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Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Committee Expenses
Holyokey from masslive claims I am making up the expenses of the St. Partricks day committee when they spend almost $80,000 on food and almost $40,000 on awards.
So here is their 2007 Federal Tax Return expense page, available online with a little searching.
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My point is if they can pay for that kind of FLUFF they can pay for city services.
jane smith permalinkFebruary 26, 2010 7:58 pm
wgby refused to give an answer when it was questioned about the details of the financial relationship between the parade and wgby. they were asked: does wgby PAY or do they GET PAID to broadcast the parade. the person responding asked "who are you" "why do you want to know" "Where are you getting your information" "IF wgby has a contract to broadcast the parade, the financial arrangements are confidential." Why all the secrecy? So much for transparency. The federal tax return submitted by the parade committee contains some "expenses" that need to be examined further. Specifically: Purchased services for $87,802. Promotional materials at $45,279 and much, much more. In addition, there is a claim that "public support" amounted to $1,377,099. "Public support" of the st.patrick's day parade amounted to 99%. By the way, "public support" means you and me. I didn't get a receipt from the parade committee for my personal contribution. It's high time that the taxpaying citizens of Holyoke be recognized for their "contributions" throughout the years. How much money was collected, who gave it, when did they give it, who used it, what was it used for etc. The parade committee should be called to the carpet to explain in detail some of the more nebulous items in their return. There's plenty of room for somebody to get away with paying themselves. In cash. Every year. For decades. Almost forgot: the parade committee bank account showed $6,788 in interest. You know what I learned in school? SHARING. That's what I learned in school.


text: HR ManagementThe New Definition of Association Health PlansThe Department of Labor has changed the rules on who can buy an Association Health Plan. These changes give entrepreneurs and small business owners more health insurance options for themselves and their employees.An Association Health Plan is health insurance purchased by a group because the individuals in the group do not have the negotiating power to receive a reasonable health insurance rate. Insurance companies view the association as a single large employer. This enables the group to purchase a large group health plan. Large group health plans often include lower rates and better coverage options. Read also: 6 Tips for Choosing Health Insurance for Your Small BusinessThe DOL believes that by allowing more businesses to join an Association Health Plan, small businesses will be able to lower their healthcare costs and increase their choices. Before expanding the definition of association, many small businesses could not afford to provide health insurance to their employees. The DOL believes that this ruling will help thousands of uninsured people find affordable health insurance options.Under the new DOL ruling, small businesses can form associations based on their geography or industry. An Association Health Plan can provide coverage to employers in the same state, or city. It can also provide coverage to businesses in the same trade or industry, regardless of location. Small business owners will be able to buy better health insurance for themselves, their families, and their employees. Read also: Insurance Options for Your BusinessUnder Association Health Plans, insurance companies cannot change your employees' premiums based on their health. They also cannot charge you a different rate than other members of the association based on your employees' health.This article was last edited on 07/15/2019. For updated information on small business's ability to purchase Associated Health Plans visit https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/association-health-plans August 1, 2018 By Jackie Alexander Previous PostWhat's a Buyer Persona? Next Post7 Characteristics that Make You a Great Small Business Owner Jackie Alexander

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We are excited to see you this Thursday, September 20th for Van's 50th Birthday Bash! We have an incredible evening designed to celebrate Van's legacy of justice, with you! Your support means the world to Van.
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Fort Mason - Festival Pavilion
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2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
5:30 pm
Purple Carpet Arrivals + VIP Reception
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Doors Open
Cocktail Reception + Silent Auction; Coal + Ice exhibit
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Dinner Program with Special Guest Performances + Live Auction
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The Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture main campus entrance is off Marina Blvd at Buchanan Street. Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture is served by the following MUNI lines: 28, 30, 30X, 43, 47 and 49. In addition, Golden Gate Transit stops at the intersection of Lombard and Fillmore Streets.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: MU Dialogue Series to Explore Sustainable Health
February 1st, 2010
WHAT: The University of Missouri will host a lecture and discussion on the Copenhagen Climate Conference as a part of the Dialogues on Science and Public Policy series, offered in conjunction with an Honors College course. Mark Cowell and Mike Urban, professors of geography at the University of Missouri, both attended the conference and will lead the lecture and discussion.
This is the first discussion of the six part series, "Sustainable Health: Energy and Food – what we eat, drink and breathe," exploring the intersection of prominent issues in science and public policy relating to sustainable health. Other dialogues will include "Generating Energy and Achieving Energy Efficiency at MU," to be held Feb. 15, and "Protecting the Water Supply for Columbia," to be held March 1.
WHO: Discussions will include students, researchers and policy makers. Members of the public are invited to attend and participate in the discussions.
WHERE: Room 572, Christopher S. Bond Life Sciences Center, MU Campus
WHEN: 11 a.m., Monday, Feb. 1
NOTES: For more information on the course and updates about future dialogues, visit: http://lssp.missouri.edu/calendar/calendar.php


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About Rob Molhoek
Elected in 2012, Rob is the State Member for Southport and the Chief Opposition Whip in the Queensland Parliament.
His previous public service includes roles as;
- Assistant Minister for Child Safety
- Assistant Minister for Planning & Development
- Shadow Minister for Housing & Public Works.
- Gold Coast City Councilor & Chair of Finance & Internal Services
- Deputy Chair of Transportation, Public Works and Utilities committees.
Rob and his family grew up in Southport. They love the Gold Coast. He has four sons, and a granddaughter. They all love spending time at the beach, in the surf, at the footy and jet-skiing around the Broadwater.
Rob's first job was packing bread rolls at Gold Coast Bakeries.
He was a foundation student at Keebra Park State High School. He spent the first ten years of his working life at Woolies.
Today he is accomplished executive with local and international experiences in small business and the corporate world.
Rob has been a broadcaster, store manager, retailer, barista, pizza maker and he currently has interests in a natural health manufacturing business on the north-side of Brisbane.
Prior to entering politics he was General Manager of Sea FM Limited, operating local radio stations 90.9 Sea Fm & 92.5 Gold FM. Outside of work Rob has an extensive range of not-for-profit board experience. He was a founding director and investor in the Gold Coast NRL Titans, founding Chairman of the Gold Coast Community Fund and is today the longest serving director of Bravehearts the charity committed to protecting our kids from Child Sexual Abuse.
As the State Member for Southport his enduring goals include extension of the light and heavy rail networks from the airport to Beenleigh, more public and affordable housing, revitalisation of CBD Southport, better health services, a fairer go for young people, more jobs, standing up in the war on drugs, less domestic and family violence and ensuring the Gold Coast is among the most welcoming and safest cities in the world.
Rob is also learning mandarin!


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Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic politician Gary Hart in this thrilling drama following the rise and fall of Senator Hart, who captured the imagination of young voters and was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination. But his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. As tabloid journalism and political journalism merged for the first time, Senator Hart was forced to drop out of the race leaving a profound and lasting impact on American politics and the world stage. The film also stars Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons and Alfred Molina.
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, Alfred Molina
Directors: Jason Reitman
Producers: Jason Reitman, Helen Estabrook, Aaron Gilbert
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Canadian Home Video Rating : Ages 14 and over
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Physiker lösen Problem mit Hilfe von Quanten-Computer der TU Dortmund
See the article about our work "Localization-delocalization transition in the dynamics of dipolar-coupled nuclear spins" in the Innovation Report magazine: Physiker lösen Problem mit Hilfe von Quanten-Computer der TU Dortmund
Science: Localization-delocalization transition in the dynamics of dipolar-coupled nuclear spins
Nonequilibrium dynamics of many-body systems are important in many scientific fields. Here, we report the experimental observation of a phase transition of the quantum coherent dynamics of a three-dimensional many-spin system with dipolar interactions. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) on a solid-state system of spins at room-temperature, we quench the interaction Hamiltonian to drive the evolution of the system. Depending on the quench strength, we then observe either localized or extended dynamics of the system coherence. We extract the critical exponents for the localized cluster size of correlated spins and diffusion coefficient around the phase transition separating the localized from the delocalized dynamical regime. These results show that NMR techniques are well suited to studying the nonequilibrium dynamics of complex many-body systems.
Gonzalo A. Álvarez (1), Dieter Suter (2), Robin Kaiser (3)
(1) Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel.
(2) Fakultät Physik, Technische Universität Dortmund, D-44221, Dortmund, Germany.
(3) Institut Non-Linéaire de Nice, CNRS, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, 06560, Valbonne, France.
via Localization-delocalization transition in the dynamics of dipolar-coupled nuclear spins.
PLoS ONE: Size Distribution Imaging by Non-Uniform Oscillating-Gradient Spin Echo (NOGSE) MRI
Noam Shemesh, Gonzalo A. Álvarez, Lucio Frydman
Published: July 21, 2015
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133201
Objects making up complex porous systems in Nature usually span a range of sizes. These size distributions play fundamental roles in defining the physicochemical, biophysical and physiological properties of a wide variety of systems – ranging from advanced catalytic materials to Central Nervous System diseases. Accurate and noninvasive measurements of size distributions in opaque, three-dimensional objects, have thus remained long-standing and important challenges. Herein we describe how a recently introduced diffusion-based magnetic resonance methodology, Non-Uniform-Oscillating-Gradient-Spin-Echo(NOGSE), can determine such distributions noninvasively. The method relies on its ability to probe confining lengths with a (length)^6 parametric sensitivity, in a constant-time, constant-number-of-gradients fashion; combined, these attributes provide sufficient sensitivity for characterizing the underlying distributions in μm-scaled cellular systems. Theoretical derivations and simulations are presented to verify NOGSE's ability to faithfully reconstruct size distributions through suitable modeling of their distribution parameters. Experiments in yeast cell suspensions – where the ground truth can be determined from ancillary microscopy – corroborate these trends experimentally. Finally, by appending to the NOGSE protocol an imaging acquisition, novel MRI maps of cellular size distributions were collected from a mouse brain. The ensuing micro-architectural contrasts successfully delineated distinctive hallmark anatomical sub-structures, in both white matter and gray matter tissues, in a non-invasive manner. Such findings highlight NOGSE's potential for characterizing aberrations in cellular size distributions upon disease, or during normal processes such as development.
Citation: Shemesh N, Álvarez GA, Frydman L (2015) Size Distribution Imaging by Non-Uniform Oscillating-Gradient Spin Echo (NOGSE) MRI. PLoS ONE 10(7): e0133201. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133201
Editor: Ichio Aoki, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, JAPAN
Received: November 25, 2014; Accepted: June 24, 2015; Published: July 21, 2015
Copyright: © 2015 Shemesh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
via PLOS ONE: Size Distribution Imaging by Non-Uniform Oscillating-Gradient Spin Echo (NOGSE) MRI.
Quantum state transfer in disordered spin chains: How much engineering is reasonable? | Quant. Inf. Comm. (2015)
Analia Zwick, Gonzalo A. Álvarez, Joachim Stolze, and Omar Osenda
Quant. Inf. Comput. 15, 582-600 (2015).
The transmission of quantum states through spin chains is an important element in the im- plementation of quantum information technologies. Speed and fidelity of transfer are the main objectives which have to be achieved by the devices even in the presence of imperfections which are unavoidable in any manufacturing process. To reach these goals, several kinds of spin chains have been suggested, which differ in the degree of fine-tuning, or engineering, of the system parameters. In this work we present a systematic study of two important classes of such chains. In one class only the spin couplings at the ends of the chain have to be adjusted to a value different from the bulk coupling constant, while in the other class every coupling has to have a specific value. We demonstrate that configurations from the two different classes may perform similarly when subjected to the same kind of disorder in spite of the large difference in the engineering effort necessary to prepare the system. We identify the system features responsible for these similarities and we perform a detailed study of the transfer fidelity as a function of chain length and disorder strength, yielding empirical scaling laws for the fidelity which are similar for all kinds of chain and all dis- order models. These results are helpful in identifying the optimal spin chain for a given quantum information transfer task. In particular, they help in judging whether it is worthwhile to engineer all couplings in the chain as compared to adjusting only the boundary couplings.
via [1306.1695] Quantum state transfer in disordered spin chains: How much engineering is reasonable?.
Optimized dynamical control of state transfer through noisy spin chains | New Journal of Physics
Optimized dynamical control of state transfer through noisy spin chains
Analia Zwick, Gonzalo A Álvarez, Guy Bensky and Gershon Kurizki
Focus on Coherent Control of Complex Quantum Systems:
New J. Phys. 16, 065021 (2014).
We propose a method of optimally controlling the tradeoff of speed and fidelity of state transfer through a noisy quantum channel spin-chain. This process is treated as qubit state-transfer through a fermionic bath. We show that dynamical modulation of the boundary-qubits levels can ensure state transfer with the best tradeoff of speed and fidelity. This is achievable by dynamically optimizing the transmission spectrum of the channel. The resulting optimal control is robust against both static and fluctuating noise in the channel's spin–spin couplings. It may also facilitate transfer in the presence of diagonal disorder on site energy noise in the channel.
via Optimized dynamical control of state transfer through noisy spin chains – Abstract – New Journal of Physics – IOPscience.
Acting Locally, Reporting Globally: From quantum physics to biology, a new approach to magnetic resonance turns protons into "spies".
Acting Locally, Reporting Globally: From quantum physics to biology, a new approach to magnetic resonance turns protons into "spies".
Please see the article published in the Interface Magazine of the Weizmann Institute about our work on "Coherent Dynamical Recoupling of Diffusion-Driven Decoherence in Magnetic Resonance":
elink: Interface Magazine, Winter 2014: Acting Locally, Reporting Globally.
Diffusion-assisted selective dynamical recoupling: A new approach to measure background gradients in magnetic resonance | J. Chem. Phys. (2014)
Diffusion-assisted selective dynamical recoupling: A new approach to measure background gradients in magnetic resonance
Gonzalo A. Álvarez, Noam Shemesh and Lucio Frydman
J. Chem. Phys. 140, 084205 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4865335
Dynamical decoupling, a generalization of the original NMR spin-echo sequence, is becoming increasingly relevant as a tool for reducing decoherence in quantum systems. Such sequences apply non-equidistant refocusing pulses for optimizing the coupling between systems, and environmental fluctuations characterized by a given noise spectrum. One such sequence, dubbed Selective Dynamical Recoupling SDR [P. E. S. Smith, G. Bensky, G. A. Álvarez, G. Kurizki, and L. Frydman, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 109, 5958 (2012)], allows one to coherently reintroduce diffusion decoherence effects driven by fluctuations arising from restricted molecular diffusion [G. A. Álvarez, N. Shemesh, and L. Frydman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 080404 (2013)]. The fully-refocused, constant-time, and constant-number-of-pulses nature of SDR also allows one to filter out "intrinsic" T1 and T2 weightings, as well as pulse errors acting as additional sources of decoherence. This article explores such features when the fluctuations are now driven by unrestricted molecular diffusion. In particular, we show that diffusion-driven SDR can be exploited to investigate the decoherence arising from the frequency fluctuations imposed by internal gradients. As a result, SDR presents a unique way of probing and characterizing these internal magnetic fields, given an a priori known free diffusion coefficient. This has important implications in studies of structured systems, including porous media and live tissues, where the internal gradients may serve as fingerprints for the systems composition or structure. The principles of this method, along with full analytical solutions for the unrestricted diffusion-driven modulation of the SDR signal, are presented. The potential of this approach is demonstrated with the generation of a novel source of MRI contrast, based on the background gradients active in an ex vivo mouse brain. Additional features and limitations of this new method are discussed.
© 2014 AIP Publishing LLC
via Diffusion-assisted selective dynamical recoupling: A new approach to measure background gradients in magnetic resonance, J. Chem. Phys. 140, 084205 (2014); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4865335.
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Information and communication technologies for environmental sustainability Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental Sustainability (ICT Ensure) is a general term referring to the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within the field of environmental sustainability. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are acting as integrating and enabling technologies for the economy and they have a profound impact on our society. Recent changes in ICT use globally have impacted the environment negatively (in terms of waste and energy consumption etc) but also have the potential to support environmental sustainability activities[1] , such as the targets set within the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) number 7 (MDG7) to "ensure environmental sustainability".[2]
Microbial Life - Educational Resources Teaching and learning about the diversity, ecology and evolution of the microbial world; discover the connections between microbial life, the history of the earth and our dependence on micro-organisms. The expansive Sunset Lake of the Black Sand Basin is one of the largest thermal bodies of water in Yellowstone National Park. Details This site contains a variety of educational and supporting materials for students and teachers of microbiology.
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A Terrifying, Fascinating Timelapse of 30 Years of Human Impact on Earth - Emily Badger A new interactive project from Google, NASA and the US Geological Survey. Since the 1970s, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey have been amassing satellite images of every inch of our planet as part of the Landsat program. Over time, the images reveal a record of change: of cities expanding, lakes and forests disappearing, new islands emerging from the sea off the coast of rising Middle East metropolises like Dubai. Fleeing Vesuvius: The psychological roots of resource over-consumption Here is my updated chapter from Fleeing Vesuvius The psychological roots of resource over-consumption Humans have an innate need for status and for novelty in their lives. Unfortunately, the modern world has adopted very energy- and resource-intensive ways of meeting those needs. Other ways are going to have to be found as part of the move to a more sustainable world.
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Love and Other Stuff
Here is the newest project that I am involved in its called " Love and Other Stuff " it is a fictional docu-style web series about love, sex, and dating from a female perspective. If you would like to participate in this series click here to submit a questionaire.
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Super Simple Roast Chicken with Fresh Herbs
The secret to a succulent roast chicken
This recipe for simple a simplistic yet succulent weeknight meal comes from one of our regular contributors, Diane Brown. Diane is the author of our aphrodisiac menu column, Diva Dish. And she's sharing this simple roast chicken recipe with us from her Family Farm Box blog.
I love this roast chicken because its simple, tasty and one chicken feeds my family of three about three times. Although this is one of my most practical recipe, it's still one that can still be used to spark romance.
Although as a food writer, I'm best known for creating fairly elaborate meals–often featuring exotic and aphrodisiac ingredients–I'm still a big believer in simplicity. Not all meals have to be laden with aphrodisiac ingredients. Sometimes "sexy" is in the simplicity. The secret to this simple roast chicken is using the best ingredients available. I recommend always using a natural or organic bird. And try to get the freshest possible herbs. You can really taste the difference.
This recipe makes roasting a succulent, moist and flavorful chicken simple. Use the leftovers for a casual chicken salad and save the bones to make homemade stock.
- 1 5 to 7 pound natural or organic whole chicken rinsed and patted dry
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- about a tbsp of kosher salt
- tsp of pepper
- olive oil (enough to coat the skin of the chicken)
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
- one-half of a yellow or white onion cut into wedges
- a few sprigs of rosemary or thyme
- Heat oven to 375 degrees.
- Rub chicken all over with olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper, including the cavity.
- Stuff the cavity with the lemon, onion and herb sprigs.
- Place chicken in a roasting pan and leave out of refrigeration for 30 minutes, allowing the chicken to become closer to room temperature.
- Place chicken in the oven, and roast for one hour, until skin is browned and crisp, and the juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a knife at the thigh. Alternately, you could use a probe thermometer and bring to 165 degrees.
- Let chicken rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
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I have had so many shitty friends. Friends that I thought were the best thing since sliced bread but were really like mouldy pieces of toast so as I've got older, I've become extremely particular about who I spend my time with. I don't have time for fake-ass bitches and despite the difficulties of finding friends as an adult, my life is so much better for it.
The biggest issue with friendships, especially as you get older is that people change and because they are our friends we feel that we have a special loyalty to them. Yet, someone you went to school with may have turned into a bitch and tries to out-do you at every given moment, and maybe with some friends, it feels forced and isn't fun anymore but because you've known each other 10 years you carry on seeing them every other month because you feel guilty to let them down.
To an extent, you can try and work it out but you wouldn't put up with that behaviour in a relationship so why let friends treat you like it? Besides the obvious, relationships with good friends aren't that different to romantic relationships (unless you're friends with benefits of course), which is why if you're not getting what you think you should out of a friendship, I think it's perfectly ok to break up.
It might sound a bit dramatic to just 'break up' with your mate but, in my eyes, it's the grown-up thing to do. Sitting down and talking about your feelings and why you need to distance yourself is far kinder than one day just stopping answering texts and calls or always making excuses. The most difficult conversations are quite often the most important ones to have.
Life is so full of negativity and if people took more care of how they were feeling rather than worrying about upsetting everyone all the time, the world would be a much happier place. Don't feel bad about having that awkward conversation with a friend, you might actually end up having a stronger friendship for it and if you do decide to break up for good with a bad friend you will feel much better for it – it's a win win.


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Particularly for Parents: Helping With Handwriting
One of the most common things we see parents ask about is help for handwriting. This is a big hurdle for many (myself included!) But in this age of computer everything, do you even need to learn how to properly write with a pencil at all?
Yes! It's an essential life skill, even today. It affects so many areas of academic performance, from math, language arts, and essay questions will pop up on all sorts of tests! And you'll need to sign your name countless times in life. To say nothing about the times a person needs to jot down information or leave a note!
Cursive, Manuscript, D'Nealian, Zaner-Bloser, Traditional, Contemporary…how confusing! Uncertain what kind of help you'll need? Your teacher will know. We can also sometimes pick out which kind based on a sample, but that's risky.
Handwriting is a complex beast, with several things that can go wrong. First off, there is grip-and we've addressed that before in depth here.
A Note About Cursive
Not studying cursive in school, but want to learn anyway? Then my pick would be contemporary. Streamlined and easier to learn, unless they want the 'fancy' penmanship. Then, by all means, pick traditional instead!
Ps-We've had books about calligraphy and hand-lettering in the past, feel free to ask about those once they've conquered cursive!
From the short and simple (Stick Kids) to the gigantic Thinking Kid's Complete Book of Handwriting-we've got you covered. This includes titles focused on special needs!
Pads and Paper
Write on with paper just for practice suitable for any grade level. We also have pads, loose paper, and even some blank books!
Boards, Placemats, and Such…
For daily practice, we have dry-erase produces, from cards to placemats. Just wipe off and write again!
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As a mom we wear a lot of hats. Chauffeur, coach, cheerleader, house keeper, referee, teacher, counselor, nurses, chef, and the list goes on for miles. But one very important role is the photojournalist. It is our job to capture those real, fleeting moments in our kids lives that we and they will want to remember forever.
Therefore, I'm going to give you 12 tips on how to capture those magical little moments on your own.
1.) I like to Move it, Move it. Get moving. Anytime you're a photographing your kiddos, especially toddlers, you should give up on the idea of standing or sitting still. Let them lead, move around, and if you must get a particular pose, use a game like Simon says or freeze to manipulate them to cooperate. Check out the Gallery below for examples.
2.) Look for light. Without light, you don't have a picture. When you are shooting a picture of sweet little Junior inside, utilize window light as much as possible. Natural light is always more flattering than artificial light. If you are shooting outside on a bright sunny day, position your subject with the sun a bit behind your kid or find shade from a tree or a building to avoid harsh shadows and squinting eyes.
3.) Nix the flash. Kind of following up with the last tip. Unless this is a moment that is never going to happen again (like your child's baptism, crossing the stage at graduation, etc.) then do not use the flash. Going without the flash will allow you to have softer image. Natural light eliminates harsh shadows (unlike a flash). Instead look for natural light. (see the above tip for details). In the below picture the couple sitting on the steps were in a dark building, after realizing that the flash was causing harsh shadows and weird looking, I moved them to where the window was casting light on their faces and even though we lost the background of the stairs, the picture is WAY better because of the lighting. Check out these too examples. The first one is with the flash, the second one is without!
4.) Clear the clutter. Kids make messes. Therefore, Kids = Clutter. While it is often easier to just snap what you see, if you take a quick minute to clear the clutter out of the surroundings of your subject, people will be able to focus more on your subject.
5.) Don't force it. If picture time is a miserable experience for your kiddos, put the camera aside and play with them first. Tickle, chase, jump, do whatever it is that engages your child and gets them smiling and laughing. Then pick up your camera and snap away. Those authentic smiles are the faces you want to remember anyway!
6.) Get on their level. Lay on the ground and get on the same level as your kids. Especially when photographing a baby or toddler. They are on the ground a lot so you need to get down there with them and photograph on their level.
7.) Cool angles. I love photographing kids from above. It puts a beautiful sparkle in their eye.
8.) The rule of thirds. The rule of thirds divides a photo horizontally and vertically into thirds making 9 equal parts and says that an image is most pleasing to the eye when your subject lies at an intersection of two segments (therefore, not in the direct middle of an image).
9.) Loose the Cheese. Sometimes the best photos of your children are the ones where they aren't even looking at the camera. Catch them dancing, or watching tv with their sibling with their arms around each other, or ask them a question and capture them while they are looking away and thinking. Ask them about school, teachers, their best friend, their favorite super hero. Anything works! After a minute or two they will get lost in talking and you will get lots of genuine expressions!
10.) Timing is everything. Especially with little ones. Trying to get some good photographs before nap or bedtime may not be the greatest idea. Try to wait until after they are fed and rested and you will get much better results.
11.) Get their sillies out. Sometimes the best way to get kids to cooperate for a photo session is to let them get all of their sillies out in front of the camera (and make sure you actually take the pictures because they will want to see them). Indulge them, take a few their way and then take a few your way.
12.) Get close, and then get even closer. Unless the surroundings are part of the story you are trying to tell with your photograph, there is no need for your child to only occupy 20% of the frame. Fill the frame with your subject. Try not to use zoom (if possible) otherwise you will lose some of the quality. Especially if you are shooting with an iphone.
Thanks for tuning in to my blog! Hopefully this post will help you to capture ever better pictures of your littles!


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My entire outfit today is by Club Monaco! That is a little unusual for me because I usually like to mix and match. I got the pants a while ago and blogged about them here. That post was more of an early Spring look with boots and a sweater and I wanted to do something with more of a Summer look. The cute sweater with the fringe was just too easy and I think it is the perfect going into Summer outfit! I would wear this out to lunch or shopping or to a casual dinner. I'm trying wear jeans a little less often and this is a great option although I tend to wear dresses more as the weather gets warmer. The shoes are Givenchy from last year and I still love them just as much!
I love how the polka dots in the background look with this outfit!
Outfit details: Club Monaco pants and sweater, Paige Novick necklace, large silver bangle by Lush Jewelry, Givenchy shoes
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4th of July weekend is upon us in San Diego. Many of us plan on going to the beach or simply hanging out with friends and family. One of the more popular 4th of July pastimes is enjoying classic American BBQ.
When we think of BBQ, we normally think of burgers, hot dogs, potato salad and coleslaw. These foods, however, are not very waistline-friendly. Therefore, at your 4th of July BBQ, make some better food choices so you don't undo all the hard work you put in at AO8.
Grilled chicken sandwiches on whole wheat buns are far better calorically than traditional beef patties on white bread. Lean protein is definitely the way to go! With a protein like chicken (instead of beef), you can still enjoy grilling with less fat and calories than the traditional hamburger.
There are lighter caloric options for coleslaw. For starters, you can always look for coleslaws with less mayonnaise. Or, you can try a crisp cilantro-lime coleslaw recipe with no mayonnaise. There are also many wonderful recipes you can find online for healthy coleslaw. Some recipes even substitute low fat Greek yogurt for the mayonnaise.
There are many wonderful choices at the local farmer's market or the supermarket in terms of seasonal vegetables for grilling. Try wrapping zucchini or summer squash in foil and placing them straight on the grill (with a light olive oil and balsamic marinade). You can also try slicing eggplants or cauliflower and brushing them with olive oil and putting them straight on the grill like a hamburger patty. Try seasoning them with garlic salt or chili peppers for added zest.
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The Brampton Curling Club would like to offer you the opportunity to connect with thousands of people at a reasonable cost, far below competing avenues of advertising! Support the local curling community while gaining exposure for your business.
As a 6-sheet club, we currently have more than 450 members who participate in weekly leagues throughout the curling season from Oct-Apr each year. We also host a variety of bonspiels and special events almost every weekend through the season, and the City of Brampton rents out the curling ice to numerous schools, businesses and private groups throughout the year. This means more than 800 people, of all ages, will see your ad each week!
We offer three types of sponsorships - Club Sponsorships, League Sponsorships, and Event Sponsorships. We also have some additional information on our sponsorship deadlines, artwork requirements and pricing at the bottom of this page. For more information, please contact us at email@example.com
Club Sponsorship
Sponsoring the club maximize visibility for sponsors as their advertising is posted for everyone to see on our website and/or in our club. Sponsors can request that their funds are directed towards a particular area of the club such as youth curling, but this cannot always be guaranteed, depending on availability. Most clients prefer multi-year commitments for sponsorships which involve wall signs or in-ice signs due to the time and effort required to produce these signs - subsequent years in a multi-year commitment are significantly discounted as a result of this.
A number of different options are available:
Large Billboard Ad (48" x 96")
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In-Ice Full House Ad (12' diameter)
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- Your name & logo in ice on the hogline at both ends of one sheet
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Sponsors can choose to sponsor a specific league, in which case all proceeds from the sponsorship will be made available to the convenor of that league to use to provide extra perks for that league such as prizes, catered meals, or special events. Our leagues run at various times to fit everyone's schedule and each league plays 22 games each year.
A league may have more than one sponsor, but the maximum sponsorship for a league is $500/yr per draw time. For example, a league with 1 draw a week can receive a maximum of $500/yr of sponsorship, but a league with 2 draw times could receive up to $1000. There are 3 league sponsorship levels available:
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We host a variety of special events almost every week throughout the curling season (Oct-Apr). These include fun, competitive, and charity bonspiels (tournaments), open houses, clinics, youth and adult beer & pizza nights, and sanctioned competitive events run by CurlON, TCA and OJCT. Many of these events rely on the support of sponsors to make them possible.
Due to the wide range of events and different types of sponsorship opportunities, sponsorship for events is managed by the teams hosting the event rather than trying to collect all this information and manage it at a club level. If you are interested in sponsoring an event, please get in touch with us and we'll put you in contact with the team running the event.
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Typically, the installation of in-ice logos and wall signs can only be accomplished when the ice is being made at the beginning of the curling season, generally in early September. In addition, the space where the large billboard signs are mounted require access to the ice surface and can potentially damage the ice, so these are only put up prior to the start of the season.
To ensure that we are able to properly accommodate the production and installation of advertising material, all details must be finalized and payment received by September 1st. We will still work with sponsors after this date if necessary, but we may be unable to properly display their advertising for the entire season.
To ensure all advertising is readable and looks professional and consistent, we will take care of having any signs or logos printed. All artwork and text should abide by appropriate work place standards, and must be submitted to Brampton Curling Club for approval. Artwork will be provided by advertiser, and setup will be completed by Vivid Signs or JetIce.
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A resident doctor at AMC-run L G Hospital has been sacked after four out of five patients who were operated there for cataract removal on March 11 complained about loss of vision.
The civic body has also issued showcause notices to hospital superintendent Dr Yogendra Modi and HoD of the department of ophthalmology Dr Beena Desai in connection with the incident, and also suspended three nurses, said AMC Deputy Commissioner I K Patel Wednesday.
The patients reportedly had complained of loss of vision within 48 hours of the surgery, but AMC Commissioner D Thara and I K Patel were informed about the incident only on Monday.
A three-member panel of doctors was formed Monday to probe the incident. The team visited the patients on Tuesday. The panel is expected to give its report by March 18.
On the chances of recovery of vision, Patel said: "If infection in the eye was brought in control, then only one could hope of improvement."
The patients had undergone phaco emulsification procedure, an advanced and well-established procedure for removal of cataract, said Patel, adding that they were admitted again after it was found that they had lost vision in the operated eyes.
Dr Yogendra Modi said the patients were operated using phaco emulsification technique, which needed no suturing.
"Still they developed complication in the eye and lost vision," he said.
Of the four patients, 84-year-old Hasumatiben Bhagat has lost vision in her left eye. "There is cataract in her right eye, but now we will not go for surgery in that eye after this incident," said Meena, her daughter-in-law and resident of Maninagar. "The hospital wants to discharge my mother-in-law, but we will not go home till her vision is restored", she said.
Another patient Lalabai Gandalal Makwana, 64, a resident of Hatkeshwar area, is also currently admitted at L G Hospital. Two of the other three patients, who were discharged by L G Hospital, did not go back there but approached C H Nagri Hospital for further treatment. They two have been identified as 40-year-old Dhanvantiben and 75-year-old Kulsumben.
While Kulsumben has been referred to V S Hospital, Dhanvantiben is undergoing treatment at Nagri hospital.


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Since each jurisdiction/city handles waste collection differently, you should contact the city that you reside in or your trash hauler if you are unsure about what is considered recyclable. The city and/or trash hauler usually maintains a list of items that are and are not recyclable. Most cities and trash haulers have their own websites and this information would most likely be located there, too.
Many cities and trash haulers collecting for the cities offer a bulky item service that would collect and dispose of household appliances and furniture free of charge upon request. You should contact the city that you reside in to find out if such a service is available. You may also bring household appliances to any of the Sanitation Districts' operated landfills or transfer stations and will be charged the "hard-to-handle/bulky item" rate at each corresponding site.
If you are a nearby resident of the Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility (PHMRF), you are qualified for the discount Bulky Item and Waste Tire Drop Off Program at the PHMRF. Nearby residents will receive a letter annually explaining this program. To obtain these disposal benefits you must bring a picture ID, a copy of the letter (or other proof of address), along with your bulky item or waste tires. Only cash will be accepted, unless you have previously registered as a credit customer with the Sanitations Districts. Bulky item disposal is limited to 1 item per year per residence and waste tire disposal is limited to 4 tires per year per residence.
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Applications submitted in-person are processed on the same day if the application, supporting materials, and fee payment are satisfactory. Applications that are submitted by mail are generally processed and mailed within three working days of receipt; however, this time may vary, depending on the application and the number of applications that staff maybe reviewing.
With the exception of Southeast Resources Recovery Facility (SERRF), the methods of payment accepted at Districts' Solid Waste Facilities are cash, credit card (MC, American Express, and Discover only), debit card, or pre-arranged credit. No checks are accepted. At SERRF, only pre-approved and pre-registered licensed waste haulers may use the facility. Licensed waste haulers can make arrangement for payment by calling the facility at (562) 570-1196.
No, customers do not have to register to use Sanitation Districts' landfills.
Waste oil is a household hazardous waste and old computers are electronic wastes that must be handled properly. These materials can be taken to any of the five City of Los Angeles permanent household hazardous waste collection centers. Alternatively, the Sanitation Districts sponsor periodic household hazardous waste, electronic waste, and sharps collection events throughout Los Angeles County. For a list of collection dates and locations, click here. Household hazardous waste collection events are for Los Angeles County residents only. Hazardous waste, electronic waste, and sharps from businesses will not be accepted at these events.
Calabasas Landfill can accept treated lumber (in lined areas). Customers are to call the sites for approval before bringing treated lumber to the sites.
New regulations concerning treated lumber or properly known as Treated Wood Waste (TWW) went into affect on July 1, 2007. These regulations increased the reporting requirements by the Disposal Facilities and by any person, business, organization or agency that produce more than 5 tons of TWW in a calendar year. For more information, go to: http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/Treated_Wood_Waste.cfm
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Puente Hills Landfill will be undergoing closure activities for the next 12-18 months. For a short time, the site will continue to accept clean dirt for free between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to be used in closure activities. Clean dirt be must delivered to the site in 10 wheelers or super 10s, no bottom dumps or end dumps will be accepted. For additional information on soil acceptance criteria, call the landfill directly at (562) 908-4288, extension 6030.
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I'm going to discuss today's schedule backwards so I can explain that blog title to you.
So my last event of the day was the Reference User Services Association (RUSA) President's program title "For the Love of Reference" (Twitter hashtag #4luvref) in which we heard from librarian and reader's advisory pro Nancy Pearl, author Joseph Finder, and NJ reference librarian Peter Bromberg. Bromberg's talk was wonderfully inspiring, and began with "Reference librarians inspire love letters." One such love letter was his deceased aunt's autobiography which described the saving grace that was the NYPL. The library gave her books in her native language so that she could continue reading and learning, despite having to work long, hard hours to make ends meet. The library also taught her English. (Note: We do these same things today!! Look at the Spanish-speaking community. They need us like Bromberg's grandmother needed us in 1921. Family ties aside, Peter LOVES being a reference librarian. He said some things that made us all nod violently and say "ME TOO!" such as the fact that we are randomly asked for directions or for help. Like in Whole Foods; "Do you know where the garbanzo beans are?" Our response: "Aisle three! Let me walk you over there."
Author Joseph Finder had just the best stories about being a CIA agent (note: desk job translating economic journals from Russian to English). He would have conversations with peers on the basis that he was writing a novel, and the exact things he wrote about in his books made their way into newspapers…because they were actually happening. For example, the novel Moscow Club discussed the fictional event of the violent coup trying to take down Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev…which had just actually occurred. Did he have a crystal ball? No, but he did his research, which any good author will tell you is a critical step in the book-writing process, regardless of the book's label of fiction or non-fiction.
Nancy Pearl, as always, had some fabulous things to say.
1. "People don't read the same book," meaning that I read a book differently than you read the exact same one. I see romance and relationships where you see action and hardships. So when doing reader's advisory, ask the customer what they liked about the book. Don't assume it's the same thing you liked/noticed.
2. Say to the customer, "Come back and tell me what you thought of that book," because it a) brings them back into the library, b) shows people that the library is a place where books are valued, and c) because you will learn about that particular title.
3. Don't say, "You'll love it!" because they may not, and if they don't, they may never return to you for advice.
Another event I went to today was a graphic novel panel with David Small and Audrey Niffenegger. Both of their recent graphic novel releases look fabulous. David's memoir is going to be a difficult read because he had cancer at 14 (thanks to his dad constantly submitting him to x-ray scans, as he was an x-ray technician) and his…interesting up-bringing. Audrey's new book is one that any reader can fall in love with, as it is a story of a girl who, as a teen, stumbles upon her own book mobile, filled with every book she has ever read. She spends nine years trying to find it again. Don't we all wish we could fill a room with the books we have read, just to remember? Like, where was I when I read "Gone with the Wind" for the first time? Or, how many times did I read the first book in the Boxcar Children series??
When signing my book he said, "April Pavis. Okay, I won't use the standard line on you. You know…" and together we said, "April in Paris." Nice little moment. 🙂
During my time in the exhibit hall today I got alllllll this:
…and this was me being selective, not just picking up every free book I passed by. The titles are:
Stitches by David Small
Boardwalk Empire: the birth, high times, and corruption of Atlantic City by Nelson Johnson
The Best American Magazine Writing an anthology of 2009 articles
14 Cows for America written by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
Late for School written by Steve Martin, illustrated by C.F. Payne
For Amanda:
Half Baked: the story of my nerves, my newborn, and how we both learned to breathe by Alexa Stevenson
For my mom:
God's Guest List: welcoming those who influence our lives by Debbie Macomber
For Katie W., my friend and fellow MLS student:
Fallout by Ellen Hopkins
Monster High by Lisi Harrison
The English is Coming: how one language is sweeping the world by Leslie Dunton-Downer


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If music distribution goes 100% digital, how will album art be reinvented?
A Trader Joe's in Los Angeles has won a minor battle in humanity's doomed war to make elevator rides less awkward and boring. The elevators conveying shoppers from its subterranean parking garage to its groceries have been decorated — lined wall to wall and just about floor to ceiling, in fact — with the sleeves of old vinyl record albums.
Artful isn't quite the right word to describe the scene; it's more whimsical than anything. I wonder whether an employee went down the road to Amoeba Music to select each album. Whoever was responsible, with a little imagination they transformed each elevator into a tiny museum.
Trudge through the doors for the first time expecting the standard-issue drab decor, and instead your visual cortex is set upon by a disorienting clash of colors and odd images. The arrangement of albums lacks any thematic organization (well, apart from kitsch), so your eyes never know where to rest. Gradually the strange artifacts reveal themselves.
Familiar names leap out initially, then give way to successively stranger, more obscure records, until the eyes again alight on something recognizable:
Simon & Garfunkel (Sounds of Silence) — legit. ABBA — haha oh yeah, them. Blondie. Fleetwood Mac. Frankie Avalon. Genesis (Invisible Touch). Donna Summer. Kenny Rogers. John The Coug' Mellencamp. Days of Future Passed (a Moody Blues issue, it turns out — not the latest X-Men soundtrack). Bananarama…. Hmm. Teddy Pendergrass…. Kid Creole? Some dude named Pablo Cruise? Ah, there's Sting. And just two albums over from Sting, there's the soundtrack to The Sting. And not far from that, the soundtrack to Footloose. And way up near the ceiling there's an album of Scottish folk dances, which I bet is pretty dope and that my Scottish grandma would have loved.
That might seem like a sufficient number of albums to decorate a whole elevator with, but there must be over 50 in each car — more than a person could register in the two quick trips up and down. It's tempting to linger when the doors open and it's time to browse repackaged foodstuffs of unknown provenance. By the time the return trip down to the garage has ended, the novelty hasn't worn off, and the collection somehow remains both familiar and foreign. (Speaking of foreign, Foreigner is also represented.)
Why is it so fun to examine all those record covers? The unlikely venue is part of it, but it's not just that. It's not that they're vinyl records — CD covers would be equally compelling. It's not about the specific music being represented, since the selection is largely ironic and unfamiliar. It's not about the apparent irony behind the choices either; allow someone with impeccable taste to curate the albums and it would be just as fun to peruse them, maybe more so. And it is fun — like flicking through the pages of a jukebox. It's not about loving this particular music. It's about loving music, period. And it seems that music's cover art plays an underappreciated role in its perception and qualifies our affection for it.
Start talking about album art and it's hard not to think back to personal favorites. I'm tempted to dive into the boxes of CDs tucked away in a closet to find some of the cooler ones. (Lots of people ditch their hardcopies after uploading them digitally. There's even a startup that buys them, but to me the CDs are worth more than what Decluttr would pay.) Without having to rifle through the closet, some outstanding covers come to mind: The quaint oddness of In the Aeroplane over the Sea. The unforgettable violence of Rage Against the Machine. The self-referential lyrical allusions of Phish's Rift. The sleek metallic sheen of 311's Blue Album. That haunting "Lost Child" sign on OK Computer. The amusingly literal Ill Communication. The bold yin and yang color schemes of Use Your Illusion I & II. The eerie mechanical starkness of Automatic for the People (though it's probably the title itself that I love best about that one). The freshness of Beck's The Information, which was essentially just a sheet of graph paper that came with stickers, allowing fans to arrange their own covers. ("The CD cover is going to be designed so no two copies are the same; the artwork is going to be customizable," Beck told Wired before its release. It was an innovative idea, though I never applied my stickers.)
Inevitably these conversations also lead to nominations for the best album covers ever (or the worst ones, though the internet has that plenty covered). Again, everybody has their personal favorites, but has any album cover been pored over as much as Sgt. Pepper's? Its psychedelic colors have infused the music and vice versa: the very idea of its cover photograph (credited to artists Jann Haworth and Peter Blake) expanded the possibilities of the art form.
That's not the only Beatles contender. Abbey Road features what might be the most famous album cover of all; every day people trek to North London to recreate it. Revolver was groundbreaking in its way. And the White Album was — well, it was just completely white, wasn't it. With a promotional style to match, its release wasn't formally announced; the double album and its blank white sleeve simply showed up in stores one day, sort of the anti-Pepper's (though the tiny lettering of the band's name was embossed in the bottom left-hand corner).
Andy Warhol created the iconic cover for The Velvet Underground & Nico, among many others. Artist Storm Thorgerson, who had gone to school with Syd Barrett and Roger Waters, designed the art for The Dark Side of the Moon — absolutely a front-runner for greatest cover of all time — as well as additional covers for Pink Floyd and other huge acts like Led Zeppelin.
It's easy to see why creating album covers would appeal to many artists and designers. First off, everybody loves music, and working in the music industry carries a certain cachet. Vinyl records' size also ensured a substantial canvas to work with. Even with the smaller dimensions of a CD booklet, any one album could have potentially massive reach.
The physical formats of LPs and CDs limit what their corresponding visual art can be.* Use the space however you like — with photography or illustration or blank space or an optical illusion — but the end result will always be a two-dimensional print piece, perhaps embellished with elaborate package design, but always retaining the identical dimensions for that crucial front panel. And the imagery (or lack thereof) on the cover is then recreated for digital versions.
Collectors and vinyl enthusiasts notwithstanding, the average music consumer rarely encounters a full-size LP these days, despite the fact that vinyl represented the only sales growth across all music purchases in 2013 (and despite the fact that Pearl Jam's Ten can be purchased on vinyl at Whole Foods). CD sales are plummeting (though digital sales fell 5.7% last year too). Even if a majority of music consumers never handle a physical LP or CD, every time anyone downloads something from iTunes, or Shazams an unfamiliar song, or plays a track on Spotify, there it is: the cover art, in that familiar square shape.
Of course, the reason cover art pops up in that familiar square shape is because physical covers for records and CDs are still being designed and printed, and that is so because physical CDs and records are still being manufactured.
But what will happen if (when?) the physical production of CDs and albums stops? It won't happen overnight, or even in five years. But imagine the year 2039, 25 years from today. (For our hypothetical purposes, civilization and the music industry have somehow been spared from hungry hungry runaway nanobots, massive EMP disturbances, worldwide pandemics, and Skynet.) We can make some informed predictions, but there are technological advancements in store for us that we are incapable of imagining today. It's not too much of a stretch to assume that recorded music will be consumed 100% digitally (or maybe it's safer to say predominantly digitally and partly, I don't know, bioelectronically? Or something?) — but 0% mechanically. There will still be some old coots (ahem) with antique CD players and record players for their priceless collections of oldies, but it's very likely that a time will come when new music will no longer be distributed in analog form.
So, if there are no more new physical LPs and CDs being pressed, there will be no more album covers. If there are no more album covers, what will happen to cover art?
The visual component of recorded, salable music is not going anywhere; the complementary form of expression is too useful, too powerful, too marketable. So, since it's not going to disappear, it's probably going to be reinvented.
Perhaps for a time artists will continue to use the familiar square shape of album sleeves and CD booklets out of habit and/or nostalgia. But somewhere down the line some creative soul may realize that the visual "covers" to their music are no longer limited by those obsolete constraints. Perhaps, instead of talented illustrators in the vein of Warhol and Thorgerson, bands will turn to designers and developers to create experiences. Maybe each download (or whatever we'll call downloads in a quarter-century) will come with an interactive video, or a hologram, or its own virtual reality world to explore while wearing your immersive Facebook-Apple-Beats-Oculus iHelmet®.
The two outcomes aren't mutually exclusive; innovation will continue (it's not like musicians don't already embrace creative uses of technology) but it's possible that consumer trends will plateau or reverse, ensuring that CDs and albums will simultaneously continue to be produced. Flagging though those long-term sales projections may be, there are still many people who purchase physical copies to support artists, or because they prefer the sound quality, or because they love the physical objects themselves.
If the analog forms do go away, maybe iTunes version 37.2 will continue to display only the normal square cover images we're used to. Maybe music fans will continue to prefer that skeuomorphic form anyway, regardless of whether it's obligatory or no longer tied to familiar real-world objects.
And if someday music comes with holographic projections or virtual reality immersions, we're going to have a lot more interesting things to discuss than the evolution of album art. I'd bet that kids in the 2040s will have no idea what CDs were anyway.
Then again I'd also bet that books will still be published — that is, physically printed — for centuries yet. So maybe the future won't be so unrecognizable after all. Now excuse me while I go blast "20th Century Man." See you on the flipside. God save the Kinks.
*Technology affects music, and music affects technology. Consider the size of CDs (and therefore their cases and their accompanying art) as we know them. Norio Ohga, then president of Sony, insisted on the current 12-centimeter diameter (the initial prototypes were slightly smaller at 11.5 centimeters) solely because the extra space was needed to hold the data for the longest recording of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in its entirety. That 4.3% increase in size might not be much in and of itself, but for a technology that demands uniformity, think of all it affected down the line. (That tidbit is from David Byrne's book How Music Works, which I discussed more in a post about mixtapes.)
Posted on May 31, 2014.


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Palestinian Authority Praises Killers of Israeli Policewoman Despite Assurances to Trump on Terror
by Ben Cohen
Despite Palestinian assurances to US President Donald Trump's administration not to incite support for terror, newspapers associated with the ruling Fatah faction in the Palestinian Authority (PA) have joined with official spokespersons from several Palestinian ministries in praising the three terrorists who murdered Hadas Malka, a 23-year-old Israeli policewoman, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday.
"The smell of blood will continue to surround the holy and occupied city [of Jerusalem] until dawn. There are young people that wanted to say a clear 'No!' to the occupation in their way," declared an editorial in the official PA daily Al-Hayat-Al-Jadida, in a translation made available by the Israeli watchdog Palestinian Media Watch.


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Every spring brings back the American shad to the Rivière des Prairies. Inevitably, fishermen follow and gather at the foot of the Sault-au-Récollet dam. I go there myself to take pictures of people fishing! This is where I met Maurice, who was busy cleaning the last catch he is proudly showing us here.
Maurice is an experienced window cleaner but cannot currently continue this work because of a persistent back pain resulting from his hard labor. A Montreal native with Acadian roots, he is a longtime resident of Ahuntsic. He loves the area to practice sports. Besides fishing regularly with his son, he likes hockey and has played as a goalkeeper in recreational leagues.
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Albert Camus Bibliography
- The Stranger, 1942
- The Plague, 1947
- The Fall, 1956
- A Happy Death, 1971
- The First Man, 1995
Albert Camus Biography
Albert Camus is known to have devoted his life to discovering the nature of human flaws and virtues through the prism of anti-nihilism and existentialism. In search of a sense of life, he's introduced to readers a new dimension of philosophical ideas that found their place in the author's famous works about the absurdity and inconsistency of existence. Camus' concepts are daring and new as for the early 20th century since they were a reflection of an upcoming large-scale tragic event, i.e. World War II.
In his attempt to revive the forgotten traditions of the ancient Antique literature, he's based his lifework on the myth about Sisyphus, whose torments are just like the ones of humanity – to aspire for accomplishing the achievable, i.e. happiness and peace of mind.
Born on the 7th of November, 1913, in the colony of Algeria to a family of a half-deaf cleaning lady with a Spanish descent and a farmer, Albert Camus' life was full of tragic events from the start. When the boy was not older than one year the father died from wounds received in WWI. Albert and his mother were deprived of necessary belongings throughout most of his young years.
Since 1923 he visited a local lyceum and then entered the University of Algiers. He was eager to playing football at a young age, but he had to quite a team when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. However, he still wanted to visit the university, so most of his study was conducted on the basis of free attendance. Camus worked almost his entire life, changing jobs from being a teacher, vehicle parts seller, and a university assistant.
Early Years
In 1936 he finished his study became a bachelor of arts. He didn't stop there and received a master's later that year for writing a thesis on Greek and Middle Age philosophers. During his study, he already showed interest in the equalizing ideas of communist since he was a great supporter of the integration of Algerians into the French society. Some writers say that Camus' diaries state that he was never fond of some communistic concepts, but he believed that it was a way of finding a true and graceful way of achieving social and economic justice. In the late 1940s, due to his participation in some Algerian People's Part, the future writer was banished from communistic circles.
This did not stop him from searching for political comfort, and two years later he became an anarchist. From 1948, Albert Camus would write a few articles for the party's magazines. Moreover, he was a great supporter of the 1953 marches in Germany for labour and workers' justice. He joined the same movements in Poland and Hungary in the following years.
Simone Hie was Camus' first wife, but their marriage didn't last long due to their both unfaithfulness. In 1935, the writer tried to open his theatre, but his plan didn't work out, and he had to close the facility in two years.
When the first marriage collapsed, Albert met Francine Faure, and in 1945 they became a family with a couple of sons. However, this didn't stop Camus from continuous cheating, which Francine didn't pay attention to.
His first publications were unnoticed by critics. They were mostly socialistic and political articles for different magazines. His most famous ones were published during the tragic events of 1945 when missiles were dropped on the Japanese islands. Though he worked as a journalist and French language lecture he managed to have a trip through the USA and coursed continuously throughout Europe writing articles.
In 1942 he released his The Stranger, where he introduced his idea of absurd and stupidity of life. It, of course, made Camus' name popular and now he was recognised in literary circles as a talented and promising author. His 1947 the Plague stuck a label 'existentialist' to the writer and brought him even more public renown. The book was well supported due to its allusions on communism and Nazism and his reinterpretation of The Myth of Sisyphus, which created the foundation of existentialism.
As years passed by, Camus was completely disappointed in communistic ideas and, as a reflection of his change of heart, published The Rebel (1951). The essay wasn't accepted favourably due to its ant-communistic content, which forced the writer to work as a playwright.
Later, his work was highly focused on human rights and opposition of countries limiting them. He worked for UNESCO in the early 50s and in 1957 received the Nobel Prize in literature.
At the end of his life, he worked hard, especially, on plays that he would adapt and direct. Such included Dosoyesvky's Demons (1959), Requiem for a Nun and The Possessed (1956).
The writer passed away early when he was only 46. On the fourth of January, 1960, he had a change of heart again, cancelled a family trip, and agreed on travelling with his agent. They got in a car crash, where Camus died on the spot whereas his agent passed away a few days later.


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Many people in my hometown of Monroe, LA were very upset after this event. What's worse is that everyone who paid will not be receiving a refund. It was billed as a birthday party CD release party featuring R Kelly and most assumed the famed singer would perform singles from his new album. From all reports, the individual neither looked nor sounded like Kelly.
In a huge "wait…WHAT?" moment, according to AllHipHop.com, a concert promoter and an entire room full of people In Monroe, Louisiana were tricked when an R. Kelly impersonator showed up to an R. Kelly billed event and performed as R. Kelly!
RELATED: R Kelly Upsets Macy's Music Festival Fans: Crowds Leave In Droves
So people purchased tickets for a show and instead of the real Robert Kelly showing up and sanging his face off… an impostor showed up and performed instead. But what's worse is…the imposter didn't even sing…he lip synced! And nobody managed to ask what in the name of Brittany Jean Spears was going on? Wow!
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It's that time again. We're packing up the kids and heading to NYC! We love going back to Evie's home and seeing family and friends.
Almost as important though, we'll be heading to the Bronx to see 'the house that Ruth built' one last time. In many ways Yankee Stadium is sacred for Evie. We had our first real date there! We went to the deciding game of the '96 World Series and saw Wade Boggs act like a Little Leaguer! We saw the first regular season game between the Yankees and the other NYC baseball team (that's the Mets in case you're wondering). And yes, we were engaged there! On the BIG SCREEN and all! (Oh the things we do for our wives.)
Recently, Evie decided to surprise me for 'my birthday'. 🙂 We saw the Yankees and Red Sox play. What a treat for me! 😉
So, this is our final trip to Evie's Mecca. And this time, for the first time, Blake will join us. I certainly hope they win. If not, the rest of our trip is shot!!


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