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Good thing for Machida...
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looks like munoz is getting KO'd again hopefully he doesnt get severely depressed and fat again this time.
Dude it is like this is the first time you are watching MMA so you think that a guy will win only because he is more ripped than the other one.anyone realize how jacked Machida is in that picture...poor Munoz
Machida looks in wonderful shape, but it will be useless if he does not execute the right game plan.
If once again he will be just avoiding shots for 2 rounds, and then suddenly he will react in the 3rd, he will still lose the decision, like it happened against Rampage and Davis.
Not only brazilians can do this stuff
Got a lot of soul searching to do. Sorry to everyone I've let down
An eye injury? Karma from the Belcher fight. Either that, or he woke up from his fairytale land and realized he was going to have to fight Mark Munoz.
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Made History
Joined: 7/11/11
Pink, it's like red but not quite.
Originally posted by Normandy7
The majority of what the game has to offer hardly consists of the quest content. Partly why Blizzard's in such a hurry to get everyone to the cap as soon as possible.
Common sense dictates that a cap of 90 is not effectively different from a cap of 85 (or 80 or 70 or 60). Yet players keep demanding it be raised....resulting (inevitably) in accelerated leveling each time.
The magic of Big Numbers--a psychological reinforcement High Score Board that keeps the quarters ringing in, not to be underestimated.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
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Apprentice Member
Joined: 7/15/08
For me there is no need to go back...I was bored to tears when I finally hit 70 several expansions ago....I would have to buy 3 expansions and basically try to learn the game all over again...I had fun with WoW in the vanilla days but paying a sub and 3 expansions to try and catch back up will never happen....
was curious about this as well, how's the end game is it still people sitting around in the lobby area waiting for groups or people getting in a group to see what you are wearing only to vote kick you or people not being able to find groups to do open world things (the two i do know about)?
Novice Member
Joined: 5/21/06
Originally posted by coretex666
Same as Cataclysm? No. If you didn't like Cata, you probably will like MoP.
Cata was horrible. A LOT of players left. When MoP hit a lot of them returned. I mean really, a lot of people have returned.
Also to answer earlier posters question: You do have some incentive to leave the city. There are pet battles and pet collecting, world bosses that can ignite world PvP, artifacts to be found etc. It has more of that than Cata ever had. With CRZ world feels alive again, as much as people like to complain that there are no nodes to be farmed or that they like to be alone (in an MMORPG) OR best of all people on PvP servers complaining there's too much PvP going on.
People forget that this game was designed with the intention of always having people around.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/16/12
Originally posted by fixif
The world PvP sparked my interest for sure as did playing a faction and class that was different.
Couldn't get into pet collecting or pet battles and it took me two weeks to understand what a "mount whore" was.
What took me awhile to get used to after returning was all the different mounts. Craziness. I tried for a bit to acquire some of them but the dailys just could not hold my attention. My issue, not the games'.
If I have 2 hours on a weeknight to play, I'd rather do some PvP or a new instance, not repeatable quests for reputation. But that's one of WoW's strongpoints - it caters to all gamer types.
Played: Ultima Online - DaoC - WoW -
Novice Member
Joined: 4/20/11
I quit after the first few months of cata and only came back to the game ab out a 3 months ago, and having been gone for over a year and a half i find that im really enjoying the game now, but it has alot to do with the fact tht im playing with a large group of people and that always make the experiance more enjoyable, id say if you have a group of people to play with then it would be worth the time investment. if your just going solo then you may find yourself a bit bored.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 8/14/08
I started playing shortly after launch. I've played off and on ever since, and probably have around 4 years worth of paid time (most of that in Vanilla and BC).
If you've never played WoW, I would say it's certainly worth trying out. However, if you're someone who enjoyed the original game, you're probably not going to now. I recently tried the 10-day free trial, and found it to be very, very disappointing. My main caveats:
Novice Member
Joined: 12/12/05
"What the fuck is a robster craw?"
In short: no.
The original game that was populated with niceish people is gone. What's replaced it is greedy self-centered loot whores who have no humanity left in them.
I've been playing since Dec. 2004 so I've watched the decline. The people aren't people anymore. They're vile replacements who's only care is what random pixels you can help them acquire.
If you join a group and make a mistake you'll be lambasted by 13 year old (at least I hope they're 13 and not fully grown adults acting like this) Xbox live children. If you respond with maturity you'll be trolled, prodded, hatefully until you eventually give up just to save what little dignity you have left.
The game is a wretched cess-pool of ignorant wankers the likes of which the entire genre has never seen and hopefully had never envisioned. If they had, damn them, damn them for creating this cancerous, souless canker of a game.
There is not a single redeemable quality. Nothing in the entire blasphemous whole is worth saving. Every last one of their databases should be purged with industrial junk yard magnets.
Their digital lives are now nothing more than a monolith and warning to game designers.
On it it reads: "This amalgam was caused by your greed. Greed that demanded children to feed its bottom line. The cost of which was your community's capacity for sustained attention."
Apprentice Member
Joined: 6/12/09
Bite my fiery metal ass!
It's absolutely worth playing, IMO. Yes, there are a disproportionate amount of immature jerks in the community, but there are a goodly amount of decent people still in the game as well. You find what you are looking for, after all.
MoP was fun to level through, and there's a TON of top-level content as well (with more on the way).
I hated the new talent system when it was announced, but in practice it actually works very well. Almost every spec is viable, and there are actually meaningful choices to make based on your playstyle. Granted there are specs which work better than others, but that's just the nature of such a system in the first place.
Finding a guild is easier than ever, and even as DPS you seldom wait long to get into an instance group (scenario or dungeon).
There are cons as well. The aforementioned jerks can be a big turn-off, but if you have a thick skin and find yourself a good guild it almost becomes a non-issue.
Dailies... dear God, the dailies. You need to prioritize those, as doing every one available every day will take up a HUGE chunk of time. Also while it's nice you can earn currency for endgame gear from them now, if you do them all you'll quickly hit the weekly cap.
Top-level stuff can also be repetitive. Sure the new instances are good fun a few times, but after the 5th or 6th time they can get a bit tiresom. Scenarios are much the same.
If you care about story, you'll find what's here to be... adequate. Unfortunately if you don't read the books you'll be left with some puzzling gaps in continuity, something which honestly pisses me off. There's no excuse for that kind of shit; major story events should happen IN GAME, not just in a book. Blizzard should be ashamed of themselves. Yes, you can buy the book or read the wiki, but you shouldn't have to do that.
Overall though the game is so far keeping me entertained. Whether it continues to do so is up in the air, but right now the damn thing is $20 + a month's sub. Even if you only get a month out of it, that's still a pretty good value.
Advanced Member
Joined: 6/05/09
Originally posted by Kedoremos
you are not keen on the game then?
Novice Member
Joined: 12/12/05
"What the fuck is a robster craw?"
Originally posted by Muppetier
In my best Shatner voice:
I am not a fan.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 5/14/12
i would play if you enjoyed it before. alot of people give this game shit cuz its the top dog and its all about getting to max level, ive played since it was released on and off and recently played for the 10 day MoP trial and it was awesome. i think you should start from the beggining and actaully read the text of the quests. almost all the quests actaully have a great story. alot of people are also saying they dont like the new talent changes but idk how these people say they played before because every1 was using the same exact builds before but now theres more variety. also check out the minor glyphs they added alot of cool ones that are cosmetic or just make ur abilities look cooler. if you like pvp i would join emerald dream server, tons of raids on cities and other places all the time. people are always ganna complain about the game thats on top but thats just the way people act when they have nothing better to do. im not playing right now cuz i got an xbox with skyrim and bf3 so just been playing those. hope you enjoy and dont let the haters ruin it for you. and if you dont like it then dont play it, just dont come on this site like every1 else bitching
Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/16/11
Sure it is! Still best mmorpg for me. I tried to play some of new titles but as usual i come back to wow. I play 3-4h per day, 2-3h wow, 1h eve, 10min swtor, 10 min eq, 10 min aoc, 10 min lotro :)
Defender of Worlds
Joined: 5/20/04
I actually still like MMORPGs
I really don't know what people liked about the old talents. They were filled with such obvious choices and weren't fun at all. You ended up with a few extra points for something meaningless.
The new system provides interesting choices that will be different from every character at least.
Advanced Member
Joined: 2/17/06
time to add my 2 copper.
frankly, no this game isn't worth it if you want any semblance of a challenge. and if you want to play a pvp game, play a first person shooter or a a card/board game.
Not to mention warcraft has one of the most horrible communities of any game.
there are far better games out there to play.
if you want PVP, and don't mind a sci fi setting, play eve online. its one of the best pvp mmos ever made that is still being developed.
and to the one who says EQ DAOC and such were not better than wow, I heartily disagree. now, one thing WOW DOES have going for it is low lvl crossrealm dungeon finder for when you want to group. problem is, when you're a dps spec you'll be waiting half an hour to run through the dungeon with a group of people who have nothing to lose from pulling some sort of jerk move like pulling a large pile of mobs then leaving the group, trying to force the tank to pull faster by pulling crowds of mobs, or the healer or tank wants to dps and not do their jobs.
if you just want something to do for an hour on the weekend, there are a lot of good free to play games to choose from.
from an almost 14 year mmo veteran's perspective, this game is like playing Elmo's Hide and Seek when compared to many other mmos. the only game i can think of that's been released in the last few years that was worse is Final Fantasy 14 and it's shut down and being redeveloped.
best thing for you to do is continue doing what you're doing right now and going to different game forums and asking about the game. of course, if you let people know what you want in a game they can give you recommendations.
Advanced Member
Joined: 10/13/09
Originally posted by kingj0n
I went back to playing UO. I know it's old. I know it's not as popular as it once was but I enjoy it MUCH more then World Of Warcaft. Yesterday I was lumberjacking in felcca (pvp area) due to getting double resources. I was with a crafter with no real way of protecting myself. I got killed three times, on the 4th I was close enough to the city to call the guards and they killed the other person. They took two of my items that I did not insure. Killed my pet beetle.
I got res'd by the healer in now, went back and got my pet. When to city to get my pet res'd and I was good to go again. I don't enojy getting killed but knowing that I was taking the risk kind of added something to it. I think UO is underrated but that's just me. I never played when it came out or was big.
I also play Lord of The Rings Online, which I would take over WoW. The quests, the book quests, and the people just make the game enjoyable and I do not feel I have to chase gear.
Novice Member
Joined: 8/08/12
I feel the exact same way as the OP more or less. I started playing wow way back when it was first released. I think I even participated in an open beta before release. I enjoyed the game immensely all the way up to cata. Unlike many others I don't blame the xpac but the fact that I was just tired of wow. So I stopped playing. Now here I am sometimes getting the urge to go back and try out the new x-pac. When I get this urge I got take a poop and it's usually gone by then.
Novice Member
Joined: 9/26/06
Play through a few post WoW themepark mmo, i always end up going back to WoW.
Problem is those games dont offer what WoW have, seamless huge continent, day/night cycle , mounts, critters, ever changing spells animation, very fluid and responsive combat animations, different starting area for most of the different race, etc etc....
In a sense those new games, at least for me, fail to keep my attention, and only WoW continues to innovate here and there, and i love the details that it present.
Cons: For me, i hate the dailes in Wow, its just a lazy way to keep players sub, hate it that they remove the class quest. Other than that im fine with it.
Im not a raiding person, so i'll just do a bit of dailes here and there when i like at max level, and roll alts.
Love the new stories with the different race when rolling alt...
To me so far only WoW , with its huge contents is the only game thats able to attract me.
Sidetrack a bit, themepark mmo that release now, the devs must understand that they are going up against WoW of 2013, and not WoW thats 8 years ago. thats why now WoW, as per last release numbers, have 10mil players.
RIP Orc Choppa
Apprentice Member
Joined: 11/26/12
Yes . if you are nOOb to mmos.
Every mmo is boring at some point. Need friends to make it fun. That apply to any mmo.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 1/01/13
Do not fear the unknown, for it does not fear you.
It's worth playing in the same way it's worth going to a museum to see dinosaurs. I find very mmo of today to be unworthy of my time. I have however played pretty much all of them for the value of experience. Wow was a great starting point in that regard but for fun that won't leave you disappointed in a dew months, maybe a couple years, I can't recommend any game in existence as they all suffer from the same basic principles created in the beginning when online gaming was young. If pointless gam play that 11 million people have done before exactly the same way is your thing though, enjoy this and every other game in existence.
If a butterfly learnt to speak, to live in human society, paid its bills, had a job, lived in a fancy house and married a human, is it human?
Now what if that same butterfly knew how to write code better than any human and had years of experience in the game industry, would that make it a game designer?
If u wouldn't let a construction worker design your house, then why let a programmer design your world?


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More than 1,000 children are in need and we believe that Matthew 25:40 teaches that we are to help the "least of these." Those 1,000 children's names have already been chosen. Please consider being a part of this year's Christmas project by:
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A call to the Ashe Baptist Association will answer all your questions and sign you up to help.
In addition to the call for our Ashe County churches and organizations to send volunteers to sort and wrap Christmas presents for our children this year, we also can use help providing snacks and drinks for all volunteers. If your group is unable to help with physical labor, perhaps some will be able to bring refreshments during one day of the project (Dec. 3-8).
This generous contribution would be for approximately 20 to 25 people. We would need you to bring the refreshments to the cafeteria at Family Central around mid-morning.
We are doing a New Book Drive for all ages. Drop off centers are: McDonald's West Jefferson, Ashe Mountain Times, Ashe County Library, West Jefferson Untied Methodist Church, Jefferson United Methodist Church, Grassy Creek United Methodist Church, and Ashe County Partnership For Children.
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- Ocean Fishing
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Nearshore Fishery Management Plan (NFMP)
Section 1 presents the background of the NFMP as well as the NFMP Project.
Section 2 includes the environmental analysis (Fish and Game Code Section 781.5), including a review of alternatives and options, some of which were recommended by constituents in the review of the initial draft NFMP. In addition, it provides responses to public comment.
Section 3 includes regulations that would implement the NFMP Project's management strategy.
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Section 1: The Plan
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- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Background
- Chapter 3: Management Measures for Sustainable Nearshore Fisheries
- Chapter 4: Research to Support the Nearshore Fishery Management Plan
- Chapter 5: Implementation and Costs
- References
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Section 2: Environmental Documents
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Executive Summary
This Nearshore Fishery Management Plan (NFMP) is presented in four sections. Section 1 presents the background of the NFMP as well as the NFMP Project. Section 2 includes the environmental analysis (Fish and Game Code Section 781.5), including a review of alternatives and options, some of which were recommended by constituents in the review of the initial draft NFMP. In addition, it provides responses to public comment. Section 3 includes regulations that would implement the NFMP Project's management strategy. Section 4 includes the Public Comments and Responses.
Below is a brief summary of each of the chapters in Section 1.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 1 begins by placing the NFMP within the context of the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) goals, objectives, policies, and mandates. Applying the MLMA to the nearshore fishery begins with a definition of problems in the fishery that require management attention. Chapter 1 includes a consensus problem statement developed by the NFMP Advisory Committee, which is composed of constituents with diverse interests in the nearshore fishery.
The Department applied the MLMA to problems identified in the statement in developing a set of goals and objectives for management of the nearshore fishery through the NFMP. The five goals are to:
- Insure long-term resource conservation and sustainability
- Employ science-based decision-making
- Increase constituent involvement in management
- Balance and enhance socio-economic benefits
- Identify implementation costs and sources of funding
Each goal is accompanied by objectives, all of which are based directly upon the MLMA. Some objectives include more detailed guidance recommended by the Department.
To meet the MLMA mandate for adaptive management, the NFMP establishes a hierarchical framework within which adjustments to the management of the nearshore fishery can be made in a responsible and timely manner. This framework structure begins with regular review of the management of the fishery. The NFMP provides examples of the types of the biological and socio-economic issues that may trigger a change in management.
In response to this review, the Department may recommend that the Fish and Game Commission take one of four types of action:
- Amendment of the FMP, in order to change species covered by the NFMP, for instance;
- Full Rulemaking Action, in order to adopt management measures that will have a long-term effect, grant discretion in their application, and may have impacts that have not been analyzed previously;
- Notice Action, in order to alter a management measure, such as an annual quota, that has been classified as routine through full rulemaking; and
- Prescribed Action for management actions that are non-discretionary such as closure of a fishery when a quota has been reached.
Each of these actions represents a different degree of change in management and requires a different level of analysis and regulatory process. Amendment of an FMP requires the most analysis and process, including an environmental analysis, while the Department may carry out a Prescribed Action without prior public notice.
Chapter 2: Background
Chapter 2 begins with a description of the process that the Department used in selecting the 19 species of nearshore finfish proposed for management under the NFMP. This process relied upon such criteria as changes in catch levels, special biological characteristics, and special habitat needs. The 19 species are:
Black-and-yellow rockfish
Blue rockfish
Brown rockfish
Calico rockfish
California scorpionfish
California sheephead
China rockfish
Copper rockfish
Gopher rockfish
Grass rockfish
Kelp greenling
Kelp rockfish
Monkeyface prickleback
Olive rockfish
Quillback rockfish
Rock greenling
Sebastes chrysomelas
Sebastes mystinus
Sebastes auriculatus
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Sebastes dallii
Scorpaena guttata
Semicossyphus pulcher
Sebastes nebulosus
Sebastes caurinus
Sebastes carnatus
Sebastes rastrelliger
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Sebastes atrovirens
Cebidichthys violaceus
Sebastes serranoides
Sebastes maliger
Hexagrammos lagocephalus
Sebastes serriceps
Chapter 2 then describes the history and socio-economics of the fishery. The NFMP focuses upon extractive uses, that is, commercial and recreational fishing. A description is presented of the types of statistical information on commercial and recreational fishing that are available, together with their strengths and weaknesses. The chapter then describes general trends in the nearshore commercial and recreational fisheries in the 1980s and 1990s. The chapter presents statistics on trends in the commercial fishery by gear (chiefly, hook-and-line gear, traps, and gill and trammel nets); discusses reasons for increased landings in the 1990s, including the growth of the live-fish market; and presents trends in recreational fishing.
The chapter then analyzes the socio-economic dimensions of the nearshore fishery. It presents general estimates of the economic activity generated by both commercial and recreational fishing. The chapter also analyzes economic values associated with non-extractive uses.
Both state and federal management authorities are then described, including recent federal and state management actions regarding nearshore fish. The State has active management jurisdiction over 4 of the 19 species: California sheephead, cabezon, rock greenling, and kelp greenling.
Chapter 3: Management Measures for Sustainable Nearshore Fisheries
The core of the NFMP Project is the management strategy, which aims at meeting the MLMA's primary goal of sustainability by meeting several objectives:
- preventing overfishing
- rebuilding depressed stocks
- ensuring conservation
- promoting habitat protection and restoration
The NFMP Project meets these requirements and the goals and objectives of the NFMP by employing five general measures. Each of these measures addresses an aspect of fishery management; together they form an integrated approach to meeting the MLMA guidelines.
- Fishery Control Rule: The NFMP describes a Fishery Control Rule that includes three stages, recognizing the practical level of knowledge and understanding of the fishery. As knowledge increases, management can become less precautionary. The Fishery Control Rule provides a protocol for determining sustainable levels of fishing that then are enforced through the adoption of specific management tools such as size limits, time/area closures, or gear restrictions.
- Regional Management: The NFMP recognizes the significant geographical differences in the nearshore fishery and proposes developing management tailored to conditions specific to each of four regions.
- Marine Protected Areas: The NFMP uses marine protected areas (MPAs) to ensure that the MLMA's objectives for protection of habitat and ecosystem integrity as well as sustainable fisheries are met. The NFMP recognizes the authority of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) to design a Master Plan for MPAs in California. The Master Plan will make recommendations on specific sites for MPAs, implementation and phasing, funding, monitoring, enforcement, and management. The NFMP includes a recommended approach to MPAs, which should be referenced when citing MPAs to benefit nearshore finfish.
- Restricted Access: The NFMP bases its approach to restricted access upon the Fish and Game Commission's restricted access policy, and presents four initial options for regional restricted access programs in the commercial fishery.
- Allocation: The NFMP builds upon the allocation policy adopted by the Commission in December 2000. Total allowable catch will be allocated between commercial and recreational fisheries based on historical catches, on a regional level.
Finally, effective implementation of the NFMP's measures will benefit from transfer of management authority to the State for some or all of the nearshore species currently managed under the federal groundfish fishery management plan.
Chapter 4: Research to Support the Nearshore Fishery Management Plan
The NFMP continues with a research plan that aims to support effective and adaptive management of the nearshore fishery by acquiring and applying essential fishery information (EFI), as required by the MLMA. The chapter begins with a discussion of the relevance of specific types of EFI to the management tools described in the previous chapter on the management strategy. The chapter then describes past and current fishery-dependent monitoring of commercial and recreational fisheries and identifies weaknesses in this monitoring. The limited past and current fishery-independent assessment activities of the Department are reviewed together with their shortcomings.
The chapter then describes eight types of EFI, in order of priority:
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- total mortality by species, as well as temporally and spatially
- age and growth characteristics
- recruitment
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- distribution of stocks
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The chapter then sets forth a research protocol that aims to fill gaps in EFI, as required by the MLMA. The research plan rests on two bases: improvement of existing fishery-dependent and fishery-independent monitoring and assessment, and a systematic program of research and monitoring in a discrete set of reference sites.
The chapter also describes EFI for the socio-economic dimensions of the fishery, including employment, expenditures and fishery costs, resource demand and net economic value, and revenue. The chapter also describes a research plan for filling gaps in information.
The chapter closes with a review of past and current collaborative research and commits the Department to encourage similar collaboration in designing and implementing the research plan.
Chapter 5: Implementation and Costs
Implementing the broad agenda of the NFMP will focus the Department's energy and budget on management, enforcement and research. Management will focus on the continuous need to collect and analyze reliable data, adapt management to new circumstances and information, and to convene meetings for the public and special interest groups. Enforcement ensures compliance with NFMP regulations and collaborates with scientific staff in conducting research from enforcement vessels. Research will move marine management from a species-based focus to an ecosystem-based, broad scale understanding of environmental events. It will move fishery management from a precautionary estimate of allowable catch to a scientific understanding for fishery facilitation.
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A gifted writer and television pioneer, Onriette (Lebron) King of Warren died with her loving husband at her side at the Rowan Court Rehabilitation Center in Barre on Saturday morning, February 10, 2007. She was 83 years old.
A self-effacing saint with a beatific smile she kept to the end. King valiantly battled the ravages of pancreatic cancer for more than a year.
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King was educated by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelay in Los Angeles at convent schools in Los Angeles for 16 years. She graduated a music major, having studied as a concert pianist. She received her B.A. degree from Mount St. Mary's College in Bel Aire, California.
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SumOfUs has launched a petition to get Apple to create the iPhone 5 in a fully ethical manner, and has already garnered over 40,000 signatures. The petition is particularly critical of Apple's use of n-hexane, a harmful glass cleaner which can cause neurological damage over long-term exposure. Inhumanely-long working hours are also called into question.
Apple CEO Tim Cook remains adamant that the company is doing its best to ensure the well-being of manufacturing employees abroad. Even within the fast-paced technology sector, however, Apple is well-known for cultivating a high-stress culture, and those standards are imposed on just about everybody Apple works with. Under these conditions, it's no surprise that basic humanitarian standards take a back seat to shipping a product. That said, I might agree with this petition, but I really doubt Apple or Foxconn will make any sweeping changes that hurt their bottom line.
If you're interested in signing the petition, hit the link below.
[We'll post links to the petitions for HP, Dell, Sony, Nokia, Motorola, HTC, Amazon, Lenovo, Toshiba, Samsung, and every other technology company who operates in similar manners without enjoying the link-bait status that seems to drive online media attention. We want everyone held to the same, high standards. - ED]
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40,000 petition Apple for "ethical" iPhone 5 manufacturing
Not only would it raise the price, but all of these "petitioners" don't understand basic economics. Apple (or anybody else, doesn't matter) can only do so much to control this; it's not their responsibility to get involved in national politics... it's China and/or Foxconn that need to fix things, not Apple. Furthermore, change will necessarily come as China's economy grows, raising their opportunity cost for manual labor.
Apple made $1 billion profit per week during the holiday season. Paying them more wouldn't be a problem at all. Or MAYBE, just MAYBE Apple can bring those jobs back to America.
you don't want those jobs in America, because they wouldn't pay you enough. If you'd learn a bit about basic economics (take a college Econ 101 class...), you'd know that those kinds of jobs leaving America only means that American workers are engaged in more efficient (for Americans) labor. If we didn't have specialization of labor as nations, we'd all be a lot worse off. And please, go do your homework before trying to tell me I'm wrong, because I'm not.
that's probably not possible... the amount of money they pay the workers there is so little they would be sued for running a slave labor camp in america... and im not saying its a fair pay over there either, but its closer to far because of the value of the money + the exchange andwat not
but technically the people that build the iphone arent apple employees, they are foxconn employees.
So what? I want the best stuff for the cheapest price. Don't you? Of course you do. You won't pay any more than you have to for it.
Ask Wal-Mart how their buy American marketing idea went. They nearly lost their shirt! John Q. Public is looking for a deal, not unfair labor practices or environmental nightmares.
Ever see the lines at stores after Thanksgiving? Think those folks are only out for products made by "responsible" companies?
are you serious? did you attend ANY school in your life or do you realy dont know how to count? there was never an iPhone 5... apple rumors tend to grow so big that people take them as fact. iphone - iphone 3G -iphone 3Gs - iphone 4 - iphone 4s - iphone 5...etc.
the only reason people were referring to the iphone 4s as 5 because it was the normal number to jump to after 4 and it was in fact the 5th iphone.
but according to your argument that iphone 5 = 4s then why not claim that iphone 3Gs = 4 too?
i think you were too quick to jump down this guy's throat. he's merely stating that the iPhone 4S is, in fact, the fifth generation iPhone. That fact cannot be argued. so he is stating that the next iPhone should be named "iPhone 6", because it will be the sixth generation iPhone. While his comment was corny and pointless, his elementary counting skills are up to par; and he IS correct in his count.
oh... and your argument for renaming the 3G is off. the 3GS was the third generation iPhone, so it would have no reason to be named "iPhone 4". So your argument should have been, "then why not claim that iphone 3G = 2 too?" but i would imagine that you are smarter than a 5th grader and know that the 3G was dubbed as such merely for the fact that it was a 3G (speed, not gen) iPhone.
first sentence should read "3GS" not "3G"... my bad.
So I take it nobody is reading the supplier responsibility report Apple has posted on the FRONT PAGE of their site. Apple does more than most in this regard, and continually works to improve...which is a LOT more than a LOT of other companies do.
This is BS. It is not Apple's responsibility to monitor the welfare of another country's employees at ANY given business. Apple's responsibility lies solely with the contract set forth between itself and Foxconn. That's it. If Foxconn says, "Sure! We'll build your phone." It is not appropriate for Apple to even think, "OK, but what are the working conditions in your factory."
I guess that's the best way to sum up this petition against Apple (or any other non-Chinese business included in the petition), is that it is inappropriate.
I agree this is not Apple's responsibility. I'm sure every day people are injured or die in sweat shops producing your Nike shoes etc but this flies under the radar, but of course when Apple does it its headlines.
Apple has a CONTRACT with Foxconn, Foxconn is not Apple. Apple has no duty, nor even a right, to intervene with Foxconn's operations. Two separate companies. Sure, Apple can find someone else, but not during the middle of production. It's not economically feasible.
Blame Foxconn, blame the Chinese government for not having regulations, but what does a piece of paper contract have to do with Apple being involved for outsourcing the production?
Also lets not forget Foxconn DOES make other products: Amazon Kindle, PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360.
So these ignorant protesters conveniently forgot MS, Nintendo, Sony, and Amazon from the mix right? I'm sure working conditions are no better when those companies have their products produced.
People are just very ignorant, apparently 40,000+ of them.
And which company is sitting on more money than most countries and is considered to be an industry leader in "popularity" right now? Target the most popular one and get them to push for that change and the other companies will follow as well if for no other reason than to not lose moral high ground to what is already viewed as a more popular company. It's not ignoring the others, it's concentrating effort where it will have the most effect.
One more item. Let's not forget no one put a gun to anyone's head and said work at Foxconn or die. In fact, when workers protested over conditions earlier this month they were given the option to leave WITH compensation.
Every one of these workers voluntarily chose to work there and stay there, or face life on the streets in poverty. That was their chose to work there and to not leave when offered to with pay.
This is not politics for Apple to be involved in.
I've been to China and seen for myself what the conditions are like in and out of industry. The Foxconn workers have it pretty good by Chinese standards. Wanting them to have more is an issue to take up with the Chinese government, not Apple.
Countries like India and most of Africa would love to have those businesses and would allow much harsher treatment of employees that worked there.
Giving Foxconn a fatter contract will change nothing to the (world's) current divide between the rich and the poor. However, trading with developing and third world countries will provide non-americans with economic leverage, thus tools to improve their quality of life, education and ultimately their respective goverments.
How can there be equal (human)rights without equal (economic)means?
And as for the China/Human Rights/Foxconn/Apple relationship, context IS everything:http://emkwan.com/2012/01/cbs-probes-apples-relationship-with-foxconn/
It is the responsibility of a company to use vendors that practice safe and ethical work practices. Other wise your saying it's OK to use companies that do bad things to save a buck. So if apple was buying parts from a company that used child labor it would be OK because apple doesn't own the company.. Even though it could use a company that doesn't. We're do you draw the line.
Aside from deciding whether or not to buy that company's products, its none of your business. Just be sure to hold other businesses to that same standard before voting with your money.
When you find a company willing to do business the way that makes you feel good, be prepared to pay the premium for soothing your soul. You'll need to have that good feeling in your soul to make up for the hurt in your pocketbook.
Could the high demand for the newest, greatest, latest Apple product be a major factor? We have become way too greedy in our wanting for Apple products. What are we willing to give up for better working conditions, and are we able to stop it ourselves? 40,000 signatures is one thing, but 40,0000 + people telling Apple we do not really need that new iPhone, or iPad. The old one will do. Then Apple will stop supporting devices sooner to get us to buy again. Taking a stand is a hard thing to do. Tim Cook needs to visit the factories, and see the real deal. He has the power to correct things if he wants. It may cause delays in the products, but are we willing to back him up? Things to ponder about.
One Billion people live on less than $1/day. Half the world's population live on less than $2/day.
Over 3 million people suffocate each year because they use animal dung for a heat source.
Get some perspective. Realize how good we really have it here and don't be so quick to judge what we would call sub-standard working conditions.
The next iPhone is currently model 5,1 (iPhone 3G was 1,2, it didn't count as a generation).
If Apple sold an iPhone 4S and an iPhone 6, anyone looking at them would wonder where iPhone 5 was.
No one keeps track of the hardware generations aside from commenters. Marketing will do whatever they want.
The next iPhone could be iPhone X if Apple decides it so.
Don't let it stress you.
We all know the next iPhone is going to be the iPhone 4G.
I understand the ethical view point of those who want Apple to press Foxconn to do the right thing and treat their workers better, but honestly, we're talking about CHINA here. We're talking about a country who's government is not well known for protecting, nurturing, or encouraging human rights. Does anyone really believe that Apple or any other company has any leverage with which to force any Chinese company to change how they treat their workers. Sure, Apple could take their business elsewhere, but elsewhere would still be in CHINA and what other company treats their workers better there?
Those companies have ALL the leverage here, more than any country could have. They can choose to do business else where, move manufacturing to other countries that don't allow abuse of their workers.
Foxconn has nets setup around the roofs of the building due to employees commiting suicide by jumping off the roof! Have you seen that? Are you serious?
It is irresponsible to say that Apple should in essence ignore the working conditions of the employees of companies hired by Apple; the extreme conditions should not be overlooked. Understandably Apple can not enforce rules for better conditions. But they can take a stance that they will not do business with a company that treats employees a certain way.
Once again Apple can not control the inner-workings of Foxconn. But they are not powerless; the earning potential for anyone working with Apple would pull weight itself. But our continual support of companies like Apple that ship work out to these other countries on such a large scale has been part of the reason for the decline in our economy. Apple of course hires these companies due to the taxes and wages that they would incur within the US. Obviously the labor is dirt cheap and less regulated so less hassle.
When I think about this situation, I liken that to a clothing company that outsources the manufacturing of the clothes. If that clothing company employeed a third party company that worked children for 10 hours a day and cents on the dollar, would we be looking at this the same way? Would we be so quick to brush under the rug as a deniable responsibility? I am not naive to believe that this is not indeed probably going on, or that Apple is the company profiting from "Foxconns" around the globe. But we have a responsibility as consumers (and humans) to at least care.
And before anyone says anything, I am not singling apple out (they are just who the article is referring to). I believe that all these companies have some sort of responsibility. But I am just as guilty of continual support (I do indeed have an Xbox 360 and in the market for a tablet).
The problem isn't the companies, its us. The consumer has to vote with their money at the store.
Educate yourself and make sure that the companies you want to buy stuff from know what you expect. Don't single one out. Go after as many as possible.
Start with industry interest groups. Make sure they know what you expect from member companies. They have a better chance of making a real change than going after one or two companies.
Transparency is the key. Make sure you only do business with companies that will share the info you want and assume the worst in companies who don't share that info.
You're going to find that you'll miss out on most stuff you really want, but you'll have the extra money to spend on the products from companies that are responsive to your requirements.
Agreed. I believe someone posted that earlier. The real problems lies with our monetary support. Apple (and other companies) know while we are willing to pay the asking price and turn a 'blind eye' to how the products are made available, there will always be a profit to them.
I did want to point out in my previous post that I am not w/o blame, I can cast my own stone, lol. We are greedy americans. Gotta have the latest, greatest and best.


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Skokie's Backlot Bash
Skokie's downtown summer street festival is held annually over three days in late August featuring carnival rides, events for all ages and a concert stage with regional and national acts. Since its inception, Skokie's Backlot Bash has presented some of the nation's most eclectic Rock, Blues and R&B artists. This year includes Fabulous Thunderbirds, Pychedelic Furs and more!
NEEDTOBREATHE Presents Tour de Compadres at Ravinia
Don't miss this great night of music featuring 4 bands. Enjoy performances from Needtobreathe, Colony House, Switchfoot and Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors. Tickets: $65/55, Lawn: $33 in advance and $38 the day of the show.
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ZZ Top at Ravinia
Come out with some friends and a picnic and enjoy the great music of ZZ Top and Blackberry Smoke under the stars at Ravinia. Tickets: $90/80, Lawn: $38 in advance and $43 the day of the show.
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Frank Fernández at Ravinia
Come out and enjoy the music of Frank Fernandez, pianist. Program to include: Frank Fernández, Suite para Dos Pianos As part of the BGH series this concert is only $10.
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Under the Sun Tour at Ravinia
Come out for a great night of music under the stars. The Under the Sun Tour includes the bands of Uncle Kracker, Sugar Ray, Eve 6 and Better than Ezra. This is a show not to be missed. Tickets: $60/50, Lawn: $33 in advance and $38 the day of the show.
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Little Big Town at Ravinia
Come out for a night of Country music with Little Big Town and guest stars David Nail and Ashley Monroe. This should be a great night of music under the stars at Ravinia. Tickets: $85/75, Lawn: $38 in advance and $43 the day of the show.
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Twilight Shuffle 5K Run
Run through the historic neighborhoods of the east side of Libertyville. Professional timing. Families are encouraged (no children under 9) to run. After finishing the course, all participants are invited to join their fellow racers for a fabulous post-race party (including light dinner and non-alcoholic drinks for all registered participants) at the new Mickey Finn's Brewery. No registrations will be accepted or processed after 12pm on race day.
American Crafts Expo
Passionate about the arts? The American Craft Exposition, one of the country's premier fine craft shows, has moved to a new location at the Chicago Botanic Garden! In its 31st year, this highly competitive juried show and sale of fine craft features one-of-a-kind, handcrafted artwork and luxury collections, from the country's leading craftspeople. Free Admission (does not include parking fees).
Vocal Concert by Musicians from the Ravinia's Steans Music Institute
Musicians from Ravinia's Stearns Music Institute will performing a Vocal Concert at Bennett Gordon Hall. Program to include duets, songs and piano works by Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. This is included in the BGH $10 series.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra Classics Goes to the Movies with Star Trek at Ravinia
Join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with conductor Steven Reineke as they perform with the film Star Trek. The large video screen will be set on the lawn along with the new interactive, family-friendly space on the north lawn that offers large-scale percussion instruments that will be open to kids of all ages. Tickets: $50/25, Lawn: $25
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Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss at Ravinia
Come out for another great night of the $10 BGH classics. Anna Polonsky and Orion Weiss will be performing pieces from Brahms, Shubert, Stephen, Hartke and more.
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Legions of Craft Beer
Plans are in motion for the first Legions of Craft Beer. This event will include at least 30 beer vendors, Gurnee restaurants, food trucks and a wide range of bands. There will also be a shuttle service from the Metra train in Libertyville and Waukegan for the attendees from out of the area. Please watch for updated information.
Pedal Oak Park Tour
Oak Park is home to the world's largest collection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Explore its picturesque historic neighborhoods on the Pedal Oak Park Tour, a guided bicycle tour of the exteriors of 22 Wright-designed structures. Cost is $30 (Trust Members), $35 (Non-members). The Pedal Oak Park Tour operates Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June-September from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
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Harry Connick Jr. at Ravinia
Harry's an American singer, musician and actor. He has sold over 28 million albums worldwide and has had seven top 20 US albums, and ten number-one US jazz albums, earning more number-one albums than any other artist in US jazz chart history. Tickets: $100/90 & Lawn: $38 in advance and $43 the day of the show.
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Gladys Knight & The O'Jays at Ravinia
Gladys Knight the seven-time Grammy winner, has enjoyed #1 hits in pop, R&B and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. Along with the O'Jays this is set to be a great night of music not to be missed. Tickets: $75/65, Lawn: $38 in advance and $43 the day of the show.
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Classic Albums Live Performs Led Zeppelin II at Ravinia
They've amazed Ravinia audiences with their uncanny recreations of the Beatles Abbey Road and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Now relive one of the most important rock albums ever released, Led Zeppelin's, Led Zeppelin II - note for note, cut for cut. Tickets: $55/45, and Lawn $27 in advance and $32 the day of the show.
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Augustin Hadelich at Ravinia
Join Augustin Hadelich on Violin and Joyce Yang on the Piano for a night of the music of Schumann, David Lang, Janacek and André Previn. Tickets $10.
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David Kaplan at Ravinia
Pianist David Kaplan performs at Bennett Gordon Hall. Program includes pieces from Beethoven and Schumann. Reserved ticket price $10.
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Spider Saloff at Ravinia
Come out and enjoy another BGH $10 series concerts. This one will feature Spider Saloff singing Sondheim.
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Llyr Williams at Ravinia
Welsh pianist, Llyr Williams, is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. He has worked with orchestras around the world. This program will include pieces from Schubert, Chopin and Schumann.
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All-Mozart Program at Ravinia
Join Alon Goldstein on piano for an All-Mozart program. Alon Goldstein is one of the most original and sensitive pianists of his generation, admired for his musical intelligence, dynamic personality, artistic vision and innovative programming. This show is included in the BGH $10 series.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra With Special Guests
Join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on a Scottish Symphony with conductor Pablo Heras-Casado and Peter Serkin on the piano. Music includes pieces from Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn. Tickets: $50/25 & Lawn: $10
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Karita Mattila at Ravinia
Karita Mattila is a Finnish operatic soprano singer. Come out and enjoy the beautiful music including works by Brahms, R. Strauss, Sibelius and Merikanto. Tickets: $60/40 & Lawn: $10
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Yefim Bronfman Complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas at Ravinia
Come out and enjoy the day with Part 1 of 3 of Yefim Bronfman's complete Prokofiev Piano Sonatas at Ravinia. Tickets: $60/40 & Lawn: $10
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Richard Glazier at Ravinia
Come out for Richard Glazier's performance. From Broadway to Hollywood. This show is included in the $10 BGH Classics series.
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The Piano Guys at Ravinia
The Piano Guys, an American musical group, plays piano and cello renditions of popular songs and classical music. Tickets: $60/50, Lawn: $27 in advance and $32 the day of the show.
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performs with Pinchas Zuckerman at Ravinia
Pinchas Zukerman on violin will perform with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rafael Payare. Program will include pieces from Berlioz, Bruch, and Rimsky-Korsakov. Tickets: $50/25 & Lawn: $10.
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Jennifer Koh and Shai Wosner at Ravinia
Jennifer Koh on the violin and Shai Wosner on the piano as the perform the program Bridge to Beethoven. Program includes many Beethoven pieces along with Vijay Iye. This is included in the $10 BGH Classics Series.
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Oak Brook Polo
The exhilaration of polo returns to Oak Brook! Be a part of history as you cheer on the ponies and players in this game that's been an Oak Brook tradition since 1922. Each Sunday is themed to add to the celebration with things such as classic car day, hat day and others.
CITY:Oak Brook
Celebrate fall at this free two day music festival offering a premier line-up, seasonal food, microbrews, wine and Kids' Root Beer Garden. September 18th 4-10 p.m. & September 19th 12-10 p.m.
CITY:Oak Park
Autumn Wine Walk
Experience an afternoon of wine-tastings at unique boutiques and specialty shops! Enjoy appetizers from local restaurants and great deals while shopping for the Holidays!
CITY:Forest Park
2015 Annual Holiday Walk
Live window displays, horse-drawn carriage rides and Santa and his reindeer are just part of the magic of The Annual Holiday Walk. Enjoy winter on Madison Street!
CITY:Forest Park
Ramsey Lewis With Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia
Ramsey Lewis & friends the James Memorial Church Choir makes their debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with his world-premiere Ravinia-commissioned piano concerto. Tickets: $75/25 & Lawn: $10
CITY:Highland Park
Forest Park Sidewalk Sale
Big deals all along Madison Street! Bring friends and browse our stores and grab a bite to eat at one of our many restaurants!
CITY:Forest Park
Dueling Pianos International at the Genesee Theatre
Combine two sharp-witted, incredibly talented musicians with two grand pianos on a stage, then add in a roomful of people and enjoy an evening of fast, funny, and unforgettable entertainment. Their musical repertoire ranges from Classic Rock to Country, Hard Rock to R&B, and Show Tunes to Top 40. Best of all, the audience is the star of the show; shouting out requests, singing along to favorites, bantering with performers, and having the time of their lives.
Ralphie May at the Genesee Theatre
Voted one of Variey's "10 Comics to Watch," Ralphie May Combines the familiar elements of hip-hop and topical comedy with a dash of southern down-home flavor and quick wit. Appearing on the first season of "Last Comic Standing," Ralphie displayed his ability to cross social, cultural, and ethnic barriers. He will capture the audience's heart and make them gleefully uncomfortable. This show was rescheduled from May 16th.
Arias and Duets at Ravinia
Frederica von Stade, Mezzo-soprano and Laurie Rubin, Mezzo-soprano will be performing Arias and Duets under the stars at Ravinia. Music from Wolf, Faure, Jake Heggie, Porter, Stephen, Thomas, Puccini and many more. Tickets: $60/40 Lawn: $10
CITY:Highland Park
Peter Jablonski at Ravinia
Come out and enjoy a night of classical music by pianist Peter Jablonski. Program will include pieces from Szymanowski, Chopin, Grieg, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Copland. This is a BGH $10 series concert.
CITY:Highland Park
Holiday Preview
Join us and see what fabulous offerings the boutiques and shops have for Holiday 2015! Bring a food donation for the Forest Park Food Pantry and receive a special savings!
CITY:Forest Park
Lake County Count-I-Con
Lake County's biggest comic, toy, game and art convention. Children and adult costume contests, skits, and entertainment hosted on our stage both days, Aussie Pet Care's pet costume contest, Magic the Gathering tournaments all day, and Brass City Games will be hosting drafts, Commander, and standard MtG tournaments all weekend. There will also be massive video game tournaments with different console and PC gaming tournaments. Discussions with panelist, James Renner, Author and cold case investigator, and panelist, Tim Maile, radio show host, author, and paranormal investigator. More to come please watch the website for more information.
Taste: Just a Bite of Forest Park
On August 27, join all participating eateries for a weekend of locally made home grown food! Special tasting plates and drink specials will be featured at all restaurants.
CITY:Forest Park
Brian Regan at Genesee Theatre
Brian Regan is one of the hardest working and most respected comedians in the country. He has been selling out theatres from coast to coast and has earned the praise of the press, the public, and fellow comedians. Tickets run $45 & $55.
Jay Leno at the Genesee Theatre
One of the biggest names in late-night comedy, Leno, is known for skewering pop culture and politics without being mean. Millions worldwide love him for his every man style and personality. Seeing this king of comedy live on stage is not to be missed. Tickets go on sale April 3rd.
Home for the Holidays in Downtown Oak Park
Catch the old-fashioned holiday spirit with free horse-drawn sleigh rides and a visit from Santa!
CITY:Oak Park
Taste of Highland Park
Scrumptious delights from the City's finest eateries highlight the 2015 Taste of Highland Park held at Port Clinton Square. Visitors can satisfy savory and sweet cravings with everything from sushi to tacos to ice cream. Visit booths beginning Friday, August 28 at 5:00 p.m. Enjoy entertainment all weekend at the Taste Stage and the Port Clinton Art Festival Saturday and Sunday
CITY:Highland Park
Winterfest in Downtown Oak Park
Collect sweet treats at this signature holiday cookie walk on December 5th (11 a.m.-3 p.m.). Take photos with Saint Nicholas and enjoy a variety of family friendly entertainment acts.
CITY:Oak Park
Halloween Casket Races
The Annual Casket Race is back! The Casket Race features trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place, plus the most frightfully funny and creepy designs. Cheer on your favorite team - or join the race!
CITY:Forest Park
Green Halloween
Follow the Green Pumpkin Trail to collect healthy treats from local businesses and participate in kids' activities including pumpkin painting and costume swap. Join us October 17th from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
CITY:Oak Park
Frank Caliendo at the Genesee
Frank Caliendo's high energy act is a blend of observations, impressions, characters and anecdotal stories that start at a frenetic pace and never let up. Once described "a combination of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey" Frank is one comedian that should not be missed. Tickets range $38 - $48.
Deerfield's Annual Winter Celebration
The Village of Deerfield will be celebrating the holidays with festive activities for every age. Enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides, roasted chestnuts, carolers, live animals and more. Local downtown businesses will have seasonal treats and activities. Music, hot cocoa and more.
Zappa Plays Zappa
No one is better suited to play Frank Zappa favorites and obscure gems to crazed fans than his son, Dweezil. As a child, he watched his father in concerts from off stage. Zappa Plays Zappa has evolved into a 6-piece band. Dweezil alone is uniquely qualified to bring this father's compositions back to life; he is both the modern face of Zappa music and the person who can bring it fully formed into the future.
Hippiefest 2015 at the Genesee
Bring Woodstock back to life and celebrate the sounds that defined the 1960s with Hippiefest 2015. Groove to the tunes of yesteryear as the legendary group, The Family Stone headlines with Rick Derringer, Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels, and Badfinger featuring Joey Molland.
Jim Peterik's Lifeforce at the Genesee
Best known as the founder of the band Survivor, Jim Peterik brings an alternative to the raucousness of rock with Lifeforce. This ensemble creates a powerful collection of diverse rock, pop, soul, worldbeat, and contemporary jazz tunes right before the audience. They will enjoy this crisp ensemble action within a game of musical chairs, joyfully jumping from one vibe to the next. Fans of all genres will love this high energy show!
Legendary Diamonds Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary
See the fascinating stories of some of history's most famous diamonds and their equally famous owners. The exhibit blends the lapidary art of faceting with historic figural artistry to tell each diamond's story including The Hope, The Orlov, The Table Cut, and The Regent.
Lenny Kravitz at Ravinia
Kravitz will be hitting the road for an extensive world tour, performing songs from Strut as well as from a distinguished career that has made him one of the most distinctive and successful recording artists of the past quarter century. With his high energy, optimism and sheer love of music, join Lenny for a great show.
CITY:Highland Park
The State Ballet Theatre of Russia presents Swan Lake
This full-scale production, set to the music of Tchaikovsky and based on Russian folklore and German legend, follows a heroic young prince as he works to free the beautiful swan maiden from an evil spell. The State Ballet Theater of Russia presents 50 of Russia's brightest ballet stars to bring this romantic tale of true love to glorious life!
Black Harvest Film Festival
From August 8 through September 3, the Gene Siskel Film Center invites Chicago to celebrate the 21st edition of the "Black Harvest Film Festival," exploring the stories, images, heritage, and history of the black experience in the U.S. and around the world through film and video. Talent is the key word in describing "Black Harvest:" an abundant manifestation of creativity representing emerging filmmakers and established masters alike. "Black Harvest" most especially promotes dialogue, and we feature many personal appearances for audience discussion.
Louie Anderson & Rita Rudner at the Genesee
Come out for twice the laughs with two great comedians! Rita Rudner and her partner in comedy, Louie Anderson make a dynamic slapstick duo that will reduce the audience to a helpless fit of laughter.
Brian McKnight at the Genesee
Brian McKnight has been bringing his smooth, sultry sound to the delight of audiences across the globe for over a decade. His ability to connect personally with each person in the audience is unparalleled. Brian's voice gives the audience goose bumps while his singing warms their hearts!
Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ
The Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ Cook-Off will welcome BBQ chefs who want to put their grilling skills to the test in the 7th Annual Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ Cook-Off. More than 60 teams participate in the largest amateur competition in the state of Illinois, and more than 1,800 attendees enjoyed the event each year. All proceeds from the event benefited the homeless families served by Bridge Communities.
CITY:Glen Ellyn
Darlene Love at the Genesee Theatre
Get ready for an unforgettable concert experience full of brilliant music and mesmerizing entertainment. Named one the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time by Rolling Stone, Darlene Love brings Love for the Holidays featuring "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)," a song she performs annually.
Itasca Oktoberfest 2015
Celebrate all things German at Itasca's Annual Oktoberfest including Authentic German food and gift, music, and more! This free Oktoberfest on Orchard Street features a Kids Korner, the Johnny Wagner Band, and the kick off ceremony with Mayor Pruyen. The Jimmy Bavarians play on Saturday. It runs until 11:00 pm both nights.
Fall Festival of the Arts
A juried fine art show featuring over 100 artists from all over the Midwest displaying their work of art in the beautiful gardens of Oakbrook Center. Free admission and parking. Oakbrook Center welcomes out of town guests with the Premier Perks.
CITY:Oak Brook
Autumn Festival - An Arts & Crafts Fair
Each show is brimming with row after row of handcrafted, one-of-a-kind home decor & gifts perfect for the fall season. There will be entertainment & plenty of food & drink. Register for hourly $30 gift certificates!
CITY:Villa Park
Rock The Block Party
Please join us in Elmhurst City Centre for great local food, beer and wine and some of the area's best live music! The two day festival will run on Friday, September 11th from 4 to 10:30 pm and Saturday, September 12th from Noon to 10:30 pm. Friday night will feature both American English and 7th Heaven and Saturday night will feature ARRA and Sixteen Candles!
Cornfest Family Fun Day
Our popular family picnic returns! Enjoy hot dogs & hamburgers along with roasted corn on the cob, homemade pies, and sweet taffy apples. There will be plenty of entertainment, including games, races, and a fishing tournament for kids. The giant woodpile will be back, so kids can use hammers, nails, and paint to create whatever they want. Make & Take Corn Husk Dolls project. There is no general admission fee, and tickets will be available for all food, drinks, and activities.
CITY:Oak Brook
Michael Bolton at the Genesee Theatre
Established soft-rock king Michael Bolton has honored several genres besides his own adult contemporary category, including 60's soul and works from the Great American Songbook. The blue-eyed, soft-rock balladeer has unveiled a total of 17 studio albums, five of which have been certified multi-platinum in the U.S.
Oak Brook Oktoberfest
Welcome to the 5th Annual Oak Brook Park District Oktoberfest! The Park District, combined with the Village and the Ronald McDonald House will feature a softball tournament, live music, food, and beer. Also at the event are Children's activities (1-5pm), a weekend-long flag football tournament, and other activities!
CITY:Oak Brook


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For a look back at the other major categories, visit our CMA Awards page.
- Luke Bryan
- Easton Corbin
- Jerrod Neimann
- Chris Young
- Zac Brown Band
Usually there isn't this much turnover in this race unless most of last year's nominees are ineligible. This year, only one of the four eligible nominees from last year – Zac Brown Band – earns a nomination. With their massive success and their multiple nominations, they've got an excellent shot at winning. Then again, Easton Corbin is elsewhere on the ballot, too. It could be a horse race.
- Randy Houser
- Jamey Johnson
- Jake Owen
- Darius Rucker
- Zac Brown Band
Thirteen years after winning the Best New Artist Grammy as part of Hootie & The Blowfish, Darius Rucker won the country music equivalent, adding an exclamation point to the most successful pop-to-country crossover in a generation.
- Jason Aldean
- Rodney Atkins
- Lady Antebellum
- James Otto
- Kellie Pickler
The industry favorites Lady Antebellum became the fourth band in history to win this award, following Rascal Flatts, Dixie Chicks and Sawyer Brown.
- Jason Aldean
- Rodney Atkins
- Little Big Town
- Kellie Pickler
- Taylor Swift
In the year since winning the Horizon Award, Swift has solidified her position as the genre's most successful rising star. While her debut album hasn't reached the sales heights of the first discs by previous winners Carire Underwood and Gretchen Wilson, Swift is still one of the genre's only significant sellers.
- Miranda Lambert
- Little Big Town
- Sugarland
- Josh Turner
- Carrie Underwood
I had a sneaking suspicion that Josh Turner was going to take this home, but as I've said before, Carrie's got the best pipes since Trisha Yearwood. That she' was acknowledged for that at such an early stage of her career is pretty amazing. Somehow I think the thrill of winning Horizon was short-lived, as winning Female Vocalist the same night left that memory in the dust.
- Dierks Bentley
- Big & Rich
- Miranda Lambert
- Julie Roberts
- Sugarland
Four of these five were nominees again the following year, and all in categories besides just Horizon, though Lambert got another shot at that as well. I think Big & Rich and Sugarland are making the most interesting music, and they're moving more units than Bentley, though he's no slouch himself. The CMA showed good judgment this year.


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Hollywood tells us that cleaning up Washington depends on the integrity of those we send there. But that's only part of the story.
Soon the 2008 presidential campaign will be over, and the airways will be free of electoral promises and polls, for a few months at least. During this brief hiatus political junkies who can't get their daily dose of campaign stories and scandals from the "real TV" we call network and cable news will have to rent movies about the drama and comedy of electoral politics.


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Community high school in west chicago held its commencement on friday, june 1st, at the college of dupage in glen ellyn. there were 458 students in the 2012 graduating class.
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Mr. Joseph Clarence Upright, age 47, passed away, Wednesday, February 13, 2013. Mr. Upright was born August 24, 1965 in Wilkes County to Carl Alexander and Della Frances Swaim Upright, Sr.
Mr. Upright was a member of Shoaly Branch Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Alexander Upright, Sr.
Survivors include: his mother, Frances Swaim Upright of Elkin; brother Billy Upright and wife Anita of Elkin; sisters, Deborah Myers and husband Allen of Elkin and Karen Spicer and husband James of Elkin; niece, Kendra Upright; nephews, James Myers and John Myers; four great nephews, two great nieces and a special friend, Alice Bowman .
Funeral services will be conducted Friday, February 15, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Shoaly Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Blankley and Rev. Kenny Wood officiating. Mr. Upright will lie- in-state 30 minutes prior to service. Burial will follow in church cemetery.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Shoaly Branch Baptist Church, 472 Shoaley Branch Church Road, Elkin, NC 28621.
Online condolences may be made to www.elkinfuneralservice.com
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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The high school lacrosse regular season is short, but the postseason is much shorter.
The Bishop England boys lacrosse team found that out the hard way Tuesday night, losing to Academic Magnet at home, 13-6. Raptors game statistics were not available at the time of this report, but Battling Bishops' Connor Canning had three goals and three assists.
Wando, the No. 1 seed in the Lower State bracket, enjoyed a 22-4 rout of Ridge View in the opening round at Wando Stadium. Carson Horner had five goals and CJ Andersen added four to lead the Warriors. They advance to host No. 4 Hilton Head, which defeated Spring Valley on Tuesday night. Academic Magnet, a No. 6 seed and the only boys non-favored seed to win its first round contest in the state, will travel to AC Flora, Thursday. AC Flora beat Lexington 13-2.
On the girls side, No. 1 Wando knocked off Richland Northeast via forfeit and will host No. 5 Academic Magnet, Thursday evening. Because of a high chance of rain, coach Jessica Stralkowski said "plans are in the works as we speak about potential Friday game."
The Raptors edged Spring Valley, 8-7, Tuesday. Academic Magnet stats were not available.
No. 2 Bishop England had no issues with No. 7 Hilton Head, winning 19-2. The Bishops were led by Taylor Kennington's five goals and one assist and Elena Bosco's three goals and six assists. They'll host No. 3 Chapin, Thursday night, which defeated Blythewood 13-5 on Tuesday.
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The moment Kristin and Will Banker saw Tariku, they knew he was their son.
Their introduction to Tariku, then a 7-month-old boy in Ethiopia, was through photos and a file created by their adoption agency outlining his story. The couple began the process to adopt a child from Ethiopia almost two years before receiving the "referral," or match.
It was about four months before the family met saw the boy in-person and almost 18 months before the adoption was finalized, but the Bankers never gave up their fight to bring their son home.
"I keep pinching myself," Will said as he looked at 2-year-old Tariku. "He's finally here. He's home."
A revelation while traveling
The couple adopted their first son, Ethan, at his birth in Pensacola in 2008. Ethan's adoption was quicker than most, taking just six months. The Bankers knew Tariku's adoption would process would be longer, but believed it would take only about a year to bring their child home.
In the summer of 2009, the Bankers hosted a boys choir from Kenya through their church.They fell in love them, and their "eyes were opened" to the bleak outlook for the large number of orphans in the area, they said.
"Most children who need a family don't make it to their fifth birthday," Kristin said. "If they age out of the orphanage, the outcome is not good."
Kenya does not have an international adoption program, but Ethiopia does for 5 million children without families, Will said. Kristin felt a calling to adopt, and with time Will did as well.
"When God tells you to do something, you just do it," Kristin said.
But as they looked into international adoption their minds began to change. A new policy in Ethiopia required prospective adoptive parents to make two trips. The extra cost and time required for travel seemed too much.
"We prayed long and hard about it," Kristin said.
They started to switch their paperwork to a domestic adoption. But as Kristin traveled home to Santa Rosa Beach from a Christian adoption conference in Minneapolis, a series of incidents convinced her Ethiopia was where they'd find their child.
"I had an appointment with God," Kristin said.
The airport shuttle from her hotel was full, so Kristin hired a taxi. The driver, who was supposed to end his shift 45 minutes earlier, was from Ethiopia. As they talked about her desire to adopt from his country, he gave her his phone numbers in Ethiopia and Minneapolis in case she changed her mind.
Before she boarded her plane, Kristen overheard a grandmother and granddaughter discussing their seats being separated on the flight. Kristin, who was sitting next to one of them, switched seats so they could be together. One of the boys sitting in front of her new seat had a picture of Africa in the colors of the Ethiopian flag on his shirt.
She missed her next flight in Atlanta, and as she sat at the gate she began talking with a young woman. Her son turned out to be adopted from Ethiopia.
After talking with Will about her experiences, they decided to speak with his boss about the time and money needed for the international adoption. He eased their fears and they decided to continue.
"Every blessing had been answered," Will said.
Hope and disappointment
They underwent their home inspection and scrambled to compile their dossier, a collection of notarized legal documents to offer a detailed look at them as prospective adoptive parents.
By September 2010, everything was in order and the wait began for a referral. They requested a child or siblings younger than their son, who was about 2 years old at the time.
In January 2011, they received their first official referral. As they looked at the picture of a beautiful little girl, they sensed something was wrong.
"I just knew it wasn't my daughter," Kristin said. "It's hard to explain."
She was close to Ethan's age, but developmentally she was older. They wanted to keep the birth order of their family intact, and decided to turn down the referral. They made their peace with the decision, confident the little girl would find a family.
"The last thing you want to do is say no to a child," Kristin said.
The Bankers continued their wait, and in July 2011 Tariku's referral came in. It was love at first sight. They could see him as part of their family.
"That's Ethan's smile," Kristin remembered thinking. "Those are Ethan's eyes."
International adoption in Ethiopia must be approved by local courts with the prospective parents present. The Bankers traveled to Ethiopia for their court date in November 2011. They got a chance not only to meet Tariku, but to hold and feed him.
But at the hearing they learned that letters approving the adoption from the southern region of Ethiopia where Tariku is from had not been sent. Everything came to a halt.
"We're sitting here feeling like our hands are tied," Kristin said. "How do we advocate for our child?"
Perseverance pays off
The Bankers returned home, redid all their paperwork, updated their home studies and developed a plan. As days stretched into months, they banded together with 14 other families experiencing the same halt, met with members of Congress and raised awareness.
They watched Tariku grow older through photos and videos in their monthly updates.
"It was heartbreaking missing out on all those milestones," Kristin said. "We're making up for it now."
Last December — 13 months after their first visit — the adoption finally passed in Ethiopian court. The Bankers decided to go to Ethiopia about three weeks before the embassy approved the adoption to spend time with Tariku. They secluded themselves in a guest house and got to know their son with a "strong personality."
They also went to Tariku's village. His mother disappeared shortly after giving him up for adoption, but they met his birth grandfather. They gave him an album of the photos they had of Tariku and took some of their own photos to show Tariku one day.
The grandfather described Tariku's early days and learned about the Bankers.
"God created Tariku for your family," he said through an interpreter.
They finally made it back home in early January. Their new life as a family of four has been an adjustment for everyone, but they're settling in to a new kind of normal.
"He fits perfectly in our family: Loud and proud," Kristin said of Tariku.
Their adoption journey was long and full of ups and downs, but the Bankers said they would do it all over again.
"These are gifts from God," Kristin said. "They're his kids. Whatever you have to go through, it's worth it."


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IDY28000 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Bureau National Operations Centre Satellite Notes for the 0600UTC chart on 4 August 2015 Issued at 6:36 pm EST Tuesday on 04 August 2015 A cloud band extends from the coast of southeast Queensland across the Tasman Sea to a cold front near New Zealand. A cold front and its associated cloud band are approaching Tasmania from the Southern Ocean. Southwesterly flow driven by a high pressure ridge to the southwest of the continent has brought areas of low cloud to the southern parts of the country. Interaction between an upper level disturbance and a surface trough has generated an extensive area of cloud over the Indian Ocean, with high cloud streaming ahead of the system to the southwestern WA. The remainder of the country is mostly clear due to a high pressure ridge.


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