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Tom and Sharon Smith and their son Todd have made a full line of chocolates since 1982. Besides creams, clusters, toffee and caramels, we also make hard to find pieces including divinity, chocolate dipped ginger, sponge candy (seasonally) and sugar free chocolate clusters (made with real chocolate). Our batches are small and much of the work is done the old fashioned way: by hand.
CITY: DeKalb
Penny's Place
Blackhawk Restaurant Group has created four brands in Illinois--- all with the same contemporary style, comfortable design, and tempting menu-- but each with its own unique personality. We offer a warm, contemporary and comfortable setting for adults to enjoy smaller plates, sweet treats, gourmet coffee and tea, along with beer and wine. We are your neighborhood place to play Illinois' newest slot and video poker games. Come in and experience a new kind of fun!
CITY: Sycamore
Pub West Pizza
Pub West has established a strong reputation for quality and value making it a local favorite, and a desired destination for west suburban Chicago. They offer great burgers with the toppings that will tantalize your taste buds. They have over 35 different burger varieties! More in the mood for Pizza? Order your favorite toppings for Delivery*, Take out or Eat-In
CITY: Waterman
Authentic Italian Cuisine - Pizza, Pasta, Entrees, Drinks & More! Enjoy a drink at the bar or have your next gathering on their patio. Dine In - Carry Out - Delivery
CITY: DeKalb
Los Rancheros
Los Rancheros Mexican Restaurant in DeKalb IL is open daily for Lunch & Dinner.
CITY: DeKalb
Los 3 Burritos
A family owned Authentic Mexican Restaurant! They offer Breakfast, Tacos, Tacos, Burritos, GIANT Burritos, & More! You can also place your order online!
CITY: DeKalb
Knuckle Hedz
Great food, casual atmosphere and fun crowd. CLOSED MONDAY, open at 2 pm on TUESDAY, otherwise open daily at 11:30 am and serving lunch.
CITY: Sandwich
Maple Park Pub & Grill
Food, drinks, specials and live music. 221 North Main Street
CITY: Maple Park
Mustang Bar & Grill
Walk-Ins Welcome, Good For Groups, Good For Kids, Take Out and Delivery
CITY: Malta
Great Wall
Chinese Restaurant serving Szechuan, Hunan & Cantonese Cuisine Dine In and Carry Out 901 Lucinda Avenue #M
CITY: DeKalb
Mustang Bar & Grill
Walk-Ins Welcome. We are great for groups and kids. Take out and delivery available.
CITY: Malta
Elleson's Bakery
Elleson's Bakery is a family-owned bakery in Sycamore, Illinois, since 1987. We use fresh, hand-mixed ingredients from our family recipes, handed down generation to generation, since 1880.
CITY: Sycamore
Sunshine Scoop & Bakery
Sunshine Scoop is an ice cream shoppe and bakery combo, so that you can get your favorite dessert with a scoop of your favorite ice cream right on top. We start with quality ingredients to bring you quality products that you and your whole family can enjoy. Come and visit today for a sweet treat!!! If you have dietary concerns, we also have gluten free, low fat, dairy free, and no sugar added options!
CITY: DeKalb
Gene's Carry Out
Breakfast– offered all day long! Lunch– lunch and daily specials available every day! Dinner– ask about the chicken specials for families and parties! Coffee– fresh brewed regular and decaf and they also serve hot chocolate and cappuccino!
CITY: Sandwich
Giordano's of Sycamore
Giordano's has been acclaimed "Chicago's Best Pizza" by NBC, CBS Chicago, New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Eater, Home & Garden Magazine, Concierge Preferred and more!
CITY: Sycamore
Ray's Chicago BBQ and Slots
Ray's Chicago BBQ and Slots features: Walk-Ins Welcome Good For Groups Good For Kids Take Out Delivery Catering Outdoor Seating
CITY: DeKalb
Shark's Fish and Chicken
Shark's Fish & Chicken in Dekalb delivers to NIU! They offer delivery in Dekalb, IL and an extensive menu including catfish, ocean perch, salmon, tilapia, oysters, wings, chicken dinners, and combos!
CITY: DeKalb
Burritoville in Dekalb, IL has the best Mexican food you could ask for. Delivery and Online Food Ordering to NIU and Dekalb ensures that you will never be hungry again!
CITY: DeKalb
Ristorante de Acquaviva
At Ristorante de Acquaviva of Sycamore, the Italian food offered will include pizza, pasta, seafood and more, the same menu as its Maple Park location. This fine dining establishment is owned by the same owners of Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park, known for Italian food and specialty wines. The wines are produced from their own 40-acre vineyard and winery in Maple Park and the facility produces about 55,000 bottles of wine per year.
CITY: Sycamore
Santa Fe Restaurant
A family owned and operated restaurant since 1981, with locations in Glen Ellyn and Sandwich, Illinois. They specialize in delicious, authentic Mexican food, and our Margaritas have been voted the best Margaritas in DuPage county for almost 30 years!
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Trained as a pilot during World War I, Russel Merrill was determined to spend his life flying. His love of flight lured him from Oregon to Alaska, the far frontier of aviation, where Merrill piloted the first airplanes to fly into Petersburg, Wrangell, Kodiak, and Anchorage. FLYING COLD chronicles Merrill's daring 750-mile journey across the Gulf of Alaska in a flying boat with a single small motor, his first rescue mission by air, crash landings, and strandings. In 1928, Merrill nearly died after being forced down in the Arctic, showing up weeks later, half dead, but still carrying a cup of rice he had saved for an "emergency."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Merrill MacLean is a former naval aviator who retired from the sailmaking business in 1994. He lives in Bellevue, Washington. Sean Rossiter is the author of four books about aviation. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.

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Dunlap & Ford to Exhibit at MMA Pop Up Event 1/29
The momentum of the creative economy continues to surge in 2015. A pop up exhibition at the ...
The momentum of the creative economy continues to surge in 2015. A pop up exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art on Thursday, January 29 celebrates the work of two artists, William Dunlap and Michael Ford, whose work has been profoundly influenced by the spirit and people of the state for more than three decades. Part of the Museum After Hours series of monthly pop up exhibitions, this month's event in partnership with Visit Mississippi highlights how the cultural resources of Mississippi continue to inspire artists within the state and attract visitors and creative professionals from beyond our borders. Visit Mississippi director Malcolm White will lead a Q&A about these themes at 6 PM during the evening event.
Michael Ford, whose photographs will be on view alongside William Dunlap's paintings, shares how working and documenting in the state beginning in the 1970s opened up a whole new world to him.
5 Stops in Jackson for Blues Marathon Runners
We are so pleased to welcome visitors to Jackson for the annual Mississippi Blues Marathon on ...
We are so pleased to welcome visitors to Jackson for the annual Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday, January 10th! Last year, the marathon sold out at 3,500 runners from all 50 states and several countries. This year, 4,000 are expected to run.
Here are five attractions in the greater Jackson area that blues and fitness fans won't want to miss:
1. Mississippi Blues Trail
Throughout the state, you'll see historical markers that commemorate important people, places, and events in blues history. The front of the marker tells the story of the site's importance, and the back features more details and images. Visit the markers in Jackson and the Capital / River region, and download the Mississippi Blues Trail app to create your itinerary and get directions.
2. F. Jones Corner
Frank Jones Corner, known as F. Jones Corner, is a live music venue that serves up tasty deep south food and cold beer. Built as a filling station in 1923, the building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The friendly staff and variety of music -- including folk, jazz, blues, rock, and hip-hop -- attract regulars and visitors alike. You can hear live music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights until 4 a.m.
3. Ridgeland Multi-Use Trail
The Natchez Trace is known for its beauty, but its automobile traffic can be a challenge for runners. To accommodate them -- as well as bicyclists, roller bladers, etc. -- the City of Ridgeland built the Multi-Use Path that parallels the parkway from Highland Colony Parkway (near milepost 101) to Harbor Drive (near milepost 103). Find more details and a map here.
4. Restaurants with Specials for Runners
You're sure to have a number of memorable meals in Jackson, given the selection of high-quality restaurants old and new. Whether you're in the mood for classic homestyle cooking, upscale Southern cuisine, or global flavors, you'll find what you're looking for. EatJackson is a great local resource, and a number of area restaurants are offering deals and special menus for runners.
5. Live Music
Listen to live Mississippi blues music all day Saturday and into the night. Starting at 7 am, there will be music at the Start/Finish line, located at the Art Garden at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Listen to live music along the course, and celebrate the end of the race with a Blues Crawl. Each runner will receive a Blues Crawl wristband in the race packet, and non-runners can buy them at the Blues Expo and at the Start/Finish line. Take the Blues Trolley to ensure a fun and safe evening.
We hope that you enjoy your stay with us and come on back and see us soon!
Photo of F. Jones Corner by Tate Nations
Malcolm White Op-Ed: Tourism Is a Smart Investment
In an Op-Ed in The Clarion-Ledger, Visit Mississippi Director Malcolm White celebrates the Year of ...
In an Op-Ed in The Clarion-Ledger, Visit Mississippi Director Malcolm White celebrates the Year of the Creative Economy and shares the importance of tourism for our state's economic development.
Just over a year ago, Gov. Phil Bryant declared 2014 as the Year of the Creative Economy in Mississippi. The announcement was held in the midst of hundreds of public school students at Power Academic and Performing Arts Complex in Jackson and featured Mississippi native Bruce Levingston, the world renowned concert pianist.
This kickoff celebration of our state's collective talents was music to my ears, both literally and figuratively. I've been promoting Mississippi's Creative Economy since my days in the private sector and later in public service at the Mississippi Arts Commission.
Now, as the director of Visit Mississippi, the state's tourism office, I knew the year ahead would be filled with stories and events featuring the talents of our native sons and daughters. In this creative year that the Governor had declared, I also knew it was time to share Mississippi's story with the world.
Mississippi's 2015 GRAMMY Nominations
The 2015 GRAMMY nominations were announced last week, and Mississippi is well represented! The 57th ...
The 2015 GRAMMY nominations were announced last week, and Mississippi is well represented! The 57th Annual GRAMMY awards will take place on February 8, 2015, and will be broadcast live by CBS. The first ever satellite GRAMMY Museum is scheduled to open on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, in September 2015.
Here are the 2015 GRAMMY nominees with Mississippi ties:
Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Meanwhile Back at Mama's
The Band Perry
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Gentle on My Mind
Charlie Musselwhite
Best Blues Album: Juke Joint Chapel
Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin'
Best Blues Album: Decisions
Jesse Winchester
Best Folk Album: A Reasonable Amount of Trouble
GET ON UP Soundtrack
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Q&A with Mississippi Author Catherine Lacey
Earlier this year, I was invited to spend a little time in Tupelo to familiarize myself with the ...
Earlier this year, I was invited to spend a little time in Tupelo to familiarize myself with the area and the many attractions it has to offer. It is important for our team at Visit Mississippi, as the state tourism office, to have an understanding of every corner of the Magnolia State. This knowledge helps us best share the Mississippi story with potential visitors, and helps us better serve our partner organizations (such as Convention & Visitors Bureaus, museums, hotels, shops, restaurants, etc.).
Several colleagues and I traveled the Natchez Trace north from Jackson to Lee County, where we were greeted by Jennie Bradford Curlee, public relations director at the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau. Jennie Bradford gave us a driving tour of Tupelo, pointing out the great destruction from the April 2014 tornados and explaining to us how she brought a neighborhood full of parents, kids and pets into her family's basement to weather the storm. Jennie Bradford recently received the Rising Star Award from the Southeastern Tourism Society, largely due to her leadership in PR and emergency preparedness surrounding the tornados.
While in Tupelo we toured the sacred Elvis Presley Birthplace, the incomparable Tupelo Automobile Museum and the state-of-the-art Tupelo Aquatic Center. We also ate at a few of the farm-to-table restaurants popping up around town. But the highlight of the trip for me was a visit to Tupelo Hardware on Main Street in downtown. Opened in 1926, this hardware store turned everything shop is family-owned and just so happens to be the location where Elvis's first guitar was purchased. The store's proprietor, George Booth, shared animated stories about the Presley family, international tourists and the myriad of items for sale in the store.
George and I struck up a conversation about a local folk artist named Elayne Goodman (one of her Elvis portraits—made of buttons—hangs in Tupelo Hardware) and then we began to talk literature. George walked me to a long counter and picked up a paperback, encouraging me to buy a copy of his daughter Catherine Lacey's debut novel, "Nobody Is Ever Missing." What I discovered was a masterfully written work surrounding protagonist, Elyria, and her wanderlust quest for self-awareness.
Catherine and I recently corresponded about her Mississippi roots and her current work. Here is what she has to say.
VM: You were born and raised in North Mississippi. As a young person, were you aware that Mississippi was a "literary" place?
I guess it depends on what you mean by a "literary place." [Mark] Twain and [Willie] Morris were favorites in our house; my grandmother was a librarian at Mississippi State University for over three decades; we read a lot together and one of my earliest memories is listening to Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" on cassette tape in the family van. At the same time I knew that a childhood with this sort of emphasis on reading was and still is an anomaly in the South. Books and literacy have a history in the South but not as much of a present as I'd like to see.
The older I've gotten the more I've understood why the American South is such a rich setting for fiction and breeding ground for writers. In a word: tension. (Or, in two words and a hat tip to Flannery O'Connor: mystery and manners.) All good fiction needs tension, and the South has plenty of that to offer. But I don't think I really appreciated the Southern literary tradition until I moved from New Orleans to New York at 22. I started reading more [Flannery] O'Connor and [Barry] Hannah, but also I could see the South more clearly from afar.
VM: When did you realize that you were interested in becoming a writer? Do you remember your first writing experience?
I never thought about becoming a writer; I was just always writing. I remember filling up notebooks and diaries with stories, fictive and real, as soon as I learned how to write. By the time I started wondering how I'd make a living, I had all sorts of ideas but it was never being a writer since I'd been doing that forever and no one had ever paid me to do so. I was a cook for many years and I liked that just fine; it was meditative and left me with the mental energy to write. It's only recently that I've been making money from writing, which still is baffling to me.
VM: Do you feel like your experience as a Mississippian has influenced your writing?
I always felt a little out of place in Mississippi, and people there always thought I was from somewhere else, so I guess that sense of estrangement is a kind of influence. In many ways I feel very much at home in certain parts of Mississippi and completely alien in others. I don't know where that sense of half-estrangement came from so I think that's part of what originally pushed me toward the solitude of writing, to unpack myself.
VM: "Nobody Is Ever Missing" is a great balance between dark and light—the dark emotions of Elyria and the light, beautiful places she is often surrounded by in New Zealand. Tell about your approach to the main character and setting.
I went on a 3-month trip to New Zealand in early 2010 alone and found it very relaxing and beautiful, so I started writing fiction set there. Elyria, the narrator of the novel, was built as a counterpoint to the stillness of the landscape. It happened sort of unconsciously and slowly. The first thing that came was the landscape and a figure moving through it.
VM: Elyria experiences a great deal of self-doubt but is conversely extremely adventurous & brave. Tell me about the juxtaposition of these traits in your main character.
I don't think I consciously constructed her character that deeply. I was drawn to a narrative voice that was internal and recursive, but I like to be surprised by what a character does. I just follow the voice and ask questions. I don't want to plot everything out beforehand.
Looking back, I think self-doubt in a person can drive them to be a bit reckless. When a person believes she's doomed, she may to either shrink away from the world or just go a little wild since it won't make any difference. Elyria sort of does both. But she was built more out of intuition than premeditation.
VM: "Nobody Is Ever Missing" is a popular novel set in an exotic location. Do you have any plans for fiction based in the American South?
I'm not working on anything that is predominantly set in Mississippi, but there might be some references to the South in the next novel. We'll see.
VM: Your family's business, Tupelo Hardware, has literally been a cornerstone of the community for decades. Has your family been supportive of your creative career? How does the experience of growing up on small-town Main Street influence your work?
They're all very supportive! My father and brother are the third and fourth generations to work at Tupelo Hardware. They sell my book there along with the wrenches and knives and Elvis paraphernalia. As a kid I answered the phone during the summers. I guess in some ways writing fiction is like answering the phone. The waiting, the voices.
VM: Who are some of the other young writers (Mississippi born) who we should be on the lookout for?
Mary Miller is a fiction writer from Jackson and in residence at Ole Miss right now. I loved her collection of short stories, Big World, and I'm looking forward to getting into her novel, The Last Days of California.
Kiese Laymon (also from Jackson) has a book of essays called How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America. It is an absolute must-read for all Mississippians. It is full of engaging, enraging, beautiful, funny and brave stories about race and prejudice in the South.
Also, Katy Simpson Smith has just released a historical novel called The Story of Land and Sea that sounds very interesting and impressive.
Record Number of Films Made in MS in 2014
The Mississippi Film Office is finishing up its most successful year to date, having ...
The Mississippi Film Office is finishing up its most successful year to date, having hosted the likes of Woody Harrelson, Anna Kendrick, Dan Aykroyd, and Renee Zellweger as they filmed major feature films here. Yesterday the Mississippi Business Journal ran a piece that highlighted this record year. Below is an excerpt with corrections in bold.
SWEET 16 — Record number of films made in Mississippi in 2014
By Jack Weatherly
Sixteen movies have been made in Mississippi in 2014, a record for the state.
"And I have no reason to believe that 2015 won't be even better," said Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film Office.
Nothing particularly magical happened this year, Emling said of the industry that is known for magic.
The bumper crop was brought in by hard work — and persistence.
A film that will wrap up this month is good example of the results of those virtues.
"We've been working on 'Life At These Speeds' since 2010, and it's finally here," he said of the film directed by Leif Tilden.
Alison Eastwood, daughter of famed director and actor Clint Eastwood, was also in the area with her film "Battlecreek."
The Mississippi industry got serious in 2004 with the establishment of rebate incentives that encourage movie makers to choose the state.
Rebates in the past 10 years, through August of 2014, have totaled $9.2 million, according to the Mississippi Department of Revenue.
The industry estimates it has spent between $70 million and $80 million this year in Mississippi, Emling said.
Rebates in 2014 were $645,754 through August, according to the Department of Revenue.
The state has made strides since the days when it would show up on the Hollywood radar only because of Mississippi's rich literary heritage.
"Baby Doll" (1956), for instance, was based on Tennessee Williams' screenplay. It was shot at a dilapidated antebellum house in Benoit.
But gone are the days when seedy elegance, small-town quaintness and haunting landscapes were about the only attractions for "location shots."
A western, "By Way of Helena," was shot in and around Greenwood this year, standing in for Texas.
The Coen Brothers shot "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000) in 11 of the state's counties. Emling said the joke during production was "O Brother Where Aren't We?"
Ole Miss Tailgating Featured in the NY Times
In a piece called, "Tailgating Goes Above and Beyond at the University of Mississippi," The New ...
In a piece called, "Tailgating Goes Above and Beyond at the University of Mississippi," The New York Times highlighted the elevated experience of many fans on Game Day.
In many tents, food is served on silver trays, drinks splash through fountains and chandeliers hang from the metal supports. Fur coats abound. Jackets, ties and cowboy boots are common.
Prominent chefs are hired to cater meals, and chicken is a favored entree. "You don't want to be a chicken in northern Mississippi on game day," said Tim Walsh, the executive director of alumni affairs.
The tents themselves can be fashion statements. Some fans hire interior decorators. One tent on the Walk of Champions (the Grove's Main Street) is painted with zebra stripes. One of its owners is Jane Foster, a converted Mississippi State fan. She brings in a rock band once a year.
GameDay in Starkville: Weekend Events
There's no Gameday like Our Gameday! Mississippi's College Town is excited to welcome ...
There's no Gameday like Our Gameday! Mississippi's College Town is excited to welcome ESPN's College Gameday to Starkville for what promises to be another historic weekend of Bulldog gridiron action. We look forward to extending our own brand of Mississippi hospitality to thousands of SEC fans visiting as the #3 Mississippi State Bulldogs take on the #2 Auburn Tigers. Championship football is the main event, but with everything from pumpkins and barbecue to cowbells and hoops, there is plenty for fans, young and old, to enjoy! In addition to a great schedule of events, we hope visitors will browse Starkville's many wonderfullyunique shops and delicious restaurants. While you're here, please load up our Google Map of Downtown shopping and dining for a virtual walking tour of great style for all ages and the eclectic tastes of the New South throughout the weekend.
Pumpkinpalooza, Starkville's annual harvest fest, kicks off a great weekend of fun with a spooky flair on Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. This year's event featuresMaroon Madness with the MSU men's and women's basketball teams. Former MSU basketball great, Darryl Wilson, will tip off the official MSU vs Auburn Pep Rally at 6:30 p.m., along with Bully and the MSU Cheer Squads. The Pep Rally will be followed by Maroon Madness at 7:00 p.m. at the half court set up on Main Street. Coaches Rick Ray and Vic Schaefer will address the crowd, and both teams will hold shoot-arounds, dunk contests, and other interactive events. Players will also be available to sign autographs with the kids.
Mississippi Welcomes College GameDay & SEC Nation
The state of Mississippi is thrilled to welcome visitors on Saturday, October 4, as four of the ...
The state of Mississippi is thrilled to welcome visitors on Saturday, October 4, as four of the nation's top 12 teams face off in SEC college football. For the first time, both Mississippi teams boast a 4-0 record in the same season.
Here's what you need to know about Saturday's games, and what not to miss during your visit to Starkville or Oxford.
SEC Nation in Starkville
Mississippi State (#12) will play Texas A&M (#6) at 11 am, with coverage beginning at 9 am Central. While you're at Mississippi State, pay a visit to the John Grisham Room – which houses memorabilia from the writings and achievements of the bestselling author – and the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, one of only thirteen presidential libraries nationwide and five on university campuses.
On Friday, take in a night of live music at the Bulldog Bash, a free concert that takes place in the historic Cotton District and typically draws 35,000 fans. This year's lineup includes Justin Moore and The Dirty Guv'nahs.
On Sunday, enjoy special shopping and dining hours with Bulldog Brunch and Browse. Participating shops and restaurants downtown & around town are open from 11:00am – 3pm.
Discover more to see and do in Starkville.
ESPN's College GameDay in Oxford
Ole Miss (No. 11) faces Alabama (No. 3) at 2:30 pm Central, and College GameDay will begin broadcasting from The Grove at 8 am.
Because of the many artists, musicians, writers, and chefs who have found inspiration here, Oxford is known as the "Cultural Mecca of the South." During your stay, don't miss Rowan Oak, the home of William Faulkner. Stop by the Ole Miss Library, which houses the personal blues album collection of B.B. King and a Mississippi collection of works by William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, and John Grisham. Walk around Oxford's historic square, browsing the shops and exploring the storied culinary scene.
This Friday (and all Fridays before Ole Miss home games), take a historic double-decker bus tour through the Ole Miss campus, the town square, and other points of interest in Oxford. The hour-long tours cost $5 and leave at 2 pm from the Oxford Visitors Center, 415 South Lamar Blvd.
Many restaurants are open for Shop and Dine Sundays. Discover why Oxford is renowned for its food and drink!
Discover more to see and do in Oxford.
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The subject of this prophecy is the destruction of Judea and Jerusalem for the sins of the people, and the consolation of the faithful under national calamities.
The wickedness of the land. The fearful vengeance to be executed. (1-11) These judgments to be inflicted by a nation more wicked than themselves. (12-17)
Verses 1-11 The servants of the Lord are deeply afflicted by seeing ungodliness and violence prevail; especially among those who profess the truth. No man scrupled doing wrong to his neighbour. We should long to remove to the world where holiness and love reign for ever, and no violence shall be before us. God has good reasons for his long-suffering towards bad men, and the rebukes of good men. The day will come when the cry of sin will be heard against those that do wrong, and the cry of prayer for those that suffer wrong. They were to notice what was going forward among the heathen by the Chaldeans, and to consider themselves a nation to be scourged by them. But most men presume on continued prosperity, or that calamities will not come in their days. They are a bitter and hasty nation, fierce, cruel, and bearing down all before them. They shall overcome all that oppose them. But it is a great offence, and the common offence of proud people, to take glory to themselves. The closing words give a glimpse of comfort.
Verses 12-17 However matters may be, yet God is the Lord our God, our Holy One. We are an offending people, he is an offended God, yet we will not entertain hard thoughts of him, or of his service. It is great comfort that, whatever mischief men design, the Lord designs good, and we are sure that his counsel shall stand. Though wickedness may prosper a while, yet God is holy, and does not approve the wickedness. As he cannot do iniquity himself, so he is of purer eyes than to behold it with any approval. By this principle we must abide, though the dispensations of his providence may for a time, in some cases, seem to us not to agree with it. The prophet complains that God's patience was abused; and because sentence against these evil works and workers was not executed speedily, their hearts were the more fully set in them to do evil. Some they take up as with the angle, one by one; others they catch in shoals, as in their net, and gather them in their drag, their enclosing net. They admire their own cleverness and contrivance: there is great proneness in us to take the glory of outward prosperity to ourselves. This is idolizing ourselves, sacrificing to the drag-net because it is our own. God will soon end successful and splendid robberies. Death and judgment shall make men cease to prey on others, and they shall be preyed on themselves. Let us remember, whatever advantages we possess, we must give all the glory to God.
Habakkuk 1:1-17 . HABAKKUK'S EXPOSTULATION WITH JEHOVAH ON ACCOUNT OF THE PREVALENCE OF INJUSTICE: JEHOVAH SUMMONS ATTENTION TO HIS PURPOSE OF SENDING THE CHALDEANS AS THE AVENGERS. THE PROPHET COMPLAINS, THAT THESE ARE WORSE THAN THOSE ON WHOM VENGEANCE WAS TO BE TAKEN.
1. burden--the prophetic sentence.
2, 3. violence . . . Why dost thou show me iniquity?--Similar language is used of the Chaldeans ( Habakkuk 1:9 Habakkuk 1:13 ), as here is used of the Jews: implying, that as the Jews sinned by violence and injustice, so they should be punished by violence and injustice ( Proverbs 1:31 ). Jehoiakim's reign was marked by injustice, treachery, and bloodshed ( Jeremiah 22:3 Jeremiah 22:13-17 ). Therefore the Chaldeans should be sent to deal with him and his nobles according to their dealings with others ( Habakkuk 1:6 Habakkuk 1:10 Habakkuk 1:11 Habakkuk 1:17 ). Compare Jeremiah's expostulation with Jehovah, Jeremiah 12:1 , 20:8 ; and Job 19:7 Job 19:8 .
3. cause me to behold grievance--MAURER denies that the Hebrew verb is ever active; he translates, "(Wherefore) dost Thou behold (without doing aught to check) grievance?" The context favors English Version.
there are that raise up strife and contention--so CALVIN. But MAURER, not so well, translates, "There is strife, and contention raises itself."
4. Therefore--because Thou dost suffer such crimes to go unpunished.
law is slacked--is chilled. It has no authority and secures no respect.
wrong judgment proceedeth--Decisions are given contrary to right.
5. Behold . . . marvellously . . . a work--(Compare Isaiah 29:14 ). Quoted by Paul ( Acts 13:41 ).
among the heathen--In Acts 13:41 , "ye despisers," from the Septuagint. So the Syriac and Arabic versions; perhaps from a different Hebrew reading. In the English Version reading of Habakkuk, God, in reply to the prophet's expostulation, addresses the Jews as about to be punished, "Behold ye among the heathen (with whom ye deserve to be classed, and by whom ye shall be punished, as despisers; the sense implied, which Paul expresses): learn from them what ye refused to learn from Me!" For "wonder marvellously," Paul, in Acts 13:41 , has, "wonder and perish," which gives the sense, not the literal wording, of the Hebrew, "Wonder, wonder," that is, be overwhelmed in wonder. The despisers are to be given up to their own stupefaction, and so perish. The Israelite unbelievers would not credit the prophecy as to the fearfulness of the destruction to be wrought by the Chaldeans, nor afterwards the deliverance promised from that nation. So analogously, in Paul's day, the Jews would not credit the judgment coming on them by the Romans, nor the salvation proclaimed through Jesus. Thus the same Scripture applied to both.
ye will not believe, though it be told you--that is, ye will not believe now that I foretell it.
6. I raise up--not referring to God's having brought the Chaldeans from their original seats to Babylonia they had already been upwards of twenty years (since Nabopolassar's era) in political power there; but to His being about now to raise them up as the instruments of God's "work" of judgment on the Jews ( 2 Chronicles 36:6 ). The Hebrew is future, "I will raise up."
bitter--that is, cruel ( Jeremiah 50:42 ; compare Judges 18:25 , Margin; 1 Samuel 17:8 ).
hasty--not passionate, but "impetuous."
7. their judgment and . . . dignity . . . proceed of themselves--that is, they recognize no judge save themselves, and they get for themselves and keep their own "dignity" without needing others' help. It will be vain for the Jews to complain of their tyrannical judgments; for whatever the Chaldeans decree they will do according to their own will, they will not brook anyone attempting to interfere.
8. swifter than the leopards--OPPIAN [Cynegeticks, 3.76], says of the leopard, "It runs most swiftly straight on: you would fancy it was flying through the air."
more fierce--rather, "more keen"; literally, "sharp."
evening wolves--wolves famished with fasting all day and so most keen in attacking the fold under covert of the approaching night ( Jeremiah 5:6 , Zephaniah 3:3 ; compare Genesis 49:27 ). Hence "twilight" is termed in Arabic and Persian "the wolf's tail"; and in French, entre chien et loup.
spread themselves--proudly; as in Jeremiah 50:11 , and Malachi 4:2 , it implies strength and vigor. So also the Arabic cognate word [MAURER].
their horsemen . . . come from far--and yet are not wearied by the long journey.
9. all for violence--The sole object of all is not to establish just rights, but to get all they can by violence.
their faces shall sup up as the east wind--that is, they shall, as it were, swallow up all before them; so the horse in Job 39:24 is said to "swallow the ground with fierceness and rage." MAURER takes it from an Arabic root, "the desire of their faces," that is, the eager desire expressed by their faces. HENDERSON, with SYMMACHUS and Syriac, translates, "the aspect."
as the east wind--the simoon, which spreads devastation wherever it passes ( Isaiah 27:8 ). GESENIUS translates, "(is) forwards." The rendering proposed, eastward, as if it referred to the Chaldeans' return home eastward from Judea, laden with spoils, is improbable. Their "gathering the sand" accords with the simoon being meant, as it carries with it whirlwinds of sand collected in the desert.
10. scoff at . . . kings--as unable to resist them.
they shall heap dust, and take it--"they shall heap" earth mounds outside, and so "take every stronghold" (compare 2 Samuel 20:15 , 2 Kings 19:32 ) [GROTIUS].
11. Then--when elated by his successes.
shall his mind change--He shall lose whatever of reason or moderation ever was in him, with pride.
he shall pass over--all bounds and restraints: his pride preparing the sure way for his destruction ( Proverbs 16:18 ). The language is very similar to that describing Nebuchadnezzar's "change" from man's heart (understanding) to that of a beast, because of pride An undesigned coincidence between the two sacred books written independently.
imputing this his power unto his god--( Daniel 5:4 ). Sacrilegious arrogance, in ascribing to his idol Bel the glory that belongs to God [CALVIN]. GROTIUS explains, "(saying that) his power is his own as one who is a god to himself" (compare Habakkuk 1:16 , and Daniel 3:1-30 ). So MAURER, "He shall offend as one to whom his power is his god" ( Job 12:6 ;
12. In opposition to the impious deifying of the Chaldeans power as their god (MAURER, or, as the English Version, their attributing of their successes to their idols), the prophet, in an impassioned address to Jehovah, vindicates His being "from everlasting," as contrasted with the Chaldean so-called "god."
my God, mine Holy One--Habakkuk speaks in the name of his people. God was "the Holy One of Israel," against whom the Chaldean was setting up himself ( Isaiah 37:23 ).
we shall not die--Thou, as being our God, wilt not permit the Chaldeans utterly to destroy us. This reading is one of the eighteen called by the Hebrews "the appointment of the scribes"; the Rabbis think that Ezra and his colleagues corrected the old reading, "Thou shalt not die."
thou hast ordained them for judgment--that is, to execute Thy judgments.
for correction--to chastise transgressors ( Isaiah 10:5-7 ). But not that they may deify their own power ( Habakkuk 1:11 , for their power is from Thee, and but for a time); nor that they may destroy utterly Thy people. The Hebrew for "mighty God" is Rock ( Deuteronomy 32:4 ). However the world is shaken, or man's faith wavers, God remains unshaken as the Rock of Ages ( Isaiah 26:4 , Margin).
13. purer . . . than to behold evil--without being displeased at it.
canst not look on iniquity--unjust injuries done to Thy people. The prophet checks himself from being carried too far in his expostulatory complaint, by putting before himself honorable sentiments of God.
them that deal treacherously--the Chaldeans, once allies of the Jews, but now their violent oppressors. Compare "treacherous dealers," ( Isaiah 21:2 , 24:16 ). Instead of speaking evil against God, he goes to God Himself for the remedy for his perplexity ( Psalms 73:11-17 ).
devoureth the man that is more righteous--The Chaldean oppresses the Jew, who with all his faults, is better than his oppressor (compare Ezekiel 16:51 Ezekiel 16:52 ).
14. And--that is, And so, by suffering oppressors to go unpunished, "Thou makest men as the fishes . . . that have no ruler"; that is, no defender. All may fish in the sea with impunity; so the Chaldeans with impunity afflict Thy people, as these have no longer the God of the theocracy, their King, to defend them. Thou reducest men to such a state of anarchy, by wrong going unpunished, as if there were no God. He compares the world to the sea; men to fishes; Nebuchadnezzar to a fisherman ( Habakkuk 1:15-17 ).
15. they take up all of them--all kinds of fishes, that is, men, as captives, and all other prey that comes in their way.
with the angle--that is, the hook. Some they take up as with the hook, one by one; others in shoals, as in a "net" and "drag" or enclosing net.
therefore--because of their successes.
they rejoice--They glory in their crimes because attended with success (compare Habakkuk 1:11 ).
16. sacrifice unto their net--that is, their arms, power, and military skill, wherewith they gained their victories; instead of to God. Compare Habakkuk 1:11 , MAURER'S interpretation. They idolize themselves for their own cleverness and might ( Deuteronomy 8:17 , Isaiah 10:13 , Isaiah 37:24 Isaiah 37:25 ).
by them--by their net and dragnet.
their portion--image from a banquet: the prey which they have gotten.
17. Shall they . . . empty their net?--Shall they be allowed without interruption to enjoy the fruits of their violence?
therefore--seeing that they attribute all their successes to themselves, and not to Thee. The answer to the prophet's question, he by inspiration gives himself in the second chapter.


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The wave of feuding gangs going online to call out rivals — digital graffiti called "cyber-banging" — may have not only led to the murder of aspiring rapper Joseph "Lil JoJo" Coleman last month, but also a 26-year-old parolee in a potential retaliation slaying.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday that police are investigating whether the Sept. 17 shooting of Keith "Keke" Bonds was linked to Lil JoJo's Sept. 4 murder in Englewood.
Sources now say Bonds and a teenager — both members of the Black Disciples street gang — appeared in an online video making fun of the murder of JoJo, 18, a reputed member of the rival Gangster Disciples.
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The 15-year-old was wounded on Sept. 15. Two days later, Bonds was murdered near 59th and Normal — a Black Disciples stronghold.
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JoJo's murder grabbed national attention after sources said Chicago Police investigators were looking into any connection between the killing and an ongoing, online feud with star rapper Chief Keef and his allies.
Chief Keef, whose real name is Keith Cozart, is a 17-year-old from the South Side who signed to Interscope Records. Police haven't accused Chief Keef of any involvement in JoJo's murder.
No one has been charged with JoJo's killing — or with the murder of Keith Bonds.
Bonds' mother, Charmaine Cole, said she had no idea whether her son was killed in retribution for JoJo's murder.
She acknowledged her son was on parole for drug possession and burglary, but she said he wasn't violent.
"His dream was to start a restaurant," Cole said. "He was one of those people who had high hopes."
Cole said she wasn't aware that her son was involved in a video making fun of JoJo's killing. But she said she was told that another video makes fun of her son's death — and the earlier killings of two of his friends.
"Was this about a video? It's hard to say," Cole said.
"These 17-year-old and 18-year-olds are all shooting. It's crazy," she said. "Even if my son was a Black Disciple, or whatever, I hope they don't give up on those killers. I want them to be found."
To understand Chief Keef's world, you need to glimpse the violent online videos that have become the city's gang graffiti of the 21st century.
Chief Keef has put out his own videos that are full of references to the Black Disciples in Englewood, as well as guns and drugs.
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JoJo's video might be an example of that. His video mocked the Black Disciples. In it, he declares "We BDK" — street slang for a Black Disciple Killer.
In the months before his murder, JoJo and Chief Keef's supporters in the Black Disciples were in an online war of words.
Hours after Lil JoJo was shot while on a bike in Englewood, Chief Keef's Twitter account posted a tweet mocking the 18-year-old's murder. Chief Keef later said his account was hijacked.
Police think Chief Keef could become the next target — one of the arguments a prosecutor made Wednesday to place the young rapper in juvenile detention for a probation violation for his own safety.
A juvenile court judge is considering whether to revoke his probation in a gun case. Chief Keef allegedly violated probation when he held a rifle during a videotaped interview, and when he failed to obtain a GED. The judge scheduled a Nov. 20 hearing on the request.
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The Poor Employment Market for Law Grads Predates the Recession Brian Tamanaha
Two weeks ago I wrote a post about the remarkably high number of graduates of the class of 2009 who failed to obtain jobs as lawyers. When confronted with data like this, law schools respond that the dismal job placement rate is a recent phenomenon, a product of the current recession, suggesting that things were fine before and all will be well once again when the legal market rebounds. It's wrong to isolate on and condemn law schools, they say, for results that reflect a historically bad time for jobs across the economy.
An excellent piece as usual, although perhaps the problems associated with the data set could have received higher billing.
Of course, with the ABA's recent changes, this kind of information will no longer be available going forward. This is problematic to say the least.
"Grads Employed at 9 Months with Job Requiring JD"
The operative terms being "job," "at," and "requiring." Are jobs part-time or full-time? How long did it take for grads to find jobs? Will they have jobs after nine months after graduation? For how long? Do jobs that require JDs make substantial use of the knowledge and skills acquired in law school? I have grave fears about the actual career-spans and attrition rates law degree-holders in legal positions have. This is why I don't see transparency as the end-all solution to law schools' problems. Although, I'm impressed that even NALP data, inaccurate as it is, can still falsify the belief that the backlog of graduates will have law jobs once the economy recovers. Nicely done.
So the supply of legal services has caught up with and surpassed demand.
Is this somehow controversial?
LSTB--thanks for reminding me--these numbers include part time positions (less than 35 hours a week). I do not have the break down for part time positions pre-2007. In recent years it ranges, at some schools, as high as 20 percent of JD required jobs are part time.
As all the comments suggest, the true results are below what these numbers suggest, yet it is bad enough even at inflated levels.
The mere fact, no. That law schools continue to pretend otherwise in their employment reporting, yes.
Wow are you seriously deleting my comments where I explain how you are presenting misleading numbers that overstate the job placement out of law school by a factor of two? Exactly as I thought.
If anyone wants to read the critique of "wolf in sheep's clothing" Tamanaha's work see the comment in 2:29 here
http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot.com/2011/10/question-from-law-school-dean.html?showComment=1317677544721#c3904124163598849231 Prof. Tamanaha wants you to believe that at T100 schools, 75% of the grads get jobs as lawyers (it's more like 33%) and that even at terrible law schools 50% get such jobs! The chart he keeps publishing presents a glowing image of law school job placement that is completely out of touch with reality. Prof. Tamanaha is a special kind of law school fraudster - the kind who presents fraud under the guise of criticizing it.
Just to let you know, I have never deleted comments in five years of writing on this blog. (I don't know how to delete comments, believe it or not, although I'm sure I could figure it out.) If your comment did not go up, something happened in the transmission. You are right that the numbers I cite likely overstate the true job placement rate owing to reliance on self-reporting from law schools. The job situation is worse than these numbers indicate (as I indicate at the bottom of the post). But I can only work with the numbers that are available. I doubt that readers see these numbers as a "glowing image of law school job placement." These numbers are very poor.
I have grave fears about the actual career-spans and attrition rates law degree-holders in legal positions have. This is why I don't see transparency as the end-all solution to law schools' problems.So the supply of legal services has caught up with and surpassed demand.
Your article has proven useful to me. It's very informative and you are obviously very knowledgeable in this area. You have opened my eyes to varying views on this topic with interesting and solid content.
I have grave fears about the actual career-spans and attrition rates law degree-holders in legal positions have.
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he'S really cute and soo hot
Damn he is on fire
He sure looks different than he does in Twilight.
Did everyone see Kellan on Ellen today?
Yes i did! And I was pissed he didn't take his shirt off!
Yeah, I'm thinking maybe he doesn't work out between movies? Or maybe he shaves or waxes his chest and hadn't done so in a while? We have all of these pictures of him running without a shirt I can't really think of any other reasons why he wouldn't take it off then unless it was for maintenance reasons.
Also, how in the world did he think he could go naked at a men's spa and not run into a gay twilight fan? That's slightly naive. He was asking for that one.
Hot but I hate his hair
It did cross my mind that he might not be contractually allowed to show his abs outside of his print work, but that just seems so bizzare to me. I can't imagine someone signing a contract stating that they're not allowed to do what they please with their own body. I guess it's not out of the realm of possibility, but I've never heard of anything like that.
Interested by this gallery ?
I don't see the attraction. He's borderline cute, but forgettable.
he is sexy i didnt notice him until i saw him on the red carpet
Eh no, doesn't do it for me.
This guy barely even has a role in Twilight, love him though. I literally saw him for a total of 2mins in New Moon movie.
Giorgino1, you always find "rare" pictures that I've never seen, keep them coming.
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From Perezhilton.com, Kellan in Cosmo
I would LOOOOVE to see a frontal view of him in those tight white pants..YUMMM
I've always like robert Pattinson as an Actor and he was pretty good looking. Definately not to die for though (No pun intended). but from the moment I saw Emmett I liked him and he plays that role great. Everyone likeseither Jacob, Edward, or even Jaspar. But my favorite even from reading the books was Emmett and will always be. SO much hotter than Robert Pattinson.
They are all animals! In bed ofc
Jacob Especially hehe :P
God I love Kellan. He's the hottest one in the series.
His candid shirtless workout pics are so hot
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The 24-year-old Twilight hunk and former Abercrombie & Fitch model has reportedly been chosen as the man for the job at CK.
"The executives have a plan to model the ads very similarly after the famous Mark Wahlberg campaign in the 90's," the source said.
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^ Hellax... there is a note of concern when you emphasise so much that you're "REALLY clean"... HAHAHA
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its awesome that:
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well done. cannot decide who is hottest. these four would make the hottest porn ever.
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 is the deadline for the Rangers and Yu Darvish to come to a deal and it may be a historic day. Or it may not, but either way, it should be interesting. You know. Yu knows. Well, I don't know if Yu knows yet but I'm sure he knows a little more than we all do because the Rangers have been characteristically mum about the negotiations.
At this point, I am seriously hoping they are able to work a contract out. I'm getting excited about the idea of seeing Darvish pitch over here and I think it would make those Rangers a whole lot better as well.
If you are out there, Jon Daniels? (Or even if you aren't.) Do us all a favor and sign Darvish. If nothing else, we'll get a season full of Yu jokes.
Then again, if it doesn't work out with him and the Rangers, maybe they'll be all the more motivated/have the funds to go after Prince. I do rather like Mitch Moreland, but Prince in that lineup would be, as Josh Hamilton put it, "pretty ridiculous".
Not to mention, they both have very good, late-night-joke worthy names.
All is well in Ranger-Land.
In movie award show land? Not so much.
I filled out my Golden Globes ballot for tonight and came to the regrettable conclusion that the only category I really care about the year is Best Soundtrack, which has to go to Howard Shore forHugo or I will boycott for the next hundred or so years.
Speaking of Things Which Should Not Win: Moneyball. Which took a perfectly solid concept and put Brad Pitt ('nuff said) in it and confused everything about it that was simple. And made itself an instant member of the Atrocious Baseball Movie Hall of Fame. You know I couldn't stand it. I've said that before. But with the award season here, my feverous feelings have come right back up.
Then there is the ultimate, existential question: who is better looking?
If it wins anything tonight, I will… yep, you guessed it. Boycott.
At this rate, it seems alarmingly likely that I will be boycotting this show in future years.
Let's just say it's been a rather unfortunate year in film.
2012 has got to be better. What with The Hobbit and… The Hobbit. And The Hobbit.
Can you tell I'm a little bit excited?
Maybe Elijah Wood will show up in another green velvet suit tonight and make my viewing time worth it. A girl can dream.
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Greg and Wendy Hamilton are returning the Sears name to Cleveland at Bradley Square Mall when it opens the Sears Hometown Store on May 1. That's the day Wendy says everything will be out of the garage.
"Yes. Yes," she exclaimed. "My car will be parked in the garage again."
Greg and Wendy are both from Cleveland and met at Cleveland High School. From there, Greg continued his education at Lee University before entering the business world.
The couple has one son and one daughter. Josh is a junior at Cleveland High School where he is on the state championship wrestling team. Ashley, who is a freshman at CHS, is a cheerleader and a member of the homecoming court.
Wendy is the daughter of Alice Lowe. Greg is the son of Don and Dianne Hamilton. Don was employed by Sears 43 years until he retired from the company's anchor store in 2010. Maybe because he retired, Sears announced in December 2011 it was closing the 51,000-square-foot store on the south end of Bradley Square Mall.
"Dad worked for two companies in his life, the United States Air Force and Sears. I don't know of anybody who can say that about their dad," he said.
Though technically it is still a Sears store, Don could jeopardize his stellar employment record by working a third job.
"He'd better," Greg said. "He loves people and I told him I'm going to have to figure out where his corner is. I want to get him a chair and a coffee machine. He used to be chairman of the coffee club at the old Sears store," he explained. "We're going to have to get a dad's corner where the coffee machine and chair is so he can just come and go, talk to people or do whatever he wants to do."
Greg and Wendy's 8,500-square-foot Hometown Store is located on the west end of the mall across the corridor from the Big Kmart.
"Even with our mall location, we picked a place where we not only have an interior mall entrance for people in the mall doing other things, but we have our own exterior entrance," he said. "You can pull right up to our door dressed in sweatpants and a T-shirt, run in and grab a tape measure or whatever you need, jump back in your car and do whatever you need to do."
The store will offer a wide selection of well-known Sears brands such as Kenmore appliances, Craftsman tools, lawn and garden products, and DieHard car and boat batteries.
"When you walk through our door, you're going to see our smiling faces. We'll be actively involved. The store is designed to have a hometown feel to it, or call us on the phone and let us know how we can help you," he said.
Greg has an extensive background in finance and business. He worked for Sears from 2001 to 2006 in the product repair division where he had oversight of a $300 million portfolio. That portfolio included 75 product repair units and merchandise delivery operations in a territory that covered everywhere south and east of Phoenix. Talk of moving him to Chicago kept coming up in annual reviews, "but our kids were small at the time, and we didn't really want to relocate."
In 2006, he went to Santek Environmental, where he was employed as executive vice president and chief financial officer until 2010 when he departed from the corporate world for various entrepreneurial pursuits.
"I really wanted to put more emphasis on the entrepreneurial work ever since. Wendy and I were looking for something we could do locally because we're both Cleveland folks. It is a community that has been terrific to us and our family," he said. "We're deeply rooted here and we wanted to do something locally to serve other families of the community."
Wendy said she liked the idea of opening the store almost as soon as Greg made the suggestion.
"I really did. I thought it was a great idea," she said. "It's something we can do together. When he told me it was a Sears Hometown Store, 'hometown' sounded good to me. Everybody I've told about it was excited that Sears is coming back to Cleveland. Sears is coming back to Cleveland, but it is also a 'hometown store.' We want you to come in, have a cup of coffee and tell us what your needs are. We're very excited."


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New PAHO Director Highlights the Importance of ICTs to Reach Universal Access to Health |
Washington, D.C., 31 January 2013 (PAHO/WHO)- Dr. Carissa F. Etienne took office today as the new Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), pledging to work in close partnership with PAHO member countries to extend the benefits of health progress to all people in the Americas. Dr. Etienne's highest priority will be accelerating progress toward universal access to quality health care. "Of the many opportunities and challenges this Organization and our Member States face, one goal stands atop all the others. It is providing universal access to health care across the Americas," she said. "No other single achievement would contribute more to ensuring a long, dignified and productive life."
Dr. Etienne, formerly Assistant Director-General at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, was sworn in as the 10th Director of PAHO. At 110 years, PAHO is the world's oldest international health agency and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of WHO. She succeeds Dr. Mirta Roses Periago, of Argentina, who served 10 years as Director.
Dr. Etienne noted the impressive health progress in the Americas, with major gains in life expectancy, declining infant mortality, high rates of immunization, improved nutrition, expanded access to health care and health education, and newly available medicines and health technologies. Moreover, "more people have access to information about their health and healthy living -- to new technologies that can educate them as well as to those that can treat and cure them."
WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in a video message from Geneva, "I have lost my Assistant Director-General for Health Systems and Services, but the Pan American Health Organization has gained an experienced leader." LINKS
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