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Alpa STC Review
Adjusting to Perfection
Alpa Model STC
Welcome to the world of neurotic perfectionism.
There are a multitude of worlds within the photographic community. We shoot many different types of subjects in a myriad of situations, locations, and conditions. No one tool can meet all of our needs, nor should it.
As regular readers know, on this site we try and use and report on a broad range of general purpose cameras, from point-and-shoots to high-end DSLRs. We also write about printers, raw software, monitors, and accessories of various sorts. In other words – all of the tools that we as photographers make use of and are interested in learning about in pursuit of our passion – photography.
At the very pinnacle, both in terms of price and image quality lies the latest generation of medium format digital backs. These devices are the digital equivalent of the 4X5" and 8X10" view cameras that we used for advertising, product and landscape shooting in the days of film.
There are some photographers who wax nostalgic for sheet film and large format cameras. After having schlepped a variety of LF camera up hill and down dale over the years I have to confess that there is little about them that I miss. I especially don't miss warped sheet film holders, inaccurately positioned ground glass focusing screens, glassless negative carriers on enlargers, or equally frustrating glass negative carriers for that matter.
The point of this little tirade is that the whole optical chain – from sheet film that wouldn't lie flat, to imprecise holders, to badly adjusted ground glasses – all conspired to make achieving optimum sharpness very difficult indeed. Not impossible, just a real struggle.
There is one company that I am aware of that has devoted themselves to meeting the needs of the neurotic perfectionist photographer in the digital era. That's the Swiss camera maker Alpa. During the middle years of the 20th Century the then Alpa company made some of the most fascinating high-end 35mm SLRs. But by 1990 they, like most European camera makers, had succumbed to the major mass market companies from the Far East.
In 1996 though the famous Alpa brand name was purchased by a small team of entrepreneurs bent on producing the highest quality medium format technical cameras possible. Today that company, run by Ursula Capaul, Thomas Weber, and André Oldani, has achieved that goal.
Before going further with the review I should disclose a few things that readers are bound to want to know. Firstly, Alpa is an advertiser on this site. They became so in part because Luminous Landscape business partner and contributor Mark Dubovoy is an ardent Alpa user, and has developed a strong relationship with that company. Of course that our Forum is possibly the world's largest on-line venue for discussion by medium format digital photographers also has a bit to do with it.
Mark and I have been shooting together many times, and whenever Mark would use his Alpa system on one of these shoots, or on workshop that we were teaching together, I would be fascinated by these beautifully built cameras.
Mark has also written a number of articles for this site about Alpa and its products in the past. This includes an Alpa TC Field Report, a further field report product update, and an initial report on the STC model and HPF focusing rings.
I resisted the siren call of the Alpa for several years though. This was because of my experience using digital backs on other technical cameras. For a time I had used a Cambo Wide DS, and then a Linhof 679CS, but always ended up frustrated by the issue of framing and focusing when using a digital back.
As a long-time view camera user (I was once the product manager for Sinar view cameras in Canada, and also taught view camera technique at the college level), I found that the problems when using a medium format digital back on a technical camera were, for me at least, an obstacle that I couldn't overcome.
When it came to composing the shot, I never found a separate optical viewfinder terribly satisfactory. The real issue though is focusing. With a 4X5" or larger camera accurate focusing with an appropriate magnifier against the groundglass is straightforward. With a 6X6cm or smaller ground glass, this is much more difficult. Also, a sliding carrier for an MF back is bulky, and really makes field use problematic, in addition to the fact that these sliding mechanisms are prone to inaccurate positioning and misalignment.
As a consequence I eventually gave up on using my Phase One backs on a technical camera, continuing to work with a Phase 645 system instead. Some people seemed to be able to make technical cameras work for landscape and nature shooting, but it just wasn't my idea of a good time.
In January, 2011 with the announcement of the Phase One IQ series backs all of this has changed. (See my first-look report). The IQ back's Live View and on-screen Focus Confirmation mean that inaccurate external viewfinders and bulky sliding ground glass backs on technical cameras are a thing of the past.
I expect to be field testing a production Phase One IQ180 in early May, and will have a complete report here shortly thereafter – including of course use with an Alpa STC system.
So – with an IQ 180 on the way (trading in my P65+) I knew that it was time for a technical camera again. Given that Mark had nothing but praise for Alpa, and they were already one of our advertisers, I decided to take the plunge.
As this is being written, as mentioned above, I am still waiting for my IQ180 back, which was the motivator for the purchase. But, I wanted to cover the things that make the Alpa stand apart from the mainstream of technical cameras, and which make them the ultimate tool for the neurotic perfectionist (said with humour and affection – since I'm one of them).
Alpa STC with Phase One back and zoom optical viewfinder
The STC
Alpa has a number of different camera bodies. All feature complete interchangability of lenses, back interfaces and most accessories. Which one to choose is simply a matter of determining your particular needs.
The one I selected to purchase is the new STC (Stitch / Shift Travel Compact). This differs from the smallest and lightest model, the TC, by adding shift capability. For pano work the STC makes shooting three exposures – left – center – right – as quick as it takes to move the roller-bearing-slick mount from one side to the other and recock the shutter, (center is detented and lockable). For use in a shift, or rise and fall application, there is a micrometer knob with scales built in. Otherwise the STC is essentially identical to the already very popular TC model.
You can switch from vertical to horizontal shooting by rotating the back and adapter plate 90 degrees. But to change the movement from shift to rise/fall you have to rotate the camera body. You can do the latter without rotating the tripod head by either using one of the pre-drilled holes on the side of the camera for the tripod screw or for another tripod head adapter plate. You can obviously also use an L bracket.
There are two different grips available – "rosewood natural" and a black synthetic "soft-touch" material. There are mounting holes drilled on all four faces of the body, and so a variety of accessories can be mounted, including viewfinders. I particularly like the iPhone holder, which along with an Alpa-customized App turns the phone into a terrific LCD viewfinder.
Alpa iPhone holder
Shimming – That Was Then and This is Now
A medium format back on a contemporary technical camera, as compared to a sheet film camera (or even curled roll film), is potentially a superbly precise device. The surface of the sensor is (theoretically at least) perfectly flat, and remains so for the life of the product. Camera bodies are similarly of precision manufacture, as are lenses. Right?
Well – not so fast. Indeed a number of exacting photographers have discovered that there's a potential fly in the ointment. A very large fly, in fact. Contemporary high pixel count backs (39MP and above) are so demanding of precision sensor alignment within the back, of the back to the body, and of the body to the lens, that while results may well appear to be excellent, they frequently are discovered not to be as precise as one might wish, or of which the equipment is ultimately capable.
These alignment issues are well known in the less demanding 35mm camera segment as well. My review of LensAlign discuss this, and also how it is addressed on pro DSLRs. Mark Dubovoy also had a follow-up report on the LensAlign MKII and further thoughts on the topic in another essay.
$50,000 or so of camera gear can be rendered less than perfect in its output by an error of as little as 1/100 of a millimeter. Regrettably that level of precisions is simply unachievable in modern camera production, regardless of who the manufacturer might be. (Except maybe Leica :-) ) In other words, the degree of precision needed to extract what a 39, 60 or 80 Megapixel back may be capable of isn't within the ability of mass production manufacture.
Frankly – I was cynical about needing or even achieving this level of precision. Alpa states that a difference of 1/100th of a millimeter is visible, and provides a shim kit with each MF back adaptor for their cameras to achieve this level alignment.
When I got my Alpa STC I attached my P65+ and did some test shooting, while I familiarized myself with the camera body and lens system. Looking at the files on my 30" monitor I was very pleased. Things looked great – similar to what I had been getting with my Phase DF camera body.
But then I spent part of an afternoon shimming the back. I went to the roof of a downtown parking structure with a clear view of construction towers and hydro power lines about 3km away. I tethered the back to my 15" Mabook Pro which was inside the shade of the car, and proceeded to shim the back – inserting a shim, taking a shot, and comparing it to the previous one.
The only time consuming part is removing the adaptor from the back and camera, unscrewing the retaining plate, and carefully removing and re-inserting shims. It's not difficult; just time consuming.
But in the end I found that Alpa is right – one can see the difference of 1/100th of a millimeter in back alignment. And when I got home and looked at images at 100% on my 30" monitor I was more than pleased and surprised at the improvement in image quality. Great had turned into fantastic!
(I will be doing a video demonstration of shimming a production IQ180, and this will appear as part of my follow-up review of that camera in May).
The back adaptor (available for all major brand MF backs) is made of two interlocking parts with a variable space between them that can hold a shim, or multiple shims, to increase or decrease the spacing between the sensor and the lens' focal plane. A set of extremely thin metal shims, ranging between .5mm and .01mm are provided. (Watch out for the thinner shims if it's windy. They are as thin as a butterfly wings and can easily blow away).
A product like LensAlign can't be used on a camera that doesn't use autofocus. The way a DSLR is adjusted is – a correction factor is found for a particular lens / body combination and this number is entered on the camera. The body's AF unit from then on automatically applies this correction factor whenever that particular lens is used. Obviously only cameras with the ability to input an AF correction factor can be aligned, and currently this means only top-of-the-line pro-grade DSLRs from Canon, Nikon, and Sony.
To my knowledge no MF camera has this adjustment capability, and the Alpa is the only MF technical camera to offer a shimming solution for MF backs.
Many technical and view cameras use a traditional bellows body for adjusting the distance between the lens and the back. This works well, and allows just about any lens to be mounted on a standard lens board and attached. It also makes rear standard and front standard movements easier to design and implement, though in turn this makes the camera bulkier.
Alpa feels that this lacks the precision needed, and therefore lenses for these cameras are supplied in a helical mount. Using a helical mount also helps make the cameras smaller and lighter. Lenses from both Schnieder and Rodenstock are available through Alpa; some from these company's regular lens line, and others specifically made for Alpa.
The lenses I chose were the Schneider APO-Digitar f/5.6 43mm and the APO-Digitar f/5.6 120mm N in a short mount. These are roughly equivalent to 35mm and 90mm in full-frame DSLR terms, and are my most commonly used focal lengths. For wider and longer lenses with the P65+ and eventually the IQ180 I'll stick with my Phase One 645 system, since I want to keep the Alpa kit down to a small backpack. It's all too easy to keep adding lenses, as every photographer knows.
I am told that all lenses purchased from Alpa are individually adjusted and calibrated following Alpa's and the manufacturer's specifications. This adjusting and calibrating is done while the lens is rotating – so the adjustments is not based just on one point in the center of the lens. The reason for this is that during rotation Alpa can discover any decentering, which is not possible by using a simpler process, as is done by the lens manufacturers themselves.
Alpa has this done by both Schneider and Rodenstock, at Alpa's expense, and they have told me that to their knowledge no other reseller of those company's lenses takes this extra step.
Additionally, all supplied lenses have Alpa's unique shutter blade interlock and size 0 shutters, with an Alpa shutter release button for hand-held shooting. These lenses have either an original Schneider or Rodenstock helical mount, or in the case of some longer focal length Schneider lenses, an original Linhof size 1 helical mount, offering a very long movement, and so providing a relatively short minimum distances. My 120mm Schneider, for example, can be focused down to just 1.2 m, and has focusing gradations so fine that an HPF ring isn't even needed.
All of this makes Alpa lenses about $1,000 more expensive than an off-the-shelf lens of the same focal length, but for the neurotic perfectionist in search of the best this is the way to go.
Short Mount Lenses and the Tilt / Swing Adaptor
Alpa body spacer / tilt-swing adaptor
You may note that I chose a "short mount" for the 120mm lens. This means that either an extender is needed to focus to infinity, or better yet an Alpa Tilt / Swing Adaptor can be used. This provides the 34mm of extension needed for infinity focus but more importantly the facility for up to 24 deg (+/- 12 deg) of tilt or swing when used with an Alpa short mount lens, beginning at 80mm focal length and going out to 250mm. (No, this can't be used at infinity with lenses wider than 80mm).
Because of the symmetrical design of the Alpa 12 series of cameras this adaptor can be used on either the front or the back of the body. While you'll usually want to use the Scheimpflug effect on the front standard, it can be convenient to put the adaptor on the rear instead when using it simply as an extension tube, as this helps to make for a better balance, especially with longer lenses.
HPF Rings and Lasers
Alpa High Precision Focusing Ring
Being the sticklers for precision that they are (neurotic perfectionist?), the normal focusing scales that have been on Alpa's lens mounts were not precise enough for work with a laser rangefinder. Alpa therefore came up with what they call their High Precision Focusing Rings (HPF). These are available for all Schneider and Rodenstock wide angle to short tele lenses which feature size 0 shutters and helical mounts. They are available calibrated in either feet and meters and can be user installed.
Leica Disto 5 Laser Rangefinder
The reason for these is because, as mentioned above, it is very difficult to focus with great accuracy on a small groundglass. And, when working in the field (nature and landscape), a groundglass with either a sliding back, or one which involves taking the back on and off, is slow and not much fun to use.
The solution is to use a laser rangefinder such as the Leica Disto 5. This provides a measurement range and accuracy of from 0.05 to 200 m (0.16 ft up to 650 ft) with typical accuracy of ± 1.0 mm (± 0.04 in). When used together with an Alpa lens with an HPF ring attached absolute focusing accuracy is possible in just about any situation and at any distance. Just point the device at the subject and press the button. Sighting is either by observing the red laser dot being thrown on the subject, or by using the built-in video screen and target sight.
Read off the distance (accurate to within a single millimeter) and set this on the lens' HPF ring. It takes longer to describe than to do.
I was a bit cynical about this when first shown to me by Mark, but I decided to trust my friend, and I can now say that this works perfectly. The combination of an HPF ring and the Leica laser rangefinder produces a higher level of focusing accuracy than any method I've ever used, including AF on my Phase One 645 camera.
Fit and Finish
Frankly, the price of an Alpa camera, lenses, and accessories can make one gulp. Of course if you're using a high resolution medium format back then you're already accustomed to sticker shock. But, when you pick up an Alpa and use its sliders, levers and other controls, and look closely at the overall fit and finish of the body and the materials used, you'll understand where your money has gone. It would be a cliche to write that Alpa cameras are made with the precision of a fine Swiss watch, but indeed they are.
Are they worth the money? To my mind they are, and not just because they are beautifully made. Their real value is found when one is used in conjunction with a high resolution digital back. An Alpa is able to extract the ultimate image quality that these devices are capable of. And that's exactly what us neurotic perfectionists are looking for.
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Strawberry Bubblegum.
I've been lusting after SJP's NYC fragrance ever since I first smelled a sample of it in a Marie Claire magazine a few months ago. It was everything that I love- light, fruity and so girly. I normally stick to Ralph Lauren Blue and So Delicious by DKNY, but I felt I just had to have it.
The silly thing was, every time I walked past it in a store, I couldn't bring myself to buy it. I'd pick it up, spray it, put it back down, look at it longingly then walk out again. I know, I sound like a nutter. I kept talking myself out of it. You don't need it. It's not a special occasion. You should spend the money on more practical things.
But you know what? Yesterday when I was shopping with Lan, I walked past it again. I then walked back, picked it up, and bought it. And, I love it. I wore it this morning, and the scent instantly gave me a happy buzz.
It smells just like strawberry bubblegum.
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Bringing complex instrumentation and Soft Lighting to his new EP is Miami-based AbdeCaf who drops five exclusive remixes of his jam "Never Know" on VIBE today. The originally mellow track gets reworked into several different flavors from Glam Shell's experimental hip-hop remix to VASS' high-tech and fast paced makeover. Download the EP below:


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Tory Snooper Blooper
The Tories' big new attack poster (click to enlarge) has "little brother" Ed snooping into your home, with Labour's homes tax seeing clipboard-carrying government agents looking round houses up and down the country. It claims that "a new homes tax would allow Labour to send government snoopers in to revalue your house…No home is safe under Labour". That line would be all well and good if Whitehall departments did not already have the right to enter homes – without a warrant – thanks to more than 1400 different powers of enrtry. Big Brother Watch's Emma Carr explains why CCHQ aren't quite being straight:
"This snooping power is already law. The Conservatives promised that in Government they would change the law to clamp down on these powers yet since the election the number has gone up."
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Maintenance extended: 5:00 p.m. PST {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2010 1:38PM I'm asking here since the contest comments are swarmed by the contestants:
Why letting Quebec citizens out of the many contests ?
A lot of WoW players up here.
Win a Lil' K.T. from WoW Insider {WoW}
Nov 23rd 2010 11:11AM Still no love for us Quebecers. :(
The Queue: Nah nah nah-nah-nah-nah, nah-nah-nah-nah nah nah nah nah {WoW}
Nov 21st 2010 8:10PM I'll try again:
When Cataclysm is released, will my lvl 80s chars have some rest state or none at all?
I want to know if I should leave my alts at lvl 79.99999 or if it doesn't really matter.
The Queue: Hope {WoW}
Nov 20th 2010 3:48PM Question for The Queue:
I'm sure I read it somewhere before, but now I can't find it. Someone was telling he leveled his alts to lvl 79 and all the way close to 80, without dinging 80, then rest in the inn to get full rest state when Cata is released.
Is it right that you don't accumulate any rest at lvl 80 and that my currently lvl 80 characters will start Cata without any rest ?
If so, damn me.
Maintenance day loot from WoW.com {WoW}
Apr 13th 2010 8:01AM *crossing fingers*
Season 2 Arena to sell for honor in Season 4 {WoW}
Jan 30th 2008 3:10PM To Matthew Rossi and George: are you f'n kidding me?
Unless you're among the handpicked few that raid Hyjal/BT, the S3 Vengeful Shield is the best thing you can get and it's not hard to store some pts for it in advance, since you won't need the arena rating of 1850 for it in S4.
Talk for yourselves maybe, but not in the name of us tanks out there.
"Arena isn't going to help"...shish.
The Light and How to Swing It: Blacksmithing for the rest of us {WoW}
Jan 15th 2008 2:25PM Contrary to what was said in the article, resilience is a useful stat in PvE. It lowers the 490 required to be uncrittable.
Just look at the Gladiator's Shield Wall (best shield you can get as soon as you start tanking 70's). No def, but who cares?
I'm wearing the Stalwart Defender and the Gladiator's Shield Wall and I can gem and enchant 12 stam everywhere without worrying about my def that is only around 480, which makes me uncrittable.
490 IS NOT THE GOAL! Stop buying that crap.
15 Minutes of Fame: Noor the pacifist {WoW}
Jan 10th 2008 9:28AM Well, I checked and I was right: you need to be lvl 35 to bypass the 225 limit in every professions:
Just wondering why the guy said he was 270 at lvl 23.
15 Minutes of Fame: Noor the pacifist {WoW}
Jan 9th 2008 9:01AM He said his mining was 270 at lvl 23...I thought the professions cap at 225 if you're below lvl 35? Right?
The Care and Feeding of Warriors: Making life easier for your healer {WoW}
Dec 11th 2007 11:26AM Wasnt' talking about stacking resilience at all, re-read me. Saying that 490 is not the ultimate goal anymore for warriors, especially with those season 1 shield and shoulders that are easily available and so much better than what you can find pre-Kara.
If you raid on a regular basis, you don't need these kind of basic advices, so no use to talk about experienced raiding warriors. Just telling the reality to th enew ones out there that may take everything for cash when it's not true.


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Law and Order: Boone Grove janitor admits sex with former student
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Janitor admits sex with ex-student
The former janitor at Boone Grove Middle School will serve about three years for having a sexual relationship with a former student after he met her again at a 2012 summer bonfire.
Kevin Michael Abernathy II, 21, pleaded guilty to Class D felony sexual misconduct with a minor, down from a Class B felony that would have gotten him a sentence of six to 20 years.
Superintendent Stacey Schmidt said that the Porter Township School Board terminated Abernathy at its April 15 meeting.
Woman accused of stealing from senior
A Lake Station woman is accused of taking $5,000 from a Valparaiso senior citizen who wanted a handicapped-accessible van to drive to see his wife in a nursing home.
Denise Kettwig, 47, is charged with Class D felony theft and faces up to three years in prison.
She allegedly took a $10,000 check from the man and cashed it Dec. 15, then returned $5,000 to his account about a month later.
She never returned the remaining $5,000 as she promised to police multiple times.
Police informant faces prison time
A former Porter County Drug Task Force informant who was skimming from the "buy money" she was to use for drugs now faces up to 20 years in prison.
People accused of drug crimes often work as informants for consideration in their sentences, but Melissa Michelle Kellenberger-Cox, 21, of Portage is charged with Class B felony dealing in a schedule I, II or II drug and Class D felony dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance.
Court records state Kellenberger-Cox sold two Vicodin for $14 to task force agents on Jan. 14 and $150 of fake crack cocaine Feb. 11.
She then allegedly took $650 of the $800 she was given for drug buys for the task force on May 28, May 29 and June 4, with officers finding recorded bills on her the last time and an arrested drug dealer telling task force agents he charged $100, not $240, for synthetic marijuana.


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Seeking Set-Top Nirvana
Many companies see the television set top as the next battleground for delivering digital content. These vendors want to provide a variety of functions, including digital television, video on demand, program guides, program recording, web access, e-mail, shopping and games. However, there is no clear picture of which combination of functions will succeed. Today, Linux is a minor player in this market but could become more popular, depending on how the market develops.
The key players on the set top are the cable and satellite TV providers. They are currently replacing their "dumb" decoder boxes with interactive set-top boxes (STBs) at a rate of one million units per month. Most of the initial deployment has been in Europe, but the United States is beginning to ramp as well. For example, Adelphia Communications plans to upgrade more than 25% of its 5.5 million subscribers by the end of 2001. These STBs provide shopping, e-mail, web access and other interactive services, along with standard TV programming. TV providers are eager to roll out these new units to reap an expected bonanza of new service revenues. Forrester Research estimates that interactive TV services will generate as much as nine billion dollars (US) in annual revenue by 2004.
To deliver these services, STBs rely on a variety of software customized to display video and web pages on a television set. Some use middleware, such as Liberate or OpenTV, running on top of a simple real-time operating system (RTOS). Others use complete STB operating systems like Microsoft TV (based on Windows CE) and PowerTV. Service providers can build their own applications on top of these (APIs) using Java or other popular languages.
With few exceptions, Linux is being passed over for use in these applications. Coollogic has developed a set-top box based on its Coollinux version of Linux, but this product has few adopters. Liberate and OpenTV could run on top of embedded Linux. However, many of Linux's key features—such as robust networking support and range of APIs—have already been duplicated in these middleware products, which have the bonus of being able to work around the shortcomings of a simpler RTOS. A generic Linux simply can't compete against the customized platforms available from companies targeting the rapidly growing STB market.
While not a prime choice for STBs, Linux does have a foothold in devices that might be called set-top companions. These are devices (such as digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet access devices) that connect to the TV but are typically downstream of the decoder box. The biggest win for Linux has been the Tivo DVR, widely praised as a groundbreaking device. But Tivo sales remain well below one million units, mainly because of its high price ($299 US plus $10 per month).
Video game makers are also fighting for a place on the set top. Led by Sony PlayStation, more than 20 million video consoles were sold last year. Few of these devices deliver any functions other than gaming, but this is rapidly changing, as the Sega Dreamcast now offers web access and Sony's PlayStation 2 adds DVD playback as well. Microsoft's X-Box, due next year, will offer both of these features.
Single-function devices, such as Tivo and WebTV, will be the first losers on the set top. Just about everything that connects to the TV will soon have web access, and DVR functions will be easily added to any STB with a hard drive, such as the X-Box or Phillips' AOL-TV unit. By integrating DVR and web functions into other devices, vendors can deliver these functions at a much lower cost than in stand-alone products and greatly increase deployment. Furthermore, adding these features to other products reduces the number of boxes and wires connected to the TV. User interfaces for these multifunction devices, however, must be carefully designed to provide simple access to all functions.
The fiercest battle will be between interactive decoder boxes and video consoles. As long as broadcast TV is the primary use of the television set, the decoder box will be difficult to displace, since the cable and satellite companies use proprietary digital formats to deliver their content. On the other hand, video consoles have highly desired content that is also available only in proprietary formats.
In the end, most homes will have an all-in-one decoder box that supplies a variety of interactive functions. With the possible exception of DVR, which requires an expensive hard drive, these functions will have no up-front cost, just a monthly fee. Other homes may have a simple decoder box and use the video game console for web access and other advanced functions. Unfortunately, this scenario leaves little room for Linux. Several major vendors are well ahead in delivering TV-optimized operating systems and middleware. Video consoles all use proprietary operating systems optimized for gaming performance. Linux is great for a company like Tivo that needs to put together a new product quickly. In the long run, though, the only chance for Linux to succeed in this market is if Coollogic, or a similar company, can convince major STB vendors to adopt the platform.
Linley Gwennap (email@example.com) is the founder and principal analyst of The Linley Group (http://www.linleygroup.com/), a technology analysis firm in Mt. View, California.
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Libraries to host reading of Dumas' 'Reconciliation'1/19/15The United Nations Association of Centre County and the University Libraries will present a reading of professor Charles Dumas's new play, "Reconciliation," at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
Libraries offer $1,250 award for outstanding undergraduate thesis1/16/15The Penn State University Libraries announced its fourth annual competition for the Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis.
Exhibition will highlight 'Penn State in Space'1/13/15"Feet on the Ground, Head in the Stars: Penn State in Space" will be on display from Jan. 27 through June 18 in Robb Hall, the Hintz Alumni Center.
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Knies appointed head librarian for Wilkes-Barre's Nesbitt Library1/12/15Jennie Levine Knies has been appointed head librarian of the Nesbitt Library for the University Libraries at Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Knies will begin her appointment Jan. 26.
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Engineering Library, Earth and Mineral Sciences Library to showcase renovations1/8/15The Engineering Library, 325 Hammond Building, and the Fletcher L. Byrom Earth and Mineral Sciences Library, 105 Deike Building, will showcase recent renovations to their facilities from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Wage and Tax Fundamentals workshop planned for Jan. 211/8/15"Wage and Tax Fundamentals" will be presented from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 21 in Mann Assembly Room, 103 Paterno Library.
Nutrition expert examines ways to improve food processing in rural Malawi1/8/15Human nutrition expert and researcher Dorothy Blair will present "Food Processing with Malawian Village Women: Steps out of Servitude" at noon Jan. 21 in Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library.
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PAS January/Febraury Newsletter
Hello friends!
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season.
We have been pretty busy here at Casa de PAS. We hope to see you soon and wish you the best!
Robert and PAS
Upcoming Shows:
1) via Robert (PAS)..."This Saturday I am proud to announce I will be performing with John Driscoll and Phil Edelstein for their CIE (Composers Inside Electronics) series for a special Ambient-Chaos. "
CIE is a group of composers/performers dedicated to the composition and live collaborative performance of electronic and electro-acoustic music using both software and instruments designed and constructed by individual composers. The group was formed in 1973 with David Tudor and is known for its pioneering use of live electronics, including David Tudor's Rainforest project. The current members include founding members John Driscoll and Phil Edelstein; Tom Hamilton, Matt Rogalsky, and Doug Van Nort, and Robert L. Pepper.
2) PAS/Brett Zweiman ($50 Dollar Trumpet/Dao Anh Khanh (Vietnam) will be performing their collaboration "Kine" in Ha Noi, Vietnam for Dao Anh Khanh's spring festival. More information can be found here shortly. Special 'Kine' promos will be given out to promote their release on Alrealon Musique this year.
European Tour:
This April/May PAS will be touring with Brandstifter for several gigs across Europe. Cities include: Paris, Brussels, Hamburg, Berlin, Vilnius, Riga, Vienna, more to come.
Schedule can be found here:
Ambient-Chaos curated by PAS and Damien Olsen:
This Thursday, Feb. 7th: Mark Bernardini, Bob Bellerue, Thickly Painted Walls, Spreaders at Spectrum, New York 121 Ludlow Street, 7:30
This coming Sunday, Feb 10th:
PAS's Michael Durek will host: Omega Sound Presents: The Manhattan Ice Frog Artcrime/RayBally/TheUse/Droneclone at Spectrum, New York 121 Ludlow Street, 7:30
Releases: PAS Curated Series on Alrealon Musique
PAS are proud to announce the release date for The Jazzfakers 'Here is Now' cd at Alrealon Musique. The release date is March 25th.
Check out the promo track on Soundcloud:
A nice review of 'Flanked By Women and Pumpkins', on Alrealon Musique.
PAS are a quartet of exploratory musicians whose aim is to make musical collages from a wide variety of sources: instruments, found sounds, natural recordings. The music is amorphous, ever-changing, occasionally offputting, sometimes glorious. As the band themselves admit, the music here is more by way of soundscape than song, and this is certainly true of the opening three cuts.'Volker Goes To Spain' however achieves a notable impact through its choice of synth sounds and natural recordings - dark and eerie in the extreme - while 'Vacationing Beat' brings crickets to an otherworldly drone and some very glitchy beats. I also liked 'Sonic Sleighride Through Coalmines' which is perhaps the track on the album that most conjures up definite mental images; a kind of gothic railway ride underground. 'The Dramatic Exit' concludes events with piano, synths and mysterious background sounds. As with all music like this, the key question is, has the band achieved an original sound through its constituent parts? PAS certainly have, and there are more hits than misses on this menagerie of electro-acoustic trips.
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Undocumented workers in Saudi rise to 8,000
-A A +ASunday, April 8, 2012
WHILE already having the most number of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) also has a high number of undocumented OFWs.
An organization of OFWs said there may already be about 8,000 OFWs in KSA without official documents.
"The number of undocumented OFWs in Saudi Arabia is swelling, reaching to an estimated number ranging from 6,000 to 8,000," said Migrante-Middle East coordinator John Leonard Monterona in a statement.
He said the figure is from the KSA alone and does not include other Middle East countries, where there could be thousands more.
The OFW leader said the undocumented workers were comprised of those who were left with no choice but to run away from their employers after suffering from labor abuses and maltreatment.
Aside from those who were deployed illegally from the Philippines, OFWs, he said, are being subjected to non-payment of salaries, working more than eight-hours, no day off, and no overtime pay, among others.
Despite this, Monterona lamented that the Aquino administration has not been doing any action to address the situation.
"Despite the surge in the numbers of undocumented OFWs, there is no government program for their legalization, providing them security and eventual repatriation undertaken by the present Aquino administration," said Monterona.
Records show that there is an estimated 1.2 million OFWs currently working in the KSA. (HDT/Sunnex)
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AND it's being written by the woman who wrote Shame (for real). I can't wait to see the big boners on those covered wagons!!
I can be such a Cunterbatch sometimes.
Hi guys! Sorry for everything, except for everything. Love you!
"Somebody bring me back some artisanal cheeses pleeeeeaaase."
"I am going to fuck the shit out of this guy." — Bill Clinton
Sorry for the long boring comment, but Warden's the worst, so here goes:
Wow, Warden, you seem like an angry young man. Let's take a look at your argument:
You say: But NBC is not out to create quality, they are a subsidiary of a publicly traded company and as such must serve the desires of their shareholders: namely, making money.
Correct! But…actually, the decline in NBC's profitability since the end of Friends is closely tied to NBC's failure to create "quality" programming. In the year following the end of Friends, every single fall pilot was canceled, save one: JOEY. It had a serious penalty attached and was basically given a walk to go two years. The other pilots — such gems as LAX, Hawaii, Medical Investigation — were canceled so quickly you probably barely remember them. In the intervening years, it's been more of the same: Four Kings? Celebrity Cooking Showdown? The remake of Coupling. Knight Rider. Inconceivable. those were all real shows. Shoot me in the face please! Those shows represent millions worth of investment and they failed because of, well, a lack of quality.
The flaw in your argument is that network profitability and quality shows don't go hand in hand. Sure, there are some shit-shows that pull in massive ratings, because we don't all have the same definition of "quality." Life is a beautiful mystery which contains both 30 Rock and CSI:Miami. But for every low-rated but best ever The Wire out there, there's a Lost. Or Cheers. Or Seinfeld. Good and profitable. Well, I never! And as Gabe pointed out, Seinfeld needed time to work. As did, actually Cheers, which had abysmal ratings out of the gate. so could Conan grow his audience? Sure.
For years, Jeff Zucker has been relying on parlor tricks to increase profitability. Super-sizing shows, having an in-front instead of an upfront, moving Leno to 10 so you don't have to develop. He's tried to keep costs down instead of raising profits. And this has distracted from the fact that for years NBC has been like a soda company that stopped making soda and expected to keep making money. Or rather, they started making terrible soda and kept insisting we buy it based on the packaging. It might work for a while, but eventually we all realize we're drinking a tall glass of Celebrity Cooking Showdown.
This whole late show debacle is directly descended from this terrible business philosophy. I actually think that now that Comcast has taken over and Gaspin is in charge things will start to swing back towards NBC actually making TV — quality TV — the most profitable kind! This late show stuff is just a hangover from the previous administration.
But in this whole mess one thing's certain: don't blame Conan.
And also one other thing: You know, shut up.
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Sorry, I meant Contemporary Accidentally Shooting With BB Guns
I would like to watch a whole show of Ty Burrell accidentally shooting people with a BB Gun. It would be called Modern Accidentally Shooting With BB Guns starring Ty Burrell, and it would be ninety minutes long, and it would be great.
May I invite you on my District 9 Shantytown Vacation? You stay for three years and you get to throw up a lot.
I really liked the movie. I think in the wake of the Funny People FAIL this summer, it's just nice to see a movie made on the cheap by someone who isn't parading his own life in front of the cameras for approval, and isn't relying on stars to dupe us into liking a poorly thought out film.
I know these two films are totally unrelated, but they are the two movies I was most looking forward to this summer, and I was glad that one paid off.
Plus, you know, cool aliens.
I think this discussion kind of produces a meta-review of the movie that adds up to this:
It was okay.


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TRICHY: The state secretary of the Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangam, Raja Chidambaram, on Saturday came down hard on the four-member Central team that was ascertaining the likely extent of samba cultivation and its water requirement in the Cauvery delta. He said, "When the orders of the Supreme Court, the Cauvery Water Tribunal and the Prime Minister are collectively thrown to the winds, what can a team do to release water from Karnataka."
The four-member team comprising R K Gupta, chief engineer, Central Water Commission, T K Sivarajan, director (monitoring), Central Water Commission, Coimbatore, Virendra Sharma, superintending engineer, CWC, New Delhi, and Pradeep Thakur, deputy director (irrigation and planning), CWC, New Delhi, was received at the Nagapattinam border by acting collector M Asia Mariam at 3.30 pm.
The working president of the Cauvery Delta Farmers' Welfare Association, Mahadanapuram Rajaram, had invited 19 other farmers associations to "invoke the blessings of the rain gods" to get more water for samba cultivation. At the prayer meeting held at National College grounds, speaker after speaker derided Karnataka for paying no heed to the cries of Tamil Nadu. The appeal of external affairs minister S M Krishna who shot off a letter to the Prime Minister from US to stop release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu was the last straw on the already volatile situation, they said. "Leave alone sacking the Karnataka government for disobeying the Prime Minister, but how dare a member of the council of ministers defy the PM, that too so compulsively from a foreign land? Can the PM sack him now? Is Krishna the minister for India or only for Karnataka," asked Chidambaram.
A moderate Rajaram on Saturday organized a sort of pilgrimage to Srirangam Renganathar Swamy temple, Malaikottai Vinayagar temple, Thiruvanaikovil Jambhukeshwarar temple, the 1000-year-old Natharsha Palli Vasal dargah and the St Anthony's Church of Amalasiramam. The prayer meeting ended on the banks of the Cauvery at Amma Mandapam where candle lights were floated invoking divine blessings for more rain.
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There have been a fair share of knockoffs of the Margaret Wise Brown bedtime classic "Goodnight Moon." And there's another one coming down the pike for Father's Day — "Goodnight Putter," a parody that depicts the bedtime thoughts of an obsessed golfer.
And its illustrator is Rhode Island's own Casey Cronan, Coventry High School Class of 2006.
Like most children, Cronan, an independent freelance artist toiling away in Brooklyn, N.Y., grew up with a copy of "Goodnight Moon."
"It has always been one of my favorites because it's so simple and classic," she said in an e-mail.
Cronan, a 2010 graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, got connected to the project through the freelancing website elance.com. Her goal was to stay true to the layout and color scheme used by illustrator Clement Hurd in the 1947 original, but because of the subject matter, the illustrations are more "cartoony" and humorous.
"Goodnight Putter" by Chris Fuller (BigDogEat Press) is available for the Nook and Kindle, and a board-book version should be out for Father's Day, Cronan said.
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This second paragraph, from J.D. Salinger's first and finest published story, may be the most succinct statement he ever made on his own career. He was a writer who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. To him, the enormous fame he achieved was an irritating by-product of his work and he resented it.
She was a girl who for a ringing phone dropped exactly nothing. She looked as if her phone had been ringing continually ever since she had reached puberty.
- A Perfect Day for Bananafish
Although he lived to be 91, his exposed life, was quite brief: 17 years, from 1948 (with the publication of the short story quoted above in The New Yorker,) to 1965, when The New Yorker devoted almost its entire issue to a 25,000 word short story, "Hapworth 16, 1924."
It is difficult for those of us who enjoy books and literature to understand why an author would be repulsed by the attention his work receives. Salinger went so far as to insist his agent burn his fan mail.
There is a presumed contract between people who create art and the public that consumes it that there is some sort of quid pro quo going on. There is an expectation that the creator of the art owes us something more than their art; that there's a wink-wink which we think entitles us to a certain amount of voyeurism. Voyeurs, alas, are people who have neatly worked it out for themselves that somehow such contracts only require their own signature.
Salinger's decision to retreat behind a cloak of almost total privacy seems quite prescient. We now live in a world that is filled with people who cannot agree to sign that other half of the contract fast enough, a world of celebrities who seem to be famous merely for their public lives. (Three words: Kate Gosselin's hairdo. One word: Brangelina.)
In "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," the central character of the story, Seymour Glass, is ascending a hotel elevator dressed in a robe and sandals, having just returned from the pool. A woman gets on the elevator.
"I see you're looking at my feet," he said to her when the car was in motion.And thus, a posthumous lesson in privacy. J.D. Salinger's life was about his words and his work. It was never about his feet. And let's quit being such God-damned sneaks about it.
"I beg your pardon?" said the woman.
"I said I see you're looking at my feet."
"I beg your pardon. I happened to be looking at the floor."
"If you want to look at my feet, say so," said the young man. "But don't be a God-damned sneak about it."
"Let me out here, please," the woman said quickly to the girl operating the car.
The car doors opened and the woman got out without looking back.
"I have two normal feet and I can't see the slightest God damned reason why anybody should stare at them," said the young man.


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11:26 a.m. Karst; What do you think of the recent announcement of the Food and Drug Administration's Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network?
11:27 a.m. Gombas: We are very hopeful. The plan sounds right, to have a dedicated team at FDA whose job it is to coordinate outbreak response rather than picking and choosing whoever is available and hoping somebody is going to be around. This promises to be a much more organized process for outbreak response. I'm hopeful that they will take on the role of being coordinator not just for FDA but also for all the state and local groups. Take for example the listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe. I would like to see FDA be in coordination of what Colorado does, Nebraska and all the outbreak teams that are involved in investigating that, so there is a coordinated response not just guys trying to figure out who is in charge.
11:28 a.m. Karst: What role does industry have to play, if any, in something like this?
11:29 a.m. Gombas: Not much. This is definitely an internal role. We would like to be able to work with them in outbreak investigations, especially the early stages to test out hypothesis. Actually what I am doing this week is attending an outbreak meeting in Long Beach California speaking to the Centers for Disease Control and state epidemiologists about the role of industry in those early stages of outbreak investigations. They have all the epidemiology tools but they know nothing about the commodity. If the industry is involved in the early stages to test out the hypotheses, I think everybody would be better served so we wouldn't have another 2008 incident. Epidemiology was very very clear that it was tomatoes and it was very wrong.
11:31 a.m. Karst: With this recent foodborne outbreak linked to cantaloupe, do you have any observation about that? Does it surprise you what has transpired wit the cantaloupe and listeria?
11:32 a.m. Gombas: Complete surprise. FDA pointed out there has only been three listeriosis outbreaks linked to commercially prepared produce in the U.S. ever, and that is going back 30 years. My first reaction to (the news) hat there was a listeriosis link to whole cantaloupes was that it was nonsense - they got it wrong. Well, apparently they got it right. Now the question is, how in the world could that have happened? So that's another thing I'm hoping for out of this new CORE department - answers. In the past, whenever an outbreak occurred, as soon as FDA figured out who the responsible party was, it was pretty much mop up and move on. Now with CORE, I'm hoping they can do enough evaluation afterwards, as to what went wrong and what was the root cause. A dedicated team to evaluate the cause was so they can tell the industry that it is what went wrong, really, so we can avoid that from ever happening again. What I'm concerned with is that if you have a perfunctory evaluation- going back to the 2006 E. coli spinach investigation, they brought on a CDC hydrologist and the hydrologist concluded that the aquifer in that region was contaminated with E. coli O157 and that was the reason why produce got contaminated. We all know now that is nonsense, but it is out there in the history books.


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Favorite music to cook by: TV on the Radio. They're melodic at times, intense at others. Listening to music is one of my favorite aspects about working in a kitchen as opposed to an office environment. I'm surrounded by music and food all day long. What an awesome combo.
Rules of conduct in your kitchen: Common sense. I love it when my cooks are inquisitive and can think past their position, and I encourage them to evaluate their situations and think for themselves instead of copping out and relying on someone else to do their thinking for them. I don't like to babysit; instead, I hold comfort in knowing that we hire and retain intelligent chefs.
Biggest kitchen disaster: I knocked the valve off of a serving tank of beer in the walk-in on my first day out of training. Nearly 186 gallons of Ruckus Wit Belgian Ale came shooting out, and the twenty pounds of pressure blew me out of the walk-in and across the room. I was soaked.
What's never in your kitchen? American cheese.
What's always in your kitchen? Wine.
Favorite food from your childhood: Artichokes that my dad would bring home from the Ferry Building in San Francisco. He'd come home from business trips with produce taking up most of the room in his suitcase. I'd run to help him unpack, and in return, I'd receive my very own, perfectly large artichoke. I had the cooking technique perfected at a young age, steaming them just enough to scrape the meat off each leaf. I'd sit there and eat the entire thing all by myself until I reached the prized heart. To this day, it still remains one of my favorite foods, and the California chokes were far superior in flavor than the ones I could get when I lived in St. Louis.
Favorite dish on your menu: Buffalo saison chili loaded with seasonal and local veggies, deglazed with some farmhouse Belgian saison, fragrant with the roasty spice from charred jalapeños, and served with fluffy, cheesy cornbread and whipped honey butter. I break the cornbread into the chili, and it all just melts in your mouth, and the buffalo adds a nice change from the traditional beef.
Favorite restaurant in America: The French Laundry. When I was in the fourth grade, my dad moved our family to a small town in Napa Valley called Yountville, and I was lucky enough to be introduced to some of the freshest and most delicious foods, unbelievable wineries and, of course, inspiring restaurants. The French Laundry was a five-minute walk from our front door to theirs. I vividly remember the ivy-covered building and the dessert of coffee and doughnuts. Fortunately for me, we ate there often, and I attribute my yearning for unique and stimulating dining experiences to this.
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On Wed, Apr 07, 2010 at 11:05:34AM +0200, Ulrich Mueller wrote: > Next monthly council meeting will be at 19 April 2010, 18:00 UTC > in #gentoo-council. > > If you have any topics you want us to discuss or even vote about, > simply followup to this message. VALID_USE- http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_b0e868626019f497eba47194c34e5421.xml Historically, no PMS change has been glep'ified, but if the council wants PMS changes to start being glep'd I'd be willing to guinea pig this one- earliest I'd have the glep out the door is saturday also. Few additional notes to the proposal- 1) few has offered up his time patch wise. 2) if he backs out, I'll throw in a gurantee of having it done prior to the next council meeting (realistically I can do it faster, I just have other fish I'd like to be frying). 3) dev feedback generally has been positive, exempting ciaran's views on it- please review those (if you'd like a summation I can provide one). 4) if there are questions re: use cycle breaking or other bits, feel free to ask prior please- council meeting times unfortunately right now intersect badly with my paying work so it's hard to be online to answer questions during the meeting (that said per the norm I'll try). 5) final reminder- part of the impetus of this is that if this is punted till EAPI5, it forces pkg_pretend as the interim use constraint checking- this has some nasty implications on the use cycle breaking intentions since it would require everyone to upgrade their ebuilds to EAPI5 if they've got use state constraints. Basically screws things up a bit and requires a potentially pointless EAPI bump for the sake of trying to knock EAPI4 out the door now (regardless of how long it takes to stable portage for it) rather than adding a few weeks in. Thanks- ~harring
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Pipe Dreams Organ Concert
Visitors will be treated to the remarkable sounds of unique pipe organs as they attend concerts daily at Streator churches. Locations to be determined. There is no charge for the concerts, but a free will offering will be taken, with proceeds going to a local charity. For more information call 888-485-9895 or visit www.streator.org.
CITY: Streator
Cotton Patch Gospel
Phil Kaufman brings to life the Book of Matthew in this one-man show which was originally written by Tom Key and adapted by singer/songwriter Harry Chapin. Kaufman plays more than two instruments at one time and over 20 characters! 100% of show proceeds donated to world hunger organizations worldwide. Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
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Fabulous Vegas Guys
Sit back and enjoy all that Las Vegas has (and had) to offer with The Fabulous Vegas Guys! From the Rat Pack and Elvis to Neil Diamond and everything in between! Mixing comedy, great music and dead-on impressions, this is truly a must see show! Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. Evening shows include wine tasting, dinner and show at $37.00 per person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
Legacy Girls - 50's, 60's Review
Take a trip back to the '50s & 60s and get ready to rock the songs that shaped the decades! From the Supremes to the Chordettes and the Beatles to Elvis Presley, The Legacy Girls will bring their own sassy style to all of your favorites. Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
Teddy Bear Tea
Grandmothers, mothers and children! Grab your favorite teddy bear and join us for cookies and tea at the Lodge! Plus enjoy "bear stories" by Trish Kelly and activities! Take home a complimentary specialty tea cup! Reservation required. $17.00 per person. For more information or to make reservations, please call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
Winter Drum Circle
Move to the beat with local musician Dave Peterson as he leads an interactive drum circle featuring African Percussion and Native American flutes. It's an experience for all ages and ability levels. An energetic and fun way to create in the moment music with percussion instruments. Drums provided!
CITY: Utica
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Join us in the Great Hall of the Lodge at 8:30am for a breakfast buffet followed by Magic by Cory and an "egg"citing egg hunt at Fox Ridge plus a visit from the Easter Bunny himself. Reservations are required. There is only one seating time for this event. Adults: $13.50, Children 10 and under: $9.95. For more information and to make reservations, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
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Retreat to the Rock
This event was founded in 1989 by Roseann Rossi and Pat Picco, two Christian women in the Illinois Valley who had a desire to use our beautiful Starved Rock State Park for the glory of God. They invited several women from various Christian churches to pray for guidance and come to meetings in their homes if they felt led to be involved in forming an interdenominational Christian women's retreat. Thus, Retreat to the "Rock" was birthed. Twelve ladies from various churches and backgrounds prayed, visited other retreats and called upon Winsome Women retreat from Winona Lake, Indiana to help them get started. Ethel Anderson, an officer from that retreat, was the first speaker for Retreat to the "Rock". Judy Dagraedt, a local woman with a beautiful music ministry led the music. The twelve founding members of the Retreat to the "Rock" board met and prayed fervently for the retreat, placing ten dollars a meeting in an offering to get the group started. From this humble beginning, God has used this retreat for years to proclaim His Word, bring salvation to the lost, and encourage and comfort His people. The retreat offers Bible based teaching, a variety of workshops, praise and worship, a prayer room, warm fellowship, an abundance of delicious food, and the wonderful ambiance and luxury of Starved Rock Lodge. Many women return year after year, using the retreat for a reunion of friendships, girls' night out or just good old fashioned R&R. All leave blessed.
CITY: Utica
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Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee
Enjoy all the great songs Bobby Darin made famous including Mack the Knife, Splish Splash & Beyond the Sea along with When I Fall in Love. On the surface Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee had the perfect life. The life of Dream Lovers. But there was so much more to their incredible lives! Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. Evening shows include wine tasting, dinner and show at $37.00 per person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
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Rock Around the Clock (Patty Waszak)
Direct from her Smokey Mountain theater in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: we present Patty Waszak. Patty combines a wide variety of music along with comedy and audience participation. She is a singer, comedienne, musician. Enjoy all of those upbeat toe tappers people know and love! Matinee shows include lunch and show at $32.00 a person. For more information or to book, call 815-220-7386.
CITY: Utica
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Cross-Country Ski Weekend
Make a fun weekend of it while learning basic cross-country ski instruction. Meet at the Matthiessen State Park Dells area at 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. Ski rentals available. No snow? Join us for guided hikes through Matthiessen State Park.
CITY: Utica
Starved Rock in 1712
Join local author and Starved Rock Historian, Mark Walczynski, as he examines life at Starved Rock in 1712, an important year in Illinois Native American history. This program also examines the important role that the local Illinois Indians played in the Franco Native American relations leading up to the infamous Fox Wars, one of the more turbulent periods in Illinois History.
CITY: Oglesby
13 - 15
Owl Prowl Weekend
On Friday and Saturday: Steve Bailey, an ornithologist, will be here for Owl Programs and Owl Walks. Programs are at 6:00 pm with an Owl Walk to follow on both days, finishing back at the lodge around 8:30 pm. Price is $10 for adults and $7 for children 10&under. Everyone should plan on bringing a flashlight. During the program, Steve will have some owl specimens, feathers and pellets. He will be trying to call in a Screech, Barred and Great Horned Owls. Maybe if we are lucky we will see some nest or uncommon wintering owls. Reservations required on Saturday and Sunday: "Hoo" Haven Wildlife and Education Center from Durand, IL will be here with their owls for a presentation. Programs are at 10am, 12pm and 2pm in the LaSalle Room of the Lodge. Adults $5, Children 10&under: $2.50.
CITY: Utica
Bella Italian Restaurant
Bella's prides themselves on using the freshest and highest quality ingredients in all their delicious entrees to make your Italian dining experience tasty and nutritious.
CITY: Princeton
Four and Twenty Cafe
Four and Twenty Cafe commits to buying their produce from a local source to create their pies, pastries, smoothies, and more.
CITY: Princeton
Habanero Mexican Grill & Cantina
Habanero Mexican Grill & Cantina promises fast, fresh, and authentic Mexican food.
CITY: Princeton
Neil & Shorty's BBQ
Neil and Shorty's BBQ offers mouthwatering beef briskets, pulled pork sandwiches and baby back ribs.
CITY: Princeton
Oriental Gardens
Oriental Gardens offers family gourmet dinners and daily specials. They have been serving Princeton for over 20 years.
CITY: Princeton
Hunters Ridge Golf Course
A beautiful mature 18-hole public course, perfect for group outings! Featuring a practice driving range, putting green, locker rooms, cocktail lounge, rolling hills and tree-lined fairways!
CITY: Princeton
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Sled Dog Demos
Spirit Siberian Rescue will return for two sled dog demos in 2015. The first is on January 11 (with seminars in the LaSalle Room) and the second one is on February 1 (with seminars in the LaSalle Room). Outdoor sled dog demos will take place along the sea wall (just southeast of the Starved Rock Visitor Center).
CITY: Utica
Anna Marie's Pizza
We deliver! All day! Everyday! Plus we do catering! And did we mention that we've got some of the most delicious slices in town?
CITY: Princeton
Days Inn - Princeton
Book a room at our Days Inn Princeton hotel near Hornbaker Gardens and have great shopping, sightseeing and dining at your fingertips. Our Princeton, IL, hotel offers great ways to start your morning, like enjoying free Daybreak continental breakfast or swimming in our outdoor pool.
CITY: Princeton
Econolodge - Princeton
Econo Lodge is equipped with an indoor pool, AARP & VIP discounts, laundry facilities, free high speed internet, Showtime, CNN, ESPN with Cable TV, whirpool suiterooms and a continental breakfast.
CITY: Princeton
Handy Foods
Your friendly everyday store, featuring groceries, produce, fresh meat, dairy, bakery, liquor, lotto and deli. Famous for a wide selection of hot and cold items. Open Everyday 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM.
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- Posted by kathy9norcal CA 9 (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 0:24
Tammy, your roses are wonderful. You have a great bunch of different roses that are really beautiful. Thanks for showing them to us! Love the bird, too. |
- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 0:32
Your neighborhood is so beautiful and green. Easy Does It and Cream Veranda are my two favorites here. |
I too, love your many "different" roses. The velvety petaled ones, are my fave. The "baby" looks about ready to fly. |
- Posted by queenbee_1 7 (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 13:35
I have never heard of Warm and Fuzzy.. I love red and that one is RED... Your baby looks like he is doing well.. Love your pictures. |
- Posted by sweetvenge 5a (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 21:00
Nice collection of lovely roses |
- Posted by ladyrose65 6bNJ (My Page) on Sat, May 5, 12 at 22:58
Beautiful roses! The bird is so cute! Thank You for posting. By the way, where did you get "Vavoom"? |
Thanks everyone :) I have so many more to still share! Each time I go outside there's something new blooming! Ladyrose, I got my Vavoom this year from S&W Greenhouse Tammy |
- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 0:03
Your roses look lovely---I've learned to look right past the weeds in my garden--- Florence |
Congrats on getting married! Great production of blooms you got going, lol on your comment "Time Bomb" haha! |
- Posted by the_bustopher 6, MO (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 21:30
Nice pictures. You have some interesting ones. The Cream Veranda is quite pretty. Your Prairie Star appears to have a bit more of a pink tinge than mine, an interesting variation. I'm just wondering how accurate those purples are. I know that my camera wreaks havoc on dark reds, red-purple/maroon, and some dark purples. I'm curious if you have the same problem. |
Thanks Bustopher, I definely have the same problem with my reds and very bright pinks. My purples are pretty accurate and true to color. I've learned to try to play with the shade a little. Sometimes I'll try to stand and block the sun to get the color to be more true. As for Prairie Star, in the spring/fall it tends to have that more pink tinge, but during summer its pretty white. Thanks for looking! Tammy |
- Posted by NewGirlinNorCal 9b (My Page) on Sun, May 6, 12 at 23:06
I love your little bluebird! When I saw the green on Sultans Favorite I thought they were tiny frogs. |
I love them all! And your great shot into the bird house! |
- Posted by mantis__oh z6 OH (My Page) on Sun, May 13, 12 at 21:46
Tell me about Prairie Star. Disease resistance, hardiness, floriferousness, tendency to brown? |
- Posted by lovemysheltie 5/6 Chicago (My Page) on Sun, May 13, 12 at 23:04
Amazing photos. You have a great collection. I especially like the Memphis Music, never seen one in person. |
- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Mon, May 14, 12 at 0:33
Great photos! We got a Purple Splash and a Stormy Weather too. Stormy Weather is doing great! |
Mantis...I really like the blooms on Prairie Star, but its not one of my favorite Buck roses. For me, it doesn't seem to have the same disease resistance that some of his other roses have. If you can look past the foliage, or spray, it can be a really nice rose...and the blooms are outstanding! Definitely hardy...I didn't winter protect that bed at all last year minus my usual spring mulching. Blooms don't brown much...something that drives me nuts, and they last at least a couple of days. Repeat is also slower than other Buck roses, but I get at least 3-4 cycles in a season. Tammy |
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