Since September of last year when the film won top prizes at both the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, it has been clear that Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” would dominate awards season. Mind you, awards season itself was in question, with all the delays and compromises that affected all institutions in the last year. But […]
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NHS: The crank telephone
Here it is, proof that there was life on the planet before cell phones. This phone was definitely not portable. It hung on the wall, probably the kitchen wall, and was connected to the rest of the world by wires and, usually, a telephone exchange. The exchange was operated by real people, not recordings that […]
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What I’ve learned
In the late 1860s, Charles Annan patented a machine that would cut, fold, and glue flat-bottomed paper bags. Up to that point, paper bags had a downward wedge-shaped bottom, a design that was not only weak, but impractical. Flat-bottomed bags existed, but they had to be made by hand and were not in wide production. […]
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TMS: The pros and cons of remote learning
This school this year has been a whirlwind adventure for everyone. No one could have expected that the 20/21 school year was going to look the way it does, but here we are! Life as we know it continues to feel farther and farther away with little to no social interactions, no going out to […]
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Ward and Mayo to wed
PERU — Tammy White of Peru is proud to announce the engagement of her son, Lawrence J. Ward, Jr. of Rumford, to Ariel Mayo of Rumford. Ariel is the granddaughter of Charlotte and Marc Mayo of Rumford. The wedding is planned for June 22, 2021.
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AFCI News
Where in the world are we now, at the end of a year we’d all like to forget? Controlling the Virus If you have not been vaccinated yet: https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/public-faq https://www.maine.gov/covid19/vaccines/vaccination-sites. Watch for news regarding the availability of vaccinations at the Bethel Family Health Center; when the vaccine is here, they will notify their high priority […]
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Education: Wealth and Capital
Political economists study the making, exchanging, and consumption of goods, and the human causes and consequences. Two figures stand out in the field: Adam Smith and Karl Marx. Each brilliantly observed and analysed the development of the modern world in which we still live. 1776 was a good year: The Declaration of Independence, The Decline […]
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Peace and comfort
To the Editor: This piece of writing I recently discovered in a journal, I thought was empty. It contains many of the writing suggestions I gave my students in order to improve their writing, such as over use of the verb to be, and repetitive language. I decided not to change the original, as it […]
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Sports on TV: Thursday, March 4, 2021
Thursday, March 4 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts BOXING 9 p.m. NBCSN — Ring City USA: Three-Fight Main Card, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 11 a.m. NBCSN — Atlantic 10 Tournament: Duquesne vs. Richmond, Second Round, Richmond, Va. 1 p.m. NBCSN — Atlantic 10 Tournament: Saint Joseph’s vs. UMass, Second […]