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This party beverage is a great alternative to eggnog because it has no heavy cream or egg. The best part? It can be frozen and saved for up to a month.
Prep time: 5 minutes; "Cook" time: 4-8 hours (for chilling)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup dark rum
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 gallon whole milk
• Grated nutmeg (optional)
1. Combine rum, brandy and vanilla extract in a large, heavy pitcher and dissolve sugar in the mixture.
2. Add milk; freeze until very cold or even slushy (4-8 hours).
3. Pour into glasses and grate nutmeg (or sprinkle ground nutmeg) on top, if desired. Serves eight.
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Eqbal Ahmad
Eqbal Ahmad (1933 – 11 May 1999)[1] was a Pakistani political scientist, writer, journalist, and anti-war activist. He was strongly critical of post-colonial power formations, including the Middle Eastern strategy of the United States, and of what he saw as the "twin curse" of nationalism and religious fanaticism in such countries as Pakistan.[1]
Early life[edit]
Ahmad was born in the village of Irki in the Indian state of Bihar. When he was a young boy, his father was murdered over a land dispute in his presence. During the partition of India in 1947, he and his older brothers migrated to Pakistan.[2]
Ahmad graduated from Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1951 with a degree in economics. After serving briefly as an army officer, he enrolled at Occidental College in California in 1957. From 1958 to 1960, he studied political science and Middle Eastern history at Princeton University, later earning his PhD.[1]
From 1960 to 1963, Ahmad lived in North Africa, working primarily in Algeria, where he joined the National Liberation Front and worked with Frantz Fanon.[3] He was offered an opportunity to join the first independent Algerian government, but refused in favour of life as an independent intellectual.
When he returned to the United States, Ahmad taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1964–65) and Cornell University in the school of Labour Relations (1965–68). During these years, he became known as one of the earliest and most vocal opponents of American policies in Vietnam and Cambodia. From 1968 to 1972, he was a fellow at the Adlai Stevenson Institute in Chicago.[1]
In 1971, Ahmad was indicted as one of the Harrisburg Seven, with the anti-war Catholic priest Philip Berrigan, Berrigan's future wife, Sister Elizabeth McAlister, and four other Catholic pacifists, on charges of conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger. After fifty-nine hours of deliberations, the jury declared a mistrial, in 1972.[2]
From 1972 to 1982, Ahmad was Senior Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies. From 1973 to 1975, he served as the first director of its overseas affiliate, the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam.
In 1982, Ahmad joined the faculty at Hampshire College , in Amherst, Massachusetts, a progressive school which was the first college in the nation to divest from South Africa. There, he taught world politics and political science.
In the early 1990s, Ahmad was granted a parcel of land in Pakistan by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's government, to build an independent, alternative university, named Khaldunia.
Upon his retirement from Hampshire in 1997, he settled permanently in Pakistan, where he continued to write a weekly column, for Dawn, Pakistan's oldest English-language newspaper.[4]
Ahmad was the founding chancellor of the then newly established Textile Institute of Pakistan, a textile-oriented science, design and business degree-awarding institute. The institute professes to be driven by the values Ahmad stood for and awards its most prestigious honour, the Dr. Eqbal Ahmed Achievement Award, to one graduate unanimously deemed by the faculty as reflective of Ahmad's values at its annual convocation.
Since his death, a memorial lecture series has been established at Hampshire College in his honour. Speakers have included Kofi Annan, Edward Said, Noam Chomsky, and Arundhati Roy.
Ahmad was admired as "an intellectual unintimidated by power or authority". He collaborated with such left-wing journalists, activists, and thinkers as Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Howard Zinn, Ibrahim Abu-Lughod, Richard Falk, Fredric Jameson, Alexander Cockburn and Daniel Berrigan.[1]
- [Ahmad was] perhaps the shrewdest and most original anti-imperialist analyst of the post-war world, especially in the dynamics between the West and the post-colonial states of Asia and Africa. —Edward Said
Death and legacy[edit]
Eqbal Ahmad died of heart failure on 11 May 1999 at an Islamabad hospital in Pakistan, where he was being treated for colon cancer.[1] He had married Julie Diamond back in 1969, a teacher and a writer from New York. He is survived by his wife Julie Diamond, and their daughter Doha, a graduate student in 1999 at Columbia University, New York.[1]
Noam Chomsky writes in an article, after Eqbal Ahmad's death in 1999, that Eqbal describes with warmth and feeling the Islamic Sufi tradition that he remembers from his childhood in a village in Bihar, where Islamic Sufi admiration among the public united Hindus and Muslims. Simple and unpretentious, 'they preached by example', living 'by service and by setting an example of treating people equally without discrimination'. The Sufis appealed to the most oppressed, offering 'social mobility, as well as dignity and equality to the poor'. Sufis regarded the idea of nationalism as an anti-Islamic ideology that 'proceeds to create boundaries where Islam is a faith without national boundaries. Eqbal Ahmad describes himself as a 'harshly secular' person and an 'internationalist' but he was quick to praise elements of religious thought and practice that he found admirable among the Islamic Sufis.[3]
Eqbal Ahmad was secular and not religious. He saw Islam in particular, as concerned above all with the welfare of common people. Eqbal's secularism and leftism was his humanity and this only reinforced the pride he took in being a Pakistani in a challenging time.[4] He brought wisdom and integrity to the cause of oppressed peoples all over the world.[1]
See also[edit]
- Confronting Empire (with David Barsamian), 2000, South End Press, ISBN 0-89608-615-1.
- The Selected Writings of Eqbal Ahmad edited by Carollee Bengelsdorf, Margaret Cerullo & Yogesh Chandrani, 2006, Columbia University Press, ISBN 0-231-12711-1
- Terrorism: Theirs and Ours (with David Barsamian), 2001, Seven Stories Press, ISBN 1-58322-490-4
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/may/14/guardianobituaries1, Obituary of Eqbal Ahmad on The Guardian newspaper, UK, Published 11 May 1999, Retrieved 15 June 2016
- ^ a b http://www.economist.com/node/208906, Profile of Eqbal Ahmad on The Economist magazine, UK, Published 27 May 1999, Retrieved 15 June 2016
- ^ a b https://chomsky.info/2000____/, Noam Chomsky pays tributes to Eqbal Ahmad in 2000 after his death in 1999, Retrieved 15 June 2016
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20091026205203/http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/9803/eqbal_ahmad/fea_eqbal.html, Obituary of Eqbal Ahmad on Dawn newspaper, Published 12 May 1999, Retrieved 15 June 2016
External links[edit]
- Eqbal Ahmad materials in the South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA), Newspaper clippings about articles on Eqbal Ahmad, Retrieved 15 June 2016
- Eqbal Ahmad, by Edward W. Said, in The Guardian newspaper, UK, Published May 14, 1999, Retrieved 15 June 2016
- Obituary. "Eqbal Ahmad, historian and rebel." The Economist magazine, UK, Published May 27, 1999 This is a link to a premium content article, Retrieved 15 June 2016
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- We caught up briefly with Denver Broncos offensive lineman Dan Koppen after Sunday's game, but the long-time Patriot wasn't in the mood to reflect on playing at Gillette Stadium for the first time as a visiting player after his team's loss.
"We lost. All that matters is wins and losses," Koppen said when asked if it felt surreal to be in the visitor's locker room of the place he called home for nine seasons. "It's different, but in the end it's just a game. We lost."
Koppen was one of the final cuts the Patriots made before the season began and he caught on with the Broncos. He was thrust into the starting center role Sunday against the Patriots due to an injury to J.D. Walton.
The theme in the Patriots' locker room after the game was the extensive use of the no-huddle offense and the increased reliance on the ground attack to control the game. These aren't exactly the same Patriots from Koppen's heyday, but he wasn't interested in breaking down the differences in the New England attack.
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Hot Off the Presses: August Vine Line featuring Anthony Rizzo
Last month, the Cubs kicked off the annual trade deadline frenzy with some big Fourth of July fireworks, sending starting pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to the Oakland Athletics for infielder Addison Russell, outfielder Billy McKinney, right-handed pitcher Dan Straily and a player to be named later.
In some ways, the trade was difficult for Cubs fans to stomach, as they lost two of the top pitchers from a team that was suddenly looking, dare I say, formidable. But it might also be the move that finally puts the team over the hump and on the path to sustained excellence at the big league level.
In exchange for a right-hander who was only under contract through 2014 (Hammel) and another under contract through 2015 and seemingly eager to test the free agent waters (Samardzija), the Cubs received the A's top two prospects, including one of the best in the game, and an arm that could see time in the big league rotation this season.
No one likes trading proven talent, especially a longtime Cub like Samardzija. President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein made it clear several times in his press conference following the blockbuster deal how hard it was to part ways with the Shark.
"Nothing would make us happier than being in the position Oakland is in, which is to aggressively add to the big league team and enhance the team's chances of making the postseason and winning the World Series," Epstein said. "Being sellers is not what we want to do, so if we're going to do it, we need to make it count. And we need to get a player back who significantly impacts the organization, helps change the landscape, helps make our future a heck of a lot better."
In the past, Epstein has said there are two great currencies in baseball: deep reserves of young talent and massive amounts of payroll flexibility. The Cubs now have both.
Admittedly, most of this talent is still percolating in the minor leagues, but it's coming fast. A year ago, it was the Big Three: Albert Almora, Javier Baez and Jorge Soler. This year—thanks to strong trades, draft picks and development—the Cubs have a Magnificent Seven of gifted hitters, with Arismendy Alcantara, Kris Bryant, Russell and Kyle Schwarber added to that mix.
Since the end of the steroid era, the big league pendulum has swung back toward pitching dominance, and hitting is becoming a rarer commodity. In other words, the Cubs are stockpiling the most precious resource in baseball—and they've got more of it than almost anyone else. With this trade, the organization now owns the No. 2 (Bryant), No. 5 (Russell) and No. 7 (Baez) prospects in the game, as ranked in the Baseball America midseason top 50.
Let me repeat that—the Cubs now have three of the top seven prospects in the game—and Baez is making his big league debut tonight in Colorado. Of course, prospects have a nasty habit of not always panning out as expected. But it's important to remember all of these minor leaguers are essentially funneling into eight everyday major league spots. Two of those spots are already filled by 2014 All-Stars Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo, while Alcantara and Baez are auditioning for two more.
This month, we look at cornerstone major leaguer Rizzo, who is having a terrific season on both sides of the ball and has taken a huge developmental step forward this year. We also say goodbye to Don Zimmer, a man who left an indelible mark on Cubs—and baseball—history over his 66 years in the dugout. Finally, we move off the diamond to the gridiron to remember what the Chicago Bears accomplished in their 50 years at the Friendly Confines, including Wrigley Field's most recent championship in 1963.
To keep track of Cubs history—including history in the making—subscribe to Vine Line today and follow us on Twitter at @cubsvineline. With the way things are coming together for the team, the next championship season may not be far off.
—Gary Cohen
Now Playing: Keeping Score with Lennie Merullo, the oldest living Cub
Despite hailing from the Boston area, Lennie Merullo is a Cub through and through. The spry, 97-year-old former shortstop is the last surviving link to the team's most recent World Series appearance in 1945 and is the oldest living Cub. After his seven-year playing career ended, Merullo remained with the organization for decades as a scout and said he truly bleeds Cubbie blue. He still watches every game, and his house is filled with memorabilia from his years on the North Side.
Vine Line caught up with Merullo when was honored at the park in early June. To read the complete interview, pick up the August issue.
From the Pages of Vine Line: Our July Q&A with Ernie Banks and Derek Jeter
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Mr. Cub and Mr. November. When it comes to playing shortstop in the major leagues, it's hard to do better than Cubs legend Ernie Banks and all-time Yankees great Derek Jeter.
Between them, they have 28 All-Star appearances, two MVP Awards (with 10 top-10 finishes) and six Gold Gloves. They have also amassed nearly 6,000 hits and 800 home runs. Banks was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1977. Assuming Jeter holds firm on his decision to retire after this season, he just needs the calendar to turn to 2019 for his certain enshrinement.
Both enjoyed long and distinguished careers with one organization; both spawned memorable moments and were the faces of their respective franchises; and both became great ambassadors for the game.
When Derek Jeter made a rare interleague appearance in Chicago this past May, Vine Line and Yankees Magazine couldn't let the opportunity to get the two iconic players together slip away.
Yankees Magazine Editor-in-Chief Alfred Santasiere III spoke to the man affectionately known as Mr. Cub and the Yankees captain about playing a demanding defensive position, spending their entire careers with a single team, playing at the Friendly Confines and more.
For baseball fans, it doesn't get any better than this.
Vine Line: First of all, it's an honor to be here with two of the greatest shortstops the game has ever seen. Thank you both. Mr. Jeter, how did Mr. Banks, who is over 6 feet tall, impact the future of the position?
Derek Jeter: I've had the opportunity to meet Phil Rizzuto and Pee Wee Reese, who were two of the other great shortstops from Mr. Banks' era. Those guys epitomized who played that position back then—shorter guys without a lot of power. Mr. Banks redefined the position, and he really paved the way for taller players like me to get the opportunity to play shortstop.
Ernie Banks: Who were the shortstops you watched when you were growing up?
DJ: I was a big Cal Ripken Jr. fan. He's 6 foot 4, and he played the position as well as anyone I had seen. I also liked watching Barry Larkin, who played his college ball in my home state of Michigan. Alan Trammell played for the Detroit Tigers, and they were on TV a lot in my house when I was growing up, so I got to see him play frequently.
EB: Why didn't they ever move you to third base?
DJ: I don't know. I'm still trying to figure that out.
VL: Mr. Banks, what are your thoughts on Mr. Jeter's ability to play such a demanding position so well for nearly two decades?
EB: Well, he's a remarkable player, and that's proven by the fact that he is still playing shortstop. We all slow down a little as we get older. I moved to first base after about 10 seasons at shortstop. But Derek has done what no one else has, and that's remarkable.
VL: How much does it mean to each of you to have played for one team your entire careers—and to be synonymous with those teams?
DJ: Playing my entire career in New York has always been important to me. I've been fortunate because in this day and age, it's more difficult to stay with one team than when Mr. Banks was playing. With free agency, there is so much player movement, and teams get rid of players when there are younger players available who can play the same position a little better. But I can't imagine playing anywhere else.
EB: It means the world to me. We played all day games in Chicago back then because they didn't have lights at Wrigley Field until 1988. That was something I got used to and really enjoyed. The only night games we played were when we were on the road. Like Derek said, I couldn't have imagined what it would have been like to play for another team. If I had played for another team and I had to play most of the games at night, it would have felt like every game was an away game for me.
VL: How would each of you describe your respective fan bases?
EB: The fans here are loyal. When I was playing, I got to meet a lot of fans, and that was a lot of fun. I signed autographs for as many kids as I could because I thought that one day I might be asking one of those kids for a job. Cubs fans aren't as loud as Yankees fans though. The first time I met Derek, I asked him what it's like playing in New York. He looked at me and said, "When you win, it's loud."
DJ: That's a great story. Yankees fans follow the team closely, and there's a lot of energy in Yankee Stadium every time we take the field. The expectation level is high, but there's no better place to win than in New York.
VL: The enthusiasm that both of you have for the game is well documented. What makes playing baseball for a living so enjoyable?
DJ: Every day is a new day. It's kind of like life in that you wake up and you never know what's going to happen when you get to the ballpark. Regardless of how you played the day before, you come to the ballpark with a clean slate the next day. I like that about baseball. I have enjoyed competing and being around my teammates as well. That's why I have played the game for as long as I have.
EB: It was fun being out there every day. That's why I said, "It's a great day for baseball. Let's play two." I especially enjoyed playing the shortstop position. For me, making adjustments to where I was going to play in the field depending on who was on the mound and who was at the plate was part of the game I relished. I got as much fun out of the strategy of the game and making sure I was in the right place to turn double plays as I got out of hitting the ball out of the park.
VL: Mr. Banks, what were the most challenging aspects of going directly from the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues to the Cubs at a time when there were very few African-Americans in the majors?
EB: As far as being discriminated against, that's all I knew since the time I was growing up. But the hardest thing about leaving the Monarchs for the Cubs was saying goodbye to my teammates in Kansas City. I liked being around those guys, and I didn't want to leave them. They were like my family.
VL: How did you adjust to life in the big leagues?
EB: I played for [legendary Negro Leagues player and manager] Buck O'Neil in Kansas City, and I played alongside Gene Baker and Tony Taylor, who knew a lot about the game. I learned how to play the game from those guys. They taught me about the intricacies of the game and the shortstop position. That along with some God-given ability made it so I was prepared to play in the big leagues when I arrived in Chicago.
VL: Mr. Jeter, how was your career impacted by what Mr. Banks and others did in breaking the color barrier in the early 1950s?
DJ: It's unimaginable for me. Mr. Banks is one of the players who paved the way for all African-Americans to play the game. I'm grateful to him for what he did on the field, and I also appreciate the way he has treated me since I was a young player.
VL: Mr. Banks, what stands out about Mr. Jeter's accomplishments and the way he has represented himself and his team over the years?
EB: I really admire him. He's accomplished so many great things. He's knowledgeable about every aspect of playing the game. He studies the opposing pitchers, and he learned how to hit the ball to all fields at a young age. He's an amazing young player. When he got his 3,000th hit on a home run, that was really special for me to watch. What was that like for you, Derek?
DJ: Well, I appreciate you referring to me as a young player. Hitting that home run felt great. More than anything, I was happy that it happened in front of our fans in New York.
EB: How did you do that?
DJ: I closed my eyes and swung the bat.
VL: Mr. Banks, what makes Wrigley Field such a special baseball destination?
EB: It's special because it has been here for 100 years, and we've had some great teams. It's a beautiful place, and so much history has taken place on this field. Babe Ruth stood a few feet from where we are sitting, pointed to the seats and then hit the ball out of the park. More than 80 years later, Derek Jeter will come up to the plate in the same place. That's an amazing thing. Also, the fans are very close to the field, and that makes it an intimate setting for baseball. There's no better place to watch a game.
VL: Mr. Jeter, how exciting is it to visit Wrigley Field in your final season—and during the stadium's centennial?
DJ: I like being a part of history and tradition, and I'm thrilled to get one last chance to play here—especially since I was on the disabled list when we played here in 2011. I drove here with my class on my last day of high school, and that is a great memory. If I could have written a script for my career back then, I would have included a trip to Wrigley Field during my final season.
EB: You're not really going to quit, are you?
DJ: After this season.
EB: You can't do that.
DJ: Yes, I can.
EB: I wish guys like you never had to quit.
DJ: Well, let's just say I'm moving on.
—Alfred Santasiere III
10 Decades, 10 Legends: 2000s—Carlos Zambrano
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For our annual July All-Star issue, Vine Line set out to find the most valuable player from each 10-year span in Wrigley Field's history to create a Cubs All-Star team for the ages. There are hundreds of ways to go about this, so we simplified things by using the baseball statistics website Fangraphs to find the player with the highest Wins Above Replacement total for each decade.
Wins Above Replacement, better known as WAR, takes all of a player's statistics—both offensive and defensive—and outputs them into a single number designed to quantify that player's total contributions to his team (though for pitchers, we used only their mound efforts and excluded offensive stats). For our purposes, a player received credit only for the numbers he posted in each individual decade and only for the years he was a member of the Cubs.
In the final installment of our 10 Decades, 10 Legends series, we look at the eccentric and exciting Carlos Zambrano. Though it might come as a surprise to some to see Big Z on the list, he had very solid numbers throughout the 2000s.
Previous Decades:
1910s – Hippo Vaughn
1920s – Grover Cleveland Alexander
1930s – Billy Herman
1940s – Bill Nicholson
1950 – Ernie Banks
1960s – Ron Santo
1970s – Rick Reuschel
1980s – Ryne Sandberg
1990s – Mark Grace
2000s – Carlos Zambrano, 26.5 WAR
Seasons: 2001-09
Say what you will about Carlos Zambrano's time on the North Side. Sure, some of his most memorable moments in a Cubs uniform occurred inside the dugout, including a scuffle with teammate Michael Barrett in 2007 and a few notable run-ins with the beleaguered Gatorade dispenser.
But at the beginning of Big Z's career, he was an animal on the bump as well. The hard-throwing Venezuelan made his debut in August 2001 and became a workhorse soon after, logging five consecutive seasons with 200-plus innings from 2003-07. During that time, he made three All-Star teams, finished in the top five in Cy Young voting three times, led the NL in wins in 2006 and earned MVP votes in 2004.
The right-hander was the only NL pitcher to win 13 or more games each year from 2003-08, and he served as the Cubs' Opening Day starter from 2005-10.
Zambrano's finest effort in a Cubs uniform came on Sept. 14, 2008, when he tossed the club's first no-hitter in 36 years, striking out 10 batters and walking one in 110 pitches against the Astros. By the end of the 2000s, his numbers had slipped dramatically, and he was out of the game at age 31.
10 Decades, 10 Legends: 1990s—Mark Grace
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For our annual July All-Star issue, Vine Line set out to find the most valuable player from each 10-year span in Wrigley Field's history to create a Cubs All-Star team for the ages. There are hundreds of ways to go about this, so we simplified things by using the baseball statistics website Fangraphs to find the player with the highest Wins Above Replacement total for each decade.
Wins Above Replacement, better known as WAR, takes all of a player's statistics—both offensive and defensive—and outputs them into a single number designed to quantify that player's total contributions to his team (though for pitchers, we used only their mound efforts and excluded offensive stats). For our purposes, a player received credit only for the numbers he posted in each individual decade and only for the years he was a member of the Cubs.
In the ninth installment of our 10 Decades, 10 Legends series, we look at first baseman Mark Grace, one of the biggest fan favorites ever to play on the North Side. He's also grossly underrated and essentially dominated the 1990s.
Previous Decades:
1910s – Hippo Vaughn
1920s – Grover Cleveland Alexander
1930s – Billy Herman
1940s – Bill Nicholson
1950 – Ernie Banks
1960s – Ron Santo
1970s – Rick Reuschel
1980s – Ryne Sandberg
1990s—Mark Grace, 36.2 WAR
Seasons: 1990-99
Given Mark Grace's enduring popularity on the North Side, it's hard to believe how much the beloved first baseman flew under the radar on a national scale.
Throughout the 1990s, Grace's WAR total ranks eighth of all NL position players. It's also a well-known fact that he and Pete Rose are the only two players in major league history to lead the league in hits for a decade without being elected to the Hall of Fame. While those chances quickly faded—Grace received just 4.1 percent of the vote on his first Hall of Fame ballot in 2009, removing his name from future consideration—there's a good reason Gracie has always been a fan favorite.
He had a solid debut in 1988, finishing second in Rookie of the Year voting, before becoming a legitimate star in the 1990s. Not only did he lead the decade in hits, he also had the most doubles, went to three All-Star Games (1993, 1995 and 1997), and helped the Cubs to a postseason berth in 1998. For the decade, he hit .310/.385/.449 with 711 walks versus 448 strikeouts.
Grace was also one of the better defensive first basemen of his era, picking up four Gold Gloves, all in the 1990s. He would go on to win a World Series title with the Diamondbacks in 2001.
10 Decades, 10 Legends: 1970s—Rick Reuschel
For our annual July All-Star issue, Vine Line set out to find the most valuable player from each 10-year span in Wrigley Field's history to create a Cubs All-Star team for the ages. There are hundreds of ways to go about this, so we simplified things by using the baseball statistics website Fangraphs to find the player with the highest Wins Above Replacement total for each decade.
Wins Above Replacement, better known as WAR, takes all of a player's statistics—both offensive and defensive—and outputs them into a single number designed to quantify that player's total contributions to his team (though for pitchers, we used only their mound efforts and excluded offensive stats). For our purposes, a player received credit only for the numbers he posted in each individual decade and only for the years he was a member of the Cubs.
In the seventh installment of our 10 Decades, 10 Legends series, we look at towering right-hander Rick Reuschel, who was a consistent workhorse throughout the 1970s.
Previous Decades:
1910s – Hippo Vaughn
1920s – Grover Cleveland Alexander
1930s – Billy Herman
1940s – Bill Nicholson
1950 – Ernie Banks
1960s – Ron Santo
1970s – Rick Reuschel, 41.3 WAR
Seasons: 1972-79
Unlike some of the other players on this list, Rick Reuschel's numbers don't jump off the page. He even led the league in losses in 1975 with 17, albeit with a 3.73 ERA. But while he didn't earn a lot of attention for his efforts, Reuschel was definitely the standout performer for the Cubs during a down decade—a stretch that saw the team win between 75 and 85 games nine times.
The right-hander's lofty WAR total can largely be attributed to a clean bill of health and a high level of consistency. He won at least 10 games from his big league debut in 1972 through the end of the decade. He also pitched no fewer than 234 innings a season from 1973-79, making at least 35 starts in each of those years. As a result, his WAR total ranks fifth among all pitchers in the 1970s.
The 1977 All-Star wasn't one to strike out a ton of hitters—he averaged 5.1 K/9 for his career—but he used deception and a wide arsenal of pitches to get hitters out.
Big Daddy's finest season came in 1977, when he went 20-10 with a 2.79 ERA, made his lone Cubs All-Star appearance and finished third in the Cy Young race. He ultimately pitched for 19 seasons and earned 214 major league victories.
10 Decades, 10 Legends: 1940s—Bill Nicholson
For our annual July All-Star issue, Vine Line set out to find the most valuable player from each 10-year span in Wrigley Field's history to create a Cubs All-Star team for the ages. There are hundreds of ways to go about this, so we simplified things by using the baseball statistics website Fangraphs to find the player with the highest Wins Above Replacement total for each decade.
Wins Above Replacement, better known as WAR, takes all of a player's statistics—both offensive and defensive—and outputs them into a single number designed to quantify that player's total contributions to his team (though for pitchers, we used only their mound efforts and excluded offensive stats). For our purposes, a player received credit only for the numbers he posted in each individual decade and only for the years he was a member of the Cubs.
In the fourth installment of our 10 Decades, 10 Legends series, Bill "Swish" Nicholson provided the team with some necessary pop in the 1940s, especially during the early part of the decade.
Previous Decades:
1910s – Hippo Vaughn
1920s – Grover Cleveland Alexander
1930s – Billy Herman
1940s – Bill Nicholson, 36.9 WAR
Seasons: 1940-48
Bill Nicholson was at his best in 1943 and 1944, when he won both the home run and RBI titles. He hit 29 homers and knocked in 128 in 1943, and followed that with 33 bombs and 122 RBI in 1944, when he was runner-up in the MVP voting. The right fielder also led the league in runs scored that year. But power was Nicholson's game, as his 211 home runs in the 1940s (200 coming with the Cubs from 1940-48) rank second in the decade among NL hitters. All four of his All-Star appearances were with the Cubs during the 1940s, and he made starts in 1941 and 1943. Despite earning the nickname Swish for his swing-and-miss tendencies, Nicholson managed to draw more walks than strikeouts in his nine seasons on the North Side.
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Cubs manager Rick Renteria is all about forward momentum. He doesn't waste time worrying about trade rumors or other distractions. Instead, he's focused on creating a positive learning environment and developing the team's young major league talent. When we sat down with the skipper during a three-game sweep of the Mets in mid-June, things seemed to be heading in the right direction. We talked to Renteria about the team's learning curve, Anthony Rizzo's development as a hitter and the bullpen's burgeoning youth movement.
To read the full interview, pick up the July issue at the ballpark or at Chicago-area retailers. Or subscribe to Vine Line, the official magazine of the Chicago Cubs, for just $29.95.
Hot Off the Press: July VL featuring the best player from every decade at Wrigley Field
I'm a sucker for nostalgia, which is one of the reasons I've enjoyed this season at Wrigley Field so much. I have been looking forward to Wrigley's 100th birthday for a few years now because I knew it would give Vine Line a chance to really delve into the organization's history.
We not only produce the magazine, but we also create the scorecards sold at the Friendly Confines during every home series. To tie in with the Cubs' 10 Decades, 10 Homestands promotion, we've been populating the covers with photos specific to the years being celebrated—which means we've spent countless hours searching the team's photo archives for just the right shots.
When the Yankees were in town during the 1930s homestand, we found a picture from the 1932 World Series between the North Siders and the Bronx Bombers. When the Cubs were honoring the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1940s series, we found a photo of the league's tryouts, which were held at Wrigley Field in 1943.
In the interest of full disclosure, my home is littered with black-and-white photographs of everything from the Chicago Theater to my relatives during WWII to the Cubs at Spring Training on Catalina Island. I love this stuff, and I'd be lying if I said I hadn't spent a few evenings looking through the photo archives just for fun.
In other words, this is probably something I shouldn't get paid to do (though I probably don't need to spread that news around).
Some of the things that caught my eye when we were planning our 2014 content for the magazine last year were the memorable program and scorecard covers the team used from the 1930s through the 1960s. We liked them so much, we decided to dedicate the valuable back page of the magazine (The Score) to featuring some of the best of the best this season.
When we wanted to learn more about the scorecards, we went to that amazing wellspring of arcane Cubs information from every era, team historian Ed Hartig, who has been an invaluable resource for all the historical content we've published this year. It turns out, for decades, most of the scorecard designs were the brainchild of one man, Otis Shepard, former art director for the William Wrigley Jr. Co. and longtime member of the Cubs board of directors. For our monthly Wrigley 100 feature, we look into the life and career of Shepard and how he came to design some of the Cubs' most iconic images.
It's also the July issue, which means it's almost time for the Midsummer Classic. For our annual All-Star issue, we set out to find the most valuable Cubs player in each of Wrigley Field's 10 decades. To do this, we used the stats website Fangraphs to compile the highest Wins Above Replacement totals for each decade. WAR essentially takes all of a player's offensive and defensive efforts and outputs them into a single number designed to measure how many wins he provides over an average replacement player. There are definitely some names you would expect (I don't think we could have a list like this without Mr. Cub), but there are also a few surprises (Rick Reuschel, anyone?).
Finally, Vine Line had a dream opportunity in May when the Yankees came to town. We worked with Yankees Magazine Editor-in-Chief Alfred Santasiere III to bring together two of the greatest shortstops the game has ever seen: Hall of Famer Ernie Banks and future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. The legendary players sat down for a tête-à-tête that is every baseball fan's dream come true.
Of course, we're good for more than just history lessons. Follow us on Twitter at @cubsvineline for the best of the Cubs past, present and future.
And let's keep that whole "shouldn't get paid" thing between us.
—Gary Cohen
From the Pages of Vine Line: Cubs players reflect on their fathers' influence
Cubs reliever James Russell is following in the footsteps of his dad, Jeff. (Photo by Stephen Green)
You grew up watching baseball on TV with your father. Then you played Little League, and your dad was the coach. Later, he started taking you to games, making sure the two of you got there extra early so you could snatch a few stray home run balls during batting practice.
For generations, baseball has been bringing fathers and sons together. Chances are, when you became an adult and had a son of your own, you tried to get him into baseball, coached his Little League team and took him to games too.
To celebrate Father's Day this month, Vine Line caught up with a few Cubs players to discuss the almost mystical connection the game engenders. Though each person may have attached to the sport in a different way, there's no denying baseball served as a valuable link between fathers and sons—just like it has in the past and will in the future.
Ryan Sweeney and his dad, Gary
"I think baseball is definitely, of any of the sports, the bonding thing between father and son, especially now that I have a son," said Cubs outfielder Ryan Sweeney. "Sharing that with him is something that brings [us] closer together."
Ryan credits his dad, Gary, for the success he's had in the game, especially early in his life. Gary always pushed his son to excel, even if that meant making him do some extra work when the younger Sweeney wasn't fully invested.
"My dad pushed me pretty hard to get me where I'm at," Ryan said. "I might not have liked it at the time, but looking back, I'm glad he pushed me the way he did. He was my coach growing up for a lot of the time too. He never played baseball, but he tried to read up and learn as much as he could so he could teach me to do the right things."
When Ryan finally did break into the major leagues, Gary happened to be visiting his son in Charlotte (home of the White Sox's Triple-A affiliate). Ryan was at the stadium when he got the news and promptly called his parents. Though they didn't believe him at first, they ultimately made the trip to Kansas City to see Ryan put on a major league uniform for the first time.
Despite having spent the majority of the last seven years at the game's highest level, Ryan said he still shares the occasional instruction-filled phone call with his father.
"He tries to tell me what to do now, still, and how to play," Ryan joked. "He's constantly watching games on TV, saving my games, watching my swings, everything."
Justin Grimm and his dad, Mark
When Justin Grimm graduated from junior high, he was faced with a difficult athletic decision. Both soccer and baseball were played in the same high school season, so he was forced to choose between the two. Though Justin was ready to put away the glove and bat for good, his dad, Mark, wasn't in favor of the idea.
"He definitely leaned me toward baseball," Justin said. "I thought I was a better soccer player at the time than I was baseball. He didn't say, 'You're not playing soccer,' but he did [say it] at the same time.
"He was a football fan, he loved football. He played at East Tennessee State in college, and he had a love for football, especially when I was growing up. Even to when I was 9, I was playing football, and I think it kind of crushed him when I definitely decided I wasn't going to play anymore."
Despite straying from his dad's favorite sport, Justin said his father always supported his decisions and was somebody he could confide in growing up—even on topics he wouldn't discuss with his close friends.
"[He] helped keep me encouraged, always feeding me positive thoughts instead of the negative ones," Justin said. "He was pretty good with that growing up. Him and my mom both. They kept me on the right path, kept me going in the right direction, helped me stay into the right things and out of the wrong things."
These days, the reliever said he gets a kick out of how excited his dad gets when he visits the clubhouse or throws the ball around with Justin in a major league outfield.
"He enjoys it probably 200 times more than I do," Justin said. "He loves just going places, especially to different [venues]. Every time he comes into town, he wants to go see the park and what I do every day. And he wants to go to the team shop and get a bunch of gear, so he can support me back home. He's definitely one of my biggest fans."
James Russell and his dad, Jeff
Though James Russell is the son of former big league closer Jeff Russell, there was never any pressure for him to follow in his father's footsteps. Still, between playing baseball every day and spending countless afternoons and nights in major league locker rooms growing up, the left-hander quickly formed an affinity for the game.
"He never really pressured me into it," James said of his father, who spent 14 seasons in the majors, including 10 with the Rangers. "It was just something that I was good at, and I enjoyed playing. I loved all sports. I played everything growing up—football, basketball and baseball being the bigger three of the sports.
"Fortunately, I grew up in clubhouses that are a little bigger than ours at Wrigley, but it was fun getting into trouble. There were always a bunch of other kids that I [got] to hang out with. We'd find our ways and [make] little batting cages and stuff, so we could just mess around until security came and kicked us out."
As James got older, he'd go to the ballpark virtually every day with his dad. While the Cubs reliever credits those trips for stoking his desire to play professional ball, he also knows how important those moments were for his father.
"That was some of the most memorable stuff out of his career," James said.
With the roles now reversed, James has been informed his dad can be a tough guy to watch a game with.
"I've always heard he's a real nervous guy whenever I'm throwing," Russell said. "He can never sit down in a seat. He's always walking around. He's usually drinking a couple of beers to ease his nerves. If he's not around a TV, he's got it on his phone."
John Baker and his dad, Dave
Entering Spring Training, journeyman catcher John Baker was on the outside looking in when it came to finding a spot on the Cubs' 25-man roster. However, after a strong preseason showing in which he consistently provided outstanding effort, the North Siders found room for the 33-year-old backstop. Baker can thank his dad, Dave, for his solid work ethic.
"He was the biggest baseball influence I had [growing up]," John said. "There are still a lot of things I think in my head that my dad told me. His favorite line was 'It takes no talent to hustle.' That was his favorite thing to say. That … and 'The most important position is the ready position.'
"He was always about being prepared, hustling and playing the game the right way—developing a strong work ethic. I got to see that as a kid, watching him go to work every single day. He'd get up with me at five in the morning and flip me baseballs in the side yard."
Though many people were surprised to see John make the team over veteran free agent George Kottaras, one person never doubted it for a second.
"When I called [my dad] and told him I made the team here, he told me, 'Son, I believed you were going to make the team, so two weeks ago, I went ahead and bought a ticket to Chicago,' which was a really cool, validating feeling for me, knowing that he really believed in me without even telling me," John said.
Dave played a lot of baseball growing up, so he had a good idea of how much effort it was going to take to make a career out of the game.
"There were days where I didn't want to go [out to the field to practice], where he made me go," John said. "And there were days where he came home from work, and I probably said, 'Dad, can you throw me some balls?' and he kind of went, 'Yeah, let me take you to the batting cage. Let's go do it.' So it was give and take, but I was never turned down."
Mike Olt and his dad, George
Early in Mike Olt's career, his father, George, served as a sort of "baseball whisperer" for his son. As a former college player, the elder Olt had spent a fair amount of time around the diamond and knew a thing or two about the game. But if there was one thing he knew better than baseball, it was Mike.
"He knows I'm a head case, so he usually would tell me one little thing, which I probably wasn't doing any differently [anyway]," Mike said. "Like, 'Hey, raise your hands' or something small that meant nothing.
"But he knew that was the only thing I'd think about and not what the pitcher was throwing. Next thing you know, I'm 4-for-4, 4-for-5, it was crazy. I've never seen anything like it."
Mike grew up in Connecticut, listening to his dad tell stories about traveling to Yankee Stadium with his own father. Years later, Mike enjoyed taking those same trips to the Bronx with George.
"We always went to a ton of games at Yankee Stadium, me and him," Mike said. "Those are the kind of memories you don't forget."
These days, the third baseman enjoys bringing his dad with him to Wrigley Field as often as possible. When Mike made his major league debut with the Rangers in 2012, George was in attendance, and his excitement was something Mike will never forget.
"Those are experiences that he's going to be really proud of, and he'll remember those forever," Mike said. "I would do anything for him, anything for my family. To have him at the game and watching the highlights, seeing him and how happy he is, it does make me really happy. It's kind of cool to see how excited he is for me and what's to come."
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PatientsPlus for Women
By Stevlin Design Enterprise
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Stevlin Design has created Patients Plus ver. 8.0 application to assist patients making daily journal or diary entries. Simply make entries, about your feelings, occurrences or daily events, that happen though out your day. We are not responsible for any errors or omissions while entering data into this application. Use at own risk when entering patient or customer data. All data collected is for general use only and must be backed up by a hard copy and database. Please review this version which is an excellent patient application for your IPhone.
Patient's and History data
It provides an inputting device that can store journal entry data information. The data consists of images, temperature, weight, categories, symptoms and instructions related to journal entry. The journals data is stored for later retrieval. The journal images are stored as reference material. The journal current date and time can be entered into the application.
Temperature and Weight data
The application has a Temperature and Weight section to quickly check the patient's current status. It's easy to follow and understand while checking as a reference.
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This module gives the patient more information regarding what event occurred surrounding the journal entry. Contact information included in this module providing full name, address, telephone number.
An image module
You can select different types of imported, captured or scanned images of your feelings. Review images from Photo Album.
New History module
This module provides addition input for jounal data.
Internet Access
The addition of the Internet Access module provides news flashes regarding product information, updates and registration. Also listing of new products and services.
Contact: www.stevlin.com/patientsplus or firstname.lastname@example.com
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- Category: Health & Fitness
- Released: 20 December 2010
- Version: 8.0
- Size: 5.7 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: Stevlin Design Enterprise
- © 2010
Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.2 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Cardinals 51, Packers 45 (overtime): Post-game report
Glendale, Ariz. - The mood was obviously somber and quiet in the Packers' locker room after the game. The team obviously fought tremendously hard coming back from a 31-10 deficit to fall to the Cardinals in overtime.
Because they got off to a slow start and couldn't stop quarterback Kurt Warner and Cardinals offense enough times. Warner finished 29 of 33 (87.9%) for 379 yards, five TDs and a 154.1 passer rating. A perfect rating is 158.3. Only three of the Cardinals' 10 possessions ended without points -- a Larry Fitzgerald fumble, one punt and Neil Rackers' missed 33-yard field that should have ended the game in regulation.
The Packers - actually, defensive coordinator Dom Capers - are going to have to do a lot of work in the off-season finding out a way to stop older quarterbacks that get rid of the ball quickly. In three of the Packers' six losses, Brett Favre (twice) and Warner carved up the Packers' defense by getting the ball quickly on three-step drops. That cuts the ability of the Packers to pressure the quarterback. When Capers sees that, he doesn't blitz as often. The Packers will likely have to figure out a way to play more press coverage and less zone. The Cardinals, like others, found a big soft spot in the Packers' secondary down the middle of the field in the 12 to 25-yard zone. The Packers didn't have answer for it all season.
Well, there were a ton of them in a 96-point game -- wow, that's even astonishing to write -- but the final blow was when Daryn Colledge was flagged for holding on the second play of overtime. Instead of first and 10 at the Green Bay 34, Packers were backed into 2nd and 20 and that put them on their heels. A nice gain to James Jones made third down manageable, but the holding call set the stage for the late interception/fumble by Rodgers.
S Atari Bigby had a hamstring injury and could not return. That was big because Matt Giordano was forced to play since Derrick Martin was inactive with his ankle injury.
LT Chad Clifton could not return. It was not an ankle injury, he thinks he got leg-whipped. Clifton said he must have hit a nerve because the x-ray was negative.
DE Johnny Jolly went out twice, once with a knee and the other because he had the wind knocked out of him. But he finished.
1. TE Jermichael Finley: Set a Packers playoff record with 150 yards receiving on six catches (9 targeted passes). Only had two catches in the first half as the Cardinals doubled him almost exclusively. At halftime told the coaches to split him out. It worked wonders.
2. WR Greg Jennings: Had a game-high eight receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown. Had two of the greatest catches you will ever see: a one-handed grab for a touchdown, and a great catch along the sidelines.
3. QB Aaron Rodgers: Would probably be No. 1 but he did have two turnovers that resulted in 13 points for the Cardinals. But in between the first quarter and the final play of the game, Rodgers was exceptional. Finished 28 of 42 for 422 yards (Packers playoff record) and four touchdowns for 121.3 rating.
1. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers: He had no answer three times this season for older quarterbacks that get rid of the ball quickly. His defense gave up 531 yards -- and it wasn't just in the air. The league's No. 1 rush defense was gashed for 156 yards on 23 carries -- a 6.8-yard average.
2. Packers' starts: The Packers and Rodgers, specifically, had the habit of starting slowly in games. That cost them big-time today. It certainly wasn't on Rodgers, but it's something the entire offense needs to work on in the off-seaosn.
3. Tackling: The Packers had a terrible day tackling and it really cost them, both on the ground and against the pass.
Coach Mike McCarthy
- It's a tough loss. I know personally it's one of the toughest losses I've been apart of.
- We didn't handle surge at the beginning of the game. But I'm very proud of my football team, very proud of their fight. But, yeah, this is a hard game to swallow. It's a tough loss. I'm sure it was a great game to watch.
- We didn't get off the field. When we made the big stop in the fourth quarter, I thought that was the opportunity for us to change the game. I think you have to give Arizona a lot of credit. Kurt Warner played lights outs. It's just, the start of the game kind of was a hump that we really totally never got over.
- I think our greatest strength is the ability to overcome adversity. We've had a challenging season. There's a lot of excellent lesson that we're able to learn and grow and we felt like we were playing our best football coming into the playoffs. It's a little uncharacteristic, the way we started the game. That is disappointing. But I had no doubt in my mind that we'd fight back and win the football game. And that was exactly my message at halftime. our players battled. They are a joy to coach. They are a special group of men, they work hard. I can't say enough about them.
- On the first play in overtime: We got the coverage that we though and it was a matchup that we were looking for and we just didn't execute it. I just think that series, the last three plays were a microcosm of the football game. You're so close to winning on first down and you lose the game on third down. It was an exciting game to be a part of, but it was one of many opportunities that we didn't hit.
- Aaron was steady. We had two turnovers in the first three plays of the game.
- I actually thought we had a good plan to run the football tonight, so that goes to show you how much I know because we never got to that part of it. But I never felt Aaron was nervous. he was very consistent.
- We tried pressure schemes and we felt Warner's strength going into the game was getting the ball out. His ability to get the ball out and throw it accurate against pressure. He's exceptional. We took our shots in different segments of the game but also with the four-man rush and we tried to cover those guys. Our issues tonight from our side of the ball were fundamental. We didn't play to the level that we needed to win the game and that's what we'll walk out of here with.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers
- It's tough. That's a good group of guys in that locker room and we fought hard today. We started very slowly, turned the ball over uncharacteristically and we were able to come back and really get on a roll in the second half and unfortunately we did not make enough plays to win.
- On first play of overtime: I just missed it. When I came off of the fake, I wish I had just a tad more time and knowing that it was not cromartie, it was Antrel he was up on. I still feel pretty good about the throw. Unfortunately it was just a little bit too far.
- On the interception: It was a bad decision. The tight end actually ran the same route so we had a little bit of miscommunication there. I thought that after Jermichael cleared that Donald Lee was going to come back towards me and we were just on different pages. But that definitely a poor decision on my part.
- Jermichael made some real big plays for us. Greg had a big day. Guys were making plays today. We got in a rhythm on offense and just kept it going. We just came up a little bit short.
- I don't know what it's going to be like for guys like Mark and Chad, but those are good friends and hopefully...I know we'll be friends long after we're done playing but the thing about it is the team is never the same team the next year so that's the tough part.
- Personally I started very slowly and didn't make enough plays early on to get us in a good position. But later we got into a rhythm.
Packers players
- Cullen Jenkins: "They punted the ball one time this game. It was an amazing performance by their offense and not a good performance by our defense....They did a good job of everything today. I don't know what their final numbers for yardage were, but they just seemed to go up and own the field on us."
- Greg Jennings: "It wasn't close enough. We didn't execute. They got the best of us today."
- Familiarity brought Starks back to Green Bay
- Video: Breaking down Saturday's Packers practice
- Packers haven't forgotten about ILB Beniquez Brown
- Packers heighten emphasis on punt return after 2015 struggle
- Packers WRs learning Getsy's way of doing things
- Thompson: 'We're starting a new year and we're playing for a championship'
- Video: Breaking down Packers' first padded practice
- Spriggs earns valuable lesson from Peppers
- Linsley still fighting through hamstring injury
- T.J. Lang eager to return for contract year


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Comedian Amy Schumer to play Pabst Theater March 9
Sweet-natured, foul-mouthed comedian Amy Schumer is slated to return to Milwaukee March 9 at the Pabst Theater.
A "Last Comic Standing" finalist in 2007, Schumer's profile rose considerably for her appearance on the "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen" in 2011. She also released her debut stand-up album, "Cutting," that year. »Read Full Article
In Tandem's 'Burying the Bones' needs more flesh
When the lights come up on M.E.H. Lewis' "Burying the Bones," which opened Friday night at In Tandem Theatre under Chris Flieller's direction, a young woman is sleeping peacefully. Her husband comes into the room and lovingly stands over her. The soft light suggests another dawn for a couple who surely have a bright future ahead of them.
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Milwaukee Film Festival picks: Day Ten
Rain and movies go together like ... well, you pick the metaphor. But you don't need bad weather to attend the Milwaukee Film Festival Saturday. Here are reasons to do so.
- "Sign Painters" (4:30 p.m., Oriental Theatre) Documentary directed by Faythe Levine and Sam Macon that Art City writer Mary Louise Schumacher calls "a dive into the toolboxes and tricks of the sign painters" who "change the urban landscape with their own hands and who defy the kind of washed-out sameness that has crept into American cities."
- "The Angels' Share" (4 p.m., Fox-Bay Cinema Grill) Cannes Festival Jury prize-winning comedy by the usually dour Ken Loach about a troubled youth who discovers he has a nose for quality whisky and hatches a scheme to steal a rare spirit. Watch the trailer below.
- "Spinning Plates" (4 p.m., Oriental) Documentary about a struggling Mexican restaurant, a family-style community landmark and the nouvelle cuisine of Chicago's Alinea whose chef was stricken with a cancer that threatened his senses of taste and smell. What starts out as a foodie film ends up a portrait of struggle, perseverance and triumph. Watch the trailer below.
- "An Evening With Paul Attanasio" (7:30 p.m., Oriental) Paul Attanasio, Oscar-nominated screenwriter of "Donnie Brasco" and "Quiz Show," executive producer of "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "House, and brother of Milwaukee Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, appears at a career retrospective conducted by Jonathan Jackson, the festival's artistic and executive director.


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One of the clutch performances of the best Saturday of college basketball so far this season came before most of the games had started. Butler hosted ESPN's College GameDay show at Hinkle Fieldhouse in advance of a top-25 matchup with Gonzaga. At the end of the show, a Butler student was given the opportunity to hit a half-court shot in 18 seconds to win $18,000 in a contest sponsored by State Farm insurance...
Butler Student Wins $18,000 with a Confident Half-Court Shot
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- Perfect introduction for first-time visitors
- Comprehensive tour by bus/coach
- Great overview and orientation of the city
- Fully narrated tour
- Informative, friendly and professional guide
- Small-group tour by minibus
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4-hr Manhattan Highlights Tour
Code: HME
4-hour tour of Manhattan's highlights (may run 4.5 hours, depending on group's pace). Departs at 9:30am from a central Midtown location.
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6-hr Best of Manhattan Tour
Code: BME
6-hour Manhattan tour including guided walks, 1-hour New York Harbor cruise and lunch (may run 6.5 hours, depending on group's pace). Departs at 9:00am from a central Midtown location.
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8-hr Ultimate Manhattan Tour
Code: MC08
8-hour Manhattan tour including guided walks, 1-hour New York Harbor cruise, lunch and Top of the Rock admission. Departs at 9:00am from a central Midtown location.
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New York City Full-Day Guided Coach Tour Including Lunch
- Professional guide
- Transport by air-conditioned sprinter minibus
- Lunch (6-hour and 8-hour tour only)
- 1-hour New York Harbor cruise (6-hour and 8-hour tour only)
- Admission to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck (8-hour tour only)
- Gratuities (optional)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants 2 years and under are free
Hop aboard a sprinter minibus for a comprehensive 4-hour tour of New York City's main must-see areas and attractions. Sit back and relax as you travel through Lower Manhattan and Upper Manhattan from Battery Park to Harlem. Drive along Museum Mile and Central Park to Times Square, Greenwich Village and the Financial District. Your guide will entertain you with fun facts and stories about the places you see as you enjoy views.
6-Hour Tour and Cruise:
On the 6-hour tour, you'll follow the same itinerary as the 4-hour tour, plus you'll hop off to take guided walks around Wall Street, the South Street Seaport, Grant's Tomb, Rockefeller Center, Little Italy and One World Trade Center, giving you a more intimate, in-depth sightseeing experience.
Stop for an authentic lunch in Little Italy at one of the neighborhood's oldest restaurants, Grotta Azzura, before taking a scenic 1-hour sightseeing cruise on New York Harbor, offering an unparalleled perspective of the stunning New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty.
8-Hour Tour, Cruise and Observation Deck:
Departing from Midtown Manhattan, travel by van through Times Square, Madison Square Garden, Greenwich Village and SoHo, and take guided walks around Wall Street, the South Street Seaport, Grant's Tomb, Rockefeller Center, Little Italy and One World Trade Center with your guide.
At Battery Park, board your 1-hour New York Harbor cruise, affording you awesome views of the city skyline. Snap an up-close photo of the Statue of Liberty.
Back on land, head to Grotta Azzurra, one of New York's famous and oldest Italian restaurants in the heart of Little Italy. This was a favorite of Frank Sinatra! Enjoy a traditional Italian lunch here with your fellow travelers. From here, drive to Central Park and see famous St John the Divine Cathedral before continuing through Harlem and along Museum Mile and the renowned Fifth Avenue shopping street.
Arriving at Rockefeller Center, hop in the elevator and ascend 70 stories in less than 60 seconds to reach the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, where you'll be treated to unbelievable panoramic views of bustling New York City below.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Traveler Reviews
Reviewed by: ALISON T, September 2016
This was our first tour in our holiday and was a very good start. We saw all the major tourist sites we wanted to see but the icing on the cake was the boat trip around the Statue of Liberty - great commentary by the skipper just enhanced our views of all the things we saw - greatly recommended.
Reviewed by: David C., United States of America, September 2016
On-time and very knowledgable...highly recommended.


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University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University
Inspired Connections.
Connect with other alumni and friends; build relationships; and stay up-to-date with UW-Stout.
Inspired Connections.
Connect with other alumni and friends; build relationships; and stay up-to-date with UW-Stout.
Catch up with fellow alumni, win door prizes, and score some UW-Stout swag! Check back for updates - new events coming soon!
If you are part of the 1965, 1966 or 1967 class, please register for the 50th reunion! Rekindle old friendships, reminisce about your college adventures, and reacquaint yourself with UW-Stout as it is today.
Stout Summit, designed to showcase UW-Stout during homecoming week, will be held Friday, Oct. 7.
Join us as we celebrate Stout Homecoming! This year is Stout's 125th birthday; let's make it a year to remember!
Join Stout Alumni at Lambeau Field to watch the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears!
Join UW-Stout alumni at The Metropolitan Club for the UW-Stout Pack Expo Social! This is a great opportunity to network, win door prizes and see fellow alumni!
Join us as we cheer on the UW-Stout Women's Basketball Team at the Kohl Center! We will be watching the game in the Nicholas Club box suite with food and a cash bar.
Kalahari Weekend
Join UW-Stout Alumni for a fun relaxing getaway! This is a great deal and one event you don't want to miss!
Included in Room Rate: Guest room, up to 4 people (suites available at discounted rates) Friday evening Pizza Social 6:30-8:00pm in the Indoor Theme Park All-Weekend access to the Indoor Waterpark – 124,000 square feet of wet & wild indoor fun! All day Saturday access to UW-Stout indoor cabana with a private 12 foot hot tub, two flat screen TVs, two valet cabinets with safe, mini refrigerator, house phone & towels, chaise lounges and wonderful snacks!
Join UW-Stout at Wisconsin Day! This is a free event. There will be great Wisconsin food and entertainment along with prize drawings throughout the day. This event has a great atmosphere, everyone is dancing, eating, drinking, and meeting new people all day long!
Bring your lawn chair, sit back and relax. Have a brat and a beer (or soda and hot dog if you prefer) and join your neighbors and friends for a great time reminiscing, listening to music and dancing. If you're from Wisconsin, wear your gear and show your colors. Packers, Brewers, or University. If you're not from Wisconsin, but can find it on a map you're invited!
Join UW-Stout alumni at Murray's downtown Minneapolis for networking, door prizes, and UW-Stout swag! This event is hosted by Stout's very own Stout Alumnus, Tim Murray!
Enjoy the view from the 95th floor of the John Hancock Building in downtown Chicago and join UW-Stout faculty and alumni for a pampered reception. Hosted by owner of the Signature Room and Alumnus Rick Roman '82.
Enjoy dinner and amazing views while cruising the St. Croix River.
Travel with Stout Alumni to Malawi Africa to make a difference! Help families in need while experiencing another culture.
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Old Orchard Country Club opened in 1928 and is a true hidden gem located just outside of downtown Chicago and close to O'hare Airport. We offer a country club experience to the general public with our personal service, fast greens and excellent golf course conditions that rival private clubs. One of the best public clubs in the Chicagoland area and the Northwest suburbs.
CITY:Mount Prospect
Long Grove Historical Society Ghost Walk
The event is family friendly and involves a haunted 45 minute walk through the historic downtown. At about a half a dozen locations you'll stop for a few minutes to meet some characters from Long Grove's past. Some of their tales seem to jive pretty closely with real history, but other parts seem like they're lavishly embellished. Required donation of $5/adult and $3/child. Reservations are required and space is limited.
CITY:Long Grove
Chick Evans is a short 5,691 yards, yet satisfying, 18-hole course located in the northern suburbs. The course is named after Chick Evans who in addition to being the first amateur golfer to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur Open, founded the Chick Evans Scholarship program for caddies. The Chicago River cuts right through the center of the course offering beautiful scenery and a formidable obstacle for golfers who play here.
CITY:Morton Grove
Known as a fair test of golf skills for any golfer, Pine Meadow also has such picturesque beauty with its fairways lined with towering blue spruce, pines as well as wild life, that it is easy for a player to forget they're here to play golf.
Steeple Chase Golf Club is a Ken Killian-designed course nestled on over 200 beautiful acres. For more than a decade, this highly-acclaimed course is among the best courses in Chicagoland, ranked "4 Stars" in Golf Digest's "Best Places to Play" public ranking and voted Daily Herald Readers' Choice "Best Golf Course." Natural hills, lakes, woods and wetlands, and outstanding course conditions all come together to create unsurpassed beauty and a true challenge. Beginners enjoy its straightforward, fair play, and the intermediate or advanced take to the signature 18th hole.
Playing a relatively short, sporty golf course like Village Green can be a wonderful experience. For the avid golfer, the expectation to score presents itself at every turn. For the recreational golfer, this Ray Didier-designed track dating back to the early 1960s is pure fun... challenging without being intimidating. Village Green rewards golfers of all ability levels with opportunities to shine and finesse specific aspects of their game.
Welcome to our premier North Shore golf course. Designed to challenge every level of playing ability, the 18-hole public course comprises 6,500 yards of bentgrass fairways and manicured greens. Water comes into play on nine holes and bunkers are strategically placed throughout. Our PGA professional staff is ready to help you hone your skills. Whether you are a novice or seasoned competitor, your best game awaits you at Sunset Valley Golf Course
CITY:Highland Park
Highland Woods is located on the highest point in Cook County and is Forest Preserve Golf's northwest suburban championship course. A challenging course, Highland Woods generous fairways are countered by 52 sand traps strategically placed throughout its rolling hills and tree-lined fairways. The course offers three sets of tees with water coming into play on six of the 18 holes. Highland Woods also features a lighted driving range with 48 hitting stalls and an on staff PGA professional.
CITY:Hoffman Estates
Precise shot-making and proper club selection is required. Some holes at Hilldale Golf Course favor a fairway wood or long iron from the tee. Several holes also require positioning your shots for better angles to the green affording plenty of risk and reward opportunities to keep the gamblers happy. Hilldale is known for its great conditions and as "the best greens in the burbs."
CITY:Hoffman Estates
Lakemoor Golf Course is an 18 Hole Golf Course that is located just West of Route 12 that is open to the public. We also have a driving range with all grass tees, as well as a practice putting green.
Redtail is an 18 hole course that features 6,820 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72. The course rating is 72.8 and it has a slope rating of 130 on Bent grass. Designed by Roger B. Packard, the Redtail golf course opened in 1991.
CITY:Village of Lakewood
The Legendary Dungeon of Doom Haunted House now located at the old Briquette Factory in Zion, Illinois, is not for the faint of heart. The Dungeon of Doom has earned its legendary reputation as the most bone-chilling, best haunted house in Chicago. This house has an underground feel, and is filled with a cold chill one paralleled to what some equate to Paranormal. Dates open are September 24 & 30, October 1, 7--9, 14-16, 20-23, 27-31 & November 4-5.
Lake Park Golf Course is perfect for the young golfer who wants to play a shorter course with real bunkers and excellent greens. For the more experienced golfer, Lake Park is where you'll want to practice your all-important short game. The 18-hole, par 3-course is 1,515 yards in length with holes ranging from 50 to 115 yards.
CITY:Des Plaines
The Glencoe Golf Club, a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, is surrounded by the beauty of nature. The course features tree lined fairways, native prairie grass corridors and several ponds located throughout the property. A great escape from the sights and sounds of the city, located only 20 minutes north of Chicago.
From the 4,968-yard junior short course to the 7,124-yard, par 72 championship layout, each hole provides its own identity and challenge to golfers of all skill levels. Offering the public a country club environment in a relaxed atmosphere, Stonewall Orchard is one golf course you'll want to play time and time again. We welcome you to enjoy this memorable experience.
Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club
The 18-hole "Poplar Creek" course at the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club facility in Hoffman Estates, Illinois features 6,108 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 70 . The course rating is 70.2 and it has a slope rating of 126 on Blue grass.
CITY:Hoffman Estates
The Realm of Terror Horror Experience
If you have been looking for the craziest, most intense, extreme Halloween experience, you have found it. The Realm of Terror is the Highest-Ever rated Haunted House in Illinois, having been named #1 Haunted House by HauntedIllinois.com and HauntedHouseChicago.com, and has been featured in HuffingtonPost, The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Herald, Chicago Sun Times, WGN News & Radio and more. Needless to say: Leave the Kids at home for this one. Open Sept. 30, Oct 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 20-23, 27-31.
CITY:Round Lake Beach
Terror at the Bay at Barefoot Bay
Dare to enter the crazy asylum that was once Barefoot Bay. Be prepared for a terrifying experience as you are haunted by the tormented souls and mad demons that inhabit the Bay in October. This activity is not recommended for children. Ages 14+ only. Fridays and Saturdays only.
In 1919, when the North Shore Channel was new, and the area surrounding it was largely unusable, some progressive and creative leaders of Evanston and Wilmette joined together with a vision for a golf course — not just any golf course, but one tailored to wind through our communities and provide a unique public golf experience.
Fox Lake Country Club is a beautiful 18-hole golf course that is open to the public and nestled in the rolling terrain in the Village of Fox Lake, IL. Rated in the top 50 golf courses in Illinois. Fox Lake Country Club is convenient to the Chain O' Lakes that border Illinois and Wisconsin and is a popular summer vacation location. Fox Lake Country Club offers full banquet and grill services and is the perfect wedding and special event location.
CITY:Fox Lake
The Highlands of Elgin Golf Course
The Highlands of Elgin has become a premier destination for thousands of golfers throughout the region. Nine new holes reclaim an old stone quarry, and take maximum advantage of the unique and dramatic landforms that were left behind, including a twelve acre quarry lake. Four holes hug the top of the bluff thirty to forty feet above the water providing golfers with incredible views and numerous shot options on each hole.
Come see all the Cary Country Club has to offer from our rolling hills to our magnificent vistas! Come enjoy the spacious deck while enjoying lunch, dinner or a beverage of your choice. Cary Country Club offers golfers an array of shots and beautiful backdrops.Looking forward to seeing you soon!
A phenomenal golf course playing to 7,047 yards from the tips, Foxford Hills tests golfers' stamina and shot-making savvy with intriguing 60 MacKenzie style bunker complexes and strategically placed water. Five tee placements per hole create a truly flexible, dynamic layout, while expansive bentgrass fairways and generous greens ensure all golfers can have fun here.
Makray Memorial Golf Club is a premier 18-hole championship caliber courses in Illinois, 7,000 yards with four sets of tees; lots of water, strategic bunkers, bent grass tees, fairways and greens, blue grass roughs and spectacular views. The course re-opened for play June 8, 2004.An Enchanting Experience begins the moment you enter Makray Memorial Golf Club. Our brand new 24,000 sq. ft. Clubhouse has the charm of an old world manor and spectacular views of the golf course.