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The Coco (or Cuco, Coca, Cuca, Cucuy) is a mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries. He can also be considered a Hispanic version of a bugbear,[1] as it is a commonly used figure of speech representing an irrational or exaggerated fear. The Coco is a male being while Coca is the female version of the mythical monster, although it is not possible to distinguish one from the other as both are the representation of the same being.
The myth of the Coco originated in Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española the word coco derives from the Portuguese côco, which referred to a ghost with a pumpkin head.[2] The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Portuguese and Spanish.[3] Coco also means "skull".[4] The word "cocuruto" in Portuguese means the crown of the head and the highest place.[5] In Basque, Gogo means "spirit".[6][7] In Galicia, crouca means "head",[8] from proto-Celtic *krowkā-,[9] with variant cróca;[10] and either coco or coca means "head".[11] It is cognate with Cornish crogen, meaning "skull",[12] and Breton krogen ar penn, also meaning "skull".[13][14] In Irish, clocan means "skull".[15]
In the Galician Lusitanian mythology, Crouga is the name of an obscure deity to whom offerings were made. In the inscription of Xinzo de Limia, written in Lusitanian, it is Crouga that is offered (given). The theonym Crouga derives from *krowkā.[16][17][18]
The ancient Portuguese metaphor 'to give someone coca' (dar coca a alguém) means: to have one subdued and at the disposal with caresses and cuddles, to make one dizzy, meek with magic potions and magic spells.[19][20][21] The words "acocado" ("spoiled rotten child") and "acocorar" ("to spoil a child rotten") derive from coca.[22][23]
Many Latin American countries refer to the monster as el Cuco. In Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, where there is a large Hispanic population, it is referred to by its anglicized name, "the Coco Man".[24] In Brazilian folklore, the monster is referred to as Cuca and pictured as a female humanoid alligator, derived from the Portuguese coca,[25] a dragon.
In Spain and Latin America, parents sometimes invoke the Coco as a way of discouraging their children from misbehaving; they sing lullabies or tell rhymes warning their children that if they don't obey their parents, el Coco will come and get them and then eat them.
It is not the way the Coco looks but what he does that scares most. It is a child eater and a kidnapper; it may immediately devour the child, leaving no trace, or it may spirit the child away to a place of no return, but it only does this to disobedient children. The coca is on the look out for child's misbehavior on the top of the roof, the coco takes the shape of any dark shadow and stays watching.[26] It represents the opposite of the guardian angel and is frequently compared to the devil. Others see the Coco as a representation of the deceased of the local community.[27]
The oldest known rhyme about the Coco, which originated in the 17th century, is in the Auto de los desposorios de la Virgen by Juan Caxés.
The rhyme has evolved over the years, but still retains its original meaning:
" | Duérmete niño, duérmete ya... Que viene el Coco y te comerá. Sleep child, sleep now... | " |
The Portuguese lullaby recorded by Leite de Vasconcelos tells Coca to go to the top of the roof. In other versions of the same lullaby, the name of coca is changed to that of "papão negro" (black eater) the name of another boogyman.[28]
" | Vai-te Coca. Vai-te Coca Para cima do telhado Leave Coca. Leave Coca | " |
During the Portuguese and Spanish colonization of Latin America, the legend of the Cuco was spread to countries such as Mexico, Argentina and Chile.
There is no general description of the cucuy, as far as facial or body descriptions, but it is stated that this shapeshifting being is extremely horrible to look at. The coco is variously described as a shapeless figure, sometimes a hairy monster, that hides in closets or under beds and eats children that misbehave when they are told to go to bed.
Coca is a female dragon that in medieval times, in the Iberian Peninsula, used to take part in different celebrations. In Portugal one still survives in Monção and she fights in some sort of medieval tournament with saint George during the Corpus Christi celebrations. She is called "Santa Coca" (Saint Coca), an allusion to the Irish saint,[29] or "Coca rabicha" (Tailed Coca). If she defeats Saint George, by scaring the horse, there will be a bad year for the crops and famine, if the horse and Saint George win by cutting off one of her ears with earring and her tongue, the crops will be fertile.[30][31] Oddly enough the people cheer for Saint Coca. In Galicia there are still two dragon cocas, one in Betanzos the other in Redondela.[32] The legend says that the dragon arrived from the sea and was devouring the young women and was killed in combat by the young men of the city. In Monção, the legend says, she lives in rio Minho; in Redondela she lives in the Ria of Vigo[33] The dragon shared the same name that was given in Portuguese and Spanish to the Cog, and although used mainly for trade it was also a war vessel common in medieval warfare and piracy raids to coastal villages.[34][35]
The oldest reference to Coca is in the book Livro 3 de Doações de D. Afonso III from the year 1274, where it is referred to as a big fish that appears on the shore:[36]
In Catalonia the "Cuca fera de Tortosa" was first documented in 1457. It is a zoomorphic figure, looks like a tortoise with a horned spine, it has dragon claws and a dragon head.[37][38] The legend says she had to dine every night on three cats and three children. The legend of the Coca can be compared to the one of Peluda or Tarrasque.
In Brazil the Coco appears as a female alligator called Cuca. Cuca appears as the villain in some children's books by Monteiro Lobato. Artists illustrating these books depicted the Cuca as an anthropomorphic alligator. She is an allusion to Coca, a dragon from the folklore of Portugal and Galicia.
Traditionally in Portugal, however, the coco is represented by an iron pan with holes, to represent a face, with a light in the inside or by a carved vegetable lantern made from a pumpkin with two eyes and a mouth, that is left in dark places with a light inside to scare people.[40] In the Beiras, heads carved on pumpkins, called "coca", would be carried, by the village boys, stuck on top of wooden stakes.
An analogous custom was first mentioned by Diodorus Siculus (XIII.56.5;57.3), in which Iberian warriors, after the battle of Selinunte, in 469 BC, would hang the heads of the enemies on their spears.[42] According to Rafael López Loureiro, this carving representation would be a milenar tradition from the Celtiberian region that spread all over the Iberian Peninsula.[43][44]
This representation would be related to the Celtic cult of the severed heads in the Iberian peninsula.[46][47] According to João de Barros, the name of the "coconut" derived from "coco" and was given to the fruit by the sailors of Vasco da Gama, c.1498, because it reminded them of this mythical creature.[48][49]
Rafael Bluteau (1712), defines that the coco and coca were thought to look like skulls, in Portugal:
In the first half of the 20th century the coca was an integral part of festivities like All Souls' Day and the ritual begging of Pão-por-Deus. The tradition of Pão-por-Deus, already mentioned in the 15th century,[52] is a ritual begging for bread and cakes, done door to door by children, though in the past poor beggers would also take part. Its purpose is to share the bread or treats gathered door to door with the dear little souls, the dead of the community who were eagerly awaited and arrived at night in the shape of butterflies or little animals, during the traditional magusto.[53][54][55][56] In Portugal, depending of the region, the Pão-por-Deus assumes different names: santoro or santorinho,[57] dia dos bolinhos (cookies day), fieis de deus.[58] This same tradition extends to Galicia where it is called migallo.[59][60][61] It has a close resemblance with the tradition of souling or nowadays Trick-or-treating.[62] While the Pão-por-Deus or Santoro is the bread or offering given to the souls of the dead, the Molete or Samagaio is the bread or offering that is given when a child is born.[63][64]
The muffled young men, called serandeiros, are disguised young men, covered with a blanket, bed sheet or with a hooded cloak. They carry around a staff, a stick of quince or of honeyberry, about their own height in one hand, on the other they carry a small bundle of basil or apples that they make the girls that take part of the desfolhada smell, or tickle the cheeks of the people, and sometimes, to play a prank, they bring stinging nettles. When a girl recognizes who the serandeiro is or if she recognizes her boyfriend masked as a serandeiro she throws him an apple that she had previously brought from home.[67][68][69] The serandeiros represent the spirit of the dead, the spirits of nature.[70]
The heads would have protective and healing powers, protecting people and communities. They would also be cherished for their divinatory, prophetic and healing powers.[71][72] The display places for the Iron Age severed heads were in the inside or outside of buildings with a preference for public places, with streets and people passing by and always preferring high places.[73]
The rituals in the Catholic religious order of Our Lady of Cabeza, a Black Madonna, in Portugal include the offering of heads of wax to the Lady, praying the Hail Mary while keeping a small statue of Our Lady on top of the head, and the pilgrims praying with their own heads inside a hole made on the wall of the chapel.[74] The Chapel of Our Lady of the Heads (Nossa Senhora das Cabeças) placed 50 m (164 ft) NW of the ruins of the Roman era temple of Our Lady of the Heads (Orjais, Covilhã) evidences a continuity in the use of a sacred space that changed from a pagan worship cult area to a Christian one and continued to be a place of worship for centuries after. According to Pedro Carvalho the pre-Roman findings and the unusual location of the ruins inside an 8th-century BC hillfort suggest it was the place of a pre-Roman cult.[75][76][77][78]
In Alcuéscar, Spain, a legend says that a princess exhibits a stall of skulls and human bones.[79]
In Portugal, coca is a name for the hooded cloak and it was also the name of the traditional hooded black wedding gown still in use at the beginning of the 20th century.[80] In Portimão during the holy week celebrations, in the procissão dos Passos (sp: Procesión de los Pasos), a procession organized by the Catholic brotherhoods, the herald, a man dressed with a black hooded cloak that covered his face and had three holes for the eyes and mouth, led the procession and announced the death of Christ. This man was either named coca, farnicoco, (farricunco, farricoco from Latin far, farris[81] and coco) or death. The name coca was given to the cloak and to the man who wore the cloak.[82]
In 1498, the Portuguese King Manuel I gave permission to the Catholic brotherhood of the Misericórdia to collect the bones and remains from the gallows of those that had been condemned to death and put them in a grave every year on All Saints' Day.[83] The brotherhood in a procession, known as Procissão dos Ossos, were followed by the farricocos, who carried the tombs and collected the bones.[84][85][86][87]
In the travels of the Baron Rozmital, 1465-1467, it was written a paragraph commenting the traditional mourning clothes of the Portuguese of that time. The relatives of the deceased who accompanied his funeral would be clad in white and hooded like monks, but the paid mourners would be arrayed in black.[88]"[...] white was worn as the garb of mourning until the time of King Manuel, at the death of whose aunt, Philippa, black was adopted for the first time in Portugal as the symbol of sorrow for the dead".[89]
In Ribadeo two giant figures represent "el coco y la coca" that dance at the sound of drummers and Galician bagpipe players.[90][91]
The 'land of the dead' is a mythic land which appears in traditions from various cultures around the ancient world.[92][93]
Probably the oldest mention of a mythic land of the dead located in the Iberian Peninsula is in the Lebor Gabála Érenn.[94]
The legends of Portugal and Spain speak of an enchanted land, the Mourama, the land where an enchanted people, the Mouros (Celtic *MRVOS)[95][96] dwell under the earth in Portugal and Galicia. The lore of Galicia says that "In Galicia there are two overlapped people: a part lives on the surface of the land; they are the Galician people, and the other in the subsoil, the Mouros". Mourama is the otherworld, the world of the dead from where everything comes back.[97][98][99]
The Mourama is ruled by an enchanted being who is called rei Mouro, (king Mouro). His daughter is the princesa Moura, (princess Moura), a shapeshifter who changes herself into a snake,also called bicha Moura, or can even be seen riding a dragon.[100]
In the last chapter of the work of Miguel de Cervantes, the epitaph of Don Quijote identifies him as the scarecrow and el coco.[101]
Que Viene el Coco, a painting that depicts a cloaked, menacing figure, was painted by Goya in 1799.[102]
Nesta mesma cidade de Coimbra, onde hoje nos encontramos, é costume andarem grupos de crianças pelas ruas, nos dias 31 de Outubro e 1 e 2 de Novembro, ao cair da noite, com uma abóbora oca e com buracos recortados a fazer de olhos, nariz e boca, como se fosse uma caveira, e com um coto de vela aceso por dentro, para lhe dar um ar mais macabro.
Em Coimbra o peditório menciona «Bolinhos, bolinhós», e o grupo traz uma abóbora esvaziada com dois buracos a figurarem os olhos de um personagem e uma vela acesa dentro[...]outro exemplo da utilização da abóbora ou cabaço como figuração humana, nas máscaras dos embuçados das esfolhadas de Santo Tirso de Prazins (Guimaräes), que depois, estes passeiam, alçadas num pau e com uma vela dentro, e deixam espetados em qualquer sitio mais ermo, para meterem medo a quem passa.
A subrayar un par de licencias cronológicas: la habanera "Yo te diré" fue compuesta en 1945 (letra de Enrique Llovet y música de Jorge Halpern) para la película de Antonio Román "Los últimos de Filipinas", por lo que no pudo ser cantada durante la Guerra Civil, igual que la graciosa rumba "Que viene el coco, mamá", deliciosamente interpretada por Inma Cuesta, que pertenece a la revista de 1948 "¡A la Habana me voy!", de Antonio y Manuel Paso, con música de Francisco Alonso y Daniel Montorio.


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Debris dive in Lake Windermere!
On Saturday 2nd March 2013, 262 divers joined Paul Rose and collected tons of rubbish in response to his call to action to clean up Lake Windermere and help raise awareness of ocean debris.
Seven tons of junk was recovered including a fully working toilet complete with cistern and ballcock and an outboard motor for a boat. There were also 73 car tyres and at least four car batteries along with all the usual tin cans, plastic and glass.
It was a great success, captured people's imagination and raised awareness on a very important global issue.
Paul says, "We took out enough rubbish to fill a shipping container but this is only a small percentage of what still lies on the bottom. It's a sobering thought that this is the way we treat our beautiful lake and reflects the way we disrespect our oceans".
The day was a fantastic response to a call for action and shows that with enough enthusiasm we can have a positive impact on our waters. We'll be doing more!"
The great Windermere Monster Sculpture project building starts on Friday 21st June and runs to Sunday 23rd June! Come to Merz Barn and help us turn our dive debris into a 20 metre long Windermere Monster! Just come anytime or call Ian Hunter at 015394 37309 for more information. I'm looking forward to seeing you there.
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Paul at the Zurich Museum of Design with the amount of debris that enters our seas every 15 seconds
"The amount of debris entering our seas is so vast that it's practically immeasurable. And as our oceans are the largest, least understood and least protected ecosystem on the planet, it can be difficult to grasp the problem.
By debris-diving inland lakes and then producing beautiful works of art from the rubbish I surprise and engage large audiences in the ocean debris issue.
When we look at the rubbish collected from my lake dives it's easy to draw parallels with the ocean debris as it brings things into a smaller scale".
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Really fascinated by your talk tonight at the Theatre by the Lake. A friend of mine would have really enjoyed the presentation if I had known from the blurb it was going to be about diving. Loved your enthusiasm and description of mega life changing experiences -also how easy and quick it is to turn hate into love -perhaps they are closer than we think!
No mention here of the exhibition of rubbish sculptures and exhibition around the keswick area -it would be good to advertise it -June 7th was it?
A great day glad to be able to help. Even went in my wet suit. And amazed me how warm i stayed.
What an absoloutley amazing day, 2 dives off cock shott point and entry of rubbish acquired. A very very worthy cause and great to see so many people !!
May I congratulate all those involved on the massive task of cleaning up the bed of Windermere in Bowness Bay. Hope to hear what the total rubbish count is?
Adrian Faulkner, Windermere in Bloom
Hi everyone,
There's 8 of us coming up from Aquaventurers, Liverpool.
Same Question re Fills ;) just bringing as many cylinders as we've got :) really wished we'd bought Stages too ;)
Looking forward to the early start :)
Looking forward to the event tomorrow - leys see how much we can bring up. Carlisle subaqua club (ScotSAC)
Actually I think you will find that there is no such place as "Lake" Windermere.
The suffix 'mere' means 'lake' so the term "Lake Windermere" actually translates as 'lake Winder lake'!
The correct name for this very beautiful place is simply "Windermere"!
Having said that, I do believe that this effort to clean up at least part of Windermere is a magnificent project.
If I didn't live so far away, and if I could swim, I'd love to be helping.
Congratulations, and good hunting, to everyone taking part.
jayprime, Norfolk
Paul rules
We have six divers coming along to join in the cleanup and at least two volunteers to help on shore
Eight of us are coming up from Banbury to give a diving hand :)
We have a team of 26 divers and 4 shore volunteers coming up from
Rotherham Dream Divers ltd . What an event to put in your log book !!
We've registered a couple, hopefully have some more before the day.
Same question, has there been any provision made for air fills?
We've registered a couple, hopefully have some more before the day.
Same question, has there been any provision made for air fills?
Bradford uni sac will be there
Garry and Graham will be there for the debris dive. Any news on air fills or do we bring more tanks?
The North Sea Divers (FB Group) will be there!
Well, actually we'll join everyone else on the 2nd March!! (Penrith Divers)
Having gathered up what we can in Ullswater over the years, a group of Penrith Divers (ScotSAC) will be there on 3rd March.
Hi Paul
A team from Dream Divers in Rotherham
Will be there ;-)
Just a couple of quick questions..
If we are doing repetitive dives, what will be the arrangement for air fills on the day? Will somebody be bringing a compressor?
Also will collection sacks/bags be provided, or do we need to provide our own?
Kind regards
Steve Smith
Instant Divers group admin.
Our group will be there Paul..
We are the Instant Divers.. (Just Add Water)
And we will be there :)
We're concerned as a collective group of divers who've no political agenda about the rubbish in our waters. We'd like to help and make our (marine) world that little bit cleaner.
We're called 'Only Diving' and you can find us on Facebook!
The Plastic Oceans Foundation will be there Paul
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Bubba in the Burbs
Busy parents still need to use their trunk while waiting for replacement shocks for that broken rear door. Grabbed a handy stick of bamboo. Got some good laughs at the grocery store. The stick has been workin' great for almost a week!
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I see this all the time on trucks with (old) camper shell tops with the same problem. Except the stick becomes the permeant solution to the problem and the stick sits on the tailgate or inside the bed. Someone even propped his up then drove off without closing it after loading a big object that stuck out in a very small truck.
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I resorted to an old broom handle when our back lift gate shocks went out. It fit snug across the back and popped the gate even higher than normal, since my hubby is over 6 feet, was great for him!
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Speaking to Journalism.co.uk ahead of the Digital News Affairs (DNA) 2009 conference, Rosenblum says the media's need to cost-cut in the present climate will turn the concept of videojournalism from 'an abstraction to a necessity for survival'.
"TV stations can no longer tolerate the notion of four people doing one person's job, but for those people who can shoot and deliver (…) there's an enormous niche opening up. It's survival time now," he says.
News media must embrace new video technology and production practices wholeheartedly, says Rosenblum, and the falling costs of both make barriers to videojournalism much lower and more attractive to content providers.
At a local TV news station in Washington, FiOS1, the result of a partnership between the company Verizon and RosenblumTV, six staff produce 30 minutes of original video news content a day, which is edited and uploaded to a server from a New York office.
The total cost to the station is $600,000-a-year and at just $4.11 per 30-second advertising spot it will break even. Anything after that is pure profit, says Rosenblum.
"It makes us extremely competitive. Any commercial broadcaster can do this but they have to have the courage to burn the place to the ground. Here's the deal: the product for broadcasters and newspapers is the content, that's all they have to sell. When they go into cost-cutting the first thing they cut is the journalists. That's a crazy thing to do," he explains.
"What they have to do is chop rigorously at everything else and they have to train the journalist to empower them and make them much more streamlined in producing content. If they do this I think they can not only survive, but thrive in this economy."
News sites as social networks
Newspapers perceive a financial problem with making changes, but there is much a psychological block at play, says Rosenblum. Many broadcasters want to retain old practices and equipment and newspapers frequently try to recreate TV shows rather than video on their websites.
To break out of this, news sites should see themselves as social networks, acting as a nexus between users and information directories and potentially charging a small fee for this transaction, he says.
"Journalism in and of itself is a kind of a network: you send reporters out into the community, they meet other people, they gather the stuff, reassemble it and distribute it. If you want a real break out you have to embrace these social networks. Marry them to video, marry them to your journalists," he says.
"If you are a journalist it's a rethinking of the entire notion of broadcasting and local news, which is very hard for these people to do. For their entire careers they've said, we're the source, you listen and between 6pm and 7pm we're going to tell you.
"The opportunity here is enormous: inexpensive technologies, hand-held stuff, a web that is married specifically to networks and an industry that is itself kind of network-based emotionally."
The more local media make their websites like social networks, the more people will build an affinity with their sites, he adds.
Social networks as a model for news
The distribution of multimedia content on social networks should also be seen as a model for news websites, according to Rosenblum.
Reports should 'weave a tapestry of text and video' and journalists should be encouraged to keep video, as well as audio recordings and paper notebooks, he adds.
"The web is going to develop its own grammar. Right now you read text and then see the video part somewhere else," he says.
"We carry with us our experience of the past. We can't really wrap our heads around this notion of non-linearity - there is no first page, there is no back page. If you wrote your publication more the way Facebook is written, you'd do much better."
But Rosenblum is concerned that newspapers, in particular regional and local media, will not embrace the lessons of social media and networks nor the opportunities of low-cost videojournalism.
"The potential is sitting there in front of these guys and you know they're not going to take it. When Google elects to do local news in the UK, you know they're not going to build buildings and local crews," he says.
The BBC's recent local video proposals in the UK terrified regional newspapers, but the opportunity of the Trust's rejection has not been seized upon by local media to offer an alternative, he adds.
"The advertising money is there, the appetite for local content is there. But you have to re-architect the thing based on what the technology and the infrastructure can do. All the pieces are there you don't have to invent a damn thing, it's all off-the-shelf.
"It's a tragedy because they [local media] have the connections, the brand, the trust of the community. They know the stories, they have all the pieces keyed up and they just can't bring themselves to do it.
"Any idiot can learn to use video, but it takes years for a journalist to learn their community. That's an asset they have."
Michael Rosenblum will host a digital training journalism workshop at the DNA2009 conference. Follow coverage of the event on Journalism.co.uk and on the event's website.
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Benoit & Sergio Name Their All-Time Top Five Jams
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No, the pair's mass appeal is directly connected to their music's pop sensibility. A Benoit & Sergio song is raw and edgy enough for the underground house and techno heads while still being super accessible, thanks to addictively melodic vocal hooks.
And it's no surprise, given the duo's influences. When Crossfade asked for their all-time top five jams -- the classics without which there would be no Benoit & Sergio -- they came back with a list of sexy pop gems by the likes of Prince and Bobby Brown.
1. Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing"
"As a kid, Benoit listened to this track with his friend, mimicking the tom fills in front of his dad's speakers, which were as tall as him. Also, the video is still amazing -- the cartoon guy who is absorbed into the TV at the beginning of it looks like the clueless protagonist from Where's Waldo?"
2. Prince's "Erotic City"
"Sergio remembers hearing this on headphones one night on the radio, past bedtime, as a 9-year-old boy. The lyrics were scandalous. If he ever marries, this will be the song he slow dances to with his wife."
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Adlai Stevenson II was an important and influential figure in the political history of the United States. Stevenson was Governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and ran twice for President as the Democratic National Candidate in 1952 and 1956. He also served as Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 - 1965. The grounds are open daily for self-guided tours. The peaceful setting allows visitors to experience the historic landscape similar to when the family lived in the house. The house has been designated a National Historic Landmark. Group tours can be arranged through the Forest Preserves - 847-968-3422.
CITY: Mettawa
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
The Coach House, a replica Log Cabin, the 1882 home of F.W. Muller and the 1908 Banta House tell the story of Arlington Heights over the last 150 years. Tour guides introduce you to the life of early residents. Tours: Sat. & Sun. 2pm & 3pm Heritage Gallery & Gift Shop: Fri.-Sun. 1:30pm-4:30pm
CITY: Arlington Heights
Barrington Area Library
This full-service library presents a variety of arts events throughout the year.
CITY: Barrington
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
Sports memorablia; interactive video; photos of all inductees.
CITY: Des Plaines
Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
The opulent Cuneo Museum and Gardens, located on 75 acres and dotted with formal gardens and statuary was the perfect setting for the wedding scenes in "My Best Friend's Wedding." The gazebo where the best friends were caught kissing was built specifically for the film, but Cuneo's owners liked it so much they decided to keep it permanently. Take a guided tour through the historic Mediterranean-style Cuneo mansion to see Renaissance artworks and lavish European furnishings.
CITY: Vernon Hills
Devonshire Cultural Center
Home of the Skokie Art Guild and Devonshire Playhouse, the Cultural Center offers children's and adult theater, as well as visual and performing arts.
CITY: Skokie
Dole Mansion at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park
Black walnut doors, detailed wood carvings in the Eastlake style, amazing marble fireplaces: there's so much to see on a tour of the historic Dole Mansion and the original Crystal Lake Country Club (now the Creative Arts Center).
CITY: Crystal Lake
Glen Rowan House
The Glen Rowan House is the perfect setting for weddings, social parties, private, and corporate events. An estate on Chicago's North Shore designed by renowned architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, this significant landmark is named for its impressive rowan oak trees and is a part of the Lake Forest College campus.
CITY: Lake Forest
Gold Pyramid House
At one time, this was the world's largest gold structure. Now available for group tours (15+) and private event rentals. The six-story-tall, 17,000-square-foot architectural oddity is located in Wadsworth, Illinois and has to be one of the most bizarre homes ever constructed. It is believed to be the largest 24-karat gold-plated object in North America.
CITY: Wadsworth
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state-of-the-art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room, and a classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state of the art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room and classroom.
CITY: Grayslake
Great Lakes Naval Museum
As an official Navy Museum, the Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to tell the story of the United States Navy, with particular emphasis on the Navy's only "boot camp" at the Naval Station Great Lakes.
CITY: Great Lakes
Great Lakes Naval Museum
As an official Department of the Navy Museum, the Great Lakes Naval Museum's mission is to select, collect, preserve, and interpret the history of the United States Navy with particular emphasis on the Navy's only "boot camp" at the Naval Training Station/Center at Great Lakes, Illinois. Exhibits feature an overview of the boot camp experience and the history of Naval Station Great Lakes. The museum is located at the Great Lakes Naval Station by the Main Gates. Admission and parking are free. Public transportation to the Great Lakes Naval Museum is available via Metra's Union Pacific North Line.
CITY: Great Lakes
Highland Park Historical Society
This museum is a 12 room, two story Italianate Victorian house donated to the Society in 1969. The Society's mission is to discover, preserve, provide access to and disseminate the history of the general area and of Highland Park, in particular.
CITY: Highland Park
Historic Volo Country Village
Come visit our 30-acre antique theme park. Anchored by the nationally recognized Volo Auto Museum, the site also boasts great shopping in five separate malls selling antiques, unique gifts and collectibles. Over 400 dealers.
CITY: Volo
Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
This new center is a 65,000 square-foot building designed by renowned architect Stanley Tigerman. The Museum is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Holocaust by honoring the memories of those who were lost and by teaching the universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice and indifference. The museum features an authentic early 20th century German rail car, an inspiring Hall of Remembrance for contemplation and reflection, a permanent exhibition chronicling life before, during and after the Holocaust, a youth exhibit for 9-11 year olds highlighting lessons of the Holocaust and a 225 seat auditorium.
CITY: Skokie
Lake County Discovery Museum
Hands-on interactive exhibits introduce the history of Lake County in a fun learning environment. The Museum also displays the nation's largest permanent exhibition on the history and significance of postcards. Changing exhibits throughout the year.
CITY: Wauconda
Long Grove Historic Village
Long Grove is home to over 80 specialty shops and restaurants, set within historic buildings, cobblestone walks and colorful gardens. Visitors find unusual gift stores, art galleries, antiques, upscale clothing and diverse food and dining options.
CITY: Long Grove
Mainstreet Libertyville
Great shopping, dining and professional services are waiting for you in our picture-perfect downtown. Enjoy the turn-of-the-century buildings along Milwaukee Avenue or relax among the roses in Cook Park. Downtown Libertyville is a delightfully unique shopping and dining experience. With over 70 shops, boutiques, and restaurants, it's why we say "spend an hour, spend a day!"
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McDonald's #1 Store Museum
This museum is a replica of the first McDonald's restaurant opened by Ray Kroc on April 15, 1955. View an array of memorabilia, from the original kitchen equipment to the 1950s classic cars parked on site.
CITY: Des Plaines
Morton Grove Historical Museum Haupt-Yehl House
Located in Harrer Park, this 1888 Victorian farmhouse features period furnishings and a museum on its lower level with rotating displays.
CITY: Morton Grove
Mother Rudd House and Museum
This original 1844 building was once a stagecoach stop, tavern, post office, town hall, and candy store. Completely restored by the Village of Gurnee, this historical home is reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad. Slaves would be housed in the basement or the barn. View artifacts from the Civil War, see the "Crystal Ballroom" where traveling guests would be entertained or the room dedicated to the family of a local man that died on the Titanic.
CITY: Gurnee
Mother Rudd House and Museum
This original 1844 building was once a stagecoach stop, tavern, post office, town hall and candy store. Completely restored by the Village of Gurnee, this historical home is reported to have been part of the Underground Railroad.
CITY: Gurnee
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The box office is located at the Superdome's Gate A on the ground level and is open for extended hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday. It will close at 6 p.m. April 28; 7 p.m. on April 29 and 9 p.m. on April 30.
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Bonkers, you can absolutely grow mushrooms in non sterile conditions - many people do - but you have to be prepared to accept the possibility of failure. It's a little like the difference between outdoor gardens and hydroponics.
I've heard of people growing shiitake outdoors in logs (with plug spawn, i.e. dowels colonized with mycelium - you drill a hole in the log, insert dowel, seal with wax, and wait - generally at least a year), never in sawdust. Oysters have been grown outdoors in sawdust, however.
For non sterile growing it's best to use low-nutrient substrates. Nutrients will increase the likelihood of competitors taking over, and I don't know of any tests that have shown them to be useful in growing wood-rotting mushrooms such as oysters and shiitake. See, however, my note about morels at the bottom of this comment.
Purchase sawdust spawn (pre-inoculated sawdust) online. You'll save yourself a massive headache over trying to start from spores, and, frankly, the cost is not that much compared to the cost of the cheapest method of starting from spores that is known to produce success in "captivity."
To get the most for your money, start by taking some of your sawdust, boiling it, and placing it in a bag with your purchased spawn; you'll get a crop of mushrooms out of that, and when the fruiting stops, you've got a big bag of sawdust spawn to inoculate your paths with. This gives you the chance to seed your paths repeatedly without buying more spawn, in case it doesn't "take" the first time.
Plus, since these conditions are pretty much ideal, if the bag doesn't fruit you'll know not to waste any more money on that strain - it's not suited to your climate or chosen substrate.
If you grow both oysters and shiitake, start the shiitake well away from the oysters - oysters seem to be much hardier and colonize things much faster, and you don't want spores from your oysters to take over everything while your shiitake are still trying to get established.
I suspect that once the shiitake are established the oysters won't be as likely to outcompete them, but I don't know for sure.
Morels are very tricky. They have successfully been grown in "captivity" but a number of factors affect their growth, including temperature and the nitrogen content of the soil. Morel cultivation is still a somewhat experimental field. Some have reported success growing morels in the garden in locations with cold winters; a few people have gotten them to fruit indoors with nitrogen supplements and an overwintering step in the freezer.
As much as I love mushrooms, my freezer space is limited enough as it is, thank you very much!


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April 16, 2013
Scientists at the Roslin Institute, the birthplace of Dolly the cloned sheep, have announced a milestone in a project to produce animals resistant to infections – they created the first genetically modified pig using a new technique of "gene editing".
The gene editing technique is at least 100 times more precise and efficient than existing GM technology, the researches said, and does not make use of heavily criticized antibiotic resistant genes.
Pig 26 was born last August and has been genetically engineered with "the smallest of DNA mutations".
"Out of its 3 billion bases, we have removed one exactly from where we wanted it to be removed. It's extremely easy to do," Professor Bruce Whitelaw of the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh told the Independent on Monday.
"We can do it without any marker or trace. Unless you do an audit trail there is no way that you would know how that mutation happened. It could have happened naturally, or by a DNA editor," he added.
Scientists say this method does not rely on the elaborate cloning process as previous techniques did, does not use antibiotic resistant 'markers', and can be performed on fertilized eggs rather than ordinary tissue cells.
Professor Bruce Whitelaw of the Roslin Institute said that the technique allowed them to produce GM animals with an efficiency of 10-15% compared to just 1% for the standard method of genetic engineering.
The new technique does not leave any trace on the animals' genome other than the desired mutation; it merely mimics the natural evolutionary process but uses a man-made genome editor:
"With the new technology we can work directly within the zygote [fertilized egg] with an efficiency of 10 to 15 percent. In a litter of pigs at least one of the animals will have the edited event. We can get rid of antibiotic resistance and for some situations we can get rid of cloning or nuclear-transfer technology as well. I think cloning does have some baggage attached to it," Professor Whitelaw said at the press conference.
Pig 26 is part of a program to create GM pigs that are resistant to diseases such as the African swine fever virus.
Scientists are hoping to introduce DNA mutations into domestic pigs, which will then impart disease resistance to wild pigs in Africa.
Public opposition to GM food has slowed its introduction in both plants and animals, but developments in the US mean that soon first products of this kind could hit the market: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is near to making a decision on a fast-growing GM salmon.
The fish have been created by Aquabounty Technologies of Massachusetts with a gene from the Chinook salmon, which allows it to grow to market size in half the time of conventional species.
The FDA is to give a final ruling later this year, but has already declared the GM salmon poses no major risks to health or the environment.
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SYMPTOMS When you drop a database in Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you may receive an access violation. Or, you may receive the following error message: Msg 942, Level 14, State 4, Line 1
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RESOLUTION A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix. If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
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We're still in shock over Colton's elimination from Idol on April 19. Read on to find out what he thinks could have kept him from going home!
Colton Dixon's elimination completely took us by surprise — we thought he was going to make it all the way! HollywoodLife.com caught up with him after the show to get his take on the judges' decision and what he thinks could have saved him.
HollywoodLife.com – How totally floored are you by the results?
Colton Dixon – Personally I thought I was going to be in the bottom 3 tonight, so I wasn't surprised by that. Especially standing next to Philip and Jessica I knew I was going. But I thought I had another week, if not a couple more in me, but someone good has to go home. It was just me this week. And for the people voting at home you have to vote as many times you can so your favorite stays in. I think song choice killed me last night, so the remaining contestants; you have to make sure you on you're A-game and your song choice is so key in this competition and make sure you are on all the time.
HL – Do you regret anything?
CD – I regret my 1st song last night. My take on it was me and I didn't veer stylistically from me at all but I think I could've chosen a better song that I could connect with that had a better message for me and for my audience. I think that's what turned a lot of people off last night.
HL – With your final song you kind of fell to your knees and sat there for a minute before you started, what were you thinking?
CD – It's funny, I have been trying too hard to get a standing ovation from the judges that I didn't need, I didn't need it for confidence or anything like that, and during that song I wasn't singing for them or my family or anyone in the audience or anyone at home, that song was between me and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We had a cool moment on stage for sure, but I wanted to end it the way I started it and told myself I would do this competition and I'm glad I got the opportunity.
Do you think they wasted the save?
CD – No, not at all, Jessica deserve to be saved hands down. I'm very glad they saved her.
HL – You whispered something to Hollie when they said she was safe, what did you say?
CD – I said congratulations baby, you deserve it, she's such a sweetheart and during commercial breaks she looked at me and was like 'okay Colton just by comparison of fan mail we know you are going through.' I said you killed it last night and I wasn't so hot last night, so if last night reflects any on right now which it should, you have a couple more weeks left in you. She was crying but I think some of those were tears of relief. We love each other very much.
That must've been weird for you, you haven't been in the bottom 3 before and then you get the news you going home?
CD – After feeling what the bottom 3 felt like, I'm glad I'll never have to go through that again. It's weird and all of this is so overwhelming, it's weird that the other contestants aren't with me in this room right now doing press. But again things can only get better from here and I can do my own music and America is going to be able to connect with me through that. I am excited.
HL – You are from the same town as Macy from Teen Mom, do you know her?
CD – That is so weird. She goes to MTSU doesn't she? I think when I went a lot of people were freaking out that she went to school there to. I don't watch the show, and I've never met her. But that's funny.
HL – Did you think Ryan was fooling you tonight's as throughout the competition he has been out of control with his delivery?
CD – He is [laughs] he likes to tease. But no, tonight he gave it to me straight. Ryan is so sincere and I love that about him, he really does care about the contestants and afterwards he pulled me aside and said dude you deserve to be here and that it was a privilege working with you. I told him he needed to find a new victim to pick on every week. But he wouldn't have picked on me tonight, just because I don't know what I would have done. I might have choked him. Not really (laughs).
HL – Were you glad to finally get your standing ovation?
CD – Honestly, it was nice and I'm glad it happened but again I wasn't singing for them or anyone in the audience it was a connection between me and God. It was a cool moment.
HL – Did you get a chance speak to the judges afterwards?
CD – I did, man, we can't ask for better judges, they really care about you. It's cool because they are so influential. Randy has worked with a couple of Christian acts and said whatever you do let me know and we will make it happen. I loved that. Jennifer was a sweetheart, she didn't want to leave the stage, which was so cute and I loved it–that was awesome. Steven Tyler honestly, I couldn't hear what he said in my ear and I hate that. He mumbled something and I missed it. But I love them all so much and they are so supportive of everything that I've done and I really appreciate your opportunity and them seeing something more in me this year than last year and to send me on to the top 24.
What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Do you think Colton should have stayed?
– Reporting by Russ Weakland
More American Idol
- 'American Idol' Results: Colton Dixon Lands In Bottom
- 'American Idol' Rigged? Colton Dixon Should NOT Have Been Eliminated
- 'American Idol' Finalist Elise Testone: I Wasn't Rude To J. Lo
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Posted at 1:28 AM on May 11, 2012
Posted at 12:50 PM on May 8, 2012
I loved Colton he did great on bad romance Hollie should have left along time ago Colton was the BEST in the WHOLE SEASON Colton should have stay and I would have loved to have seen Phillip and colton top 2 but I go COLTON DIXON and Hollie sending all the good people home like COLTON, SKYLAR, ELISE this week who is she going to send home now
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Posted at 11:00 PM on April 25, 2012
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Posted at 8:28 AM on April 23, 2012
Posted at 7:10 AM on April 23, 2012
Posted at 10:11 PM on April 22, 2012
Coltin dixion. You rocked ..you don't belong home from AI ….you should of been there to the end. The way I see it it wad America's way of getting even for there save on jessica last week ..they got upset so they took away the best idol had ..which was u to get even with the judges as cruel and mean it was I cried and I'm still cryin for you coltin and love hour voice and you. You rock
South Africa
Posted at 7:33 AM on April 22, 2012
Clearly America has got it wrong again. Back here is South Africa everybody was rooting for Carlton. last year the talk was James Durbin. America you don't know good talent! Carlton we love you can't wait for your music to be released, have already downloaded your songs from idols.
Posted at 1:26 AM on April 22, 2012
He really was boring in a Colton sort of way, always doing the silly rocker wannabee routine with the outfits and all that. He did not sing well and was voted out because he became sort of boring really. He also showed that he has a HUGE ego that was very unbecoming. He needs to be more humble and less egotistical. That behavior combined with his lousy singing got him the boot.
Posted at 7:26 AM on April 21, 2012
i really like him, but seriously guys, he was actually one of the worst of the night along with elise. but yeah, i thought for sure it was going to be elise since hollie killed it last night and colton has such a huge fanbase. so when they announced that elise is save i was like, "oh no, it's colton, hollie killed it last night "
Posted at 1:16 AM on April 21, 2012
Thats was bull stuff there is no way he should have left the show but by what everyone saw on the show before that he will make his own records and i will buy them asap i think it would have come down to colton and skylar but owell i think it was everyone thinking he already had lots of votes so thats why he got eliminated……but who knows
Posted at 5:07 PM on April 20, 2012
I agree with AI being rigged. I suspected Colton's days were numbered when Jimmy started making his nasty comments about how he did not understand why or how Colton was getting all the young girl votes and the judges were rippin' at his performances.
I am done with AI. Colton was the only reason I was watching. Everyone else is boring!
Posted at 4:41 PM on April 20, 2012
Summer Washam
Posted at 4:22 PM on April 20, 2012
Posted at 2:40 PM on April 20, 2012
Colton- I was so rooting for you & still am!!! You are going to do great things to glorify God's Kingdom!!! I just loved watching you every week and the love you show for Jesus on national tv. It's awesome to watch!!! I love you style & music!!! You are so very talented!!! I am also from TN. So very sad you did not gain the titile, but know God is taking care of you! God Bless and wish you all the best!!!
John young
Posted at 1:36 PM on April 20, 2012
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Linda Perry
Posted at 12:09 PM on April 20, 2012
Colton, I have watched American Idol forever and last night I was SHOCKED. I had you winning the whole thing. Phillip was your only competition in my mind. This season has so many amazing singers. There is just something that you have the rest don't. I feel your emotions in every song you sing. You are so true to your music and it shows. Just because of one night it was NOT fair to vote you off.
Your song at the end of the night should have told the whole world that they made a big mistake. I know you will continue to strive because of the amazing performer and person you are. Goodluck in the future…..L Perry
Posted at 11:48 AM on April 20, 2012
I did not agree with him leaving. I am still surprised that Elise is still there. I do not find that girl to be all that talented. I wish the judges would stop pushing her so much! :/ I wish Colton the best! I hope he works extra hard after Idol to make a good career for himself!
Posted at 11:19 AM on April 20, 2012
Posted at 11:15 AM on April 20, 2012
eileen miller
Posted at 11:10 AM on April 20, 2012
I was soo shocked and surprised that Colton went home he was one of my favorites .I love how he is so hoble and devoted to what really is important our lord and savior. I cried when Colton gave he final performance for American Idol all his praise went to God. Colton there is a better purpose for you and I know you will be blessed in what ever you chose to do…..You are a very unique specail person…..
Posted at 9:21 AM on April 20, 2012
Posted at 9:03 AM on April 20, 2012
Posted at 8:45 AM on April 20, 2012
Colton is very good in his style of music. He will go far. I think he will get swooped up for a deal, right away.
I wish him all the luck. He is a sweetheart. So is Skyler, his sister.
Colton has a great personality, too. He is going places!!!!!
My bets are on him all the way!!!!
Posted at 10:56 AM on April 20, 2012
Posted at 2:20 PM on April 20, 2012
but, ps, i do wish colton the best! and, i think his sister may have matured a bit b/c she did seem very sincere and sweet in the end. maybe/hopefully, i just misread her facial expressions early on when she looked like she was mad that he stole her thunder. in any case, if she had the same upbringing as him, hopefully she will turn out to be as good a person as him. he will go far, there is no doubt.
B. Scott
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"Lifetime Makeover" Event Encouraged Women
to Step in, Step out, and Step up
WASHINGTON - More than 100 women attended a public symposium last weekend that was geared toward enlightening, empowering and motivating women to rebuild their lives after returning home to the District of Columbia from prisons or jails.
The program, called "Lifetime Makeover: Stepping In, Stepping Out and Stepping Up," took place on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Temple of Praise Church, 700 Southern Avenue SE. Speakers included people who counsel, supervise and work with female ex-offenders, as well as women who are successfully making the transition from incarceration to the community.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia partnered to present the program with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC), Our Place D.C., and DC Healthy Start Consortium, Inc. The all-day session built upon the success of a similar effort last year, called "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes."
The forum served a two-fold purpose: educating the broader community on the importance of supporting reentry efforts and providing access to the resources necessary for women to make a successful homecoming transition.
"Our public safety depends on giving former offenders the support they need to get back on the right track when they return home from prison," said U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. "Women returning home face special challenges, and this event was an important opportunity to pull together as a community to help them succeed."
"We at CSOSA are grateful for the collaboration with our criminal justice and community partners that enabled our Women's Reentry Program to be a great success," said Nancy M. Ware, director of CSOSA. "We were able to provide the women in attendance with helpful information about job retention, housing, drug treatment and recovery, and healthy relationships. The women left the event with some of the tools they need to begin their 'Lifetime Makeover.' As they go forward in their journey, we will continue to assist and support them in overcoming the challenges they face."
"We (the UPSC) were glad once again to be a part in this year's Women's Reentry Forum," said Isaac Fulwood, Jr., Chairman of the U.S. Parole Commission. "I am firmly of the belief that we are all connected. In this effort to reduce recidivism and effect positive change, the success of USPC and our partners and the success of these women as they re-enter the community is inextricably tied. The tools and the information provided at this forum, along with the close supervision of CSOSA, is just what is needed for the ladies to press forward and be successful. I wish them well."
Hundreds of women have returned to the community in recent years after serving prison time for felony violations of District of Columbia laws. In 2009, for example, more than 200 women returned home from prison under CSOSA's supervision.
The symposium featured panel discussions focusing on housing, employment, life skills/mentoring support, drug treatment/recovery support systems, and building healthy relationships. Many panels showcased success stories and first-person accounts from many of the women themselves.
The day culminated with a "Lifetime Makeover" fashion show in which 24 reentry women participated. The show was possible because of a drive at CSOSA and the U.S. Attorney's Office that garnered hundreds of donated suits in all sizes and styles. The women were able to receive and model the suits in the fashion show at the conclusion of the program.
Volunteers from the U.S. Attorney's Office and CSOSA personally provided styling and make-up application to prepare the women for the show. The make-overs were dramatic, inside and out, as the women were uplifted and encouraged during the process. The women were able to see themselves in a new light after experiencing the transformation. The Lifetime Makeover women walked with a brand new look and outlook on their lives that was evident for all to see.
Our Place D.C. and DC Healthy Start Consortium, Inc. offer a variety of services to help formerly and currently incarcerated women. Leaders of both organizations were present at the event. Numerous other community service providers were also on hand to provide information.


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Google helps envision the future of the Bay Bridge
In a partnership between Google and the California Department of Transportation, Google Earth users can get a live representation of construction progress on the Bay Bridge.
This week, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced a partnership with Google to bring the planned Bay Bridge to Google Earth. The bridge, under construction since 2002 and slated to be completed in 2013, will be mapped in Google Earth, with the currently-under-construction and completed portions visible in varying opacities.
We rode along with Google Earth co-founder Michael Jones to take a look at the live site construction in the San Francisco Bay. Take a look into the future in Google Earth, here (zipped file).
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The nose is medium-bodied and punchy. There are notes of stemmy cut hay and dried grasses, a leafy green note and a touch of rooty earth and fudge. The palate is of medium body and quite rich. There are notes boiled sweets and espresso, mocchaccino notes, ground almonds and granary toast with melted butter. Notes of vanilla fudge and thick cream. The finish is of good length with notes almond and barley sugar.
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Expédition rapide et très soignée, excellent suivi du colis. Je recommande !
11th December 2014
This is most certainly a wonderful scotch for the price. It was $60 in upstate ny, got home, sat down after dinner with a bit in a glass, and it didnt have a bit, some fruity and earthy undertones, and a semi-sweet aroma. I certainly will keep on hand.
18th November 2014
It's good, nothing more than that. I did not find this to be exciting, but I did like it. For the price, it would make a good everyday whisky.
24th October 2014
At under $52/.75L you can't go wrong with this flavour. The dude/-dette, who posted "apple cider" "review" below must have drunk vinegar. Or, s/he has no clue.
15th August 2014
After playing the Pipes, we pass around the flasks. The Tomintoul wins every time. It is very smooth, has almost no bite and the most wonderful follow-up. It is worth every penny and will always be my drink of choice!
24th January 2014
This is truly one of the worst scotches I have bought in years. Abominable, sour, surly and not even close to being a "gentle dram" unless you like sucking on rotten apples and spitting out the foetid seeds in your Glencairn glass.
8th August 2013
Very smooth ! First place for sure!
20th April 2013
in un mio viaggio a Londra ebbi modo di assaggiare e quindi acquistare questo whisky che reputo molto buono nel sapore, successivamente ho continuato ad acquistare tramite amici che si recavano a Londra , ora però vedo che c'è la possibilità di ordinarlo via internet e questo sarà per me un servizio che non tralascerò di utilizzare. grazie e complimenti
17th December 2012
The Tomintoul 16 is great value for money - I don't think any other 16 year-old whiskies are available at this great price. Upon tasting it, I could see why they call it 'the gentle dram' - lots of subtle fruit flavours, but by no means uninteresting. A very pleasant, unassuming malt.
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The Battlefield series has built its reputation on memorable moments. Some epic, some intimate, some barely believable--YouTube is filled with clips of people far better at Battlefield than you, doing amazing things (to people like you). Battlefield 4 wants you--yes, you--to experience even more thrilling, more epic moments than ever before with a beefed up single-player story and the addition of map-changing levolution events and show-stopping destruction online. That's the aim… and in this respect, the game is a roaring success.
Battlefield 4 is a significant step forward from number 3, both on and offline. The change is more marked in single-player, where the story strikes a more intimate note, echoing the buddy-banter from the Bad Company games. Your squad mates Irish and Pac have more developed personalities, and there are some memorable little moments in between all the shooting and shouting. At one point, Pac starts subtly dancing to some lift music in a rare pocket of silence sandwiched between some intense gunplay. "What?" he asks baffled-looking squad-mates, "I love this song. It's a great freaking song."
Sadly, despite the increased likeability of the characters, Battlefield 4's overarching story blunders from one set-piece to another, ignoring the gaping holes torn in its plot and taking little care to explain what the hell is actually going on (that's war, I guess?). At one point, right near the end of the game, I leaned over to a fellow reviewer to ask about the identity of a character in a cut-scene. Turned out he was the entire reason I'd been shooting the teeth out of Chinese and Russian soldiers for the last six hours (the length of the solo campaign).
It's a real shame, because great efforts have been made to capture the magic of multiplayer during the solo mode. One huge criticism of BF3's story was that it's totally divorced from multiplayer. Not so here. There are epic moments to behold, like dams bursting and frenzied tank battles inside savage tropical storms. You unlock kit, and accrue points for kills--just like you do in multiplayer. It's like a beautiful-looking training mission, with chatting. And on that note…
Multiplayer has evolved, too. I'm sure DICE would like me to write that it has 'levolved', but I'm not going to. All joking aside, levolution makes a huge difference to online play, as does the reintroduction of 'proper' destruction. While bringing down the skyscraper in the Siege of Shanghai map is a visual novelty, it genuinely changes the shape of the map. Other stages alter more dramatically, really forcing you to shift the way you play. The typhoon that starts to rage half-way through the Paracel Storm map looks incredible, and ups the importance of naval combat. Meanwhile, when you flood the whole city in Flood Zone, it significantly intensifies the conflict on the rooftops and small patches of dry land.
PC players will notice some step forward in terms of visuals and destruction, it's console players that get the biggest leap. The PS3/360 versions only support 24 players, which makes a vast difference in bigger modes. Maps scale to fit current-gen counts, so games still feel balanced, but there's a lack of detail in the current-gen versions. Maps contain fewer objects, destruction is more simplified, and the draw distance is shorter.
Perhaps the biggest difference is the frame-rate, though, as current-gen is still locked to 30fps. As such, that slick, well polished gameplay enjoyed by next-gen is sacrificed. Our advice? Make this a next-gen purchase, if you can.
The fact that levolution is such a success is testament to the incredible level design in BF4. Most maps have multiple layers and areas, which means you're often mixing up land, sea, and air combat with close-quarters firefights. In other words, the majority of maps will suit any playstyle, and allow you to get creative with the destruction. Yes, I drove a tank through a house, and collapsed it. Yes, I beached a jetski to roadkill a man. Yes, I sat on a tower with a sniper-rifle and shot a man out of a helicopter. Moments. Memorable moments.
There are some sour notes. Defuse, a new 5v5, one-life-per-round mode, designed to draw in the Counter-Strike crowd, falls flat because it puts tense twitch-shooting ahead of smart tactics and specialised warfare. Seriously, if you want to camp in the corner of a room for 10 minutes a) fuck off--that's not how Battlefield works, and b) you could always play Call of Duty for that kind of nonsense--I'll be enjoying Conquest, thanks. Commander mode is… a little dull. It's a novelty to tactically influence the battle from a bird's eye view, but when I sat there tapping away at my iPad, I was desperately wishing to be part of the battle down below.
Another new mode, Obliteration, is a fun single-bomb game type that feels different enough from Rush and Conquest to justify inclusion. Amusingly, everyone seems to chase the guy with the bomb like school-kids running after the ball in a game of playground football. All maps scale to fit each game mode, adapting to accommodate differing team sizes and objectives; another triumph of smart design.
Overall, multiplayer feels quicker and more aggressive, although--don't worry--Battlefield 4 hasn't turned into a COD-style twitch shooter. Classes are well balanced, and as far as I could see (and I played for hours with everything unlocked), there was no super-gun / kit that lets you murder everyone. And again, there's no single class that dominates any single map--there's room for everyone during each session.
Now, a bit of tech-talk. Don't be scared. The game's quickness is largely thanks to the fact that the PS4 and PC versions are locked to 60 frames per second, making both the single- and multiplayer modes feel smooth and lethal. Even when firefights get intense on smaller maps like Operation Locker, or huge levolution moments rock an entire map, like the dam breaking in Lancang Dam, the game stays slick and beautiful. I'm no tech nerd, but I can appreciate what a polished marvel BF4 is on PS4 and PC.
As a package, this is the best Battlefield ever created. While the single-player is far from perfect, it bottles enough multiplayer lightning to garner my rather faint praise of 'worth a quick play through'. As ever, though, it's online where BF4 shines brightest. You may not appreciate just how brilliantly designed the maps, modes, and classes are until you experience those trademark moments. Like when you're charging around an abandoned factory on Golmund Railway, trying to fend off three tanks at once, mortar fire raining down on you from above, shaking your screen and creating unbelievable mayhem. Then--and only then--will you truly fall in love with this game like I have.
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Nov 12 2013 - PS4
Oct 29 2013 - PC, PS3 Nov 19 2013 - Xbox One Oct 29 2013 - Xbox 360 (US) |
Available Platforms: | PS4, PC, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 |
Genre: | Shooter |
Published by: | Electronic Arts |
Developed by: | DICE |
Franchise: | Battlefield |
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Blood and Gore,
Intense Violence,
Strong Language
Multiplayer shooters don't get better than Battlefield 4. Incredible destruction, smart map design, and solid tech combine to produce a true showcase for PS4 and PC. While solo play still lags behind, it's a big step up from BF3.
This game was reviewed primarily on PS4 and PC and was conducted at a review event.
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Get ready to vote for the new Police and Crime Commissioner
[Thursday 11 October 2012]
Local residents are being reminded to get ready to vote in the upcoming Police and Crime Commissioner election.
North Devon and Torridge District Council will be sending out poll cards to local residents next week so that they can vote in the election which is taking place on the 15 November.
The Police and Crime Commissioner will be accountable for how crime is tackled in local police force areas across Devon and Cornwall.
Electoral Services Manager at North Devon Council, Judith Dark, says: "This is the first election for a Police and Crime Commissioner. Their role is to be the voice of local people and hold the police to account. Because of this it is important that local people help decide who is best for the job."
Election Officer at Torridge District Council, Paula Hunter, says: "Poll cards are about to be delivered to local residents. If you don't receive one it could mean you are not registered to vote. The deadline for registering to vote is 5pm on 31 October so there is still time."
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Habitat: Sonoran Desert Scrub is the reported habitat for this little known linanthus. Relatively barren, rocky terrain is common on the southern flanks of the Santa Rosa Mountains.
Known Sites: An old report is from the southern flanks of the rugged and seldom botanically explored Santa Rosa Mountains near Coyote Canyon. There are no known recent sightings.
Status: The current status of the Santa Rosa Mountains Linanthus is unknown. Historical inroads into the southern flanks of the Santa Rosa Mountains are minimal, and this species is accordingly presumed stable. More collection information is needed; provisionally, all populations should be fully protected. This plant differs from typical subspecies floribundus by its smaller flowers and leaves which are mainly entire (lower leaves sometimes 3-5 cleft). Several populations of Linanthus floribundus examined on the southern flanks of Santa Rosa Peak at higher elevations all keyed to subspecies floribundus.
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I Repinned: Printable Daily Schedule on my Solutions for Moms Board (link on the left goes to the pin on my board)
Hi Saidah Washington
I repined your Printable Daily Schedule ...plzzz repin mine
Motivational Monday....15th October
thanks in advance
Hi Leah Dossey
I repined your Halloween Books Your Kids Will Actually Want To Read........plzz repine mine
Motivational Monday....15th October
thanks in advance
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