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| a copy of the cast lists for The Giver and Gathering Blue performed by Franklin High School |
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| tree shadows and trees |
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| baseball field at the Parmenter School early this morning in the mixed precipitation |
"As vice president of Thomson Reuters Labs, Mona M. Vernon heads up a growing global network of data scientists who can mine vast amounts of information, helping business clients identify unexpected ways to make money or find hidden details that can make or break major deals. In a world increasingly obsessed with the power of “Big Data,” that sounds like an alpha geek’s dream job. But Vernon jokes that she actually used to be much cooler.
After emigrating from France to the United States to attend Tufts University, Vernon worked in a machine shop, crunched numbers on Wall Street, managed and performed in bands, spun records as a DJ, exhibited paintings, and overhauled lasers. And then she figured it was time to get a graduate degree.
The Globe spent a few minutes diving into that winding path with Vernon, 41, at the Boston headquarters of Thomson Reuters Labs, a startup-inspired space at the data and news company’s Seaport offices."
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| a view of the former Hancock tower, now 200 Clarendon St |
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| how far does your shadow cast? |
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| autumn color in rain |
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| the telling graphic from the St Louis Federal Reserve Bank |
| AKA IPA | Keith's first IPA, and it's a good one! Very tasty, good hop flavor |
| Harvest Spice | Yummy fall pumkin flavoured beer that everyone craves for the Fall (with pumpkin liquor) |
| Llevar Porter | If you like Ravell , you’ll love this one. Vanilla accents |
| Off Kilter Scotch | Full-bodied & malty, a Scottish style strong ale |
| Red Rider Ale | Similar to Killian’s Red. A mild hop content, and smooth taste |
| Sammy's Octoberfest | A slightly dark dark even keeled beer leaves a soft malty feeling on your tongue |
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| DejaBrew: ingredients lined up |
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| autumn mums are beginning to blossom |
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| new banners appearing downtown as the improvement project completes its work |
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| the Franklin Sculpture Park, always a 'bee utiful" place to visit |
"I agree that I and/or each person who enters Gillette Stadium using tickets issued to me will not transmit or aid in transmitting any description, account, picture, reproduction, or other depiction (including text, data, or visual) in any media of all or any part of the event."This was apparently written 10 years ago. Yes, long before the likes of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Periscope, etc. came into prominence. Now, we need the lawyers to get back to the drawing board to update the language in light of the current situation. Phrase it such that you still get some brand protection and yet I (and others) don't run afoul of the restrictions to take pictures and share accordingly.
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| sample of a photo that I took that violates the ticket policy at #mls and #nfl stadiums today, a rewrite of the policy is needed |
Ink Math Assistant and Ink Replay- Using your stylus in OneNote you can now write out equations and then have them solved and then see the steps that were used to get to that answer. Microsoft calls itthinking with ink and I call it pure magic because I was always bad at math. It is currently only available in OneNote for Windows 10.
- Replay inking in Office apps is like a screen recorder for ink based annotations that lets you see the sequence of someone marking up a document. It is currently available in OneNote on Windows 10 but will soon expand to other programs in Office 365 including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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| from a recent NE Revs game |
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| http://www.mlssoccer.com/standings |
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| construction sign in Franklin |
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| well needed rain coated some leaves on the walk this morning |
| A = Ayeska Alt | Our version of Alaska Brewing' Alaskan Amber.. Awesome |
| G = Goibniu | A Great rendition of a true Scottish Ale |
| P = Poon IPA | Keith's version of a great IPA made in Boston. It's great, who needs Boston? |
| PP = Potbelly Pilsner | A very drinkable beer. A nice fruity flavor with a nice dry bite |
| (blank) Sam's Dam Yummy | ACBBD – A sweeter version of Stunner |
| SW = Summer Wheat | It's a close resemblance to Owen O'leary's summer wheat |
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| a case from the current batch |
| Beer | Total |
| Stunner | 17 |
| Blueberry Ale | 15 |
| Hearty Christmas Ale | 10 |
| Lawnmower Lager | 7 |
| Llevar Porter | 7 |
| Evil Santa's Ale | 6 |
| Pumpkin Ale | 6 |
| Steel Rail Pale Ale | 6 |
| Downtown Brown | 5 |
| Goibniu | 5 |
| Sammy's Octoberfest | 5 |
| Bassalope | 4 |
| Double Scotch Ale | 4 |
| Dunrovin Stout | 4 |
| Hirschgarden Marzen | 4 |
| Light Irish Stout | 4 |
| Lobster Claw | 4 |
| McTartan’s Scotch Ale | 4 |
| Off Kilter Scotch | 4 |
| Wachusett Pale | 4 |
| Killer Honey Ale | 3 |
| Nessie Scotch Ale | 3 |
| Oktoberfest Beir | 3 |
| Rusty Anchor Lager | 3 |
| Tim’s Dim Wit Bier | 3 |
| Winter Jubilee Barley Wine | 3 |
| Balance Rock Red | 2 |
| Bavarian Pilsner | 2 |
| Castle Brown Ale | 2 |
| Chocolate Cream Stout | 2 |
| Crazed & Confused | 2 |
| Dave's Red | 2 |
| Dean Park Pilsner | 2 |
| Death Star II: Return of the Citra | 2 |
| Deja Fest | 2 |
| Down Under Lager | 2 |
| Fuggle Ambrosia | 2 |
| Fuggle Imperial IPA | 2 |
| German Dry | 2 |
| Gnarly Barley Wine | 2 |
| Harvest Spice | 2 |
| Honey Summer Ale | 2 |
| Howling Honey Ale | 2 |
| Mile High Lager | 2 |
| Old Man Winter Ale | 2 |
| Old Tyme Winter Warmer | 2 |
| Olde English Strong Ale | 2 |
| Piper Scottish Ale | 2 |
| Potbelly Pilsner | 2 |
| Red Head Ale | 2 |
| Red Tail Ale | 2 |
| Scotch Ale | 2 |
| Summer Wheat | 2 |
| Thoroughbred Red | 2 |
| Top Drop Dopplebock | 2 |
| Uncle John’s Stout | 2 |
| Worcester County Bitter | 2 |
| 12 Honey Ale | 1 |
| A Great BOD | 1 |
| Abbott's Weizenbock | 1 |
| Ayeska Alt | 1 |
| Baltic Porter | 1 |
| Bawstin Lager | 1 |
| Beaver Back Pale | 1 |
| Big heart IPA | 1 |
| Big Safari Amber Ale | 1 |
| Borde Ttown Lager | 1 |
| Broken Spring | 1 |
| Bubba Jugs Pale Ale | 1 |
| Budman's best | 1 |
| C U Latour Boch | 1 |
| California Dreaming | 1 |
| Chestnut Brown | 1 |
| Deja Wide Stout | 1 |
| DejaDave's Summerfest | 1 |
| Der Racecar Red | 1 |
| Ding A Ling | 1 |
| Doggie Style Stock Ale | 1 |
| Drunken Monk Ale | 1 |
| Dublin’s Half | 1 |
| Emperor stout | 1 |
| Eric’s Imperial Stout | 1 |
| Eye of the Chicken Hawk | 1 |
| Fall's Lager | 1 |
| Forest Fire Red | 1 |
| Fruhling Fest | 1 |
| Gene's IPA | 1 |
| Gnomey's Pilz | 1 |
| Great White Golden | 1 |
| Greg’s Big Head Stout | 1 |
| Harry's Brown IPA | 1 |
| Hazelnut Brown Ale | 1 |
| Helles Lager | 1 |
| Hi Ho Silver | 1 |
| High Sierra Pale | 1 |
| Honey Ginger Madness | 1 |
| Honey Snap Lager | 1 |
| Hungarian Accent | 1 |
| Iron Man IPA | 1 |
| Jeff Beck Lager | 1 |
| Jumping Jack Porter | 1 |
| Kick Ass Pale Ale | 1 |
| Klawtobier | 1 |
| Laberis Liberty Barley Wine | 1 |
| Lapierre Big Red | 1 |
| Leftover IPA | 1 |
| Ludwig Brau | 1 |
| Madras Pale | 1 |
| Malcolm’s Mild | 1 |
| Maple Stout | 1 |
| Miner’s Bock | 1 |
| O’Malleys Irish Stout | 1 |
| Oak Island Bitter | 1 |
| Oatmeal Stout | 1 |
| Octoberfest Bier | 1 |
| Old Peculiar | 1 |
| Old World Lager | 1 |
| Poon IPA | 1 |
| Queen Bee Lager | 1 |
| Raspberry Wheat | 1 |
| Ray's Bock | 1 |
| Red Eye Ale | 1 |
| Red Rider Ale | 1 |
| Red Rock Bock | 1 |
| Rocket Bock | 1 |
| Ron’s Redhook ESB | 1 |
| Rye Blonde | 1 |
| Salzburg Dunkel Weiss | 1 |
| Sam’s Damn Yummy | 1 |
| Sammy's Summer | 1 |
| Sam's Dam Yummy | 1 |
| Saranick's Black & Tan | 1 |
| SN Robust Porter | 1 |
| Special Delivery Ale | 1 |
| Sturz Strong Ale | 1 |
| Sweet Cream Ale | 1 |
| The Rock | 1 |
| Vollbeir Wheat | 1 |
| Grand Total | 286 |
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| WWI memorial at the Franklin Town Common |
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| HMEA Mike Moloney and MA State Representative Jeff Roy pushing their companions for the HMEA 5K |
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| a stream that feeds into a larger stream within the Franklin Town Forest |
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| construction project in downtown Franklin, another example of the gig economy |
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| curbing to be offloaded downtown Franklin |
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| today, will they come back? |
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| Thursday morning still snow covered |
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| one of a series of photos by Seth Kaye |
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| PodCamp WesternMass |
"Before I built a wall I'd ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,
And to whom I was like to give offence."
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| two parallel walls at one point in the Franklin Forest |
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| daffodils starting to blossom |
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| the crocus are popping up through the mulch and ground cover |
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| amaryllis declining |
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| remembering Feb 19th and the landing on Iwo Jima |
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| TED Talks Live -2/15/16 |
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| Spruce Pond, not far from the house is cold this morning |
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| yes, that reads -13.0 degrees F |
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| the kettle line up at Deja Brew |
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| Franklin Line heading into the tunnel in Franklin |
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| just turned on to cook |
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| delicious, some for freezing and some for leftovers this week |
