Nantucket's March For Our Lives
Roughly 200 islanders gathered at the Nantucket Atheneum for the March For Our Lives, where students read speeches before walking a route around town carrying signs Saturday March 24, 2018.
Nantucket, MA: Spectacular & Marvelous Associated Hydraulic Elevator at Nantucket Atheneum Library
(6-23-2017) This is the elevator at the Nantucket Atheneum Library.
Installer: Associated Elevator
Type: Inground Submersible Hydraulic
Starter: Solid-State
Installed: Early 1990s
Speed: 100 FPM
Capacity: 2500 Pounds
Buttons: Circle Adams Classic
Distance: 3 1/2 Floors
Motor Pitch: B-Flat
Floors Served: G (Front Door), E (Side Door), *1 (Front Door), 2 (Front Door)
Front Doors: Right Single-Slide
Side Door: Left 2-Speed
Elevators and Friends by Alexander S Elevators Copyright 2017
Nantucket: A Short Film by Oregon Poet Kim Stafford
In March 2013, the Nantucket Historical Association recently welcomed special guest poet and writer Kim Stafford to Nantucket for a week of outreach and creative writing programs.
Kim Stafford is Director of the Northwest Writers Institute at Lewis and Clark College in Oregon, and co-Director of the Documentary Studies Program at Lewis & Clark College. He is the author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, including The Muse Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft and 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Brother Disappeared.
While on the island, Stafford spent two days visiting with students at the Nantucket High School English department, and three days at various public events hosted by the NHA.
This week of poetry and creative writing programs is presented as a collaboration with the Nantucket Atheneum and with the generous support of the William Froelich Foundation. that included outreach in the local schools, an inspirational staff development meeting, a Food for Thought lecture, an evening of music and poetry at Greater Light, and a creative writing workshop. Kim created this film shortly after his arrival to the island that captures what he felt was the essence of the island with an emphasis on place.
An Evening with The ShepCats
Please enjoy The ShepCats doing Everly Brothers' songs on Nantucket Island at The Atheneum Library (Feb- 2016)
Nantucket, MA- 15 Inured in Carbon Monoxide Incident (04-16-11)
NANTUCKET -- Eleven people, including three children, were poisoned overnight by carbon monoxide gas and rushed to Nantucket Cottage Hospital for treatment Saturday morning.
Five of those victims have been flown by MedFlight helicopters to Boston hospitals for further treatment, according to hospital spokesman Bill Ferrall.
A faulty gas-fired furnace in the basement of the Macys Lane home is the likely cause of the crisis, said State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan.
The victims onboard the medical helicopters were all listed in fair condition Saturday afternoon, meaning they are conscious and their vital signs are stabilized, Ferrall added.
Ferrall would not release conditions of the other victims.
Two of the victims appeared near death at first, but they were handled very professionally at the local hospital and their conditions have improved, Coan said.
This is a reminder why it is so important to have working carbon monoxide detectors, Coan said.
The CO detectors in the home did not have functioning batteries and 11 people came close to death.
State law requires carbon monoxide detectors in all homes with potential sources of carbon monoxide. Detectors must be installed on every level of the home and within 10 feet of each sleeping area and in habitable portions of basements and attics.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer. It is invisible, has no smell or taste and puts its victims into a deep sleep from which they often do not awake, he added. Earlier signs of poisoning include nausea, headaches and other flu symptoms.
Saturday morning shortly after 9 a.m., the island's emergency services began getting multiple calls from 40 Macys Lane, Coan said. The residents were complaining of feeling extremely ill.
The five sickest residents were staying in the basement apartment, located closet to the gas-fired furnace, Coan said.
Officials believe the heater, which was recently repaired, is the source of the carbon monoxide, Coan said.
In addition to the 11 people being treated from the home, four police officers and a firefighter were also evaluated for carbon monoxide poisoning at the hospital, Ferrall said.
The crisis taxed Nantucket Cottage Hospital, which only has 19 beds, and only 12 people working in the emergency room that day, Ferrall said.
So we are busy, Ferrall said Saturday.
All three of Nantucket's available ambulances were called into duty, as first responders discovered more and more people inside the home.
There were a lot of beds in there and a lot of people, Nantucket Fire Chief Mark McDougall said.
A neighbor at the scene said others who were removed from the home were given oxygen on the front lawn as they were having trouble breathing.
The residents in the home speak mostly Spanish, according to Kenny Haughton, another neighbor.
It's really sad, Haughton added.
McDougall said carbon monoxide levels inside the basement of the home were recorded at 380 parts per million, well in excess of the Environmental Protection Agency's permissible exposure limit of 50 ppm. Average levels in homes without gas stoves typically range from .5 to 5 ppm.
The owner of the home, Marcos Tejada, arrived at the scene as the last of the victims were being transported to the hospital, and was talking to police officers on the front lawn. In a brief interview, Tejada said it was his family members inside the home who had been sickened, but he was unsure how many people and was trying to get more information from police.
It was a serious event, no question about it, McDougall said. It could have been a whole house full of dead people.
Material from The Inquirer and Mirror was used in this report.
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Nantucket Real Estate: 1 Pleasant Street
The iconic William Crosby House is one of Nantucket’s most elegant Greek Revival mansions, located at One Pleasant Street. The grandeur and elegance of this historic home’s architectural scale, proportion, intimacy, and details reflect the prosperity of Nantucket during the height of the whaling era. Other examples of grand Greek Revival architecture can be found at the Atheneum and the Hadwen House, directly across from One Pleasant Street. This home with unmatched craftsmanship, soaring ceilings and natural light throughout was recently fully renovated. It contains nearly 7,000 square feet of finished space: 7 bedrooms, 7 new bathrooms, two new powder rooms, a new kitchen, and all new systems and appliances. All new plumbing, electrical, heating, and air conditioning systems were installed together with new flooring and new bathrooms. The detailed hardware was chosen to reflect the elegant lifestyle of the period. Windows, shutters, and woodwork were painstakingly restored during this stately home's complete renovation.
Nantucket 2010, The Even Keel & The Jetties
Here is a video I made for my parents & Lisas parents, all our friends & my boyfriend & Lisa's brother: Rob while we spent the Summer of 2010 in Nantucket, I was singing in a restaurant & we both worked in The Even Keel & the Jetties.
We wanted them to see all the great peeps we meet, best summer of out LIVES! Thanks 2 all who helped us out in the video & for making our summer the best :D
Eventide / Jeunehomme
2011/2012 Reina Sawai
Eventide (by Helen Pickett)
Jeunehomme (by Uwe Scholz)
Wiener Staatsballett/Vienna State Ballet ウィーン国立歌劇場バレエ団 （マニュエル ルグリ監督）
Copyright: Delbeau Film
* I do not own ANY of the soundtrack, property and rights for audio go to Offering - Ravi Shankar
** I do not own claim to own this music.
This video is purely for entertainment purposes and not for profit,
I give full credit to the artist and to the owners of the song,
No copyright infringement intended!
CEO Hugh McDonald on the River Lights in the Rock
Entergy Arkansas President and CEO Hugh McDonald speaks about the economic development aspect of lighting three bridges across the Arkansas River.
The Sixty-Sixth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: The Forest: America in the 1830s, Part 3
The Sixty-Sixth A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts: The Forest: America in the 1830s, Part 3: The Aesthetics of Superstition
From Boston to Yorktown: Tales of the National Trails
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails Act of 1968, Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Hurricane’s Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown, explores key events at historic sites featured in National Historic Trails and National Recreation Trails with William Fowler, professor emeritus of history at Northeastern University.
2017 Geschke Lecture Series: Making A Difference In Africa
Two dynamic leaders share their experiences with nonprofit organizations which impact literacy, health care and economic innovation in Africa.
Pam Allyn is an American literacy expert, author and the founding director of LitWorld, a global literacy initiative serving American children across the United States and in more than 60 countries. She is also the Executive Director and founder of LitLife, which works with schools to enrich best practice teaching methods and building curriculum for reading and writing.
Dr. Vanessa Kerry is the co-founder and the CEO of Seed Global Health. Its flagship program, Seed helped establish the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP), a novel public-private partnership with the Peace Corps, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the countries where GHSP physicians and nurses serve as medical and nursing educators.She is a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.
2017 Geschke Lecture Series: Dr. Jerrold Rosenbaum
Dr. Rosenbaum gives an overview of the syndrome doctors call 'Major Depressive Disorder” or what many just refer to as Depression. He discusses how it can manifest, what determines who is at risk, how it affects the mind and body, approaches to treatment and our understanding of how treatment works.
Also addresses the prospects for improved treatments or, better yet, prevention in the future. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Rosenbaum directs a department ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the #1 Department of Psychiatry in the United States in 2016-17, where he specializes in mood and anxiety disorders.
The lecture was filmed on July 12, 2017.
West Barnstable, MA: 1970 OTIS Pre-Lexan (KONE Mod) Hydraulic Elevator in Wilkens Library at CCCC
(9-7-2017) This is the elevator in the Wilkens Library at Cape Cod Community College. Unfortunately, this elevator recently got modded and it should’ve been glass.
Installer: OTIS
Modernizer: KONE
Type: Inground Submersible Hydraulic (Formerly Dry-Powered)
Starter: Solid-State (Formerly Wye-Delta)
Installed: 1970
Modernized: 2016-2017
Speed: 100-125 FPM
Capacity: 2000 Pounds
Former Buttons: OTIS Pre-Lexan
New Buttons: Innovation Universal
Distance: 4 Floors
Motor Pitch: B-Flat (Formerly G)
Floors Served: G, *1, 2, 3
Doors: Right 2-Speed
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2013 Geschke Lecture Series: Richard Goldstone
Former South African judge and UN human rights prosecutor, Richard J Goldstone, discusses the crucial role of the United States in the development of modern international criminal justice and its role in preventing impunity for war criminals. Goldstone was a judge in South Africa for 23 years, the last nine as a justice of the Constitutional Court. From 1994 to 1996, he was the chief prosecutor of the U.N. International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He was a member of the U.N. committee to investigate allegations regarding the Iraq Oil for Food Program.
HEAT WAVE by Nancy Thayer
Unerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become Nancy Thayer's trademark, Heat Wave tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again.
Making the startling discovery that her family finances are in dire straits is only the latest shock endured by Carley Winsted after her husband's sudden death from a heart attack. Resisting her in-laws' well-meaning overtures to take in Carley and her two daughters, the young widow instead devises a plan to keep her family in their beloved home, a grand historic house on the island of Nantucket.
The solution is right at Carley's front door: transforming her expensive, expansive house into a bed-and-breakfast. Not everyone, however, thinks this plan prudent or quite respectable—especially not Carley's mother-in-law. Further complicating a myriad of challenges, a friend forces Carley to keep a secret that, if revealed, will undo families and friendships.
When her late husband's former law partner keeps showing up at the most unexpected times, Carley must cope with an array of mixed feelings. And then, during a late-summer heat wave, the lives of Carley and her friends and family will be forever changed in entirely unexpected ways.
Lyrical, emotional, dramatic, and ultimately wonderfully uplifting, Nancy Thayer's latest novel is compelling from its first page to its last.
2014 Geschke Lecture Series: Joe Klein
Joe Klein is a columnist for TIME magazine and author. His column In the Arena covers national and international affairs for TIME. Klein has served as Washington correspondent for The New Yorker and as a political reporter for Newsweek.
He has been a consultant for television news programs and the author of six books including the critically acclaimed roman à clef novel Primary Colors. He began his journalism career in 1969 as a reporter with the Essex County Newspapers in Massachusetts.
Hyannis-Nantucket, MA: ???? MY FIRST SHIP ELEVATOR! LiftMotion Hydraulic Elevator at Woods Hole Ship
(6-23-2017) This is the elevator at the Woods Hole Ship. This ship goes from Hyannis to Nantucket and from Nantucket to Hyannis. This is my first elevator on a ship.
Installer: LiftMotion
Type: Holeless Hydraulic
Starter: Solid-State
Installed: 2015
Speed: 100 FPM
Capacity: 3500 Pounds
Buttons: Unknown
Distance: 2 Floors
Motor Pitch: F
Floors Served: *1 (Freight Deck), 2 (Passenger Deck)
Doors: Center-Opening
Elevators and Friends by Alexander S Elevators Copyright 2017
Lightvessel | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:40 1 Construction
00:02:45 1.1 Mooring
00:03:57 1.2 Appearance
00:05:10 2 Lightvessel service
00:05:20 2.1 British lightships
00:07:16 2.2 American lightships
00:07:25 2.2.1 History
00:09:58 2.2.2 Naming and numbering
00:12:09 2.2.3 Surviving American lightships
00:16:25 2.3 German lightships
00:17:41 2.4 Russian lightships
00:19:21 2.5 Other countries
00:19:56 3 Lost lightships
00:22:02 4 Popular culture
00:23:12 5 See also
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A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction. Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, the first modern lightvessel was off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames in England, placed there by its inventor Robert Hamblin in 1734. The type has become largely obsolete; lighthouses replaced some stations as the construction techniques for lighthouses advanced, while large, automated buoys replaced others.
Schindler Hydraulic Elevator at some Church
This is a very nice Schindler elevator with a side door that opens on 1 and 2. The front door opens on B and *S. S stands for street. Wonder why their are two elevator buttons on floors B and 2 on the call station? Oh well! This is still a nice elevator. Not sure what the fixtures are though
Installed: 1990