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Daily DigestYuck!
 There's a winter storm warning in effect until 7 a.m. on Thursday with 2 to 4 inches of snow expected. Be prepared for a messy morning commute as freezing rain and sleet move through the region. The morning commute will be slippery — drive careful!
Some New York schools, including Hoosick Falls Central School and St. Mary's Academy in Hoosick Falls have already canceled classes.
All North County schools are closed; Pittsfield, Lanesborough, Berkshire Hills, Southern Berkshire and Central Berkshire school districts are closed. |
Duff'em If You've Got'em
 North Adams Regional Hospital went smoke-free Monday — so did all its sister sites, from Sweet Brook to Northern Berkshire Family Practice to the Women's Exchange. No ashtrays, no smoking: No butts about it. |
Wanted: Eagle Eyes
MassWildlife's annual eagle count runs Dec. 31 to Jan. 14. Anyone sighting one of the regal birds in Massachusetts is asked to participate.
Send date, time, location and town of eagle sightings, number of birds, whether juvenile or adult and observer's contact information to Mass.wildlife@state.ma.us. |
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MCLA Announces Modernity Lecture Series - November 13, 2008
NORTH ADAMS, Mass – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will sponsor a special year-long observance of the sesquicentennial of 1859 to reexamine critically the long-range impact on modern society.
The first presentation will occur on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 3 p.m. in the Murdock Hall conference room 218, when a faculty panel will present an overview of the year’s events and offer some preliminary definitions of modernity. Panel participants include David Langston, Ellen Barber, Maureen Horak, Alla Kucher, Frances Jones-Sneed, Mark Miller, William Montgomery, Scott Nichols, Paul Nnodim and Matt Silliman.
This series of lectures, scholarly colloquia, panel discussions and athletic contests is designed to bring an appreciation and critical understanding of the impact of modernity. The series is free and open to the public.
Next year marks the 150th anniversary of an extraordinary array of landmark events that influenced the modernization of global society. Notable events of 1859 include the publication of Darwin’s “Origin of the Species,” the first commercial production of oil in Pennsylvania, a portent of the Civil War in John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry; the publication of Karl Marx’s first volume analyzing capitalism; digging began on the Suez Canal; George Eliot published her pioneering first novel; Billy the Kid was born, Charles Sanders Pierce launched his philosophical career; Horace Bushnell, a leading spokesman for religious liberalism, retired; and first ever intercollegiate baseball game – the opponents were Williams and Amherst – was played in Pittsfield.
In January 2009, there will be the second conference focused on the development of oil as the dominant energy source for modern societies. Williams College history professor Karen Merrill, an expert on the history of oil, will deliver a lecture on the consequences of oil dependence over 150 years of modernity. Following her talk, a there will be a panel discussion focused on alternative energy sources on which to build a sustainable future.
For more information, contact Langston, 413-662-5371, or via e-mail at David.Langston@mcla.edu. |
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