Author: Joey Ciaramitaro

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Community Stuff 9/16/14

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What’s Happening at GHS

We have just completed our second week of school and things appear to be settling in. Thanks to all of our parents who attended the “Meet the Teacher Night” last Thursday evening.

School Picture Day will be Wednesday September 17, and we look forward to some new and updated pictures.

For all Seniors, the regular registration deadline for the October 11 SAT was September 12, 2014, but the late registration is available until September 30. The Guidance Counselors will begin meeting with all of their seniors to follow up on their progress with applications and college visits next week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact your child’s guidance counselor for more specific information.

Guidance Department: 978-281-9874
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Laura Heinzinger      x 14012
Carl Sacco              x 14008
Laura Carlson            x 14011
Matt Duncan               x 14010
Ellen Clarke                   x 14009

The PSAT’s will be offered at GHS on October 15, 2014 for all Juniors and any Sophomores who may be interested. This practice opportunity for the SAT’s is a wonderful time to begin thinking about the entire college application and acceptance process. To register for the PSAT, a payment of $20 (cash only) may be deposited with Mrs. Mondello before school, during lunch or after school.

Gloucester U will be beginning this week and offers all of our students the opportunity to take advantage of some exciting educational courses.

Session One
September 15 – November 20th
·    Read and Write Anywhere (Wednesdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
·    Art – Mixed Media (Wednesdays, 2:15 -5:00)
·    Calligraphy (Wednesdays, 2:15 -5:00)
·    Video Game Design/Programing (Mondays, 2:15 – 5:00)
·    Career and College Readiness (Thursdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
·    Anime Club/Website Creation (Wednesdays, 2:15 – 5:00)
·    Gloucester Farm (Tuesdays, 2:15 – 5:00) Credit Recovery ( Mondays and/or Wednesday 2:15 – 5:00)
Please register at www.gloucesteru.weebly.com/

NEXT WEEK: High Holy Day at the Temple Ahavat Achim!

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Join us for the High Holy Days services at the Temple Ahavat Achim (86 Middle St, Gloucester)! We do not charge for tickets and do not require advance reservations. Everyone is welcome! More details on our website, www.taagloucester.org
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 24th at 7 pm
Rosh Hashanah Day 1
Thursday, September 25th at 9 am
Rosh Hashanah Day 2
Friday, September 26th at 9 am
Kol Nidre
Friday, October 3rd at 7 pm
Yom Kippur
Saturday, October 4th at 9 am

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Two Weekends of Free  Historic Ice House Tours
In conjunction with Essex National Heritage Area Trails & Sails
Hosted by Cape Pond Ice Company
Fort Wharf, 104 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Chill with the coolest guys in town! Enjoy a cool visit to Cape Pond Ice Company, icing Gloucester’s fleet since 1848. We were featured in Sebastian Junger’s account of The Perfect Storm. Tours highlight the history of the ice industry, with vintage film of natural ice harvests. See first hand 300-pound block ice being made (up to 350 tons per day), fishing vessels taking on ice and ice sculptures being carved in our historic icehouse on Gloucester’s working waterfront.

Free Trails & Sails Historic Icehouse Tour schedule at Cape Pond Ice:

Friday, September 19, 2014, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Saturday, September 20, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM  &  1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 21, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Friday, September 26, 2014, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Saturday, September 27, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM & 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Sunday, September 28, 2014, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM

No reservations needed.  Practical footware and a warm sweater/sweatshirt recommended for freezer & wharf.  Family Friendly, On Coastal Byway, Parking, Restroom.  More info @ www.capepondice.com , tel. 978-283-0174, or www.essexheritage.org/ts/event/historic-ice-house-tours 

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Phyllis A To Participate In Trails and Sails

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Hi Joey,

Would you please post this information about our Maritime Saturdays during the Trails and Sails Weekends?

This is the first year we have participated in the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails and Sails weekends and would love to make sure everyone knows we will be there to welcome anyone interested in finding out about Gloucester’s oldest fishing vessel!

Thank you Again!!!

GLoria

Gloria Parsons

Treasurer

Phyllis A. Marine Association

Mission: To promote the gill net fishing industry through the display and preservation of the fishing vessel Phyllis A.

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Flowers opening timelapse 5000 shots In 9 months time from David de los Santos Gil

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From David de los Santos Gil
After 9 months and 50,000 shots (only using 5.000 for the final video), my first flowers timelapse has finished. After a long work looking for flowers that would open fast, here is a list of the flowers that have been part of the timelapse: Lillium, hibiscus, carnations, orchids, dandelions, lilies, daisies, alstroemeria, peonies and nigella damask.
Here is my web: http://www.daviddelossan.com
You can follow me on twitter: twitter.com/DaviddelosSan

News from councilor McGeary

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Important forum: Sea Level Rise on Cape Ann

Dear Friends:

I would like to invite you to an important forum on Wednesday evening.

As you are doubtless aware, rapid climate change and rising sea levels are already an issue for those of us living on the coast. Whether it’s “superstorms” like Hurricane Sandy or rising flood insurance rates, we are already feeling its effects.

The forum, entitled “Sea Level Rise on Cape Ann,” is important to all of us.

The keynote speakers are Dr. David Burdick and Dr. Paul Kirshen of the University of New Hampshire, both of whom are researchers into the effects of climate change. The forum is sponsored by Friends of Good Harbor, Maritime Gloucester and Salem Sound Coastwatch.

The event will be held at the Elks at Bass Rocks on Atlantic Road on Wednesday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

Full details on the presentation and the participants are available by clicking here:

I will be attending and I encourage all of you to join me there.

Very truly yours,

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CREATIVE AWARENESS: PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS ON UTILITARIAN SURFACES New York Water Towers- Vancouver Silos- Gloucester Streets

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Cat Ryan submits-

SELECTION OF TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART ON EXHIBIT NOW

See just a few of many artist’s ideas through temporary public art installations on utilitarian surfaces. Different purpose, message and style.

Os Gemeos, artists and brothers, monumental silos in Vancouver.

The Water Tank Project in New York City; overtime 100 will be wrapped.

Justin Desilva’s crosswalks and James Owen Calderwood’s FISH NET in Gloucester.

UPDATE: James Owen Calderwood

James Owen Calderwood’s FISH NET was recognized as an example of one of MA extraordinary public spaces. This summer Calderwood has re-painted and expanded the mural, completing his award. Professional photographer Linimberg Oliveira of Medford was in downtown Gloucester August for a photo shoot on Parsons Street. He described being inspired by Gloucester: the heady mix of historic buildings and architecture juxtaposed with modern art, specifically James Calderwood’s public street mural, FISH NET. You can see more of Calderwood’s work on view at the group show Sting! 18 Landscapes: Between Tradition & Imagination, at the Beehive in Boston. Calderwood works with lines in a variety of media. His welded aluminum sculpture Star was selected for the 2014 SculptureNow. The historic estate of Edith Wharton, the Mount, in Lenox, MA, is the current site for SculptureNow exhibition of large outdoor sculpture, which continues through October 31, 2014. REMINDER: The sculpture exhibit is a quick 5 minute drive to the Berkshire Museum’s Butterfly exhibit featuring work by Gloucester’s multi-talented artist, Kim Smith. 

UPDATE: Justin Desilva

Justin lives and works North of Boston. People have asked: Yes. Portuguese background. (Desilva’s grandfather emigrated from the Azores. He immigrated to the US, eventually working for a plastic injection mold company. An Uncle was a fisherman). His creative crosswalks make vivid connections based on Gloucester and stories from the HarborWalk. This installation is temporary and in progress. One of the next crosswalks will be on Harbor Loop and another on the east end of Main Street. He’ll reverse the crosswalks when the installation closes.  For a walking tour of the crosswalks Click for Google map for Justin Desilva crosswalk locations . Justin’s art is inspired by Jane Jacobs and her book the Death and Life of Great American Cities: “I was moved by her attention to detail of human interaction, and the idea that neighborhoods and cities are safest when they’re walkable.”

Justin Desilva’s art installation, With Every Street there’s a Story, is the second of three new works of art commissioned by the Committee for the Arts on behalf of the City of Gloucester for the 2013 HarborWalk Public Art Challenge, with funding from the Seaport Advisory Council. Calderwood’s was the first.

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Here in Gloucester, both installations are on view during the not-to-miss 2014 Essex National Heritage Trails and Sails weekends (Sept 19-21 and 26-28), which overlap with the September 20 Gloucester Block Party Saturday. MEET THE ARTISTS: they’ll be in town September 20th for these events.  Stop by the block party for special coloring page activity sheets!trails

Mola Mola Video Just A Few Miles Outside The Harbor From Eric Swanson

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Hi Joe

In case your readers are interested in seeing a 30 second video of a classic (and common) Mola Mola or Ocean Sunfish. As you know they are a remarkably odd fish. This one was just a few miles outside the harbor.

Congratulations To Ocean Alliance For Being Featured In Engadget

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Researchers seek permission to collect whale snot with drones (video)

by Mariella Moon | @mariella_moon | 4hs ago

Engadget has a pretty massive readership so congrats on this press and being smart enough to name the device “SnotBot”

Brilliant marketing.  Put together something to do with robotics, saving whales and a name like SnotBot and you’re bound to have the media eating out of the palm of your hand.  Ian Kerr may be the slickest sales guy in town, no joke.

Community Stuff 9/15/14

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Cape Ann Museum News

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Copley Society artist Eli Cedrone has been selected as artist in residence in Gloucester for the month of September. An accomplished oil painter, Eli will be painting in her Rocky Neck studio and en plein air, capturing the alluring vistas of Cape Ann throughout the month of September.
2014 marks the inaugural year of this residency, generously provided by the Charles family of Gloucester. The residency was created by the Charles Family Foundation as a dedication to and promotion of the North Shore and Boston art communities.
A Conversation with the Artist and reception will be held at the Cape Ann Museum, during which Eli will discuss her work, residency and artistic career.

Artist Talk and Reception
Thursday, September 18 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Cape Ann Museum
27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester
Reception 6:30 t0 7:15 p.m.
Artist Talk 7:15 to 8:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Charles Family Foundation.
For reservations and information contact Victoria
978-283-0455 x10 or info@capeannmuseum.org.

ELI  CEDRONE  FINE  ART

http://www.elicedrone.com

Hi Joey.

Please submit as you are able. It’s not ‘too far’ over the bridge!  ;- )


Loving Others Begins With Loving Yourself. Tuesday. September 16th. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Beverly Council on Aging. 90 Conant Street. Beverly MA.

Nurturing and supporting yourself is one of the keys to healthy relationships. Come hear how self-care is important for ‘loving’ yourself and allows you to be more present and available for those you love. Sample some simple self-care tools that can be quickly and easily used to take better care of yourself. Lecture is FREE, but Advance Registration Required. RSVP to Annie Wright- awright@beverlyma.gov. (978) 921-6017 http://www.beverlycouncilonaging.com. 90 Colon St, Beverly, MA 01915. For Further Information on this topic and other available lectures and workshops Contact Karen Pischke- info@dreamtimewellness.com or Call (978) 283- 4258.http://www.dreamtimewellness.com.

Thank you for all that you do to support Gloucester and Cape Ann!     Karen

GloucesterCast With Guests Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 09/14/14

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GloucesterCastSquareGloucesterCast With Guests Kim Smith, Toby Pett and Host Joey Ciaramitaro Taped 09/14/14

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Topics Include: Kim Smith, Toby Pett, Kim’s Eyewear,Studio Monday Night Football Promo, We Review The Gloucester Trip Advisor Top Ten Restaurants, Little Known Tip About Duckworth’s, Passports, Virgilio’s, George’s Coffee Shop, The Causeway, The Azorean, Café Bishco, Brighams, Beef and Bun, Sugar Mag’s, Topside Grille and Pub, Lobsta Land, Write In A Nice Review For Your Favorite Local Restaurants That You Feel deserve A Good Trip Advisor Rating, Willow Rest BLT, The Bottle Bill Discussion, Toby Really Wants Everyone To Know That He Recycles, Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson, Rape Culture, Cold Brewed Coffee, Bonavita Porcelain Pour Over Coffee Filter, New Method For Handling Press Releases, Christopher Anderson, Hye Tyde, John Hintlian, Saying Goodbye To Summer, Heated Mattress Pad May Be The Greatest Invention Ever.

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Joey and Toby

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Stage Fort Coastsweep Today!

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Hi Joe and the GMG Crew

I am doing a Coastsweep cleaning of Cressys Beach at Stage Fort Park, and would appreciate your help in spreading the word. I have attached a copy of a poster I have, it has information about the time and date of the event. It is in .pdf format if this is a problem let me know. It is this Saturday, I know last minute, but life is busy I just got around to it now. Can you just post the .pdf and maybe a link to the website. http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/czm/program-areas/communications/coastsweep/

Thank you for any help,

George Davis

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Cape Ann TV Wins Big

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“The Results are in!”

The highly anticipated results of the Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region video awards have been posted!

Cape Ann TV is proud to announce that we placed in several categories.

1st Place

All Things Victorian: John Thomas Grant and Victoriana Lady Lisa

Profile Talk Show – Professional category

http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=190527

2nd Place

The Portrait Series: Erich Archer and Rebecca Tober

Arts and Theater – Professional category

http://youtu.be/BNeniSHNWBg

2nd Place

Beeman Ballroom Experience: Lisa Smith

Children and Youth – Professional Category

http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=194341

3rd Place

Local Music Scene with Allen Estes: Allen Estes and Peter Van Ness

General Talk Show – Non Professional category

http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T01896&video=163113

Cape Ann TV would like to thank all of its members and volunteers for all of their hard work.

Congratulations to all our winners!

Breaking: Holy Cow Plumbing Issue To Push Opening To Next Week via @HolyCowTweets

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OK So I’ve Had My Windows 8 Touchscreen Laptop For Well Over A Year Now. Anybody wanna Guess How Many Times I’ve Touched The Screen?

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Am I alone on this?

I feel like Microsoft built Windows 8 thinking that every device needed to be used in the same way- a desktop, laptop, tablet and smartphone.  I don’t hate Windows 8 as much as when it first came out but I boot directly to the desktop now and avoid the metro UI at all costs.  All the laptops you buy now for Windows 8 are touchscreen.  Guess what?  I don’t want a touch screen laptop.  Sure, that’s alright for a tablet where you’re using it to mainly consume content but for a laptop or desktop where you are manipulating images and editing movies, I want real work tools which include a mouse and not a touch screen.

I haven’t touched the damn screen on my Windows 8 laptop unless it was inadvertently.   Am I alone on this?  Those of you with windows Laptops equipped with touchscreens, do you use the touch screen?  I’m not talking about tablets now, I’m talking about a touch screen enabled laptop.

The issue as I see it and I’ve said this from the first time I booted up a Windows 8 machine was that they dumbed down the laptop experience so it would integrate more seamlessly with the mobile and tablet platforms.  I would have preferred that they left the desktop operating  to be all out productive and powerful for content creators rather than dumbing it down for the tablet marketplace of media consumers.

Over a year in with Windows 8, given the chance I’d opt for a Windows 7 machine.  My favorite place to create content and edit for the blog is still on my desktop Windows 7 machine and it’s by a mile.  I can do things way more efficiently than any of the other devices or operating systems.

There’s talk of Windows 9 coming out soon, hopefully it will be closer to Windows 7 than Windows 8.