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FW: River Over River
by Ruth Ryals 30 Jun '11

30 Jun '11

-----Original Message----- From: Samuel Hurd [mailto:samhurd@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:04 PM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: River Over River Ruth, General Knox did the same thing when he put the old Middlesex Canal [connecting Boston, via the Mystic to the manufacturing center at Lowell on the Merrimack] over the gorge of the Shawsheen River. You can see remains of the stone piers that carried the canal if you know were to look, which I have forgotten. The Knox house sill stands - it's a restaurant now - north of 95, a couple of exits west of 93, with a piece of the canal behind it. There are other canal remnants around, the easiest to see being on the left, leaving town, of Alewife Brook Parkway in Medford, just before you get on 93. Knox, by the way, was Washington's chief engineer. It was he who sledged the cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. He was superintendent of the canal after the war. Feel free to pass this around if you think anyone would be interested. Sam=

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FW: River over a river
by Ruth Ryals 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

Wow! From: Gail Ellison Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:54 PM To: Ruth Ryals Subject: Re: River over a river Thought you and Jim might enjoy this, if you haven't seen photos. . . cid:5C4A0DCF7C1B441CB3FF7764744432F5@louginPC Even after you see it, it is still hard to believe! Water Bridge in Germany. What a feat! Six years, 500 million Euros, 918 meters long . . . now this is engineering! This is a channel-bridge over the River Elbe and joins the former East and West Germany , As part of the unification project. It is located in the city of Magdeburg , near Berlin . The photo was taken on the day of inauguration . . . To those who appreciate engineering projects, here's a puzzle for your armchair engineers . . . and physicists. Question: Did that bridge have to be designed to withstand the additional weight of ship and barge traffic, Or just the weight of the water? Answer: It only needs to be designed to withstand the weight of the water! Why? A ship always displaces an amount of water that weighs the same as the ship, regardless of how heavily a ship may be loaded. > > > > More . . . . Saturday, April 23, 2011 <http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/04/incredible-magdeburg-water-bridge-in.h tml> The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, and allows ships to cross over the Elbe River. At 918 meters, it is the longest navigable aqueduct in the world. The Elbe-Havel and Mittelland canals had previously met near Magdeburg but on opposite sides of the Elbe. Ships moving between the two had to make a 12-kilometer detour, descending from the Mittelland Canal through the Rothensee boat lift into the Elbe, then sailing downstream on the river, before entering the Elbe-Havel Canal through Niegripp lock. Low water levels in the Elbe often prevented fully laden canal barges from making this crossing, requiring time-consuming off-loading of cargo. magdeburg-water-bridge6 Construction of the water link was started as early as in the 1930s but due to the World War 2 and subsequent division of Germany the work remained suspended till 1997. The aqueduct was finally completed and opened to the public in 2003. magdeburg-water-bridge6 magdeburg-water-bridge3 magdeburg-water-bridge4 magdeburg-water-bridge5 magdeburg-water-bridge2

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FW: Cambridge PD: CITYWIDE Alert - COMMUNITY INFO: Bicyclists & Sidewalk Safety
by Ruth Ryals 29 Jun '11

29 Jun '11

From: CitizenObserver <alerts(a)citizenobserver.com> Reply-To: <alerts(a)citizenobserver.com> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:33:15 -0700 Subject: Cambridge PD: CITYWIDE Alert - COMMUNITY INFO: Bicyclists & Sidewalk Safety Cambridge PD: CITYWIDE spacer <http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/images/spacer.gif> police logo <http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/images/lealogo/cambridge_ma.gif> Citizen Alert <http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/app/imageContent.html?id=15059> COMMUNITY INFO: Bicyclists & Sidewalk Safety June 29, 2011 - The Cambridge Police Department would like to remind residents that bicyclists are prohibited from traveling on sidewalks in business districts within the City. This restriction is meant to protect both bicyclists and pedestrians from danger and allow people to move freely about the sidewalks outside of businesses without the fear of being struck, and possibly injured, by a passing cyclist. For more information on the responsibility that pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists have to share the roadways in Cambridge, watch the following public service announcement from the Cambridge Police Department available on our YouTube page at http://www.youtube.com/CambridgePolice#p/a/u/1/yx1qWga_Jb8 <http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=jaysy,b309,1d8,7ytz,2xik,b79n,ib1l> . <http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=jaysy,b309,1d8,4koq,ksdg,b79n,ib1l> Submit a Tip Contact Information Contact Name: Dan Riviello, Communications Specialist Contact Name: Holly Bernier, Neighborhood Coordinator Contact Email: PIO(a)CambridgePolice.org Contact Email: HBernier(a)CambridgePolice.org Contact Phone: 617-349-3237 Contact Phone: 617-349-3236 See More Details/Translate <http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=jaysy,b309,1d8,avc5,1yq0,b79n,ib1l> <http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/app/ncnews_aff.jsp?sender=jlipshaw@gmai l.com&uid=7f98bd0869&p=2654&mid=517113> spacer <http://www.citizenobserver.com/cov6/images/spacer.gif> Please do not reply to this email. Direct any questions or feedback to the contact at your local law enforcement agency. Unsubscribe from CitizenObserver Email Alerts <http://www.elabs5.com/c.html?rtr=on&s=jaysy,b309,1d8,2ubx,g8zs,b79n,ib1l> <http://www.elabs5.com/images/mlopen_post.html?rtr=on&siteid=32424370&mid=51 7113&mlid=1772&uid=7f98bd0869>

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FW: black leather couch
by Ruth Ryals 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

Begin forwarded message: From: "Nancy Peters" <np75(a)verizon.net> Date: June 27, 2011 3:03:51 PM EDT To: "'Margot Welch'" Subject: black leather couch fOR DISTRIBUTION: I would like to give away a black leather couch in good condition. I need to find a home for it by June 29th. Call Nancy Peters at 617-491-2675.

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Hi
by Alice Weiss 28 Jun '11

28 Jun '11

Hi guys, This is Alice of Alice and Marc up here in our garret at 17 Buena Vista, unit 3. Thanks for welcoming us. We moved in here May 9, so we have been here 7 weeks. It feels like we have always been here and it feels like the first day, it has gone so fast. We moved from the Cape where we dwelled for 13 years, refreshing our brains after over twenty years in New Orleans, LA. But it was time to get back to the city (I almost said civilization but that's not fair. The best indie movie theater I ever encountered was Cape Cinema in Dennis. But that's the only actual institution I miss.) Hope to keep talking to everyone. Also wasn't the "Buena Vista Social Club" just the best movie. Anybody watch HBO's "Treme?" It's marvelous about New Orleans, but I don't think they would have known how to weave music and story so well if it wasn't for that movie. Best, Alice

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Medical students looking for an apt in Central Square/Cambridgeport areas
by Ruth Ryals 27 Jun '11

27 Jun '11

I have a friend who is looking for a 2-bedr apt for her daughter and a classmate (both HMS). They want to be in walking distance of Central Square/Cambridgeport. MIT/Kendall area is an option. (They need public transportation to both the medical school and hospitals in Cambridge.) Do any of you have contacts/leads in the Central Square/Cambridgeport she might fu with? Thanks! Ruth Ruth A. Ryals 115 Upland Rd. Cambridge, MA 02140 617-547-6453 617-834-4007 cell rryals(a)comcast.net

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FW: Robert Gardner - Art Exhibition
by Ruth Ryals 26 Jun '11

26 Jun '11

fyi Begin forwarded message: From: "Peter Gardner" <pgardner(a)berklee.edu> Date: June 26, 2011 11:11:14 AM EDT To: Subject: Robert Gardner - Art Exhibition My father is having an upcoming watercolor exhibition at Cadbury Commons from July 9th to August 6th, with an opening reception on Sunday, July 10th from 2-4 p.m. (see notice below; watercolor attached). Best, Peter Gardner Cadbury Art Gallery Cadbury Commons at Cambridge 66 Sherman Street Cambridge, MA 02140 617-868-9575 www.cadburycommons.com Cadbury Art Gallery presents World in a Grain of Sand Watercolors by Robert Gardner July 9 - August 6, 2011 Artist Reception: July 10, 2-4 pm Gallery Hours: 10 am - 5 pm daily

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FW: [PSNA] Sounds of Musical Sculpture Return at Last to Kendall 'T' Station | Cambridge Community Television
by Ruth Ryals 24 Jun '11

24 Jun '11

You have to watch this! Both Karen Klinger (film and story) and Susan Hunziker (soundtrack) did a great job, and are part of the Porter Square Neighborhood Association. Aren't we lucky to live in Cambridge? Ruth From: psna-bounces(a)lists.portersquare.net [mailto:psna-bounces@lists.portersquare.net] On Behalf Of Karen Klinger Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 4:41 PM To: N'HOOD ASS'N PORTER SQ Subject: [PSNA] Sounds of Musical Sculpture Return at Last to Kendall 'T' Station | Cambridge Community Television Folks, I've posted to the CCTV website a video that Susan Hunziker and I produced about a project to restore the Kendall Band, the three-piece musical sculpture in the Kendall "T" station created by noted artist Paul Matisse. It's really a photo essay with a soundtrack Susan created centered on the rededication ceremony held recently when one of the pieces, called "Pythagoras," finally began producing music again after a long refurbishing effort by MIT students. We interviewed Matisse and others involved in the work. This summer, the students are set to begin restoring the other two parts of the sculpture. It was great to see people's reaction when they realized they could make Pythagoras's chimes ring again. Please check it out if you can. Thanks, Karen (link below) http://www.cctvcambridge.org/KendallBand

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FW: Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest Somerville SAT!!!
by Ruth Ryals 24 Jun '11

24 Jun '11

fyi -----Original Message----- From: Barrett Anderson [mailto:BCA@barrettanderson.net] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:41 PM To: Barrett Anderson Subject: Joe's Jazz & Blues Fest Somerville SAT!!! (if Sat. is rainy, Sunday is the raindate) JOE'S JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL SAT. 6/25 FREE!! POWDERHOUSE PARK (across from 137 College Ave) 12pm: The Somerville High School Jazz Ensemble 1pm: The Anderson/Hanson/Levy Trio 2pm: John Funkhouser Trio 3pm: Toni Lynn Washington 4pm: The Spontaneous Architects 5pm: Florencia Gonzalez Candombe Project 6pm: Frank Morey and His Band http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/ http://www.barrettanderson.net

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FW: The Last Mountain starts Tomorow (Friday) at the Kendall
by Ruth Ryals 23 Jun '11

23 Jun '11

fyi From: Craig Kelley [mailto:craigkelley62@Verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:50 PM To: Craig Kelley Subject: The Last Mountain starts Tomorow (Friday) at the Kendall Folks: My good friend and North Cambridge neighbor Eric Grunebaum (Egrunebaum(a)aol.com) helped put together a documentary of a group of folks from Appalachia trying to save a local significant mountain from being destroyed for a coal mine. Instead they want to put a wind farm on it. You can learn more at: <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787816/> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1787816/. This is one of those movies that promises to be a must see for anyone concerned about energy and the environment. I'm hoping to see it at the Kendall tomorrow night if we're in town. I think it's only planned to play there through Tuesday, though, so don't put off seeing it soon if you have the option. Thanks. Craig Showtimes <http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=Cambridge&ei=GsIDTui8H8TcgQfag5DAAg &date=1&tid=7b8fe9c47f26d662> Kendall Square Cinema 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 1:40 4:10 7:10 9:45pm <http://www.google.com/movies?hl=en&near=Cambridge&ei=GsIDTui8H8TcgQfag5DAAg &date=1&tid=6a0f6a8306186f48> West Newton Cinema 1296 Washington St, West Newton, MA 1:25 3:45 6:30 8:35pm Storyline The fight for the last great mountain in America's Appalachian heartland pits the mining giant that wants to explode it to extract the coal within, against the community fighting to preserve the mountain and build a wind farm on its ridges instead. With Bobby Kennedy Jr. enlisted as a passionate force for preserving Coal River Mountain and the economic power of the fossil fuel industry twisting democracy to its advantage THE LAST MOUNTAIN highlights a battle for the future of energy that affects us all. Written by <http://www.imdb.com/search/title?plot_author=Anonymous&view=simple&sort=alp ha> Anonymous

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