Meteor shower peaks tonight, hampered by moon

An annual meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn't expect too much, experts say.

The Delta Aquarid shower should reach its zenith overnight from Saturday to Sunday (July 28 and 29). Unfortunately, many streaking meteors will likely be drowned out by the bright glare of the moon, which will be nearly full at the time.

The Delta Aquarids should be underwhelming this year, "as the peak will be only 4 days from the August 2 full moon," Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., told SPACE.com via email.

That's not to say there'll be nothing at all to see. The moon will set after midnight local time around the globe this weekend, so stargazers who stay up late could be rewarded for their efforts. The Delta Aquarids are expected to generate a peak meteor rate of about 16 per hour in a dark sky, Cooke said.

The shower is visible from around the world, but observers in the Southern Hemisphere tend to get a better show. That's because the Delta Aquarids seem to radiate from the southern part of the sky ? specifically, a region near the star Delta Aquarius (in the constellation Aquarius), which is how the shower got its name.

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Meteor showers like the Delta Aquarids result when Earth barrels through streams of debris shed by comets on their path around the sun. These icy particles burn up in the atmosphere, leaving brief, bright streaks in the sky to commemorate their passing.

Scientists aren't quite sure which comet gives rise to the Delta Aquarids, but they suspect that it may be 96P/Machholz, a comet discovered in 1986 by amateur astronomer Don Machholz.

Skywatchers who don't feel like burning the midnight oil this weekend need not despair, for another meteor shower is just around the corner. The Perseids, considered by many observers to be the best annual shower out there, are expected to generate 80 meteors per hour when they peak on the night of Aug. 11, Cooke said.

If you take any great pictures of the Delta Aquarids this weekend and would like them to be considered for a SPACE.com story or gallery, please send them to managing editor Tariq Malik at tmalik@space.com.

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Harvesting new business ideas from customers

Akio Morita, co-founder of Sony, once said:

We don?t ask consumers what they want. They don?t know. Instead we apply our brain power to what they need, and will want, and make sure we?re there, ready

It seems that?Domino Pizza is following another path. When the company set out to find fresh ideas on improving its business they opened their doors for suggestions to those who know their brand the best: their customers.

They launched Think Oven, a Facebook platform where customers and fans can submit their suggestions.

The Think Oven Facebook tab has two sections: Projects and Idea Box. Projects is where Domino?s solicits feedback on specific projects.

Idea Box is more open-ended and accepts any ideas people want to submit.? After all, the pizza chain?s latest product, Parmesan Bread Bites, was created by Brian Edler, a Domino?s store owner in Ohio.

Of course, you could argue that branded Facebook pages are already used as suggestion/feedback boxes, but this approach organizes the suggestions in one place.

Domino?s is no stranger to public opinion, The Pizza Turnaround was considered a success story?and a model of transparency, with a CEO admitting the company?s flagship product wasn?t very good and soliciting brutally honest criticism to improve it.

Will? Domino?s Think Oven be as successful as My Starbucks Idea? ? the first community forum from the coffee lifestyle brand which set the bar high and received close to 75,000 ideas in less than six months, thousands of votes and hundreds of comments. Let me know what you think.

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Calendar 07/26/12-08/05/12 | The Sag Harbor Express

The Demato Gallery features Harriet Sawyer?s solo show ?The Juxtaposition of Fantasy and Reality? in Sag Harbor on Saturday, July 28 from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Outdoors

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SAT JUL 28

Beebe Windmill Tour with Bridgehampton Historical Society. 10 a.m. to noon. Meet at the southeast corner of Ocean Road and Hildreth Avenue. Bridgehampton. Free. 537-1088.

Northwest Ramble Hike with East Hampton Trails Preservation Society. 9 a.m. Meet at the Schoolhouse Plaque, Northwest Road about 2 miles north of Old Northwest/Northwest Road intersection. 283-4591.

SUN JUL 29

Barcelona Neck with Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 9 a.m. Meet at Sag Harbor Golf Club off Route 114, Sag Harbor. 725-2888.

Save the Ranch Architectural Walking Tour. 11 a.m. Corner of Corrigan and Hills Streets, Southampton. $10, free for Southampton Historical Museum members. 283-2494.

TUE JUL 31

Lost Ladybug Project. 10 a.m. to noon. Capture, identify and release ladybugs. Also July 31. Quail Hill Farm, Deep Lane, Amagansett. Free, rain cancels. 283-3195.

SAT AUG 4

Whiskey Hill Perambulation with Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 10 a.m. Meet on Mill Path off Lopers Path, Bridgehampton. 599-2391.

Peconic Jitney Ferry Jaunt with Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 8 a.m. to noon. Meet at Long Wharf, Sag Harbor. Bike Greenport to Orient. $20 round trip ticket. Call for reservations. 646-221-8225.

Guided Walking Tour 10 a.m. Bridge Gardens, 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. $10 garden admission. 283-3195.

SUN AUG 5

Mulvihill Preserve Loop with Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 9 a.m. Meet at Sag Industries, Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Sag Harbor. 725-2888.

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For the Kids

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THU JUL 26

Journal Writing Young Adult Writing Workshop. 5:15 p.m. For ages 12 to 18. Also meets August 2. John Jermain Library, 34 West Water Street, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-0049.

?Cinderella? Puppet Show. 11 a.m. Also Friday and Saturday. Goat on a Boat, 4 Hampton Street, Sag Harbor. $5 to $10. 725-4193.

Create Punched Tin Candle Holders.? 1 to 3:30 p.m. For kids entering grade 7 and up. The Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. Free. 537-0015.

FRI JUL 27

?You?re a Good Man, Charlie Brown? Production by Stages. 7:30 p.m. Also 7:30 p.m. July 28 and 3 p.m. July 29. Pierson High School Auditorium, 200 Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. $15. 329-1420.

Children?s Art Lessons. 1:30 or 3:30 p.m. For ages 6 to 12. Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue. Free, must have Quogue Library card, registration required. 996-2404.

SAT JUL 28

Jackson Pollock Family Drip Painting Workshop. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Jackson Pollock House, 830 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton. $35. 324-4929.

Birds of Prey Demonstration. 1 to 3 p.m. Marders, 120 Snake Hollow Road, Bridgehampton. Free. 537-3700.

SUN JUL 29

Games Unplugged! 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Family board games for ages 3 to 9. John Jermain Library, 34 West Water Street, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-0049.

MON JUL 30

Camp Shakespeare! From Hamptons Shakespeare Festival. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Daily through August 3. Also August 6 to 10. For ages 8 to 15. St. Michael?s Lutheran Church, 468 West Montauk Highway, Amagansett. $400. 267-0105.

TUE JUL 31

Crafty Camp. 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. For ages 5 to 11. John Jermain Library, 34 West Water Street, Sag Harbor. Free, registration requested. 725-0049.

WED AUG 1

Aesop Bops! 5 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $11 to $16. 324-4050.

Native Stories & Dream Catcher Craft. 10 a.m. to noon. For ages 5 to 10. Mulford Farm, James Lane, East Hampton. $20. 324-6850.

FRI AUG 3

Zoppe Italian Family Circus. 7 p.m. Additional performances August 4 and 5. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. $25/$50. 288-7898.

Children?s Art Lessons. 1:30 or 3:30 p.m. For ages 6 to 12. Quogue Library, 90 Quogue Street, Quogue. Free, must have Quogue Library card, registration required. 996-2404.

SAT AUG 4

Family Day at the Farm. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ag Center, Charnews Farm, 3005 Youngs Avenue, Southold. Free, donations accepted. Rain cancels. 283-3195.

SUN AUG 5

Cirquetacular! Aerial, Acrobatic and Variety Show. 1:30 and 5 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $11 to $16. 324-4050.

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Stage and Screen

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THU JUL 26

?Men?s Lives? 8 p.m. Additional performances through July 29. Bay Street Theatre, Bay Street, Sag Harbor. $55/$65. 725-9500.

?South Pacific.? 8 p.m. Performances through August 12. North Fork Community Theatre, 12700 Old Sound Avenue, Mattituck. $20. 298-4500.

?The Graduate? 8 p.m. Additional performances Thursday to Sunday through July 29. Southampton Cultural Center, 25 Pond Lane, Southampton. $12/$21.

?Peter and the Wolf.?? 7 p.m. With Hamptons Ballet Theater School and Hampton Chamber Orchestra. Montauk Playhouse Community Center, 240 Edgemere Street, Montauk. $15. 668-1124.

FRI JUL 27

?Heaartbeat? Documentary Screening on John Chamberlain. 5 p.m. Art Southampton, Southampton Elks Lodge, 605 County Road 39, Southmpton. $500. Watermillcenter.org.

?Babette?s Feast? Screening and Discussion. 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $20/$22. 324-4050.

?Raiders of the Lost Ark? Outdoor Screening. 8:30 p.m. Mulford Farm, 10 James Lane, East Hampton. $5/Free. 324-4050.

?The Wizard of Oz? Outdoor Screening. Begins at dark. Marders, 120 Snake Hollow Road, Bridgehampton. Free. 702-2306.

SAT JUL 28

The Lion King Musical Revue. 2 p.m. Also July 29 at 6 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, 977 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. $15 donation. 275-1851.

SUN JUL 29

Rosamond Bernier: Some of My Lives. 11 a.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $15/$13. 324-4050.

?Broadway to Main Street: Comedy Tonight!? 7:30 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $38 to $65. 324-4050.

MON JUL 30

?Zookeeper? Outdoor Screening. 7 p.m. Coopers Beach, 268 Meadow Lane, Southampton. $40 per car, $15 per person. 283-0402.

TUE JUL 31

?Peter and the Wolf? 6 p.m. With The Hampton Ballet Theatre School at Children?s Museum of the East End, 376 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. $15/$17. 537-8250.

?One Summer Love? Screening. 5 p.m. East Hampton Library, 159 Main Street, East Hampton. Free. 324-0222.

?Where Do We Go Now? Screening. 8 p.m. Also August 1 and 2. Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, 76 Main Street, Westhampton Beach. $10/$7/$3. 288-1500.

THU AUG 2

?The Wizard of Oz? Screening and Talkback. 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $12/$10. 324-4050.

?A Midsummer Night?s Dream? Outdoor Performance by HITFest. 7 p.m. Thursday to Sunday to August 19. Bridgehampton School, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. $20. 525-2995.

SAT AUG 4

?How to Survive a Plague? Hosted by Alec Baldwin. 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $22/$20. 324-4050.

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Galleries/Museums

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THU JUL 26

Art Southampton Contemporary & Modern Art Fair Opening Night VIP Preview. Show open noon to 10 p.m. daily through July 30. Southampton Elks Lodge Fairgrounds, Route 27A, Southampton. $10 to $30. info@art-southampton.com.

Light and Sea Photography Show. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Handwerlab, 36 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island. Free. On view to August 13. 294-2765.

Women Painters of the Pre-Contemporary Era. Davenport & Shapiro Fine Art, 37 Newtown Lane, East Hampton. Exhibit on view through August 20. 604-5525.

SAT JUL 28

Art for ARF. 4 to 6 p.m. Goat Alley Gallery, 200 Division Street, Sag Harbor. 537-0400.

?The Juxtaposition of Fantasy and Reality? Opening. 7 to 9 p.m. Richard J. Demato Gallery, 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-1161.

?Celestial Bodies? Opening. Noon to 6 p.m. Eric Firestone Gallery, 4 Newtown Lane, East Hampton. Free. 604-2386.

?Midsummer Views? Reception. 5 to 7 p.m. Ashawagh Hall, 780 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton. Free. On view to July 29. 324-5671.

Rare Photographs of East Hampton after the 1938 Hurricane. 10 a.m. Clinton Academy Museum, 151 Main Street, East Hampton. Free. On view through October 8. 324-6850.

FRI AUG 3

Charles Addams and Student Cartoon Exhibit Opening. 4 p.m. On view to August 6. Bridgehampton Historical Society Archives, 2539A Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. Free. 537-1088.

SAT AUG 4

Marc Dalessio, Nelson White, Paul Rafferty. Grenning Gallery, 19 Washington Street, Sag Harbor. On view through August 19. Free. 725-8469.

SUN AUG 5

?Men of Fire: Jose Clemente Orozco and Jackson Pollock? Reception and Talk. Pollock-Krasner House, 830 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton. Free. Exhibition on view through October 27. 324-4929.

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Music & Night Life

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THU JUL 26

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Opening Concert. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Performances through August 19. Bridgehampton Historical Society, Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. This performance free. Bcmf.org.

Twilight Thursday with Black & Sparrow. 5:30 p.m. Wolffer Estate Vineyard, 139 Sagg Road, Sagaponack. Live music, wines by glass, bottles for purchase. 537-5107.

Late Night Thursdays. 6 to 10 p.m. Live music and dancing. Raphael Vineyard, 39390 Route 25, Peconic. Free. 765-1100.

Brews Cruise. 6 p.m. Sample Long Island beers while cruising the Peconic River. Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center, 431 East Main Street, Riverhead. $60/$70. 208-9200.

Perlman Works in Progress Concert. 7:30 p.m. Camp Campus, Prospect Road, Shelter Island. Free. 749-0740.

The Jam Session. 7 to 9:30 p.m. Bay Burger, 1742 Sag Harbor Turnpike, Sag Harbor. $5 suggested donation, musicians free. 899-3915.

FRI JUL 27

Sunset Friday with The Majestic. 5 p.m. to sunset. Wolffer Estate Vineyards Wine Stand, Montauk Highway, Sagaponack. Live music, wines by glass, bottles for purchase. 537-5107.

SAT JUL 28

Summer Music Series: Dick Johansson & The Highlanders. 5 to 7 p.m. Guest Caroline Doctorow. Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum, 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Adults $20, open bar Under 21 $10. 725-0770.

Sunset Saturday with The Red Hot Swing. 5:30 p.m. to sunset. Wolffer Estate Vineyards Wine Stand, Montauk Highway, Sagaponack. Live music, wines by glass, bottles for purchase. 537-5107.

Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo Duo. ?8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $38 to $100. 324-4050.

Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Benefit Concert. 6:30 p.m. Atlantic Golf Club, 1040 Scuttle Hole Road, Bridgehampton. $1500. Bcmf.org.

SUN JUL 29

Mark Thallander Organ Recital. 3 p.m. Old Whalers? Church, 44 Union Street, Sag Harbor. Donations welcome. 725-0894.

MON JUL 30

The Lone Sharks Concert. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Montauk Green, Montauk Highway, Montauk. Free. 668-2428.

TUE JUL 31

Sag Harbor Community Band Concert. 8 to 9 p.m. American Legion, Bay Street, Sag Harbor. Free, bring chair or blanket.

21^st Century Jazz. 7 to 9 p.m. Page Restaurant, 63 Main Street, Sag Harbor. No cover charge. 725-1810.

Folk, Gospel and Bluegrass Music with Found Wandering. 7:30 p.m. Community Bible Church, 2837 Noyac Road, Sag Harbor. Free.

WED AUG 1

The Jam Session House Band Concert. 4 to 6 p.m. Windmill, Long Wharf, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-0011.

Who Dat Loungers Concert. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Agawam Park, Jobs Lane, Southampton. Free. 287-4377.

FRI AUG 3

Music in the Garden with Joe Hampton Quartet. 6 p.m. Bridge Gardens, 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. Free for members, $10 per person, $20 per family. 283-3195.

SAT AUG 4

?An Evening of Song? with Melissa Errico. 7:30 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. 443 to $100. 324-0806.

Contra Dance. 7:30 pm. Sylvester Manor, 80 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island. 749-0626.

SUN AUG 5

Walter Kaluss Organ Recital. 3 p.m. Old Whalers? Church, 44 Union Street, Sag Harbor. Donations welcome. 725-0894.

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Readings, Lectures & Classes

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THU JUL 26

?Deferred Action? Information Session. 7 to 9 p.m. Incarnation Lutheran Church, 1553 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton. Free. 524-5371.

Uncovering Treasures of Quogue?s Architectural Past. 5 p.m. Quogue Village Hall, Jessup Avenue, Quogue. Free, reservations suggested. 996-2404.

?The High Line? Talk. 6:30 p.m. Parrish Art Museum, 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. $5/$10. 283-2118.

FRI JUL 27

Fridays at Five: Dava Sobel discusses ?A More Perfect Heaven.? 5 p.m. Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. $15. 766-3687.

Friday Night Dialogue with Bill Evans. 7 p.m. Shelter Island Library, 37 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island. Free. 749-0042.

SAT JUL 28

Anna Maria Alfieri reads from ?Invisible Country.? 5 p.m. Canio?s Books, 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-4926.

Authors After Hours: Carl Safina. 6 p.m. Amagansett Library, 215 Main Street, Amagansett. Free. 267-3810.

Sea Sand Sky: The Beaches of Sagaponack Book Signing and Display. 5 to 8 p.m. Bloom, 43 Madison Street, Sag Harbor. Free. 725-5940.

Composting Overview. 3 p.m. Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. Free. 283-0774.

SUN JUL 29

?Reorienting Pollock.? 5 p.m. Pollock-Krasner House, 830 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton. $5/Free. 324-4929.

FRI AUG 3

Fridays at Five: Lynn Sherr. 5 p.m. Hampton Library, 2478 Main Street, Bridgehampton. $15. 766-3687.

Friday Night Dialogue: Jeff Baron. 7 p.m. Shelter Island Library, 37 North Ferry Road, Shelter Island. Free. 749-0042.

SAT AUG 4

Authors After Hours: Roger Rosenblatt. 6 p.m. Amagansett Library, 215 Main Street, Amagansett. Free. 267-3810.

SUN AUG 5

Conversation with Chef Tom Colicchio. 8 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. $15/$13. 324-4050.

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Events, Workshops & Meetings

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THU JUL 26

Southampton Chamber Networking Night. 5 to 7 p.m. Bridge Gardens, 36 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. $15. 283-0402.

Caregivers Support Information Seminar. 5 to 7 p.m. Bridgehampton Senior Center, 585 Bridgehampton/Sag Harbor Turnpike, Bridgehampton. Free, registration required. Light supper served. 725-1235.

FRI JUL 27

Master Writers Workshop with Carl Safina. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canio?s Books, 290 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Fee and registration required. 725-4926.

SAT JUL 28

LVIS Fair. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. LVIS Grounds, 95 Main Street, East Hampton. Free admission. 324-1220.

Piping Plover & Friends Day. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Morton National Wildlife Refuge, 2595 Noyac Road, Sag Harbor. Free.

Old Fashioned Fish Fry. 4 to 7 p.m. Eastville Community Historical Society, 139 Hampton Street, Sag Harbor. $20. Take out only.

Using Social Media in Your Job Search Workshop. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rogers Memorial Library, 91 Coopers Farm Road, Southampton. Free, registration required. 283-0774.

Montauk Ocean Swim Challenge benefiting Montauk Playhouse Aquatics Center. 7 a.m. Start locations vary by swim distance. 1/2 , 1 and 2 mile courses. $25/$35. 668-1124.

Chefs Dinner Benefit. 5:30 p.m. Hayground School, 151 Mitchell Lane, Bridgehampton. $35 for children, $150 cocktails, $750 dinner.? 537-7068.

Perlman Summer Music Annual Benefit. 6 p.m. Home of Sidney and Morgan Stark, North Haven, Sag Harbor. $500/$250. 212-877-5045.

Antique Fire Truck Show and Volunteer Fireman Recruiting Day. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Southampton Historical Museum, Rogers Mansion, 17 Meeting House Lane, Southampton. Free. 283-2494.

SYS/AHRC Suffolk 5K Run/Walk. 8 a.m. Agawam Park, Pond Lane, Southampton. $20/$25. 585-0100.

SUN JUL 29

Terra Cotta and Tea Benefit for Sag Harbor Tree Fund. 4 to 6 p.m. Cormaria, 77 Bay Street, Sag Harbor. $20 at the door.

Hamptons SUP Race for Humanity. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. All ages. Benefits The Retreat. Sammy?s Beach, Sammys Beach Road, East Hampton. $55/$25. 537-2716.

THU AUG 2

House Tour & Design Symposium Benefit. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marders Gallery, 120 Snake Hollow Road, Bridgehampton. $60 to $150. 537-1527.

SAT AUG 4

Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Against Hampton College Baseball League. 1 to 5 p.m. Mashashimuet Park, Jermain Avenue, Sag Harbor. Zude.com/warriorsoftball.com.

Ice Cream Social. 5 to 7 p.m. Ice Cream, Hot Dogs, Games, Raffles. Old Whalers? Church, 44 Union Street, Sag Harbor. $3/$4/$6. 725-0894.

Shellfish Harvesting Workshop. 10 a.m. to noon. Lazy Point Launching Ramp, Amagansett. Free. 668-4601.

Clothesline Art Sale. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton. Free admission. 324-0806.

SUN AUG 5

Southampton Antiques Fair. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. White House, 159 Main Street at Jagger Lane, Southampton. Free. 283-2494.

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Source: http://sagharboronline.com/sagharborexpress/calendar/calendar-072612-080512-18779

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Welsh Mormon Family History Website

Were you bursting with Welsh pride as Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins asked the Mormon Tabernacle Choir if any of them had Welsh ancestry? (You can watch the entire Pioneer Day Concert 2012 at LDS.org.) If so, there?s a fantastic free website where you can explore your heritage: Welsh Mormon History.

Many early members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, as you?re probably aware, were from Wales. Even today, in answer to Katherine Jenkins? question, most choir members raised their hands to show they had Welsh ancestors.

On the Welsh Mormon History website, you?ll find photos, journals, and biographies for many of the more than 6,000 Welsh men, women, and children who were part of the great Mormon migration from the British Isles to Utah and Idaho in the nineteenth century. The project, under the direction of Dr. Ronald Dennis, professor emeritus of Portuguese and Welsh languages at Brigham Young University, is sponsored by the Center for Family History and Genealogy at the same institution. Dr. Dennis led tour groups to Wales for many years and photographed homes where early Welsh Mormon converts had lived before migrating.

The ten most popular Welsh surnames are Jones, Williams, Davies, Evans, Thomas, Roberts, Hughes, Edwards, Lewis, and Morris.

Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah is one of the only institutions in the United States that offers Welsh language courses. In the Winter 2012 semester, for example, an evening class from 4:00-5:50 on Tuesdays and Thursdays is available.

There are also some amazing organizations that celebrate the Welsh heritage of Americans, such as the Welsh-American Genealogical Society who say Croeso (Welcome!) to all who wish to join. Perhaps you have cousins who ventured to the Welsh colony of Patagonia in Argentina. You can read more about this region on Wikipedia.

So come, celebrate your Welsh ancestors!

Source: https://familysearch.org/blog/welsh-mormon-family-history-website/

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Business Article: Retail Store Supplies: Let Your Customers ...

Billions of dollars a year are spent on marketing and advertising in the United States. You may watch the latest commercial from McDonald's and wonder why a company that everyone knows about needs to spend money making people aware of them, but it all serves a purpose. If it didn't work, the money wouldn't be spent. But there are ways of marketing beyond television and the rest of the media. Savvy companies have their own customers on the pavement, getting the word out. One way to do this is through the use of retail store supplies like bags, boxes, pens, and other items that can be branded with the store logo.

Branded Bags

One of the best ways to get your customers to do your advertising is through the use of branded bags and boxes. To take their purchases out of your store, your customers are going to need some type of bag or box. These retail store supplies are commonplace, but it is surprising how many companies miss the boat when it comes to branding. If you're still handing your customers a plain brown sack or a bag that says "Thank You" on the front, you're missing out on a golden opportunity for marketing. Put your logo on the front of these bags and boxes and your customers will immediately become walking billboards for your brand.

Pens

This is one marketing opportunity that many companies have grabbed onto. Still, that doesn't mean it's any less effective. Buying pens with your logo on the side is extremely affordable and you can simply give them away. Every time a customer writes with that pen, they will be consciously or subconsciously reminded of your company. As long as you pick quality pens that won't break or dry out in a day or two, it should be a positive connection. You never know when it could be just the tiny connection you need to create repeat business. Of all the retail store supplies you can brand, this is one of the easiest and most effective.

Mugs and Travel Cups

For the most part, when a customer is looking for a mug or travel cup, they don't particularly care what it looks like. They just want something that will get the job done. Why not make it something with your brand and logo on the front of it? Every time they drink from that container, they will be reminded of your brand. This promotes familiarity and comfort, something they will always associate with your business. These retail store supplies can be sold to your customers, which means they will actually pay you to let them be your amateur marketing agents. What could be better?

Source: http://pioneerwomancooksfans.blogspot.com/2012/07/retail-store-supplies-let-your.html

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ByOwner.com relaunches as free classifieds site New owners ...

BY?INMAN NEWS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2012.

The new owners of the ?for sale by owner? website ByOwner.com have revamped it by expanding its coverage beyond real estate, eliminating fees for users placing classified ads, and syndicating inbound and outbound postings from other classified portals.

Under the ownership of Boca Raton, Fla.-based Wild Wild West Group LLC, ByOwner.com will generate revenue by selling ads to nonclassified advertisers such as apartment communities and auto dealerships, President Greg Sullivan said. For now, paid advertising is limited to ads served up by Google?s AdSense program.

ByOwner.com, which previously served homeowners selling their properties ?FSBO? ? without the help of a real estate broker ? is not getting out of the real estate business. In addition to offering free classifieds advertising properties for sale or rent, the site also plans to offer a ?flat fee? listing program for sellers who want their homes advertised in a multiple listing service (MLS).

As it branches out of its FSBO niche into consumer classifieds, Sullivan said ByOwner.com will attempt to differentiate itself from the competition by being ?database driven.? Most classified websites that accept ads in multiple categories don?t collect detailed information in database fields, he said.

When users?submit a classified ad?for a single-family home to ByOwner.com, Sullivan said, ?many of the fields we collect are similar to what a broker would collect to enter a property in the MLS,? including the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, year built, square feet, lot size, and school district. Users advertising single-family homes on the site ? including brokers and agents ? can also include descriptions of up to 1,000 characters and eight photos.

All real estate, auto and boat postings will be database-driven, Sullivan said, making it easier for users to search and filter ads. The sites? six main categories are broken into more than 90 different subcategories that allow site users to look for specific characteristics.

?Sullivan said ByOwner.com has syndication partnerships with Owners.com, Rentalads,com, GoSection8.com, PopYachts, Oodle and Indeed, and currently features 115,000 real estate listings, including rentals and properties for sale. There are more than 200,000 classified ads on the site in six main categories: real estate, rentals, cars and trucks, boats, jobs, and ?everything else,? he said.

Source: http://www.keyrealty.us/2012/07/26/byowner-com-relaunches-as-free-classifieds-site-new-owners-expand-coverage-to-include-rentals-autos-boats-jobs/

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OS X Mountain Lion: The best features (and everything else you need to know)

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Rosa Golijan

Mountain Lion?? the latest version of Apple's OS X?? is now available in the Mac App Store for $19.99. And it's definitely a worthwhile operating system?upgrade.

Here's why.

Hello, Mac! Hello, mobile!
Mountain Lion is basically a way for Apple to bring its mobile and desktop operating systems closer together. Now your iPad, iPhone and Mac will get along better than ever.?Your documents, notes, calendars,?messages, reminders, Safari tabs and more will?sync across devices smoothly thanks to Mountain Lion. (And things will get even cozier when iOS 6 arrives in the fall, of course).

• Messages: Thanks to the new Messages app?? which replaces iChat?? you can sync your iMessage conversations across devices. Start a conversation on your MacBook Air, continue it on your iPhone, and then wrap it up from your iPad. All the great features you might have loved about iMessage on iOS?? such as delivery receipts, read receipts, typing indicators, encrypted messaging and more?? will be available on the desktop. (You can also the desktop app with AIM and other traditional IM services.)
• Notes: Oh, yes. All your quickly tapped notes will sync now.
• Reminders: The new Reminders app will bring a fantastic iOS feature to the desktop. You'll be able to create and manage tasks and have them automatically update across devices.
• iCloud Tabs: Thanks to iCloud Tabs, you can start a browsing session on one device and continue it on another. Whatever tabs are open on one will appear on the other.
• Documents in the Cloud: Several apps?? such as those Keynote, Pages, Numbers, TextEdit and more?? have iCloud support built right in. This means that you can create, edit and view documents created by those apps in the cloud?? from any of your OS X or iOS devices.

Everything in its place ...?and a place for everything
A brand?new Notification Center will help keep you organized in Mountain Lion. It's a pane that slides out from the right-hand side of your screen, displaying a selection of alerts and banners which allow you to track activities easily.

Alerts (meeting notices, for instance)?are little pop-ups which will linger in the top-right corner of your screen until you dismiss them while banners (announcing?incoming emails, etc.)?will disappear after five seconds.?

If you want to see anything you've missed, just slide open the Notification Center with a two-fingered swipe?and look at a list of up to 20 recent notifications per app. These can include activity from Calendar, Mail, Messages, FaceTime, Reminders, GameCenter, Twitter and many third-party apps. In the fall, there will be support for Facebook as well.

You can configure the type of notifications?? alerts or banners?? that'll appear for each app as well as associated sounds and the like in your settings. Everything can be tweaked on a per-app basis. And if things get too overwhelming, there's a little toggle that'll silence all pop-up?notifications until the next day.

Safety first
Mountain Lion has a security feature?called Gatekeeper intended to keep your computer safe from the dangers of the wild wild Web. Gatekeeper basically prevents you?from inadvertently installing malicious software. The security feature checks every app to see if it came from the Mac App Store or a developer who has been issued a unique Developer ID by?Apple. This way there's some assurance that the apps you're installing are coming from a known entity with a decent track record.

Sharing is caring
Mountain Lion encourages sharing more than any prior version of Apple's desktop operating system. There's even a "Share" button built into most Mountain Lion apps, allowing you to easily share links, photos, videos, and more using Mail, Messages, AirDrop, Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo or Flickr. (How an item can be shared depends on the file type and app, mind you.)

Thanks to the way sharing is baked right into Mountain Lion, you'll rarely ever have to leave an app in order to share an item. It's one less step or distraction to deal with.

Be more social
Considering how much emphasis there is on sharing and communication within Mountain Lion, it should be no surprise that there is also built-in support for the two most predominant social networking services. The Facebook integration won't be available until the fall?? when it will arrive in the form of a software update?? but?you can already enjoy some great Twitter-related features in Mountain Lion.

You only have to sign into the services once, within the "Mail, Contacts & Calendar"section of your settings, and you'll be all set to go. You'll be able to tweet or post to Facebook using the Share menu found in many Mountain Lion apps as well ??and even from a special box at the top of the Notification Center.

Your Facebook friends and Twitter contacts can be imported directly into your contacts as well, so you can always have up-to-date info on your pals. Birthdays listed on Facebook profiles can also be automatically added to your Calendar.

You'll also be able to get alerts or banner notifications for status updates from?either social network.

Mirror, mirror on the ... TV?
Thanks to AirPlay mirroring, you can wirelessly send whatever's on your Mac to an HDTV, via the $99 Apple TV box. There's support for 1080p video (if you have the latest Apple TV)?and content will be scaled to best fit your TV, so everything should look as good as possible.?Of course, everything's encrypted, so you can feel secure when you beam things to your TV.

Not all Macs support the AirPlay mirroring, but Apple says that the following models are compatible:

• iMac - mid-2011 revision?or newer
  
• Mac Mini -?mid-2011?revision or newer
  
• MacBook Air -?mid 2011 revision?or newer
  
• MacBook Pro - early 2011 revision or newer
  

If?you are unsure of your model's age, call the Apple Store and ask them for help.

Nap time
Many of us leave our computers on, just snoozing through out the day. Power Nap is a feature which will help keep everything up to date when your computer is sleeping. It works silently?? receiving email, syncing calendar invites, downloading software updates, keeping Find My Mac running, and more. Whenever you're ready to wake your computer up, you'll find that it's perfectly synced to your iOS and other OS X devices.

And don't worry about Power Nap draining your battery. It'll automatically shut itself off if your power level dips below 30 percent.

Surf's up!
Say what you will about Safari's past, in Mountain Lion it makes surfing the Web a pleasure.

There's one spot?? dubbed the "smart search field"?? in which you can enter searches as well as Web adresses. (You can pick your favorite search engine, of course.)

A quick pinching gesture will reveal a new tab view, which will allow you navigate between open (and live) tabs by swiping back and forth. This may not sound like much, but it is quite possibly one of our favorite little tweaks in Mountain Lion.

The big little things
There are a lot of features and changes?within Mountain?Lion which you won't even realize exist until you really need them for a task or stop to think about why something "just works." They're the big little things that make life simpler or more fun.

• Game Center -?Mountain Lion has a Game Center app now, meaning that you can track leaderboards, compete against friends, receive game notifications, and more. Just like in iOS.
  
• Dictation - Wherever you'd normally type, you can now talk. Just select a text field and tap a keyboard shortcut to start the dictation feature. Mountain Lion will understand you fairly well and even get what you mean when you say "all caps," "new paragraph," or "comma."
  
• VIPs -?You can tell Mountain Lion which people are most important to you by marking them as "VIPs." This will make their messages rise to the top of Mail and allow you to set separate notifications for these important individuals.
  

Will this kitten scratch?
As with any operating system update, it's not all sunshine and snuggles when it comes to Mountain?Lion.?Some folks?will feel as if all the little changes don't add up to a decent upgrade; others will be disappointed that Mountain?Lion isn't a perfect mirror of iOS for the desktop, and so on.

But let's be realistic: You're paying $19.99 for an operating system upgrade which contains over 200?new features. Yes, some of them are minor, but there is some strength in numbers. And besides: You'll have an excuse to make purr-fectly?silly?cat-themed puns?after updating.?

Getting your computer ready for Mountain Lion
Convinced that this is the update for you? Great! There are a few things you should do before rushing off and attempting to download Mountain?Lion though:

• Check if your computer can handle Mountain Lion. You should be running OS X 10.6.8 or higher, have 2GB of memory and 8GB of available space. (You should be using recent Mac model. Check this list to see if yours is supported.)
  
• Update your third-party apps. Odds are that many of your favorite apps will get updates to make them compatible with Mountain Lion, so just go ahead and take care of those now.
  
• Backup your files. We can't emphasize the importance of backing up your files enough. Plenty of things can go wrong on an ordinary day, but you're just asking for trouble if you're upgrading your operating system without a backup.
  

Got all those little things checked off? Wonderful! Head over to the Mac App Store and grab Mountain Lion. Use it for a while and then come back here and tell us what you think about it.

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Source: http://www.gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com/technology/gadgetbox/os-x-mountain-lion-best-features-everything-else-you-need-910447

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