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Changes coming to Farmington History Museum
It’s been nearly nine months since the Farmington History Museum officially opened in its current location in the north end of the city’s library in the genealogy wing. However, the museum’s location in the library was meant to only be a temporary location. The museum’s new home will soon be located in its permanent spot, in a large white home just doors down from the Farmington Public Library.
Tour takes visitors 'Back to the Past'
The setting is the mid-1850s to the 1920s. Residents are appropriately dressed in clothing reminiscent of this time. An engaging game of croquet is taking place in one yard while a family is enjoying a simple picnic luncheon in another. A few houses down, two people are savoring early morning tea. There are artists spread throughout the picturesque neighborhood who are working hard to capture the beautiful homes and the simplicity of this time period.
Training family physicians as researchers
Research ArticleResearch Outcomes over 15 years for Canada’s first clinician scholar program Melissa Workman, Arianne Y.K. Albert and Wendy V. Norman Canadian Family Physician January 2019, 65 (1) 45-51; Available Languages Abstract Objective To examine characteristics at admission and subsequent academic achievements among the graduates of the first 15 years of the clinician scholar program (CSP), Canada’s longest-running such program, housed at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
Which drones make the best toys?
A drone flown by Brian Wilson, prepares to land after flying over the scene of an explosion that leveled two apartment buildings in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York. This year's Consumer Electronics Show presented a spectrum of drones designed for everyday people. Whether you're looking for a quick zip of fun or a higher-end “prosumer” drone, here is a sampling of the most exciting, innovative, and future-looking unmanned flying vehicles.
Iowa passes the nation's first digital driver's license law
According to The Des Moines Register, the free mobile app will be accepted during police traffic stops and at security checkpoints in Iowa’s airports. While the app probably won’t be available until 2016, Iowa would be the first state to offer its people a digital option for their state ID. The state will continue to issue traditional plastic driver’s licenses for those who want them. The possibility of widespread adoption for digital driver’s licenses has some people excited.
'Stop Mega Comcast' coalition targets Comcast-TWC merger
'Stop Mega Comcast' unites public defenders and corporate interests against the $45 billion merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The Comcast logo is displayed on one of their vehicles, in Pittsburgh, in 2011. A California accountant is claiming that Comcast arranged to have him fired from his job at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, which works closely with the broadcasting and cable company.
Amazon, Hachette reach deal. So how big is the world of e-books?
Amazon and Hachette's dispute over e-book pricing reveals how important these digital sales are to the future of the publishing industry. Possibility unbound: 25 years of progress for those with disability Would 'Facebook at Work' work? New site under development, report says. Amazon's Kindle e-reader next to a stack of books. Amazon has ended its longstanding feud with Hachette Books and reached a mutli-year deal, the companies announced Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.
3-D printer sales set to explode. So who is buying them?
The market for 3-D printers will balloon over the next few years. But who are these new customers? Factories? Schools? Families? Yes to all of the above. Possible rules of the Saudi road for women: No makeup or drivers under 30 Leon McCarthy shows off the hand he printed using 3D printers during MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis' speech at the grand opening of the MakerBot store in Boston, Mass., Nov. 21, 2013 Libraries have long been considered a house of books.
Pirate Bay co-founder guilty of hacking: What did he do?
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was convicted in "the largest hacking case to date." Ballot initiatives test mood of US voters, from teacher tenure to tax hikes How can Congress fix itself? It should stop trying to fix itself. Last week’s conviction of Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in Denmark is “the largest hacking case to date,” according to prosecutor Maria Cingali, as reported by The Local, an English-language news site in Denmark.
Gamergate: What it is and why it matters
The hashtag #gamergate gets thrown around a lot on Twitter, YouTube, and press sites. What's at the heart of Gamergate? With US women soon eligible for combat, the draft could be next Online buzz and consternation around the term “Gamergate” may leave some wondering what it means and where it came from. Two months ago, the hashtag #gamergate emerged in the wake of discussions online about the integrity of video game journalism.
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