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Holiday trees will create a festive forest inside the Mississippi River Eco Tourism Center for a special new event.
The Friends of Rock Creek have put together a celebration to draw in visitors to the center and raise money for nature gallery displays.
"We are just trying to find ways to get people to come down and experience the new center," organizer and Clinton County Conservation Board Member Kim Rixen said.
Holiday Tree Jubilee will take place at the new eco center, 3942 291st St., in Camanche, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 6-8 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9.
Decorated trees, wreaths and baskets will fill the nature gallery for the silent auction. Clinton Conservation Naturalist Jessica Steines will lead natural ornament classes at 6 p.m. Dec. 6-8. Ornaments will be assembled from pine cones, milkweed pods, sycamore and other items from nature. Friends of Rock Creek have several other events in the works, including a deer antler show, local art show and taxidermist show.
Currently Clinton County Conservation needs $200,000 to pay for the new interpretive displays. Educators are developing winter programs and making preparations for the winter season.


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Tribune staff writer
— Kokomo police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting in which around six shoots were fired near the courthouse. No injuries were reported.
Police reported stopping two vehicles around 3 a.m. near Buckeye and Walnut streets after it appeared the occupants had been shooting at each other.
Detectives said the occupants stated they were being shot at by people in another vehicle who fled the scene. No guns were located near the vehicles.
One of the vehicles on scene had a bullet hole in the rear passenger side.
No arrests were made, but police said they have identified suspects in the incident.
Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call the Kokomo Police Department Hotline at 765-456-7369, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
Carson Gerber is a Kokomo Tribune reporter. He may be reached at 765-854-6739, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sara Douglass was born in Penola, a small farming settlement in the south of Australia, in 1957. She spent her early years chasing (and being chased by) sheep and collecting snakes before her parents transported her to the city of Adelaide and the more genteel surroundings of Methodist Ladies College. Having graduated, Sara then became a nurse on her parents' urging (it was both feminine and genteel) and spent seventeen years planning and then effecting her escape.That escape came in the form of a Ph.D. in early modern English history. Sara and nursing finally parted company after a lengthy time of bare tolerance, and she took up a position as senior lecturer in medieval European history at the Bendigo campus of the Victorian University of La Trobe. Finding the departmental politics of academic life as intolerable as the emotional rigours of nursing, Sara needed to find another escape.This took the form of one of Sara's childhood loves - books and writing. Spending some years practising writing novels, one of Sara's novels was published in Australia. BattleAxe (published in North America as The Wayfarer Redemption), the first in the Tencendor series, and found immediate success in Australia. Since 1995 Sara has become Australia's leading fantasy author and one of the country's top novelists. Her books are now sold around the world.
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The Joplin Globe
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. —
Tailback Braxton Graham accounted for 289 yards and three touchdowns, and quarterback Payton Rawlins passed for 286 yards and three scores as Seneca rolled past Carl Junction 54-14 Friday night at Bulldog Stadium.
The Indians (4-3, 3-2 Big 8 Conference) outscored Carl Junction 19-0 in the third period to expand a 28-14 halftime lead to 47-14. Seneca totaled 474 yards on offense compared to the Bulldogs' 283 yards.
Seneca's defense recorded a three-and-out on the game's first series, and Graham returned the ensuing punt 62 yards for a touchdown.
Graham later gained 93 yards on 12 rushes and 134 yards on four receptions. He scored on a 59-yard late in the third quarter and a 70-yard reception in the third period.
Running back Marty Mailes had 12 carries for 69 yards, including touchdown runs of 17, 5 and 16 yards.
Rawlins completed 15-of-22 passes for his 286 yards. His other TD passes went to Kyler Ng for 2 yards and Dalan Merriman for 9 yards.
Carl Junction's two touchdowns came in the second quarter on Dustin Satterlee passes to Matt Magee for 6 and 33 yards.
Satterlee hit 9-of-23 passes for 120 yards, including four to Magee for 59 yards and three to Kris Bird for 36 yards.
Nick Thompson paced the Bulldogs' ground game with 78 yards on 17 carries. Chris Whelan and Lucas Hertzberg gained 39 and 32 yards, respectively.
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PLATTSBURGH — A free program about treatment options for erectile dysfunction or male stress urinary incontinence will be held today at the Holiday Inn in Plattsburgh.
Registration begins at 6 p.m., with the seminar from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Three doctors from Urology Associates of Northeastern New York, John Banko, Leo Grafstein and Diego Grinberg-Funes, are presenting the program for men, their spouses and partners.
Call (877) 433-2873 toll-free to register.
RSVP hosting osteoporosis classes
ELIZABETHTOWN — Essex County RSVP is holding free weekly osteoporosis classes.
The schedule is: Elizabethtown's Hand House on Thursdays at 10 a.m.; Keene's Community Center, Mondays at 11:30 a.m.; Ticonderoga's Interlake cafeteria, Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.; and Willsboro Congregational Church, Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m.
A doctor's clearance is required to participate.
For more information, call RSVP at 546 3565.
Uihlein Living Center to host Christmas Bazaar
SARANAC LAKE — Uihlein Living Center in Lake Placid is holding a Christmas Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15.
Free and open to the public, the bazaar will feature area crafters offering handmade items, such as jewelry, wood crafts, ornaments, furniture, specialty chocolates, aromatherapy candles and oils, along with residents' ornaments and crafts.
Children will have the opportunity to visit with Santa and work on their own craft projects.
Albany VA hospital earns recognition
ALBANY — Albany Stratton VA Medical Center was named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures by the Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health-care organizations in America.
The Stratton VA was recognized by the Joint Commission for exemplary performance in using evidence-based clinical processes shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children's asthma, stroke and venous thromboembolism, as well as inpatient psychiatric services.
Stratton VA was specifically recognized for its achievement on three measure sets: heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. The ratings are based on an aggregation of accountability measure data reported to the Joint Commission during the 2011 calendar year.
Make-A-Wish Northeast New York needs volunteers
COHOES — Make-A-Wish Northeast New York is seeking volunteers to assist with the chapter's 20th annual Adopt An Angel campaign in local malls.
The Adopt An Angel campaign features children and teens who have had their wish granted by Make-A-Wish Northeast New York. Each child's story is told on a paper angel that resembles an ornament. The angels are offered for a $3 donation at malls and other locations.
"There are so many generous people in our area, and we would like to appeal to them to volunteer for a few hours to support the Adopt An Angel campaign," said Foundation Chief Executive Officer William C. Trigg III said in a news release. "We plan to grant 100 wishes this year, and this campaign is a very important part of reaching that goal."
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Asria (also known as Asria Fhang in Second Life) is an anthro artist, located in Texas, U.S.A.[1], and also the co-creator of the now ended webcomic Folfed!.
She began drawing in 2004, soon depicting anthropomorphic characters. Her character is a Chaoyx, a species of her own creation. She is married to Silvyn.
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Asria is the owner of the in-world shop called Anthro Binds. She also previously worked for AnthroXtacy as a Playmate.
It is pronounced "Sh-a-ow-ix".
In their world, Chaoyx are Chaotic Nymphs, born of the dying wail of a God-like reptilian shadow being after he was destroyed by the Lyrek, which, in their language, is another word for anything anthro or humanoid, other than themselves.
Previously at war with the Lyrek, they've now integrated into their society, but not without effort. Some Chaoyx still fight to bring down the Lyrek to this day. Others just want to fit in, and still others simply want to be left alone. They have a tendency to cause trouble wherever they are.[2]
Physical Traits[edit]
The Chaoyx is a species that is most acclimated to cold-weather climates. Fur patterns are limited to two or three colors, and stripes are always present. Sometimes just on the face, other times from head to toe. Fur length is usually very short. Common traits are long, prehensile whip-like tails and digitigrade hind legs with cloven hooves. Two long horns sprout from their skull, and can be any variation of curved, spiraled and straight. Despite the presence of canines, the Chaoyx is an herbivorous species. They have, however, been known to consume other living creatures; usually whole, and never for nutritional reasons. Their hands sport onyx talons, and the medium-sized dragonic wings on their backs are often two toned, the webbing a brighter color than their fur. Chaoyx head shapes vary widely depending on what region they were born in. Hermaphrodites can be common, but females with extending, phallic-like clitorises are more common. The males tend to have considerably large genitalia in comparison to body size, with wide, flat heads, and are completely smooth save for a ring-like bump in the middle, causing them to resemble an equine phallus.
During estrus, both females and the males that come around them, will take on a bestial personality. They are far more impulsive, their instincts tend to run their decisions with no regard to consequences. On the last day of their cycle, much like werewolves on a full moon, the bodies of females will change. Unlike werewolves, however, they will revert into four legged beasts, a more feral version of themselves. This often does not last more than a day. Some overly sensitive males will also be effected by a female's cycle and revert, but this does not always happen. Females whom become pregnant will lay one to four large eggs after four months of pregnancy. These eggs must be kept safe for one year before hatching. Chaoyx can walk when they are born, but they cannot fly until their wings reach appropriate size. Some Chaoyx cannot fly if their wings do not grow large enough to support their weight, or they get damaged.
All Chaoyx have extreme sociopathic tendencies. They can be quite aloof, except when they choose to present themselves as someone more caring than they actually are. Manipulation and conning come naturally to this species, they are masters of deception. Territorial and dominant, they treat other people as obstacles in their paths. The need for stimulation often puts them in dangerous situations, and sometimes leads to promiscuity. A serious lack of empathy goes undetected; their charming demeanor masks it well. Although there are exceptions, the Chaoyx caters to very few true emotions. As a norm, most of their socializing is done through a wall of falsity, and as such, the only lifelong relationships they tend to have are with other Chaoyx. Everyone else is treated as objects for immediate gratification, even if the Chaoyx themselves do not realize it at the time.
- ↑ randomasria - Profile, at LiveJournal. Retrieved 2007 March 24.
- ↑ Asria - FA journal entry
External links[edit]
- Asria on Fur Affinity
- Asria on VCL
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Mitch Albom, the internationally-renowned and best-selling author of Tuesdays with Morrie and other works, will discuss his new book, Have a Little Faith, at The Jewish Theological Seminary's Jack and Lewis Rudin Lecture. The event, open to the community at no charge, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, at JTS, 3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street), New York City. A book sale and signing will follow the lecture.
Have A Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an 82-year-old rabbi from Mitch Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy. (Coincidentally, the rabbi, Albert Lewis (z"l), was ordained at JTS in 1948.) Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor—a reformed drug dealer and convict—who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.
As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two very dissimilar men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Ultimately, Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; and about the divine spark inside us all.
Mitch Albom is the author of ten books, including Tuesdays with Morrie, which spent four years on the top of the New York Times bestseller list and is the most successful memoir of all time. His books have collectively sold more than twenty-eight million copies worldwide and have been published in forty-two languages.
In addition to his work as an author, Albom is also a journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster, and musician. His award-winning sports columns have appeared in the Detroit Free Press since 1985, and he has been named the nation's best sports columnist more than a dozen times by Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). The film version of Tuesdays with Morrie, produced by Oprah Winfrey, garnered four Emmy Awards. Two of his other bestsellers, The Five People You Meet In Heaven and For One More Day, have also been turned into successful TV movies.
Albom has founded three charities in and around Detroit, where he resides. The Dream Fund allows disadvantaged children to participate in the arts; A Time to Help brings volunteers together monthly to tackle various projects in Detroit; and "S.A.Y. Detroit" helps fund shelters and care for the homeless.
The Jack and Lewis Rudin Lectures provide the opportunity for eminent academics, religious leaders, intellectuals, and public figures to discuss topics of interest with the JTS community and the public at large.
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HOUSTON – Houston police have identified the remains of a woman's charred body that was discovered Friday behind a washateria in northeast Houston.
HPD said she was identified as 40-year-old Angelica Garibay. Officers said she had two small star temporary tattoos — one blue and one pink — on her stomach.
Police received a 911 call reporting a fire burning in the 1300 block of Lorraine Street around 6:40 a.m. Friday.
Houston firefighters initially thought it was just a pile of rubbish on fire. When they put out the blaze, they discovered the woman's remains. Arson investigators and K-9 units were then called out.
Police said it appears that she was killed somewhere else, then brought to that location and set afire.
A call from a concerned relative gave the medical examiner information enough information to identity Garibay. She was a U.S. Navy veteran and mother of three.
"At some point after leaving the military. Angelica lost custody of her kids. Also, shortly after leaving the military, she was diagnosed with bi-polar disorder," said Eli Cisneros of HPD's Homicide Division.
That was in the mid 90s. Police said Garibay turned to drugs and began to wander the streets, despite the fact she had a place to stay.
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HOUSTON – Several Sunshine kids graduated from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Jr. Clown College Wednesday at Reliant Stadium.
Nineteen children, ages 6 to 10, had the opportunity to train with several clowns and dancers to prepare for their performance during the All Access Pre-show.
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Kirk Siegler reports for NPR, based out of NPR West in California.
Siegler grew up near Missoula, MT, and received a B.A. in journalism from the University of Colorado. He's an avid skier and traveler in his spare time.
Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 12:41 pm
How do you reach an audience of more than 200,000 people a day in an important swing state without buying an expensive TV ad?
If you're Sid Overton, you build a blimp and fly it alongside one of Colorado's busiest freeways.
"It says, 'Romney For President. He Creates Jobs,' " Overton told KUNC.
Originally published on Sun September 30, 2012 6:11 pm
Colorado is a good venue for a presidential debate focusing on domestic issues. The first of three highly anticipated debates between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, will take place Wednesday at the University of Denver.
The state is known for its independent voting streak, and much like the rest of the country, there are sharp political divides about the role of government in the economy. In Colorado, those differences grow from two distinct population centers.
Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 11:01 am
Watching the first 20 minutes of Saturday Night Live's season premiere in Denver, I counted at least four ads by the Obama campaign and liberal groups backing the president. Just one ad countering their message was aired in the same span by the Romney campaign.
This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
The deadly movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado has become a key issue in at least two tight congressional races in that battleground state. Since the attacks, two Democratic candidates - running in districts in and around Aurora - have called for stricter gun laws. But Republicans have accused them of trying to politicize the tragedy.
From member station KUNC, Kirk Siegler reports.
Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 1:55 pm
Some well-funded pro-Mitt Romney superPACs and other advocacy groups are pulling their TV ad dollars in Pennsylvania and Michigan and are doubling down on efforts in what they consider to be more crucial swing states — such as Florida, Ohio, Iowa and Colorado.
Those are states where President Obama has also been spending considerable time campaigning lately, but where he's facing a barrage of attack ads from his Republican rival and the conservative superPACs, such as American Crossroads, and nonprofit advocacy groups, like Americans for Prosperity.
Originally published on Wed September 5, 2012 5:57 am
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper is among the scheduled speakers at the Democratic Convention tonight. The former brew pub owner is one of the most popular governors in the country, and the Obama campaign hopes his popularity will help the party, once again, with the battleground state of Colorado in November. Kirk Siegler of member station KUNC has this profile.
Originally published on Wed August 15, 2012 10:57 am
Last month's deadly theater shootings in Aurora, Colo., are starting to play front and center in at least two hotly contested U.S. House races in the swing state.
The conservative lobbying group Compass Colorado this week announced it's beginning a slate of automated calls highlighting what the organization says is Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter's politicization of the July 20 attack that left 12 people dead and 58 injured.
Originally published on Mon July 1, 2013 3:10 pm
When the Waldo Canyon Fire roared over the hill behind the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June, nearly 350 homes were destroyed. The blaze reduced this affluent neighborhood at the foot of the mountains to rubble.
C.J. Moore's home on Mirror Lake Court was among the casualties. The inferno was so hot, her stone driveway exploded. Only a few blackened trees sway eerily in the wind where her home used to stand.
Originally published on Sun July 22, 2012 4:33 pm
President Obama is in Aurora, Colo., on Sunday, meeting with the families of the victims of the deadly theater shootings that killed 12 people and injured 58 more. He'll also attend a memorial service and meet briefly with local officials.
Outside the movie theater where Friday's rampage occurred, there's a makeshift memorial at the edge of a hot and dusty lot. There are hundreds of candles and flowers, American flags and signs memorializing the victims.
"It's a sad time, very sad time," said William Cloud, a local professor, who came by to pay his respects.
Originally published on Tue June 12, 2012 7:18 am
In the southern Rocky Mountains, several destructive wildfires are burning across a vast stretch of parched land and firefighters are struggling to gain control. In Colorado, the High Park Fire which flared up this past weekend is huge, even for a region where wildfires are common. The fires quickly engulfed more than 41,000 acres, destroying dozens of homes and buildings. And there's no end in sight. Kirk Siegler of member station KUNC brings us this update.


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Erik Kain, Contributor
I write about video games: the industry and the culture.
The PS4 uses hardware that you simply can't get for your custom gaming PC.
Update: I've written a new post on the subject, clarifying my intent and admitting where I've gone wrong. Check it out here.
Forbes contributor Carol Pinchefsky has priced out a do-it-yourself gaming PC that specs somewhere in the ballpark of the PS4 and will only run you a little bit more in terms of cash to build yourself.
There are just a few small problems.
Carol equips her gaming rig with an Intel CPU, the i5-3550P to be precise, a 4-core 3.1Ghz chip. She pairs that with a Radeon HD 7850 with 2GB of DDR5 RAM and another 8 gigs of DDR3 RAM for system memory.
Let's take a look at the memory first. In the PC set-up, we have 8 gigs of common DDR3 RAM, but Sony has somehow crammed the same amount of GDDR5 RAM into its PS4.
GDDR5 is primarily used in graphics chips. It's not something you see used as system RAM at all.
For instance, the nVidia "Titan" GPU, which costs $1000 by itself, has just 6GB of GDDR5 RAM, and that's still all reserved for the GPU. You'll be hard-pressed to find any PC with GDDR5 plugged directly into the motherboard rather than sitting on the graphics card. This just isn't how PCs work at the moment, though that will likely change.
GDDR5, while suffering from slightly higher latency, offers a substantial bandwidth boost over DDR3, and given the make-up of the integrated CPU/GPU chip in the PS4 this will translate to a substantial performance boost.
One Chip to rule them all
Next up we have the CPU/GPU configuration.
Again, what Sony has done with the PS4 is something that PC builders simply cannot do yet. PC's come with two separate chips connected over a PCI-E chipset.
The PS4, on the other hand, houses an integrated CPU/GPU custom AMD chip—the "Jaguar" CPU is not available for purchase yet and the GPU side of the equation is said to be similar to AMD cards running in the $200 price-range. The secret weapon here isn't either the 8-core CPU or the GPU, but rather how the two are paired.
Both the processor and the graphics card are built into the same chip and both tap into that 8GB of DDR5 memory at once—it's a "unified memory" setup as opposed to the system your PC uses, with the CPU utilizing your DDR3 system memory and your GPU harnessing the more robust GDDR5.
What does this mean? Basically it means that the two chips will be able to communicate with one another much faster and more efficiently than in a traditional PC set-up. Combine this with the high-bandwidth GDDR5 memory and the fact that much of the traditional CPU tasks will be offloaded to the GPU, and you have a machine that you simply cannot compare to a modern PC.
Windows? We don't need no stinking Windows
One expensive component I didn't notice on Carol's list was the operating system.
While you could go with a free Linux build, to get the most out of a gaming PC you'll want to spend on a Windows install disc. You can still buy Windows 7 and you could probably find an OEM disc for around $99. But the costs of running Windows aren't all monetary. Unlike a PC, the PS4 won't need to bother with all those pesky PC applications. There will be no anti-virus software running in the background. A console is a closed system with all the benefits (and limitations) that entails.
In other words, what you can do with the PS4 hardware on a console is not the same thing as what you can do with the same, or similar, hardware in a PC.
This rule applies to game development as well. Consoles may be under-powered compared to their PC cousins, but they have advantages in terms of uniformity that make them very developer friendly. Developing games for a uniform system is a huge advantage over the PC market with its wildly diverse array of price and power points. Again, this convenience does come with its own set of disadvantages. In a few years, the PC will be much more powerful than the PS4, for instance.
The PS3 was no walk in the park for game development, but with a move to x86, Sony is making it much easier for developers to work with their platform. Standardization will also make it easier to port PS4 games to PC.
Finally, we don't know what type of hard drive the PS4 will come equipped with. Will it be a traditional spindle-based drive or an SSD? Perhaps a hybrid solution? This, and the optical drive, will be the real performance bottlenecks in the system and in the PC you could theoretically build to compare it with.
The fact is, no matter how you slice or dice it, you can't build a PC with the same specs or performance as the PS4. You could almost certainly build something faster and more powerful, but it will cost you more than the PS4 is likely going to cost.
None of that matters, however. PC gaming is great, but I'm a big tent guy. I like the participation of multiple systems in the market, and the PS4 will be a great competitor for the next generation of video games. The most important thing the system will have to offer will be its games.
There will be many PS4 exclusives that will only play on that machine. If you want to play those games, it won't matter how amazing your gaming rig is—just like the PS4, however high-powered, will not have access to the entire breadth of titles available on PC.
Show me the money!
Either way, the console will almost certainly cost you less than a comparable gaming PC. Analysts are saying that $299 is the "magic price point" for the system, but I'm betting we don't see under $399 at launch. That would still empty your wallet less than a gaming rig. Will it make the PS4 a money-loser for Sony?
Actually, I doubt it. Unlike your gaming rig, Sony's CPU/GPU combo chip is much cheaper to manufacture. The heating solution for one chip is also cheaper, as is the fact that no operating system overhead exists. Indeed, all the parts—save for the RAM—should come at a pretty reasonable price. I'm not sure if Sony is taking a loss, but from what I've read it doesn't appear to be the case—or at the very least, the loss won't be dramatic. Then again, we don't know the price of the machine yet, so this is guess work.
Either way, building a PC really is a lot of fun, and it's hard to top PC gaming with its adaptability, openness, and future-proofing.
I can't argue in favor of a system that hasn't yet released, but I do think it's important to note just how structurally unique the PS4 will be compared to its PC counterparts, at least for the time being. Not better, necessarily, but certainly different enough that any comparison is basically apples to oranges.
The good news for PC gamers is that this technology is likely coming our way as well, and we'll undoubtedly see much more powerful configurations than anything in the PS4. But even if that future is rapidly approaching, it isn't here just yet.
Update: Just to clarify, I'm not at all suggesting the PS4 will out-pace gaming PCs—though for the price (depending on the price) it may still make sense from a cost perspective. Nor am I suggesting that an APU is brand new to the PS4. Yes, integrated chips have been used in mobile computing, in laptops, etc.. No, this particular chip has not, and to my knowledge we have not seen an APU built to this spec before. I also realize that GDDR5 RAM is higher latency than DDR3. But it's also higher bandwidth, so there's a trade-off, and I suspect Sony has a very good reason for this. The fact is, as this post is attempting to point out, the architecture is different and we won't really know what that means in terms of performance until we actually have systems to try it out on. PCs will still be better machines in the end, especially if you are willing to pay. And yes, as I say below, the PC will be more future proof as well.
But when people say they can build a PC with the same specs as the PS4, I simply must disagree. You can build one with better specs, but you'll certainly pay for it. The PS4 is not a dream machine, and we're not going to pay dream machine prices for it. Consoles will not be able to keep pace with the PC, and so it's up to game makers to make compelling games for these systems. So long as the basic hardware is there—and I think it is—that's the real crux of the matter. A console, by its very nature, is going to have to balance cost against performance. But they still have some distinct advantages (i.e. uniformity) of their own.
Blatant rip off of your article?
You realize people can make the same points while not knowing anything of some random blog, right?
I can't believe people follow this guy on twitter. I feel bad for them because they probably don't know an better.
Below is a link to a website where people actually know what they're talking about when it comes to hardware and shred this masterpiece of journalism to absolute pieces.
Keep up the good work
I bet all that ram won't even be put to full use in games, but will instead be a critical part of the systems recording, and streaming share functionality.
That is either widely uninformed, or you didn't explain your thoughts fully. Unless the system can record and stream while you play games, I don't think you understand how random access memory works.
So games need to be programmed with the consideration that there are background processes operating on an already underpowered system? It just keeps getting better and better.
On the contrary, I hate articles like these. They are incredibly misleading and entirely theoretical. I have no doubt the PS4 will be powerful, but more powerful than a current PC? I doubt it – especially by the time it comes on the market. PC hardware is becoming more and more powerful exponentially – Boyle's Law? It is all just speculation with no proof to backup the claims. It is all hype. There was a similar hype around the PS3 because of the Cell Broadband Engine – yeah – amazing processor *rolls eyes* so amazing nobody could develop games properly on it for about three years. The more I read articles like these, the more reluctant I am to buy one. I would rather wait until nearer the time and then decide. But I have found myself going back to PC gaming recently. the overall experience just feels so much more professional and the online is so much better with more options and the fact you have mods which consoles have yet to take advantage of. the console may be value for money, but the games aren't – they are ridiculously overpriced for what is essentially a dumbed down PC experience. I see no difference between the new Killzone and Crysis 3 on PC and I'm sure Bioshock Infinite will be on the level also. I really fail to see what Sony and MS can do to evolve things – other than – better graphics which aren't that much better really. All in all, I'm not convinced yet, but who knows, nearer the time I might change my mind. I am just going to watch what unfolds first.
A troll article on Forbes? nice.
Thank you for a thoughtful and knowledgeable article.I`m sure you dont have as many fanboys reading your articles,but I really like how you broke things down.I never live with one option,and can never understand such vicious loyalty to a brand.I have every console made in the past 35 years,and many PC projects over the years.I am a gamer,and I dont work for any company.Wish more people would realize that variety is so much nicer.Imagine a world where only one hardware company was in charge.Sad thought indeed.Thanks again,it was a read.


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Lockheed Model 10-E Electra
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Model: 10-E Electra
Year: 1935
Span: 16.764m / 55ft
Length: 11.7601m / 39ft
Height: 3.07339m / 10ft
Wing Area: 42.5482m² / 458ft²
Empty Weight: 2927.53kg / 6,454lbs
Gross Weight: 4762.8kg / 10,500lbs
Maximum Speed: 325.018km/h
Cruise Speed: 305.71km/h / 190mph
Power Plant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior SB
Service Ceiling: 5,913m / 19,400ft
Range: 1147.22km / 713miles
Serial Number: 42-57213
Registration: N72GT
Lockheed Model 10-E Electra
With its signature twin tail, and exceptionally clean and art-deco appearance, the Lockheed Model 10 Electra series emerged as a purpose-built design intended to respond to the Douglas DC-2 and Boeing 247 airliners that were revolutionizing commercial airlines by the mid-1930s.
Currently registered as N72GT but wearing historical markings NR-16020 as well – the marks worn on Amelia Earhart's Electra - this Model 10-E was the 15th of a total of 149 Model 10's of all variants that were built. Originally acquired brand new by Northwest Airlines in 1935 and marked NC-14900 as a Model 10-A, this Electra possesses an extraordinary historical pedigree. She was flown extensively by Northwest well into the World War Two years but, in August 1942, was acquired by the U.S. Army Air Forces and donned olive drab camouflage and became a UC-36A, USAAF serial number 42-57213.
After the end of the war, she spent a short period with the Brazilian Air Force as FAB-1002, and then sold to the Brazilian national flag airline, VARIG, where the aircraft became PP-VAR and converted under the appropriate Approved Type Certificate to Model 10-E configuration.
In 1994, aviatrix Linda Finch happened upon this aircraft and, after a phenomenal restoration project, aided greatly by Pratt & Whitney, builder of the original engines, set out on an around-the-world flight in March 1997, the 60th anniversary of Amelia Earhart's attempt, replicating, insofar as possible, Earhart's original flight plan. Although she did not stop at Howland Island, due to the deterioration of the landing strip there, she did drop a wreath near the island to remember the ill-fated crew and her sister aviator. Now configured and marked precisely like Amelia Earhart's classic aircraft, this Electra will serve as a tangible and exceptionally appropriate reminder of a vibrant and memorable pioneer, and inspiration to generations of young women who will follow in her footsteps.
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The Lockheed Model 10 Electra series was the first aircraft project that young aeronautical engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was assigned to when he joined the firm in 1933. The line of aircraft that issued forth under his guidance in the years that followed reads like a chapter from the "Greatest Aircraft of All Time," many of which are represented in the collections of The Museum of Flight. These include the Lockheed P-38 "Lightning," the 1049G "Super G Constellation," a P-80 Shooting Star (awaiting restoration as a Navy configured TV-1), his own personal Lockheed "Jetstar," the Lockheed F-104 "Starfighter," the M-21/D-21 "Blackbird" and, most recently, the exotic YO-3A.


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A Winnetka resident reported a hydrangea bush was removed from the front lawn of their home.
This never happens in 'Grand Theft Auto'
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4x field mushrooms Small tub of cream cheese 4x rashers of rindless back bacon Enough breadcrumbs to cover Small handful of parsley Olive oil
Preheat your oven to 180°c and put in the bacon until starting to crisp. Allow to cool slightly as you remove the stalks from the mushrooms and put the cream cheese in a small mixing bowl.
Cut the bacon into small pieces and mix with the cheese. Fill the mushrooms with this mixture until just shy of the rim pressing down with a spoon.
Finely chop the parsley and mix into the breadcrumbs with a small amount of olive oil. Place this on top of your mushrooms and press down slightly so that it holds together.
Put your completed mushrooms on a lightly oiled baking tray and put in the oven for 10-12mins
Serve fresh out the oven. Delicious with a dressed salad or for a more substantial meal try sauté or baby roast potato
This is a very simple starter or snack which can be ready in about twenty minutes. In the following I have used cream cheese and bacon, although try out anything you fancy.
When choosing your mushrooms try to find large field mushrooms, Sometimes called breakfast mushrooms, if you can find some with an edge to hold your filling.
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More than 300 employees in the Reading School District are getting their walking papers.
An 89-year-old Philadelphia man suspected of Nazi war crimes has died while awaiting extradition to Germany, according to his attorney.
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More than one thousand people attended a job fair Thurdsay for positions in Allentown's Neighborhood Improvement Zone, or NIZ.
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NEW CASTLE — Route 422 eastbound, east of New Castle was shut down early Tuesday evening after a crash on the highway.
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Statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee
I have organized my comments around eight points.
1) Immigration is part of globalization. It is intimately connected to increased trade, free mobility of capital, and transmission of knowledge across national lines. Ideally, immigration and these other flows allow the US and the world to make better use of available resources and to raise national and world output. A worker who comes to the US increases the American labor supply, which means the country can produce more. If that worker does not immigrate, he or she may make the same or similar good in their native country and export that good to the US. Or a US or other multinational may invest in that worker's country to produce the good. In other situations, the immigrant may bring capital, particularly human capital, with them, so that both capital and labor move together. The message for thinking about immigration in the global economy is: view immigration as related to trade and capital flows; policies that affect trade and capital will alter immigration and conversely.
2) Immigration is the least developed part of globalization.. Immigrants make up about 3 percent of the global workforce; whereas international trade's share of world output is around 13 percent; and foreign equities in investors' equity portfolio are on the order of 15 percent, as of the early 2000s. Consistent with this, the range of pay for workers with nominally similar skills is far greater than the range of prices for goods around the world or the returns to capital: The ratios of wages in the same occupation in high paying countries relative to low paying countries are on the order of ten to one measured in exchange rates and are on the order of four to five to one measured in purchasing power parity prices. The comparable ratio for prices of Big Macs is less than 2 to 1 and the comparable ratio for the cost of capital is 1.4 to 1. Thus, there is a huge incentive for workers to immigrate from developing countries to developing countries. Given this gap in incomes, the incentive to immigrate will remain huge for the next 40-50 years at least.
3) In the simplest economic model of globalization, the flow of people, goods, and capital are substitute ways to raise production and economic well-being. During the NAFTA debate, the Clinton Administration argued that the treaty would reduce illegal Mexican immigration to the US on the notion that increased trade with Mexico would create more jobs there and lower the incentive to migrate to the US. This turned out to be incorrect. The US attracts capital flows and unskilled immigrants and skilled immigrants while running a huge trade deficit. One reason is that the US has a technological edge and a business climate edge over most other countries, particularly poor countries.
4) Economic analysis predicts that immigrants reduce earnings of substitute factors and raise the earnings of complementary factors, where complements include capital and other types of native-born labor. The gains to native complements exceed the losses to native substitutes, so that immigration - like trade and capital flows - are a net boon for the economy. Most immigration studies estimate the adverse effect of immigrants on native earnings or employment, but the logic of the analysis establishes a direct link between the losses to native substitutes and the larger gains to native complements. Studies that compare wages/employment in cities with lots of immigrants with wages/employment in cities with few immigrants find little adverse effect of immigration on native workers. But this also means that there is little native gain from immigration (save when immigrants do things that no native can or will do at any reasonable wage). Studies that compare wages/employment among groups over time find that immigrants depress the wages/employment of natives, with a larger impact among more highly educated workers. Even so, the gains and losses to natives from immigration are dwarfed by the gains that immigrants themselves make. An unskilled Mexican can earn 6 to 8 times as much in the US as in rural Mexico. The main beneficiaries from immigration to the US are immigrants; this is why so many are willing to enter illegally when they can - from Mexico or Central America or the Caribbean.
5) The huge difference in the earnings of low skilled immigrants, in particular, in their native land and in the US creates a powerful economic force for continued immigrant flows and makes it very difficult to control the US borders. At the same time, however, it suggests that many current illegal immigrants or potential immigrants would be willing to pay for legal status in the country. To change immigration flows from illegal to legal and to control the flows requires redistributing some of the huge gains to immigrants to natives.
6) At the other end of the skill distribution, the US relies extensively on highly skilled immigrants to maintain our comparative advantage in science and technology. The United States imports science and engineering specialists, who help the country maintain its position at the technological frontier. During the 1990s boom, the United States greatly increased the proportion of foreign-born workers among scientists and engineers. In 2000 over half of the country's Ph.D. scientists and engineers were born overseas! Sixty percent of the growth of S&E workers over this decade came from the foreign born. Without this flow of immigrants, US labs, including government labs such as those of NIH, would have to cut their workload in half. Highly skilled immigrants add to the ability of our economy to maintain predominance in high-tech industries with good jobs and growth potential. The desire of highly educated immigrants to come to the US is a major competitive advantage to the US.
7) But having a huge flow of highly skilled immigrants invariably reduces the incentives for American students to go on in science and engineering. The 1990s increase in science and engineering employment occurred without great increases in pay for these workers, in part because of the large supply of foreign born specialists desirous of coming to the US. Without gains in earnings and quality of work life, many outstanding American students, particularly men, shunned science and engineering in favor of business, law, and other disciplines. This does not however mean that the US must limit foreign flows to attract more Americans into these fields. It can attract more Americans with more and increased graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships. To maintain the US as the lead scientific and technological country, the US should develop policies to attract more able students from our native born population without seeking to reduce immigrant flows.
8) Multinational firms today source highly skilled labor globally. They seek the best workers they can get regardless of country of origin. As the number of university graduates is increasing throughout the world, the competition facing educated American workers has risen. Is it better for native born and resident Americans to compete with educated foreigners from developing countries who come as immigrants in the US, where wages and working conditions are reasonably high, or to compete with them when they are working overseas, where wages and working conditions are generally lower? Is it better to have US firms offshore jobs or bring in more immigrants? While there is no definitive analysis of these questions, my guess is that it is better to have the top foreign talent in the US; and to do what we can to get them to become citizens and remain here than to have them compete with US workers from lower wage settings overseas. Because trade and capital and immigration flows are intimately connected, however, there are some economic factors operating in the other direction.
In sum, we should think about the economics of immigration in two parts. Taking unskilled and often illegal immigration first, the main beneficiaries of low skill immigration are the immigrants, who have a huge economic incentive to come to the US when they can. The vast improvement they can make in their lives and the lives of their children by coming to our country speaks well for our society, even if few of those benefits accrue to current citizens and residents. With respect to the highly educated immigrants, they add to the country's strength in the sectors that we need to prosper in the global economy. We should compete actively in the global market for the top students and workers in science and engineering and other technical fields, but also provide incentives for more Americans to enter these fields.


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Vancouver, British Columbia. Pacific seaport. Canada's third largest city. Somewhere in among its 1,000,000-plus population, a young girl danced, straining to release the frustrations of adolescence. From the time she was old enough to stand at the bar, Kristine Winder spent from two to six hours a day pushing her body to its limits. Each day after school, she would study dance for two hours, then go home and dance some more. Her other desires were submerged in the dance. "I would put on a record and just go crazy," she says, "for three hours at a time. Dance and dance, then lie on the bed and feel fantastic. I would do that every night because it stimulated me and gave me the release I needed, physically, mentally and morally." Morally? Yes, there is a deep moral streak in Kristine that she says has resulted in her being called a prude by some men. "I've never dressed to show off my body or worn seductive bathing suits or that sort of thing," she says, defensively. "It's probably due to the sudden transition I made from being a skinny, shapeless tomboy when I was 15 to filling out with, well, what every woman should have. In fact, there was a time when I became too aware of my body. When I would walk along a street, if I saw a man looking at me, I'd slow down to make sure nothing was bouncing and look down to see if anything was showing." Fortunately, she outgrew that extreme self-consciousness, partially because it hampered her dancing. Before she left high school, she began dancing professionally in Vancouver, but once again, her sense of morality intruded on her aspirations and she finally decided to give up on a dancing career. "Vancouver is not the greatest city for the arts. There was nothing to do there but old-time musicals. I'd go to these tryouts where four or five people looked you over, some piano player would plunk out a tune all out of time and in the wrong key and you would have to sing and dance. Then, if you got a part and you were young like I was, a lot of times they wouldn't pay you. You were supposed to be happy to get the experience. There were a lot of people who would take advantage of young girls that way. I just didn't have the taste for it." "I thought about maybe going to a larger city, where theater is really theater, but I knew I just didn't have the kind of ambition it takes to go through all you have to go through to make it as a professional dancer. But I don't regret it. I have myself, and I know myself, and that's what matters." So she stayed in Vancouver, where she now works as a secretary and receptionist for a grain exporter. She reads Vonnegut, listens to Dylan and studies macramé and photography in her spare time. On weekends, she likes to get as far away from the routine of her work week as possible by going scuba diving, canoeing or hiking. But the music's still in her. "I like my job, but I have to sit on my behind all day and I get very frustrated. After 17 years of dancing five hours every day, just sitting takes some getting used to. I have to have some kind of motion." So, after work, she goes home, puts on a record and begins to move. Somehow, she works it all out.
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This was cool - some realy good pops, good girls, its a few years old - this was an innovator - but too many shots of foot sucking and toe sucking. Still, this shines and is a one of the better bj tapes out there - but this series got better after teh first one.
Ok, you have Bella Donna in an early, great scene, Adriana Sage and at least 2 or 3 other great ones from the late 90s - you really can't go wrong with this one.
Ok, I don't know who the first girl was and didn't care. Now SYREN was a chick who did a bunch of videos in the late 90s and dissapeared - she was hot as a pistol - only in this gang bang - which is outdoors (terrible idea always) - there is a bug or two that keeps coming up to her snatch and poon to completely distract you - that said - still a good show if you could get away from the bugs. Mirage is here in all her pre-superstar glory - another outdoor scene where she takes on 8 men - all ok - nothing greta - the outdoor set isn't condusive to a great scene - worst of all - much of her multi-pop shot takes place over credits!!!!! - still - 3 girls and 3 gang bangs - 2 of which are pretty hot - not bad for the rental.
First rate production - tons of chicks - the first black girl - i forget her name but WOW WOW WOW WOW - unforgettable - Fawna is ALWAYS GREAT and Claudia, the sweet Russian has a final scene which is a true gang bang style SCORCHER. A winner in every sense of the word.
Fantastic older porn when they were actually movies - I still find myself wishing, 20 years later, that Bridget Monet really went wild and did a crazy sex scene instead of the very tame one - but god, she was gorgeous. I have 2 complaints - There is a girl at the front of the film, the first girl that John Leslie fux, she's supposedly his friend's daughter - and the scene of John eating this delectable cookie has been deleted! And so has the sexy cum shot where she wax him off! Then in the maid scene - the cum shot again is missing!!! Great movie - and I still stroked vigorously - but why the cuts? Did anyone else notice this?
Anne Howe, Bella Donna, Calli Cox - the list goes on. There is an Asian woman who takes one of the mightiest facials - Anne Howe is a treat and this was probabyl her best ever scene - this one is a classic thru and thru.
Mike John started a whole new revolution with this - the first of the still going - down the hatch series. Some of the girls are just ok - standouts are Anastasia Blue - who gives a PHENOM BJ early on - then takes on a bunch of dudes. The black girl in the beginnning who does the outdoor gang bang and then later a solo bj is also great - but the rest of the girls are ok - it's just the style and quick cutting that was so incredible. Cricket was actually pretty hot. But it's the style - Mike John made this a keeper series.
This is tough - from what i remmeber - BOTTOM DWELLER series really did take off and have some most excellent installments - but in this dreary first outting - which is probably innovative first and sexy second, the considerable talents of Lacy Rose (remember her!) and Tyfanny Mynxx (how can we forget!) are mostly wasted in some bad videography and I don't think there's one good pop shot the whole show - skip this one and forge ahead to the superior entries in this series.
Wow - Alana Evans and Monique in the same scorching scene? Leani Lea taking her first dp? All oral pops - hard not to really like this one.
new reissue of an OLD film - the ONLY thing this might be good for is a chick who hates porn but can barely tolerate somethign like this - the only notable thing in the entire old school (early 90s I'd say) production shot on old shithouse video is the inclusion of a wonder girl named FLAME - who only did a few movies and then got out of the biz - to marry the pres. of some video company - in any case - save your money and energy.


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Happy New Year! Wishing you and your loved ones peace, love, happiness & prosperity in the New Year.
The start of a new year can spark an interest in remodeling for the spring, so I thought I would post on a subject that is critical when hiring a contractor:
Make sure your contractor has a Certificate of Liability Insurance
Homeowners, beware: nobody should step on your jobsite without a Certificate of Insurance which has been checked and verified! If you are doing business with a service company that will be working on your premises, you should first make certain that the company has sufficient liability insurance. If work will be performed by the company's owner himself, without other employees, a general liability policy is sufficient. However, if the owner has employees that will be working onsite, workers' compensation insurance is required.
The best way to obtain the Certificate is to have the service company's insurance broker forward the Certificate to you. The Certificate should name you, with the jobsite address, as the Certificate Holder and should name you as the "additional insured." This Certificate will give you proof that coverage is valid, as well as provide you with protection for yourself and 3rd parties in the event a 3rd party sues you due to negligence of the contractor. It will also inform you of the amount of insurance coverage provided so you may determine whether or not the coverage is sufficient for your needs. (For more information, contact your insurance broker.)
Note: In addition to the Certificate of Insurance, homeowners should have a written contract with the contractor which includes "hold harmless" language protecting the homeowner. If a claim is reported and the service company has not provided you (the homeowner) with a Certificate, the claim will go directly against you. If your insurance policy does not cover service companies, the cost of the claim will come directly out of your pocket.
This post was also posted on HomeTalk.com before the holidays and has received several interesting comments: http://www.hometalk.com/740923/remodeling-don-t-get-caught-with-your-pants-down.


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In Memoriam: the Vermont Law School Gazebo
October 7, 2011
Vermont Law School's iconic gazebo, which was swept away by floodwaters from Tropical Storm Irene, was memorialized in words, photos and video in a blog post by TruexCullins, the Burlington architectural and interior design firm that created the gazebo.
"The gazebo on the edge of the Oakes Hall parking lot at the Vermont Law School campus was a humble, intimate structure designed for individuals to peacefully reflect and quietly ponder their place in the natural environment," according to the blog.
The gazebo was designed by Rolf Kielman, who also led the historic renovation and addition to the school's Debevoise Hall. In 2006, the VLS gazebo was awarded the AIA Vermont Excellence in Architecture Design Award for a Small Project. The jury thought the project had "charm, pure, simple elegance" and was "very inviting".


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The hills of Ohio will be ringing with the sweet sounds of music this year (2013)
Hocking Hills is a beautiful
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Below is the scoop on the dates of festivals to titillate your musical ear. You will also find there is much more to do in these beautiful hills of Ohio.
Located 40 miles southeast of Columbus, Ohio, Hocking Hills offers once-in-a-lifetime experiences that make every day feel like Saturday. There are plenty of free activities, a wide variety of affordable lodging, from camping, cabins and cottages to hotels and inns, hiking trails, parks and forests.
Hocking Hills
is the zipline capital of the Midwest, with 50 ziplines being offered via three distinct guide services.
Unique gift and antique shops, canoeing, horseback riding, golf, spas and more add to the allure of the Hocking Hills as the perfect place to unplug.
Duck Creek Log Jam, May 25-26
, is a
genuine, homegrown, off-the-beaten-path music festival set in Ohio�s most scenic region. Guests typically stomp their feet, holler out loud, meet new friends and enjoy the great outdoors during this truly unique festival. Held at the Duck Creek Camping and Outdoor Events Area, directly adjacent to scenic Lake Logan State Park, the Log Jam features 16 live bands. Duck Creek also offers camping within its 100 acres of beautiful wooded landscape and diverse stands of trees, including a bald cypress grove. Abundant wildlife adds to the secluded feel.
Tickets are $70 (including camping) with significant discounts offered for early purchase.
Nelsonville Music Fest, May 30-June 2,
s a four-day festival set in the beautiful, rolling hills of southeast Ohio. This intimate festival lures fans who want a more personal experience, with festival goers having access to more than three dozen artists, including John Prine, Wilco and Cat Power, performing live on multiple stages.
There's even a small �no-fi� cabin and a picturesque �porch� stage.
Tickets start at $110 for a full weekend pass.
The festival is a production of Stuart�s Opera House, a historic, non-profit theater located in Nelsonville that features more than 75 events a year including live music, theater, film, educational programs and more.
Washboard Music Festival, June 14-15,
takes place in downtown Logan.
This one-of-a-kind celebration of America�s Appalachian culture and heritage features more than a dozen washboard and related bands. The 14th annual Washboard Music Festival kicks off Thursday at 6 p.m. with an auction and a special concert featuring Arnett Howard and the Creole Funk Band, and runs Friday and Saturday from 12 � 11 p.m.
This extraordinary
festival features ongoing live music, the World�s Largest Washboard, free washboard factory tours, parades, rides, a
beer garden and a wide variety of festival-style foods. A complete list of bands and events is available at
Family Roots Music & Art Festival, June 27-30,
is f
our days and three nights of fun, music, art, camping and friendship at the beautiful Smoke Rise Ranch in Glouster, OH.
Nearly two dozen bands and artists perform live music, including Ivan Neville's
Dumpstaphunk, The Spikedrivers, F
ire and Flow performances by
Nocturnal Arts,
all-night drum circles and more.
The festival is known for hosting some of the best new up and coming musicians including an eclectic mix of genres from electronic to bluegrass, rock & roll, reggae and jam bands.
There are also interactive art installations, a featured artist gallery, a kids booth and other activities and events.
Tickets are $85 for a four-day pass and primitive and RV camping is available for a fee.
Lilyfest, July 12-14,
is a three-day celebration of gardening, music and artistry taking place among the lovely landscaped gardens of a rural private estate.
It features a baker's dozen of musicians performing all three days, with emphasis on Appalachian music, such as dulcimer, Indian flute and bluegrass.
Paying homage the natural beauty of daylilies, water lilies, Asiatic lilies, hostas and other popular garden plants, Master Gardeners from The Ohio State University will be on hand to offer their expertise. And festival goers have the opportunity to purchase plants at great prices.
More than 70 fine artists will display and sell original works, including gardens sculpture, blown glass, jewelry, wood carving and more.
Rootwire Music & Arts Festival,
August 15-18,
is an annual multi-day event that takes place at Kaeppner�s Woods in Logan, OH.
Rootwire is said to envelop those in attendance in a cascading flow of artistic expression that includes everything from live music to painting, installation to performance art, presentations, workshops, ceremony and more. Since it launched in 2010, Rootwire has grown to be one of the premier live music and arts events in the Midwest. It's the on-going creative project of the nationally-touring electronic/rock syndicate Papadosio, but features multiple other artists, which are announced closer to the event date.
Tickets are $100-140 for three days.
For more information or for updated events in future years, visit
or 1-800-Hocking (800-462-5464).
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