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"To see, to do, to prevail." The motto of Rovenia stands for bravery and honor. But none of this matters to Alex Varenhoff. Though he was always aware of his tie to the ancient monarchy,
What's it really like to be a prince? To his horror, British schoolboy Alex Varenhoff finds out when the monarchy is restored in the tiny country of Rovenia.
"To see, to do, to prevail." The motto of Rovenia stands for bravery and honor. But none of this matters to Alex Varenhoff. Though he was always aware of his tie to the ancient monarchy, Rovenia tossed out the Varenhoff dynasty long ago, when the Communists took over. But Rovenia now finds itself in need of the leadership of a king.
Alex must leave home in England and assume his role in Rovenia as . . . prince? He's thrust into a life he was never raised for. Alex hates pomp and circumstance, and the hordes of screaming girls that wait everywhere. And this new life is dangerous, for there are Rovenians who oppose the monarchy. Becoming a true prince presents Alex with a heartbreaking challenge far beyond anything he ever expected, one of the greatest challenges that any Varenhoff has ever had to face.
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I crouch low on Drummer's neck, leaning into his rocking gallop. He's mad, tearing across the field at top speed. I can't hold him and I don't try. We pass Herald and overtake Wilkinson, who swears at us, and slow as we go into the wood. Drummer strains up the hill, making it a little easier to pull him up and wait for the others.
"What's our excuse this time?" I say, once we're all gathered on the top of the hill. Below us, the open hillside slopes down to the school, where we were due back from a cross-country ride an hour ago.
"We got lost," Herald says with a shrug.
"Third week in a row?" I ask.
"Collectively, we have a very bad sense of direction." Herald bends over and pulls a thin flask out of his boot.
"Except where pubs are concerned," I say.
Herald opens the flask and takes a swig.
"Tell 'em the truth," Wilkinson says. "Varenhoff here wanted to see that blond barmaid with the big tits again."
"And then was too much of a poncey twit to chat her up." Herald passes the flask to Wilkinson.
"I talked to her!"
"Varenhoff," Herald says, "'Can I have a bag of crisps?' isn't exactly a come-on."
I fiddle with Drummer's reins until he dances sideways. "I didn't want to scare her off."
Wilkinson laughs. "What kind of school did you go to before you came here? A monastery?"
The burning in my face fries coherent thought. It's only a matter of time before Wilkinson finds out he's not far wrong, that my experience with women is practically nonexistent. But like today, in the pub, when they get giggly and start to flirt, my brain seizes up.
"I think someone's on to us." Herald points down the hill, where a dark figure strides across the playing field in our direction. Ransom, our housemaster.
"Blast!" I say.
"Gentlemen," Ransom says as we pull up around him. "Lost again, I see?"
"Yes, sir," Herald says. "We're sick about missing assembly, sir."
"I can imagine." Ransom turns to me. "Headmaster wants to see you in his office, Varenhoff, after you've put your animal away. As for the rest of you, we can discuss your poor navigational skills in my rooms in fifteen minutes." Ransom turns and heads back to the school.
Wilkinson looks at me. "What you been up to?"
"Don't ask me." I've never been called on the carpet before.
We trail up the hill to the stables. I concentrate on stripping off Drummer's saddle and bridle and rubbing him down until his gray coat is smooth and cool.
"You'd think," Herald calls over the partition, "with the amount of money our parents fork over to send us to this labor camp, they could hire a few stable hands."
"At least we can have our horses with us," I say.
When my father decided the local comprehensive school wasn't doing me much good and the family finances could stretch to boarding school, all I cared about was that Redfield was a school where I could bring Drummer. I've had him since he was a yearling, broke him myself, even though my father said I'd never do it and my mother claimed I gave her her first gray hair in the process. But Drummer and I understood each other from the start, and there was no way I was going to go off to school and leave him behind.
"Oh right, Mary Sunshine," Wilkinson shouts from down the aisle. "And the daily privilege of shoveling out their shit. Or is that what you Rooskies are into?"
I shoot a black look in Wilkinson's direction. "I'm not Russian."
That was another part of the appeal. A distant boarding school meant a fresh start in a place where nobody knew who the Varenhoffs were or cared very much if they did. There's too much history with the villagers back home, and I was never able to make any close friends. At least at Redfield, we're more or less equals.
"C'mon, lads." Herald steps out of his horse's stall and latches the door. "What do you think the head wants with you?" he asks as we cross the stable yard to the school.
"Could be he finally realized he made a mistake letting you in." Wilkinson takes a swing at my head. "This is supposed to be an all-male school, gorgeous."
They fall about laughing, banging on each other's backs as we separate in the back hall. I turn toward the head's office, wondering what's up.
The bus from the railway station dumps me in front of the drive to my house. Apparently, the school forgot to tell my parents what train I was on. Nobody was at the station to meet me.
I stare at a pair of iron gates. For as long as I can remember, those gates have rusted in the weeds behind the derelict gatehouse. Now they're fastened to the stone pillars that flank the drive, and locked.
What's going on and how the heck am I supposed to get in? I heave my carryall over the wall and reach for a handhold. I manage to scramble to the top of the wall and drop into the undergrowth on the other side.
I've still got a half-mile walk to the house, hidden from the road by a dense little wood. I huddle into my jacket. It's cold and a wind has kicked up, swirling dead leaves about my feet and rattling the bare branches over my head.
"Ah, yes, Varenhoff," the head had said when I got to his office. "Your parents have rung up to say you're wanted at home immediately. Matron is going into town this afternoon, and you can go along with her and take the four o'clock train."
"Is something wrong, sir?" I asked him. I hadn't been home in four months, but I'd just seen both my parents the week before when they'd come up for Founder's Day.
"Well, they didn't say." He shuffled some papers on his desk. "But I'm sure it's nothing serious and you'll be back with us Monday morning."
Nothing serious. It's nearly dark when I make the final turn and see the house lit up like a cathedral. The light streams through the long, many-paned windows and picks out a line of unfamiliar cars parked along the carriage circle.
A party? Not likely. My parents don't throw many because the place is basically a wreck. A National Trust orphan on loan to our family since the forties, it's been gradually falling to bits about us and has eaten most of the family fortune. I climb the front steps and unlock the door.
We don't have the money for the proper staff. But everything in the entrance hall has been polished and cleaned and repaired and now seems like a ghost of itself, a memory of former glory. Except for stacks of cardboard file boxes and various bits of computer under the stair. Something is up. Maybe we're being evicted, which wouldn't be a bad thing. Living here has always felt like living in a fading photograph.
One thing hasn't changed. It's still bloody freezing. The central heat has never worked properly. But there's something else. Though there's no one about, there's a feel of activity. I cross the hall and look into my father's study.
A young man stands by the far wall, studying a huge map of Europe pinned over the paneling. A hundred crazy possibilities come to mind, images of James Bond and American police shows. Maybe I'm seeing things. I blink, but he's still there.
"Who are you?" I stand in the doorway, ready to run if he reaches for his breast pocket. "What are you doing here?"
He turns and his dark eyes narrow for a moment. He's not big or physically powerful-looking. Not much taller or heavier than me. But he looks . . . capable, trained. Maybe it's the military-short brown hair or the clipped mustache or his severe suit. Stiff as a poker, he walks across the room, stops in front of me and makes a half-bow, bending sharply at the waist and snapping his heels together.
"I am Count Stefan deBatz," he says in an accent like Dracula's. A familiar accent. "At your service, Your Royal Highness."
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|Coordinates: 22°34′N 85°49′E / 22.57°N 85.82°ECoordinates: 22°34′N 85°49′E / 22.57°N 85.82°E
|Pashchimi Singhbhum
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Chaibasa(Odia: ଚାଈବାଷା) is a city and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district.
Chaibasa is located at 22°34′N 85°49′E / 22.57°N 85.82°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 222 metres.It is located 140 km south of state capital Ranchi,25 km from Chakradharpur ,58 km from Jamshedpur.
As of 2011[update] India census,[2] Chaibasa had a population of 63,648.total no of householders 10596.total male 33686 and total female 29962 . Chaibasa has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 68%. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
|Religions in Chaibasa[citation needed]
|Distribution of religions
†Includes Sikhs (4.2%), Buddhists (<0.2%).
There are a number of schools up to 10th and 12th standards in Chaibasa. However, in case of college education and degree courses the choices are limited. Recently the Kolhan University has been constituted with its head office at Chaibasa.
The city has a number of educational institutions:
- Surajmull Jain DAV Public School, Chaibasa
- SPG Boys School, Chaibasa
- SPG Girls School, Chaibasa
- St. Viveka English Medium School, Chaibasa
- Mangilall Rungta Middle School, Chaibasa
- Mangilall Rungta High School, Chaibasa
- Zila School, Chaibasa
- Navodaya Vidyalaya, Chaibasa
- Lutheran school, Chaibasa
- Govt. Girls High school, Chaibasa
- St. Xavier's School, Lupungutu
- Scott Hindi Girl's school, Chaibasa
- Padmawati Jain Sarswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Chaibasa
- St. Xavier's Girls School, Chaibasa
- St. Xavier's Boys School, Chaibasa
- St. Xavier's English Medium School, Chaibasa
- S.S.A.Niche Tola School, Chaibasa
- St. Mary's Public School ( English Medium ) Gandhi Tola Chaibasa
University & Colleges:-
- Kolhan University
- Tata College, Chaibasa
- Mahila College (Women's College)
- G.C. Jain Commerce College
- Chaliyama Inter College
- ITI, Chaibasa
- Govt. Engg. College, Chaibasa
- ST. Xavier's Girl's Inter College
- St. Mary's Public inter College , Chaibasa
Preparatory Schools:-
- Elegant (Play school), www.elegantschool.com
- KidZee
Oldest Computer Center:-
- NIE , Institute of Electronics & Computer , Chaibasa
- Rashtriya Computer Saksharta Mission (RCSM) www.rcsmindia.org
Society ( NGO ) of Chaibasa
- INDIAN INTREGRATED SOCIETY , Chaibasa
- INDIAN PEOPLE'S THEATRE ASSOCIATION (IPTA), Chaibasa
- GIANTS Group of Chaibasa
- Rotary International
- Rotract Club Of Chaibasa
- Indian Red Cross Society
Well Known Persons Of Chaibasa:-
- Sitaram rungta
- Nandlal Rungta
- Sadashiv Khatri(National Geographic Photographer)
Chaibasa is a district headquarters and constitutes all the Governmental offices of the district. Government Institutions are the chief employers of chaibasa. The leading cement manufacturer- ACC cement works is situated in Jhinkpani, just 18 km from Chaibasa but relies on Chaibasa itself for daily needs. Loads of mining work is done here, with leading players like S.R. Rungta Group, Thakur Prasad Sao & Sons, Saha Brothers. Many other small scale Steel manufacturing companies are situated in Chaibasa.
There is no functioning cinema hall in Chaibasa. Both JMP(Jain Movie Palace) and Yashoda Talkies have been closed. Outside both halls, a large variety of eateries can be found. Recently many new restaurants have been built in and around the city. The weekly market can also be considered entertaining.
There are some favaroble picnic spots, mostly natural, near Chaibasa, e.g.:
- Chaliyama Dam
- Kuju
- Telai Small Town
- Amrapali Restaurant
- Telai pull (horrer)
- Lutheran Jheel
- Rungta Garden
- Kokcho
- Jhikpani
- Roro Dam
- Airport Garden
- Lupungutu Jharna(Spring)
- Hakuium
- Clock house
- Shahid Park
- Cafeteria
- Birsa Munda Indoor Stadium
- Satsangh Vihar,New Colony Tungri
- Gausala
In the heart of Town there is a small lake with two small islands. Recent renovation makes them worth a visit.
Apart from the recent development of the Jubilee Lake (Kachari Talab), the city now has two parks, Saheed Park and Rungta Garden.
The best connected place is Jamshedpur, which is 60 km away from Chaibasa. There are two trains running Jamshedpur which passes via Chaibasa. 1. Tata Gua Passenger 2. Tata Barbil Passenger One another train running from Howrah i.e. Howrah Barbil Jan-Satabdi Express passes via Chaibasa.In 2012 another train from chakradharpur to Barbil had started passing through chaibasa. In 2014 another weekly train started from Tatanagar to Visakhapatam which also passes through Chaibasa. Capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi is 145 km away from Chaibasa. The city does not have a public airport, but there are some helipads.
Chaibasa is a station on the southbound line to Orissa from Rajkharsawn on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.
Hungry generation[edit]
The exponents of famous literary and cultural movement Bhookhi Peedhi or Hungry generation, Samir Roychoudhury resided in this town for several decades after the 1950s.
See also[edit]
Chaibasa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chaibasa
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ "Pin Code of Chaibasa". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

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The fierce invalid in Tom Robbins's seventh novel is a philosophical, hedonistic U.S. operative very loosely inspired by a friend of the author. "Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll are enormously popular in the CIA," claims Switters. "Not with all the agents in the field, but with the good ones, the brightest and the best." Switters isn't really an invalid, but during his first mission (to set free his ornery grandma's parrot, Sailor, in the Amazon jungle), he gets zapped by a spell cast by a "misshapen shaman" of the Kandakandero tribe named End of Time. The shaman is reminiscent of Carlos Castaneda's giggly guru, but his head is pyramid-shaped. In return for a mind-bending trip into cosmic truth--"the Hallways of Always"--Switters must not let his foot touch the earth, or he'll die.
Not that a little death threat can slow him down. Switters simply hops into a wheelchair and rolls off to further footloose adventures, occasionally switching to stilts. For a Robbins hero, to be just a bit high, not earthbound, facilitates enlightenment. He bops from Peru to Seattle, where he's beguiled by the Art Girls of the Pike Place Market and his 16-year-old stepsister, and then off to Syria, where he falls in with a pack of renegade nuns bearing names like Mustang Sally and Domino Thirry. Will Switters see Domino tumble and solve the mystery of the Virgin Mary? Can the nuns convince the Pope to favor birth control--to "zonk the zygotic zillions and mitigate the multitudinous milt" and "wrest free from a woman's shoulders the boa of spermatozoa?" Can the author ever resist a shameless pun or a mutant metaphor?
The tangly plot is almost beside the point. Switters is a colorful undercover agent, and a Robbins novel is really a colorful undercover essay celebrating sex and innocence, drugs and a firm wariness of anything that tries to rewire the mind, and Broadway tunes, especially "Send in the Clowns." Some readers will be intensely offended by Switters's yen for youth and idiosyncratic views on vice. But fans will feel that extremism in the pursuit of serious fun is virtue incarnate. Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates is classic Tom Robbins: all smiles, similes, and subversion. --Tim Appelo --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Fans of Robbins (Jitterbug Perfume; Still Life with Woodpecker) will be delighted to find that his first book in almost six years contains many of the elements they have come to expect from this imaginative author. Sex, sedition and similes abound in a tale of loves both indictable and divine. Unlike Robbins's previous work, however, the novel's story line, though typically eclectic, feels contrived. Switters, the protagonist, is an errand boy for the CIA, a secret lover of Broadway show tunes and a pedophile. On assignment in Peru (he has been ordered to verify the philosophical commitment of a new CIA recruit), Switters encounters a Kandakandero medicine man who gives him mind-altering drugs and wisdom, but in exchange inflicts a curse: if Switters's feet ever touch the ground, he will be struck dead instantly. So Switters spends the rest of the novel in a wheelchair, although this in no way slows him down. He returns to Seattle, chases after his 16-year-old stepsister and numerous art students, then embarks on a mission to Syria to sell gas masks to Kurds; there, he beds a nun who even so remains a virgin. In true Robbins style, the writing throughout is lush and sexy, containing a great deal of witty social and political commentary. But this time around, his story fails to catch hold until too far into the text. And although Robbins's signature prose is in effect here--he mentions, for example, "a pink wink of panty"--he leaves too many loose ends dangling. Agent, Phoebe Larmore. (May)
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Unfortunately, "Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates" isn't quite up to the level of his greatest work. It will still stop you cold with an image, a rhythm, an insight or a laugh, but there's a sense that Robbins had a lot of potential paths he considered following, that he wandered a ways down several of them, and in the end, he decided none of them really led anywhere in particular, so he might as well end it fast. The result is that you're stimulated, inspired, intrigued, amused, and finally thoughtful, but ultimately a bit disappointed. It's like you gave Leonardo paint, canvas, and brushes, and he created the Mona Lisa, but gave her Alfred E. Newman's smile and walked away. It's a comical take with clear evidence of genius, but you feel like a masterpiece got missed.
And a huge part of my adoration of him comes from his amazing female charecters. So when I picked up this one and realized the main character was a guy, I was kind of dissapointment.
The dissapointment followed me throughout the entire book, which still has the tangly and outlandish plot of a classic Robbins, but I just couldn't fall in love with Switters and therefore didn't fall in love with this book either. Switters is no Sissy Hankshaw or Ellen Cherry.
In Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Robbins again does a remarkable job of pulling in the secrets of history, religion, and anthropology, adding myth, magic and metaphor to present-day events, without being a heavy-handed preacher. The characters aren't as colorfully absurd and outrageously zany as they were in his previous works, but you won't forget them nevertheless. And his zest for language and life is sure poetry; his message is as sinuous and sly as the line in the yin-yang symbol.
Fierce Invalids lays it out for you clearly, faithfully.
Wacky? You bet. Robbins has a knack for plots that will keep your head spinning, yet somehow, these things he comes up with are believable. Don't ask me how he does it. Please see (what some have termed a "synopsis") of this novel (the book description above is good) because I can't even begin to tell you what it's about. The only other authors who come even CLOSE to Robbins are Boyle (think his WATER MUSIC) and McCrae in his BARK OF THE DOGWOOD. Yes, Robbins is an original, but these three have something in common: great writing, weird-land plots, characters that you'll fall in love with, and a sense of timing that Jerry Seinfield would envy. I was so worried I'd be disappointed in INVALIDS (I had visions of an old-folks retirement home), but I have to say that this is one of the most stellar, startling, strange, strung-out, and sensational reads I've come across in years.
Also recommended: EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES and ANOTHER ROADSIDE ATTRACTION. I'll stop yelling now.
The story in the book is a bit contrived even though Robbins fits all the pieces together. By the time I reached the fourth part I was no longer particularly interested in Switters' taboo. I was also annoyed that a South American tribe is depicted as being devoid of a sense of humor, not knowing what laughter is. No such tribes exist. Laughter is universal. This is not just nitpicking because this matter of laughter is a major element in the book. Still the writing is first rate and I found Switters an interesting character even if he does come across at times as an overgrown adolescent.
Since Switters is supposedly modeled after a friend of Robbins, several weeks after finishing the book what I find msyelf wondering about is how accurately Robbins depicts the CIA. Are there really "angels" like Switters and Bobby Cox, people driven more by idealism than by national intetests? At one time I would have considered such a possibilty to be preposeterous. Yet the current news is full of an apparent conflict between the White House and CIA. CIA agent Joe Wilson was sent to Niger to uncover information about uranium being sent to Iraq. When Wilson publicly announced that he did not find any evidence of such a connection someone in the White House retaliated by blowing the cover of Wilson's wife, also a CIA agent. Kind of makes you wonder.
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If you have not read any Tom Robbins yet this would be a brilliant place to start. Tom Robbins has a way of weaving words and images that will have you re-reading pages again and... Read morePublished on March 9 2011 by JB
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- Trainees and residents who will complete their training/degrees by summer 2016 or have completed their degrees within the past three years
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In Tropical Classical the author of Video Nights in Katmandu and The Lady and the Monk visits a holy city in Ethiopia, where hooded worshippers practice a Christianity that has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages. He follows the bewilderingly complex route of Bombay's dabbawallahs, who each day ferry 100,000 different lunches to 100,000 different workers.
Iyer chats with the Dalai Lama and assesses the books of Salman Rushdie and Cormac McCarthy. And he brings his perceptive eye and unflappable wit to bear on the postmodern vogues for literary puffery, sexual gamesmanship, and frequent-flier miles. Glittering with aphorisms, overflowing with insight, and often hilarious, Tropical Classical represents some of Iyer's finest work.
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Pico Iyer is a British-born essayist and novelist long based in both California and Japan. He is the author of numerous books about crossing cultures, among them Video Night in Kathmandu", The Lady and the Monk, "and The Global Soul". An essayist for Time" since 1986, he also publishes regularly in Harper s", The New York Review of Books", The New York Times", and many other publications across the globe.


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Usury ceilings seem indefensible. Their opponents insist these caps harm the consumers they are intended to help. Low ceilings are said to prevent the least advantaged agents from accessing legal credit and drive them into the black market, where prices are higher and collection methods are harsher. But in this paper, I challenge these arguments and show that the benefits of interest-rate limitations in the most expensive credit markets clearly outweigh the costs. The test case is payday lending. Deregulated pricing in this market produces negative externalities that justify usury restrictions. Unless prices are capped, the more solvent majority of borrowers is compelled to cross-subsidize the least solvent debtors, who have a high rate of default. Rationing the riskiest debtors out of this market by means of a moderate usury cap puts an end to this unfairness and produces fewer bad consequences than the advocates of deregulated pricing recognize. I argue that only an extreme principle like maximizing the minimum could justify a free market in payday credit.
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Hi, as the project name says... this is what we need:
- create an additional checkbox column in the member manage backend (see image), this checkbox will toggle full access (2) or less access (1) for the if else statement
- the if else statement that will work like this: if (user access = 2) else if (user access = 1) (this method is just an idea, do what you think is best).
We have a pinterest clone script, and would like this function to hide certain menu items/functions from users with access level 1. We will be coding this function in ourselves since we have not decided where to include this function yet. You would just need to come up with the correct syntax and variables. Our budget is 30. We have a test server for you to work on as well.
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One of the most important archaeological sites in Illinois, Albany Mounds contains evidence of continuous human habitation over the past 10,000 years.
Village of Albany Historic Indian Mounds
View these historic Indian mounds located in Albany.
Built in 1889 by Dr. C.M. Wright, this stately Renaissance Revival home holds three generations of Wright family furnishings, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Located adjacent to the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, this museum is dedicated to telling the story of the Mississippi River, from its colorful history to its modern-day role as a major transportation corridor. The museum features kid-friendly, interactive and computer animated exhibits. Steer a towboat through the locks and dam via simulator, measure your water consumption or come face-to-face with river fish in the aquarium. Open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Confederate Cemetery and Memorial
This monument remembers those who died in the infamous Alton prison. A smallpox virus spread rapidly through the Alton Prison in 1863, killing more than 1,435 incarcerated soldiers. The soldiers are laid to rest here and each of their names is commemorated at the Memorial. The Alton Prison and Confederate Cemetery are some of the rare northernmost monuments to the Confederate Soldier.
Alton Museum of History and Art
Winged monsters, explorers, riverboats and a gentle giant. The Alton Museum of History & Art shows the crossroads of American history in Alton. The museum is located in the historic Loomis Hall across from the Wadlow statue. Loomis Hall is the oldest building in the state of Illinois continuously utilized for education. One of the most popular rooms, the Wadlow Room, pays tribute to Alton's "Gentle Giant" and the World's Tallest Man. The Pioneer Room explores the history of Alton from the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Civil War with exhibits on Elijah Lovejoy, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates and the "Alton Route" on the Underground Railroad. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.
Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library
The Hayner Public Library District provides a variety of genealogy-related services to support research efforts. Information from various states in addition to Illinois and other countries is available. The digitized newspaper collection is a wonderful resource of The Hayner Public Library District for genealogy research. The collection includes the Alton Telegraph Archives dating as far back as 1836 and access NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE to locate newspaper articles in other parts of the country.
Historic Museum of Torture Devices
Historic Museum of Torture Devices is a privately-owned collection of unique historic torture devices. This museum features over 50 displays from nearly all over the world. Devices such as these were once used to kill, maim, terrorize, punish and force confession, all in the name of The Law. Exhibits include, the pillory, the Chinese death cage and so much more. This unique museum is a must see. Open Saturday and Sunday, Noon to 4 p.m.
Andover Historical Museum & Grounds
This former home of August Rehnstrom was a temporary haven for Swedish immigrants in the 1860s. The lawn features the bell from the area's first two-story school and millstones from the historic Edwards River Mill.
Andover's quaint chapel was endowed by the world-famous opera singer Jenny Lind. Built in 1850, this chapel is the "Mother Church" of the former Augustana Lutheran Synod of America.
Presbyterian church in continuous operation since 1850 and the site of a winter encampment during the Trail of Tears. Only site certified by state of Illinois and Cherokee Nation.
Arcola Historic Train Depot & Information Center
This 1885 train depot displays Illinois Central Railroad memorabilia, the largest Louis Klein collection of antique brooms and brushes in the United States, and interesting Arcola relics and keepsakes. Because Arcola is the birthplace of Raggedy Ann creator Johnny Gruelle, Raggedy Ann & Andy dolls and collectibles are also on display.
Arlington Heights Historical Museum
The Coach House, a replica Log Cabin, the 1882 home of F.W. Muller and the 1908 Banta House tell the story of Arlington Heights over the last 150 years. Tour guides introduce you to the life of early residents. Tours: Sat. & Sun. 2pm & 3pm Heritage Gallery & Gift Shop: Fri.-Sun. 1:30pm-4:30pm
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Abraham Lincoln Long Nine Museum
Has electronic audio narrated dioramas that depict Abe the railsplitter, the self-taught scholar, the story teller, the lawyer and the politician.
Located at the Atlanta Museum, these three exhibits and 20 other prints depict a variety of Lincoln and Logan County events. It is located at the site of an early political rally during Abraham Lincoln's campaign for President.
Stop by this eclectic museum to explore the history of Route 66, car culture and local history. There is even a Rolls-Royce on display! The collection was brought together by a local historian with great stories to share. Located just a few doors from the Palm's Grill this museum is a must see.
Exhibits focused on Abraham Lincoln, Route 66, and other aspects of Atlanta's history are featured. The Museum's Local History Resource Center provides extensive genealogy materials accessible to the public. Housed in a beautifully restored 1867 building, the Atlanta Museum presents both permanent and new, rotating exhibits. Open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Sundays.
Grand Army of the Republic Hall
Built in 1878, this structure was originally built as a monument to Aurora's Civil War Veterans. The building is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has more than 2,500 artifacts, photographs, scrapbooks, medals, flags and items dating from the Civil War through the Vietnam War. This historic treasure is now open for public viewing on an initial limited basis. Self-guided public tours available Saturdays 12 noon to 4 pm and 6 - 8 pm during each First Friday event through November. Group tours (by appointment only) Wednesdays through Fridays. Tours free and open to the public. For information 630-256-INFO. Watch a quick virtual preview and then come visit in person. See the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Hall, Post 20: Virtual Museum and Research Center at https://www.aurora-il.org/gar/virtual_exhibit.php.
This local history research archives houses historic photos, books, documents and maps covering Aurora's history from the 1830s to the present. Open by appointment only.
Go on a one of a kind country adventure you'll never forget! Become pioneers for a day on a real 1800s farm and village. Miniature train rides, pony rides, petting zoo, pioneer craft demonstrations, and special events. In the Discovery Barn see chickens, sheep, piglets, baby goats and more.
The museum features a variety of interactive exhibits designed to educate and entertain children, families, and firefighters. Visitors can pass a leather fire bucket. Marvel at a strange looking firemen's smoke mask. Explore the differences in fire hose nozzles. See and hear how fire engines clear the streets with sirens, horns, and devices that control traffic lights. Watch vintage firefighting films on five video touch-screens. All this, in addition to 5 pieces of fire apparatus on display in a fully restored fire station built in 1894. Suggested donation $5 adult and $3 child.
Built in 1856, this Italianate building is home of the Aurora Historical Society and where you'll find historic photos, books, documents and maps covering Aurora's history from the 1830s to now. Tours of fully furnished home & exhibits offered. Call for hours.
David L. Pierce Art & History Center
The Aurora Public Art Commission hosts rotating exhibits displaying a full spectrum of innovative arts. The History Center has a collection of photographs, books, maps and other memorabilia. The Museum Shop offers hand-crafted jewelry, pottery and textiles from local artists and Aurora-themed gifts.
Experience railroad and war history alongside Batavia-related exhibits. The original bed and dresser from Mary Todd Lincoln's room at Bellview Sanitarium are displayed here.


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Honor rollsFebruary 02,2013
Websterville Baptist Christian School
Principals List
Grade 5: Hannah Bartlett
Grade 7: Peter Bartlett
Grade 8: Adrianna Croteau, Sadie Murner
Grade 9: Ashley Sanders
Grade 10: Becca Collins, Mikayla Vanhooke, Delainey Vorce
Grade 11: Emily Shuman
Grade 12: Holly Cnossen, Bekah Jensen
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Grade 3: Meredith Moulton, Kelly Sanders, Abbigail Smith
Grade 4: Kilee Rolland
Grade 5: Hope Bello, Dalton Cody, Anna DeAlmeida, Nick Hood, Jackson Kelley, Seth Morgan, Josie Moulton, Lee Walbridge, Jesse Wild
Grade 6: Cheyenne Croteau
Grade 7: Jordan Conklin, Brooke DAmico, Matthew Knorr
Grade 8: Noah Kelley
Grade 9: Thomas Weiler
Grade 10: Jacob Bartlett
Grade 11: Halee Bernier, Heather Clark, Jenna Danyew
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6th Grade: Mariel Dunn, Matthew Hagenlocher.
7th Grade: Elizabeth Andrew, Christian Bolding, Anya Hoagland, Paul Linehan, Julia Passalacqua.
8th Grade: Gabrielle Cicio, Abigail Detrick, Catherine Donahue.
9th Grade: Simon Hoffman, Emma Stephens.
11th Grade: Ashley Heaney, Shannon Hourigan, Michael Passalacqua, Darby Smith, Adam Steward.
12th Grade: Kristina Bennett, Luke Farley.
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6th Grade: Emma Arguin, Alyssa Atwood, Sabrina Bean, Hadarah Bock, Abigail Burr, Jordan Chamberlin, Amara Freeman, Austin Jarvis, Lexus Jarvis, Lauren Johnson, Shylah King, Patrick Linehan, Mayla McIntyre, Sarah Moore, Jennifer Reagan, Maia Smith.
7th Grade: Sarah Angelillo, Kayla Audette, Garrett Bean, Isabelle Beebe, Kate Benoir, Andrea Burnell, Jackson Clayton, Rowan Crawford-Stempel, Bridget Doney, Madison Nintzel, Makayla Pixley, Maia Robinson, Kyra White.
8th Grade: Analiese Morvan, Lydia Reed, Kristin Smith.
9th Grade: Lindsay Albee, Lucianna Bailey, Mallory Dutil, Eric Gerdes, Rachel Gordon, Baylee Lambert, Karen Maldonado, William Noyes, Taylor Woodbury, Warren Yacawych.
10th Grade: Patricia Bailey, Rachael Barney, Wil Hallstrom, Taylor Nash, Rhiannon Page, Steven Sayers.
11th Grade: Hillary Amell, Olivia Bussiere, Matthew Daley, Danielle Doney, Anouck Hakvoort, Heid Hammer, Julia Hatch, Lydia Hoffman, Tyler Langley, Mackenzie Nash, Madison Robbins, Dylan Robinson, Jackson Tucker, Sarah Whaley, Ashley White.
12th Grade:Kaylee Baker, Emily Fish, Peter Hagenlocher, Logan Lamb, Kyle Lamorey, Devon Lindner, Mehgan McMullen, Emmalee Osborne, Kayla Striebe.
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Even with all of the many powerful resources at my demand to install, I still tend to install SQL Server Developer Edition. I guess it's just that I'm so used to just having that around for testing (and not wasting valuable CALs for testing purposes) that I just don't feel like installing Enterprise on my dev box. (I do install it for dev that needs big box features, of course -- what am I an idiot? Oh, right, I am)
Installing Dev Edition does mean that I'm usually left with osql for my database work. I know, a lot of you will say, "Hey, Moron (people are usually polite enough to use a capital 'M' on that). Download SQL Web Data Administrator. It r0xx0rs!" Of course I downloaded it, but I had a problem with the download -- I would try to login, and the hourglass would spin, and spin and nothing would happen. No SQL joy in my heart, so I'd go back to osql while waiting for something exciting to happen. Same with IIS and Cassini. Finally, I did a bit of searching, and we come to the reason for this post. If rather than run the binaries they gave you, you run the solution, it works! Apparently some code was changed to fix the login, but this wasn't reflected in the shipped binary. Build it yourself, or get a friend with VS .NET 2003 to build it, and you will have a lovely, web-based administrative package and enough joy, you'll forget you ever wrote sp_dropdevice main.


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Any predictions on how COP is going to say they fared?
what I am more interest in seeing is the guidance on the exploration in the GOM and possibility of dividend increase this year. I believe their guidance on reserves buildup will be very bullish, earnings will be in line to may be 2% up.
I think they meet estimate and maybe 50/50 div increase but I wouldn't buy for that.


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I am almost positive that this game doesn't auto backup to anywhere online, but if I happen to wipe or switch phones, can I perform a manual backup of my game state prior? If so, how ? I am playing this on an iPhone 4s running 5.0.1.
The game actually does backup - it backs up to Game Center.
From the app description - "Game Center integration to let you see your friends towers, back up your game and earn awards."
I have used the Game Center backup myself - I deleted the app for a while when I got bored of playing it, and then I reinstalled it after a couple of months. When you restart the game and sign in to Game Center, a message will pop up alerting you to a saved copy of the game (if there is one) that you can choose to use instead of starting over.
You can use iCloud/iTunes as well to backup your game. A post on the GetSatisfaction forum from Dani Rudolph, a Nimblebit employee, suggests following this Apple guide that helps you through the backing up and restoring process.
If you use iCloud/iTunes to back up, you can then use this Apple guide to transferring the information from one iPhone to another.
You can check on your iCloud menu if Tiny Tower save some data. But I think that simply sync your iPhone with a computer can do it too
Tiny Tower backs up your game to Game Center but does not sync between devices unless you're starting fresh with no data on your device. Compared to NimbleBit's Pocket Planes, which does have iCloud support and lets you play between devices, Tiny Tower's backup is only useful if you lose your save or get a new device.
(NimbleBit, if you're reading this, please add iCloud support to Tiny Tower.)
You can back up your files with this Whatsapp Recovery for iPhone that will restore your deleted files you accidentally erase.
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maybe the silver fox will choke the bitch.
Anderson Cooper is a worm. My prediction: he'll lob softballs at the Prayer Warrior.
Typical CNN. Find the craziest lefty and the most extreme right wing wacko. Put them both on for 45 seconds. There. Balanced reporting.
"The Rev. Jo Gayle Hudson, 52, had no choice. She was outed as a lesbian and booted from her post in the United Methodist Church just days before she was to be ordained as an elder. Now, she's a United Church of Christ pastor at the nation's largest gay church."
Wonder if Hutch will ask Anderson if he has found a nice girl to settle down with. (LOL!!! God I make myself laugh sometimes)
But the real question we should ask is Anderson a top or a bottom?
Did he just say 'god gave him a favor'? Could the big man toss me a cold one, while he's at it? For such a pious 'warrior', that familiarity with God seems almost... blasphemous.
I'll be listening for Anderson's pronoun use in discussing homosexuality. He already slipped and said said "we" in reference to The Gays once before--and then CNN changed it to the third person in the online transcript...
God, do me a solid.
Barbara Brown Taylor, 55, left the Episcopal priesthood, observing that "human beings never behave more badly toward one another than when they believe they are protecting God."
thanks for the link, stilwell @3. this is a cherry of a quote, one i'll use again. (oh, and for the record, i'm not a lesbian, i'm just outraged by injustice and self-righteous xtains).
"Please pray for the Words of the Lord to speak directly through me"
That could be hilarious.
"God, if (s)he/it exists, made people as they are and loves all people equally"
PW: *WHAT AM I SAYING!?! Can't... stop... speaking*
"Sexuality is a normal, biological part of life..."
PW: *eats bullet to stop the truth*
Christians are all such idiots. The sooner we can rid this country of it's Christians the better. I'm glad idiot Christians send Isreal money, but I hate having to hear about Christianity everywhere. Israel is a secular nation, America should be too.
Trolls are such idiots. The sooner we can rid all blogs of their trolls, the better. I'm glad idiot trolls out themselves so readily, but I hate having to scroll past their useless shit. Lots of blogs are moderated, this one should be too.
Why is homosexuality such a divisive issue among Christians? Because some Christians choose to be such dicks about it.
Dear Prayer Warrior,
please pray for the latvian people who are now starving since I ate the entire country's chicken population while I was there. please pray that one day jesus will make my fat ass less wide. Please punish the gays who I am so jealous of since they are so much hotter than me. I am just a fat washed up football asshole who was really a shitty player even in my prime and so I put down others to make up for the fact that I am just a ghetto loser.
your pastor
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