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Their handmade products are made in small batches to ensure that your family and theirs only get the best. They use the best ingredients they can get their hands on. They are not 100% organic but very close. Their products change with the seasons.
Horseback Riding stables including public trail rides, boarding, birthday parties and holiday rides!! And more.
CITY:Cedar Point
Donnelley/Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area & Complex
This complex is an important North American waterfowl migration corridor. Much of the 3,838-acre complex is managed for waterfowl feeding, nesting, resting, harvesting, and viewing.
CITY:De Pue
Stonehouse Park - RV & Campground
The park has approximately 100 water, electric and sewer hookups. Each electric hookup has 20amp, 30amp and 50amp service. These hookups can be used with RV's, vendor vehicles, booths, tent or camp setups, and other purposes. Ample space is available for open or primitive camping. Rates may vary depending on group size and facility requirements.
Bakery opens at 6:00am and Market opens at 9:00 to 5:00pm, Monday- Saturday, and Sunday 6:00 to 4:00 pm. May is spring bedding plants, summer is fresh picked vegetables and fruits. After Labor Day, on weekends, pumpkins, pedal cars, pony and wagon rides, corn maze, animal barn, jumping pillow, food stands and the last weekend in Sept. a Craft Show with live music and over 100 crafters.
Over 35 years in business, serving lunch and dinner daily from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Live entertainment & live video games. Home of the Cheeseburger in Paradise. 10 new burgers and smokehouse items available. Casual dining. Boasting 52 import beers with two major imports on tap. Find us on Facebook or our website: www.9thstpub.com.
CITY:La Salle
Come visit our "grill your own" steakhouse. 100% certified Angus Beef. Outdoor dining patio. Charcoal grill indoors and patio area. Reservations recommended for parties of 6 or more. Skoogs Steakhouse - "Where To Grill It!" Wednesday through Saturday 4 pm to 10 pm; Sunday 4 to 9 pm.
CITY:La Salle
Steaks, seafood, ribs and more. Dine-in or carry-out.
LaSalle Canal Boat & Lock 16 Visitors Center
Mule pulled canal boat rides with period clothed storyteller, open May-October. The year-round visitor center includes exhibits, programs, visitor information, cafe and gift shop.
Mid-America's most exciting 1/4 high banked raceway. Come & watch drivers compete in furious side by side stock car racing action. Family fun entertainment where kids under 11 are free!
Full-service casual dining. Restaurant serving 7 days a week.
This 18-hole championship course has bent grass greens, tees, and fairways, plus a full-service pro shop.
This upscale boutique features two floors of unique apparel and accessories for her. Create your own style from specialty shop lines like Tribal, Elliott Lauren, Karen Kane, Suzi Chin, Nally & Millie & so much more.
Polished casual atmosphere since 1985. Large full service bar. Appetizers, sandwiches, pasta, fresh fish, steak, chicken. Outdoor dining, banquet & meeting facilities. One block from I & M Canal Boat. AAA approved.
Visitor information, canal exhibits/programs, canal boat tickets, cafe, gift shop, great bathrooms, free Wi-Fi. Private meeting room/facility/canal boat rentals. At western terminus of I&M Canal.
Breakfast, lunch, dessert, gourmet coffees, homemade soups, sandwiches, wraps, salads, paninis (vegetarian options), ice cream and more. Free Wi-Fi. Private meeting room/facility/canal boat rentals.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this 57-room, Victorian-era mansion features century-old chandeliers, ornate woodwork and other fine details. It was built in 1876 by Edward C. Hegeler and the mansion was designed by Chicago architect William W. Boyington.
Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail at LaSalle
Explore the fabled canal route that connects Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River by way of the Illinois River. Once used by Native Americans and early explorers, today the trail meanders through four state parks with landscapes ranging from towering bluffs to rolling hills. Modern-day explorers can enjoy hiking, boating and even snowmobiling.
A Beautiful Tapa. An artful Small Bite. A Char Grilled Steak. Shrimp Pasta. Spicy Chicken. Herbed Pork Chops. Each a delicious work of Art. American, Spanish, European, Oriental. The four corners of the world await you at Our House. What began as a repetitive dream filled with Pink Chihuahuas ended with The Pink Chihuahua. A Gourmet Restaurant founded on love, comfort and joy where food becomes art. Our Gourmet Chef has traveled the earth creating masterful works of artful food and LaSalle, Illinois and the Illinois Valley are the beneficiaries. Every dish is artfully hand-crafted to please the pallet. Tapas: The small-plate tradition has a rich cultural heritage. Consider China's dim sum, Spain's tapas or the Greek meze, all of which feature small portions consumed socially. A number of small plates, each featuring its own flavor profile and shared among friends, is altogether more fun than the one-plate experience Big Bites: Then there's the Gourmet Steaks, Gourmet Burgers, Tuscan Pastas, Chicken Saltimbocca, Thai Coconut Shrimp and Fig and Goat Cheese Pizza, among many more delicious dinners. Each hand-crafted pieces of fine art. Whether Tapas, Small Bites or scrumptious dinners, there's a delectable piece of artful food waiting for you at Our House. Come and create a memorable experience at The Pink Chihuahua - The Art Of Food.
Virtually unaltered since its completion more than a century ago, the 57 room Mansion, built in 1874, is an example of high artistic achievement in architecture and interior design, and the site of historic accomplishments in industry, philosophy, publishing and religion. National Historic Landmark.
Playlist Theater, a cozy concert nook inside LaSalle's famed Uptown Grill, has been entertaining the Starved Rock area since 2006. This venue has hosted dozens of national acts, many of whom are quick to add the Playlist Theater as a favorite stop on their next tour.
A Beautiful Tapa. An artful Small Bite. A Char Grilled Steak. Shrimp Pasta. Spicy Chicken. Herbed Pork Chops. Each a delicious work of Art. American, Spanish, European, Oriental. The four corners of the world await you at Our House. What began as a repetitive dream filled with Pink Chihuahuas ended with The Pink Chihuahua. A Gourmet Restaurant founded on love, comfort and joy where food becomes art. Our Gourmet Chef has traveled the earth creating masterful works of artful food and LaSalle, Illinois and the Illinois Valley are the beneficiaries. Every dish is artfully hand-crafted to please the pallet.
Country Lights Soy Candles started making candles as a hobby in 1999. At first, the candles were a soy/petroleum mix. After some experimenting, we were happy to go to a 100% soy candle. It did not take long for us to realize that soy candles were becoming very popular. Our "factory" is located on our family's Centennial Farm in north central Illinois. All of the candles are hand poured by family members.
Illini State Park is the type of park you think of when you think of big picnics and family gatherings. With its rustic Civilian Conservation Corps buildings and riverside picnic areas, Illini State Park offers beautiful views and a sense of history not found in many other parks. Named for the native Americans who once inhabited the area, Illini State Park is located south of the Illinois River between Marseilles and U.S. Route 6. The northern edge of the 510-acre park is bordered by the Great Falls of the Illinois River. In just 2 miles, the river drops 3 feet, creating beautiful, roaring rapids.


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The Canyon View Junior High students have again come through for the Spencer's Wishes foundation. The students raised $809.89 and they donated this money to Santa Claus who promised to present the money to the Spencer's Wishes in behalf of Canyon View Junior High.
CVJH has been involved in raising money for Spencer's Wishes for the past several years.
Spencer's Wishes is involved throughout the year in charitable activities. Each year they host a big party which the Jazz bear attends and does crazy stunts. A baseball camp is held each spring and professional players instruct the local children in becoming better baseball and softball players.
Santa Claus (Phil Roundy) said that Spencer's Wishes is close to his heart. He said CVJH has been very generous over the years and has adopted Spencer's Wishes to help each year. Roundy said there are many charities who help needy people for Christmas, the United Way, Angel Tree, the Clampers, the power plants and others. But, Spencer's Wishes operates with a different criteria and they can help everyone.
The story behind Spencer's Wishes is the story of 4-year old Spencer Roundy who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He was given a 14 percent chance of survival. The doctors removed the tumor and placed tissue across the opening left by the surgery.
Spencer developed spinal meningitis, because his immune system was gone, but he survived. His pituitary gland was fried by the radiation and Spencer was not growing, his eyesight was also ruined. He didn't see well and was off balance. Spencer's hair never grew back.
After Spencer spent six years fighting for his life, he developed another tumor and at the age of 10 he passed away. When the Roundys were cleaning out Spencer's room after his death they found a note entitled Spencer's Wishes. He had written down what his wishes were. Spencer wanted a big belly just like Santa. With the medication Spencer was on, he did develop a big belly, like Santa. So this wish came true. His second wish was to help deliver toys to boys and girls. Spencer's third wish was to help Mrs. Santa to sew clothes for the elves and children everywhere who needed them.
To make Spencer's second wish come true, Spencer's Wishes throws a big party where the Jazz Bear hands out gifts. This is a kids only party, because some of the parents might not approve of the Jazz Bear's tricks. The Jazz Bear is a good friend of Spencer's Wishes.
Spencer's Wishes doesn't look at financial need and they don't care about mom and dad. They care about children. Children are locked into the life that Mom and Dad provides. "Spencer's Wishes helps kids have a Merry Christmas," said Roundy.
Sometimes Spencer's Wishes honors kids who have done exceptional things like excelled in school or stood up to bullies or sometimes they help sick kids.
Roundy said it's not the things that happen to us in our lives, but how we react to what life gives us. "Your world is what you make of it," said Roundy.
Roundy said Santa Claus is hundreds of years old, but he still lives because little children believe in him. Roundy said a teenaged girl told Santa she wanted world peace. But, it's not something one person can do. "You only have influence in your little corner of the world," said Roundy.
Roundy told the CVJH students that Spencer's Wishes couldn't do the many things it does each year without the generous help of their school.
Roundy thanked the school for their donation and Jessica Guymon presented the check to Roundy.

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The Huskies won two matches on Saturday to claim fifth place in the Greater Metro Conference Tournament at West Allis Central.
They downed West Allis Central, 25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18, and Sussex Hamilton, 25-22, 25-14, 23-25, 25-12, in consolation play.
The Huskies dropped into the consolation bracket after a 25-18, 25-11, 25-19 first-round loss to Brookfield Central on Oct. 11. Jaime Supple paced the team in kills with five, while Caitlin Kantowski led in assists with 12, Miranda Bailey in aces with two, Rachel Milani in blocks with five and Natalie Carr in digs with nine.
'They (the Lancers) have a really tall team,' head coach Leng Sayaovong said. 'They average probably 5-9, 5-10. We have Rachel at 6-1, and with the rest, we're probably averaging 5-7, tops.'
The Huskies also lost their GMC dual finale on Oct. 9 by a 25-15, 25-20, 25-16 count to Menomonee Falls. Supple had seven kills, Kantkowski 15 assists, Milani three aces and six blocks and Carr 24 digs. The Huskies finished 3-4 in duals for fifth place.
Hale opens the WIAA Division 1 playoffs at home at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 against Racine Case. If the Huskies win, they will visit second seed Greendale at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 for a regional title match.
A tough five-set loss to Greendale ended the Hustlin' Hawks' run in the Woodland Conference Tournament on Saturday.
The third seed Hawks fell to the second seed Panthers, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 15-9, in the semifinals of the event. Greendale went on to lose to top seed Pius XI in the tournament championship.
Greenfield advanced by winning its home pool on Oct. 11, beating Pewaukee, 25-18, 25-13, and Shorewood, 25-18, 25-12.
The Hawks will begin WIAA Division 1 regional action at home at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 against Milwaukee Hamilton. A victory would put the Hawks in a regional championship match at 7 p.m. Oct. 20, again at home, against either West Allis Central or Oak Creek.
A shootout ended the 2012 season for the Huskies in a WIAA Division 1 regional championship game on Oct. 11.
Hale lost to Oak Creek in the penalty kicks session after forging a 2-2 tie through regulation and two overtimes. The loss ended a fine 14-8-2 season for the Huskies under first-year head coach Neil Dombrowski.
Hale had advanced with an 8-2 triumph over Milwaukee Hamilton on Oct. 9.
The Falcons came in fifth with 157 points in the Woodland Conference Meet at Grant Park on Saturday.
Alyssa Woo led the way with 20th place in 16 minutes, 10 seconds. She was followed by Jasmine Van Tine in 29th (16:30), Jennifer Bahling 31st (16:33), Kim Hurst 37th (16:48), Lauren Lent 40th (16:58), Kina Cross 49th (17:27) and Mika Topitzes 62nd (18:02).
For the first time in over 25 years, the Hustlin' Hawks placed three boys on an all-conference team on Friday.
Casey Sabinash ran 14th in 16 minutes, 56 seconds in the Woodland Conference Meet at Grant Park to make the second team, while Andy Sabinash took 20th (17:01) and Tom Friedbacher 23rd (17:14) to be on the third team.
Quinton Kufahl placed 35th (17:52), Cody Hagfors 57th (18:46) and Matt Clarey 63rd (19:17) for the Hawks.
Greenfield tallied 148 points to tie Greendale for sixth place. The junior varsity finished second behind Shorewood.
The Greenfield girls varsity took 10th place with 264 points and was missing its top runner, Keely Hanley, who is out with a foot injury.
Megan Theune-Baillargeon captured 35th (16:44), Tia Ruhland 42nd (17:02), Audrey Schmidt 59th (17:53), Andrea Organ 60th (17:55) and Natalia Coralic 68th (18:56).
Alex Richardson earned fifth place and first-team all-Woodland Conference honors at the conference meet on Friday at Grant Park.
Richardson ran in 16 minutes, 36 seconds to lead the Falcons, who scored 184 points for eighth place. Seth Nowak took 41st (18:03), Derrick Yimsut 44th (18:13), Austin Hurst 46th (18:23), Paul Howard 48th (18:26), Tyler Nape 51st (18:29) and Blake Stencil 56th (18:45).
Tyler Miletti came in fifth with 16 minutes, 25 seconds in the Greater Metro Conference Meet at McCarty Park on Saturday.
Josh Ostrenga took 51st (18:28), Ruslan Steinenget 56th (18:44), Josh Boeder 58th (19:06), Collin Borazo 59th (19:06), Jack Rindahl 60th (19:21) and Nick Hacker 62nd (20:53) for the Bulldogs, who tallied 229 points for eighth place.
The diving team of Cierra DuFay, Morgan Ziolecki and Emily Fuchs captured second place in the South Side Sprints on Friday.
In swimming competition Saturday, Jess Drews claimed sixth in both the 100 individual medley with 1 minute, 16.61 seconds and the 50 butterfly at 34.75 seconds.
Taking seventh were Tara Kelley in the 50 freestyle (30.39) and the 200 freestyle relay unit of Paulina Fortis, Brianna Kulas, Cortney Wery and Kelley (2:05.57).
Coming in eighth were Larissa Mickelson in the 50 backstroke (38.78), the 200 medley team of Mickelson, Wery, Drews and Kulas (2:21.78) and the 100 freestyle group of Fortis, Mickelson, Drews and Kelley (1:00.22).
The Wave placed fifth with 255 points.
Rachel Stave won the diving with 450.4 points to lead the Falcons in the Small School State Invitational at Shorewood on Saturday.
Teammate Brianna Tabat was sixth in diving with 280.3 points. Taking 10th were the 200 freestyle relay squad of Zurowski, Mary Sullivan, Jill Kolasinski and Leah Windt (1:49.77) and the 400 freestyle group of Sullivan, Kolasinski, Leah Jenk and Rebecca Wigington (4:10.53).
Head coach George Guddie said Sullivan (2:16.16), Lizzie Streim (2:22.75) and Wigington (2:16.46) all had personal-best times in the 200 freestyle, as did Windt in the 500 freestyle (5:48.99).
The Falcons tallied 87 points for 11th place.
The Bulldogs took seventh place in the Greater Metro Conference Tournament on Saturday, splitting a pair of consolation matches.
They lost to West Allis Hale, 25-14, 25-16, 23-25, 25-18, despite six kills and no errors by Ann Marie Kaczmarowski, five blocks from Angela Reyes and fine floor leadership by Melissa Smith, who led the team in assists and digs.
Central then downed Wauwatosa East, 25-21, 25-21, 24-26, 25-17, for seventh place. Mary Martens tallied 10 kills and Reyes nine, Smith seven aces and Martens three, Smith 31 assists and Amber Wegner 32 digs.
'We were swept by Hale the first time this season and now we took a game,' head coach Bob Staskunas said. 'We lost to East in the regular season, so it was nice to come back and win. This shows how hard the girls have worked and how they have improved.'
In first-round play on Oct. 11, Central lost to Divine Savior Holy Angels, 25-10, 25-9, 25-14, despite five kills from Kaczmarowski and four by Reyes.
The Bulldogs fell to Brookfield East, 25-10, 25-14, 25-21, on Oct. 9 as Reyes had four kills and Smith 13 assists and 11 digs.
Central starts WIAA Division 1 regional play at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Oak Creek.
The Falcons lost in pool play in the Woodland Conference Tournament on Oct. 11.
They opened WIAA Division 2 regional play at home Oct. 16 against Kenosha Indian Trail.
The season ended for the Hustlin' Hawks with a 4-2 loss to South Milwaukee in WIAA Division 1 regional play on Oct. 9.
Dusan Ogjannovic and David Castillo both scored for Greenfield in the contest.
Goaltender Aaron Gaglione posted eight saves but the Bulldogs lost to Pius XI, 6-0, on Oct. 9 in a WIAA Division 1 regional contest.
Central trailed 4-0 at the half to the second seed Popes.
The Falcons fell, 3-0, to Oconomowoc in a WIAA Division 1 regional game on Oct. 9.
The loss ended their season at 6-10.
The Bulldogs scored 246 points for eighth place in the Greater Metro Conference Meet on Saturday at McCarty Park.
Katie Wardinski came in 31st with 16 minutes, 31 seconds, followed by Alex Jonas 38th (16:54), Supawadee Pamoto 58th (20:29), Cayla Ruarke 59th (20:44), Hanna Pfister 60th (20:48) and Amanda Cieslinski 61st (21:00).
The Bulldogs lost to Brookfield Central, 25-9, 25-14, 26-24, on Oct. 10 despite five kills from Dominic Craig, seven assists by Josh Kopplin, four blocks from Juan Sanabria and seven digs by Dan Doyle.
They also fell, 7-25, 25-22, 32-30, 21-25, 15-10, on Oct. 8 to Waukesha South. Kopplin totaled 11 kills, Mike Brown 16 assists, Rayshaun Carter seven blocks and Craig seven digs.
The Huskies dropped a 25-9, 24-26, 25-23, 25-19 decision to Wauwatosa East on Oct. 10.
Parker Voller tallied 19 kills, Savaughn Boston 29 assists, Matt Sopa five blocks and Zach Bohmann 12 digs.
The Raptors fell to Greendale, 25-15, 25-20, 25-13, in a Woodland Conference dual on Oct. 10.
Skylar Czaplewski collected eight kills, Kurt Storvik 14 assists and Parambir Singh eight digs for Greenfield/Whitnall.
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Puma Bixley Sport Flat
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Lightweight and flexible, the stylish Puma Bixley is great for the woman on the go! This comfortable ballerina flat with athletic sole features a feminine upper and can be worn to the office or to play.
- Mesh and synthetic upper
- Stylish strap detail at toe and heel
- Fabric lining
- Eco-Ortholite™ cushioned insole inhibits odors and wicks away moisture
- Rubber outsole
- More colors available
- Imported
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By: knm152
Location: Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2013
Versatile and Comfortable!
"I bought these primarily because I wanted a high quality flat with a good tread- I have a habit of slipping on ice during the winter! These shoes are amazing. I wore them the first day I got them and they were comfortable the entire day- no breaking in necessary. They offer excellent support and after my city got a bunch of snow, they held up in the poor conditions as well. They can be dressed up or down. I might have to buy a back-up pair!"
By: maili
Location: Dallas, TX
December 12, 2013
Worth it!
"I've been on the hunt for a pair of *good looking* walkable flats for an upcoming trip to the fashion capital of the world and I've finally found them (after kissing a ton of frogs...) These are stylish enough for, you guessed it, Paris yet not over the top and so comfortable! No breaking in period, no blisters (which I'm legendary for getting) and these beauties feel like a dream. True to size, neither narrow nor wide, and have moderate support. And don't freak on the color combo - only the insole is colored so you never see it!"
By: SheGeo
Location: Phoenix
November 17, 2013
Very Comfy and Versatile
"I wore this on a recent trip, and found it very comfortable. It went from day to night easily - it looked good with everything."
By: JCFEStyle
Location: NJ
November 03, 2013
Commuter Flat
"Purchased this flat for my commute to/from NYC. Comfortable flat with a very simple style. While the flat pinched a bit on the pinkie toes and around the ball of my foot, I stretched it out and it is far more comfortable. Sporty, but subdued enough look to wear with business attire when running around town."
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The Vaughn Velocity 7800 Goalie Cup Jock provides intermediate goaltenders with solid protection up to the advanced level. The abdominal pad features a segmented dual density design that provides outstanding overlapping protection while allowing maximum mobility. The large banana style molded cup is designed with a rubberized rim that improves shot impact absorption. The exterior of the cup features large padded impact bumpers adding to the inner thigh protection and comfort. Vaughn's adjustable 2" waistband and leg straps ensure a comfortable safe fit.
The Vaughn jock is scaled to fit younger goalies, maximizing protection coverage without restricting the goalkeeper mobility.
- Model Number: VGC7490
- Level of Play: (Intermediate)
- Roller: Professional
- Ice: Advanced
- Vaughn Sizing Guidelines:
- Size // Waist Measurement
- Construction:
- Nylon / knitted mesh
- Durable breathable materials
- Liner:
- High quality mesh liner
- Provides excellent moisture wicking
- Adds comfort
- Front Plate:
- Large segmented HD foam frontal plate
- Additional lower abdomen protection
- Overlapping protection
- Segmented foam allows improved protection and mobility
- Cup:
- Large banana style molded poly cup
- Padded foam edge
- Additional inner thigh protection
- Adds comfort
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- Contoured front waistband 2" elastic velcro waist strap
- 1" elastic leg straps
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The CCM RBZ grip hockey stick features key innovations that put this stick in a class of it's own. A constant stiffness profile all the way through the shaft provides a customized kick point. CCM teamed up with Taylor Made to come up with the SpeedBlade Technology™, providing a very hot blade face making the puck fly off of your stick like a rocket.
The CCM RBZ hockey stick features CCM's Power Swing, a fine tuned weight and flex distribution providing a faster swing for more puck speed. The CCM RBZ hockey stick is a true one-piece stick and is wrapped with high grade carbon fibers making it very light and balanced. A constant flex profile all the way through the shaft provides a custom kick point depending on where your hands are placed on the shaft and the type of shot you are taking.
CCM and Taylor Made teamed up to create the SpeedBlade Technology™. The blade is hollow making it very light while giving it a lot of pop. 4 speed channels run the length of the blade, providing reinforcement while giving you good puck feel. High grade carbon fibers are wrapped around the blade making it stiffer and decreasing the blade deflection providing you with a more powerful and accurate shot. The CCM RBZ blade has so much pop, it's like the puck has a rocket strapped to it!
- Heritage: New
- Level of Player: Ideal for the advance to pro level player
- Construction: True one-piece
- Shaft Dimensions: Rounded corners/ Straight sidewalls
- Flex Point: Variable Kick Point ( kick point varies on where you have your hands placed on the shaft )
- Weight: 453 grams (based on Nugent-Hopkins)
- Construction:
- True one-piece construction
- Eliminates connection point between shaft and blade to offer unbelievable balance and responsive feel
- High grade carbon fiber
- Very light and strong
- Flex Profile:
- Variable kick point
- Depending on where your hands are on the shaft and the type of shot you take
- Geometry:
- "T" geometry
- Rounded corners with slightly concave sidewalls
- Grip: Grip stick coating
- Blade:
- SpeedBlade
- Wrapped with high grade carbon fibers for added strength and less blade deflection
- Hollow blade provides very live face for a lot of pop
- 4 speed channels provide reinforcement while giving you good puck feel
- Flex: 75, 85, and 100
- Length: 62"
Comments: The RBZ is known for it's freakishly fast speed panels, this stick rockets the puck hard off the blade with a ton of pop. I enjoyed how the stick had so much life in it; however, i found that the sidewalls didn't fit to well in my hands. It had a harder, less traditional feel then other high end sticks such as the V9e, 20k etc. I currently have the RBZ with a nuggent hopkins curve, which a bit different from what i usually have. But overall, I think this stick is great but it just didn't fit me well.
From: Alex, Ontario, Canada
Comments: This is a great stick and once you shoot with it you won't want another brand. This stick really does fire the puck harder than any other stick I've used. Balanaced and light. Only issue I had with it was the toe chipping, but I haven't found a composite blade that doesn't do this after time.
From: Travis, VA
Comments: Hi my name is Michael I bought this stick a while ago and I just wanted to say I love this stick to death, so far has been my go to stick for months now and has lasted the longest out of all them. I have taken numerous shots with this stick more so than the others and it has not yet broken. This stick is powerful, and it is unbelievable. The kick point is great and it has a lot of pop off the blade on both the slap shots and snapshots. Feel is great it is a very light stick but durable and it has an extremely tough blade, minus the little chips on the tip but only after repeated and repeated use, overall 5 out of 5!:)
From: Michael, CA
Comments: Love this stick so far. Shots come off hard and quick with not as much effort....great pop. I have a lower flex rating on this stick than i do on others...but I get I feel it plays a little stiffer than my Total One. So I get some good whip on my shots but gives me good control for making and receiving passes. Not as important...but it looks pretty sharp too.
From: Thom, Boise, ID
Comments: Awsome stick! This is the best stick is ever used, I always used Easton but when I saw the RBZ I had to have. Great feel and even better shot I love how the puck pops off of the stick with an wrist shot and even a heavy slap shot. I feel I have better control when the puck leaves the blade, doesn't feel weak or to much blade twisting or torquing. Try out the RBZ you won't be disappointed.
From: Jim, Pittsburgh, PA
Comments: After many years of playing my parents finally allowed me to get my first piece of top of the line equipment. I chose the CCM RBZ Hockey Stick and the change is AMAZING! First, the stick looks sick. It reminds me of the first Mako with all the white. But the look also helps you score more goals. How? Well many goalies who were interviewed said a white stick looks "hidden" in the ice and makes it hard to see were the player is shooting for the goalie. One of the many things you will notice when you shot is the custom kick point. A kick point is where the stick flexes. An example is the total one's kick point is a mid kick point. For the RBZ it flexes were your hand is. This helps the stick adapt to your style of play. So this stick is great for virtually any position. Another thing you will notice while shooting is the blade. It is different from a lot of other sticks. CCM calls it their Revolutionary Speed Blade with 4 speed channels. This basically adds extra "pop" to your shots. The shaft also has rounded corners and CCM also claims it has a fast swing speed. To be honest I only found two cons. The first one is this is one of the heavier top of the line sticks. I noticed this when I tried the other top of the line sticks. I don't really mind this but I now a lot of players who would. The other is that the paint chips. Overall I really recommend this to anyone who want to "strap a rocket" to their shot!
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Comments: Being a Bauer Loyalist over the past couple of years I was quite hesitant to make the jump to CCM from my APX and Nexus, with Bauer I used an 87 p92 with almost all my sticks but with the new Rbz I'm using a 75 and the CCM equivalent to a backstrom which is a C93 Nugent-Hopkins.
This sounds silly, but while shooting with the Rbz I can feel the release is quicker, the snap is faster, and my shots are harder. Something about the new blade technology is literally making me strap rockets to the puck! Definitely can feel my shot not only being harder, but my shots feel more accurate. Not to mention passes feel more crisp when sending and receiving passes.
Visually the stick looks great with the white bottom of the shaft and the blend of black and red on the top of the stick. Although a couple of my buddies have complained about black puck marks on the blades I dont mind it.
The only complaints I have are I've only had the stick for about half a season and I can already see wear on the stick's blade in the form of chips and small cracks. Finally, coming from the Vapor and Nexus line of Vapor the CCMRBZ's puck feel felt only adequate.
My personal ranking of sticks I've used so far:
1. Nexus1000 and Apx (9 out of 10)
2. CCM Rbz (8.5 out of 10)
3. TotalOneNXG and RS II (7.5 out of 10)
4. And surprisingly the 20k is great. (7 out of 10)
From: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Comments: I used this stick for a month, it was great for the first two weeks but after that it started to lose its kick to it. I was use to a bauer backstrom curve and the RNH curve seemed to be a little bit less than the bauer curve.
From: Jarryd
Comments: I like the stick I'm on my second one from warranty for breaking the first one. Durability shouldn't be an issue I use a softer flex anyway. The stick itself has a great feel and the release feels awesome no matter where you take a shot. Very well balanced and light weight. Feels great in the hands and when I'm stick handling, I play about 5-6 times a week at the Midget Minor level so I have gone through my fair share of sticks this year this is one of the better ones I have used I would definitely recommend it to a friend.
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Comments: Very good stick. then paint chips away really easy but what white stick doesn't. Unreal feel. if you are looking for a stick that you cab take bombs with and then take a wrist shot this is the stick for you. I highly recommend this stick. its a little pricy but its worth the $250!
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Comments: I was a little hesitant about purchasing a CCM stick at first, but 3 months later I couldn't be happier. This stick has great pop and really adds a lot of power into my shots. While it may not be the lightest stick available, it still has incredible balance and puck feel. This may be my favorite overall stick ever (I've been playing with around 50 top of the line sticks since I first started).
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The CCM RBZ 290 Grip Stick offers some of the best value at this price point on the market due to the awesome trickle down technologies CCM included on this model. When it all boils down, the RBZ 290 is essentially last year's top of the line SpeedBurner stick that's been beefed up and updated with new graphics, all while costing half as much as the RBZ Revolution!
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Writing ideas for reluctant writersMy daughter loves to write. She writes all day long and on EVERYTHING. My son though is a very reluctant writer and printer and he avoids it whenever he can. So I am always looking for creative ways and writing ideas to encourage him to write since we are still working on his pencil grip and fine motor skills. With the reluctant writers I work with at school I always suggest "tricking" them into writing by giving them activities and assignments that are so fun they don't even realize they are practicing writing. One of the ways I do this at home is to have my kiddos set the table and write each family members name on a napkin.
The kids love to do this. Often I get a little message or drawing on my napkin as well. This activity not only works on printing but name recognition as well. I find that when kids are given a reason or a purpose to write they are much more willing to engage in these activities as opposed to giving them printing practice worksheets.
Here are some more writing ideas that encourage kids to write and print:
- write thank you cards, birthday cards, I love you cards
- write notes to family members and friends
- help write the grocery list
- write important events on the calendar
- write texts and/or emails to family members
- make lists of books they've read or like
- write out their birthday and Christmas wish list
- help make chore charts
- make books
- have kids pretend they are waiters and have them take your order
- have kids pretend they are doctors and have them write up a report or prescription
- let them be the score keeper on game night
- making writing fun by using a variety of multi-sensory materials such as sand, rice, paint, etc..
- use chalkboards and whiteboards
- use fancy gel pens, markers, and hi-lighters
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Mel Mango Flat
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Flat in height but high in style, the Mel Mango ballet flat is the perfect jelly slip-on for a casual cool look.
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- Flexible synthetic sole
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September 18, 2013
Great for running around
"I purchased these on clearance at a store. They look a little narrow on my feet, but I think that's because the sides aren't very tall. They are comfortable, even tho they are plastic, and will be great for running errands around town."
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"i got them on severe sale, in gold and sized up. made of jelly material but the gold looks kind of nude and i can pull them off for work when heels hurt. if you can get them on sale go for it..."
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September 17, 2013
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text: Clay Center offers Summer Discovery camps By Staff reports June 6, 2012 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Clay Center will offer several children's camps this summer. All require advance registration, and many fill up before the registration deadline. Grade level indicated is the grade children will be this fall. Call 304-561-3570 or visit www.theclaycenter.org.The camps are:Filmmaking: The Sequel: 9 a.m. to noon July 16-20. Grades 3-7. Learn about filmmaking, makeup and special effects by scripting, costuming and creating a (nonscary) zombie film to premiere the last day of camp. Fee: Clay Center members $65, nonmembers $75. Registration deadline: July 9.Set the Stage: 1 to 4 p.m. July 23-27. Grades 3-7. Learn improvisation, playwriting, directing and acting from actress Leah Turley. Camp ends with an original performance. Fee: Members $65, nonmembers $75. Registration deadline: July 16. Seeds and Sprouts: 9 to 11 a.m. July 24-27. Grades 1-4. Play interactive games, investigate soil critters and raise fresh veggies in the Clay Center garden. Fee: Members $45, nonmembers $55. Registration deadline: July 17.Performance Prep for Teens: 6 to 9 p.m. July 27-28. Grades 8-12. Learn about stage presence and audition techniques from Turley. Fee: members $30, nonmembers $40: Registration deadline: July 20.Artful Endeavors: July 31-Aug. 3. 10 a.m. to noon for grades K-2; 1 to 3 p.m. for grades 3-6. Create works in the style of artists like Van Gogh, Michelangelo and Jackson Pollock. Fee: Members $45, nonmembers $55. Registration deadline: July 24.Space Camp: 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 7-10. Grades 2-6. Launch rockets, make craters, design a space suit and visit the Starlab portable planetarium. Fee: Members $45, nonmembers $55. Registration deadline: July 31.


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By Leslie Criss/NEMS Daily Journal
"The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art."
– Leonardo da Vinci
"A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences."
– Dave Meurer
Twenty-three years ago today, my feet were in excruciating pain. Those tootsies of mine were crammed into a pair of lovely teal-colored shoes that matched my lovely maid of honor dress.
The shoes, uncomfortable from the first fitting, would be worn only briefly, so how much pain could they cause?
A great deal, I was to learn.
I've been told by one of my favorite physicians in town that "God was not kind to me in the feet department." And, I suppose, it's true.
It's a family thing. From both my mother's and father's sides of the family I have inherited bad feet. But I digress.
This column is not intended to be about less than fabulous feet. It is to be a celebratory piece, applauding my sister and my brother-in-law on the occasion of their 23rd wedding anniversary.
Except for my excruciating foot pain 23 years ago today, the day was joyous – filled with friends, family, flowers, flowing champagne, dancing – all because of the vows recited by Ann Elizabeth Criss and Timothy Andrew Cook.
They met in Huntsville, Ala., on a blind date arranged by a couple – she worked with Beth; he with Tim – who made the date a double.
They had dinner, went to a comedy club and went bowling. I remember my sister saying when she turned around and saw Tim and the couple getting their bowling balls and shoes out of the vehicle's trunk, she knew she was in trouble.
Apparently, her bowling score made no difference in the course of true love.
Before I met my future brother-in-law I had questions. All these years later, I have no memory of them – or the answers.
I do remember two important things my sister told me about her fiancé that helped Tim shoot through the approval process as far as I was concerned.
He was a lover of cats. Oddly, some men are not, including our father, who always thought it was funny to regale our mother and his two daughters with the horrifying tale of how he and our uncle put a cat in a freezer. I refuse to believe it.
But back to my brother-in-law who would never jest about putting any animals in jeopardy.
The second – and most important Tim-ism in my book? He loved "To Kill A Mockingbird."
That was all I needed to know. It was fine with me that he wanted to marry my little sister.
All these years later, it's still OK. We have little in common, Tim and I. He knows more about computers than I will ever be able to learn or understand. Regarding politics we are polar opposites.
But he loves my sister. And he is the father of Bailey Elizabeth Cook, my one and only niece.
I'm certain this pair has much to celebrate today as they commemorate their wedding day, but I'd have to say, from my point of view, 15-year-old Bailey is the best thing ever.
Happy anniversary, kids.


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The Chagrin River, designated a Scenic River in July 1979, flows through the eastern edge of South Chagrin Reservation. The forest in the reservation has many fine examples of hemlock, white oak, red oak, and shagbark hickory trees, as well as beech and sugar maples. This area is well-known for its brilliant fall colors.
The outdoor sculpture known as "Squaw Rock" in South Chagrin Reservation was carved by artist and blacksmith Henry Church in 1885. Church walked through the Chagrin River at night to sculpt this large sandstone boulder. Included in the carving is a quiver of arrows (with the four phases of the moon), a giant serpent, an eagle, a woman with a shell behind her (reminiscent of Botticelli's Venus), a dog, skeleton, and a baby in a papoose. While many have speculated the meaning of the work, it is not known what message Mr. Church actually wanted to convey through this piece. Other smaller carvings can be found on the river side of the rock, although it is uncertain whether they were carved by Henry Church.
The reservation is located in Bentleyville, Solon and Moreland Hills, and also features an Arboretum, Polo Field and many interesting trails to explore. Look About Lodge, a log cabin built in 1938 by the Cleveland Natural Science Club, offers year-round outdoor education programming for all ages.
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Hi all, I'm 6-7 wks. along with my 2nd. My dd is almost 1 and still nursing 3/5 times a day. Is it safe to keep nursing? Will she self wean as I get further along? Anyone with this experience? What can I expect in the coming wks? Thanks for any help!~d.
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it is absolutely safe to nurse while pregnant, unless your midwife/ob advises that it is somehow posing a threat. and even then, i'd get a second opinion. she may or may not self-wean. your milk will eventually dry up into your preg. and this is very disturbing for some children and they wean, others take it in stride. i never nursed while preg. but know many moms who have, most of whom had children nurse all the way thru the preg. then went on to tandem. this, however, is a personal choice for your family. you will have to determine your own family's unique needs and how you wish to try to meet them.
Here's a link to some good info about nursing while pregnant and tandem nursing.
This site is an evidence based site about breastfeeding. It is more indepth than most sites and I can't reccomend it enough.
Good for you!!!
My DS was 7 months old when we conceived, and there was NO way we were going to stop nursing! In fact I was really stressed out before the birth, because DS still nurses to sleep every nite. I wondered how on earth I was going to manage!!! But I knew we would.
As DS grew older and my pregnancy progressed, I definitely noticed a change in my milk! There hardly seemed to be any! But he isn't ready to wean (I'm so glad!). My favourite part of the day is when I get to nurse them both at the same time, and they just latch on and stare at each other. It's one of those beautiful moments that I will always remember as a mommy!
So now DS #1 is 17 months and DS #2 is 3 weeks. I'm not sure if this helped you at all, but I wanted to share my experience. It's so worth it! Enjoy and good luck. :-)
Keep nursing
My DS is almost 18 months old and I am 28 weeks pregnant and we are still nursing. He has cut back to only a few times a day mostly before nap/bed and in the morning.
There have been times where it was uncomfortable but they pass. My supply has dropped considerably but there is still enough to satisfy him.
I have found great advice on kellymom.com and in the book Adventures in Tandem Nursing.
Good Luck & Congrats!
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Breastfeeding is safe while pregnant. I agree with PaxMamma about listening to your health provider and getting a second opinion, if necessary. DD2 nursed up until the 5th month of my pregnancy with DD3. DD2 was 3 1/2 when she stopped nursing and I think quite a bit of it was due to the change in milk and how sensitive my breasts were becoming. I hope you are able to continue nursing DD until you both feel the desire to stop.


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You will be the envy of your peers in this stunning pump! The Bandolino Envia is a versatile and sophisticated addition to your dressy attire.
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February 25, 2013
perfect height
"These heels are the perfect height, so comfortable but they still look cool. The colors in the snakeskin look awesome; very vibrant. I also love the fact that there is a slight shine but they also have some texture."
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January 28, 2013
Sexy Snake Pump
"Sexy looking pump, but not so high that it makes comfort a stretch...in other words, great fit. Fun to wear to spice up an otherwise casual outfit! Might want to order 1/2 size larger than normal size or wide."
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they are ok
"i brought them from a dsw in manhattan i only paid 11 dollars for them so i was happy about that i love the print on them wore them and found out there not that comfortable and i brought them to big but besides all that i think hey it was 11 dollars so no money lost"
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Location: Wisconsin
November 23, 2012
Too Small
"I typically wear a size 11 in a Wide if I can get it. I ordered these in an 11 Wide and they were just way too small. They had to go back which made me very sad because I loved the color / pattern of the yellow reptile!"
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The traditional 4-roll hockey glove design has been perfected with this years Warrior Franchise narrow fit hockey gloves.
Warrior has made several improvements on the Franchise. Starting on the exterior Warrior has used a combination of materials rather than just the carbon print PU. The Franchise now features a fair amount of TuffTex nylon material. This is a great material, exceptionally durable, lightweight, and does not hold water, so you don't need to worry about it gaining weight during the game. Warrior Franchise also has some high-grade synthetic leather and some carbon print synthetics down the middle of the glove.
Warrior mentioned that many of their NHL players were requesting more wrist mobility out of their personal versions of the Franchise gloves. So they decided to give the retail glove a flared-out cuff for increased wrist mobility. This is most noticeable on the inner wrist side, and makes a huge impact. It definitely offers more wrist mobility compared to last years Franchise. Warrior also decided to increase the cuff roll a little bit making it look like it has a shorter cuff, however, the cuff is not actually smaller it just looks and feels like it. You get the same protection but now with increased wrist mobility.
This version of the Franchise features a narrow fit. Same fit aspects of a traditional glove just slightly narrower reducing some of the negative space.
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Skip to comments.Some Californians set to begin 11-digit dialing
Posted on 07/23/2006 4:15:21 PM PDT by South40
LOS ANGELES Starting Wednesday, seven-digit dialing will be a thing of the past for a broad swath of coastal Los Angeles County.
Residents of such posh enclaves as Santa Monica, Malibu and Brentwood will be among the first Californians to be required to dial 11 digits each time they pick up the phone, even if they are calling a next-door neighbor.
The change comes as part of the state's first-ever area code overlay, in which future phone numbers within a region receive a new area code while existing numbers keep the old one. It contrasts with the more common area code split, in which a region is divided and each new geographic area gets its own area code. The overlay of 424 on the 310 area code is taking effect after a lengthy fight, and many of those who resisted it have a message for consumers and business owners in other parts of California.
I would imagine that, especially in heavily populated areas like L.A. and San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area, that this is going to happen more and more, said Kathryn Dodson, president of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. So our annoyance is going to eventually become everyone's annoyance.
Critics of the overlay cite the hassle of mandatory 11-digit dialing which the Federal Communications Commission requires with overlays in order to preserve competition among phone companies as well as the time and energy residents must expend updating speed-dial and cellular directories.
Phone companies counter that overlays are more convenient than splits because businesses can keep their existing numbers and therefore do not have to update stationery and notify clients.
Still, critics also say the overlay could be dangerous because some security systems rely on phone lines that dial automatically, and because some elderly or disabled people may adjust poorly to the change.
Then there's the prestige factor.
People are very aware of the 310 area code, said Darren Lewis, a manager in the music industry who works in Santa Monica. It has a cachet.
Now, if Lewis adds another phone line to his office, it will start with 424, which he expects will confuse the many people he deals with on the East Coast.
People are going to wonder where you are, he said.
Every area code in the United States has just under 8 million usable numbers, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Overlay critics acknowledge that population growth and the spread of new technology have the potential to tap out the supply in bustling regions, but they have suggested that phone companies still have many unused numbers.
Industry officials deny they are hoarding phone numbers and cast the overlay as the least onerous solution to a very real problem.
Absolutely we are reaching capacity in this area code, said Verizon spokesman Jon Davies. We were reaching capacity about six years ago.
Much of Los Angeles was covered by the 213 area code until the 310 was created for the city's west side in 1991. The 310 area code was split in 1997, when the 562 code was added.
Soon after that, the telecommunications industry began pushing state regulators for an overlay in the rapidly growing region, which stretches from Los Angeles' wealthy coastal communities to Compton and south Los Angeles.
Consumer activists and politicians mobilized against the plan, however, and in 1999 the California Public Utilities Commission voted 3-2 to halt it. At the state's behest, phone companies found other ways to conserve numbers.
Such efforts helped California continue to stave off overlays even as they spread to other states, including New York, Ohio, Maryland, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
However, geographic splits continued throughout California, creating smaller and smaller area code boundaries. Meanwhile, the phone companies continued to complain of shrinking rosters of available numbers, and last year the CPUC took up another 310 overlay request.
We've extended the life of the area code for those six years, but now, once again, demand for cell phones and pagers and fax machines and all the new technology that's coming down the line has really taken over the availability of numbers, said Verizon spokesman Davies.
State Sen. Debra Bowen, D-Redondo Beach, sees it differently.
Some of this is the old boy crying wolf problem, she said. Some of the carriers were screaming they didn't have numbers, and here it's been seven years and nobody's been denied a telephone number in the 310 area code.
Despite the renewed objections of Bowen and other politicians and chambers of commerce, the CPUC voted unanimously to approve the plan last August.
Analysts see a number of reasons why the overlay passed this time, from the new political makeup of the CPUC and divisions among critics to the ever-increasing pressures of population and technology.
It all started with the damn ZIP Codes. Now the end is near!!
We still have speed-dialing/auto-dial.
We've been doing that in Houston for quite some time. Looks like California is behind the times. :-P
(Go Israel, Go! Slap 'Em, Down Hezbullies.)
There's a reason for that. The dramatic growth in computer-based communication in the last 10 years (e-mail, instant messaging, teleconferencing, etc.) has rendered the fax machine nearly obsolete. This has slowed down the growth in demand for new phone numbers in most metropolitan areas.
I'm not even sure why it's such a big deal for people who don't like this 11-digit dialing anyway. So many people place phone calls these days using pre-set/memory dialing that pressing each individual digit is becoming a thing of the past, too.
I think we started doing this in Dallas back in about '98 or '99.
Wonder why they have to dial 11 digits. Here in Houston, with three area codes (713, 281, and 832), we still only have to dial 10.
I live just 22 miles from the center of Houston and all calls to Houston are long distance. Even the next town, only 5 miles away is long distance.
We've had 10-digit dialing in Orlando since 1999, when we got our second area code (321) to join the previously existing 407. I thought California was supposed to be ahead of the rest of the country in everything.
You might have three area codes, but if you don't need to dial 11 digits all the time this means that these area codes still have some kind of geographic basis. In places where area codes are "overlayed," a new area code is introduced that includes places that already have their own area code -- and the new area code is used for all new phones from that point on. So a home with two different phone numbers could theoretically have two different area codes for its phones.
I have to dial the 1 first from landlines but can do straight 10-digit dialing from a cell phone.
The opposite is also true. There are some rural parts of the country where an area code covers an enormous region, and many calls within that area code can be "long distance" if they are made to points that are far away.
Growing up in Colorado in the 70s, we only dialed 4 numbers. Many folks still had party lines.
Brrrring... "Hello? Hold on, I have to dial eleven digits."
Communication skills today are atrocious.
My relatives in the DC metro area have been doing that for a while, too. Forever between Maryland, DC, and Virginia, and for a couple years now to everyone else in the Virginia 'burbs.
Also, about ten years ago, there were several phone outages in Northern VA, where you could still call DC and MD, but not anyone else in Virginia. Then it was announced that local in-state calls would go through if one did use the area code.
Everywhere I have lived since then, anytime there are phone system problems, I try dialing the area code first with local numbers to see if I can find a circuit to get my call through thataway.
This happened around Chicago a while ago.
No one will notice. You only need update your phone directory once.
713 and 281 are geographical - at least as regards landlines - but 832 is an overlay here.
We are still only dialing 7 locally here in STL..
Does anyone still pay for long distance calls on an individual basis? Here I've got unlimited long distance.
Los Angeles was a lot bigger so since the mid 1939s our number was OLympia 8388 and it was later changed to NOrmandy 48388 and when they instituted area codes they made it 213-664-8388.
Actually, we're up to three hours behind.
The flip side on this is the cell phone explosion... It not really land lines numbers but cell numbers that are eating up area codes... we would have been better off to have cell and land lines have different not intermixed areacodes/prefix like some other country do
So let say you have 310 as an area code... 310 would only be given to land lines ... but if you have a cell in the same area you would has a 3 digit cell network "area code" prefix that would only be for cell phones
The whole idea behind area codes is for a hierarchal routing system or "address" for the call
Just think, if computers could have been programmed to just add one more digit at the end of all numbers, there would be no need to dial 11 digits.
LOL, those old "word" prefixes. We had POplar and DIamond.
Same growing up in Western NC - we had one long ring - two short rings was the other side of the party line. Back when dirt was new... *g
If Mayberry gets another area code, does that mean that the phone company has to hire someone to help Sara?
11? Most of Texas is 10 digit dialing. Where is the extra digit?
at least in that era I knew exactly where anyone was by what their prefix was anywhere in L.A. or Orange County.
What really started to make thing dificult is when they started switching from manual relays to digital relays that took up about 10% of the space and numbers could be changed, hooked up, or disconnected with a simple computer entry.
They took entire areas, shut down the entire system for switch over and you got new numbers from a switching facility that had been converted already.
After they did that you couldn't keep track of where the numbers were.
It was about the same time that they broke up ATT and Pac Bell because we worked on every telephone company building ib L.A. putting in deviding walls so ATT employees couldn't get to Pac Bell employees, what a joke!
My question exactly. Where is the 11th digit coming from?
"How long ago was that switch to 7 in LA?"
It was in the late 1940s as I remember.
In Texas it's 10 digit dialing.
True, but I hear about more and more people who are now using their cell phones as their ONLY phone -- and simply doing away with the land line altogether.
You need to spend some time in some competent telecom books. Pay attention to the development of the switching network and dialing plans. The choice of 7 digit number was made because that's the ideal number for humans to remember. Early in the life of the network, the second digit of the 3 digit prefix disallowed the use of digits 0 and 1. That is how the area codes were discerned. The needs for additional numbers and the advent of electronic switching allowed the use of 0 or 1 in the second digit. That expanded the available phone numbers in an area code, but required dialing a country code first. The country code for the United States is conveniently "1".
Area code splits are a hell of a lot of work. I've worked a bunch of them during the years at PacBell. Doing an overlay is comparatively simple.
I remember when they did it in Los Angeles from 6 to 7 digits to increase the numbers.
You're old enough to remember that point in time. The original switching machines were designed for numbers in the range of 0000->9999. The digits above that were used to select the outgoing trunks to another switching office. The "magic" 3 digit area code with 1 or 0 as the second digit did the long distance mapping from area code to area code. The next 3 digits did the end office selection. The last 4 digits mapped to a customer line.
That sounds like such a good idea, but if you have more than 2 people living in a house, and the main two are gone, with their cells, the others are left w/o a phone.
Area codes were instituted way back when rotary phones were "state-of-the-art," so they were assigned in a way that allowed the largest number of users to take the least amount of time to dial the numbers. All area codes back then had a 1 or 0 as the middle digit. The largest cities were assigned area codes with a 1 in the middle and with low numbers as the first and third digits -- since these would dial the fastest on a rotary phone (it took several moments to dial a 9 or a 0 back then, when you had to wait for the dial to rotate all the way back into place before dialing the next number).
This is how New York City ended up with an area code of 212 -- the area code that dialed faster than any other on the old rotary phones. Los Angeles (213) and Chicago (312) were next in line in terms of "dial speed" followed by Detroit (313), Dallas (214), Pittsburgh (412), St. Louis (314), etc. Notice how the original area codes for many of the large cities in the country all had a "1" in the middle -- including Philadelphia (215), Cleveland (216), Indianapolis (317), Milwaukee (414), San Francisco (415), Toronto, Ontario (416), etc.
Conversely, most area codes with a 0 in the middle and high numbers for the first and third digits were very rural (or had very limited phone service) at the time these area codes were put in place. The most cumbersome area code to dial was the one for the "Inland Empire" of California (909), followed by others like central New Jersey (908), the Dominican Republic (809), Hawaii (808), Alaska (907), Newfoundland (709), western Ontario (807), and the area that is now Chicago's southern suburbs (708).
People are very aware of the 310 area code, said Darren Lewis, a manager in the music industry who works in Santa Monica. It has a cachet.
LOL! Somehow, Mr. Lewis, I think you'll live through this.
Now, if Lewis adds another phone line to his office, it will start with 424, which he expects will confuse the many people he deals with on the East Coast.
People are going to wonder where you are, he said.
Eventually they'll figure it out. Buck up, cowboy! It ain't the end of the world.
I think Ca-li-for-nee-uh has 41 area codes now, 7 in the SF bay area alone.
11? Most of Texas is 10 digit dialing. Where is the extra digit?
I formerly worked in the yellow pages industry. If I understand it correctly, in California, they dial 1 before the number, even if it is a local call. They have not had 10 digit dialing up until now.
Someone mentioned 713 & 281 in Houston as being a geographical split. When Houston and Dallas got new area codes in the mid 90's, there was originally a geographic split. Houston inside of Beltway 8 kept 713, while outlying areas got the new 281. Same in Dallas, where everything inside of LBJ Freeway kept 214, and the outlying areas got 972. After a few years, in an attempt to preserve phone numbers, those imaginary boundaries were removed, and 713/281 and 214/972 were overlaid on top of each other. In addition, 832 was overlaid on top of 713/281, and 469 was overlaid on top of 214/972.
In Houston, it is possible to have a 713 number for your landline, a 281 number for your fax line, and an 832 number for your cell phone. Same in Dallas with 214/972/469.
" The choice of 7 digit number was made because that's the ideal number for humans to remember."
Those people shouldn't have telephones.
I probably know 20 phone #s that I use, my SS#, bank account #s, etc. and never write any of them down.
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Furthur, the rock outfit helmed by former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, have canceled their May 9 appearance at BottleRock Napa Valley in response to Weir's recent collapse onstage.
Last Thursday (4/25), Weir stumbled and fell to the floor during a performance of "Unbroken Chain" on the last night of a nine-show residency at Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY.
The entire seven-piece band plan to return to the road for a July 11 show in Brooklyn, NY, followed by another 12 stops scattered across the nation. The journey wraps up with a three-night stand Oct. 4-6 at the Greek Theatre in L.A.
Lesh and Weir are touring with guitarist John Kadlecik, keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and drummer Joe Russo, as well as backing vocalists Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson.
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12 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
14 - Cooperstown, NY - Doubleday Field
16 - Gilford, NH - Meadowbrook
17 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
19 - Canandaigua, NY - Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
20 - Thornville, OH - All Good Music Festival & Campout
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19-22 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
24 - Redmond, WA - King County's Marymoor Park
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27-29 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
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In many cases, your best resources will be your friends, neighbors, colleagues, and family.
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There are many ways that people can help support your work using their own skills and talents. These opportunities not only enable you to funnel your association's funds into other priority areas, they also help to create strong ties between your association and members of your community and encourage people to feel invested in, and engaged with, your work – even if they are not themselves PH patients.
In some countries, public funding may be available from health insurance companies, ministries of health and other organizations. If medical professionals are part of your organization, research grant funding may be available to finance such things as patient registries. Research organizations and grant opportunities in your country to see what is available and what you must do to be eligible to receive funds.
Build relationships with the pharmaceutical companies in your country. Because they serve the same populations your association will, they may sponsor a number of your initiatives. If your association is not registered, and cannot receive charitable money donations, the pharmaceutical representatives in your area may be able to make donations in the form of 'in kind' gifts, by printing copies of your newsletter, for example, or providing refreshments for your support group meetings.
Once you are registered, you can approach the companies with specific sponsorship opportunities. Be sure to plan thoroughly, though, before approaching a pharmaceutical company for money. You want to be sure to honor the relationships you have built with companies in your area by being prepared and specific. Have one or two projects or programs in mind and outline clearly what the project will be, how funds will support the project, and how you will acknowledge sponsorship. Keep the following in mind when building relationships with pharmaceutical companies.
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Draft and sign an agreement with sponsoring pharmaceutical companies that spells out your association's independence and the transparency of the sponsorship. Companies will appreciate having a record of expectations and agreements and will protect you in case of misunderstanding.
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The Tuesday morning quake had a 5.8 magnitude, rocking one of Italy's most productive regions.
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This foreign born B list mostly movie actress blew off seeing her kid and significant other this weekend so she could hookup with this attached A+ list mostly movie actor
usual suspect… sienna millerReplyCancel
Rachel WeiszReplyCancel
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So, neither one is married, but she isn't a U.S citizen has a child…ReplyCancel
Sienna Miller Daniel Craig for old times sakeReplyCancel
Sienna is married to Tom Sturridge (sp?)ReplyCancel
Emily Blunt?ReplyCancel
Sienna miller and bradley cooper!ReplyCancel
It's clooney.
Attached is way of saying newly engaged…stronger word than GF…not quite yet a significant other
I'm going Clooney/cotillardReplyCancel
In France,several tabloids wrote that Clint Eastwood praise Sienna's attitude on set whereas he called Bradley "the duchess" because Bradley spends many many time in the make-up and he was worried to be too bigReplyCancel
A+ attached actor
B Pooper (does he do women?)
Juaquin Phoenix? (Is he A+?)
Sean Penn?
No…bi is consensus I thought….too many blinds revealed about female hook ups (ex. Eva longoria)..he plays both fieldsReplyCancel
Cottillard is with Guillaume Caunet at a french jumping festival now
It's Lainey who wrote he was bisexual after to have written during many years he was gay
The same Lainey who writes that Toothy Tiles is straight( even if i think her ladt riddle is about him)
@french girl…salut Cherie…ca fait long temps Equis jail voulu dire bonjour(j'espere question mon francais n est pas triop faible
Et pour Madame cotillard et guillaume sont ils mariee ou pas(Simon..mademoiselle cotillard lol
Et pour monseuir clooney..bi sexually certainment avec la plus forte desir pour les hommes je croisReplyCancel
Depuis j ai voulu dire
Merde auto correct!!!!
Cest shit pour toi, normalment de traduire francais-anglaise aussi, non?
i'm going with Kate too. There have been rumors that all is not well in the Rocknroll world. Just looking at her personal history says she's getting twitchy.
The hookup may refer to getting back to "serious work" again.
Kate's double life
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Your french is as bad as my english LOL but your effort is really nice
And Marion and Guillaume are not married but they were really at a jumping festival this week-end( you can find some pics of them on twitter)ReplyCancel
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Speaking of Lainey, am I the only one that doesn't find her site amusing in the least?ReplyCancel
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Today, the Candidate Waxes Eloquently upon a number of Important Topics, such as Joe the Plumber, Oprah, Sylvester Stallone, Sarah Palin & The Appropriate uses of the Presidential Retreat, Camp David.
- Bloggers nationwide have been buzzing about what they call "The Lizzy Factor" in this election. Please explain "The Lizzy Factor," and how it will play a significant role in the next two weeks of the Presidential Campaign. The Lizzy Factor is simple–People are ready for someone to be honest. People are ready for someone to say "I don't know, but I'll find out." People are ready for someone who doesn't have 7 houses or fancy schmancy degrees. People are ready for reasons to just feel good! People are ready for someone to stop yapping and start acting! That's me. That's the Lizzy Factor!
- Joe the Plumber has been mentioned quite a few times this past week. He's become such a popular guy that John McCain even said that Joe "won the debate" on Wednesday. Joe seems to have several ideas on taxes & the economy. Will you be inviting him to the White House to confer with you? I guess this will be as good a place as any to announce that I have invited Joe the Plumber to be my Vice President. 'Cause when a duck gets stuck, who else would you want around?????
- Sarah Palin was a guest on Saturday Night Live a couple of days ago. John McCain appeared on Letterman last week. Joe Biden did Ellen's show on Monday. What shows will you appear on when you become President? I thought it might be fun to hit the game show circuit–Deal or No Deal, Are You Smarter than a 5th-Grader, the Price is Right—get my message out and hopefully win a little money for my friends at the Treasury!!!
- President Bush uses Camp David, the Presidential Retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountain Park, as a getaway of sorts. He also employs it for State Business, planning to host a summit of world leaders there soon. How will you utilize Camp David in a Lizzy Administration? FINALLY–an easy question. Camp David will be utilized as a retreat for people with cancer to come and just spend some time with their families. I'll use my winnings from the game shows to cover the expenses…or I'll ask the folks at AIG to fork over a couple bucks to help.
- Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Barack Obama for President, while Sylvester Stallone has endorsed John McCain.What celebs do you have in your corner in your Race for the White House? Um…well…I have the Banker from Deal or No Deal…Jeremy Miller…and Harold Faltermeyer.