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Mira Fong 房曼琪 is a free thinker and published writer in Taiwan and the U.S. on bioethics. Majored in philosophy and cinematography, she is currently a member of the Santa Fe Philosophy Society. This home page addresses urgent animal issues.
"To save means to set something free into its own essence. To save the earth is more than to exploit or even wear it out. Saving the earth does not master or subjugate it which is merely one step from boundless spoliation." Martin Heidegger
Jan. 5, 2015 Hippo death exposes Taiwan unregulated private zoo farms. Sign Petition
The True Spirit of Thanksgiving. Published by Albuquerque Journal, Nov. 21, 2014
The magnificent wild turkey Factory farmed turkeys-debeaked/Genetic modified
Write to your representatives-ban the intensive confinement of pigs in pork industries. http://www.mercyforanimals.org/pigabuse/take-action.aspx
Support "The Travelling Exotic Animal Protection Act".
Ban Animal Performance in circuses in the U.S. England just passed the nationwide ban in 2013.
Princeton professor Peter Singer on fish cruelty: Because "the nervous systems of fish are sufficiently similar to those of birds and mammals to suggest that they do".
Say No to Franken Salmon, May 15 2011, Santa Fe New Mexican
Update: A survey showed that 91 percent of Americans oppose the sale of transgenic salmon. Many retail stores have pledged not to sell these GE fish. In April 2013, approximately two million people backed by a coalition consisting 30 organizations including AAVS, Farm Sanctuary and other consumer, environmental and industry groups submitted their comments to the FDA, firmly opposing the agency's approval of GE fish. Data from research that FDA have reviewed, revealed that GE salmon have high rates of abnormalities and mortalities. (from AAVS 2013 report)
Jan. 2014 A proposal from a working group to end the use of chimpanzees in labs is likely to be accepted by the National Institute of Health. This means over 400 chimpanzees will be immediately and permanently retired from research. In addition, most federally funded research using chimpanzees are also likely to end.
In the Name of the People.
The world population will reach 9 billion by 2050, so as the meat consumption expected to double by then. How are we to prevent and eliminate the massacre of billions of innocent animals because humans are made to become addicted to meat? Bill Gates has a solution that can benefit animals, environment and people:
"The most intensive confinement system such as restrictive veal crates, hog gestation pens and battery cages for poultry, all prevent the animal from a normal range of movement and constitutes inhumane treatment." Dan Glickman, former US Agriculture Secretary.
Becoming a vegan: It's real simple, just make sure that you eat a variety of whole foods including grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits and greens, these are sufficient to meet your daily protein need. Please read "Diet for a Small Planet" by Frances Moore Lappe and check out this website: www.mercyforanimals.org
Tomatoes, cucumber, kale, Bell peppers, zucchini, lettuce and peaches...we do not have to kill animals to eat well.
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Chinese Animal Protection Network: www.capn-online.info
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Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan: www.east.org.tw
Taiwan Animal Equality Association: www.taeanimal.org.tw
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Like basic research, federal funding of research at universities also fared better than overall federal research funding. The federal agencies with the six largest R&D budgets obligated $13.2 billion for research performed at universities in 1999, compared with $11.0 billion in 1993, a real increase of $2.2 billion. This increase of 19.6 percent was larger than the increase in overall federal support of research of 11.7 percent and was only exceeded by an increase in support for research at nonprofit institutions of 23.2 percent over the same time period. The other major types of performers experienced much smaller increases: intramural laboratories (4.4 percent), industrial laboratories (4.6 percent), and federally funded research and development centers (6.9 percent).
Universities received substantial increases in both basic research support (up 19.4 percent from 1993 to 1999) and applied research support (up 20.0 percent). As a result, universities accounted for 39.4 percent of federally funded research and 52.2 percent of federally funded basic research in 1999, compared with 36.8 percent and 51.0 percent in 1993, respectively. And they were expected to receive even higher percentages of federal research funding in 2000 (40.5 percent and 52.9 percent, respectively).
Between 1993 and 1997, only NIH, NSF, NASA, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and DOC experienced real growth in research budgets among the nine largest agencies, but in 1998 and 1999 nearly all agencies benefited from the improved budget picture. NIH had the most success. Its budget for research was 33.5 percent larger in 1999 than it was in 1993 in real terms. But the cases of double-digit growth also included the DOC (up 30.5 percent), NSF (up 19.3 percent), EPA (up 13.3 percent) and NASA (up 10.0 percent). The Department of Agriculture (USDA) turned a 5-year decline in research funding (−5.0 percent from 1993 to 1997) into 6.5 percent real growth by 1999. Even the DOD research budget showed modest increases in 1998 and 1999, although the drop from 1993 was not greatly affected (down by 26.6 percent in 1997, compared with 22.4 percent in 1999). Of the major federal agency sponsors of research, other than DOD, only the Department of Interior continued to experience reductions in research funding (off 5.8 percent in 1999 from its 1993 level). (See Annex, Table 1–1.)
Although by 1998 or 1999 most agencies' research budgets were higher than they were in 1993, the divergence in budget success observed in 1997 persists. NIH accounted for much of the growth in federal research funding; all other agencies received 4.9 percent less research funding in 1997 than in 1993, primarily due to the substantial cut at DOD. By 1999, the non-NIH agencies were up by 1.4 percent over 1993. NIH's steady increases pushed up its share of federal research funding from 32.1 percent in 1993 to 38.4 percent in 1999, and it was expected to increase to 40.4 percent in 2000.1
The upward trend in agency funding of research is certain to continue through FY 2000 and FY 2001 because of enacted appropriations, but it is by no means certain to persist in future years. In its first budget, the new administration is attempting to reduce to 4 percent the "recent explosive growth" in discretionary spending, which had been growing at a rate of 6 percent in recent years.2 Proposed overall budget increases of $14.2 billion for DOD, $4.6 billion for the Department of Education, $2.9 billion for NIH, and $5.6 billion for a National Emergency Reserve leave little for growth in other programs and agencies in FY 2002. The FY 2002 budget submission also proposes to limit future growth in discretionary spending to the projected rate of inflation, approximately 2.1 percent a year. The budget requests an increase in nondefense research and development of 4.3 percent in FY 2002 (from $45.1 to $47.1 billion), but excluding NIH, nondefense R&D would decrease by 3.0 percent. Nondefense R&D would increase substantially in 2003, because of the final

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I foolishly changed the mount point of a partition on a HDD which Linux was not in fact using, and now when I try to start up I get a ...
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[SOLVED] OpenSuse 10.2 won't startup
Could not start kstartupconfig. Check your installation.
How do I recover the situation. I do not have an up to date recovery disc. I do have a full bootup disc of Suse 11.2 - could I use the opportunity to update without losing all my personal files, or should I use the old 10.2 disks? The first essential is to get something back up and working.
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If I remember well, you can always boot on the old 10.2 disks.
And use the option repair.
Or instead of installing, boot the installed system.
There are several options available.
You can also make a parted-magic boot cd.
Boot on it, mount partitions, and change files.
- 03-16-2010 #3
You can boot up in Rescue Mode using Installation CD.
Or boot up from LiveCD of any Linux distro and reset mount point.It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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- 03-17-2010 #4
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Thanks Guys. I got nowhere with Parted (probably because I'm not too familiar with it), but carefully logged in as root, ran Yast and put the partitioning back to what it was before I changed things, and I'm back in business.
- 03-18-2010 #5
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Well, that's fine!
It gives you a good feeling if you fix problems by youself, isn't it?
- 03-18-2010 #6It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.
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Free-to-Play Focus is a video/article series that highlights a free-to-play game everyone should give a try. Free-to-play games are 100% free to download and play, but usually include optional perks and upgrades that can be purchased with real money. The video will demonstrate navigation of the game along with gameplay and audio commentary, while the article describes the game in general along with highlighting key features. Please comment below with your thoughts, or suggest other free-to-play games for me to try!
Past entries in the series: Champions Online, Blacklight: Retribution, Tribes: Ascend
Next entries in the series: TERA Rising
Full Title: Star ConflictDevelopers: Star Gem Inc.Publisher: Gaijin EntertainmentPlatforms: PCRelease Date: Available now
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. It's different than most space combat games in that there is not a steep learning curve really, no strategy elements or hardcore simulation-type elements. Instead, the game is purely focused on fast-paced action-based gameplay. Below are a few highlights and features from the game's Steam page:
Be sure to check out my video above for demonstrations of the game's features, as well as commentary along with some gameplay. The graphics are pretty amazing in this game, with tons of action, projectiles, explosions and particles flying all over the place. It's a more arcadey version of the space combat genre and it works out really well.
The next edition of Free-to-Play Focus will feature TERA Rising, the free-to-play re-release of the popular and cutting-edge MMORPG TERA Online. Keep an eye on The Koalition for future free-to-play game highlights and news. Please comment with any other game suggestions!


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Olive House
7/17 Olive Avenue, Newton Flotman, Norwich NR15 1PF
Tel: 01508 471718
Olive House is a purpose-built accommodation, made up of en-suite bedrooms and fully equipped to achieve professional standards of residential care for older people.
Residents have access to attractive gardens and a choice of lounge and dining areas, while visitors are welcomed in a designated reception area. The home supports independence, being well-located for shops and other amenities and versatile to occupants who want to give their surroundings that personal feel.
Carers are available 24/7, take pride in a friendly attitude and are skilled in the lastest care methods, including in dementia care provision.
Group: Healthcare Homes Group Ltd
Person in charge: Ann Hall-Galley (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services: Norfolk County Council (click for contact details)
Type of Service: Care Home only (Residential Care) – Privately Owned , 43 residents
Registered Care Categories*: Old Age
Admission Information: Ages 60+.
Single Rooms: 43
Rooms with ensuite WC: 43
Weekly Charges Guide: Personal Care Single £535 – £575
Facilities & Services: Own GP if required • Own Furniture if required • Pets by arrangement • Smoking not permitted • Near Public Transport • Minibus or other transport • Wheelchair access • Ground Floor Accommodation only • Gardens for residents • Phone Point in own room/Mobile • Television point in own room
Latest CQC* Report on Olive House: click here
*Care Quality Commission (CQC) is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.
Bed Vacancies
Current Bed Vacancies Posted by Olive House
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Current Recommendations
Recommendation Score: 7.1 (7.147)
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Review of Olive House
My wife and I are currently in Olive House, Newton Flotham, Norwich. It is an excellent home with equally excellent caring staff. The food and rooms are equally very good.
Submitted by K G (Resident / Service User) on Thursday 20 June 2013.
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One day at Pescara's port
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Let these simple (and free!) tasks instantly renew your space.
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- Instrumentguy
- March 21, 2013 - 10:13
I have worked as an apprentice in instrumentation and have worked along side pipe fitters and electricians on the construction phase of projects. I know first hand that instrument fitting is something that can be learned on the job, but only if a proper mentorship is provided. A one week course is fine if they are working directly under journeymen, but not under other pipe fitters. My main concern with this article is how misleading it is about what an instrument tech does. Fitting and terminating is such a minor part of what the field encompasses that to lead people to believe it is a "disappearing trade" because pipe fitters are doing some of this work is like saying the business administrator will be laid off because the photocopier is broken. Instrumentation is the art and science of incredibly complex automation schemes and encompasses mechanical and electronic fields. This article correctly draws notice that work suitable for apprentices is being wrongly given to other trades, but it is grossly misleading about the fate of the trade.
- saelcove
- March 19, 2013 - 10:57
yepi forgot only newfoundlanders want a few years work, maybe you should man up and more where the work is
- JDavis
- March 17, 2013 - 09:00
Hey Saelcove...."Mosy people" are not you. A few years is enough to get through the apprenticeship, get some experience and move on to a better location and rate of pay. Most people do not spend their entire lives at one job. Those days are long gone. At the present time part time or contract work is all that is available here in NL. Even public service workers have to reapply for their own jobs at the end of each contract, facing being bumped out by others. Some companies will only hire on casual first then you move to part-time status. Full time with benefits is not easy to come by. Constantly redefining ones resume is a reality. Unlike a job for life, which is not as common anymore.
- Blair Brookfield
- March 17, 2013 - 00:00
"I'm no rat, by no means. I'm a guy (who) grew up in a part of town where a rat is considered a very bad person. Not liked at all," he said. It's really annoying when these union types start mouthing off like an Italian mobster.
- perry cooper
- March 16, 2013 - 19:48
I'm writing this comment as a concerned parent of a first year apprentice instrumention tech.My son graduated from this course June/2012(College of The North Atlantic, Gander campus). He has, and continues to, apply for apprenticeship postions with companies that advertise for techs as well as companies that do not advertise, He has applied across Canada. Attached to each resume is a copy of the governments apprenticeship funding policy so the companies he applies to will know that he is elgible for funding assistance.He joined the IBEW union shortly after graduating and continues to pays his membership dues. This, however,has proven to be a fruitless effort. He has not received a reply or phone call for an interview to date. He does get sparse replies showing some of the e-mail applications have been opened. My son is a person that wants to work at his choosen profession.He does not want to go on a waiting list so he can go back to school and do something else that he didn't want to do in the first place.It is very frustrating for him and us when he cannot get his foot in the door to start his appenticeship. Our goverment keeps advertising the ongoing and the upcoming shortages within the trades professions.I find this to be very misleading for young people like my son. My wife has e-mailed our member about this issue and the reply we received was about what I expected, refering him to resource help sites or jobs sites. This is not good enough.My son has been employed full time since he left school with a fill in job and continues to live at home so he can save money for the inevitable trip that a lot of Newfoundlanders have made over the years to the land of opportunity-- Alberta. I challenge any company that reads this extended comment to post a reply indicating where my son can apply for a job and actually be contacted for an interview. I would like to have these comments posted in your newspaper, on radio or tv, but I guess that would be asking for a lot.This is an issue that needs to be brought to the forefront of our government.They need to stop believing their own press and realize this is a major issue.
- bob the builder
- March 16, 2013 - 13:55
Its amazing how much these trades unions take you money for your out of work dues but ignore you when there is work in your field. What a slap in the face , IBEW looks after electricians and the UA looks after pipefitters, instrumentation is a real gray area where people in those trades wanna do your work. They think a bit of tubing or running 24 volts DC is instrumentation , where as it is much more complex and putting these unskilled workers out there to do out our work is plain ignorance and leads to bad work being done. I hope some employers can stand up and recognize this is not acceptable.
- InstrumentTech
- March 16, 2013 - 10:41
Love to see a response from a few companies and unions on this story, I'm sure they would try to put a great spin on it. It's too bad they government can't step in, seeing how much they waste on promoting the trades
- saelcove
- March 16, 2013 - 09:11
Mosy people are looking for more than a few years work


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The Rubin High Ground
High Ground
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2012, USA, Michael Brown, 92 min.
"People still don't get it that not all pain is physical." —Marine Corps veteran Katherine "Rizo" Ragazzino
"In its ability to let us hear firsthand what life-and-death combat does to the human body and spirit, this film has few peers." —The Los Angeles Times
In this new film by Michael Brown eleven veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, the longest in American history, are invited to overcome the damage to their bodies, minds, and spirits and climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan giant Mount Lobuche. As the film follows their training and climb, it also explores the illusion of health and the struggle to have less-perceptible conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder treated seriously.
War veteran and IAVA representative Jason Hansman and Dr. Heather Berlin from Mt. Sinai talks about Traumatic Brain Injury after the screening.
Presented in association with Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America
Tickets include a pre-program gallery tour at 5:15pm.
About the Speakers
As Senior Program Associate at Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Jason Hansman executes health programs designed to serve membership, including referrals, mental health support and access to benefits. Prior to joining IAVA, Jason completed an 8-year enlistment in the Army Reserves as a Civil Affairs Sergeant. From 2004 to 2005, he was deployed to Mosul, Iraq as the Operations NCO of a Civil Affairs company and helped manage hundreds of reconstruction projects. Jason graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Near Eastern Language and Civilization.
Dr. Heather Berlin is a cognitive neuroscientist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She explores the complex interactions of the human brain and mind via neuroimaging, neuropsychological, and psychopharmacological research with brain lesion and psychiatric patients. She is also interested in the neural basis of consciousness and dynamic unconscious processes. She is a Visiting Scholar at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute and a presenter on the international Discovery Channel series Superhuman Showdown. She has appeared on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4, and StarTalk Radio. Heather received her PhD from the University of Oxford and MPH from Harvard University.
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- Jan 27:
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- Marin County Fair posts strong revenue and attendance
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- From pig races to hugging Star Wars villains, Marin County Fair has many draws
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- Marin County's 'happiest' fair debuts Wednesday
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Skye McCormick crouched forward and stared intently at the egg yolks.
Three of the four recently hatched eggs showed the traits of a fresh, sellable product. It was the 14-year-old McCormick's task to identify the one that didn't measure up — the one with runny egg white and a "meat spot" in its yolk.
"I spotted the meat spot," McCormick said, referring to the undesired brown speck that stands out in the sack of yellow yolk.
While the west side of the Marin County Fair features screaming-inducing rides and games for people to win stuffed animals, the east end of the fairgrounds in San Rafael have featured an array of competitions involving live animals. Or as was the case on Saturday, dead chickens.
Most competitions in the Fair's Clover Stornetta Family Farm revolve around the quality of animals being trotted around the arena, but a Saturday competition turned the focus onto the animal owners.
Seven 4H members in the senior division — 14 to 18 years old — and seven in the junior division — 13 and younger — faced off to show who is the most adept observer of poultry.
"They're judged on their judging," said Lenore Ryan, coordinator of the farm area's poultry section.
Their task was to go from station to station, identifying the qualities and flaws of chicken products one would buy in a store.
Five of the stations each featured four plates, ranging from the egg yolks to full chicken carcasses that look ready for the rotisserie.
With the whole chickens, they had to identify any flaws, such as a missing wing tip or a disjointed leg. Each of the four dozen eggs had to be inspected to make sure there were no cracks, that they were cleaned properly, and that the sizes of the eggs matched up. They also had a couple stations of identifying chicken parts.
"These are all the things consumers need to know" when shopping for chicken meat and eggs, said Tony Ryan, one of the directors of the fair's poultry operations. The competitors "have to be able to tell, can you sell this at a store?"
The most challenging station was judging the eight live chickens.
"We're basically required to check to see how well they conform to the breed," said Erin Charlton, 15, of San Rafael.
The competitors were required to pull each chicken out of its cage and inspect it for any flaws. One chicken got away and made a run for the exit, before getting caught by its should-be handler.
The results of the egg and poultry judging are being announced Sunday.
"We'll be nervous until then," McCormick said.
Elsewhere in the farm area Saturday, a more traditional farm animal show focused on dairy goats, each judged before and after being milked.
When evaluating dairy goats, judge Ben Rupchis said he is looking at a goat's body capacity, which is its depth and width, and dairy form, which is openness and angularity,
"It's really that combination of length and angularity, with depth and width, that you're looking for," said Rupchis, who oversees a dairy goat operation in Sonoma County. "The key is traits that contribute to a long, productive life," .
Rupchis judged about 65 goats on Saturday.
Throughout the fair, there have been ribbons handed out for cows, sheep, miniature goats, dogs, guinea pigs, chickens and ducks. A horse show has been running throughout the week, and on Sunday — the last day of the fair — there are sheep dog trials and a pig show.
Not all the animals in the farm area are there to be judged.
A pair of llamas have been hanging out in a canopied corral, doing leisurely things. Three Clydesdale horses and two mules have been the engines of carriage rides. Pig racing is one of the biggest draws of the farm area, along the petting zoo. And then there is Waffles, a 9-month-old miniature donkey who is the first animal people see when entering the farm area.
"He's pretty cute," said Waffles' owner, Megan Sintef, 15, of San Geronimo. "People like cute."
Sintef, who is a member of the Nicasio 4H club, has competed at fairs with other animals, including chickens, but she only brought Waffles for display.
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Thought I'd share the items I've painted for Christmas this year. I've posted them on the Painting forum gallery, but I know some of you don't visit there. Hope they bring a smile to your face. Luvs |
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Sooo very cute! and yes I am still smileing! wish I could paint half as good as you, love the cute faces, and the flowers are just beautiful! wish we lived close and you could give me some hands on, only way for me to learn to paint! sorry I havent gotton over to the painting fourm, didnt get started till late on my christmas crafts, been alot going on this past year, hopefully the new year will bring more time! love all your beautiful painted craft. oddie |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 12:01
Oddie, I always love your painted items. You do a very nice job with them, and come up with the best ideas for things to paint too. I am always my own worst critic, always see things I should have added or that I could have done better. I actually like them better when I look at them much later! Used to be that way when I sewed something too! LOL Gosh, wouldn't it be fun if we lived close and could craft and paint together? I always admire all the things you create. We'd just be a beehive of activity! ;o) Luvs |
- Posted by kudzukween (My Page) on Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 12:11
So beautiful! I wish I could paint, too! Just never got the hang of it :D lol... they're all gorgeous, but I truly love the poinsettias! Kudzu Are you cutting your own shapes, or do you buy them all ready to paint? And I wanna play,too! I'd run away from home for a day and hang out with ya'll and learn stuff! |
- Posted by grandma_bonnie (My Page) on Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 12:43
I so love your painting abilities!!! They are soi simple yet charming - silly question... You ARE signing your work, right? |
They are soooooooo cute... |
- Posted by barb_from_pa (My Page) on Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 19:34
Made ME smile! Good job! Wish I had the knack for painting, but alas, it's not one of my gifts! :) |
- Posted by luvstocraft (My Page) on Sun, Dec 21, 08 at 22:54
You know, I did put my name and the year on the ornaments, but I don't usually sign my items. I just am never sure where to put it and don't want to detract from the project. Glad you all enjoyed seeing them, and I truly believe that if I can paint, anyone can. No special talent here, just the desire and persistence! LOL Luvs |
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What about night stands? And will you need/want the windows to be operable? Our king bed measures 7' wide, so if we wanted windows above/behind the nightstands, I'd put the inside edges 7' 6" or so apart. If the windows were designated egress windows, then I'd go 11' or so apart. Height from floor would follow that same logic. Higher if they'd be behind the nightstands; lower (and taller) if not. |
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Latest Rochester Events News
Thanks For Your Vote!
City Newspaper readers voted and the Rochester Lilac Festival was named #1 Best Local Arts Festival!
Thanks to all our artists whose excellent work made it possible.
Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Park Ave Summer Art Fest Call For Artists
Click here for more info on submitting an application for the Park Ave Summer Art Fest.
Posted on Fri, 12 Dec 2014
Lilac Festival Call For Artists
Click here for more info on submitting an application for the Rochester Lilac Festival.
Posted on Mon, 8 Dec 2014
New album from The Playing for Change Band!
The Playing for Change Band is back and bigger than ever. With their new CD, "Songs Around The World," expect to hear even more familiar voices. From Keith Richards to Sara Bareilles, this CD/DVD combo is pleasing to both the eyes and ears. Click here to see when The Playing for Change Band will be at the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest!
Posted on Mon, 23 Jun 2014
Go V.I.P.!
Help your local Meals on Wheels by hosting a party in our V.I.P. tent at the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest! Click here for more information, or visit our "Group V.I.P." section to learn more!
Posted on Fri, 30 May 2014
Guinness World Record Event
Help Rochester break the World Record for the worlds largest human flower-a lilac! ! Find Out More
Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
More Headliners Announced!
The Rochester Lilac Festival is ready to ROCK with this year's musical lineup. More headliners were released today, and there's sure to be something for everyone. Click here to check out the lineup thus far, and be sure to check back as more will be announced soon!
Posted on Mon, 7 Apr 2014
Goodbye Cold Winter!
Announcing three of the ten featured headliners and a new Center Stage sponsor at the Rochester Lilac Festival
The Rochester Lilac festival is beckoning Mother Nature to bring on the heat with the announcement of CarMax as a presenting sponsor of the Lilac Center Stage, and the release of three headline concerts for the 116th edition, May 9 – May 18, 2014.
"This year, the most important headliner to pay attention to at Center Stage is CarMax" said festival organizer Jeff Springut. "It makes an enormous difference to the kind of talent we are able to present when we have a partner who gets it and steps up like CarMax has."
Richmond, VA based CarMax is the nation's largest retailer of used cars. The company's first store in New York state officially opened in Rochester, N.Y. on March 12, 2014. The store, located at 3600 West Henrietta Road offers low, no haggle prices, a broad selection of CarMax Quality Certified used cars, and superior customer service.
"When we come into a market, we want to support the community and do the right things" said Steven Kesner, Location General Manager of CarMax Rochester, We are thrilled to be a part of the Rochester Lilac Festival and proud to support a world class event."
Confirmed featured concerts announced today include:
• Rusted Root; Thursday, May 15th With eight albums, over three million records sold worldwide and iconic music featured in films such as Ice Age, Twister, and Matilda, it's no wonder Rusted Root's 2013 performance shattered attendance records at the Festival. The live show is a perfect combination of musical intuition, freedom, and virtuosity that leaves an undeniable imprint on all who experience it.
• The Original Wailers; Saturday, May 17th Carrying the torch passed on by Bob Marley himself, The Original Wailers bring the magic and intensity of their powerful, 2013 Grammy nominated 10-piece band together in honor of the history and integrity of Bob's music. Featuring original guitarist Al Anderson and original keyboardist and background singer Tyrone Downie alongside a group of handpicked musicians; The Original Wailers infuse the spirit of Marley with their renditions of his iconic tunes.
• Eddie Money; Sunday, May 18th Since bursting onto the scene with his blue-collar brand of Rock n Roll in 1977, Eddie Money has proven to be a performer with a sound that transcends generations. His self-titled debut album went double platinum and hits like "Baby Hold On" and "Two Tickets to Paradise" remain in hot demand today. In 1986, Money released Can't Hold Back, which featured the classic Grammy-Nominated duet with Ronnie Spector "Take Me Home Tonight".
The remaining ten-day concert lineup and full schedule of events will be released on Monday, April 7th during a 10:00am press conference at the Olmsted Lodge; Monroe County Parks Office Building. For more information visit LilacFestival.com.
About the Rochester Lilac Festival: The only 10-day free festival of its kind in North America, the Rochester Lilac Festival welcomes more than 500,000 visitors annually. Set in Monroe County's famous Highland Park, visitors experience the incredible beauty and intense fragrance of more than 500 varieties of lilacs on 1200 plants. Alongside the largest lilac collection in the United States, visitors enjoy non-stop entertainment, a Craft Beer Garden, a wide variety of foods and one-of-a-kind shopping. Special events inside the Festival include the popular Wine & Chocolate Tasting, Weekend Art & Craft Shows, the televised Lilac Parade, Seniors Day, and the Highland Hospital Lilac 10K and 5K Fun Run. Open 10:30am-8:30pm daily, admission to the Rochester Lilac Festival is free. For more information visit LilacFestival.com
Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2014
Call for Artists!
Only those who are the hands-on makers of their work may participate in the Lilac Festival and Park Ave Art and Craft Show. If you are an artist, craftsperson, or specialty vendor who would like to be considered for participation, please download and return the applying artist application.
Click here for the Lilac Festival application.
Click here for the Park Ave Festival application.
Posted on Wed, 4 Dec 2013
Join the Parade!
Be a part of one of the festival's greatest events! Visit the parade page for more info, or download the Parade Participant Application.
Posted on Wed, 4 Dec 2013
Be a Sponsor!
We're now accepting applications for new sponsors for all of our events. Multiple sponsorship levels available. More info.
Posted on Mon, 18 Nov 2013
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Posted on Mon, 4 Nov 2013
Host The Best Company Picnic Ever!
Bring your team to the most entertaining, stress-free company picnic ever! Pair delicious All-You-Can-Eat BBQ, and a smoking hot entertainment line-up in one of Monroe County's finest parks for a unique company picnic like no other! Click here for more information
Posted on Fri, 7 Jun 2013
Follow Lilac Festival on Facebook
The fastest way to the latest news, announcements and fun pictures is to follow us on Facebook. Click here to connect to the Lilac Festival Fan Page
Posted on Fri, 10 May 2013
Festival Merchandise Available Online!
2012 Park Ave Summer Arts Festival merchandise is available for purchase online. This year's poster and t-shirts were designed by graphic artist and illustrator Amy Margolis. Festival Merchandise Available Online
Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2012
San Francisco Meets New Orleans
Peace, love, and soul come together as Grateful Dead alumni, Bill Kreutzmann joins with George Porter on the stage at Party In The Park Thursday, August 2.
7 Walkers is an electrifying hybrid of classic Bay Area rock and New Orleans funk formed by Bill Kreutzmann, former Grateful Dead drummer who never missed a gig in the Dead's 30-years together, and guitarist/vocalist Papa Mali. They recruited legendary New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr. and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard to joins as well. A majority of the songs on 7 Walkers' self-titled debut album, released in 2010, was co-penned by Papa Mali and longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. They band calls the album an "an open love letter to the city of New Orleans." Among the highlights is track "King Cotton Blues," which features Willie Nelson guesting on vocal and guitar. More Info
Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2012
Win tickets to WILCO
Here's your chance to win a pair of tickets to WILCO, performing at the Highland Bowl in Rochester, NY on Friday, August 3, 2012. The winner will be slected Wednesday August 1, at 3pm so click here now and REGISTER TO WIN or click here for more information on this concert.
Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2012
This weekend at the Highland Bowl
Don't miss this Saturday, July 28 when The Offspring, Our Lady Peace, The Gaslight Anthem and more take over the Highland Bowl for Bonzai. Get your tickets now! More Info
Posted on Mon, 23 Jul 2012
Bonzai at the Highland Bowl
It's almost time for Bonzai! On July 28 The Offspring, Our Lady Peace, The Gaslight Anthem, Eve 6, Walk The Moon and Oberhofer will take over the Highland Bowl. Get your tickets now! More Info
Posted on Tue, 17 Jul 2012
2012 Big Rib Award Winners
The votes were cast and tallied, and we're excited to announce the 2012 Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest award winners. See winners
Posted on Mon, 16 Jul 2012
Big Rib Fest ticket information
Any Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest tickets purchased online Friday, Saturday or Sunday and any will-call tickets can be picked up at the main entrance front gate from the will-call counter. More Info
Posted on Fri, 13 Jul 2012
It's Ribs Week in Rochester!
The 5th annual Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest kicks off Thursday, July 12th at 11:30am at the Highland Park Festival Site and continues through Sunday, July 15th. Free admission daily from 11:30am-3pm, children 12 and under are always free. More info
Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2012
Register To Win BBQ V.I.P.
Download the RochesterEvents.com Mobile App for iPhone and Android and when you get inside-Register To Win V.I.P. Tickets to the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest! Rochester Events organizes concerts and festivals in the Rochester, NY area including Big Rib BBQ and Blues Fest, Party In The Park, the Park Ave Summer Art Fest, the Highland Bowl Concert Series and many additonal special events. This app is your guide to all concerts and festivals and includes: a full listing of all events and key dates; live music lineup with bios, videos, photos and sharing to Twitter and Facebook,-directions & GPS map with key locations; the ever popular SouvenirCam; access to the Rochester Events Facebook page and Twitter stream and links to online ticketing. Click Here to Download the Mobile App for iphone. Click here to downlaod the Mobile App for Android Have Fun!
Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2012
Get Ready for Young the Giant
Hot new rock group Young the Giant will headline Party In The Park Thursday, July 12 with special guest The Apache Relay and 95.1 The BREW Rock Star Rivalry winner Axis Armada. You don't want to miss this show. More Info
Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2012
Special guest added for July 5th concert
Modern Blues guitarist and singer Chris Beard has been added as special guest of headliner Tower of Power for the July 5 Party In The Park concert! More Info
Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2012
Rusted Root Headlines Party In The Park
Rusted Root's 20th anniversary celebration comes to Rochester. The platinum-selling band will play Party In The Park on Thursday, June 21, joined by special guests Balkan Beat Box and Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk. More info.
Posted on Mon, 18 Jun 2012
Big Rib Fest 2012 Musical Lineup Announced
The Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest is set to take over the Highland Park Festival Site July 12-15, 2012
The Festival will celebrate its fifth edition with a tribute that pays homage to the flavors of American cuisine and the soul of American music
The famous Frederick Law Olmsted designed Highland Park in Rochester, NY will frame the backdrop for the biggest-and tastiest Rib Festival in Upstate New York. For four BIG days, July 12 through July 15, 2012, barbecue fans will once again have an opportunity to sample wildly different versions of items they might have thought were always made the same. Whether it's a saucy Kansas City style rib, a Memphis dry rub or the big flavor from deep in the heart of Texas - this festival proves that no two barbeque flavors are created equal. Serving every day from 11:30am through 10:00pm (9:00pm on Sunday), the 2012 Festival will feature the secret recipes and unique preparation styles of five nationally renowned Rib Masters –Porky 'N' Beans, Willingham's World Champion Bar-B-Que, Texas Pit BBQ, Gator BBQ and Unkl Moe's BBQ. Alongside the fantastic food is a musical lineup that pays homage to the impact of blues on American music.
"The Blues are not only the most American of art forms, but the fundamental inspiration for some of the most important artists of our generation," Artistic Director and Festival Producer Jeff Springut said."Stylistically, this year's lineup represents all the various flavors of the Blues, from the Texas guitar and harp driven Blues of Kim Wilson and The Fabulous Thunderbirds to the Kansas City boogie woogie sounds of Kelley Hunt, to gritty Chicago Blues with Shemekia Copeland. We're planning a fifth anniversary celebration that samples every genre of Blues music."
The full four day line-up features a roster of nationally and internationally recognized artists including: The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson, Shemekia Copeland, Carolyn Wonderland, Kelley Hunt, Ana Popovic, Dark Star Orchestra, Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, Joe Beard and the Blues Union, JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, The Voices of Clouds, Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds, JD McPherson, Oli Brown Band, John Cole Blues Band, Steve Grills and the Roadmasters, Funky Blu Roots, Fred Vine and Deborah Magone.
Hours for the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 12-15 11:30am to 10:00pm, and Sunday, July 15, 11:30am to 9:00pm. Admission is free everyday from 11:30am through 3:00pm; $5 after 3:00pm on Thursday and $10 after 3:00pm Friday through Sunday. Kids 12 and under are always free. The Use It. Abuse It. 4-Day Festival Pass is transferrable and provides unlimited access for the four days of the festival at a special price of just $25. Advance admission tickets are on sale now at the House of Guitars, Record Archive and The Bop Shop; online at www.RochesterEvents.com or by calling 1-888-512-SHOW. Click here to view the 2012 Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest Full Concert LineupPosted on Thu, 24 May 2012
Party In The Park Lineup Announced!
Check out the 2012 Party In The Park 2012 lineup announced today! Click Here
Posted on Wed, 9 May 2012
WILCO Tour: Rochester, NY Date Announced
Rochester, NY – Tickets for WILCO go on sale to the public this Saturday, April 14, 2012. Continuing to tour in support of the Grammy-nominated The Whole Love, the acclaimed Chicago sextet will perform a 6:30pm open-air concert on August 3, 2012 at the Highland Bowl.
Tickets for the all ages AUGUST 3, 2012 concert are $44.50 advance, $49.00 day of show and can be purchased online, in person at the Record Archive, or by calling
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco in the mid-1990's. The Whole Love is the third album by the band's current lineup, which solidified in 2004 when guitarist Nels Cline and guitarist/keyboardist Patrick Sansone joined Tweedy, founding bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche and keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen. Together, they released Sky Blue Sky in 2007 and the Grammy-nominated Wilco (The Album) in 2009. Wilco has won Grammy Awards for its 2004 release A Ghost is Born in the Best Alternative Album and Best Recording Package categories. Wilco's Jeff Tweedy won a Grammy award as producer for Mavis Staples 2010 album You Are Not Alone.
Wilco has released 10 studio albums to date, including Mermaid Avenue Volumes 1 & 2, which, in collaboration with British folk singer Billy Bragg, set original music to song lyrics by the truest of American icons, songwriter Woody Guthrie.Posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2012
Park Ave Fest Call For Entries
Applications for the 36th annual Park Ave Summer Art Fest are now being accepted. If you are an artist, musician, exhibitor or food vendor and would like to be at the festival, click here.
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2012
2012 Party In The Park Dates Announced!
Mark your calendars! Summer is just around the corner. We're working hard to bring the biggest and brightest stars to Rochester for the 16th annual Party In The Park kicking off June 7, 2012 for ten weeks. Click here to Join the Fan Base and you'll be the first to know when the lineup is announced!
Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2012
The BBQ & Blues Are Back
Four Big Days of the tastiest, finger lickin', good time BBQ you ever had is BACK at the Highland Park Festival Site from Thursday, July 12 through Sunday, July 15, 2012.
Posted on Thu, 12 Jan 2012
Party In The Park Welcomes 80's Hit Makers the Romantics
It's another good time this Thursday August 11 at Party In The Park as the high energy, power pop of the Romantics takes over. Click Here For A Video Preview
Posted on Tue, 9 Aug 2011
Final Day of Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest
The festival hours for Sunday, August 7 are 10:00am - 5:00pm. Free and expanded parking along with air conditioned shuttle service is available. Click Here For Park Ave Fest Parking/Shuttle/Handicap Access
Posted on Sun, 7 Aug 2011
Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest opens today at 10:00am
Free and expanded parking, shuttle buses also available
(August 6, 2011 – Rochester, NY) Visitors to this weekend's Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest are encouraged to heed temporary parking signs posted on side streets and to take advantage of shuttle buses and additional parking options that will be available this year. Residents and merchants from the Park Avenue neighborhood have placed hundreds of temporary parking signs along side streets in preparation for the 35th annual festival, which will take place on August 6 and 7. The YES YOU CAN and NO YOU CAN'T parking signs are designed to help motorists avoid confusion, ticketing and towing during the festival. To further ease parking woes,non-alternate parking is allowed on some of the streets that run perpendicular to Park Avenue. When in doubt, refer to the posted signs.
Visitors are also encouraged to take advantage of nearby free and paid parking, including several options that are newly available this year. Free parking and shuttle bus service will be available to transport visitors from two designated lots, which are conveniently located at Monroe Square on Monroe Avenue near Union Street and at Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue (enter lot from Elton Street). Shuttle buses will be available to transport visitors from these lots during the festival for $1 per person, round trip. The shuttles run continuously from 9a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. They stop at both festival entrances –Park/Alexander and Park/Culver – and at the festival midpoint of Oxford/East. All shuttles are air-conditioned and liftequipped.There is also limited handicap-only parking in the Parkleigh lot on the corner of Goodman Street and Park Avenue (enter lot from south side of Park Avenue).This year, the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation will be offering off-street parking in its lots at 962 East Avenue between Berkeley and Barrington Streets, just a short walk to the festival. The cost to park is $5 per car.There will also be $5 parking open to festival-goers only (not artists or exhibitors) behind the Talmudical Institute at the corner of Brunswick Street and Park Avenue, one block west of Culver Road (enter lot from south side of Park Avenue). The Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 6, and from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. on Sunday, August 7. For more information, click here
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Get Your AT&T VIP Lounge Access
Be one of the first 50 people to register online and get your upgrade to the AT&T VIP Lounge as Party In The Park welcomes Robert Randolph and the Family Band, special guest Gary Clark Jr. and The Beat Beggars on Thursday, August 4th Click Here To Register
Posted on Mon, 1 Aug 2011
Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest
This first full weekend of August welcomes more than 300 artists from 22 states and Canada and over 200,000 visitors to shop, eat and play along a mile and a quarter portion of the tree lined picturesque Park Avenue neighborhood. A multitude of specialty food vendors add to the delicious flavor already found in the many bistros, cafes and restaurants on Park Avenue. The music begins as the festival opens with more than 32 acts performing on three stages. The Chrysler Park Ave Summer Art Fest runs on Saturday August 6, 10:00 am until 6:00 pm and Sunday August 7, 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. Parking along Park Avenue side streets will be limited, and will be well marked with signs. Festival goers are advised to read the signs to avoid getting a parking ticket or being towed.Free parking lots and shuttles (the cost is $1 per person, round trip) will be available at the Gleason Works lots on Elton Street and Anderson Avenue just north of University Avenue, and at Monroe Square at 259 Monroe Ave. Shuttles will be continuous from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday, Aug. 6 and from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday, Aug. 7. Buses will drop riders off at the entrances on Culver Road and Alexander Street, as well as East Avenue and Oxford Street.New this year is additional off street parking being offered by the Greek Orthodox Church of the Annunciation located at 962 East Ave. between Berkeley and Barrington Streets, just a short walk to the festival. Public parking in the church lots is $5 per car for festival goers.
Posted on Sun, 31 Jul 2011
Party In The Park Rochester
Rochester welcomes Violet Mary, DJ Logic and Big Gigantic tonight at Party In The Park. Gates open at 5:00pm More Info
Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2011
moe. @Party In The Park
It's going to be a busy week at Party In The Park as moe. headlines. We are advising everyone arrive early as we expect more demand on parking. Gates open at 5:00pm
Posted on Mon, 18 Jul 2011
Big Rib Fest Today until 10:00pm
Tonight's headliner is The Felice Brothers and the music leading up is special stuff! Plus-Your Vote Counts! The People's Choice race is within a half dozen votes - ballots accepted through Sunday eve and winner announced during Big Sam's Funky Nation (Sunday evening) Take me to Big Rib Fast Facts
Posted on Sat, 16 Jul 2011
Big Rib Fest Opens Today!
4th annual Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest - Thursday, July 14, 2011 Schedule of Events
6:30am WHAM-TV13 Morning News - Live at Highland Park investigating the secret recipes and inside tips from our Rib Masters
11:00am Rib'-in Cutting Ceremony officially kicks off the
11:30am Lunch is served! Free Admission through 4:00pm
11:00am-3:00pm Join WARM 101.3 FM and Pat Rivers broadcasting live and giving away prizes and surprises!
4:00pm-7:00pm The Big Rib's favorite emcee Dino and Fickle 93.3 FM Radio are hosting the BIGGEST Happy Hour Bash on the planet!
ON the RAM Trucks Main STAGE
5:00pm John Akers kicks off 4 BIG Days with 40 concerts on 2 stages!
6:00pm Teagan and the Tweeds
7:15pm Big Sam's Funky Nation
8:30pm The Good RatsPosted on Thu, 14 Jul 2011
Free BBQ Lunch Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 13, 2011 Doan Dodge is offering a tasty preview of what's coming up at the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest! Everyone is invited to stop out from 11:30am-1:30pm and enjoy a FREE BBQ lunch prepared by the Big Rib's Willingham's Champion Barbecue. Pit Master John Bigalk and his crew will be on site serving up a tasty FREE BBQ lunch menu that includes your choice of slow cooked Memphis dry rub Ribs or tender Pulled Pork Sandwich, choice of Coleslaw or Chips and bottled water!
Join the Big Rib at the Doan Dodge, Chrylser Jeep RAM Superstore, 4470 West Ridge Road in Greece (2 blocks west of Elmgrove) tomorrow!
The Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest kicks of Thursday, July 14, 2011 at the Highland Park Festival Site in Rochester, NY. Admission to the festival is free everyday from 11:30a-4pm, $5 after 4pm on Thursday & Sunday; $10 after 4pm on Friday & Saturday. Children 12 and under are always free. Along with a selection of Rib Masters from across, the festival presents over 30 bands on two stages. Headliners include The Robert Cray Band, The Good Rats, The Felice Brothers, Joe Beard, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Swamp Dogg and more!
Posted on Tue, 12 Jul 2011
Get the Big Rib 4-Day Pass
Welcome to the biggest Rochester Rib Fest ever! The fourth annual rib fest at Highland Park is bigger than ever in 2011 - you'll need more than one day to sample all the styles of BBQ specialties. And, the msuical menu is second to none! Two stages of live music -and thanks to our main stage sponsor RAM Trucks --features names like Robert Cray, The Good Rats, The Felice Borthers, Joes Beard, Revern Peyton and the list goes on and on! All totaled 40 performances over 4 days on two stages! That's why the 4-day pass is such a great deal-and because it is transferrable-you can share the fun times with friends and family without ever missing a beat! The Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest 4-Day Pass is just $20 and YES! You can use it one day and pass it on to a friend the next!
Taking place July 14-17, 2011 at the Highland Park Festival site, the Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest will feature a total of 40 concerts on two stages - the RAM Trucks Main Stage and the brand new Guts and Glory Stage. Hit makers on the RAM Trucks Main Stage include: The Robert Cray Band, The Good Rats, The Felice Brothers, Big Sam's Funky Nation, joe Beard and more! The Guts & Glory Stage will highlight some of the finest solo & duo entertainers from the area including Hayden Ford, Mike McCay, Teagan & Lou, Mike Brown and Geoff Sanders! Ina ddition to the live music, grilling greats from across the country will spend four days in Rochester armed with secret family recipes, slow cooked ribs and a truckload of trophies to prove their BBQ is the best! Joining the national ribber competition this year is Cowboys BBQ and Rib Company, Porky 'N' Beans, Willingham's World Champion BBQ, Texas Pit BBQ and Gator BBQ. Hours for the Big Rib BBQ Fest are Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 14-16 11:30am to 10:00pm, and Sunday, July 17, 11:30 to 9:00pm. Lunchtime admission will be FREE until 4:00pm and $5 after 4:00pm on Thursday and Sunday, $10 on Friday and Saturday. Kids 12 and under are free. Tickets can be purchased online at The Great House of Guitars, Record Archive and The Bop Shop. Close-in parking will be available adjacent to Highland Park for only $5. The Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest is made possible through the support of corporate sponsors including: RAM Trucks, RICOH, Staybridge Suites, The Strathallan Hotel, Molson Canadian, Miller Lite, Barefoot Wine & Bubbly, The Great House of Guitars, and Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks.
Posted on Thu, 7 Jul 2011
Your Playground for Live Music & BBQ
The BIGGEST rib festival to ever to hit Rochester is back at the Highland Park Festival Site! Taking place from July 14-17, 2011 the festival features two stages of live music including hit makers like The Robert Cray Band, The Good Rats, The Felice Brothers and more!
Posted on Sat, 18 Jun 2011
Party In The Park Opens This Thursday!
Los Lonely Boys kicks off the 15th edition of everyone's favorite summer concert series Party In The Park! When this band of brothers take the stage-there's no choice but to dance. The Texican trio Los Lonely Boys - brothers Henry, JoJo and Ringo Garza - have achieved multi-platinum album sales, a Grammy Award (their monster hit 'Heaven' won Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 2005), and widespread acclaim from critics, fans and musicians.
The 2011 Party In The Park season- featuring ten-weeks of almost free concerts ($2 facility charge)- kicks off at 5:00pm, on Thursday June 16, 2011 with the goove-heavy Roc Star Rivalry The Filthy McNasty's. The party keeps on rolling with The Stone Foxes - a blues rock band out of San Francisco that is tearing up the festival scene.
For directions, parking and more information click here
Posted on Mon, 13 Jun 2011
Congrats to Week #1 RocStar Rivalry Winners
Now entering their fifth year, The Filthy McNastys continue to deliver their unmistakable sound to enthusiastic crowds across New York State. With a new rhythm section and a new album in the works, The Filthy McNastys take to the road in summer, 2011 to show the rest of the country what has made them upstate NY's premiere original blues band. A truly original band, it wasn't hard for The Filthy McNastys to stand out amongst the "Emo" bands and cover acts dominating the local music scene. Soon, The Filthy McNastys were releasing their first album --2009's "Last Stand"-- and could be found opening for big names, packing large halls and setting festival stages ablaze with their fiery brand of rock and blues.
Connecting with crowds of all ages and bringing everyone to the dance floor are priorities for these boys. The blue-collar appeal and groove-heavy nature of songs such as "Hell Camino" and "Honey On Tap" signal The Filthy McNastys' arrival. Troy L. Smith of Insider Magazine says The Filthy McNastys "blend the simplicities of raw folk and the sexiness of 60's blues-rock with relative ease…"
To find out more about The Filthy McNastys, please visit: www.thefilthymcnastys.com www.kaoticrecording.com
Posted on Tue, 24 May 2011
Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest
The 4th annual Big Rib BBQ & Blues Fest is set to take over the Highland Park Festival Site July 14-17, 2011! Join the Rib Masters you've come to know and love along with two new selections! There's also a second stage of live music! Stay tuned for the release of the full line up on June 16th.
Posted on Thu, 19 May 2011
37 Days Till Party in the Park!
RochesterEvents.com events kick-off with the annual Party in the Park at the Riverside Festival Site this year on June 16! Stay tuned to find out the lineup and all the juicy details of good food, great drinks and CRAZY amazing bands to come!
For inside information make sure to join our e-mail list! Also stay up to date with the latest information and interact with other loyal fans via our social media calendar, Facebook (www.facebook.com/RocEvents) and Twitter (@RocEvents)!
2011 is going to the biggest and best year yet so make sure to come out and enjoy all RochesterEvents.com events!
Posted on Mon, 9 May 2011
Park Ave Fest Updates!
All entertainer applicants will be notified in the coming weeks if they have or have not been selected to be a part of the 2011 Park Ave Summer Art Fest. There was a huge applicant pool this year with great local talent from across the country.
Artist applicants do have until April 30th, do remember it is a juried artshow and to get in your information as soon as possible.
Posted on Wed, 23 Mar 2011
Deadlines Approaching!
As the snow melts and RochesterEvents.com gets things heated up for summer, deadlines are quickly approaching. Make sure to check the deadlines for any positions for which you are applying for to be a part of RochesterEvents.com and our events this summer!
Interns - March 20
Entertinament Park Ave Fest - March 22
Artists Park Ave Fest - March 22, late deadline April 30
Posted on Thu, 10 Mar 2011
Internships Still Available!
Three internships are available for the 2011 season and each one addresses different parts of the special events and hospitality industries. The Springut Group offers a comfortable atmosphere to grow in knowledge and skills as well as really get a chance to get involved with the several events that the Springut Group offers. For more information on potential internships email firstname.lastname@example.com. Why spend your summer in a part-time job when you could be meeting stars, making friends and jumpstarting your experience in a career of your dreams?! The Springut Group provides the perfect opportunity to expand your knowledge and horizons in a comfortable environment where learning is encouraged and fun is a must!
Posted on Wed, 23 Feb 2011
Attention Park Ave Entertainer Applicants!
The application process is open until March 22nd! You will not hear back regarding if you are or are not in the festival until after this date! Thank you for your patience and looking forwarding to hearing all the great music!
Posted on Wed, 16 Feb 2011
So much great Rochester talent!
Apply online at www.rochesterevents.com/parkavefest/login.php! Make sure you select entertainer application! Upload your mp3s directly to you application. You have until March 22nd to get in your music! Apply earlier for a better chance at being a part of the 35th Annual Park Ave Summer Art Fest! With any questions please email email@example.com.
Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2011
Attention Park Ave Entertainment Applicants!
Visit http://www.rochesterevents.com/festivals-events/park-ave-fest/applying-entertainers to get more information about performing in the 2011 Park Ave Fest. If you have any questions please direct them to the office at (585) 473-4482 or by email to email@example.com.
Playing at Park Ave Fest is always a rewarding experience that allows your music to reach thousands of audience members across the Greater Rochester Area.
2010 Park Ave Fest performer Micah said "
all around [Park Ave Fest] was a great experience, being there and playing...my first time. There's a great walk-up crowd that comes to listen. Everyone was friendly and seemed genuine about listening to my musi." Have your chance to be head and apply today!
Posted on Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Get Connected!
RocEvents isn't just keeping up with you on our fabulous website. We can be your online friend too! "Like" us on facebook @ Rochester Events and follow us on twitter @RocEvents! If you have any great suggestions for hot spots, sounds or special events - let us know! Keepin Rochester Roc'in!
Posted on Fri, 10 Dec 2010
Ticket Outlet Added!
The Bop Shop at 274 N. Goodman Street in the Village Gate is now also selling tickets to the Dec. 3 Evening with Rickie Lee Jones! No service charge when purchasing tickets in-store! Get yours today!
What a better gift for the holidays than an early December concert? Keep it hot as the weather cools off with this Roc'in show!
Posted on Mon, 22 Nov 2010


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I want to start this week off by saying that Brook Lopez not making the All-Star team is some bullcrap. With that off my chest, below are this week's suggestions of players to pluck from the waiver wire. Two of them are repeats from last week because y'all just aren't listening. Help me, help you!
Tiago Splitter, C, San Antonio Spurs (36% owned in Yahoo! leagues)
I've always been a big fan of Tiago Splitter, who is on a solid run of eight straight games putting double figures in the scoring column while shooting 70.6 percent from the floor. That shiz cray! In the past week (four games), he averaged 17.0 points and 8.8 boards in 32 minutes. As a starter this season (23 games), which he has been for the past month, Splitter is averaging 11.5 points, 59.5 FG% (7.3 FGA), 76.2 FT% (3.7 FTA), 6.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, a steal and block in a mere 27 minutes. Things are looking up for the Brazilian, so add him if you have a roster spot in all leagues.
Carlos Delfino, SG/SF, Houston Rockets (29%)
Delfino is probably the easiest add amongst this group because he's been getting consistent minutes (about 25) since the beginning of the season. He's having a very good January (13 games), averaging 12.8 points on 45.0 percent shooting from the floor and 80.0 percent from the stripe, 2.8 treys, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 dimes and 1.2 steals in 27 minutes. If he's available in your league and you like across the board contributions, breathe easy adding Delfino.
Tyler Zeller, PF/C, Cleveland Cavaliers (24%)
Since Anderson Varejao is out of the season and the Cavs pretty much stink, Zeller is going to get a lot of playing time. In the past week (two games), he averaged 9.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 rejections. But he also shot 36.4 percent from the field while chucking up 11.0 shots per. The offense will come in time, but the thing to like about Zeller is how active he is and how that translates to board and block production. He has a high basketball IQ and will figure it out. If you have a need for rebounds and swats, grab him in any sized league.
Earl Clark, SF/PF, Los Angeles Lakers (22%)
Things must be really bad in Lala Land when Clark is averaging 37 minutes a game, which he's done in the past week (three games). He's kept up with his solid play from earlier this month and in the past week, averaged a double-double (12.3 points and 10.3 rebounds) while shooting 47.2 percent from the floor while taking a dozen shots. Wait, Kobe is allowing his teammates to get double-digit shot attempts? Anyway, as long as Clark keeps starting and/or getting starter minutes, he's kind of convinced me and should be added in standard leagues. And if Pau Gasol does get traded, you'll reap the benefits with this add now.
Jimmy Butler, SG/SF, Chicago Bulls (6%)
Now, I'm not saying that Butler needs to be an instant add, but he should be on the radar in deep leagues. He's filled in admirably for an injured Luol Deng. In the past week (four games), he averaged 14.8 points on 45.2 percent shooting from the deck (10.5 FGA) and 95.0 percent from the freebie line (5.0 FTA), 7.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals. Deng looks to be out tonight, but will naturally come back at some point. If anything, Butler put himself on the radar for more PT.
Dante Cunningham, PF, Minnesota Timberwolves (5%)
Cunningham is an interesting deep-league add because while his shooting kind of stinks (36.8 percent in seven games as a starter this season and 39.5 percent in 11 January games), he's at least getting his shots up (10.9 FGA as a starter and 10.4 FGA in January). As a starter, he's averaging 8.4 points and 9.0 points in January. A shot falls here and there, the points go up. Last week (two games), Cunningham shot 59.1 percent from the floor (11.0 FGA) and averaged 13.5 points. See what I mean? And the 29 minutes per game is solid … until Kevin Love comes back that is.
And the Answer Is: Josh Whitling
Josh is one of the happier dudes that the NBA is coming back to Seattle. He writes over at The Worldwide Leader, ESPN. 'Nuff said. Follow the man on Twitter.
TBJ: How important are advanced metrics in fantasy basketball?
Whitling: Fantasy hoops is all about statistics – very specific and traditional statistics– which measure a player's fantasy value. But when a player's stats are anomalous compared to his career norms, if he's overperforming or underperforming, it is beneficial to use advanced statistics to help explain what shows up in the box score. Based on these, we can make inferences about what to expect from the player going forward.
Field goal percentage is one of the basic statistics most easily-analyzed by using more specific, advanced shooting stats. Hoopdata.com is the Mecca for breaking down player shooting, because it tells us where players are shooting from the floor, how often, and how effectively they're converting. Knowing if a player is getting his points at the rim or on long two-pointers helps assess the validity of his field goal percentage.
Let's examine a player whose shooting is discrepant from his career averages to see if we can glean some insight about why, as well as what to expect in the future based on advanced statistics:
Ty Lawson: He had an average draft position of 19.2 in ESPN leagues after finishing 19th on the player rater last season, largely due to his 48.8 percent shooting from the floor and 82.4 percent from the stripe. But this season his field goal percentage has dropped to 42.3 percent, the primary reason he's fallen to 73rd on the player rater, especially considering his assists and steals are actually up. Taking a look at a breakdown of his shooting statistics draws a clear picture of what's awry with Lawson.
Lawson is once again shooting over 60 percent at the rim, and actually taking more shots inside than last season, typically a positive sign for field goal percentage. But his jumper is askew across the board – he's shooting 21.9 percent worse from 3-9 feet, 16.8 percent worse from 10-16 feet, 7.0 percent worse from 16-23 feet and 2.1 percent worse from beyond the arc. His true shooting has dropped to 49.7 percent this despite being near 60 in each of his previous seasons, so I'd expect that to regress back toward his career mean. In Lawson's case, his jumper was broken for the first month or so, but he's already improving, and usually a player's jump-shooting statistics inch toward their career norms as the season progresses. Furthermore, most of his troubles have been on short and mid-range jumpers between 3-16 feet, which should self-correct more naturally than long twos or 3-pointers. Thus, advanced shooting stats indicate Lawson is a nice buy low, as evidenced by his already-improved shooting in January. He's at 47.3 percent from the field and ranks 48th on the 15-day player rater.
As far as other advanced stats are concerned, plus/minus rankings for individual players as well as 5-man units (available on 82games.com) can be indicative of playing time moving forward for more marginal players. Per-48 minute stats help us here, too, as does player efficiency rating. Of course, there are certain factors that can't be quantified statistically – a player's age, conditioning, off-court issues, relationship with coach, compatibility with teammates – which also affect player statistics, and I monitor these issues by reading material by writers close to the team to get insight. When it comes down to it, though, there's almost always a reason statistical outliers exist, and oftentimes the deeper, more advanced statistics provide the best explanation as to why.
Number of Team Games in Week 14 (1/28-2/3)
Four Games: CHI, DET, GSW, LAL, MIL, NOR, ORL, SAC, TOR, UTA, WAS
Three Games: BKN, BOS, CHA, CLE, DAL, DEN, HOU, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIN, NYK, PHI, PHO, POR
Two Games: ATL, OKC, SAS
Dennis Velasco is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association and can be followed on Twitter (@dv140). Feel free tweet him with your fantasy hoops questions.


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It's been a busy day with the kids today, so not much opportunity for many shots. Took the kids into town today, partly so Josh could exchange his DS for a 3DS, but also grabbed some bits for next week. Both Josh and Tilly were back at Swimming club this evening so whilst sat with Tilly I took this shot of a tennis ball an played with it through pixlr o magic on the iPhone!
#41 – iPhone in iPad in Photo Self Portrait
Well, sincere thanks to Guy for suggesting this composition of taking the 'picture in picture' concept one stage further! So here we have a picture in a picture in a picture! It took me a while to get it right, and it's still a bit rough around the edges. However, without a remote for my camera and some decent lighting, this was never going to be easy! So without the necessary tools to make this easier I turned to PhotoShop and put that to work to create the shot correctly.
This is actually three images layered together, one of my, one of the iPhone and another of the iPad. The hardest part was putting it all together in a way which looks realistic!
Any more suggestions for shots, then leave a comment and I will see what I can do! Actually, it nice to have some direction or suggestions, so please feel free to suggest some.
#31 – Not quite feeling all there today
Ever get that feeling that things are happening without you? First day back into it after last week's travels and feeling pretty below-par health-wise today. Thought that this composition seemed ideal for today. It also gave me a chance to test out a few methods inside Photoshop to create a levitation effect.
XMPie Marketing Console for iPhone
Once again my good friend and colleague Tim Perrett has gone and done it again. XMPie stupidly allowed him to 'have a play' for a few days with the XMPIe APIs and the uber-geek that he is has come out with another world's first – the iPhone application for XMPie's Marketing Console! A while back in 2008 Tim was also the first person to write an iPhone application (again using the XMPie APIs) to interact with and control a remote XMPie uProduce server. That post you can see here.
For those that might not know or appreciate what the Marketing Console is:
XMPie uProduce Marketing Console is revolutionizing the way marketers track and control cross-media one-to-one communication campaigns. uProduce Marketing Console is the industry's first Web-based tracking and reporting tool that monitors each phase of a multi-channel, one-to-one marketing campaign including print, e-mail and the Web.
Its open system also allows for the easy integration of third party data. Marketing service providers and print providers can view the results and revise campaign tactics or update customer information on the fly, helping improve response rates and overall campaign effectiveness.
The XMPie uProduce Marketing Console provides sophisticated real-time tools for measuring the success of a marketing campaign, based on campaign variables (ADOR
Objects), Cross Media events and actions.
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So effectively the Marketing Console allows you real-time access to all your cross media campaigh results and metrics. Who visited their RURL? Which worked better email or print? Did I get more responses from those that saw personalised images opposed to static? Narvarna for many marketing professional. Traditionally the Marketing Console is a web-based application as you can see from the screen-shot to the top-right.
What Tim has done (in my simpistic way) […]


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This Just In
May 21, 2010
Backseat DS: What About the Giro?
Our backseat director breaks down a tumultuous first-half of the Giro d'Italia. There's been a lot going on domestically lately: the Tour of California's in full swing and Floyd Landis turned the cycling world upside down with his recent admissions and accusations.
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May 5, 2010
Backseat Director Sportif: Top 10 Giro d'Italia Teams
BMC's Cadel Evans and Cervelo's Carlos Sastre top a competitive—and wide open field—for the 2010 Giro d'Italia. By Whit Yost, the Backseat DS Cadel Evans beats Alberto Contador to the line at Fleche-Wallonne.
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Agudath Achim Synagogue will be holding their annual fundraiser the Nearly New Sale during the following dates:
Monday, October 29th, from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 30th, from 11:00 am until 1:30 pm ($1 per item)
And from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm ($10/bag Night)
Wednesday, October 31st from 9:00 am until 10:00 am ($10/bag Day)
The Nearly New sale has vintage and nearly new designer clothing for Men, Women and Children, linens and books.
If your organization can help us to promote this event, we would be very appreciative. The items in this sale are very inexpensive for the less fortunate families in the area. Please help us to let everyone know that we have this service available to the general public.
In addition to providing clothing and linens to our community, the synagogue also works with organizations such as the Veteran's Home, Gates Foundation Shoe & Boot Drive and often Relay for Life teams. We donate remaining books to the local libraries. Not one piece of clothing goes to waste. When the sale is over, we donate the remaining clothing to other organizations including sending children's clothing to third world countries with the help of HASD's Jean Sinal. This sale provides families in the area with an opportunity to furnish their families with clothing for the year for $10 on bag days. The bags are 39 gallon trash bags and can be filled to the top!!!
The proceeds from this sale go toward basic maintenance of the synagogue. The synagogue is located at 1306 Seventeenth Street, Altoona, PA 16601. For more information call me at 932-3520.