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Abolition of SORN and preferably also the TAX disc
Abolishing Tax Disc ( and SORN)
Replace the VED disc with MOT disc, the drop in revenue is replaced by increases in fuel duty, the MOTs are registered at DVLA instead so the function of vehicle registration is still maintained, there would probably need be a small fee for the MOT disc but just to cover processing costs. This idea is based on the premise that a MOT rather than VED is a better and fairer indication of a car's fitness to be on the road. In conjunction with this, the insidious SORN requirement (which in principle assumes all vehicle owners are guilty unless they declare themselves innocent, the crime being the that of depriving HMG of some money see 5. ) is also abolished.
The advantages are many:
- Stops people being criminals just for having an untaxed car parked in their drive.
- Any car without a MOT disc could be immediately removed from the road as being potentially unsafe, with a few special exceptions e.g. unless awaiting MOT etc.
- People caught driving an un-MOT'd car could be driving an unsafe vehicle, legally more ethical than being prosecuted for doing HMC&E out of a few quid.
- Having an MOT disc in car means people would be unlikely to forget when the MOT is due. (it does genuinely happen)
- Declaring SORN would no longer be required, thus removing the crime of 'not declaring SORN' and reducing the load on the police force. This law as it stands effectively amounts to car owners having to declare themselves to be innocent or DVLA will declare them guilty by default. I think if someone decided to challenge SORN, especially in the European human rights court, HMG might be batting on a sticky wicket.
- Increases incentive for people to have a second small car (possibly electric) for short distances, especially if third party car insurance is on the driver not the car, a + for environment and also the car trade.
- Cuts down a certain amount of bureaucracy thus saving taxpayers money.
- Foreign vehicles don't get away with not having to pay VED
BAR-CODES – Anti-fraud. Every MOT disc would have a unique bar-coded serial number including the car reg which could be easily scanned and checked with hand held scanners, these could carry a database which would instantly check the validity of code against vehicle, newly registered vehicles not yet on data base would have details saved & checked next time scanner is updated (See section 'Why is your idea important?' – Appendix 2 also )
Why does this matter?
(NOTE: the section numbering on the information below seems to have gotten adjusted somewhat onpasting from my original document. I send you a copy of my original Word doc if you email me an eddress to send it to, )
The ideas outlined below encompass a radical rethink on road transport aimed at improving the system in order to:
- Improve road safety
- Reduce pollution/fuel consumption
- Reduce bureaucracy (tax burden)
- Reduce crime
The general principle is to actively encourage people to adopt a more responsible approach to car usage without having to use 'big brother' tactics, such as those which would be required by the proposed 'road usage charging scheme' i.e. basically a system that charges motorists by the mile based on monitoring where every car is 24/7, which I am convinced would be unworkable for similar reasons as those that made the Pole Tax fail.
The new arrangements outline below put the emphasis on vehicle safety, safe driving and the environment rather than financial aspect of raising revenue for the treasury, but the latter can/would still be catered for. The management of transport, in particular private motors, needs to be considered in the whole but the central aspect this scheme is replacing the Tax-disc with a MOT disc, and transferring the lost revenue to petrol tax, this has many benefits which are outlined in this document and there are probably others. The principle of replacing Road Tax (VED) with Fuel Tax (FED) is by no means new and taken on its own has probably been considered too much trouble and would also mean that government looses control of the "vehicle population" which is considered key to tackling car crime, but this aspect would now be catered for via the MOT disc, possibly in conjunction with an insurance disc (see 2). Additional ideas are also outlined which are aimed at making drivers more responsible, reducing fuel usage and tackling car crime without the need for Big Brother measures.
- Abolishing Tax Disc ( and SORN – see 'What is your idea' section above )
Insure driver & car separately
Makes it more cost effective to have second more economical car, save the big thirsty one for special occasions only.
- Driver insured to drive up to a certain insurance class of vehicle, a vehicle's insurance class could be stated on the MOT disc.
- Driver issued with insurance disc to be displayed alongside MOT disc, also bar-coded.
Car need only be insured optionally as 'a thing' i.e. for the loss of its basic value (due to fire, theft, or other reason), the third party bit only applies to the driver.
(There will still be a requirement to have a registered keeper for such events as when an accident caused by an unoccupied vehicle, e.g. car moving because it was left without the handbrake on, when responsibility is with the last driver/user, by default the owner. However, hitting a correctly parked car does not require the parked car to be insured as this is no different than hitting any other stationary object such as a trailer or wheelbarrow.)
- For short distances as two separate insurances not required, just optional fire/theft/fully comp which is at owners discretion.
- Add insurance disc/card
- The drivers insurance card to be displayed alongside the MOT disc/card, but its display is only mandatory when vehicle is actually being driven. (Treated like other cards – kept in wallet when not required) To avoid fraudulent use card has two parts, other part is carried by the insured.
- Other cars can be driven by holder up to the class stated on his insurance certificate
Proposed Road charging plans (pay by mile)
Anyone who looks at this proposal with their eyes open should see that it will probably be less workable than the poll-tax!, although it may provide a lot of extra employment for the courts and the police. Apart from anything else implementing this system must be based on knowing where every car is at any time of day and however you dress this up it basically amounts to a BIG BROTHER! scenario.
Other considerations are how do you make sure everybody pays, how do you collect the revenue, how do you stop people driving if they haven't paid, what happens if you break down and the charging rate changes, who is charged if you are on tow. The bureaucracy required to sort out and manage all the problems that might arise will be horrendous, let alone trying to cover them in the legislation
- Anyone who looks at this proposal with their eyes open should see that it will probably be less workable than the poll-tax!, although it may provide a lot of extra employment for the courts and the police. Apart from anything else implementing this system must be based on knowing where every car is at any time of day and however you dress this up it basically amounts to a BIG BROTHER! scenario.
Safe driving & accident prevention.
- Dilemma: Speed limit control is a very broad brush, there are a large number of roads where the legal speed limit is only appropriate for certain parts and then under certain conditions, the most notable example is unclassified roads where the national speed limit applies and the safe limit is often well below this. The converse is also common, roads with 30 or 40mph restriction where certain sections could safely be driven at higher speeds.
- Aim: To make drivers take more responsibility for their driving standards.
- Possible Solution: Every car is fitted with a short rolling history tacho/driving log, say for the last 15 minutes of vehicle use, which can be read by police etc. in the event of an accident to determine the driver's behaviour immediately prior the accident. The log could contain information which could re-construct the speed and route of the vehicle in the recent past, possibly including a drivers view video. For hit and run incidents the unit could have an inertial trigger that would permanently save a copy of the driving log of events just prior to any impact.
- The maxim "speed kills" is actually incorrect, otherwise there would be more deaths from air travel than cars. It is actually hitting people with objects travelling at speed, or stopping people suddenly who are travelling at speed that is the problem. Getting drivers to drive at an appropriate speed for the road conditions would probably be more effective at improving road safety than the dogmatic enforcement of speed limits, part of this is approach might be to provide road signs that make drivers more aware of these matters rather than just introducing blanket ever decreasing road speed limits and other restrictions.
- Speed Cameras can still be used but should be set to catch people who are driving at inappropriate speeds, not just above the default speed limit for the road.
- Make road curtesy part of the driving test, having consideration for others on the road will probably improve driver standards generally.
PS. My original doc. also contained some ideas on carbon taxing but theres not room to
include them here.
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My mother, 92, has been pretty disciplined all her life about eating and exercising, one reason she likely outlived all her siblings, a husband and an older-age boyfriend.
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Beginning in the 1920s, more than 1500 children identified as gifted were followed throughout their lives.
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A 15-year-old boy was killed Sunday afternoon in a West Pullman neighborhood shooting on the Far South Side.
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Odds are, you could already be a millionaire, without Ed McMahon even stepping foot near your door. The number of millionaires in the United States is growing--at a faster rate than that of the population in general, in fact. According to PSI, a Tampa, Florida-based market research and consulting firm, the millionaire population is growing by 7.5 percent a year, an especially impressive rate when compared with the overall population growth of only 1 percent annually.
Is the United States experiencing a millionaire boom? "Absolutely,' says John J. DeMarco, senior vice president at PSI, who also notes that the number of U.S. households with investable assets of $1 million or more has more than doubled in the past four years to a total of 2.7 million. As DeMarco sees it, the principal reason for this flow of cash is the rise in entrepreneurship. "Entrepreneurship has always been a key route to wealth in America,' he says. "And now everybody's talking about it and [starting businesses] in record numbers.'
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I had a little cog doing solo. Didn't look like much, needle just sort of fell then f/ned. No big blowdown or bright lights or flares or anything.
Turns out it is a major cog for me. I'd had this idea that you reach higher points of awareness so one should be stable from that point, operating from one's highest level of awareness. But the cog was, one needs to operate freely from ANY level of awareness. What this allows me to do is face another, with their bank or case or baggage, and just be there without thinking I have more case because I'm looking (or maybe making copies) at/of their case…I'm just free to move on an awareness scale not just the emotional tone scale. But of course they go together; I just never had put it together.
The awareness levels are on the Grade chart and of course, like many of you on this list, could assume any level. But I had made myself a standard of sorts thinking one operates at 22.0 on the tone scale, per the Tone Scale Chart. I didn't always do that, so there tended to be a bit of self-inval.
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American Lung Association Names Stephen R. O'Kane to National Board of Directors
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The American Lung Association has named longtime American Lung Association volunteer and San Diego resident Stephen R. O'Kane to its National Board of Directors. In this role, he will help lead the Lung Association's work to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
"Steve O'Kane has been integral to our fight for air for many years," said Ross P. Lanzafame, Chair of the Board of the American Lung Association. "He is a community leader and committed volunteer whose healthcare business acumen and passion for public health will be a welcome addition to our National Board."
O'Kane is the CEO of the Council of Community Clinics, a non-profit organization that represents and supports 16 community clinics and health centers in San Diego, Riverside and Imperial Counties in their efforts to provide access to quality healthcare services for the diverse communities they serve with an emphasis on low-income and uninsured populations.
He has been an active volunteer with the American Lung Association for more than 35 years, serving on many boards and committees in California and on the national level.
In addition to his work with the American Lung Association, O'Kane is a board member of his local YMCA. He served as chair of the Board of Rancho Family YMCA in 2002-2004 and is serving as chair for a second term in 2011-2012. He also serves as the Board Chair for the Community Health Improvement Partners (CHIP).
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The Yakuza franchise debuts on PS3 with a cinematic new chapter set in the brutal underworld of modern Japan. Former gang warrior Kazuma has started fresh, running an orphanage in Okinawa. Before long, he's forced to return to the life he tried to escape. A new fighting engine powers an intense action experience spread across more than 100 missions. Explore real-life Japanese locations and immerse yourself in a branching storyline as you visit stores, become a regular at nightclubs, uncover hidden truths, and more. String together devastating combos, use whatever you can find as a weapon, and do what ever it takes to survive - except sacrificing your honor.
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BRAITHWAITE - Crews are breaching a levee stressed by Isaac's floodwaters in southeast Louisiana's hard-hit Plaquemines Parish.
At the same time, water at a dam farther north in Mississippi was released in an effort to prevent flooding there.
Officials hope the Thursday breach in Plaquemines Parish will relieve pressure on the levee.
The sparsely populated area south of New Orleans is outside the federal levee system and has been plagued by flooding since Isaac sloshed ashore as a hurricane Tuesday evening and pushed water over an 18-mile levee. There have been evacuations and nearly 150 had to be rescued from flooding.


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Licences for new security firms frozen
KLANG, Mon. - Licences for new security companies have been frozen until amendments to the Private Agency Act 1971, requiring guards to undergo courses and their details be vetted, come into force.Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Noh Omar said between 2,000 and 3,000 of the 150,000 guards employed by 132 security firms had undergone courses.He said the proposed amendments, being finalized by the Attorney General's Chambers and to be tabled in Parliament this year, were expected to be enforced next year.Speaking after visiting the lock-up and staff quarters at the Klang police headquarters today, he said the amendments would ensure security firms employed only trained staff.Currently, security guards included the elderly, those with criminal records and even non-citizens.The issue of crime by security guards was highlighted following the rape and murder of l0-year-old Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani in Johor Baru by Mohd Abbas Danus Baksan, a guard, in January. He had eight convictions for robbery, trespassing and burglary. He was later sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison and 24 lashes after pleading guilty.The proposed courses will be conducted by an authorized academy, based on a syllabus determined by the ministry and certificates will be issued to those who completed their training. Special identification tags with computer chips will also be issued by the ministry to those who qualify.He said security firms would be able to renew their licences only after fulfilling the new conditions.The amendments will also require shopping complexes, hotels and other establishments, which have in-house security personnel, to register their guards.He said security firms had been directed to screen recruits and provide training even before the new rules come into force.Meanwhile, he said: "Caning could be imposed on prisoners whose urine tests showed traces of drugs, without them being produced in court, if a minister or deputy minister sign their files."I have been given three files recently but I refused to sign them. I told the prison authorities I would sign them only after I know where the inmates got the dadah from," he said, adding he had directed that urine tests be carried out on inmates suspected to be dadah addicts in all the 37 prisons in the country.
The recent rape and murder of Nurul Huda in Johor allegedly committed by a security guard and two others was, a despicable act.As a parent, it brought tears to my eyes. As a security provider, it brought me much shame and anguish.Ever since the incident, the security industry has come under close 'scrutiny - with Gemilang Security Services having to bear the brunt of the criticism.The Security Association of Malaysia president, who issued statements unrelated to the issue, was quick to distance himself by joining in the chorus of criticism directed at the industry and one of the association's members.Luckily, we are blessed with having sensible ministers and Home Ministry officials who had the wisdom and courage to recognize the root of the problem.The security industry needs a breath of fresh air.To give it credibility, lumbering dinosaurs must make way for fresh intelligent ideas to materialize.Members themselves must add credibility to the industry instead of passing the buck to the ministry. The public must also be educated on the need for good security and the price that comes with it.Lastly, I wish to extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Nurul Huda. My sympathy also goes out to the owner of the unfortunate security company and all other association members.
MALACCA: Security guard Basir Jalin who shot dead two armed robbers in a Segamat bank heist on Jan 19 will be rewarded for his Bravery.Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad, whose Buloh Kasap branch in Segamat was robbed, said it will issue a letter of commendation to Basir.A spokesman for its head-quarters in Kuala Lumpur said yesterday that other forms of reward are being considered.Basir's employer, Armour Security Systems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, refused to comment when contacted yesterday.Basir is attached to the company's Malacca branch.
Meanwhile, Security Services Association of Malaysia (SSAM) president Datuk Rahmat Ismail was glad to hear that Basir would be rewarded. Armour Security is a member of SSAM.
He said the association will also issue a letter of commendation to Basir.
"The association and I are proud of Basir," said Rahmat.
He added that the recognition, especially in Basir's case is important in restoring the tarnished image of security guards especially in the light of the rape-and-murder of 10year-old Nurul Huda Abdul Gani in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, on Jan 17.
Hiring foreigners as guards not allowed
KOTA KINABALU: Private firms are not allowed to hire foreigners as security guards. This applies also to hiring "non-citizens" with proper papers, said Security Services Association Malaysian President Datuk Rahmat Ismail.
"Some of these companies just employ security guards but the security means nothing to them," he said, Friday."But when something like the kidnapping happens, they become kelam-kabut (chaotic)," he said. Rahmat explained that under the Companies Act 1971, companies are not allowed to employ foreigners except for British gurkhas with permission from the Home Ministry.He said private firms and companies should also not be tempted to hire in-house security guards in order to save costs."Actually it's bad to hire in-house guards. They should only employ licensed guards with security firms that are approved by the Home Ministry," he said.Rahmat said current and new security guards nationwide are being vetted by the police and undergoing training modules set by the Home Ministry last year.However, there have been instances of even licensed security firms hiring foreigners as guards. On June 19, this year, the Immigration department nabbed a Filipino who was holding the rank of "inspector".He was among 11 security guards rounded up in several locations in the city. The "inspector" was nabbed while he was supervising other security guards, also foreigners assigned to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). The "inspector" also was conferred commendation awards PPA (Pihgat Perkidmatan Am) and PPS ( Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia) by his employer. These were pinned on his uniform and according to immigration officials, these commendations are only accorded to ex-servicemen.On Oct. 1, Immigration officials arrested another five foreign security guards, two at the Survey, Supermarket in Penampang, one each from Peak Condominium and Centre Point and one from a coffee house in Jalan Bundusan.
KDN pinda akta wajibkan jaga kursus
JOHOR BAHRU : Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) sedang mengkaji pindaan Akta Agensi Persendirian 1971 bagi mewajibkan semua pengawal keselamatan mengikuti kursus asas. Ketua Penolong Setiausaha Keselamatan dan Ketenteraman Awam KDN, Nasir Ahmad, berkata ia bertujuan memastikan pengawal keselamatan mempunyai pengetahuan asas kawalan keselamatan dan disiplin yang baik. Beliau berkata, satu jawatankuasa sudah dibentuk pada peringkat kementerian untuk mengkaji dan mengenalpasti kelemahan akta sehingga akhir tahun ini. "Kita akan memasukkan peruntukan mewajibkan secara mandatori semua pengawal keselamatan mengikuti kursus asas kawalan keselamatan sebelum diambil bekerja dalam kajian yang dibentang kepada Kabinet tahun depan. "Ketika ini, araban kira-kira 150,000 pengawal keselamatan mengikuti kursus asas kawalan keselamatan hanya diwajibkan secara pentadbiran. "Pindaan bakal memberi kuasa undang-undang kepada kementerian memastikan lebih 300 syarikat pengawal keselamatan mematuhi arahan sebelum ini," katanya selepas majlis penutup Kursus Asas Pengawal Keselamatan Siri 1/2003 anjuran Persatuan Perkhidmatan Kawalan Keselamatan Malaysia (PPKKM) Zon Selatan, di Kompleks Nusa Mutiara, di sini semalam. Hadir sama Pengerusi PPKKM Zon Selatan, Kapten (B) Abdul Rahman Dian. Nasir berkata, sambutan syarikat keselamatan menghantar pengawal mengikuti kursus asas anjuran PPKKM kurang memberangsangkan. Sehubungan itu, pihaknya bercadang mengenakan tindakan kepada syarikat kawalan keselamatan yang ingkar dengan mengesyorkan kepada peringkat tertinggi KDN supaya tidak memperbaharui permit syarikat terbabit. "Kami juga akan menghantar surat amaran kepada syarikat keselamatan yang dikenalpasti enggan menghantar pengawal mereka mengikuti kursus asas itu supaya mematuhi arahan dan berubah sikap," katanya. Kursus asas pengawal keselamatan itu melengkapkan peserta dengan pengetahuan mengenai tanggungjawab pengawal keselamatan, pertolongan cemas, kawad dan perhubungan awam.


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Mohs Micrographic Surgery
What Is Mohs Micrographic Surgery?
In the Mohs micrographic method, the doctor serves as surgeon, pathologist, and reconstructive surgeon. The technique, created by Dr. Frederick Mohs, is as follows:
What Are The Advantages Of Mohs Micrographic Surgery?
Preparation For MohsWhen a patient arrives at our office for Mohs, any last minute questions or concerns can be addressed before getting started. A more formal consultation to discuss the operation can be scheduled in the days and weeks before surgery if a patient would prefer OR if the referring physician feels that it is necessary.
Prior to surgery, we recommend that patients get a full night's sleep and (unless told otherwise) eat a light breakfast. The procedure is performed entirely on an outpatient basis in our office. The laboratory work involved in preparing the tissue for microscopic interpretation is labor-intensive and can take up to 1 - 2 hours or more to complete for each layer. Most patients bring a book or something to do while waiting on the results. We ask each patient to plan to spend the rest of the day with us, but some patients may be finished earlier.
If you are known to have cardiovascular disease and have been prescribed aspirin, Plavix, or Coumadin by your physician, it is not necessary to discontinue it, unless you are told otherwise. If you have not been prescribed aspirin or other blood thinners by your physician for the treatment of known cardiovascular disease, avoid aspirin for at least 7 days prior to surgery and for 2 - 3 days after surgery. All patients should try to avoid other NSAID's (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), such as Advil/Motrin/ibuprofen, Naprosyn/Aleve/naproxen, and similar medications, and vitamin E as these medications also increase the tendency of bleeding. Plain Tylenol may be taken if pain medicine is needed. Be sure to check with your primary care physician prior to discontinuing any prescribed medications. A patient should also not drink any alcoholic beverages for two days before surgery and for one to two days afterwards.
Your Recovery - Return To Health And A Healthy LifestyleImmediately after surgery and during the recovery period, there will often be the sensation of tightness as well as soreness of the treated area. The area can also become very swollen and bruised depending on the extent of involvement. A variable degree of transient numbness of the area is generally expected due to nerve involvement, but complete and permanent loss of nerve function is rare. The incision line(s) typically improve in appearance over the first three to six months postoperatively, especially if exposure to the sun is avoided. Because the Mohs surgeon removes only the diseased tissue and as little healthy tissue as possible, the extent of scarring (which normally occurs after any surgery) is kept to a minimum.
It is important that patients take every precaution following Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer. In particular, adhering to a strict sun avoidance program helps to reduce the risk of further skin cancers. It is also important that patients be carefully monitored on a regular basis by their primary dermatologist after surgery. Research has shown that if there is a recurrence of skin cancer, it usually occurs within the first year. Furthermore, a significant percentage of patients who develop one skin cancer will get another within the next five years. Prevention and early detection are key.
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Mayan Adventure Indoor Waterpark by The Waverton Hotel
237 newly remodeled guestrooms, Holidome Recreation Center, indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna & fitness room. Two diverse dining establishments - Hang Time Restaurant and Hang Time Bar & Eatery. 3,500 square feet in meeting space.
CITY: Elmhurst
Hilton Chicago Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center
Overlooking expansive grounds including a beautiful 18-hole championship golf course with waterways, this IACC-certified resort features 386 guest rooms, over 42,000 sq ft of meeting space, multiple restaurants and group activities.
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Pheasant Run Resort
With 473 luxurious guest rooms, two championship golf courses, a renowned spa, award-winning dining and entertainment, three pools and extensive meeting and conference facilities, Pheasant Run hotel in St Charles IL is the perfect setting. And, while you're getting that special spa treatment or enjoying a romantic dinner or play, your children can have a great time in our Kid's Klub. This special program offers supervised activities for children ages 3 to 11 years. Activities include playing games, watching movies, and making crafts to take home. Plus, every Saturday you can visit the craft corner where Mom and Dad can join in on the fun and make some seasonal themed crafts with their kids. Board games are also available for check-out through the Activity Desk.
CITY: St. Charles
Eaglewood Resort & Spa
Eaglewood Resort & Spa offers a luxurious retreat whether you arrive for a conference or relaxing getaway. The architecturally stunning resort, constructed in Frank Lloyd Wright- influence Prairie-style architecture, features upscale hotel accomodations, luxurious amenities, sophisticated technology, and a myriad of recreational options.
CITY: Itasca
Holiday Inn Express Chicago-Downers Grove Oak Brook
With 121 sleeping rooms and meeting space available, this hotel is conveniently located at Butterfield & Finley Roads. Enjoy access to local health club, continental breakfast, local shuttle, and more.
CITY: Downers Grove
Lynfred Winery Bed and Breakfast
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Lynfred Winery's four suite Bed and Breakfast is now open. The lavish and elegant suites are designed to represent French, Italian, German and turn-of-the-century American Vineyards. Escape to another world without leaving the country!
CITY: Roselle
Hilton Chicago/Indian Lakes Resort
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This resort has 308 newly renovated rooms & suites, 27-hole championship golf course with practice facility, 50,000 sq ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting/banquet space, indoor and outdoor pools, Precor fitness center, Spa Vargas, restaurants, lounges and more.
CITY: Bloomingdale
Hyatt Lisle
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 316 suite-sized guestrooms, perfect for leisure or business travel. Health club, indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, 13,000 sq. ft. of meeting/expo space, restaurant, and lounge.
CITY: Lisle
The Herrington Inn & Spa
Nestled in to the banks of the Fox River, The Herrington offers romantic getaways, executive events, weddings, corporate events, and riverside dining 45 minutes from downtown Chicago.
CITY: Geneva
Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Camp Resort
412 sites 219 W/E/S, 165 W/E, 12 primative, 10 rustic cabins, 6 rental trailers, open all year, 2 heated pools, spa, hayrides, store, snackbar, laundry, firewood, ice, lp gas, gameroom, minigolf, etc. Free wireless Internet. 20 mi sw of Aurora.
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Aloft Bolingbrook
Aloft Bolingbrook is a sassy, savvy, hip, trendy hotel located at The Promenade Bolingbrook. Mix & mingle with friends at the WXYZ lounge, stay and play at our indoor pool or fitness center, and breeze into an Aloft room featuring custom amenities.
CITY: Bolingbrook
Pheasant Run Resort & Spa
Pheasant Run Resort is the Midwest's largest entertainment resort. Located on 250 rolling acres just outside Chicago, in historic St. Charles, the resort offers 473 newly renovated rooms, golf course, and exciting entertainment options.
CITY: St. Charles
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel
Experience refined style where stunning modern design and architecture blend with impeccable service. Our 500 spacious rooms and suites offer imaginative & colorful décor. The 148,000 square feet of modern meeting space is perfect for all events.
CITY: Schaumburg
Hyatt Place Chicago/Naperville/Warrenville
Designed for the busy lifestyle of today's multi-tasking, business traveler, Hyatt Place provides casual hospitality in a well-designed, high-tech and contemporary environment. Signature features include a coffee and wine bar and 24-hour guest kitchen.
CITY: Warrenville
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Chicago - Lombard
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Spacious rooms & suites, complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, high speed wireless internet, coffeemakers, hair dryers, ironing boards, swimming pool, hot tub,exercise room, and more. Adjacent meeting space is available.
CITY: Lombard
Hilton Chicago Indian Lakes Resort
308 newly renovated rooms and suites. Full-resort amenities: 27-hole championship golf course, 50,000 sq ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting/banquet space, indoor/outdoor pools, Precor Fitness Center, Spa Vargas, restaurants, lounges and much more.
CITY: Bloomingdale
Comfort Inn & Suites Geneva
Comfort Inn & Suites Geneva received the Platinum from Choice Hotels International in January 2010 and is ranked in the top 3% of Comfort Inns nationwide.
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Hotel Indigo Chicago Northwest
The area's only boutique style hotel. 192 rooms, 3 suites.
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Hampton Inn & Suites Addison
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This comfortable Hampton Inn & Suites is conveniently situated near the Marcus 16 Cinema IMAX, Dave & Busters, Famous Dave's and Home Run Inn pizza. We are 18 miles west of downtown Chicago and 10 miles from O'Hare, located off I-355 at Lake Street.
CITY: Addison
Best Western Plus Oakbrook Inn
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 45 fully-appointed rooms in a boutique hotel setting. Every guest room features goose down comforter, cd/dvd player, refrigerator, microwave, Evening homemade choc.chip cookies, and complimentary breakfast buffet.
CITY: Westmont
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 136 oversized guestrooms and two-room suites, complimentary breakfast and evening beverages, indoor pool and whirlpool spa, and garden courtyard with barbeque grills.
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DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Enjoy deluxe continental breakfast, lobby computer access, 24-hour exercise room. Guest rooms each have free internet access, cable TV, microwave and refrigerator. Hotel is centrally located near restaurants, shopping and more! Easy access to I-88.
CITY: Naperville
Hilton Garden Inn - St. Charles
This 120-room, full-service hotel and corporate training center, also offers meeting space. Deluxe accommodations, fitness center, banquet facilities and restaurant.
CITY: St. Charles
Embassy Suites Hotel Chicago-Lombard/Oak Brook
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - 262, two-room suite hotel with breath-taking indoor 10-story tropical atrium. Suites include living room, bedroom, wet bar, refrigerator, sofa bed, cooked-to-order breakfast and complimentary evening beverages.
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The PC(USA) Czech Mission Network is an association of PC(USA) members, congregations, presbyteries, synods, and institutions interested in relational mission partnerships - connections with people, congregations, and institutions of the ECCB (Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren).
The CZMN (the Czech Mission Network) exists for the purpose of promoting, encouraging, and supporting faith-based relational partnerships between the PC(USA) and the ECCB.
We invite you to join the Czech Mission Network (CzMN) at PC(USA) Mission Crossroads.
The group is a networking place for individuals, congregations, and institutions interested in relational mission partnerships,
study experiences, and youth connections in the Czech Republic. It is a place to share your ideas, thoughts, interests and
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Based on a British musical stage play by O'Brien (who also appears in the film and wrote all the music), RHPS eventually made it to the screen with the help of Lou Adler and Michael White. After a short run in New York it closed, but soon was revived on the midnight circuit. It is the story of
Brad and Janet (Bostwick and Sarandon) whose car breaks down during a rainstorm in Ohio. They look for shelter in a mansion, which turns out to be the...
When a young couple takes refuge in a haunted castle outside of Denton, Texas, they unwillingly become subjects of a mad scientist's experiment. Video includes a short about how the movie became a cult classic. Hot music and high camp.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show -- Part campy musical, part horror film, the movie details the travails of a squeaky clean couple stranded at a creepy castle where the inhabitants sing and dance through a bacchanalian romp of murder, bisexuality and cannibalism.
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The Work of Art: Plein Air Painting and Artistic Identity in Nineteenth-century Franceby Callen, Anthea
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East Asia Before 1800: Tradition and Change in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
Course Instructor: P. Richard Bohr is Professor of History and Chair of Asian Studies at the College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University in Collegeville and Adjunct Program Professor at Saint Mary's University in Minneapolis. He is also the former Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development/Executive Director of the Minnesota Trade Office and has also been President/Executive Director of the non-profit Midwest China Center.
Course Information: Thursdays, April 4-May 9, 2013, 9:30-11:30 a.m., O'Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium, UST St. Paul Campus
Course Description: Through lectures, discussions, short readings, websites, and audio-visual materials, this course surveys the history of East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam) from ancient times to 1800. It analyzes the values and institutions underlying the East Asian world order; compares and contrasts the distinctive characteristics of each country; and explores the impact of East Asia's interdependence and early interaction with the West on the region's subsequent "modernization" after 1800.
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China: Fountainhead of East Asia's Traditions
A discovery of the roots of China's imperial model - from the perspective of sage-kings, picture words, and bronze technology to "warring states" feudalism and the search for harmony and order through Legalism, especially as revealed in the recent "Terracotta Warriors" exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
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"Three Ways of Thought" in East Asia: Confucianism, Daoism/Shinto, and Buddhism
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Exporting the Chinese Model to Korea, Japan, and Vietnam
An analysis of the reasons for and profound consequences of the borrowing of China's national model by its East Asian neighbors.
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Korea, Japan, and Vietnam Transform the Chinese Model
A study of the ways in which China's neighbors modified and reshaped Chinese elements to develop individualized, distinctive, and enduring cultures of their own - from Korean and Vietnamese bureaucratic government to samurai Japan's feudal fragmentation.
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Creating the East Asian Order
An appreciation of the development and contribution of an increasingly integrated East Asian region on the eve of "modernization" brought by the West's push into East Asia.
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The Coming of the West and the Challenge of "Modernity"
An appraisal of the ways in which East Asia was transformed by the region's efforts to respond to the challenges posed by the advent of Western economic, political, and cultural imperialism by 1800.


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Scholastic penguin challenge
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Second grade students at the Port Republic School "huddled up" for some friendly competition during technology integration class the first week of January.
Students completed a digital version of Scholastic's Weekly Reader, titled "Count Me If You Can," to learn about penguins in Antarctica.
The Port Republic Parent Teacher Society donates the newspapers to students in grades K-5 each year.
This week's activities included reading the newspaper, watching a video and working in groups to complete the penguin challenge. The girls and boys all worked diligently and ended the competition with a tie.