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The Power of Independent Thinking
Is U.S. Justice Broken?
Recorded: Thursday, December 9, 2010
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From fingerprinting to criminal sentencing, from lawyer licensing to judicial selection, and from eminent domain to wealth transfers via class-action lawsuits, how do perverse incentives impact the law and what reforms would create a more just and efficient legal system?
Experts: David D. Friedman, Alex Kozinski, Edward J. López, David J. TherouxType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Criminal Justice/ Prisons
New Directions for Peace and Security
Recorded: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
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For more than a century U.S. foreign policywhether conducted by Democrats or Republicanshas been based on the assumption that Americans interests are served best by intervening abroad to secure markets, fight potential enemies far from American shores, or engage in democratic nation building. But, what is the record of such policies, including now in Iraq?
Experts: Carl P. Close, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, James L. Payne, Edward P. StringhamType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy
Bureaucracy vs. The Environment: What Should Be Done?
Recorded: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
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Environmental quality has been a major public concern since the first Earth Day in 1970, yet the maze of environmental regulations enacted since has fostered huge government bureaucracies better known for waste and failure than for innovation and success.
Experts: Carl P. Close, Michael Shaw, Randy T SimmonsType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Environment


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May 6, 2016
Friday, Jan. 11, 2013
AIKEN, S.C. -- Some Aiken residents have been placed on a boil water advisory for the next 24 hours.
The city issued the warning after two water main breaks.
The first happened in the Deerwood neighborhood and affects residents from Pine Log Road to Troon Way. The second happened in Woodside Plantation and affects residents on Steeplechase Road from West Pleasant Colony Drive to Anderson Pond Road.
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The United States African Development Foundation (ADF) has approved a grant to the tune of USD1m for Tanzania to serve the marginalised and other underserved populations.
Speaking to this paper in an emailed interview, the Foundation's country programme coordinator, Godfrey Kassanga, said the grant would fund not more than 10 grantees.
In a year the organisation receives on average 110 applications although the number may vary depending on the outreach programme, he said.
"ADF has a limited funding basket, which for example, for the United States government Fiscal Year 2012 that started from October 2011 to September 2012, the foundation approved USD1m for the Tanzania Programme. This fund is simply called Community Reinvestment Grant Fund," he said.
Explaining further, he said again they review all grant application, and a time lag can extend from 3 to 6 months, sometimes to even 9 months before we actually fund a new applicant.
"This is because our application passes through a number of stages to ensure it suites ADF mission in Tanzania, and secondly it should really present the actual society need," he said.
In obtaining an assurance whether or not grant programme benefits the poor, he said, the organisation prefers to seek and document success stories although that does not happen more often, he said.
In the lifetime of the grant, he said, they normally visit the groups and occasionally tour a few group members to see if at all they first exist and second have any changes from the ordinary life before funding.
In Tanzania, the organisation started the funding programme since 1986 with a focus on exporting enterprises engaged in agriculture and agro-processing activities. Currently there are 22 active grantees with a total commitment of nearly USD4m, he said.
He revealed that the organisation has two major priorities when considering a request for funding a project.
The application should actually come from an African community group or organisation that represents its own development priorities and includes the participation of the poor in setting project objectives, he said.
Besides, he said, it must represent a project that provides maximum benefit to an underserved and marginalised population group.
Further, he said, project applications are evaluated on the basis of potential benefits to the community, potential for job creation, workers income improvements, long term profitability, and managerial strengths and capabilities.
The community group/organization seeking funding assistance from ADF should be 100 percent African-owned and managed.
A number of groups have through ADF Grant Programme improved and developed their businesses from domestic to international markets. They include Maasai Women Development Organization (MWEDO), Karatu Development Association (KDA) and Nyirefami Limited.
Others are Classic Home Care in Tanga, Golden Food Products Limited (GFP) in Arusha and Tanga, and other groups in Morogoro like Mbingu Organic Cocoa Outgrowers Association (MOCOA) and TanFeeds.


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Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Emanuel County Sheriff J. Tyson Stephens has confirmed the two remaining escaped inmates have been taken back into custody after escaping Nov. 10.
Matthew Findley and Jeffery Webb were found in Iowa on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
They will have an extradition hearing in Iowa and will then be
returned to the Emanuel County Jail.
The other four inmates were found within 24 hours of the escape.
The six inmates were able to escape after someone left a small maintenance door open at the jail.
As of Tuesday, the following inmates are back in custody:
- Eric Lashawn Barney, 32
- Matthew Shepherd Findley, 24
- Dante Jamial Latimore, 27
- Cecil Dewitt Nelson, 33
- John Stephen Powell, 27
- Jeffery Rashawn Webb, 26
The Emanuel County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Marshal's Southeastern Regional Fugitive Task Force and law enforcement in Iowa assisted in the arrests.
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From Yahoo Sports. Are the writers at the LA Times high?! Mr.Kraft will get a stronly worded letter from me if this comes to pass. But I certainly can't imagine he'd even consider signing such an...ahem...individual.
Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:55 am EDT
Michael Vick could end up in New England
Now that Almighty NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has let it be known that ex-con quarterback Michael Vick(notes) isn't going to be suspended for the season, rumblings are starting as to where the dog lover will end up - and it isn't in the fledgling United Football League, which some previously believed would be his only chance to make some dough for throwing a ball.
The Los Angeles Times is proposing that the New England Patriots may have some interest in bringing Vick in as a backup to Tom Brady(notes). After all, the Patriots haven't been afraid to sign such controversial players as Randy Moss(notes), who had a past history of marijuana use, knocking over a police officer with his car, and pretending to moon opposing fans, and Corey Dillon(notes), who supposedly just had a bad attitude, in the past.
The Miami Dolphins are also considered a possible landing spot for Vick, depending on whether Bill Parcells wants to bench his new prize possession, former West Virginia quarterback Pat White(notes). And Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis is always happy to give a controversial player a 14th chance.
Source: Los Angeles Times


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Tyhja wrote:As evidence to the contrary, Shirozaki, Rom, and others, have obviously understood what i wrote. Since they did and you didnt...
Yay, you wrote other people's names. I could type Logress, GGG, Angelspawns and maybe even Worthing because you're not doing what Macho Man would do. I can name names here too but at the end of the day, it doesn't matter. Because what I did to strengthen my argument is use your own words against you. The points I made, you can't hit them because they are your own words.
Tyhja wrote:Perhaps if i dont get a reply, i think it might be fair for me to conclude that ALL this is acceptable altiel behaviour, in which case, I shall have to be full swing, as the case should be, to provide the full altiel experience i have been denying to other users.
Namely, be abusive, only in in-game battles, role play maximally, of course.
Blam, another example on your "If they don't act, it must be acceptable"
Tyhja wrote:Let's not detract from the main topic about The Reaction towards Swearing.
Rules say, don't use profanity and you did it right in front of a Mod/Admin/Creator of this game. Instead of apologizing and saying, "Sorry, game just frustrated me" or at least, waited till she left, you keep backing yourself into this corner with repeated, "others get away with it."


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Martin Almada is the director of Fundación Celestina Pérez de Almada, which uses solar cookers for cooking and solar food dryers to dry fruit for sale to boost local incomes and improve nutrition in schools.
News and recent developments
- March 2007: Martin Almada reports that Paraguay has issued a postage stamp featuring a solar cooker. He feels the stamp is an advance in spreading awareness of solar cookers, and will contribute to environmental protection and energy conservation. He hopes that organizations elsewhere will follow this example and encourage creation of solar postage stamps in their own countries.
- March 2006: Paraguay continues to be an exciting place when it comes to transforming lives through solar energy. Responsible for a long chain of successes are two closely entwined organizations: la Fundación Celestina Pérez de Almada and the CEDESOL Foundation. Led by Professor Martin Almada and engineer Jean-Claude Pulfer, the twin organizations bring solar energy out of the laboratories and universities to people in need. Their projects provide enough solar equipment and training to transform whole villages, creating solar futures in several villages, and bringing those futures into the present, one village at a time. With support from the Swiss Embassy in Paraguay, the Almada-Pulfer team recently supplied solar cooking equipment to two schools for lunch preparation. Solar food dryers will provide out-of-season healthy fruit snacks to students. Dr. Almada was recently awarded a prestigious European Solar Prize from the European Association for Renewable Energies (EUROSOLAR). The award honors his "commitment for the use of renewable energies in order to give people hope and find a way out of poverty." You can find more information on this award and view a short video of Dr. Almada's work here.
See also
- Guia de Uso de cocinas y hornos solares - Fundación Celestina Perez de Almada
- Guia de Uso de secaderos solares - Martin Almada
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Looks pretty good! I very much like your trees (they look great individually or in clumps) and your rough hill terrain is cool.
I'm guessing you used RPG Citymap Generator? It gave you a nice distribution of buildings but the roads could use a bit of tinkering I think - there are a few in the main town cluster that are going nowhere. Also, the widest roads look pretty out of scale with the buildings, maybe thin them up some? Some judicious editing of your road network would greatly improve the look of this one I think. Final, also an artifact of RPGCMG is the blobby shape of the pond? Just a little bit of hand painting would make that more natural looking I think.
Great map. Have some rep for it!


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W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture
The Department of Special Collections and University Archives and the Department of Afro-American Studies at UMass Amherst co-sponsor an annual colloquium to commemorate W.E.B. Du Bois. Timed to coincide with the anniversary of his birth (February 23), the departments invite a distinguished Speaker to discuss Dr. Du Bois' life, work, and legacy.
- Performer: Brian Richardson and Pulse Ensemble Theatre
- Title: "A Man for All Times: W.E.B. Du Bois"
This year's Du Bois Birthday Celebration features performances of "A Man for All Times: W.E.B. Du Bois," performed by the Pulse Ensemble Theatre. The one-hour one-man show of the 95-year-long life of W.E.B. Du Bois unfolds in a gripping performance by Brian Richardson, and a moving script by writer/director Alexa Kelly. Learn more about Great Barrington's native son, civil rights leader, and visionary of equality and democracy at this free performance by Pulse Theatre Ensemble.
Additional free performances will be held on Saturday, February 22, 7:00 p.m., at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and on Sunday, February 23, 10:00 a.m., at St. John's Congregational Church, Springfield, Massachusetts.
- Speaker: Arthur McFarlane II
- Title: "The Life of W.E.B. Du Bois and Its Relevance to Today
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Envrionment
McFarlane, the great-grandson of W.E.B. Du Bois, will discuss the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois, civil rights activist, co-founder of the NAACP, and the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University.
- Speaker: Derrick Alridge
- Title: "Ideas Have Consequences: The Radical Pedagogy of W.E.B. Du Bois"
- Professor in the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Derrick Alridge is author of The Educational Thought of W.E.B. Du Bois: An Intellectual History, lead editor of Message in the Music: Hip Hop, History, and Pedagogy, and Distinguished Lecturer for the Association of the Study of African American Life and History. He is currently completing an intellectual history of Hip Hop as a social movement called The Hip Hop Mind: An Intellectual History of the Social Consciousness of a Generation (University of Wisconsin Press) and is conducting research for a book on the role of education in the civil rights movement.
An educational and intellectual historian, Alridge is associate editor of the Journal of African American History and served as Director of the Institute for African American Studies. Alridge's areas of scholarship include the history of African America education, African American intellectual history and the history of ideas, and civil rights studies. His work has been published in the Journal of African American History, the Journal of Negro Education, and teh History of Education Quarterly, among others.
- Speaker: Bettina Aptheker
- Title: "W.E.B. Du Bois: Personal Stories/Political Reflections"
- Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies and History
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bettina Aptheker is Distinguished Professor of Feminist Studies and History at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she has taught for more than 30 years. Her most recent book is a memoir, Intimate Politics: How I Grew Up Red, Fought for Free Speech and Became a Feminist Rebel (2006). It contains many stories of her early friendship with W.E.B. and Shirley Graham Du Bois. Other major books include, The Morning Breaks: The Trial of Angela Davis (1976; 2nd edition, 1999); Woman's Legacy: Essays on Race, Sex, and Class in American History (1982) and Tapestries of Life: Women's Work, Women's Consciousness, and the Meaning of Daily Experience (1989). She is the biographer of Shirley Graham Du Bois for Notable American Women, and is currently writing a critical essay on Graham Du Bois' creative career as an opera composer, playwright, biographer, and novelist. She is also at work on a major research project: "Queering the History of the American Left: 1940s-1980s."
- Speaker: Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham
- Title: "The Many Lives of W.E.B. Du Bois in the New From Slavery to Freedom"
- Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies
Harvard University
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham has been chair of the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard since 2006. She also served as Acting-Director of Harvard's W.E.B. Du Bois Institute in the Spring 2008. A prolific author, she is co-editor with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of the African American National Biography (2008)—a multivolume-reference work that presents African American history through the lives of people, and she and Gates also co-edited African American Lives (2004), which served as the forerunner to the AANB. Professor Higginbotham was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Guide to African-American History (2001) with general editors Darlene Clark Hine, and Leon Litwack. She also co-edited History and Theory: Feminist Research, Debates and Contestations (1997).
Professor Higginbotham is the author of Righteous Discontent: The Women's Movement in the Black Baptist Church: 1880-1920 (1993), which won numerous book prizes, most notably from the American Historical Association, the American Academy of Religion, the Association of Black Women Historians, and the Association for Research on Non-Profit and Voluntary Organizations. Righteous Discontent was also included among the New York Times Book Review's Notable Books of the Year in 1993 and 1994.
- Speaker: Howard Dodson
- Chief of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
New York Public Library
A scholar, historian, educator, curator, consultant, and lecturer, Howard Dodson, has committed his professional life to the retrieval, preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of the history and culture of African and African American peoples.
Since 1984, Dodson has served as chief of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the world's leading and most prestigious repository for materials and artifacts on black cultural life. Under Dodson's leadership, the Schomburg Center has developed into the world's most comprehensive public research library devoted exclusively to documenting and interpreting African diasporan and African history and culture.
Dodson's books include Becoming American: The African American Journey (Sterling Publishing, Inc., 2009), In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience (National Geographic Press, 2004), Jubilee: The Emergence of African-American Culture (National Geographic Press, 2002), and The Black New Yorkers: Four Hundred Years of African American History (Wiley, 2000).
- Speaker: Arnold Rampersad
- Department of English, Stanford University
A distinguished biographer and literary critic, Arnold Rampersad is the Sara Hart Kimball Professor in the Humanities and Professor of English at Stanford University. A scholar of race and American literature and the Harlem Renaissance, Rampersad has written books on W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and most recently, Ralph Ellison. He has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and was a 1991 recipient of a MacArthur "genius grant." He is a recipient of fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Rockefeller Foundation.
Professor Rampersad has recently published Ralph Ellison, a biography of the novelist (1914-1994). His other books include The Art and Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois (1976); The Life of Langston Hughes (2 vols., 1986, 1988); Days of Grace: A Memoir (1993), co-authored with Arthur Ashe; and Jackie Robinson: A Biography (1997). In addition, he has edited several volumes including Collected Poems of Langston Hughes; the Library of America edition of works by Richard Wright, with revised individual editions of Native Son and Black Boy; and (as co-editor with Deborah McDowell) Slavery and the Literary Imagination. He was also co-editor, with Shelley Fisher Fishkin, of the Race and American Culture book series published by Oxford University Press. His teaching covers such areas as nineteenth and twentieth-century American literature; American autobiography; race and American literature; and African-American literature.
- Speaker:James Turner
- Africana Studies and Research Center, Cornell University
- Poster (pdf)
- Speaker: Clayborne Carson
- Stanford University, editor, Papers of Martin Luther King
- Press release (pdf)
- Speaker: Robert Hill
- UCLA, editor, Papers of Marcus Garvey
- Press release (Word file)
- Speaker: John H. Bracey
- Afro-American Studies, UMass Amherst
- Panelists:
- Horace Clarence Boyer
- Music, UMass Amherst
- Esther Terry
- Afro-American Studies, UMass Amherst
- Phil Zuckerman, "Du Bois, Religion, and The Souls of Black Folk"
- Sociology, Pitzer College
- David Blight, "A Poet's Sense of the Past: The Souls of Black Folk as History"
- History, Yale University
- Ernest Allen, "The Education of Black Folk: The Educational Philosophies of W.E.B. Du Bois"
- Afro-American Studies, UMass Amherst
- Gerald Friedman, "Reconstructing the Color Line: The New Economics of Race in the Post-bellum South"
- Economics, UMass Amherst
- Panelists:
- Esther Cooper Jackson
- Co-founder, Freedomways
- James Jackson
- Editor, Daily Worker
- Abbott Simon
- Executive director, Peace Information Center and co-defendant with Dr. Du Bois
- Speaker: David Levering Lewis
- History, Rutgers University
- Speaker: Ruth Simmons
- President, Smith College
- Speaker: Ernest Allen
- Afro-American Studies, UMass Amherst
- Speaker: Randolph W. Bromery
- President, Springfield College and former Chancellor, UMass Amherst
- Speaker: David Levering Lewis
- History, Rutgers University
- Panelists:
- David Du Bois
- William Strickland
- Michael Thelwell
- Speaker: Herbert Aptheker
- Editor, Complete Published Works of W.E.B. Du Bois
- Listen to a recording of Aptheker's lecture.
Wallace, Karl Richards, 1905-1973
Karl Richards Wallace Papers, 1898-1976.
Call no.: FS 086
Educator, rhetorician, author, President of the Speech Association of America in 1954, and Professor of Speech at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1968-1973.
Includes the accumulated research notes and materials written and used by Wallace in his career as a teacher and author; drafts, reprints, and proofs of his speeches, papers, articles, and books, both published and unpublished, often with accompanying correspondence, research notes, and/or contracts; lecture notes and classroom materials dating from his years as a student through those as a teacher; drafts and reprints of papers and articles by students and colleagues; correspondence; the reports, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, agenda, notes on meetings, minutes, committee recommendations, position papers, newsletters, audit reports, budget recommendations, membership lists, itineraries, and programs indicative of his leadership and active participation in the Speech Association of America and other professional organizations, conferences, and university committees.
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of English
- Wallace, Karl Richards, 1905-1973
Woodbury, Walter B. (Walter Bentley), 1834-1885
Walter B. Woodbury Photograph Collection, 1865-1866.
Call no.: PH 003
In the late 1850s and early 1860s, the pioneering British photographer Walter Woodbury captured images of Java, and especially its capital city Batavia (modern day Jakarta). Working in partnership with James Page, the two established a photographic firm that continued to produce and sell images long after Woodbury's return to England in 1863.
Consisting of 42 albumen prints, the Woodbury Collection includes numerous images of the landscape and colonial buildings in Batavia, Buitenzorg (Bogor), and Surabaya. A few photographs capture images of the European community in Java, and local Javanese residents.
- Bogor (Indonesia)--Photographs
- Indonesia--Photographs
- Jakarta (Indonesia)--Photographs
- Java (Indonesia)--Photographs
- Surabaya (Indonesia)--Photographs
- Woodbury & Page
- Woodbury, Walter B. (Walter Bentley), 1834-1885
Types of material
- Albumen prints
- Photograps
Abbe, Edward H.
Edward H. Abbe Papers, 1828-2004.
Call no.: MS 736
Born in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1915 and raised largely in Hampton, Va., Edward Abbe seemed destined to be an engineer. The great nephew of Elihu Thomson, an inventor and founding partner in General Electric, and grandson of Edward Folger Peck, an early employee of a precursor of that firm, Abbe came from a family with a deep involvement in electrification and the development of street railways. After prepping at the Rectory and Kent Schools, Abbe studied engineering at the Sheffield School at Yale, and after graduation in 1938, accepted a position with GE. For 36 years, he worked in the Industrial Control Division in New York and Virginia, spending summers at the family home on Martha's Vineyard. After retirement in 1975, he and his wife Gladys traveled frequently, cruising both the Atlantic and Pacific.
Ranging from an extensive correspondence from his high school and college days to materials relating to his family's involvement in engineering, the Abbe collection offers an in depth perspective on an educated family. An avid traveler and inveterate keeper, Ed Abbe gathered a diverse assemblage of letters, diaries, and memorabilia relating to the history of the Abbe, Peck, Booth, Gifford, and Boardman families. The collection is particularly rich in visual materials, including albums and photographs, depicting homes, travel, and family life over nearly a century.
- Abbe family
- Boardman family
- Booth family
- Electrical engineers
- General Electric
- Gifford family
- Kent School--Students
- Peck family
- Rectory School--Students
- Yale University--Students
- Abbe, Edward H
- Abbe, Gladys Howard
- Abbe, William Parker
- Peck, Edward F
- Peck, Mary Booth
Types of material
- Diaries
- Letters (Correspondence)
- Photographs
Akin, Benjamin (Dartmouth, Mass.)
Benjamin Akin Daybook and Ledger, 1737-1764.
Call no.: MS 204 bd
A tanner, currier, and shoemaker, Benjamin Akin was born into a prominent Bristol County family in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on May 18, 1715. With a prolific and well-connected family and successful in his own business endeavors, Akin attained some stature in Dartmouth. First appointed town clerk in 1745, he filled that office from 1754-1770 and again from 1776-1780, adding the title "Esq." to his name by the 1760s. During the Revolutionary years, he served on the town's public safety committee. He died on April 10, 1802.
The Akin ledger offers insight into the fortunes of an 18th-century artisan during the most productive years of his life, as well as into the structure of a local community in southeastern Massachusetts. The ledger includes accounts of with customers for tanning and currying of calf and sheepskin, day-book entries, and accounts with the Town of Dartmouth for services performed at Town Clerk.
- Artisans--Massachusetts
- Dartmouth (Mass.)--History--18th century
- Earthquakes--Massachusetts
- Shoemaking--Massachusetts
- Tanning--Massachusetts
- Akin, Benjamin, 1715-1802
- Akin, Eunice Taber, 1711-1762
Types of material
- Account books
- Daybooks
Albertson, Dean
Dean Albertson Papers, 1966-1968.
Call no.: FS 114
A long-time faculty member at UMass Amherst, Dean Albertson was a twentieth century U.S. historian with a specialty in oral history. A veteran of the Second World War, Albertson received his BA from University of California Berkeley (1942) and doctorate from Columbia (1955), joining the Department of History at UMass in 1965 after several years at Brooklyn College. Interested throughout his career in new methods in research and teaching history, he was author of books on Dwight Eisenhower, Claude Wickard (Franklin Roosevelt's Secretary of Agriculture), and the student movements of the 1960s. Albertson died at his home in Longmeadow, Mass., on March 31, 1989, at the age of 68.
The Albertson Papers consist of the records of three summer institutes in history at UMass run during the summer 1966-1968, and funded by the National Defence Education Act (NDEA). Aimed at high school teachers of social sciences and history in western Massachusetts, the institutes were designed to provide in-service training and to expose teachers to newer material and techniques in teaching U.S. history. See also Dean Albertson's collection of oral histories.
- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of History
- Albertson, Dean, 1920-
Allen, Frances and Mary
Frances and Mary Allen Collection of Deerfield Photographs, 1900-1910.
Call no.: PH 001
Influenced by the arts and crafts movement, Frances and Mary Allen began taking photographs of their native Deerfield, Mass., in the mid-1880s. Displaying a finely honed pictorialist aesthetic, the sisters specialized in views of Deerfield and surrounding towns, posed genre scenes of life in colonial times, and the local scenery, earning a reputation as among the best women photographers of the period.
The Allen sisters photograph album contains ten gelatin developing out prints of street scenes in Deerfield, ca.1900-1910. Among these are two shots of the house they inherited from their aunt Kate in 1895, which thereafter became their home and studio.
- Deerfield (Mass.)--Photographs
- Women photographers--Massachusetts
- Allen, Frances
- Allen, Mary E. (Mary Electa), 1858-1941
Types of material
- Photographs
American Watch Company. Band
American Watch Company Band Engagement Book, 1878-1883.
Call no.: MS 364
Band of musicians who worked at the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts. Engagement book itemizes engagement dates and locations, and membership (including recent immigrants), and includes information about rehearsals, business meetings, and payment.
- American Watch Company--Employees--Recreation
- American Watch Company--Employees--Social life and customs
- American Watch Company--History
- Brass bands--Massachusetts--Waltham
- Industrial recreation--Massachusetts--Waltham
- Waltham (Mass.)--Social conditions--19th century
- American Watch Company. Band
- South Side Brass Band (Waltham, Mass.)
Types of material
- Appointment books
Anglin family
Anglin Family Papers, 1874-1955 (Bulk: 1914-1926).
Call no.: MS 699
Born in Cork, Ireland to a prosperous family, the Anglin siblings began immigrating to Canada and the United States in 1903. The first to relocate to Canada, brothers Will and Sydney pursued vastly different careers, one as a Presbyterian minister and the other as a salesman at a Toronto slaughterhouse. George and Crawford both served in the military during World War I, the former in the British Infantry as a medical officer and the latter in the 4th University Overseas Company first in France and later in Belgium where he died saving the life of a wounded soldier. Gladys Anglin trained as a nurse, but worked in a Canadian department store and at the Railway Office before suffering a mental breakdown and entering the Ontario Hospital as a patient. Ethel remained in Ireland the longest where she taught Domestic Economics at a technical school. The only Anglin to immigrate to the United States and the only female sibling to marry, Ida and husband David Jackson settled in Monson, Massachusetts where they raised four daughters.
The Anglin siblings were part of a close knit family who stayed in contact despite their geographic separation through their correspondence. Siblings wrote and exchanged lengthy letters that document not only family news, but also news of local and national significance. Topics addressed in their letters include World War I, the Irish revolution, medicine, religious ministry, and domestic issues from the ability of a single woman to support herself through work to child rearing.
- Anglin family--Correspondence
- Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History
- Ireland--History--War of Independence, 1919-1921
- Irish--Canada--History
- Irish--United States--History
- World War, 1914-1918
Brooks, Burt V.
Burt V. Brooks Photograph Collection, 1889-1934.
Call no.: PH 060
The artist Burt Vernon Brooks was one of the outstanding chroniclers of daily life in the Swift River Valley before it was inundated to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Born in Brimfield, Mass., in 1849 and raised in Monson, Brooks moved to Greenwich with his family in the 1870s, where he worked on the family farm. At some unclear point before he turned 40, Brooks became active as an artist, painting local homes and scenery and taking photographs of the landscape, residents, and daily life in the Quabbin region. A prolific photographer, he was, in the words of historian Donald W. Howe, "hardly ever seen without his camera strapped to his back," remaining active for decades. Three years after following his second wife to the west, Brooks died in Los Angeles in 1934.
The great majority of the 92 photographs in this collection are 5×7″ dry plate glass negatives taken by Brooks in the earliest years of the twentieth century, documenting the houses and people of Greenwich. Brooks' work includes landscapes, houses, and a significant series of images of the Hillside School, but some of his best works are studio portraits, images of people at home or with their carriages, and posed scenes of children at play or at work. The collection also includes eight images by Brooks at Enfield, Greenwich, and Dana that are the property of the Swift River Valley Historical Society, and six images taken by Chetwynd and Pike in the Quabbin region to document properties slated for removal.
- Agriculture--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- Carriages and carts--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- Children--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- Dana (Mass.)--Photographs
- Dwellings--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- Enfield (Mass.)--Photographs
- Greenwich (Mass.)--Photographs
- Hillside School (Marlborough, Mass.)
- Horses--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- New Salem (Mass.)--Photographs
- Plowing--Massachusetts--Greenwich--Photographs
- Prescott (Mass.)--Photographs
Types of material
- Dry plate gelatin negatives
- Gelatin silver negatives
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Petrofac, an international service provider to the oil and gas industry, said it, Linde and GS Engineering & Construction Corp. have been engaged by KLPE to provide services to the development of its Integrated Petrochemicals Complex and Infrastructure project.
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LONDON -- Petrofac, an international service provider to the
oil and gas industry, said it, Linde and GS Engineering &
Construction Corporation have been
engaged by KLPE to provide services to the development of its
Integrated Petrochemicals Complex and
Infrastructure project, in the Tengiz and Karabatan
regions of Kazakhstan worth up to $3.58 billion in total.
The first part of the contract is worth $77 million, of
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estimate, and successful contract conversion, it is
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Vern McKinley on the Dysfunctional Banking System
Recorded: Monday, February 6, 2012
Research Fellow Vern McKinley interviewed on MSNBCs The Dylan Ratigan Show on the failure of Federal Regulators and the dysfunctional Mortgage/Banking system from the perspective of his new book, Financing Failure: A Century of Bailouts.
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What do Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Darth Vader all have in common? They all wear capes! Think about it: capes are such an essential element to all of their uniforms. There are tons of characters who wear capes - some good, some evil - some for function and others just for fashion. So take a look at our awesome collection of capes and wear one of these costumes or accessories to your next Halloween event, theme party, or comic book convention.
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|RAD Electronics
Tim Bruno of RAD Electronics has designed a "black box" intercom system that is said to reduce background noise and combine a lot of options for ultralight pilots.
Flying open-air ultralights often presents a problem in communication because of the high noise environment. Over the years many headsets and intercom designs have helped pilots overcome much of the noise. A new company called RAD Electronics has come up with an affordable "black box" intercom system that is claimed to reduce background noise and combine a lot of options for the pilot.
"I ended up going with a type of noise reduction which has never been done in an ultralight intercom," claims RAD owner Tim Bruno. "My wife Shari and I wanted to get something on the market that was [affordable], really versatile and does everything in one box."
Called the TAC 100, the intercom features a unique electronic noise-limiting design, allowing for comfortable intercom volume while it reduces unwanted ambient noise. Powered by a 9-volt alkaline battery or 12-volt DC power, the intercom comes with a music jack for CD, tape or radio; two transceiver ports for air-to-air or air-to-ground communication; dual volume and threshold controls; user-adjustable output gain controls for push-to-talk arrangements; and durable anodized finish.
Measuring 1.5 by 4 by 4 inches, the intercom can be panel mounted or placed in a portable "RAD Pak."
"Electronic noise and ambient noise are two different things," Bruno explains. "Electronic noise is caused by the engine, lighting coils, tachometer, magneto switches and strobe lights. That's all usually taken care of by putting a circuit board in the intercom box. The protection is the circuit board and the aluminum box.
"Ambient noise is just what comes into your microphones and ends up going through your speakers. Therefore we have adjustable noise-attenuation so you can actually limit your background noise. And it's not a squelch like in general aviation. It's never been done in this market before. It's a compressor-limited circuit that actually compresses the waveform when there's low voltage coming through the microphone such as ambient noise. But when you speak into the microphone, it agitates the microphone diaphragm, creating more voltage break but you don't hear it working as fast. Again, it's not a squelch. You won't cut off first and last words, you don't have to yell to break it. You can talk pretty naturally even at full-power takeoff. You don't have to throttle back, because the intercom works well enough even to fly as a single-place and plug into the intercom just as you listen to music or whatever you want to do while you're flying.
"We've also gone to a 4-layer circuit board in our intercom box, which is heavily shielded. The box is usually what does a lot of the noise suppression."
What if a pilot already has a helmet and headset system and he just wants the intercom box? Is that retrofittable?
"If it's a single-plug system, yes," says Bruno. "So you don't have to replace your whole system, just your intercom if you want better noise attenuation. They're all surface mount, all the jacks are surface mount, eliminating the wires in the box."
RAD Electronics also manufactures communication helmets and headsets. "We have 8 different color earcups, four different color helmet combinations, and interface cables for all the popular radios," says Bruno.Info: RAD Electronics, Inc., W9509 County Road JJ, Dept. UF, Wautoma, WI 54982.
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Embattled rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is wanted by police in California again after failing to turn up at court.
A judge has issued two warrants for Knight's arrest, giving police the authority to arrest him on sight, after he missed two scheduled appearances at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in June.
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I took a look at the latest activity on the Sun today and came up with this sketch. I made a 4" template on Strathmore paper and used solar projection to locate and trace the position of the sunspot groups on the solar disk.
Then I put a Baader Astrosolar film filter on the objective, increased the magnification, and drew in the details I could see. The Sun was pretty low and the seeing was just fair, but the spots were big enough to allow me to see at least some detail, even though I usually try to use more magnification than 60x.
I used 2B, HB, and 6B graphite pencils, my finger, and a blending stump. The sketched was flipped after scanning.
The Sun has been so quiet that I haven't done one of these in a long time. Hope you like it.


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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WUSA) -- Anne Arundel County police say they have charged a man with first-degree murder for allegedly strangling his great aunt in a home in Glen Burnie on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, officers went to a home in the 300 block of Gatewater Court to investigate the report of a death. They found 62-year-old Dianna Lee Fitzwater dead. A woman at the home told officers that she and Brandon Zachary Duncan found Fitzwater unresponsive in the living room after waking up, say police. The woman said when she was unsuccessful at waking Fitzwater she called 911.
On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled that Fitzwater died as a result of asphyxiation and the manner of death was homicide. Officers interviewed Duncan who admitted that he strangled Fitzwater, say police.
Duncan was then charged with first-degree murder and officers also found out that he was Fitzwater's great nephew.
Police say Duncan is under guard at a local hospital for unrelated issues, but did not provide any more details.
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Birds Of A Feather Flock Together
Posted by Cynthia | Filed under Musings
My visit to the Smart Home at the Chicago Museum of Science + Industry, proved to be a launching pad for investigation for me and my family. I have found one of the greatest gifts of motherhood is the opportunity to learn and create together. Sometimes the simple questions, like "where do our eggs come from", provides a spontaneous opportunity to design.
I recently picked up the Young Readers Edition of the Omnivores Dilemma by Michael Pollan, for my boys to read. If you are familiar with the original book, the new version for kids is a welcome introduction to the "secrets behind what you eat". It has prompted some lively dinner discussion at my house, and investigation into our daily life design choices.
Discussions have ranged from "what really is organic", to grass fed cattle, and startling imagery into the real meaning of "free range". The challenge, when you have the information in hand, is what to do with it. We feel the responsibility to design a solution. What can I do to make a difference? A child's capacity to embrace the opportunity for change is inspiring. All is possible. It's simple. Never mind our village doesn't allow it, or it might be difficult, or laborious; "Let's just do it, Mom". What a gift to see the world with such promise.
So, what exactly is Free Range?
The Prefab Chicken Coop is a thing of beauty, designed with function at the core, and expressed in a pleasing modern aesthetic, to complement any home. They can go almost anywhere, and seem right at home in an urban or suburban setting. By reducing environmental impacts and encouraging domestic farming techniques, residential chicken coops offer a more sustainable farming method. A few of our favorites follow.
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We have learned some interesting things along the way.
"Did you know that just two chickens will provide you with between 10 and 12 delicious, fresh eggs a week? And it's so convenient, instead of going to the store on Sunday morning you can now collect your breakfast from the backyard"! Omlet.com
"Chickens really aren't noisy. They get happy when they lay eggs and like to share the good news, but they don't make a lot of noise. There is actually no need for a rooster unless one plans to hatch eggs. Chickens are warm and charming creatures that will love you, provide fantastic fertilizer for your garden and leave you wonderful edible gifts every day that are not full of chemicals or cruelty". Majordojo.com
Life. One inspired design solution at a time.
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SDS offers rich and multifaceted experiences that traditional academic disciplines do not. The school applies design thinking to problems in the urban realm, the environment, business innovation, and services and systems.
Recognizing the shift of population into large cities, rapid climate change, and the preponderance of design intended for the economically privileged in the post-retail world, the school has adopted a threefold mission: making cities more vibrant, diverse, and resilient; helping individuals and societies mitigate and adapt to climate change; and improving the lives of people across the socioeconomic spectrum and the world.
Parsons' curriculum evolves in response to world events, ecological trends, and political movements, and SDS serves as the laboratory for this adaptation. The school's programs are among the newest at Parsons, and they focus on foreseeing changes in design, business, and art.
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Be the best Disney princess or hero you can be this Halloween. Impress all the boys and girls at school by making your costume complete with these Disney accessories. What is a king without his crown, or a princess without her tiara? They are just normal people, and you don't want to be normal this Halloween. You want to stand out. With the proper set of wings, you can fly yourself passed the competition for the best costume.
Don't get caught without your glass slippers on the night of the ball. How would you ever find your prince charming if you didn't have a slipper to leave behind? Cinderella minus her slipper would just equal a giant missed opportunity. Your fairy godmother can only get you so far, but you have to do the rest.
You don't even need an outfit to add these Disney accessories to. You can build a costume with them all on their own. With some fancy shoes, a nice wand, and gorgeous, lengthy gloves, you can transform yourself into a magically beautiful fairy. We also have add-ons to turn a regular boy into a heroic Disney character. Woody needs his hat, vest, and badge, and so do you if you want to be him for Halloween.


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The Trouble with Tribbles (episode)
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|"The Trouble with Tribbles"
|TOS, Episode 2x13
Production number: 60342
First aired: 29 December 1967
Remastered version aired: 4 November 2006
|43rd of 80 produced in TOS
|44th of 80 released in TOS
|9th of 80 released in TOS Remastered
|44th of 728 released in all
| Written By
David Gerrold
Directed By
Joseph Pevney
|4523.3 (2268)
|Arc: Cyrano Jones and Tribbles (1 of 2)
|Arc: Arne Darvin (1 of 2)
A dispute over control of a planet brings Enterprise to a space station, where they must deal with Klingons, edgy Federation officials, and a previously-unknown race of small, unbearably cute, voraciously hungry and rapidly-multiplying furry creatures.
The Enterprise is en route to Deep Space Station K-7 for assistance with an important assignment regarding a disputed planet. One parsec from the nearest Klingon outpost ("Close enough to smell them," as Chekov puts it), the post is near Sherman's Planet, which is claimed by both sides.
Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Spock, and Ensign Pavel Chekov review the area's history: Twenty-three years after the inconclusive Battle of Donatu V, the Organian Peace Treaty is set to grant control of the planet to the party that can demonstrate it can develop the planet's resources most efficiently.
Uhura reports from the bridge that K-7 has issued a Code One alert, which signals that it is under attack. Kirk orders a speed increase to Warp Factor 6, while Uhura initiates a Red alert.
Act One
The Enterprise arrives at maximum warp, ready for a fight, only to find no battle. Beaming over with Spock, Kirk demands an explanation from Station Manager Lurry, but is told he was ordered to do so by Nilz Baris, a Federation official in charge of the Sherman's Planet development project.
Baris and his aide, Arne Darvin, fear that the Klingons might try to sabotage the Federation's best hope to win control of the planet – a high-yield grain known as quadrotriticale, the only Earth grain that will grow on the planet. Tons of the grain are stored at the station, and Baris demands security and protection from Kirk. Kirk still believes they have misused the Priority One designation, but assigns two guards to the station, and allows shore leave for the Enterprise crew.
On leave, Uhura meets a dealer named Cyrano Jones, who is trying to wholesale to the skeptical bartender various rare galactic items, among them, furry little creatures Jones calls tribbles. While they dicker over the price, Chekov notices it has eaten a quadrotriticale sample left on the bar and Uhura is enchanted by it. Jones gives the tribble to Uhura, a move the bartender claims will ruin the market but Jones claims will spur more sales.
Back on the Enterprise, Kirk receives an order from Starfleet Admiral Fitzpatrick to render any aid that Baris may require. Kirk is exasperated, and just then learns that a Klingon battle cruiser has arrived within 100 kilometers of K-7. Kirk orders a Red Alert and for Lurry to be notified. Lurry, however, discounts a possible attack, as the Klingon ship's captain, Koloth, and first officer, Korax, are sitting in his office. Kirk orders the Red Alert canceled.
Act Two
Kirk arrives and the Klingons assert their rights to shore leave under the Organian treaty. Kirk reluctantly accedes, but sets limits of twelve at a time, with one guard from the Enterprise for each Klingon soldier.
In the recreation room aboard the Enterprise, Uhura's tribble gives birth to a litter. The sounds the tribbles make seem to have a soothing effect on Humans and Vulcans. Dr. McCoy takes one of the offspring to study it. Meanwhile, Kirk argues with Baris about the adequacy of the security Kirk is providing, until Kirk claims he is getting a headache. Going to sickbay for a treatment, Kirk sees that McCoy's tribble has also produced a litter. McCoy reports that almost 50% of their metabolism is geared to reproduction.
Kirk tells crewmembers beaming over to shore leave on K7 to avoid trouble with the Klingons. Scotty declines shore leave, but Kirk, concerned for him getting too wrapped up in technical journals, orders him over to keep an eye on the others.
At the bar aboard K7, Jones tries to sell more tribbles. The Enterprise crew aren't interested, and the tribbles and the Klingons react to one another with loud hostility. The bartender is uninterested in more tribbles either – the one he acquired earlier is already multiplying. Korax starts insulting the Enterprise crew, first by comparing the Humans to tribbles and to Regulan bloodworms. He then tries to provoke Chekov by insulting Kirk, but Scott restrains Chekov. But then, Korax begins directing his insults at the Enterprise itself, first calling it a garbage scow, then just garbage. Scott finally punches Korax in the face, provoking a massive brawl between the two groups. The barman retreats and Jones dispenses himself a drink. Security from the Enterprise arrests the brawlers and restores order, and shore leave for both ships is canceled.
Act Three
Kirk interrogates the crew involved in the brawl, but none are forthcoming about who started it. Scott confesses to Kirk in private that he started the fight after the Korax insulted Kirk. Kirk presses further and is perplexed to find that the men fought only after Korax insulted the Enterprise. Kirk restricts Scott to quarters, to which Scotty happily complies, anticipating time off to catch up on his technical journals.
In sickbay, Spock and McCoy have a characteristic debate on the aesthetics and utility of tribbles. The question soon attracts Kirk's attention on the bridge; there are tribbles in his captain's chair – and everywhere. McCoy says they are "born pregnant." Kirk orders Uhura to call for Jones to be detained on K7 – and to "get these tribbles off the bridge."
On K7, Spock berates Jones for removing tribbles from their natural predators and letting them overbreed. Jones counters with excuses and insists that, at six credits each, they're making him money. Then Nilz Baris confronts Kirk on the insufficient security detail for the quadrotriticale. Baris claims Jones is "quite probably a Klingon agent," but Kirk is unconvinced by the evidence and finds that Jones has done no worse than disrupt activities on K7, which is not unprecedented. "Sometimes, all they need is a title, Mr. Baris," Kirk concludes, and he and Spock return to the Enterprise.
Back on board, the tribble problem has worsened. Kirk can't even eat a meal, as tribbles have gotten into the food synthesizers. Scott reports that the tribbles are circulating through the ventilation ducts, ending up in machinery throughout the ship. Spock points out that there are comparable ducts aboard K7 that lead to the grain storage areas. Kirk orders all the tribbles removed from the Enterprise and rushes to K7, gaining access to one of the storage compartments, but when he opens the overhead door, an avalanche of tribbles buries him.
Act Four
Kirk finally climbs out from the pile of tribbles – a population Spock estimates at 1,771,561 – and Spock discovers that they are gorged on the grain. Baris claims Kirk's orders have turned the project into a disaster and that he will call for a Starfleet board of inquiry against Kirk.
But Spock and McCoy notice that many of the tribbles in the pile are dead or dying. Kirk orders McCoy to find out why they died, though McCoy protests that he doesn't yet know what keeps them alive.
Kirk assembles all the principals in Lurry's office. Koloth demands that Kirk issue an official apology to the Klingon High Command, though Baris says that would give the Klingons the wedge they need to claim Sherman's Planet. Koloth also asks that the tribbles be removed from the room. The guards do so, but they pass Darvin, at which point the tribbles shriek just as they did around Klingons. With his tricorder, McCoy reveals Darvin to be a Klingon. He poisoned the grain with a virus that prevents its victim from absorbing nutrients, which is how the tribbles died. "They starved to death. In a storage compartment full of grain, they starved to death!" Kirk summarizes. Darvin is arrested, the Klingons are ordered out of Federation territory and Kirk says he could learn to like tribbles.
Kirk and Spock then give Jones a choice: twenty years in a rehabilitation colony for transporting a harmful species, or to pick up every tribble on the station (which Spock calculates would take 17.9 years). Jones accepts the latter. Back aboard the Enterprise, Kirk is happy to find the ship swept clean of tribbles, and asks Spock, McCoy and Scotty how they did it. They all deflect Kirk's questions until Scott reluctantly replies that before the Klingons went into warp, he beamed all of them into their engine room, "where they'll be no tribble at all."
Log entries
- "Captain's log, stardate 4523.3. Deep Space Station K-7 has issued a Priority One call. More than an emergency, it signals near or total disaster. We can only assume the Klingons have attacked the station. We're going in armed for battle."
- "Captain's log, stardate 4524.2. A Klingon warship is hovering only 100 kilometers from Deep Space Station K-7 while its captain waits in the station manager's office. Their intentions are unknown."
- "Captain's log, stardate 4525.6. A small disturbance between the Klingon crew and members of the Enterprise crew has broken out aboard Space Station K-7. I am forced to cancel shore leave for both ships."
Memorable Quotes
"I was making a little joke, sir."
"Extremely little, Ensign."
- - Chekov and Spock, as the Enterprise heads for Deep Space Station K-7
"Wheat. So what?"
- - Kirk upon first seeing the Quadrotriticale
"I have never questioned the orders or the intelligence of any representative of the Federation. Until now."
- - Kirk, to Baris on the matter of the protection of the grain.
"Is that an offer or a joke?"
"That's my offer."
"That's a joke."
- - Cyrano Jones and the K-7 bartender, as the bartender offers him four credits per tribble
"Its trilling seems to have a tranquilizing effect on the human nervous system. Fortunately, of course ... I am immune ... to its effect."
- - Spock, as he strokes a tribble (before becoming the subject of dirty looks from Uhura and Freeman)
"Kirk, this station is swarming with Klingons!"
"I was not aware, Mister Baris, that twelve Klingons constitutes a swarm."
- - Baris and Kirk, as Baris lodges a complaint
"Do you know what you get if you feed a tribble too much?"
"A fat tribble."
"No. You get a bunch of hungry little tribbles."
- - McCoy and Kirk, on a tribble's metabolism
"When are you going to get off that milk diet, lad?"
"This is vodka."
"Where I come from, that's soda pop. Now this is a drink for a man."
"It was invented by a little old lady from Leningrad."
- - Scott and Chekov, at the K-7 bar
"Oh...I just remembered: There is one Earth man who doesn't remind me of a Regulan bloodworm. That's Kirk. A Regulan bloodworm is soft and shapeless. But Kirk isn't soft. Kirk may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood, but he's not soft."
- - Korax, looking for trouble
"Of course, I'd say that Captain Kirk deserves his ship. We like the Enterprise. We, we really do. That sagging old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow. Half the quadrant knows it. That's why they're learning to speak Klingonese."
"Mr. Scott!"
"Laddie...don't you think you should...rephrase that?"
"(mocking Scotty's accent) You're right. I should. (Normal voice) I didn't mean to say that the Enterprise should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away as garbage."
- - Korax, Chekov, and Scott, just before the fight begins
"What's the matter, Spock?"
"There's something disquieting about these creatures."
"Oh? Don't tell me you've got a feeling."
"Don't be insulting, Doctor."
- - McCoy and Spock
"They do indeed have one redeeming characteristic."
"What's that?"
"They do not talk too much."
- - Spock and McCoy, as Spock compares him to tribbles
"Too much of anything, Lieutenant, even love, isn't necessarily a good thing."
- - Kirk to Uhura, on the love of a tribble
"In my opinion, you have taken this important project far too lightly."
"On the contrary, sir. I think of this project as very important. It is you I take lightly."
- - Baris and Kirk, on the security measures for the grain
"My chicken sandwich and coffee. This is my chicken sandwich and coffee."
- - Kirk and Spock, after Kirk is served tribbles by the food processor
"I want these things off my ship! I don't care if it takes every man we've got—I want them off the ship!"
- - Kirk, determined to rid the ship of the Tribbles after discovering them in his food
"And as captain, I want two things done. First, find Cyrano Jones. And second ..." (A tribble lands on Kirk's head) "... close that door."
- - Kirk, after an avalanche of tribbles falls on him
"They don't like Klingons. But they do like Vulcans. Well Mr Spock, I didn't know you had it in you."
"Obviously tribbles are very perceptive creatures, Captain."
"Obviously." (Carrying tribbles, Kirk walks over to Baris) "Mister Baris, they like you. Well, there's no accounting for taste."
- - Kirk and Spock, using tribbles to uncover a Klingon spy
Background Information
Story and Script
- This script, one of Star Trek's most popular, was David Gerrold's first professional sale ever. His working title for the episode was "A Fuzzy Thing Happened to Me...". Writer/producer Gene L. Coon did heavy rewrites on the final version of the script. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, p 333)
- While the episode was in production, Gene Roddenberry noticed that the story was similar to Robert Heinlein's novel, The Rolling Stones, which featured the "Martian Flat Cats". Too late, he called Heinlein to apologize and avoid a possible lawsuit. Heinlein was very understanding, and was satisfied with a simple "mea culpa" by Roddenberry. (Inside Star Trek: The Real Story, pp 333-334)
- According to Bjo Trimble, the story for this episode is based upon the short story, Pigs Is Pigs. ("To Boldly Go...": Season 2, TOS Season 2 DVD special features)
- The line in which Spock says that Kirk heard what Baris said, but could not believe his ears, was lifted directly from a Mad Magazine spoof of Star Trek (titled Star Blecch) that had just been published.
- Chekov quips that Scotch whisky "was invented by a little old lady from Leningrad." That Russian city, originally St. Petersburg, had its name changed to honor Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Communist revolution in 1917. The name St. Petersburg was restored in 1991, after the breakup of the USSR. Chekov's scripted reference to Leningrad was apt for 1967, when the episode was made. It suggests that in the 23rd century, that the name has come back into use, or that the whiskey was invented during the time it was called Leningrad (in reality, name aside, the first recorded reference to scotch comes from 1495, while St. Petersburg/Leningrad was only created in 1703). The episode "I, Mudd" and movie Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home also refer to Leningrad.
Cast and Characters
- George Takei (Hikaru Sulu) does not appear in this episode. For much of the second season, he was filming The Green Berets. Many scenes written for Takei were switched over to Walter Koenig. ("To Boldly Go...": Season 2, TOS Season 2 DVD special features)
- William Shatner recalled the great enjoyment all the cast had filming this episode. He noted, "The trouble we had with 'Tribbles' was [to] keep your straight face. It was just a lot of fun." ("To Boldly Go...": Season 2, TOS Season 2 DVD special features)
- Guy Raymond (the bartender) also played a bartender in beer commercials during the '60s, in which he commented on the strange occurrences in his bar.
- Michael Pataki is another actor who guested in two series of Star Trek, appearing as Karnas in TNG: "Too Short a Season".
- Some of the extras in the bar are wearing turtleneck uniforms from "The Cage" and "Where No Man Has Gone Before". The gentleman who seems to be enjoying watching the fight and another man are wearing Finnegan's and his stunt double's uniforms from "Shore Leave", another one is wearing a uniform of the Antares worn by Ramart or Tom Nellis in "Charlie X".
- Ed Reimers, who plays Admiral Fitzpatrick, was the TV spokesman for Allstate Insurance in the 1960s. In a funny sequence from the blooper reel, he catches a tribble thrown at him from offstage and, proffering it to the camera, says, "Oh, and Captain: you're in good hands with tribbles" (a play on the Allstate motto, "You're in good hands with Allstate.")
- William Schallert later guest starred as Varani in DS9: "Sanctuary".
- James Doohan insisted on doing his own stunts in the barroom brawl. Jay Jones only doubled for him in a few brief fight sequences.
- This is one of the few episodes in which Doohan's missing right middle finger (lost due to injuries sustained during the invasion of Normandy in World War Two) is apparent. It can also be noticed as he carries a large bundle of tribbles to Captain Kirk, complaining that they've infested Engineering.
- This is one of the few times in the series that Scott and Chekov have a conversation with one another. (However, in "Friday's Child", when Scott remarks, "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me," Chekov quips that the saying was invented in Russia.) Along with Kirk, they would be featured together in Star Trek Generations.
- Paul Baxley is credited as "Ensign Freeman," but is wearing lieutenant's stripes, as pointed out in DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations" when Miles O'Brien mistakes Freeman for Captain Kirk and Julian Bashir questions his rank insignia.
- William Campbell (Koloth) and Charlie Brill (Arne Darvin) both reprised their roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine more than 25 years later: Campbell in "Blood Oath" and Brill in "Trials and Tribble-ations".
- Spock's estimate of how many tribbles there are in three days, dead or alive, starting with one tribble producing a litter of ten every twelve hours is exactly correct, assuming that every tribble always has a litter of ten. Tribble reproduction is exponential, starting when one tribble makes ten. In 12 hours the total number is 11. 12 hours later, each of the 11 tribbles produce ten, making the count 110 babies. Include the original eleven tribbles, and the total is 121. The formula for tribble reproduction is , where x is the total, and n is the number of hours. Given three days (72 hours), the final result becomes , which equals exactly 1,771,561.
- During production of the "buried in tribbles" scene, it took up to eight takes (a considerable number) to get the avalanche of tribbles to fall just right. Gerrold wrote in The Trouble with Tribbles, "If Captain Kirk looks just a little harried in that shot, it's not accidental. Having...tribbles dropped on you, eight times in one day, is NOT a happy experience." DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations" would later establish that the continuously falling tribbles hitting Kirk were in fact thrown by Benjamin Sisko and Jadzia Dax, frantically searching for the bomb placed by the future Darvin. In reality, the tribbles kept falling out of the hatch because members of the production crew had no direct line of sight with William Shatner during the filming of the scene and could not tell when there were "enough" tribbles; a barrier in the set separated them from the storage compartment, which was filled with prop tribbles. In order to set up the avalanche scene, crew members kept throwing tribbles over the wall to ensure that the bin remained as "full" as possible; when the compartment was empty, these tribbles then fell onto Shatner's head as the crew tossed them one by one. Near the end of the scene, a perplexed Shatner–already chest-deep in tribbles–can clearly be seen turning his head toward the wall behind him, wondering when the prop men will stop. (The Trouble with Tribbles; "To Boldly Go...": Season 2, TOS Season 2 DVD special features)
- Wah Chang designed the original tribbles. Hundreds were sewn together during production, using pieces of extra-long rolls of carpet. Some of them had mechanical toys placed in them so they could walk around. ("To Boldly Go...": Season 2, TOS Season 2 DVD special features) The original tribbles became sought-after collector's items, and quickly disappeared from the prop department. According to Gerrold, 500 tribbles were constructed for the episode and the tribble-maker, Jacqueline Cumere, was paid US$350.
- According to David Gerrold's The World of Star Trek, Tribbles would be around the set for some time afterward, allowing for occurrences such as what was mentioned earlier or popping up in various other places as well for some months after the production of the episode.
- Sound effects editor Douglas Grindstaff combined altered dove coos, screech owl cries and emptying balloons to create the tribble sounds.
- The Enterprise miniature seen out of Lurry's window doesn't move, but if it was orbiting at the same speed the station was rotating, this would make sense.
- The miniature is actually one of the plastic model kits that AMT was selling at the time. In the 1970s, AMT produced a model of the K-7 space station itself, complete with a tiny Enterprise. SCTV blew up a Klingon ship with phaser blasts from some of these K-7 model kits in a low-budget effects spoof of The Empire Strikes Back in 1981.
- Footage of K-7 was recycled in "The Ultimate Computer".
- According to Michael and Denise Okuda's text commentary on this episode for the second season DVD set, the last fresh footage of the Enterprise was done for this episode. In every episode to follow, the shots of the ship were all stock footage.
- The bar set, including the bartender's costume, is recycled from "Court Martial", with slight modifications, mostly in decoration.
- Star Trek returned to the events of this episode in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary.
- "More Tribbles, More Troubles" is the TAS sequel to this episode.
- Tribbles were seen in the bar scene (wherein McCoy is apprehended by "Federation security") being petted by a couple patronizing the establishment, on an adjacent table in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
- Bantam Books published a series of novelizations called "foto-novels," in which took photographic stills from actual episodes and arranged word balloons and text over them, to create a comic book formatted story. The third installment was an adaptation of this episode.
- The Organian Peace Treaty mentioned by Chekov in the teaser is a reference back to the first season episode "Errand of Mercy".
- Although Kirk comments in the episode on the irony of tribbles in a grain storage bin dying of starvation, in James Blish's novelization of the episode, Spock also remarks on the elegant symmetry of the respective misdeeds: The poisoning of the grain eliminated the tribble infestation before it exhausted the cargo, whereas the tribbles disclosed the poisoning with no loss of human life.
- This episode was nominated for a Hugo Award in 1968 as "Best Dramatic Presentation", but lost to the version of "The City on the Edge of Forever" that was actually shown on-air.
- In a 1985 interview, director Joseph Pevney named "The Trouble with Tribbles" as the best episode he directed. He added that they couldn't do an episode like that anymore, because the franchise has become "deadly serious" (interestingly enough, one year after the interview took place, the light-hearted, comedic Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home premiered in theatres). [1]
- Despite the broad popularity of this episode among fans, series Co-Producer Bob Justman wrote in his book Inside Star Trek: The Real Story that he never liked this episode, as he felt the characters parodied themselves, and that the episode's over-the-top humor lacked believability.
- Third season producer Fred Freiberger also disliked the show. David Gerrold recalled that when he pitched a sequel for the episode, Freiberger replied that he didn't like the original because "Star Trek is not a comedy." Gerrold's pitch later evolved into the Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles". (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages, p. 97)
- Writer Samuel A. Peeples was another individual who worked on the original series but found this episode to be problematic. "I thought that the one with the fuzzy little creatures wasn't my idea of what the show should be," he remarked. "It was awfully cute and awfully nice, but it covered an area that I felt was unnecessary for that particular type of series." (The Star Trek Interview Book, p. 120)
- William Campbell (Koloth) recalled that, after this episode was aired, his neighbor's son consequently addressed his wife as "Mrs. Klingon". (The World of Star Trek)
- This was voted the best episode of Star Trek by viewers of Sci-Fi Channel's Star Trek 40th Anniversary Celebrations.
- It was also voted the best episode by "Empire" Magazine when they ranked the series #43 on their list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time." [2]
- The book Star Trek 101, by Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block, lists this episode as one of "Ten Essential Episodes" from the original Star Trek series.
- Having been a big fan of the original Star Trek series during her youth, Diane Warren – the songwriter who wrote Star Trek: Enterprise's theme tune, "Where My Heart Will Take Me" – cited this installment as her favorite episode of TOS, upon being interviewed shortly after the start of Enterprise. She went on to say, "That's one of the episodes that, even after all these years has stayed in my mind." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 145, p. 57)
Remastered Information
- "The Trouble with Tribbles" was the ninth episode of the remastered version of The Original Series to air. It premiered in syndication on the weekend of 4 November 2006 and featured significantly enhanced shots of the K-7 space station, now including the orbiting Template:ShipClass, IKS Gr'oth. The Enterprise can now be seen more often from Lurry's office, moving toward the left side of the window as it orbits K-7. The remastered episode is marked by the introduction of a revised digital model of the Enterprise, allowing for more detailed and accurate shots of the ship to be created.
- None of the special shots from the DS9 tribute episode was included in the remastered version. Furthermore, the Gr'oth's design is different from the Greg Jein model seen in Deep Space Nine episode. That ship is greener, with a avian pattern on it, where this version of the Klingon ship is grey and does not bear that pattern, bringing it more in line with TOS counterparts.
- Coincidentally, the episode that aired after this was "Mirror, Mirror". Scenes from both episodes were used in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's "Trials and Tribble-ations".
- The next remastered episode to air was "Mirror, Mirror".
Production Timeline
- Story premise by David Gerrold, February 1967
- Story outline by David Gerrold, 23 June 1967
- First draft teleplay, 30 June 1967
- First (sic) draft teleplay, 19 July 1967
- First draft script, 21 July 1967
- Revised final draft, 1 August 1967
- Filmed in the second week of August 1967 (according to David Gerrold in 'The Making of The Trouble with Tribbles')
- Score recorded, 5 October 1967
- Original airdate, 29 December 1967
- Rerun airdate, 21 June 1968
- First UK airdate 1 June 1970
- Star Trek Fotonovel #3: 1973 - ISBN 055312689X
- The Trouble with Tribbles: The Birth, Sale and Final Production of One Episode paperback: 1973
- The Trouble with Tribbles: The Birth, Sale and Final Production of One Episode paperback: 1976
- The Trouble with Tribbles: The Birth, Sale and Final Production of One Episode paperback reissue: 12 April 1987 - ISBN 0345347889
- "Trials and Tribble-ations", incorporating "Trouble" footage: 4 November 1996
- Remastered airdate: 4 November 2006
Video and DVD releases
- US CED LaserDisc release: 1 April 1982
- Original US Betamax release: 1986.
- US LaserDisc release: 11 October 1986
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 22, catalogue number VHR 2357, 2 April 1990.
- Japan LaserDisc release: 25 March 1993.
- US VHS release: 15 April 1994.
- As part of the UK VHS Star Trek: The Original Series - Tricorder Pack collection: catalogue number VHR 4373, 3 June 1996.
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 2.5, 5 May 1997.
- UK LaserDisc release: 11 August 1997.
- As part of the US VHS Tribble Gift Set: 6 October 1998.
- Original US DVD release (single-disc): Volume 21, 24 April 2001.
- As part of the TOS Season 2 DVD collection.
- As part of the Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon DVD collection.
- As part of the TOS-R Season 2 DVD collection.
- As part of The Best of Star Trek: The Original Series DVD collection.
Links and References
- William Shatner as Capt. Kirk
Also starring
- Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
- And:
- DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy
- William Schallert as Nilz Baris
- William Campbell as Koloth
- Stanley Adams as Cyrano Jones
- Whit Bissell as Lurry
- James Doohan as Scott
- Nichelle Nichols as Uhura
- Michael Pataki as Korax
- Ed Reimers as Admiral Fitzpatrick
- Walter Koenig as Chekov
- Charlie Brill as Arne Darvin
- Paul Baxley as Lieutenant Freeman
- David Ross as Guard
- And:
Uncredited co-stars
- Richard Antoni as a Klingon brawler
- William Blackburn as Hadley
- Dick Crockett as the bald Klingon
- Frank da Vinci as Vinci
- Roger Holloway as Roger Lemli
- William Knight as Moody
- Jeannie Malone as Yeoman
- Bob Orrison as a Klingon brawler
- Eddie Paskey as Leslie
- Unknown actor as Starfleet cadet
Stunt doubles
- Phil Adams as Michael Pataki's stunt double
- Jay Jones as James Doohan's stunt double
- Jerry Summers as Walter Koenig's stunt double
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