Moments after the crash, I get airborne and assess the situation form the air. Quickly, I could see the accident situation, cars involved, and the on-coming traffic backing up. If on call, I believe I could quickly asses similar situations for law enforcement, and the fire department. This would quickly, and in real time, give them the ability to predict traffic backups, and potential problems caused by these type of situations. In the case of a fire, I could in a matter of minutes, be airborne and show the potential threat of fire spreading, or additional breakouts form wind and fly away sparks. Just another day of flying above our fine city. (notice how the GPD and GFD have the situation, and the traffic, perfectly under control and flowing!)
Flying over an ocean of diamonds
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Searching for the lost Rubber Duck
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Rubber Duck still remains hostage
It was a lovely but tense Mug Up this morning at YUPO Gallery. Paul Morrison arrived promptly with a bag filled with ransom demand fulfillment. Joey arrived late with Rubber Duck, but refused to release her to Paul, only allowing him a brief viewing of her to prove that she was unharmed (it was not Paul’s RD that had been crushed in the GE press after all). Joey told Paul that he needed to return to Mug Up next Saturday at 9:30am with more ranson, and he would come back again with Rubber Duck and the two “Kind” ducknappers, who would decide then if his ransom was sufficient to warrant RD’s release. This is dragging out much longer than any of us anticipated, and Paul was showing pronounced signs of tension and anxiety. We all pray he can hold out until next Saturday and that this ordeal will reach a satisfactory conclusion. Joey does seem to be enjoying making Paul squirm after all the times Paul has attempted to have RD usurp Homie’s rightful place as mascot of GMG. Karma can be tough.
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Been There, Done That.
Cute video of a man and his dog rocking out on the couch in his underwear.
Blaze and I have been there done that.
Me and blaze rocked out Commando style to Psy’s “Gentleman” on the couch a few times. If she wasn’t so camera shy our video could’ve gone viral too.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, John Sebastian, Plays Gloucester Tonight — has a rock star this big ever played Gloucester before?
When’s the last time a rock star this big played in Gloucester? In fact, other than Billy Joel, who jumped on the piano a few times at the Studio many years ago, has any Rock & Roll Hall of Famer ever played Gloucester? Has anyone else who played at Woodstock ever played Gloucester? If you know these answers, please comment.
You can still get tickets (here) to tonight’s show at Gloucester’s UU Meetinghouse featuring Lovin’ Spoonful founder and writer of some of our generation’s most enduring #1 hits, like “Do You Believe In Magic?” “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice.” “Daydream.” “Younger Girl.” “Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?” “Summer In The City.” “Rain On The Roof.” “Nashville Cats.” “Six O’Clock.” “Darling Be Home Soon.” “Younger Generation.”
After the show, John will hold a meet & greet and sign records, CDs, posters, Woodstock tickets … what ever memorabilia you bring — and you can get his new CD with David Grisman.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience music that defined a generation up close and personal!
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A view
As I was watching the dueling cranes was thinking about the car parked so close.
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Dinner and Dessert
Last night was my first dinner out at a person’s home. Sharon and Chuck King served Southern chicken with rice, and dessert was the view of Gloucester from their deck. Delicious!
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9-11 Memorial Service, Rockport Fire Station, 9/11/14 From Robert Bland
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Stage Fort Coastsweep Today!
Hi Joe and the GMG Crew
I am doing a Coastsweep cleaning of Cressys Beach at Stage Fort Park, and would appreciate your help in spreading the word. I have attached a copy of a poster I have, it has information about the time and date of the event. It is in .pdf format if this is a problem let me know. It is this Saturday, I know last minute, but life is busy I just got around to it now. Can you just post the .pdf and maybe a link to the website. http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/communications/coastsweep/
Thank you for any help,
George Davis
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Cape Ann TV Wins Big
“The Results are in!”
The highly anticipated results of the Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region video awards have been posted!
Cape Ann TV is proud to announce that we placed in several categories.
1st Place
All Things Victorian: John Thomas Grant and Victoriana Lady Lisa
Profile Talk Show – Professional category
http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=190527
2nd Place
The Portrait Series: Erich Archer and Rebecca Tober
Arts and Theater – Professional category
2nd Place
Beeman Ballroom Experience: Lisa Smith
Children and Youth – Professional Category
http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=194341
3rd Place
Local Music Scene with Allen Estes: Allen Estes and Peter Van Ness
General Talk Show – Non Professional category
http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=163113
Cape Ann TV would like to thank all of its members and volunteers for all of their hard work.
Congratulations to all our winners!
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Breaking News! There goes the Duck Dynasty
I got an anonymous email with this video attachment. We’re trying to verify this video to see if it is authentic.
Cross your fingers that this is a bad idea for a joke.
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Look Up! Keep Your Eyes Towards the Sky Tonight
Will we or won’t we? The word around campus is that we may have a chance of seeing Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, TONIGHT!
Be on the look out. It is a sight not to be missed. Fingers crossed.
And…by the way….what was up with tonight’s sunset.
Unreal….sadly, this photo doesn’t even come close to doing it justice!
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Bait Those Bait Bags Renee!
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Endangered Pied-billed Grebe Encounter
In the dim light of daybreak at first glance I thought the diminutive duck was somehow related to the female mallard. Both were inconspicuous and camouflaged amongst the cattails. Mrs. Mallard was preening and standing on one leg, a thing birds do to regulate their body temperature, and Mystery Duck was actively diving all around her. As the light grew brighter with the rising sun it was easy to see that they weren’t at all akin; Mystery Duck’s bill was shorter and chunkier when compared to the Mallard’s bill, Mystery was half her size, and its perky cotton white tail feathers were unmissable. The Mallard flew off eventually and our Mystery then traveled away, deeply diving and then reemerging some distance further, staying close to the shoreline and always well hidden.
Side-by-side comparison: Pied-billed Grebe, left, female Mallard, right.
The Pied-billed Grebe is rarely seen breeding in Massachusetts any longer and is listed as endangered in nearly every New England state. Rhode Island considers the Pied-billed extirpated (locally extinct). The reason for their decline is low breeding numbers and wetland degradation. Their feathers are thick and soft and were used to make hats and earmuffs during the 19th century. Wantonly hunted to near extinction, Pied-billed Grebes never fully recovered in our region. As wetlands have given way to development, the Pied-billed Grebe’s numbers continue to decline dramatically. They are extremely sensitive to human disturbances, and, too, are less likely to be seen as it is a nocturnal bird, traveling mostly during the night.
Fluffy Cottontail
A fun fact about the marsh-nesting Pie-billed is that both male and female contribute to building what at first appears to be a floating nest in vegetation, near open water. The nest is actually a platform anchored to plant stalks.
I wonder if this Pied-billed is a fall migrant or if on Niles Pond, Pied-billed Grebes were nesting this season. Has anyone else documented or seen a Pied-billed Grebe at Niles Pond during the past few months?
Niles Pond is Ideal Pied-billed Grebe Habitat
See previous GMG post for more information about why birds stand on one leg.
See more photos and audio links here ~
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Birdseye Tower Final Day Photo From Lori Viator
http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com Do you get it?
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STRIPES, STRIPES, STRIPES!
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View from Magnolia Pier
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Guess who I caught sneaking into work?
Yeppers, It’s Mr. Fred Bodin!
He would like to thank Peter, the CATA driver, who was so kind to him!
Now get downtown to Bodin’s and give him a visit!
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Rubber Duck Tech Tip: The New Watch
So Apple has come out with a smart watch. The question is, are you going to buy one and will Apple sell these like hot cakes? My verdict to those two questions, maybe and yes.
Do I need to know all the time a new text has come in, a new email? Me? No. That is a short leash. I can go the whole day not turning my iPhone on. But others might have a different take. The maps, the photos, the all sorts of stuff this smart watch does is very cool. It does do one thing, make that two. 1) It just destroyed all the other smart watches out there. They are toast. This watch has also sucked all the oxygen out of the room for the fitness dongles, Fitbit etc.. Dead dongles walking.
So you come home, take your phone out and put it on a charger. Now you have a watch that needs charging too, maybe every night. It has a slick easy charge interface. It would be nice if Apple did the same thing to the phone and their laptops. A string of silver medallions to link all the things need charging. Might have to wait until version 2.0 before I dive in. Battery life is going to be a problem.
But what else did Apple announce? Big new iPhones. Gonna get me one of those, maybe even the aircraft carrier to make Joey happy. Apple also is boosting the iOS (phone operating system) to 8. I have been beta testing Apple’s Yosemite (new MacBook OS) and it is going to be kick ass linked to an iOS 8 phone.
Anything else? Oh yeah, maybe the biggest thing. The mobile payment system. OK, Android had NFC but Apple will make it work. Imagine not dealing with cashiers ever again. That seems ridiculous. But remember before ATMs when you had to wait for a bank teller at least once a week? When they first came out some people thought ATMs were silly and unsafe. You might have been one of them. Same with this.
[edit] Here is the best article I have found that explains the details of Pay. I had to read it through twice to get the simple reasons why it is going to kick butt. No more money, no more credit cards, no more wallet. Just your iPhone or your Watch, a fingerprint ID and you bought it.
Good Morning Gloucester 