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In addition to her duties as a society columnist and photographer, Shari Baughman handles business and community relations for The Voice-Tribune.
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Local foundation funding life-changing research
"Stem cells may stave off transplant rejection", "U of L researcher may hold key for a cure for sickle cell disease", "Stem cells hold promise in treating retinal degeneration", these are some of the headlines generated by research funded and supported primarily through the National Stem Cell Foundation, which was established in 2005 to provide major support to a partnership between University of Louisville's Institute for Cellular Therapeutics and Duke and Northwestern universities.
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- Number of Discs: 2
- Run Time: 346 Minutes
- Region: Region 1
- Aspect Ratio: Fullscreen
- Language: English
- Studio: A&E Home Video
- DVD Release Date: January 15, 2008
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- Genre: Documentary
- Color: Black & White / Color
- Release Date: 2007
This is the War as it was. America's first televised war comes starkly and comprehensively alive in this sweeping documentary collection.
- The best material from the archives of THE HISTORY CHANNEL® and CBS News®.
- 7 complete documentaries on 2 discs offer rare insight into critical elements of the Vietnam War.
- Contemporary footage and commentary capture the Vietnam experience as it happened.
In this remarkable, definitive DVD set, the perspective of history and the immediacy of lived experience come together in a carefully selected group of documentaries that examine the telling moments of the Vietnam War.
At a total cost of more than 3.1 million lives, the Vietnam conflict is, to date, America's longest and most controversial war. It also marked the first time TV journalists ventured to the frontlines to bring the spectacle of combat into American living rooms. Across the nation, Americans watched, captivated by the surprise Tet Offensive and the slow-motion tragedy of the 77-day Battle of Khe Sanh, and inspired by the courage and skill of American soldiers at decisive engagements like Ia Drang Valley, Con Thien, and Dak To.
This special THE HISTORY CHANNEL® collection profiles the decision-makers of the Vietnam War and chronicles each key event, from the advisors' arrival in 1959 to the airlift from the roof of the American Embassy in 1975. Archival footage and interviews with historians and veterans reveal the military and political strategies in play, and CBS News archives take viewers to the frontlines to witness the daily struggles of American servicemen and women.
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My first car
1980 Olds Cutlass. lasted 18 days, before I blew the 3.8 liter (buick) V6 on interstate 90 (heading east) @ the W. 117th street exit in Cleveland Ohio... I took the plates off of it and left it there...
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my 1971 Buick Riviera
My 1972 Buick Riviera
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(living somewhere in cleveland ohio, last i heard, wish i could find it again)
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1971 Buick Rivera GS... But I'll settle for a 1972!!
And I guess I have settled for a 1972... for now
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- Car movie: Christine
- Car magazine: Popular hot Rodding
- Car game: G.T.A. Series (of course)
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Stripping the parts car is coming along.... thank God I've got an air compressor and air tools at home... I'm not sure I could be moving along as quickly as I am without them....
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so, I'm working on re-doing the side panels on the Riv. and it going :swimmingly" well... I'm really impressed with the change and the overall look of the panels... Hope you...
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The monthly sessions begin with a local doctor giving fitness tips and/or health advice, then leading a 30 to 40 minute walk.
Registration is not required.
To encourage healthy physical activity in people of all ages, the cardiac rehab and wellness departments have come together to institute the Walk with a Doc event for the Genesis community. The monthly sessions begin with a local doctor giving fitness tips and/or health advice, then leading a 30 to 40 minute walk. Doctors will also answer general health questions during the walk. The walks will be the second Saturday of each month, starting at 8:30 a.m. and lasting about an hour. Participants are invited to walk about a mile with the doctor at their own pace; you are always welcome to walk as far as you'd like.
Call Tara Poorman or Sharon Francis in cardiac rehab, at 454-4336 or Cathy Blair, employee wellness coordinator, at 586-6880, with any questions. For more information about the Somerset walks, call Sandy Hooper, Jenny Taylor or Jerrica Rechley at 743-3800.
Bring your family and friends to dance, listen to music, participate in health screenings and learn about simple and fun ways to stay healthy. Open to both men and women.
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Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 6/e, presents principles of writing to help students diagnose their prose quickly and revise it effectively. Divided into four sections Style as Choice, Clarity, Grace, and new to this edition, Ethics the text features new principles of effective prose, chapter summaries for quick and easy review, and group exercises that encourage students to work and learn together. Williams empowers students to use their writing not only as a tool to identify and solve problems, but also as a method to explore their own thinking.
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Tim Fish of Wine Spectator and Value from California Wineries
We spend a lot of time in this space talking about smaller wineries and how they deliver better value than their larger counterparts with massive marketing budgets, staff and wineries.
Of course, we also have to be cognescent that the wine drinker who starts by buying $5 wine at Trader Joe's eventually tends to upgrade both in terms of palate as well as pocketbook.
To that end, I thought the article written by Tim Fish over at Wine Spectator was an interesting one. I do agree that Bogle does a nice job in its price range, although I do think there are a number of wines in the $15-$20 range which most people would enjoy more, even with the small uptick in price point.
That being said, the thought that there is a lack of value available in California wine is a significant long term issue. As someone working to sell California wine, I want people to begin having good experiences with wine from California as early as possible.
Wineries such as Bogle do provide a valuable service to both the consumer as well as the more expensive wine industry. I'm sure that someone who enjoys an 84point Zinfandel for $12 would be interested, especially as time goes by, in trying a 90 point bottle for $20. Hopefully that enjoyment continues as does the appreciation for a single vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir.
Wine Blog Wednesday-Dr. Vino
In many ways it is a surprise that it has taken us this long to feature what is among my favorite 3-4 wine blogs on our Wine Blog Wednesday series, but this week we feature one of the biggest names in wine writing: Dr. Vino.
As with many of my favorite blogs, Dr. Vino doesn't simply post reviews of wines on his site, which can become tiresome for readers in short order. Instead he features a steady stream of industry insights, features on newcomers to the industry and overall interesting features on what's happening within the world of wine. It almost goes without saying that only a few, if any other blogs cover such a wide variety of topics such as pairing wine with dehydrated food, the best wines under $15 and the labor situation in South African vineyards (makes that Cab blend I opened last night look a bit different sitting on the table this morning).
So who is Dr. Vino? If you're one to believe his Wikipedia entry (and you should), Dr. Vino is Tyler Colman who holds a PHD from Northwestern and has been educating people about wine and the wine trade for some time in Chicago and now New York.
Personally, I enjoy his ability to call into questions some of the ethics of reviews such as Robert Parker.
While I think Parker has done a lot for the industry, the constant score focus is a difficult situation for any retailer. In our wine club shipments we have to constantly work to continually find high scoring bottles, which is both difficult and in many ways against our stated goal and model which is to spend time in wine country with winemakers and vineyard owners to receive access to prized allocations. Our favorite bottles and the wines which have received the highest percentage of reorders have not been the highest rated wines we've shipped (with the possible exception of that Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley Pinot Noir).
In any case, Dr Vino has helped much of the wine world begin to move away from being so score focused which is a really, really good thing. His writing has also been published everywhere from the New York Times to Forbes, with a couple of books mixed in as well.
If you're ready to move beyond reviews on a wine blog, Dr. Vino should be at the top of your list. At Uncorked Ventures we have great respect for his work and truly enjoy reading his blog.
Being Family Owned and San Antonio Winery
Those of you that have found your way to this Blog over the past few months, or have spent any time looking at the About Us section on Uncorked Ventures already know that we're a family owned business-being family owned is something we're proud of.
A quick fill in, Matt and I are brothers in law. He married the oldest daughter and I married the youngest which makes Uncorked Ventures, according to plenty of people we talk to rather unique in family arrangements. That as you might expect, is a nice fit in the wine industry which is made up largely of family owned wineries and vineyard owners.
The one part of the wine industry, which has largely moved away from family ownership is the mass producers of millions of cases of wine per year. Bronco Wine Company, Mondavi and a few others are good examples of that and while we respect the growth those businesses have showed over the past generation, we hope that the wine industry doesn't lose the family owned aspect to the business. As we're found, customers love hearing a great story about why a winery opened and the family dynamics which are often at play.
I bring all this up to mention one large winery (reportedly crafting over 1 million cases of wine per year) which is both still family owned and situated in an area which isn't home to many wineries.
San Antonio Winery is located in downtown Los Angeles and has been continuously operated by the same family since its founding in 1917. San Antonio has an interesting set of wines, which aren't a fit for any of our wine clubs as they're more likely to be sold internationally or at Trader Joe's, but for the price-we think they're a nice alternative to Charles Shaw and others.
Harvest and Rain Collide
There are few things which worry vineyard managers and grape growers as much as rain right around harvest.
It seems an ever increasing problem in Napa Valley and Sonoma where slight shifts in weather patterns seem to be bringing November's traditional rains slight earlier, while an attempt to achieve optimum ripeness has pushed harvest dates back several weeks from where they were a generation ago.
California's historic wine regions are both expecting around an inch of rain within the next 24 hours.
For Cabernet Sauvignon growers, it's not as big of a concern because they can simply let the grapes hang on the vine for the warm temperatures coming at the end of the week, allowing them to achieve ripeness while drying out. In fact, wine country received a bit of rain about 10 days ago, with many vintners happy to have mother nature's help in cleaning off their grapes before harvest.
There are two problems though. To start, Pinot Noir growers were frantically picking grapes over the past 48 hours as those grapes are very close to ready for harvest and vintners can't afford to let them settle on the vine for another week.
Secondly, when rain strikes near harvest, some vineyards experience a level of rot on the vine which reduces yields. In many years growers simply consider it part of the price of doing business on a per ton basis (rather than a per acre which is what most fine wineries prefer these days) but yields are already down at least 50% off their peak and prices are down per ton as well, further pressuring growers to bring in as many quality grapes as possible.
I didn't realize when starting a wine club that I'd watch the weather as closely as I currently do, but it stands as a good reminder that despite all the technical progress in terms of both winemaking and vineyard management, nature is still making the majority of the decisions.
A Trip to Sonoma
Yesterday brought another trip to wine country for Matt and I. Much of our day was spent in Sonoma, we were looking for another wine or two for a charity tasting we're involved with at the end of the week as well as wine for our Special Selections Wine Club.
Overall, we were incredibly pleased with what we found. While we won't share winery names, we did find an outstanding vineyard designate Chardonnay from a relatively unknown winery (although the vineyard is extremely highly thought of), a top flight Sonoma Cabernet Sauvignon, a Russian River Pinot Noir from one of our favorite producers and a few others.
As with many of our trips, we spent much of the day well off the beaten path. Our Chardonnay appointment found us, at one point, lost and over a mile off the paved road. Considering we had a half tank of gas still and didn't have to ask for help……we can't complain. Traveling down the dirt road did remind me of a previous trip:
Our day ended up picking up a Napa Cab at one of the industrial warehouses next to the Napa Valley airport, which is where much of the wine made in the valley is actually stored and then transported. I think a large percentage of our customers would be surprised to know that much of the wine is not stored at the winery itself, but instead in massive, guarded, temperature controlled warehouses.
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Hello I am having issues with what I believe is sugar bloom. It usually appears within days after making the chocolate, but sometimes shows up after night. The bloom is only occurring where the chocolate makes contact with the mold.
I am using silicone molds and I have to brush the molds lightly with oil to get some shine, otherwise the mold absorbs the cacao butter from the surface of the chocolate. I have been using grape seed oil.
I immediately put the molds in the refrigerator after pouring the chocolates and leave it in for about an hour. Then after pulling the chocolates out of the molds I store them at room temperature. I live in Tucson Arizona so have relatively low humidity.
This has been a consistent problem that has kept me from launching my business and introducing my chocolates into local stores. I really hope to get this figured out before the holidays! I am considering airbrushing the chocolates to keep them looking good but would rather not have to take this route.
Any suggestions are very appreciated ~ THANK YOU
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Hi Juliana,
Bloom is a result of temperature abuse...so I guess what I recommend is reviewing your tempering process...You don't mention if how (what equipment) you use to achieve temper...I have a super small operation and use a double boiler and a thermometer AND I watch the % humidity and temperature in the room/kitchen I use...I make sure the humidity is about 50% or less and the room temperature is about 72F...I also use silicone molds but I don't have any problems with the shine on my chocolates...I don't add any fat of any kind to the interior of the mold...If I was going to apply a fat to the inside of the mold I would probably use cocoa butter not grape seed oil...I also put my mold in the refrig to get the to set quickly and as I indicated I don't have a problem with shine or snap...good luck to you..
Thank you Kim! I am using a tempering machine by Chocovision. I don't think the problem is in the tempering because I don't have this problem with other molds.
If this is not a common problem I think it may be caused by my silicone molds.
The reason I don't use cacao butter to coat the molds is because it hardens at room temperature and because of its color would be very noticeable. I use grape seed oil because it does not have much taste and I think that less people would have an allergy to it as opposed to nut oils.
I appreciate your feedback :)
Hi Juliana,
It's possible your chocolates are spending too much time in the fridge, and the condensation is causing the sugar bloom. I leave my moulded chocolates in the fridge for no more than 15 minutes and I don't have a problem with sugar bloom, or achieving a shiny surface without the need for additional oil.
I hope this is helpful.
Thank you Suzie! I try to pull the chocolates out as soon as they set ~ some of my molds are deep so they take longer.
I appreciate your reply :)
How "deep" are you silicone molds? Getting tempered chocolate to actually stay tempered while curing is a huge problem for most deep molds. I solved this problem with my 1.75" thick mold. Remember, cacao is both endothermic (absorbs heat) and exothermic (creates its own heat). These two thermic processes are independent of each other. With a deep mold you need to extract the heat as quickly as possible. While the tempered chocolate is continuing to form solid crystals on the inside it is creating its own heat in order to perform the molecular structuring you are wanting. Place a fan inside the refrigerator to create greater cool air flow and you will provide a way for the heat created to be absorbed away quickly. Thus, leaving you with a perfectly tempered deep mold all the way through.
Thank you Alex! My deepest molds are about 1.5" and I have noticed they are more difficult to temper than the shallow ones! I will try the fan :) I appreciate your suggestion!
I'm a beginner at the chocolate making, but I'm wondering how you clean your molds? I've read with molds you do not wash them with soap and over time the cocoa butter remains on the mold making the chocolate remove more easily. Although that may only be the case for polycarbonate molds.
Thank you Aldona! I wish I could use polycarbonate molds but I am making my own molds and my designs are very detailed so I have to stick with silicone for its flexibility. You may be right about it being fat bloom ~ I just read the part about sugar bloom and realized I had misinterpreted it. "Sugar bloom does not disappear when touched and feels grainy to the touch." I will let them set before putting them in the fridge and try leaving them in for just 5 minutes. I hope this works! I appreciate your suggestions!
Hi Juliana,
Silicone will not give you the shine that you are looking for. The silicone is fun to work with your creativity however you will not have the shine. on the other hand, the Polycarbonate will give the shine but it quite expensive for personalize mould.
Your problem of blooming, can be several issues. How can you determine your case is a sugar bloom but not a fat bloom? can you download a close up photo?
#1 Sugar bloom is occur with humidity. So what king of filling that you filled with? If it is a high water activity, like jam or jelly, the transfer of the water from filling to chocolate, could cause the blooming in the long run (4 day to a week). But it may not your case.
#2 short fall, it is because when you pull your chocolate out from the refrigerator it may expose to the shock of temperature, the different from your fridge and your room temp. And because of your thin layer of oil that mask the surface, so you could not identify it at first place.
#3 I guess in your case is more fat bloom, Cocoa butter fat is can not mix with any other fat without an understanding of its chemistry. The thin layer of oil has been mixing with the cocoa butter, their for one is lauric, the other is non lauric. So its result the blooming after several hour or may be day. Depending how good your chocolate is precrystallize with the beta V. Therefor to fixe your problem. The best is to use some dusting of color shimmer if you want to have it shine. And cut the oil out you will fix your p[problem.
Thank you Derrick! Sorry I don't have a picture yet. I am not using any filling. I think it may be temperature shock so I will try leaving the refrigerator open so it does not get too cold and taking it out as soon as it sets. Cutting the oil would mean I will have to start airbrushing with cacao butter color, otherwise my molds make the chocolate surface uneven in color, the insides are fine though. I appreciate your ideas :)
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He graduated from Monroe High School in 1949. He resided most of his life in Pendleton and was a member of the Huntsville Community Church. He retired from Ford Motor Company in 1990. He served his country in the United States Air Force. He owned several antique cars as well as enjoyed going to car shows. He enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling with his wife, and socializing at The Diner in Pendleton.
He is survived by his wife; son, Richard A. (Gloria) Beitler of Springfield, Missouri; three daughters, Karen (Mitchell) Kuhns; and Amy Stults, both of Pendleton; and Lynda (Mr. Dana) Garrett of Indianapolis; two sisters, Pat (Harold) Arnold of Monroe; and Judy (Mike) Haney of Kendallville; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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Who am I to come to this conclusion? I'm the son of someone who was given electro-shock therapy to help treat her bipolar disorder. She claims it helped her help level out her highs and lows, for periods of time. I can tell you that it robbed her of her memories. I have vivid memories of important childhood events that are lost forever to her.
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Introducing Eclipse Origins Silver and Gold!
What is it?
Eclipse Origins Silver & Gold (Aka EO 4.0) is the new official game engine of this site. It is an all-in-one game development suite that allows you to start up a client and server application and immediately begin creation your own 2D ORPG. EO4, unlike its predessor has many new features including player housing with drag and drop furniture options, zones which allow you to cluster maps together and assign groups of npcs to them in which travel from map to map (useful for big forests, deserts, etc), a brand new and ready to go quest system, huge optimizations to both the client and server giving up to 5x the fps on some computers compared to EO 3.0, built in options for full screen and a lot more!
There are too many to think of them all but here are a few of the many edits.
Server List that allows you to connect to any EO 4 based game with the same client.
Built in content updater for your games.
Class editor that will help you give you an easy way to setup classes and character creation.
Multiple Npc Item Drops
Stackable Items (Non Currency)
Banks/Shops/Trading works with drag and drop.
Npcs can pick up and steal items.
In-Game Mailing System with Item attachments
Friends List
Click to walk with actual pathfinding
Event System Upgrades (Show faces in dialogues, show pictures on screen, quest system integration, etc)
Zoning System (Allows for grouping of maps & npcs assigned to a zone to move from map to map within the zone)
An amazing error handler that reports errors to a file with information for JC instead of throwing RTEs everywhere.
Player Housing System with click/drag furniture. *
Quest System. *
Pet/Summoning System*
Multiple Characters Per Account [Gold Only (10 Characters)]
Ability to click, drag, and resize all GUI elements using our external gui editor. [Gold Only]
* Limited number allotted in Silver version.
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HISTORY CLASSICS: HERO SHIPS profiles the complete combat history and evolving technology of a single American ship, often through multiple conflicts. These are the battleships, destroyers, aircraft carriers, submarines, and specialized ships that belong in the warship hall of fame. Archival footage and interviews are punctuated by all-access inspections of the ship's "battle stations," conducted by young, active Navy sailors. The series lets us understand the role of each weapon and technology, the dramas that unfolded in different rooms during the heat of battle, and the unique traditions and stories of each vessel.
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Stardog 2.1 Hits Scalability Breakthrough
Washington, DC – January 21, 2014 – The new release (2.1) of Stardog, a leading RDF database, hits new scalability heights with a 50-fold increase over previous versions. Using commodity server hardware at the $10,000 price point, Stardog can manage, query, search, and reason over datasets as large as 50B RDF triples.
The new scalability increases put Stardog into contention for the largest semantic technology, linked data, and other graph data enterprise projects. Stardog's unique feature set, including reasoning and integrity constraint validation, at large scale means it will increasingly serve as the basis for complex software projects.
"We're really happy about the new scalability of Stardog," says Mike Grove, Clark & Parsia's Chief Software Architect, "which makes us competitive with a handful of top graph database systems. And our feature set is unmatched by any of them."
The new scalability work required software engineering to remove garbage collection pauses during query evaluation, which the 2.1 release also accomplishes. Along with a new hot backup capability, Stardog is more mature and production-capable than ever before.


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South Adams jumped out to an early lead in a soggy varsity baseball game with Adams Central Saturday and never let it get away as it posted a 10-7 victory over the Jets in a non-conference contest at Harry F. Anderson Field.
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The Most Fashionable Rooms of the Week
Our roundup of the web's most fashionable interiors. This week: Dani Stahl, Anna Sui, and more
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Dani Stahl in Joan Israel's New York Kitchen
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Georgios Banquets & Comfort Inn & Conference Centre
The Georgios Ballroom accommodates up to 1,200 persons. Ideal setting for your special event. Again, voted #1 banquet facility 2014 in the Chicago Southland previous 10 years. Voted The Knot Best of Wedding, 2014, 2013 & 2011!
CITY: Orland Park
Matteson Motel
This property has 43 guest rooms and 3 suites. Other amenities include free parking, handicapped accessibility, a laundry facility, non-smoking rooms and refrigerator availability.
CITY: Matteson
Cloud 9 Motel
This 22-room property has whirlpool suites available and free cable TV. Conviently located in the South Suburbs, this motel makes it easy to get to all area attractions via the highway. This is a great property for corporate guests and families.
CITY: Bridgeview
Quality Inn & Suites - Harvey
Newly renovated property, featuring luxury suites, indoor pool, fitness center and a complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Suites are furnished with microwaves, refrigerators, hair dryers, coffee makers, data-ports and desk area. Internet access.
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Clover Leaf Motel
This 22-room property is conveniently located near the I-94 exit, offering clean & comfortable rooms. Free parking is offered during your stay.
CITY: South Holland
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CITY: Harvey
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Put some adventure into your getaway with our CPX package! This package includes two tickets to Challenge Park Extreme Sports, which has a paintball city, skate park, and mountain bike park! Also included is overnight accommodations at our hotel, complimentary hot buffet breakfast, and unlimited use of our heated indoor pool and whirlpool. You must be 10 years of age to participate in any activities at CPX Sports.
CITY: Joliet
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This 27-room property offers budget lodging conveniently located near many restaurants, a laundry center, gas stations, grocery stores and a wide variety of shops. Free parking is offered during your stay.
CITY: Chicago Heights
Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel/Elements Conference Center
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CITY: Orland Park
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CITY: Chicago
Clayton Motel
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CITY: Bridgeview
Budget Inn - Burbank
This property has 30 guest rooms as well as 1 suite. Other amenities include free parking, handicapped accessibility, Wi-Fi access, microwave and refrigerator availability, rollaway beds and a spa/sauna. This is a non-smoking facility.
CITY: Burbank
Bridgeview Inn Motel
This property has 60 guest rooms as well as 2 suites. Other amenities include a business center, data ports (in rooms), entertainment, fitness center, free parking, hair dryers (in rooms), Wi-Fi, interior corridors, microwave and refrigerator availability, handicapped accessibility and rollaway beds. This is a non-smoking facility.
CITY: Bridgeview
Thompson Chicago
Whether you call it the "L" or the "El", an elevated experience is exactly what to expect at Thompson Chicago. British design icon Tara Bernerd turns her worldly, eclectic sensibility to eleven, with the loft-like, urban industrial bones of the lobby and lounge accented with warm American woods and clean, mid-century lines throughout our unique downtown Chicago hotel. Now imagine your own luxe studio in the skies overlooking the hip Gold Coast neighborhood's leafy streets, with the Chicago skyline and Great Lake waterscape daring you to look away.
CITY: Chicago
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128-room, all-suite hotel. Complimentary hi-speed wireless Internet, breakfast, laundry facility, indoor heated pool, fitness center, business center, dataport telephones. Free shuttle service. Conveniently located at I-55 & County Line Road.
CITY: Burr Ridge
Ramada Plaza Hotel Chicago O'Hare
244 rooms. Seven suites. One restaurant. Lounge. Valet. Business Center. Exercise Facilities. Indoor pool. Room service. Amenities include complimentary shuttle to and from O'Hare airport. Free pass to Bally Total Fitness. Located near O'Hare Airport, 15 minutes from Downtown Chicago, Allstate Arena, Rosemont Theatre.
CITY: Chicago
Presidential Inn Motel
This property has 43 rooms and 3 suites. Other amenities include free parking, handicapped accessibility, a laundry facility, non-smoking rooms and refrigerator availability.
CITY: Matteson
Motel 6 - Lansing
Whirlpool suite, no pets, HBO, ESPN, CNN. River Oaks Shopping Mall and numerous restaurants nearby. 30 Minutes to Midway Airport and Purdue University Calumet is only 5 miles away. Downtown Chicago in 25 minutes.
CITY: Lansing
Miami Motel - Oak Lawn
New look, low rates, friendly service, great location! Lots of restaurants in the surrounding area.
CITY: Oak Lawn
Plaza Inn - Calumet Park
Very accessible to downtown Chicago. Located immediately on Interstate 57. Fast food restaurant and auto service adjacent to hotel. Quiet and fireproof brick hotel.
CITY: Calumet Park
Key Motel
This property has 20 guest rooms that include free parking, Wi-Fi access as well as microwave and refrigerator availability.
CITY: Alsip
Terrace Motel
This property has 35 guest rooms and 3 suites. Other amenities include free parking, Wi-Fi access and non-smoking rooms.
CITY: Oak Forest
Southland Inn & Suites - Markham
Treat yourself to one of our deluxe whirlpool suites. Then start your morning off right with our deluxe complimentary breakfast bar. Smoking rooms are available upon request.
CITY: Markham
Days Inn - Harvey
Featuring our King Executive Suites which include fridge-microwave and coffee makers. Also, King Jacuzzi Suites with kitchenettes.
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they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said, "We will serve you if you will get us free from the French." True story. And so, the devil said, "OK, it's a deal."This is not only bad theology, but it is irresponsible. I know that there are many good people who watch Pat Robertson and follow his teachings, but I would like to respond from an orthodox Christian - and Catholic - perspective on the situation, not only because falsehoods should be corrected, but because there are many people who are enraged by his comments, both Christian and non-Christian.
And they kicked the French out. You know, the Haitians revolted and got themselves free. But ever since, they have been cursed by one thing after the other. Desperately poor. That island of Hispaniola is one island. It's cut down the middle. On the one side is Haiti; on the other side is the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, et cetera. Haiti is in desperate poverty. Same island. They need to have and we need to pray for them a great turning to God. And out of this tragedy, I'm optimistic something good may come. But right now, we're helping the suffering people, and the suffering is unimaginable.
1 - The devil is very real, but he does not have unlimited power over the world.
The Catechism says:
''The power of Satan is, nonetheless, only finite. He is only a creature, powerful from the fact that he is pure spirit, but still a creature. He cannot prevent the building up of God's reign" (CCC, 395).The devil is a fallen angel and a powerful spiritual being. His hatred of God and good things is what drives him to seek out the fall of humans and their eternal suffering in hell. His power is demonstrated in the Sacred Scriptures when we see demonic possession of humans (e.g. Mk 1:21-28; Lk 4:31-37; Mt 8: 32-33; etc.), the tempting of Christ (Matt 4) as well as many other references of demonic activity. The primary way he manifests his power is through temptation of humans to sin. We have all experienced temptations and the struggle that goes along with it, though not all are from demons - some are from our own fallen nature and passions. To deny that the devil has power is to allow him a victory over us. Charles Baudelaire once said that the devil's greatest trick was to convince us that he does not exist. Yet, his power is not unlimited and he cannot force us to hell, we have to choose it.
One of several extraordinary way the devil works is through what is sometimes called "local infestation" (others are through possession and personal infestation). This is when the devil has direct contact with non-human parts of the created world such as plants, animals, or inanimate objects. This can lead to physical harm, but it is not the cause of natural disasters, but local (think relatively small) areas or objects. When the final tribulation of the earth comes, the devil will be released to have a much broader ability to work in the created world (Rev 20).
2 - Natural Disasters are a Result of Original Sin and a Fallen World
We live in a world that is fallen. This means that the original plan of unity and peace has been broken. All of creation is crying out for redemption (Rom 8:19-22) and awaits the coming of Christ to end all suffering, sin, brokenness, death, and disunity. All of the world suffers because of the fall and thus we have inexplainable tragedies that happen, like this earthquake.
Problems arise when we try to assign an actor behind the tragedy as the cause to the tragedy. Some say God uses natural disasters to chastise his people and bring them to repentance. While there is biblical precedence to such an act, we cannot know for certain God has actively willed anything, unless He directly tells us so. Some others say the devil caused a natural disaster as punishment for their selling out to him, as is the case with Robertson here. The problem is that we do not know, in this life, the meaning behind many of the things that happen in our world. God allows them all, and for good reason, but may not reveal these reasons to us. What we can do is rest our hopes on God's almighty providence - He knows what is best for us.
From the Catechism:
"The witness of Scripture is unanimous that the solicitude of divine providence is concrete and immediate; God cares for all, from the least things to the great events of the world and its history. The sacred books powerfully affirm God's absolute sovereignty over the course of events: "Our God is in the heavens; he does whatever he pleases."162 And so it is with Christ, "who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens".163 As the book of Proverbs states: "Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will be established." (CCC 303).To try and find meaning to such disasters is to try and explain the mind of God.
3 - Pat Robertson Needs a History Lesson.
He made several errors. Napoleon III had nothing to do with the formation of Haiti. The Haitians revolted the same time the French did, during Napoleon I's reign. Also, there are many other details that he gets wrong and then he cites a legend, with no basis in real history, as the cause. Read here for more on how he messed up.
Pat Robertson has bad theology, little common sense, and is making a presumption that he knows the mind of God, all based on bad history, legend and innuendo.
Don't listen to him. Listen to the one who was guaranteed not to lead us into error - Holy Mother Church guided by the Holy Spirit.
Pray for Haiti.
Pray for Pat Robertson.
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- Pedogenic carbonates in loess formation rates, formation conditions and source apportionment assessed by isotopes and molecular proxies (2011)
- Interest in secondary (pedogenic) carbonates as an archive for paleoclimatic reconstructions in arid and semiarid regions has increased during recent decades. Their carbon (C) isotope composition represents the conditions prevailing during their formation because they are formed by precipitation of Ca2+ from soil solution with dissolved CO2 from soil air originating from root and rhizomicrobial respiration. Thus, pedogenic carbonates are an important tool for estimation of age of pedogenesis and for reconstruction of the local paleovegetation. Potential reequilibration of pedogenic carbonates with younger soil CO2 can entail loss of chronological and paleoenvironmental information. Although methodological resolution of these studies depends on the time scale of pedogenic carbonate formation and recrystallization, its rates and periods remain unknown. The first objective therefore was the first-time assessment of the time frame of pedogenic CaCO3 formation and recrystallization under controlled conditions. The other aim was to reveal the potential of rhizoliths, a special form of pedogenic carbonates (calcified roots), from a loess-paleosol sequence for paleoenvironmental studies. In loess as a common soil parent material, initial CaCO3 recrystallization rates were successfully determined with the 14C isotopic exchange approach by exposing loess to artificially labeled 14CO2 and subsequent quantification of 14C incorporated in secondary (recrystallized) CaCO3. Within the range of natural soil CO2 concentrations, recrystallization rates increased strongly with CO2 concentration. In further studies, loess was exposed to 14CO2 respired by roots and rhizomicrobial organisms of plants labeled in 14CO2 atmosphere, to estimate the effects of several factors (root vicinity, temperature, accumulation depth) on the recrystallization rate. Rates from planted loess were two orders of magnitude higher than those from unplanted loess, mostly in the range of 10-5 day-1. Significantly higher CaCO3 recrystallization rates in rhizosphere than in loess distant from roots were attributed to three factors: high CO2 concentration from root and rhizomicrobial respiration, low pH caused by release of CO2 and root exudates, and high Ca2+ and HCO3- concentration caused by water uptake by roots. Considerable influence of the latter was demonstrated by low CaCO3 recrystallization rates at low temperatures and vice versa, reflecting the increasing transpirational pull with increasing temperatures. Assuming repeated recrystallization of both primary and secondary CaCO3, extrapolation of initial CaCO3 recrystallization rates showed that at least 102 – 103 years are necessary for complete recrystallization of CaCO3 in 'root-free' loess by formation of secondary CaCO3, depending on length of the growing season. Increasing temperature promoted CaCO3 recrystallization rates, but the contrast was compensated for recrystallization periods because of the negative effect of increasing temperature on length of the growing season. In contrast, pedogenic carbonates can form much faster close to roots (101 – 102 years) because of mass flow to the roots leading to rhizolith formation. As a consequence of this wide temporal spectrum of pedogenic carbonate formation, variable methodological resolution has to be considered in paleoenvironmental studies based on stable isotope composition of pedogenic carbonates, depending on climatic factors and formation of carbonate concretions. Rhizoliths, formed by encrustation of roots with secondary CaCO3, yield high potential for paleoenvironmental studies. At the late Pleistocene loess-paleosol sequence of Nussloch, SW Germany, rhizolith CaCO3 was completely secondary and not contaminated by postsegregational alteration. Radiocarbon dating of one rhizolith sample reinforced the assumption of potential postsedimentary formation of rhizoliths. In the investigated profile, stable C isotope composition indicated C3 source vegetation for organic matter (OM) of both loess and rhizoliths, but lipid molecular proxies revealed grass biomass as origin of loess OM, and shrub or tree roots as source of rhizoliths. Moreover, OM in loess adjacent to rhizoliths was considerably contaminated by rhizomicrobial and root remains at least up to a distance of 5 cm. Alteration of loess OM and its isotope composition by postsedimentary penetration of deep-rooting plants might entail uncertainties for paleoenvironmental studies based on loess OM. In summary, the important role of vegetation on pedogenic CaCO3 formation and recrystallization was shown under controlled and field conditions. Plant roots and associated microorganisms have direct influence on these processes, while further factors of pedogenesis like climate exert an indirect effect, but on the long term probably are of greater importance than effects on the rhizosphere scale.


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A few float-related forms (namely, Double/POSITIVE_INFINITY, Double/NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Double/NaN) are not eval-able after a round-trip via
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The two options I see are to provide print-method implementations for these and their Float cousins, or to make Infinity, -Infinity, +Infinity, and NaN readable values. Since it sounds like edn may want to provide a spec for these values (see https://groups.google.com/d/topic/clojure-dev/LeJpOhHxESs/discussion and https://github.com/edn-format/edn/issues/2), I think making these values directly readable as already printed is preferable. Something like Double/POSITIVE_INFINITY seems too low-level from edn's perspective, as it would refer to a Java class and constant.
I'm attaching a patch implementing reader support for Infinity, -Infinity, +Infinity, and NaN.
Please bring this up on clojure-dev. We'll be able to vet this ticket after that.
Should I respond to my original clojure-dev post about this (linked in the issue description above), or start a new one?
Patch clj-1074-read-infinity-and-nan-patch-v2.txt dated May 24 2013 is identical to 0001-Read-Infinity-and-NaN.patch dated Sep 21 2012, except it applies cleanly to latest master. The older patch conflicts with a recent commit made for


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A short multi purpose glove. Back is constructed of vented mesh textiles and nylon. Clarino synthetic leather is used for construction of the palm and bottom of the fingers. Extra memory foam pad is positioned on the base of the palm. Hard metal mesh armor on the knuckles for extra protection. Two finger intake vents for air-flow. 3M reflective panels used on fingers and back of the hand. High tensile strength nylon thread stitching used throughout. High impact or use areas are all double stitched. Wrist strap for a snug fit.
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Helmet Art: Butterfly and Hockey Edition
Posted on: July 28, 2010 | Comments (1) | Drivers, Helmet Designs, Race Tracks |
"EJ Viso is a long-time friend and customer of the team at JLF Designs and likes to use different themes for his helmet designs which relate to the track the helmet will be used at. His cousin Juanco is a designer working in Milan, Italy and he comes up with the ideas for the designs which we then translate into the painted artwork.
For the Canada races, EJ wanted a design that reflected the nature of the venues from a completely different perspective so Juanco went to work on some ideas and came up with a design featuring the Canadian Danaus Plexippus butterfly. Here's his explanation of the inspiration behind the design:
Juanco:"Danaus plexippus / evolution baby: this precise family of butterfly is the National insect of Canada, that's why we thought it would blend perfect on the Canadian scene. After all, to win, one has to move fast and alert on rainy Toronto and almost fly over the bumpy and tricky tracks of Edmonton…As a final detail we added the caterpillar that curls shaping the number 8…good metaphor for EJ's Indy career evolution…"
We set to work on the paintwork and the task of making the Butterfly fit the helmet shape without too much distortion. As the colours went on it became obvious that the solid shapes of the original design looked a little flat and not very lifelike so I used some rough airbrush texturing to give the colours a soft transition between the colours. Then when the paintwork was finished I used a gloss base for the white and a matt finish for the butterfly to give a contrast between the two, and to give the butterfly the soft, powdery look they have.