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Don't Allow Film Photography to Fade Away
Photography is embedded in our lives, from birth to death, and at every stage in between. Even those of us with little interest in photography have most probably carried photographs in our More »
Do You Use Pr Material You Need Headshot Photography
Having attractive and effective PR or self promotion material is essential for people involved in the entertainment and art world, such as actors, singers, comedians and artists. And argueably the most important More »
Starting a Photography Business Will Be Easier With These 30 Free Tips
When you're a keen photographer and you have the desire to spend your working life doing something you enjoy such as photography, it would be a shame if you didn't pursue it More »
Event Photography How To Get Started
One of the best ways to get started in event photography is to start working in the field as soon as possible, even if you begin working for little or no money More »
The Different Types of Photography Are Endless
Photography is an art form that encompasses many forms. Portrait photography and landscape photography are perhaps, the most popular types of photography, but there are many different forms as well. Both amateurs More »
Don't Allow Film Photography to Fade Away
Photography is embedded in our lives, from birth to death, and at every stage in between. Even those of us with little interest in photography have most probably carried photographs in our wallets, and hung them on our walls or placed them on a work desk, and personally snapped a few shots. Since the advent of digital photography, we have been taking more photos, and using them for an increased range of activities, especially the wider sharing of images with others. Today, photographs are so common that they can almost escape our notice.
Photography first entered the lives of the general public in 1888, when George Eastman invented and marketed his original Kodak camera. It was a very simple box that came pre-loaded with a 100-exposure roll of film. Once used, the whole camera was sent back to Kodak, where it was reloaded and returned to the customer, while the first roll of film underwent processing.
The simplicity of the camera and film processing made photography accessible to millions of casual amateurs who had no professional training, technical expertise, or aesthetic ability. Eastman's marketing campaign deliberately featured women and children operating his camera, along with the slogan, "you press the button; we do the rest."
Snapshot photography became a national craze within a few years, and by 1898, it is estimated that more than 1.5 million roll-film cameras had passed through the hands of amateur users.
Early snapshots were made for purely personal reasons. Typical subjects included important events such as weddings and other less formal family gatherings, holidays and leisure activities, and to capture the transitory appearance of children, pets, and prized possessions such as cars and houses. Images were reproduced as small prints, and a member of the family often arranged the photographs as narrative sequences in albums.
In the early part of the twentieth century, serious amateur photographers started to promote photography as a fine art where – unlike snapshot photography – the photographer demonstrated aesthetic sensibility and technical expertise. This goal was successfully attained, and photography became elevated to an art form.
It didn't take long for the tide to turn (as it always does), and certainly by the 1950s, the qualities of the snapshot started to become adopted by professional photographers for their honesty, energy, and spontaneity. Grainy, blurred, tilted horizons, erratic framing, and black and white all became an acceptable route to capturing the moment. By the late 1990s, the snapshot finally achieved the status of modern folk art.
These two broad schools of photography produce a dichotomy in camera design and development. For the snap-shooters, cameras remained little changed (technically) from the original, while serious photographers opted for more complex tools that offered far greater precision.
From the mid 1970s, electronics started to take a grip on camera design, and this made improved photographic performance available to the casual photographer, without the need for technical knowledge. However, the biggest step-change emerged and began to dominate around the millennium: the digital camera.
Digital photography was revolutionary because it eliminated the costs and delays inherent with film cameras. It also expanded the options for viewing, editing and sharing pictures, and accordingly the range of uses to which they could be put. Other developments such as the increased ownership of personal computers, and growth of the Internet both supported the benefits and expansion of digital photography.
Today, camera phones are the major photographic device, and social media the foremost manner in which our snap-shots are put to use. While most photography, as in its early days, is largely a point-and-shoot capture of our daily lives, the underlying social behaviours have altered significantly.
For at least the first hundred years of photography, the family was at the heart of our activities. Cameras were usually owned by families, and used to the benefit of that family. While all members may have been participants in the capture of a photograph, one particular person was usually the custodian of the family album. The cost of photography made every shot valuable, and the duds that never made the pages of the family album were still retained.
By contrast, today individuals own cameras, and almost everyone under a certain age has one. Our social circles have changed: we tend to have a far larger pool of more casual acquaintances, and fragmented families. The zero cost of photography means high numbers of shot are taken, but the ease of deletion makes the permanence of images more ethereal.
It is these changes that bring me to the point of this article; to voice the concern that we are creating a historical void where information and details about an era risk being lost. I personally have gaps in the pictorial record of my life that start from the time I too turned to digital photography. Of course I could print my photos, to make them more tangible, and put them in an album, but I don't: it's not part of the digital ethos to recreate the limitations that contributed to the demise of film.
Equally, the increased automation of camera technology and accessibility of image manipulation conspire to erode the need for technical expertise, and aesthetic sensibility (at the moment of exposure) that underpinned photography as an art form. Indeed, the only significant recent resurgence in aesthetic film photography – Lomography – champions the abandonment of forethought, rules and knowledge.
I am not advocating that film photography should be fine art: the snap shot is as worthy an approach as it ever was. Neither am I trying to assert that digital photography does not demand skill, nor its images qualify as an art form. My concerned is that yet another skill – photography using unforgiving film – will become lost in a world where we increasingly rely on technology to do our thinking for us. The situation is little different to saying that just because we have calculators, we should forget how to do mental arithmetic. Equally, the craft of compiling a narrative photo album is at risk of loss, in favour of viewing a jumble of images on the tiny screen of a mobile phone, which travels with us in a world where it is continually exposed to the hazards of damage and theft.
In summary, the key difference between digital and film photography is that the former often ends with a click, while the latter merely begins with the clunk of a shutter. If you are on the cusp of a decision to explore or return to film photography, my advice is take the plunge and give it a go. Film photography is an engaging hobby, even if it's only snapshot style. Its images are more enduring, and have an increased likelihood of surviving the passage of years. When all said and done, photography is merely a process for freezing time, and capturing memories so they can be recalled and enjoyed over and over again, throughout our whole lives.
My film camera collection
Do You Use Pr Material You Need Headshot Photography
Having attractive and effective PR or self promotion material is essential for people involved in the entertainment and art world, such as actors, singers, comedians and artists. And argueably the most important part of that material is the headshot. After all if you want or need to be in the public eye the world needs to know what you actually look like. But not just any photo will do. A headshot photograph in any PR campaign should give an insight into your character and art.
If you are playing a dramatic role you will not require the same kind of shot as one that would be suitable for a comedian. Similarly, if you are an opera singer you will expect a completely different shot from what a rock singer would want. By having a suitable set of headshots taken you are letting the public, agents and other performers see exactly the image what you want to portray. And from that they will hopefully want to sample your work or watch you perform.
Needless to say, we are not talking about a quick snapshot here. We are talking about the very serious business of you acquiring crucial promotional material which will help you advance your career. So it absolutely essential that you choose the right photographer to take your headshots for you.
So how do you go about choosing your headshot photographer? People within your profession may be able to advise you of a good photography agency. Or, if you want to commence the search for yourself, the Internet is a good place to start. You can surf the many photography websites online. Look specifically at the portfolios of headshots on offer, and if a particular photographer catches your eye, make contact with him.
When meeting the photographer for the first time tell him exactly about the type of work you do. From that discussion he will be able to decide what kind of shots need to be taken. If you are an actor, in search of auditions, he may want to take a whole series of photos portraying you in different roles. For performers, he may want to take a contrived shot of you seemingly performing live. He will need to take many shots in order to produce the best promotional material for you.
The shots may involve the use of make up artists and hairstylists. This will make the headshot session more expensive. But if it produces the kind of self-promotional material that brings you in a lot of work, it will be money well spent.
Starting a Photography Business Will Be Easier With These 30 Free Tips
When you're a keen photographer and you have the desire to spend your working life doing something you enjoy such as photography, it would be a shame if you didn't pursue it further wouldn't it? You really don't have to join an institution or pay thousands of dollars to get started either. You simply need the passion to learn and persist. Most great photographers who rely on their trade to survive don't even know they have these traits because they love what they do and they simply can't stop.
It's true that there is wealth to be made in photography and I'm not going to down play that or make a pitch to the opposite because in every case, it's been up to the individual. Meaning – it depends on what mode of photography they choose, how much time they put into the business, do they have a commercial bent, are they more artistic than usual etc. All these points come into play when success in a photography business or studio is questioned.
I don't want to create any false hopes by that last paragraph because success will require some hard work, tolerance and patience. These next thirty tips should help you along the way. There is more detail available on this subject matter at the link at the bottom of this page.
Where can I obtain information on building a photography business?
1. Always do some extensive research before starting out a career with your own photography business so that you understand the pros and cons involved. Some ideas include subscribing to a good magazine related to the photographic industry such as Professional Photographer, Camera Arts and Photo District News. Besides that, the internet is the biggest source of information and can provide you with a plethora of career opportunities or even more information on starting a photography business.
At which level do you want to start your photography business?
2. This is the trickiest question that a person interested in starting a business encounters. It is very important to decide what kind of photography business you want so that the relevant requirements and (sometimes) finance can be muscled up.
When is the best time to start a fully-fledged photography business?
3. After deciding on what you need and any extra necessary equipment that is needed to set up the basic infrastructure, you will need to consider carefully your main tool – the camera, be it digital or film. You must also consider carefully a reliable, high-quality PC and good relevant software to manipulate your photographs with special effects. If the business is being undertaken on a massive scale then maybe a developing lab needs to be planned and established.
o What kind of venues will yield real income to your business?
4. A newly established business in photography requires an assured location or a beat (working locally), as in journalism. For instance, wedding photography, sports related photography or developmental photography. Once established, business can also be diversified into many more fields.
o Building a photography portfolio
5. It is always important to compile a good portfolio as far as photography is concerned. A portfolio must contain a collection of pertinent photographic work that you believe to be impressive. Make sure that photographs are unusual in character and are from diverse fields. Your portfolio must be able to impress the client in the very first meeting.
6. Don't keep all the photographs that you have in your possession. Only keep your best work in the folder so that you don't embarrass yourself or find yourself having to explain photographs that aren't relevant.
7. Showcase spontaneous photos that you believe are of good quality. You'd be surprised how many people respond favorably to peoples expressions when they are good shots.
Basic apparatus required
8. A canvas background of at minimum 7-9 foot and the background colors should be either navy or white as minimum requirements to start with; a well-branded studio lights system such as that of Norman & Speedtron; certified picture manipulation software such as Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop, etc.
Is there a need for establishing a makeup studio as part of your photo studio?
9. Makeup and photography often go hand in hand. Wherever makeup is involved it is often referred to as trick photography because makeup is capable of completely transforming an individual's personality, and sometimes relevance to a product in the case of advertising photography.
What kind of photo-editing software available in the market?
10. Photo-editing software through which special effects and complete changes to a photo are possible and can also often save the need for a re shoot.
11. Some of the photo-editing software that are popular includes Photoshop CS; Photoshop Light room, iPhoto, i View Multimedia, MediaPro, ACDSee, Corel and Picasa.
Is storage and treatment of photographs crucial in building photography business?
12. Never adopt laxity while handling or archiving photographs. You will regret it later. Storage and access efficiency will either improve or frustrate your working environment. Often older photos become more valuable with time.
How can be photographs be preserved easily apart from the conventional method?
13. Today's cameras are highly versatile and will allow downloads and transfers from highly surprising devices including your mobile but pictures can also be stored on a CD's, USB's and DVD's too.
o Choosing a Camera
14. Stick to w ell known brand. The level of mega pixel offered and quality of the zooming facility must be looked into carefully. I have my favorites but there are many equally as good as mine.
15. Most of the cameras are compatible with computers and printers and moreover, because we now use memory sticks, we are truly free to operate unencumbered.
o What kind of a website does a person need to have?
16. Your collection of photographs must be properly classified under different categories. Visual appearance of your website will do wonders for your business so take consider setting up one with semi automation where the maintenance and hard work is done for you like photostockplus.
17. Remember to constantly upgrade and maintain your website so that each time people come across your website, they will find fine something new and interesting.
o Copyright of your photographs
18. Copyright is the right protects the person who owns or who took the photographs. A wise exercise if you are looking to use some stock houses for commercial purposes.
o Why is a business card helpful?
19. In every business, visiting cards are helpful. It is extremely useful in for people to contact you after your first meeting. It must contain all your contact details. If you're a photographer, a clever impressive graphic or a picture of yourself with your equipment is best. Your contact number or email must be easy to read. I have seen cards that have large names and pictures and the phone numbers are so small they are difficult to read. Ridiculous! Make your phone number the largest thing on the card – that's what most people will use it for.
o Which things must be kept in mind while you plan to build a wedding photography business?
20. Wedding Photography is almost another art unto itself. There are many things to remember for a truly successful wedding shoot. I have prepared another article to deal with this in more detail and it's all about –Wedding Photography. —
o Advantage of assignment photography
21. Assignment photography is that branch of photography where a person is engaged or consigned to capture shots of something impressive and extraordinary, such as in the case of advertising or portrait photography; this can provide you a stable income after you've learned the ropes.
o Advantage of stock photography
22. Stock photography is that branch of photography where there is an accumulated stock of photographs which can be sold to interested buyers, designers, adverting agencies etc. This can be a slow haul but if your pictures are well thought out, it can be the source of an ongoing income. –My favorite is istockphotos–.
o Other places where you can sell your photographic collection?
23. Art shows are the perfect platform from where your creativity and work will be really appreciated because at such places you will find some niche customers that have a sharp eye for real talent. Such places have been known to bring instant fame.
24. Winter Park Art Show at Orlando, Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, Old Town Art Show; Chicago, Boston Mills Art Show; Peninsula, Ohio, Similar art shows are held in different parts of the world and they are easy to find on the net. Simply do a Google search for "photography art show" and the name of the country you are in after adding the plus sign like this; "photography art show"+ Sweden
o Prices to be charged from the clients
25. In the initial stages of your business, don't try to charge exorbitant amounts otherwise it will give the wrong impression and you will perhaps lose a valuable long term customer. Tread slowly. Ring other photographers and research. Five phone calls should do it.
Marketing your photography business
26. You must try to market your work at relevant places. Photographs can also be published over the internet. Publication over the internet will increase customer enquiry. Don't forget to search for suitable local markets and get the snaps printed in a local journal or newspaper and always display your contact number prominently – always!
27. Establishing and popularizing a business is a tough call but if you adopt a proper marketing strategy. Today, Advertising is one of the most popular mediums of promoting. Ads can be placed on websites, online telephone directories, newspapers and magazines, etc. Research the right mediums before you rush in. Sometimes good deals get in the way of recognizing the right advertising vehicle.
28. You can develop a website of your own to effectively promote your photography business but one thing that must be kept in mind is never forget to include a testimonial section and gauge the response of the people visiting the website. Let them make comments.
o Career prospects in photo journalism
29. Individuals interested in setting up a photography business can begin their career by becoming a photo journalist. Appealing and unusual photographs can be supplied to newspapers, magazines, websites and the photography business is booming to such an extent that even international media organizations will offer you good money in return for rare and high-quality photographs.
30. Mainstream photographers are engaged in TV, parcels and copy services, newspapers, magazines and sketch photography. There are many more jobs also related to photography than there ever was previously and because of the diversity and flexibility of digital photography, more respect has been attached to this profession. Some of the avenues in photography apart from business are Journalism, Graphic arts, Advertising, DTP jobs, Publications and Motion Picture creation.
Go and make yourself a hot beverage and a have a long think about where you're going to start, that is, if you haven't already started.
This article has been supplied courtesy of Roy Barker. Roy has supplied further detail on the above subject matter at starting a photography business and is dedicated to coaching you on how to start your own photography business. You can also gain photography insights, help (mostly free) or even a Digital Photography Tip or two. For brief reviews on services or equipment see http://www.profitable-photography.com/resources.php
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Event Photography How To Get Started
One of the best ways to get started in event photography is to start working in the field as soon as possible, even if you begin working for little or no money for friends and family. It is very hard to win clients without a portfolio or website for them to reference. In order to build up your experience, photograph graduations, weddings, religious confirmations, and parties that involves close friends or family members. Even if you are only reimbursed for the cost of film and printing, you will have photographs to show to potential clients interested in having you work for them.
Having a deeper understanding of why you are where you are can dramatically decrease your nerves and level of stress, while increasing the rate at which you are able to shoot. This added layer of understanding is necessary in order to give you more ideas that may, in return, result in photos that satisfy and/or impress your client to an extent they did not expect. At the same time dont get fooled. By knowing why you are there will prevent you in losing track from your work. In order to capture the real sense of the event you should have a good presence of mind and adequate understanding about the event.
It may take a little time to mentally adjust but the main thing you'll need to get used to know how to configure calculations in your head at a faster-than-average rate. You'll need to understand how to effectively make up for light loss, or how to effectively cut exposure down with ISO speed, shutter speed, aperture, etc. This may sound difficult at first but after doing it for an hour or two it becomes very easy and should be no problem if you know what you're doing. Your client is paying you for your photography skills; this entails not only composition but an understanding of how exposure works. After all, anyone can go around with a camera set to auto and take pictures.
Another great way to get started with event photography is Apprenticeship. As an apprentice to a photographer, you will assist in the daily work that goes into running a photography business. Such work may include calling or following up with potential clients, seeing projects through to completion, and working on marketing such as updating the photographer's website. The apprenticeship is same as internship. As an apprenticeship you would be subjected to work on different locations. This is the reason why apprenticeship is the best way to get started with event photography.
The Different Types of Photography Are Endless
Photography is an art form that encompasses many forms. Portrait photography and landscape photography are perhaps, the most popular types of photography, but there are many different forms as well. Both amateurs and professionals will enjoy particular types more than any other. Most professional photographers will choose one type of photography to specialize in. Some types of photography encompass two or more other types of photography, so it's not hard to pick a specialty based on the photographer's personality.
This type of photography is for shooting photos of facts as they happened. These photographs are used to attract readers for news stories. This style of photography requires the knowledge to capture human emotion in a single photograph and can take years of practice to perfect.
Macrophotography refers to photos that are taken at a very close range. In order to become a macro photographer, the proper professional film equipment (pfe) is essential. Lenses and other needed equipment are expensive and require advanced knowledge to learn.
This is very similar to photojournalism, but in documentary photography the photographs are meant for historical evidence of an era. In photojournalism, the photo will depict just one scene or event. Documentary photographers also need experiences and training to capture human emotion.
So many consider glamour photography to be pornographic, but is an art form that shows the beauty of the human body. These photos may be sexy, but they are done tastefully and respectfully. They focus on light and shadows to show the human body at its best.
Although there are different types of action photography, sports photography is the most popular. The photographer must study the subject and anticipate the next move in order to get a good shot. This holds true for sports photographers as well as those photographing animals in nature.
This might be the most popular type of photography and certainly one of the oldest. Subjects can be people or animals. Portrait photography serves to capture the unique personality of the subject in a photograph.
Art photography can include photographs on many different subjects. Some photographers use animals or nature as subjects, others may use objects posed, or even an interesting view of everyday objects. No matter what the subject is, art photography must be aesthetic.
This is a unique blend of portrait photography and documentary photography. Many photographs of this style are post processed for creative effects. Many photographs are given a vintage or timeless look in post processing.
This is yet another type of photography that encompasses different forms. It can include macrophotography, glamour photography, and portraiture. The photographs need to be interesting and catch the eye of consumers in print. This is a popular form of photography that many people devote their careers to.
This spans several types of photography as well. It can include portraiture, documentary, advertising, and glamour photography. Photographs should depict life or events of a particular place in the world. This can be achieved through portraits or by landscape photography.
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Secrets In Choosing The Right Style Of Wedding Photography On Your Wedding Day
What is Wedding Photography?
For most couples, this may sound an odd question to ask, most would answer that wedding photography is the kind of photography done during weddings. That is partly correct. But that over simplifies the meaning of wedding photography. The art of wedding photography has change tremendously in the past twenty years. Today it may even have a different meaning for each couple.
In the past, wedding photographers are technicians behind a black box almost mystical that very few would even try to operate it. Back then, wedding couples are hiring wedding photographers to produce wedding pictures of their big day. It is to simply record the event. And the one they chose might be doing six weddings a day.
In 2010, almost all wedding guests have their own digital camera that could produce well-exposed pictures at very minimal cost. What it means is that the professional wedding photographers must have something more to offer to their wedding couples. At the same time, the digital revolution also allowed wedding photographers the new technologies to offer something different. This is one of the reasons why wedding photography has improved compared to what it was years ago. It also attracted people who would never venture into wedding photography if not for the new technology of digital photography. Wedding photographers who at their prime offer beautiful and stunning photos that record the wedding in an artistic and narrative, sometimes evocative and most of the time in a flattering manner.
But it also means that being a wedding photographer today; one has to be able to offer something not seen before. True to the complexities of wedding photography today, it would not be true anymore that all wedding photographers are the same and that all wedding couples desire the same kind of photography.
Here is a Guide to Photographic Methods
The good thing about the Internet is it makes it easy to research the work of a big number of wedding photographers. Check some photographers' website and you will be amazed by the different photographic styles.
Reportage photography is also known as documentary or photojournalism photography; it is best described to have an approach which simply covers and document the event without directing the wedding couple or its guests. Instead it tries to capture the event as it happens in the most natural and creative way possible.
Traditional wedding photography is use to describe the old fashioned way of lining up the wedding couple, their guests and family for traditional photos.
Contemporary wedding photography can be described as glossy which can be trendier than traditional wedding photography.
My humble advice is to look beyond the labels of wedding photography. It can be more confusing than being helpful in deciding which kind of wedding photography suites you as a wedding couple. Another reason is that the style often times is a combination of several photography styles anyway. Third, it implies that wedding photographers offer just one style of photography during their wedding coverage.
In reality, weddings offer a chance for wedding photographers to show different photography styles. Wedding photographers sometimes just can't ask the couple to move to a spot where there is a better light during the wedding ceremony. Also, it is quite often that couples expect to have formal photographs which show them at their best. Even the most modern weddings will require having traditional and formal family shots.
Many photographers excel in one style of wedding photography and emphasize their skill and it may even be part of their marketing strategy. Some would describe their kind of wedding photography as a mix of classical and modern. It may be a mix of reportage and contemporary. It is quite necessary to have a time with the wedding couple wherein they will be directed to be at their best. It will give them the kind of photographs that can be described as fine art. The limited time of weddings make it important for wedding photographer to be a good director.
Choosing Your Photographer
For couples, the best way would be to decide which wedding photographer is right for you is to decide together what kind of wedding pictures you expect You may want something traditional which means you like a professional account of the wedding day without having too much interruptions.
You may be a photography enthusiast as well, and desire to have a creative set of wedding pictures. You may be looking at high end and contemporary photography style.
Once you both as a couple decide on what type of wedding photographs you desire, you can start examining different galleries of photography for quality. Be warned that galleries represent the best work of photographers, so it is quite important to see a sample of a whole wedding to be sure of consistency.
Awards of excellence can help you decide which photographer could be best suited for your wedding. A membership to well know professional body is also something to consider.
It is of utmost importance that you as a wedding couple can communicate with the photographer and have the rapport to be able to share your wedding photography goals. As much as photography style is an important factor, you and your wedding guests would expect to have a high level of professionalism, organization and experience on your wedding day. Finally you need to consider the wedding packages being offered by the photographer.
Budgeting For Photography
There is no such thing as an appropriate budget for weddings. What can be more helpful is the percentage in terms of value to the total wedding cost.
Professional wedding photography will be what will define the memories of your wedding day. You are going to entrust a photographer to use his skills to document your wedding as if it was taken through your eyes. Discuss with your wedding planner what you think is the best budget for your wedding photography. A good wedding planner would be able to help you with the right budget and if you need to allocate more to get the kind of photography you desire.
The price of a good wedding photographer sometimes comes as a surprise to wedding couples. But quality wedding photography comes at a price. The better skilled a photographer is the higher the fees he can command. One should note that it is not a one day event for wedding photographers but it takes days to plan, shoot the wedding, and spend time on post processing the images and designing the wedding album Ultimately you as a couple must have to make the final decision on how important having a high quality of wedding photographer and if it the price is worth paying for.
Explore more of Nap Beltran powerful Internet Marketing Tips on Photography. Be sure to visit his blog for more tips on how to help your business succeed online. Visit Fotopalooza.me/photography for specific "how-to's", along with more all-free lessons, advice and, photographer's forum, contributor's gallery and much more. It's a MUST-VISIT for photo enthusiasts!
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Interesting variety of vintage books, postcards, jewelry, glass, porcelain, military, coins and deco lighting.
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Opening its doors in the summer of 2014, owner Jessica Fong was looking to spread her love of fashion to those in the Chicagoland area. Located in the heart of Downtown Aurora, YM boutique is quickly becoming known as a must see fashion destination. YM boutique strives to bring the Midwest the latest trends first and people everywhere are looking to YM for those fashion finds you won't see anywhere else. Come see for yourself why YM boutique is a must stop destination for all your fashion needs.
Scheduled sales once or twice a month featuring a fresh selection of vintage, industrial, farmhouse items for yourself and your home.
CITY:St. Charles
The Old Orland Historic District has antique and specialty shops, and interesting service businesses nestled in a 1800s neighborhood of historic churches, charming houses and colorful gardens.
CITY:Orland Park
Fireplaces, glass doors, gas logs, tool sets, screens, and related accessories.
Independent book store in 1853 Greek revival townhouse, housing thousands of titles for all ages.
CITY:St. Charles
Specializing in garden flowers and supplies, jams, specialty foods, home grown produce, u-pick field, pumpkins, fall family fun activities.
Visit us for maps, books, souvenirs and unique gifts. Tickets are available for Hemingway's Birthplace Home and Museum, Historic Pleasant Home and The Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest. Purchase other seasonal special events tickets here.
CITY:Oak Park
Classic clothing with a flair.
CITY:St. Charles
Two stories of quality, solid wood furniture since 1938. Huge selection of finished, unfinished home, office furniture by Amish and other American manufactures.
CITY:St. Charles
An upscale resale boutique that offers designer women's clothing and accessories on consignment for a fraction of their original cost.
CITY:Oak Park
Upscale resale: re-defining the resale experience! Boutique Repeats is designed to provide customers with new and gently used clothes, purses, jewelry and more. At your favorite upscale resale shop, we buy, consign and sell designer and better brand name women's apparel, accessories, home decor and furniture. Let Boutique Repeats buy your high-end items, so you can go after that new must-have! This hassle-free selling experience is in a boutique environment that carries new inventory daily! Appointments are recommended for a personal buying experience, but not necessary.
Legendary, eclectic home for music in every format and every genre - "a collector's paradise" since 1972. New and used LP's, cassettes and CD's-bought and sold. CD/DVD/CD-Rom professional scratch repair, collector books & magazines, & Elvis shrine. See us at our new home in the Oak Park Arts District.
CITY:Oak Park
Featuring wines from across the Globe. Local & Hotel Delivery Available. Saturday tastings 1pm-5pm.
CITY:St. Charles
Specializing in all dog care. Dog training; doggie day care; overnight dog boarding; pet sitting; dog grooming; pooch parties.
CITY:St. Charles
Boutique -- home accessories, antiques, furniture, jewelry, apparel, bath and body.
CITY:St. Charles
Visit the many shops located in the new development along the river. There is a large parking garage adjacent for shoppers' convenience and 2 Visitor Information Centers.
CITY:St. Charles
Open Monday thru Saturday. Fine jewelry. Custom creations.
CITY:St. Charles
Grand Victoria Casino souvenirs, unique gifts, clothing and jewelry.
Your local Purina Feed Dealership offering the best in equine, small animal and wild bird needs. The new face of feed, seed and urban gardening.
CITY:St. Charles
Beautiful hand-rubbed finishes, brass & metal polishing & repair, hand painting & stenciling, gold leafing, hand carving, woven cane, Rush splint & wicker, upholstery & slip covers, and hand-tied Oriental rugs.
CITY:St. Charles
Select consignment, antique store with items for home, garden and more.
CITY:St. Charles
There is a caring in people who cook that leads them out to the kitchen time and again. Those of us who "Love to Cook and Cook to Love" will find ourselves right at home at Penzeys Spices. Stop by for a visit soon.
CITY:Oak Park
Sporting goods retailer and team sales. Equipment and apparel for baseball, softball, soccer, football, basketball, and volleyball.
CITY:St. Charles
Antiques, collectibles, gifts. Animal-related items are our specialty. Proceeds aid local no-kill animal shelter.
Wool and Company is a full service knitting and crochet store with an extensive gift selection. We spread our love of knitting in a fun, creative and informative way.
CITY:St. Charles
Heinz Brothers Greenhouse Garden Center
Open daily, year-round. A greenhouse, garden center and gift shop offering annuals, perennials, bulbs, ground covers, potting needs, garden art, tools and everything else imaginable for the gardener.
CITY:St. Charles
An Artisan Bread Bakery featuring a delicious variety of fresh-baked breads, buns and more. Breadsmith is open Tuesday through Sunday. Stop in and see what makes us the special choice of bread lovers!
CITY:St. Charles
Dick Pond Athletics is America's running shoe store specializing in footwear, clothing and accessories for runners, walkers and triathletes. Open daily. Across from Salerno's on the Fox Restaurant on Second Street (Rt. 31)
CITY:St. Charles
Chameleon is a unique, fun and fashionable clothing boutique in the heart of the Avenue shopping district of Oak Park. Both men and women will find selections of hip, artsy apparel and accessories at this independently owned store.
CITY:Oak Park
TAKARA features eclectic offerings from one-of-a-kind jewelry, animated and spirited apparel, to international upscale designers, global jewelry, handbags, shoes and more! There's no need to travel to Europe for the latest looks because TAKARA brings the excitement and latest fashions to you.
CITY:Oak Park
A European-inspired toy shop, Geppetto's offers "unplugged" toys that encourage imagination and creative learning. All products are safe, sustainable, and fun! With free gift wrapping, concierge shopping service, and an attentive staff, it's easy to get just the right plaything for the kids in your life at Geppetto's.
CITY:Oak Park
Antiques, home decor, one-of-a-kind architectural pieces and unique gift items.
CITY:West Dundee
Tranquility Skin & Body Care Center
Salon specializing in customized skin care, manicures, pedicures and waxing.
CITY:St. Charles
Resale business.
CITY:East Dundee
Facials, manicures, pedicures, body polish, haircuts, massage and more.
Bike types: Road, Tri, Mountain, Cross and Comfort Bikes. They sell all accessories -- shoes, helmets, apparel, etc. They rent bikes, sell bikes on consignment and do all types of repairs. This is a one-stop shop for all your needs.
CITY:St. Charles
Your store for unique country gifts and home accents.
Your local florist specializing in creating customized floral designs for any occasion. Open M-F 9am-5:30pm and Saturdays 9:00a-4:00pm
This historic mansion features 36 rooms filled with treasures from around the world and a history over 80 years in the making.
Fly Bird is a gift boutique filled with curious items for the happy home, body and mind with an emphasis on fun and design. Fly Bird offers a selection of carefully curated items from around the world as well as local designers. Stop by if you're in need of a fun place to shop!
CITY:Oak Park
Olive & Well offers a Tasting Experience you won't soon forget. Featuring the best selection of the most flavorful Olive Oils from around the world and authentic Balsamic Vinegars de Modena Italy; including 18-year-old Traditional style. Our offerings include those from both Northern and Southern hemisphere small-batch groves. Enjoy your favorite and watch as it is bottled before your eyes in a beautiful souvenir bottle. Located in Historic Oak Park in the Scoville Square at Lake St. & Oak Park Avenue. Come join the fun at 133 N. Oak Park Avenue or visit us at www.oliveandwell.com We ship throughout the U.S. Everyday is a "Tasting Experience".
CITY:Oak Park
Open daily. A shop of home furnishings.
CITY:St. Charles
After 5 years of having a showroom and retail store on Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park Home & Hardware has recently become an "Internet only" based business. Oak Park Home & Hardware (OPHH) has become quite well known nationally as one of the premier businesses specializing in Lighting, Furniture, and Home Accessories in the spirit of Arts & Crafts, Mission, Prairie, Tudor, and Art Nouveau. We do offer design services and will assist customers in specifying appropriate products for their home(s). Have a look at our web site. You can order online!
CITY:Oak Park
Original fashion jewelry designs from romantic to Renaissance. Special occasion, wedding and prom, are our specialty.
CITY:West Dundee
Select consignment and antique store. Everything for the home and garden.
CITY:St. Charles
Orland Park Place features an exceptional line-up of retailers including Old Navy, Marshall's, Nordstrom Rack, DSW, Jared Jewelers and many other fine stores and restaurants.
CITY:Orland Park
Country gift shop specializing in custom silk floral designs, gift baskets and hand-crafted items.
CITY:New Lenox
An exceptional neighborhood bakery with great tasting, high-quality products, nice ambiance and friendly customer service. They have a variety of theme cakes and a huge selection of buttery cookies, doughnuts, sweet rolls, coffeecakes and more.
Plano Synergy is a wholesale distributor, whose foundation is built on a dream and a passion for the outdoors. As a newly created family of high performance outdoor brands, Plano Synergy embodies over 150 combined years of industry experience, values and product quality all thanks to each one of its founders. As devout fishermen and passionate hunters, each Plano Synergy brand sought out to create the finest products for their fellow outdoorsman; dedicating themselves to producing top quality tools of the trade to outdoorsmen of all experience and ability levels. Thriving on new challenges, new goals and bold endeavors to become the latest and greatest in the field, the makers of Plano Synergy products are determined to remove all limitations on the water, and on the field-because this isn't simply a hobby…it's a way of life. Our brands include Ameristep, Avian-X, Barnett Crossbows, BloodSport, Caboodles, Creative Options, Evolved, Flextone, Frabill, GroundEFX, Halo Optics, Plano Molding, Wildgame Innovations and Zink Calls with hundreds of products made in the United States. With this desire and strive for excellence instilled in the minds of the innovators behind our products, the possibilities for our future are endless. The people who work at Plano Synergy often come and stay awhile, and the same goes for the people that use our products. As a fellow outdoorsman, we feel you will be happy with our products and may go confidently knowing that your outdoor experiences go beyond the what you bring home at the end of the day, but the experience you get out of it.
Morgan Christopher Salon and Spa
Hair and nail service, waxing and make-up, massage.
An independent book shop nestled in the heart of Oak Park's bustling downtown shopping district, The Book Table offers over 60,000 discounted new and used titles. A majority of the items are 40-50% off retail price, along with annual sidewalk sales offering books for as little as $1. Browse an expansive collection of art, photography, architecture, history, fiction, non-fiction, and children's books in this inviting indie shop.
CITY:Oak Park
Have to Have carries women's clothing sizes 0-14, Miss Me Jeans, shoes, jewelry, purses and gifts. Open Tuesday-Friday 10:00am-5:00pm, Saturdays 10:00am-5:00pm and Sundays Noon-4:00pm. Closed Mondays.
The area's best selection of bikes, recumbents, accessories and clothing. Rentals: bikes, tandems, trailer cycles, recumbent bikes and trikes. Home of Creative Mobility featuring bikes for special needs. Just west of Randall.
CITY:St. Charles
Fine cigars, gourmet coffee, boutique wine. Featuring the #1 coffee imported from Italy. Largest cigar selection in the Midwest.
CITY:St. Charles
Experience a unique approach to fulfill all of your running & walking needs with personalized shoe fittings, apparel and accessories.
Egor's Tobacco and Gift Shoppe
Cigar and pipe tobacco accessories.
All Spoked Up has the best variety of kids, cruisers, road, mountain, fixed gear and BMX bicycles, along with the highest quality and best price service/rep. Ask them about renting a bike for a day and take a self-guided tour or hit the trails.
Specializing in vintage clothing, jewelry, china, accessories and books.
Anderson's Coins & Collectibles
Kids of all ages will find something to love in the unique and ever-changing selection of toys, which includes Star Wars and Star Trek items, Lionel, Marx and other brands of trains, Coco Cola memorabilia model kits, Barbies, vintage super heroes, Hot Wheels, vintage die-cast, posters and more.
CITY:St. Charles
Nursery specializing in Native & Ornamental Perennials & grasses since 1953.
CITY:St. Charles
This cozy children's bookstore is located in the heart of Oak Park. It features award-winning books, foreign language books as well as classics, non-fiction and our new graphic novel/manga section. Enjoy the sounds of nature as you browse puppets, dolls, puzzles, games and music from around the world.
CITY:Oak Park
A multi-dealer market loaded with wonderful vintage items from jewelry to furniture. Come see our many treasures! We lead the Midwest in Vintage/antique Christmas items.
Enjoy a whimsical journey through time. Explore unique vintage finds; Paintings, sculpture, photography, jewelry, home decor and furniture.
CITY:St. Charles
The first athletic shoe store in Illinois features over 200 styles of shoes. Men, women, and children's shoes by Nike, Saucony, New Balance, Converse, Adidas, Teva, Birkenstock, Asics, Crocs, Reef, Brooks, Mizuno and Merrell. Apparel and Accessories. Open 7 days a week, Monday & Thursday till 8pm.
CITY:Oak Park
New and gently read books, books on tape, gift items, cappuccino, biscotti and even "tea for two."
Coin Mart buys, sells, and appraises coins and collectable coin collection. You can find coins dating back to the 1700's. Come see a wide variety of gold, silver, and currency right here in Schaumburg! Schaumburg's one and only coin store serving the community for nearly 20 years!
An Aveda lifestyle salon spa catering to individual lifestyle needs. We thoroughly nurture your mind, body, and soul with lively haircuts, soothing face and body treatments or enlightening workshops.
Retail sales of specialty foods, gifts, dolls; Dollmenders doll repair; Cutlery Corner knife/scissor sharpening; Homewares cutting boards/ wine & pot racks; Sherry's Floral Creations. Open Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 7:00pm. Sunday 11:am - 3:00 pm.
Unique gift items and home accents. Framed prints, crystal florals, Yankee Candles and holiday keepsakes.
Old-fashioned neighborhood candy store.
CITY:West Dundee
Serving the Oak Park-River Forest area for over 65 years! Famous Liquors, Wine Discount Center, and Famous Coffee Shop all under one roof!
CITY:Forest Park
Sweet Pea carries unique children's clothing (newborn to 24 months Boys and Newborn to 4T girls), shoes, toys and more. Have-to-have carries women's clothing sizes 0-14, Miss Me Jeans, shoes, jewelry, purses and gifts. Open Tuesday-Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm, Saturdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Sundays Noon - 4:00pm. Closed Mondays.
A unique showroom located in the eclectic Oak Park Arts District featuring exclusive fashions for children, specializing in christening outfits, flower girl dresses, boy's tuxedos and First Holy Communion apparel. You will also find a full line of accessories, gifts and Kidorable rain gear. Our knowledgeable staff will make it easy for you to find the perfect outfit for that special day. Hours are by appointment in our showroom, or you can choose to have a free consultation in your home.
CITY:Oak Park
A unique gallery and studio featuring textile and wearable art. Art to wear for women and children created with hand-loomed and felted knits, hand-dyed and embellished fabrics. Special commissions are welcome. Private lessons and classes available in textile arts for adults and children.
CITY:Oak Park
Built in 1905, Scoville Square was designed by E.E. Roberts and is one of the few examples of Prairie style architecture applied to commercial buildings. In 1980, commissioned architect John Vinci restored the building to its original grandeur. Ideal atmosphere for social and business fundraisers and receptions. Various shops and Winberie's restaurant are on the first floor.
CITY:Oak Park
A cherished landmark in the heart of downtown Wheaton, The Little Popcorn Shop is perhaps one of the most loved and narrowest stores in the Chicagoland area measuring 49 inches wide by 60 feet long. The store's small, quaint space is like walking into a Norman Rockwell painting. Popcorn is freshly popped, candy lines the wall, and locals greet each other warmly while welcoming newcomers to this very special place called The Little Popcorn Shop.
The Geneva Green Market promotes local, organic and sustainable-produced products from local artisan farmers and producers who provide freshness, biodiversity, the highest quality food and the basis of regional cuisine. Geneva Green Market is an educational forum for consumers to learn the uses and benefits of quality, locally grown or prepared food products. This is designed to establish an appreciation of nutritional values of produce and to provide more flavor, freshness and variety of locally grown product. Held every Thursday, 7am to 1pm, June through October.
Arlington Heights Downtown Business Association
Stroll through our 8-block Downtown Business Association and find a great array of shops, many of which have provided quality services to our community for decades. The Downtown Business Association is home to a pharmacy and grocery store, to jewelry stores and art galleries, to clothing stories and home décor boutiques. Transportation services are also available if you wish to take in other Illinois sites.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Antique Market I offers a variety of accessories from elegant to depression era & Victorian.
CITY:St. Charles
Step into our 150-year-old stone house and discover treasures that are beautifully displayed by several of the areas finest antique dealers.
Located in the heart of historic, downtown Plainfield, with its comfortable, "Old World" feel, Game Library, spacious Event Area and eight game rooms available to rent for private parties, The Wandering Dragon is not just an amazing board game store, but a home away from home for family and friends to gather and get lost in some fun.
100+ acres of growing fields with a wide variety of trees, evergreens, and shrubs.
CITY:St. Charles
Artemisia Home & Interior Decorating
A unique blend of antiques and elements. Unusual artisan works and uncommon finds including one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories.
Unique children's furniture store specializing in bedding and accessories from baby through teen. Gift items, custom orders and baby shower registry available.
Candy and gourmet chocolates, party bags, balloons, beanie babies, and a variety of gift items.
Aquascape Designs Water Gardening Store
Visit our water gardening store for all your pond and water feature supplies. Our professional staff will assist you in making sure you have everything you need and our displays will inspire you. Come shop our wide selection of pond supplies, live fish, aquatic plants, fish food, books, and more.
CITY:St. Charles
Historic home's 14+ rooms filled with affordable antiques, primitive to Victorian. Relaxed, kid-friendly, hometown atmosphere.
Tri-Country Stockdale Company of Joliet, Inc.
For over 30 years, Tri-County Stockdale Company of Joliet has focused on quality products, backed up with the highest standards for customer service. Our landscape division is striving to grow with your needs. Additionally, our new retail facility continues our focus on landscape products, with the addition of lawn ornamentation and, as always, our personal service. Plus, we are excited to offer expanded selections in our bird seed & feeders, pet feed, soy candles & seasonal gifts.
Multi-dealer shop carrying glassware, jewelry, advertisements, collectibles, primitives, linens and furniture.

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Japanese brand Delikatessen released a whimsical lookbook for their spring 2012 menswear collection entitled "Blowing of the Bubbles". And it does indeed feature giant soapy bubbles. Also featured, colored denim in muted kelly green and peach, with chambray and denim shorts and workshirts in the mix. Styled with slip-on keds and bowties, the clothes are light hearted and easy to wear, but still live up to a hip urban dresscode. You can get a closer look at the clothing in the adjacent lookbook, where models pose in the looks sans-bubbly fun.
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Jason Gregor
February 28 2013 11:42PM
The Oilers played one of their most complete games of the season en route to a 5-1 victory in Dallas. They worked harder, won more one-on-one battles, and they finally had a few breaks go their way.
Their 9-game road trip is off to a great start.
They got three points in two games that most of us, me included, didn't expect them to get. The Blackhawks are the best team in the league, but the Oilers escaped with a point on Monday and tonight they went into Dallas, historically a place they lose before the puck drops, and dominated the Stars.
- The Stars got two lucky goals in Edmonton a few weeks back, and tonight the Oilers had the breaks go their way. Sam Gagner's opening goal and Jeff Petry's backhand haven't gone in for the Oilers this year, but tonight they did. Sometimes you need a few breaks to give you some confidence and allow you to relax.
- The Oilers earned their breaks though. They were excellent at creating turnovers tonight, and the dogged work of the Hall/RNH/Eberle trio along the boards led directly to Justin Schultz's first non-powerplay goal of his career. It was a great pass from Eberle, but all the hard work leading up to the goal is what mattered. More of that and the Oilers will score more regularly at ES.
- I know many don't want to see Sam Gagner fighting, but I don't have an issue with him standing up for himself. He fights once, maybe twice a year, and he does it when he feels an opponent is taking advantage of him. He was clearly upset at Dillon when he asked him to go, and I wish more of his teammates' "Give-A-Shit" meter was as high as Gagner's.
- It is just about fighting that shows me Gagner cares. He hacks and whacks guys and he isn't afraid of anyone. Showing no fear can be infectious and the more he does it, the more his teammates should follow.
- I also don't believe Gagner's fight wouldn't have happened if the Oilers had a tough guy. He acted in the heat of the moment. He was annoyed and took matters into his own hands. Having a tough guy on the bench wouldn't have changed it. The Oilers need more grit and toughness, but not a guy who plays four minutes a night.
- I know many want Jamie Benn suspended for his cheap cross-check on Ryan Jones. I doubt he gets the Shanaban, but I have a different take on the play. When was the last time you saw an opposing player that annoyed and frustrated. The x-check had as much, if not more, to do with the Oilers dominating play all game than Jones' love-tap into Lehtonen. It was only one play, but the Oilers clearly frustrated one of the Stars best players. That is a good sign.
- Jones' greasy style of play is a welcome addition to this team, and while he hasn't shown up on the scoreboard his tenacity helps this team. They are 2-0-1 since he returned. He isn't the main reason for this mini hot streak, but his play has given the Oilers more life.
- I'm curious to see who comes in for Potter tomorrow. I suspect it will be Whitney. Potter's head hit the top of the boards, and I doubt he plays tomorrow in St.Louis. You never want to see a player get injured, especially on an awkward play like that.
- That might be Ales Hemsky's quietest 3-point night. That isn't a bad thing, but usually when he puts up three points he's all over the ice. He hasn't produced a lot v. the Stars, 16 points in 27 games, but tonight he scored a beauty and was solid. If he and Gagner keep producing and that kid line scores like many expect, the Oilers could make a good run.
- I'd rather see Eager take that penalty than a one-handed hooking call. In a perfect world he doesn't take it, but I like that Krueger kept playing him and the fourth line rewarded him with a goal. Last year Renney likely staples him to the bench, but Krueger let him play. That goes a long way with players, when they know if they screw up the coach won't automatically sit them.
- Devan Dubnyk looked great tonight. He was tracking the puck, had excellent rebound control and he looked poised all game. He made some huge saves in the first ten mintutes when the Stars were pressing, and that allowed the Oilers to get comfortable.
- I thought Lennart Petrell had another solid game. He isn't flashy, and many seem to want to take him out of the lineup, but he does a lot of little things well. Chipping in with two assists is a major bonus from him.
- The Oilers 5-on-3 PP needs some work. They went 0 for 3 with two extra men, and although the final 5 on 3 was excellent, hit two posts, the first two when the game was closer weren't great. They didn't have any urgency during the first two, and I was surprised that Yakupov didn't get an opportunity on either one. He might be their most dangerous shooter.
- He didn't register a point, but I thought Nugent-Hopkins had an excellent game. His work along the boards led directly to the Schultz goal and his defensive zone play impresses me more every game. He almost works harder in his own end than he does in the offensive zone, and that is very rare for a young offensive-minded player.
- The key for the Oilers is to try and play the same way tomorrow in St. Louis. The Blues got shutout at home by Chicago tonight, so both teams will be playing back-to-back. If the Oilers can find a way to win tomorrow, suddenly the road trip from hell could turn into the road trip to competing for a the playoffs.
- Crazy day for the Flames. They sign Ryan O'Reilly to a two-year, $10 million offer sheet in the afternoon. The Avs matched it less than seven hours later, not a real surprise to me, and to make matters worse the Flames then blew a 3-0 lead in Denver and lost 5-4. A double whammy for the Flames.
- I didn't mind the offer sheet attempt by Jay Feaster. I don't believe O'Reilly is a $5 million player yet, but Feaster stuck to his guns of not just accepting a rebuild. He tried to improve his team, and no doubt O'Reilly would have made them better. Trading him for a 1st and 3rd rounder would have been a good deal, but I wasn't shocked the Avs matched it.
- Many suggested the 2nd year at $6.5 million will make it hard to re-sign him because you'd have to give him a matching qualifying offer. But what if the Avs just take him to arbitration. That would solve it, since I highly doubt he puts up big enough numbers to justify getting $6.5 million in the future.
- The Avs can't trade him for a year now, but with the Olympics coming up next season the trade deadline likely moves into early March, so if things are still sour they could look at a trade next year. And I suspect they will get a better package than a 1st and 3rd round pick.
Pettrel reminds me of Pisani
Totally understand what your saying. All I'm saying is we need functional toughness, Smid stands up for his guys and drops the gloves but also plays 20min a night.
Hordichuk playing 2min a game does not help the team.
5 on 3 the Oiler's look terrible. The last one they got some good shots but Dallas was a stick short out there.
I don't understand why Nail isn't out there set up for the one-timer and at the same time we don't have a fire hydrant in front the goalie. That would get the attention of one or two defenders and allow more ice for movement by the other 3 players. Plus you have the Nailer option avaialble.
Please please please - get rid of that perimeter play. Particularly for 5 one 3.
Man I love Sammy Gags, dude has soooo much heart. I am happy to see him having this kind of year, and man he will fight anyone. Hey Taylor, shoot the PUCK! I have had these Cal and Van fans say how selfish Hall was always shooting, well, he is my fav player, but he needs to be more selfish and SHOOT!!!!!
Salary arbitration isn't going to be a magic cure-all for the Avalanche either though. Assuming the rules have stayed the same since the last CBA (and who know's if that's true), when teams take a player to arbitration, the player can receive no less than 85% of the previous year's salary. In O'Reilly's case, that's $5.525 million.
Lots of money for a man they don't want to pay. I can't see how the Avs could keep Duchene-Stastny-O'Reilly long-term. All told, they'd probably be paying $18-19 million to those three alone, which is only about $2 million shy of what Pittsburgh was paying Crosby-Malkin-Staal. We all know the Pittsburgh trio was better by miles. One of the Colorado kids has to go.


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When, in a Nintendo-published video game, the physics and design that work in the game are totally impossible or rather irregular in real life.
It's a bunch of Nintendo Logic that a boat that floats in lava will collapse if it hits a wall at low speed.
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
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Franklin - Over the past six years, a growing number of city residents have been helping police detect crime as well as spread the word about what law enforcement is all about.
The 12th Franklin Police Citizen Academy just added dozen or so alums to its rolls, making its growing support group swell to more than 150.
Captain Eric Schroeder heads the twice-a-year academy. He said the 12-week courses contribute to the understanding and appreciation of law enforcement.
"Many people are somewhat in the dark about what we do and why we do it," Schroeder said. "So we want to educate them."
A lot to learn
Schroeder said there is a lot of opportunities to shed light on some of the department operations.
"For example, people want to know why it may take two or three vehicles to be involved in a traffic stop," he said. "We go over scenarios where there may be more to it than a simple stop. For example, there may be warrants for the driver's arrest or drugs may be involved."
Participants learn much more, he said, including how and when officers use handcuffs and Tasers as well as how they process a crime scene.
Diverse participants
The academy experience is valuable, even for a former officer like Ron Jeske, the group's alumni president.
A former member of the Milwaukee Police Department, Jeske also once was involved in the citizens group for the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and currently still is connected as a citizen representative to the local office of the FBI.
"It really helps people understand what is going on and why police operate a certain way," Jeske said. "Franklin is changing in that it once was primarily a rural community that now is becoming more urban. Still, the officers here operate differently from Milwaukee because there is a lot more cross-training and not as many specialists.
"I think the dedication of the department to making the city a good place to live is fantastic."
Janet Evans, president of the School Board and board member of the alumni group, said she wanted to go through the training for three reasons.
"First, I was interested because I like to volunteer," she said. "Because I am a School Board member, I am interested in local government. Lastly, as a citizen I like to know what the force does."
She said the experience would be valuable to everyone.
"It's a free city service," Evans said. "I think everyone who has the opportunity should do this, to see what our officers do."
Part of the honors
The citizen component of policing also includes being part of an annual recognition of police officers.
Earlier in November, Officer Joseph Bath was recognized for performing CPR on a man at a local business until the Fire Department arrived. Also recognized were Oak Creek officers Daniel Heder, Joseph Demotto, Jesse Hintz and Steven Horn for their role in intervening in the Aug. 5 shooting at the Sikh Temple.
Citizen's Life Saving Awards were given to Patricia Golden Beckmann, a physician, and Justine Oldenburg, an emergency medical technician, who stabilized a young girl who was struck by a passing vehicle.
The Citizens Community Service Award was given to Rose Roderick, who saw a suspicious man exiting a neighbor's window with a duffel bag, followed him on her bicycle and saw him enter a nearby motel. She alerted police, who arrested the man.
"We decided to include the citizen awards in our annual honors for police because we wanted to emphasize that citizen involvement is just as important," Schroeder said.
Those who are interested in the Franklin Police Citizen Academy can call Capt. Eric Schroeder at (414) 425-2522.
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Martinican psychiatrist, philosopher, and revolutionary Frantz Fanon was among the leading critical theorists and Africana thinkers of the twentieth century. Fanon ushered in the decolonial turn in critical theory, a move calling on those both within and outside of Europe to challenge the coloniality of the age and to forge a new vision of politics in the postcolonial period. This course is an advanced seminar devoted to a comprehensive examination of Fanon's political thought. We will begin with an analysis of primary texts by Fanon and end by considering how Fanon has been interpreted by his contemporaries as well as activists and critical theorists writing today.
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Dave Davidson titled his documentary about candidate photos "Shooting the President."
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Is it an offensive name for a political documentary? Or clever marketing?
A South Carolina-based bus company has objected to a movie logo emblazoned on the bus it is renting out to some Iowa conservatives. A small sign advertises Des Moines photographer Dave Davidson's new documentary, "Shooting the President."
Davidson, a tea party conservative, is a presidential paparazzo who has trailed candidates around Iowa for the last two election cycles, collecting a vast portfolio of candid snapshots.
He and some fellow Iowa Republicans are kicking off a 32-day national tour Thursday to film another documentary about abuses of power at the Internal Revenue Service.
But bus company Champion Coach balked, saying it doesn't want to be associated with any suggestion of violence against President Barack Obama.
The bus had already been wrapped with the pre-approved custom advertisement, so the bus company modified the "Shooting the President" sign so that "CENSORED" covers the first word in the title.
"It's crazy — it's just a metaphor," Davidson told The Des Moines Register in an interview Wednesday.
"It's Sept. 11 and we can't say the word 'shooting?' Is that what we've come to? It's the English language. The word has two meanings," Davidson said.
The owner of the bus company could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
A trailer for "Shooting the President" posted on Facebook gives a glimpse at the lighthearted nature of the documentary, said Des Moines conservative activist Craig Bergman, who is one of the organizers of the bus tour.
Bergman said he's fully aware the film title might be startling at first. "We want people to go, 'Shooting the what!? Oh,' " he said.
Bergman thinks the censorship is an overreaction, but he was willing to agree to the compromise so that the bus tour can continue. The bus will be in Cedar Falls on Thursday, then it continues to Kansas City, Colorado Springs and other cities.
The main advertisement on the bus is for "Unfair," a documentary by Bergman and fellow Iowa conservative Judd Saul. It "will reveal the truth about the abuses of power, the coverups, and expose the IRS as a blatantly unfair and corrupt entity that cannot be reformed," according to its Facebook page.
Investors have contributed close to $300,000 toward the project.
Bergman and Saul intend to film most of the movie as they travel across the country, interviewing well-known Republicans, as well as conservatives audited by the IRS or arrested for failing to pay taxes.
They're also scheduled to hold "Unfair" rallies in a couple dozen cities over the next month.
Saul Bergman Productions manages both "Shooting the President" and "Unfair."
Bergman and Saul also have a limited liability company, Gadsden Films, which will do the marketing and distribution, Bergman said.


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Sake Secrets: A Q&A with Timothy Sullivan
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This Thursday, May 16, in an American Museum of Natural History Adventure in the Global Kitchen program, Timothy Sullivan, of urbansake.com, will share behind-the-scenes details about how sake, sometimes called the "drink of the gods," is brewed each winter in the Niigata Prefecture of Japan.
Behind the Scenes in the Pacific Northwest Coast Peoples Collections
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Join Curator of North American Ethnology Peter Whiteley as he leads a video tour of the Museum's Pacific Northwest Coast collections, which includes a giant Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw whale mask, pictured above left.
Curiosity on Mars: Project Scientist John Grotzinger at the Museum
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Project scientist John Grotzinger, recently featured in The New Yorker, appears tonight at the Museum to discuss the Curiosity mission on Mars, slated to last for one Martian year (23 Earth months).
Whale Shark: The World's Largest Fish
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One of the most interesting "whales" on display in the American Museum of Natural History isn't a whale at all—it's a fish called the whale shark.
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A key unknown in lunar science is to what extent the Moon is a melted, radially layered planet like Earth or a primordial unmelted relic of the early solar system, like many asteroids. A new era of lunar exploration is underway, offering major new insights into this decades-old question.
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This is just tea, there's a lot of it out there. Your derail is exactly what it is, even if you think people like me or MarshalN are judgmental snobs, or something.
I don't. Why should I? If you ment I do, maybe you better put your words to your own mouth instead?
Enlighten me, what's my derail? "Exactly what it is" - I'm not sure it is explanatory for me enough.
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Chapter 34
The Lord reproves those shepherds who do not feed the flock—In the last days, the Lord will gather the lost sheep of Israel—The Messiah will be their Shepherd—The Lord will make His gospel covenant with them.
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God unto the shepherds; Woe be to the
3 Ye eat the
4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was
5 And they were scattered, because there is no shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field, when they were scattered.
6 My
7 ¶Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
8 As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the
9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
10 Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will
11 ¶For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, will both
12 As a
13 And I will
14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they
15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.
16 I will seek that which was
17 And as for you, O my
18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must
19 And as for my flock, they eat that which ye have
20 ¶Therefore thus saith the Lord God unto them; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle.
21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder, and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have scattered them abroad;
22 Therefore will I save my
23 And I will set up
24 And I
25 And I will make with them a
26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the
27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the
28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell
29 And I will raise up for them a
30 Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God.
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If you want to be briefly popular, all you have to do is predict the end of the world. Nothing grabs the public's fancy like a shower of toads.
If you want to be popular for a long time, all you have to do is predict a resurgence of runaway inflation. It's a prediction that resonates with people old enough to remember the inflation of the 1970s, and with people who distrust large numbers and the Federal Reserve. What's more remarkable is that you can be wrong for a long, long time and people will still believe you.
And if you've been predicting runaway inflation, you've been dead wrong for a long, long time. Inflation has averaged 2.5% for a decade. Until we see rising wages and much lower unemployment, the chance of a wage-price spiral are pretty dim.
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The most recent employment report didn't indicate much help for the unemployed. But it did indicate an uptick in wages – which does mean there's a small possibility that the Federal Reserve will cut back its stimulus sooner than expected.
The standard measure of price inflation in the U.S. is the consumer price index, which gained 1.8% the 12 months ended November. (We're talking about the headline CPI here, which includes food and energy.)
CPI isn't a perfect inflation measure: Your own inflation rate may vary if you have a child in college, for example, or if you get three miles to the gallon of gas. Nevertheless, other measures of national price inflation, such as the Billion Prices Project and GDP Deflator, track CPI fairly closely.
More importantly for your investments, even if you don't believe in the CPI, Wall Street does. For example, bond traders typically demand higher yields when they think inflation is coming. Thirty years ago, when inflation raged, the yield on the 10-year Treasury bill passed 10%. Today it's less than 2%.
The current fears over inflation stem from two worries: The national debt and the Federal Reserve. Public debt, which is what the nation has borrowed from others, is $11.6 trillion. There's another $4.9 trillion in intragovernmental debt -- mainly Social Security and Medicare -- which is money the government owes to itself. Social Security and Medicare benefits can be trimmed or funded in different ways. We're completely on the hook for $11.6 trillion.
And $11.6 trillion is a big number. Here's another one: $15.1 trillion. That's the size of the nation's gross domestic product. Debt hawks are fond of comparing the national debt with household finances. If you had a $116,000 mortgage and you earned $151,000, would you be bankrupt? Not at all.
According to the CIA -- yes, that CIA -- the U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio ranks below the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Germany and Japan. Japan, incidentally, ranks just below Zimbabwe in debt-to-GDP, and the interest rate on its 10-year Treasury note is 0.83%.
This is not to say that continually running up debt is swell, or that the U.S. can do so forever. Nevertheless, the main reason rates are low in the U.S. is because the economy is weak, and so is the demand for loans. When money is in higher demand, interest rates rise, and vice versa.
The Federal Reserve's rising balance sheet is another reason people worry about inflation. The Fed, in an effort to keep rates low, has been buying mortgage-backed securities, essentially with money created out of thin air. The Fed, like nearly every other central bank, routinely creates money out of thin air, and destroys it in a similar fashion.
The Fed's efforts to keep rates low have helped housing and construction, two key drivers of the economy. But job and wage growth are so slow that they have yet to fuel inflation. At 7.8% unemployment, however, you're more likely to get the 1,000-yard stare from your boss than an extra $50 in your paycheck.
So what should you look for as an early warning sign of inflation?
* Producer prices. Producers are having a hard time raising prices: The producer price index is up 1.5% the 12 months ended November. "The reality is that in some sectors you have to lower prices to be competitive," says Chad Moutray, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers. Rising producer prices for finished goods, however, could signal higher consumer prices later on.
• Confidence. When consumers feel good about their odds of getting another job -- or a raise -- they start spending. Consumer expectations about the future, as measured by the Conference Board, fell sharply in December.
• Wages. Average weekly earnings rose slightly more than expected in December, mainly for manufacturing and construction workers. If the trend continues, higher inflation could be in the offing.
• Bank lending. Much of the money that the Fed is printing is staying put at the bank. When bank lending starts to increase, the odds of inflation start to increase as well.
This last indicator is the most important. The Fed will have to be extremely deft in reducing the money supply as the economy gets moving. Otherwise, its policies could indeed result in more price inflation.
Some day, the people who have been yelling, "Inflation!" will be right. But they may as well have been warning about showers of toads. If you're really worried about inflation, consider adding Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, which increase in value with the CPI, to your bond holdings. Otherwise, just keep your eyes open. You may have a while to wait before rampant inflation rears its ugly head.


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