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Monster shares are up about 17 percent so far this year, having rallied since Iannuzzi told an investor conference early this month that the company was considering "strategic alternatives."
The company has drawn considerable interest since he made those comments on March 1 but has not yet begun formal talks, said Iannuzzi, whose company runs the Monster.com jobs-search Website.
Monster this month retained Stone Key Partners LLC and BofA Merrill Lynch as financial advisers to help review strategic alternatives.
Analysts have identified several possible avenues for the company: an outright sale; the sale of a stake or some of its territories, such as its Chinese or South Korean assets; or a leveraged buyout.
Asked to identify the alternatives, Iannuzzi said:
"It means selling the company, potentially. It means bringing in a partnership in a region of the world where we can share the expense … it could mean a strategic investment in terms of someone buying a sizeable piece of Monster. It could be a foreign market or could be here in New York."
Since Iannuzzi said the company is considering strategic alternatives, analysts have cautioned there are no obvious buyers for the company.
In afternoon trading on Thursday, the stock was up 1.7 percent at $9.46, its highest since October. At that price, Monster has a market capitalization of about $1.1 billion.
"At a certain price, anything's for sale," Iannuzzi said. But it would have to be compelling and it would have to make sense to Monster as a whole. This is not just about raising money."
The company, Iannuzzi said, has received considerable interest from potential buyers but has not yet engaged because it is still preparing data potential buyers would need to evaluate bids.
"We're going to serve that up to them relatively soon," Iannuzzi said.
The New York-based company, whose model of job ads is facing new competition from social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn Corp, said in January it would cut 7 percent of its staff, or 400 jobs.
Its technology initiatives include Power Resume Search, which makes it possible to identify workers with specific skills, and BeKnown, a way for employers to reach candidates via Facebook. That "app" could make it easier to find so-called passive job candidates who are currently employed.
At Thursday's event, Monster executives showed off semantic search technology that takes into account the context of words, helping recruiters who wade through piles of resumes to find candidates more efficiently.
Monster, which bought rival HotJobs.com in 2010, also competes with operators of specialized job sites, such as Dice Holdings Inc, which focuses on financial, IT and other sectors, and with hundreds of small operators. Aggregators of listings, such as SimplyHired.com and Indeed.com, have also emerged as rivals. The online recruitment market is estimated at more than $5 billion.
UBS this month downgraded Monster shares to "Neutral," and cut profit estimates for this year and next, citing market share losses and slowing markets. It estimated Monster's 2012 share of online recruitment at 23 percent, below CareerBuilder.com's 32 percent but ahead of LinkedIn's 16 percent.
CareerBuilder does have the resources to buy Monster, Monster's CEO said.
CareerBuilder did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
A potential buyer of Monster might have little interest in selling job postings to recruiters, but it could be drawn by access to raw data about job seekers, said SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analyst Tobey Sommer, who has a "Buy" rating and a $16 price target.
"They may be trying to convey that there is something beyond just looking at the (profit and loss statement), that perhaps some other firm might be able to monetize in a way they're not able to," Sommer said, without naming potential buyers.
Recent U.S. job trends make the company more attractive, he added. The types of jobs being created in the current U.S. labor recovery play to Monster's strength in mid-level job categories, Sommer said.
Although it's an Internet company, Monster is susceptible to the same economic forces as traditional staffing companies like ManpowerGroup and Robert Half International. The industry has seen a recovery in U.S. demand for workers, but softer staffing markets in Europe.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – (Reporting By Nick Zieminski in New York; Writing by Scott Malone in Boston; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Steve Orlofsky)


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Ano Skotina is home to a Christian population even thought the valley might give off an impression of abandonment. The village began to prosper and the result of this prosperity can be seen in the monuments of that era that are still holding up today to due to a restoration given its important of Byzantine relics such as the Church of Jesus which dates back to 1618. The first time Skotina was mentioned was in 1649. Several decades later on the 17th May in 1670 there were numerous references of Skotina and its residents participating in revolutionary movements against the Ottomans.
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Physiological Benefits of Closet Organization
Who would have thought, it feels so good to be organized? Reducing clutter and systemizing your belongings is food for the soul. Closet organization is a great start to eliminating untidiness and benefiting both your mind and body.
Did you know removing excess clutter from the home can drastically eliminate the time spent on housework? Not overloading the walls with family photos and artwork and avoiding to clutter shelves with books and nick-knacks make for a visually appealing and cleaner home. Putting the laundry in the washer in a timely fashion, utilizing storage bins or baskets, also attribute to freeing up space in the home.
When everyday essentials that are used daily are in constant disarray, this can often lead to simple tasks, such as quickly putting together an outfit, to become more draining and hectic than necessary.
People often get overwhelmed on where to start when their personal items are in disorder, and this causes unnecessary psychological stress. Working with professionals can alleviate some of that stress; they can assist with prioritizing your belongings and develop personalized storage solutions. Closet Organizing Systems has a team of skilled professionals that can come to your organization rescue.
Staying on top of your organization can be especially helpful in developing a more consistent schedule, and make one more efficient. In the end, organization can free up time, and conserve your mental and physical energy, to experience the other wonders of your life that give it meaning and joy.
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Does Your Chicago Closet Contain Useless Stuff?
It could be an old letter sweater or favorite college t-shirt.
It could be some gorgeous shoes that are comfortable for about a tenth of a nano-second (but look smokin' hot!) so you never make it out the door with them on - you bury them in your Chicago closet.
It could even be a wedding dress or other sentimental item.
Not only do these items take up very important space that could be utilized more effectively, they also take up mental energy every time you see them and think about how they're just sitting there – taking up space in your Chicago closet.
A study was conducted by The Daily Mail that professes that every woman has at least 22 items in her closet she never wears but refuses to throw out. If you run a total on that it comes to over 500 million items that will never be worn.
Impulse buys are the main reason for the unworn clothing "pile-up" according to almost half the women polled. And get this – only one in eight regularly do a closet purge and one in fifty delay the task for at least ten years!
Statistically, the most common unworn items are jeans (you know- the ones you're going to fit back in to when you lose 10 pounds).
The second biggest culprit is shoes, with about 20% of women stashing up to six pairs of shoes that they will never wear.
But wait!
Men are affected by this too! In fact, men tend to have an average of 19 items lurking in their closets that they will never wear again – most of which were impulse, sale items.
So what's the "take away" of all these fun stats?
The take away is that you need to take those unused items AWAY! Get them out of your Chicago closet.
It will give you more room to move, more space to think, and more options to look and feel better – and isn't that what every great Chicago closet should do?
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Why Spend Money on Garage Organization?
Your garage space is some of the least expensive "real estate" to improve considering that is already part of your housing expense. Plus, you would be surprised how many people still spend money to rent a separate storage space or still park their car outside the garage rather than improving the form and functions on one's own garage. This can be easily achieved with building garage shelving or adding garage cabinets. Figuring out how to organize your garage will not only improve your psyche but will also enhance the investment in your home right out of the gate.
With garage clutter - you're constantly reminded of all the "stuff" that needs to be organized, put away, thrown away or donated. Just seeing all the things we have accumulated over the year can often drain your energy in a negative way. It's a place where people tend to carelessly just dump things and rarely clean up. And there's usually no organized, dedicated home like garage cabinets for the stuff that gets dropped, so it all turns in to big piles that are incredibly difficult to tackle. So you don't, and your stuff just sits there for years.
Cleaning up and getting organized will have a positive impact on both your state of mind and your way of life – whether you add any organizational system or not.
Adding some sort of system will have the added benefit of making it much easier to stay organized over the long term. Building garage shelving or adding a garage cabinet here and there can go a long way when considering how to organize your garage.
You plan what needs to be stored and you create a storage solution for those items. Some are very specific – like roller blade equipment, or baskets for gardening tools, or a hook for a ladder.
Other solutions involve building garage shelving, drawers and garage cabinets with doors (and locks) to keep chemicals and solvents out of children's reach. Just having things behind doors helps the out of sight out of mind principle.
So if you're looking for a long term investment with a good rate of return and an improved state of being – getting your garage organized should top the list.
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Keep Your Closet Organization Resolution – 5 Tips
In fact, according to Bill Curran, president of Closet Organizing Systems™, your project could be doomed before you even start. "With the holidays behind us and our new resolutions upon us there is a sense among many of being disorganized. [We know we need to get organized] but too often it is without a real plan to make it happen. A written down organization plan with a set of priorities is a must these days; otherwise, the task is daunting for many. New projects with a custom home organization system can be taken in steps as well in order to be done economically."
Here are five tips to help you get - and stay - organized in 2011:
1. Assess – Before you can organize the things you own, you need to figure out exactly how much that is. We all have things buried at the back of closets or in the bottom or drawers that we forgot we had. If it's been forgotten for over six months, you don't need it. Ditto anything that doesn't fit or is in poor condition.
2. Group – Now that you have weeded out items that you no longer need, it is time to separate the things you do need so that they are easy to store and locate in the future.
3. Invest – You've gone through your things and organized them, it's time to invest in home office organization and/or closet organization systems. This is the most important tip, and it can make or break your resolution. With a custom closet or home office organization system, everything will have its place, making it effortless to keep your home office and closet organization resolutions.
4. Organize – Whether you do it yourself or opt for professional assistance, this is the step where you literally "get organized."
5. Reassess – As with most resolutions, organization is an ongoing process. Resolve to go through your closet organization and home office organization systems every once in a while. Weed out things that are old or no longer serve a purpose. Revise systems that aren't working as well as they should. Reorganize items by season. You get the idea.
Getting your home office organization or closet organization project underway doesn't have to be overwhelming, and it doesn't have to be "just a resolution." If you follow the above steps, you can easily stick to your resolution and finally get organized in 2011. There are a variety of closet organization systems and home office organization systems available that can help you realize your dreams of "getting organized" – and staying that way through 2011 and beyond.
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Seven Tips for Organizing Your Closet
So what if you're one of the people who haven't yet achieved the nirvana of your own boutique size walk in closet?
How do you get all of your stuff inside and organized so you can find it when you need it?
Start with these tried and true organizing tips:
1) Start by taking everything out. Some items will go in the trash or Goodwill pile immediately. Trust me – you'll find things you don't even remember having, along with some that you've been looking for a very long time.
2) Evaluate with honesty and discipline. Look at each item and give it a rating
from 1-10. Ten means you love it and wear it often with confidence and joy. Anything below a 7 should no longer have a home in your closet. It's not doing you any favors and not serving your current lifestyle and goals.
3) When you're doing this evaluating – ask yourself how you want people to perceive you TODAY – in current time. Are you looking to get promoted? Are you looking for love? Pick three to five adjectives that you resonate with and make sure each item you keep honors and conveys these characteristics.
4) Put the pieces that have sentimental value in a box – and then store that box somewhere besides the main closet you use to get dressed.
5) Apply the 80-20 rule. We really do wear 20% of our clothing 80% of the time. If you have things you just can't bear to let go of – move them to the back of another closet or storage space. If another 6 months or year goes by and you still have worn them – let them go without even re-evaluating. Trust that they have served their purpose.
6) Make another pile for anything that needs to be tailored, sewn or mended and write down what needs to be done to fix the piece. Then take them to the seamstress at the dry cleaners or your tailor – within 72 hours – and get the problems fixed so you can move forward and wear them with confidence.
7) Now start putting things back into your closet. The things you use the most should be the easiest to access. The goal is to be able to open (and close) the closet door – access what you need – and move on with your day.
Good luck and happy organizing!
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The author of this campaign is "anonymous", but I can see he is a Kundera fan. Which makes it quite obvious who he is
Mission 2 - WOW is all I can say, well done!
The author of this campaign is "anonymous", but I can see he is a Kundera fan. Which makes it quite obvious who he is
I've seen a reference to Ouroboros in the thread, but I never found it myself. Can anybody give me a hint as to where it is?
Hint please! Just me then - where is that darned Catacombe key? I have been all over, no one left standing, bodies/drunks searched, safe contents safely in my swag bag, Cathedral ransacked, rooms cleaned out, rooftops and armouries pilfered and emptied and I still haven't come across a key!
Off for another run through the streets and Cathredral........
EDIT: Found! Possibly the only place missed on the sweep of the entire town - as per usual I might add.
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I've been up and down the tower with the respawning haunts where can I find what's supposed to be in there?
Great campaign, but is it just my set up or the missions (specially the second one) are excessively dark? Even with gamma set to maximum (which makes everything look very ugly) I can barely play some parts of them.
This is my second playthrough of this FM set and this time I have decided to ghost it. Mission 1 during my first playthrough was just OK, I was just exploring and completed all objectives accidentally. But on my second playthrough I had opposite feelings. I knew where everything is, so I could explore the city more strategically. Also ghosting this mission was actually more fun than playing it normally. Which is weird, because I actually don't like ghosting missions.
Mission 2 impressed me more, because of technical stuff and riddles and atmosphere. But during the second playthrough I have realized that this mission wasn't made for ghosting. Most of areas are very easy to ghost and also there is a bust of the ghosting very early in the mission: there is no way to leave Water Shrine with Water Talisman without being spotted by 2 floating scimitars. I thought that maybe by swimming I will ghost it, but the entrance is blocked by stone gate. The rest of the mission is quite easy to get through without being noticed (and by the way I'm talking about avoiding second alerts, first alerts were OK for me).
The most interesting and challenging area in Mission 2 was Halls of Eternal Tranquility. It was really tough place. I had really big problem with zombie alerted by magic bolts and once zombie froze in front of the ladder (luckily he unfroze when I reloaded previous save).
Also I have a question about flying lanterns. Is their giggling first or second alert? I assumed it's the first. Also when I activated trap chest in Hall of the Hundred Heroes, the lantern got scared and run away from me with double speed. That was a view.
I did a ghost-ish run myself a few days ago, and while I didn't succeed, I did manage to leave the water shrine without being spotted. Scimitars will still second alert to the trap, and since you trigger it yourself, it's a bust. However, you can avoid the direct confrontation with them. The method is pretty simple: you can block the door with any object. I used one of my potions. Once you pick it up on your way out, the door closes completely. I really didn't want to give up on ghosting this scenario, and I'm glad I found a way to, if not succeed, at least lower the severity of the bust.
As for the Halls of Eternal Tranquility, there is indeed a zombie who alerts to a trap, but that is no bust itself. An alerted zombie just makes that area more difficult to sneak through. Besides, he probably would have alerted to you jumping into the water anyway. There might also be a way to ghost that area. I have an idea, but I'll have to experiment when I replay the mission.
Floating lanters do not react to you at all, so I don't know if they even have to be ghosted. They do react to traps, but that's easy to avoid.
Could I have a hint please for the Heart as I have been running around the Tower of Dead Thoughts for ages now and I'm getting to the frustrated stage again I still have the Tower of Silence to pillage for the eye.
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@Duffer: See my hint in post #106.
EDIT: OK, you already got it...
I really liked the second misson, especially the flying lamps sadly i they become really boring after realising that they dont attack you.
One thing bothers me though. In the first misson there is only one ladder going all the way up to one of the church towers, is it possible to open the hatch?
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A have yet to find the Grimoire, it must be fairly obvious as no one else appears to have mentioned a problem- but not to me at the moment. I have managed to solve all of the other puzzles myself including the Mathematician which was easier than I initially made it, but this last location is eluding me thus far.spoiler:I thought that Knoss might have it in his tomb - but no luck there
So, a nudge might be appropriate at this stage as I have covered a lot of ground so far with no sign of the book.
spoiler:. Currently on 4248 loot and just the last objective to tick off but for the life of me I cannot see where I am overlooking the Grimoire! I do not fancy going back to that particular area either - it's quite a challenging section for my limited thieving abilities.with the two contra-patroling haunts (on Normal difficulty)
Edit: Found it! Thanks jiansonz, your post prompted me to explore and look more diligently.spoiler:now how am I supposed to retrieve the Grimoire from there without getting killed?
EDIT 2: FIN! 5 hours 30 mins, much of which was spent hiding in shadows and going around in circles. A very enjoyable mission which rewards patience and planning. Although I am not really a fan of horror FM's, this was generally easy to navigate past the AI's on Normal difficulty. Quite confusing at times and bit dark even with gamma up to max but some lovely touches and innovations throughout.
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I was finally able to play through the whole mission today and I must say this is a very impressive mission. I had fun being sucked in by the gear!
Just finished mission 1 and really enjoyed looting the town. But... I finished 295 loot short which irks me a bit 'cos I thought I had roped, jumped and slid my way through all the buildings... I had a wonderful time! I looted both towers and the only place left is the bell towers which I don't think I got in to. I collected the Docs loot. I found only 1 switch in the mission - is this where I've missed something? Any thoughts on less obvious loot locations? ... or perhaps its the obvious I missed! Anyway mission 1 is the style of mission I most enjoy and it is superbly done - thankyou. Now on to part 2.
Finished mission 2 on expert in 2hrs 20mins with 4123/4973 loot. Generally I'm not a fan of undead but they were easy enough to avoid. Appreciated the map so I didn't get lost. I thought the mission was a bit too dark and with max gamma it made things look ugly.
I found a Talisman of Atonement (not sure where) and wondered if there is a place to use it?
Finished both missions in 4 hrs 23 mins. I'm sure that was about 8 hours real time with all the re-loads as I had some trouble in mission 2 standing on edges, jumping and clinging / catching edges... probably my bad jumping technique!
Enjoyed the atmosphere, gameplay and riddles. Thanks for a great 2 mission pack.
Beautiful missions, thank you very much for these!
I'm about half way through all the contest missions. I've so far awarded three missions with 9 silver hammers. This was one of them. Bloody well done!
Questionspoiler:what was the trick to the tower of doors? I couldn't figure it out so I just kept reloading until I got the correct sequence.
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It took 3hrs 23 min with 4156 loot on expert without a hint at all. This was absolutely fantastic. One of my favorite missions period.
Both parts are amazing! But the part 2 - the catacombs - are just extremely impressive!!
Thank you for these missions!


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I panic for summer programs.
You must find that extremely laughable but hear me out. A summer vacation stretches out for weeks. What can you possibly do to entertain your kids in that so many weeks??? You can't expect us to travel. Oh please, I can't even travel to my grandmother's house without carefully counting financial damages for transportation and meals. I have a beach trip planned, but that's just an overnight stint (again, you can't expect me to plan for a week at the beach because of financial constraints as well as the lack of logic for such a plan --I mean, really, won't the kids eventually get bored of the same sun, sand and water in under 4 days?)
So that's where summer programs come in. I was lucky enough to have my kids join their schools' summer programs last year. They had an art exhibit of their works and the kids felt fulfilled about that. This was followed up by our beach trip, and dotted by mall and park trips that don't usually beg us to spend more than a parking fee.
You must be gagging at my cheapness now. I can retaliate and debate on budget and indulgence ...but that would require a separate blog entry. I'll get to that.
Back to summer programs, this year cannot be another art show. I want my sons to look forward to every summer program they get into. I want them to be absolutely thrilled for summer to come because it means they get to experience something new and different each time.
Kenji is easier to please. Any summer camp that would challenge his physical strength and speed would earn stars from him. We're thinking of putting him into karate this year. Or maybe some mad Survivor Camp --yeah!
Miro is a tougher nut to crack. He's always asked me to take him to science camp, invention camp, a summer program that would teach him robotics (YES, ROBOTICS!). All these, we know, do not happen in this country.
You see the source of my panic now? It's not that I have to do everything my children say. It's just that I want summer to always be ultra-special for them. It's the break right after a hard life in school, and the break right before you get back to the hard life of school. They deserve this!
Anyway...back to my research. There 's got to be something out there. Hey, I have a month more to panic, and I'll make full anxiety of it.


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So you've built your dream home – now what?
Interior design is fraught with trends and clichés. How can you avoid the stylistic pitfalls of Avocado Appliances (hot again!) or the fussiness of bead board and chair rail? Using an interior designer can help. Though you do need to have some idea where you want to end up. Western Living Magazine Awards were dolled out last month and in the interior design category there were some great examples of truly exceptional designers. An interesting criteria for judging presented itself in the new "westerness" category. An ambiguous term to be sure but one that most of us on the Westcoast know when we see it. Design celebrity, Kelly Deck explains the concept beautifully in her recent editorial for The Vancouver Sun - and it's a scrumptious expose on the extremely talented, Alda Pereira who was short-listed for the Western Living magazine Awards in Interior Design. Read the Article on Westerness and Interior Design here. If you are ready to find the designer that will make your new home sing - here are some tips to get the process started. Get a notebook with interior pockets and start making notes on how you might like to live in this space...is it an everyday room or will it be showcased for special dinner parties? Look through some of your favorite decorating magazines and cut out photos of rooms or specific pieces that suit your taste. Don't be afraid to include photos that seem to contrast each other.The likelihood is that an Interior Designer will be able to see your scope of interests and bring the best ideas together. While your ideas and aesthetic are important, a professional designer will utilize space, ensure you have proper storage areas and that your home flows and functions as it should. For a complete list of certified Interior Design professionals in BC check out the Interior Designers Institue of BC website www.idibc.org.
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NHS England has announced a £42m Pharmacy Integration Fund (PhIF) to support pharmacy to transform how it operates across the NHS for the benefit of patients over the next two years.
The Pharmacy Integration Fund will support community pharmacy as it develops new clinical pharmacy services, working practices and digital platforms to meet the public's expectations for a modern NHS community pharmacy service.
It follows the announcement of the Department of Health's new Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework and associated funding, and comprises a package of proposals for 2016- 2018.
The aim of the PhIF is to support the development of clinical pharmacy practice in a wider range of primary care settings, resulting in more integrated and effective NHS primary care for patients.
In particular, the fund will drive the greater use of community pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in new, integrated local care models.
This will improve access for patients, relieve the pressure on GPs and accident and emergency departments, ensure best use of medicines, drive better value and improve patient outcomes.
The Independent Review of Community Pharmacy Clinical Services, which was commissioned by the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer of England, Dr Keith Ridge, will be used to help determine how the funding is spent over the next two years. The review is due to report by the end of the year.
Dr Keith Ridge says: "NHS England is making this extra money available to help modernise the pharmacy sector and make the most of pharmacists' skills. We are not asking community pharmacy to do more, but to work with us over the next five years to develop how we can do things differently.
"There is no doubt that the community pharmacy profession will have to change how it works but we will be working closely with them to support and enable this process.
"Everyone agrees that community pharmacy is being held back by outdated working practices and an old-fashioned view of the pharmacist as someone who simply dispenses medicines at the back of the shop rather than as a trained clinical professional who provides specialist advice to patients and doctors from a professionally orientated clinical environment. We want to work with the profession to change that and rather than increasing the burden on GPs the aim is to allow community pharmacists to take a greater NHS role in helping patients."
As a result of new ways of working in general practice, nearly 500 pharmacists are currently working in GP surgeries and care homes, enabling more people to benefit from the clinical expertise of pharmacists and relieve the pressure on general practice waiting times and on hospital admissions. NHS England wants to extend this kind of innovation into community pharmacy using the PhIF as the catalyst for transformation.
NHS England will ensure they work closely with existing community and hospital pharmacists so this is about transforming community pharmacy for the benefit of the public.


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Fatal Accident in Martin County Involving Mac Trailer
A run-in with a large commercial truck yesterday resulted in the death of the driver of a pickup truck in Martin County, Texas. According to a representative with the Texas Department of Public Safety, the 50-year-old pickup driver from San Antonio was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, a 22-year-old from Atascosa, was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital.
The commercial truck was a MAC trailer traveling west on Tom Craddick Highway. The driver of that truck was apparently not injured in the crash.
It's not clear, based on the Odessa American report, what led to the truck accident. Both vehicles appeared to have been traveling west on the same road, not far from State Highway 349, when the driver of the pickup hit the left side of the MAC trailer. No other details were provided.
It's far too early, based on the facts at hand, to determine whether or not there was negligence involved in this accident. But as it stands, this is yet one more fatal accident on Texas roadways involving large commercial trucks.


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Monday, December 31, 2007
New Years Eve
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Life Is a Highway
The babies got a new toy for christmas that they aren't quite ready for, but it is cute anyway!
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Christmas Eve
We spent Chritmas Eve with te Ghiz's. They were nice enough to invite us over when it was clear we had nothing to do. It was fun to play Righteous! with them and spend a little time just chatting and eating.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Breath of Heaven
This is my little Breath of Heaven. I hope you enjoy my piece of heaven as much as I do.
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Mom and Dad Higbee
Thank you so much for the christmas presents. Haylee and Trent loved them! I hope you enjoy seeing them unwrap the presents.
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Family Exchange Presents
I video'd the family exchange. Thanks mom and dad.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Trent is really funny. He loves to make people laugh. Well, he has recently discovered that he can make Logan laugh. In fact, Logan only really laughs at Trent. He just thinks Trent is hilarious. Well after caroling the other night, the babies were a little fussy, so Trent decided to take the situation in his own hands.
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My Bad
Yesterday we told the kids that they couldn't open a present unless they got dressed. Trent was complaining because he didn't have any pants to wear. Then next thing I know, he is coming out like this. I am confused because I know these aren't his pants. But he insists that they are because they were in his dirty clothes.
I look at the tag, and what do you know, they are Logans! I don't even know how he got them on himself. He was very upset that one I laughed and two he had to change. Poor boy.
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Dennis and Lynda Christmas!
Dennis and Lynda sent us some presents. We were so excited and since half the fun of buying presents is watching someone open them, I decided to post it here for them to see! We love you guys.
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Sunday, December 23, 2007
I know it isn't Christmas or Christmas Eve, but the kids needed these things for church today, so they opened a present!
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First Visit with Santa
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These are pictures of the kids first visit with Santa.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Music Recital
Haylee has been practicing for a music recital and she finally performed last month. The sound isn't great on the video, sorry, but she did so well. She is the middle one with a green and red hat!
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Funny Story
Children learn all sort of vocabulary. I know Trent learns so much at school too. I think they were talking about advent calendars. We always do an advent calendar. And today after he took out the candy from his, he says... Where did you find the a-vent calendar? I said what? Confused by him calling it a calendar and more so and advent calendar. He said, where did you find the a-vent calendar?
What are they teaching these kids in school?
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Temple Trip
This past weekend we went to the Bern, Switzerland temple as a branch. We were very lucky to have no children with us. Sister Frost and Harriman took care of the kids while we were away. It was nice to get to the temple since it was the first time since we moved to Europe. The drive was nice and we saw snow. THe temple was beautiful and I would like to go back again.
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O Christmas Tree
On Thursday the post had their tree lighting ceremony. Santa and Mrs. Clause attended. They had a choice and hot chocolate and hot wine. The kids were really excited to get out and celebrate the christmas season.
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Camissano Again
Dave went to Camissano for work again. He took some pictures of the decorations for Natale. From what I understand, they don't celebrate Christmas, but they celebrate Natale which focuses on the Nativity. Hope you enjoy!
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Decorating for Christmas
We decorated for the holidays and took some pictures so everyone could see!
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Monday, December 3, 2007
They will crawl!
Laycee is finally in the beginning stages of crawling. I am so excited, except now she finds more things to put in her mouth. But she sure is cute. And Logan is finally starting to get up on his hands and feet, but he is not featured in this video.
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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Parents can't help but laugh
You all know there are moments when you can't help but laugh at your children. So tonight Dave and I were playing a computer game and the babies were playing with the noisy toys and Haylee was talking a lot as usual. Well suddenly, we heard a huge THUD! We look over and Haylee starts screaming because she fell off the end of the couch. When we asked her how she fell off, she said she was playing falling and she really fell!
We can laugh about this for days now. I don't know what was going through her head when she decided to "play falling" but didn't expect to fall!
And then she was looking at her scrapbook and there is a page with pictures of her and Linzi at Hooters. So she says mom look, I see hooters! Dave was like WHAT?
Kids say the funniest things sometimes.
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Contact Us
Our Location
Getting here:
Please be aware the Five Ways tunnel is now closed for 2 years (until 2021), so allow more time when travelling in to Edward's Trust.
There are a number of local bus services connecting Edward's Trust to the city centre, and further afield. For further information on the full range of bus services available or to help plan your journey you can use the Network West Midlands journey planner or contact National Express West Midlands. Visit National Express for more information on all timetables and ticket details. You can also download the National Express app for Android and iOS.
The nearest station to us is Five Ways, it's around a mile walk from the station to Edward's Trust. You can check train times, routes and ticket prices using the National Rail website.
There are a number of parking options surrounding Edward's Trust.
- 2 hours free parking is available on Harborne Road and Vicarage Road.
- Pay and display parking is available next to the Physician pub
- You can also park in the Chamber of Commerce car park, if you are using this option you need to walk into the reception area to get your pay and display ticket.


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The Reality of Texting and Driving
Safety is important in the workplace and equally important in the world outside of the office.
One of the leading causes of injury and dangerous driving is texting while behind the wheel. This sombre message from AT&T provides a real world look into the realities when texting and driving go wrong.
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And that means the big trip is just 10 days away! Am I just a little bit freaked out? Oh, yes!!! It is a long way away. The flight we have to undertake to get there seems mind boggling. I am flying from MT to Denver, then to San Francisco and the big trek to Australia. But still not done after that! We have a little jaunt to Auckland, New Zealand- where we start our exciting adventure. Most of our tours are booked, so we can just sit back and enjoy! And the craziest thing- my high school girl friend back in Ontario, Canada and her husband will be travelling there at the same time! We should have lots of stories to compare.
Thinking about what I have to pack. Have a few things set aside. Talking to my sister about every other day and sometimes every day! She has a cold now after working her marathon last weekend!
We will travel the south east side of New Zealand, cross the Tasman Sea to Sydney, Australia. Visit the southern cities of Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Spend a couple of days there and then fly to Brisbane. Here I hope to meet up with my blogging friend, Tracey of Trace-Elementz! Then we head north to Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef. And will be gone almost 5 weeks.
I got to scrap this photo one last time so each of the grandkids will have one for their albums. It is such a cute photo!
I misted on the doily
The red snowflakes are from Fancy Pants. They were a long piece and I cut them apart.
Heidi Swapp Dec. die
The tree and brad are from Teresa Collins Candy Cane Lane
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Connaught House provides accommodation for 90 girls, primarily from the High School. The girls enjoy a happy, comfortable, home-from-home environment where we encourage participation in sport and other school activities.
We meet with our brothers at Norton House, Selborne College, once a month for a social.
The well-equipped and modern kitchen facilities cater for all tastes and we provide for those with allergies or dietary restrictions.
The computer room is connected to the main school network so that girls are able to do research and prep with ease of access to the internet.
For more information on our hostel, please contact us.


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By Tami Heim
God longs for you to fall in love with the things that hold His heart and for your purposes to align perfectly with His. He schedules no time-outs when it comes to completing His master plan.
He is the God that rescues, redeems, and restores.
Oh how He desires for you to be part of it. God makes His presence known and He wants it to be known through you.
Jesus tells us in John 15:16-17, "You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed to you to go and bear fruit-fruit that will last Then the Father will give whatever you ask in my name. This is my commad: Love each other."
Your response
God has appointed you to bear fruit and love people here, there, and everywhere. Bearing fruit and loving people begins in family, covers close friends, and grows within the church. It spills over into the workplace, community, and most certainly into online relationships. It has the potential to reach the other side of the world and back again, if you simply let it.
"God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me, which He has not committed to another. I have my mission – I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next… I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons." – Cardinal John Henry Newman
Expand your reach
Below are 10 global ministries where you can go global, bear fruit, and love others. Find where God's leading and the Kingdom's thriving. Each one here is linked to purpose, bonded by faith, and is a connection between a broken world and eternal Hope. Read the overviews (oh so slightly adapted from the ones found on their sites.) Click on each one. Go deeper. Explore.
1. Global Media Outreach is a global ministry that presents the good news of Jesus Christ online 24/7. Their goal is to stay on the cutting edge of global communication technologies to share Jesus and help believers grow in their faith worldwide.
2. Global Orphan Project is a global orphan care ministry headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. They mobilize local churches in some of the poorest areas on earth to care for the neediest orphaned and vulnerable children in their communities; children of last resort with no viable means of care. A vibrant, viral network of global givers fuels the growth of this grassroots movement for orphans.
3. Josiah's House is an orphanage with four houses in the Dominican Republic designed to provide a family environment. A home to 32 boys, each house sleeps 8 boys, plus a husband and wife.
4. World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
5. Compassion International responds to the Great Commission and exists as advocate for children to release them from spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.
6. Opportunity International provides small business loans, savings, insurance and training to more than two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. Clients in over 20 countries use these financial services to start or expand a business, provide for their families, create jobs for their neighbors and build a safety net for the future.
7. Women's Rights Without Frontiers is a broad-based, international coalition opposing forced abortion and sexual slavery in China. The immediate goal is to raise public awareness regarding the coercive enforcement of China's One Child Policy, the connection between this coercion and human trafficking in Asia, and the other human rights abuses that arise out of this coercive enforcement. The long-term goal is to champion freedom, justice and women's rights, in China and worldwide, by exposing violations of women's rights, equipping the media and the public to understand these violations, and extending help to the victims themselves, as well as to those who stand up for freedom and justice for women.
8. Blood Water Mission, a grassroots organization, empowers communities to work together against the HIV/AIDS and water crises in Africa.
9. Soles4 Souls, a Nashville-based charity, collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. The charity distributes these shoes to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 14 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently donating one pair every 7 seconds.) The shoes have been distributed to people in over 127 countries, including Kenya, Thailand, Nepal and the United States.
10. Sweet Sleep is a faith-based nonprofit organization which provides beds to the world's orphaned and abandoned children, demonstrating God's love for them and improving their quality of life. Sweet Sleep's vision is for every orphaned child in the world to lie down in their own bed reminding them they are loved, protected and cared for with hope for the future through Jesus Christ.
What other ministries do you love and support? Let us know, share a link, and tell us how we can connect!
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Züngel, Emanuel (František)
- John Tyrrell
(b Prague, June 21, 1840; d Prague, April 22, 1894). Czech translator and librettist. He made a living for himself through journalism and translating plays (over a hundred), operas and operettas (about 60). He also wrote original plays himself and some opera librettos, mostly adaptations of foreign sources. His best-known libretto, The Two Widows, was the most professional libretto Smetana ever set. It is basically trochaic (ideal for the polka metres used in the opera) with plenty of contrasting metrical variation. Züngel was poorly paid for his pains, though this did not stand in the way of his providing 28 more pages of additional text when Smetana turned the work into a continuously-sung opera.Dvěvdovy [The Two Widows], Smetana, 1874, rev. 1878, 1882; Natalie (after W. A. Gerle), J. Hartl, 1885; Cesta oknem [The Way through the Window], Kovařovic, 1886 ČSHS [lists further translations and bibliography]...


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World Families Forums - Can you walk like an Egyptian, or rather like R1b1b2 brother King Tutankhamun?
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Property Location
Located in Pekanbaru, Novotel Pekanbaru is a 1-minute drive from Ciputra Seraya Mall and 10 minutes from Pekan Baru Mall. This 4-star hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Great Mosque of An-Nur and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Riau University.
Make yourself at home in one of the 150 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a health club and an outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
For lunch or dinner, stop by Food Exchange, a restaurant that specializes in international cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/café, and 24-hour room service is provided. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available for a fee.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a business center, and express check-out. Planning an event in Pekanbaru? This hotel has facilities measuring 10549 square feet (980 square meters), including conference space. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.


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Sports in Chicago
Chicago is the home of many professional sports teams and one of four U.S. cities to have teams from the five major American professional team sports (baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer). The city was a candidate city for the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost to Rio de Janeiro.[1] Upon the USOC reaching a new revenue sharing agreement with the IOC, Chicago has been mentioned as a potential candidate for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] Chicago also hosted the 1959 Pan American Games. Chicago has been named as the Best Sports City by Sporting News three times in 1993, 2006, and 2010.
Major league teams 1
- Baseball (MLB) 1.1
- Basketball (NBA, WNBA) 1.2
- Football (NFL) 1.3
- Ice hockey (NHL) 1.4
- Soccer (MLS) 1.5
Minor league teams 2
- Baseball 2.1
- Hockey 2.2
- Arena football 2.3
- Roller derby 2.4
- Rugby 2.5
- Other sports 2.6
- Olympics 3
- Motorsports 4
- College sports 5
Former teams 6
- Baseball 6.1
- Basketball 6.2
- Football 6.3
- Hockey 6.4
- Lacrosse 6.5
- Soccer 6.6
- See also 7
- References 8
Major league teams
The following is a list of active, professional major-league Chicago sports teams, ranked by attendance:
|Chicago Bears
|Soldier Field
|1 Super Bowl, 8 League Championships (Pre-Super Bowl)
|Chicago Cubs
|Wrigley Field
|2 World Series wins (and 1 tie), 10 NL Pennants, 1 NA Pennant
|Chicago White Sox
|U.S. Cellular Field
|3 World Series, 7 AL Pennants
|Chicago Bulls
|United Center
|6 NBA Championships
|Chicago Blackhawks
|Ice hockey
|United Center
|6 Stanley Cups
|Chicago Fire
|Toyota Park
|1 MLS Cup, 4 U.S. Open Cups, 1 Supporters Shield
|Chicago Sky
|Allstate Arena
Baseball (MLB)
Chicago is one of four metro areas in the United States that has two Major League Baseball teams, the other three being Los Angeles, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area, and is one of only two, along with New York, which has both teams in the central city.
The Chicago Cubs of the National League play at Wrigley Field, which is located in the north side neighborhood of Lakeview, the western part of which is commonly referred to as "Wrigleyville."[3] The Cubs' rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals is one of the most bitter in North American professional sports. The Cubs are the oldest team to play continuously in the same city since the formation of the National League in 1876.[4]
The Chicago White Sox of the American League play at US Cellular Field, which is located in the South Side neighborhood of Armour Square. They have played in Chicago since the formation of the American League in 1900.
Basketball (NBA, WNBA)
The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association is a professional basketball team. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen led the Bulls to six NBA championships in two "threepeats" from 1991–1993 and again from 1996–1998.[5] The new generation of Bulls, known as "The Baby Bulls", emerged in 2005.[6] In 2007, they swept the defending champs, the Miami Heat. In 2011, led by league MVP Derrick Rose, the Bulls made it to the Eastern Finals, losing to the Miami Heat.
Chicago is home to the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association.
Football (NFL)
The Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, and coach Mike Ditka. The Bears are one of the original teams of the NFL, founded by Halas in 1919 in Decatur, Illinois. They currently have the most players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with 26.[7] In 1985, the Bears won Super Bowl XX 46-10 over the New England Patriots.[8] In the 2006 season, the Bears once again made it to the Super Bowl, but lost 29-17 to the Indianapolis Colts.[9] They were led by coach Lovie Smith.
The Bears' rivalry with the Green Bay Packers dates back the 1920s, and is one of the most intense in American professional sports.[10] The Bears have other regional and divisional rivalries with the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions.[11]
Ice hockey (NHL)
The Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League is the city's professional ice hockey team, and are an Original Six team. The Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010, 2013,[12] and again in 2015.[13] The Blackhawks receive national attention for the intense rivalries with the Detroit Red Wings, also an Original Six team.[14] Other rivalries include the Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues (former Norris Division rivals), and the Nashville Predators. Some well-known players include: Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito, Bobby Hull, Keith Magnuson, Glenn Hall, Denis Savard, Steve Larmer, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Chelios, and Ed Belfour.
Soccer (MLS)
The Chicago Fire, a member of Major League Soccer, have won one MLS Cup and four U.S. Open Cups since they entered the league in 1998. The Fire won their sole MLS Cup in 1998, their inaugural season, led by head coach Bob Bradley, who later went on to coach the U.S. national soccer team.[15] The Fire have played since 2006 at Toyota Park, a soccer-specific stadium located in the Chicago suburb of Bridgeview near Midway Airport. The Fire have historically drawn an attendance average of over 15,000 fans per game.[16] The Fire originally played at Soldier Field,[17] also spending parts of two seasons at Cardinal Stadium in Naperville. Some notable former players include Cuauhtémoc Blanco from Mexico, Brian McBride from the USA, and Peter Nowak from Poland – a demonstration of the team's international flavor.
Chicago is home to the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League.
Minor league teams
The following is a list of active minor league, semi-pro, and amateur Chicago sports teams, ranked by year of establishment:
The Chicago metropolitan area is home to one Major League Affiliate Team: the Kane County Cougars, a Class-A Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs minor league baseball team that plays in suburban Geneva, Illinois as part of the Midwest League;
Non affiliated baseball teams follow: the Gary SouthShore RailCats, members of the independent American Association, the Schaumburg Boomers, Joliet Slammers and Windy City ThunderBolts (based in Crestwood), members of the independent Frontier League; and the Lake County Fielders (based in Zion), members of the North American League. The McHenry County K-Nines (based in Woodstock) are slated to join the Frontier League in 2013.
The Chicago metropolitan area is also home to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League and the Chi-Town Shooters of the All American Hockey League. The Chicago Wolves have been successful, making numerous playoff appearances and winning the Turner and Calder cups many times. Playing in suburban Bensenville are the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League, a Tier One Junior Hockey league, the only tier one junior league in the United States.
Arena football
The Chicago metropolitan area was also home to the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League, who played at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. The Rush won its first championship in 2006, ArenaBowl XX.[19] Chicago was also home to the Chicago Bruisers from 1987 to 1989, an original team in the AFL's inaugural season in 1987. The Bruisers hosted ArenaBowl II.[20][21]
The Chicago Rush has been a member of the Arena Football League since 2001, and won ArenaBowl XX, playing in suburban Rosemont, although they now played in Rockford, as of 2013. The team has been defunct since 2013.
The Arena Football League front office is based in Chicago.
Roller derby
Chicago is home to two all-female roller derby leagues; Chicago Outfit Roller Derby and Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[22] As of November 2013, Windy City is ranked 8th worldwide out of over 175 WFTDA members,[23] hosted the WFTDA Championship in 2010,[24] and play their home games at UIC Pavilion.[25]
The Chicago area is also home to the Chicago Red Hots, an amateur roller derby club affiliated with USA Roller Sports under the US Olympic Committee,[26] who play at the Cicero Stadium. The Red Hots participated in the 2013 National Championship where they placed 4th in the nation.[27]
The Chicago Griffins and Chicago Lions both play in the Rugby Super League
Chicago Stockyarders rugby league team played in 2010's AMNRL's War at the Shore in a 7s match against the Northern Raiders.[28]
Other sports
Chicago is home to the Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch softball league.
Chicago is home to the Chicago Force of the Independent Women's Football League, as well as the Chicago Bliss of the Legends Football League.
The Chicago area has also played host to the WWE's WrestleMania multiple times, most recently for WrestleMania 22.[29] Five-time world champion CM Punk is a Chicago native who still lives in the city. Chicago has also hosted major professional wrestling matches, including WrestleMania 22, and several other pay-per-view events, such as Money in the Bank in 2011, Extreme Rules in 2012, and WWE Payback in 2013.[30][31][32]
Starting just off Navy Pier is the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, a 333-mile (289 nmi; 536 km) offshore yacht race held each July. It is the oldest annual freshwater distance race in the world. 2015 marks the 107th running of the "Mac".[33]
After a months' long process that saw the elimination of several American and international cities, Chicago was selected on April 14, 2007, to represent the United States internationally in the bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[34] The International Olympic Committee eventually shortlisted four of the seven applicant cities, where Chicago remained, before Rio de Janeiro was elected as the host in 2009.[35] Chicago had previously hosted the 1959 Pan American Games. Chicago was selected to host the 1904 Summer Olympics, but they were transferred to St. Louis to coincide with the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.[36]
The area is home to the Chicagoland Speedway, which is based in Joliet.[37] The track currently hosts four NASCAR races (GEICO 400, STP 300, Dollar General 300, American Ethanol 225). The track formerly held the Peak Antifreeze Indy 300.[38]
College sports
Seven NCAA Division I schools reside in the Chicago metropolitan area. The DePaul Blue Demons, Loyola Ramblers, Chicago State Cougars, and UIC Flames are all within the city limits; all also play their main revenue sport of men's basketball in the city except for DePaul, which plays at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
The Northwestern Wildcats, Northern Illinois Huskies, and Valparaiso Crusaders are all programs that play in the surrounding area. Northern Illinois is a Division I Bowl Subdivision school along with Northwestern, which is the lone BCS school in the Chicago area. Although the Illinois Fighting Illini are located two and a half hours south, they have a huge following in Chicago.
The Big Ten Conference is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, though they will relocate to Rosemont in 2013.[39]
Former teams
See also
- Arlington Park
- Chicagoland Speedway
- Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
- Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Chicago Marathon
- Multiple major sports championship seasons
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- ^ ESPN, Seven questions for Baby Bulls, Feb. 14, 2005, http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?id=1987619
- ^ http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/chicago_bears/hall_of_famers.html
- ^ "Super Bowl XX Game Recap". Nfl.com. 1986-01-27. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLI Game Recap". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Bears-Packers set to resume fierce rivalry". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ Klonke, Chuck (2011-11-13). "Lions, Bears rivalry runs deep". Detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ Klein, Jeff Z. (June 9, 2010). "Blackhawks Win First Stanley Cup in 49 Years". The New York Times.
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- ^ US Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Bob Bradley Named 2009 National Coach of the Year, Jan. 9, 2013, http://www.ussoccer.com/news/mens-national-team/2010/03/bob-bradley-named-2009-national-coach-of-the-year.aspx
- ^ "USA Major League Soccer - Attendance - 2008". ESPN Soccernet. Soccernet.espn.go.com. November 23, 2008. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
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- ^ "Lions for Hope Clubhouse and Field". Chicagolions.com. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ "ArenaBowl XX - Arizona Sports Fans Network". Arizonasportsfans.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Chicago Bruisers Team History - 1988". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "AFL Box Score: ArenaBowl II - Detroit Drive @ Chicago Bruisers (Jul 30, 1988)". ArenaFan.com. 1988-07-30. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Member Leagues". WFTDA. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ Velez, Aixa (4 November 2010). "2010 National Roller Derby Championship This Weekend". Chicago Events (Huffington Post). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Windy City Rollers Derby Team Headed To World Championships". CBS Chicago. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ^ "Team USA - Roller Derby". US Olympic Committee (Team USA). Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "2013 USARS Roller Derby National Championship Results". USA Roller Sports. 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Loading". Americanrugbynews.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "'"WWE Corporate - WrestleMania 22 Arrives In Chicago...'BIG TIME. Corporate.wwe.com. 2006-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ Hood, Jonathan (March 13, 2006). "Wrestlemania 22 comes to Chicago".
- ^ Gomez, Luis (July 15, 2011). "Cena savors Chicago-style hate".
- ^ Drew, Ryan (April 30, 2012). "WWE Extreme Rules 2012 Hits and Misses; A Fan's Perspective".
- ^ "Race to Mackinac FAQ". Chicago Yacht Club. 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Levine, Jay (July 26, 2006). "Chicago In The Running To Host 2016 Summer Games".
- ^ Smith, Aaron (October 2, 2009). "Chicago loses Olympic bid to Rio".
- ^ "St. Louis 1904 Summer Olympics". International Olympics Committee. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Chicagoland Speedway". Chicagoland Speedway. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "IRL-PEAK Antifreeze and Motor Oil Indy 300 Results - Racing - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Big Ten to leave Park Ridge in 2013 - Morton Grove Champion". Mortongrove.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-08-07.


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Archive for December 2009
The Conservatives at New Thermopylae 2010
By Le Corbeaunoir
In August or September 480 B.C., Sparta's King Leonides and 300 Spartans, joined by several hundred warriors from other Greek city-states, took a stand for principle and halted the quarter-million-man invading army of Persian King Xerxes at the Pass of Thermopylae for seven days. This stand cost the lives of almost all of the Greek defenders but saved the Greek city-states — and ultimately Western civilization — from extinction and strategically weakened the Persians materially and psychologically to such an extent that the Greeks were later able to defeat them in battle and compel them to abandon their plans to conquer Europe. Up until the battle of Thermopylae, the Persians were considered invincible. Afterward, the world became a very different place.
The mid-term elections in 2010 will be the Battle of Thermopylae for Conservatives in America. If the Conservatives are victorious in battle, the eighty-year march of the statists will be halted and the red tide of cultural Marxism that is destroying our society will turn. America will be able to return to the path of liberty and regain its place as the shining city of the hill that serves as a beacon for all who yearn to be free. If the Conservatives are defeated, our country will lose its culture as it slides leftward into historical oblivion under an increasingly tyrannical government. Read the rest of this entry »
The Troubling Pro-Criminal Legal Standard of the St. Petersburg Times
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth" (Proverbs 28:1)
The ultra-liberal members of the editorial board of the St. Petersburg Times believe that criminals who run from the police should be allowed to get away with it, notwithstanding United States Supreme Court precedent and the law passed by the Florida Legislature. That is the import of the December 20, 2009 Times editorial titled, "A troubling double legal standard."
What bothers the leftists at the Times is that police operating in a high-crime area are constitutionally permitted to pursue and detain individuals who engage in headlong flight upon the approach of the police, and that in Florida persons who do flee from the police can be charged with the midemeanor of Obstructing or Opposing an Officer Without Violence. In other words, the editors at the Times do not like the fact that the police may take into consideration that the neighborhood is infested with individuals engaged in criminal activity in deciding to pursue someone who flees from them, and that the police can criminally charge a fleeing individual with obstruction. Read the rest of this entry »
Rise of the Florida Tea Party Challenges Republicans
The Florida Tea Party has registered with the Florida Secretary of State's Division of Elections and is now an officially-recognized political party in the State of Florida.
The party, which registered in August, is chaired by Frederic B. O'Neal, a self-described "Reagan Democrat" who recently changed his party registration from Democrat to Tea Party in order to become the chair.
O'Neal is a Windermere, Florida attorney who presently represents the Sons of Confederate Veterans, a group wanting a "Confederate Heritage" specialty license plate that features the Confederate flag. That proposal died in legislative committee — apparently because the lawmakers thought it was too politically incorrect to deal with — and O'Neal has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Veterans against members of the legislative committee and against the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). A federal judge has dismissed the portion of the suit against the legislators on the basis of legislative immunity but left the portion against the DHSMV standing. O'Neal is more widely known for his representation of high-profile tax protesters such as political consultant and radio talk show host Doug Guetzloe.
The "TEA" in Tea "Party" is an acronym for "Taxed Enough Already," although the new party has an agenda that is broader than mere tax reform and at election time will be targeting those state senators who supported SunRail and supporting politicians who opposed it such as Paula Dockery in her campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. There has also been some media speculation that Marco Rubio might jump to the Tea Party if he fails to win the Republican Party nomination for U.S. Senate, but Republican insiders think that unlikely. That may become more likely, however, if the Tea Party movement grows in strength to a point where it can have a statistical impact on election results. Read the rest of this entry »
See No Evil: The Times Tries to Ignore the Global Warmist Scandal
By Spartacus Thrace
If you do not think that the liberal media is devoid of altruism or that they do not censor the news that they provide you in accordance with their political agenda, consider how the St. Petersburg Times has treated the ongoing "ClimateGate" scandal.
Today, newspapers run by liberals are all about power and influence through the control of the flow of information to the public. In that regard, it seems the Times would like to ignore the inconvenient truth that someone broke into one of the motherships of the global warmists, stole several thousand emails and other documents, and spilled their dirty little secrets on the internet. Read the rest of this entry »


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Visiting the Netherlands was a real treat! The majority of my time was spent in Amsterdam visiting Maddie and Karlijn my best friends from my exchange to Singapore. I also go to see other friends from exchange which was fantastic. I also saw my good friend Linda who was with Karlijn and I for the majority of our wanderings in South East Asia. On the weekend in Holland I drove with a rented car around the the country and even to Belgium to visit family and my friend Madavine.
I don't like to just write out exactly what I did like this. I find that stories about individual events are much more interesting than a synopsis of places visited. However, it gives context for what I was doing I suppose. My trip to Holland seems like ages ago now and I am having trouble recalling any interesting stories. Here are the ones I can remember:
In Turnhout my great uncle, Heeroom, tried using my i-pod. He put one ear bud in his ear and then the i-pod to the other ear, sort of like how one would use an old fashioned telephone. I have a great picture of this. I cant get to it because my camera is broken, incidentally my i-pod is now broken too.
One night in Amsterdam we stayed on a one hundred year old sail boat that used to be used to ship spices or some other good. Now it is the house of Karlijn's friend. This isn't really a story so much as a cool fact.
After returning from vising my family I went to try and find Karlijn at her work because our plan for me to email them had fallen through because the computer was broken. I really thought I knew my way around the subway system. I went to four different stops and walked our of each exit at each stop. I couldn't find the cafe where Karlijn worked at. Every exit I walked out did not look familiar to me. I was seriously lost. All the while the security guards would stare at me suspiciously. I'm sure I ended up on a large number of security cameras. I became nervous some huge investigation be started to discover the identity of this young male scoping out the Amsterdam subway system carrying a mysterious red package (my rain coat). To clear myself of any suspicion I asked a security guard where the cafe was, and he was so incredibly helpful!! I found the cafe with no more problems after that. Unfortunately Karlijn wasn't there. She wasn't even working that night. I returned home after that having spent over two hours on the subways.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
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Rep. John Lewis Advocates Expansion of Student Loan Interest Deduction for Families
During the mounting tension surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on healthcare, an important financial issue had become obscured. Absent action from Congress by today, the interest rate governing student loans was due to double.
Of the 20.5 million college students in America, an estimated 7.4 million students have taken out government subsidized Stafford loans, which means one out of every three students would have been subjected to these increased rates if nothing had been done by July 1st. This increase would have hit students at a time when college tuition has been rising, on average, by 8 percent every year.
Aware of this crisis, Rep. John Lewis decided to use his seniority on the Ways & Means Committee, which oversees the government's use of tax dollars, to offer students an important option. Last week, he introduced H.R. 6010 which allows people to claim a tax deduction of up to $2500 for student loan interest payments they make in one year.
"The rising cost of college tuition," said Rep. John Lewis, "leaves college graduates tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Students who continue to graduate school can be more than $100,000 in debt. The only factor that makes this massive debt even begin to be manageable are lower interest rates and reasonable repayment terms that allow students to stretch out payments well deep into their professional career, when they have higher incomes and a better capacity to repay these loans. Studies have shown the prospect of debt discourages students from pursuing advanced degrees. This bill helps relieve some of the weight of this debt and gives young people and graduate students some breathing room."
Lewis's bill would expand the current income limits so that more middle class families could claim this important tax deduction. Under this bill, single taxpayers earning less than $90,000 and married couples with a household income of less than $180,000 would be able to claim the deduction.
After a high pressure push by President Obama demanding Congress to act, the Republican-led House and Senate passed a one-year freeze that would keep student loan rates at their current level of 3.5 percent.


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jz pass up another assignment
feel so relaxin rite now
although still 3 assignment to go
and the three assignment are flash
my weakness>.<"
yesterday were having a bad moment
cos mostly giving up my studies
and i chat with Alex aka thai panda xD
he cheering me up
received a msg from him,makes me wake at the mean time.
"always be happy...forget the pain in the pass"
this makes me wake and noe i shouldnt stop rite here.
this message gives me the energy to continue till today
thx to him..
although jz a simple words,but it content the most meaningful things inside.
In the life half trouble is because you said that " YES " said too quick as well as said " NO " said creates too slowly.
thx to thai panda which comfort me when the moment im having troubles and moody.
ahhhh,jz happy after passing up another assignment
1 week to go,im free....
i week more,in this 1 week,is the moment for me to fight at the end
i noe i can finish up
although wont have a good result
at least,i still finish it up proudly.
gambateh for myself,gambateh to my U2 classmate!


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