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Kind of agree about hopkins but would like to see him at brno first to see what he does against bautista. Elias? Not for me and surely RdP has proven himself as inconsistent as simo? Karel, showing good results and has certainly proved himself somewhat, if I was main man at honda I'd certainly try and get him on the lcr or gresini team but maybe not factory spec in the first year on the honda.
can't wait to see what marquez will be able to do, along with redding and smith. But maybe I confuse the issue regarding rookies, is it they can ride a factory spec bike in a satellite team or do they have to have a satellite spec bike also in the first year?


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All the amenities and dog beach is right below
This was a great find, being dog friendly and having the dog beach right below the property!!
The grounds were nice and well maintained. They had a poop bag station with bags. The rooms were clean, large and had a refrigerator. The staff was friendly and informative, The pet fee was reasonable ($25 for the whole stay).
Great Place
This was our fourth time staying at the Seacrest. This time we stayed in a ocean view queen suite. The view was fantastic! The room was clean and quite large. The bed was comfortable, so no complaints. We had a room on the bottom, and to be able to sit out on a small patio and just take in the ocean was great. The chairs on the patio were very nice and very comfortable too. The staff that we interact with, are all very friendly and nice and always ready to help in any way they can. The pool and hot tub areas are always scrupulously clean. The grounds are very nicely landscaped and clean. The beach access is at the back of the property, and recently redone with new stairs. It's not so bad going down, but coming up for an older person like me, well I really wouldn't want to do it very many times. We went with our 10 year old grandson who lives with us, and he had a great time as usual. We usually walk into town via the beach. It's only about a mile, so an easy walk. If you want to stay on pavement, you can just walk into town without going up or down the stairs. This time when we left, my grandson left behind three books, I called the hotel and spoke with front desk personnel, housekeeping had turned them in, so they said they could send them to me, (of course I paid the shipping, but I was prepared to do that anyway! They shouldn't have to pay for our mistake.) They called me the same night to let me know that they had been shipped! I will go back and stay again. My only wish is that they might have some beach chairs that you could rent, I really don't like taking a lot of stuff and I would gladly pay to rent some chairs to sit in on the beach. So until the next time, happy travels!
Fantastic ambience and right on the beach
Everything about this hotel is perfect! The location, right on the beach, the breath taking views particularly as the sun goes down and the staff who go out of their way to make sure guests are happy. There is no restaurant but two very good ones within a 10 minute walk and numerous more within a 5 minute drive. There is a breakfast room with a very comprehensive complimentary selection provided which can be taken outside on the terrace overlooking the pool. Parking is free and security is good with access to individual floors only achieved with a keycard. The hotel is very close to a fashion outlet with all the big designer labels and is just a 10 minute drive away. Bring a spare suitcase because you will not believe the prices.
Absolute Gem! Amazing location & people
What a pleasant experience. This is one of the absolute best hotels on the shore we've ever stayed in. The cliffs overlook the ocean, the amenities, the people, the service deserved an absolute A+. Superb courtyard, with a large pool and two hot tubs overlooking the Pacific ocean from a 100ft cliff height, with almost like a private, secluded beach at the bottom. Excellent selection of on-site services, from fast internet to great breakfast, coffee & teas at all times. Front desk people are very knowledgeable, extremely helpful and accommodating. We had an absolute blast and promise solemnly we will be back.
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Love this hotel! We have stayed here on several occasions. It makes you feel like you are in Hawaii. The ocean, the pool, the hot tubs, and the view! The rooms are very clean, nicely decorated, the bed is comfortable. There is fresh coffee available all day long and fresh baked cookies every afternoon. Can't wait to go back again. Dining tip: In Hotel If you are traveling with your family, the hotel has a wonderful area for barbecuing. You can bring your own food to prepare and save on restaurant expenses.
Great Experience
What can I say? We loved this place. The beach was beautiful, the room was nice & clean and the staff went out of their way to make sure our stay was enjoyable. Anytime we saw a staff member, they asked if there was anything they could do for us. They left us with a great feeling about this hotel and we would highly recommend it to anyone.
Spring Break at the Seacrest
Great hotel and great service. We stay every year and wouldn't stay anywhere else. It has everything you ever wanted for family or just a couple. The views are breathtaking. My grandkids love this place and so do I.
Our home away from home!
TripAdvisor 5 out of 5 stars
My family and I visit Pismo several times a year. We almost always stay at the Seacrest as long as there is vacancy. Every room is worth the price. Beautiful views, wonderful staff, beautifully updated rooms, very clean, and awesome amenities. I highly recommend this hotel to everyone I know. We can't wait to come back this month!
Who needs Hawaii?
Yeah, who needs Hawaii? The Seacrest OceanFront Hotel made our stay in Pismo beach way, way better than the vacation we had in Hawaii. We'll definitely go back to Seacrest OceanFront Hotel. In fact, we'll go back before the school opens in August. I would really recommend this hotel especially for families; it's a quiet hotel on the beach----it would be such a very good and relaxing break or vacation for famlies.
Fab retro hotel with great ocean views!
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
I think Pismo Beach is a lovely spot on the Pacific and an easy drive from both San Francisco and LA area. It's the oldest hotel in the city - according to the maintenance guy - here since 1962 but has been completely retrofitted. Rooms are great with fridge and microwave and they all seem to have a patio or balcony - many looking at the Pacific. The rooms are big too with free water. Included breakfast. Lots of restaurants and bards close by and an outlet mall. Going through on a quick business trip but would love longer!


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The University of Chicago, one of the nation's preeminent institutions of higher education, seeks its next Director and University Librarian. Reporting to the Provost, the Director will lead one of the nation's most prestigious research libraries.
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On the heels of yesterday's announcement that the NCAA would end its licensing agreement with EA Sports – which is set to expire in June of next year – EA has assured fans that its NCAA college football game franchise will live on – even if it doesn't have "NCAA" in its title.
"This is simple: EA Sports will continue to develop and publish college football games, but we will no longer include the NCAA names and marks," said Wilson, executive vice president of EA Sports. "Our relationship with the Collegiate Licensing Company is strong and we are already working on a new game for next-generation consoles which will launch next year and feature the college teams, leagues and all the innovation fans expect from EA Sports."
EA still has a licensing deal with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) that gives them the rights to use team names, uniforms, colors, mascots, stadiums and related items for all the colleges and universities featured in the game. EA is prevented from negotiating an exclusive licensing contract with the CLC – part of the terms of a 2012 settlement for an antitrust lawsuit regarding its football franchises.
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Lambsquarters for supper
It is getting ready to go to seed. Chenopodium album is what we're talking about here. The grain that everyone has been eating lately - Quinoa - is Chenopodium quinoa, so they are both in the same family (Cheno podium = Goose foot). I'm really hoping to remember to ask that a row or two not get mowed because it would be interesting to gather some of the seeds and see if they are much like quinoa. Who knows? It might be even tastier (and way cheaper).
The corn didn't fare very well this year. The stalks were stunted, barely up to my shoulders, and the ears were small. There might have been a moment there when the kernels were perfectly tender and ripe, but we sure missed it and went right to tough. Even the deer and the groundhogs ignore it.
Even so, I went up to the field today to gather a few cups of lambsquarters and a couple ears of the corn to try out in an "impossible pie." I know, I know... lazy. Who cares? I needed to clear some stuff out of the fridge and seriously love how easy these things are. I'm sure there are simple directions for making an equivalent baking mixture using whole grains - and I should look it up.
I dragged out the last of the older dozen eggs, some shredded cheese that I couldn't believe was still fresh, sliced ham with tomorrow as the "sell by" date, and set to work. I cut the corn off the ears and de-stemmed the lambsquarters. Then I added:
3/4 c Bisquick
3 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
1 c shredded cheddar
the ham, chopped
After mixing it all together in the giant mixing bowl, a 10" pie pan was buttered and filled with the mixture. It sat for a few minutes until the oven reached 375 degrees.
At that point, I noticed leaf tips sticking out and didn't want them to get crisped, so covered them with about 1/4 c (additional) cheese.
Bake 35 minutes, cool for 10, and eat.
This would be great with chopped onion, broccoli, and tomatoes. It is such a versatile recipe.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
V.G.T.. Maryanne in Manheim
As you come up the driveway, a small raised bed holds a patch of Old Man Artemesia surrounded by snap dragons. Maryanne found this (now fogged) glass ball that seemed to fit in with the gray colors.
One of the big structures to the left - toward the shop is a big pergola that you may recognize from a few years ago when we featured it in the magazine covered with gourds. In the front, we use it for a support for our tomato plants.
And in the back half, it is now a grape arbor:
Just next to the chicken house is a bed of asparagus. It supplied us with fresh spears for over a month this spring. Now it adds some extra cover for the small birds.
There are a number of small raised beds along side the asparagus, this one hosts Bob's cabbage. He made an experimental batch of sauerkraut last yeah with a few heads of cabbage and it was so successful he decided to grow a batch more this year!
On the way across the yard toward the house, on the left is a weeping cherry which is beautiful for that short blooming time in the spring, but underneath it is planted a bunch of stargazer lilies that are just one of the most beautiful, extravagant sights of the year. These are just a few of them.
One of the latest additions to our yard is my new herb garden. We always had them planted here and there throughout the yard and after he cut down an old ornamental crab apple tree, Bob suggested we replace it with a fenced in area with raised beds close to the kitchen door.... Agreeing was easy to that one! It's just getting started here. The fuller herbs are in the bed that is farther away. You can see the comfrey in between the beds - that was there before. There are patio tomatoes growing on the fence to the right but I don't think you can see them.
Just outside the fence is a little place where we always had some miniature roses and iris. I tucked in 3 different kinds of salvias - pineapple, back and blue and bog sage. We'll see how they turn out. That rusty old lantern is something we used to sell at our shop way back when and I still love the way it looks!
On the way into the patio, there is a plant of echinaea - the petals always look droopy, so I assume that is the variety. It is planted lext to a post that supports autumn clematis which will be blooming in its froth of white come late summer.
The back of the house is brick paved and my husband and son built the little pavilion years ago. The wysteria has taken it over, but the shade is so welcome in the summer! It is a lovely spot.
Finally, I took a picture of this, just because I liked the look of it, but a day or so ago, I was showing it to my husband when we noticed a little chipmunk climbing all around it and then disappearing into the little cave it makes with a wooden step to the right. It's his house! We LOVE chipmunks around here, so we were enchanted.
There's much more, but the day I was taking pictures, these are the things that caught my eye.
Hurricane Irene is barreling up the coast today, so I will attempt to get my pictures before noon. Otherwise, I'll just have a really good excuse for the messy gardens. Hmmmm.... what to do?
After that, we'll be working in earnest towards our final issue in our first decade of publication!
V.G.T. - North to Betsy's Place in MI
I thought we'd cool off a little bit and head north. This summer there just aren't too many places in the US that aren't baking, but we've found a couple of them, and we'll visit them over the next few posts!
I can't really tell you how long ago I came to know Betsy Stevens. She's one of those people who it feels like has just always been there. One of the biggest benefits of being the publisher of The Essential Herbal magazine is getting to know some really wonderful people who wouldn't have come my way otherwise. I am grateful for that on a daily basis.
Betsy and her family live on a 1/3 acre lot in a mid-20th century sub-division in mid-Michigan. From the following pictures, you'll think she lives in the middle of the wilderness.
Let's see what we have here. First, a lovely stand of Culvers root.There's boneset growing...Is there anything prettier than echinacea and daisies growing together? So carefree and lush.
The elderberries are forming and there is some coloration beginning. It won't be long before time for elderberry pie, jelly, tincture, syrup, drying and freezing.
Here is Betsy's interpretation of permaculture - herbs instead of ornamentals. Each of us can do a bit of permaculture wherever we are, and every bit helps. We can't all be living in intentional communities off the grid, so we make our peace in our own gardens.
Beetles love the Queen of the Prairie.The marshmallow is very happy growing by the compost.Mint for many things - especially Mojitos!The motherwort is in bloom...This is the stage we use for tincturing or to dry. We want those flowers!
Here is the path to the garden shed.... and the side view of the path to the garden shed.Pennyroyal in bloom.In the days of old, people planted pennyroyal in their dooryards to discourage fleas from getting into the house.
St John's wort volunteered under Betsy's elderberry bush.In some parts of the country SJW is considered invasive. My own personal experience is that it migrates around my property, and one year will be almost explosive followed by a year with very few blooms.
Wow! Isn't it amazing that 1/3 of an acre feels so much like we just took a walk through a country garden?
Stay tuned, we'll be going to Washington state and Maine in the next week or so, and I'm hoping that we get a few more from other subscribers. All I need is a few pictures and off we go!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
In Love With Lavender
In Love With Lavender
by Gale LaScala
If you're lucky, your lavender is now in glorious bloom. You have different shades of purple; from the munsteads to the dark purple hidcote (my new favorite). For some strange reason, I have TONS of lavender. It grows everywhere. It spreads all over and pops up in strange places--a crack in the driveway or a a patch of gravel. I started with a few plants in the front yard and now it's everywhere. I'm surprised because I live in a harsh winter climate in the hills of Western MA and lavender usually doesn't do well here. Lavender luck? I guess so because I don't do anything special, I don't ever cut it back; I tried that once and I'll never do it again. I don't pamper it. I don't even cover it with mulch in the winter to protect it. Hmm, I sound like I'm a terrible gardener. I just let it do it's own thing. Yes, some of the orginal plants from 15 years ago are woody, but every year they keep producing amazing flowers. I digress.
I really wanted to write about how much I love lavender and how often I use it. Historically, it has been used since the ancient Egyptians, who used it as a healing balm and in mummification. I've even read what when the tomb of King Tut was opened, the smell of lavender was still present. The Greeks and Romans used it in soaps and as a perfume. In Elizabethan times, it was used in laundry and a laundress was known as a "lavendre." Queen Elizabeth 1st suffered from migraines and drank several cups a day of lavender tea for relief. Even in WW1 it was used to disinfect wounds. This common strewing herb has wonderful medicinal properties. Good for headaches, burns, wounds, scrapes, stings, nervous exhaustion, colic, lice, insect bites, etc., it can be used as a tea, tincture, oil or salve. It's a wonderful relaxant too. Who hasn't sniffed a lavender sachet and let out an "Ahhhhhh."
Did I mention that it's edible too? I love to cook with it. Add it to a cake or cookie recipe. It makes a delicious lemonade too. Let's not neglect it's magickal properties. Aligned with Mercury and the element of Air, it brings purification and peace. A few times a year I like to go through my home and bless it with a simple protection "spell." A little lavender essential oil in water with salt dabbed on the windows and doors, nothing too fancy. Maybe a little chant such as:
"Element of Air,
Herb of love,
Protect and purify
From above."
"Herb of Magick,
Herb of peace,
Love and protection
Is now increased."
If nothing else, it will make your home smell great.
So, lovely lavendula officinalis, I sing your praise. You protect and clean my home, you make my lotions, creams and shampoos delightful and you taste delicious. Who doesn't love you?
Lavender Lemonade
1 cup organic sugar
1/4 cup fresh (or 1 Tbs. dried) lavender buds
1 cup fresh lemon juice, strained
ice cubes
lavender sprigs for garnish
Combine sugar with 2 1/2 cups of water in a medium pan.
Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add lavender,
cover and let steep at least 20 minutes. Strain. Pour into
glass pitcher, add lemon juice and another 2 cups of water.
Stir well. Pour into tall glasses, half filled with ice cubes,
garnish with lavender sprigs.
Lavender Pound Cake
2 Tbs. lavender buds (fresh is best)
2 1/2 cups organic sugar
3 sticks softened butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
5 eggs
3 cups flour
3/4 cup sour cream
preheat oven to 350, grease and flour a bundt pan.
Whirl lavender and 1/2 cup sugar in a spice grinder.
Sift if neccessary. Mix butter, remaining sugar, lavender
vanilla, salt, in large bowl. Mix until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time.
Add flour then sour cream. Pour into pan and bake 50-60 minutes.
You can make this even more beautiful by decorating it with
sugared edible flowers like violets or lilacs.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Virtual Garden Tour - Michele in TN
Look! The 'mater sandwiches can't be too far off. With peppers right behind them.This one is called a "Garden Peach Tomato". Wonder what that's like...
I visited Michele's farm many years ago, and it was then a delicious meadow carved out of a deciduous woodland, with that soil that comes from such a place (and she does know how to build a good soil, too). I marveled at the pineapple sages that towered over me and the various plants that grew so well but were tender perennials to me. And of course there are some plants that are hardy just about everywhere - like this coneflower... This container gardening looks interesting, though.
For instance, I've lost 2 patches of French Tarragon to marauding weeds. Here, Michele has it safely tucked into it's own pot.Now this is an idea that I really love! This is a tea barrel, containing lemon balm, lemon verbena, and lemon grass. To make a delicious pot of lemon flavored herb tea, simply browse this barrel. One could add some lemon thyme and basil, as well! Maybe something like chamomile and lemon balm with a trellis for passionflower? That would work up north where the passionflower is mostly an annual. Ohh... are those little pineapple sage plants I see in front?
Not sure where we're going next. Can we come to your garden?
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Virtual Garden Tour - The Bronx with Rosanne
This is another oasis in the city. Once again, amidst the hub-bub and noise, one can pass through the gate and get lost in the quiet, relaxing dream that once lived only inside Roe's mind. Now it is a reality.
Imagine if you will, rising at dawn to water and work with your beloved plants, and then return indoors to tinker with and blend essential oils and make product during the day, perhaps returning to the garden in the evening. Isn't that idyllic? Now I know that reality isn't quite that delicious (because my own life looks pretty idyllic too), but still...
So let's wander around a little bit.
Atlas balances a heavy load while watching over geraniums and calendula. I love the statuary in Roe's garden. It speaks to her spirituality as well as her heritage and ancestry.
A brilliantly colorful patch of Asiatic lilies bloom, seemingly for the joy of the Goddess Flora, who gazes lovingly at them from the edge of the pergola.
The pergola was finished in 2009, and a large table is in the center. All of it was built to Roe's vision. It is a place in which she spends a lot of time and loves to entertain. Who wouldn't? It's lovely! Still in the city, yet removed. I am really loving these gardens that carve a place out for themselves amid very NON-garden areas.
A little bit of tropical in a lush hibiscus....This year there will be berries on the elderberries that are planted along the fence. Next year she's going to have more berries than she knows what to do with!I bet the birds love to bathe in the bowl held aloft by this garden girl figure, and as people walk near the garden on the sidewalk, they probably catch a whiff of the brilliant blossoms within. Be sure to visit her website for scrumptious rare and precious essential oils - as well as the ones we use everyday.
We'll be off to Tennessee in a few days. If you are a subscriber of The Essential Herbal Magazine, please consider sharing your garden with us! In a few weeks I will be showing just how bad a garden can get because of the weather or neglect (I have a good excuse this year, not that it matters). I usually only show close-ups of blossoms, and crop out the mess, but I'm about ready to unveil the horror that is my garden. Don't be shy! We are ALL struggling with the hot/dry/cold/wet weather this year.
What does excessive heat sound like?
About a year ago I remember writing that I could almost tell the time of day by listening to the sounds outside. As it turns out, if the temperature goes into three digits, all bets are off. It is darn near eerie out there!
As I slid the door open and walked into the furnace, the first thing I noticed was that there was no happy buzzing coming from the anise hyssop and bee balm patch beside the porch. Silence. The chipmunk that almost always hangs around the front door and has no fear of me was no where to be seen.
There is no birdsong. All the small animals must be sleeping somewhere in the shade or underground. Nothing is moving.
There is no traffic. Granted, traffic to me might mean a car going by every 15 or 20 minutes, but nobody is going anywhere. The farmers are not working the fields. The crops are too stressed and fragile right now.
The silence was broken by a single rooster crowing from my sister's house and a peacock calling from over a mile away. From the house on the corner that is full of kids, I heard a little girl laughing. I walk under the deck to turn on the hose and water the persimmon tree. The grass beneath my feet crunches like cellophane.
There is normally a lot of air traffic over the house, but recreational vehicles of the sky seem to be grounded - perhaps because nobody wants to go anywhere.
I didn't know excessive heat had a sound, but it does. It is silence.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Virtual Garden Tour - Laura in Manhattan
Laura Daniel takes us to the rooftop garden of her high-rise home. The view is amazing, and includes the East River as well as miles and miles of the city.Flowers and foliage are artistically planted into built-in raised planters that match benches and furniture that welcome those looking to relax.
The contrast of beautiful, healthy plants and the big city just seems to make the plants all the more delightful.Tomatoes are staked and form a green wall next to a cozy bench.Layered raised beds hold all kinds of culinary herbs.In the background, there is a vine being trained between the large beige poles, and many herbs grow surprisingly well.The lushness of the plants tell of the great care that they receive. Someone spends a great amount of time in this garden. I wonder if that vine is some sort of bean or if it will be a moonflower or morning glory.Tomatoes will soon be turning red.Luscious, lustrous eggplants ripen and will soon be someone's dinner.Fennel and other culinary herbs growing.These gardens leave me wondering about the person who so lovingly tends them and so generously shares them with all of the neighbors.
There are probably several hundred people living in the building under the garden, but there doesn't seem to be any concern that anyone will take too much of any of the herbs.
Laura often finds interesting and unexpected things as she rushes around the city going from auditions to performances to rehearsals and back again. She writes about them on her blog.
Thanks for the visit, Laura. I wonder where we will visiting next!


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Members of the Missoula City Council spent their Columbus Day meeting with members of the Salish-Pend d'Oreille culture committee to discuss the possibility of incorporating the native language onto signs across Missoula.
The city of Missoula may soon be seeing new signs with what could be an unfamiliar language to some.
City council members and Salish-Pend d'Oreille culture committee members are discussing adding the native language on new road signs in Missoula as part of an ongoing effort between the two groups to work together.
In late 2012 the city of Missoula passed a resolution formally recognizing government to government relations between the city and the tribe. Both sides seem to agree that it's been helpful in setting up this meeting, and the potential for more things in the future.
"The potential for something like this I think is great," said Tony Incashola, the director of the Salish and Pend d'Oreille culture committee. He believes there's great educational value in working with the city council to add native language to these signs.
"By putting up signs, it will get people to realize and understand where they live and what's beneath all the concrete and the history that's in that area."
The project would contain multiple types of signs, including educational information on specific sites or land as well as signs with the native language of various landmarks or places in Missoula.
While it's still early on in the developmental stages, Incashola is confident that they can complete the project, and hopes that these signs and this project is a gateway to future endeavors with the city of Missoula.
"Thinking in terms of the same direction, I think when you do that, you get a better understanding of each other and not only that, but you get better support."


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Friday News, April 25
Organizers Plan Gehlen Catholic Fundraiser Ball
(Le Mars) -- Go for the Gold. That's the theme for this year's Gehlen Catholic Fundraiser Ball scheduled for Saturday evening at the Le Mars Convention Center. Co-cordinator, Mike Herbst says the idea was formed following the winter olympics.
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The decor of the formal ball depicts columns, and statues, which have a feel for the first Olympics held in Greece. Andy Woerdehoff, the other co-chair for the event, wouldn't offer a specific goal as to the total amount of money that is hoped to be raised, only to say attendees of the annual event will have an enjoyable evening, and they fully expect supporters of Gehlen Catholic school will be generous.
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Woerdehoff says several items have been donated for this year's auction and silent auction, including vacation destinations, and a quilt made from various Gehlen Catholic t-shirts. He says there are plenty of items to appeal to the sports fan.
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Mike Herbst details the evening's agenda and program.
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Herbst says Lisa Niebuhr will show a video program highlighting many of Gehlen Catholics achievements from this past school year. Following the auction and the presentation of the money raised, then comes two levels of entertainment.
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Moisman Says She Barely Saw Deputy Secretary Of State Perform Any Duties
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A former aide says Secretary of State Matt Schultz kept paying his chief deputy a $126,000 annual salary for months while only requiring him to show up four days per week, sometimes very briefly.
State Auditor Mary Mosiman said Thursday that she was present when Schultz directed Jim Gibbons to report to the office four days weekly to help out as needed. At the time, Mosiman was a deputy to Schultz.
She says Gibbons sometimes swiped his badge at the Lucas Building, and stayed briefly before leaving. She says Gibbons consulted with her periodically, but that it wasn't clear what his duties were.
Emails released by Schultz's office show Gibbons conducted virtually no state business by email during his final seven months of employment after learning his job was eliminated.
GOP Senate Candidates Square Off During Television Debate
JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) - The five Republicans seeking Iowa's U.S. Senate nomination have met to debate at Iowa Public Television's studios near Des Moines.
College professor Sam Clovis of Sioux City, state Senator Joni Ernst of Red Oak, retired business executive Mark Jacobs of West Des Moines, businessman Scott Schaben of Urbandale, and former U.S. attorney Matt Whitaker of Clive all participated in Thursday night's 90-minute live broadcast.
It's the first statewide televised debate for the candidates, who are vying to win 35 percent of the vote in the June 3rd primary. If no candidate meets the threshold, a party convention will decide the nomination.
The Republican nominee will face U.S. Representative Bruce Braley of Waterloo, the only Democrat seeking the seat held by retiring five-term Democratic Senator Tom Harkin.
State Legislature Passes Biofuels Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A bill to extend tax credits for renewable fuels has been sent to Governor Terry Branstad.
The bill originally extended renewable fuel tax credits for ethanol and biodiesel in the state to January 2nd, 2020 but the House amended it to 2018. The Senate on Thursday accepted the amendment voting 48-0 to send the bill to the governor.
The bill also increases the tax credit for E15, a fuel with 15 percent corn-based ethanol. This tax credit would go up in the summer from 3 cents per gallon to 10 cents per gallon.
Biobutanol, an advanced biofuel, is added to the definition of renewable fuels.
Senator Robert Hogg, a Cedar Rapids Democrat, says the bill maintains Iowa as a leader in renewable fuels.
Lawmakers Pass Bill Declaring Coaches As School Employees For Sexual Assault Cases
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Legislature has sent a bill to Governor Terry Branstad that adds coaches to a state law prohibiting sexual relationships between students and teachers, administrators, and other licensed professionals.
The bill, which passed the House Wednesday and the Senate Thursday, fixes a problem arising from an April 11th Iowa Supreme Court ruling that found school coaches cannot be convicted of sexual exploitation of a school employee because they are not considered school employees under definition of Iowa law.
Branstad called on the Legislature to take quick action.
The court ruling overturned the conviction of a former Bloomfield basketball coach who had sex with a 16-year-old girl on his team.
Democratic Senator Rob Hogg says the bill should send a strong message that coaches can't have sex with students.
Branstad Signs Bill Into Law Dealing With Minors Involved With Prostitution
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Governor Terry Branstad has signed a bill into law that is meant to crack down on prostitution and pimping including minors.
The bill signed into law Thursday removes offenses from the records of anyone previously convicted of prostitution as a minor, and it increases the penalty for pimping involving a minor. The new law establishes an additional fine for offenders of such human trafficking, to go toward a victim fund.
The measure was approved overwhelming in the state House and Senate.
Iowa Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Senate has passed a bill legalizing the use of a form of marijuana to treat chronic epilepsy.
The measure, passed 36 to 12, goes to the House.
It allows the medical use of oil derived from the cannabis plant as a last-resort treatment for seizures caused by a chronic form of epilepsy.
The oil cannot be smoked and doesn't create a high. It would have to be obtained in another state that produces it.
A written recommendation from a neurologist would be required. Patients and caregivers must acquire a registration card through Iowa's Department of Public Health.
Some Senators emotionally credited mothers of children with epilepsy who lobbied lawmakers with changing their minds.
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Scott Twp. tries to combat sewer odor, chairman steps down
SCOTT TWP. - The Scott Twp. Sewer and Water Authority will test various pump stations throughout the township in response to odor complaints from residents over the past year.
Chairman Mike Grant said they've tried various remedies for the odor coming from the stations - specifically station No. 8 near a residential area off Green Grove Road - such as charcoal canisters, fans and perforated underground tubes, but nothing has completely eliminated the stench.
He said the authority will use a smoke test to spot leaks and start researching chemicals that can be added to reduce the smell. They are looking into various other possibilities and suggestions, too, including adding a layer of peat moss over the pump areas.
Vice Chairman Stanley Stracham said the problem needs to be addressed immediately.
"We have to do something to eliminate the odor. Period," he said.
Near the end of the meeting, Mr. Grant announced he is stepping down as chairman of the sewer authority, citing a busy work schedule that didn't allow him the time needed to address daily business for the sewer authority. Mr. Stracham said he would step in and run meetings until the authority appoints a new chairman.
Members unanimously approved an amendment to an earlier interest rate resolution to change delinquent sewer bill interest rates from 1.5 percent a month to 10 percent a year.
At a hearing before the meeting, the sewer authority voted to shut off water service to Calvert Labs, who owes more than $12,000 in unpaid bills to the authority, if the group doesn't pay by May 31.
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VIA Contributors
Behind every VIA article there's an intrepid reporter risking sunburn on an exotic Tahitian cruise, indigestion on San Francisco's best food tours, and over-exfoliation in the West Coast's most relaxing spas. These are the men and women who lived to tell the tale.
Jon Steinberg
Unfortunately for writer Jon Steinberg, the Healthy Highways guidebook wasn't yet available when he and his girlfriend drove from San Francisco to New York City last fall. "It definitely would have come in handy along those fast-food-only stretches of I-80," he says. The former editor at Diablo Magazine has written about travel, food, and health issues for Backpacker, Alternative Medicine, the Village Voice, and Timeout New York. He is currently an associate editor at Time Inc. Custom Publishing.


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Posted by David | Posted in Appliances and Cars, Energy Efficiency | Posted on 04-12-2012
Tags: clothesline, Energy, energy efficiency', heat, kaundromat, laundry, wash, washing machine, water
Doing the laundry is a part of life. We have to wear clothes and we have to keep them clean. Even if you are one of those people who will wear a pair of jeans multiple days, it will need to be washed eventually. According to the EPA the average family washes about 300 loads of laundry per year. In our endless struggle to reduce the nation's energy use we will today turn to that never-ending chore. As I see it, there are three ways to cut back on energy use when it comes to washing your clothes.
Laundry for less energy
- Clothes Line: Instead of using the dryer every time you wash your clothes, consider a clothesline while the weather is nice. It is entirely free and it gives you and excuse to step outside during your chores. This will save you about $45 with an electric dryer and $150 if you own a gas dryer.
- Wash with Cold Water: Instead of washing your clothes with hot water, consider the savings with cold water washing. As it turns out, heating the water accounts for 90% of the energy used in the washing cycle. By using warm water you can cut this cost in half, and by using cold water you can drastically increase the savings.
- Laundromat: Try going to the laundromat instead of washing at home. Commercial washers and dryers are much more efficient than home units, and it won't increase your energy bill a dime. Bring a book with you and let the hum of the units put your mind at ease.
Every Penny Counts
I know these strategies don't seem like they save all that much money. I know 40 bucks a year to hang a clothesline doesn't seem worth it, but this is a compounding process. Combine these savings with all the cuts to your heating bills, to energy efficient lights, to Energy Star appliances and suddenly you are saving a lot more money every month. There's no need to spend so much on your energy bills, with a little know-how and presence of mind, it can be easily done.


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Six Huskies Earn All-Academic Honors
Vaccher and Whitney earned first-team honors.
Huskies Post Highest Regional Score in Years, Fall to OU and Stanford
Senior Lauren Rogers will compete in the All-Around at Nationals.
GymDawgs Set Off For Oklahoma
Washington's dreams of making NCAA Nationals this year will be determined by Saturday's meet.
GymDawgs Hang On To Win Session One
Lauren Rogers set a career-high in the AA with a 39.425.
GymDawgs Post Their Best Score In Modern Scoring Era
It was a historic night for the GymDawgs in Alaska Airlines Arena.
Huskies seeking trip to nationals.
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2013 (Junior): First-Team All-Pac-12 Academic ... advanced to NCAA Nationals as an alternate in the AA with a new career-high of 39.275 ... posted a 9.825 on bars, beam and floor and a 9.800 on vault ... set a season-high in the AA at Pac-12 Championships with a 39.225 ... posted scores of 9.8+ on vault, beam and floor ... won her first beam title of the season in the home finale tying two teammates with a 9.850 ... competed in the AA and tied for fourth ... tied for fifth on bars at OSU with a 9.850 ... had a 9.825 on beam and also competed in the AA ... finished second on beam tying a season-high of 9.825 at ASU ... placed third on floor and fifth on vault ... won her third floor title of the season tying a career-high with a 9.925 as the Huskies tied No. 6 Utah ... also posted season-high's on vault (9.875) and beam (9.825) ... was the top Husky scorer on floor at UCLA with a 9.850 to tie for fourth ... also competed on vault and beam ... won the floor vs. Arizona with a 9.900 ... also competed on vault and beam ... won the floor at the Metroplex Challenge with a career-best 9.925 ... posted a 9.800 on vault and also competed on beam ... tied for second on beam in the home opener ... posted a solid 9.825 on vault ... in the season-opener at Minnesota posted a career-best 9.825 on the floor to finish third at the meet ... was the only Husky to compete in the all-around, winning the title with a 38.850 ... had a 9.700 on vault, 9.750 on beam and went first on bars ... seniors named her "Most Likely to Win the Lottery But Lose the Ticket."
2012 (Sophomore): Advanced to NCAA Nationals for the second-straight year in the all-around by placing fourth at the Regionals with a 39.250 ... finished 20th in her session of the all-around at Nationals ... became the first Husky to ever win an NCAA Regional title on vault with a career-best 9.925 ... had a season-best at Regionals on floor of 9.750 ... posted a 9.875 on beam at Pac-12s and a 9.850 twice on bars, the last time at Cal on March 18 ... won two vault titles on the year, at Regionals and at Arizona on Feb. 24 with a 9.850 ... earned second-team All-Pac-12 Academic ... the top Husky finisher in the all-around in Regionals ... the top Husky finisher at Pac-12s on beam ... was named team MVP.
2011 (Freshman): Won the "Heart of a Champion" award as picked by the coaches ... named Gohuskies.com Student-Athlete of the Week on April 13 ... competed in the all-around in nine meets, the vault, bars and beam in all 12 and the floor in 11 ... advanced to the NCAA Championships in the all-around tying for 19th with a score of 39.075 ... at NCAAs placed fourth-best out of all freshmen in the all-around, just missing out of earning All-American honors (top 16) .... it was also the best score by a Husky in the all-around at NCAA Championships since Lauren Riesenman also scored a 39.075 in 1999 .... Vaccher became the second Husky under current head coach Bowers to make NCAA's in the all-around as a freshman, along with former Husky Haley Bogart ... she tied a career-high on floor with a 9.800 ... in her session, she finished ninth in the all-around, tied for 27th on vault (9.800), tied for 28th on bars (9.775), tied for 23rd on beam (9.700) and tied for 22nd on floor (9.800) ... finished second in the all-around at the NCAA Normal Regional to earned the automatic berth to the NCAAs with a 39.250 ... at Regionals set new career-highs on the vault (9.850), floor (9.800) and the all-around and led the team on the vault, beam (9.775), floor and all-around ... won three event titles on the year, the all-around vs. Cal on Feb. 19 with a 38.925 and vs. Air Force/SPU on March 11 with a 39.025 ... won the bars at ASU on Feb. 18 with a 9.875, a career-high and finished third in the all-around with a 38.925 ... tied for the Husky lead in her first-ever collegiate meet on the beam at the Pac-10 Showcase on Jan. 9 with a 9.725 ... competed in the all-around for the first time in the Quad Meet on Jan. 15 posting a 38.625 to finish second ... finished tied for third on the bars vs. Cal with a 9.775 ... tied for third on the vault at SPU on Feb. 4 with a 9.750 ... placed second at the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational at Oregon State on Feb. 25 in the all-around with a 39.025 ... finished second in the all-around vs. Michigan State on March 4 with a score of 38.925 ... tied for fifth at the Pac-10 Championships with teammate Amanda Cline on vault with a career-best 9.850 ... tied for second on beam at the meet with a career-high 9.900 ... was the top Husky finisher in the all-around, placing eighth with a 39.050.
High School/Club
Attended Desert Mountain High School ... competed for Desert Devils Gymnastics with current Husky teammate Meg Whitney ... the 2010 Arizona JO Gymnast of the Year ... 2010 Arizona most outstanding level 10 ... Junior Olympic national team member in 2010 ... finished first in the beam and third in the all-around at the 2010 level 10 nationals ... won all four events and the all-around at the 2010 Arizona state meet and the Region 1 regional meet ... in 2009, won the bars, beam, floor and all-round at the Arizona state meet, finished first on beam and third in the all-around at the Region 1 meet and was 14th in the all-around at the level 10 nationals ... in 2008, finished sixth on the beam at the level 10 nationals ... in 2007, won the floor at the level 9 westerns.
Aliza Elyse Vaccher was born in Eugene, Ore. ... she moved to Arizona when she was 16 ... her parents are Joe and Lauri Vaccher ... mother, Lauri competed in gymnastics at Indiana State ... hobbies include baking and hanging out with friends ... when she was little she admired Kerri Strug for her courage ... chose to attend UW because it felt like home and she loves the coaching staff, the campus, the team and the city.
Coach Bowers on Aliza
"What can I say about Aliza? She has always been a strong all-arounder. If anything, she is even stronger right now on every single event. She is getting mentally tougher on every event too."
|9.925 at NCAA Regionals (March 17, 2012)
|9.875 at ASU (Feb. 18, 2011)
|9.900 at Pac-10 Championships (March 19, 2011)
|Floor Exercise
|9.925, 2x, last vs. Utah (Feb. 15, 2013)
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|39.275 at NCAA Regionals (April 6, 2013)
Getting to Know Aliza
Favorite color: Pink
"If I were an animal, I would be..." A dog
Biggest celebrity crush: Jesse Williams
Favorite song: "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
Guilty pleasure: $8 Essie nail polish
Favorite restaurant in Seattle: Portage Bay
Best part of being a Husky: The team!
Favorite hang-out in Seattle Magnuson Park
"If I could be awesome at any other sport, it would be..." Beach volleyball
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite sport to watch: Gymnastics
I couldn't live without... Peanut butter
Favorite thing to do in your spare time: Relax at home and paint my nails
"Store where I'd like to spend a $10,000 gift card..." Lululemon
Favorite food: Salad


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Saving money on your car loan can be tricky, especially because it can be difficult to negotiate with your lender to lower your monthly payment. For many people, paying each month on a vehicle that they were able to afford in better times but that is now too expensive can force them to make sacrifices they otherwise wouldn't make. Fortunately, refinancing a car loan can allow a person or family to save money on their vehicle without giving up their mode of transportation.
Rising values on used cars combined with historic low rates on car loans have made now a great time to consider refinancing a car. While this a relatively small part of the consumer finance market, it is one that is predicted to grow a lot as more people look to save money on their bills and plan to keep their vehicles longer.
In general, car loan refinancing can save a person or family money in two different ways. First, refinancing an auto loan will give a consumer a lower interest rate. This will lower the total amount of interest paid over the life of the loan. Secondly, it stretches out the period of time over which a person will make payments on their vehicle.
Lowering an interest rate is a good idea for just about everyone, not just people who have trouble paying their bills every month. By lowering your interest rate through an auto loan refinancing, the amount the consumer pays each month in interest charges will be reduced. Depending on how the new loan is set up, a person is able to either pay more towards the principal every month, or make a lower monthly payment.
In addition to saving money from a lower interest rate, a person or family can also save money each month by stretching out the payment term on their loan. For example, a person with two years left on their present auto loan may choose a five year payback term on their refinancing. This means that he or she will be paying a bank the money they would have spent over two years over a period of five years. When combined with a lower interest rate, this could potentially lower a person or family's monthly payment by more than half.
In order to be a good candidate for refinancing, there should be some equity on the vehicle. Of course, a good credit score and a history of on-time car payments also helps. Fortunately, many banks are willing to overlook some or all of these factors in order to earn business from new customers.


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Boy, there are some talented kids in Mitchell.
Last week's 2014 Mitchell High School show choir dinner theater, at the Corn Palace, was the final chance to see Friend de Coup in action — and to support the group, since ticket sales were a fundraiser. It was also the celebration of the 30th anniversary of show choir in Mitchell, which meant students performed this year's competition set, as well as competition sets from years past. (It obviously wouldn't be a show choir night without at least one "Grease" song.)
Master of ceremonies Mel Olson sprinkled in humor, heart and a healthy dose of history — fitting, since he is a history teacher — noting that back when show choir started, it pre-dated many other Mitchell fine arts establishments, including the Area Community Theatre.
I went on Saturday, the final night of the performance, and was blown away. It was fun to watch. My personal favorite was the impressive cover of "Free Bird," by Lynyrd Skynyrd. MHS' show choir is more than just flashy costumes and spot-on vocals: there are some kids who could, and should, easily pursue careers in instrumental music.
My second favorite moment was the end, after all the seniors were recognized and it seemed like it was really starting to hit the kids that this was their last performance of the year — the last performance of ever, for some. After the performance, all the kids stood in a circle, arms around each other, and sang "Friends," a 1987 Michael W. Smith song extolling the virtues of true friendship. You could hear the sniffles, whimpers and full-blown sobs from across the Corn Palace floor as they sang the song, which brought up a fair amount of nostalgia for me, too. It was a touching scene. And, it's no wonder they're so good by the time they're seniors — they're already great as Middle School students, as evidenced by Maximum Velocity's performance on Saturday night.
Kudos to all the students involved, and to the parents, staff and school faculty who made it possible.


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With 7.5 seconds left in the first half, and the Portland Trail blazers leading the Denver Nuggets by sixteen points, Ty Lawson takes the inbounds and streaks down the court. As he blurs to the rim, Lawson leans into Damian Lillard and flips his head back to further sell the contact. The whistle blows, and just like that, Lillard picks up his third foul.
Last season, a third foul may have forced Lillard to become more passive on defense so as to avoid further foul trouble. Yet on Friday, as the third quarter started and the Nuggets immediately attacked him by forcing him to chase Randy Foye around screens, Lillard's aggressive demeanor remained unchanged.
It was a welcome sight for Portland head coach Terry Stotts, who praised Lillard's defensive effort after the game.
"[Lillard] didn't back down and didn't back off the challenge of guarding a guy even with [foul trouble]. I thought that stretch [in the third quarter] in particular was impressive."
Despite a decorated rookie season, Lillard still needed to improve his defense.
Lillard attributes part of his defensive struggles as a rookie to what was then a relatively limited vocabulary. It thus became vital for Lillard to expand his NBA vocabulary , to learn the different terminologies of every team so as to no longer be caught unaware.
"Being a rookie, there's a lot you don't know coming into the league and it's easy for some offenses to take advantage of your lack of knowledge." Lillard said.
For example, last season, when Lillard found himself matched up on defense with a bigger guard on defense, the offense would call out "punch" or "drop" and try to throw the ball down low to the guard and exploit the mis-match.
"Last year, I didn't know the call," Lillard said. "Now I do, [and I know] to try to force my man out a little bit on the catch. [That way] I can use my lateral quickness and get up under him to make him shoot a jumper, instead of him bodying me on the block."
Playing in the Western Conference, Lillard has the unenviable task of guarding the league's premier point guards, from Tony Parker to Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook to Mike Conley, Steph Curry to Ricky Rubio.
"It's tough when you're so involved offensively and [with] my position being the toughest to guard night in and out," Lillard said. "You're playing off pick and rolls and guarding them for an entire season, so it's tough mentally to do it over and over."
LIllard knows that for him to become a great player, and for the Trail Blazers to become a great team, he needs to be a better defender.
"It comes to fighting over pick and rolls, pursuing plays and not just stopping on pick and rolls and letting guys keep going. It comes down to effort, [to] listening for plays and knowing what's coming so I can be a step ahead," Lillard said. "It's having more of a desire to compete on that end of a floor."


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PRESS RELEASE: New Sony E Mount Lenses – 20 2.8 and new 18-200 Power Zoom
Sony Expands Lens Lineup for α E-Mount Camera System with New Wide-Angle and Telephoto Models
New 20mm f/2.8 "pancake" lens and Video-friendly 18-200mm f/3.5 – f/6.3 "Power Zoom" lens extend creative possibilities
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 22, 2013 – Sony is expanding its popular E-mount camera system with the addition of two new lenses compatible with all α E-Mount cameras and semi-professional camcorders.
New 20mm F2.8 'pancake' wide angle lens (model SEL20F28)
When mounted on any Sony α E-Mount camera, the sharp new SEL20F28 "pancake" lens creates an exceptionally versatile, portable package ideal for a broad range of everyday shooting opportunities ranging from interiors to landscapes, street photography, casual snapshots and more.
The new lens features an ultra-slim design approximately 20mm from lens front to back, and with its wide angle of view (30mm on 35mm equivalent) and bright F2.8 aperture, it produces excellent contrast, resolution and clarity across the frame for both still image and full HD video shooting.
New 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS Powered Telephoto Zoom Lens (model SELP18200)
Originally offered only as a kit lens for the new NEX-VG30 camcorder introduced this past fall, the new SELP18200 powered telephoto zoom lens will now be available for purchase as a stand-alone lens.
Designed for serious videographers, the high-quality lens offers a generous 11x magnification range and whisper-quiet power zoom mechanics, focusing and aperture operation. This allows for smooth cinematic transitions when adjusting zoom level or manual settings during shooting. It features a comfortably positioned zoom lever that works with a switch on the lens barrel, allowing zoom speed to be selected in three different steps – from slow, beautiful shifts in perspective to dramatic crash-zoom effects. Zoom can also be controlled directly from compatible NEX-VG900, NEX-VG30 and NEX-FS700 (requires firmware update) video cameras.
The new lens also has built-in Optical SteadyShot™, which cuts the effects of camera shake and minimizes camera blur while shooting handheld at slower shutter speeds. Additionally, Active Mode further enhances stabilization at the wide end of the 11x zoom range ensuring smooth, stable footage even if the shooter is in motion.
While the new SELP18200 lens is optimized for video, it's also a flexible choice for shooting still photography – from expansive landscapes to high impact close-ups of wildlife or athletes – with Sony's α E-Mount range of interchangeable lens still cameras.
Sony α E-mount lens family expansion
These new models expand the Sony E-mount family to 13 native E-mount lenses plus two converters, covering virtually any shooting situation for photographers and videographers alike. Spanning ultra-wide angle, powerful telezoom, macro and fast, bright primes, the range includes premium optics by Sony and Carl Zeiss, and offers refined performance and easy handling throughout the line.
Pricing and Availability
The new E 20mm F2.8 (SEL20F28) wide-angle prime lens will be available this April for about $350.
The new E PZ18-200mm F3.5-6.3 OSS (SELP18200) motorized telezoom lens will be available this March for about $1200.
The Sony α family of cameras, camcorders, lenses and accessories can be purchased at Sony retail stores, online at www.store.sony.com and at all other authorized retailers throughout the Sony dealer network.
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For video the 18-200 power zoom would be great for me! Just too bad the cost is pretty high….
Doesn't equate to a 28mm or a 35mm. Another "almost right" lens for the "almost right" system.
$1200 for a slow zoom (albeit power one) – yuck! The 20/2.8 is indeed nicely compact, but a bit odd focal length. Anyhow – any new lens for NEX is good news. Sony – keep them coming.
Thanks Steve,
Thanks for this review, I use Fuji system and just received e-mail from Fuji Film distributor that a New Lens "XF14mm F2.8R" is available now. Will appriciate if you can review this lens if possible.
As per distributor there are few important features of this lens, as follows.
1. Distortion Free
2. Minimum shooting distance : 18cm
3. Aperture Ring Installed
4. AF MF Shifting Ring Installed
5. Depth of Field Indicator installed
Anyone know why Panasonic was able to crank out an f/1.7 20mm pancake over three years ago for Micro Four Thirds, while this 20mm pancake from Sony and Fuji's upcoming 27mm pancake can only manage an f/2.8?
Am I missing something here?
….. because the m4/3 has a smaller sensor size than APS-C? and so a f1.7 lens to cover a m4/3 sensor is smaller than a f1.7 lens to cover a APS-C sensor, plus larger aperture lenses requires tighter tolerances to get better image quality and therefore a higher price
Well yah, I agree these lens announcements are nothing special. Especially the zoom lens. But I guess Sony were pressured by all the poor reviews to make an alternative to their 16mm 2.8, despite Sigma already making a good 19mm.
This is fun. gearheads here are just like gearheads inany hobby. Or in some of our cases professions.
My point simply was consumer electronic-centric companies use dumbed down words like "bright" to describe in simplistic term that would darn near embarrass anyone that knows better.
Can u you see BMW copy that reads "rocket-like" or "bitchin'!"
No intent to besmirch the fine name of Sony.
And let's not remember Trinitron or Betamax. Okay?
And Press Releases are as American as Madison Avenue!
A a 3rd iteration of a zoom lens with f6.3 at the long end AND a lens at only 3.5 times the price of an almost identically specced competitor? All on the same day?! Sony is spoiling us!
I cannot wait for the NEX 3N which I'm sure will be an expression and embodiment of all the technological leaps and bounds in photo technology that human-kind has achieved since August 2012!!
Well the power zoom is mainly for video due to the electronic zoom which is great for the fs100, fs700, vg10/vg20/vg30, vg900 and maybe for the NEX 6 (which i use for video). But yeah it it friggen expensive!
Get over it guys, Sony are making some of the best cameras for the money in the last year or two, so they deserve all the attention that Steve is giving them. They are also not afraid of innovation and experimentation, unlike Canon and others.
Uptight whiners…
wow what a fantasy!
Wide Pankake …
Tamron has made a copy of the 18-200 that was already there …
I have to wait for a Samyang tele prime?
or continue to use my 100 2.8 olympus om?
sony alarm clock! you need to buy shares of olympus?
In your dreams, mate! Nobody is going to "give" you anything, least of all Sony…
Calm down mates! It is logical, every company that gives the world a revolutionary product, grabs our attention. Apple's iPhone and strategic choices after iPhone made the world fuss about Apple in a good way, simply because they had done the right thing. Sony has this time done the right thing with the RX1, so the hype around Sony is somewhat justified. Let's hope that this firm will continue to surprise us in a good way by realizing that, as things are, its flagship model right now is not the a99 but the RX1, and will give its customers the expected evolution (that means an affordable price and a built-in EVF).
I certainly think a comparison with the Sigma 19mm would be very helpfu.
many sony hater on here when steve sharing some new info about new sony lens. what's wrong with that? if you don't like that you all should make review site with your own like
Good news :)
And there were many Leica articles too, dont worry guys, its still photography ;)
All of sudden many many Sony articles……
Maybe, because Sony makes pretty good cameras…:)
Interesting, though the bar is high for the 20mm wiht the stellar Sigma 19mm which can be had at about 50% of the price of the new Sony pancake.
is this site becoming a sony propaganda machine all of a sudden,sony made good walkmans and tv boxes..
And now, in the last few years, they turned into the most innovative camera company. I agree its kind of crazy.
What probably helped was getting all those Minolta engineers and giving them a budget for the first time since the 70s
Ah. But you have to be like water. Flow with the current and not against it. This site is going with what is current in photography. If Sony is in, like NEX series or if Nikon is in, like 1 series, than just go with the flow and enjoy it. This site covers all walks of camera life and is one of the best sites on the web.
Definitely looking forward to taking a look at that 20mm. Designed this late in the NEX product cycle, SURELY Sony made it with the NEX-7's resolution in mind (perhaps it may perform well at wider apertures in comparison to the 16mm?). Looks like we'll see in April!
No wonder why Sigma recently bundled together their E-mount lenses(which included a 19mm) for cheap and Sony was practically giving away the old 16mm. I always get suspicious when there's a big sale/price drop.
Me too lenses. No big deal.
But my real question is why do these consumer crossover manufacturers call darn near any lens of f:2.8 or better "bright"? What kind of dumbing down of the craft and technology is that?
It smacks of crummy ad copy by an underinformed intern.
Just my two pence.
Carry on. Etc.


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We have had large hits on people watching American Gladiator. So who is you favorite Gladiator? I like wolfs deminer
Have not watched it since the first night. It was just too silly.
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I'm a fan of Crush. I think the show is pretty bad, though.
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Dash hot sauce, such as Tabasco
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4 cups canola oil, for frying
½ head cauliflower, cut into 1½-inch florets (4 cups)
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Leaves from ½ small bunch mint, minced
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2. For the cauliflower: Line a baking sheet with paper towels, then place a wire cooling rack over it.
3. Heat the oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat to 350 degrees. Working in batches as needed, carefully add the florets and fry for three to five minutes, until golden brown. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the florets to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Season them with salt while still hot.
4. Transfer to a serving bowl; garnish with the mint. Serve with tahini sauce on the side.
Nutritional information per serving (using half the sauce): 320 calories, 8 g protein, 15 g carbohydrates, 28 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 590 mg sodium, 6 g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar
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With 29 girls gathered around her, Katie Anderson lifts the pitch pipe to her mouth, signaling the beginning of the song. With a swift wave of her arm, the girls jump into an a cappella rendition of "Man in the Mirror."
The performers are members of Duxbury High School's very first all female a cappella group, Here Comes Treble. The group was started in November, after years of interested students tried unsuccessfully to find a leader. This year, they found their leader in Anderson.
This is Anderson's first year teaching full time at Chandler elementary school and when she was approached by some interested and ambitious students, she jumped at the chance to help get the group off the ground. The group is a non-audition group, so any student who wants to join is welcome.
Anderson graduated from Wheaton College in 2010, where she was the music director of Norton Youth Theater and the Wheaton Whims a cappella group. After graduation she taught a cappella in Dorchester to high school students before coming to teach in Duxbury full time.
"The girls are all very talented," Anderson said. "They have two songs so far and they are doing very well."
Here Comes Treble has been rehearsing twice a week and Anderson said she has revved up rehearsals to a higher intensity in anticipation of the upcoming show, Amazing A cappella.
Alenni Davis, a senior, said she is a long-time fan of the Pacmen, the male a cappella group at the high school, and was "all ears" when the possibility of a female group became a reality.
While Davis began singing just a few years ago, she has ten years experience playing piano, viola and guitar. A member of the string ensemble, pep band and full orchestra, Davis was recently accepted into the All State Orchestra. So far, she has enjoyed her time with the group.
"Ms. Anderson is the best mentor and leader any of us girls could have possibly hoped for," Davis said. "We have all bonded over our mutual love of singing and music, and that bonding makes singing together a blast."
Anderson said the group is a dynamic collective of students with many different interests and talents. Students in the group range from the lead in the school musical to taking music lessons outside of school to non-music activities.
Janine Neprud, a junior, said she was excited to have the chance to perform with the female a cappella group. Neprud has an ear for music, as she has taken voice lessons for a few years and has played the flute, piccolo and piano for a number of years.
"The experience has been amazing," she said. "There are so many incredible voices in the group and we all work together so well."
Neprud said her favorite part of being in the group is seeing how the parts of the songs fit together and how each student has a different way of contributing to the group.
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Ubisoft has revealed that it already has ideas in place on how to wrap up the Assassin's Creed series.
While nothing has been set in stone, Ashraf Ismail, game director on Assassin's Creed IV, revealed that there is an end in mind; though for now the series remains an annual release.
"We have multiple development teams, then we have the brand team that sits on top and is filled with writers and designers concerned with the series' overall arc," Ismail explained to Eurogamer. "So there is an overall arc, and each iteration has its place inside this.
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