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This program can be enhanced to allow more than the viewpoint to change by adding a manipulator. Using SoTrackballManip provides the ability to interactively rotate an object about its own center on any of the three axes, as shown in Figure 2.
Only two lines need to be added to the source code. At the end of the includes section of the program above, add the line:
#include <Inventor/manips/SoTrackballManip.h>
and immediately after the root->ref call, add the line:
root->addChild(new SoTrackballManip);To be sure I was making the cone rotate, I moved it off to the side using mouse button two, and turned on the origin's three axes display using the pop-up menu of mouse button three.
Clicking the top button on the right of the main window changes the mouse to selection mode. Moving the cursor to any intersection of the double rings and selecting it with mouse button one causes it to be highlighted in yellow, allowing us to rotate the cone about its axis. If the mouse is still moving when released, it will continue spinning. Clicking on the hand icon will revert to viewpoint manipulation mode, so that both the cone and its manipulator can be rotated about the viewpoint axis. The cone is now spinning on its own axis and orbiting around the center of the scene.
Other manipulators will perform rotations, scaling and translation (movement) tasks and any combination of these functions.
Inventor comes with a number of standard node editors for modifying the scene. Figure 3 is a typical model (without any alterations) in SceneViewer, a demonstration program that comes with the Inventor distribution. For a little more information about the figure, see the sidebar "A Bit About Figure 3".
Figure 3. A model of Deep Flight One, the single person submarine designed and built by Hawkes Ocean Technologies of San Raphael, California
Selecting Editors from the main menu, we can select "Material Editor" and get the dialog shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4. Material Editor Dialog
The blue dome can be selected on the front of the craft and made semi-transparent; a few lights can be added and the viewer's built-in head lamp turned off. Inventor has three types of lights which can be added to a scene:
SoPointLight acts like a light bulb, radiating light equally in all directions.
SoDirectionalLight emits light along a single direction as though it were nearly an infinite distance away, like the sun.
SoSpotLight emits light in a cone, allowing it to be pointed and focused.
Figure 5 is an example of a green SoDirectionalLight and red and white SoSpotLights. Their respective icons have been left on so the manipulators are visible—they would normally be left off during rendering. With the mouse, I can select and move them as well as change their direction. The SoSpotLights have the added cone to allow focusing the light by changing the radius of projection.
Figure 5. Results of Intersecting Color Spotlights
In Figure 5, we see how light behaves when pools of light intersect. Having changed the dome's material properties, we see how the green light appears as a reflection. If fog, other atmospheric effects and texture mapping were added, we would have a highly realistic scene, ready for imaginative animation.
This submarine model is part of a simulator on which I am working. It includes a digital elevation map viewer that reads and renders topographical data to display terrain in which to drive. I used some of John Beale's ideas about making use of government data in rendering landscape images. On his site at http://www.best.com/~beale/, he provides a few useful converters, which he has adapted from others, to turn the one minute elevation maps into PGM file pixmaps.
The terrain-handling section of the program is shown in Figure 6. It allows control of terrain resolution and color. The viewer on the right side is standard, so the image can be zoomed, panned and rotated as desired. Depending on machine speed and terrain complexity, the rendering is more or less interactive. Personally, I have found a value of 24 to be an ideal terrain-complexity value.
The elevation data is kept in a 1204 by 1204 integer array representing the heights surveyed in the map. This would be a bit much to try manipulating interactively on a PC, so the terrain-complexity thumbwheel allows us to choose the amount of reduction we want. A very simple algorithm is used. The value of the thumbwheel, two in Figure 6, is used as the length of a square from which we take the maximum height, and then added as a coordinate point to an Inventor SoQuadMesh, basically a grid composed of quadrilaterals. With a value of two, the maximum height is four elevation points. A value of ten provides a maximum height of 100 points, eliminating 99% of the map for rendering purposes. As this works interactively, the value can be changed until a balance is found that combines the amount of needed detail with the desired rendering speed. Within this, the area of interest can be located and only the needed detail rendered.
Each SoQuadMesh node in Figure 6 is defined by a set of four vertices, each shared with its adjacent neighbors. These vertices have an associated color component which is smoothed out over the area of the SoQuadMesh. To give some visual indication of the height and to generally make things more interesting, I have set each elevation to have a different color based on a simple formula specified by the user.
The six vertical wheels handle the assignment of maximum and minimum depths for each color component, so overlapping blue and red results in a purple area of overlap. The amount of color is calculated as follows: from the maximum and minimum ranges the midpoint is found, and the percentage of distance from the color border to this midpoint is the percentage of that color to use. Thus, a vertex at the midpoint has a value of 1.0 for that color component and a vertex three quarters of the way to the edge will have a value of 0.75 of the color.
The file format read in is basically an ASCII PGM file containing three values representing the maximum X, Y and Z values, followed by all elevations. This is handy because the file can be read with the xv command and saved in any other graphical file format needed.
Originally, the terrain represented in Figure 6 was the pixmap shown in Figure 7, with lighter areas having more height.
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Mrs. Cantrell was the daughter of the late Enoch Harden and Alley Lowe Harden; and was also preceded in death by her son, Jerry Cantrell; one granddaughter, Donia Danette Cantrell; three brothers, Bill Harden, Tom Harden and Henry Harden; and five sisters, Bea Michaels, Viola Davis, Ida Kennedy, Buellia Fortner and Roberta Gann.
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Fatherless and raised by his grandmother, thirteen year old Ricardo Galam lives in South Africa's Cape Flats, a unique and volatile sub culture dominated by two Number gangs, the 26 and 28. Ricardo's future as a chess prodigy is threatened by his growing interest in the 26 whose local leader is grooming him as a potential member. Unknown to Ricardo, the father he's never known has been released from prison. Farakhan, a reformed general in the 28, is back in his old neighbourhood, an intruder in 26 territory. In a story that is at times raw and violent at other times touching and true. FOUR CORNERS is a gripping drama set against the backdrop of a gang war in Cape Town which has been raging for a 100 years; a little known fact.
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By watching this trailer, I don't think I ever want to be in an area where any gangs are roaming and scavenging for anyone they can manipulate to their needs. It must be scary and you must feel intimidating to live in places like these, but the same time you feel sorry to know that there are people who only know one life and that's this kind of life. Then the same time I wonder if you could change any adult who only knows this kind of life?
This movie has received 13 Golden Horn nominations at the SAFTAs – South African Film and Television Awards March 2015.
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From The Tempest: Miranda and Ferdinand playing chess
Image: Wikipedia
The Chess Players attributed to Karel van Mander. This was identified in 1916 as an image of Ben Jonson and Shakespeare playing chess. Most scholars consider this to be pure speculation, but the claim was revived in 2004 by Jeffrey Netto, who argued that the chess game symbolises "the well known professional rivalry between these figures in terms of a battle of wits".
Update: 2016 – Shakespeare died 400 years ago and today is Shakespeare day! I've decided to repost an entry of 4 years ago. Please enjoy my 'contribution' to Shakespeare day. The following is my entry of 2012.
I've written another cento – I had to, because it's a chess one! I've taken again Shakespeare lines – like my Moonrider-cento , where I also used Shakespeare. A cento is a form of poetry, where you use lines of different poems. In this case [like Moonrider], I've used lines of Shakespeare's works – and not different poems. This cento was much easier to put together than Moonrider, as they are shorter lines and I didn't really spent that much time thinking how to merge it into a poem that makes sense. I couldn't give it a title other than 'A Game of Chess'. I have made minor changes here and there – to the word order or adding of an exclamation mark – just for effect. This 'poem' is almost like a dialogue – as it's various characters speaking in role from Shakespeare's plays.
A Game of Chess
Sweet lord, you play me false
For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle
and I would call it fair play
How fares the king?
His hour is almost past
A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!
And I have horse – will follow where the game makes way.
I have his horse!
Give me another horse!
So, the good horse is mine.
My day's delight is past, my horse is gone.
The rascal hath removed my horse.
Are the knights ready to begin their triumph?
A wandering knight?
I am undone! The knight is here!
Great shouts within all cry 'the mean knight!'
Great is the humour of this dreadful knight.
I dare thereupon pawn
My life I never held but as a pawn
I have not pawn'd to you my majesty?
I pawn'd thee none!
I'll send some bishop to entreat
The bishop will be overborne by thee
Wat says my bully rook?
There stands my castle!
His queen, it was his queen!
Queen of queens, how far dost thou excel?
Come hither, come! Come, come, and take a queen
Sir your queen must overboard!
Will take your queen
Farewell sweet queen!
I'll move the king.
The skipping king, he ambles up and down
This may gall him for some check
No mates for you!
We'll draw!
My lord, your son drew my master
Where's the master? Play the men!
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown
[Shakespeare-lines -]
Click on this link to read more about the Cento and to read what Folger Education think about my cento. I feel humble – you can view their comments in their comments box. Thank you!
–Click on this link to see the complete list of chess quotes with the references to the works of Shakespeare.
Enjoy Shakespeare day with some chess dancing!
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This is a great visualization of the top chess players since 1809.
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Image: Wikipedia – Painting of Jan van Riebeeck by: Charles Davidson Bell
Jan van Riebeeck – image: wikipedia
This is my entry of 6 years ago. I would like to update it with a few images from twitter. As South Africa has so many 'issues' over the past few years, some people are looking to put the blame on something or somebody. It's always first 'Apartheid' who's at fault and next it's poor Jan van Riebeeck. Well, it's so much easier if you can blame other people for your mistakes or when you are at fault. I always tell the children I'm teaching: Be a strong, brave person. Don't blame somebody else. My view: you are a weak person if you blame somebody else. You should take the punch, get over it and move on. Make a difference next time. At least Jan van Riebeeck brought civilization to South Africa. That is making a difference! I love the British take on Jan van Riebeeck in this entry. It's worth reading it.
I thought to share this image from twitter too. Very clever and I imagine Jan van Riebeeck would have loved it.
A cartoon from twitter.
Van Riebeeck's statue overlooking Table Mountain.
This image is interesting. This clearly shows – from the diary of Jan van Riebeeck – that he actually did pay for the land he obtained in the Cape.
Jan van Riebeeck played a significant role in our history in South Africa. Until 1994, 6th April used to be a Public holiday as it is Founders day. For many Saffas this day will still be 'Founders day' and we will commemorate the day, even if it is only in our thoughts. The music video in this entry is Carika Keuzenkamp singing about South Africa. Even though you might not understand the language, you will enjoy the beautiful scenes in SA.
Van Riebeeck was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands as the son of a surgeon. He grew up in Schiedam, where he married 19-year old Maria de la Quellerie on 28 March 1649. (She died in Malacca, now part of Malaysia, on 2 November 1664, at the age of 35). The couple had eight children, most of whom did not survive infancy. Their son Abraham van Riebeeck, born at the Cape, later became Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.
Joining the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in 1639, he served in a number of posts, including that of an assistant surgeon in the Batavia in the East Indies. He subsequently visited Japan. His most important position was that of head of the VOC trading post in Tonkin, Vietnam. However, he was called back from this post as it was discovered that he was conducting trade for his own account.
In 1651 he was requested to undertake the command of the initial Dutch settlement in the future South Africa. He landed three ships Drommedaris, Reijger and Goede Hoop at the future Cape Town on 6 April 1652 and fortified the site as a halfway-station for the VOC trade route between the Netherlands and the East Indies. The Walvisch and the Oliphant arrived later, having had 130 burials at sea.
Please click on THIS LINK to read more on Wikipedia.
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How nice to see one of my favourite singers playing chess with the elderly. What a sad song too. #goldenoldie
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The World Chess Championship is coming to New York.
The WCC, a one-on-one match administered by the World Chess Federation (FIDE), will be played in New York City this upcoming November, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Magnus Carlsen, the highest ranked player in history who defended his title against India's Viswanathan Anand in 2014, will play against a to-be-determined challenger from November 10 to November 30.
As for finding the challenger, eight of the world's best players (excluding Carlsen) will meet in Moscow to compete in the forthcoming Candidates Tournament, a double round robin bracket, to determine who will play against the 25-year-old Norwegian.
Among the eight are US Grandmasters Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura. If either of them win in Moscow, they'll have the chance to become the first American world champion since Bobby Fischer in the 1970s.
The other six Grandmasters in this year's Candidates Tournament are Peter Svidler and Sergey Karjiakin of Russia, Anand from India, Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria, Anish Giri from the Netherlands and Levon Aronian from Armenia, according to Chess News.
This is the first time in 21 years that the world champion in chess will be crowned on American soil.
Back in 1995, Garry Kasparvov beat Anand in a 20-game match on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center.
As for where exactly in New York the event will be held, the CEO of Agon, the commercial partner of FIDE and organizer of the WCC, told the WSJ that he is in discussions with several NY venues, including the World Trade Center.
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SAN FRANCISCO Dissident shareholder Carl Icahn renewed pressure on Yahoo Inc to strike a merger deal with Microsoft Corp and replace Chief Executive Jerry Yang in his latest proxy filing on Thursday.
In papers filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ahead of a showdown for control of Yahoo at its August 1 shareholder meeting, Icahn said his nine-member alternative slate of directors still seeks a friendly deal with Microsoft.
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Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has expressed "profound concern" over the state of emergency measures taken by Ankara following the failed coup attempt of July 15, stressing that a number of the measures were probably incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) considering the tests of necessity and proportionality
A massive bomb blast claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) killed at least 44 people and wounded dozens on July 27 in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli, which is held by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) near the border with Turkey
The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford has denied a Turkish pro-government daily's claim that a retired U.S. general orchestrated the failed coup attempt of July 15, describing it as "absurd."
Around 1 million displaced Iraqis have returned to their homes in areas recaptured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), according to the Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration
The European Union handed Poland a three-month deadline on July 27 to reverse changes to its constitutional court to meet EU concerns over the rule of law and democracy
One of the assailants who slit the throat of an elderly French priest in France on July 26 in the name of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was returned to France in May after being detained in Turkey, the prosecutor looking into the incident said
Kosovo's foreign minister on July 27 said a request by Turkey for Pristina to punish a journalist for tongue-in-cheek Facebook comments on Turkey's failed military coup was unacceptable and an overreaction
Eight Turkish military officers who fled the July 15 failed coup attempt in Turkey by traveling to Greece have been given more time to press their asylum claim, their lawyer said on July 27
The United States is advising its citizens to "reconsider travel to Turkey at this time" following the July 15 failed coup attempt and the imposition of a three-month state of emergency
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said July 26 that talks with Russia about cooperation in Syria were "making progress," adding he hopes next month to announce new steps aimed at ending the fighting, while U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said that Russia is still far from American positions on Syria
China scored an unequivocal diplomatic victory on July 25, preventing Southeast Asia's main grouping from criticizing it for territorially expanding in the South China Sea, even though some of the bloc's members are victims of Beijing's actions
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced July 25 a unilateral cease-fire with communist rebels who are waging one of Asia's longest insurgencies, and urged them to reciprocate
A knife-wielding man stabbed and killed 19 people as they slept at a facility for the disabled in a town near Tokyo early on July 26, a senior government official said, Japan's worst mass killing in decades
The leader of Somalia's Shabaab jihadist group Ahmed Diriye described Turkey as "the enemy of the nation" and accused foreign peacekeeping forces of plundering the country, in an audio message published July 12
Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on July 11 a day after the U.N. Security Council told rivals President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar to rein in their forces and end days of violence that have left scores dead
African leaders on July 18 approved a proposal to deploy a regional protection force to South Sudan with a more robust mandate than the U.N. peacekeeping mission currently there
Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor and left-wing ally Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will boycott the opening ceremony at the Rio Olympics, officials said July 26
Russia may have been behind the leak of hacked Democratic National Committee documents, U.S. President Barack Obama said July 26 in his first public comments on the breach, while the Kremlin has denied the claims
World powers and the international community have extended messages of strong solidarity with the people of Turkey in the face of the threat that the country's democratic institutions and the constitutional order have been facing.
NATO and Russia failed to overcome deep differences over Ukraine on July 13 in their first talks since the alliance approved a troop boost in Eastern Europe, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed full support for the Turkish government during a telephone call with President Tayyip Erdoğan on July 18, saying there could be no room for military coups in a NATO member state, Reuters reported, citing a senior Turkish official
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When I move to a different Air Force base, one of the first things I do is check the alignment of the tools in the base's wood shop. Lacking an expensive dial indicator or alignment tool, I built a simple jig that uses my dial caliper to do the duty.
First, I cut an 18" hardwood guide strip to fit the saw's miter slot so the bar stands about 1/8" proud of the saw table, as shown at left. In the hardwood clamp block, I cut a dado within a dado: The first fits the dial caliper snugly to the bar, while the second provides clearance for the depth bar to move unrestricted.
Whenever I want to tune up the saw, I slide the dial caliper under the clamp block and tighten the screws. Then, using the depth bar, I check the measurement at the front and back of the blade and adjust the saw until the measurements are equal. I find I can easily tweak the saw to within .001"—far better than my old combination square.
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Review of the Year 2011: October
In October I became borderline obsessed with the story of an eight foot high Lego man washing up on a Florida beach. I spent hours trying to work out how and why this could have happened, losing myself in fantastical imaginings of the possible backstory that led to this bizarre event. Then complinig this review I realised I hadn't ever thought about it since, and have no idea how it was ever resolved (if in fact it ever was). What a pointless anecdote – here's our look back at October.
This month the world – and in particular the design community – was saddened by the death of Steve Jobs, pioneer, visionary and entrepreneur. The man who helped revolutionise the way we interact with technology, and by doing so helped shape the modern world, succumbed to cancer. A glance at his list of patents is enough to send the shivers down your spine. Also in October it was announced the world's population had surpassed seven billion. Honestly, I have no idea how they worked it that out, but the BBC stepped up with a nice little way to work out where you came in the pecking order.
It's Nice That was a place of beauty and intirgue during the long, dark weeks of October. We warmed the creative cockles with the illustrations of Eric Chase Anderson for the films of his brother Wes, we marvelled at Scott London's shots of the Burning Man Festival, we were delighted by the tasty infographic from Information is Beautiful and we fell a little in love with Nick Hand's book about cycling around the UK coastline.
My 2011 – Lindsey Hilsum
Anyone who came along to our In Progress 2011 conference was lucky enough to witness LIndsey Hilsum's spellbinding talk about social media and the Arab Spring. The international editor of Channel 4, she has had an extraordinary year in the very midst of the year's biggest news stories. Here's a glimpse into her last 12 months…
What was the best thing you saw in 2011?
An old man on the street in Tripoli, weeping and greeting the fighters who had overthrown Gadaffi, saying: "They are all my sons."
Who would you give a Best Person of 2011 Award to?
Tawakkul Karman, the Yemeni activist who shared the Nobel Peace Prize. She proved how brave and influential a Muslim woman can be in a conservative Arab state.
What was the most memorable thing that happened to you?
Covering the Arab Spring, especially the revolution in Libya.
Were you in any (metaphorical/not metaphorical) fights this year? Did you win?
Er – yes. Lots. But I was an observer not a participant in the battles in Libya.
What would you take from 2011 and give to 2012?
Hope. But I fear that may be misplaced. Change brings so many opportunities, but human beings have a bad habit of missing opportunities and repeating history.
What were you doing in October?
I was in Libya, researching the book I'm writing. On the 21st I was examining Gadaffi's golden pistol.
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Pleasant Creek Campground is located 5 miles from the entrance of Starved Rock State Park in the gateway town of Oglesby Illinois. Pleasant Creek Campground is situated in a wooded setting along a tributary of the Virmilion River, surrounded by hills and mature trees. Pleasant Creek Campground has undergone numerous renovations and upgrades. There are 140 spacious sites with plenty of room for slide-outs and awnings. A variety of sites are available. Several sites, including full hook-up sites, are located right along the creek. All sites include a fire ring, picnic table, and varying amount of shade. One highlight of the campground is a spring-fed fishing pond that is naturally maintained year round. Our Camp Store, located at the Welcome Center, is stocked with camping provisions, ice, firewood and all of the supplies that you may have forgotten to pack. Our Bathhouse is equipped with sinks, counter tops, showers, and a laundry room (coin operated). Illinois' Newest RV & Tenting Campground is located just 5 miles from Starved Rock State Park. We have Creekside Campsites, Stocked Fishing Pond, Well Supplied Camp Store. Our Campground Features: Campground Features, BBQs or Fire Pits, Bike & Walk Paths, Dump Station, Fishing Area, Pets Welcome (some restrictions), Picnic Pavilion, Recreation Hall and Security Our Nearby Activities are: Art Festivals, Fishing, Hiking & Biking Trails, Lake Fishing, Restaurants Nearby and Watercraft Rentals.
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Hampton Inn & Suites Minooka is just 15 miles west of Joliet and the Chicago Speedway, and only 60 miles from Chicago. We are conveniently located near Grainger, Electrolux and BMW. Enjoy easy access to nearby restaurants and attractions including the I&M Canal Heritage Corridor, Starved Rock State Park and Dollinger's Family Farm. Discover modern conveniences suited to business travelers at this Minooka, IL hotel. The free 24-hour business center, with faxing, copying, printing and email services allows you to stay connected during your stay. The meeting room and board room are ideal for small business events for up to 40 people.
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The Best Western hotel offers the best in amenities, customer service, and accommodations at an affordable rate. Located about 20 miles from Chicago and located on Old Route 66. Convenient access to I-55 brings them to the favorite Chicago area attractions. Hot breakfast buffet is complimentary along with High-Speed WiFi.
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122 guest rooms, Amenities: Business Center, Exercise Room, Outdooe Pool, Complimentary Hot Breakfast. Pet friendly - charges apply.
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1042 guest rooms, IACC-Certified Space to 2000. Amenities: Business Center, Exercise Room, Lounge, Spa. No leisure guests-corporate and association meetings only.
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The La Quinta Inn & Suites Rockford hotel is located conveniently off of I-90, just twelve miles from the Chicago Rockford International Airport. We have a variety of shops and restaurants within walking distance. Relax in one of our clean and comfortable guest rooms and enjoy access to our business center and new state-of-the-art fitness center. Our 100% non-smoking hotel offers free high-speed Internet access, a refreshing indoor pool and spa, as well as a guest laundry facility available at a nominal fee. Our guest rooms are equipped with microwaves, refrigerators, 40-inch flat screen TVs, pillowtop mattresses, coffee makers, hair dryers, iron and boards, and free local calls. You can also stop by our Bright Side Market if you forget any of your essential amenities. Also, our meeting facilities make this a great place for your next meeting, baby shower or any special events. Start the day right with our free Bright Side Breakfast that includes an assortment of hot breakfast items, tea and hot chocolate, assorted juices, bagels, breads, hot and cold cereals, fresh fruit, and yogurt.
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121 guest rooms. Amenities: Business center, exercise room, extended stay, indoor pool, restaurant, lounge. Pet friendly-charges apply. Guest rooms renovated 2014
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Lincoln Way Inn pays tribute to its turn of the century roots, with a modern, yet rustically elegant touch. Located in the heart of the Midwest, on the historic Lincoln Highway, the Inn offers a destination experience that engages guests in the sights, sounds, and tastes of the prairie countryside. Offering something for everyone, from arts, culture, history, entertainment, and bountiful outdoor activities, Lee County and the surrounding attractions await our guests with first class concierge services provided to assist you in your planning.
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Beautiful sunsets over the lake, delicious breakfasts and welcoming hospitality await guests of the Inn At Lake Elizabeth. Located in Richmond, IL, the Inn offers access to a variety of snow and water sports.
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Frank Lloyd Wright, Emil Bach House, Chicago's impressive "one of a kind" vacation rental home. Whether you are in town for business or pleasure, you will look forward to staying at this wonderfully restored home, again and again. The two guest bedrooms are located on the 2nd floor, each with a hallway bathroom for your comfort. The Emil Bach House is not your typical meeting space. It is great for private outside events in our large garden areas and smaller indoor events. Tailor the event to use the house and gardens to your own personal needs.
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Located just minutes from downtown Chicago and both Midway and O'Hare airports, the Holiday Inn & William Tell Chicago SW Countryside Banquets and Conference Center is the premier destination for business and leisure travel. We feature 176 comfortable Countryside, IL hotel rooms appointed with modern amenities, over 25,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, onsite dining and easy access to area businesses and sightseeing. While here, guests can enjoy a 25-yard lap pool, sauna, steam room and jacuzzi tub, making us a top choice for families. Our Countryside, Illinois hotel is also pleased to offer complimentary Wi-Fi and a free shuttle within a 5-mile radius upon request. When it's time to explore, venture out to a plethora of nearby attractions and activities, including the Brookfield Zoo, Max McCook, Toyota Park and much more.
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Located on the east edge of the city, this is a 90 room facility offering both smoking and non-smoking rooms, free wireless high speed internet access, cable TV, in room refrigerators, microwaves, irons and ironing boards, and hair dryers, pets allowed, and breakfast included. Rates: $59.99 to $169.99.
North Aurora Hotel Inn and Suites
North Aurora Hotel has 120 comfortable, convenient guest rooms including King, Queen, Double and King Suites. Complimentary continental breakfast from 7 - 10 am every day. 24-hour front desk welcome center. Kitchenettes, free WiFi access and cable TV. Spacious free parking for up to 250 cars. Conveniently located right off I-88, Exit 117 at Rt. 31. Minutes from Chicago Premium Outlets, Hollywood Casino Aurora and the Aurora Transportation Center.
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River House Bed & Breakfast
Welcome to The River House Bed and Breakfast. An historic Queen Anne built in 1890. The River House sits over the spot where the Illinois and Fox Rivers cross paths with beautiful views of both rivers and the town of Ottawa. The location is walking distance to the bars and restaurants in the beautiful town of Ottawa Illinois and a quick drive to Starved Rock State Park, wine tasting in Utica, golf courses, sky diving, canoe rentals, boat and water ski rentals, and many other fun activities.
La Banque Hotel
A boutique hotel rich in history with luxuriously appointed rooms. The unique experience begins at the reception desk set in the majestic bank lobby and continues on to our high end guest rooms.
Relax Inn - Streator
Recently renovated and locally owned, the Relax Inn features rooms with wood floors and flat screen TV's , microwaves and refrigerators are also available. This pet-friendly hotel is located within 20 miles of four state parks.
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Conveniently located near I-55 and I-80, Wingate by Wyndham welcomes business, groups, sports and leisure travelers. Serving hot complimentary breakfast daily, business center, free parking, Wi-Fi, indoor pool and fitness center.
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Roselle is a northwestern suburb of Chicago and is home to 22,763 people. Located approximately 25 miles from downtown Chicago, 25 minutes from O'Hare International Airport, and 10 minutes from two major shopping centers, Roselle provides the quality of life and sense of community usually found only in a small town, with the convenience of a larger metropolitan area.
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Bobak's is a unique banquet conference facility for corporate, social and family events. Whether you are looking to plan a wedding reception, corporate function or birthday party, expert Event Specialists will work closely with you to ensure that your day is a success. From intimate to exclusive, Bobak's first-rate banquet & meeting facilities, award winning cuisine and unparalleled service will transform your event to extraordinary!
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Started by SpunkyMonkey88 , Nov 14 2012 11:27 PM
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:27 PM
Is it too much to ask that when I ask my MIL to babysit, that the kids are in bed on time (or close to it). It was 9 pm when I got home and both my 20 month old and my 4 yr old are still awake, extremely overtired and need to be woken at 6am tomorrow for day care.
I know I was asking a favor, but she is well aware that I suffer with anxiety and my DH works FIFO, and so I run a strict routine so I am able to cope.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:30 PM
I would say its not too much to ask - but maybe the kids were too much for her to put to bed?
I know my mum struggles with my nephew as she can't be tough with him so she just does the naughty nanna thing and caves in to let him stay up and spend time with her!
6am will be tough, but at least you get to drop them to daycare to deal with then!
Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:36 PM
and sometimes little ones think it's a great game to disobey their grandparents and want the play time to continue.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:44 PM
My mum is the same. She's an absolute push over when it comes to her grandchildren. They just have to make up excuses to not go to bed, start playing with her or cry and she just crumbles. She always says it's her job as their grandmother to spoil them. Sometimes her reasoning about spoling them annoys me, but most of the time I'm OK with it. She is after all doing me a favour by having them.
As a PP said, perhaps she had trouble getting them to sleep and it was easier on her to just go with the flow?
Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:52 PM
Perhaps she can manage dinner and bath, but not getting them to stay in bed? If that's the case, she could be sitting quietly with them until you get home (no tv, no games, no lollies), if that isn't too bad an alternative.
Then all you have to do is put them into bed and they should hopefully zonk out.
It's not ideal, I know, but at least gives you a better chance of settled overtired children, instead of hyped up (perhaps full of sugar) ones.
ETA: I mean this kindly; when you need help, sometimes you can only take what's on offer with good grace. It may in fact be too much to ask to have it exactly as you want it, but there are ways of working together with your MIL to achieve something that is manageable for you both - and keeps your kids in good hands.
I wish you the best of luck in working through this with your MIL.
Edited by poss71, 14 November 2012 - 11:57 PM.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 12:03 AM
I understand what you are saying poss1, I guess it's just frustrating to know my kids will go to sleep for my mum, my grandad, their babysitter and yet won't go for her.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 05:33 AM
I'm of the opinion that if someone looks after your kids just be greatful. My mum often can't get my kids to bed when she looks after them when I work and I come home at 9.30pm to them awake. Yes it is frustrating but I couldn't work if she didn't have them so I smile and thank her.
Posted 15 November 2012 - 05:42 AM
I'm a little bit in the way be thankful she does it for you, if I had the help whilst its annoying and would have been nice for them to be tucked up in bed asleep I probably wouldn't be complaining about it. Sorry..
Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:31 AM
Nope, its not too much to ask. Its not like you're demanding an advanced manouvre from her.
If she tried all she could and it didnt work out for her, then I'd be understanding. IF she just blatently disregarded your instructions and did her own thing I'd be p*ssed too.
Its also possible for the OP to be grateful that the MIL is looking after them and annoyed that the kids are still up at the same time.
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"…It is the finding of the court that the Minister acted ultra vires the provisions of the Municipal and District Councils Act, Chapter 28:01, and his decision to appoint Carol Sooba as Town Clerk must be quashed," Justice Chang said.
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