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|Maximum Ride
|Book Author
|Maximum Ride
|Executive Producer
|The Simpsons
|The 2nd Annual Quill Awards
|Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird
|James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
|Executive Producer
|Sundays at Tiffany's
|Executive Producer
|James Patterson's First to Die
|Co-Executive Producer
|Women's Murder Club
|Executive Producer
|Alex Cross
|A Warrior's Heart
|Executive Producer
|James Patterson's Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
|Source Material
|(From novel: "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas")
|Miracle on the 17th Green
|Book as Source Material
|("Miracle on the 17th Green")
|James Patterson's First to Die
|Source Material
|(Based on novel "First to Die")
|Along Came A Spider
|Source Material (from novel)
|("Along Came a Spider")
|Child of Darkness, Child of Light
|Source Material (from novel)
|Kiss the Girls
|Source Material (from novel)
|("Kiss the Girls")
|Women's Murder Club
|Source Material
|(From novel series, "Women's Murder Club")
|Sundays at Tiffany's
|Source Material (from novel)
|("Sundays at Tiffany's")
|Alex Cross
|Source Material
|(from novel: "Cross")
|America's War on Poverty
|series academic advisor
|Fourth novel Virgin (1980) adapted into USA Network movie "Child of Darkness, Child of Light"
|Released second Alex Cross novel Kiss the Girls
|Introduced forensic psychologist character Alex Cross in Along Came a Spider
|Twelfth novel in series Cross (2006) adapted into feature film "Alex Cross" with Tyler Perry in title role
|Feature adaptation of "Kiss the Girls" starred Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman (as detective Alex Cross)
|Credited for creating characters on "Women's Murder Club" (ABC), based on his novel series
|Made publishing debut with novel The Thomas Berryman Number
|Signed deal to write or co-write 11 books for adults and six for young adults
|Freeman reprised Alex Cross for big screen adaptation of "Along Came a Spider"
|Retired from advertising to focus on writing full time
|Founded the James Patterson PageTurner Awards
Born James Brendan Patterson on March 22, 1947 in Newburgh, NY, he was the only boy and oldest of four children born to Isabelle and Charles Patterson, a schoolteacher and a salesman, respectively. Years later, Patterson would learn that his father had long harbored unfulfilled literary ambitions of his own. Although raised in Newburgh for the majority of his childhood, Patterson and his family eventually relocated to Boston, MA just as James was graduating from high school. It was during this time that Patterson took on a night shift job as an aide at McLean Hospital - a psychiatric facility known for its many famous patients over the years - in the Boston suburb of Belmont. With time on his hands, Patterson began to read voraciously while at McLean. This, combined with lengthy discussions about writing and the creative process with noted American poet Robert Lowell during one of his stays at the hospital, was a turning point for the young man, who began to consider writing as a serious vocation for the first time in his life. Shortly thereafter, Patterson returned to New York, where he enrolled at Manhattan College and later graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BA in English in 1969. A short stint at Vanderbilt on a scholarship earned Patterson a masters in English in 1970. Although he had begun a Ph.D. program at Vanderbilt, Patterson pulled out a short time later after coming to the realization that a lifetime of academia and a career as a professor would eventually dull his motivation to write.
In the meantime, Patterson supported himself with work at the New York offices of J. Walter Thompson, a prominent national advertising agency. Beginning as a junior copywriter, Patterson's facility with language, professional drive and a knack for catchy slogans eventually elevated him to the position of creative director - the youngest employee to attain the position in the company's storied history at the time. After overseeing hugely successful campaigns for such clientele as Burger King and Toys 'R Us, Patterson was later promoted to CEO of its North American operations. Incredibly, this was simply a day job for Peterson, as in the evenings and on weekends, he wrote with diligence and commitment. Even though his personal tastes had always run toward literary icons like James Joyce, for his own efforts, Patterson sought to emulate recent popular fiction writers like Frederick Forsyth, whose 1971 thriller The Day of the Jackal he had greatly admired. The result was Patterson's first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, a straight-forward yarn concerning an ambitious reporter on the trail of a hired assassin. After being rejected by over two dozen publishers, the book was finally released by Little, Brown and Company in 1976 and won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best First Novel that year. An impressive debut to be sure, but not a bestseller that would place him in the ranks of the publishing industry's star players or, for that matter, allow Patterson to leave his lucrative day job.
Seeking greener pastures, Patterson continued to hone his increasingly sparse style, even as he cast about for the literary genre that would click with the broadest audience possible. Follow-up efforts included the grisly serial killer tale Season of the Machete, the supernatural demon-child story Virgin and a Wall Street thriller, Black Market. Having gained a reputation as a solid producer of mid-level material, Patterson returned to Little, Brown in 1989 with The Midnight Club, another thriller involving a globe-trotting serial killer. Two years later, Patterson made his first tentative steps into Hollywood when Virgin was adapted into the forgettable made-for-TV horror tale, "Child of Darkness, Child of Light" (USA Network, 1991). For his next novel, Patterson introduced the character of Alex Cross, a handsome African-American detective with a Ph.D. in forensic psychology in a story about a psychotic serial killer with a split personality and a lust for infamy. Employing his advertising acumen, Patterson wrote, produced and paid for a television commercial spot for his new book which he then convinced a dubious Little, Brown to join him in selling to several core TV markets around the nation. The novel was 1993's best-selling Along Came a Spider and it changed the trajectory of Patterson's career - if not the entire publishing industry - forever.
Having planned the book as the start of a franchise, Patterson quickly followed Along Came a Spider with Kiss the Girls in 1995. Making things personal for Cross this time, Patterson pulled the single father away from his two young children and sent him to the South in an attempt to rescue his niece from a madman engaged in a macabre competition with another serial killer in Los Angeles. With back-to-back bestsellers to his credit, Patterson had now firmly established himself as one of the top thriller writers in the U.S. Not content with achieving success in a single genre, Patterson's next effort, the feel-good sports fable Miracle on the 17th Green, was not only his first non-thriller book, but also his first collaboration with a co-author, Peter de Jonge. As his publishing output grew ever more prodigious, hiring collaborators became a practice Patterson would increasingly rely on, eventually almost exclusively so. At last secure enough in his success to make it his sole profession, Patterson left his position at J. Walter Thompson in 1996 to focus on writing full-time. Ever on the lookout for new material, Hollywood saw a potential goldmine in Patterson's thrillers. With revered actor Morgan Freeman as Cross and Ashley Judd as a resourceful doctor helping him track down her former kidnapper, "Kiss the Girls" (1997) met with mixed reviews, but respectable box office.
More Patterson adaptations soon followed - the TV drama "Miracle on the 17th Green" (CBS, 1999) and the feature film sequel "Along Came a Spider" (2001) with Freeman reprising the role of Cross, among them. Looking to extend his female demographic and appeal more to West Coast readers, Patterson began the San Francisco-based Women's Murder Club series with1st to Die in 2001, another bestseller that was quickly turned into a TV movie two years later. Continuing the trend, Patterson's earlier entry into the realm of the romance novel was given the small screen treatment with "Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas" (CBS, 2005), starring Christina Applegate. After encountering initial reluctance on the part of his son Jack to embrace reading, an inspired Patterson entered the Young Adult book market with the dystopian fantasy-adventure Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment in 2005. The first entry in another series, the book debuted at No 1. on the New York Times bestseller list, where it remained for a dozen weeks. As a result, Patterson became the first author to have new books simultaneously landing at the top spot on both the New York Times adult and children's bestseller lists. And the benchmarks kept coming. That same year, Patterson became the only author to have five new hardcover books debut at No. 1, and in 2006 industry watchers were stunned by the news that one out of every 17 hardcovers purchased that year were written by Patterson. Enjoying a vast readership that now comprised nearly every demographic, Patterson truly achieved pop-culture icon status when he was asked to voice himself for a 2007 episode of "The Simpsons" (Fox, 1989- ).
Increasingly, Patterson cast his eye toward film and television for his next triumphs. 1st to Die and its numerically-titled sequels later formed the basis for a regular series interpretation of the best-selling franchise, "Women's Murder Club" (ABC, 2007-08), a short-lived crime drama, starring Angie Harmon as one of four San Francisco women working together to solve homicides, which Patterson also executive produced. More franchise properties in a similar vein were kicked off with the books The Dangerous Days of Daniel X and Witch & Wizard in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Encouraged by both his professional success and his efforts with his own son, Patterson embarked on a number of philanthropic endeavors aimed at nurturing a love of reading among children, primarily through his site ReadKiddoRead.com, launched in 2008. The following year, he established The Patterson Scholars program at Vanderbilt's Peabody College in Nashville, TN, giving preference to students who participate in educational community service work. In 2010, Patterson - with the help of a cadre of writing partners and a full-time editorial staff from Little, Brown - put out a total of 10 titles, including the sixth in the Maximum Ride series, Maximum Ride: Fang, Women's Murder Club book number 9, The 9th Judgment and the 17th in the Alex Cross series, Cross Fire. Featured on the cover of a 2010 issue of New York Times Magazine, Patterson was credited in the article as having "transformed book publishing." Despite often being criticized for a lack of nuance and style - mega-author Stephen King was among his many vocal detractors - Patterson was unapologetically in the business of entertaining the masses.
Now a bona fide literary celebrity, Patterson even appeared as himself with occasional cameos on "Castle" (ABC, 2008- ), a mystery-romance series following the exploits of a hugely successful crime novelist (Nathan Fillion) who helps solve actual murder investigations alongside a beautiful policewoman (Stana Katic). In an adaptation of his 2008 fantasy-romance novel of the same name, Alyssa Milano starred as a woman reunited with her childhood "imaginary" friend in the fantasy-romance "Sundays at Tiffany's" (Lifetime, 2010). Never entirely satisfied with the production or box office performance of the earlier attempts to bring his greatest literary hero to the screen, Patterson served as co-producer on "Alex Cross" (2012) with media mogul Tyler Perry taking over the role of the "Doctor Detective" in a thriller involving an assassin dubbed "Picasso" (Matthew Fox), known for his particularly brutal killing methods. Marketed with the cringe worthy tagline of "Don't ever cross Alex Cross," the film opened to dismal reviews and poor ticket sales, making the intended film sequel based on more Cross novels remote. As disappointing as this Hollywood venture may have been for Patterson, his publishing empire rolled on with 2013's Alex Cross, Run. Another plot-twisting thriller involving an insane plastic surgeon looking to exact his vengeance upon the detective, it was Patterson's 20th entry in the Alex Cross series.
By Bryce P. Coleman
|Manhattan College
|Vanderbilt University
|Patterson was a New York ad executive for Burger King.
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Clash�s Spotlight series usually looks at albums marking key anniversaries, or that are being brought back into the public eye through special shows or some other industry-standard opportunity for reappraisal.
But with Swans set to release their 13th studio set, �To Be Kind�, in May, we thought the moment was perfect to look and listen back to what is perhaps the most powerful studio statement in the Michael Gira-fronted New York experimental ensemble�s catalogue so far: August 2012�s incredible �The Seer�, spread across six sides of vinyl and just as remarkable now as it was on release.
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�I see it all.�
�The Seer� reeks of the definitive, the platonic form of Swans made real, a hellish golem raised from magma and mud. It collects the produce of the American experimentalists previous 11 albums and craftily condenses them, distilling their dusky essences in the way of an alchemist or particularly dastardly perfumier. Propelled by a ferocious fervour, its unbridled, ecstatic, musical mania feels somehow inevitable � but considered and wiser than ever before.
Joining with an impressive cast of collaborators � including Yeah Yeah Yeahs� Karen O, Iceland-based noise merchant Ben Frost, members of Akron/Family and Low � is Gira�s former partner in crime, Jarboe. Their respective inputs provide luxurious glossy highlights, the butter in the jus if you will. But they don�t dilute a thing. Some passages initially make for excruciating listening, only to shift tone dramatically, whisking you a hair�s breadth from danger and certain unbidden defecation to a plane of vibrant aural pleasure.
Constructed of distinct movements, �The Seer�s is a symphonic piece clocking in at over two hours in length, with a half-hour title track. You don�t listen to something so demanding overly regularly, which is possibly why over a year on it sounds as fresh as the very first time. It�s an event, like a Wagnerian opera, a marathon dictating complete surrender � music so simultaneously cerebral and dynamically physical you can feel it in your muscles, your belly and bowels.
Its refusal to compromise is sometimes claustrophobia inducing, but this is what lends �The Seer� its sense of potency and emotional catharsis. The honesty and clarity of this record is rigorous and relentless. It is aggressive, reflective, dually awkward and elegant: an ordeal, but a beautiful one. The cover � a snarling/grimacing wolf leering out from the shadows � suggests both hunter and hunted. The perfect image, really, of a metaphysical monster in the dark.
Opening track �Lunacy� sets the tone. An unhinged voice, leeching out of darkness over a wave of percussion and guitar builds inexorably, expansively; drums froth like waves, violins crash against harpsichord. Eventually a chorus of voices begins to chime and soften, and order seems restored, the piece becoming a madrigal. But it�s merely the calm before the storm of �lunacy� being chanted a hundred or so times. It�s a dark, dense struggle sitting between Aleister Crowley, Led Zeppelin-style paganism and the secretive mysticism of the Knights Templar. In a final Songs Of Experience-period William Blake-style flourish Gira states: �Your childhood is over.� Is it ever.
Syncopated drumming and a single panted refrain heralds �Mother Of The World�: a spiralling arabesque of squalling, scissor-sharp guitars and a wailing, scatting Gira. It then shifts into unbridled glam rock: an incongruous Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars jam segueing into the sleaze of �Sister Midnight�-era Iggy Pop. This is the beating heart and breath of the world, the universe, a diabolical Ohm. Gira�s Gaia is the �mother of senseless things,� a disappointing human race, unbalanced in our consumption and living practices.
The title track is aptly grandiose. It�s the voice of an oracle witnessing the horror and splendour of the divine in real time. It�s Carlos Castaneda vibrating in the desert on a peyote-fuelled trip, or Samuel Taylor Coleridge�s opium-induced near-death experiences. It�s Swans� �The End� or �Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun�. It builds and builds, tighter and faster, like a train derailing, an ever-crescendo-ing voice in the background. Around the halfway mark it is absolutely relentless � but just when it threatens to become too much, the monstrous becomes elegantly beautiful. A piano coda worthy of a Giallo horror soundtrack diffuses the endless repetition of �I�ve seen it all�. It�s pretty much better than most bands� entire albums. However, Nietzsche has a point: �When you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.� In other words, I wouldn�t listen to it on repeat too much.
In its companion piece �The Seer Returns�, the world is literally being torn asunder, perhaps ready for rebirth, a resurrection. Whispers of immortality flutter over its sand torn ribbon of desert sound. Then the record hurtles into batshit-crazy New York-style free jazz territory on �93 Ave. B Blues�. Are those dolphins screaming beside the mild-mannered credit of the �Violin type instrument�? This takes work. It�s a punishing point of no return. Yet, for all the hair shirt qualities evident here, these musicians sound as if they�re having big-time fun.
There are brief moments of relief, such as the Beefheart blues of �The Wolf�, �The Daughter Brings The Water� and the haunting, alt-country ballad �Song For A Warrior�. Gira really has to give us a few of these songs. It would be difficult to make it through without them. They�re the pause on a treacherous alpine pass, a respite from catastrophe. The beautiful, King Crimson-recalling �A Piece Of The Sky� is still apocalyptic, however. The �sun f*cks the dawn� isn�t a light hearted observation � it�s redemption, Book of Revelation style.
Abiding influences can be heard throughout, the sinister soulfulness of Howlin� Wolf, the experimentalism of Can and the deep psychedelia of early Pink Floyd bubble under the surface. It may seem like spiritual flagellation in song but its actually closer to an aural meditation on the sublime: the danger, terror and beauty of boundlessness.
This struggle with the notion of the divine is heard on �The Apostate�, as a struggle with truth. We may be on �a ladder to god� but it�s definitely an Old Testament deity towards which Gira climbs. The song possesses the preposterous overblown arc of Van der Graaf Generator�s �Man-Erg� but also the control of Steve Reich and other great minimalists and modernists.
This is an album that will be spoken about in decade-marking retrospectives as an epic exercise in American gothic. We may feel insignificant in our everyday lives, but music still allows us to bypass the mundane for the metaphysical if we are desperate to experience secular rapture or transcendence. As Gira himself states, �Like anyone else, I want to experience ecstasy � something greater than myself.�
We may not fast, we may not meditate or dance ourselves into a trance and we may not imbibe large quantities of drugs (or we may) � but maybe we don�t need to. Listening to this album is a portal allowing us to touch the fleshy membrane of something else. It�s a Lovecraftian mountain, a Conradian odyssey, a Freidrichian ravine. It leaves you flayed, sensitised. It�s ancient and authoritative, a coruscating, compelling treatise on creation and destruction. So it goes.
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Swans� �To Be Kind� is released by Mute on May 12th. See the band live in the UK, supported by Jenny Hval, as follows��
22nd � Academy 2, Manchester 23rd � Hoult�s Yard, Newcastle 24th � The Arches, Glasgow 25th � The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen 27th � Brixton Electric, London 28th � Trinity Community Arts, Bristol 29th � Sub89, Reading 31st � Supersonic Festival, Birmingham
1st � Cockpit, Leeds 2nd � Concorde 2, Brighton
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I should start this piece with a caveat: I was a huge fan of the original�Thief�series -- even the Xbox version,�Deadly Shadows, from 2004. For many of us older gamers theThief�titles launched in 1998 were the daddy of the stealth genre. But here we are after a long 10-year wait for Garrett's return, eager to see how the rascal is doing.
Thief 4�-- or just "Thief" to denote the reboot, a la�Tomb Raider�-- for those new to this frachise, is once again set in a fantasy Victorian gothic steampunk world where it is permanently night. Garrett, a master thief, returns to The City to find it is being ruled by The Baron, a tyrant. To make things worse a sinister plague referred to as the "gloom" is killing off the poor and making them somewhat unruly. You are tasked with taking on various missions in an attempt to piece together what has happened to your uppity apprentice, who has vanished after dropping in uninvited -- literally -- on a mystical ritual. Of course, as you explore The City on these quests you are meant to help yourself to all that glisters along the way.
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Hailing from Madison, Wiconson, Golden Donna is the latest producer to add to the growing catalog of Amanda Brown's 100% Silk label. Pulled from Golden Donna's new II album for the imprint (out this week), "Empty Charm Vessel" is a track which exists somewhere between analog synth music and retro-lined darkwave. In truth, it all comes off more as a composition than a track, the song's six-minute run landing on a number of different musical sections, each with their own distinctive moods and melodic hooks. The vibes woven throughout Golden Donna's new tune are furthered emphasized by its blurry, clip-heavy video, which can be seen after the jump.
Hailing from Madison, Wiconson, Golden Donna is the latest producer to add to the growing catalog of Amanda Brown's 100% Silk label. Pulled from Golden Donna's new II album for the imprint (out this week), "Empty Charm Vessel" is a track which exists somewhere between analog synth music and retro-lined darkwave. In truth, it all comes off more as a composition than a track, the song's six-minute run landing on a number of different musical sections, each with their own distinctive moods and melodic hooks. The vibes woven throughout Golden Donna's new tune are furthered emphasized by its blurry, clip-heavy video, which can be seen after the jump.
London-based studio Failbetter Games has announced it's been working on a secret project with BioWare.
You might know Failbetter from its Victorian-Gothic browser-based game, Fallen London, or perhaps from its work-in-progress, the ocean exploration game Sunless Sea.
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This week I am presenting a mix of Gothic dancefloor fillers that I play out when DJing and also hear when I am out dancing. This mix is pretty indicative of the kind of tracks you will hear in a Sydney Goth/Deathrock club these days. The scene has recently experienced a renaissance with club numbers being swelled by young blood and the 90's clubbers now having a mid life crisis. The tracks are for the most part from the 80's, despite Europe having a number of trad Goth bands. The only modern dark bands that have made any inroads to Australias clubs have been EBM and Darkwave acts.

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@Jeffereynelson - As La Sera alludes to, don't forget about the rest of your costs that have to be accounted for... equipment, hiring workers, rent, liability, pest control, advertising (though you could in theory just use social media nowadays), benefits for workers, professional memberships, etc. It's not just ingredient costs that you have to pay out... which leads to the up charge. Also, you'll have to remember you can't divide the cost of flour strictly by the weight for how many doughballs you can get... after all, some flour will be used for coating your hands, or coating the dough balls when you prepare to stretch, etc. Unless you plan to micromanage to that degree and count how much flour you use on the bench for prepping the dough (which would be maddening, even to me), you'll have to account for some fudge factor.


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TALLAHASSEE, FL (CNN) - A mistrial on the first-degree murder charge in the death of Florida teen Jordan Davis has renewed the debate over race and self-defense laws.
Michael Dunn was found guilty over the weekend of three counts of attempted second-degree murder after shooting into an SUV carrying four teens.
But the jury could not reach a verdict on the most serious charge, first-degree murder in the death of Davis, 17.
The case has drawn comparisons to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman's acquittal in that case.
Both cases triggered backlash against Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense laws.
The family attorney for Trayvon Martin's family told CNN Tuesday he wants that law to change.
"The problem is this law that says, as long as you can articulate some imaginary fear, that it's justified to kill our children," Benjamin Crump. "It's legalized murder and we have to talk about that."
Protesters in Jacksonville where the Dunn trial was held are also calling for Florida to change its self-defense laws.
Prosecutors say they do plan to retry Dunn on the murder charge.
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In this latest report on your usage of our new online collection, I'm going to look at entry points. One of the main aims of an online collection these days is to move beyond a "view on a database" and deliver some of the affordances of a gallery experience—especially the ability to serendipitously discover new rabbit-holes down which to disappear.
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In last month's report we looked at what was popular on our collection site before we launched our new alpha version. I can happily report that traffic to our collection is up by almost a factor of three. That's three times as much traffic to our collection than before. Even when we exclude the burst at the announcement!
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Object of the Month: Small Diamond chair by Harry Bertoia
Known primarily as a sculptor, Harry Bertoia designed the Small Diamond chair for Knoll between 1950 and 1952. During that time, rather than do conventional design research, Bertoia conceived of a series of side chairs and lounge chairs for mass production, made of wire mesh formed into seating shells. According to Bertoia, "In the chairs, many functional problems have to be satisfied first. . .
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4 Questions 4: Kevin Palmer
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4 Questions 4: Matt Webb
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Dayton man hurt in collision
Aug 18, 2013
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A Dayton man was transported to a Portland hospital Sunday afternoon after his pickup crossed a grassy verge and collided with another vehicle.
Oregon State Police said Arland D. McDougall, 83, of Dayton drove across grass onto 99W at its intersection with Highway 18 north of Lafayette. His 1976 Ford pickup hit the passenger side of a Dodge pickup.
McDougall was taken by Life Flight helicopter to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center with injuries that may be serious, troopers said.
State police said the other driver, Johnny Johnson Jr., 43, of Willamina was southbound on 99W when his truck was hit. Neither he nor his passenger, an 18-year-old woman, was hurt.
The investigation is continuing.
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I use compression shutoffs. No soldering. Just slip them on the copper pipe, and snug up with a wrench.
Compression on the left, and iron pipe threads on the right.
I am replacing 4 sink shut off valves. The copper pipe coming from the wall is too short on some of them. What do you do to fix this? I have sweated on threaded copper ends at my house but would rather not sweat anything here since it is so close to the wall. If it's the best way, I guess I will have to do it buy surely there are other (reliable) ways.
I use compression shutoffs. No soldering. Just slip them on the copper pipe, and snug up with a wrench.
Compression on the left, and iron pipe threads on the right.
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Questions: what kind of shut off valve were the old ones? did you cut them off (and shorten the tube doing so?).
The trouble with compression valves is that you may not have enough tube out.
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everything is real corroded. The old compression shut off's are still on as of right now but I will really have to sand everything off to clean up the paint and green and rust. I had to scrape just to see any metal. I didn't know if I could get the Ferrell off or if I would have to cut it off. These shutoffs are the better valves.
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personally, i would remove the old compression angle stops and sweat on 1/2" MIP adapters if you have enough meat. then use 1/2" IPS angle stops. If I didn't have enough meat for compression stops this would be my choice. I would forget the escutcheons, clean up the copper VERY well, and just sweat on the MIP's. If you have ferrules that are stuck, you can buy a cheap ferrule puller at home depot or carefully use a tiny hacksaw to cut them off. otherwise, you can open the wall and make some new stub-outs. keep us posted.
Thanks for all the advice. I will probably replace these tomorrow evening, just like to be ready for all the possibilities before I start. I bought a ferrule puller today. I am replacing the sinks with pedestal sinks. I will try the compression stops first, if that doesn't work I will go ahead and sweat the 1/2" MIP adapters (I used to sweat A/C lines in new office building so I am very familiar with it).
Since you mentioned a pedestal sink, it will be wise to open the wall and re-do the plumbing inside, then finish the wall and install the pedestal sink in place, to avoid future failures.
Again..........I would use a sleeve puller, pull the back nut off, replace the esctucheon and install a new compression shutoff. We're talking a $25.00 tool and no damage to the wall.
Or you can take a torch and play around with burning the wall board.
I don't see a drain in the correct location though. Like mentioned above, you may want to open the wall and rearrange things in the wall.
I got the supply lines replaced. I really appreciate the advice, I did get a sleeve puller and it solved my hate of compression fittings. That part went very smooth and no leaks thanks to the advice here!
I do need to extend the p-trap 3 inches from the wall and wonder if the current p-trap from wall is solvent attached? How do I replace that? I put that part off until this weekend and will cut into the wall if I need to (tips appreciated).The current sinks are just mounted to the wall and are from 1981.
That is a solvent weld p-trap.
You may be able to split it off the pipe coming from the wall.
Thanks Terry, I think I will try that!!
Try using a hacksaw and first, cut the 90 off, leaving the hub on the pipe in the wall. Then, use the blade to cut nearly through what's left in several places parallel with the pipe with maybe a 1/2-1" between the two cuts. Stick something like a screwdriver blade in the saw kerf, and see if you can split the section of fitting off. If that works, you can make more small sections, then split them off. Try not to cut into the pipe.
If you need to move the trap for the new sink, just open up the wall and don't worry about trying to save the stub.
If splitting it off doesn't work, they make special tools to ream the pipe out of the hub that is likely in the wall (RamBit is one brand). Then, you'd just glue a new stub in the cleaned out hub, and continue from there. You may want to use a Desanko (tubular pipe adapter) on the stub, and use tubular from there - it would make taking it off again simple.
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I finally got everything replaced after working around an ice storm and no power for almost 2 days. I took a little advice from everyone's tips, I really appreciate this forum. I was able to cut the traps and put in a solvent fitting that was threaded on the other end and then put in a p-trap kit. Everyone was happy with it, especially after I painted the walls around it. Once again, I appreciate everyone's help, thank you Terry for the great forum!!
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Using the Glock Magazine Loader
Put the mag loader over the top of the magazine tube and push it all the way down to make room for the next cartridge.
While holding the loading tool down, start the round into the mag by pushing it back against the mag loader.
Keeping rearward pressure against the cartridge, slide the mag loader upwards......
...... until the cartridge can be pushed all the way into the mag.
Repeat until the mag is loaded. The last round is often difficult to load until the mag has been used some.....so push hard.
I have owned no less than 10 Glocks in my life and I have honestly never known exactly how to properly use one of these. You are right, they make getting the last few rounds into a newer magazine much easier, especially number 15 on my G19.
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Volo Auto Museum
The most under priced attraction in the area! 36 acres of family fun. See 300 classic, antique and muscle cars, including the country's largest display of Hollywood TV and movie cars! Experience the Military Combat Zone, a life-like battle scene with rare military vehicles and weapons. Shop 5 Antique Malls. Take a Haunted Trolley Tour. Enjoy great food in a Betty Boop themed diner and more. All in one location!
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Arlington International Racecourse
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Baha'i House Of Worship
One of only seven in the world and the only one in North America, the Baha'i House of Worship is the largest and oldest surviving Baha'i Temple. Standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, the auditorium, with its walls of lace-like ornamentation and its dome rising 135 feet above the main floor, offers a scene of unsurpassed beauty. It is surrounded by exquisite gardens and fountains. This imposing and dramatic structure has received numerous design awards, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Peter Patterson Glassworks
Chicagolands most creative hot glass artisan studio. Glass that glows in the dark that uses phosphorus materials. Shop for unique ready made pieces or take a class and make your own. We are great for interactive special events and parties! We can custom create many different shapes, colors for decoration or to display awards and memorials.
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Kohl Children's Museum
Kohl Children's Museum offers hands-on, interactive exhibits designed exclusively for children ages birth to 8. All of the exhibits and programs are designed to make learning fun and interesting for young children. A visit to a grocery store, a veterinarian's office as well as a day care inhabited by dolls allow children to participate in adult activities on their own scale. Children can build a house, make music, take care of cars, explore the properties of water and much more in the many engaging exhibits featured.
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Ravinia Festival
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
This new center is a 65,000 square-foot building designed by renowned architect Stanley Tigerman. The Museum is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of those who were lost and by teaching the universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice and indifference. The museum features an authentic early 20th century German rail car, an inspiring Hall of Remembrance for contemplation and reflection, a permanent exhibition chronicling life before, during and after the Holocaust, a youth exhibit for 9-11 year olds highlighting lessons of the Holocaust and a 225 seat auditorium.
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My Best Friend's Wedding - Cuneo Museum
In this romantic comedy a food critic jealously tries to put a stop to her best buddy's wedding. The movie filmed extensively around Chicago, including the historic Drake Hotel on North Michigan Avenue; on a Mercury boat cruise as it sailed down the Chicago River; and at the suburban Cuneo Museum & Gardens, a Mediterranean-style mansion that features 75 acres of beautiful formal gardens. The gazebo featured in one of the wedding scenes was built for the film, but Cuneo's owners decided to keep it permanently.
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Wildlife Discovery Center
The Wildlife Discovery Center is a special place offering programs for people of all ages who have an interest in wildlife and their habitat. Children's classes, adult programs, and school field trips focus on wildlife conservation, field biology, and ecology. The Center also offers self-guided nature hikes, workshops, eco-based summer camps, wildlife ecology trips, group presentations, traveling animal exhibits and exciting volunteer opportunities. You can visit eye-to-eye with over 150 animals including a bobcat, raptors, Kookaburras, and an assortment of venomous and non-venomous reptiles like crocodilians, snakes, turtles and tortoises. The Wildlife Discovery Center is home to one of the largest public exhibits of rattlesnakes in North America, including four species that are native to Illinois. Indoor exhibits hours are Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am to 4:00pm. The outdoor exhibits and walking trails are open year round.
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Elawa Farm
Built in 1917 for A. Watson Armour, Elawa Farm is a stunning example of estate farm architecture. Come and learn about Historic Elawa Farm and what it looked like way back when and what is happening today at the farm. This farm is a 16-acre parcel of land, including the original farm complex buildings that were part of an early 20th century gentleman's farm and has a unique combination of natural setting, designed landscapes and buildings of architectural and historic significance.
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James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County
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Skokie Theater
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Midwestern Helicopter
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Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire
See the "The Best of Broadway" at the Marriott Theatre featuring 5 great musicals every year. The intimate arena theatre is designed so everyone has the best seat in the house. The theatre earns lavish praise from critics, receiving a record 370 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations - Chicago's highest theatrical honor for artistic achievement. Marriott's Theatre for Young Audiences presents numerous original works as well as classic fairy tales. Through these works, children experience the joy and magic that is "live" theatre.
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Vernon Hills Park District Sullivan Community Center
Overlooking park land, the Community Room, equipped with a stage and kitchen, can serve 260 dinner guests or 400 people theater seating. Smaller meeting rooms with a capacity of 10-140 people including a gymnasium rental are also available.
CITY: Vernon Hills
Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
The opulent Cuneo Museum and Gardens, located on 75 acres and dotted with formal gardens and statuary was the perfect setting for the wedding scenes in "My Best Friend's Wedding." The gazebo where the best friends were caught kissing was built specifically for the film, but Cuneo's owners liked it so much they decided to keep it permanently. Take a guided tour through the historic Mediterranean-style Cuneo mansion to see Renaissance artworks and lavish European furnishings.
CITY: Vernon Hills
On January 25, 2003, the Marriott Theatre presented a new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS directed and choreographed by Marc Robin. It quickly became the best-selling show in our long history. Cats, based on the poems of T.S. Eliot, with its legendary score, provides the setting for spectacular and breathtaking dance. Our intimate surroundings bring you closer than ever to "The Jellicle Ball" with trouble-makers Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer, the magical Mr. Mistoffelees and the suave Rum Tum Tugger. Let the "Memory" live again!
CITY: Lincolnshire
Bad Teacher - Lincoln Middle School
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CITY: Park Ridge
Weird Science - Northbrook Court, 2290 Northbrook Court, Northbrook
Two teenage nerds, unpopular and unable to meet girls on their own, use their computer to design the perfect woman - beautiful with a genius IQ. When this woman turns "real", she helps transforms the boys from nerds to cool through a series of wacky and bizarre adventures. Set in the fictional "Shermer, Illinois", the movie is filmed in several northern suburbs of Chicago - Highland Park, Northbrook and Skokie.
CITY: Northbrook
Home Alone - Hubbard Woods Metra Station
An eight-year-old boy is accidentally left home alone as his family rushes off for a vacation to France, leaving him to fend for himself against a pair of bungling burglars. Filmed along the North Shore, movie sites include Wilmette's Trinity Methodist Church and the Hubbard Woods Metra Station in Winnetka. Right across the street from the Metra train tracks is the former drugstore where the stranded kid stole a toothbrush in the movie.
CITY: Winnetka
Attic Playhouse
The Attic Playhouse strives to showcase a broad spectrum of theatre as an art form by producing classic plays, small musicals, one-acts, improvisational and skit comedies and theatre for young audiences. Special attention is given to producing original scripts and encouraging new talent. At least one production a year is dedicated to these original works.
CITY: Highland Park
Weird Science - Central St., Highland Park
Two teenage nerds, unpopular and unable to meet girls on their own, use their computer to design the perfect woman - beautiful with a genius IQ. When this woman turns "real", she helps transforms the boys from nerds to cool through a series of wacky and bizarre adventures. Set in the fictional "Shermer, Illinois", the movie is filmed in several northern suburbs of Chicago - Highland Park, Northbrook and Skokie.
CITY: Highland Park
The Button Room Museum
We are a vintage and antique Button Museum. Our button displays rotate on a monthly basis based upon the current theme. Visitors will be given an opportunity to view beautiful buttons on display and learn more about two incredible women who saved and preserved everything (beautiful objects and historical artifacts). The museum will host a variety of small clubs, exhibitions, workshops, and events.
CITY: Gurnee
Regal Cinemas' CityPark 20 & IMAX Theater
In November of 1998, the CityPark 20 & IMAX Theater operated by Regal Cinemas opened its doors and within one year became one of the top five grossing movie theaters in the state of Illinois. This 93,908 square foot theater has 4,400 stadium seats divided among 21 first run and art film theaters. The 270 seat 3D IMAX, complete with IMAX PSE sound system and 5-story screen, is the only IMAX serving greater Chicago's north and northwest suburbs. Moviegoers enjoy advance ticketing and on-site gourmet cafe.
CITY: Lincolnshire
Greenbelt Cultural Center
Nestled within the native landscape of Greenbelt Forest Preserve, the Center and its outdoor amphitheater can be rented for meetings, conferences, classes, weddings, showers, receptions or family reunions.
CITY: North Chicago
Russell Military Museum
"Where History Comes Alive." The Russell Military Museum has over 100 military vehicles on display from WWI to present day. The museum offers a 10,000 sq ft indoor display area and 8 acres of outdoor display. Birthday party and group packages available. Guided tours can also be arranged for groups. The museum closes during the winter months and is primarily outdoors, so please check the weather or call ahead before planning your trip.
CITY: Russell
Genesee Theatre
Experience the grandeur of world-class artists and Broadway theatricals in the beautifully restored Genesee Theatre. After undergoing a $23 million renovation, The Genesee Theatre is now home to world-class performances including Broadway shows, musical acts, comedians and more. In addition to the shows, this venue is a historic hot-spot for weddings, corporate functions, holiday parties, and a variety of special events. There are also a number of completely renovated auxiliary rooms connected to the main auditorium that are perfect for receptions, birthdays, high school reunions, corporate dinners, cocktail parties, or any other festive gathering, meeting, or presentation. Visit the website for a list of upcoming shows.
CITY: Waukegan
The Ragdale Foundation
Art, architecture, and garden tours of Howard Van Doren Shaw's summer retreat. The house and gardens, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places among examples of the Arts and Crafts movement in the country. It house 12 artists at a time.
CITY: Lake Forest
Mother Rudd House and Museum
This original 1844 building was once a stagecoach stop, tavern, post office, town hall, and candy store. Completely restored by the Village of Gurnee, this historical home is reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad. Slaves would be housed in the basement or the barn. View artifacts from the Civil War, see the "Crystal Ballroom" where traveling guests would be entertained or the room dedicated to the family of a local man that died on the Titanic.
CITY: Gurnee
PM&L Theatre
PM&L Theatre is a non-profit, community-based volunteer organization located in downtown Antioch. Each annual season contains six shows, ranging in style from musicals to comedy and drama.
CITY: Antioch
Ordinary People - The Original Pancake House
This wrenching drama focuses on an affluent Lake Forest family as they deal with the accidental death of their eldest son. North Shore movie sites include The Original Pancake House in Wilmette, known for its homestyle breakfast dishes, including the popular baked apple pancake. Locations ,
CITY: Wilmette
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne is one of the country's premier facilities for energy-related research and development. Visitors must be at least 16 years old.
CITY: Argonne
Round Lake Area Park District
Round Lake Area Park District offers visitors a wide range of activities and facilities to enjoy. They include the Renwood Golf Course, the new sports center, the Prairie Grass Nature Museum, community theatre, outdoor pool/aquatic center, fitness center, child development center, teen center, senior center and acres of picturesque parklands. Private parties/outings at any of the facilities can be accommodated.
CITY: Round Lake
Village of Greyslake Heritage Center and Museum
The Grayslake Historical Society was founded in 1976 and is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Historical Society stages regular programs, works with the Executive Director on engaging exhibitions, conducts tours and keeps residents and visitors connected with Grayslake's rich past. For more information, visit the Grayslake Historical Society's website at www.grayslakehistory.org.
CITY: Grayslake
Sixteen Candles - New Trier High School
A fifteen-year-old girl has a crush on the most popular boy in school, the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her, her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement, her family forgets her 16th birthday! This 1980s teen-angst classic was filmed in several Chicagoland suburbs, including Highland Park, Evanston, Glencoe and Winnetka.
CITY: Winnetka
Home Alone - Trinity Methodist Church
An eight-year-old boy is accidentally left home alone as his family rushes off for a vacation to France, leaving him to fend for himself against a pair of bungling burglars. Filmed along the North Shore, movie sites include Wilmette's Trinity Methodist Church and the Hubbard Woods Metra Station in Winnetka. Right across the street from the Metra train tracks is the former drugstore where the stranded kid stole a toothbrush in the movie.
CITY: Wilmette
Weird Science - Niles East High School, 7700 Lincoln Ave., Skokie
Two teenage nerds, unpopular and unable to meet girls on their own, use their computer to design the perfect woman - beautiful with a genius IQ. When this woman turns "real", she helps transforms the boys from nerds to cool through a series of wacky and bizarre adventures. Set in the fictional "Shermer, Illinois", the movie is filmed in several northern suburbs of Chicago - Highland Park, Northbrook and Skokie.
CITY: Skokie
Uncle Buck - New Trier High School, 7 Happ Rd., Northfield
n this sweet comedy, irresponsible Uncle Buck is left to baby-sit his rebellious niece and her two siblings when their parents leave to visit a sick relative. The movie was filmed in several towns along the North Shore. Sites include New Trier High School in Winnetka, one of the most prestigious high schools in the Chicago area.
CITY: Northfield
Dole Mansion at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Black walnut doors, detailed wood carvings in the Eastlake style, amazing marble fireplaces: there's so much to see on a tour of the historic Dole Mansion and the original Crystal Lake Country Club (now the Creative Arts Center).
CITY: Crystal Lake
Arts at Argonne
A variety of arts events are staged at this location in Argonne.
CITY: Argonne
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state-of-the-art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room, and a classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
Clockwise Theatre
Clockwise Theatre's goal is to offer alternative entertainment choices, including world premiers of plays with an emphasis on Midwestern playwrights, new or unusual small-scale musicals, and programming for the teenage-young adult audience. Clockwise hopes to offer a welcoming canvas on which to work, mobilizing the energy of the young, wisdom of the old, vision of the artist, and the rich cultures woven throughout Waukegan and the Midwest.
CITY: Waukegan
Schram Memorial Chapel
This historic non-denominational chapel served as a house of worship for thousands of servicemen and women passing through this military base. After the Glenview Naval Air Station closed, the building was moved from its original location and painstakingly restored by the Village of Glenview and Kimball Hill Builders. Now owned by the Park District, it is available for rental by groups, individuals and organizations.
CITY: Glenview
Home Alone House
The Home Alone House is a three-story single family detached house used for shooting the majority of the scenes in the movies Home Alone (1990) and parts of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).[3] The kitchen in the film was actually shot in the house, along with the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing.
CITY: Winnetka
Shiloh House
The residence of the founder of the City of Zion, Dr. John Alexander Dowie, is a stately 23-room mansion that was built in 1901-02 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
CITY: Zion
Jack Benny Center for the Arts
Jack Benny Center for the Arts -- Home to the Waukegan Symphony Orchestra & Concert Chorus and Bowen Park Theatre & Opera Companies. Bowen Park Theatre provides professional theatre and opera as well as children's theatre in the summer months, spring, and in December. The Jack Benny Center is the home of "The Old Time Radio Show" that holds performances quarterly.
CITY: Waukegan
Writers' Theatre
Over the past twenty seasons, Writers' Theatre has become a major Chicagoland cultural destination with a national reputation for excellence. The company – known for the finest interpretations of classic and contemporary theatre – has garnered critical praise for the consistent high quality and intimacy of its artistry. Throughout the season Writers' will be offering post-show discussions on select Wednesday evenings following the performance in our Tudor Court space. In the Books on Vernon space they will be offering post-show discussions every other Wednesday evening.
CITY: Glencoe
McHenry Drive-In Outdoor Theatre
One of the few remaining authentic drive-in movie theatres remaining in Illinois. Enjoy the nostalgia of double-feature movies in the comfort of your car. Unique family experience.
CITY: McHenry
McDonald's #1 Store Museum
This museum is a replica of the first McDonald's restaurant opened by Ray Kroc on April 15, 1955. View an array of memorabilia, from the original kitchen equipment to the 1950s classic cars parked on site.
CITY: Des Plaines
Welcome Stitchery, Inc.
Specializing in Counted Cross Stitch and Custom Framing. We have the largest showcase of fabrics, fibers, patterns, kits and accessories in the Midwest.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Centre East
Centre East presents a variety of comedy, dance, music and family-oriented performances.
CITY: Skokie
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state of the art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room and classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique"
A private Estate located in Barrington Hills, featuring the World's finest collection of Automatic Music Instruments, including the World's largest Theater Organ. Private Group Tours or 40 or more. Charity Gala Events & Concerts. A Summer Concert Series and a Christmas Concert supporting the Sanfilippo Foundation open to the public with pre-purchased tickets. Concerts include time to explore the Sanfilippo Collection. See website for details and tickets.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Viper Alley
Viper Alley is a new boutique concert venue and nightclub, with an exciting line-up of live musical acts in an industrial-chic setting. The venue offers year-round entertainment, combining high-tech bowling, food and nightlife with flexible private event space. An acoustically superior, intimate live music experience all year long. Our calendar of artists and performers cut across many different genres and generations in order to provide an eclectic mix of quality live music to Chicagoland's most discerning music fans.
CITY: Lincolnshire
Devonshire Cultural Center
Home of the Skokie Art Guild and Devonshire Playhouse, the Cultural Center offers children's and adult theater, as well as visual and performing arts.
CITY: Skokie
The Iannelli Studios Heritage Center
Home to the Kalo Foundation of Park Ridge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the rich artistic legacy of the city through education, advocacy, and preservation, as well as promoting the arts & crafts as an integral part of our modern lives. Based on the ideals of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, the Foundation will sponsor educational seminars, exhibits, tours, publications and special events to increase awareness and appreciation of the arts and crafts. Check the website for special events and hours.
CITY: Park Ridge
Contagion - Central Elementary School
An international team of doctors is contracted by the CDC to deal with the outbreak of a deadly disease.
CITY: Wilmette
Marytown National Religious Shrine of St. Maximillion Kolbe
One of the nation's most beautiful religious sites features beautiful stained glass windows and seven-foot mosaics decorating the chapel, as well as seven types of marble.
CITY: Libertyville
Skokie Public Library
A leading institution of the Village of Skokie and a staple of downtown Skokie, the library is truly a center for the community with more than 450,000 items available for check-out, three community meeting rooms and hundreds of events and classes offered each month. The library offers the latest in cutting edge technology with library resources available 24 hours a day via their website, plenty of computers available for internet access and research and a wireless network on the 2nd floor.
CITY: Skokie
Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra
The Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra features local and national musical talents, and perfoms four concerts each year.
CITY: Skokie
Raue Center for the Arts
Theatergoers love that every seat is a great seat at The Raue Center for the Arts in downtown Crystal Lake. Since its restoration a decade ago, Raue Center has attracted the finest stars, Broadway shows, musicians and artists. Raue Center has become a destination in the heart of a bustling downtown area chock-full of pre- or post-show dining and shopping options.
CITY: Crystal Lake
Lyons School
Lyons school is the host to the Glenview Art Fair that showcases over 110 jewelers, printmakers, stain and fused glass artists, representational and abstract artists, photographers, potters, ceramists and more.
CITY: Glenview
Harper College Performing Arts Center
Concerts, plays, musicals, and more. Free backstage tours for groups.
CITY: Palatine
Northbrook Historical Society Museum
Enjoy the main floor museum with antiques and a replica of an 1890s home. Open the first Sunday of every month, or by appointment.
CITY: Northbrook
Morton Grove Historical Museum Haupt-Yehl House
Located in Harrer Park, this 1888 Victorian farmhouse features period furnishings and a museum on its lower level with rotating displays.
CITY: Morton Grove
Skokie Heritage Museum
Explore Skokie's heritage by visiting the historic Engine House and the original (1847) Log Cabin. These two cites have much to offer with local and seasonal exhibits, special interest classes, and educational school programs.
CITY: Skokie
Winnetka Community House
The Winnetka Community House enriches the lives of the North Shore residents, their families, visitors and friends by providing diverse educational, cultural, social and recreational opportunities for people of all ages.
CITY: Winnetka
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
The North Shore's home for world class entertainment. This state-of-the-art two-theater facility is home to Centre East, Northlight Theatre, and Skokie Valley Symphony Orchestra.
CITY: Skokie
Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park
A unique experience combining recreational features with an outstanding exhibition of large-scale contemporary sculpture in a beautifully landscaped, easily accessible setting. Stroll, rollerblade, or bicycle along the paved path and view art in nature.
CITY: Skokie
Northlight Theatre
Northlight Theatre provides five enriching plays each season and has recieved many awards, both locally and nationally, for their productions.
CITY: Skokie
Great Lakes Naval Museum
As an official Department of the Navy Museum, the Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy's only "boot camp" at the Naval Training Station/Center at Great Lakes, Illinois. Exhibits feature an overview of the boot camp experience and the history of Naval Station Great Lakes. The museum is located at the Great Lakes Naval Station by the Main Gates. Admission and parking are free. Public transportation to the Great Lakes Naval Museum is available via Metra's Union Pacific North Line.
CITY: Great Lakes
The Ragdale Foundation
Guided tours (by reservation only) of Ragdale, a nationally renowned artists' community built by noted architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, include a walk through the historic house and gardens as well as a studio visit with an artist-in-residence.
CITY: Lake Forest
Darius Rucker with Friends at Ravinia
Come out for a great night of country music. Darius Rucker and friends will be sure to put on a terrific show. A perfect evening - listening to music, drinks and a picnic under the stars on Ravinia's lawn. Pavilion seating also available! Reserved seats are $70/$90 and lawn seats are $38 in advance and $43 the day of the performance.
CITY: Highland Park
James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County
The Center is home to a wide variety of entertainment acts from musical performances to live theatre shows to specialty performances. The facilities include the 600-seat Mainstage Theatre, the 250-seat Studio Theatre, the 400-seat C005 Auditorium and three conference rooms. The theatre presents the finest entertainment in the industry, including a season of incredible variety featuring internationally acclaimed performers.
CITY: Grayslake
Umphrey's McGee at Ravinia
Umphrey's McGee has been relentlessly innovative in both music and fan relations for 16 years and counting. Whereas the band's stellar reputation is based on marathon concerts that mix original, technically demanding tunes with complex epics and playful covers (ranging from Toto to Metallica), it has chosen the same kind of attention to melody, songcraft, and musicianship. Tickets are $45 for reserved seats and $20 for lawn seats in advance and $25 the day of the show.
CITY: Highland Park
Counting Crows at Ravinia
Counting Crows have sold more than 20 million albums worldwide after exploding onto the music scene with their multiplatinum breakout album "August and Everything After" in 1993. The band is currently finalizing their seventh studio album scheduled to be released in Fall of 2014. This album will be the band's first new material since 2007. Known for creating unique and innovative concerts and consistently ranked as one of the top live bands performing today. Reserved seats are $60-$80 and lawn $38 in advance and $43 the day of the show.
CITY: Highland Park
Chicago Symphony Orchestra's West Side Story
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has inspired countless adaptations, but few as ubiquitous as Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents's West Side Story. The CSO will perform the score to Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins's film version for 2 nights. Don't miss this chance to see the Best Picture Oscar–winning film on the giant Pavilion and lawn screens while the score is played live by America's finest orchestra, conducted by film composer David Newman in his Ravinia debut. Reserved seats are $25-$50 and lawn seats are $25.
CITY: Highland Park
Peter Serkin & the Orion String Quartet at Ravinia
The Orion String Quartet and Peter Serkin both glitter as forward-thinking artists with an ear for invigorating the classics. The longtime partners unite at Ravinia for Brahms's similarly conceived Piano Quintet. The program also includes Dvorák's folk-tune-inspired Second Piano Quintet and a string quartet by Haydn. Tickets are $40-$60 for reserved seats and $10 for lawn seats.
CITY: Highland Park
Crosby, Stills & Nash at Ravinia
Crosby, Stills & Nash is a folk rock supergroup noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on American music and culture. Tickets are $84-$104 for reserved seats and $38 for lawn seats in advance and $43 the day of the show.
CITY: Highland Park
WAR With Special Guest Average White Band at the Genesee
Come out for a night of Funk, Jazz, R&B and Rock 'n Roll all mixed together with WAR with special guest Average White Band. One of the greatest bands of all time, WAR has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. With songs like "Low Rider", "Cisco Kid" & "Why Can't We Be Friends" this is going to be a great show. Tickets are $39-$60.
CITY: Waukegan
Judy Collins at the Genesee Theatre
Judy Collins has inspired audiences with sublime vocals, boldly vulnerable songwriting, personal life triumphs, and a firm commitment to social activism. Now 74, she continues to create music of hope and healing that lights up the world and speaks to the heart. Tickets are $45.50 & $55.50.
CITY: Waukegan
Ashu at Ravinia
The saxophone is a rare solo instrument in classical music, but we are fortunate to have "a remarkable virtuoso" (WQXR New York) in our own backyard. The Chicago Tribune praises Ashu's "phenomenal technique" and "deep musicality" in his performances of music written for the saxophone and his own arrangements of works from all across the standard repertoire. Bennett Gordon Hall Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
ZZ Top and Jeff Beck at Ravinia
Performances by ZZ Top and Jeff Beck. Reserved Ticket Price: $80 - $100 Lawn Ticket Price: $38 (increases by $5 day of show)
CITY: Highland Park
Alexey Zuev at Ravinia
The top-prize winner at the Third International Prokofiev Competition, pianist Alexey Zuev, performs at Bennett Gordon Hall at Ravinia. Ticket prices: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Food Network in Concert at Ravinia
The daylong festival of food and music features dining packages, demonstrations by Chicago's greatest chefs, wine tastings and sessions with Food Network stars Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, Jose Garces, Alex Guarnaschelli, Jeff Mauro, Marc Murphy, Geoffrey Zakarian and more. MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE TO ATTEND. Ticket price: TBA
CITY: Highland Park
Train with The Wallflowers at Ravinia
The San Francisco pop band performs on August 22 and 23, 2014 at Ravinia. Also appearing: The Wallflowers Reserved Ticket Price: $90 - $110 Lawn Seat Price: $38 (price goes up $5 day of the shows)
CITY: Highland Park
Bob Weir & RatDog and Dwight Yoakam at Ravinia
Performances by Bob Weir & RatDog and Dwight Yoakam. Reserved Ticket Prices: $60 - $80 Lawn Ticket Price: $38
CITY: Highland Park
Anna Fedorova at Ravinia
A pianist with "percussive drive, pointed exuberance and emotional, key-stroking intimacy" (Märkische Oderzeitung), Anna Fedorova makes her Ravinia debut with a program melding different art forms into music, at Bennett Gordon Hall. Ticket price: $10
CITY: Highland Park
Vocalists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute
Vocalists from Ravinia's Steans Music Institute perform at Bennett Gordan Hall. Ticket Price: $10
CITY: Highland Park


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- Speaker Nancy Pelosi [Dow Jones Newswires, 9/18/08]
American consumers and businesses are getting hit hard by the growing economic crisis. The devastation on Wall Street has a tremendous impact on the hard working middle class of Main Street. Families that have already lost value in their homes are nervously watching their life savings lose value as Wall Street's meltdown continues. It has affected the way people plan for college, their retirement, the security of their jobs, and their standard of living.
Much of the turmoil could have been prevented with responsible regulation and oversight by the executive branch. But the foundation of the Bush Administration's approach to governance is the absence of meaningful regulation - turning a blind eye to waste, fraud, abuse, as well as general mismanagement of everything from Wall Street to the war in Iraq.
The high cost of the Bush-McCain economic policy is clear - and likely to worsen still.
The New Direction Congress is taking aggressive action to address this financial crisis. In the coming days and weeks, we will investigate the Bush Administration's gross mismanagement of the economy with a keen focus on the lack of financial market regulation and identifying solutions the Congress can act upon. It is imperative to get to the root of this crisis and restore confidence in the American economy.
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Financial Services Committee
- Thursday, September 18: "Auction Rate Securities Market: A Review of Problems and Potential Resolutions."
- Wednesday, September 24: Hearing to examine the appropriate response to turmoil in the markets, and whether greater government intervention is needed in light of financial markets not self-correcting.
- Thursday, September 25: Hearing to examine the federal government's role in recent events in the U.S. capital markets, including recent actions by Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's regulator. Witnesses will include Treasury Secretary Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Monday, October 6: Examination of the regulatory mistakes and financial excesses that led to the bankruptcy filing by Lehman Brothers. Witnesses will include Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld.
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