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CIA Annual Meeting
Thursday, May 17th at Swampscott High School Room B208 at 7 p.m.
Election of Board and Officers
Louis Gallo, the Swampscott Historical Society and Swampscott Historical Commission
"The Salem Finger, 1857 - 2012"
Plans, ideas, and suggestions for the coming year
RECYCLE YOUR USED ELECTRONICS! SUPPORT BEACH BLUFF PARK!
WIN A BRAND-NEW IPAD! **
Ethically Recycle Your Old TVs, Computers, Stereo Equipment, and Other Unwanted Electronics and you could win a third generation iPad!
Saturday AND Sunday, May 19 & 20, 2012, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,
both days, RAIN OR SHINE!
at the CIA lot, corner of Atlantic Ave and Seaview, Marblehead
Beach Bluff Park Sun Circle
Summer Solstice Sunrise Ceremony
June 20, 2012 at 5 a.m.
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** ETHICALLY RECYCLE YOUR USED ELECTRONICS! SUPPORT BEACH BLUFF PARK! WIN A BRAND-NEW IPAD!
WHERE: Preston Beach Parking Lot, Corner of Seaview and Atlantic Avenues, Marblehead, MA 01945
WHEN: Saturday AND Sunday, May 19 & 20, 2012, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., both days, RAIN OR SHINE!
PLEASE DO BRING: almost anything with a battery or a plug, including: TVs, computers, monitors, telephones, laptops, keyboards, drives, cables, cords, peripherals, e-readers like Kindle and Nook, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, laptops, stereo equipment, speakers, CD & DVD players, iPods, iPads, MP3 players, remotes, VCR's, projectors, film cameras, digital cameras, video cameras, PDAs, radios and radio equipment, answering machines, camcorders, typewriters, game systems, games, pagers, fans, vacuums, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air conditioners, microwave ovens, toasters, blenders, small “dorm-room style” refrigerators, power tools, ink cartridges, toner cartridges, USB media, CDs, DVDs, and magnetic media like Zip Disks, video tapes, audio tapes, and floppy diskettes.
Filing cabinets and office furniture are okay, too. Cell phones will be accepted at no charge.
PLEASE DON’T BRING: flourescent bulbs, or hazardous materials of any kind.
FEE: All incoming materials will be weighed, and attendees will be charged an Ethical Recycling Fee of $1.00 per pound, payable by cash or check.
iPad3 GIVEAWAY: Looking for some extra motivation? Everyone who recycles over 50 pounds of electronics in conjunction with this event will be entered into a drawing to win a brand-new third generation Apple iPad, and a 2012 Preston Beach Parking Pass!
NOTES: This event is in full compliance with the Electronic Waste Code of EthicsTM--the highest set of electronics lifecycle standards on the planet. Nothing we collect will be tipped into landfills, incinerated as solid waste, or dumped in the developing world.
QUESTIONS? Schedule conflict? Items too big to fit in your vehicle? Need something picked up? Contact Christopher at 617-233-4120, or, onehealthyocean@gmail.com.
Beach Bluff Park Sun Circle
Four times a year, scientists, students, spiritual seekers and nature-lovers rise early to witness the spectacular effect of the Sun’s journey as it touches the sculpture’s basalt columns, one by one. Led by Gong Master Don Orne with Sculptor Bruce Greenwald and Astronomer Jim Keating, three aspects of life are represented: mystery, art, and science, revealed and made manifest by the Sun Circle.
Neighbors and strangers gather together to observe, learn, and celebrate the planetary truths and our place in the universe; participants share song, dance, and commentary as they gather to bid farewell to the past season and to welcome the new.
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Summer Solstice
On the summer solstice, around June 21, the sun rises at the point on the horizon that is farthest north - 32 degrees north of east. And the moment of the winter solstice is the exact moment when the earth’s axis is tilted closest to the line connecting the center of the earth and the sun producing the longest day in the northern hemisphere and the shortest in the southern. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin for “sun stands still” - since the sun seems poised at its rising place for a day or two.
Photographs by Khkrena
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Equinox
The sun rises directly in the east only twice a year, once in fall and once in spring. On that day, the earth's axis is perpendicular to the line connecting the earth and sun and the day and night are of equal length. "Equinox" comes from the Latin for "equal night".
There are two equinoxes - one on around September 21 which announces the start of autumn and one on around March 21 which announces the beginning of spring.
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Winter Solstice
On the winter solstice, around December 21, the sun rises at the point on the horizon that is farthest farthest south - 32 degrees south of east. The moment of the winter solstice is the exact moment when the earth’s axis is tilted farthest from the line connecting the center of the earth and the sun producing the shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern. The word “solstice” comes from the Latin for “sun stands still” - since the sun seems poised at its rising place for a day or two.
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