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Federal Trade Commission, U.S.
News about Federal Trade Commission, U.S., including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Dec. 22, 2014
Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez is viewed as soft-spoken yet aggressive negotiator who has tried to bring agency into public eye; her efforts, particularly those on digital privacy and digital transactions, could lead to turf battles between Federal Communications Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. MORE
Nov. 18, 2014
Federal Trade Commission penalizes TRUSTe, saying firm deceived consumers about its website privacy recertification program and allowed itself to be falsely portrayed as a nonprofit corporation. MORE
Nov. 7, 2014
Federal Trade Commission reports reaching settlement with MPHJ Technology Investments; concludes first consumer-protection lawsuit against company for 'deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats' to try to get unsuspecting companies to license patents. MORE
Oct. 31, 2014
Federal Trade Commission files suit against Gerber, alleging that baby food maker made false claims that its Good Start Gentle baby formula can prevent or reduce allergies in children. MORE
Oct. 29, 2014
Federal Trade Commission files lawsuit against AT&T, saying company misled smartphone customers by slowing connections of people with unlimited data plans if they were in top 5 percent of users; claims that company's previous disclosure was deceptive because it was not specific enough. MORE
Oct. 18, 2014
Editorial submits Supreme Court case North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners vs Federal Trade Commission, which concerns whether dentists should have monopoly on teeth-whitening services, could clarify whether antitrust laws apply to professional licensing bodies; holds board's arguments that subjecting it to antitrust laws would weaken its authority and empower bureaucrats are misplaced. MORE
Sep. 18, 2014
Federal Trade Commission is using Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 to challenge some hospital mergers and acquisitions and has had remarkable success; FTC suggests consumers may be victimized by trend toward consolidation. MORE
Jul. 11, 2014
Federal Trade Commission files suit contending that Amazon improperly billed customers for charges that children made without their parents' consent; suit focuses on charges related to games downloaded through Amazon's app store. MORE
Jul. 5, 2014
Federal Trade Commission has filed lawsuit accusing T-Mobile USA of profiting from tacking unauthorized charges on customers' phone bills, practice called cramming; practice is common on bills for traditional phone lines, but only recently began to appear on bills for mobile phone usage. MORE
Jul. 2, 2014
Federal Trade Commission accuses T-Mobile of overbilling its customers; says carrier illegally earned hundreds of millions of dollars since 2009 by placing bogus charges on customers' cellphone bills for premium text messaging services consumers never ordered. MORE
May. 28, 2014
Federal Trade Commission, in 110-page report, urges Congress to protect consumers against unchecked collection and sharing of their digital data by providing people with tools to view, suppress and fix their information; report also said that data brokers, little-known companies that analyze and sell consumer information, need to be regulated and more transparent. MORE
May. 9, 2014
Popular mobile messaging service Snapchat agrees to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that messages sent through its app do not disappear as easily as promised; setttlement's tone could extend to many other start-ups that promise security, privacy and anonymity as antidote to public nature of Facebook and Twitter. MORE
Apr. 10, 2014
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission said that sharing information between companies about threats to cybersecurity is not likely to raise antitrust concerns. MORE
Jan. 24, 2014
Federal Trade Commission settles charge of deceptive advertising with Nissan North America over commercial featuring Nissan Frontier pickup truck pushing dune buggy over steep sand dune. MORE
Jan. 16, 2014
Federal Trade Commission says Apple agrees to better ensure parental approval of purchases from company's App Store; in addition, Apple will pay at least $32.5 million in refunds to customers whose children made purchases without adequate parental consent. MORE
Jan. 8, 2014
Federal Trade Commission charges Sensa Products, L'Occitane, HCG Diet Direct and LeanSpa with deceptively marketing weight-loss products; says companies made 'unfounded promises' that consumers could lose weight using their products; four will collectively pay $34 million to refund consumers. MORE
Dec. 19, 2013
Editorial finds disturbing the hard-sell campaign by drug companies to drive up diagnoses of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sales of drugs to treat it; calls on Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to take aggressive action against unwarranted drug treatments; urges doctors and patients to recognize that these pills have downsides. MORE
Dec. 5, 2013
Federal Trade Commission, faced with growing wave of digital advertising that is intended to look like the news articles and features of publications where they appear, is warning advertisers that it intends to vigorously enforce its rules against misleading advertising. MORE
Sep. 28, 2013
Federal Trade Commission says it will seek information on businesses whose main purpose is to to sue other companies to collect patent royalties; announcement means FTC is stepping into volatile debate in technology sector. MORE
Sep. 18, 2013
Federal Trade Commission says it has settled charges against Florida company Rentbro and its principals, Daniel Pessin and Jacob Engel, for sending more than 42 million unwanted and deceptive text messages to consumers; they agree to turn over all remaining assets and to repay up to $377,321. MORE
Sep. 12, 2013
Federal Trade Commission begins inquiry into whether Facebook's proposed new privacy policies violate 2011 agreement with regulators; social network is required under agreement to get explicit consent of users before exposing their private information to new audiences; inquiry comes after storm of negative comments from users. MORE
Sep. 5, 2013
Federal Trade Commission takes its first action to protect consumers from reckless invasions of privacy, penalizing TRENDnet, company that sells Web-enabled video cameras, for lax security practices; case highlights the vulnerabilities of digitally connected devices like appliances and cars, so-called Internet of Things. MORE
Jul. 17, 2013
Federal Trade Commission is expected to begin sweeping probe of the patent system; chairwoman Edith Ramirez is singling out companies that engage in 'a variety of aggressive litigation tactics,' like hiding behind shell companies when suing; Intellectual Ventures is largest in growing number of firms that buy big portfolios of technology patents and use them to sue software designers, smartphone makers and the like. MORE
Jun. 26, 2013
Federal Trade Commission tells two dozen search engine providers, including Google, Bing and Yahoo, that they must more clearly distinguish on Web pages between advertising, paid content and search results; statements updated guidelines first laid out in 2002. MORE
Jun. 21, 2013
Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez lays out plan to use subpoena power to begin sweeping inquiry into so-called 'patent trolls,' term that describes companies that buy bundles of patents and make money threatening infringement lawsuits; warns there is little evidence about costs and benefits of rising tide of patent litigation. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez plans to issue subpoenas to companies that are patent trolls; such companies buy large portfolios of technology patents and use them to sue software designers and makers of products like smartphones and tablet computers. MORE
Jun. 19, 2013
Editorial welcomes Supreme Court ruling that allows Federal Trade Commission to bring antitrust charges against drug companies that pay competitors to delay putting cheaper generic drugs on market; contends, however, that while ruling is step in right direction, it does not go far enough. MORE
Jun. 18, 2013
Supreme Court rules in 5-to-3 vote that pharmaceutical companies can face antitrust charges by Federal Trade Commission for paying generic competitors to keep cheaper copies of a drug off the market; decision is likely to increase number of generic drugs in marketplace and benefit consumers. MORE
Jun. 9, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission wants to better distinguish the blurred line between celebrity endorsements and mere appreciation. MORE
Jun. 1, 2013
ForestEthics and Greenpeace have filed complaint with Federal Trade Commission claiming that Sustainable Forestry Initiative, organization that certifies products as 'green,' is front group for timber industry and violates agency's new standards for such claims; FTC has been trying to police proliferating claims that products are 'green' or 'environmentally friendly'. MORE
May. 25, 2013
Federal Trade Commission is said to have begun preliminary investigation into whether Google abuses its market dominance in online display advertising, like banner ads on Web pages. MORE
May. 8, 2013
Federal Trade Commission sends warning to 10 data brokerage firms, telling them their practices, which involve gathering and selling consumer information, could violate federal privacy laws. MORE
Apr. 18, 2013
Federal Trade Commission announces its first mobile cramming case, accusing Wise Media and two of its owners of taking advantage of consumers by tacking unwarranted charges onto their mobile phone bills. MORE
Apr. 11, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission has received hundreds of complaints from consumers who said they were unwittingly recruited to sell for the nutritional products company. MORE
Mar. 26, 2013
Several Supreme Court justices express skepticism about legality of payments by brand-name drug companies to potential generic competitors in exchange for keeping their cheaper, rival drugs off the market; questions and arguments come in case involving Actavis Group, Solvay Pharmaceuticals and Federal Trade Commission. MORE
Mar. 8, 2013
Federal Trade Commission files eight lawsuits in federal courts around the country against companies it accuses of ordering or engineering the sending of millions of spam text messages; FTC notes that such scams are particularly dangerous because users have come to trust messages received on phones. MORE
Mar. 1, 2013
Pres Obama appoints Edith Ramirez, former appellate and antitrust lawyer, to be chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission; Ramirez, a Latina, will be the first ethnic minority to be appointed to oversee the organization. MORE
Feb. 23, 2013
HTC agrees to settle civil suit with the Federal Trade Commission that charged that more than 18 million smartphones and other mobile devices made by the company, one of the largest sellers of smartphones in the United States, had security flaws that could allow location tracking of users and theft of personal information; HTC will issue software patches and create a security program to be monitored for the next 20 years; action is first attempt by the FTC to police a manufacturer of mobile devices. MORE
Feb. 20, 2013
Supreme Court ruling strengthens power of Federal Trade Commission to block hospital mergers, issuing opinion that could limit ability of public hospital authorities to claim immunity from federal antitrust laws; decision restores authority of FTC to challenge merger of only two hospitals in Albany, Ga. MORE
Feb. 13, 2013
Editorial highlights Federal Trade Commission study that finds credit reports contain widespread errors, allegation that companies that compile and sell such reports have often dismissed; calls on federal government to do more to make credit-reporting process transparent and to protect consumers. MORE
Feb. 2, 2013
Federal Trade Commission says the mobile industry should include a do-not-track feature in software and apps and take other steps to safeguard personal information; move is intended to protect the privacy of Americans who use the Internet on their smartphones and tablets. MORE
Feb. 1, 2013
Jon Leibowitz will resign as chairman of the Federal Trade commission, ending four-year tenure in which he pushed for online privacy protections and sought to restrain unfair competition. MORE
Jan. 7, 2013
Critics of the Federal Trade Commission's decision to drop antitrust case against Google argue FTC erred by focusing on fairness for Google's search customers rather than companies that pay billions of dollars each year to advertise through site. MORE
Jan. 6, 2013
Editorial contends Federal Trade Commission's conclusion that Google is not manipulating search results in way that harms consumers does not completely settle question of whether company has abused its dominance as search engine; calls on antitrust regulators to remain watchful. MORE
Jan. 5, 2013
Federal Trade Commission hails patent settlement with Google as 'landmark enforcement action' that will apply to huge high-tech markets like smartphones and tablet computers; move could ease recent spat of high-profile patent suits in those industries. MORE
Jan. 4, 2013
Federal Trade Commission hands Google major victory by declaring company has not violated antitrust or anticompetition statutes in way it arranges its Web search results; FTC decision, after nearly two-year investigation, allows Google to continue to present search results that highlight its own services, which could enable company to further strengthen its already dominant position on the Internet. MORE
Dec. 20, 2012
Federal Trade Commission delays agreement to settle its antitrust dispute with Google, move that is said to put stronger penalties back on the bargaining table. MORE
Dec. 19, 2012
Op-Ed article by Pamela Jone Harbour, former member of Federal Trade Commission, warns that if FTC fails to file antitrust lawsuit against Google it will allow company to amass unbridled control over data gathering, with grave consequences for privacy and consumer choice. MORE
Dec. 11, 2012
Federal Trade Commission says several hundred of most popular educational and gaming mobile apps for children fail to give parents basic explanations about what kinds of personal information the apps collect from children, who can see that data and what they use it for; reports only 20 percent disclose their data collection practices. MORE
Oct. 13, 2012
Federal Trade Commission is preparing to recommend that the federal government sue Google, raising the ante in its antitrust confrontation with the search giant; case centers around whether Google manipulates search results to favor its own products, making it harder for competitors and their products to appear prominently on results pages. MORE
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The Slow Death of 'Do Not Track'
The F.T.C. outsourced its job to industry. The victim: Your privacy.
December 27, 2014, Saturday
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A Year Fighting Robocalls, and Finding the Right Parts
Unwanted calls, estate planning, career changes and toilet parts replacement were among the subjects tackled by Shortcuts columns in the last year.
December 27, 2014, Saturday
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Data Broker Is Charged With Selling Consumers' Financial Details to 'Fraudsters'
Regulators said that LeapLab sold intimate details about several hundred thousand people, including their Social Security numbers and bank account numbers, to marketers and other companies that had no legitimate need for that data.
December 23, 2014, Tuesday
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Family Dollar Delays Shareholder Vote on Deal
Family Dollar has postponed a shareholder vote on a proposed $8.5 billion acquisition by Dollar Tree.
December 23, 2014, Tuesday
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Edith Ramirez Is Raising the F.T.C.'s Voice
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December 22, 2014, Monday
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Reading the Fine Print on Pension Advance Agreements
Companies that offer the nonbank contracts, which offer a way to obtain cash to pay off credit card debt or medical bills, have drawn scrutiny.
December 13, 2014, Saturday
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A Potential Staples-Office Depot Deal Not Easy to Get Past Regulators
Getting the blessing of the Federal Trade Commission, which stopped a Staples-Office Depot deal in 1997, might be tougher than expected, Quentin Webb writes in Reuters Breakingviews.
December 12, 2014, Friday
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Complaint Says Ring Pop Campaign Violated Children's Privacy
Ten advocacy groups argue that the maker of Ring Pops collected and publicly posted the photos and user names of children on social media sites without obtaining their parents' consent.
December 9, 2014, Tuesday
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Florida and F.T.C. Accuse Firms of Deceptively Selling Tech Support
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida say the companies used software designed to trick consumers into thinking their computers had bugs that needed to be fixed.
November 19, 2014, Wednesday
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Daily Report: TRUSTe, Web Privacy Certifier, Is Penalized by F.T.C.
The Federal Trade Commission said that TRUSTe deceived consumers about its recertification program and allowed itself to be falsely portrayed as a nonprofit corporation.
November 18, 2014, Tuesday
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Ha ha :) Good idea
I'd have to be pretty quick though, he won't be PM for much longer I don't think. :)
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Starting today, 43 Things users can export their goals and entries from the site. Starting August 15, we will make the site "read only". 43 Things users will still be able to view the site and export their content, but we won't be taking any new content from users. We hope to leave the site up for folks to see and download their content until the end of the year. Ending on New Year's Eve takes us full circle.
It has been a long ride (one of our original goals was to "build a company that lasts at least 2 years" - we beat that one!) While we wish the site could live on, it has suffered from a number of challenges - changes in how people use the site, the advertising industry, and how search engines view the site. We wish the outcome was different – but we've always been realistic about when our goals are met and when they aren't.
As of today, you will be able to download your goals and entries. See more about that on the FAQ page. Thanks for 10 great years of goal-setting and achieving.
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How I did it: I live in the UK so this might be different for other countries, but yeah, I phoned 118118 and asked for Gordon Browns number, which they questioned me about to which I said- I have a matter of great importance to tell him- which they seemed happy with, because they quickly texted my phone the number.
I then phoned it up, resisting the urge to hang up when a man said that my call will be recorded for security purposes and questioned me on what I wanted for about 3 minutes before I chickened out and hung up :)
Lessons & tips: Easier to do when drunk- which I wasn't- or with mates. :)
Resources: A mobile phone, 118118.
I'd have to be pretty quick though, he won't be PM for much longer I don't think. :)

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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
MPIA News
December 13, 2013
Doomed planet foreshadows Earth's fate
A group of astronomers that includes Amelia Bayo and Luigi Mancini of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy has found a doomed planet that within 55 million years – a mere blink of the eye on astronomical scales – will be swallowed whole by its host star.
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December 9, 2013
Patzer Prize 2013 goes to Siddharth Hegde, Annie Hughes and Robert Singh
At the end of November the solemn ceremony of the Ernst-Patzer Prize for the promotion of young scientists was held in the auditorium of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA). The awards were given this year to Siddharth Hegde, Annie Hughes and Robert Singh.
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November 30, 2013
First Light for LINC-NIRVANA Pathfinder – with Adaptive Optics!
On November 17, the LINC - NIRVANA Pathfinder instrument was successfully tested at the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona. The Pathfinder team succeeded not only in acquiring the instrument's first observation of a celestial object its so-called "First Light" - but also in commissioning of the control loop for the adaptive optics.
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November 28, 2013 – german only
ARGOS-Laser starten Testbetrieb am LBT
Diesen Monat haben die ARGOS-Lasersysteme am Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona ihren ersten Test erfolgreich bestanden. Zwei Strahlenbündel wurden von den Sekundärspiegeln des Teleskops in den Nachthimmel projiziert und erzeugten ihre ersten künstlichen Leitsterne durch Rayleigh-Streuung in der oberen Erdatmosphäre ...
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October 16, 2013
ALMA probes surroundings of giant black hole
A group of astronomers that includes Eva Schinnerer from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have used the telescope array ALMA in Chile to image the center of the active galaxy NGC1433.
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October 15, 2013
George Herbig, pioneering astronomer and emeritus external scientific member of MPIA, dies at 93
Dr. George H. Herbig, astronomer emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and an emeritus external scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, as died at the age of 93 in Honolulu. Herbig was a pioneer of the field of star formation.
More information can be found in
this obituary
at the IfA Hawaii or in
this obituary
(in German) by MPIA's Wolfgang Brandner.
September 18, 2013
Der Quantenkosmos und die Physik von morgen
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Der Roelin-Preis für Wissenschaftspublizistik 2013 geht an Claus Kiefer, Universität Köln
Im Urknall, mit dem die Welt begann, die wir heute kennen, nahmen Raum und Zeit, Materie und Energie ihren gemeinsamen Anfang, und damals waren die vier Kräfte noch vereint, die heute ganz unterschiedliche Aspekte der Natur regieren ...
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August 12, 2013
Three Awards for Anica Till
Due to her excellent written work, Ms. Anica Till - trainee in the MPIA administration - received three awards.
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August 1, 2013
In search of the origins of life: Lisa Kaltenegger receives $1 million award from Simons Foundation
Lisa Kaltenegger, a group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and a research associate at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has been named as one of the investigators of the Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life. Dr. Kaltenegger is an expert on the potential habitability of exoplanets (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun) and on the chemical signatures that could allow for the detection of life on those planets.
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July 24, 2013
Julian Baldauf received the Trainee Award 2013 of the Max Planck Society
For the seventh time, the Max Planck Society has awarded the Trainee Prize for outstanding achievements in vocational training. The winner 2013 is Julian Baldauf from MPIAs precision engineering department.
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July 23, 2013
Harold C. Urey Prize for Anders Johansen
The Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) awarded Dr. Anders Johansen the Harold C. Urey Prize for his outstanding achievement in planetary research.
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July 12, 2013
Planeten außerhalb unseres Sonnensystems – öffentlicher Vortrag von Prof. Willy Benz
Am Dienstag, den 16. Juli hält Prof. Willy Benz von der Universität Bern anlässlich der internationalen Tagung »Protostars & Planets VI« einen allgemeinverständlichen Vortrag in der Alten Aula der Universität Heidelberg.
>> Further information (german only)
July 12, 2013
Royal Astronomical Society honours the SAURON team with the Group Achievement Award 2013 – MPIA scientists involved
A few days ago at the UK National Astronomy Meeting in St. Andrews, the Royal Astronomical Society presented its Group Achievement Award to the SAURON team, including MPIA scientists Dr. Remco van den Bosch and Dr. Glenn van de Ven.
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July 9, 2013
Astronomical conference "Protostars & Planets"
to take place from 15 to 20 July 2013
Nine hundred scientists will be meeting in Heidelberg between 15 and 20 July 2013 for one of the biggest astronomical conferences anywhere in the world. On these six days, the experts intend to exchange views and knowledge about the present state of research on the evolution of stars and planets.
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July 9 2013
ESA awards major Euclid contract
After years of planning a space mission, the awarding of contracts for actual construction to industry marks a major step. This step has now been taken for the Euclid mission, a space telescope slated for launch in 2020 which is set to explore the dark side of our cosmos: The ubiquitous dark matter, which can only be detected indirectly, but whose gravitational attraction plays a key role for the structure of galaxies and galaxy clusters, and dark energy, which is responsible for the fact that our universe not only expands, but accelerates its expansion.
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July 1, 2013
MPI for Astronomy employee's children join the "Glückskinder" in September
The MPIA has expanded its existing services for improving ways to reconcile career, academia and family. As of September 2013, six further crèche places will be available to the institute in the "Glückskinder" group. The "Glückskinderwelt" in Heidelberg is centrally located and easy to reach, offers extremely flexible opening hours and uses the latest educational methods.
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June 3, 2013
Hubert Klahr is the 2013 Russell Severance Springer Professor in Berkeley
Professor H. Hubertus Klahr was nominated by the Mechanical Engineering faculty of the University of California at Berkeley as the Distinguished Russell Severance Springer Professor for 2013. Klahr, who is an expert in the theory of planet formation, will visit Berkeley in September 2013 to present a course of four to six lectures to Berkeley student and hold a Department Colloquium.
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May 27, 2013
Reimar Lüst Fellowship for Christoph Mordasini
Christoph Mordasini is Reimar Lüst Fellow 2013 of the Max Planck Society. The junior scientist, who works at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) in Heidelberg, will use the two-year fellowship to continue his research on the statistical properties of planets around other stars (exoplanets).
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April 12, 2013
Bringing the telescope jitters under control: A unique service at the LBT
Large mechanical structures such as the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mt. Graham in Arizona are susceptible to vibrations. As the telescope is moved, but also as it is influenced by wind, the structure begins to oscillate slightly. Yet even very slight vibrations can jeopardize one of the LBT's key objectives: to combine the two 8.4m primary mirrors on the LBT mount to act like a single, much larger telescope. In this mode, achieved by what is called interferometry, the LBT could discern details otherwise accessible only to a telescope with a giant 23 meter mirror. Structural vibrations can all but spoil the interferometric combination, severely limiting the achievable resolution, and leading to a substantial loss of detail ...
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February 26, 2013
Blazing the Trail for a Binocular Telescope: Pathfinder arrives
at Mt. Graham
The mere fact that the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona features two 8,4 meter diameter mirrors on a single mount is impressive enough. But this telescope is designed to be so much more: With the help of the
instrument currently being assembled at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA), the two mirrors will be linked to act like a single, much larger telescope. The resulting "interferometer" will be able to image details that would otherwise only be accessible with a (single) telescope with a 23-meter mirror ...
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February 2, 2013
Andromeda in a new light
"Astronomy Picture of the Day"
for February 2, 2013, is an infrared image of the Andromeda galaxy, by the Herschel Space Telescope. The image is part of a program led by Oliver Krause of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA).
Krause said:
"MPIA contributed to the construction of the P
instrument on the Herschel space telescope. In return, we were allowed guaranteed observation time, part of which we used for these observations of the Andromeda galaxy. For us, this observation was an absolute must-have: Andromeda is the closest spiral galaxy to our own, and Herschel can show in detail which regions of Andromeda are currently forming new stars. This data set is bound to be part of Herschel's long-term legacy – 20 years from now, astronomers will still be using it in their analyses."
The Herschel Space Telescope itself only has about one month of observation time left. It is gradually running out of coolant, which is a necessary prerequisite for infrared observations.
Astronomy Picture of the Day
February 2, 2013
"Cool Andromeda" as E
Space Science Picture of the Week
January 23, 2013
New APEX image of interstellar clouds in Orion
The European Southern Observatory (E
) has just released spectacular new images of a region near the reflection nebula NGC 1999 in the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, which includes data from the submillimeter telescope APEX. The team of astronomers who made these observations includes MPIA's Amy Stutz, who was involved in the scientific analysis of the data. Stutz comments:
"These APEX images just amaze me; across Orion they reveal with stunning clarity the very dense and cold dust that stars are born from."
The images and further information can be found on the E
webpages at
Verantwortlich /
Axel M. Quetz
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ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Among the latest health care trends seeking to advance "individualized medicine" are private companies marketing genetic testing directly to patients. The mail-in kits, with price tags as high as $2,500, use a saliva specimen to identify small variations in the human genome (called "single nucleotide polymorphisms" or "SNPs") associated with heightened risk for diseases such as diabetes and prostate cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov) has raised concerns about whether the tests are clinically beneficial and has advocated they be conducted under medical supervision, but few studies to date have investigated the emotional effects that direct-to-consumer genetic screens have on patients.
VIDEO ALERT: Additional audio and video resources from Dr. Clayton Cowl are available here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHoL6hxQt6g).
In the October issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, (http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com) a group of Mayo Clinic physicians and bioethicists analyzed whether these genetic tests cause patients to experience excessive worry about developing diseases.
"We looked for evidence of increased concern about disease based solely on genetic risk, and then whether the concern resulted in changes in health habits," says co-author Clayton Cowl, M.D., (http://www.mayoclinic.org/bio/10854533.html) a specialist in preventive, occupational, and aerospace medicine, and a physician in the Mayo Clinic Executive Health Program (http://www.mayoclinic.org/executive-health/).
The randomized study found patients' worry tended to be modestly elevated one week after the genetic testing, and that people worried more about unfamiliar diseases, for instance the thyroid condition Graves' disease (http://www.mayoclinic.org/graves-disease/), than those commonly known, such as diabetes. One year later, however, patients who had undergone testing were no more stressed than those who hadn't. One surprising result was that men whose genetic risk for prostate cancer was found to be lower than that of the general population, and who also had normal laboratory and physical screening results for the disease, were significantly less stressed about the disease than the control group.
The tests may be useful if they prompt patients to make health-conscious changes, such as losing weight or being vigilant about cancer screening. Some doctors are concerned, however, that patients who learn they have less-than-average genetic risk for a disease might skip steps to promote good health, notes Dr. Cowl. The current study assessed only the emotional effects of the tests. "The ability to determine the actual utility of these tests, that is, whether a calculation of genetic risk accurately predicts disease, is still several years away," he says.
A peer-reviewed journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings publishes original articles and reviews dealing with clinical and laboratory medicine, clinical research, basic science research and clinical epidemiology. Mayo Clinic Proceedings is published monthly by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research as part of its commitment to the medical education of physicians. The journal has been published for more than 80 years and has a circulation of 130,000 nationally and internationally. Articles are available online at http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com.
About Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit http://www.mayoclinic.org/about.
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Like their human counterparts, canines in the military rely on loving families to help them recover from trauma overseas
Larry Sargent with Buck, a retired IED-detecting dog, at his San Antonio home. (All photos and video by Catherine Cheney)
"Hey, Buck, look at what Mom got you," said Lynette Sargent as she dangled then tossed a skunk stripped of its stuffing. The dog, a chocolate lab, bolted through the backyard of the San Antonio, Texas, home where Lynette and her husband, Larry, live.
But minutes later, when the patio door slammed shut, Buck froze, his back stiffening, his eyes widening, and his hairs standing on end.
"We're working on trying to get more information to help him," said Larry as he tried to calm his dog down. "In the meantime, we have just been trying to love him and let him play."
Larry and Lynette, a couple in their 60s who have owned several labs in the past, adopted Buck in July from nearby Lackland Air Force Base. They knew that at only four years old, Buck had been retired early from his service as a military working dog. He could no longer carry out his mission, they learned, because of a condition referred to as canine PTSD.
But what they never anticipated was just how difficult it would be to help their dog heal.
Video: The Sargents talk about life with Buck
Dr. Walter F. Burghardt Jr., chief of behavioral medicine at the military working dog hospital on the Air Force base, spends hours every day evaluating animal behavior. He sits in front of his computer and watches videos submitted by dog handlers from military bases across the country and around the world.
"What we do now more and more is capture videos of the animals and try to interpret them," said Burghardt. "We look for telltale signs in the dogs that they are distressed, that they are showing behavioral changes consistent with what we call canine post-traumatic stress disorder."
"A lot of people don't understand, these dogs have something wrong with them. Otherwise we would keep them working."
In one clip, a handler holds a leash as a German shepherd takes the lead, leaping into the front seat, back seat, and trunk of a car, searching and sniffing with his tail up and wagging. In the next clip, taken later in the deployment, a handler leads that same German shepherd toward a vehicle, but this time the dog keeps his tail between his legs and his ears back, leaning away from the space he is supposed to search.
The 650 Labrador retrievers, Belgian Malinois, and German Shepherds deployed overseas can be exposed to a wide range of traumatic events, from hearing loud blasts to losing their handlers. This can cause changes in their behavior that may interfere with their work. That is where Burghardt comes in.
"My training in behavioralism is very much observational," Burghardt said as he pointed out the visual signs of CPTSD, such as dogs "trying to escape or avoid noises, visual events, and settings" that had never bothered them before.
The military first started to identify a "collection of behavioral problems all contributing to the fact that these dogs were not working as advertised" three years ago, explained Burghardt. It was not until a year and a half ago, he added, that these problems were labeled as CPTSD.
At the moment, Burghardt is what he calls "the army of one," the only behaviorist employed by the DOD, but he said that the military is beginning to devote more resources to understanding dog behavior as the extent of this disorder becomes clearer.
"It appears that at least five percent of the dogs that we've looked at that are at risk in the last year have got some signs of CPTSD," he said. "This is early data, and this is by reports from veterinarians on consult to me, so it may be an underrepresentation of the numbers."
If Burghardt determines that a dog is no longer able to perform its military mission, what comes next is decided just across the parking lot, at the military working dog school.
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"This room right here is the real cradle-to-grave nerve center for the whole DOD canine program," said Technical Sergeant Joseph Null (pictured right), who coordinates logistics for military working dogs.
Every year, Null and his team coordinate close to 300 adoptions of dogs declared "excess" to the military either because they failed to make the cut in training, are ready to retire after serving full careers, or had their service cut short due to medical or behavioral problems.
Before dogs are approved for adoption, Null and his team review their training and veterinary records and conduct behavioral tests. These dogs are then sent to law enforcement agencies, if they are young and able to work, or to adoptive families, where the hope is that they can live and be treated as normal pets.
"The idea of this program is to give dogs that have been working their whole lives the opportunity to be a pet, be a couch dog," Null said, explaining that applications requesting dogs for personal security will go straight to the bottom of the pile. "A lot of people don't understand, these dogs have spent their lives working, or they have something wrong with them, otherwise we would keep them working."
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The Keepsakes exhibition opens on 11 September so we are busy getting the gallery ready. So far the walls have been freshly painted and we are waiting for the delivery of our lovely information panels.
The exhibition is in collaboration with Women's Arts Association (for some of the background have a look at my previous keepsakes blog!) who employed artists Becky Adams and Prue Thimbleby to work with community groups in and around Cardiff. The groups looked at objects from the collections in St Fagans: National History Museum and made their own art works inspired by what they saw.
We will be showing the women's art work alongside the museum's objects, and here's a sneak preview of some of the objects that the women have made.
Ffotograffau Hanesyddol (Esmee Ffairburn)
Linking Natural Science Collections in Wales
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Zimmer Named 2011 Outstanding Graduating Senior
Ashley Zimmer, a senior accounting major from Eau Claire, WI, was named the College of Business 2011 Outstanding Senior. She will also graduate with a minor in management and a certificate in advanced business communication.
"I selected accounting as a major because I have always enjoyed working with numbers and being organized," said Zimmer. "Through my management minor and BCOM certificate I have learned how to be a more effective communicator in the accounting profession," she continued.
Success to Zimmer means working hard and staying true to what she wants to achieve. Except for two scholarships she received from the Departments of Accounting and Finance and Business Communication, Zimmer has financed her entire education by working several jobs all at the same time. Currently she provides accounting and office administrative services to Heartland Aviation, a company she has worked for since 2006; she has been a teaching assistant since 2009 to Terry Wells, a senior lecturer in the Department of Management and Marketing, and Zimmer was recently hired as a payroll and accounting clerk for Precision Pipeline, LLC.
Zimmer has also completed two internships—a 1½ year accounting internship with Midwest Manufacturing in Eau Claire, WI, and a 3-month tax internship with RSM McGladrey, Inc, a public accounting firm in Minneapolis, MN. She is a member of both the Student Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi accounting and finance honorary society, and she has served as a mentor for University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Phase II Freshman Orientation.
Zimmer's immediate plans include securing a position with a public accounting firm in the Chippewa Valley, sitting for all four parts of the CPA examination, and planning and preparing for her September wedding. She hopes to use her experience in public accounting to one day secure a management position in the private sector.
"You only need to spend 10 minutes with Ashley to know why she won the award as our COB Outstanding Senior," said Wells. "Ashley is extremely dedicated to any task that she undertakes, whether it is her accounting studies, working for me, or studying for her CPA," she continued. "She has the energy, organization skills and intelligence to be successful in any future endeavors."


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September 2010 Archives
Time magazine recently interviewed our resident expert on diet and nutrition, Professor Teresa Fung, for a segment they produced about the importance of eating a well-balanced diet. In the video, Teresa talks about her new study, which found that people tend to live longer if they get more of their protein from veggies rather than from meat (when associated with a low-carb diet). Interesting, right? Watch the video to learn more about her research and to hear some tips about what to look for when shopping at the grocery store.
P.S. Anyone else dying to go to that store? It looks amazing!
It's that time of year when high school seniors are confronted with making the big college decision. Where you decide to go to college will undoubtedly help shape the rest of your life. A few friends you make during these four years may even end up in your wedding party. I met my current roommate the second week of my freshmen year. It's a huge decision!
There are 4,362 colleges, universities and junior colleges in the United States. How on earth do you narrow that down to one? Maybe your method is to narrow down the list based on location and size. Do you want a huge school where you're one of 36,000 students? Or a small school with individualized attention and small class sizes? Of course, there are pros and cons to both.
Continue reading Attend an open house.
On Friday, I mentioned that the SOM's entrepreneurship program was ranked one of the top 25 programs in the entire nation. But, what's even more exciting is that it's the only program designed specifically for women to make the list.
Later that day, SOM Professor Teresa Nelson joined NECN's Laytoia Edwards to discuss exactly how we tailor our program to meet the needs of women. She says the SOM's program is unique because it focuses on teaching students how to navigate through their social realities. For example, women entrepreneurs typically receive less than 10% of venture capital compared with 90% for men. When asked how the SOM helps women tap into more funding, Teresa says we do what any good business school does: we help students to understand what the issues are, build competitive business plans, and how to "talk business." Enjoy!
This Sunday, we are holding our first open house of the academic school year. Not only is this an opportunity for interested students to come visit the school, but to also visit the city of Boston!
Did you know there are more than 250,000 students attending college in Boston? That means more than 250,000 young men and women realized Boston was the place to be during the best four years of their life.
There is so much to do in this city. Whether you're into theatre, history, art, or just want to be able to go out on the town with friends. Think about it this way: This city was BUILT for your college experience.
I spoke with Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission Alexandra Krol and she told me:
"Boston truly is America's college town. So many college students make this place constantly bustling. You can't walk two feet without running into another college student from another school, who's from a completely different town, studying a different major, focusing on a different social activity. And that makes your world here in Boston and at Simmons so much bigger."
Continue reading America's college town.
Congratulations to the School of Management! Its entrepreneurship program was just ranked by Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review as one of the nation's top 25 programs. A big deal considering it's the only program on the list specifically designed for women.
We shot this video last year (when we introduced the entrepreneurship minor) of SOM Professor Susan Duffy, who says teaching entrepreneurship at Simmons is important because entrepreneurship is the "great equal opportunity employer." She says anyone can be an entrepreneur! Even me? You know, I have been wanting to start up my own 24-hour coffee shop/lounge in Charlestown... hmmm... *wheels spinning*... At any rate, Susan says the time for women entrepreneurs is now, so what better place to gain the knowledge and skills than at Simmons? After all, it is one of the best!
To celebrate the Jewish holiday, Sukkot, Simmoms Hillel held a contest between 12 student organizations.
Fasting? Praying? Confession?... Gingerbread? If you guessed the latter - you must have stopped by the Kotzen Room today between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Sukkot sounds like a fun holiday. It is the Festival of Booths (sukkah means booth in Hebrew). The holiday can be traced back to ancient Israel when Jews would build huts near the edges of their fields during the harvest season. These huts provided shade to allow workers more time in the fields to harvest the crops.
As a result, Sukkot is the celebration of material goods rather than the deprivation. It is a holiday in which Jews are encouraged to rejoice and enjoy the material things in life.
So, what better way to celebrate this joyous occasion than with a gingerbread sukkah-making competition. The construction of a completely edible religious hut. Sounds good to me!
Anyway - I hope you were able to stop by and vote for your favorite gingerbread sukkah. I stole some M&M's while I was there.
On a recent flight to Boston, Jeremy Epstein (a.k.a Jer979) met our very own Chair of the Board of Trustees Lauren Brisky. As it happens, Jeremy's mother was a graduate of a women's college, so he immediately bonded with Lauren over the power of a women's education and shot this quick 4 minute interview. She says Simmons is a gem of an institution and she credits the College for her success. Jeremy is convinced... maybe he'll send his daughters here? ;) Check it out!
If you ever need a reminder of why you should be proud to be a Simmons student, just look to our own research legend, Emerita Professor Helen Reinherz, Sc.D. Dr. Reinherz was the director of the Simmons College Longitudinal Study from 1977 until July 1 of this year. Today she was honored for her 33 years of groundbreaking research.
Professor Reinherz spoke this morning to a small crowd of family, friends, and colleagues about the ups and downs she experienced throughout the years. You wouldn't believe that she could barely think of a negative experience - her attitude was 100% positive.
"So, I was thinking about lessons learned and true to my own overly optimistic nature, I could only think about the positive things I learned."
Since Professor Reinherz began a career in social work, her passions have been the prevention and treatment of mental health problems. The Longitudinal Study is one of the longest running community studies in the United States. Over the past 33 years, the study has followed a working class community group as they grew from five-year-old children entering kindergarten to adults starting their own lives and families.
The study has published over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters. Incredible, right? Results have been shared all over the world! Isn't it amazing to be part of a community that is producing such significant contributions to society?
Continue reading A pioneer in social work.
[Ed. note: Professor Teresa Fung's study also made headlines this week in The New York Times: "Nutrition: Risky Additions to a Low-Carb Diet"]
I've been noticing many changes in The Fens and Java City. For example, in The Fens, my much-loved mango smoothies have been replaced by a fresh-rolled sushi station (I'll take it!) and on some days you can make your own yogurt parfait (I'll take that, too). The Fens also has an assemble-your-own mediterranean bar with hummus, tabouli, and pita bread, and although Freshens is gone, rumor has it that we can get froyo by the ounce at a "Healthy Balance" station. Anyone know if this is happening, yet? I need my afternoon pick-me-up!
Another big change is... wait for it...
Continue reading Changes in main campus dining.
Disclaimer: Science was my least favorite subject in high school. I liked earth science OK, but chemistry and biology? Forget about it. Don't even talk to me about physics.
For as long as I can remember, I gravitated toward English, history, and art. Although it never occurred to me that one day I could be a web editor (did we even exist back then?), I definitely knew that I favored the right side of my brain, which ultimately led me to major in photojournalism. Needless to say, being a doctor or a nurse never once crossed my mind. Never! However, I have many friends who have pursued a career in medicine, and nursing is Simmons' most popular major, so I met with Professor Anne-Marie Barron, Ph.D. to find out more.
Continue reading So, you want to be a nurse.
I hope everyone had an enthusiastic start to the academic year - especially our new first-year students. Wednesday's Honors Convocation was inspiring. The new additions to our Simmons community have a lot to live up to, but I trust they can do it.
Take a look at the Honors Convocation video. Let us know what you think. We love the feedback! Good luck during your first week of classes!
I woke up this morning and couldn't believe it's September already! That means the students are moved in, the faculty are back on campus, and staff members have wrapped up their summer vacations. Today, we had our very first all-College Convocation to welcome everyone back and to celebrate the opening of the academic year. Now that the campus is alive again, you can ask anyone and they'll tell you that September is, well, crazy! But, today's ceremony allowed us time to reflect on Simmons' mission and to commemorate our spirit of resilience as we move forward in the 2010-11 academic year. In her closing remarks, Provost Charlena Seymour encouraged the community to exclaim:
In short, Long Live Simmons!
I'll be heading to the Undergraduate Honors Ceremony today at 2 p.m. when we'll recognize the academic achievements of our students. I must say, I'm looking forward to seeing our new class of seniors and to meeting the first years! To read more about today's events, visit the Convocation website or follow Simmons on Twitter.


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I watched a movie starring Jean Seberg last night, and that led to this blog. The U.S. government showed its totalitarian face by harassing Seberg for years and driving her into nervous despair. A false story planted in the LA Times and Newsweek led to a miscarriage that killed her baby and eventually to her death (see the linked source). Here's but one action the FBI took:
The Leadership has a basket of techniques, legal and illegal, to discredit, pressure and chop down people this malicious society considers its enemies in the mass society that it seeks to control. The FBI is a Leadership organization. The FBI hasn't changed one bit since the 1960s and 1970s. It now creates terrorists and terrorist incidents that never occur. This acts to align mass society in support of the FBI and the Leadership. The FBI has increased its spying on Americans since 9/11. The many federal police agencies are increasingly working with the local police. They are exporting their techniques, equipment and knowledge to local police, who are growing further apart from and against the mass society. The CIA and the military are part of this Leadership maneuvering to extend its national control deeper into the local institutions that are embedded more greatly in the mass society.
The model I am presenting is of two societies in opposition to one another: Leadership vs. Mass society.Americans in the mass society have placed their faith and trust in the Leadership. This has brought them much grief in return because the Leadership betrays the public trust for its own self-serving ends. The public is the mass society or Americans at large. It is in constant opposition to the Leadership and the Leadership to it, but the Leadership tries and succeeds in erasing this fundamental conflict by getting mass society to identify with Leadership. It wants mass society to think that there is one big happy family or society, and that the Leadership represents the public face of mass society and is part of it. The reality is that the Leadership controls mass society.
This two-society view is a model, a simplification, and therefore there will be exceptions to it. There are no perfect models for such complex human phenomena. Nonetheless, it's designed by its abstraction and simplicity to help understand events that occur and see events in perspective. The model points out a fundamental opposition of the Leadership to the mass society of Americans or to Americans at large. If this opposition is taken as a postulate, it will explain Leadership actions. It explains, for example, why the predominant thrust of the Leadership is for controlling guns and ammunition. It would tax them out of the hands of peaceful Americans if this wouldn't meet with resistance from the mass society.
The Leadership will take issues that divide mass society and use them to keep mass society divided. If this stance causes Leadership a problem, it will bob and weave and arrive at a new policy. There will be no evident morality or justice or public welfare serving as a criterion or means to understanding the policy positions of Leadership. It will switch positions for expediency, the goal being its own continued capacity to rule and control mass society.7:44 am on December 21, 2012 Email Michael S. Rozeff


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This is Amelia Rayno's third season on the Gophers men's basketball beat. She learned college basketball in North Carolina (Go Tar Heels!), where fanhood is not an option. In 2010, she joined the Star Tribune after graduating from Boston's Emerson College, which sadly had no exciting D-I college hoops to latch onto. Amelia has also worked on the sports desk at the Boston Globe and interned at the Detroit News.Follow Rayno on Twitter @AmeliaRayno
[UPDATE on DirecTV below]
OK – so I know this issue of not being able to watch the Gophers on TV is getting pretty old. And to be honest, you're probably not going to like a lot of what I have to say here about your viewing options for Gophers-USC on Saturday.
But to show you I do CARE, I have compiled everything you need to know to hopefully catch this matchup.
(Seriously, this might be the nicest thing I've ever done for you guys. So no yelling at me on Twitter if you can't get the game in your living room! Thanks.)
Gophers – USC
Pac-12 Network, 9:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Dec. 8.
I called all three major cable outlets and this is what they told me:
Comcast: They actually don't carry the Pac-12 Network, no matter which package you have, in either Minneapolis or St. Paul. I know. Bad news. But that's how it is.
Dish Network: If you have the multi-sport package (which also includes NFL Red Zone), you should get this game. Pac-12 Network should be 413.
DirecTV: UPDATE: While the DirecTV rep I talked to initially told me channel 693 is the Pac-12 Network on the sports package, it is clear from further research that this is simply not true. The two sides have been at an impasse over fees, and the Pac-12 Network has not been available on DirecTV to anyone. Sorry for the initial confusion.
Unfortunately, since Pac-12 owns the rights to this game, the Gophers cannot show it on All-Access. So to my knowledge, it will not be online. Again, violins. I feel ya.
ON THE RADIO: Of course, per usual, you can listen to the gamecast on 1500AM in the Twin Cities.
So – you want to actually WATCH the game and you don't have any of those special channels?
Your best bet is to find a bar that has the appropriate Dish Network multi-sport package. I had a list of bars that were allegedly going to show the game, but some of those were DirecTV customers. If I get time, I will try to call a few of them back to see which actually do have the Dish Network package.
That being said, Expedia is always there for last-minute tickets to Southern Cal, which is where I'll be. Not to brag.
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Bring Back Billy Kidman
The WWE claimed they let go of Billy Kidman because he had a fall out with the fans, and Paul London. We have to prove the WWE wrong, and have them bring back our favorite cruiserweight champion!
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In Russia KPMG now has offices in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm and Rostov-on-Don. We also have offices in 6 CIS countries. In Russia and the CIS KPMG now employs together over 3,800 people.
The KPMG CIS Transparency Report for the year ended 30 September 2013 allows clear articulation of the steps that we take to uphold our professional obligations and responsibilities and make sure our services are consistently of the very highest quality.
With the effectiveness of corporate reporting under the spotlight in the wake of the financial crisis, KPMG has published a new report which brings together a range of leaders in their field discussing the direction that reporting needs to take.
This survey captures the views of approximately 1,800 audit committee members in 21 countries on issues that create challenges for audit committees and indentifies international trends and provides data for specific countries (including Russia).
Survey confirms that the rising economic power of the emerging markets remains the overriding force for growth over the next decade.
We hope that this publication serves as a useful resource for both existing users of IFRS and FDCG companies seeking to understand the potential impact of adopting IFRS.
KPMG has conducted a survey of the impact of the new transfer pricing rules adopted a year ago on the largest Russian and international companies in the oil and gas sector operating in Russia.
Another strong year for M&A in Russia, following 2012's record-breaking performance.
We would like to bring to your attention an opportunity to take part in a 4-week Global Internship Program (GIP) in the U.S.
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Originally from the icy trails of New Jersey, I moved West to pursue powder and a career in writing and editing. Now in Aspen, Colo. and working for Ski.com managing the website and blog content, I couldn't be happier. You'll find me skiing at Aspen Mountain or Aspen Highlands in the winter and mountain biking at Snowmass in the summer.
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You may remember that last week, I introduced a new monthly feature at Roscoe Ramblings entitled Local Spotlight. The spotlight for August is on Axium Foods of South Beloit.
Back in early June, I noticed that Axium's newest line of chips called Mystic Harvest was available at my local Woodman's Market. Since a 7oz. bag retails there for just $1.89, I decided to give them a shot. My entire family, including my daughters, were all impressed. Consequently, I was thrilled when the folks from Mystic Harvest recently contacted me about doing a review/giveaway on my blog.
What are Mystic Harvest tortilla chips?
The folks at Axium Foods recognized the opportunity to create a better-for-you snack chip. The chips are made from Suntava Purple Corn and come in two varieties:
All natural
No preservatives
Made with non GMO ingredients
No hydrogenated oils
No trans fat
Gluten Free
Added Fiber
ORAC Score: 6,000
Multi Grain (On right):
All natural
No preservatives
Made with non GMO ingredients
No hydrogenated oils
No trans fat
Added fiber
ORAC score: 6,000
The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Score is the amount of antioxidants in a particular food item. The higher the score, the higher the amount of antioxidants. ORAC scores are based on a serving size of 100 grams. For comparison's sake, the ORAC score of an apple (100 gram serving size) is 3898. The ORAC score for blueberries (100 gram serving size) is 4669.
What did I think?
To be honest, I couldn't really tell much of a difference between the Sea Salt variety and the Multi Grain variety. The Sea Salt variety did taste a tad bit saltier, but it wasn't overpowering. Both varieties were very flavorful. Since they're quite thick and crispy, you won't have to worry about them breaking apart as you're (double?) dipping them into your favorite salsa or guacamole. To me, they tasted much more substantial than a traditional tortilla chip.
Where to buy?
Local readers can purchase Mystic Harvest tortilla chips at Woodman's. At Woodman's, I found them in the Natural Food aisle. In the Milwaukee area, they can be found at Sendik's. They're also available at select smaller grocers in Minnesota. If none of those options work for you, you can order a case of (6) 7oz. bags online for $21. That cost includes shipping to anywhere in the continental US, but excludes the 1% sales tax. The suggested retail price is $3.39 per 7oz. bag. Retailers are able to set their own retail price, which is why I paid $1.89 at Woodman's.
The final verdict:
Not only are Mystic Harvest tortilla chips made by a local, family owned company, they're also much better for you than many of the other alternatives sitting on store shelves today. Best of all, they're affordable! I will definitely continue to purchase these.
What's next?
Next week, I'll be sharing a recipe for grilled nachos made with Mystic Harvest chips.
Extra fun:
Mystic Harvest has bald eagles living in their backyard! How neat is that? Be sure to check out the videos on their website.
One lucky winner will receive (6) bags of Mystic Harvest Sea Salt chips and (6) bags of Mystic Harvest Multi Grain chips. Open to US residents only. Shipment is via UPS.
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In the interest of full disclosure, Axium Foods sent me 12 bags of their Mystic Harvest Purple Corn Tortilla Chips to test and review. No monetary payment was received, and all opinions are my own.
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Monday 26th JanuaryIntroduction to Birds of Africa
David Talbot
2013 ReportNon-members can purchase a copy from the Secretary for £8.00 Inc. Postage. See under "About" for contact details. Please make cheques / POs payable to Lancaster & District Bird Watching Society.
NERF Annual Review 2010
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Winchester Plaza
Winchester Plaza is specialty shops and local restaurants like Laredo's Mexican Restaurant and Bandana's Barbeque.
CITY: Fairview Heights
American Farm Heritage Museum
Farm implements, tools, tractors, and other equipment are featured that date back 100 years. The museum is open for special events including the Outhouse Festival in the fall.
CITY: Greenville
Crossroads Center
Crossroads Center is T.J. Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Deals, and several specialty shops.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Broadway Center of Arts
Groups regularly perform at the "Black Box" Main Stage theatre.
CITY: Belleville
Architectural Ceramics
Architectural Ceramics has a great selection of ceramics for home decor, gifts, and more.
CITY: Edwardsville
General Dean Suspension Bridge
Located just outside the city of Carlyle, this historic 130-year-old bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the area. The original bridge served as a crossing over the Kaskaskia River.
CITY: Carlyle
Watershed Nature Center
A 3,000 ft. wheelchair-accessible pathway at lake level and wood-chipped trails wind through forested areas. An elevated walkway spans the wetlands and two observation towers, a wildlife viewing blind, an outdoor amphitheater and classroom.
CITY: Edwardsville
Wagon Wheel Antiques
Wagon Wheel Antiques is located uptown on the square and is a large mall with a great, helpful staff. A large selection of everything for everyone.
CITY: Pocahontas
Club Escapade
In business since 1998, this Belleville gay bar features karaoke on Wednesdays, and dancing to live DJs on select Saturday nights.
CITY: Belleville
Tamarack Country Club
This 18-hole golf course was designed by Pete Dye.
CITY: Shiloh
Yanda Log Cabin
An authentic log cabin located in the heart of Glen Carbon, it has the original ceiling rafters and attic floor. The sidewalks are made from a 1912 school building. The Cabin is used for group activities and community events. Tours by appointment.
CITY: Glen Carbon
Stonewolf Golf Course
The 18-hole, par 72 Stonewolf is one of only four Jack Nicklaus Signature courses in Illinois and Missouri.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Civil War Fort
Visit an exact replica of a Civil War Fort complete with a jail, one-room home, livery, and log cabins.
CITY: Germantown
Collinsville Historical Society Museum
Local and world histories are combined in these exhibits.
CITY: Collinsville
Boulder Recreation Area
Swimming and fishing, boating, tent camping
CITY: Carlyle
Grand Marais Golf Course
Grand Marais includes an on-site restaurant and pro shop.
CITY: Centreville
Skyview Drive-In
Open from April to October, this theatre shows first-run movies, and is one of only 200 drive-inns left in the United States.
CITY: Belleville
The Orchards
The Orchards offers an 18-hole golf course.
CITY: Belleville
Aunt Bea's Attic Antiques
Unique antiques and collectibles from all over the world.
CITY: Lebanon
Clinton County Historical Museum
This building was the former home of Judge Sidney Breese, who came to Illinois from New York. He studied law here and became Assistant Secretary of the State of Illinois.
CITY: Carlyle
Labor & Industry Museum
The Labor & Industry Museum is the only public institution devoted to the history of the labor and industry of Belleville and southwestern Illinois. The centerpiece is Jumbo, a 19th-century steam engine along with coal mining, carpentry, and stove-making exhibits.
CITY: Belleville
Jarrot Mansion
The subject of intensive historical interest, the Mansion is probably the oldest brick house in the state of Illinois. It was built in 1810 by Nicholas Jarrot, who was a native Frenchman and landowner in Cahokia.
CITY: Cahokia
Kim's Little Shanty Antiques
Kim's has a wide variety of unique antiques.
CITY: Carlyle
Yorktown Golf Course
Designed by golf legends Pete Dye and Bob Goalby, Yorktown offers an 18-hole lit par 3 golf course.
CITY: Belleville
Goshen Market
Saturdays, May through October, experience the Land of Goshen Community Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown, fresh, naturally ripened farm products; tasty baked goods with locally grown ingredients; and wonderful art and gift ideas.The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. A safe, wholesome environment for kids, so bring the family and stop on by! From 8:00 a.m. till Noon.
CITY: Edwardsville
Gateway Center
This facility features 50,000 square feet of flexible convention and exhibition space that can be configured for gymnastics, martial arts and dance/cheerleading. Each year Gateway Center hosts over 500 events, including state and regional gymnastics competitions.
CITY: Collinsville
Rustic Acres Campgrounds
155 sites available April 1 - October 31, recreation building, swimming pool, lake fishing, boat rentals, tent camping, handicap access.
CITY: New Douglas
Cholera Cross
The original wooden cross was erected in 1850 by a farmer in thanksgiving for his family being spared during a cholera epidemic. Subsequent owners of the property have repaired and replaced it.
CITY: Breese
Berger-Kiel Log House
The log house gives a glimpse into local life in the 1800s. While at the park, visit the refurbished caboose and passenger train.
CITY: Mascoutah
Springers Creek Winery
Enjoy the cozy atmosphere of cushy chairs, antiques, and the welcoming hospitality of owners Sam Makler and Colette Andre as you sample a fine glass of wine.
CITY: Edwardsville
St. Clair County Historical Society Museum
This Victorian adaptation of a Greek Revival home was built in the early 1800s. In addition to period furniture and vintage clothing, artifacts, and quilts, the museum contains an extensive research library and gift shop.
CITY: Belleville
Three Springs Park
Three Springs Park is a multi-purpose facility with a lighted softball and baseball field that can be converted in to smaller fields for a total of six. Also at the park are tennis courts, soccer fields, basketball courts, and volleyball courts. a half-mile walking trail and playground equipment round out the amenities.
CITY: Shiloh
Timmerman House
3 room bed and breakfast, credit cards accepted, breakfast, deposit required, cancellation policy, private bathrooms.
CITY: Aviston
Log Cabin Museum
In the park next to Hamel School, this building was built between 1820 and 1852 and moved to Hamel in 1980. Artifacts from the period are displayed inside.
CITY: Hamel
Emma Kunz House
Visitors are invited to walk through this home, considered to be the oldest Greek Revival-style home in Illinois.
CITY: Belleville
Mascoutah Heritage Museum
The museum focuses on the businesses that helped the city grow, particularly milling.
CITY: Mascoutah
Downtown Lebanon
Stroll brick-paved St. Louis Street in the Lebanon Antiques District, where you'll find more than 20 antique and specialty shops in this historic town that was founded in 1804, during the time of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
CITY: Lebanon
Pocahontas Antique Mall
Located just 1 mile from the center of Pocahontas, Illinois, Pocahontas Antique Mall has a large variety of antiques and treasures.
CITY: Pocahontas
Heritage House Museum
Three properties -- Dr. Poos Home & Medical Museum; the Frank Schlosser Home, which includes a turn-of-the-century house, barn, harness shop, and commercial laundry; and the Joseph Schlosser Home -- make up the Museum complex.
CITY: Okawville
West Access Marina
A year-round facility for large and small boats located at the southwest end of Carlyle Lake. Suited for a complete variety of water sports.
CITY: Carlyle
Arts of Fire
Arts of Fire has a pottery painting studio, ceramics painting, silver jewelry, and parties.
CITY: Edwardsville
Edwardsville Children's Museum
The museum focuses on expanding young minds through a variety of educational programs. It is available for birthday parties and field trips.
CITY: Edwardsville
Mascoutah Country Club
This nine-hole golf course was designed by Darryl Stein.
CITY: Mascoutah
Whitey Herzog Field
Citizens Park's 45 acres are home to some of the area's best ball diamonds. Whitey Herzog Field features a lighted baseball complex with batting cages, concessions, and grandstand seating for 300.
CITY: Belleville
The Hett Theater
Distinguished speakers, concerts, and drama are all part of the playbill at The Hett, McKendree College's showcase Center for the Arts.
CITY: Lebanon
Three Sisters Crafts & Gifts
Three Sisters Crafts & Gifts offers handmade crafts, beads, jewelry-making supplies, home decor, scrapbook and quilting supplies, and much more.
CITY: O'Fallon
Everett Moody Park at Longacre
This park is a ball player's dream with two lighted diamonds, including one with grandstand seating and a concessions stand. In the late 1990s this park hosted the Pan-American Games Junior Baseball Tournaments.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Moody Park (formerly Longacre Park)
Lighted tennis courts, playground, sand volleyball courts, baseball, softball, and soccer fields. a 1.5 mi walking/running path, concession stands, picnic pavilions, a large lake. The Midwest Salute to the Arts is held every year here in August.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Bock Sculpture Museum
The museum, located in the original college building on the campus of historic Greenville College, features hundreds of sculptural pieces by Richard Bock, best known for his work with famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
CITY: Greenville
Coal Miners Monument
Joseph Koch, who along with eight other local miners died in a mine explosion in 1947, is depicted here.
CITY: Beckemeyer
Lincoln Theatre
The historic theatre features first-run movies, organ concerts, puppet shows, and other special events. Tours are available by appointment.
CITY: Belleville
Lebanon's Queen Anne Bed & Breakfast
Lebanon's Queen Anne, a true "Painted Lady," sits gracefully in her place on IL Highway 4 greeting the many travelers as they pass by. A true Victorian bed and breakfast.
CITY: Lebanon
Schnucks Park
One of the newest parks with over 9 acres of natural habitat. Sporting a new playground, small fishing pond and a wooden gazebo on its shore.
CITY: Collinsville
Hard Road Theatre Productions
Hard Road Theatre Productions is a non-profit community theater organization committed to providing the Highland area with high-quality, affordable, live theater productions.
CITY: Highland
SummerStage is an amateur thespian organization that began in 1981. The group presents five programs a year including dramas, comedies, and musicals.
CITY: Granite City
Frank Holten State Park
A great place to spot water birds, fish, boat, or play a round of golf. The park covers 1,125 acres, including two lakes and a wetlands area.
CITY: East St. Louis
Drost Park
Drost Park features a 7-acre lake, pavilions, 1-mile walking trail, boat ramp, playground, and restroom facilities. The University of Illinois' Master Gardeners keep it seasonally beautiful.
CITY: Maryville
KOA Granite City
77 sites, electricity, water, sewer, showers, reservations.
CITY: Granite City
Eldon Hazlet State Park
The largest campground in the Illinois State Park system. The park covers 3,000 acres on the west shore of Carlyle Lake. Every year more than 3/4 million visitors come here to hunt, fish, picnic, camp, boat, water ski, and hike.
CITY: Carlyle
Huegen's General Store
Huegen's General Store has a small-town feeling in beautiful Albers Illinois.
CITY: Albers
U.S. Ice Arena
This ice arena features two NHL rinks, a snack bar, pro shop and meeting rooms.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Belleville Philharmonic Society
The nation's second oldest continuously performing symphony orchestra (1867-2005) gives concerts throughout the year.
CITY: Belleville
Clinton County Showcase
The Showcase performs at the historic Avon Theatre. Call for a schedule of plays.
CITY: Breese
Madison County Historical Society Museum & Archives
The 1836 Weir House is filled with an amazing display of artifacts representing local and county history, in addition to a historic research library.
CITY: Edwardsville
9th Street Cafe
9th Street Cafe offers delicious home cooking with large portions your family will love. While you wait for your fantastic food - which won't be long - you can read all about the history of Highland, Illinois.
CITY: Highland
Roland Barkau Memorial Golf Course
This 18-hole golf course was designed by Robert Garard and Gary Hoelcher.
CITY: Okawville
The Palace Theatre
The 60-seat facility is complete with a restored 1928 Barton 12-rank theatre pipe organ. It was originally built to perform popular music and to accompany the silent movies of the 1920s. Group tours available.
CITY: Highland
His Rest Bed and Breakfast
Escape to our exclusive bed and breakfast inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois. His Rest Bed & Breakfast invites you to visit our quiet country retreat where rusticity and romantic elegance meet. We are easily accessible to the highway, yet far enough away allowing you time to unwind in our bed and breakfast. Our luxuriously rustic log cabin was built in 1977 and provides you with the alluring graces of a cozy weekend hideaway. Embrace the simple pleasures of crackling logs in the fireplace, a country stroll in our culinary herb and flower gardens, relax in the redwood cedar hot tub, or visit our library and gift shop. Upon making a reservation with us, let us know if you would like a romantic candlelight dinner served in the privacy of your room. History comes to life at His Rest Bed & Breakfast. Make our area B&B your preferred inn lodging in Freeburg, Illinois.
CITY: Freeburg
Bond County One Room School Museum
This museum is a living monument to the more than 72 one-story schools throughout the nation that served to educate children and host community gatherings.
CITY: Greenville
Bosshard Monument
The monument is a tribute to Swiss poet Heinrich Bosshard, who wrote Semparcherlied here in the 1850s.
CITY: Highland
Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House
This two-story brick home is a wonderful example of Federal-style architecture from 1820. Col. Stephenson, who was a contemporary of Lewis & Clark, moved there in 1809.
CITY: Edwardsville
The Game Arena
This 64,000-sq.-ft. indoor soccer facility is billed as a "pro venue for the amateur athlete," with two regulation fields that can be converted to four mini fields. The venue also supports a variety of other events, including football, field hockey, baseball training, boxing, wrestling, martial arts, tumbling/gymnastics and dog shows. The complex also has a bar/restaurant and two meeting rooms.
CITY: Glen Carbon
Grizzlies Baseball Academy
The Grizzlies Baseball Academy is located at the U.S. Cellular Kid's Zone at GCS Ballpark, and features a three-cage setup for hitting and pitching instruction. On site is the Pro-Batter PX2 Professional Baseball System, a top-notch pitching machine.
CITY: Sauget
Katherine Dunham Museum
Katherine Dunham is probably best known as a legendary dancer who propelled the awareness of the cultures of the African Diaspora via her choreography. Her famous dance technique reflects a fusion of many cultures. Miss Dunham was a true renaissance woman. She was an artist, anthropologist, author, activist, manager, movie star, producer, educator, wife, mother, and so much more. The world needs to know about her wonderful life story and there's no better learning environment than the Museum and Centers for Arts and Humanities she created. The museum houses Miss Dunham's outstanding collection of symbolic and functional art, including more than 250 African and Caribbean art objects from more than 50 countries.
CITY: East St. Louis
Timber Lakes Golf Course
Timber Lakes features an 18-hole, par 72 course.
CITY: Staunton
Greater Saint Louis Air and Space Museum
Learn about the history of aviation in the St. Louis area. The Museum is located at the St. Louis Downtown Parks Airport and has Gus Grissom's flight suit, a collection of TWA artifacts, and a 1941 Meyers O.T.W. Bi-plane on exhibit.
CITY: Cahokia
Limelight Players
This talented troupe can be found at a variety of venues from dinner theater at Fischer's Restaurant to stage shows at Southwestern Illinois College.
CITY: Belleville
Gateway National Golf Links
Gateway National offers an 18-hole, par 71 course made up of rolling links, separated by gentle mounds that meander through lush, green pasturelands.
CITY: Madison
Freedom Farm
40 sites, lake swimming and fishing, tent camping, handicap access.
CITY: Freeburg
Jaycee Sports Complex
This complex features 12 ball fields (six are lighted), six soccer fields (one is lighted), one football field and concessions.
CITY: Collinsville
The Winery at Shale Lake
Rent a 4-wheel Surrey bicycle and take a bottle of wine down to the lake. They make six varieties of wine on site. You'll love the picturesque setting: the wine garden; deer running across the field; wild turkeys making their way into the woods and lots of rabbits. Make it a real fun weekend by renting one of the log cabins or a real getaway by camping at the campgrounds.
CITY: Williamson
GCS Ballpark
GCS Ballpark is home to the Gateway Grizzlies, a professional baseball team in the Frontier League. This 6,000-seat venue plays host to nearly 50 home dates from late May through early September.
CITY: Sauget
Governor Coles Memorial
This memorial in Valley View Cemetery honors Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois (1822-1826). A former slaveowner from Virginia, Coles became an abolitionist and won the 1822 gubernatorial election as the candidate of anti-slavery forces.
CITY: Edwardsville
Children's Museum of Edwardsville
Toddlers to 12-year-olds can enjoy the unique interactive exhibits and seasonal events at this fun children's museum.
CITY: Edwardsville
Glidden Park
Home to newly added in-line hockey rink. Sitting on 30 acres, five tennis courts, soccer field and basketball court, walking track 4 to 10 mile.
CITY: Collinsville
Hoiles-Davis Museum
Originally built as a private residence in the 1870s, the house now holds an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia, World War I bond posters, Native American artifacts, domestic arts, and items from local manufacturers.
CITY: Greenville
The Lemming Armada Theatre Co.
Performances throughout the year include music, drama, and comedy.
CITY: Belleville
One Room Schoolhouse Museum
Bring your children and show them a glimpse into education before the 20th century. Located on the Jr. High grounds, this schoolhouse was restored by the Bond County Retired Teachers Association.
CITY: Greenville
The Schmidt Art Center and Gallery
Over 350 permanent works, including a beautifully landscaped and sculptured garden, are on display.
CITY: Belleville
Looking Glass Playhouse
The Looking Glass Playhouse was started in 1972 by a small group of volunteers to raise money for McKendree College by directing and producing a musical play. The play was a success and they have been putting on performances ever since. Drama, musicals, and comedy performances are on the bill.
CITY: Lebanon
Ripson Bridge
Located north of Greenville in Sorento, this covered bridge holds festivals every year that draw thousands of visitors.
CITY: Sorento
Ron's Lounge
Ron's Lounge has hot sandwiches, pizza, cold drinks, and much more.
CITY: Lebanon
U.S. Ice Sports Complex L.C.
An ice arena offering hockey leagues open skate and entertainment for all ages. The facility offers two rinks, a game room and concession area.
CITY: Fairview Heights
Carlyle Dam West Campground
Swimming, fishing, boating, tent camping
CITY: Carlyle
Andria's Countryside Restaurant
With such delicious dishes as Prime Beef Carpaccio, Fried Calamari, and Escargot en Croute, Andria's is a rare jewel of dining delight.
CITY: Edwardsville
Chouteau Island
Route 66 runs through the island which connects Illinois and Missouri. East side of the Mississippi River.
CITY: Pontoon Beach