text:
George Nickson Solo Percussion Recital @ The Juilliard School, Friday April 20th, 6:00pm Room 309Posted by s21concerts in Concert Announcement, tags: Babbitt, Bass, Berio, juilliard, Linea, percussion, Spinoff, violin, Wernick, Wuorinen
Join George Nickson and guests for a fantastic evening of contemporary music, featuring some amazing and rarely performed works.
This concert is FREE, tickets are not required.
The Juilliard School, Room 309
Friday, April 20th, 2012
The program will include:
Tristram Redux– Richard Wernick
Davone Tines, bass-baritone
Colin Davin, guitar
Janissary Music– Charles Wuorinen
Linea– Luciano Berio
Renate Rohlfing, piano
Brent Funderburk, piano
Sam Budish- percussion
The Stillpoint– Edward Top
Samantha Bennett, violin
Beaten Paths– Milton Babbitt
Spinoff– Charles Wuorinen
Karl Doty, double bass
Samantha Bennett, violin
Comments Off on George Nickson Solo Percussion Recital @ The Juilliard School, Friday April 20th, 6:00pm Room 309


text:
Accessible Parking
Handicapped accessible parking is available.
Bus Stop
CityBus available for pick up at Ent. E next to J.L. Hufford and Art Spa Massage. Maps and brochures on the wall inside Entrance E.
Children's Play Area
Soft Play Area is located in front of Sears. Soft play equipment, books, changing station, hand sanitizer and stroller parking. Take a break from shopping and let the kids play.
Coca-Cola Vending
Coca-Cola products can be found in vending machines throughout the Tippecanoe Mall.
Directories (Mall Map)
Handheld directories are available to all shoppers at the all the mall entrances of the property.
Foreign Currency Online Ordering with Travelex
Order your travel money online for convenient home delivery. Did you know that some Simon center locations also include retail Travelex stores for your convenience. Travelex is the world's largest retail foreign currency exchange specialist, with over 1000 stores around the world. We can provide you with over 75 foreign currencies as well as a Cash Passport that can be pre-loaded with either Pounds or Euros and includes chip & PIN technology, a must when traveling in Europe. To get started, visit Travelex now.

Plan to stay overnight and get a great rate on a hotel room near the mall. Click here to book online or call 1-800-916-1681 to make your reservation today!

Save up to $100 - click here for more details
Lost and Found
If you lost an item while shopping at Tippecanoe Mall, visit Simon Guest Services located in the mall office between Hot Topic and Aeropostale to see if it has been turned in.
Mall Walking
Tippecanoe Mall entrance doors open at 8:00am, Monday - Saturday, and at 9:00am on Sunday, to encourage and accommodate mall walking. One complete lap equals 9/10 of a mile.
Management Office
The Mall Management Office is located between Hot Topic and Aeropostale.
Tippecanoe Mall has over 4,300 parking spaces for shoppers. There is handicapped parking at all mall entrances. We also offer bike parking at Entrance C and E.
Simon Giftcard®
Give the gift of shopping with a Simon Giftcard, available at Simon Guest Services® in denominations ranging from $20 to $500. There are no fees after purchase and the funds do not expire. The Simon Giftcard can be used anywhere Visa or American Express are accepted. See cardholder agreement for complete terms and conditions.
Simon Mobile App
The Simon Mobile App can help you find your favorite stores, dining and entertainment options at the Simon shopping center nearest you. You'll also be able to check out the latest deals, news and events available at your favorite center right from your smartphone or tablet. And there are many more features designed to enhance your shopping experience including mall maps, gift card balance check and more. Download the free app from your favorite app store.
Soft Seating
Soft Seating is located outside if JCPenney and Old Navy, near Entrance A and in Macy's Court near Entrance D as well as outside Sears.
All Simon Malls, Mills and Premium Outlets in the U.S. have achieved the national 'StormReady' designation by the National Weather Service. This designation recognizes Simon centers' preparedness to handle all types of severe and potentially life-threatening weather situations.
Single stroller rental is available inside of entrance A & E.
SYF Coin Wishing Wells

The SYF Coin Wishing Wells bring in funds for Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) programs. The SYF helps provide economical, educational and career development opportunities to local youth. All of the proceeds collected from the SYF Coin Wishing Well go to the Simon Youth Foundation.

Wheelchairs (Complimentary)
Complimentary wheelchairs and motorized scooter are available for use in the mall office located between Hot Topic and Aeropostale. After 5:00pm please call 765-426-6708 for wheelchair assistance.
Wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet
We offer free wireless internet to our shoppers at this Simon mall. Any shopper with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop, tablet or smartphone can easily log onto the Wi-Fi network. All shoppers have to do is open their web browser or select "Simon WiFi" (the SSID name) from their available list of wireless networks to get to the Simon Malls Wi-Fi landing page. All shoppers that choose to use the Wi-Fi network at this mall must agree to Simon Wi-Fi Terms & Conditions of Use prior to using this free service. If there are any issues or questions, shoppers and tenants should contact the Wi-Fi network technical support hotline at (888) 726-5930 for assistance.
Then Get Our Can't Miss Style Reports, Retailer
Offers and Event News Before Everyone Else.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
So what exactly is a "gift print" and how is it different from "wall art". Gift prints are sizes that you would normally give for a gift, 8×10 and smaller. In general, gift prints are considered too small for wall art. Wall art sizes typically begin at 16×20. Illustrated here are examples of a variety […]Pin It
I love this idea! Can I ask how you created this image? I would love to have/make something like this to show my clients.


text:
Mrs. Meyers Clean Day, Liquid Dish Soap, Lemon Verbena Scent, 16 fl oz (473 ml)
- You earn loyalty credit for every order you place at iHerb!
- Loyalty credit is equal to 5% of the value of your order, excluding shipping charges.
- Your loyalty credit will be applied towards your next order as soon as your current order has shipped.
- Your loyalty credits are valid for up to 60 days from the date of your last purchase.
This product is already in your Wish List.
View Wish List
This product is now in your Wish List.
View Wish List
Shipping Weight:?1.36 lbsShipping WeightThe Shipping Weight includes the product, protective packaging material and the actual shipping box. In addition, the Shipping Weight may be adjusted for the Dimensional Weight (e.g. length, width & height) of a package. It is important to note that certain types of products (e.g. glass containers, liquids, fragile, refrigerated or ice packed) will often require protective packaging material. As such, these products will reflect a higher Shipping Weight compared to the unprotected product.
- Product Code: MRS-12103
- UPC Code: 808124121034
- Package Quantity: 16 fl oz (473 ml)
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in, 1.15 lbs
- Uncomplicated products for a clean and happy home
- Time to Go Shopping
Aromatherapeutic Household Cleaners
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day provides hard-working, naturally derived ingredients and essential oils that are tough on dirt and grime, yet gentle on your home & the earth.
The herb Lemon Verbena has a light, wonderful mild citrus scent that's refreshing, invigorating & is considered to Pick-You-Up. What more could you want from an herb?
Suggested Use
A squirt or two in a sink full of warm water cuts grease and keeps dishes clean and bright.
Household Hint
Before washing your dishes, scrape off food. Rinse milk, egg and other starches in cold water; greasy dishes, pots and pans in warm. Stacks of dirty dishes are unsightly and quickly become smelly-ick!-so wash up right away.
Other Ingredients
Water, sodium lauryl sulfate, lauryl glucoside, lauramine oxide, fragrance, glycerin, citrus medica limonum (lemon) peel oil, abies alba (fir) leaf oil, cymbopogon Schoenanthus (lemongrass) oil, quillaja saponaria (soa) bark extract, aloe barbadensis leaf, polysorbate 20, diosodium hydroxyethyliminodiacetate, citric acid, PEG-50 cocoate, methylisothiazolinone, benzisothiazolinone.
Our products are Cruelty-Free, not tested on animals and Biodegradable.
Product ingredients are at least 97% naturally derived.
Caution: Avoid eye contact. Keep out of reach of children and pets. If product gets in eyes rinse with water. If swallowed, drink a glassful of water.
Love Mrs Meyers
Verified Purchase
Love Mrs Meyers
I use this dish soap avery day as I don't have a dishwasher. I dilute it to tone down the scent a bit and to make it go farther. Works well on greasy pots and pans and everything sparkles.
Verified Purchase
Product feature
Posted by 5089578016858918143 on Jan 15, 2017
Love this dish soap. the smell was great and it cleans out the grease easily and yet not harsh on the hands.
Smell is good
Posted by 5262462037184150319 on Dec 03, 2016
Smell is good
smells nice & cleans well
Posted by 5219788476217161666 on Oct 13, 2016
I use this to do my dishes as well as wash my fruits or veg! organic can't ask for more
It's really good but the basil scent is better.
Posted by 4819029132872986585 on Jul 09, 2016
I really like this one but the basil send is so much better so I would recommend to get that one instead.
My Favorite Dish Washing Liquid
Posted by Reviewer2666562 on Jun 12, 2016
Great fragrance! This dish soap does the job and goes a long ways.


text:
Art Nouveau Sterling Repousse Perfume Bottle Necklace
Product Details
A fabulous piece from the Art Nouveau (ca1910) era! This sterling silver repousse perfume bottle has wonderful detail and is an exceptionally large size. A delicate image of a woman with flowers in her flowing hair decorates the entire surface, front and back, of the bottle. On top of the vessel, on both sides, are two silver rings which connect to a long, handmade silver chain. The top of the sterling bottle unscrews easily which is where a woman would have put her favorite perfume. On the bottom of the bottle are two numerical markings and the clasp of the chain is marked "STERLING"; please refer to the photos. This wonderful piece would make a beautiful addition to any collection!
Measurements: The scent bottle measures approximately 2 1/4" tall, 1 3/8" at the widest point, and 1/2" at the deepest point. The entire necklace measures approximately 22" long.
Condition: The overall condition of the scent bottle is excellent. There are no significant dents or scratches in the silver and the bottle topper screws on easily and securely. There is normal wear to the surface of the silver which is not uncommon for a piece of this age. The chain clasp is secure and in good working condition.


text:
Dunkirk (USA) | Stallion statistics
You are looking at a redacted version of this page.
Subscribers benefit from full access to all our data services for a low monthly fee.
Register and pay now for a subscription for immediate access.
Already a subscriber? Log in here. (Forgot your password?)
Horse tracking | Catalogue updates | Stallion statistics | Sire lists | Sales results
Stallion statistics for Dunkirk (USA)
By Unbridled's Song (USA). Retired to stud in 2010.
No other sons of Unbridled's Song (USA) found at stud.
Crop analysis (first crop: 2011)


text:
A Masters degree is an academic degree awarded to individuals who successfully denote a higher level of expertise. There are two main types of Masters - taught and research.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom and Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.The two most famous (and oldest) universities are Oxford and Cambridge (often referred to as Oxbridge by many Britons) England also has several other world-class institutions, including several in London (notably Imperial College, the London School of Economics, University College London and King's College London, all are part of London University)
Request Information Part time Master's Programs in Music Business in Tyne and Wear in United Kingdom 2017
With hundreds of locations across the U.S., Canada, Australia and theU.K., the Recording Connection has helped thousands of students find their way in to rewarding music industry careers by placing them as working apprentices (externs) in actual recording studios. [+]


text:
Skip to comments.NYT: Obama admin approved secret weapons deals that ended up arming Islamists in Libya
Posted on 12/06/2012 10:49:44 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Oopsie! In what has to be one of the least-shocking outcomes of Barack Obama's Libyan adventure, the New York Times reports that his administration secretly gave approval of weapons shipments to Libyan resistance fighters, only to learn that the weapons ended up arming Islamist terror networks. Who could have seen that coming, right?
The Obama administration secretly gave its blessing to arms shipments to Libyan rebels from Qatar last year, but American officials later grew alarmed as evidence grew that Qatar was turning some of the weapons over to Islamic militants, according to United States officials and foreign diplomats.
No evidence has emerged linking the weapons provided by the Qataris during the uprising against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to the attack that killed four Americans at the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in September.
But in the months before, the Obama administration clearly was worried about the consequences of its hidden hand in helping arm Libyan militants, concerns that have not previously been reported. The weapons and money from Qatar strengthened militant groups in Libya, allowing them to become a destabilizing force since the fall of the Qaddafi government.
Maybe we can offer an alternative headline for this: Reporting that might have been valuable before the election. Tammy Bruce tweeted:
A month after the election the NYT tells us: "U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis Hands" nytimes.com/2012/12/06/wor
— Tammy Bruce (@HeyTammyBruce) December 6, 2012
This is yet another indictment of the Obama approach to decapitating regimes. In the immediate aftermath of the fall of Qaddafi, the administration didn't hesitate to favorably compare the outcome in Libya to that in Iraq, where hundreds of thousands of American troops were used to secure the gains after the fall of Saddam Hussein. The NYT provides a post-mortem on that strategy courtesy of a former State Department adviser on the region:
The Qatari assistance to fighters viewed as hostile by the United States demonstrates the Obama administrations continuing struggles in dealing with the Arab Spring uprisings, as it tries to support popular protest movements while avoiding American military entanglements. Relying on surrogates allows the United States to keep its fingerprints off operations, but also means they may play out in ways that conflict with American interests.
To do this right, you have to have on-the-ground intelligence and you have to have experience, said Vali Nasr, a former State Department adviser who is now dean of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, part of Johns Hopkins University. If you rely on a country that doesnt have those things, you are really flying blind. When you have an intermediary, you are going to lose control.
And when you don't have any way to control what happens on the ground, you can bet that "control" will be the first thing to go. The US knew that Islamist terrorists operated in eastern Libya for years before Obama came into office. Al-Qaeda recruited heavily in the region for its fight against the US in Iraq. Decapitating Qaddafi meant losing pressure on AQ and other Islamist terror networks, and flooding the area with uncontrolled weapons almost guaranteed that the already-organized terror networks would hijack them from other less-organized resistance movements.
But this brings up another important question. The Obama administration knew that the Islamist terror networks ended up controlling many if not most of these weapons, and had become much more dangerous as a result. If that's the case, how could they possibly have left the consulate in Benghazi as unprotected as it was?
And having armed Al Qaeda in Libya to successfully depose Gadhaffi, they then rounded up the arms in Benghazi and shipped them to Al Qaeda in Syria to depose Assad!
What could possibly go wrong?
It was intentional.
Very interesting.
And why would the NYT suddenly drop this little bombshell on their boy Barry?
Warning shot that he'd better toe the line on Socialism a whole lot better in his second term? Or an implied threat if dead-tree media does not receive a financial bailout?
Was Ambassador Stevens running guns to the jihadist rebels who murdered him?
Anyone wanting on or off this ping list, please advise.
Was Syrian weapons shipment factor in ambassadors Benghazi visit?
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/25/was-syrian-weapons-shipment-factor-in-ambassadors-benghazi-visit/#ixzz2EIdfiG3g
A mysterious Libyan ship — reportedly carrying weapons and bound for Syrian rebels — may have some link to the Sept. 11 terror attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Fox News has learned.
Through shipping records, Fox News has confirmed that the Libyan-flagged vessel Al Entisar, which means "The Victory," was received in the Turkish port of Iskenderun — 35 miles from the Syrian border — on Sept. 6, just five days before Ambassador Chris Stevens, information management officer Sean Smith and former Navy Seals Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were killed during an extended assault by more than 100 Islamist militants.
On the night of Sept. 11, in what would become his last known public meeting, Stevens met with the Turkish Consul General Ali Sait Akin, and escorted him out of the consulate front gate one hour before the assault began at approximately 9:35 p.m. local time.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/25/was-syrian-weapons-shipment-factor-in-ambassadors-benghazi-visit/#ixzz2EIdbHwuF
"This is the Libyan ship ... which is basically carrying weapons that are found in Libya," said Walid Phares, a Fox News Middle East and terrorism analyst. "So the ship came all the way up to Iskenderun in Turkey. Now from the information that is available, there was aid material, but there were also weapons, a lot of weapons."
The cargo reportedly included surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles, RPG's and Russian-designed shoulder-launched missiles known as MANPADS.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/25/was-syrian-weapons-shipment-factor-in-ambassadors-benghazi-visit/#ixzz2EIdxlrNG
Aug 1, Damascus: Free Syrian Army rebels fighting the Assad regime obtained nearly two dozen man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), NBC News reported on Tuesday night. The missiles were delivered to them via neighboring Turkey, whose moderate Islamist government has been demanding Assads departure with increasing vehemence.
Syrian Rebels Claim They Shot Down Fighter Jet With A Missile
November 28, 2012 3:00 PM
Syrian rebels claim they shot down a MiG fighter jet not far from the Syrian-Turkish border on Wednesday. Along with the downing of a military helicopter on Tuesday, it would appear to be one of the first times rebels have successfully used a kind of weapon called a MANPAD, or portable, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile that can hit a plane in fight.
Then another video was released, this one showing a bearded man in a heavy coat and sunglasses describing how he shot down the plane with a rocket that's resting on his shoulder. He calls it an "Igla," which is the Russian name for an SA-16 or an SA-18.
So, what does "president" Barry have to do, kill somebody? No, wait Ted Kennedy did that and nothing happened to him.
The fighter says the rebels seized the weapon when they overtook a Syrian army base earlier this month. Rebels have seized similar weapons before but this is the first time they appear to have used this particular system successfully.
Benghazi Barry...what a tactician!
I don't suppose the American public, its collective head up its collective a$$, will realize how wrong it was to reelect the marxist-middle-eastern-cultist?
I don't suppose the Republicans will start impeachment proceedings any time soon?
I don't suppose the networks will run crawlers 24/7 "Obama committed treason. American public duped."
And these don't include the OTHER weapons filtered through Turkey that made their way to hamas in Gaza through Egypt.
Lebanon halts ship with arms 'destined for Syria'
Latest update: 29/04/2012
The Lebanese navy on Saturday intercepted a ship sailing from Libya with weapons believed to be destined for Syrian rebel forces, security officials said. The cargo included machineguns, artillery shells and rocket launchers.
Labelling on one box said it contained fragmentation explosives, and several identified them as coming from Libya.
One was marked "Tripoli/Benghazi SPLAJ", referring to LIbya's formal name during the 42-year rule of Muammar Gaddafi - the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.
Another was stamped Misrata, the Libyan town which formed a base for rebels who overthrew Gaddafi last year in one of several uprising which swept the Arab world.
Front-line Syrian rebel group linked to al Qaeda, U.S. believes
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/02/4454648/front-line-syrian-rebel-group.html#storylink=cpy
Posted Sunday, Dec. 02, 2012
QALAT AL MUDIQ, Syria — When the group Jabhat al-Nusra claimed responsibility for car and suicide bombings in Damascus that killed dozens of people in January, many of Syria's revolutionaries said the organization was a creation of the Syrian government, designed to discredit those who opposed the regime of President Bashar Assad.
Nearly a year later, however, Jabhat al Nusra, which U.S. officials believe has links to al Qaeda, has become essential to the front-line operations of the rebels fighting to topple Assad.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/02/4454648/front-line-syrian-rebel-group.html#storylink=cpy
Not only does the group still conduct suicide bombings that have killed hundreds, but it also has proven to be critical to the rebels' military advance. In battle after battle across the country, Nusra and similar groups do the heaviest front-line fighting. Groups that call themselves the Free Syrian Army and report to military councils led by defected Syrian army officers move into the captured territory afterward.
The prominence of Nusra in the rebel cause worries U.S. and other Western officials, who say its operations rely on the same people and tactics that fueled al Qaeda in Iraq — an assertion that is borne out by interviews with Nusra members in Syria.
Among Nusra fighters are many Syrians who say they fought with al Qaeda in Iraq, which waged a violent campaign against the U.S. presence in that country and is blamed for suicide and car bombings that have killed hundreds of Iraqis since the U.S. troops left a year ago.
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/02/4454648/front-line-syrian-rebel-group.html#storylink=cpy
I presume these were the weapons the administration repeatedly claimed we weren't shipping?
Why would the House waste it's time with the Current Senate lineup?
This is the guy who said:
"I will side with the muslims in any conflict".
Since it is not a religion, but a violent world-domination movement cleverly disguised as a religion, this man is a traitor.
>> And why would the NYT suddenly drop this little bombshell on their boy Barry?
If "suddenly" normally takes about a month or two, then you have a good question there.
Thanks for the info,....disturbing for sure....but no surprise.
I agree. What I meant to say is, interesting timing.
I know — just having fun at the expense of the NYT.
Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam And the American Left [Paperback]
David Horowitz (Author)
The bestselling "Unholy Alliance" is now in paperback! Former Leftist radical David Horowitz blows the lid off the dangerous liaison between U.S. liberals and Islamic radicals. With America's battle against the disastrous force of terrorism at hand, Horowitz takes us behind the curtain of the unholy alliance between liberals and the enemy - a force with malevolent intentions, and one that Americans can no longer ignore.....
Fast and Furious Middle East edition.
Impeach Obama and get Johnny Eisl...I mean, Joe Biden.
Yes: The only surprise is that the New York Times is printing the story.
Gives one some thought.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting if I were you.
al-Zawahiri is the "current leader of the militant Islamist organization al-Qaeda."
So far, 0bambi has helped Al Qaeda's font, The Muslim Brotherhood take Egypt.
0bambi helped arm Al Qaeda in Libya (with the Qataris) to overthrow Ghaddafi. Who will win that state is currently being contested.
Finally, 0bambi is apparently arming Al Qaeda in Syria with arms from Libya, and Benghazi is a cover up of that operation.
So, in each country so far, Egypt, Libya, and Syria, 0bambi is on the side of Al Qaeda.
Interesting in light of the UN Arms Treaty that was almost pushed on us. So, the states trying to disarm their citizens are running small arms and perhaps more. Hmmmmm.....
Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along.
Wow. In the New York Times. That means there's misdirection going on. Notice how the Times article keeps referring to Qatar. It was Qatar that was bombing Libya. Oh, no, that was us.
I think this article shows that the Democrats are afraid that this is going to blow open on them. They're trying to put out pre-emptive excuses.
Why did Obama and Hillary feel the need to overthrow the government in Libya? And isn't it convenient that Gadaffi died. He can't tell anybody if him and Soros were arguing about Gadaffi's cut in those new Libyan oil fields.
The Middle East. Oil. Soros. Obama. Hillary.
Thank you. This is as close to "aid and comfort to the enemy" as it gets. Sadly, it will be a cold day in hell before a Republican in the Senate has the guts to let those words pass his lips.
Well, when you are dealing with a political party that has no ethics or morals, their only goal is tyrannical control, did you expect otherwise?
Yeah, he already told us whose side he was on. So why did retards elect him anyway?
The even bigger news:
"NY Times Publishes Article Vaguely Critical of Obama"
the New York Times reportsIf this were before the election, I wouldn't believe this story.
jihad bump
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
Cemetery is in great shape
To the editor:
Compliments to the Hancock City Lakeside Cemetery grounds keepers.
Having relatives buried in most of the local cemeteries I can honestly say that the Hancock Cemetery has taken on the look of a golf course through a lot pride, hard work and a couple of push mowers and encourage anyone to visit it before the winter closing.
My grandpa was buried up there in 1927 so many graves have now been taken care of with this small team that had no care for many years.
With limited budgets some type of spring cleanup by the local service clubs might help alleviate some the complaints that were registered in this newspaper regarding other local cemeteries. Lots of old graves and unfortunately some newer ones with no one to take care of them.
Paul Masini


text:
Intermediate Game Design Camp: For kids aged 10+
One of our most popular subjects is going on to Level Two! In our Intermediate Game Design Camp, kids will advance their skills in GameMaker to tackle more complex game design challenges. Starting off with a basic game template, we'll be polishing the level design, adding menus, manipulating artwork, and taking a look at the GameMaker Script to bring complexity and customization to original game. Take your game design skills to the next level! (NOTE: Camper must either have taken a previous Game Design class at MakersFactory, or otherwise prove basic proficiency with the GameMaker software.)
Register for Intermediate Game Design Camp
Time: August 12th-16th, 1pm-4pm
Price: $225
Please see main kidscamp page here for the max count of students needed to run this class.
Kids Summer Camp: Intermediate Game Design
- Event:
- Start:
- End:
- Category:
- Updated:
- Schedule:
Intermediate Game Design Camp: For kids aged 10+
Previous post: Kids Summer Camp: Introduction to Programming
Next post: Kids Summer Camp: Minecraft


text:
-T / T / +T | Comment(s)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
IATA: Air Cargo Market Makes Weak Progress in June
Global air cargo demand was 1.2 percent higher for the month of June than the same period a year ago, according to a report released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tuesday.
Air cargo carriers in the Middle East saw the highest year-over-year improvement in June, as demand grew by 12.7 percent there. IATA attributed the growth there as being consistent with a trend in the region in recent years, and the geographical advantage of airlines with a high demand for goods from Middle Eastern countries.
Latin American carriers experienced the second highest increase in demand for June, with cargo volumes growing by 7 percent in the region. North American airlines reported a 1.2 percent contraction compared to June 2012, and a 1.6 percent drop for the first half of 2013, likely a reflection of the stagnant U.S. economy.
Airlines within the Asia-Pacific market reported the weakest performance of all regions, with air freight demand dropping by 1.8 percent compared to June 2012, and a 2.3 percent drop for the first six months of the year.
"It's too early to tell if June was a positive turning point after 18 months of stagnation. Air freight volumes are at their highest since mid-2011, but that good news needs to be tempered with a dose of reality. The global economic environment remains weak, and the basis for the acceleration of air cargo growth in June appears to be fragile," said Tony Tyler, IATA's Director General and CEO.
Related: AT's Checklist


text:
GoingOutGuide Music
Subscribe: Home Delivery | Digital
What we love: The laid-back vibe. Of all the clubs on this list, Iota is the one where it's easiest to feel like you're just "hanging out." The brick walls, dim lights and low stage make it seem like less of a concert venue and more like an old-fashioned juke joint.
What we don't: No advance tickets. This is when things get too laid-back. Tickets are available only at the door, day of show. Granted, 97 percent of the time this isn't a problem. But for shows that are sure to be packed, it would be nice to have a pre-sale option. And when you call to find out whether a big crowd is expected, no one ever picks up.
--David Malitz, Sept. 16, 2011
For 16 years, food and music made a harmonious match for Jane Negrey Inge and her brother, Stephen Negrey. Then last year the co-owners of Iota Club &a Cafe in Arlington decided to give their culinary conceit a tuneup.
They swapped out orange paint for white in the club's anteroom, rearranged the bar setup and added a walk-up counter with a low-key menu. Used to be you could do only dinner at Iota; now, 22 sandwiches and other "easy eats" are available for takeout from morning till night.
"Sean Lennon was just here with his friend Charlotte. They played one night and then they came the next day, ate our food and loved it," said Inge. "We have all this space that we need to utilize so that we can keep Iota alive and rocking. It's good to be open during the day. Everybody has to eat."
On a recent visit, the Shroom-Gruyere Smasher with sweet caramelized onions was cut with just the right dose of hot English mustard ($8.25). The pan-roasted Salmon Caper Swich starred moist fish dressed with a light, lemony mayonnaise ($9.75) that contained bits of capers.
Many of the sandwiches and smashers, which are basically riffs on panini, come on rolls from Washington's Lyon Bakery. The turkey-ranch with bacon ($8.25) and the avocado-Gruyere with tomato ($8.25) are top sellers, said Inge. Longtime fans of the club's Crispy Catfish Wrap can take it to go, with roasted tomato-black bean salsa and chipotle mayo ($9.25). Inge said she and her brother, who designed much of the menu, were looking to put some textural play into the mix by pairing the sandwiches with potato sticks and a delicious "clear slaw" with olive oil, rice vinegar and slivers of Vlasic kosher dill pickles.
Of the dessert options - creme brulee, chocolate brownie and day-old pastry sauteed in butter and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream ($6.50 each) - the latter admittedly wasn't the most sensible for a Metro ride home. But the warm banana muffin, from Hawthorne Fine Breakfast Pastry in Severna Park, packed so much buttery flavor, we didn't much care that it had cooled. Iota serves breakfast pastries from Hawthorne as well; menu listings for a breakfast bread pudding ($8.75) and almond butter-and-banana sandwich ($7.75) might send us back for a morning visit.
Next time, we'll get a growler to complete the meal. Twenty-two bucks (or $17 through February) buys a refillable vessel that you can load up with one of a dozen American craft beers ($12 to $18).
-Kristen Hinman (Good to Go, Feb. 9, 2011)


text:
Featured Stories:
More News ->
In the Blawg Directory:
More Blawgs ->
Now in Legal Rebels:
More Legal Rebels ->
Explore the ABA Journal:
Terms & Conditions:
Submitted by Samantha from Huntington, W. Va.
"In 1883, a group of English seaman set out on a yacht for Australia. They ran into trouble and had to abandon the ship, making their way to the lifeboat. They fought off sharks with their oars and ended up eating one of their own out of desperation. They were eventually rescued and charged with murder. This is their Peeps diorama. … Note the pink, sunburned ears from the many days at sea."
The "before" picture
Slide 1 of 23
The Mod Knight Special
Next ->


text:
Rank: 4743
Not recently active
Kameko's Corner
Sorry, there was no activity found. Please try a different filter.
Search the Street Team
Anna Leontine's Badges
Anna Leontine's Friends
live life nice
Music obsessed, Tattoo Addicted, Art loving, Animal Lover <3
Alternative model (9 years), photographer, actress/coproducer/co-scenarist (short-film/semipro), musician, drawer, figuration (series TV/movie). I create dark house furnitures, jewellery and clothes too.
Share This Profile
Powered by the McGrath Family Foundation


text:
You won't be able to dismiss this by usual means (escape or click button), but you can close it programatically based on user choices or actions.
"I ordered these thank you cards to send to the lovely ladies that will be celebrating with me during my bachelorette party. Since the card seemed to be geared more towards a bridal shower thank you note, I requested that the last line of the thank you note ("Showered with love...") be removed. The design team was wonderful in honoring this request, and even went above and beyond and re-centered the entire text so that the card would look just perfect. I was extremely pleased when I received the order, and touched when I even received a follow-up, hand written thank you card from the Wedding Paper Divas designer who worked on this order. Overall the most positive experience!"
"This is a really classy thank you note. I had people I wrote a thank you note to thanking me for the beautiful thank you."
"I ordered these thank you cards in the Chenille color (blush pink). When the cards arrived and we folded them the blush pink is hardly noticeable and looks almost white. Other than this the card is very nice. the color just seems a bit more pink on the computer than in person."
"Love the thank you card and so do the people we gave them to. Love the design. Couldn't have asked for a nicer thank you card. Your printing company is excellent!!!"
"I am throwing a shower for my best friend and to make it easier on her afterward, I ordered these thank you cards that match the invitations. They are adorable and a perfect way to keep the red theme!"


text:
Skip to comments.Fort Lauderdale woman faces 351 years in prison in tax fraud scheme
Posted on 01/29/2013 12:43:48 PM PST by ConservativeStatement
A Fort Lauderdale woman was convicted of heading an identity theft tax fraud scheme that netted $11 million in federal tax refunds and involved the filing of approximately 2,000 fraudulent tax returns, federal prosecutors said.
Alci Bonannee, 36, of Fort Lauderdale, faces a prison sentence of up to 351 years as the primary leader in the identity theft ring, prosecutors said.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
Our refund system is rigged to allow fraud. They send out refunds before they receive any W-2's from a third party. Not even the multiple refunds to bank accounts triggers a response. The system is broken and needs to be fixed.
Congress is to blame.
Y'know, after a sentence goes over 100 years, they should just cut 'em for parts.
While what she did was wrong and she should go to prison, I think that this sentence is ridiculous. There are murderers and rapists that get out of jail, why should someone who stole face a stiffer penalty? (Just my opinion)
Exactly. God forbid they call it what it is- Life in prison.
Dinodino ~ see how it's done. It's all fake ~ but it happens. This is a widespread problem. If she hadn't been so greedy she might have gotten away with it.
She is Haitian ...my edumacated guess.
the biggest tax fraud of all is happening at the very top of our government.
taxation without representation.
When you have a situation like that you up the penalty mostly to keep honest people honest.
Based on experience (catching such folks by the thousands it turned out) I am thinking of writing a 'how to do it' book ~ it will describe how to create a fake employee and reap the rewards of modest tax refunds, even EITC!
I will not advise anyone to do this ~ but I fully expect to have some IRS guys want to interview me ~ and I, of course, will want to interview them using Hanns-Joachim Gottlob Scharff's proven technique. Even Colonel Kanatzhan (Kanat) Alibekov told me that I was very, very good ~ among the best he'd ever encountered.
Harvest their organs?
Darn straight. Help these people REALLY repay their debt to society.
This was not her sentence, it was what a reporter says she "faces." The reporter probably got that number by taking every crime she is charged with and adding up the maximum sentence for each. Federal sentencing guidelines don't actually work that way. Realistically, she will probably get 20-25 years.
Oh. That's what I get for not reading the whole article.
She should have just killed someone, shed be out in no time at all!
She did not just steal once. This was a long, calculating process. She stole from all of us. At least SOME "violent criminals" had a moment of loss of control, which in the end caused harm, and landed them in prison, but they were not dong their crime over and over for months or years on end. I think it is fair that she received such a long sentence.
Muawiyah, either you didn't read the article, or you are posting to the wrong thread. The lady who committed this fraud didn't create fake employees—she committed identity theft and filed 2000 individual returns in order to collect the refunds using fake ID.
This whole thing was fake from beginning to end. It'd all worked the same if she'd just made up Social Security numbers.
This woman is an example of what i was discussing ~ they just create a fake person that looks real for a second to the IRS computers, and they get REFUNDS ~ they, themselves, never pay the government a dime!
No fair! When she gets out there will be intergalactic space travel, underwater cities, and maybe even the flying cars we were promised, and the rest of us will all be dead!
Watch it be 350 counts with a penalty of 1 year each, to run concurrently. She'll be out in 9 months.
REFERENCE-——Treasury Dept investigators estimate another $21 billion could make its way to ID thieves' pockets over the next five years. The IRS is detecting far fewer fraudulent tax refund claims than actually occur, according to a govt audit that warned the widespread problem could undermine public trust in the U.S. tax system.
Although the IRS detected about 940,000 fraudulent returns for last year claiming $6.5 billion in refunds, there were potentially another 1.5 million undetected cases of thieves seeking refunds after assuming the identity of a dead person, child or someone else who normally wouldn't file a tax return.
In just one example, investigators found a single address in Lansing, Mich, was used to file 2,137 separate tax returns. The IRS issued more than $3.3 million in refunds to that address.
Florida, is the epicenter of the identity theft crisis (a state overrun with latinos-—many of whom are Cuban-—who are also involved in massive Medicare/Aid fraud). Just three addresses in Florida filed more than 500 returns totaling more than $1 million in refunds for each address.......Florida was also the scene of a massive subprime mtge scam-—with latinos colluding to bilk millions-—leaving Americans holding the bag.
In another troubling scenario, hundreds of refunds were deposited into the same bank account—a red flag for investigators searching for ID thieves— who may be filing for refunds for multiple people. In one instance, the IRS deposited 590 refunds totaling more than $900,000 into one account.
SOURCE http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_21218839/irs-missing-billions-id-theft
One or more employees of the IRS who wrote or implemented policies that let this kind of fraud happen should be in adjacent cells with her. Someone somewhere in the IRS had to come up with the idea that they "should go ahead and send the checks and we will verify later".
Hence my book on how to do this ~ I think it could encourage enough tens of thousands of tax cheats to think they could get away with it and actually get Congress to GIT OUT THE WAY and let the collections people do their job.
Something about seeing the whole tally that can get your attention. Of course it also has its purpose. As somebody else point out elsewhere, it could be 351 counts with a one year sentence...the could run concurrently or consecutively.
Where it really comes into play is on appeals where some counts may be overturned and others stand, you need an overall tally to deduct from.
I don't think she created fake people—rather, she filed fraudulent returns on behalf of real people.
She had fake W-2s. You can make them with the standard taxpackages used to file your taxes. Every item you need to create something that looks like an employer created it is readily available at Staples.
Which means we need two things: A sunset law wherein all laws not specifically and individually renewed expire after 5 years, and members of congress in the adjacent cells.
Good point. Also, elimination of income tax witholding would prevent this from ever occurring. If a taxpayer simply mailed a check once per annum, this couldn't happen.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.


text:
Rank: 2696
active 1 week, 5 days ago
Search the Street Team
Rhayemun's Badges
Rhayemun's Friends
Lover of vegan food, cats, animal rights, Dawson's Creek, and Harry Potter.
I am a fun loving-talkative-old soul-eternal child-animal loving-pink fluff ball! Don't believe me? Ask my husband! Can't really put a life story up here because my story isn't done yet ^_^
Share This Profile
Powered by the McGrath Family Foundation


text:
My TrailLink
Sign up with email
Log in
Find a Trail
Browse the Map
My TrailLink
My Trails
My Reviews
My Photos
My Guidebooks
My Custom Routes
My Tools
Find a Trail
Browse the Map
Plan Your Trip
Top Destination Trails
Top Trail Itineraries
Find Hotels Near Trails
View All Trail Paths
Create a Custom Route
Create a Guidebook
Top Rail-Trail History
Get the TrailLink App
Trail of the Month
Hop River State Park Trail
Crushed Stone
Find a Trail
Browse the Map
Learn More
About TrailLink
Purchase Guidebooks
Partner with us
Donate to Rails-to-Trails
Home »
Illinois Trails
» Oak Forest Trails
Oak Forest, Illinois Trails and Maps
Looking for the best trails around Oak Forest, Illinois? Find the top rated trails in Oak Forest, whether you're looking an easy walking path or a long bike trail, you'll find what you're looking for. Click on a trail below to find trail descriptions, trail maps, photos, and reviews.
Sort by:
Bloomingdale Trail (The 606)
2.7 miles
The Bloomingdale Trail, part of "The 606" park system, is a 2.7-mile, elevated rail-trail on Chicago's northwest side. Built on a former rail line, the trail sits nearly 20 feet above four of the city's neighborhoods: Wicker Park, Bucktown, ...
Buffalo Creek Trail
3.2 miles
The Buffalo Creek Trail makes a loop around the scenic Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve in Long Grove. The crushed-gravel trail provides access to facilities throughout the park. Along the way, you'll pass through open prairie, over several ...
Crushed Stone
Burnham Greenway
5.3 miles
The Burnham Greenway is composed of two distinct portions that both run along a former railroad corridor between Chicago and Lansing, Illinois. There are plans to extend and connect these short sections, which will create 11 miles of trail through ...
Busse Woods Trail
11.2 miles
The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians and pedestrians. The main loop is nearly 8 ...
Cal-Sag Trail
10 miles
The Cal-Sag Trail (or, Calumet-Sag Trail) is currently under active construction. As of August 2015, it has a competed section of about 10 miles, stretching from near its eventual western terminus to Ridgeland Avenue in the east. When completed, ...
Calumet Trail
9.1 miles
The Calumet Trail traverses the south side of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, a unique ecosystem of forest, marsh, dunes and beach along Lake Michigan. This dirt and crushed limestone path stretches between two interesting natural features: ...
Crushed Stone
Centennial Trail (IL)
13 miles
Illinois' Centennial Trail runs through parts of three suburban counties from Willow Springs Road to Romeo Road/135th Street southwest of Chicago. The trail occupies a thin strip of land between the Des Plaines River and the Chicago Sanitary ...
Chesapeake and Ohio Greenway
1.9 miles
The Chesapeake and Ohio Greenway (also referred to as the C&O Trail) offers a short, paved route through Merrillville, a town just a few miles south of Gary and the southern tip of Lake Michigan. The trail is on a diagonal; its northwest end ...
Chicago Lakefront Trail
18.5 miles
Located east of Lakeshore Drive, the Chicago Lakefront Trail is an 18.5-mile linear park along Lake Michigan that includes beaches, volleyball courts, playgrounds, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and soccer fields. The trail unites a variety ...
Commonwealth Edison Bikeway
1.5 miles
The Commonwealth Edison Bikeway is a short paved trail that occupies an overhead electric utility corridor owned by Commonwealth Edison, the local utility company—hence the trail's name. While lacking in scenery, the trail forms an important ...
Danada and Herrick Lake Regional Trail
5.8 miles
This regional trail connects two of DuPage County's forest preserves—Herrick Lake and Danada—on a crushed stone pathway nearly 6 miles long. Together, the preserves cover more than 1,600 acres of scenic terrain, including woodlands, prairie, ...
Crushed Stone
Deer Grove Trail
3.9 miles
The Deer Grove Trail is one of several great Chicagoland trails located in properties of the Forest Preserve of Cook County. Deer Grove is the oldest of all the Cook County preserves. It's comprised of rolling upland forest interspersed with ...
Des Plaines River Trail
54.8 miles
The Des Plaines River Trail and Greenway traverses north–south along the route of its namesake river along its course through both Lake and Cook counties. The corridor protects 85% of the riverine habitat in the county. The 56+-mile trail connects ...
Crushed Stone
DuPage River Trail
29.5 miles
The DuPage River Trail spans nearly 30 miles across two counties: DuPage and Will. It's currently open in several disconnected segments mainly in parks and forest preserves beginning in Warrenville and traveling south through Naperville, Bolingbrook, ...
Dunes Kankakee Trail
3.2 miles
The Dunes Kankakee Trail is a 3-mile walking and bike path that begins in the Indiana Dunes State Park and travels south to Chesterton. It connects the Calumet Trail, which is also in the state park, and the Prairie-Duneland Trail. This creates ...
East Northbrook Trail
1.1 miles
The East Northbrook Trail is a 1-mile route through a wooded corridor adjacent to an out-of-service rail corridor in the Village of Northbrook. The trail provides access to residential neighborhoods, office parks and other amenities branching ...
El Paseo
0.1 miles
El Paseo runs through the vibrant Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen, once home to a large Czech population but now the center of the Lower West Side's Latino community. The neighborhood is filled with various efforts celebrating the area's rich ...
Erie Lackawanna Trail
17.7 miles
The Erie Lackawanna (EL) Trail represents the longest contiguous trail in Northwest Indiana, running 17-miles from Crown Point north to Hammond. This trail passes through wetlands and open space on an unusually wide, paved corridor. The EL is ...
Fermilab Trail
5.8 miles
The Fermilab Trail garners its name by running though the campus of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), the former home of the Tevatron particle accelerator. The 3.9-mile particle accelerator, which was in use from 1983-2011, ...
Fox River Trail (IL)
43 miles
The Fox River Trail features 43 miles of spectacular biking, hiking and cross-country skiing along the scenic Fox River. The paved path can be challenging at times, but the extra pedal pushing is rewarded with some impressive scenery along the ...
Crushed Stone
Great Western Trail (DuPage County)
12 miles
The eastern segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 12 miles of an abandoned railway corridor through DuPage County, between Villa Park and West Chicago. There are plans to extend the eastern segment of the Great Western Trail ...
Crushed Stone
Great Western Trail (IL)
17 miles
The western segment of the Great Western Trail in Illinois follows 17 miles of an abandoned railway corridor through DeKalb and Kane counties, between LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve and the town of Sycamore. The Chicago Great Western Railway (later ...
Crushed Stone
Green Bay Trail
8.9 miles
The 9-mile Green Bay Trail runs parallel to Chicago's Metra commuter rail line north of the Chicago city limits. Stretching through North Shore towns such as Kenilworth, Winnetka, Highland Park and Lake Bluff, the corridor is flanked by restaurants, ...
Crushed Stone
Grove Road Trail
3 miles
The Grove Road Trail parallels the local thoroughfare in the Village of Oswego, located near the southwestern edge of the Chicagoland metropolitan area. In the north, the trail begins on the east side of Grove Road and soon arrives at Prairie ...
Hickory Creek Bikeway
3.7 miles
The Hickory Creek Bikeway offers nearly 4 miles of paved pathway through a wooded preserve. On its western end, the trail begins at Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve and Lincolnway Road; on the other side of the roadway is Lincolnway Central ...
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
77.4 miles
The Illinois & Michigan Canal provided the final link in the water route from the east coast to the Gulf of Mexico by connecting Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River via the Illinois River. Today, the Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal State ...
Crushed Stone
Illinois Prairie Path
61 miles
The Illinois Prairie Path (IPP) is one of the country's first rail-trail conversions. It consists of five connected trail segments with three main branches that converge at Volunteer Park in Wheaton. The 61-mile trail follows the historic path ...
Crushed Stone
Iron Horse Heritage Trail
5 miles
The Iron Horse Heritage Trail in Portage, Indiana, runs for 5 miles between Max Mochal Road (SR 149) at the east end and County Line Road near US 20 at the west end. The trail passes through a greenway corridor among suburban back yards, though ...
John Husar I&M Canal Trail
8.9 miles
The John Husar I&M Canal Trail is the northernmost trail developed on the Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor. The Illinois & Michigan Canal provided the final link in the water route from the east coast to the Gulf of Mexico ...
Joliet Junction Trail
4.3 miles
The Joliet Junction Trail is a paved path that travels north–south through the west side of Joliet. It occupies an abandoned Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway corridor that in its last years was known as the Joliet Junction Railroad. The trail ...
Kankakee River Trail
10.6 miles
The Kankakee River Trail is fairly wooded and runs primarily through Kankakee River State Park. Walkers, bicyclists, and cross-country skiers can enjoy more than ten miles of trail along the north bank of the river between Bourbonnais and Wilmington ...
Crushed Stone
Lake George Trail
3.1 miles
As the name suggests, the Lake George trail travels along the north shore of Lake George, turning north at Calumet Ave/US 41 to skirt the east shore of Wolf Lake. From Lake George the trail also heads east and north toward Whiting Park on Lake ...
Major Taylor Trail
7.5 miles
The Major Taylor Trail is named after legendary African American cyclist Marshall "Major" Taylor, who was one of the most celebrated bicycle racers of the late nineteenth century, setting several world records and winning numerous races all ...
Marquette Trail
2.1 miles
The Marquette Trail offers picturesque views of Lake Michigan as it travels through the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. This scenic route follows an abandoned rail line through a variety of diverse habitats, including hardwood forests, wetlands ...
Crushed Stone
Millennium Trail
28.5 miles
The Millennium Trail is a planned 35-mile route through Chicago's northern suburbs that will connect communities and forest preserves in northwestern Lake County. Currently, 28.5 miles of this regional trail network are complete and open for ...
Crushed Stone
Monon Trail (Lake County)
4.4 miles
The Monon Trail in Lake County, Indiana—not to be confused with the trail of the same name in Indianapolis—links the two Chicago suburbs of Hammond and Munster. The paved trail occupies an abandoned CSX rail corridor originally built and used ...
North Branch Riverwalk
0.6 miles
The North Branch Riverwalk is a 0.6 mile biking and walking trail located on Chicago's northside along the North Branch of the Chicago River, nestled between Gordon Tech High School and Lane Tech High School. There's potential for expansion ...
North Branch Trail
20 miles
The beautiful North Branch Trail is named for the North Branch of the Chicago River, along which it winds. At its northern end, the trail begins at the south end of the Chicago Botanic Garden and continues south to circle the Skokie Lagoons ...
North Shore Bike Path
7.7 miles
The North Shore Bike Path runs for nearly 8 miles between Lake Bluff and Mundelein, paralleling State Route 176 for the path's entire length. The trail is one of dozens in the Chicagoland area, all of which link to one another for cross-city ...
Crushed Stone
North Shore Channel Trail
6.7 miles
The North Shore Channel Trail extends from the junction of Green Bay Road and McCormick Boulevard in northern Evanston to the junction of Lawrence Avenue and Francisco Avenue in Chicago. All but the last 0.25 mile runs alongside the North Shore ...
Oak Savannah Trail
8.3 miles
The Oak Savannah Trail takes its name from the unique ecosystem that it runs through. Once pervasive throughout northern Indiana, the oak savannah is a transitional zone between forest and prairie, with grassland marked by a smattering of oak ...
Old Plank Road Trail
20.2 miles
The 20-mile Old Plank Road Trail travels over the original Michigan Central Rail Road (MCRR) line, a railroad started about 1850 that ran from Lake Station in East Gary to Joliet. The rail was nicknamed the "Joliet Cut-Off" because it enabled ...
Orland Park Bikeway
6.7 miles
The Orland Park Bikeway provides a great connector across the Chicago suburb of Orland Park. On its southern end, the trail begins at W. 159th Street and winds its way through Centennial Park, which offers many amenities including ball fields, ...
Oswego Prairie Trail
0.5 miles
The Oswego Prairie Trail is a short paved route that occupies an overhead electric utility corridor owned by Commonwealth Edison. The path forms a direct link between two parks in Oswego—Farmington Lakes Park and Barnaby Park—and also connects ...
Ottawa Riverwalk
0.9 miles
The Ottawa Riverwalk begins downtown and heads northeast along the Fox River. In addition to offering beautiful views of the waterway, there are also boat launches and fishing spots along the way. On its eastern end, the paved pathway runs ...
Palatine Trail
9.6 miles
The village of Palatine has connected many of its community assets with two long sections of off-road, multi-use trail. The more popular northern section is the one most references call simply and exclusively the 'Palatine Trail.' But both sections ...
Palos Heights Bike Trail
2 miles
The Palos Heights Bike Trail offers a north-south route through residential and commercial areas on the west side of the community. It's also a key connector between two regionally important trails. On its north end is the Cal-Sag Trail, ...
Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System
9.2 miles
The Paul Douglas and Crabtree Preserve Trail System connects two large nature preserves in northwestern Cook County. The trail begins at the Old Stover Trailhead in the Crabtree Preserve, near the Nature Center – popular for its various programs ...
Pennsy Greenway
7.9 miles
The Pennsy Greenway is currently open in three segments between Calumet City, Illinois, and Schererville, Indiana. The northern portion begins at the southern end of the Burnham Greenway in Calumet City on the eastern edge of the Forest Preserve ...
Phyllis Harmon Path
1.1 miles
Although the Phyllis Harmon Path is short, it's an important connector in an east-west bike/ped route between Arlington Heights and Glencoe. Following Dundee Road, the paved trail goes from the Des Plaines River to the Tri-State Tollway. It ...
Poplar Creek Trail
9.5 miles
The Poplar Creek Trail is a 9.5-mile paved loop around Poplar Creek Forest Preserve near Hoffman Estates. The trail has a couple of hills but is otherwise level and makes for a pleasant journey through the wooded preserve.
Prairie Point Trail
2 miles
The Prairie Point Trail is a scenic neighborhood route that connects twice to the longer Grove Road Trail. While never far from houses, the trail offers surprising scenery, including a stretch along a pond south of Arboretum Way. The trail's ...
Prairie Trail (IL)
26.1 miles
The Prairie Trail—not to be confused with the Illinois Prairie Path—runs border-to-border, entirely within McHenry County, Illinois, and is managed by the McHenry County Conservation District. It is built on an alignment of the old Chicago and ...
Crushed Stone
Prairie-Duneland Trail
10.3 miles
As its name implies, the beautiful PrairieDuneland Trail offers snapshots of the flora and faunafrom hardwood forest to remnant prairie grasslandsthat once dominated this region. In spite of the rapid development of the south Chicago suburbs ...
Prospect Heights Bike Path
4.2 miles
Prospect Heights Bike Path runs between Woodland Trails Park and Country Garden Park, paralleling the commuter rail tracks on its northsouth leg. The trail provides a nice off-road route through the Chicago suburb of the same name, linking ...
Randall Road Bike Path
3.9 miles
The Randall Road Bike Path offers a 4-mile paved north-south route along its namesake roadway in a suburb west of Chicago. A highlight of the journey is the trail's passage through the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, offering beautiful prairie ...
River Bend Trail (Silver Glen Trail)
4.4 miles
The 4.4-mile River Bend Trail is so named for the loop of Fox River along which it follows on its eastern end. It's here that you can connect to the scenic Fox River Trail to travel 43 miles along the waterway. The River Bend Trail is also ...
Robert McClory Bike Path
26.5 miles
The Robert McClory Bike Path is notorious for its conglomeration of names over the years. At any given time—and depending on whom you ask—it has been called the Green Bay Trail and the North Shore Bike Path, although those names now refer to ...
Crushed Stone
Rock Run Greenway Trail
12.3 miles
The popular Rock Run Greenway Trail is a balanced mix of natural areas and cityscapes that alternate over the length of the trail. The natural areas are frequented by recreational users. The cityscapes provide a pleasant and safe link between ...
Crushed Stone
Salt Creek Trail (IL)
26.7 miles
The Salt Creek Trail travels nearly 27 miles from the Brookfield Zoo to Busse Woods Forest Preserve. Along the way it connects several beautiful county forest preserves and other woodland areas. Portions of the trail are paved, while others ...
Skokie Valley Trail (Cook County)
2 miles
The Skokie Valley Trail in Cook County parallels active train tracks in the Village of Skokie, providing easy access to both the Oakton–Skokie and Dempster–Skokie stations on the CTA's Yellow Line. The trail itself occupies an abandoned Union ...
Skokie Valley Trail (Lake County)
9.8 miles
An excellent example of land use in greater Chicago, the entire Skokie Valley Trail corridor is a rail-with-trail, paralleled by double tracks that sit about 40 feet to the west of the trail surface. The well-maintained asphalt path offers a ...
Skokie Valley Trail Extension (north)
6.8 miles
From Skokie Valley Trail Feasibility Study: The proposed trail spans 6.8 miles through the Skokie Valley in Cook County, Illinois, extending south from Lake Cook Road in Northbrook to Old Orchard Road just south of Glenview. The corridor ...
Techny Trail
3 miles
The Techny Trail links downtown Glenview, a charming village northwest of Chicago, with the Techny Basin, a scenic wetlands area adjacent to the West Fork of the Chicago River's North Branch. Immediately north of the basin, more formal West ...
Thorn Creek Trail
17.2 miles
The Thorn Creek Trail offers a paved 17-mile route traversing woodlands abundant with wildlife through several communities on the southern outskirts of Chicago. The trail travels from Brownwell Woods in Thornton, through Glenwood Woods and ...
Tinley Creek Trail (North)
18.8 miles
The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This northern segment stretches from Palos Heights to Oak Forest and largely falls with several Cook County Forest Preserve areas, including Rubio Woods, Burr Oak Woods, Turtlehead Lake, Bachelor ...
Tinley Creek Trail (South)
3.6 miles
The Tinley Creek Trail is currently in two segments. This southern segment is within the South Green Belt Forest Preserve between Flossmor and Matteson, just west of I-57. The trail traverses wooded areas and open green space interspersed with ...
Valley Line Trail
1.1 miles
Just 1 mile long, the Valley Line Trail—also known as the Sauganash Trail—extends between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Devon Avenue in the Chicago neighborhood of Sauganash. Two bridges allow for safe crossings of busy roads. The trail, which occupies ...
Veterans Memorial Bikeway (IN)
8.3 miles
The Veterans Memorial Bikeway begins in Hebron in northwestern Indiana's Porter County. From there, it follows the diagonal route of the former Pennsylvania Railroad for just over 8 miles through Lake County. The trail parallels U.S. 231, traversing ...
Veterans Memorial Trail
1.5 miles
Although just shy of two miles, the Veterans Memorial Trail provides a wooded, paved trail experience for residents in the Chicago suburbs of Romeoville, Lemont, and Woodridge. Those seeking a longer walk or bike ride can easily connect to the ...
Virgil Gilman Trail
11.5 miles
The Virgil Gilman Trail travels through forest and prairie, from a quiet, rural community college campus all the way into suburban Chicago. The trail's namesake, Virgil Gilman,was director of the Fox Valley Park District for 30 years and successfully ...
Waterfall Glen
9.5 miles
The trail system in Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve makes a loop around the entire park. The preserve is geologically significant, featuring glacier-carved rock ridges, ravines and wetland potholes, which are not found anywhere else in the county. ...
Crushed Stone
Waubonsie Trail
3.2 miles
The Waubonsie Trail links Boulder Hill and the Village of Oswego via a greenway corridor within a residential community. The eastern trailhead is in Jaycee Park, which offers a playground, picnic shelter and open areas for sports practice. Old ...
Wauponsee Glacial Trail
22.3 miles
Traveling along the Wauponsee Glacial Trail, you'll be surprised just how quickly you can move from an urban environment into the rolling fields of the Midwest. Starting in Joliet, within shouting distance of Interstate 80 overhead ramps, you ...
Crushed Stone
Go to
Bike Trails
Running Trails
Walking Trails
Find a Trail
By Trail Name
Oak Forest Biking Trails
Thorn Creek Trail
Skokie Valley Trail Extension (north)
Tinley Creek Trail (North)
Illinois Prairie Path
Cal-Sag Trail
View All Oak Forest Biking Trails
Oak Forest Running Trails
Old Plank Road Trail
Joliet Junction Trail
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
Techny Trail
El Paseo
View All Oak Forest Running Trails
Oak Forest Walking Trails
Joliet Junction Trail
Tinley Creek Trail (North)
Palos Heights Bike Trail
Oak Savannah Trail
Skokie Valley Trail Extension (north)
View All Oak Forest Walking Trails
Nearby City Trails & Maps
Midlothian Trails & Maps
Markham Trails & Maps
Country Club Hills Trails & Maps
Tinley Park Trails & Maps
Hazel Crest Trails & Maps


text:
Seven managers dominate £112bn 'third-party' pensions market
Just seven fund management firms have captured 84% of the £112bn available for investment by new-style defined-contribution pension plans in the UK, according to research which examines the market in depth for the first time.
The top firms are passive equities houses BlackRock and Legal & General Investment Management and active firms Baillie Gifford, Invesco Perpetual, JP Morgan Asset Management, Schroders, and Standard Life Investments.
Outside the top seven, a "second tier" of 15 firms control 9% of the assets, leaving just 7% spread between the other 77 managers.
The figures were compiled by specialist consultancy Spence Johnson, which said it was not able to publish a breakdown of the assets managed by each firm.
DC pensions are increasingly the norm among the UK's workforce, having replaced older final-salary pension schemes, and are set for further growth following government reforms, introduced this year, that oblige every company to provide a pension.
According to Spence Johnson, staff and companies have £276bn saved up in DC schemes but about 60% of it is "captive" – managed by the funds arms of the companies, usually insurers, which provide the schemes.
Under open-architecture rules, however, providers also have to carry other managers' funds on their pensions platforms and some DC schemes have more independent trust-based structures, where governing boards can pick their own fund managers. This "third party" or "investment-only" DC market is worth £112bn, or 41% of the total.
Magnus Spence, director of Spence Johnson, said: "The reason that there is such concentration is that passive funds are so popular in DC.
The passive houses have a significant share. However, this is slowly falling, so we would expect to see the league table change over time. Another factor that gets firms to the top of the list is their success in selling multi-asset funds, such as diversified growth funds."
Spence Johnson said 99 fund managers have DC sales businesses, and more are looking at the market. Those examining their options include Pimco, which recruited DC marketer Will Allport from AllianceBernstein in June, and State Street Global Advisors, which hired Nigel Aston from a DC consultancy to lead sales last month.
Some fund managers have decided to cut out the middle-man and approach companies directly to run their DC pension schemes.
BlackRock and Fidelity both follow this approach, and AllianceBernstein has recently made a success of doing the same, winning contracts from Blue Sky Pensions, Associated British Foods and the Pensions Trust, a voluntary-sector pension provider.
Spence Johnson also criticises the UK's Pensions Regulator for the dearth of publicly-available information on the DC pensions industry.
The firm said: "Its policy of ignoring this vital aspect of market monitoring is both baffling and unhelpful. The regulator's provision of data to the DC market in the UK was described to us by an overseas client as 'third world' in the gaps it leaves, and we agree with this."


text:
Aesthetics Treatments By Singapore Doctors
Coolsculpting And Liposonix – Better Than Liposuction?
CoolSculpting is an excellent option for both males and females, and anyone from eighteen into retirement can benefit from the therapy.
Anybody with area-specific fat deposits that resist the effects of diet and exercise is a potential prospect, but it is finest matched for those within 10 – 20 pounds of their perfect weight (or those less than 20 % overweight).
In Zeltiq CoolSculpting Singapore, an adhesive gel patch is placed over the wanted location and afterwards treated with cold to gradually minimize the size of the fat pocket.
The most frequently dealt with locations are the pooch in the tummy that resists any variety of crunches, the love handles or muffin top that simply hardly show over the top of your pants, and the back fat that commonly becomes more apparent after you've slimmed down.
Clients normally undergo a couple of treatments and within 2 to four months see a contouring of the wanted location as the fat cells gradually pass away. This is unlike traditional liposuction which takes a longer time for healing to occur. Fortunately, there also is another procedure, it is called liposonix singapore.
Nose Surgery And Rhinoplasty
While it's true that nose surgery, or commonly known as rhinoplasty fees, have actually been performed for thousands of years, the cosmetic element of the treatment is a reasonably brand-new development. Altering your nose via rhinoplasty singapore using the best nose fillers singapore has caused such swelling of people lining up for the surgical procedure.
Never ever prior to in human history have many people gone under the knife to enhance their appearance than in the last 50 years. Plastic surgery is a growing trend, especially in countries like the United States and Brazil, and the treatment are a part of that legacy.
Aesthetic And Dermatological Services Like Plastic Surgery
Aesthetic surgery, likewise known as cosmetic surgery, is a questionable topic. Many people look down on it since an individual is modifying their appearances, horning in the body that was provided them in an aesthetic clinic.
Some see those who opt for plastic surgery as self-centered and vain – individuals who just appreciate their looks. Although aesthetic surgical treatment with the occasional assistance of a dermatologist singapore is seemingly about exactly what you resemble, it is a lot more than just your outdoors appearance.
Hair Transplantation
Follicular System Extraction (FUE) is the most advanced and advanced strategies that are pred owned for hair restoration.
Right here in this approach, it secures a strip of one to 5 hairs which too from the back of your head. After this it follows with the benefactor location that is sutured together.
There might be a thin scar on the back of your head due to the strip harvest approach where fue helps in avoiding this mark.
FUE hair transplant Singapore is one of the best methods for successful transplantation.
After the implantation, you would be pleased to find that your hair has got the very best natural development making it look healthy at the very same time.
It is also crucial to make certain to have a great look at the abilities of the doctor so that you can be rather pleased getting the best results out of it.
Facelift With Ulthera And Thermage
You can decrease the maturing indications on your face, neck and forehead area with the aid of facelift surgical treatment.
The excess fat and skin on the neck and face is removed through this procedure. The muscles in the neck and facial areas are tightened.
The treatment assists in lowering the maturing indicators around the eyes. You could also opt for ulthera treatment or a procedure using the thermage machine.
How to cure acne? is a question running circles inside the minds of acne sufferers. Picking the very best acne scar removal products in the market can be really frustrating.
For something, virtually every item asserts to be the very best. Well, right here is an eye-opener for you.
There is not necessarily one better acne scar treatment and price is not even constantly an element. Some less expensive products can work much better than those worth hundreds of dollars.
Otoplasty Ear Surgery
If you have a set of prominent ears and you would like to get it fixed and save yourself the years of teasing at the hands of people without compassion, your best bet would be to engage in ear surgery in Singapore, otoplasty singapore. This form of surgery can be effectively utilized to change the angle and shape of your ears so that you have ears which are more flat against your scalp.
This form of ear surgery helps you to achieve a more aesthetically pleasing set of ears. Ones which do not protrude outwards. It is a surgery which is performed as an outpatient one, usually completion is within a few hours. Local anesthesia is applied for relief from any sensation of pain.


text:
Research Report: Q1 Member Benchmarking Survey Results
May 24, 2012
This report is based on questions posed by ANA members. Topics covered in this survey include agency relations, production management, agency compensation, shopper marketing, and marketing organization.
Members Only Content
This content is available to ANA Members only. Please login below or create an account.
You may already be a member. Find out if your company is already an ANA member.


text:
Calumet man electrocuted
HOUGHTON – A man from Calumet was killed Tuesday morning while working on a home project in Houghton County's Adams Township.
The Houghton County Sheriff's Office responded to the accident in the Brooklyn Location just before 11 a.m.
Police said a group of people from the area were volunteering to make repairs to a house.
The victim, identified at this time only as a 38-year-old man from Calumet, was in the process of setting up scaffolding when he was electrocuted by a nearby power line.
Adams Township First Responders along with personnel from Mercy Ambulance arrived on the scene in an attempt to revive the man but were unsuccessful.
At this time the victim's name is not being released and the investigation is continuing.


text:
From the Manufacturer's Label:
Ephedra Free
Non-Habit Forming
No Side Effects
Clear Sinus & Ear® is a unique homeopathic remedy formulated to relieve sinus and ear conditions. Clear Sinus & Ear® also contains a proprietary herbal formula. To be used for the temporary relief of sinus congestion, hay fever, colds, airborne allergies, ear pain and tenderness, and swimmers ear.


text:
No. 25 Rams romp to win over Hounds
March 21, 2008
SAN ANGELO, Texas — First baseman Clay Calfee went 3-for-5 with five RBIs and Kenny Elkind pitched six shutout innings Thursday night as 25th-ranked Angelo State routed Eastern New Mexico 12-1 in the opener of a four-game Lone Star Conference baseball series.
The Rams (23-8, 17-4 LSC) pounded out 15 hits, breaking the game open with a six-run fourth highlighted by Calfee's bases-loaded triple off Seth Clabaugh (3-3).
Elkind (6-2) allowed three hits, walked three and struck out five in his six-inning stint, turning the game over to the bullpen with an 11-0 lead. The Greyhounds (15-11, 9-8) broke through for their lone run in the seventh when Paden Vendrely hit a one-out single, moved to third on a balk and a groundout and scored on Mitch Wolfe's single to center.
Calfee added a two-run homer in the sixth off reliever Jonathon Wise. Designated hitter Don Carter hit a pair of RBI singles for the Rams, while catcher Trey Carter went 3-for-3 and left fielder Clayton Farhat added 2-for-4.
Left fielder Clayton Young was the only ENMU player with more than one hit, going 2-for-4. The Hounds finished with seven hits in dropping their third consecutive game.
The teams are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. (MDT) twin bill today, then close the series with a nine-inning contest at 1 p.m. on Saturday.


text:
Home » The 2014 Corvette Stingray C7 was officially unveiled » 2014 Corvette Stingray C7 7
← Back to article
Have a question or submission?
Luxatic is an online magazine with luxury news, products and services. From supercars, luxury homes, yachts and bespoke watches, to gorgeous hotels and resorts and the latest trends in high fashion. Your one stop source for luxury lifestyle and expensive things. Get to Know Us...
© 2017 Luxatic - Luxury Lifestyle Blog. all rights reserved. | Privacy Policy


text:
Justin Sorensen Sets Up Exhibition (Voice of rational being) at UnSmoke Artspace
After a drive from Rhode Island School of Design to Erie PA and then today to Braddock, PA, Justin Sorensen is setting up his artwork for Friday night's opening at UnSmoke Artspace . Yesterday's blogpost showed Aaron Meyers installing his portion of the exhibition but Justin hadn't arrived yet.
I called Aaron and asked if I could come over and shoot Justin for the blog and he said it was fine by them.
I drove over with my neighbor who can't make the opening so he could catch a preview of the exhibition. Justin was a good sport and we didn't stay too long as they were really busy completing the final preparations. Twenty four hours later and Aaron was still drilling into the brick walls.
They took a break and showed us around and I was able to capture Justin and his artwork for today's post and photos. Opening Friday night at 6 PM. Unsmoke Artspace 1137 Braddock Avenue, Braddock PA.
Aaron Meyers Sets Up Exhibition (Voice of rational being) at UnSmoke Artspace
After school on Wednesday, I drove to Braddock. Directly across from the Edgar Thomson USS Mill is an old Catholic school building that's been transformed into a spacious art gallery. UnSmoke Artspace.
This Friday night (May 11th 6-9PM) is the opening of (Voice of rational being) An exhibition featuring the works of Aaron Meyers and Justin Sorensen.
I was fortunate to spend an hour or so watching Aaron set up some of his work and followed him around, shooting and talking and only once did he ask me to hold a plank while he drilled into the brick wall so I wasn't too useful. He was gracious and explained his exploration of materials and how he had transported the art in a truck and what his performance would be during the exhibit.
One thing that struck me is how Aaron inquired about my teaching at school AND about what my blog is about. So although I was there for the purpose of photographing him and his art, he expressed interest in what I do and it was an easy exchange. Aaron has empathy and understanding for the teaching as his mom and I are colleagues. He told me how almost every school he attended in the city is now closed.


text:
Salsero wrote:The photo looks like the same clay as the one I got. This is the vendor photo of mine:Bubba_tea wrote: I was intrigued by this pot from yunnan colorful.
It only took a minute of observation to see that it was lousy quality and bore little resemblance to the photo. And at these prices, it's crazy. The guy is selling pots for more than Teapot Gallery that are much worse (unacceptable) quality and charging you postage from China to boot! BTW, of the six items I ordered, two arrived broken.
Actually, I think if I just did a straight photo of the pot with normal color balance, etc. it would look just like the vendor's photo. You have to handle the pot or adjust the photos to see the problems.scruffmcgruff wrote: Wow Sal, that's awful quality! Sorry you got ripped off like that. I actually like the pot in the vendor's image, but clearly it is not typical!
Salsero wrote:OK, I took some photos of the actual pot that I received. There are irregular sections of the outside that have a shiny gray appearance, sort of steel or lead looking. You see them in real life by moving the pot around in the light till they show up. The metallic looking spots are actually shinier than they look in these photos and are not as immediately obvious. I tested the pot for lead and it came out negative.
After testing for lead and boiling it and finding that the color does not come off on a white cloth, I think I may go ahead and use this pot, since I do like the shape and appearance of it, but it will get only occasional use. I am too distrustful of it after seeing so many little defects.
I know it's not lead because I tested it. Otherwise, your suggestion makes a lot of sense. It doesn't seem to be paint: a clay applied on the surface makes sense. Speculation is probably all we will ever have to go one here, so thanks for that idea!betta wrote: It doesn't necessarily caused by lead and to be honest, I don't think it is ... cooled slowly and taken out during the firing process to be painted with the same clay paste at a lower temperature for final inner surface finishing.


text:
Product Launch Team Charter
September 1, 2015
A charter to document project scope, decision rights, and sponsorship.
Members Only Content
This content is available to ANA Members only. Please login below or create an account.
You may already be a member. Find out if your company is already an ANA member.


text:
About the Author: Dr. Esther Brimmer serves as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs.
Last week, the United States announced that we were joining the Alliance of Civilizations, an initiative led by Spain and Turkey under the auspices of the United Nations. Headed by its High Representative former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio, the Alliance works to improve understanding and help counter the forces that fuel polarization and extremism. We joined the Alliance's 120-member Group of Friends in recognition of the Alliance's innovative and inclusive approach to improving relations between diverse cultural groups around the world.
We support the Alliance in its work promoting policies and initiatives aimed at improving relations between diverse cultural groups by serving as a clearing-house of ideas and information among governments, international organizations, NGOs, corporations, and universities. And although we joined the Alliance's Group of Friends only last week, the United States has been quite active within the Alliance at many levels since its creation. The U.S. government has participated as an observer at Alliance-related events for several years, including major conferences in Madrid, New York, and Astana; and we sponsored one of the Alliance's early projects, a 2007 successful Citizen Dialogue in Spain.
American universities and NGOs also have worked with the Alliance for several years on efforts and initiatives to promote intercultural understanding. For example, the German Marshall Fund of the United States conducted earlier this year an International Fellows program for the Alliance, bringing a group of North American and European emerging leaders to visit several Muslim communities in North Africa and the Middle East, and a group of Northern African and Middle East emerging leaders to visit the United States and Europe -- all in the spirit of improved and mutual understanding. The Alliance also will sign soon a Memorandum of Understanding with UNESCO, to cement the working relationship between those two bodies.
Many U.S. government programs and initiatives that the Department of State already conducts dovetail nicely with the goals of the Alliance. Whether it is cross-cultural exchanges, arranging media tours for foreign press, or youth outreach, the United States has a vast array of programs and projects that seek to further intercultural understanding. The Alliance is an excellent venue and vehicle for us to gather, share, and implement some of our ideas and best practices with other governments and institutions that share those goals.
I am looking forward to such exchanges next week, when I will lead a small U.S. government delegation to the Alliance's Group of Friends Forum in Rio de Janeiro. This will be our first meeting as an official member, and since we are so new to the Alliance of Civilizations, we will spend much of our time working to develop further areas for cooperation on the Alliances four main program areas of youth, education, media, and migration.
There was no entry fee for the U.S. to join this initiative, nor are there any fees for us to participate in its upcoming meetings. Contributions to its operating trust fund are entirely voluntary, and we can participate in only the programs we choose. The Alliance's administrative overhead also is quite small compared to other major organizations and initiatives -- its budget this year is projected to be only about $3 million, and it is led by an efficient staff of 13 in New York.
So we are pleased to be formally joining this exciting and relatively new initiative. While we may not agree with every program or paper that is produced under the umbrella of the Alliance, the important point is that the Alliance is a means to promote dialogue, something the United States has always supported. As the President said in his , "[I]n order to move forward, we must say openly to each other the things we hold in our hearts and that too often are said only behind closed doors. There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground."
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
I really wish there was a whole scale integration of social services and education. Schools are well placed and are the first witnesses to societal breakdown which helps and feeds polarization. A good teacher can recognize stress in a child and a difficult home life. The marriage of school and social services would benefit all children. Bringing dentists,doctors, psychological treatment, tutoring down to the school level for young children would be more effective and strategic as an early intervention program. Parents needing drug treatment, abuse counseling could also be better treated at this level. A sort of comprehensive, strategic community model is sorely needed to counteract extremism. Families need help when they need it. Students need academic support when they need it not 5 years later when it's turned into a crisis. Helping children and families at critical stages of development can be costly but perhaps cheaper than a military option later when its already too late.
Flavius in Virginia writes:
Everyone ought to click on the link above to our new "Group of Friends." We have some very interesting new friends, don't we?
Please pass the sweet and sour shrimp!
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
Disneyland is an American icon that children all over the world want to experience. Using Disneyland centered cultural programs as a base for introducing American culture can be very powerful. Getting a massive number of underserved, marginalized children from Yemen, Afghanistan can have a lifelong impact on a growing child to get them used to American democracy and the American way of life. Furthermore, Disneyland has all of the available facilities to accomodate large gatherings of students. Countering polarization and extremism starts at a young age. It's difficult to brainwash someone at 14 who spent every summer visiting an American school, playing at Waterworld, riding the Matterhorn. When students think of America the pleasure centers of their brains only recall non stop Disneyland like fun and learning. A summer to beat all summers full of warm, sandy beaches, dripping ice cream cones, Saturday night barbecues. What extremist philosophy could counter those powerful images?
O.C. in U.S.A. writes:
I wish the State Department would hire me so that I can get platinum health care and wipe out extremism around the world, the Disneyland way.


text:
Shop By Category
View All Bags
Before you buy another soccer back pack that will fall apart in less than a year, take a minute to figure out what you need. Usually, bags are well constructed. The problems arise when you try to put things into them that they were never intended to carry. For example, most soccer bags can carry the ball and all your training equipment. Trying to fit an adult regulation ball into a kid's backpack might stretch the threading, and lead to tearing over time.
If you plan to carry a soccer ball, or you need spikes for your cleats, then you should get a bag that has designated pockets for these items. It will save you wear on the pack itself, and make sure you have everything you need for travel games. A good bag is like a fail safe, it's full of the most useful items you need on the road.
If you need help finding the bag for you, contact the Soccer Garage support team.
View All Bags


text:
Wonder whether your students will like Immune Attack? Wonder whether it is game enough to hold their attention? Well watch this video.
And oh, if you work for a AAA video game company you can reach me by email!
Thank you to Debbie Kovesdy, her students and the biology teachers who participated in our evaluation. If YOU would like your students to participate in our evaluation, please let me know! We need more students to strengthen our data… We have significant gains in LEARNING and CONFIDENCE. Be a part of a revolution in learning and in gaming!


text:
Radiohead, a well-known British rock-band, recently commissioned Global Footprint Network partner Best Foot Forward (BFF) to analyze the band's Footprint and help reduce their tour's carbon emissions. BFF's report shows that transport, how fans get to Radiohead's shows, is the most important lever for reducing the tour's Footprint.
For example, if average car occupancy increased from 2.2 to 3 people per car, the CO2 output for the entire tour would drop by 22 per cent. Radiohead now chooses gigs based on proximity to city centers, public transit options, and the eco-friendliness of the venues.
Radioheads eco-criteria for venues is prompting many event organizers to think greener, and, hopefully, prompting more of their fans to carpool. The band also tries to freight their gear by ship rather than air, has stopped using charter planes, and travels by road and rail whenever possible.
Read the Report
Radiohead Blog
It's true the governments are not the ones that are going to radically influence a movement towards transparency in mutual funds carbon footprints. Consumers are starting to put the pressure on, but where it is going to matter most is when stockholders finally stand up and put the pressure on. Wind power and hydroelectricity is the way forward and it is encouraging to see that this is becoming an attractive option for investors, not willing to continually invest in the increasingly risky polluting companies. I know who I would invest my capital with for solid ROI and for the benefits of the environment! http://www.breezedryer.com/
I'm impressed. I hope all other musical groups that attract large crowds will follow suit. It will also be wise for festival organisers in the future to arrange public transport for party goers. I'm just wondering if there are any structures in place to manage the carbon footprint of South Africa 2010. Just for interest's sake, i also want to know if investing in reducing carbon durin the football world cup in South Africa will qualify for Certified Emmission Reduction? I think if exceptions were made to allow for CER during this one month long showcase there would be significant carbon reductions.


text:
by Anton Shilov
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday reduced pricing on its flash-based Zune portable digital media players and also shifted its Zune Pass subscription model and now its customers can keep certain number of tracks that they have access to as Zune Pass subscriber. Microsoft hopes that both moves will make Zune more successful on the market during holiday shopping season amid economic slump.
After the price slash, Zune 4GB costs $99, Zune 8GB has $139 price-tag and Zune 16GB is sold for $179. The hard disk drive-based models Zune 80GB and Zune 120GB – still cost $229 and $249, respectively. Earlier this week Microsoft released firmware update 3.1 for its portable digital media players that adds new simplistic video games to the player as well as improves overall stability of the device.
In addition, Microsoft also changed its Zune Pass music subscription service. The Zune Pass subscription service previously gave consumers on-demand access to millions of tracks for $14.99 per month. Starting today subscribers will also get to select 10 tracks per month to keep and add them to their permanent collection (an estimated $10 value).
Agreements to let users keep ten tracks have been signed between Microsoft and EMI Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group, as well as independent distributors INgrooves, Independent Online Distribution Alliance and The Orchard. The new enhanced subscription model came about as a result of close collaboration with all of these companies, Microsoft indicated.
Zune Pass subscribers will have the added benefit of retaining digital rights management (DRM)-free MP3 tracks from Sony BMG and UMG, in addition to MP3 tracks from EMI Music, Warner Music Group and a large portion of the independent music labels. With the addition of tracks from UMG and Sony BMG, Zune will soon offer over 90% of its music in the MP3 format, Microsoft said.
It was logical for Microsoft to sign an agreement with leading labels to allow end-users to keep certain tracks now that virtually free music subscription services like "Comes with Music" by Nokia emerge.


text:
For general inquiries or urgent matters, please contact our Customer Care team by phone:
888-222-4410 (toll free)
415-877-1557 (international calls)
Monday-Friday 6:00 am - 4:00 pm PST
To contact us via email, click here.
For questions about an existing order, or to check on the status of an order, click here.
If you have a product to return or exchange, click here for information and detailed instructions.
We provide volume discounts and useful information to the architectural and interior design sector. To speak with a Trade Specialist, call:
(888) 222-4410 (press 1)
Sign up for the Trade Program
For general press inquiries or requests for 2Modern product images or information, click here.
If you're a designer or manufacturer with a product or idea that may interest 2Modern, click here.
We give special consideration to certain non-profit and charitable organizations. To see if your organization qualifies for 2Modern discounts and donations, please click here.
Join the design-enthusiastic 2Modern team! Review our job listings to see if your skills match our needs.
Note: Returns are not accepted at the above address. Please see Returns & Exchanges for information about returns.


text:
Honors Program
HONR 325 (Q*) Service Learning. (Credit Hours: 3) Students participate in public service with local agencies in order to understand the relationship between civic responsibility and higher education. In the classroom, students reflect upon the function and necessity of their service as well as on its limitations in responding to specific community needs and general social problems.
Students in this course volunteer with a local nonprofit organization of their choice for a minimum of 35 hours. In addition to the 35 hours of hands-on experiential learning, students spend time throughout the semester doing academic research and writing a reflective, experience-based research paper on their chosen issue. Students who complete this course will promote social sustainability through volunteer work, write a research paper that combines scholarly research on the social issue that their chosen organization addresses with their own experiences as a volunteer. Students will promote volunteerism amongst the student body by organizing events on campus or by doing a short video/PSA/commercial for their chosen organization.