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A frog peacefully resting on a rock exhales, "AAHH!" His rest is interrupted by a boy with a jar who captures him gleefully exclaiming, "Ah Ha!" An excited puppy paws the jar, and the frog flies out yelling, "AAHH!" Creating expressive dialogue by rearranging only two letters, this story cleverly conveys the emotions of a frog and the creatures he encounters as he hops out of the frying pan and into the fire time and time again.
This bilingual English/Spanish book celebrates the life of the great Latin Jazz musician Ernest "Tito" Puente (1923-2000). Readers learn about Tito in different stages of his life: as a baby (in New York City of Puerto Rican parents), banging out rhythms on pots and pans; as a kid drumming and dancing his way to talent show success (but still finding time to play baseball with the neighborhood kids); as a young man in the Navy serving his country while developing his gift of playing and writing music; and as a professional musician who wins fame, fortune, love and admiration by using
This interactive picture book is nothing but fun from beginning to end.
Picture a giant teal gorilla with yellow shoes and six watches. That's Nilson. Now, imagine a small girl with dark bobbed-hair wearing a red jumper and rainbow tights. That's Amelia.
Nilson and Amelia are best friends. They do everything together from playing music to building towers. Nilson is normally cool until the slightest thing sets him off. If a block wiggles and knocks down his entire structure, Nilson goes from calm and collected to throwing a gorilla-sized tantrum in 0.2 seconds. Trust me - his growl is impressive!
Japanese author/illustrator Taro Gomi has hidden all sorts of normal objects such as gloves, hearts, socks, scooters, and flags inside pictures for a look and find experience for the very young. The pictures are challenging but not too challenging for a young toddler or preschool child. A wonderful book to share as a lap book, or during storytime to see who can spot the item first.
Let's face it - starting school can be nerve racking. Patrick is a tiny, pink furball of a monster with striped horns and a love of cowboy boots. It's the day before he starts Monstergarten, and a first grader tells Patrick that he must be scary for school. Like all skills, Patrick needs to practice. He has several humorous and failed attempts at scaring his friend Kevin, his cat Snowball (just a heads up, you do NOT want to meet Snowball in a dark alley) and his sister.
By the author of Dinosaur vs. Bedtime and I'm a Shark, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great is a hilarious and insightful look at friendship.
The Little Miss Bronte series, part of the BabyLit book series published by Gibbs Smith, are an elegant way to introduce the youngest child to the world of classical literature. Jane Eyre is a counting primer, and counts drawings, trees, pearls, and books, with quotes interspersed, such as "this book I had again and again perused with delight".
Wuthering Heights is a weather primer, so for breezy, the quote is "the weather was sweet and warm" and for stormy we read, "the storm came rattling over the Heights in full fury."
Father's Day may be over, but dads are still awesome. Check out these fun picture books about (and for) fathers.
This adorable Penguin Young Readers Level 2 Early Reader about a red balloon and a yellow kite who fall in love is delightful. The simple, brightly colored illustrations will attract young readers, and the story will soften the hardest of hearts. The ending makes this librarian hope for some kind of sequel, either with kite and balloon again, or with another set of similar objects falling in love.
Around the Neighborhood: a Counting Lullaby is an adaptation of "Over in the Meadow", the classic folk song that was first written down in 1870. A mother and her baby baby set off for a walk around the neighborhood, and see numerous animals that a child might normally see in their neighborhood, such as cats, crows, bees, or ladybugs. The illustrations were produced digitally, and are easy to recognize, with bright colors galore.
"Line up every kind of plant and animal on Earth…and one of every four will be a beetle." So begins the Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins, a treasure trove of fascinating facts about beetles the world over, including information about body structure, life cycles, communication, defenses, and other beetle behaviors.
This bilingual poem by the late author of the famous Brown Bear, Brown Bear series, Bill Martin Jr. and Michael Sampson tells some of the very descriptive reasons our Earth is so beautiful. Dan Lipow's photographs are lush and bright with color. The children featured in the pictures are from multiple cultures, although the photos do not identify them. This book was recently successfully shared in a Spanish/English bilingual storytime. For all ages.
"HEY! I'm a chicken. Yes, it's true. Tell me! Tell me! What are you?"
And so begins Are you a Cow? by Sandra Boynton, a fun call and response board book for the very youngest toddlers to enjoy. Children will love answering the silly questions posed by the silly chicken with one of their favorite words (no). And the book ends with the best message of all, that you are you. This book deservedly received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews, and receives high praise from this librarian. For ages 1-3.
Meet Wendell, Wilmer, Willy Woody and Walter—5 bird-like juggler brothers who perform together in a hilarious stage show, while demonstrating basic math concepts such as counting, addition, subtraction and comparison. The reader audience will learn as they laugh at the Wing Wing Brothers' antics and comic appearance. Parents and teachers will appreciate that the book meets the Common Core Standards for kindergarten mathematics; kids will appreciate the goofiness and fun.
Recommended for kids ages 3-7.
This Ready to Read Level One early reader tells the story of Teddy Rex, a new student at Dino School. Teddy has a very loud roar, and has to be reminded to use his indoor roar. He learns that at recess though, he can roar as loudly as he would like. This early reader is gr
In this fun Level 1 Starting to Read reader published by Stone Arch (Guided Reading Level E), Fire Truck and Tractor are getting ready for the big parade with the help of their friends Train and School Bus. They get clean and decorated, but they are missing something. What could it be? There are several early readers about these characters, which are just right for the child who is getting ready to read, plus loves transportation vehicles.
"How do you like to go up in a swing, up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing ever a child can do!"
"Why do it?" I asked myself. "Just months ago, you reviewed a book about a dog with a second chance at a happy life (Saving Audie by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent), so why do another so soon?" "I can't help it!" was my reply. "I've fallen in love, and people in love can do foolish things. So there!"
Part of the Touch, Look, and Learn! series, Animals Talk features wonderful single, textured illustrations of animals that make noise. Very young children will enjoy cuddling up to share this book while they feel the raised surfaces in the illustrations and make the fun animals sounds on each page. Try others in this series including Animals Go, Colors, and Counting.
Ages 6 months to 3
Booklover Morris Lessmore methodically records his life one page at a time until a terrible storm carries him away and destroys his words and his surroundings. A young woman, who is being pulled skyward by an array of colorful books, gives him her favorite, which leads him to an extraordinary library. The stories entice Morris who devotes his life to repairing the books and reading the stories to keep them alive.
This early chapter book is an abridged version of the 1964 collection, "The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales" written by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst and illustrated by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King award winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It's part of the level 4 Passport to Reading series. According to the i
Attention-grabbing large colorful pictures of dragons and a spirited plotline that parallels a child's morning routine will win over young children in Jane Yolen's latest picture book. A small knight awakens huge sleeping dragons, feeds them pancakes with a catapult, brushes their fangs and hurries them out so they can fly him to Knight School.
With their bushy tails and acrobatic antics, squirrels are great fun to watch. They've also been the subject of stories and poems for children over the years. Back in 1871, Alexina B.White paid sweet tribute to those frisky, funny critters in her collection of poetry, Little Folk Songs. White's ode to squirrels has been given new, vibrant life for new readers with adaptation and additional verses provided by Susan Lurie, perfectly matched with beautiful, naturalistic photographs by Murray Head. It's been one of my new favorites for fall storytime, but can be enjoyed
Roger, a long sausage dog, is looking for more meaning from life. When life hands him potatoes, he creates a French fry stand, and his French fries become famous around the world. But Roger worries that people only love him for his fries, and he looks for even more from his life. When Roger meets Charlotte the Corn Cob Queen, a whole new adventure begins. The illustrations are charming, and this book has been a hit with every school age group I've read it with. A recipe is included at the back of the book.
Young children will delight in this charming story of the famous American cook Julia Child living in Paris with her husband Paul and her mischievous tortoiseshell cat, Minette. Julia Child learns to cook with passion and endless energy. Minette inhales the delicious aromas and dines on the most scrumptious meals, yet being a cat, still prefers a good fresh mouse.
Are you looking for games to play and music to listen to while on a car trip this summer? Or perhaps you want a new project while waiting for school to start again? OR are you a "Fancy Nancy" fan who longs to add some new words to your vocabulaire extraordinaire Français? Try these audiobooks, available on the Wisconsin Public Library Co
It's Christmas Eve and Santa is on his way to deliver toys around the world. Suddenly his reindeer harness breaks, sending him downward "like a BIG, FAT, JOLLY RED SKYROCKET!" Santa crashes into a barn and recruits the barnyard animals. A magical journey ensues with an old dog, cows, sheep, a goat, a horse, and a pig pulling his sleigh. Bright, colorful, luminous pictures draw young children into this riotous tale.
Author/artist Loren Long's sweet and spunky little tractor, Otis, is back for another adventure—and what an adventure it is! Otis spends many a summer day playing "Follow the Leader" with all the farm animals—all, that is, but the big, ornery bull that snorts and charges at anyone who comes near. One day, the sky suddenly turns stormy, dark, and green, and the farm-folk scramble for shelter, with no time to tend to the animals. The reason: a tornado is coming! Otis springs into action with a clever idea
Uh-oh! Little Owl has fallen from the nest and cannot find Mommy! With the help of a dizzy but well-meaning squirrel, Little Owl sees many animals with some of the same traits as Mommy Owl, but that are definitely not her. Whooo--I mean, who-- knows where she is? Originally published in Europe with the title A Bit Lost, this book features gentle humor, charming animal characters and simple landscapes in bright colors with contrasting earth tones. It's great for reading aloud, with enough of a pattern to make it good for beginning readers as well.
With rhyming text and whimsical but natural landscapes featuring two cheery, bright red birds, this beautiful picture book by the author/artist is a celebration of both the winter season and the idea of individuality: while there are distinct similarities among various things in nature--snowflakes, leaves, animals and plants of the same species, even people—no two are exactly alike. Observant children will be able to point out the subtle differences in the birds as they flit through the pages with their antics.
This picture book surely lives up to its name. Not only is its story about a square, it is square! The book's shape is just one of many creative details that make this book so delightful. And it is just about perfect, too, with a clever but simple story, a good message, and colorful, playful, beautiful illustrations by artist and author Michael Hall. A perfect square is happy being just that, square and perfect.
The popular English language lyrics to a traditional Yiddish folksong provide the text for this picture book, illustrated by a talented husband-and-wife artist team. The song is enhanced by the colors, the movement, and the joy on the faces of a family in full Hanukkah celebration: decorating, dancing, eating, playing, exchanging presents, honoring the holiday. Everyone joins in the fun, including the dog! The book begins with the musical notation of the folksong; it ends with an author's note on its history.
In a red stocking cap, Baby Owl is playing with his sled in the snowy woods. Baby Hare comes along, sees him, and mistakes him for Santa Claus. Baby Owl tries to convince Baby Hare that he isn't Santa, but Baby Hare doesn't believe it and starts crying. Baby Owl does his best to calm Baby Hare down, but things go from bad to worse. Who can save the day?
A delightful story about two mice, Pip and Squeak, who build a snowman on Christmas Day. When it's time to come inside, they worry about leaving their snowman all alone outside in the cold. They quietly sneak him inside and hide him behind the Christmas tree. When this doesn't work out, the whole family go outside and keep Mr. Snowman company. Soon the whole neighborhood is outside singing and playing in the snow.
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Ideas for a Comic Strip
Two clowns travel from town to town. Each town has something funny and something sad. Sometimes they disagree as to which category things fall into.
Two scientists are charged with reanimating the dead. They don't think they know how to do it. The Army keeps coming around asking how they're doing and must be postponed.
A woman desperate to be married has a wisecracking parrot. It continues to ruin her chances for happiness, but for some reason she never thinks to get rid of it.
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A man accidentally does a favor for a ninja and now has a willing killer attending to him that he does not want.
A ninja accidentally receives a favor from a man and waits to either return the favor or kill the man & skip town.
A favor is given between two men and disappates into the ether. An exploration of life-after-death for concepts and relationships.
It's the end of the world and two gangsters in the loan sharking business are trying to collect on debts before their lendees escape to oblivion.
Two gangsters do stuff. Sometimes to people.
I don't have that many ideas. A... pet... bunny... likes to eat spaghetti... and hates Fridays.
A vampire, a werewolf, a mummy and an invisible man are roommates. Hilarity ensues when their landlord, an archeologist, turns out to have a daughter who looks like the reincarnation of all of their lost loves! Except for the invisible man's, but they sometimes think he might not swing that way, or maybe the chemicals that made him invisible mess with his sex drive.
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And ugh with the food poisoning–glad you're better, though awful that it came from something so lovely as a fiddlehead. I hope you can figure out how to get time for yourself carved out while working 2 jobs–it's so hard sometimes!
]]>I never liked cows milk and I think nut ans seed milks are so much better! And there's so much variety. I've tried sesame milk once and really liked it and I am a huge fan of pepitas, too.


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Founded in 1836, Union is the oldest independent seminary in the nation
This course is designed as an independent study consisting of a field site, readings, and critical reflection regarding a specific experience in ministry. The overall goals of this course are: to provide a critical, reflective framework within which to explore a particular form of ministry; to grow in greater competency; and to engage in related theological reflection. FE 203-204 is open to students who wish to earn elective credit in Field Education. This course may also meet requirements for Field Education in the core curriculum for students with advanced experience in ministry, but only with the permission of the Senior Director of Integrative and Field-Based Education.
Placement: Field Placements are comprised of supervised positions in approved churches or agencies. Work at the placement must be for at least 12-15 hours per week during the school semester. Job description and supervisory arrangements are outlined in a contract designed, agreed upon, and signed by the student and supervisor.
Supervision: The intern's supervisor should be on the staff of the congregation or agency and be able and willing to provide one hour per week of theological reflection and supervision with the intern. These supervisory sessions should focus on: a) theological reflection on the intern's ministry/work performed at the site, b) the intern's responsibilities and assignments, c) support and nurture for the intern's sense of ministry and emerging sense of call.
Learning Agreement: The learning agreement between the student and the field site must be submitted to the Office of Integrative and Field-Based Education before the beginning of the semester.
Ministry Proposal: This proposal should be submitted to the IFE Staff within two weeks of the beginning of the semester. It should be 2-4 pages in length and should include the following information: a) focus of the ministry engaged at the site, b) learning goals for the semester, c) methods of achieving these goals, d) a bibliography of related readings, with a minimum of four books and three articles.
Meeting with the IFE Staff: The student is expected to meet once per month with the Senior Director for a minimum of three meetings during the semester. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss learning issues and concerns related to the site, as well as to engage in readings and theological reflection.
Online Discussion: Since this course is an independent study, there is no weekly seminar group reflection. However, some group reflection has proven to be valuable for students in this course setting. Therefore, each week, the Senior Director will post on the course website a general question for discussion to all of the students enrolled in the course.
This will elicit a group discussion and response from the perspective of each person's individual ministry context. Each student is expected to participate in this online discussion process.
Project: This project, of the student's own design with assistance from the IFE Staff, should address professional questions and theological concerns arising from the field placement experience. It should address the focus of ministry and learning goals developed during the semester, as well as the bibliography of readings. It should be 12-15 pages in length.
Evaluations: The student's self-evaluation and supervisor's evaluation of the student are required at the end of each semester.
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Como orangutan Jaya enjoys the usual monkey business on his birthday, draws $66K donation.
Jaya, an orangutan at the Como Zoo, celebrated his sixth birthday Friday.
Jaya celebrated his sixth birthday Friday with bagels and whipped cream, some new balls to toss around, a kitchen strainer he insisted on wearing as a hat — and a $66,000 check to preserve his species.
As birthdays go for orangutans, it was a pretty good one.
Jaya, his parents Markisa and Jambu, and female friend Amanda were joined by several humans Friday at the Como Park Zoo for presentation of the gift by international executive Johannes Marliem, who was born and raised in Indonesia and wants to save the endangered apes native to his homeland.
"This is a species almost extinct, and we'd like to do something about it," said Marliem, 29, who runs consulting and technology firms with offices in Minneapolis, India and Indonesia.
"We are lucky that we have a 20-month-old daughter that I can bring to Como to see the orangutans. Whether that can happen for our grandkids …"
Marliem's donation went to the nonprofit Como Friends, which raises money for the St. Paul zoo and conservatory and invests in its programs. Como is especially important in the orangutan world because primate keeper Megan Elder is international orangutan studbook keeper for the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums — putting her in the vanguard of global efforts to keep captive orangutans alive and well.
The gift "will be used to benefit the orangutans at Como Zoo and also support the international conservation work we do to support orangutans around the world, work primarily done by Megan," Como Friends President Jackie Sticha said.
Jaya is well-known among primate experts because he was delivered by Caesarean section at the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine — only the ninth such surgery worldwide.
Marliem chose to make the donation in honor of Jaya's birthday and tailored the amount to reflect the fact that he's 6. "There's something special about him," he said.
"It's a phenomenal gift," Sticha said. "Johannes is incredibly generous, and his passion for the orangutans is so authentic. It's a great aligning of stars."
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Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0
Version and / or Patch Used: 4.0
Developer Homepage: http://www.adobe.com
Product Homepage: http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/
Our test with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 is performed with a raw two hour AVI file. It is then compressed into DivX format using the latest version codec. We measure the time it takes to encode and then record CPU usage.
Pushing into real world benchmarking, here the Nano loses out due to a lower CPU performance, despite the lower memory bandwidth of the ZOTAC 610i. With the G45 we see it knock extra performance off with its extra memory bandwidth.


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Ask President Destler
Welcome to Ask the President:
Question of the Week:
President Destler, after touring the new Innovation Center building, and taking into consideration the rising tuition costs, I'm curious as to how some of the costs are justified.
For example, I noticed a label on some of the chairs in the conference rooms. After looking at various websites, I found that these chairs are over $700 each. However, few (if any) are available for student use - they are all in offices and conference rooms. Other examples include the large etched glass mural, the waterfall, and the showers. Can you explain why these items were included in the building even though tuition costs are rising? Thanks. | |
Thanks for this note. I am very proud of the look of our new University Services Building. The university has heard from many students over time that too many of the university buildings are built without any comfortable space for students or architectural interest. The impact of all the brick construction material makes the campus feel more like a corporate park than school. The administration has been working hard over the past years to soften the feel of the campus. We have heard a lot of praise for including these features in this space
It was the intent of the designers for the University Services Building to achieve a pleasant and restful place in the Student Services area to create the best possible environment for our students to complete transactions and resolve business issues. The comfortable furniture, water-wall, and art glass overlook of the Innovation Center are important features which helped create that unique environment. With respect to furniture, RIT has special buying agreements with national suppliers including furniture companies like Steelcase. The university paid much less for conference room chairs in the USC building than retail prices shown in on-line sites. The casual furniture placed in the Student Services area, the most public part of the building, was intentionally more upscale in keeping with the designers intent for the space. With respect to furniture in general, the Institute has always tried to focus on life-cycle cost verses allowing first-cost to dictate purchase decisions. Well-built, quality, high-performance furniture provides greater utility over its longer useful life than something less expensive that may need to be replaced much sooner. The silver lining of the current period of economic uncertainty is considerable savings in construction costs were realized across many areas. This allowed the construction of an environmentally superior facility, uniquely designed for serving student customers, yet at a total cost significantly less than projected. |


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In this eTwinning project the students from all countries will get to know each other by writing on the twinspace. They will introduce themselves and their schools. Then they will begin to share different scientific experiments that they perform at school. Topics in common are "Acids and Alkalis" and "Chemical Reactions". They will also share other experiments from different topics. They will do this by writing down the experimental report, filming and uploading the video clip of the experiment and posting feed back to each other commenting about what they like, what they would improve and what they didn't like. At the end of the project (about June) there will be an online competition and all the students will vote for their favourite experiment and say why they chose it. We will have a final winner! ! ! !
I just uploaded another video clip of my students performing an activity to observe diffusion in a gas. Now I invite all Italian and Maltese students to comment about this experiment. Especially about safety precautions that could have been followed.
Last Monday it rained heavily in Malta. All the students who attended to school were all asked to stay in the main hall. So I took the opportunity to talk to them. I told them what is eTwinning, and told them about our project. I also told them that I was invited by Malta's NSS to speak about good eTwinning practices on the 20th November during the conference that will be held in Malta and to which some Mediterranean teachers will attend.
The Maltese Education Officer of Biology asked me about this project last Tuesday and I invited her as a teacher member to be able to access the twinspace and add comments in it.
We have finished our 3 videoclips about "naked egg". Have a good vision!
Today is the 9th October, and I think that we are doing well. Yesterday I had a meeting with Malta's NSS and she taught me how to use the twinspace better.
Till now we introduced our school and ourselves. The Italian group also introduced their city that is a very nice one indeed. We enjoyed watching your video clip.
Malta described our first two experiments of topic "Acids and Alkalis" but I found a problem. First I uploaded them on Youtube and then embedded them on the twinspace but I realised that like this students can copy the video clip...
Beginning of October, all parties introduce their schools.
All parties introduce themselves.
Founders and administrators invite students to the twinspace
Students start corresponding together.
We send you a short presentation about our school.
Ok Maltese friends we are ready about our first presentations.
We have uploaded a power point presentation and a video about our city Taranto.
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• The Northeastern Clinton Central School Teachers Association is willing to waive class-size requirements to decrease the tax burden after the board of education created new teaching positions to keep class sizes within the limits, which would ultimately cost $19,000. The school board offers several ways to fund the new positions, including decreasing the Gifted and Talented Program, and cutting field trip funds.
• The Putnam Central School District considers annexing to Ticonderoga Central School District, the largest in Essex County, as an economic solution for shrinking enrollment. A feasibility study will be conducted and meetings will be held for Putnam and Ticonderoga residents to gather recommendations for the annexation.
• State Police raid a St. Regis Mohawk Reservation truck stop for the second time in nine months, seizing gaming machines. Tribal leaders said they would issue a formal protest with Gov. Mario Cuomo, and consider the intervention a violation of the Mohawks' rights as a sovereign nation.
• George Yokum, a professor of music at SUNY Plattsbugh, and his wife, were killed in a car accident in Quebec during their first vacation in 23 years, leaving five surviving children. The president of SUNY Plattsburgh, George W. Angell, expressed his sympathies. "George Yokum was a devoted member of our faculty and an inspiration to the students whom he instructed and to those whom he worked with as a leader of our choral groups."
• The Conservation Department discontinues the use of DDT after a study of 11 Adirondack lakes blames the pesticide for the death of newly hatched trout. Other pesticides on the market that disintegrate more quickly than DDT will be used.
• A new perfume operation is opened in Rouses Point at the old Lyric Theater by William Thompson. The former electrician learned the business during two months in New York City.
• The clear autumn air and views from the peak of Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks make sunset parties a popular attraction. After an informal dinner, diners often climb a few hundred feet to the top, or take a comfortable electric lift to watch the sun sink.
• Altona Central School opens this year with an enrollment of 476 students and four new faculty members, including a graduate of the Plattsburgh State Normal School.
• Adirondack ore mining is reopened in Port Henry by the Republic Steel Corporation, based in Albany. The rock, once discarded and considered a byproduct of ore mining in Port Henry, will now be used for road building and other work.
• The Clinton County Fair reaches record-breaking attendance and a special train was dispatched on the Ausable Forks line to accommodate the crowds headed for the fair. Others came by boat, automobile and carriage, and some walked several miles. By noon, the crowd in the city was an estimated 20,000.
• The railroad station agents of the Delaware and Hudson Company held a convention at the Champlain Hotel, focusing on the history of the company and the importance of the Saranac Lake station. After the convention, attendees visited the Clinton County Fair or visited Burlington, Vt., by way of the Steamer Ticonderoga.
• Fires have burned an estimated 40 square miles of the forests in the town of North Hudson, while 40 or 50 mph winds help to spread the flames towards Mineville. The fire is fought by four or five units of the Fifth U.S. Infantry from the Post at Plattsburgh.
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Kempinski Hotel Chongqing – Welcomes you to the city of mountain.
The Kempinski Hotel Chongqing is located besides the Yangtze river and conveniently off the main bridge access way to the central business district. Let Kempinski indulge you in this beautiful city of dreams with its Luxurious European service and delivered with traditional Chinese values.


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Sidewalk Hotness: Stila And Cynthia Rowley's Guerrilla Fashion Show!
I saw a preview of Cynthia Rowley's new resort collection yesterday--not in a showroom, but on the sidewalk outside our office building! Stila makeup artist Jason Araujo did the looks: great-even-at-high-noon-in-full-sidewalk-sun makeup.
Despite the heat (not to mention being smack in the middle of Times Square) their faces looked beautifully matte. (This, surely, was helped by the fact that Stila's new whipped foundation is waterproof.)
Araujo used these all-in-one colors on the girls' lips, eyes, and cheeks; I love the glowy, uniform effect.
Can you believe how summer and pretty they all looked?
What's with All the Spam in the Comments Section?
We're sure that you've noticed the flood of spam in the comments section lately. Spammers beware--we are completely on top of it. As we figure out a way to put a stop to this madness, we ask you for your patience and that you don't stop leaving your own comments, because we love hearing from you!
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Never Speak to a Super Market Employee Again with This 'Freeosk' Free Sample Dispenser
It's always great when food stores give out free samples. But sometimes, when we're perusing Sam's Club on a Sunday afternoon trying to fit as many free pigs-in-a-blanket as possible inside our mouths at once, we can't help but think, "God damn, where is all the data behind this? And why did I just have to look into the face of another human to get this food?" Read More


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Wrongfully imprisoned man awarded $25 million in damages
Jan 26th, 2012 | By AJ Anderson | Category: Home & FamilyA Chicago man who spent 16 years in prison after being convicted of murder as a teenagerhas been awarded $25 million in damages after it was determined that he was wrongfully convicted.
Thaddeus Jimenez, 32, had spent nearly half his life in prison before being exonerated and released in May 2009. After being released, Jimenez then sued the city, accusing the police of ignoring evidence in his case, including a confession from another suspect, Juan Carlos Torres.
If the verdict stands, it will be one of the largest levied against Chicago in the city's history. [Read More...]


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"Shallow Waters" by Eleanor Spiess Ferris
To celebrate Chicago Artists Month, which honors the city's art and artists, the Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, will feature the works of three prominent Chicago artists whose works have been shown and are owned by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York City, as well as other prominent museums and galleries.
The show, "Narrative!" will run Oct. 1-Nov. 1 and features artists Gladys Nilsson, Eleanor Spiess-Ferris and John Pitman Weber. An opening reception will take place from 4:30-8 p.m. Oct. 4.
Gallery director Beth Shadur said the artists "tell oblique narratives through their combination of images, both imaginary and observed. These painters use vivid color, intensely personal imagery and a combination of tender and challenging reflections on the human experience."
Full biographies of the artists featured in the show are available at prairiestate.edu/artgallery. Information: (708) 709-3636 (PSC Foundation ).
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- 'Fashion and the Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto'
- Shift into fall with corn mazes, hayrides, more
- Thornridge High School alumni launch Collective Theatre with 'HooDoo Love'
- Review: '42nd Street' is a wonderful musical tribute
- Odyssey Fun Farm to open Sept. 29
- SXU to host Cougar 5K Run/Walk
- 'Freud's Last Session' is a compelling, gripping play
- Professors, nurses, CIA agents among those to attend Bremen 50th class reunion
- Deconstructing cosmic puzzle at Adler
- Win or lose, Bulldogs play for Emily
- Broadway at Rialto tickets on sale
- Alison Krauss, Indigo Girls, Shatner top Paramount's new season
- Rialto announces season lineup
- Fresh Start: Farmers markets ready for season
- Six Flags Great America set for 2012 season
- 'Late Nite Catechism' marks 20 years of saving souls
Updated: October 29, 2012 6:25AM
Here is a look at some crowd pleasers.
Events include Christopher Art Gallery's "Narrative!" exhibit in Chicago Heights.
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, (312) 443-3600: Exhibits include "Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Japanese Art" through Oct. 28, "Film and Photo in New York" through Nov. 25, and "Rarely Seen Contemporary Works on Paper" through Jan. 13. *** Admission is free to Illinois residents on the first and second Wednesdays of the month.
BEVERLY ARTS CENTER: 2407 W. 111 Street, Chicago, (773) 445-3838: "Fulgent," an exhibit of works by the BAC Young Adult Board, will be open through Oct. 14. An artists' reception will take place from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 12. The exhibit features works by Amanda Kaliski-Alvarez, Dave Barista, Jo Beaudreau, Billy Bonner, Michael Donnelly, Scott Hermanson, Rachel Hewitt, Brendan McAlinden, Russell Meyer, Emily Range and Laura Slonskis. *** "Art 19" will be on display through Oct. 28. October is Chicago Artists Month, and this exhibit features 15 artists who live in Chicago's 19th Ward. The show features works by Cecil McDonald, Dalton Brown, Brigit Scales Fennessy, Robert Workman, Raymond Broady, Danielle Principato, Audrius Plioplys, Sandra Leonard, John Colson, Brian Ritchard, Susannah Papish, Sal Campbell, Baird Campbell, Cathy Sorich and Jon Bakker.
ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM LOCKPORT GALLERY: Norton Building, 201 W. 10th St., First Floor, Lockport, (815) 838-7400: "Focus 4: Four Solo Exhibitions," which is on view through Oct. 4, features the work of Mario Trejo, Steven Robnett, Don Seiden and Rebecca Wolfram.
Trejo, whose compositions resonate between calm fluidity and struggling chaos, combines rigorous processes and acute attention to detail in the creation of black and white paintings and drawings. He forms small universes within drawings composed of hundreds of thousands of marks, each mark both a relic of the performance of creation and a test of the artist's own endurance and stamina.
The resulting paintings and drawings reflect a quiet beauty with underlying layers of metaphors of time, space, personal experience and the universe.
Trejo lives and works in Troy, Ill., near St. Louis. He received his bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of the Art Institute and his master of fine arts from the San Francisco Art Institute.
Elgin artist Robnett narrates the human experience from multiple perspectives in tightly rendered paintings and compositions of charcoal, pastel and colored pencil.
Seiden is a Chicago-based painter, sculptor and art therapist with more than 50 years of experience. He explores life, art and the creative process utilizing mixed media.
Wolfram delves into the effects of culture, custom and tradition as they reflect and shape social behavior and society.
LEMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY'S ATHENS GALLERY: 50 E. Wend St., (630) 257-6541: The Lemont Artists Guild presents Tony Minard's "Prairie Portals and Gateways" to Sept. 28. The 24 photos in the exhibit feature doors and windows of Frank Lloyd Wright houses in Oak Park; Springfield; Peoria; Deephaven, Minn.; Highland Park; River Forest and Chicago. Most of the photos are of homes, but also included are photos of the Unity Temple in Oak Park.
Minard has 17 years of experience as a photographer. His interest in Wright goes back to grade-school years when Minard saw commemorative postage stamps of Wright on family letters. Minard began visiting Wright homes in the 1990s but did not start photographing them until 2004, some years after a visit to Wright's home and studio.
Minard has won many awards for his photographs in five county fairs. These honors include two first places at the Sandwich County Fair in 2005 and 2006. Information: tonyminardpics.com.
PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE'S CHRISTOPHER ART GALLERY: 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, (708) 709-3636 (PSC Foundation): The "Photographer of the Year" and "2012 Annual Student Exhibition" continues to Sept. 30. The exhibits include drawings, paintings, photographs and mixed media works that were produced by PSC students in the 2011-12 academic year.
Featured during the exhibits will be the work of this year's photographer of the year, student Beth Schimanski, a resident of Crete. Additional student artists represented in the exhibit are Norman Harris and David Koenig, of Beecher; Adrian Andrade, Karina Corona, Reginald Gale, Miriam Meade, Antoine Merrick and Jackie Reyna, of Chicago Heights; Patrick Van Zyl, of Crete; Emily Schranz, of Glenwood; Kailah Armand and William Moser, of Homewood; Carla Banuelos and Norman Harris, of Lynwood; William Billingsly and Gwen Desvignes, of Matteson; Natalie Pesick, of Olympia Fields; Amber Peoples, of Richton Park; and Tenyiah Simmons, of Steger.
ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY GALLERY: Warde Academic Center, 3700 W. 103rd St., Chicago, (773) 298-3081: "I is the Grandson," an art exhibit featuring the work of Jim Zimpel, will be on display through Oct. 19. An artist's lecture and reception will take place at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Zimpel's sculptures explore memories such as a meaningful fishing experience, a trip to a natural wonder and a project built together in the garage shop behind the house. Zimpel is an adjunct professor at Columbia College Chicago's Art and Design Department.
UNION STREET GALLERY: 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago Heights, (708) 754-2601: The fall national juried exhibit titled "Wanna Play?" will continue to Oct. 27. An artists reception, which will be open to the public, will take place from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 28, and many of the artists will be traveling to the Southland to engage the public during the opening reception.
After 72 artists from 21 states across America submitted 165 entries for this show, juror David van Alphen selected 49 pieces. Those works on exhibit will represent painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital art, mixed media and sculpture.
"Wanna Play?" is a playful, clever and whimsical exhibit of art that is inspired by toys, games and the act of play. The artwork represents a range of interpretations of the title. Many of the pieces depict real or invented toys or games, the industry, consumer culture or the roles of toys and games in modern-day Western society.
Some pieces take the form of actual 3-D constructions. There are works of art in "Wanna Play?" that represent the innocence of play and include imagery of childhood relics that invoke nostalgia. There are also works of art that have a dark and whimsical twist depicting toy mutations or portraying fabricated scenes in which the toys take on a life of their own.
Alphen, the judge for "Wanna Play?" is a professional artist and curator for the Rotofugi Gallery in Chicago.
Three cash awards of $500, $350 and $150 will be awarded to artists chosen by the juror at the reception on Sept. 28.
Artists chosen for the exhibit include Jennifer Bittner, Peter Cales, Keri Joy Colestock, Larry Raymond Crist, Jessica Damen, Joe Casey Doyle, Lauren Dunning, Pam Eberlin, Stephanie Evans, Sarah Fagan, Kathi Flood, Jessica Freudenberg-Segal, Jonathan Frey, David Galalis, Irene Ganas, Lea Goldman, Brenda R. Gregory, Liz Heller and Seana Higgins.
Shelly Hokanson, Melissa Huang, Bruce Humphries, Carol Kazwick, Alish Koyanis, Chris Maker, Christine McCullough, Barbara McIntyre, Joe Milosevich, Mic Muhlbauer, Rebecca Mushtare, John Nieman, Michael Pohlman, Randy L. Purcell, Ryan Schultz, Priscilla Ann Smith, Miho Suzuki, Jim Wright and Jave Yoshimoto also are displaying pieces in "Wanna Play?"
DAN D JAC'S: 9358 W. 171st St., Orland Hills, (708) 460-8773: Ray Fischer performs at an open mike comedy show, which begins at 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Admission is free, but there is a two-drink minimum.
RIDDLES COMEDY CLUB: 5055 W. 111th St., Alsip, (708) 422-5055: Derick Lengwenus, who's performed at the Montreal Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs, will perform two shows each on Sept. 28- 29.
ADLER PLANETARIUM: 1300 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-7827: "The Universe: A Walk Through Space and Time" recently debuted. Other exhibits include "Our Solar System," "Collecting Memories: The Webster Story," "Planet Explorers" for families with ages 3-8, "Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass," and "Shoot for the Moon."
THE FIELD MUSEUM: 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 922-9410: "Fashion and the Field Museum Collection: Maria Pinto" recently opened and will run to June 16. Other exhibits include "The Romance of Ants" through Oct. 28; "Nature's Toolbox: Biodiversity, Art, and Invention" through Dec. 2; "Extreme Mammals" through Jan. 6; and "Images of the Afterlife" through June 9.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY: 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (773) 684-1414: Exhibits include "Life in Space?" through Sept. 30, "Smart Home: Green + Wired" through Jan. 6 and "Science Storms." The Omnimax Theater is showing "Tornado Alley" through Oct. 1 and "Born To Be Wild" through March 1. *** Free general admission to Illinois residents (with proof of address) is available every weekday in September. It's a chance to experience permanent exhibits like "YOU! The Experience" as well as classics from "The Great Train Story" to the Baby Chick Hatchery and daily, live science demonstrations like the chemistry show "Bangs, Flashes and Fire." Omnimax films, U-505 Submarine on-board tour, WOW! Tour, "Smart Home: Green + Wired" and Coal Mine are not included in general admission.
1950S PARK FOREST HOUSE MUSEUM: 141 Forest Blvd. (Forest Boulevard and Fir Street), Park Forest, (708) 305-3308 (Mike Gans): "Step Back into a 1950s Halloween" with vintage Halloween decorations that are on display through Oct. 31. Display items include a collection of Gurley Halloween candles, die-cut decorations and a boxed costume with mask. The museum is open from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturdays and Wednesday or for groups by appointment. Admission donation is $5 for adults and free for ages 12 and younger with an adult.
SHEDD AQUARIUM: 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, (312) 939-2438: The 10th annual Sea Otter Awareness Week See will feature the chance to see six of Shedd's sea otters. In honor of Shedd's furry friends, the first 100 guests to the aquarium from through Sept. 29 will receive free general admission when they purchase their tickets at the aquarium. In addition, guests will get an inside look at the care of Shedd's sea otters through habitat chats near the two-level exhibit in the Abbott Oceanarium. Tots will especially enjoy the otters at the underwater viewing area of the habitat in Polar Play Zone, a permanent exhibit just for kids. Visitors should stop by and see the newest otter, Cayucos, a rescued pup from California. Cayucos joined five adult otters that are native to Alaskan waters. *** Exhibits include "Jellies," which has been extended through 2013, "Waters of the World," "Caribbean Reef," "Amazon Rising" and "Wild Reef." Attractions include the Shedd's aquatic show.
"GRIMM'S GRIMMEST": Norton Building, 201 W. 10th St., First Floor, Lockport, (815) 838-7400: What really happens after Sleeping Beauty is awakened by the Prince's kiss? What brutal fate awaits greedy relatives? Find out as the Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery presents "Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales" from 2-3 p.m. Sept. 30.
Professional storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte will offer a dramatic performance of several Grimm tales, some set to music, as they were originally intended for adults. This program, part of the continuing Sunday Series," is free and open to the public though the stories are recommended for ages 10 and older. Reservations are not required, but seating is limited.
The performance will include the story of Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty), "The Juniper Tree," "Bearskin" and more. Marcotte has set two stories to 16th century ballads and plays them on a Renaissance lute and other instruments. Marcotte also created original "Bloody Choruses" for the stories told by Heineman, and the audience is invited to join in.
Heineman is also a producer and teacher. She holds a master of arts degree in English and is the founder of the Chicago Storytelling Guild.
Marcotte specializes in Renaissance and medieval music and instruments including the gittern, tin whistle and Irish bodhran (drum). He holds a bachelor of music degree in voice performance and a master's degree in Renaissance and medieval music.
Their CD "Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales" has won the National Parenting Honors Award (2010) and the Parent's Choice Gold Award (2011, Storytelling), among others.
This performance of "Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales" is made possible in part by an award from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.
Grimm's Fairy Tales are German folk tales gathered and published by brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early 1800s. Though referred to as "children's tales," they were not suitable for children and were highly criticized.
Over time, the original stories were rewritten and softened, focusing on the "moral," and have had a wide influence on children's literature and cinema such as in the Disney versions of Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty.
"THE MOUSETRAP": South Suburban College's Kindig Performing Arts Center on the main campus, 15800 State St. (between Sibley Boulevard and 159th Street), South Holland, (708) 210-5741: The PAC Rats Theatre Company of SSC present "The Mousetrap" by Agatha Christie, whom many consider the master of British murder mysteries, at 8 p.m. Sept. 28, 2 and 8 p.m. Sept. 29 and 2 p.m. Sept. 30.
This classic theatrical murder mystery is now in its 60th anniversary year. The play was originally written for the BBC as a short story titled "Three Blind Mice" for Queen Mary's 80th birthday as she'd asked for a new Agatha Christie.
Christie adapted it for the stage and "The Mousetrap" opened in London's West End in 1952. The show was an immediate sellout hit and is now the longest continuously running stage show, a position it has held for 53 years.
A host of actors and actresses, more than 400 in all, have played the eight characters in the show. Most notable were Richard Attenborough and his film star wife, Sheila Sim, in the original cast.
"That 'The Mousetrap' has run continuously for so long is testament to Christie's writing skills," said Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, producer of the London production. "She creates wonderful and varied characters and then she fills them with subtle nuances and storytelling elements that set our imaginations racing."
To celebrate the show's anniversary, performance rights were granted to 60 production companies, with the PAC Rats Theatre Company of SSC being one.
The story begins with a group of strangers who are stranded in a boarding house during a snowstorm. One of the strangers is a murderer.
The suspects include the newly married Mollie and Giles Ralston (Cathy Hundt, of Thornton, and Charlie Furtek, of Lansing) who run the house, and the suspicions that are in their minds nearly wreck their perfect marriage.
Others are Miss Casewell, a spinster with a curious background (Shontanice Miller, of Harvey); Christopher Wren, an architect who seems better equipped to be a chef (Brandon Smelko, of Munster, Ind.); retired Army officer Maj. Metcalf (James Walters, of South Chicago Heights); Mr. Paravicini, a strange little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift (Pat Nevins, of Homewood); and Mrs. Boyle who makes life miserable for everyone (Betty Owens, of Glenwood).
The next day brings the arrival of Detective Sgt. Trotter (Carlos Laffitte, of South Holland), on skis, who has come to discuss the recent murder. Sgt. Trotter has reason to believe that someone in the manor has a connection with the crime. The murderer is perhaps even among them.
After the initial questioning reveals no solid alibis for anyone, suspicions begin to rise. Everyone starts to suspect each other. Who will be next?
These are questions that audiences have pondered for more than six decades. One may arrive thinking he or she may know what to expect, but in no time at all, he or she will be involved in a tale where each and every character could be the killer.
Albert Clark, of Oak Lawn, takes on the role of director.
Anne Begora, of Chicago, is the set designer with Lydia Bellamy-Palma and JoAnna Tassin, both of Park Forest, designing lights and costumes respectively.
Angela Martin, of Midlothian, is the stage manager. Eric Pradelski, of South Holland, is her assistant.
Rounding out the production staff are Sandra Wagner, of Lansing, as the sound designer and Kim DeCarlo, of Chicago, as the prop mistress.
"Come out to SSC to celebrate the ultimate murder mystery masterpiece that started it all, but don't give away the ending," officials said.
Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for ages 55 or older, students and ages 12 and younger. Group rates also are available.
"ACROSS THE CHICAGO PORTAGE AND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE": Public Landing Restaurant, 200 W. 8th St., Lockport, (815) 223-1851 (reservations): Dave Dolak, Columbia College Chicago professor of geology and environmental sciences, will discuss how the geology of Northeastern Illinois created the water link used by the voyageurs and later the Illinois & Michigan Canal to develop Chicago into the dominant city in the mid-continent of North America. "Across the Chicago Portage and the Continental Divide: A Story of Glaciers, Geography and Destiny" will take place Oct. 4 with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. The Canal Corridor Association's dinner lecture costs $20 (plus tip and tax) for members and $25 (plus tip and tax) for nonmembers. Reservations are required.
BACINEMA SCREENING OF "FRED WON'T MOVE OUT": Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: The weekly film series continues at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 with this , which won Best of the Fest at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012. Elliott Gould stars as one in a pair of aging parents whose children struggle to decide whether Mom and Dad should stay in the house where they have lived for 50 years. "Fred Won't Move Out" was filmed with both humor and heartbreak, officials said. Not rated, this film runs for 1 hour and 14 minutes. Tickets are $7.50, or $5.50 for center members.
"CHICAGO'S ONLY CASTLE": Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago, (773) 445-3838: Why on earth were medieval-style knights in armor to be found skirting the castle on horseback in 1909? Those who want to see those knights again and learn about their story can attend the encore screening of "Chicago's Only Castle: The History of Givins' Irish Castle and Its Keepers" at 3 p.m. Sept. 30. Tickets are available in advance from beverlyartcenter.org.
The film, produced by Errol Magidson and directed by Josh Van Tuyl and Magidson, captures the tale of this distinctive and historic structure, which was completed as a private residence in 1887, as well as the stories of its five castle keepers, those most responsible for its care.
The sagas of three dynamic families, one prestigious finishing school for girls and a groundbreaking church unfold against the backdrop the Great Chicago Fire, the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the cable-car era, the dawn of the automobile and the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition. Footage includes two-thirds of the 1897 historic 12-second first film ever made in Chicago (produced by the Thomas A. Edison Co.) as well as film and other images of early automobiles and of the two World's Fairs that took place in Chicago as well as countless items of local interest.
This feature-length film received a $10,000 arts grant from Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus and premiered at the Beverly Arts Center in September 2011. The film was further honored by being shown at the Chicago History Museum in March. Magidson was interviewed on WGN-TV (Channel 9)'s "Around Town" and WTTW-TV (Channel 11)'s Chicago Tonight programs, and SouthtownStar columnist Phil Kadner wrote an article about the documentary.
The film's music was arranged by and performed by harpist Renee Wilson with her husband, Peter Jirousek, a French horn musician.
The associate producer of the film was Linda Lamberty, former historian of the Ridge Historical Society.
The filmmakers will be on hand for a question-and-answer session, and DVD copies will be available for sale.
DINE OUT FOR NO KID HUNGRY: Participating restaurants, which can be found at DineOutForNoKidHungry.org: Every September, Share Our Strength's Dine Out For No Kid Hungry brings together thousands of restaurants and their customers to raise funds for Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. Southland restaurants to choose from include Arby's in Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn and Tinley Park; Corner Bakery Cafe in Oak Lawn and Orland Park; Denny's in Calumet City, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn and Mokena; Fuddruckers in Calumet City and Matteson; Public Landings Restaurant in Lockport; and Qdoba Mexican Grill in Oak Lawn and Orland Park. The funds raised through Share Our Strength's Dine Out For No Kid Hungry support the campaign to end childhood hunger in the United States by ensuring all children get the healthy food they need every day, and the campaign's work connecting kids in need with nutritious food and teaching their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals.
FALL FEST: The Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, (708) 361-3650: Old-fashioned country fair fun for all ages will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29. The Children's Farm will host this 70th annual event featuring games, children's crafts, prizes, farm tours, music, hayrack rides, horse rides, craft and flea markets, a farmers market, freshly picked pumpkins, pumpkin painting, scarecrow building, a bake sale, a popcorn wagon, a root beer saloon, hot dogs and hamburgers from the grills, and live entertainment by Deb Seitz and her Seitz and Sounds band. Festival admission is $4 per adult and $2 per child.
HISTORY MYSTERY BIKE TOUR: Starting and ending at Ridge Historical Society, 10621 S. Seeley Ave., Chicago, (773) 233-3100: The Beverly Area Planning Association will host this event from noon-5 p.m. Sept. 30. The family-friendly biking tour showcases the Beverly Hills and Morgan Park communities of Chicago as participants track down clues in architectural and historic details throughout the neighborhoods' historic districts, competing for a chance to win a new bike. Activities include a festival with food, beverages and children's games. Fees are $15 per person, $10 for students and seniors and $40 for families (two adults with children younger than age 16). Registration is via phone or at bapa.org.
ODYSSEY FUN FARM: 19111 Oak Park Ave, Tinley Park, (708) 429-3800: The gates for the 110-acre farm's second year will open on Sept. 29. "The Fun Farm is bigger and better this year." general manager Clint Paraday said. "We have added so many new attractions that will appeal to all ages and interests."
The Fun Farm has 2011 attractions including the 13-acre pumpkin patch, the 15-acre corn maze, pig races, hayrides, inflatable kids zone and corn cannons. Many new attractions have been added as well.
For the fearless, Odyssey introduces the Zombie Safari Hay Ride, an Extreme Paintball Adventure. Those "who dare" are taken on a journey in the pitch-black and narrow path through the corn maze to hunt Zombies with paintball guns.
For the young and young at heart, new attractions include the Giant Inflatable Pillow Jumpy and the Bouncy Horses, on which contestants can embark on a clamor, bouncing around the track to the finish line.
Thrill seekers can try the Zip-Line and travel from 30 feet up, with a distance up to 130 feet long, and at speeds of 15 mph, or check out the Flashlight Maze and walk through the corn maze with only a flashlight.
Odyssey Fun Farm will be open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily from Sept. 29-Oct. 28. Admission is $10. Zip-Line is $9.
The Zombie Safari Hay Ride and Flashlight Maze will be open from 7 p.m.-midnight every Friday, Saturday and Sunday in October. Zombie Safari Hay Ride is $15, and the Flashlight Maze is $6 plus $2 for a flashlight.
PUMPKIN PATCH: The Children's Farm at the Center, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, (708) 361-3650: Pumpkin Days at the farm feature free admission to the pick-your-own-pumpkin patch along with a farm stand of gourds, mini pumpkins, straw bales, cornstalks and honey for sale. Each weekend also features complimentary hayrack rides and food concessions.
Pumpkin Playland is an interactive experience for children and adults, who are charged a fee to enter the animal farmyard and surrounding playland. The barns are open for visiting and petting the cows, sheep, donkeys, horses, pigs, goats, chickens, rabbits, ducks and geese.
A straw bale climber and giant corn box provide active enjoyment for children. The spooky woodshed provides a spooky Halloween experience for kids, and the Crazy Maze-y allows all guests to navigate their way through a tunnel of fall-themed and ghostly passageways.
The pumpkin patch, farmstand, food concessions, hayrides and Pumpkin Playland are open each October Saturday and Sunday and Columbus Day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The pumpkin patch and farmstand also are open from 3-5 p.m. every weekday in October.
Farm program director Amy Didominicis said she is proud of the farm's October motto: "We grow families in our pumpkin patch."
Pumpkin patch admission is free, with the only cost being the price of the pumpkins selected. For guests who choose to enter the Pumpkin Playland to visit the animals and enjoy the playland activities, admission is $8. Children younger than 2 years old may attend for no charge.
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More events can be found at the website for the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau, cscvb.com.


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I swooped in, dropped some bills, and was told that I just grabbed the last unit in the store.
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I stuffed it in my car, drove back carefully to my apartment like I was bringing home a new born, and unpacked it with such a love and care to make sure it stayed in supreme condition.
This is how I continue to treat my brand spankin' new slow cooker – the original Crock Pot.
But what's the big deal right? A tool is just that – a tool. Nobody cares about tools. You don't care about tools. You care about what one can do with those tools.
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Stuffed vegetables are much loved by Egyptians, and some version of this versatile side dish (stuffed eggplants, peppers, zucchini, and tomatoes are the most popular) will be found at most big, family-style meals and on every restaurant menu. The idea is probably Persian in origin, and has universal appeal. One enormous benefit is that stuffed vegetables are also delicious served at room temperature or cold.
Egyptian zucchini are small and slender, averaging about 6-8 inches in length and about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. But this recipe works just as well with the larger Western vegetables.
- 1/4 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 teaspoon corn oil
- 1/2 pound ground beef
- 2 pounds medium or small zucchini, about 5 total
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter, see Tips, below)
Preheat oven to 400°F.
In small saucepan over high heat, combine rice and 1/2 cup water. Bring to boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
In medium skillet over moderately high heat, heat oil until hot but not smoking. Add beef and sauté, stirring occasionally and breaking up large lumps with wooden spoon, until meat is browned, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Using apple corer or small melon-ball cutter and working from both ends, hollow out each zucchini, removing all seeds and leaving shells about 1/3 inch thick. Discard pulp and seeds. Place zucchini in large bowl and add 6 cups cold water and 2 tablespoons salt. Soak 15 minutes, then rinse, pat dry, and set aside.
Cut shallow X through skin at bottom of each tomato. Bring medium pot of water to boil. Fill medium bowl with cold water and place on work surface near pot. Working in batches, add tomatoes to boiling water and cook 30 seconds to blanch. Using slotted spoon, transfer each batch to cold water to cool quickly. Using small sharp knife as aid and starting at X on bottom, pull skin off tomatoes. Cut tomatoes in half; remove and discard seeds. Cut tomatoes into small dice.
In large bowl, combine rice, beef, and tomatoes. Mix in pepper and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Using small spoon, stuff 4 tablespoons of mixture into each zucchini.
Arrange zucchini in nonstick baking pan or ovenproof dish. Pour tomato juice over. Drizzle with ghee and bake 30 minutes, or until knife slides in easily and sauce is thickened. Serve hot.
Magda el-Mehdawy shares her tips with Epicurious: Ghee is available at Middle Eastern markets and by mail order from Kalustyan's (212-685-3451).
Adapted with permission from My Egyptian Grandmother's Kitchen by Magda Mehdawy.
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- Calories324
- Carbohydrates24 g (8%)
- Fat20 g (31%)
- Protein15 g (30%)
- Saturated Fat9 g (43%)
- Sodium3,098 mg (129%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber4 g (16%)
- Monounsaturated Fat7 g
- Cholesterol57 mg (19%)
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Former Gov Mike Huckabee of Arkansas says he is ending his weekly cable talk show Huckabee on Fox News and will make decision about presidential bid in spring. MORE
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Several hundred Republicans gather in New Hampshire at Freedom Summit, put together by Americans for Prosperity and Citizens United; what unfolds is display of today's Republican Party in all its dynamism, division and sometimes strange spectacle; possible presidential contenders Mike Huckabee and Sens Ted Cruz and Rand Paul pitch their views. MORE
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To no one's great surprise, USA Cycling and the city of Richmond, Virginia announced this morning that they would in fact submit a bid to host the 2015 UCI Elite World Road Championships. USA Cycling had forecast as much with a press release last week hinting at an announcement of an event the likes of which "has not been held in the U.S. in 25 years."
That phrase caused pretty much everyone to predict it was a road worlds bid, since Colorado Springs was the last U.S. host of that event in 1986.
Richmond pulled out the big guns for the event announcement, which featured USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson, Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones (who can help provide the political horsepower to back it from the municipal side) and principals from Shadetree Sports, the outfit that would promote and organize the event.
If you don't know Shadetree, they're the outfit that promotes the Tour of Ireland. And one of the principals of Shadetree is none other than Darach McQuaid, of the Clan McQuaid (say that with a strong Irish brogue), and brother of...UCI President Pat McQuaid. So you can probably book your travel now if you like.
It's not a done deal, of course. But would you bet against Richmond at this point?
In a textbook case of burying the lede, I'll also point out that Shadetree plans to promote something it calls "The American Tour" in the spring of 2012: a 10-day, 1,000-mile UCI stage race roughly between Richmond and Boston "with 20 of the best European and American teams competing for the richest prize purse in U.S. cycling history." Shadetree will produce and promote it and is promising live daily TV coverage in the U.S. in Europe.
A few things about the plan: one, they're still looking for sponsorship. So don't hold your breath. Two, the "richest prize purse in U.S. cycling history" is a tall order, given a certain Triple Crown winner who took home a seven-figure payday in 1993 for winning three one-day races. Finally, they also appear to be soliciting sponsorships for a cycling team.
So what it appears is that Shadetree went to lunch, drew up a bunch of long-range plans on a napkin and then handed said napkin to the web designer. Will any of this happen? God knows. Worlds in 2015 is the best bet. Pro teams? Stage races? One thing at a time, lads.


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Barry Sonnenfeld talks about how the threequel wraps things up for a potential reboot.
It has had quite an odd shooting schedule and some bad buzz behind it, but 'Men In Black 3′ is a month away from releasing and it's promotion time for all the actors involved. But even director Barry Sonnenfeld talks about the third film and how it will be the end of this trilogy.
MTV has the interview with the director and he talks about it:
The fantastic thing about "Men in Black 3″ is that it totally closes out the trilogy, it answers questions that you didn't even know you should be asking, it leaves you emotionally warm and sad and happy, and it could also reboot the franchise. But I can't even begin to tell you how to interpret all of that. [Laughs] But I would say this: If your interpretation is that "Men in Black 4″ will only star the worm guys and Frank the pug, you are wrong.
So this trilogy will be the only one to have Will Smith and the gang in it? What about the reboot? This suddenly opens up a lot of questions that the director will be asked in the coming days. There's more, where he talks about Jemaine Clement playing the villain:
Jemaine delivers a totally villainous performance. If there's any comedy at all, it's just through frustration. [Laughs] The great thing about Earth is that it can be a frustrating place for aliens. We don't think clearly, we're not logical all the time. But Jemaine is not on board this movie for comic relief. His performance is really strong and really villainous. Think about it: If you had not seen the first "Men in Black," and people had told you that Tommy lee Jones was funny, you wouldn't have believed it. This is the same thing — no one is trying to be funny. I want my actors to be real. If it's a funny situation, I want it to be funny. But I don't want anyone to play to the comedy. Let the audience find the comedy; I don't want to tell any [of the cast or crew] where it is. So, Jemaine does not deliver a comedic performance. While there are moments of humor that the audience will find funny, Jemaine himself is not being funny, if you get that.
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IDC MarketScape Report Names Progress Software as a Leader in Business Process Platforms Category
Market intelligence firm, International Data Corporation (IDC), recently presented its findings in a report "IDC MarketScape: Business Process Platforms," where Progress Software (News - Alert) Corporation, a software provider, earned the highest score for its innovation in Responsive Process Management (RPM) suite.
The Progress RPM suite also received the top scores for product capabilities, technology platform and development environment.
"Progress was the first to move around the broader vision of a control system spanning an end-to-end, heterogeneous process and, as an IDC (News - Alert) MarketScape leader, we believe that the Progress RPM suite is suitable for a wide variety of process requirements," Maureen Fleming, program vice president, Business Process Management and Middleware, IDC, said in a press release.
Fleming also noted, "Progress appeared in a high number of competitive BPM deals we examined for this IDC MarketScape. When the Progress Savvion platform was invited to compete, it advanced to the shortlist a high percentage of times."
The Progress RPM suite, currently in version 2.0, is said to enable enterprises with a powerful software solution that gives them complete visibility and analytics across their business and the ability to sense and respond to any number of business events, positive and negative. The suite comprises an easy-to-use, browser-based, interactive interface called the Progress Control Tower, alongside Progress Actional Business Transaction Management (BTM), Progress Apama Complex Event Processing (CEP) and Progress Savvion Business Process Management (BPM) platforms.
Key strengths of Progress RPM, cited by IDC in its report, include: strong fact-based discovery and design tools, including the ability to trace a business transaction through all of the touch points of an end-to-end process for fact-based process discovery; an advanced user interface (UI) development environment, which allows developers to compose a customized UI and model how users navigate through it; sophisticated data and integration capabilities; strong condition detection capabilities; strong monitoring and analytics; and competitive pricing that is in line with capabilities offered.
"As competition increases and more data flows through the enterprise, organizations need agile processes with the ability to respond immediately to critical impending business risks and potential revenue opportunities. It's also critical that organizations can continuously improve their business process performance – even in a legacy environment. That's the vision behind the Progress RPM suite and we're delighted that IDC not only shares our vision but that they have developed a new category based on it," said John Bates, chief technology officer, Progress Software.
Recently, Progress Software announced that Betfair, the world's largest international sports exchange, has signed a deal to deploy the Progress SonicMQ messaging platform for high availability and fault tolerant enterprise messaging.
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When Simon Stockdale tells his son, Jack, that his grandfather is leaving his grandmother for a woman he's been having an affair with for seven years, it is just the tip of the iceberg. Jack is embarking on his first love affair and his grandfather's mistress may not just be "His honour's totty."
The secret to the success of Trollope's domestic dramas is her deeply-held conviction that however emotionally fraught the situation 'one still has to queue at the supermarket check-out'. And here it is again. A family is thrown into turmoil by the announcement by 62-year-old Judge Guy Stockdale, father and grandfather, that he is leaving his 40-year-old marriage to live with and eventually marry a barrister with whom he has had a seven-year affair. But Laura, Guy's docile wife, faced with the loss of security and status, resorts to jungle tactics: a familiar situation in real, as well as fictional, life. But it is in Trollope's juxtaposition of high emotion with the mundane, especially in the family of the eldest son Simon, that we see it most conspicuously. It is the endless minutiae of their daily-lives - the never finished washing-up, picking-up, tidying-up, making and consuming of meals - which becomes a metaphor for their equally desperate attempts to control the chaos of their emotional lives; which gives depth and pathos to the big issues of love, sex, loyalty and family unity. This is Trollope at her best, making us look all around a deadlocked predicament - which could affect any one of us. (Kirkus UK)
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