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Congratulations on making it this far and though there are only a few questions, as the majority of the championships have played, there are some legitimate concerns entering Week 17.
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Does Randall Cobb have any value this week with the backups playing.
— Ronald via email
Cobb had a horrible game in Week 16, going 2-22, but yes he has value. In Week 15, for example, he went 4-53. He plays the slot and it's a high statistical target position. But remember, outside of Greg Jennings (knee) and Jordy Nelson, the Packers' WRs are boom or bust. Cobb could benefit this week, as he plays in the slot. But it was James Jones who went 4-50-2 with the huge game last week, so there is some risk here. They don't call it high-risk, high-reward for nothing.
So I'm in my final week of my championship game and I have a small lead. I'm trying to stick with my guns that got me to the championship, but they all seem to be going down so I have to change my strategy. It looks like Peterson is done for the season. I got Blount going against a good Falcons' run D and Benson against the Ravens D. So I don't want to start either one. The RBs I have left are Spiller and Felix Jones. Do you think that will be enough to get me the championship? Or should I go get Toby Gerhart, who is going against a tough Bears D, and Khalil Bell who looked good and has a good matchup against the Vikings. Also at WR I got Colston and Marshall, and I'm not too sure about Marshall on Revis island. So do you think I should go get Floyd on the waiver wire, who has a better matchup? For defense who should I start? Falcons, Seahawks, Broncos. Once again, thanks for all the advice this season.
— Alejandro via email
First, I agree with your assessment of LeGarrette Blount, as he's been terrible recently and I believe it has more to do with the team around him than his own talents. However, he does need to improve his pass-receiving skills. Once again, I agree on Cedric Benson, who is one of my writeups in a report this week. Be on the lookout for it. I believe he's in the start/sit report that will be published Friday. The breakdown shows his matchup is not favorable.
I like Spiller against the Patriots and the 164.3 yards from scrimmage they're allowing to running backs over the past four weeks. He can take advantage and is a must-start based on his previous play. Felix Jones will play, but his health is the issue. He did well against the Giants in Week 14, going for over 100 yards, and he could do so again. I like Gerhart based on touches and the Bears are allowing 115.5 yards from scrimmage and one TD to running backs to the position over the past four weeks, so he has an opportunity to post some numbers here as he's the primary back and will see most of, if not all, the utilizations. He does have value, but not as much as Jones, and Jones is expected to start and appears to be over his injury. If your opponent needs RB help, consider picking him up for a scrub to block him.
It's a risk to start Bell, but he's playing outstanding ball right now and the Vikings are allowing 178.3 yards from scrimmage to opposing running backs over the past four weeks. He has value, but over Jones? I would pick him up over Gerhart and consider starting him if Jones has a setback.
I can't argue Floyd over Marshall, as the last time Marshall played the Jets he went 6-109-0. Floyd did not play in the first meeting with the Raiders this year, but he did rack up 13 catches for 285 yards and one TD in his two games vs. Oakland in 2010. He can exploit the matchup. Listen for news throughout the week, and if it's determined that Revis won't be on Marshall the whole game, start him. However, I'm not sure we'll find that out, so you should go with Floyd as the safer play. You have to start Marques Colston, as the Saints are red-hot and still playing for a bye week in the playoffs.
Defensively, you should go with the Falcons, who want to enter the playoffs on a high note after a devastating loss to the Saints on Monday night. That was a game that didn't show how good the Falcons really are with some game-changing turnovers, so look for them to come back strong against a struggling Bucs offense.
Do I go with the law firm of BGE or Ben Tate? The Texans seem to be falling apart and I'm not sure if he'll see any time. However, Green-Ellis has been a bust for me recently, so I don't know what to do. Please help.
— Dave via email
First, Tate rushed for minus-one yard last week. He's too inconsistent to predict his playing time. That's the primary reason you bench him. At the end of the day, you're counting on something beyond his control, so you should just live with the fact that his best value is as a handcuff to Arian Foster. BenJarvus Green-Ellis did go 3-10-0 last week, and it wasn't his worst game of the season with two performances worse than this. At this point, you can't count on him. But with the Bills this week, he does have some value, although it is diminished. That said, I still like him better than Tate because you know Green-Ellis can at least be in position to score a TD. View him as the one you go with but with minimal upside.


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Here's what you need to know about the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against General Motors. The strike is about two things: labor arbitrage and health care.
In 1990, GM's workforce was over 350,000 strong. Today it is 73,000. Much production has been off-shored or spun off. (Delphi, for example, was spun off to supply car parts.) The spun-off workers have taken it on the chin in terms of wages, with Delphi workers going from $27 an hour to a maximum of $18.50."
Meanwhile, the union says the strike is primarily about labor arbitrage, to whit:
The UAW wants assurance of future production at U.S. manufacturing plants.
But the Detroit Three "" GM, Ford and Chrysler "" have threatened to close plants and cut jobs to try to stay afloat….
…The union is holding out for job guarantees for the GM's 73,000-strong workforce "" which is now just a fifth as large at it was as recently as 1990.
In other words, GM workers don't want what jobs are left in the US to be outsourced, off-shored, or spun off.
GM has a number of fundamental problems. The most important one is that their engineering culture is sick — they do not make cars as good as most of their foreign competitors'. This arises from the fact that GM thought they were in the finance business, not the auto business — a very dangerous mistake their greatest rival, Toyota, has never succumbed to. (But which is typical of US MBA-style management.)
However GM also has some simple bottom line issues. Unionized American workers are more expensive. Health care costs are out of control. (GM may have 73,000 workers, but it has 270,000 retirees!) The dependency ratio (the number of people each worker has to support) is therefor crippling. And with health care costs rising faster than inflation for, well, nearly forever, those costs are likely to continue as a monkey on GM's back — unless it can shed them. So, setting up a trust fund, to be managed by the union, and offloading the liability is in GM's interest and will, after the lump payment, get the monkey off its back.
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However, agreement on a framework for dealing with the health care issue has apparently been reached, so while it's important to GM, it's not the main cause of the strike. The main cause is keeping jobs in the US.
And it's really just this simple: there's no reason for GM to do so other than that it has sunk costs and expertise in the US. As each plant obsolesces, the temptation is to build a new plant overseas, or to farm out that production to an overseas firm, who instead of paying $27+/hour is paying dollars a day.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is practically the definition of labor arbitrage — transfering jobs that cost (the employer) a lot to do in America, to someplace cheap where they can be done for less. The difference is pure profit (or, in the case of GM, reduced loss).
The ultimate logic of free trade as it is currently being practiced (i.e., not as free trade, but as trade managed by central banks) leads to an unending flow of labor arbitrage.
Or so the theory goes. In fact the heyday of labor arbitrage is coming to an end. But it isn't quite ended yet, and that's why the UAW is trying to save their jobs. And make no mistake, they are absolutely right to strike for job guarantees. Without them, in another ten years they'll be lucky to have 35,000 GM workers in the US.
As for health care costs, well, that's what you get for having employees in the US. Either they do without, or you pay through the nose to insure them. In most other first world countries the government bares most of the cost, which is why GM, Ford and Chrysler sent the Canadian government a letter saying that Canada should, under no circumstances, scrap Canadian medicare. Because, boys and girls, one reason Canada ate America's lunch in the 2000′s was because of off-shoring — to Canada — where the natives speak English, and are better educated. (Toyota decided to put a plant in Southern Ontario rather than the Southern States in part because they didn't want to have to train workers using picture books.) And that's because Canada has some of those nasty socialist policies that are supposed to reduce competitiveness — but instead, in the right doses, increase it.
And so, the strike is on, with the Teamsters declaring that they will honor picket lines and deliver no GM vehicles for the duration of the strike. The UAW is absolutely right to strike, and I urge people to support them.
But in the end, the problems that the UAW and GM are facing are deeper than one industry or one strike, and have to do with how the US and world economies are structured. Until those problems, which include the American management style, are fixed, expect the long decline of American manufacturing, and the American middle class, to continue, interspersed by fierce little rear guard actions like this strike.


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Marc Bergevin continues to piece together the 2012-13 edition of the Montreal Canadiens. Friday afternoon the team announced the signing of defenseman Raphael Diaz to a two year deal. Financial terms of the deal were naturally undisclosed by the team, but Renaud Lavoie of RDS tweeted it at $2.45 million over the two years. It's a 33% raise over the $900K he made last year with the Canadiens. This puts the Habs with seven roster defensemen under contract. P.K. Subban is the remaining RFA on the Canadiens roster. Habs fans shouldn't be in panic mode over P.K. not signing yet. Remember, Carey Price didn't sign his first RFA deal until September 2, 2010.


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Detectives say Mackey was trying to rob two women outside Deb's Pub and Grub and when the bar door opened, Mackey pulled the trigger and hit Franklin.
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Better play from both teams. Kind of. Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey gives the ball away to Gareth Bale, who steams down the left side and lays a nice little centering pass to Rafael van der Vaart. It's a little bit too far behind the Dutch midfielder, however, and he can only blaze a shot high over Wojciech Szczesny's goal.
Minutes later Ramsey makes up for his (latest) mistake by playing a sublime through ball to Robin van Persie, who's behind the Tottenham Hotspur defensive lines in the left channel. Younes Kaboul eventually gets over to
tackle foul him, and fortunately for Spurs its a) outside the area, just and b) Mikel Arteta decides to spank it out of play for no apparent reason. So it's still 0-0.
So I guess that's not better play so much as more mistakes by both sides. And now Tottenham right back Kyle Walker is down after a clash of heads with van Persie, who was... heading the ball completely legally. Get up, kid.


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Daneen C. Long (nee Cadiou), of Wickliffe, passed on May 2, 2010, after a brief but lionhearted battle with cancer.
Daneen, dear and beloved daughter of Karen and the late Glenn Cadiou, mother and trusted friend to Nicholas Decker and daughter-in-law Becky Archer, and loving and devoted grandmother to Jacob, is survived by her awed and inspired siblings, Glenn (Kathy) Cadiou, Danielle Cadiou, Nicole (Douglas) Kepp and Gabrielle Wright. She also leaves behind nieces and nephews, Chelsea, Dane, Sam and Emmaline.
Per Daneen's request, private services were held.
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It looked okay but it smelled like olives and tasted like cooking oil with soy sauce. Thin body, slimy mouthfeel. No good at all, second drain pour of my life. I would not recommend this beer to anyone ever. Like ever ever.. Its so bad I summed it up in few enough words that I need to make this review longer just to post it.
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The World > South America > Brazil
Pelourinho means whipping post in Portuguese, and this was the old slave auction location in the days when slavery was common. Slavery was outlawed in 1835, and over time, this portion of the city, though home to artists and musicians, fell into disrepair. In the 1990's, a major restoration effort resulted in making the area a highly desirable tourist attraction. Pelourinho has a place on the national historic register and named a world cultural centery by UNESCO.
Easily walkable, Pelo has something to see along every street, including churches, cafes, restaurants, shops and the pastel-hued buildings. Police patrol the area to ensure safety.
The Santa Barbara Church was built on the oldest neighborhood called Pelourinho, in Salvador - Bahia
Dizem que em Salvador há uma igreja para cada dia do ano. Esta é uma delas, a Igreja Santa Bárbara f...
Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.
Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.
Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.
Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.
Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.
Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.
This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.
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The South Carolina Supreme Court has ordered the Capobianco's adoption of Veronica to be finalized.
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In response to the many media inquiries to Dusten Brown, he and his family released the following statement Thursday:
We are outraged that the South Carolina Supreme Court would order the adoption of our child finalized without a proper hearing to determine what is in Veronica's best interests. This child has been back with her family for 19 months and to tear her away from us, the family she loves and the only family she knows or remembers, would be devastating to her. This is an Oklahoma child and her placement should not be considered by a court in South Carolina. We have contacted our U.S. Senator and encourage each of you to do the same, in order to help us keep Veronica in her home, which is a safe, loving and nurturing environment. We will never give up the fight to raise our daughter.
Dusten and Robin Brown & Family
The SC Supreme Court was handed back the decision they ruled on last year involving the Indian Child Welfare Act. They were asked by the nation's highest court to determine where the child should live, not whether the ICWA applies. Wednesday the state said continuing litigation would only add to the heartache of the little girl. While the biological father, Dusten Brown, has five days to file another appeal many legal experts said this case is almost over - Veronica will move again to Charleston.
Jessica Munday, spokeswoman for the adoptive couple said now Veronica will have a life surrounded by everyone who loves her, including biological family. She said they will work to gradually transition Veronica back.
A win for James Island Couple in baby Veronica case
Switching families could have a psychological effect on Veronica
Baby Veronica's home still under debate
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Burnley butcher's livelihood stolen in £6k raid (From This Is Lancashire)
Burnley butcher's livelihood stolen in £6k raid
3:30pm Tuesday 14th January 2014 in News By Sophia Rahman, Reporter
A BURNLEY butcher could be forced to shut his business after raiders stole thousands of pounds of meat and equipment.
Al-Madina Halal Meat, in Queen Victoria Road, had only been open for four months when burglars forced open the rear metal shutter door and stole almost £6,000 worth of stock, machinery and cash.
Business owner Mr Hussain, 36, said he has lost £1,000 in profits since the burglary, as the equipment he uses to process the meat has been stolen. He said: "I was so shocked when I came in to open up the shop and discovered the shutter door had been opened with a crowbar and the machinery had gone.
"I loaned the money from friends to open the shop in September and I'm worried about how I'll pay them back. I will do it though.
"I was so upset. I felt like crying. It's going to be very hard to get make enough money to buy new machinery.
"I might have to close the shop if I can't get it sorted very soon."
The offenders cut the wires to the alarm system, and snatched a £3,500 Omega TF32S meat mincer, a £1,780 Omega SM280S bandsaw, a £250 Fujitsu laptop, two full sheep carcasses worth £300, and £100 from the till. The thieves also lifted four bottles of Saxa salt, six packets of masala sauce and some international phone calling cards.
Sgt Martyn Holt, of Burnley Police, said: "With the amount taken, with some of the machinery weighing in excess of 50kg, we would expect there to have been more than one offender involved and a vehicle to have been used.
"This is a high value burglary and we would encourage anyone who heard or saw anything suspicious in the area between 6.30pm on Saturday and 7.50am on Sunday to call police on 101."
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Just an observer wrote:lol I tried to steer clear of the obvious one ;-)
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Surely this is more a case of as-salt and baaa -tery?
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ghost of sceptic wrote:It will have had insurance which is why it was robbed claim coming soon
Its a Business you must have some insurance i would of thought. Looking at the shop though maybe not. A harsh lesson learned.
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Burnidge/ Paul Wolff Campground
Playground and fishing. 9 miles of hiking trails.
CITY: Elgin
Skillet Fork Outfitters Inc.
With over 3,500 acres of cropland & 1700 acres of prime woods, this newly formed business is for the trophy whitetail, turkey or coyote hunter. New lodge, hot evening meals, competitive prices; will pickup from Evansville Airport.
CITY: Carmi
Hideaway Campground
95 sites, electricity, water, sewer, showers, reservations.
CITY: Keyesport
Rogers Hunting Club, Inc.
Established in 1957 - public hunting, plus memberships for pheasant, quail, wild turkey, doves and deer in season. Hunter Safety Course for ages 16 & under - held the second weekend in October.
CITY: Ohio
Palmer Park Chicago
The park is named for Potter Palmer (1826–1902), a successful businessman and real estate investor concerned with the development of Chicago. Palmer was responsible for reclaiming the acres of swampland north of the city's business district, which were developed into the Lake Shore Drive area. He built the original baseball field for the Cubs' predecessor, the Chicago White Stockings, and built the Palmer House Hotel. Palmer Park was created in 1904 by the South Park Commission. Under the guidance of superintendent J. Frank Foster, the commission opened ten new neighborhood parks, including Palmer Park, in an effort to create breathing space and recreational areas in the city's crowded tenement districts. These parks were built by Olmsted Brothers landscape architects and D.H. Burnham and Co. architects.
CITY: Chicago
Herrin Bowl
This 16 lane bowling alley boasts a pro shop with drilling, snack bar, arcade and billards room, and Glow Bowling. Also available are party packages, 9 pin bowling and league play.
CITY: Herrin
Emery Brothers Skating Rink
Opened in 1986, this indoor rink is open seasonally from August to May. Public skating sessions are the main attraction but the rink is available for private parties as well. Large arcade, snack bar and Skate Shop on site.
CITY: Marion
Mid-America Air Center
The Air Center hosts many fly-ins and ultra-lights throughout the year.
CITY: Lawrenceville
Chicago Northwest KOA Campground
Tent, vehicle, and cabin sites. Game room, pavilion, playground, and laundry facilities.
CITY: Union
Wards Grove Nature Preserve
Wards Grove is the best "mound forest" remaining in the Driftless Area. 335 protected acres of woodlands with populations of sensitive plant and animal species.
CITY: Stockton
Uncle Dan's
With three locations in the Chicagoland area, Uncle Dan's specializes in outdoor equipment and clothing for any adventure. They carry a wide selection of equipment for camping, backpacking, hiking and travel. Every staff member is trained and committed to providing top-notch service and gear that supports a progressive & active lifestyle. At Uncle Dan's, you talk to people who love the outdoors. With the experience and knowledge to answer all your adventure questions and providing you the gear needed for your excursion, no matter where adventure takes you.
CITY: Chicago
Bicentennial Riverfront Park
Bicentennial Riverfront Park is a five-acre community park on the south bank of the Fox River. Built by volunteers on Hydraulic Street, Bicentennial Riverfront Park makes optimum use of the river, with abundant fishing, plus canoe and kayak access to the white water chute. There is also a beautiful view of the Glenn Palmer Dam as you follow the trail along the river and the picnic area, playground and river-side pavilion are popular community gathering spots in the summertime.
CITY: Yorkville
Thorn Creek Nature Center
Enjoy a day in the country while learning about wildlife through nature displays and exhibits.
CITY: Park Forest
Comlara Park Visitor's Center
This enviromental education facility houses permanent audio/visual wildlife displays, artifacts originating from the site and a rotating summer exhibit.
CITY: Hudson
Sam Dale Lake Conservation Area
Multiple-use recreational area with a 194-acre lake. It provides habitat for shore birds and upland game and offers camping, hunting, hiking, fishing and horseback riding.
CITY: Johnsonville
Leaverton Park Campground
140 campsites get a workout each Labor Day weekend when the Palestine Rodeo comes to town.
CITY: Palestine
Delabar State Park
Delabar State Park offers quality outdoor experiences for anglers, hikers, campers, and picnickers. Many of the site's 89 acres are forested with sturdy oak, birch, and hickory trees.
CITY: Oquawka
Fido Fields
2.5 acre fenced off leash park in Fairview Park. Register at the DISC, 1295 W. Wood St. or call 217-422-5911.
CITY: Decatur
Fox River Canoe & Kayak
This is self guided river trips with canoe or kayak. The St. Charles trip takes about 2 1/2 hours.
CITY: St. Charles
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries Family Campground
Walcamp Outdoor Ministries Family Camp would like to invite you and your family to come camping with us! Can host family reunions, company or church picnics, and many themed weekends! Situated on 177 acres of woods, fields, streams and ponds!
CITY: Kingston
Cedarville Skate Park
Skaters of all skill levels will enjoy the half and quarter pipes, pyramid, "roller coaster" and kink rails on the 7,500 square foot skate pad. The skate park is also open to bikes. Other attractions include a playground, sheltered picnic area, sand volleyball court, basketball court and ten fitness stations along a .5 mile blacktop walking path. Open: Dawn to Dusk.
CITY: Cedarville
World's Largest Golf Tee
The World's Largest Golf Tee measures 30ft and 3/4" and weighs 6,659 lbs! It is constructed of yellow pine boards and over 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws. This is a site you don't want to miss!
CITY: Casey
Wonder Works
Come explore a child-sized world where children, birth to eight years old, experience creative play and develop their imaginations. Wonder Works is 6,400 square feet of fun and excitement with six permanent exhibits and special events. Memberships, daily admissions, field trip admissions, and during and after hours parties available.
CITY: Oak Park
Lamont Outdoors
Features over 2000 acres of prime hunting south of Grayville, in White County.
CITY: Crossville
Illinois Wildlife Connections
Located in rural Jasper County, northeast of Newton, Illinois Wildlife features a lodge for hunters during deer seasons and in the off-seasons hosting meetings, receptions and off-season lodging.
CITY: Newton
Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center
Educational facility offering exhibits, interactive programs and interpretive trails that highlight DuPage County's unique natural history. Open daily. Admission free.
CITY: Oak Brook
Bureau County Metro Center
The Bureau County Metro Center is a 50,000 square-foot recreation center with full size gymnasium; 25-yard indoor swimming pool with wading pool and observation balcony; racquetball courts; weight room; cardio-vascular room, elevated running/walking track above the gym; and locker rooms. A 40' x 80' multi-purpose room with adjacent kitchen provides the perfect setting for conventions, expositions, meetings, or wedding receptions.
CITY: Princeton
Medford Bicycle & Sporting Goods
Need a bicycle tune-up before you hit the local bike trails? Medford Bicycle & Sporting Goods in Jerseyville is the place to go. All types of bicycle repairs and accessories are available at this one-stop shop. New and used bicycles can be purchased. There is also a wide selection of sporting goods needs from helmets to ball bats, knee pads to practice jerseys. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
CITY: Jerseyville
SK-8 Skateboard Heaven
This 11,000-sq.-ft. skateboard park features obstacles, ramps, rails, ledges, spines and bowls. Built specifically for skateboards and in-line skates, this facility is popular with both skaters and spectators.
CITY: Freeport
Hunting Unlimited
Trophy Whitetail Deer bow hunts since 1986. Also, spring turkey hunting, sporting clays, trap range, meals, and lodging. Heavily wooded ravines and valleys, magnificent stands of oak, maple and cedar, and grassy meadows.
CITY: Mount Sterling
Kampground Okaw Valley
52 sites, electricity, dump station, showers, reservations.
CITY: Brownstown
Pineview Campground
On 40 acres of pine trees, the camp welcomes trailers, RVs and more.
CITY: Amboy
Green River Oaks Camping Resort
Camping resort with two pools, mini golf, basketball courts, fishing in lake and river, rental trailers, 225 sites with hookups.
CITY: Amboy
Archway Skydiving Center
Averaging over 10,000 skydives annually, more than 1,200 students make their first jump each year with high quality, USPA-rated instructors.
CITY: Vandalia
Burns Hunting Club
Located 1.7 miles west of Illinois Route 148 on Grassy Road just south of the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge. Waterfowl hunting on 960 acres. Guides available. One of the top three harvest clubs in the southern Illinois quota zone.
CITY: Carbondale
Little Galilee Christian Assembly
Little Galilee's 228 acres of land provide lots of room for kids to eat, sleep, learn, play and pray with dedicated Christian adults. There are a variety of camps and programs that for youth and adults which may include: Fine Arts or Sports camp, Equestrian Camp, Family Camp, Main Camp, Day Camp, Wilderness Camp and many more.
CITY: Clinton
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area
Located 2 miles southwest of Hutsonville, on Rt. 1, this park features 1,129 acres for hunting with 9 ponds for fishing. Hiking and horseback trails run throughout the area.
CITY: Hutsonville
South Sandusky Campground
120 camping sites with electricity and 8 tent sites on beautiful Rend Lake. Full hookups on selected sites. Beach.
CITY: Sesser
Fox Ridge State Park Campground
43 sites, electricity at each site, shower building, and shared water. Dump station. Reservations accepted.
CITY: Charleston
Tradewinds Marina
Able to accommodate boats up to 45 ft. in covered slips and 40 ft. in open slips, Trade Winds Marina is a great place to moor your boat. The new clubhouse features showers, restrooms, and a lounging area for members.
CITY: Carlyle
Ice Skating at the McCormick Tribune Ice Rink
The rink, now in its twelfth season and drawing more than 100,000 skaters annually, is free and open to the public. Skate rental is available for $10. The ice rink is located on Michigan Avenue between Washington and Madison Streets.
CITY: Chicago
Lake of Egypt Country Club
Include a golf course, swimming pool, and clubhouse. The dining room overlooks the pool and number nine green.
CITY: Marion
Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
A destination unlike any other features Fox Valley's natural treasures. Indoor turtle pond, wetland exhibit, live animal displays. Great for birthday parties or facility rentals.
CITY: St. Charles
Mendota Hills Campground
More than a campground, hit a golf ball, take a golf lesson, catch a fish or hayrack ride, swim, dance, hike row/paddle a boat, play basketball, horseshoes, video games and pool or kickback with a campfire. We have 130 acres to do it all.
CITY: Amboy
KOA Campground and Camper Sales
8-acre lake, some shade trees. 82 sites with three cabins, summer active.
CITY: Casey
Shagbark Golf & Country Club
This challenging nine-hole, par 36 course is noted for its small greens.
CITY: Onarga
Bruce Park
Right in the middle of Energy you will find Bruce Park. A nicely manicured 8 acre park with trees, pavilions, ball diamonds and soccer fields. The park is a great place to take your family on an outing or for your kids to participate in local sports. While you are there, take a look at the military memorial. There is also a monument with the bell from a schoolhouse that stood on the site.
CITY: Energy
Vermilion River
The Vermilion River in Oglesby, Illinois, is a water paradise for fisherman and adventure seekers alike, with Class 3 out of 6 rapids. You'll go from lazy streams to feeling like you're on a roller coaster ride. This is certainly the most well known and likely the largest watershed in Illinois, and at 7.7 miles, the longest whitewater stretch in the state.
CITY: Oglesby
Apple River Canyon State Park - Thompson/Salem Units
This 1,150 acre area allows hunting, fishing; no boating/biking. See postings/fact sheets at registration. Sign in/out at lots #1 or #2. The vegetative cover at the site is a mixture of steep timbered slopes and bluffs with grassland, row crops and hay fields predominate on ridge tops. The topography can be severe especially bordering the Apple River.
CITY: Stockton
Long Prairie Trail
This 14.6 mile paved recreational trail runs south of Illinois Route 173 and winds past the Northern Boone County towns of Caledonia, Capron, Belvidere and Poplar Grove.
CITY: Caledonia
Glenn Shoals Lake
Covering 1200 acres, has picnic areas, marina and public boat slips.
CITY: Hillsboro
Atkinson Motorsports Park
Located in Atkinson, this 216-acre park offers some of the best riding ground around. It is only 30 miles east from the Quad Cities and two hours west of Chicago. Get ready to let your horses run. Gob Hill, the newest DNR OHV park in the great state of Illinois. Trails, hill climbs, mud bogs and timber await your machine. Go on top of the Gob and you will think you're in the desert and travel to the timber and we think you might get lost. Only a few trails have been created by us, but remember, the most fun is making your own. Stop out and go for a ride; you will find some of the most awesome riding in northwestern Illinois. ATVs and Dirt Bikes only.
CITY: Atkinson
Ray Fosse Park
Ray Fosse Park is centrally located and offers playground equipment, four lighted picnic shelters, picnic tables, tennis courts, seven baseball fields, Goofy Golf, batting cages & three concession stands and the Park District's Aquatic Center. The Aquatic Center traditionally opens the last weekend in May. The facility includes swimming pool, diving boards, water slide and separate baby pool with a mushroom sprinkler fountain. You can contact the Aquatic Center, during open season, at (618) 997-1115. Goofy Golf and Batting Cages open in April.
CITY: Marion
Geneva Kayak Center
Geneva Kayak Center is a paddlesport school and adventure travel company that's proud to be recognized as a ACA Pro School and offer both whitewater and sea kayak instruction. Their goal is to promote the sport of kayaking through safety and education. In addition to local offerings, they offer spectacular Adventure Paddling Trips for beginner to advanced paddlers, to amazing locations. Whether you want to enjoy an afternoon on the river or are preparing for a two-week expedition, Geneva Kayak Center believes the sport of kayaking should be fun, and enjoyed by all.
CITY: Yorkville
Wispering Oaks Campground
Enjoy camping close to Nauvoo & Quincy. Swimming & fishing at an affordable price.
CITY: Mendon
Lawrence County Country Club
This nine-hole facility is open seasonally, and offers tee times for non-members.
CITY: Lawrenceville
Stay and Play Packages at Baymont Inn and Suites, Freeport
Rock Hollow Conservation Club Hunting Package: Enjoy hunting at Rock Hollow and spend a relaxing night at the Baymont for two. $385.00; Park Hills Golf Getaway: Play Park Hills with two 18-hole rounds, a cart, bucket of range balls, golfer's gift bag, and a beautiful room at Baymont. $153 to $187; Wolf Hollow Golf Getaway: Play Wolf Hollow with two 18-hole rounds, a cart, bucket of range balls, golfer's gift bag, and a beautiful room at Baymont. $153 to &173. This hotel, where you can feel like home, is conveniently located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Illinois Highway 26 north of Freeport. There are 63 rooms and eleven whirlpool suites. Handicapped and non-smoking rooms, heated indoor pool, whirlpool, exercise facilities, cable TV, free wireless high speed internet access, microwave, mini fridge, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, coffee makers, safes, desks, pets allowed with a $35 fee, on site coin laundry, dry cleaning available, complimentary enhanced breakfast, ,AARP, Senior citizen and group discounts. Hotel is located adjacent to the Jane Addams Recreational Trail for biking, hiking or snowmobiling; ask about special packages with trail use.
CITY: Freeport
Kristof's Entertainment Center
Complete entertainment for all ages and interests. Bowling, mini golf, Go Karts, redemption arcade, batting cages, birthday parties and a haunted house. Lunch and dinner served daily. Bar and billards with various night time entertainment. A safe and fun environment for all members of the family. Kristof's is a smoke-free facility.
CITY: Round Lake Beach
Hideaway Park
Large, wooded park offers 43 acres of timber, grassland & bottomland with picnic and playground areas, hiking trails, cross-country skiing, fishing, and a small boat launch on Yellow Creek
CITY: Pearl City
Henderson County Conservation Area
Offering camping, picnicking, fishing, boating, and winter sports, the conservation area is about 20 miles southwest of Monmouth and five miles east of the Mississippi River. Group camping also available.
CITY: Keithsburg
Twin Oaks Golf Course
This nine-hole golf course offers cart rentals.
CITY: Blandinsville
Jaycee Ball Field
This softball field is located in Woodland Park.
CITY: Collinsville
Coles Creek
148 sites, swimming, fishing, boating, tent camping
CITY: Carlyle
Bolingbrook Park District
Providing over 2,100 opportunities for recreation. Relax, have fun and embrace the power of recreation.
CITY: Bolingbrook
Fitness Lifestyles
This state of the art fitness center offers indoor swimming, cardio equipment, free weights, circuit training, massage therapy, an indoor walking and jogging track, nursery, a woman's only area, over 40 weekly fitness and aquatic classes, and more.
CITY: Freeport
Pike's Hunting Club
Hunt from heated pits over flooded corn, natural wetlands, food plots, and over 2 miles of levee controlled water on 100 acres. 530 total acres devoted to waterfowl hunting, excellent duck hunting. Corporate rates and custom packages available. Located 1 mile south of Marion on the west side of Route 37.
CITY: Marion
Wabash County Beall Woods State Park
Located 6 miles South of Mt. Carmel on Illinois Rt. 1, Beall woods contains one of the oldest dedicated nature preserves in Illinois. The "Forest of the Wabash" contains the largest single tract of untouched deciduous forest in the U.S.
CITY: Mount Carmel
A campground nestled in Marengo.
CITY: Marengo
Heyworth Valley Parachute Club
CITY: Heyworth
Lena KOA
Visit the KOA for a complete variety of camping experiences. It's a fun place to be.
CITY: Lena
Deer Run Golf Center
This golf center features a driving range, chipping green, putting green and adventure golf.
CITY: Woodstock
Tri-Township Park
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Lake View Park Trail
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Kitchell Park and Chautauqua Auditorium
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Timber Trails Camp Ground
150 sites, electricity, 100 sites with water, 50 sites with sewer, showers, reservations.
CITY: Mulberry Grove
Nachusa Grasslands, The Nature Conservancy
Private natural area owned by the Nature Conservancy. Highlights are 1500 acres of prairie, wetlands, and savanna woodlands. Grassland flowers, birds and butterflies to observe.
CITY: Franklin Grove
Sand Bluff Bird Observatory
A fascinating opportunity to see a wide variety of migrating birds banded and released. Special events in spring and fall, including the annual BirdFest in early May. Located in the Colored Sands Forest Preserve in the northwestern corner of Winnebago County. Colored Sands, site of original and restored prairies, is one of the most beautiful natural areas in northern Illinois.
CITY: Shirland
Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center
All types of family fun. Miniature golfing, driving range, batting cages, ice skating, in-line skating and archery.
CITY: Macomb
Burrell Woods Park & Campground
30 camping sites in northern Carmi.
CITY: Carmi
Brush Creek Golf Course
This is a 9-hole, 36 par, 3218 yard course set on challenging terrain with three sets of tees. Weekday and Weekend Green Fees: 9 holes - $10: 18 holes - $13.00; Motorized Cart Rental: 9 holes - $10.00 per seat; 18 - holes - $14 per seat.
CITY: Orangeville
SciTech Hands-On Museum
Aurora's interactive science and technology center offers over 200 hands-on exhibits demonstrating the principles of electricity, weather, astronomy and nuclear energy.
CITY: Aurora
Lakeview Family Aquatic Center
Zero depth entry pool, 2 huge water slides, one smaller slide, 2 diving boards, children's sand play area, sand volleyball, arcade, lockers, showers, concessions and souvenirs!
CITY: Peoria
Mid-Town Marina
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CITY: East Dubuque
Lake Campalot
120 sites, electricity, dump station, showers, reservations.
CITY: Percy
Lake Renwick Heron Rookery Nature Preserve
Nature preserve for bird watching. There are herons and egrets which flourish through the parks and around the lake.
CITY: Plainfield
Schuldt Park
Located off historic and scenic Stagecoach Trail. Offers picnic and playground areas, ball diamond, basketball court, bird watching on seven acres. In Waddams Grove.
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Green Tree Golf Course
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Simultaneous electrophysiological recordings and stimulation from multiple, interconnected brain regions are being performed with laminar probes in combination with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), functional MRI (fMRI), and structural MRI to assist with electrode targeting in non-human primates in studies of vision and attention.
This position is for an extremely motivated postdoctoral researcher interested in performing combined electrophysiology and MR imaging in non-human primate studies of vision and attention. In addition, the researcher will gain experience with laminar probes and electrical microstimulation to study attention networks in a behaving animal model. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to make a strong contribution to the lab's overall research efforts. This appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding.
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Several postdoctoral positions are currently available in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University.
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REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. in psychology, neuroscience, or closely related field; a strong background in one or more of the following is preferred: fMRI, EEG, computational/mathematical modeling of psychological and/or neural function. Candidates must be able to pass a standard MR safety screening in order to work in the MR environment.
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The lab uses a variety of methods to study attention and visual perception at various levels of processing from subcortical structures (LGN, pulvinar) to higher-order cortex (fronto-parietal areas). The postdoctoral researcher will work on human ECoG patient studies and fMRI studies of normal subjects, focusing on visual attention control in higher order cortex. In addition to this line of research, the postdoctoral researcher will be given the opportunity to participate in other lab research endeavors, and they will be expected to make a strong contribution to the lab's overall research efforts. The postdoctoral researcher must possess strong quantitative skills to explore rich human ECoG and human fMRI datasets using a variety of analysis techniques.
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The Rams provide a nice break for the Bengals after losing the last two games to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Houston Texans, both 10-3 teams right now. But even if the Bengals get through the Rams this week and the Arizona Cardinals next week, the season ends against the Baltimore Ravens. The Rams, meanwhile, are on a four-game losing streak and the opponents only get tougher with the Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers to close out the season.
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A SOUTHMINSTER mum has taken a drastic stand against dog owners who fail to clean up their pets mess.
Karen Stockwell, who lives in Queens Street, is so fed up with dogs fouling the street outside her home that she has put a sign in her garden which demands owners pick up their pets mess.
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Weather Thesaurus Entry: Earthquake
However, caution must accompany this entry: the weather should not be used as a window into a character's soul. The weather can add invisible pressure for the character, it can layer the SCENE with symbolism, it can carefully hint at the internal landscape, but it must never OVERTLY TELL emotion. Such a heavy-handed approach results in weather cliches and melodrama (a storm raging above a bloody battle, a broken-hearted girl crying in the rain).
Sight: The intensity of an earthquake will dictate how much sensory input will need to be in your setting. A mild quake may cause hanging flower baskets to wobble, open gates to swing slightly, or wall decor to hang askew. People may be unstable on their feet, and animals will react, fleeing the area to a place of safety. A more moderate quake would send books tumbling from shelves, cracks to appear on walls or ceiling as shifting occurs, collectibles to fall and shatter, and people scrambling for safety or toward something stable to hang onto as the ground shudders and heaves. In an intense earthquake, power lines can go down causing outages, dust and debris fills the air as building collapse, glass breaks as window frames twist and bend, the ground buckles and crevasses can appear. Roofs and signage may fall to the ground, ceilings collapse, bookcases topple, fire and explosions can result as gas lines burst. Sparks from live power lines may also be present. The air will fill with dust, ash and smoke, obscuring visibility. People may emerge from building rubble with cuts and bruises, broken bones and bloodied appearances, or scurry through demolished building searching for friends and loved ones. Trees may be splintered or uprooted, and limbs and leaves could litter roads and forest floors. Building and roads may be slanted, caved in, cracked or buckled in some way.
Smell: Mild: no earthquake induced scents are likely. Moderate to high impact: possibly the sour, rotten eggs smell of leaking gas, dust, smoke, broken containers of liquids from the nearby setting (ammonia cleaners, vinegary pickle jars in the home, for example), dust, burning smell, plaster.
Taste: if injured, one might taste blood from a cut; dust; smoke.
Touch: Earthquakes trigger the flight response, as well as for some, vertigo that causes a loss of balance. People will seek out the safest location close to where they are, which could be a doorway, beneath a table, hanging onto a tree in a field. (Keep in mind your character's education, as current safety standards dictate that standing in doorways/hiding under something is not always safe although this is what many of us were taught). Current information suggests making oneself small and curling against something large and sturdy such as a sofa may be in fact a safer option. Also, stairwells are now viewed as a dangerous place to be and it is also suggested that a top floor of a home may be safer than remaining on a lower level (dependent of the building quality). Whenever your character is, falling debris may cut, bruise or otherwise injure them as they huddle, arms over head, waiting out the earthquake. Dust may rain down on them as plaster falls with larger pieces causing painful scrapes. They may hold onto something solid out of a sense of comfort and safety (a wall, dresser) and avoid areas where there is a lot of glass or shelves. The body would shake and bounce in time with each tremor. Outside, people would seek out an open area where the likelihood of being hit be debris was lessened, and huddle against the ground to wait out the event.
Sound: Inside: wood frame scraping/rubbing together in the walls, metal screeching and twisting, glass shattering as breakables fall off shelves, buildings groaning and shuddering, books clattering to the floor, plates chattering together in cupboards or falling out and smashing against the counter and floor, the hiss of a broken water pipe, a cracking noise, window blinds banging against windows, metal cutlery jumping and clattering in a drawer, the shudder of glass in window frames Outside: a lack of bird calls, splintering wood, snapping limbs, a roar of a building collapsing (if in an urban area), sirens, screams
Mood: An earthquake can instill a feeling of intensity and terror. Immediately the scene becomes about one thing: survival. The POV character's view of their world shifts--what seemed benign or unremarketable before now is measured on a danger scale--what will fall, collapse, shake loose? Adrenaline is high and choices are made quickly--a character will survey an area, assess the danger and chose the safest route through it. An earthquake is a great way to remind a character of their own mortality, and how safety is never a constant no matter how prepared or strong a person might be.
Symbolism: Instability; change; danger
Possible Cliches: Using an earthquake as a device to indicate a catastrophic event is imminent; a sign that Mother Nature is rebelling against human abuse of the environment
OTHER: Earthquakes vary in intensity. If you use one in your writing, make sure there is a strong reason for doing so, and always consider the wide angle effects of an event (the time for a city to recuperate, availability of medical support, disruption in communication, etc).
Don't be afraid to use the weather to add contrast. Unusual pairings, especially when drawing attention to the Character's emotions, is a powerful trigger for tension. Consider how the bleak mood of a character is even more noticeable as morning sunlight dances across the crystals of fresh snow on the walk to work. Or how the feeling of betrayal is so much more poignant on a hot summer day. Likewise, success or joy can be hampered by a cutting wind or drizzling sleet, foreshadowing conflict to come.
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- Matthew MacNish said...
I was in an earthquake once. In Seattle. It was the late 90s, and the quake was a six point something, so big, but not huge.
I was in my car on the way to work, and I thought I got rear ended, but when I looked up at my rearview mirror, there was no one there. I was confused, obviously, but as I sat there watching the road behind me, suddenly the street rolled toward me, just like a wave was moving through the concrete. It was fascinating and terrifying at the same time.
Anyway, great post, as always, thanks!
- June 23, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- tracikenworth said...
Oooh, even more scary. I saw part of the movie 2012, I had to turn it off, couldn't take the sight of all those poor people...
- June 23, 2011 at 7:40 AM
- Janet Johnson said...
As always, great resource! Earthquakes ARE scary. Even the little ones leave you feeling unstable (at least that's how I felt!)
- June 23, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- Angela Ackerman said...
Thanks all of you! One of the best things about all these entries is how so many of you chime in with your own personal experience. No two people ever are in the same situation, so it always is interesting to read and offers more ideas for writers to use in their writing. :) Thanks for the comments!
- June 23, 2011 at 9:52 AM
- Julie Musil said...
Great stuff, guys. I live in CA and have experienced several of these bad boys, including the Northridge quake in '94.
Sometimes it feels like a rolling quake, like you're on an up and down ride of a roller coaster. And sometimes it's jarring, like you're trapped in a martini mixer.
Weird and scary stuff.
- June 23, 2011 at 9:58 AM
- Heather said...
This one gave me chills! And made me think that maybe I need to add in a natural disaster to one of my novels... Thanks!
- June 23, 2011 at 11:11 AM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
This is excellent! Good choice, too, considering all the quakes this past year.
- June 23, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Lisa Gail Green said...
Now I'm frightened. Mostly because I live in So Cal and I'm so totally unprepared for a big one. But wow, what a great thing to add to a book if appropriate!
- June 23, 2011 at 1:23 PM
- The Pen and Ink Blog said...
Very Good post. I would add to it:
sight. a strong earthquake at night leaves you in an impenetrable blackness. There is no ambient outside light.
Sound. A large earthquake sounds like a freight train roaring through your house.
There is a exercise on my Earthquake Book website http://www.earthquake-book.com/ for a tactile exercise on what The numbers on the Richter Scale look like. I think you might find the accompanying pictures interesting.
The site also has a good emergency list.
- June 23, 2011 at 3:17 PM
- Kristen said...
I was in two small ones in Seattle and I was amazed how loud it was--a big crash! But quick. I was only scared because the locals were terrified. We all had to run outside.
Great post!
- June 23, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Carrie said...
Great post! This is very helpful to someone from Ohio who's never experienced it firsthand. :)
- June 23, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Becca Puglisi said...
As scary as hurricanes are, I'll take them over earthquakes any day. At least we have warning when a storm is coming. Freaky.
Great job, Angela!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:16 PM
- Jeff King said...
You never fail to inspire me.
- June 23, 2011 at 10:36 PM
- Christy Olesen said...
I'd like to add some observations.
I lived in So Call for many years. Once I was standing at a window when a rolling quake hit and the block wall fence bordering my yard, and the house behind it rose up and down on the waves. That was freaky!
The neighbors' pools sloshed out a lot of water
A small rolling quake can make you feel nauseous until you realize what it is.
A quake doesn't have to be local to be felt. I now live on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains and I felt the San Francisco quake in 1989. That's hundreds of miles away.
When a quake hits, what goes through you mind is, will this be the big one? How long will it last? Will it get stronger? You brace yourself, and usually it's small and done before you have a chance to react.
- June 24, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- Heather G. Davis said...
Another California resident here. One thing I've found is that I'm never frightened when the quake is actually happening - and I've experienced some big ones. Afterwards though, I have a strange sort of vertigo. The ground just isn't solid anymore.
- June 24, 2011 at 6:54 PM