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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Airline: Pilots can use iPads in cockpit?
(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - You may have to switch off your electronic device before take off, but your pilot can still tap away in the cockpit.
Starting Friday, American Airlines pilots will be allowed to use iPads instead of paper flight manuals.
The FAA approved the move earlier this week.
Despite the new rules, passengers are still required to shut down all electronic devices until the plane reaches 10,000 feet. Watch our Let it Rip for more on this story.
Read more: http://ow.ly/80lQK
Casey Anthony wants $750,000 for first interview
Updated: Thursday, 15 Dec 2011, 8:15 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 15 Dec 2011, 8:15 AM EST
(FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Casey Anthony wants up to $750,000 to deny killing her daughter on TV.
The New York Daily News reports a Los Angeles-based producer has been shopping around the first interview with Anthony since her acquittal in the slaying of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee.
Scott Sternberg Productions is asking between $500,000 and $750,000 and is insisting it co-produce the talk show.
The 22-year-old Florida mom was accused of killing her daughter in 2008 by administering chloroform, gagging her with duct tape and burying her remains in a shallow grave.
Read more: New York Daily News
Thief Steals $7,200 Earrings - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR New Hampshire
Thief Steals $7,200 Earrings - New Hampshire News Story - WMUR New Hampshire
Diamond Earrings Stolen From Store At Mall At Rockingham Park
POSTED: 7:37 am EST December 15, 2011 UPDATED: 7:49 am EST December 15, 2011
Thief Steals $7,200 Earrings
SALEM, N.H. -- Salem police said they are searching for the thief who swapped out an inexpensive pair of earrings for a pair of diamond earrings at a store at the Mall at Rockingham Park.
Police said the manager of JB Ronsinson Jewelers reported that the theft happened on Monday evening. Police said the manager told them that someone stole a pair of 2-carat, yellow diamond earrings, valued at $7,200. The manager said the earrings were switched with a pair of $60 earrings in the display case.
Anyone with information is asked to call Salem police at 893-1911 or the Southern New Hampshire Crime Line at 893-6600.
Diamond Earrings Stolen From Store At Mall At Rockingham Park
POSTED: 7:37 am EST December 15, 2011 UPDATED: 7:49 am EST December 15, 2011
Thief Steals $7,200 Earrings
SALEM, N.H. -- Salem police said they are searching for the thief who swapped out an inexpensive pair of earrings for a pair of diamond earrings at a store at the Mall at Rockingham Park.
Police said the manager of JB Ronsinson Jewelers reported that the theft happened on Monday evening. Police said the manager told them that someone stole a pair of 2-carat, yellow diamond earrings, valued at $7,200. The manager said the earrings were switched with a pair of $60 earrings in the display case.
Anyone with information is asked to call Salem police at 893-1911 or the Southern New Hampshire Crime Line at 893-6600.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was created in 1939 by a 34-year-old copywriter named Robert L. May, who came up with a poem about a misfit reindeer at the request of his employer, Chicago-based Montgomery Ward, for a Christmas story they could use as a store promotional gimmick.
The Montgomery Ward store had been buying preprinted coloring books and giving them away at Christmas every year, and the thought of creating their own would save them a lot of money. May, who had a knack for writing children's stories and limericks, was asked to create the booklet.
Drawing in part on the tale of The Ugly Duckling and his own background (he was often taunted as a child for being shy, small and slight), settled on the idea of an underdog, teased by the reindeer community because of his physical abnormality: a glowing red nose. He then proceeded to write Rudolph's story in verse, as a series of rhyming couplets, testing it out on his 4-year-old daughter as he went along. Although his daughter was thrilled with Rudolph's story, May's boss was worried that a story featuring a red nose - an image associated with drinking and drunkards - was unsuitable for a Christmas tale.
May responded by taking Denver Gillen, a friend from Montgomery Ward's art department, to the Lincoln Park Zoo to sketch some deer. Gillen's illustrations of a red-nosed reindeer overcame the hesitancy of May's boss, and the Rudolph story was approved.
Montgomery Ward distributed 2.4 million copies of the Rudolph booklet in 1939, and although wartime paper shortages stopped printing for the next several years, a total of 6 million copies had been given away by the end of 1946. The post-war demand for licensing the Rudolph character was tremendous, but since May had created the story as an employee of Montgomery Ward, they held the copyright and he received no royalties. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was printed commercially in 1947 and shown in theaters as a nine-minute cartoon the following year.
The Rudolph phenomenon really took off, when May's brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, developed the lyrics and melody for a Rudolph song. Marks' musical version of "Rudolph", recorded by Gene Autry in 1949, sold two million copies that year and went on to become one of the best selling songs of all time, second only to "White Christmas." The TV special about Rudolph narrated by Burl Ives was produced in 1964 and remains a popular holiday favorite.
Did you know...
While both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers until after they give birth in the spring.
Therefore, according to every historical rendition depicting Santa's reindeer, every single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen - had to be a girl. We should've known. Only women would be able to drag a fat man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
Fortune Cookies
Anyone who has been to a Chinese restaurant has had, or at least seen, fortune cookies. These almond or vanilla flavored treats not only taste great, but they have a surprise inside – a small strip of paper with a prediction or saying printed on it. The fortune cookie is a cookie with a piece of paper inside with words of supposed wisdom and/or prophecy.
Theories abound to the origin of the fortune cookie, but what is certain is that no matter how the cookie originated, it has become a permanent part of Chinese-American culture.
Theory 1: It is believed that fortune cookies first appeared in the United States in 1914, made by Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese man in San Francisco. He owned the business that is now known as the Golden Gate Park Japanese Tea Garden and served the cookies with tea.
Theory 2: However, there is another belief that the cookies did not make their first American appearance until 1918, when the Chinese-American man David (Tsung) Jung, who also owned the Hong Kong Noodle Company in Los Angeles, began serving cookies stuffed with biblical passages to his customers.
Theory 3: The 49er theory also originates in northern California. In the mid-1800s, many Chinese immigrants worked to build the country's railways in Nevada and Canada. They wanted to celebrate the Moon Festival, a holiday where it is customary to give special cakes with messages inside. Seeing as they had only biscuits, they improvised and created the fortune cookie.
Up until World War II fortune cookies where mainly popular in San Francisco area restaurants. Soldiers returning from World War II , would go to their local Chinese restaurants and inquire as to why they did not serve the same cookies that the shops in San Francisco did. A number of Americanized Chinese restaurants copied the idea and fortune cookies became very popular. Mainly served as a dessert after every meal at many restaurants. In addition to a fortune, fortune cookies may also contain lucky numbers (used by some as lottery numbers) and a Chinese phrase with translation.
The first automated production of Fortune Cookies took place in America in 1964 before that they were made by hand.
Although they are served almost exclusively in Chinese restaurants abroad, fortune cookies are almost unknown in China. Places that serve them call them "Genuine American Fortune Cookies."
Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, not China!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Preventing pollution requires broad approach | SeacoastOnline.com
Preventing pollution requires broad approach | SeacoastOnline.com
I am an environmental science major at Wesleyan University. As part of my Introduction to Environmental Studies class, I am writing to you with regards to the state of the Great Bay estuary.
I have seen the decline of the Great Bay first hand. Mud flats have replaced my childhood memories of boating through eelgrass.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified nitrogen as a primary culprit for the decline of the estuary's ecosystem. The ripple effect of nitrogen on marine ecosystems is well documented, but successful remediation efforts are hard to achieve. Nitrogen is not the sole contributor to the decline of Great Bay. Decreasing levels of nitrogen inflow would help, but it would not by itself bring the Great Bay back to its previous level of health. It is important to try to revive Great Bay through a holistic approach.
A balanced approach with improvements to the way we handle wastewater, storm water and human-produced contaminants is needed. The EPA can only influence the health of Great Bay through the permitting of wastewater treatment plants, but town incentives such as a rebate for decreased treatment demand could be equally effective. It is also important that there be a consensus among the towns in the watershed to try and mitigate this problem.
Storm water management is critically......CONTINUED
Fancy that six-pack
Fancy that six-pack
Is there anyone out there who still cuts up those plastic six-pack ring carriers used to hold cans or bottles in a multi-pack? It’s quite noble of you, but apparently not necessary.
The story used to be that if we let them go uncut into our garbage, and thus into the landfill, poor birds and other creatures would get their poor heads stuck in them and die a horrible, starving death. Six-pack rings today, however, are photodegradable, nontoxic and recyclable. That means they break down in sunlight. They are also approved by the EPA for packaging use.
Some people even applaud the use of the ring carriers as a way to minimize packaging, rather than using fiberboard and corrugated packaging.
Piqued your interest in plastic carriers? Log on to hi-cone.com to get more information. And lose yourself in the many styles and persuasions of six-pack ring carriers.
The story used to be that if we let them go uncut into our garbage, and thus into the landfill, poor birds and other creatures would get their poor heads stuck in them and die a horrible, starving death. Six-pack rings today, however, are photodegradable, nontoxic and recyclable. That means they break down in sunlight. They are also approved by the EPA for packaging use.
Some people even applaud the use of the ring carriers as a way to minimize packaging, rather than using fiberboard and corrugated packaging.
Piqued your interest in plastic carriers? Log on to hi-cone.com to get more information. And lose yourself in the many styles and persuasions of six-pack ring carriers.
Dog gets second chance at life after hit by car
Dog gets second chance at life after hit by car
WELM, Wash. -- A dog got a second chance at life in what one Washington state family called a holiday miracle.
The dog named Scamp was hit by a car and presumed dead, but after spending a night in the cold, the impossible happened.
For 6-year-old twins Chevelle and Kaiden Woods, drawing pictures is much more than just colors and shapes lately. It's who they draw, not what they draw that has them both smiling: a dog.
But the colors that surround their world turned dark 10 days ago when they lost their newest family member.
“I was talking and not paying attention and he somehow got outside the fence and the next thing I know I heard the car,” said Paul McKinlay.......
WELM, Wash. -- A dog got a second chance at life in what one Washington state family called a holiday miracle.
The dog named Scamp was hit by a car and presumed dead, but after spending a night in the cold, the impossible happened.
For 6-year-old twins Chevelle and Kaiden Woods, drawing pictures is much more than just colors and shapes lately. It's who they draw, not what they draw that has them both smiling: a dog.
But the colors that surround their world turned dark 10 days ago when they lost their newest family member.
“I was talking and not paying attention and he somehow got outside the fence and the next thing I know I heard the car,” said Paul McKinlay.......
Stop Mercury and Other Toxics
Protect Our Health: Stop Mercury and Other Toxics |    |
Mercury is poison and it's likely in you or your loved ones.
Mercury and other air toxics contribute to a host of heinous health problems from birth defects to premature death. But President Obama and the EPA are on the verge of finalizing historic protections!
Unfortunately, Big Coal and Big Oil are trying to block these life-saving efforts. Americans have waited too long for this commonsense safeguard!
Urge President Obama to stand up to corporate polluters and issue strong Mercury and Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants!
Protect Our Health: Stop Mercury and Other Toxics http://ow.ly/7ZFYH
Can you protect us from mercury?
Mercury is poison and it's likely in you or your loved ones.
But we can end the cycle of pollution right now by telling President Obama you support their strong Air Toxics Standard. The President is considering this standard now -- let him know you support protecting our families from mercury!
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Mt Washington
Blowing Snow Freezing Fog and Windy and 1 F at Mount Washington, NH Winds are West at 36.8 MPH (32 KT). The pressure is s1z.us/zk.htm
Saturday, December 10, 2011
The Great Outdoors
Sometimes we just need to take a break and look at the forest through the trees.
Many of us go through the rush called life and don't get the opportunity to see what is around us.
Enjoying life is about the Journey not the Destination.
Grab your backpack and your camera and explore, there is a lot to see.
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Many of us go through the rush called life and don't get the opportunity to see what is around us.
Enjoying life is about the Journey not the Destination.
Capture as many moments as you can through the lens, so you can share those experiences with others so they too can awaken to the life beyond four wheels and yellow lines.
Grab your backpack and your camera and explore, there is a lot to see.
Titled: Wonderful creatures - Animals
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Strike a Pose
Enjoying a crisp morning ride! - Mimi
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Boston Police Clear Out Occupy Boston Camp « CBS Boston
Boston Police Clear Out Occupy Boston Camp « CBS Boston
BOSTON (CBS) –Boston police cleared out the Occupy Boston camp Saturday morning. Hundreds of officers moved into Dewey Square around 5 a.m., removing protesters who had refused to leave.
As expected, police arrested several dozen demonstrators. As of 7 a.m., officials said 32 men and 14 women had been arrested. Charges included trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Police described the operation as calm and peaceful. They say there was no violence from protesters and there were no injuries. Police were not wearing riot gear during the operation.
Boston Police Superintendent William Evans.......
BOSTON (CBS) –Boston police cleared out the Occupy Boston camp Saturday morning. Hundreds of officers moved into Dewey Square around 5 a.m., removing protesters who had refused to leave.
As expected, police arrested several dozen demonstrators. As of 7 a.m., officials said 32 men and 14 women had been arrested. Charges included trespassing and disorderly conduct.
Police described the operation as calm and peaceful. They say there was no violence from protesters and there were no injuries. Police were not wearing riot gear during the operation.
Boston Police Superintendent William Evans.......
Friday, December 9, 2011
Happy Holidays?
Ever go into a store during Christmas and here:
"Happy Holidays"
Well I agree with Walter:
"Screw you, it's Merry Christmas"
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