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Zeza Hair Salon & Day Spa
With 40 years of combined experience we at Zeza strive to enhance your look and overall feel, while using the finest quality European products.
CITY: Chicago
Sustainability and style are the mission at this international fashion giant.
CITY: Chicago
Yorktown Center
Shop Von Maur, Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Target, and nearly 150 specialty shops. Kids love the Yorktown Express train and the free Treehouse Adventure Play Area. Experience exciting tastes, styles and entertainment at The Shops On Butterfield.
CITY: Lombard
Woolly Mammoth Antiques
We are a curiosity cabinet of antiques & oddities resurrected from the past. Located in the heart of the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, IL, our store is a great place to find strange old stuff! We invite you to browse through our large selection to find the perfect gifts for your home. Stop by today!
CITY: Chicago
Women & Children First Book Store
We are one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country, stocking more than 30,000 books by and about women, children's books for all ages, and the best of lesbian and gay fiction and non-fiction. Our purpose in beginning the store 33 years ago was to promote the work of women writers and to create a place in which all women would find books reflecting their lives and interests. We strive to do this in an atmosphere in which all are respected, valued, and well-served.
CITY: Chicago
Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery
Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery was founded to produce the finest honey wines (Meads) in the Midwest. They are Chicago's first winery and the only meadery on the Northern Illinois Wine Trail.
CITY: Chicago
Wicker Park/Bucktown Shopping
The Wicker Park-Bucktown neighborhood is an urban shopping destination that is growing in popularity nation wide. The June 2007 edition of Vanity Fair magazine calls Wicker Park-Bucktown shopping, -- a square mile pulsing with sassy boutiques. Visitors can shop in a gritty neighborhood and find everything from hip resale to boutique chic. The main shopping areas are centered where Milwaukee, Damen and North Avenues intersect. Walk north along Damen Avenue to Armitage Avenue to discover some of the hippest boutiques selling the latest trends. Other unique, one-of-a-kind shopping can be found along Milwaukee Avenue south of North Avenue, featuring discount furniture stores, antique furniture shops, trendy clothing boutiques, art galleries and unique gift shops.
CITY: Chicago
Westfield Fox Valley Mall
More than 180 stores anchored by Macy's, Carson Pirie Scott, JC Penney and Sears.
CITY: Aurora
Westfield Fox Valley
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - One of Illinois' largest malls, this three-level enclosed shopping center features over 180 stores and restaurants, including Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Macy's and Sears.
CITY: Aurora
Water Tower Place
At the pinnacle of Chicago's famed Magnificent Mile, Water Tower Place is Chicago's premier shopping destination. Its stunning eight-level atrium features more than 100 of your favorite stores and restaurants plus a mix of distinctive specialty shops and boutiques. It offers a unique, high-energy urban shopping experience you simply won't find anywhere else in the city. In short, Water Tower Place is the place to shop.
CITY: Chicago
Water Street Antique Mall
Multi-dealer. 15,000 sq. ft., full line antiques and collectibles.
CITY: Wilmington
Village Flower Shop
Your local florist specializing in creating customized floral designs for any occasion. Open M-F 9am-5:30pm and Saturdays 9:00a-4:00pm
CITY: Plainfield
Victoria's Secret
This Magnificent Mile flagship store features sexy lingerie, clothing, perfume and makeup.
CITY: Chicago
Val's halla Records
Legendary, eclectic home for music in every format and every genre - "a collector's paradise" since 1972. New and used LP's, cassettes and CD's-bought and sold. CD/DVD/CD-Rom professional scratch repair, collector books & magazines, & Elvis shrine. See us at our new home in the Oak Park Arts District.
CITY: Oak Park
Urban Outfitters
Young hipsters will find the latest clothing trends at this cool Loop shop.
CITY: Chicago
Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis has more than 65 massage therapists on staff to administer a wide variety of massages, including Swedish, shiatsu, deep tissue, sports, Thai, pregnancy and hot stone.
CITY: Chicago
Unique Antiques
Since 1988, a one-owner store with a 2,000 square foot of antiques and collectibles from pocket watches to furniture. Open last 2 weeks of each month. Closed Sunday & Monday.
CITY: Joliet
Uncle Dan's
With three locations in the Chicagoland area, Uncle Dan's specializes in outdoor equipment and clothing for any adventure. They carry a wide selection of equipment for camping, backpacking, hiking and travel. Every staff member is trained and committed to providing top-notch service and gear that supports a progressive & active lifestyle. At Uncle Dan's, you talk to people who love the outdoors. With the experience and knowledge to answer all your adventure questions and providing you the gear needed for your excursion, no matter where adventure takes you.
CITY: Chicago
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.
Ulta's first urban location features four floors of beauty including cosmetics, fragrance, hair and skincare, bath products and styling tools. The top-level, full-service salon offers customized hair and skin treatment services. Ask about weekly events with industry experts.
CITY: Chicago
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Originally constructed in 1855-1865, the roundhouse was renovated and now houses Illinois' largest microbrewery and brewpub. Passion for beer, love of food, and appreciation for great architecture flourishes in the walls of this historic 70,000 square foot facility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Brothers Roundhouse is the oldest limestone roundhouse in the United States. As they bring new life to this 155 year old building, enjoy a casual atmosphere in the main dining room gastropub, our sports tavern and music venue or our new cafe and bakery. There is more to do than dinner at the Roundhouse. As with the beer and food, the live entertainment has a local flair. Whether it be a wedding, reunion or corporate event, they have a variety of spaces for friends and family to gather. Cheers!
CITY: Aurora
Tumi at Water Tower
Leading international brand of luxury travel, business and lifestyle accessories. Tumi embodies premium quality and design for accessories for men and women.
CITY: Chicago
Tri-Country Stockdale Company of Joliet, Inc.
For over 30 years, Tri-County Stockdale Company of Joliet has focused on quality products, backed up with the highest standards for customer service. Our landscape division is striving to grow with your needs. Additionally, our new retail facility continues our focus on landscape products, with the addition of lawn ornamentation and, as always, our personal service. Plus, we are excited to offer expanded selections in our bird seed & feeders, pet feed, soy candles & seasonal gifts.
CITY: Joliet
Town Square Wheaton
Lifestyle shopping center with leading shops, restaurants & services including Barnes & Noble, Chico's, Victoria's Secret, Express, Banana Republic, Talbot's, Ann Taylor, William Sonoma, Corner Bakery, Starbucks and more!
CITY: Wheaton
Top Shop
This iconic British retailer will open its second U.S. location on Michigan Avenue in the Fall of 2011. The store will offer some of the world's most coveted brands at affordable prices.
CITY: Chicago
Tinley Park Farmer's Market
Visit the Farmer's Market every week for the best selection of fruits, vegetables, and fresh flowers.
CITY: Tinley Park
Tiffany & Co.
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Over the past two centuries, Tiffany has built an international reputation as the ultimate source of gifts for life's most cherished occasions. Whether it's a milestone in the life of a company, a family or an individual's crowning achievement, Tiffany gifts wrapped in the Tiffany Blue Box® symbolize the rich heritage and unparalleled reputation Tiffany & Co. has enjoyed as one of America's great institutions.
CITY: Oak Brook
Three Sisters Antique Mall
Multi-dealer(100+) antique mall 3 floors, handicap access, elevator, coffee shop on premises.
CITY: Blue Island
The Tawny Tortoise
Retail sales of specialty foods, gifts, dolls; Dollmenders doll repair; Cutlery Corner knife/scissor sharpening; Homewares cutting boards/ wine & pot racks; Sherry's Floral Creations. Open Monday - Saturday 9:30am - 7:00pm. Sunday 11:am - 3:00 pm.
CITY: Plainfield
The Spa at Trump
The Spa at Trump offers a soothing selection of signature treatments that heal through precious gem-infused oils and renowned products that include Kate Somerville Skincare. Experiences can be customized to the needs of each guest.
CITY: Chicago
The Shops at North Bridge
Chicago's newest shopping destination features 50 world-class specialty shops. 15 sumptuous restaurants, five elegant hotels, one magnificent Nordstrom and over 2,500 parking spaces.
CITY: Chicago
The Shops at 900
A remarkable collection of 70 distinctive shops and restaurants including Bloomingdale's, Gucci, MaxMara and Michael Kors.
CITY: Chicago
The Rocking Horse Boutique
A unique showroom located in the eclectic Oak Park Arts District featuring exclusive fashions for children, specializing in christening outfits, flower girl dresses, boy's tuxedos and First Holy Communion apparel. You will also find a full line of accessories, gifts and Kidorable rain gear. Our knowledgeable staff will make it easy for you to find the perfect outfit for that special day. Hours are by appointment in our showroom, or you can choose to have a free consultation in your home.
CITY: Oak Park
The Promenade Bolingbrook
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Visit this new lifestyle center where trees and sky meet shops and cafes. Anchored by Macy's and Bass Pro Shops, The Promenade features a great mix of retail and restaurants, including Coach and the Gordon Biersch Brewery. There's something for everyone!
CITY: Bolingbrook
The Plaza Shopping Center
The Plaza has upheld the position as a cornerstone of the community for 50 years. The Plaza offers a family-focused selection of merchandise with emphasis on fashion, quality and value.
CITY: Chicago
The Plaza
For your shopping needs, including stores such as Carson Pirie Scott and Circuit City.
CITY: Evergreen Park
The Peninsula Spa
The Peninsula Spa is the most exclusive and intimate fitness club and spa in the Windy City. Located on the top floor of the hotel, the spa is host to streaming natural light, a half Olympic-length pool and a world-class fitness center.
CITY: Chicago
The Oprah Store
This shop, near talk show star Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios offers souvenir Oprah items, lounge and luxury apparel, O Baby products and South African arts and crafts. Don't miss Oprah's Closet, with clothing once treasured by Oprah that is now offered for sale to the public.
CITY: Chicago
The Market Place
17 Dealers, 4,000 square feet wide variety of antiques.
CITY: Crete
The Magnificent Mile
The ritzy North Michigan Avenue shopping district boasts a dizzying array of stores, including Nordstrom, H&M, Tiffany, Chanel and the flagship Crate & Barrel store. Upscale shopping centers include Water Tower Place and The 900 Shops. In just eight blocks, you can shop at over 420 exclusive stores and boutiques, enjoy fine dining at over 200 restaurants and discover unsurpassed hospitality at over 50 hotels.
CITY: Chicago
The Kid's Table
The Kids' Table is a unique resource created with a single goal in mind: to help instill in kids a love of healthy foods. With cooking classes for tots, kids, teens, parents, and even the whole family, The Kids' Table is a fun, educational environment that gives parents the tools and information they need to get their kids eating well from the start, while encouraging and empowering kids to begin making their own healthy food choices. Our retail store offers an array of products to get parents and kids cooking together at home, as well as a variety of healthy food-themed tees, toys and children's books.
CITY: Chicago
The Competitive Foot
The first athletic shoe store in Illinois features over 200 styles of shoes. Men, women, and children's shoes by Nike, Saucony, New Balance, Converse, Adidas, Teva, Birkenstock, Asics, Crocs, Reef, Brooks, Mizuno and Merrell. Apparel and Accessories. Open 7 days a week, Monday & Thursday till 8pm.
CITY: Oak Park
The Book Table
Over 60,000 discounted new and used titles. All books in the store are at least 20% off the cover price -- the majority of titles are 40% to 50% off. Particular strengths in art, photography, architecture, literature, history and kids books.
CITY: Oak Park
Ten Thousand Villages
Experience exquisite, handcrafted jewelry, clothing, home decor and gifts from around the world. Invest in education, housing and hope for villages in 33 countries. Each store operates as a cooperative with its own board of directors, and provides vital, fair income to people in developing countries by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories.
CITY: Oak Park
Team Blonde Jewelry
At Team Blonde Jewelry, you will find an extensive display of our handmade beaded jewelry as well as other accessories such as handbags, pajamas, candles, and bath products (several with a socially conscious or environmental focus). Team Blonde also offers relaxing spa treatments -- manicures, pedicures, and massage. We have a jewelry design studio in our boutique where you can work with our designers to create unique pieces -- funky or traditional, simple or ornate. You can host a jewelry design and spa party in our creative and relaxing atmosphere for special events with friends.
CITY: Forest Park
TAKARA features eclectic offerings from one-of-a-kind jewelry, animated and spirited apparel, to international upscale designers, global jewelry, handbags, shoes and more! There's no need to travel to Europe for the latest looks because TAKARA brings the excitement and latest fashions to you.
CITY: Oak Park
Sweet Street Candies and Goodies
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - An old fashioned candy store with over 500 varieties of candy including retro, novelty, bulk candy, imported licorice, Door County fudge and gourmet chocolates. Candy buffets and party favors can be customized for your occasion. Stop in for samples!
CITY: Lombard
Sweet Pea Children's Boutique
Sweet Pea carries unique children's clothing (newborn to 24 months Boys and Newborn to 4T girls), shoes, toys and more. Have-to-have carries women's clothing sizes 0-14, Miss Me Jeans, shoes, jewelry, purses and gifts. Open Tuesday-Friday 10:00am - 6:00pm, Saturdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm and Sundays Noon - 4:00pm. Closed Mondays.
CITY: Plainfield
Swap O Rama Flea Market
Chicagoland's largest and most modern indoor/outdoor Flea Market. Everything from unusual, new, used, hard to find and everyday items, all at bargain prices!
CITY: Alsip
State Street Shopping
The landmark State Street Retail Historic District and the surrounding area in Chicago's Loop are considered by many to be the heart of Chicago's culture and commerce. While exploring State Street, you'll find a delightful mix of shopping, entertainment, food and fun. State Street hosts gigantic flagship department stores like Macy's on State and Sears, with a variety of shopping options, including H & M, Nordstrom Rack, Urban Outfitters, Old Navy and Forever 21.
CITY: Chicago
Stamp Thyme
Art rubber stamps and accessories, brass stencils, ink pads, markers, books, magazines and videos. Free demonstrations.
CITY: Lockport
Siegel's Cottonwood Farms
Siegel's Cottoonwood Farm is an over 100 years old 4th Generation working family farm established in 1909. We offer Spring and Fall Educational Farm Tours. In the Spring and Summer the farm is open with a Garden Center featuring Bedding Plants, Veggie Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Hanging Baskets, Fresh Baked Pies, Jams and Jellies & much more. Starting in July the farm has Fresh Picked Xtra Sweet, Sweet Corn and other Farm Fresh Produce. Sweet Corn & Produce are also available at the Joliet and Shorewood roadside stands. Starting June 1st thru October the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. Starting the 3rd Weekend of September the Annual Pumpkin Fest opens with "Affordable Fun on the Farm" with over 20 different attractions; among them a Petting Zoo, 10 Acre Zombie Cornfield Maze, Grain Train, Gem Mining, Train Rides and new attractions added every year, like this years Zombie Farm Paintball Ride. For the adults don't miss out on the #1 Voted Haunted House, Statesville Haunted Prison, Open the first weekend of October.
CITY: Lockport
Siegel's Cottonwood Farm
Siegel's Cottonwood farm is a fourth generation working farm established in 1909. In the spring and early summer, the farm is open with a garden center featuring flowers, shrubs, and plants. From June 1st thru October, the farm is available for company picnics, group outings, corporate events and fundraisers. In the summer when the crop is ready its extra sweet corn. In the fall its Pumpkinfest time on the farm with playlands, cornfield mazes, new fun attractions, climbing wall, gem mining and much more. And then there is the award winning haunted prison, "Statesville."
CITY: Crest Hill
Sephora Northbridge
A beauty candyland for makeup, fragrance, skin and hair. Products are displayed in the open-to-touch, try-and-play format. You have the choice of self-serve or advice from educated experts. Consultations and samples are complimentary.
CITY: Chicago
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Sephora presents beauty, fragrance & skincare enthusiasts an unparalleled selection of prestige cosmetics that you can touch and try. We offer complimentary color, skincare and fragrance consultations with our beauty experts and free samples!
CITY: Oak Brook
Scoville Square
Built in 1905, Scoville Square was designed by E.E. Roberts and is one of the few examples of Prairie style architecture applied to commercial buildings. In 1980, commissioned architect John Vinci restored the building to its original grandeur. Ideal atmosphere for social and business fundraisers and receptions. Various shops and Winberie's restaurant are on the first floor.
CITY: Oak Park
Sassoon Salon
More than just a flawless cut or extraordinary color, Sassoon Salon is a fusion of your personal style with our cutting and coloring expertise.
CITY: Chicago
Saks Fifth Avenue
Known for its service, featuring the best fashion the world has to offer in women's, men's, and children's apparel, plus accessories. Beauty salon services available, as well as personal shopping service.
CITY: Chicago
Running for Kicks
Matching your foot structure to a pair of shoes. Carrying running, walking and cross training shoes. Also carrying a full line of technical clothing.
CITY: Palos Heights
Ruby Room
The Ruby Room includes a spa, salon, and two distinctive boutiques selling skincare, haircare and wellness products. And, if you're looking for rest and rejuvenation, overnight guest rooms are available.
CITY: Chicago
Route 59 Corridor
Discover hundreds of well-known speciality and chain stores, and dozens of great dining locations, along the Route 59 Corridor in Naperville.
CITY: Naperville
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Gourmet chocolates, handmade fudge, caramel apples with your favorite toppings, chocolate dipped strawberries, sugar-free chocolates, five toffees, gift baskets, gift certificates and gift cards.
CITY: Elmhurst
Rocktown Adventures
Rocktown has an appreciation of the outdoors to inspire you to take on new challenges, leading to a healthier lifestyle, and ultimately helping you define your idea of outdoor recreation. They have experienced instructors that love to share their passion for the outdoors, and trip guides that know our waterways and trails like the back of their hand. They are located near an abundance of recreational assets waiting to be discovered by you.
CITY: Aurora
Rochester Big & Tall Clothing
Clothing for Big and Tall.
CITY: Chicago
Roberts Sewing Center
Illinois' largest quilting fabrics store. 7,000 bolts of cotton fabric, classes, sewing, quilting. Sales of Pfaff and Viking brand and industrial machines. Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Tues & Thurs 9:30 AM - 7:00 PM. Repair all sewing machines handled on-site.
CITY: Crest Hill
River Oaks Center
River Oaks Center is known throughout south suburban Chicago and northwest Indiana as the center for quality shopping. Anchored by Marshall Field's, Carson Pirie Scott, JC Penny and Sears, River Oaks boasts more than 130 specialty stores.
CITY: Calumet City
River East Plaza
Built in 1905, River East Plaza was recently renovated to office space on the upper five floors and retail and entertainment on the lower two, including a food court, restaurants, entertainment venues and a boat company. Call for hours.
CITY: Chicago
With locations throughout Illinois, REI is on the leading edge of outdoor adventure and stewardship in the environment. With name brand gear and a knowledgeable staff to help you gear up for whatever adventure you have in mind, you can rest assure the equipment and information you get is above par. From running, hiking, biking, paddling, climbing REI has everything you need to make the outdoors great again. REI's passion for the outdoors runs deep and it's their core purpose to inspire, educate and outfit people for a lifetime of outdoor adventure and stewardship.
CITY: Chicago
Randall/Orchard Road Corridor
These rapidly growing roads stretching through Aurora, North Aurora and Batavia are full of shopping and restaurant surprises.
CITY: Aurora
Ralph Lauren
This stunning flagship store features the designer's complete lines of All-American fashions for men and women, home furnishings and the swank RL restaurant.
CITY: Chicago
Rad Vintage
Rad Vintage is a 1700 square ft store that has a large selection of Women's and Men's Vintage Clothing & Accessories from the 1940s to 1990s. Our goal is to provide the world with the best selection of vintage clothing. Rad Vintage isn't just a clothing store. We also have a large selection of vintage toys, clocks, character glasses, beer glassware, and 80s vintage telephones, such as the Lego, Mickey, Garfield and the Alf Phone.
CITY: Chicago
R.J.'s Relics
General line antiques and collectibles. Multi-level, multi-dealer. We buy estates.
CITY: Wilmington
Check out Puma's complete line of sports apparel for men and women at its innovative new Block 37 store.
CITY: Chicago
Prodigy Glassworks, Inc.
Prodigy Glassworks is in the heart of the Oak Park Art's District at 207 Harrison St. Stop in to watch daily glass blowing demonstrations and to see our beautiful gallery offering unique hand-blown and fused pieces made by local artists. Classes are available weekly for adults and children ages 12+. Beginner classes offered Tuesdays from 6pm–9pm: $150/person, and Saturdays from 10am–1 pm: $150/person. Make your own paperweight Mondays and Thursdays from 12pm-5pm. Paperweights take approximately 30 minutes: $25 each for ages 12+. Call ahead to schedule at (708) 445-8000 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. For a full list of class offerings see our website.
CITY: Oak Park
Preferred Stock, Inc. - Gift Baskets
Gourmet gift baskets including: Chicago themed baskets, spa baskets, baby baskets and favors. By appointment.
CITY: Chicago
Prairie Blocks
Prairie Blocks. Strategic location across from McCormick Place West building with new boutique hotel, premier restaurants, unique stores, nightlife, direct access to McCormick Place. Opening 2014.
CITY: Chicago
This Italian fashion label specializes in luxury goods for men and women including handbags, ready-to-wear-items and shoes.
CITY: Chicago
Petals & Twigs
Country gift shop specializing in custom silk floral designs, gift baskets and hand-crafted items.
CITY: New Lenox
Penzeys Spices
There is a caring in people who cook that leads them out to the kitchen time and again. Those of us who "Love to Cook and Cook to Love" will find ourselves right at home at Penzeys Spices. Stop by for a visit soon.
CITY: Oak Park
Paraphernalia Antiques
Euorpean imports, estate jewelry, general line. Three buildings with thousands of choice items.
CITY: Wilmington
Pamela Penney Textile Arts
A unique gallery and studio featuring textile and wearable art. Art to wear for women and children created with hand-loomed and felted knits, hand-dyed and embellished fabrics. Special commissions are welcome. Private lessons and classes available in textile arts for adults and children.
CITY: Oak Park
Palos Heights Farmers Market
Wonderful fruits and vegetables (some organic) along with honey, jams, bakery & bread items, olive oils & vinegars, cheeses, eggs, meats and much more every week! Farmers Market is open June 12 - October 9.
CITY: Palos Heights
Oswego Country Market
Fresh produce, herbs, flowers, plants and homemade goods are some of the sights and smells at this old-fashioned summer market, held on Sundays, June through September, from 9am-1pm on Main Street in downtown Oswego.
CITY: Oswego
Orland Square Mall
Enclosed, two-level shopping center featuring Apple, Coach, A/X Armani, Lego, Gilly Hicks and over 150 fine shops & restaurants.
CITY: Orland Park
Olive & Well
Olive & Well offers a Tasting Experience you won't soon forget. Featuring the best selection of the most flavorful Olive Oils from around the world and authentic Balsamic Vinegars de Modena Italy; including 18-year-old Traditional style. Our offerings include those from both Northern and Southern hemisphere small-batch groves. Enjoy your favorite and watch as it is bottled before your eyes in a beautiful souvenir bottle. Located in Historic Oak Park in the Scoville Square at Lake St. & Oak Park Avenue. Come join the fun at 133 N. Oak Park Avenue or visit us at www.oliveandwell.com We ship throughout the U.S. Everyday is a "Tasting Experience".
CITY: Oak Park
Old Town School of Folk Music
The Old Town School of Folk Music provides a wide range of music, dance, theater, and visual arts courses to people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Whatever one's interest, the Old Town School provides broad access to more than 700 accredited class offerings, private lessons, and workshops that span an array of artistic genres.The school features a main stage where concerts are held year round, along with a great shop that sells music and instruments.
CITY: Chicago
Old Theatre Antique Mall
Multi-dealers, general line antiques, collectibles, Hallmark ornaments, Fenton candles, souvenirs, country soaps and dips.
CITY: Wilmington
Oakbrook Shopping Center
Over 150 specialty stores with outdoor ambiance! Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Lord & Taylor and Sears, The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano's, The Clubhouse and Mon Ami Gabi restaurants. Voted the #1 shopping center.
CITY: Oak Brook
Oak Street Shopping
After the Chicago fire of 1871, many wealthy Chicagoans contracted European-trained architects to build new homes and mansions on the City's Near North side. Oak Street soon became the center of the expanding Gold Coast neighborhood and home to some of Chicago's most prominent families. With the turn of the Century, skyscrapers began to grow along neighboring Michigan avenue, but Oak Street retained its historical brownstone character and intimate scale, combining glamorous style with cozy informality. Today Oak Street has become an International style center, housing many of the world's most exclusive boutiques and salons. It is a street which attracts shoppers from all over the world who seek only the best. Oak Street has become a true "destination", a street of dreams where excitement is generated by sophistication and great taste.
CITY: Chicago
Oak Park Visitors Center
Visit us for maps, books, souvenirs and unique gifts. Tickets are available for Hemingway's Birthplace Home and Museum, Historic Pleasant Home and The Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest. Purchase other seasonal special events tickets here.
CITY: Oak Park
Oak Park Home & Hardware
After 5 years of having a showroom and retail store on Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park Home & Hardware has recently become an "Internet only" based business. Oak Park Home & Hardware (OPHH) has become quite well known nationally as one of the premier businesses specializing in Lighting, Furniture, and Home Accessories in the spirit of Arts & Crafts, Mission, Prairie, Tudor, and Art Nouveau. We do offer design services and will assist customers in specifying appropriate products for their home(s). Have a look at our web site. You can order online!
CITY: Oak Park
Oak Park Arts District
A unique collection of galleries, boutiques and restaurants on Harrison Street from Austin Blvd. to Elmwood Ave. in Oak Park, Illinois. Find one of a kind apparel, art, jewelry, beads and home accessories. Have a meal or a snack or specialty coffee drinks at the Buzz Café, or a meal and a cocktail at Trattoria 225. Dance and exercise studios, healing arts businesses, and hair salons are among the district's offerings. The nine blocks feature painted artist benches and public art throughout. Convenient to the Austin Blvd. exit from the Eisenhower Expressway, the Austin stop on the CTA Blue Line and Stop 17 on the Free Shuttle. Gallery hours vary -- call or check website for more information.
CITY: Oak Park
Nuts on Clark
For 35 years world famous Chicago icon offering popcorn, nuts & fine chocolate. Also located at O'Hare & Midway airport & Union Station. Order online.
CITY: Chicago
North Riverside Park Mall
Over 130 fabulous stores featuring the latest fashions and trends, including Carson's, JC Penney, Sears and Forever 21. A new Classic Cinemas opened in 2008 showing great movies. Conveniently located on Cermak Rd., west of Harlem Ave.
CITY: Riverside
Nordstrom Michigan Avenue
Nordstrom, one of the nation's leading fashion specialty retailers, offers its Michigan Avenue customers 271,000 sq. ft. and four levels of contemporary and classic shoes, clothing and accessories for the entire family. A wide range of special services and amenities are available, including personal shoppers, concierge, in-store alterations, shoe shine and free delivery service.
CITY: Chicago
New Metal Crafts
Vast showroom of finest quality antique lighting and reproductions. Also distributing all major lighting lines. Additional warehouse of antique lighting in vicinity. Centrally located. Free parking.
CITY: Chicago
Museum Shop of the Art Institute of Chicago, The
The Museum Shop offers a wide selection of gifts, jewelry, and museum adaptations, many derived from works in the museum's collections or special exhibitions hosted by the museum.
CITY: Chicago


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3 cult stocks to sell now
As their earnings releases approach, these biggies are poised for a fall.
By Jamie Dlugosch
Earnings season kicks into high gear next week. Before you get left holding the bag, I highly suggest liquidating any cult stock that has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the last several months. The trading is about to get very choppy and it's always smart to lock in profits before the music stops.
Forget about the market hitting record highs. Focus on performance and valuation. Doing so should be quite revealing.
Some of the most popular momentum stocks, including Netflix (NFLX), Best Buy (BBY) and Yahoo (YHOO), are poised for a fall.
Other companies including Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Salesforce.com (CRM) and Google (GOOG) are also looking at bit toppy at the moment.
What will pierce the valuation bubble more than anything are earnings. If numbers fail to meet expectations, traders use the disappointment as an excuse to sell and with valuations so high the losses could be very significant.
On the flip side, it takes a huge earnings beat to keep pushing these stocks to even higher heights. Over the last month companies reporting results with premium valuations can be seen stalling at current levels.
We certainly aren't seeing the huge pops that fueled the initial run for these momentum babies.
As such, the wise trader will look to trade these cult stocks on the short side using puts or straight short selling. In the current environment such trading is protected on the downside while providing the biggest upside potential.
Here are three cult stocks I would liquidate posthaste:
Yahoo (YHOO)
The last time I saw more business nonsense was, well . . . in business school. CEO Marissa Mayer and her no-more-work-at-home pronouncement is as likely to boost growth and productivity as discovering that the world is indeed flat. Give me a break.
So far all we have from the new regime is a bunch of hot air. Yahoo's site redesign and focus on mobile advertising sound all well and good, but the proof is in the pudding. With shares trading for more than 20 times expected earnings this year and profits expected to be lower in 2013, this is one stock to liquidate right now.
Research in Motion (BBRY)
The Blackberry is back -- or is it? Research In Motion seems to be rolling its entire future on its new smartphone, but will it stick. Investors bid up this stock immensely in advance of the launch. I'd be skeptical that results can live up to the hype.
The fact of the matter is that Blackberry is way behind the behemoths of the industry. While it may be sad to see this pioneer falter, it would be far sadder to lose money on the stock at these levels. Get out before the floor drops out on this one.
Best Buy (BBY)
So the founder of the company fails to secure financing for a buyout at levels pretty close to where the stock trades today. Hmmm, who has it right – the market and the sheep or the financiers of Wall Street that know a thing or two about value? My money is on Wall Street.
Best Buy is toast. The latest mirage of setting up Samsung stores within the store is nothing more than a sublease arrangement from a lessee that can no longer afford the rent. PC sales should be a bright red warning light for investors to liquidate this stock before it completely collapses.
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Canton is getting $118,000 from the state to help pay for repairing potholes.
Winter is gone, but her fury is still evident on roads across Massachusetts. Local Departments of Public Works have been working to repair potholes and other damage caused by the winter.
The Patrick Administration announced the 2014 Pothole and Winter Recovery Program, which includes one-time payments totaling $40 million to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and cities and towns, including $118,000 for Canton.
"We experienced an extraordinary winter season that caused damage to our roads, bridges, and vehicles well beyond the typical year," said MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey. "This one-time, targeted program will speed repair and recovery and maintain safe travel for motorists."
"Our cities and towns already challenged by what seemed to be never ending snow and ice removal now face higher than expected costs in fixing streets, signs, and other transportation facilities," said MassDOT Highway Division Administrator Frank DePaola. "These funds to be spent immediately this spring and summer will allow all communities to make the most basic and necessary repairs and provide quick improvements for the traveling public."
The bulk of the money ($30 million) will go to cities and towns based on the Chapter 90 formula that is used for state funding to repair and maintain roads and bridges.
MassDOT has received nearly 1,700 pothole reports this year and spent more than $880,000 in repairing potholes on state roads.The state said the $40 million could "pave 530 lane miles of roadway."


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Cultural psychology
|Basic types
|Applied psychology
Cultural psychology is the study of how psychological and behavioral tendencies are rooted in and embodied in culture.[1] The main tenet of cultural psychology is that mind and culture are inseparable and mutually constitutive, meaning that people are shaped by their culture and their culture is also shaped by them.[2] As Richard Shweder, one of the major proponents of the field, writes, "Cultural psychology is the study of the way cultural traditions and social practices regulate, express, and transform the human psyche, resulting less in psychic unity for humankind than in ethnic divergences in mind, self, and emotion."[3]
- 1 Relationships with other branches of psychology
- 2 Importance
- 3 Criticisms
- 4 Cultural models
- 5 Research institutions
- 6 References
- 7 Further reading
Relationships with other branches of psychology[edit]
Cultural psychology is often confused with cross-cultural psychology. However, cultural psychology is distinct from cross-cultural psychology in that the cross-cultural psychologists generally use culture as a means of testing the universality of psychological processes rather than determining how local cultural practices shape psychological processes.[4] So whereas a cross-cultural psychologist might ask whether Jean Piaget's stages of development are universal across a variety of cultures, a cultural psychologist would be interested in how the social practices of a particular set of cultures shape the development of cognitive processes in different ways.[5]
Cultural psychology research informs several fields within psychology, including social psychology, cultural-historical psychology, developmental psychology, and cognitive psychology. However, the relativist perspective of cultural psychology, through which cultural psychologists compare thought patterns and behaviors within and across cultures, tends to clash with the universal perspectives common in most fields in psychology, which seek to qualify fundamental psychological truths that are consistent across all of humanity.
Need for expanded cultural research[edit]
According to Richard Schweder, there has been repeated failure to replicate Western psychology laboratory findings in non-Western settings.[3] Therefore, a major goal of cultural psychology is to have many and varied cultures contribute to basic psychological theories in order to correct these theories so that they become more relevant to the predictions, descriptions, and explanations of all human behaviors, not just Western ones.[6]
The acronym W.E.I.R.D. describes populations that are Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. Thus far, W.E.I.R.D. populations have been vastly overrepresented in psychological research.[7][8] Findings from psychology research utilizing primarily W.E.I.R.D. populations are often labeled as universal theories and are inaccurately applied to other cultures.[9]
Recent research is showing that cultures differ in many areas, such as logical reasoning and social values.[8][9] The evidence that basic cognitive and motivational processes vary across populations has become increasingly difficult to ignore. For example, many studies have shown that Americans, Canadians and western Europeans rely on analytical reasoning strategies, which separate objects from their contexts to explain and predict behavior. Social psychologists refer to the "fundamental attribution error" or the tendency to explain people's behavior in terms of internal, inherent personality traits rather than external, situational considerations (e.g. attributing an instance of angry behavior to an angry personality). Outside W.E.I.R.D. cultures, however, this phenomenon is less prominent, as many non-W.E.I.R.D. populations tend to pay more attention to the context in which behavior occurs. Asians tend to reason holistically, for example by considering people's behavior in terms of their situation; someone's anger might be viewed as simply a result of an irritating day.[10][11] Yet many long-standing theories of how humans think rely on the prominence of analytical thought.[9]
By studying only W.E.I.R.D. populations, psychologists fail to account for a substantial amount of diversity of the global population. Applying the findings from W.E.I.R.D. populations to other populations can lead to a miscalculation of psychological theories and may hinder psychologists' abilities to isolate fundamental cultural characteristics.
One of the most significant themes in recent years has been cultural differences between East Asians and North Americans in attention,[12] perception,[13] cognition,[14] and social psychological phenomena such as the self.[15] Some psychologists, such as Turiel, have argued that this research is based on cultural stereotyping.[16] Psychologist Per Gjerde states that cultural psychology tends to "generalize about human development across nations and continents" and assigning characteristics to a culture promotes a disregard for heterogeneity and minimizes the role of the individual.[17] Gjerde argues that individuals develop multiple perspectives about their culture, sometimes act in accord with their culture without sharing the cultural beliefs, and sometimes outright oppose their culture. Stereotyping thus views individuals as homogeneous products of culture.[18]
Faulty methodology[edit]
Self-reporting data is one of the easiest and most accessible methods of mass data collection, especially in cultural psychology.[12][19] However, over-emphasizing cross-cultural comparisons of self-reported attitudes and values can lead to relatively unstable and ultimately misleading data.[20][21]
Cultural models[edit]
"One way we organize and understand our social world is through the use of cultural models or culturally shaped mental maps. Cultural models are made up of culturally derived ideas and practices that are embodied, enacted, or instituted in everyday life." Cultural psychologists develop models to categorize cultural phenomena.[22]
The 4 I's culture cycle[edit]
The 4 I's cultural model was developed by Hazel Rose Markus and Alana Conner in their book Clash! 8 Cultural Conflicts That Make Us Who We Are. Markus and Conner refer to the mutually constitutive nature of culture and individual as a "culture cycle." The culture cycle consists of four layers of cultural influence that help to explain the interaction between self and culture.[19]
The first "I" concerns how an individual thinks about and expresses itself. Studies show that in the United States, individuals are more likely think of themselves as "independent," "equal," and "individualistic." Individuals have characteristics that are consistent across time and situation. When asked to describe themselves, Americans are likely to use adjectives to describe their personalities like, "energetic," "friendly," or "hard-working." In Japan, studies show that individuals are more likely to think of themselves as "obligated to society," "interdependent," and "considerate." The self is adaptable to the situation. Japanese individuals are therefore more likely to describe themselves in relation to others, such as "I try not to upset anyone," or "I am a father, a son, and a brother."[23]
Interactions with other people and products reinforce cultural behaviors on a daily basis. Stories, songs, architecture, and advertisements are all methods of interaction that guide individuals in a culture to promote certain values and teach individuals how to behave.[19] For example, in Japan, no-smoking signs emphasize the impact that smoke has on others by illustrating the path of smoke as it affects surrounding people. In the US, no-smoking signs focus on individual action by simply saying "No Smoking." These signs reflect underlying cultural norms and values, and when people see them they are encouraged to behave in accordance with the greater cultural values.
The next layer of culture is made up of the institutions in which everyday interactions take place. Institutions determine and enforce the rules for a society and include legal, government, economic, scientific, philosophical, and religious bodies. Institutions encourage certain practices and products while discouraging others. In Japanese kindergartens, children learn about important cultural values such as teamwork, group harmony, and cooperation. During "birthday month celebration," for example, the class celebrates all the children who have birthdays that month. This institutional practice underscores the importance of a group over an individual. In US kindergartens, children learn their personal value when they celebrate their birthdays one by one, enforcing the cultural value of uniqueness and individualism. Everyday institutional practices such as classroom birthday celebrations propagate prominent cultural themes.[19][23]
Whiting Model[edit]
The work of Dr. John Whiting and Dr. Beatrice Blyth Whiting is widely recognized and respected within the domains of psychology and anthropology. The pair, along with their research students at Harvard University, developed the "Whiting Model" for child development during the 1970s and 1980s, which specifically focused on how culture influences development.[24]
The Whitings coined the term "cultural learning environment," to describe the surroundings that influence a child during development.[25] Beatrice Whiting defined a child's environmental contexts as being "characterized by an activity in progress, a physically defined space, a characteristic group of people, and norms of behavior." [25] This environment is composed of several layers. The child's environment (climate, flora, fauna) influence the greater community's history (migrations, borrowings, inventions) that result in maintenance systems (settlement patterns, law and social control, division of labor) that form a cultural learning environment. These factors inform learned behavior, or progressive expressive systems that take the form of religion, magic beliefs, ritual and ceremony, art, recreation, games and play, or crime rates.[26]
Many researchers have expanded upon the Whiting model,[24] and the Whiting model's influence is clear in both modern psychology and anthropology. According to an article by Thomas Weisner in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, "All these [more recent] approaches share a common intellectual project: to take culture and context deeply and seriously into account in studies of human development."[27]
Research institutions[edit]
- Institute of Cultural Psychology and Qualitative Social Research (ikus)
- Institute of Psychology, Sigmund Freud University Vienna
- Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition (LCHC)
- Culture and Cognition, University of Michigan
- ^ Heine, S. J. (2011). Cultural Psychology. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
- ^ Fiske, A.; Kitayama, S.; Markus, H.R.; & Nisbett, R.E. (1998). The cultural matrix of social psychology. In D. Gilbert & S. Fiske & G. Lindzey (Eds.), The Handbook of Social Psychology (4th ed., pp. 915–81). San Francisco: McGraw-Hill.
- ^ a b Shweder, Richard (1991). Thinking Through Cultures. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-88415-9.
- ^ Heine, S., & Ruby, M. B. (2010). Cultural Psychology. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cogntitive Science, 1(2). doi: 10.1002/wcs.7
- ^ Markus, H.R.; Kitayama, S. (2003). "Culture, Self, and the Reality of the Social". Psychological Inquiry 14 (3): 277–83. doi:10.1207/S15327965PLI1403&4_17 .
- ^ Shweder, R.A.; & Levine, R.A. (Eds., 1984). Culture theory: Essays on mind, self, and emotion. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Arnett, J. J. (2008). The neglected 95%: Why American psychology needs to become less American. American Psychologist, 63(7), 602-614.
- ^ a b Henrich, J., Heine, S. J., & Norenzayan, A. (2010). The weirdest people in the world? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 33, 61-135. doi:10.1017/S0140525X0999152X
- ^ a b c Henrich, Joseph (2010). "Most people are not WEIRD." Nature 466 (5): 29. doi:10.1038/466029a.
- ^ Jones, D. (2010). "A WEIRD View of Human Nature." Science 328(25): 1627.
- ^ Nisbett, R.; Miyamoto, Y. (2005). "The influence of culture: holistic versus analytic perception". TRENDS in Cognitive Sciences 9 (10): 467–473. doi:10.1016/j.tics.2005.08.004. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.87.43.
- ^ a b Masuda, T.; Nisbett, R.A. (2001). "Attending holistically versus analytically: Comparing the context sensitivity of Japanese and Americans". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 81 (5): 922–34. doi:10.1037/0022-35126.96.36.1992.
- ^ Kitayama, S.; Duffy, S.; Kawamura, T.; Larsen, J.T. (2003). "Perceiving an object and its context in different cultures: A cultural look at new look". Psychological Science 14 (3): 201–06. doi:10.1111/1467-9280.02432. PMID 12741741.
- ^ Cole, M. (1998). Cultural Psychology: A Once and Future Discipline. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
- ^ Nisbett, R.E.; & Cohen, D. (1996). Culture of Honor: The Psychology of Violence in the South. Denver, CO: Westview Press.
- ^ Turiel, Elliott (2002). The Culture of Morality: Social Development, Context, and Conflict. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- ^ McNulty, Jennifer (2004, July 26). "Emphasis on 'culture' in psychology fuels stereotypes, scholar says." University of California: Santa Cruz.
- ^ Wainryb, C. (2004). "The Study of Diversity in Human Development: Culture, Urgencies, and Perils." Human Development 47, 131-137. doi: 10.1159/000077986
- ^ a b c d Kitayama, S. (2002). Culture and basic psychological processes—Toward a system view of culture: Comment on Oyserman et al". Psychological Bulletin 128 (1): 89–96. doi:10.1037/0033-2909.128.1.89. PMID 11843550.
- ^ Heine, S.J.; Lehman, D.R.; Peng, K.; Greenholtz, J. (2002). "What's wrong with cross-cultural comparisons of subjective Likert scales: The reference-group problem". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 82 (6): 903–18. doi:10.1037/0022-35188.8.131.523.
- ^ Peng, K.; Nisbett, R.E.; Wong, N. (1997). "Validity problems of cross-cultural value comparison and possible solutions". Psychological Methods 2 (4): 329–41. doi:10.1037/1082-989X.2.4.329.
- ^ Fryberg, S.A., & Markus, H.R. (2007). Cultural models of education in American Indian, Asian America, and European American contexts. Social Psychology of Education, 10, 1381-2890. doi:10.1007%2Fs11218-007-9017-z
- ^ a b Heine, S. (2011). Cultural Psychology. San Francisco: W. W. Norton & Co.
- ^ a b Worthman, C. M. (2010). "The Ecology of Human Development: Evolving Models for Cultural Psychology." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 41: 546-562. doi: 10.1177/0022022110362627
- ^ a b Edwards, Carolyn P. and Bloch, M. (2010). "The Whitings' Concepts of Culture and How They Have Fared in Contemporary Psychology and Anthropology." Faculty Publications, Department of Psychology.Paper 501.
- ^ John W. Berry, Ype H. Poortinga, Marshall H. Segall, Pierre R. Dasen, Cambridge University Press , 1992,Cross-Cultural Psychology: Research and Applications: Second Edition
- ^ Weisner, T.S. (2010). "John and Beatrice Whiting's Contributions to the Cross-Cultural Study of Human Development: Their Values, Goals, Norms, and Practices." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 41: 499-509. doi: 10.1177/0022022110362720
Further reading[edit]
- Kitayama, Shinobu, & Cohen, Dov (2010). Handbook of Cultural Psychology. Guilford.
- Turiel, Elliot (2002). The Culture of Morality. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
- Cole, Michael (1996). Cultural Psychology: A Once and Future Discipline. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press: Cambridge.
- Matsumoto, D (Ed) (2001). The Handbook of Culture & Psychology. Oxford University Press: New York.
- Shweder, R.A.; & Levine, R.A. (Eds., 1984). Culture theory: Essays on mind, self, and emotion. New York: Cambridge University Press.
- Triandis, H.C. (1989). "The self and social behavior in differing cultural contexts". Psychological Review 96 (3): 506–20. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.96.3.506.
- Bruner, Jerome (1990). Acts of Meaning. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-00360-8.
- Markus, H.R.; Kitayama, S. (1991). "Culture and the self: Implications for cognition, emotion, and motivation". Psychological Review 98 (2): 224–53. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.98.2.224.
- Shore, B. (1996). Culture in mind: Cognition, culture and the problem of meaning. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Nisbett, R.E.; Peng, K.; Choi, I.; Norenzayan, A. (2001). "Culture and systems of thought: Holistic vs. analytic cognition". Psychological Review 108 (2): 291–310. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.108.2.291.
- Nisbett, R.E. (2003). The Geography of Thought. New York: Free Press.


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J. CarragherLiverpool Position: Defender
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Team Ratings
Pepe Reina
The Spaniard had very little to do in the first-half with QPR restricted to pop-shots during the initial 45-minutes. The 'keeper had even less to do in the second, making for a dull afternoon for Liverpool's No. 25.
G. Johnson
With not too much to do defensively, the England right-back was predominantly found racing into the QPR half, working with Downing to create several Liverpool attacks.
J. Carragher
Bowing out of professional football, Carragher put in another solid performance that shows the defender could easily carry on his career for another season. The centre-back's most notable moment of the game, however, was a 30 yard screamer that smashed against the QPR woodwork and would have marked a truly perfect send off.
M. Škrtel
Coming back into the side after injury, the defender looked solid at most times, but had the odd sloppy moment that gave QPR hope in front of goal.
José Enrique
Things were a little busier down Enrique's end than Johnson's and the former Newcastle United man was troubled on occasion by the likes of Zamora and Mbia. But the Spaniard looked comfortable on defensive duties and as always contributed confidently up the other end of the pitch too, sporting the odd dash into the QPR area.
Lucas Leiva
The midfielder played admirably in the middle and kept Liverpool moving forward all the time.
J. Henderson
Lucas' midfield partner had a solid game all round and was happy to commit to the attacking part of Liverpool's game too.
S. Downing
Worked brilliantly well with Johnson on the overlap, but just lacked that final ball into the box.
Philippe Coutinho
As Liverpool started quickly, so did the young Brazilian; heading an early corner at goal that replays showed should have been counted as a goal. The former Inter Milan player didn't have to wait too long before his name was on the scoresheet, blasting one in from distance with just over 20 minutes played. This attacking spirit carried on through the game until being subbed in the second-half.
J. Ibe
The 17-year-old academy midfielder making his full Liverpool debut was certainly out to prove a point against QPR, giving Michael Harriman a hard time out on the left, and was the architect of the host's first goal, laying off the ball for Coutinho to score from about 30 yards out.
D. Sturridge
Following on from his hat-trick against Fulham, the striker's momentum seemed to have dissipated somewhat and didn't have a great deal of chances on goal, but looked tricky to deal with and gave the QPR defenders a busy afternoon.
Queens Park Rangers
R. Green
Some might say that Green could have done better to stop Coutinho's long-range opener, but with the ball moving away from the former England international, it was by no means an easy save to make. He was kept busy all game from that point and made several great saves to ensure it stayed just 1-0.
C. Hill
The R's captain, like his defensive partner, found it difficult to play at Liverpool's pace and level of football. Sturridge, despite being not being the player he was at Craven Cottage a week ago, still gave the centre-back plenty of work to do.
M. Harriman
Up against the youngster Ibe, Harriman did not enjoy his afternoon defending, with the winger taking on the right-back with every chance and getting past him on the majority of occasions.
N. Onuoha
The former Manchester City man had more to worry about from Coutinho as he did Sturridge, but had a hard time of it nonetheless with Liverpool bombarding the QPR defence time after time and Onuoha struggled at times to cope with the pressure.
A. Traoré
Downing and Johnson combined well throughout the game to give the full-back many headaches and there was rarely a time the defender came out on top.
S. M'Bia
A quiet performance from the midfielder who, like Townsend, failed to keep up with Liverpool's strength on the ball and confident attacking moves.
Ji-Sung Park
One of QPR's more active members, Park was always looking to start the visitor's offensive moves, but on most occasions was halted by Liverpool's stronger defenders.
A. Townsend
The midfielder never really got up to the speed of the game, and with Ibe and Coutinho around him playing much better, Townsend found it difficult to add anything to QPR's cause.
S. Derry
The veteran lost out in the midfield battle time after time, with the likes of Lucas and Henderson confidently playing the ball around the QPR man. As a result, the visitors were rarely able to start any attacks from the middle and had to rely on the wings.
B. Zamora
Not much can be said for Zamora's performance: he rarely got a touch of the ball and failed to every truly test Reina, but the service from behind can very much attribute to that, too.
L. Rémy
The QPR striker looked dangerous at times and had a couple of shots that might have worried Reina if they carried a little more sting on them, but overall had a quiet afternoon, with QPR not playing out of their own third for much of the game.
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J. Mackie
Arrived in the middle of the second-half and couldn't revive a poor looking QPR side.
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Two new bills could make some Texas teachers have to work a little bit longer.
State House bill 1884 and State Senate bill 1458 are looking to bring some changes to the Texas Teacher Retirement System starting in September, including raising the minimum retirement age.
State Representative Matt Schaefer says it all comes down to math.
"The longer you wait, the larger the numbers get," Schaefer said. "You can make relatively small changes now that will fill a hole 3 decades from now."
Right now, teachers receive full retirement benefits once they turn 60 years old and meet "the rule of 80," or the sum of their age and the number of years they have served.
Schaefer said that won't change for current teachers, but new teachers will have to wait until 62 to receive full retirement benefits.
Contributions into the system will also go up.
Teachers will contribute 7.7%, up from 6.4%. The school district will kick in 1.5%. The state will bump up their number from 6% to 6.8%.
"If this deal is successful, everyone will have felt a little bit of pain," Schaefer said. "That is because we're trying to do what's best for the long run for teachers and for our school system."
Smith County Retired Teachers and School Personnel Association President Dr. Wayne Berryman says it will also help those who have already retired.
"If you don't have actuarial soundness, then all you keep is what you have when you retired," Berryman said. "If you live a long time, you're going to be living on a whole lot less money then you retired with."
The proposal calls for the first cost of living adjustment for retirees in 12 years, raising it 3% for those that retired in or before 1999.
Future teachers said they don't mind the changes.
"I assume that if I'm teaching, I'm going to love the job," Antonio Soegaard said. "So I wouldn't mind teaching students for two extra years."
"Yes, they're taking more out of my check now, but that's more money I'm going to have when I don't have a job," Shakellay Williams said. "So the money is going to benefit me in the long run."
Schaefer said he urges people to be patient with the process as both bills are still being discussed and revised.
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Conrad Kreyling is a 27-year-old programmer specializing in coding for creatives. He's the founder of Date Nighto! Currently living in Brooklyn, NY, he claims to have once seen a ghost, but is lying.
Guns of Icarus Online is a multiplayer, small-team airship combat game for PC and Mac.
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Technologies Used: Unity, C#, PhysX, C++, Photon, .NET, Forms
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I came in late on Guns of Icarus Online, well over a year after the start of development, focusing primarily on last-mile UI/UX issues. In particular, I took over ownership of several parts of the client, adding voice chat capabilities and designing and implementing the server list, map vote and party systems. I also worked on server-side functionality that impacted UX, including matchmaking, asset caching and match flow.
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Technologies Used: Unity, C#, Cg Shader Language, SWIG, C++, Objective C
Platforms: Windows, OS X, iOS
Release Date: Feb 2011 (Mac, PC) Feb 2012 (iOS)
This project represented my first attempt at leading a team through the development cycle. The team consisted of myself, two part-time game design interns and a level designer. While the team grew in size towards the end, this team represents those responsible for a majority of the work. I was responsible for implementing most, if not all, of the game's functionality as well.
Lasting a little over a year, this project was met with moderate success on launch, thanks in no small part to being one of the launch titles for the Steam Mac client. As part of our Steam integration project, I developed our internal solution as middleware that could be sold to other vendors. This was done by exposing Steam's C++ API in C# via SWIG, then creating a more accessible façade that could be easily consumed by Unity. Over time, this package has grown to support P2P networking and voice chat.
It was then my responsibility to port the game to iPhone solo. Taking over a year, we worked with our publisher, Chillingo, to ship this game for the recently-released iPad Retina, as well as iPhones down to the 3GS. This precipitated the development of a Unity-consumable API for performing In App Purchases, which involved the use of Objective C.
Florafolio is a native Northeastern plant database for iPhone and iPod Touch.
Responsibilities: Lead Engineer
Technologies Used: Objective C, UIKit, SQLite, PHP, CakePHP
Company: HoliMoli! Media
Release Date: Oct 2009
A collaboration with HoliMoli! Media, Florafolio was my first iPhone project. At the time, it came out with support for the first iPhone scrolling at 60fps, no small feat given the processing power of the first iPhone and iPod Touch. Focus was given to quick identification in the field, and as such we allow users to search by name or by plant attribute (color, shape, etc.)
The database is edited via a web portal written in CakePHP that creates a SQLite file, which can be used to update the app at any time with new plants and content. This allowed the creative team to quickly add content from anywhere.
Rochester City Living is a real-estate portal for the Rochester area, focusing primarily on properties by neighborhood.
Technologies Used: Python, Django, RETS
Release Date: 2009
This project sounded like it was going to be just another, run-of-the-mill web development gig, but turned into something significantly more interesting.
The client was very adamant that they wanted the homes resolved to particular neighborhoods in Rochester, information that was not readily available. What was available, however, was the GPS coordinates of the properties. Using Google Earth, we were able to create boundaries for the various neighborhoods in the KML format, and utilize this information when properties were added to automatically resolve the neighborhood.
This project also mandated the created on a daily scraper application, that would convert information available from a local RETS server for fast lookups in our own site. This scraper had to be robust enough to last well after the end of the project (and I'm very proud to say it has been up for over two years with no maintenance required.)
This was also my first project using Django, having previously preferred Drupal. I've never looked back.
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Sections 8721 to 8725 were omitted from the Code in view of termination of United States Synthetic Fuels Corporation. See note set out under section 8791 of this title.
Section 8721,Pub. L. 96–294, title I, § 125,June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 644, established a national synthetic fuel production goal.
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Troude P., Bailly E., Guibert J., Bouyer J., de La Rochebrochard E.
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|ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A good response rate has been considered as a proof of a study's quality. Decreasing participation and its potential impact on the internal validity of the study are of growing interest. Our objective was to assess factors associated with contact and response to a postal survey in a epidemiological study of the long-term outcome of IVF couples. METHODS: The DAIFI study is a retrospective cohort including 6,507 couples who began an IVF program in 2000-2002 in one of the eight participating French IVF centers. Medical data on all 6,507 couples were obtained from IVF center databases, and information on long-term outcome was available only for participants in the postal survey (n = 2,321). Logistic regressions were used to assess firstly factors associated with contact and secondly factors associated with response to the postal questionnaire among contacted couples. RESULTS: Sixty-two percent of the 6,507 couples were contacted and 58% of these responded to the postal questionnaire. Contacted couples were more likely to have had a child during IVF treatment than non-contactable couples, and the same was true of respondents compared with non-respondents. Demographic and medical characteristics were both associated with probability of contact and probability of response. After adjustment, having a live birth during IVF treatment remained associated with both probabilities, and more strongly with probability of response. Having a child during IVF treatment was a major factor impacting on participation rate. CONCLUSIONS: Non-response as well as non-contact were linked to the outcome of interest, i.e. long-term parenthood success of infertile couples. Our study illustrates that an a priori hypothesis may be too simplistic and may underestimate potential bias. In the context of growing use of analytical methods that take attrition into account (such as multiple imputation), we need to better understand the mechanisms that underlie attrition in order to choose the most appropriate method.
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