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All Veterans Memorial Park of Stephenson County
This park honors all of the veterans from Stephenson County. It contains large era stones from all conflicts. Benches surround concrete walkways, and a large brick memorial garden if featured. A Gold Star Family Memorial is dedicated to all who gave given their lives for our freedoms. Open: Daily: Dawn to Dusk.
Dakota Nature Trail
The Dakota Nature Trail for biking, hiking, and cross-county skiing links Dakota Park with the Dorothy Wirth Nature Area. The trail surface is crushed limestone and follows a former railroad right-of-way. The trail begins on Main Street in Dakota.
Pavillion on the Lagoon at Mineral Springs Park
This beautiful building built in 1905, serves as the focal point of our community and is available for your group, family or organization's use. Comfortably seating 70 people, the Pavilion is surrounded with windows overlooking the lagoon and a large, wrap-around porch. Weddings, anniversary parties, baby showers, business meetings, and family get-together's are popular. This historic building is equipped with a kitchen area with counters, microwave and refrigerator, air conditioning, and tables and chairs. The Pavilion is handicapped accessible.
Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area
Picturesque bottomland setting with an abundance of silver maple, cottonwood, ash and willow trees. Picnicking, camping, boating, fishing, and hunting add to the visitor's enjoyment.
East Fork Par 3 Golf Course
This nine-hole, par 3 golf course features a driving range.
Countryside Park
Red Tail Run Golf Club by Raymond Floyd
Designed by legendary hall of fame player, Raymond Floyd, this signature course features large, undulating greens, wide rolling fairways and native grasses. Located on Decatur's south side, the Park District's newest course is designed for players of all skill levels. From five tee locations and multiple angels, this signature Floyd course is truly designed for the championship to the novice golfer. Red Tail provides multiple tee locations from Championship to Junior, driving range with double tees, golf academy programming, and first tee learning center.
North Entrance To Lake Shelby
This 15-mile-long lake has 250 miles of shoreline, offering camping, fishing, boating, marinas and more.
McMaster Woods Nature Preserve
McMaster Woods is a beautiful oak woodland and barrens that occurs on deep ravines, steep slopes and a ridgetop. Limestone bedrock outcrops along the bases of ravines and an intermittent stream crosses the northwest corner of the preserve. A great variety of wildflowers, grasses, sedges and ferns occur here, including large-flowered bellwort, spikenard, false dragonhead, wood reed and maidenhair fern. A small, but interesting barrens remnant occurs on the ridgetop. For Further Information Contact: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, District Natural Heritage Biologist, 4521 Alton Commerce Parkway, Alton, Illinois 62002 (618-462-2424)
Rollins Savanna Trails
Rollins Savanna Trails in beautiful Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve is a outdoor enthusiasts dream; with 5.7-miles of easy to moderate terrain and a thriving habitat to explore. The landscape is dotted with ponds and marshes. Take a walk through lush prairie and thriving wetlands and see why the National Audubon Society named it one of America's most important bird sites in 2005.
Itasca Country Club
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Itasca Country Club is rich in tradition and offers a cost-effective solution for golf outings, corporate entertaining and special events in a picturesque setting. Enjoy beautiful surroundings, spectacular views, and the service of a fine country club-for your wedding reception or other banquet event. Amidst the elegant grounds and facilities, our skilled professional staff will put you at ease and ensure your special occasion is unforgettable.
Country Hills Golf Course
18-Hole, 6414 yard, par 72 public golf course. Front nine opened July 4, 1993; Back nine added July 4, 2002. Bentgrass greens, bluegrass/rye mix fairways, tees, and rough. Banquet facility to accommodate up to 110 guests and clubhouse seating for up to 200. Full service pro shop fully stocked with golf clubs, balls, equipment, clothing, towels, hats, and shoes.bPractice facilities include drivingvrange with three target greens, chipping and putting green, practice bunker.
Heinz Orchard
Heinz Orchard is only 37 miles from downtown Chicago making it the closest apple orchard to Chicago. There are a number of different apples to pick from: Golden Delicious, Empire, McIntosh, Jonathan and Red Delicious. If you're looking for something different to do, without traveling too far from home, this is a great orchard to check out.
CITY:Green Oaks
Decatur Civic Center Arena
Ice skating available during fall/winter months. Call ahead for exact dates. Admission to the ice arena is $6 and skate rentals are $2. During the spring/summer months, the arena is used as venue for shows and fairs.
Middle Fork Canoe at Forest Glen
Scenic canoeing and kayaking on the Middle Fork National Scenic River, Big Vermilion River, and Salt Fork River.
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Mural -- DeKalb
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has produced many Interpretive Murals along the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway and its corridor in northern Illinois. The DeKalb mural depicts the history, heritage, and events of the highway and its impact on DeKalb and the other communities along the Illinois route.
Metropolis Lighthouse - Hope Light
The lighthouse is located at the west entrance to the city-owned Dorothy Miller Park in Metropolis, Illinois overlooking the Ohio River. The lighthouse stands thirty feet tall and is surrounded by a circular walkway consisting of concrete and personalized bricks.
Mendota Hills Campground
More than a campground, hit a golf ball, take a golf lesson, catch a fish or hayrack ride, swim, dance, hike row/paddle a boat, play basketball, horseshoes, video games and pool or kickback with a campfire. We have 130 acres to do it all.
Columbia Woods Forest Preserve
A River Thru History
CITY:Willow Springs
Ocean Farm
Ocean Farm is working to make a harmonious place where nature and agriculture complement each other. A contour strip rotation uses corn, soybeans, oats, alfalfa, and buckwheat. 56 acres are used in the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.
Gross Point Rd. Fishing - Evanston
Equipment, bait and fishing expertise provided.
Spring Valley Farm
Spring Valley Farm is home to Jersey cows, alpacas, sheep, Belgian horses, chickens and goats. Farm tours and hayrack rides by appointment only.
Sandburr Run Golf Resort
42 single rooms and eight double rooms with kitchenettes. We also offer a 9 hole golf course and The Sand Trap Bar & Grill.
Kankakee South KOA
A campground that has something for everyone with basketball, volleyball and other activities.
Maple Meadows Golf Course
Come and play right in your backyard! Visit Maple Meadows for outings, leagues, tournaments, individual play, and the great food in our restaurant. 27 holes, no reservations required and a beautiful public course!
CITY:Wood Dale
The Promise
This one hour musical play tells the story of life in the early 1840s, as immigrants came up the Mississippi River to Nauvoo on the Maid of Iowa, a beautiful little paddle-wheeler. You'll laugh at the antics of young Eli, thrill at the dancing and music, and feel the depth of devotion of these early settlers in Nauvoo as they face the martyrdom of their leader, and the violent and dangerous exodus from their homes in the middle of winter. Tickets are free but required for admission.
Phillips Park Golf Course
The state-of-the-art golf course boasts modern features like "USGA" Greens, multiple tees, larger greens, strategically placed bunkers and water hazards, cart paths, a driving range and a three hole Junior Course. The new driving range has both "All Weather Teeing Surface" for inclement weather and a massive grass tee for a more realistic feel. Phillips Park Golf Course is a quality championship caliber golf course. With three sets of tees, the golf course ranges from 4,760 yards to 6,200 yards, providing a wide range of challenge for varying abilities.
Hansens Hideaway Ranch & Campground
Tents, pop-ups and RV camping sites with water and electric hookups, swimming, nature trails, arcade, snack bar, playground, horseshoe pits, covered pavilion, restrooms, showers, sanitary dumping station, fire rings, firewood, and ice available.
Best Holiday Trav-L-Park-Benton
A private, family-oriented RV campground with 120 sites from tents to huge recreational vehicles. Peaceful, wooded setting close to all the activities at Rend Lake.
Bent Oak Golf Course
This par 9 course is located in Breese.
Uncle Dan's
With three locations in the Chicagoland area, Uncle Dan's specializes in outdoor equipment and clothing for any adventure. They carry a wide selection of equipment for camping, backpacking, hiking and travel. Every staff member is trained and committed to providing top-notch service and gear that supports a progressive & active lifestyle. At Uncle Dan's, you talk to people who love the outdoors. With the experience and knowledge to answer all your adventure questions and providing you the gear needed for your excursion, no matter where adventure takes you.
Sycamore Golf Club
This par 71, 18-hole golf club offers watered bent grass fairways, a putting green, swimming pool, tennis courts and horse shoes. Seats up to 120 people for meetings and events.
Sandy Hollow Golf Course
A popular 18-hole course on Rockford's south side, Sandy Hollow is a tree-lined fairway course with strategically placed fairway bunkers. One of the more challenging holes on the 6,228-yard course is No. 11, which requires a tee shot over a pond.
Pyramid State Park
Pyramid State Recreation Area consists of heavily forested hills and many lakes and ponds. Total overall acreage is 19,701, making Pyramid the largest State Recreation Area in Illinois. It gets its name from a coal mine that once existed here. Many species of wildlife may be found in the area, including songbirds, deer, squirrels, beavers, rabbits, turkey, bobcat, raccoons, possums, coyotes, weasel, mink, woodchucks and waterfowl. Tent and trailer camping are permitted at designated camping areas only. There are 16.5 miles of foot and horse trails and mountain bike riding. Canoeing is popular because of the rough terrain, and boats with 10-hp motors or less are allowed.
Storybrook Country Club
One of the most challenging 18 holes in Jo Daviess County. The front 9 features water on every hole, while the back 9 offers some of the most beautiful holes in the area.
Nature Education & Ski Center
This environmental education and cross country ski center is dedicated to educating the public while protecting and restoring our natural environment.
Bolingbrook Park District
Providing over 2,100 opportunities for recreation. Relax, have fun and embrace the power of recreation.
Lone Oak Golf Course
The 9-hole "Lone Oak" executive course at the Lone Oak Golf Course facility in Carrollton features 2,150 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 32. Designed by George DeGeal, the Lone Oak golf course opened in 1984.
Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area
Encompasses 871 acres of mostly unreclaimed strip-mining land. The area is dotted with some 15 stocked lakes for fishing. Be aware that shore access is limited and that shorelines tend to drop off suddenly into deep water.
Galena Birding
Experienced birder, knowledgeable about a variety of birding habitats in the Galena/Jo Daviess County Area, offers guided field trips on selected Saturdays. Private trips available by appointment.
Drost Park
Drost Park features a 7-acre lake, pavilions, 1-mile walking trail, boat ramp, playground, and restroom facilities. The University of Illinois' Master Gardeners keep it seasonally beautiful.
Smokin' Gun Hunting Lodge
Lodge featues seating for 150 Tables and chairs furnished, 3 Beds in 5 rooms, a nice attached breeze way for evening relaxing, charcoal grills big enough for 20 steaks and a 47" flat screen TV
Prairie Ridge State Natural Area
Located southwest of Newton, Prairie Ridge is a wonderful site for observing rare species of grassland wildlife. Over 2500 acres, visitors will enjoy bird watching, nature study, photography and much more.
Lake Louise Resort
The finest family recreational camping experience in Northern Illinois. Sandy beaches, slides, rafts, paddle boats, fishing, kiddie beach, sand volleyball, basketball, game room, bonfires, bands, dancing, music, horseshoes and 13- acre spring-fed lake.
Arcola Camper Stop
30 campsites; 28 have water, 30 amp electric and cable TV. Restroom with showers. Sites are grass and gravel, flat and level.
Madigan State Park
Hiking, picnicking, canoeing, fishing, birdwatching and limited hunting are available at this 750-acre park along Salt Creek.
Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises Happy Trails
Five acres of walking paths, water gardens, a green house, five-hole miniture golf, swings, and gardens were all designed and maintained by the developmentally disabled clients of the Rock River Valley Self Help Enterprises.
Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club
Prairie Bluff is located on 237 acres of rolling terrain and is framed with prairie grass, which adds to the golf course's overall challenge and beauty for those who play here. With four sets of tees, 10 lakes and more than 40 bunkers, golfers of all skill levels will find a good challenge. At Prairie Bluff, you will enjoy our beautiful 10,000 square foot clubhouse that features a pro shop, banquet hall & bar. Beyond serving as a fabulous golf facility, Prairie Bluff is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails. Prairie bluff's learning center offers a 10- acre driving range, short game area with bunker, putting green, private and group lessons. Let Prairie Bluff host your next golf outing!
CITY:Crest Hill
Brunswick Zone XL
Brunswick Zone XL is a full-feature, family-friendly entertainment destination with something for everyone. Our center in Romeoville sets the standard for family entertainment with more than 60,000 sq. ft. of fun for all ages. Brunswick Zone XL is a great place for Corporate Parties, Team Challenges, Monumental Moments and Birthday Parties! Call us today for more details. Become a fan of Brunswick Zone XL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/bowlbrunswick
Donnelley/Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area & Complex
This complex is an important North American waterfowl migration corridor. Much of the 3,838-acre complex is managed for waterfowl feeding, nesting, resting, harvesting, and viewing.
CITY:De Pue
Villa Olivia Country Club
This Killian/Nugent-designed course features five water holes. An Olympic-size pool is available for free to golfers, along with sand volleyball, tennis, a softball area and more.
Madison Golf Course
This 5,332 yard, 18 hole course is conveniently located near West Peoria. It offers level terrain and very few hazards, making it a favorite of senior golfers and those looking for a care-free and relaxing round. Madison is the oldest public golf course in Peoria and it celebrated its 100th birthday in 2009. Blue: yards 5476, rating 64.5, slope 96 White: yards 5332, rating 63.8, slope 92 Red/Gold: yards 5120, rating 67.7/62.8, slope 100/90
Willowbrook Wildlife Center
DuPage's premier wildlife rehabilitation and educational facility. Over 90 species of injured native wild animals are on exhibit. Open daily. Donations encouraged.
CITY:Glen Ellyn
Lakeside RV Park
Located north of Olney adjacent to East Fork Lake, this park features all the amenities campers seek.
Green River Oaks Camping Resort
Camping resort with two pools, mini golf, basketball courts, fishing in lake and river, rental trailers, 225 sites with hookups.
Heidecke State Fish and Wildlife Area
State hunting, fishing, and wildlife refuge.
Odyssey Fun World
Visit our website for discounts and packages. Games, Laser Tag, Batting Cages, Soft Playland, Miniature Golf, Go-Karts, Bumper Boats, Inflatable Park & more!
CITY:Tinley Park
Northwestern University
A Big Ten school and one of the leading universities in the U.S. Its Evanston campus is on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan. Founded in 1851, this renowned educational institution is rich in stunning architecture. More than 150 historically significant and interesting sites on campus are featured in various walking tours, each taking approximately 30 minutes to complete. Highlights include the Arch, University Hall and the Arts Circle.
Mid-Town Marina
Mid-Town is a full-service marina, restaurant and lounge located on the Mississippi River in East Dubuque. Open year-round.
CITY:East Dubuque
Triple Lakes Golf Course
This 18-hole golf course opened in 1962.
Wolfe Wildlife Refuge & Bike Path
Explore the natural beauty and animal habitats of this 45-acre wetlands preserve. Nature programs for all ages include bird surveys, seed collections, planting, clean-ups and hiking.
CITY:Oak Lawn
Prairie Landing Golf Club
Playing this unique, well-conditioned and spectacularly-designed 18-hole course will surely make you want to come back. Full service premier meeting and banquet facility provides outstanding culinary offerings and personal service.
CITY:West Chicago
Peoria Palace Roller Skating Rink
Heart of Illinois' premier roller rink with family entertainment. We feature great food, a party area, live music, big screen TVs, wireless internet access and more. Peoria Palace Skating Rink offers the best in family oriented entertainment that will appeal to all ages! Peoria Palace has a large arcade area with the newest games, and some "Old Skool" classics that offer arcade tickets which can be traded for prizes at the Redemption Center. Choosing healthier lifestyles has become more important and Peoria Palace definitely fits the bill! Research has shown that roller skating burns up to 660 calories an hour! You see not only is skating fun but it's good for your health!!
Perry County Fairgrounds/Pinckneyville City Park
This combined 40-acre recreational area is open year round for community sports and activities, and includes a municipal swimming pool, tennis courts and pavilions.
Riverside Park
This 34-acre park located next to the Big Muddy River includes a public boat ramp, picnic areas, ball fields, hiking trails, a pavilion, historic band shell and playground areas.
Vance Park
Adjacent to Paris City Hall, this extensively landscaped sunken garden features a serpentine brick wall inspired by Thomas Jefferson's design at Charlottesville and a lion's head fountain patterned after a park in France.
Lincoln Park District Recreation Center
Public swimming pool, tennis courts, and soccer fields offer an area for your family to come play.
Medford Bicycle & Sporting Goods
Need a bicycle tune-up before you hit the local bike trails? Medford Bicycle & Sporting Goods in Jerseyville is the place to go. All types of bicycle repairs and accessories are available at this one-stop shop. New and used bicycles can be purchased. There is also a wide selection of sporting goods needs from helmets to ball bats, knee pads to practice jerseys. Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Parachutes Over Carmi Skydiving
Each weekend, weather permitting, Parachutes Over Cami features a sport skydiving center each weekend at the Carmi Airport. Tandem or solo jumps are available after several hours of instruction. Video tapes of your jumps are also available.
Green Acres Baitshop and Campground
Full line bait shop, with 50-site campground. Full hook-up, showers and toilets.
Greenline Wheels
Greenline Wheels rents ecologically friendly and affordable transportation - bikes, electric bikes, and neighborhood electric vehicles. Easy to use maps with self-guided tour loops and easy access to many of Oak Park's independent tour guides makes Greenline an ideal starting point.
CITY:Oak Park
Boone Creek Golf Course
This course has 27 holes, rated at a par 71, along with nine holes at a par 35.
Byron Recreational Path
Biking, running, and walking path. Starts at Byron Forest Preserve and crosses the Rock River to Sunshine Park then north of town.
Lincoln Park
Enjoy this park offering a picnic area, playground, shelter and restroom facilities as well as access to the Pecatonica Prairie Path which is currently under construction. The Pecatonica River may also be accessed for boating and canoeing approximately 200 yards from the park.
Ball Fore Family Entertainment Center
All types of family fun. Miniature golfing, driving range, batting cages, ice skating, in-line skating and archery.
Ogee Golf & Country Club
Ogee features a nine-hole course.
CITY:Paw Paw
North Point Marina - Lake Michigan Charter Fishing
Enjoy the beautiful blue of Lake Michigan aboard one of over one hundred charter fishing boats on the Lake County harbors of Waukegan and North Point. You will find the Coho running in the late spring, Lake Trout biting in mid-summer, and the Chinook come home to spawn in late summer and early fall. Whatever time of the year you go, you'll find expert charter fishing captains ready to make your time on the water a great one. For information on charter fishing opportunities and hotel information, please contact us.
CITY:Winthrop Harbor
Nelson Center
A multi-purpose recreation complex that provides leisure endeavors for all ages, including public ice skating, group skating, lessons, and learn-to-play hockey. In the summer enjoy the outdoor public pool.
Decatur Gun Club
The origins and growth of the Decatur Gun Club parallel that of the clay target itself, and the games created to hone and test shotgun shooting skill. Shotgun sport shooting with live pigeons and later, glass balls existed in the U.S. from the early 1800's. But the first "clay pigeon" and "trap" to throw it were not developed until about 1880 by George Ligowsky. William Brett From Decatur was the second manufacturer of clay targets in the U.S., which he called the "Decatur Red Bird". Considered the oldest shotgun shooting sports club in Illinois, the Decatur Gun Club was founded soon after clay targets were invented. Chan Powers and Bert Hildebrandt were two of the mentors of the club, first located near East William Street Road and 22nd Street. In the early years, the club occupied sites in the Hess Park area, the Wyckles Corner area, the Macon County Fairgrounds, and an area west of the Fairgrounds before finding it's home of the past 61 years at the north end of Faries Park.
Martin Campground
Overnight and long-term RV parking.
Devil's Backbone/ Devil's Bake Oven
A ridge that runs parallel to the Mississippi River. Offers spectacular views, but with a steep ascent and descent (not an easy hike).
CITY:Grand Tower
White Deer Run Golf Club
Built on the well-known Cuneo Estate in Vernon Hills, White Deer Run Golf Club is an 18-hole public course sprawling over 240 acres of rolling terrain and picturesque lakes with bent grass greens and fairways. Able to accommodate small and large group outings and banquets.
CITY:Vernon Hills
Greater Decatur YMCA
Swimming and a wide variety of exercise opportunities.
World's Largest Golf Tee
The World's Largest Golf Tee measures 30ft and 3/4" and weighs 6,659 lbs! It is constructed of yellow pine boards and over 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws. This is a site you don't want to miss!
Prairie Pines Golf Course
Located 2 1/2 miles west of Annie Glidden Road on Route 38 in Dekalb, Illinois. The nine-hole, par 34 facility features a gently rolling course on 53 acres surrounded by farmland. Soothing views of pine trees and beautiful fields make the experience a pleasure and prevent worries about errant shots hitting homes nearby. Water features are promenant on holes number 2 and 3 and a meandering stream through the course provides ample challenge. Thinking of an outing or a family reunion? You can rent the whole facility at a reasonable price for a few hours or the whole day. Besides access to nine holes of golf and carts, "The Pines" offers fishing in their ponds, a large outdoor barbeque and plenty of space for horseshoes, volleyball, or bag games.
Deer Valley Golf Club
Located just 10 miles south of Rock Falls, Deer Valley is a challenging 18-hole championship golf course.
CITY:Deer Grove
Jaynesway Farms (Bartlett)
A complete equestrian center offering English & Western riding lessons, boarding trail rides, pony rides, hayrides, carriages rides and barnyard zoo. Heated indoor arena.
Stade's Farm & Market
Stade's Farm & Market is located in scenic McHenry County in Northeastern Illinois, approximately 50 miles from Chicago. We produce 2,200 acres of crops that range from traditional corn and soybeans to specialty crops including many fruits and vegetables commonly grown in Northern Illinois. Through our own farm market, we sell our fresh fruits and vegetables directly to consumers in our local area. Our goal is to provide our customers with the finest quality produce possible.
Camp Komfort
The campground is very clean and quiet. There are many features, such as an in-ground pool, a large pavilion, a play area for children, a small store and a dog walk area. There is plenty of shade in this campground. They provide 30 and 50 AMP service.
Scovill Golf Club
Sometimes called the "shot-maker's" course, Scovill Golf Club is hilly and tree-lined. Golfers will enjoy the manicured fairways surrounded by natural plantings on Decatur's only Audubon sanctioned course. Scovill was designed by Tom Bendelow and redesigned by Dick Nugent. Scovill was named on one of the top 100 women-friendly course in the United States by Golf for Women. It is also the course most frequented by out-of-town golfers.
Itasca Park District
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The Itasca Park District provides education and year-round recreation for constructive and enjoyable leisure time experiences. Come out and enjoy Itasca's award-winning waterpark, nature center, fitness facility and many community parks.
HeatherRidge Golf Course
HeatherRidge Golf Course is a beautiful and challenging full length nine hole layout that is enjoyable for players of all skill levels. Adding to its beauty are the flowing creeks and ponds that come into play on seven of the nine holes. Also enjoy the unique outside Cabana Bar and Grill. Great food, cold drinks, outstanding atmosphere and friendly staff will complete your HeatherRidge golfing experience. Golf clubs available for rent. Located on Northern Illinois' favorite 9-hole golf course, The HeatherRidge Clubhouse is a beautiful venue for just about any occasion. If you are planning a weddings, banquets or party we are the place.
Magic Dragon Golf & Games
This state of the art, beautifully landscaped miniature golf course features 18 holes of choice, chance, and challenge, including six holes that are handicapped accessible. With a stream running through the course, it's bound to add some unexpected challenges to your game. Walk through the caboose which serves as hole No. 4. Enjoy the beautiful landscaped eclectic theme of the history of Pekin.
Arabian Woods Horse Farm
Showcasing Arabians, and colorful half-Arabians, the farm is a friendly site dedicated to well-rounded horsemanship for all ages. Tours and tutorial camps available by appointment.
CITY:Camp Point
Lehmann Park
CITY:Lake Villa
CTA Holiday Train
Every year for the holidays, the Chicago Transit Authority decorates one of its trains, inside and out, with twinkling lights and festive decorations. As the holiday train pulls into each station, Santa waves to boarding passengers from his sleigh on an open-air flatcar while elves serenade riders between stops.


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MKs Call on Olmert to Resign in Wake of Bank Leumi Probe
Lawmakers from across political spectrum appeal to PM to step down or suspend himself from office.
Knesset members from across the political spectrum called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday to resign or suspend himself after the state prosecution ordered police to open a criminal investigation of Olmert's involvement in the state's sale of a controlling interest in Bank Leumi.
As in previous recent incidents in which Olmert has found himself at the center of a political storm, top Kadima officials did not rush to his defense. Other politicians who did not comment on the controversy included the contenders for leadership of Labor, Defense Minister Amir Peretz and former prime minister Ehud Barak, whom Olmert would like to see replace Peretz as defense minister.
"It can't be that the crucial state matters will be run by someone who is entirely involved in saving himself," said MK Yossi Beilin, chairman of Meretz. Beilin called on Olmert to suspend himself immediately and transfer his prime ministerial authority to Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, who bears the title of acting prime minister, until the investigation is over.
Beilin warned that if Olmert does not suspend himself, then Meretz-Yachad will initiate proceedings in the Knesset requiring him to do so.
MK Zevulun Orlev (National Religious Party), who is chairman of the Knesset State Control Committee, called on Monday for the PM to step down. He said that after the Civil Service Commissioner Shmuel Hollander said he would suspend those under investigation in the Tax Authority, it was fitting for Olmert to step down.
Aryeh Eldad (National Union) said Tuesday, "Olmert has to go."
Labor MKs said the investigation signals the end of Olmert's rule.
"The decision brings the end of the government closer," said MK Danny Yatom, who is running for the leadership of Labor.
He said a key issue in the party primaries will be the candidate's ability to rehabilitate the government and lead it to elections.
MK Ami Ayalon, another candidate for Labor chairman, said the party should prepare for the possibility of early elections, with the central issues being the fight against corruption and restoration of public confidence in the political system.
MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud) called for new elections, saying only that would bring a halt to the government's endless failures.
MK Yoel Hasson, one of the few Kadima members who defended Olmert, said: "The comments by senior economic and Bank of Israel officials, led by [Bank of Israel] Governor Stanley Fischer, who reinforced and praised the involvement and conduct of [then-]finance minister Olmert should constitute a guarantee that the police investigation will be completed quickly, and at the end, it will become clear that the prime minister strengthened the economic system."
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Taungyyi Capital of the Southern Shan State lies 1,430 meters above the sea level and has a moderate climate. Taunggyi maintain ethnological museum where cultural objects, musical instruments, traditional dresses, household and farm implements, paintings, sculptures, arts and crafts of the different national races residing in Shan State in display. The most significant festival is the annual Tazaungdine Lighting Festival (Oct / Nov). Lu Ping festival commonly known as hot balloon festival celebrates by Pa O, one of the many ethnic groups in the region. On the occasion people enjoy fun and merriment by holding firework-launching competitions.
The firework is in the form of rockets. There is also hot balloons competitions on the day and night occasions. Day balloons are usually in the form of Pagodas, and animals such as elephant, dragon or ducks while the night balloons usually in the shape of rugby ball, huge elongated paper balls with small lighted multicolored paper lanterns hung around their sides and balloons would sting along fireworks and fire sticks which are set off mid-air fireworks.
Kakku a hidden treasure an unusual, magnificent collection of Buddhist Stupas unheard of by historians and unlisted in guide books lies in the deepest Pa-oh territory, 26 miles south of Taunggyi the capital of Shan State. There lies more than 2000 stupas in a site closely packed together in ranks covering an area of approximately a square kilometer apparently unknown to outside world. Kakku area is covered and scattered by Pa-oh villages especially stretching along on both sides of the main road from north to south.
The land route for tour groups starting from Taunggyi is possible and accessible for all year round. But tours originated from Inle Lake are considered to be possible only in the open season from late October to early May or before heavy rain falls. The yearly religious festival normally takes about one week. The climax of this festival usually falls on fullmoon of the Tabaung (Mid-March) every year. The Kakku pagodas festival also draws thousands of visitors from all parts of the Shan State. The weather around Kakku tends to be cold and dump in rainy season with the temperature ranging from 10-20 (Celsius). And normally dry in the summer month with temperature ranging from 20-35 (Celsius) and the average rainfall is 200-400 cm in the region. Normally muddy in the rainy season and more or less dusty in the summer months. Mainly due to widely use of bullocks carts within the villages as a means of transport and also to generate and regulate the flows of goods and services within the areas.
After Mogok, has become famous as the new ruby-land of Myanmar. Mongshu stone tract at Lihsaunghtauk hills has attracted a large number of national and foreign gem lovers. Te main market is in Taunggyi and Tachilek. Even the famous Mogok is surprised to hear the news of its rival. Some jewelers like to call the Mongshu ruby as 'red diamond'. For Myanmar ruby is the king but other gems must stand beside like queens, knights, bishops and castles. Mongshu stands a day and a half ride away by car to the northeast of Taunggyi.
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One of my friends Al is very funny.
I gave him my triangle gimbap (samgak gimbap) a while ago and asked if he had ever tasted it before.
He said, no. So I told him that he should be careful when he opens it and gave him instructions: "number 1 first peel it off, then number 2.. 3.."
He said, "thanks, no problem."
Then a few days ago, I met him and asked, "how did you like my samgak gimbap?"
"It was very easy to open it and it was very delicious!"
Easy? I think it would be difficult. So I asked him again: "The seaweed that looks like black paper is not soggy at all and crispy, right?"
And he said, "Seaweed? I thought it was wrapper so I threw it away!" LOL! Al ate samgak bap instead of samgak gimbap! (samgak means triangle, bap is steamed rice, and kim is seaweed paper)
BTW, The recipe is here http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/samgakgimbap.
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That's hilarious! He just opened it like a gift :) Reminds me of your ukrainian woman at the pot-luck story.
Cute story! I wonder how he at it? lol
haha, I will ask him later. : )
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I just wanted to get everyones opinion of Lonnie Pryor. Dude is just a football player.
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It maps this global challenge and suggests priorities for scaled-up programmes for youth and adults. It also analyses progress towards universal primary education and gender parity: despite steady advances in some of the world's poorest countries, the pace of progress remains insufficient. The Report also includes the Education for All Development Index, ranking 123 countries according to their progress towards the six EFA goals set at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000. The goals are still achievable, states the Report. However, reaching them will require an immediate acceleration of activity in developing countries and an approximate doubling of the international community's aid to basic education, even above the levels implied by the G8 pledges made at Gleneagles in July 2005.
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Five songs for the bleak, midwinter blues
Winter's kind of awesome -- at first. Well, for a couple weeks, anyway, until Christmas and New Year's are over and it quickly becomes apparent that there's nothing else to look forward to, in terms of the season, besides blizzards and black ice and cold snaps and low, glowering expanses of sky that underscore your wholly irrational, innermost fear that winter will never actually fucking end. If that's your present mood, 5ingles has your back -- and you have our deepest sympathies. Marcus Fischer, "Nearly There"
Nearly there. So close. But, no: no green on that grass, no leaves on that tree, no 70 degree temperatures, and it's the ice scraper to the rescue again and again when you'd really be using your arm strength for intramural Ultimate Frisbee competitions. If you're familiar with the minimalist electronic textures of 12K Records, you're already hip to what Marcus Fischer's on about: warm frequency tugs and distentions, hushes so expectant they hum, the occasional piercing guitar note. This Portland, Oregon artist sets himself apart from a pack that includes the likes of Taylor Deupree and Richard Chartier by lending his low-impact drone a slightly stronger pulse, and by leaping naked into Sasquatch-sized snowdrifts prior to entering recording studios.
Yeah, I totally made that last fact up.
Noveller, "Alone Star"
What's scarier than a squeaking mass of machinery inching by your crib on a blustery winter day? The sound of a squeaking mass of machinery inching by your crib on a blustery winter day, but, like, no actual squeaking mass, man. And it's not like the aforementioned squeaking mass is an integral aspect of "Alone Star," but it does help usher us into Sarah "Noveller" Lipstate's flickering Sterno-can Siberia-of-the-soul. With each successive album -- this song is from Glacial Glow, disc number three -- Lipstate somehow manages to make more out of less. A good jam for that day when your flu spikes but you nonetheless glue yourself to the window to watch other people force themselves through the tundra, to work.
Plankton Wat, "Dark Temple"
Dewey Mahood's dark, spider-webbing chords contain multitudes: ice-coated tree branches thrashing, midnight blackouts in remote mountain regions, the end of White Fang. But there's a spookier, My Cat Is An Alien tinge to the effects and feedback drenched figures he's sketching in the exhaust-blackened snow overlaying the vacant lot next to your house. And, notice: he's looking right at you, staring deep into your eyes, weighing your very soul, accusing.
Staalkracht, "Inner Struggle"
Ah, yes: nothing clears the sinuses like six minutes of cannibalistic, erosion-primed noise-drone. While on one level "Inner Struggle" suggests a storm breaking, demonic thunderclouds exploding to unveil a torrential-cum-biblical downpour, I like to think of it as an expression of emotional desolation and devastation so entirely all-encompassing that the sufferer can't quite wrap his head around it, let along approach it or try to understand it from any objective angle. For a lot of people, this is what winter's really like, believe it or not.
Sharon Von Etten, "All I Can"
To say that "All I Can" is the best song on an exceptional album isn't really enough, somehow. The plugged-in among you might be thrown by all the the ink Van Etten's garnering for Tramp, but it's important to keep in mind that sometimes, hype is warranted; I mean, I can only handle like 20 minutes of Adele's 21 per day, tops, but even this late in the game I can grok what brought on the mania. (Tune-Yards? Not so much.) Van Etten won't rake in the same plaudits, but she's certainly in the indie-rock ballpark equivalent, and "All I Can" is the hungriest, most torn, just plain painfully human slow-scorch balladry I've encountered in eons, snowballing by degrees into something majestic, epic, tortuous. It doesn't really have much to do with winter in a direct sense, but one downside of the immobilization that this season engenders is that we're forced to really examine our choices, our desires, our very selves in a way that it's easy to sidestep during the year. In the winter, though? Shit gets real.
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|Jan 20, 1989
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|Jan 22, 1988
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (7), Classifications (8), Legal Events (8)
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a machine for the therapeutic treatment of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica.
2. Background Art
It is known that most instances of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica are generally attributed to an incorrect postural position, characterized by excessive forward tilting of the pelvis. This latter phenomenon, together with the lumbar hyperlordosis resulting therefrom, leads to the painful symptoms typical of these disorders, which are a consequence of the disk degeneration process occurring most frequently in the region of the L5-S1 interspace. The period of time which passes between an incorrect postural position being adopted and the onset of the painful symptoms must be measured in years, if not in tens of years.
The therapeutic procedures which are currently adopted are of a pharmacological, physiotherapeutic and kinesitherapeutic nature. In this respect, mention may be made, in particular, of non-steroidal and steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, superficial and deep heat sources and massagetherapy. As regards kinesitherapy, various indications aimed at relieving the spine are usually associated with exercises designed to strengthen the muscles used in backward tilting of the pelvis. The highly variable nature of the results obtained using these methods gives one the distinct impression that the root of the problem is not being dealt with.
Moreover, it has been asserted that, from a physiological point of view, forward tilting of the pelvis can be adequately controlled not so much through general strenghtening of the muscles able to ensure backward tilting of the same, but more through the restoration of correct synergic functioning of some muscle groups over particular muscle lengths. In the specific case of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica, the muscle groups involved are essentially the ischiotibial muscles. This view has been proved correct by a long series of clinical experiments conducted by the Applicant and based, from a theoretical point of view, on specific neurological literature on the subject, of which the following is mentioned:
1. FELDMAN, A. G. (1980): Superposition of motor programs; I) Rhythmic forearm movements in man; II) Rapid forearm flexion in man; Neuroscience 5, 81-90 and 91-95;
2. FELDMAN A. G. et al. (1982): Afferent and efferent components of joint position sense; interpretation of kinaesthetic illusion; Biological Cybernetics, 42, 205-214;
3. FELDMAN A. G. et al. (1982): Interaction of afferent and efferent signal underlying joint position sense; empirical and theoretical approaches; Journal of Motor Behavior, 14, 174-193;
4. KUGLER, P. N. et al. (1982): On the control and coordination of naturally developing systems; in J. A.-Scott Kelso and Jane E. Clark (ed.), The development of movement control and coordination, New York, Whiley;
5. FELDMAN, A. G. (1986): More observations on the equilibrium-point hypothesis (λ model) for motor control; Journal of Motor Behaviour, 18, Number 1, 27-54.
In substance, it has been ascertained that suitable stimulation, in the sense defined further below, of specific muscular groups together with a perceptual exercise, in the absence of visual information, involving the physical parameters associated with this stimulation, leads to rapid restoration of the correct functioning of these muscle groups and hence, in the specific case of the ischio-tibial muscles, to improved control of forward tilting of the pelvis. Here and in the remainder of the present description, "stimulation" is understood as meaning a therapeutic manipulation of the mathematical/topological space complex involving the variables of: muscle length, muscular tension, rate of change in the muscle length.
Such a method has already been used with success by the Applicant in the rehabilitation of paralysed patients and in particular in the rehabilitation of one limb of hemiplegic patients, so as to restore the motor functions affected by lesions of the central nervous system, both of a vascular and traumatic nature. A machine has been developed for this purpose, by means of which the patient undergoes a therapeutic exercise consisting in the stimulation of certain muscle groups and the patient being asked to perform a perceptual activity aimed at assessing, for example, the degree of passive movement to which the limb is subjected or providing a comparison with the stimulation(s) previously induced. The Applicant has found that the patients subjected to treatment of the aforementioned type, i.e. consisting in stimulations and associated perceptual exercises conducted as explained above, rapidly reacquire the ability to produce voluntarily those movements initially induced artificially by means of the said stimulations.
The machine used to produce stimulations aimed at rehabilitating paralysed patients substantially comprises, in combination, first means, consisting in particular of a movable platform, for guiding a paralysed limb of the patient, such as a lower limb, along a predetermined trajectory and according to a pattern of movement which is also predetermined, such that at least one muscle of the paralysed organ is simultaneously subjected to kinematic contraction and to a tensile force, and comprises second means designed to modify in an adjustable manner the trajectory and/or the pattern of movement of the limb guided by the first means, so as to create in the patient a perceptual stimulus affecting almost exclusively the paralysed limb. In this way it is possible to achieve all those conditions (muscles subjected to kinematic contraction and at the same time to tensile force, and generation of nerve impulses directed towards those muscles) which, according to the research and studies carried out be the Applicant, are the necessary conditions for the paralysed limb to be rehabilitated.
This machine, however, has not proved to be effective in the therapeutic treatment of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica since it does not ensure that those muscle groups, namely the ischio-tibial muscles, which are involved in this type of disorder, are stressed. In particular, initial assessment of the patient's condition--an aspect which is of fundamental importance when prescribing treatment--, raises problems. In fact, using the abovedescribed machine it is not possible to direct selectively the predetermined stimulation on the heel so as to produce a counter-reaction which subjects the ischio-tibial muscle group to a tensile force.
The object of the present invention is to provide a machine which, based on the clinical methodology described above and already experimented with in the rehabilitation of paralysed patients, allows therapeutic treatment of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica.
According to the fundamental characteristic feature of the present invention, the movable footplate consists of two adjacent portions, called the front portion and rear portion, on which the patient rests a foot so that the heel is on the rear portion of the footplate and the front part of the foot is on the front portion. Moreover, provision is made for balanced counterweight means for balancing the movable footplate to which the two portions thereof are connected via intrinsic drive means designed to transmit torques in the opposite direction to the said balanced counterweight means, whereby angular displacement of a portion of the said footplate in one direction results in displacement of the other portion, by the same amount, in the opposite direction. The said balanced counterweight means are therefore designed to determine a plurality of equilibrium position for the said front portion and rear portion of the movable footplate, which positions are characterized by a varying resistence to the load applied by the patient. The said means comprise in particular a variable counterweight, which is able to slide in accordance with the movements of the said movable footplate, and a balancing couple, also variable, designed to brake the sliding movement of the counterweight.
Preferably, the said balanced counterweight means comprise, in addition, an axis of rotation connected to the two portions of the said movable footplate via the said drive means and subjected to opposing torques applied by the counterweight and the said footplate, the said balancing couple consisting of two arms which are integral with the said axis and are separated angularly and which carry two sliding weights positioned along them.
Further characteristic feature and advantages of the machine according to the present invention will emerge more clearly from the following description of an embodiment thereof, given by way of a nonlimiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view of the machine according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view from the top of the machine shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear side elevation view of the machine according to the invention;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view in the direction of the arrows IV--IV shown in FIG. 2.
With reference to the abovementioned figures, 1 denotes a support frame of the machine consisting of uprights and crosspieces and 2 denotes a fixed footplate which is supported by two horizontal bars 3 integral with the frame 1 and which can be positioned, depending on the requirements, along the said bars by means of an actuator 4 which is hydraulic or pneumatic or the like and the piston rod 4a of which is rigidly connected, via the bracket 5, to the footplate itself. A movable footplate 6, consisting of a rear portion 6a and a front portion 6b, is provided so as to be aligned at the front with the fixed footplate 2 and is operatively arranged in an inclined position with respect to the horizontal. The rear portion 6a is fixed to a pair of arms 7 rotatably connected in cantilever fashion to the frame 1 of the machine, while the second portion 6b at the front is similarly fixed via a pair of crosspieces 9 to a pair of arms 10 which are parallel to the arms 7 and outside the latter and which are rotatably connected in cantilever fashion to the frame 1 of the machine.
In particular, the two pairs of arms 7 and 10 are connected to the frame 1 of the machine by means of two respective pairs of pins 11 and 12 with which the said arms are integral and which are rotatably supported by the adjacent uprights of the frame 1. On two of the pins 11 and 12 there are also integrally mounted two segment pulleys 13 and 14 connected via respective belts 15 and 16 to two corresponding pulleys 17 and 18 keyed onto a shaft 19 rotatably supported by the top part of the frame 1. The two belts 15 and 16 are wound in opposite directions on the respective pulleys 17 and 18 so that rotation of the segment 13 in one direction results in rotation of the segment 14 in the opposite direction. In other words, to summarise, a downward displacement of the rear portion 6a results in an upward displacement of the front portion 6b by the same amount. An additional pulley 20 is keyed onto the shaft 19 and fixed thereto is one end of a tie-rod 21 which has fixed to its other end a variable counterweight 22 constrained so as to slide along a guide 23 extending diagonally along one side of the frame 1 and fixed to it via its ends. The tie-rod 21 is connected to the pulley 20 so that the torque exerted on the shaft 19 via the said tie-rod varies from that exerted on the same by the rear portion 6a via the segment 13, the pulley 17 and the connection belt 15. Two arms 24 and 25, which are coplanar and angularly separated from each other, extend radially from the shaft 19 on which they are rigidly mounted. The plane in which the two arms 24 and 25 lie is vertical and in particular the latter are separated by 90� from each other. The two arms 24 and 25 have mounted on them weights 26 and 27 which slide and can be positioned at any point along them.
The distance of the front portion 6b of the movable footplate 6 from the front portion 6a can be adjusted according to requirements, since the crosspieces 9 which support them are slidably mounted on the arms 10 and are connected, in addition, to the piston rod 27a of an actuator 27 which is hydraulic, pneumatic or the like and which can be operated so as to move the front portion 6b forwards or backwards.
It is also possible to set the machine according to the invention for further adjustement of the position of the two portions 6a and 6b with respect to the plane in which the fixed footplate 2 lies. For this purpose, as shown in particular in FIG. 4 for the rear portion 6a, the latter is not directly supported by the crosspieces 9, but instead by at least two pairs of rods 28 which intersect and are hinged at their middle point and connected to the ends of an actuator 29 which is hydraulic or pneumatic or the like and which is in turn supported by two plates 30 extending from the crosspieces 9. It is obvious that operation of the actuator 29 results in a variation of the angle of intersection between the rods 28 and in a corresponding raising or lowering movement of the footplate portion 6a. A similar vertical positioning device is provided for the front portion 6b, so that the two footplates can be raised or lowered with respect to the fixed footplate 2.
If one foot is placed on the two portions 6a and 6b of the movable footplate, assumed to be coplanar, and the other one is placed on the fixed footplate 2 and the body weight applied onto the movable footplate 6, assuming that there is equal distribution of load on the two portions, the counterweight 22 will not move since the belts 15 and 16 transmit to the shaft 19 tensile forces which are of the same intensity and in the same direction and which hence have varying torques. If the load is not distributed symmetrically on the two portions, sliding of the counterweight 22 will occur and there will be corresponding integral rotation of the pair of arms 24 and 25 in the clockwise or anti-clockwise direction depending on whether the load is applied on the rear portion 6b, i.e. on the heel, or on the front portion, i.e. on the front part of the foot. It is moreover obvious that, since lowering of the rear portion 6a causes raising of the front portion 6b and vice versa, a small relative movement is sufficient to restore the balance of the system since, with the foot being a continuos object albeit flexible to a certain degree, lowering for example the front portion 6a causes the rear portion 6b to press immediately against the front part of the foot.
When using the machine according to the invention, the patient stands on it with one foot on the fixed footplate 2 and the other on the movable footplate 6, thereby resulting in a substantially ambulatory posture. The basic therapeutic movement which the patient is required to perform consists in moving the body weight from the leg located at the rear, i.e. resting on the fixed footplate 2, to the leg positioned at the front, i.e. resting on the movable footplate 6. In order to assess the initial condition of the patient, it is necessary to check first of all whether he or she, for varying lengths of stride, applies his or her own body weight onto the front part of the foot or onto the heel. This differentiation corresponds to the static structural posture of the patient and the shaft 19 tends to rotate in one direction or the other depending on whether the load is distributed on the heel or on the front part of the foot. Initially, the therapist must also balance the patient's load by adjusting the weight 27 and then moving the weight 26 according to the prechosen counterweight 22. Clearly the resistance offered by the movable plate 6 is proportional to the value of the counterweight 22.
Before each basic therapeutic movement is performed, the therapist adjusts the weights 22, 26 and 27 so as to vary in each case the resistance which the rear portion 6a of the movable footplate 6 offers the patient when the latter performs the said movement. The front portion 6b of the movable footplate 6 is generally arranged at a lower level than the rear portion 6a so as to act as a brake in relation to contact with the front part of the foot. While the patient performs the basic therapeutic movement, which as a result of the yielding action of the movable footplate 6 causes stimulation of the ischiotibial muscle groups, he or she is also required to perform a perceptual activity, in the absence of visual or auditory information, relating to the degree of resistance encountered when performing this movement, compared to the resistance encountered during the previous movement. In other words, when performing the basic therapeutic movement, the patient is required to say whether the movable footplate offers greater or less resistance than during the previous movement. Since the patient has no access to any source of sensory information, he or she is forced to make the assessments in each case required of him or her, solely on the basis of nerve control impulses corresponding to the variation in length and tension of the muscle groups involved during execution of the movement.
The essential criterion for assessing the results in an objective manner during treatment is the modification of the load in the direction of the heel, detectable through comparison with the initial assessment. This assessment could also be achieved through the possible use of load sensors positioned on the rear portion 6a and on the front portion 6b of the movable footplate 6.
From the clinical survey described it was shown that on average after three days of therapeutic treatment consisting in about twenty minutes, per day, of perceptual exercises performed as explained above, the correct postural position of the pelvis is restored, with lumbar hyperlordosis being eliminated and the patient more or less fully recovered. On average the painful symptoms disappeared right from the first day of treatment.
Variations and/or modifications may be made to the apparatus for therapeutic treatment of lumbago and lumbago/sciatica according to the present invention, without thereby going outside the protective scope of the invention itself.
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|International Classification
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|European Classification
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The Fourth Annual Delta State University Chamber Ensemble Competition was held on February 21 in the Bologna Performing Arts Center Recital Hall on the campus. First Place was awarded to the DSU Flute Quartet.
The Delta State University Alumni Association recently unveiled the new alumni car decals. The decals were created to correspond with the university's logo as well as the Alumni Association logo,
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"Welcome to the Coast of Bays!" Harbour Breton by jamiesno
Harbour Breton Travel Guide: 3 reviews and 11 photos
Early in 2008 I had an opportunity to visit Conne River for the first time and the coast of bays. I also had the opportunity to briefly explore Harbour Breton and St. Alban's. I was in the area for work meetings and appreciated the opportunity to see this area of Newfoundland for the first time. Conne River is a First Nation reserve and a very impressive community from many perspectives. To get to Conne River I flew to Deer Lake and then drove east just past Bishop Falls before turning south to the bottom of the island. There is a bit of a long stretch without any services but it goes by quickly. It's about 120 km or so.
Harbour Breton is a well known fishing village in Newfoundland that had run on hard luck in 2007 with the closure of their fish plant. Unfortunately for me at the time of my visit there was a strange combination of rain, snow and the thickest of fog. It was hard to see much on the drive to the community. When the fog would clear the landscape was beautiful with dramatic hills and gorges. When you get into the community the landscape is more beautiful again with the hills and shelters bays.
The community itself is a very picturesque setting with typical fishing style houses build along the sides of the hills in a variety of colours. The houses had some of the most challenging driveways I had ever seen. There were lots of fishing wharves and boats still out in January. At the end of the road in teh community there is a nice little lighthouse and a great place to take some pictures.
I'd love to return to Harbour Breton in the summer time. I suspect there would be some great boating opportunities and some amazing hikes that you could do in the area.
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"Natalia. Don't be scared. I'm Helena, the girl Atticus picked up, and I'm invisible. Atticus needs help to get past the gate guards," Natalia turned her head to the empty space where the voice was coming from. This must be Atticus' recruit, Helena Andersson, as she had introduced herself as. Natalia nodded slowly.
"This could be a bit of a problem. Is there anything you think I could do? Or maybe you could just drag Atticus through a wall or something to get past?"
"You can be visible and relax if want. Thank you for telling me, Helena." she said in English. She wasn't fluent in Swedish but she was sure most people who lived in No, it's okay, stay here with Helena, please. I'll be right back."
Natalia left the two, exiting through a wall towards the airport. Her entrance didn't attract any attention; people were far too busy to notice her. It didn't take long to find Atticus, standing awkwardly a comfortable distance away from the gate. He was staring at his fingernails. Natalia didn't waste any time walking over to him and grabbing his arm.
"Natalia, good to see you too," he said, letting himself be dragged along, a sheepish look on his face.
"You're incapable!" she had no tolerance for his insufferable need to not plan anything. No wonder he had failed his last recruit. Natalia's three recruits had all succeeded in orientation and were now working towards the greater goal. She hurried towards the door, hearing a "hey! You!" before she phased through it. Oh no... now they would have to move.
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The number of private military/security companies operating in situations of armed conflict has grown exponentially in recent years. Has international and national law kept pace with the expansion of these companies? How can they be held accountable for the actions of their staff?
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The Mount Washington Observatory reports that wildfires from Quebec are dropping ash on the mountain. We got this originally from their facebook page.
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Memorial Day reports indicates deep snow covered the upper parts of the trail in the trees to Doyle Saddle
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Thank you for your interest in the Respiratory Care Program. Applications will be accepted between January 2 and April 15 for entrance into the program the following summer II semester. Please visit the Respiratory Care webpage for more information about the program and the Respiratory Care profession: http://www.mwsu.edu/academics/hs2/respiratory/index .
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In an amicus brief filed with the Ninth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, ITIF urged the Court to reconsider the decision in Joffe v. Google because the Court's ruling needlessly treats modern digital wireless communications in a manner that is fundamentally different than the treatment of old-world analog wireless communications. This deviation from technology neutrality puts standard practices used by the information technology ("IT") industry at legal risk. Most notably, the ruling calls into legal question practices used by IT security professionals every day to secure wireless networks. As a result, the Court's decision will make it harder for IT security professionals to their jobs, thus rendering wireless networks more susceptible to intrusion. This cannot be what Congress intended.
Second, the Court's holding that an unencrypted Wi-Fi communication is not readily accessible to the general public, assuming it is not a radio communication, rests on faulty factual assumptions. The Court justified its conclusion on two grounds.
The Court's first basis for its holding is that an unencrypted Wi-Fi communication is not "readily" available because Wi-Fi networks typically have a limited geographic scope. But Wi-Fi networks do not have clear geographic bounds, and regularly reach into public areas that are, in fact, "readily" available to the general public. Indeed, the very communications at issue in this case were accessed from public streets.
The Court's second basis for its holding is that an unencrypted Wi-Fi communication is "encoded" and sent to a "specific destination"—and that as a result "sophisticated hardware and software" is needed to receive and decode the communication from another computer. But encoding—as distinct from encryption—does nothing to render a communication inaccessible. In fact, the Wi-Fi specifications note that data passed over unencrypted wireless connections are "unprotected." Similarly, the fact that the encoding includes a destination address does nothing to render the communication inaccessible to another computer on the wireless network. Moreover, the hardware and software used for packet sniffing are no more sophisticated than the hardware and software used for all Wi-Fi communications. And, in fact, the televisions, set-top boxes and digital video recorders that the general public readily uses to access television broadcasts—which the Court held are not radio communications—are similarly sophisticated, and the broadcasts are also encoded, yet no one would dispute that unscrambled, unencrypted television broadcasts are readily accessible to the general public.
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A Corona entrepreneur is touting an innovation for sustainability: an organic waste system that quickly turns food waste into compost that can be used as an animal feed supplement and fertilizer.
The food waste digester developed by George Bennett's company, MPE Services Inc., can transform 750 pounds of wet food waste, including table scraps, meat and grease, into 35 pounds of dry powder, reports my colleague, Laurie Lucas.
Bennett's BioGreen 360 uses microbes and heat to accelerate the natural composting process and transform organic refuse into a sterile, powdery substance within 24 hours.
Decreasing organic refuse translates into a reduced need for landfill space and waste hauling. Converting the scraps to other products also lessens the amount of natural resources needed to produce fertilizer and animal feed.
MPE Services has sold 37 of the units to institutions in the northeastern United States, where costs are higher for hauling organic refuse. Bennett hopes to expand sales to the West Coast.
Most of the powder now produced on the East Coast goes into landfills and composting facilities, but Bennett says dogs, cats and worms will eat the stuff. He is awaiting results from food trials being conducted on 75 pigs at Cal Poly Pomona.