucher system to fund and develop their educational programs. With this system, people get the best possible arrangement from capitalism: free of choice to the individuals, no matter their income and standard of living (demand) and competition to offer the best education with lower costs (supply); and from socialism: sharing money collected from individuals by force. Of course, home schooling would be included in this arrangement, where parents who spend time teaching their children would be reimbursed by such vouchers upon their costs. Everyone of us would be able to choose what, now-a-days, is restricted only to privileged people: location, subject, system, secular or non-secular, hebrew, catholic, whatever we can and can afford.
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An old idea is being dusted off to convert North Slope natural gas into electricity, and then send it around the state by wires.
A rural power utility and an Alaska Native corporation presented the idea to a group of lawmakers in Anchorage.
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Anytime you talk about recruiting you want to try to target the people who fit who you are culturally. At Providence College, those are the type of kids we want to recruit," Cooley said. "Our goal is to compete for what it's all about. Our goal is to get our program to a point where we are on a national level every night. We feel our Fox deal can help us with that and give us visability with televison. The new Big East we feel like is the best conference in the country."
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St. Martin's School will be holding a blood drive, Tuesday, June 19, 4 to 9:30 p.m. in the gym of the school, 41 Union Ave., Amityville.
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